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JDO requires that implementations support the persistence of interfaces as first class objects (FCO's). DataNucleus provides this capability. It follows the same general process as for java.lang.Object since both interfaces and java.lang.Object are basically references to some persistable object.
To demonstrate interface handling let's introduce some classes. Let's suppose you have an interface with a selection of classes implementing the interface something like this
You then have a class that contains an object of this interface type
public class ShapeHolder { protected Shape shape=null; ... }
JDO doesn't define how an interface is persisted in the datastore. Obviously there can be many implementations and so no obvious solution. DataNucleus allows the following
The user controls which one of these is to be used by specifying the extension mapping-strategy on the field containing the interface. The default is "per-implementation"
In terms of the implementations of the interface, you can either leave the field to accept any known about implementation, or you can restrict it to only accept some implementations (see "implementation-classes" metadata extension). If you are leaving it to accept any persistable implementation class, then you need to be careful that such implementations are known to DataNucleus at the point of encountering the interface field. By this we mean, DataNucleus has to have encountered the metadata for the implementation so that it can allow for the implementation when handling the field. You can force DataNucleus to know about a persistable class by using an autostart mechanism, or using persistence.xml, or by placement of the package.jdo file so that when the owning class for the interface field is encountered so is the metadata for the implementations.
To allow persistence of this interface field with DataNucleus you have 2 levels of control. The first level is global control. Since all of our Square, Circle, Rectangle classes implement Shape then we just define them in the MetaData as we would normally.
<package name="mydomain"> <class name="Square"> ... </class> <class name="Circle"> ... </class> <class name="Rectangle"> ... </class> </package>
The global way means that when mapping that field DataNucleus will look at all persistable classes it knows about that implement the specified interface.
JDO also allows users to specify a list of classes implementing the interface on a field-by-field basis, defining which of these implementations are accepted for a particular interface field. To do this you define the Meta-Data like this
<package name="mydomain"> <class name="ShapeHolder"> <field name="shape" persistence-modifier="persistent" field-type="mydomain.Circle,mydomain.Rectangle,mydomain.Square"/> </class>
That is, for any interface object in a class to be persisted, you define the possible implementation classes that can be stored there. DataNucleus interprets this information and will map the above example classes to the following in the database
So DataNucleus adds foreign keys from the containers table to all of the possible implementation tables for the shape field.
If we use mapping-strategy of "identity" then we get a different datastore schema.
<class name="ShapeHolder"> <field name="shape" persistence-modifier="persistent"> <extension vendor-name="datanucleus" key="mapping-strategy" value="identity"/> </field> </class>
and the datastore schema becomes
and the column "SHAPE" will contain strings such as mydomain.Circle:1 allowing retrieval of the related implementation object.
You can have a Collection/Map containing elements of an interface type. You specify this in the same way as you would any Collection/Map. You can have a Collection of interfaces as long as you use a join table relation and it is unidirectional. The "unidirectional" restriction is that the interface is not persistent on its own and so cannot store the reference back to the owner object. Use the 1-N relationship guides for the metadata definition to use.
You need to use a DataNucleus extension tag "implementation-classes" if you want to restrict the collection to only contain particular implementations of an interface. For example
<class name="ShapeHolder"> <field name="shapes" persistence-modifier="persistent"> <collection element-type="mydomain.Shape"/> <join/> <extension vendor-name="datanucleus" key="implementation-classes" value="mydomain.Circle,mydomain.Rectangle,mydomain.Square,mydomain.Triangle"/> </field> </class>
So the shapes field is a Collection of mydomain.Shape and it will accept the implementations of type Circle, Rectangle, Square and Triangle. If you omit the implementation-classes tag then you have to give DataNucleus a way of finding the metadata for the implementations prior to encountering this field.
The default mapping strategy for interface fields and collections of interfaces is to have separate FK column(s) for each possible implementation of the interface. Obviously if you have an application where new implementations are added over time the schema will need new FK column(s) adding to match. This is possible if you enable the persistence property datanucleus.rdbms.dynamicSchemaUpdates, setting it to true. With this set, any insert/update operation of an interface related field will do a check if the implementation being stored is known about in the schema and, if not, will update the schema accordingly.


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Is there any difference in "wipe" (from the recovery mod) and factory reset from the android OS?
Does factory reset/wipe remove the custom ROM?
I need to know because after doing the "ALL wipe" from ultrajack recovery, I flashed a ROM. But the old boot animation, the system apps all remain!!
How can I fix this? or should I manually remove the system apps by mounting it as Rw. etc etc?

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This is obviously an evolution over those web sites promising "compatibility tests", "daily jokes", "daily horoscopes", "you just won an i[device]" and other tricks.
Interesting to note that some of the installers don't have to actually install anything, as they already got the mobile number. Some do install something, but usually an app that's already available for free elsewhere anyway.
Be aware of scammers.


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Since the 1990s, Javier Gutiérrez and Efrén Canteras have worked together to preserve Mexico's blown glass artistry. "This type of work is a beautiful craft. I love blown glass because of the pure imagination poured into every piece created," confides Efrén.
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"I was 15 years old when I began blowing glass. Now I have the opportunity to teach the art of blowing hot glass to other young artisans. I start by employing people as my assistants, but I aim to train them to be experts, glass blowers equipped with a beautiful and useful skill.
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Today I want to show you a few of the resources from my '100 Sight Words' series. I have been busily revising and upgrading the resources in this collection over the last year, but have not had a chance to show you any of them in detail. I am planning on having the final few revised in the next month.
The 'Flip and Write' cards are so much fun. All 100 words are included.
Once laminated, students read the word, then 'flip' it!
The look at the letter boxes and think back to the word they read.
They take a dry erase marker, and write in the word! These are fun and focus on the key skill - remembering these words by sight!
This was one of my very first 'write and wipe' activities, and I am so glad that it is now revised and looking all brand-new.
When you are introducing your 'focus' words - the 'First Day Worksheets' make a great activity for students. They combine some fine motor and tracing skills as well as providing a nice solid visual for your students. When you first introduce sight words, the focus will primarily be on 'reading' not
writing - so these clear uncluttered sheets, with the large word as the focus, are perfect!
They can take this worksheet home, stick it on the fridge and practice reading it all week!
Your students can shade in the letters
and trace the handwriting-pattern lines.
You can knock over a sight word AND handwriting lesson, even in the early stages of sight-word-learning!
I have revised my 'Sight Word Worksheets Mega Pack' as well. As well as refreshing the existing pages, I have added a new page design, so that there are now 3 different worksheets for each 3-word combination. There are 100 worksheets in total!
These are great for when your students are ready to move on to sight words as a 'spelling' activity as well as for reading.
All of these resources are also bundled up, so you can save AND receive all the new resources I add to the series. There are many more to come!
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Today's Big Data Scientists are being challenged with discovering actionable insights from the Volume, Velocity and Variety of data resources in cost-effective innovate ways. This is the foundation of Big Data Trends and has tremendous value when understanding is Visualized by today's Big Data Artists.
Big Data Artists and Data Storytelling
Data comes to life in the hands of Data Artists. Effective Data Storytelling can inspire new ideas and actions. Statistics guru Hans Rosling is a modern day Michelangelo of Big Data. Watch his TED Talk video about "global trends in health and economics". Hans really gets rolling into this data story at about the 4 minute mark of this video.
Big Data Virtualization
Processing unstructured, semi-structured, and structured data can be accomplished with open-source tools such as Hadoop, MongoDB, Node.JS, with multiple programming languages including Java and Python. Many of these Big Data Tools can be installed and configured within a few minutes. We can also leverage Cloud Computing for processing Big Data. Cost-effective processing of Graph Data for Social Network Analytics can be accomplished with GraphChi. My friend and colleague, Brad Cox, created an easy to use plugin to accelerate graph data processing. There are a plethora of tools and resources out there. Help others and share your favorites here. Continue reading The Volume, Velocity, Variety, and Visualization of Big Data


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Calling all geeks, nerds, designers, makers and anyone else whose ever wanted to build something cool: MakerHaus is coming to Seattle's Fremont neighborhood.
What's MakerHaus? It's kind of a geek paradise.
The 10,000-square-foot renovated industrial design space will include educational programs where members can take classes on topics such as Intro to Rhino 3D CAD; Getting Funded on Kickstarter; or Laser Cutting Basics. Members also will be able to test their own skills in a metalshop and woodshop, and utilize two professional-grade 3-D laser printers.
Opening December 6th in the former Evo snowboard and ski shop, founder Ellie Kemery wants MakerHaus to become a central hub for those interested in creating new products, perhaps even sparking a wave of hardware startups.
"This is an effort to empower the creative community to be able to bring their ideas to life," explains Kemery, who previously worked at Nike and Hornall Anderson. Her husband, industrial designer Mike Kemery, is serving as an adviser.
MakerHaus is part of a larger trend now spreading across the country in which entrepreneurial-minded hobbyists — often dubbed "makers" — create and develop new products in the field of electronics; robotics or 3-D printing. In Seattle's geek subculture, the movement is alive and well, highlighted by events such as Ignite and maker spaces like Jigsaw Renaissance; Bellevue's StudentRND and Matt Westervelt's Metrix: Create Space on Capitol Hill.
TechShop — described as a membership-based do-it-yourself workshop — is establishing locations nationwide but has yet to plant a flag in Seattle.
Kemery said that MakerHaus is slightly different from your typical maker space, offering professional grade equipment that could not only be used by individuals but also small design; engineering or architectural firms.
"In Seattle, specifically, what we identified is that prototyping equipment is incredibly inaccessible for people who want to do Kickstarter projects and what not," said Kemery. "Even though there are places like Metrix: Create Space that might have some equipment, it is not to the level that it needs to be for you to create a prototype that could be manufactured."
Smaller design firms can outsource protyping work to fabrication facilities, but Kemery said they usually don't accept anything without a minimum $10,000 order. She also said there's an opportunity to have different parts of the geek; engineering and design communities to come together in one space.
"This is a really big void," said Kemery, adding that Portland has developed a strong community around the maker movement.
MakerHaus, of course, is no small investment. Fremont work space doesn't come cheap. And the two Objet 3-D printers — dubbed by Kemery as "Ferraris" of the 3-D printing world — cost about $150,000 each.
But it's that high-end equipment that could set the company apart. For example, Kemery said a designer could use the 3-D printer to create a working wrench. Architects, a prime target, could use it to easily develop models.
"Designers geek out over that kind of stuff because it provides them so much flexibility," she said.
MakerHaus is well capitalized, but Kemery declined to name the company's backers who she said are mostly made up of Seattle area entrepreneurs. The organization plans to make money by selling annual memberships, charging between $189 and $519 per month. It also plans to charge for courses.
Even though the space won't officially open for another two months, members are already signing up, including the founder of furniture design firm UrbanCase as well as uber geeks from Amazon.com and Microsoft and architects and designers. "We have a wealth of different types of people who are going to be in the space," she said. MakerHaus plans to cap its membership to the shop at 250.
As part of the new space, Kemery said they plan to showcase some of the products being developed by members, occasionally hosting street fairs and events. She's also interested in allying with educational institutions and schools.
If all goes as planned, Kemery said that she hopes the new space cultivates a new class of startups and helps bridge the gap between business and design in Seattle.
"Our goal is to become a launchpad for companies and businesses, and also a breeding ground for innovation," she said. "If all of the people who we start having as members go on to open up spaces and shops of their own that they no longer need us — that to us is success. We are really about empowering them. We know those people, they are us."


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If you knew me, then you'd probably know that while I have an interest in film, somehow none of what I've watched thus far (with the exception of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World) has been based on a comic book. And, while I love to read, I don't really gravitate toward comic books or graphic novels. That is until now, when I was sent a copy of Jordan Margolis's newest publication, "Excuseman: A Ring of Truth." Recently, I was able to pose a few questions to the attorney / author. Here's what he had to say about what led him to create a comic book instead of a novel, when his interest in comics began, his favorite authors, and much more...
Andrew DeCanniere: Since your newest publication is not a novel, but rather a comic book, I would be interested in knowing what led to this choice.
Jordan Margolis / EXCUSEMAN (XQ): EXCUSEMAN, like all Super Heroes, derives his legitimacy from the imagination of well-meaning readers. In one of his umpteen new books this month, Deepak Chopra recently opined that Super Heroes are modern-day mythological figures. I don't necessarily agree, and I wanted to present a more realistic Origin Story in a familiar style, which reveals how EXCUSEMAN got his powers. The Power of Reverse Apology is the pseudo-science I created in my first book, The Misadventures of Excuseman, wherein I explained that the ancient Greek "apologia" meant to defend an idea; hence an excuse. What better way than a Comic Book to transcend time and space so we can witness Aristotle teaching Alexander the Great the secrets of "people control"? (Actually, if I had Steven Spielberg money, I'd use special effects in 3D, or at least a Super 8, but a comic book was all I could afford.)
AD: Have you always been interested in comic books? At what point and in what way did this interest develop?
XQ: I've been hooked on comic books since I learned to look at pictures, (reading has taken me a bit longer, so I'm looking forward to War and Peace this summer. The book, I mean.) As a kid, I hid my share of Marvel and DC comics inside my school back pack. My Hebrew school teacher was not too happy when I chanted from Spiderman rather than the Torah on my Bar Mitzvah. Before then, nobody knew that Moses dropped the Ten Commandments when he shot his webbing goo at the Golden Calf. You think only Deepak Chopra has deep spiritual thoughts?
AD: From my perspective, it's a bit difficult to put Excuseman: A Ring of Truth into a particular genre. How would you categorize it or sum it up, without giving too much away?
XQ: First of all, Andrew, I'm Jewish, so I never give anything away. But all seriousness aside, when Michael Troy, pop culture artist (Going Gaga), advised me that he was available to collaborate again (XQ Goes Gallactic illustrations), to create EXCUSEMAN's origin story, we faced the challenge of spanning several decades of earth shaking excuses in only eight pages. We developed a combination of mural and panel configurations to skewer dozens of historical figures by cartoon political satire. The trick was juxtaposing Jordo the Lawyer, as a secret government agent, with EXCUSEMAN's exploits, both of whom changed the course of history, despite never being seen in the same room. We must have done something right, because the back of of A Ring of Truth is honored to include blurbs by syndicated cartoonists, Shannon Wheeler (Too Much Coffee Man) and Lalo Alcaraz (La Cucaracha).
AD: Who are some of your influences when you work on something like this? Is it one particular individual, or perhaps several people who influence your work?
XQ: Well, my art mixes law with humor, and there aren't many Trial Lawyers running around in public wearing bright blue and orange spandex tights, not to mention my cape. To be honest, my biggest influence was my late father, Irving Margolis. (He was usually "late" even before he died.) My dad taught me his unique way to strive towards the Jewish concept of "Tikkun Olam," repairing the world, through justice and humor. However, my more notable influences are pretty obvious. For political satire, my influences were Ben Franklin, Mark Twain and Franz Kafka. For anarchy, my influences were the Marx Brothers, Monty Python, Richard Pryor, and Mel Brooks. For poetry, I'd say E.E. Cummings, James Thurber and Allen Ginsburg. Lemme add Lenny Bruce and George Carlin as inspirations.
AD: Who are your favorite authors?
XQ: I loved to read, and always have a book on me (or eBook, yeah I'm cool). Growing up, I read everything by Leon Uris, Dickens, Dostoevsky, and I still read Philip Roth, who just keeps getting better. Nowadays, for fun, I read everything by Robert Parker, Christopher Buckley, Carl Hiaasen, Michael Connelly, James Lee Burke and Chuck Palahniuk. But Scott Turow stands out as my all-time fave, crafting courtroom drama with seer like observations on the human condition.Besides, Scott wrote the best blurb ever for Excuseman Only Tortures English; "Jordy always makes me laugh." C'mon, you can't beat that kind of writing!
AD: What draws you to them? To that sort of literature in particular?
XQ: Story and characters, rapid fire dialogue and surprise endings. I believe the best tribute comes when a reader laughs out loud, for real, in public. Of course, I'm referring to humor books, so I hope the ghost of Dostoevsky doesn't visit me in my dreams tonight and hit me in the head with an axe!
AD: Which of their books would you recommend and why?
XQ: Now I'm a bit superstitious about Dostoevsky's ghost, so I'll start with Crime and Punishment, but I encourage you NOT to laugh out loud (unless you're in Siberia and no one will hear you). Otherwise, you can pull any book by the above authors, including the dead ones, and find a good read.
AD: If someone were to tell you that they only plan to read one book this year – though I can't imagine why someone would read only one – what would that book be, and why is that book in particular important?
XQ: Actually, Andrew, that's an excellent question, which I thought you'd never ask. I strongly encourage everyone who can read (although there are funny illustrations) to grab a copy of Excuseman Only Tortures English, More Novel Than Ever. Of course, I'd prefer if you bought it, but even if you grab a copy and get arrested for shoplifting, please call me; I am an attorney first, and green is green, which partially answers your second question. But, also, with the recent news that a torture suit can proceed against Rumsfeld, and the prior Nigerian indictment against Cheney; my plot line (George W. Bush hiring me to defend him at a Show Trial when Iran indicts him for War Crimes) is not so fictional after all, except much funnier, of course.
AD: Now that you've finished this particular book, what is your next project? Will it be another comic book or will it be a different format?
XQ: Currently, I'm working with my uber slick director, Mark Gerard, filming two web series projects. My Excuse of the Day videos are quick hits, each running only 30 seconds or less, perfect for sharing. Ever the lawyer, I've incorporated Planet Jordo, LLC to produce EXCUSEMAN Saves Hollywood, a new web series which begins shooting in September, featuring celebrities who don't mind laughing at themselves when they screw up, and look-a-likes to portray them when they do. All XQ videos will be presented on my website, www.excuseman.com as well as YouTube, FaceBook and Twitter. And I bet Michael Troy put you up to asking me this, because he just called, nudging me to begin writing the next installment of EXCUSEMAN for Planet Jordo Comics. Hiyo Segway, Away!
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I don't care what you think. Call me a dweeb. Call the guy who built this thing a nerd. Whatever, this Ferrari F1 car transformer costume rules.
The video was shot back in 2010, but I just saw it on WTF1 and now I want one. I should show up to the Detroit Auto Show in this thing. Hell, I should show up to nightclubs in this thing.


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Exclusive Look at Fusion-io ioDrive - PCIe Solid State (Page 1)
Call it what you want; a unicorn, purple elephant or any number of cliches. This industry is full of them; the promise of photo realistic gaming, systems that boot in seconds and products like what we are talking about today, card based solid-state storage. All of these features are on the five year plan; in five years we will see how close we are to achieving them, all but one.
Fusion-io calls their card based solid-state storage technology ioMemory. It is a catchy name that goes along with the products name, ioDrive. The ioDrive uses NAND flash memory, just like the solid-state drives we have been reviewing for the last year. The difference is that everything we have looked at so far connects to a SATA port and the ioDrive rides the fast lane, 10GB/s to be exact from a 4-lane PCIe slot. If you think it sounds fast, just hang tight, there is a lot to cover before we get to the benchmarks.
Normally products like the Fusion-io ioDrive are not reviewed on general purpose computing review sites like TweakTown. In 2009 we will start to cover more products in the enterprise market and run them in parallel with our usual content. Behind the scenes the US office has been covering enterprise storage products for many years, but most of this testing has been for private reports and for our own twisted amusement.
DVNation, the webs leading Solid-State Storage e-tailer and one of TweakTown's suppliers offered me the opportunity to test the ioDrive under NDA. The whole thing started out like an unsolicited offer of contraband at a Grateful Dead show, "Fusion-io ioDrive, follow me." It is difficult to turn down such bliss; my only reply was "dose me please."
It wasn't until after testing that the review portion of the evaluation materialized. As stated previously, high-end server products generally do not make it to review sites and any product testing is performed by private laboratories. In this market even product pricing is kept close to the cuff. Sometimes even distributers are asked to refer inquiring minds to official company sales staff. Fusion-io and DVNation have really gone out on a limb to allow us an exclusive first look at their ioDrive. For that we are thankful, but as always, we only report our findings; the good, bad and ugly.
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- Page 1 [Introduction]
- Page 2 [Specifications, Availability and Pricing]
- Page 3 [The Packaging]
- Page 4 [The Fusion-io ioDrive 80GB]
- Page 5 [Test System Setup]
- Page 6 [Benchmarks - HD Tune Pro]
- Page 7 [Benchmarks - Everest Random Access Time]
- Page 8 [Benchmarks - PCMark Vantage Hard Disk Tests]
- Page 9 [Benchmarks - Passmark]
- Page 10 [Final Thoughts]


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Torr_Adult_School necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 62 diseños de 16 diseñadores freelance.
Torrance Adult School (TAS)
Are you interested in designing a modern logo for one of the leading adult schools in Southern California? We are ready for a change. It's time for the TAS owl to fly the coop! We've decided to freshen up our school's logo which has served us well, but is ready for a makeover.
Our school serves a tight-knit community south of Los Angeles, California. The mission of TAS is to provide high-quality, affordable, educational and personal enrichment opportunities in an era of rapid technological, economic and social change to empower a diverse population of adults to be effective citizens in the home, workplace and community. We provide classes in ESL, Career Tech, Adult Basic Education & High School Diploma, Parenting, Older Adults, and much more. http://www.tastusd.org
NOTE: We are currently going through a WASC accreditation process. One of our institutional goals is to improve our communication with existing and potential students. The logo redesign is part of that self-improvement process.
Our existing students are 70% female, with an average age of 42. More than half of our students are second-language learners, and those students predominantly speak Korean, Chinese or Spanish as a first language. We serve a wide range of adults from those finishing high school to parents learning how to care for children to employees needing retraining or completely new skill sets to older adults staying fit mentally and physically. Ideally, we would like to reach a variety of markets, but the emphasis should be on the majority of our audience (those age 50 and below).
About the Project: Our existing logo has served us well, but is a bit old-fashioned and in need of an update. We are looking for a modern logo that has cross-generational appeal. We are open to all color options and designs. The owl can stay or go, or be adapted somehow. Main target audience is women under 50. "TAS" must appear somewhere in logo. "Torrance Adult School" is optional.
Usage Areas: Web, print, banners, signs, letterhead, business cards, postcards, mugs, t-shirts ...
* all logos must be created in vector format and saved as .EPS files
* you must create original artwork (no clip art, stock photos or other third-party images can be used in your designs)
* open to all who wish to enter the contest
* winning design will become the property of Torrance Adult School - all other submissions not selected remain property of designer
More About Graphic Format
Please submit your artwork in vector format for greatest flexibility. Submit the original file and an .EPS copy on CD. NOTE: JPG, GIF, TIFF and PNG files not accepted.
Do not use clip art, stock images or third-party images in your design, to avoid copyright infringement.
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Lanny necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 297 diseños de 34 diseñadores freelance.
Give this work-in-progress logo some sparkle and add some life to it! Give it a high-end designer's touch. Concept and .ai file provided.
Arrival 3D
The concept was supplied by the winning entry of a previous contest submitted by ulahts, whom I would like to congratulate again. I have taken the concept further by filling in the hole in the middle of the logo. Here is a link to the filled-in version in black and white. It is an .ai file for your convenience.
The task of this contest is to do whatever you judge necessary to transform it into a world-class, eye-popping logo. While I am not looking for major changes to the concept, you can use coloration, lighting and shading effects, materials (ie: metallic or textured), size, distortion, skew or warping, changes to the font, or any other modification you see fit to elevate this logo to perfection. You can also play with the shapes, distort them, remove some the "tiles", or join them.
I have already explored several styles and colorations. While many are appealing, my search still continues. My hope is that "the one" will emerge from the crowd. Here is a folder containing some of the ideas that have already been explored:
I like the colored cube variations, the extruded effect, and the shiny surface as well. You are welcome to further explore these ideas, or try something different altogether.
Multiple submissions are encouraged – though if you are submitting several iterations at once, it is requested that you put them on a single sheet to make them more manageable. Ultimately the winner will be determined by who submits the best looking and most appropriate logo for our company, so this contest can be won by a single excellent submission.
For those of you who can animate, I am also interested in the various interesting forms that this logo can take, and ways to transition between them. While the main prize will be awarded for the finished form of the logo, I will be offering runners-up prize of $100 for the designer who comes up with the coolest animation idea, and another $50 if they can deliver the actual animation.
- An idea derived from the original concept
- It could also be the original concept plus the missing touch
- A completely different and new concept
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Mehak Indian Cuisine
Scout Notes: There's always a little room for spice amid the daily doldrums of the Monday through...There's always a little room for spice amid the daily doldrums of the Monday through Friday workday, and if you choose to eat your meals at Mehak, there's room for more than a little spice, there's room for a lot. And come hungry because once you take your first bite of Mehak's renowned Butter Chicken, you'll want to take infinity more. Featuring just the right amount of cream to splice the spice just right, this dish is more than a simple meal, it's a lesson in what Indian cuisine is like when prepared the old-fashioned way, where tradition is a main ingredient.
One of the secrets to Mehak's culinary success is its traditional Tandoor oven. "We take great care in preparing the food here for our customers," said Kitty, the wife of the owner. "We are family-run and we want people to feel at home." Add to that philosophy a fabulous list of signature cocktails (try the tamarind margarita or the spicy mango lassi spiked with Bacardi rum), and you have the makings of a top-notch dinner… or a bit of a boozy lunch your boss doesn't need to know all the details about...
Menu Highlights:
Veggie Samosas, $5
Malai Chicken Tikka, $13
Shrimp Tandoor, $16
Chicken Tikka Masala, $14
Lamb Vindaloo, $14
Butter Chicken, $15
Monday – Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (lunch); 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. (dinner)
Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (lunch); 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Saturday, noon to 3 p.m. (brunch); 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Sunday, noon to 3 p.m. (brunch); 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.


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The Kennel Club believes that every dog should be bred to be fit enough to enjoy its life to the full.
At the heart of this campaign is the belief that every dog, even if its function is solely to be a pet, should be able to see, breathe and walk freely. The Kennel Club has been working over the past twenty years to improve breed health and welfare and the Fit For Function: Fit For Life campaign keeps this at the top of our agenda.
As a puppy buyer there are certain steps that you can take to help ensure that the puppy is healthy and well adjusted. This starts at the point when you decide that you want a puppy and continues throughout the rest of its life. The Kennel Club cares as passionately about ensuring that you buy a happy, healthy puppy as you do and has outlined some simple steps that you can follow below.
Responsible breeders are the future of dogs in the UK. Whether breeding cross breeds or pedigrees, breeders have a responsibility to do all they can to help ensure that their puppies are healthy and well adjusted and their breeding bitches are cared for.
There are a number of steps that responsible breeders can take to help improve the health and welfare of our nation's dogs.
The show ring can be a powerful force for change, encouraging good breeding practice and enabling us to monitor and move forward certain breeds. Therefore the decisions made by judges in the show ring strongly influence future breeding plans and so they have a critical role to play in ensuring the future health of dogs.


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Is Patch 4.0.1 this week?
Yes, most likely. I'm still trying to get a confirmation on that but really, It's not like it's going to happen on october 19th a few days before Blizzcon. The super mega awesome info compilation for the patch should be available soon, except if I hear that the patch has been delayed.
Update - Oh! Look! An extended maintenance!
Road to 4.0.1 - Classes pages
A lot of people are contacting me to know more about the changes made to classes in 4.0.1, I'd like to remind you that the class pages are up to date and should answer 90% of your questions. They will be updated with a few more information very soon/if the patch is confirmed for this week.
Road to 4.0.1 - WoWTal v2!
WoWTal.com is (finally) updated with a couple of much-needed features and should be ready for Patch 4.0.1 and Cataclysm. It's theorycrafting time!
- Cataclysm/4.0.1 Glyphs are finally supported.
- Masteries/Primary spells are supported.
- Interface has been cleaned up.
- The header and the ad slot are gone. (We didn't even have ads anyway)
There are probably a few remaining bugs, feel free to report them in comments. (PS: Using Internet Explorer 7 is a bug on your side.)
Road to 4.0.1 - Glyphs Preview
I didn't really preview glyphs during the beta testing of Cataclysm, mostly because changes were so massive that it was pretty much impossible to track. It's time for a nice preview of the glyphs you can expect on 4.0.1 live realms.
Prime Glyphs Death Coil Increases the damage or healing done by Death Coil by 15%. Death Strike Increases your Death Strike's damage by 2% for every 5 runic power you currently have (up to a maximum of 40%). The runic power is not consumed by this effect. Death and Decay Increases the duration of your Death and Decay spell by 50%. Frost Strike Reduces the cost of your Frost Strike by 8 Runic Power. Heart Strike Increases the damage of your Heart Strike ability by 30%. Howling Blast Your Howling Blast ability now infects your targets with Frost Fever. Icy Touch Your Frost Fever disease deals 20% additional damage. Obliterate Increases the damage of your Obliterate ability by 20%. Raise Dead Your Ghoul receives an additional 40% of your Strength and 40% of your Stamina. Rune Strike Increases the critical strike chance of your Rune Strike by 10%. Scourge Strike Increases the Shadow damage portion of your Scourge Strike by 30%. Major Glyphs Anti-Magic Shell Increases the duration of your Anti-Magic Shell by 2 sec. Blood Boil Increases the radius of your Blood Boil ability by 50%. Bone Shield Increases your movement speed by 15% while Bone Shield is active. This does not stack with other movement-speed increasing effects. Chains of Ice Your Chains of Ice also causes 144 to 156 Frost damage, with additional damage depending on your attack power. Dancing Rune Weapon Increases your threat generation by 50% while your Dancing Rune Weapon is active. Death Grip Increases the range of your Death Grip ability by 5 yards. Hungering Cold Your Hungering Cold ability no longer costs runic power. Pestilence Increases the radius of your Pestilence effect by 5 yards. Pillar of Frost Empowers your Pillar of Frost, making you immune to all effects that cause loss of control of your character, but also freezing you in place while the ability is active. Rune Tap Your Rune Tap also heals your party for 10% of their maximum health. Strangulate Increases the Silence duration of your Strangulate ability by 2 sec when used on a target who is casting a spell. Vampiric Blood Increases the bonus healing received while your Vampiric Blood is active by an additional 15%, but your Vampiric Blood no longer grants you health. Minor Glyphs Blood Tap Your Blood Tap no longer causes damage to you. Death's Embrace Your Death Coil refunds 20 runic power when used to heal. Horn of Winter Increases the duration of your Horn of Winter ability by 1 min. Path of Frost Your Path of Frost ability allows you to fall from a greater distance without suffering damage. Raise Ally Increases the health of your Risen Ally by 25% and its run speed by 15%. Resilient Grip When your Death Grip ability fails because its target is immune, its cooldown is reset.
Prime Glyphs Berserk Increases the duration of Berserk by 5 sec. Insect Swarm Increases the damage of your Insect Swarm ability by 30%. Lacerate Increases the critical strike chance of your Lacerate ability by 5%. Lifebloom Increases the critical effect chance of your Lifebloom by 10%. Mangle Increases the damage done by Mangle by 10%. Moonfire Increases the periodic damage of your Moonfire ability by 20%. Regrowth Your Regrowth heal-over-time will automatically refresh its duration on targets at or below 25% health. Rejuvenation Increases the healing done by your Rejuvenation by 10%. Rip Increases the periodic damage of your Rip by 15%. Savage Roar Your Savage Roar ability grants an additional 5% bonus damage done. Shred Each time you Shred, the duration of your Rip on the target is extended 2 sec, up to a maximum of 6 sec. Starfire Your Starfire ability increases the duration of your Moonfire effect on the target by 3 sec, up to a maximum of 9 additional seconds. Starsurge When your Starsurge deals damage, the cooldown remaining on your Starfall is reduced by 5 sec. Swiftmend Your Swiftmend ability no longer consumes a Rejuvenation or Regrowth effect from the target. Tiger's Fury Reduces the cooldown of your Tiger's Fury ability by 3 sec. Wrath Your Wrath does 10% additional damage to targets afflicted by your Insect Swarm. Major Glyphs Barkskin Reduces the chance you'll be critically hit by melee attacks by 25% while Barkskin is active. Entangling Roots Reduces the cast time of your Entangling Roots by 100%, but increases its cooldown by 5 sec. Faerie Fire Increases the range of you Faerie Fire and Feral Faerie Fire abilities by 10 yds. Feral Charge Reduces the cooldown of you Feral Charge (Cat) ability by 2 sec and the cooldown of your Feral Charge (Bear) ability by 1 sec. Ferocious Bite Your Ferocious Bite ability no longer converts extra energy into additional damage. Focus Increases the damage done by Starfall by 10%, but decreases its radius by 50%. Frenzied Regeneration While Frenzied Regeneration is active, healing effects on you are 30% more powerful but causes your Frenzied Regeneration to no longer convert rage into health. Healing Touch When you Healing Touch, the cooldown on your Nature's Swiftness is reduced by 5 sec. Hurricane Your Hurricane ability now also slows the movement speed of its victims by 50%. Innervate When Innervate is cast on a friendly target other than the caster, the caster will gain 50% of Innervate's effect. Maul Your Maul ability now hits 1 additional target for 50% damage. Monsoon Reduces the cooldown of your Typhoon spell by 3 sec. Rake Your Rake ability prevents targets from fleeing. Rebirth Players resurrected by Rebirth are returned to life with 100% health. Solar Beam Increases the duration of your Solar Beam silence effect by 5 sec. Starfall Reduces the cooldown of Starfall by 30 sec. Thorns Reduces the cooldown of your Thorns spell by 20 sec. Wild Growth Wild Growth can affect 1 additional target. Minor Glyphs Aquatic Form Increases your swim speed by 50% while in Aquatic Form. Challenging Roar Reduces the cooldown of your Challenging Roar ability by 30 sec. Dash Reduces the cooldown of your Dash ability by 20%. Mark of the Wild Mana cost of your Mark of the Wild reduced by 50%. Typhoon Reduces the cost of your Typhoon spell by 8% and increases its radius by 10 yards, but it no longer knocks enemies back. Unburdened Rebirth Your Rebirth spell no longer requires a reagent.
Prime Glyphs Aimed Shot When you critically hit with Aimed Shot, you instantly gain 5 Focus. Arcane Shot Your Arcane Shot deals 12% more damage. Chimera Shot Reduces the cooldown of Chimera Shot by 1 sec. Dazzled Prey Your Steady Shot generates an additional 2 Focus on targets afflicted by a daze effect. Explosive Shot Increases the critical strike chance of Explosive Shot by 6%. Kill Command Reduces the Focus cost of your Kill Command by 3. Kill Shot If the damage from your Kill Shot fails to kill a target at or below 20% health, your Kill Shot's cooldown is instantly reset. This effect has a 6 sec cooldown. Rapid Fire Increases the haste from Rapid Fire by an additional 10%. Serpent Sting Increases the periodic critical strike chance of your Serpent Sting by 6%. Steady Shot Increases the damage dealt by Steady Shot by 10%. Major Glyphs Bestial Wrath Decreases the cooldown of Bestial Wrath by 20 sec. Concussive Shot Increases the duration of your Concussive Shot by 2 sec. Deterrence Decreases the cooldown of Deterrence by 10 sec. Disengage Decreases the cooldown of Disengage by 5 sec. Freezing Trap When your Freezing Trap breaks, the victim's movement speed is reduced by 70% for 4 sec. Ice Trap Increases the radius of the effect from your Ice Trap by 2 yards. Immolation Trap Decreases the duration of the effect from your Immolation Trap by 6 sec., but damage while active is increased by 100%. Master's Call Increases the duration of your Master's Call by 4 sec. Mending Increases the healing done by your Mend Pet ability by an additional 3%. Misdirection When you use Misdirection to your pet, the cooldown on your Misdirection is reset. Raptor Strike Reduces damage taken by 20% for 5 sec after using Raptor Strike. Scatter Shot Increases the range of Scatter Shot by 3 yards. Silencing Shot When you successfully silence an enemy's spell cast with Silencing Shot, you instantly gain 10 focus. Snake Trap Snakes from your Snake Trap take 90% reduced damage from area of effect spells. Trap Launcher Reduces the focus cost of Trap Launcher by 10. Wyvern Sting Decreases the cooldown of your Wyvern Sting by 6 sec. Minor Glyphs Aspect of the Pack Increases the range of your Aspect of the Pack ability by 15 yards. Feign Death Reduces the cooldown of your Feign Death spell by 5 sec. Mend Pet Your Mend Pet spell increases your pet's happiness slightly. Revive Pet Reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while casting Revive Pet by 100%. Scare Beast Reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while casting Scare Beast by 75%.
Prime Glyphs Arcane Barrage Increases the damage of your Arcane Barrage spell by 4%. Arcane Blast Increases the damage from your Arcane Blast buff by 3%. Arcane Missiles Increases the critical strike chance of your Arcane Missiles spell by 5%. Cone of Cold Increases the damage of your Cone of Cold spell by 25%. Deep Freeze Your Frostbolt spell deals 20% additional damage while Deep Freeze is active on the target. Fireball Increases the critical strike chance of your Fireball spell by 5%. Frostbolt Increases the critical strike chance of your Frostbolt spell by 5%. Frostfire Bolt Increases the damage done by you Frostfire Bolt by 15% and your Frostfire Bolt now deals 3% additional damage over 12 sec, stacking up to 3 times, but no longer reduces the victim's movement speed. Ice Lance Increases the damage of your Ice Lance spell by 5%. Living Bomb Increases the damage of your Living Bomb spell by 3%. Mage Armor Your Mage Armor regenerates 20% more mana. Molten Armor Your Molten Armor grants an additional 2% spell critical strike chance. Pyroblast Increases the critical strike chance of your Pyroblast spell by 5%. Major Glyphs Arcane Power While Arcane Power is active the global cooldown of your Blink, Mana Shield, and Mirror Image is reduced to zero. Blast Wave Increases the duration of Blast Wave's slowing effect by 1 sec. Blink Increases the distance you travel with the Blink spell by 5 yards. Dragon's Breath Reduces the cooldown of your Dragon's Breath by 3 sec. Evocation Your Evocation ability also causes you to regain 60% of your health over its duration. Frost Nova Your Frost Nova targets can take an additional 20% damage before the Frost Nova effect automatically breaks. Ice Barrier Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your Ice Barrier by 30%. Ice Block Your Frost Nova cooldown is now reset every time you use Ice Block. Icy Veins Your Icy Veins ability also removes all movement slowing and cast time slowing effects. Invisibility Increases your movement speed while Invisible by 40%. Mana Shield Reduces the cooldown of your Mana Shield by 2 sec. Polymorph Your Polymorph spell also removes all damage over time effects from the target. Slow Increases the range of your Slow spell by 5 yards. Minor Glyphs Arcane Brilliance Reduces the mana cost of your Arcane Brilliance spell by 50%. Armors Increases the duration of your Armor spells by 30 min. Conjuring Reduces the mana cost of your Conjuring spells by 50%. Mirror Image Your Mirror Images cast Arcane Blast or Fireball instead of Frostbolt depending on your primary talent tree. Slow Fall Your Slow Fall spell no longer requires a reagent. Monkey Your Polymorph: Sheep spell polymorphs the target into a monkey instead. Penguin Your Polymorph: Sheep spell polymorphs the target into a penguin instead.
Prime Glyphs Crusader Strike Increases the critical strike chance of Crusader Strike by 5%. Divine Favor Increases the duration of Divine Favor by 10 sec. Exorcism Your Exorcism causes an additional 20% of its damage over 6 sec. Hammer of the Righteous Increases the damage of both the physical and Holy components of Hammer of the Righteous by 10%. Holy Shock Increases the critical effect chance of Holy Shock by 5%. Judgement Your Judgement deals 10% more damage. Seal of Insight While Seal of Insight is active, the effect of your healing spells is increased by 5%. Seal of Truth Your Seal of Truth also grants 10 expertise while active. Shield of the Righteous Increases the damage of Shield of the Righteous by 10%. Templar's Verdict Increases the damage of Templar's Verdict by 15%. Word of Glory Increases the healing done by Word of Glory by 10%. Major Glyphs Beacon of Light Increases the duration of Beacon of Light by 30 sec. Cleansing Reduces the mana cost of your Cleanse by 20%. Consecration Increases the duration and cooldown of Consecration by 20%. Dazing Shield Your Avenger's Shield now also dazes targets. Divine Plea Your Divine Plea provides an additional 5% of your total mana. Divine Protection Removes the physical damage reduction of your Divine Protection, but increases the magical damage reduction by 20%. Divinity Your Lay on Hands grants twice as much mana as normal and also grants you as much mana as it grants your target. Focused Shield Your Avenger's Shield hits 2 fewer targets, but for 30% more damage. Hammer of Justice Increases your Hammer of Justice range by 5 yards. Hammer of Wrath Reduces the mana cost of Hammer of Wrath by 100%. Holy Wrath Your Holy Wrath now also stuns Elementals and Dragonkin. Light of Dawn Reduces the cooldown of Light of Dawn by 10 sec and the amount healed by 20%. Rebuke Reduces the mana cost of Rebuke by 100%. Hand of Salvation Hand of Salvation no longer permanently reduces threat over time but instead reduces all threat as long as Hand of Salvation lasts. Turn Evil Reduces the casting time of your Turn Evil spell by 100%, but increases the cooldown by 8 sec. Ascetic Crusader Reduces the mana cost of your Crusader Strike by 30%. Long Word Your Word of Glory heals for 50% less up front, but provides an additional 50% healing over 6 sec. Minor Glyphs Blessing of Kings Reduces the mana cost of Blessing of Kings by 50%. Blessing of Might Reduces the mana cost of your Blessing of Might by 50%. Insight Reduces the mana cost of Seal of Insight by 50%. Justice Reduces the mana cost of Seal of Justice by 50%. Lay on Hands Reduces the cooldown of your Lay on Hands spell by 2 min. Righteousness Reduces the mana cost of Seal of Righteousness by 50%. Truth Reduces the mana cost of Seal of Truth by 50%.
Prime Glyphs Dispersion Reduces the cooldown on Dispersion by 45 sec. Flash Heal Increases the critical effect chance of your Flash Heal on targets at or below 25% health by 10%. Guardian Spirit Reduces the cooldown of your Guardian Spirit by 30 sec. Lightwell Increases the total amount of charges of your Lightwell by 5. Mind Flay Increases the damage done by your Mind Flay spell by 10% when your target is afflicted with Shadow Word: Pain. Penance Reduces the cooldown of Penance by 2 sec. Power Word: Barrier Increases the healing received while under the Barrier by 10%. Power Word: Shield Your Power Word: Shield also heals the target for 20% of the absorption amount. Prayer of Healing Your Prayer of Healing spell also heals an additional 20% of its initial heal over 6 sec. Renew Increases the amount healed by your Renew by an additional 10%. Shadow Word: Death If your Shadow Word: Death fails to kill the target at or below 25% health, your Shadow Word: Death's cooldown is instantly reset. Shadow Word: Pain Increases the periodic damage of your Shadow Word: Pain by 10%. Major Glyphs Circle of Healing Your Circle of Healing spell heals 1 additional target. Dispel Magic Your Dispel Magic spell also heals your target for 3% of maximum health. Divine Accuracy Increases your chance to hit with your Smite by 18%. Fade Reduces the cooldown of your Fade spell by 9 sec. Fear Ward Reduces cooldown and duration of Fear Ward by 60 sec. Holy Nova Reduces the global cooldown of your Holy Nova by .5 sec. Inner Fire Increases the armor from your Inner Fire spell by 50%. Mass Dispel Reduces the cast time of Mass Dispel by 1 sec. Pain Suppression Allows Pain Suppression to be cast while stunned. Psychic Horror Reduces the cooldown of your Psychic Horror by 60 sec. Psychic Scream Targets of your Psychic Scream spell now tremble in place instead of fleeing in fear, but the cooldown of Psychic Scream is increased by 3 sec. Scourge Imprisonment Reduces the cast time of your Shackle Undead by 1 sec. Smite Your Smite spell inflicts an additional 20% damage against targets afflicted by Holy Fire. Spirit Tap When you kill a target with your Shadow Word: Death and yield experience or honor, you instantly receive 12% of your total mana over 12 sec. Spirit of Redemption Increases the duration of Spirit of Redemption by 6 sec. Minor Glyphs Fading Reduces the mana cost of your Fade spell by 30%. Fortitude Reduces the mana cost of your Power Word: Fortitude spell by 50%. Levitate Your Levitate spell no longer requires a reagent. Shackle Undead Increases the range of your Shackle Undead spell by 5 yards. Shadow Protection Increases the duration of your Shadow Protection spell by 10 min. Shadowfiend Receive 5% of your maximum mana if your Shadowfiend dies from damage.
Prime Glyphs Adrenaline Rush Increases the duration of Adrenaline Rush by 5 sec. Backstab Your Backstab critical strikes grant you 5 energy. Eviscerate Increases the critical strike chance of Eviscerate by 10%. Hemorrhage Your Hemorrhage ability also causes the target to bleed, dealing 40% of the direct strike's damage over 24 sec. Killing Spree Increases the bonus to your damage while Killing Spree is active by an additional 10%. Mutilate Reduces the cost of Mutilate by 5 energy. Revealing Strike Increases Revealing Strike's bonus effectiveness to your finishing moves by an additional 10% Rupture Increases the duration of Rupture by 4 sec. Shadow Dance Increases the duration of Shadow Dance by 2 sec. Sinister Strike Your Sinister Strikes have a 20% chance to add an additional combo point. Slice and Dice Increases the duration of Slice and Dice by 3 sec. Vendetta Increases the duration of your Vendetta ability by 20%. Major Glyphs Ambush Increases the range on Ambush by 5 yards. Blade Flurry Reduces the penalty to energy generation while Blade Flurry is active by 50%. Blind Your Blind ability also removes all damage over time effects from the target. Cloak of Shadows While Cloak of Shadows is active, you take 40% less physical damage. Crippling Poison Increases the chance to inflict your target with Crippling Poison by an additional 20%. Deadly Throw Increases the slowing effect on Deadly Throw by 20%. Evasion Increases the duration of Evasion by 5 sec. Expose Armor Increases the duration of Expose Armor by 12 sec. Fan of Knives Increases the radius of your Fan of Knives ability by 50%. Feint Reduces the energy cost of Feint by 20. Garrote Increases the duration of your Garrote ability's silence effect by 2 sec. Gouge Your Gouge ability no longer requires that the target be facing you. Kick Increases the cooldown of your Kick ability by 4 sec, but this cooldown is reduced by 6 sec when your Kick successfully interrupts a spell. Preparation Your Preparation ability also instantly resets the cooldown of Kick, Dismantle, and Smoke Bomb. Sap Increases the duration of Sap against non-player targets by 80 sec. Sprint Increases the movement speed of your Sprint ability by an additional 30%. Tricks of the Trade Removes the energy cost of your Tricks of the Trade ability but reduces the recipient's damage bonus by 5%. Vanish Increases the duration of your Vanish effect by 2 sec. Minor Glyphs Blurred Speed Enables you to walk on water while your Sprint ability is active. Distract Increases the range of your Distract ability by 5 yards. Pick Lock Reduces the cast time of your Pick Lock ability by 100%. Pick Pocket Increases the range of your Pick Pocket ability by 5 yards. Poisons You apply poisons to your weapons 50% faster. Safe Fall Increases the distance your Safe Fall ability allows you to fall without taking damage.
Prime Glyphs Earth Shield Increases the amount healed by your Earth Shield by 20%. Earthliving Weapon Increases the effectiveness of your Earthliving weapon's periodic healing by 20%. Feral Spirit Your spirit wolves gain an additional 30% of your attack power. Fire Elemental Totem Reduces the cooldown of your Fire Elemental Totem by 5 min. Flame Shock Increases the duration of your Flame Shock by 50%. Flametongue Weapon Increases spell critical strike chance by 2% while Flametongue Weapon is active. Lava Burst Your Lava Burst spell deals 10% more damage. Lava Lash Increases the damage dealt by your Lava Lash ability by 20%. Lightning Bolt Increases the damage dealt by Lightning Bolt by 4%. Riptide Increases the duration of Riptide by 40%. Shocking Reduces the global cooldown triggered by your shock spells to 1 sec. Stormstrike Increases the Nature damage bonus from your Stormstrike ability by an additional 8%. Water Shield Increases the passive mana regeneration of your Water Shield spell by 50%. Windfury Weapon Increases the chance per swing for Windfury Weapon to trigger by 2%. Major Glyphs Chain Heal Increases healing done by your Chain Heal spell to targets beyond the first by 15%, but decreases the amount received by the initial target by 10%. Chain Lightning Your Chain Lightning spell now strikes 2 additional targets, but deals 10% less initial damage. Elemental Mastery While your Elemental Mastery ability is active, you take 20% less damage from all sources. Fire Nova Increases the radius of your Fire Nova spell by 5 yards. Frost Shock Increases the duration of your Frost Shock by 2 sec. Ghost Wolf Your Ghost Wolf form grants an additional 5% movement speed. Grounding Totem Instead of absorbing a spell, your Grounding Totem reflects the next harmful spell back at its caster, but the cooldown of your Grounding Totem is increased by 45 sec. Healing Stream Totem Your Healing Stream Totem also increases the Fire, Frost, and Nature resistance of party and raid members within 10 yards by [if (PL<=70) then PL else if (PL<=80) then PL+(PL-70)*5 else PL+(PL-70)*5+(PL-80)*7]. Healing Wave Your Healing Wave also heals you for 20% of the healing effect when you heal someone else. Hex Reduces the cooldown of your Hex spell by 15 sec. Lightning Shield Your Lightning Shield can no longer drop below 3 charges from dealing damage to attackers. Shamanistic Rage Activating your Shamanistic Rage ability also cleanses you of all dispellable Magic debuffs. Stoneclaw Totem Your Stoneclaw Totem also places a damage absorb shield on you, equal to 4 times the strength of the shield it places on your totems. Thunder Reduces the cooldown on Thunderstorm by 10 sec. Totemic Recall Causes your Totemic Recall ability to return an additional 50% of the mana cost of any recalled totems. Minor Glyphs Astral Recall Cooldown of your Astral Recall spell reduced by 7.5 min. Renewed Life Your Reincarnation spell no longer requires a reagent. Thunderstorm Increases the mana you receive from your Thunderstorm spell by 2%, but it no longer knocks enemies back. Water Breathing Your Water Breathing spell no longer requires a reagent. Water Walking Your Water Walking spell no longer requires a reagent. Arctic Wolf Alters the appearance of your Ghost Wolf transformation, causing it to resemble an arctic wolf.
Prime Glyphs Bane of Agony Increases the duration of your Bane of Agony by 4 sec. Chaos Bolt Reduces the cooldown on Chaos Bolt by 2 sec. Conflagrate Reduces the cooldown of your Conflagrate by 2 sec. Corruption Your Corruption spell has a 4% chance to cause you to enter a Shadow Trance state after damaging the opponent. The Shadow Trance state reduces the casting time of your next Shadow Bolt spell by 100%. Felguard Increases the damage done by your Felguard's Legion Strike by 5%. Haunt The bonus damage granted by your Haunt spell is increased by an additional 3%. Immolate Increases the periodic damage of your Immolate by 10%. Imp Increases the damage done by your Imp's Firebolt spell by 20%. Incinerate Increases the damage done by Incinerate by 5%. Lash of Pain Increases the damage done by your Succubus' Lash of Pain by 25%. Metamorphosis Increases the duration of your Metamorphosis by 6 sec. Shadowburn If your Shadowburn fails to kill the target at or below 20% health, your Shadowburn's cooldown is instantly reset. This effect has a 6 sec cooldown. Unstable Affliction Decreases the casting time of your Unstable Affliction by 0.2 sec. Major Glyphs Death Coil Increases the duration of your Death Coil by 0.5 sec. Demonic Circle Reduces the cooldown on Demonic Circle by 4 sec. Fear Your Fear causes the target to tremble in place instead of fleeing in fear, but now causes Fear to have a 5 sec cooldown. Felhunter When your Felhunter uses Devour Magic, you will also be healed for that amount. Healthstone You receive 30% more healing from using a healthstone. Howl of Terror Reduces the cooldown on your Howl of Terror spell by 8 sec. Life Tap Reduces the global cooldown of your Life Tap by .5 sec. Seduction Your Succubus's Seduction ability also removes all damage over time effects from the target. Shadow Bolt Reduces the mana cost of your Shadow Bolt by 15%. Shadowflame Your Shadowflame also applies a 70% movement speed slow on its victims. Soul Link Increases the percentage of damage shared via your Soul Link by an additional 5%. Soul Swap Your Soul Swap leaves your damage-over-time spells behind on the target you Soul Swapped from, but gives Soul Swap a 10 sec cooldown. Soulstone Increases the amount of health you gain from resurrecting via a Soulstone by an additional 40%. Voidwalker Increases your Voidwalker's total Stamina by 20%. Minor Glyphs Curse of Exhaustion Increases the range of your Curse of Exhaustion spell by 5 yards. Drain Soul Your Drain Soul restores 10% of your total mana after you kill a target that yields experience or honor. Enslave Demon Reduces the cast time of your Enslave Demon spell by 50%. Eye of Kilrogg Increases the movement speed of your Eye of Kilrogg by 50% and allows it to fly in areas where flying mounts are enabled. Health Funnel Reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while channeling your Health Funnel spell by 100%. Ritual of Souls Reduces the mana cost of your Ritual of Souls spell by 70%. Unending Breath Increases the swim speed of targets affected by your Unending Breath spell by 20%.
Prime Glyphs Bladestorm Reduces the cooldown on Bladestorm by 15 sec. Bloodthirst Increases the damage of Bloodthirst by 10%. Devastate Increases the critical strike chance of Devastate by 5%. Mortal Strike Increases the damage of Mortal Strike by 10%. Overpower Increases the damage of Overpower by 10%. Raging Blow Increases the critical strike chance of Raging Blow by 5%. Revenge Increases the damage of Revenge by 10%. Shield Slam Increases the damage of Shield Slam by 10%. Slam Increases the critical strike chance of Slam by 5%. Major Glyphs Cleaving Increases the number of targets your Cleave hits by 1. Colossus Smash Your Colossus Smash refreshes the duration of Sunder Armor stacks on a target. Death Wish Death Wish no longer increases damage taken. Heroic Throw Your Heroic Throw applies a stack of Sunder Armor. Intercept Increases the duration of your Intercept stun by 1 sec. Intervene Increases the number of attacks you intercept for your Intervene target by 1. Long Charge Increases the range of your Charge ability by 5 yards. Piercing Howl Increases the radius of Piercing Howl by 50%. Rapid Charge Reduces the cooldown of your Charge ability by 7%. Resonating Power Reduces the rage cost of your Thunder Clap ability by 5. Shield Wall Shield Wall now reduces damage taken by 60%, but its cooldown is increased by 2 min. Shockwave Reduces the cooldown on Shockwave by 3 sec. Spell Reflection Reduces the cooldown on Spell Reflection by 1 sec. Sunder Armor Your Sunder Armor ability affects a second nearby target. Sweeping Strikes Reduces the rage cost of your Sweeping Strikes ability by 100%. Thunder Clap Increases the radius of your Thunder Clap ability by 2 yards. Victory Rush Increases the total healing provided by your Victory Rush by 50%. Minor Glyphs Battle Increases the duration by 2 min and area of effect by 50% of your Battle Shout. Berserker Rage Berserker Rage generates 5 rage when used. Bloody Healing Increases the healing you receive from Bloodthirst by 100%. Command Increases the duration by 2 min and area of effect by 50% of your Commanding Shout. Demoralizing Shout Increases the duration by 15 sec and area of effect by 50% of your Demoralizing Shout. Enduring Victory Increases the window of opportunity in which you can use Victory Rush by 5 sec. Furious Sundering Reduces the cost of Sunder Armor by 50%. Intimidating Shout Targets of your Intimidating Shout no longer move faster while feared.
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Whenever you paste String in Eclipse which contains escape characters, to store in a String variable or just as String literal it will ask to manually escape special characters like single quotes, double quotes, forward slash etc. This problem is more prominent when you are pasting large chunk of data which contains escape characters like a whole HTML or XML file, which contains lots of single quotes e.g. '' and double quotes "" along with forward slash on closing tags. It's very hard to manually escape all those characters and its pretty annoying as well. While writing JUnit test for XML documents, parsing and processing I prefer to have whole XML file as String in Unit test, which pointed me to look for that feature in Eclipse. As I said earlier in my post Top 30 Eclipse keyboard shortcuts, I always look to find new shortcut and settings in Eclipse which help to automate repetitive task. Thankfully Eclipse has one setting which automatically escapes text as soon as you paste it. This is even more useful if you prefer to copy file path and just paste it, Since windows uses forward slash it automatically escape that instead of you going manually and escaping them. By default this setting is disabled in Eclipse IDE and you need to enable it.
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Here is the steps you need to perform to enable this setting in Eclipse which will automatically provide escaping required in Java for special characters like quotes, slashes etc.
1. Open Eclipse IDE
2. Go to Windows --> Preferences --> Java --> Editor --> Typing
3) check the check box "Escape text when pasting into a String literal" on section "In String literals.
This will escape text when pasted as String literal. Do it now, its an option worth enabling and I just wonder why not Eclipse IDE make this option enable by default. Believe me its extremely useful but same time hard to discover. Here is a screen shot of this option. As you can see, by default this option is not enabled.
Next time no need to extra edit any XML or HTML text before pasting as String literal in Eclipse IDE. Eclipse will do it for you automatically. Once again, if you are doing anything manually and think that it would be good Eclipse can assist on that task, look for it using google or Eclipse help. There is good chance you can discover a useful Eclipse shortcut or settings.
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Federal government shutdown leaves thousands in D.C. area in limbo
WASHINGTON — The usually bustling District of Columbia will be uniquely affected Wednesday by the first government shutdown in 17 years, with thousands of federal employees who make up the backbone of the metro area's workforce ordered not to report to work.
Furloughed workers facing the prospect of an uncertain time without work — and without paychecks — were offered everything from free burgers, sandwiches and cups of coffee to admission to private museums, pilates lessons and activities at community centers.
At Pork Barrel BBQ in Alexandria, Va., just outside the District of Columbia, the disdain for the stalemate in Congress that led to the shutdown was clear. The restaurant gave away 275 pulled pork sandwiches to workers with a government ID on Tuesday, though it took pains to note in its Twitter announcement that the offer "EXCLUDES CONGRESSMEN."
Many workers were on edge, unsure of how long it may be before they could head back to work.
"Even if it's just shut down for a week that's a quarter of your pay this month. That means a lot to a lot of people," said Marc Cevasco, 30, who works in Congressional affairs for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The Washington region is expected to lose $220 million per day in federal payroll while the government is closed, said Stephen Fuller, director of George Mason University's Center for Regional Analysis. So federal workers won't be spending money at small businesses and restaurants while they're not being paid, he said.
"They won't be buying anything," Fuller said. "They're just going to hunker down."
The effect on tourism already was being felt. Barricades were erected around some of the nation's most cherished monuments, from the Lincoln Memorial to the World War II Memorial. More than 100 veterans passed the barriers at the World War II with help from several federal lawmakers. But most visitors could only admire landmarks from afar and found themselves staring at locked doors and "CLOSED" signs at the Smithsonian Institution's popular museums.
On Wednesday morning, traffic was still heavy on 16th Street heading to downtown Washington, and buses in the area were full. Some Metro rail lines were far less crowded, however. At the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro station downtown, normally packed train cars had empty aisles and seats.
Elizabeth Eide, a geologist, said cars were about half their usual weekday capacity. She worried whether Metro would have to change its schedules for a time if ridership dropped dramatically during the shutdown.
"If you have several hundred thousand people not using Metro, I have a feeling Metro will have to change its operations," she said.
The city government is beholden to Congress, which has yet to sign off on a spending plan for the District. But the D.C. City Council approved an emergency measure Tuesday to keep tens of thousands of municipal workers on the job, including everyone from trash collectors to librarians. City officials expect an emergency fund to cover about two weeks of operations if Congress can't reach agreement on the budget.
Nationwide, about 800,000 federal employees were sent home — a number greater than the combined U.S. workforces of Target, General Motors, Exxon and Google. The effects played out in a variety of ways, from scaled-back operations at federal prosecutors' offices and the FBI to closures at national parks.
Campers and hikers at the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Yellowstone and other national parks were given two days to pack up and leave, and new visitors were being turned away. St. Louis' landmark 630-foot-high Gateway Arch was off-limits as well.
In Philadelphia, Paul Skilling of Northern Ireland wanted to see the Liberty Bell up close but had to settle for looking at the symbol of democracy through glass. And he wasn't optimistic about the chances of visiting any landmarks in Washington, the next stop on a weeks-long visit.
"Politics is fantastic, isn't it?" he said ruefully.
In New York, tourists who had hoped to see the Statue of Liberty were instead offered an hour harbor cruise.
"There has to be better ways to run the government than to get to a standstill like this," said Cheryl Strahl, a disappointed visitor from Atascadero, Calif. "Why take it out on the national parks?"
The government closings did not stop the launch Tuesday of the enrollment period for the online insurance marketplaces established under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul — the program at the very heart of the dispute that produced the shutdown.
The two federal employees in orbit around the Earth — NASA astronauts Karen Nyberg and Michael Hopkins — carried on as usual aboard the International Space Station, with essential employees at Mission Control in Houston supporting the lab and its six inhabitants.
There were no TV or web updates, however, as most of NASA's workforce was furloughed.
The IRS suspended audits for the duration of the shutdown, and call centers were left unmanned. In St. Paul, Minn., the voicemail warned callers they "should file and pay their taxes as normal."
The 12 million people who got six-month extensions must still file their returns by Oct. 15. But the agency will not issue tax refunds until the government resumes normal operations.
In northern Michigan, David Zorn and Jennifer Li were looking forward to a few days of camping at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Instead, their visit was cut short Tuesday as the park closed because of the partial government shutdown.
"It's a bummer," Zorn said as he and Li ate a hurried breakfast of scrambled eggs and baked beans, heated over the dying embers of their campfire. "It's something we were not closely following, but we didn't think it would actually affect us. It's one of those things that doesn't hit home until you're booted out."


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A Sandwich a Day: Hot Turkey & Mushroom at Andy's Sandwiches and Smoothies in Honolulu
A different sandwich profiled every single day.
In this great nation of ours, one could eat a different sandwich every day of the year—so that's what we'll do. Here's A Sandwich a Day, our daily look at sandwiches around the country. Got a sandwich we should check out? Let us know. —The Mgmt.
Is it fair to judge a sandwich by its looks? Yes, but it's not what you think. I like to postulate an "inverse aesthetics" theory that the more humble and unkempt the aesthetics of a sandwich shop and its progeny are, the better the chances of finding sandwich greatness. Andy's Sandwiches and Smoothies certainly isn't a looker—the menu is a clutter of handwritten placards, the walls shelve a mess of inventory, and the dining room a huddle of 6 tables and 12 chairs.
Never mind the mess. You'll walk in and stare at the hodgepodge menu, and the staff behind the sandwich counter will greet you warmly and call you "dear." They'll help you find a sandwich that suits your mood, and they'll beam with such conviviality and charm that you can't help but smile right back. And you can't help but enjoy a sandwich this healthy and honest.
The menu at Andy's is primarily devoted to vegetarian fare but that doesn't mean meat eaters are put out entirely. Freshly shredded turkey breast in the Hot Turkey Mushroom sandwich ($6.85) is treated with respect, but it's not the star of the show. Instead, that honor is reserved for Andy's squishy homemade whole wheat bread, which is baked daily, as well as the fresh vegetables that are piled high—warmed mushrooms, crisp lettuce, juicy tomatoes, and a tangle of sprouts. The spike and zest of a papaya seed dressing does well to bring everything together into a satisfying, albeit messy sandwich. To wit, a little mess just means the restaurant might be putting their effort where it counts.
Andy's Sandwiches and Smoothies
2904 East Manoa Rd, Honolulu HI 96822 (map) 808-988-1769; andyssandwiches.com
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MIAMI BEACH, FLA.—Anti-virus software founder John McAfee said U.S. authorities have made no efforts to question since he arrived in Miami on Wednesday night after weeks of evading Belizean authorities who want to question him in the death of his neighbour.
"Why would they want to question me, about what?" a tired-looking but jauntily dressed McAfee said Thursday from the steps of his South Beach hotel.
McAfee was deported from Guatemala after sneaking in illegally from Belize, where police want to question him in connection with the death of a U.S. expatriate who lived near him on an island off Belize's coast. U.S officials said there was no active arrest warrant for McAfee that would justify taking him into custody.
He said he was put on a plane to Miami where he will stay until his girlfriend, 20-year-old Belizean Samantha Vanegas, and a friend can join him.
"I had the warmest welcome of my life. The captain patted me on the shoulders and said, 'We're here to help you, sir, please come with us," McAfee told a throng of reporters camped outside his hotel Thursday.
The 67-year-old British native said a dozen custom agents and police officers then drove him around until he asked to be dropped at a taxi stand. The eccentric millionaire was typically chatty and said he was anxious for a decent breakfast after days of eating terrible Guatemalan prison food.
But he bristled as reporters repeatedly asked him why he won't answer questions from officials in Belize, denying he was under investigation. He has not been charged with a crime.
"They just want to question me, they just have a couple of questions for me, that's not investigating me," he said.
McAfee says he did not kill the neighbour and feared his own life would be in danger if he turned himself in to Belizean authorities.
"If they didn't want to harm me, why have they been harming my property and my dogs? Now 5 of my dogs have been killed," said McAfee, claiming authorities shot one of his dogs in the head and raided his house eight times.
He begged the State Department to expedite visas for Vanegas and another friend. Vanegas had accompanied him when he was on the run, but did not go with him to the U.S.
"Their lives are in danger," he said.
McAfee gave ABC News an interview after landing in Miami that was featured on Thursday's "Good Morning America." In it, he said he'd been faking illness in Guatemala. Asked if his apparent heart problem in court there was a ruse, he said, "Of course. It kept me from going back to Belize."
He said all his money and assets were still in banks in Belize and he had left Guatemala with just his clothes and shoes. He held up a stack of $5 bills and said a stranger had given them to him after he arrived in Miami. McAfee also said he had made up stories while he was on the run to gain news coverage, although it was unclear what parts of the tale he was referring to. "What's a better story (than) millionaire madman on the run?" he told ABC.
In Guatemala on Sunday, McAfee said he wanted to return to the United States and "settle down to whatever normal life" he can. "I simply would like to live comfortably day by day, fish, swim, enjoy my declining years."
He later said he also would be happy to go to England, noting he has dual citizenship.
McAfee's expulsion from Guatemala marked the last chapter in a strange, monthlong odyssey to avoid police questioning about the November killing of American expatriate Gregory Viant Faull, who lived a couple of houses down from McAfee's compound on Ambergris Caye, off Belize's Caribbean coast.
McAfee has acknowledged that his dogs were bothersome and that Faull had complained about them days before some of the dogs were poisoned, but denies killing Faull.
He was in hiding in Belize for weeks after police pronounced him a person of interest in the killing. Belizean authorities have urged him to show up for questioning, but have not lodged any formal charges against him. McAfee has said he feared he would be killed if he turned himself in to Belizean authorities.
Belize's Prime Minister Dean Barrow has expressed doubts about McAfee's mental state, saying: "I don't want to be unkind to the gentleman, but I believe he is extremely paranoid, even bonkers."
McAfee is an acknowledged practical joker who has dabbled in yoga, ultra-light aircraft and the production of herbal medications. He has led an eccentric life since he sold his stake in the software company named after him in the early 1990s and moved to Belize about three years ago to lower his taxes.
He told The New York Times in 2009 that he had lost all but $4 million of his $100 million fortune in the U.S. financial crisis. However, a story on the Gizmodo website quoted him as describing that claim as "not very accurate at all."


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You take a plan to Sao Paulo, and then you take the Anchieta Road until Rio-Santos Road. Located 2 hours from Sao Paulo.
DistanceTake a car
WalkInstant access (< 5min)
Easy to find?Easy to find
Public access?Public access
Special accessDon't know
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceAll surfers
FrequencyVery consistent (150 day/year)
DirectionRight and left
PowerHollow, Powerful
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good swell directionSouth, SouthEast
Good wind directionEast
Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 5m / 16 ft and over
Best tide positionAll tides
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
Week crowdFew surfers
Week-end crowdCrowded
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Famous beach on the North Shore of Sao Paulo. Easy road access.
The best wave in Sao Paulo. Good barrels in a good days. Holds up very big swells and becomes one of the best tow in beach break spots.
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By marcelobike , 07-10-2010
maresias - i agree maresias it gets hallow and big very powerful wave.one of the best waves in brazil.have fun and be polite with the locals they are hardcore.
By Anonymous , 17-10-2007
Maresias in June July? - Was thinking of coming down with my family, renting a house, and trying to catch a few. How are the crowds that time of year? What is the water temp like? Is the beach/town nice for little kids (4 and under)? What would it cost to hire (in $) help with my large family?
By Pipo , 18-12-2006
Marecas 4ever - When South swells pumps big, Maresias (or "Marecas" for those from São Paulo) is the place to be. If they come when East winds are blowing, you're a lucky man. On big days, unless you're being towed-in, be prepared to paddle like a madman and get some bone-cracking shakes (no canals). These photos are great and all but it should be noted that Maresias is not particularly consistent. Generally, you may spend quite a few days there without catching any waves. 2006 was definitely a unusually big year. Hopefully the swells will keep pumping in 2007! Peace.
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