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Famous Footwear in Factoria Grand Opening!
Warm 106.9 and Will Johnson were at the Grand Opening of the new Famous Footwear in Factoria, and listeners stopped by to win FREE shoes and AMC Theatres gift cards every 15 minutes! Plus, they played our CD Scramble game to win other great prizes! | http://warm1069.com/node/48501/delilah/page/2/0?type=All&sort=&rate=TdkmbPHYeEsHHxEXBZyCdZJGd_02wMrM9SPeif7YEyE | 2013-05-18T10:43:13 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Reservations are now open for “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” Theatre Works’ third show of their 29th season.
This hilarious musical, written by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart with music by Stephen Sondheim, focuses on Pseudolus, a slave in ancient Rome, and his desperate attempt to win his freedom by helping his young master, Hero, earn the love of the courtesan, Philia. The show is filled with slapstick, mayhem and lots of great music. Connie Anderson (Woonsocket) directs – Mary Jo Rett (Uxbridge) handles the musical.
The forum features:
Edward Benjamin III (Cumberland) as Pseudolus;
Shelly Whittle (Providence) as Hysterium;
Kevin Fish (Woonsocket) as Hero;
Frankie Gallucci (Wakefield) as Philia;
David Schrag (Providence) as Senex;
Lisa Forsgard (North Attleboroo) as Domina;
Christopher Kibbe (North Attleborough) as Marcus Lycus;
Joseph Casey (Bellingham) as Miles Gloriosus;
Frank O’Donnell (North Providence) as Erronius; and
Mark Anderson (Woonsocket) as Erronius (March 17 only).
Rounding out the cast as The Proteans are Bethany Giammarco (Warwick), Lynn Nadrowski (Providence) and Bill Beatini (Providence); and The Courtesans are Lydia Mattera, Katrina Claflin and Karen DiOrio (all of Cumberland), Nicole Cayer (North Providence), and Jessica Albaum (Pawtucket).
Show dates are Fridays and Saturdays, March 16, 17, 23 and 24 at 8 p.m. and Sundays, March 18 and 25 at 2 p.m. Theatre Works is located at 142 Clinton St., Woonsocket. Tickets are $18 and $15. Reservations can be made by calling Theatre Works at 766-1898. Visit. | http://warwickonline.com/stories/Theatre-Works-Inc-opens-reservations-for-A-Funny-Thing-Happened-on-the-Way-to-the-Forum,68103?category_id=41&list_type=most_commented&town_id=1&sub_type=stories | 2013-05-18T10:11:59 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
What does it cost to provide water services that last? What do we mean by a water service? How can we measure whether water is being provided effectively, and at the desired level? These were among the questions tackled during a panel discussion held in WASH Advocate’s 301 session for World Water Day.
Catarina Fonseca and Patrick Moriarty of IRC were joined by panelists and some 120 participants to discuss the implications for rural WASH services of the most recent findings from IRC’s WASHCost project.
After introducing and explaining the main building blocks of WASHCost’s life-cycle costs approach, Catarina Fonseca, WASHCost project director, presented a summary of WASHCost’s recent findings, including:
- Up to 40% of investments in the rural WASH sector end up in the garbage bin due to poor maintenance and upkeep; resulting in ‘slippage’ where previously served communities or individuals regress to a lower level of service—or to none at all.
- Providing effective post-construction support for rural water services – one critical element in fighting slippage – costs at least US$ 2-3 per person served every year. Yet WASHCost findings suggest that many countries, especially in Africa, typically spend less than US$ 1 per person.
According to one audience member, ‘investments in WASH services that only address the need for new infrastructure are like giving someone a car to solve their transport problems, but then never spending any money on fuel or servicing. We can no more expect unmaintained pumps to provide services than we can a car with no fuel to take us on our journey.’
Panellist Christophe Prevost of the World Bank suggested that ‘while getting much right in our efforts in rural WASH over the last two decades, we need to accept that our failure to grapple with the challenge of sustainability is a major failing . However some countries are doing much better than others and there are solutions to improve sustainability in particular when sector allocation for post construction is properly considered”’. Catarina Fonseca proposed that best practice for all projects in the sector should include providing a percentage of investment to upgrade or rehabilitate existing systems before creating new ones.
Patrick Moriarty added that one possible solution to the problem of poor and unsustainable services would be to shift aid to the WASH sector towards outcome based payment for actual service delivered. In response to Moriarty’s suggestion and the challenge of engaging local political support, panelist Louis Boorstin of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation suggested that a combination of outcome-based payment, amplifying consumer voice, and defining the problem correctly using WASHCost’s focus on sustainable service delivery might just yield breakthroughs in the future.
Third panelist, Tanvi Nagpal of Johns Hopkins University said that one of many real challenges is providing sufficient incentives, along with WASHCost information, for decision makers at the district level so that they use WASHCost data when making investment choices. She also shared her experiences of teaching the different aspects of life-cycle costs to her class. Nagpal indicated that for many of her students from the MA International relations programme, it was the first time that they had given thought to more than basic capital, and small operation and maintenance costs.
The panel discussion was part of WASH Advocate’s 301 session for World Water Day—hosted by the World Bank on 21th March 2012 in Washington, D.C.
Patrick Moriarty | http://washfinance.wordpress.com/2012/04/25/we-can-no-more-expect-unmaintained-pumps-to-provide-services-than-we-can-a-car-with-no-fuel-to-take-us-on-our-journey/?like=1&_wpnonce=81a70c627a | 2013-05-18T10:12:32 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Dodgers' postseason hopes dashed by Giants
After loss by St. Louis, LA unable to extend Wild Card hopes
LOS ANGELES -- Clayton Kershaw, who still plans to pitch Wednesday's meaningless game (to the utter disbelief of the San Francisco Giants), was like every Dodgers player that saw his season terminated on Tuesday night.
Stunned.
"We knew our backs were to the wall," Kershaw said. "But now that it's officially over, it's just kind of sinking in. And it's not a good feeling."
Manager Don Mattingly said he wants his players to remember the feeling they were left with after losing to the Giants, 4-3, and being eliminated from the final National League Wild Card berth with one game left in the regular season.
"This will soak in and you have to allow this pain to be what focuses you for the winter," Mattingly told the media, with a background audience that included owners Mark Walter and Stan Kasten.
The Dodgers had the help they needed from the Cincinnati Reds, who beat St. Louis earlier. Had they won this game to run their win streak to seven, they had Kershaw lined up for Wednesday's regular-season finale. A Dodgers win and Cardinals loss on Wednesday would have forced a Thursday playoff between the teams at Dodger Stadium. Instead, on Thursday the Dodgers begin the offseason.
"Everybody's main goal is to make the playoffs ... we kind of failed," said Matt Kemp, who pointed out 27 one-run losses that could have been turned around with a clutch hit here and there.
"This will kind of stick with me awhile. I just didn't do my job. My fault."
Even when playing with a shoulder damaged by crashing into the Coors Field wall?
"At this point, everybody is banged up. Can't make excuses," he said. "If you went out there, you've got to get the job done. No excuses."
The Dodgers mounted one last gasp in the bottom of the ninth, Andre Ethier leading off with a single against left-handed reliever Jeremy Affeldt. A.J. Ellis, after failing to bunt, struck out. Pinch-hitter Bobby Abreu flied out. Pinch-runner Dee Gordon stole second, but Mark Ellis ended the game with a flyout to center.
"I still don't think I have words to put together those thoughts yet," said Ethier, struggling to explain his emotions. "I feel a little clouded from this game and the end result."
Buster Posey and Joaquin Arias homered early for the Giants off Dodgers starter Chris Capuano, who pitched despite bruising the back of his pitching shoulder in an on-deck mishap with the weighted donut on his bat last week. Capuano (12-12) said the shoulder didn't bother him Tuesday, but he was removed after only three-plus innings, his shortest start in two years.
"You know you are in an all-or-nothing game right now," Capuano said. "I knew that Donnie was managing like it was the seventh game of the World Series for us. I knew there wasn't much margin for error."
Then the Giants added to their 2-1 lead in the fifth inning when Mattingly chose, with two outs and a runner on second, to have Jamey Wright intentionally walk Angel Pagan to pitch to torrid Marco Scutaro. Scutaro's clutch two-run double underscored that he was a more valuable midseason acquisition than any of the marquee names the Dodgers picked up.
"Pretty simple, really," Mattingly said of the decision. "He's 2-for-19 off Jamey before that. I know he's been a good hitter over there [.452 during a 19-game hitting streak]. That's one of those moves, when it doesn't work people question it. But I'd pretty much make it all the time."
That decision loomed even larger because of A.J. Ellis' 13th homer of the year, a towering two-run blast that culminated a classic nine-pitch at-bat against former Dodgers pitcher Guillermo Mota, who had just relieved starter Barry Zito, and cut the lead to a run.
"This one hurts," said A.J. Ellis. "It's not just this one game that hurts. All the games hurt when you start thinking about the tough losses and games you gave away throughout the course of the year. It was so much fun this last week playing, what we can be. Unfortunately, we just didn't do it long enough."
One out later, Mark Ellis tried to stretch a double into a triple and was thrown out at third. That cost the Dodgers the tying run, as Shane Victorino followed with a triple into the right-field corner.
"I hit the ball good and saw [center fielder Pagan] took a bad angle at it and had a long way to go to pick it up," Mark Ellis said. "I saw it die at the wall and thought I could make it to third. It was the wrong play and they made two good throws and got me out at third. Shane comes up and gets a hit, you never know if that would have happened, but we'd like to take our chances with me still at second base."
Kemp was next with first base open and Giants manager Bruce Bochy brought in George Kontos to strike out Kemp with Adrian Gonzalez and his 14-game hitting streak on deck.
"That was the most adrenaline I've ever had on a baseball field. It was definitely my biggest moment in professional baseball," said Kontos. "Just go after him like there weren't 40,000 people yelling at me. I was pretty geeked up, then I saw him and that fired me up a little bit more." | http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_10_02_sfnmlb_lanmlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=la | 2013-05-18T10:32:55 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Padres open Winter Meetings with Marquis deal
Byrnes says club now has nine rotation candidates for Spring Training
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Not that anyone was keeping score, but the Padres might well have struck the first deal of the 2012 Winter Meetings.
At precisely 9:36 a.m. PT, the team announced that it had agreed to a one-year contract for $3 million with free-agent pitcher Jason Marquis, who made 15 starts with Padres last season.
This move did not merit surprise, as the two sides have been talking for some time. Nor was it a shock that the Padres made a move to boost their starting pitching depth, which is, essentially, their singular focus this winter.
And with uncertainty on free agents and the delicate act of trying to strike a deal with another team for pitching, the Padres instead turned to a familiar commodity in Marquis.
"We never lost touch with him in the offseason," Padres general manager Josh Byrnes said of Marquis, who became a free agent on Oct. 29.
Marquis, 34, went 6-7 with a 4.04 ERA in 15 starts after he was added to the Padres' roster on June 7. (He signed a Minor League contract with the team on May 29.) He began the year with the Twins but was released on May 26 after going 2-4 with an 8.47 ERA in seven starts.
"Coming into that clubhouse with [manager] Bud [Black] and his staff it was unbelievable how well they treated me ... and how well they treated everyone, top to bottom," Marquis said Monday. "They are there for the players."
Marquis had eight quality starts for the Padres, including a two-hit shutout of the Pirates on Aug. 11. He walked one and struck out four in that game.
"I thought we played a lot of good baseball," Marquis said. "The young guys showed what they were capable of doing. That was something I saw myself being a part of."
Marquis missed the last five weeks of the regular season with a trapezium bone in his left thumb fractured on a comebacker in a start in late August. He was fitted for a cast and wore it for several weeks.
Marquis still kept his body in shape and even threw off a mound late in the season -- without someone else doing the catching of return throws. That showed the Padres something.
"Jason is a very strong, competitive spirit to our club. We felt very good about our chances when he took the mound," Black said. "He knows the game and is an experienced, winning pitcher."
The Padres will use these meetings at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center to meet with agents and other teams in their continued search for starting pitching, though Byrnes said all was quiet on Monday.
"My phone might not be working," he said, smiling.
The need for arms makes perfect sense for a rotation that was ravaged by injuries last season, including season-ending elbow injuries to Cory Luebke and Joe Wieland. Several others, including Dustin Moseley and Tim Stauffer, were sidelined as well, forcing the team to go outside the organization for arms.
All told, the Padres cobbled together 59 starts out of pitchers who weren't on their 40-man roster when the season began and -- if you can believe this -- 51 starts from pitchers who weren't even a part of their organization when the 2012 season opened.
Those starters were Jeff Suppan, Kip Wells, Ross Ohlendorf, Eric Stults, Andrew Werner and Marquis, the best of the bunch, as it turned out.
Byrnes said Monday that the team now has nine legitimate starting candidates to take to Peoria for the start of Spring Training on Feb. 12 -- Marquis, Clayton Richard, Edinson Volquez, Anthony Bass, Stults, Robbie Erlin, Andrew Cashner, Tyson Ross and Casey Kelly.
Byrnes said the typical return for a pitcher who had Tommy John surgery (Luebke and Wieland) is about 13 months. That would potentially put Luebke in line for a return in late May and Wieland in late July, though, of course, those dates are not firm and certainly are not expectations.
"We have a lot of guys with uncertainty," Byrnes said.
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs. | http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121203&content_id=40512280&vkey=news_sd&c_id=sd | 2013-05-18T10:13:00 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
![Photo courtesy of the University of Maryland
Darryl Hill became the first black football player in Maryland and ACC history when he suited up in 1963. Photo - Photo courtesy of the University of Maryland
Darryl Hill became the first black football player in Maryland and ACC history when he suited up in 1963.]()
Darryl Hill once fumbled a kickoff as he looked for a gunman on a nearby rooftop. He heard a Wake Forest crowd boo his family. At least they were allowed inside; Clemson wouldn't let them inside the gates.
Fifty years later, Maryland will honor its halfback/returner during Saturday's N.C. State game for being the first black player in school and ACC history. Tales of the team having to stay and eat only at southern establishments willing to serve a minority now sound strange to current Terrapins players. Hill's stories often are met with disbelief.
"They're like, 'Really? This really happened?'?" Hill said. "It was like shock treatment to them, some of the stories. It's beyond their comprehension."
Hill spent 1961 at Navy -- where he also was the Midshipmen's first black player -- catching passes from Roger Staubach before he transferred to Maryland. He still ranks in the Terps' top 10 in single-season touchdown catches and kickoff return average for his one healthy year in 1963.
But it wasn't easy on or off the field. A former teammate claimed Navy, upset about the transfer, hit Hill so hard in the 1963 meeting that payback was delivered in 1964. That game was so volatile the series didn't resume until 2005.
That, though, was nothing compared with the racially charged atmospheres of ACC schools. Death threats were common and hard to ignore on the road. Hill often responded with big games.
"I was motivated by this stuff, but I didn't think about it much," he said. "I was a reluctant pioneer at first, but when I started seeing the horrors in the South, I got more and more motivated.
"The fans were the most threatening. We had a couple of incidents where guys pulled up in the truck with guns in the back and the Confederate flag. They didn't know it was me. They said, 'Tell [Hill] we're going to shoot him.' South Carolina was a night game. The crowd was drunk. It was a scary scene, but I blocked it out."
Thanks to Hill, black players soon joined schools across the South, and in 1973 Alabama shared the national crown.
"Things change. The good thing about it is they changed rapidly," Hill said. "I think people were glad to get rid of this burden of segregation."
Hill later spent one season on the New York Jets' taxi squad before returning to Maryland to earn his master's degree in economics. He created companies in China and Russia plus the Pacific Energy Corporation.
Now Hill has a new goal: overcoming "economic discrimination" against low-income families that can't afford for their children to play sports. He started Kids Play USA to help defray expenses and acquire equipment for youth leagues.
"[Economic discrimination, that's] not right, that's not fair and that's not good for the nation," he said.
Examiner columnist Rick Snider has covered local sports since 1978. Read more on Twitter @Snide_Remarks or email rsnider@washingtonexaminer.com. | http://washingtonexaminer.com/rick-snider-with-maryland-hill-brought-about-change/article/2511020 | 2013-05-18T10:54:52 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
"The flowers are easy because I've got the Rose Garden."
- President Obama on his Valentine's Day plans with wife, Michelle. Obama, who spoke in Atlanta Thursday afternoon, joked that there is no "more romantic way" to spend the day than with the press.
He wasn't the only politician giving out verbal Valentine's to the media. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, blew kisses to the press when asked what he got his wife for Valentine's Day.
"Same thing I got you, honey," he joked.
And United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice tweeted she was "looking forward" to spending part of her day with Jon Stewart, taping an appearance on "The Daily Show." | http://washingtonexaminer.com/speakeasy-rose-garden-comes-in-handy-for-valentines-day/article/2521582?custom_click=rss | 2013-05-18T11:04:46 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Urban communities are thinning out and changing, drawing in impoverished Hispanics who have low-wage jobs or are unemployed. Neighborhoods with poverty rates of at least 40 percent are stretching over broader areas, increasing in suburbs at twice the rate of cities. level since 1990, following a decade of high unemployment and rising energy costs.
The more recent broader migration of the U.S. population, including working- and middle-class blacks, to the South and to suburbs helps explain some of the shifts in poverty.
A study by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies found that the population of 133 historically black urban communities had dropped 36 percent since 1970, as the U.S. black population growth slowed and many blacks moved to new areas. The newest residents in these areas are now more likely to be Hispanic, who have more than tripled their share in the neighborhoods, to 21 percent.
Just over 7 percent of all African-Americans nationwide now live in traditional ghettos, down from 33 percent in 1970.
New 2010 poverty data to be released on Monday by the Census Bureau will show additional demographic changes..
Wides-Munoz reported from Miami. | http://washingtoninformer.com/index.php/local/item/2591-poorest-poor-in-us-hits-new-record-1-in-15-people/local/local | 2013-05-18T10:42:09 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Egypt, 1921. A team of British archaeologists led by Sir Joseph Whemple uncover the mummified remains of Imhotep, an ancient high priest. When one young archaeologist reads from a sacred scroll, the Mummy comes to life – and the young man becomes delirious, eventually going insane. 10 years later Sir Joseph returns to Egypt with his son Frank. Unknown to them, the Mummy has revived itself and now exists as Ardath Bay, a mysterious man who helps the expedition uncover the tomb of his ancient love. Ardath Bay/Imhotep wants to be reunited with his love, but in order to that, the woman she has been reincarnated as, Helen Grosvenor, must die…
The opening scene of this classic horror tale contains one of the most chilling moments in early horror cinema. After having inadvertently resurrected the Mummy, which we see slowly opening its eyes as the scroll’s contents is recited, Ralph Norton (Bramwell Fletcher), a young archaeologist, sets about studying the scrolls he’s just read from. The camera lingers on him as he reads – everything is quiet. Too quiet. Suddenly, almost leisurely, matter of factly, a mummified arm reaches slowly into the shot to pick up the scrolls from the table in front of him. We see Norton react to the 'thing' standing before him - his look of surprise turning to incomprehension then turning to raw terror. Becoming delirious, all he can do is laugh hysterically as the Mummy, which remains largely unseen, shuffles off again - all we see are the trailing bandages behind it as it makes a 'stealthy' retreat. His crazed laughter echoes throughout the night as he loses his mind forever, mindlessly mumbling ‘He went for a little walk! You should have seen his face!’
This moment is so chillingly effective because it is so down-played and subtle.
Brought to you in association with The Boris Karloff Blogathon
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It's a classic moment. The way Karloff's eye just... glints... never fails to send a chill up my spine.
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Readers – I stand in awe at the complete lack of self-awareness of Anthony Watts and his merry crew of “sceptic” readers.
A wonderful post went up on “Watts up with that?” revealing the vast left-wing-academic conspiracy behind the NASA paper by Lewandowsky et.al.
Not content with the very public embarrassment of:
- claiming that no sceptic blogs were contacted to participate in the survey for the NASA paper
- only to have egg on their faces when it was revealed sceptic blogs had been contacted (see here for the lulz)
- proving the point of the paper by engaging in an orgy of rage and conspiracy making…
…sceptic bloggers are now engaged in cascading episodes of jumping to conclusions.
These “sceptics” are behaving exactly as predicted - exactly as predicted.
Every one outside the sceptic bubble could see it playing out like this: in fact the way Watts et.al are behaving is fitting the criteria for conspiracy ideation.
And it is hilarious.
Case in point – see Watts indulge in a text-book example of pattern seeking behaviour by cherry picking some “facts” about John Cook (of Skeptical Science) as an administrator for several websites:.
Dum, dum, dum!
Watts then goes on to cherry pick random quotes from a variety places to “prove” the Lewandowsky-Cook-Hive-Mind-New-World-Order-Conspiracy.
Anyway, go over to Shaping Tomorrow’s world for some sanity, in which the authors of the NASA paper discuss their methodology:.
Back to the Watts post – most precious of all is the comments which provide further text-book examples of conspiracy ideation.
Here’s some choice quotes:
tallbloke says:
September 12, 2012 at 2:54 pm
I wonder how much (if any) of the grant money awarded to Lewd Lew might have found its way into funds supporting Cook’s activities. I see a UWA investigation on the horizon.
Ah, the onanistic fantasy of all deniers – that somehow university admin people will rush in and correct the behaviour of naughty professors.
Then there is standard conspiracy theorising:
ocker says:
September 12, 2012 at 3:35 pm’m not sure how that makes sense, but to the poster it is axiomatic that left-wing governments give grants to left-wing academics. Wait a minute didn’t the Howard (conservative) government continue to fund the CSIRO and universities? Ah logic, how badly you can be twisted in the hands of a conspiracy theorist.
Science is left-wing propaganda. Indeed.
This is my favorite – the poster that tells people not to send their children to Australia:
Elizabeth says:
September 12, 2012 at 4:03 pm…
Australia, beautiful one day – North Korea the next.
[...] to actually be true, the denier blogs trotted out a new, and COMPLETELY INSANE conspiracy theory. Watts explains why Lewandowsky paper on conspiracy theories is wrong: its a conspiracy between John … You couldn't have created a better example of the link between climate denial and conspiracies. [...]
Even the Arctic is in on the scam
So white on the outside and red in the middle? Not a watermelon… what then?
where does santa live
1950′s at the north pole
2000′s spends winter at the north pole
2020 lives on a boat
The conspiracy is global. Maybe (gulp) more than global?
Won’t someone think of the children?
It would be funny if it weren’t for the fact these morons are endangering us all.
Yes, Watts et.al. are funny – and yes – the tragedy is “we” (as in our societies) paid attention to these fantasists.
Sir, you truly are the king of kings. Excellent post.
Thanks! Mike @ WtD
This is the first time I’ve found this blog…. And boy did it deliver. Lol. Thanks. I had been feeling a little down lately after engaging too much with the denial sphere. Thanks again.
Thanks for the comments mate, really appreciated and glad I could bring the laughs.
Mike @ WtD
If you need a good laugh, visit climate scum and denial depot, they do it so well
There’s no longer any doubt. The Wattsonians are indeed from a parallel universe. It’s a damn shame they have the ability to cross over into reality..
No, no they come from several different parallel universes but all think they are on the same plane. If it wasn’t so funny to watch it might actually be painful.
Ah, damn these denialists with their conspiranod fantasies.
Meanwhile, back in the real world, the Kyoto Treaty is not going to get renewed, the French have completely reversed their policy on hydraulic fracturing and Germany commissions the first of 23 new coal fired power stations – over half of which are going to burn lignite, the dirtiest fuel going.
Oh, and Tuvalu hasn’t sunk yet, they’re going to spend all the money they blackmailed the industrial nations out of on a massive expansion of airport capacity.
Sleep well, folks.
I have a friend who has lived at Funafuti for the past four years, Now what would you like to know?
I think anyone who read the survey as I did would have immediately identified some concerns about potential flaws in the methodology which Lewandowsky didn’t cover. This included not providing an option of ‘Don’t know’ to many questions when in fact it would be reasonable that a large part of the population would not be able to offer an opinion on many of the questions asked. So the survey answers become meaningless. Another problem which has been mentioned at length was the ease with which the survey could be ‘gamed’ by ‘warmists’ pretending to be sceptics. By way of example it is shown that the ‘skeptics who supposedly believed the NASA Moon landings were faked, also believed smoking doesn’t cause lung cancer. Yet there is zero anecdotal or empirical evidence that skeptics hold this position in any number at all. I recall reading Jo Nova claiming that in over 130,000 posts by skeptics she has never read a claim that smoking does not cause cancer and has never heard a sceptic claim that. Lewandowsky chose to override the survey software’s ability to bloke multiple survey responses from the same IP addresses with a flimsy excuse that sometime a number of people use the same computer. In reality, the survey methodology would not normally have passed muster for undergraduate statistical work, not just for the above reasons, but also because not a single respondent could be verified as being real. But Lewandowsky compounded all those problems by drawing the longest of bows from the smallest sample to make the astonishing claim, and to title his paper – ‘The NASA Moon Landings Were Faked therefore Climate Change isn’t Real’ (or whatever the exact wording was – it isn’t even worth my searching that paper again.
Lewandowsky further embarrasses his own professional credibility by claiming he couldn’t release the names of the skeptic sites he asked to host his survey because of ethical issues – a load of rubbish. And when skeptic sites contacted him to inquire whether they had been contacted, he wouldn’t even tell them, instead he suggested they search their in-boxes! Then it turned out there had been an innocuous email sent by an assistant to so far I think two skeptic sites – whereas Lewandowsky himself had sent personal invitations to non-skeptic sites. That alone breaks the first rule of administering survey research – consistency in delivery. Why would anyone even think to open an email from someone they didn’t know which required the clicking on a link?
I am surprised (no, actually disappointed) that Lewandowsky’s paper passed peer review and was published by Psychological Science. But I guess that just demonstrates the extent of the politicisation of the Climate Change debate today..
not published yet… still in press…
You are quite correct Barry, it is soon to be published in Psychological Science, but the paper has already been so widely circulated (and flagged as having passed peer review), I have slipped into treating it as if it is published. In my opinion it should be withdrawn. If we ever learn who were the reviewers who let this sloppy work through, there will be more questions to be answered IMO.
In press. I bet the title gets changed
Given that it was touted to the Guardian, before the press release back in July
And now September….
Obviously at this point the pseudo-skeptics are just echoing whatever desperate new talking points get cooked up by from what passes for their ‘brain trust’ (McIntyre, Watts, et al.), as each previous objection is batted away….alll the while muttering dark thoughts about conspiracy, and thinly-veiled threats about Dr. L’s funding. It would be funny if these bullies weren’t so predictable and so contemptible.
Please keep this topic alive..the $CAGW$ sceptics will love you for it.
Its a feast of $CAGW$ own goals.
That you pretend to not see it..is just..comedic gold.
Too funny…
Lo! Love the $CAGW$ catchphrase! Gonna use that in a blog post. Like totally!
I assume that implies the science is a cover for bankers and greedy scientists.
I’m sure the Sheeple will wake real soon, and realise that the last 200-300 years of scientific knowledge is all part of a big scam.
Nothing is as it seems… everything is connected… all shall be revealed….
And whilst we are on about conspiracies..the $CAGW$ crowd all believe that anyone who pokes holes in their science..is a part of a big oil/big tobacco conspiracy..
So..keep up the “conspiracy” angle..please.!!!!
Just do a Lewandowsky with my posts..you guys lose everytime their is free speech and debate..
Gotcha
Did you really need a paper to find out that a lot of AGW deniers are conspiracy theorists?
just read some of the comments at sites like WUWT, TCS Jonova and just grounds
if you doubt the results of L’s paper,
talk about discovering the bleeding obvious
I don’t think Lewandowsky’s conspiracy article is anything more than a parlor game. As a matter of fact, there may be money in that idea. Just think. Everybody holds a hand of Lewie conspiracy cards with details on the back. Dice are thrown to see who gets to guess who holds the NASA Moon card. If it is not held, then the one whose turn it is will draw an additional Lewie con card. Maybe that’s not the way the game is played.
Oh, well. Some of you PhD guys can sort out the game details during your breaks at UWA.
That would be a much better use of Lewandowsky’s data than pretending it to be some sort of serious science.
I notice it takes a sceptic (James) to make the cirst reasoned, thoughtful, and intelligent comment compared to all the other comments that just seem to take the form of snickering or mutual back-slapping.
I have to re-iterate what James said: I have yet to come across any sceptic web-site that agrees with the ridiculous ‘faked moon landing/smoking doesn’t cause cancer’ rubbish.
The Lewandowsky has many flaws. The most glaring being the extremely lopsided way that data was collected: a much greater number of alarmist sites were approached (with a personal
invitation from Lew himself), whereas just a couple of sceptic sites were contacted (just sent an email from one of Lew’s assistants). Therefore, it stands to reason that the vast majority of responses would have been from alarmists. If those alarmist were filling out the survey truthfully, then it seems from the results that many who agree with the CAGW hypothesis believe the moon landings were faked, or were instead pretending to be sceptics when they submitted their answers.
What does that therefore make some of the CAGW faithful? Either conspiracy freaks or liers.
BTW why didn’t Lew approach WUWT? Was he worried about the results he might get? After all, WUWT is the most visited AGW site on the net.
Whoops, couple of typos:
‘cirst’ should be ‘first’ and I missed out the word ‘survey’ after the first time I typed Lew’s name.
Serves me right for using my iphone to type whilst stood up on a packed train during rush-hour
Then again
Lord Monckton Warns Of One World Government
Don’t worry Andy, if they couldn’t see the flaws in Lewandowsky’s paper, they would hardly have noticed your typos!
LOL!
It seems us sceptics possess the wit the warmists lack!
Does it now? Then I’d say your perspicacity is on par with your grammar.
It’s hard to see why people bother with Hitler’s Downfall recaptions.
Watts merry band guys are clearly ready for Desert Warriors if not SNL.
[...] They’ve suggested the results were based on a flawed methodology and the product of a conspiracy between Lewandowsky and the founder of Skeptical Science, John Cook. [...]
[...] fury” dominated the pages of their blogs for several weeks. Sceptic bloggers engaged in (what appeared to be) a rash of conspiracy theory [...]
[...]… [...]
[...] but very few anti-global-warming blogs did. This then devolved into literally the worst flame war I have ever seen on the Internet, centering around accusations about whether the study authors [...]
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Title: Cooperative Graduate Research Assistantships Between the Florida Water Resources Research Center-South Florida Water Management District - UF/ABE in Critical Water Resources Areas for South Florida
Project Type: Research
Start Date: 3/01/2006
End Date: 2/29/2008
Congressional District: 6
Focus Categories: Hydrology, Ecology, Solute Transport
Keywords: hydrology, assistantships, modelling, water quality, cooperative agreement, South West Florida Water Management District
Principal Investigators: Munoz-Carpena, Rafael (University of Florida); Graham, Wendy D.; Kiker, Gregory Alan
Federal Funds: $ 20,000
Non-Federal Matching Funds: $ 50,000.
Two specific research projects have been agreed and contracted with SFWMD. The funds obtained through existing contracts with SFWMD will match those requested through the WRRC (Topic 1: Sensitivity Analysis of South Florida Regional Modeling and Topic 2: Addition of Ecological Algorithms into the RSM Model).
An effective multi-disciplinary graduate student training environment will be forged by 1) establishing a close cooperation between the SFWMD and UF/ABE; 2) requiring students to satisfy the requirements of the interdisciplinary HSAC in addition to their discipline department requirements; 2) focusing SFWMD staff, faculty and graduate student energy and intellect on common multi-disciplinary research problems; 3) requiring students to be co-advised by faculty from two different discipline departments; and 4) if appropriate allowing each student the opportunity to participate in an extended off-campus internship with the SFWMD to enhance his/her graduate training.
The best indicators of our ability to attract outstanding students are our past history of excellent student recruitment and the success of our graduates. Ph.D. graduates have competed successfully for research, teaching, and extension positions with universities, government, and private industry. Other indicators of program quality are faculty and doctoral student productivity in publications, awards and recognitions, and grant funding. Several faculty have national and international reputations in Hydrologic Sciences as indicated by our representation on NRC and NSF advisory boards, and cooperation on international projects. The ABE department averages $3 - 4 million annually in grant funding as well as receiving excellent state and federal CSREES support.
Project was split in 2007.
Project ID: 2007FL222B, Addition of Ecological Algorithms to the Regional Simulation Model (RSM): Progress/Completion Report, PDF
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Yesterday, I saw a link to a new petition on the U.S. government’s website to allow the “unlocking” of ebooks and reaffirmation of ownership rights by consumers for these digital goods. This comes on the heels of the Obama administration coming out strongly in favor of fully legalizing the jailbreaking or unlocking of cell phones. I agree with both sentiments, but the new petition has some issues. Here is the text:
Protect Readers’ Rights by Unlocking Ebooks
The White House recently came out in favor of allowing consumers to unlock their own cellular telephones. We are asking the White House to apply the same laws and provisions to ebooks.
The purchase of a book, whether online or not, is a purchase, not a license. Digital books should be legal to read on any device that supports standard text files. Legally purchased digital books should not self-destruct, expire or disapper, except under conditions of damage or obsalescence. Within reasonable limits, book purchasers have the right to lend or give books to friends, charitable organizations and libraries. Finally, libraries should be permitted to lend ebooks under the same rules as physical books.
We ask the Obama Administration to champion the rights of readers to own their ebooks.
So, typos notwithstanding, let’s discuss. And by the way, if you’re going to post a petition concerning important issues like literature and consumer rights, you really should spellcheck the damn thing, otherwise your credibility could “disapper.”
For starters, the White House didn’t apply any laws or provisions regarding unlocked cell phones, they only expressed support for the notion going forward. The relevant laws concerning this, specifically in the DMCA, clearly ban the activity. Their opinion on this is all it is, just an opinion. For cell phone unlocking to actually be legal, it’ll take a legislative fix. Good luck with that. Not to mention, they stopped short of showing support for similar unlocking of ereaders and video game consoles, etc (they did mention tablets but only in the limited sense that they were becoming more like smart phones which dedicated ereaders are definitely not). A logical view would follow that if jailbreaking phones is okay, then doing so with all devices should be as well. But the White House doesn’t stretch that far, with their stated position directed at preventing lock-in by telecomm service providers and has nothing at all to do with content providers. In fact, the White House specifically called for “narrow legislative fixes in the telecommunications space.” That’s a far cry from rallying around customer rights for content they purchase. It’s certainly a step in the right direction, but there is no law or provision in this that’s even applicable to content rights for consumers.
I completely agree with the statement that buying an ebook is a purchase not a license, but that’s far from a popular position to hold. Over the past couple months, in arguing in favor of resale rights to digital goods, I found myself in many places arguing just that point of view. Content providers, including many independent writers, are clinging to the license scheme, and with some solid justification. There have been a few conflicting court decisions, but it’s far from decided that the sale referred to here is, legally speaking, actually a sale. I believe it is, and I think the licensing regime we’ve got going on here is potentionally the greatest threat to consumer rights in any of our lifetimes, but I’m definitely on the minority side of that point of view. It’s going to take a favorable SCOTUS ruling to affirm such rights, as a legislative fix simply isn’t happening in this atmosphere, and I wouldn’t hold my breath for it, even if I absolutely believe it’s what needs to happen to retain balance between producers and consumers in the stream of commerce.
I’m somewhat confused by the statement that says digital books should be legal to read on devices that support standard text files. Ebooks aren’t standard text files and, as formats improve (epub3, html5, etc) they’re even less comparable to simple text. Unless the petitioner is advocating for stripping off the bells and whistles to bare bones text, I don’t understand the point of this statement. Seems naive and, much like the recent lawsuit from bookstores against Amazon and the Big 6 calling for “open-source DRM,” whatever the hell that is, it comes off as very tech-ignorant.
As for libraries being able to loan ebooks under the same rules as print, I have two questions. One, ebooks aren’t print so why would you want to limit libraries to a physical standard that doesn’t necessarily apply? Secondly, and most importantly, the petition plays fast and loose with the first sale provision of copyright law. The ability of libraries to lend physical books as they have comes from first sale. The petitioner’s opening statement that an ebook buy is a purchase not a license supports a first sale position, but it also seems to go out of its way to avoid even mentioning consumer’s rights under the same provision, notably resale. Is the suggestion here that libraries should be granted a waiver to exploit first sale rights customers shouldn’t have, even though it opens with a strong statement supporting a first sale argument? I don’t get it. If the point here is to free ebooks from lockdown control of content providers, why skip the most important tool to achieve that, a true ownership stake in the ebook for the purchaser?
What I see as the big flaw in the argument here is the warping of the concept of first sale rights. Libraries can have them, apparently, the license scheme used to block them is dismissed, yet for some reason, consumers should still be left wanting for their full rights under copyright law? Why? And what, exactly, are reasonable limits to purchasers lending ebooks? Why should libraries get more rights to lend books than consumers? How is it that I can give away or donate said ebook, a library can then use first sale to lend it, but I can’t use the exact same provision of copyright to resell it? I thought this was about freeing ebooks for consumers, but it seems more like exempting libraries than truly benefitting paying readers.
The petition ends with a call for the Obama administration to champion the rights of readers to own their ebooks. I agree, but that’s not what they’re calling for here. This petition still ignores first sale rights for consumers while championing them for libraries and even accepting restrictions on consumers to lend or give away said ebooks. This isn’t ownership at all, but simply a desire to read a Kindle ebook on a Nook or similar type of arrangement. If all you really want is to prevent content provider lock-in to specific devices, then say that. Don’t muddle the issue with notions of first sale or ownership that you’re not even advocating. The wording of the petition also allows for ebooks to be deleted or removed due to obsolescence (misspelled obsalescence, which is a fascinating freudian slip, as license schemes are already limiting the very idea of what constitutes a sale).
I think this is a nice thought, preventing vendor lock-in has some definite merits, but ultimately this petition is poorly executed and unnecessarily convoluted. And again, spellcheck, dammit! | http://watershedchronicle.wordpress.com/tag/ebooks/ | 2013-05-18T10:30:31 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Predicted to be a wintery mix, the storm that hit the Boston area morning left a coat of snow on the streets and homes of Watertown, Wednesday morning.
Streets have been plowed, but some slippery areas remain as of 8:30 a.m. An accident occured on School Street between Mt. Auburn and Belmont streets during the commute time.
The Watertown Public Schools remain open.
The National Weather Service forecast calls for 3 to 5 inches of snow in the area, with snow tapering off in the early afternoon.
What have you seen out there? How was your commute? Share in the comment section below.
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9:55 am on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Looks like it's over and slushing away in the Mt. Auburn/Common Street area.
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1:42 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
The snow is over, but it continues to drizzle! Oof. | http://watertown.patch.com/articles/let-it-snow-overnight-storm-drops-coat-of-snow-on-watertown | 2013-05-18T10:31:15 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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OGDENSBURG State police said they found an Ogdensburg man hiding in the bushes in a city neighborhood after he fled from troopers following a traffic stop Monday night in the town of Oswegatchie.
State police said they attempted to stop Thadcher C. Adams, 19, who was driving a blue 1997 Chevrolet when he failed to signal for a turn at McIlwee and Irish Settlement roads in Oswegatchie shortly after 11 p.m. Instead of stopping, Mr. Adams drove away, troopers said.
Troopers pursued him for about 7 miles, along Irish Settlement Road and Route 68 into Ogdensburg, where he eventually abandoned his car in the 400 block of Proctor Avenue after striking a snowbank.
Mr. Adams then ran off, state police said. After a short search, officers found him hiding in some bushes about two blocks away on Anthony Street, where he was arrested at 11:45 p.m.
Troopers said they believed Mr. Adams had a passenger in the car, but that person was not located when they found the driver. They were not able to obtain further information from Mr. Adams, who troopers said was not cooperative when questioned.
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SOCIAL DRAMA / There's nothing funny in black and white
In the past year, more and more famous white men have gone berserk, spewing venom at the rest of American society. First, there was Mel Gibson mouthing off in a drunken anti-Semitic rage. Then there was Michael Richards' meltdown, in which he screamed a racial epithet at his comedy audience. Now Don Imus' comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team have resulted in his being pulled off the air. Before these incidents, we had the Michael Jackson and Kobe Bryant cases, but the most recent ones have been of white men gone wild.
Why?
Cultural anthropologist Victor Turner, who died in 1984, coined the term "social drama," which describes what's going on here. Turner defined a social drama as a process that has four stages: breach, crisis, redressive action and reintegration.
Let's walk through the stages.
First, there's the breach: a rupture between society and one of its participants. In each case -- Richards, Gibson and Imus -- the breach was triggered by an ethnic slur or ethnic joke, and decent people in the larger society became aware of the incident.
Next, the crisis. According to Turner's theories, the crisis cannot be ignored, lest society threaten to come undone. As Americans watched the coverage of the Imus incident, they had the feeling that something must be done.
The third stage is redressive action, "the culturally defined process that resolves the crisis," according to Brown University anthropologist William O. Beeman. Although he had already been fired, society didn't begin its collective sigh of relief until after Imus' apology to the Rutgers women was accepted.
Finally, there is reintegration, which, Beeman writes, "eliminates the original breach that precipitated the crisis. This can be done in two ways -- by creating a permanent split in society, or by healing."
The emotional gain for both the joke teller and those to whom he offers forbidden humor is the thrill of "getting away with it," a staple of white male humor, from plantation owners to Quentin Tarantino to Imus.
For generations, it has been known by the name of the location where men gathered: "locker room humor," "club house humor" or "frat house humor." Invariably, the vicious put-down of black men at the mercy of the "superior" white man is called the "n -- joke," whether it's at a golf course, a country club or in movies like "The Jerk'' or "Pulp Fiction.''
Next up, of course, is "the black woman joke," in which the woman is stripped naked and put into sexual situations with licentious white men, as seen in minstrelsy, literature and films.
Imus' calling the basketball team "nappy-headed hos" should be blamed, not on hip-hop, but on blackface white performers and the culture of white male humor.
In the first half of the 19th century, white men put on cork and acted out black behavior onstage. This became blackface minstrelsy.
In 1822, a white English actor visiting America observed an audience asking a black performer to sing "Pussum up a tree." When the black man didn't comply, the actor put on black cork and sang the song himself. The white public grew up around this form, which was intended to show blacks as small, inferior, despicable and comic.
"Minstrelsy was the first example of the way American popular culture would exploit and manipulate African Americans and their culture in order to please and benefit white Americans," observes Robert Toll, author of "Blackening Up: The Minstrel Show in 19th Century America.''
"Minstrel blacks did not have hair, they had 'wool'; their hair [had] to be filed, not cut," according to Toll.
African American hairstyles have been a subject of discussion since white slave owners took away slaves' African combs. Whore was what many black women were under slavery: If a white man desired her, she became a whore who didn't get paid.
Minstrelsy was a way of allowing whites to live with themselves by venting the pressures of being racist. After the emancipation of blacks, minstrels lost their power.
Minstrelsy served as a release, what the late UC Berkeley folklore Professor Alan Dundes called "the safety-valve function of oral humor."
Imus' show shared a similarity to minstrelsy in form and content. In minstrelsy, the interlocutor acted as the master of ceremony. "With a pompous command of the language, an extensive vocabulary, and a resonant voice, the interlocutor personified dignity, which made the raucous comedy of the endmen even funnier," Toll writes.
Imus' end man was Bernard McGuirk, who, Imus told a "60 Minutes" producer, was hired to tell racial jokes.
Just like Imus' format, minstrelsy mixed racist and obscene humor with commentary on the social issues of that day.
The most appalling result of the Imus' affair is how the literary establishment wilted under his redneck charm. New York Times Book Review editor Sam Tanenhaus was a frequent visitor to the show, where Imus helped market his book on Whittaker Chambers.
"Of course, I was hearing the slurs against black athletes ... and Clarence Thomas ... and the almost continual soundtrack of leering sexual comments," Tanenhaus writes retrospectively. "But I also had been summoned into the exotic presence of mass, or mob, culture, with its populism and prejudices."
This concept of popular culture is what minstrelsy depended upon, a culture of white male humor that is not popular because most people like it but because it is about white men versus the rest of us.
Novelist and author Cecil Brown's most recent work, "Dude, Where's My Black Studies Department: The Disappearance of Black Americans From Our Universities'' (North Atlantic Books), will be available in May.
This article appeared on page F - 2 of the San Francisco Chronicle
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could not continue its extra-inning magic Friday night.
MOBILE, Ala. – MSU committed four errors and FSU's Lacey Waldrop struck out 10 in a complete-game effort, as the Bulldogs fell to the Seminoles by a 5-2 margin in game one of the NCAA Regional.
BATON ROUGE, La. – Barrett Edens' 73 helped the Mississippi State men's golf team move into 10th place following Friday's second round at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional.
STARKVILLE, Miss. – After his third-straight winning season and returning Mississippi State men's tennis to the Round of 16 for the first time since 2001, head coach Per Nilsson has been named the 2013 Wilson/ITA Southern Region Coach of the Year.
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State found Thursday night baseball to its liking.
An eighth inning rally by the Rebels gave Ole Miss a brief lead before falling 5-4 to No. 2 LSU on Friday night in game two of weekend series.
Ole Miss sophomore Blake Morris shot an even-par 72 on day two of the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional to move into a tie for the individual lead heading into tomorrow's third and final round.
Coming off a sensational performance at the SEC Outdoor Championships, Ole Miss senior sprinter Isiah Young was voted Southeastern Conference Men's Runner of the Year by the league coaches on Friday.
Ole Miss men's tennis players Johan Backstrom and Adrian Forberg Skogeng have been named to the Capital One Academic All-District 6 At-Large Team as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) organization Friday.
Head women's basketball coach Matt Insell has announced the addition of Jillian Samules to his staff as video coordinator.
Ole Miss got 11 hits, but the singles couldn't counter the power of four LSU home runs on Thursday night as the Rebels fell 7-1 in the series opener.
Ole Miss sophomore Blake Morris fired a 3-over par 75 on day one of the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional and is currently tied for fourth among individuals heading into tomorrow's second round.
Former Ole Miss quarterback Tom Luke is returning to his alma mater as Assistant Athletics Director for Player Development, head coach Hugh Freeze announced Thursday.
Ole Miss senior linebacker D.T. Shackelford has been named to the watch list for the 2013 Lott IMPACT Trophy, announced today at a luncheon at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are relaxing school meal rules aimed at reining in calories and portion sizes after some students, parents and lawmakers complained that new stricter policies left many children hungry..
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SYDNEY (Reuters) - A small population of dolphins in Western Australia state not only use sponges to help catch fish but the rare hunting technique has been passed from mother to daughter for generations, Australian researchers said.
Sightings of dolphins carrying sponges on their snouts to protect their sensitive noses while dislodging fish and crustaceans from the rocky ocean floor has been recorded since the 1980s.
But researchers at the University of New South Wales added a new dimension to their research by using computer modeling of behavior and genetics to estimate how long the technique, which they call "sponging", has gone on.
"What's unique about the sponging behavior is that only about five percent of dolphins use the sponges as a tool, and it's only one maternal line," said Anna Kopps at the University of New South Wales Evolution Ecologist Research Centre.
"What's new about this study now is we've got the time perspective," she told Reuters.
Scientists believe one single female started sponging in Shark Bay, Western Australia, and all her descendants in that area learned the behavior from their mothers.
Knowing this, and that the sponging was done 30 years ago, computer modeling allowed them to study the spread of the behavior over the past three decades -- and then reverse the process using genetics and behavior to figure out when it might have begun.
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 15-year-old Coon Rapids student says he wears a rosary as a necklace to feel close to his grandmother, who is suffering from breast cancer. But the Anoka-Hennepin School District told him to take the rosary off – or face the consequences.
Jake Balthazor says he prays for his grandmother’s health.
“She has breast cancer, and I’m trying to support her for it,” he said.
He wears his beliefs proudly. The rosary is one his grandmother gave him, but it’s also what landed him in the principal’s office.
“They think it’s like a gang sign,” Balthazor said.
A district spokesperson said the school asked Balthazor not to wear the rosary as a necklace again, saying policy forbids it.
The district’s student discipline policy forbids “any apparel, jewelry, accessories, or matter of grooming which by virtue of its color arrangement, trademark, or any other attribute (as a primary purpose) denotes membership in an organized gang.”
Balthazor’s family finds the school’s stance baffling.
“I don’t know how anything with the church can be affiliated with a gang,” said Balthazor’s father, Dave Thompson. “It doesn’t make any sense.”
Balthazor’s rosary wearing might also not make sense to many Catholics. He wears the rosary as a necklace, which is unusual. Moreover, Balthazor isn’t Catholic, he’s Lutheran; but those close to the family say they understand why he wears it.
“The rosary brings people closer to Christ,” said Bob Balk, who owns St. George Catholic Books and Gifts with his wife, Sharon.
“It represents faith on her part and his,” Sharon Balk said.
Balthazor’s grandmother goes in for surgery Thursday.
“His opinion is: If he’s wearing it, Grandma’s going to be OK,” Thompson said.
Balthazor said he plans to wear his rosary to school Thursday, but says if he’s asked to take it off, he’ll put it in his pocket.
UPDATE: The communications director for the Anoka-Hennepin School District, Mary Olson, said they were unaware that Balthazor wore the rosary to honor his grandmother. Olson also shared a letter they received last month from the police liaison about rosaries being used as gang signs. [So, rather than ask, they assumed the worst.] The letter states, “A new issue came up recently that is interesting regarding rosary beads. Some gangs do use them as clothing symbols. The gangs identified around here that have been using them are the Latin Kings and the Surenos.” Olson said she understands that Balthazor did wear the rosary to school on Thursday and is currently in finals. She said the school plans to talk with him to try and work out a compromise.
Sadly, gangs are using the Rosary as a gang sign. Hip Hop has taken what was meant to be holy and sacred and turned it into a mockery. Most kids who wear them sadly do not even know what it is, or is used for. So that being said, I understand the School’s position, although, they should have asked the young man about it, rather than assuming that it was a gang sign. It shows great ignorance on their part.
Actually, I agree with what the school did. The kid should wear the rosary under his shirt if he wants, but rosaries have become gang signs recently. My brother is a cop and tells me he sees it all the time. He’ll strike up a conversation with the kids too. “So, you pray the rosary a lot, huh? What’s your favorite mystery? Hey, can you remind me how to say the Hail Mary?”
**sigh**
They were handing out rosaries as souvenir gifts at a preview screening of a grisly exorcism horror movie that came out earlier this year. The movie was called “The Devil Inside” and the title was stamped on the pouches holding the rosaries. Still haven’t figured out what to do with mine—have it blessed according to the old rite (including the exorcisms)?
I work in community corrections, and yes, Rosaries are being used by gangs now. While the kid in the story has good intentions (though it sounds like he’s using it for superstitious reasons), knowing what I know about gangs, the issues of coordinating reporting appointments so that there aren’t “incompatibles” in the office at the same time, it’s in this kid’s best interest and safety to keep his Rosary in his pocket. The last thing anyone wants is for this kid to get shot, stabbed, or curb stomped because he was wearing what gang members consider “their symbol”. We’re talking about people who will cut off someone’s gang membership tattoo because they no longer are part of the gang. These aren’t your rational elite individuals yiu’re talking about.
I disagree with the school, but nobody should be wearing a rosary. Period. It’s not jewelery. Carry it in your pocket or bag, pray with it, etc. but please don’t use Our Lady’s gift to us as a piece of jewelery.
Sadly, it has become a gang sign. I like the way Philangelus’ brother, the cop, interrogates the rosary-wearers. Brings to mind those who hang the beads over their car’s rear-view mirror. Sometimes I tease those drivers with the same type of questions. For many, they think of it as a good luck charm, but they have know idea that it is meant to be used in prayer or how to pray the rosary. THAT’s where the grace comes from!
I have to agree with everyone above. Not to mention, look at how it is now being used as a “good luck charm”: “His opinion is: If he’s wearing it, Grandma’s going to be OK”.
That is not how we are supposed to be treating the Rosary. Why not instead of wearing the Rosary, he pray it? That would get much more accomplished than just wearing it. Its the typical “as long as I show up and appear to be Christian, I’m alright”.
Acardnal: I have a small Rosary that I hang on my window. I do pray the Rosary on (an almost) nightly basis though.
I had never heard of a rosary used as a gang symbol, so I googled around. From what I can tell, someone (ie, no one) started this as an urban legend in the 80′s. Schools picked up on it and started stopping kids in the halls in the 90′s. Court cases ensued. Word got around that a rosary has 1st Amendment protections, and gangs started to actively adopt (and adapt) the rosary to be a gang symbol. What a sad, sorry history. Our Mother is always at work, though, regardless of the wearer’s intentions. I pray she can change hearts.
This fad is crazy and I hope it stops soon. For fear of being associated with the gangs, I quit wearing my Rosary as a necklace and just started wearing my monstrance-hat or backpack made from an enormous Third Order Carmelite scapular (O.C.D. WUT WUT!) to school instead. Can’t wait for tax-free weekend, mom’s getting me my new kicks for next year.
@Jeff: In most states it is illegal to hang something from your mirror if it blocks your vision of the road. Philangelus’ brother, the cop, can probably tell you that. Whether it’s rosary beads or dice or garters or . . . . Best to put the rosary in your pocket and pray it and not to think of it as a good luck charm. I do use a rosary ring while driving. Much safer.
Shesh. Gangs also use watches. Why not ban this type of jewelry as well? Gang members also wear pants, why not ban those as well?
Rosaries, watches, and pants cannot be considered gang signs precisely because there are an order of magnitude more people who use these who are not a part of a gang than are. So these “signs” don’t distinguish you as anything special.
Of course, it might be a non-Catholic neighborhood and the gang members happen to be Catholics. But if they’re profiling Catholics, they should at least be honest about their bigotry rather than hide behind “I’m just following orders”.
Switch to scapulars. :D
@Kab63, I can assure you that gangs, or rather one in particular, does use the rosary as a sign. I remind my students regularly, there’s a lot of information out there that you just can’ t find on google.
@Moro: Wearing something does not, necessarily, turn the object worn into a mere piece of jewelry. I wear a Miraculous Medal but it’s not “just jewelry” to me. My son has a wooden bead rosary that I occasionally wear around my neck so he can finger the beads while I nurse him – it is a good way for me to teach him a devotion I hope he will treasure when he is older.
I think there is something to the point that as a non-Catholic this boy has attached a kind of superstition to the wearing of the rosary, but still, it is sad that the school reacted the way they did (I used to be a public school teacher and I am surprised at how often news from schools features teachers and administrators who apparently never think to ask students why they do things. Sometimes the information is not useful, or students lie, but more often it provides insight that can help address the problem.)
I wonder, too, that even if he did have it in his pocket and it had been seen there, that the school might have interpreted it as trying to “outsmart” the administrators about his gang affiliation.
I am always bothered when I see people wearing rosaries like necklaces. I generally don’t know their specific motivation but my impression is that they are regarding it as jewelry, as a fashion accessory. In at least some cases it has seemed apparent they (protestants) regarded it as a cross necklace, that they wore as a sign of Christian faith. Sometimes I have tried to question people about whether they understood a rosary is not a necklace, that it is prayer beads and to Catholics it is not appropriate to use as a fashion accessory, or if they knew how to pray the rosary, generally people seemed surprised and unhappy to be questioned about it. There is a need for Catholics at least to be familiar with the prayer of the rosary. We are never SEEN praying the rosary, so I think the active cultural knowledge of what this is, is just not there now. Maybe I should not be shy to pray the rosary on the bus, I often pray the Liturgy of the Hours on the bus and the rosary in some ways would be an easier bus riding prayer.
There is a portrait reportedly drawn from life of Saint Benedict Joseph Labre, who died homeless in Rome I think in the 18th century, wearing a rosary around his neck. He actually prayed the rosary and doubtless had it there to keep it handy, perhaps he did not have pockets.
anilwant, it’s not about the item itself, but rather how it’s worn or displayed. I never leave the house without my rosary, but it’s in my pocket, not around my neck. Gangs also use something as simple as a color – does that mean that every student that wears yellow or red or blue to school should be suspect? No, but it doesn’t mean it’s not happening.
P.S. And if the school district comes up with a lame excuse like here for banning those, keep holy cards in your hands all the time. If they ban that, walk through the school with a bottle of holy water and sprinkle the walls….we got plenty of sacramentals….:)
Jeff, people don’t explain themselves well and since we don’t know his heart, so its a bit presumptuous to assume he sees it as a good luck charm.
All we know is, he wants to rosaries to be publicly displayed (and not hidden), and he believes that Our Lady will care for his grandmother (or at the very least his grandmother’s spirits will be greater so her chances of surviving will also be greater). Care doesn’t necessarily mean cure, but even if he does believe she will be cured, we don’t know the basis of that belief. He might have felt Our Lady called for an act of faith.
Remember also, that there are several aspects of the Catholic faith that look like superstition to outsiders such as miraculous medals, the brown scapular, and going on pilgrimages for feeling.
@ajbasso Forgive me if I wasn’t clear: Rosaries are gang symbols NOW, yes. In the 1980′s rosary-as-gang-symbol was an urban myth. Do you have evidence from that time period that would refute my google finding? Please share if you do. Court cases seem to have begun in the 1990′s, but were against faithful Catholic kids wearing the rosary to school. It is only after that when actual gang usage appears to be documented.
@anilwang I didn’t know this, but apparently gangs who use rosaries now have them made to certain color specifications. The beads represent gang colors, or beads use highlighted colors to represent the gang hierarchy. I don’t think a regular rosary would be mistaken for a gang rosary by anyone who looked closely. However, the rosary is useful to gangs because of the First Amendment. No one can claim that his wristwatch represents freedom of religion.
The wearing of the rosary around the neck is very common in Poland & other Eastern European countries … a lot of the Polish lads who came over to Ireland to work wore them … I was surprised at first, but got used to it … they weren’t being disrespectful, it was simply one of the customs of where they came from … though it does sound like in the US the practice has little to do with religion, going on what has been described above …
Oh, I see… I thought it meant that they thought Catholics were an organized gang. Catholics…. organized…. (snort!)
Analogously, almost, I remember being accosted in Manhattan in the 1980s because of the Roman collar. A gang used clergy shirts and collars. Yikes!
Imagine the religious backlash when tin foil hats become gang signs…
I am a teacher. In the town where I work rosaries worn around the neck, in various colors DO denote gang membership. It is a FACT. We have been told we cannot forbid their use, which is exactly why gangs use them as IDs, but we ask the students to wear them under their clothing. It is a sad, sad, thing to see them used in this way.
As has occasionally been mentioned in this thread, there are cultures in which wearing the rosary around one’s neck is a matter of devotion and if you study the lives of certain Saints you will find the same. Fellow commenters, stop categorically denouncing the wearing of the rosary around the neck (by non gang members) as a matter of wearing jewellery. Just stop. For some it is; for some it isn’t. You are painting with too broad a brush, and I am not sure even that your real targets need another coat of paint.
Maybe somebody can get him an “Abusus non tollit usum” tee-shirt…
I think a sacramental, even if it is not blessed, still can be a vehicle of grace. Perhaps we should pray that Our Lady converts every gang member and general non-Catholic who is wearing her Rosary!
One more reason to never put your kids in the public indoctrination camp, errr school system.
Where I am in Florida, the rosary-as-necklace is a popular gang sign for Latino gangs…especially those originating in Puerto Rico. I agree with the bans in schools because 1) we don’t want to allow gang signs to proliferate, and 2) because an innocent wearing it for good intentions, like the young man in MN, could be mistaken by one gang as a member of the other. Better safe than sorry. And the school can’t be safe just asking: “Oh, is that rosary a gang sign, young lad?” Do you think a gang member would say “Yes, Mr. Principle; I am a member of Latin Kings.” Nope. Unfortunately, I think that the ban is very justified.
Sigh. Hasn’t anybody here seen “For Greater Glory” or any of the old movies about the Spanish missions? People in those countries, like people in Poland and many other countries, often wear rosaries around their necks because it is the custom. It is the custom because, for hundreds of years (and maybe still today) they got an important indulgence for doing it! Why was there an indulgence from the Church for it? So people would have their rosaries right at hand!
And yes, many people in those countries regard wearing rosaries in much the same light as wearing scapulars or Miraculous Medals. There’s no guarantee, but it’s a sacramental and provides a certain amount of protection from evil and from other bad stuff. If you are liable to be in danger, your loved ones are particularly anxious that you wear it. There are countless stories about bad stuff happening to people who scorn wearing it, or people who wear their rosaries being miraculously saved by Mary’s’ intercession.
And yeah, sometimes even criminals and other bad people are in the habit of wearing a rosary, probably because their mother gave it to them or their grandmother begged them to do so. They may not really care to learn the prayers, but that doesn’t mean they have no right to wear it. It’s probably become a sign of Hispanic-ness, by default, so there may be that. And the general use of colors by gangs has probably led some gangs to color-coordinate, if only so that nobody will use Grandma’s different-colored rosary as an excuse for blowing somebody away. But they’ve probably still got Grandma’s rosary on them somewhere, if they have grandmas to have rosaries from.
Catholics need to understand other Catholics, even other bad Catholics. And Mary has always had a notorious soft spot for bad Catholics, ignorant Catholics, and non-Catholics who don’t really know what they’re doing. So I’m not going to advocate depriving today’s twerps of the Marian favors out of nowhere that saved the butts of patristic twerps, medieval twerps, and twerps of all previous Christian ages. As I hope for mercy and grace and have been grateful to receive it, I pray that it comes to others.
Re: patristic — Obviously they didn’t have the Rosary back then. But they did have plenty of stories about Mary saving butts of the desperate, doomed, bad, and crazy. Give Mary an inch and she will take a continent.
And of course an unblessed rosary isn’t a sacramental, but a blessed one is. And even somebody who sadly has only an unblessed rosary usually has a crucifix on it, which is not to be sneezed at. Give Jesus an inch and He’ll take the whole universe of you.
Also, don’t forget the sacramental they can’t take away: the sign of the cross. Unless they chop your arms off. (I know, don’t give them any ideas.)
I disagree with the school, but nobody should be wearing a rosary.
Tell it to the Dominicans, who wear rosaries on their belts as part of the habit.
I wore a rosary around my neck while I sat for the bar exam. I wore it for consolation, and as a way of asking for divine assistance during a time when I was very stressed and couldn’t be praying. Of course, before going in, I also prayed the Rosary, and even got a priest to give me a blessing. (And I passed.)
Anilwang:
You mention clothing as belonging to gang (or drug) members. Of course. That’s where wearing the baseball cap with the visors on the back of the neck came from. Also, as far as pants, I’ll be willing to “bet” that wearing the pants so low has something to do with gangs or drugs. I see the guys wearing the pants so low, I feel the urge to sneak up behind them and give one good yank.
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Hahaha! I go to church three to four times a week, in a neighbor hood with lotsa gangs. We get all sorts of funny stuff, people begging for money for gas to drive their Corvette to California to visit their twelve children who are all dying, people with meth teeth begging for money for food, (uh,huh, sure), and yes, lotsa people who bought pants twelve sizes too big.
I always say that instead of handing out food stamps and cars, the government should have “Operation Belt.”
Our third order has a prison apostolate; when we donate rosaries they have to be black, break away plastic…so they can’t be used as gang symbols.
My heart goes out to the young man who is terrified that his grandmother may be dying from cancer. This is a complicated issue. Yes, some gang members wear rosaries and that is disgraceful. I don’t see this young man however as either a gang member or superstitious at all. A rosary is a sacramental. I would be ecstatic if I had a grandson who believed enough in Our Blessed Mother’s intervention to want to wear his rosary if I wear the victim of a deadly disease. I have seen ‘Goth’ teenagers wearing large crucifixes around their necks but certainly we can’t ban crucifixes because the ‘Goth’ tenns wear them for jewelry. My youngest son is a priest and he was raised to spiritually appreciate sacramentals as were all my children. We can’t let anti-socials steal the respect for sacramentals that our children should have.
As a long time cop who has worked in gang areas I have to agree with the school. It is a fact that some gangs (predominently Hispanic–and that is not a racial slam, just a fact) do wear a rosary as part of their attire. The school did not ban him from carryng the rosary in his pocket they simply denied his wearing it in a visible way.
Until about five months ago (when I accidentally broke the link on my rosary) I would wear it under my shirt every day. Now that I’m reminded of it, I’ll probably fix it up and start doing that again. It’s a nice reminder to pray throughout the day.
There’s a world of difference between “wearing a rosary” and “wearing a rosary as jewelry.
The eastern Church has a long history of wearing a prayer rope on the wrist, either a short one with 33 knots, or a long one with 100 (looped a few times). How is this different from wearing a rosary?
Also, when I taught religious education and gave rosaries to my students, the Hispanic ones all automatically put them around their necks. At the time I was disturbed by that, but said nothing, asked questions, and learned it is a devout practice south of our border.
In Puerto Rico, which is rather famous for the extent of its Marian devotion, the custom for men to wear the rosary under their shirt so that it may be easily and quickly accessible for prayer. It used to be the custom to pray the rosary three times a day (morning, noon, and evening). In October it is the custom to wear the rosary openly, for obvious reasons.
Yes they had pockets, but if you had an item that you considered precious, wished to use at any moment, and did not want to lose, could you think of a better or more secure place than around your neck and next to your heart? The idea probably came from the maner in which the Eucharist is taken to the sick.
Literary reference: wasn’t Jonathan Harker given a rosary by a little old lady to wear as protection on his way to Castle Dracula?
I’m an immigration lawyer. Several years ago, one of my clients, a young man from Haiti, came to see me wearing a rosary around his neck. I asked him if he prayed the rosary. He said, “No, this is the look now,” or something to that effect. At the end of our appointment, I found concise instructions on praying the rosary and printed them for him. I encouraged him to learn how to use that rosary.
So this became a teaching moment. I admit that I can’t stand seeing someone wearing the rosary as jewelry. (I am not including those from cultures that sincerely wear the rosary out of devotion.)
I think it would have been better for the young man to carry his grandmother’s Rosary in his shirt pocket, if the school was going to get all hyper about him wearing it around his neck.
@ gambletrainman: Yeah, I know what you mean about the over-baggy pants. The neighborhood where our little TLM chapel is located is in a rather ‘dicey’ part of town (I know: in March some lowlife smashed my car window when it was parked out in front of the chapel and stole two bags which were in the back seat…fortunately both were recovered in the tiny ‘back yard’ of the chapel, along with their contents, thanks to a sharp-eyed cop named MICHAEL…but I digress). I always saw these skinny young kids wearing pants that were slung low over their waists, so low I could glimpse their underwear. Disgusting….these were times when I would be sorely tempted to sneak up behind them and yank the pants down, too!
It’s even worse when the girls wear over-tight clothing! Who wants to see that? I sure don’t!
Just my opinion here. The Rosary is for praying, not for wearing as a piece of jewelry or an amulet.
I worked in a Catholic book and gift store in Dallas for about 7 years and there were many times that gang members came in to buy a rosary because they thought it would “protect” them in a gang war. Other customers, who I knew were sincere about “praying” the rosary, I would remind them to have the Rosary blessed; I would never tell a gang member to have the Rosary blessed by a priest or deacon. One has to be careful how they treat a sacramental.
Jeff, people don’t explain themselves well and since we don’t know his heart, so its a bit presumptuous to assume he sees it as a good luck charm.
@acardnal, From the StarTribune article,
Brings to mind those who hang the beads over their car’s rear-view mirror.
Actually, I have small rosary specifically designed to be hung over a rear-view mirror (it has one decade, and a clasp that can be fastened and unfastened, and it’s too big to wear as a bracelet, so clearly it was designed for a rear-view mirror). I bought it as a Catholic religious article store.
That said, I think incidents like this are are argument for school uniforms and for banning any kind of jewelry or — as the French do — banning any kind of religious symbols in public schools altogether.
I have seen ‘Goth’ teenagers wearing large crucifixes around their necks but certainly we can’t ban crucifixes because the ‘Goth’ tenns wear them for jewelry
Well, yes, you can — you simply ban students from wearing any kind of jewelry, period. Again, the argument for school uniforms asserts itself. Students can “express their individuality” outside of school, on their own time.
It may have been Bishop Fulton Sheen or maybe St Francis De Sales who commented that “wearing” virtue externally is more beautiful than jewelry. I actually like seeing others wear their sacramentals (Miraculous Medal, Cross etc) because I feel a camaraderie with them and I often wear a Miraculous Medal. There are many different cultural devotions as mentioned in these comments which are what make us Catholic. However, the sacramentals are meant to provide grace not only for protection but as an aid to the practice of virtues. The “wearing’ of the Christ-like and Mary-like virtues can be a powerful form of evangelization. As an OCDS we wear the small scapular beneath our clothing and only on meeting days is the larger scapular worn in the group, and never outside those times. There is a special mystery to having our cherished sacramentals beneath the clothing, or in our pockets, as a reminder to strive to become saints and confidence in God’s grace to get us there. Purity of intention trumps using these things as political statements which may generate unnecessary conflict. What I find truly objectionable are women wearing medals or crosses with low cut tops . It screams of a lack of modesty and a disrespect to the Lord. It is a very popular fashion today, even among good Catholic women.
Dear @albinus1,
the thing about banning religious symbols altogether is an argument for why not to have school uniforms. The French example is 100% in the spirit of the miserable 1905 Laicité Law, as any Frenchman will be first to explain to you. And indeed, for forbidding religious symbols I cannot see any other reason as this: “religion is private matter, in the public we’re secular”, an attitude that forbids itself. The French example is an example of what not to do.
[This is about the specific thing of religious symbols. That, as I said, this is an argument why not to have school uniforms, was really an aside and off-topic. However, here the explanation: They do after all have to be able to express something of their individuality, so why not more, decency being provided.]
I think it’s quite simple: any school can set and enforce a dress code; any school which bans items on an ad hoc basis risks lawsuits and bad press, and has earned them.
Can they?
Well, in a country where school is not an institution under supreme governance of the State with obligation of attendance, to be enforced by the police if necessary, maybe they can.
We are close to a devout Catholic principal of an at-risk charter school. He has had to crack down on this very issue. When the kids protest, he asks them to recite the mysteries. They can’t. | http://wdtprs.com/blog/2012/06/rosaries-forbidden-in-a-school-because-they-are-gang-signs/ | 2013-05-18T10:23:03 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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Can your coffee cup tell you if a storm is coming? Do crickets know the temperature?
Long before we had satellites and Doppler radar, humans relied on folklore, signs from nature and sayings like "Red sky at night, sailor's delight" to help determine the coming weather. Turns out, it's not all mythology. There's often proven, scientific reasoning behind the lore.
The Weather.
Joint, Bone or Teeth Pains
Can your body tell you when it's going to rain? Arthritis pain and physical discomfort kick in when the barometric pressure changes. Many people with joint diseases, bad teeth, recently healed broken bones, and even corns and bunions report feeling aches as the barometer drops. Low barometric pressure often indicates that clouds and rain are on the way.
Headaches and Sinus Pain
Sinus and facial pain caused by changes in the barometric pressure can also be an indicator that precipitation is coming. The pain can get so severe for some people that it leads to migraines. Headaches can also indicate other weather conditions such as extremely hot or cold temperatures and high winds.
Birds Flying Low in the Sky.
Red Sky at Night, Sailor's Delight
Perhaps the best-known bit of weather folklore is "Red sky at night, sailor's delight. Red sky in morning, sailors take warning." The saying dates back thousands of years and just might have some scientific truth behind it. Weather tends to move from west to east in the Northern Hemisphere. A red sky at sunset often results from clear skies, indicating that high pressure will keep storms at bay.
If the sky is red in the morning, the sunlight from the east could be illuminating moisture in the air, indicating that a storm is coming from the west.
"A Ring Around the Moon, Rain or Snow Is Coming Soon"
A circle around the moon is caused by the moon's light streaming through thin cirrostratus clouds. These clouds are linked to moisture and warm fronts, which could indicate that it will rain in the next few days.
Count a Cricket's Chirps
Counting the number of times a cricket chirps can be a surprisingly accurate means to determine the temperature, because a cricket's metabolism changes as the temperature changes.
Count the number of times a cricket chirps in 14 seconds and add 40 to that number. The resulting number should come close to the temperature in Fahrenheit.
Cows Lying.
Dew on the Grass
When morning dew forms on grass, it means the sky was mostly clear the previous night, the earth cooled and temperatures fell. These cooler temperatures cause water to condense, creating dew (or frost in cooler weather).
If the grass is dry in the morning, it means clouds could have kept temperatures at or above the dewpoint and could indicate rain is on the way.
The method obviously isn't reliable if it rained overnight.
Listen to the Cicadas.
Cloud Layers and Movement
Layers of clouds moving in different directions (east and north, for example) indicate that severe weather could be on the way. When cloud layers start moving in different directions, it means an area of low pressure is nearby, and that often leads to clouds and rain.
Feel the Breeze
Wind direction can tell you a good deal about the weather. Easterly winds, which blow from the east, can indicate a storm front is moving in, while winds blowing west mean good weather.
Keep in mind, light winds or breezes don't necessarily indicate foul weather, but if the easterly winds grow suddenly strong, it can be an indicator of a shift in barometric pressure, another sign that a storm is approaching.
Horse (or Cow) Tails
There's an old saying regarding horses (though it's true for our bovine friends as well): "Tails pointing west, weather's at its best; tails pointing east, weather is least."
Turns out, animals tend to graze with their rear ends pointed toward the wind. A westerly wind usually indicates good weather, while an easterly wind sometimes means bad weather is approaching.
Jumping Fish.
Animals Behaving Strangely
Notice anything amiss in the animal kingdom? If so, particularly.
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Sniff the Air
Smell the air..
Look for Tower Clouds.
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Check for Humidity
High humidity can sometimes mean rain is coming. How to check for humidity in nature? Try looking at pine cones. They close during humid conditions. Also, take a peek at oak and maple trees. Their leaves curl up in humid weather. Finally, there's the hair test: Curly hair gets frizzy.
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You said "easterly winds, which blow from the east, can indicate a storm front is moving in, while winds blowing west mean good weather." Wouldn't blowing from the east be the same as blowing west or did you mean from the west?April 16 2013 at 12:01 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
One prediction you missed, long jet contrails predict rain!March 10 2013 at 1:06 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Strange things often happen, and we should calmly cope with them. Several years ago, when we needed rain desperately here in Arizona. I did a rain-dance every day for a week. It worked too well. There was severe rainfall and flooding in China, and several deaths there. I will never forgive myself, and will never rain- dance again.February 09 2013 at 11:26 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
i use my body..it always tells me what weather is coming..January 16 2013 at 12:22 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
IT IS THE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE, STUPID.December 01 2012 at 1:45 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
I did not have this info yesterday so i counted the crickets chips til about 40 then shot the RAID in the corner. Now i`ll never KnowAugust 20 2012 at 11:18 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
This reminds me of a scene from the movie "Mean Girls":August 20 2012 at 7:30 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply.
Yes true, when my left knee became pain sometimes. My hand massaged my left knee. I can feel my left knee cold inside. Someone saw me and she told me :"Your knee is pain that mean Rain will come soon". I did think she is crazy. But it came true, Rain came. OMG! I am not kidding with y'all!August 20 2012 at 5:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
My left wrist (broken in the past) sure knows when there is bad weather coming.August 20 2012 at 4:17 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and nobody knows the cause... hmm??August 20 2012 at 2:34 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply | http://weather.aol.com/2012/08/16/20-surprising-ways-to-predict-the-weather | 2013-05-18T10:13:08 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Supply of Surveillance cameras at the IRMM premises including maintenance.
JRC/GEE/2012/D.1/00039/RC
27/6: update of a selection criteria (see corrigendum)
27/6: extension of deadline : 10/7/2012 (see corigendum)
As part of the refurbishment of the perimeter protection system, IRMM is planning for the replacement and/or upgrade of major parts of the existing CCTV-system, together with integrating the new elements in the Milestone X-Protect Enterprise platform, in use at IRMM inclusing yearly maintenance services.
Business sector (CPV)
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26/07/2009
Alex Muller (2): «When I look on the left hand side there are two other guys in black; Vitaphone are one-two-three for the race and the team is very happy. This is something we can give for the team, we have to thank them a lot for the whole operation they have done for Spa, the logistics and everything they have done. They rebuilt the third car in just a week and the boys have done a really good job. We did some good set up work in the free practice and I think we are good for the race. The conditions were like the Oschersleben race, we can compare today like the last part of the Oschersleben race. You just arrive and you thought ok, where have I got to brake because it was raining before and then the rain just stops, then it starts again and then stops in some parts of the track; so it was quite tricky.»
Alessandro Pier Guidi: «Many thanks to the team, who have done an incredible job with our car. This car was rebuilt just last week and it is very good, it was perfect, and in the first few laps of the session we did a good job.»
Andrea Bartolini: «It is a really good day for the team and we also have all three cars in Parc Ferme in one piece. In these conditions it is very easy to make a mistake, which can compromise your whole weekend. We have a really good feeling with the car, a good atmosphere in the pit box and all of the people are doing a really unbelievable job. Qualifying is really important but the 24 Hours is another world. We are really happy because all three cars are consistent and strong at the moment for the race. It is important for the championship that we finish the race and score points." | http://web.maserati.com/maserati/en/en/index/maseraticorse/archive/2009/fiagt/races/spa-magazine-2009/paddock/commets-after-qualifying.html | 2013-05-18T11:02:09 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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These metal prosthetics, and the skull itself, were all made using different types of 3D printing technology.
Three-dimensional (3D) printing holds promise for a wide variety of applications, from biomedical implants to space exploration. But when a friend asked me how it worked, I had no idea. It was a perfect excuse to learn something new. And now, dear reader, I can explain it to you.
3D printing is exactly what it sounds like – using a machine to create a three-dimensional object out of thin air. Well, not exactly thin air. They use everything from metals to ceramic powder. But the process does look like magic. (Before I go on, it’s worth noting that 3D printing goes by a number of different names, including: rapid prototyping, direct manufacturing, solid freeform fabrication, and additive manufacturing. I’ve chosen to use the term 3D printing, but they all mean approximately the same thing.)
The 3D printing process begins on a computer. The first step is to create a three-dimensional model of an object using a computer-aided design (CAD) program – laying out the precise height, width and depth of the object you want to fabricate. This could be a surgical implant, an automobile part, an artistic sculpture, whatever you can think up.
The second step is to convert your model into an STL file (the “STL” stands for stereolithography, and is used regardless of whether you’ll be using stereolithography technology). This conversion process takes the 3D model you made in CAD and maps its surface using a series of connected triangles.
The STL file is then run through a program that “slices” the model into wafer-thin layers. This program also maps where the plane of each layer intersects with the “legs” of the various triangles. Each of these intersections is represented by a dot. By connecting the dots, you can see the profile of that particular layer of the 3D model. This profile tells 3D printing machines how to “draw” each layer. The layers pile up on top of one another and – presto! – you have a finished product. This (extremely short) animation does a pretty good job of illustrating the process.
But how do the machines work? It depends on which machine you use (there are LOTS to choose from).
Stereolithography is the oldest method, dating back to the late 1980s. Stereolithography machines contain a table that sits in a bath of resin. The resin solidifies (or “cures”) when exposed to a particular wavelength of light – usually ultraviolet (UV) light. A laser, using the relevant wavelength of light, draws the profile of the first layer of your model in the resin, and then scans back and forth, filling the profile in. Like a very attentive grade-schooler, coloring in a picture. The area being filled in by the laser responds to the light and solidifies. The table then lowers a little bit further into the resin bath (maybe 0.1 millimeters), and a blade sweeps across the top to even out the resin. This process repeats itself until you have a finished product, made of a hard, plastic-like epoxy. This video (also short – and there’s a skull at the end!) shows the stereolithography process in action.
Other machines use different technologies, but operate on the same general principle of building one layer on top of another. Some machines operate like inkjet printers, but print UV-curable resin instead of ink. As the machines print each layer of resin, it is scanned with UV light, curing it. Other machines print using a binding agent instead of ink, and print into a bed of ceramic powder. Where the binding agent is applied, the ceramic powder sticks together. The powder sits on a table, which lowers with each layer, allowing the binding agent to add additional layers. The finished product here is a plaster-like ceramic.
Still other machines use extruder nozzles to deposit layers of plastic (or anything else that can be squeezed out) directly onto a plate.
But the really cool machines use metal. Electron beam melting (EBM) machines use electron beams to melt metallic powders into layer after layer of the appropriate shapes (other machines do the same thing, using lasers). These machines can be used to create functional metal parts for everything from hip implants to aerospace equipment. Depending on the part, some finishing work may need to be done (such as smoothing or polishing rough surfaces), but the ability to create custom-made metal parts out of metal powder has a lot of potential.
For one thing, this technology would come in handy when you don’t know exactly what replacement parts you’ll need and both space and payload are limited. For example: at sea on an aircraft carrier; at a remote research facility in Antarctica; or in a spaceship headed for Mars. In any of those situations, it’s unlikely you’ll be able to pack every possible spare part you could possibly need. But, theoretically, you could include the electronic 3D schematics for all of those parts, an EBM machine and a big bucket of metal powder. Break a cog, gear or widget? No problem. Print out a new one.
3D printing technology also opens the door to creating entirely new products, because it allows the creation of shapes that cannot be made with conventional manufacturing technology – such as light, but strong, 3D lattice structures (see the image below).
Researchers are continuing to move forward to explore these potential new designs, as well as how 3D printers such as EBM machines might be able to use different materials (e.g., lunar dust) to fabricate objects.
Note: Many thanks to Ph.D. student Tim Horn and Dr. Ola Harrysson of NC State’s Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, for taking the time to talk to me about 3D printing. They were patient in their explanations, and kindly answered all of my questions (even the inane ones). Any errors in the above post are mine and mine alone.
These are 3D lattice structures that can only be made using 3D printing technology.
Hey Matt,
Nice overview, another thing that 3D printing offers is the potential for personalized manufacturing, in that anyone can design and make a product for themselves, even if it is just made once. This is especially made viable by sites like (where I work) that make it easy for anyone to 3D print their design, but to also offer it for sale. We currently have an inventory of over 30,000 products designed by individuals available to be 3D printed on demand.. Very cool
Good rundown of where things are heading Matt… we are in for a manufacturing and retail revolution when things get much cheaper shortly!
Jon
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Inverness manager Terry Butcher has told Jackie McNamara he will soon be "ranting and raving" on the sidelines like him.
Dundee United have only lost one out of five games, against Celtic, since McNamara moved from Partick Thistle to Tannadice less than two years into his managerial career.
McNamara displays the same quiet authority as a manager that saw him captain Celtic and become a Scotland regular.
But Butcher insists that cannot last in the Scottish Premier League as he prepares to welcome United to the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium.
Butcher said: "Jackie is great. He was an excellent player and has obviously done very well at Partick Thistle as a manager.
"He has a good team around him and also a good team on the pitch as well.
"He has come in and put down his philosophy but he hasn't changed a lot, because there is no need to really change much because they have a good side there and a side that is more than capable of winning matches and climbing the league.
"When you look at Jackie on the sidelines, he just stands there with his arms folded and doesn't really say a lot.
"I'm sure that will change, I'm sure he will be ranting and raving and screaming and doing everything that we normally do, the rest of the managers.
"I'm sure he will get into that habit but he looks cool, calm and collected and he is in charge of some excellent players."
Caley Thistle are looking to hold on to second spot in the SPL after ending their six-game run without victory with a 3-2 triumph against Hearts on Saturday.
"Having slumped to third as many people said, it was nice to rise back up to second," Butcher said.
"It's a position we have been quite accustomed to being in. It was a lovely feeling driving back on the bus on Saturday night back in second."
Meanwhile, Butcher gave a strong hint that contract talks with some players were set to come to fruition.
Butcher has been trying to persuade the likes of Andrew Shinnie and Gary Warren, who is suspended for the United game, to extend their stays.
"Watch this space," he said.
"We will have some good news soon, some very, very good news.
"Hopefully this week will be one of the best weeks of the season and we would like to announce one or two things.
"We are very pleased with this season and what we have done and there is still a lot more to come, hopefully a lot more joyous celebration and entertainment." | http://web.orange.co.uk/article/sports/butcher_warning_for_counterpart?DCSext.panellink=Latest%20News&DCSext.panellinkpos=2 | 2013-05-18T10:14:19 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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Defender Rob Kiernan has gone back to Wigan following the conclusion of his loan spell with Brentford.
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Sean O'Driscoll is in talks with Barnsley over the managerial vacancy at Oakwell, according to reports on Sunday. are reported to be on the club's four-man shortlist.
But O'Driscoll, who was surprisingly sacked by Nottingham Forest last month, is firm favourite for the post. | http://web.orange.co.uk/article/sports/o_driscoll_set_for_barnsley_job | 2013-05-18T10:33:29 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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Phil Taylor will face Andy Hamilton in the World Championship quarter-finals after a 4-0 win over Robert Thornton.
Meanwhile, Michael van Gerwen survived a scare to keep his title challenge on course.
Van Gerwen was first up on stage on Sunday night and the second favourite for the title had to battle to make it through to the third round after falling 2-0 behind against Peter Wright.
But 'Mighty Mike' showed his ability as he hit top gear, rattling off 12 of the next 14 legs to turn things around and beat Wright 4-2. He now moves on to a third-round clash with Colin Lloyd.
"I was 2-0 down because he hit some great finishes against me and I was struggling with some doubles, but after the break I found some confidence and I played some good darts after that," van Gerwen said on Sky Sports.
"I play Colin Lloyd next and I like playing him as I've had some good results against him but this is a different tournament altogether."
Meanwhile, Andy Hamilton continued his fine run of form in the major tournaments as he completed a convincing 4-1 win over Terry Jenkins despite dropping the first set.
The Hammer has now made at least the last eight of every major televised event in the last year, and he again showed his qualities to beat 'The Bull', who averaged 100 and hit 13 180s.
"I walked out here and it felt like I was in an oven it was that hot out here so it took me some time to settle down, but I'm so happy to have won that one," said Hamilton.
"I may not be the best player in the world but I'm the best fighter in the world and I think that's what I show in my darts, I'm never beaten until the last double goes in."
Hamilton will have to be at his very best in the quarter-finals when he takes on fellow Stoke thrower Taylor, with 'The Power' slowly coming to the boil as the tournament starts to enter the crucial stages after the Christmas break.
Taylor averaged 97, nothing particularly special for his standards, but he hit the out-shots just when he needed them as he gave Thornton little chance to get a foothold in the match.
"I'm happy with 4-0," said Taylor. "It was red hot out there, seriously it was boiling. Rob just missed a couple of crucial doubles and that's when I knew I would have chances.
"I'm getting better now slowly - I've been putting the work in, maybe I've been over practicing a little bit as I've been hammering the 180s every other shot but just up there it's not been happening.
"The averages and the 180s that's been going in the tournament has been amazing. It's going to be a brilliant quarter-finals and everyone keeps saying it but I think it's going to be the best World Championships we've ever had." | http://web.orange.co.uk/article/sports/taylor_powers_on_through | 2013-05-18T10:23:36 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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Ben Wright received his B.A. in Theatre from the University of Vermont. During his coursework, he became a member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (Local 919 out of Burlington, Vermont) in 1989. After the completion of his degree in 1991, Ben participated in union stage work for roughly eight years, two of which he spent in Chicago. The bulk of his work experience has involved local venues in Vermont and New York, particularly the Flynn Center Theatre in Burlington.
Ben's responsibilities here at Plattsburgh State include constructing scenery, training students in various aspects of Technical Theatre, establishing strict health and safety standards, and maintaining the theatre facilities which include: a proscenium theatre complete with a counterweight rigging system, a large, well outfitted scene shop, a 2,000 square foot studio theatre with a dance floor, and various other support areas. In addition, he teaches THE104 Stagecreaft as an adjunct professor.
Ben would like to be sure that prospective students recognize the many and varied technical theatre opportunities that Plattsburgh State has to offer. Motivated students can create personalized opportunities for themselves. They are encouraged to advocate and pursue the production of shows that interest them. There is extensive opportunity for hands-on experience in virtually every aspect of Theatre. If you put in the effort, you can make anything happen here.
Ben is married, with three small children.
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Yankees Pre-Game Notes: March 5
David Phelps will be on the mound for his third spring start, and here is the Yankees lineup that will face Braves lefty Paul Maholm tonight:
Catcher J.R. Murphy, first baseman Luke Murton, second baseman Jose Pirela, shortstop Addison Maruszak, and outfielders Ramon Flores, Melky Mesa, and Thomas Neal are listed as reserves, with no backups listed behind Joseph or Hafner.
Regarding the first half of that group, with the six cuts the Yankees announced today, Murphy is the only “prospect” non-roster invitee catcher left in camp, and at least until Derek Jeter returns and/or the WBC ends for one of two countries, the Pirela/Maruszak combo is pretty much it behind Nunez and Nix in the middle infield. The same goes for Murton, who is the only true first baseman left behind Johnson (although Maruszak and various outfielders do have experience there).
As for relievers behind Phelps, who should throw three to four innings tonight, Joe Girardi has David Robertson, Joba Chamberlain, Branden Pinder, Francisco Rondon, Mark Montgomery and Shawn Kelley listed; Robertson and Chamberlain have pitched in tandem all spring, and given their workloads, either Rondon or Kelley may be the “extra” reliever.
The Braves lineup that group will face looks a lot like the one Atlanta will utilize on Opening Day, with six of their likely regulars in tonight’s starting nine:
Pagnozzi, the nephew of former Cardinals catcher Tom, is the leading candidate to start the season as Gerald Laird’s backup while Brian McCann recovers from shoulder surgery, while Schafer and 2012 Opening Day shortstop Pastornicky are trying to hold on to bench jobs for Fredi Gonzalez’s squad. | http://web.yesnetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130305&content_id=42310716&oid=36019 | 2013-05-18T10:52:40 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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They give several examples of closed products:
"Self contained closed products generally have embedded
software and are commonly designed in such a fashion that a user cannot
easily attach or install assistive technology. For example, one could
attach a screen reader to a computer which meets the section 508
standards but one would not be expected to attach a screen reader to a
copier machine. A copier machine is an example of a self-contained,
closed product. Other examples include, calculators, fax machines,
information transaction machines, and information kiosks. Unlike other
provisions which allow a product to meet the standards by being
compatible with assistive technology, this provision requires self
contained, closed products to contain built-in accessibility. Although
not built-in, a headset is considered an allowable add-on, since it is
not considered assistive technology in this case. Headsets might be used
for privacy, not accessibility reasons."
Barbara Lybarger
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In the discussion of closed products, we seem to be converging on the
opinion that "closed" is a characteristic, not a category. In this
context, software has been mentioned as potentially closed. Can someone
please give me an example, or a further explanation, of what closed
software might be?
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AISES (American Indian Science & Engineering Society) will host a bake sale at the Medical School on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please stop by for delicious baked goods. Your support will be greatly appreciated!
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following described bills were introduced, read the first time and severally passed to the second reading:
By Mr. FERRITER [H. R. 133] providing tor Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners in all cities of 25,000 or more inhabitants. It provides for the appointment of three Commissioners, who shall receive $400 salary each. It was referred to the Committee on Cities and Towns.
The following is the full text of the bill:
An act providing for a metropolitan police in all cities of 25,000 or more inhabitants, and for the appointment of a Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners for such cities, and denning their duties and prescribing their power, providing for the appointment of officers, patrolmen and other members of the metropolitan police force of such cities, by such Board and the manner of paying them for their services, and providing tor the abolition of existing Boards of Police and police forces in such cities, and for the abolition of the office of City Marshal in such cities and declaring an emergency.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, that in all cities of this State of 25,000 or more inhabitants, according to the United States census when last taken, there shall be established within and for such cities a Board of Metropolitan Police to consist of three Commissioners to be appointed by the Governor, Secretary, Auditor and Treasurer of the State; the said Commissioners to be so appointed shall be of good moral character, sober and discreet, who are citizens of the State of Indiana and shall have resided in such city for at least three years next preceding their appointment. One of the said Commissioners to serve until the first day of January, 1884; one to serve until the first day of January, 1885; and one to serve until the first day of January, 1886, and for the term of three years each, as their successors are appointed and qualified. Said Commissioners shall be subject to removal by the Governor, Secretary, Auditor and Treasurer of the State, or a majority of them. Before entering upon their duties they shall each take and subscribe before such Clerk the further oath or affirmation that in any and every appointment or removal to be by them made to form the police force created and to be organized by them under this act, they will in no case and under no pretext appoint any policeman, officer, or other person or for any other cause or reason than fitness or unfitness of such person, in the best judgment of said Commissioners, for the place to which he shall be appointed, or from which he shall be removed, and the said oath shall be recorded and placed among the records of said Court. The said Commissioners shall each give bond in the final sum of $5,000, payable to the State of Indiana, conditional for the faithful and honest discharge of their duties, subject to the approval of the Governor, Secretary, Auditor and Treasurer of the State, or a majority of them. The salary of the Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners of such cities shall be fixed by the Governor, Secretary, Auditor and Treasurer of State, which salary shall not exceed $400 each per annum, payable quarterly out of the treasury of such city.
Sec. 2. The said Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners shall have power to appoint a Superintendent of Police. Captains, Sergeants, Detectives and such other officers and patrolmen as they may deem advisable; said Commissioners shall not have the power to appoint more than one patrolman for each 750 inhabitants in such city. Such Superintendent, Captain, officers and patrolmen shall receive such compensation as the Commissioners shall determine, provided that the compensation for Superintendent shall not be less than $1,000 nor more than $1,800 per annum; that the compensation for Captain shall not be less than $700 nor more than $1,000 per annum; that the compensation for a page: 47[View Page 47] sergeant shall not be less than $600 nor more than $800 per annum; that the compensation for patrolmen shall not be less than $550 nor more than $750 per annum. The compensation for all other officers and employes should be fixed and determined by the Commissioners as in their judgment will be reasonable, and to promote good government in such cities. All persons so appointed shall serve during good behavior, and shall be of good moral character and be able to speak the English language. Such Commissioners shall have power for cause assigned, on public hearing and on du^s notice, according to the rules to be promulgated by them, to remove or suspend from office or for a definite time deprive of pay any officer or member of such police force, except that detectives may be dismissed at any time by said Commissioners, and they shall have power to make general and special rules and regulations for the government and discipline of said force, and to make and promulgate general and special orders to said force through the Superintendent of Police, who shall be the executive head of the force.
Sec. 3. The said Commissioners shall appoint one of their number to act as President, who shall be ex officio a member of the Board of Health of such city, and they shall apoint some person not a member of the Board to act as Secretary and Property Clerk, who shall give bond to said Commissioners in any amount and with sureties to be approved by said Commissioners conditioned for the safe keeping by and his rendition upon the order of the Commissioners of all money and other property which shall come into his hands by virtue of his office, and he shall receive such compensation annually as may be determined by such Commissioners, and hold his office at the pleasure of the Commissioners.
Sec. 4. The qualifications enumeration and distribution of cities and mode of trial and removal from office of each officer and member of said police force, shall be defined and prescribed by rules and regulations of the Commissioners of Police.
Sec. 5. Said Commissioners shall, as soon as they shall have been appointed and qualified, assume and exercise the entire control of the police force of each city, and shall possess full an d exclusive power and authority over the police organization, government, appointment and discipline within such city. It shall have custody and control of all public property, including Station Houses and City Prisons, patrol wagons, books, records and equipments belonging to the Police Department. All existing Police Boards, police officers, police forces, created and maintained by the ordinance or resolutions of the Board of Aldermen or Common Council of such city are hereby abolished, to take effect upon the organization of the Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners of such city.
Sec. 6. The officers and members of such Metropolitan police forces shall possess all the common law ans statutory powers of Constables, except for the service of civil process.
Sec. 7. It shall be the duty of the Board of Aldermen and Board of Common Council of such city, as shall have two such Boards, and of the Common Council of such city where but one of such Boards exists, to provide at the expense of such city all necessary accammodations within such city limits for Station Houses to furnish the same, to warm and light the same by day and night, and to provide food for person or persons detained in any of said Station Houses, when such food is deemed necessary for such person or persons by the officers in charge; also to provide for the payment monthly of the pay-rolls of the officers, members and employes of such Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners upon the certificate of the President and Secretary of each Board as to the correctness of the same; also, for such necessary office expenses, record books, stationery, printing, telegraphing, badges, clubs, furniture for rooms, and for the preservation, repair and cleaning of the buildings and rooms used by the Commissioners, for advertising fund, light, board of the prisoners, and for the arrest, conveyance and custody of prisoners, it being the intention and meaning of this section that the necessary expenses incurred in the execution of criminal process for offenses charged to have been committed in such city by the Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners and the maintenance of the Police Department hereby created within such city shall be a charge to such city.
Sec. 8. The members of the metropolitan, police force shall have the exclusive power, and it shall be their duty, to serve all process within such city issuing from the Mayor or City Judge's ; Court of such city, and all the duties now performed by the City Marshal or his Deputy in serving writs, executing orders of said Court, attending said Court, conveying persons to and from the County Jail or Station Houses of such, city, arraignment or trial before said Court, or conveying prisoners to the House of Correction or Work House, Reform School or County Jail, or ; other place of punishment or imprisonment under the judgment, sentence or order of process of said County shall be performed by members of said metropolitan police force, and the office of City Marshal of such city is hereby abolished, and the duties of such office shall hereafter be performed by the Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police Force of such city, or by the Captain or Sergeants of Police under his direction. i
Sec. 9. No officer or member of such metropolitan police force shall receive for any service rendered by him in discharge of any police duty, or as a witness in any case before the Mayor or City Judge for any duty performed as baliff of such Court any fee or compensation whatever except the regular fixed per diem or yearly allowance made for his services as an officer or member of such police force.
Sec. 10. An person or persons, or corporation or Common Council, or other municipal, Township, County or State officer or officers who shall in any manner interfere or interrupt the Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners of such city in any act of theirs, or of the police force herein authorized to be created, or shall prevent such Board or force from discharging their duties as defined in this act, shall, upon conviction before the Mayor or City Judge, or before the Circuit Court of said County, be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 and imprisoned for not less than thirty nor more than ninety days for each separate offense.
Sec. 11. The Commissioners whenever it shall seem to them discreet may, upon the application of any person or persons, showing the necessity thereof, appoint and swear in any number of additional patrolmen to do duty at any place within said city, at the charge and expense of the person or persons by whom the application shall be made, and the patrolmen so appointed shall perform duty only at the place designated by said Commissioners. They shall continue in office at the pleasure of said Commissioners for a term not exceeding one year, shall be subject to and obey the orders, rules and regulations of said Commissioners and conform to the general discipline of the police force of such city, and to such special regulations as may be made by such Commissioners for their government; and the persons so appointed may be removed at any time by the Commissioners. The Commissioners may, upon emergency, with the written consent of the Governor of the State and Mayor of such city, appoint such number of special patrolmen as they may deem advisable, but such special patrolmen shall serve for not exceeding seven consecutive days, unless their employment for a longer period shall be ap page: 48[View Page 48]proved of by the Police Commissioners of such city. and special patrolmen shall be paid in the same manner and at the same rate as herein provided for the regular police force.
Sec. 12. It shall be unlawful for any patrolman or other member of said force while on duty to solicit any person to vote at any general or special election for any candidate or candidates for office, or to challenge any voter, or in any manner attempt to influence any elector at such election, and any patrolman or other member of said force shall be fined in any sum not less than $10 nor more than $50, and be dismissed from service.
Sec. 13 The Superintendent, Captains and other officers of said force shall each give bond in <he final sum of from $1,000 to $3,000, to be determined by the Commissioners, conditioned for the faithful discharge of their several duties.
Sec. 14. All laws and parts of laws coming in conflict with this act be and the same are hereby repealed.
Sec. 15. Whereas an emergency exists for the Immediate taking effect of this act, therefore the same shall be enforced from and after its passage.
By Mr. HOWLAND [H. R 134] to amend Section 1 of an act providing for the regulation of stock running at large. It was referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. WILSON, of Marion, [H. R. 135] requiring notice to municipal corporations by persons receiving injury on account of any neglect by officers of corporations within thirty days It was referred to Committee on Cities and Towns.
By Mr. WILSON, of Marion, by request [H. R. 136] providing for the sale and exchange of unserviceable military stores. It was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
By Mr. ANTRIM [H. R. 137) to amend Section 5 of an act to amend an act providing for a general system of Common Schools. It was referred to the Committee on Education.
Mr. STEWART, by request, presented certain claims, which were referred to the Committee on Claims.
By Mr. SHOCKNEY [H. R 138] to amend Section 1 of an act to amend Section 8 of an act providing for a general system of Common Schools. It was referred to the Committee on Education.
By Mr JEWETT [H. R. 139] to amend Sections 75, 79 and 93. the same being Sections 1,648, l,652 and 1,666 of the Revised Statutes of 1881, of an act concerning proceeding in criminal cases. It was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. SUTTON presented a claim from Neal & Co., contractors, for iron work on the new Insane Asylum building, and asked that the Legislature provide for their relief. It was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MUTZ [H. R 140] to regulate the tariff for freight and passenger fare on the railroads in Indiana. Referred to the Committee on Railroads.
By Mr. BEST [H. R. 141] to amend Section 60 of an act concerning elections and the contesting thereof, the same being: Section 322 of the Revised Statues of 1881. It was referred to the Committee on Cities and Towns.
By Mr. SENDERSON [H. R 142] to amend Section 142 of an act, the same being Section 2,105, Revised Statutes, concerning public offenses. It was referred to the Committee on Rights and Privileges of the Inhabitants of the State.
By Mr. HENDERSON [H.R. 143]to amend Section 7 of an act supplemented by an act, being Section 3,441 of the Revised Statutes of 1881. changing time of settlement of School Trustees with the County Commissioners. Referred to the Committee on Education.
By Mr. HUSTON [H. R. 144] prohibiting Railroads and Transportation Companies from giving or offering to certain public officers reduced rates. It was referred to Committee on Railroads.
PAY OF EMPLOYES.
Mr. McMULLEN offered a resolution Allowing the Assistant Doorkeeper and other employes $5 per day, and the pages $2 per day.
The resolution, on motion of Mr FRAZIER. was referred to a Special Committee of Three, which Committee subsequently reported in favor of adopting the resolution.
The report of the Committee was concurred ini
CALENDAR OF BILLS.
Mr. GORDON offered a resolution, which was adopted, that the Clerk be instructed to have printed and lay upon the desk of members each Monday morning a complete calendar of bills.
KANKAKEE RIVER SURVEY.
Mr. McMULLEN offered a resolution that 500 copies of the report of the Kankakee River survey be laid on the desk of members.
Mr. HEFFREN moved an amendment by adding the words "Provided that the reports have been printed."
The resolution was adopted as amended, after an ineffectual motion to lay it on the table.
ASYLUM FOR INEBRIATES.
Mr. WILLIAMS, of Sullivan, offered a resolution which was adopted, that the Committee on Temperance be instructed to inquire into the necessity of constructing an asylum for the compulsory treatment of confirmed inebriates.
INTEREST ON SCHOOL FUNDS.
Mr. SMITH, of Tippecanoe, offered a resolution that it be the sense of this House that the rate of interest on school funds shall not be less than 7 per cent.
Mr. McMULLEN opposed the resolution and said that so far as bis County Is concerned school money has been lying in the office unused because the rate of interest was too high. The current rate of interest is only 6 per cent. He was opposed to that resolution.
Mr. MUTZ was willing that the resolution should be referred to the Committee on County and Township Business.
Mr. HEFFREN was opposed to the resolution,, and said we have in Washington County $10,000 of school fund lying unused because; it has to be loaned at 8 per cent. He moved to lay the motion on the table.
The motion was agreed to.
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Better public building
Offering practical advice for creating new public building that is value for money, sustainable and a source of civic pride.
Better public building
Since the government’s Better Public Building initiative was launched, we have seen high-quality building design result in some outstanding new schools, libraries, hospitals and transport infrastructure. Too much new public building, however, still falls short of the high standards we expect. Better public building provides the arguments and.
This edition supersedes Better public buildings: A proud legacy for the future, published in October 2000.
Published on 12 December 2006
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Today Codemasters announced that DiRT 3 Complete Edition, a compendium box set featuring the multi award-winning racer expanded with over £20 (€25) worth of additional content, will race into stores on March 9th for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC Games For Windows LIVE with a SRP of £29.99 (€39.99).
DiRT 3 Complete Edition extends the game with:
- ◊ The Monte Carlo Rally Pack – eight breathtaking Rally stages featuring dramatic climbs, descents and hairpins of snowy mountain roads. Race through the Alps and conquer the legendary Col de Turini pass.
- ◊ The X Games Asia Track Pack – four new routes set across two new tracks in Shibuya, the neon heart of central Tokyo, where spectacular mud-spattered Rallycross circuits weave beneath towering skyscrapers.
- ◊ The Power and Glory Car Pack – stars five cars including the BMW M3 Rally, Lancia Delta S4, Ford Focus ST Rallycross, Scion tC and Chevrolet Camaro SSX Concept, each with a range of liveries.
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- ◊ The Colin McRae Vision Charity Pack – access the Ford Escort Mk II, a 70s rally classic with five liveries.
- ◊ The Ken Block Special Pack – features a customised and upgraded Ford Escort Mk II, an Open Class Rally car sporting a killer Ken Block livery.
- ◊ The Mini Gymkhana Special Pack – access the mid-engined Mini Cooper S Gymkhana, customized, Playstation 3 and PC Games For Windows LIVE with a SRP of £29.99.
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KickStart is a set of HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript tools designed to kick-start your next HTML5 website.
KickStart contains a number of useful tools that are almost a standard for larger websites: slideshows, buttons, a grid and image system, etc.
KickStart is interesting as it, unlike the HTML5 Boilerplate, provides a site, not a project template. Although you could in fact build apps with KickStart, this toolkit looks more like a site boilerplate.
To see the default elements and styles and get a better overview of what is what in KickStart, visit the “elements” page.
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As regular visitors to this blog (including fellow participants of Sandi's and/or Gattina's Photo Hunt memes) can't help but realize, I love hiking in Hong Kong -- and really heart that there are plenty of cool sights for me to check out when I'm on the trails.
To be sure, when out on a beautiful, clear air day hiking such as the Tai Tan Country Trail (that I like so much I've happily hiked it twice -- with different pairs of friends -- as well as took enough photos to make up three photo-essays (see here, here and here) the first time around), it can be hard to tear one's eyes away from the gorgeous -- vintage even? ;) -- vistas that abound in this part of the world.
But my experience of hiking on hazy, misty, foggy and polluted air days have trained and taught me to look closer around me as I walk along the trails. And now, even on days when one can see far into beautiful blue yonders, I find that there invariably are nearby things that will catch my eye.
Thus it was, that (even) while walking along the Tai Tan Country Trail, I came to spot two rocks -- whose age I can't tell, but probably are old enough to be considered vintage -- that looked to me like nature had carved into hearts! (For surely you won't be stone-hearted and not allow me this stretch of the imagination that makes it so that I can "play" this week? ;b)
22 comments:
I simply love those heart-shaped stones!! beautiful shots.
Back from my hiatus :)
Happy weekend!
curiosity
lovely takes on the themes!
This heart is more then a vintage, lol ! It must be from the stone age !
I love your nature hikes and that heart-shaped stone is quite a find. I love looking for natural hearts but most of the ones I find are leaves. A rock is cool!
I absolutely love your creative take on the two themes. Amazing how the rocks were carved out over time into vintage hearts. Happy Weekend.
I love how nature has over timed turned these stones into hearts. LOve your creative take on the themes. We love to hike on weekends too. :)
Great to enjoy the nature or vintage places with hearts~
You have a special heart and vintage post for this sat...
Hi YTSL, awesome post. Your last sentence made me :). I love your heart shaped stones. Very cool photos and a great take on both themes.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Hi Mar --
Thanks for the love showered on the heart-shaped stones. :)
Hi magiceye --
Am glad you consider them lovely. :)
Hi Gattina --
Hehehe... stone age sounds right, alright! ;b
Hi Annie --
Woah, I don't think I've noticed any heart-shaped leaves yet... ;b
Hi Carver --
I'm glad you like my take on this week's theme. If you're wondering, it was this or something Hello Kitty-themed actually... ;b
Hi Sue --
Glad to learn that you enjoy hiking on weekends too. :)
Hi eyesonme2world --
Three cheers and more love for mother nature? ;b
Hi keeyit --
Thanks for thinking so. :)
Hi Trekcapri --
I'm glad you like that last sentence. Have to admit that I did put some thought into it... and yeah, hope(d) that the pun got people smiling. :)
That is pretty good find. Thanks for sharing.
My Heart
I have looked and looked, but still haven't found a heart shaped stone. I really like yours!!
You did well to fid those heart-shaped stones!
Have a great weekend.
It seems if you look carefully enough there is a heart to be found everywhere :-)
I have a collection of ♥shaped stones!
You can find them when you least expect it.
wonderful post! The heart shaped stones are beautiful, and your descriptions of Hong Kong are so evocative!
Hi Kim --
You're welcome re the sharing and thanks for visiting and checking out the photos. :)
Hi ancient one --
Sometimes, when you're not looking, you'll find... ;b
Hi Jerry --
I didn't really go out of my way to find the heart-shaped stones. I just came across them in the hike. And when it came time for this meme, I quite easily remembered these photos as it's not every day one comes across stones shaped like hearts! :b
Hi CherryPie --
You may well be right about that! ;b
Hi Sandi --
I think that so much in life is easier to find when you're not looking then when you're desperately searching for them! ;b
Hi Anne --
Thanks for reading as well as looking. Appreciate it. :)
Neat heart-shaped finds in nature!
Thanks for stopping by my blog too.
Loved the heart shaped stones - amazing how nature creates.
Hi Dianne --
Thanks for returning the favor of checking out my Photo Hunt entry. :)
Hi Suzy --
Nature sure is amazing in so many ways. :)
Yes, I definitely see hearts there, and probably more vintage than anything.
Hi A. --
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Top 5 Talking Animals – Funny Android Apps
Hey readers, Are you struggling with lot of things in daily life? Totally tired with your job or work? Need some fun and entertainment in your life? Definitely you are in the right place to choose your digital friend whom makes you happy and gives you relief from stress.
1. Talking Tom Cat
Talking tom is digital animal which has worldwide fans, more than 5 lack installations in Google play. What its do? It does just repeat the words what you say with funny voice. For that you should feed tom daily. Just treat him as your pet, it makes you happy. Why so late? Take your pet from Google Play for free. I’ll bet you’ll fall in love with your pet.
How The Internet Works – Graphic
This illustration presents a nice chart of how people using the internet (both business and personal) get information from point to point while surfing the net. It’s interesting to see the variances in the process based on what the user is looking to achieve:
The “behind the scenes”processing of internet requests and the way in which businesses and personal users communicate.
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5 Useful iPhone Apps for the Hearing Impaired
One of the most unique and useful qualities of modern smartphones like the iPhone is their ability to facilitate new improvements to the quality of life for individuals who are handicapped.
This may be particularly true for the hearing impaired. Although dozens of different apps designed to assist hearing impaired people are available, these are particularly high-quality and useful.
Benefits of Using a CRM System for Your Business
Customer service has come a long way in the last decade or so, especially with the rise of customer relationship management tools and software. Customers must be kept happy, and a company must maintain wonderful communication and customer support for their clients. Without these, a business can quickly lose its livelihood and fail over time.
In order to keep growth and revenue moving in a positive direction, a company must keep their clients at the very top of their priority list. There are several benefits to CRM software, all of which can make a lasting and beneficial impression on your business.
Developing an App – Software
In the world of Apps for any mobile phone handset or tablet, design is slightly more important than software – but only slightly, and ultimately, if the software can’t support your idea, then in the eyes of the public your idea is a bad one. If you know your software better than your product design, then good; if not, then doing conception and design properly is even more critical, as it provides the basis from which you instruct your software development.
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Cheapest Digital Cameras In India
Gone are the days as we used to see photographers carrying dramatic sized cameras, huge stands and other photo developing stuff in their bags. I still remember that getting a picture required at least three days at local photographer’s studio when the technology was not developed. But, things have changed drastically over the last decade and getting snap is just a matter of click.
You can hold light-weighted cameras in your pocket without any flash bulb; since everything is digitalized in 21th century. Digital camera has smoothed the progress of capturing regular images. In addition to this, you can customize the background; modify picture quality and much more. If this fascinates you then here you will find the best cheapest cameras in Ind. | http://webtablab.com/page/5/ | 2013-05-18T10:40:47 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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15 Questions for a Wedding Photographer #3; Film or digital
15 Questions Brides Want to Know About Wedding Photography #3
Is it better to book a wedding photographer who uses film or digital equipment?
The main difference between film and digital is the look and feel of an image created with one, or the other. I tend to shoot both at weddings, but at the end of the day though it really doesn’t matter anymore, most couples will still be printing the same amount of photos to hang on their wall and they may only see a real difference in their wedding album. If you are going with a photographer who shoots only film I suggest that you do so only with a seasoned professional. Film is not for the faint of heart. Their is a reason photography has become so popular now days and that reason is because even with a point you really need to know what you’re doing.
The top right & bottom left photos were shot on film, the other two were shot digitally. The matching images were both taken within a minute of two of each other and similar settings.
Coming up tomorrow
Question #4
What is a proof and what are the advantages of the different types of Proofing?
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I'm no political analyst, but is she using hyperbole here?
It's the rapture. Just a couple of months late!!!!!
[...] NANCY PELOSI: THE WORLD ENDS ON AUG. 2nd (weeklyworldnews.com) [...]
Who does Pelosi blame for the end of the world and the death of every citizen of earth? true or false prophecy?
You will have to pass the end of the world to find out whats in it Pelosi would say lol what a hag of hags this lady thing is!!
go get ur head examined u, wtf is wrong with ur brain are u just stupid ? somebody please give this poor lady some good sex so she can chill out.
I say the world isn't ending. It is just Nancy's careee ending.
menopause is a bitch
the appocalyse
the black horse rider with scales prepares
the white horse rider rode out already though many knew him not climate change countermeasures the global warming counter measures campaign gwcc solar reflective static semi static and mobile zones this can make the deserts bloom
the collapse of the dollar brings on the black horse rider and eventually could bring an implosion of the arab spring and prepare the way for armageddon the red horse rider
RAPTURE IS ALWAYS PRESENT BOUGHT BIBLE TODAY there it sits the danger of our computer generated Alphas if yes Nancy Pelosi is warning us of debt ceiling and the core is volcano worthy our hearts aren't ever ready to take on the big picture "OURSELVES" we need to use global tools of mass help now like the end of wars and use those people in construction of preserving health .
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The broad is having a meltdown.
Classic! Thank you Weekly World News for making us smile on an otherwise crappy day.
Bought A BiBLE today Nancy Pelosi not there worded lightly so how did she get on track ?Loving the Lady and politics its just these comments and all around abuse of worded human nature I did see some $100.00 Casey Anthony Masks on Ebay today .
[...] NANCY PELOSI: THE WORLD ENDS ON AUG. 2nd (weeklyworldnews.com) [...]
[...] NANCY PELOSI: THE WORLD ENDS ON AUG. 2nd (weeklyworldnews.com) [...]
she said the world end cause of debt?meain money??BITCH WTF IS WROONG WIT U? 7 miracles of the world
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Finally some clarity, Thank You Nancy!
dont believe it! no one know when the world gonna end! its all IN GOD HANDS! DONT BELIEVE THIS TREAT
Oh rapture yes. This is the perfect reason I was born. To
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Time: August 11, 2012 from 12pm to 5pm
Location: Warner Theatre
Street: 513 13th St
City/Town: Washington D.C.
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Organized By: Weezer
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A show for the opening of the Microsoft Store in Arlington, VA
To get tickets: Visit the new Microsoft store at Fashion Centre in Pentagon City on Thursday, August 9th to receive a wristband for the show. The first 200 people in line at the store will receive a wristband to the show and a meet and greet with Weezer.
The show will be on August 11th at the Warner Theatre in DC.
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For anybody else wondering about these wristbands, I went to Microsoft's website for the scoop:
The first 200 people who visit the store on Thursday, August 9 will receive two complimentary premier-viewing wristbands to the Weezer performance on Saturday, August 11. One of these premier-viewing wristbands also grants access to the meet-and-greet to meet Weezer after the show. A minimum of 700 people in line will receive two premier-viewing wristbands to the Weezer performance.
So there are 200 wristbands for the meet-and-greet, but a minimum of 1400 wristbands (given in pairs of two) to get into the show. This makes me feel a little less worried about getting into the show at the very least!
So the only way to get into the show is to be in Pentagon City on the 9th? Or will there be any tickets on sale?
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There are alot of ppl in other countries, more than the USA and England, that loves Weezer.
So I just think it's important for Weezer too remember us in Sweden too.
If you guys think that Weezer had never been at your place, or, too less times, then you comment below. They should know that they have young admirers too, that missed them the last time they were here, 'cause they were too young to see 'em. That sucks, so bad. I love Weezer more than any kind of music and wishes them here, even if they might've already been here. So, all I just wanted to say was: WEEZER COME TO SWEDEN OR SOMEWHERE NEAR LIKE NORWAY OR DENMARK! / yellow from Maya
Every1 who agrees with me, speak out to the lovely Weezer about where they should go, and explain your love :)
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I have a hard time affording the albums let alone seeing a show (especially if travel is involved.) There was a possibly similar situation here were I live in the state of Utah in the U.S. with the band U2. They never came here. It was rumored that it was because they opened once for a band here and were booed off the stage. But, for the past several years they have been coming here when on tour. I'm not saying that's what happened in Sweden (booed off the stage opening for another band), but maybe at some point in the future Weezer will start stopping there again when on tour.Yeah, I rly do hope so. I should have been born 10-15 yrs ago, my musickind is rare now , and no1 understands me. Guess, I have to just keep wishing and bying theire albums :PU2's great.
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a place for zinesters - writers and readers
100% is India's first visual art zine which showcases designers and visual artists doing cutting edge original work. Each issue has 100% focus on one topic eg. 100%YOU, 100%ME, 100%WHATEVER, 100%BLAH, and so on. Artists will be invited based on theme and approach. The purpose of this exercise is to bring together work of artists from different backgrounds, sensibilities and aesthetics. The output will be a showcase of varied visual viewpoints on the said topic.
1OO% ZINE is edited, designed and curated by Lokesh Karekar and Sameer Kulavoor.
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finished PAGE 1 OF MY FIRST EVER ZINE!
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I'm thinking of writing a short story to include in my zines and I decided to place it in a forest setting.Since I love all the greenery and mystery of the trees.
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Google that this exploit was trivial but has since issued an out-of-cycle emergency patch for all versions of Internet Explorer.
Looks like now is the perfect time to switch to one of the more superior browsers like Chrome or Firefox.
Here’s a video detailing how this hack works in action in case you are like me and interested in the juicy technical details: | http://werxltd.com/wp/2010/01/28/governments-calling-citizens-to-ditch-internet-explorer/ | 2013-05-18T10:40:45 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Marshbank Park
248-451-1900
The newly-renovated Marshbank Park reopened in late 2010 after a $5 million improvement project. Marshbank Park is now universally assessable including a new year-round shelter with restrooms, a seasonal restroom, a paved walking path around the park, new playscapes and picnic shelters. Also included is a fishing pier and canoe/kayak launch along the shore of Cass Lake (which will be installed in the spring of 2011). A new sledding hill was also contoured into the landscape for winter enthusiasts. The ball fields have new backstops. The park also has a new entrance, new roadways and additional parking.
- Hours: Daily: 8 a.m.-dusk
- Handicap Accessible: Ground level access
- Parking: Free lot
- Features: Athletic fields, Benches, Picnic pavilions, Picnic tables, Playgrounds
- Services: Restrooms
- Permit requirements: Group use by permit only
- Restrictions: No alcohol, No fires, No smoking
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Woodstock (Ill.) Marian Central Catholic senior offensive tackle prospect Kurtis Stirneman (6-foot-6, 280 pounds) committed to Western Michigan back in June. With the news of the coaching staff being fired this week Stirneman talks about his latest recruiting status with the Broncos and more in this update. ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now for a FREE Trial
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Lugari legislator Cyrus Jirongo confers with the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs Eugene Wamalwa in Busia town. [PHOTO | Frankline Bwire| West Fm]
Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo says he fears for his life over his recent revelation that the government is financing some political parties to divide major ethnic groups into cocoons to manipulate the presidential race.
Jirongo who is a presidential hopeful under the United Republican Party (URP) alleged that he was warned against poking his fingers into important “eyes” but instead vowed to unravel the scheme meant to manipulate the coming General Election.
“And this words am saying should not be taken lightly because may be you will come for my funeral. This people have planned themselves to take the leadership of this country,” said Jirongo.
Speaking at the Busia polytechnic during a harambee drive for the boda boda operators, Jirongo urged Kenyans to shun leaders who he alleged are ‘projects’ of some influential State House operatives.
He said that Ruto’s URP and Mudavadi’s United Democratic Forum Party were among the political parties the state operatives were sponsoring to split the main communities in a bid to remain in power.
“You have heard that I have problems with Ruto in the URP party and it is because from his movements he is not after presidency but a project that is out to be used in sub- dividing people,” said the Lugari legislator.
“We must stand with leaders who will be a project for Kenyans and not State House,” he said, warning that money has remained the strongest weapon by some elites who intend to manipulate the election and also halt the devolution process a move he said should be rejected.
Accompanied by Nominated MP Musikari Kombo, Naivasha MP John Mututho, Brian Weke and former Budalang’i MP Raphael Wanjala, the Lugari MP indicated that he will quit URP and announce his new political vehicle in the next two weeks.
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To the Editor:
Members of the Weston Police Benevolent Association and the Weston Police Union will be collecting new, unwrapped toys for the United States Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots toy drive.
The mission of the program is to collect new, unwrapped toys, and distribute those toys as gifts to needy children for the holidays.
Toys can be dropped off now through December 19, 2012 at the Weston Police Department.
For further information please contact Officer Chris Powers at 203-222-2600.
Chris Powers
Weston Police Department | http://weston-ct.patch.com/groups/opinion/p/weston-police-collecting-toys-for-tots | 2013-05-18T10:53:25 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
MBTA Route 128 Station Parking
781-320-0019
Going green has never been so easy. Just park your buggy here and take the T and you'll save gas, reduce congestion and avoid contributing to pollution. Plus, you can text and talk on your cell phone in comfort and safety! You can even use your FastLane account to pay for your parking spot. Visit the MBTA Web site to view train maps and schedules.
- Hours: See Web site for train schedule
- Handicap Accessible: 44 accessible spaces
- Payments accepted: American Express, Cash, MasterCard, Visa
- Parking: Paid lot
- Number of spaces: 2,589
- 24-hour: Yes
- Type (parking): Indoor
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GoPro footage with Magic Filter & UR/Pro CY filter.
GoPro in backscatter housing, Auto Magic Filter (acryllic external mounting type), URPro Cyan (CY) Filter (glass 55mm).
Footage taken at same place/time, tropical shallow water.
Actually, I was planning to shoot with two gopro simultaneously with different filter but I flood one of them so just change filter with same camera.
Personally, I like color cast from Magic Filter but maybe different for others.
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Now I could have just added the pictures to the old blog post, but these deserve their own moment in the spotlight.
My parents have saved every handmade ornament my sister and I ever made. These are all at least 30 years old. Some are made with edible items. And we still have them...hence the blog post title Holiday of HORRORS!
Let's take a tour of some of my family's classic Christmas tree ornaments, shall we?
This work of art is titled "Starched White Yarn with Glitter," circa 1976. The artiste is yours truly. If you look closely, you can see the dried out masking tape (now held on with Scotch Tape) says AMY in the careful print of my preschool teacher. Clearly my genius shines through in this piece. My ancestors were heroes and pioneers of the West. I glued string.
Once upon a time, my sister made an ornament where she glued a blue paper ball into an ice cream cone for a cute little school craft. With a small pin on top and some yarn, it became a Christmas ornament. Time hasn't been too kind to this piece, but my parents can't bear to part with their child's creation. They put it in this Ziploc bag and stuck a hook in it. Now the bag hangs on the tree. Somewhere out there....Martha Stewart is quietly weeping. This is not a good thing.
This next ornament is not for the faint of heart.
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Once upon a time....that time being 1980....my sister made a marshmallow man ornament, with toothpicks the held on his little marshmallow arms and legs. She drew a cute face and added some glitter.
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My parents still have the marshmallow man, minus his legs.
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Oh the humanity.
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Christmas is dead to me now. Thanks.
Ooooh, Mr. Bill! I'm in hysterics.
Lol, Thomas, with a decorated house as lovely as yours, I knew you'd cringe at my reality. At least you still have your birthday.
It will be hours before I stop laughing. Maybe days.
And I adore your parents.
You mean to tell me those are 30 year old marshmallows? "Gross" isn't a harsh enough word.
Oh Amy - I am laughing so hard I am crying...or maybe I am just crying after that poor marshmallow man.
My whole family read this over my shoulders. Laugher, "gross", Mercy were words used. Your dad is awesome. :)
OMG this was hilarious! Thanks SO much for sharing!
Thank goodness my parents did not save any ornaments my siblings or I made. However, I have a bunch of my son's - future blog material perhaps!
Ditto to all of the other comments, can one do a ditto of a ditto??
No, that does not make sense, but, I am laughing too hard to make sense.
In closing:
OMG!!
thanks to you and your dad for this laugh out loud post! actually those remaining marshmellows look in pretty good shape to be 30 years old.
Fantastic doesn't even begin to describe this post. Do you save this type of your thing that your son makes as well? ;-)
Priceless!
Amy, your parents must be the coolest people with the biggest hearts. I understand keeping the preschool glitter string ornament and I can even understand keeping broken blue ice cream cone (keeping it in the bag is just plain perseverance and determination!)
They obviously love their kids and are proud of your accomplishments, no matter how small.
But the marshmallow man is just wrong. So So wrong.
I'm still laughing! We just decorated the tree today, including a dozen or so ornaments made by the kids, but NOTHING compares with yours...what a great post!
Hysterical! I love the leave-it-in-ziploc-bag concept. Pure genius! It's really cute of your parents. They must be sweeties!
I'll never be able to look at a marshmallow in the same way ever again. ;)
Imagine what your descendants will say when they come across these heritage items.
Oh, dear! I think I might be one of those mothers!
Hilarious! I'm still chuckling. What a lot of love in this post!
I think glitter stings should have its own booth at the next genealogy conference. What talent!
I laughed so hard at this! I have a few that I made in preschool that my parents saved. Thank goodness no marshmallows were involved.
My cardboard Xmas tree ornament adorned with macaroni and spray painted gold (c. 2nd grade) can't hold a candle to Mr. Marshmallow Man!
I like the Marshmallow man the best.
And I thought some of our childhood ornaments were a little crazy, but these are awesome!
Oh, yes! These are FANTASTIC and I think we went to the same school. Or at least had the same "art" teacher.
Oh my! The marshmallow man is just hysterical.. and I LOVE your string ornament.
Oh. My. Gawd.
Hysterical.
Still cleaning the coffee I spewed on the monitor off...
Very, very, very funny! I laughed out loud so much I started getting teary! Your story, complete with photos, is priceless! Thanks for sharing! Amy
Now that my stomach has stopped churning at the sight of Mr. Snowman, sorta, I must say that your parents are awesome to save those precious items. (Maybe not Mr. Snowman)
I just love the blue ball, ice cream cone in the ziplock bag hanging on the tree!
The Marshmallow Man will surely become a family heirloom.:)
Were these ornaments just found or do they grace the tree every year? I think we need a picture of the full tree! Thanks for the laugh. :)
God bless your descendants who stand too inherit Marshmallow man. And the string. umkay. Maybe they'll change tradition and not. put. up. a. tree...afterall. YIKES. LOL. Don't know if I can ever use marshmallows for something edible again. Thanks!
Absolutely hysterical!! This could be a recurring blogging theme. I bet other families have similar ornaments, although I do think the baggie ornament would be hard to beat.
Oh Amy, you don't have a sentimental bone in your body. I am so with your parents on this. You don't actually have to put them on the tree, just keep them in the family archive hermetically sealed. Right now I have a cardboard cone from my son's preschool that was a rocket (He told me so.), something with Cheerios, and a construction paper pumpkin complete with actual pumpkin seeds AND glitter. My only read concern is not attracting rodents. Of course my son's only eight. Talk to me in ten years.
Amy, thanks for the laugh! Great to see that ornament preserved for posterity!
Amy,
What wonderful parents you have! Gives me ideas for my own children's ornaments when they start coming home from school. lol Here I thought we were being smart by buying them an ornament each year that they will be able to take with them when they are grown up, but at least now I know how I'll replace all those ornaments I'll lose!
Amy - I'm finally catching up on my blog reading and I'm SO glad I didn't give up on it!!! This post had me in hysterics! Thank you for the pics, they are wonderful!!!
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Republican venture capitalist Bruce Rauner is moving closer to running for Illinois governor in 2014. In a press release, Rauner says he's forming an exploratory committee to consider a bid. He's also launching a 60-day statewide tour to hear from Illinois citizens and gauge their interest in his candidacy. An Illinois native, Rauner says it's "heartbreaking" to see the mess the state is in. He says he's considering running for governor because Illinois needs change. Rauner was one of the early partners in the investment company Golder, Thoma, Cressey, later known as GTCR. He's also been active in the charter school movement. He's never run for public office. But he has the financial means and connections to fund a serious campaign. Some observers say Rauner plans to spend $50 million of his own money on a campaign.
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Bill.
Bill Engvall is awesome and his quick wit makes you think fast, and laugh out loud. His trademark “here’s your sign” routine is still one of the best in comedy. We will get it see it live on October 2nd at the Glens Falls Civic Center. Great seat are still available here.
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Westminster – Jewell “Buster” Clayton Jordan, 76, husband of Melba Elizabeth Garrett Jordan of 206 Jordan Drive, passed away Friday, March 8, 2013 at An Med Health.
Services will be 4 PM, Monday, March 11, 2013 at the Bethel Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends 3 – 4 PM, prior to the service Monday, at the church.
Flowers accepted or donations to the Bethel Baptist Church, 160 Bethel Church Rd., Westminster, SC 29693.
The family is at the residence.
Condolences may be expressed online by visiting | http://wgog.com/jewell-buster-clayton-jordan/ | 2013-05-18T10:31:30 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Producer Steve’s Top 5 Presidential Dishes for Your Presidents’ Day Party
Happy Presidents’ Day everyone! That’s right. It’s Presidents’ Day. If you’re lucky, you got the day off today to sit around and relish in the great accomplishments of James K. Polk, Rutherford B. Hayes and Benjamin Harrison (they were all presidents, in case you weren’t sure what the letters stood for in that nifty pneumonic device that you still remember that your fourth grade Civics teacher taught you). If you’re like me, you associate holidays with food. “But what is a Presidents’ Day specialty”, you may ask? Fear not, citizen! I present to you Producer Steve’s top 5 presidential dishes for your President’s Day party!
#5 – Washington Pie. Named for our first President, this light custardy confection is similar to a Boston cream pie, but with additional layers of raspberry jam inside and a sprinkling of confectioner’s sugar on top. This just reinforces my stance that anything with sugar on top is phenomenal.
#4 – Peanuts. OK, not really a “dish” per say, but Jimmy Carter loved them and I do too. Mash them up and add them to something if you really need to consider it a “dish”.
#3 – Bill Clinton Burger. There’s a place in DC called Madam’s Organ that has a burger named after our 42nd President. It’s described as a “Fat All America, with a large dill and a slice of the side.” (overheard from Meredith while writing this blog: “Does the Bill Clinton Burger have special sauce?” Good one, Mere!)
#2 – Grover Cleveland Goulash. It’s a little-known fact that Grover Cleveland had a taste for the exotic. This concoction of noodles, meat and veggies was also rumored to contain venison, eel and scorpions! True story!
#1 – Pureé of wild ducks Van Buren. Named after our eighth President, Martin van Buren, this soup is described as a mélange of veal knuckle, roast duck, and plenty of butter. Sounds like something Paula Deen would cook up.
Happy Presidents’ Day, everyone. God Bless America.
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International Students Workshop: Useful Information, Support and Safety Advice
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The City invites International Students to participate in a free interactive workshop to learn self-awareness, personal and surf safety skills.
Topics to be covered will include personal safety and awareness, surf safety and NSW road rules.
Students will be able to meet and ask questions of representatives from NSW Police. The Police will simulate an emergency call to Triple Zero (000) and provide safety tips to students about looking after themselves, their friends and their belongings when studying and exploring the city.
Surf Education Australia will equip students for swimming safely at our beaches and safe swimming strategies including choosing where to swim and City of Sydney staff will be on hand to provide tips on pedestrian safety and basic road rules.
Representatives from Redfern Legal Centre’s International Student Legal Advice Service will answer questions from students and make appointments for legal assistance regarding a range of issues including tenancy, employment and visa issues.
Refreshments will be provided. Doors open at 5.30pm for registration.
Bookings are recommended. For bookings click here.
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By David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New Jersey and New York officials are stepping up their campaign for $80 billion in federal aid to finance cleanup and rebuilding efforts following superstorm Sandy, despite a media report the White House will request only $50 billion.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie pressed his case for the flood-damaged region in closed-door meetings with President Barack Obama and House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Thursday.
Senator Frank Lautenberg, a New Jersey Democrat, said the $45 billion-$55 billion range reported by The New York Times on Wednesday was not sufficient to meet estimated damages of $37 billion in New Jersey, $42 billion in New York and $3 billion in Connecticut.
"We think the numbers that were supplied were reliable. We're somewhere in the $80 billion area," Lautenberg told reporters in the Capitol. "Right now, there's a difference in view as to what we need and what we can get."
The White House expects to send Congress a supplemental appropriation request to replenish the federal disaster relief fund by the end of this week, White House spokesman Jay Carney told a news briefing. He declined to provide further details.
Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Craig Fugate said on Tuesday the FEMA Disaster Relief Fund had about $4.88 billion left, only enough for aid disbursements until about early spring. About $2 billion has been paid out so far for Sandy relief.
Robert Menendez, the other Democratic senator from New Jersey, added: "We want it to be robust. But we are working all the parties to make sure we make the case for that robustness, and we'll see."
After the New York Times report on Wednesday, which cited unnamed administration and congressional officials, both New Jersey senators and their counterparts from New York issued a statement saying that $50 billion was not enough.
"While $50 billion is a significant amount of money, it unfortunately does not meet all of New York and New Jersey's substantial needs," they said in the statement, issued jointly with New York's Democratic senators, Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer.
Christie declined to speak to reporters as he left the Capitol, leaving Boehner's office through a back hallway. An aide said he was rushing to catch a train to New York in time to make a late-afternoon taping of an appearance on "The Daily Show with John Stewart," the political satire show.
Christie's visit followed similar pilgrimages within the past week by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to lobby Congress for disaster aid funds.
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan also hinted in congressional testimony on Wednesday that the aid request would be lower than the damage estimates, saying some of the damage costs would be paid by private insurance coverage.
Less than two weeks after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans in 2005, Congress had appropriated $62.3 billion in emergency aid. But cost estimates grew quickly, and more hurricanes hit the Gulf Coast that year, prompting Congress to approve tens of billions of dollars in additional aid funds.
A massive aid request could complicate tense negotiations between the White House and Congress over resolving the "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax hikes and spending cuts at the end of the year.
Some House Republicans have called for disaster funding to be offset by spending cuts elsewhere, but Menendez said he was assured by Boehner that a majority of the Republican caucus did not share that view.
Menendez added that just as he and Lautenberg voted to appropriate funds to aid the victims of Katrina, tornados in Joplin, Missouri, last year and other recent disasters, "we expect our colleagues to be with us now here."
(Editing by Peter Cooney) | http://whbl.com/news/articles/2012/dec/07/new-jersey-and-new-york-press-case-for-80-billion-sandy-aid-bill/ | 2013-05-18T10:13:13 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Lili Wilkinson and guest Ailsa Piper explore Ray Lawler's Australian classic, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll.
This edition of Texts in the City features Lili Wilkinson and Laura Carroll discussing Jane Austen's Persuasion.
Historian Yvonne Ward talks about key details of Queen Victoria's private life, shielded from public knowledge until ...
Martin Flanagan and James Ley discuss an Australian classic - Henry Lawson's short story The Drover's Wife.
Geordie Williamson explains his passion for Australian literature's past masters. With Sarah L'Estrange.
In this edition of Unexpected Passions, Jess McGuire confesses to her love of British reality pop band Girls Aloud, w...
In this eloquent argument for atonement, Paul Ham recounts the barbaric and long-forgotten ordeal endured by Australi...
Andrew McDonald and film critic Thomas Caldwell discuss Bruce Beresford's film Paradise Road.
Guests George McEncroe and Dave Graney share their unfamiliar obsessions - junior football and explorer Sir Richard B...
Bill Gammage discusses the insightful, holistic way in which Aboriginal Australians managed their land.
Ramona Koval is joined by Peter Craven, who offers his considered thoughts on Patrick White's classic novel Voss.
In a very lively, candid appearance hosted by George Megalogenis, David Marr discusses his bold, controversial essay ...
Dava Sobel discusses her account - part-play, part-historical account - of the astronomer Copernicus. With Robin Will...
Critic Kerryn Goldsworthy discusses Helen Garner's iconic book Monkey Grip with Ramona Koval.
One of the country’s most controversial politicians, Bob Katter Jr joins ABC politics stalwart Barrie Cassidy to disc...
Alison Croggon explores Ray Lawler's Summer of the Seventeenth Doll for Australian Literature 101, with Ramona Koval.
Ramona Koval is joined by Michelle de Kretser, who examines Christina Stead's classic novel, The Man Who Loved Children.
Chris Wallace-Crabbe joins Ramona Koval to discuss the poems of Judith Wright.
George Megalogenis discusses his incisive book on Australia's place in the global economy. With Annabel Crabb.
Publisher and master researcher Hilary McPhee discusses film-maker Tim Burstall's diaries with Wendy Tuohy.
In the series debut, Ramona Koval and Michael Williams explore the generous historical voice of Watkin Tench..
Elliot Perlman talks about his new novel The Street Sweeper, writing 20th century histories and his return to Melbourne.
Jane Gleeson-White traces double entry bookkeeping from monastic origins to its place at the heart of capitalism.
Tony Moore, Robyn Annear and Des Cowley remember 'urban bohemian' journalist, poet and novelist Marcus Clarke.
Eight of Melbourne's finest writers and performers read their favourite speeches - from Redfern to Notting Hill via F...
Desbois reveals the methods and motivations behind his archival interviews with former Soviet Holocaust witnesses.
How can we reconcile atrocities that have happened in our midst, and where do memory, truth and justice fit?
Professor Timothy - aka TJ - Clark speaks to Antoni Jach about the mute image and why art is the "enemy of truth".
Author James Boyce reveals the forgotten founders of Melbourne, and ponders their impact on the present-day metropolis.
Sarah Maddison explores Australia's guilt over its brutal past and the transformative opportunity it offers.
Biographer Mark McKenna and Michael Cathcart discuss the work and life of the late historian Manning Clark.
Our panel of five discuss the Aussie fair go - what it means and to whom. Is it still true, relevant or indeed fair?
David Tacey explores the reemergence of holistic therapies, and the barriers to their widespread acceptance.
Nam Le, Mary Delahunty, Joy Damousi and Sue Pascoe reflect on various forms of memory in this discussion led by Micha...
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I've been thinking about Father's Day tomorrow. Cards will be given. Men will be taken out for breakfast or lunch. $$$$ will have been spent on everything from t-shirts to electronic gadgets to hunting gear. Sermons will be preached...in many cases to dad's who aren't even in the audience.
And I've been thinking about my own father...Eugene Oppeneer. Last Father's Day, my husband and I took him and my mother for a ride past the farm where he had lived for over 85 years, the home they had to leave when living there became too hard for them. During the time they'd lived in an assisted living facility, I'd driven him to regular therapy and doctor's appointments. We'd spent a lot of time together in my car.
I wish I could take him for a ride tomorrow. He'd have liked to see the corn growing in his old fields and look at the neatly cut grass on the lawn. But I won't. Last August, he went to be with The Father, before the corn and beans were ready to harvest.
Today would have been my parents' 67th wedding anniversary. I thank God for making me part of their family.
Happy Father's Day, Dad. I miss you.
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The Winter (Nov/Dec/Jan 2013) issue of Where Women Create magazine is the one that you have been waiting for … featuring some of the most talented, inspiring, and respected women/men in our industry. One of which is Robin Brown and her much acclaimed, “Magnolia Pearl Fashion Show“.
“What would have happened if Charles Dickens’ Miss Havisham hadn’t spent her life mourning the man that deserted her, but instead decided to pick herself up, dust herself off, and dance out of her crumbling mansion? If it’s an image you are having trouble conjuring, don’t worry — fashion designer Robin Pearl Brown of Magnolia Pearl has done the difficult part for you. In a fashion show supported by Jo Packham of WHERE WOMEN CREATE, and held in the wonderland space of Carol Hicks Bolton’s Laboratoire de Design…” (quoted from the feature on the Magnolia Pearl Fashion show in Where Women Create Magazine)
Read more about the Magnolia Pearl Fashion show in the Nov/Dec/Jan 2013 issue of Where Women Create Magazine. Click here to subscribe or purchase Where Women Create Magazine.
The Magnolia Pearl fashion show made this issue magnificent! I loved every page.Beauty, creativity, joyful abundance. what more could anyone ask. Great, great issue!
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A 2012 survey conducted by the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention found 52.5 percent of dogs and 58.3 percent of cats to be overweight or obese by their veterinarian. This translates to nearly 80 million dogs and cats in America with a weight problem. Dr. George Banta, chair of the Veterinary Technology department at Brown Mackie College - Akron and Dr. Mary Jo Wagner, attending veterinarian at Argosy University, Twin Cities, offer useful information for pet owners.
How can you tell if your pet is overweight? “It’s not the number of pounds, it’s how the animal carries the weight,” says Banta. “The number on the Body Condition Score is more important than pounds.” The Body Condition Score offers a way to assess the condition of an animal, usually on a scale from one to five, taking into account height, weight, and relative proportions of muscle and fat.
With a little knowledge, you can use sight and touch to figure your pet’s general condition. “When looking down on a dog or cat from above,” says Banta, “the body should slim to a discernable waist. An animal is too thin if you can see the spine or ribs; however, you should be able to feel them beneath the fur.” An animal of ideal weight will also display a pelvic tuck when viewed from the side.
“Just like humans, when animals overeat, they face increased risk for health problems like diabetes, heart disease, gastrointestinal problems and cancer,” continues Banta. In fact, these risks also include a shortened life expectancy.
Many owners feed pets according to the manufacturer’s suggested amounts; however, this instruction may not be right for your pet. “These guidelines are meant to cover all animals of a certain weight range,” says Wagner. “An owner must consider the age and activity level of each pet. The more active they are, the more calories they will burn in a day.”
Metabolism rates vary in animals the same way they do in people. Metabolism is the body process in which food is broken down for energy; another factor that affects the amount of food a pet needs. Wagner advises owners to keep an eye on body condition to judge whether a pet is eating properly. “If your pet shows signs of being overweight, simply cut back the amount of food given at each meal. Then weigh the pet in two or three weeks to see if it has made a difference,” she says.
Choosing the right food for your pet is important as well. Different brands of pet food contain varying amounts of protein, fat, carbohydrates and calories. “As a general rule, young, active dogs need high protein food,” says Wagner. “Older dogs need higher fiber to keep the gastrointestinal (GI) tract moving.” Ingredients listed on the package appear in descending order of volume; the first item on the list is most abundant in the food., it’s simple math.”
“Table scraps are a definite no. Zip, zilch, nada,” says Banta. “They are not good for two reasons. First, foods like chocolate, caffeine, grapes and raisins can be toxic to dogs. Second, the high fat content associated with table scraps, especially holiday trimmings, can lead to the onset of acute pancreatitis, which can be fatal.”
He recommends offering a kibble of food or a carrot instead of a cookie. If you must give cookies, try breaking them in half. “Pets do enjoy treats as a reward; however, attention from you is also a reward. It’s important to praise animals. In some ways, spending time with them is better than a treat,” Wagner says. | http://whitecountynews.net/matchbin_businesses?state=HI&cat=Pet%20Care&ara=Pets | 2013-05-18T10:21:02 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Venue of the conference
The First Global Ministerial Conference on Healthy Lifestyles and Noncommunicable Disease Control will be held on 28-29 April 2011 at the Congress Centre of the World Trade Centre Moscow, the Russian Federation. Address of the World Trade Centre Moscow:
Krasnopresnenskaya nab. 12
123610 Moscow
Russian Federation
Telephone: +7 495 258 1212
Web site:
Sheremetyevo (SVO) International Airport is located 29 km (18 miles) north-west, Vnukovo (VKO) International Airport (VKO) is located 28 km (17 miles) south-west, and Domodedovo International Airport (DME) is located 42 kilometres (26 miles) south-east of the historical city centre of Moscow. The World Trade Centre is located 10 minutes by metro or 20 minutes by shuttle bus west of the city centre. Most recommended hotels are located in the centre of Moscow. | http://who.int/nmh/events/moscow_ncds_2011/information_participants/venue/en/index.html | 2013-05-18T11:02:25 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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In July, I moved into a lovely two-room studio in Brooklyn. In addition to being cozy (just one closet) and classic, it has something wonderful: a big claw foot tub. Prior to this, I’d never been much of a bath person. store-bought bath salts would linger on my tub’s enamel and have to be scrubbed away.
Therefore, I realized there’s no reason I couldn’t mix my own salt and essential oils. I was thrilled to see how cheap Epsom and Dead Sea salts are to buy in bulk on Amazon.com. (I recently became a Prime member and think $79.99 a year is totally worth it.) Now, I’ll simply take a more cost-efficient salt bath or mix in a few drops of various essential oils to spice it up.
These baths are more than just relaxing. Dead Sea salt soaks are believed to relieve minor aches and pains, as well as rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis. For me, lugging coats and bags around New York in the winter inevitably leads to shoulder and upper back knots and tension. These baths have been just as, if not more, therapeutic than a massage for alleviating such tension. Dead Sea salt also relieves skin disorders such as dry skin, acne, and psoriasis. The increased concentration of magnesium in Dead Sea salt (it has far more than regular ocean water) improves skin hydration and reduces inflammation. It also is believed to prevent wrinkles.
Epsom salt, which is composed of magnesium sulfate, shares the same therapeutic attributes. The name is derived from magnesium rich salts once distilled from springs in Epsom in Surry, England. Epsom salt is also acclaimed for it’s disinfecting qualities. As a child, every time I’d get a splinter in my foot or an infected toenail, my mother would always prepare an Epsom salt soak. The pain and inflammation always reduced. Epsom salt can also be used internally to relieve constipation, and is, incidentally, slightly cheaper than Dead Sea salt. Two pounds, for example, cost about $6, where just over two pounds of Dead Sea salt is $10.
From an eco-aware standpoint, baths do use a lot of water. They’re more conservative than a drawn-out shower, however. To make up for the baths, I try to keep my showers brief.
I also find the tub to be an excellent place to immerse myself in a great book. My partner recently gave me a reading stand that rests across the tub. Not only does it help keep books dry, but it has a wonderful place to rest a cup of tea.
Enjoy your soak! Also check out this Whole Living DIY bath salt from October 2010: wholeliving.com/133666/buy-or-diy-bath-salts: Arm Rests For Bath One | 2/15/12 at 3:47 am
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(Reuters) - The San Francisco 49ers and the Houston Texans dominated the National Football League Pro Bowl selections on Wednesday, sending nine and eight players respectively to the game.
Six of the 49ers named to the NFC squad were on defense, including linebackers Aldon Smith, NaVorro Bowman, Patrick Willis along with strong safety Donte Whitner and free safety Dashon Goldson. Lineman Justin Smith is the other defensive player from the San Francisco team selected..
The AFC defense will feature a ferocious pass rush with the Broncos' Elvis Dumervil, Miami Dolphins' Cameron Wake and Texans' J.J. Watt selected as defensive ends while Denver's Von Miller and the Kansas City Chiefs' Tamba Hali anchor the linebacking corps.
Players from teams that make the Super Bowl will drop out of the Pro Bowl and be replaced.
(Reporting by Steve Keating in Toronto; Editing by Greg Stutchbury) | http://whtc.com/news/articles/2012/dec/27/texans-and-49ers-dominate-pro-bowl-selections/ | 2013-05-18T11:02:49 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
By Mary Wisniewski and James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Anti-war protests in Chicago dwindled on Monday to a few hundred people at the headquarters of U.S. defense contractor Boeing and President Barack Obama's re-election headquarters as the two-day summit of the NATO military alliance ended.
Between 200 and 300 demonstrators, some throwing paper planes, gathered in a festive atmosphere at airplane maker Boeing. The turnout was a fraction of the thousands who attended a march on Sunday where dozens were arrested and a number of protesters and police injured during fierce clashes.
Attendance at a week of anti-NATO demonstrations was less than organizers expected. Only two of the rallies drew numbers into the thousands and one of those relied heavily on hundreds of nurses visiting for a convention.
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said arrests for the week were roughly 93 people, including some 45 people during the clashes on Sunday.
A lawyers' group defending the protesters said more than 60 were arrested on Sunday and two dozen injured by police using batons on demonstrators who had been ordered to leave.
Occupy Chicago, the local chapter of the loose-knit anti-Wall Street Occupy movement, had promised to shut down Boeing headquarters on Monday, which it called "NATO's war machine."
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They then marched to Obama's re-election headquarters in a 41-story office building near the city's lakefront where some sang and danced and others called upon the Democratic incumbent to return to his roots as a community organizer.
A protester with a megaphone told the crowd in front of the Obama headquarters: "What I would like to say to Barack Obama is that ... 20 years ago, you would have been on the streets with us ... You are a traitor."
Asked about the demonstrations at a news conference concluding the NATO summit, Obama said they had a right to assemble and express their views.
He praised the Chicago police, saying: "Chicago's finest did a great job under significant pressure and a lot of scrutiny."
Some downtown Chicago businesses remained closed on Monday.
(Additional reporting by Andrew Stern, Ann Saphir and Mary Wisniewski; Writing by Eric Johnson; Editing by Greg McCune and Eric Beech) | http://whtc.com/news/articles/2012/may/19/small-protest-descends-on-chicago-mayors-home/ | 2013-05-18T10:54:17 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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The former TV producer ran the network from 1982 to 1987, when he was asked to step down during a BBC overhaul and following decisions to greenlight controversial news shows about the Falklands War and the U.S. bombing of Libya.
Milne upset many U.K. politicians in 1985 when he agreed to air a news special featuring an interview with Sinn Fein leader Martin McGuinness. Officials called on the BBC not to screen the programme and network governors agreed.
Among his many successes, Milne oversaw the historic Live Aid broadcast in 1985. | http://whtc.com/news/articles/2013/jan/12/former-bbc-boss-alexander-milne-dead-at-82/ | 2013-05-18T10:53:22 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
By Karen Freifeld
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Paulson & Co asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the firm of conspiring with Goldman Sachs Group Inc
In a filing in New York on Monday, Paulson said it "made no misrepresentations" to ACA Financial Guaranty
ACA brought the $120 million complaint against Goldman in 2011 and amended its lawsuit in January, adding Paulson & Co and its hedge fund, Paulson Credit Opportunities Master II Ltd, as defendants.
The amended complaint claims Goldman and Paulson deceived ACA into believing Paulson was investing in the CDO. Paulson eventually took a short position on the CDO.
Paulson said it had nothing to do with how Goldman offset its risk or how Abacus was sold to investors.
"By its nature, a synthetic CDO like Abacus must have a long and a short," Paulson said in its filing. "Paulson entered into a credit default swap with Goldman to take a short position on it. Paulson's obligations ended there."
ACA relies on "mischaracterizations, emails unrelated to Abacus, and snippets of correspondence taken out of context," Paulson said.
Michael DuVally, a spokesman for Goldman, declined comment.
Goldman settled with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for $550 million in 2010 over claims it misled investors in Abacus, without admitting wrongdoing.
The case is ACA Financial Guaranty Corp v Goldman Sachs & Co, 650027/2011, New York state Supreme Court (New York County).
(Reporting by Karen Freifeld; Editing by Ryan Woo) | http://whtc.com/news/articles/2013/mar/19/paulson-hedge-fund-seeks-dismissal-of-abacus-lawsuit/ | 2013-05-18T11:02:52 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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In the early 1980s, a San Diego band was searching for a replacement lead singer. The bass player remembered a man with incredible vocals he saw at an earlier audition. Tony Ortiz was called and performed three songs for the band. By the end of the last song The Monroes had found their man. Together, the group had a bona fide hit with "What Do All the People Know". Eventually, the group dispersed. Ortiz moved to Minnesota where he currently resides and continues to write and perform music. This self-taught singer/songwriter is proof that if you discover your talent and continue to cultivate it, limitations will fall away. If the opportunity happens to present itself, do not miss the chance to see Ortiz performing his best originals works. Tony Ortiz and the Guns of Soul will rock your world.
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Songwriter and flatpicker Sue West has a deep love of traditional music. Sheplays yearly at Laura Ingalls Wilder Days, Pioneer Days, the St. PaulFarmer's Market, and local festivals. She is the winner of Rural Roots MusicCommission 2009 Folk Music CD of the Year award. She has recently publisheda new cd of originals and uniquely arranged traditionals at Arabica Studios,Minneapolis, MN. Guitarist for the popular regional old time string band,Rush River Ramblers, Sue also has a large repertoire of solo folk music andaccompanies herself on guitar and other stringed instruments. | http://widespotperformingarts.org/index.php?nav=ticket&month=5 | 2013-05-18T10:21:47 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
By Alicia Lutes, Hollywood.com Staff
There are a lot of people more fascinating than you. This is life. Welcome to it. But sometimes, there are people so fascinating, so interesting that they merit a televised special hosted by one of the most venerable female journalists and interviewers in America. So is Barbara Walters' 2012 Most Fascinating People special, which aired Wednesday night on ABC. And you were not on that list.
We know your mother would have totally included you on her own list of Most Fascinating Peopleright before Jerry McGilich, the owner of the wine store down on Main Streetso that's something, right? We sure you're really fascinating and would've totally included you on our own list. (You're so unique, like a snowflake!) Want to know why you're not on the list? Need to figure out a way to up your fascinating game for 2013? Take a look at the undisputed most interesting, charming, smart, funny, talented, athletic, cute, handsome, beautiful, intelligent humans to ever exist in the history of 2012.
One Direction - OK so, Barbara Walters thinks One Direction is fascinating because boy bands are so totally retro. But also a phenomenon. Yet also sort of outdated and, poo poo, so 90s! Essentially. She also used the word ""tween"" which was great fun for everyone involved. One Direction are fascinating because they were created on television: by producers and Simon Cowell. And they are boyish with accents! Anglofile tweens are born from their songs. There was an overdub about Taylor Swift, talk of girlfriends, breaking out solo which Zayn and Harry were at least cut to look like they stayed silent on while everyone else said ""no way."" It's always the curly-haired one and the ""bad boy"" that go solo. If you want to be considered as fascinating as One Direction, sing pop songs and date tall, surprised American girls.
Seth MacFarlane - Seth MacFarlane is interesting to Barbara Walters because he does all sorts of funny voices! Sometimes those voices are funny, other times they're crude, rude, and musical. Other times they're like maniacal New England babies, and sometimes they even sound like a tony 40s lounge singer. But mostly Barbara thinks he runs around smiling, offending, and amusing people in equal, confounding measures. Babs was mostly just happy that he'd be singing at The Oscars, though. If you want to be considered as fascinating as Seth MacFarlane, do it all and make fun of everything. And do it in front of a big audience.
Chris Christie - Well, Barbara thinks Chris Christie is fascinating because he's The Governor of Sandwiches! Just kidding! Barbara is really uncomfortable talking about fat. She can talk about your deepest, darkest, most personal moments of sadness, she'll ask for explicit, painful details about the time you almost died, but she hates talking about fat. That said, the actual interesting thing about Chris Christie is how adult and professional he was in handling the Sandy superstorm crisisespecially when working with a Democratic POTUS as a Republican Governor. Especially because Barbara thinks he's just so angry! (He's a Jersey Italian boy! C'MON Barbs!) Unfortunately, Christie didn't cry about his love for Bruce Springsteen. If you want to be considered as fascinating as Chris Christie, be in charge of a wildly stereotyped state.
Gabby Douglas - Gabby is fascinating, but that's mostly just because she's so damned adorable and normal but also spectacular, since, you know, she's a superhuman gold medal gymnast from the 2012 London Olympics. Goodness gracious, that is one poised, lovely, smart, driven young woman. Seriously, just so lovely. Gabby Douglas is the type of girl you, the modern but sensible mother, hope your future daughter grows up to be. Gosh, she really is something, that one. So weird how literally everyone in America watching the special started crying simultaneously when they replayed her win again, right? If you want to be considered as fascinating as Gabby Douglas, just be perfect.
Prince Harry - Prince Harry is fascinating because he's a twenty-eight year old guy? Sure, he's a Prince and he gets to be related to Kate Middleton's hair forever, but he's also in the army, gets drunk and naked in Vegas, has worn a stupid costume one time that was in really poor taste, and sometimes does nice things when his grandmother asks him. You know, normal guy stuff. Oh but we certainly can't resist and accented ginger! No interview for Prince Harry, though. Probably because he's a Prince and he doesn't have to follow any rules because his family lives in a fairy tale. If you want to be considered as fascinating as Prince Harry, be an elusive twentysomething member of a royal family.
Honey Boo Boo - Heaven help us, she says. Oh, Babs. Alana Thompson is fascinating because her family does audacious things and yell a lot. They're uninhibited! They make sketti! That is why she's famous, and that's why she's fascinating. Another one that Barbara did not wield her mighty interview sword against. Seriously? I wanted to hear what happens Barbara finally redneckognized what was going on. If you want to be considered as fascinating as Honey Boo Boo, be famous for shocking people with your uninhibited and unconventional antics.
E L James - There's so much about this 50 Shades of Grey phenomenon that's fascinating (on, seriously, so many levels)though Barbara does well to avoid all the parts that might be offensive when interviewing the author of every mom's guilty pleasure. But she did talk about fan fiction! And Twilight! E L James read some stuff on the Internet and decided to write a book about dudes that ""like that sort of thing."" She also probably has done some BDSM-tinged sex stuff with her husband. Research! If you want to be considered as fascinating as E L James, write about people doing it in any way other than missionary.
Hillary Clinton - What ISN'T fascinating about Hillary Clinton? First, she says she won't run for President of the United States, which shocks people. She's been repairing relations between the United States and the rest of the world, and has no such time for thoughts so trivial. She's married to Bill Clinton. She gets memes. Hillary Clinton is so fascinating I bet when she sweats she sparkles like a vampire. Of course she's on this list. Everyone wants Hillary to run for President in 2016 (she'd be a lock on the Democratic nomination at this point), but she'd still would rather do something philanthropic. She has ""incredible stamina and energy""! Her wordsdirect quote! This honorary Head Queen Goddess Boss Lady has dreams, and her biggest dream would be to bring peace to the Middle East, especially in Isreal and Palestine. She's maybe a little scared about Iran. Also she wore scrunchies while making serious moves and brokering deals on the international politics front, so people are curious about that, too. If you want to be considered as fascinating as Hillary Clinton, HAHAHA NICE TRY. Don't even think about it: you aren't.
Ben Affleck - Ben Affleck is fascinating because he stole Justin Bieber's wig in a time machine incident from 2010 and used it in a movie called Argo. Also he's 40. His dad was an alcoholic who is sober now, and his mom was a Harvard-educated teacher. And he's BFF with Matt Damon (which caused an audible gasp of delight from the lips of Babsswear to everything), which is really fascinating, because they're still friends but they're not attached at the hip anymore and haven't been for awhile but people still always just wonder about that. He's really sad about Gigli and maybe a little bit bitter about the J. Lo experience. But he really loves that Jennifer Garner gal, and that's real swell. If you want to be considered as fascinating Ben Affleck, make movies, be handsome, and a former overnight success story.
General David Petraeus - Surprise! Here's THE MOST fascinating person of all of 2012! According to Babs, it's because he stuck it in a lady that wasn't his wife. Emails! So many emails! Spies! Affairs! It's like Homeland brought to life, with less ugly-crying (somehow). Also there was a chance to make jokes about a ""femme fatale in fatigues."" If you want to be considered as fascinating as General Petraeus, be the head of a spy agency and make a mistake.
What do you think of this year's most fascinating people? Did you approve of Barbara Walters' list? Sound off in the comments!
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Meet my new best friend.
Heehee. Coming from my pasta dilemma a couple of days ago, Karen gave me a tip that crushed garlic may work better than chopped garlic because crushed garlic imparts “a better flavored-infused sauce.” During my grocery trip last weekend, I bought a stone mortar and pestle for our little kitchen. What can I say but oooh yeah!!! I had a blast making “dikdik” the garlic. Hmmm. That just sounded too kolehiyala. Sort of like “I’ll make tusok-tusok the fishballs.” I digress!
I enjoyed crushing the garlic a lot. When H wanted to make adobo, he went, “Wifey, can you slice the onions and garlic?” I jumped up from the couch and started crushing the garlic with my new friend. I wanted to crush the onion too but figured it wasn’t a good idea. Haha, just kidding. The sound of the pestle hitting the mortar reminded me of my childhood. I’d be in the sala watching cartoons and I’d hear our yaya doing that mortar and pestle thing in the kitchen. Memories.
By the way, I made my first Pomodoro sauce yesterday. It was too sour for my taste but I used basil (my now favorite herb) and of course, what else but crushed garlic! Let me just say that basil and garlic are my favorite ingredients ever.
I have a cookbook that has the recipe for pesto. It says that you can make pesto using your mortar and pestle. One can always use the blender of course. Since I don’t have a blender (will I ever escape this topic!?) and I’m enjoying myself immensely with that mortar and pestle, I think I’ll try making pesto the old-fashioned way this weekend. Let’s see how that goes.
And if you’re a nitwit like me, the bowl is called the mortar and the cylindrical thing is the pestle. I didn’t know that till today. I always called it “mortarandpestle” or “mortaenpestle”. They worked as one unit, and I never really cared which was which. Now I do!
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Excite Truck just doesn't seem that exciting.
This launch title still has some retooling if it's going to be a worth while launch title.
The new console will launch on November 19 for $249.
Nintendo comes out on top.
Ditching the bike in favor of a bigger rig, Nintendo revitalizes a franchise. | http://wii.gamespy.com/wii/excite-trucks/index_articles.html | 2013-05-18T10:13:29 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
JAX-WS-Proposal
Overview
Architecture
The images below describe at a high level, the architecture for the JAX-WS implementation. The pieces are color coded to denote their scope.
The blue pieces are the APIs provided by the JAX-WS specification. These are the APIs that users will interact with and are strictly the javax.xml.ws.* interfaces/classes.
- The purple pieces are the actual implementation components to support the JAX-WS API.
- The yellow pieces are the portions of the Axis2 runtime that are leveraged in implementing the purple pieces.
A few other things to note:
The Axis2 code is only touched in two places. In the AxisController on the client side and in the JAXWSMessageReceiver on the server side.
- There is no support for JAX-WS handlers right now, but they are included in the diagrams below.
Here is the client architecture:
Here is the server architecture:
Class Roadmap
The following table describes the important classes in the architecture:
Coding Conventions
The contributed code follows the same conventions used in the Axis2 code base.
- The JAX-WS is an Axis 2 component module (modules/jaxws)
- The source and test directories of JAX-WS use the same directory structure as the other Axis 2 modules.
- The module is constructed and maintained using maven.
- The maven.xml file, project.xml and project.properties files use the same conventions as the other modules.
- The project.xml file extends the Axis2 etc/project.xml file.
- The Axis2 etc/project.properties variables are used to determine the versions of dependent jars.
- The conributors to the JAX-WS module are listed in the modules/jaxws/project.xml file.
- The module is Java 5.0 enabled.
- The maven.multiproject.includes.requiresJDK15 variable in etc/project.properties is updated to include the JAXWS project.
- All code files contain an Apache and IBM copyright.
- The code follows standard Java Coding Conventions
- The root package name is org.apache.axis2.jaxws.
- TODO and FIXME tasks are used to identify missing or broken behavior.
- Currently all messages are inline. There is no message resource bundle.
Testing
There are 20 JAX-WS tests provided in the initial JAX-WS code drop.
- The test directory structure is similar to the other Axis2 modules.
- The test output is captured in the modules/jaxws/target/test-reports directory.
- Tests labeled as async are testing asychrony at the programming model level only. They are not using a separate listener since WS-Addressing is not enabled.
- The tests are currently driven from the single class, org.apache.axis2.jaxws.framework.JAXWSTest. We will change this architecture as we add more tests.
We are working on additional tests. Subsequent tests will be documented with javadoc. The following table is provided for evaluation purposes only. | http://wiki.apache.org/ws/FrontPage/Axis2/JAX-WS-Proposal | 2013-05-18T10:57:01 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
The Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine (NST) uses Atutor as platform for online courses targeted towards medical students and health professionals. In addition to courses Atutor is used for self help groups and as a project tool. At NST Atutor is loosely integrated with a CMS and a systems for online booking of videoconferences for open or private lectures, and provides a vital part of a web service providing health workers and patients with different tools for competence building and knowledge management.
Atutor was chosen as preferred LCMS because of it's speed and the flexibility to turn content and modules on and off, providing many posibilities to use one system to adress many different target groups and needs. The rapid development, easy customization to and easy upgrade were also vital for the decision.
NST has used Atutor exclusively as LCMS for 2.5 years for 50+ courses, groups and projects, and has participated in funding the further development of several modules and features, most prominently the file storage module, forum editing, forum avatars and auto enrollment. NST translated the system to Norwegian, and are currently maintaining this translation. NST created the Atutor Redux theme, and are maintaining it.
See helsekompetanse.no for further information. At the time only in Norwergian.
Powered by a free Atlassian Confluence Open Source Project License granted to OCAD University. Evaluate Confluence today. | http://wiki.atutor.ca/display/atutorwiki/Norwegian+Centre+for+Telemedicine | 2013-05-18T10:20:28 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Occasionally, you may wish to use more recent versions of specific pieces of software. You have the choice of either compiling that software from scratch, or (assuming the version you desire is packaged for another Debian-based distribution) creating a backported package.
Backporting the package makes it easier to share your improvements with other people, and is generally easier to manage when it comes to upgrading. (Just be sure to share the source to your packages, if you upload to a repository.)
Step 1: Get the source of the upstream package
You have two alternative methods.
Alternative 1: Find and download the source manually
Search the Ubuntu packages or Debian packages pages, until you find the relevant package page for the version you want.
At the foot of the page, there is a line mentioning the source packages. Download the three links to the right, which should look something like:
[dsc] [<package>_<version>.orig.tar.gz] [<package>_<version>.diff.gz]
Put these into a working directory, and run:
dpkg-source -x <package>_<version>.dsc
Alternative 2: Use a deb-src line in sources.list
This is possibly controversial in this context, but done properly there should not be a risk of installing non-free software onto your system.
Edit the file /etc/apt/sources.list and add the relevant deb-src line for the distribution you are backporting from. Important: Note that you add a deb-src line, and not a deb line. Adding a deb line would risk installing packages compiled against different versions of libraries (so they would break), and even worse, you could end up with non-free software.
So, for example:
deb-src edgy main universe deb-src edgy-backports main universe
Choose a nearby mirror, it'll be faster. Update:
sudo apt-get update
Then, the following command will fetch the source and unpack it:
apt-get source <package>
You may wish to remove the deb-src line once you are finished.
Step 2: Check and install build dependencies
Under alternative 1, change to the directory the source was unpacked in, and run:
dpkg-checkbuilddeps
You must then install the packages it lists, using sudo apt-get install <package>.
If you are using alternative 2, then issue the following command:
sudo apt-get build-dep <package>
If it doesn't work
Sometimes, packages will depend on more recent library versions than are available in gNewSense. In this case, you have a few options:
- Backport the library versions, and their dependencies (starting from step 1 again). Sometimes, this can result in large numbers of packages needing recompiling, however. Be careful of breaking other packages in the repository.
- See whether you can change the package to remove the dependency. Check the changelog to see when and why that dependency was introduced.
Step 3: Edit the changelog
Before building, in the package source directory, run:
dch -i
This will let you edit the changelog. Add a note that the package is a backport, and note any changes you made to the source.
The -i flag will increment the version number automatically. These version numbers have rules; see the relevant section of the Debian Policy Manual. If the package uses an orig.tar.gz (as opposed to just a tar.gz) upstream source, then using a hyphen ('-') in the suffix will mean your changes get put into a diff.gz file, and are easier to update on the mirrors. One important thing not mentioned there is the use of the tilde character ('~') in the suffix, to force your revision to be less than the corresponding upstream version; this is so that when it comes to an upgrade, the version from the new release will be installed. Look at the Ubuntu backports repository for examples.
This is particularly important if you are uploading the package to a repository for others to use. Incrementing the version number is a good idea in any case, because it will stop the automatic updates system wanting to replace your new packages. At the same time, you want to choose an extension such that the next gNewSense version will still be automatically installed.
Step 4: Build and install the package
Change to the package source directory, if you're not there already. Then run:
fakeroot dpkg-buildpackage
If all goes well, the package should be built in the parent directory. You can then:
cd .. sudo dpkg -i <package>_<version>.deb | http://wiki.gnewsense.org/UserExperiences/BackportingPackages | 2013-05-18T10:12:39 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
ArenaNet:Guild Wars 2 suggestions/Capturing Guild Halls
(Discussion)
Guilds could find an area that is suitable and claim it as their Guild Hall/Base. Instead of having guilds that are inexperienced with combat but have loads of gold able to buy the best Guild Hall, guilds would now have to show their skills in combat when getting a Guild Hall. Example: An old castle on top of a hill next to a lake is controlled by another guild. Another guild would have to gather their guild members and fight to take it. This helps in the idea of World PvP. To prevent guilds from taking Guild Halls that are already taken but the guild is completely inactive or has nobody stationed at the base to defend it, The guild could purchase NPC defenders such as Guards, Rangers, Casters, maybe even catapult operaters. Possibilty of a special competition between guilds to own the most land in GW2. Problem: "Our guild is too small." or, "Our members are too inexperienced." Guilds that inexperienced but have money, could form a deal with Guilds to buy their land instead of having to fight for it. Of course, not everybody would want to do this. Therefore, there should be an option of going into "Guild War" mode to allow attacks from other guilds.
- Why this is a good idea
- New PvP opportunities.
- Creates the GUILD WARS Idea.
- Interesting new gameplay.
- New Guild Wars 2 economy possibility.
- Why it may not work out
- when a guild leader logs in and thinks "hang on wheres my guild hall I got yesterday gone" now that would be annoying after having fought for it for ages. especially if it looked ace.
- I like this idea but some guilds would buy every hall there is(in the case that u can only have 1 at a time they would buy the best) or a guild which are experts in battle could also conquer the finest castles but the average guilds would have lame castles which totally suck
- so maybe the guilds could be categorized so the awesome good guilds can't take castles from lame-o guilds but the lame-o's could TRY of taking castles from good guilds | http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/ArenaNet:Guild_Wars_2_suggestions/Capturing_Guild_Halls | 2013-05-18T10:41:09 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Collaborative activities
From OLPC
A more complete list can be found here: Collaboration_Central#Collaborative_Activities
[edit] Chat
- From XO-1, Home view (Upper left button, black disc with one dot), click on the taskbar icon that looks like a text bubble, Chat.
- Click on the pull down box labeled 'Share with:' and choose 'My Neighborhood'.
- From XO-2, Neighborhood mesh view (Upper left button, black disc with 8 dots), you should see the chat bubble in the colors of XO-1. Click on it.
- Both laptops should be able to see the other XO figure in their Activity view (this comes up by default, but you can also force the activity view with the upper left button, black disc with a white square).
- Move the mouse to the bottom of the screen and start chatting!
Some Notes:
- If the laptops are collaborating without any access to a school server or Access Point, this will work without any other settings.
- If the laptops are collaborating within the access of the same school server, this will also work without any other settings.
- If the laptops are collaborating across the internet to different towns, countries or continents, then both laptops have to have a common server setting for collaboration. OLPC provides a server called 'jabber.laptop.org'.
[edit] Record
Share pictures taken from the laptops with others.
- From XO-1 Home view, click on the 'Record' icon in the taskbar.
- Use the pull down box labeled 'Share with:' to choose 'My Neighborhood'.
- From other XOs, go to the neighborhood mesh view and click on the Record icon with the colors of XO-1.
- To take a picture, click on the 'eye' icon. This picture should show up on all laptops that are sharing.
- Use the Record tab to switch between still pictures, video and audio. In Trial-3 code only the still pictures can be shared.
Drag pictures into a Document.
- In Trial-3 you can drag a picture from the bottom tray of Record to the left side sugar clipboard. First press the upper right keyboard button that looks like a sugar frame (rectangle).
- When the frame appears, click and drag a picture from record to the right and drop it. A record icon will appear on the frame. This is the clipboard.
- Go to the Home view and click on the Write icon to start abiword
- Drag the picture from the left side of the sugar frame into the document.
[edit] Browse
Share a bookmark in Browse:
- Open the browser and go to a url of interest
- From the browse tab, click on the star in the upper right, next to the url window. This will create a bookmark
- Click on 'share with neighborhood'
- From another XO, click on the shared browse icon in the neighborhood mesh view
- You should get the same book mark after the browser starts up | http://wiki.laptop.org/index.php?title=Collaborative_activities&oldid=260636 | 2013-05-18T11:03:02 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Lazarus IDE Tools
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Overview
The IDE uses a library of Pascal source parsing and editing tools, called the "codetools". These tools provide features like Find Declaration, Code Completion, Extraction, Moving Inserting and Beautifying Pascal sources. These functions can save you a lot of time and duplicated work. They are customizable, and every feature is available via shortcuts (see Editor Options).
Because they work solely on Pascal sources and understand FPC, Delphi and Kylix code, they don't require compiled units or an installed Borland/Embarcadero compiler. You can edit Delphi and FPC code at the same time. You can even work with several Delphi and FPC versions at the same time. This makes porting Delphi code to FPC/Lazarus much easier.
Summary Table of IDE shortcuts
Method Jumping
To jump between a procedure body (begin..end) and the procedure definition (procedure Name;) use Ctrl+⇧ Shift+↑.
For example:
interface procedure DoSomething; // procedure definition implementation procedure DoSomething; // procedure body begin end;
If the cursor is on the procedure body and you press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+↑, the cursor will jump to the definition. Pressing Ctrl+⇧ Shift+↑ again will jump to the body, after 'begin'.
This works between methods (procedures in classes) as well.
Hints: 'Method Jumping' jumps to the same procedure with the same name and parameter list. If there is no exact procedure, it jumps to the best candidate and positions the cursor on the first difference. (For Delphians: Delphi can not do this).
For example a procedure with different parameter types:
interface procedure DoSomething(p: char); // procedure definition implementation procedure DoSomething(p: string); // procedure body begin end;
Jumping from the definition to the body will position the cursor at the 'string' keyword. This can be used for renaming methods and/or changing the parameters.
For example:
You renamed 'DoSomething' to 'MakeIt':
interface procedure MakeIt; // procedure definition implementation procedure DoSomething; // procedure body begin end;
Then you jump from MakeIt to the body. The IDE searches for a fitting body, does not find one, and hence searches for a candidate. Since you renamed only one procedure there is exactly one body without definition (DoSomething) and so it will jump to DoSomething and position the cursor right on 'DoSomething'. Then you can simply rename it there too. This works for parameters as well.
Include Files
Include files are files inserted into sources with the {$I filename} or {$INCLUDE filename} compiler directive. Lazarus and FPC often uses include files to reduce redundancy and avoid unreadable {$IFDEF} constructs needed to support different platforms.
Contrary to Delphi, the Lazarus IDE has full support for include files. You can for example jump from the method in the .pas file to the method body in the include file. All codetools like code completion consider include files as special bounds.
For instance: When code completion adds a new method body behind another method body, it keeps them both in the same file. This way you can put whole class implementations in include files, as the LCL does for nearly all controls.
But there is a trap for newbies: If you open an include file for the first time and try method jumping or find declaration you will get an error. The IDE does not yet know to which unit the include file belongs. You must open the unit first.
As soon as the IDE parses the unit, it will parse the include directives there and the IDE will remember this relationship. It saves this information on exit and on project save to ~/.lazarus/includelinks.xml. The next time you open this include file and jump or do a find declaration, the IDE will internally open the unit and the jump will work. You can also hint the IDE by putting
{%mainunit yourunit.pas}
at the top of yourinclude.inc.
Of course this mechanism has limits. Some include files are included twice or more. For example: lcl/include/winapih.inc.
How you will jump from the procedure/method definitions in this include file to their bodies will depend on your last action. If you worked on lcl/lclintf.pp the IDE will jump to winapi.inc. If you worked on lcl/interfacebase.pp, then it will jump to lcl/include/interfacebase.inc (or one of the other include files). If you are working on both, then you can get confused. ;)
Code Templates
Code Templates converts an identifier into a text or code fragment.
Code Templates default short cut is Ctrl+J. You can type an identifier, press Ctrl+J and the identifier is replaced by the text defined for the identifier. Code Templates can be defined in Tools -> Options -> CodeTools.
Example: Write the identifier 'classf', leave the cursor right behind the 'f' and press Ctrl+J. The 'classf' will be replaced by
T = class(T) private public constructor Create; destructor Destroy; override; end;
and the cursor is behind the 'T'. You can get the list of templates by positioning the cursor on space (not on an identifier) and pressing Ctrl+J. The list of code templates will pop up. Use the cursor keys or type some chars to choose one. Return creates the selected template and Escape closes the pop up.
The biggest time savers are templates 'b'+Ctrl+J for begin..end.
Parameter Hints
Parameter Hints shows a hint box with the parameter declarations for the current parameter list.
For example
Canvas.FillRect(|);
Place the cursor in the brackets and press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+space. A hint box will show up showing the parameters of FillRect.
Since 0.9.31 there is a button to the right of each declaration to insert the missing parameters.This will copy the parameter names from the chosen declaration to the cursor position.
Hint: Use the Variable Declaration Completion to declare the variables.
Incremental Search
Incremental Search changes the statusbar of the source editor. Type some characters and the editor will search and highlight immediately all occurrences in the text. Shortcut is Ctrl+e.
- For example pressing e will search and highlight all occurrences of 'e'.
- Then pressing t will search and highlight all occurrences of 'et' and so forth.
- You can jump to the next with F3 (or Ctrl+e while in search) and the previous with ⇧ Shift+F3.
- Backspace deletes the last character
- return stops the search without adding a new line in the editor.
- You can resume the last search by pressing Ctrl+e a second time, immediately after you started incr-search with Ctrl+e. that is while the search term is still empty.
- Paste Ctrl+V will append the text from the clipboard to the current search text (since lazarus 0.9.27 r19824).
Hint: Quick searching an identifier with incremental search
- Place text cursor on identifier (do not select anything)
- Press Ctrl+C. The source editor will select the identifier and copy it to the clipboard
- Press Ctrl+E to start incremental search
- Press Ctrl+V to search for the identifier (since 0.9.27)
- Use F3 and ⇧ Shift+F3 to quickly jump to next/previous.
- Use any key (for example cursor left or right) to end the search
Syncro Edit
Syncro Edit allows you to edit all occurrences of a word at the same time (synchronized). You simple edit the word in one place, and as you type, all other occurrences of the word are updated too.
Syncro Edit works on all words in a selected area:
- Select a block of text
- press Ctrl+J or click the icon in the gutter. (This only works, if there are any words that occur more than once in the selection.
- use the Tab ⇆ key to select the word you want to edit (if several different words occurred more than once)
- Edit the word
- Press Esc to finish
See an animated example here
Find next / previous word occurrence
The two functions can be found in the popup menu of the source editor
- Source editor / popup menu / Find / Find next word occurrence
- Source editor / popup menu / Find / Find previous word occurrence
And you can assign them shortcuts in the editor options.
Code Completion
Code Completion can be found in the IDE menu Edit -> Complete Code and has as standard short cut Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C.
For Delphians: Delphi calls "code completion" the function showing the list of identifiers at the current source position (Ctrl+Space). Under Lazarus this is called "Identifier completion".
Code Completion combines several powerful functions. Examples:
- Class Completion: completes properties, adds/updates method bodies, add private variables and private access methods
- Forward Procedure Completion: adds procedure bodies
- Event Assignment Completion: completes event assignments and adds method definition and body
- Variable Declaration Completion: adds local variable definitions
- Procedure Call Completion: adds a new procedure
- Reversed procedure completion: adds procedure declarations for procedure/function bodies
- Reversed Class Completion: adds method declarations for method bodies
Which function is used, depends on the cursor position in the editor and will be explained below.
Code Completion can be found in the IDE menu Edit -> Complete Code and has as standard short cut Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C.
Class Completion
The most powerful code completion feature is "Class Completion". You write a class, add the methods and properties and Code Completion will add the method bodies, the property access methods/variables and the private variables.
For example: Create a class (see Code Templates to save you some type work):
TExample = class(TObject) public constructor Create; destructor Destroy; override; end;
Position the cursor somewhere in the class and press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C. This will create the method missing bodies and move the cursor to the first created method body, so you can just start writing the class code:
{ TExample } constructor TExample.Create; begin | end; destructor TExample.Destroy; begin inherited Destroy; end;
Hint: You can jump between a method and its body with Ctrl+⇧ Shift+↑.
You can see, that the IDE added the 'inherited Destroy' call too. This is done, if there is an 'override' keyword in the class definition.
Now add a method DoSomething:
TExample = class(TObject) public constructor Create; procedure DoSomething(i: integer); destructor Destroy; override; end;
Then press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C and the IDE will add
procedure TExample.DoSomething(i: integer); begin | end;
You can see, that the new method body is inserted between Create and Destroy, exactly as in the class definition. This way the bodies keep the same logical ordering as you define. You can define the insertion policy in Tools > Options -> Codetools -> Code Creation.
Complete Properties
Add a property AnInteger:
TExample = class(TObject) public constructor Create; procedure DoSomething(i: integer); destructor Destroy; override; property AnInteger: Integer; end;
Press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C and you will get:
procedure TExample.SetAnInteger(const AValue: integer); begin |if FAnInteger=AValue then exit; FAnInteger:=AValue; end;
The code completion has added a Write access modifier and added some common code. Jump to the class with Ctrl+⇧ Shift+↑ to see the new class:
TExample = class(TObject) private FAnInteger: integer; procedure SetAnInteger(const AValue: integer); public constructor Create; procedure DoSomething(i: integer); destructor Destroy; override; property AnInteger: integer read FAnInteger write SetAnInteger; end;
The property was extended by a Read and Write access modifier. The class got the new section 'private' with a Variable 'FAnInteger' and the method 'SetAnInteger'. It is a common Delphi style rule to prepend private variables with an 'F' and the write method with a 'Set'. If you don't like that, you can change this in Tools -> Options > Codetools -> Code Creation.
Creating a read only property:
property PropName: PropType read;
Will be expanded to
property PropName: PropType read FPropName;
Creating a write only property:
property PropName: PropType write;
Will be expanded to
property PropName: PropType write SetPropName;
Creating a read only property with a Read method:
property PropName: PropType read GetPropName;
Will be kept and a GetPropName function will be added:
function GetpropName: PropType;
Creating a property with a stored modifier:
property PropName: PropType stored;
Will be expanded to
property PropName: PropType read FPropName write SetPropName stored PropNameIsStored;
Because stored is used for streaming read and write modifiers are automatically added as well.
Hint: Identifier completion also recognizes incomplete properties and will suggest the default names. For example:
property PropName: PropType read |;
Place the cursor one space behind the 'read' keyword and press Ctrl+Space for the identifier completion. It will present you the variable 'FPropName' and the procedure 'SetPropName'.
Forward Procedure Completion
"Forward Procedure Completion" is part of the Code Completion and adds missing procedure bodies. It is invoked, when the cursor is on a forward defined procedure.
For example: Add a new procedure to the interface section:
procedure DoSomething;
Place the cursor on it and press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C for code completion. It will create in the implementation section:
procedure DoSomething; begin | end;
Hint: You can jump between a procedure definition and its body with Ctrl+⇧ Shift+↑.
The new procedure body will be added in front of the class methods. If there are already some procedures in the interface the IDE tries to keep the ordering. For example:
procedure Proc1; procedure Proc2; // new proc procedure Proc3;
If the bodies of Proc1 and Proc3 already exists, then the Proc2 body will be inserted between the bodies of Proc1 and Proc3. This behaviour can be setup in Tools -> Options -> Codetools -> Code Creation.
Multiple procedures:
procedure Proc1_Old; // body exists procedure Proc2_New; // body does not exists procedure Proc3_New; // " procedure Proc4_New; // " procedure Proc5_Old; // body exists
Code Completion will add all 3 procedure bodies (Proc2_New, Proc3_New, Proc4_New).
Why calling it "Forward Procedure Completion"?
Because it does not only work for procedures defined in the interface, but for procedures with the "forward" modifier as well. And because the codetools treats procedures in the interface as having an implicit 'forward' modifier.
Event Assignment Completion
"Event Assignment Completion" is part of the Code Completion and completes a single Event:=| statement. It is invoked, when the cursor is behind an assignment to an event.
For example: In a method, say the FormCreate event, add a line 'OnPaint:=':
procedure TForm1.Form1Create(Sender: TObject); begin OnPaint:=| end;
The '|' is the cursor and should not be typed. Then press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C for code completion. The statement will be completed to
OnPaint:=@Form1Paint;
A new method Form1Paint will be added to the TForm1 class. Then class completion is started and you get:
procedure TForm1.Form1Paint(Sender: TObject); begin | end;
This works just like adding methods in the object inspector.
Note: You must place the cursor behind the ':=' assignment operator. If you place the cursor on the identifier (e.g. OnPaint) code completion will invoke "Local Variable Completion", which fails, because OnPaint is already defined.
Hint:
You can define the new method name by yourself. For example:
OnPaint:=@ThePaintMethod;
Since 0.9.31 Lazarus completes procedure parameters. For example
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject); var List: TList; begin List:=TList.Create; List.Sort(@MySortFunction|); end;
Place the cursor on 'MySortFunction' and press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C for code completion. You get a new procedure:
function MySortFunction(Item1, Item2: Pointer): Integer; begin | end; procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject); var List: TList; begin List:=TList.Create; List.Sort(@MySortFunction); end;
Variable Declaration Completion
"Variable Declaration Completion" is part of the Code Completion and adds a local variable definition for a Identifier:=Term; statement. It is invoked, when the cursor is on the identifier of an assignment or a parameter.
For example:
procedure TForm1.Form1Create(Sender: TObject); begin i:=3; end;
Place the cursor on the 'i' or just behind it. Then press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C for code completion and you will get:
procedure TForm1.Form1Create(Sender: TObject); var i: Integer; begin i:=3; end;
The codetools first checks, if the identifier 'i' is already defined and if not it will add the declaration 'var i: integer;'. The type of the identifier is guessed from the term right to the assignment ':=' operator. Numbers like the 3 defaults to Integer.
Another example:
type TWhere = (Behind, Middle, InFront); procedure TForm1.Form1Create(Sender: TObject); var a: array[TWhere] of char; begin for Where:=Low(a) to High(a) do writeln(a[Where]); end;
Place the cursor on 'Where' and press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C for code completion. You get:
procedure TForm1.Form1Create(Sender: TObject); var a: array[TWhere] of char; Where: TWhere; begin for Where:=Low(a) to High(a) do writeln(a[Where]); end;
Since 0.9.11 Lazarus also completes parameters. For example
procedure TForm1.FormPaint(Sender: TObject); begin with Canvas do begin Line(x1,y1,x2,y2); end; end;
Place the cursor on 'x1' and press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C for code completion. You get:
procedure TForm1.FormPaint(Sender: TObject); var x1: integer; begin with Canvas do begin Line(x1,y1,x2,y2); end; end;
Since 0.9.31 Lazarus completes pointer parameters. For example
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject); begin CreateIconIndirect(@IconInfo); end;
Place the cursor on 'IconInfo' and press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C for code completion. You get:
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject); var IconInfo: TIconInfo; begin CreateIconIndirect(@IconInfo); end;
Procedure Call Completion
Code completion can create a new procedure from a call statement itself.;
It does not yet create functions nor methods.
Reversed Class Completion
"Reversed Class Completion" is part of the Code Completion and adds a private method declaration for the current method body. It is invoked, when the cursor is in a method body, not yet defined in the class. This feature is available since Lazarus 0.9.21.
For example:
procedure TForm1.DoSomething(Sender: TObject); begin end;
The method DoSomething is not yet declared in TForm1. Press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C and the IDE will add "procedure DoSomething(Sender: TObject);" to the private methods of TForm1.
For Delphians: Class completion works under Lazarus always in one way: From class interface to implementation or backwards/reversed from class implementation to interface. Delphi always invokes both directions. The Delphi way has the disadvantage, that if a typo will easily create a new method stub without noticing.
Code completion tries to keep comments where they belong. For example:
FList: TList; // list of TComponent FInt: integer;
When inserting a new variable between FList and FInt, the comment is kept in the FList line. Same is true for
FList: TList; { list of TComponent This is a comment over several lines, starting in the FList line, so codetools assumes it belongs to the FLIst line and will not break this relationship. Code is inserted behind the comment. } FInt: integer;
If the comment starts in the next line, then it will be treated as if it belongs to the code below. For example:
FList: TList; // list of TComponent { This comment belongs to the statement below. New code is inserted above this comment and behind the comment of the FList line. } FInt: integer;
Method update
Normally class completion will add all missing method bodies. (Since 0.9.27) But if exactly one method differ between class and bodies then the method body is updated. For example: You have a method DoSomething.
public procedure DoSomething; end; procedure TForm.DoSomething; begin end;
Now add a parameter:
public procedure DoSomething(i: integer); end;
and invoke Code Completion (Ctrl+⇧ Shift+C). The method body will be updated and the new parameter will be copied:
procedure TForm.DoSomething(i: integer); begin end;
Refactoring
Invert Assignments
- Abstract
- : "Invert Assignments" takes some selected pascal statements and inverts all assignments from this code. This tool is usefull for transforming a "save" code to a "load" one and inverse operation.
Example:
procedure DoSomething; begin AValueStudio:= BValueStudio; AValueAppartment :=BValueAppartment; AValueHouse:=BValueHouse; end;
Select the lines with assignments (between begin and end) and do Invert Assignments. All assignments will be inverted and identation will be add automatically. For example:
Result:
procedure DoSomething; begin BValueStudio := AValueStudio; BValueAppartment := AValueAppartment; BValueHouse := AValueHouse; end;
Enclose Selection
Select some text and invoke it. A dialog will popup where you can select if the selection should be enclosed into try..finally or many other common blocks.
Rename Identifier
Place the cursor on an identifier and invoke it. A dialog will appear, where you can setup the search scope and the new name.
- It will rename all occurences and only those that actually use this declaration. That means it does not rename declarations with the same name.
- And it will first check for name conflicts.
- Limits: It only works on pascal sources, does not yet rename files nor adapt lfm/lrs files nor lazdoc files.
Find Identifier References
Place the cursor on an identifier and invoke it. A dialog will appear, where you can setup the search scope. The IDE will then search for all occurences and only those that actually use this declaration. That means it does not show other declarations with the same name.
Show abstract methods
This feature lists and auto completes virtual, abstracts methods that need to be implemented. Place the cursor on a class declaration and invoke it. If there are missing abstract methods a dialog will appear listing them. Select the methods to implement and the IDE creates the method stubs.
Extract Procedure
Find Declaration
Position the cursor on an identifier and do 'Find Declaration'. Then it will search the declaration of this identifier, open the file and jump to it. If the cursor is already at a declaration it will jump to the previous declaration with the same name. This allows to find redefinitions and overrides.
Every find declaration sets a Jump Point. That means you jump with find declaration to the declaration and easily jump back with Search -> Jump back.
There are some differences to Delphi: The codetools work on sources following the normal pascal rules, instead of using the compiler output. The compiler returns the final type. The codetools see the sources and all steps in between. For example:
The Visible property is first defined in TControl (controls.pp), then redefined in TCustomForm and finally redefined in TForm. Invoking find declaration on Visible will you first bring to Visible in TForm. Then you can invoke Find Declaration again to jump to Visible in TCustomForm and again to jump to Visible in TControl.
Same is true for types like TColor. For the compiler it is simply a 'longint'. But in the sources it is defined as
TGraphicsColor = -$7FFFFFFF-1..$7FFFFFFF; TColor = TGraphicsColor;
And the same for forward defined classes: For instance in TControl, there is a private variable
FHostDockSite: TWinControl;
Find declaration on TWinControl jumps to the forward definition
TWinControl = class;
And invoking it again jumps to the real implementation
TWinControl = class(TControl)
This way you can track down every identifier and find every overload.
Hints:
- You can jump back with Ctrl+H.
- You can view/navigate all visited locations via Menu: View -> "jump history"
- With a 5 button Mouse you can use the 2 extra buttons to go forward/backward between the visited points
- (you can remap the buttons using advanced mouse options)
Identifier Completion
"Identifier Completion" is invoked by Ctrl+space. It shows all identifiers in scope. For example:
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject); begin | end;
Place the cursor between begin and end and press Ctrl+space. The IDE/CodeTools will now parse all reachable code and present you a list of all found identifiers. The CodeTools cache the results, so invoking it a second time will be much faster.
Some identifiers like 'Write', 'ReadLn', 'Low', 'SetLength', 'Self', 'Result', 'Copy' are built into the compiler and are not defined anywhere in source. The identifier completion has a lot of these things built in as well. If you find one missing, just create a feature request in the bug tracker.
Identifier completion does not complete all keywords. So you can not use it to complete 'repe' to 'repeat'. For these things use Ctrl+W Word Completion or Ctrl+J Code Templates. Since 0.9.27 identifier completion completes some keywords.
Identifier completion shows even those identifiers, that are not compatible.
Matching only the first part of a word
You can invoke identifier completion only on the first few characters in a word. Position the cursor within a word. Only characters to the left of the cursor will be used to look up identifiers. For example:
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject); begin Ca|ption end;
The box will show you only identifiers beginning with 'Ca' ( | indicates the cursor position).
Keys
- Letter or number: add the character to the source editor and the current prefix. This will update the list.
- Backspace: remove the last character from source editor and prefix. Updates the list.
- Return: replace the whole word at cursor with the selected identifier and close the popup window.
- Shift+Return: as Return, but replaces only the prefix (left part) of the word at the cursor.
- Up/Down: move selection
- Escape: close popup without change
- Tab: completes the prefix to next choice. For example: The current prefix is 'But' and the identifier completion only shows 'Button1' and 'Button1Click'. Then pressing Tab will complete the prefix to 'Button1'.
- Else: as Return and add the character to the source editor
Methods
When cursor is in a class definition and you identifier complete a method defined in an ancestor class the parameters and the override keyword will be added automatically. For example:
TMainForm = class(TForm) protected mous| end;
Completing MouseDown gives:
TMainForm = class(TForm) protected procedure MouseDown(Button: TMouseButton; Shift: TShiftState; X, Y: Integer); override; end;
Properties
property MyInt: integer read |;
Identifier completion will show FMyInt and GetMyInt.
property MyInt: integer write |;
Identifier completion will show FMyInt and SetMyInt.
Uses section / Unit names
In uses sections the identifier completion will show the filenames of all units in the search path. These will show all lowercase (e.g. avl_tree), because most units have lowercase filenames. On completion it will insert the nice case of the unit (e.g. AVL_Tree).
Statements
procedure TMainForm.Button1Click(Sender: TObject); begin ModalRe|; end;
becomes:
procedure TMainForm.Button1Click(Sender: TObject); begin ModalResult:=|; end;
Word Completion
"Word Completion" is invoked by Ctrl+W. It shows all words of all currently open editors and can therefore be used in non pascal sources, in comments and for keywords.
Otherwise it works the same as identifier completion.
Goto Include Directive
"Goto Include Directive" in the search menu of the IDE jumps to {$I filename} statement where the current include file is used. can contain".
Note: Since version 0.9.13 there is a new Project Option that allows you to store session information in a seperate file from the normal .lpi file. This new file ends with the .lps extension and only contains session information, which will leave your .lpi file much cleaner.
In the dialog you can setup a filter to include and exclude certain files; with the command after you can compress the output into one archive.
Hints from comments
At several places the IDE shows hints for an identifier. For example when moving the mouse over an identifier in the source editor and waiting a few seconds. When the IDE shows a hints for an identifier it searches the declaration and all its ancestors and looks for comments and fpdoc files. There are many coding styles and many commenting styles. In order to support many of the common comment styles the IDE uses the following heuristics:
Comments in front of a declaration, without empty line and not starting with the < sign:
var {Comment} Identifier: integer;
var identifier, // Comment other,
var identifier: char; // Comment
An example for < sign:
const a = 1; //< comment for a b = 2; // comment for c c = 3;
All three comment types are supported:
{Comment}(*Comment*)//Comment c = 1;
Comments in front separated with an empty line are treated as not specific to the following identifier. For example the following class header comment is not shown in the hint:
type { TMyClass } TMyClass = class
The class header comments are created on class completion. You can turn this off in the Options / Codetools / Class completion / Header comment for class. If you want to show the header comment in the hint, just remove the empty line.
The following comment will be shown for GL_TRUE, but not for GL_FALSE:
// Boolean GL_TRUE = 1; GL_FALSE = 0; | http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Lazarus_IDE_Tools | 2013-05-18T10:21:19 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
These are some notes we've made about the organisation and implementation of recent WLUG InstallFests (2004 and 2005).
You might also be interested in the (relatively brief)
Installfest-howto.
We'd never had one of these before. Daniel made the following notes:
We could have done with chasing up more sponsors. DSE stepped up and offered us some Mandrake CDs, as did Andreas from Yoper, although we didn't end up taking him up on his offer. Next time, we probably should - people can try it out. Other forms of sponsorship can include:
You will need a phone line into the venue. This was about the only major problem with our last 'fest - so many people had modems to configure, and we couldn't test them.
Our fest went pretty smoothly, aside from not having gotten everything set up the night before. Things to think about:
Organise different areas of the venue for different foci.
This year, we were far better organised. We took all the things we'd learnt from last year and implemented them where possible.
Things to test hardware: | http://wiki.linux.net.nz/InstallFestNotes | 2013-05-18T10:12:46 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
. For System Functional Testing we are using RBT - Risk Based Testing since othervise test case amount would be huge.
All testable components coming to MeeGo 1.2 HandSet UX will be covered in this test plan.
Not testable components/features can be found from this query: Features not to be tested
System Functional Testing is tested in System Functional Testset.
Testing Frequency :
Test Set Guideline: | http://wiki.meego.com/index.php?title=Quality/MeeGo1.2HandSetUXTestPlanforSyFuTe&diff=22938&oldid=22488 | 2013-05-18T10:13:55 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Montone project server
We have a central netsync server (a copy of monotone serving the netsync protocol) with a number of contributors. This is where we store our versions of monotone, including releases and merges from other people and whatnot. This can be read by anyone, but those who have signed up as developers can add things to it. Setting yourself up to read from our server is pretty simple. Just follow these steps:
- Get or build a copy of the most recent monotone release; see downloads.
Clone the database and checkout the main branch.
$ # Command for monotone <=0.48 $ mtn --db=mtn.db clone mtn://monotone.ca/monotone "net.venge.monotone*" \ -b net.venge.monotone monotone $ # Command for monotone >=0.99 $ mtn --db=mtn.db clone "mtn://monotone.ca/monotone?net.venge.monotone*" \ -b net.venge.monotone monotone mtn: initializing new database '/home/levitte/tmp/mtn.db' mtn: doing anonymous pull; use -kKEYNAME if you need authentication mtn: connecting to mtn://monotone.ca/monotone mtn: first time connecting to server mtn://monotone.ca/monotone mtn: I'll assume it's really them, but you might want to double-check mtn: their key's fingerprint: 2c88403f0ed546df96ccec57ab3072aa73a05e71 mtn: warning: saving public key for monotone-server@code.monotone.ca to database mtn: finding items to synchronize: mtn: bytes in | bytes out | certs in | revs in mtn: 41.2 k | 480 | 0 | 0 mtn: bytes in | bytes out | certs in | revs in mtn: 96.6 M | 528 | 56183/56183 | 13874/13874 mtn: successful exchange with mtn://monotone.ca/monotone
Note the key fingerprint in that output; you may wish to verify that it really is
2c88403f0ed546df96ccec57ab3072aa73a05e71.
This is your initial pull so it will take a bit of time, as it has to transfer a few megabytes of history to you. Subsequent pulls will be much faster.
You will now find yourself with a checked out working copy in the directory `monotone' (your workspace), which you can build, edit, merge, commit, etc. To build, follow the instructions in montone/INSTALL for your system.
In the future, you can pull new versions from our server and update your working copy from your database using these commands:
$ cd monotone $ mtn pull $ mtn update
To register as a developer, see the instructions under `Applying' on the Indefero server. | http://wiki.monotone.ca/MonotoneProjectServer/ | 2013-05-18T10:21:17 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Difference between revisions of "Service Manager"
Revision as of 02:11, 19 February 2013
Service Manager, seen in Figure 8.6a, provides a graphical utility for managing PC-BSD® services. Buttons make it easy to start, stop, or restart services and to set the highlighted service to be enabled or disabled whenever the system boots. To access this utility, go to Control Panel ➜ Service Manager or type pc-su pc-servicemanager. You will be prompted to input the administrative (also known as the "root" or "superuser")® 9.2 will include an "Info" button where you can get a short description of the highlighted service.: | http://wiki.pcbsd.org/index.php?title=Service_Manager&diff=18634&oldid=15283 | 2013-05-18T11:03:01 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
January 16
From Phantis
Events
- 1824: Petrobey Mavromichalis forms a rival government to that of Georgios Kountouriotis, in Tripolis.
- 1933: Eleftherios Venizelos forms his last government.
- 1980: MAT (Greek Riot Squad) Deputy Director, Pantelis Petrou, is assassinated in Pangrati by the Revolutionary Organization 17 November.
- 1992: Andreas Papandreou is acquitted by a 7-6 vote of a Special Court of the Bank of Crete scandal. His cohorts, Dimitris Tsovolas and Giorgos Petsos, are found guilty.
- 1996: PM Andreas Papandreou retires from office due to poor health.
- 2005:.
- 2007: Students and teachers take to the streets in Athens to protest the Government-sponsored Education Reform Bill 16.
Sports
- 1998: Hristofori Bakatselou, Maria Galani and Katerina Pantaina become the first female judges on the Disciplinary Committee of EPAE (Greek Football Clubs Association)
- 1998: Greece finish 5th at Women's Waterpolo World Championship in Perth, Australia after beating Canada 10-9 in overtime
- 2000: Basketball referee Stelios Simeonidis retires after 27 years
- 2000: Nikos Dabizas scores his 5th goal (Newcastle- Southampton) becoming the first Newcastle defender since 1893 to score in 2 consecutive games
- 2008: Olympiakos humble Panathinaikos 4-0 to advance into the Greek Football Cup's quarterfinal round.
- 2010: Marcos Baghdatis defeats Richard Gasquet 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) to claim the Sydney International ATP.
Births
- 1939: Archbishop of Athens and all Greece Christodoulos.
Deaths
- 970: Patriarch Polyeuctus of Constantinople
- 1968: Panagiotis Poulitsas, jurist, Prime Minister of Greece
- 1998: Dimitris Horn, actor. | http://wiki.phantis.com/index.php/January_16 | 2013-05-18T10:22:19 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Bulletin board code
From Online Manual]
Bold and italic text
You can place one BBCode tag inside another as long as the child tag is closed before the parent tag. For example, the correct way to make bold and italic text is:
[b][i]bold & italic text[/i][/b]
[b] [i] bold & italic text [/i] [/b]
The next example is incorrectly nested, which is easily shown with indented tags:
[b][i]bold & italic text[/b][/i] [b] [i] bold & italic text [/b] [/i] | http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Bulletin_board_code | 2013-05-18T10:53:34 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
2008-10-16
From Geo Hashing
Expedition Archives from October 2008
Wednesday 15 October 2008 | Thursday 16 October 2008 | Friday 17 October 2008
See also: Category:Meetup on 2008-10-16
Coordinates
West of -30°: .0481304, .8507823
East of -30°: .5291679, .5917478
Globalhash: 5.2502136925194, 33.02920941782 (GeoNames)
Photo Gallery
Expeditions and Plans
Update this list. | http://wiki.xkcd.com/geohashing/2008-10-16 | 2013-05-18T10:12:54 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
The Snowmobile Derby is just around the corner and is hosting two different styles of racing; ice-oval and sno-cross. The Derby is one of the most highlighted events during the winter; spectators and racers come from all over the US and Canada to participate. The Derby lets you choose if you want to watch the race side by side with other race fans or you can enjoy the hot seats and private suites indoors. Make sure you mark your calendars for January 7th-January 16th so you can see for yourself why spectators return year after year.
Another great thing you can do when you’re not attending the races is hitting the trails for yourself. The trails are beautifully groomed in the Northwoods and we have three great recommended rides to tell you about! Our first recommendation is known as the Gangster Run which will bring you to Boulder Junction. On this ride make sure to make a pit stop at The Little Bohemia Lodge for lunch. This was also the site where John Dillinger and his gang had the epic shoot out with the F.B.I. The second trip is known as the Hall of Fame Run. This ride will take you to the Snowmobile Hall of Fame and it is surely something you don’t want to miss out on. The last trail ride that we recommend is the Lunch Run which takes you North of Land O’ Lakes and you can enjoy a great lunch at the Black Oak Inn.
If you have any questions please give us a call here at the Wild Eagle Lodge and we would be happy to assist you.
Mandy
Wild Eagle Lodge Home Page | Wild Eagle Lodge Blog | http://wildeaglelodge.com/blogs/?cat=7 | 2013-05-18T10:53:16 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Easter: "He Is Among Us"
Our Morning Star is alive!
Risen in splendour, He is among us;
The darkness is driven back.
We, His people, join in the dance of all creation.
-- An Easter prayer
from the Celtic Christian Northumbrian Community
I called through your door,
"The mystics are gathering
in the street. Come out!"
"Leave me alone.
I'm sick."
"I don't care if you're dead!
Jesus is here, and he wants
to resurrect somebody!"
-- Rumi (A.D. 1207 - 1273),
from The Essential Rumi by Coleman Barks
2 Comments:
Drove up the Northumbrian coast yesterday and looked across to Lindisfarne and the Farne Islands, bathed in sunshine.
...and may Easter be a blessing to you this year! May the Spirit of the Risen Christ be known within your heart of hearts! | http://wildfaith.blogspot.com/2005/03/easter-he-is-among-us.html | 2013-05-18T11:01:25 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
: Freeport, FL
Region: Southeast
Topic: Privacy Screening
Title: Privacy screen for wet area in Florida
Answered by: Anne Bossart
The best way for you to approach this challenge is to select a combination of trees and shrubs, some smaller (and less expensive) and a few larger, more mature ones. Situate the larger ones strategically so they screen the view from more desirable spots in your yard (your patio, or perhaps your kitchen window!) and then place the smaller ones so that as they grow over the next 2-5 years, they will fill in the gaps. You will probably want evergreen plants as you are in a part of the country where you can enjoy the outdoors all year round.
You can start to select plants by visiting our Native Plant Information Network. Do a Combination Search by selecting Florida and then narrow it by choosing "wet" conditions, the light requirements of your site and then trees or shrubs. What you plant will ultimately depend on what you find at your local nurseries, but here are some evergreen plants we think might fit the bill. You may also find that some deciduous shrubs are dense enough and are bare for such a short time in Florida that you would like to include them as well.
Trees
Chamaecyparis thyoides (Atlantic white cedar)
Cyrilla racemiflora (swamp titi)
Ilex opaca (American holly)
Shrubs
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