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by Phil Parshall
The quickest, cheapest way to accelerate the redevelopment of Buffalo is getting a Major League Baseball team.
But it all comes down to incentive. Why would any team come to one of the poorest, overtaxed, cities in the US? Because we have an NFL franchise to barter with. A franchise which I believe will eventually move so why not use this valuable bargaining chip now while we still have it. We need to figure out how to get the Toronto Blue Jays to move to Buffalo with the Buffalo Bills moving to Toronto as incentive.
Your MLB team will play downtown in an EXISTING park without all the politics of remodeling the existing NFL stadium plus when/where to build the new stadium. That will probably get done right after the new Peace Bridge gets built as in "like never." Besides, the last place we want a new football stadium is on the valuable waterfront—imagine a monstrosity grabbing acres of waterfront for eight games a year.
Which brings us to the next point. Eight home games in winter for the Bills versus MLB's 81 during one of the best summers any city in the US has. No one could deny the immense impact that would have on the redevelopment of Downtown and the Waterfront. Historic sites and museums are OK but if you want people to come downtown get the Yanks, Red Sox, and Orioles in town.
We need some vision (the open minded kind) which means we have to set aside our almost religious obsession with the Bills and give Buffalo the best path to redevelopment. The NFL doesn't like their franchise located in Buffalo while MLB has twice walked Buffalo to the alter and bolted. It's time for our Politicians, Developers, and Bills Ownership to step up and "make it happen" instead of "having it happen" to Buffalo again. Let's get our heads together and see if there is anything worth presenting to Rogers Communications. Time is wasting and those who would move the Bills are getting better organized.
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LOL Microsoft developed an analog keyboard. OR they just remembered how their palm pilots worked and ported it to android..
LOL Microsoft developed an analog keyboard. OR they just remembered how their palm pilots worked and ported it to android..
my thought exactly, and then I recall how blackberry took a big chunk of the pda market from palm. perhaps the smaller form factor will make it compelling again.
on the otherhand apple watch already demoed transmitting drawn shapes on their watch presumably for the same rationale of input to a small form factor.
It looks like you don't have to learn a gesture alphabet like Graffiti. I also recall that, even if you were quite fast and accurate, graffiti's WPM just couldn't compete with keyboard, even a touch one. And even then it still has to compete with the various speech-to-text solutions.
And then the iWatch thing is altogether a different thing -- Siri and "Ok Google" are meant for speedy text entry, at the expense of discretion; this finger writing thing seems to be meant to be still text-based but more disc
https://play.google.com/store/... [google.com]
a better than "just remembered how palm" worked analogy would be: remembered how their own phones from 2005 worked and ported that to android BECAUSE WINDOWS PHONE IS TOO RESTRICTIVE in 2014...
that's the real joke. wp sucks to use for research.
Yep. They re-invented Grattiti [wikipedia.org]. Knowing how the USPTO works, they'll probably get the patent as well.
His smart-watch didn't recognize the characters I presume...
When Apple "invents" it, will it be called iGraffit?
Or Egg freckles.
Yep. They re-invented Grattiti [wikipedia.org].
This is a *LOT* different to Graffiti. Graffiti was based on simple gestures for inputting characters rather than character recognition, for example to put in an exclamation mark you didn't draw an exclamation mark, you had to know gesture for producing one, which was to draw a vertical line from top to bottom. That method is entirely unintuitive because you have to remember not what the character looks like but what the gesture for drawing it is.
LOL Microsoft developed an analog keyboard. OR they just remembered how their palm pilots worked and ported it to android..
To be fair to Microsoft, they did have handwriting recognition in PocketPC devices too - several modes in fact from simple Palm-like chars, to handwriting and a keyboard. That said I found my Palm Pilot's system to be very reliable once I learned all the funny strokes for each letter. PocketPC was always hit and miss and I used the keyboard mode the most.
It seems pretty obvious to do something like this in a watch and I guess it's better than nothing but it highlights why smart watches have such a long wa
Isn't this basically what the original palm computers did for text entry?
IIRC you needed a stylus to write effectively on those, no?
Microsoft may actually have made some genuine progress in signal processing and machine learning to allow you to write with your fingertips.
with experience graffiti worked fine with finger tips. the stylus just let you see things better
The trouble with shorthand is that it takes a lot of effort to learn, and there are quite a few ambiguities that tend to creep up when you're omitting most of the vowels. Deciphering what someone else has written often relies on context, and machines still don't do too well at that.
Inputting in shorthand does seem a neat idea, but the likes of Swiftkey have made it even less likely to appear.
Assuming they made such progress, shouldn't any patents be about original ideas and techniques in the signal processing and/or machine learning and not on the kinda obvious by now idea of using unique symbols drawn on the item's surface to communicate letters and words?
Isn't this called Graffiti?
I think a laser projected keyboard that projects onto the side of the forearm or wrist would make more sense.
Something like these--
http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UT... [amazon.com]
coupled with the projector technology that was incorporated into some phones a few years back:
http://www.gizmochina.com/2012... [gizmochina.com]
Basically, the smartwatch just beams a tiny 3 row keyboard onto the wearer's wrist/forearm whenever it detects that the wearer's hand is in the "typing zone". Then the wearer taps away on their arm, and the smartphone reg
Personally, I'd be fine with a wider watch. It's not like I need articulation on my forearm. Think "Less like a watch, more like a pip-boy."
Obviously, the trick would be to make it thin, lightweight, and comfortable enough that people would actually wear it. But even if you just made it the width of a standard cell phone keyboard, you could have one-hand operation at roughly twice the width of a standard watch. the extra width should even allow you to spread the components out over a larger area, allow
No, no. We need the "liptop" computer.
Display will be laser projection in front of your eyes, input will be speech recognition.
It may take a while for these to take off for the ladies....
Does anyone else remember Palm devices having a little handwriting recognition box at the bottom, with the Graffiti? Hopefully this system does a better job at recognizing handwriting, but it's hardly a novel idea. I'm half expecting that next, someone is going to release a groundbreaking new smartwatch with a physical keyboard that looks like a casio watch.
Not that I object to drawing on old approaches in designing new products, but I can't help but roll my eyes if Microsoft is going to try to claim that this is innovative. Off the top of my head, it seems like we've had 4 different methods for text input: physical keyboards, virtual keyboards, handwriting recognition, and speech recognition. Each has problems that are fairly well understood. Speech recognition has gotten better in the past couple years, and Swype-style virtual keyboards (analyzing shape rather than simply button pressing) is fairly innovative, but I'm not seeing how this is actually a new thing, other than implementing it on a watch.
The original graffiti system worked quite well for me and I've missed it ever since..
There is an official port of Graffiti for Android in Google Play.
Wow. I might have to switch to an Android phone. I really miss Graffiti.
Now, all of you, off my lawn.
Is it Graffiti 1 or 2? They rather crippled it with 2, over IP ownership issues as I recall... Still, I'll give it a try, thanks!
My memory of it was that it kind-of-sort-of worked most of the time. Kind of. It was a bit slow-going and there were some characters it would be finicky about recognizing some characters. Of course, that was over 10 years ago now, and I don't actually remember very well. I just remember being disappointed that it didn't work as well as I'd hoped.
I don't doubt that part of the problem was my awful handwriting. I've spent most of my life typing, and my handwriting was barely legible when I was practicin
I got really good at Graffiti. I'm an indifferent typist - 20-30 wpm and could almost keep up with the Palm. The nice thing is I didn't have to look at the (tiny little) screen.
I'm with you. I thought Graffiti was stupid until I spent 10 minutes using it and became proficient, and then quickly became much more than proficient. Until I discovered Google's swipe keyboard for my Android phone, I regularly wished for something like Graffiti.
the first real world mass market character recognition i used was brain age 2 for nintendo ds and if you didn't start the characters the right stroke for stroke recognition it would screw up on you.
with many millions of users of the ds and it's descendants it is clear that microsoft is reinventing the wheel again.
Your link is for a 30 year old watch with a touch screen that lets you enter numbers and symbols.
This story is a new invention watch with a touch screen that lets you enter numbers and symbols and letters.
That's why Microsoft deserves a patent on it.
They deserve a patent for adding letters to numbers and *symbols*?
What are letters? Symbols.
What is new, unique, and non-obvious about this?
In my opinion, not one thing. Work on it, talk about it, but no patent.
I'm sure they will apply for one, and likely get it. But I don't think a patent is deserved here.
You might want to check the moderation on the post you replied to, chuckle.
Didnt see that. Thanks!
Handwriting input is routine for input of Chinese characters on mobile phones, and has been for many years already. The character recognition part works quite well there, and is certainly a lot harder than for the very limited Western alphabet. So unless I'm missing something, there doesn't seem to be anything innovative about it.
Chinese characters have a stroke order when painting/drawing them. So maybe they're somewhat easy?
Graffiti was arguably similar in codifying how you draw letters, not just how they look.
Stroke order is indeed essential for proper software recognition.
and is certainly a lot harder than for the very limited Western alphabet.
Just a guess, but maybe Chinese writing is a lot more consistent between different people. The complexity of the characters probably means they have to be drawn quite precisely to be readable.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/... [wiktionary.org]
Kanji dictionaries work based on the stroke count and each stroke must be done in a set order and in a set direction. If it wasn't for the fact they have 220000000000 characters it would make a great input method. It wouldn't be technically hard to change western alphabet to a set drawing method but be almost impossible to implement.
Never seen pinyin in great use: too many homophones for that to work well. There are much better methods than pinyin.
However those methods only work well with a keyboard, while handwriting works better on small screens like mobile phones. Looking around me on the MTR I see most people use handwriting, some use other methods (such as "nine stroke" which basically uses the numerical phone keyboard for character input, advantage is that the soft keys on the screen are of reasonable size).
I especially love the part in the MS research video where they use Google to perform a search...
It is a marketing issue. It is saying to the general public: Microsoft products suck so badly that not even their own employees use them!
If I remember correctly, Microsoft had a smartwatch many years ago that could only tell the time if it had a Wi-Fi connection, I am SHOCKED that it didn't catch on.
it's Microsoft that might have the most logical solution for typing on small size displays running Google's Android Wear platform. Microsoft's research division has built an analog keyboard prototype for Android Wear that eliminates the need to tap at tiny letters, and instead has you write them out.
Why would you want to type at all? There's reasonably good voice recognition now, that's got to be better than trying to finger-paint letters on a tiny watch screen?
Because not everyone wants to broadcast what they're writing. The silence is nice for the people around the user as well.
Have you ever been stuck around some yahoo talking way too loud on their mobile? It's irritating.
Because not everyone wants to broadcast what they're writing. The silence is nice for the people around the user as well.
Have you ever been stuck around some yahoo talking way too loud on their mobile? It's irritating.
I find that it most situations I can talk to my watch without annoying anyone. I just hold it right next to my mouth and speak softly enough that only someone standing very close could hear, and then not well. This works well even in very noisy environments.
There are some circumstances in which this would be nice because neither talking to the watch nor pulling out my phone are workable. But it's a pretty small set.
"Have you ever tried hunting and pecking on a miniature keyboard that's been crammed onto a smartwatch's tiny display? "
Smartwatch? You young whippersnappers, you don't know what 'tiny' is.
We had Casio Calculator watches in the eighties.
Those had real tiny, real hardware buttons that had to be pushed hard.
And now get off my lawn.
Then again, a smartwatch is pretty much up there with those goofy wristwatch calculators in my book.
I don't know how right handed people do it, but as lefty, I wear my watch on my left hand
You're doing it wrong.
Then again, who needs a watch anymore when your cellphone shows network-synchronized time that never needs adjustment?
There even used to be a 1980s calculator watch which used the watchface so you could draw on your digits. The technology is rather simple so it is a logical thing to do.
The problem is, while it works for calculators, writing complex command lines is much harder.
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Ryan Evans had 13 points and seven rebounds as the Badgers beat second-ranked Indiana 64-59 at Bloomington. Traevon Jackson added 11 points, including a three-pointer to cap a 9-0 run that put Wisconsin ahead 47-39 with 12:12 remaining.
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CORVALLIS — If this report card were the precursor to a parent-teacher conference with the Oregon State football team, moms and dads would be proud to see one phrase pop up repeatedly: "Exceeds expectations."
CORVALLIS — If this report card were the precursor to a parent-teacher conference with the Oregon State football team, moms and dads would be proud to see one phrase pop up repeatedly: "Exceeds expectations."
Written off after going a combined 8-16 the last two seasons, the No. 13 Beavers shot out to a 6-0 start, a shocker for nearly everyone in the college football world. They haven't been dominant, but they've found a way to win every time this season, save for last week's game against Washington.
Despite the hiccup in Seattle, head coach Mike Riley has been pleased with his team, praising them for being a "tough-minded group with a great will to win and will to finish."
"They do compete like crazy, and that character was built in the offseason," Riley said. "They think they're going to win every time they step on the field, and I love that about them."
The Beavers are already bowl eligible, but still have five games to go, four of them at home. With their rivals to the south looking more and more like a national title contender, the Rose Bowl is a legitimate possibility for the Beavers. This is provided they take care of business the rest of the season, of course.
Excelling: The receiving game. Sophomore Brandin Cooks and senior Markus Wheaton have proved to be a lethal combo, and are arguably the best receiving duo in the Pac-12, if not the nation. They average 112 yards and 97 yards, respectively, and it could be more if Wheaton hadn't missed most of the Washington game with a concussion. Both shine at racking up yards after the catch, a testament to their speed.
Needs work: The running game. For years a staple of the Beavers' offense, the running game has been unreliable the last few years. Riley's thoughts on Oregon State's ground game has been the same all season: "We're better than we were a year ago, but we're still not great." The Beavers average 109 yards on the ground, 11th in the Pac-12. Redshirt freshman Storm Woods has improved each week, but nagging injuries make his durability questionwable. The offensive line has steadily improved, and is dramatically better than last year, but can still be better.
The quarterback situation, which was thrown into a frenzy this week when Riley announced junio Cody Vaz as the starter over sophomore Sean Mannion, could also use work.
MVP: Wheaton. His value couldn't have been more obvious last week vs. Washington, when his absence after a vicious hit noticeably hurt Oregon State's offensive productivity.
Grade: B
Excelling: The rush defense. Also a staple of Oregon State's program, the run defense all but disappeared the last two seasons, but has made an emphatic return this year. The Beavers are second in the Pac-12, allowing just 83 rushing yards per game (Stanford allows only 65) and have bottled up a few Heisman contenders along the way.
Needs work: The secondary. The Beavers feature one of the top cornerbacks in the country in senior Jordan Poyer, but have been burned a few times for big numbers, most notably against Arizona, when the Wildcats threw for 403 yards. OSU ranks eighth in the Pac-12 in passing defense, allowing 260 yards per game. There is obvious room for improvement, though Poyer has come up with more than a few game-changing interceptions already.
MVP: It's a tie between Poyer, the Beavers' biggest playmaker on defense, and linebacker Michael Doctor, perhaps Oregon State's most consistent player. A junior, Doctor leads the team with 46 tackles, has grabbed one interception and recorded five tackles for loss.
Excelling: Punting. Sophomore Keith Kostol has proved his value, becoming the difference in a few games, most notably against UCLA.
Needs work: The return game is practically non-existent at times, and Riley has said that must change in the second half of the season. The Beavers, to put it simply, must be a threat occasionally. It would also be helpful for Riley to know if he could count on kicker Trevor Romaine to hit some big field goals. Romaine is 7-for-9 this season but mostly from short distance and hasn't been pressured much, which could make things interesting the last couple weeks.
MVP: Kostol. His consistency has been key, and he has become one of Oregon State's most dependable players at any position.
Grade: C-
Excelling: Riley took over play-calling duties this season, and it's working. Fans have grumbled that the Beavers have been predictable the last couple years, but with Riley calling the shots, it's different; the double-reverse a few weeks ago at BYU caught everyone by surprise, and provided a score when OSU desperately needed it.
Needs work: The flip-flopping on quarterbacks is concerning. It's great that the Beavers have two capable quarterbacks, but going forward, Oregon State needs to know who its leader in the huddle is.
Grade: B+
Most important game(s): If the Beavers learned anything last week, it's that every game will be a battle for this team. Right now, the most important game is against Arizona State on Saturday, although games at No. 15 Stanford and home against No. 2 Oregon will be key in deciding OSU's bowl fate.
Where is this team headed? The Beavers should finish in the top half of the Pac-12 North, and could be second if they beat Stanford in two weeks on the road.
Bowl game projection: If Oregon State loses the Civil War, finishes second in the Pac-12 North behind the Ducks and Oregon goes onto the national championship game, there's a great chance the Beavers wind up in the Rose Bowl. The Alamo Bowl and Holiday Bowl are also good possibilities.


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Continuing on this strain, the 17th of August 2011 found itself blessed (or not) with a new single "Looking at Them from the Top of the Hill" which consists of two songs that had been composed a few months before "The House of Candy". Though he did not intend to release them, the Mickey Mouse masked artist did not want to lose his precious ears in a tussle with his starving, undernourished fans (or not). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
Top SongsTotal plays on Last.fm over the last 6 months
- The House of Candy - 5,510 plays
- The Peregrinations of Rose - 3,610 plays
- A Scatterbrained Clown Has Lost His Red Nose - 3,685 plays
- Part 2: The Fatty Orange-Eyed Rabbits are Trying to Amuse a One-Eyed Teddy Bear - 2,988 plays
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- The Remarkable Ascension of Philip the Pelican - 3,001 plays
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Have you become more keen to the number of workplace murders and suicides taking place in these United States lately? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, homicides in the workplace have held steady from year to year (526 for 2008 and 521 for 2009), while the suicide rate on the job was a horrifying 237 for 2009.
Amazing statistics but these suicides CAN be stopped! Surveys reveal most people would rather speak to a clergyman than a therapist or psychologist. It strikes me as sad how quickly ministers and grief counselors are called-in AFTER someone "goes postal." You don't hear many screaming about "separation of church 'n state" at times like that, I've noticed. I contend the ministers must be allowed within the confines BEFORE someone pulls a trigger.
Thank God, everyone is okay at the Discovery Communications building in Silver Spring, Maryland where, for nearly four hours Wednesday afternoon, September 1st, James J. Lee held three people hostage at gunpoint inside with what appeared to be explosives strapped to his body. His rambling demands included changing Discovery's programming to add more shows warning against "giving birth to more filthy human children since those new additions continue pollution and are pollution" and stopping shows that are "advertising weapons of mass-destruction." Lee also wanted Discovery Channel to "find solutions for unemployment and housing." He continued, "Saving the environment and the remaning [sic] species diversity of the planet is now your mindset. Nothing is more important than saving them. The Lions, Tigers, Giraffes, Elephants, Froggies, Turtles, Apes, Raccoons, Beetles, Ants, Sharks, Bears, and, of course, the Squirrels. The humans? The planet does not need humans."
Apparently, Lee had an "awakening" after watching Al Gore's environmental propaganda film, ''An Inconvenient Truth." When negotiations failed to placate Lee, police shot and killed him, thereby granting him his wish for one less human on Earth.
In China, in the aftermath of over a dozen employee suicides and several more attempts where employees were leaping from their campuses, Foxconn Technology - a major supplier to Dell, Apple and Hewlett-Packard and makers of the popular iPhone - has been forced to cope with a wave of bad publicity at home and overseas. The company has now hired sociologists, psychiatrists and Buddhist monks to advise the company�s managers and counsel its assembly line workers.
Buddhist monks? Yes, even the ChiComm's are seeing the light! The need for Workplace Chaplains is now, officially, more apparent than ever before. My thanks for adding credence to my cause!
At least China's "getting it," folks: there's no natural answers to spiritual problems. I wish more American businesses would "get it," too.
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - A senior Hamas leader said Friday he has asked Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, to meet within two days to discuss the formation of the next government.
The Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, below right, told worshippers at a mosque in a Gaza refugee camp that he spoke to Abbas earlier Friday.
"We asked him to meet within the coming two days to consult with Hamas, the largest party in the Palestinian legislature, about the shape of the political partnership for the next era and about all the Palestinian people's issues and topics," Haniyeh said.
The meeting would have to take place in Gaza because Haniyeh would not be permitted by Israel to travel to the West Bank, the Palestinians' seat of government.
He spoke a day after official election results gave Hamas 76 seats in the 132-member Palestinian parliament.
Abbas said he would ask Hamas to form the next government. "Until now, we haven't asked anyone to form the government," Abbas said outside his office. "We are carrying on contacts with all factions, and of course we will ask the party that won the majority to form the government."
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Just a quick thing, since I feel bad for not updating this blog more often. I've been feeling tired and stressed-out lately, and this has shown in my neglect of this blog and of my novel. I hope I'm not getting sick, since it's so close to important musically oriented events (especially as I'm a vocalist first and foremost), and since my schoolwork, blogging, writing and general presence will go straight downhill. I'll admit I'm a wuss. I know I'll have to up my game in the future. Hopefully, however, once I get into the habit of taking vitamin supplements and actually sleeping once in a while things will improve and I will not have to push through a haze of exhaustion in order to accomplish anything. It's so much easier, at least for me, to avoid illness and exhaustion altogether than to have the need to push through it.
Hopefully I will start blogging regularly again soon. I've managed to finish several chapters in editing my novel today, so I think I'm starting to claw my way back. Take care of yourselves, like I forget to, and hopefully you won't have to struggle to keep up-do-date with life. Stay healthy, guys.


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Why Babies in Finland Come With a Box
"Nanny state" is usually used as a derogatory term, but in Finland they take it literally. The results have benefited parents and newborn babies tremendously! Meet Finland's baby box.
Seventy-five years ago, Finland began giving new families in need a baby box: a cardboard box full of supplies to help them care for their newborn baby. Think of it as a parenthood starter kit. The box contains clothing (including cold-weather clothes, like a snowsuit); baby toiletries, like nail clippers and a bath towel; cloth diapers; a baby book and teething rings; and nursing pads and condoms for mom and dad.
The coolest part? Not only is the box full of goodies, but the box itself has a soft mattress inside, so parents can use it as a safe bassinet for their newborns.
Back in 1938 when the program started, Finland had an infant mortality rate of 65 out of 1,000 babies. That was quite high, even for the late 30s. After introducing the baby box, rates began dropping so dramatically that in 1949 the Finnish government expanded the program to include all new parents. Their infant mortality rate now is 3.4 out of 1,000, one of the lowest in the world.
To put that in perspective, the U.S. has an infant mortality rate today of 5.98 out of 1,000, over 1 1/2 times that of Finland.
I just had my first child three months ago, and as a new mom I have to tell you that a box like this would have been amazing. It's not that we can't afford to clothe our baby or diaper him, but the baby box does more than provide supplies. It gives a jumping-off point and helps Finnish parents form good habits right from their child's infancy.
When you head home from the hospital after 2-5 days with a newborn, it's terrifying. They just let you leave with this tiny, helpless little human and very little information on how to care for him. The baby box takes out some of that guesswork.
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That the box turns into a bed is what strikes me the most about this program. I'm a sucker for functional packaging, of course, but the box also provides a safe sleeping space for a child, which a lot of experts believe is key to reducing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
Panu Pulma, professor in Finnish and Nordic History at the University of Helsinki told BBC News:
"Babies used to sleep in the same bed as their parents and it was recommended that they stop. Including the box as a bed meant people started to let their babies sleep separately from them."
I know, cosleeping advocates are going to chime in here and say that cosleeping is safe if you do it properly, and I completely agree. Our baby slept in the bed with us for the first month or so. But there is evidence that cosleeping is linked to a higher incidence of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). For parents that aren't educated about how to safely share a bed with an infant, it's probably safer for that child to sleep in a bassinet instead of in the bed.
Related Reading: Fear and Loving in Cosleeping: Part 1 and Part 2
If new parents prefer not to receive the baby box, they can opt out and get 140 euros instead, but the box and its contents are worth a lot more than 140 euros.
What do you guys think about the baby box? Parents, would you have taken the box or the cash?
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New "All-Star Three-Pack" Features Three Marquee Games and Multiple NBA Stars for One Great Price
-- Kings fans can see the team take on the Hornets, Celtics and Thunder featuring Chris Paul, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook all for one great price --
SACRAMENTO, CA, January 7, 2011 -- With the Sacramento Kings new "All-Star Three-Pack," fans can score tickets to three amazing games featuring numerous NBA stars for one great price.
The "All-Star Three-Pack" includes one ticket to each of the following marquee games – the New Orleans Hornets on Jan. 29, the Boston Celtics on Feb. 1 and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Feb. 12. Upper level packs include a savings of 57% and cost $75 total for all three games, while fans can score all three games in the lower level for $149, which marks a 48% savings.
Numerous NBA stars are featured in the pack, including Chris Paul, David West, Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett, Shaquille O'Neal, Paul Pierce, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.
As a special bonus, for every two packs purchased fans will receive their choice of a current Kings player's jersey from a variety of players available.
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i was with this guy who i really,really like and was madly in love with him.we where going out for about 3 months and those where the best days of my life and i never forget them.in those 3 months we never had a fight or anything i tought we are going to be like that for along time,but i guess i was wrong...one time he told me he was going out with his friends at this feast but i guess i did the wrong thing to let him go..when that night my cousin called and asked me to go to this feast with him and some of his friends i tought that i should go but that was the worst night of my life i saw my boyfriend with another girl i wanted to cry but i couldn`t that night we broke up !!of course he lied to me whata jurk !!!that night was the worst night ever !!!and now because of him i can`t trust another guy...and i`m still so hurt !!!
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Tell me, when was the last time you fell in love with an album? Making you want to hit the replay button as soon as the last song was finished, just to avoid losing that warm glow inside your head?
'After dark, my sweet', the fantastic debut by Dutch duo TJ Kong & Nuno dos Santos, will do the trick just nicely. The twosome prove that deep grooves and song structure don't have to clash with a genuine club feeling.
"Call us romantics, but hasn't the love been lost from a lot of dance music?" TJ Kong (Erwin van Moll) asks rhetorically. To which Nuno adds "We wanted to bring back some of that love. And we wanted to make an album that's not limited to the dancefloors".
In an ocean of formulaic techno, preset house music and festival one hit wonders their eleven track debut indeed is a flashing bright red beacon to hold on to. Music made without any stress or time pressure, which captures all the emotions the duo experienced, be it joy, loss or love.
During the recording sessions, Nuno (who lives in Utrecht) spent a fortune on train tickets to make the weekly journey to Erwin's Eindhoven-based studio. While the music often came out naturally, finding the right vocalists proved a greater challenge.
One voice was easy: Robert Owens. The American house legend sung their 2008 club hit 'Merging' to higher grounds. You'll find the addictive song in an alternative version on the album. Owens lives in London nowadays, where TJ & Nuno also recorded 'Where Were You'. The vocals were done in less than a day. "Owens is such an incredible professional", TJ Kong
smiles. "Before you know it he has recorded 30 vocal tracks…..and they're exactly what's needed".
The boys also tracked down Nigerian singer Nicolette in London. Most people will know from her contributions to Massive Attack's second album 'Protection', but Nuno and TJ mostly remembered her distinguished voice from Nicolette's ground-breaking album 'Now Is Early' which came out in the early Nineties on cult label Shut Up And Dance. Nicolette's voice has a
bit of Billie Holiday in it and both realized she would fit perfectly alongside the warm grooves of their album. Just listen to the moody mid-tempo disco track 'Birthday', or the powerful chords of 'Something Happened' and it's hard to disagree with them. "Like good whiskey her voice might take some getting used to", explains Nuno. "But after a few listens you're completely hooked."
Others might recognize the voice of Jemeni in the spoken words of 'Once Upon A Rhyme'. The Canadian hip hop poet and radio host gave thousands of DJs a knock on the head with Nick Holder's 'No more dating DJs'. Jemeni knew exactly what to do with the pulse from the duo's machines.
Spunk from fellow Compost band Marbert Rocel opens the album. Her clear, vibrant voice fits like a glove around the quirky sounds and driving percussion of 'This Time'. "It was a joy to work with her", TJ Kong looks back. "On some songs we worked for a very long time before we were completely satisfied but 'This Time' was done in a breeze.
The final chord of the album stars befriended Eindhoven musician Edward Capel. His melancholic clarinet ends 'Emerald Bay', an eight minute dubby groove that sticks to your ears like good ganja.
TJ Kong & Nuno dos Santos have put all their love into 'After Dark, My Sweet' (with remarkable artwork by Amsterdam graffiti hero Delta). And it pays off. "I think our secret is our diversity", Nuno reflects on their successful cooperation. "Erwin is very experienced as a musician. I
learned a lot from him over recent years." "Nuno knows exactly what works on a dance floor", TJ Kong bounces the compliment. "And he's very straight forward. That helped a lot during the recording process."
What about the poetic album title? "It's from an old film noir", TJ Kong (who is a huge cinema buff) reveals. "Hopefully it sparks the imagination of people who listen to our album." He moves a bit closer when he adds: "And it has that magical element of love in it."
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A California Court of Appeal that last month rebuked a Huntington Beach Police Department (HBPD) sting operation targeting adults in pursuit of minors for sex on Craigslist has refused a California Attorney General's office request to reconsider its decision, but nonetheless softened it stance in the case.
The June 10 opinion overturned the 2011 convictions of Venson Villapando for attempted lewd conduct with a 13-year-old girl, who was in fact a decoy persona created by undercover, HBPD police officers.
A three justice panel concluded that there was "substantial evidence" of entrapment and that Superior Court Judge Gregg L. Prickett, a former prosecutor appointed to the bench in 1995 by then-Gov. Pete Wilson, denied the defendant justice by failing to allow the jury to even consider entrapment as a defense.
The appellate panel–Richard Fybel, Raymond Ikola and David A. Thompson–ordered a new trial for Villapando, who unwittingly communicated in text messages and emails with the decoy from July to December 2009.
Just before Christmas that year, the Brea resident drove to a Huntington Beach Carl's Jr. to meet the girl.
She promised intercourse in exchange for $100 she claimed she needed to pay her cell phone bills.
But Villapando changed his mind in the fast food restaurant's parking lot before entering the establishment to meet the girl, and was immediately surrounded by cops as he attempted to drive away.
Without explaining their reasoning, the justice announced on June 27 that they were altering their earlier ruling by deleting the mention of a court case that declared "the application of the entrapment defense depends upon whether 'the intent to commit the crime originated in the mind of the defendant or in the mind of the entrapping officer.'"
They also deleted this sentence from their opinion: "The record supports the finding that the intent to commit the charged offenses, by seeking out a 13-year-old girl, originated in the mind of the police officers involved in the investigation, not in Villapando's mind."
It troubled the justices that the police lured men to respond to the adult section sex ad by not revealing the supposed female's age as a minor until after receiving responses and that in the weeks before Villapando drove to meet the girl they altered the girl's MySpace account to indicate she was 17 years old.
The justices' editing retreats from siding with Villapando's entrapment argument by retaining a sentence that states the defendant "was arguably induced by the police to pursue the fictional 13-year-old Jess, as they appealed to [his] sexual fantasies and urged him to continue the exchange of communications and meet for sex."
County court records don't show that a re-trial has been scheduled.
HBPD launched the sting operation because there seems to be an endless supply of sexual predators searching for underage kids to molest in Southern California.
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This beautiful ever-bloomer is one of my favorites. As are many of our most colorful flowers, this one is also a native of Mexico and Central America. It is considered a perennial if you live in zone 9 and higher. You would be wise to bring your potted plant inside when temperatures dip below 60 degrees.
Clusters of fluorescent red -orange, tubular blooms constantly tease hummingbirds. Although this plant is not a xeric, it thrives in well drained soil. In it's native habitat, it receives water regularly. Water it every third day. Another delight is that when placed in a sunny spot in your home, you will be delighted with tropical blooms all winter. Since this is one of the plants found in the lush Central American tropics, you would expect hummingbirds to be well acquainted with it. Indeed they are. Placed outside in the spring, it doesn't take long for hummers to find those blooms quickly. Name this plant for me.
Hummingbird SUPERPLANT #6
This beautiful ever-bloomer is one of my favorites. As are many of our most colorful flowers, this one is also a native of Mexico and Central America. It is considered a perennial if you live in zone 9 and higher. You would be wise to bring your potted plant inside when temperatures dip below 60 degrees.
Pentas lanceolata (If I'm right- I have this one too).
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Bouvardia ternifolia?
Very pretty picture! :)
A pure guess here on my part, but I can't resist. A cestrum?
Oh do tell, do tell!
I want and NEED this plant!!!!
Suppose I don't know the plant identity? What cha gona do now? Well, I won't be a total tease. My Georgia peach nailed it on the head. Bouvardia ternifoli is a magnificent tropical that is rapidly becoming a house brightening favorite above zone 9.
In the spring, I plant several Bouvardia outside at my home in Southern Va.(7b), but I bring this baby inside to the sun room when night temps dip below 60 degrees. My hummers love the pampering and they reciprocate by pampering me.
I hope everyone can see this beauty. Hang in there Baha. I will have something special for you shortly. You are on my prayer list.
Sunday evening, I hope to tease everyone with Hummingbird SUPER PLANT #7. As a xeric. it will give unbelievable performance when yards and other flowers are withering and turning brown or dying.
I'm looking for a spot for this one and hunting it on the net..
anyone have this one to share (hint hint Joe)?
I'll be happy to send a SASE or SAS box for shipping cuttings/seeds etc .
Thank you Joe for such a fun.......informative thread.
Here is a very interesting cheat sheet that I really enjoy!!!!
This Bouvardia is available from Logees (Ct.) and Plant Delights Nursery (NC). Now I am going to throw what some might perceive as a curve ball. I have also seen Bouvardia ternifolia thriving in some of the higher elevation (2,500 - 4,000 ft.)canyons of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. For all I can tell, it appears to be the same plant as the one observed so frequently in Costa Rica and around Vera Cruz, Mexico. The main difference is that this plant is described by many plant journals as being native to our South-western states and it endures some very hot and arid climate. My thinking is that we may have two plants of the same genus and species, but a different sub-species. I am not a taxonomist, so if someone can help me out please go for it. Both plants can best be propagated by cuttings. the seeds are extremely tiny and difficult to handle. Apparently they are dispersed with ease by wind currents. My suggestion is to obtain healthy stock from either Logees or Olant Delights Nursery. Another possibility might be Diane's Seeds or Desert Survivors of Az. Plant Delights Nursery indicates that their Bouvardia t. can tolerate 7b winters. I live in 7b and every time I left plants out for the entire winter, they did not survive. Here is another shot of this delightful plant.
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Lil Kim tha CLOWN!
Well about 2 weeks ago I heard that Lil Kim was bragging on her Twitter that she is on the top charts of Pay Pal....... Hahahahaa!! Come on! Nicki Minaj is on the top of Billboard!! But the thing is that Lil Kim didn't even really make her own CD she basically invaded Nicki's so haa!! Let give her a round of applause that she got the top on Pay Pal! XD
really true. It's #TeamMinaj all day; everyday. Kim is Just Jealous and she got a Nerve to Call her a Clown Like really? Kim! Where's Your Music If You Call Yourself a bad Bitch? I thought Youse a hustler 7 Mil right? Your favorite Number. get Your Music On, and get Off Nicki's Nuts bitch. #DaDunDun #ItsBarbieBitch


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I've been taking subutex/suboxone for 4 years. I took subutex most of the time but my new doc will only give suboxone. I hate it . Is there anyone with long term use and how did it work for you?
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I have been taking it for almost 2 years. I started out on 12 milligrams and am at just 2 milligrams now. I don't know if you are planning to taper down or how much you are on, but, all side effects that bothered me dissipated greatly as I came down on my dose. It has worked fabulously for me, but, I still go to group and credit that as much as the medicine for how well I have done. The things that bothered me when I first started taking it were, the price ( and I asked the pharmacy to fill as small as 2 pills on a partial refill), smells were really strong to me, I sweated alot, my urine smelled very foul I didn't have an infection, I was nervous, and I have had some blood pressure issues and weight gain. The smells and sweating and nervousness definitely got better on a lower dose.
If you are interested in lowering your dose, it is a long acting med, what worked for me was splitting my dose and taking half in the morning and half in the afternoon and then skipping the second dose every other day and then everyday. The worst to me that could happen is that you would have to take your second dose to alleviate symptoms.
Don't want to go back to taking any opiates - almost lost everything & family couldn't take it if I did, and it would probably get me killed anyways. My doc drug screens (supposedly checks for 30 days back??). Not looking to cheat, just don't like the suboxone!!
I started with Subutex about 6+ years ago, and pretty quickly, it gave me sort of a red skin rash on my legs that itched, almost like I was allergic to it. Anyway, I then switched to Suboxone, without actually having done any research on either, so I figured they were similar. So, I've now been on Suboxone for more than 5 years, and weaned down to 4mgs. a day. I had gotten down to 1/2mg./day, if you can believe it. But, had a bit too much anxiety. 4mgs. seems to work perfectly for me because I take one 2mg. tablet in the a.m. and one in the afternoon. My Psychiatrist doesn't even want to discuss me going off because of my hx. of chronic relapsing in my first years of sobriety (many yrs. ago). He really thinks I should be on for life. So, I'm trying to just go with the flow for now, even tho' eventually, I'd really like to be off anything that "controls" me, in the sense that I know I'd start withdrawal if I stopped...
don't like that feeling. But, I also don't want to stress about something I can't do anything about right now. Got too much stress in my life right now! I know, if and when I tapered off, I would have to go away for 30 days, with NO responsibilities and just do it! I'm not the type that can fake it, if I should have to function through w/drawl! So, its working for me right now. But, less is better, I think. There are less of the negative side effects with less. I think it has caused some weight gain, and I seem to be kinda grossed out by certain smells, and kinda sweaty... I guess I forgot what I felt like without it! Good luck!
i've been on suboxone now for about 3yrs. my doctor has me on it for pain management rather than for addiction control, although i went thru all that. i had problem with lorcet, soma (which i still take just not like i did), xanax (you couldn't pay me to take these, the withdrawals are hell on earth). but the suboxone has been heaven sent, i will more than likely continue to take it the rest of my life. i've been on disability since 2005 so i don't look for any relief on my major pain problems.
the difference is suboxone has an opiate blocker in it, whereas subutex doesn't. therefore, you can't get high when you're on suboxone, but you can when you're on subutex.
I've seen some misinformation on here and wanted to clear things up. The difference between the two drugs is the presence of naloxone in suboxone. Naloxone is an anti-narcotic. Meaning, it reverses the affects of opiates. However, the naloxone stays dormant unless a user tries to inject the suboxone. I asked my doctor last time I saw him. Ive seen people say "you can get high on subutex and not suboxone". This is not true and gives Subutex a bad a name!
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|Reviews for Simon Tam's Survival Guide for the Black
| BooksAreMedicine chapter 1 . 10/18/2015
Good rules to have
| reaverattack chapter 1 . 4/28/2013
OMIGOD! The couch reference! And bonfires... *gigglesnort*
| Jadzia Bear chapter 1 . 8/31/2010
I adore Simon, and I feel a lot of sympathy for how much he lost when coming out to the Rim. My favourites are 11, 14 and 19.
I quite like 8, I can just imagine how that conversation would go. Pity it never happened on screen.
Shiny stuff : )
| RogueWhisper chapter 1 . 4/28/2010
Rule 20 is epic. Truly amazing work.
| Alexander Dregon chapter 1 . 12/21/2009
Amazingly funny. And by the story; true. You have an interesting perspective, and insight to this show.
| unlock.your.heart chapter 1 . 3/13/2008
I loved the ending paragraph! well I loved the whole thing but I liked the last paragraph alot.
| ansem chapter 1 . 2/23/2008
love the Rules series. pure gold. Thanks for such great pieces of writing
| teasers chapter 1 . 2/22/2008
funny! I liked it
| BlueEyedBrigadier chapter 1 . 2/21/2008
Well...at least Simon had the common sense to refer to his wife and crewmate by the respectable title of "engineer," much as I doubt Kaylee would have been too offended if he had used "mechanic" instead. Though Kaylee's troubleshooting support base is a lot wider than mere mechanical repair;)
Oh...and good on Kaylee for "correcting" some of Simon's assertions. Can't be having Simon whine too much to the public :D
| jcap1526 chapter 1 . 2/21/2008
You've really got each character down pat, don't you! Poor Simon!
| the psycho sour skittle chapter 1 . 2/21/2008
| debbieja chapter 1 . 2/21/2008
Wow seems the women on the ship are all versed in the couch as a tool to make your man behave. Poor Simon really did have trouble keeping his feet out of his mouth, but seems to have learned how to get along. Loved the bits about the first mate shooting you, and Kaylee altering his climate control to teach him a lesson
| Thug-4-Less chapter 1 . 2/21/2008
21 was awesome. But Number 9 began a new paragraph in the middle of a sentence.
Excellent work, as always.
| jane0904 chapter 1 . 2/21/2008
I love rules 20, 21 and 22. And I too adore the couch getting a look-in. Although it's probably Kaylee who'd storm out and go sleep in her hammock in the engine room. Please do her POV. It has to be so bright and breezy, starting with 'If a tattoed mechanic makes a play for you, go along. It could be the start of an interesting career'. Particularly as I adored her leaning over Simon's shoulder censoring ... correcting his rules!
| Bao Bei Tony chapter 1 . 2/21/2008
And the couch makes another appearance. Yay couch.
Good stuff Bud.
Thanks for the great reviews too BTW.


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The special exhibit celebrated the CFDA's 50th anniversary and showcased pieces from other designer members. My father became a member in the late 80's and is still honored to be part of such a great group of talented people!
The necklace my father gave for the exhibit was made of rock crystal, topaz, pearls. The necklace was made in 1992, which is also the year I was born!
My favorites in the exhibit was a vintage Geoffrey Beene gown that is similar to a gown my mom received from the designer as a gift! Another favorite was a silk gown from Rodarte 2011, farm inspired collection. I wouldve taken pictures, but photography wasn't allowed!
If you're in New York, definitely visit the exhibit, the collection and history of pieces are incredible!
Also check out this article about the exhibit, we've got a mention!!
|The exhibit, ending May
|The permanent exhibit at the museum!
|I sneaked a picture of the necklace!
Also, this Thursday my father is celebrating his 30th anniversary at Bergdorf Goodman who supported him from the beginning! The event is from 12-4, with displays all over the main floor throughout the week!
We would love to see you!


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Corker on the way to Texas Tech
While the decision was never easy, the call he made on Monday afternoon ended months of speculation for Cardinal Gibbons wide receiver Shawn Corker.
Courted by dozens of schools since this past spring, the 6-1, 180-pounder finally narrowed down his choice, and the call to head coach Mike Leach will send the impressive athlete to Texas Tech in the summer of 2010.
When he was first rated by the Miami Herald, No. 7, in the pre-spring list, Corker was not on anyone's radar screen. But soon after his initial exposure, schools such as Duke, Wake Forest and the University of Central Florida started to come I with offers.
By the time spring had rolled around, Corker had interest from Miami, Auburn, West Virginia, Purdue, Florida, South Carolina and Vanderbilt.
"It's the best place for me," said Corker. "It's a tremendous opportunity for me to go to a wide open offense that loves to throw the ball. I am so excited about the opportunity to play for one of the top programs in the country."
Also having the opportunity to play for an offensive mastermind like Leach is huge for Corker who finished his junior season with 33 catches for 720 yards and nine touchdowns.
Corker is the first South Florida football player since his offensive coordinator, Matt Dubuc, played baseball and football for the Red Raiders from 1992-96.
"I am proud of Shawn and how far he has come as a student athletes," said Dubuc. "He has really worked hard to put himself in this position."
Dubuc and head coach Mike Morrill are happy that this is behind Corker, knowing that his full attention will now be on football and the season ahead where the Chiefs expect to challenge in 2A.
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It has been there since around 1890, so perhaps the bottom stair in my hallway was surprised when it suddenly got its new moniker: the Naughty Step.
That day had been a fraught one overall and it had culminated in a storm of fair-to-middling proportions because I wouldn't allow Ava to sprinkle a bag of flour ("snow") all over the kitchen floor.
I must admit, I was a bit surprised by her willingness to take her seat.
She sat there obligingly for the set two minutes (is that about right? Should have paid more attention to Supernanny), without moving, quietly snuffling and staring at her toes. By the end of her sentence, she seemed to have forgotten why she had been put there and was fascinated with the long stream of snot dangling precariously from her left nostril. She was flicking her head to see if it would actually hit the wall.
As per Naughty Step protocol, I got down on my knees and calmly talked to Ava at eye level about why she had been put there and how it's not nice to beat your mother about the legs with a soft bear (could have been worse admittedly). She apologised and gave me a snotty kiss and, at the end of the whole carefully-managed episode, I felt rather pleased with how it had gone.
But then, out of the blue, Ava started calling the Naughty Step shots.
A couple of days later, she waited until she was certain I was looking, and then gave her sister Ruby a hefty shove so she fell backwards, slapstick fashion, ankles around ears. Then Ava announced. "I am NOR-tee. I sit on step." And she took herself there and sat in the appropriate position, chin to chest, bottom lip protruding.
This foxed me somewhat: it was all over so quickly. Ruby didn't really seem that bothered about having been pushed over (she hadn't even attempted to get up) and wasn't crying, which gave me little ammunition for reclaiming control of the situation and talking to Ava about how much she had upset her sister. Instead, I awkwardly congratulated her for taking herself to the step, and feeling a bit confused about what had just happened, I tried to suppress a sort of sinking feeling that I was being made a fool of by a two-year-old.
The wrath Ava had laid upon herself, however, was nothing compared to what lay in store for the Peppa Pig rubber stamp.
Having very irresponsibly not moved itself from the floor where Ava had left it, and where her naked foot was destined to tramp on a speed-walk around the living room, this unsuspecting piece of blue plastic could have done little to prepare itself. After the initial pain/tears, Ava's fury set in. She flung herself off my lap, got on her knees and squared up to the evil culprit.
"That NOT funny," she snarled, "you hurt my foot. Naughty st..." (she glanced at me to check she wasn't about to make a idiot of herself in front of the inanimate object by using the wrong word – I nodded gravely) "...AMP!"
The stamp was picked up frogmarched into the hall.
"You SIT there. Here. And stay STILL."
She folded her arms dramatically over her chest and stomped back into the lounge where I was watching, high-eyebrowed, biting my lip.
Now, I would have stopped at this point and allowed the stamp to have a good think about what it had done, but Ava wasn't finished. She returned to the step with as much drama as she could muster, got on her knees and really let rip.
I remember that extraordinary tirade quite cinematically. In my head, her wagging finger, and the wild gestures towards her foot, play out in slow motion; her roars are silenced by Nessun Dorma blasting out at full volume. If she had known any expletives, my word, she would have used them.
Finally she was spent. She took a deep breath (or rather huffed), picked up the stamp, brought it back into the living room, kissed it, put it back on the floor (great!) and went about her day.
I'm pretty certain Ava did not learn her telling-off style from me – I am extremely careful to go by Supernanny's rules (she is god, after all). But I know one thing for sure: I'm going to do my very best to stay on the right side of my daughter.
Do you ever hear your children play acting as you - and worry?
It has been there since around 1890, so perhaps the bottom stair in my hallway was surprised when it suddenly got its new moniker: the Naughty Step.


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|Reference : Review of present European environmental policies and legislation involving cultural ...
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|Review of present European environmental policies and legislation involving cultural heritage
|Teller, Jacques [Université de Liège - ULiège > Département Argenco : Secteur TLU+C > Urbanisme et aménagement du territoire >]
|Bond, Alan [ > > ]
|Environmental Impact Assessment Review
|Elsevier Science
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|[en] Cultural heritage ; Environmental impact assessment ; Strategic Environmental Asessment
|[en] Cultural heritage is being addressed by a number of Charters and Conventions and it is clear that its consideration within decision-making processes is progressively becoming a real challenge, both for developers and public authorities. Against this background, this paper reviews the environmental assessment framework developed by the European Community, as this should increasingly influence decision making about cultural heritage in an urban setting. The legislative framework for access to environmental information is also reviewed because of its relevance to the decision-making process.
The Directives on Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment both require a consideration of cultural heritage in decision making. This requirement can go some way to addressing the paradox in the European Community's position whereby the Community wishes to conserve and enhance its own cultural identity whilst, at the same time, cultural heritage is usually defined at a local level. The present paper suggests that, given their flexibility, the two European Community Directives on environmental assessment constitute a promising opportunity to address this seeming paradox, but that there is a significant gap between legal obligations and the methodological tools to meet them.
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AllowPartiallyTrustedCallersAttribute Class
Allows strong-named assemblies to be called by partially trusted code. Without this declaration, only fully trusted callers are able to use such assemblies. This class cannot be inherited.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
AllowPartiallyTrustedCallersAttribute is only effective when applied by a strong-named assembly at the assembly level. For more information about applying attributes at the assembly level, see Applying Attributes.
By default, a strong-named assembly that does not explicitly apply this attribute at assembly level to allow its use by partially trusted code can be called only by other assemblies that are granted full trust by security policy. This restriction is enforced by placing a LinkDemand for FullTrust on every public or protected method on every publicly accessible class in the assembly. Assemblies that are intended to be called by partially trusted code can declare their intent through the use of the AllowPartiallyTrustedCallersAttribute. The attribute is declared at the assembly level. An example of the declaration in C# is [assembly:AllowPartiallyTrustedCallers] and in Visual Basic is <assembly:AllowPartiallyTrustedCallers>.
The presence of this assembly-level attribute prevents the default behavior of placing FullTrust LinkDemand security checks, making the assembly callable from any other assembly (partially or fully trusted).
When this attribute is present, all other security checks function as intended, including any class-level or method-level declarative security attributes that are present. This attribute blocks only the implicit fully trusted caller demand.
This is not a declarative security attribute, but a regular attribute (it derives from Attribute, not SecurityAttribute).
For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.
The following example shows the use of the AllowPartiallyTrustedCallersAttribute class.
// The following HTML code can be used to call the user control in this sample. // //<HTML> // <BODY> // <OBJECT id="usercontrol" classid="usercontrol.dll#UserControl.UserControl1" width="800" // height="300" style="font-size:12;"> // </OBJECT> // <p> // </BODY> //</HTML> // To run this test control you must create a strong name key, snkey.snk, and // a code group that gives full trust to assemblies signed with snkey.snk. // The user control displays an OpenFileDialog box, then displays a text box containing the name of // the file selected and a list box that displays the contents of the file. The selected file must // contain text in order for the control to display the data properly. // Caution This sample demonstrates the use of the Assert method. Calling Assert removes the // requirement that all code in the call chain must be granted permission to access the specified // resource, it can open up security vulnerabilities if used incorrectly or inappropriately. Therefore, // it should be used with great caution. Assert should always be followed with a RevertAssert // command to restore the security settings. using System; using System.Collections; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Drawing; using System.Data; using System.Windows.Forms; using System.IO; using System.Security; using System.Security.Permissions; using System.Reflection; using System.Runtime.CompilerServices; // This strong name key is used to create a code group that gives permissions to this assembly. [assembly: AssemblyKeyFile("snKey.snk")] [assembly: AssemblyVersion("184.108.40.206")] // The AllowPartiallyTrustedCallersAttribute requires the assembly to be signed with a strong name key. // This attribute is necessary since the control is called by either an intranet or Internet // Web page that should be running under restricted permissions. [assembly:AllowPartiallyTrustedCallers] namespace UserControl { // The userControl1 displays an OpenFileDialog box, then displays a text box containing the name of // the file selected and a list box that displays the contents of the file. The selected file must // contain text in order for the control to display the data properly. public class UserControl1 : System.Windows.Forms.UserControl { private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox1; private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox listBox1; // Required designer variable. private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null; // Demand the zone requirement for the calling application. [ZoneIdentityPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, Zone = SecurityZone.Intranet)] public UserControl1() { // This call is required by the Windows.Forms Form Designer. InitializeComponent(); // The OpenFileDialog box should not require any special permissions. OpenFileDialog fileDialog = new OpenFileDialog(); if(fileDialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK) { // Reading the name of the selected file from the OpenFileDialog box // and reading the file requires FileIOPermission. The user control should // have this permission granted through its code group; the Web page that calls the // control should not have this permission. The Assert command prevents a stack walk // that would fail because the caller does not have the required FileIOPermission. // The use of Assert can open up security vulnerabilities if used incorrectly or // inappropriately. Therefore, it should be used with great caution. // The Assert command should be followed by a RevertAssert as soon as the file operation // is completed. new FileIOPermission(PermissionState.Unrestricted).Assert(); textBox1.Text = fileDialog.FileName; // Display the contents of the file in the text box. FileStream fsIn = new FileStream(textBox1.Text, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read); StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(fsIn); // Process every line in the file for (String Line = sr.ReadLine(); Line != null; Line = sr.ReadLine()) { listBox1.Items.Add(Line); } // It is very important to call RevertAssert to restore the stack walk for // file operations. FileIOPermission.RevertAssert(); } } // Clean up any resources being used. protected override void Dispose( bool disposing ) { if( disposing ) { if( components != null ) components.Dispose(); } base.Dispose( disposing ); } #region Component Designer generated code /// <summary> /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify /// the contents of this method with the code editor. /// </summary> private void InitializeComponent() { this.textBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox(); this.listBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox(); this.SuspendLayout(); // // textBox1 // this.textBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(208, 112); this.textBox1.Name = "textBox1"; this.textBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(320, 20); this.textBox1.TabIndex = 0; this.textBox1.Text = "textBox1"; this.textBox1.TextChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.textBox1_TextChanged); // // listBox1 // this.listBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(200, 184); this.listBox1.Name = "listBox1"; this.listBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(336, 108); this.listBox1.TabIndex = 1; // // UserControl1 // this.Controls.Add(this.listBox1); this.Controls.Add(this.textBox1); this.Name = "UserControl1"; this.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(592, 400); this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.UserControl1_Load); this.ResumeLayout(false); } #endregion private void UserControl1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { } private void textBox1_TextChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { } } }
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Ray Jimenez, 90, picked cotton by hand
Published 9:44 am, Friday, October 11, 2013
The first time Ray Jimenez and his wife Juanita came to the area to hand-pick cotton more than 60 years ago, so many migrant laborers already were here that they couldn't immediately find housing.
"We had to sleep under the suction tube at the gin in Aiken," Plainview resident Jimenez recalled earlier this month. "That was on Sept. 23, 1948, and we came all the way from Mission." A month later, when the harvest was over, they returned to the Valley.
He and his family moved to the area permanently the following year, working as a farm hand for Bill Wesley north of Aiken in Floyd County. On the wall of his bedroom hangs a copy of a letter dated Jan. 2, 1949, in which Wesley offered him a job.
With a $50 advance for moving expenses, Jimenez and his family were soon on their way again from Mission. "It was snowing and sleeting and there was 6 inches of ice on the ground when we got here," he recalled. "Everything was just about frozen solid." Their new home was in a field surrounded by a cut field of alfalfa. "It had been raining and snowing, and the alfalfa was frozen on top. I was wearing basket-woven shoes and by the time we got inside Mrs. Wesley told me not to get my feet too close to the fire or I would get sick."
But rather than get sick, Jimenez found that he thrived in the High Plains farming environment, raising cotton, wheat, grain sorghum, soybeans, caster beans, forage and other field crops. The next year, when Wesley wanted him to relocate to Colorado, Jimenez decided to remain in the Plainview-Lockney area and work for farmer Berner Harris.
"That was in 1950 and I worked for him until 1958, on a farm south of Aiken," Jimenez said.
The terms of compensation were simple -- $100 per month and 25 acres to farm as his own. "In 1953, I produced 46 bales of cotton off those 25 acres." His cousin was the labor contractor for a large crew of migrant workers at the time, and Jimenez's crop was harvested by hand. "That was quite a sight, 100 people all picking cotton at the same time." One member of the crew sewed two cotton sacks together, so he won't have to stop to change sacks as often. "He would pick three rows at a time, but when he that sack full, it was so long (14 feet) and heavy that it was really hard to weigh."
Another year, Jimenez recalled, the cotton had lodged or fallen over so badly that mechanical harvesters had to be adjusted so low that excessive amounts of dirt were picked up with the harvested fiber.
"The more we stripped, it seemed the worse it got," he said. "You couldn't step into the middle (between the rows) because of what had fallen onto the ground, and we probably harvested another six bales by hand after we got through with the stripper."
By that time, Jimenez said, much of the crop was being harvested mechanically — with one- and two-row tractor-mounted strippers with blowers that sent the freshly-harvested cotton into trailers pulled through the field behind the harvester.
"I would drive the tractor and had a boy and a girl in the trailer trumping (packing) the cotton." Jimenez had retired from farming before the use of cotton modules and module builders become widespread.
Jimenez worked for Harris from 1950-58, then was employed by Emmitt Thornton for the next 11 years, farming more than a section of land two miles was of Aiken. That was followed by a couple of years for Lee Duvall, then for Bill Hooper and finally Preston Walker.
During his long farming career, none of the watering was done by the currently-popular center-pivot irrigation systems. "We didn't have anything like that back then," he recalls. "We didn't use aluminum pipe until later, either. Everything was done by open ditches and by hand."
Crops were watered from long open ditches with water transferred into the furrows by crescent-shaped 1 ½-inch aluminum tubes.
"I had everything (600-plus) acres being watered by three wells," he recalled. Using dikes made with canvass and metal rods, Jimenez would start one well and get the ditch filled before starting the first set of 10 irrigation tubes. He would get another well started, adjust the dikes, refill the ditch, and start 10 more tubes. The third well would be started, more dikes adjusted, and more tubes started until he finally had a total of 120 tubes watering the same number of rows."
"After we bought aluminum pipe, we would irrigate with ditches on the south side of the highway and pipe on the north side of the highway." While some farmers put in underground concrete tile pipe, Jimenez said his primary experience was irrigating by open ditches and aluminum pipe.
He did suffer one serious mishap while farming, which landed him in the hospital for about 15 days.
Jimenez helped the grandson of one of his employers install a stripper with overhead basket on a tractor in anticipation of cotton harvest. However, the grandson used a bent nail instead of the recommended bolts and pins to secure the overhead basket. It subsequently worked loose while Jimenez was operating the implement, with part of the blower striking Jimenez in the back of the head.
"After that happened, he was driving so fast taking me to the hospital that I kept telling him to slow down or he might end up in the hospital with me, too."
After retiring from farming, Jimenez worked in the maintenance department at Plainview High School from 1982-2000. His primary duties involved grounds maintenance around the large campus. "We had a lot more grass back then, and not as many parking lots, tennis courts and a separate band hall. And we didn't have a sprinkler system. I had racks built on the side of my pickup and used 30-foot joints of aluminum pipe and sprinklers to water everything. I wore out two of my own pickups, and finally quit when I asked them to buy a pickup for the school so I wouldn't have to use my own."
Jimenez, whose wife died May 9, 2003, now lives with his daughter, Theresa Jimenez, on North Quincy. A retired educator, she remembers as a child coming home from school during the fall, getting off the school bus and almost immediately getting her cotton stack and heading out into the fields.
"It was really hard, back-breaking work, picking a hundred pounds of cotton in that sack."
Jimenez was born in Weslico in 1923, and moved to Mission in 1935. He turned 90-years-old on Jan. 7.
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