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Installing javOnet
Note: Before using javOnet, make sure you have JDK 1.6 or newer and following pre-requisites installed:
Visual C++ Runtime 2008: x86 or x64 depending on your JDK/JRE architecture.
.NET Framework 3.5: download hereFor use with .NET Framework 4.0 (supports .NET 4.0 and 3.5 DLLs):
Visual C++ Runtime 2010: x86 or x64 depending on your JDK/JRE architecture.
.NET Framework 4.0: download here
For use with .NET Framework 4.5 (supports .NET 4.5, 4.0 and 3.5 DLLs):
Visual C++ Runtime 2013: x86 or x64 depending on your JDK/JRE architecture.
.NET Framework 4.5: download here
As javOnet is single file solution, all you need to start using it is to download the latest javOnet jar file into your Java project, and add a reference to this file in your build path. Activate method allows you to specify which .NET framework should be loaded. If any of pre-requisites will be missing Javonet will detect them automatically and display in exception message the URLs for download of required dependencies.
How to add the javOnet JAR reference in Eclipse?
- Right click on your Java project in "Package Explorer".
- Open Build Path > Configure Build Path, choose "Add JARs."
- Select the javOnet jar file.
Activating javOnet
Before using javOnet, you must first activate your licence. Your license can be activated in your code using static method activate
To activate javOnet in your code
Note: The "Javonet.activate(…)" method must be called before you use any other javOnet features.
public static void main(String[] args) throws JavonetException { Javonet.activate("email@example.com", "YOUR-LICENSE-KEY", JavonetFramework.v40); //Todo: Your javOnet powered application code }
Activation must be called only once at the start-up of your application. During the first activation, javOnet contacts our servers and generates a javonet.lic file in your application directory. All subsequent calls simply verify this file.
Last argument of activate method allows you to specify which .NET framework version should be used by Javonet to load your DLLs. Higher frameworks are backward compatible. If you have .NET 4.5 installed you can run Javonet in JavonetFramework.v45 mode and use .NET 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 DLLs. This argument is of com.javonet.JavonetFramework enum type.
How to activate javOnet using a proxy?
Starting with javOnet v1.3, the activation method allows for new optional arguments which can be used to configure Javonet to activate the license using a local proxy server.
Using these new arguments proxy details, used by Javonet while performing activation, can be specified. Javonet supports any HTTP proxy:
- Without authentication
- With authentication
- With authentication based on Active Directory accounts
In environment where proxy settings are required to access internet these activate method overloads can be used:
activate(String email, String licenceKey, String proxyHost, JavonetFramework framework); activate(String email, String licenceKey, String proxyHost, String proxyUsername, String proxyPassword, JavonetFramework framework); activate(String email, String licenceKey, String proxyHost, String proxyUsername, String proxyPassword, String proxyDomain, JavonetFramework framework);
Specify the hostname and port or IP address in standard formats in the proxyHost field.
- hostname:port
- ip_address:port
Note: In environments where proxy settings are required to access the Internet, use these activate method overloads:
public static void main(String[] args) throws JavonetException { Javonet.activate("firstname.lastname@example.com","YOUR-LICENSE-KEY","myProxyServerHost:80", "proxyUserName", "proxyPassword", JavonetFramework.v40); //Todo: Your javOnet powered application code }
Activating javOnet through an XML configuration file
There are many benefits to activating and setting up javOnet using an XML configuration file. It simplifies distribution of your application to your team, lets you update the javOnet license more quickly, and avoids hardcoded activation details.
During the first application use, javOnet searches for, and then automatically uses the XML configuration file to activate your application.
Simply name the file "javonet.xml" and place it in the root directory of your Java application .
Sample javOnet XML configuration file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?> <javonet> <activation> <username>YOUR NAME</username> <email>firstname.lastname@example.com</email> <licencekey>YOUR-LICENSE-KEY</licencekey> </activation> <settings> <framework>v40</framework> </settings> </javonet>
Starting with version 1.3, javOnet supports proxy settings for activations. These settings can be defined as activate method arguments or as an optional tag in your XML configuration file using the following syntax:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?> <javonet> <activation> <username>YOUR NAME</username> <email>firstname.lastname@example.com</email> <licencekey>YOUR-LICENSE-KEY</licencekey> <proxy> <host>HOST_NAME:PORT</host> <username>OPTIONAL_USER_NAME</username> <password>OPTIONAL_USER_PASSWORD</password> <domain>OPTIONAL_USER_DOMAIN:PORT</domain> </proxy> </activation> <settings> <framework>v40</framework> </settings> </javonet>
Adding References to .NET Libraries
JavOnet allows you to use any .NET library. As with any regular .NET application, you need to reference the libraries you are planning to use. You can reference any custom DLL file on your computer or registered in GAC, as well as any library from the .NET Framework.
To add a reference, call the Javonet.addReference("dll path or name") method.
public static void main(String[] args) throws JavonetException { Javonet.activate("YOUR NAME", "email@example.com", "YOUR-LICENSE-KEY", JavonetFramework.v40); Javonet.addReference("System.Windows.Forms","System.Drawing"); Javonet.addReference("yourDotNet.dll"); }
In the addReference argument, you can provide the local DLL file name, the full path or the name of the library registered in GAC. If you plan to reference more than one library, you can pass all of them as arguments, or call addReference several times.
Note: By default javOnet references mscorlib from the .NET framework.
Read more about adding references to .NET libraries
Adding References to .NET Libraries From Byte Array
Adding references to .NET libraries through an XML configuration file
There are many benefits to setting up javOnet using an XML configuration file. It simplifies distribution of your application to your team, lets you update the javOnet references more quickly, and avoids hardcoded referenced DLLs details.
Before the first usage Javonet looks for XML configuration file and loads defined references. Using XML references you can still add additional libraries in Java code using standard approach.
More about using XML configuration file you will find in Activating Javonet section.
Sample javOnet XML configuration file with DLLs references
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?> <javonet> <references> <reference>System.Windows.Forms</reference> <reference>System.Drawing</reference> <reference>yourDotNet.dll</reference> </references> <activation> <username>YOUR NAME</username> <email>email@example.com</email> <licencekey>YOUR-LICENSE-KEY</licencekey> </activation> <settings> <framework>v40</framework> </settings> </javonet>
Invoking Static Methods
To invoke the static method, first get the particular .NET type and call invoke providing method arguments.
Example how to call static method "Show" on "MessageBox"
Javonet.getType("MessageBox").invoke("Show","Hello Javonet!");
The invoke method allows you to call any .NET static or instance method with or without arguments. Value-type arguments are automatically translated to appropriate .NET types, and you can also pass referenced arguments as explained later in this guide.
Creating Instance and Calling Instance Methods
JavOnet lets you create instances of any .NET type. To store reference of a particular .NET object, the javOnet-created NObject Java type can be used by variables of any .NET object.
To create an instance of a .NET object, call the Javonet.New method. Once called, you've created a reference to that object that could be assigned to NObject variable, which you can then use to perform any operations on that object.
Here's how to call "Next" method on instance of .NET "Random" class:
NObject objRandom = Javonet.New("System.Random"); Integer value = objRandom.invoke("Next",10,20); System.out.println(value);
JavOnet calls are very similar to regular .NET or Java calls, with a little bit of reflection style. Value-type results are automatically converted into Java types so you can safely assign them to Java variables. Reference-type results must be assigned to NObject variable.
Any calls to .NET objects using javOnet can be shortened and simplified using our Fluent interface. To find out more, click here.
Calling Generic Methods
With javOnet you can very easily invoke any generic instance or static method. To call a generic method, you need to provide types that will be used during the method invocation. Those types can be passed as an instance of NType objects initialized with particular .NET types. Let's assume you have following .NET object you want to use from Java:
class GenericSample { public void MyGenericMethod<T>(T arg1) { return; } public K MyGenericMethodWithTwoTypes<T,K>(T arg1) { //Some operation return null; } } // Sample .NET usage GenericSample genSample = new GenericSample(); genSample.MyGenericMethod<String>("sample"); genSample.MyGenericMethodWithTwoTypes<String,Int32>("sample");
If you want to call MyGenericMethod with type String, you need to use following piece of Java code in javOnet:
// (..) initialize javonet + load your .NET dll //Create new instance of GenericSample class NObject genSample = Javonet.New("GenericSample"); //Invoke generic method with one type genSample.generic(Javonet.getType("String")).invoke("MyGenericMethod","sample"); //Invoke generic method with two types genSample.generic(Javonet.getType("String"),Javonet.getType("Int32")) .invoke("MyGenericMethodWithTwoTypes","sample");
- Create an instance of our GenericSample class.
- Using the generic method, initialize the generic method invocation by passing one or many generic types of arguments.
- Invoke your method with a sample argument.
Javonet.getType(typeName) returns an instance of NType object attached to a specific .NET type. The instruction NType myType = Javonet.getType("String") is the Java equivalent of the .NET Type myType = typeof(String).
Creating Instance Of Generic Object
Javonet allows you to create instances of generic objects. To initialize generic class first NType with expected generic type should be created. Next to initialize the instance of generic type call the "create()" method on NType object.
Important Notice that while initializing NType for generic class there is apostrophe with number of generic arguments provided which let's Javonet recognize which generic class should be initialized. For example for List<T> class, the List<Strings> can be obtained by calling Javonet.getType("List`1″,String"). As first argument we provide generic type name and number of generic arguments and as second argument the name of the type to be used as generic type. If class expects more then one generic type they should be passed as further arguments of getType method.
How to create instance of .NET generic class Dictionary<String,List<String>>
//Initialize List <String> type NType typeList = Javonet.getType("List`1","String"); //Get String type NType typeString = Javonet.getType("String"); //Initialize Dictionary<String,List<String>> type NType type = Javonet.getType("Dictionary`2",typeString,typeList); //Create instance of generic Dictionary NObject newDict = type.create(); //Create instance of generic List NObject newList = typeList.create(); //Add items to generic list newList.invoke("Add","a"); newList.invoke("Add","b"); //Adding items to generic Dictionary passing string as key and generic List as value newDict.invoke("Add","List1",newList); newDict.invoke("Add","List2",newList); //Retrieving dictionary item by string key NObject result = newDict.getIndex("List1"); //Displaying second item from generic List retrieved from dictionary System.out.println(result.getIndex(1)); //displays "b"
Get/Set Values for Static Fields and Properties
With javOnet you can easily get or set a value for any static field or property on a .NET class or structure by calling the "get(fieldOrPropertyName)" or "set(fieldOrPropertyName, newValue)" method on reference to .NET type. Conversely, .NET instance types can be stored in Java variables using the dedicated Java type called NType.
As with the methods, value-typed results are automatically translated into Java types and reference results are returned as NObject objects.
NType dateTimeClass = Javonet.getType("DateTime"); NObject nowDateObj= dateTimeClass.get("Now"); String currentDateString = nowDateObj.invoke("ToString");
In this example we retrieve the value of the static Now field on .NET DateTime class, and store it in the NObject variable named nowDateObj. We then use this object to call ToString method.
Similarly, you can call set on any .NET static field or property:
//Your .NET class public class JavonetSample { public static int MyStaticField { get; set; } }
//Usage in Java NType sampleType = Javonet.getType("JavonetSample"); sampleType.set("MyStaticField", 10); Integer val = sampleType.get("MyStaticField");
Get/Set Values for Instance Fields and Properties
To set or get values of instance fields and properties, get or create an instance of the .NET object, and call "get(fieldOrPropertyName)" or "set(fieldOrPropertyName,newValue)" methods on NObject containing this field.
//Your .NET class public class JavonetSample { public int MyInstanceField { get; set; } }
//Usage in Java NObject sampleObj = Javonet.New("JavonetSample"); sampleObj.set("MyInstanceField", 10); Integer val = sampleObj.get("MyInstanceField");
Passing Reference-Type Arguments
With javOnet, you can very easily pass any .NET object as argument to any .NET method, or substitute a .NET field or property. Instances of .NET objects can be stored in your Java application using the special NObject type variable. When passing the NObject object to the .NET method, Javonet just pass it as a reference.
NObject size = Javonet.New("System.Drawing.Size"); size.set("Width", 500); size.set("Height", 100); NObject label = Javonet.New("System.Windows.Forms.Label") label.set("Size", size);
As you see you can create an instance of the Size object, set its "Width" and "Height" properties, and pass it into the Size property on the Label object. This way you can pass the object as an argument to any method or field and property.
NObject nowDateObj= Javonet.getType("DateTime").get("Now"); NObject date = Javonet.New("DateTime",1980,1,1); NObject datesDiff = nowDateObj.invoke("Subtract",date);
Here the "Now" field gets a value from DateTime. Then we create a new DateTime value, passing a date of 1980-01-01 as constructor arguments, then we subtract these dates. The datesDiff variable will store an instance of the TimeSpan object that holds the difference between now and 1980-01-01.
Passing Arguments by Reference with "ref" and "out" Keywords
Microsoft .NET allows you to create methods that expect arguments to be passed by reference. Passing by reference is introduced by explicitly setting ref or out keywords before argument type within the method definition. For example, void MyMethod(ref int arg1).
Note: Passing arguments by reference should not be confused with passing reference-type arguments described in the previous section. If you need just to pass another .NET object in method arguments, please see the previous section.
JavOnet allows you to pass by reference both .NET objects (NObject) or primitive types (String, Integer, Float, Boolean etc..). You can also pass arrays of these types like NObject[] or String[].
While passing variables by reference, the value of that variable might be modified within the method body. Read more about .NET ref and out keywords here:
- http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/14akc2c7.aspx
- http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/t3c3bfhx.aspx
JavOnet allows you to invoke methods expecting "ref" or "out" arguments by providing two dedicated types: NRef and NOut. To pass the variable by reference, you must wrap the variable with the NRef or NOut class. For NObject and NObject[], you can wrap them with NRef or NOut directly. However because Java does not support passing by reference primitive types, both variables (like String, Integer, Boolean etc.) or arrays of them should be wrapped with the "AtomicReference<?>" class, and then wrapped with NRef or NOut object.
Example .NET object with expecting "ref" argument method
class RefExample { public void Method(ref int i) { i = i + 44; } }
Example of a "ref" argument method from Java using javOnet
NObject refEx = Javonet.New("RefExample"); //Wrap Java integer in AtomicReference to allow passing by reference AtomicReference<Integer> myInt = new AtomicReference<Integer>(10); refEx.invoke("Method",new NRef(myInt)); System.out.println(myInt.get()); //Output will display number "55" because int passed by reference has been modified within the method body.
Example of a Int32.TryParse (string arg, out int number) method from Java
String strNumber = "4"; AtomicReference<Integer> myInt=new AtomicReference<Integer>(); //NOut constructor with argument type is used because myInt has NULL value. Without specifying explicitly //argument type .NET would not be able to locate proper method to execute. if (Javonet.getType("Int32").invoke("TryParse",strNumber,new NOut(myInt,"System.Int32"))) { System.out.println(myInt.get()); }
Example of an "out" argument method to populate an array of custom .NET objects
class Item { public String ItemName { get; set; } } class PopulateItems { public void Populate(out Item[] items) { items = new Item[5]; for (int i=0; i<5; i++) { items[i]=new Item(); items[i].ItemName="Item"+i.ToString(); } } }
Example of a populate method passing items in an array with an "out" argument
The populate method expects to pass an items array with an "out" argument. Therefore the items array does not need to be initialized before calling the method, and after execution, the passed variable will be filled with items.
NObject populator = Javonet.New("PopulateItems"); //Wrap null Java array in atomic reference to pass the reference as out argument AtomicReference<NObject[]> items = new AtomicReference<NObject[]>(null); populator.invoke("Populate", new NOut(items,"Item[]")); //After execution of this method local items array variable will contain five items generated within Populate method body.
Passing typeof(Type) as Method Argument
If target .NET methods expects "Type" as argument, which is being called in .NET using Method(typeof(Some_Type)) syntax, you can call such method with NType object as argument.
Javonet introduces "NType" class to store .NET Type. To retrieve the instance of particular .NET type as counterpart of typeof(String) you should use Javonet.getType("String") method. The "getType(String typeName)" method is static method on Javonet class which accepts in first argument the name of .NET type and returns the instance of NType class connected to the Type object of provided type. Type name argument might contain either type name or type name with full namespace. If there is only one type with selected name in loaded assemblies then Javonet will lookup the namespace automatically otherwise full namespace should be provided or exception will be thrown.
How to pass typeof(Type) as method argument
Sample method in .NET
public void PassTypeArg(Type myType) { Console.Out.WriteLine(myType.ToString()); }
Usage in Java
NObject sampleObj = Javonet.New("Sample"); sampleObj.invoke("PassTypeArg",Javonet.getType("String")); //or NType typeOfString = Javonet.getType("String"); sampleObj.invoke("PassTypeArg",typeOfString);
Using Nested Types
Nested types are the classes defined within other class or struct. Javonet is able to create the instance of nested type, pass nested type as Type argument, set nested type to field or property and use nested types as generic arguments for methods and classes.
More about nested types you can read in MSDN documentation: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms173120.aspx
Sample of nested type
namespace MyApp { public class Container { public class Nested { Nested() { } } } }
To reference nested type with full namespace the name of the nested class should be prefixed with namespace, name of parent class and "+" sign. For example the "Nested" class defined above could be access using following path "MyApp.Container+Nested". Following examples show how to initialize and work with nested types using full namespace.
Important: If nested type class name is unique within the loaded assemblies, you can use just the class name. For example "Nested" and work with it as it was regular type.
Sample of using nested types in Java with full namespace
//Getting nested type NType nestedTypeObj = Javonet.getType("MyApp.Container+Nested"); //Creating instance of nested type NObject nestedTypeInstanceObj = Javonet.New("MyApp.Container+Nested"); //Passing nested type as method argument sampleObj.invoke("MethodWithTypeArg", nestedTypeObj); //Creating generic object with nested type as generic argument NObject genList = Javonet.getType("List`1",nestedTypeObj).create(); //Calling generic method with nested type as generic argument sampleObj.generic(nestedTypeObj).invoke("GenricMethod");
Enums: How to Work With .NET Enum Type
To use .NET enums in your Java project, javonet API provides special NEnum type. Using this class you can keep the reference of particular enum value, get/set the enum value, pass the enum value as method argument or compare enum values.
To initialize reference to .NET enum type you can use the NEnum(String enumTypeName, String enumValue) constructor. As first argument you must provide enum type name with or without namespace. When namespace is not provided Javonet will automatically lookup the enum type in all loaded assemblies, if there is only one type with provided name it will be used. In second argument selected enum value should be provided.
How to initialize NEnum object
Sample enum definition in .NET:
public enum SampleEnum { ValueOne, ValueTwo, ValueThree }
Enum usage in Java:
//Create instance of enum value NEnum sampleEnumValueOne = new NEnum("SampleEnum","ValueOne"); //Display enum value name System.out.println(sampleEnumValueOne.getValueName()); //displays "ValueOne" //Display enum value System.out.println(sampleEnumValueOne.getValue()); //displays "0"
How to get/set enum value and pass enum as method argument
Sample code in .NET
public enum SampleEnum { ValueOne, ValueTwo, ValueThree } public class Sample { public SampleEnum EnumField { get; set; } public void MethodA(SampleEnum value) { Console.Out.WriteLine(value); } }
Usage in Java
NObject sampleObj = Javonet.New("Sample"); //Set enum as property value sampleObj.set("EnumField",new NEnum("SampleEnum","ValueTwo")); //Get enum from property NEnum enumValue = sampleObj.<NEnum>get("EnumField"); System.out.println(enumValue.getValueName()); System.out.println(enumValue.getValue()); //Pass enum as method argument sampleObj.invoke("MethodA",enumValue); //Check enum value if (enumValue.equals(new NEnum("SampleEnum","ValueTwo"))) { System.out.println("Enum returned from EnumField equals ValueTwo"); } else { System.out.println("Enum returned from EnumField does not equal to ValueTwo"); }
Arrays: Using Value-Type and Reference-Type Arrays
With javOnet, you can use any value-type or reference-type arrays. Arrays can be retrieved from field or property values, returned as method invocation results, or passed as arguments or set to fields and properties. All array operations can be performed both on instance and static elements.
Using arrays is very simple. Value-typed arrays are translated into regular arrays of corresponding Java types. Reference-typed arrays are represented as array of NObject objects.
Starting with version 1.4hf34 you can also retrieve a mixed arrays of value and reference types. In such case you will received on Java side an Object[] which will consist of NObject items and Java value types like (float, double, int, etc..).
//Sample .NET class public class Item { public string ItemName { get; set; } } public class Sample { public string[] GetItems() { return new string[] { "item1", "item2", "item3" }; } public Item[] GetRefItems() { return new []{ new Item("Item1"),new Item("Item2"), new Item("Item3")}; } public void DisplayArray(string[] items) { Console.Out.WriteLine("Displaying value-typed array"); foreach (var item in items) Console.Out.WriteLine(item); } public void DisplayArray(Item[] items) { Console.Out.WriteLine("Displaying ref-typed array"); foreach (var item in items) Console.Out.WriteLine(item.ItemName); } }
//Usage in Java //Retrieving array of strings NObject sampleObj = Javonet.New("Sample"); String[] items = sampleObj.invoke("GetItems"); for (int i=0; i<items.length;i++) { System.out.println(items[i]); } //Passing array of strings String[] stringArray = new String[] {"Item1","Item2","Item3"}; sampleObj.invoke("DisplayArray",new Object[] {stringArray}); //Retrieving array of .NET objects NObject[] refArray = sampleObj.invoke("GetRefItems"); for (int i=0; i<refArray.length;i++) { System.out.println(refArray[i].get("ItemName")); } //Passing array of .NET objects sampleObj.invoke("DisplayArray",new Object[] {refArray});
Calling Overloaded Method Passing Null Argument
In some cases you might need to call a method – that has multiple overloads with the same number of arguments – passing null. Considering following case:
public void MethodA(String arg) { Console.Out.WriteLine("Method with String argument called"); } public void MethodA(Object arg) { Console.Out.WriteLine("Method with Object argument called"); } public void MethodA(int? arg) { Console.Out.WriteLine("Method with nullable int argument called"); }
If you call MethodA passing "null" as argument .NET side will not be able to resolve which method should be called as in both overloads null can be passed. Ambigous invocation exception will be thrown. To overcome this issue Javonet introduces "NNull" type which allows to pass type-specific null value.
How to call .NET method passing type-specific null value
//To call MethodA with String argument passing null use the following syntax sampleObj.invoke("MethodA",new NNull("String")); //Or to call overload with generic int? argument sampleObj.invoke("MethodA",new NNull("Nullable`[System.Int32]"));
Subscribing to .NET Events
Subscribe to any .NET event with javOnet. Event subscription works the same way as listening Java events. The performance of event subscription is extremely high and allows you to interact with .NET code like it was native Java code. When the event occurs, your Java listener callback is called in a separate thread.
The simplest way to subscribe an event is to use an anonymous Java class.
To create a .NET button and listen for a "Click" event:
NObject button = Javonet.New("System.Windows.Forms.Button"); button.set("Text", "Click me!"); button.addEventListener("Click",new INEventListener() { public void eventOccurred(Object[] arguments) { System.out.println(".NET event occured"); } });
The anonymous class should implement special INEventListener interface. Alternatively you can write a separate class as the event listener by extending NEventListener and overriding the eventOccurred method, or by implementing the INEventListener interface.
//Your custom Java listener class for .NET events public class MyEventListener implements INEventListener { @Override public void eventOccurred(Object[] arguments) { System.out.println(".NET Event Occurred"); } } //Usage of your listener class NObject button = Javonet.New("System.Windows.Forms.Button"); button.set("Text", "Click me!"); MyEventListener listener = new MyEventListener(); button.addEventListener("Click",listener);
Disposing of a .NET Object
You can integrate the Java garbage collector with your .NET objects using javOnet. When you create an .NET object and store it in a Java variable, it will be handled in .NET process as long as your variable lives in the Java memory.
When Java collects the NObject object, this event is passed to .NET, and the corresponding .NET object is disposed and collected. If the .NET object implements the IDisposable interface, then the appropriate disposal procedure is followed.
You can also force object disposal by calling the "Dispose" method on the "NObject" object. javOnet exposes the dedicated "Dispose" method for closing all objects and releasing .NET memory. This method should be called only at the end of your Java application.
Using the javOnet Fluent Interface
javOnet offers a robust fluent interface that lets you simplify and shorten operations on .NET objects.
//Regular code NObject nowDateObj= Javonet.getType("DateTime").get("Now"); NObject date = Javonet.New("DateTime",1980,1,1); NObject datesDiff = nowDateObj.invoke("Subtract",date); String dateDiffStr = datesDiff.invoke("ToString"); System.out.println(dateDiffStr); //Fluent code String dateDiffStr = Javonet.getType("DateTime") .<NObject>get("Now") .<NObject>invoke("Subtract",Javonet.New("DateTime",1980,1,1)) .invoke("ToString"); System.out.println(dateDiffStr);
Extending the .NET Class in Java and Wrapping .NET Methods
You can extend any .NET class by extending the Java class with the "NObject" type and then call the constructor base constructor by passing the name of the .NET type and arguments for its constructor as an argument.
Here's an example of how to extend the.NET System.Windows.Forms.Form class and wrap the ShowDialog method.
public class MyExtendedForm extends NObject { public MyExtendedForm() throws JavonetException { super("System.Windows.Forms.Form"); } public void ShowDialog() throws JavonetException { this.invoke("ShowDialog"); } }
Batching GC with DelayGcContext
There could be a scenario where huge amount of short living instances of .NET objects are being created on Java side. Huge amount is estimated above 500 000 objects per minute. It could be when .NET side triggers event subscribed on Java side with many reference-type arguments (NObjects) or when multiple objects are being created for executing business logic calculation in big loops. In each of these cases when memory utilization is increased Java garbage collector will quickly start collecting NObject instances. Javonet forwards such calls to .NET side. When there are more then 500,000 collections per minute the overall application performance might be affect by additional GC call for each of the NObject instances.
In such cases the new DelayGcContext class (introduce in Javonet 1.4) could be applied. The best way to determine if DelayGcContext is required is by performing performance tests with suspicious piece of code. DelayGcContext class allows to indicate the beginning and the end of the code for which the garbage collection calls should be batched. The GC buffer for these objects will be flushed to .NET side every time the buffer size exceeds 100 000 objects pending in the queue or when 30 seconds pass.
The beginning of delayed garbage collection section should be indicated by calling static "Begin" method on DelayGcContext class and terminated by calling "End" method as presented on the snippet below:
DelayGcContext.Begin(); for (int i=0; i<5000000;i++) { NObject objA = Javonet.New("SampleType",i); NObject objB = objA.get("B"); processItem(objB); (... some other operations ...) NObject objC = objB.getRef("subProp").getRef("subProp").invoke("GetC"); //in this block objA, objB, and objC instance if not referenced in other parts of code //will be subjected for garbage collection after each iteration of the loop } DelayGcContext.End();
More about DelayGcContext you can read in our docs section for DelayGcContext class.
Handling .NET Exceptions
Any .NET exception can be handled in your Java code. All javOnet methods that operate on .NET objects throw a JavonetException when exceptions occur. You can catch .NET exceptions by catching the JavonetExceptions, and then perform the appropriate exception handling logic.
try { NObject sampleObj = Javonet.New("Sample"); Integer result = sampleObj.invoke("AddInt",4,5); System.out.println(result); } catch (JavonetException je) { //Todo: Your exception handling code }
Accessing the .NET AppConfig File (connectionStrings and appSettings)
If your .NET logic uses App.Config files, reads information from connectionStrings sections, appSettings or needs any other data from configuration, you can use javOnet to load this file.
To do this, use the following method in your application. This method should be called just after activating javOnet and before any other operation. Simply add the BindConfig method to your application and call it by passing the path to your config file with config file name as an argument.
public static void main(String[] args) throws JavonetException, IOException { Javonet.activate("firstname.lastname@example.com", "your-license-key", JavonetFramework.v40); String path = new File( "." ).getCanonicalPath()+"\\"; BindConfig(path+"app.config"); } private static void BindConfig(String configFile) throws JavonetException { Javonet.getType("AppDomain") .getRef("CurrentDomain") .invoke("SetData","APP_CONFIG_FILE", configFile); }
Debugging Javonet Enabled Application
Using Javonet both the Java and .NET code could be debugged and measured in very easy and convenient way. First you must understand the concept that Javonet loads the .NET process within the java process. Weather your application is hosted as standalone Java application, applet or web application both .NET and Java worlds will be combined either in javaw.exe, jUnit test runner process, Apache, jBoss or other host process.
Of course the Java part could be debugged with attached IDE debugger like Eclipse. To debug .NET code all you have to do is attach .NET debugger to your Java process. If you Java process lives very shortly you can set a break point just after the call to Javonet activate method and when your Java debugger hits that point then attach your .NET debugger. For example you can use Visual Studio environment by opening your .NET code project and choosing menu "Debug > Attach to process" and selecting the Java process to start debugging.
Using this approach both debuggers will allow you to go step by step through Java or .NET part of your code. The same solution might be applied for performance or memory measurements using any .NET and Java profiler of your choice.
This possibility gives you and your team very effective way of tracing the issues in your code and improves the quality of your solution.
XML Configuration File
There are many benefits to activating and setting up javOnet using an XML configuration file. It simplifies distribution of your application to your team, lets you update the javOnet license, references and framework configuration more quickly, and avoids hardcoded activation and configuration details.
During the first application use, javOnet searches for, and then automatically uses the XML configuration file to activate and configure your application.
Simply name the file "javonet.xml" and place it in the root directory of your Java application.
Below you can find the full structure of the XML configuration file. Some of the tags are optional. You can read more about Javonet XML configuration file in Activating Javonet and Adding references to .NET libraries sections.
Full Javonet XML Configuration File Structure
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?> <javonet> <references> <!-- optional --> <reference>System.Windows.Forms</reference> <reference>System.Drawing</reference> <reference>yourDotNet.dll</reference> </references> <activation> <!-- mandatory --> <username>YOUR NAME</username> <email>firstname.lastname@example.com</email> <licencekey>YOUR-LICENSE-KEY</licencekey> <proxy> <!-- optional --> <host>email@example.com</host> <username>firstname.lastname@example.com</username> <password>firstname.lastname@example.com</password> <domain>firstname.lastname@example.com</domain> </proxy> </activation> <settings> <!-- optional (default .NET v35 and MTA) --> <apartmentState>STA</apartmentState> <!-- optional (default MTA) --> <framework>v40</framework> <!-- optional (default .NET v35) --> </settings> </javonet>


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Gerry L. Whalen of Cynthiana, Ky. graduated with a master of business administration from Campbellsville University.
Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook, United States ambassador at large for international religious freedom, addressed the 248 undergraduate students in Saturday's ceremony at Powell Athletic Center.
For more information visit campbellsville.edu.
Tazz Fulton of Sadieville recently was awarded Trine University's Distinguished Scholarship.
The Distinguished Scholarship is awarded to students who show academic excellence and leadership both in and out of the classroom. This scholarship is valued at $12,500 annually.
Fulton is a senior at Harrison County High School.
"If it's 'community service' I don't want to have anything to do with it!" said a Harrison County High School student during the school's first-ever Volunteer Fair.
Sponsored by the Cynthiana Rotary Club and the Harrison County Board of Education, the Volunteer Fair took place in the high school gymnasium on April 19.
Throughout the day, groups of students were brought in to learn about how they could help the more than 25 community organizations represented.
Normally I refrain from talking about issues pertaining to county or city issues even though my editor would argue that it is part of my job.
Whether it is dealing with money issues or how development property could best serve our citizens, I simply never like putting myself out for criticism when its my ideas being read.
However, I was approached this past weekend by a couple talking about development projects in our community and simply felt compelled to share their thoughts, which heavily shadow the same feelings that I have.
Allison McVey, a 2008 graduate of Harrison County High School, graduated from the University of Kentucky on Sunday, May 6, 2012 with a B.A. in International Studies and History, Summa Cum Laude and with Honors.
McVey received Departmental Honors in History and Departmental Honors in International Studies.
She is the daughter of Randy and Carol McVey, and will be moving to Nashville, Tenn. for two years with Teach for America.
Harrison Memorial Hospital (HMH) was recognized and honored at the Best Places to Work in Kentucky Eighth annual Awards Dinner on April 19 at the Galt House in Louisville, Ky. The final rankings were announced at the event, and HMH ranked number 10 out of 37 in the large business category section.
"This award is a wonderful honor for HMH," says Dr. Frank McKemie, Chairman of HMH Board of Directors. "It is a testimony to the hard work and dedication of all our hospital employees."
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The resignation of Henry Morgenthau, formerly United States Minister to Turkey, as head of the Greek Refugee Settlement Commission, which administered the affairs of the Greek refugees under the League of Nations, was ascribed in a cable from Vienna to the Chicago "Tribune" yesterday to the severe criticism of the Greek press against Mr. Morgenthau, the head of the Commission, owing to the fact that one of its members, a certain Mr. Kaufman, embezzled Greek refugee funds.
The report of the Chicago "Tribune" further claims that the embezzlement had been established.
"The statements of the Chicago "Tribune" concerning my resignation as being due to the activities of a certain Mr. Kaufman who, as alleged, embezzled funds of the League of Nations Greek Refugee Settlement Commission, is nothing but a tissue of lies". Henry Morgenthau declared to a representative of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
"Kaufman is a Russian who had nothing to do with the work of the League's Greek Refugee Settlement Commission. He never handled a red cent of the Refugee Fund. In fact, I never met him. The money Kaufman used was probably the funds of the Italian order, Knights of Malta, which had nothing to do with the Commission of which I was the head and from which I have resigned. My resignation cannot be ascribed in any way to the activities of any one. I resigned in September. I am not aware of any criticism on the part of the Greek press other than favorable to the Commission", Mr. Morgenthau stated.
"I have finished my job successfully. I have accomplished my two purposes: I have obtained financial support from the government to the extent of £10,000,000 and I have organized the work of re-colonization of Greek refugees. It is now the task of younger men to take care of the administration work. My three associates, Mr. John Campbell of Great Britain and two Gr##ks, are still working. No one has been appointed as my successor.
"The task which the Greek Refugee Settlement Commission had to accomplish was one of the largest undertakings of its kind in the history of the world. It concerned the fate of 1,200,000 Greeks who were driven out of Turkey as a result of the Turkish-Greek War. They had to be re-established in their own country," Mr. Morgenthau concluded.


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Cookson Announces Demerger
November 13, 2012
Cookson recently announced the proposed demerger of its Performance Materials division to form a new London-listed specialty chemicals company, Alent plc. Cookson, consisting principally of the Engineered Ceramics division, will be renamed Vesuvius plc.
François Wanecq, current CEO of Cookson's Engineered Ceramics division, will become chief executive of Vesuvius; John McDonough, formerly CEO of Carillion plc., will become chairman.
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JAKE TAPPER: Thank you Mr. President. The other day you told ESPN that the scandal at Penn State, which you said was heartbreaking, should prompt soul-searching throughout the nation. I'm wondering if you could elaborate on that, what exactly you meant. And I know you're a big fan of college sports, if this is something you think that is an indictment not just of what happened at Penn State allegedly but how athletics are revered in universities.? ??
? PRESIDENT OBAMA: I think that is the kind of soul searching that I was referring to, Jake.
You're right, I'm a big college sports fan. I think that when it's kept in perspective college athletics not only provides a great outlet for competition for young people but helps to build a sense of community and can help to brand a university in a way that is fun and important.
But what happened at Penn State indicates that at a certain point folks start thinking about systems and institutions and don't think about individuals and when you think about how vulnerable kids are for the alleged facts of that case to have taken place and for folks not to immediately say 'nothing else matters except making sure these kids are protected,' that's a problem.
It's not unique to a college sports environment, we've seen problems in other institutions that are equally heartbreaking, not all of them involve children by the way. There have been problems obviously with respect to sexual abuse or assault directed against women where institutions sort of closed ranks instead of getting on top of it right away.
And that's why I said I think all institutions, not just universities or sports programs, have to step back and take stock and make sure that we are doing everything we can to protect people who may be vulnerable in these circumstances.
But also just keep in mind what's important: making sure that our excitement about a college sports program doesn't get in the way of our basic human response when somebody's being hurt. It's been said that evil can thrive in the world just by good people standing by and doing nothing.
And all of us, I think, have occasion where we see something that's wrong , you know we've got to make sure that we step up. That's true in college athletics, that's true in our government, that's true everywhere.
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is it normal for the flesh side of skins to turn kind of a pinkish color when they come out of the EZ-100 tan. also i have noticed when mixing the EZ-100,when its first put in the salt & water it turns the water milky then after it sits awhile it turns the color of watered down tea is this normal?
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The color could have something to do with exposure to metal. I know it does turn skins pink purple color in the auto tanner where some metal is exposed from ware on the machine. Jack F.
When you mix EZ-100 it will normally have a slight foam form at the top of your mix. Eventually it dissapates - and becomes part of the normal tea (amber) color that is very typical of EZ-100 when its dissolved.
If however - your skins are turning out with a pink color to the leather side after tanning - that indicates an exposure to metal! In fact if there is a lot of metal - it can even turn darker into a purple color. Check your container. Dont use any devices to hold the skins under - even nails used to hold a cross-piece together can react. Dont use a rock! Or screening! Avoid tanning near a Grinding machine. And if you use an Auto Tanner - make sure the lining is still intact.


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'Disney on Ice': Fun for the Family, Hard on the Bank Account
"Disney on Ice: Rockin' Ever After" was an incredibly fun and entertaining show, but why does everything have to cost so much?
I took my 5-year-old daughter to the 2 p.m. Saturday show at CenturyLink Center, and my sister, brother-in-law and their nearly-8-month old daughter came along with us. Sis and I and my girl were singing along to tunes from the Disney movies we enjoy most — "The Little Mermaid," "Brave," "Beauty and the Beast" and "Tangled." The ice skaters were great, the show was visually amazing. But the souvenirs…ouch!
Before we even went in the doors, I had sis grab me a program. That was $15, plus the $5 coloring book. So I spent a 20-spot right off the bat.
Nearly everything we got once we made it inside had some sort of souvenir attached to it, which jacked the price up about $10 more. My daughter chose a beautiful pearly pony as her prize. That was $18. I also got her a snow cone, which came in your choice of princess cup…$12, plus the cost of the spoon-straw, which was another few bucks. And the cotton candy, with its attached golden crown with Mickey Mouse ears, ran us at least $10.
I got hungry before the show started, so I had my brother-in-law grab me some nachos, popcorn and a drink. I handed him a $20 bill. No change back, and my sis actually split the cost of the popcorn — in its vinyl Mickey Mouse souvenir bag — with me.
I considered getting my daughter a t-shirt, then decided I'd spent quite enough. Thank goodness I didn't have to pay for our tickets! I even picked us some pretty good seats and took a ton of pictures.
Advice to anyone thinking about going to this show…either don't buy anything at all — or be prepared to pay — because the Disney brand isn't cheap.
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Buddle finally living up to his potential
Buddle's reprise
At the season's halfway point, perhaps no player has enjoyed a better comeback than L.A. Galaxy forward Edson Buddle. The question is, where and what is he coming back from?
Buddle already has secured a place in MLS annals as the only player to record hat tricks for three different MLS clubs: one each for the Crew (2004) and Red Bulls (2006), and two this season for the Galaxy.
With the MLS All-Star Game approaching next month, I think commissioner Don Garber should use one of his commissioner's picks not on a high-priced newcomer to MLS but rather a player who has endured and persevered, a player whose story we all can feel good about. Why not Edson Buddle? I can't think of anyone more deserving. If I were commissioner for a day, he'd get my vote.
He's back
There's no player more respected by both his teammates and opponents in MLS than D.C. United's Ben Olsen. Olsen finally made his season debut in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Galaxy after offseason ankle surgery. In fact, Olsen received his MLS Best XI award from a wheelchair at last season's MLS award gala. His original timeline to return was March, but the spring thaw came and went in D.C. amidst questions that Olsen might not return at all this season (and some whispered of a possible retirement).
However, Olsen returned thanks to his trademark grit and determination that surely will see his No. 14 retired by D.C. when he calls time on an outstanding career. A humble Olsen told me after the match, "It's just good to be back. It's been a long road and it's just good to back with the team." I have a feeling the Barra Brava feels the same way, along with his friends and foes (if any) in MLS.
Missed it
There was probably no one in RFK Stadium who had a better view of Marcelo Gallardo's elbow to the nose of Landon Donovan than me. I was right at midfield just under the midfield camera when it happened. D.C. United's Gallardo threw an intentional elbow after the whistle had been blown for a foul.
As adults, we know that the game (and professional sports in general) can be that way sometimes. But kids don't know, not only the ones at the stadium but also those -- like mine -- who watched at home. If United's Ben Olsen had been bloodied by a vicious elbow, the Barra Brava would be up in arms. How do you explain why any foul such as the one Gallardo committed on Donovan doesn't merit an automatic red card? The problem is, you can't.
As parents, we can't always provide the answers, despite our desire to be an omniscient resource in our kids' lives. So I simply said to them, "The referee missed it." There can't be any other explanation.
Line of the week
As I waited for Los Angeles Galaxy coach Ruud Gullit to emerge from the visitor's locker room at RFK Stadium at halftime on Sunday, David Beckham walked out, fixing his captain's armband, and he turned to me and asked, "Was Landon offside?"
Beckham was referring to a first-half goal Donovan had scored that was disallowed by an offside flag. I responded, "It was very close, but I believe from our replays he was just off. It was very close." That's when L.A.'s Chris Klein -- truly one of the greatest guys to have ever played in MLS, who by then had joined our conversation -- stole the thunder: "Since when did the referees start being so precise?"
We (including Gullit now) all instantly burst into laughter as we walked back onto the field. It was a nice, fun moment within the serious confines of professional soccer.
A blind corner
Rob Base, the great lyrical poet of the 1980s, said, "It takes two." And the same can be said of corner kicks. Last August, David Beckham provided the service off corner kicks for goals by Carlos Pavon and Edson Buddle in that memorable 5-4 Galaxy loss to the Red Bulls at Giants Stadium. Since, then the Galaxy are 0-for-35 on Beckham's corner kicks (courtesy of my friend Peter Hirdt of the Elias Sports Bureau). Proof that Becks can bend 'em, but he can't score them at the same time.
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The 200th Meetings Industry Project Completed
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Started in 2008, the Global Industry Development Network is a private company limited by shares, and has been averaging around 40 projects a year in this sector ran by 35 staff in 16 countries. Included in the mix of completed projects are 45 market intelligence studies which have involved a wide range of projects from analysing over 10,000 US associations, to mapping the corporate meeting sector across Asia, through to exploring the source markets of meetings coming into Russia.
Another 10 projects completed by the Global Industry Development Network included research into the development of Convention Bureaux such as the Sarawak Convention Bureau in Malaysia and the international meetings division of Destination DC, as well as demonstrating the market potential to countries like Russia and Canada in order to have funding approved for new convention centres.
Over 100 business development projects have been completed in the last 5 years, which are mainly industry specific campaigns aimed at generating association conference or corporate meeting business for our city partners.
The business development projects are varied and target association conferences and corporate meetings, as well as being divided up by industries, decision making process and geography.
One of the favourites with the team was the "Friends of Canada Campaign" which spent 12 months developing links between International associations and Canadian Associations. At one point there was a synchronised lunch in Canada and dinner in London, with both events connected by live streaming. On the UK side the invitations were delivered by a Canadian Mountie, on the night of the event the international association Executives were picked up by limousine and upon arrival at the Canadian High Commission were ushered by secret service agents through flashing paparazzi into the High Commissioners Private chamber for cocktails and dinner. Across the Ocean at the same time, similar activities were underway and Canadian Associations were greeted by impersonators of the Royal Family. The emcees on both ends worked splendidly together, and it was a great night. This campaign alone generated 7 conference wins and over $25 million in direct delegate expenditure.
The Global Industry Development Network is already on their way to their next 200 projects with two new projects starting this week. More information on the Global Industry Development Network can be found at www.globalidn.com


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Flying Spy Potatoes: Landing Sites
Flying Spy Potatoes uses oversized silver helium "infoballoons" equipped with miniature wireless cameras to question perceptions of our urban environment.The urban space of New York City played a vital role in the works develpoment as Marketou spent considerable time during 2003 making public interventions by walking through major portals, train platforms and places of transit in New York City while recording the vertical, vision of the bird's eye view through a wireless camera mounted and hidden in an oversize silver helium balloon held at the end of a 30 feet tether. Marketou's three channel video installation features past interventions using the balloons at Grand Central Station and the World Trade Center mixed with a live feed from gallery visitors who accept missions with them in a on-going game to investigating the neighborhood. Eyebeam serves as "headquarters" as the audience will find information, maps, CDs,video cassettes and other project info as well as information about the missions and "landing sites". Daily sign-ups for gaming Tuesday through Saturday through the run of the exhibition.
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Published: March 20th, 2014 | Tags: Josh Walker, Middle Tennessee State, Sammy Seamster
There were 13 NFL team represented — including offensive line coaches from the Baltimore Ravens and Detroit Lions — at Middle Tennessee State's pro day on Thursday.
The workout was moved to a local high school facility since MTSU's stadium is being refurbished and was unavailable for use. The workout was held indoors and run on FieldTurf.
Josh Walker, OL (6-foot-5 5/8, 320 pounds) — Walker ran the 40-yard dash in 5.22 and 5.25 seconds. He had a 27 1/2-inch vertical jump and 7-foot-9 broad jump. He did the short shuttle in 4.77 seconds and the three-cone drill in 7.95 seconds. He had 27 lifts of 225 pounds on the bench press. I'm told he had a good positional workout. Walker is a potential seventh-round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft or priority free-agent pickup following the draft.
Sammy Seamster, CB (6-0 1/2, 200) — Seamster ran the 40 in 4.47 and 4.44 seconds. He had a 35-inch vertical jump and a 10-4 broad jump. He did the short shuttle in 4.19 seconds and the three-cone drill in 6.86 seconds. Seamster is another potential seventh-round pick or priority free-agent pickup following the draft.


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Apulia's industrious people - living in the South of Italy - have inherited great culinary traditions based on local ingredients and cultural exchanges. One of the area's most famous food is orechiette, a pasta made with durum wheat, salt and water, in a shape the resembles human ears. In Cisternino, located in the historic zone of Itria Valley, the typical orecchiette are prepared with either horse ragout or with a delicious spring veggie called cime di rapa (turnip greens). Its shape and texture make this little pasta ideal for an extensive variety of combinations, especially with vegetables.


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"One of CIA's defining qualities is the willingness of our officers to put country first and Agency before self. Tonight, hundreds of you give meaning to those words. Manning duty stations across the globe,you represent the very best of what our agency promises to be--an alert and steady guardian, protecting the American people. Jeanine and I, along with the rest of your colleagues, have you in our thoughts tonight. We are sincerely grateful for your dedication and selflessness. Please also convey our appreciation to your families. Merry Christmas."
And it didn't end there. He also sent a video to everyone associated with the spy agency. In that, he and his wife continued the charm offensive the spy boss has pushed since taking over at the agency. Here's the text of that video:
"General Hayden: Jeanine and I feel very privileged to be part of the CIA family, and we send all of you warm wishes for a joyous holidayseason. It's a time to appreciate what we work so hard to protect--our families, our friends, and our American way of life."
"Jeanine Hayden: For those of you posted far from home, Mike and I offer our deepest gratitude for your service and dedication. Please pass along our thanks to your families, whose sacrifice, understanding, and support make such a strong contribution to the success of our Agency. And may the season's spirit of peace and fellowship be with you wherever you serve."
"General Hayden: Looking back on the year, each of us can be proud of what CIA has achieved. You have helped guide our nation's leaders in meeting challenges overseas. You have served with distinction in Iraq, Afghanistan, and everywhere our mission demands. Above all, you have kept the American people safe. That's the ultimate measure of our work,the product of great skill and deep devotion to our country. Last week, at our holiday reception here in headquarters, Jeanine and I had the opportunity to thank many of you for your service. And we hope all of you enjoy the warmth and cheer of the season. In our home, we share that joy by saying Merry Christmas. We wish you and those dear to you that same happiness, throughout the holidays and into the New Year."
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Another day, another post about the failures of socialism. Today's story comes from The New York Times. (It's a shame they fail to put two and two together.)
Venezuela is run by a socialist dictator. He's instituted price controls on food. Now there are food shortages. I went to the grocery store a little while ago and the shelves were full. In socialist Venezuela people wait in long lines and the shelves are practically bare.
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Venezuela is one of the world's top oil producers at a time of soaring energy prices, yet shortages of staples like milk, meat and toilet paper are a chronic part of life here, often turning grocery shopping into a hit or miss proposition.
Some residents arrange their calendars around the once-a-week deliveries made to government-subsidized stores like this one, lining up before dawn to buy a single frozen chicken before the stock runs out. Or a couple of bags of flour. Or a bottle of cooking oil.
The shortages affect both the poor and the well-off, in surprising ways. A supermarket in the upscale La Castellana neighborhood recently had plenty of chicken and cheese — even quail eggs — but not a single roll of toilet paper. Only a few bags of coffee remained on a bottom shelf.
Asked where a shopper could get milk on a day when that, too, was out of stock, a manager said with sarcasm, "At Chávez's house."
At the heart of the debate is President Hugo Chávez's socialist-inspired government, which imposes strict price controls that are intended to make a range of foods and other goods more affordable for the poor. They are often the very products that are the hardest to find.
"Venezuela is too rich a country to have this," Nery Reyes, 55, a restaurant worker, said outside a government-subsidized store in the working-class Santa Rosalía neighborhood. "I'm wasting my day here standing in line to buy one chicken and some rice."
Venezuela was long one of the most prosperous countries in the region, with sophisticated manufacturing, vibrant agriculture and strong businesses, making it hard for many residents to accept such widespread scarcities. But amid the prosperity, the gap between rich and poor was extreme, a problem that Mr. Chávez and his ministers say they are trying to eliminate. (Read More)
Does that last line sound familiar? If not, you haven't been paying attention. This is what the progressive left wants to inflict upon us, in the name of fairness, of course.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) - Delmon Young and the Minnesota Twins were eager to compete for another AL Central crown. Instead, they've been forced to see everyone else pass them by.
Young became the latest Twins player on the 15-day disabled list in an injury-wrecked season after injuring his right ankle and being taken off in a stretcher during Minnesota's 11-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night.
``We're all looking forward to defending our Central Division championship and it's really hard to do when everyone is watching the games right now,' Young said.
The tumbling Twins have dropped four straight and have has 13 players miss a combined 365 games due to injuries following Saturday's game.
Minnesota is fourth in the AL Central, 11 games under .500, and learned Friday that Justin Morneau will miss six more weeks because he needs neck surgery.
Young left after misplaying Yuniesky Betancourt's inside-the-park home run in the fifth, one of four homers by the Brewers. He caught his right foot in the base of the wall and later put no weight on the leg as he was helped onto a stretcher.
Young will have an MRI in Minnesota on Monday.
``Hopefully the MRI shows there is no ligament damage or anything. It's not as bad as the sprain I had in '03 before the draft, but it's the same foot,' said Young, who was on crutches in the clubhouse. ``I couldn't really feel my foot.'
The Twins are concerned with the latest setback after already dealing with trips to the disabled list this season for most of their core players, including Joe Mauer, Jim Thome, Francisco Liriano, Joe Nathan, Jason Kubel and Denard Span.
``I don't know what it is this year, but it happens. None of us want to get hurt,' Young said. ``It's boring on the DL. It's boring rehabbing.'
Liriano (4-7) allowed a two-run homer to former teammate Carlos Gomez to highlight a five-run third and Prince Fielder's 21st blast of the season, a two-run shot, capped the sixth.
Liriano had been sharp recently, but this performance looked more like his 1-4 start to the season. The Twins' defense didn't help him much after Minnesota took an early 1-0 lead. In the third, the Twins committed two errors after Gomez homered to make it 2-1 as Liriano labored through a 43-pitch inning.
Gomez flipped his bat emphatically on his big hit after being mired in a 3 for 32 slump and limited to playing against lefties.
``I don't think it was the right pitch to throw to Gomez. He's pulling everything,' Liriano said. ``I struggled with all my pitches. The slider, the changeup, the fastball. I couldn't throw any of my pitches. Tough night for me and one of those days you can't control yourself.'
Rickie Weeks followed with a single, reaching second on Danny Valencia's errant throw from third. Corey Hart walked and Ryan Braun singled to extend his career-best hitting streak to 16 games. Ben Revere misplayed the ball in center, allowing Weeks and Hart to score and Braun to reach second. Casey McGehee's single gave Milwaukee a 5-1 lead and the Brewers rolled from there with Yovani Gallardo (9-4) pitching seven sharp innings.
``We had one bad inning early. We missed a couple of plays and they banged it around all over the place,' Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. ``Big blow was Gomez. ... It just kind of snowballed from there.'
Notes: The Twins recalled OF Rene Tosoni from Triple-A Rochester one day after sending him down. He had only been in Rochester a few hours before getting word he was coming back. ... Thome (left quadriceps) pinch hit in the sixth and struck out after coming off the DL earlier in the day. ... The Twins held a short team meeting before the game after reliever Jose Mijares blamed Mauer for his pitch selection to Fielder the night before. Fielder drove in the go-ahead runs. Gardenhire said Mijares shouldn't have called out Mauer after the game. ... Mauer snapped a streak of 10 at_bats without a hit with a single in the third.


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There's a tiny grocery store on just about every street corner in my part of town, and most of them follow the same business model: lots of liquor, a few snack items, a token amount of wilted produce and surly, suspicious service.
One splendid exception is the Searchlight Market at Union and Hyde, just across the street from Swensen's ice cream parlor. Here the hungry hunter-gatherer can find splendid apples, tomatoes, fresh herbs and greens, top-quality steaks, chicken and seafood, freshly baked sourdough and those prepackaged yet tasty tuna-and-tomato sandwiches on whole wheat bread. There's a dazzling array of Progresso soups, Ben & Jerry's ice cream and Pepperidge Farm cookies—important matters as the evening shadows lengthen—and the liquor department is substantial. (The store also satisfies all of your chips-and-candy bar needs.)
Counter service is chronically friendly and the place stays open until 10 p.m., making those bedtime snack runs positively convenient. Call 673-1010. —Matthew Stafford


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Fergus Falls drops Cardinals 6-1
Nick Partington and Payton Grandgenett teamed up at second doubles to grab the lone victory for the Alexandria tennis team in a 6-1 loss to Fergus Falls on Thursday.
The Cardinals hoped to win a few more matches, but the Otters came to Discovery Middle School ready to play.
"Fergus Falls is a solid team, and we hoped to give them a better match," head coach Dave Ronning said. "But my hat is off to them as they came to play at a high level."
Partington and Grandgenett teamed up to win a three set battle 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 against Jake Steen and Chris Bernard of Fergus Falls. Ronning said the duo changed the match by improving their net play after the first set.
"The lone point for the Cards came from Nick and Payton at second doubles, where they started slow, losing the first set, but then got aggressive and countered with strong net play and good serving to get back into the match and win the second and third sets," head coach Dave Ronning said.
Valentino Grasiosa also attempted to pull off a come-from-behind win against Brady Anderson of Fergus Falls. After losing the first set 6-3, Grasiosa rebounded to grab the second set 6-3. But Anderson stepped up his game and won the final set 6-2.
"Valentino had a close match at third singles, where he lost the first set, won the second set and seemed to have all the momentum going into the third set," Ronning said. "But his opponent picked up his game and Valentino had no answer."
The loss dropped the Cardinals to 2-7 overall and 1-5 against CLC opponents.
SINGLES – No. 1 – David Schneck (FF) def. Devin Crowe, 6-2, 6-2; No. 2 – Jordan Schneeberger (FF) def. Mark Kallevig, 6-1, 6-0; No. 3 – Brady Anderson (FF) def. Valentino Grasiosa, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2; No. 4 – Cody Drake (FF) def. Graham Hegstad, 6-2, 6-2
DOUBLES – No. 1 – Sam Rausch/John Makielski (FF) def. Brendan Holm/Levi Duwenhoegger, 6-3, 6-2; No. 2 – Nick Partington/Payton Grandgenett (A) def. Jake Steen/Chris Bernard, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4; No. 3 – Nathan Kaminski-Horak/Nick Houge (FF) def. Jack Schneider/Andrew Storm, 6-2, 6-4


text: I'm new to Tasker and I've been reading up but I'm still confused. What I want to do is replace voicemail with an auto-SMS reply that says something along the lines, "I'm unable to take your call at this moment but if you leave me your name, number, or e-mail, I'll try to get back to you as soon as possible." The reason I am doing this is because voicemail is extra with my plan and it's very expensive. I want to send the auto-SMS after 5 or 6 rings, and I have no idea how to do this. I will be grateful towards anybody who can help me with this. Thanks.


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> I've run into an interesting situation (interesting for me at least :-)). I > have a table that takes up about a 1GB of disk space but has no entries in > it. I asume this is old stuff data that hasn't been cleaned up properly but > I have no idea how to get rid of it. > > I'll quickly show few things I've done to get the information I have: I believe that only vacuum full returns disk spaces. Also, if there are any indexs they could be using disk space also. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/sql-reindex.html http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/sql-vacuum.html Regards, Richard Broersma Jr.
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Winter Ski Trips from Southeast Michigan to Boyne and Northern Lower MichiganSunday, December 28th, 2008
Starting in January, 2009. We will be offering weekend special fares to Boyne Mountain Michigan or other airports in the area (such as Atrim county, Traverse City, etc) for $300 per person. This fare is based on six passengers making advanced reservations. If we do not get six bookings the flight will not operate unless the remaining passengers want to pay the fare for the missing passengers. We will leave Friday night and return Sunday. the exact times will be based on what the majority of the passengers agree on. This is still a charter but we are making the flights available on a per seat basis. If we have enough bookings, we may start a regularly scheduled flight.
Please post messages on this blog letting us know how often and at what times you would like to have service from Southeast Michigan to the Northern lower penensula. Flights will leave the Oakland International airport in Waterford Michigan.


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Itsy-Bitsy Baby Mouse
Itsy-bitsy baby mouse
Tap and tumble 'round the house
Chase a busy buzzy fly
Creap and leap and reach up high...
Baby Mouse's curiosity lets him discover all sorts of things—but it has also led him away from his parents. Lost in a large house, this itsy-bitsy baby mouse seeks to find something familiar that could lead him home. How will he find his way? Michelle Meadows and Matthew Cordell pair up to make a path for Itsy-Bitsy Baby Mouse—and young readers—to joyfully follow.
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Finding Strength in a Salvation Army Support Network
At age 12, Nick was devastated by the death of his father. Then, five years later, his mother died of pneumonia. As Nick's grieving transitioned into full-fledged depression, he thought about taking his own life every day. After his mom died, he lived with family. They were heavy drinkers whose name calling and belittling crushed his self-worth and stability. With no hope of returning to a normal life, Nick numbed the pain with alcohol and drugs. "I drank 40 oz. beer daily and smoked a lot of marijuana," says Nick. … Read more


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Casey's reports significant sales and margin gains in its fiscal fourth-quarter. Casey's General Stores Inc. reported a 1.4% increase in earnings for the fiscal fourth-quarter due to strong sales and higher margins inside its stores, which offset impacts of lower gasoline margins. The Iowa-based company's revenue has grown for more than two years due to
Casey's Reports Strong Results For Q4 Earnings
Couche-Tard Reports Strong First Quarter
"I am pleased to announce that our results are on the rise," says CEO of Couche-Tard. For its first quarter of fiscal 2012, Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. announced net earnings of $139.5 million, up $12.6 million or 9.9% from the comparable period of last fiscal year. The increase is mainly attributable to the drop in financial
Casey's Sees Double Digit Sales Growth
"Despite the challenges impacting our industry, we are optimistic about our ability to continue to drive shareholder value next fiscal year," says Casey's CEO. Casey's General Stores Inc. has reported earnings for the fourth quarter and the fiscal year ended April 30, 2011. For the quarter, basic earnings per share were $0.60 compared to $0.43
TravelCenters of America Posts Q2 Results
TravelCenters of America LLC has announced its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010. As of June 30, 2010, TA's business included 229 sites, 166 of which were operated under the "TravelCenters of America" or "TA" brand names and 63 of which were operated under the "Petro" brand name. TA's
Delek US Reports Q2 Results
Delek US Holdings Inc. has announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2010. For the three months ended June 30, 2010, Delek US reported net income from continuing operations of $15.0 million ($0.28 per diluted share) compared to $29.6 million ($0.54 per diluted share) in the second quarter 2009. Excluding special items, the
Sunoco Reports Q2 Results
Sunoco Inc. reported its 2010 second quarter results today, including a net income attributable to Sunoco shareholders of $145 million ($1.20 per share diluted) compared to a net loss attributable to Sunoco shareholders of $55 million ($.47 per share diluted) for the second quarter of 2009. "While market conditions during the second quarter remained challenging,


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Maxima is shrouded in mystery, this girl leads you into deeper and deeper into the plot and gives you hints, but reveals nothing about herself. Take this figure home to get to know her better.
Even the black of her dress is dusted with a layer of pastel. The perfect arc of her ponytail and the flare of her skirt bring out the light gracefulness of the girl. Although the skirt is quite long, you can still see the slender shape of her legs in between the strips.
Togita Keijiro used transparent colorings to paint the filmy fabric of her gloves and knee high socks, and used a mixture of silver and gray to create the metallic texture of the blade. Even the patterns on her card are drawn loyally according to the character designs in the game.
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Public Outreach and Informing the Public Grants
Due date for 2017 submissions is February 20, 2017
APS will award several grants to encourage new outreach activities. Programs to be funded may include not only the more traditional K-12 outreach but also engaging the general public with/in physics and informing them about the importance of physics in their daily lives.
These grants are to foster new activities and not support ongoing programs or duplicate existing APS efforts or similar NSF funded activities. Current and past APS outreach programs can be found on the PhysicsCentral website. Innovative ideas and new approaches, particularly if they have the potential to lead to sustained activities beyond the duration of the grant, are particularly encouraged. Special consideration will be given to those proposals that are exceptionally innovative and/or have high impact, for example, involvement with public media such as radio, TV, print media, social media platforms, podcasts, etc.
Award Amount
It is expected the grants will be for amounts up to $10,000, however, exceptional proposals for amounts in excess of $10,000 will be considered.
A webinar describing the proposal process was held in 2014.
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Past Accepted Grant Proposals
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The funds are to be utilized over a period of 18 months starting May 1, 2017; recipients will be notified in February 2017. This year's grants will be funded through a grant from the National Science Foundation grant, so we are unable to accept international proposals.
Grant awardees will be expected to present their work at a special session at the APS March Meeting 2018 in Los Angeles, California, March 5 - 9. Talks will be 10 minute contributed talks summing up the progress and outcomes of the funded program. If needed, please include travel costs in your budget.
A webinar describing the program, the Request for Proposal process, and details of grant selection was held on November 13, 2014. Attendees had the opportunity to ask questions after the presentation. Please note that due to new NSF funding, some new restrictions apply.
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To apply for these funds, please submit the following information as one PDF file:
- Cover sheet clearly stating the name, address, phone number, and email of the main contact person for your application. Please include the name of your program and if affiliated with an institution, the department and institution you represent and provide the time period over which you project to perform this work.
- CV for main contact person.
- Narrative description (no more than three pages) of your program. Please include details of other financial support (if any), and description of personnel working on the program (instructional lab technicians, students, professors, etc).
- A budget detailing your plans for utilizing the funds including a narrative budget justification (not to exceed one page). Your grant budget must include indirect costs for all expenses except participant support.
- Letter of support from your department chair or similar administrative official (this can be sent separately, as long as it clearly identifies the main contact person and institution).
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Wet sand play with stones
Beach kids can have so much fun with this outdoors craft. Get the kids collecting along the beach and craft with stones. Sandcastles are best decorated.
What You Need:
- stones
- leaves
- sand
- water
Collect stones and leaves of all shapes and sizes.
Build a mountain out of wet sand and stones.
Spike the leaves into the sand 'mountain' to form trees growing on a hill.
Children can also play a treasure hunt with the stones by digging holes, hiding the stones in them and then trying to find them.
Learning benefits of play, craft and activities:
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text: Well I've decided that I'm not going to wait for the new style A3 especially as it seems the new Sportback version will not be available until 2013. So I've just ordered an A3 Sportback SE in Silver with a Light Grey interior, 2.0TDI - 170 s-tronic with around 4.5k worth of options. Delivery should be late February/early March 2012 which will be just right as my existing A3 will be three years old in April 2012. Got a good trade-in value on my existing A3, although I know a local second-hand car dealer who has just purchased my wife's Polo for a better price that the dealer was offering when she bought a new A1, is interested as well. I also got a 9% discount on the new one.


text: RNS Number:9188F SABMiller PLC 10 July 2006 Ref 26/2006 SABMiller appoints new Marketing Director London and Johannesburg, 10 July 2006. SABMiller plc, one of the world's leading brewers, is pleased to announce the appointment of Nick Fell as Group Marketing Director effective 1 August 2006. Nick joins the business from Cadbury Schweppes where he was President Global Commercial Strategy, responsible for creating commercial strategies and capabilities to grow Cadbury's share of the global confectionary market. Prior to Cadbury Nick has held a number of senior marketing and brand management positions in the spirits and beer industry, most notably as Global Marketing Director for Guinness and Global Brands Director for Johnnie Walker. Based in the UK, Nick will become a member of SABMiller's Executive Committee, leading a group wide marketing function with responsibility for developing the company's portfolio of international brands, which include Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Pilsner Urquell and Miller Genuine Draft. He will also be responsible for determining the group marketing agenda, setting the strategic marketing priorities, and continuing to enhance the marketing capability of the business. Nick replaces Mark Sherrington who joined SABMiller in 2002, on a limited term assignment, with a brief to establish the group marketing function, and to build the foundations for the international brands. Mark is now leaving to resume his other business interests. Commenting on the appointment Graham Mackay Chief Executive said: 'I am delighted to welcome Nick to the SABMiller group. He has an impressive track record in consumer marketing having built a range of international beer and spirits brands and this experience, combined with his insight into the complexities of managing international brands in multinational businesses, will greatly benefit SABMiller. 'Continuing to build and nurture our brands, to ensure that they are the first choice of consumers, is essential to the success of the business and Nick and his marketing colleagues across the business will have an important role to play in this regard - particularly when in comes to ensuring that we stay ahead of the competition, not just in the beer category but also in those of wines and spirits. 'I would like to thank Mark Sherrington for his significant contribution in creating our group marketing function and for establishing the necessary foundations to enable us to grow our international brands. I wish him well with his future business endeavours.' Nick Fell commented; 'I am pleased to be joining SABMiller. It is clearly a leader in the brewing sector with a strong global footprint and some great beer brands. I look forward to working with the team and believe my experience will assist the business to deliver further growth particularly in the areas of innovation and the move to premium and international brands.' Ends Notes to editors: SABMiller SABMiller plc is one of the world's largest brewers with brewing interests or distribution agreements in over 60 countries across five continents. The group's brands include premium international beers such as Miller Genuine Draft, Peroni Nastro Azzurro and Pilsner Urquell, as well as an exceptional range of market leading local brands. Outside the USA, SABMiller plc is also one of the largest bottlers of Coca-Cola products in the world. In the year ended 31 March 2006, the group reported US$2,626 million adjusted pre-tax profit and a turnover of US$15,307 million. SABMiller plc is listed on the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges. This announcement is available on www.sabmiller.com Nick Fell Cadbury Schweppes Plc President Global Commercial Strategy 2003-2005 Director, Marketing Cadbury Trebor Bassett, UK 2001-2003 Diageo Plc (originally Guinness Plc) Director of Marketing Capability 2000-2001 Global Marketing Director, Guinness Ltd 1996-2000 Senior Vice-President, Schieffelin & Somerset (USA) 1992-1996 Global Brands Director, Johnnie Walker 1988-1992 Marketing Manager, Brown Spirits, United Distillers UK 1986-1988 Enquiries: SABMiller plc Tel: +44 20 7659 0100 Sue Clark Director of Corporate Affairs Tel: +44 20 7659 0184 Gary Leibowitz Senior Vice President, Investor Tel: +44 20 7659 0119 Relations James Crampton Media Relations Manager Tel: +44 7795 208158 This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or issue or the solicitation of an offer to buy or acquire securities of SABMiller plc (the 'Company') or any of its affiliates in any jurisdiction or an inducement to enter into investment activity. This document includes 'forward-looking statements'. These statements may contain the words 'anticipate', 'believe', 'intend', 'estimate', 'expect' and words of similar meaning. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this announcement, including, without limitation, those regarding the Company's financial position, business strategy, plans and objectives of management for future operations (including development plans and objectives relating to the Company's products and services) are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions regarding the Company's present and future business strategies and the environment in which the Company will operate in the future. These forward-looking statements speak only as at the date of this announcement. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained in this announcement to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Any information contained in this announcement on the price at which the Company's securities have been bought or sold in the past, or on the yield on such securities, should not be relied upon as a guide to future performance. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END BOAVBLBFQDBEBBZ


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Roll Out The Dough For Pink Ribbon Bagels
Living great means watching your calories and carbs.
But when it's for a good cause, chowing down on a bagel once a year is okay!
To recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Panera Bread has rolled its signature Pink Ribbon Bagels.
"It's a cherry vanilla bagel," said Erin Studebaker, Community Relations Manager. "It's made with dried cherries, cranberries, honey, vanilla and brown sugar."
Throughout October, 25-cents from each sale goes to Oklahoma Project Woman.
And Friday (10/12) it's 100% of all sales. So get out and get yours.
"We're doing it today on October 12th, because this is our 12th anniversary of the Pink Ribbon Bagel Campaign," said Studebaker.


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You really can't take Britney Spearsanywhere, or, you can take her everywhere, depending on how much you dig mom flashing her panties to the kids on your soccer team. She's not my mom, so instead of crying and seeing a shrink about it, I'm just going to say she's the best mom ever for teaching young men that even super famous and wealthy celebrities will flash you sweet peeks if only you learn how to pay attention and smile.
It's been a while since we peeped up Britney's skirts and her panties, actually she rarely used to wear panties, so this is like a nice throwback to better times. Well, maybe not better for Britney, but they were surely better for us. Plus, this whole naughty mom thing is quite the nice meme. I'm not sure who brought the orange slices to AYSO for half time, but I know who brought the pie. Get is, because... oh, never mind. Enjoy.