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So, I am helping to build this application that displays information about schools, and one of the "problems" is that for each school (represented by a single record in a single table), there are multiple related tables that may or may not have corresponding records in them. Most of these tables are related to the school table in a "has_one/belongs_to" manner.
The issue I'm encountering is that we have fatal errors from PHP when our view file tries to access properties of related models (e.g. echo $school->otherModel->someProperty) that have not been instantiated (because of the lack of a corresponding record).
The hack I came up with for this is extremely messy and goes a little something like this:
- Rewrite the school controller's loadModel() method so that after the school::model()->findByPk() method is called, I can
- loop through each of the items in the school's relations() array, and
- if the type of the item is not "object" (resulting from the HAS_ONE relationship) or "array" (from a HAS_MANY relationship),
- instantiate a new object $item, and
- Loop through each of the $item's attributes, and if it is one of the attributes I want to display,
- assign a default value to it (like "Data not available").
This solution *works* (sort of), but it is really ugly, and I'd like to find a much cleaner way to ensure that there are no "blank spaces" in my view file resulting from printing out attribute values that are null.
If anyone has any suggestions for a cleaner solution, I am all ears. If you live near me (Florida), I will even buy you a beer!
p.s. Here is my hack, to satisfy morbid curiosity:
public function loadModel() { if($this->_model===null) { if(isset($_GET['id'])) $this->_model=School::model()->with( 'admission', 'degree', 'enrollment', 'financialaid', 'graduation', 'insurers', 'lenders', 'testscore', 'tuition' )->findbyPk($_GET['id']); if($this->_model===null) throw new CHttpException(404,'The requested page does not exist.'); } // Loop through School model's related models, and if no corresponding // object was created (i.e. there is no corresponding record in the // database), then instantiate an empty instance of each missing model. // This is designed to prevent PHP fatal errors when the view // attempts to access properties of related models for which there // may be no corresponding records in the database. foreach(array_keys($this->_model->relations()) as $child) { $type = gettype($this->_model->$child); if ($type != 'object' && $type != 'array') { $this->_model->$child = new $child; // e.g. if school doesn't have a (whatever), create one; Yii::trace("Type of \$child is: " . gettype($child)); // Loop through $child's attributes and set value to // application "data not available" string if ($child != 'Lender' && $child != 'Insurance') { foreach($this->_model->$child->getAttributes() as $key=>$value) { if ($key != 'school_id' && (!stristr($key, 'Period'))) { $this->_model->$child->setAttribute($key, CActiveRecordExtended::NA); } } } } } return $this->_model; }


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A delectable cheesecake with fresh strawberries baked right into the filling over a graham cracker crust. The filling really shines with cream cheese, sour cream, fresh lemon zest and juice.
Two years ago I expressed my contempt for desserts with big, fat, whole strawberries baked into them. I tried to embrace the idea by baking them into a cheesecake pie. It didn't help. It's the mushy factor that bothered me. The texture was all wrong. Fast forward to the present and I'm ready to admit. . . I like them now.
This second time around I used the very same recipe but baked it up like a traditional cheesecake in a spring form pan. Yes, the strawberries were still mushy but my tastes must have changed because I wasn't put off by it at all. I truly liked it. Not love, mind you, but I enjoyed every bite without crinkling up my nose in rebellion. The rich and creamy cheesecake filling wrapped in and around them surely helped! In a big way.
I won't let two years pass by before making this again. I tend to turn to the same seasonal desserts over and over again. I'm a creature of habit.
So, a new tradition is born.
A delectable cheesecake with fresh strawberries baked right into the lemony filling over a graham cracker crust.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Tightly wrap the bottom of a 9-inch spring form pan with aluminum foil so it reaches 3/4 way up the sides.
- Pulse the graham cracker crumbs, butter, sugar, and salt in a food processor until combined. Firmly press crumb mixture into bottom and up sides of the pan.
- Place the strawberries cut side down evenly over the bottom of the crust.
- In a food processor process eggs and sugar until smooth, about 1 minute. Add cream cheese, pulse to break up and then process until smooth. Add sour cream, lemon zest, lemon juice, flour and vanilla, process just until smooth, about 20 seconds. Pour the filling carefully over the strawberries so as not to disturb them.
- Place the spring form pan in a large roasting pan and fill with hot water to reach halfway up the sides of the pan.
- Bake 40 - 45 minutes or until the top is firm and set to the touch. Turn off oven and leave cheesecake in there for 1 hour.
- Cool on wire rack then chill completely before serving. Slice with a knife dipped in hot water and wipe clean after each cut. Serve with whipped cream.
Pie filling adapted from Williams Sonoma
Crust adapted from Martha Stewart
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Continuity brings Giants title, well-deserved praise
By Peter Gammons | Archive 10/29/12 12:45 PM ET
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10/28/12: Giants senior vice president and general manager Brian Sabean talks about the importance of Bruce Bochy's leadership
DETROIT -- There were moments when it never seemed possible, down 2-0 at home to the Reds to winning an extra-inning game in Cincinnati on an unearned run to Sergio Romo escaping Jay Bruce and Scott Rolen in the clincher, knowing Rolen will see that final hanging breaking ball all winter.
It certainly never seemed possible down 3-1 to the defending-World Series-champion Cardinals with Barry Zito on the mound, only to have it turn into seven games that no Giants fan will ever forget.
Or how it ended. A single served into right field leading off the 10th in a 3-3 game by Ryan Theriot, in pursuit of back-to-back rings. Then a perfect Brandon Crawford bunt. And after an out, another single volleyed into center by Marco Scutaro, in his 19th professional season, with Theriot sliding home. It ended with Romo throwing a fastball right down the middle that American League Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera stared down, sending the World Series trophy home to San Francisco for the second time in three years. Home to AT&T Park, where these Giants hit just 31 home runs in 81 home games during the regular season.
They did it without Melky Cabrera, a statement about the players that were on the roster rather than some shining moral statement. Hey, as much as we know, the game has changed because of the drug testing mandated in 2005. Teams scored an average 3.71 runs per game in the postseason, and if you're thinking the Giants were the great grandchildren of the Hitless Wonders White Sox, they averaged 4.31 runs a game, bettered only by the Cardinals at 4.38 among the final eight teams. Sure, sure, we know there are ways to find chemists who make a lot more than the testers. There is stuff going on and this is a one-year sample, but this Giants title is a testament to pitching, to organizational continuity and to attention to detail.
The pitching was very good, and that's with Madison Bumgarner pitching one normal game. In winning 11 of 14 games after arriving in Cincinnati for Game 3 of the National League Division Series, San Francisco allowed no runs four times, one run three times and three runs four times. Zito, Ryan Vogelsong and Matt Cain allowed one run among them in winning the final three games against the Cardinals. Zito, Bumgarner, Vogelsong and Cain allowed four runs among them in the World Series. The Giants dominated two very good offensive teams, and they did it bringing Tim Lincecum out of the bullpen.
Their attention to detail left teams around baseball thinking that maybe Spring Training should be more than stretching, BP and golf. Think where some of these guys were in Novermber -- Theriot was a World Series champion looking for a job; Scutaro was in Boston waiting to learn where he was going to be stationed as the Red Sox cleared his payroll to sign an outfielder; Gregor Blanco had been released by the Washington Nationals.
Blanco and Scutaro pulled the double cut to perfection to nail Prince Fielder at the plate in the second inning of Game 2 in the World Series. Crawford laid down that perfect bunt, turned two very difficult double plays in Game 3 and showed off his hands and extraordinary exchange, release and arm in every game.
We stood at the cage and watched how seriously they take their batting practice, how Blanco worked daily at his bunting, how this pitching staff -- the only one to hit every day during the season -- worked at contact and bunting. In the final seven-game run, Zito had two key bunts and two hits, Vogelsong turned a game with his fake bunt and butcher-boy slap hit and Cain had an important hit. Their offensive game plan Sunday night was to try to avoid too many deep counts with Tigers starter Max Scherzer and his filthy arsenal, and in the second inning, Hunter Pence and Brandon Belt jumped on fastballs for a double and a triple.
"That is the way we have to play," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "I'm particularly proud of these guys, because they play so tough. They come to the park expecting to play a tough game, and they prepare for it."
There was a time when Bochy was not exactly a household name. When Larry Lucchino took over the Padres, Bochy says "he thought I was Bruce Bochte." Lucchino learned fast. The Padres finished first in 1996, won the pennant in '98, then when they had to sell off to lower payroll to pay for Petco Park, Bochy suffered through lean seasons. But he finished first in 2005 and '06, moved to San Francisco, has won two World Series and is back to 10 games over .500 in regular-season games, in addition to three pennants.
Watching this series, the thought was raised by many in the media and throughout the game that if the Giants were to win, we were watching two Hall of Fame managers. Jim Leyland is a no-brainer, but Bochy has managed all of his 18 years with 10 p.m. ET starts, off the East Coast Bias radar.
Then again, this entire organization has been off the radar. The continuity is remarkable. Brian Sabean is the general manager with the longest tenure in baseball, dating to 1996 and including three pennants and two World Series championships. He is a hard-core, traditional, scouting-and-development guy from Concord, N.H., raised in a terrific Yankees organization, loyal as can be. His two most-trusted aides, Dick Tidrow and Bobby Evans, have been with Sabean for 14 and 19 years, respectively. Bench coach Ron Wotus, who should be a manager somewhere, has been with San Francisco for 24 years. Dave Righetti has been the pitching coach for 12 years.
"The game isn't as complicated as some people think it is," Sabean said. "It's about doing things to win. Pitching. Do little things. Hit. Situational hitting. Defense."
WAR and VORP and OPS+ are useful, and legitimate, but there is a difference between statistical science and playing the game, the difference between two-dimensional analytics and three-dimensional humans. For 11 games in October, no one played the three-dimensional game better than the Giants, and now that it's been two times in three years, they should be admired, respected and lauded for doing what they do and doing it right.


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Senate Approves Intelligence Reform And, With It, Telecom Amnesty
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Several other amendments that would have provided additional checks on surveillance also failed in the Senate, including language reasserting FISA's status as the "exclusive means" by which intelligence surveillance may be conducted, a provision barring indiscriminate "bulk collection" of telecom traffic, and a compromise measure that would have allowed civil suits against the telecoms to continue, but substituted the federal government as the defendant. The one victory for civil libertarians was the approval of an amendment offered by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) permitting the secret FISA court to review intelligence agencies' compliance with "minimization" rules meant to limit the retention of communications involving innocent Americans. Following a vote to invoke cloture, bringing debate on the bill to a halt and foreclosing any attempt to mount a filibuster, Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Russ Feingold (D-WI) delivered impassioned speeches condemning the legislation as an affront to both privacy and the rule of law.
The Senate bill must now be reconciled in conference with the House version, known as the RESTORE Act, which lacks the controversial immunity provision and provides for greater judicial oversight of surveillance. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is seeking to further extend the stopgap Protect America Act, which this reform bill is meant to supplant, in order to provide time to reach agreement between the two chambers.


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Forza Horizon has been the subject of much discussion for its pricey season pass. But now that its October 23 launch is quickly rounding the corner, developer Playground Games has shared some more details on its various DLC and expansion plans.
According to the game's official site, the "Rally Expansion Pack" will be due on December 18. It will cost $20 (1600 MSP), and it will be included as part of the the Season Pass. Playground promises new events, more cars, and new achievements as part of the pack.
The game will then get monthly packs of cars, which will cost $5 apiece. Season Pass holders will get the first six of these, to release between November 2012 and April 2013, which implies that more car packs will follow and won't be included in the Season Pass. The Season Pass also grants you an exclusive bonus car every month for five months, starting with the 2006 Lamborghini Miura Concept car in November. The Month One Car Pack includes a 2012 Ferrari 599XX Evoluzione, 2012 Gumpert Apollo Enraged, 2012 Alfa Romeo 8C Spider, 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302, 2012 Lamborghini Aventador J, and 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air.
The Season Pass costs $50 (4000 MSP), so now that details have been shared you can make an informed decision on whether or not that's worth it to you.
Finally, those who play Forza Horizon within the first week will receive a 2010 Saleen S5S Raptor. As previously reported, downloading and playing the demo will get you a 2013 SRT Viper GTS with custom livery. To those of us who aren't fluent in gear-head, all this boils down to "a whole bunch of cars."


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To say that Winter Clearance sales are still going strong is a bit of an understatement. Take a look at this huge list of current sales:
- The Red Balloon semi-annual sale is on at Gymboree.com. Save up to 70%
- All items are $12.99 at Crazy8.com.
- Save up to 50% at MiniBoden.com.
- Up to 70% at the Hanna Andersson Twice a Year sale.
- Tea Collection's semi-annual sale is on. Save up to 40%.
- Polarn O. Pyret's running at 30% to 50% off sale.
- DisneyStore.com's Twice Yearly Sale is still on with up to 50% off.
- "Ginormous clearance sale" at Osh Kosh with prices starting at $4.99.
- Up to 70% off baby items at Carters.com during their year-end baby sale.
- 40% off already reduced girls' clothing at Justice with code 744 for a total of up to 75% off.
- Up to 80% off at 77kids.com.
- Up to 60% during LLBean's Winter Clearance sale. Free shipping.
- Save 20% to 50% on baby clothes and shoes at Diapers.com.
- Store-wide clearance sale at Macys.com.
- Save up to 50% Nordstrom during their Winter Clearance event. Free shipping and free returns.
- Walmart's Winter Clearance Sale is already on, too.
- Up to 75% off at The Children's Place during their Monster Sale (priced as marked). Save an extra 20% right now with code P4K713.
- Kohls.com has marked lots of their winter clearance stuff 60% to 80% off. Take an extra 15% off with code YEAR or 20% off $100 with code NEW.
- Zappos, which hardly ever runs a sale, is running a clearance one now. Save on shoes, clothing and more.
- Save up to 50% during Stride Rite's clearance sale.
- Shoes are 50% off at Livie & Luca right now, too. Discount shown in cart. All sales final.
- Amazon's running a clearance sale with up to 60% off Pediped, Robeez, Primigi, See Kai Run, Stride Rite and more.
Sales I still hope to see
- Robeez.com has been known to run a sale with up to 50% off during the second week of January.
- Shoes.com released both an extra 20% off clearance and extra 25% off clearance coupon last year in January (in that order).
- ShoeSteal.com usually takes up to 75% off kids' shoes during the third week of January. They'll probably offer a coupon code to go along with it.
- Pediped.com's Purchase for a Purpose sale usually starts at the end of week 1. Save up to 50%.
- See Kai Run had a 50% off boot sale during week one last year.
Shopping Tips
- Don't see your favorite store on the list above? Try Googling "winter clearance" plus your favorite store to pull up posts about last years sales. Check the dates in the posts to see when you can expect the sale to start.
- Before the sales start, make a list of items you're interested in purchasing. Take a look around at stores and become familiar with items you're interested in buying. You might even bookmark the items. I like to buy all my son's winter clothing for next year between now and March, including next year's winter coat, fleece sweaters, hats and gloves, winter pjs, and jeans. I try to buy when they're 40% off or more.
- Before you buy, be sure to Google the name of the store plus "coupon" to see what's out there in the way of discounts and free shipping codes.
- Remember that winter clearance sales happen at kiddie consignment stores, too. Call your local stores to see when theirs are.
- Keep track of what you buy. I box up my winter clearance bargains, label the outside of the box with what's in there, and pop the box in the top of my son's closet. As fall approaches, I'll take it down and go through it to remind myself of what I have before I buy anything else.
Looking forward to any others? Know of any sales or tips I missed? Let us know in the comments!
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The following is a rundown of all other action taken by the Terrebonne Parish School Board Tuesday night.
The following is a rundown of all other action taken by the Terrebonne Parish School Board Tuesday night. All votes were unanimous; board member Brenda Babin was absent.
Action: Waived fees for South LA Center for the Arts' dress rehearsals and performances from April 29 through May 5 at Terrebonne High School's auditorium.
Action: Waived fees for Bayou Bandits' volleyball club practices and tournaments through June at Terrebonne and H.L. Bourgeois high schools' gyms.
Action: Agreed to advertise for fruit juice bids.
Action: Agreed to provide buses for Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux youth ministry activities, as long as buses run after normal operating hours on weekdays and weekends. The diocese will reimburse the board at a rate of $1.25 per mile. Bus drivers must be Terrebonne Parish School Board certified.
Action: Agreed to seek proposals from architects and engineers for 2013-14 capital improvements, repairs and renovation projects.
Action: Renewed its property insurance through USI Insurance Services Inc., with an annual premium of $1.1 million.
Action: Agreed to advertise an oil, gas and minerals lease for about 400 acres of land.
Action: Granted Lamar Advertising a 10-year lease extension for two signs on School Board property for $12,210 a year.
Action: Approved Tricia Corbin's, an educational technology facilitator at the central office, attendance at at the Student Achievement Partners "Becoming a Core Advocate" conference, April 13-14, in Denver. Student Achievement Partners will pay expenses.
Action: Approved Alton Johnson's attendance at the March 28-30 Association for Positive Behavior Support conference in San Diego. Johnson is a Louisiana Safe and Support Schools Initiative liaison and a High Performance School Improvement liaison in the board's federal department. Louisiana Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports will pay expenses.


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The frustration that arises after completing just 15 images, which can take half an hour or longer, and then having to begin again, is unbelievable.
I asked Helicon about this on Monday 30 Jan:
This is the reply I got:I switched lenses and this has helped considerably. However, there seems to be a bug with the program itself, in that it often sticks at 99% and needs closing down when this happens. When I am doing a 36x16 shot rotation, this can be an absolute pain, since I have to go back to the beginning again. After 33 shots, this is rather frustrating.
Ah well, they've had my money, so it doesn't matter any longer.


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Ooooohhhh...I am furious on your behalf right now
Ooooohhhh...I am furious on your behalf right now
And I agree with reporting this woman further up the chain if she continues to harp on harass you.
Nope, not rude to be off due to medical reasons. Inconvenient for the others? Yes...but certainly not rude.If your boss doesn't already know, I'd take this up with the boss to shut down any further complaints from her. If your coworker continues to take it up with you, I wouldn't even bother discussing my condition, just tell her, "If you're so concerned, I suggest you take it up with boss or HR" then beandip her. I wouldn't bring up her eight weeks off as it doesn't matter whether or not she had been off herself; you're still entitled to medical leave (and she sounds so special that it seems difficult to fathom she doesn't remember she was off eight weeks herself).
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A couple weeks ago we found ourselves in western Pennsylvania. We visited the classic Frank Lloyd Wright house of Fallingwater and the lesser known Kentuck Knob a few miles away. These were both quite beautiful and if you see one, you should definately not miss the other.
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The 2700 block of University Boulevard in the Capitol Park neighborhood consists of a few buildings on what is essentially a vacant lot.
The 2700 block of University Boulevard in the Capitol Park neighborhood consists of a few buildings on what is essentially a vacant lot.
Developing this parcel of land for residential and retail use would meet with nearly universal approval from Tuscaloosa residents if the upgrades were made in harmony with the surrounding area. Unfortunately, on April 15, the Tuscaloosa Planning and Zoning Commission approved construction of a new development in the 2700 block that disregards the strategies of the 2010 Tuscaloosa Greater Downtown Plan.
The guidelines laid out in the Greater Downtown Plan recommend that new development in the Capitol Park neighborhood should:
Be "compatible with the existing historical architecture having porches, pitched roofs and elevated foundations."
Limit building heights "to no more than two and half stories."
Use "building materials" that emphasize "wood-like materials."
Ensure that residential land uses be "limited to single-family housing, two- to four-family [houses], and town homes."
The Greater Downtown Plan also recommends "that the Capitol Park Neighborhood be designated as a National Register Historic District as well as a local historic district to better protect the historical integrity of the area and encourage more compatible infill development."
But the GDP is far more than a list of do's and don'ts. It offers us — the people who live, work, worship, play, and shop in Tuscaloosa — a blueprint for success. It is our town's equivalent of University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban's "process": "The process is what you have to do day in and day out to be successful. We try to define the standard that we want everybody to work toward, adhere to, and do on a consistent basis."
This process was created by the Greater Downtown Advisory Committee, a group of 48 people with a longstanding interest in downtown Tuscaloosa and its adjoining neighborhoods. The committee included elected and appointed officials; members of the downtown business community, cultural arts groups and the African-American community; individuals interested in historic preservation; home builders and realtors; and people with an interest in transit and educational issues.
Members of the advisory committee brought diverse points of view to the table. Through give and take, compromise and consensus, discussion and debate, those differing views were melded into a thoughtful, comprehensive, workable plan for developing and preserving downtown Tuscaloosa.
The committee members deserve the thanks of all the city's residents.
And the city's residents deserve to have city officials, whether elected or appointed, give consideration to the GDP's recommendations when reviewing proposals within the greater downtown area, "bounded by the Black Warrior River on the north, Queen City Avenue on the east, 15th Street on the south, and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on the west."
Situated across 28th Street, east of Capitol Park and the Old Tavern, the proposed structure in the 2700 block development would be a five-story, 221-bed apartment building. The GDP recommends building heights of "no more than two and half stories" for the Capitol Park Neighborhood.
According to documentation submitted by the developer, "The proposed development will feature a brick, stucco, cast stone, and pre-cast panel ... exterior." The GDP calls for "building materials" that emphasize "wood-like materials."
The proposed building, which would be more massive than the federal courthouse in downtown Tuscaloosa, fails to meet the plan's recommendation that new development in the Capitol Park neighborhood be "compatible with the existing historical architecture having porches, pitched roofs and elevated foundations."
If the site is rezoned BC, the developer points out that "there will be no parking requirement." The GDP notes that "this historically significant area has experienced substantial encroachment of incompatible uses, and building types and parking areas that are appropriate in suburban locations, not within historic neighborhoods." Eliminating zoning requirements would increase rather than curtail such encroachment.
The discordant size and scale of the building, its absence of "building materials" that emphasize "wood-like materials," and its incompatibility "with the existing historical architecture" should be reasons enough to reject the proposal. But here's one more.
Two years ago, an EF4 tornado destroyed 12 percent of our town — 12 percent. With perseverance and determination we are rebuilding our community. Not just rebuilding it — rebuilding it with the aim of making it stronger, more attractive, better.
When a historic area is destroyed, it is gone forever.
Let's not emulate the tornado that ripped through our lives on April 27, 2011. Let's not destroy any areas of our city without taking a long, hard look at what we are destroying.
Anne R. Gibbons, a native Tuscaloosan, lives in the Hillcrest Historic District. She wrote this on behalf of Preserve Tuscaloosa, a group whose stated mission is to preserve structures and neighborhoods that contribute to Tuscaloosa's history and sense of place.


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The Denver Nuggets look to get back into the win column when they resume a four-game road trip against the Toronto Raptors Tuesday.
The Nuggets are coming off a hard-fought 118-114 triple-overtime defeat at the hands of the Boston Celtics Sunday at TD Garden. Paul Pierce registered a triple-double with 27 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists to lead the Celtics, while Ty Lawson poured in 29 points and handed out nine assists for Denver.
Danilo Gallinari and Andre Miller scored 18 and 15 points, respectively, for the Nuggets, whose season-high winning streak of nine games came to an end.
"Very few times when you lose do you think it's probably a good thing, and I thought we played as well as we can play with the circumstances," Nuggets coach George Karl said. "We played with a lot of heart, a lot of guts, we took a lot of punches and fought back every time."
Denver's nine-game streak was its longest since going on a 10-game run from March 30-April 15, 2005. Nuggets swingman Andre Iguodala left the game in the third quarter with a right cervical strain and did not return. He is listed as questionable for Tuesday's outing in Toronto.
The Nuggets, who are 11-16 away from the Rocky Mountains and still a dominant 15-3 in their last 18 games, will close out the swing Wednesday at Brooklyn.
Toronto aims for a third straight victory Tuesday and is coming off a 102-89 triumph over the New Orleans Hornets on Sunday.
Rudy Gay scored 20 points and John Lucas III netted 10 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter for the Raptors, who have won two straight and three of five games. Kyle Lowry recorded 14 points with 10 assists in the win.
"Lucas got it going, he was making shots and he did a great job," Raptors coach Dwane Casey said.
The Raptors were able to build on an impressive road win at Indiana on Friday to improve to 13-13 north of the border this season. Gay joined Andrea Bargnani in scoring 20 or more points in his first five games. Gay, of course, was acquired from Memphis last month. Vince Carter hit the 20-point mark in a team-record 23 games in a row.
Gay has scored 20-plus points in his last six games, averaging 23.8 ppg in that time. In injury news for the Raptors, who will visit New York and Washington after Tuesday's game, Bargnani is questionable versus the Nuggets with flu-like symptoms.
Toronto dropped a 113-110 decision at Denver on Dec. 3 this season and has lost 10 of 11 and 15 of the previous 17 meetings between the teams. The two clubs have split the last 12 encounters up north.


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MIAMI – The Colorado Rockies announced today that the club has placed right-handed pitcher Tyler Chatwood on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring (retroactive to March 29). In addition, the club has recalled right-handed pitcher Jordan Lyles from Triple-A. Lyles (#24) is scheduled to start tonight's game vs. Miami Marlins at Marlins Park (5:10 p.m. MDT).
Chatwood, 24, made his second Opening Day roster this season after spending the majority of last year on Colorado's active roster. He started 20 games for the Rockies last year, going 8-5 with a 3.15 ERA (111.1 ip, 39 er), 41 walks and 66 strikeouts. His eight wins were a season high and his 66 strikeouts were eight shy of matching his season high (74 in 2011). The Redlands, CA native made five appearances/four starts in Cactus League play and did not receive a decision (15.0 ip, 15 h, 9 r/7 er, 9 bb, 9 so).
Lyles, 23, will be making his first career start as a Colorado Rockie after being acquired on December 3, 2013 from the Houston Astros along with outfielder Brandon Barnes for outfielder Dexter Fowler. In Spring Training, Lyles went 0-1 with a 3.18 ERA (17.0 ip, 6 er) in five games/four starts, all of which were on the road. Last season, Lyles started 25 games for the Astros and went 7-9 with a 5.57 ERA (139.0 ip, 86 er), while also making two relief appearances (1 save, 2.2 ip, 2 er). In 72 career games, 65 starts, Jordan has gone 14-29 with a save and a 5.35 ERA (377.0 ip, 224 er), 431 hits, 117 walks and 259 strikeouts.
The Rockies currently have a full 40-man roster.


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Check out these fresh ideas to feel empowered, and renew yourself as you head back to school!
Lesson Plans
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Check out these elementary lesson plans with a focus on back to school and creating classroom community.
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That's Penelope Trunk, noting a new Forbes survey that says 84% of working women want to stay home with kids. Forbes notes that "more than one in three resent their partner for not earning enough to make that dream a reality." Resentment is a bad place to be. I like these 2 items from Trunk's advice:
Live below your means.
You know at age 23 if it's likely that you'll want to stay home with kids. Which means the minute you get married you should adjust your spending for one income....
Pick your spouse carefully.Are people of today able to do and say such things? It seems radical and dangerous. But resentment... resentment is slow-growing and corrosive.
If you want to stay home with kids, don't marry a guy who can't earn a living. If you want to stay home with kids, make it clear that even though you earn more than the guy, the guy will be the breadwinner. If you want to stay home with kids then you put all your financial hopes in the guy's career. Whatever his earning ability is, then that is your earning ability, because you are a team, and he is the breadwinner.


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Larry HarV wrote:B - The liberal responses to me helping my fellow Burner PARTICIPANT accomplish their goal while not getting trampled by the BORG
Sean Hannity? Is that you?
All of a sudden, this is all starting to make sense..
Larry HarV wrote:B - The liberal responses to me helping my fellow Burner PARTICIPANT accomplish their goal while not getting trampled by the BORG
Savannah wrote:It sounds freaky & wrong, so you need to do it.
Nipple wrote:Larry HarV wrote:I can't wait to see what comes first:
A - moderator denies me my right to free speech and your right to:
Freedom of assembly, sometimes used interchangeably with the freedom of association, is the individual right to come together and collectively express, promote, pursue and defend common interests.[1] The right to freedom of association is recognized as a human right, a political freedom and a civil liberty.
Couple things... Freedom of Speech doesn't work that way. You're not insured Freedom of Speech on someone else's website that they fund. You're posting entirely at the pleasure of other people here, and you can and will be silenced for very good reason or sheer whim. The mods here have a track record of being pretty fair. You certainly do NOT have a constitutional right to post on ePlaya.
Secondly, my guess is you'll probably be silenced quick-smart for your choice in pen names. I mean, unless you're ACTUALLY Larry Harvey, in which case... did you forget your password? One of the mods can help you with that, I'm sure.
trilobyte wrote:@NOT Larry HarV - see Remi's post, I'm going to go with C. While not everyone who registered for the pre-sale was awarded tickets, the majority of people did get them. It's certainly plausible that you might know of someone that wasn't successful (and whose registration info carried forward to the main sale), I don't buy that entire projects and crews were denied. I'd be curious to know which project (or projects) were so horribly affected.
theCryptofishist wrote:I'm still trying to work through why not getting tickets in December precludes one from getting them in the main sale.
I'm easily confused, I guess.
Eric wrote:theCryptofishist wrote:I'm still trying to work through why not getting tickets in December precludes one from getting them in the main sale.
I'm easily confused, I guess.
It doesn't- they're automatically entered into the Main Sale; the only thing that changes is they only get 2 tickets max instead of the 4 they may have registered for in the Early Sale.
Anyone who is complaining about not getting tickets before the drawing even happens is just a whiner, IMHO. I have no sympathy, though I will if someone doesn't actually get one in the sale.
Eric wrote:Mofessor- in regards to the "name on ticket" idea (that's been talked to death over the last few months): not only does the LLC, by their own admission in the FAQ, not have the resources to do that system, but there is also the fact that lots of us don't want to go through the TSA to get into the event. I'm fine with the Gate search (we don't carry stow-aways & I know why they do it), but having to give my ID when I flash my ticket is really an intrusion I don't want when I'm trying to get away from "normal society" and it's paranoia."
Uhmmm... showing your ID is equivalent to the TSA, but searching your vehicle is fine? Really? If it's justifiable to do a quick search of your vehicle, I have a hard time understanding how showing a fellow burner your ID would be a TSA-like intrusion.Eric wrote:Q: Why not just register each ticket with a name and require ID at the Gate to use the ticket?
A: It has been our experience that a great many tickets are purchased for giving away, ensuring a project has coverage, or selling later to a friend in need. The administrative cost of changing the name on every ticket that ever changes hands exceeds our capacity. And frankly, many of your fellow BRC citizens are uncomfortable with the notion of showing ID just to enter the event (nor suffering through even longer wait times at the Gate). While we know some events use non-transferable tickets, we're not convinced it works for our community. We're counting on everyone playing fairly so we don't have to go to an "ID-specific" process for ticket sales and event entry.
We'll see how many people "play fairly," and I doubt showing an ID really slows down entry to the event that much. As for changing the name on tickets, I'm sure that for an event with 50,000+ people and $15 million + revenue, could solve this problem--especially if it's to give more people a fair opportunity at getting a ticket.Eric wrote:I couldn't agree with the no-name-on-tickets more, and, yes, like the other Mods my name is in the lottery. I've never understood the complete freakout over the change- it's like people would rather have it sell out in a week with tons of people getting screwed than have an extremely good chance of getting a ticket.
Mofessor wrote:I don't have a problem with a lottery, if it's accompanied by a system that doesn't encourage people to purchase more tickets than they need and does more than this one does to discourage scalpers. I actually don't understand the freakout over showing your ID, nor do I understand the argument put forth by Trilobyte that a reason for not having people show IDs is because, essentially, it would be hard for them to turn around at the gate if they forgot their ID. Since people are much more likely to forget their tickets than ID, this seems a non-reason.
BBadger wrote:But again, with easily transferred names, would the above even accomplish anything?
theCryptofishist wrote:Nipples Have I told you I love you?
ZaphodBurner wrote:
The difference between buying a ticket from a scalper and prostituting yourself for one is, if you suck dick for a ticket and brag about it, burners will still respect you.
NOT Larry HarV wrote:blah blah blah stuff and blah blah blah
ZaphodBurner wrote:
The difference between buying a ticket from a scalper and prostituting yourself for one is, if you suck dick for a ticket and brag about it, burners will still respect you.
Burners who hoard make scalpers look like saints. At least scalpers are just greedy, hoarders would screw over their own neighbors to get a ticket. Disgusting.
caturdaze wrote:... Me and my partner registered for twice as many tickets as we need for fear of one of us not winning. Have one of us go and the other not? That's a good way to tear up a relationship with feelings of resentment.
This method seems to be the best way to ensure that a couple is able to attend together. Anyone who gets angry at us for doing it this way is either a.) mad that they didn't think of it themselves or b.) mad that they don't have enough cash or high enough credit limit to do the same thing.
So yeah. Lottery system is lame. What can you do.
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text: For some strange reason I had the Fourth of July off. I did not argue, but decided to enjoy the day. I had to help get some things done in the early morning, so after I got those activities out of the way my better half suggested that I head to a pond for a while. For some strange reason she believes this helps my disposition.


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Although Japan is a world leader in the burgeoning 3D TV and game-console biz, the exhibition sector was at first slow to make the 3D move. Expense was one factor; lack of product worth the 3D premium to local auds was another — the Japanese already pay the world's highest ticket prices, at $19.35 for a standard adult admission. A 3D ticket costs nearly $2 more.
All that has changed with the smash success of "Avatar," which has earned more than $160 million in Japan to date. "It's shown how profitable (3D films) can be," says Junichi Tamaki, spokesman for Toho, owner of Japan's largest theater chain. "The speed of change is picking up."
As of June 2009, the Toho Cinemas outfitted 61 of its 500 screens with 3D. By 2012, it plans to boost that number to 150.
Also rapidly expanding its 3D presence is Warner Mycal. Some 59 of its screens in 44 sites, out of a total of 496, are 3D-ready. By this summer the company intends to boost that number to 100.
In total, 30% of all screens — which numbered 3,396 as of the end of 2009 — are expected to be 3D within two years.


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Friday, September 25, 2009
Vonderheid would do it again
CV: In November 2004, commissioners Vonderheid and Greg Skrepenak signed a $58-million, 20-year lease for a juvenile facility owned by Hazleton-area attorney Robert J. Powell and western-Pennsylvania businessman Gregory Zappala...In January, disgraced former judges Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. and Michael T. Conahan were charged with taking more than $2.8 million in a kickback scheme to send juveniles to Pennsylvania Child Care LLC's facilities. Powell pleaded guilty in July; Zappala has not been charged or accused of wrongdoing..."I'd sign that lease tomorrow, with only two alterations," he said.
I'm not going to rehash all the controversy about that decision because everybody who reads the local papaers and this blog knows the story. I just find that statement to be in-fucking-credible.
Vonderheid is now the head honcho of the local chamber of commerce that always tells us that we have "great work ethic" and promises "good paying jobs." Under his stellar management the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry just avoided having it's headquarters sold at tax sale.
While he was in office he teamed with Greg Skrepenak and an army of consultants to produce county budgets that were works of fiction resulting in ever more borrowing every year just to pay the bills. That's why I call them the Bond Brothers.
Now we have to deal with Skrep and Vondy's lack of basic math skills and Commissioners Maryanne Petrilla and Steve Urban will have to bite the bullet and raise taxes to balance the budget. They are already getting beat up in the newspapers comment sections about the possibility. Last week Urban told me that they are not going to borrow any more money and I don't think that they could even if they wanted to because the county has reached the limit.
Nobody wants to pay more property taxes but I don't see an alternative.
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If you follow all the moving parts - this is not a surprise. Vondy can't be prosecuted for stupidity - only for doing illegal activities. So of course he is going to say it was a good decision.
I hope the fed's get him somehow. He knew what was going on all along.
Vonderheid is "deep throat" on the courthouse investigation. He's the one who gave Mericle up – which led to Powell (both Mericle and Powell then wore wires to get the judges). He did it real early and that's why he's not worried about being prosecuted.
If you listen to what he said in the papers after Mericle pled, he was still his bosom buddy – he's rightfully afraid of Mericle.
Vonderheid will do anything to save his ass – no honor among thieves.
Has anyone asked why Todd sold his hours in Wilkes-Barre (the house his parents lived in and gave him) and is now renting in Kingston? Judge Civ did the same thing before he was charged.
It was a sad day for local government when this selfless and fine young man left the public service. God Bless Him!!!
Vonderspend dind't leave soon enough. Isn't it funny that every time the voters pick fresh new faces with cute "I'm the one" campaign slogans, the taxpayers get it in the ear. The more we search, the worse it gets. Maybe sombody should call Crossin out of retirement to straighten this out. I don't recall all these problems when he held the hammer. Let's get Crossin on the phone and see what he thinks?
Warning to Steve Urban - RAISE TAXES AND YOU'RE FINISHED POLITICALLY. The voters wanted these democrats and they caused all this mess. Let Mary Ann and Greg go down in flames with the tax increase
- Austin said...
Vonderheid thinks all we need is different people involved. He is wrong.
How much corruption and waste will it take before we admit the system of government the PA legislature thought up over 175 years ago is no longer the best thinking on the subject?
Is there any kind of corruption and waste we have not experienced in Luzerne County?
You can hear him at http://luzernegsc.org/
Vonderheid is wrong is saying all we need is good people in government? That' sounds lime more of the mob mentality that want's to throw the baby out with the bath water. good government is not necessarily different government. People are corruptable and it is as simple as that. We as a people need to be interested in government and what government is doing. Look at the attitude of Urban and Petrilla this week when they fired Wren against the strong urging of the veteran's groups. Arrogance is the devil, not the form of government. WAKE UP PEOPLE.
Maybe the answer is much more simple. Years ago, my retired father loved to serve on jury duty. It got him out of the house, he loved to be on the inside and learn first hand what was going on and he got 8 bucks pay and a dollar or two for travel. So hat's the answer. Let's just elect retired people who don't give a damn about kickbacks or trading favors and taking trips to Florida Condos. Let's all meet at the local senior citizen's center and start intervieweing future candidates. Now this is an idea I can live with. The Gray Wolves ride to the rescue! I LOVE IT!
- Wil Toole said...
Anon 11:12 I think you have a great idea. In recent years, the value of the life experiences of senior citizens have been heralded as a wasted resource. I fully agree and at age 66, that's why I decided to seek the office of Luzerne County Controller. At the same time, I decided to do it as an Independent. It wasn't easy to give up a life time of Party loyalty but at the end of the day, it became very clear that I did not want to pull a wagon filled with other's philosophies and ideals. I want to represent myself, speak for myself and use my life's professional experiences in a personal effort to help resolve the county's fiscal crisis. At the time I made this decision, I didn't think or feel it was earth shaking in any way. If I win the election, I know I can do the job and those who have first hand knowledge of my abilities know I can do the job. If I lose the election, life will not change for me. I will simply continue to enjoy the time God has set aside for me. Come Swearing-in day, I will either be going to work or going to our Social Club and continue to enjoy a coffee with the guys as we solve the problems of the world. Life is great and I enjoy every day of it. The secret is simple, I don't let little things or little people bother me. Like the late great Manny Gorden, I enjoy, enjoy and I wish the same to all who read this, even the little people.
- Wil Toole said...
Gort, Just this weekend I was asked if the county could borrow additional funds or if the maximum had been reached. The amount of credit available to any municipal government is tied directly to the municipality's tax base. Because of the reassessment, the county's tax base has been raised above the moon. If some real financial planning isn't done, the county's debt can grow in leaps and bounds above what it currently is. At this most recent Commissioner's meeting, I asked the Board to consider selling the Valley Crest Parcel by having it appraised and then putting it on the market without a broker. They had a plan in place to pay a 6% commission valued at several hundred thousand dollars. I don't see the need of a broker as the first step in the process. I also urged them to use every penny from the sale to reduce the county's debt and not to cover reoccurring expenses with it. My most recent request was to sell the Hazleton office building, Valley Crest and the Forty Fort Airport. Two is a start but three is what's needed.


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My choice, failed.
Student or Learner
The crops failed/were lost/were wrecked because of the drought.
Which is the most common term that you would use in this context? Or which sounds best to you? Thanks.
My choice, failed.
Thanks, Casiopea.
Don't the other two sound good?
Nope. Not at all, and I come from farm country.


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The Virginia Economic Development Partnership will attend the German American Trade Association's U.S. Entry Meeting in Stuttgart, Germany on March 29.
The German American Trade Association is a nonprofit organization that offers seminars and advice on site selection, funding, customs affairs, and finding agents and distributors for companies looking to do business with the U.S.
Ryland Potter, a member of VEDP's Business Investment division, will serve as a foreign direct investment expert and speak on subsidies and grants available to German companies looking to expand into the U.S. market.
Virginia is a leading gateway to successful business in North America, with more than 550 internationally-owned companies choosing to call the Commonwealth home.
"Companies thinking about establishing a subsidiary in the U.S. attend GATA meetings to get the most up-to-date information in order to assess their potential," said Luisa Blumfeld, GATA's Marketing Director.
VEDP values its partnership with the German American Trade Association and the opportunity to meet with companies directly to showcase Virginia as a location to do business.
International companies have invested more than $8.3 billion over the past 10 years. To learn why so many companies choose to invest in Virginia, click here.
Five of Virginia's top economic developers were recognized on Consultant Connect's 2017 list of North America's Top 50 Economic Developers last week.
Consultant Connect, an agency designed to bridge the gap between economic developers and site consultants, announced its annual list of leaders in the industry. The recognized economic development professionals were nominated by their colleagues in both the economic development industry and the site consultant community for excellent practices and innovation and success in building the communities they serve.
Virginia tied for the second most appearances of any state on the list of top economic developers. We are thrilled to congratulate:
- Pandy Brazeau, Virginia Economic Development Partnership
· - Carrie Chenery, Shenandoah Valley Partnership
· - Beth Doughty, Roanoke Regional Partnership
· - Megan Lucas, Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance
· - Buddy Rizer, Loudoun County Department of Economic Development
This recognition is a testament to Virginia's dedicated economic development team at the state, regional and local levels. VEDP is proud to work with such a committed team, and we are thrilled to have so many colleagues recognized on this list.
Virginia is celebrating Business Appreciation Month by showcasing Georgia Pacific and the 125th anniversary of its Big Island paper mill in Bedford County, Virginia.
Georgia Pacific is one of the world's leading manufacturers and distributors of tissue, pulp, paper, packaging, building products and related chemicals. Located just north of Lynchburg on the James River, Big Island mill is one of four Georgia Pacific locations in Virginia. The other facilities are located in Gladys, Emporia and Ridgeway.
The Big Island mill has been in continuous operation since 1891, when the first roll of paper was produced. The mill has faced ownership changes, fire, floods, and machinery and technological shifts during the past 125 years.
The paper mill's most recent announcement in 2015 included a $50 million investment to improve reliability and environmental performance and upgrade technology.
To mark the mill's 125 years of continual operation, Georgia-Pacific has launched a year-long commemoration throughout 2016 to honor the mill's history, celebrate generations of employees and to thank the community for its enduring support.
The Big Island facility employs about 330 people and is Bedford County's oldest business. The company credits its success to the community, which helped sustain and support Big Island and generations of families who continue to work at the mill for more than a century.
In addition to a strong manufacturing workforce, Virginia provides Georgia Pacific with a strategic location, offering easy access to the company's customers. Located on the upper James River, the Big Island location offers employees a high quality of life with close proximity to the Blue Ridge Mountains, scenic hiking and biking trails, and numerous national parks.
As we celebrate Virginia Business Appreciation month, Georgia Pacific's Big Island paper mill serves as a great example of how Virginia can offer long-term prosperity. To learn why companies like Georgia Pacific call Virginia home, click here.
An undated photo of a maintenance crew working at the Big Island paper mill.
Virginia is celebrating Business Appreciation Month in Philadelphia this week by showcasing local breweries during BrewExpo America, the country's largest craft brewery industry gathering.
America's beer-brewing tradition began more than 400 years ago in historic Jamestown. Today, more than 130 licensed breweries call Virginia home and have an economic impact of $1 billion. The Commonwealth's craft brewing industry began to flourish in 2012 when a new state law allowed breweries to sell their beer for on-premises consumption. In 2015, Virginia craft brewers produced 274,111 barrels of beer – 346% more than in 2011.
Across the Commonwealth, communities are engaged in helping the craft beer industry thrive. Virginia Tech hosts the largest, and one of few remaining, barley breeding programs in the eastern U.S. The university is also home to a state-of-the-art, new brewhouse and malting system to support industry research in fermentation and brewing. The first commercial-scale hops drying and pelletizing facility in the Mid-Atlantic was created by Lucketts Mill & HopWorks at Black Hops Farm in Loudoun County. Michigan-based Pilot Malt House announced the opening of its second artisan craft malting operation in Loudoun County in 2015 at Black Hops Farm. The project is a collaboration between the Commonwealth, Loudoun County and Pilot Malt House and includes funding from the Governor's Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund.
Richmond's Hardywood has been a key player in Virginia's thriving craft beer industry. Founded by lifelong friends, Hardywood has been brewing beer since 2011. The brewery's beers have earned international praise with medals at the World Beer Cup and Great American Beer Festival in addition to receiving a rare 100 rating by BeerAdvocate Magazine. Hardywood was rated Virginia's Top Brewery by RateBeer.com users and Thrillist.com recognized it as Virginia's Best Brewery. The Greater Richmond Chamber Business Council awarded Hardywood the Business of the Year Award in 2013.
In Alexandria, Port City Brewing Company opened its brewery in January 2011 to create more options for quality, locally produced craft beer to Northern Virginia. Port City Brewing Company was named Small Brewing Company of the Year at the 2015 Great American Beer Festival in Denver, and has received numerous awards and recognition since 2011.
Virginia is proud to showcase its craft beer assets and local breweries at BrewExpo America. Governor Terry McAuliffe hosted a Virginia craft beer reception along with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Virginia's craft brewing community and our partners.
As we celebrate Virginia Business Appreciation Month, the craft beer industry serves as a great example of the passion and dedication of Virginia entrepreneurs. To learn why the Commonwealth is a great location to grow a business, click here.
Virginia team during BrewExpo America 2016
Governor McAuliffe Signs Memorandum of Understanding with South Korea's Jeollanam-do Provincial Government to strengthen economic and cultural ties.VEDP joined Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Maurice Jones, Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Todd Haymore at the signing ceremony, and look forward to enhancing economic activity.The Commonwealth and Jeollanam-do Province share a common desire to exchange information to enhance mutually beneficial economic and cultural activity, including research and development, governmental collaboration, and other related activity pertaining to growth industries, including information and communication technology, agriculture, logistics, energy, and other areas within the global market.Over the past four decades, the Republic of Korea has demonstrated incredible economic growth and global integration to become a high-tech industrialized economy. Today, the Republic of Korea is the world's 12th largest economy, and ranks 12th among Virginia export destinations. Some of the top opportunities for U.S. exporters in South Korea include:
Aerospace Industry
Defense Industry Equipment
Energy: New and Renewable
Medical Equipment
Laboratory Scientific Instruments
Pollution Control Equipment
Education Services
This agreement solidifies the importance of leveraging partnerships in order to build a new Virginia economy. To learn more about Virginia's global focus, click here.
Governor Terry McAuliffe and Governor Nak Yon Lee of Jeollanam-do Provincial Government celebrate signing of MOU.
This week, VEDP sponsored and attended the Plastics News Executive Forum in Naples, Florida. We had the opportunity to talk with many of the world's top plastics processors and share the benefits of doing business in Virginia.Virginia's strategic mid-Atlantic location and superior transportation network provide access to 43% of the U.S. population within a one-day (10 hour) drive. These assets combined with our competitive operating costs make an ideal location for plastics companies.The Port of Virginia is a leading gateway to the global market, offering direct connection to over 100 foreign ports. The Port offers the single best infrastructure on the East Coast with no overhead obstructions, on-dock rail service, easy access to ocean lanes, and is the only East Coast port with Congressional authorization to dredge to 55 feet.Virginia is home to over 200 plastics companies that employ more than 20,300 Virginians. A few companies who call Virginia home include Rubbermaid, TREX, General Packaging, Klockner Pentaplast, Hanwha Azdel and Variform.Since 2005, plastics and advanced materials companies have invested $1.01 billion and created more than 4,600 new jobs in Virginia. To learn more about Virginia's plastics industry, click here.
Panel of plastics professionals during the Plastics News Executive Forum.
The Virginia Jobs Investment Program celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.Created in 1965 as part of the Industrial Training division of the Virginia Community College System, the program provides consultative services and funding to companies creating new jobs or experiencing technological change.VJIP is state-funded, demonstrating Virginia's commitment to enhancing job opportunities for its citizens. It is estimated that VJIP has supported more than 2,500 projects, over 365,600 jobs and $29 billion in capital investment within its 50 years."For five decades, the Virginia Jobs Investment Program has continuously improved the professional delivery of services that positively impact our businesses' most important resource—their labor pool. We are confident that VJIP, along with its higher education and workforce system partners, will continue to play an integral role in connecting growing businesses with Virginia's talent for the next five decades to come," said Governor McAuliffe.VJIP was moved to the Virginia Department of Economic Development in 1985, and then to the Virginia Department of Business Assistance in 1998. In July 2014, the Virginia Economic Development Partnership became the administrator of the program, where it is now more closely aligned with Virginia's economic development strategies and corporate outreach in an efficient way to partner with allies and serve companies more effectively.Working closely with company personnel, the Virginia Jobs Investment Program offers consulting services at no charge, in addition to direct funding to offset eligible companies' recruitment and training costs.Assistance in any of the programs offered by VJIP is eligible to projects that create basic employment for the Commonwealth, as basic employment brings new income into the state, stimulates additional employment, and is the basis for further economic growth. These businesses or functions must directly or indirectly derive more than 50% of their revenues from out of state sources, as determined by VJIP.For more information on VJIP, please visit http://www.yesvirginia.org/AssetRich/VJIP.
The VJIP team celebrates its 50th anniversary during the December VEDA meeting.
The Southern Virginia Higher Education Center's Welding program held its first completion ceremony on December 10.The ceremony recognized the first 15 students to enroll in Welding@SVHEC, a short term, accredited training program that provides students with instruction in MIG, TIG, stick and pipe welding. This non-credit program is accredited by the National Center for Construction Education and Research. Welding instruction takes place in the SVHEC's new, state-of-the-art welding lab.This program started in response to employer requests for more trained, certified workers. The SVHEC's Workforce Services department worked with Virginia Technical Institute to bring this program to South Boston, Virginia. Virginia has a nationally acclaimed education system which ensures businesses have a steady pipeline of skilled workers, and now adds another industry recognized program to Southern Virginia. The Virginia Community College System provides occupational and technical training programs, many of which are designed specifically to meet the needs of surrounding employers. Welding@SVHEC is a great example of how Virginia works with both higher education and companies to provide students with industry specific skills. To learn more about Virginia's 23 community colleges, located on 40 campuses around the state, click here.Class of 2015 Welding@SVHEC completers and instructors in South Boston, Virginia.
Virginia has again received a top ranking in the Pollina Corporate Real Estate/AEDI Top 10 Pro-Business States for 2015. For the third straight year, the Commonwealth was ranked No. 4 overall and was the top state on the East Coast. Virginia was ranked in the top three from 2004-2012. "Clearly a national leader in the 12 years of this study, no other state comes close to Virginia when it comes to being a consistent pro-business state. Virginia holds the distinction of being the only state to remain within the top five pro-business states for the entire history of this study," said Brent A. Pollina, president of Park Ridge, Illinois-based Pollina Corporate Real Estate Inc. and author of the study.Virginia received an overall grade of A as it has for the last five years. The Commonwealth was the No. 1 state in the Stage II section, which is based on metrics at the state economic development agency level, such as incentives and marketing/website/response to new and existing employers."Governor Terry McAuliffe and the Virginia Economic Development Partnership should be commended for their efforts to consistently remain competitive, as they have clearly worked to preserve the tools Virginia needs to remain one of the most pro-business state in the country," continued Pollina.The Pollina study is considered the "gold standard" for evaluating states on 32 factors controlled at the state government level, including taxes, human resources, education, right-to-work legislation, energy costs, infrastructure spending, regulatory environment, workers' compensation laws and economic incentive programs. Consistency of a state's performance is an important consideration when companies are making long-term decisions about corporate site locations that require significant capital investment."The key to Virginia's success is its ability to balance low taxes, a good labor force, and a strong economic development program. With a Stage I rank of #9 and a Stage II rank of #1, Virginia has one of the most well-rounded business climates in the nation."To learn why Virginia has the right resources that have allowed companies to prosper here for more than 400 years, click here.
Photo courtesy of Virginia Department of Transportation.
VEDP Chief Operating Officer Dan Gundersen was awarded the International Economic Development Council's 2015 Honorary Life Member Designation.
Gundersen was presented with the award this past Monday during the IEDC Annual Conference in Anchorage, Alaska. He also served as moderator of the first session at the conference, "How to be a World Class Economic Developer," where he led a panel with representatives from four continents who discussed innovative approaches and trends in economic development.
"The designation of Honorary Life Member is given by IEDC to an active or former member who is progressing the profession of economic development as a teacher, or, who has motivated others in several communities," said JoAnn Crary, CEcD, Chair of the International Economic Development Council and President of Saginaw Future Inc. "Mr. Gundersen has been dedicated to our industry and has, indisputably, earned this distinction."
VEDP created the COO position in the spring of 2014 to manage all day-to-day operations and develop competitive strategies for success. Gundersen was recruited to the job in Virginia due to his deep background as a senior economic development official in three other states: New York, where he reported directly to the governor, both as Commissioner of Economic Development and as Upstate Chairman for the Empire State Development Corporation; Pennsylvania, where he held the number two job as Executive Deputy Secretary; and Maryland, where he was Assistant Secretary for Business Development.
At the metropolitan level, he led economic and workforce development efforts for Baltimore County, Md., where he produced the county's first economic development operations strategy, and before that worked in Philadelphia with business leaders and the mayor to form public/private partnerships in impoverished neighborhoods.
Throughout his career, Gundersen and his teams helped structure deals resulting in the creation and retention of more than 150,000 jobs. These projects include world, North American and regional headquarters facilities.
"As economic developers, our job is to help produce economic growth so that businesses succeed," said Gundersen. "How we do that is complex. Why we do it, is what really matters. For me, economic development is about making a positive difference in people's lives and communities. It's that simple and powerful."
To learn more about Gundersen's work at VEDP, promoting Virginia as the location with the right combination of resources that have helped businesses succeed for more than 400 years, click here.
As many of you are already aware, the 2015 UCI Road World Championship cycling event is taking place in Richmond this week.
Excitement has built around the event, which is returning to the U.S. for the first time in nearly 30 years. It is a huge coup for Richmond to have been selected as the host city and furthers its reputation as a global destination. The championships are held annually in an international city chosen by the Union Cycliste Internationale through a competitive bidding process.
With 450,000 spectators expected to watch the race onsite and a TV audience in the hundreds of millions, this is certainly a tremendous opportunity to represent Virginia on the world stage.
The Virginia Tourism Corp. has partnered with Richmond 2015, the organizer of the nine-day event, and will air 500 30-second commercials across U.S. domestic television broadcasts during the event. As part of Virginia's sponsorship, VEDP received a portion of these spots and produced a new commercial tailored to the UCI event that is airing on NBC Sports Network during the race this week.
VEDP worked with Richmond companies Elevation Advertising to create the ad and The Branching to produce it. Overcoast developed the original background track, incorporating the cycling sounds.
Richmond is fortunate to have a strong cycling culture and was able to draw upon local talent to film the ad. We're grateful to Carytown Bicycle Company, who provided items for the shoot, and local cyclist John Eiler, who rides for Team Carytown Bicycle Company and appears in the commercial.
Sports commentators have already remarked on the beauty of the city and the diverse and challenging courses that Richmond offers to competitors.
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Francis O. McLaren, 59, passed away April 5, 2013.
Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Francis D. and Mary A. (Corrigan) McLaren. He was a life-long resident of Warwick. He graduated from Warwick Veterans' Memorial High School. He was a shellfisherman, carpenter and welder. He worked at Electric Boat.
He is survived by his brother, Michael McLaren of Coventry, and a sister Kathy Fagan of Connecticut.
The funeral and burial were private.
A celebration of his life will be held at the Greenwood Inn, Jefferson Blvd., Warwick on Wednesday, May 1st, 6-8pm. Family and friends are welcome to attend.
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No because NA is totally a DIFFERENT concept from vintage skeletor ! But I do want to see TC Skeletor getting Filmation design elements !!
No because NA is totally a DIFFERENT concept from vintage skeletor ! But I do want to see TC Skeletor getting Filmation design elements !!
Matty Has Been Matted For 2017 !
Now I Seriously Hope Super 7 Makes Me Feel I Am In Heaven !!
Since we're getting King He-Man next year, how do you feel about also getting a King Skeletor figure as the 4th quarter variant? I can only imagine the Horsemen going wild on him, incorporating elements from the '87 movie into him.
I still have my fingers crossed for:
* New Adventures Skeletor
* Snake Armor He-Man
Besides those two, I'm still hopeful we can get a Filmation/Buzz Saw Hordak hybrid, Starburst She-Ra with the vintage toy uniform sculpt, and a Filmation accurate Teela, with a Filmation repaint of MAA's head.
Etherian Rebel JOSH for the MOTUC (see my avatar)!
I know some people say this is an obscure variation in an obscure line, but hear me out.
I'm excited that we're getting NA He-Man and that he can be re-arranged to match his Jetlag cartoon look or the original toy look. NA Skeletor will hopefully follow soon. Officially NA Skeletor is the one with red armor. That version of Skeletor has been popping up in MOTUC media. But realistically, that's not how he looked in the majority of the cartoon. The fweek long mini-series permiere of the NA show followed He-Man and Skeletor travelling from Eternia to The Tri-Solar System with Skeletor in red armor (and with eyeballs). But the proper series started with Skeletor adapting his Samurai look, more in line with DoD Skeletor. That was always a more fitting look to the series for me.
I have nothing against that other Skeletor variant. But I hope we can get a proper Disks of Doom Skeletor to fight NA He-Man and lead the Mutants.
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Heck yes! I think this one is pretty important, as it was featured in the cartoon.
MOTUC Most Wanted: Skeleteen, Prince Keldor, Captain Randor, The Great Black Wizard, Lady Slither, Spirit, Tuvar, Baddra, Cursed Marzo, Tug-O-War, Scrollos, Songster, Mini-Comics Spirit of Castle Grayskull, and for the love of the Sorceress and Julie Winston, ODIPHUS!!!
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I'd like to see a Queen Marlena type release, where you can change him back and forth between the original and DoD. They're doing something like that with NA He-Man anyway, why not Skeletor?
Vintage New Adventures deserves to be finished!
MOTUC Top Ten Super 7 wants: KAYO, Hoove, Drissi, Crystoll, Chef Allen, any Catra variant, Nocturna, Red Knight, Clawdeen (flocked), Spinwit
Great .org transactions: sdilks, Man-E-Toys, bigassbuzz x2, Climan, wolvie3579, air23cnhit, Jestermon, Skystalker, Shecky
Well, I don't care about SKUs. I'd be happy if they found a way to package Skeletor that way, but I don't think it's as likely. He-Man has an interchangeable head and an armor piece. Skeletor's differences are a lot more pronounced, so it seems less likely. More likely they could make a NA Skeletor interchangable with Laser Light Skeletor. But hey, if Four Horsemen could figure it out, I'd be game.
I wonder if anyone would want a "Skeletor with hair" head from the tail end of the series.
Do you guys think there will be more He-Man/Skeletor variants within 2014-2015?
If you do...
1. How many do you think they will be?
2. Which ones you would like to see?
What the heck, I am just another rebel!
Pretty sure we'll see NA Skeletor in '14 and I wouldn't doubt we'll see Laser Light He-Man and Skeletor in '15. Matty's been awesome about giving us figures that didn't get released or barely released from the vintage line. Hope to see that continue. I'd love to see 200x Snake Armor He-Man(with King Grayskull head packed in) as well as Ice Armor He-Man, but I don't know where there's going to be room for them in the revised roadmap.
Flying Fists, and Terror Claw have been mentioned already, NA I would assume.... I highly doubt we'll see 200X variants. I want to see a deserving Filmation Hordak first before the millions of already having figures 200X versions of characters regardless of those characters being the most popular in the line.
Filmation Hordak has never been made, and is an iconic version of him from Vintage media.
Recent.... HATMOTU Beast Man & Evil Seed
Wanted.... Filmation Mer-Man, Teela & Sorceress
Needed.... MOTUC Lord Masque
Oh man, did I forget to use these [sarcasm][/sarcasm] again? Sorry....
I am not fond of too many variants, but I must admit I would like to see Snake Armor He-Man and Ice Armor He-Man too. Not into NA Skeletor, but he will be since there is already a NA He-Man.
But... I rather see more characters than more He-Man/Skeletor variants. I would only vote for Snake Armor and that's it, in my opinion.
What the heck, I am just another rebel!
Assuming that the line would get just 1 more set of He-Man/Skelletor variants, between LL or TC/FF what do you prefer, or would be a better choice for the line.
If we could only get one of those two sets, I'd go for the Laser powered figures. Mainly because I'll never be able to afford the vintage figures.
IF we were to get just one more He-Man variant and one more Skeletor variant, I vote for the lasers as well.
The FF and TC variants are just armors, that Mattel could release down the line. The Lasers require more new pieces for the characters.
FINALLY!! GLIMMER IS IN MY SHELF!! Crita is coming... Now I NEED SONGSTER! The Awesometastic Bard!
Laser figures, I think. But they could also include bonus claws/weapons so you could transform other your other He-Man/Skeletor figures into the TC/FF variants.
AGH, that's tough. The vintage guy in me wants the TT/FF because I never had 'em as a kid and I always wanted them. The current collector that I am wants the Laser figures, though...'cause DANG they're awesome! Also I am such a sucker for obscure/rare figures and those guys really fit the bill!
Urg...um...if there were only one set...um...gah, maybe the Laser guys? Yeah, I think I'm leaning toward the Laser guys. Given the limit of only one of the set being made. They're just too cool, and the TT/FF figures really only have nostalgia on their side. 'Cause come on...the Flying Fists were one heck of a crappy upgrade to a THUNDER PUNCH.
"Since you got here by not thinking, it seems reasonable to expect that, in order to get out, you must start thinking." ~ Tock, the Watchdog
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I would choose the Laser figures in a heartbeat...but I would prefer to have both
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TOP 5 MOST WANTED: Filmation Whiplash, Filmation Ram Man, Filmation Two-Bad, Ice Armor He-Man, and Snake Mountain Man
Recent.... HATMOTU Beast Man & Evil Seed
Wanted.... Filmation Mer-Man, Teela & Sorceress
Needed.... MOTUC Lord Masque
Oh man, did I forget to use these [sarcasm][/sarcasm] again? Sorry....
I prefer the Terror Claws / Flying Fists set so I would vote for that. Except if the Laser guys really have their light up feature
Awesome sticker included!
Terror Claws and Flying Fists - but we are supposed to be getting both....if we get 2016....
Side note: Since Buzzsaw Hordak is the exact same Hordack figure but with a chest that opens, and we don't do action features in Classics...I would love to see Buzzsaw Horday released in Filmation colors...with a Buzzsaw item included as a weapon!
MY Feedback Thread : http://www.he-man.org/forums/boards/...d.php?t=191572
Definitely the Laser figures since I'll likely never own the vintage versions.
Proud supporter of the Snake Men.
Most Wanted: Slave Girl, Lizorr, T-Rex, Great Black Wizard, rest of New Adventures, Lodar, MOP Demons, Dream Mistress.
Most Wanted Filmation: Ileena, Granita, Teela, Hordak head, Dylamug, Twiggets, Trollans, Widgets, Dark Dream, Lady Valtira, Count Marzo, Chimera.
No Slave Girl? Watch us hurl!
A barbaric world without slave girls? That's truly barbaric!


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Presidential Lecture Celebrates Innovative Research
Systems & Computational Biology: Seeing the Forest and the Trees
BETTR Betters Education Through Preparation for Serving Underrepresented Students
Dr. Martin Cohen: Learning to Listen
Changing Hearts and Minds for Science
As a wife, mother and managing editor of publications at Einstein, Joan Lippert couldn't be happier. But being happy doesn't mean you can't find time to sing the blues.
Among her pursuits away from Einstein, Ms. Lippert is one of five mothers in the blues band the BluesMothers.
The BluesMothers (from left): Irene Maher (guitar and vocals), Jenny (lead vocals and guitar), Joan Lippert (bass and vocals), Hope Berkeley (harmonica and vocals) and Pam Sklar (flute and vocals). Photo credit: Susan Rutman."I've been with the BluesMothers for five years and feel this is where I should have been all along," said Ms. Lippert, who plays bass for the band that describes itself as a unique cross between Creedence Clearwater Revival and the Dixie Chicks.
"There's a message in our songs," Ms. Lippert continued. "People can identify with the lyrics, and when they listen to our music they know they're not alone."
Music has always had a profound effect on Ms. Lippert's life. "I was picking out songs on the piano when I was four," she recalled, noting she also sang in a choir and played guitar in high school, with her musical tastes lying in rock and R&B (rhythm and blues).
Music also resonates with members of her family; she met her husband, a keyboardist and singer, in an a cappella group during her 20s; her elder son is a drummer; and her younger son is a front-man guitarist and also sang with an a cappella group in college.
Ms. Lippert first picked up the bass midlife to sit in on family jam sessions. "On hot summer nights, when we were all hanging around, we'd get together and play," she explained. "We've even performed together at a family wedding. It was a lot of fun."
Family means everything to Ms. Lippert. She worked as a managing editor for Science Digest and Health magazine before deciding to work as a freelance writer/editor until her sons were in college. In 2009, when she was ready to return to full-time employment, she applied for and was hired as managing editor of publications at Einstein, working as second-in-command with science and publications editor Larry Katzenstein.
Joan Lippert and her Hofner violin bass, also known as a Paul McCartney Beatle bass."I instantly loved the place and the people," she said. "There's a real soul at Einstein and I felt the job had my name on it."
Ms. Lippert works tirelessly to create superb products for staff, faculty, alumni and students.
"I have shelves of our magazines within reach of my desk and our newsletters hang on the wall behind me," she said. "What we accomplish at Einstein is important to me."
She believes her job and her music complement each other, especially the group dynamics. "Getting together with a group is not easy," she said. "But if you stick with it, and learn to negotiate and be diplomatic with others, you can create something wonderful."
Ms. Lippert has experienced this firsthand, having played with a number of bands in the New York metro area. For her, lightning struck in 2008 when she joined the BluesMothers, and the influence of classical, jazz, folk, rock and Chicago blues led to an exciting collaboration.
The BluesMothers have developed a strong following, playing at local festivals such as Mamapalooza and Howling Wolf; at bars and restaurants; and even at a Hastings church—treating their listeners to original songs, covers and the occasional dance number.
The band recently took a new step in their journey with the release of a CD, "You Can't Cancel a Subscription to the Blues." The album features eight original songs and two cover tracks.
The songs deliver powerful messages that address a range of subjects, such as abusive relationships and the helpless feelings of watching love fade. There's one song Ms. Lippert sings that is particularly special; it was written by her husband. "It embodies the feelings of young love," she said.
While hopeful the CD will get picked up by a record label or played on the radio, the band keeps a realistic view about fame and fortune.
"We're called the BluesMothers," said Ms. Lippert. "Family comes first."
But when the BluesMothers do take the stage, music lovers are always in for a real treat. To learn more about the BluesMothers, visit http://thebluesmothers.net/.
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Happy to be here.. This is my first thread. Hope I will get the solution immediately.
I've a created a html5 file from flash file using convertjs, in which animations, audio will play as in flash player without any interruption.
Now I wanted few of those html5 files to be loaded in a single html5 file(Template) using navigations like previous screen, next screen, play, pause controllers.
Can anyone help me to find the solution for this template creation.
Tell me whether the convertjs will work fine for template or I can go with an alternate options.
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Since its introduction in 2010, the Mazda2 has earned a reputation for being a cheeky little subcompact. Like the Honda Fit, the Mazda2 proves that buying a diminutive car doesn't necessarily mean you are forced to have diminutive amounts of fun. Despite its underpowered engine and equally out of date transmission options, the Mazda2 was still a great execution on Mazda's part. But, it is now almost three years later and a swarm of newcomers to the subcompact party have arrived, all sporting the latest technology. Is the Mazda2 now irrelevant in the marketplace?
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To find out, I headed up to Mazda Canada and got behind the wheel of a 2013 Mazda2 GS. Being that this car is frugal and fun to drive, I was delighted to find the five-speed manual transmission gear shifter sticking out of the floorboard on my test vehicle—the best way to maximize both.
For 2013 there are no real big changes to the Mazda2, just a colour swap—Aquatic Blue is out and Clear Water Blue is in. My GS tester is the top trim available and receives niceties like upgraded cloth seats, cloth door inserts, auto headlights, auto windshield wipers, heated mirrors, fog lights, side skirts, an upgraded stereo, leather-wrapped steering wheel, 15-inch alloy wheels and a rear spoiler. There are some features strangely absent from the Mazda2 option list though, ones that many of its competitors offer too, like Bluetooth, heated seats, and satellite radio.
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The front seats are comfortable enough and the upgraded dual-cloth seats feel more premium than usually found at this price point. But don't expect your arms to be too comfortable as there is no centre armrest and the armrests that do exist in the doors are hard and annoying. Overall, the Mazda2 could do with a slight material quality boost and the missing options added.
Despite these few shortcomings, the interior is otherwise a pleasant place to be. Sightlines all around are good and there is a distinct lack of intrusive blind spots. Rear seat space is surprisingly good and legroom is ample. But the real shocker is that headroom is okay for the average sized person; anyone less than 5'11" would fit without issue in the back of the Mazda2. Cargo space is limited, but more usable than the exterior dimensions would suggest; there are 377 L in the hatch. With the rears seats folded, the load floor is not level, but still affords decent room as cargo space grows to 787 L total. A nice feature in the cargo area of the Mazda2 is an adjustable rear storage bin that is great for keeping your stuff from sliding around, which is important as throwing this lightweight little 1,051 kg subcompact around is a real treat.
The steering feel in the Mazda2 is pretty good in the grand scheme of things, but exceptional upon remembering this is an entry level vehicle and not a sporty coupe. Handling is tight, accurate and predictable. The Mazda2 goes where you want it to when you want it to. My particular test vehicle had Michelin X-Ice winter tires installed, so no comments on actual levels of grip through the corners can be made. These soft 185/55R15 tires may have added to the comfortable ride of the 2 as none of the usual short-wheelbase choppiness was present in the Mazda2 considering its size and handling prowess.


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Using Vim with Django
This page is intended to be used as a collection of hints for using the Vim editor with Django.
- Tips:
- Vim Modeline
- Plugins:
- snippetsEmu
- xml.vim
- Project
- Vim/IDE:
- Suggestions:
- Django Project Manager
Vim Modeline
To insure that all developers are using a standard tab format (as long as they are using Vim), you can add a Vim modeline (special comment) to your files, to set people in the same mode for that file. Example:
# vim: ai ts=4 sts=4 et sw=4
Tab Setting Reference for Python and Vim
Development takes place on Google Code, where the subversion repository includes predefined snippets for django/python/etc.
SnippetsEmu allows one to define abbreviations which can be expanded into larger blocks of text. The abbreviations can also contain place markers which can be 'jumped to' in a similar manner to the macros defined in TextMate on OS X.
One can add specific abbreviations for models or templates based on file contents. Adding the following line to your ~/.vim/after/ftplugin/python.vim file (create it if you don't have it) will allow you to define abbreviations just for models (use the file \Program Files\vim\vimfiles\after\ftplugin\python.vim under Windows):
if getline(1) =~ 'from django.db import models' "Your abbreviations here endif
The following is an example collection of Django specific abbreviations for use with the plugin. More examples can be found in the subversion repository. Please email the author with any of your own additions (f dot ingram dot lists at gmail dot com):
Snippet addmodel class <{}>(models.Model):<CR><><CR><CR>def __str__(self):<CR>return "%s" % (<{}>,)<CR><CR>class Admin:<CR>pass<CR><CR> Snippet mcf models.CharField(maxlength=<{}>)<CR><{}> Snippet mff models.FileField(upload_to=<{}>)<CR><{}> Snippet mfpf models.FilePathField(path=<{}>, match="<{}>", recursive=<False>)<CR><{}> Snippet mfloat models.FloatField(max_digits=<{}>, decimal_places=<{}>)<CR><{}> Snippet mfk models.ForeignKey(<{}>, edit_inline=<False>)<CR><{}> Snippet m2m models.ManyToManyField(<{}>)<CR><{}> Snippet o2o models.OneToOneField(<{}>)<CR><{}>
Snippet fore {% for <{entry}> in <{list}> %}<CR>{{ <{entry}>.<{}> }}<CR><{}>{% endfor %}<CR><{}>
The xmledit.vim plugin is really useful for editing XML and HTML files. It makes tag completion easy and allows you to bounce between start and end tags.
Syntax for templates
Dave Hodder has contributed standard Vim syntax files.
If you are interested in rolling your own, this is a simple addition to let Vim deal with Django template syntax:
Create the file:
with the following content:
syn region djangotagmarkers start="{{" end="}}" syn region djangovariablemarkers start="{%" end="%}" command! -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args> HiLink djangotagmarkers PreProc HiLink djangovariablemarkers PreProc delcommand HiLink
The Project plugin adds IDE file organisation functionality to Vim.
Something like the following could be used to view a project's files. It looks scary but is definatly worth trying.
Django Project=/path/to/project CD=. filter="*.py" { settings.py urls.py apps=apps { Polls=polls { views.py Models=models { models.py } } ToDo=todo { views.py Models=models { models.py } } media=mediaDir { images=imagesDir { } } }
Such a structure can also be created by using the build in '\C' command which will recurse through the whole directory tree.
Although this is not Django-specific (I don't think some of the other stuff in here is very Django-specific either), PIDA looks like a pretty nice IDE environment for VIM+Python, which would therefore help you out in Django :).
Django Project Manager: By panosl
The idea is to create a plugin, that will wrap the functionality of django-admin/manage.py along with project.vim.
This will one to create a new django project from within vim, and generating a Project file with all the files pre-specified. This could be extended to allow, the creation of apps within the project, leveraging the usage of manage.py.
So a regular session would be:
:djsp [projectname] # This will in turn generate the required Project file with all the files of the project.
:djsa [appname] # This will create a new app, and update the Project file with the new data regarding the application.
At this point, this is enough, even though we could still wrap a bit more of django-admin/manage, by allowing inner commands to launch/stop the test server and similar additions.
In my opinion this would help with django development and help focus more on the development that usually happens within the editor, which in our case, is ofcourse (G)Vim.
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