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Eclipse Plugins Exposed, Part 1: A First Glimpseby Emmanuel Proulx
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A while ago I was repairing my car. I had to remove a bolt. I opened my wrench kit and tried to find the right socket. None of them worked. The bolt was metric. I used the socket that was the closest to the ideal size. That was a bad idea; I stripped the bolt and I had to buy a special tool to remove it. The moral of the story: always use the right tool for the right job.
Eclipse is an extremely popular Java Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and a strong competitor to NetBeans/SunOne Studio, JBuilder, and IntelliJ IDEA. The Java programmer community is rapidly moving towards Eclipse, as it is free, open source, of excellent quality, and extremely customizable.
This new monthly column is about writing plugins in Eclipse. Who is this column for? Many Eclipse users simply use the IDE out of the box without needing customization. Many will be using plugins made by other people. That is not the target audience of this column. Some Eclipse users will want to customize it. Some will develop tools for their company's employees. Some will want to sell tools that connect to their products. Some will want to resell Eclipse under another name with these tools pre-installed. These people constitute the target audience. The prerequisites for starting to write Eclipse plugins are knowing how to use Eclipse and write Java programs, and having a good understanding of the Standard Widget Toolkit (SWT) and Swing.
In this first installment of the column, let's explore the Eclipse plugin environment.
Setting up Eclipse
If you use Eclipse 3 already, you can skip this paragraph. If you don't, you first want to download and install it. This is done easily by downloading the latest stable version from the Eclipse downloads page and then unzipping this file into a folder, such as c:\dev. At the time this was written, it is the file eclipse-SDK-3.0.1-win32.zip (85MB download). This will create the folder c:\dev\eclipse.
Notice under this folder there's a folder named plugins. A quick peek and you will see dozens of already-installed plugins. Why is that? Because the core of Eclipse is relatively small; almost everything is a plugin.
Eclipse is made of a small core, with many plugins layered on top. Some plugins are nothing more than libraries that other plugins can use. These are the many tools at your disposal for the job. The base libraries used by all plugins are:
- The Standard Widget Toolkit (SWT): Graphical components used everywhere in Eclipse: buttons, images, cursors, labels, etc. Layout management classes. This library is usually meant to be used instead of Swing.
- JFace: Classes for menus and toolbars, dialogs, preferences, fonts, images, text files, and base classes for wizards.
- The Plugin Developer Environment (PDE): Classes to help with the data manipulation, extensions, build process, and wizards.
- The Java Developer Toolkit (JDT): Classes used to programmatically manipulate Java code.
Each of these has its specialty, and some can be used independently (although they may be internally dependent on others). For example, SWT doesn't have to be only used for plugins; it can be used to create non-Eclipse, standalone applications (for more on SWT, see SWT: A Developer's Notebook). There are other libraries not listed here as well.
Figure 1 shows the relationship between the different layers of Eclipse.
Figure 1. Layered libraries
Installing GEF and Draw2D Runtime
By default, the two graphical-oriented libraries, Graphical Editor Framework (GEF) and Draw2D are not installed. We will need those in future articles, so let's install them. To download GEF and Draw2D, go to GEF's home page and click on Download, build 3.0.1 or later, then save the file GEF-SDK-3.0.1.zip (5.5MB). Unzip it into the Eclipse folder. This is the folder that contains the plugins subfolder. Yes, these two libraries also come in the form of plugins themselves.
What do these libraries provide? They form the base upon which you can create graphical plugins. Graphical plugins usually show objects like boxes and labels, linked together by lines and arrows. The drawing of these objects and connectors is handled by Draw2D. But drawing is just half of what a graphical editor does. The other half--editor commands, toolbars, drag-and-drop functionality, printing, etc.--is done by GEF.
Configuring PDE Options
Once everything is installed, the next step is to customize or at least get familiar with the plugin configuration options. These show up in the menu Window -> Preferences, under the category Plug-in Development. Explore the dozens of configuration options that are specific to plugins. In particular, you may want to have a look at the Target Environment category. This allows you to choose your default operating system, windowing system, CPU architecture, and language.
Also interesting is the Plug-in Development perspective. (A perspective is a set of view preferences including panes, views, toolbars, etc., targeted at a certain task; think of it as a "mode" in Eclipse.) This is available by going to the menu Window -> Open perspective -> Other, and choosing "Plug-in Development" from the list. This is similar to the Java perspective, but has a Plug-in view that displays all detected plugins. Figure 2 illustrates how to activate the perspective, and shows the perspective itself.
Figure 2. Plug-in Development perspective
Creating a Simple Plugin
The easiest way to create a plugin is by using the templates provided in the File -> New -> Plug-in Project wizard. Then enter a project name, like "Invokatron." What's that you'll say? The plugin we're going to build is the Invokatron, a code-generation graphical editor for Java code. This article will clear the path for Invokatron, but obviously this ambitious project won't be finished until a later installment.
On the next page, keep the defaults except for the class name. Enter
invokatron.InvokatronPlugin. In the Plug-in Content page, enter any information that you see fit. In the Templates page, select the checkbox to enable templates. There are many templates to choose from:
- Hello, World
- Simple XML editor
- Multi-page editor and a wizard
- Perspective extension
- Popup-menu
- Property page
- View
- Customized Plug-in with one or many of the previous items
The wizard has a detailed description of all these choices. My favorite template is the Custom one, as you can mix and match what elements you'll be using. Note that there's a Plug-in Development category as well, with more choices (Feature, Feature patch, Fragment, Plug-in, Update site). These are used for more advanced contraptions that we'll discuss another day.
For this example, use the Customized Plug-in template. Select Multi-page editor, New File Wizard, and Property Page. On the next pages, enter the following values:
"Multi-Page Editor" page (see Figure 3)
- Java package name:
- Editor class name:
- Editor contributor class name:
- Editor name:
Invokatron Editor
- File extension:
Figure 3. Multi-page editor settings
"New Wizard" page (see Figure 4)
- Java package name:
- Wizard category ID:
- Wizard category name:
Invokatron Wizard
- Wizard class name:
- Wizard page class name:
- Wizard name:
Invokatron Wizard
- File extension:
- Initial file name:
Figure 4. New wizard settings
Property Page (see Figure 5)
- Java package name:
- Property page class:
- Property page name:
Invokatron Properties
- Target class:
- Name filter:
Figure 5. Property page settings
Eclipse generates a number of files at this point:
- plugin.xml: The main file that describes the plugin. It contains information to help with the code generation, libraries, plugin dependencies, and extension points.
- build.properties: The file used for describing the build process. Mainly, this is used to specify the needed libraries.
invokatron/*.java: Plugin classes.
- sample.gif: The icon that shows up next to the menu item.
The plugin.xml file shows up in a multi-page editor, together with build.properties. The first page, Overview, allows you to export and run the plugin in a test environment. To export means to complete the plugin by generating some code, and then to compile and package it for release. We'll get to that soon.
Upon study of the
InvokatronPlugin class, you will notice that it doesn't do much. Where's the code that adds the menu item? The framework simply generates the needed code from the information in the plugin.xml file. Have a look at this file now. The last section contains a list of extensions, which are places in Eclipse where classes can be "plugged in."
The produced project is part of the sample code, which is available in the Resources section.
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Frank Lampard expects Wayne Rooney to be fired up and determined to prove his critics wrong in England's crunch match against Uruguay on Thursday.
Rooney's place in the team has come under the spotlight in recent weeks after a number of indifferent displays - the latest of which came in England's 2-1 defeat to Italy on Saturday.
Lampard claims there is a counter-productive "agenda" against Rooney that will only hinder England's chances of succeeding at this World Cup.
Like Rooney, Lampard has gone through his ups and downs with England. The former Chelsea midfielder enjoyed a successful start to his international career, but he was booed in 2007 - much to his dismay.
Lampard recovered from the episode and he is backing Rooney to prove his doubters wrong - just when England need him the most.
"I think Wayne looks ready to show what he can do on the pitch," the England midfielder said.
"He looks very focused to me."
Despite Rooney's sub-par showing against Italy, it is highly unlikely that he will not play against Uruguay in England's second Group D game on Thursday.
The striker put in some extra training at his own request on Monday and the criticism has not affected his mood according to Lampard, who has played alongside Rooney for 11 years with England.
"I get on very well with Wayne. We never mention it (the criticism)," Lampard said.
"We just watch the other games in the hotel, have massages, have a joke.
"It was one of the masseurs' 50th birthday today, so we strapped him and volleyed a few balls at him, as us mature boys do, and that's it.
"It's light-hearted. That's how it is and Wayne is always at the middle of the light-heartedness as well."
England need Rooney and the rest of his team-mates to be at their best in Sao Paulo on Thursday.
A defeat would end England's chances of qualification and a draw would leave the team relying on other results to progress.
England put on an encouraging performance in Manaus. Daniel Sturridge, Raheem Sterling and Danny Welbeck took the step up to World Cup level with ease.
But Roy Hodgson was determined to let the players know the result was not good enough.
The England manager addressed the squad, along with Lampard and Steven Gerrard, the day after the match.
The input of Gerrard and Lampard was important - not only because of their respective roles as captain and vice-captain - but because they know all too well what it feels like to go to a tournament and head home early.
"There were a lot of good reports and rightly so after the game but I don't want to part of a team which had great potential and played a good performance but then we all go home. Nobody wants to do that," said Lampard, who is playing at his third World Cup.
"We are under no illusions what the next game is about. It was very important me and Steven said the same because we've been there and gone home earlier than what we wanted before and we wanted to really take stock now and realise there's a cup final coming up and we had four or five days to really get ready for it."
Saturday's game in Manaus was the first time Lampard had watched an England World Cup game from the bench.
The former Chelsea midfielder played every minute of the campaigns in South Africa and Germany, but he is now getting used to being on the periphery despite his role as vice-captain.
Lampard knows he is in the final throes of his international career.
On Tuesday at England's training base in Rio, he sat alongside Raheem Sterling, who is almost half Lampard's age.
"I want to play, but I'm aware that you aren't always going to start and I will be turning 36 at the end of the week," said Lampard, who has 105 England caps.
"You just adapt and when you're part of the squad you help other players around you, train well and try and set an example and add your voice to meetings in the dressing room."
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The primary goal of this talk is twofold: to evaluate the need of data mining and introduce some very cool, simple yet powerful machine learning techniques to audience such as classification, clustering, collaborative filtering, recommendation etc in your Python web applications. This talk will conclude with some explanation and limitations of machine learning algorithms.
Basic knowledge of Python is sufficient. However some experience with Django, meshups, machine learning or data hunger is encouraged. All talk material and django apps will be available after talk.
Ever wondered how web maps are created? Ever wondered if you
could build something like Google Maps over a weekend? You
probably can't, but this talk will show you the basics of
what you need to know, such as importing data, rendering
maps and even building simple routes. And all of this in
* Learning how OSM data looks
* Parsing and importing the data
* Rendering maps with Mapnik
* Bits of code required to build geocoder
* Building simple router with Python and PostGIS
* And anything else I forgot to mention in this abstract but will talk about
OpenStreetMap -- the so-called "Wikipedia of maps" project, with thousands of contributors who edit the map data of the whole world. Unlike similar projects, the map data is completely free (both as in beer and as in speech) and thus anyone can make use of it.
Mapnik -- rendering framework, created specifically for OpenStreetMap, written in C++ and Python.
PostGIS -- an extension of PostgreSQL database, with support for many useful GIS features.
by Erik Janssens and Jeroen Dierckx
Camelot is a Python framework that leverages SQLAlchemy and QT to build rich desktop applications. The model - view definition used was inspired by the Django Admin interface. Some see it as a replacement for MS Access, but it's underlying libraries allow much more advanced features.
In this talk we will focus on the changes and new features that were introduced in Camelot and more importantly, how they can be used in your applications. Those features range from Matplotlib chart integration and new types of actions to displaying custom SQLAlchemy queries in a table view.
We will share our experiences with large scale deployment of Python and Camelot applications to the desktop of the user. In a number of case studies we will point out the mistakes we made and how they were corrected.
Web development is a complexity challenge nowadays. Growing number of functionalities results in customer expectations increase which makes project design more difficult. Using proper tools that suite your customer needs is essential.
In this talk I would like to present two successful stories using closely together Pyramid and Plone. Basing on these examples I wished to highlight the main reasons for using Plone as a CMS only and letting Pyramid do the rest (vertical application). Moreover, I will underscore good and bad practices during integration process and how to make farsighted architectural decisions in a right moment.
Prerequisites: be familiarized with common python web framework concepts.
by Almad and Lukáš Linhart
Build tools are not very popular in Python environment. In this talk, I'd like to show how useful it is to have one, even if you do just simple web applications. A nice, single point of entry instead of hairy shell scripts, fabric fabfiles and django admin commands all over the place.
Written in the neat, friendly Python instead of some Anty XML jumbo, you are about to have a refreshing cleanup.
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We're all specialists today. That's great for developing the next new thing, but terrible for the art of communication.
Hey -- what's the secret to effective storytelling? Well, there are several and one big one is the ability to use metaphors in your business stories.
This is a great article on the how & why of metaphors, and contains a link to another article on how to create a few to describe your product, service or company.
I find it is easiest for me to find metaphors to use by paying attention to my environment (for ideas) and listening for the metaphors other people are using in their daily conversations (for examples). There's a treasure trove out there!
Happy metaphor hunting and creating :)


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AFTER 10 rounds of the NRL the Parramatta Eels sit in fourth place with six wins and four losses.
After back-to-back wooden spoons, the blue and gold are riding high on the back of consecutive wins at home, including a 36-0 thrashing of St George Illawarra at the weekend.
Here are 10 firsts they have achieved in the opening 10 rounds:
1) Last weekend was the first time they sold out Pirtek Stadium since April 29, 2012.
2) It's the first time the Eels have been in the top four after 10 rounds since 2007.
3) Six wins in the opening 10 games is the first time since 2005.
4)It's the first time the Eels have a realistic chance of making the finals in all three grades since 2008 — second in National Youth Competition, First in NSW Cup, fourth in NRL.
5) The Eels have seven wins in a row at Pirtek Stadium; the first time since 2005.
6) Semi Radradra (11 tries) is the first Eels player in more than a decade to challenge Steve Ella's try scoring record of 23.
7) It's the first time the Eels have won three games in a row since 2010.
8) Brad Arthur (six wins from 10 games) is the first coach to have a winning record of more than 50 per cent since Michael Hagan in 2008.
9) Jarryd Hayne will be the first player from Parramatta to play 18 games for NSW on Wednesday night.
10) It's the first time the Eels have had the best attacking record in the league since 2005.
The Eels next game is against the Panthers on May 30 at Sportingbet Stadium.


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I have a project request from a client, and I am still relatively new to Php and Mysql, so I'm not sure about all of my options. I'm writing this topic in search of feedback regarding the possibilities and direction that I should take in achieving the clients goals. In all honestly, I'm not 100% certain that the project is even possible. I just not that well versed yet.
The scenario:
The client has a website, and it's on a "hosted" CMS. To define the terms of hosted, the best example would be something like "Ning", where the client does not really have root level database access or server access, and all of the back end greatness happens for them automatically. Ultimately that is a great headache for myself and the client, because new features/applications require extra steps to implement. Steps that I'm not even sure really exist. That's where I need the feedback.
The project
The client needs to add the functionality of adding a list of vendors/businesses to the site. Much like "Angie's List", he would like the list of vendors to display on a page for other members of his site to cycle through them, rate them based off of performance, and also search through them based on their category of services offered. The adding of the vendors would be done by the client, and should update a csv file that contains the full list of vendors. The file should be available for download to the client as needed.
The big question
The company that hosts the CSM the client is using does not offer any substantial API. For example, linking databases is not going to be possible. There is no access at all to the back end of coding, or the database.
Is this something that can even be done? My thoughts are that I'd essentially have to create an entirely new website scenario, and then let this whole project be embedded onto another website. Those are only my thoughts however, and I don't have any know how or direction on what to study to know if this can be accomplished, and if so what I need to do to make it happen.
Based on my ramblings here, what is it that I need to do?
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It is called "Content Marketing".


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Volumnia played by Margot Leicester
Coriolanus (2006)
Written by: William Shakespeare
Margot Leicester played Volumnia in the 2006 production of Coriolanus, in her first season at the Globe.
latest updates
This is Margot's final blog post. This week she discusses performing in a long run, reading reviews and the relationship between the stage and the audience.
In her penultimate blog post, Margor discusses preparing for performances, audiences and weather, and the difficulties of the jig.
This is Margot's fourth blog post. This week she discusses the relationship between her character and Virgilia, costume fittings and technical rehearsals.
In her third blog, Margot discusses this week's rehearsals, learning and forgettting lines, and being alert on stage.
In Margot's second blog post, she discusses preparing for her role, her first impressions of Volumnia and the relationship between Volumnia and Coriolanus.
This is Margot's first blog post. This week she discusses becoming an actor, her experiences of being a working actor, and her approach to playing her character.


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What's the News: If you've ever been told been that a massage is good for "releasing toxins"—or to sound more scientific, "lactic acid"—from your muscles, then you've been told wrong. Turns out muscle cells do like a good massage, but it has nothing to do with lactic acid.
In the first study on the cellular effects of massage post-exercise, researchers found that massage bolsters chemical signals reducing inflammation and promoting repair of muscle cells.


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The Care Bears are spreading the love in Taiwan as American Greetings Properties (AGP) and licensing agent Medialink partner with Entertainment Machine Operator for a limited edition crossover collection with Rody. Rody is the brand behind the inflatable rocking horses. This one-year promotion includes a full range of products such as tote bags, cosmetic bags, desktop holders, and stationery folders.
The co-branded products, available exclusively at Rody stores, will be hitting other department and specialty stores through the end of this year. Taiwan has been a breakout market for Care Bears within the past several months, with 10 licensees on board covering apparel, stationery, footwear, accessories, and bags.
For more information on the huggable world of the Care Bears, visit www.carebears.com and www.Facebook.com/CareBears.


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Kotaku - Months before I had played Dark Souls, I came across a list of things that players should finish up at the end of their first playthrough: fight optional bosses, farm humanity, collect and upgrade weapons, kindle bonfires. Trade for useful items, level up covenants. Then, quite simply: kill everyone.
A good read, maybe a tad bit over dramatic but none the less a good read.


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Emergency responders from Texas are headed to New Mexico to help in recovery efforts from a wildfire that has destroyed more than 200 homes.
The Texas Forest Service said Friday that 11 emergency personnel from Texas will be among 15 visiting New Mexico this weekend to aid in recovery efforts from the Little Bear Fire near Ruidoso, a vacation spot popular among Texans.
The group assembled by forest service official Bob Koenig will organize meetings, establish relationships with homeowners and government officials and do damage assessment.
The Little Bear fire has burned about 59 square miles and destroyed at least 224 homes.
Last year, more than 16,000 emergency responders from all 50 states helped Texas through a devastating fire season.


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I've played keeper fantasy baseball for the last 7 years and have always really enjoyed it. However, there were always aspects of the various leagues I have been in that I did not like. So what I am wanting to do is to create a new league that takes my favorite pieces from all of these leagues and puts them all together in a league that is competitive, fun, entertaining, and most importantly relatively stable from year to year.
I don't have any experience creating a fantasy baseball league - especially one that would be able to do some of the things I am hoping can be accomplished - which is why I am trying to find another potential franchise owner who would be interested in being a co-commisioner with me and help me get this thing set up and running smoothly. Ideally, such a person would already know the best sites to utilize and the limitations of these sites, the pros & cons of the rules, setup, etc.,.
The rules will loosely be based off of a football dynasty league that I was in that just completed its first season (very competitive and very fun with some ideas I had not seen in fantasy sports before) and here are some of the details of the proposed league which I call Bleacher Bum Dynasty League (BBDL):
Step 1 - Initial auction where you have a set dollar amount to utilize (say $200 auction bucks) to fill 26 slots; any auction bucks not used are lost and auction bucks have no value except for during the initial auction; date of intial auction is TBD
Step 2 - owners hand out contract years to the players they purchased at auction between 1 and 7 years; owners have a contract year cap of 100 years at all times;
Step 3 - owners are allotted a yearly $100 in Bleacher Bucks (BB's); BB's are the currency of the BBDL and are used to finance the various transactions throughout the year and offseason
Step 4 - owners use a blind bidding process to place bids using their BB's for all undrafted players; these players are automatically assigned a contract of one year
From here, the season will be played out based on the rules that I am still working on adapting and finalizing. All rules are open for debate with the co-commish. One rule that I thought would add an element of strategy would be to allow up to 6 minor league players per team being owned/assigned contract years and their contract years would not count against the 100 contract year cap until they have played in say 15 major league games.
Let me know if you are interested and if you have any questions and we can go from there.


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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 13-year-old boy from a New Orleans suburb was charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 5-year-old half-sister after investigators said he told them he repeatedly struck her with wrestling moves imitated from TV.
"The 13-year-old reported he started to wrestle with the victim and practiced 'WWE' style wrestling moves on the 5-year-old," Col. John Fortunato of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said in a news release Tuesday.
Those moves allegedly included repeatedly slamming the girl on a bed, punching her in the stomach, jumping on her and striking her with his elbow. A coroner's investigation found the girl died of multiple injuries, including broken ribs, lacerations of the liver and internal bleeding.
The boy had been left to babysit the girl by his stepmother when the alleged beating occurred, authorities said. After the beating, the girl later complained of a stomach ache. When she stopped breathing, the boy called 911. Emergency responders could not revive her and she was pronounced dead at a hospital.
The boy was taken to a juvenile facility and booked on a second-degree murder arrest warrant after he was interviewed by homicide Detective Matt Vasquez.
Authorities released the name of the suspect but The Associated Press generally doesn't identify juvenile charged with crimes.
The detective said the boy told him that he knew the wrestling moves on TV were fake, but he was smiling and appeared to enjoy talking about them.
"The 13-year-old continued by saying the victim complained that she was hurting, but he continued to slam, punch and elbow her for an additional two or three minutes, stopping when his mother called him on the phone to check on he and the victim," sheriff's officials said in the news release.
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Ideaca Wins Business Intelligence Partner of the Year at 2012 Microsoft Partner Network IMPACT Awards
By: Business Wire
Nov. 15, 2012 02:10 PM
Ideaca (www.ideaca.com), a Canadian-based consulting firm that helps customers through a portfolio of management consulting, advisory, implementation and support services announced today that they have been selected as the winner in the Business Intelligence Partner of the Year category at the 2012 Microsoft Partner Network IMPACT Awards. Ideaca was also named a finalist in the Dynamics ERP Partner of the Year category. The tenth annual IMPACT Awards recognize excellence within the Microsoft technology partner community in Canada. The winners were announced at an awards ceremony held at the Four Seasons Hotel, located in Yorkville, Toronto on November 13th, 2012.
"As recognized at the annual IMPACT Awards, there is tremendous momentum in our Partner Community because stronger customer relationships are being built," said Mark Dodds, Vice-President of Small Business, Midmarket Solutions & Partners, Microsoft Canada Inc. "Technology Partners like Ideaca are always finding new and exciting ways to develop and deliver innovative technology solutions, making them true leaders in their respective fields."
"We are very pleased to be recognized as the leading Microsoft Business Intelligence partner in Canada," said Mike Alkier, Managing Partner - Ideaca. "This is the tenth time that Ideaca has won an IMPACT award, which speaks to the long-term success of our consulting practice in delivering quality and innovative solutions to our clients year after year."
Ideaca is one of the largest and most renowned Business Intelligence consulting practices in Canada and has successfully implemented large-scale BI solutions for leading organizations across Canada. Ideaca has offices in Toronto, Kitchener, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and the USA.
About Ideaca (www.ideaca.com)
Ideaca is a Canadian based consulting firm helping customers from strategy to solution through a portfolio of management consulting, advisory, implementation and support services. With 10 years of experience and over 350 satisfied customers, Ideaca's 250+ employees across the country deliver innovative solutions around Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Business Intelligence, Portals and Collaboration, Cloud Computing, Custom Development and Integration, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Application Infrastructure, and Support Services.
About the Microsoft Partner Network IMPACT Awards
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Sanibel's resort community stands to gain attention with substantial renovations being planned by the new owners of the Sundial Beach & Golf Resort.
CoreStates Capital Advisors LLC recently purchased the 407-unit Sundial resort from the Blackstone Group, which had owned the property since 2006. The purchase price was $2.3 million.
CoreStates hired CAM Hospitality Advisors & Management of Pittsburgh to plan and implement an extensive multimillion-dollar refurbishment of the gulf-front property with the renovations scheduled to start as soon as possible.
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Sundial Beach Resort on Middle Gulf Drive was recently sold for $2.3 million to CoreStates Capital Advisors with plans to undertake a multimillion-dollar renovation project.
"We've been through the building and came up with a list that we believe are value purposes to bring the resort back to its original form," said CAM president Chris Mannino. "We're devising a modernization plan that will touch virtually all areas of the resort. We have an idea of the cost in mind, but we haven't done any pricing."
Renovations will include upgrades to the exterior of the buildings, landscaping, public spaces, food and beverage outlets, banquet facilities, pools and fitness center, lobby and front desk areas.
"The opportunity to acquire the beautifully located resort and realize its potential is exciting," said William Spiropoulos, president and CEO of CoreStates. "We have assembled a strong team to lead the management and renovation and have confidence in the potential of a new Sundial Beach Resort."
Sundial, originally built in 1972, is located on 8 1/2 acres on Middle Gulf Drive with 2,000 linear feet of beach and is expected to draw visitors interested in Captiva as well as Sanibel.
"We want to open it up to the public," said Mannino. "Bring people in to the bar and restaurant for Sunday brunches, weddings, holiday brunches and other events and to use the many resort services."
Accommodations range from studios to three-bedroom condos with views of gardens and the Gulf of Mexico. Pool improvements will add kid-friendly water features to the pool slide, one of five pools on the property. The resort also offers tennis courts and access to an 18-hole golf course.
"We'd like to get some of the renovations done by this next season," said Mannino. "I'm not sure about the timing of it and we might have to make some presentations to the city."
In addition, ownership is working with John Naumann, one of the original Sundial partners, to ensure a smooth transition on the island.
"The name Sundial will remain," said Mannino. "We may add to it later, like if we add a spa, for example. We believe it is a good brand and want to keep that aspect."


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KEENE VALLEY - Keene Central School's proposed 2013-14 budget passed easily Tuesday night.
The final tally was 128-37. The $5,564,347 spending plan is a 4 percent increase over the current year. It will raise the tax levy by 3.5 percent, meeting the state's property tax cap.
Ann Whitney and John Haverlick were elected to three-year terms on the Board of Education.
In a statement on the budget prior to Tuesday's vote, school board President Jim Marlatt, who will step down at the end of this year, said the school's administration "persistently evaluates educational and support functions, focused on providing an enhanced educational environment, while striving for an appropriate level of cost."
KCS currently shares its cafeteria manager and a physics teacher with Schroon Lake Central School.
"In the future, it may prove to be more cost effective to increase this 'sharing philosophy' in other areas among local schools," Marlatt said.
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"Do you want to use 'Superhero?'"
Posted by Mandy Housenick | October 22, 2010 at 01:10 AM
Roy Halladay doesn't like taking credit. He doesn't like getting attention.
But perhaps he never deserved it more than Thursday than ever before.
The right-hander suffered a slight groin pull while pitching to Cody Ross in the second inning but didn't come out until he threw his 108th pitch of the night to get out of the sixth inning.
He had to change around so much. Pitching coach Rich Dubee said he couldn't command his fastball and had to rely on his curveball and changeup more than usual. Plus, he had to ride a bike between innings to stay loose.
Yet Halladay downplayed it all.
"All year, we've never had heroes," he said.
Shane Victorino would beg to differ.
"That's him," Victorino said. "I don't know what word you can put on him. Do you want to use 'Superhero?'" That works."
It's perfect.
The guy pitched hurt for almost five innings, allowed only two runs and is a huge reason the Phillies still have a chance at being the first NL team to get to the World Series three times in a row since the Cardinals did it from 1942-44.
"At this point, you want to be out there regardless of what's going on," Halladay said. "They stuck with me, and we got it done. Definitely a good feeling."
Halladay did hurt his groin last year and missed some time, but he's not as worried this time.
"I don't think it's anything real bad," he said. "I was able to continue pitching and it didn't get worse. I've got some time to rest."
Halladay never ceases to amaze Dubee.
"Everything he does is impressive," he said.


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Shares in Australian surfwear company Billabong International have been put into a trading halt after they jumped to a two-month high following a media report that an independent director had made a takeover offer for the company.
Billabong did not return a call seeking comment.
The shares rose as much as 8.6 per cent to $1.015 after the Fairfax Media report that director Paul Naude had offered $1.10 per share for the company.
Mr Naude stood aside from his role as Billabong's president of the Americas last month for six weeks, to look at putting together a buyout proposal.
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Carlisle's Return
Edward never came back during New Moon. Carlisle wants too look around Forks just to see how things are, and he's very unhappy with what he finds. Bella isn't herself anymore. Something bad has happened, and he needs to set right what was made wrong five years ago. It's my first fan fic. Please bear with me, and tell me what you think.
It's all from Carlisle's point of view.
1. Chapter 1 - The Hospital
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I was pleased to see that most of the doctors had changed rotations. Dr. Snow and Dr. Gerandy seemed to have moved. There was less of a chance I would be remembered, less of a chance that someone would see my face and know that I had not changed a bit in the past five years.
I constantly asked myself what I was doing here. It was wrong, and I knew it. Edward – if he could pull himself together enough to know what was going on, I knew that he would be horribly angry with me.
But really, what was I supposed to do? Esme was so sad all the time now. It would be horrible of me not to try to mend our broken family. Edward was practically gone, an empty shell, a ghost of the joy he had been when Bella was with him. I owed this to him.
Dr. Pryce opened the door to the staff lounge, which hadn't changed at all since I had left.
"I'll just be a moment, Mr. Cullen," he said, taking off his jacket and reaching into the closet for a fresh set of scrubs. "Do you wish for a guided tour, or do you think you remember your way around here?"
"I should be able to guide myself, I think," I said politely, trying to not see repulsed by the idea of being led around my own hospital. I paused in the act of inhaling, frozen. I recognized one of the scents of a patient. I knew her smell better than I knew my own.
"Dr. Pryce, do you have a patient named Isabella Swan?" I asked, scrambling to think of a good enough story that would let me know that she was here.
The doctor's face froze with something that could have been pain. "Ah," he said. "Bella."
I let my own face respond to the pain in his, feeling it pierce my dead heart. "She was the daughter of a… family friend, when I was here. I had heard that she wasn't doing so well."
His head shook slowly. "No, she isn't doing well. You must mean Charlie Swan? Poor man."
I was frozen with shock. What had happened to Charlie? "Yes," I murmured. "Poor man. Is it possible, Doctor, for me to see Bella?"
He pursed his lips, deliberating. "She's in pretty bad shape, Mr. Cullen," he mused. "She hasn't moved since they brought her in. We're getting real concerned."
"Please, Dr. Pryce. I would really appreciate just a moment to see her again."
Dr. Pryce nodded. "I'm sure no one would mind. I'll take you to her."
No! "No," I pled calmly. "Could you just give me her room number? I need to do this… alone."
His eyes were sympathetic. "Room six-oh-two, Mr. Cullen. I realize this must be hard for you and your family."
The six hundreds? That was where they used to put the patients that they believed were terminal. "Thank you, Doctor."
I hurried out of the room, running once I was out of sight. The need to see Bella was suddenly overpowering. Her scent brought back so many memories of a time long forgotten – a happier time, when my family was whole and Edward was not so broken. When everything was the way it was meant to be, instead of the way things are now. I burst into her room, and stopped dead in my tracks at the sight of her.
The poor thing had barely changed, in principle. Her face was still exactly the same, only a little more worn. If her body had changed at all, it was only that it was more frail She didn't look as if she had aged much.
But in reality, she was totally different. She was not the Bella I knew. Her face was etched with deep lines – not from age, but from grief. I could see where it had left its mark on her brow, where her lips had turned down into a near permanent frown. Her eyes were set deeper in her face, which had become significantly less plump. She looked haunted, waxy and unhealthy. I could see the pain that we had left with her, and felt immeasurably guilty.
She was much thinner, looking so much more breakable even than she had the last time I had seen her, when Edward had thrown her into a pile of crystal plates. Her injuries looked much less curable than they had then. Bruises ran up her arms and across her neck. One of her arms was broken, and her foot was in a brace. But there was something else. Something much more horrifying. Her stomach – it was a small mound under the blankets. A new life inside her, I knew. But whose? I instantly knew the problem. Her body was far too frail to support another, and she was far too injured. Who had done this to her? Why?
The heavy, woody smell of dog was hanging in the air around her. I had thought they all left. Why now? Why Bella? Could they have done this to her?
I sank into a chair at her bedside, stroking her mess of long, tangled hair automatically, instinctively disapproving that she had not been cleaned up. I was at a loss for what to do. Dr. Pryce had been right in saying she hadn't moved since they brought her. I couldn't entirely determine the cause of her coma. Shock, perhaps?
The question that now remained was what to do? I couldn't call Edward. He wouldn't answer the phone, and if I told him where I was in the off chance that he would actually speak to me, he would come and kill me. Who could I call? Who would come? I knew they all would come – willingly, too – but there was nothing they could do. I needed Edward here, badly. But first I needed to find out more about what had happened in Forks since we had left. I needed to see the dogs. I needed to find Charlie.
But I was so unwilling to leave Bella's side… I stayed there for at least an hour, just stroking her hair, working out the tangles absently with my fingers. It occurred to me in passing that she would be as old as me now, but she didn't look it. She looked younger, even. So much frailer. My heart was breaking. I was sad for her. Sad for Edward. And furious at whoever had done this to her.
An hour later, I felt compelled to rise. Watching Bella sleep had given me a sense of purpose. Seeing the frown that etched itself onto her face had motivated me to avenge her injuries. I wouldn't do anything drastic, of course, but I had to do something. For her sake, and for Edward's.
I stopped in the staff room, and Dr. Pryce was chatting with a nurse. No one I recognized, thank God.
"Mr. Cullen!" he said, turning instantly when I walked in the door.
"Thank you for allowing me to visit here, Doctor," I said heavily, unable to keep my emotions completely out of my tone. "If it is quite all right with you, I will be back to visit dear Bella."
The doctor's eyes lit up. "That would be very welcome, Mr. Cullen. I fear that ever after the horrible incident with her father she does not have many visitors anymore. You have to feel sorry for the poor girl."
I did. More so than he could imagine. "I will be back. Good day to you, Doctor."
I hurried outinto the rain, got into the Mercedes and paused. Part of me desperately wanted to call someone in my family – to tell them where I was, and what I was doing here. But surely, Alice would have seen my by now?
I was torn with indecision – something that I rarely had to face. My choice was made for me when the phone rang, and the number on the caller ID was Alice's.
"What?" I asked. I had been silent for too long, and my voice sounded strangely harsh and strangled in the silent car. I could hear my pain, barely concealed.
"Carlisle," she sighed. "Where are you?"
"Haven't you seen that, Alice?" What was wrong with me? Why could I not be civil to my own daughter? The image of Bella's broken body flashed before my eyes again. I knew I could never rest until I saw her alive again. I feared I would be horribly temperamental until then. I needed to move, I needed to solve this puzzle. I almost hung up on Alice, because she was holding me back.
"Carlisle, what are you doing there?" she shrilled. "God knows I've wanted to go there myself, to see Bella, and to mend what's been broken. But how could you do that to EDWARD?"
"Alice," I said, as calmly as I could, "Bella's in trouble. She needs me here. I'm not exactly sure what's going on, but I'll find out, and I'll call you again. Please don't tell Edward, and don't come after me."
"What do you mean, Bella's in trouble?"
I wondered if telling her was the wrong thing to do. It was too late to change that. "Alice, I'm on my way to Charlie Swan's house. I really should go."
She paused, still shocked. "Can you tell Bella I say hi?" she asked cautiously.
"No." I hesitated. "Bella is in a coma." And then I hung up on her.
I set the phone aside and pressed my fingers to my temples, leaning against the steering wheel. What a mess. So many loose ends to tie. So many things to sort through, Wouldn't it just be easier if Edward could come back and fix everything?
I twisted the key in the ignition and began the fast drive down the wet road to the Swan house. I didn't think that Charlie would be very happy to see me, but I had to find out if he was okay, and what had happened to Bella. I knew that hospital policy specifically said I, an outsider, could not have asked that of Dr. Pryce.
I stopped the car across the street, and stared at his house. Emptiness screamed from Bella's window, and the rest of the house seemed slightly deserted. His cruiser was in the driveway. That was a good sign.
With a heavy heart, I climbed up the stairs to the front door, paused, collected myself, and then knocked three times.
The Charlie Swan who answered the door was a different Charlie Swan from the man I had known. He was thinner, worn and older. His hair was graying now, and he was losing some of it. He looked sallow and unhealthy, and I guessed he was having heart problems. The rhythm of his heart sounded off. He looked sweaty and exhausted, mentally and physically drained.
He squinted at me. "Carlisle Cullen?"
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AJ Green propels the Bengals. Dalton is lucky to have him.
What an amazing day for tank nation almost picture perfect.
Jags won, Browns won and Rams are about to win
Would've been perfect if Chiefs n Raiders won to but both teams look as hopeless as us.
We are 1 game back of the second overall pick
Even the commentators were saying Dalton has some bad throws and got helped out by the receivers especially by AJ Green. I don't Bdawk recognizes how talented AJ Green really is, this guy catches absolutely anything thrown in his vicinity, you put him on our team and suddenly Foles will look like god. Teams double team Green and Dalton still throws it to him and the guy still catches it, its insane.
Dalton is extremely flukey and inconsistant and not even that accurate. This is the reason why I think we need to upgrade our WR corp we really need that type of playmaker to go along with the speed we already have in either Macy or Djax.
Come on Pack!
Getting the #1 or 2 pick would be huge for this franchise. You could trade back and get another 2nd and future 1sts and really start to build this roster with blue chip talent
Won't happen. We are winning out people. What's so hard to understand?
So, I need about 8-10 points out of Bryce Brown tonight in a ppr league. How worried should I be?
Alright thanks. One of the reports said he isnt much of a pass catcher so that worried me a little
I got free tickets to this game in section 135, should I be happy??:shrug:


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Eptatretus multidens
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Language: English
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|Eptatretus multidens Fernholm & Hubbs, 1981
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Least Concern ver 3.1
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|Mincarone, M.M.
|Polidoro, B., Knapp, L. & Carpenter, K.E.
This species is widespread in deeper waters off of the Atlantic South American coast. There are no known threats to this species, and the extent of bottom trawling across its currently known range is presently limited. It is listed as Least Concern. However, more research is needed on this species distribution, population, biology, life history, and potential threats.
|Range Description:
|This species is found along the north and east coast of South America, including Venezuela, French Guiana, and northeastern Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte to Alagoas) (Fernholm and Hubbs 1981, Mincarone and Sampaio 2004). It was also more recently collected from southeastern Brazil, off Espírito Santo (west Vitória-Trindade Seamounts Chain). Its distribution range is known from scientific surveys at two locations in Venezuela, two in French Guyana, and seven locations in Brazil (Mincarone unpubl. data).
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|The population is known from only 16 specimens collected from scientific surveys at two locations in Venezuela, two in French Guyana, and seven locations in Brazil. The size of the population is unknown but this is likely a contiguous population.
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|Habitat and Ecology:
|This species is found on the continental slope at depths from 239-770 m off north and east coast of South America, and at 676 m depth in the west Vitória-Trindade Seamounts Chain. (Mincarone and Sampaio 2004, Mincarone unpubl. Data).
The copulatory organ is absent in this species. The gonads of hagfishes are situated in the peritoneal cavity. The ovary is found in the anterior portion of the gonad, and the testis is found in the posterior part. The animal becomes female if the cranial part of the gonad develops or male if the caudal part undergoes differentiation. If none develops, then the animal becomes sterile. If both anterior and posterior parts develop, then the animal becomes a functional hermaphrodite. However, hermaphroditism being characterised as functional needs to be validated by more reproduction studies (Patzner 1998).
|Major Threat(s):
|There are no known direct threats to this species. The population is likely affected by bottom trawling activity because some specimens were collected and recorded as bycatch. Due to its body size, this species is vulnerable to net fishing gear. At present, deep-bottom trawling is currently not a well developed fishery in the distribution range of the species. In some areas they are beginning to test the potential of these areas for fisheries.
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|There are no conservation measures in place, but more research is needed on this species' biology, population size, distribution and the impact of bottom trawling activities.
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Beach Movie Bistro
941 Laskin Road,
Virginia Beach,
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Opened in the early-1990's as the Surf-n-Sand Movies 8, the theater closed in 2001 when it was under Regal management. It later reopened under R/C management which closed it in 2008 when its parent company failed to pay rent. The theater is scheduled to reopen in May 2011 as the Beach Movie Bistro with seven screens and food and beverage service.
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What about the Columbus Circle and Pembroke Mall?
Here is an article about the theater's reopening: View link.
I also left out the Strawbridge 12.
Beach Movie Bistro Inc. is owned by Virginia Beach brothers Donald Pollard Jr. and John Pollard with two out-of-town partners. The Pollard's parents owned the long-gone Surf 'n' Sand Motel, which stood on the site that became the movie theater. The 20,000-square-foot Surf 'n' Sand opened with 8 screens.
Open ~1995-~2008? Can anyone verify the exact dates?
1995 R/C Theatres Management Corp., of Maryland
1998 Regal Cinemas Inc.
January 2001 Regal closed
Later 2001 R/C Theatres Management Corp. reopened
January 2008 closed
More info and photos always welcome.
Just 1 ½ miles from the beach.
This theatre's completion was announced in the September 1991 edition of Boxoffice. RC Theatres was the operator.
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There is a huge difference between laughing WITH someone and laughing AT someone . And if you choose to laugh at yourself and make fun of yourself on a forum then that is up to you, you are not laughing AT anyone.
Laughing in the privacy of a nursing home WITH an afflicted person is giving them companionship and attention. But to drag it on a pet forum of all places still reflects thoughtlessness, and cruelty. But like was mentioned - why beat a dead horse when a dead brain will never catch on to the difference.


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There was good news for head coach Matt O'Connor as all of the players at his disposal took part in the session.
Ireland internationals Luke Fitzgerald and Richardt Strauss both trained and are expected to be available for selection.
Commenting on the pair's fitness, Leinster forwards coach Jono Gibbes said: "Probably niggly is the status that Straussy and Luke are in. They are not fully comfortable so you don't want to push them.
"Luke's (groin injury) is a niggly injury that could turn into a major one. We're probably being a little bit more conservative with those guys.
"They did the bulk of the training last week (for the Dragons game). Thursday morning, when we did the walk-through, there was still a little bit of pain for both of them so it was decided to take them both out of the match.
"They are so close but we would probably air on the side of caution with both of them."
Meanwhile, another player, Isaac Boss, who had been a cause for some concern, was cleared to join up with the rest of the Ireland squad in Carton House.
Boss hit the ground hard in a dump tackle by Dragons replacement prop Francisco Chaparro who was sent-off in the dying minutes of Leinster's 31-19 victory.
"Bossy's initial prognosis was positive but I think they're going to take the time and have a look around, give him a day or two off," added Gibbes.
"It certainly didn't look good but Bossy was back on his feet, smiling away after the game."
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It's the song about relationship break-ups which provided the musical soundtrack to the year.
Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye was the most-streamed song of 2012 by the 15 million global users of the Spotify streaming service.
A number one in 25 countries, the song, written by the Belgian-Australian musician and sung by New Zealand performer Kimbra, has dominated digital listening. It topped the global streaming chart and the UK list, beating Carly Rae Jepsen's dance hit Call Me Maybe.
Gotye's song has notched up an estimated 500 million streams during the year, including 350 million YouTube video plays and around 15 million tags on the Shazam phone song identification service.
The amount of free plays far outweighs the hit song's number of paid downloads. Somebody has sold 10 million downloads, including one million in the UK, making it the biggest-selling single of the year so far.
Spotify's 2012 streaming chart is dominated by pop-dance acts like Rihanna, David Guetta, Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj, with rock acts getting short shrift.
Spotify allows music fans to stream tracks free or upgrade to an ad-free service for $12.99 a month.
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- Champions League
Mancini will support Utd in Champions League
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini will be supporting fierce cross-town rival Manchester United when the Champions League resumes later this month.
Mancini, whose side trail United by 10 points ahead of its match against Liverpool, is hoping Alex Ferguson's men can continue all the way through to the final, and in the process, take one eye off the Premier League trophy.
And a cheeky Mancini has hinted he may lend his voice to the Red Devils' cause when it faces the might of reigning Spanish champion Real Madrid in the round of 16 tie.
"Of course I will be supporting United when they take on Real Madrid," Mancini said. "I might even go along to watch with a little red and white flag.
"When we played Real Madrid it took a lot out of us and I think United are going to find it difficult as well, because along with Barcelona [Real] are the best in the world right now.
"I do think [United] will find it a little bit harder in February and March and that is when the title might be decided."
Despite the gap to United, Mancini remains confident his side can claw back the margin, starting with the visit of Liverpool.
"When you have 14 games left you still have a chance, because it is a long season and anything can still happen," Mancini added.


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OpenJUMP is a community driven fork of JUMP the "Java Unified Mapping Platform" GIS software. The original JUMP was developed by Vivid Solutions, released under GPL2 in 2003 and discontinued in 2006. During 2004 already some enthusiastic developers joined together to enhance further the features of JUMP. They launched an independent development branch called OpenJUMP. The name gives credit to the original JUMP development, and at the same time describes the objectives of this project to be fully open to anyone wanting to contribute. These days OpenJUMP is developed and maintained by (some few) volunteers around the globe. If you need functionality or even better want to contribute you are very welcome to contact us at our mailing list.
The future of information technology will be based on controlling the flow of natural light. This project is an attempt to establish the code (or software) that will enable this to happen. It involves rewriting an OS from the ground up.


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Reese Witherspoon: Worst Fringe, Worst Colour
This…is not an easy hair length. And wearing it with a wispy, choppy fringe like that is… not exactly glamourous. Wearing it with the Miami Dolphin teal on a red carpet makes it even less glamourous. And wearing it with a dress that's basically a floor length bra takes it straight to the high school formal.
It's basically the mom version of Jennifer Lawrence's Baywatch Oscars dress from 4 years ago. I hate everything about this look. And Julia Louis-Dreyfus will show you how much.
But I'm even more confused about what happened to Reese Witherspoon's red carpet style. Because there was once a time, right after her divorce, when she knew how to kill it. Remember that fresh yellow Nina Ricci? Click here for a refresher. That was the Globes. That was gorgeous. That was a f-ck you to Ryan Phillippe and Abbie Cornish. That was a hello to Jake Gyllenhaal. Where did it go?
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Tomb Raider Trilogy bundles up March 22
PS3-exclusive Lara Croft compilation of Underworld, Anniversary, Legend priced at $40.
PS3-exclusive Lara Croft compilation of Underworld, Anniversary, Legend priced at $40.
Crystal Dynamics confirms new Lara Croft three-pack; PlayStation 3 compilation due out next year to include HD Legend, Anniversary, as well as Underworld.
[UPDATE] Advance copies of PC Gamer reportedly reveal Eidos is rebooting the series next fall with a sandbox Lara Croft origin story.
Microsoft schedules weeks of Xbox Live Arcade and Games on Demand releases, headlined by digital debuts for Bungie's sci-fi shooter and Eidos' Lara Croft revamp.
[UPDATE] Call of Duty 2, Elder Scrolls IV, and 22 other full 360 titles available at launch; Adidas, Quiksilver, Gears of War 2, Halo 3 duds added to virtual clothier. ...
Virtual Tomb Raider star to receive a commemoration on a block of flats built on the site of the creator's old office.
The British games industry celebrates, as last year was the best ever for game software.
LocoRoco, GRAW top list for high-profile UK event with eight nominations across a total of 17 categories; We Love Katamari, Guitar Hero also prove popular.
Deep within the confines of Eidos' Leipzig booth, we sit down to take a look at the latest version of Tomb Raider: Legend.
It's a mad, mad, Madden world as EA's exclusive football franchise dominates the Best Buy charts.
British gaming awards show reveals nominations; game of the year nominees include Oblivion, Animal Crossing: Wild World, and 50 Cent.
Strong sales of new Hitman, latest Lara Croft adventure beat expectations; SCi now predicts $45.4 million annual profit.
Grand Theft Auto continues its chart domination this week, with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest becoming this week's highest new entry.
Grand Theft Auto continues to tell its story, but Nintendo enjoys a super showing from debutant Mario.
Grand Theft Auto takes liberties as football titles lose their edge; DS games continue to surge as DS Lites hit retail channels.
The World Cup continues to exert influence, with 2006 FIFA World Cup at the top of the pile again, and four other football titles featuring in the top 10.
EA offers first stat-minded NFL management sim and Sega digitally distributes Rome: Total War add-on as flow of new releases narrows to trickle.
Studio purchased wholesale, although Eidos to retain name and intellectual property.
Football fever causes EA's 2006 FIFA World Cup to rise to the top, while three new entries make an appearance in the top 10.
Tomb Raider: Legend for Sony's handheld will be released later this month; exclusive PSP content includes multiplayer, skins, wallpaper.
Hitman: Blood Money stares down the opposition as Eidos keeps hold of the top of the UK charts.
Video slot games based on Tomb Raider: Legend and Hitman: Blood Money spinning reels soon.
Hitman: Blood Money makes a killing on the chart, with Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis also making its debut.
Game updates and other content will be available for free download from now on.
Ahead of the World Cup in Germany, football titles dominate the top five; X-Men: The Official Game is the highest new entry.
Industry leaps to 16 percent increase over April '05, but most analysts don't see trend continuing through summer; Kingdom Hearts II, MLB 2K6, Xbox 360 availability spur sales.
FIFA World Cup and Tomb Raider: Legend hold on to the top spots, with a football theme running through the rest of the chart.
Not once, not twice, but thrice do we play Tomb Raider on a handheld system at E3 2006. Check it out!
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In an effort to bring further understanding to a complicated matter, Devils Lake Police Commissioner Craig Stromme attended the Ramsey County Commission Tuesday afternoon and helped explain some of the difficulties the Lake Region Law Enforcement Center is facing.
In an effort to bring further understanding to a complicated matter, Devils Lake Police Commissioner Craig Stromme attended the Ramsey County Commission Tuesday afternoon and helped explain some of the difficulties the Lake Region Law Enforcement Center is facing.
Stromme answered the commissioners' questions about the costs involved in having juveniles detained locally. He explained the history behind the decision to stop housing juveniles which was recommended by the previous administration.
The current administration has met with considerable criticism for a number of personnel decisions, the costs of transporting juvenile detainees to and from Grand Forks and numerous other morale issues.
Ramsey County Commission president Mark Olson started off the discussion by making a statement calling for moving forward. He said he was looking forward to the LEC Board meeting on Wednesday morning to learn what has been done since the last meeting. As far as he knew, despite being told that the facility is now fully staffed, they were continuing to pay a considerable amount of overtime.
Stromme volunteered to discuss the costs involved in reinstating the juvenile program, the limitations of the present facility and the challenges those limitations cause. It was his claim that in order to reinstate the juvenile program four additional employees would need to be hired and trained specifically for working with juvenile offenders. The cost would be approximately be an additional $300,000.
That is above the additional funding increase the facility needs as a whole to continue operations. Any significant increase is problematic because the county is maxed out on the mills it's allowed to levy.
Although the LEC is philosophically a multi-county facility, it was revealed Tuesday at the Ramsey County Commission meeting than Eddy and Nelson counties have never housed their juvenile offenders in the facility, therefore only Benson, Towner and Ramsey County fully utilized that service. A larger percentage of the costs for the facility is borne by Ramsey County. Although some of that cost is being alleviated by a recent increase in fees charged for 911 service, however, it is not sufficient to cover all the facility's financial needs.
It was the consensus at the meeting that everyone wants what is the best for the facility, that no one wants to see it close, "We need to find a solution," Commissioner Myrna Heisler summed it up.
"There's got to be a way that we can find some innovative ideas to win back some of that lost revenue within the parameters of what is required by law."
She suggested that perhaps some sort of a community subcommittee could be valuable in coming up with creative staffing, personnel and revenue solutions.
"If the facility needs to be remodeled to adequately house juveniles, maybe we need to look at that," was another suggestion.
Stromme identified three areas that need improvement at the facility and those were training, morale and communication.
The commission thanked Stromme for attending the County meeting and answering their questions. "This is a huge problem and time will tell how it is resolved," Olson said.
"We need to keep moving forward to keep the facility running without endangering anyone," Heisler agreed.
The topic of the problems at the LEC was introduced at the county's meeting at the outset by a member of the audience, Jessica Gillum, who made a five-minute statement calling for action to identify and find solutions to the on-going troubles at the facility. She was adamant that Denny Deegan had nothing to do with the facility's problems and said she would use the media or whatever means available to get the "truth" out about what was really going on.
Commissioner Ed Brown asked Gillum if she had provided the other LEC board members from the other counties with the information she claimed to have. He explained to her that Ramsey County has two members of their commission sitting on that board, but that all five counties are represented and they needed to know "what was going on."
She admitted that she had not.


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"Summer Sewing Challenge" Subtropical Sundress
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Cocoa Beach, Flo...
I live in Florida where EVERY day is summer! So I chose a palm-leaf printed fabric for this dress because it is seasonless: the colors and design blend into Summer as well as they will in the Fall, Winter and Spring (which around here is all one season!)
This was my first attempt at a downloadable Burda pattern. I chose Cate #7983 because I love the ruched bodice, the empire waistline, and the ample shoulder straps that can also be worn as a capped sleeve. I took a chance choosing an "advanced" level pattern, but I enjoy a challenge…and it was! So different from the patterns I have bought and used all my life, this project made me think deeply about structure, and I was able to use my acquired knowledge of clothing construction to alter the instructions just a little to make it work for ME!
I love this dress design, and I'm very pleased with how it turned out. I plan to make it again, in a fancier fabric as the pattern suggests. For this challenge, though, I chose rayon because it drapes nicely and is cool enough to wear in our subtropical climate. I'm wearing it as I write this! It's so comfortable, and the silhouette is flattering for any age.
Thanks, BurdaStyle! You have prompted me beyond my comfort zone and helped me create a beautiful, wearable garment!
Material Notes
Rayon fabric, and my first attempt at boning and an invisible zipper!
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Aug 1, 2012, 06.45 AMby monikapullerits
Looks great! Fits you well and lovely fabric! And greetings to Cocoa Beach! Me and my man visited it last year and it was so lovely and adorable little town, where we enjoyed ourselves and the great weather!
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Aug 3, 2012, 10.47 PMby bright-ideas-studio
Thank you! And Cocoa Beach is a great place to visit AND to live in!
Aug 1, 2012, 05.39 AMby Justine of Sew Country Chick
This looks fantastic on you!
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Aug 3, 2012, 10.46 PMby bright-ideas-studio
Thank you, I appreciate your kind words!
Aug 1, 2012, 03.14 AMby tinybows
So cute! You picked a great print for this pattern and you look great wearing it!
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Aug 3, 2012, 10.46 PMby bright-ideas-studio
Thank you so much!
Jul 31, 2012, 07.51 PMby Mary Athey
lovely dress. the bodice is fab xx
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Jul 31, 2012, 10.11 PMby bright-ideas-studio
Thanks! That's my favorite part, too! :)
Jul 31, 2012, 07.45 PMby ritsel
I like you summery dress! well done
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Jul 31, 2012, 10.12 PMby bright-ideas-studio
Thank you very much!
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Rick Santorum is the latest darling of the most extreme of the GOP's extremist voters. Here's just an earful of this guy's moral piety.
Let's start where it all starts for us humans: conception. Not only does Santorum insist that life begins at the instant that a sperm contacts an egg, he also wants to preserve the sanctity of sperm itself by outlawing birth control. Yes, every sperm counts. Last October, he warned about "the dangers of contraception in this country…It's not OK. It's a license to do things in a sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be."
Indeed, Ayatollah Rick is a bit obsessed with what you might be doing in your bedroom. The Supreme Court, he asserts, was wrong to rule that we have a right to consensual sex in our homes. "Then you have the right to bigamy," he wails, "the right to polygamy…to incest…adultery…the right to anything." Then comes his punch line: "This right to privacy doesn't exist in my opinion in the United States Constitution."
In a January interview on CNN, the sanctimonious Santorum offered another startling insight into his moral code. When asked what he'd say to his daughter if she had been raped, was pregnant, and was crying for an abortion, he actually said, "the right approach is to accept this horribly created, in the sense of rape…gift of life and accept what God is giving you." He added that his daughter — and presumably yours, too — ought to "make the best out of a bad situation."
So much Rick, so little time. I haven't even gotten to global warming ("no such thing," he says), or his endorsement of the Crusades as being about "core American values," or his comparison of homosexuality to "man-on-dog" sex. But, with the national spotlight now on Santorum, we can count on many more Rickisms to enlighten us.


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A preliminary study of whether Boston could or should try hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics has a foundation in the Lowell area.
Former Dracut resident Corey Dinopoulos, who created a hypothetical Olympic bid for Boston as a student project at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, is now a leading member of the Boston Olympic Exploratory Committee, which is studying the feasibility of hosting the Olympics in 11 years. Lowell Sen. Eileen Donoghue has filed legislation to create a state commission that would also study the pros and cons of an Olympics bid.
"It's kind of an interesting Lowell-based story," Donoghue, a Democrat, said of the plan's beginnings.
The exploratory committee met Tuesday night, a day after sitting down with officials at Boston City Hall. The concept is still in its earliest stages, said Dinopoulos, 28, with details like where housing and athletic venues would be located still undetermined.
"We're just in the very beginning stages of looking into it," said the Dracut High School graduate, who also designed the committee's logo, a combination of a clipper ship and a flame.
While Boston hosting the games in 2024 may be unlikely, legislation filed by Donoghue would establish a nine-member commission to study the feasibility of being an Olympics host. The commission would have three members appointed by the governor, two appointed by the Senate president, two by the House speaker, and one each appointed by the minority leaders of the House and Senate.
The feasibility study would include looking into collaborating with other New England states and should seek input from local government and organizations, especially in larger cities in the area, according to the legislation. It would review all aspects of hosting the games, including infrastructure, lodging, locations for events, and costs and benefits.
A report would be due by Jan. 1, 2014.
Four other legislators co-signed the bill, including state Rep. Colleen Garry, a Dracut Democrat.
A website for the Boston Olympic Exploratory Committee has been established at www.boston-2024.org, but as of Tuesday, the site included only a logo and links to the group's Facebook and Twitter pages, and to the U.S. Olympic team site. The Facebook pages has more than 500 "likes" and the Twitter account, @Boston2024, has more than 270 followers.
The office of Boston Mayor Thomas Menino did not respond to a request for comment. Menino told 90.9 FM WBUR that an Olympics bid for the city is unlikely, calling it "far-fetched."
"I'd also be concerned about the cost of it and what it costs to taxpayers of the city of Boston," he told the radio station. "Just to apply, to be considered, costs $6 to $8 million -- not refundable, either. So that's $6 to $8 million that was used of public funds to apply for consideration for the Olympics."
Menino also questioned where Boston would fit the necessary athletic facilities and Olympic village, which would need to have housing for about 17,000 athletes. "I just don't know where we could create that massive land in our city or in the surrounding cities," he said.
A committee's 600-page report in 1994, while Boston was considering going for the 2008 Olympics, gives an indication of what the area could do.
For a main Olympics stadium, with a capacity of around 70,000, it pitched four sites: the Allston, Fort Point Channel and South Bay areas of Boston, and East Cambridge. But development in the years since might make those sites less feasible, especially rapid development around Fort Point Channel.
Other venues would be spread out, including many at Boston-area college facilities. Some basketball games would be held in Springfield and Worcester, for example, and boxing finals in Providence, R.I. The Concord River in Lowell was considered for canoeing or kayaking. An Olympic village would be based around student housing at Boston University, Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The committee called a Boston Olympics at the time "very feasible."
The United States Olympic Committee has contacted the mayors of 35 American cities to gauge their interest in hosting either the 2024 Summer or 2026 Winter Olympics, and, according to the exploratory committee, only Boston, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Tulsa, Okla., expressed interest.
The U.S. last hosted the Summer Olympics in 1996, in Atlanta, and the Winter Olympics in 2002, in Salt Lake City. New York was a finalist for the 2012 games and Chicago a finalist for 2016, which was awarded to Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
Bids will be due to the United States Olympic Committee by 2015, according to the website GamesBids.com, which tracks Olympics bidding news. The 2024 host city is scheduled to be chosen by the International Olympic Committee in 2017.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 14,000 today for the first time since Oct. 12, 2007. The benchmark originally broke through the 14,000 level on July 19, 2007, and the last time before today it was above 14,000 was Oct. 17, 2007. In the ensuing years we saw the Dow close as low as 6,547.05, on March 9, 2009; it's gained 114% since then:
It's been quite a journey back, though we're not quite there yet — today's closing level of 14,009.79 leaves the Dow 1.09% off its Oct. 9, 2007 closing record high of 14,164.53.
The best performing Dow stock since that date (of companies on the benchmark today) is Home Depot (HD), up 99.1%; IBM (IBM) has risen 73.% while McDonald's (MCD) is up 67.2%.
No prizes for guessing the biggest declining Dow stock since late 2007: Bank of America (BAC), which is off 77.7%. Alcoa (AA) shares have lost 77.3%.
The Dow is on quite a roll, up 8.28% in the past five weeks; it gained 149.21 points today to close up 1.08%.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index is up 7.9% in the past five weeks. The index rose 1.01% today to close at 1,513.17, just 3.3% off its record high close of 1,565.15.
The Russell 2000 index, meanwhile, set yet another record close, its 13th of 2013, gaining 1.01% today to close at 911.18. The small-cap index is up 9.5% in the past five weeks.


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SHIRLEY -- Animal Control Officer Earl Hamel told selectmen Monday night that the most effective and perhaps the only way to get rid of black bears visiting homes recently is to take down backyard bird feeders.
Hamel has been tracking six black bears around town and has received calls at all hours reporting sightings, he said.
As trackers tend to do, Hamel has named his quarry, including Yogi, a huge male black bear he estimates weighs about 600 pounds.
There are two more smaller but still very large males and three females on his watch list, one of which has two cubs, making the bear especially dangerous.
One favored area for the bears is Wayside Trailer Park on Clark Road, where well-stocked bird feeders have been attracting the animals.
"Once the bears know the food is there, they keep coming back," he said.
Hamel said he went door to door through the park asking residents to remove bird food, which wild birds don't need this time of year. He added that it might be harmful because young birds may not learn to forage for themselves.
Bears target the feeders as an easy food source, he told the Wayside residents. Hamel said residents were receptive, and some went right out and took down their feeders.
During the winter, when nonmigrating birds need food, the bears are in hibernation. But during the spring, summer and early fall, bird feeders should be taken down, Hamel said.
"Some towns have ordinances banning feeders" in certain seasons, he told selectmen.
The bears get used to the food and less leery of humans as they continue to raid bird feeders, Hamel said.
Hamel said "Yogi is so complacent" that he no longer runs away when Hamel yells at him or fires his gun at a nearby tree to scare him off.
Hamel said he had been consulting with the state division of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and said one of the agency's operatives who is doing a thesis on the subject indicated she'd be willing to speak at a public meeting to offer bear facts and avoidance tips.
Frank Esielionis asked about hunting, which Fish and Wildlife usually opens out of season when wild-animal populations burgeon, as the black bears have. It has been done, Hamel said, as it has with deer. But hunting bear requires a special permit, with state-set limits.
Bears venture closer to human dwellings mostly due to loss of habitat. If they find food, they just keep coming back, Hamel said. The best protection is prevention, he said, adding that residents can keep the bears away by putting the bird feeders away until winter.
Sharing a photo of Yogi taken in a backyard at the trailer park, Hamel pointed out how high the bear's seated body reaches on a 10-foot-high-fence behind him. Sitting, the bear is taller than Hamel, who said he is 6 feet 2 inches tall.


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The White House has announced the "push" for creating a synthetic bio-tech life on the Planet with little regulation or oversight by government. The formulation of the National Bioeconomy Blueprint, aims at shoring up the U.S. commitment to bioscience-related research at expense of Biodiversity, Environment, Human Health, Reducing Poverty and Sustainable Energy. http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=107587
The forming of CLOSE relationships between federal agencies and private corporations is Obama's focus for a successful transition into the bioeconomy. The Bioeconomy Blueprint will allow federal agencies to coordinate with each other and form relationships with private sector corporations to CONTROL employment and the economy while strangle-holding energy technologies as allocated by the President's initiative. http://occupycorporatism.com/obamas-bioeconomy-promotes-a-genetically-engineered-future/
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