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Four player co-op was always the hope says former creative director
In an interview with IGN, Ex-Vigil creative director Joe Madureira released a few nuggets of information on what Darksiders III could have been, provided Vigil staff, and not Nordic Games, had won the bidding war.
"It was always our hope to do a full four-player co-op game, with all four Horsemen playable … It's possible we could have pulled it off. I would have liked to introduce Fury and Strife. I know many fans feel robbed that they never got to play the last two Horsemen."
Story ideas included the four horsemen taking to fight to hell to battle Lucifer, going up against the Charred Council, or even making the Horsemen mortals once humanity had been brought back. Madureira goes on to comment the series' new steward, Nordic Games and whether or not he'd be go back to work on another entry.
"I'm not sure how I feel about the Nordic purchase to be honest. I have sort of a 'wait and see' attitude about it, as I'm sure many people do. I'm not sure if I'd want to get involved with it or not. A lot of my love for the IP is also wrapped up in the people we had at the studio and the stuff we created together. But I've learned to never say never."
I never actually got around to playing either of Darksiders games myself, but have more than a few friends who are fans of the series. I was surprised to hear a collective "meh" from them at the idea of a four player Darksiders, concerned that the sense of accomplishment associated with beating a boss or general progression could be muted. In any case, it looks like were going to play a long waiting game before hearing anything about Darksiders III proper.


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OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City Police officer last week likely saved an unidentified 50-year-old man from drowning in a Boardwalk hotel pool after pulling the unresponsive victim from the water and performing CPR until paramedics arrived.
Shortly before 11 p.m. last Friday, police responded to the Quality Inn Boardwalk at 16th Street in reference to a possible drowning in the hotel pool. Officer Justin Hoban observed a group of people observing a male who was floating face down in the pool. Hoban immediately went into the pool and determined the victim was unresponsive with a few other people attempting to hold him up.
Hoban grabbed the man and pulled him out of the water. According to police reports, Hoban observed the victim's complexion was close to purple and he was not breathing. Hoban began administering CPR to the victim, during which he began to breathe.
Paramedics arrived a short time later and took over treatment of the victim. The drowning victim was then transported to Atlantic General Hospital by Ocean City EMS and is expected to make a full recovery.

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As opposed to sponsoring in sports, domain sponsors are not allowed to make profits by operating the registry. Usually, the sponsor has a strong relationship to the branch or the area of the respective domain. This ensures that the sponsor knows about the needs and conditions of the target group. It is possible for the registry to outsource the technical or administrative parts.
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Research suggests lack of business savings putting individuals 'at risk of financial hardship'
Research carried out by banking group Aldermore has suggested that a lack of business savings is putting a strain on self-employed individuals in the UK.
Aldermore's data suggested that poor business resilience is putting sole traders and freelancers 'at risk of financial hardship'.
It found that 22% of individuals have no business savings at all, whilst 40% revealed that their business has less than £1,000 in cash savings.
An additional 54% of self-employed individuals stated that they have been unable to earn money due to 'unforeseen events', with many citing ill health as being an issue.
Aldermore's research also revealed that 8% of firms with a turnover above £50,000 hold nothing in cash.
Ewan Edwards, Head of Savings at Aldermore, commented: 'Starting a new business is a significant life decision. While many self-employed people relish greater flexibility and control, the first few years can often bring long hours, additional stress and relatively small financial rewards.
'We want to work with the government to look at means of backing Britain's entrepreneurs and helping them devise new policies and financial products that will encourage start-ups and protect growing small businesses from the shocks and uncertainties of self-employment.'


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Picking up my discussions about Content Management Systems… two things stand out: first "content management" is a broad topic and needs sub-dividing, second there seem to be thousands, if not millions of Open Source CMS systems out there.
Well, good news, bad news, good news.
Good news: there is a white paper from Seth Gottlielb at Optaros (January 2006) which is very useful in getting a grips with the Open Source problem and giving some hints on the sib-division problem – "Content Management Problems and Open Source Solutions."
Bad news: I know some of the sub-divisions of CMS, things like "Document Management System", "Web Content Management System" and "Enterprise Content Management System" but so far I haven't found a good list of definitions. How many sub-divisions are their? When is a CMS "Enterprise" and when is it not?
Good news: I installed Joomla CMS this week – its a spin-off from Mambo – on WAMP (Windows, Apache, MySQL and PHP). The install was actually quite painless, apart from a few problems getting PHP to work on Windows with Apache everything went well.
Anyway, thats it for now, just wanted to capture these thoughts, so much going on, lots of blog entries to come!


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New consumer product cools hot cars
Kulcar reduces hot car temperatures by up to 68 degrees
MIAMI, Aug. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- A solar-powered car ventilation system, Kulcar, offers the U.S. consumer market an improved, more effective way to keep car interiors cool.
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Gone are the days when car owners needed to touch hot steering wheels and seat belt buckles while inhaling dangerous fumes in their own vehicles. Kulcar's convenient size and design allows it to easily mount on car windows, providing a cooler and healthier ride.
Whenever a vehicle is parked in the sun, the interior temperature starts to rise, and those temperatures get seriously hot – at least 30 degrees higher than outdoor temperatures. Even outside temperatures in the 60s can cause a car's interior temperature to rise above 110, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sonray Technologies' new Kulcar product offers an efficient, dual-chamber fan design that continuously circulates new air and expels hazardous fumes from inside parked cars to keep the interior cooler. It is strictly solar-powered and is capable of venting up to 45 cubic feet per minute, eliminating the uncomfortable hot air lurking in cars on sweltering days.
Kulcar completely replaces the air inside an average-sized car every 90 seconds, reducing vehicle temperatures by up to 68 degrees and providing a more comfortable ride home from work, to pick up the kids and to run errands. It reduces toxic fumes, benefitting both human health and the environment, and is useful for conserving fuel and energy. Kulcar effectively reduces deterioration of car interiors. When compared to the cost of running the vehicle's air conditioner to cool a blazing hot car – and compared to significantly more expensive products that vehicle manufacturers offer – Kulcar is also refreshingly cost-efficient.
Kulcar is now available on Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J97X2YG for around $100.
"Using gas to cool down a car is obsolete and a waste of money," said Benjamin Wu, CEO of Sonray Technologies, Kulcar manufacturers. "Kulcar customers benefit from a product of incredible quality that really cools down their vehicles, saves money, improves their health and the environment."
Kulcar is ideal for parents, health- and environmentally conscious individuals, gadget lovers, car enthusiasts and more. It comes backed by a money-back guarantee to make at least an 18-degree difference under certain weather conditions when Kulcar is properly installed on a car parked for an hour or more. Sonray also includes a 10-year warranty on the solar panel and a one-year warranty on the frame, fan and other components.
Sonray Technologies markets products that allow people to live happier, healthier, smarter lives. Based in Taiwan, Sonray Technologies has more than 20 years of engineering and design experience with notebook computers, mobile phones, digital cameras, digital communication and solar power-related products. Backed by the industry's best guarantees and a team comprised of metalworking, compound stamping and mode designing professionals, Sonray's mission is to offer the most satisfying user experiences by providing products with assured quality and advanced designs.
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text: Trout, browns, brookies, and rainbows are coldwater species, so they like cold water and remain active under ice cover. One key to trout location in reservoirs and lakes is finding shallow flats (4 to 8 feet deep) with soft bottoms. Tiny invertebrate foods live in soft bottoms and trout feed on them and the small baitfish they attract. Trout can also suspend off the outside edge of flats. Winter trout can be caught on a variety of baits including micro softbaits, like nymphs, worms, and curlytails, presented on a #8 to #16 hook or 1/64- to 1/8-ounce jigheads.


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SanDisk gobbles Pliant in $327m deal
Trousers with reinforced wallet pockets for VCs
Embedded and Smart Card flash supplier SanDisk is buying enterprise SSD start-up Pliant Technology for $327m. The move could well signal the start of SSD supplier consolidation.
There are some equity-based incentives as well as the cash, and both company boards have approved the deal.
Pliant has developed single-level cell and multi-level cell (MLC), SAS-interface Lightning brand SSDs (solid state drive) that replace fast 3.5-inch Fibre Channel drives in storage arrays. Several OEMs are taking these up, including Dell, LSI and Terradata. It is thought that the Engenio part of LSI did the OEM deal and that this has probably been inherited by NetApp, which recently bought most of the Engenio operation.
Pliant is also developing PCIe-connected flash cards for servers, a market pioneered by Fusion-io and one set for fast growth with many suppliers piling in to sell product, including Seagate and Virident.
Pliant has just appointed a new CEO, Richard Wilmer. He will have a radically short CEO term but may end up running a Pliant business unit inside SanDisk. Neither company is talking about the resulting business organisation yet.
With the acqisition, SanDisk gets its entry into the enterprise flash memory market. Its CEO and president, Sanjay Mehrotra, said: "The combination of Pliant's innovative technology and enterprise-level system expertise with SanDisk's high-quality, large-scale MLC memory production is a winning value proposition for customers. Our advanced flash technology roadmap and flash management capability will complement Pliant's strengths and allow us to lead the way in reliability and performance in the Enterprise SSD market."
Joseph Unsworth, a Gartner research director, is quoted in SanDisk's release, saying: "The Enterprise SSD market is poised for considerable growth, with revenue projected to reach $4.2bn in 2015, up from $994m in 2010." MLC NAND is thought to be driving this because it is more affordable than SLC flash.
SanDisk shares flash fab facilities with Toshiba and has 4-bit MLC technology. The greater the number of bits in MLC flash, the lower the cost/GB of storing data in flash. However, productising 4-bit MLC will need advanced controller functionality to provide acceptable endurance and speed. Current MLC products use 2-bit MLC chips.
SanDisk expects the transaction to be dilutive to its non-GAAP earnings in the order of 2-3 per cent in fiscal 2011, but accretive in fiscal 2012. Pliant has pulled in $27.3m in funding, so its venture capitalist backers are laughing all the way to the bank, and on their way to buying trousers with very large pockets. ®


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New USDA rule would speed poultry-processing lines, worrying inspectors
Workplace safety experts say a U.S. Department of Agriculture proposal to increase line speeds at poultry plants could endanger the low-wage workers who are tasked with sorting and trimming inedible carcasses, a job that used to belong to federal inspectors.
(MCT)− Workplace safety experts say a U.S. Department of Agriculture proposal to increase line speeds at poultry plants could endanger the low-wage workers who are tasked with sorting and trimming inedible carcasses, a job that used to belong to federal inspectors.
Line workers work elbow to elbow in many cases and struggle to keep up with current line speeds, said Catherine Singley, a senior policy analyst for the National Council of La Raza, a civil rights and advocacy organization based in Washington. The USDA's proposal would allow plants to increase line speeds to 175 birds per minute.
"To be really clear, the line workers are already at their limit, and so to expect that they're also going to be taking on responsibilities to pull defective carcasses off the line, and there's going to be no negative impact on the health and safety of the workers themselves, it's just illogical," Singley said. "Something has to give."
No data exist to substantiate the assertion that increased line speeds will increase injuries, said Elisabeth Hagen, the undersecretary for food safety at the USDA. "We would never put forward something that would inadvertently put others in harm's way," she said.
As a food safety agency, however, the USDA has no power to regulate the safety of workers in the poultry industry, she said. "We simply don't have statutory authority," Hagen said.
In defense of increased line speeds, poultry companies cite Bureau of Labor statistics that show the poultry industry has experienced a 74 percent decrease in its worker injury and illness rates since 1994.
"The poultry industry takes very seriously the health and safety of its workforce," said Tom Super, a spokesman for the National Chicken Council. "They are our biggest asset, and we've adapted with the times and done a lot of things to protect our workers."
A recent survey by the council and the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association found that plants operating at faster line speeds as part of a USDA pilot program are as safe for workers as traditional plants, Super said. Total recordable injury rates in pilot plants were 5.6 per 100 workers in 2009 and 5.3 in 2010, compared with an industry average of 6.1 per 100 workers in 2009 and 5.5 in 2010, he said.
Workplace safety advocates say the numbers of injuries reported in the poultry industry can be misleading, however, because poultry companies report their own injuries to federal officials. Already poultry workers routinely make more than 20,000 cutting motions a shift, and the work often leaves them with nerve and muscle damage.
In 2008, The Charlotte Observer, a McClatchy newspaper, published a series of stories about dangerous working conditions at the North Carolina poultry processor House of Raeford and the failure of regulators to get tough on companies that repeatedly violated workplace safety rules.
In 2006, 20.8 of every 10,000 poultry workers missed work because of musculoskeletal disorders, down from 88.3 in 1996, according to the Labor Department. That 2006 rate would make poultry plants safer than toy stores.
But a study published that same year by researchers at Wake Forest University's School of Medicine found that the "official" rates reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics understated the rate of injuries suffered by poultry plant workers by 70 percent.
Researchers also have noted a power imbalance between management in poultry plants and front-line workers. The low-wage workforce is made up largely of immigrants, minorities and women, many of whom are undocumented, don't speak English fluently and are unaware of workplace safety rights.
Under the circumstances, it's unrealistic to give workers additional responsibilities to sort carcasses, and expect them to pull defective birds off a processing line without fear of reprisal, said Singley, of La Raza.
"The line workers' livelihoods, their wages, their job security is completely tied to their employer, so the incentive to raise complaints about working conditions and about food safety are just tilted so far against them," she said. "There are disincentives to complain."
Singley's organization has talked to workers who say they can't keep up with the pace as it is.
One worker named Jorge, who worked as a chicken hanger at a processing plant in Alabama, told the organization that he and three other workers each were expected to hang 64 dead chickens per minute. Because of fast line speeds, Jorge said, "many times I had to dislodge chickens and re-hang them when they would get stuck on conveyer belts and pile up on the tables."
"Is that what consumers really want for your raw chicken?" Singley said.
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Due to snowfall, Princeton University has delayed its opening until 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, for non-essential staff. All critical and essential employees should report to work at their normal duty times.
The delayed opening will not affect academic business on campus. All exams will occur on time for undergraduate and graduate students. Undergraduate exams will proceed this afternoon as scheduled.
A definition of critical and essential services employees is available on the Office of Human Resources' emergency weather policy.
Students, faculty and staff are advised to check the Princeton home page or call (609) 258-SNOW for weather-related updates.
In addition, the University maintains an Emergency Preparedness website. The environmental health and safety and facilities offices have published a list of tips on pedestrian safety during the winter.
The National Weather Service provides weather updates for central New Jersey on its website. In addition, the New Jersey Red Cross offers winter storm preparation and safety tips online.


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30 minutes. Serves 4 / Prep tip: To save time, use bottled chopped garlic and ginger. Serving tip: Accompany with steamed bok choy and Asian pork buns (cha siu bao), available at Asian markets.
2 small bundles bean-thread noodles (3-4 ounces)
½ pound ground pork or beef
1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
½ teaspoon finely chopped fresh ginger
½ teaspoon salt
5 cups low-sodium chicken broth
2 cups fresh baby spinach leaves, or large spinach leaves torn into 2-inch pieces
3 tablespoons thinly sliced green onion
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
Low-sodium soy sauce, to taste
Soften noodles by placing in a medium bowl with warm water to cover for 15 minutes. When flexible and white, cut into 3-inch lengths and set aside.
In a medium bowl, mix pork or beef with soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and salt; combine well to season meat evenly. Shape mixture into small meatballs, about 1 inch in diameter.
In a medium saucepan, bring broth to a rolling boil. Drop in meatballs, a few at a time, and stir to keep them from sticking together. When all meatballs are in soup, adjust heat to maintain a gentle boil and cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Skim off and discard any foam.
Add noodles and stir well, cooking until clear and soft, about 1 minute more. Stir in spinach and green onion. Remove from heat. Sprinkle with sesame oil and soy sauce. Serve hot.
PER SERVING: 259 cal, 50% fat cal, 14g fat, 5g sat fat, 41mg chol, 12g protein, 21g carb, 1g fiber, 736mg sodium


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When it comes to the Jews, the French have a long, checkered history of treachery. French anti-Semitism is well known and deeply embedded in French culture. It therefore comes as no surprise that France will likely be the first major Western power to recognize Palestinian statehood, according to a statement released by the French Foreign Ministry.
No doubt, the continued Arab migration to France and the influence Muslims wield in that spineless country played a role in shaping France's disastrous foreign policy decision. Yet the French decision is consistent with their perfidious past and it is likely that they would have embarked on the same trajectory with or without indigenous Muslim influence.
The French prefer to think of themselves as an enlightened people but the sad fact is that French cultural anti-Semitism is among the most insidious and embedded of all of Europe. Assimilated or not, Jews have always been the preferred target of the French cultural elite and French history is peppered with such examples.
Consider the infamous case of Alfred Dreyfus, a captain in the French artillery corps and fully assimilated Jew, falsely accused by the French military establishment of passing military secrets to the Germans. Dreyfus was arrested and charged with treason by French authorities in 1894. He was found guilty by a French kangaroo court and spent the next four years of his life on Devil's Island. Despite overwhelming and incontrovertible evidence of his innocence, French authorities, infected with anti-Semitism from the top down, refused to budge. It was not until 1906 that a French military commission fully exonerated Dreyfus.
It is no secret that among the Western nations occupied by the Nazis during World War II, the French were the most willing collaborators going well beyond what was requested of them by their Nazi masters. It was not until 1995 that the French acknowledged their dastardly role in their systematic efforts to exterminate French Jewry. The stench of French collaboration and the role they played in the murder of their own citizens, simply because they were of Jewish decent, will remain a permanent stain on France.
In 1967, when Israel was under existential threat from her Islamic neighbors, French President Charles de Gaulle initiated an arms embargo on Israel and refused to deliver 50 Mirage Vs, which had already been paid for by Israel. Adding insult to injury, the French sold the aircraft to Qaddafi's Libya, a sworn enemy of the Jewish State.
Iraq under the murderous Saddam Hussein maintained close relations with France. Indeed, France among all the Western powers, stood out as Iraq's closest ally. French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac even referred to Hussein – the man who threatened to "burn half of Israel" and who provided cash for the families of homicide bombers – as his "personal friend." France was also instrumental in providing Hussein with a nuclear reactor despite justifiable fears that such a reactor would be used by Hussein to produce WMDs.
France has a long history of cozying up to anti-Western characters. She provided safe haven to Ayatollah Khomeini and embraced arch terrorist Yasser Arafat as well as Syria's former President and serial killer Hafez al-Assad.
As recent as this year, France's consul general in Jerusalem engaged in historical revisionism by issuing an asinine statement that attempted to sever the historical Jewish nexus with the Land of Israel. In a speech on archeology in Israel, Consul General Frederic Desagneaux made repeated references to "Palestine' and "Palestinian archeology" without once referencing Israel or Jews, as if the history of that region began and ended with so-called Palestinian Arabs.
The French now come full circle with their recently announced intention to recognize Palestinian statehood. The French ambassador to London once referred to Israel as "that shitty little country." Judging by France's collaborationist past and its associations with less than reputable characters, the ambassador's pejoratives accurately describe France to a T.
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Miami ( my-AM-ee), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a major city, a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at the 2020 census, it is the second-most populous city in Florida and the eleventh-most populous city in the Southeastern United States. The Miami metropolitan area is the ninth largest in the U.S. with a population of 6.138 million in 2020. The city has the third-largest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises, 58 of which exceed 491 ft (150 m).Miami is a major center and leader in finance, commerce, culture, arts, and international trade. Miami's metropolitan area is by far the largest urban economy in Florida and the 12th largest in the U.S., with a GDP of $344.9 billion as of 2017.
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text: Lacey Duvalle is a stunning ebony pornstar with an impressive resume. She was born in Washington D.C. and got started in the biz when she was just 18 years old. Now at 27 she can rank herself among the big names in the industry having been featured in well over 100 films. Lacey has a demeanor on camera that is very unique, it is full of passion and really intense. You won't catch her faking anything, or overacting, it is simply Lacey being Lacey; which means pure emotion and raw energy. She really is a talented girl, her cocoa skin and dark hair have such a natural quality that it doesn't take much to realize why she is such a big name.


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Wells rapper and man-about-town Spose is not a fan of bullies — or pulling punches. His song "Jimmy!" on his recent album The Audacity!details bullying, victimization, and comeuppance (karmic and otherwise), starting with describing Jimmy as "a troublemaking popular kid" who picks on Chris. Over the course of the song, Jimmy degrades into robbing and "doing coke off the floor again/while Chris graduates as the valedictorian."
To make the song's video, Spose is working with Project Aware, a local youth-driven non-profit opposing bullying and dealing with other aspects of teen health (sexual, physical, and mental).
As another element of that collaboration, Spose is headlining a fundraiser for Project Aware that plainspokenly hands victims of bullying a possible weapon (words only!) to use against their tormentors. The event's title is "Don't Be A Douchebag." (It also features performances by other musicians, including some young players from the Maine Academy of Modern Music.)
The name is in keeping with his approach of talking to young people in their own language. "I've always kind of tried to touch on serious issues in a relateable manner," he says — not shying away from being "brutal and honest." He definitely doesn't want to "talk down to the kids like it's a high school assembly."
That said, the 27-year-old has matured since his earlier, more flamboyant work, and while he still uses rap's approach and stylings, he's more careful about his language now: "I try not to use 'bitch' too often," Spose says.
Project Aware co-founder Carl Lakari says lots of words in common parlance have been "used to hurt kids," Lakari says — including "jerk" and "idiot." But kids adapt them and often co-opt their uses. (Cf. "queer," "nerd," and "geek.")
"This is their language. This is from their perspective," Lakari says, observing that he and Spose came up with four possible names for the event, the other three of which were less forward. "Without question, and with vehemence," the Project Aware kids chose "Don't Be A Douchebag."
"I took a risk," Lakari admits. "I could have stopped it, but I felt like I would have been disempowering the youth" — the very people he created the organization to serve.
It's very much along the lines of how Project Aware approaches youth service differently from other organizations. For example, there's the 35-minute dramatic short April's Heart, filmed by the film club at Sanford High School, released in 2010 and showing raw and unfiltered scenes of teenage life in today's world.
Lakari says his goal is to "allow youth to have a voice . . . without judgment" — which at times means having open conversations among teens and adults about boundaries, consequences, and risky behavior.
Spose approves: "Their videos were brutal and hard-core and they weren't flowery and After-School Specials," he says of what attracted him to work with the group. "That's what kids are really going through."
In response — and in recognition — Spose promises to deliver "a full all-ages set that's not scaled-back and boring" on Saturday. And on Friday evening from 6 to 7 pm on WCYY (94.3 FM), he and Lakari and several teens will be on the air with Mark Curdo to talk about the issues facing teens.
Deliver a big blow to bullies everywhere: Listen on the radio, and head to the show.
'DON'T BE A DOUCHEBAG' | benefit for Project Aware | with Spose, Dean Ford, Better Than, God.Damn.Chan, Steiner Street, Running Gags, Beware of Pedestrians | October 13 @ 1-5 pm | Asylum, 121 Center St, Portland | $5, all ages


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End $30b to Israel
[March 2013] On March 2, 2013, VP launched a billboard campaign throughout Washington DC with the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation. As the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) met for its annual Congressional lobby, the campaign called for an end to the $30billion in US military aid promised to Israel over the coming decade. This is one of three posters highlighting the ways in which US funding to Israel could instead be used to fund communities' needs. Posters were seen by commuters on the Washington DC Metro and on a billboard affixed to a truck following AIPAC conference attendees.
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text: Remembering Red September 20, 2010 have been Red Auerbach's 93rd birthday and it is a good time for the Celtics Nation to pause and remember the patriarch of the Celtics franchise. I have a tee shirt that has the clover on the front with Red's name inside the clover and on the back, it says this: "The Boston Celtics are not a basketball team, they are a way of life." Red was a member of the National Basketball Association since its formation in 1946 and was with the Celtics since 1950. For him, the Celtics truly were a way of life. When the Celtics won the 2008 NBA championship, it marked the first of the Celtics' 17 championships that Red wasn't there to see. But his hand was still in that championship in that it's architect, Danny Ainge, was chosen by Red to be the team's GM. And Danny has mentioned having many discussions with Red in his early years as GM about the direction to take the team. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Red attended Eastern District High School in that city, attended Seth Low Junior College in New York, and George Washington University in the District of Columbia. He played three years of college basketball at GW, and was the team's leading scorer and a defensive specialist. He received a Bachelor of Science in Education in 1940 and a Master of Arts in Education from GW the following year. In 1941, Auerbach began coaching basketball at the St. Albans School and Roosevelt High School. Two years later, he joined the US Navy fand spent three years in the military, coaching the Navy basketball team in Norfolk. There, he caught the eye of Washington millionaire Mike Uline, who hired him to coach the Washington Capitols in the newly-founded Basketball Association of America (BAA), a predecessor of the NBA. Auerbach spent the first three seasons of his pro career with the Washington Capitols before moving on to the Tri-Cities Hawks for one campaign. At this point, Walter Brown, who owned the struggling Boston Celtics, approached Auerbach to become the man to lead the squad into what would ultimately become the greatest franchise in pro basketball history. Auerbach carefully crafted a competitive team but the championship eluded them in his first 6 years as coach and GM. Then, on April 29, 1956 Red sent Easy Ed Macauley and Cliff Hagan and the 7th pick in the draft to St. Louis for the Hawks' first-round pick. That pick was the second in the draft and it was believed that the Rochester Royals, who had the first pick, might be interested in taking Russell. Red, though, made the Royals' owner, Lee Harrison, an offer he couldn't refuse. The owner of the Celtics, Walter Brown, was also the president of the Ice Capades. Brown offered Harrison the Ice Capades, which at that time was a bigger draw than basketball, for one week if the Royals would pass on Russell. The rest, as they say, is history. This blockbuster trade, including two players, a draft pick and the Ice Capades, for a rookie center would spur the Celtics toward becoming the most dominant franchise in pro basketball history and helped to create the legend of Red Auerbach as a step above everyone else in the NBA. From 1950-1966, Auerbach coached the Celtics to nine world titles, including eight in succession from 1959-1966. His incredible record was 938-479 (.662) in regular-season play and an equally impressive 99-69 (.589) in post-season encounters. What is even more impressive is that Red wasn't just the coach. He was the GM, the coach, the driver, the equipment man, and much more for the team. He did everything. He didn't have assistant coaches. He had to arrange for accommodations on the road. He had to do the scouting. He had to be a jack of all trades. Prior to the 1966-67 season, the "coach" removed himself from the bench in order to concentrate on his duties as General Manager, and appointed Bill Russell as player-coach. With Red's guidance and knowledge, the Celtics continued to win. In 1968 and 1969, the Celtics added two more titles. After a down period in the early 1970s, Auerbach restructured the team, adding key personnel through trades and the draft, and ultimately raised banners in 1974 and 1976. It was the subsequent years that would provide Auerbach with his biggest challenge, as the late '70s proved to be a dismal period for the Celtics. Yet Auerbach once again saved the franchise with the shrewd selection of Larry Bird in the 1978 draft. Although he would have to wait a year before Bird would play in the NBA, Auerbach sensed that the Indiana native was the man to rejuvenate the proud organization and he was right. Five other teams had a shot at Bird, but all passed. In 1981, Boston became the NBA champions again as Auerbach orchestrated another amazing trade, this time dealing the first and 13th picks in the 1981 draft to Golden State for Robert Parish and the third overall pick which became Kevin McHale. Boston added two more titles in 1984 and 1986 thanks to the master's keen additions of Danny Ainge, Dennis Johnson, Bill Walton, among others. Through the years, Red could be seen at the end of Celtics' victories smoking a cigar on the bench. He started out lighting his cigars on the bench when the game was in hand because he hated to see coaches playing to the TV cameras and to the crowd, making themselves seen when the game was in hand. He felt that when the game was in hand, the coach should sit down and be quiet. So, he would light up his cigar to keep himself occupied as his team played out the end of the game. Arenas with no smoking rules didn't dare tell Red not to light up and the victory cigar soon became Red's trademark. Auerbach has been the recipient of numerous distinguished awards and honors throughout his career. In 1968, he was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA. When the NBA chose its Silver Anniversary Team honoring the best of the league's first 25 years, Red was chosen as coach of that distinguished team. In 1982, he was elected to the Washington Hall of Stars, a Hall of Fame which involves people from all sports. Red was also honored as NBA Coach of the Year in 1965, winning the trophy that now bears his name, and NBA Executive of the Year in 1980. Also in that year, he was selected to the NBA's 35th Anniversary Team as "Greatest Coach in the History of the NBA," by the PBWAA (Pro Basketball Writers Association of America). In 1985, the Red Auerbach Fund, established in the Celtics' legends' name, was created to promote athletic, recreational, and other youth development activities in Boston and throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. January 4, 1985 will always be a special day in Boston sports history, as it was on this day that the Celtics family saluted its patriarch by having the number "2" retired in his honor. Number 1 was retired in honor of the team's founder, Walter Brown. The 2 retired for Red is emblematic of his being the second most influential person in the organization's history. On Red's 68th birthday, September 20, 1985, a life-size sculpture of Auerbach was unveiled and placed in Boston's historic Faneuil Hall Marketplace so the public would have a lasting tribute to this basketball genius and legend. Red received seven honorary degrees from various institutions. He valued such honors so much that he kept a previous commitment to American International College by delivering its commencement speech on May 22, 1988, even though it prevented him from being at Boston Garden for the deciding game of the Celtics-Hawks' best-of-seven thriller. On that day, AIC presented Auerbach with a Doctor of Humanities Honorary Degree. A week earlier he had received a Doctor of Arts Honorary Degree from Stonehill College. He also received Honorary Doctorate Degrees in Humane Letters from Franklin Pierce College, on May 24, 1981, the University of Massachusetts (Boston), in 1982, and from Boston University, on May 13, 1984. In 1986, Central New England College honored him with an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Business Administration. On February 14, 1993, his alma mater, George Washington, bestowed an honorary Doctorate of Public Service Degree, and on June 9, 1998, the university celebrated Red's 80th birthday by unveiling a plaque and a bust of the legendary coach. This tribute is permanently attached to the exterior of the Smith Center, GW's athletic facility. Red authored seven books. His first, Basketball for the Player, the Fan and Coach, has been translated into seven languages and is the largest-selling basketball book in print. His second book, co-authored with Paul Sann, was Winning the Hard Way. He also penned a pair of books written in conjunction with Joe Fitzgerald: Red Auerbach: An Autobiography and Red Auerbach On and Off the Court. In October, 1991, Auerbach's released, M.B.A.: Management by Auerbach, which was co-authored with Ken Dooley. In 1994, Red co-authored "Seeing Red", written in conjunction with Dan Shaughnessy. In October 2004, his final book, "Let Me Tell You A Story", was published and was co-written by legendary sports journalist John Feinstein. I've read several of Red's books, but if you haven't yet read Let Me Tell You a Story, you really need to. In 1987, an excellent instructional video entitled Winning Basketball became available to the public featuring the insight, thoughts, and philosophy of Red and three-time NBA Most Valuable Player and Celtics' captain Larry Bird. In spite of his passing on October 28, 2006, his hand was still on the latest Celtics championship. Danny Ainge was Red's choice for GM of the club. Red always had faith that Danny was the man to lead the Celtics back to glory and, as always when it came to basketball, he was right. Red's passing has left a void in the basketball world that will never be filled. On this, the 93rd anniversary of Red's birth, we remember him... and miss him. Newer Older


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The concept of "simple" has a different meaning and a different value for every person. For me, it means eliminating all but the essential, eschewing chaos for clarity, and spending time doing only what really matters to me or my family. Today, we are all searching for a more simple way. We are embracing this cultural shift in any way we can because the world has gotten loud, overstimulating, crowded and difficult to comprehend. So, we deeply desire and gravitate toward that which is simple. This same mind-shift can be felt in how we shop and the brands that we embrace. We must be able to hear a brand's voice clearly if we are to connect with it.
Clients are often caught off guard when I say their brands are complicated, chaotic, unfocused and loud. They are stunned when I tell them that what they need is some old-fashioned simplicity. One reason for brand story clutter is that companies often see the brand through a category lens rather than a consumer lens.
And what is a brand really? It is a story well told. And to tell it well, you must delete many of the things that do not matter to the real story so that you can devote your time to telling your story in a way that does matter. It means getting rid of the clutter to be left with only that which gives your brand value.
Why Simple?
Why do so few beauty brands hold a really strong position in the market? Most consumers are more excited about their next coffee break than a new beauty brand. Building a great beauty brand is not easy. Frankly, it is really hard work, but it isn't magic.
Successful beauty companies know that strong beauty brands drive consumer purchases, loyalty, word-of-mouth and long-term repeat buying. Consumers need to hear your voice so they can gain an understanding of your brand story. Once they understand, they begin to connect. And if they connect emotionally, they build a preference—and preference builds loyalty. The key is they must understand your brand, and study after study proves that simplicity of message is the gateway to crossing that bridge to consumer understanding. However, getting to simplicity of message isn't always an easy process. It's a journey, not a destination, and it can often be a journey of two steps forward and one back.
The Long Simple List
There is no step-by-step guide to simplifying your brand's voice, but I've compiled a list of ideas that should help anyone trying to find the simple life for a brand. 1. Make a list of the top four or five important messages.
Think about what's really most important about your brand. What should the consumer value most? What four or five things do you most want every consumer to really know about your brand?
Simplifying starts with really knowing these priorities. "The five key things I want to say about my brand are … ."
2. Create a simplicity statement.
What do you want your simple brand life to look like? Write it out. "I simply want my consumer to know ... ."
3. Embrace a minimalist view.
A minimalist brand has what is necessary and not much else. Its inherent simplicity means it is easy to understand. Don't tell the brand's whole life story, just the relevant, memorable parts—the parts consumers will relate to emotionally.
4. Evaluate the commitments.
Look at everything you've got going on with your brand—all the messages, the looks, the images, the sponsorships, the spokespeople, the products, the line extensions, the target buyer, the product name and so forth. Which of these really gives value? Which ones are in line with the important things you listed above? Drop those things that aren't in line.
5. Evaluate the time.
How does your brand spend its day? What is the brand aligned with? Make a list and evaluate whether it's in line with your priorities. If not, eliminate the things that aren't, and focus on what's important. Redesign your brand. Don't make your brand everything to everyone. Don't sponsor Sundance when your consumer is more of a Golden Globe gal.
6. Learn to say no.
If you can't say no, you then inevitably take on too much and put your brand in places where it's not relevant. For example, don't expand distribution into a door that doesn't match the personality of your brand; it will only add confusion.
7. Purge your brand.
Get rid of old, irrelvant ideas and cut the excess. Does your sales staff wear outdated brand apparel? Is your trade show booth from the ᾽80s? Is the brand representation outdated? Purge. Purge. And purge some more.
8. Always ask: Will this simplify my brand's voice? If the answer is no, simply reconsider.
Alisa Marie Beyer is CEO of The Benchmarking Company (TBC), a research and branding firm focused exclusively on the beauty industry. TBC's women-only, permission-based Pink Panel provides beauty consumer data for the award-winning Pink Report, the quarterly research report that reveals what consumers of female beauty products want, what they'll buy and why. E-mail: [email protected]; www.benchmarkingco.com


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Smelly Feet
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Smelly feet happen because of perspiration
Published on Skin.
Perspiration takes place in the skin and is related to communication problems. Sweat has a smell, is sticky and gluey.
In the animal world, these are characteristic of frogs and fish.
To grab a frog or fish is a difficult thing to do. They are slippery.
The person who sweats without having done any physical activity is someone who does not want to get caught. He is a bar of soap, an eel (very slippery fish). Children who want to escape from their Fathers or Mothers, or from any adult, sweat more. Perspiration is very diluted urine. It changes from person to person. In the old times, doctors tasted their patients' urine or sweat: "Tell me what your odour tastes like and I will tell you about your emotions (fear, resentment, rage…)". Dogs are able to detect odour immediately, which may make them very nervous quite fast.
Feet perspiration shows the child wants to escape the control of his Mother.
Sweaty hands indicate people who want to escape social control.
Sweaty shoulders indicate a desire to escape the Father.
Sweaty head shows a desire to escape certain ideas.
When a baby sweats through the head, this means he does not want to get caught in his parents' ideas, as they do not make sense to him.
Sweaty armpits show the person is aware he is not allowed the right to use his imagination. This person would like to fly away, like Pegasus.
In the same way, people who have a strong smell are showing their emotional state, women and men who use a lot of perfume do so to mark their territory.


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American Association of the Deaf-Blind
Deaf-blind people have many different ways of communication.
The methods they use vary, depending on the causes of their combined vision and hearing loss, their backgrounds, and their education.
Below are some of the most common ways that deaf-blind people communicate. These methods described are used primarily in the United States.
Sign Language and Modifications
Signed Languages:
Some deaf or hard of hearing people with low vision use American Sign Language
or an English-based sign language. In some cases, people may need to sign or fingerspell more slowly than usual so the person with limited vision can see signs more clearly. Sometimes the person with low vision can see the signs better if the signer wears a shirt that contrasts with his or her skin color (e.g., a person with light skin needs to wear a dark-colored shirt).
Adapted Signs:
Some deaf-blind people with restricted peripheral vision may prefer the signer to sign in a very small space, usually at chest level. Some signs located at waist level may need to be adapted (e.g. signing "belt" at chest level rather than at waist level).
Tactile Sign Language:
The deaf-blind person puts his or her hands over the signer's hands to feel the shape, movement and location of the signs. Some signs and facial expressions may need to be modified (for example, signing "not understand" instead of signing
"understand" and shaking one's head; spelling "dog" rather than signing "dog"). People can use one-handed or two-handed tactile sign language.
People who grew up using ASL in the deaf community may prefer tactile ASL, while others who came from an oral background or learned signs later may prefer a more English-based tactile system.
Some deaf-blind people with restricted but still usable vision (e.g., tunnel vision) may follow signs by holding the signer's forearm or wrist and using their eyes to follow the signs visually. This helps them follow signs more easily.
Tactile Fingerspelling:
Usually blind or visually impaired people who lose their hearing later, or deaf, or hard of hearing people who have depended on their speech reading and do not know how to sign, prefer tactile finger-spelling because sometimes sign language can be difficult to learn.
The deaf-blind person may prefer to put his or her hand over the fingerspelling hand, or on the signer's palm, or cup his or her hand around the signer's hand.
This is a way for deaf-blind people with little or no usable vision to speech-read another person by touch. They put their thumb on the other person's chin, and their fingers on the other person's cheek to feel the vibrations of
the person's voice and the movement of their lips. This method is rarely used nowadays.
Other deaf or hard of hearing people with usable vision use speechreadng as well as their residual vision and hearing. They may use hearing aids, cochlear implants and/or assistive listening devices to help them hear and understand other people better.
Face-to-Face Communication Systems
Screen Braille Communicator:
Some deaf-blind people use a Screen Braille Communicator (SBC).
This is a small, portable device that enables them to communicate with sighted people. The device has a QWERTY keyboard wotj an LCD display on one side, and an eight-cell braille display on the other side. The sighted person types short text on the QWERTY keyboard. The deaf-blind person reads the printed text by placing his or her fingers on the braille display. He or she then uses the braille display to type back text. The sighted person can read the text on the LCD display.
TTY with Braille Display:
The TTY is connected with and stacked on top of a braille display, although both can be separate. It allows a deaf-blind person who reads braille to use the telephone. The deaf-blind person can also use this system as a face-to-face
communication device to communicate with someone else who does not know the person's preferred communication method.
Also, some people who don't see well can use TTYs with large visual displays or computers with larger font to communicate with others.
Some people with hearing and vision loss use CapTel to make telephone calls. Using a special phone, the CapTel USB, people can dial into a captioning service that types the other caller's conversation onto a computer screen. Then,
deaf-blind callers can read a conversation script on their screens in addition to listening to another caller on their telephones. The captions can be adjusted for color, size or font style on the screen.
Braille Notetakers
Deaf-blind people can also use braille notetakers to communicate with others who don't know braille or their communication system. Many braille notetakers can be connected with personal digital assistants (PDAs) that are commonly used by others.
Print on Palm (POP):
The person communicating with the deaf-blind person prints large block letters on the other person's palm. Each letter is written in the same location on the person's palm. This is frequently a way for deaf-blind people to communicate with the public.
These are only a few of the many ways that deaf-blind people can communicate with each other and with others. For more specific information, contact the AADB Office.
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The Department of Energy has issued the following press release.
Obama Administration Announces $85 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Early Career Scientists' Research
July 17, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC— U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that up to $85 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be awarded in early 2010 to support at least 50 early career researchers for five years at U.S. academic institutions and DOE national laboratories.
"This funding highlights the Administrations continued commitment to building the nation's scientific workforce by attracting top emerging researchers to careers in vital areas of basic research," said Secretary Chu. "By investing in scientific researchers in their formative years, we can provide scientists with the resources to do some of their most exciting and productive work."
To be eligible for the competition, a researcher must be an untenured, tenure-track assistant professor at a U.S. academic institution or a full-time employee at a DOE national laboratory. The applicant must also have received a Ph.D. within the past ten years.
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Freedom on the Highway
Freedom on the Highway is a true story that took two decades to finish. This unusual tale is about a young man who left his homeland to travel the world. Not only was this a challenge unto itself but in the ten years that followed Johnny put some 64,000 miles of hitching under his belt. (This was more than likely one of the greatest hitchhiking feats in history.)
The first 70 pages of this novel covers Johnny's upbringing which took place in the southeastern part of England. Having spirits for playmates for the beginning of his life, this book then goes into the insane acts of so called 'discipline' in England's schooling system at the time. Sadly, caning and throwing chalkboard erasers at non attentive students heads was quite a common practice by the tutors in the early 80's.
Leaving school at the age of 15, there was a bitter taste for authority, left hanging over this young mans shoulders. Maybe it was a combination of the above that subliminally dictated the pathway that came next. The alternative lifestyle of punk rock and the freedom that it entailed was what caught Johnny's attention.
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Mojolicious::Controller - Controller base class
# Controller package MyApp::Foo; use Mojo::Base 'Mojolicious::Controller'; # Action sub bar { my $self = shift; my $name = $self->param('name'); $self->res->headers->cache_control('max-age=1, no-cache'); $self->render(json => {hello => $name}); }
Mojolicious::Controller is the base class for your Mojolicious controllers. It is also the default controller class unless you set "controller_class" in Mojolicious.
Mojolicious::Controller inherits all attributes from Mojo::Base and implements the following new ones.
my $app = $c->app; $c = $c->app(Mojolicious->new);
A reference back to the application that dispatched to this controller, defaults to a Mojolicious object.
# Use application logger $c->app->log->debug('Hello Mojo!'); # Generate path my $path = $c->app->home->rel_file('templates/foo/bar.html.ep');
my $m = $c->match; $c = $c->match(Mojolicious::Routes::Match->new);
Router results for the current request, defaults to a Mojolicious::Routes::Match object.
# Introspect my $foo = $c->match->endpoint->pattern->defaults->{foo}; my $bar = $c->match->stack->[-1]{bar};
my $tx = $c->tx; $c = $c->tx(Mojo::Transaction::HTTP->new);
The transaction that is currently being processed, usually a Mojo::Transaction::HTTP or Mojo::Transaction::WebSocket object. Note that this reference is usually weakened, so the object needs to be referenced elsewhere as well when you're performing non-blocking operations and the underlying connection might get closed early.
# Check peer information my $address = $c->tx->remote_address; my $port = $c->tx->remote_port; # Perform non-blocking operation without knowing the connection status my $tx = $c->tx; Mojo::IOLoop->timer(2 => sub { $c->app->log->debug($tx->is_finished ? 'Finished.' : 'In progress.'); });
Mojolicious::Controller inherits all methods from Mojo::Base and implements the following new ones.
Continue dispatch chain.
my $value = $c->cookie('foo'); my @values = $c->cookie('foo'); $c = $c->cookie(foo => 'bar'); $c = $c->cookie(foo => 'bar', {path => '/'});
Access request cookie values and create new response cookies.
# Create response cookie with domain and expiration date $c->cookie(user => 'sri', {domain => 'example.com', expires => time + 60});
$c = $c->finish; $c = $c->finish(1000); $c = $c->finish(1003 => 'Cannot accept data!'); $c = $c->finish('Bye!');
Close WebSocket connection or long poll stream gracefully.
my $foo = $c->flash('foo'); $c = $c->flash({foo => 'bar'}); $c = $c->flash(foo => 'bar');
Data storage persistent only for the next request, stored in the "session".
# Show message after redirect $c->flash(message => 'User created successfully!'); $c->redirect_to('show_user', id => 23);
my $cb = $c->on(finish => sub {...});
Subscribe to events of "tx", which is usually a Mojo::Transaction::HTTP or Mojo::Transaction::WebSocket object. Note that this method will automatically respond to WebSocket handshake requests with a 101 response status.
# Do something after the transaction has been finished $c->on(finish => sub { my $c = shift; $c->app->log->debug('We are done!'); }); # Receive WebSocket message $c->on(message => sub { my ($c, $msg) = @_; $c->app->log->debug("Message: $msg"); }); # Receive JSON object via WebSocket message $c->on(json => sub { my ($c, $hash) = @_; $c->app->log->debug("Test: $hash->{test}"); }); # Receive WebSocket "Binary" message $c->on(binary => sub { my ($c, $bytes) = @_; my $len = length $bytes; $c->app->log->debug("Received $len bytes."); });
my @names = $c->param; my $foo = $c->param('foo'); my @foo = $c->param('foo'); my ($foo, $bar) = $c->param(['foo', 'bar']); $c = $c->param(foo => 'ba;r'); $c = $c->param(foo => qw(ba;r ba;z));
Access route placeholder values that are not reserved stash values, file uploads and GET/POST parameters, in that order. Note that this method is context sensitive in some cases and therefore needs to be used with care, there can always be multiple values, which might have unexpected consequences. Parts of the request body need to be loaded into memory to parse POST parameters, so you have to make sure it is not excessively large.
# List context is ambiguous and should be avoided my $hash = {foo => $self->param('foo')}; # Better enforce scalar context my $hash = {foo => scalar $self->param('foo')}; # The multi name form can also enforce scalar context my $hash = {foo => $self->param(['foo'])};
For more control you can also access request information directly.
# Only GET parameters my $foo = $c->req->url->query->param('foo'); # Only GET and POST parameters my $foo = $c->req->param('foo'); # Only file uploads my $foo = $c->req->upload('foo');
$c = $c->redirect_to('named', foo => 'bar'); $c = $c->redirect_to('named', {foo => 'bar'}); $c = $c->redirect_to('/perldoc'); $c = $c->redirect_to('http://mojolicio.us/perldoc');
Prepare a 302 redirect response, takes the same arguments as "url_for".
# Conditional redirect return $c->redirect_to('login') unless $c->session('user'); # Moved permanently $c->res->code(301); $c->redirect_to('some_route');
my $bool = $c->render; my $bool = $c->render(controller => 'foo', action => 'bar'); my $bool = $c->render(template => 'foo/index'); my $bool = $c->render(template => 'index', format => 'html'); my $bool = $c->render(data => $bytes); my $bool = $c->render(text => 'Hello!'); my $bool = $c->render(json => {foo => 'bar'}); my $bool = $c->render(handler => 'something'); my $bool = $c->render('foo/index'); my $output = $c->render('foo/index', partial => 1);
Render content using "render" in Mojolicious::Renderer and emit hook "after_render" in Mojolicious unless the result is partial. If no template is provided a default one based on controller and action or route name will be generated, all additional values get merged into the "stash".
$c = $c->render_exception('Oops!'); $c = $c->render_exception(Mojo::Exception->new('Oops!'));
Render the exception template exception.$mode.$format.* or exception.$format.* and set the response status code to 500. Also sets the stash values exception to a Mojo::Exception object and snapshot to a copy of the "stash" for use in the templates.
$c = $c->render_later;
Disable automatic rendering to delay response generation, only necessary if automatic rendering would result in a response.
# Delayed rendering $c->render_later; Mojo::IOLoop->timer(2 => sub { $c->render(text => 'Delayed by 2 seconds!'); });
my $bool = $c->render_maybe; my $bool = $c->render_maybe(controller => 'foo', action => 'bar'); my $bool = $c->render_maybe('foo/index', format => 'html');
Try to render content but do not call "render_not_found" if no response could be generated, takes the same arguments as "render".
# Render template "index_local" only if it exists $self->render_maybe('index_local') or $self->render('index');
$c = $c->render_not_found;
Render the not found template not_found.$mode.$format.* or not_found.$format.* and set the response status code to 404.
my $bool = $c->render_static('images/logo.png'); my $bool = $c->render_static('../lib/MyApp.pm');
Render a static file using "serve" in Mojolicious::Static, usually from the public directories or DATA sections of your application. Note that this method does not protect from traversing to parent directories.
$c = $c->rendered; $c = $c->rendered(302);
Finalize response and emit hook "after_dispatch" in Mojolicious, defaults to using a 200 response code.
my $req = $c->req;
Get Mojo::Message::Request object from "req" in Mojo::Transaction.
# Longer version my $req = $c->tx->req; # Extract request information my $url = $c->req->url->to_abs; my $userinfo = $c->req->url->to_abs->userinfo; my $host = $c->req->url->to_abs->host; my $agent = $c->req->headers->user_agent; my $bytes = $c->req->body; my $str = $c->req->text; my $hash = $c->req->json; my $foo = $c->req->json('/23/foo'); my $dom = $c->req->dom; my $bar = $c->req->dom('div.bar')->first->text;
my $res = $c->res;
Get Mojo::Message::Response object from "res" in Mojo::Transaction.
# Longer version my $res = $c->tx->res; # Force file download by setting a custom response header $c->res->headers->content_disposition('attachment; filename=foo.png;');
$c = $c->respond_to( json => {json => {message => 'Welcome!'}}, html => {template => 'welcome'}, any => sub {...} );
Automatically select best possible representation for resource from Accept request header, format stash value or format GET/POST parameter, defaults to rendering an empty 204 response. Since browsers often don't really know what they actually want, unspecific Accept request headers with more than one MIME type will be ignored, unless the X-Requested-With header is set to the value XMLHttpRequest.
$c->respond_to( json => sub { $c->render(json => {just => 'works'}) }, xml => {text => '<just>works</just>'}, any => {data => '', status => 204} );
$c = $c->send({binary => $bytes}); $c = $c->send({text => $bytes}); $c = $c->send({json => {test => [1, 2, 3]}}); $c = $c->send([$fin, $rsv1, $rsv2, $rsv3, $op, $payload]); $c = $c->send($chars); $c = $c->send($chars => sub {...});
Send message or frame non-blocking via WebSocket, the optional drain callback will be invoked once all data has been written. Note that this method will automatically respond to WebSocket handshake requests with a 101 response status.
# Send "Text" message $c->send('I ♥ Mojolicious!'); # Send JSON object as "Text" message $c->send({json => {test => 'I ♥ Mojolicious!'}}); # Send JSON object as "Binary" message use Mojo::JSON 'j'; $c->send({binary => j({test => 'I ♥ Mojolicious!'})}); # Send "Ping" frame $c->send([1, 0, 0, 0, 9, 'Hello World!']); # Make sure previous message has been written before continuing $c->send('First message!' => sub { my $c = shift; $c->send('Second message!'); });
For mostly idle WebSockets you might also want to increase the inactivity timeout, which usually defaults to 15 seconds.
# Increase inactivity timeout for connection to 300 seconds Mojo::IOLoop->stream($c->tx->connection)->timeout(300);
my $session = $c->session; my $foo = $c->session('foo'); $c = $c->session({foo => 'bar'}); $c = $c->session(foo => 'bar');
Persistent data storage, all session data gets serialized with Mojo::JSON and stored Base64 encoded in HMAC-SHA1 signed cookies. Note that cookies usually have a 4096 byte limit, depending on browser.
# Manipulate session $c->session->{foo} = 'bar'; my $foo = $c->session->{foo}; delete $c->session->{foo}; # Expiration date in seconds from now (persists between requests) $c->session(expiration => 604800); # Expiration date as absolute epoch time (only valid for one request) $c->session(expires => time + 604800); # Delete whole session by setting an expiration date in the past $c->session(expires => 1);
my $value = $c->signed_cookie('foo'); my @values = $c->signed_cookie('foo'); $c = $c->signed_cookie(foo => 'bar'); $c = $c->signed_cookie(foo => 'bar', {path => '/'});
Access signed request cookie values and create new signed response cookies. Cookies failing HMAC-SHA1 signature verification will be automatically discarded.
my $hash = $c->stash; my $foo = $c->stash('foo'); $c = $c->stash({foo => 'bar'}); $c = $c->stash(foo => 'bar');
Non persistent data storage and exchange, application wide default values can be set with "defaults" in Mojolicious. Some stash values have a special meaning and are reserved, the full list is currently action, app, cb, controller, data, extends, format, handler, json, layout, namespace, partial, path, status, template and text. Note that all stash values with a mojo.* prefix are reserved for internal use.
# Remove value my $foo = delete $c->stash->{foo};
my $url = $c->url_for; my $url = $c->url_for(name => 'sebastian'); my $url = $c->url_for({name => 'sebastian'}); my $url = $c->url_for('test', name => 'sebastian'); my $url = $c->url_for('test', {name => 'sebastian'}); my $url = $c->url_for('/perldoc'); my $url = $c->url_for('//mojolicio.us/perldoc'); my $url = $c->url_for('http://mojolicio.us/perldoc'); my $url = $c->url_for('mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com');
Generate a portable Mojo::URL object with base for a path, URL or route.
# "http://127.0.0.1:3000/perldoc" if application has been started with Morbo $c->url_for('/perldoc')->to_abs; # "/perldoc?foo=bar" if application is deployed under "/" $c->url_for('/perldoc')->query(foo => 'bar'); # "/myapp/perldoc?foo=bar" if application is deployed under "/myapp" $c->url_for('/perldoc')->query(foo => 'bar');
You can also use the helper "url_with" in Mojolicious::Plugin::DefaultHelpers to inherit query parameters from the current request.
# "/list?q=mojo&page=2" if current request was for "/list?q=mojo&page=1" $c->url_with->query([page => 2]);
my $validation = $c->validation;
Get Mojolicious::Validator::Validation object for current request to validate GET/POST parameters. Parts of the request body need to be loaded into memory to parse POST parameters, so you have to make sure it is not excessively large.
my $validation = $c->validation; $validation->required('title')->size(3, 50); my $title = $validation->param('title');
$c = $c->write; $c = $c->write($bytes); $c = $c->write(sub {...}); $c = $c->write($bytes => sub {...});
Write dynamic content non-blocking, the optional drain callback will be invoked once all data has been written.
# Keep connection alive (with Content-Length header) $c->res->headers->content_length(6); $c->write('Hel' => sub { my $c = shift; $c->write('lo!') }); # Close connection when finished (without Content-Length header) $c->write('Hel' => sub { my $c = shift; $c->write('lo!' => sub { my $c = shift; $c->finish; }); });
For Comet (long polling) you might also want to increase the inactivity timeout, which usually defaults to 15 seconds.
$c = $c->write_chunk; $c = $c->write_chunk($bytes); $c = $c->write_chunk(sub {...}); $c = $c->write_chunk($bytes => sub {...});
Write dynamic content non-blocking with chunked transfer encoding, the optional drain callback will be invoked once all data has been written.
# Make sure previous chunk has been written before continuing $c->write_chunk('He' => sub { my $c = shift; $c->write_chunk('ll' => sub { my $c = shift; $c->finish('o!'); }); });
You can call "finish" at any time to end the stream.
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In addition to the attributes and methods above you can also call helpers on Mojolicious::Controller objects. This includes all helpers from Mojolicious::Plugin::DefaultHelpers and Mojolicious::Plugin::TagHelpers.
$c->layout('green'); $c->title('Welcome!');
Mojolicious, Mojolicious::Guides, http://mojolicio.us.
To install Mojolicious, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm Mojolicious
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Mojolicious
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.


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Actress Jada Pinkett Smith isn't shy about admitting that she gets a real kick from giving her fans (and anyone else paying attention) food for thought in her work for television, film, music, and, more recently, through her various social media outlets.
Over the years the mother of three and wife of mega movie star Will Smith has crafted a cozy niche for herself in Hollywood: starring in box office hits like The Matrix, beloved African-American sitcoms like Different World to even fronting her own heavy metal band, Wicked Wisdom.
Today the 41-year-old with a penchant for posting controversial Facebook editorials has new a food-for-thought project that finds her behind the scenes but ahead of the curve. Pinkett Smith and Overbrook Entertainment, the company in which she partners with her husband and Smith's long-time producing partner James Lassiter, are executive producers of Free Angela and All Political Prisoners, an in-depth and surprisingly revealing documentary that outlines the story of '70s icon Angela Davis. (Shawn "Jay Z'' Carter also served as an executive producer on the film.) Davis, an African-American political activist, radical, and Communist Party leader, had strong ties to the Black Panther Party and in 1970 became only the third woman in history to be placed on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List.
The fast-paced documentary shares the fascinating history of Davis's intellectual roots and reveals her rarely discussed studies at the University of Frankfurt, where she lived with a German family and studied philosophy—certainly not the normal life experienced by an African-American woman from Birmingham, Alabama, during the racially tense 1960s. She returned to the United States and became involved with the Black Panthers and the Communist Party. In 1969 she also became an acting assistant professor of philosophy at UCLA, where then Governor Ronald Regan urged the board of regents to fire her due to her ties with the Communist Party.
"This was just something I felt I had to be a part of for so many reasons including for my grandmother's sake,'' says Pinkett Smith. "My grandmother did so much work for civil rights and would talk about people like Angela all the time while I was growing up. I knew I had to get behind a project like this in her memory. She'd be so proud.''
Unlike Pinkett Smith's late grandmother, most know very little beyond the basic facts of Davis's arrest. In 1970 Davis was implicated and charged with buying guns for a thwarted prison escape attempt for the Soledad Brothers, three men, including George Jackson, accused of killing a prison guard inside Soledad Prison and who all had ties with the Black Panthers. In an attempt to free the men, Jackson's brother took a courtroom hostage in a situation that left several people dead, including a California judge and Jackson's 17-year-old brother, Jonathan. Davis was on the run for two months before being captured in late 1970, and was later found not guilty of all charges in 1972 by an all-white jury.
"She never apologized for her politics or her associations and she always looked fabulous doing it,'' says Pinkett Smith, referencing Davis's memorable and perfectly coifed afro that remained of a symbol of black pride throughout the '70s.
In the documentary, directed and deftly written by Shola Lynch, Davis herself gets to recount the politics and actions that branded her a terrorist and while at the same time spurred a worldwide movement calling for her freedom as a political prisoner.
"I thought I was pretty educated on Angela Davis until a friend brought me this film and asked me to consider being a part of it,'' said Pinkett Smith. "I was amazed at how much of her story I didn't know and I knew that if I hadn't heard that much of it how many other people hadn't either.''
One of the most significant and lesser known aspects of Davis's experience that the documentary exposes is the strong romantic connection Davis shared with inmate George Jackson, one of the Soledad three, which was later used by the prosecution to suggest her main motivation for getting involved in the prison escape in the first place. History has traditionally presented Davis, as it often does with black women of note, as a hardened, unemotional woman motivated only by anger and rage. Davis, who gave her own opening argument during her trial, deemed this charge as sexist, though she did admit a deep connection to Jackson.
"That part was never told in the stories about her on the run and being this radical woman who was about change and political power,'' said Pinkett Smith. "The love story gives you this entirely different view of the woman, her life, and who she was as a person. She was only 26 years old so she was a kid really. Still she was thrust into this heavy political situation that our kids today have no idea about and wouldn't have the tools to handle today if it happened to them.''
Pinkett Smith's sympathy for Davis, and her perception of Davis's stunning maturity during a most difficult time, are consistent with one of her most recent Facebook posts, in which she asked the media to give young stars such as Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, and Rhianna a chance to grow up without the constant criticism and negative commentary from television and print reporters. "How can we ask our young stars to have a high level of responsibility if we are not demonstrating that same level of responsibility towards them?'' she wrote in March.
"I see what it does to young people when they are attacked by their peers and adults who should know better," says Pinkett Smith. "It is bullying when you say nasty things in print about someone who is still a teenager or barely in their twenties. Look at what they said about that poor little girl (Quvenzhané Wallis) at the Oscars. Someone called her a 'c--t.' What adult calls a baby that?"
Pinkett Smith adds, "So what if Rhianna likes to put whatever kind of pictures of herself on Twitter or Instagram. Leave her alone. Lord knows what I would have put up there if they would have that back in my day! And leave Taylor Swift alone. She can date whoever she wants to. Ain't nobody's business but hers. Give these kids a break and let them grow up before you break them. And then you want to write a bunch of stories about what went wrong.''
While the actress received a great deal of support for her post defending young stars, she got far less for one in late March suggesting that white actresses be featured in black magazines and vice versa. She illustrated the post with a picture of Charlize Theron Photoshopped on the cover of Essence magazine and Queen Latifah on the cover of Cosmopolitan. She stresses her main goal is to open the door of communication. "I just want people to think about topics in a way that they haven't done before,'' says Pinkett Smith, who will serve as executive producer for Queen Latifah's talk show this fall. "Particularly when it comes to women and the way we view women's issues in this world. That has to change if we want to progress and grow. I'm raising a young woman and I'm also raising a young man to know how to treat women with respect. That's so key to me and I'm so thankful that I have a husband that's always done that to me for my children to see it.''


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Would you like some Scientology with your libertarianism?
I have long believed that about 80% of the human race are basically people of good will. About 17% can be classified as potential trouble sources--PTS's--who will basically bend with whatever wind prevails. Only 3% are actively destructive sociopaths. But that 3% tend to gravitate toward politics, the military, the media, the financial system, and other centers of power."I noted that the term "potential trouble source" (PTS) derives from Hubbard, who also identifies a similar percentages of the population into the categories of PTS and "suppressive persons" (SPs). In a letter to Liberty which they refused to publish, I noted:
L. Ron Hubbard wrote much about "potential trouble sources" (PTS's) and "suppressive persons" (SP's) whom he claimed made up 17.5 and 2.5 percent of the population, respectively (see Jon Atack, A Piece of Blue Sky: Scientology, Dianetics and L. Ron Hubbard Exposed, 1990, Carol Publishing Group. p. 155). Hubbard's views on PTS's and SP's are set out at length in his book An Introduction to Scientology Ethics, where his definitions of crimes and suppressive acts make it clear that he is no friend of liberty. The Church of Scientology has a long history of harassment and barratrous litigation against its critics which continues to this day on the Internet (see Spy, February 1996; Wired, December 1995; Skeptic, June 1995; and the Internet resources linked from http://www.thecia.net/~rnewman/scientology/home.html).I've further noted that Casey was on the financial committee of Libertarian Party presidential candidate Harry Browne in 1996, along with Michael Baybak. Baybak is a Scientology OTVIII who played a major role in a sidebar story to Time magazine's famous 1991 "Cult of Greed and Power" article about Scientology, titled "Mining Money in Vancouver."
Finally, I noted that a Scientology-critical website that publishes Scientology service completions shows multiple Scientology courses completed by a Douglas Casey, who may well be the same libertarian investment writer.
My objection is not that Casey is a Scientologist, though I think it is legitimate to criticize anyone who knowingly supports the unethical activities of the Church of Scientology. Rather, my objection is to his making unfounded claims based on Scientology and Hubbard doctrines without being open about his sources. It's a common tactic by the Church of Scientology and other cults to use front groups and try to conceal their nature until after they've persuaded someone to participate in a program--the Unification Church calls it "heavenly deception." I've also wondered to what extent Scientology principles are used in Casey's investment advice, and whether Casey has promoted investment in Scientology-related companies, and whether there were any other Scientologists on Browne's financial committee, but I haven't seen any evidence of those things.
A recent interview with Casey on his own website points out that he is something of an apologist for the Church of Scientology and Hubbard:
L: It actually sparked something of a religion for a time. People were adopting Heinlein's Martian philosophy and starting "crèches" around the country. Do you know if it's true that L. Ron Hubbard, another SF author, founded the church of Scientology as a result of Heinlein betting him he couldn't do it and make it stick?Hubbard's sincerity may be legitimately questioned by anyone familiar with his biography. And I'm not sure "a surprisingly large percentage of the human potential movement" being inspired by Scientology (e.g., est, Landmark Forum, Eckankar, etc.) is to its credit.
Doug: There's no way to know the actual facts, of course, other than Hubbard started researching Dianetics just after World War II. But they were friends, after all, and both SF writers. The model for the character of Michael Valentine Smith was supposed to have been Hubbard – there were supposed to be a lot of similarities between the two. The religion racket can be an easy way to make a million dollars, but I don't think that was on Hubbard's mind when he founded Scientology. A surprisingly large percentage of the human potential movement was a direct result of his work. He was sincere in promoting it, notwithstanding a lot of negative PR surrounding the subject.
Last month, the website The Daily Bell published an interview with Casey titled "Doug Casey Revisits the Greater Depression" in which Casey referred to the Roman emperor Tiberius as "a degraded being," another use of Scientology terminology. This prompted a commenter who identified as an ex-Scientologist to ask if Casey was a Scientologist, and another commenter to point to my website on Casey. This prompted a response from The Daily Bell:
Doug Casey is the author of numerous hard-money/free-market best-sellers and has established himself as a reliable and prominent libertarian-oriented commentator over years and years.I've submitted the following response comment to The Daily Bell:
He may or may not have Scientology connections (we have no idea) but unlike DC we don't see any overt or even covert evidence of specific dogma infecting his commentary - which is concise, to-the-point and in-line with the free-market message that he's been purveying for decades.
Scientology is alleged to be a "bad church." But modern Western governments inflate economies to ruination, cost tens of millions pensions and savings, freely wiretap, prosecute and imprison millions, foment endless authoritarian regulations and illogical laws, mandate poisonous vaccines, engage in punitive taxation and serial warfare, etc. ...
We think we would be more concerned if Casey were an apologist for modern Western regulatory democracy rather than a courageous and principled opponent of it. We are grateful for his voice and message, especially during the 20th century when very few spoke out.
Again, we have no knowledge of any affiliation of his with Scientology, but we do know what we can read on the printed page. We believe that Casey has contributed greatly to an understanding of free-markets, especially in the 20th century when he emerged courageously as a prominent spokesperson at a time when there were very others.
But let us reverse the issue. What is the agenda of those who are bringing up a Scientology link? Casey doesn't mention it. His arguments are the same as they have always been - lucid, elegant and inspiring.
In fact, it seems to us a despicable canard - and an obscene red-herring - to read an honest interview freely given and then drag someone's alleged religion into it. It is like questioning one's veracity simply because he or she is Jewish or Roman Catholic.
Please respond to what is on the page, not to some malicious or false gossip about someone's supposed religious affiliation with a church that is alleged by some to do bad things - with many accusations coming from Western governments such as France, Germany or the United States.
Since I am here accused of "some malicious or false gossip about someone's supposed religious affiliation with a church that is alleged by some to do bad things" and of "a despicable canard - and an obscene red-herring" and asked "What is the agenda of those who are bringing up a Scientology link?" I would like to respond.This week will offer an opportunity for many to hear Doug Casey speak at the FreedomFest in Las Vegas, July 7-11 at Bally's/Paris. If you have some familiarity with Scientology and the writings of L. Ron Hubbard, listen carefully, and let me know if you hear anything of interest.
My criticism of Casey is not for being a Scientologist, but for injecting Scientology doctrine and claims from L. Ron Hubbard into his writing without being explicit or open about it. This criticism is neither malicious nor false, but is backed up with specific citations. Further, the Church of Scientology is not merely "alleged by some to do bad things," it has been caught doing so, which has been repeatedly and thoroughly documented (e.g., its breaking into numerous government offices and engaging in wiretapping, its attempt to frame author Paulette Cooper for a bomb threat which led to her arrest, its illegal covert operations against the mayor of Clearwater, FL, its attempt to cover up its responsibility in the death of Lisa McPherson, its formal policy of harassment using the legal system, and on and on). Many of the documents that expose Scientology's involvement in such activities were seized in FBI raids in the mid-1970s or have been leaked by ex-members and are available on the Internet at locations such as http://shipbrook.com/jeff/CoS/index.html, http://www.xenu.net/, and http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Secrets/index.html


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