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Lately, I've been feeling like a grade schooler punished along with the rest of the class for one student's bad behavior. With Google's Pandas, Penguins and other pandemonium-producing updates yet to come, we're all Bart Simpson being forced to write on the SEO chalkboard, "I will not outsource link building to third-world countries that spam blogs." Sheesh!
It's times like that that my mind turns to flights of fancy… If I could make Google do whatever I wanted… Well, I can and so can you — just not for the whole Web. We can control search engine performance inside our workplaces or the United Airlines site so that it can find a flight from Seattle to New York that does not take six connections over two days.
Enterprise SEO Rules, Web SEO Drools
With Web SEO, there's Google throwing the proverbial wrench into site rankings with algorithm changes that drop results from view like stones falling from the sky causing grown SEO strategists to cry and the black hatters to sharpen their stilettos. With enterprise SEO, the strategist or developer is the one to tune the algorithm to the behavior, culture or whims of the users.
Do you like keyword metadata? With enterprise search optimization, you can make that a significant ranking factor because you are the search god and do not have to compensate for spam content. With enterprise search optimization, the strategist can create a relevant landscape that functions for their workforce, not everyone with a copy of Dreamweaver and an FTP connection.
- Not enough linking between internal documents? Not a problem, manually designate authority pages and create number one results by mapping best bets (or editorialized results) to specific queries.
- Worried about spelling and term variations? Stop. Most of the quality enterprise search engines will let you map terms so the same results come up no matter which spelling variation your clueless colleague used.
- Can't figure out what keywords to optimize? Just ask the users sitting right next to you and all around you, because they are your coworkers and colleagues.
Be the Hero, Not the Goat
International Data Group (IDG) estimates that the average worker spends 2.5 hours a day looking for information needed to do their job. One Fortune 500 company estimated that improving internal search would contribute $2 million a month in productivity gains. There is money to be made from figuring out how to make search within the workplace work as well as search outside of the workplace. And that, my friends, is raise-worthy.
I will be giving out more details on how to design a perfect enterprise search experience with enterprise-specific data mining and user-centered design at the Enterprise Search Summit this week in New York City.


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I really like this fun Reverse Confetti sketch, so I decided to try it for another fall birthday card. This time I used a darling Reverse Confetti unicorn stamp set. After my daughter saw it, she insisted I stamp a few unicorns for her to color.
I added some glitter to the unicorn and hearts using a Wink of Stella pen and covered it with Glossy Accents.
Sketch - Reverse Confetti #40
Paper - Doodlebug - Happy Harvest collection
Stamps - Reverse Confetti
Die cuts - Reverse Confetti
Oval die cut - Spellbinders
Embossing folder - Darice
Markers - Copic
Twine - The Twinery
Ink - Memento and Versafine
Glossy Accents
Wink of Stella glitter pen
Thanks for visiting my blog today!
*Card sketch image used with permission from Reverse Confetti.

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In economic good times, when everybody earns his daily bread quite easily, this power is seldomly abused. However, these are not good times, so everybody plays for keeps, including the large companies. Suffice it to say that the large companies not always play by the rules, but sometimes abuse their powerful position.
The latest protagonist in this range is Albert Heijn (AH), the largest supermarket chain in The Netherlands with a domestic market share of 33.5%, according to research bureau Nielsen. Albert Heijn is part of Ahold, an internationally active behemoth in supermarkets and convenience stores with €33 bln in net sales and a balance value of €14.9 bln for 2011.
Today, the Dutch financial newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad wrote that Albert Heijn unilaterally raised – by 2% – the payment discount it receives from its suppliers. This step was announced in a letter that Albert Heijn wrote to all its suppliers. Here are the pertinent snips of this story.
Albert Heijn unilaterally increases the payment discounts that it normally receives from its suppliers and manufacturers of groceries and non-food articles.
By doing so, the largest supermarket chain in The Netherlands forwards the bill of its own expansion plans to its suppliers. This is disclosed by a letter that Albert Heijn wrote to its suppliers and that is in possession of Het Financieele Dagblad. The letter is confirmed by various suppliers of the supermarket chain.
It is the first time that Albert Heijn unilaterally establishes a raise of the discount it receives from its suppliers, being a very large customer. The retailer raises the discount by 2%, effective on Monday, September 17.
An insider points out that this measure is especially targeting small suppliers/manufacturers of food products. "This is crazy. You don't want to know how many telephone calls of outraged suppliers I received. Family businesses that are supplying Albert Heijn, have an average margin of 1 or 2%. These companies immediately enter into red figures after this measure.
From a legal point of view Albert Heijn has no case at all, according to Edgar du Perron, professor in Private Law at the University of Amsterdam. "But you can always try it and look how the counterparty reacts. Seemingly, this is the kind of power that AH has got".
"It is very rude from a business point-of-view to make such a statement", according to a supplier that wants to stay anonymous, as he is entering negotiations for 2013 with Albert Heijn very soon. "As a matter of fact, there is an agreement. You can't just push that to the side at will".
Albert Heijn sees this differently: " The market is dynamic", according to a spokeswoman, "changes in the meantime are sometimes necessary".
Last year, when the company was negotating the prices and terms of delivery for 2012, it was yet unknown that Albert Heijn would take over 78 C1000-supermarkets in The Netherlands. Besides that the company invests plenty of money in its expansion in Germany and Belgium. As this will lead to acceleration of growth, the company thinks that it may pass parts of the bill to its suppliers. "As a supplier you grow with us, for instance by volume growth", according to AH in its letter to its suppliers. "To facilitate this growth, we find it appropriate when you share a part of the burden". The company doesn't want to disclose how much money this measure should deliver".
In 2011, Ahold had net sales of €10.5 bln in The Netherlands, of which I presume that approximately €8 bln is supplied by Albert Heijn alone. As Ahold operates on a margin of 6.3% in The Netherlands, this means approx. €7.5 bln in purchases. When AH could reduce these purchases by 1% due to this extra payment discount, this would mean €75 mln in extra margin. That is IMO more than enough to open at least 3-4 new supermarkets.
I don't know if my calculations are right, but I'm certain that these payment discounts mean a multi million Euro business for Albert Heijn. From their point of view I understand that the company wants to reduce its purchase costs. However, the margins in the food and small household appliances business are in general very small. I believe the anonymous commenter in the FD-article who states that giving away 2% in extra discount to Albert Heijn could mean red figures over the year for some manufacturers.
What I don't like is the way in which the company tries to achieve this reduction in purchase costs. Especially for small suppliers and manufacturers of food products Albert Heijn is of utmost importance. Losing this company as a customer would mean a disaster for many of these companies. This is the reason that Albert Heijn can choose for this kind of extortion-like strategy and it is the same reason that most suppliers probably bite their tongues in public, but complain at their peers in private (see the red, italic text in the article).
A nasty side-effect is that when Albert Heijn gets away with this, other large supermarket chains and central buying organizations will try to do the same trick (Jumbo, SuperUnie).
Currently the suppliers are pondering on countermeasures, like writing an angry letter to AH, in which this unilateral measure is rejected. However, frankly I'm not very optimistic on their chances. What Albert Heijn wants, happens in general. The company is just too big and powerful to have an argument with it as a supplier. Most suppliers of AH understand this very well, unfortunately.
The straight, non-italic text reflects my personal opinion.


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Alumni Transcript Request Process-
Please email the following information to Evelyn Thackaberry at email@example.com or Mary Jane Seriani at firstname.lastname@example.com :
Name when enrolled at Palisade High School
Date of Birth
Graduation/Anticipated Graduation Year
Contact Phone
Destination Name
Destination Address
Naviance Access
Click here to access your Naviance account:
The Yearbook class will be selling any extra copies of yearbooks they have. These are not used. Check back around September for a listing of what they have available.
Contact person: Hannah Martinez
The Palisade High School Library would love to have a yearbook or two for every year. We don't mind if they have been written in.
Contact person: Ronda Scroggins 970-254-4800 x 25250
The following site was put together by an alumnus and is not connected with the school:


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I made this pincushion but the rain makes bad pictures and it is so much cuter in real life. Stupid rain.
Maybe the sun will come out tommorow. Yeah I'd bet my bottom dollar that tommorow they'll be sun. Just thinking about....ok I'll shut up now.
Smiles from the soggy, wet, muddy farm,


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For the guys...
Variety is the spice of life, and it is definitely a big one to transform your sex life!
Emotional Variety
This is the most important type of variety in sex. Some times you should go for a romantic experience. Start with a massage and spend loads of time with foreplay. Tell her how much you love her and how great it feels to make love to her. Other times you should give her the authoritative and dominant style. Playfully tear her clothes off getting in the door and talk dirty to her. Shake things it up! Don't give her the same emotional experience every time.
Most guys don't have a problem with fantasy, especially since they are more likely to have seen porn online or seen magazines, etc but that is really fake. It's an industry that is driven on sexual stimulation combined with peoples sexual desire and curiosity that makes them money. So please don't think real women does what you've read or seen in porn. Some women might but that's not what should be applied here.
Do you really understand how much (emotional) fantasy is involved in a woman's sex life? Women do and feel great if a guy can trigger this in the right way. Author Danielle Steele is the seventh best selling author of all time with 550 Million books sold because she knows how to turn a woman on emotionally. If a woman picked up her book to read, they are immediately connected emotionally because she writes it that way. If guys can tap into this then your woman will be more into you.
Your sex life is dead in the water if it's just routine. Day in day out the same routine, time slot, sexual method, etc. Doom! There are many things one can do if you put your mind to it. If you're the sort that just takes her out once a week then go back and have your weekly romp in bed then it's all done and if this sounds like you...then you need to try some of these immediately!
- Wake her up with sex. (A slow morning approach before she wakes up. Fantastic!)
- Surprise her in the shower. (A woman likes privacy but intimacy and spontaneity wins)
- Pull over on the side of the highway and get it
on in the car. (Simple and effective)
- Do it in the kitchen, the pool, the stairs, the back yard. (Sex around the house is fun)
- Take an afternoon off to do nothing but have sex. (Make sudden special time just for her)
Different Positions
I bet you thought when I mentioned variety earlier it meant different positions. Incredible sex isn't about putting her in the reverse upside down doggy style one night and the inverted spinning frogy style the next. Even the simple missionary style can be fulfilling if there is great connection on both emotional and physical levels. That being said, a little variety of positions can go a long way. By combining the emotional feed, fantasy and different approaches in your sex life, you can keep changing and making it exciting for both of you.
Bar Advice. Where possible, sex should never be planned, made routine, or obligatory.


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Tuesday, September 2, 2008
It's the most wonderful time of the year....
As per the Staples commercial here in Canada. Yes, back to school today. I love routine. We (my daughter and I) decided to dress up her new book bag with some stamps.
This was a fun easy project which made her bag personal and unique.
Here are the supplies I used, just very simple stamping and then I colored the objects in using perfect pearls and a fabric medium... too fun!
The Landing Pad, URA Hoot, Quirky Alphabet (Kim Hughes Collection) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Coffee Bean (Brilliance)
Watermelon Adirondack Pigment Ink (Ranger)
Perfect Pearls (Ranger)
Fabric Medium (Ranger)
Paint Brush
Felt Flower, Brad (Making Memories)
Happy Back to School Days!
Labels: Cornish Heritage Farms, fabric stamping
5 comments:
- retiredheather said...
Great idea. The bag looks way cool.
- September 2, 2008 at 8:55 AM
- Tracy said...
That turned out so cute! I'm sure she loves it. How nice to have a personalized bag.
- September 2, 2008 at 9:59 AM
- Williams Family said...
Great idea, Sherrie and Marie! If you get a chance, post a picture of the whole bag-I'd love to see the stamping in context. Happy back to school!
- September 2, 2008 at 12:37 PM
- chelemom said...
Your daughter has to LOVE having you as a mom!!! You are just full of CLEVER ideas!!!!! SOOOOO cute!
- September 3, 2008 at 4:53 AM
- Conniecrafter said...
I always laughed at the commercial, I haven't seen it this year at all....so love the way you personalized her bag!
- September 3, 2008 at 6:48 AM
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Inside the Artist's Studio
An Interview with Trilogy at Monarch Dunes Artist Perky Fisher:
Trilogy at Monarch Dunes member, Perky Fisher, has been inspired by the feel and look of fabric and natural fibers since high school. What started as a desire to design clothes has evolved into a passion to create a variety of artistic works – from silk scarves and purses to her signature dolls and chickens. When Perky and her husband Stan moved from the Bay Area to Trilogy at Monarch Dunes in 2009, she was able to take her artistic vision, creativity, and productivity to a whole new level. In fact, she created an art studio within her home – devoting her entire second floor to her passion for creating fabric art.
The following interview with Perky takes us "Inside the Artist's Studio," and shows the evolution and inspirations of this talented Trilogy artist.
Thanks so much for taking the time to share your passion for fabric art with us, Perky. How long have you been a fabric artist?
I was given my first sewing machine by my dad when I was twelve. I pleaded for it, despite the fact that I did not know anyone who sewed. I was designing clothing in my high school years and went on to Stephens College where I majored in Fashion Advertising and Haute Couture Fashion Design. I went to New York City to the Fashion Houses and was blown away by the tension of it all. I decided it was not the way I wanted to spend my life.
I married my high school sweetheart when he was a third year college student.
We had our first little girl there and a second girl two years later. Of course, I made all their clothes and even made my husband's suits.
I quit sewing for years and raised Llamas when we moved to a ranch in Oakdale, California. After many years, I began to make and sell Llama dolls in dresses and pants. It fulfilled a part of my life that had been missing.
How has your art evolved over time?
I am now much happier experimenting with all art forms. I rarely do the same thing twice as I enjoy the challenge of learning new ways to create in many different venues. I love making outrageous dolls and animals; it is fun to see the joy people get out of them. I have a favorite saying on a pencil box that my husband gave me: "What would you do if you knew you could not fail?" Another favorite is "Make the difficult possible," quoted from Alan Alda. These are my mantras.
What mediums do you work with?
I love all natural fibers, silks, llama, alpaca, vicuna and qiviuk fibers, and all forms of woven fabrics. I have some treasured assorted rare fibers, brought home from Canada by my husband, that I am looking forward to felting and knitting. I also like working with fabric paints and I am trying out some new ways to make people's pet pictures into purses by putting them on cotton canvas. I have taken many multimedia classes searching for something new to try. I want each of my pieces to be unique and try not to duplicate my work.
What is your greatest inspiration as an artist?
The feel of material is what I love, along with color and design in nature as well as fiber. I am particularly fond of Kaffe Fasset materials at the moment. I love painted art and admire some of the avante guard artists who give me inspiration to paint on fabric and felt images on wool. I also have many "Chickens" that need to come to life, purses, and silk scarves, embroidered books, and wall hangings, and special aprons….my head is full of ideas!
Which other artists have influenced your work?
I am in awe of Annemeike Mein. Her work is what I really aspire to, and I am constantly studying techniques to attain that goal. She is a fiber artist and biologist, and her work is very organic. I love Elinor Peace Bailey's dolls, as well. Her creativity is over the top. My husband's love of nature shows in his photography, and this is another major source of inspiration for my projects and creations.
Before moving to Trilogy at Monarch Dunes, what was your old studio like? Did you feel like this space may have hindered your creative output?
My "studio" was an 8X10 bedroom with one wall being a closet and one wall taking up part of a hall and doorway. I was crammed in. It did hamper my creativity. I could not have more than one machine and did not have a real worktable. I could barely move around let alone create.
When you decided to search for a new home, was studio space a top priority in your search?
It was the entire reason we moved! My husband called me one day and said, "Come on over to Trilogy, I have just found your new studio." It was love at first sight!
Did you and your husband both envision the second floor as your studio right from the start?
Yes, the entire upstairs was immediately visualized in our minds! We knew we could create an extraordinary studio. My husband likes space planning and was excited about the new sewing cabinets, machines and work tables we needed. We had the rooms laid out before we moved. (Am I lucky or what?)
Did you have to do any major renovating to make the second floor space work as your artistic work space?
We had to do nothing but fine tune the layout of the room and buy the equipment, cabinets and shelves for storage – and that was easy as we have such a large space. We did build shelves in the closet, which, luckily, is a walk-in space. We had lighting added to the ceiling. We also had a UV blocking film put on the windows to protect the machines and the fabric.
Can you describe the layout of your studio space for us?
I have three wonderful sewing cabinets, two of which are perpendicular to the large windows overlooking the golf course, dunes and ocean. The first is for my embroidery machine, the second is for my serger, and this gives me ample natural light from the northwest. The third cabinet has a lift on it for height adjustment and is used for cutting as well as sewing and embellishing. It is on the opposite wall from the other cabinets. I have a large TV on the wall at the far end and use it for training with DVDs. The second floor bedroom houses my office and my commercial ten-needle embroidery machine and walk-in closet. The sitting area at the left of the stairs is used for my free motion machine and has bookshelves along the side wall for all my sewing and art books and more fabric. There is a rocking chair at the end of the large room overlooking the living room. My husband and friends love to sit there, watch TV, and be my muses.
Take a peek inside Perky's studio below. Click on any of the photos to view larger images.
Do you spend a good deal of time in your second floor studio? How does this space make you feel?
I spend about 30 hours a week in my studio. It is my fantasy world where troubles fade away. It fills my soul with happy colors and images. I literally lose myself in my own world. I truly get into "the zone".
Have you had any of your fellow artists in your community come by to view your studio?
I have artists visiting quite often. The Trilogy Art Studio has been a wonderful venue for meeting other artists and I belong to the Nipomo Quilt Guild, the American Sewing Guild, and the Silk Guild. Last year I had a group of six artists come to the studio once a week and we all made giant chickens. We laughed and played and one of the women had a chicken party, spouses included, when we were all finished. She even did a photo shoot on top of her red convertible with the chickens.
Has this dedicated studio space helped your artwork to flourish?
This space has given me the freedom to do just what I want and to buy the tools I want to do it with. I have flourished beyond what I could have imagined before we moved here! Most of all, it feeds my soul. I can enter another world just by walking upstairs, and no one needs to see it unless I choose to extend an invitation.
(Below is a view of the first floor of Perky's home from her second floor studio.)
Can you share some of your near and long-term goals as an artist with us?
My near term goal has been to set up a website and store online. I've worked with web designer Les Blevins of Palette Arts to create my website at www.perkyfisher.com. Please feel free to visit the site to see more of my work or to order a custom design. It is a privilege to create unique works that will bring pleasure to my clients for years to come.
My longer term goal for this year is to create as many one of a kind items as I can by October for the San Luis Obispo Open Studios Art Tour. It will be my first time exhibiting, although I never miss the opportunity it gives to see where the artists in this county live and work. It is the biggest show of the year on the Centeral coast of California for artists of all kinds, though fiber artists are in the minority. Every day is an opportunity to learn something new or meet someone incredibly interesting. I am indeed fortunate to be a part of this local extremely talented artist community.
Thank you so much, Perky. It has been an absolute pleasure virtually visiting your art studio.


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If you knew me in high school you knew that I loved my youth group and spent tons of time there. You probably knew that knowing the Lord and being poured into by youth leaders is what carried me through hard times.
If you knew me in high school then you were one of my closest friends and you were most likely a girl. I somehow ostracized myself from guys. I talked to them in class but outside of school and youth group our interaction was zero. Look through my scrapbooks and you'll see.
If you knew me in high school you knew I spent most of my time babysitting. I almost always had at least one babysitting gig each weekend. I started when I was 14 and was hooked ever since.
If you knew me in high school then you never cheered me on at a game or in anything extracurricular because I was not on a single team, ever. Ironically, despite me telling my sweet husband this over the course of our relationship he only recently realized that I was telling the truth.
If you knew me in high school you probably knew that I really enjoyed high school. The pep rallies, football games, movie nights with friends, pool parties, sleepovers, lunch hour outside...
If you knew me in high school you probably were embarrassed for me with some of my poor fashion decisions.
And with that I'm going to switch on over to Blogtember's topic for today: Pick a fashion trend you love and a fashion trend you hate.
LOVE: the maxi dresses and skirts, the chambray, and just the overall embrace of more feminine styles of clothing (oh and I'm loving the bow ties for men!)
HATE: the cropped tops, the high socks, and the jean vests...I just can't
I participated in two link-ups today, blogtember and if you knew me in high school:
Join us!


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Tuesday May 19, 2009
Despite being five months pregnant Buffy The Vampire Slayer Sarah Michelle Gellar, pictured taking time out on set, is hard at work on New York's Upper West Side shooting the pilot for her new TV family drama The Wonderful Maladys.
Sarah also serves as an executive producer on the series, an ensemble piece revolving around the dysfunctional lives of three adult siblings who lost their parents at a young age. While she was filming her husband Freddie Prinze dropped in, no doubt keen to check up on the actress.
US media report the couple are so excited about the new addition to their family – thought to be a girl – they are already decking out the nursery. "Nothing too frilly or princessy" is planned says a source. "Sarah wants the room to look sophisticated"
Photo: � Rex


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Welcome to Kidznet SA
Started by Jacqui on 07/02/2009 in KidzNet SA
Last update on 07/02/2009 by Jacqui
Welcome to KidzNet SA! It is with great enthusiasm that I introduce KidzNet to you. This is not only an advertising tool for parents, physicians, teachers and people alike, this is an awesome directory of information to help improve your lifestyle with your child. We hope that you enjoy what you see and that the information provided is useful to you. Should you wish to leave your comments or queries please go to our "Feedback" and leave your suggestions and, or, comments.
Last update on 07/02/2009 by Jacqui


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The FourFourTwo Preview: PSG vs Chelsea
Champions League | Parc des Princes | Wed 2 Apr | 7:45pm
The lowdown
It's almost impossible to preview of a game of such magnitude without registering the experience and tactical smarts of Jose Mourinho.
- Nice 0-1 PSG (Lge)
- Lorient 0-1 PSG (Lge)
- PSG 2-0 Saint-Etienne (Lge)
- PSG 2-1 Leverkusen (Cup)
- Bastia 0-3 PSG (Lge)
- Palace 1-0 Chelsea (Lge)
- Chelsea 6-0 Arsenal (Lge)
- Chelsea 2-0 Galatasaray (Cup)
- Aston Villa 1-0 Chelsea (Lge)
- Chelsea 4-0 Spurs (Lge)
So far, Chelsea's commander-in-chief has twice won the Champions League. On both occasions he has achieved this feat with teams of an inferior technical quality. Well, when compared to their rivals in the knockout stages, anyway.
All of which is good news for Chelsea: some of the attributes of Mourinho's previous European successes can be located in his squad's modern setup.
As Porto pin-balled through the 2004 competition with an underdog spirit that summoned extra bite in defence (plus some reliance on the sneakier side of the game), so it created the blueprint for Chelsea's miserly back-line of 2014. They are the "little horses", let's not forget. And pretty good at shutting up shop, too.
Later, when the likes of Barcelona and Bayern Munich were outsmarted by Mourinho's Inter in 2010, the feat was made all the more impressive by Mourinho's personnel of advancing years. For Lucio, Walter Samuel and Javier Zanetti - players in in the twilight of their careers, all desperate for one last charge at glory - read John Terry, Frank Lampard and Samuel Eto'o.
This isn't a one man show, however. Like Chelsea, PSG are making a fair fist of sweeping aside their rivals in the race for a league title. And like Chelsea, they carry expertise and self belief in spades: one only has to look towards the enigmatic flair of Zlatan Ibrahimovic - a footballer so imposing he refers to himself in the third person - to spot the potential dangers.
Add to that the power of Edinson Cavani and the lock-picking guile of Yohan Cabaye, and Mourinho will need all his tactical reserves if he's to reach a successful endgame by the time PSG visit Stamford Bridge.
Team news
So far, Mourinho's plans for this tie have been relatively unaffected by domestic bruisings. Only Eto'o remains a doubt having tweaked a hamstring during the 6-0 drubbing of Arsenal. However, Nemanja Matic is cup-tied having played for Benfica earlier in the season.
PSG have not been as lucky and might play without the influence of Thiago Silva. The Brazilian centre-back fractured a cheekbone during the recent Ligue 1 game against Lorient, though conflicting reports suggest his availability, a stint on the sidelines or the use of a fetching face mask.
Player to watch: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG)
Zlatan, who else? The striker has enjoyed good days against English defenders. When Sweden swotted aside Roy Hodgson's men during a crushing 4-2 victory in November 2012, Ibrahimovic scored all four goals, including an acrobatic overhead kick that dominated the end-of-season showreels. Among the much-maligned England defenders that evening was Chelsea's Gary Cahill.
It's unlikely Ibrahimovic will enjoy the space afforded to him by the internationally-naive Steven Caulker and Ryan Shawcross (both partnered Cahill in that England game). But Chelsea will be unable to protect their back four with the power and drive of the cup-tied Matic. But if he's in the mood, Zlatan can prove a headache for just about anyone in the world. He'd love to prove it against Chelsea, too.
The managers
Well, let's see what Mourinho's got up his sleeve. Having spent much of the Premier League campaign claiming - rather unsuccessfully, it has to be said - that Chelsea are merely underdogs in a one-mutt race involving only Manchester City, the Special One now turns his focus to one of Europe's biggest spenders. (The irony isn't lost on us here.) The political rhetoric could be fascinating.
So far Chelsea, without much trumpeting, have made it to the Champions League quarter-final phase, though it's unlikely this tie will pass without a fanfare of some description. Why? Well, it's before the biggest games that Mourinho usually delivers his most controversial and incendiary soundbites. And with Ibrahimovic in full view - a footballer who leans as much on his over-inflated ego as he does a reserve of exceptional talents - it's likely this fixture will deliver either a) a war of words, or b) a display of public showboating, on or off the pitch.
Given the potential for mind games, Ibrahimovic's manager - former France manager, Laurent Blanc - would be wise to protect his weak spots. Strangely, Blanc has chosen to admit a flicker of vulnerability on the eve of such a razor blade fixture. Having scraped a 1-0 win over Lorient (extending their healthy lead at the top of Ligue 1), he later confessed that talk of the forthcoming tie with Chelsea had affected his team's focus.
"I would say the players weren't thinking about Chelsea but all the journalists we came across talked only about that," he said. "And it made it difficult to think about Lorient." Talk about flashing a red rag to a bull...
Facts and figures
- Chelsea have played PSG twice in Europe before and kept a clean sheet both times (excluding qualifiers).
- Chelsea lost their only previous knockout tie against a French side in the Champions League (semi-finals against Monaco in 2003/04).
- Chelsea have not conceded a first half goal in any of their last 9 CL matches.
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic has already scored 10 goals in 7 CL appearances for PSG this season; his best return in a single CL season.
- PSG have lost just 1 of their last 16 Champions League matches (W11 D4 L1).
- PSG have scored in 16 successive CL matches, netting at least twice in 12 of these games.
More FFT Stats Zone facts
FourFourTwo prediction
A tactically orchestrated score draw. 1-1.


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Difference between test plan, test case and scenarios:
I will try to summarize the difference between test plan, test case and scenario, and give some examples of it, as well as follow the order usually applied during the project.
Everything will usually start with requirements, and the more details we have in the requirements, the easier it is to prepare these documentations and to test as well.
Usually test plans are made by the QA lead, test manager or project manager, because they are a record of the test planning process. The test plan (also called test specification) will define and describe the scope, approach, resources and schedules where testing activities should be involved. Most companies uses them as a high level documentation or a high level strategy which is usually not detailed (that is, do not cover items such as action steps or product testing), but is used to make sure that the product is tested in accordance with the specifications and design, and to verify that the QA analyst covers all specified functionality of the application as possible. Test plans are also useful as a guide to all parties involved in the testing process. Therefore, it is a decision of the company or the project to define how much detail will be covered by the test specification, as this usually demands a considerable time effort.
Example of Test Plan
(A test plan document will commence with a unique test plan identifier)
- Project Name
- Project Number
- Version Number
- Effective Date
- Project Manager
- Prepared by
(Describe how many times the test plan was updated)
- Version
- Version Date
- Author
- Comments
(Provide a shot description of the purpose of the project)
(Indicate what is being tested, is testing for a complete system or segment of a system)
(identify external or internal items or activities that must remain true for the testing effort to be successful. The assumptions if they turn false can impact testing schedules, testing content or create issues)
- Example: Testing data will be available on a planned date.
(List the external or internal items or activities that could constrain testing effort)
- For example: The testing environment is only available from date1 to date2.
<Note: A constraint can become an issue when testing activity cannot occur within the constraint.
("A risk is a potential danger that could prevent testing activities from being completed effectively")
(Identify each test objective using a Test Objective ID and tie the ID to a Test ID and Requirements ID)
(features to be tested from USER point's point of view. It should contain Low-Level non-Technical Descriptions)
(list the features not to be included in the testing process identifying the reason behind its exclusion.)
- Example: The test will cover only English version.
(Resources required)
(List the hardware (specially configured PC, servers) required to perform testing defined in the test plan)
(List non-standard software products)
- For example: Windows XP, Linux. If will have automation, which tool will need
(Identify the phases and types of testing covered by the test plan. Include a description of each test phase or type)
- Example: Unit, SIT, User Acceptance, and Production Verification, performance, usability, migration, conversion, on-line, communications, regression, stress.
(Identify the projected start and stop dates for each planned test. List the test in chronological order and include the exit (success criteria) required for each test)
(The deliverables can consist of test results, test cases, reports, test log or the results of other testing activities)
(Identify automated or other tools used for testing)
- Example: Apache JMeter (Performance Testing), QTP (Automation testing) and Quality Center (Functional testing)
(Define the procedures used in the testing process.
- Example: Validation, Retesting, Approval, and Status reporting (include timing, type or level of detail, and persons reporting and receiving reports). Identify the criteria, and participants for making a final ("Go / No Go") decision. Define the Setup and Configuration Management procedures needed to ensure appropriate components are tested, appropriate data is used, and results are appropriately captured and stored.
(Define the strategy used to develop test cases for the planned testing. Identify how each test case is tied to a functional requirement. To ensure all functional requirements are tested, build a table containing the headings "Functional Requirements ID", "Test Case ID", "Test Case Description" and "Test Case Priority")
(Provide information about specific requirements needed in the environment to execute the tests)
For more details, the following link presents the TEST PLAN based on IEEE Standard for Software Test Documentation (ANSI/IEEE Standard 829-1983)
Scenarios X Test Cases
Canonical definition of scenario (taken from Wikipedia): "scenarios are hypothetical stories to help the test analyst work through a test system". It is easy to differentiate scenarios from test cases, as test cases usually covers single steps whereas scenarios cover a number of steps. Meaning that usually a scenario consists of a number of test cases.
Below an example of test cases derived from a scenario.
"The user enter into the application from login window by entering valid user name and password"
1 – Open the login window
- Login window is open
2 – Enter valid Username and Valid Password
- Application should be open
3 – Enter Invalid Username and invalid Password
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June 20, 1945 - August 13, 2013
Sauk Centre, Minnesota | Age 68
Donald R. "Don" Otte, age 68, of Sauk Centre, died Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family after a long courageous battle of cancer of 21 years.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, August 19 at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Greg Paffel officiating. Interment will be at Oakland Cemetery in Sauk Centre with military honors by the Sauk Centre United Veterans Honor Guard.
Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday and from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Sauk Centre. Parish prayers will be at 7 p.m. on Sunday.
Donald Raymond Otte was born June 20, 1945 in Melrose, Minnesota to Harold and Alberta (Gamradt) Otte. He joined the Naval Reserves in 1963 and was ordered into active duty with the U.S. Navy during 1967 to 1972. During his time in the Navy, he was on the USS Neptune, traveling to the Philippines and Hawaii. He married Edna Dalton on August 27, 1966 at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Sauk Centre.
Don was avid about farming. He had great pride in winning many awards from the NCGA (National Corn Growers Association) for his high yields of corn in Ridge-Till. Don was very concerned about conservation in his farming practices. He truly enjoyed being a Stearns County Commissioner for the past 14 years. Don loved helping people. He was dedicated to his constituents and the numerous boards he was affiliated with. Don was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He had a sense of humor and a kind heart. His knowledge, creativity, influences, and inspiration was admired by all. Don enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, going fishing, hunting, gardening, and trapping gophers. His grandchildren idolized him.
Survivors include his wife, Edna Otte of Sauk Centre; daughter, Pam (Joel) Durbin of Sauk Centre and their children, Brandon and Katelyn; daughter, Jane (Kevin) Bontje of Sioux Falls, SD and their children, Kelsey and Lucas; son, Jeff (Stacey) Otte of Sauk Centre and their children, Shelby and Riley; mother, Alberta Otte of Sauk Centre; sisters, Laura Moscho (friend, Barry) of St. Cloud, Karen Scott of Sauk Centre, and Sonja (Brent) Miller of Sauk Centre; brother-in-law, Chuck Harris of Sauk Centre; special friends, Dave and Sharon Gamradt of Sauk Centre; nieces; nephews; aunts; and uncles.
Don was preceded in death by his father, Harold Otte; sister, Marilyn Harris; and brother-in-law, Don Scott.
Serving as casket bearers will be Brad Winter, Howard Marthaler, Lee Wolbeck, Rick Kingsbury, Alan Schmitz, and Vernon Karasch. Cross bearers will be the six grandchildren and scripture bearers will be Don's nieces, Sara Lunneborg and Jennifer Wagner. Gift bearers will be Adam, Evan and Ryan Wolbeck. Eulogies will be read by Mark Sakry and Jeff Bertram. Honorary bearers will be Dave and Sharon Gamradt, Mick and Sue Engle, Don and Shirley Finken, Virgil Niehaus, Pete Hinnenkamp, Ron and Pam Siverhus, and the County Commissioners.
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Gotta' tell you. These two were tenacious. They each had one answer wrong for the first set of questions, then one of them tried for the second set, and they both kept trying until they ended up the winners. I hope they enjoy the show tomorrow.
The Questions (and Answers) were:
1. The Vallejo brothers also occasionally perform as an '80s rock cover band here in Austin. What is the name of their '80s cover band?
2. Premios Nominee, Reyli Barba, was the lead singer of what Latin pop rock band in the early '90s?
3. Which Premios Nominee holds the record as the artist that has won the most Premios Los Nuestros Awards, with a total of 24?
Olga Tañón
The Questions (and Answers) were:
1. In what year were the Premios Texas Awards presented for the very first time?
2. Premios Texas 2009 will be televised nationally on what network?
3. Which Premios Texas 2009 Nominee's last three Spanish-language albums have all consecutively peaked at the #1 spot on Billboard's Top Latin Album chart?
Paulina Rubio
Shout out to Giant Noise for working with me on all this popolio.com Premios Texas 2009 coverage and these trivia contest ticket giveaways. Though, I didn't work directly with Univision thanks to them for putting this on and facilitating with Giant. And, to the winners, maybe I'll see you at the show tomorrow. Enjoy!


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Jeff Tweedy Lays Down Spare Americana on 'Fake Fur Coat'
Wilco frontman and son Spencer releasing debut album 'Sukierae' in September
Wilco main man Jeff Tweedy and his son Spencer, who together comprise the band Tweedy, are quite content to share a heaping helping of tracks from their debut album Sukierae well in advance of its release. Following the gritty "I'll Sing It," the languid "Summer Noon," and the gentle "Wait for Love" comes "Fake Fur Coat," a sweet slice of Americana featuring just the elder Tweedy on guitar and vocals, with background organ adding some fullness and warmth. It's much more like a solo song from the Wilco boss, which was the intention behind the album until Jeff decided to get Spencer involved as a drummer. Sukierae is out September 16 via Wilco's dBpm label.


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Oh man, do I love this little guy!
I also love how these pictures were taken at our house, in his nursery and in his chair from my parents. It just makes it so much more personal. Thanks, Sarah!!
I love these pictures of sweet Tate! So creative and cute! I'm going to have to call Sarah!
How fun and personal! Sweet pictures of your handsome little man!
These are amazing!!
He is so sweet and ADORABLE!
Love, love, LOVE!! :) The personal touch is awesome! And wow do you have a cutie on your hands!


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I am going to analyse the first extract, using the cohesion and conversational analysis analytic techniques, and to a lesser degree, modality. The text is a scripted conversation, which includes what may be described as a mini lecture in the middle. There are a number of techniques used in the text, which is a conversation between two characters, but there is some evidence of a third character in the stage directions. I am also going to include the stage directions in the analysis, as these play an important role when reading the conversation as a piece of text, in order to make sense of what is happening.
Conversational Analysis is a major technique used in the analysis of certain texts, especially plays as they are constructed by conversations. It is almost impossible to give the term ?conversational analysis? one particular analysis or a definition. When one talks of analysing a conversation, what we mean is to look at a conversation and ask ourselves a number of questions about what it involves and what is happening.
These may include, ?Who, if anyone, determines the direction of the dialogue? How would you describe the dialogue? How does what one person says relate to what the other says? When, if anyone, interrupts? Do both or either participants display tolerance/flexibility?? We can use Extract 1, the conversation between Lenny and Teddy, to answer all of these questions.
In this conversation, it is made clear from the opening line that Lenny is the provider of information and Teddy is the attentive listener or as it would appear to be in this case, the potential recipient of the information, as he does not actually want to listen, and in some ways we get the impression he is not giving Lenny his full attention as many of...


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Rihanna, Ashton Kutcher: Will Rumored Couple Spend Summer in the UK?
As reported by AOL Music, just last week, Rihanna was snapped by the paparazzi leaving Ashton Kutcher's Los Angeles bachelor pad at 4AM, sparking rumors of a new romance. Now according to The Sun, the rumored couple is planning to spend the summer together in the U.K.!
Rihanna has reportedly been trying to persuade her new hook-up to spend the summer with her across the pond. Ri, 24, and Ashton, 34, have allegedly been dating for eight weeks now, following Kutcher's split from wife Demi Moore back in November amidst a cheating scandal.
Ri announced plans to film a new reality fashion competition show in the U.K., and is due to perform London shows at Wireless Festival in Hyde Park and at Radio 1's pre-Olympics Hackney weekend event. And it looks like she wants her new actor beau to keep her company while overseas!
According to a source, which spoke to The Sun, RiRi even introduced Ashton to her younger brother Rorrey last week. "Rihanna and Rorrey, who releases music under the name GQ, are close, so him meeting Ashton is a big deal. Rihanna clearly thinks things between them are serious," the insider reported.
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fRESHNESS: Air Jordan 3 'True Blue'
Three of the four original Air Jordan III colorways have/will see retro releases this year,
and with the Fire Reds out of the picture (at least for now),
'White Cements' having already dropped and
'Black Cements' on tap for the holiday season, any true Jordanhead could tell you which one's left.
Check out these new photos of the 2011 Air Jordan 3 'True Blue',
a model that's picture perfect when compared to the OGs and should satisfy some of the frustrated fans who couldn't get their hands on a pair when they dropped in '09.
The question with a model of this legendary stature is often 'How many,'
rather than 'If', but with all the aforementioned pairs plus the recent BHM and upcoming Stealth joints, which ones will you pick?


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A Palestinian delegation comprised of representatives from the Social Development, Education and Higher Education and Local Government Ministries, in addition to the civil society sector represented by MIFTAH and ARIJ, visited Tunis, Tunisia last week during which several meetings were held as part of a visit to exchange knowledge and experiences on standards of international transparency for budgets and the participatory approach in preparing these budgets. The visit took place between October 16 and 19, 2017.
The visit is part of the Oxfam-funded project "Finance for Development", implemented by MIFTAH in partnership with ARIJ and AMAN. The project seeks to establish standards of international transparency, including the publication of the citizens' budget and other goals. In conjunction with the Social Development and Local Government Ministries, the citizens' budgets for 2016 and 2017 were released and with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education for the 2017 citizens' budget. Current efforts are aimed at expansion, to include the Ministries of Health and Finance and Planning.
The visit began with a workshop between the Palestinian delegation and Tunisian civil society , which included presentations by the Ministries of Social Development, Education and Higher Education and Local Government in addition to MIFTAH. The Civil Society Team on Promoting Public Budget Transparency joined via Skype. The abovementioned ministries presented their experiences in developing and releasing the citizens' budgets of each ministry, shedding light on the development projects, achievements, challenges and lessons learned as a model for building and exercising international transparency standards for budgets.
MIFTAH's presentation showcased its work with the ministries, shedding light on the standards of international transparency and the component of tax system reform in their contribution to achieving social justice. The presentation explained that the Palestinian government adopts three of the eight standards of international transparency for budgets: issuing the pre-budget statement; a ratified and adopted general budget; and monthly and quarterly periodical reports. The remaining five standards are: executive budget proposal; citizens' budget; semi-annual reports; annual reports and audited annual reports.
Furthermore, the Palestinian delegation met with the Ministry of Social Affairs, the Ministry of Women, Family and Childhood and the Ministry of Local and Environmental Affairs in Tunis over a two-day period during which the delegation exchanged knowledge and expertise with their Tunisian counterparts. The programs of the Palestinian ministries and the experience of issuing the citizens' budget were presented. On the Tunisian side, represented by the general administration of program planning and budgets, also presented its program and action strategies on the one hand and specified their political priorities and budgetary allocations for these programs on the other, all while taking into consideration that the budget must be gender-responsive and cater to the needs of marginalized social sectors in order to achieve social justice. The delegation met with Tunisian Minister of Local and Environment Affairs Riadh Mouakhar in which they discussed the opportunity to exchange experiences and expertise on supporting the decentralization and transparency of the local government sector.
Anwar Hammam, deputy assistant for governorate affairs in the Ministry of Social Development explained that the citizens' budget provided the necessary information and knowledge to Palestinian citizens on the work of the ministry, thus influencing the stereotype about the ministry, which is that its work is limited to transferring cash assistance and distributing food packages. "We moved from the idea of planning for the people to participation of the people in the planning process," he said, adding that the preparation process for the citizens' budget was in line with the new strategic directives for social development. This, he explained, is based on a participatory approach aimed at promoting local ties. Furthermore, Hammam added, the citizens' budget is important in the process of social marketing for the ministry's programs.
Furthermore, Dr. Mamoun Jabr, director general of educational planning at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education explained that publishing the citizen budget at the ministry reflected the importance the government puts on the education sector and how earnest it is in carrying out the national policies agenda for 2017-2022, which specifies the eighth goal for education. That is, the citizens' budget presents the financial allocations for policies exclusive to education in the agenda and reinforces the ministry's willingness to sit down with civil society to discuss the details of the education and higher education budget.
General director for financial affairs at the Ministry of Local Government Ghassan Daraghmeh said the publication of the citizens' budget helped to convey the experiences and viewpoint of the ministry regarding Palestinian civil society institutions in moving from a relationship characterized by competition and collision to the institutionalization of a real partnership which contributes to achieving the needs of Palestinian citizens and expanding the scope of interaction between the two.
MIFTAH coordinator for the project "Finance for Development" Tamara Tamimi said the visit was part of efforts to ensure the sustainability of the capacity development of Palestinian ministries that enable them to adopt standards of international transparency in addition to establishing networking opportunities between Palestinian ministries and institutions and their Tunisian counterparts.
Meanwhile, MIFTAH Director of the Policy Dialogue and Good Governance Program Lamis Hantouli said through these interventions, MIFTAH seeks to develop and support competencies in Palestinian ministries, especially in regards to creating change in the formulation of financial policies in the service of the public interest. It also seeks to promote confidence building and professional dialogue between official and civil society institutions with the goal of ensuring the presence of Palestine before international and regional forums for adopting the criteria and practice of good governance in spite of the unstable political situation and the Palestinian government's financial crises.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Baby bow tie quilt top
To see more scrap inspiration, please visit the Scraptastic Tuesday linkup for October.
7 comments:
This quilt top is beautiful! I love the soft colours!! Perfect for a baby!!ReplyDelete
That turned out way cute, Sally! How are you going to quilt it. And tell Molly she's slacking!ReplyDelete
The colors and fabrics in this quilt are so beautiful together. Fresh, playful, child-like -- gorgeous!ReplyDelete
--Nancy. (ndmessier @ aol.com, joyforgrace.blogspot.com)
This is soooooo cute! I LOVE it!ReplyDelete
What a beautiful baby quilt! The colors are wonderful. Glad you were able to get it put together without those micro-managers bothering you!ReplyDelete
Love those cheery thirties fabrics - ideal baby quilt material. Thanks for linking up to #scraptastictuesdayReplyDelete
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Russia's first ever musical dedicated to the problems of severely ill children will be staged in Chelyabinsk.
The project will be developed by local young vocalist Anastasia Subcheva. Her project has won at the youth forum Tavrida. This is where the girl from Chelyabinsk presented her idea of the rock musical "Stay" with the participation of cancer patients. According to the winner herself, this will be a story about overcoming. The musical is based on a real life story of a young man suffering from cancer.
The project has already been supported by the Youth Policy Department of the Chelyabinsk Region.
Anastasia performs in a rock band, studies at the Moscow State Culture Institute, sings in Mikhail Bublik's Choir, and annually helps in organizing the Rock-Goodness Festival.
Author: Vera Ivanova


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Nokia Treasure Tag launches in April to track your stuff
Back in July of 2013, we first reported the rumor that Nokia was working on a product called the Treasure Tag. That rumor has now become reality with Nokia announced the Treasure Tag officially and offering up pricing and launch information. The Treasure Tag will launch in April.
Each of the tags will cost $29.90 in the US. The tags will work with Nokia smartphones and with iOS and Android devices via a third party app. Up to four Treasure Tags are supported at once allowing you to tag multiple items. Each of the Treasure Tags measures 30 x 30 x 10 mm and weighs 13g.
Treasure Tags sound an alarm if you walk away from either the smartphone used in the system or a device that you have tagged. The idea is that the alarm sound will let you know you left something behind. Both the smartphone and the tag alarm so you can find the lost item.
The Treasure Tags work via NFC technology or Bluetooth. The app can be customized allowing you to give a custom tag or picture to each of the four Treasure Tags inside the app. Each of the tags can also be set as a Live Tile on a Windows Phone device. Lumia phones require the Lumia Black update to support Treasure Tag devices.


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The BASIC language has come a long, long way since its early inception. Some of the biggest names in computing history are forever tied to it and today it's still a very, very important language among enterprise developers.
There's not many languages that can elicit more complaints, yet drives as many applications as BASIC. From it's humble beginnings as a teaching language it became so popular that for over a decade you couldn't release a successful computer without it booting to some form of BASIC. Even today, BASIC is available on the majority of computers sold (everything except Macs) and can be as simple as the old interpreted BASIC scripts of old, or as complex as the most tightly designed object oriented applications ever built. BASIC is the "Everyman's" language and there appears to be no end to its acceptance.
When developer think about BASIC today, they usually think of Microsoft Visual Basic. Microsoft has been a huge player in the BASIC landscape since the mid 70's when they created the BASIC and OS for the first Commodore PET 2001 computers. Most of Commodore's competitors followed suit and also licensed Microsoft Basic for their machines. Each implementation was different because each machine was different, but at the heart of it all was the simple syntax that was very easy for humans to read and comprehend. Those early versions of BASIC could be horrors for writing large applications due to poor performance and a lack of structured programming options, but today, that's completely changed.
In some ways, Visual Basic 8 (2005) is more advanced than Java and C#. It has almost every langauge feature of both, but includes language features that make it much easier to deal with ADODB, COM and Enterprise Services than C#. The ability to invoke COM objects on the fly and have the .Net Framework automatically build the Interop proxies simply does not exist from C# and Java. Add to that the ability to apply a little patience to the VB Migration Wizard, and you can import your older VB6 projects into VB 8. You'll have to clean up areas pertaining to the behavior of VB6 Variants, as well as the fact that some of your ActiveX controls may not behave well on a WinForm window, but for COM+ development things should go pretty smoothly.
To me, the biggest challenge in migrating a VB6 middle-tier to VB8 is not syntax related, but the fact that VB6 had no conecpt of polymorphism and inheritance, so even though you can begin using Object Oriented techniques once your code is in VB8, you must retrofit the converted code if you want to gain the code maintenance benefits of Object Oriented Programming.
Part of the legacy of BASIC is that there's a large contingent of programmers who "cut their teeth" on BASIC and amongst that group there appears to be a real divide between a love and admiration for the language and a true disgust and loathing of it. Personally, I feel that the programmers I've encountered who began their life journey with 8-bit BASIC are better programmers for having had to count bytes, manipulate strings with LEFT$, RIGHT$, and MID$, and be able to plan routines and procedures without the nice constructs of C. It builds a level of discipline that I do not often see in programmers who first saw their own programs run in Perl, Java or C++. Perhaps its fashionable to bash BASIC because those who never programmed in that world don't appreciate just how good we have it today. People don't drive '68 Chevrolet Camaros because they are comfortable and make great commuters; they drive them because they stand for a time when things weren't so plush and are proud to have earned their chops on something a bit more raw.


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Sunday, January 1, 2012
Transactional Android coming soon!
I spent some time this Christmas porting JBossTS to run on Android. It's pretty much done, with the exception of a few workarounds that I need to fix properly over the next few weeks, when I find the time. But once I check this code into the repository, you'll be able to write your own transactional Android applications. Unfortunately I can't guarantee which version this will be in at the moment, but if it is going to take me too long to do the merges then I may create a branch in svn that interested people can just pull from directly, with the usual caveats. If time allows, I may say something about this at JUDCon India too!
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Sathya Balakumar and Heather Green founded Lakum in 2014 to add a modern sensibility to the world of bridal fashion. Balakumar, a classically trained designer who studied at Parsons, and Green, who manages the business operations of the brand, have launched their collection to offer a new perspective on bridal fashion, informed by historical design and constructed in beautiful fabrics. After spotting their beautiful collection at New York Bridal Fashion Week, we caught up with the pair to get the dish on their exciting new collection, based in a very classic fashion sensibility.
Lakum is inspired by the two iconic fashion designers who redefined the way women dress for evening.
"The Lakum Fall 2016 Collection takes inspiration from the early 20th century Parisian designers Paul Poiret and Madeleine Vionnet. Both houses modernized the womenswear of their time by emphasizing the natural female form through focus on drape and the bias cut," said the designer, of the universally flattering fabric draping technique. "Poiret and Vionnet capitalized on ease of wear while highlighting the neck, collarbones and shoulders with their introduction to halter necklines. In this collection we played heavily on new necklines as a way of transforming the silhouettes. Our goal is to add a modern voice to the bridal wear market, through our non-traditional approach to a seemingly traditional industry."
They launched the brand with an ambitious 35 looks in 11 different fabrications.
"There are so many women seeking fashion forward, modern looks for their wedding that have not been provided by the current bridal market. We created Lakum for the bride who has a clear vision of who she is, and how she wants to represent her personality on her wedding day. She recognizes quality, seeks something rare, and demands an exceptional fit. The Anita top paired back with the Julia pant (below) is a look that can fit a multitude of wedding events. It can be worn for a City Hall wedding, a rehearsal dinner, or same-sex wedding. We push the limits in order to allow women to be themselves on this important day. We also recognize budgets and design our pieces to be worn again. Who doesn't need a pair of white pants and sleek white top for their daily life?"
Photo: Courtesy of Lakum
Lakum's top styling tips? Stay true to your personal style.
"I think the introduction of two-piece looks is really refreshing," said Sathya. "Not only does it diversify the offering for all women, it opens up bridal wear to a completely new set of brides, including same-sex couples. We also love the idea of pants and jumpsuits. Brides have so many occasions to wear white, the rehearsal dinner, the after-party, the Sunday brunch. A sleek jumpsuit in white is such a tasteful choice for any event, including the big ceremony. Trends involving color are tricky. Ombré, for example, might look interesting for a moment, but a bride may look back on that years later and find she doesn't love it anymore. The ultra sheer trend is also one we can do without."
See More: 10 Minutes with Fashion Designer Katie Ermilio
Lakum's style pairs a sense of modernity with tried-and-true silhouettes.
"With our bridal designs, we maintain a set of classic pieces each season. These pieces include the best-selling silhouettes and ones we find particularly timeless. We look at shapes we can introduce to complement that mix, while remaining true to our aesthetic. This season, we were drawn to the designers who modernized womenswear, changing how women dressed and perceived themselves."
Photo: Courtesy of Lakum
The designer's top styling tips for a bride on her wedding day? Identify your signature style, and dress to play that up.
"Our mission when we design is for our dresses to feel like an extension of oneself," said the designer. "If a bride loves shoes, she should choose a silhouette that shows off her fabulous footwear. If a bride loves a strong shoulder, go for that modern silhouette that has a unique embellishment, like our Gwen dress. If the bride is known for always wearing a punchy lip color, she should have a gorgeous rich color on her wedding day. In styling her look for her wedding day, as long as a bride remains true to herself, she will never have any regrets."
Lakum is designed for women who channel timeless, elegant simplicity on their wedding day.
"Carolyn Bessette is one of our favorite brides. Her look was simple, elegant and classic. Her dress complemented her personal aesthetic and her body type. She could have been a bride from any era, her choice of gown and her styling were both effortless and timeless." We asked the designers about their favorite red carpet inspiration. "One of our favorite recent red carpet looks was a Ralph and Russo white jumpsuit worn by Michelle Dockery at Harper's Bazaar Woman of the Year Awards in London. It was both chic and elegant with its high neck and deep V-back. We especially love seeing white on the red carpet this time of year!" Their dream client? "We would love to see Diane Kruger as a Lakum bride. She has such a clear and unique sense of style that is both classic and fashion forward. She is not afraid to take risks, so we could push the limits and come up with a fantastic set of looks for her wedding weekend. Our ideal bride wants to step outside of the traditional wedding wear box, and that's exactly how we see Diane."
Lakum Collection is currently available at Kleinfeld and on LakumCollection.com


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Not a big fan of fantasy, nonetheless as a child I knew what a troll was, a short ugly mythical character with a nasty disposition who usually was up to no good. The trolls of my acquaintance resided in fairy tales.
Half a century later I tangled with my first xnxx. It wasn't a fairy tale.
This troll probably isn't short or ugly. He most certainly isn't youporn. He is very real and nasty, He is not part of a role-playing or fantasy game on my computer, someone to do battle against and win.
An internet definition of a troll is that of an individual who usually spreads falsehoods in order to get individuals to respond so he/she can bait, taunt, flame, frustrate or annoy them.
Often the initial encounters are innocuous enough. After my personal experience with the videos porno, I am inclined to equate trolls with abuse in the real world. The abuser is charming and friendly but can turn on a dime and become vicious. And the internet troll is just as abusive, the effect to the victim similar.
A troll's nationality or location is of no consequence, the goal is the same and master trolls can be found where there are game rooms or chat rooms or blogs or newsgroups, in any language 24 hours a day.
Trolls are basically bully's who use words to intimidate people. The troll I battled was someone I had watched post comments on blogs. I did not have a lot of respect for this individual, however people are entitled to their opinion and the whole point of a comment section or forum is to express different points of view. This person's humour had an edge to it. One had the sense that he lurked, waiting for certain individuals to post so he could shoot them down. Behind the scenes his emails could be quite nasty. Since this individual headed a portal (a website that leads into a number of other sites), they could and did control the content of the front page of the portal. Control is the operative word.
My mistake was questioning an article he had posted on that front page. It was a rambling and tedious personal opinion about a subject that was best placed on individual blogs on the portal. Obviously this troll wanted the attention his inappropriate article would generate. I bit.
One of the best techniques in dealing with difficult people (or your elected political representative J) is to ask questions, the harder the better. So I asked why he felt it was appropriate to post his personal opinion on the front page where people could not comment and visitors to the site could be offended. Why had he not put the article on his own site?
He flew back at me in an email, questioning my values for not believing his point of view as being totally correct. Because this is a religious portal, he used scripture and God to set me straight.
I persisted. He came back immediately. It got uglier. Way too many emails later, he entered the portal and pulled a comment from one of the blogs I had posted on.
This is the part I am ashamed of. I was so angry I was shaking. I flew back at him with more questions, like why he felt it was appropriate to raid a comment section and track me (I had used a pseudonym when I had posted that comment, he is a technician and had no trouble finding it).
I informed him I was not impressed with his raid of the comment section. That was just what he had been waiting for all day. He send a fast reply telling me that I had to prove he had traced me, told me to cease and desist or he would prosecute to the full extent of the law.
At that point I snapped out of the headspace I had been dwelling in all day, stopped the battle and blocked him. In hindsight should I have sent my full name and address and told him to go ahead and sue me? You can't get blood from a stone. That was what I dearly wanted to do, but that is my point exactly, I would have continued to play into his controlling little hands. I also told him to leave God out of it. All day he had whacked me over the head with scripture and God, and while my faith is important to me, I don't shove it down other people's throats. I tried dragging other people into the fray, hoping to get some support. Wise to the troll, they backed off. Again in hindsight I should have recognized it was a battle that should not have been fought.
Trolls infuriate me. I thought I was a reasonably intelligent individual who could hold their own. Guess not. What about children and young people in game chats? There are plenty of trusting individuals for trolls to pick off, like a hyena after a wildebeest.
I won't be a wildebeest again. (Real life translation – don't be a victim).
Cricket's Rules for Dealing with Trolls
1. DON'T FEED THE TROLLS. If you suspect someone is baiting you in a comment section, a forum, or via email, try not to bite. (Obviously I need to take my own advice here J)
2. If a troll comes after you, block them. Most chats have a block feature. You can also block their emails or use a program such as mailwasher to bounce the email back to them without having to view it.
3. If a troll threatens you, contact the police. Consider dialogue with a cyberangel to get the emotional and practical support you might need.
4. Remember the golden rule? Trolls don't adhere to the golden rule or any rule, so ignore it. Be kind, considerate and gracious once. Then drop it and walk away.
5. Trolls have to be in control. A blocked or ignored troll is an unhappy troll.
6. Be prepared for the long haul. Some trolls won't quit. The troll I know has followed one individual from comment section to comment section, blog to blog, knocking them down. The person isn't biting, and the troll looks like the fool he is. His behaviour is accelerating. (See point 7)
7. Remember that the world is not always a safe place. People have mental illnesses and may not be able to control their impulse to hurt others. Words do wound.
8. Educate yourself! Ask questions if you are not sure. Remember what your mom always says? There is no such thing as a stupid question.
Stay safe out there. Cricket


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text: This group show featuring three printmakers — Cranbrook artist-in-residence Randy Bolton, University of Kansas professor Michael Krueger, and Washington University instructor and master printer Tom Reed — is a nature hike on acid. Forests are rendered in fuchsia, chartreuse and neon yellow; tree trunks crack open to reveal minute inner colonies of cabin-dwelling bears; large banners strapped onto branches read: "I've got you now you son of a bitch." The work of each artist couldn't be more distinct yet electrically complementary in this dense, bold, giddily weird display. Fastened with rawhide thongs to peculiar handcrafted poles, Bolton's screen-printed fabric banners partition the cavernous gallery into a maze, asking you to wander through its barrage of imagery and get a little lost. One banner depicts a rabbit calling a turtle's attention to signs lettered with virtues like "Beauty" and "Truth"; another shows the rabbit flat on his face at the end of a junk-strewn trail. Krueger's work (mostly lithographs) resembles exquisitely rendered colored-pencil drawings and depicts lush woods and streams, oversize moons and huge red planets. His palette is decidedly psychedelic, the subject matter lurching from tripped-out paradises to apocalyptic aftermaths and back. To look closely at his irradiated leaves is to appreciate their fine detail, but at the risk of blinding dizziness. Reed begs that you peer into his Russian-nesting-doll logic, where, say, a faux parchment scroll tears to reveal a dark, watery shore from which arises a half-constructed fort. Nostalgia informs all the works, youth-vernacular details such as chalkboards; word-find puzzles; snowmen; and roiling, crayon-colored planets. It all seems to suggest an engrossing storybook narrative, a shaggy-dog moral tale about the direct line from childhood playthings to existential morass. In other words: getting nowhere backwards — and savoring every step. Through November 17 at the Des Lee Gallery, 1627 Washington Avenue (University Lofts Building); 314-621-8735 or www.desleegallery.com. Hours: 1-6 p.m. Wed., Fri.-Sat. and by appointment.


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By Luis Sandoval
Brandon Rios will look to get himself back on track as he takes on hard hitting Argentinean Diego Chaves August 2nd at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, NV after having a disappointing 2013 that saw him lose to both Mike Alvarado and Manny Pacquiao. Rios understands the importance of this upcoming fight and knows his back is against the wall.
"I'm going into this fight like it's my last fight. I did lose two in a row. I have no shame in it. I lost to Alvarado which was a great fight, both fights that we did. And I lost to Pacquiao which everyone has been losing to Pacquiao. He's actually been knocking out some of the greats so I have no shame in that. But this fight is a do or die for me. That's why I'm doing it right and eating right and doing everything right like I'm supposed to. This is a do or die for me and I want to make it a do for me, not a die. So I'm training my butt off and I'll be ready," Rios would tell BoxingScene.
In hindsight, Rios admits he got complacent and feels that was a big reason for his losses last year.
"I did get caught up with all the mess. I did get too comfortable and I forgot; I forgot what made me and drove me to this position. I forgot and I just got too comfortable. Now I lost my two fights, now I'm taking a step back and I actually beat myself up [over it]. It was just killing me but I'm glad I took 8 months off because if I didn't I probably would've lost again because my mind wasn't in boxing anymore. But now I thought about it and I think I just got too comfortable where I was at," said a candid Rios.
Rios no longer feels comfortable and instead feels the hunger and desire to get back to the top and prove that he's still one of the best fighters in his division. He feels rejuvenated and vows that he's going to be the Brandon Rios of old who loves to fight but does it in an intelligent way.
"Me and Robert have been doing what I did when I got here. I got so used to blocking all my shots, I forgot moving your head and I was walking in and not giving angles like I used to. It's like I said, I got too comfortable. I thought I was unstoppable. And it's good to think like that but not in a way where it's going to hurt you and you're just walking into punches thinking 'oh, you go the best chin' but at the end of the day you're still getting caught and they're still landing punches on you," said Rios.
Rios seems at peace with himself and is looking forward instead of back. Chaves is a tough assignment but Rios understands a victory will put him back in the mix and where he was a year ago.
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Embrace the ForbiddenI finished this, like, a month or so ago, but my friend wanted to do a review. Because I'm the nicest person ever, I decided to let her. Sadly, after a couple of weeks, she didn't email me back, so I had to write one myself.
What if there were teens whose lives literally depended on being bad influences?
This is the reality for sons and daughters of fallen angels.
Tenderhearted Southern girl Anna Whitt was born with the sixth sense to see and feel emotions of other people. She's aware of a struggle within herself, an inexplicable pull toward danger, but Anna, the ultimate good girl, has always had the advantage of her angel side to balance the darkness within. It isn't until she turns sixteen and meets the alluring Kaidan Rowe that she discovers her terrifying heritage and her willpower is put to the test. He's the boy your daddy warned you about. If only someone had warned Anna.
Forced to face her destiny, will Anna embrace her halo or her horns?
Look at the cover. That dress is awesome. So, right away, I should have known I wouldn't like it. Think of all the covers with pretty dresses. Yes, that is pretty much all YA books. Now think of how many are annoying. If you said most, you are correct. Here's a cookie.
Now look at the guy next to her. I'm assuming that he is Kai, but who knows. Doesn't he look like a stalker? Yes, yes he does. Here's a cupcake.
Am I winning you over? Good. So, basically, from the cover, I should have figured I wouldn't like this book that much. Since I'm so awesome, I was right.
Because I'm such a happy person, let's go with the things I didn't like first.
Anna was an alright main character. However, I though she was too innocent. There were some examples, but I can't be bothered to remember them. She also changed her mind so much. She was supposed to stay away from Kai. Well... maybe not. Keep her angel and demon side a secret. But Kai's so hot! Yeah, it was annoying to read like that.
I have mixed feelings about Kai. On one hand he was so egotistic. On the other, he was sweet. I really liked his POVs on Wendy Higgins's blog.
Patty, Anna's adopted mom was weird. She just lets her daughter go on a road trip with the son of lust. That's not going to end badly at all...
I really didn't like the way Anna's dad acted. Yes, I get that he's the Duke of Substance Abuse (I never knew that was one of the Deadly Sins), but no dad should encourage their daughter to get drunk.
The other characters weren't really thought out well, which was sad.
And why is it, in any YA book, the main character gets almost raped, and the love interest just swoops in and saves her. The protagonist never even brings it up again, and goes on with life like nothing happened.
There was also this random page in the book all about sex. That was just weird.
I have decided that YA books hate anything real. For example, Twilight has sparkly vampires.
And some other books are also screwed up. But I really like the thought out mythology in this one.
There were also some plot twists that I wasn't expecting.
If you are looking for a quick read, pick this book up. However, don't expect anything that great.


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Midweek assignments are fairly small, and assignments due at the end of the week are more in-depth.
Attending the live group call on Wednesdays are a big part of the course, but recordings of the call are also available to students.
In the first half of the course you will focus on pre-production and planning for your project. In the second half you are filming and editing, so more time may be needed, but 8-10 hours is still the average.
Is MU a replacement for film school?
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With Motion University you will have access to a great online course, and an interactive community. In 8-weeks you will learn the skills needed to launch your career!
Our graduates know how to create projects, not just work on projects, and most are getting paid work within a few months of completing the MU course!
When you take the Motion University online course, you get to make YOUR project for a client with personal coaching along the way!
Do I have to own equipment to take this course?
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What if I'm not decided on filmmaking as a career?
MU is designed for anyone pursuing film & video as a career. You can be a beginner, but be prepared to invest time and financial resources as you get set up along the way. We guide you through creating your short promotional project for a client from start to finish and provide coaching and personal review of your work each week.
I want to work on feature films, why learn how to make promo videos?
You will learn skills through MU that will make you more valuable on bigger projects. More importantly, you can use your skills between the big projects. Most people supplement working on feature films by also working on shorter commercial projects.
TV, short films, promotional media, and feature films all have differences. However, telling a good story and the technical way those stories are told aren't so different.
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We know how difficult it can be to get a job on feature films, and it's even harder to get a paid position.
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Do I have to follow the course schedule?
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We believe in the process of the course so much, we only offer it in a "live" format. If you have minor scheduling issues during the course, please let us know and we will do our best to help you work around them.
Can I just watch the lectures without doing the assignments?
No. You must follow the course and complete each quiz to unlock the next week of content.
Motion University is about comprehending and retaining. Through following all the assignments, you will be better prepared with the skills you need.
You get the most value by following the "live" course schedule. This allows our instructors to review your work and provide feedback. Plus, it helps YOU complete your project in a timely manner! If you have minor scheduling issues during the course, please let us know and we will do our best to help you work around them.
Where is the course held?
You can take the course wherever you are!
Motion University is an online course. You can view the lectures, communicate with instructors, and submit assignments from anywhere. This allows you to create a promo project for a local client and build relationships in your area!