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Work of Princeton scientists on NOVA, Sept. 28-29
Posted September 17, 2004; 09:15 p.m.
The work of Princeton scientists will be featured prominently in an upcoming series of NOVA television documentaries to be aired on public television stations from 8 to 10 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 28-29.
The four-part series, titled "Origins," examines the history of life, the planet Earth and the universe. The fourth hour of the series, "Back to the Beginning," explores the forces that shaped the early universe and will have a particular focus on Princeton research. The program will discuss the cosmic microwave background, a low level of radiation that pervades the universe and is a direct product of the Big Bang itself. Much of the most advanced cosmic microwave background research has originated at Princeton.
According to NOVA, the program will feature interviews with two Princeton faculty members, astrophysicist David Spergel and physicist Lyman Page , as well as past interviews with the late Princeton physicist David Wilkinson , a pioneer of cosmic microwave background research. The entire series will be hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson, who is director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York and was a visiting research scientist and lecturer at Princeton from 1994 to 2003.
Contact: Ruth Stevens (609) 258-3601


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4th February 2012 01:54 PM #61
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Hi everybody,
This is Tanisha, I am a mum with two little girls and I am glad to have found this forum.
5th February 2012 04:03 AM #62
Hi Tanisha,
Welcome to the forums! Looking forward to getting to know you and hearing what you have to share.
Warm regards,
10th February 2012 12:20 PM #63
Hi there
I am doing this a little backwards as I joined a little while ago and have responded to quite a few threads already. Better late than never!
As the name suggests, I am the Mum of two IVF miracles now aged 7 years and 1 year respectively. The wonderful Jane Plamer was present for the births of both my daughters - the first at home into water, and the second in an operating theatre at RPA after a planned homebirth turned into an unplanned hospital transfer.
You can read about my second daughter's birth in the Coming to Terms With an Unexpected Outcome thread in the Birth Trauma Forum section.
My two girls are my everything.
I am really enjoying this forum and am looking forward to reading more!
Last edited by Mumof2IVFmiracles; 14th February 2012 at 10:30 PM.
10th February 2012 04:28 PM #64
Hi everyone,
My name is Briony and I've just come onboard as a moderator (thanks Jane ). I'm a Mum of 3 - 1 girl and 2 boys (7, 5, 3) and I am also a doula, nutritionist, massage therapist and infant massage instructor. I am really looking forward to getting to know everyone and to also get to know how the forum works as I am new to all of this... so it may take me a while to get the hang of things!
10th February 2012 11:15 PM #65
Hi Briony,
Sounds like you are going to have lots of useful and helpful comments for me and other mums on this forum.
11th February 2012 09:26 AM #66
Welcome to the forums! So glad to have you here and I look forward to getting to know you and reading more about your birth experiences.
Warm regards,
11th February 2012 09:30 AM #67
Welcome! It's exciting to see a couple of new professionals in the forums and I look forward to reading your posts.
Warm regards,
12th February 2012 06:17 PM #68
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I had a career change two years ago, and studied nursing (RN). Best choice I ever made. Now planning to do my mid studies - hopefully start this August.
I have two adult children.
Currently working in general nursing role, and hope that through this forum I can expand my awareness of midwifery, birthing, etc issues and alo better understand women's experiences today through their pregnancy, birth and child rearing years.
12th February 2012 08:08 PM #69
Welcome Catwalk - I hope you get into your midwifery studies. I am sure it will not be a decision you'll regret. Midwifery is a wonderful profession. You will learn a lot from this forum and I'll hope you'll join in the discussion.
27th February 2012 10:28 AM #70
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I am a mum of two, a 19 year old girl and a 15 year old son. Both were born with difficulties as they were conceive late. I was 34 when I have my first child and 39 when I have my son but a miscarriage in between.
I am very interested to join and hear from everyone who has been here. Late pregnancy is very difficult based on my experiences. So Hello everyone!
27th February 2012 10:46 AM #71
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Hello My name is Jen and I am the mum of three beautiful girls, ages 9, 6 and 2. Because of complications from fibroids, I had Csections with no complications with all three girls. I look forward to being a part of this forum.
27th February 2012 11:00 AM #72
Hi Jen and vcg4157,
Welcome to the forums! So glad to meet you and I'm looking forward to learning more about you and sharing on the forums.
Warm regards,
1st March 2012 10:26 PM #73
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Hi there, I'm Jennifer and mum to two daughters, one who turns six next week (eek!) and a two month old baby born at home with the assistance of two of Jane's colleagues. Fantastic birth and everyone I know has been required to listen to the full story at least once!
I regularly attend the get togethers but didn't even realise you had an online forum too! Looking forward to participating here too.
2nd March 2012 11:36 AM #74
Hi Jennifer,
Welcome to the forums! Looking forward to sharing and getting to know you.
Warm regards,
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Hi everyone! I'm a mom of two boys: one turning 4 years old and the other turning 6 months, both at the end of the month. They look so very much alike but their personalities are so different! I'm here to find some parenting support, and perhaps some information on birthing choices as well, if we do decide that we'll have another one.

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Still swimming in a sea of ennui.
Trying to gear up my code for eventual migration to using something like struts, while still allowing the client's developer to take small evolutionary steps that he'll be able to grok. So the first thing I've done is set up a generic form listener that is associated with a java bean (much like struts). I don't want to re-invent the wheel, but I don't want to throw too much at him at once.Coldstore
I'm not sure this is the best thing to do, though. It's too easy for him to take my implementation as holy. Which is not what I want. I don't want too much of the existing code to stay in its NIH mindset. But there is alot of code to change to make it fit something like struts.
My GC implementation for coldstore is stalled. Haven't had much drive to work on it because of...Life
Life is shakey right now. Still dealing with grief and loss. I've invited my brother to come out and stay with me for a few weeks so he can take some time to mourn, too.
My relationship with my gf is a bit rocky right now. It will be interesting to see how we deal with everything.


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Hemorrhoids are painful, swollen veins in the lower portion of the rectum or anus.
Hemorrhoids are very common, especially during pregnancy and after childbirth. They result from increased pressure in the veins of the anus. The pressure causes the veins to swell, making them painful, particularly when you are sitting.
The most common cause is straining during bowel movements.
Hemorrhoids may be caused by:
Hemorrhoids may be inside or outside the body.
Symptoms of hemorrhoids include:
A doctor can often diagnose hemorrhoids simply by examining the rectal area. If necessary, tests that may help diagnose the problem include:
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Witch hazel (applied with cotton swabs) can reduce itching. Other steps to reduce this itching include:
Sitz baths can help you to feel better. Sit in warm water for 10 to 15 minutes.
If your hemorrhoids do not get better with home treatments, you may need a type of heat treatment to shrink the hemorrhoids. This is called infrared coagulation. This may help avoid surgery.
Surgery that may be done to treat hemorrhoids includes rubber band ligation or surgical hemorrhoidectomy. These procedures are generally used for patients with severe pain or bleeding who have not responded to other therapy.
The blood in the swollen vein may form clots, and the surrounding tissue can die. Surgery is often needed to remove hemorrhoids with clots.
Severe bleeding may also occur. Iron deficiency anemia can result from long-term blood loss. Significant bleeding from hemorrhoids is unusual, however.
Call for your health care provider if hemorrhoid symptoms do not improve with home treatment. You should also be seen if you have rectal bleeding. Your provider may want to check for other, more serious causes of the bleeding.
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Constipation and straining during bowel movements raise your risk for hemorrhoids. To prevent constipation and hemorrhoids, you should:
Sneider EB, Maykel JA. Diagnosis and management of symptomatic hemorrhoids. Surg Clin North Am. 2010 Feb;90(1):17-32, Table of Contents.
Nelson H, Cima RR. Anus. In: Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 51.
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By NEMS Daily Journal
Mississippi State University and the University of Mississippi jointly announced on Tuesday a benchmark program to develop unprecedented excellence among future teachers with the funding of 20 scholarships per year within the equivalent of honors colleges in the schools of education at both institutions.
The program, Mississippi Excellence in Teaching, MET, begins with five years of guaranteed financing from the Robert M. Hearin Support Foundation in Jackson. Hearin was among the most successful business executives in Mississippi's history.
The $12.9 million in funding will provide "full ride" scholarships for 20 students each year at each university, foreign and domestic travel to observe the methods in schools noted for excellence, and all technical and book support needed to earn a degree. The universities will hire additional faculty to help staff the curriculum, which adds prestige and academic heft to what's traditionally been called teacher education.
The collaboration grows from a commitment made by Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones and MSU President Mark Keenum in 2010 to begin working together toward joint programs for academic excellence and economic development. The landmark cooperation was strongly encouraged by the CREATE Foundation and the Commission on the Future of Northeast Mississippi, both headquartered in Tupelo.
The MET announcement is the most substantial action to rise from the high-level discussions.
The honors colleges already operating at both universities have highly selective admissions standards, demanding course work and a challenging curriculum core. The same kind of standards will be used in the education honors curriculum.
All graduates of the MET program will be required to commit to five years of teaching in Mississippi, which could produce substantial numbers of exceptionally qualified new teachers in only a few years.
MSU Executive Director of External Affairs Kyle Steward said Wednesday Mississippi's public universities' offices in Jackson already has had inquiries about applications for the program, which will begin with the fall 2013 semester.
Excellence in teaching is on a parallel track with the highest standards and abilities in business, professions, the sciences and the arts – all of which rest on a foundation of effective, challenging and thorough education.
An honors college degree in education will help teaching reclaim its historic place among the professions, and, it is hoped, add economic value to teaching positions from the first year moving forward.
We hope the MSU/UM collaboration will produce more groundbreaking partnerships.


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I heard that Robbie Bickley took 1st in the Am with Skeeter, 3rd with Mannie. Sorry, don't know anything more
Competition does not build character - It reveals it.
Home of:
FC/AFC Freeridin Wowie Zowie (2003 NARC Finalist)
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FC/AFC Freeridin Vampire Slayer (2007 NARC Finalist)
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Bob/Ann Heise
"Show up. Dominate. Go home." Dan Gable
"There is no such thing as perfection. There is always a higher level." Dan Gable
"Look at pressure as an opportunity." Tom Brands
"I like to relax with a chainsaw." Tom Brands 2010
I don't believe in allowing wine to breathe. I prefer mouth-to-wine resuscitation.
Way to go Team Bickley!!!
AFC Iron Lines Sergeant Pepper "Pepper"
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Sweet Swingin' Fred MH ***
Congrats to Robbie, John and particularly to Paul! Hard to put on a trial and place in an AA stake. Way to go!
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Co/owner FC/AFC Wing Magic's Louisiana Roux MH, RIP
AFC Arcadia's Say Goodnight Gracie (RIP)
Arcadia's He's A Cracker "Archie" (RIP)
Congratulations to Rich Davis Q 2nd and Paul Q 3rd, also team Rorem for winning in open and Qual this weekend.
Thanks Mo and thank you for your help this weekend. It was greatly appreciated!
Official Launcher of the 2005, 2006,2007,2008,2009 & 2010 HRC Fall & Spring Grand!
Congrats Robbie
If i wanted it to be easy i would have bought a black dog. (i would like to retract this statement-i own one) Rocky Hill Retrievers
Congrats to all who ran and placed; and to all who participated in the Tulsa trial
Also props to the judges, birdboys, landowners and other behind the scenes workers who made the trial happen
I didnt run the trial as I've been busy with puppies that are being weaned; however I have run this trial before and it is always a well run, enjoyable fair event.
I hope to run a trial at Sooner in a few weeks when Ill be picking up and delivering some of these pups.
The reason why I make it a point to run the Okla trials kis due to the fact that there is a great core of retriever folks who work their asses of to get great , knowledgeable judges and put on a great event.
There is a great group of Ams that pitch in and work in this area. People like the Rainbolts, Wests Prices, Davis Roberts, O'Briens, Haleeds, Loggins, Dodds, Freemans, Carters. McCants, Gallaway etc. Most of these people are relatively young andtrain their own dogs and know what they are doing
There are some valid complaints that can be levelled against some FT's around the country. However when you have as large and dedicated a core group that offers up their time, knowledge, and sweat as these OKla folks do that isn't an issue here IMHO
Congrats again to all involved
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Rhode Island College Hosts Beekeeping Course
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island College will host two five-week beginner beekeeping courses offered by the Rhode Island Beekeepers Association (RIBA). Topics will include getting started, understanding the honeybee life cycle, choosing an apiary site, buying bees and equipment, assembling the hive, installing package bees, catching swarms, identifying nectar sources, identifying bee diseases and pests, inspecting hives and wintering, as well as a demonstration of a variety of beekeeping equipment.
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Fridays – Feb. 1, 8, 15 and 22 and March 1
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The cost is $65 per person. Additional family members at the same address may attend the course for $10 per person, however materials and RIBA membership are not included.
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Rhode Island College is hosting the Beginner Beekeeping Classes offered in partnership with RIBA as part of the college's Urban and Community Farming Initiative (UCFI). RIC has hosted two beehives on campus since summer 2012, and additional UCFI programs include hosting the Fruit Hill Farmers Market, maintaining a community garden, and supporting an ongoing speaker series on perspectives on urban and sustainable agriculture. For additional information on RIC's green and sustainability programs, contact Jim Murphy, sustainability coordinator, at 401-456-8799 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Buakaw Por Pramuk vs Petnamek Sor Siriwat 2002
- Written by Dave Walsh
The below is a beautiful display of Muay Thai. Both Buakaw and Petnamek throw beautifully and utilize their technique in rather different strategies to impose their will on the fight.
This bout, in addition to being a fun to watch display of Muay Thai, also serves to highlight a difference in scoring between Muay Thai and kickboxing or Western boxing. Namely, that the judges weigh the last two rounds heavily over the first three. This makes sense on paper, but for those of us who are used to seeing each round weighed equally, it seems strange on viewing.
Of the fighters, Buakaw is undoubtedly more famous, due to his successes in K-1. At this point, he was still fighting in the 135 - 140 lb (61.5 - 63.5 kg) range. It would be two years before his debut in that organization. He now fights at 154 lb (70 kg), which is also his walk-around weight.
Like Buakaw, Petnamek Sor Siriwat was a well-regarded fighter on the Muay Thai circuits during this time. He too would move up in weight. I believe the most recent footage of him on Youtube showed him participating in Muay Thai vs San Da in 2005.
Buakaw fights out of the blue corner in this bout, Petnamek, southpaw, fights out of the red corner.
Thanks to LOOPNOUB and his awesome Youtube channel for this video. After his ten minute wai kru (heavily influenced by Namsaknoi's), Buakaw clearly dominates the first two and a half rounds. He moves well around Petnamek and counters beautifully, displaying well-rounded skills. He even seems to have Petnamek in trouble for a bit in the second.
Petnamek, for his part, weathers the attacks well and, importantly, constantly moves into Buakaw. He doesn't get through as much as Buakaw until the fourth and fifth rounds, but the decision came to him because he showed himself unfazed by earlier damage and gradually ramped up the pressure until he was backing up a clearly tired Buakaw in rounds four and five.
To someone used to scoring by points and by round, instead of the 'marathon' style of scoring used in Muay Thai, the decision might look strange because Buakaw clearly took rounds one and two, likely three, and landed clean shots and defended well in the last two rounds. However, take into account that the first two rounds are usually scored as a draw or with a half-point difference and Petnamek is quite clearly the winner. It's true that Buakaw's constant output closes up the fight, but the last stages of the fight largely consist of Buakaw trying to shrug off a Petnamek pressing the issue with clinch attacks and other forward pressure.
Losing the fight on points is one possible consequence of expending too much energy early. A fighter might also be KOed, as Buakaw was against Sato. The reason he gave in this upset was that he'd used too much energy in the early rounds trying to KO Sato, which might, interestingly, have been encouraged by K-1's own scoring system.
I mention this aspect of the fight because I've been asked why Muay Thai fighters start the first rounds slow. Some people in the Thai Muay Thai scene take issue with how fights are currently scored, but you'll have to find someone with more knowledge than I to discuss that in more than the vaguest strokes.


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Discussion planned on Rwandan genocide, April 18
Posted April 15, 2004; 06:16 p.m.
A student-led discussion on the 10-year anniversary of the Rwandan genocide is planned for 8 p.m. Sunday, April 18, in the Whig Senate Chamber.
Speakers will attempt to address some of the most sensitive questions raised by the tragedy: Should the United States have intervened? What more responsibility does the Western world bear in this atrocity? What precedent must this set for the future of humanitarian intervention and U.S. interventionist policy abroad? And how far do present genocide conventions go, and is that far enough?
The discussion will be led by juniors Katy Glenn, Tisa Sherry and Tom Trapnell. The event is sponsored by the International Relations Council of the American Whig-Cliosophic Society.
Contact: Ruth Stevens (609) 258-3601


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I'm currently trying to reduce the memory leak my program is causing and the process has me kind of dumbfounded.
I understand that everything you create using "new" you have to delete eventually so that there is no memory leak. The same goes for temporary pointers (right)?
Anyway I've located a part of my code that is leaking, to no surprise it's where i update one of the UI elements in my game. I'm going to simplify the code here because the question isn't about only that code but rather how i handle a situation like this (i have loads of them in my code at the moment).
So here goes:
void update(int timer) { //this is my update function which updates this certain element //i have a reference to my loader class already loaded in, it's called imageLoader in this example. imageLoader stores all of the loaded //images and can return a pointer to a certain image on function calls. SDL_Surface* tempSurface = imageLoader.loadImg("example_image.png"); //tempSurface now stores a pointer to the image that is returned from loadImg(); SDL_BlirSurface(tempSurface, NULL, screen, NULL); //now I've used the img and the local tempSurface is useless //Now, if tempSurface only was a int* i could have just ignored it since it's just a pointer (right)? //but as i understands it a SDL_Surface creates other pointers within itself that must be destroyed, and if i call //SDL_FreeSurface(tempSurface); i will destroy the surface that it's pointing to, creating problems for other classes. //memory is leaking here, and my guess is on the "tempSurface" which i am unable to destroy without killing it's reference!!! }
How do i make sure i free all the memory possible without corrupting/deleting the reference?
I want to make sure that i have this same problem with TTF_Font, which is part of a "sub-library" to SDL.
I really appreciate any help i can get!
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In "Decision Time," Editor Brian Lovett shares a scenario from his 20-plus years hunting turkeys. Each hinges on a critical decision. Post what choice you would have made, and then see how things actually turned out.
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My friend had more experience than I did, so I deferred to him. Using big white oaks to shield our movements, we slipped to the field's halfway point, found a small opening in the timber and set up.
"Have you ever noticed how turkeys rarely walk from one end of a field to another?" my friend whispered. "Many times, they'll duck into the woods at a certain point, and this looks as good as any."
And that's exactly what happened. As the hens slowly came into view, one turned and walked straight at us. Within a minute, a half-dozen turkeys were five steps away. Then the gobbler appeared, looked at his hens and turned to follow his harem. When he was at 35 steps, my friend cutt, and a loud boom cut the heavy morning air.
OK, I cheated on this one. My friend was the great Harold Knight, and he was showing a young turkey hunting writer the ropes. Back then, I never would have killed that bird on my own. I was just honored to have watched a legend make a great decision.
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Back in October, the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation brought affordable apartments to Jackson Square with new construction at 270 Centre Street. The building's ground floor is now home to locally owned businesses, including a modernized home-style eatery called Gail's Café & Grill.
Aiming to please the variegated tastes of their bustling neighborhood community, Gail's offers an extensive menu of fast-casual classics, ranging from spinach pie to barbecue, rice and beans to fresh haddock. The humble diner opened in April with a prime storefront location, just steps outside Jackson Square's MBTA station.
Gail's assortment of dinner options are bait for hungry homebound commuters, and a case full of cakes could catch your eye through a window even if you bypass the door. I recommend choosing a meal after you've decided on dessert — because cake like Tres Leches ($2.95/slice) deserves advanced planning.
The truth is I rarely consume cake, don't ever drink milk, and almost never eat myself into a stomachache. But the day I tried Gail's Tres Leches — a dense yellow cake traditionally soaked in three kinds of milk and topped with rich whipped frosting — I left wishing I'd completely skipped the pulled-pork sandwich ($6.95) and steamed vegetables ($3.95), and saved room for another slice.
When I stopped by Gail's last month, on the first day they started serving breakfast, my egg-and-cheese on croissant ($2.95) came perfectly over-medium — an unexpected, praise-worthy surprise. I overcook an egg almost every morning while trying for this yolk consistency ideal for breakfast sandwiches, and most greasy spoons just default to over-hard. Gail's even did justice to New England iced coffee ($1.85), making this the best $5 breakfast I've found in months.
Later in the day, Gail's serves hearty meals like barbecue ribs ($11.95/four ribs) and rotisserie chicken ($10.95/half chicken), plus seafood plates like fresh native haddock ($12.95) and comfort-food sides like rice pilaf ($2.25) and roasted lemon potatoes ($3.95).
Adorning the dining-room walls is the winter-themed artwork of Gail Callahan, a tribute to the local artist and restaurant owner's wife who inspired the café's name — and an emblem of small business proud to be a part of neighborhood revitalization.
GAIL'S CAFÉ & GRILL, located at 268 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, is open Monday–Thursday, 7:30am–8pm, and Friday-Saturday, 7:30am–9pm. Closed Sundays. Call 617.942.2096 or visit gailscafeandgrill.com.
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For Immediate Release Contact: Sharon Snyder January 2, 1998 Ron Harris Ian Stirton Kelly Huff
WASHINGTON-With the advent of the New Year, the Federal Election Commission announces a new addition to its Website: Digital images of actual campaign finance reports. Through this program the FEC hopes to dramatically broaden public access to campaign finance information.
As of today, this new system will allow those with access to the Internet to view all reports filed directly with the Commission. With the exception of Senate filings,* all 1997-98 cycle reports filed by PACs, political parties, Presidential and House campaigns will be available for viewing at the click of a button. The Website will be updated within 48 hours of the paper reports being received by the FEC. No longer will members of the press and public have to journey to Washington, D.C., or to the appropriate state offices to view reports or to order them by phone. Now they will be able to view the reports in their entirety on the Web.
Reports filed by PACs, political party committees and Presidential campaigns have been scanned (an enhancement over microfilm and microfiche) into the computer system since 1993. Scanned images of reports by House campaigns were added in early 1996. All of these scanned reports from prior years will be added to the FEC Website in the near future.
Reports of federal campaigns and committees will continue to be available for review at the FEC's Public Records Office in Washington, D.C., (and in individual state offices), and the agency will continue to maintain its traditional database, which also can be downloaded from the FEC Website. This database includes overall financial activity of committees, along with details of specific contributions. Statistical compilations of all campaign finance information will also continue.
The House Committee on Appropriations' Report accompanying the Commission's FY '98 appropriation contained language directing the
FEC to initiate this Internet disclosure process, placing the Commission's digital images of campaign finance reports on the Internet for free public access and provided the funds necessary to accomplish the task.
To view the reports, go to the FEC Website at http://www.fec.gov and click on "View Financial Reports Filed by Presidential Campaigns, House Campaigns, Parties, and PACs". Then select the committee(s) of your choice by choosing a key word in the name(s). Committees can also be selected by state, party, or FEC identification number. Once a committee is selected, a particular report can be chosen and the first page of the report will appear on the screen. Beginning with the first page, a viewer will be able to peruse a full report by merely clicking on the next page option, or by selecting any other page in the report. Images may be viewed or printed with the same clarity as the images seen at the FEC facility. Speed of delivery will be largely dependent upon an individual user's modem. Two Internet servers in different parts of the U.S. will permit faster retrieval of reports. In addition, a back-up system is in place in the event the system is interrupted or slowed for any reason.
As mentioned above, only reports covering 1997 are currently available. Updates of new reports filed in connection with the upcoming Congressional elections will be added to this file on a daily basis. In addition, in the coming weeks, the following historical reports will also become available:
PACs 1993-present
Political party committees 1993-present
House candidates, their committees Early 1996-present
& committees supporting/opposing them
Presidential candidates 1993-present
& their committees
Campaign finance reports for federal campaigns may also be viewed at the following locations:
This program is part of the FEC's ongoing commitment to rapid development of new technology to enhance public awareness in the field of campaign finance.
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bi: you still fail to offer any evidence to the contrary. Is it safe to conclude, then, that you have none and that there is the possibility that what I have stated is truth?
Also, there were other compelling reasons to go to war with Iraq than simply the question of whether they had WMDs, as I pointed out in my last post which you failed to bother to even acknowledge (you focused only on one small portion of what I wrote to critique).
As to the issue of the Iraqi people being worse now than they were because of the mortality rate?
I present to you the following statistics in rebuttal (from markhumphrys.com ):
Opinion Polls in Iraq
Johann Hari on opinion polls after the war: "So what we now know is that on the day of the anti-war rally, with all the caveats ... a majority of Iraqis were saying: "Better this invasion than what we faced otherwise." They would not have been marching with you. They would have been marching for the invasion."
July 2003
Post-liberation, the majority of Iraqis in Iraq support the war! (also here and here and here and here)
Sept 2003
What Iraqis Really Think, September 10, 2003 (also here)
- The majority oppose an Islamic state.
- When asked what country they would want Iraq to be like - Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt or the US - the US was the no.1 answer.
- The majority want to punish the Baath Party rather than forgive their crimes.
- The majority want America to stay longer.
Mar 2004
- The majority who expressed an opinion supported the US invasion.
- The majority think things are better now than before the war.
- The majority oppose an Islamic state.
- 80 percent oppose the fascist "resistance".
- The majority want America to stay longer.
Who knows better: the Iraqi people or Spain's new PM? - discussion of the above survey by Janet Daley. Why does the ignorant socialist government of Spain listen to Al Qaeda on Iraq, instead of to the Iraqi people? Why do they do Al Qaeda's bidding on Iraq, instead of the bidding of the people of Iraq?
May 2004
- 84 percent of Iraqis say Saddam is guilty of murdering their countrymen.
- 83 percent say he was a torturer.
- 61 percent say he deserves the death penalty.
June 2004
- 76 per cent of Iraqis feel freer to express their political views in public today than under Saddam.
- More than 80 per cent feel freer to exercise their religious beliefs.
- 76 per cent do not believe their lives were made worse by the Coalition.
- 85 per cent feel safer with CPA in place.
Dec 2004 - Jan 2005
Do you support military action against the so-called resistance? 88 percent said "Yes".
Dec 2005
Survey (see here)
- 57 percent want democracy, 26 percent want a dictator, 14 percent want an Islamic state. Zarqawi is fighting for something that nobody wants. His stupid men are dying for something that nobody wants.
- When should the allies leave Iraq? 26 percent say leave now. 66 percent say stay longer.
- 80 percent of Kurds say the US was right to invade Iraq.
- 58 percent of Shiites say the US was right to invade Iraq.
Jan 2006
"Thinking about any hardships you might have suffered since the US-Britain invasion, do you personally think that ousting Saddam Hussein was worth it or not?"
- 77 percent of Iraqis think it was worth it.
- The Sunnis regret the end of apartheid, but if we exclude them, 91 percent of Kurds say it was worth it, and 98 percent of Shias say it was worth it.
So, despite a higher mortality rate, the Iraqi people seem to prefer life post-Saddam as compared to under Saddam.


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Family: Hirundinidae, Swallows view all from this family
Description ADULT Has greenish back and wing coverts, greenish brown cap, and violet sheen to wings and upper tail. Underparts are white. Females have browner, much less colorful upperparts with white tips to tertials. JUVENILE Similar to female, but even browner, with gray-brown (not white) face.
Dimensions Length: 5-5 1/2" (13-14 cm)
Habitat Widespread and common summer visitor (mainly Apr-Sep) to western North America. Favors a range of habitats including open, wooded mountain slopes, and cities and towns. Winters mainly in Central America.
Observation Tips Easy to find.
Range Alaska, Rocky Mountains, California, Southwest, Western Canada, Texas, Northwest, Plains
Voice Utters a range of twittering and whistling notes.
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How does one locate an EIC number and results on a dog that has been tested?
How does one locate an EIC number and results on a dog that has been tested?
"Solid beginnings for a promising future"
Get it from the owner unless it was submitted to www.offa.org it "may" be listed on www.huntinglabpedigree.com but isn't "verified" like OFA.
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You have found the biggest flaw to the EIC testing. Each owner gets a PDF from the U of MN with results, that's it. I send mine to OFA and pay $15 to have them listed but the U Of MN does not have an online data base and I don't think they will give results to anyone but the owner.
Mike Peters
Owner at time of testing doesn't have info, now new owner would like to have a number on file. I know he was tested, just trying to help but not have much results. Might have to have test done again.
"Solid beginnings for a promising future"
The folks at U of MN are wonderful to deal with. Ask the previous owner to have them re-email the results. Then previous owner can send it along to new owner.
Effective gun control is hitting what you aim at!
I have a EIC test result copy from DDC Veterinary (http://www.vetdnacenter.com/canine.html). This EIC test was done for the litter by the breeder, and given to me for my pup when i picked her up. It however is not "name" specific to match my pup's official AKC/UKC registration and instead is identified by pup's "call names" as identified by the breeder (- Pup #1 blue collar, #2 yellow collar, etc). Has anyone use the same group, and know how to "officialize", if you will, the DNA ID# and the DNA result to match my specific named/registration number?
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U of MN was not used, and i microchipped the pup myself after the EIC test was done. I noticed on the DDC site just now that EIC was not listed anywhere, i suppose due to your reasoning mentioned above. So, since DDC no longer does the tests, if is safe to assume that i'd have to do the EIC tests again with U of MN to "officialize" them?


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By Leigh Anne Gullett
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(Jan. 17, 2006)--Baby, it's cold outside... and Old Man Winter was here to welcome back students from the winter break with a special event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the UTSA Convocation Center east lawn. UTSA classes started today after the break.
The 2006 Spring Frost Folly, sponsored by the University Center, brought 15,000 pounds of fresh, real snow to UTSA-- enough to build snow people and have snowball fights at the 1604 Campus.
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- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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By Grace L. Williams
What a year it's been for Lululemon Athletica (LULU). The athletic-apparel and yoga-wear giant made headline after headline–for all the wrong reasons. It's dealt with negative PR challenges. But that would all be noise if it weren't for the fact that they've has a big impact on Lululemon's business. So, naturally our burning questions have been: How big an impact and when will those issues go away?
We got some clues today after Lululemon reported earnings that made us snooze a little at the market open. For the period ended Feb. 2, earnings went sideways at $109.7 million or 75 cents, unchanged from last year's $109.4 million and 75 cents. Revenue rose to $521 million from $485.5 million a year prior. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected earnings of 72 cents a share on revenue of $515 million. Lululemon also said it expects to earn 31 to 33 cents per share in the first quarter, lower than the Wall Street consensus for 38 cents.
On the conference call, the new CEO Laurent Potdevin said Lululemon has done some soul searching and plans to take steps to become a more inclusive brand.
"We've reflected on last year and we've learned from last year," he said. "We've done that with humility. If you go back to our mission, it's elevating the world to greatness. To do that well, we need to be inclusive."
Still, Lululemon's shares have jumped 5.5% to $50.90, and left its competitors in the dust. Nike (NKE) has dropped 0.2% to $73.11, Under Armour (UA) has gained 0.7% to $114.42 and the Gap (GPS), whose Athleta brand competes head on with Lululemon, has risen 0.2% to $39.91.
Lululemon's big gain didn't go unnoticed by one analyst. Brian Sozzi of Belus Capital Advisors writes:
Lululemon shares have popped in response. I would be hesitant to warp into a #LuluBull at the drop of a dime given the clear challenges facing the brand. The stock has acted favorably for a few reasons:
1. Fourth-quarter 2013 same-store sales came in at the better part of the company's lowered guidance (-1% to -5%; actually -2%).
2. First-quarter 2014 flat comp guidance implies quarter to date traction is being made in regaining customers, in spite of continued harsh weather impacting mall traffic.
Analyst Sam Poser of Sterne, Agee & Leach pointed to Lululemon's low to mid-single digit same-store sales guidance to justify maintaining an Underperform rating. And Poser is still worried about the impact of the bad press on the Lululemon:
Product and supply chain issues will be resolved, but the value of Lululemon products come from the combination of great product and great in store experience. That combination has been damaged. Hence customers are looking to other brands that may offer a better value proposition.
Here's to hoping their lost customer base can meet Lululemon where they are in the future.


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Where's your data center?
Thanks to the tremendous growth of "social" applications over the past five years, we have our pick of services for collecting, saving and sharing our experiences online. We each have collections of photos, contacts, messages and more, spread across multiple popular services like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, as well as many less popular services which address particular needs or preferences. We're also producing a wealth of "exhaust data" through our browsing history, mobile sensors, transactions and other activity streams that we rarely if ever examine directly.
This ecosystem is becoming so complex that it's easy to lose track of what you've created, shared or seen. We need new tools to manage this complexity, to make the most of the wealth of information and connections available to us through various services. John Battelle calls these "metaservices", and points to growth in the number of connections between the services we use.
I expect that this next age of information tools will center around data rather than services. Data is a common denominator for these online experiences, a bridge across disparate services, technologies, social graphs, and life cycles. Personal data, in particular, has this property: the only thing that links together your photos on Flickr, Facebook, Picasa and Twitpic is…you.
So where's your "data center"? I don't anticipate the emergence of a single service where you do everything. There will continue to be innovation in the form of new and specialized services which meet a particular need very well. There won't be a single service which is everything to everybody.
Instead, I foresee us wanting to track, save, use and control all of our "stuff" across the web. That's why my new colleagues and I are working to make that possible.
There's open source code available on github, a vibrant IRC channel (#lockerproject on Freeenode), and lots more I'd like to write about it. But it's time to get back to work for now…
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Indeed. Not quite as bad as the "wait, I have to pee" thing from a few years ago, but still one of the worst eliminations.
Indeed. Not quite as bad as the "wait, I have to pee" thing from a few years ago, but still one of the worst eliminations.
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Yea! The poker players are gone!!!! I liked Tiffany but Maria was dead weight. She didn't do any challenges and was pretty useless.
Right now, I'd like to see the Globetrotters win. They have a great attitude and seem to be enjoying themselves.
The infamous hay bale challenge. I remember that one from last time.
Glad to see Matt and Gary still in the race.
The time difference between the Globetrotters and Matt and Gary is going to really hamper Matt and Gary. But they could catch up to everyone because of a flight.
Anyone notice that Sam and Dan were a little excited while playing volleyball?
Too funny.
I'll miss Matt and Gary.
The sauna bus looks like a cool thing to bring to the states.
I'm tired of Sam and Dan. I'm tired of Ken and Barbie. I've got respect for Brian and Ericka, but......
Go Globetrotters!
After last episode, someone needs to knock Sam and Dan's collective chubbies in the dirt....
¡Que la fuerza te acompañe!
Ah, Sam and Dan are starting to bicker at each other. Love it.
Taking Brian and Erika's cab wasn't cool, even though the cabbie was okay with it.
I'm heartbroken to see the Globetrotters go. The four-hour penalty killed them.
Dan is scum. He won't be forgotten for not helping Flight Time and Big Easy.
I only watched the very last few minutes of the Race last night to see who would win. I lost interest after the Globetrotters were eliminated. They are a class act. So are Ericka and Brian for the most part. Ken and Barbie will be a future train wreck together (it's all about Cheyne. Maybe Meghan will see that.) and the brothers are worthless.
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Leaving Te Anau after those fantastic 4 days on the Kepler Track, we drove north a few hours for a night in Queenstown, hoping to shorten the next day's drive a bit. I look back on Queenstown and remember contrast. It's a remarkably beautiful place, enough to inspire one to take a deep breath in silent awe (view the panoramic photo by clicking on it to enlarge it), but when driving into the center of the city, the crowds were so thick and chaotic, that I found myself wanting to hold my breath and get out. Fortunately, we found Deco's hostel, a bit off the main drag, yet with views of the lake and mountains. Aaah… We were only there for the evening, so we really didn't explore the area much, other than to venture downtown for a tasty meal
We'll say this much: if you're hoping to enhance your adrenaline production with sky diving, bungee jumping, sledging or one of many other thrill seeking activities, if you're inclined to spend an equal amount of your waking hours consuming alcoholic beverages, or if you have a large pocketbook to spend on jewelry or other gifts, Queenstown is the place for you, especially during the holidays. We'd like it better in the off-season.
This was a travel day for us, from the mountain towns east of the fjordlands, up and over a mountain pass, and down to the west coast, also known as the Wet Coast. The fjordlands in the far southwest are among the wettest places on earth, but the Wet Coast isn't far behind by most standards.
Leaving Queenstown, we drove north, back through the Wanaka environs, and along its sister lake, Hawea. The margins of Lake Hawea are only very sparsely inhabited, and despite its being a rather large lake, not a soul plied its waters (folks back home: it's slightly longer than Lake Tahoe, but less than half as wide). We stopped several times to stand near its edge and gaze out at the spectacular view
After passing Lake Hawea, we returned to Lake Wanaka, this time along the northerneastern shores, still heading northward to the pass. This end of the lake felt more wild, with snow-tipped mountains rising from its margins. Some peaks had sheer, exposed rock faces that must have been hundreds of feet, perhaps hundreds of meters tall, reflecting light toward us, and Mark was excited to think of climbing one of those faces one day. Sweet temptation.
Also along the shore of Lake Wanaka was a fantastic waterfall, cutting a deep and narrow slot before plunging into the lake. Alongside the waterfall was a bolted rock climb. Alas, without the great company of Jason and Ruby, we also found ourselves without climbing gear. Something else to return to, hopefully with the two of them!
A long, mostly dry riverbed fed into Lake Wanaka--evidence of the amount of snow that can, at times, melt into the lake. Beyond this valley loomed ever-larger peaks, with more snow, and more associated dreams on the part of my mountaineer
Just over Haast Pass, we stopped again to take a short walk to Fantail Falls. A clear blue stream flowed down from the pass, and on the other side of the stream was this lovely tumbling fall. The waters were cold, but not enough to stop other passers by from crossing the shallow creek and splashing in the falls. We would have liked to linger longer here and play, but only dipped our feet in the stream before moving on.
Further down the road we could see where massive glaciers, along the southern edge of the mountain chain that includes the mighty Aoraki (Mt. Cook), dropped high elevation cascades in the distance, pure white water. Lower down still, the highway was forced to cross the steep gorge carved by the tributary-fed river, on a high metal bridge—the Gates of Haast. The waters below were rumbling, and we stopped to walk alongside this powerful flow. As you look at the picture, at first you might not sense how strong the water must be. But if you look closer, you'll see Mark standing beside the water, and will gain perspective on the massive size of the boulders in this tumultuous river
Below the Gates of Haast, the valley opened wider, with more expansive mountain views, and also more cliffs covered by native vegetation. The road remained curvy and slow. Some might see this as frustrating and a test to one's patience. But it's also a great way to find a new visual surprise around each corner, and what we were beginning to appreciate was the wildness of the west coast. Until a few decades ago, this part of the country was nearly cut off from the rest of New Zealand, accessible only by boat, known as a wild frontier where only the toughest of Kiwis and Maori lived, in a land of extremes: glaciers, steep valleys, ocean, dense bush and rain. Roads did not penetrate the mountains to the east. Nowadays, the west coast is sought after for its beauty. Still, not many live here year round, but those who venture into this area, even if only briefly, receive a grand reward.
Soon we found ourselves looking out on the Tasman Sea and a rugged coastline. I was reminded a bit of the topography along PCH of the central and northern California coast, but the water was a deeper blue, the vegetation was more dense and tropical, and there weren't the characteristic little towns every several miles along the way. This was still predominantly uninhabited, and to my eyes, relatively untouched.
We continued northward along the coast, then weaving inland, then back to the coast again, for a few hours until we arrived in the Fox Glacier Township, in the waning hours of the evening. We made a tasty dinner in the nice kitchen of the Ivory Towers Hostel, and watched a pale apricot sunset over the rooftops of the little town.
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Well Pesca, don't feel bad or good depending on the case, I live in an area that is about the 15th largest metropolitan area in the US and we don't have a viable fly shop. It's pretty bad when I have to get what I need, and I'll spend a lot of money to get the best, via the internet. It's a shame!
So when he picked up the reel later, the grumpy dude was gone and the new dude was quite pleasant.
However, he showed me the set up this morning and they rigged the reel up all wrong. It's one of those cheapy $26 okuma reels with click/pawl drag in only one direction. So when the line goes out there is no drag as it is presently rigged(and backlash central), only drag on the retrieve.
Ah, well... I'll check out Charlie's Fly Box as suggested. Thanks for the tip.
John. I was there last fall and the only guide service/fly shop was close to the wharf. I agree with you about Barry. After a visit with him ten years ago, he was all about himself and nothing else. If you wanted info, forget it, regardless of how many flies you bought. I think he's gone!
|The Rudest Fly shop ..or should I say Tackle shop is this guy Barry Thurston on Nantucket, I may have the spelling wrong , but this guy is a real creaton...The shop is a joke also... probably spends to much time with the mucky-mucks on that Island... So, I go to a nice place like Cross down the street and what a difference....This was 5 years ago and I can't forget it.....
GK, I know that you are not saying:
"Honey, pour me the f-ing cup of coffee and give me a cute smile while your doing it. I mean, it's not like you're freakin' Juan Valdez."
But it still kinda sounds like it. A little respect from both sides would make life so much easier for every one.
The shop guy knows the difference between a wannabe and someone that can catch a fish without a guide. There are plenty of them who are are guides, certified casting instructors, inovative flytyers and acomplished fishermen in their own right. Some could perhaps even show Lefty a thing or two. A customer that can show them a thing or two makes their day.
I would say that for every idiot clerk (and here are more than a few) there are countless legions of jerks, bozos, hacks, "experts", braggarts, contrarians, drunks, self styled royalty, and folks that need to get a life. Oh, and it has nothing to do with rich and poor. A-hole knows no socio-economic barrier. It can be tough for even the best shop guy to weave his way in and out of these black holes disguised as people. Thank goodnes there are so many really good customers, you almost forget the 1 in a thousand that can really sour ones day. But that's life, and a good shop employee has to laugh it off so he can get back to what he really enjoys. Sharing his passion for flyfishing. He's not in it for the bucks. So please be kind.
And one more thing, wally world, sportsmart and dick's are hardly competition. Cabelas, Orvis and BassPro's prices are the same as the small flyshop's so if the service is better, they win. That could be said for any competing flyshop.
Pescaphile, in your case, not having a local flyshop would be the least of my concerns.
Hey Eddie! Don't feel bad for me. I don't have any shop within hundreds of miles.
And that is just fine with me!
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You can call it obnoxious if you like, but you missed the point. I wasn't referring to the fact that fly shop staffs generally make just over minimum wage as a way to slight them in a classist manner as you suggest with the Donald Trump remark. My point was more that some shop staff can lose sight of their spot in the fly fishing food chain. After all, you're not Lefty Kreh's equal because you rang up a couple Deceivers on the till. My point is getting attitude from shop staff can be a lot like getting attitude from the girl working the counter at Starbucks. She should remember she's fillin' the cups, not growin' the beans.
But, I'm glad you made that statement about Trump because I think that's the root of the problem with a lot of shop employees. Unfortunately they do spend a lot of time dealing with people who are the type you describe, and I believe the arrogance rubs off. Also, since they spend so much time answering simple questions from those new to the sport they begin to confuse being an expert at tying a nail knot with being an expert on all things fly fishing. That's why I said it's best not to take some of them as seriously as they take themselves.
Most of us who've been around the sport for a few decades know the difference between an expert and a wannabe. Invariably it seems the wannabes are the ones with the biggest attitudes because they use that attitude to cover up the gaps in their knowledge.
And to be fair, it's not just the staff. Some shop owners are the problem. But let's not pretend there isn't a problem and that it isn't common, because there is a problem and it is all too common.
To be sure, there are wonderful shops. And, like I said, they're awesome. There is nothing like a first class shop, or as great as dealing with people who are thoughtful, genuine, and caring. There are people who work at shops that really are experts, and there are owners who are some of the best people I've ever known. Unfortunately, there are a lot of jerks in the industry too. The point here is that the jerks might want to learn to straighten up and fly right since they're not the only game in town anymore.
"shops are frequently staffed by folks whose egos seem to ignore the fact that they are working for just slightly more than minimum wage."
What an obnoxious sentiment. Kind of like this one in the back of every shop guys mind:
"Some customers are wanna be Donald Trump jerks that ignore the fact that if they pulled that stick out of their a@#, someone might give a s*&#. They are usually the ones that think that their money is bettter than everyone elses. They rapp their knuckles on the counter and sigh and huff as the lone clerk tries to spool up three reels, help out with a fly selection, take in a rod repair, show a new flyfisher how to tie an improved clinch knot and find a pair of size 11 guide boots. When it comes time to pay, they are ALWAYS the ones that press for a discount and some free stuff."
"Hey, give me a free fly line. I just spent a lot of money here."
"Sir, with all due respect, you don't know what "a lot of money" is (I thought you were The Donald?)."
Catch anyone at a bad time, and you might get some atttitude. Give a little atttitude, and what do you expect? It's too bad, because most people get great service and love their local flyshop. But some people will never be happy, and seem to like crapping on shop guys more than they like to fish. They are the one's that wouldn't recognize a good shop if it fell on their head.
I agree that it's all about service, and the good shops give that in spades. I feel bad for people that don't have a good shop close by.
I wanted to add: This sentiment is not directed at anyone on the FlyFishingForum. I am sure that GK was kidding around...http://www.flyfishingforum.com/flyta...ilies/hihi.gif
The only fly shop that I really ever visit is the Bear's Den and if Scott or anybody else there ever gave me any attitude I think my jaw would probably hit the floor. Nicest people you can imagine and will go above and beyond for a 50 cent sale.
The only other place I ever really get fly fishing stuff is when I'm passing through Portland ME, I'll stop at LL Bean. They're always very friendly and helpful too.
I don't know which of the local shops you sent your friend to, but I would recommend sending him to Charlies Fly Box in Arvada. I think it is the best shop in the Denver metro area by far. I have never been in a shop that is so willing to listen to what you are looking for and either show you where it is or tell you how long it will take them to get it for you. That kind of service is not something you will ever get at any of the catalog sites or big box locations.
What happens is that the clerk is constantly being asked the same questions over and over again. It goes with the job. I was told by a clerk once that you see guys come into the shop, want to know what is hatching and buy nothing. Ever notice when you buy something at a shop the information flows. That's why some shops have a blackboard outside the shop with the hatches written on it.
I had a chance to work partime in a fly shop but decided it wasn't for me.
It's a service business it that simple. On top of that the clerk has to work on the weekend when everyone is fishing. Just my observations. FishHawk
Reading this post gives me 2 thoughts:
1. Sometimes, people are just having a bad day......in life, I like to go by the trend vs single occurance rule.....ie. give the person a second try....if the attitude is the same, it's a trend and I take my business elsewhere
2. for fly shop owners.....I will share how I felt 5 years ago entering a fly shop for the 1st time when I was a newbie and thought that a "butt section" was my behind.
I was all hopped up about retiring and doing something I always had an interest in, but not a clue to go about it. I was relunctant to go into a shop and display my ignorance.....I knew that I needed stuff...but what....what was good...what did I really need.....patience was the key, especially in answering questions that were so elementary as I look back now.....everyone starts at the beginning.....what is "old" for the owner is new to someone....don't kill the excitement and earn a customer for life.
My experiences have been that while I might occasionally experience a little snobbery, the vast majority of shops I visit around the country are like dropping in on old buddies even though we'd never met before.
I think it boils down to individuals and the philosophy of the store. In my days in the fly shop frankly I liked helping the newbies most - they appreciate what you do for them the most and give you less trouble
"The clerk couldn't have been nicer. For a $2.00 sale, he took me into the back of the shop, sorted through a dozen or more tip tops before he found the right fit, glued the thing on my rod tip, and made pleasant conversation throughout. "-Eric
Eric- was this the same clerk that had dissed you earlier on your selection of flies, or had they fired that bozzo and hired someone new? I'm fortunate to live within walking distance of one of our sponsors (Fishing the Cape), who are always very helpful and friendly. Always look forward to my visits to them, although I must admit my "kid in a candy store" spending habits sometimes get the better of my need to be a bit more frugal
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The Bush administration eventually conceded the economy was in a recession before he left office. I dont really care which party was in office, the fact is, the economy had been on a downward spiral for several years before the current administration took office. Nothing was done to correct it early on, and it continued to worsen. There were a lot of factors that combined to cause it, but the fact is undeniable that the underlying economy was not strong. With growing unemployment, housing prices plummeting, and entire segments of the economy failing, how can you say the underlying economy was strong?
As far as the problem with GM and the rest of the U.S. auto industry, you over simplify the issue. Poor management and poor quality were major contributors. However, unfair trade practices by the Japanese (manipulation of the yen against the dollar and government subsidies) also served to give the Japanese an advantage in the market. Despite what you may believe, this has never been a free market.
If you look at current quality studies, several models from GM and Ford have displaced some Honda and Toyota models for top quality picks. The problem is consumers are afraid to take the chance on U.S. cars after the crap they produced from the early 80s through early 2000s, and rightly so. That is why this new GM campaign was developed. It is designed to entice buyers to try GM products again. GM believe if the can get consumers to try it GM products, they will like them. If it works, you will see other car companies (domestic and foreign) follow suite.


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Holland (3-2), who struck out six and walked none, yielded 10 hits -- including two in the second, three in the third and three in the sixth.
He escaped with the help of some sloppy baserunning by the Brewers, who had a runner thrown out at the plate to end the third and another thrown out at third base in the sixth.
Tanner Scheppers pitched the eighth and Joe Nathan finished for his ninth save.
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Kyle Lohse (1-4) took the loss for Milwaukee.
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I bring you my newest Romanian startup: VideoGuide – Watch HD Movies of the Major Touristic Attractions in Romania and (soon to come) SE Europe.
I truly believe this initiative will help build the Romanian Touristic Brand our current Ministry is striving to create. Better than inventing jolly songs, we trust that seeing professional shots of the Romanian sights will be much more beneficial.
No beta this time, things work out of the box, dead simple: click & watch. We've started off with 2 major cities like Bucharest & Brasov. And we'll soon add the seaside and other well known sights.
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Amongst its cool features:
- HD movies of Brasov & Bucharest wich you can
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HN has ads?
Check it out – number 15. No up votes. No URL. No points and no comments. Just a vague title (yet extremely alluring to my inner child) that links to a 42floors ad. And one that might be a photoshop disaster, no offense. I think they pasted at hat guy's head on an older dude's body. Look at the hands. Is this what I think it is?


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It's things like this that make me wish there was a compulsory smack in the balls before people are allowed to use git.
I hate how it requires me to go through a 14-years training routine in Tibet before I can do something as simple as succesfully checkout and keep up to date something that's 1) a mere dependency 2) I am building using automated tools, for fuck's sake, and how its author, its users, and the goddamn tool itself can't fucking NOT try to convert me to their vastly superior world view when I just want to move along and not care. I found my VCS already, so would you kindly leave me alone and go fap to your perfect tool somewhere else?
I stayed up pretty damn late today (working on a piece of code which will get its own entry once it does a bit more of what I want it to do), and in the half-asleep state right before waking up, I considered the important problem of uniquely encoding Lisp macros as interpretive dance. I'm sure it has some important applications; I will keep you updated as more all-nighters allow me to develop the idea.
Dear IEEE 802.11,
you guys are total twatmonkeys; I wish upon you painful genital rash each time someone gets compromised because of the lame insecurity protocol you designed. Go engage in some four-way dongshake, maybe you won't fuck that one up. Cunthuggers.
THIS IS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Please don't use MoinMoin. Using MoinMoin is actually worse than not having a wiki at all.
Tl;dr summary

It sucks so hard and will mislead your visitors in so many ways that you're better off having a straight HTML dump with an email contact than trying to fight the hopeless failure of MoinMoin.
Detailed explanation

I've been using various sites using MoinMoin to keep their content for a long time. I've never particularly liked that wiki engine, and found it confusing on numerous occasions, but the recent re-stumbling upon a particularly egregious case of Moin going out of its way to make sure your visitors aren't getting what you wanted to give them was the final straw: I realised that it's the C++ of wikis — not only will it not solve your problems, it will cause new ones that will make you long for your original ones.
First off, a couple of comparatively minor offences: its UI sucks and is confusing all around. The famous combined login/register widget is a paragon of UI anti-design, its version diff widget sucks, its history view is unwieldy and doesn't actually link to the first revision (!!), I've long had experiences with its search being less than helpful, and of course it uses CamelCaseWikiLinks, which all sane people agree are stupid and harmful ([[explicit wiki links]] being the only sane syntax, obviously).
Now, a far more serious sin: it comes with its DB prepopulated with filler content concerning MoinMoin itself. This alone should be enough to disqualify any wiki from being seriously considered, as it means that:
Now, that doesn't mean wikis shouldn't come with docs, far from it. It just means they should be clearly marked as such, and available separately from any content. This way a wiki about guinea pig mating habits with no content added yet will look like an empty wiki, and not like a page about Trac (and if you think it's not a problem, please consider that most experts on guinea pig mating habits will likely have no idea what Trac is and why it is here where they expected a place to share their knowledge about guinea pigs).
However, in case of MoinMoin, the above is not the worst it does. No, it takes the idea of filler content and does things with it that make Trac look like the well-behaved, helpful boy from the neighbourhood. But first, I need you to do the following:
(no, seriously, do it, I'll wait)
Okay, now we have you browsing in $language, go to http://codeville.org/doc/. You'll notice that:
1) It talks about wiki and MoinMoin and a couple of other wiki engines
2) It's completely in $language
3) It doesn't give you a slightest hint that it's NOT WHAT CODEVILLE AUTHORS INTENDED. Not a language selector, not a link, not even a URL in the addressbar. NOTHING.
4) There's not even a way to find the original English front page. Site map, title index, word index etc. are all buried deep under layers upon layers of irrelevant pages about MoinMoin and twenty translated copies thereof (that is, after you wait 2 minutes for them to load).
The only way to see the actual intended content if you happen to be using one of the unlucky languages is to guess that it's not really right, then guess the content will be probably in English, then guess that you can go there by manually entering the English root's name in the URL bar, then guess the name of it, backtrack a couple of times on misses (like MainPage, StartPage) until you get to the correct one (ie. FrontPage), then vow solemnly never ever to use the goddamn thing again.
It also means that the entire site can, silently and untraceably, transform completely depending on a hidden, essentially random variable the site admins will likely never discover and know to fix. It is also enabled by default (I have previously discovered and reported the exact same problem on Revctrl wiki, it has since been fixed).
Bottom line: in order to have MoinMoin even remotely resembling something useful, you have to essentially unbreak it on two separate levels, one of which is hidden so deeply that it can go undetected for years. Straight HTML, email, IRC, paper printouts, clay tablets, smoke signals, ANYTHING is better because at least what you see is what you get, unlike with MoinMoin.
Note also that the above is based solely on the problems I've been able to notice and track down based on my experiences with MoinMoin as a user. I have no idea what else you have to unbreak as an admin and what other problems might be lurking in other places, but I'd be very surprised if it turned out to be otherwise flawless.
PS. If you have read the entire post, you're welcome and encouraged to go back and try with different languages and report the results back to me, so I can expand the known working / non-working list. In order for a language to be suitable for the demo purposes, the translation has to exist, and be self-contained (which is defined as "doesn't immediately suggest that something is amiss and doesn't link directly to the English version"). It doesn't mean that non-self-contained translations are not an issue, but I want to make sure the first impression gives the proper idea of the magnitude of the problem.
Things I did this easter: go to church, drink, THROW SNOWBALLS.
Life is good.
Just a quick drop: if you use paredit.el for editing in your Lisp buffers (as you should), and you happen to also use CUA-mode (which rocks, btw), you probably know that by default they don't play together too well. Well, I've finally got fed up with that and wrote some glue to fix them up. Details and code can be had from this c.l.l post
Update: For some reason WP disabled comments when I first posted this. Fixed now.
There's a thread on c.l.l going, in which people try to find a reason macros haven't caught on for the past 30 years, despite their immense usefulness. One of the cited arguments was this statement by one of the men in charge of Java process:
The advantages of Java is that it easily serves as a lingua franca - everyone can read a Java program and understand what is going on. User defined macros destroy that property. Every installation or project can (and will) define its own set of macros, that make their programs unreadable for everyone else. Programming languages are cultural artifacts, and their success (i.e., widespread adoption) is critically dependent on cultural factors as well as technical ones.
My claim is that this is about as true as C++'s approach to performance, in which people copy things all the time, because that's what manual memory management makes them do. Just consider the "design patterns" omnipresent in Java. What is a macro, if not a structured transformation of source, following certain pattern? Of course, I'm saying nothing new here, but I just stumbled upon a particularly good demonstration of why "macros decrease legibility of code" is utter nonsense. Consider this snippet:
(restart-bind ((retry (lambda () (throw 'retry nil)) :report-function (lambda (stream) (write "Retry reading the record." :stream stream)))) (catch 'ok (loop do (catch 'retry (throw 'ok (unless (read-record) (error "Record not available.")))))))
Just try analysing it, how fast can you find out what exactly it does? Aren't braided catch/throws fun? Now consider the same snippet using a macro:
(with-retry (:report "Retry reading the record.") (unless (read-record) (error "Record not available.")))
Not only is the code 4x shorter and uses idiomatic naming conventions and code structure, the macro also comes with a docstring and parameters to let you easily influence the working. And most importantly, you only have to understand it once. Whereas in Java every time you encounter a similar-looking snippet, you have to analyse it to see if it's actually the same thing, or subtly different.
So, to sum up with a checklist, the macroless code is:
Now, to be fair, this is not to say that macros can't be hard — very often they are, because you generally use macros to solve problems that would be even harder without them. You don't deny surgeons access to endoscopy because they might not be skillfull enough to handle it — instead you make sure they are or have to find another trade. There's no reason to treat programmers differently.
Saying "macros make code unreadable" is like saying "race bets can only be done on manure-covered floor, or else you won't know you're dealing with horses".
New HTML Parser: The long-awaited libxml2 based HTML parser code is live. It needs further work but already handles most markup better than the original parser.
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