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If I leave my computer idle for any period, I am continually having to reboot my computer because I am not able to open IE. Onc e I reboot, everything is fine and I can be online indefinately.
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March 2001
Here's the deal; some objects in my game have different manners for detecting collision than others. Right now everything's a bounding box, but for the next iteration of this game engine I need 3D. I might throw in bounding spheres later too, but anyway. Now, here's an idea of my current class hierarchy:
BaseClass |----------------------------->GameEntity | |-->Player |--->GamePlatform |-->Enemy | |-->SpritePlatform |-->EnemyType1 | |-->3DVectorBasedPlatform |-->EnemyType2 | |-->Tilemap |-->etc. | |-->ParticleSystem |-->etc.
Now some of these objects (like SpritePlatforms, some enemies and particles, and maybe the player) can and are represented by sprites using my 2D animation class, which carries the bounding box data with it. This 2D animation storage is currently built into the base class. Some of the objects I would like to represent using 3D polygons and rotatable bounding polys, which I can't do right now.
Here's a system I thought of: remove the animation system from BaseClass. In fact, remove all the graphics and collision handling code from all those objects! Mua ha ha ha ha ha! In its place, I would create (in this case) two classes for handling this stuff; one would be a C2DObject with the current sprites and boxes, and the other would be a C3DObject with 3D model and animation data, and whatever I decide is a good method for checking collision detection. Obviously, 2D objects can collide with 3D ones (this being a 2D game engine, that's easy ).
So now here's the wild idea; I would declare some of those classes above in this manner now:
class SpritePlatform: public Platform, public C2DObject class VectorBasedPlatform: public Platform, public C3DObject class EnemyType1: public GameEntity, public C2DObject class EnemyType2: public GameEntity, public C3DObject
And now, when two objects get in each other's personal elbow space, the game can check the object type and call the correct collision detection code. In fact, I may have to check this since I've never done it, but I could probably just make some overloaded collision functions that take pointers to C2DObject's and C3DObject's, and then just call those functions with wild abandon since the right function would get called by the object's type! I'm giddy just thinking of it!
Any thoughts? Just brainstorming here, but it sounds pretty solid to me ...
EDIT: C'mon, relevant posts >_< I'm trying to keep this forum alive, dammit ... we can go OT around post 50, I promise ...
Thomas Fjellstrom
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June 2000
I thought basing you layout on one main "base" class was a no-no... Well, what do I know.
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April 2003
Nice ascii graphics there. Leaves Visio for dead
I actually developed a sector-map template which uses nifty template stuff to make collision detection generic . It's probably not the best choice for a platformer, but I'm hoping to use it in a 2D strategy game one day.
but I could probably just make some overloaded collision functions that take pointers to C2DObject's and C3DObject's, and then just call those functions with wild abandon since the right function would get called by the object's type!
Unfortunately, overloaded functions don't work that way. Overloaded functions are resolved at compile-time, so they don't perform run-time type checking. There's no elegant (read: symmetric) way to do collision detection really.
But a new idea in C++ (but an old idea in other languages) is "multimethods" which are like virtual functions but they are related to two or more classes instead of just one. Collision detection is a perfect application for them, realy.
Member #856
December 2000
I'm thinking more along the lines of aggregating bounding box types ...
You could implement something like a bounding box handler with a base class and two children; one for 2D collision and one for 3D collision. Make it like a functor if you want. Then keep a pointer in a base class like CCollidable and some handy functions for setting the collision type. Would allow for fast and easy switching between collision types without cluttering it up with extra classes you can't multiple-inherit from ... plus you could easily have box detection for some enemies, and then quickly change to pixel-based without having to mess with all the classes - just change the collision type to C2DPixel (or whatever you call it).
Just an idea ...
Member #1,134
March 2001
The idea behind the multiple inheritence is that some enemies need this 2D functionality, and some need the 3D functionality. I can add both to the base class so all cases are covered (yuck) or I can add them to the later base classes (still not so great) or I can just make classes out of them and have whatever inherit their properties (yay!) I think it's the better idea, and it lets me call collision detection functions by type to boot.
damage: I'll look into that "multimethods" thing; someone is encouraged to post a good link if they know one ...
Member #856
December 2000
What about my aggregation suggestion? A pointer to a CBaseCollisionHandler in the base class doesn't do much harm ...
Member #1,134
March 2001
Well if two objects have a pointer to a function for handling collision detection, which one gets called? Maybe be more specific, not sure I get you ...
Member #856
December 2000
Not to a function - to an object. And it shouldn't matter which one gets called - if object A and B collide, both A.collidesWith(B) and B.collidesWith(A) should be true.
Member #1,134
March 2001
Right now I only use one collision check. If the player punches an enemy, the enemy is informed that it has been hit and the player is informed that it has hit something. So it's not just general collision; I have Hit_By and Has_Hit functions.
Member #856
December 2000
But it's not really just collision detection, is it? How do you know if the enemy rushed into your fist or you actually punched it?
Member #1,134
March 2001
The active "fist" bounding box is only present during the punch animation
Member #856
December 2000
There you go - if the monster collides with something that classifies itself as such a bounding box, let it do nothing, and let that entity call GetsHit and HasHit as appropriate.
Member #1,538
September 2001
Really, C++ inhieritance is a bad idea for a generic collision system. The fundamental problem is that the collision function needs access to the private members of both objects, as well as some understanding of how to collide the two objects together.
Rather than take a C++ approach, you should take a C approach. Construct a table. For each type of collision primitive, there is both a row and a column. Each collidable object type (box, sphere, etc) is derived from the same base class; that class only implements a GetType function. Then, someone registers a collision function between two of these primitives (say, sphere and box).
When given collidable objects, all you need to do to collide them is get the types, look them up in the table, and call that function.
Member #1,134
March 2001
The table idea already occured to me; I just didn't feel like doing that for only four possible collision scenarios But I can work that in; those functions can be friends. I'm going to write a little demo to see if I can get that working; thanks.


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My friends Jason and Melissa met at our haunt club, got engaged on Halloween at their yard haunt, and had a Haunted Mansion-themed wedding...in a cemetery! They've generously given me permission to post some pictures, and I think you'll be amazed at their creativity and artistic skills, as the vast majority of the decor was hand-made by the bride and groom, and their families and friends.
Before the wedding, the couple mailed "Save the Date" notices to guests. These notices were very similar to the Save the Dates sent out by Disneyland for the celebration of the Haunted Mansion's 40th Anniversary. The couple's colorful tri-fold wedding invitations depicted the unique gate at the Haunted Mansion in Florida, complete with it's ironwork bat. The invitations also featured the iconic Haunted Mansion plaque with the words "The Haunted Ghostly Wedding of Melissa and Jason" and invited guests to wear period costumes (but discouraged any gore.)
The wedding took place at Forest Lawn Cemetery, in Glendale, California- or more precisely, in a chapel located on the cemetery's grounds. The chapel was a reconstruction of an ancient stone church in Scotland, complete with Gothic arches. Purple and white floral arrangements made by the bride decorated the pews.The bride wore a traditional white wedding gown, and the groom wore a silver-buttoned black tailcoat over a purple jaquard vest. The flower girls wore white dresses with purple ribbon sashes, and the groomsmen wore black with purple buttonieres. Here's the happy couple with their guests- and fellow haunters- Amy and Chris in their Victorian garb:
The groom and some groomsmen had cast large plaques which then hung on homemade styrofoam-based pillars just outside of the reception area at a local hotel.
The bride's mother Diane- also a haunter- made a fanciful cake based on the version of the Haunted Mansion in Disneyland, Anaheim, California. The zombie-looking cake topper was placed on the "lawn" to it's left, and was a standard (although humorous) one repainted with green faces and hands. The homemade place card holders featured the three Hitchhiking Ghosts.
Melissa and Jason sat on a dais at a table with candelabras and small tombstones randomly placed. The pennant bunting along the front was modeled after bunting seen under a coffin in the Mansion, in the scene where boney hands inside a coffin try to push open the coffin lid. The portable backdrop behind the Bride and Groom's Table was designed with homemade purple Haunted Mansion-style wallpaper and copies of Haunted Mansion art work, including a "Tomb Sweet Tomb" stitched sampler.
Other props from the Mansion were simulated with the help of friends, including the bat-topped stanchions, and a full set of changing portraits that morphed from normal to creepy. An animated "guy-in-the-brick-wall" and the "deaf man with horn", nearly identical to those seen in the graveyard portion of the Haunted Mansion ride, were borrowed from a friend (James of The Haunted Mansion Northside blog) who sculpted them and uses them in his own haunt.
Guests were given white gift boxes tied with black ribbon and topped with a cardstock version of their Haunted Ghostly Wedding plaque. Inside? Special souvenir M&M candies emblazoned with the couple's names on one side and the motif from the Haunted Mansion's wallpaper on the other, as well as chocolate tombstones and ghosts. For additional fun, the wedding party danced in sync to Michael Jackson's Thriller. Then the newlyweds departed in a historic automobile and headed for their honeymoon in France, where they visited Phantom Manor, the version of the Haunted Mansion in Disneyland Paris.
Jason and Melissa are now proud parents; their baby boy was born just 2 weeks ago.


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The all time greatest Gabba moment
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- Jax @ AlyandAsh said...
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- September 13, 2011 at 11:56 PM
- Jax @ AlyandAsh said...
What an incredible experience. Our Autistic son also lives in Gabba Land and it sounds like him and Mason would be great friends. What a sweet boy, I love the picture of him, Lance & the Cast. You guys are amazing, what a fantastic day!
- September 13, 2011 at 11:58 PM
- Ali said...
His story is amazing, and brings me to tears. SO much love in that Mother's words it also makes me super happy. Thanks for sharing...
- September 14, 2011 at 12:41 AM
- Tee said...
That is fantastic! What a sweet boy. I just get a big smile on my face thinking about how DJ Lance and the crew made him so happy :)
- September 14, 2011 at 9:16 AM
- robin said...
what a wonderful experience. thanks for sharing...
and thanks for making me cry.
- September 14, 2011 at 9:24 AM
- Sarah Hull said...
beautiful. just beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
I was just talking to another mom today about our Gabba experience and how much it meant to us and how even three years later Katie still benefits from it when people say "hey, I just saw you on TV today!" She LIGHTS UP!
So grateful for the Gabba crew as well as the aquabats who also did some pretty cool stuff for us. When my brother was 14 fighting bone cancer the aquabats came to visit him. All of them. They brought him tons of cool stuff and rallied around him. It was amazing! He idolized them and to have them all in his house was a dream come true. We still talk about how awesome that was! (p.s. this same brother is married and will be a dad in about two weeks. miracle. yes)!
Once again, thank you for sharing and introducing us to sweet Mason.
- September 14, 2011 at 10:20 AM
- Jessica Crozier said...
What a great story!! Such a feel good moment for everyone involved. How awesome!!
- September 14, 2011 at 12:14 PM
- Sharline said...
This made my day! What a wonderful story of human interaction and pure love. I can't imagine what it would be like for Mason's parents to feel the way they do, but I can surely feel the gratitude she shared with you. We all LOVE Yo Gabba Gabba in our home, and we always get excited to introduce people to YGG and then say "Did you know the creators are LDS?" Even better! :-D Thanks for sharing such an uplifting story!
- September 14, 2011 at 12:46 PM
- Georgia said...
My eyes are just filled with tears! What a beautiful story, and what a beautiful boy Mason is! Thanks for sharing this GREAT story.
- September 14, 2011 at 1:46 PM
- Christina said...
Sniff happy tears sniff
- September 14, 2011 at 7:22 PM
- allison said...
Such an amazing story! Thanks so much for sharing, it brought tears to my eyes.I totally remember you telling me about Scott's show back at Lux. So inspiring.
Ps love the pic of Davy
- September 14, 2011 at 9:51 PM
- Beth said...
Thank you for sharing this beautiful day.
- September 14, 2011 at 10:55 PM
- Reenie said...
That was beautiful Ruth....
- September 15, 2011 at 7:48 AM
- steelebjm said...
That made my heart happy as a mom. DJ Lance and all of the Gabba people deserve a gold star. :)
- September 15, 2011 at 10:06 AM
- PilatesMom said...
What a sweet story and what a wonderful organization Make-A-Wish is! Even betterthat Mason picked a wish that more than fulfilled the purpose of Make-A-Wish! Enjoy the flu a/k/a "love-in" season it can go too quickly for kiddos like these...
- September 15, 2011 at 12:47 PM
Thanks so much. I'm obsessed with your blog and I think your family is absolutely stunning. I found your blog because of a reccommendation from Kori's blog from Mates of State. You've inspired me to personally photograph pro bono as a hobby. I think you would be amazed at the affect you've had on your readers.
Keep it up! You've got support from all over the country, even in raggity 'ol South Jersey.
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The storm will be a slow-mover according to meteorologist Alan Kasper, who expects the nor'easter 's effects to be felt through the weekend.
Areas of flooding developed earlier on the Garden State Parkway in some areas through the construction zones in Burlington and Ocean counties. Newark and LaGuardia airports have 1 hour delays while Philadelphia has two hour delays on arrivals.
The Wildwoods New Jersey Governor's Cup hydrofest powerboat regatta scheduled for this weekend has been canceled because of the weather. The Brick-Wall game for tomorrow night has been postponed until Saturday in anticipation of rain creating a wet field.
2-4 inches of rain will fall in bands as it won't be raining constantly. Combined with high tides there will be widespread roadway flooding along the shore. River flooding will not be an issue inland thanks to our recent dry weather.
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Kenneth Froelich
DOB: September 22, 1977 (Chester, PA)
Described as "energetic, exciting, and rhythmically dynamic," composer KENNETH D. FROELICH's music has been performed internationally in England, Germany, Italy, France, Slovenia, Finland, Canada, Peru, Argentina, Chile, and China, as well as several major cities across the United States. Emerging as a vibrant new voice in the world of contemporary chamber and orchestral music, Kenneth has been honored with awards from ASCAP, the National Association of Composers/USA, Meet the Composer, the Percussive Arts Society, a Subito grant from the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the American Composers Forum, and the Society of Composers Inc.
Kenneth's works have been presented by such acclaimed ensembles as the American Composers Orchestra, Duo46, Earplay, the Empyrean Ensemble, the California E.A.R Unit, the Jolles Duo, the Indianapolis Symphonic Orchestra, Conundrum, the University of New Mexico Percussion Ensemble, the University of Southern California Symphony Orchestra, the Indiana University New Music Ensemble, and the Orpheus Ensemble of Fresno. Some of his more recent works include Clockwork Automata (2006), recorded by saxophonist Alan Durst on "Tangos y Serenatas," available through Centaur Records; Unwinding Time (2008) for oboe and computer, performed by Krista Riggs at the International Double Reed Society 2009 conference in Birmingham, England; and Neurotica (2008) for flute and percussion trio, performed by flutist Teresa Beaman at several venues in South America and, most recently, at the 2010 National Flute Association Convention in Anaheim, CA this past August.
Kenneth recently serving as composer-in-remote-residence for the Heretic Opera of Portland, Oregon. His recently composed opera Valentine (2010) will be recorded and promoted through Heretic Opera. His second opera, Jefferson(2011), will be composed and premiered by the company in 2012-13. Other upcoming premieres include Double Helixfor oboe, bassoon, and chamber ensemble (2010), composed for The Definiens Project, Braindance (2011) for the Fresno State Wind Orchestra, and Fanfare for the Unchained Mind (2011) for the Youth Orchestras of Fresno 60th Anniversary Celebration. Kenneth also recently participated in a week-long residency at Cornell University from October 12th through 18th, 2010, as part of Meet the Composer's Music Alive: New Partnerships residency program. His orchestral work Pulse Mutations (2004) was performed as part of this residency.
Kenneth received both his Doctorate of Music and Masters of Music degrees from Indiana University. For outstanding undergraduate work at the University of Southern California in 1999, he was presented with the Hans J. Salter Award for Composition. His principal composition teachers include Claude Baker, Don Freund, Sven-David Sandstr?m, Eugene O'Brien, Donald Crocket, Frederick Lesemann, Morten Lauridsen, and Erica Muhl.
Kenneth currently resides in Fresno, CA with his wife Jennifer and daughter Katerina, where he is Assistant Professor in Music Composition at California State University, Fresno and director of the Fresno New Music Festival. He previously taught at Ball State University in Muncie, IN, and at the Sewanee Summer Music Festival in Sewanee, TN.
Kenneth's percussion ensemble work Accidental Migration is available through C. Alan Publications, and his concert band work Tock is available through Wingert-Jones Publications. Additional scores are available through JOMAR Press and his website at www.kennethfroelich.com.


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The local Dallas/Fort Worth NBC affiliate has revealed that Wendy Davis will indeed run for Texas governor next year on the Democratic ticket…
Sources: Wendy Davis Running for Texas Governor
Two people with knowledge of the decision have told The Associated Press that Democrat Wendy Davis is running for Texas governor.
Two Democrats spoke to AP on condition of anonymity because they did not want to pre-empt her formal announcement scheduled for next week.
The 50-year-old Davis is the state senator who catapulted to national stardom this summer with a nearly 13-hour filibuster in the Texas Capitol that temporarily blocked new statewide abortion restrictions.
Davis campaign spokesman Hector Nieto would not confirm that Davis is running for governor.
No other Texas Democrats have entered the governor's race. Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott announced his candidacy this summer and is the early favorite to succeed Gov. Rick Perry.
Perry is not seeking re-election after 14 years in office.
Senator Davis will definitely have an uphill battle against Greg Abbott. Abbott is heavily funded and is the Tea Party darling in the race.
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Allenberg Cotton Co., president and CEO Joe Nicosia had these words of advice for farmers attending the Ag Update meeting at the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show, in Memphis. "Plant every acre you can to cotton."
Nicosia says the job of the cotton market this year is to encourage the production of enough cotton to more than satisfy demand, even if there is a production problem somewhere around the world.
New crop futures prices of around $1.30 per pound will provide that incentive. In fact, Nicosia is expecting a massive global area response to high cotton prices and increased profitability for cotton, which he estimates would result in world production of around 132 million bales in 2011-12.
With increased plantings expected in the United States, Nicosia believes the U.S. crop in 2011 "will be well over 20 million bales. We think carryout is going up. The numbers may look bearish. But if something goes wrong, it's going to explode."
The other side of the production equation, world yield, is still anybody's guess, Nicosia noted. "We guess that there will be 132 million bales produced in the world. It could be 138 million bales. But if we have a problem and we're back down to 124 million bales, the price is going higher."
Nicosia said to effectively transition from old crop to new crop, "will require demand destruction of about 5 million bales until we get to new crop."
Nicosia said the market must do this "by reducing cotton inventories, which it has already done; increasing substitution, which is increasing the use of the 'P' word (polyester); shortening the pipeline, which is increasing efficiency of shipping cotton; reducing mill profitability; reducing retail inventories; or lowering consumer demand."
Nicosia advises producers "to plant every acre you can to cotton this spring. Profitability is phenomenal and the marketplace is asking for it. Take advantage of it. This will be the best time ever in your lives to plant cotton."
The market will continue to be extremely volatile, with new crop cotton prices potentially ranging from 90 cents to $1.80 a pound. Nicosia added. "There is a lot of risk. Lock in your profits. If you sell your cotton, buy a call, or buy a put and sit still. If something goes wrong, we know where the upside is."
But I'll leave you with this, "If you're planting cotton in 2011-2012, it's going to be one great year."


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What is Shellshock bug?
Shellshock is a "deadly serious" bug potentially affecting millions of desktop and laptop computers, servers and mobile devices across the world, that has been discovered this week.
A Linux software component, known as BASH is the home of the latest flawed been found, which is also a part of Apple's Mac OS.
This new bug is such dangerous that anyone can take control of any computer using BASH. This is why security researchers put Shellshock bug on top of Heartbleed bug that found on April 2014.
Prof Alan Woodward, a security researcher from the University of Surrey told that
"Whereas something like Heartbleed was all about sniffing what was going on, this was about giving you direct access to the system. The door's wide open."
Researchers estimates about 500 million machines will be effected by Shellshock bug, whereas Heartbleed bug hits around half a million devices. Security experts warned that the Shellshock patch is 'incomplete' to secure the Unix & Linux based systems and thus taking control of vulnerable machines would be so easy because of the simplicity of the BASH Shellshock bug.
Stephane Chazelas, 39, a French Software and Telecom expert, discovered the Shellshock bug vulnerability in bash,which is exploitable over the network, is related to how environment variables are processed, especially if bash has been configured as the system shell. He discovered that Bash incorrectly handled trailing code in function definitions. An attacker could use this issue to bypass environment restrictions, such as SSH forced command environments.
What is BASH?
BASH stands for Bourne-Again SHell, which is a command prompt software component on many Unix, Linux & Mac computers. Unix is an operating system on which many others are built, such as Linux and Mac OS.
How to Patch Shellshock bug?
Unix, Linux & Mac System administrators should urgently apply proper Shellshock bug Patch before being compromised their system.
CentOS Patch for Shellshock bug
i386: 39f53e854969bb0bcbb280bf6581ec5857c086cdd727adc5eec9b7a9b7dcd0a6 bash-3.2-33.el5.1.i386.rpm x86_64: 336202c14095622471275b4c4d55d49f16ee065d4f77dcef4ae5479cc67e11ad bash-3.2-33.el5.1.x86_64.rpm Source: c8ccac8652d7b44531ab0a76c6eb9b0209dcd1dddf149fb182d0471206704217 bash-3.2-33.el5.1.src.rpm
i386: f17f9e203cc55846a050ce57efd67159e208ef8bd469633a471233e8b9c54a74 bash-4.1.2-15.el6_5.1.i686.rpm 11628832fb279e1bdca2cb8f403f7080fbab9fde554ed6ce3081344f92a93d7a bash-doc-4.1.2-15.el6_5.1.i686.rpm x86_64: eb8e41a4752e64c5c64371e5ae2ddbd5857b1e879832557a89fad195f4ab8f5b bash-4.1.2-15.el6_5.1.x86_64.rpm 16312fa5b190cd20b8ce2374e8ea2404aa17c849003dd080105e6225fc379df1 bash-doc-4.1.2-15.el6_5.1.x86_64.rpm Source: 063b6c42042d97a7aa32f8d058947275085a95a1545d1fe018bdc888e4dc093f bash-4.1.2-15.el6_5.1.src.rpm
x86_64: 4274e74893b2e3f31704befbd4c0968c68f153bfcd869c286d6df0a269280e87 bash-4.2.45-5.el7_0.2.x86_64.rpm e1bddc9814dd79c97b6c7f04a94178cfae8fb4ece1fbdab8e36172db16e527b9 bash-doc-4.2.45-5.el7_0.2.x86_64.rpm Source: 06e77611ff4bb3014a34300277d94f43ad2f281e42eb86ee609a71d4e2c06174 bash-4.2.45-5.el7_0.2.src.rpm
Ubuntu Patch for Shellshock bug
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: bash 4.3-7ubuntu1.1
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: bash 4.2-2ubuntu2.2
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: bash 4.1-2ubuntu3.1
Redhat Patch for Shellshock bug
- This issue affects all software that uses the Bash shell and parses values of environment variables. This issue is especially dangerous as there are many possible ways Bash can be called by an application. Quite often if an application executes another binary, Bash is invoked to accomplish this. Because of the pervasive use of the Bash shell, this issue is quite serious and should be treated as such.
- In order to avoid exploitation from CVE-2014-6271, ensure that your system is updated to at least the following versions of Bash.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 – bash-4.2.45-5.el7_0.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 – bash-4.1.2-15.el6_5.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 – bash-3.2-33.el5.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extended Lifecycle Support – bash-3.0-27.el4.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 Long Life – bash-3.2-24.el5_6.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 Extended Update Support – bash-3.2-32.el5_9.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Advanced Update Support – bash-4.1.2-9.el6_2.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Extended Update Support – bash-4.1.2-15.el6_4.1
- SJIS for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 – bash-4.1.2-15.el6_5.1.sjis.1
- SJIS for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 – bash-3.2-33.el5_11.1.sjis.1
- In order to update to the most recent version of the Bash package run the following command:
# yum update bash
- Specify the package name in order to update to a particular version of Bash. For example, to update a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 system run:
# yum update bash-4.1.2-15.el6_5.1
- The only way to fix it is to install updated Bash packages.
- The safest & simplest thing to do is to perform a system reboot.
- Carry out the following operation if system cannot be reboot.


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(Amended – July 11, 2015)
Article I. OFFICES
The principal office of the corporation shall be located at its principal place of business or such other place as the Board of Directors ("Board") may designate. The corporation may have such other offices, either within or without the State of Washington, as the Board may designate or as the business of the corporation may require from time to time.
Article II. DUTIES OF CLUB OFFICERS
PRESIDENT: It shall be the duty of the Club President to preside over regular Club meetings and to formulate policy and procedures as stated in these By-Laws.
SECRETARY: It shall be the duty of the Club Secretary to keep minutes of Club Meetings, to notify the membership of upcoming regular and special meetings and events, to ensure continued renewal of the Club's annual Charter from the AMA (Academy of Model Aeronautics), to keep a current listing of the Club's Officers and Members and to correspond as necessary on Club business. The Club Secretary will occupy the Chair at any meeting not attended by the Club President.
TREASURER: It shall be the duty of the Club Treasurer to collect and disperse and keep current record of the Club's assets, to post or issue, at least annually, an accounting of the Club's funds for the preceding year and to provide an annual accounting of the Club's activities, as well as any changes in the Club's Constitution. The Treasurer will make incidental monetary outlays, with the approval of the Club Officers. The Treasurer will make Club records available to any Club Member upon request. The Club Treasurer will occupy the Chair at any meeting not attended by the Club President and the Club Secretary.
OTHER CLUB OFFICERS: Additional Club Officers can be elected at any time on an as-needed basis and their appropriate duties will be clearly stated at the time of initial nomination and election. If these additional offices are initiated mid-term, the filling of these offices shall be considered as one term in office, unless that term is of less than six (6) months duration.
SAFETY OFFICER, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR and CONTEST DIRECTOR(S): The title of SAFETY OFFICER is strictly an honorary title that is bestowed upon a volunteer Club Member who is fully qualified to act as a safety monitor, and as such, is accepted by the membership of the Club. This honorary position is not an elected position and the Safety Officer in reality is not a Club Officer. The title of FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR is also a honorary title of a volunteer Club Member who is a fully qualified and experienced R/C Helicopter Pilot who is willing to teach and help others in the pursuit of becoming a qualified R/C helicopter pilot. The title of CONTEST DIRECTOR(S) is a volunteer position of a Club Member who is willing to act as such and has applied, paid the appropriate registration fees and been accepted as Contest Director by the AMA. The terms of said Safety Officer, Flight Instructor and Contest Director(s) is considered indefinite until such time as the person assuming that position is either (1) removed from that position by a majority vote of all Club members, (2) leaves the Club membership or (3) steps down on his own behalf, or in the case of Contest Director(s), is relinquished of his duties by the AMA.
DIRECTORS: If deemed necessary by the Club, a Board of Directors can be petitioned into action at any time by an active Club Member making the motion of such petition, said motion being properly seconded and followed by a two-thirds majority approval of active members present.
If initiated, the Board of Directors shall be made up of at least four active members, the three most senior active members of the Club shall then automatically be eligible to act as Directors and the fourth shall be elected from the membership at large every year. Election of the fourth Director shall be held as set forth in Article II below.
It shall be the duty of the Directors to be present at meetings of the Officers and add depth to their deliberations. While not actual Officers, the Directors will each have an equal voice in an Officers meeting, The Directors shall not function independently from the Club Officers. No Officers or Director of the Club shall receive remuneration of any kind for their service.
Article III. ELECTIONS
An annual meeting will be held in December of each year, at which time elections will be held and a summary of the Club's activities for the past year will be read.
Officers (and elected Directors) shall be elected by ballot of the active members at the annual December meeting and they shall assume office the first day of the following month.
The President shall not succeed himself/herself in office more than twice. Filling an unexpired term shall be considered one term in office unless that term is of less than six (6) month's duration.
Should any officer resign during the year, the President shall appoint a member of the Club to assume the vacant office on a temporary basis and order the Club Secretary to send notice to the members of a special elections to be held at the next regular Club meeting, when the vacancy can be filled by proper nomination and election.
Article IV. RECALL
By petition signed by at least sixty-six (66) per-cent of the active members in good standing, and filed with the Secretary, demand may be made by the Membership for the recall and removal from office of any Officer (or Director). Such petition shall be voted on at a special meeting called for that purpose or at a regular meeting, and such recall and removal from office may be effected by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the active members present. The petition for recall shall state the reasons therefore. The office of such Officer (or Director) so removed shall be considered vacant and shall be filled in the same manner as if an Officer (or Director) had resigned as set forth in Article II above.
Article V. RESTRICTION OF USE OF CLUB NAME
No business may be conducted in the name of the Club except by its Officers or with their express permission.
No member may use the name of the Club for personal gain or profit.
Article VI. MEMBERSHIP
A potential Club member must be a Radio Control Helicopter Pilot (or an enthusiast with intentions of learning to fly rotary wing models), and be familiar with and accept the By-Laws of the Cascade Model Helicopter Club before being considered as a Club Member.
Upon receiving a completed application for Club Membership, proof of current AMA membership and payment of the Club's dues, applicants will be invited to participate in Club activities. After an appropriate length of time of getting to know the applicant, the Club will vote on acceptance or rejection of said application. If rejected by the Club, the applicant will be provided with the appropriate explanation and will be entitled to a full refund of all monies paid.
All members must conform to all Safety Rules of the AMA, both currently in force or as amended by the Club. It is the individual's responsibility to become familiar with these Rules and Regulations and the Club assumes no responsibility to inform new or prospective members of these Rules and Regulations.
Any member or applicant who disregards the AMA Rules of the Club or the By-Laws of the Club, will be subject to expulsion from the Club and all associated activities, but only after a full hearing has been conducted
by the Club Officers (and Board of Directors) concerning all allegations against said applicant or member.
The membership structure of the Club allows for a member to be either an Active Member or an Associate Member.
Active Members shall be defined as any individual who has a valid and current AMA card and who has paid his annual Cascade Model Helicopter Club dues in full and who is eighteen (18) years or more of age.
Associate Members shall be defined as any individual who has paid a small associate members fee and will receive the Club's newsletter only. Anyone under eighteen (18) years of age may be a Junior Associate Member for one half of the Associate Member fee and will receive the Club's newsletter only.
Junior Members shall be defined as any individual who is under eighteen (18) years of age, and has a valid and current AMA card and who has paid his annual Cascade Model Helicopter Club dues in full.
Club dues for Junior Members are to be one-half of the adult active member rate until their eighteenth (18th) birthday. Junior members shall not be entitled to vote in Club elections of any sort.
Junior Members must be sponsored by an active adult member of the Club. Any Junior Member must be accompanied by an adult club member at the Club's flying site.
Associate Members, Junior Members and non-dues paying members will have no vote in Club affairs and their presence will not be counted during such proceedings.
Senior Citizens over 62 years of age may apply for a 50% reduction of their dues, provided they are on a fixed income and are not gainfully employed. The 50% reduction applies to both active and associate membership status.
Any member who has not paid Club dues will be prohibited from using the Club's flying site. It shall be the duty of the Officers (and Directors) of the Club to either act as a committee or to appoint a committee to make recommendations to be voted on by the Membership of the Club concerning membership requirements, limitations, restrictions and dues. The proposals or recommendations may be adopted by a two-thirds majority vote of active members present.
Article VII. AMA MEMBERSHIP
It will be the personal responsibility of each Club member to maintain current membership in the AMA (Academy of Model Aeronautics), to ensure their concurrent eligibility for Club Membership and to be afforded the liability insurance and other benefits the AMA provides to it's members.
Cascade Model Helicopter Club membership is automatically cancelled upon the expiration of any individual's AMA membership.
It will be the responsibility of the Club Officer who accepts a Club Membership renewal application and appropriate renewal dues to personally verify and ensure that the individual member does in fact have a current and paid up AMA Card for the year in question.
Article VIII. FINANCING
Annual membership is the period from April 1st through March 31st of the following year. Annual dues will be collected from all Club members, payable during the month of March, for the upcoming year.
Special assessments may be voted, subject to a two-thirds majority approval of active members attending a regular or special meeting.
Expenditures may be approved by a two-thirds majority vote of active members present at a regular meeting of any amount not to exceed the balance of the Club treasury. This section does not apply to normal club expenditures necessary for the continued operation of the Club or the Club flying site, such as;
(1) Payment for the Club's annual AMA Charter and Liability Insurance fees and payment of any AMA Sanction Fee for a scheduled Club event.
(2) Materials and Supplies needed for the monthly publication, distribution and mailing of the Club Newsletter or other notices sent to Club Members.
(3) Expense for supplies and postage of mail necessary for the execution of the duties of the Club
Secretary, the Club Treasurer and the Editor of the Club Newsletter.
(4) Other minute and routine payments of debts accrued by the Club; (such as rental fees or lease payments imposed by a flying site land owner), such debt being previously approved by the aforementioned two-thirds majority vote of active members present.
Article IX. MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS
A muffler or noise limiting device is required on all model engines as recommended by the AMA. (Sound pressure level and frequency characteristics will be determined at a later date.)
Radio equipment will be operated only in accordance with current Federal and local laws. All 72 Mhz radio equipment used to model flying must be RCMA/AMA certified 1991 Narrow Band (Gold Stickered).
Any instance of verified radio interference will be reported immediately to the Club Officers (or Directors).
The flying site will always be left clean and in good condition.
Safety Rules will be obeyed and posted at the flying site and will be binding on ALL fliers.
The Flying Field Rules of the Club are a separate document from these By-Laws and, as such, can be modified at the discretion of the Club Officers; based on recommendations of the Safety Officer and/or Safety Committee.
Article X. COMMITTEES
The President shall be empowered to appoint special committees as he deems necessary at any time, or, upon the majority vote of the members at any meeting, he shall appoint committees as they direct.
Article XI. AMENDMENT
These By-Laws may be amended at any meeting by a two-thirds majority vote of active members present.
Article XII. PROCEDURAL AUTHORITY
Robert's Rules of Order will be the authority on all matters of procedure not covered in this, the Club's By-Laws (or Constitution).
Article XIII. SUSPENSION OF BY-LAWS
These By-Laws may be suspended at any Club meeting by unanimous vote of active members present.
Article XIV. ORGANIZATION DISSOLUTION AND DISPOSITION
Section 1. DISSOLUTION
The Corporation may be dissolved with the approval of a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of both the total membership and the Organization Directors. Members shall be duly notified of such a vote. Absentee ballots will be sent to those members unable to attend. If a majority of both the membership and the directors are not reached, then the motion to dissolve will have failed.
In the event that the membership level has dwindled to zero or only the Founding Directors remain, the Founding directors shall have the authority to dissolve the corporation and dispose of its assets according to the terms in section 2 of this article.
Section 2. DISPOSITION
It is expressly understood that this organization is a non-profit corporation organized under the non-profit Corporation Laws of the State of Washington and upon dissolution, none of its assets shall inure to the benefit of any individual Member but shall be distributed to the Academy of Model Aeronautics or to such other fund or foundation operating under sections 501(c)3 or 501(c)7 of the IRS Code and as designated by the Board of Directors, whose property is dedicated to the exempt purposes as are specified in the Revised Code of Washington.
Article XV. CERTIFICATION
The undersigned official of the above non-profit organization hereby certifies that the foregoing are true and correct copies of the By-Laws of the Cascade Model Helicopter Club.
CMHC Secretary
(Official Club Title)


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According to REpower, the wind farms have a combined total installed capacity of 105 MW and will be located in the counties of Simcoe, Middlesex, Prince Edward, Dufferin, Wellington and Kawartha Lakes.
Additionally, REpower expects to announce a multi-million-dollar investment in a manufacturing facility in southern Ontario in order to meet the 50% domestic content requirement of the Green Energy Act. This investment will result in the creation of 175 sustainable jobs, with the potential to increase as business grows, notes REpower.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 88 diseños de 34 diseñadores freelance.
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Our audience is mostly women, but we will offer our services to all demographics
We are looking for a simple but vibrant logo and header graphic that can be translated onto facebook, twitter and other online areas. The logo is to include the title and strapline.
We would like the logo to reflect our goal to transform the client to fitness. Please don't use cliche stock images or clip art otherwise please use your imagination - you are the designer!
I uploaded the crowd conversion logo and it's a simple concept we like (PS: just look at the logo). Our strap line is "Simply Transforming Your Health"
Our site will have elements of these two sites
Please provide in suitable format so my web designer can integrate into all the media I mentioned above.
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Saints Nation: Giants @ Saints setting up to be a monster showdown
Posted 10-12-2009 at 11:25 AM by saints-nation
The Giants will come to New Orleans on Sunday with a perfect 5-0 record, making for a early showdown with major implications. While you might think to yourself "we're 4-0, it's not a huge deal if we lose one here", I beg to differ. If the ultimate goal is the SuperBowl, this is a must for the Saints. It's clear the Giants will be competition down the stretch for homefield advantage throughout the playoffs. This would be a crucial tiebreaker to own, unless you guys feel like going through New York in January sounds like a feasible path to glory. I've said it before and I'll say it again: the Saints' roster is not built to win games in harsh weather. That's not to say they can't, but they're built to play their best under clear conditions, and so playing at home in the dome when the stakes are at their highest is their best chance to go far. And before you tell me "hey they beat Buffalo and Philly on the road", those games were won in September. I'm not saying that losing this game will cost us the season, and I'm not saying the Saints can't rebound from a subpar performance (should that happen). I am saying this game is crucial for possible playoff seeding down the road, and this would be a major step towards the Saints putting themselves in a favorable position to succeed. There's going to be games the Saints can afford to lose down the road this season, but I believe this is NOT one of them. Should the Saints lose, this will be a hole they'll need to climb out of. Geaux Saints! I've got a little Q&A with a Giants blog going - so check back later for their thoughts on the matchup.
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Salad Recipes
Hakka Noodles in Lettuce Cups
We just purchased the tickets for our next trip to Paris. My best friend Alexia is getting married and I wouldn't miss it for the world. For this reason, my husband Lulu and I have committed ourselves to looking good and being healthy for the occasion. I've controlled the portion size of our meals and we work out as often as we possibly can. This morning, Lulu woke up early to play football with friends and while he was busy during his game, I whipped up a light meal for him.
I tossed hakka noodles (vegetarian wheat noodles made without eggs) with mock ground meat, julienned carrots, bell peppers and yellow onions. I served them at room temperature in lettuce cups and added sweet potato shoestrings as a crunchy garnish. Whenever I make a dish, I try to balance the textures and colors, which I find key to the success of any meal. The sweet potato shoestrings, in particular, are extremely versatile and can be used as the crunchy element in many savory dishes. They didn't quite make my first cookbook, Haute Potato, but I still highly recommend trying them. You'll end up eating them by the handful!
As I mentioned last week, I will be posting a vegetarian dish on "Meatless Mondays" and a scrumptious dessert for the weekend. I figure one will cancel out the other. Last weekend I shared a Meyer lemon mousse in wonton cups, and this week, well you'll just have to come back on Friday and see!
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Meyer Lemon Mousse in Wonton Cups
Don't be intimidated by the photo of today's dessert, because these little dessert cups are so easy to make! As long as you have lemon curd and wonton wrappers, the preparation will take no time.
I've made a lot of jars of Meyer lemon curd over the last few days and I used one of them to create this dessert. I folded in a bit of sweetened whipped cream so the mousse was light and airy and used it to fill the shaped and baked wonton cups. A topping of my citron confit and a dash of powdered sugar made the cutest garnish that also acted as a reminder of the flavors of this elegant dessert.
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Duck Confit and Morel Mushroom Ravioli Filling Recipe
I went through my pantry and freezer and thought it was time to do a little spring cleaning. I decided to make ravioli and filled them with the duck confit I had in the freezer, along with ricotta cheese, Pecorino cheese, cider, apples, morel mushrooms and tarragon.
I ended up making two large batches of the homemade pasta: one vegetarian and one with the shredded duck inside. My preference leans toward the meat version, but my husband Lulu who's a vegetarian enjoyed the other version as much as I did!
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Poached Quail Eggs on Polenta
This is my healthy interpretation of "bacon and eggs". The high-fat nature of this dish made me consider alternatives for brunch fare. To make the dish, I pan-fried rounds of polenta, then stacked layers (and colors) of sautéed beech mushrooms, poached quail eggs, dill pesto and crispy vegetarian bacon.
If the idea of a high calorie meal doesn't bother you, you can replicate the same recipe with real bacon, chicken eggs and increase the amount of cheese in the pesto. And don't worry, I'm not judging!
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Freshii has brought on three former NBA players as investors to help grow the area development territory of Houston, Texas. The role of the players is to help raise funds to expand the brand's footprint in the area and bring on more franchisees.
Harvey Catchings, former NBA player from 1974–1985 for various teams who now runs the NBA Players' Pension and looks for investments for active and retired pro basketball players, contacted Freshii to explore investment opportunities. As he was evaluating some potential restaurant brands to invest in, he came across Freshii's location at the Houston Galleria and was attracted to it due to its health nature and seemingly simple operations. Other former players that he brought in on the deal as well were Rathel Whittaker and Allen Leavell, both of whom have roots in Houston and have proven savvy in previous investment decisions.
Freshii is a leading fast-casual restaurant chain featuring custom-made green wraps, salads, quinoa bowls, and pressed juices. With over 100 stores open and 400 in development, Freshii now boasts units in 40 cities in 8 countries.
As the former players' reside in the Houston area, they have an interest in seeing Freshii grow in the region, where the brand intends on opening approximately 20 locations throughout the city.
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IT Disaster in the Making
It's likely that your company is not well-prepared for an IT disaster--and doesn't view IT disasters as business continuity crises. To make matters worse, your CEO and board probably don't give these issues enough attention. The CIO needs to do something about all of this--and quickly.
That's the outlook from Accenture's Gil Brodnitz, senior executive in the strategic IT effectiveness practice, and Gary Curtis, global co-lead for technology consulting, who say that disaster planning is usually focused on the lessons of 9/11 instead of what comes next. Companies are prepared for site failures, but they aren't war-gaming other scenarios that could destroy them.
Brodnitz cites Nassim Nicholas Taleb's "black swan" theory, which holds that massive hard-to-predict events can crash onto the scene with huge consequences.
"People are fighting the last war," says Brodnitz. "What if the sites were fine, but all the people were gone?"
Think avian flu. Then consider what an empty data center could mean for your firm.
Contingencies can be anticipated. Curtis worked on hurricane preparedness with a company in Florida. The data center was built to withstand wind and water, but there's also a plan to get workers to the site after a regional disaster and provide them with necessities like fresh water.
IT takes the lead in architecting such plans, but the responsibility must be shared with corporate leaders. At most companies, Brodnitz says, "That's not sinking in." Accenture predicts a coming crisis. "We haven't seen a major company go down because of a database failure, but it's been close," says Brodnitz. "Something like that might have to happen for this to be a board-level issue. And it will happen."
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Childhood Games
Electronic mail message from Dr. Homer Rudolf, Richmond College, Richmond, Virginia
Dr. Rudolf is a native of Wishek, North Dakota. His ancestral German villages are Bergdorf, Glueckstal, Kassel, Klein Bergdorf and Neudorf (Glueckstal Enclave). Dr. Rudolf visited his ancestral German villages near Odessa, Ukraine in Moldova in May, 1998.
Recently I was visiting with a friend who grew up in Los Angeles, and we talked about the games we played as children, and it turned out that many of them were the same:
Red Rover, Red Rover -- won't you come over
[I think we called it "Pom, Pom Pullaway" -- or else I've completely
forgotten what that game was]
fox and the goose
crack the whip
hide & seek [olly, olly, in free]
wooden guns with a clothes-pin trigger [he shot rubber bands, we cut up
old tire tubes for ammunition]
However, there are some that he had not heard of, and I'm wondering whether some of those, or others were distincly German-Russian children's games:
Run my good sheep run
riding home-made scooters
rolling a wheel or a barrel hoop with a wooden stick that had a cross-bar
attached to the bottom -- you started the "wheel" rolling by letting it
roll down the stick, & then kept it rolling
When one reads about the celebrations in the Ukraine, they commonly talk about May Pole celebrations. I don't remember any of that while I grew up, but we did celebrate "May Basket Day." We made small baskets, using construction paper and glue, filled them with candy, and gave them to others. The tradition in Wishek was that whoever you gave a May basket to [including the teachers] was challenged to catch you and give you a kiss [obviously before the "PC" days!].
We also played board games like Parcheesie [sp?] and Chinese checkers. My parents families also played board games, but they were home-made. I had them draw them for me, but by that time [1980] they had forgotten how they were played. The game of my mother's family was called "Rutschmiel" [?sp] -- played on a "board" about the size of a sheet of paper. Two players with ?6 buttons each [one with white, the other with black] My father's family played on a "board" that was one foot square, with 4 players [one at each corner]. Again, each player had 6 bottons. He didn't remember the name of the game.
Can anyone add to this list, or identify specific German-Russian games?


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bee's party
On Thursday we had a few of Bee's friends come over to help celebrate her birthday. My advice to those of you throwing a party for a three year old: Keep the guest list on the short side. We had 6 kids (plus my own two) and we were plenty busy!
I fell in love with the idea of a felt birthday crown after reading SouleMama's amazing book. I had high hopes of embroidering this one, but it ended up being just glued together. Bee loved it anyway. We made paper versions for each of her friends to color and sticker and wear at the party.
We blew all kinds of bubbles and played all kinds of games (the most popular being where we hid balls all over the backyard and had the kids run and find them.. endlessly entertaining for the 2 year old set).
We ate fancy peanut butter and jelly, clementines, round jello jigglers (a request from the birthday girl herself), pretzel sticks, grapes, and juice boxes (of course).
And cupcakes. We used the leftover dots from our cake, and pressed them into freshly frosted cupcakes. Bee blew the candles out in one go.
Favors were round gumdrops and candy dots in yellows, oranges, pinks and reds. The tags are made from metal rimmed office supply tags with sticker letters (in the scrapbook section of any craft store).
All in all, one fun party.. One special little birthday girl.
(Before you make fun of me for spending time on details that no 2 or 3 year old would ever notice, please understand that I cannot control my party planning habits. After working at Martha Stewart for so many years, these things just happen.. they can't be stopped. Ask my husband, he's tried.)


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The Tommy Toy Fund�s 41st season of giving officially begins Saturday with a holiday auction and raffle in Thompson.
Dozens of gifts, services and pieces of sports memorabilia � many donated by local merchants � will go on the auction block from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. inside the Raceway Restaurant on East Thompson Road for the 4th Annual Northeastern Connecticut Holiday Gala.
The afternoon will include hors d�oeuvres, a silent auction and a live auction overseen for the fifth time by auctioneer Kevin Gaudreau. Gala Chairman Rand Joly said the timing of this year�s event is a little different than in years past.
�Basically, we changed the day to try and get the most people to show up as we can,� he said. �We�re been fairly successful in the past, raising about $14,000 for the fund each year, but we�d like to see more.�
Joly said this year�s gala will be dedicated to Don Bond, the veteran Bulletin reporter and, for many, the face of the Tommy Toy Fund, which provides presents to needy families across Eastern Connecticut. Bond died earlier this year.
Items up for bid this year include several sport-related pieces, including a jersey signed by former Red Sox slugger and Hall of Famer Wade Boggs, an autographed jersey signed by New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor and a Presidents Cup pin flag signed by professional golfer Phil Mickelson. Two tickets to a Boston Bruins game will also be auctioned off, as will be a football signed by former New England Patriot quarterback Doug Flutie.
For movie and Broadway buffs, the silent auction will offer an �Exorcist� movie poster signed by director Peter Blatty, an �Apocalypse Now� movie poster signed by actor Martin Sheen and playbills autographed by the casts of �Wicked,� �Mary Poppins� and �Phantom of the Opera.� Fans of disco-era tunes will have the chance to snatch a �Saturday Night Fever� album display signed by Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb.
An overnight stay at The MGM Grand at Foxwoods, with two included theater tickets, will be part of the live auction event, as will a two-night trip to Cape Cod and a round of golf at Quinnatissett Country Club in Thompson. The auction also will include the chance to win an African safari, a 32-inch flat screen television and a hand-drawn sketch of the pipe-smoking, spinach-eating cartoon sailor, Popeye, by Connecticut native George Wildman.
Dave Shippee, the event�s ticket chairman, said the committee decided this year to hand out 200 complimentary tickets to business groups as a way to increase gala attendance.
�The idea isn�t to sell tickets, but to get people to the auction,� he said. �Depending on the year, attendance varies from between 90 to 150 people.�
Joly, who begins searching for auction items months before the gala, said it�s the kids that motivate him and his committee.
�I can�t imagine that feeling of waking up on Christmas without presents,� he said. �It�s that responsibility that drives all of us. We can�t be there to see those children�s smiles, but you know they�re there.�


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The power goes off for 12 to 15 hours in the northeast, and you would think it was the end of the world from the media coverage. Residents of Memphis, Tenn., go 12 to 15 days without electricity following a massive windstorm, and it barely draws a blip on the national radar.
As unjust as it may seem, the fact is that anything that happens along the Washington-New York-Boston corridor will command much more media attention than events in the hinterlands. And that may be the key to the fate of the energy bill that Congress will consider when it returns in September.
When the Senate passed its version of the bill — actually the same legislation it approved in 2002 when Democrats controlled the chamber — July 25, Republicans said they would rewrite the bill in conference.
Ostensibly, Rep. Billy Tauzin, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Sen. Pete Domenici, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee chair, could produce legislation more to their liking out of the glare of the publicity that surrounded the Senate deliberations on the bill.
That scenario changed when the lights went out across Ohio and Canada and into New York. Now every national media outlet will be watching the House-Senate energy conference committee.
"This outage clearly demonstrates how close the nation is to its energy production and distribution limit," said Domenici. "I hope that when Congress returns the House-Senate conference on an energy policy bill will make rapid progress."
"We simply can't afford to wait any longer," said Tauzin. "Our economy and our way of life are at stake."
Those who have been following the energy bill know that its prospects were dim until the blackout focused new attention on it. Even before the Senate voted out the old bill, the two chambers were far apart on numerous issues.
New Mexico's Domenici reportedly favors more incentives for alternative energy sources such as wind farms and solar panels, while Tauzin, who has represented Louisiana's oil and gas industries for decades, prefers encouraging more oil and gas exploration.
While it's not a lot of money, one provision in the House ag appropriations bill is telling: it reduces spending for a renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements program from $23 million to $3 million.
Tauzin also opposes Senate provisions that would double the use of ethanol in gasoline and provide $16 billion in tax breaks and incentives to promote energy production and conservation.
As the lights were still coming back on, Republicans and Democrats were blaming each other for the power grid failures. Some analysts said the northeast blackout even cast embattled California Gov. Gray Davis in a better light since the power never stayed off more than a few hours in his state.
Whatever the impact on the California recall vote and next year's national elections, farmers can hope that the spotlight will stay on the energy bill long enough to produce legislation that will place more emphasis on renewable energy sources.
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supreme necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 81 diseños de 41 diseñadores freelance.
We need a logo for a new company specialised in organic waste processing machines. The logo needs a unique symbol that represents the companies business that can be used detached from the textuall part of the logo.
Bio Organic
Our client is a newly founded company that sells organic waste processing machines and they need a logo that represents their business, preferably with a unique symbol that can become their trademark.
The client is looking for a professional "green" logo which represent that they sell machines that the environment benefits from.
- Unique symbol that can be used attatched from the textual part fo the logo.
- Some guiding keywords for the symbol is leaf, "recycle arrow", machine and gearwheel, let your imagination run free.
- Colorscheme should be some kind of "leaf green" combined with white and perhaps some other suitable color.
- Not to flashy
- Not to many colors
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by Elise Seyfried
About seven years ago, I chaperoned an elementary school trip to Robbins Park Nature Center in Ambler with my daughter Julie's class. After a hike to Creepy Pond and a look at various shrubs and seedlings outdoors, we went into the cabin where the hands-on science projects were housed. Today's lesson involved a special, super-duper microscope. The images could be projected onto a screen on the wall. The instructor showed us items such as a translucent moth wing and a slice of oak tree bark, magnified hundreds of times.
We oohed and aahed at the minute details unveiled. Then came the question: "May we have a volunteer mom to help us out for a minute?" Never one to heed
internal warning signals, I stepped forward. "Great! Mrs. Seyfried, will you please place your hand under the microscope?" Uh-oh. Oh well, how bad could it be? A hand is a hand, right? Well, the oohs and aahs were magnified hundreds of times as the children and adults got a gander at my epidermis. Surely there was a mistake.
Someone had slipped an old snakeskin under the lens instead! But no, it was me, in living color. The back of my hand was a veritable Grand Canyon of wrinkled skin and sun-damaged cells and age spots. My youthful and dewy flesh (an illusion, granted, born of my poor eyesight and very few mirrors in my house) was gone. There, in its place, was my 95-year-old Grandma's hand! Curse you, super-duper microscope!
As a little girl, I spent much of each summer frolicking on the sand at Normandy Beach (New Jersey, not France). Or rather, I spent the first day frolicking and the next weeks recovering from my massive sunburn. When other children slept like angels after a day in the great outdoors, I was in much too much pain to doze off. "Warm" memories of those July evenings feature my mom soaking a towel in vinegar and applying it to my crimson back. Vinegar was supposed to absorb heat, and it seemed to work; within seconds the towel was so scalding hot that mom needed to remove it with spaghetti tongs.
For a relatively intelligent person, my IQ plummeted when it came to Sun Sense. As I grew older, I continued to cook myself in the noonday heat, turning over every few minutes like a roasting chicken. And, just like said poultry, I was coated with oil for maximum crispiness. I pitied the friends who wore hats and sat under umbrellas and sported pale complexions year-round. They looked downright sickly! Far better to TAN! Never mind that my snow-white Irish skin wouldn't have turned brown in a jillion years. I would become a bronze goddess or die trying!
Alas, we reap what we sow. All the retinol and "age-defying" lotions and potions in the world haven't made a dent in undoing my decades of self-inflicted skin damage. Mom endured four bouts of malignant melanoma, attributed to her own youthful sun worshipping. So far I have dodged this bullet (or so I assume; I stay far away from the dermatologist, preferring blissful ignorance as long as possible).
I like to think that my stupidity is only skin deep, that underneath I am a creature of great common sense and wisdom. The baby-faced me inside knows so much better than to make self-destructive choices. The real Elise always does the right thing. I take good care of my body and soul, and I don't try to be something I'm not. Dig down beneath my surface, and you will find a gem.
But there's a little problem with this perception. How far down inside does one have to go to see this wonderful person? An inch? A mile?
The microscope sees far more clearly than any human eye. It magnifies what is really there, and it exposes the often-painful truth. I saw my actual skin under a powerful lens that day at Robbins Park. It was impossible to escape the reality: I am damaged, largely through my own fault. If I am indeed different — and better — inside, it sure doesn't show.
So is there any hope?
I think, I pray, that there is. The first step is facing the music. Until I acknowledge that my foolish choices are NOT only skin-deep — that indeed they go right to the bone — nothing will change. I need to acknowledge my deeply-rooted selfishness, my short-sightedness, my carelessness, the "burns" that hurt not only me, but those I love. I need to examine every inch of me with that super-duper microscope, without making any more excuses. Some irreparable harm has been done, for sure, but as long as there's life, there IS hope.
The view of the shoreline from under an umbrella is lovely. May I learn to sit there, sink down to my core and work on improving my innermost self. In the cool of the shade, maybe the healing can finally begin.
Elise Seyfried is Director of Spiritual Formation at Christ's Lutheran Church in Oreland. She is also an actress, wife, mother of five and co-author (with husband, Steve) of 15 plays for children. She can be contacted through www.eliseseyfried.com.


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Our greater Twin Cities clinic network has certified audiologists providing hearing tests and examinations as well as board-certified physicians to diagnose and treat a variety of hearing disorders and conditions.
Providing hearing and other ear tests to Columbia Heights residents for evaluating hearing loss and identify any vestibular disorders is done by our trained and experienced audiologists.
They are certified to provide test the hearing and check the ears of children and adults. Our audiologists also evaluate and monitor performance of cochlear implants and all types of hearing aids, as well as working with Columbia Heights patients to evaluate and select the best hearing aid.
Performing a range of hearing tests to determine what type of hearing loss, if any, exists is done by our audiologists. The hearing tests help isolate any level of hearing loss, what type it is and, possibly, what caused it.
Reviewing potential solutions with Columbia Heights patients, or directing them to a board-certified Paparella Clinic physician for a deeper diagnosis and treatment plan, is done by the audiologists.
Working with Columbia Heights patients whose hearing test results in the recommendation of a hearing aid is another expertise of our audiologists. They help evaluate hearing aid options, provide one at a reasonable cost, fit the hearing aid and tune it during the first several weeks.
Columbia Heights residents looking for answers regarding any issue with their hearing or their ear should contact the Paparella Ear Head and Nick Clinic today at 612-339-2836.


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Claas of America has formed an agreement with Trimble Navigation to provide steering and yield-mapping systems on Claas equipment.
The new agreement with Trimble allows Claas growers to use yield measurement data from the Lexion Quantimeter and display/collect the information on a Trimble monitor, explains Bob Armstrong, North American product marketing manager. "Concurrently, the Trimble steering system is able to communicate directly with the Claas valve controller without adding any further hydraulic equipment on the Lexion combine," he says.
Armstrong adds that growers can integrate a Trimble system in a Lexion combine through a Trimble dealer.
For more information, visit www.claasofamerica.com.


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Transfer news: Spurs weigh up more offers for Real Madrid target Gareth Bale
Sky Sports sources understands Tottenham are considering offers for Gareth Bale from more than one club.
By Pete O'Rourke - Follow me: @skysportspeteo
Last Updated: 26/08/13 6:05pm
Real have been leading the chase to sign Bale all summer, but in a new twist to the transfer saga they face competition for the Welshman's signature.
Reports in Spain over the weekend suggested Real were finally edging nearer to sealing a world record deal for Bale - who is returning to the UK from Marbella today - with Tottenham reportedly ready to do a deal with the Spanish giants.
However, it has now emerged that no deal has been agreed between Tottenham and Real and that the White Hart Lane club are weighing up offers from other clubs.
Sky sources say enquiries were made a few weeks ago from an English club and two from Europe - but it's unknown whether those clubs made a formal offer for Bale.
And it is understood Bale himself is unaware of any other interest other than Real's.
Manchester United have been credited with an interest in Bale, but it remains to be seen if David Moyes' side are the ones who have entered the race for the 24-year-old.
Bale has missed Tottenham's opening two Premier League wins over Crystal Palace and Swansea with a minor injury and Andre Villas-Boas admitted after Sunday's game with Swansea that he wanted the saga to be resolved this week.
In the meantime Bale will return to training with Spurs on Tuesday.
"We've gone on with our business," Villas-Boas said when asked about Bale following the 1-0 win over Swansea.
"Gareth, unfortunately for us, hasn't been part of our squad, but we have a big squad to choose from.
"This team can only develop and we look forward towards the future.
"With Gareth or without, we can be stronger."
Carlo Ancelotti would not be drawn into discussing Bale at his latest news conference on Sunday as he kept his focus on Real Madrid's next game.
"I don't like to speak for two reasons, first of all because Gareth Bale is not a player of Real Madrid at this moment, and also because I need to have respect for my players," said Ancelotti.
"They are here and we are focusing on our game tomorrow.
"I know that at this moment it is easy to talk about the market because it is very close to the end.
"I do hope the Monday deadline will arrive very soon."


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elmorgan necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 66 diseños de 14 diseñadores freelance.
I am an auctioneer who for the last 15 years has specialized in the sale of real estate throughout North America and abroad via the traditional auction method of marketing.
I currently do consulting work for new auction companies and numerous auction technology firms.
I am looking to expand the business model into online auctions.
The clients for the new firm will be auction companies and real estate agent looking to list their properties online, as well as, developers, banks and owners of real estate.
We will also be attracting prospective bidders and buyers of real estate nationwide.
I am looking for an original logo to represent my startup company.
Most traditional auction companies incorporate a gavel into their design. I do not mind this but prefer it not be prominent or be incorporated in a fashion that highlights our use of technology.
A few thoughts:
1. AuctioNexus is one word. Since that is the case I would like to highlight the 'N' so people do not misspell my url.
2. Nexus means a connection or link. In our case we are using technology to link sellers and buyers via the auction method.
Feel free to experiment with colors. I prefer to stay away from red, yellow and green. I tend to like orange, gold, silver, black and blue.
The files we will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo
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