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Where's the evidence?
I was disappointed by the glib attitude taken by the drafters of the "adult use" section of the zoning ordinance.
According to your article ["XXX-rated ordinance," News, November 21, 2002] (http://www.readthehook.com/92767/news-xxx-rated-ordinance-city-wants-reg...), their reason for adding it was that Richmond and Roanoke have one, and because they were afraid of a "red-light district." They don't seem to have considered the root mindset that inspires zoning ordinances against sex-oriented businesses: restricting sexual expression.
Politicians in other localities have used such legislation to gain the favor of sexually conservative voters, often while patronizing these businesses at the same time. They batter sex-oriented businesses and end up crippling them financially even if the businesses win in court. I don't believe gaining political favor is the impetus behind the drafters of our new ordinance, but the chilling effect on businesses will be the same.
There is no recent evidence that a high concentration of sexually oriented retailers and/or entertainment is correlated to negative secondary effects. I know this because this very issue was recently seen before the U.S. Supreme Court (Los Angeles v. Alameda Books), and the most recent study L.A. had was from 1977.
That study didn't sway many of the justices. Amicus briefs filed by groups such as Feminists for Free Expression and the First Amendment Lawyers Association supported the idea that any increase in crime rate or decrease in property value associated with high concentrations of sexual entertainment was more directly a result of cities zoning such businesses out of growth areas into poorer and more industrial areas.
[Head of neighborhood development services Jim] Tolbert and [deputy city attorney Lisa] Kelley have merely assumed that a) Charlottesville is in danger of getting some adult superplex, and b) such a thing would be detrimental to its surrounding neighborhoods.
Justice David Souter suggests that we should be wary when "The government appeals, not to evidence, but to an uncritical common sense in an effort to justify such a zoning restriction" and that, "We must be careful about substituting common assumptions for evidence."
Here in Charlottesville, retailers of sexual items have existed for a long time, with no detrimental effects on their surrounding neighborhoods. The "other adult business"– alcohol– arguably has more secondary effects on its neighborhoods than any other kind of retail, but Tolbert and Kelley have not suggested that bars have a 1000-foot separation between them. This suggests that their regulation may be unfairly based on the sex-positive content of retailers of sexual items.
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I am sometimes amazed at how difficult some people find it to provide good customer service. I�m not usually a very demanding customer � since I�m in the customer service biz myself, I try to be understanding. When I get angry it is on those occasions when I find that my time is being wasted unnecessarily. This is a problem I bump into frequently when dealing with the medical profession, and recently I ran into an issue that made me want to breathe fire.
Last week, I had an appointment to see my dermatologist. My dermatologist is an older guy with sort of a gruff exterior, but I like him because he doesn�t go out of his way to sugar coat anything (when I don�t follow his recommendations, he calls me on it). Also, he�s the type of guy who will call you at 9 p.m. with a test result rather than wait until the next day (which can help in the sleep department). He takes plenty of time with his patients, though, and as such he can get behind with his appointments. A couple of years ago, after I found myself sitting in his waiting room for more than an hour, his receptionist told me that in the future I should call to see how his appointments are running before coming in. That, she assured me, would save both time and frustration.
I remembered that advice this past week and called my dermatologist�s office at 2:30 p.m. for my 3 p.m. appointment. When I asked how the appointments were running, the receptionist told me that I would be �all set.� I didn�t want to take any chances, so I followed up by asking if that meant that I would get in at or around 3 p.m .and she replied, �Yes, there is only one person ahead of you, you should be fine.�
I felt good about having called �like I had beaten the system somehow. I got to the doctor�s office and was checking in about five minutes early when I noticed another patient sitting in the waiting room. I took this to be a bad sign.
After glancing at the pile of outdated magazines (Cat Fancy!), I decided to play with my phone � ignoring the large sign that asked me not to use my phone. After what seemed like an hour, I looked up at the big clock on the wall behind the receptionist and saw that it was 3:10. At 3:25, a patient exited the office. At 3:35, the person who had been in the waiting room was called in. The one person ahead of me got in 35 minutes after my appointment time. I focused on thinking dark thoughts about the receptionist while trying to force Words With Friends to take �yer� as a word.
Minute after minute passed. I had hoped to be out of the office by 3:30 and back to work by 4 p.m., but now that was clearly not going to happen. Tick tick tick. At 3:45 p.m., two men came into the office. I wanted to tell them that they might as well go out for a drink, or to suggest some form of patient revolt (silly string attack?), but instead I glared at my phone; 4 p.m. came and went.
Finally, at 4:15 p.m., I was called into the office. I was greeted by a friendly medical student, who took a detailed history, including information about my brother, who passed three years ago from melanoma. When the medical student was done, I sat about another 10 minutes before my doctor came in. He glanced at my chart and asked, �I see that your brother has melanoma � what happened with that?� This has become an annual ritual, and I realize that he doesn�t have time to remember the history of a guy he sees once a year, but I had just told the med student and had given him the information each of the last two years. He expressed genuine sorrow for my brother�s passing, which was nice of him, and we had a productive appointment.
On my way out of the office, I lingered and asked the receptionist, �When I called at 2:30 p.mm and asked about my 3 p.m. appointment ,you said it would be on time. What happened there?�
The receptionist looked at me for a second, like a horse pondering a fly it is about to swish away with its tail.
�The schedule can change in five minutes,� the receptionist said in an empty, monotone voice. �In fact, today the doctor had two emergencies.�
I should have filled the waiting room with an impromptu rendition of the Rollins Band ditty �Liar� because, well, it�s a dermatologist. Dermatology is a line of medicine that, as one of my nurse friends said, ��does not lend itself to emergency treatment.� This is a profession where new patients often wait weeks and weeks for appointments. So, to sum up, I am to believe that in a smallish Central Massachusetts town, two emergency skin cases walked through the door between 2:30 and 3 p.m. on a random Thursday?
The receptionist just gave me whatever answer would ensure that when it was my turn I would be found cooling my heels in the reception area. I mean, even if two emergency appointments had walked into the office between 2:30 and 3 p.m., the receptionist had my phone number, so maybe a phone call would have been in order? After all, hadn�t I done what she recommended in an effort to save time and frustration?
Usually, I would just take my business elsewhere, but is it worth it to give up a doctor because his office continually, and needlessly, wastes my time? I think the answer is yes, since I think that someone has to take a stand, but I hate to do it (which is why the doctor�s office is empowered to waste my time). No wonder people pine for the days of the house call.
Tim McCaffrey is a freelance columnist who lives in Clinton. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.

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I was honored to have this story recognized by the 2004 Mithril Awards in two categories: Commended for *Best Silmarillion, and Runner-up for *Best story focusing on Men. It was also recognized by the 2004 Middle-Earth Fanfiction Awards, receiving the 2nd place The Tar-Palantir Award for writing.
I was honored to have this story recognized by the 2004 Mithril Awards in two categories: Commended for *Best Silmarillion, and Runner-up for *Best story focusing on Men. It was also recognized by the 2004 Middle-Earth Fanfiction Awards, receiving the 2nd place The Tar-Palantir Award for writing.
'Father of lights, you delight in your children...'
The stars shone bright in the sky that night, the new moon but a pale splinter of light beside their radiance. He breathed a silent prayer in gratitude to the one whose handiwork bedecked the velvet darkness and another to the One who had made them all. One last searching look he bent toward the west before descending the spiraling stairway of the tower.
His attendants snapped smartly to attention as he strode purposefully along the corridor. He paused for a moment before the door at the end of the long hall. Fashioned from dark wood, its panels were richly detailed, depicting a scene from an age long past. A skilled craftsman had carved the likeness of one of the Eldar race seated before a dying fire with a harp upon his knee. It was this figure which captured the man's attention, even as it had captured the hearts and minds of those men long ago who had listened with rapt expressions to hear songs of such beauty and wonder played upon that rude harp.
Rousing himself from his momentary reverie he raised his hand to knock. The sound reverberated along the corridor where the lamp light flickered, creating shadows which floated in an eerie dance up and down its length. He closed his eyes, remembering shadowy voices from not so long ago and he wondered what counsel they might give to him on this night.
The door opened. "Your majesty!" There was surprise in the grey haired woman's voice at seeing him there. "My lady was about to retire for the night." She looked doubtfully at him.
"I will not keep her long, Amarië," he assured the woman, a fond smile warming his features. "I know the morrow will come all too soon, but I desire a private word with your lady before this night ends."
"Who is it, Amarië?" This new voice, young and clear as a crystal fountain, came from the bed at the far side of the chamber.
"'Tis the King, my lady," the older woman answered.
"Father!" Her joyous cry left no doubt of his welcome there, nor did the abandon with which she threw herself into his outstretched arms. Amarië withdrew with the promise that she would be near at hand if she were needed, but neither father nor daughter seemed to notice as the door closed behind the old woman's retreating figure.
"I hoped that you would come - I was afraid you might not be able to escape the throng!" They laughed together, thinking of all the well-wishers who had descended upon them already.
"Has Írimon arrived yet?" she asked expectantly.
He sighed and shook his head. "Silmarien, you know that I do not begrudge your brother his passion for star-lore, yet I had hoped that he would set his studies aside long enough to celebrate your wedding."
"He is too much his father's son," she teased him gently. "Can it be that your own study holds more fascination for you than do our guests? Isilmë told me that you did not join them until the evening meal, leaving her and mamil to see to their entertainment."
Her younger sister had confessed that she had been alternately charmed and intimidated by the Eldar who had arrived in Armenelos that very day. She herself had yet to meet them, for custom dictated that the bride spend the night before her wedding in seclusion from all save her immediate family.
Elendil smiled as he listened to his eldest child describe her younger sister's reaction to the immortal visitors from the Undying Lands. It had been some years since any had traveled to Armenelos, though they came not infrequently to the western harbours of Eldalondë and Andúnië.
"And how shall you feel when you meet our Eldar kindred?" His arm went around her slender shoulders as they moved toward the open window. From somewhere below them the sound of a lone harper drifted upward on the gentle summer breeze, and Silmarien leaned across the open sill to listen for a moment before answering her father's question.
"I cannot say for certain. My heart tells me that I should love them, for they are akin to Finrod." The strains of the harper's music caught her ear once more, the notes rising and falling like leaves on the wind. She stood poised and still, with her eyes closed, the better to drink in the beauty of that haunting melody.
"You will have many chances to know them better once you are wed. The house of Elatan in Andúnië is often favored with their presence."
"So I have been told," she replied, coloring slightly as she spoke. She had not seen her betrothed that evening, but earlier they had eluded her attendants, causing Amarië to berate the younger maids for their laxity. The fragrant scent of the nessamelda which grew beneath her window reminded Silmarien of the pleasant hour they had spent together in the garden, and the light that memory brought to her eyes was not lost on her father.
"Elatan is a worthy man." Elendil knew he need not tell her this, yet he felt he must, if only to remind himself that his daughter was not a child, but a woman full grown, both in beauty and wisdom. Only one as noble in spirit as the Lord of Andúnië could have convinced the King of Numenor to part with the daughter who was the light of his life.
Silmarien laughed, a rueful note underlying the sound. "Amarië did not think him so worthy when she found us in the garden this morning!" The old nurse had scolded Silmarien's betrothed just as she might a mischievous boy caught filching peaches from the trees in the garden.
After that Silmarien had been kept under constant supervision by her faithful nurse. Amarië, convinced that her charge might try to arrange another clandestine meeting, had taken extreme measures to forestall her. Not even the Queen had been granted ready admittance to her daughter's presence, while Isilmë had been reduced to the use of a decoy to distract her sister's guardian and thereby enable her to slip into Silmarien's chamber. Tar-Elendil's younger daughter had been permitted only a brief visit with her sister before being shooed away by the vigilant nurse.
"And then when I asked if I would be able to see you tonight Amarië said it was too late - that I needed my sleep. She has been hovering over me like an old hen all day!"
"Be patient with her. She has been with you since you were first born and she is finding it hard to say good-bye." As was he.
"Could she not come with me?" The love was evident in her voice, for despite her frequent complaints that the old woman was overly protective the princess was not happy with the thought of leaving her behind.
"We have spoken of this before, daughter. Amarië is growing old." He could not help reflecting on the irony of the name that had been chosen for her, for she had never wed. There was no husband who would mourn her passing, no children to remember her. There was only her princess, whom she would not grieve more than need be.
"Amarië has been with us longer than even my memory can recall," he reminded her, adding, "She is ready now to give back the Gift. She has but one wish before she goes - to see you wed."
"I know," his daughter whispered, moving closer into his warm embrace. He could almost hear the voice of the child she had once been, wondering why her grandfather was no longer with them and wanting to know whither he had gone. The years spent poring over the ancient lore and legends that his own grandfather had collected could not help him answer her then, and they offered little more in the way of comfort now. Yet he would give her what solace he could.
The padded bench beneath the open window afforded a view of the Meneltarma and of Noirinan, the Valley of the Tombs at its southern base. Three times in his life he had entered that valley of the dead, yet he had felt no shadow of fear. He searched for the words with which he might express the sense of peace he had experienced in that place.
"The Gift of the One to Men is a mystery even the wise cannot wholly fathom, " he began, stroking her dark tresses as he spoke. So young she seemed to him, and the thought that she would soon rest in the arms of another man who would love her, not as a father but as a husband, gave new urgency to what he must say. From her would come a new generation who would be that much further from the knowledge of the ancients, and he would have her understand in her heart the beauty and the uncertainty of their mortal heritage.
"You asked if my study held a greater fascination for me than did our guests. Shall I show you what it was that kept me from them so long?"
Silmarien nodded, her eyes alight with curiosity. Rising, Elendil went to the door, opening it to speak with his attendants. Silmarien watched as one man passed a small package to his sovereign.
The door closed behind him as her father carried the object to Silmarien and placed it in her hands. It was wrapped in a silken cloth; the weight as well as the size of it suggested a shallow box.
"Open it."
Silmarien carefully unwrapped the object. The silken covering slid silently to the floor as she held up that which it had protected.
There in her hands was a slender book. Bound in soft green leather, the front was embossed with the symbols of a harp and a flaming torch.
"This is his device," she said, a note of wonder in her voice. The tale of Finrod and his friendship with the Atani had been a favorite of hers ever since she was a child, and it was her delight to have his likeness guard the entrance to her chamber. From him it was said that the Atani had learned true knowledge, and to him they had in return given their love and loyalty. The price that he had paid in the fulfillment of his oath to Barahir had filled her with awe and reverence for him - he who should never have tasted death yet did so willingly to save a son of Man.
Elendil nodded. "This is the device that Finrod used most often in his dealings with Men. It is said that one of Bëor's folk made it for him, recalling the first meeting of the two kindred."
Silmarien opened the slender volume to read. The first page, decorated with a delicate tracery of golden flowers, had inscribed there these words: Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth.
"The Debate of Finrod and Andreth?"
"Yes," Elendil replied. "It is the record of a conversation between Finrod and Andreth, the daughter of Boromir. She was accounted wise by her people and it is said that Finrod would often seek her out because she would speak with him on matters which many mortals would not."
Silmarien turned a few pages, marveling at the exquisite calligraphy that filled the pages of fine parchment. That the hand which had copied the words of Finrod and Andreth belonged to her father she had no doubt, for she had often sat watching him as he would transcribe page upon page of the documents which he had brought from the library of Vardamir Nólimon. Her grandfather's father had devoted his life to gathering the lore of the ancients; now her own father had determined to catalog and preserve what his grandfather had collected over the course of his long life.
She paused at one passage; Elendil observed that the expression on her youthful features became troubled as she read in silence.
"Father, why would she have said such things? Did she truly believe our mortality to be the work of Morgoth and not the Gift of Eru?"
He nodded. "Such were her words to Finrod at the time. Andreth had become increasingly bitter as she grew older. You will understand her reasons more clearly as you read the Athrabeth in its entirety." Silmarien looked at him; the question unspoken was there to be seen, eloquently expressed in her eyes.
"It is to the words which Finrod spoke in response that I would have you give heed. For all her wisdom, in the end it would seem that Andreth had failed to hold onto the one thing which could have saved her from despair." Gently taking the book from his daughter's hand Elendil turned the pages until he found the passage; he could have quoted it without looking, for it had been etched in his memory even as he had copied the words onto the pages he now held in his hands.
"'Have ye then no hope?' said Finrod.
'What is hope?' she said, 'An expectation of good, which though uncertain has some foundation in what is known? Then we have none.'
'That is one thing that Man call "hope",' said Finrod. 'Amdir we call it, "looking up". But there is another which is founded deeper. Estel we call it, that is "trust" It is not defeated by the ways of the world, for it does not come from experience, but from our nature and first being. If we are indeed the Eruhini, the Children of the One, then He will not suffer Himself to be deprived of His own, not by any Enemy, not even by ourselves. This is the last foundation of Estel, which we keep even when we contemplate the End: of all His designs the issue must be for His Children's joy. Amdir you have not, you say. Does no Estel at all abide?'"
Silmarien had been silent as her father read aloud the words that Finrod had spoken long ago. When at last she spoke her voice trembled slightly.
"Amarië...she has this Estel?"
"Yes," Elendil replied reassuringly, yet his smile was somber as he continued. "Amarië believes in the inherent goodness of the Gift of Eru to Men, and in this belief she is joined by our people. Yet my heart forebodes that the seeds of doubt planted by the Enemy will one day sprout to bear their dark fruit. Thus did Morgoth ever seek to divide the Children of Eru, sowing among them the fear and envy that too readily grows into hatred."
"Would they not give heed to the words of Finrod? Did not Andreth listen to him?"
He shook his head. "If what is recorded in the Athrabeth was indeed her final judgment, then I must conclude that she did not, though I cannot know for certain." He turned her face towards him. "Faith is a choice."
Tears hung on Silmarien's lashes like raindrops, threatening to spill down her cheeks. Tenderly her father wiped them away.
"The same choice belongs to you, and to all those who will follow in your line. It is for this reason I give the Athrabeth to you. The words of Finrod and the words of the Eldar whom you will meet in times to come may help you, and your children, in making that choice."
Silmarien's cheeks gained a faint rosy hue as he mentioned children, and she dropped her gaze to the book which she now held in her own hands.
"I will treasure this always, and not only for the words of wisdom it contains. Much labour went into the copying of this, and," she added, capturing Elendil's gaze with her own, "I know that much love is in the gift." She brushed a feather light kiss on his cheek. "Thank you, atarinya."
Elendil held his daughter close, savoring the moment. There was a faint sound that Silmarien could hear echoing deep within his chest, a clear sign that the king was fighting to master his own emotions. Finally, clearing his throat ever so quietly, he released her from his embrace. He stood, and Silmarien rose with him.
"There is one last thing before I bid you good night,"
Reaching inside his robes Elendil drew forth a small pouch. He opened it to reveal a ring which he removed from its velvet nest and pressed into Silmarien's hand.
"I thought that you might like to use this ring for the ceremony tomorrow."
Her eyes grew wide and the soft gasp which escaped her told him that she recognized whose ring it was that she held in her hand.
"It seems appropriate somehow," he responded simply to the wonderment in her expression.
Silmarien nodded, robbed of words by the emotion she felt. Elatan too would know the history of Barahir's ring, and she tried to imagine his reaction when it was placed on his finger in place of the plain silver one he bore now.
Amarië was waiting nearby as she had promised, and she hastened to intercept Elendil as he left his daughter's chamber.
"How fares my lady?"
To her surprise Tar-Elendil took the old nurse's hands in his firm grasp and pressed a gentle kiss on her wrinkled cheek. Quiet words passed between them, the soft light in Amarië's grey eyes radiating with her appreciation as she garnered reassurance from her sovereign's words.
"Go to her," Elendil told her as he released her soft aged hands. "I believe she wishes to show her gifts to you."
As Amarië turned to go Elendil spied his son hurrying along the shadowy corridor, and placing a hand on her arm he drew the old woman's attention to the tardy visitor.
"Silmarien will be sorely disappointed not to see her brother," he commented, and the glint of humor in his eyes did not escape her notice.
"My lady will not be disappointed," Amarië promised, but there was an answering twinkle in her eye as she added, "But Írimon will be required to employ all his powers of persuasion first." The smile that wreathed her face transformed her features, and Elendil marveled once again as he watched her close Silmarien's door behind her that there had been none to claim her hand in her younger days.
Turning to greet his son Elendil noted the scroll which Írimon carried.
"The hour grows late; almost had I lost hope that you would arrive in time to see your sister wed." The rebuke in his father's words caused Írimon to flush uncomfortably, but recalling his own late arrival Elendil did not press the issue further.
"What do you carry, onya?" he inquired, indicating the scroll.
"This is my gift to Silmarien," Írimon answered.
There was a note of nervous anticipation in his son's voice that would have piqued Elendil's curiosity even had he not wished to see what Írimon held in his hands.
"May I be permitted to see it?"
If he was surprised by his father's request Írimon gave no outward sign. Dropping to one knee, he carefully unrolled the heavy parchment on the carpeted floor.
It was larger than Elendil had at first thought, and he joined his son on the floor, lending a hand to secure one side of the chart which was now laid open for his inspection.
For such it was - a star chart, carefully executed in minute detail.
"This is your work?" Elendil knew well his son's interest, yet he had not realized until this moment how passionately Írimon had immersed himself in his study. There was love and pride mingled in the delicate tracery and fine lettering that marked out the positions of the stars in the heavens.
The obvious pleasure in his father's voice caused Írimon's heart to beat faster as he pointed out the different constellations which he had charted, explaining that these were the very ones which could be seen at this time of year from Elatan's house in Andúnië.
"There to the west is Morwinyon, the bright orange star that is at the heart of Emerwë, the Shepherd."
Elendil's gaze had followed his son's hand as Írimon pointed to each constellation while giving an explanation for it. But there was something nearby this last star group which caught the king's attention.
"What is this one named?" he inquired, pointing to a small grouping of stars that was shown just above the western horizon of the chart. Almost atop the angled lines of the small constellation rested Írimon's hand; the edge of the chart curled hard against his wrist as he held firmly to that spot.
"No name is given for it in any of the legends I have found," Írimon explained. His father's raised brow prompted him to continue, "The idea came to me after Elatan showed me the gift he has for my sister."
If Elendil knew aught of this gift he made no comment.
Írimon hesitated, then went on, "I had noted the formation before, but finding no name nor any legend, I might not have included it but for the fact that the brightest star, there in the center, reminded me of the jewel Elatan had shown me. He planned to have it set on a slender band of mithril to have as his wedding gift to Silmarien."
Írimon's manner had become somewhat agitated as he continued his explanation.
"Tonight it shines directly over their home in Andúnië. Do you think Silmarien will like it?" Írimon was watching his father anxiously, and Elendil's only thought was that his son must be hoping for some assurance that his gift was worthy of the recipient.
He could not know that Írimon's hand concealed the carefully worked lettering which spelled out the name he had chosen for the constellation: Elendilmir. Later the son would share the secret with his father, but for tonight Írimon wished it to remain a private gift to his beloved sister.
"I am certain she will love it, and doubly so because it is the work of your hands." Elendil's voice was husky with emotion as he spoke. Though the lore each studied differed from the other, the pursuit of knowledge was a passion they shared, as was the love each bore for a daughter and a sister. In that moment Elendil thought he saw in his son a reflection of himself and he was filled anew with love and pride in his offspring.
Elendil stood, watching as Írimon rolled up the chart once more. When it was done he offered his hand to his son and raised him to his feet.
"Go now. Your sister is waiting for you."
Írimon nodded, and taking the scroll he made his way down the hall to Silmarien's door. Elendil's expression was thoughtful as he watched his son and heir, though he could not help but smile as the young man gained entry to his sister's room far more easily than expected. Elendil told himself that he should have remembered; Amarië had never been able to resist Írimon's charm for long.
The sky above was still dark as the king walked alone in the peaceful stillness of the garden. The stars shone like gems strewn across the black canvas of the sky, yet as he stood contemplating them Elendil found he could decipher some of the patterns that had been reproduced so exactingly in Írimon's gift for Silmarien.
To the west Emerwë stood watch over the slumbering country, and Elendil thought that he could make out Silmarien's star hovering just above the horizon. Behind him a rosey hue was spreading across the eastern sky as Gil-Estel heralded the coming of a new day.
Author's notes:
1 - The passage containing the dialog between Andreth and Finrod is extracted from Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth which is to be found in Morgoth's Ring.
2 - Írimon, the third child and only son of Tar-Elendil, is best remembered as Tar-Meneldur, so named for his love of star-lore. He had built a tower in Formenos from which he could observe the stars, and only reluctantly returned to Armenelos when he ascended the throne. He is described in UT as "wise,but gentle and patient."
3 - Morwinyon - [Q: glint at dusk] This star which Varda "dropped" is identified with the bright orange star Arcturus by Christopher Tolkien. One of the brightest stars in the sky, it does command attention when it lays low in the western sky. Arcturus is identified as the bright orange star at the center of the constellation Boötes (the Herdsman), which I have taken the liberty of renaming for this story.
4 - The original Elendilmir (The Star of Elendil - Q.; "Elendil-jewel") is said to have belonged to Silmarien, though how or when she came to possess it seems to be unknown. Its having been Elatan's wedding gift to her is my own creation, for which I apologize if it contradicts Tolkien in any way.
5 - The constellation to which Írimon gives that name is based loosely on Coma Berenices, whose central star is identified as Diadem.
6 - mamil - mother
atarinya - my father
onya - my son
7 - The title and the song extract (words and music by John Barnett) are based on James 1:17 - "Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows." (NIV)
"Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure...surely I have a delightful inheritance." Psalm 16:5,6


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- Boulder police: Ex-Navy cadet posed as young girl, solicited sexual photos online
A former Navy midshipman living in Boulder was charged Tuesday with four counts of felony sexual exploitation of a child, but a judge reduced his bond after officials confirmed he was not, in fact, absent without leave from the academy.
Bret Butler, 22, was charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a child with intent to sell or publish, and two counts of sexual exploitation of a child with possession of more than 20 items.
According to court documents, Butler posed as a girl online to get other underage females to send him sexually explicit photos.
After receiving a tip in February from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that Butler was in possession of child pornography, Boulder police said they recovered more than 20 sexually graphic images of children on Butler's cellphone and computers, including a desktop computer that Butler told police was "Navy-issued," according to court records.
Investigators say Butler posed as a girl to communicate with other underage girls. Once he established communication, police allege, he would ask for sexually explicit photos and then share them online with other users.
Butler was arrested at his home in Boulder County on Thursday, and he remains in custody at the Boulder County Jail.
Butler's bond was originally set at $200,000 because local investigators were told by a Naval Criminal Investigative Service special agent that Butler was AWOL from the academy, according to an affidavit.
But Navy officials said Butler was not AWOL and had been separated from the school since December. In an email to the Daily Camera on Tuesday, an NCIS official confirmed that Butler had initiated the process of leaving the academy voluntarily and was not considered AWOL, and that an agent may have used the term AWOL to explain that Butler was no longer at the academy.
Butler's attorney William Frankfurt asked Boulder County Judge Noel Blum to reduce his bond to $50,000. Prosecutor Ken Kupfner did not object, and Blum granted the bond reduction.
Butler waived his right to a preliminary hearing within 35 days of being charged and is scheduled for a hearing Oct. 7.
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Events will take place through October to celebrate Fond du Lac Reads: Ready Player One. To view the schedule online, go to the Calendar.
Area artists are invited to submit pieces for a themed exhibit, Versions of Reality, at the Fond du Lac Public Library in October.
Summer in Fond du Lac is full of boating, biking, picnicking, gardening. Add to the list: reading. Lots and lots of reading.
Leaves are turning, kids are going back to school and the Fond du Lac Public Library unveils great fall programs for kids.
Members of the Wisconsin Visual Artists Northeast Chapter will exhibit their works in the Fond du Lac Public Library Langdon Divers Gallery from September 4 through October 1.
Marian University's History program is offering three stand-alone classes at the Fond du Lac Public Library this fall, one each in September, October and November. The classes – all at 6 p.m. – are free and open to the public; no registration required.
The Fond du Lac County Master Gardeners and the Fond du Lac Public Library are teaming up to host the second annual Plant Swap and Sale from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, September 13, at the downtown library.
Sign-up starts Saturday, September 6, for the September 20 Jeans Pocket Purse Crafternoon class at the Fond du Lac Public Library. The class meets from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
It's harvest season, the perfect time to enjoy the bounty of Wisconsin's gardens and farms. It's also the best time to get serious about canning, preserving and fermenting these fresh foods.
Conceived in 1912, when the automobile was just starting to take hold, the Yellowstone Trail – "A Good Road from Plymouth Rock to Puget Sound" – was one of the nation's first long-distance roadways, and it helped revolutionize the way Americans travel. In its transcontinental reach, the road traveled through the heart of Wisconsin, a path that traversed Fond du Lac on its way from Milwaukee to Eau Claire and beyond.


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The lights are on
I figured we could use some more Atlus love here. Anyway Shin Megami Tensei four is well the fourth entry in the Shin Megami Tensei series. This series was a more mature Pokemon nine years before Pokemon came out (Megami Tensei was released in 1987, Pokemon: Red and Blue were released in 1996).
The series plot typically revolves around the end of the world happening, a battle between Angels and Demons and Humans using a Demon Summoning Program. Demon basically means any supernatural being in the series. God's, Angels, etc can be summoned using the Demon Summoning Program. And there are Demons from every mythology, so you can have all sorts of mythological figures in your party.
If you want a more detailed explanation of the series just ask.
Anyone looking forward to this game?
Peaceful Days died, Let's Survive
Can you give an indepth summary on how gameplay works? I will probably pre-order this game due to the great pre-order edition, but I'd like to hear thoughts from someone who knows the Tensei series.
The combat is turn based. Each demon has elements it's weak to, hitting a demon's weakness grants the attacker an extra turn, regardless of which side their on. So you have to keep in mind what the demons you put on your team are weak to and what types of skills they have. The key to beating most bosses is finding the right set of skills to use on them.
You recruit demons by convincing them to join you, or fusing the demons you already have. The game isn't designed for you to stick with the same team, you'll have to fuse off or delete your demons to get more useful ones. Fused demons can inherit skills from the demons used to make it, and some recent entries have let you pick which skills get inherited (such as IV, thankfully).
Outside of battles, you explore dungeons and make choices that decide your ending. You can buy weapons, armor and items.
I'm not good at explaining things, but I think I got the basics down.


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Wednesday, June 15, 2011
The Mini Smash Book
19 comments:
- Renee said...
Oh, I really love this mini smash book! You did such a great job making it special. Thanks for sharing!!
- June 15, 2011 at 10:26 PM
- SandrinEve said...
So beautiful, I love it
- June 15, 2011 at 11:20 PM
- WillieburgScrapper said...
LOVE your photos! The back of the stop sign and the wall of clipboards are my faves. I come to this site to get inspiration for my minis and this post was fantastic- the mini is gorgeous!!
- June 16, 2011 at 6:03 AM
- Joanne said...
Now you've done it! I must have a little Smash! This is gorgeous Christina....just beautiful and looks like it was so much fun to put together. I'm still looking forward to the Portland book!
- June 16, 2011 at 6:03 AM
- TwoHeartsPath said...
Loving this little Smash book!!! TFS Awesome Job!!!
- June 16, 2011 at 3:11 PM
- Jennifer Kolakowski said...
You are on fire!! Thank you for all the inspiration! It is all awesome!
Jen K.
- June 16, 2011 at 5:02 PM
- Melissa Mann said...
This is adorable, Christina!! Love it!
- June 16, 2011 at 6:11 PM
i came back a few times just to look @ it over & over.....makes me want to go on an adventure this summer....
lynda in calif
- June 16, 2011 at 11:03 PM
- Rosalind Jackson said...
That is TOO cute! I absolutely love your work!
- June 17, 2011 at 12:36 PM
- patience said...
i love love LOVE this. i think it's great and your blog is too - i'll have to add you to my bloglovin list!
- June 17, 2011 at 9:32 PM
- Jenn said...
love it and all the distressing of the covers.
- June 18, 2011 at 10:18 AM
- Elisa said...
absolutely beautiful!!! love everything, colors, pics...smash book is so cool.
thanks for sharing!!!
you are the best doing mini albums :)
- June 19, 2011 at 11:54 PM
- Jennifer said...
Great mini-book! I love the way you put things together!
- June 22, 2011 at 2:26 PM
- Rebekah said...
Love your fun mini SMASH book! Congrats on being featured on their blog! They just put mine on today and I'm so excited! Glad to "meet" some other SMASH'ers!!
- June 27, 2011 at 8:47 AM
- Natalie said...
Hi! I found this post via Pinterest and I'm kind of in love with your blog. I love your style! I hope it's okay that I blogged about this post... (with links, of course!) http://hazelandagnes.com/?p=699 I'll be loyally reading from now on!
- September 1, 2011 at 10:30 AM
magnifique smash book !j'adore !
- September 30, 2011 at 4:43 AM
- ccnessa said...
I LOVE the book but,
it looks like you cut the cover and the pages out and taped them together. or is it just the way you photographed them? not that I'm complaining, I'm just surprised. never would've thought of doing that.
- January 4, 2012 at 8:14 PM
- Tina Campbell said...
Wow this is so cool! Love it, you did a fantastic job with the book it's an inspiration to others
- May 3, 2012 at 11:57 AM
- Cody Doll said...
Where did you print your photos? They are awesome.
- February 18, 2014 at 4:13 PM


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Original URL: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/02/google_intros_video_chat/
Google intros video chat on Android
Face time over cellular
Posted in Personal Tech, 2nd May 2011 23:25 GMT
Brace yourself for a new round of 3G service bill-shock horror stories: Google has announced Android support for video chat and voice chat using Google Talk.
The new capability means Android phone users can voice or video chat with other Android phone users, or with people using Google Talk on their PCs. Chats are supported over 3G and 4G networks as well as WiFi.
Google says the features will be rolled out to Nexus S devices in updates coming over the next few weeks as part of Android 2.3.4. Other Android devices will receive the feature in the future, but the rollout schedule hasn't yet been detailed.
Google's announcement catches up with Apple's launch of FaceTime for the iPhone last year. The Android calling capability is integrated with Gmail, and whereas FaceTime is a WiFi-only app, Google Talk's video chat works over cellular networks as well. Its support for in-conversation text chats is another differentiator between Google Talk and FaceTime.
The native Android chat app can also maintain a chat even if the video is interrupted. For example, if someone follows a link during a chat, audio will continue while video is interrupted. ®


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Haruno Sakura (S) - Page 8
Naruto-Arena forces you to select 3 characters when you start a new game. This page gives you an overview of all characters available in the Naruto-Arena game. Not only can you view each character's skills, you can also discuss the characters by posting comments.
Haruno Sakura (S)
With her extensive training under Tsunade for the last two and a half years, Sakura has gained a greater understanding of healing and the human body. While Sakura's physical strength and healing prowess have both increased, her greatest ability is a powerful chakra storing seal taught to her by Tsunade.Requirement to unlock: Mission: A Girl Grown Up
Chakra Enhanced Punch
Enhancing her attack with finely controlled chakra, Sakura does 25 damage to one enemy. While 'Strength of a Hundred Seal' is active, this skill will deal 35 damage to one enemy, and 10 to all others.
Cooldown: None
Chakra required:
Classes: Physical, Melee, Instant
Superior Healing
With her superior healing skills, Sakura heals half of one ally's missing health, rounded down, and removes all enemy affliction effects from them. While 'Strength of a Hundred Seal' is active, this skill will cost 1 random and have no cooldown.
Cooldown: 1
Chakra required:
Classes: Chakra, Instant
Sakura: Strength of a Hundred Seal
Sakura gains 3 Seals. During this time, each time Sakura uses a skill other than her invulnerability, she will use up 1 Seal. While 'Strength of a Hundred Seal' is active, Sakura can use this skill again for no cost to restore 25 health and remove all harmful effects on her.
Cooldown: None
Chakra required:
Classes: Chakra, Instant
Insightful Dodge
This skill makes Haruno Sakura (S) invulnerable for 1 turn.
Cooldown: 4
Chakra required:
Classes: Physical, Instant
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As the nation heads into the Memorial Day weekend, ready to honor the men and women who died serving in its armed forces, the country is also trying to understand the latest series of problems rocking the Department of Veterans Affairs. Here are some questions and answers about the continuing scandal.
Are these the first complaints to hit the veterans health system?
The overwhelming majority of veterans praise the quality of healthcare they receive, but there have always been complaints about wait times at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics. In 2001, the General Accounting Office issued a report warning that wait times for medical services at VA clinics were excessive — and dangerous. Since then, wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have created a whole new generation of veterans needing physical and mental treatment, making the problems worse.
What put the issue in the spotlight again?
A doctor at a VA facility in Phoenix sent letters to the department's inspector general in December complaining about delays in care. Whistleblowers in Arizona alleged that there was a secret waiting list to make it appear that veterans were getting their care within the targeted 14 days, but in reality the patients weren't getting needed care.
There were also allegations that as many as 40 people may have died while on the lists, though no deaths have been tied to the delays. "We didn't conclude, so far, that the delay caused the death," VA Inspector General Richard Griffin said at a Senate hearing. "It's one thing to be on a waiting list, it's another for that to be the cause of death."
Meanwhile, Rob Nabors, a top Obama administration official, was in Phoenix on Thursday as part of the ongoing investigation.
How did the scandal spread?
The complaints in Arizona prompted officials and former medical personnel from other hospitals to come forward to complain about long waiting times, poor healthcare delivery and an overly bureaucratized culture that was resistant to needed change. As of this week, the inspector general's office said 26 facilities around the nation were being examined.
Is there a political component?
Yes. First there are the constituent groups such as the American Legion that represent veterans, which have called for the current head of the VA, former Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, to step down.
What about the political parties and the split in Congress?
Both Democrats and Republicans are upset at the delays and the possibility that there may have been deaths as a result. The obligation to take care of returning warriors is felt deeply in both parties and the nation. But some Republicans say the problems represent a failure of the Obama administration as the nation's manager, and that the troubled veterans healthcare system proves the government's inability to deal with such issues through Obamacare. The administration denies both sets of claims.
What happens next?
First, investigations at hospitals are continuing. Federal prosecutors are looking to see if any laws were broken in Phoenix and who may be responsible. Civilian investigations are also continuing and Robert Petzel, the VA's top official for health affairs, resigned before he was slated to retire. Petzel testified that he knew health clinics were using inappropriate scheduling procedures as early as 2010.
Second, various legislation is pending in Congress to give top VA officials more control over the bureaucracy. The House has already passed a bill that would give the VA secretary more power to discipline the 450 career employees who serve as hospital directors or executives in the agency's 21 regions.
Third, the rhetoric on all sides will certainly increase, as will the number of heads likely to roll.
"So if these allegations prove to be true, it is dishonorable, it is disgraceful, and I will not tolerate it, period," President Obama told reporters this week after meeting with Shinseki. "Once we know the facts, I assure you, if there is misconduct it will be punished."


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European Commission
Brussels, 27 February 2013
Agreement with EIB for breakthrough of Key Enabling Technologies
At the inaugural meeting of the High Level Group on Key Enabling Technologies, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the European Commission and the European Investment Bank that will pave the way for improved access to finance for investments in key enabling technologies. KETs - nanotechnology, micro-/nanoelectronics, industrial biotechnology, advanced materials, photonics and advanced manufacturing technologies – are of exceptional importance for shaping the future innovation and competitiveness of the EU. The global market in KETs is forecast to grow from about EUR 650 billion in 2008 to over one trillion euro in 2015. World leading industries in fields of automotive, chemicals, aeronautics, space, health and energy are all users of KETs. To ensure the EU can fully participate in this growth and indeed continue its leading position, a new High-Level Group on KETs was launched today to assist the Commission in the implementation of the European strategy to boost the industrial production of KETs-based products in Europe.
The Group was inaugurated by European Commission Vice-Presidents Antonio Tajani and Neelie Kroes as well as Commissioners Máire Geoghegan-Quinn and Johannes Hahn, reflecting the cross cutting influences on KETs: industry policy, the digital agenda, research, research, innovation and science, and regional policy. The EIB is represented in the High-Level Group by EIB Vice President Philippe de Fontaine Vive.
European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani, Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry, and Vice President Philippe de Fontaine Vive, responsible for innovation at the Bank, underlined that the agreement signed between the two institutions was a strong signal to Europe. Key Enabling Technologies should be a priority investment area in Europe.
Develop the industrial deployment of European KETs
The group aims to foster the industrial deployment of European KETs in order to keep pace with our main international competitors, restore growth, create jobs and help address today's major societal challenges.
The high-level group will advise the Commission on the implementation of the strategy to boost KETs in Europe. The scope of issues to be discussed by the high-level group is broad and relates to:
Vice-President Antonio Tajani and EIB Vice President Philippe de Fontaine Vive drew attention to the fact that the Commission and the EIB had already adapted its policy instruments to promote the industrial deployment of KETs and that more coordination was now needed to prevent the leaving of industry Europe, as well as that of Europe's centres of excellence. Both expressed their strong wish that the private and other actors represented in the High-Level Group had to contribute to the successful deployment of key enabling technologies.
The following key organisations are represented in the HLG1:
Key Enabling Technologies
Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) - nanotechnology, micro-/nanoelectronics, industrial biotechnology, advanced materials, photonics and advanced manufacturing technologies – provide the technology bricks that enable a wide range of innovative product applications, including those required to address societal challenges.
Examples of KETs-based products are high-efficiency photonic LEDs; advanced batteries combining advanced materials and nanotechnologies for electro-mobility; biochips combining advanced materials, nanoelectronics and photonics to detect diseases; low friction car tyres based on industrial biotechnology; nanocomponents issued from nanoelectronics for mobile phones etc.
Europe no longer KETs innovation leader
Europe is a global leader in KETs research and development with a global share in patent applications of more than 30%. Despite this, the EU is not translating its dominant R&D base into the production of goods and services needed to stimulate growth and jobs.
This is why the Commission called in June 2012 for a European effort to boost KETs2. The importance of KETs in delivering sustainable growth, creating high-value jobs and solving societal challenges has also been underlined in the reinforced industrial policy Communication of October 20123.
Previous High-Level Group on KETs
The first High Level Group for KET had a mandate of one year and developed a shared long-term strategy on how to improve the deployment of KETs at European level. The group published its final report in June 2011. The final report and the eleven specific recommendations were carefully considered when preparing the European strategy for KETs, adopted by the Commission in June 2012.
The list of member organisations and their representatives is published on the website for Commission expert groups: http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/ (Search / Code Group:E02841)
COM(2012) 341, A European Strategy for Key Enabling Technologies – A bridge to growth and jobs.
COM(2012) 582, A Stronger European Industry for Growth and Economic Recovery.
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As the regular sports season drew to a close, Senior Day proved a rousing success for the three Vineyard teams competing at home on Saturday.
The field hockey team took on Division 1 Needham in a morning match-up, fighting to a 1-1 tie. Senior Kendall Robinson scored the lone Vineyard goal on an assist from senior Alex Clark in the first half, but Needham evened the score in the second. The past three matches for the Vineyard have been against strong Division 1 teams (on Friday, the team lost 1-0 to visiting Falmouth), the better to prepare for tournament play, head coach Lisa Knight said.
The game was preceded by senior recognition for the 12 graduating players on the team, some of whom have been playing for Coach Knight since they were sophomores.
But Senior Day didn't mean good-byes for the team; the field hockey squad continues its season in tournament play. "Last year, [this game] was an end to the season, but we're still going," coach Knight said.
Just three seniors played in the afternoon girls' soccer game against Sturgis West Charter, but their contributions echoed from one end of the field to the next in the Vineyarders' decisive 4-0 win. Senior Jennie Lindland scored twice for the Vineyarders in the first half, while junior Haven Huck also contributed a goal to put the team up 3-0 at the half. Sophomore Annie Ollen added a fourth goal in the second half. Senior Alayna Hutchinson finished the game with three assists. Freshman goalie Emily Turney earned the shutout.
"Everyone played really well; it was a great team effort," head coach Richard Bennett said. "It's a great way to end the season." The three seniors — Lindland, Hutchinson, and Finny Howell — played the entire game.
Last Thursday the girls lost to Mashpee 1-0 on a penalty kick. But that goal was the only one the team has conceded in its past four games, a strong finish to a shaky season against tough competition. The Vineyarders close out the season with a 4-12-1 record, which is "twice as good as we did last year," Coach Bennett said. "We get a litte better every year."
The boys' soccer team took on Sturgis after the girls' match. Senior captain Marc Natichioni scored the first goal of the game, pouncing on a goalbox rebound and driving it home. In the second half, senior Martin Aranzabe drilled a shot from 25 yards out halfway through the second to put the Vineyard up 2-0 and secure the win.
"This team is one of the best I've ever coached," head coach Damon Burke said after the game. "Our record [7-4-5] doesn't really reflect it . . . but we're hoping to have a nice long playoff run."
"I'd like to keep this [season] going as long as possible," he said. "It's such a great group."
Boys' soccer and field hockey will learn their seedings in the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletics Association tournament next week.


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The GSW men's tennis team ended their Peach Belt Conference play
in 2008 on a high note defeating North Georgia 5-4 on Thursday
afternoon in Dahlonega.
The Hurricanes took two of three doubles matches. Brent Bjerregard and Brenton Hochstetler won in the #1 position, defeating Gustavo Carballal and Grant Patrick 8-3. Ian Monroe and Wes Adam won at #2, defeating Santiago Carballal and Daniel Aguilon 9-7.
On the singles side, Bjerregaard beat G. Carballal 6-0, 6-1 at #1, Brenton Hochstetler defeated S. Carballal in three sets 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 at #2 and Brandon Hochstetler won at #3 over Patrick 6-3, 6-4.
The GSW men wrap up their '08 season today against Shorter College and Barry College in Rome, GA.
Also in action on Thursday, the Lady 'Canes tennis team played their final match of the season against North Georgia. Despite a strong effort, GSW came up short and lost 6-3 in Dahlonega.
Leady Cuellar and Anna Faust had another impressive doubles performance at #1 defeating Brittany Smith and Katherine Harrison 8-2. Faust also won her singles match at #2 against Velina Boteva 6-0, 6-1. The final GSW victory was at #6 singles where senior Laura Snyder, in her last match for the Lady 'Canes, beat Catie Murphy 6-4, 7-5.


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The Jmbo base product introduces a content type and various tools required to build Jmbo products.
Project description
The Jmbo base product introduces a content type and various tools required to build Jmbo products.
- Jmbo
- Authors
- Changelog
- 1.0.13
- 1.0.12
- 1.0.11
- 1.0.10
- 1.0.9
- 1.0.8
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.1
- 1.0
- 0.5.5
- 0.5.4
- 0.5.3
- 0.5.2
- 0.5.1 (2012-08-20)
- 0.5
- 0.4
- 0.3.4 (2012-06-26)
- 0.3.3 (2012-06-20)
- 0.3.2
- 0.3.1 (2012-06-15)
- 0.3 (2012-06-14)
- 0.2.6 (2012-06-07)
- 0.2.5 (2012-05-11)
- 0.2.4
- 0.2.3 (2012-05-08)
- 0.2.2
- 0.2.1
- 0.2
- 0.1.20
- 0.1.9 (2011-09-27)
- 0.1.7 (2011-06-15)
- 0.1.6
- 0.1.5
- 0.1.4
- 0.1.3
- 0.1.2
- 0.1.1
- 0.1.0
Jmbo is a CMS built on Django enabling you to rapidly build multilingual web and mobi sites with the minimum amount of code and customization.
The Jmbo base product introduces abstract models and concepts that are used in Jmbo products.
Content types
Trivial content type
Jmbo itself has no content type. For our purposes assume a trivial content type called Trivial Content.
Title is self-explanatory.
Subtitle is an optional field that is only visible in the admin interface. If you have two items with the same title (a common case in multilingual sites) then add extra text in the subtitle to distinguish between the items.
Description is an optional field. It is good practice to set it since sites like Facebook read it when content is shared.
See below.
See below.
You should always attempt to set an image since sites look dull without them! All popular formats up to 1MB in size are supported. An aspect ratio of 4:3 is preferred but an attempt is made to convert the uploaded image into a 4:3 format. Applications may override this aspect ratio as they wish.
Crop from and Effect are for advanced use. Crop from is used when the default cropping algorithm is eg. chopping a person's head off.
See below.
See below.
Image overrides are for advanced use. The image you upload in 6 is converted behind the scenes into potentially many sizes. If the algorithm produces undesirable results you can override each size as required.
Save and publish saves the item and makes it publicly accessible.
Save and add another saves the item. You are redirected to a screen to add a new trivial content item.
Save and continue editing saves the item. You stay on the edit screen.
Save saves the item. You are redirected to a listing of all trivial content items.
- Jmbo uses the Django sites framework. This means items can be selectively published to one or more sites. Select the applicable sites, or use the shortcuts to select a group of sites.
- Publish on is an optional date on which to publish the item. If you leave it empty you must publish the item manually, eg. by clicking Save and publish.
- Retract on is an optional date on which to retract the item. If you leave it empty you must unpublish the item manually, eg. by clicking Save and unpublish.
- Publishers is marked for deprecation. The idea was to publish an item to eg. Facebook. Unfortunately those platforms often have unstable API's, making it impractical.
- Jmbo uses categories from django-category. Categorizing an item enables you to display it in a certain context. An example is a listing (as defined by jmbo-foundry) of all items in a category.
- The primary category is considered the most important category. Once again it enables you do display the item in a certain context.
- Freeform tagging of an item allows more ways of searching for it.
- Created date and time is when the item was created. If you leave it empty it is automatically set to the current time.
- The owner of the item. The dropdown may change into an autocomplete field if there are many people to choose from.
- Enable commenting for this item. Comments will not display when disabled.
- Enable anonymous commenting for this item.
- Close commenting for this item. Comments will still display, but users won't be able to add new comments.
- Enable liking for this item. Likes will not display when disabled.
- Enable anonymous liking for this item.
- Close liking for this item. Likes will still display, but users won't be able to add new likes.
A trivial item as it is seen by the public.
- Fix a broken find link in setup.py.
- Fix incorrect file permissions.
- Add functionality to periodically autosave certain fields on the change form.
- Change change list ordering to be -publish_on, -created.
- Change get_related_items ordering to be -publish_on, -created.
- Use a celery task to publish content.
- Permalink now links to all sites.
- Change secretballot usage so it does not hijack the objects manager anymore.
- Add owner_override and image_attribution fields.
- Change permitted manager and generic object detail so staff can preview unpublished content.
- Aggregate total comments and likes onto ModelBase to prevent expensive queries.
- Add caching template tag jmbocache which automatically adds the SITE_ID as part of the cache key.
- Generic caching on detail templates.
- Share on Google.
- Add a list filter in admin to filter ModelBase objects by site and site group.
- ModelBase.__unicode__ includes the site name - non-admin templates that rely on __unicode__ will have to be updated.
- Set title, description and keywords meta tags on detail page.
- comment_count is now aware that multiple sites may comprise a logical site.
- Make jmbo_publish command timezone-aware, ensuring that it works with old, naive timestamps.
- Restore crop from field to a more prominent position.
- Simplify the change form. Move advanced fields into their own section.
- Ensure the leaf object is passed to template tags in modelbase_detail.html.
- get_related_items parameter name is now optional. The sorting has changed to reverse on modified (our default sorting).
- as_leaf_class method would break if two models had the same name. Fixed.
- Jmbo is now location aware. This requires a manual upgrade of libraries and existing databases. DO NOT UPGRADE to 1.0 without preparation. If you are on Ubuntu then it is as simple as running the interactive convert_to_geodb_ubuntu.sh script.
- modelbase_detail inclusion template now has a block for easier re-use.
- Simplified paginator. No more breadcrumbs.
- Introduce object_footer template which shows sharing links.
- can_comment has an API change. It has always only been used internally and should not cause problems.
- README.rst gets friendlier documentation.
- Pin Django on 1.4.x range.
- Add Save and publish and Save and unpublish buttons to edit form.
- Use django.jQuery instead of $ to trigger publish ajax call. $ is not necessarily available.
0.5.1 (2012-08-20)
- on_likes_enabled_test and on_can_vote_test signal receivers now only checks ModelBase based objects. Also updated for compatibility with django-likes 0.0.8, which updated its signal's obj param to conventional instance. django-likes >= 0.0.8 is now required for correct operation.
- Django 1.4 compatible release. Django 1.4 is now required.
- Detail templates can now be customized per model. Create {app_label}/{model}_detail.html.
- publish_on and retract_on filters are now applied via management command jmbo_publish. Run it via cron.
- Published state is not directly editable through change form anymore. It is now an action.
0.3.4 (2012-06-26)
- Natural key support for dumping and loading data.
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- Use Pillow instead of PIL.
- Use slug for lookups in tastypie API.
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- Add a decorator register_tag that can accept a softcoded list of templates.
0.3 (2012-06-14)
- django-tastypie support added
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- Add image_list_url to Modelbase.
- Pin django-setuptest to 0.0.6 because of issue in 0.0.7
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- Admin category filtering now filters on both categories and primary_category fields.
- Remove dependency links in setup.py.
0.2.3 (2012-05-08)
- render_object tag now fails with clear TemplateDoesNot exist exception.
- Include category filtering in admin.
- Find links in setup.py
- Add Opengraph metadata tags to detail view.
- Add dependency on django-sites-groups.
- Setup South migration chain.
- Bring pager HTML and CSS in line with django-pagination.
- Add wrapping div to comments UI.
- Fix admin interface bug where some fields were duplicated.
- Reverse lookup for <content_type>_object_detail now works for model names that may contain spaces, eg. 'Blog Post'.
- Add fallback to modelbase detail view to get_absolute_url.
- Add ability to limit size of queryset for generic views.
- Afrikaans and French translations.
- Make it possible to specify a custom photosize per content type.
- Introduce a new optional field 'subtitle' for friendlier admin UI.
- Add South migrations. Existing installations must be upgraded using ./manage.py migrate jmbo 0001 –fake and then ./manage.py migrate jmbo.
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- Allow for modifier on humanize time diff tag.
- Added category pin model and admin override.
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- Jmbo rename.
- Added state admin bulk actions.
- Use photologue 2.6.praekelt
- Generate slug optimization.
- Refactored ModelBase.comment_count to resolve comments for leaf class or modelbase content types.
- Generic form issues corrected.
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It figures, as soon as I decided not to quit breast feeding it Looks like I developed a milk blister/bleb and it is quite painful. Any recommendations on how to treat it?
It figures, as soon as I decided not to quit breast feeding it Looks like I developed a milk blister/bleb and it is quite painful. Any recommendations on how to treat it?
Nursing, pumping, cloth-diapering, babywearing, working professor mama with the awesomest SAHD ever.
For me, soaking the nipple in epsom salts (2 tsp) and 1 cup of warm water really helped. You have to be patient. They don't go away immediately and even if you get rid of lost of it, there might be some residue. Just be diligent about soaking and gently rubbing a washcloth over it before nursing. I have done it every single time before nursing for the past week and have noticed a difference. It also just feels good to soak the nipple in warm water.
I was using a sterilized needle but found that it was more painful than soaking.
Those hurt. I've poked mine with a sterilized needle and relief followed soon after (although it was still a day or two after that before it was completely pain free).
K. Sophia - Mama to my little lactivore, the amazing Mr. X (11/10).
I also open mine up and grit it out, because doing do immediately clears up the clog.
Mama to my all-natural boys: Ian, 9-4-04, 11.5 lbs; Colton, 11-7-06, 9 lbs, in the water; Logan, 12-8-08, 9 lbs; Gavin, 1-18-11, 9 lbs; and an angel 1-15-06
18+ months and for Gavin, born with an incomplete cleft lip and incomplete posterior cleft palate
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Always babywearing, cosleeping and cloth diapering. Living with oppositional defiant disorder and ADHD. Ask me about cloth diapering and sewing your own diapers!


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This is my baby, Keanu (Never let your mother named your pets!). Ever since he got diagnosed with Feline Aids, he seemed gloomy and I was horrified, but as I was finished gardening, I found him rolling around in the flowers and playing like when he was little, until he snoozed off! It gave me lots of hope that regardless he will have a good life!
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NO problem for K-Meleon, we aren't used the Chatzilla IRC module.
mmmmm... extensions, Who need it?
mmmmm... extensions, Who need it?
mmmmm... extensions, Who need it?
but i need this one: bugmenot-auto registeration( super thanks to matt, now i can spam and post obscenities in the honDUH-acura forums )
ok,seriously..that chatzilla bug has no affect on kmeleon because it will only activate when clicking on explioted irc hyper addresses and when the irc protocol is registered to chatzilla inside the browser
e.g like this address:
the above address on firefox with chatzilla will trigger chatzilla window to connect to that channel and enter the room.. but this will not happen in kmeleon with chatzilla
when chatzilla is installed in firefox, the protocol is registered at once to chatzilla and that's where the exploit lies so a site can be coded to include a bogus irc protocol that opens chatzilla to do nasty stuff
when chatzilla was ported to kmeleon the protocol registration was eliminated... to be honest, it wasn't removed because of a foresight of such a vulnerability but because it was too hard to register in kmeleon due to lack of certain services and not really useful so chatzilla can only be opened manually in kmeleon from its menu command and therefore that vulnerability does not exist at all on km+chatzilla
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To those that are Brown fans on here..... HOW ABOUT THEM BROWNIES!!!
They dominated the Saints in N.O. two weeks ago, and yesterday really put it to the Patriots (who had won 5 straight). It really makes me lament them first three games where they had the lead gong into the 4th quarter, and lost all three by a total of 12 pts.
I looked at the Browns, going into this season, pretty much like I did with the Reds going into this year.... you've still got some holes, but you do have talent, and I wanted to see some improvement along that plane.
And the Browns, as well as the Bengals, have one tough schedule this year.
I'm liking what I'm seeing from McCoy. He's showing poise and leadership out there, and isn't making mistakes. Play this guy, see what ya got, and make Seneca the backup! Delhomme should have never been signed IMO.
And how could the Broncos get rid of a guy like Hillis? The guy is a train with speed and good receiving hands. Yesterday, a career-high 184 yards and two TDs. And in week #3 vs the Ravens defense, he ran for 144 yds and a TD. The Patriots had eight or more defenders in the box, and entering this week had allowed only 1.3 yards per carry in those situations (4th best in the NFL). Of his 29 carries, Peyton Hillis ran the ball 21 times for 133 yards and a touchdown on attempts between the tackles yesterday (72.4 percent). Only 49ers RB Frank Gore (69.5) had a higher percentage of his carries go up the middle than Hillis (65.4).
And you have to give credit to our offensive line too, and guys like Steinbach and Thomas.
I like what I'm starting to see from our receiving corp, especially with TE Watson. I still question the talent level in the WR area. Need to get Cribbs in there more. Glad we got Robiskie back, who was injured, but I still am uncertain about Massaquoi who shows inconsistency. Same with Stuckey.
But I like what I am seeing, especially from a imaginative offense play-calling standpoint.
We have another challenge coming to Cleveland this week in the Jets.


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Olympic judges draw held in OberstdorfRussia well represented in team event; Nebelhorn winners, losers
In Oberstdorf, after the last Olympic spot had been decided at the Nebelhorn Trophy, another selection took place: the judges' draw for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.
Countries that qualified entrants to the four events, based on finishes at the 2013 World Figure Skating Championships and Nebelhorn, were entered into the draw. Thirteen countries were drawn for each of the four individual figure skating events. Nine of those judges will be seated on the short program panel, which is drawn 45 minutes before the start of the event. The remaining four judges are swapped onto the panel after another draw 45 minutes before the free skates and free dance.
With 13 judges drawn, most countries with skaters likely to figure into the medal mix in their events gained spots on the panels. One exception: Canada, home of three-time world champion Patrick Chan, will not have a judge on the men's panel.
Kazakhstan, home to Denis Ten, who placed second to Chan at the 2013 World Championships, does not have an ISU-qualified judge and was not entered in the draw.
The judges were drawn as follows:
Men's: Spain, Japan, United States, France, Czech Republic, Germany, China, Uzbekistan, Russia, Sweden, Belgium, Austria, Estonia
Ladies: Korea, Italy, Japan, United States, Canada, Russia, France, Sweden, Ukraine, Estonia, Slovakia, Germany, Great Britain
Pairs: Russia, Germany, Canada, China, France, United States, Italy, Great Britain, Ukraine, Estonia, Israel, Bulgaria, Poland (These last two countries do not have pairs entered but were needed to fill out the 13-judge allotment.)
Ice dance: United States, Canada, Russia, Italy, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ukraine, Lithuania, Azerbaijan, China, Australia, Japan
For the new Olympic team event, nine judges for each of the four disciplines were drawn, and they will judge both the short programs and free skates. A country does not have to compete in the team event to have a judge seated on the panel.
Ladies team event: Russia, Japan, Germany, Great Britain, Sweden, Estonia, Israel, Ukraine, China
Men's team event: Japan, Uzbekistan, Sweden, United States, Russia, Germany, Canada, Bulgaria, Great Britain
Pairs team event: Russia, Germany, Canada, China, Great Britain, Ukraine, Estonia, Israel, Bulgaria
Ice dance team event: Japan, China, Italy, Ukraine, Australia, Lithuania, Russia, Great Britain, United States
The top 10 figure skating nations will compete in the team event, with Canada, Russia and the United States generally considered the strongest threats to medal. Of those countries, Russia will have a judge in all four disciplines, while the United States will have judges on the men's and ice dance panels. Canada will seat judges on the men's and pairs panels.
All federations with judges drawn must provide the names of the judges selected for Sochi within 10 days of the publication of the ISU communication announcing this draw.
Nebelhorn scorecard
Now that the final Olympic spots have been decided, here's a quick look at the countries that fared well -- and not so well -- in Oberstdorf:
Australia: The biggest winner in the fight for Sochi spots qualified three disciplines for Sochi. Brendan Kerry placed eighth in men's, while Danielle O'Brien and Gregory Merriman took sixth in dance. Brooklee Han led all qualifiers with her fifth-place showing in ladies.
Brazil: With her 12th-place finish, Isadora Williams earned the right to become Brazil's first-ever Olympic figure skater. She trains in Ashburn, Va., under Andrei Kriukov.
Turkey: For the first time, the country will enter an ice dance team: Alisa Agafonova and Alper Ucar. Agafonova, a former Ukrainian competitor, and Ucar, who initially competed in singles, train with Alexander Zhulin's group in Moscow. They placed an impressive fifth.
Italy: Paul Bonifacio Parkinson, 10th among the men, won the right for a man to join Carolina Kostner; ice dancers Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte; and pair Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek in Sochi.
Split decisions
Japan: The new team of Narumi Takahashi and Ryuichi Kihara placed 11th and qualified only as first substitute. However, Cathy Reed and Chris Reed were seventh, giving Japan an ice dance entry to add to its powerhouse singles teams.
Phillipines: Alisson Krystle Perticheto was unable to qualify in ladies, but Michael Christian Martinez grabbed a men's spot with his seventh-place finish, giving the Phillipines an Olympic figure skater for the first time ever.
Finland: European bronze medalist Kiira Korpi injured an Achilles tendon shortly before Nebelhorn and withdrew. Jullia Turkkila's 14th-place finish only qualifies Finland as second substitute in the ladies event. Neither the man nor the ice dance team entered qualified a spot.
Switzerland: One of the founding nations of the ISU, and home to two-time world champion Stéphane Lambiel and European champion Sarah Meier, did not qualify any skaters for Sochi.
This scorecard comes with a few caveats. In the ice dance event, Isabella Tobias, who placed 15th in the world with her Lithuanian partner Deividas Stagniūnas, must gain Lithuanian citizenship prior to Sochi. If she does not, Lithuania will likely return its spot to the IOC, and Slovakian ice dancers Federica Testa and Lukas Csolley will qualify. (Note: This will not impact the composition of the ice dance judging panel; the Lithuanian judge will remain.)
In 2010, the Israeli Olympic Committee refused to send Tamar Katz, who qualified in the ladies event after Georgia returned one of its two ladies spots, to the Vancouver Olympics; the committee based its decision on Katz's results at the European Figure Skating Championships. However, Israeli skaters who qualified 2014 Olympic spots in Nebelhorn, including Alexei Bychenko (fifth in men) and Andrea Davidovich and Evgeni Krasnopolski (10th in pairs), said they were confident they would be sent to Sochi.
"The rules have changed since 2010," Krasnopolski said. "We will definitely go."


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Charity: Premier of Here Comes the Boom, Nov. 30 2012 @ Fox Cineplex – Sarit Center
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OWIT Nairobi and Flying Doctors (FDSA) have teamed up to raise funds for women suffering from Fistula.
A première charity movie night will be held on 30th November 2012, at Fox Theatres Sarit Centre.
Ticket price includes a free Amref membership and an OWIT speaker session.
Tickets at Kshs. 2000
Time: 6.30 pm
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