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In a historic demonstration 40 years ago, researchers from the Stanford Research Institute revealed the future of interactive computing. In 90 minutes of high-end show and tell, Douglas Engelbart and his team introduced the computer mouse, hypertext links, multiple windows, shared-screen collaboration involving remote sites and dynamic file linking. The audience gave them a standing ovation.
Known by some as "the mother of all demos," the presentation by Engelbart and Bill English at the Fall Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco on Dec. 9, 1968, has taken on almost mythical proportions in the computing industry.
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of that presentation, SRI is assembling many of the original demo participants for an afternoon of reminiscence and forward-looking discussion entitled Engelbart and the Dawn of Interactive Computing on Dec. 9, 2008 at Stanford's Memorial Auditorium.
In an interview, English retold the story of the first mouse, the pointing device that changed computing. In the early 1960s, Engelbart's research group, the Augmentation Research Center, held a NASA contract to develop a better way to select items on computer display screens. English, SRI's chief engineer, managed the project.
The light pen and the joystick had already been invented, but didn't work well. The team looked for new ideas. "We had a foot control that was a total loss and a knee control that worked pretty well," he said.
The research changed paths when Engelbart showed English an idea he had sketched out in his pocket notebook. It was essentially a joystick turned upside down. "We took that sketch and expanded it into a mouse," English said. The first prototype was built in 1964, carved out of a block of wood by a shop worker. It had two wheels; one to sense left/right movement, the other to sense forward/backward moves. The device was connected to the computer with a wire, making its name obvious. "It was sitting on the table with a tail coming out of it," English said.
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posted on Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 5:13 pm
I have a question related to an experiment with missing data using Monte Carlo Simulation in Mplus. The experiment is about longitudinal data having 4 time points Y1 – Y4 and 1 dichotomous variable X. I would like to generate MAR missing data of Y2, Y3 and Y4 when the cause of missing depends on Y1.
More specifically, I would like to be able to control the propensity of missingness which is measured by the correlation between the indicator of missingness (R = 1 if missing, and R = 0 otherwise) and value of Y1 which is a cause of missingness. Is it possible to control the value of this correlation by adjusting values of alpha or beta in the MODEL MISSING command?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Sunday, May 01, 2011 - 10:15 am
Example 12.2 illustrates this.
posted on Tuesday, May 03, 2011 - 11:15 am
Thank you for your suggestion. I have looked at the Example 12.2. However, my experiment for MAR is different from that example. My Y2 depends on baseline value (Y1), which is not time-invariant covariate. Here is my code.
[Y2@ alpha ];
Y2 ON Y1 * beta ;
Question1: If Y1 has a normal distribution (mean = 50, variance = 100), can I estimate total % of missing data of Y2 in my data set by substituting mean of Y1 in this logistic model? Probability of missing data = ( 1/ (1 + exp (- (alpha + beta * Y1)) How accurate would my estimation be?
Question 2: How to adjust the values of Alpha and Beta to increase the propensity of missingness while keeping the probability of missing data the same?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, May 03, 2011 - 12:38 pm
Yes, you have to modify ex 12.2 a little bit as you suggest.
1. Because of the non-linear function, it is not the case that mean P = logit(alpha + beta* mean Y1). A straightforward, although approximate, approach is to do trial and error using a large data set.
2. Same answer - trial and error
Don't forget to say MISSING = y2-y4 in the MONTECARLO command.
posted on Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 11:25 am
Thank you for your suggestions. I would like to have your comments on this experiment. I am studying about the propensity of missingness, which will be measured by Pearson correlation coefficient between logit, log(P/(1-P), and cause of missingness variable. When the correlation coefficient between the logit function and cause of missing Z is specified, parameter â can be determined for a given value of missing percentage P. Beta = (Corr(logit(P),Z) / (Sqrt(P(1-P)) * Sigma(Z)) (approximately).
After getting the value of beta, I run experiment in Mplus to see the percentage of missing data actually obtained (P*) for different values of alpha. The value of alpha that gives missing percentage P* same as the specified value P will be the one I will use in further study. I would like to know if this is a plausible approach to find alpha and beta to use with Mplus MODEL MISSING command when I want to fix the propensity of missingness and percent of missing data. Thank you!
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Saturday, May 21, 2011 - 9:56 am
I haven't seen that approach and can't really comment on it. I tend to think of alpha as having to do with the degree of MCAR missingness - which you can pick any realistic level of - and beta the degree of MAR missingness.
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Incubating an Eco-Business
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Residents in Upstate New York spend a higher percentage of their income on heating costs than any other region in the United States. Most can't afford to or just won't invest a mere $50 in small electrical upgrades that will improve efficiency, even if the LED light bulbs, power strips, or space heaters would pay for themselves in savings within just five months. Tristan Morris M.E.M.'13 went searching for a solution to this problem for his undergraduate engineering thesis at Cornell University and found what later became the basis for a startup, Cirquility, that he launched through the Tuck School of Business' Barris Incubator Program over the summer.
"It is impossible to get financing for an individual for this sort of cheap project, let alone a town," says Morris. "It occurred to me if I had a bank I could give these people a $50-dollar loan and charge interest, billing them over an extended period of time."
Incidentally, that venture led to an unexpected twist, a new company called EcoLight, that last month landed him an account with the Thayer School to upgrade the incandescent bulbs in Cummings Hall.
Morris, who cofounded Cirquility with economics major Camila Hernandez '14 and Ben Townsend '13, first incorporated his business plan for homeowners and small business owners in the Upper Valley region as part of his ENGG 390 M.E.M. Project with Director of the M.E.M. Program Robert Graves and further developed Cirquility from the basement of the Whittemore Building.
With funds from Peter Barris Tu'77, the Barris Incubator program supports and facilitates startups at Tuck and throughout Dartmouth for a semester, and longer when granted. Each semester three teams of students receive financial support, an office space, entrepreneurial guidance from the school's professors, experts and regional investors, as well as the opportunity to regularly present their progress to professors. Additionally, they are required to participate in a business plan competition.
Morris and Hernandez placed first in the categories of Best Business Pitch and Best Elevator Pitch at the prestigious Rice Business Plan Competition, earning $2,500.
Cirquility went on to replace the incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs at two area homes and four businesses, including the Canoe Club on Main Street in Hanover. "Just from upgrading to LED bulbs, a typical mid sized upscale restaurant could save $50,000 a year, while a pizzeria upgrading from fluorescent tubes might save $10,000," says Morris.
But the most important thing he took from the Barris Incubator Program he heard over and over again from Tuck professors.
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By the end of the summer Morris realized there was more money in updating LED light bulbs, power strips, or space heaters at larger institutions and factories. He left Cirquility, which Townsend took over, and instead took a semester off to start EcoLight, which much like Cirquility, helps avoid upfront costs and risks by providing and warranting energy efficient upgrades, only for large firms instead of small businesses and homeowners. Last month EcoLight's first client became Thayer School. Morris, who has an office on Oak Ridge Road in Lebanon, will upgrade all the lighting on the first, second, and third floors of Cummings Hall from incandescent to LED bulbs. He plans to run EcoLight for at least four years, at which time federal regulations will ban old inefficient systems and all upgrades will be complete.
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ParallelsAugust 14, 2006
Browser-testing in Windows, on a G5 Mac using VirtualPC:
- Save your latest change.
- Cmd + Tab to switch to VirtualPC
- Go get a coffee while waiting for a response from your virtualized copy of Windows.
- Hit Refresh in the top-most browser.
- Go get another coffee while waiting for your virtualized copy of Internet Explorer to render the page. Take your time, you've got plenty to spare.
- Come back and check the results. Didn't do what you expected, did it? That's IE for you.
- Figure out what to change in your code, then go back to 1 and start again.
Net time: an ice age or two.
Brower-testing in Windows, on an Intel-based Mac using Parallels Desktop for Mac:
- Save your latest change.
- Cmd + Tab to switch to Parallels instantaneously.
- Hit Refresh in the top-most browser.
- Come back and check the results. Didn't do what you expected, did it? That's IE for you.
- Figure out what to change in your code, then go back to 1 and start again.
Net time: a blink of an eye for the refresh, but the bug-hunting still takes just as long as ever.
Because the second list still contains a few steps, it's very difficult to convey to you just how fast Parallels runs. Click through to this YouTube demo for an example, though you'll need extra software in the form of Virtual Desktop Manager or similar for the same effect.
Windowed or full-screen however, Parallels allows you to switch to Windows, refresh the browser, and get back to your actual work all within the space of a thought. Testing for Windows used to be drudgery under VirtualPC; with the sheer speed of Parallels, I'm actually enjoying browser-testing right now (though the novelty will die off soon, no doubt).
I'm becoming more and more convinced that the new Intel-based Macs are the ultimate web designer's companion, and I'm clearly not alone in my thinking. Unix, OS X, and Windows all together in a convenient glossy white plastic finish? Sign me up.
I feel the same way, even though I have never used an Apple computer before (save for toying around in the Apple store at the local mall).
I want to order a MacBook Pro so bad, but haven't the money to do so yet. I feel like it's holding me back.
Windows just isn't a creativity platform.
Mark, it all depends on your needs of course, but if money is a factor, you should consider a MacBook.
I picked up the white 2.0Ghz model and it's plenty fast (with 2GB RAM, that's the important part). Back in March I was in favour of sticking with a G5 until Adobe had everything ported to Intel ( http://www.mezzoblue.com/archives/2006/03/06/mac_vs_inte/ ), but I'm thinking the MacBook I bought as a secondary computer a few weeks back might just end up replacing the G5 iMac I bought in March. There's that much difference.
> "response from your virtualized copy of Windows"
I'd say VitrualPC is no real virtualization. It's emulation (as in converting/emulating code between architectures and platforms).
I actually use Photoshop on XP, in Parallels. it's probably comparable speed-wise to running through Rosetta, though somebody should really run a test.
VMWare sounds promising though, might even be faster.
How about IE7? Just clone your VM, open the newly cloned VM and upgrade to IE7. I don't recommend running both at the same time (unless you have 3 or more GB), but it's damn cool just the same.
I am pretty familiar with procedure 1, except on a PowerBook G4. Best fun ever. Thankfully I do most of my web development at my day job, where I'm on a Windows machine.
But it is delightful to know that going freelance won't really be an option without springing for a Macintel :) Now, let's see, MacBook Pro, Mac Pro, iMac, or rent for three months?
Was going to say what Jan says: Virtual PC is merely emulation, which means it's Windows running purely in as an application. It's damn impressive, but it's not how an OS needs to run. Parallels is true virtualization, which means it has access to hardware and therefore can be much faster. Virtualized OS's are really more like running two operating systems simultaneously than like running an application.
Since as of this week Virtual PC's dead as a MSFT product anyway, we'll all be enjoying snappy virtualized Windows on our Macs pretty soon.
I was reading about Parallels in Macaddict and now I am sure. One of those little black Macbooks are mine.
Thats it. I can't wait any longer (except maybe for the new models supposedly coming next month). I have to get an Intel Mac!
One of the nice things about Mac OS X is you can also use it as a testing server right out of the box. Set up the networking so you can test, say, www.mezzoblue.site right on your desktop and it's on! I wonder… can you setup Parallels to "see" the Mac's netinfo/dns information?
That said, for those who can't afford a new Mac, and already own one, a windows box costs less than $300 though you really can't beat the convenience factor of one machine.
"Go get a coffee while waiting for a response from your virtualized copy of Windows."
My feelings exactly. Using VPC for crossplatform browser testing was as pleasant as having root canal surgery.
My life (or should I say iLife?) changed the moment I switched to a Macbook and got a copy of Parallels. For crossbrowser testing (and overall Windows usage, unless you are a hardcore gamer) this is bliss, with no performance lags whatsoever. This is nothing short of having your cake and eat it too.
I know this post has nothing to do with Flash, but I'm glad to report that the latest release of the plugin (v.9) optimized for Intel Macs also features screaming performance. Speed issues on the Mac seem to be finally a thing of the past.
Only thing left is to figure out how my Macbook would make me get whiter teeth. I am still working on it.
For all of you contemplating making the "switch"… stop! Walk out the door, head to your local apple dealer and pick up a shiny new macbook.
I had a g4 for a long time, then switched to pc. I now find myself on the macbook. This machine has made my development so much smoother and faster. For some reason everything just feels right. Parralels makes the bridge for testing just perfect. I also have an instance of unbutu running just to mess around.
This machine solves all my dev needs. I have Apache ,php4/php5, mysql, Ruby on rails, Coldfusion, jrun, sqlite, lightftpd. all running on one machine at once without any conflicts.
My last comment would be load it up with ram! I'm running on the stock ram and its near impossible to run photoshop and illustrator. They run, but extremely slow, annoying, and frustrating. Can't wait till the intel versions come out.
Jason - you don't need to wait for the Intel versions to come out, you need more RAM. I ran my MB for a few days at 512MB, then topped it up to 2GB. It's a world of difference, as much as moving from a G4 to an Intel. Seriously.
When Shea and Cederholm buy MacBooks, you've got to wonder, who is the MacBook Pro targeted at?
I'm thrilled! The day the MacBooks were introduced I was tempted to buy. Now that I know actual professionals find their performance to be up-to-par, a MacBook Pro seems out of the question.
@Justin Perkins - "I actually use Photoshop on XP, in Parallels. it's probably comparable speed-wise to running through Rosetta, though somebody should really run a test."
You're in luck. A CNET blogger did run a test, with some interesting results. Here's the link: http://reviews.cnet.com/4531-10921_7-6546370.html.
Also, I do like the idea of running Windows on my Mac, but am still worried about opening my machine to all the PC viruses and the headache of having to install all that anti-virus software. Any advice? Is it worth the trade off?
Please excuse my two posts so close toggether…
Dave, where did you order the 2 gigs of RAM? Did you install it yourself? I've added RAM to a PowerMac before, but is taking apart a notebook out of the question for the average user?
Brad - local Apple dealer (not an Apple Store, mind you). Looks like the MacBooks are set up to allow easy access to the RAM, so you don't even have to take it apart. I'd have been inclined to DIY, but installation was free so I let them take care of it.
Re: Macbook targeting. I bought mine as a secondary computer, with the intent of continuing to use my iMac as a main machine. If I were to buy a notebook for full time usage, I might have gone Pro. (But the iMac was only ever a temporary measure anyway, just to keep me going until the Intel-ized Pro line came out; that just happened.)
Still, I've been wondering myself whether it makes sense anymore to stick with the Pro line for portables. I much prefer the plastic case to the aluminum, and these things are fast enough (and MBPs have far more of a heat problem) that I don't see a lot of reason to not stick with the consumer model.
The glossy screen is annoying though.
I'm with Hicks (Comment 8), I'm pretty sure that as soon as Apple moves the MacBook Pro to the Intel Core 2 Duo chip I'll be buying my very own "ultimate web designer's companion."
I prefer my black MacBook, personally, over the white :) (I have had two iBooks previously, mind, but the finish on the black ones is so much nicer).
Parallels really is fantastic, though.
On the old MacBook versus MacBook Pro: if the bigger screen and marginally better features aren't value-for-money for you, opt for the MacBook. It really is a fantastic machine, and they seem much closer now than the iBooks/PowerBooks did to each other previously. It's all down to the screen size, 3D accelerated graphics if you really need it (most people don't, unless they're 3D designers or gamers), and the options on the higher-end MacBook Pros for the slightly faster CPU and dual-layer SuperDrive.
I must agree. Parallels all the way!
I have been using it since I got my 2.0Ghz MacBook Pro, I first used the trial and I was so convinced by it's reliability, that I couldn't help it but buy the full version, and for $30 (Pre-release) it was quite the steal.
My MBP sports 1.5Gb Ram and definitely Parallels demands a lot of memory, I am close to buy another Gb and replace my 512Mb so-dimm. I will then have 2Gb to take advantage of the DDR2.
But Windows runs nicely. No need to Dual Boot here.
Also, the cool thing is that you can have separate 'hard drives' customized to x or y needs. But I guess that was also available through VirtualPC.
I agree. But, for PC (and Mac) users: I have an enjoyable alternative. I've been running Ubuntu for about five months now. I use a virtualized (not parelleled) version of Windows for both Adobe software and IE testing. And recently, newer versions of Wine have allowed me to execute IE 7's Windows bianary within Ubuntu. And, I do it all from my laptop. I still agree that Mac is a superior OS and Windows is, well, not. But, Ubuntu is comfortably somewhere in between, and getting better and better.
There's no doubt that running Windows on an Intel Mac is way faster than using Virtual PC on a G4 or G5. I don't quite share the same feeling of VPC being hopelessly slow though. It could be because I run it on dual-CPU machines. On a Powerbook with a single G4 chip it is probably painfully slow, but it's perfectly usable on a dual 1.25 GHz G4.
Or maybe I'm just more patient (no, I don't think so ;-)).
In terms of MB vs. MBP, I don't do much in the way of video or games, so I think the power of the MB will be perfectly fine. And the smaller size was the clincher for me, after having been a 12" PB fan previously.
For web design, we're talking text files, Photoshop at 72dpi and Parallels. I'm not sure the Pro line is essential anymore.
I can confirm as well – the MB is one fast machine (with 2GB RAM as Dave mentioned).
I agree…Parallels rocks. I was using the beta, and bought the final version as soon as it came out.
As Dave mentioned regarding the MacBook (also applies to the MacBook Pro,) get 2GB ram. Just don't get it from Apple! Order with the standard RAM, and get your RAM upgrade from a reputable dealer like Other World Computing: http://www.macsales.com/
I'm a bona-fide switcher. I'm now recommending Intel Mac's to everyone (except for my hard-core gamer friends who do nothing but play games…but they're not asking for opinions.)
And here I just work on WinXP, previewing in IE6 with a Mac mini next to me for Safari-testing. No waiting, no getting gallons of coffee. Just hit refresh and see it's all ok: That's a decent webdeveloper for you!
No offense with that last line ;)
Most developers I know (quite a few) are capable enough to write code that works on IE, FF, Opera and Safari the minute they save their document and watch the result in said browsers. Of course a few strange things happen, but rarely ever in IE - we were taught to code for the browser our customers use. Which is usually around 80% IE.
Of course, you are free to just forget about all you know about IE's oddities, and spend massive amounts of time fixing things and drinking gallons coffee while grinding your teeth at "M$" and "Internet Exploder", bashing the latter two on your blog and getting Mac fans to adore you :P
The fastest way (for me) of testing on two different operating systems is running each operating system on a different computer. Mac OSX on a Macintosh (mac mini), WindowsXP on your PC.
If you develop on a Mac I'd suggest building a cheap PC configuration ($300,- USD?) for testing purposes only and put that up next to your Mac, instead of emulating or using slow remote-control software.
It doesn't help much, but hitting F5 to refresh your page in IE shaves a little bit of time off of the whole process in VirtualPC (since you don't have to wait for the GUI to start responding before hitting F5). That way you can switch to VPC, hit F5, get coffee, and when you come back it will have reloaded the page.
Marcel: Unless you've memorized every last CSS bug in IE (and there are *very* many), then you will run into things that need fixing in IE if you are creating CSS-based layouts. That's just the way it is. I suppose if you keep your layouts very simple then you would spend less time fixing things, but that wouldn't make for very interesting web pages.
The other possibility is that you still use table-based layouts, and I'm not even going to go into the long list of disadvantages to that approach (maintainability!), suffice to say that it's a vastly inferior method.
Bashing IE isn't about Mac OS vs. Windows. It's about browsers that are easy to code for (Firefox is at the top of the list, and is very cross platform) vs. browsers that are difficult to code for.
I don't know… Websites loaded fairly quickly for me in VirtualPC, and I was on a G4. Of course Parallels is much faster, but for browsing I'm hardly noticing a difference.
"we were taught to code for the browser our customers use. Which is usually around 80% IE."
While that may be decent, it's certainly not great.
The most efficient and reliable way of developing websites is to build according to the standards, and thus test in the most standards compliant browsers available (currently Safari 2 and Opera 9).
You may prefer having two different computers, but for most people that's either not an option or not preferred. Businesses don't like spending money on two machines for one person, most people don't like having two different machines they need to work on each day, it takes up a lot of extra space, it doubles the risk of hardware issues, and so forth.
When all's said and done, most people will agree that one machine to do all your work and testing on is better than two (or more). The only computers that offer that for good web developers are Macs. No regular PC will allow you to check in the Mac browsers.
Having an Intel iMac at work myself, running Parallels and having a second 20" display hooked up to it, I managed to test a page in 26 browsers in roughly two minutes. That seems pretty darn fast to me.
i got a 15inch macbook pro the other month and it has to be the best computer buy i have EVER made. parallels is amazing, and apparently they are working on proper 3d support for it too :D as the only problem at the mo is it runs as though it has an 8mb graphics card.
i can do everything i ever need to on one ickle laptop - .net using parallels, java using os x, ror on os x with textmate… its ACE!!
@SpinThis!(Dave) - "I wonder… can you setup Parallels to "see" the Mac's netinfo/dns information?"
I was wondering the exact same thing. I have several www.name.site VirtualHosts in my Apache config on my MBP. Take a look at this: http://forum.parallels.com/showthread.php?t=158
There are a few options that will get you what you want.
I've been developing using Parallels for about a week now, and it's worked wonderfully. My job provided me with a 17" Macbook Pro and an external monitor, so I have plenty of space to work in. I just code on one screen and throw the mouse onto the other one to click refresh.
That combined with setting TextMate to autosave whenever I leave the window eliminates the first two of the five steps. It's all very nice!
It's funny, I wrote about this awhile back:
(Sorry for the shameless self-promotion). I think you're right on the money; plus, it's only going to get better, as products like CrossOver come over to OS X (I saw someone playing around with CrossOver's alpha OS X version the other day, attempting to get IE 6 running. They did it - although it still has massive kinks).
Oh - and I second the previous advice of upping the RAM in your Intel Mac: I had a MBP w/512megs and trying to do anything was a pain. It now has a gig, and while it still pages often (I'm doing work in Eclipse, alongside the Office suite and Photoshop), it's still a world of difference. 2 gig would be even better.
@ Marcel: "- we were taught to code for the browser our customers use"
You were taught by idiots. Even when IE had approx 95% of browser share this was an idiotic thing to do - what brick and mortar shop would turn away every 20th customer to try and walk through the door for a purely arbitrary reason? That's right - none. So why do internet businesses think it makes sense to do this? By coding for IE only, it selects for customers using just that particular browser (and I bet that since IE's market share has plummeted and they are turning away 1 in 5 of their customers, those businesses are feeling pretty damned stupid!!). It also has a strong potential to alienate people to such an extent that they will now never shop at their store, regardless of whether or not it becomes compatible with the browser they use.
If you are thinking of buying a Mac don't overlook buying an Apple refurbished MacIntel. check them out at the apple.com Store. Click on the store tab and then scroll down in the online store page and look on the right side for the red SALE tag link.
the apple refurbs come with the same warranty as a new Mac and you can extend it an additional two years with AppleCare. on the MacBooks you save about $200.
I buy them all the time - no problems. Just bought my son the middle $1299 white MacBook for $1099 - no shipping costs (but you pay sales tax)
Of course, the other upside to using OS X for web work is that you get to edit the pages in TextMate! http://macromates.com/
@SpinThis!(Dave) - "I wonder… can you setup Parallels to "see" the Mac's netinfo/dns information?"
I just figured out how to do this.. check out this:
Sorry for the self promotion, but it should come in handy for anyone who wants their virtual hosts to work in parallels.
I just bought a MacBook 1 month ago, it was my first steps in Apple world, and they are gold steps !
I just used Parallels since a few days, I didnt installed FireFox, Opera for the moment, but I'll need in the next weeks and I clearly can see the winning of time to work on web stuff !!!
I was firstly working on PC using only FF, Ie and Opera… assuming Safari and FF for Mac were almost working well, I usually didn't had a lot of surpsised but it happened a few time to correct a CSS or HTML trick a fews days after finishing testing on PC…
I'll be able to test all the plateform/browser in a blink of en eye as you say and it is GREAT !!! No more needing of differents computers to work on different platforms/computers.
And the Macbook with 2Gb of RAM is so powerfull for a so much tiny laptop.
The only thing that is annoying me is the ColorZilla extension for FireFox that don't work at all on my mac :(
I agree, any Macintel with Parallels is definitely the best choice of machine for webdevs as it really takes a lot of the hassle out of testing. Now you don't need several machines, RDP or VNC set-ups. In addition it also means that you have more mobility. I can test sites in development on my localhost sitting on the train if I really want to.
One thing I did to make the VM's more useable was to map the apple keyboard to work better. For example in Windows you can use an utility called keytweak to map the apple key to ctrl to make cutting and pasting and saving files less of a stretch. Similarly on linux you can use xmodmap to do the same.
For those who are happy with a compiler, get Darwine and build Wine 0.9.19, then run IE4Linux (http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/index-en.html) - result is IE6 running under Mac OS X via Wine.
Major drawback at present is the requirement to be happy with GCC and bash, but once Crossover appears (hopefully a beta later this month) this should become trivial to set up.
I'm impressed w/ Parallels, but I'm really looking forward to VMware Player on OS X.
Oh the humanity!
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the iMac G5 (remote-control-airplane-sounding-fan-noise and all) I've had for over the last year, but I yearn for an Intel Mac just for the sole purpose of running Parallels for Web design testing.
Virtual PC is pretty brutal from a speed standpoint, and while Bowsercam is nice, it pales in comparison to what I am reading about Parallels.
With the immediate success that Parallels is having, I'm surprised Apple hasn't bought them out yet. Yes, Boot Camp is a great option, but combining this with the features of Parallels seem like such a great, no-brainer addition to OS X. Perhaps 10.6?
Regardless, it is sure nice to have such great options available for the Intel-based machines.
That's great for this part of the process, but don't got run out and pick up your Intel-Mac just yet. Don't forget to mention how you can't run Photoshop and Word and Entourage together (to, say, copy and paste content you've gotten from a client into a design) without the article-mentioned trips to get coffee because non of them are Universal yet. At least, this is the experience I've had on a Macbook maxed out with 2GB of RAM.
I absolutely love Parallels for this. I've recently gone back to full-time web design and this has been a lifesaver.
Being able to check cross-broswer-and-platform compatibility from a single desktop is a god-send.
personally, i tend to trust an actual, physical incarnation of ie on windows over vpc or others. that's why when testing (which is only every day), i prefer to use remote desktop for mac. yes, it requires a spare wintel box on your network, but most businesses have cheap boxes going spare all the time. i prefer being able to see mac and windows browsers in windows, side by side, and it doesn't slow down my mac at all. not a solution for everyone, but definatly one worth considering.
We've been using Parellels in Beta not only for testing… but so we can finally get a decent version of Quickbooks that can synch with our accountant! So far, it's been excellent - with the only hack being for USB printers. The work around: if you can't get your USB printer to add, download Bonjour for Windows, install it on the PC side, share your printer on the mac side, and you're flying high.
Has anyone out there running XP on Parallels noticed mouseover event and/or :hover pseudo-class rollovers don't work in either IE or Firefox?
I've been digging around for a few hours and have nothing to show for it.
Long live Parallels.
PS - I'll be sure to mention a fix if I find one before I hear back.
Hi everyone,
I have been using Parallels a few month, but get a little disappointed now. I have to use the (german) AOL-Client that first run fine. But now, after a few month it es getting terrible slow, more and more pages never ever load anymore. So I have to restart the MBP und use Bootcamp instead which is much faster. But it's a hassle to restart again and again. I tried to solve the problem with throwing away cache-files etc, but things didn't get better after that. Has anyone an idea or suggestion? Thanks
I just got my first Mac (Mac pro) and parallels running XP seems to work fine. I am however having problems Running autodesk ADT. two things, first I can't seem to get rid of the pointer when in ADT and two, the crosshairs drag pretty bad in ADT. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make it run a little sharper?


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John Wood has a room filled with junk: steel pots, a wooden foot massager, heavy safe, TV antenna, plates, silver-plated brush, rolling pin, can opener, assorted gold-colored chains, lamps without shades, a New York Yankees baseball hat adorned in glitter.
Everyone else's trash became his treasure, which came easily for Mr. Wood, who worked as a city sanitation worker for more than 35 years. He became one of the nation's most celebrated trash collectors, inspiring the television sitcom "Roc," but he also developed a reputation at home as an anchor for his Northeast Baltimore community.
Mr. Wood died Monday after being punched and falling during a dispute, police say. He was 80.
His death has been ruled a homicide. On Wednesday, police arrested Lorenzo Thornton Jr., 25, and charged him with second-degree murder in the incident.
Mr. Wood's wife often complained that he should leave his work at his workplace — the landfill — but she eventually surrendered and gave Mr. Wood "his room" where he could deposit whatever discarded possessions caught his eye in alleys and trash bins.
While Hattie Wood argued over the worth of each item, she said she could not find fault in what drove Mr. Wood to collect: a lifelong spirit of generosity that went far beyond his meager means.
"He'd say, 'Why are you throwing that out?' " Mrs. Wood recalled. " 'I could fix it. Somebody could use it.' "
His life became the inspiration behind the 1990s television show "Roc," which featured a Baltimore trash collector who relied on hard, honest work and old-school ethics to help neighbors, clean up the community and settle neighborhood disputes.
The show, while lighthearted, took on serious themes such as drug use, gangs, violence and racism. The portrayal didn't stray far from Mr. Wood's life, according to those who knew him. In 1991, after the show premiered, the city of Baltimore proclaimed a day in August "John Wood Day."
"Without a doubt he was definitely the inspiration for the show," said Charles S. Dutton, the actor who played Roc. "The show took on its own life in the three seasons it stayed on and the 75 episodes that we did. But it was actually an easier task for me to play the character because I knew the inspiration was from a real person. I didn't have to invent anything or imagine. The history was all there."
Mr. Dutton grew up in the same Northeast Baltimore neighborhood as Mr. Wood and remembered him as a quiet, physically imposing member of the community. Six feet tall and a former player for the Baltimore Rams semiprofessional football team, Mr. Wood held the attention of young and old, Mr. Dutton said.
"I don't know anyone from way back in the 1960s who didn't like the man," he said. "Even the gangster guys, his generation of gangster guys, the tough guys, had respect for him."
His phone never stopped ringing with requests for help. He was known for helping everyone move, especially people on Social Security. Call, no matter the time of day or night, family members said, and Mr. Wood would appear in his Ford pickup.
He drove people to the hospital, fixed others' appliances and cleared out basements — all for free or a small charge. The payment sometimes came in the form of something that was to be thrown out anyway.
He and Mrs. Wood often delivered food to needy families through SHARE programs. "Sometimes we'd leave at 8 o'clock in the morning and didn't get back until 8 o'clock at night," Mrs. Wood said.
Mr. Wood fixed people's flat tires, loved crab cakes and waded into situations most people avoided.
"He'd see kids fighting in school or people getting in situations and he'd say, 'You don't want to do that, man,' " Mrs. Wood said.
Mr. Dutton, 62, recalled Mr. Wood urging him as a youth to stay away from conflict. But Mr. Dutton went on to serve prison time for manslaughter before he turned his life around and became a Yale-trained Broadway stage and television actor.
"He tried to tell me to go straight and stay out of trouble, so I always had tremendous respect for him," Dutton said. "And lo and behold, in 10 lifetimes I never imagined approaching him to model his life for the show."
Their reunion came when Mr. Dutton and a television producer were researching garbage collectors in Baltimore, looking for a model for their television show. They stumbled upon Mr. Wood toiling in the city's sanitation department making little more than $21,000 a year — but doing his job with uncommon vigor.
"I became enthused about being a trash man," Mr. Wood told The Baltimore Sun in August 1991. "Throwing those cans, it was just like playing baseball. Ducking cans, ducking rats. It was something to keep you in shape."
Mr. Dutton followed Mr. Wood around while preparing to play the role of Roc, listening to his stories and studying Mr. Wood's habits. He had the show's character adopt Mr. Wood's odd hobby.
"I really wanted to learn why he consumed and kept all these things from a garbage route," Mr. Dutton said. "It was somewhat like a hoarder before it became a reality show."
Mr. Wood's intention was always to fix half-broken devices he brought back, though he rarely did, Mrs. Wood said. Still, said Andre Anderson, the fiance of one of Mr. Wood's daughters, there are many homes in Northeast Baltimore that likely contain air conditioners or washers that Mr. Wood found, fixed and donated.
"He had two or three of everything," Mr. Anderson said. "If you needed something, he'd say, 'Don't buy it, I'll see if I got it.' "
Last week, as Mr. Anderson stood in Mr. Wood's room amid mounds of trophies, laundry baskets, plastic tubs, thermoses, cereal boxes, spectacles, cellphones and wooden paper towel dispensers, tears streamed down his face.
"I'm just glad I got the approval from him to marry his daughter," he said.
Nearby, his fiancee, Octavia Wood, studied a fading photograph of her father in a chef's hat and apron. "He liked to hold on to everything," she said.
"He thought if he got rid of something," Mr. Anderson added, "someone would need it later."
A public viewing will take place from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Thursday at Wilson Park Christian Community Church, 4629 York Road, Baltimore. A private viewing for family members will follow. A memorial service, which is open to the public, will begin at the church at 11 a.m.
In addition to his wife and daughter, Mr. Wood is survived by five other children, Marena Lewis-Wood, John Wood Jr., Sheldon Faison, Mashelle Faison and Reggie Faison.


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When I drafted Cabrera, I thought he'd be my 3B, but he's only got 1B designation. Any idea if that's going to change? Everything I read calls him the Tigers 3B, and say she took ground balls at 3rd, and that he got hit in the face fielding a ball at 3rd, etc...
Ah, okay, so this is a new thing because of Prince Fielder then... that's lame that they can't just do that if it's obvious where he'll be playing this season.
Another question, have we ever considered expanding the bench by a spot or two? I'm constantly feeling like I need another player or two but have nowhere to put them. I know that's part of the challenge, but I'd be totally into a slightly expanded roster.
My team is off to an incredible 1 for 25 start at the plate.Awesome.
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- Hermione starts her Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare, S.P.E.W.. She started recruiting members but had little success.
Triwizard Tournament
- At the welcome feast, Dumbledore announced that Hogwarts would host the Triwizard Tournament for the first time in about 300 years.
- On 30 October the delegation from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang arrive by a large carriage drawn by winged horses and a ship emerging in the lake respectively. Ludo Bagman and Barty Crouch Snr are introduced as judges.
- Due to past tournaments often ending in severe injury and even death for contestants, Hogwarts and the Ministry agree to restrict entry into the tournament to students 17 years of age or older. This decision is controversial with many students and some made unsuccessful attempts to circumvent the age restriction.
The Champions were announced a day later by the Goblet of Fire:
- Beauxbatons: Fleur Delacour
- Durmstrang: Viktor Krum
- Hogwarts: Cedric Diggory
- To everyone's astonishment, the Goblet activated an unprecedented fourth time and named Harry Potter as the fourth Champion. This sparked tension between Hogwarts and the visiting schools, as well as between rival Hogwarts houses.
First task
The Champions had to get past a dragon, collecting the golden egg it is guarding. The champions chose different approaches:
- Cedric Diggory transfigured a rock into a dog to distract his dragon
- Fleur Delacour cast a spell that caused dizziness to the dragon
- Viktor Krum cast a Conjunctivitis Curse to the dragon
- Harry Potter Summoned his Firebolt and lured the dragon away from his egg
Both Diggory and Delacour suffered injuries during their attempts.
Yule Ball
As a tradition, the Yule Ball took place on Christmas Day. Only fourth-years and above were allowed. Younger students were allowed if their partner was a Fourth year or above. The music was provided by the band The Weird Sisters and was opened by a dance of the champions and their partners:
- Fleur Delacour – Roger Davies
- Harry Potter – Parvati Patil
- Viktor Krum – Hermione Granger
- Cedric Diggory – Cho Chang
Second task
A person close to each of the champions had been taken from them and hidden (petrified) in the lake. The task for the champions was to retrieve their friends within an hour:
- Harry Potter had to rescue Ron Weasley. He used Gillyweed to sprout gills and, although he was the last to complete the task, was awarded 45 points for displaying "moral fibre" in also staying below to rescue Gabrielle Delacour.
- Fleur Delacour had to retrieve her sister Gabrielle Delacour. She failed to rescue her. However, she received 25 points.
- Viktor Krum had to retrieve Hermione Granger. He transfigured himself into a shark and received 40 points.
- Cedric Diggory had to retrieve Cho Chang. He used a Bubble-Head Charm and received 47 points.
Third task
On the Hogwarts Quidditch Pitch a large maze made of 20 feet high hedges was installed. The champion who reached the centre and the Tournament Cup first was to win the Tournament and the 1000 Galleon prize. The Champions started according to the points they had earned so far: First Harry Potter and Cedric Diggory, then Viktor Krum and last Fleur Delacour. In the end Harry Potter and the dead Cedric Diggory were found there. At the end of year feast Dumbledore gave a brief story of what had happened to Cedric Diggory and about the return of Lord Voldemort, starting the Second Wizarding War, Voldemort's Death Eater impersonator, Bartemius Crouch Jr was captured, his soul was then destroyed by Dementor's Kiss. The story of Voldemort's return was widely disbelieved, though.
Rita Skeeter
- Throughout the year Rita Skeeter wrote several articles in the Daily Prophet and Witch Weekly. All articles had in common that they mainly focused on Harry Potter and that they did not stick to the truth but were full of suggestions and made up information. Despite being banned from Hogwarts by Dumbledore, she secretly got interviews from several Slytherin students whose quotations were used in these articles.
- After the article in Witch Weekly which stated that Hermione Granger had betrayed Harry Potter to Viktor Krum, she received many hate mails including Howlers.
The Quidditch Cup was suspended due to the school's hosting of the Triwizard Tournament. No official Quidditch games were held during the year, and the pitch was used as the site of the third task.
House Cup
The result of the House Cup is unknown, as the end of year feast was decorated in black in memory of Cedric Diggory.
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- Harry Potter for Kinect
See also
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- 1994
- 1995
- 1991–1992 school year
- 1992–1993 school year
- 1993–1994 school year
- 1995–1996 school year
- 1996–1997 school year
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Although I use chicken quite a lot in my bentos, I realized that I have very few bento-appropriate chicken recipes up here on Just Bento, or even over on Just Hungry. I am going to rectify this situation over the next few days, so if you are a chicken fan, stay tuned!
The first chicken recipe is one I have made for years and years - tender, lemony white meat nuggets that are infused with lemon. They very quick to make, good hot or cold, and versatile. They are pan fried, not deep-fried, so they are not crispy on the outside, but are delicious nevertheless. You can use them in a rice based bento, with noodles, or as a sandwich filling. They can be eaten as-is with a cocktail stick or the fingers too.
This makes about 15-16 nuggets, enough for 2 large bentos or 3-4 smaller ones. Cooking time: about 10 minutes.
Blot the moisture off the chicken breast meat with paper towels and cut into bite sized pieces. Put into a bowl and season with salt (go light on the salt, especially if you plan to drizzle on some soy sauce later), pepper, and the juice of half a lemon and toss well. Leave to marinate for a couple of minutes, then drain off the excess moisture.
In the meantime, heat up a large frying pan with the olive oil.
Coat the chicken pieces well with cornstarch. Lay each piece flat in the pan, taking care they don't overlap. Let cook over high heat until crispy and golden brown (about 3-4 minutes), then turn over and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes until browned on the other side. Optionally drizzle a tiny amount of soy sauce over the chicken to give them a caramelized color. Finish off by squeezing the juice from the other half of the lemon over it all.
Take off the heat, and let cool before packing into your bento box. If you want it even more lemony, pack a lemon wedge alongside the nuggets.
Try using white wine, sake, mirin or Masala wine instead of the lemon juice, or in addition to it.
A couple of other chicken recipes that are perfect for bento: Bite size chicken teriyaki; Karaage (deep fried) chicken.
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These look so delicious for when I do lunches with meat, is there any sort of nutritional information available?
This sounds like a perfect alternative to deep frying… almost like kara-age but not (well, not really, but the wedge of lemon alongside reminds me of it). And sounds like a good option for someone like me who doesn't like white meat but this could work :) Thanks!
Hmmmmmmmmm it looks so yummy ! With sake it would be very tasty. I'll try it.
You need to stop posting such yummy stuff on your blogs, I have to keep track of all the stuff I need to try. I'm only kidding though, keep posting please. :)
Mmm…I'll have to make these. Chicken nuggets that are gluten-free? My son will fall to the ground in glee. ;)
I went out and bought ingredients for this as soon as I read the recipe. I served them up with a salad, rice, and the corn recipe from Just Hungry. It was wonderful! Such a nice change of pace from eating fast food nuggets! Every recipe I've tried from Just Hungry or Just Bento has always been delicious!
Hum, I think I'm going to give a try tonight. Thank you for this recipe.
I made these last night, half for dinner, half for the hubbster's bento today. Mine don't look as nice as yours, but they were very tasty!
These were SO good!!! I made them this morning to take for lunch. I didn't have any lemons so I subbed lime juice and ponzu for the lemon and soy. I didn't have time to let them cool before I had to run out the door so they got a smidge soggy in my bento - but they were still delicious!!!
This was delicious! I'll be using this one again and again! I wonder how it would taste as onigiri filling…hmmm…
Made these this morning with chicken breast and they're wonderful! I didn't expect the cornstarch to cook up crispy, but it's really good - and lemony. This is the third recipe of yours I've tried, and all are excellent and have become family favorites.
I did it and it was worth it! delicious!
Thank you for this recipe, it was really easy to make and so delicious! I served it with white rice and some furikake and my husband really loved it! I will definitely make this again :)
This was really easy and delicious. And the lemon juice made the meat very tender.
This is my favorite and most used recipe ever! Yep, I use it even more than my best pancake recipe!
Yesterday I made this using tamarind paste instead of lemon juice to marinate the chicken. Then I mixed some chili paste into the soy sauce before pouring over at the end. It was the most delicious tangy/sweet/salty/spicy combo!
They're especially good with carrots when made this way - either shredded to eat along with each bit or just on the side.
Great recipe, I was looking for something like Pei Wei's Lemon Pepper Chicken and this is PERFECT. This is also GREAT with shrimp! Thanks very much for this recipe!
The rents REALLY enjoyed this one! I bearly was able to save enough for my bento! :D This one will definitely go into frequent rotation! :)
They sound so yummy! I always make chicken but never thought to make it bite size. Thanks for sharing your chicken recipe.
If you really like lemons (as I do) You could zest the lemon before cutting into it for the juice. Then sprinkle the zest in the marinade, or after they are fried. :3
I had this tonight and this was the best chicken nuggets I've had. And my baby nephew, who will not eat anything with meat, also liked this chicken nuggets. I will have to try some of your variations ^^
I made this for dinner tonight, with planned leftovers for bentos tomorrow, but I added the marsala wine (because I recently bought some, and I've never cooked with it, so I wanted to try it!) I also added some thyme, as well as soy sauce. Unfortunately, i forgot to dip them in cornstarch! So they're not really chicken nuggets, but it was still amazingly tasty chicken and very moist! I can't wait to try this again WITH the cornstarch!
Served with simple white rice and steamed broccoli.
Aaaannndd then my boyfriend had to go and eat the leftovers all on his own, so I didn't get any. >_>
I tried making this for my teeny tiny bento box and these were delicious! I was skeptical about the cornstarch, but it made the nuggets golden and crispy! The lemon juice added tons of flavor without fat or salt!
I made these for my very first bento and they were AMAZING! I packed the chicken nuggets, some stir fried bean sprouts (recipe found on this site, bento no. 44), white rice, and edamame. Amazing! It took me longer than 15 minutes, but I assume that's because I'm not as practiced. :) It was worth it, anyways, and now I have enough for the rest of the week! Huzzah!
Just tried these out earlier, they were a resounding sucsess and me and mum love them!
Oishi! I was reading one of the recent "The Guy Does Bento" posts and decided to try this recipe for giggles. It turned out amazing! I was having trouble saving enough of the finished nuggets to pack in my bento for lunch tomorrow^^;; Matched with a couple of onigiri and some lemon carrots, my friends at my lunch table are going to be envious :D Thanks!
made these just now and they are amazing! i didn't have olive oil so i used canola oil but still yummy! =] thanks!~
I've been eyeing these forever! I finally tried it and I am really happy with the result! From the taste test they will be awesome <3 Serving them with balsamic-Parmesan roasted cauliflower, brown rice and orange slices c:
I finally made these this afternoon during a baking lull - I added the zest of the lemon to the marinade along with a splash of sake. They turned out wonderfully! The only problem was I'd made them to take in for lunch this week and turned around and saw my guy happily snacking on them...someone is in deep doo-doo...
The sake is an excellent touch, you can taste it at the end of the bite :)
Hi Maki! My younger brother and I made these for dinner last Sunday, and they are absolutely delicious! Too bad there were none left for making a leftover bento... We even got compliments from our parents - which is something *very* rare, and even more when it comes to cooking. Thanks a lot!!
I made these today - they were great! dasHusband and I had the main portion for our lunch, and then I packed the second portion in his lunch bento. This recipe is totally a keeper. Thank you, Maki-San!
These look really nice, I have all the ingredients apart from corn starch, I wonder if I can replace it with arrowroot.
These were sooo yummy! Made them for dinner just to try them out and they were so yummy scrummy! Having the left overs with salad tomorrow for lunch! Can't wait!
also great if you use flour or breadcrumbs
I made these for lunch today, I used corn flour instead of starch, they turned out quite tasty and crispy on the outside and very moist inside. Thanks for the recipe, definitely will be making these on a regular basis!
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September 2007 to August 2008
The NCSF Media Committee reviews, edits, and refines the documents that NCSF distributes. The media committee is chaired by Susan Wright, spokesperson for NCSF, and consists of Levi Halberstadt, Keith Richie, Lisa Vandever, Lolita Wolf, and Howie Z.
- 33 Interviews
- 30 Incident Response Requests
- 22 Inquiries
Among others, Susan gave interviews to reporters with the following publications: Bay Area Reporter, Star Ledger, ABC News, WABC Radio, Globe & Mail, Portfolio Magazine, 1010 Wins, and The Colbert Report. A few examples:
- Interview with Jeff Bercovici of Portfolio Magazine regarding the NY Post's sensationalized coverage of the Canadian man who went into a coma at the Nutcracker in New York.
- Interview with Carly Weeks of Globe & Mail regarding the incident itself.
- Interview with writer in Brisbane Australia regarding the proliferation of BDSM groups at universities.
- Interview with David Shoetz of ABC News about Hunt Club of Brevard swingers, and an accidental bondage death case.
- Interview with Lisa Rose of the Star Ledger regarding Floating World's "Torture and Interrogation" workshop featuring techniques used at Guantánamo Bay and Abu Ghraib.
- Interview with Curtis Sliwa on WABC Radio about the Star Ledger article.
- X-Biz reporters continue to contact NCSF about a variety of issues, helping to feature BDSM and swing issues in adult entertainment coverage.
- Several interviews were also given to Judy Dutton who is writing a book for Random House.
The biggest media incident of the year involved the wide-spread national media attacks on Folsom Street Fair orchestrated by religious political extremist groups who denounced Miller for sponsoring the Fair. NCSF broadcast an Action Alert to help. Miller remains a sponsor of the fair.
- Community Boardmember Goldman attacked the NY Leather Weekend, claiming the NY Leather Weekend streetfair doesn't belong in the West Village.
- A man lost his church music job because he was photographed with a man on a leash at the Gay Pride Parade.
- A nonprofit BDSM club was seeking media help while obtaining an adult entertainment license.
- A club needed help writing letters to local officials regarding city health code and sex regulations.
- The Cherry Pit, a swing club in Duncanville, Texas, that is now operating as a not-for-profit in a residential neighborhood consulted with both Susan and Legal Director John.
- Guy Baldwin was attacked by religious political extremist groups when he was given a leather leadership award by NGLTF's Creating Change.
- A hotel tried to break a contract with a fetish conference. With NCSF's help, the event went off as planned.
- In three separate incidents caused by dangerous insiders, community members who feared being outed to the media requested help.
Reuters Insight Community Experts contacted Susan to join as a sexuality expert, and after submitting her credentials and application, Reuters is now referring her as an expert. The Hawaii Health Department requested statistics of BDSM practitioners. Plus there was an inquiry about how to go about removing Sexual Sadism, Sexual Masochism, and Fetishism from the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistic Manual IV-TR.
Two Action Alerts were broadcast over the past year: NCSF urged community members to write to the Task Force and thank them for recognizing Guy Baldwin with their Leather Leadership Award at Creating Change. NCSF also called for letters of support for Folsom Street Fair to be sent to Miller Brewing thanking them for being a sponsor of the Fair. Miller remains a sponsor of the Fair for this year.
- NCSF 10th Anniversary Historical Retrospective: The Coalition Partner Perspective
- Coalition Partners Celebrate a Year of Success at NCSF's Annual Meeting
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NME: What does Mod mean to you?
Paul Cattini: "If the original Mods were here today they would be Northern Soul Boys, the happening dance scene. We are something else, we come from Punk with a Mod style and attitude, we are '79 modrockers."
Sounds, 1979: "The Fixations were by far the best tonight. They have three or four excellent songs that would make great singles. No Way Out and Clever Remarks would easily match Millions Like Us and Maybe Tomorrow and add to the growing Mod scene. Tonight they were on top form, ending with their mad drummer demolishing his kit and nearly decapitating their lead singer."
Sounds: "Whereas The Chords and The Purple Hearts will cover the Beatles and The Small Faces, The Fixations only play original songs and Clever Remarks, Unnatural Merger and Country Girl are truly memorable songs."
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amazon for less than $10 the set of 4! you just have to use wood screws to attach them.
When you hang crates like this, you have to make sure it's well attached to your wall, and that no kids will try to use the structure as a ladder. You better use good wood screws to attach the crate to a stud. Between the studs, use at least three butterfly anchors for each crate, they look like this, it's pretty strong:
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The Free Press sports extras, game schedules, standings, announcements and tidbits.
South Lenoir athletes give back
South Lenoir�s volleyball and softball teams participated in the Hope for the Holidays program with Me Fine Foundation Saturday.
The Blue Devils traveled to Smithfield for a wrapping party, wrapping wish-list gifts for the Me Fine Foundation to supply to a family.
The players were excited about the opportunity and spent the last several weeks purchasing the gifts � going beyond the items on the wish list for the family.
More information about the Me Fine Foundation can be found by visiting mefinefoundation.org.
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S. Lenoir at S.W. Onslow 4:30 p.m.
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North Lenoir at Jones Senior 4:30 p.m.
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Haha cheers mate. Hopefully Adelaide will invest well this coming season, so they won't be so crap . I just have to hope that it's not the Roar next season that takes home the trophy, couldn't guess as to why
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BRUSSELS — Top European Union officials on Thursday hashed out a tentative deal on a 960 billion euro ($1.3 trillion) budget for the bloc for the next seven years.
However, Britain has cast doubt that after almost nine months of negotiations, the budget will win final approval. UK Prime Minister David Cameron is insisting on full reassurances that his country's contribution is not higher than an earlier outline deal struck four months ago.
"It's absolutely essential that we stick to the deal we reached in February," Cameron said before the issue was discussed at an EU summit.
The outline, which includes the first spending cuts in the bloc's history, still requires approval from the EU parliament and the individual member states. But it marked a breakthrough after months of infighting over a package that would hand the recession-hit 27-nation area a proper budget to finance everything from infrastructure and farming subsidies to development aid and employment measures.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso announced the tentative agreement Thursday after talks with lawmakers and officials representing the EU member states.
"This is a good deal for Europe, this is a good deal for European citizens, this is a good deal for the European economy," he said.
European Parliament President Martin Schulz called the deal "acceptable" and said he's "optimistic" that a majority of lawmakers will back it at a vote next week.
But he too, was surprised by Cameron's reluctance to back the deal.
"You know David Cameron as well as I do. He is a gentleman who has a certain view of the European budget and so you cannot assume anything. You cannot exclude anything happening," Schulz said.
Thursday's deal came only a few hours before the 27 nations' heads of state and government were to hold a summit in Brussels to promote, among other initiatives, policies to fight the bloc's rampant youth unemployment. Without a multi-annual budget in place, these employment schemes could not have been implemented.
If the EU were to fail to reach an agreement on the seven-year deal before the end of the year, the bloc would have to revert to annual budgets which would make long-term planning difficult and make some spending impossible for programs stretching over several years.
The blueprint for the 2014-2020 budget includes the bloc's first ever spending cuts, as many of the bloc's countries are in recession and struggling to reduce their own national debt.
Separate from national spending — and much smaller than EU national budgets — the EU budget is designed in part to balance out the economic development of its members by injecting funding into poorer countries. The EU has funded thousands of infrastructure and capital projects over the years, from the installation of broadband networks to the upgrade of road networks.
The EU countries have been trying since last fall to cobble the budget together. Some countries wanted to increase or maintain spending levels while others firmly insisted it made no sense to increase the budget while individual governments were imposing tough austerity policies at home. In February, the leaders agreed on a rigid 960 billion euro budget framework.
The European Parliament, however, rejected that compromise. It asked for more flexibility, a greater say in the way the budget allocates spending and the ability to renegotiate the overall spending level once the economy picked up and the EU took over more responsibilities from member states. Finally, lawmakers asked for money to be spent to boost employment.
"The agreement is not ideal but there are decisive improvements," said the leader of Parliament's center-left minority caucus, Hannes Swoboda.
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The U.S. luge team's slippery sleds have been found.
BATH (AP) — The U.S. luge team's slippery sleds have been found.
A man spotted the training sleds by the side of an eastern Pennsylvania roadway last Saturday and held onto them for safekeeping. Mike Miller learned from media reports they belonged to USA Lug and contacted state police, who picked them up Friday morning.
Miller, of Moore Township in Northampton County, says he's glad the luges are being returned to their rightful owner.
A USA Luge representative had lost five of the sleds out the bank of his truck while he was in Pennsylvania for a recruiting event. Team marketing director Gordy Sheer says he's planning to meet the Miller family at Blue Mountain Ski Area to thank them in person.


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The third annual Sioux Falls Business Conference will bring together a unique group of local and regional business experts to talk about the changing Sioux Falls marketplace and to recommend how your business can best plan for success in the future. The focus is on innovation - in products, financing, marketing and management. The conference is free. Register today though, because space is limited. The Sioux Falls Business Conference runs from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Augustana College. Registration is in the Morrison Commons.
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Would you believe: Foie gras, the ever-so-French goose liver delicacy that gourmets around the world have long loved to love, may come from Chinese geese. Sacré bleu!
It is estimated that 65 percent of the goose liver for foie gras is now produced in China, and many French farmers are up in arms about it, demanding that the imposter product be labeled as to origin. Sound familiar? Think U.S. catfish and its battles against Vietnamese imports. Think U.S. shrimp being displaced by Far East imports.
But China isn't just for cheap toys and athletic shoes any more. It is a major competitor on the world agricultural scene — a situation that's only going to increase with its acceptance into the World Trade Organization, says Scott Rozelle, professor and chancellor's fellow, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Davis.
"The whole world has really been caught flat-footed by China's emergence as a global market force," he said at the annual conference of Western Growers Association. "We need to put our minds to this situation and try to figure out what's going to happen." But Rozelle says, data are hard to come by on China's agriculture. The Chinese government, with the exception of grains, tracks almost no agricultural production, and the reliability of numbers that are available often is questionable. What China does, however, can be a major influence on markets and price. "In 2002, they low-balled everyone in the world on rice, because they had huge amounts lying around," he says. "But last year they imported American short and medium grain rice. It just shows that there will be short term fluctuations that no one can predict from year to year."
Longer term economic trends point to the Chinese buying more of the world's goods, particularly high-end food products, as its population becomes more urban and incomes increase.
Market research Rozelle, who's living in China for a year as a part of his university work, says there is a need for American agriculture to put more effort and money into studies that will help understand the markets that are emerging there — and the competition.
"We need to go in and figure out supply/demand, prices, and trade, and what affects each of them. That sort of information is critical, but there's zero research money available in the U.S. to do this kind of work. Before now, my work was largely financed by the Ford Foundation, by the Canadians, and the Australians. USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development) won't fund this kind of work because it's a communist country, and I think this has hurt what we know about China.
"Of all the research/Extension universities in the U.S., only one has a person working full-time on China research — and that's me. "I think we need to put our minds to this and devote the resources necessary to try and figure out what's going to happen with China, both as a customer and as a competitor," Rozelle says. "As opportunities increase there, and as their threat grows as a competitor, I think we'll see more work in this area."
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