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Ardath Albee has a great post today about the power of storytelling. Ardath's post and e-book (which can be obtained from the link) is quite similar to a seminar we hosted by Andy Goodman entitled "Storytelling: Your Most Powerful Communications Tool".
Ardath, like Andy, suggests that in order to capture and retain your prospects and customers attention you must tell a story that relates to them. As Ardath states in her e-book "when you enable people to step into your story and envision their future with you, their problem solved, you develop empathy. Empathy leads to trust….and [trust is] the prerequisite for engagement."
The key is to tell the right story to the right person and this is where segmentation comes into play. At ReadyTalk, we track job function and title for all of our customers and prospects. This allows us to tell an accurate story to which the reader can relate.
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I would love to hear some of the ways your marketing department creates compelling stories for your customers.
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Monday, September 10, 2012
Miracle Worker (a poem)
Before I wake, He's walking in the garden
Scattering seeds and dressing little flowers.
He spins the earth from darkness into daylight
And forms the clouds to bring a morning shower.
All through the day, He's walking close beside me
Protecting, guiding, giving grace to bear;
Forgiving, filling, carrying my burdens
Reminding me He knows my every care.
At close of day, when sunlight turns to darkness
He calls the moon and all the dancing stars
He never sleeps, He's ever watching, listening
And drawing near to every longing heart.
He's working miracles, but all the while He's listening
He hears His children when they call His name
And though a million voices intermingle
He hears each one, for no two are the same.
8 comments:
- Unknown said...
This is so very sweet...I love the thought of all the voices intermingled...but He hears each one. blessings to you~
- September 10, 2012 at 6:06 PM
- Sandy said...
I just love this, Linda. Hope it's alright with you if I copy it into one of my journals. It is so sweet and paints such a wonderful picture of His love for us.
- September 10, 2012 at 6:41 PM
- Patricia said...
So beautiful, Linda. So amazing is our Father's attention to His children. xox
- September 10, 2012 at 7:30 PM
- lil red hen said...
Linda, these poems of yours need to be put into book form. They are all so meaningful.
- September 10, 2012 at 8:17 PM
- Beth said...
I esp. like the phrase "dressing little flowers." Wonderful words that flow into our hearts, Linda.:>)
- September 11, 2012 at 3:39 AM
- S. Etole said...
I like the way you've spun the day and night together.
- September 11, 2012 at 6:56 PM
- Jennifer {Studio JRU} said...
Beautiful, Linda! I love to think how HE hears each and every one of us... individually! It is just amazing. Wonderful and amazing! :)
- September 11, 2012 at 8:42 PM
amazing to me how God is so very personal to each of us.
- September 12, 2012 at 12:45 PM


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React Native
I recently finished my first React Native project. Overall, React Native was a huge win, but it was not all sunshine and roses.
Back in 2015, we built an iOS-only proof-of-concept for this application using Swift. I liked Swift a lot more than I expected, though there were some things I missed from more dynamic languages like Ruby and Smalltalk.
The proof-of-concept app had the main features that we needed, but we didn't need to solve the harder problems at that time.
A year later, the client came back to us. The proof-of-concept had done its job and it was time to take the app further, including adding an Android version and solving some of the harder problems.
This round of development resulted in a marketing demo version of the application, so it's not yet available in any of the app stores.
The App
I can't talk too much about what the app does, as it has not yet been released.
In general terms, the main part of the application is a dashboard screen with a completely dynamic set of components arranged in a customizable layout. In the proof-of-concept app, we just hard-coded a couple of these dashboards. The marketing demo version had to solve the dynamic layout problem.
The app has drawers on the left and right that contain some small list views and a few actions to perform.
There is also a wizard-like interface to handle an onboarding workflow.
Choosing React Native
When the client approached us for the second round of development, we had just come off of several web projects where we had used React and really loved it. We'd been hearing good things about React Native along the way.
Given that we now had to build for both iOS and Android, and that we had this dynamic dashboard layout problem to solve, we opted to switch to React Native for this round with the full support of the client.
This turned out to be a really good decision.
The Wins
We spent the first month of the project re-writing the app from Swift to React Native, getting to feature parity on iOS only. Once that was done, it was time to get it running on Android.
Android Version
We had never done anything with Android, so we had a bit of a learning curve. It took maybe two or three days to get all of the Android development tools installed, figure out how to use them, and get the app fully working on Android.
Less than a week!
Compare that to what it would have taken to re-write the application for Android in something like Java or Kotlin. This was a huge win for our client.
Dynamic Dashboard Layout
Another big win came when we implemented the dynamic dashboard layout. We had some rough ideas about how we might accomplish this in Swift, but it was going to take some digging and some research.
With React, this was really easy to do. It took a few hours to write the code that turned a dynamic dashboard descriptor into a proper layout on the screen, and maybe another day or two to implement all of the widgets/components that could appear in the layout.
This was the most important feature for our client, and the one they were most worried about. We were able to deliver it in less than a week using React Native.
Onboarding Developers
Part way through the project, we added a developer to the project who had never done any mobile development. But, because she'd worked on several React projects, she was able to jump right in on this project and be productive.
The code was structured much like our React web projects, and we were using many of the same tools and libraries, so she felt at home right away.
I know people like to hate on JavaScript. I used to be one of those people.
But the language has come a long way lately; with the new ES2016/7/8 features, it's quite a nice language. Add in some good libraries and tooling, and it's a pretty productive language. I find that I can write really good code with it.
I liked Swift when I used it on the original project, but I find that I am much more productive in JavaScript. For all that statically-typed languages are gaining popularity, there is something about the productivity of dynamically-typed languages that's hard to beat.
The React/React Native ecosystem comes with some basic tooling that makes the development workflow very efficient. React Native comes with support for both Live Reloading and Hot Reloading, so every time you save a change to a file, the app running on the simulator/emulator is immediately updated with the latest code.
One of our initial concerns about React Native was debugging. Given that we weren't using the platform-native toolset supported by the vendor, we were worried that debugging would be a nightmare.
What we found instead was that debugging was mostly great. We used React Native Debugger for the JavaScript code, which integrates the Chrome debugger, React dev tools, and Redux dev tools into a standalone application. This tool works with the simulators/emulators running on our development machines, but can also work when running the app on a connected iOS or Android device.
For debugging native code, we could still use the standard XCode/Android Studio tools, even with React Native.
Towards the end of the project, we wanted to start automating some of the tedious tasks like building and releasing versions of the application to TestFlight and/or HockeyApp.
We found Fastlane for this, and it's a wonderful set of tools that did everything we wanted. Highly recommended, although you will spend time trying to understand how their tool names relate to the job they perform. I still haven't got my secret decoder ring.
The Problems
For all that React Native helped on this project, not everything was awesome. We definitely ran into some issues along the way.
Native Components
Several parts of this application needed access to native features that weren't part of React Native, so we had to turn to open-source native components.
We were able to find packages for everything we needed to do, but the quality and maintenance level of some of these components is all over the map. Overall, we were able to get everything working that we needed to, but not with out some struggle and swapping out libraries along the way.
Moving Target
React Native is a moving target. When we started the project, new releases were coming out every two weeks. Towards the end of the project, they slowed to a monthly cadence instead.
We did our best to keep up with new releases. For the most part, we didn't run into any problems doing so. Bugs were being fixed, new features were being added, and all was well. Resources like rn-diff and later, react-native-git-upgrade, made upgrades much more manageable.
Then React Native 0.40.0 came along. It introduced a change that essentially broke every third-party native library in the ecosystem.
We were unable to upgrade React Native for quite some time while we waited for our native dependencies to adjust to this change. Remember what I said about maintenance levels being all over the map? This is where that becomes an issue. We tried working on PRs for some of these libraries, but could never get them building and running in our local environment.
Eventually, the libraries were all updated for React Native 0.40.0, but it was too late in the project for us to upgrade. Ultimately, we shipped the marketing demo using React Native 0.39 but we do have a git branch that has upgraded to 0.41.2 (the latest version available at the end of the project). We just didn't want to release this code when there was no time left in the project to test it.
As React Native continues to stabilize, this will become less of an issue.
Our application has a few forms in it. Most are simple, single-text-field forms, but there was one form that used another kind of input widget as well.
We had a lot of trouble getting forms to work well, and we never did fully solve the problems. The single-field forms were fine, but once a form got to the point where some of the fields might be hidden by the keyboard, problems arose.
We ultimately hacked around the problem enough to get something working, but there's gotta be a better way. We couldn't find it in the time we had available.
This is something we'll have to spend more time on when we come back to this project.
Yes, I listed debugging as a win above, and it mostly was. But there were a few annoyances.
React Native Debugger would often hang after live reloading. We suspect this is because of some web socket communication error. We also had issues with hot-reloading. For most of the project, it just wouldn't work. I finally took some time to dig into it and got it partially working, but it caused React Native Debugger to hang even more often. I'll probably write a separate post about this at some point.
Debugging layout issues is not great. React Native Debugger contains the React dev tools, and those work pretty well. You can see the React component hierarchy and look at state and props for everything.
But you can't see the actual dimensions of the on-screen components. For that, you have to turn off debugging on the simulator/emulator, and then use the built-in React Native development tools to inspect components.
It would be very helpful if those two features were integrated into one place.
React Native's flexbox-based layout engine is really nice, and we were able to do almost everything we wanted to do with it.
But there are some cases that iOS' constraint-based layout engine is more flexible. In particular, there are cases where we wanted a button to be a certain distance from another widget, but that space could collapse down to some minimum distance on smaller screens. There may be a way to do this with React Native's layout engine, but we weren't able to figure it out at the time.
The Bottom Line
Overall, React Native was a big win for this project. We were able to achieve the two most important features (Android version and dynamic dashboard layout) with very little effort. We were able to bring on a new developer with minimal ramp-up time. And we were able to deliver quickly because of the excellent development workflow provided by the React/React Native ecosystem.
Thanks to everyone involved in making this world a reality!


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THERE IS SOME WEIRD CHRISTMAS JAZZ going on lately in my internet radio streams. This is irritating.
I'm into internet radio; a long time ago it used to be TODAY FM from out of Ireland, because, well, I like that station. Nowadays it's jazz stuff from Denmark, since I was just there sussing things out. Tokyo in the 1990s. Other places, in the middle, for similar musical investigations, though I couldn't have called them such, it was just hanging out back then, but most clearly the one I recall for its energy was Small's. In New York. Cycling 'cross the Brooklyn Bridge late late late after a show there or elsewhere, maybe not a show, maybe it was the nightclub scene. (Limelight. Yeah. Yeah.)
We never really change
ANYWAY, way back then and suddenly very recently once more, I'm on a new search. Open ears, conscious of the importance of sensing as you go, and going, and looking, listening and learning. (The work at DK in the last few years has been all about making space for people to also get lost in the uncertainty, which is of course rather esoteric but many people like to talk about Heidegger and the Nothing and I think that they are the kinds of folks who, perhaps, might be inclined to want to hear a little more. So it goes, that you find your 0.02% of the world population, if you're lucky, that 'get' you and you 'get' them. More about that in a second, when you hit the moment of intrigue.)
Listening and learning
PEOPLE I CONNECT WITH and I share this: we've been looking for some new inputs.
To come back to the world of music, I'm going to many places, and lots of clubs small and smaller to see what I can hear. Many times it's a whiff, that's just how it is, but every so often you discover something really incredible or run into true intrigue. It happens when it happens and there's nothing you can really say or do to create the moments of, 'Hey, wow. This is cool.' I used to call it 'the a-ha,' because that's what designers like to talk about.
'Yeah! That! Thatthatthatthatthat!'
It's like this could be their whole conversation.
'You know?'
'The moment.'
Boxes and edges
YOU GET INTO a box, which is in and of itself a huge amount of fussing and overcoming of inertia of the variety that you can ask me to pontificate about, if you meet me in some whiskey bar sometime. (Or if you read S. P. A. C. E.)
You see the edges a little but then you get to working out more of the details of the dimensions and the textures and you see the limitations. Yet we all have to have frameworks to make sense of things, or to let go of the pressing urgency to 'make sense of things,' altogether.
Play space, in the box, leads to opening of dimensions that are sentient and close, and these are the ones that make us human. Yes, human. It used to be unfashionable to talk about our humanness, but now, with the obvious limitations on what turning ourselves into machines (workworkwork) can do to our health or distract us from looking closely within to hear our own hearts, the songs there!, and discover a purpose, well. We all know how that story is going.
REAL ARTISTS are doing stuff. They don't have to go around posting things on Medium. They just know. And so, with the heart open and the eyes wide, I looked in the corners and upon the stages to find the songs that felt right, that made me feel good. It's a collection. And it's gonna be called, uh…. what should it be called? Oh, right. It's the Book of Songs. 'Cause it's here at the edges where things mix and come into color that the magic of the moment comes alive. Isn't art about connection? Conversation? Discovery and making it up as we go, tripping and learning and then, a-ha!? I am writing. I am going to write the best bits into the Book of Songs. —AS


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- High competition between stable coins
- Market glut of crypto projects, product doesn't meet real business' demand which is going to be the main driver in the industry
- Bad timing for further products (Decentralized Phase & Independent phase): Gartner Hype Cycle
- Sharp decrease of collateral value – no dividends for share token holders
- Bad valuation for Share token – lack of demand
- The absence of exact product view – potential pivot (usual for startups)
- Potential losing of money from bad investment in collateral
- The model tries to be less dependent on technology, than competitors' ones - that is the problem many new projects try to overcome - as a good stablecoin must avoid human intervention
- High valuation, according to gossips (over 50M USD)
- Bloated staff (might be too big team for startup, but not critical)
- The absence of experienced portfolio managers, which is important for their collateral part of business
According to Gartner Hype Cycle nowadays blockchain technology is on the «Trough of Disillusionment» stage, as there are a lot of negative results from last year projects which shows that blockchain isn't ready enough to change the world. And the next cycle is «Slope of Enlightenment», when technology is going to be used in real business cases, providing useful and applied services. Reserve' initial product is stable coin: first of all, there are some really strong projects with the same product - USDT ($2bn MCap), USD Coin ($325 mn Cap), TruesUSD ($210 mn Mcap), Paxos ($137 mn MCap), Gemini Dollar ($93 nb MCap), Dai ($73 mn MCap).
So, there is high completion on this market, and this product is useful only in the cryptoworld, you can't find high demand from real business for such supply, so they follow «Trough of Disillusionment» stage. Their further idea of creating decentralized and independent token to solve national currencies problems is looking global.
Reserve Protocol is a project which initial product would be usual stable coin backed to USD, then they want to create a decentralized stable coin still backed to $ with connection to other types of assets, finally team wants to release independent coin with its own purchasing power, focusing on emerging markets.
Reserve introduce 3 types of tokens:
The competitive advantage of this stable coin is that they have collateral in addition to money in the trust. Collateral would be consisted of real assets such as bonds, commodifies. That's may be important for users as they can be sure that Reserve token isn't empty.
Fees are on transfers from Reserve, profit from the collateral portfolio.
Commissions are the usual business for stable coins as it depends on the number of transactions. But the other inflow source is their investment business, which is unusual and risky. Can't say if they have big knowledge in investment as they are not positioned as hedge-fund but it is still in their business model.
The project notes that there is a big number of different individual and institutional investors it means that they have enough money to start creating their product. Investors include Peter Thiel, Coinbase. But to complete their collateral idea Reserve need twice more money than usual stable coin project, for example, if they want to place 50mn tokens they need 100mn USD, as it must be 50 mn$ on their bank account and 50 mn $ for collateral. Also, Reserve team has to develop or adopt current Blockchain platform which is high expense. Info about their plans about fundraising is absent.
There is a really big team. Also, they continue to hire new people as we can see on their site. Most of the team have a great experience – Google, IBM, Cisco, Top Universities. CEO is a serial entrepreneur, CMO has big experience in startups, 4 of them were acquired.


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Does the idea of hanging off the side of a cliff with only your own body strength keeping you above the hard ground make your palms clammy? We're here to tell you not to sweat it—rock climbing isn't as scary or difficult as you think, especially if you go into it prepared. Check out our beginner's guide to climbing, with tips and advice from experienced climbers to find out what to expect—and get ready to discover your new favourite sport.
Go with a friend.
Whether your pal has climbed before or is a beginner like you, this is a great activity to do as a duo. Teaming up with an experienced climber comes with an added bonus: their enthusiasm for the sport is catching.
Start at an indoor climbing gym.
They'll have all the gear you'll need, plus most indoor places cater to beginners. Choose your gym based on price, reviews, location and the style of climbing you're interested in—sport (or roped) climbing or bouldering (short, hard climbs that don't require ropes).
Rent (or borrow) everything.
Make sure climbing is a pastime you're really into before you shell out a bunch of cash for gear. If you decide you like it, our experts recommend buying climbing shoes (uncomfortable, but you'll get used to them), a chalk bag (chalk is a must for sweaty hands) and a harness.
It's not all about upper body strength.
The pros tell us that footwork is huge. Focus on it (along with balance) and you'll excel. Keep in mind that you're not just pulling yourself up a rock, you're using your feet and legs to push yourself up.
Of course you need your arms, too.
While grace and balance may be the key to climbing, upper body strength is required. Good news: climbing can increase it. One thing to be cautious of is that it's easy to injure fingers and shoulders. You'll want to exercise both outside of climbing, but go very slow with the finger strength training. For shoulders, try resistance bands.
So… what about that whole 'fear of heights' thing?
Classic advice like 'don't look down' definitely applies here, but climbers recommend viewing it as a personal challenge and using climbing to overcome your fear—a strategy that they promise will work. Another tip: look at the climbers around you to feel like it's not you alone against your fear of heights… you're all in this together.
Get out there already
What you'll find: A supportive community. An incredible way to connect with nature. Unbeatable views. A stronger body. A physical and mental challenge that will give you a natural (and literal) high. A sense of accomplishment. And, obviously, FUN.


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Doskocil Gun Guard Single Scoped Pistol Case
- Keep your pistol safe and protected!
- Made from molded heavy duty plastics
- Molded-in 2 padlock recepticles (locks not included)
- Holds handguns with barrels up to six inches in length and plenty of space for a scope, laser, or red dot sight
- Steel hinge pins
- Includes molded-in carry handle and wide recessed snap over latches
- Outside dimensions: 13 1/2" x 10 1/2" x 2 7/8"
- Inside dimensions: 13" x 7" (at handle) x 2 1/2"
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- ManufacturerDoskocil
- ConditionNew
- Accessories TypeCases: Rifle, Pistol and Bow
- Warranty1 Year Limited
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By Gene
Hard Case for us ole softies
December 21, 2019
Excellent case which securely holds and protects your prized guns.
ProsBig enough to hold two pistols (without scopes) and spare magazines.
By D
December 6, 2019
Very nice gun case for the price stronger and better built than I expected... time will tell how long the latches last
By Jack
Elverson PA
Great Value
June 14, 2019
You can't beat the price for this single handgun case. I was able to store a large framed semi-auto and a 2in.barrel med. framed revolver! Great case.
Best UsesStorage of handguns.
By Dominique
Charlotte, North Carolina
October 18, 2017
It's very light and durable. I like how it's not big and bulky. It keeps my gun safe and secure.
By Gabriel
oak harbor, OH
Lovin' it
March 19, 2013
This case is perfect! The price is great and it's just the right size to house my Crosman 357 pellet pistol in its holster. It also housing 9 extra clips in the empty space. Wonderfully convenient!
Pros-Price! -Perfect size for my use!
By Ken
Bridgeton, MO
Doskocil Gun Guard
December 16, 2012
Inside measurements were accurate. Egg carton foam held pistol snugly. Case is durable with metal pinned rear hinges. A very nice looking gun case suiting my needs of storage more than carrying off site. However, the case appears strong enough to endure off site stresses.
ProsCompact, yet large enough to hold large pistols within the limits of the inside measurements.
By Drew
Nice Case
December 10, 2012
Holds my Sig 2022 in place with plenty of room to spare for the clip and wrench. Solid construction without warping when the cover is closed over the pistol. Places for a lock on each side are easy to use.
ProsPlaces for locks on the sides add to a sense of security. Sure it's a plastic case, but it's going to keep the honest people out.
ConsNothing, just what I wanted.
By RICK
central coast of California
December 9, 2012
A nice case and exactly as described. It is also made in America.
By John G.
Long Branch, New Jersey
Doskocil Gun Guard Hard Case is a well put together carrying case for your BB gun or pistol.
September 23, 2012
I like how it is padded on top and bottom to protect your purchase and if dropped, by accident, you don't have to worry about your gun getting messed up. I think all gun purchases should be protected with a hard case like this. I am very satisfied with my purchase and will continue to order from this seller.
ProsEverything from the padding to the extra room to put your scope, CO2, lube oil, etc.
By Matt
May 19, 2011
This case, when i first got it, i was sorta Hesitant. But then i came to find, its a amazing case.
Its got a decent build (not indestructible, but pretty darn Sturdy for 9.90!!!!
it DOSE HAVE ROOM FOR UP TO 2 PISTOLS!
And will fit a case of co2 (probably 20 max)
Its got a decent build (not indestructible, but pretty darn Sturdy for 9.90!!!!
it DOSE HAVE ROOM FOR UP TO 2 PISTOLS!
And will fit a case of co2 (probably 20 max)
By moose
will work for 2 guns
June 17, 2009
this case says its for a scoped pistol an yes it is BUT it will hold 2 px4 storms with nc star weaver base attached two clips a 1500 count bottle of BBS and looks like there is room for two 12 gram co2 tanks ( i don't have extra at the moment but in sure it will fit them) it is a tight squese but you wont scratch anythig. and that's just on the top the foam padding can easily be removed and you can put a short screw driver Allen wrenches ( like 10 smallish ones) batteries ( for the laser sights) small targets folded about 4 more co2 , pens, manuals, 15 cds ( if you want to distroy something) and 4 more clips. granted it will be crowded in there but you can take this case to a range and shoot with needing space ( you may want to brig more co 2 tho, witch you could probbly fit in the top but would not recommend that its gets little complicated that way ) the only thing it WON'T hold is the holsters. this case looks strong enough to with stand dropping and maybe a few low power pellett shots ( im not going to test that lol) it also has a two slots for pad locks to keep little ones off the guns.
so to sum up it holds A LOT its tough enough and has safety capability and for 10 $ its a must buy. if you are even looking at it i would recommend it to any one, i am most likely going to get another one when i buy my desert eagle i think it will fit it and the accessories i plan to get ( untested don't quote me on that) if i do i will post another review on weather or not it works.
thanks for reading this
so to sum up it holds A LOT its tough enough and has safety capability and for 10 $ its a must buy. if you are even looking at it i would recommend it to any one, i am most likely going to get another one when i buy my desert eagle i think it will fit it and the accessories i plan to get ( untested don't quote me on that) if i do i will post another review on weather or not it works.
thanks for reading this
By Kevin
Great case for the price!
March 28, 2008
Great padding, well made case for single gun!
By Scott
Well worth the money!
March 4, 2008
Nice case. A great buy.
By Keith
Very good value
October 4, 2007
Excellent for the price, Couldn't ask for a better case for a single pistol and a few odds and ends as well.
I highly recommend it.
I highly recommend it.
By Logan
Great case
May 19, 2007
Its a great case when you need to move your pistol to places when you need a hard case, its also very foamy too. It prevents the gun to smash against the case.
By morgan f.
May 18, 2007
pretty much a good product.
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Skilled enthusiasts of the 1930's loved to race the legendary B.B. Korn cars around the club tracks reaching incredible speeds. For the children of his clients, Mr Korn designed and built the Indianapolis a non powered pre-war give-away. Our Indy toy car pays homage to Korn's legacy with detailed dash, rubber tires, and a hand-polished aluminum body.And this version has a bright red seat.
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MACOMB, Ill. (AP) – Officials say a federal grant will help bolster Western Illinois University's research on the state's bobcat population.
University officials announced a $375,000 two-year grant this week. It's coming from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Support » Plugin: BBQ: Block Bad Queries » Release tags
Release tags
Resolved benjaminniess
Would it be possible in the future to publish a new tag every time you release a new version of the plugin?
It's really important for other developers to be able to compare changes from a version to another and in my current case, I'm using composer to build a projet and it can't work without tags.
I'm happy to help if you need anything.
Thanks for the feedback. Is it possible to compare the previous version directly with the current version? Seems like it would be something simple to do..benjaminniess
Hi @specialk,
Thanks for your quick reply. Actually in the case you mentioned yes it is but let's say that for some reason you need to compare version 1.0.4 and 1.0.7 and your current version number is 1.0.9, then you can't.
It's common to keep the history of your plugins versions like WordPress does with the core https://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Versions
And like most of the plugin authors do with their plugins :
As I mentioned in my previous comment, it's also important for people like us who use to work with composer which requires a specific plugin version number.
Thanks mate!
"..let's say that for some reason you need to compare version 1.0.4 and 1.0.7 and your current version number is 1.0.9, then you can't."
Yes you can. Pretty sure that's all possible via the source log:
There you can grab any versions you want to look at. All plugins hosted here at WordPress.org use SVN, which makes it easy to grab any previous versions and compare however is desired.
Hello, the matter is not really to view the log history, but rather to follow the WordPress Plugin best practices by adding every releases in tags folder. By this way, we can use composer to manage dependencies and set any version of the plugin we want.
Hope you'll consider your position on this issueMaxime Culea
Hello @specialk,
I totally agree with @benjaminniess and @mista-flo, what finally matters here it's to get your plugin as composer dependency : https://wpackagist.org/.
Let's have a look at some plugins :
– Jetpack : https://wpackagist.org/search?q=jetpack&type=plugin&search=jetpack
A lot of releases !
– BBQ : https://wpackagist.org/search?q=block-bad-queries&type=any&search=block-bad-queries
Yours, has only one 🙁
Almost all plugins are doing it, the core is doing it, themes begin to do it, so why not either you ?
To finish, I would say that it's like a must-have feature as a developper, so please consider it !
Thank you 😉
Perhaps, but I have some questions before changing my workflow; perhaps you will be so kind as to help me understand the following:
1) Can you provide some documentation that says "adding every releases in tags folder" is "WordPress Plugin best practices"?
2) Is it not possible to install an older version of any plugin using the source/release log? (which provides complete copies of all previous versions)
3) It seems redundant to add an identical copy of every version of the plugin in a different folder, doesn't it? (a bit rhetorical, but would like to hear your thoughts)
Thanks for helping me to understand your perspective on this. It's interesting, if nothing else.
@maximeculea thanks for the feedback.
"Almost all plugins are doing it"
Can you back up that statement with any real stats?
"so why not either you ?"
Because there is no real need for it.
"it's like a must-have feature as a developper"
Lol no it's not. Plugins continue to work fine even without redundant copies in the tags folder.
That said, I do hear what you people are saying, that it would be a useful feature to have, so I will see about adding a redundant copy of each plugin version to the tags folder. It's really no skin off my back. Thanks all for the insightful feedback, much appreciated.
- This reply was modified 3 years, 1 month ago by Jeff Starr.
Yes it seems redundant but it's usefull. Check the FAQ about best practices with tags : https://wordpress.org/plugins/about/faq/ and https://wordpress.org/plugins/about/svn/ that is more explicit.
By the way, maybe it would be a good practice too to update your tag names, avoid dates and use sem version system : http://semver.org/, by doing this, it will be easier to track major updates, for example, when you have a release taged 1.0.0 and a second release 2.0.0, I could know that there is a breaking change in this release that could break my website.
Thank you for taking time to answer to our requests, hope you will be aware now 🙂
- This reply was modified 3 years, 1 month ago by Florian TIAR.
Thanks! Will reference this thread when I tag the next version. Not sure about changing the version number, but will consider it.
Thanks for your involvement on this usefull plugin 🙂Maxime Culea
Thank you :thumbsup:benjaminniess
Cheers mate!
The problem if you decide to change the version number for the semantic way, it that your users will not see your update because WordPress compares the version numbers and 2.0 is wayyy smaller than 20161114 but you should consider it for your next plugin 🙂
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From the airport and the gym to red carpets and movie promos, our celebrities from B-Town always have their fashion A-game on! Casually chic or prim, we bring you the best from B-Town's daily fashion diary. Here's all the style inspiration you need! [All Images: Viral Bhayani]
Kangana Ranaut
Why put denim at the bottom when it rules at the top, right Kanagna? We admit it, we never thought a tom-boyish ensemble can look so chic. Maybe its because of the printed tee or maybe it's Kanagana's personality! We are putting our bet on the later.
Priyanka Chopra
Our bride-to-be spotted wearing a sheer bomber over a pair of cropped denims. And , we absolutely love those heels. PeeCee sure knows how to keep her street style game strong. Atta, girl!
Diana Penty
There is nothing chicer than black and white stripes! Diana Penty acing her airport look in striped pants a dna basic white tee. Now, ain't that a look that is easy to pull off!
Kunal Kapoor
Looks like Kunal Kapoor can't get over his morning PJs. And thank god for that! Who knew your night comfort can become your trendy outfit on the go! Boys we hope you're taking notes.
Shraddha Kapoor
Now that's a colour combination you sure need to wear to work to shoo away those Monday blues!
Alia Bhatt
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Chinese children often raised by grandparents in countryside without their working parents
Monday, December 30, 2013
Homeless men recruited to help clean Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant
Friday, December 27, 2013
American worker captured in Pakistan says US has abandoned him
CNN has the story and video here,
The story again reinforces the danger to many American technical workers taking assignments in unstable parts of the world, particularly those with religious conflict. How good you get volunteers to ever go?
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Saudi blogger to be tried for apostasy, possible death penalty
Ensaf Haidir has apparently originally told reporters that her husband had been sentenced to death already.
Basawi had started the "Free Saudi Liberals" website in 2008.
I do wonder if a tourist with visible blogs could be at risk if he entered Saudi Arabia, for example, for work.
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
South Sudan topping CAR, Somalia, Syria, North Korea as among the worst countries in the world.
Countries are bad for different reasons. Consider North Korea, Syria, Iran, Somalia, and then Uganda, which, despite the horrific law just passed there, sounds relatively more civilized.
No question, any country like this makes a haven for terrorists who could show up here.
The thinking seems to be, "it's my way, or no way."
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Horrific anti-gay law passes parliament in Uganda
I have reviews of two films on the Uganda situation on Sept. 15 and Oct. 25, 2013 on the Movies blog. Uganda is said to have the worst legal environment, but other countries, like Nigeria, have oppressive laws. At one time Nigeria actually had active branches of Metropolitan Community Church. South Africa seems to be the only major country that has turned around.
In India, the country's supreme court has overturned a ruling invalidating its sodomy laws, and said that this matter belongs to its parliament.
CNN re-aired its "Wine to Water" Heroes project tonight, a water project set in South Sudan and Uganda. The Nile River starts in Uganda. It would be impossible for an LGBT person to be sent to work on a water engineering project or volunteer in a country like this. Think about the implications if you put "2 and together"/
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Remember the Vietnam era draft? Vietnam still has human rights abuses on free speech
Monday, December 9, 2013
A quick visit to the Mandela memorial at the South African Embassy this evening
Sunday, December 8, 2013
A quick visit to the United States Institute of Peace
Friday, December 6, 2013
WSJ highlights Mandela's former Marxist background and change of viewpoint
On Sunday, Dec. 8, Bill Keller has a similar column on o, 8 of the Review Section, "Nelson Mandela, Communist", link here.
Thursday, December 5, 2013
In some interior areas in China, the government does not allow home or personal Internet access at all
The writer describes a journey by bus in Sichuan Province in China, far inland, where people apparently cannot get Internet at all for home use, either wirelessly on cell phones or from cable. These regions tend to be near Tibet, where the government fears more unrest. Even so, real estate and corporate development goes on, without any expectation that citizens need to be able to go online. It's like the 80s here.
This would be a bigger problem when corporations transfer people to work here, especially from western countries.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Truck carrying radioactive waste stolen near Mexico City, a threat to the US?
NBC News has a detailed story by Pete Williams here.
In the US and western countries, payloads of radioactive materials are supposed to be moved under tight security and controls. That isn't possible in Mexico.
Apparently the payload as medical. There is no direct evidence that it was stolen to bring it into the US, and the thieves may not know what they have. It would be intercepted at the US border.
Authorities said that it would difficult to make this into a dirty bomb, but perhaps barely conceivable.
The IAEA has a paper on the importance of sealing radioactive sources, here.
CNN has a story by Rafael Romo and others, with some discussion of past incidents, here.
The incident occurred early Monday AM, which could mean that there could have been enough time for the vehicle to be driven to the US by now. It's not clear when border authorities were told.
The scenario reminds me of the 1975 film "Sorcerer" which I saw in NYC.
Update: Later this evening
Multiple media sources report recovery of the truck, and of the canister with radioactive materials in an unpopulated area near the site of the theft. It is not completely clear whether all of the radioactive material has been recovered.
Sources claim that smaller thefts trucks carrying hazardous materials do in Mexico, and none have looked for the materials. But Charles Krauthammer wrote on Fox News that it is conceivable Hezbollah could try a theft like this, and there is some indication a theft was planned. Why was material like this carried without GPS and in an unsecured manner?
The US Department of Homeland Security (and Customs) is assisting Mexico with the police investigation.
Monday, December 2, 2013
Is the Central African Republic the world's most unstable country?
Because of lack of development, most of the power is hydroelectric, which ironically sounds like a good thing for the environment and sustainability. But not for the economy there now.
Michael Gerson has an op-ed on the CAR in the Washington Post on Friday Dec. 13, "The Central African Republic needs our help", link here. It could become the next haven for international terrorists.
Update: January 9. 2014
NBC News has a video on the Central African Republic.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Population debate from right wing in the west leads to calls for "the right babies", fearing Islamic fertility
Natalie Angier has a couple of bug articles about families and demographics in the US in the New York Tiimes Tuesday Nov 26, link here. A sidebar article on p. D3, "Wanting marriage and pursuit of happiness" notes that single men used to be driven out of town in the 19th century unless they boarded with respectable families, and were regarded with suspicion as late as the 50s (really alter). Marital fatherhood was viewed as a moral requirement as much as fidelity.
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Iran deal generally accepted; young adults often skeptical of working overseas in developing countries
Monday, November 18, 2013
China causes academics, journalists in the US to self-censor
Sunday, November 17, 2013
China finally eases one-child policy, says it will close "reeducation academies"
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Muslim teenage boys in Europe feel pressured to go to Syria to fight
Monday, November 11, 2013
Typhoon Haiyan leaves apocalyptic damage to some of the Philippines
The media does list many relief organizations. Can churches organize on-the-ground relief trips? Only the largest organizations have been able to do this for Haiti, and this is likely to be true of this disaster. Right now, this is a job for military humanitarian missions, starting with Navy hospital ships. But a catastrophe can be a great equalizer. The Philippines did have problems with the presence of Al Qaeda after 9/11.
I must say that during some portions of my own adult life, people have sometimes talked about immigrants from this country with some degree of flippancy.
The film "La Source" about relief in Haiti (Movies blog Oct. 26, 2013) seems relevant.
I'm told by business contacts that the areas well south of the path of the eye of the typhoon are functioning and have power and services, despite some damage.
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Will Britain impose a "license to publish"?
Friday, November 8, 2013
European Court rules on asylum for LGBT people from African countries with harsh anti-gay laws that are enforced
Update: Nov 12
The International Business Times reports that the UK has become overzealous in asking immigrants seeking political asylum for being gay to prove they are gay with graphic materials, in this story by Palash Ghosh, "Do Ask, Do Tell: UK Authorities asking 'gay' asylum seekers to prove sexual orientation, link here.
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Northern Nigeria apparently showing aggressive persecution from radical Islam
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Is modern civilized living an unsustainable historical anomaly? "It won't be so bad, or will it?"
Don't forget pandemics. The biggest threats are probably natural. Why aren't we more aggressive in making vaccines for avian influenza and SARS-like infections?
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Piracy incident near Nigeria seems urgent; recall an earlier communication to me in 2008
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Japan's low birth rate attracts attention about what makes people tick; ZPG is still active
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Journalist in Morocco arrested for "indirect" hyperlink (with degrees of separation) to supposed terror site
Thursday, October 17, 2013
CNN airs new video of Kenya mall attack, talks to FBI consultant on how to behave if kidnapped
Saturday, October 12, 2013
"Climate Departure": DC's flight leaves in 2047, for "Cloud Atlas"
Friday, October 11, 2013
Brtiain threatens major censorship of the press
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Effectiveness of Al Shabab recruitment in Kenya raises western security concerns
Monday, October 7, 2013
Raids in Libya, Somalia underly the folly of the shutdowns
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Epidemic blindness in Ethiopia can be fixed by a cheap 10-minute surgery
Friday, September 27, 2013
UN report on man-made climate change is pretty scathing
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Save the Children offers sponsorships of individual children overseas; is this tantamount to parenthood?
The appeal had an expiration date of Oct. 15, 2013. Real kids don't have expiration dates.
Talking on a child would mean a career change. I would have to learn what it is like to "sell things" to support a family, in a society of people who pretend to be self-sufficient and not need anything, not want to be bothered in pursuing their own agendas. Salesmanship, it seems, used to be part of "real life".


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Healing To Wholeness: Mind, Body & Spirit
When you think of health care, what's the first thing that comes to mind? Maybe your local hospital or perhaps you picture a doctor or nurse. However, at Gwinnett Medical Center providing care to the whole person means much more than that.
The Faith Community Nursing department at GMC redefines what it means to provide complete care for patients and members of the community. By forming partnerships with faith communities to establish and support health ministries, those who need it most are able to gain access to health information, education and resources. This happens through the Faith Community Nursing program and the Faith Community Network program at GMC.
What do Faith Community Nurses do?
While Faith Community Nurses have many responsibilities within the community, their sole focus is to support the mental, physical and spiritual needs of community members. As registered nurses who have received specialized education and training, they are uniquely qualified to provide guidance and support on a wide-range of health-related matters.
This may come in the form of personal health counseling, health education, hospital & home visits, health screenings, referrals to community services, support groups or advocacy. Furthermore, each Faith Community Nurse is able to serve as a connector to additional resources and information as needed.
Navigating Health Care: The Faith Community Network
For most of us, the world of health care can be confusing and overwhelming. Instead of leaving it to individuals to figure out on their own, Mary Cooper, RN, the Faith Community Nurse Navigator for the Faith Community Network at GMC is there to help.
As the Faith Community Nurse Navigator, Mary coordinates with the Faith Community Network, currently 11 faith based organizations throughout Atlanta. This emerging program at GMC is aimed at partnering with faith communities to build a bridge to better health. She works with leaders of each organization to bring awareness of health and wholeness to the faith based organization, as well as a caring transition from hospital to home for Network members.
She also works with individuals that are a part of each organization to become a part of the Faith Community Network. As a member, individuals are added to GMC's patient database. This allows for Mary to become a part of their care team in the event that they have a hospital visit.
Mary practices Faith Community Nursing, in the hospital setting, at the patient's bedside. That may mean sitting and listening to their fears, praying with them, answering their medical questions or anything that is weighing on them, "I have the time to really hear their heart," says Mary.
Mary's work doesn't stop there; Mary is a complement to the patient's care team. Oftentimes, she is able to coordinate with the patient's faith based organization to ensure that they receive wrap-around caring services from their faith-based organization once discharged from the hospital. These caring services complement any medical services ordered by the patient's care team.
These caring services may include financial assistance, meal assistance, emotional and spiritual support, among other things. As Mary emphasizes, "I love how this program helps them heal. It may not always be physical, it's often spiritual and it can help to make them whole."
Joining the Faith Community Network
This incredible network is the only one of its kind in the state of Georgia. Currently, there are 11 faith based organizations throughout the GMC service area that are a part of the Faith Community Network and GMC is hoping to continue the program's growth. An individual that's a part of these organizations is able to utilize the resources and support of the Faith Community Network. Any faith based organization is invited to partner with GMC; the program is free and voluntary.


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Mobile multi-tasking is different from traditional multi-tasking
Some companies are switching from Blackberry devices to iOS 4 devices with the advent of multi-tasking on iOS 4. iOS 4 is not the first mobile OS to support multi-tasking. It's the last.
The reason it's the last, is because it's designers wanted to avoid multi-tasking entirely. They were of the opinion that fast switching between apps was 95% of what users meant when they said "multi-tasking". And to really give that extra touch, developers could write code to save the state of their apps and restore that state when the user started them up again.
The designers were mostly right. Many users never even noticed the lack of multi-tasking. That is until mobile apps gained more complex functionality. When that happened, GPS applications stopped working when you took a phone call. Pandora stopped playing. Skype stopped talking. Your app stopped syncing.
Let's step back for a moment. Why don't mobile phones just support traditional multi-tasking? They have in the past. You can do traditional multi-tasking on a Windows Mobile device and on a Blackberry. But the Android and Google phones don't. What's the problem?
The problem is two-fold: complexity and limited resources. Complexity arises from the fact that you have a much smaller visual space and simpler UI on a mobile device. Applications tend to take up the entire screen. There's no easy way to indicate to the user that multiple applications are running. There's no easy way to allow them to quit or control multiple applications. Users expect mobile devices to be simpler, easier and idiot-proof. They don't want or expect them to work like little computers.
The second reason is limited resources. Everything that runs on the phone uses CPU time and memory. And everything that uses CPU uses battery power. If you write your applications perfectly then they will use very little of both. A well-written application will sleep between requests from the user. It won't hit the network every few seconds. It won't use every last byte of available memory. Unfortunately many apps won't be well written, or they will need to hit the network or use every byte of memory to accomplish their tasks.
Given the limited resource problem, the Android developers decided to implement a new approach to multi-tasking. An Android developer doesn't just get to leave their program running. They have to decide what, exactly, needs to run in the background. The answer for most applications is nothing.
The most common form of multi-tasking on the Android (and probably on iOS 4) is simply saving state. The Android OS provides first-class support in the operating system for application developers to write out the current state of their applications and load them back in when their app is resumed/restarted.
From the user's perspective, it looks like the application is multi-tasking. When they switch away from an app and back again it looks exactly like it did when they left. The note they were writing is still in mid-paragraph, their solitaire hand is still in mid game. The OS will even try to keep the application in memory, making the switch back even faster. But if the application you switched to needs more memory, the old app gets booted out. The user won't notice except that the switch back takes a little more time.
And that brings us to the less common form of multi-tasking. The ability to actually run in the background. This is for those apps that want to continue playing music, downloading twitter messages, etc. Android supports those types of apps by allowing them to register and run services. The entire application doesn't run in the background, just a service thread. That background thread doesn't get to interact with the user, it just gets to service a network connection, play music, etc. The result is far less memory pressure and, theoretically, less CPU usage.
iOS 4, despite Apple's hyperbole, works almost exactly like Android. The OS now provides first class support for saving state like Android does. And for background apps, there are a few extra wrinkles and one major restriction. iOS 4 provides more "types" of service threads. You can register a music player and it will use the normal iTunes background music controls. You can register a GPS or VOIP app. Those are explicit types. The major restriction is that you can't register a generic type. There's no type for background network feeds. So background IM or Twitter isn't supported.
Apple took this approach so that the OS was the one doing all of the heavy lifting. The hardest code to get right is the code that services the background functionality. With Apple's approach, an iOS 4 developer only needs to write the guts of the service thread. They don't get to decided when they are called. Apple thinks this covers 99% of the use cases and uses less resources then the generic Android approach.
That's why not all of those companies with custom Blackberry or Windows Mobile apps can switch over to an iPhone. There's still no generic multi-tasking capability, even in iOS 4. If you have a sales support app that expects to get live, continuous feeds, you won't get that in iOS 4. You can get much closer with Android but Android doesn't yet have the other enterprise support features that Blackberry and iOS 4 does.
This new approach to multi-tasking in mobile operating systems appears to be the future. Microsoft's newest mobile OS looks to use the same mechanism. All modern mobile OS's now use the service thread approach. The difference is in what they allow the service threads to do. My expectation is that iOS 4 will open up to allow more "types", including a generic network service thread. And Microsoft's model will probably look more like Android then iOS.
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The Ring Two
The longhaired girl--who climbs out of a well, comes through your TV, gets water all over your floor and then literally scares you to death--is back with a vengeance. But don't be too alarmed. The creepy novelty of a videotape that kills you has definitely worn off.
It's been six months since journalist Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) and her ashen-faced, sunken-eyed son Aidan (David Dorfman) outsmarted the sinister Samara and escaped that darn cursed tape. Or have they? They've moved to a new town and are trying to get on with their lives. Then Rachel discovers evidence at a local crime scene, including an unmarked videotape, which makes her fear it might not be over. Aidan suddenly starts behaving even more strangely, scratching at walls, saying things like, ''She can't hear us when we sleep,'' as his temperature drops dangerously below normal. He even has detrimental effects on the fauna in the area. Hmmm. It indeed seems like Samara isn't quite done putting the pretty blonde and her son, who looks nothing like her, through the ringer. Rachel must now try to save Aidan's life for the second time--and finally send that demented well dweller back where she belongs.
When Naomi Watts made The Ring--and agreed to do a sequel--she had no idea how the sleeper hit would turn her into a major star. But it did. Now, with an Oscar nomination under her belt for her searing turn in 21 Grams, Watts is reprising her Ring role. While she looks a little uncomfortable doing it, Watts' tortured performance undoubtedly makes the film. Her talent is palpable as Rachel, a mom who knows she isn't perfect but is trying desperately to make good for her past mistakes. As for the sullen Dorfman, if you thought he was the least bit annoying in the first Ring, with his hollowed look and doom and gloom proclamations, he is doubly so in The Ring Two. Poor kid. It's not really his fault he's being set up to be the terribly irritating ''old soul'' who knows far more than he should (and looks a heck of a lot older than he should, even though Aidan's aged only six months since the original). Then there's the doomed supporting cast. They include Simon Baker as Rachel's new journalist friend; Elizabeth Perkins as a concerned psychiatrist who believes Rachel may be abusing Aidan; and Sissy Spacek, making a return to horror as a mysterious woman who holds a key to Samara's past. Cue the ominous music.
Right from the start, The Ring Two is at a disadvantage. We already know the hook. We already know what the menacing videotape can do and the urgency in finding out its origin, all of which made the first Ring so oppressive and terrifying. So where do you go from there? Hiring director Hideo Nakata, who helmed the successful Japanese versions of The Ring films, is a promising start. The Ring's director Gore Verbinski was too busy filming other movies, including The Weather Man and prepping the sequels to Pirates of the Caribbean, but that's OK. Nakata certainly knows the material and has a handle on using effects to build tension, including a rather disturbing scene in which Rachel and Aidan are attacked by antlered bucks (similar in feel to the horse scene in the original). But ultimately, The Ring Two can't keep up the momentum. Having Rachel once again race around, this time to stop Samara from possessing her son, just doesn't instill the same fear. And, just once, it would have been cool to see how Samara actually dispatches her victims by turning them into life-sized versions of the famous Munch painting, ''The Scream.'' Oh well.
Bottom Line
Everyone really wants The Ring Two to be as frightening as the original. But unfortunately, Samara's deadly videotape does not hold up to repeat viewings.