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I am new to java programming and as part of my web development course I am learning java programming.
As a exercise I had to create a income tax calculation program and so far i have only created it to calculate tax and wish to add in to the program the calculation of prsi and usc charges aswell as the calculation of income tax. I have chopped around with the program but nothing is working.
this is my program so far working as is:
import java.util.Scanner;
class Apples {
private static Scanner scan;
public static void main (String args[]) {
double gross=0,net=0,tax=0;
double singleAllowence = 10000;
double coupleAllowence = 20000;
double rateLow = .20;
double rateHigh = .41;
double cutOff = 32800;
boolean single=false;
scan = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("What is your income?");
gross = scan.nextDouble();
System.out.println("Enter 1 if you are single or 2 if you are a couple");
int answer = scan.nextInt();
if (answer == 1) {
single = true;
else if (answer == 2) {
single = false;
//if income from anyone below allowence, set tax to 0
if ((single && gross <= singleAllowence) ||
(!single) && gross <coupleAllowence) {
tax = 0;
//calculate tax for singles where incomes below and above cutOff point
else if (single && gross < cutOff) {
tax = (gross-singleAllowence)*rateLow;
else if (single && gross >= cutOff) {
tax = ((cutOff-singleAllowence)*rateLow) +
//calculate tax for couples where income is below or above cutOff
else if (!single && gross < cutOff) {
tax = (gross-coupleAllowence)*rateLow;
else if (!single && gross >= cutOff) {
tax = ((cutOff-coupleAllowence)*rateLow) +
//Finally, show tax and net income to user
net = gross-tax;
System.out.println("Tax Paid: "+tax);
System.out.println("Net Income after Tax Paid: "+net);


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I guess more people have been wanting these Angry Bird lessons than I thought. So because of this I will be uploading a few lessons on these bird characters. Let's start with "how to draw a Lazer Angry Bird", step by step. You can see how these birds got their names. They have a Tron like style, with the cool visors, and diamond shaped body. Drawing a Lazer angry bird is going to be exciting if you are a fan of the characters from the Angry Bird franchise. I will be back with the other two so stay tuned in. Adios mi amigos!
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I have an other question about owner draw buttons.
In my main window everything works fine, but when I use ownerdraw buttons in a dialogbox, I have a huge bug.
at first everything is fine, but when I move the dialobox with its body of the screen, or I put an other window on top, the buttons are gone, shouldn't windows end a WM_DRAWITEM whenever the buttons need to be repainted?
or am I forgetting a function that call the WM_DRAWITEM?
here's the code for WM_DRAWITEM
here is also a pic if I didn't make myself clear.Code:case WM_DRAWITEM : lpdis = (LPDRAWITEMSTRUCT) lParam; hdcMem = CreateCompatibleDC(lpdis->hDC); switch(lpdis->CtlID) { case IDC_PREV: SelectObject(hdcMem, hbmprev); StretchBlt(lpdis->hDC, lpdis->rcItem.left,lpdis->rcItem.top, lpdis->rcItem.right - lpdis->rcItem.left, lpdis->rcItem.bottom - lpdis->rcItem.top, hdcMem,0, 0,47,50,SRCCOPY); return 0; ...... }
the first one is after I put an other window in front of the dialogbox, the second one is the original:


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Broomfield, CO. - August 20, 2013
Webroot, a leader in cloud-based security intelligence solutions, today announced a number of additions to the company's executive team. John Post, former vice president of finance, has been named chief financial officer. The company also announced that Jeff Santelices, formerly vice president of strategic alliances, has been appointed senior vice president of worldwide field operations. In addition, Melanie Williams, formerly senior director of human relations, has been named vice president of human relations, and Scott Merkle, previously vice president of business development for BrightPoint, has joined Webroot as vice president of enterprise sales and OEM sales.
"Webroot is growing very quickly. Maintaining strong leadership is vital to accelerating that growth as we enter our new fiscal year," said Dick Williams, CEO of Webroot. "Our success is dependent on our people, our products and our partners, and I could not be more pleased with the leadership team we have assembled to drive excellence in each of those areas."
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As chief financial officer, John Post now oversees the company's entire financial organization including the tax, treasury, accounting, facilities, financial planning and analysis, and information systems departments. Post brings more than 15 years of tax and finance management experience to his role as CFO. Before joining Webroot, he was vice president of tax at DISH Network and Echostar Corporation. Prior to that, he was tax director at Molson Coors Brewing Company, and has also held management roles at First Data Corporation and Deloitte Tax LLP.
In his new role as senior vice president of worldwide field operations, Jeff Santelices is responsible for global sales and demand fulfillment across all of Webroot's markets, channels and geographies. In his three years at Webroot, Santelices has been instrumental in securing many of the company's strategic and OEM partnerships with companies such as F5, Sourcefire and Meraki, expanding Webroot's leadership position in the consumer sector, and establishing Webroot's strategy and momentum in the SMB segment through both direct and channel and MSP sales. Prior to joining Webroot, he held a variety of executive positions in sales, marketing, strategy, services and support at TrackVia, Hyperic, SpringSource, Corio, IBM, Oracle, and AT Kearney.
As vice president of human resources, Melanie Williams leads Webroot's worldwide human resources operations, including workforce planning, leadership development, employee compensation and rewards, internal communications, and employee engagement. Williams has been with Webroot more than five years, during which she has managed an increasing scope of HR responsibilities. Prior to joining Webroot, Williams held a broad range of human resource and organizational development roles with Kapalua Resort and Access Distribution, and was a co-founder of Innovative Human Resources.
As vice president of enterprise and OEM sales, Scott Merkle will manage Webroot's initiatives with large customers in the financial, networking and mobile sectors. Previously the senior vice president of business development for BrightPoint, Scott brings 26 years of experience in the high tech and communications industries including sales, marketing and product management positions with Apropos Technology, Zenith Data Systems, GO Corporation and Andersen Consulting.


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This is one of a series of responses to the publication of the report of the Leveson Inquiry. For an introduction, and links to other posts, see here. Sorry, this is the longest one. I hope it's worth it.
Much commentary in the lead-up to the publication of the report was on what sort of regulatory system would be recommended. The report outlines various aspects of a new regulatory system, which would be different from that of the PCC, as well as the proposals put forward by those associated with the PCC and with newspapers. But actually, we are not sure what model is being recommended yet. In my view a key feature of regulation must surely be the method of oversight, and it is this particular point where important details are left for a later stage. The report proposes that Ofcom (and by saying so, ruling out the idea that it would be Government or a Minister) plays a role in recognising an independent regulatory body but how that relationship is to proceed is not yet clear. The criteria are (to some extent) set out, and it would appear as if the designation would be on the lighter side, i.e. no obvious monitoring role for Ofcom, and the 'backstop' (as in place for broadcast advertising) would not be present at first, although it is recommended that Ofcom would be best placed to be involved in that process.
On the other hand, what we do see is many statements on the importance of independence. The language of self-regulation is also used quite extensively. I'm watching the summaries and reactions carefully as how this is received and reported is going to be so important.
As for compulsion/incentives there is very positive discussion of the 'Irish model' (pp. 1708ff) and indeed similar proposals regarding the link between subscription to a regulatory body and the use of defences, with some further suggestions regarding arbitration. I guess the difference in emphasis is that the 'carrot' in Irish law is the statutory Reynolds-like defence (responsible journalism), here it appears to be data protection/ICO powers and civil costs (presumably in defamation, privacy etc.). It's fair to say that if we see methods of co-regulation as being set out on a spectrum, as academics like Chris Marsden have argued, that we don't have a clear statement in the report on where on the spectrum Leveson would see press regulation sitting. (This is not necessarily a criticism, as defining that will now fall to Parliament, perhaps).
If I were forming a view on the system (which I can't without more details), I would also need to know whether decisions of the body would be subject to judicial review and bound to act in accordance with the Human Rights Act. I should hope so, with penalties of up to £1,000,000 and also the ability to benefit from membership in other proceedings. For the press, as well as complainants, who guards the guardians is very significant. Some of this could flow from the method of designation (I won't bore you with my views on this which I have set out in length), and the report does appear to assume that JR (not sure whether this means 'old' style or s 6 HRA) would be part of the scheme (p. 1766), but this could be made even clearer by building it into the statutory underpinning… (To be fair, there is also a very brief mention (p. 1601), in the context of the Hunt proposals rather than the inquiry's own recommendation, that the industry would be 'unlikely to contest' justicability, but that's far from enough).
I am interested in the question of multiple regulatory bodies. There is a genuine difficulty in this issue – is a single body the sensible way to have an accountable, understandable system? Or does (as the BBFC has recently argued, perhaps reflecting its own changing position and role) the existence of multiple regulatory bodies avoid the concentration of power over expression in too few hands? In the report, it's not really seen in that way, although it is argued (p. 1779) that more than one regulatory body (in the area under consideration) should be possible but is not advocated and "would (be regarded) as a failure on the part of the industry". (But see the recent changes to the Video Recordings Act, recognising two bodies instead of one, so as to separate the video games sector from video/DVD works, which was not really seen in that way; the BBFC or the whole cinema/video/games area isn't discussed in the report).
There has been some doubt expressed by the Prime Minister on taking forward the recommendations in his speech today. It's interesting to see the approach here being about "crossing a rubicon". Frankly I think this is a selective reading of the current law, where on one hand we see serious restrictions of press freedom through the law of defamation, contempt of court, official secrets in place, and on the other hand press privileges such as favourable VAT treatment, exemptions from data protection legislation in place. That rubicon has long been crossed and it is a bit rich for the Prime Minister to suggest that press freedom is currently safe in the hands of the House of Commons. I am not signed up to the view that the response should be one that satisfies the victims (I've never believed that is the measure of law in any other area so I don't intend to start believing it now), and think that it is unfair to criticise Cameron for failing to honour that sort of promise; however, as this paragraph should make clear, I think the conceptual basis of his approach is dead wrong and potentially misleading.
(For the record, on VAT – the recommendation, following the legal advice of HMRC etc, is that this is not really a viable method of control: p. 1660).
An eye-catching recommendation is a specific statutory provision on the freedom of the press (p. 1780) This is fairly new to me but I probably missed it in the avalanche of evidence and documents. I can see it being part of the mandate of a regulatory body for sure, but I'm not sure what it offers above and beyond the existing requirement of article 10 ECHR as referenced in the Human Rights Act. And two other things: (a) constitutional provisions on press freedom are controversial in terms of the relationship between the rights of the press, rights to expression more generally, and the wide idea of communication rights, and (b) the EU Charter now couples freedom of expression and media pluralism; would that approach be followed here? The draft here, modelled on that of the Media Regulation Round Table, is called an admirable proposal but not prescriptive as to text. I think that caution is wise – as drafted, it seems too favourable to media interests and its relationship with Article 10 ECHR and Article 11 CFR is unclear.
Just a point on education and training, which was a big theme in the earliest Leveson hearings, but is not the subject of a specific recommendation after all. It's noted (p. 736) that training is increasingly university-based and the importance of training is emphasised. Would the new press body have a role to play? I don't see anything on that but it may be helpful. Perhaps this is a thumbs-up for existing education but I wonder whether further action will be needed under this heading…


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MSU Law IP Program Ranked Among Top 25 in Nation
Michigan State University College of Law's intellectual property (IP) program is among the top 25 in the nation, according to Law Street Media. MSU Law was positioned at number 22 out of 67 IP programs in the ranking released this week.
The IP rankings by Law Street Media—a legal media startup for law students and young professionals—measure opportunities for students and the breadth of courses provided by the specialty programs. The 100-point formula used takes into account specialty courses offered (25 points), graduates employed in the specialty (20 points), proximity to subject-relevant employment centers (15 points), networking and extracurricular opportunities in the discipline (15 points each), and how the program is ranked by others (10 points).
"The Law Street Media's rankings are rigorous and fact-based and highlight MSU Law's strengths," said IPIC Director Adam Candeub. "They reflect not only the hard work we do here at the College but also the vibrant Michigan IP bar that supports our efforts—and, of course, the achievements of our great students."
"In the current competitive marketplace both for law schools as well as new graduates, it is vital to drill down into the specialties and take a closer look at which programs truly offer the greatest value," said John A. Jenkins, Founder and CEO of Law Street Media. "Tuition payers need to be fully informed. The fact that we found some unheralded-yet-excellent programs is good news for anyone considering the major tuition investment that law school has become."
MSU Law's Intellectual Property, Information & Communications Law (IPIC) program provides students with a solid foundation in cutting-edge legal issues while promoting a global understanding of the fastest-growing legal specialty. In addition to IP, the innovative, interdisciplinary curriculum also focuses on the emerging areas of computational technology, informatics, and communications law.
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Denon has unveiled two docking speakers that can stream your music no matter whether you're an iPhone, Android or Windows user.
Though both the Denon Cocoon Home and Cocoon Portable speaker docks are optimised for iOS devices – the dock is only compatible with iPhones, iPads and iPods – by downloading Denon's advanced app for free, along with AirPlay for iTunes, Android and Windows Phone users will also be able to stream their music wirelessly.
Both the Denon Cocoon Home and Denon Cocoon Portable docking speakers are available for the same price of £499, despite the Portable being smaller.
However, what it lacks in stature the Portable makes up for in brawn, with Denon ensuring it is both water and dust resistant and has a music playback time of five hours. Useful for trips to the beach.
oth devices house a two-way speaker system, large acoustic chamber and four 25W Class D amps as well as Denon's advanced DSP technology. Internet radio is also built in and when an iOS device is docked its screen can be used to control what station you tune into.
The Denon Cocoon Home and Denon Cocoon Portable docking speakers are both available from August for £499.
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- Park your bike in one place and walk from shop to shop: If you are visiting a few different shops don't be tempted to take your bike from shop to shop, park it somewhere in the middle so you only have to lock and unlock once.
- Panniers, Panniers, Panniers: Using panniers will make your life so much easier, balancing Sainsbury's bags off your handlebars is neither safe nor a good look! Our Kitsch Kitchen pannier shoppers are ideal and are on sale this summer, now only £29.59! They hook on and off the bike in seconds so you can take them into the supermarket and load your groceries up straight from the till.
- Mount Lock to Frame: Finding space for your lock when you are loaded up with shopping can be a problem. So invest in a D Lock that comes with a Frame mount.
- Try a Waitrose Trailer: Selected Waitrose branches offer cycle specific trailers that you can attach to your bike to get your shopping back more easily.
- Order heavy stuff online: For those heavy or cumbersome items; cans, olive oil, kitchen roll, do an online shop to lighten the load.
Thursday, 14 July 2011
Cyclechic's tips for Shopping & Cycling
7 comments:
- Southern Biking Belle said...
These are great tips: and I love that picture. Such great designs!
- 15 July 2011 at 14:34
- Jillian said...
these are lovely designs. if i had a touring bike, id definitely purchase some nice panniers :)
- 17 July 2011 at 11:05
- Zoe said...
Great Tips! I love the panniers, they're beautiful, I'll have to invest in some myself!x
- 17 July 2011 at 14:16
- Caz said...
Great, so glad you like the tips and the panniers x
- 19 July 2011 at 16:05
- Jemma said...
Great post! I'm going to buy one of those vintage box bags for my because you can lock them too.
- 20 July 2011 at 14:01
- ruthie said...
I love your blog and Im interested in one of the Sawako Furuno helmet! Im a bonifide pashley fan! I have just purchased the pashley sonnet bliss and it is such a joy to ride. When will you be coming to spitalfields market again this year? Another question I had, was where can I buy the sawako furuno helmets?
Great blog!! Keep it up!!
- 28 July 2011 at 13:13
- Caz said...
Hi Ruthie - A Sawako Furuno helmet will be the perfect match for your Sonnet Bliss. We don't have another Spitalfields date booked but you can buy them online http://www.cyclechic.co.uk/
Or you can book an appointment at our Shoreditch office and come and try some on.
Caz :)
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text: If I wrote a book called "Things I have learned in my life so far" one of the statements would be "Make sure you're having fun!" If you're waiting until later to enjoy life I got news for you – later will never come! Go to the park right now and make a slip & slide. Thanks to my buddy Cody and his partner in crime Alex over at DiscoVietnam for reminding me what it's all about!


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Book-lovers' respite.
The front room in my house has been redecorated so many times that the poor space must suffer from schizophrenia by now. It's been an office, a photography studio and a workout room. After nearly five years of reinventing that space, I think I've finally found a use that suits my lifestyle: a library with the cozy reading nook I had been dreaming of.
Most of my books have been read while soaking in a bubble bath, but the water-damaged, crinkled pages convinced me that I needed to take my favorite hobby to dry land. An article in the November 2008 issue of Domino Magazine inspired me to create a comfy, yet stylish place for me to read. According to the article, the "perfect pair" to create a reading nook includes a chair and a lamp. Now, the furniture and accessories featured in this article were far beyond what I could afford (a $1,700 Nathan Turner polished leather chair; a $2,125 Mark Sadler adjustable lamp and a $4,000 wool rug). But this Home Girl knows how to design on a dime, using the article photos, like the one seen to the left, as a guideline.
According to ehow.com, the essentials to making a reading nook is:
1) Small area or corner, or even inside a closet
2) comfy chair or pillows
3) a divider to separate the nook from the rest of the room
I took advantage of tips one and two, by putting a modern armchair with a matching upholstered ottoman into the far right corner of my library. ($150 at the Pier 1 Imports Clearance Store) I didn't particularly think the high-end chairs in the Domino Magazine looked comfortable, but I knew my seating had to be. The ottoman gives me the extra space to stretch out or even curl up with my thighs tucked into my chest. That combo is so relaxing that I have fallen asleep there while reading at night. I like having the chair and ottoman facing outward so I can look throughout the first floor of my house and keep an eye on my wayward dogs before they get into trouble.
Placing the chair in the corner gives me great access to natural light streaming in from the windows in the day, giving you the illusion of a window seat looking out on the world. Meanwhile, a tall floor lamp (set of three lamps for $99 at Linens N Things) with a soft bulb gives me plenty of illumination to read at night. I also placed a small wooden folding table with a removal tray ($20 at Bed Bath and Beyond) near the chair to place a cup of tea and have space for a pad and pencil. A soft, microfiber throw adds great texture, making the nook more appealing. Two larger pillows on the carpeted floor near the windows are perfect for extra seating or propping up with the sunlight streaming down your neck and back.
The ehow.com article suggested that the reading nook needs to be separated from the rest of the room, maybe by a folding divider, curtains or a wardrobe. But I made my reading nook be multi-functional for times when I have guests. I created a conversation area by adding a matching armchair ($100 at Pier 1 Imports Clearance Store) and placing it the middle of the room, away from the wall, and angled toward, and in front of, the ottoman. That way when guests come over, they can sit in either of the spaces, but when I'm alone, I can become lost in the fantastical worlds of my favorite paranormal romance books. A wall filled with bookshelves, books and collectibles, treasured family photos and two reprinted, framed art pieces make this library a reflection of who I am, and what I often need: to escape.


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Randall Stross / New York Times:
Digital Domain: Apple's Lesson for Sony's Stores: Just Connect — RETAIL is supposed to be hard. Apple has made it seem ridiculously easy. And yet it must be harder than it appears, or why hasn't the Windows side of the personal computer business figured it out?
Discussion: Apple 2.0, michael parekh on IT, Memex 1.1, Howard Lindzon, CNET News.com and digg
Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Apple 2.0: The Apple Store: Trouble in Paradise
Michael / michael parekh on IT: ON SONY vs. APPLE STORES
Caroline McCarthy / CNET News.com: Apple confirms MySpace ban in retail stores
Ionut Alex Chitu / Google Operating System:
Screenshots of YouTube's New Player — YouTube tests a new version of its player that will improve the way you interact with videos and will create a cinematic experience. — The player will add a feature that was already available in Google Video: jump to any part of the video even if the video isn't fully downloaded.
Andy Plesser / Beet.TV: YouTube Tests New User Interface with Thumbnail Previews …
Jackson West / NewTeeVee: New YouTube Player on horizon, Blip.tv Upgrades
Kristen Nicole / Mashable!: Google Testing New YouTube Player with Sensible Add-ons
Alex Krupp / Sensemaking:
Assumption-driven Entrepreneurship: Your Hidden Sustainable Competitive Advantage — Thesis-driven investment is the process of making investments based on theories about the future. The basic process is as follows — Make a prediction about the future based on economic, legal, technological, and social trends.
Discussion: Neomeme
Ilya Lichtenstein / Neomeme: You have a problem. You just don't know about it yet.
Ilya Lichtenstein / Neomeme:
Reddit hacked — Update: Looks like the malicious code on the comments is now being replaced with "i am a terrible person". But it is still possible to submit malformed URLs, and it remains to be seen whether the exploit is completely fixed. — Digg this story if you want to read the comments of gloating Digg fanboys:
Discussion: franticindustries, Download Squad, Mashable! and digg
Stan Schroeder / franticindustries: Security vulnerabilities found in Reddit and Pligg
Brad Linder / Download Squad: Reddit and Pligg vulnerabilities discovered
Stan Schroeder / Mashable!: Reddit Hacked, Fixed
Duncan Riley / TechCrunch:
Intelliverb: Is It Intelligent Investing in Search? — Maryland based Intelliverb is a full content based search engine with a relevancy model driven by point of operation dependency. — The company founders have designed and implemented an algorithm called PageScale, which ranks pages on an …
Discussion: WebMetricsGuru
Marshall Sponder / WebMetricsGuru: Intelliverb - a review — Read about Intelliverb in TechCrunch today.
Scott Karp / Publishing 2.0:
User-Generated Content Is Not A Panecea — The Infinite Monkey Theorem (which now has an official name, thanks to Wikipedia) states that given an infinite amount of time, a monkey banging on a typewriter will eventually produce the complete works of Shakespeare.
Discussion: Invisible Inkling, mathewingram.com/work, Digital Markets, Global Nerdy, Jim Kukral, Podcasting News and Rough Type
Donna Bogatin / Digital Markets: YouTube: How to win with User Generated Ads
Joey deVilla / Global Nerdy: Advertising: Best Left to the Professionals?
Jim Kukral / Marketing Ideas Online: Can You Buy Customer Evangelism?
Nick / Rough Type: Bad ad fad
Tricia Duryee / Orlando Sentinel:
Cell phones Want to come in — SEATTLE — It's all too familiar: You enter a house, a concrete parking garage or an elevator and the cell phone call drops. — Even worse is the dead zone that's a permanent fixture on your living-room couch or is like a cloud hovering over your entire house.
Discussion: VoIP Watch and broadbandreports.com
Andy Abramson / VoIP Watch: WiFi and Wireless Internet It's Not Really Coming Of Age
Enigmax / TorrentFreak:
Multiple Police Raids Take Down BitTorrent Tracker — This week, police carried out co-ordinated raids targeting more than 10 locations in Germany following claims from the GVU (German Federation Against Copyright Theft) that movies and software were being traded, including a computer game …
Ben Goldacre / Bad Science:
Wi-Fi Wants To Kill Your Children — Won't somebody, please, think of the children? Three weeks ago I received my favourite email of all time, from a science teacher. "I've just had to ask a BBC Panorama film crew not to film in my school or in my class because of the bad science …
Discussion: Wi-Fi Networking News, Guardian Unlimited and Technovia
Glenn Fleishman / Wi-Fi Networking News: "Bad Science" Reporter on BBC's Bad Science
Jack Schofield / Guardian Unlimited: Bad Science — Wi-Fi Wants To Kill Your Children
Ian Betteridge / Technovia: BAD SCIENCE » WI-FI WANTS TO KILL YOUR CHILDREN
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
How Much Is Your Soul Worth? PayPerPost Now Lets Bloggers Set The Price — PayPerPost, the controversial blogging service that lets advertisers purchase commentary on blogs, has released a new product called PayPerPost Direct. The new product is a widget that bloggers can add to their blogs …
Discussion: Deep Jive Interests and CenterNetworks
Andy Plesser / Beet.TV:
Exclusive: AOL to Launch User-Generated Site Across All Platforms Next Month — AOL's UnCut, the consumer generated service that has been in beta for a about a year, but little talked about, will launch next month, Fred McIntyre, chief online video executive at AOL told Beet.TV.
Discussion: The Daily Feed and Mashable!
David Hirschman / The Daily Feed: BIG MEDIA COMPANIES READY YOUTUBE COMPETITORS
Kristen Nicole / Mashable!: AOL UnCut to Launch Next Month
Ionut Alex Chitu / Google Operating System:
Restrict Google Image Results to Faces, News — Google Image Search has a new feature that lets you restrict the results to some general categories. For the moment, the only categories that are available seem to be faces and news-related images, but other categories should follow.
Discussion: Googlified and Threadwatch.org
The Founder / Threadwatch.org: Try adding &imgtype=face to google image search
Stan Schroeder / Mashable!:
RSS in Firefox: A Complete Guide — Although many seasoned RSS users have a standalone RSS reader of choice, many people use Firefox to read their RSS feeds. Besides the standard Live Bookmark feature, there are several more advanced RSS addons for Firefox out there, some of them being developed for years now.


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The attorney for the father of a boy who was missing for 11 days until he was found in the basement of his Detroit home said the 12-year-old was not abused by either his dad or his wife — but he expects the man to be charged with abuse.
Attorney Mark Magidson said Friday that Charles Bothuell IV and stepmother Monique Dillard-Bothuell are good parents who love the boy — but "certain things are expected of him," including doing chores and schoolwork.
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The boy, Charlie Bothuell, went missing on June 14. NBC station WDIV reported the child may have feared punishment for stopping in the middle of a strict exercise routine imposed by his dad, which involved doing 4,000 strides on an elliptical machine without taking a break.
Bothuell's attorney said the workouts began because the boy was overweight when he came to live with his father.
Did skipping exercise lead to Detroit boy's disappearance?June 27, 201402:58
Magidson said Charlie was not struck by his parents, and the bruises on his body are due to "just a boy being a boy." He also said the boy had a history of disruptive behavior and discipline issues both at home and at school.
Detroit police said Charlie was found crouching behind a makeshift barricade of boxes in the basement Wednesday. Magidson said he had no idea how long the child was in the basement or how he got there. The family said they believe Charlie disappeared on his own.
Meanwhile, on Friday, Dillard-Bothuell was fitted with a tracking device pending a court hearing after she was arrested for a probation violation. The arrest was not related to Charlie's disappearance. The woman had previously been convicted for buying a gun without a permit, WDIV reported.
Charlie is now staying with his mother.


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Machinery - John Phelps Photgraphy
Personal work - for the fun of it
Maybe someday I'll figure out why this continues to be an attractive theme. I guess it's got something to do with the elegance of their design mixed with the opportunity to pull these things out of their environment a bit.
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Still wondering what you can buy with Bitcoin? Lots of techy people have been trying to do stuff with the not-exactly-real currency. Now you can buy a car with it. And what better car to buy with e-fake money than a Tesla Model S. That's just so much tech right there.
This used Tesla Model S was sold at a Lamborghini Newport Beach in Costa Mesa, Calif. The dealership seemed super excited about the sale and posted the news on their blog yesterday. And they wanted the world to know that they're totally accepting Bitcoin as a legitimate currency for which to buy cars from them.
The dealership didn't disclose what the Model S sold for in either Bitcoin or actual dollars, but another Model S Performance they're selling is listed at $118,888.
So, if you've got a lot of Bitcoin lying around and GM Card points have gotten you nowhere, now there's a place to find your next car.
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Add necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 15 diseños de 9 diseñadores freelance.
Homepage/Standard Text-based page with possible images
Contact Page with form and googlemap (optional but preferable)
Accepted File Formats:
Jpeg/photoshop psd/fireworx png
Community-based project to support individuals and families of all shapes, sizes and ages in the Billesley area of Birmingham. Provide everything from playschemes to grandparents sessions via teenage groups and breastfeeding advice. For childminders and other carers as well as obvious family members.
Some clients may be quite web savvy, but site is often likely to be used by people in local libraries (slow connections and old browsers) simply to find out basic information.
Will also be used by social care/family/community professionals/school as a resource.
No real competitors in most senses work together with other local groups providing similar activities in the community.
It will be used in posters, stationery etc to advertise the site and the information on the site.
It will have a pdf of their calendar of events which will be downloadable for people wishing to find out what is on.
Also, aim in the long term to have advice sheets (eg breastfeeding advice) for people to download from home if they want to.
To signpost users to other services via the links page.
Key characteristics required: clear, bright, friendly and family-oriented.
The want maximum simplicity and clarity as most of their users will be new or infrequent users of the web, or have busy and pressured lifestyles which mean they need to find things fast.
The logo is attached and the purple and orange/yellow in it should be incorporated into the design as far as possible.
Im also attaching a load of comps from istockphoto.com which could be used in the design. Ive included a wide variety (and some are repetitions of similar pics so not all to be used). The idea would be to use these to show the activities that go on, and also the wide breadth of ages and ethnic backgrounds that use the centre. I suggest a mixture of pics of people and pics of pencils/artwork.
They are not quite sure about graphics so some of the designs could be free of graphics except the logo.
Sites liked (and why) (NOT in choice order)
The client likes the clarity of this site and the easy navigation
Like the feel of the site and feel it looks welcoming, but not the horizontal AND vertical nav bars as they feel this would be confusing.
Again, clarity, ease of navigation and the way the image and the logo complement each other are they things they commented on.
Sites not liked (and why)
Too busy and too hard for new computer users to interpret and find the things they want.
Not enough space for welcome/introductory text because there are too many navigation options on the home page.
Boring, not very friendly looking. Official looking.
Site Layout
Pages required:
Private Hire
Contact us
Links for all these pages to appear on the home page and all other pages. Ability to add other pages (pdfs of samples of work for example) with or without links to the navigation bar is required. Ability to add external links on all pages.
Features for specific pages
Will need to be able to add pdfs to a number of pages, so please make this option available for all pages.
Possible need to be able to add images (for example of rooms for the private hire page) so please make this available for all pages.
Practical issues
Domain name and hosting The organisations full name is Chinnbrook Family and Community Project Ltd. Their current site is hosted at http://www.surestartbillesley.co.uk but they are changing from a SureStart to a Family and Community Project, hence redesign and new domain name.
Email/contact page
1 form on the contacts page with name and one form of contact methods as required fields. Suggest these boxes: name, comment/query, pulldown menu for email, phone, fax and then box to put in the number/address for that method of contact.
Space to add in information about directions and a link to a map (or a link to a pdf of a map and directions), preferably a googlemap intergration eg. http://www.onlineworx.net/contact.html only zoomed in.
images logo etc available at http://www.votivemedia.co.uk/chinbrook.rar


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Music News
Grab a few throat lozenges and get ready for some head banging fun, hard hitting IDOL is DEAD has an album.
Read More - Posted 10-23-2012
Remioromen's front man Ryota Fujimaki releases his first full-length album.
Read More - Posted 10-18-2012
Second album release from Kuroneko Chelsea featuring the "Anagura" theme from the TV anime series Gintama.
Read More - Posted 10-16-2012
Fans of Japanese flavored Hawaiian music get ready, the fabulous Sweet Hollywaiians are coming to America!
Read More - Posted 10-15-2012
As their tour continues HEAD PHONES PRESIDENT's new album is now available for digital download from several sites.
Read More - Posted 7-26-2012
Everyone's favorite wolf head wearing band is back with a new album.
Read More - Posted 7-19-2012
The visual kei and fashion designer Mana is back with a new album "Reprise" from his latest project Moi dix Mois.
Read More - Posted 7-16-2012
New best of album release from Noa, a member of NO DOUBT TRACKS. She made her major debut in 2008 with the album LUCY LOVE.
Read More - Posted 7-10-2012
The Japanese goth band's new album "SOU" will be released on July 11th, 2012.
Read More - Re-posted 7-9-2012
New album release from Fumiya Fujii on 7/11/2012. Fujii released his first single "True Love" on 11-10-1993.
Read More - Posted 7-6-2012
"Puffy Covers" tribute album
Puffy AmiYumi fans will get to enjoy covers of some of Puffy's most popular songs on July 4.
Read More - Re-posted 7-5-2012
Orquesta Libre new album "Can't Help Falling In Love"
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki is back with a new album for his latest jazz project "Orquesta Libre".
Read More - Posted 7-3-2012
MEGARYU new album
The hip-hop/reggae duo are back with a new album entitled "Toryumon" on 7/04/2012.
Read More - Posted 7-2-2012
Tina releases new album
"A Song for You" drops on 7-4-2012. Tina's debut single "I'll be there" was released in 1999.
Read More - Posted 6-29-2012
Starwave Records Vol. 2
The visual kei label is releasing a second "best of label" album on sale 8-1-2012.
Read More - Posted 6-28-2012
Namie Amuro "Uncontrolled"
New album from the legendary pop singer and actress dropped on 6-27-2012.
Read More - Posted 6-27-2012
TK from Ling tosite sigure
The indie band with the oh so funky name released a new album "Flowering" on 6-27-2012.
Read More - Posted 6-25-2012
Happiness "Happy Time"
First album release from Happiness featuring 6 new songs dropped on 6-20-2012.
Read More - Posted 6-22-2012
Tak Matsumoto new album "Strings Of My Soul"
Solo album release from Tak Matsumoto (Takahiro Matsumoto from B'z) dropped on 6-20-2012.
Read More - Posted 6-21-2012
Takuro Yoshida new album
Takuro Yoshida has released a new album "Gogo no Tenki" on 6-20-2012. Takuro released his debut single on June 1, 1970.
Read More - Posted 6-20-2012
SCANDAL single "Taiyo Scandalous" and tour
SCANDAL's new single available for download (via true-tone in Japan) on June 19 prior to its July 11 release date.
Read More - Posted 6-19-2012
HearJapan shutting down
The digital store for Japanese music will be coming to an end on June 30th.
Read More - Posted 6-18-2012
Kat McDowell "Hope in You"
Kat McDowell releases a new six-track album "Hope in You" on June 20th and graced the latest cover of Surfer Girls Magazine.
Read More - Posted 6-15-2012
"Monochrome Subliminal"
First full-length album release from the visual kei band Poltergeist released on June 13, 2012.
Read More - Posted 6-14-2012
Lix album "SICKS PAIN"
Lix released a second press of "SICKS PAIN" on June 13, 2012.
Read More - Posted 6-13-2012
Angela Aki is back
Angela Aki returns from maternity leave with a new single "Kokuhaku" and album "BLUE".
Read More - Posted 6-12-2012
"Puffy Covers" tribute album
Puffy AmiYumi fans will get to enjoy covers of some of Puffy's most popular songs on July 4.
Read More - Posted 6-11-2012
Latest Interviews
"You could say it came down to a question of, 'what would you miss more if you didn't have it?' and for me the answer was music." - Ananda Jacobs
What do you want to be when you grow up? For a young girl named Ananda Jacobs the answer seemed to be something like "everything and more". But one thing she certainly didn't expect with her background in music and science was that she would end up spending the last six years in Japan working as a model and actress.
In Japan they are called "tarento", the talents who populate the vibrant media culture of the country. Now a veteran of hundreds of ads and publications, Ananda is currently working on her debut album with her new musical unit, JACOBS.
So come learn the story of the woman who says "Music is personal, but also universal. I hope you will find your own meaning and significance in these songs I've written."On July 19, 2012 Ananda Jacobs was kind enough to give an interview to J-Pop World. Ananda Jacobs Interview.
- Posted July 26, 2012.
"I love sharing my feelings of anime songs with other people, and when they response to me, it feels so happy." - Yukie Dong
The world of Japanese costume play has an avid following around the world. One practitioner of this unique form of performance art is Yukie Dong, a lady with a truly international past. Born in Beijing and raised in California, Yukie was fascinated with the Japanese world of anime and video games since she was a girl. While her resume may reveal that she's a Berkeley trained process engineer, we are mighty glad that she decided to put her talents for singing, dancing and raising smiles to good use.
With an album "Alice & Rabbit" in the works, what better time to hear the story of the woman who says "Sometimes I get nervous before getting on the stage, but once I'm up on stage, I just concentrate on what I do and enjoy sharing the music with everyone else."On June 25, 2012 Yukie Dong was kind enough to give an interview to J-Pop World. Yukie Dong Interview.
- Posted June 27, 2012.
"I think Japan has so many unique and original things. Actually, I realized this after I moved to New York." - Ki-yo
It's not often that we're moved by gospel music, but the moment we heard Ki-yo singing his stirring rendition of Inhabit My Praise amidst a jubilant African-American choir we knew we'd discovered someone very special. A veteran of the Japanese music industry, the never lacking in confidence Ki-yo (aka KIYOTAKA) released his first single while he was still a teenager. After a string of albums in Japan Ki-yo made the decision in 2010 to tackle the New York music scene.
With his second international single "Dear All My Loves" to offer up what better time to hear the story of the man who says: "I love that moment that people understand my message and are affected by the positive influence of my music. There's nothing else that can bring me more joy and happiness than that."On May 23, 2012 Ki-yo was kind enough to give an interview to J-Pop World. Ki-yo Interview.
- Posted May 25, 2012.
"I've never recognized the true beauty of Japan until I stepped out of Japan." - Taeko
While the stunning scenery of Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture might have seemed commonplace to a young girl named Taeko, the music she grew up listening to would prove to be much more inspiring. Faced with a decision to pursue a career in law or music, she make the fateful decision to pursue her artistic dreams. We are glad she did.
With a confident voice that both soothes and satisfies, Taeko has developed a singing style that transports her native culture of Japan to the Jazz filled clubs of New York.
So come learn the story of the singer who says: "Most memorable concerts were always the ones where the band, the audience and I became completely one wave through music..."On May 21, 2012 Taeko was kind enough to give an interview to J-Pop World. Taeko Fukao Interview.
- Posted May 23, 2012.
"I was forced into playing the piano... I disliked music at first. But after seeing Michael Jackson and Duran Duran, I became a prisoner of music." - tezya
Bad boys come and bad boys go... and sometimes they become rock stars. For one troublemaking kid growing up Japan music offered a more constructive outlet for his energies. With a musical style he describes as "my version of what I call Future Glamour Rock'n'Roll" and a dramatic visual style that's hard to ignore, we think tezya is an artist worth taking a closer look at.
With his debut album "Life My Babylon" now available and an insatiable desire to spread his music around the world, what better time to hear the story of the man who says in song: "The first thing these eyes saw must have been your smile..."On May 15, 2012 tezya was kind enough to give an interview to J-Pop World. tezya Interview.
- Posted May 16, 2012.
"After Naho joined, the calm atmosphere, the soft, funny feeling has moved to the background, and now the tight, sharp, solid feel has come out to the front." - Nagai
Fans of Budo Grape began falling in love with their upbeat, fun sound ever since their debut back in 2001 amidst the Japanese underground scene. They're only gripe has been the several years waiting for a new album. That wait came to an end on April 25 with the release of "Kare no Namae wo Omoidasenai" and we expect that their fans will be as thrilled with the results as we were.
Now joined by Naho (and her official band member name of "74 Grape") this new version of Budo Grape shows every sign of playing on happily into the future.On May 14, 2012 Nagai and Quminco from Budo Grape were kind enough to give an interview to J-Pop World. Budo Grape Interview.
- Posted May 14, 2012.
J-Pop World Interviews and News Archives page
J-Pop World 2008-2012 is run by "J-Pop" Andrew of Indianapolis. Send comments to firstname.lastname@example.com .


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Discussion in 'Ride Reports - Epic Rides' started by bemiiten, Jul 20, 2006.
Tunnels make a good backdrop. Zion, UT
Does this count? Natural Bridge. Bryce, UT
Train tunnel #4 of the San Diego and Arizona Railway that crosses the border between
the United States and Mexico. Between Campo and Tecate, CA
The Black Hills
Hint: It's $15 +/- to go through.
I've been on that train. Neat.
The way through the castle... Ore Mountains- Germany
On the KVR (Kettle Valley Railroad) above Kelowna BC
Ok not technically a tunnel (but a bridge) but I like this shot of Thinairthumper coming into Batopilas Mx.
Underneath Hyway 97C on Bear Creek Main in the Okanagan Valley BC
Another tunnel on the KVR line near Kelowna
Abandoned RR tunnel in Arkansas.
Nothing ADV cool like the previous posts, but the Broadway tunnel in SF,
Well my tunnel is quite a bit different than the tunnels I've seen so far as it's a railroad tunnel and is a live tunnel. I was very nervous riding thru it and couldn't help looking behind me while going thru.
The tunnel is about 1/2 mile long and is on a curve so you can't see thru it. It goes thru tunnel hill near Tunnelton, Indiana.
I didn't have the guts to go all the wa to the end of this "tunnel" I'm pretty sure it was a dead end
Here's a really cool train tunnel. I took these pics aboutv 15 years ago when riding across Canada. Maybe one of our Canadian adventurers can help me out here as I can't remember exactly where this was. I do know I was near Banf.
seems the trains could not handle the grade so they tunnel inside the mountain and loop thier way up. The top photo shows the train going in the mountain at the bottom and approaching above. The lower photo shows the train actually crossing over itself. Kind of neat. Lots of tourists were waiting to see this specific train go through, we just happened to show up about 5 minutes before it got there.
Backbone Rock, Damascus, Tn
This train tunnel is in south Alabama. I have a geocache hidden here and run a dualsport ride through here a couple times a year. Finished in 1899 with simple tools, the tunnel is 840 feet long. Now home to lots of little bats.
Plenty of hurricane debri thanks to Ivan and Denise
You can sometimes hear the Bats gnashing their little teeth in here
Hell bent on escaping the L.A. basin...


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As a part of suicide prevention week, mental health professionals from the area put on an Operation SAVE training at the YMCA Tuesday night, stressing the importance of being able to address the issue of suicide and lead a person to help if they need it.
Vanessa Hastings, Prevention Coordinator with the Northern Wyoming Mental Health center and director of the Suicide Prevention Coalition, talked about one situation that should always be followed by these steps.
SAVE stands for: Signs of suicidal thinking, Ask questions, Validate the person's experience, and Encourage treatment and Expedite getting help. This process was discussed in a one-hour training that addresses myths and facts that surround the issue of talking about suicide.
It is a strategy not just for health professionals, Hastings says.
The training exercise was conducted by Hastings, Melinda Fairbanks and Edgar Pretty On Top, suicide prevention coordinators at the VA Medical Center.
For more information on the free training call the Suicide Prevention Coalition at 763-3055 or the VAMC at 672-3473. The national suicide hotline is 800-273-TALK (8255).