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Changes and new features for CModel
Posted 25 July 2011 - 08:04 PM
Posted 31 July 2011 - 05:59 PM
samdark, on 25 July 2011 - 05:57 PM, said:
In my opinion, conversion is something that is entirely missing from the current architecture.
For example, I'm frequently vexed by the absence of real timestamp handling, e.g. converting timestamps to/from the persistent (SQL) format. (and yes, I know about the date/time behavior component)
In my opinion, conversion and validation should be fully separated - so that conversions happen first, while binding values to an object (setAttributes) and may cause validation errors if the format isn't right, but this will shield your validators from having to deal with bad data.
This would enable you to handle date-conversion separately. Let's say a date/time value is converted to a timestamp by a converter. Now you can write various date-validators, or you can safely use a range-validator to check the date/time range, without worry that you might receive a string or some other invalid value - validators would never be run on a value that could not be parsed and converted in the first place.
For example, validators that expect numbers, for example, will never have to deal with a string.
The trouble with setAttributes() is that it doesn't incorporate any explicit conversion step. Sure, you can hack it in via behaviors or validators, but it's still a hack.
Posted 31 July 2011 - 07:55 PM
Posted 31 July 2011 - 09:08 PM
I'm not sure if it is the same functionality you want to accomplish
My main need is to unparse data before validate, and to fill it in form and print it parsed in a unified way
the implementation is like this:
declaring the types in the models
function types(){ return array( //sintax 'attribute'=>array('type','options'), almost like validators 'user_id'=>array('relation','relationName'=>'myRelation'), 'create_time'=>array('datetime','timestamp'=>true), 'valid'=>'boolean',//when its a string its treated like a type without options 'birthday'=>array('date','format'=>'d/m/Y'), 'website'=>array('link'), 'passwd'=>array('password','repeat'=>'repeatPassword','hash'=>'sha1'), 'comments'=>arrray('text','widget'=>array('ext.ckeditor.ckeditor'),'widgetOptions'=>array('...')), ); }
usage like this
echo $model->parse('birthday'); //before parse: $model->birthday is a integer timestamp //output: 05/04/1984 echo $model->parse('website'); //before parse: mysite.com //output: mysite.com
CActiveForm usage
$form->typeField($model,'passwd'); //output: 2 password fields, 1 for the password itself, another one for the repeat field, that must be a public property of the model, named repeatPassword as declared in the type $form->typeField($model,'comments'); //output: the widget declared in the widget option of the type
the rest of the implementation I'll post if you think its useful
basically, each type has a class that handles the parse method, beforeValidate conversion and the converstion to a form attribute .This type class is created the first time you access it
this implementation gives me the possibility to output anyway I want, but with predefined types that saves me time
I've also made a version of model generator to automatically generate the types method
What do you think ?
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Posted 01 August 2011 - 02:49 AM
One workflow could be:
Input data
- Assign attributes
Like suggested in a previous post, we could use "formatted<name>" (or a shorter prefix), to mark attribute values that are in locale specific format.
- Validate type (format)
Here only the type of data is checked for validitiy: Check if a float looks like a float, a date like a date or an email like an email address. For several data types the format depends on the locale: "1.234,56" is a valid float, if locale is "de_DE", "1,234.56" is valid if it's "en_US". This step would work on the "formatted<name>" attributes if one is set and on the standard attribute if not.
- Convert to DB (or PHP) format
If there's no "formatted<name>" value set for an attribute, this step can be left out. If there was an error in (2) for the attribute, validation should stop here
- Validate data (logical value)
Only if an attribute has no errors in (2), we can now check the data logically: check for min, max values, ranges, etc. Even MX record validation is part of this step.
Output data
Like suggested above, we could use virtual attributes (like "formattedBirthday" for attribute "birthday") to output the data in right locale format to views, and forms. The reason for this extra attribute name is, that this makes it possible to access the original value e.g. to perform some calculations.
Posted 01 August 2011 - 07:02 AM
Gustavo, on 31 July 2011 - 09:08 PM, said:
function types(){ return array( //sintax 'attribute'=>array('type','options'), almost like validators 'user_id'=>array('relation','relationName'=>'myRelation'), 'create_time'=>array('datetime','timestamp'=>true), 'valid'=>'boolean',//when its a string its treated like a type without options 'birthday'=>array('date','format'=>'d/m/Y'), 'website'=>array('link'), 'passwd'=>array('password','repeat'=>'repeatPassword','hash'=>'sha1'), 'comments'=>arrray('text','widget'=>array('ext.ckeditor.ckeditor'),'widgetOptions'=>array('...')), ); }
Another callback - and yet another reason to list all of your property-names again.
That is the direction set forth by Yii - I wish you would consider annotations, so we could get rid of all the callbacks and repetitive arrays repeating all the property-names again and again.
"all the other frameworks are doing it" ;-)
Posted 01 August 2011 - 12:19 PM
Mike, on 01 August 2011 - 02:49 AM, said:
Different views of the same model may require different formatting. For example short localized date format in forms, medium format on a "table of contents"-type page, long date format on "details" page and RFC822 for RSS feed. Which one should be the "real" one?
The same applies to the input side. Input may come from different sources and in different formats. It's always better IMO to normalize input in the controller layer (by using helpers) than trying to do that in the model . Model must not know where the data came from so it doesn't know what input format to expect.
Posted 01 August 2011 - 12:27 PM
phtamas, on 01 August 2011 - 12:19 PM, said:
Hence view-models, which is not a concept we currently have in Yii - or rather, it's a choice, you can create and use view-models if you like, decoupling your domain-model from the view.
The more common approach in Yii is to bind your views directly to the domain-model, which sometimes causes problems and forces you to introduce view-specific methods into your domain-models, etc. - view-models are invariably more complex than domain-models, that's a commonly known fact; using view-models, you can keep view-concerns out of your domain-model and simplify (flatten) your object graphs for easier view-rendering/binding...
(I'm not saying the complexity goes away, it just moves and gets isolated in view-models)
Posted 01 August 2011 - 01:35 PM
@Mike: as phtamas pointed out, there are different formats. Letting the framework to automagically handle them seems to be difficult task.
@mindplay: we are not going to go the annotation way because it has several critical drawbacks (e.g. can't be dynamically determined; have trouble if comments are stripped off; new learning curve; etc.).
Based on these discussions, it seems to me our current rules() mechanism can still work fine - a set of conversion rules can be declared at the beginning of rules() to ensure they occur before real validation rules. Formatting is a different story which is related with view layer. For complex applications, I think it is a good idea of separating view models from domain models.
Posted 02 August 2011 - 02:28 AM
@qiang: I think this is such a common requirement for any non-english locale user, that at least some basic support should be provided by the framework. Using the rules() mechanism for this is very cumbersome (e.g. define a regex for all local date/decimal formats + a conversion rule) and repetitive.
Also conversion is logically not part of validation. This can lead to strange problems, like:
- User enters a number in local format and submits the form
- The attribute had an error and you need to render form content again.
Now: How can you tell in your view, wether (a) conversion failed, and you can output the raw number value again or wether (b ) a range validator failed, and before output you have to convert back to the right locale format? Separating type and logical validation in the model solves this.
I do understand though, that this is not an easy thing to implement.
Posted 02 August 2011 - 06:11 AM
Posted 02 August 2011 - 07:01 AM
If we don't want this in the model core, then maybe a behavior is a better option.
Posted 02 August 2011 - 08:10 AM
- Declare a new attribute formatA
- In rules(), declare a conversion rule for formatA, which converts formatA to A. If there's any conversion error, add the error to A (not formatA)
- In rules(), add more rules to validate A
- In the view, collect input formatA, but display error for A
Clearly, to solve your problem, we need to keep two piece of data: A and formatA. The above solution is mainly used when the input widget can't do the conversion and everything has to be done in the model. If an input widget (such as CJuiDatePicker) can do the conversion, then we can skip formatA in the model.
While strictly speaking, data conversion is different validation (the latter usually shouldn't change the attribute value), they share a lot of common things. For example, like validation, you also want to display errors occurring during conversion.
Basically I'm trying not to introduce new protocols/conventions unless necessary.
Posted 02 August 2011 - 09:47 AM
Good solution. We came to something like this in current project. I think it's a good thing to mention in the guide since, I guess, it's not that rare.
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Posted 03 August 2011 - 01:39 AM
To me the question is: What is the most convenient solution? It should be as less to type as possible, thus not require too much repetition and therefore come with most common default settings. As you found a way to add virtual attributes from a behavior (see here) we could have a behavior that auto-handles all this conversion.
So as conclusion: If you all agree we can take this topic out of the discussion, as it can be solved outside the core.
Sidenote: I have such a behavior in mind for a long time now. But to make it generic, it needs to handle parsing of lot of localized formats automatically and even allow to configure custom parse formats. If someone has an idea, drop me a note.
Posted 03 August 2011 - 08:16 AM
1. getInputA() { return formated A }
2. setInputA($v) {parse $v and save it to A }
Posted 03 August 2011 - 09:00 AM
For example when loading data from the DB into models, you know what format will be passed to the model. Validation can be skipped, only conversion must be done. This could be achieved with a couple of converters for the basic SQL-types (http://en.wikipedia..../SQL#Data_types). Provide a way to register additional custom converters for BDMS-specific data types (enum or set in MySQL comes to my mind) and real custom usage (serialized objects in a BLOB, build DOM from string representation in VARCHAR). Custom converters that prove to be useful can that be added with minor releases.
The other way around, collecting data from user input and trying to convert it is certainly harder, since the framework can't know what format will be provided.
So maybe it makes sense to differentiate between trusted and untrusted sources?
// Edit:
Just found out, that PHP comes with an extension about data filtering, which is included and enabled by default since v5.2
Posted 09 August 2011 - 01:29 PM
qiang, on 01 August 2011 - 01:35 PM, said:
In that case, rather than adding yet another callback, I would propose unifying all the callbacks into a single method - getMetadata().
class User extends CActiveRecord { public function getMetadata() { return array( 'tableName' => 'users', 'validators' => array( // the usual validation configuration ), // etc. ); } }
Now you could have some sort of generic (and configurable) mechanism for metadata-handlers, e.g. standard handlers for 'tableName' and 'validators'.
One problem with this approach (and with the existing approach in Yii) is that all of the metadata is instance-specific, which means you can't get to it until you have an instance.
I understand your reservations about annotations, and with annotations you have the opposite problem - there is no instance-specific metadata, all metadata is general to the class.
I guess it might be possible to support both?
class User extends CActiveRecord { public static function getClassMetadata() { return array( 'tableName' => 'users', 'validators' => array( // the static (class-general) validation configuration ), // etc. ); } public function getMetadata() { return array( 'validators' => array( // a couple more validators specific to this instance... ), ); } }
Now with two callbacks, one for class-metadata and one for instance-metadata, you can have a more optimized and less memory-intensive metadata-handler architecture, in which getClassMetadata() is invoked only once per class, and getMetadata() is invoked dynamically when you ask for a handler.
Handlers should be optional - if no handler is associated with a particular type of metadata (such as "tableName"), you get the raw value, in this case a string, but could be an array or something else.
Posted 09 August 2011 - 01:46 PM
qiang, on 31 July 2011 - 07:55 PM, said:
Forget that it uses annotations - where the metadata comes from is besides the point - but take a look at the mechanism implemented in this demo-script:
Quick overview:
- look through the object properties (not through the post-data) and search for matching valus in the post-data
- attempt conversion based on the property-type; the converter must have access to the validation error-list, in case it fails to convert the input
- on successful conversion, run the validators as usual; but now you can write clean validators that assume correctly-typed input (property-validators don't run unless conversion succeeds)
- if all fields converted successfully, run the object's state validation-method, if present
- on successful validation, apply the updated properties to the object
This way, conversion and validation runs in stages, and each stage is simpler because you can make a number of presumptions at each stage, separating and simplifying the responsibilities of converters and validators.
Note that this demo is based on the idea of managing the state of a form in a separate (auto generated) view-model - it does not make changes to the object until the form passes validation. You may or may not like that aspect of this implementation - I personally find that it makes a lot of sense, given my general perception that form validation tends to be more complex than (and/or different from) object validation.
Posted 27 August 2011 - 07:05 AM
Rules should be more context sensitive.


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Mela Purdie inspired t-shirt and skirt outfit
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A couple of weeks ago I was in a local boutique with my Mum while my Dad watched the boys (weird feeling to be in a boutique, I used to live in them pre-kids!) and I saw this gorgeous outfit by designer Mela Purdie. It was a simple jersey knit t-shirt and skirt styled with a white and silver disc pendant. Simple and perfect. I had to have it, but at $200 a piece that was not gonna happen. I committed it to memory and now, a few hours work and about $5 later, I have one of my very own :)
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The association between mental health and physical health has a long history, yet the two disciplines often are viewed as disparate pieces of patient care. Making this link between a patient's physical and mental well-being is becoming paramount in terms of streamlining a patient's medical lifecycle. Bridging the gap is essential for creating a smarter roadmap to understand these cause-and-effect relationships and ending this false duality.
Take, for example, a behavioral health therapist who documents a patient's lack of transportation. Although this factor may seem irrelevant to physical health, the cardiologist who accesses this information might finally understand the real reason for a patient's subpar pharmacotherapy results: He has not been compliant with his medication regimen not due to cost, but because he has no way to get to the pharmacy regularly.
With new care models like accountable care organizations (ACOs) and an increased focus on the holistic patient experience, this level of collaboration is going to be increasingly necessary moving forward. However, it will require shifts in both technology and provider mindset to achieve true patient-centered care.
Technology Makes Interdisciplinary Care Possible
ACOs, bundled payments and pay-for-performance are more than just buzzwords — they are the future of medicine. As healthcare organizations grapple with bringing information systems into compliance with federal mandates, they must also consider how any new technology will impact patient care and clinical workflows.
All indications are that technology can — and will — play a central role in the delivery of patient-centered and collaborative care. However, while electronic health records (EHRs) are a basic pre-requisite, they cannot enable a seamless exchange of patient data on their own. Achieving this industry goal also calls for data repositories and analytics tools, as well as the incorporation of supportive technologies such as kiosks, web portals and mobile applications.
Consider the need for centralized data repositories, for instance. They support the aggregation, manipulation and analysis of data providers collect, which in turn enables scientists and providers to leverage data for a better understanding of disease processes. The ultimate result? More effective and less costly care.
To do this, however, organizations need to look beyond the EHR to ensure that the disparate systems used by disparate clinical disciplines have the interoperability needed to securely exchange critical patient data. This includes data that encompasses both mental health and physical health.
The availability of an electronic, longitudinal health record accessible from multiple devices allows all providers involved in the care of a patient to consult and make informed decisions based on a complete medical history. Although a primary care provider might apply patient information differently than a psychiatrist or a cardiologist, all of these physicians can use the patient record as platform for real-time care coordination. Treatments can be administered in parallel, and care collaboration can be further facilitated through web-based services such as instant messaging and video-conferencing — whether before, during or after in-person care.
Meaningful Use criteria will factor significantly in how healthcare organizations approach technology deployment. However, at the heart of collaborative care, providers must find technology that enables easy access to interdisciplinary data. That is how they will be able to provide the best possible health outcomes for their patients.
Changing the Provider View
As large as the technology challenges posed by collaborative and patient-centered care may be, they pale in comparison to the larger hurdle of altering provider viewpoints. This is due, in part, to the fact that enormous changes are occurring throughout healthcare at a rapid pace. For providers already squeezed for time, it is difficult to embrace any new process or initiative that requires a time-consuming learning curve.
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To make patient-centered and fully collaborative care a reality, the industry as a whole must advocate for both technology and a new way of thinking about patient care. One important way health IT stakeholders can work toward this end is by clearly outlining how innovations can streamline business operations at the same time that they encourage patient engagement, raise patient satisfaction and enhance the quality of patient care.


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^ I think that is very typical of early childhood memories. We don't really start making long term memories until we are about 5 so the few snippets we do remember from earlier than that end up taking on a very dream like quality.I have a distinct memory of riding my tricycle from our house down the driveway to the little house we'd built for my grandfather. And I remember coming back out with a fist full of red licorice and pedalling madly back to the main house. And since we moved from that property when I was 5 and I think Gramps died a year or two before that, I couldn't have been more than 3 or 4.
Have you ever had a memory of a childhood event that your older relatives insist could not have happened as you remember it? This is my little personal mystery:I have a distinct memory of my parents dropping me off at a particular relative's home several hours drive away from my hometown the summer before I started kindergarten.I'll call my host "Aunt Edwina". Aunt Edwina lived near a big city, and as I remember it, my parents left me with her for the day so they could go shopping in the big city by themselves. Edwina and I were alone that day because her husband was away on a business trip and her teenage children were both away at church camp for the week.I remember staying long enough to have a nap on a particularly oddly shaped couch there. I remember Aunt Edwina fixing me a meal after I awakened, and I remember some very strange things she said to me while she was cooking. While Edwina was standing at her kitchen sink she launched into a strange racist monologue, pointing to the birds on the birdfeeder outside her kitchen window, and telling me that sparrows only married other sparrows, blue jays only married other blue jays, finches only married finches, etc. She told me when I got older I needed to remember that and be careful who I married. (I remember thinking she was odd.)Here's the mystery: Both my mother and Aunt Edwina's only surviving sister insist that I was never left alone with Aunt Edwina.This came up after Aunt Edwina's death about ten years ago. I wrote condolence letters to her grown children. Trying to be polite, I mentioned remembering that visit and how kind Edwina had been to me when I was little. (Of course, to be polite, I didn't mention her odd monologue.) Well, Edwina's sister said to me later that while Edwina's grown children appreciated my letters they (and she) were all convinced that I'd never really visited Edwina alone.My own mother was still living at that time, so I asked her about it. My mother, too, insisted that she and my father had never left me alone with Edwina.OK, no big deal, but what about my distinct memory of visiting Edwina by myself? Did I imagine it all?A year or so ago I was visiting with one of Edwina's nieces. I mentioned the mystery of my memory of a visit that my mom and Edwina's sister said never happened. Well, when I talked with my mom and with Edwina's sister I had left out the part of the story about the racist monologue. (I guess I didn't want to speak ill of the dead or something.) But when I spoke with Edwina's niece more recently, I did tell her about the monologue.Well, as soon as I mentioned Edwina talking about birds getting married, her niece started laughing and laughing. She said, "Snappy, that is exactly the kind of racist comment Edwina used to make. She said the same thing to my own boys when they were little - I heard her! And she did have an oddly shaped couch like you described. If you remember that, then I'll bet that you really did stay with Edwina when you were little.OK, mystery solved. (But I still wonder just a little about why my mom and Edwina's sister were so insistent that the visit never happened!)
Why can I understand speak and fluent Turkish when I am drunk? After out Gulet cruise we went out in Fethiye with our crew and other some other passengers. Ok fair enough we were stupidly drunk (Broke into a yacht. Fended of a Rottweiler. The funny thing in the sky is the sun coming up) but the crew going "What is wrong with you?' How can you speak Turkish?" just capped off one of the weirdest nights of my life.
Quote from: Pippen on July 05, 2012, 12:16:12 AMWhy can I understand speak and fluent Turkish when I am drunk? After out Gulet cruise we went out in Fethiye with our crew and other some other passengers. Ok fair enough we were stupidly drunk (Broke into a yacht. Fended of a Rottweiler. The funny thing in the sky is the sun coming up) but the crew going "What is wrong with you?' How can you speak Turkish?" just capped off one of the weirdest nights of my life.I've done that with French, but sober. Someone has asked me a question in French, I've answered in French, but I have no idea I said it in French....until the person or another person points it out.This happened at my last job with a foreign exchange student that came in to buy something. He came in with a translator buddy. When we were completely done with the transaction, the translator pointed it out. I was really confused.
I had an extremely disturbing nightmare this morning. So disturbing, it woke me up out of REM sleep. When I woke up, I was shaking and could not go back to sleep.B/G: DH has been friends with C since before I knew him, so 19 years or so. C is married and we regularly meet for dinner, although we are closed to C than his wife J. My dream: FIL calls to tell us that C & J were killed in a murder-suicide at a local gun range (which happens in our area quite often, unfortunately). We go to their house to help C's brother clean out the house. It was so real, I am scared to tell anyone in my family/friends in case it comes true. I feel shaky just thinking about it again. What should I do?
So... I went out to my LOCKED car this morning, got in, and looked down, and lo and behold, there was a Wii remote on the console between the seats. I don't own a Wii, haven't used one in ages, and haven't been anywhere where anyone has been using one. My DH is the only person who has been in my car, and he hasn't been around one, either. So now I have this thing, and absolutely NO clue how it suddenly just appeared between the seats of my locked vehicle. ...Anyone lose a Wii remote...?
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|2008-06-27, 06:01
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~Night of Gales~
Join Date: Dec 2005
Meh, Code Breaker was pretty much what I expected. Typical Akimine-sensei shoddy writing. It's never Akimine without the over-used look-down cool look, ugly grunts, 'unique' but weak females and awkward fanservice.
I'll be frank though, this at least looks like it'll have more potential than Silvery Crow, which was really dumb. SDK's 2nd half was horrible, but even it had its redeeming points.
|2008-09-21, 09:54
|Link #24
singing heartbreak
While the story is ok, and I do like some of the things Ogami does(like with that random girl at the end of ch 6), it's Sakura's mean?/aggressive personality and naive idealology on 'evil' that keeps me reading this.
Spoiler for chap 14:
|2008-11-19, 18:42
|Link #26
#1 Akashiya Moka Fan
EDIT: Okay, seems, that there was a thread for this (interesting that it didn't show up on the Search function when I tried)
Anyways, don't know about the rest of the posters here, but I find it to be quite interesting, and a ride the whole way
|2009-10-06, 22:41
|Link #27
With this I'm Invincible!
So guise, there hasn't been much discussion here.
I rather like the direction this is going--it's a more secluded group, meaning I see them more friends than a bunch of SHOUNEN MANLY WARRIORS going out and kicking people's butts.
And as for our latest chapter...
Spoiler for latest chapter:
|2010-02-22, 02:57
|Link #30
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: gates of hell are opened before him.
Age: 29
I mean it is pretty brutal at start and gets entertaining after that so why? why is there hardly any people who read it?
|2010-02-22, 16:10
|Link #31
singing heartbreak
Because no one in the manga is interesting character-wise other than Sakura. Honestly, I got tired of it after Ogami fought with the ice guy and Sakura ended up shrinking because she used her negation powers. I just couldn't take it anymore. I see it's still being translated, and I do have it in my "to read" pile, but I just don't have any motivation to start reading it again.
|2010-02-22, 16:44
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Eye for an Eye
Join Date: Apr 2008
Really?! I love this manga! I had my doubts at first when I read the summary and saw the cover page, I thought it would be a dark/gloomy story (which I don't like) with an emo-cool-evil bishounen type (which I hate). But boy, was I wrong. All the main characters are weirdos (in a good, awesome way), the fights are good, their powers are not over-the top hax (well, not so far anyway), a little bit of romance... I can't ask for much more. I'm not saying it's a masterpiece but it is enjoyable. And code 05 is just !!!
|2010-02-23, 21:24
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: gates of hell are opened before him.
Age: 29
I was very interested but as manga went on it totally lost it roots and now is nothing more than lovey dovey shounen typical cliche story. Well that is the vibe at least.
But most shows loose their roots. just look at naruto. Lost it's awesome ninja going early on. Still I'm not saying it's not entertaining which it really is.
|2010-06-22, 15:08
|Link #35
singing heartbreak
Just caught up to the latest scanned chapter[88]. Honestly, I can't say I liked Ogami's transition from 'emotionless badass' to a nicer, more sociable person, but after that transition, it wasn't all too bad. The whole "Him" arc was fast as hell though; maybe TOO fast, though I'm thankful that it didn't drag on like other shounen series. I also feel that some of the things that happened was simply absurd, like the whole president thing, or saving Sakura immediately after being captured, or the talking hand; though I do like being surprised by such moments.
I've come to like how things are now. Everyone being together makes things more fun somehow. I don't like Sakura as much as I used to though, I think I like Ruirui best =03, esp when she gets embarrassed. Plus her ass in her mermaid form is just a marvel to look at. Yeah, i said it
|2013-03-30, 20:52
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: East Asia
Age: 26
Really gotta ask this, guys. Is this manga getting any good in later chapters? I dropped this manga in chap 90 (due to overused shounen cliches) and intended to pick it up again now that the anime already ended sometime ago
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Why subaru's are retired...
Posted 16 November 2006 - 11:39 PM
For my list, all but three are still on the road. The three retired ones, the '82 GL was from rusting, the '85 GL from me accidentally selling it to a non-suburu person, who had it crushed when the starter went out. , and the '91 loyale was rear ended, then gave its good parts to my '87 GL (now sold) and '89 GL. All the others I used to own but sold (even one I bought as a parts car) are still running around and I see them occasionally and wave (sometimes to a driver who is twice removed from who I sold it to and wonders why I'm waving )
Posted 16 November 2006 - 11:53 PM
None have ever been retired for rust
Of the one's I've *really* driven as personal daily's for extended periods, I still own all three. 84 wagon is on it's second engine, and shortly will be on transmission #3. Brat is running EA82 gear, and my sedan is just a high-mileage beater with a Weber.
Most were bought specifically for parts, and have been crushed. That's soon to include a 91 Loyale out on the curb - it's stay of execution having mostly to do with the weather ATM.
A few were sold.
Several that I've been the caretaker of (and driven) went with ex's. To my knowledge those are still on the road.
My current GF drives an 87 3-door, which I maintain.
3 rigs seem to be the lucky number for me - I try to own three at all times. Gives me the freedom to take any of them off the road for repair.
Posted 17 November 2006 - 12:02 AM
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Posted 17 November 2006 - 12:18 AM
Wrecks take their toll on them too...
Posted 17 November 2006 - 06:21 AM
A sad day indeed . But as a organ donor he made a difference in the life of another subby. Later, Tim
Posted 17 November 2006 - 08:59 AM
I regret getting rid of that thing every time I look at a EA81 car, none will ever compare to it..... you only have one first.
My first (subaru, and car), was an EA81 wagon. I still regret getting rid of it too. It was still running, but needed $800 of work, and considering you could see through the doors from the rust, I decided not to do it. But I did by buy another rust free identical wagon now for my project car.
Posted 17 November 2006 - 09:23 AM
When the hearse comes to your house.................
A sad day indeed . But as a organ donor he made a difference in the life of another subby. Later, Tim
I have a pic just like that! except it was of my blue wagon and the flatbed driver was just turning around so he could back up our driveway, and leave it in our garage!
the ones I've gotten rid of. the '85...totally because of rust. when I bumped into a tree doing some light wheeling, and it changed the shape of the car, I decided that was enough. but virtually all of it's parts live on in my current cars.
the black lifted '88. mostly because of rust. it just couldn't hold up to the beating I was giving. and my mom was going insane with all the cars I had stored at her house. so I gave it to a really good friend of me. who welded a whole crapload of scrap metal onto the framerails and radius rod brackets...and wheels the crap out of it to this day.
my mom's old DD. the '92 legacy. coming up on 240k miles, almost all of them here in MN (we bought it in florida with 30k on it). needed an axle, ball joints, tie rod ends, wheel bearings etc. etc. and I wanted the motor. so she bought an '01 legacy, and we parted out her old one. many of the parts went into my dad's current DD, the '94 legacy BJ wagon, that was supposed to be a parts car, and turned out to be in awesome condition. the engine is in my loyale. and I've saved the front suspension parts to go towards the 5-lug swap.
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Posted 17 November 2006 - 10:11 AM
The hardest one to watch go away...
That's the guy that came from Atlanta to Ohio to pick it up.
Posted 17 November 2006 - 11:24 AM
first XT donated due to overheating
first XT6 lost due to an engine fire. i was in the laundry place during college in downtown atlanta. someone runs in hysterical that a car is on fire in the parking lot. i walk to the window and look out and see my XT6 up in flames. i stood there, laughed, realized i couldn't do a dang thing and walked back to removing my laundry. someone asked if it was my car and i said "yep" and i kept unloading and folding my clothes. everyone in there was frozen, looking at me with squinting eyes, either expecting or hoping for more reaction out of me.
second XT6 - accident
third XT6 - at 220,000 fire wood on the freeway ripped my entire exhaust off (i mean all of it but the header flange) and i believe punctured a hole somewhere in the oil supply as the motor seized a day or two later. as it sat pending warmer weather and a decision on it's fate - i was playing in the snow with another soob and ran into the drivers side door/fender. too much rust and body damage so it got parted and scrapped.
parted out a few
some to the scrap yard due to moving and couldn't get rid of them or part them quick enough
sold some
Posted 17 November 2006 - 12:56 PM
Still have them and they all work great!
None have had any engine work.
Some have changed a bit...
(due to rust issues)
They just keep going...
82 SubaruHummer
84 GL Mad Max
01 Forester
Posted 17 November 2006 - 01:00 PM
Posted 17 November 2006 - 03:46 PM
Most of my cars were sold. Only one went to the wrecker, EA82 wagon that broke a valve or something. Dead middle of winter and it was cheaper to just find another one.
The hardest one to watch go away...
That's the guy that came from Atlanta to Ohio to pick it up.
Posted 17 November 2006 - 04:05 PM
Custom House-of-Colors paint job. Last and first time I made a car pretty.
Rare indeed..I have never seen one like that before...
Posted 17 November 2006 - 05:32 PM
That's soon to include a 91 Loyale out on the curb - it's stay of execution having mostly to do with the weather ATM.
thats the only sobie i retired but i kept the engine for the new one and GD took about everything else.
Posted 17 November 2006 - 07:29 PM
twas a sad day when my first got stolen but a much sadder day when they found it:horse:
Posted 17 November 2006 - 09:41 PM
I would imaginge I'll let this one go if a) it rusts beyond structural repair, I find a better one & pick it up, at which point I'll find someone to give it away to (ala Erin Brokovich), if it c) gets stolen or d) totalled. Honestly, i can't think of many reasons other than that.
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Posted 18 November 2006 - 12:00 AM
#1 two wheel drive, rust. Sold it and a guy is putting a JDM engine in it as i type. A Justy with the infamous oil pressure problem @ 130000 miles.
#2 two wheel drive, rust, 329000 miles. I still have it. Still parts on it I want and it makes good storage for parts...
#3 I junked the title on this one, rust, 4wd but automatic. Still have this one too. Paid $400.00 and drove it a couple of years. Lots of good parts on this one.
I consider two wheel drive cars parts cars for the 4wd. Tho I have a white '87 5 speed GL from Miami that I haven't parted yet. It's too good a body for that.
It's all about the 4wd for me.
Posted 18 November 2006 - 12:32 AM
Several were parted out due to wrecks.
Some were just picked up for parts and stripped.
Several of them I still have and use.
5 or 6 of them I have got, fixed the minor problems with them and then gave them away to someone who needed a rig.
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The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has long had a fraught relationship with Latinos, and it has come to head again after reports that a women's group rejected the agency's attempt at outreach.
The sheriff's office had paid the Hispanic Women's Corporation $800 for a booth at the group's upcoming annual conference in Phoenix. But according to MCSO, that money was returned with the message that its deputies and staff wouldn't be welcomed at this year's event.
"Our intention in attending was to promote a new culture within the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office that has as its root the core belief that law enforcement and the community it serves should have a strong bond of trust that makes for safer common areas and neighborhoods," said James Estrada, MCSO's director of community outreach.
This statement, issued through a press release, does not come in a vacuum. The sheriff's office has been tangled in a lawsuit that successfully claimed MCSO discriminates against Latinos. A pending court order could mandate that MCSO engage in outreach with the Latino community, but this latest conflict shows how difficult it may be for the agency to heal the relationship with Latinos, as the Arizona Republic points out.
The Hispanic Women's Corporation did not respond immediately to a request for comment. But its leaders have been critical of Arpaio's tactics.
MCSO has attended the conference before, but it was prior to controversies in Arizona over immigration policy and racial profiling.
The sheriff's office release said it planned on explaining job opportunities to Latinas attending the conference, and sending the message that "MCSO empowers women."
The agency says 23 percent of its 3,200 employees are Latino, but gave no indication of how many of those are women. MCSO's workforce still lags behind county demographics. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 30 percent of Maricopa County's population identifies as Hispanic or Latino.


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I wasn't at Wednesday's Community Vision Rally at the Coronado Theatre. I was helping as an assistant coach on my son's baseball game. They lost — again!
We've only won two games all season. My daughter had a game last night at a different location so I had to be at the game and missed the Community Vision Rally.
One other assistant coach knew I'm involved in the Transform Rockford Clergy Unity Team. He asked why I wasn't at the rally instead of being at the baseball game. I said I was looking forward to being inspired by these kids! They keep showing up even after losing! They were willing to get back on the field last night in the second inning after giving up 10 runs in the first.
They were being transformed by seeing disappointment as a stepping stone toward a vision of two things: teamwork and skill development at each position. Well those two goals have been my personal vision for our baseball team — teamwork and skill development for each position. They indeed inspired me last night to get back on the field and get engaged in the game.
If you missed the Transform Rockford Community Vision Rally, 12 impact statements were shared based on the input of thousands of people. What is emerging is an excellent and inspiring vision of what our community can be. A Vision Statement was shared in draft form that stated, "Our community is recognized as one of the very best regions to live in the U.S., crime free culture and delivering an excellent education to all of our children with an agile and vigorous economy, drawing people to locate in our region."
Of these 12 impact statements, I know many places of worship are already engaged in living them out. As co-chair of the Transform Rockford Clergy Unity Team, along with Pastor Denver Bitner, it's my hope that the faith communities will develop teamwork and skill development as we take the field again. There will be a Clergy and Faith Leaders' summit at 1 p.m. July 31 on the third Floor of the Rockford School District Administration Building on Seventh Street.
All clergy and faith leaders will gather to respond to the 12 impact statements, the assets of each congregation that can help fulfill the impact statements; offer names of people who could help on the vision teams and share concerns of our faith communities regarding moving forward in coordinating efforts.
I know that many may be out of town or have other commitments that day. I ask that you please send a leader from your faith community if you cannot attend. I hope faith communities will discuss the impact statements in the next four to six weeks. Ask your faith community, "What from this community vision connects with your congregation's mission in our community to transform Rockford?"
Many people may feel we are on a losing team here in Rockford! That attitude needs to change! We are a team whether we like it or not. It takes courage to get back on the field and develop stronger relationships. It's easy just to step off the field and not play anymore or move farther away and disconnect! Our baseball team taught me something last night.
Those 11- and 12-year-olds inspired me to take the field again, develop teamwork and learn new skills in our response to the blessings of life we have received. We all have different places on the field, so put me in coach!
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yet one MORE idea... for lsd/traction control...
Posted 02 March 2006 - 05:17 AM
Posted 02 March 2006 - 06:13 AM
so I guess any who are wondering, i dont know how ABS works exactly, but traction control is pretty the opposite of ABS... with abs, speed sensor detects when a wheel starts to slow down, so the system lessens the braking force on that wheel untill its closer to the speed of the other wheels, and then repeats. it can cycle up to 15 times a second. traction control will increase the braking force on a wheel when a speed sensors detects a wheel going faster than the others.
so now my question is, what vehicles that are easily found at a junkyard came with traction control, how could we addapt it to work with our subaru, how hard/safe would the plumbing/fitting be, and what would it take to fit the proper hardware to the wheels... all on an ea81 wagon
and I assume, that with traction control ABS comes with it?
Posted 02 March 2006 - 06:15 AM
Posted 02 March 2006 - 06:22 AM
I guess you could use ABS gear controlled by a custom controller to tell it when and where to apply brakes.
I dont know anything about abs... so i have no idea what that means lol
Posted 02 March 2006 - 08:18 AM
Anyway you could mount ABS and just make it think you are always braking, then it will modulate the brake pressure to whatever wheel is turning fastest (less traction). The kicker here is that you need brake pressure generated so unless you press the pedal, you'd need some sort of high pressure pump. The other caveat is that most systems use common lines up to each wheel. So every wheel is going to receive braking and the "slipping" wheel less braking. You'd basically need to reverse the normal ABS operation. I don't know the duty cycle of normal ABS solenoids but I guess you could wire in a reversing circuit so that the valves are normally closed and ABS opens them to send pressure to the fastest wheels. You would then need to wire the system to "deactivate" when you press the brake pedal OR a circuit to "reverse" the reverse circuit.
Not sure I kept any of that straight.
Posted 02 March 2006 - 11:01 AM
you would need the computer or computers, axles with toner rings and wheel speed sensors and a way to mount them, lots of wire or wiring harness(whole car), lots of brake line( each wheel needs its own separate brake line ( single circuit)not connected to another wheel like your car has now, I.E. frt-rr, side-side), and what ever control module or modules, depending on the system you went with, plus the drivetrain of what ever donor car you use.
Lots of work, time, headaches galore and $$$$$$$$$. so basically if you want this just buy a car with it, its more practical.
my .02 cents worth, if it means anything.
Posted 02 March 2006 - 02:16 PM
Posted 02 March 2006 - 04:03 PM
I think a better/easier application would be the dual ebrake. Just mount 2 handles, one for each front wheel. if one starts to slip, pull up on that handle.
yeah, thats what I was going to do cause I dont have any money... its just not as effective that way.
Posted 06 November 2012 - 04:43 PM
Search forums for" solenoid brake lock traction control"
Posted 06 November 2012 - 11:53 PM
Toyota's A-trac system that you were thinking of provides traction control to all 4 wheels and can do it without reducing engine power. Most traction control systems also incorporate engine power reduction to stop the slippage, to the point that the wheels won't even spin on ice. The assumption is that the driver is clueless and standing on the throttle, so it's better for the car to not move at all than to spin madly and go nowhere. It works great for the majority of the driving public because they are clueless.
There are plenty of ABS pumps out there in junkyards capable of doing what you want. Plumbing them in is pretty straightforward too. The problem is the computer and program you need to run the system.
Cars/suv's with stability control use the rear brakes independently as cutting brakes to steer the car if the driver does a sudden swerve. It puts drag on the inside wheel to help pull the car back straight. All the safety and restraint systems are designed to work in a frontal collision, so it's better to keep the car going straight than letting it slide sideways into something or roll over.
If a car has traction control, it has 2 channel brake force distribution. If it has stability control, that's usually 4 channel brake force distribution. The only difference between that and A-trac is the programming.
The two handbrakes works, but it's doing the job manually when the hardware exists to do it automatically.
Posted 07 November 2012 - 12:05 AM
might be worth a try
Posted 07 November 2012 - 03:49 PM
I think a better/easier application would be the dual ebrake. Just mount 2 handles, one for each front wheel. if one starts to slip, pull up on that handle.
Yup did this in my wagon a few years back works great:headbang:
Posted 07 November 2012 - 04:34 PM
ABS control units are designed to work in an instant and provide pulses that generate up to around 2,000 psi in the hydraulic lines, so they use high torque motors and actuator solenoids which are very power hungry. The ABS is one of the first things to be disengaged if the battery gets low, because it can cause a large enough electrical drain to shut the ECU off which would stall the engine.
ABS traction control is also hard on the brakes, and can cause overheating of the pads and rotors if run for an extended period.
In short... It sucks.
You're better off with a locker, and I bet a locker is cheaper and easier to install.
Posted 08 November 2012 - 12:23 AM
many off-roaders typically disable abs/traction control before hitting the trails.
also, ************ing christ, this is a 6 year old thread!
Posted 08 November 2012 - 06:14 PM
^^ what he said.
many off-roaders typically disable abs/traction control before hitting the trails.
also, ************ing christ, this is a 6 year old thread!
Which proved he used the search function! Back off!
Posted 12 November 2012 - 02:41 PM
yup did this in my wagon a few years back works great:headbang:
Posted 13 November 2012 - 12:01 AM
Except for the newer Toyota 4x4 owners who enjoy a traction control system designed to actually work offroad instead of just in a snowy parking lot. Go look at some videos of A-TRAC in action and tell me it doesn't work or is a waste of time.
many off-roaders typically disable abs/traction control before hitting the trails.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Michael Birdsong's walk-off RBI single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning scored Marlon Gibbs to lift Florida A&M (21-24, 13-10 MEAC) 4-3 over North Carolina A&T (16-32, 9-15 MEAC) on Sunday afternoon at Moore-Kittles Field. The win marked the eighth straight win for FAMU in games decided by one run and the 13 MEAC wins is also a school record.
Brandon Fleming (4-4) worked 2 2/3 scoreless innings of relief for the win. Ryan Kennedy led the Rattlers going 4-for-5 at the plate, while Birdsong added two RBI for FAMU on the day. The middle of the Florida A&M batting order combined to go 9-for-18 with three RBI and all four runs scored.
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LANSING (WILX)-- Four-year-old Spencer VanBennekom has lived his life surrounded by doctors and medical professionals tending to his constant medical needs. Until now, his treatment in Grand Rapids was enough to sustain him.
Spencer was born with 22q syndrome, and has had problems eating since birth. This past year his stomach has gone into paralysis. After six major surgeries his condition has stumped all of the doctors that Michigan has to offer. Even his digestive tract has started rejecting food, so he gets all his nutrition through a tube to his heart.
"We cannot feed his intestines or stomach at this point. Anything he eats orally, because he's a four year old boy and he still wants to eat, is suctioned out," said Hope VanBennekom, Spencer's mom.
Spencer needs to be treated at a specialty clinic, at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital. His family has plans to go down in October, but they need help on the hard road ahead of them.
"It's difficult because it requires us to be away from home for weeks at a time. The travel expenses and lodging costs are starting to become too much," said VanBennekom.
Despite everything, Spencer and his family are positive with lots of hope that they'll find out how to fix what's wrong.
"Spencer is more than a sick kid. Spencer's a ball of energy, he knows how to push my buttons and then charm me at the same time. He's a flirt, and loves to say "hi" to everyone that he meets. He also loves hospitals, because that's all he's ever known," said VanBenekom.
If you want to help out, there's a fundraiser for Spencer and his family that's open to the public:
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When: Friday, Sept. 19th 6:30 - 8:00 pm
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Bring cash and checks, plastic will not be accepted.
At the fundraiser there will be open swim, donated food from local businesses, popcorn and drinks. There will also be a "Quarter Race" at 6:30. Lillian (sister) and Kurt (dad) will be racing in a stroke of Lillian's choosing. Kurt must go 2 lengths of the pool to see if he can beat Lillian swimming 1 length of the pool. Drop a quarter in the bucket of the person you think will win the race! Lillian is Goldfish trained, so it will be a tough race for Kurt!
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*There is a fund set-up at Michigan State University Federal Credit Union (MSUFCU) called "Spencer's Crummy Tummy Fund" that you can transfer donations to.
*You can also personal message "Spencers Crummy Tummy Fund" facebook page and get in contact with a SCTF Team Member who can give you mailing addresses for gift cards or checks.
(Find a link to the facebook page at the bottom of the story)
"If you look at everything he's gone through, He loves it ,cherishes it, and he goes through it with a smile. He's taught us more in his four years of life than most people can in their lifetime," said VanBennekom.


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An interesting anecdote at MinimalMac about television being broken. The author's young daughter, who is growing up in a Netflix/Hulu/iTunes/etc. household, was confronted with actual TV for the first time, and wonders why she can't pick what to watch, why the shows are being interrupted all the time, and so on. Clearly - TV is broken.
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by gfx1 on Sat 25th Feb 2012 00:13 UTC
I just do not watch Dutch television anymore.
I bought a satellite dish so I could watch BBC3 and BBC4
(bbc one and bbc two were on cable) but the quality was so much better than the cable company provided at that time (before digital) that I canceled my cable subscription. Never missed it.
www.uitzendinggemist.nl has dutch shows in low resolution for the occasional gem.
I used to watch House on SBS6 (dutch commercial) but when the 8 minute commercial breaks arrived in season three I gave up and just download it.


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(12) Anonymous, April 13, 2010 6:18 PM
Clarification needed
As someone else involved in DV, it's important to have a caveat for this message--while it is indeed a tragedy to make someone "unmarriageable" because they chose a bad restaurant or ate with their month open, if people are told NEVER to discuss misgivings then there will be many marriages that shouldn't be, that cause enormous devastation. DV signals are usually small signs rather than proven "facts." But they shouldn't be ignored.
(11) Jonathan, December 2, 2007 7:02 AM
She has a point!
With the emails I got about this I though I better check what all the fuss was about. having watched the video, I would like people to consider that all Rebbetzin Palatnick says is to get the facts - and use these, not opinions. Everything others have said regarding abuse and the permisability of relating truths when there are important facts that may harm somebody in a future relationship are all correct as well. But they are not what her vidio is about.
In my experience, there are dates who will accuse the person they've been out with of all manner of things simply because they don't conform to their expectations. who knows, maybe this date from hell, far from being the axe murderer, simply had the misfortune to be unable to find a parking space and was late by 6 minutes, or worse maybe the pasta slithered out their mouth when they inadvertantly opened it!
We don't know why this date was so classified as being from hell. and then again it doesn't matter. The only point here that is neing made by Rebbetzin Palatnick is use the facts not opinions.
(10) Rabbi Mark Dratch, October 19, 2007 10:16 AM
Sometimes there is a MITZVAH to speak Lashon Hara
As someone very involved in the area of Jewish Domestic Violence and Abuse, I am very concerned about the mesage presented by Rebbetzin Palatnick. The problem is that we don't know what the "hell" was. If there were abusive comments or behaviors, it was not OK to be silent. Anyone wh0 has informatin and does not share it is responsible for the harm that is caused to others. See my article,"The Mitzvah to Speak Lashon Hara" at the JSafe (Jewish Institue Supporting an Abuse Free Environment) website (Resources page).The Chafetz Chayyim himself obligates a person to speak out when he/she has information that can save another from harm.
I know that this was not the intention of the video-- but why these were "dated from hell" and why Rabbi Palatnick insisted that this man be set up again and again is not clear... and the wrong message could get out.
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Last year's share market rally has lifted Perpetual's second-half profits, with the fund manager's earnings rising by almost a fifth to $27.3 million.
With the share market jumping by 13 per cent during the six months to December, Perpetual today said it had benefited from the better market conditions and a major campaign to cut costs.
Statutory profits of $27.3 million compared with earnings of $22.9 million a year earlier, and just $3.8 million in the six months to June.
However, the fund manager has yet to experience a major rise in inflows in its funds under management – a key influence on its long-term profits.
The less volatile measure of underlying profit rose slightly to $35.1 million, from $34.3 million in the previous corresponding period.
Despite the improvement on markets, chief executive Geoff Lloyd said the company, which is highly exposed to movements in the equity markets, had not yet experienced a major inflow of funds into the sector.
''Total market flows excluding cash went into positive territory in the September 2012 quarter for the first time after a full year of negative net flows, but it may take a prolonged period of market stability to fully rebuild investor sentiment and create a sustained recovery in flows,'' Mr Lloyd said.
The Sydney-based fund manager will pay a fully-franked dividend of 50 cents a share, in line with last year's payment.
Perpetual is in the the midst of a major cost-cutting drive that has seen it shed 450 jobs and save an annualised $12.3 million a year.
Mr Lloyd indicated there was more cost-cutting to come.
''We are six months into a two-year plan, with more to do, and we remain focused on its execution,'' he said.
Clancy Yeates writes on business specialising in financial services. Clancy is based in our Sydney newsroom.
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