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There are people gathering here in the World Cafe community from literally all over the world, and it is so exciting!!! I really want to meet everyone, and I know I'm not alone. Would you please tell us a little about yourself here, just as an introduction, so we can start to learn about each other? Where do you live? How did you learn about the World Cafe? What are your interests and passions?
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The Republic of Panama transitioned almost 9,000 positions at the Panama Canal Commission and more or less a like number working over a period prior to the U.S. DoD complete withdrawal on Dec. 31, 1999 (in accordance with the Torrijos-Carter Treaty). I would very much like to hear how the work for the reinvention is coming along. I, too, have an interest in non-linear decision making.
Wonderful, Jeffrey and Toni, to have you here. And I'd love to see how that project went as well.
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Nick Durnford, Wed 17th October '12
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Drinkstuff says: Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback Simon, and we're sorry that you had this issue with the delivery of your parcel. We have passed on your comments to our courier to ensure this is dealt with appropriately at their end.
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Overview of Outward FDI Flows of China
China is integrated rapidly with the world economy by increasing its foreign investment linkage with other countries. In 2005 China was the 4th largest investor among emerging markets, up from 14th in 2004 with 72.4% of all economies in the world receiving Chinese FDI. Through outward FDI into any sectors, industries or regions, there should be intra-industry productivity spillovers from foreign firms to domestic firms within the same industry, mainly through reduction of production costs, technology transfer and international R& D spillovers. Diffusion channels of technology know-hows and managerial practices induced by higher FDI penetration abroad make the purpose of the increased transparency and access of core technology practical. This article addresses this question through the lens of economics as to three collaborated sets of FDI determinants, the features of FDI outflows as the overall FDI scale, the target sectors, the geographic distribution and the concrete ways of outward FDI of China. The author concludes that there should be a caveat to the non-guided outward FDI but strategically tailored to suit the requirements of multiplying the investment efficiency and climbing up the value ladder of global economy.
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The lights are on
Vampires are all about sneaking around under the cover of darkness, and the new E3 trailer for Dark excels at just that.
The game, developed by Realmforge Studios, features a vampire bent on taking down the Geoforge corporation one stealthy kill at a time. You'll be able to upgrade your skills as you go along, including the ability to strike from afar.
Dark comes out for the Xbox 360 and PC on July 9. You can take another look at the game in action over here.
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This article originally appeared in the December 15, 1978, issue of Christianity Today, three years before Koop, who died yesterday, was nominated to serve as U.S. Surgeon General.
C Everett Koop, chief surgeon of Children's Hospital in Philadelphia, received much publicity in 1974 as head of the surgical team to successfully separate Siamese twins. Recently, in another operation on Siamese twins, he had to decide which twin should live and which should die; both would have died if they had remained attached. Such pressures are not unusual.
Koop gets up at six A.M. to have his daily devotions. He drives to the hospital, arriving at about 7:20. He checks the files of the patients that he will be operating on that day and begins surgery at 8; three days a Week he finishes by 10:30 or 11. By then he has performed or six operations. He sees ten to fifteen patients after that, usually with a medical student, teaching him as he examines patients. Koop carries a load of administrative as well as teaching duties—committee meetings with staff, rounds, and conferences with students. After he leaves the hospital at 6:30, he still has about three hours of paper work to do. Koop's schedule has changed somewhat in the last few years. He now avoids long, tension-producing operations, leaving them to his younger colleagues, though he reserves Wednesday for his big cases.
When he first came to Chi1dren's Hospital in 1946, Koop had to convince people that the surgery he wanted to do on children would work. He almost lived at the hospital, leaving "my remarkable wife" to carry much of the weight of raising their children. The divorce rate among surgeons, explains Koop, is astronomical.
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1435 North Fourth Street
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
This was my first home. It is located between 8th and 9th Avenues. We lived in the second to last apartment (#11) in the back. You cannot tell from this picture but there are identical units facing these on the right. We called the sidewalk between the two units "the court". I lived here until 1957. This picture was taken by the Franklin County Auditor's office; the date of the photo is 2007. At the time I lived here, there were no trees or iron fencing in the front. The building to the left in the photo did not exist yet - it was a vacant field when I lived here. It appears that the property has been kept up. I'm not sure of the current neighborhood but I know it went through a decline after we moved.
August 1948
My Dad and brother Pat
in back of building. The enclosed porches on the back
no longer exist. I do not know when they were
May 1955
My brother Pat in front of our apartment, which
was to the right of him (left in picture).
Behind him is the back entrance to the court.
July 4, 1947
My Dad, Jim Porter, at the corner of N. 4th St. and 8th Avenue.
The billboard behind him is in the field that was behind our home.
It now has a large apartment complex located there.
November 1951
This is my brother Pat sitting on one of the brick columns
at the entrance at 1435 N. 4th St.
From the present day picture you can see that these columns are still there.
This photo is facing North. At the time traffic was two-way on N. 4th St.
Today N. 4th St. is one-way heading North.


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1. Two of top three offensive tackles shine
In the offensive line group Lewan finished first in the 40 (4.87), first in the broad jump (9-9), third in vertical leap (29"), fourth in the three cone drill (7.39), ninth in the short shuttle (4.49) and 11th in the bench (29 reps).
"Greg Robinson and Jake Matthews, are great players," said Lewan. "I've seen them play and they are awesome. As far as selling myself as a player – I'm a consistent player, regardless if I am injured or whatever, I am going to play through it no matter what. Anything that happens, I am here to play through it. I am team player through and through."
Texas A&M's Jake Matthews didn't quite measure up to the other two in the testing, but fared very well in the position drills.
2. The receiver class is one of the deepest ever
"It's the best wide receiver draft I've seen in years," said NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock. "There are really good football players who can contribute immediately."
The workouts for Clemson's Sammy Watkins and Texas A&M's Mike Evans were seen as most helpful in solidifying their draft stock.
3. Whaley says no cap casualties
"No we shouldn't have any (salary cap casualties)," said Whaley. "We're pretty comfortable with all the guys who are on our roster right now who are signed and we shouldn't have to make any moves."
4. Mack doesn't disappoint
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Issue Type: Bug Created: 2008-08-21T08:39:16.000+0000 Last Updated: 2009-09-17T10:05:55.000+0000 Status: Resolved Fix version(s): - 1.9.3 (22/Sep/09)
Reporter: Stijn Huyberechts (huyby) Assignee: Mark (lightflowmark) Tags: - Zend_Controller
Related issues: Attachments: - ZF-4026_fix.patch
I'm building a CMS system upon the Zend Framework. But I'm having troubles with the Request object, which seems not to "clear" the user params. Each page exists of several page elements; each element is a new request that is added to the actionstack. If the request's user params are printed in the IndexController everything is fine, but when I print the same request in the controller for that specific action than I see also user params of the previous actions.

// this code is in the IndexController in the "default" module
foreach($elements as $arr) {
// clone request object for each action
$req = clone $request;
// set controller, action and module name
$req->setParam("_pageElementID", $arr["elementID"]);
// add custom parameters
if($arr["params"]) {
$params = explode("/", $arr["params"]);
foreach($params as $param) {
list($key, $val) = explode("=", $param);
$req->setParam("_".$key, $val);
$this->_helper->actionStack($req); // add element request to action stack
Printout of two request params:

[_moduleContentKey] => leftmenu
[_pageElementID] => 14
[_startLevel] => 1
[_test] => 1
[_moduleContentKey] => default
[_pageElementID] => 3
[_startLevel] => 1 // parameter is a "leftover" from the previous action
[_test] => 1 // parameter is a "leftover" from the previous action
[_showRoot] => 1
Possible solution:
Add a clearParams method to Zend_Controller_Request_Http:

public function clearParams()
$this->_params = array()
Then this method should be called from the ActionStack plugin when the _forward method is triggered for the next action.
Is this the right way to handle this problem? Honestly I don't like to change the code from the Zend Framework...
Thx in advance for your comments and advice,
Posted by Mark (lightflowmark) on 2009-05-03T03:10:00.000+0000
This is a more serious bug than perhaps it has appeared, as it prohibits the use of ActionStack in many cases. It's a trivial fix (it seems) and would be good to solve.
Another (possibly simpler) solution would be to replace the ActionStack::forward($next) method with public function forward(Zend_Controller_Request_Abstract $next) { $this->setRequest($next); }
Posted by Andrei Iarus (poni1111) on 2009-05-18T10:52:52.000+0000
Follow the comments of the issue http://nabble.com/Menu-in-ZF%3A-Controller-Plugin-… The problem described there seems to be related.
Posted by Till Klampaeckel (till) on 2009-05-18T14:03:46.000+0000
Added code tags.
Posted by Dennis Becker (radhad) on 2009-05-19T01:54:17.000+0000
Please don't change the behaviour of _forward() ! There are some use cases where it is explicitly needed that you have the parameters still available!
But I would like to see something like this:

* @param string $url
* @param bool $reset | reset the params in Front Controller
protected function _forward($url, $reset = false)
This would not break BC!
Posted by Mark (lightflowmark) on 2009-07-27T06:35:52.000+0000
I would like to submit a patch for this issue; not sure the best place to discuss it, please let me know if these comments are not the appropriate place.
I think that BC should be broken here. The ActionStack::forward method should use the exact request object passed to it when it was created, not some frankenstein object of all the user params set in previous actionstack actions. If an actionstack action2 relies on parameters set in a previous actionstack action1, then action1 should add action2 to the actionstack.
Current behaviour is:

public function indexAction()
$request = clone $this->getRequest();
$request = clone $this->getRequest();
->setParams(array('bar' => 'baz'));
public function test1Action()
//outputs ["bar"] => string(3) "baz", ["fromTest1"] => string(3) "shouldNotBeInTest2"
public function test2Action()
//outputs ["bar"] => string(3) "baz", ["fromTest1"] => string(3) "shouldNotBeInTest2"
I believe the rational & desired behaviour is for test2 to not have any parameters set when it is called like this. If the above is the desired behaviour, then it should be coded like:

public function indexAction()
$request = clone $this->getRequest();
->setParams(array('bar' => 'baz'));
public function test1Action()
//outputs ["bar"] => string(3) "baz", ["fromTest1"] => string(3) "shouldNotBeInTest2"
$request = clone $this->getRequest();
public function test2Action()
//outputs ["bar"] => string(3) "baz", ["fromTest1"] => string(3) "shouldNotBeInTest2"
What are your thoughts on breaking BC here? I have a patch for this ready if it's acceptable. I don't believe that this optional reset parameter suggested by Dennis is viable, as _forward is not a user-callable method.
Posted by Dennis Becker (radhad) on 2009-07-27T06:44:50.000+0000
A long time has passed since I add a comment to this issue.
After re-reading everything, it seems like I have not seen the "clone" statement in the description. I'm not sure if there exists a reset() method for the request-object, but I still would prefer another way.
Posted by Mark (lightflowmark) on 2009-07-27T06:54:54.000+0000
There isn't a reset() method for the request object, but this isn't the main problem. The problem is that ActionStack::forward does not call any putative reset() method; it adds parameters to the request object using setParams() (which doesn't actually set the parameters - it adds them to existing parameters). Changing this breaks BC, but as far as I can see, it's the only way to prevent unwanted parameters being set in later ActionStack actions.
What is your use-case for building up parameters through successive ActionStack actions?
Posted by Dennis Becker (radhad) on 2009-07-27T07:10:32.000+0000
It is possible, that you set a value per setParam() which will be used by more than one Action in the later use.
My main missunderstanding is the context, where you want to change that. I thought about the Action-Controller available _forward() method and as I can see, I was wrong here. The main reason why I'm still against a reset of the values is, that no one would expect that by cloning an object! For me a clone must be an exact copy, not a half copy. You never know who uses this behaviour at the moment. So I think a reset() or resetParams() method seems to be a better way instead of implementing a functionality no one would expect when using it.
Posted by Stijn Huyberechts (huyby) on 2009-07-27T07:11:01.000+0000
I'm glad to see this issue is still alive. I'm still 'patching' the ZF with my 'solution' in the original post of this issue. As I see it now, it is clear that the request object needs to have 2 separate methods to modify or add parameters:
modify (reset) parameter(s): Zend_Controller_Request_Abstract::setParam() Zend_Controller_Request_Abstract::setParams()
add parameter(s): Zend_Controller_Request_Abstract::addParam() Zend_Controller_Request_Abstract::addParams()
Posted by Mark (lightflowmark) on 2009-07-27T07:56:29.000+0000
Dennis: absolutely. No-one's suggesting that the clone does anything other than clone the request object; only that, given 2 actions in the actionstack, each with their own request object, action1 should not magically change the parameters for action2's request.
Stijn: I agree this is by far the best solution. However, this seems like a big BC break; any input from the ZF team on this?
Posted by Matthew Weier O'Phinney (matthew) on 2009-07-27T08:53:38.000+0000
This is a big BC break, as the parameter munging is a specific use case for which ActionStack was designed.
I think we could introduce a flag to ActionStack to indicate that the request object user parameters should be cleared, but this is really the only concession I'd like to make at this time.
Posted by Mark (lightflowmark) on 2009-07-27T09:33:31.000+0000
Fair enough.
Out of interest, what is the use case for using ActionStack to build up parameters which isn't better served by the code I outline above, where test1Action adds test2Action to the ActionStack?
Posted by Mark (lightflowmark) on 2009-07-28T02:05:35.000+0000
Patch & test done.
I've added a clearParams() method to the request class, and a setClearRequestParams() method to the ActionStack class, which controls this behaviour. It defaults to false, so bc is not broken - I think this is confusing, and that bc should be broken here.
I'd still really like to see a robust defence of the current behaviour, this solution seems sub-optimal to me.
I'd also be interested to know why the request setParams() actually adds parameters rather than setting the parameters, and why it's not implemented as Stijn suggested, which is the root cause of this confusion.
Posted by Matthew Weier O'Phinney (matthew) on 2009-09-17T09:36:44.000+0000
One reason that the user params are not cleared on _forward/ActionStack calls is due to how other components, such as ContextSwitch, do their work. Imagine a scenario where ContextSwitch is in play, and a JSON context is detected because of the "format" parameter found in the user params (i.e., set by the router); if you were to clear out the params, then additional actions invoked would no longer know the current context, and would be appending HTML to what should be a JSON response.
I am reviewing the patch for inclusion; as long as the behavior is controlled by a flag and that the default state of the flag is the current behavior, we should be able to include it.
Posted by Matthew Weier O'Phinney (matthew) on 2009-09-17T10:05:52.000+0000
Patch applied in trunk and 1.9 release branch
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TIGA CEO, Dr Richard Wilson, said "Auto Club Revolution is a ground breaking title in the free-to-play space. The combination of licensed content, premium features and the heavy focus on the integration of social and community features really set this game apart from the competition. The game is rapidly becoming a great UK success story and I'm delighted the TIGA awards have recognised Auto Club Revolution as the best social game of 2012".
Auto Club Revolution is developed and published by Eutechnyx, the world's leading independent racing game developer which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2013.
Eutechnyx chief operating officer, Darren Jobling said, "When we initially designed Auto Club Revolution to break traditional racing game conventions, it was a brave move. Six months into our open beta phase, we're delighted with our commercial achievements alongside the positive feedback from our players which has spurred us on to release a huge line-up of innovation as we head into next year. This 'Best Social Game' award from TIGA great recognition for our incredible team of talented people who are responsible for these achievements. "
To secure a free account, players can sign-up today at autoclubrevolution.com where they can experience the full array of features offered for free. Over 50 fully licensed cars are available to unleash on world famous circuits such as Spa Francorchamps, Hockenheim, Indianapolis and Silverstone plus a growing range of stunning custom race tracks including the recently launched Lake Italia series. Players can customise their cars for free adding components from prestigious brands including Brembo, Borla and AC Schnitzer .
A rich game play experience is available to all players for free, with the added option to purchase cars and upgrades should they wish.
About Auto Club Revolution
Auto Club Revolution is a free-to-play online racing game and car community built in collaboration with the motor industry. Featuring officially licensed cars from over 50 of the world's leading motor manufacturers, it delivers a console quality racing experience to the free-to-play market while providing a social platform for owning, customising and enjoying cars online. The game's front end is web-based, creating a powerful and flexible social platform for communities of car enthusiasts and racing fans to interact with each other and their favourite motoring brands. The racing experience itself is delivered via a downloaded application (client), built on the world class Eutechnyx-owned racing engine. This combination of web and app. empowers the player to manage their game, garage and network of friends on the web from anywhere, while the downloadable element provides the premium quality race experience that separates Auto Club Revolution from all other games in the sector.
Auto Club Revolution is designed, developed and published by Eutechnyx.
For more information about Auto Club Revolution see http://www.autoclubrevolution.com
Website: www.autoclubrevolution.com
Twitter: @autoclubrev
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AutoClubRev
About Eutechnyx
Eutechnyx is the world's leading independent racing game developer. With a history spanning over 24 years, the studio has won numerous awards for its million-plus selling titles and garnered exceptional acclaim in the business sector. As well as its headquarters in the Gateshead (UK), the company has studios in Hong Kong, Chengdu (China) and Charlotte (USA) and a publishing office in London (UK).
For more information, please visit www.eutechnyx.com Auto Club Revolution and Eutechnyx are registered trademarks of Eutechnyx Ltd. All rights reserved.
About TIGA
TIGA is the trade association representing the UK's games industry. The majority of our members are either independent games developers or in-house publisher owned developers. We also have games publishers, outsourcing companies, technology businesses and universities amongst our membership. TIGA won 10 business awards and was nominated a finalist for 9 other awards during 2010 and 2011. In 2010 TIGA won two business awards including 'Trade Association of the Year' from the Trade Association Forum. In 2011, TIGA won eight business awards including 'Trade Association of the Year' from the Trade Association Forum, 'Outstanding Organisation' from the Chartered Management Institute and two Global Business Excellence Awards, including 'Outstanding Marketing Campaign'.


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Grayhawk Golf Club
Scottsdale, Ariz. • May 22 - 25
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Daniel Lee of Valencia, Calif., carded a final-round 2-under-par 70 Monday to put the finishing touch on his wire-to-wire victory at the Thunderbird International Junior. Yueer Cindy Feng of Orlando, Fla., bested Sarah Brown of Phillipsburg, N.J., in a two-hole sudden-death playoff to win in the Girls Division.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Thunderbird International Junior featured 78 players from 13 states and 14 foreign countries. The field consisted of 48 boys and 30 girls, ages 12-18, and included 44 Rolex Junior All-Americans. Played on Grayhawk Golf Club's Raptor Course, home of the PGA TOUR's Fry's.com Open, the par-72 course measured 7,112 yards for the boys and 6,275 yards for the girls.
Several past participants of the Thunderbird International Junior have gone to play in the FBR Open, the PGA TOUR event sponsored by The Thunderbirds each year. Ryan Moore, Anthony Kim, Hunter Mahan and Kevin Na all competed in the FBR Open, which is currently in its 74th year. In its history, the FBR/Phoenix Open has raised more than $53 million for charities in Arizona.
Lee, 16, continued his record-setting weekend by finishing the tournament at 18-under-par 198. He set 18-, 36-, and 54-hole records while clinching his first AJGA victory.
"I can't even describe what I'm feeling right now," Lee said. "This is the best I have ever played."
His bogey-free streak ended on No. 5 Monday, giving him a streak of 40 holes without a blemish on his scorecard. Lee's final round included four birdies and one other bogey, on No. 18.
"Every shot I hit was with confidence," Lee said. "I just wanted to play it safe and was able to do that. I'm just really happy."
Michael Hebert of Orlando, Fla., finished in second place at 14-under-par 202. Cory Whitsett of Houston, and Patrick Cantlay of Los Alamitos, Calif., tied for third place with 13-under-par 203s. Andrew Yun of Chandler, Ariz., and Niclas Carlsson of Enebyberg, Sweden finished tied for fifth at 9-under-par 207.
In the Girls Division, Feng and Brown went back and forth all day and ended up tied at 3-under-par 213 after 54 holes. They both carded pars on the first playoff hole, No. 10, but Feng sunk a 15-foot putt for birdie on No. 11 to clinch the victory.
"I'm happy that I got the win but I know I could've done better," Feng said. "My front nine was a little rough but I had a turning point on No. 12 when I birdied."
The win is the seventh in Feng's AJGA career. The 13-year-old won six tournaments in 2008, her first year competing with the AJGA.
"I'm very excited to win this tournament," she said. "It is definitely the biggest win I have ever had."
Finishing in third was Kristina Wong of Bradenton, Fla., at 1-under-par 215.
The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The largest Association of its kind, the AJGA has an annual junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of more than 5,000 junior golfers from 50 states and more than 25 foreign countries.
As in the past, Callaway Golf lended its support to the event. Other major sponsors are the Thunderbirds, the Phil and Amy Mickelson Charitable Fund, Grayhawk Golf Club and the FBR Open.
AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. More than 200 former AJGA juniors currently play on the PGA and LPGA Tours and have compiled more than 350 wins. AJGA alumni include Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk, Stewart Cink, Davis Love III, Cristie Kerr, Pat Hurst, Paula Creamer, Brittany Lincicome, Morgan Pressel and Julieta Granada.
For more information about the Thunderbird International Junior, please contact AJGA National Headquarters at (770) 868-4200.


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Denison High School's Head Football Coach, Cody White, will be promoted to Athletic Director/Head Football Coach effective at the close of this school year, according to Dr. Henry Scott, Superintendent of Denison schools.
"Our community and our fans expect a quality athletic program that gives all our student athletes a chance to compete at a high level. I believe Coach White will do an outstanding job of leading the Yellow Jacket program," Dr. Scott said in a press release.
Current athletic director and former longtime Denison head coach Bob Brown will step down after 17 years as athletic director. During his fifteen years as head coach, he compiled a record of 127-51-1 including 8 district championships and 3 state finalist games. Coach Brown has the most wins of any coach in Denison's long history of football success. His overall record of 227-118-3 ranks him as one of the top coaches in Texas.


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Car Accidents on the Rise in Manchester Township
A T-bone crash. A head-on collision. All in a day's work for the Manchester Township Police Department, who are dealing with a major spoke in accidents on their roadways. With double digit road death totals in the community, authorities are working on an aggressive enforcement campaign to cut the distractions and keep everyone safe.
If you're heading down Route 37 near the Toms River-Manchester border, you'll see an electronic sign that reads "warning: frequent crashes ahead." It was placed there by the Department of Transportation (DOT) since that stretch has seen its fair share of trouble this year.
Police Chief Brian Klimakowski tells Townsquare Media News "it's part of our awareness and enforcement campaign to promote good habits behind the wheel. The number of crashes, especially the serious ones, is startling. It keeps going up every year. We are working closely with our state legislators as well to see if there is something we can do with the laws."
One idea that has been proposed includes dividing Route 70 with a concrete barrier though the town. It is something that has already been done in Brick, Lakewood and part of Toms River. Route 37, 70 and even the side roads have seen hundreds of accidents this year ranging from distracted to aggressive driving. "It may also be the road itself," said Klimakowski.
The department is looking to possibly add new signage to the area. Most of the other reasons for crashes range from texting and talking on phones, GPS devices, drinking coffee, eating and even medical episodes.
The department has also increased patrols at various intersections, especially on the Manchester-Lakehurst border, which is regarded as one of the most dangerous.


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The transition of security responsibility from international forces to the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) has started in March 2011. The plan is to hand over the responsibility of securing Afghanistan to the ANSF by the end of 2014. In this process the hard-fought gains on women's security and human rights should not be compromised. "The security and real participation of Afghan women should be the criteria of success in Afghanistan", said Ambassador Zahir Tanin, the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the UN.
Afifa Azim and Zakia Soleiman from the Afghan Women's Network introduced AWN's "Transition Monitoring" initiative, aimed at quarterly assessing women's security, mobility, possibility on employment and access to public space.
"There is an urgent need to monitor the security and the rights of women in order to assess how promises made at the international level are actually addressed at this critical moment", said Zakia Soleiman. Already the initial consultations had revealed concerns about the ANSF's ability to be responsive to women's needs and to uphold human rights standards. The AWN consulted over 300 women leaders across Afghanistan ahead of the NATO Summit in May this year. The consultation revealed women's concerns regarding the transition's impact on Afghan women's mobility, security, access to public space and participation in the economic and political life of the country.
Girls' enrolment in schools, increasing the number of women serving in the Afghan National Police, and promoting qualified women for decision-making positions in political and justice sector are key factors in developing women's rights and enhancing the security situation in Afghanistan. Women have to be included in the political decision making in order to ensure just and sustainable peace in Afghanistan. "If women are not involved in the decision making how we can expect changes in women's rights and improvements in the security situation in the country?" asked the director of AWN Afifa Azim.
Afifa Azim and Zakia Soleiman called on the international community to open a direct communication channel between civil society organizations like the AWN, Afghanistan government and international stakeholders such as UN, NATO and embassies. The AWN is encouraging Afghanistan government and all international stakeholders to take advantage of the "Transition Monitoring". The quarterly situational analysis from the local and provincial level should inform the ongoing transition and the adjustment of plans and policies when needed.
Violence against women and girls remains a serious concern in Afghanistan. Afifa Azim told that over 87 percent of Afghan women and girls experience at least one form of violence during their life. It is especially difficult to get help for women facing domestic violence or discrimination in traditional dispute settlement mechanisms, as women have no place to go if their rights are violated. "That is why we need to continue our tireless work for women's security and their empowerment, for educating young men, tribal leaders and local communities about the equal rights of women and men", said Eileen O'Connor the Senior Director of Communications and Public Diplomacy from the Office of the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, who participated in the panel.
The Permanent Representative of Finland Ambassador Jarmo Viinanen and the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan Ambassador Zahir Taninwelcomed the important work of civil society organizations and international community in enhancing gender equality and human rights in Afghanistan. The representation of women within civil society organizations and in decision making institutions has grown and Afghanistan has now three female ministers.
Yet there is a lot of work ahead to improve women's rights in the country. Even if the constitution of Afghanistan gives equal legal status to men and women, and the Law on the Elimination of Violence against Women is a step forward in enhancing women's security and their rights, are women in Afghanistan still practically left in margins. "International community has to make sure that gains made in political participation of women, girl's education and free media are not lost during this crucial moment of transition. Women need to be involved in the process of creating future Afghanistan" said Ambassador Jarmo Viinanen.
Ambassador Zahir Tanin emphasized the importance of real and effective participation of women: "Women need not to be just symbolically present, they need to be given a real possibility to influence the future of Afghanistan through meaningful participation in the reconciliation process. The thinking and presence of women needs to be seen and heard in the political decision making. Eileen O'Connor and Zakia Soleiman quoted U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by stating "no state can develop and achieve sustainable peace and security if half of the population is excluded from the peace building process".


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After authorities publicly identified Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his older brother Tamerlan as suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings, a conventional wisdom about their relationship emerged almost immediately: Tamerlan was obviously the leader.
Everyone who furiously Googled the brothers' names that Friday soon learned the following: that Dzhokhar, 19, had won a $2,500 scholarship from the City of Cambridge and been honored as student-athlete of the month at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School; that he used an Americanized nickname, Jahar; and that on his Twitter account, allusions to conspiracy theories about 9/11 were accompanied by musings about cheeseburgers, marijuana, and beer pong. The 26-year-old Tamerlan, it was equally clear, found American life far more challenging. Interviewed for a photo essay about his boxing career, Tamerlan said he didn't understand Americans and didn't have a single American friend. Applying a little pop psychology to a few bare facts, many commentators concluded that Tamerlan had likely dreamed up the Marathon plot — which involved crude bombs made with pressure cookers, explosives, and BBs — and drawn his better-assimilated younger brother in.
When major news stories break, some early reports prove inaccurate. Yet despite all the surprising turns in the Marathon case, the initial popular assessment about the Tsarnaev brothers' relative culpability seemed to hold firm as of late Thursday. If anything, a week of dogged news reporting upheld that initial judgment in many ways. The older brother, it turned out, appeared on multiple terrorism watch lists. Dzhokhar, meanwhile, has been characterized by friends as a pothead — a stereotype that hints less at diabolical motives than a sleepy-eyed lethargy. Dzhokhar's legal defense strategy might well rest on these perceptions.
Still, a question naturally arises: Are we, collectively, really this good at judging character? Are the traces of personality that people leave on the public record so telling that we can draw accurate conclusions about their lives? From the movies and from real life, we've all met stoners, and blithe teenagers, and people who are meek in the presence of domineering loved ones, so it's natural to think we understand these characters instinctively.
Federal investigators, no doubt, are less empathetic. There was Dzhokhar on video from April 15, according to an FBI affidavit, slipping his knapsack onto the ground on Boylston Street and then walking away calmly but rapidly just before it explodes. And there he was a couple of days later, back at UMass Dartmouth, working out at the gym, sleeping in his dorm. His room was notable, a Globe report indicated, for "a permanent stench of marijuana." A search of that room, according to the FBI, turned up items more relevant to the bombings, including "a large pyrotechnic" and a supply of BBs.


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Warren, Mich. - Chesapeake Bayhawks attackman Ben Rubeor has officially signed on with Brine lacrosse to be a sponsored athlete on Team Elite. This season for the Bayhawks, Rubeor netted 30 goals and accrued 41 points – second most on the team. Rubeor and the Bayhawks will compete at Championship Weekend, presented by Smartlink on Saturday and Sunday in Chester, Pa., to try and retain their title as MLL Champions.
"The great thing about Ben is he doesn't just excel at a major league level, but he also uses his knowledge and skills to grow the game with the next generation of players," stated Brine's Marketing Manager Mike Rabinovitz. Ben is currently the head coach at St. Mary's Annapolis high school, one of the premier lacrosse programs in the country. He also serves as offensive coordinator at Maclay School in Tallahassee, Florida.
"I love coaching the game as much as I love playing it, and I'm excited to be working with Brine to help spread the knowledge and passion of the game to players of all levels," Rubeor added.
About Brine
Headquartered in Warren, Michigan, Brine has been rooted in the game of Lacrosse since 1950. The successor to the original W.H. Brine Company founded in 1922, Brine was a pioneer in creating a more durable, powerful stick for the masses. Brine prides itself on being a brand dedicated to commitment, hard work and most importantly – the game of Lacrosse. For over 60 years, Brine has been innovating and improving the game of Lacrosse. Stick by stick. Head by head. Victory by victory.


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Posted: Monday, November 5, 2012
Dakota County District Court will be offering attorneys the opportunity to participate in eFiling and eService with civil, family and criminal cases, effective December 3, 2012.
eFiling is the use of an online application, which requires no special hardware or software, to electronically file cases through the Judicial Branch case management system. The system accepts documents formatted in Word, WordPerfect, PDF, TIF, and Rich Text. The benefits of eFiling include not having to go to a courthouse to file, 24/7 access to eFiling, and no more faxing. The time savings over traditional filing methods far outweighs the minimal cost. All that is required is Internet access.
eService provides the opportunity to electronically serve registered parties and eliminate U.S. mail costs.
Not only will eFiling and eService benefit attorneys, it will also allow judges and court staff to view and work with the most up-to-date case documents from anywhere, even when someone else is viewing the case file.
For more information, please visit www.mncourts.gov/eCourtMN.


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Hacking Visual Studio
Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Create Comments Faster
There are boring parts of the XML commenting process that you can automate to make documentation more fun (and more likely to happen).
The problem with XML documentation
comments is that somebody has to write them. Even worse, often enough
that someone is you. The Visual Studio IDE helps you by preparing an
empty template when
you type
/// in front of a method, but in the end
you still have to fill in the blanks.
Here's an example. Imagine a method "AppendHtmlText" that is used to append HTML text to some sort of buffer. This method has several overloads, and one of these overloads has a parameter of type "HtmlProvider". This is what Visual Studio will create when you start writing a new XML documentation comment:
/// <summary>
/// </summary>
/// <param name="htmlProvider"></param>
public void AppendHtmlText(HtmlProvider htmlProvider)
You would then add your text, so the XML documentation comment could, for example, look something like this:
/// <summary>
/// Appends the HTML text of the specified provider.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="htmlProvider">The HTML provider.</param>
public void AppendHtmlText(HtmlProvider htmlProvider)
This is a typical method that comes by the dozen: the method name pretty much says what it is doing and you definitely do not need much imagination to write the comment—after some time, these methods become a real drain to document. On the other hand, you simply have no choice. If you want the benefits of XML documentation comments (perhaps a nice help file generated by NDoc [Hack #71] ), you have to comment all public (and protected) members, period.
Let's take a closer look at the earlier example. The method is written according to Microsoft's Design Guidelines for Class Library Developers; some of these rules are:
Identifier names consisting of multiple words are written in PascalCasing (the method name) or camelCasing (the parameter name).
Acronyms are treated like normal words and are formatted accordingly (for example, "Html" instead of "HTML").
Identifier names do not contain abbreviations.
Method names usually start with a verb.
Now when you look at this set of rules on one hand and the documentation you have written on the other, it is pretty safe to say that a large part of the documentation could have been generated automatically.
GhostDoc is an add-in for Visual Studio .NET 2003 that tries to do just that. With GhostDoc installed, you move the cursor into the method or property you want to document, invoke the Document This command using either the source editor's context (right-click) menu or a hotkey, and GhostDoc will create an XML documentation comment. The result for the previous example would be:
/// <summary>
/// Appends the HTML text.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="htmlProvider">The HTML provider.</param>
public void AppendHtmlText(HtmlProvider htmlProvider)
Pretty close—but how does GhostDoc do that? First of all, it's important to note that the add-in has no idea of what the identifiers actually mean—GhostDoc simply assumes that the code is written according to the guidelines and does the following:
It breaks up identifier names into single words by analyzing the casing.
A word consisting of only consonants (for example, "HTML") is automatically treated as an abbreviation (other abbreviations, for example, "UML," can be specified explicitly).
For methods, the first word is treated as a verb and thus an s (in some cases es) is added.
A "the" is added between the first and the second word of the method name (unless the second word belongs to a configurable list of words that are never preceded by a "the").
After GhostDoc has created the XML documentation comment, the
developer has to edit only a few details (for example, for the
AppendHtmlText method, add "using
the specified provider" to the end of the sentence)
before moving on to the really interesting part of the documentation:
remarks on usage, references to related methods or properties,
example code—information that cannot be created automatically.
GhostDoc is driven by generation rules. When an XML documentation comment is about to be generated, the add-in will collect information about the code element (method, property, indexer, etc.) like name, return type, parameter names and types, and so on. This information is then compared to a set of rules, and the rule that fits best is then used to generate the documentation.
With each version of GhostDoc, the number of rules grows; the more specialized they are (for example, rules for handling Boolean properties, methods with a name consisting of only one word, etc.), the better the results.
Here are a few more examples that show only a part of what GhostDoc can automatically generate:
Documentation for an indexer
Note that the rule for indexers takes the name of the parameter into account, so it is "at the specified index", but "with the specified name":
/// <summary> /// Gets the <see cref="System.String"/> at the specified index.
/// </summary> /// <value></value> public string this[int index]
get { ... }
Boolean properties with a name consisting of only one word
If you comment Boolean properties in .NET Framework documentation style, you will definitely recognize the "Gets or sets a value indicating whether..." rule, and most likely you already have stopped counting the times you have typed this phrase:
/// <summary> /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether
/// this <see cref="Demo"/> is cool.
/// </summary> /// <value> /// <c>true</c> if cool; otherwise, <c>false</c>.
/// </value> public bool Cool
get { return true; }
set { ; }
A method with "of the" reordering for method and parameter names
The so-called "of the" reordering is triggered by specific words such as "size," "length," or "name" (the list of trigger words can be configured):
/// <summary> /// Determines the size of the page buffer.
/// </summary> /// <param name="initialPageBufferSize">
/// Size of the initial page buffer.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public int DeterminePageBufferSize(int initialPageBufferSize)
Getting Started
First, you will need to download and run the GhostDoc installer from http://www.roland-weigelt.de/ghostdoc.
After running the GhostDoc installer, the next time you start Visual Studio, a couple of configuration dialogs appear to complete the setup (for example, choose a hotkey). Note that GhostDoc cannot install a hotkey if Visual Studio is not already using a custom keyboard scheme—this is a limitation of Visual Studio's extensibility model. If you are not sure, simply try to assign a hotkey; if GhostDoc setup encounters a problem, it will tell you what to do.
GhostDoc comes with a C# source file that demonstrates the features of this add-in; simply load the demo project, which can be found in a subdirectory of the folder GhostDoc was installed to. Inside Visual Studio, open the Demo.cs C# file, move the cursor into the body of a method, for example, and invoke the Document This command. The Document This command can be invoked using the hotkey, from the right-click menu, or from Tools → GhostDoc → DocumentThis.
After you invoke the Document This command, GhostDoc will go to work and generate as much of your XML comments as it can.
Tweaking GhostDoc
Certain aspects of GhostDoc can be configured:
Which words are treated as acronyms
Which words must not be preceded by "the"
Which words trigger the "of the" reordering of an identifier name's words
The fixed parts of the generated texts.
You can edit the configuration settings in the dialog that is opened Tools → GhostDoc → Configure GhostDoc. This dialog is shown in Figure 8-2.
Figure 8-2. GhostDoc Configuration dialog
In this dialog, you can also export settings to a file that can then be imported on a different computer. This is pretty handy if, for example, you want to keep the configurations at home and at work in sync.
—Roland Weigelt


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Release Notes: This release uses ncursesw instead of ncurses, which makes it work (somewhat) with UTF8.
Release Notes: The "l" command was added, which marks all links on the active screen area with labels (consisting of one or two letters), and allows you to quickly choose one of them by entering the corresponding letters.
Release Notes: This release fixes HTTP header handling to be case insensitive, fixing some redirects that were silently broken before.
Release Notes: This release fixes parsing (but not correct displaying) of UTF-8 documents in ISO-8859 and similar locales.
Release Notes: A crash with certain <textarea> form fields was fixed along with another bug that made link reactivation (when moving back/forth in page history) break after performing a text search.
Release Notes: A security problem was fixed where editing specially prepared <textarea> form fields allowed arbitrary shell command execution through use of unsafe file names.
Release Notes: A dummy "User-Agent:" header was added to satisfy Wikipedia and other standard-breaking sites that insist on it. A few minor stability issues were also fixed.
Release Notes: A serious bug in HTML parsing that caused parts of the page content to be eaten has been fixed.
Release Notes: This release features an improved build system and numerous bugfixes, including crashes in the search command and handling of various special cases (centered links, anchors at paragraph end, spaces in filenames, etc.).
Release Notes: A small but critical bug in handling of <meta> elements, which made the contents of some pages invisible, was fixed.


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Houllier, who will officially begin work at Villa Park next week, has been linked with a swoop for the Manchester United forward after sealing his own switch back to England.
The French tactician worked with the former England striker for six years during their time together at Liverpool - and the new Villa chief has not dismissed the chances of a reunion.
"He has always been in my thoughts," Houllier told Canal+. "I like him (Owen), as a player and a man."
Houllier also dismissed suggestions that Owen, 30, was no longer capable of producing goals at Premier League level.
"I went to Liverpool on September 4 for Jamie Carragher's testimonial, and I saw Michael play a half of football," he said. "He still has the legs for it."
Houllier's comments come on the same day as Owen revealed that he is growing increasingly discontented with life on the bench at Old Trafford.
"You can only do your best and prepare and train well, so that you are ready when the manager calls on you," said Owen.
"After that, it's up to the manager who he chooses.
"It sounds easy, but probably the most difficult thing is not playing for a couple of weeks and then all of a sudden getting called up and being mentally and physically right to perform well.
"At the end of the season, I'll look and think, 'Was I happy with the amount of games I was available for?', 'Did I score enough goals in the games when I played?' and 'Did I play well enough in those games?'
"You look at highlights of the season, did we win anything, things like that. But I wouldn't put any goal or appearance totals out there because, at a club like this, you never know when the manager is going to use you."
Source: Team_Talk