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Interesting facts about Nagoya
Though known internationally for manufacturing, Nagoya is a surprising city to discover. Enjoy great museums, historic temples, and boutique shopping. Nagoya also has plenty of parks for relaxing. Book your flights to Nagoya with Cathay Pacific and enjoy in-flight entertainment, comfortable reclining seats, and excellent service.
Things to do in Nagoya
Delve into the city's true beauty at the Atsuta Shrine. Established in the 1st century AD, the shrine is considered one of the most important Shinto shrines in Japan. The rebuilt Nagoya Castle is one of the most impressive landmarks, originally dating back to the 17th century. Experience Nagoya's industrial past and present at the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry. Enjoy a day trip to the Meiji-Mura Village Museum, an open-air museum with stunning architecture from the Meiji period.
Travel tips for Nagoya
Get around Nagoya efficiently using the excellent public trains and subways. Nagoya Station is the world's largest train station. Taxis are available for added flexibility. For the best in comfort, convenience, and service when you fly to Nagoya, choose Cathay Pacific, the premier airline of Asia.

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Monday, December 11, 2006
Sweat Shop
I am desperately trying to get my nieces and nephews gifts out on time. I am hopeful to get these things out by Wednesday but at this point I am uncertain.
Pictured are my projects for the gang.
I am am very excited to see my Texas Peeps in 72 short hours...which adds to my need to finish this project on time.
I am hoping that my cold that I have had for 9 days now is soon to go away...The rumor is that it lasts 10 days...so I have one more day.
OK...I've had a little break. Now i have to lock myself back in my sweatshop to finish up!
La Vida Dulce!
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Guide to the San Diego Memorabilia Collection
Guide to the San Diego Memorabilia Collection 1868/1976Special Collections & University Archives
Detailed List of Contents
1915 Panama-California Exposition
Flyer: Call for Entries for Children's Fair
Brochure: "San Diego California, The Harbor of the Sun"
Brochure: "San Diego California: The Harbor City of the Southwest"
Stamps: San Diego Exposition 1915
Ticket: Complimentary Pass for Mr. A.O. Janes, 1916
Ticket: "Good for 1/2 Admission"
Postcard: Promotional for 1915-1916
Pamphlet: San Diego's 4 Days of Pageantry and Carnival, Ground-Breaking Ceremonies, 1911
Stereoscopic Views: Views of the Exposition by Keystone Views Company
Flyer: "World's Fair Profits for You," Panama Canal Concession Company
Photo: Exhibit, "View from Balboa Park," 1910
Photo: Exhibit, "Showing Harbor of San Diego," 1911
Photo: Exhibit, "Panama California Exposition," 1911
Photo: Exhibit, "San Diego, the Southwestern Gateway"
Photo: Exhibit, "The True Southern California"
Photo: Exhibit, "The Climate of San Diego"
Photo: Exhibit, "The San Diego of Today"
Photo: Exhibit, "San Diego's Back Country"
Photo: Completion of the Panama Canal
Letter from George W. Himmaufer, Division of Publicity, to E. O. Otis, American Academy of Medicine, 1915
Commemorative Scarf
Puzzle: "First Port of Call"
Copper Postcard: Cabrillo Bridge and Science Palace Tower
Pin: Ground Breaking Celebration, 1911
1935 California-Pacific Exposition
Flyer: "Where to Stay and What it Will Cost," Official Housing Bureau
Brochure: "San Diego Facts"
Brochure: "503 Things to See in San Diego"
Ticket: Souvenir Ticket, 1935
Ticket: "Ford V-8 Free Giveaway"
Ticket: Casa de Tempo
Ticket: "Gold Gulch" attraction
Official Stationery: Art Gallery, California Tower, Indian Village, House of Hospitality
Stamps: July 4th 1935
Stamp: Enchanting Mission Beach
Envelope: Announcing President Roosevelt Day
Envelope: Announcing Herbert Hoover Day
Envelope: James Farley Day
Envelope: "Plan to Come to San Diego in 1935"
Brochure: Painted Desert Exhibit
Program: Official Daily Program, July 25, 1936
Letter opener: "America's Exposition"
Souvenir Photograph: E. D. Mitchell, Photography Building
Souvenir Booklet: "A Vacation Trip, October 1935," Mrs. W. M. Watson, Esther L. Watson, Mr. and Mrs. Loren H. Slade
Postcard envelope: America's Exposition
Postcard envelope: America's Exposition
Copper postcard: "Greeting from the Great Southwest"
Copper postcard: Mexcian Caballero
Copper postcard: "Old Spanish American Harbor"
Map: Exposition Transportation Company (2)
Map: Presented by Shell Oil Company (2)
Souvenir: "It's in the Bag" Exposition postcards
Coronado and the Hotel del Coronado
Album of San Diego and Coronado Beach California, 1888
Map: "W. E. Ingelow Real Estate, Coronado Lots for Sale"
Brochure: "Coronado Beach California, Out of Doors" (2)
Trade Card: "Drink Coronado Water," for E. B. Keene, Druggist and Chemist
Souvenir Spoon: Coronado, early 20th century?
Brochure: "Coronado Beach California: A Unique Corner of the Earth" (2)
Flyer: "Football: Rockweel Field vs. Pomona College at Polo Grounds, Coronado, Saturday November 30"
Floor Plan: Hotel del Coronado, n.d.
Floor Plan: Hotel del Coronado, 1891
Brochure: "Hints of Hotel del Coronado"
Brochure: "Hotel del Coronado, Morgan Ross, Manager"
Brochure: "Hotel del Coronado, John J. Hernan, Manager"
Brochure: "Hotel del Coronado, Coronado Beach California"
Brochure: "Hotel del Coronado, Island of Dreams"
Brochure: "Hotel del Coronado, Open alll the Year"
Brochure: "The Charms of Life at Hotel del Coronado as Told by its Patrons"
Dance Card: Hotel del Coronado, "Compliments of The White House, Kid Glove Department"
Stationery: Hotel del Coronado, with 1915 Panama-California Exposition insignia
Postcard: Hotel del Coronado, n.d.
Photo, mounted: "Veranda View, Main Entrance" Coonley Photo
Photo, mounted: "Hotel del Coronado from N.W." Coonley Photo
Photo, mounted: "From Point" Coonley Photo
Photo, mounted: "From N.W." Parker Photo
Photo, mounted: "Hotel del Coronado from West" Parker Photo
Photo, mounted: "Billiard Room", Parker Photo
Photo, mounted: "Reading and Chess Room," Parker Photo
Photo, mounted: "Porch of Main Entrance," Parker Photo
Photo, mounted: "Hotel del Coronado Court" Rhea Brothers Photo
Photo, mounted: "Hotel del Coronado" Rhea Brothers Photo
Brochure: "Coronado Tent City, our Tenth Season, 1909"
Brochure: "Coronado Tent City, Our Twelfth Season, 1911"
Envelope: "Coronado Tent City 1907, Come and Enjoy It"
Program: Tent City Fourth of July Celebration, 1912
Souvenir Program: Sousa Night, Coronado Tent City, August 7, 1907
Point Loma and Lomaland
Schedule Card: Point Loma Ferry, 1910
Flyer: Theosophical University Radio Broadcast
Brochure: Souvenir of Visit to to International Theosophical Headquarters
Postcard: Notice of Lecture by Katherine Tingley, April 15, 1923
Brochure: Lomaland Souvenir, 1912
Brochure: "Theosophy: When in San Diego, Be Sure to Visit the International Theosophical Headquarters"
Program: "The Tempest," presented by Katherine Tingley, The Greek Theatre, Theosophical Headquarters, 1926
La Jolla
Brochure: "La Jolla California, Casa de Manana"
Letter Opener: La Jolla Caves, image of Donald Duck
Postcard Envelope: Scenic Views of La Jolla
Photo, mounted: "La Jolla Park," Slocum Photographers
Hotels, Resorts, and Sanitariums
Photograph: Hotel Arthur, 725 Market Street
Envelope: Barbara Worth Hotel, 1921
Postcard: Hotel Botsford
Poem: by Della Kiningham, manager of Hemet Hotel
Brochure: Paradise Valley Sanitarium
Postcard: Paradise Valley Sanitarium
Brochure: "The Gateway to Health" Paradise Valley Sanitarium
Photo: Hotel Polhemus
Label: Pickwick Hotel
Placemat: Pickwick Hotel
Coaster: El Cortez Hotel
Brochure: Hotel Robinson
Brochure: Hotel St. James
Brochure: Stratford Inn, Del Mar
Blotter card: U. S. Grant Hotel
Blotter card: U. S. Grant Hotel
Label: U. S. Grant Hotel
Brochure: U. S. Grant Hotel
Menu: U. S. Grant Hotel, 1948
Brochure: Warner Hot Springs
Brochure: Warner Hot Springs
Photo: "Warner's Hot Springs," Slocum Photographers
Stereoscopic View: "San Diego Mission" Parker Photographers
Stereoscopic View: "Mission San Diego," Watkins Photographer
Photo, mounted: "San Diego Mission," Rhea Brothers Photographers
Photo, mounted: "San Diego Mission," Rhea Brothers Photographers
Photo, mounted: "San Diego Mission" Rhea Brothers Photographers
Photo, mounted: "Old San Diego Mission," F. E. Bosworth, Photographer
Theatres and Entertainment
Ticket: Savoy Players, 1931
Program: Plaza Theatre, Recital of Madame Schumann-Heink
Photo: Madame Schumann-Heink's Home, Interior
Photo: Madame Schumann-Heink's Home, Interior
Program: Celebration of the 38th Anniversary of the Admission of the State of California, San Diego Parlor
Program: Fisher Opera House, Fourth of July 1892
Ticket: Savoy Players, blank
Ticket: Free Admission to Rin-Tin-Tin, Ritz Theatre
Program: Garrick Theatre, "The Gingerbread Man," March 27, 1910
Program: Garrick Theatre, "The Prince of To-Night," April 19-11, 19??
Program: Garrick Vaudeville, June 19, 1911
Program: Broadway Amusement Co., "The Chain of Blue," September 18, 1918
Program: Spreckels Theatre, "Ruth St. Denis," April 11, 1929
Photo: The Church of Christ Scientist
Photo: Christian Science Church
Program: Grand Concert for the Benefit of First United Presbyterian Church
Program: First English Lutheran Church "Our Dedication Feast," April 8, 1894
Program: Methodist Episcopal Church, February 26, 1911
Schools and Colleges
Invitation: Commencement, San Diego Commercial College, 1902
Program: State Normal School, Dedication Day, 1909
Invitation: Commencement Exercises, San Diego High School, 1915
Program: Stutdent Concert Guild, 1934-1935
Booklet: A History of San Diego High School, 1932
Program: Commencement, San Diego High School, 1937, February
Program: Commencement, San Diego High School, June 1937
Annual: "The Clarion" San Diego High School, 1896
Envelope: 50th Anniversary of San Diego High School stamp
Railways and Trolleys
Song Sheet: "Driving the Golden Spike Completing the San Diego and Arizona Railway," November 15, 1919
Trade Card: Atchinson Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Card: Official Time Card for National City and Otay Railway, 1888
Blotter: Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Brochure: San Diego Official Time Tables, 1915
Brochure: San Dieog Official Time Tables, 1919
Blotter: Southern Pacific and Union Pacific Lines
Blotter: Southern Pacific Lines
Card: Southern Pacific Company's Line
Card: "Summary of Annual Reports," Southern Pacific Company, 1913
Brochure: "Trolley and Rail Trips," San Diego Electric Railway Company
Brochure: "Where to Go and How to Get There," San Diego Electric Railway Company
Tickets: Page of Sample Tickets for San Diego Electric Railway, 1947
Cloth Bag: "Conductor's Turn-in," San Diego Electric Railway Company
Ships and Boats
Blotter: Isthmian Steamship Lines, 1922 (2)
Brochure: Pacific Coast Steamship Comapny
Brochure: "Bay Trip De Luxe," Star and Crescent Boat Company
Brochure: San Diego Tours Company
Brochure: Star Boat House
Card: "San Diego, Are You Going?" Pacific Coast Steamship Company, 1915
Brochure: Pacific Coast Steamship Company Schedule
Brochure: Los Angeles Steamship Company
Flyer: "Steamships Yale and Harvard," Pacific Navigation Comapny
Local Businesses
Blotter: Josiah Odence Manusfacturers, 1943
Blotter: "The Community Call" Newspaper
Salesman's Brochure: "The Wringerless Savage Washer and Dryer, the Pocket Demonstrator"
Brochures: Giffords's Best Olives
Brochure: The Star Automatic Lubricator, Star Machine Works
Card: Motor Hardward and Equipment Company, 1918
Prospectus: Chesnut Investment Company
Brochure: Tetley Nurseries
Letter: From C. E. Needham, Grower to F. W. Stetson, 1903
Moving Notice: P. W. Gavin Company, 1936
Photo: "Formal Opening, P. W. Gavin Company, 1936"
Photo: "Formal Opening, P. W. Gavin Company, 1936" interior view
Photo: "Formal Opening, P. W. Gavin Company, 1936," interior
Photo: "P. W. Gavin Company" workshop, 1936
Photo: Portrait of Paul Richilen, Sales Manager, P. W. Gavin Co.
Clippings: Article about P. W. Gavin Co. by Paul Richilen
Calendar: Dietrich's Electric Shop, Escondido, 1941
Calendar: Dietrich's Electric Shop, 1940
Trade Card: Westinghouse Mazda Lamps, Dietrichs Electric Shop
Labels: Dietrich's Electric SHop
Photo: Exterior of shop, 1927
Photo: Interior of shop, 1927
Photo: Workmen outside shop
Photo: Owner with company auto
Photo: Exterior of shop, n.d.
Photo: Exterior of shop, n. d.
Envelope: "Pictures of Boys and Mr. Baker at shop just before we sold"
Photo: Workmen, 1938
Stamps: "Ives Toys Makes Happy Boys"
Photo: Company auto, Howard B. Shryock
Photo: Dearborn Wheel Service
Photos: San Diego Machine Company
Blotter: Burton Electric Company
Card: "Dayton Stabilized Balloons," Maryland Auto Supply Co., San Diego
Card: "Game Laws of 1913 and 1914," Kessig's Sporting Goods House
Card: Burnell's Curiosity Store
Flyer: National Iron Works
Card: Weir's Famous Donuts
Trade Card: Marston's Dry Goods Store
Brochure: F. R. Wetmore
Catalog: Rosecroft Begonia Gardens, 1900
Brochure: "Radio Log," Lion Clothing Company
Stock Certificate: "Pleasant Valley Land and Water Company"
Trade Card: Rockfellow and Company
Trade Card: John H. Thompson and Company
Trade Card: Mrs. M. L. Boyle, Florist
Trade Card: H. F. Prien, Druggist
Trade Card: Lenz Temple of Music and Art
Card: The Farm Dining Room
Trade Card: Randall Brothers and Kennedy
Trade Card: McIntosh and Lowelyn
Brochure: Pablo Poultry Yards
Card: Bentley Ostrich Farm
Coronado Ostrich Farm
Memo: Eugene Cooper Studio
Folder: Hyatt Stamps
Certificate: T. C. Ryan Flying Service, 1931
Stamp: Carrie Jacobs Bond and Son
Card: Starr Automatic Balanced Pump, San Diego Patent Brokers, 1910
Envelope: George M. Wetherbee, Sawing...and Bee Hive Manufactory
Map: Plat Map, blank, by Reed and Burt Abstract Company (3)
Brochure: Balloon Route Excursions and Sight Seeing Trips
Calendar: San Diego Ice and Cold Storage Company, 1936
Program: Bargain Bookstore, 1982
Envelope: Dibble Realty Company, Chula Vista, 1916
Brochure: Dodge's Scenic Auto Trips
Schedule: San Diego International Airport Flight Schedule, 1965
Souvenir booklet: San Diego, Pacific Beach, and La Jolla Railway Company
Brochure: San Diego Tours Company
Card: H. B. Stonebrook's Avocado Nurseries
Brochure: Golden State Auto Tours
Brochure: North Shore Club, San Diego Beach
Cards: Coonley Photo
Sticker: Gilpin Airlines
Brochure: Gray Line Parlor Car Tours, 1930
Reciepts from various businesses in San Diego, 1891-1892
Program: Annual Midsummer Frolic and Dance, U. S. S. Salem, 1920
Program: Thanksgiving Dinner, Company I, 21st Infantry, Camp Walter R. Taliaferro, 1917
Photo: U. S. S. Marblehead in San Diego Bay
Stereoscopic View: Torpedo Boats, San Diego Bay
Brochure: Camp Pendleton, 1943
Invitation: Arrival of the Atlantic Fleet, 1908
Photo: "Temporary recruiting camp of Utilities Division from Camp Kearney at San Diego
Card: Commencement Exercises, San Diego Army and Navy Academy. 1926
Invitation: Execurtive Board Meeting, Boy Scouts of America, Star of India, 1933
Postcard book: U. S. Naval Training Station, San Diego
Photo: Marine Base San Diego, 1926
Brochure: What the U. S. Navy is Doing at San Diego (3)
Newsletter: "Flight Service Newsletter, Restricted," Consolidated Aircraft Corp., 1942
Annual: "'Taps' number of Trench and Camp, Camp Kearney, 1918"
General San Diego
Photo: Ramona's Marriage Place
Photo: Old Town San Diego
Photo, mounted: "Marriage Place of Ramona"
Photos: Cabrillo Carnival
Photos: Hall and Kessler Shop
Photo: San Diego Rowing Club Annual Plunge, 1011
Photo: Palm Huts, Coronado Tent City
Photo, mounted: An Orange Orchard," San Diego View Company
Photo, mounted: "Orange Orchard," Parker Photo
Photo, mounted: "California Orange Orchard on the Southern RR" Parker Photo
Photo: San Diego cave
Photo: San Diego Bay, Newman Post Card Company
Photo: Broadway, San Diego, 1957
Photo: Deer, Mission Cliff Gardens
Photo: Wheel, Ramona's Marriage Place
Photo: Parade, San Diego, 1950
Photo: San Diego, 1930
Photos: Souvenir Booklet, San Diego Harbor
Stereoscopic View: Ramona's Marriage Place
Booklet: "By-Laws and Rules of Order of San Diego Elks Lodge", 1936
Catalog: "Exhibition of Paintings by Charles Arthur Fries," Fine Arts Society of San Diego, 1928
Program: Eleventh Monthly Party of the Cecilian Club, 1888
Ribbon: Missouri State Society
Ribbons: German Society
Ribbon: San Diego County Poultry and Pet Stock Association, 1899
Directory: Ancient Order of Foresters of America
Announcement: American Association for the Advancement of Science San Diego Meeting, 1916
Program: American Association ofor the Advancement of Science, 1916
Brochure: "San Diego USA, The City of Permanent Prosperity," 1915 (2)
Brochure: "Palomar Mountain"
Decal: Palomar Observatory
Souvenir: Vistas de San Diego
Brochure: Old Town San Diego, Ramona's Marriage Place
Label: San Diego Zoo
Brochure: Old Town San Diego, 1938
Souvenir Brochure: "The Birthplace of San Diego"
Souvenir Calendar: 1968
Pamphlet: "The Spanish Fiesta, at Coronado Beach" 1894
Brochure: "San Diego, The Cradle of California," 1929
Album: "San Diego and Coronado Beach, California," 1889
Album: "Souvenir of San Diego, Cal.," 1886 (2 copies)
Brochure: "The Julian District," 1894
Brochure: "Los Vallecitos de San Marcos, The Little Valleys of St. Mark," 1890
Brochure: "El Cajon, California, The Valley of Opportunity"
Brochure: "La Mesa, California, Land of Sunshine and Flowers"
Brochure: "El Cajon Valley"
Postcard: La Mesa, 1916
Brochure: "About La Mesa Springs," Park-Grable Investment Co.
Brochure: "La Mesa Springs, San Diego's Pasadena," Park-Grable Investment Co.
Brochure: Cleveland National Forest, California
Brochure: Guide Book of San Diego Claifornia, 1900
Brochure: "A Reminder: Elsinore, San Diego County"
Brochure: "Seeing San Diego", 1903
Brochure: City Heights, San Diego," 1905
Brochure: "This is San Diego, a Program for Pleasure," 1946
Brochure: "San Diego Facts," 1961
Pocket Map: California Road Map, 1926
Map: Tourist Map of San Diego, 1950
Schedule: "Pcitrial Reference Guide, Time Tables"
Card: Automobile Road from San Diego To Imperial Valley," Automobile Club of Southern California
Map: "Highway Map of Souterhn California," Security Bank
Map: San DIego Street and Vicinity Map," 1947
Brochure: "Rancho Santa Fe"
Booklet: Plumbing Ordinance of San Diego, 1912
Tickets: Roller Derby, Lane Field
Brochure: "Ground Work, A Three Year Report of the San Diego Public Library, 1951"
Invitation: Golden Anniversary of Mr and Mrs. Albert Arthur Thomas, 1917
Brochure: The Palomar Apartments, 1920?
Mexican Border Identification Card: Guy W. Holmes, 1920
Pamphlet: "San Diego: A Descriptive Poem" by John C. Pelton, 1891
Deed: C. F. Karnnan as Administrator Ets. to George J. Chambers, 1899
Postcard: Panorama, Tia Juana, 1908
Postcard: Tia Juana, 1912
Brochure: "Air-Minded San Diego"
Coupon: "Retain this coupon, it may be worth a LOT in Country Club Heights at Lake Elsinore, Exhibit 20"
Flyer: "Vote Yes on Amendments 1 and 2," F. Head, Prohibition Party Candidate for Congress
Bookmark: Fox Theatres, "Edgar Rice Burrought's Newest Tarzan Thriller"
Envelope: Cabrillo Celebration ,1894
Postcard: Library, Ramona, 1915
Book: "San Diego Cook Book, 1898"
Tax Deed: H. W. Weineke, 1889-90
Letter: From the Ship "Metropolis," San DIego, September 24th, 1897 to the Christian Endeavour Society
Blank Form: Demand on the Treasury of the City of Escondido ( 2 copies)
14 postcard booklets of San Diego
Photographic negatives
Maps and Oversize
Panoramic Postcard: Coronado Tent City, circa 1910
Sheet Music: "Welcome to All is San Diego's Call," Panama-California Expo 1915, Earl and Dick Kennedy
Sheet Music: "Meet us at the San Diego Zoo," by Vashti Rogers Griffin, dedicated to Belle J. Benchley, 1935
Brohcure: "New San Diego, The Naples of America," F. Weber Benton
Photo: "Mountain Springs Grade on State Highway to Imperial Valley," hand colored
Photo: Post card order from Curt Teich, 1933, U. S. Navy Plane Carrier
Photo: Post card order for Curt Teich, 1933, San Diego High School
Crate Label: Reindeer Brand, El Cajon Citrus Fruit Growers Association (2)
Label: Point Loma Brand, Mt. Palomar Paint Corporation
Schedule: Time Table 74, San Diego and Arizone Eastern Railway Company, 1939
Crate Label: Helix Farms Lemons, Spring Valley Plantation, 1897
Artifact: San Diego Trolley, San Diego - International Border Line, Souvenir Golden Spike, 1981
U.S.P.R.R. Explorations & Surveys, War Department. Geological Map of the Country Between San Diego and the Colorado River, California. Prepared in Office of P.R.R. Exp. & Surveys by W.P. Blake, 1855.
Street Map of the City of San Diego, including East San Diego, National City, Chula Vista, & Coronado. Complete to July 1, 1914.
New Map of the Entire City of San Diego and East San Diego, Also San Diego county Road Map. Compliments of United States National Bank. Copyright Albert G. Thurston, 1914.
Map of San Diego County, California. G.L. Wilson, Successor to A.L. Ross Company, Real Estate Investments. Compiled from Official Records and Private Sources of Information by T.A. Bedford & Geo. Cromwell. Published by Rodney Stokes Co. Inc., 1910.
Sketch Map Showing Proposed Improved Highways to San Diego County, California. (2 copies)
Sketch Map Showing Proposed Improved Highways to San Diego County, California. Printed in San Diego, California by Kinney Printing Co.
Map of the Beautiful Escondido Valley and the City of Escondido, San Diego County, California.Geo. Rice & Sons Printers. Issued by the Escondido Valley Land and Planting Company.
Map of Coronado Beach and Surrounding Country, San Diego, California. Rand Mcnally and Co., Engravers.
Map of San Diego, California, and a Portion of the Ex-Mission Rancho. Published by Rodney Stokes Co., 1911.
Map of the Subdivision of the Hale Ranch Near Mountain View, Being a Part of the Rancho San Antonio Santa Clara Co. Cal. Surveyed by McMillan and Pieper Surveyors and C.E., September 1893.
Map of Ocean Beach , Being a Subdivision of Pueblo Lots 195, 202, & 203, in the city of San Diego, California. Surveyed by O.N.. Sanford for D.C. Collier & Co., incorporated.
Guide Map to the Zoological Garden. Balboa Park, San Diego, California.
Map of Ocean Beach Park, Being a Sub-division of a Portion of Pueblo Lot 205, San Diego, California. Surveyed by W.M. Rumsey, January 1909.
Sketch Map of San Diego County Showing the Position of Mines and Minerals Referred to in the 6th Annual Report of the State Mineralogist of California for the Year Ending June 1st, 1886. Henry G. Hanks, state mineralogist.
Soil Map, California, Reconnoissance Survey, San Diego Sheet. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Soils, 1915.


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CORAL GABLES — All the rumors are getting to Shane Larkin.
Various reports indicate the Miami sophomore is on the verge of declaring for the NBA draft. Not so, Larkin said Wednesday afternoon on Twitter. He even finalized the date and time for the decision.
"Don't listen to whoever put the rumor out that I declared," he posted. "It isn't true. I will make an announcement Sunday at 6 about my future."
UM later confirmed the news conference. It falls on the final day underclassmen can delcare themselves eligible for the draft.
Larkin on Saturday expressed his surprise with the way fans read so much into innocent social media postings. This one was clear and left little room for interpretation.
"I'm just going to class right now," Larkin said Saturday. "I have finals coming up, so that's what I'm really focused on."
He's been facing questions since his breakout season pushed the Orlando product into the national spotlight. Before the ACC tournament in March, he told the Sun Sentinel he planned to return. Larkin later said a decision would be made after the season.
It's been nearly a month since Miami's run ended in the Sweet 16. The rumors and speculation won't die, however, until he makes things official Sunday evening.
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Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Takes Action to Extend Louisiana State Waters
OutdoorHub 06.08.12
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission took the first bold move to extend state waters from three miles offshore to three marine leagues or approximately 10.357 miles.
The commission approved this action based on Act 336 passed during the 2011 legislative session, which recognizes that the Louisiana gulfward boundary historically consists of three marine leagues and designates that boundary to be enforced by state law regarding the protection and restoration of coastal lands, waters and natural resources and regulation of activities affecting them.
"Today's action by the commission supports what the governor, legislature and people of Louisiana want to see from our department," said Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham. "The bountiful resources that are native to Louisiana's waters should be managed beyond the three mile boundary currently recognized by the federal regulatory body and this is a bold first step by Louisiana in claiming what is rightful ours."
LDWF officials encourage fishermen to use caution and their own personal judgment when fishing beyond the three mile boundary that is currently recognized as federal waters, as it is fully expected that federal agents will continue to enforce federal law. Until the time when the US Congress confirms Louisiana's action today, the battle will continue over Louisiana's state water boundary.
To view Act 336 in its entirety click here: http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=760938


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In their native UK, Duran Duran first hit with their 1981 self-titled album, sending four songs to the UK singles chart, including the #5 "Girls on Film". Their second album was introduced with the first single "Wolf". It marked the double D's first trip to the U.S. singles chart. The song was praised by Pitchfork Media's Rob Mitchum, who said "singles don't come much stronger than 'Hungry Like the Wolf'." WK The New York Times' Jon Pareles said the group "kept the choruses clear and catchy, never disguising their pop intentions" but that it was "no less enjoyable for that". WK
The song owed much of its success to the fledging MTV music video television network. The group's ready-for-teen-mag looks made them hits with adolescent girls while the video for "Wolf" had the DD crew romping through Sri Lanka with exotic women a la Raiders of the Lost Ark. The video was "more filmic and action-packed than much of the competing material of the time." TB As lead singer Simon LeBon said, "Video made it possible to create a cult of personality across the globe." SF "Wolf" earned the group the distinction of taking home the first Grammy for Best Short Form Video.
The song helped establish the band at the forefront of the Second British Invasion. The first, in the 1960s, was driven by rock's early superstars like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. This time, however, synthesizer-oriented New Wave groups led the pack with a "unique combination of tough rock-guitar licks and frenetic beats, worthy of post-disco dancefloors." TB
Amusingly, the song was "reportedly inspired by the innocent childhood fairy tale of Little Red Riding Hood." TB There was, however, nothing innocent about the moaning at the end of the song. That, and the laugh that kicks off the song, were provided by keyboardist Nick Rhodes' girlfriend. The group's girlfriends also contributed the makeup which helped shape the group's look. SF
Hungry Like the Wolf
Resources and Related Links:
- DMDB page for "Hungry Like the Wolf"
- Duran Duran's DMDB Music Maker Encyclopedia entry
- SF Songfacts.com
- TB Thunder Bay Press (2006). Singles: Six Decades of Hot Hits & Classic Cuts. Outline Press Ltd.: San Diego, CA. Page 201.
- WK Wikipedia.org


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For Immediate Release
Task Force Puts Drug Trafficking Ring Out of Business
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – United States Attorney Pamela C. Marsh announced the culmination of Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Operation "King of the Trap."
The operation targeted a drug trafficking organization that was responsible for distributing in excess of 100 kilograms of cocaine and 500 pounds of marijuana in the north central panhandle of Florida between 2008 and 2013. The investigation led to the arrest and prosecution of 43 federal defendants, whose sentences ranged from three years of probation to life imprisonment.
As a result of the operation, law enforcement personnel seized nine kilograms of cocaine, one kilogram of crack cocaine, three pounds of marijuana, and 220 grams of methamphetamine. In addition, the investigation resulted in the seizure of 14 firearms and assets valued in excess of $120,000.
U.S. Attorney Marsh praised the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the office of Homeland Security Investigations, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Florida Highway Patrol, the Leon County Sheriff's Office, the Taylor County Sheriff's Office, the Tallahassee Police Department, and the Perry Police Department for their hard work, dedication, and expertise in the investigation that led to the successful prosecution of this case.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jason R. Coody.


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Battle TipsChoose your Ground
The Unit Action Menu (UAM) controls your Character, Henchmen and Units. (Henceforth, all will be referred to as units.)
The ACTION column menus command your units. Click the action and a drop down appears with the options available. Select one to order your units to perform actions, such as MOVE TO.
The MV (move) column shows a unit's maximum movement rate in parenthesis and its actual movement in movement points. (It will take several movement points to move one hex on the battlefield depending on terrain.)
On your first turn, begin to MOVE to strong defensive positions such as the tower, a hill, or even trees. Units should be spaced one to two hexes apart. Click the ACTION column for a unit, choose the MOVE TO option, and click on the map to select the destination hex.
When you have issued all the orders for your units, click the Next Turn button at the bottom of the Unit List to proceed with the game.Battle Concepts
Unit Zone of Control (ZOC) will form a solid line that enemy units cannot move through. Each unit has a ZOC one hex around it, through which an enemy unit cannot pass. You don't have to cover every hex to form a defensive line. Units spaced two hexes apart will effectively block the enemy advance covering a six hex front.
Missiles and many spells require that the attacker have a Line of Sight (LOS) to the defender. Terrain is of varying height, and features such as forest, buildings and walls can block that LOS if they are in an intervening hex.
Vulnerable units such as Mages and Archers should seek protection behind Militia, Infantry or Cavalry, or seek shelter from enemy missiles and spells by taking cover behind trees, hills, buildings, walls, and towers. The enemy cannot shoot what is out of their LOS.Dig in for Defense
Units who may do so should ENTRENCH as soon as they have arrived at their intended positions. This will add protection from enemy missile attacks and hand attacks.
Spell casters should commence CASTING SPELLS that will (1) delay the enemy advance (DESPAIR, FATIGUE, GROW, MUD); (2) add protections to themselves or other units (ARMOR, BLESS, FOG, SHIELD); (3) damage the attackers if possible, (MISSILE); or (4) aid and enhance friendly units, (HASTE, HEAL, INSPIRE, RALLY, VIGOR).
On the left unit list, the TURN column shows the unit's next tactical turn. At the beginning, each unit turn will be at zero, but actions may have caused a unit to have to wait until a later turn.Harass Enemy Invaders
It is best to receive the enemy attack in a defensive posture. Defending against enemy attacks while entrenched may deliver significant damage to enemy units. Wait for the right time to counter-attack.
You should remain ENTRENCHED and THROW or MISSILE until the enemy attack weakens. Archers should MISSILE oncoming enemy attackers. Units with throwing weapons should THROW their axes or javelins as attackers get within range.
Spell casters continue CASTING if you have any spells left. Special attention to unit aid and enhancement should be paid as units lose morale, stamina and strength during battle.
On the left unit list, the MOR (morale) column shows a unit's current moral. As morale falls, so too does a unit's ability to fight or follow orders. Watch out for units that have lost hits and morale. You may want to stack other units with them or withdraw them if they are seriously damaged.
The STA (stamina) column shows a unit's current stamina. As stamina falls, so too does a unit's movement rate.The Clash of Arms
As you continue to deliver damage to the enemy, some of his units may lose morale to the point where they begin to retreat. Counter-ATTACK and CHARGE options may deliver significant damage to weakened enemy units, but time your counter-attack carefully. If a unit moves or attacks, it loses the Entrench bonus to defense. You don't want to expose your units to fresh enemies just to take out one weak unit.
Archers should continue MISSILE fire on threatening units. Concentrating on the strongest units before they get to your line, or units that are in contact and attacking is the best strategy here.Chase and Recovery
When the enemy attack falters, counter attack with infantry and cavalry that are still in good shape as far as hit points, morale and stamina. If you have fought well, the enemy will be in retreat. The battle will continue until all the enemy units have withdrawn or been destroyed.
Priests and Rangers should help weakened units recover hit points with HEAL, morale with RALLY and stamina with VIGOR spells.End Battle: Final Turns
When the End Battle command appears, the enemy has been routed, and is in retreat. Hopefully you are victorious. This is your last chance to finish spells to aid your units. When you are ready to end the battle, click the End Battle button.
Congratulate yourself upon the first of many victories to come!Battle Results
This message describes the results of your battle. It shows how many experience points you got in total, the amount of spoils you recovered from the battlefield, and the disposition of your units such as levels gained and soldiers killed.


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Push Button Letters Exit Pop Ups
Get the Exit Pop Up Codes for
Step 1:
Open Front Page, Dreamweaver or whatever html editor you prefer
Step 2:
Click the HIGHLIGHT ALL button below, then right click and choose COPY. Then PASTE it in a text or html editor.
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Replace YOUR-ID-HERE with your ID.
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When you're done that, save the page to your hard drive and name it: console25.html
THE FILE MUST BE NAMED EXACTLY LIKE THIS: console25.html
Step 4:
Click here to download the required image to your hard drive. When you click the link, it will open in a new window. Right Click on the image, and choose "Save Picture As" from the drop down menu.
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Upload console25.html and the graphic pushbutton.jpg to your web site server.
Step 6:
Click the HIGHLIGHT ALL button below, then RIGHT CLICK on the hightlighted text, and choose COPY. Then PASTE that text in between the   tags on the page you want the pop up window to launch from.
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In Dreamweaver, you select Window from the toolbar the HTML. That opens up your page code. If you can't find the  tags, you right click on your mouse, select find and type in head. Make sure that "Find What" is set to html source.
In Front Page, you just click on the html tab. That's why I like Front Page for beginners. It's simpler.
Step 7:
Copy the following code from the box below: onunload="xit()"
[textbox rows="1″]onunload="xit()"
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Paste the code in the opening BODY tag of your page. The BODY tag immediately follows the closing head tag.
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Highlight and copy the following code: onClick="exit=false"
Step 10:
Paste that code on any link or button your page has. That will keep the exit popup from flying open when a link or order button is clicked.
Here are several examples:
<input type="SUBMIT" name="submit" value="Submit" onClick="exit=false">
Here is how you paste the code in a link:
Or: Click this link
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FTP your page to your web host. Go to the URL of the page you put the code on. Click the links you placed the onclick=false code on. They should NOT trigger the popup.
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Hit reload or refresh and the exit page should pop up. Then when you click on it, it should take you to the new web site.
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He shared data on the iPhone's popularity and said Apple's own research shows that four times as many iPhone users switched from Android than to Android during the fourth quarter, according to company research.


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NSB/App Studio FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)(faq)
The product itself
What kind of dev tool is this?
AppStudio provides you with a curated stack which gives you everything you need to develop mobile and web apps, in one download. The components in the stack are selected to work well with each other: the AppStudio IDE glues them all together to make them easy to use. We also take care of updating and replacing them as needed.
It can be programmed in JavaScript or BASIC. The BASIC language implements a large subset of Microsoft's Visual Basic, with extensions to create a complete development environment. AppStudio BASIC is a full, modern implementation of BASIC, with proper subroutines, variant data types and no line numbers.
Applications you create are freely distributable and are write-once, run anywhere. Lots of sample code is included.
The environment features a Visual Designer, which allows you to graphically lay out your control and set their properties. You can then hook code into the controls and add other code as needed. When your code is complete, use one key to run it locally, deploy it to a website or convert it to a native app using Apache Cordova or PhoneGap Build.
If you have worked with Microsoft's Visual Studio, you'll find it easy to come up to speed.
What's in the stack?
AppStudio supports three frameworks, each of which adds a set of HTML elements to the AppStudio Toolbox:
- Bootstrap - developed by Twitter, one of most widely used frameworks (and it's nice looking!)
- jQuery Mobile - from the jQuery Foundation
- jqWidgets - an excellent commercial framework with powerful controls.
We also provide a set of generic, lightweight controls.
We also provide tools to create your own controls (or customize the ones which come with AppStudio.)
- Design Screen - drag and drop controls from the Toolbox. Move them around and resize them graphically. Each control has its own list of properties you can customize.
- Code Window - Edit and format your code in JavaScript or BASIC.
The Design Screen and Code Window are fully integrated - click on a control in the Design Screen to see its event code.
Once you've created your UI and the code to go with it, AppStudio gives you a variety of ways to distribute it:
- Run locally in the browser: great for testing and debugging
- Deploy to Volt: So others can download your app
- Deploy to your own server: So others can download your app from your server
- Deploy to PhoneGap Build to make apps for the Google and Amazon stores
- Deploy to PhoneGap Build to make apps for the Apple Store
- Deploy to Cordova locally
- Create a Windows desktop exe.
The options are all integrated into AppStudio - no need to type obscure commands from the command line.
When was it released?
In December, 2010. It is currently at Version 6.x
How many paid users are there?
As of August, 2016, there are over 1 million users in over 70 countries.
What devices do the apps it creates run on?
AppStudio apps run on:
- iPhone (any model) with iOS 4.3 or later
- iPod Touch (any model) with iOS 4.3 or later
- iPad (any model)
- Android 2.3 (or later) devices. Limited functionality on older devices.
- Windows Phone devices (limited)
They will also run on the desktop with Chrome, Safari and Internet Explorer.
What about the Apple Watch?
At this point, it does not look like it will be. AppStudio uses a WebView for its interface: apparently, the Apple Watch does not have this feature.
What desktop computer do I need to run AppStudio?
Development can be done on the following computers:
- Mac OS 10.13 or later.
- Windows 7 or later
- Virtualbox with Windows 7 on Linux
What technologies is it built on?
Recent work by Google and Apple have given dramatic speed improvements to JavaScript: it is now faster than many purely compiled languages. It's substantially faster than .NET, for example.
Is Apache Cordova/PhoneGap Build supported?
Yes, both are. Apache Cordova makes it much easier to build native apps on your desktop using the iOS and Android toolchains, at no cost. PhoneGap Build is a commercial service with makes this much easier. The first project is free.
In either case, AppStudio packages all the files, HTML, CSS and JavaScript so that Cordova and PhoneGap can build native apps immediately.
Should I program in JavaScript or BASIC?
Either. You can even mix JavaScript and BASIC in the same project. AppStudio converts the BASIC to JavaScript, so it is all JavaScript at runtime.
If you have some BASIC code, you can right click it in the Code Window to see the JavaScript translation.
BASIC is a good language for those who are comfortable with it. JavaScript is the language of the future (and the present!). JavaScript is also more powerful. Since there is no translation step, it will also compile faster. There will be no real difference in performance at runtime.
How big is the runtime?
Tiny - less than 125k. Of course, this number will increase if you use various libraries and frameworks.
Is AppStudio just like Visual Basic or NS Basic/CE?
It's actually a lot like Visual Basic and NS Basic/CE. Both use the same core language definition: all the statements and functions are identical. The differences lie in the operating system and environment. For example, the screen controls on an iPhone have a very different look and feel to their counterparts on the desktop. Controls which are designed to be touch operated will work differently from keyboard and mouse style controls.
We used the VBScript Reference manual as a guide for our design. Read more here about Compatibility with other versions of BASIC .
How do I convert my VB project to AppStudio?
The general procedure is as follows:
- Create the form(s) using the same names using AppStudio.
- On each form, add the controls, again using the same names. Most of the VB controls have direct replacements. You will need to change the size and layout to suit the screen size of a device.
- Copy and paste the code from each VB form into your AppStudio project.
- Debug and smooth over differences.
How fast is it?
AppStudio executes over 10,000,000 loops/second on the current generation of devices. That's pretty quick for devices in this class, fast enough for most anything but perhaps the very heaviest number crunching.
How can I test my programs?
During development, AppStudio runs your program in your default browser: Chrome and Safari work best. They both have good debugging facilities. The program looks and feels much like it will on a real device. Of course, you should also test on actual devices.
You can also deploy to the AppStudio Server or to your own server. You can then download your app to your device.
What is your Test Server?
Our Test Server is available to all AppStudio users to upload apps to. It's built into AppStudio so no setup is needed. Once there, any mobile device can download your app.
There are certain restrictions on the server so it does not get hacked or overloaded. Very, very large projects cannot be uploaded; projects which have not been updated in a while are purged, and PHP scripts are not allowed.
Can I do file I/O?
Yes. For simple files, there is a localStorage which lets you save and retrieve string data. It is persistant, meaning the data will still be there next time you start the program. Most devices allow up to 5 megs (sometime much more) per app.
SQLite is supported for more sophisticated applications. It's an easy to use database that gives good performance.
Files can be read using the ReadFile function if they are loaded from the same server as the app. See the ReadFile sample.
One thing you cannot do is access the actual file system of the device. Modern mobile operating systems "sandbox" the apps so they cannot interfere with each other.
If localStorage and SQLite are not sufficient (they almost always are), access to the device's filesystem is available using a PhoneGap Plugin. This includes SD cards on devices which have them.
Can I use ftp? Can I write to my sdcard?
You might want to look at this a bit differently. To begin with, most devices do not have an sdcard, so your software probably should not assume there is one.
Second, the information is in a string on the server, and you will want to use it as a string in your app. Why convert it to a csv and back again? It will be much quicker and easier if you skip those steps. Ajax is the way to go here - ftp is pretty much an obsolete technology now.
Actually, using FTP is relatively simple, if you have an FTP client. But JS was built to "talk" HTTP and you have to have an external JS library to make FTP work There is one in the PhoneGap world (https://github.com/macdonst/FtpClient). We have not tried it and cannot vouch for it, so caveat emptor.
If you are connecting to your own server, implementing a PHP (or .Net, whatever) script will be much easier a task. If you use your own server, pay attention to security; there are lots of rogue actors on the net that will trash an unprotected site in seconds. If, however you have client demands or are working with a commercial FTP site and have no choice but to use FTP, grab that library. The good thing is that there are lots of FTP server apps out on the web (I have used Filezilla and it's great) so your code only involves the JS client,
I've done both, so here's a perspective: If you're asking for FTP because you think it's the way to go for file transfer, think again. But if the project has a hard requirement for FTP, dive in and keep in touch. (Comments from Lee Church).
Can I access a database on my server, such as MySQL, Access, Oracle, etc.?
The only database that runs locally on mobile devices is SQLite. If you want to get information from a server database to your device, you have a couple of choices:
- Import the data into an SQLite database and include it with your project.
- Have a listener program on a port on your server. Use AJAX calls from your app to the listener program. The listener program can then access the database on the server and return the requested information.
Can I read and update an Excel spreadsheet?
Since Excel does not run on mobile devices, it (and the spreadsheet itself) need to be running on a server.
You'll need a program on the server to read and update the Excel spreadsheet, that can also communicate with your mobile app, much like with databases.
What can't I do?
For things like Bluetooth, microphone, serial comms, you'll need to use PhoneGap. PhoneGap lets you run your AppStudio app as a native application. It has plug ins which let you use native API functions.
Tell me more about Bluetooth!
With the recent updates to PhoneGap, it's now practical to use Bluetooth.
- JavaScript/HTML5 will never be able to talk to the BT stack directly. That takes native code.
- To use native code, you need to build a native app. PhoneGap has a nice way of doing this, using plugins. AppStudio works well with PhoneGap, and there is a Bluetooth plugin for PhoneGap.
- PhoneGap Build makes it easy to compile AppStudio + Plugin apps.
You can develop and test the rest of your app normally - just the Bluetooth dependent parts will need testing with PhoneGap.
Can I print to a Bluetooth printer?
Yes. There is no native support in JavaScript, and different printers need different control codes. It can be done by using a third-party app that isolates your app from the complexities of supporting multiple printers. Create an HTML document as a file on the device. The the user invokes the printer app and prints the file. An example app for this is PrinterShare. This is not perfect (it's a bit complicated) but it produces great-looking output and once the app has produced the HTML file we're done. If you have lots of time and $$ you can write your own printer routine.
There are also Bluetooth printer libraries available as PhoneGap Plugins, but only a few printers are supported.
What about hardware specific features?
Most hardware features are available. The Camera, Compass, GPS and Accelerometer are, but it is not possible to vibrate the phone. Once again, PhoneGap comes to the rescue.
How do I handle different screen sizes?
Devices come in many different screen sizes, from small phone to large tablet. The devices can be positioned in portrait or landscape rotation: you can decide to support one or both. Use the Orientation control to help here.
In most cases, simply scaling the controls on the form will give poor results. The best way to do this is to detect the screen size on startup and adjust the sizes and positions of your controls. There's a handy .resize(left, top, width, height) function to help you do this. Scaling does not work, since buttons will look oddly sized, images will have incorrect aspect ratios, and poor use will be made of the screen real estate.
Controls can have their bounds set as percentages. For example, you could set a TextArea to be 80% of the width and 50% of the height of the screen, positioned 10% from the left and 30% from the top.
Another thing to keep in mind is that tablet apps often need a different approach than phone sized apps. The extra space on the screen can be used to display a list of items (such as email messages) while the main part of the screen can be used to display the selected message. This wouldn't fit on a phone sized screen, but results in a more usable app on tablets.
(If you do want to use simple scaling, there is a sample on the web board. Have a look at Zoom by winvetpro.)
What about retina displays?
Retina displays work just like regular displays: your program will run the same on either, filling the entire screen. If you are using a retina display, fonts will be drawn using the higher resolution, producing crisper text. If you supply hi res versions of images, they will be displayed instead of the low res version.
My phone is 1920x1080. Why can't I address all the pixels?
While your phone may physically have that many pixels, the operating system treats them as doubled or even tripled pixels. You'll only be able to address 640x360 or 960x540, depending on the device. The operating system will take care of mapping the pixels to their actual location. This is actually very good news: it means that you won't have to drastically change your app each time it runs on a new device.
How can I detect when the app is closing?
You can't. Apps close when you start another app. A app with a Close or Quit button will actually get rejected from app stores for violating user interface guidelines. Starting the app again will bring back the already running version (for PhoneGap apps) and restart it from the beginning (for web apps) or if the device was shut down in the meantime.
The best technique is to constantly save the current state of the app in localStorage and SQLite. When the app restarts, check the last saved status in localStorage, go to the most recent form and fill in all the fields. Done right, it will look as though the app was never exited.
What about Windows Phone?
Windows Phone 8 uses a browser based on Internet Explorer. AppStudio makes heavy use of browser features, including HTML5 and WebKit. Internet Explorer's support for these features is not as good as Chrome and Safari's. Microsoft is working on this: Internet Explorer 11 is the best yet.
In the meantime, Windows Phone 8 devices can be used, so long as you do not make heavy use of WebKit. The best practice is currently to use the jQuery Mobile framework (to get around the need for WebKit) and compile using PhoneGap Build (to get around the missing HTML5 features).
There is no support for Windows Phone devices before Windows Phone 8.
Can I use WinSock? UDP? sockets?
AppStudio has support for WebSockets built in. It's the easiest way to do this and works well with current web security practices.
WinSock, UDP and older style sockets can be done using PhoneGap Plugins. If there is one that fits your needs in the list of PhoneGap Plugins, It will be easy to use with AppStudio. If the plugin is not yet compatible with PhoneGap Build, you will need to use the full PhoneGap API.
What about proxys and firewalls?
AppStudio needs to contact the appstudio.dev server on startup to verify your serial number. You will need to make sure your system allows for this.
If you are routing through a proxy, make sure to add localhost, 127.0.0.0 to the ignore list. AppStudio uses this for local testing.
Can I read barcodes?
Yes. There are several ways to do so. Check out this blog post: How to read barcodes.
Support and Documentation
How is it supported?
AppStudio is supported by email and on a very active [web board]. We post bug fix updates to our ftp site on a regular basis. Check the web board and our blog for the latest announcements.
Is there an option for Premium Support?
Yes. For a monthly fee, you can get Premium Support which includes direct access to the developers, fast turnaround time and much. See our Support Policies.
What documentation is included?
There is a wiki that contains the complete documentation on the IDE and the language. It is included with the product for offline use. Short summaries of most functions are in on line help. There are also tech notes and tutorials.
Is the a hardcopy Handbook?
We got rid of hard copy handbooks several years ago. We were reluctant to do so, but the seachability and linking that a Wiki provides is essential once you get used to it.
Not having to worry about page count let us expand the amount of documentation we have by quite a bit.
There are utilities which can print out a Wiki, but they tend to be cumbersome.
Distributing your app
Can I distribute my applications?
Yes. You may distribute your apps, with no further royalties or costs. AppStudio apps can be distributed without going through Apple's iTunes store or Google's Marketplace. This is great news: setting up an app in the iTunes store can be more challenging than writing an app in AppStudio. Instead, apps can be distributed over the web. Apps can be sold by controlling who is allowed to access the app.
But I want to distribute my app through the App Store!
If you want to distribute through the App Store, you can compile the project using PhoneGap. Submitting to the iOS App Store Submitting to the Google Play and Amazon Stores PhoneGap itself is free for limited use - you will need to pay Apple $99/year to belong.
Do I need a Mac to distribute through the App Store?
To do the final submission of an app compile as native to Apple's App Store, you need a Mac. The program used to upload apps, "Application Loader.app" is a Mac only application. You can buy a used Mac Mini for this - they are not expensive. You do not need a Mac to distribute your app as a web app, since you do not use the App Store.
How can I protect my code?
There is an option to obfuscate in the Deploy step: this makes it more difficult for people to look at your code. Third party utilities exist with improved obfuscation, which will require more sophisticated tools to look at.
For improved security, compile your app using PhoneGap. This will result in a executable. It is still possible, however, to unpack the executable and examine the source files.
Any executable, on any platform, can be reverse engineered with sufficient effort.
Can I distribute to Windows Mobile devices?
Yes. You need to build your app using PhoneGap. It will produce .xap file which you can then submit to the Microsoft store. Web apps won't work: Windows Phone does not implement the cache manifest will allows apps to run offline.
To install a .xap file to your developer phone, look in the "Windows Phone SDK 8.1" folder that contains the "Windows Phone Developer Registration 8.1" file that is used to unlock the phone. There is another file "Windows Phone Application Deployment 8.1" file. It allows you to select a file from a folder in your computer to the WPhone8 attached and click "Deploy" and app is installed. No need to have an account with Microsoft. (tip from Chris Salonikas)
Licensing and Upgrades
Where can I buy it? What does it cost?
AppStudio for a single developer is available for a one time fee of $199 USD or by subscription directly from NSB Corporation's order page.
What is your upgrade policy?
Point upgrades are free. We reserve the right to charge for major new versions - that gives us an incentive to make something really special.
I want to run it at the office, on my laptop and at home. How many licenses do I need?
One, so long as you are the only one using it. The license is to a single developer. You can even run a mix of Windows and Mac computers, up to a maximum of three computers.
I have a number of developers. Do I have to buy licenses for all of them?
If you have a single location with many programmers, consider an Enterprise License: unlimited programmers at one location for a flat price.
I would like to use AppStudio in my classroom. What license do I need?
The Educational License is a perpetual classroom license. Students will be able to use personal copies for the duration of the semester they are attending the course: the reacher can reuse the license in the next term with a new class of students. If you are a teacher and would like a free version, send us your credentials.
The demo period has expired, but I'm not done testing.
You have 3 options:
1. Change the system date when you start the demo. It only checks it on start, so you can put it back right away.
2. Take advantage of our 30 day no hassle money back. Buy it and if it doesn't work for you, let us know and we refund right away.
3. Run on another machine.
How can I change/cancel my subscription?
You can do so here: https://wiki.appstudio.dev/Subscriptions
Are you available for contract work?
Yes, we are available for contract work. AppStudio comes first, of course, but working on real projects keeps the guys here in touch with the real world. Send a message to us if you are interested.
Who is NSB Corporation?
NSB Corporation was formed in 1993 to create applications for developers using hand held computers. The initial product, NS BASIC for the Newton, started shipping in 1994 and was one of the top selling packages on the Newton platform. The product has been continuously updated since its first release. In late 1997, NSB released its next product, NewtCard, a product inspired by Apple's HyperCard application. NewtCard has probably garnered more "Best of" awards than any application produced for hand held computers to that point.
NS Basic/Newton and NewtCard are two of the three software products to garner a "First Class Award" from Mobile Computing. NS Basic/CE was first released in 1998. It has been continuously been enhanced and improved since that date. Apart from the free eMbedded tools from Microsoft, it is the most widely used dev tool for Windows CE.
NS Basic/Palm was released in 2000. It became the most popular development tool for those devices.
Over the years, NSB Corporation has developed a large body of special expertise in creating development environments for hand sized computers. Combining effective user interfaces for small, pen based screens with efficient use of resources built into the ROM, NSB's applications are surprisingly powerful, small, and easy to use.
You can contact NSB Corporation by email at email@example.com, phone at 1 888 672-2742 (416 264-5999) or fax at 416 264-5888.
So what does the "NS" stand for, anyhow?
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American Idol alum Fantasia Barrino and her adorable daughter Zion 8, were pictured at Millions of Milkshakes at the Westfield Mall in Century City, CA on Wednesday (November 24).
On Thanksgiving Sean Combs aka P. Diddy took to Twitter yesterday charing pictures of his six beautiful children.
"Happy Thanksgiving!!!! GOD Thank You For MY Kids!!!!! GOD is THE GREATEST!" the 41-year-old producer/rapper/designer tweeted."
Is Mariah Carey Expecting twins??
In a recent interview with Radio Disney Singer Mariah Carey Mariah referred to her unborn child as 'they' . While discussing her new album Merry Christmas II You, the star revealed she began recording the album after finding out she was pregnant. Mariah Stated 'I just hope that they don't turn out hating Christmas!' she joked to Radio Disney's Ernie in a radio interview to be aired on Tuesday. Is Mariah and her husband Nick Cannon expecting twins?


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Waterford woman accused of 4th OWI, driving wrong way
Ann Cacace admitted to drinking in Walmart parking lot, complaint says
A Waterford woman has been charged with her fourth operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in five years.
According to the criminal complaint, Ann Cacace was driving southbound in the northbound lanes of Moorland Road at about 9:40 p.m. Dec. 22.
A Muskego police officer who was driving on Moorland, saw Cacace nearly strike a car and continue driving.
He stopped Cacace and said he could smell alcohol on her breath. He said she admitted to drinking alcohol earlier in the evening, the complaint said.
According to the complaint, she later admitted to drinking alcohol in the parking lot of Walmart before being pulled over.
A vodka bottle was found in her car and a Breathalyzer test determined her blood-alcohol content was 0.31, according to the criminal complaint.
Cacace is scheduled to be in court Jan. 29. She is free on $1,000 bond.


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The 2009 Horizon Report, a collaborative effort of the New Media Consortium and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, identifies emerging technologies expected to have an impact on universities over the next five years. Each of the technologies affects different facets of creativity within education, and it ranges from those already appearing on campuses to others yet to be applied to the education environment.
According to Susan Metros, associate vice provost and deputy chief information officer at the University of Southern California and who chaired the 2009 Horizon Project Advisory Board, there are some striking themes among technological trends and how they will shape academia.
"It is going to be all about mobility," she said. "Teaching will no longer revolve around place, whether that be in a campus classroom or at a distance, but about the learner and how he or she transverses that space. With the advent of smart handheld devices, learning will be much more dynamic, two-way, customized and centered on the individual."
Immediately on the horizon -- and technically already here -- are mobiles and cloud computing, which already have been adopted on many campuses. The iPhone is an example of the mobile and its capacity to assume many tasks once exclusive to portable computers and new applications, such as GPS and WiFi connections, that blur the line between phone, GPS, and computer. Cloud computing is a unifying technology supports grassroots video, collaborative webs and social operating systems, and poised to drastically change the way we think about computing, according to the report. Leading institutions have begun applying technologies such as geo-based projects and the personal Web. Geo-coded data allows common devices to determine and record location, save data along with captured media and transit it to Web-based applications. The personal Web represents a collection of tools and widgets to configure and manage the ways in which a person uses the Internet.
In the more distant future for learning-focused organizations are semantic-aware applications and smart objects. Within four to five years, these technologies are expected to be increasingly incorporated into the college learning environment. Semantic-aware tools make connections between seemingly unrelated concepts, individuals, events or things, which would take most people many years to perceive, and smart objects are objects with unique identifiers that can track information about themselves.
The report also details trends and challenges educational institutions are likely to face in the future. However, the report indicated, there is still a growing need for instruction in new skills such as information literacy, visual literacy and technological literacy. In addition, educational material needs to change with the times and current systems are not up to par for managing real-time information flows, according to the report.


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Videos | June 3, 2014
LDSD: The Great Shakeout Test For Mars
NASA readies for the experimental flight of a test vehicle designed for landing larger payloads on Mars.
MARK ADLER: In order to land things on Mars, we need to slow them down before they hit the surface. We use the Martian atmosphere to do that but the Martian atmosphere is very, very thin - it's only 1% as thick as Earth's atmosphere, so these decelerators have to go out very high speeds at Mars, at supersonic speed and have to be very large to slow the vehicle even down to speeds of a couple of hundred miles an hour.
IAN CLARK: What we have are an inflatable aerodynamic decelerator - that's the soft goods, this yellow textile article that you see in the side. And what will happen is that this will inflate very rapidly at a fraction of a second, about a third of second and it will increase the size of the aeroshell and it will create a surface much larger than the vehicle alone with which we can react against the atmosphere and generate more drag and slow the vehicle down further.
MICHAEL GAZARIK: What we have out at the test range off of Hawaii is an ability of the infrastructure to be able to do this testing safely, effectively and efficiently.
Mark Adler: In the background here, we have our launch tower. We launch a large scientific balloon, a 34 million cubic foot helium balloon that carries our 7,000 lb. test vehicle up to a 120,000 feet in the atmosphere. That vehicle has on it a large rocket motor which then fires and takes the vehicle even higher up to 160 to 180,000 feet where the atmosphere is like it is at Mars where we'd use these decelerators and then it's going about sideways we deploy at Mach 4 the first decelerator which we call the SIAD - our supersonic inflatable aerodynamic decelerator - it's a large tube that inflates around the vehicle. That slows it down to Mach 2 1/2. At Mach 2 ½, we deploy a large 30-meter parachute. Those are the two technologies that we're testing. This is a shakeout test to see if we can get the vehicle up to the proper conditions.
Whatever happens after that point - if the vehicle goes off-course or if it doesn't reach the trajectory that we want or we don't get the conditions we want or the cameras aren't working or any of those things - those are exactly what we're looking for to learn what happens, take that information, incorporate it into the next two flights that we have next to do.
GAZARIK: Some would argue in technology development that if you don't push the boundary a little bit you'll never learn. So we have to take the right amount of risk. We do the right calculations, we do good engineering but we are pushing the boundaries with these technologies.
ADLER: My boss told me that if this thing works perfectly, if it does exactly what we expected it to do, it exactly hits the targets that we want, it flies that way we want, it gets the data back exactly like we want, all the cameras work, all of that then I get an A. But if we have some failures, if we have some problems, if we see things that we learn from that we can apply to the next flight, then I get an A+


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Val Chmerkovskiy Retires From Competitive Ballroom Dancing
Last night after dancing for Dancing With Me Soho's production "Ballroom On Broadway" in Manhattan, Val Chmerkovskiy announced his retirement from competitive dancing. Below is a little of what he wrote in an open letter on Dancebeat.com. A very touching and emotional announcement.
To all I care about,
I'm writing this letter to let you know that I have decided to end my competitive dance career. It truly has been an amazing journey for me. I have been so very blessed with the incredible partners that I had the pleasure of growing and competing with. To them I say thank you from the bottom of my heart. Endless gratitude to the coaches that have given me so much, I am forever in debt. The knowledge that was shared with me, throughout the years, is worth more than any trophy I have ever won. The experience I gained from the countless hours of practice and performances, the character I built from the disappointments and failure, alongside with the love I gained for movement, music, and self-expression is something that has shaped me into the man I am today.
I was a 7 year old child when I was dragged against my will into a world of high heels, tight pants, and shiny shirts. I was a 12 year old boy when I went to my first oversees competition (German Open), and was one of only 2 US couples there (my brother being the second). I was a 15 year old adolescent when I won my first IDSF World Championship, and became the first and last American to ever do it… I was a 19 year old "young man" when I had the privilege of lifting the Blackpool trophy, which was an honor I only dreamed about. But as a 23 year old man I was told I couldn't compete at the Dutch Open. Then as a 24 year old man I was told that I couldn't compete against some of the best dancers in the world, because of reasons I had no power of influencing. The world I believed in, loved, and was willing to give up my last penny for was changing… and changing for the worse.
You can continue to read his official letter here.
So, what does this mean for Val's future? Heidi and several of you have speculated in the comment sections that this might mean Val will be coming to Dancing With The Stars Season 13 and that he might be one of the "new faces" that we have been rumored to see. If so, could this be why his brother Maks decided to return for the new season? So many questions surrounding this new Season. Hopefully, we will know more soon and this isn't the last we see of Val and his dancing career. Pay close attention to the Pro-Watch sticky!


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RealTimeText.org is a website to stimulate knowledge in the field of Real-Time Text (RTT) and Total Conversation. This is done as information website to contribute to the promotion, design and implementation of interoperable real-time text solutions and encourage the adoption of RTT in mainstream products and services.
Besides standardisation of RTT in Internet and telecommunication, RealTimeText.org strives to promote the interoperability of RTT implementations to the greatest extent feasible in order to avoid fragmentation caused by incompatible protocols. RealTimeText.org will also distribute information on the technology, its user requirements and implementation and act as an educator on related issues in order to improve the understanding of what Real-Time Text is.
Now, you might wonder: "What is Real-Time Text (RTT)?" Real-time means that something occurs within a fraction of a second. For example, a voice conversation between two or more people happens in real-time. As it is being spoken, the sound of one person's voice is received immediately by the other. Another example of real-time is a computer game, where the actions of the player are immediately shown on the computer screen.
Real-time text is text transmitted instantly while it is being typed or created. The recipient can immediately read the sender's text as it is written, without waiting.
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Real-Time Text is the closest you get to voice using text! It allows you to talk using text.
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I think it is obvious that Christianity has become mostly benign and secularized for the most part and I don't see Christians subjugating their women and executing gays in the ways that take place in the Islamic world due to the quran and Hadith (the Hadith is the so-called writings of the prophet and his followers in which Islamic Shariah law is based from); but I see too many atheists tending to bash Christianity and giving excuses for Islam. Why is this so when according to the Islamic faith, we atheists are "kafar" should be the first ones killed before the Christians and Jews (especially me, since I am an apostate since I was "born" a Muslim); therefore, why do atheists tend to give excuses for the true evils of the Islamic faith??
Jesus Christ as a symbol (whether he was a real person or not) is a much better role model than the child molesting, murderous, and evil "prophet" called Muhammad. The Bible doesn't demand governments to be Christian but the Quran demands that all governments be Islamic by nature and the punishments are much more bizarre. In Islam, you can not even ask any questions about Muhammad or Allah but Christians and Jews are able to debate within themselves and ask questions. When a cartoon is drawn or a quran is burnt you see how savagely Muslims act throughout the world and those who are "moderate" instead of condemning the barbaric acts blame the "Salman Rushdie's" or the "Pastor" instead of placing blame on the perpetrators and culture of violence in the Islamic world. So why is it, that Christianity is often (in my opinion) overly criticized and Islam is not criticized enough when the gravest threat to the existence of the human race is surely an Islamic regime with nuclear weapons?? I'd like to get your opinions..
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I've been wondering about this for a while. I went as far as drawing up a comicstrip about it recentlyish: http://www.stickprimo.com/2011/06/21/the-enemy-of-my-enemy
My simple guess is that christworship seems more immediately annoying to atheists in the modern world than allahworship, regardless the extremity of position per sect. And, yeah: to the extent that the two religions are in something of a coldwar, with the religious reich striving to turn the GOP into theocrats, atheists in the developed world more often displaying as democrats, islam might look like the lesser evil somehow; also, here in the US, the muslims are in the minority among theists, and it's in style to be cheerleaders for the underdog.
To my thinking, it's irrelevant: Allah and Jehovah each being evidently makebelieve, I don't see how one's better than the other, on its own. And, if the adherents of one religion are somehow less bad than those of another, then great; but less bad doesn't actually equate to good.
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Personally, I think that a lot of it has to do with wanting to be respectful of another culture, and not being sure how to work through that desire.
The majority of the Christians I know are devoid of a culture that is dependent upon their religion. Islam, however, is ingrained in the culture of those who follow it, in general, which is why it becomes a blurry line.
Though, personally, I think both are total bullshit, and will openly speak out as such.
I'm agnostic, and I don't excuse islam. I say loudly and proudly "FUCK ISLAM!" I attack islam as much or more than christianity because islam is more oppressive and aggressive than christianity is for the most part.
I don't hold back on insulting islam or it's founder, the mass murderer, misogynist and egomanical bastard known as mohommad. Most people are afraid of saying something bad about islam and having some guy named achmed blow himself up on their doorstep. Fuck achmed, that's what I've got a gun for.
Islam is a violent, radical, aggressive sociopolitical, secular ideology that calls for global domination and the forcible subjugation or extermination of all "infifdels" It should be resisted whenever and however possible.
People will holler that hundreds of years ago christianity was the same. True. Also true is "That was then, this is now." I oppose the rising tide of radical christianity in america as well as opposing islam. I don't make excuses for islam I bash it hard.
Because the problem of Islam is a symptom, not the disease itself. While treating symptoms can help quite a bit, the root of the issue needs to be addressed. Most of us are anti-extreme anything, so specifying against but a single extreme view seems limited.
Also, I don't think your premise that there are no "mild" Islamists holds water if you're contrasting with Christianity. "Mild" means belief in a specific God and his book, but not a literalist interpretation of said book. If there are no mild Islamists, there are no mild Christians either. Just wacky spiritualists.
There are Muslims who are mild. It's not nearly as widespread as the mild form of Christianity, but to discount it as non-existent is ridiculous. Religion is inherited more often than not, and those with mild personalities usually find ways to work around the less appealing aspects of their disease without overthrowing it completely.
The majority of Islam *is* extreme and scary though. The peoples who hold that belief have scary, short, brutal lives. The best way to stop brutal behavior is to educate and improve lives. With schooling and a better future, Islam will dry up. Helping the women in these extreme countries is one of the surest ways of making sure that Islam posses less threat to us. Islam is not female friendly at all. Women also tend to be less violent.
In my own experience I feel it might be because I am surrounded mainly by Christians. Therefore I am attacked more by them then those of the Islamic faith. I tend to come to the defense of people that I feel are also being bullied by Christians. I have obviously never supported any religion, just their rights. I don't like to see anyone being treated unfairly because their age, race, religion, or gender. Wait a minute… I have morals and a social conscious and I'm and atheist…what? =)


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Fiat's resurrection of the Cinquecento is nearly complete. The company's already sent out shots of the Nuova 500 to the auto press, given it its own minisite (curse the faux-reggae sound bed!), and targeted it for hipster-dork uptake. The last stage is to show the damn thing. And according to a set of images on Autoblog.it, that's happening on July 4th, in time for the 50th anniversary of its ancestors birth.
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Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality (TEC)
The Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality drives the performance of the Agency by marshalling the ongoing innovation and technical excellence needed to achieve ESA's future goals.
New technology is the starting point for everything the European Space Agency does.
While other ESA directorates incorporate their own specific research and development programmes, the Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality is responsible for longer-term technology development – including generic technologies bringing benefit for all technical domains – while also supporting research and development infrastructure such as laboratories, test facilities and specialist sections covering every aspect of the space environment.
The Directorate's primary goal is to ensure enabling technologies are available at the very point when new ESA and European missions need them – one definition of innovation being 'the right technology at the right time'.
Technology is also a key element of competitiveness, to underpin the European space industry's continued viability – considering that approaching 50% of its turnover comes from commercial global markets. Novel technologies open up fresh markets and enable innovative applications.
The Directorate oversees a set of R&D programmes aimed at sourcing innovation beyond the immediate market horizon while also serving to de-risk the innovation process for industry. The reach of these programmes extends far beyond the main industrial primes and system integrators to small-medium enterprises (SMEs), recognised as Europe's leading source of technical innovation.
It also oversees the coordination of European standardisation efforts to boost industrial cost effectiveness and the general technical state-of-the-art, while also levelling the playing field for smaller companies - opening up new opportunities to compete based on standardised working and interfaces.
The Directorate is organised by technical disciplines into four departments: Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, System Engineering and Product Assurance and Safety. But the services it offers the rest of ESA and European industry can be categorised within three main functions:
- Technology Development
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These functions cut across the four departments in practical terms. For instance the Product Assurance and Safety Department is engaged in researching the technical basis of new standards as well as advising projects on how best to implement current standards. In effect the Directorate operates on a cross-functional matrix basis, facilitating the constant exchange of knowledge and experience between specialists and mission teams.


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Popular Economics Weekly
We are learning just how much mortgage fraud was committed by 17 national and international banks and other financial entities that the Federal Housing Finance Authority (FHFA) originally sued to recover some $200 billion in losses to the GSEs that it regulates, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
This tells us where the real faults lies for the credit bubble that led to the housing bubble. The once private stock corporations and now wards of the government, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, didn't precipitate the housing bust. They weren't even the main issuers of faulty mortgages that imploded with the Great Recession. It was the federally-supervised commercial banks themselves that misrepresented many of the mortgages it sold to Fannie and Freddie, thereby giving them the cover of AAA rated assets, when they were much closer to junk bond quality.
Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan had lowered short term interest rates below what was the inflation rate at that time—some 3 percent—whereas his fed funds rate was as low as 0.5 percent. (That meant if money was lent at below the inflation rate, it was basically free money because inflation would eat away at the amount owed so that it was actually worth less when paid off, or sold, than the face amount of the debt.)
And banks jumped into the housing bubble that resulted, almost ignoring the most basic lending safeguards from such 'free' money, such as verifying income and assets of the borrowers that Fannie and Freddie required. In other words, Fannie and Freddie guaranteed that nothing was "stated" on the loan application that wasn't verified.
The GSEs themselves were also at fault for allowing mortgage banks such as Countrywide Financial (acquired by Bank of America) to package and sell Mortgage Backed Securities to Fannie and Freddie that mainly consisted of negatively amortized 'liar' loans with very low initial payment rates, and little or no income and asset verification. But that was a small portion of the defaulted loans, and in fact Fannie and Freddie guaranteed mortgages have far and away the lowest default rates.
Wall Street insiders now believe that up to $50B could be the tab to settle all the pending cases, according to the New York Times. Some $1.96 Trillion in so-called private-label mortgages were issued by banks from 2005 to 2008 during the height of the housing bubble, according to the latest figures.
As of January, the FHFA has settled six of the private-label RMBS cases, recovering nearly $8 billion for taxpayers. Whether due to a lack of adequate supervision, or outright fraudulent misrepresentation of the credit quality of those mortgages, these banks sold Fannie and Freddie mortgages that didn't meet the strict credit standards of the GSEs.
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Banks such as JP Morgan Chase ($5.1B), Deutsche Bank ($1.9B) and now Credit Suisse ($885B) have settled, while admitting they had inadequate oversight. But Bank of America and Goldman Sachs are holding out, so are going to trial sometime in midyear 2014.
Others that have settled include, GE (Ally Bank), United Bank of Switzerland and Citigroup. They had failed to prove in federal court that the mortgages underlying their Mortgage Backed Securities sold to Fannie and Freddie were due to the busted housing bubble that caused the loss of some $5 Trillion in real estate values, rather than their faulty underwriting practices.
Twelve of the cases remain, including FHFA's lawsuits against Barclays Bank (BCS), Bank of America (BAC), Credit Suisse Holdings (CS), First Horizon National Corp., Goldman Sachs & Co. (GS), HSBC North America (HSBC), Merrill Lynch & Co., Morgan Stanley (MS), Nomura Holding America (NMR), SG Americas (Societe Generale), The Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) and Countrywide Financial Corp.
So don't blame Fannie and Freddie for wanting to expand home ownership, as those who oppose government ownership or regulation of anything have contended, and seem to have convinced the Obama administration. The GSEs were as much a victim of deceptive lending practices as the borrowers and homeowners who lost out due to the resulting Great Recession.
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It had been four years since ex-Navy SEAL, Jack Haliday, had an explosive run-in with a biker gang wounding their leader, Gunner. During those years Jack had acquired everything he ever wanted: a beautiful wife, an adorable daughter, and a lovely home in the suburbs—everything was as perfect as it could get, until Gunner returned to twist Jack's world inside-out with a vengeance that he could never have prepared for. Critically injured, he found himself surrounded in the security of First Force International and in the care of their head medic, Dr. Rayne Lee, a beautiful and compassionate woman who knows firsthand the sharp slice of loss and grief.
Now Jack has a score to settle and he's got some new friends to help him, but in the end, can Rayne help to ease his grief and encourage him to start a new life with team First Force?
Five years ago First Force operative, Grant Ketchum, let the ballerina of his dreams dance right of his life. Silja Ramsay returned to her birthplace, Russia, to take the position of the principal dancer for the Novikov Ballet Company. She was living her dreams, and although they had very little contact, Grant was proud of her.
The owner and director of the ballet company, Natalia Novikov, has a dark secret: her beloved ballet company is almost broke. Natalia has become so desperate for funds to keep the company afloat that she's forced her dancers to prostitute themselves to financial contributors at exclusive after-show parties.
As the Prima Ballerina of the troupe, Silja has been exempt and kept in the dark about the parties, until a big-time American financier, who is obsessed with Silja, offers to bail the failing ballet company out and provide Natalia with everything she will ever need. His prerequisite: Silja must become his personal companion, live in his home, and fulfill his every desire.
Against her will, Silja is taken to the American's mansion, but before she goes she manages to send a text to the only man who can save her, Grant: HELP!
Now Grant Ketchum is on a mission to find his lost ballerina and rescue her from this powerful man's subjugation. He will do anything to get her out alive. If they survive, will he let her chasse out of his life again?
Four years ago, Dr. Rayne Lee lost her husband and her four-year-old daughter, Sierra, to a group of hostile guerrillas in the Amazonian Valley of Peru. It had taken every bit of her constitution to rebuild her life and to join her uncle's international security firm, First Force, as the team's head medic. She still desperately missed her husband and her daughter, but all-in-all everything was back on track—until the phone calls started.
A young girl was calling claiming to be Sierra. The tiny trembling voice claimed that the guerrillas were holding her captive, and there was only way for them to be reunited: Rayne must travel to Peru and give them something that she has. Moreover, the guerrillas have another stipulation: Rayne must come alone.
Suddenly the ghosts from Rayne's past are chasing her down a dark road.
What could they possibly want from her?
Could she return to the place where her family was murdered and she was brutalized for seven horrid months?
Was it really Sierra calling?
Rayne knew that she had to take the risk—she had to find out!
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"Compressed UAV sensing for flood monitoring by solving the continuous travelling salesman problem over hyperspectral maps", Remote Sensing of the Ocean, Sea Ice, Coastal Waters, and Large Water Regions 2018: International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2018.,
"A stochastic modelling framework for the reconstruction of cardiovascular signals", Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE, vol. 36: IEEE, pp. 676-679, 2014.,
"Systematic infrared image quality improvement using deep learning based techniques", Remote Sensing Technologies and Applications in Urban Environments: International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2016.,
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"Analysis of coloured noise in received signal strength using the Allan Variance", Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), Proceedings of the 22nd European, vol. 22: IEEE, pp. 994-998, 2014.,
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"Characterisation of Received Signal Strength Perturbations using Allan Variance", IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. 54, pp. 873-889, 2018.,
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Model systems
The proper functioning of living cells is brought about by a bewildering number of interconnected interaction processes between very many different molecules and structures.
Each of these processes is governed by the laws of physics and chemistry. However, their sheer number and immense interconnectedness renders it very difficult to identify unquestionable cause and effect relations in living cells. Quantitative analyses of individual processes are even more difficult to achieve. Using well defined model systems is a successful strategy to overcome these obstacles.
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text: I have a whole bunch of old 2x6s someone left in one of the barns. When I moved in the stack was about to the top of my head and I haven't used even half since then. Can I make a hive out of nearly all 2x6s? I was thinking if I need more width to just stack them side to side and have a 2x12" surface. If I did that would I need to seal where they touch?