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In a scandal that has already embarrassed the IRS and become a distraction for the Obama administration, a report from the Treasury Department's Inspector General For Tax Administration (TIGTA) was expected to be issued publicly next week on the IRS practice, who knew about it and when.
As more information emerged over the weekend, the White House said President Barack Obama was concerned about the conduct of a few IRS employees.
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In March 2012 in congressional testimony, then-IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman said the IRS was not making it harder for conservative groups to become tax-exempt.
Shulman stepped down at the end of 2012 when his term ended. Steven Miller was named acting head of the agency.
The IRS said in a statement on Saturday that the TIGTA report was correct. The statement said officials in the IRS exempt organizations division knew of the screening and that "IRS senior leadership did not have this level of detail."
The statement said that while "mistakes were made," there "were not partisan reasons behind this."
Although part of the executive branch, the IRS is considered an independent agency and officials try to stay out of politics.
According to the TIGTA document, the IRS was singling out the conservative groups as early as March 2010.
The document says managers in the "determinations unit" told specialists to be on the lookout for applications from organizations linked to the Tea Party, a political movement that favors smaller government and fewer and lower taxes.
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Further broadening of the criteria occurred in January 2012 and again in May 2012, the document said.
Issa has vowed to investigate the matter and the House committee he chairs has the power to issue subpoenas. At least one other congressional panel intends to hold hearings, giving Republicans multiple opportunities to hammer the agency and the White House over the affair that had been brewing for months.
Lerner said IRS agents in Cincinnati targeted conservative groups "without talking to managers." The staffers were trying to deal with a crush of applications for tax-exempt status by using key words to get through the paperwork faster, she said.
About 300 applications were initially flagged for closer scrutiny. Of those, 75 were chosen for that treatment based on the presence of the key words in their names.
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Each year the IRS reviews as many as 60,000 tax-exempt applications from groups ranging from charities to labor unions. Some are classified as 501(c)(4) groups after the section of the tax code that makes them tax-exempt. Such organizations can collect money from anonymous donors and spend it on advertising.
To get and keep their tax-exempt status, 501(c)(4) groups cannot endorse a political candidate or a political party.
The number of groups seeking 501(c)(4) status more than doubled from 2010 to 2012, coinciding in part with the surge of Tea Party enthusiasm. In 2010 the U.S. Supreme Court issued its "Citizens United" decision lifting government limits on corporate spending in federal elections.
Consumer groups have been pushing the IRS to clarify the standards for "social welfare organizations," as they are known in Section 501(c)(4) of the tax code, to ensure that they are not abusing their tax-exempt status.
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ZRG Partners Global Life Sciences Hiring Index - Pfizer is the leading recruiter for Q4 2012
Singapore: ZRG Partners, a global authority on talent management issues in the life sciences, pharmaceutical and medical markets, revealed that the year 2012 ended with two straight quarters of decline in its Global Life Sciences Hiring Index, closing at a 76.5 percent level.
Although the index was unchanged from the fourth quarter in 2011, there were some interesting shifts in where new jobs are being sought and the job functions that are now in demand. The index highligjhted that the Asia Pacific (APAC) region was the driver of growth with a 17.8 percent increase in demand. The index also pointed out that Pfizer is flexing its hiring muscle as the Q4 leader in the region with open requisitions and new talent openings. R&D hiring globally was the largest category percentage gainer in new openings of any job function.
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Photographer's Note
History of the building of the headquarters of the National Police
Built at the end of XIX century, paraguayans said , when asked, its of Italian style with elements caracteristic of the period, as big arches, galleries,thick walls
It was built as a carcel, then became a school because President Lopez ´s house was near, he didn t like it , so he order to translate the prison to a close village
On top is the map of Paraguay, showing that way, it s a national building
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mirosu (16313) 2013-12-13 17:24
Hi Maria,
Superb combination with police bikes in front of police building. Excellent light and superb side POV. The tight crop without other distractions is superb. Well done. Wish you a very nice weekend.
p.s. To answer your question, I bought plenty of nuts and spices in Kerala (and brought a full bag of photos).
mcmtanyel (57957) 2013-12-13 20:28
Hello Maria,
What a nice composition with repeating patterns! Great clarity, color and light management. An adorable photo for someone like me who likes vehicular and architectural photos, this combines two of my favorite themes.
Subhogen (4067) 2013-12-13 21:52
Hello Maria,
Very good composition to capture the police building. Well framed with the bikes and the branches. Very good light and bright natural colors make this shot attractive.
Thanks for sharing,
jadesgran (5433) 2013-12-13 22:16
Hello Maria
I like the way the motorbikes all lean to the left,and the pillars of the building seem to lean to the right.
Well seen.
macjake (94907) 2013-12-13 22:43
Hi Maria
hmmm....i don't think we get to see many police stations on TE! haha
and for some reason this photo reminds me of the scene in Venice with the boats floating in the water....but here its motorcycles in the fg :)
fun photo of a unique and strange photo subject
emka (145695) 2013-12-13 23:50
hello Maria, very interesting to see the photo from Paraguay, a place so rarely present here on TE. Nice composition of this fine building and the row of red lights of Police bikes.
have a nice weekend
Romano46 (18472) 2013-12-14 1:04
Ciao Maria
questa foto mi piace moltissimo perchè hai avuto la furbizia e l'intelligenza di trasformare le moto parcheggiate in un eccellente complemento di carattere grafico alla già interessante architettura pregevole sia per le forme che per i colori.
Hai creato in tal modo una eccellente composizione notevole sia per i colori che per le forme che contiene, il tutto con una luce eccellente e colori brillanti e netti.
Ciao e buon fine settimana
subhendu_bagchi (26091) 2013-12-14 2:17
hi, interesting composition here. Like the architecture of the police building at back with the row of bikes. Great concept and very well executed. Like it. Tfs.
ikeharel (102223) 2013-12-14 8:08
Hola Maria,
Nice combined two patterns in one shot: the beautiful archs on the facade of the Poice building, and the motorcycles parkes along.
Good details, well collected.
Buen fin de semana,
No_One (4) 2013-12-14 8:44
Hi Maria,
A very impressive building, I like this style, like an industrial Romanesque, with stout strong walls, perfect for its use! And I love your composition, including the police bikes like this give a perfect sense of use to the building, and they fill the lower frame wonderfully.
Thanks as always
rbassin (27464) 2013-12-14 9:50
hello Maria
Une composition bien faite avec les motos et le bâtiment en arrière.
Les phares rouges donnent un rythme intéressant.
Bon W-E
Silvio1953 (197904) 2013-12-14 11:51
Ciao Maria, lovely composition with moto in FG, great view of beautiful building, excellent clarity, wonderful colors and splendid light, very well done, my friend, have a good Sunday, ciao Silvio
Cricri (176) 2013-12-14 23:26
Hola Maria
J'aime la construction de cette image avec les motos devant ce très beau bâtiment de police, belle construction avec les arches et les couleurs douces, très belle présentation
PS) oui je donne beaucoup d'amour a ma Jessie, c'est mon troisième chien, j'ai eu aussi quatre chats, tous adorable, je l'ai ai beaucoup aimé et il me l'on bien rendu :-)
Belle journée a toi
aleXundar (1256) 2013-12-15 7:49
Hello Maria
The composition is the eye-catcher. Red lights of the bikes against symmetrical pillars of the building, is wonderful. Very good light and perfect colors.
You are lucky... here in India, it is very risky to photograph a police station.
Thanks for sharing.
With regards
ourania (51103) 2013-12-15 8:21
Hola querida Maria,
an original point of view to an unusual police station. The architecture and the sunshine remind me of public buildings constructed during the Italian occupation in the Dodecanese. Your picture is well composed and has a clear and interesting distinction of layers. The bikes offer depth, interest and colour to the foreground. There's great definition on the building as well, the sunshine has offered pleasant colours and vividness, the shade has been rendered effectively too. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a great Sunday,
PaulVDV (50418) 2013-12-15 11:06
Hello Maria,
A bit of an unconscious tribute to the police. Anyway, it's an excellently composed picture showing a beautiful building. The luminosity and colours are wonderful.
Best regards, Paul
jcpix (14030) 2013-12-15 14:16
Hola mi Parisian partner,
So, what exactly were you doing here at the police station....in a little bit of trouble, hmmm?? :) Well, there's never a shortage of "company" here, I'm assuming you made plenty of new friends. jaja
I'm loving the opposing angles of the police bikes and perspective from the building itself, kind of a criss-cross pattern. The arches also make for a great repetitive shape to go along with the entire scene, and the lone individual in passing is just the right touch.
I can't recall ever seeing a police headquarter building featured here, so I applaud the originality. It's bright, colorful and sharply focused...a solid entry for TE! Nice work from down South. :)
Hope you've had a good weekend. Keep yourself out of trouble now.
Cheers de la parte pálida,
Didi (61587) 2013-12-16 10:37
Bonjour Maria
Un sujet intéressant qui aurait pu mieux être utilisé avec un cadrage en perspective latérale des motos et du poste de police
Bonne luminosité ambiante
mkamionka (56124) 2013-12-16 12:58
Hola Maria,
I am glad you decided to come back to this trip. This reportage is again so interesting for us as you have seen so many places rarely visited by Europeans or at least less popular that other places. Great geometry of the composition here with the repeated element of the arch and the motorbike as well.
Very well seen and captured.
I like it very much,
adramad (64252) 2013-12-17 11:19
Hola Maria.
Una composicion realmente original, las motos en el primer plano dan nucha fuerza a esta composicion, el edificio dentro de su sencillez de lineas resulta muy elegante y luce muy bien con los colores crema y amarillo.
Buena luminosidad y nitidez, con unos vibrantes colores.
Buen trabajo. Me gusta
Que tengas un buen dia.
Saludos cordiales.
EstudioChispa (2182) 2013-12-18 6:52
Hola Doña Maria!
Disculpame mi falta las semanas pasadas, por favor. Estabamos en Mexico! Pero regresamos a Austin y tengo muchos fotos para revistar, procesar, y postar.
Me gusta mucho este foto! Es un gran estudio de profundidad, con las motocicletas cercanos muy claro y también el edificio en la distancia tan claro! Buen trabajo, amiga!
Austin, Texas
ChrisJ (156137) 2013-12-19 10:26
Hello Maria,
Nice repetition of both the Spanish styled arches and the tilted fg motorbikes parked in the street. Good sharpness and color saturation. I like the receding perspective from left to right. National Police HQ in English if I am not mistaken? And they do a good job too. Tfs!
eldancer1 (36343) 2013-12-20 7:51
Beautiful architecture and it doesn't look like a fort for a police building. Good lighting and sharp details. Well done, tfs.
adores (46979) 2013-12-22 12:40
Hi Maria!
I guess most part of the people don't take photos of police stations. Here, the building is very interesting and the mororcycles make a great foreground. A well thought composition!
Waylim (25436) 2013-12-22 17:25
Hello Maria,
From the small thumb image, I thought those red lights were roses :) I feel more secure traveling in some countries, knowing there are police station near by. I like the inclusion of the motor bike it adds depth to you image and those beautiful roses :)
Have a good weekend, and if we don't connect between now and then, I wish you a very Merry Christmas.
Miguel82 (41794) 2013-12-26 20:41
National police Hq, good view including the motorbikes in the fg, they occupy a new building in the capital Asuncion, excellent colors and clear shot, have a nice day
danos (110395) 2013-12-27 5:04
Hola Maria,
nice the view of this section of the Police building with the parked motorbikes to are 'faced' to it.I like the excellent light and colour management as the clarity of the scene.
Have a good and healthy New Year,Danos
jmdias (96596) 2014-02-03 23:47
me gusta mucho el estilo de arquitectura del edificio, una lástima los (air conditioning)y los letreros. muy buena la composicion con buen uso de los elementos como las motocicletas.
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PUBLISHED: 08:59 12 March 2014 | UPDATED: 15:03 12 March 2014
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A former West Ham star took part in a gang rape after a night out clubbing in Romford, a court heard.
Midfielder Cristian Montano, 22, took the woman back to Axiom Apartments, Mercury Gardens, in the town centre, with two friends and attacked her as she pleaded with them to stop, it is claimed.
The woman says she woke up naked with the Oldham Athletic player on top of her while his friends Andres Hurtado, 23, and Camilo Valencia, 22, watched.
When Montano had finished, Hurtado had sex with the 22-year-old, Snaresbrook Crown Court heard.
Once he had finished the victim tried to get up but could not move while an already undressed Valencia got on top of her to humiliate her further, jurors heard.
The victim says she repeatedly told the men to stop while she was repeatedly raped.
The woman had met the Colombian-born Montano on a night-out with friends in Liquid night club, in South Street, it is said.
She remembers leaving the club with the men before losing her friend.
The victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said: "My next memory was waking up in the bedroom, naked, with no clothes on.
"One of them was having sex with me and he said something in another language and then a couple of them came back into the room.
"I was trying to push him off me but I couldn't, he was too strong but I was saying: 'Get off me.'
"The others were just stood there watching.
"Immediately after that another guy got into the bed and he penetrated me as well.
"I kept saying 'no' but he didn't say anything and he just kept going.
"I tried to get up and move off the bed but I couldn't, then another guy, he was already undressed, and it was all over quickly."
The three men called her a cab.
She was given her clothes back and her phone but her bag was never returned.
Montano was a trainee with West Ham and had loan spells at other clubs including Dagenham and Redbridge.
He was released last year by West Ham and moved to Oldham.
Montano, of Caspian Road, Greater Manchester; Valencia of Woolridge Way, Hackney; and Hurtado of Pemberton Gardens, Upper Holloway, all deny rape.
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Monday, January 28, 2013
Baked Crab and Artichoke Dip – A Snack So Nice, You Finish it Twice
19 comments:
- Dano said...
This looks DELICIOUS Chef John! I'd love to try it.
This is similar to your previous artichoke dip recipe, which while delicious, omitted the mayo and cream cheese.
That other recipe also had spinach and nutmeg in it, but this one doesn't. Would it be okay to add them to this masterpiece, or were they left out for a reason?
- January 28, 2013 at 9:55 PM
- Rita said...
oh, wow! being up at 04:00, right now, and seeing this is not fair! there's just no justice. AHAHAHAHA!
- January 28, 2013 at 10:03 PM
- Chef John said...
You can add whatever you like!! The nutmeg pairs well with spinach, so didn't think to add here.
- January 29, 2013 at 1:01 AM
- These lil' Peaches said...
I really wanted to listen to you tap that crust.
- January 29, 2013 at 4:42 AM
- These lil' Peaches said...
i really wanted to listen to you tap that crust.
- January 29, 2013 at 4:42 AM
- Ton Teezy said...
Hi Chef!
Can I find artichoke bottoms at my local grocery store? Thanks.
- January 29, 2013 at 12:24 PM
- Unknown said...
I have an aversion to mayo/miracle whip. Could I substitute or use more sour cream or cream cheese?
- January 29, 2013 at 1:24 PM
- Chef John said...
Hard for me to tell. Is there a way you can check directly with your local store? ;)
- January 29, 2013 at 2:00 PM
- Heather Chachula said...
I'm having girls night next weekend at my house, so this seems like the best thing to me. :-) Thanks once again Chef John for all your amazing recipes. :)
- January 29, 2013 at 4:11 PM
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- January 29, 2013 at 6:05 PM
- Sarah said...
Cayenne? No way! OLD BAY all day. (haha that rhymes. Unintentional. Maybe.)
- January 29, 2013 at 9:34 PM
- Zombie said...
Thank you. I made this for the super bowl party I was invited to and it was a smashing success. I was asked for the recipe frequently. I made a lot of friends who now want me to cook for them. Thank you. I had a great time and was in part to the food I made from your recipe.
- February 4, 2013 at 4:23 AM
- Unknown said...
Where is the Old Bay?
... or is that only a Maryland thing?
- February 4, 2013 at 3:10 PM
- Bret said...
Hi Chef,
Can I use the bread bowl method with the artichoke and spinach dip?
- March 4, 2013 at 11:24 PM
- Unknown said...
Great recipe. I made this and everyone love it. Thank you Chef John.
Here is my version. :)
- July 5, 2013 at 12:37 PM
- pkHUH said...
Hello Chef John,
Love the recipes, love the youtube channel. Can't wait to try out everything.
I'm going to make this dip for Thanksgiving and I'm wondering if I can make the filling the night before and bake the next day.
Thanks for all the help!
- November 21, 2013 at 10:06 AM
- Unknown said...
Made this last night, used Kaiser rolls (couldn't find ciabatta, no time to bake one) and made small bowls, enough for two people (unless you're my husband). I used the fake crab and that worked perfectly! Did not use mayo, not crazy about hot mayo. My only issue really was with the amount of lemon. I used a meyer lemon from my tree, squeezed only a small piece, but of course, my meyer lemons seem to hold a ton of juice. I say all of this only because I think one should probably "juice to taste". It was still a HUGE hit though. Only two drunk people at a time fighting over the bread bowl. Since I made them, well...and I was sober. Thanks for that great recipe. I was hailed as the true Super Bowl MVP (until Left Shark came along. Grrrr)
- February 2, 2015 at 5:01 PM
- Ken said...
Can I make the mix the night before, refrigerate it, and cook it the next day?
- February 6, 2016 at 10:21 PM
- Unknown said...
Great recipe. Worth spending money on real lump crab.
tarragon works well here I feel as well. Dill would be good too.
I used a Tuscan style loaf with great egg wash like shell. it was amazingly crusty. crust is to die for.
this dip is a bit tangy with worcestershire sauce and sour cream can do a bit less if you don't like the tang.
all and all great stuff thanks chef john!
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Following a recent terrorist attack on Coruscant, Jedi Master Obi Wan Kenobi and his Padawan, Anakin Skywalker have been sent to destroy a cache of Confederacy weapons on the dim world Nivek.
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"Of course not Master," Anakin replies, attempting to conceal his thoughts to himself. "It's nothing."
"Well your mind is elsewhere," the elder Jedi says, "And so is your heart. You must distance yourself from attachments Anakin, or you will never fulfill your destiny and become a Jedi Knight."
Elsewhere across the galaxy on the peaceful world Naboo, Republic Commander Rykrof Enloe has made an unscheduled visit to his home planet before a scheduled mission to destroy a Badoo Corba terror cell on Dathomir.
From a distance, Senator Padme Amidala watches as Rykrof bids farewell to his wife, Alyssa.
"You shouldn't have come home," Alyssa warns her husband. "What will the Chancellor say?"
"He won't even know," Rykrof assures her. "I had to see you and the baby," he says. "Besides, the Badoo Corba has no idea that we've located their base on Dathomir. The least I could do was come home to see my family before the mission."
"Just be careful," she begs him. "And hurry back. The last place I want you going is to some wild planet looking for those terrorists!"
As her husband's shuttles depart, Alyssa Enloe wonders when the love of her life will return... or if her child will ever remember its father.
Meanwhile, Anakin Skywalker has returned to the Republic fleet following his mission to Nivek with Obi Wan Kenobi...
...and immediately contacts his secret love on Naboo.
"Anakin!" Padme says with joy as her image appears via the holonet.
"Padme, I'm sorry I haven't contacted you before today. The mission with Obi Wan took longer than expected," he tells her. "But we were successful. We're one step closer to winning this war."
"Just seeing your face makes up for the lost time," Padme says warmly. "But I must admit I was jealous of Alyssa Enloe today when Rykrof showed up unexpectedly to visit her."
"Enloe was on Naboo?" Anakin asks.
"Just for a short time Anakin," she tells him. "But Alyssa looked so happy to see him. I wish you could have been here too," she says before changing the subject.
"...as do I, my love," he says softly, though his thoughts revolve around Rykrof disobeying a direct order to report straight to Dathomir.
Following the transmission, young Skywalker seeks the wisdom of a true friend.
Anakin quickly details what he has learned to Supreme Chancellor Palpatine.
"I'm not surprised," the ruler of the Senate says. "Commander Enloe has not seen his family in some time."
"But his orders were to go straight to Dathomir," Anakin counters.
"Yes, they were," Palpatine admits. "And those orders should have been followed," he says with a stern look.
"Therefore, the question presents itself:
Where do Rykrof Enloe's loyalties lie?
"I'm not sure," Anakin says softy.
"Neither am I," the Chancellor replies. "Anakin, you did the right thing bringing this information to me. If the Badoo Corba has used this window of opportunity to escape from Dathomir, Commander Enloe will be held accountable for dereliction of duty."
"You have become a great Jedi Anakin," Palpatine then says. "I only hope the Council understands this as I do."
Soon after, Rykrof's assault team arrives in Dathomir space.
Expecting to land on the planet safely, they are unprepared as they are confronted by a Separatist Fleet!
Without hesitation, the battleships open fire on Rykrof's ships...
...unable to jump to the safety of hyperspace, the convoy is defenseless against the attack.
Outnumbered and outgunned, Rykrof has no choice but to order his troops to launch their escape pods.
While the Separatist fleet does manage to destroy most of the escape pods, several vessels evade the deadly turbo lasers and enter the atmosphere of the dark planet below.
Soon, word of a distress signal from Commander Enloe's convoy is brought to the attention of the Supreme Chancellor by Commander Tylin Gere, a close friend of Rykrof Enloe.
"Commander Gere, I want to personally give you my condolences for your friend, Commander Enloe," the Chancellor says as he embraces Rykrof's good friend at the Republic Alpha Security Complex.
"It appears a Separatist fleet was in the Dathomir system when he arrived. We have yet to receive word of any survivors," Tylin informs him.
"The situation doesn't look good, and he's also a very close friend," Tylin continues after a brief pause.
"Of course he his. There is no doubt in that. And little doubt that
someone survived the attack, it would be Commander Enloe," Palpatine says thoughtfully. "But we now both know where his loyalties lie," he continues.
"I'm not sure what you mean," Tylin replies. "Rykrof is loyal to the Republic.
He always has been
"True, but we know that your friend took a detour to Naboo before carrying out his mission; thus giving the Badoo Corba an opportunity to escape," Palpatine says sternly.
"He must therefore face consequences upon his return; if he's even alive... think about it Commander Gere. If it came down to it, which would your friend lay down his life for? For the Republic or for his family on Naboo?"
"His family means everything to him," Tylin replies.
"As it should," the older man agrees. "But without the Republic, his family and the people of Naboo would be under oppression from the Separatists, or even the Badoo Corba. You see, the Republic can survive without Naboo, but Naboo can not survive without the Republic."
"True," Tylin agrees.
"Your friend fails to realize that," Palpatine says in an exhausted tone. "Because of this he had disobeyed direct orders and put himself and others in a situation that has most likely cost them their lives."
"This could have been our one chance to eliminate the Badoo Corba. Commander Gere, you must understand that
your friend is alive and
he is ever allowed to return to service, we must be weary of his allegiance. He could betray the Republic. He could betray
"I dont..." Tylin mutters.
"You don't have to say anything," the supreme ruler of the Republic says as he begins to exit the complex. "I'm sure there are other more important matters to for you to attend to."
"But in the meantime I will personally evaluate the risk of attempting a rescue, and decide if it is worth bringing him back here to face a trial," Palpatine says.
"But it appears it would be a waste of resources to try and find him."
Following the surprise attack on Rykrof Enloe's assault team, General Grievous has summoned Commander Asajj Ventress, a cold-hearted, merciless Force sensitive operative of Count Dooku to search the planet below for any survivors.
"Count Dooku himself has insisted that you personally dispose of any survivors," the general of the droid armies informs her. "Take a battalion of droids to the surface. Do not return without the head of Commander Enloe."
Although Asajj Ventress internally questions why she would be sent to dispose of a mere Republic commander who could very well already be dead, she restrains from questioning General Grievous of the rationale behind Count Dooku's orders.
"Count Dooku will be pleased," Grievous laughs. "There will be no escape for this fool Rykrof Enloe!"
Meanwhile, Rykrof wakes from an unconscious state and is helped to his feet by a surviving clone trooper.
"Do you have any injuries, Sir?" the trooper asks.
"I think I'm just a little dazed," Rykrof tells him as he looks around. "Wow, this place is disgusting," he observes.
"Affirmative Sir," the clone confirms.
"Ok, we've got to start looking for survivors," Rykrof says. "Do you know the status of any other pods that made it to the surface?"
"I'm not sure, but I've seen one approximately 200 meters to the east," the trooper replies.
Rykrof is dismayed to see that one of the troopers did not survive the landing.
"Broken neck," one clone trooper advises Rykrof. "We came in so hard it's a wonder any of us made it."
"I guess we have to consider ourselves lucky then," Rykrof says dryly.
"We'll continue our search until nightfall," he then says, thinking aloud. "Then we can see if we can find a shelter for the night."
Rykrof and his known surviving troopers then begin to search the dank swamp for any other survivors...
...unaware of the true dangers that await them on Dathomir...
...or why the Separatists have taken control of the system.
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Social Media for Nonprofits- Vancouver
Social Media For Nonprofits
Tuesday, June 25, 2013 from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM (PDT)
Event Details
On June 25th, 2013, Social Media for Nonprofits will bring together nonprofit decision-makers and supporters in the Vancouver area to share practical tips and tools for fundraising, marketing, and advocacy. Speakers will address a variety of topics in a series of short, TED-meets-Twitter style talks and interactive workshops.
Who Should Attend?
- Executive Directors & Founders
- Development & Online Marketing Professionals
- Marketing & Communications Staff
- Nonprofit Bloggers and Media
- Board Members & Volunteers
- Nonprofit Consultants
Key Takeaways:
- Actionable insights for fundraising, marketing, and advocacy
- How to incorporate social media into your fundraising and marketing efforts
- How to maximize your presence on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn
- Lessons learned by leading nonprofit practitioners and consultants
- Measurement, analysis, and dash boarding best practices
- How to recruit and engage volunteers using social media
- Incredible networking opportunity with like-minded peers
- Free and easy-to-use platforms and resources
- Going viral with video
Conference registration includes access to the full-day program, access to all breakouts, continental breakfast, and lunch.
Refund and Cancellation Policy:
We do not offer cancellations nor refunds, but we will gladly transfer your ticket to someone else if you notify us 48 hours before the event date.
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You probably already teach about animals and their habitats – why should you teach about insects in particular?
Insects and other small animals are a key part in any food chain, a subject your students will study in 4th grade science. Knowing about them and having respect for insects now will help them better appreciate insects' importance later.
If you are interested in a great game that combines food chains with human impact on the environment, check out the game Deadly Links in an educational guide produced by the Girl Scouts (scroll to page 18). This role play examines the relationship between three animals (mosquito, fish, eagle) and what happens when human beings try to get rid of the mosquitoes. Deadly Links is appropriate for grades 4+ in its current form, but could easily be adapted for younger students.


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**Zero or no closing costs refers to the possibility that closing costs of the loan may be rolled into final amount of the loan and not paid in cash at closing.
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Wednesday Bible Study - 6:30 pm
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This is the last message in our study on the apostles. Sadly, this one is not an encouraging message. This is a message of squandered opportunity and spiritual wickedness. We do pray, however, that it is a benefit to you since God chose to include the history of Judas in His Word.


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One of the unique features of mobile applications is location awareness. Mobile users bring their devices with them everywhere, and adding location awareness to your app offers users a more contextual experience.
Code samples
The ApiDemos repository on GitHub includes samples that demonstrate the use of location on a map:
- MyLocationDemoActivity: Using the My Location layer, including runtime permissions
- LocationSourceDemoActivity: Using a custom
- CurrentPlaceDetailsOnMap: Finding the current location of an Android device and displaying details of the place (business or other point of interest) at that location. See the tutorial on showing current place details on a map.
Working with location data
The location data available to an Android device includes the current location of the device — pinpointed using a combination of technologies — the direction and method of movement, and whether the device has moved across a predefined geographical boundary, or geofence. Depending upon the needs of your application, you can choose between several ways of working with location data:
- The My Location layer provides a simple way to display a device's location on the map. It does not provide data.
- The Google Play services Location API is recommended for all programmatic requests for location data.
- The
LocationSourceinterface allows you to provide a custom location provider.
Location permissions
If your app needs to access the user's location, you must request permission by adding the relevant Android location permission to your app.
Android offers two location permissions:
ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION and
ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION. The permission you choose determines the accuracy of the
location returned by the API. You only need to request one of the Android
location permissions, depending on the level of accuracy you need:
android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION– Allows the API to use WiFi or mobile cell data (or both) to determine the device's location. The API returns the location with an accuracy approximately equivalent to a city block.
android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION– Allows the API to determine as precise a location as possible from the available location providers, including the Global Positioning System (GPS) as well as WiFi and mobile cell data.
Add the permissions to the app manifest
Add one of the following permissions as a child of the
<manifest> element
in your Android manifest. Either the coarse location permission:
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.example.myapp" > ... <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/> ... </manifest>
Or the fine location permission:
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.example.myapp" > ... <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/> ... </manifest>
Request runtime permissions
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) introduces a new model for handling permissions, which streamlines the process for users when they install and upgrade apps. If your app targets API level 23 or later, you can use the new permissions model.
If your app supports the new permissions model and the device is running Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) or later, the user does not have to grant any permissions when they install or upgrade the app. The app must check to see if it has the necessary permission at runtime, and request the permission if it does not have it. The system displays a dialog to the user asking for the permission.
For best user experience, it's important to request the permission in context. If location is essential to the functioning of your app, then you should request the location permission at app startup. A good way to do this is with a warm welcome screen or wizard that educates users about why the permission is required.
If the app requires the permission for only part of its functionality, then you should request the location permission at the time when the app performs the action that requires the permission.
The app must gracefully handle the case where the user does not grant permission. For example, if the permission is needed for a specific feature, the app can disable that feature. If the permission is essential for the app to function, the app can disable all its functionality and inform the user that they need to grant the permission.
The following code sample checks for permission using the Support library before enabling the My Location layer:
if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) { if (mMap != null) { mMap.setMyLocationEnabled(true); } } else { // Permission to access the location is missing. Show rationale and request permission PermissionUtils.requestPermission(this, LOCATION_PERMISSION_REQUEST_CODE, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION, true); }
The following sample handles the result of the permission request by
implementing the
from the Support library:
@Override public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, @NonNull String[] permissions, @NonNull int[] grantResults) { if (requestCode != LOCATION_PERMISSION_REQUEST_CODE) { return; } if (PermissionUtils.isPermissionGranted(permissions, grantResults, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION)) { // Enable the my location layer if the permission has been granted. enableMyLocation(); } else { // Permission was denied. Display an error message // ... } }
For more code samples and best practices for Android runtime permissions, see the documentation for the Android permissions model.
The My Location layer
You can use the My Location layer and the My Location button to show your
user their current position on the map. Call
to enable the My Location layer on the map.
The following sample shows a simple usage of the My Location layer:
public class MyLocationDemoActivity extends FragmentActivity
implements OnMyLocationButtonClickListener,
OnMapReadyCallback {
private GoogleMap mMap;
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
SupportMapFragment mapFragment =
(SupportMapFragment) getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.map);
public void onMapReady(GoogleMap map) {
mMap = map;
// TODO: Before enabling the My Location layer, you must request
// location permission from the user. This sample does not include
// a request for location permission.
public void onMyLocationClick(@NonNull Location location) {
Toast.makeText(this, "Current location:\n" + location, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
public boolean onMyLocationButtonClick() {
Toast.makeText(this, "MyLocation button clicked", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
// Return false so that we don't consume the event and the default behavior still occurs
// (the camera animates to the user's current position).
return false;
When the My Location layer is enabled, the My Location button appears in the top right corner of the map. When a user clicks the button, the camera centers the map on the current location of the device, if it is known. The location is indicated on the map by a small blue dot if the device is stationary, or as a chevron if the device is moving.
The following screenshot shows the My Location button at top right and the My Location blue dot in the center of the map:
You can prevent the My Location button from appearing by calling
Your app can respond to the following events:
- If the user clicks the My Location button, your app receives an
onMyLocationButtonClick()callback from the
- If the user clicks the My Location blue dot, your app receives an
onMyLocationClick()callback from the
From our Terms of Service
Protect user privacy,
keep them informed
Always inform users of how you will use their data, and don't make it possible to identify individual users. Get user consent before using their location, and let them revoke consent at any time.
The Google Play services Location API
The Google Play services Location API is the preferred method for adding location awareness to your Android application. It includes functionality that lets you:
- Determine the device location.
- Listen for location changes.
- Determine the mode of transportation, if the device is moving.
- Create and monitor predefined geographical regions, known as geofences.
The location APIs make it easy for you to build power efficient, location-aware applications. Like the Maps SDK for Android, the Location API is distributed as part of the Google Play services SDK. For more information on the Location API, please refer to the Android training class Making Your App Location Aware or the Location API Reference. Code examples are included as part of the Google Play services SDK.


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Boots, glorious boots
At some point, a man just does not want to wear sneakers anymore. There will come a day when he will be looking for a pair of boots, which are like good friends: solid, reliable and forever. Our reporter traveled to the English countryside in order to find his.
Of course, it was all extremely silly: running after a complete stranger in Copenhagen, tapping him on the shoulder, pointing at his shoes and then asking: "Where did you get those?" I had readied myself for a mocking glance or a brusque rebuff. But the man, roughly mid-30s, just smiled as though this was not the first time someone had stopped him on the street. "They're William Lennon boots," he said. "I've been wearing them every day for years!"
His half-length boots were made of fine black leather. They were rugged, yet elegant and gleamed like a vintage black-and-white portrait of Romy Schneider – distinctive, full of patina and equipped with a knowing weariness, which tells of long, arduous roads taken.
I immediately knew that I, too, wanted to possess such boots. Never again would I have to decide what footwear I would be donning the next morning. I had never heard of William Lennon shoemakers in Derbyshire. And to be honest, I did not even know much about Derbyshire, the county located in the Peak District in central England. Boasting the 636-meter Kinder Scout peak, the region is home to England's first national park, which was created in 1951.
The area has a certain faded beauty. To imagine it, just think back to the Jane Austin movie Pride and Prejudice, which was shot here in 2004. Huge manor houses, charming cottages, pale green misty meadows, crooked gravel paths and a whole lot of sheep.
Even William Lennon's address sounds like it was made up: The small manufacturer is located on a street called "The Bank" in the town of Stone Middleton in the Hope Valley – but you really have to look for it. Its HQ is a small cottage surrounded by fields, meadows and neighboring properties located on a small hill. I feel like I'm traveling through Middle Earth. The feeling gets even stronger when I duck into a workshop through a small wooden door. Here, apart from an old lady wearing thick glasses (Pat Helliwell who has been working at William Lennon for more than 50 years), you can only make out mountains of boots piled on top of each other.
Once my eyes get used to the dim light, I recognize stacks of sides of leather in shades of brown and black, in a corner. There are shelves with woodworm holes, worktops covered in shoe lasts, knives and rather creatively filed order slips. Between it all, are curious machines – mechanical monstrosities that I had only ever seen in an industrial museum. It is all quite chaotic. This is what workshops must have looked like at the turn of the century – the 20th, not the 21st century, of course.
"You're not wrong," says Libs Slattery. She laughs and shoots me a slightly mocking glance. "The factory used to be a flourmill, which William, my great-great-grandfather, bought in 1904. Since that time, shoes have been made here in similar conditions and using the same machines as back then."
The 45-year-old is one of William Lennon's three company directors and the heart and soul of the company. "We make sure that there is a family atmosphere." This is not limited to the workshop: Libs' father, whose name is also William and who is 76, and her cousin Dan Walker, 45, are the other two bosses of the small company, which has been producing fine work boots for four generations.
For the last 100 years, we have been producing boots using similar machines, and in similar conditions.
In the basement, they manufacture roughly 250 to 300 pairs of "Ruff Lander" boots a week, which are mostly for industrial use. On the two upper floors, they make the more high-end William Lennon brand, producing 30 to 35 pairs of the distinctive retro boots a week – enough to keep the twelve William Lennon employees in work.
It is not easy, concedes Libs: "Cheap products from China have forced many smaller companies out of business." But William Lennon keeps on going: "We are scaling down our Ruff Lander brand," says Libs.
"In the future, we will focus on our more exclusive products. There are more and more men who are willing to pay a respectable amount for our boots, people who don't necessarily want to work in them."
In fact, William Lennon boots are not actually that expensive: between 150 to 250 pounds, depending on the wishes of the client. "After all, we make our products exclusively by hand," says Slattery, who is married to the local butcher and seems like a formidable lady.
"The Shepherd's Boot is our top selling model. It has been available in this form and with this finishing for more than 100 years."
In a kind of storage room, which is used as the company's official showroom, its products have been put on display on a few shelves. Among them, is the soccer boot, a kind of leather briquette with small wooden blocks underneath the sole. The item is more of a weapon than a shoe, but has long been out of production, as I hear to my relief.The Shepherd's Boot, on the other hand, is – at first glance – reminiscent of an orthopedic shoe whose tip is curved upward, like a sultan's slipper. "Solid, unbreakable," says Libs. "For shepherds and people who constantly clamber up and down hills, it is the best there is."
Why? She leads me to a piece of machinery that looks as odd as if it had been developed by a mad professor to feature in a "Star Wars" movie. "This is an original BUSM Rapid Standard Brass Screw machine," she says with pride. "She's a heroine. There are only a handful left in the world and we own more than one of them." If I understood her correctly, this unique machine is able to staple together the leather and sole so tightly that not even a sheet of paper would fit in between them.
Enter Dan, who is in charge of the craftsmanship at William Lennon, while Libs is responsible for the commercial side. And Mr. Lennon senior? What does he do? "He doesn't come in every day anymore." I enquire whether he is ill. "No, not at all. He just wants to enjoy life!" says Dan, and goes on to ask how I had found out about the company.
I tell him my Copenhagen story and he nods. He has heard quite a few tales of men who were looking for boots that are as reliable as a good friend. We walk along shelf after shelf. Dan makes notes regarding the types of leather I am interested in and measures my feet.
We agree the metal fittings, toecaps and accessories until we have put together my unique model. For now, it only exists on a piece of scrap paper. "It will take six to eight weeks before you will be able to take delivery of it in Germany." Maybe even longer – and no, there is no need for a deposit. "That's not how we do things here." I like the idea that you cannot just travel to Derbyshire and return home with a shopping bag, as though you had gone to a supermarket.
"Rome wasn't built in a day," I say to Dan, who smiles in response. "Well, the long delivery times just come about because things can get a bit chaotic around here. Besides, we're not really on this earth to work ourselves to death." A charming approach, without doubt. Add to that, the fact that you have to practically tease stories out of the company director like the one about a certain Brad Pitt – who actually owns a pair of Lennon boots.
Excessive marketing is not the done thing here in central England. Nevertheless, an online shop that is exclusively focused on William Lennon is scheduled to go live soon. This is solely born out of necessity: "With it, clients from around the world will be able to design their boots choosing different elements," explains Dan and shrugs. "It will help preserve all this," he says pointing at the workshop and his employees. He pauses and looks at me. "And it's worth preserving, isn't it?"
This story first appeared in Lufthansa Exclusive, the frequent traveller magazine. For more information about Lufthansa Miles & More offers, please click here.


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I am creating an iPhone game using cocos2d + box2d that needs a lot of levels. My friends and I are creating the game and most of them have no programming experience and end up with nothing to do. I want to make a level creator / editor java applet that can create a level file and then I can parse that file into a box2d level with objective-c
The only problem is that I have never done game programming with java so I'm not sure where to start. I want to create something like this level editor video and let the user add predefined shapes like circles and boxes.
I can do all the objective-c side of things so I just need help with the java side
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KOffice 2 Alpha 5 Released
Immediately after the release of KDE 4.0 RC1, the KDE office suite KOffice today announced the release of version 2.0 Alpha 5. As with the previous alpha versions of 2.0, this is a technology preview more than a version for users to test out. Nonetheless there are some exciting new features and developments here. Read on for more information.
In addition to enhancements in all the applications themselves which are too many to mention here, there are a few particularly important improvements.
More Shared Infrastructure
The general libraries saw several enhancements. First, there is improved sharing by making resources like gradients and strokes shared. All applications are now using the same implementation of these features, something that will reduce bugs and heighten the users feeling of a unified application suite. Another change is that the basic routines for handling the OpenDocument Format have been broken out into its own library. This is not a user-visible change, but important nonetheless because it is this library that was suggested will be made available for other KDE developers in kdelibs 4.1.
Simplified Word Processor: Kids Office
Over two years ago, Inge Wallin proposed a simplified word processor to be used in school for kids. Thomas Zander, the KWord lead developer, made a proof of concept of this using the infrastructure of KOffice 2. This proved simpler than even Thomas would have believed, and KOffice 2.0 Alpha 5 now contains a first version of the KOffice for kids. Note that only the GUI is simplified, and that it still contains the full power of KOffice. This means that it can save and load the OpenDocment Format, which will make it easy to interact with other users of OpenOffice.org or the full KOffice suite.
New Drawing Tools in Krita
The Krita team is working hard to make Krita the best free pixel based image editor in the world. This version introduces so called Chinese Brushes and a new Path Tool. It also now has all the filters that Krita 1.6 had again, as well as a first-cut implentation of on-canvas filter previews.
More information about this release can be found in the full announcement or the release notes.
ODF Library
I am sooo looking forward to having at least basic ODF I/O capabilities available in a common library.
ODF spreadsheet tables instead of all the parsing, escaping/quoting and type guessing currently involved with CSV I/O. *sigh*
By Kevin Krammer at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
Re: ODF Library
I think that Qt should have ODF classes.
By Anonymous at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
Re: ODF Library
> I think that Qt should have ODF classes.
Isn't a KOffice LGPL library good enough? And if so, why not?
By Thomas Zander at Sat, 2007/11/24 - 6:00am
Re: ODF Library
In a way the advantage would be to use simple Qt widgets to modify ODF files
think of a small pygtk app for example
By she at Sun, 2007/11/25 - 6:00am
Re: ODF Library
Why does py_gtk_ have to do with this?
By Anonymous Coward at Mon, 2007/11/26 - 6:00am
Re: ODF Library
He was using that as an example, not literally. Don't be so harsh.
By Ruben Schade at Mon, 2007/11/26 - 6:00am
Goal of Krita
"The Krita team is working hard to make Krita the best free pixel based image editor in the world."
I propose to change the goal to make Krita simply the best pixel based image editor in the world.
By Grósz Dániel at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
Re: Goal of Krita
Especially since personally I think Krita 1.6 already was the best free pixel image based editor in the world.
By Ian Monroe at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
Re: Goal of Krita
To be sure Krita is awesome, but the gimp still has more mindshare and features. Still, knowing the impressive team behind Krita, this will not be true for long!
By Some perspective at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
Re: Goal of Krita
Well yea I did say personally... I can't stand the Gimp's interface.
By Ian Monroe at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
Re: Goal of Krita
The GIMP team had some setbacks, especially with GEGL being dormant so long after the original developer vanished and the code cleanup that lead to 2.0 taking so long. But at least they have even gotten better at listening to their users as the reviews on gimp-brainstorm.blogspot.com demonstrates.
There are still problems though and the main problems with the GIMP are:
A) That developers have come up with some use cases that don't include original art creation even though if you go to www.gimpusers.com or look at some of the feature requests you find there are a lot of current GIMP users doing exactly that.
Krita 2.0 has some nice features that make it interesting for art creation instead of just photo manipulation and if the GIMP wants to continue playing on that field it will have to add some extra features.
By Imos Anon at Sun, 2007/11/25 - 6:00am
what about tables
in koffice1 working with tables is really painfull, what about koffice2 ???
By Rudolhp at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
Re: what about tables
Unless someone steps up and creates a table shape plugin, tables will not be in KOffice 2.0.
Re: what about tables
WHAT? There will be KSpread, right?
By anonymous coward at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
Re: what about tables
Yes, KSpread is in excellent shape.
Re: what about tables
Will it be possible to include a KSpread-shape anywhere in a document? Doesn't this make the traditional "Table"-feature (like in MS Word) obsolete?
By Axl at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
Re: what about tables
Yes, it will be possible to include a kspread shape and no, it doesn't make the standard text shape obsolete. The reason for that is that a spreadsheet is very oriented towards calculation and a text processor table is oriented towards organizing text. Right now, we don't have advanced handling of text properties in the spreadsheet cells, although this will possibly change later. Spreadsheets also don't have things like reoccuring header cells on several pages, which are important in text tables.
By Inge Wallin at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
Re: what about tables
>>The reason for that is that a spreadsheet is very oriented towards calculation and a text processor table is oriented towards organizing text.<<
Microsoft would disagree with you here: they saw a huge adoption of Excel when they focused on table as a way of organising text..
By renox at Mon, 2007/11/26 - 6:00am
Re: what about tables
Too bad. I guess I am stuck with bloated OpenOffice forever.
By taxi at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
Re: what about tables
Yeah, well... We can't build Rome overnight. It's likely that we will have a table plugin for 2.1 or 2.2 -- but right now we simply don't have enough time.
Re: what about tables
I see. Thanks anyway Boudewijn and all the other Koffice developers for all your efforts!
By taxi at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
Q Note.
This version introduces so called Chinese Brushes and a new Pat...
So called? Bad choice of wording here Inge. Makes it sound ... hyped ... fake ...
By AnonymityIsGreat at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
Re: Q Note.
of course it is a fake... it's not a real chinese brush ..
By thomas at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
Re: Q Note.
Well, it could be because I am not an English native speaker. In Swedish the equivalent of 'so called' here would not have connotations of hype, just a statement of fact that this is what they are called.
On the other hand, and as another comment stated, they are in fact not real, only simulated or virtual. Would that have been a better word to use?
By Inge Wallin at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
Re: Q Note.
Don't sweat it. I am a native speaker and I have no idea what he's talking about.
By jason at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
Re: Q Note.
"so-called" at least in my country carries connotations of disputed legitimacy (see eg http://www.thefreedictionary.com/so-called). A less ambiguous phrase (though more wordy) is "This version introduces support for Chinese Brush paint-stroke simulation"
By picky at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
Re: Q Note.
By Chani at Sun, 2007/11/25 - 6:00am
Re: Q Note.
Not agreed. Look at your own link again and then at point 1. It doesnt carry any connotations - this is the first and main meaning. There are other meanings apart from that but - at least for me - they dont necessarily imply a "connotation", especially when the context is completely clear. What you are hinting at seems to me like interpreting "The pizza has hot chili on it" meaning "The chili on the pizza has a very high temperature". It's just weird, especially given the somewhat informal nature of many publications on the internet.
By Michael at Sun, 2007/11/25 - 6:00am
Re: Q Note.
Virtual Chinese Brushes might have worked better. In fact, the clarification behind the Chinese Brushes being virtual and not physical might have been unnecessary given the subject of the article (it would be implicitly assumed).
By matt at Thu, 2007/11/29 - 6:00am
Alpha Version
Thanks for giving it a realistic release state label.
By Anonymous at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
Re: Alpha Version
Don't worry that will soon change.
By Cyrille Berger at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
Release notes?
It looks like very impressive work. I know my kids will benefit from the Kids Office.
For me, the link to the release notes doesn't work.
By T at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
Re: Release notes?
Right, there is a bug there. The release notes can be found at http://www.koffice.org/releases/2.0alpha5-release.php, but there isn't too much there.
By Inge Wallin at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
Re: Release notes?
Fixed now in the article.
By Inge Wallin at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
Kids are the future
Honestly, I believe this Kids Office will help KOffice as a whole, improving its usability.
Often a very simple interface, for a very different mindset of people, helps a whole class of applications to reach a breakthrough.
Some legends tell that GUIs, mouses and OOP(to code them) where developed for kids use.
By Bruno Laturner at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
Re: Kids are the future
Much of the GUI interface we see today was created a Xerox PARC for SmallTalk. The language targeted kids. The basic philosophy of Alan Kay was to build an environment that kids would be able to learn programming.
The group at PARC was known as the 'Learning Research Group' and was heavily influences by LOGO a language designed bat MIT by Seymour Papert for teaching kids programming.
So you are right - looking at the world for a kids perspective forces you to think in pedagogic terms, to simplify, to link related concepts, introduce information in terms that can be easily learnt. Doing those things introduces a clarity that benefits not just kids but all users. I hope KDE in its entirety will take that approach.
KDE is trying to do a wonderful thing, but it is not the most attractive desktop in the world, I am sorry to say it is still rather ugly but powerful. Teat us all as kids and we will thank you for it.
By Nurul Choudhury at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
Re: Kids are the future
However...don't do like GNOME and treat us like we're id10t's. Linus had a good point there. That's why I, too, stick with KDE, because it's full featured, but yet it doesn't try too hard to hide the power of the system from me. For example, tweaking MIME types on GNOME is a royal PITA (everything I've found says you've got to go to a terminal window to do it). By contrast, doing it on KDE is a snap and quite intuitive.
By Sum Yung Gai at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
Re: Kids are the future
I agree GNOME has gone too far when it comes to 'dumbing down' the interface, but on the other hand they have a more attractive 'IMHO'. But perhaps the system to learn form is OS X. The beauty and simplicity of the interface is astonishing. Let us not be too proud that we do not learn from other. Yet I do not suggest we blindly copy them.
Design the interface to be simple for kinds to understand yet powerful enough to satisfy the most demanding user. SmallTalk achieved that and more, let us make KDE do the same and we will have a system that is the envy of all and a gift to the world. Keep up the good work and I hope that the comments that I have written will ring a bell somewhere.
- without beauty we are nothing
By Nurul Choudhury at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
Re: Kids are the future
Problem, of course, is that the beauty thing is subjective. Personally, I like the Ubuntu look and prefer it over Kubuntu. But I prefer Oxygen over both, and I think KDE 4 looks awesome. Apparently, you disagree.
By Jos Poortvliet at Sat, 2007/11/24 - 6:00am
Re: Kids are the future
I have to be honest the only version of KDE4 I have tried is the Debian live CD for KDE beta4. I do not think that it had Oxygen theme in these. I am sure the Oxygen theme improves the look but that is not what I am talking about. It really has to do with fonts, layouts and the general feel of the environment.
I am not saying in any way the KDE is bad, far from it I think the system is an amazing achievement it terms of capability offered to end users. The presentation of KDE really does look like 'developers' put the visuals together and not visual designers. It is not a criticism of 'developers' - I have been one for more years than I care to remember. It is that you would not use a doctor to do the job of a lawyer would you?
One of the most interesting aspects of KDE is Plasma. The most interesting aspect is that it gives visual designers to create the interface and the look of the applets. For KDE to really reach new aesthetic heights there has to be a way for all applications to have their interface look and layout be created by graphic artists and interface designers. I wish I could tell you how that would be done; but making that a stated goal of KDE 4.x would bring far smarter minds than mine to the issue of creating a visually beautiful interface as well a an ergonomic one.
Open source has come a long way in this arena.
Installation was difficult in the past now it is simply amazing
What I am saying is the open source has met and excelled at every challenge thrown at it yet many more remain. Ultimately it is the Red Queen problem, as you get better the bar keeps rising welcome to the real world.
By Nurul Choudhury at Sun, 2007/11/25 - 6:00am
Thanks, KOffice team, for your continued work
Hello KOffice team,
I am currently a major user of OpenOffice.org, chiefly because of the MS Office file format compatibility issues that I have to deal with at work. Yes, I actually do like OO.o. However, at home, I've started to use KOffice here and there, and due to the shared library nature, it is far less memory-intensive than OO.o. I have run it on a 400MHz Power Mac G3 with 256MB DRAM, and it's actually quite functional (Kubuntu 6.06 "Dapper Drake") and snappier than I had expected. The PDF editing functionality of KWord already has proved handy at least a couple of times.
The OpenDocument support is, as far as I'm concerned, a major plus. It's taking a while for GNU/Linux to show lots of numbers on the desktop, sure. Note my choice of words: "show" lots of numbers. However, it's happening, and thus truly open standards like ODF will have to be paid attention to; the days of "Microsoft Word required" or "submit resume/proposal in MS Word format only" are numbered. Your work helps to further this goal.
Not that I care for MS Windows, but I've also come around to the decision that it was a good idea for KDE to support MS Windows with KDE 4. Here's why. If we can get folks to actually run KDE on MS Windows, then they'll have KOffice, among many other things (KTorrent, AmaroK, K3b, etc.). This is yet another vector to make it easier for folks to migrate to Free platforms like GNU/Linux and *BSD.
By Sum Yung Gai at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
"KOffice for Bairns"
Rofl... :-)
By odysseus at Fri, 2007/11/23 - 6:00am
Kids Office
Wanted to say thanks for this, it's sorely needed... and sometimes adults prefer simple interfaces too.
By Christie Harris at Sat, 2007/11/24 - 6:00am
Remember Creative Writer 2?
I remember when I was going to primary school in the 90s we used Microsoft Creative Writer 2 in the labs to type up our letters, reports and other projects, it was a lot of fun. I think this Kids primer interface will help to do the same thing: help make computers more accessible and fun to people at an earlier age.
This could also mean that for some when they're old enough they'll start demanding KDE based machines instead of Windows ones, which can only be a good thing right :)?
By Ruben Schade at Mon, 2007/11/26 - 6:00am
Re: Remember Creative Writer 2?
the creative writer 2 - idea is interesting - you'll still find a demoversion at:
By doesn't matter at Mon, 2007/11/26 - 6:00am
Formating icons
I hope those formating icons wont be so huge on Koffice2. I understand those should be big on kids version but c'mon, for normal usage those are HUGE sized.
I loved smaller ones on wich came with KDE4 RC version but when i opened formation panel, i got almoust heart attack because they toke almoust all the space what my 1280×800 monitor allows on vertical space.
So do we get them smaller size and im just missunderstand or will they stay as that?
1/4 size of those could be ideal…
I liked version what came with Mandriva 2008 cooker but there is so much missing so i cant get good touch for it.
By Fri13 at Mon, 2007/11/26 - 6:00am


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2010 Press Releases
Toronto-based artist Kristan Horton wins $50,000 Grange Prize
After a forty-day public vote, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and Aeroplan are proud to announce that Toronto-based artist Kristan Horton is the winner of The Grange Prize 2010.
AGO Opens Family-Friendly Exhibitions for Holidays
Just in time for the holidays, the AGO is opening a group of intimate exhibitions that feature the work of two remarkable storytellers – Aesop and Walter Trier.
AGO Partners with Centre Pompidou to Bring Masterworks by Chagall, Kandinsky to Toronto
Chagall and the Russian Avant-Garde to go on view in October 2011. The Art Gallery of Ontario is bringing the magic, whimsy and wonder of Marc Chagall to Toronto next fall with a major exhibition organized by the Centre Pompidou.
AGO Opens the Gates to India's Royal Courts
The splendour, luxury, and legacy of India's greatest kings will be experienced by visitors to the Art Gallery of Ontario beginning this Saturday at 10 am, when Maharaja: The Splendour of India's Royal Courts opens to the public.
AGO Maharaja Exhibition Will Be an Immersive Experience for the Entire Family
The exhibition, a Canadian exclusive, features more than 200 treasures spanning three centuries, including opulent jewellery, ornate weaponry, stunning artwork, and the Star of India — the legendary 1934 Rolls Royce Phantom II custom-built for His Highness Thakore Sahib Dharmendrasinhji Lakhajiraj of Rajkot.
AGO Acquires Record Ten Works at Art Toronto 2010
Ten works by four contemporary Canadian artists will be joining the collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario after an evening of important acquisitions at the annual art fair's Opening Night Preview. Four works by Kingston-based artist Mike Bayne, four works by Montreal-based artist Adad Hannah, and a work each from Toronto-based An Te Liu and Vancouver-based Ron Terada were purchased with funds raised at the preview, a benefit for the AGO.
Never-Before-Seen Works at the AGO Reveal a Darker Side to Henry Moore
An exhibition heralded by the Guardian as "the most important exhibition of [Henry] Moore's work for a generation" is coming to the Art Gallery of Ontario this fall.
Toronto Artist Allyson Mitchell Brings a "Well of Forbidden Knowledge" to the AGO
For the fourth installment of the AGO's ongoing Toronto Now series, local artist Allyson Mitchell transforms the Young Gallery into a provocative and fantastical lesbian feminist library with her installation 'A girl's journey to the well of forbidden knowledge'.
AGO's Maharaja Exhibition will be FREE to Visitors Under 25
The corporate community has come together with an unprecedented sponsorship in support of the Gallery's major fall exhibition. Thanks to generous support from Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. , The Globe and Mail, Rogers Communications Inc. , and Scotiabank Group, the Art Gallery of Ontario is thrilled to announce that admission to Maharaja: The Splendour of India's Royal Courts is free to visitors 25 years of age and under.
Construction Underway at the Art Gallery of Ontario
The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament for Whitby-Oshawa, Matthew Teitelbaum, CEO of the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), and Geordie C. Dalglish, Chairman of The W. Garfield Weston Foundation, today celebrated the unveiling of the design and construction progress of the Gallery's new Weston Family Learning Centre.
AGO Mounts Three-Part Exhibition Featuring the Work of Eva Hesse, Betty Goodwin and Agnes Martin
This fall, the fourth floor of the Vivian and David Campbell Centre for Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario will feature AT WORK: Eva Hesse - Studiowork, Betty Goodwin - Work Notes, Agnes Martin - Work Ethic.
Shary Boyle's Flesh and Blood to go on display at AGO
July 28, 2010. This fall the AGO will reinstall four of its first-floor European galleries to host a special exhibition featuring the bold and imaginative work of Toronto-based artist Shary Boyle. Shary Boyle: Flesh and Blood will be on view from September 15 through December 5, and includes more than 30 recent works by the artist.
Groundbreaking artist, community leader Will Munro to be featured in AGO's Toronto Now series
July 23, 2010. Provocative artist. Community builder. Deejay. Restaurateur. Activist. Inimitable party-thrower. Will Munro was all of these things and much more to many Torontonians, and the AGO is celebrating his life and work in the newest installment of the Gallery's Toronto Now series.
Canadian Exclusive: The Great Kings of India Hold Court at the AGO
July 7, 2010. First exhibition to comprehensively explore the world of the Maharajas. This fall the Art Gallery of Ontario opens its doors to the magnificent world of India's great kings.
AGO Appoints Elizabeth Smith As New Executive Director of Curatorial Affairs
June 22, 2010. After a five-month global search, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) has hired Elizabeth Smith as its new Executive Director of Curatorial Affairs.
Art Gallery of Ontario to Close G20 Weekend
(Toronto: June 7, 2010) – As the city ramps up for the upcoming G20 summit, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) will close to the public early at 4 pm on Friday, June 25 and remain fully closed on the weekend of June 26 and 27 as a result of the anticipated traffic interruptions and road closures.
Toronto Now series continues with artist collaboration
The AGO's Toronto Now series continues with the installation of 11:11, a collaborative work featuring Toronto-based artists Sebastian Butt, Janis Demkiw, Olia Mishchenko, Sandy Plotnikoff and Christine Swintak. 11:11 will be on view from June 5 to July 25, in the Young Gallery, a free, street-level space adjacent to Frank restaurant, facing Dundas Street.
Aeroplan and the AGO Announce the 2010 Grange Prize Shortlist
May 27, 2010. Four leading-edge photographers — two Canadian and two American — have been recognized for their excellence and chosen as finalists for the 2010 Grange Prize, presented by Aeroplan and the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Unprecedented Partnerships Bring Drama to Life at AGO
May 25, 2010. The Art Gallery of Ontario's major summer exhibition will feature the voices of Stratford's brightest stars, live performances from cast members of the Canadian Stage TD Dream in High Park, and Degas-inspired ballet performances by Opera Atelier's Artists of Atelier Ballet.
AGO to Mount Major Julian Schnabel Exhibition
May 6, 2010. American art superstar Julian Schnabel has spent his life pushing the limits of painting and crossing artistic boundaries as an award-winning filmmaker. Now, for the first time, a major retrospective examines the connections between painting and film in Schnabel's work.
AGO bids farewell to the Golden King
May 3, 2010. The reign of the Art Gallery of Ontario's King Tut: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs has ended with resounding success. During its 24-week run, King Tut attracted 404,364 visitors, 47 per cent of whom were making their first visit to the AGO. The exhibition is the third most attended in the Gallery's history and the most visited since The Barnes Exhibit in 1994.
Canadian and U.S. Photographers Compete for 2010 Grange Prize
April 28, 2010. Four leading-edge photographers, two Canadian and two American, will have the opportunity to win the $50,000 Grange Prize, presented by Aeroplan and the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Girl Guides of Canada – Guides du Canada (GGC) and the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) are pleased to present a photography exhibition that speaks volumes about what girls care about in their communities. Canadian Girls Say… officially launches on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at the AGO
AGO Pays Homage to the History of Playing with Pictures
Sixty years ahead of the avant-garde, aristocratic women of the 1860s and 1870s combined photographs and watercolours to create the little-known phenomenon of Victorian photocollage. From June 5 to September 5, the Art Gallery of Ontario hosts Playing with Pictures: The Art of Victorian Photocollage, organized by the Art Institute of Chicago.
Art Gallery of Ontario Appoints Bernita Kiefte as Executive Director, Marketing and Communications
Toronto, April 7, 2010. Kiefte brings a powerful blend of leadership strengths to the AGO from marketing, business development, coaching and organizational development, as well as volunteer engagement in arts communities.
AGO Extends King Tut's Reign
April 6, 2010. The Art Gallery of Ontario will extend its blockbuster exhibition King Tut: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs for two additional weeks through May 2 due to high demand for tickets. To date, the Gallery has sold over 300,000 tickets to the exhibition, currently making its only Canadian stop at the AGO.
American Artist Barbara Kruger to Appropriate AGO Façade
April 1, 2010. The Art Gallery of Ontario's Dundas Street façade is about to get a new look: Commissioned CONTACT installation will span the length of a full city block.
City Organizations Partner with AGO and No.9 to Bring Contemporary Art to Inner-City Students
March 25, 2010. The Art Gallery of Ontario and No. 9: Contemporary Art and the Environment are partnering with the Toronto District School Board, the Toronto Public Library, and the World Wildlife Fund to bring contemporary art and environmental education to 10,000 inner city elementary students across the GTA.
AGO Puts Focus to Local Artists for Toronto Now Series
February 12, 2010. An extraordinary grouping of works by leading-edge contemporary artists will be on display at the Art Gallery of Ontario this spring in a major new exhibition titled Sculpture as Time: Major Works. New Acquisitions.
AGO's Massive Party Speakeasy
With over 700 tickets sold, the Art Gallery of Ontario's Massive Party Speakeasy is fast approaching. The event takes place April 8, 2010, and co-chairs Gillian Hewitt Smith and Dan McClure have confirmed some very hush-hush details about this year's lineup of artists and entertainers.
AGO's Major Summer Exhibition Brings the Drama
March 15, 2010. Lust. Passion. Murder. Many of the greatest artists of the 19th century shared a profound fascination with the theatre and its themes of triumph and destruction, love and despair. This summer, the Art Gallery of Ontario gives centre stage to key artworks by these artists in a major international exhibition titled Drama and Desire: Artists and the Theatre, opening June 19 and continuing through September 26.
The Golden King is Toronto's Golden Ticket
February 24, 2010. The people of Toronto are coming out in droves to catch a glimpse of the treasures of Tutankhamun – ticket sales to the Art Gallery of Ontario's blockbuster exhibition King Tut: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs have reached 250,000.
Government of Canada Invests in AGO's Weston Family Learning Centre
February 22, 2010. The Art Gallery of Ontario's much anticipated Weston Family Learning Centre received a major boost from the federal government with today's announcement of a $7.5 million funding contribution from the government's Infrastructure Stimulus Fund.
Landmark Works, Emerging Artists Featured in Major Sculpture Exhibition
February 12, 2010. An extraordinary grouping of works by leading-edge contemporary artists will be on display at the Art Gallery of Ontario this spring in a major new exhibition titled Sculpture as Time: Major Works. New Acquisitions.
Anselm Kiefer Installation an International Coup for the AGO
February 8, 2010. Acclaimed international artist Anselm Kiefer's monumental installation Palmsonntag (Palm Sunday) is coming to the Art Gallery of Ontario this March. Kiefer, known for his epic themes and operatic flair, will be adapting and adding to the installation for its Canadian premiere at the AGO, opening March 4 and continuing through August 1.
Provocative Artist Wangechi Mutu to Tear Up Gallery Walls in Canadian Debut
February 3, 2010. The daring collage-based works of Kenyan-born Wangechi Mutu will be on display this winter at the Art Gallery of Ontario, which will host the first solo exhibition of Mutu's socially charged artwork at a major North American museum.
Dr. Ydessa Hendeles Makes AGO History with Contemporary Art Donation
January 21, 2009. Leading art collector and philanthropist Dr. Ydessa Hendeles is donating an extraordinary collection of 32 Canadian and international contemporary artworks to the AGO, the most significant single gift of contemporary art in the AGO's 110-year history.
New and classic works by Françoise Sullivan to go on display at AGO
January 19, 2010. An exhibition celebrating the career of pioneering Canadian artist Françoise Sullivan will open at the Art Gallery of Ontario on February 10, 2010, marking Sullivan's receipt of the 2008 Gershon Iskowitz prize.
AGO looks at art through economic turmoil
January 5, 2010. As we climb out of the current economic crisis, the Art Gallery of Ontario presents a look at how art stimulated the economy and revived American spirits during the 1930s.


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Lively Dragon 2010 Video Enjoy!!Hamilton Waterfest Dragon Boat Event
at BayFront Park, Hamilton Ontario. fundraiser for Bay Area Restoration
Vendors: link to register for this event is in the Participant Application link to your left.
$50.00 Bonus paid to your Team If you raced in Milton May Event
Two steps to registering:
Thank you for registering your team for Hamilton Waterfest Dragonboat Festival.
As you already know, each team can book the use of the boat two times before the event. Coach and steersperson can be booked for an additional fee.
Saturday morning at 8am. (tentatively)---more accurate time to be determined.
Please car pool, we want to mimimise impacting on our neighbouring community.
Please arrive at least one hour before your first heat. The race schedule (first block of races) will be posted on the website by Wed July 1. This is NOT the official race schedule!undefinedthis schedule will be subject to changes.
Every team races once and will be seeded into divisions.
The teams will race again and further seeding into divisions will be done. The team placing first place in the third race wins medals.
Every team chose their qualifying races (200m or 500m) and had the option of racing in an additional race not your qualifing distance (200m or 500m) as well as 2000-meter races.
Medals will be awarded to A division Gold, Silver, Bronze.
Medals will be awarded to the first place team in each following division in your qualifying races.
Medals will be awarded to 25 team members. These medals go to the people on the winning boats of their division final qualifying race, please do not forget your steersperson and drummer.
Your team may purchase additional medals after the race for a fee of $8 per medal.
Your optional races are for fun and interest to see how your time compares to other teams racing the same distance. No medals for these optional races..
Captains meeting will take place at 7:15 am sharp. Each team should have two representatives at the meeting. Rules will be discussed and the format for the day will be laid out. This meeting will take place near the marshalling area at the bottom of the hill.
Harbour Front Dr. Hamilton, Ontario ON L8L
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Team roster consists of 25 teammates. 20 paddlers, a drummer and a steersperson with three alternate team mates.
Mixed=(minimum 8 female paddlers) No minimum number of men..
Lively Dragon can provide steerspersons. Please let us know if your team will need a steersperson by May 20. No Friday Night practices.
7:15 am The captains meeting
7:00am-9am One Representative is asked to finalize your team registration. If you have not completed an online registration please have all your paper work, waviers, team roster ready to Hand in. All forms (two waivers with team signature pages…--medical form is optional)
Hand in pledge forms and funds raised at the Bay Area Restoration Table. We sincerely thank you for your donations.
7:45 am Marshalling for the first race begins
Shade Tent...this is not mandatory but it helps your team defined gathering place. It also provides shelter from the sun and rain. (((ssshhhhh...do not say the 'R' word!))))]
Races happen rain or shine
Team Banner
Roll of toilet paper...just in case
Each person is usually expected to be at the park at least one hour prior to your first scheduled race.
Marshalling at the Docks
Each team must assemble at the dock and be ready to load at least 15 minutes before each of their scheduled races. We cannot wait for missing paddlers. A minimum of 8 female paddlers and 1 drummer must be on every boat..
If your team has not filled in the team blurb please do so ASAP or you will miss being mentioned in the race booklet. This is an excellent spot to promote your team sponsors..


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Here, superplayer MON tears through the PS2 version of the notoriously tricky shmup DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou.
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DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou was first released in Japanese arcades in 2002, then later ported to the PS2.
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