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ASP.NET Futures - Generating Dynamic Images with HttpHandlers gets Easier
There's a treasure trove of interesting stuff over at http://www.codeplex.com/aspnet. It's a bunch of potential future stuff that the ASP.NET team is working on. That's where you can get builds of ASP.NET MVC, Dynamic Data Futures, and new AJAX stuff.
Two days ago a new CodePlex release snuck up on the site. It's a potential new feature, so it could go nowhere, or we could make T-shirts and sing its praises. Could go either way. No promises.
Justin Beck, an ASP.NET intern, prototyped and design it, then Marcin Dobosz, an ASP.NET Developer tidied it up nicely. Right now it's called ASP.NET Generated Image and you can get a release today.
Why should you care?
I've done a lot of HttpHandlers that generate images. It's usually pretty tedious. When I was working banking, I wrote an example HttpHandler that would take two Check Images (back and front) and composite them into a single image on the server side, then serving up the composite. Usually you're messing around in with MemoryStreams and Images, and then you serialize the result out to the Response.OutputStream, making sure the MIME Types are set appropriately. If you're really clever, you'll remember to do some client-side and appropriate caching, but I rarely see that in the wild.
So what have Justin and Marcin done here?
First, they've created a control with a little design mode "chrome" that makes getting started easier. The control is actually an extension of <asp:image/> that creates an HttpHandler and wires up the the src= attribute to the handler. If that were all, it'd be cute. However, second, and most importantly, they've created a base class that can do caching, transformations and parameter passing for you. It's really nicely factored, IMHO.
Here's a simple example. Put one of these GeneratedImage Controls on the page, and click on it...
Next, click "Create Image Handler." You'll get this in the markup, and a new file in the Project:
public class ImageHandler1 : ImageHandler {
public ImageHandler1() {
// Set caching settings and add image transformations here
// EnableServerCache = true;
public override ImageInfo GenerateImage(NameValueCollection parameters) {
// Add image generation logic here and return an instance of ImageInfo
throw new NotImplementedException();
All I need to do now is override GenerateImage. Any parameters to the control will be in the NameValueCollection. I just need to return a new ImageInfo, and the constructor for ImageInfo can take either an Image, a byte[] or an HttpStatusCode. Clever.
Here, I'll add some text:
<cc1:GeneratedImage ID="GeneratedImage1"
runat="server" ImageHandlerUrl="~/TextImageHandler.ashx" >
<cc1:ImageParameter Name="Hello" Value="text in an image" />
As I said, that parameter is passed in, and it come from <% %> code or DataBinding or whatever. It doesn't care. Now, I'll draw on an image:
public class TextImageHandler : ImageHandler {
public TextImageHandler() {
this.ContentType = System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Png;
public override ImageInfo GenerateImage(NameValueCollection parameters) {
// Add image generation logic here and return an instance of ImageInfo
Bitmap bit = new Bitmap(300, 60);
Graphics gra = Graphics.FromImage(bit);
gra.DrawString(parameters["Hello"], new Font(FontFamily.GenericSansSerif, 16), Brushes.Black, 0, 0);
return new ImageInfo(bit);
Which results in...
Slick. What else can I do easily? Let's right-click on the ImageHandler base class and see what it looks like:
namespace Microsoft.Web
public abstract class ImageHandler : IHttpHandler
protected ImageHandler();
public TimeSpan ClientCacheExpiration { get; set; }
public ImageFormat ContentType { get; set; }
public bool EnableClientCache { get; set; }
public bool EnableServerCache { get; set; }
protected List<ImageTransform> ImageTransforms { get; }
public virtual bool IsReusable { get; }
public abstract ImageInfo GenerateImage(NameValueCollection parameters);
public void ProcessRequest(HttpContext context);
ImageTransforms? Hm...you can also setup a collection of ImageTransform objects into a little mini-image processing pipeline to do whatever you like.
Here we add a copyright watermark dynamically. The Transform is added in the constructor in this example.
public class TestCustomImages : ImageHandler {
public TestCustomImages()
this.ImageTransforms.Add(new CustomImageTransforms.ImageCopyrightTransform { Text = "Copyright Me! 2008" });
this.ContentType = System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Png;
public override ImageInfo GenerateImage(NameValueCollection parameters) {
Bitmap pic = new Bitmap(200, 50);
Graphics gra = Graphics.FromImage(pic);
return new ImageInfo(pic);
The source for the CustomTransform, and for all the samples and the preview assembly that makes it all work is up on CodePlex now. If you've got ideas, find bugs, or think it's cool, leave a comment here and I'll make sure they get them. You can also leave bugs in the Issue Tracker on CodePlex.
Here's what the roadmap document says they've got planned...
- Add Item Templates for an Image Handler
- Providing parameter type inference for the handler instead of a Name Value Collection.
- Giving you control of transforms, caching inside of your Generate Image Method.
Does it work with ASP.NET MVC?
Gee, I dunno. Let's see. Remember that if you're using ASP.NET MVC with the WebFormsViewEngine, as long as there's no Postback, some Server Controls can still work. This just might, as it renders on the first load.
I added the ASHX handler file to my MVC project, referenced the DLL, made sure to register the tag prefix and it mostly worked. The design service isn't working, saying something about "could not be set on property ImageHandlerUrl," but I'm encourage I got this far. Let's encourage them to keep MVC in mind!
Cool. Have at it at CodePlex. No warranty express or implied.
About Scott
Scott Hanselman is a former professor, former Chief Architect in finance, now speaker, consultant, father, diabetic, and Microsoft employee. He is a failed stand-up comic, a cornrower, and a book author.
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Do you have a position on Christians being in business partnerships with non-Christians where there is equal ownership? 2 Corinthians 6:14 references "unequally yoked with unbelievers," but from my experience this verse is most commonly referred to in the context of worship. Your assistance would be helpful.
You are correct, I believe, in perceiving that the context of 2 Corinthians 6:14 indicates that the Apostle's concern is focused on worship and spiritual union within Christ's church. I believe the occasion for this admonition (and for most of the letter) is the arrival in Corinth of the Judaizing heretics who had dogged Paul's path and repeatedly tried to hijack churches founded through his labors (hence, Galatians). Now they have arrived in Corinth where Paul labored almost a year in establishing the church, and part of their strategy is to cut Paul down with criticism of his person and conduct in order to undermine his authority and doctrine. This is why the letter is so personal and emotionally intense. The heretics who want Christian believers to fall from grace by accepting a "gospel" of Christ plus Law are the "lawless" ones, the servants of darkness and Belial (cf. 11:1-15), the unbelievers with whom the church in Corinth is not to be bound. An obvious modern application is to true believers who find themselves in churches that have been captured by the unbelief of modernism or of other heresies that compromise the gospel and rob Christ of His glory.
It is very common to extend the application of this passage (6:14-7:1) to the marriage union. That seems to me to be a reasonable extension since (1) the Bible elsewhere clearly forbids Christians to marry non-Christians and (2) there is no other human institution in which the members are bound together in a union as intimate and all-encompassing as marriage (Eph.5:22-33, reflecting the covenantal and mystical union between Christ and His church).
The passage has also been applied to other close and binding relationships, such as business partnerships (which is your question). I think it may be legitimate to say that 2 Cor. 6:14-7:1 should move us to examine relationships to see if we are bound in such a way to a non-Christian that moral and spiritual compromise might be the result. But I don't think we can say (because it is so far from the contextual concerns of the passage) that this passage forbids such relationships with the force of law.
However, taking it as a caution (and you can find other such cautions, as for example in Proverbs), I think you have to ask yourself hard questions about the contemplated partnership and the contemplated partner. If you do not share together a common faith in Christ (and therefore a common commitment to do all things, including all business dealings, to His glory and in obedience to His Word), has God in His common grace so imbued your potential partner with a commitment to ethical business dealings that you can trust him/her not to do anything in the name of the business that could result in the tarnishing of your good name? Of course, the test of this comes at the point [the possibility of which you have to be prepared for, James 4:13-17] when the business may be doing badly and temptations present themselves to take ethical shortcuts to save the bacon. When the chips are down you might find that while you are willing to accept God's providence ("We gave it our best shot, the results are in God's hands"), the threat of losing everything pushes your non-Christian partner to the point of saying (maybe only to himself behind your back) "I'll do whatever it takes to save the business because it's all I have." Sometimes we think our non-Christian friends are morally impeccable, but extreme stress and pressure expose (fallen) human weaknesses we had not before seen in them. (And great success and prosperity often have a similarly corrupting effect.)
That's a caution, not a law; and the Bible in general does not forbid us to have business dealings with non-Christians (or we would have to go out of the world, as Paul says elsewhere). I pray the Lord gives you the wisdom you need to make the right decision, and that He prospers your endeavor to His glory and the good of others—including the contemplated partner who needs the Lord. Feel free to come back with follow up questions.
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Roasting marshmallows, telling ghost stories and sleeping under the stars - in New York City?
The National Park Service is planning a 600-site campground in Brooklyn's Floyd Bennett Field, a onetime airport used by Amelia Earhart. The campground would be the largest urban tent-pitching site in the nation, according to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.
"We want to make New York the leading example of what we can do around the country with urban parks," Salazar said.
The location now has just five campsites, but that number will expand to 90 over the next two years and to 600 eventually, he said.
The plan is one of several initiatives aimed at improving access to the outdoors in the New York region under President Obama's America's Great Outdoors campaign.
For now, campsites at the field are no-frills. Each has a cooking ring and picnic table and pit toilets are located a few hundred feet away.
Park ranger John Daskalakis told the Daily News there has been growing interest in city camping as people look for cheap vacation alternatives.
"Almost every weekend in May is booked up," Daskalakis said. "We've been fairly busy for a little-known gem in Brooklyn."


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Trends and Perspectives in Neutron Instrumentation:
Probing Structure and Dynamics at Interfaces and Surfaces
10 - 13 October 2017, Tutzing, Germany
Evolution of structure and composition at interfaces between materials affects a large variety of intrinsic and functional parameters defining interaction and reaction schemes. The JCNS Workshop 2017 held in Tutzing, Germany on 10-13 October, 2017, aims at highlighting recent approaches and developing ideas on the adaptation of neutron reflectometry, small angle neutron scattering, neutron spectroscopy, neutron imaging and depth profiling and neutron spin echo spectroscopy. The workshop will discuss current requirements and developments in probing surfaces and interfaces using such techniques. In particular the workshop is devoted to novel and upcoming experimental opportunities with various new instruments in operation or planned at neutron facilities to discuss the scientific options and capabilities in this area.
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Teri Dusenbury - Tatting Hearts
Dover : 32 pages. Tatting as we know it evolved from knotting techniques dating back thousands of years. The Pilgrims brought the craft to America and today this beautiful and delicate form of lacework is more popular than ever. This guide to tatting by a veteran needlecrafter provides explicit, clearly written instructions and over 100 illustrations for making 12 different tatted hearts. To create these lovely patterns, the author has developed two new techniques—"directional tatting," a short-cut tactic involving reverse stitches, and "stacking," a method that gives tatting a three-dimensional look. Also incorporated in the patterns is a variation on the split ring technique perfected in the 1920s by the noted designer Anne Orr. Many of the designs are simple enough for a beginner, while others will catch the interest of even the most experienced of tatters. Perfect as tabletop accents or as framed works of art, each of these completed, lovely heart-shaped designs is shown in a separate photograph. And as an extra bonus, there's a photo of a mobile utilizing all the patterns.


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Renault's Kadjar is a family-shaped mid-sized SUV model that's smart, sensible and, in its way, quite aspirational. As before, this lightly revised version has been developed from much of the same technology that brought us the segment-leading Nissan Qashqai. It's certainly a more interesting family choice than that Focus-class hatch you might have been considering - and there's the option of 4WD if you want some substance to go with the style.
That name first. That had us all guessing. North African tribe? Middle Eastern trade wind? Wrong and wrong. Apparently it's one of those portmanteau French words where 'Kad' is inspired by the world 'quad' (the casual term for a four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle) and 'Jar' is a reference to the French words 'agile' and 'jaillir,' which means to 'emerge quickly'. Still, this is the crew who brought us Kangoos and Twizys, so perhaps it's best not to linger. It's pretty easy to position just what this car is though. Big brother to the smaller Captur crossover, slightly more compact than the bigger Koleos crossover, it's spun off the same platform as alliance partner Nissan's huge-selling Qashqai. Renault reckons there's enough room in the market to go poaching sales from the likes of Volkswagen, Kia and Toyota rather than merely cannibalise Qashqai sales. Let's take a look and see if they're still onto something with this revised model.
Driving Experience
The key change here is the addition of two fresh engines to the range. Well actually, they're now the only engines available in the range, though each can be had in a couple of states of tune. The first unit is the one you might be primarily drawn to given the current zeitgeist, a 1.3-litre four cylinder Tce petrol unit putting out either 140 or 160hp. This powerplant is a decent improvement on its 1.2-litre predecessor and develops its pulling power from low down, which should make town driving easier. Rest to 62mph in a Tce 140 derivative takes 10.4s en route to 126mph - or 9.6s if you opt for the extra-cost EDC automatic version. The Tce 160 variant (which can only be had in manual form), manages 62mph from rest in 9.9s on the way to 130mph. If you fancy a diesel, you'll be directed towards a 1.5-litre Blue dCi unit offering either 115 or 150hp. Again, it's the lower-powered unit that offers the EDC automatic option. A manual 1.5 dCi 115 variant manages 62mph from rest in 11.7s en route to 117mph. As before, the basic suspension set-up (like virtually all the engineering) is carried over from this model's cousin, the Nissan Qashqai, albeit with some Renault-specific tuning. It makes a Kadjar manoeuvrable in town, with a tight 10.72m turning circle, and the driving position has been designed to mirror that of a typical saloon, rather than a high-set 4x4. The front-wheel drive versions are fitted with an 'Extended Grip' system, which is claimed to enhance grip on low-traction surfaces. Four wheel drive is only available on the top 150hp diesel model. The all-wheel-drive system offers three specific modes: Auto, Lock and FWD. If you do choose to take the Kadjar off the beaten track, a 19cm high ground clearance lends it some ability, while front and rear skid plates will help if the 18 degree approach and 25 degree departure angles prove insufficient.
Design and Build
Unlike you happen to be a Renault sales person or an owner of the original version of this car, you'll struggle to notice any changes made to the exterior. So, as before, the Kadjar looks like a scaled-up version of Renault's smaller Captur SUV - which is no bad thing. Of more importance is the news that the interior of this car has been treated to a much-needed re-fettling. The fascia has been given a new 7.0-inch centre-dash touchscreen that's a big improvement on what was offered before. There are smarter instrument cluster displays too. Otherwise, things are much as before, with an underlying structure shared with this model's Renault Alliance cousin, the Nissan Qashqai. It's slightly more spacious in the back than that car mind you. And the boot is a useful 42-litres bigger than a Qashqai's at 472-litres to the tonneau cover. You get handles that drop the rear seats in their 60/40 split, an organiser that prevents your shopping spilling all over the boot when you corner and a split level load floor. There's also 30-litres of oddments storage around the cabin and the front passenger seat can even be folded to use as an impromptu table.
Market and Model
Pricing starts at just over £20,500 and runs up to £30,000, so conforms to the class norm. There's the choice of four trim levels - 'Play', 'Iconic', 'S-Edition' and 'GT Line'. Even the base 'Play'-trimmed versions are well equipped, with 17-inch alloy wheels, tinted windows, front fog lights, auto headlamps and wipers and rear parking sensors. Inside, all models get Apple CarPlay or Android Auto smartphone-mirroring marshalled by a 7-inch centre-dash screen. There's also cruise control, automatic climate control and a synthetic leather steering wheel, plus an electronic parking brake, large cupholders, a sliding armrest and ambient lighting. Move up to an 'Iconic' model and you get 19-inch wheels, front parking sensors, a reversing camera, roof bars and navigation. The 'S-Edition' versions get full-LED headlights, a panoramic sunroof, front and rear skid plates and special seat stitching. And the top 'GT Line' derivatives vcome with full-leather upholstery, heated front seats and a 360-degree surround view camera system.
Cost of Ownership
As we've said, the 1.3-litre petrol and 1.5-litre diesel engines that feature in the Kadjar are the same as those used by the similar Qashqai - and of course get much the same excellent efficiency figures. The 1.5-litre dCi diesel unit is the engine to choose if you feel that fuel station pasties and chocolate bars are sabotaging your fitness regime. This gets 65.7 miles per gallon and 134g/km of CO2 - and the 150hp version of this diesel isn't that much worse. Go for the petrol 1.3-litre TCe 140 variant and you'll manage 134g/km of CO2 and 47.9mpg on the combined cycle. All versions provide the peace of mind of Renault's 4+ warranty and assistance package. The car is protected against defects recognised by Renault for four years or 100,000 miles (first two years have no mileage limit). In the event of a breakdown, Renault provides emergency roadside repairs or towing to the nearest dealer 24/7 every day of the year, plus three years' European cover. There is also a three-year paint warranty and 12 years' cover against corrosion. Servicing is required once a year or every 18,000 miles.
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After a frustrating scoreless draw against Canada last Tuesday night, Brad Davis wondered if he had done enough to earn a spot on the roster for the US national team's first World Cup qualifier in Honduras.
It turns out he did.
Davis was one of 24 players called in on Monday by head coach Jurgen Klinsmann to face the Catrachos in San Pedro Sula on Wednesday. It's the first foray into the World Cup qualifying realm for Davis, who notched his sixth career US cap in the match against Canada.
"I want to really see where I fit in you have to get integrated during these World Cup qualifiers," Davis told MLSsoccer.com. "You're going to be in a group of guys that have played a lot more games together at the international level. To have this opportunity, this is my first World Cup qualifier, so I'm stoked and I'm looking forward to going in and working hard and trying to get some time."
Davis was one of the standouts in the near month-long camp, by all accounts. Reports from media covering the camp indicated Klinsmann was very positive on the work Davis was putting in, to the point where it became a good bet the Houston winger would land on the roster.
READ: Davis says he knows he fits on international level
But that was only until the US faced a defensive Canada squad that flummoxed the Americans, leading to some to worry that three weeks' worth of work was ruined.
"Without a doubt, it was definitely in the back of my mind that I messed up," said Davis, who found out about the call last Thursday. "I think it was in the back of everybody's mind. I wanted to end on a little better note, but I know I had a good three weeks. I know I had a good camp and got some good feedback and now I'm just excited to get into camp."
Now Davis is looking to take the next challenge in his all-of-a-sudden busy international career, which is to work his way into the group tasked with qualifying for next year's World Cup in Brazil.
For Davis, that means working his way into an established group and, in some respects, having to show all over again that he belongs at a new level.
"Will it be more difficult for me? I don't know, but that's what I'm looking forward to, that experience," Davis said. "I'm looking forward to the challenge and I feel like I have something to add."
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Since the 2008 financial crisis, the intermediate-term bond category has grown from less than $500 billion in assets to nearly $930 billion, says Eric Jacobson, Morningstar's director of fixed-income research. At the same time, fund managers have also shifted how they manage core portfolios.
While most intermediate-term bond funds use the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index as their benchmark, fewer than 12% of funds in the category managed to match or beat the return of the Barclays Aggregate Index in 2011, he notes. At the same time, many core bond funds have added holdings in commercial mortgages and high-yield corporate bonds.
Morningstar analysts recently looked at the funds' R-squared statistics to measure how much of a particular fund's returns over a given period (36 months) could be explained by the returns of the index; the higher the R-squared number, the tighter the correlation.
"What it shows is fairly dramatic: R-squared figures for the average fund in the group began dropping in 2008, much as one would have expected given the opportunistic buying that occurred as the market swooned. But while the figure leveled out in the low 70s starting in early 2009, it never returned to the formerly high–that is, very close to 100–levels that it occupied in years prior to the crisis," writes Jacobson.
Plus, the statistic began to fall even further beginning last summer. On a trailing three-year basis ended February 2012, the average fund in the intermediate-term bond category now carries an R-squared of roughly 62, the Morningstar analyst notes.
Vanguard's intermediate-term investment-grade fund, for instance, which historically fashioned itself a mostly corporate-bond portfolio, has recently held 7% in asset-backed securities and 4.4% in commercial mortgages; its R-squared in relation to the Barclays Aggregate has dropped to 54 from 98 prior to the financial crisis, shares Jacobson.
With so many funds branching out of their former "comfort zones" and investing in areas that once occupied little or no space in their core portfolios, "the risk that investors will get something other than they bargained for has inevitably gone up," the analyst concludes.


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I have all machines connecting to the internet through a wireless router (occasionally I plug a machine into the router via cable). I have installed the ssh package and can access one Ubuntu machine from another using, for example, "ssh 10.0.0.2". However, the local IP addresses change as machines are switched off and on and reconnect to the router, so I'd prefer to use "ssh machinename".
If I do type "ssh machinename", nothing happens, no error, no returning to the prompt.
What do I need to install/configure to access Ubuntu machines via their machine name?
(As a side note, I have Samba installed so I can access Windows machines on the same network. I have set name resolve order = lmhosts wins bcast host because I use OpenDNS, I'm not sure if this could affect Ubuntu networking. Name-based resolution works in both directions between Windows and Ubuntu (for example, connecting to an Ubuntu machine with WinSCP).)


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I have a lot of strollers. I'm not sure if it's because we have multiples or if it's just because of our sheer number of kids in general. But I have a lot.
Let me elaborate.
When I was pregnant with #1 I spent an agonizing amount of time at TRAVEL SYSTEM. It was so wonderful. Cushy comfy car seat. Awesome stroller with nice comfy seat, big so it would be useful for a long time, and TALL so that the husband and I didn't have to bend over to push it. One hand release to collapse it. Very fancy, in our world, being new parents, we (at least I) was pretty happy with our choice. Which was THIS stroller.
The problem with it was, it didn't fit into our car.
Who'da thunk, eh? It is/was SO big, it wouldn't fit into the trunk of our compact car and with the car seat placed in the middle where it was supposed to go, it wouldn't go into our backseat. So we effectively had a very expensive but unuseable stroller - good only for walks downtown for parades and the like (4th of July Parade in this picture).
So, back to Babies R Us we went, and we purchased THIS one. This was very much like our original stroller but smaller, and more compact. But it really really hurt my back to push, because I had to stoop slightly, so I never really liked it. And then of course......only 19 months after producing our first tiny human, we produced two more. We needed another stroller.
Thanks to my twins club, I was able to pick up TWO of them for less than the price of one. So I picked up this triple stroller (I actually have a picture of us using this one but after an hour of searching I've given up) and this double stroller. Henceforth these shall be known as the strollers that set us free. After several weeks of essentially being homebound, with these two strollers we were able to take all three of our children, who were all babies, OUT IN PUBLIC. We could GO PLACES Again. It was like a miracle. We could go to museums and amusement parks and festivals, just like we used to do when we were two - or when were 3 instead of 5. It was LIBERATION.
But then our beloved double stroller began to break down. It had already survived a set of triplets before it got to us. So we hunted and hunted for the NEW version of our stroller......it was so nice, surely they made a new one? The husband found one online......and VOILA.......back in business. The one feature we loved so much about the first one, that you could switch the front seat around, wasn't practical after about the second time we used it, though, because the boys had gotten big enough to pinch and kick each other and generally fuss at each other and drive us crazy. So we turned the front seat around. It doesn't completely separate them, but it does provide a modest break between them and other than some hair pulling we seem to be okay with this the way it is now. But the heavier they get, the harder it's getting to push. Which has me eyeing things like this. Allegedly these are easier to push and worth the money because they'll last as the kids get bigger. It also makes my husbands head almost spin off, based on the sheer volume of strollers we have now we could seat 10 kids.
Oh, you were counting? You only count 9 seats?
Well that's because I didn't show you THIS one that they gave us for free at Babies R Us when we bought Baby Bird Man and Baby Birth of Cool their toddler beds.
Because we REALLY needed one more.
And just so mention something crazy......have you seen THIS nonsense? I swear I almost want to have a baby just to get one. This is the coolest stroller I've ever seen!


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Check out the cover of this week's issue of PEOPLE. A depressed Demi Moore is front and centre, and Jennifer Aniston is shoved in the corner, even though the magazine claims they "talked to Jen and would likely have some MiniVan Majority friendly details about her engagement and that giant ring(pop). Jennifer Aniston IS the PEOPLE demographic. And there's nothing that demographic loves more than a wedding, unless it's a baby.
It's a bizarre editorial decision.
I mean, how well does sad sell?
Does sad sell more than white gowns and diamond rings?
According to PEOPLE, a year after their breakup, Demi is still struggling. Apparently her weight is still an issue. And she's devastated that Ashton Kutcher is in love again -- with Mila Kunis who is younger and more hireable. Demi turns 50 in three weeks and, supposedly, she's never been lower, although a few sources insist that she's moving on and getting stronger every day.
The immediate assumption, as always when it comes to celebrities covering PEOPLE, is that this is a feature story that's been endorsed by Demi herself through her representatives. Feature stories that are planted by publicists though don't normally position the star in such a despondent state. This isn't exactly a flattering portrait. Or... maybe that's the point. Maybe the point is to elicit, solicit even, sympathy. To rally the support of women out there who are also wary of the smoldering, dark-haired younger woman now sharing the ex-husband's bed. If so, is this the right strategy? To present herself to the audience as the betrayed victim while Ashton feeds breakfast to a luminous under-30 Mila in sweatpants?
I can see the temptation in taking that approach. We've all wallowed. We've all felt sorry for ourselves. We've all wanted people to feel sorry for us as temporary relief from the loneliness of being left or rejected or humiliated. I get that. I can certainly relate to that. But I just... don't know if she's coming by it honestly.
I don't know if letting "sources" speak on her behalf in a celebrity weekly really constitutes showing us her vulnerability. For all her self-actualisation bullsh-t and empowerment talk, Demi has been fronting that she's had the answer for years when, obviously, she was no closer to the answer than we are, something we suspected every time she posted a picture of herself in a bikini on Twitter. This is why so many of you were unmoved by her circumstances. If this is really the direction Demi wants to take -- to be candid about how she's having a hard time getting over it, how it's been a challenge to find joy again in her life -- then say so, clearly, directly. With Oprah. With Amanda de Cadenet. With Anderson Cooper, f-ck, whoever, as long as it's a true share, and not some blatant pity grab via PEOPLE Magazine that she can deny later on when she finds a hot new boyfriend.


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The press conference has been held in Embassy of Germany in Azerbaijan, APA reports.
German Ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan Wolfgang Manig spoke about the relations between Germany and Azerbaijan.
The ambassador stressing Azerbaijanis special sympathy to Germany noted that 25 thousand Azerbaijanis are living in Germany. According to him, 1400 Azerbaijani students study in Germany.
The ambassador stated that over the past year the number of delegations visiting from Germany to Azerbaijan has increased.
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To compete in the global smartphone wars, Apple has decided it needs two new iPhones. The tech giant introduced two new devices as it attempts to regain momentum from rivals like Samsung. Michael Chasen, SocialRadar founder and CEO, joins the News Hub to discuss.
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... the the ... Apple's new I phone them all reuse ... its dominance of a ... title for one will Samsung my Michael chasten founder and CEO of social right eye social media platform that helps mobile social apps joins me now from San Francisco ... Michael thank you for being map ... clearly ... Apple and ... and Samsung ... are in this set of luck ... almost life and death struggle of the smartphone market ... does this tip the scales on isn't this just mean that that Apple is is is keeping up ... well I actually disagree with that with Wall said about whether the announcements today it were revolutionary versus evolution right I think people to look back ... and realize that there were significant announcements that were made to the back end technology I believe is to allow Apple to ... reassert itself in a much bigger way in the smartphone feel ... certainly the lower thus Michael let's go through the spam out what do you think about this that is is is with revolutionary as opposed to evolution rate and that in the back end technology ... well they really primarily to things that I think that Apple did this time to get uprooted SellCell over the next several months and years ... on the main thing was just the improved processing power of the Outback and chips at one of the things a lot people are talking about the fact that they also announced ... a dedicated and seven processor to handle all of the ... move means that people me to be able to better track people were crying night having dedicated processing the revocation ... and that's can hope you'll all whole new wave of applications ... and in that psychologists social radar itself relies on ... I've that I think is going to really help continue to propel up by a West technology ... Not Now the SEC in total it had ended ... but the second thing that he did what is the fingerprint scanner I think that that is not just something this can be used for security but that still usher in ... a whole new wave of financial transaction applications imagine going to the store ... now be able to do is put down your phone ... to pay for something ... he really is to remove the fear that people have to gag ... about using I phone or smartphone device for financial transactions and payments ... and I think also again usher in a huge new ways ... of immobile team and applications ... 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I that might be able to be forces at twice the speed at which people are able to run after that ... okay I guess mum on my worry is um ... will I than if I'd gone olds ... I phone my gets it wanted its even on the right thing to roll now with the consent of all ... to add to the new apps that would work on this new I phone to they just like completely destroyed Deal By Fund Does it Pay Celine and I have the debt ... get up right ... well I do think it causes people to re evaluate their current smartphone technology to figure out whether it's the right time for them to make an upgrade ... I do believe in number people can not yet on I phone five technology for him eat that week ... no I think what Apple did the bike coming out with these lower end place models ... they're making it easier for people to upgrade to get to the newest technologies the really looking to pique your entire face ... an extended ... full ... of people were looking for a lower priced product or a higher priced products and bring them all off onto the Apple I phone five ... he's he's ins will this as well but it is ninety nine goal was to come for the for the phone and said this these beautiful plastic ... on foot phones the lowland fund is not ... in emerging markets is that the ruling from nine am the right price in the right place ... I think that that tracing info about the positioning of packaging has already been proven that when you take a look at the ... purchases and he enjoyed technology or other smartphones that does appear to be a sweet spot ... number one critique of Apple was this is probably a move that should be the euro to go they think it already given up Porsche the Market ... The from this point going foe word is certainly good to be of much more competitive race for the low end of the market ... to thank you Brian much to time Michael chasten founder and CEO of


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CONWAY, Ark., Nov. 30, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Home BancShares, Inc.'s (HOMB), parent company of Centennial Bank, Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.13 per share payable December 31, 2012, to shareholders of record December 17, 2012. This dividend is in addition to the previously declared regular quarterly cash dividend set to be paid December 5, 2012 and is a result of the likelihood of increased tax rates on dividends in 2013. The Company is still evaluating whether this dividend will be a special, one-time cash dividend or a cash dividend in lieu of the regular quarterly cash dividend for the first quarter of 2013. Either way, it is a dividend that will be paid out of current earnings and profits in accordance with IRC Section 316 and therefore, will be entirely classified as a qualifying dividend for income tax purposes pursuant to Section 1(h).
"By taking this action before year end 2012, we can guarantee our shareholders benefit from the lowest possible dividend tax rates," said John Allison, Chairman.
Home BancShares, Inc. is a bank holding company, headquartered in Conway, Arkansas. Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Centennial Bank, provides a broad range of commercial and retail banking plus related financial services to businesses, real estate developers, investors, individuals and municipalities. Centennial Bank has locations in central Arkansas, north central Arkansas, southern Arkansas, the Florida Keys, southwestern Florida, central Florida, the Florida Panhandle and south Alabama. The Company's common stock is traded through the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "HOMB."
This release contains forward-looking statements regarding the Company's plans, expectations, goals and outlook for the future. Statements in this press release that are not historical facts should be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements of this type speak only as of the date of this news release. By nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risk and uncertainties. Various factors, including, but not limited to, economic conditions, credit quality, interest rates, loan demand, the ability to successfully integrate new acquisitions and changes in the assumptions used in making the forward-looking statements, could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Additional information on factors that might affect Home BancShares, Inc.'s financial results are included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Investors hoping Microsoft lives up to the hypeJanuary 24, 2013: 2:33 PM ET
Microsoft (MSFT) reports earnings after the bell and investors are hoping the tech giant hasn't overpromised.
Shares were up about 1% Thursday afternoon. The stock has had a rough year, what with flagging Windows sales and all, but Microsoft is hoping to turn things around. And this may be its time to shine.
Windows sales have slowed for four straight quarters (year over year), but the advent of Windows 8 might offer the antidote to change that streak. Investors are hoping strong sales will offset an expected slump in PC sales, which have been hurt by the growing popularity of Apple's (AAPL) iPad.
Also working in Microsoft's favor is Office -- its bread and butter. That's by and far Microsoft's biggest profit (and revenue) driver. But with Office 2013 on the horizon, there is some concern about a slowdown ahead of the new version.
Investors are also keen to see how Xbox sales fared during the holidays. It's a 7-year old system but it has also garnered a loyal following.
Microsoft has pointed to Windows 8 as a big catalyst for growth but the reception for so far been tepid.
It remains to be seen if Microsoft can deliver on its promises and right now, there are still more questions than answers.
Just take a look at what StockTwits traders have to say.
$MSFT is this misses what is the expected downside pps? same question if it blows out ? tia
Excellent point. My favorite analyst quote so far today comes from BGC Partners. "Haiku: Yes, there are problems. Tablets, Smartphones, and Win8. But it's not all bleak." That's right. Microsoft is still expected to report double digit growth. But will it be enough?
The battle bw $MSFT & $APPL is much like the plot of the 80s movie "Pretty in Pink" -so who gets the girl? check it: http://t.co/CT8JdN34
Love that movie! But I digress. True, Apple has its challenges, what with worries about slowing demand for the iPhone 5 pushing its stock down 10% today. But does anyone really think Microsoft can come up with a phone to rival the iPhone? Oh wait, tried that already... not so much.
But I will say this, there are other areas where the two tech titans can still face off. Either you're a Mac or a PC and tablets are still fairly young so if you aren't already married to the iPad, there could be room for Microsoft's Surface to gain some ground.
If $MSFT beats Steve Ballmer's going to have the party of his life tonight.
I wouldn't mind being at that party but it may take more than just beating earnings and sales forecasts for Ballmer to really break out the champagne. Windows 8 really has to hit it out of the park before I start singing "Let's get the party started."
Microsoft earnings: 67% of the time $MSFT drops in the last week of January: http://stks.co/jJwO Bearish
Questions I hope come up on $MSFT conference call. $DELL investment for real? What will Sacramento Kings be renamed after move to Seattle?
Now those are some questions worth answering. Stay tuned.


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Virtual reality is coming, y'all. And it's going to do crazy things.
As another example of the ways we haven't even explored yet, filmmakers gave Disney animator Glen Keane an HTC Vive virtual reality headset and some painting software. Keane worked on some of the most classic cartoon films like The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. But now he gets to virtually step inside of his drawings and create them in a 3D space.
Completely wild and beautiful.
Engadget goes into some more detail about it.
The film, directed by Ashley Rodholm, shows how virtual reality allows Keane to finally bring his characters to life. "When you draw, you're expressing something that's real, visceral," he says in the short. "By making a line, it's sort of a seismograph of your soul."
Instead of a paper and pencil, Keane draws life-sized versions of Ariel and Beast in the short with an HTC Vive headset and the 3D painting app Tilt Brush app (which is now owned by Google). And rather than just being static on a page, he's able to walk around his characters as if they were fully three-dimensional.
I mean, look at this. It's something out of a magical fever dream.
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Nine strangers face the mind-bender of a lifetime when a hooded madman locks them in a basement and announces that he will slay one of them every 10 minutes until they uncover the mysterious connection they all share. But starting without a single clue, can any of them solve the puzzle in less than 90 minutes? This horror-suspense film from director Chris Shadley stars Melissa Joan Hart, John Terry and Lucille Soong
Directed by: Chris Shadley
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Starring: Melissa Joan Hart, William Lee Scott, John Terry, James C. Victor, and Lucille Soong
When nine strangers are mysteriously kidnapped and locked into a room, emotions run wild when a masked killer threatens their life by repeatedly forcing them to answer the question, "Why are you here?" Chris Shadley's Nine Dead is a bloody revenge flick, which keeps the viewer on the edge of their seat wondering the connections between the nine victims, and who will be the next to be eliminated from the nine.
Nine Dead begins with the hooded, masked villain(John Terry) picking up all nine victims, and he places them in a secluded room. He handcuffs each one to a metal pole, and puts a hood over their head. When he removes the hood from each victim, the bewildered captives look around to see if they recognize anyone. The killer turns to his captives and explains the rules of the game, that they must all figure out why they are there and they will not be killed. Unfortunately, they only have ten minutes to solve the riddle, or one of the nine victims would be shot. The killer rolls out some chalk so that the victims can take notes, and leaves the rooms.
The nine victims immediately start to question the motives of the killer, and wonder why they are all there. Christian (John Cates) is one of the first ones to speak up about his profession as a bartender and an actor. Next to him, Jackson(William Lee Scott), is a former lover to the attorney Kelley(Melissa Joan Hart), and is still pain-stricken from his wife leaving him. Next to Kelley is Leon(Edrick Browne), who is a robber that has an affinity for guns.
Next to him, Sully(Chip Bent) is a strip club owner from Vegas, with a less than sunny personality. On the next pole is Coogan(Lawrence Turner, who has a spiteful personality and is hated amongst the victims for being a committed sex offender. The last three poles have Father Francis(Marc Macauley), health insurance agent Eddie Vigoda (James C. Victor), and Chinese speaking Nhung Chan(Lucille Soong). They all discuss their jobs, with distrust that the killer will actually kill the victims.
When the killer re-enters the room, he demands them again to answer his question. When they are all still puzzled, he points his gun at Christian and immediately shoots him. All the captives are instantly affected by seeing one of their own being eliminated. The killer drags the body out of the room, and with only eight captives left, they must again solve the riddle of why they are there. With the solving process, the victims get into their deepest, darkest secrets and eventually solve the puzzle as possible links get eliminated through the process. The anticipation of wanting to know why these people were in the room really drove the movie, which had not much action besides a person being shot every ten minutes.
There was a disturbing part in which Leon tries to escape, and makes Sully break his hand by kicking it until it was broken enough for him to wiggle out of the handcuffs. When the victims were systematically shot, there was no exact timeline that coincides with the answer to the mystery of why the nine victims are there. However, they do manage to solve the mystery, leaving the ending open ended in an unpleasant way. Also, the camera turns away when the victims are eliminated, but there is a good share of blood splatter and trails when each victim is dragged out of the room.
Shadley's Nine Dead almost feels like a tribute to the Saw movie series, as a masked villain kidnaps people and demands to figure out the meaning in a life that is not as clean as they think. With twists and turns, the lives of the nine individuals are all interconnected in a strange way that helps a lucky few in the end survive the villain's deadly game.


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Coral reefs throughout the Caribbean have suffered degradation from a number of environmental stresses including increased sea surface temperature, contaminants from land-based sources and excess of nutrients from pollution. In the summer of 2005, sea surface temperatures throughout the Caribbean elevated to record levels, and U.S. V.I. marine scientists observed serious impacts to coral reefs. Bleaching affected 90 percent of corals, and subsequent spread of coral disease caused impacts to reefs throughout the entire territory. Virgin Islands government scientists have been working with EPA to develop a coral reef monitoring and assessment strategy. This week, the OSV BOLD will resume coral reef monitoring that began in 2006. The survey will initiate a long-term monitoring program to observe conditions of corals around the entire island.
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text: wolbai 80 Posted October 31, 2013 Hi, for various reasons I recently started to use more the magnetic pickups in my JTVs as I have done in the past. And I think the following can be some kind of interest to user which have the same "Modeling approach". Although the stock bridge pickup in the JTV69 is very well balanced with the two single coil pickups, I always felt the need for more balls, punch and higher output to make that guitar even more versatile for heavier rock rhythm and lead tones. So I replaced the stock JTV69 humbucker (I read somewhere in these forums that it is a modification of a James Tyler Studebaker with 8,8 kohm) with a Seymour Duncan JB-TB4. More details can be found here: http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/electric/humbucker/high-output/sh4_jb_model/ I searched quite a bit to find one humbucker which fits to my personal needs and taste (classic rock, pop, funk, hard rock - no metal). It is a very well known standard bridge humbucker. The JB-TB4 is a high output pickup (16,4 kohm) compared to the JTV69 stock bridge pickup. It is not too hot and therefore retains the typical Strat position 2 tone which is important to me. In position 1, this pickup rocks !!! It has rich harmonics and is great for all Gibson Les Paul type of Rhythm and Lead sounds which I was looking for. Installation -------------- I have to say that I am not a technical person. So I did some research on the web to find the right tools (soldering iron, soldering tin, etc.). All in all the replacement was not complicated although my last soldering exercise was approx. 30 years ago :D As this was just a "simple" replacement of an existing humbucker with a new one, I have to mention that of course it should be done carefully. And it is also important to mention Line6 official policy: "Any customization/modification performed will void the warranty if it results in damage to the guitar. " The Line6 wiring diagram for the JTV69 can be found here: http://line6.com/support/page/kb/_/guitars/james-tyler-variax-guitars/jtv-pickup-wiring-diagrams-r64 I also did not split the humbucker coils. I just did the wiring as the stock bridge humbucker is wired. The Seymour Duncan JB-TB4 has a standard 5 wiring as the stock humbucker in the JTV69. The red/white wire is not used. They are soldered together and taped (no coil splitting). The ground wire needs to be winded with black wire. So all in all: there are just two wires to solder: the black (hot signal with ground) and the green wire. For further illustration please have a look a the attached pictures: Once the new humbucker is installed the JTV69 with a Warmoth Vintage Stratocaster type neck looks like this: I also made a quick recording with by HD500 and a BF Double to demonstrate the position 2 sound and with the Treadplate to demonstrate the position 1 sound: The first 2 licks are on position 2: This humbucker retains the typical Strat position 2 very well. The last two licks are the same. But the first is played with the Gibson bridge pickup JTV-modeling. And the last licks is played with new Seymour Duncan JB-TB4 in position 1. It goes pretty much in the direction of a Gibson Les Paul sound to me. It has very good harmonics. I tested it with my tube amp in the rehearsal room as well and the punch and harmonics are even more shining with a tube amp. Please forgive my sloppy playing; it is really quick+dirty and just to demonstrate the overall sound: http://www.soundclick.com/player/single_player.cfm?songid=12554333&q=hi&newref=1 Now the flipside of the medal: how to balance the JB-TB4 (if so) with the other pickups ??? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ By the nature of the specs: this humbucker is louder than the two single coils. I therefore have adapted the two single coils in their height to the string to a maximum level which does not generate negative strings waves. But there is still a noticeable volume difference. This is not necessarily negative. It depends on how the position 1 is used. I have not made my final opinion on that. But the humbucker needs to be pretty close to the string (2-3 mm on the bass side) to get that humbucker sound I am looking for. So just to increase the string distance is not an option a want to go. I love the two single coil pickups. They sound great to me (with the exception of the hum in pos. 5 + 3). So I tend to keep them. Not shure, if there are other single coil pickups in the market which will minimize this volume gap to the JB-TB4. Any recommendations from users here to help me on that would be great and much appreciated. In case of replacing the existing single coils, the new ones should not only balance better with the JB-TB4 volume wise. They also need to keep the classic Strat type of sound. Thoughts / comments much appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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NEW ORLEANS (AP) Terrance Broadway passed for 316 yards and ran for 108, helping Louisiana-Lafayette repeat as winners of the New Orleans Bowl with a 43-34 victory against East Carolina on Saturday.
Alonzo Harris rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns for the Ragin' Cajuns (9-4), who briefly squandered a three-touchdown lead before moving back in front for good on Broadway's 14-yard scoring pass to Javone Lawson late in the third quarter.
Brett Baer added his second and third field goals to seal the win.
Broadway also ran for a score.
Shane Carden passed for 278 yards and two touchdowns for East Carolina (8-5) but was intercepted in Cajuns territory by Jemarlous Moten in the fourth quarter as ECU drove for a potential go-ahead score. The Pirates' Reggie Bullock rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns.