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Energy, Environment, Natural Resources, Parks and Agriculture
Riverside, Calif.
Judges approached this category looking for green IT and green building projects, but they also expressed a general interest in applications that were simply innovative. They highlighted a project from the Riverside, Calif., Water Quality Control Plant, which uses video cameras to document damage and repairs to city sewer lines The project is set to go live in July of 2011.
The video helps city crews determine the scope of repair work. "If it's an area where we've had numerous spills or tree-root intrusion, [the video] gives them the ability to go in and see just how bad it is," explained Richard Pallante, field operations manager for the plant.
Until now, the video was stored on DVDs maintained by Pallante, who would get a phone call whenever crews needed video to perform a repair. Often, he was stuck burning extra DVDs or posting the video on shared servers.
Now, video will be available online and on demand through the city work order system. "They can pull the video up and it has no impact on my workload at all," Pallante said.
Pallante also plans to equip trucks driven by line-cleaning crews with rugged laptops so they can use the video application in the field. The system would be capable of alerting line cleaners when they're approaching a sewer line that's fragile and awaiting repair or cleaning. "They would have access to the video, all the work order history right there in real time," Pallante said. "They need to know how bad it is."
Category 7
Citizen Engagement, Open Government and Online Service Delivery
New York City
New York City was praised as a model for consolidated city/county government with outstanding delivery of diverse services to its 8 million citizens. In 2010, through its highly regarded 311 system, the city served its 100-millionth caller while at the same time expanding its service online through NYC 311 Online.
In 2009, New York's 311 services became available as a free iPhone application in Apple's iTunes Store. The application has been downloaded more than 13,000 times to date.
Judges sought municipalities that publicly reported performance data for various government functions. New York is frequently recognized for its comprehensive open government site, NYCStat. The site, which includes a citywide performance reporting (CPR) function, is often considered the most comprehensive collection of publicly available performance data available, another plus for the judges. Likewise, the New York City DataMine increases the accessibility of public data generated by city agencies and other city organizations. As part of an initiative to improve government accessibility and accountability, this catalog supplies access to a repository of government-produced, machine-readable data sets.
In October 2009, New York City launched its Big Apps competition. The city solicited the creation of digital applications using public data and received more than 80 submissions. New York City made available more than 170 data sets from 30 agencies and commissions — including traffic updates, Wi-Fi hot spots, taxi medallion and driver information, and restaurant inspection data — and encouraged the public to create digital applications. More than 39,000 unique visitors have gone to the competition's website.
Such competitions are often pitched by governments as offering opportunities for job growth and facilitating government transparency and accessibility. What's notable about Big Apps is that it actually achieved both of those goals, at least anecdotally. One winner, NYC Way, was an app enabling users to make restaurant reservations, buy movie tickets, book tours and more. The three developers quit Wall Street jobs to expand their app nationally into a new project called My City Way. The team already has launched projects in the District of Columbia, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Los Angeles.


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Evaluation of Varenicline Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pro-Cognitive Effects in Healthy Elderly Non-Smoking Subjects
This study has been completed.
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First received: June 5, 2008
Last updated: June 1, 2009
Last verified: June 2009
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- Characterize the tolerability and safety of repeated doses of varenicline in healthy non-smoking elderly subjects.
- Describe the steady state pharmacokinetics of varenicline in healthy non-smoking elderly subjects.
- Evaluate the potential effects of repeat doses of varenicline on cognition in healtly non-smoking elderly subjects.
|Healthy Non-Smoking
|Drug: varenicline Drug: Placebo
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Participant, Investigator)
|Official Title:
|A Randomized, Investigator and Subject Blind, Sponsor Open Parallel Group Phase 1 Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pro-Cognitive Effects of Varenicline, Under Various Titration Schemes, in Healthy Elderly Non-Smoking Subjects
Resource links provided by NLM:
Drug Information available for: Varenicline Varenicline tartrateU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Pfizer:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Tolerability and safety (adverse events, electrocardiogram, vital signs, clinical safety labs, self reported nausea visual analogue scales) [ Time Frame: 21 days ]
- Steady state pharmacokinetics [ Time Frame: 21 days ]
- Effects on cognition (computerized battery of cognitive tests) [ Time Frame: 21 days ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- No secondary outcomes. [ Time Frame: Time frame n/a ]
|Study Start Date:
|April 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|June 2008
|Primary Completion Date:
|June 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Active Comparator: Weekly titration
Drug: varenicline
0.5 mg once daily for 7days followed by 0.5 mg twice daily for 7days followed by 1mg twice daily for 7 days
Other Name: Champix, Chantix
|Active Comparator: Two Week QD
Drug: varenicline
0.5 mg once daily for 14 days followed by 1 mg once daily for 7 days
Other Name: Champix, Chantix
|Active Comparator: Two Week BID
Drug: varenicline
0.5 mg once daily for 14 days followed by 0.5 mg twice daily for 7 days
Other Name: Champix, Chantix
|Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Drug: Placebo
Placebo for 21 days
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|65 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
Healthy, Elderly (65-85 years inclusive), Non-smoker
Exclusion Criteria:
Creatinine Clearnace < 30 ml/min, Evidence or history of clinically significant, unstable diseases
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00694044
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00694044
|United States, Florida
|Pfizer Investigational Site
|Miami, Florida, United States, 33169
|Pfizer Investigational Site
|Orlando, Florida, United States, 32809
Sponsors and Collaborators
|Study Director:
|Pfizer CT.gov Call Center
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Additional Information:
Keywords provided by Pfizer:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 22, 2017
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Director, Clinical Trial Disclosure Group, Pfizer, Inc.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00694044 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|June 5, 2008
|Last Updated:
|June 1, 2009
Keywords provided by Pfizer:
Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, Cognition
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Nicotinic Agonists
Cholinergic Agonists
Cholinergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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Will new oil pipeline lower gas prices?
by: Jim Strickland Updated:
The first pipeline linking Canadian oil to Gulf Coast refineries is scheduled to open this week, but there is debate over whether it will help ease prices at the pump.
Channel 2 consumer investigator Jim Strickland went to the Alberta oil sands, the national oil hub in Oklahoma and the Houston refining complex for answers.
Suncor Energy mining director Lynn Gould told Strickland that piping oil from Canada will make a difference in Atlanta gas prices.
"So you're at a line up for gasoline in the southern states and you're paying for a product that got loaded up on a boat and was shipped over from the Middle East. That's got to be more expensive than piping it from your neighbor next door," Gould said.
Though Canadian oil is 15 percent cheaper, refiners use 10 Saudi Arabian barrels for every Canadian barrel.
Cenovus Energy Senior Vice President Alan Reid said he also believes the new pipeline will mean better gas prices for Atlantans, but there are doubters.
"I don't see any way it's going down to $2.50 (per gallon). There's no possibility of that," said oil analyst Laura Atkins outside a Texas refinery.
"In general, I think we're going to be in a good, long while for pretty high gasoline prices," echoed analyst Greg Haas.
They pointed out that gas prices shot up when the American thirst for gas was actually dropping. Analysts also said the recent price drop is related to fears over the European economy and a lagging U.S. recovery.
Atkins and Haas said until recently, global demand has driven oil prices higher, and once oil is loaded onto a tanker, crude oil is free to seek its best price in markets around the world.
Haas said even in oil country, gas prices in Houston remain high because so much gas gets siphoned off. And in Canada's petroleum capital of Calgary, Alberta, Strickland found gas prices, including taxes, were nearly equivalent to prices in Georgia.
A federal report also showed Gulf gasoline exports have tripled in three years, so there is no great surplus stockpiled.
"We do have the oil sands and yes, they do pay very well, but we still pay for our oil," said Canadian driver Chad Long.


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For the full context of this story, check out our posts tagged as Kigali. Or, if you already know, but want to get caught up on Update 1 or Update 2 or Update 3 or Update 4 or Update 5 or Update 6 or Update 7…
The Rundown
June 28, 2010
Dear Multnomah Family,
We returned from Kigali, Rwanda tired, but rejoicing. God continued to do more than we asked or thought during the June 7-23 trip.
- We lead African college students in two Bible Marathons (Luke & Proverbs)
- We visited three genocide sites to feel the heart of Rwanda and break our own
- We had three days of three hours each with 100 street kids with whom we fell in love
- We presented two Sunday services (Kigali & Kayonza churches)
- We visited a Kigali University and asked questions of an administrator
- We spoke at Africa New Life women's groups & staff meetings
- We represented MU at the REST college dedication (books have not yet arrived)
- We ministered to two schools (800 students each) started by ANLM
- We formed close bonds with our translators and attended a staff member's wedding
- We visited homes delivering food and sharing the gospel with four people responding
- We raised over $2,000 in support to supply food and support for the Kagayo festival
- We helped to lead a two day evangelistic festival at a refugee camp of 5,000 in Kagayo. About 1,000 attended and about 75 made professions of faith
- We all want to return to African friends and new converts with praise to God that we had the honor of being His ambassadors
The Kigali Konvey Team,
Dr G, Noelle Schultz, David Ingram, Alisha Vang, Michael Martini, Frances "Fray" Jones
Tags: Africa New Life Ministries, Books, Dr. Garry Friesen, kigali, rwanda


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Additional Support for Learning
The Scottish Government want all children and young people to be able to get the most from the learning opportunities which are available to them, so that they can realise their full potential, in learning, in work, and in life.
Through Getting it Right for Every Child and Curriculum For Excellence, the Scottish Government has set out its ambition for services provided to children and young people, and for their learning. An important part of our approach is the recognition that all children and young people are different. To enable them to reach their full potential some will need additional support.
The Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 provides the legal framework for the provision of additional support for learning. The legislation was amended by the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2009. The Act is structured around the concept of support being needed for any reason, and for short or long term periods determined by the individual learning needs of the child or young person. The key duties on education authorities are to identify, make provision for, and review provision for the additional support needs of children and young people for whose education they are responsible.
The Act also places duties on education authorities, (and in certain circumstances health, social work and skills development Scotland) to work to plan and make joint provision for children and young people with complex or multiple additional support needs. Where their needs are significant, require support from education and another partner agency, and will last more than one year, children and young people may have a statutory co-ordinated support plan to bring together all of the support to be provided to meet their learning needs.
The Education Scotland website provides further information and helpful links on Additional Support Learning.
The Advisory Group for Additional Support for Learning (AGASL)
The Advisory Group for Additional Support for Learning formally advise the Scottish Government and Scottish Ministers of issues relating to the implementation of the Additional Support for Learning legislation. This may relate to policy and practice development and may include issues which impact on the successful implementation of Additional Support for Learning.
The Group is currently chaired by Iain Nisbet, Head of Education Law at Govan Law Centre and the secretariat is provided by the Scottish Government.
The Advisory Group identified eight areas related to additional support for learning which they would consider over a two year period. These areas relate to implementation, emerging contextual issues which may affect implementation, and areas of implementation which need additional focus in implementation:
Further information on the Advisory Group, including membership is available in the long term plan of support for implementation details of which are included on this page.
The Supporting Children's Learning Code of Practice
The Supporting Children's Learning code of practice explains the duties on education authorities and other agencies to support children's and young people's learning. It provides guidance on the Act's provisions as well as on the supporting framework of secondary legislation. The code uses the term "the Act" to include, where appropriate, the secondary legislative provisions and includes features of good practice on how these can be applied.
A subgroup of the Advisory Group for Additional Support for Learning will be established in October 2012 to consider a revision of the code of practice which supports the implementation of additional support for learning. The group will consider a range of concerns that have arisen around the appropriateness of the guidance. The revision of the Code of Practice will take account of the Children and Young People's Bill and therefore the timescale for consultation on a new draft code will be no earlier than 2014 with publication after this.
The Code of Practice can be accessed via the link above.
Supporting Children's and Young People's Learning: A report on progress of implementation of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 (As Amended)
Scottish Ministers have a duty to report to the Scottish Parliament in each of the 5 years after the commencement of the Additional Support for Learning Amended Act on what progress has been made in each of those years to ensure that sufficient information relating to children and young people with additional support needs is available to effectively monitor the implementation of this Act.
The link above directs you to the first report which was published on 20 February 2012.
Supporting Implementation of Additional Support for Learning in Scotland
The long term plan of support for implementation sets out the areas for action across 2012-2016 to further support implementation of additional support for learning legislation.
The plan initially addresses four broad areas. These are;
Further details are contained within the plan which you can access by clicking the link above.
Independent Advice and Guidance
Enquire provide independent and impartial advice for teachers, parents, local authorities and others caring for or working with children and young people with additional support needs.
Enquire have a confidential telephone helpline, website (www.enquire.org.uk) and online enquiry service. Their confidential helpline is available to call Monday to Friday 9am – 4.30pm on 0845 123 2303. Their trained helpline advisers will listen respectfully to your questions and concerns, provide advice on the education and additional support for learning system, (including resolving disagreements) and explain how it affects your situation.
Parents may wish to consult Enquire's parents' guide to additional support for learning which outlines parents and your childrens rights, the roles and responsibilities of staff involved with your child, what to expect at meetings and much more.
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Syntaxvar retval = Storage.key(lIndex);
- lIndex [in]
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A zero-based index of the list entry, up to the length of the collection.
Return value
Type: StringReturns the name of the specified key.
Standards information
- Web Storage, Section 4.1
The key can be any string, including the empty string.
The order of keys may change when items are added to the collection.
Free the memory returned in pbstrKey with SysFreeString.
This method will throw an "Invalid Argument" exception if lIndex is out of range.
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text: Because I have the day/week/month off (teachers should never complain about anything), I figured I'd take some time to start going through some of the different teams that the Pistons will face in order to get an idea of where the Pistons should be good this year. (Disclaimer: There is now way I'll do this for all 29 other teams, and probably not for all Eastern Conference teams) As an example, let's take a look at the Pistons vs. the Heat... PG: Jennings vs. SNC (Super Nintendo Chalmers) This is probably a wash. Both are good three-point shooters. Jennings is much quicker and more of an offensive fulcrum, while SNC is a more efficient shooter and marginally better defensive player. Jennings is significantly more talented than SNC, but he's been used much more smartly than Jennings has, so coaching can definitely be a mitigating factor; if Jennings plays within his skillset, this is a win for Detroit. SG: Pope (projected) vs. Wade Wade by a mile. Even getting older, he's still one of the top shooting guards in the game and is one of the best players of all time, while we don't even know what Pope brings to the table other than probable three-point shooting. Wade is a very good defender for his position as well, but all we know about Pope is that he's tall. This is actually the key matchup; last year, when Wade didn't play, Singler had a good game, the Pistons were more efficient as a team, and they won by 10. They lost by 12 and 14 in the other two games, though, so you can see how important this battle will be. SF: Smith vs. James James is going to win every matchup you could put him in, but at least Smith competes, and the nice thing about this is that Smith's strength (defense) is exactly what you want out of him in this matchup. He'll make things tough for Lebron, and while Lebron will still get his, at least you know that Smith will make him work for it. On the other end, Smith shouldn't be the focus of the offense, so James' excellent defense won't detract too much from the Pistons' offense. PF: Monroe vs. Bosh Monroe fares pretty well here. Last year Monroe went averaged 20 points (on almost 60% shooting) and 11 rebounds per game while Bosh averaged 15.6/7.3. Monroe has the size advantage here and is able to work down low; Miami couldn't contain him, and Detroit could hide his weaker defense on a mid-range shooter. C: Drummond vs. Haslem Drummond by a mile. Haslem's job is to rebound the basketball, but Drummond does that way better. The only worry would be if Haslem gets hot, but being that he's not an offensive threat, Drummond should be able to play off the ball a little more and dissuade Miami's penetration game. Haslem won't be able to do anything special to stop Drummond on offense, since he's mostly an opportunist anyway. Bench: Miami: Miller, Battier, Allen, Birdman, Anthony, Jones, Lewis, Cole, Varanado Detroit: Bynum, Billups, Stuckey, Singler, Gigi, CV, Jerebko, and Mitchell Miami's bench is probably superior. Allen gives them a guy that can win the game off the bench all by himself if he gets hot, and Anderson was absolutely pivotal for them last year. Battier and Miller are role players that do their job. Meanwhile, the Pistons have a guy that used to be great (Billups), an Italian unknown, a rookie, two expirings, Jerebko (who actually could play an important role as an offensive rebounder), and Singler, who shouldn't have started for them last year. Getting good use out of that group will be important for this team's success. It will also be a challenge. Coaching: Cheeks vs. Spoelstra Spoelstra has taken his squad to three straight NBA finals, created one of the most complex, innovative offenses in the game, gotten two superstars to defer to a third one that doesn't want to be deferred to, gotten his team to play some of the best defense in the league, and repeated as NBA champions without a true center. Cheeks has a sub-.500 career record and is best-known for teaching Andre Iguodala how to be a good guard. This one isn't even close. Mitigating circumstances: Injuries/age: The aforementioned Dwayne Wade injury history is the major factor here. If he's hurt, I'd put money on the Pistons. If he's playing, I wouldn't. Location: Simply put, Miami has been almost unstoppable at home. Don't expect the Pistons to beat them there. Thankfully, though, I believe two of the games are in Detroit this year. Pistons' probability of winning at home: 50% Pistons' probability of winning in Miami: 20%


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Need some last minute inspiration for an Easter party this weekend? Take a look at these sweet, fresh ideas that will surely impress your guests!
L to R: Tiny Prints Elegant Eggs easter party invitation, Tulip Egg Baskets, Easter plates, Decorated Easter eggs, Easter Cupcakes, White chocolate dipped cookies, Bunny ears napkin, Canapés


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So You Think You Can Mow?
Guys who mow lawns for a living don't get much respect. I mean, any moron can cut grass, right?
Apparently not.
This is what happens when some bozo who refused to read Stephen Hawking's Guide to the Universe & Elementary Lawn Maintenance was allowed access to a Toro and some unguarded grass. He made a fundamental mistake and now his neighbors make fun of his kids and pelt him with rotten vegetables.
What causes a cutting pattern like this? Having the height levers next to the wheels set at different heights. So instead of producing a nice, even cut, you get a lawn that looks like waves washing up on the beach.
Now Grumpy is aware that many of you — especially my female readers — are quite fond of waves washing up on the beach. However…………IT IS NOT THE BEACH, IT IS YOUR LAWN. So tell that Stephen Hawking-hating husband of yours to do the job right for a change. This can be accomplished in 4 easy steps.
Step 1 — Locate the height lever next to the right front wheel. Set it at 1-1/2 inches.
Step 2 — Locate the height lever next to the left front wheel. Set it at 1-1/2 inches.
Step 3 — Locate the height lever next to the right rear wheel. Set it at 1-1/2 inches.
Step 4 — Locate the height lever next to the left rear wheel. Set it at 1-1/2 inches.
This height is appropriate for warm-season grasses (Bermuda, Zoysia, centipede, etc.) Cut cool-season grasses (bluegrass, tall fescue, etc.) at 2 inches. For more expert info on growing grass, click here.
Father's Day Is Almost Here!
That's right! America's favorite holiday is fast approaching, which means you are in dire need of guidance from someone who knows what gifts every real man wants. Fear not! Next Monday, June 14, Grumpy shall publish his cherished, beloved, and eagerly awaited "Manly Garden Gifts for Father's Day." That will give you a whole week to do the right thing.
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Set in a world of grand adventure, it was the first time that players were able to completely immerse themselves in the world of Hyrule and explore it as Link would. Unsurprisingly, this quickly established the standard for the realistic Zelda titles that would follow (Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword) - but Ocarina of Time remained almost sacrosanct compared to these games.
Unfortunately, it also remained tied to the outdated Nintendo 64 until the the masterful 3DS port was released in 2011... but even this port wasn't enough for hardcore Zelda fans, who longed for an even more portable - perhaps wearable - Ocarina of Time experience.
For these fickle fans, I present this week's object of geek desire:
These legendary Ocarina of Time song rings are the work of the crafty Etsy artist Christian Griffin of Peregrine Studios Artistry. Each stainless steel ring is set with the simple notes of one of the memorable songs from Ocarina of Time, and will set you back a modest $59.99 (+$3.00 shipping if you're in the US).
The rings are all made to order, and you can select your choice of finish from gold, natural/steel, or bronze - with bronze being the most pleasing and Zelda-esque of the three. Sure, they're not the flashiest Zelda rings that I've ever seen but you can't beat the price - or the geek cred.
While Griffin is working on Majora's Mask song rings, he currently has a full catalog of Ocarina of Time rings to choose from. With a few clicks, you can sport the notes for...
- Nocturne of Shadow
- Song of Storms
- Serenade of Water
- Epona's Song
- Requiem of Spirit
- Prelude of Light
- Zelda's Lullaby
- The Sun's Song
- Saria's Song
- Minuet of Forest
- Song of Time
- Bolero of Fire
... on your favorite finger (or toe!)
The urge to order one with Zelda's Lullaby or Song of Time are both quite strong, but the hipster in me would want to order the more obscure Bolero of Fire or Serenade of Water - both of which I remember playing exactly once.


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VMware Infrastructure SDK Release Notes for VMware VirtualCenter 2.0
These release notes cover the following topics:
Changes Since the Previous Virtual Infrastructure SDK (VirtualCenter 1.2) Release
For additional information about the Virtual Infrastructure SDK, refer to the VMware VirtualCenter release notes.
Features Not Fully ImplementedThe following features are not fully implemented in this release:
Managed Object BrowserThe Managed Object Browser is a useful tool for working with the API. This tool enables you to browse the inventory of managed objects on either a VirtualCenter or a host server.
To use the Managed Object Browser
Enabling .NET Code SamplesTo use the .NET samples included in the SDK installation, you must install the SSL certificate used by the VirtualCenter Server or ESX Server on the machine where the samples are run.
To install the SSL certificate
Long Startup Time for C# Samples
When you use VS.NET 2005 to compile and run the C# samples, program startup time can be long (about 30 seconds).
Enabling the Java Code SamplesTo use the Java samples included in the Java SDK installation, you must enable the samples.
To enable the samples
Exporting the Certificates
After you have completed the steps in Enabling .NET Code Samples, you must export the certificates.
To export the certificates
After you have exported the certificates (as described in Exporting the Certificates), you must install them.
To install the certificates
Creating a Virtual Machine Might Throw Incorrect ExceptionsIncorrect exceptions might be thrown when you create a virtual machine.
CreateFilter Operation Throws a SystemError ExceptionThe CreateFilter operation throws a SystemError fault if its PropertyFilterSpec contains a PropertySpec with an incorrect property path in the pathSet property. An incorrect path is one that is not defined for the managed object type specified by the PropertySpec's type property. You can correct the problem by fixing the incorrect PropertySpec.
New Guest SDK AvailableThe VMware Guest API allows software running in the guest operating system in a VMware ESX Server 3.0 virtual machine can use to collect certain data about the state and performance of the virtual machine. The Guest SDK package can be downloaded from VMware's API and Developer Materials page.
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Archived Event
'Karaoke Theatre'
location House of Loom
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- 21+
Via House of Loom:
Every Tuesday at House of Loom, it's everything you love about karaoke with the volume turned up. Don't be afraid to go crazy: bring your own costumes, create your own choreography, bring your back up dancers or just grab some in-house props we'll have on hand.
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Original Florida Tile factory, 1954
In 1954, Leon Sikes Sr. and his two sons James and Leon Jr. purchased a ceramic tile manufacturing company in Lakeland, Florida. Within 20 years it became the nation's second largest manufacturer of ceramic tile. They changed the name to Sikes Corporation in 1972 to reflect the addition of a carpet manufacturing plant in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. Florida Tile was sold to Premark International in 1990, then to Illinois Tool works in 1999. On November 17, 2003 Florida Tile Industries Inc. announced it would close its Lakeland manufacturing plant.
This collection is composed of aerial photographs of the building on Lake Wire, Lakeland from 1954 to 1960 showing the enlargement of the plant as the business grew. A few of the photographs show the surrounding area of downtown Lakeland as far as Lakes Mirror and Morton to the east and Bonnet and Beulah to the west.
This collection also consists of 1989 correspondence from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Quality concerning various permits issued to the Sikes Corporation. It relates primarily to Sikes' construction of preparation plants, presses, and kilns.
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Today's Best of is Soup and Bread. Although this is probably intended to be savory breads, I made a lot more sweet, breakfast-style breads this year, and so my favorites come from that category. I think I'm "safe" though since the topic is bread without an adjective!
It's cold this week, so whip up some soup and bread and stay warm!
Peanut Butter Bread
Curried Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
Blueberry Muffin Bread
Chicken Gnocchi Soup
English Muffin Bread
Beef and Bok Choy Hot Pot
Bananas Foster Bread
Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup
Head on over to Finding Joy in my Kitchen to find more great soups and breads.
Find more great recipes at Full Plate Thursday and Thursday's Treasures.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
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I'm seeing lots of wild rice & curry together ... might have to give it a go!ReplyDelete
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Thanks for sharing all your wonderful recipes with Full Plate Thursday in 2012. Wishing you and your family the very best in 2013.
Happy New Year!
Miz Helen
Enjoy your new Red Plate, your recipes are featured on Full Plate Thursday this week. Have a great day and come back soon!
Miz Helen
Love the name of the Beef Bok Choy Hot Pot :) Sounds really good!ReplyDelete
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Setting BIOS password in Windows?
This is a discussion on Setting BIOS password in Windows? within the General Computer Security forums, part of the Tech Support Forum category. A a friend of a friend asked if I could fix her Toshiba laptop. She explained she installed a parental
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Hi this is my first post on this forum. I have a 11 month old female Rottweiler/lab mix on hold at the humane society where I live. She is adorable and very sweet. Some people are telling me that she could be mean/dangerous due to the rott in her. Could she be a mean dog becuase of her mix?
The other question I had is...she has no training whatsoever....her previous owner payed no attention to her. As a result she doesn't know her name and is not house broken. How hard will it be to train an 11 month old dog? My brother and I have experience training dogs, we trained both our family dogs who have sinced passed, but they were pups when we did the training.
This dog is a love muffin and I would really like to take her home, I just need to make sure she wont turn ou to be dangerous and that I will be able to train her.
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Government and Economic Growth in Iran
Doessel, Darrel & Valadkhani, Abbas (2005) Government and Economic Growth in Iran. In Narayana, N (Ed.) Economic Development Issues and Policies. Serials Publications, India, New Delhi, pp. 139-155.
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2002 4L60E 4wd Suburban Leak at ectension tube
I have a put a rebuilt 4l60e trans in my 2002 suburban. I have had a leAK at the extension tube between the transfer case and the extension tube between the trans.
I just replaced the gasket and I still get a leak there.
I am under the impression from reading elsewhere that the trans has no rear seal on the 4wd setup the extension tube is the seal.
when looking at the rear of the trans without the extension tube on there is no rear seal.
My question is should there be something there to seal the rear of the trans or is the extension tube the seal.?
Any thoughts as to why I have a leak. I did resurface the gasket area with a abrasive disk to remove the leftover bits of gasket,
I'm stumped.
Thanks for your thoughts in advance
Cincinnati OH
the rear of the 4l60e case is open in a 4x4 application. The t-case is sealed at the front.
Often these adapters become warped and not flat where the gasket needs to seal. You can unbolt the adapter from t he back of the 4l60e trans. Flat sand that area on something large enough to bring the surface back to level.
A square cut O-ring seals up the t-case adapter to the 4l60e case
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DAR Donates Cemetery Directory
The Pilot Rock chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution donated a Directory/Locator Board on Nov. 21 to Afton Township Cemetery - the first one to go into one of the 24 cemeteries in Cherokee County.
Mike Rose of Valley Glass created and assembled the Directory. It is double-sided with hinged glass doors in a commercial grade aluminum framework. The interior is Marine plywood faced with corkboard.
The directory will enable cemetery caretakers to pin or staple a map on one side and a list of names with their location by section, block and lot number on the opposite side.
The Afton Directory support structure is made of green treated 6' x 6' timbers encased in white plastic. The Afton Ladies Cemetery Association financed the outside structure. Doris Grasholf is the current bookkeeper for the association. Doris and her husband, Rusty, with the help of Dolan Grashoff and Ruby and Larry Johnson set the framework. Haselhoff Construction donated the use of a skid steer, posthole auger and trailer.
Doris got a map of the cemetery copied at the County Engineer's office. The listing of names and locations has been done by generations of "Book-keepers" and cemetery walkers such as Letha and Marie Smith, Joyce Phipps Pyle, Phyllis Elliot and Doris Grashoff. Don and Annette Blake who put it on the Internet did the most current compilation and typing.
There are 24 cemeteries in Cherokee County. Pilot Rock DAR proposed to give a locator system and board to each one whose caretakers express an interest, and who are willing to provide the installation and care of a support structure which complements their own unique cemetery. This can be of wood, rock or plastic; bulletin framework or a gazebo.
Surveyors were sent to all Township Trustees, Board clerks, and church or city caretakers. It is the hope of the DAR that others will see the example of what was done in Afton and request a similar gift for other cemeteries.
Pilot Rock DAR can offer these boards, which cost between $500 and $1,000, due to the generous bequest of Florene Frisbie. It is the belief of the DAR that Florene would see this project as benefiting the rural communities, families and friends, by providing an easier way to see where individuals are buried within the cemetery.


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Hey, Put my downpayment on a Saabaru 92x aero yesterday (couldnt pass up $8500 in rebates). Should be delivered Monday.
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I have a buddy w/ an STi that we put a kingpin big turbo kit on, so i know a little bit about these motors already.
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Why iPad Wins
Posted by George Colony on July 22, 2010
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Back in April I voiced doubts about the iPad because I couldn't figure out where it was going to live. This led me to agree with Forrester's assessment that Apple would only sell three million iPads in calendar 2010.
Obviously, we got the shipment forecast wrong -- it looks like Apple is on track to deliver between seven to ten million iPads this year. People may have come to the same conclusion I did -- the iPad is an important executive tool, differentiated from the PC and the smartphone.
The iPad is my meeting aid. Board sessions, client visits, or internal operational reviews invariably turn to digital -- the iPad gives me access to that world. Someone refers to a client -- I can quickly look at their Web site. There's a guy sitting next to me from Goldman Sachs -- I quietly look him up on Wikipedia and remember that we met 10 years ago (and that he's running Carly Fiorina's campaign in California). A client brags about his company's iPhone app -- I can quickly scan it.
Phones and PCs don't perform well in this role. The phone's screen is too small -- and its presence signals that you aren't paying attention, you are rudely checking email. PCs don't work in meetings because the screen acts as a barrier between you and other participants. Using a PC in a meeting subtly lowers your status -- you devolve from thinker to clerk typist when you swing that screen open.
Business depends on digital. The iPad gives me an omnipresent window into that digital world. I couldn't work without it.
Is the iPad at Home in the Enterprise
Comment from Stephane Rousseau on Thu, 07/22/2010 - 15:22
Hello George,
At this very moment I have just published a note on my (humble) blog about the iPad and my first impressions. I am greatly excited about the device but still puzzled on how it would fit in the Enterprise information system and infrastructure.
I'd love to see a little more openness in the design.
iPad and enterprise systems
Comment from George Colony on Thu, 07/22/2010 - 15:33
I'm not sure when or indeed if this will happen. Apple hates dealing with CIOs and IT departments, so they aren't going to make it easy. But even if it doesn't happen, iPad as the "window into digital" will be very valuable in companies....
Hi George, I was on the fence
Comment from Maricela Cueva (not verified) on Thu, 07/22/2010 - 15:42
Hi George,
I was on the fence on whether or not to get an iPad. After reading your blog, you've convinced me to go ahead and get one. The points your raised made perfect sense because I've been in similiar situations where a mobile phone screen was too small to do quick searches in meetings. Now, I need to decided whether to just get Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi +3G.
Which one to buy...
Comment from George Colony on Fri, 07/23/2010 - 12:10
Get the 3G. I am often in meetings where I can't get WiFi and I need cell access.
My birthday is coming up and
Comment from Maricela Cueva (not verified) on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 16:04
My birthday is coming up and the iPad with 3G will definately be the present I get for myself!
Thanks again!
Don't get 3g
Comment from James Huckabone (not verified) on Mon, 08/16/2010 - 14:22
I am at lunch, typing this on my wireless iPad. The 3G option is a waste if you already have a data plan with your smartphone. I have an htc hero that I've rooted to be able to tether it's wireless connection to my iPad. So, I'll be saving hundreds of dollars a year and can roll with the 3gers with my android tucked undetected in my pocket.
Comment from Nancy Wichmann (not verified) on Thu, 07/22/2010 - 18:06
I like your assessment. However I am curious. The big distinction seems to be in form factor. "Raising the lid" makes that much difference in perspective?
In your earlier posts, you mention the potential of the iPad as a consumer device. Perhaps the greater-than-expected sales might spur Apple to consult with CIOs (at least a few) in order to come up with some apps that make the iPad a consumer must-have.
But I am certainly happy to see the board room being penetrated finally. I see that as being a very positive sign.
iPads in business...
Comment from George Colony on Fri, 07/23/2010 - 12:16
I'm amazed at how many iPads I'm seeing in the hands of high-level executives. At many of the meetings that I attend, 30%-40% of the participants are using an iPad for the same purposes that I do -- to give me a window into digital.
I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for Apple to "...consult with CIOs." The company is notorious for ignoring the requirements of large corporations...
But enterprise apps will certainly make it to the iPad -- but companies are going to have to run them through the App Store.
iPad as an Executive Tool
Comment from Max Pucher on Fri, 07/23/2010 - 04:30
George, I am in absolute agreement on iPad potential. It is however a truly quirky device, which I think either Apple or app developers will eventually need to resolve.
I see the iPad more than anything as a device for knowledgeworkers, which makes it even more a pity that it won't run the most common RIA functionality in Portals with Flash or in Java. Even simple things like downloading files can be a hassle. The email client on iPad is one of the worst that I have seen in a long time. One can't even search emails properly or control what can be downloaded. Even dreadful Outlook email is better than the iPad's.
Executives and managers are the most high-value knowledgeworkers of a business and there is the most potential yet to bring IT support for knowledgeworkers to grip. In 'Mastering the Unpredictable' we wrote about these requirements and we are working to bring the most strategic tools for the executive to devices such as the iPad. But clearly, executives are no geeks. They will want even more simplicity and yet they will want it their way, not the way some geek Objective-C programmer liked it. It won't be possible to handcode all those apps for cost reasons for all those executive applications, because there won't be millions of users to buy them. Which means that the appstore dynamics can't be counted upon to deliever this. Simple BI frontends are already dead now because they don't deliver 'actionable knowledge', but just huge amounts of useless data, predictive or not. Executives will want their leverage points exposed and hot on their pad device.
However we look at the iPad, but Apple can be credited with reinventing another product segment yet again.
Ok...I'm convinced
Comment from Curt Lewellyn (not verified) on Thu, 07/29/2010 - 20:20
Ok, that does it - I have been on the fence about buying one for several reasons (no multi tab browsing, closed-network focus, absence of camera) but I now have a an excuse - - litigate productivity during a meeting :). I'm in.
Fess meeting
Comment from George Colony on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 15:46
Hey Curt. I was recently at a Trustee meeting where we were talking about the Web site. Everyone else was speaking hypothetically. I was actually looking at the site. It made my contributions to the discussion more valuable, and more grounded.
Comment from Curt Lewellyn (not verified) on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 19:33
Glad to hear it, George. Now we have to solve the Flash issue since our site is definitely at a disadvantage being viewed on any and all Apple mobile devices. A conversion to HTML5 is a possibility we are currently exploring with WhippleHill. All best!
Who should get iPads?
Comment from George Colony on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 15:51
I got a great question from a client today. He said that his company (a multi-billion dollar energy corporation) is buying iPads for all of its top executives. He asked this question:
"...what practices should evolve to determine when to buy or not buy such a device?"
Here's how I answered the client:
If you spend your life in meetings (like most senior executives), you need an iPad. The iPad is what I call the "Window into digital" -- a necessary tool to help you see the digital world as you make decisions in meetings, or discuss strategy. As an example, the CMO can't have a discussion in a meeting about branding without looking at the company's Web site. It would be like having a discussion about advertising without looking at print copy.
iPad needs a camera
Comment from Ricardo Serrano (not verified) on Sat, 08/14/2010 - 12:05
I tend to agree with your assessment that the iPad is a great match between the digital and the business world. However, in my profession (real estate/machinery and equipment appraiser), a camera is a must. I still have to rely on a standalone camera (or a phone) to get pictures for the subject and comparables. Once the iPad includes a built-in camera, I'll buy it.
Well, I'm very happy with my
Comment from Pat Garde (not verified) on Tue, 08/17/2010 - 09:07
Well, I'm very happy with my iPad even though it's only WiFi.
Anyway, got to agree with you that iPad complements the digital and business setting well.
iPad for Business
Comment from George Steinhauser (not verified) on Thu, 12/09/2010 - 17:49
I fully agree with the article, iPad's future is especially secure with the use of the device as a business tool. As such, I was excited to discover tools to allow me to use my enterprise applications with iPad and mobile devices, such as with the 2X Client for iOS (http://www.2x.com/virtualdesktop/ios). This client is a free download, allowing you use Windows apps from your iPad, and giving you application publishing and RDP Remote Desktop capabilities for free, in contrast to the Citrix Receiver and Wyse PocketCloud. Definitely worth a look.
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This kit if found is only 270 US or 300 AU plz tell me what you think of the kit as I am unsure
about it that woud be like fully asembled THX. :facepalm
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This kit if found is only 270 US or 300 AU plz tell me what you think of the kit as I am unsure
about it that woud be like fully asembled THX. :facepalm
Stay away. Makerofthings is a recaster, the kit is made of cheap plastic (styrene)... I'd go for an ABS kit. Go to www.whitearmor.net and do some research over there. ;)
I agree with my colleague, 1.5 mm stryren is too fragile material. Not suitable for Stormtrooper because the material is dull and the helmet is of low quality.
I bought a TD set from Vacuum_Dis! (VT armour) after contacting him directly. Good set, pre-trimmed, easy to build, more accurate than FX.
Well thanks for the help everyone.
I would love to make a TD armour (sandtrooper armour).
and I want to try sculpting it and then vacum forming it but I don't know where to start.
If any one could give me some tips that would be very help full.
This site has a very good guide as to how to make your own tk, and the process could be easily moddified to make a td instead
Hope it helps
I ordered mine from the stormtrooper shop on ebay.I know some people don't like 'em.But it looks good and it was shiny ABS.That styrene reminds of the cheap halloween costume masks and some paint will actually make it warp and melt.
Stay away from ebay when buying stormtrooper armour. It's all recasted and a lot of it is poor quality. Go to www.whitearmor.net and do your research, and then you will get in touch with the right makers.
If you have a trigger happy ebay-finger, but lots of E6000, TD clips and earth magnets. ;)


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"Songs About Rain" by Gary Allan
The strum that I found was easiest was down down-up-down-up within three beats
[Verse 1]
G G/F# Em C G G/F# Em C
Well this town has closed down way too early and there's nothing to do,
G G/F# Em C G G/F# Em C
So I'm driving around in circles and I'm thinkin' 'bout you,
D Em D Em
Today I heard you got a new last name, Sure didn't know it was gonna hit me this way,
G G/F# Em C G
And the radio just keeps on playin' all these songs about rain
[Verse 2]
G G/F# Em C G G/F# Em C
Now there's all kinds of songs about babies and love that goes right,
G G/F# Em C G G/F# Em C
But for some unkown reason nobody wants to play them tonight,
D Em D Em
Hey I hope it's sunny wherever you are, But that's sure not the picture tonight in my car,
G G/F# Em C
And it sure ain't easing my pain all these songs like
G Bm
Rainy Night In Georgia and Kentucky Rain,
Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again,
G Bm
Blue Eyes Cryin' In The Early Mornin' Rain,
C Am
They go on and on and there's no two the same,
Oh it would be easy to blame all these songs about rain
[Verse 3]
G G/F# Em C G G/F# Em C
Well I thought I was over you but I guess maybe I'm not,
G G/F# Em C G G/F# Em C
Cause when I let you go looks like lonely is all that I've got,
D Em D Em
Guess I'll never know what could have been, Sure ain't helpin' this mood that I'm in,
G G/F# Em C
If they're gonna keep on playin' me songs like,
G Bm
Rainy Night In Georgia and Kentucky Rain,
Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again,
G Bm
Blue Eyes Cryin' In The Early Mornin' Rain,
C Am
They go on and on and there's no two the same,
Oh how I wish I could blame all the songs about rain
[Background chorus]
G Bm C G G Bm C Am C D G
All these songs about rain All these songs about rain
(fade) G Bm C G G Bm C Am
Tabbed by Adam Isenberg
dude i like it it helped alot. keep tabbin ;)
nice work it helped. I do have a couple of ideas that i think are closer to the original: 1. The C right before the chorus i believe is actually D, it is a variant from the repeated progression and only does this as it leads into the chorus coming out of both verses. 2. the change up in the middle of the verse where you go to D ("today i heard you got a last name" and other variations on the same chord pattern") is actually D then D#dimb6 Em C repeated twice. not sure about my syntax on the D#dim mess there but i mean 1st fret D string, 2nd fret G string, open B string, 2nd fret E string. 3. the Am are more accurately Am7sus2 I think. Just put your finger on the 2nd fret of the D string and play from A on down with the rest of the strings open. Thanks and I hope someone finds this useful


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Bulls Fall to Tournament Host Wisconsin
September 16, 2011
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MADISON - The University of Wisconsin (7-3) volleyball team quelled a red hot University of South Florida squad with a 3-0 win (25-17, 25-10, 25-12) in the first match of the Wisconsin InnTowner Invitational Friday night at the UW Fieldhouse. The setback snaps a four-game winning streak for the Bulls, who fall to 4-6 on the season and 0-5 all-time against the Badgers.
Both teams entered the match riding four-game winning streaks, which included seven sweeps out of the eight combined decisions.
In her first start of the season, junior middle blocker Caitlyn Breen posted six blocks, one shy of her career high. The BIG EAST freshman of the week Valerie El Houssine led the Bulls offensively with seven kills. Senior libero Janice Rivera notched a double-digit dig total (11), while freshman setter Shelbie Dailey tallied 16 assists.
In a matchup that featured two of the top blocking defenses in the country, USF was outblocked by its opponent for the first time all season. The Bulls entered the contest ranked eighth nationally with 3.14 blocks per set, while the Badgers were tabbed 19th in the country with 2.73 blocks per set.
"We had the wheels fall off tonight," head coach Claire Lessinger said. "We struggled out of the gates with our passing and it crumbled from there. Wisconsin was physical and efficient and it was too much for us. We'll look to bounce back against Western Michigan."
The Bulls raced out to a quick start in front of a raucous crowd at the UW Field House. USF scored the first four points of the match due to the defensive play of Breen, who had a hand in the first two blocks of the contest. Breen registered her third block of the contest to stop a 3-0 Wisconsin spurt at 13-11, which fueled a 3-0 run for USF to knot the score at 13-13. The Badgers rattled off six straight points to pull ahead 19-13 as they eventually took the first set, 25-17. USF managed to outhit the host Badgers .391 to .361 in the opening frame as a result of committing only error for the entire set.
Breen picked up where she left off in the second set as she rejected Wisconsin's Dominique Thompson for her fourth block of the game. The Bulls hung tough for the early part of the second set, trading points with the Badgers up to 6-6. Following four straight points by Wisconsin, El Houssine netted back-to-back scores. Dailey managed a perfect set to El Houssine who put the ball away from the left side. El Houssine fired a rocket serve down the right side for a service ace on the ensuing play to cut the Badger lead to 10-8. Wisconsin answered with a devastating 11-1 run, thwarting USF's chance to even the match at 1-1 heading into the break.
The host Badgers didn't waste any time in the third set as they jumped out to a 6-0 lead. Trailing 20-7, USF netted four straight points behind a pair of blocks from Walton and Breen, a kill by freshman Delaney Bell and a Wisconsin attack error. Wisconsin ended the match on a 4-1 run to account for the 25-12 final.
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by markie8002000, May 25, 2010.
Dumards seems to fancy guards who can't dribble though.
I really have no idea why you two feel that way. Daye's a much better ballhandler than Tay. I say that because it's what I 've personally observed and because Tay said that.
Well, watching Tay dribble up the court is like watching a slow motion old train wreck. So, I think you guys are on the same page.
The kid is a horrible dribbler. He does other things well. Ball handling is not one of them.
but.... Rip isn't much of a ball handler either :P so depending on who's playing the 1, he can play some mins at the 2.
I am just not getting this. We used Daye to bring the ball up at times - because he IS a good ballhandler. I'm not saying he's a full time PG or anything like that - but while I'll stop belaboring this point, I'm convinced this kid can handle SG in many matchups because he does have great handle for his size.
Rip's handles are infinitely superior to Daye's.
I surrender.
I'm peeing submissively.
We need some kind of an icon for that.
While we don't agree on some stuff, I am sure we agree on many things we don't discuss, and I am happy you are here. You debate well and you are really passionate. I'm scared to admit, G-man probably has one ready for us.
He should be back soon- this place has been his summer home.
Going back reading his DraftExpress profile, they mentioned his ability to put the ball on the floor as a positive. Maybe he's only good on a couple of bounces or maybe it's nerves but I DON't see dribbling ability. He dribbles like he's struggling to keep the ball in front of him.
Yeah, but Daye can heave the ball across the court to high heavens much more accurately than Rip.
This is an excellent post and one of the few that has some perceptions into JD's selection for CV and Gordon. The why he did it.
Here's Bill Simmons latest: I'm just wondering if JD will go. We have some ugly years staring us in the face at this point. Will new ownership have the patience to allow Joe to dig out of his own hole?
Bill Simmons is an entertaining sportwriter. I've enjoyed the stuff he comes up with. But he's not a serious BB expert, and on the Joe D. diatribe he's been on, he's basically established himself as a know-nothing jerk. Maybe Joe just didn't want a high contract center coming off a terrible knee injury and a guy who pre injury was considered a poor defensive player. Perhaps Mr. Expert didn't notice or give a ____ that no other team in the league made a big effort to go get Mr. Jefferson.
I'm not sold on Jefferson either, but it just got me thinking about the odds of Joe being GM in 2 years. New ownership ovsiously doesn't want a losing team. It's a salary cap sport, so no real reason why the Pistons should be a loser. Joe has been GM for a long enough period of time that the existing situation is almost entirely his doing. And since he won a ship in '04, there is no excuse like he was dealt a bad hand, etc. On his watch, a championship team has year by year grown steadily worse for 6 years in a row without a clear turnaround in sight. While we've had a few injuries last year, there hasn't been any bad luck about our descent. No TMac/ Yao Ming type franchise player injuries or anything like that. And the worst part about all of this is that Joe has a clear set of fundamentals that he used to get to the top and has seemingly ignored them ever since. At this point, he has no strategic differentiation or any more impressive vision than any other GM in the league. He's basically buying offensive FA's and drafting the best available player at each stage of the draft. He's holding on to vets while his a new coach every year plays them in front of marginally talented youth... because the coaches want to maximize wins and keep their jobs... to no avail. I was highly impressed with Joe in the past, but I've completely lost faith in him. I'm not starting to wonder how much of it was him and how much was luck and/or Hammond. I could see the new owner decide that there needs to be a strategic change. Under that scenario, they have someone to blame, which is very important.
It's a fair inquiry and debate. However, we were at the top of the heap for a long time. Teams at the top of the heap for a long time draft on the bottom of the heap that entire time and can't sustain themselves absent some dumb lucky event. (SA drafting Duncan because Robinson was injured the season before). Darko was an aberation - a mistake every single GM in the league would have made. Every damn one of them. Since then, Joe has hardly missed on a draft pick. Even many of the players he picked up that didn't work out here have gone on and worked out well on other teams. Evans, Flip Murray, etc. McDyess, Stuckey, Maxiell, Daye, JJ, maybe Summers, Bynum. Hell, after this years FA signings, Gordon's and CV's contracts even look like relative bargains. Plus Joe is held in high esteem by players and agents throughout the league. Teams who have had long runs have to be given quite a few years to make it back to the top. Expectations that this has to happen more quickly are unreasonable.
I agree with that downward pressure point. When a team is on top, they can rarely draft a difference maker and they have to pay their FA's more and more money due to their marketability, etc. Pretty soon you have a bunch of high paid players who have lost their edge. That's why you have to blow it up once you're on that long slow post Championship decline... unless you have a strategy in place to counter the natural downward pressure. I guess my disappointment is that I thought Joe had a strategy. I thought his vision of defense and character first and team > individual was different enough than other GM's, that he'd be able to perpetually get guys for under their true market value and get more out of them than other teams. The Spurs use that strategy somewhat + they were milking the foreign talent pools ahead of the curve for a while. But Joe didn't stick to that strategy AND he didn't blow it up. Joe is the one who reverted to the mean and the team's success followed him. I guess the boldest move that Joe made (that I can think of) from a player perspective was to trade Chauncey and bring in AI. That was just extremely bad judgment. One guy just made the all-star team, had career high scoring numbers, and led the US team to a world championship while the other guy is considering a gimmicky stint in Europe. There's the Darko thing, which I agree would have been made by most, if not all other GM's at the time. But how many GM's would have brought in Flip-Curry-Kuester with that roster? Joe just seems to be doing everything either exactly the same as the average GM or worse. JJ and AA were both nice picks that fit Joe's old philosophy of character, hustle, defense, but Afflalo was given away and of course we just had some back luck with JJ. The rest of the draft picks either didn't matter or were what anyone would have done. Trades? Nothing meaningful to our advantage... seems to have a tendancy to give away value to be nice to the player. FA's? Borderline idiotic. Out of focus pickups with positional redundancy and weak defensive resumes who hurt team chemistry. Coaches? Sziczophrenic. If we had a pecking chicken toy tapping on Joe's blackberry for the past 5 years instead of Joe himself, would we be any worse?
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I was installing my amp and subs I did NOT have the power hooked to the battary. I had the amp mounted and hooked up, but wanted to run the power and ground wire differently, so i went to take the power off (stupied to do that first anyways) and there were so small sparks when i touched the screw driver to the + amp termal. I thought that was wierd but i figured it was just static so i did it again and the same that so i was like .
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1.129v from a amp that has been seating inside for 3 months any type of cap. inside the amp should have loss it energy by now. I'm confused someone help me out.


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On Jun 1, 12:57 pm, "Nasser M. Abbasi" <n... at 12000.org> wrote:
> On 6/1/2011 1:33 AM, Chris Chiasson wrote:
> > Why does Dt@x@1 return zero?
> Dt[ x[1] ]
> The last evaluation of x[1] in the call gave 1, and this is
> what is left and is passed to Dt and then Dt[1] returns zero.
> You can see that by
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> In[65]:= Remove["Global`*"]
> TracePrint@Dt [ x[1] ]
> During evaluation of In[65]:= Dt[x[1]]
> During evaluation of In[65]:= Dt
> During evaluation of In[65]:= x[1]
> During evaluation of In[65]:= x
> During evaluation of In[65]:= 1
> During evaluation of In[65]:= 0
> Out[66]= 0
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> But what I do not know, is why when typing
> In[84]:= x[1]
> one gets back
> Out[84]= x[1]
> and so, now it did not 'evaluate' to 1 like it seems to have
> done inside Dt call above.
> I can see that x[1] should return x[1], but I am not sure
> why x[1] ended 1 inside the Dt call as shown by the trace above
> and not when typing it on the top level.
> This is for the experts to explain, something to do with how
> different evaluation rules works in different contexts I suppose.
> --Nasser
To Chris:
Dt@x@1 is grouped and parsed from right to left as Dt[x[1]].
Now x[1] is the VALUE of function x applied to the argument 1.
Unless x[1] as been defined earlier with some symbols, it is
considered a constant so its differential Dt is zero.
There is nothing strange or unusual about it, just plain math.
To Nasser:
the 1 that you see in TracePrint is the result of evaluating the
argument 1. So the result is 1. You can verify this by evaluating
where you get 2 as a result of evaluating the argument 2
x[1] is left unevaluated (so the result is still x[1]) when you just
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Web design trends are an interesting one, when I started it was all about everything drawn pixel by pixel and aliased pixel fonts – like literally you could win an award for a site drawn in MS Paint and then it went to overly designed vector shapes, motion graphcs etc. And now everything is minimal with giant text and colourful buttons. If you designed a site like that 10 years ago people would think you have no design skill or imagination… I can't say I like the new trend, too simple. It's all usability and functionality but no aesthetics or atmosphere. So pretty much every template looks like a cookie cutter design, I miss the old days of web design – felt like we were pioneering something, now it's just lets stick to standards.
ouch showing my age here
Lots of fonts from Google Fonts library appear smaller so if you are used to using 12px with for example Arial then you should use 13px sometimes for Droid Sans, Open Sans and such. I personally like bigger fonts, even 18px, because I have a bad vision and getting closer to the monitor makes my eyes and back hurt a lot, not to mention I have to limit brightness to not have headaches and use apps like Flux to stop the caffeine effect a white glowing monitor can have on me during nighttime. But hey, that's just me, the standard is somewhere between 12-13px and I can always zoom (works great on a mac)
Ever tried to zoom the page? Press CTRL + and see the magic happen.
I remember the good old days DS, still have pixelfont from FFF over here.
The other were playing around with Frontpage and publish huge text, colored gifs and boxes everywhere, while I was trying to perfectly align my font to the stage and get that perfect 1:1 feeling. One decade backwards here we are again, ouch!
So you advise a possible business-template customer to tell his customers to use browser zooming?
Asides, how can readability be a "trend"?
Are you designing websites for the sake of design or for the sake of retrieving valuable information? You should really think about that one.
Webdesign first and foremost is about information architecture. Then painting it nicely.
It's all usability and functionality but no aesthetics or atmosphere.
Think about what you've just said though. Unfortunately, to create a successful site, it's not about painting a masterpiece, it's about making it accessible to the general public, taking into account the lowest common denominator (e.g. the elderly).
Whilst I love a beautifully designed website, the above should quite rightfully be considered the priority.
Some websites require small font size, others require large font size. That's why we are web designers – to make informed decisions.
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tl;dr Some websites require small font size, others require large font size. That's why we are web designers – to make informed decisions.
I wouldn't directly link legibility, readability and accessibility to the requirement of certain font sizes. Of course, large portals (like the one i'm working at as designer) with lots of content will always tend towards smaller typography for the sake of making more content visible (luckily that trend is already falling apart).
But that's not the usual Themeforest target audience, is it? As far as i can see most themes are available for businesses and creative people. Who upmost want to communicate clearly.
And eventhough i totally feel a lot of designs around here which come along with considerable small typography, it could have also always been done the opposite way.
I think the point is: it's much easier to work with rather small typography and make something okay. You can stuff in much more content on smaller space – but is it a real-world demand for focussed people such as companies and creatives?
Oh my, i'm getting OT. And mind you – i just want to provoke some thoughts here.
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Hmyea, i got it.
rktic, why do you raise this topic? Simply define font size in your works as 1em or bigger where required and do not discuss it here–majority of arguments you will meet here will be against your point (which is an axiom, definitely).
Clear that readability is a must and 1em font-size is a minimum (there are sometimes natively small fonts and 1 em is not enough, especially for high resolution screens, in this case I increase font-size up to 110-120% and then 1em for body text becomes bigger).
As for ThemeForest site, I have nothing to do but to use CMD +, otherwise it is impossible to read anything here.


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Two days ago, my husband and I adopted a one year old German wire haired pointer.
She's an incredible dog, so goofy and loving, she can't get enough attention. But she wont eat!! All she's had since we got her were maybe two dog treats (she prefers to carry them around with her, or offer them to us after we've taken her for a walk, not actually eat them)
The shelter gave us a small bag of food that she was apparently eating there, Hill's Science Diet Advanced Fitness formula.
She's completely normal in every other way, she's very active, playful, loving.. She even pooped this morning. I'm just concerned. Could it just be her adjusting to a new home? Could it be that she's stressed out that we're going to leave her? (She had two previous owners, and she dislikes being left alone for any period of time)
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Hello friends! I am popping by today to share a little freebie with you for community helpers. We read about firefighters last week so we talked a bit about community helpers. Since tomorrow is September 11th, you could also use it to talk about heroes in the community.
I had my kiddos write about how each person helps the community. It worked out great because we are taking a field trip tomorrow to Safety City where the kids learn about fire and road safety.
The last part of the week, I will be testing all morning. Not fun! Let's just say that Friday can't get here soon enough!
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These are absolutely gorgeous, thank you so much for sharing. I loved them so much that I posted one of them to my pinterest wall - so hopefully you will get some increased traffic to your blog today~!!ReplyDelete
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I have a second grader ( I homeschool ) so I'll be sure to drop by again.
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Top Web Design Firms 2012
Today, a business without a Web site is like a person without an identity. A Web site is the online identity of a company and a well designed Web site will not only allow the business to connect with the customers, but also it will successfully persuade a customer to choose that business over its rivals.
A well designed Web site can also help a small business compete successfully with bigger rivals and expand its reach to a wider audience of suppliers and customers that otherwise would not have been possible. However, a poorly designed Web site can also keep customers at bay. Worse still, it can kill a business, especially if search engines find it difficult to crawl.
This brings to mind an important question - how do we determine what is a well designed Web site? A well-designed Web site is one which not only makes a visitor leave the Web site with positive impressions, but also will make him come back for more. How does one do that? Different Web design firms will adopt different techniques but generally all Web design firms will follow the same golden principles of Web designing - present the client's business with a good balance of graphics and content in an easy-to-read format (visually appealing), use short paragraphs, feature clear navigation menus, make the contact information visible and easily accessible, optimize the Web site so that it can open well in different browsers, use software that are not detrimental to search engine rankings, and, most importantly, make sure that the Web site is an extension of the client's brand.
Choosing the right Web design firm can be an arduous task especially if you're making a Web site for the first time. Before creating a Web site, you should first establish your goals - ask yourself Who is my target market? Who are my competitors? What do my target market want from the Web site? What do I want from the Web site? - and then determine your budget.
In this regard, IBTimes Tech & Trend has sieved through tons of Web design firms and have presented here the top Web design firms for 2012.
These Web design firms boast of impressive portfolio, know and understand search engine optimization issues and techniques well, provide helpful customer support, and, most importantly, offer premium quality service without charging you an arm and a leg.
They are:
2. Cuker
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