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PR Weaver software
PR Weaver is a browser based software which displays Google search results with PageRank under each individual search result. It is designed for SEO experts. These results can be saved as an HTML sheet or in a CSV list.
Google results + PageRank + Class C IPPR Weaver offers something every SEO can find invaluable: PageRank results plugged right into the results. If you're a SEO and you are targetting keywords for search engine placement, you'll be able to see the PageRank and class C IP of all your competitors in a single search.
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PR Weaver finds web pages that may become new backlink. Ideally backlinks are web pages with high PageRank, with content like yours and that already link to other web pages (not necessarily web pages that are already backlinks of your competitors)
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Google backlinks + PageRank + Anchor text + Class C IPPR Weaver analyzes backlinks for a web page. It displays the list of URLs that link to this web page with PageRank and class C IP.
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PR Weaver retrieves the text of the backlinks and gives you an analysis of the terms used in the link text (anchor text) and alt text (Alt Img text) pointing to your site. PR Weaver also reports include class C IP. You can filter internal backlinks (backlinks from the same domain or sub-domain).
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PR Weaver can be extremely effective for searching competitor backlinks. As a SEO you probably know how it is important to get incoming links and quality anchor text from high PageRank pages in order to increase your Pagerank (your link popularity), and your search engine ranking. Having good backlinks is great for two reasons: For your search engine ranking and for the targetted traffic that the links themselves bring.
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This function displays PageRank and class C IP for a list of URLs you have specified
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The race to Oscar has officially begun, as the slavery exploration "12 Years a Slave" was nominated Tuesday for a leading seven Spirit Awards, which honor independent film.
The Steve McQueen-directed drama is up for best feature, best director, best actor (Chiwetel Ejiofer), best supporting actress (Lupita Nyong'o), best supporting actor (Michael Fassbender), best screenplay (John Ridley) and best cinematography (Sean Bobbitt).
With six nominations, Alexander Payne's black-and-white comedy "Nebraska" is also in the running for best feature, best director, best actor for Bruce Dern, best supporting actress for June Squibb, best supporting actor for Will Forte and best first screenplay for Bob Nelson.
Other best-picture contenders include J.C. Chandor's near-wordless shipwreck drama "All is Lost," Noah Baumbach's New York tale "Frances Ha" and the Coen brothers' folk music story "Inside Llewyn Davis."
"All is Lost" also earned a best director slot for Chandor. Also up for best director are Jeff Nichols for the coming-of-age drama "Mud" and Shane Carruth for the sci-fi "Upstream Color."
Along with Ejiofor and Dern, the best male lead category includes Oscar Isaac for "Inside Llewyn Davis," Matthew McConaughey for "Dallas Buyers Club," Robert Redford for "All is Lost" and Michael B. Jordan for "Fruitvale Station."
Julie Delpy received two nominations, for best female lead and best screenplay for "Before Midnight," the third installment in the romantic drama series that kicked off with "Before Sunrise" in 1995. Delpy shares the best screenplay nomination with Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater, who co-wrote the script.
Among other best actress nominees are Cate Blanchett for "Blue Jasmine," Gaby Hoffmann for "Crystal Fairy," Brie Larson for "Short Term 12" and Shailene Woodley for "The Spectacular Now."
Accompanying Delpy in the best screenplay category is Woody Allen for "Blue Jasmine," Nicole Holofcener for "Enough Said" and Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber for "The Spectacular Now."
For his performance in the romantic comedy "Enough Said," James Gandolfini earned a posthumous nomination for best supporting male.
Though the Spirit Awards were begun to honor lower-budget films outside of Hollywood's mainstream, there is often overlap, and particularly so this year. Many of the 2013 Spirit nominees are expected to be strong Oscar contenders. Higher-budget studio releases like "Gravity" and "Captain Phillips" don't compete in the Spirit Awards, which are limited to films with a budget less than $20 million.
Last year, David O. Russell's "Silver Lining Playbook" swept the Spirit Awards, winning best feature, best director, best screenplay and best actress for Jennifer Lawrence.
Presented by the cinema group Film Independent, the Spirit Awards will be handed out the day before the Oscars at an afternoon ceremony along the beach in Santa Monica, Calif., on Mar. 1. The Spirit Awards will air that night on IFC.
Nominees were chosen by panels of film professionals. Members of Film Independent, including filmmakers and movie fans, are eligible to vote on the winners.
SOURCE: The Associated Press
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The bad news was that the players trying out for the Dynamo lost their competitive match Wednesday in the final round of the Dynamo Trials 2008, presented by LALA.
The good news was that they lost to the Dynamo. The U-18 Dynamo, that is.
With first-team coaches Dominic Kinnear, John Spencer, and Mike Toshack looking on, the Dynamo Academy rolled to a 3-1 win at the Presbyterian School's Outdoor Education Campus to conclude the Dynamo Trials.
Dynamo Director of Youth Development James Clarkson said he would confer with the first-team coaches and inform players next week if any have been invited to train with the Dynamo.
The Academy outshot the Trials team 22-5, and the Trials needed nine saves from University of North Carolina goalkeeper Tyler Deric, currently on the Dynamo's Home-Grown Player List, to stay in the game.
After a spotty start from both sides, the Academy took the lead in the 20th minute when forward Carlos Recinos (Cy Ridge) stole the ball at the edge of the penalty area and fired a near-post shot past Deric. Although the Trials squad played with the wind in the first half, the Academy continued to press, and Deric soon made an outstanding save on a Samir Pena (North Shore) header after a good cross from Recinos.
In the second half, the Dynamo Academy quickly established its dominance by scoring in the 51st minute. Pena created the goal with a surging run up the middle before slipping a pass to Alex Dixon (Humble Atascocita), who touched the ball on for Recinos to finish past a charging Deric.
Dixon should have made it 3-0 shortly after when he chipped Deric from 30 yards, but the chip landed in the penalty area and bounced over the goal. Deric denied Dixon himself in the 63rd minute, and the Trials team alertly cleared the ball off the line.
The Trials team created its best chance of the game soon after, with second-half sub Musa Sesay producing a strong run up the middle, but Academy goalkeeper Jonathan Leon (Cy Woods) made a point-blank save.
In the 75th minute, the Academy put the game away when Eduardo Munguia (Sharpstown) broke free on the left and squared the ball for Matt Kirby (Beaumont Monsignor Kelly), who one-timed the ball into the back of the net.
The Trials squad did pull a goal back in the 82nd minute when Arie Muniz unleashed a 40-yard rocket to the top left corner, but it was too little, too late.
After trying their best to impress first-team coaches, players from both teams will wait in hopes of earning a rare invitation to train with the Dynamo.
Dynamo Trials vs. Dynamo Academy
April 30, 2008 -- Outdoor Education Campus, Presbyterian School
Scoring Summary:
ACAD -- Carlos Recinos (unassisted) 20
ACAD -- Carlos Recinos (Alex Dixon, Samir Pena) 51
ACAD -- Matt Kirby (Eduardo Munguia) 75
TRIAL -- Arie Muniz (unassisted) 82
Dynamo Trials -- Tyler Deric, Fernando Murillo, Michael Moore, Hector Salinas (Arie Muniz), Arie Muniz (Musa Sesay), Benjamin Gilmore (Hector Salinas), Sekou Cisse, Arzhang Salahshoor, Carlos Cooper, Michael Brice Wamo Njoubi Mba (Alex Guerrero), Carlos Pelaez (Michael Brice Wamo Njoubi Mba).
Dynamo Academy -- Rommel Morales (Jonathan Leon), Amaury Ponce (Mateo Jimenez), Edward Estrada, Matthew Boult, Gerardo Gomez, Mitchell Cardenas (Josue Garcia), Clayton Holz (Alan Cuevas), Alex Dixon (Felipe Marin), Matt Kirby (Edgar Montoya), Carlos Recinos (Eduardo Munguia), Samir Pena (Christian Cruz).
Misconduct Summary:
ACAD -- Alex Dixon (caution) 35
ACAD -- Gerardo Gomez (caution) 56
ACAD -- Felipe Marin (caution) 88


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VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED Jenna Bush Hagar, daughter of George W. Bush, tweeted parts of a speech her daddy gave after 9/11. She did this as form of protest against President Trump's banning of people from Muslim countries for our national security. Jenna said her father's speech was a reminder "to teach acceptance and love to our kids." Aw, that sounds… Read More ›


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I have an Icom 706 I am thinking of selling. I'd keep it but not willing to pay the exuberant prices people are asking for now discontinued separation kits and filters. Last week, someone on eBay was asking $200 for the separation cable alone. I just refuse to pay that much for a cable, a cable!
What I have is an IC-706MkIIG that is bone stock with no filters, no mobile bracket, etc. However, it works excellent and I've received great audio reports from QIX, HLR, and several others on AM with it. I am just not sure what to ask as I see prices that are all over the map. Again, if I had filters and a separation cable, I likely would not sell but most of the filters are discontinued and prices are through the roof on the grey market.
I am also not very mobile these days, I am building an off-grid home and looking for something with much less receive current draw as well.


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Tuesday is National Pancake Day at IHOP. Diners can enjoy a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes. In exchange, customers will be asked to consider making a donation to the Children's Miracle Network.
Since starting National Pancake Day 10 years ago, IHOP has raised nearly $16 million for community charities. This year's goal is to raise $3.5 million, according to the IHOP website.
Check here to look up the closest IHOP.


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NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Nov. 27, 1824 The front page features a chart headed: "Presidential Election - Returns so far as they are known" showing votes for Adams, Clay, Crawford, and Jackson, Adams with a commanding lead (see). Much related text as well carrying over to pages 2, 3, 4 & 5 with additional charts.
Inside has a fine letter signed in type: Bolivar, mentioning: "Soldiers: You are going to complete the greatest undertaking ever entrusted to men, that of saving a whole world from slavery...". Also inside is much headed: "Negotiations With France".
Sixteen pages, 6 by 9 1/2 inches, scattered lite foxing otherwise in very good condition.
This newspaper began in 1811 and was a prime source for national political news of the first half of the 19th century. As noted in Wikipedia: "Niles edited and published the Weekly Register until 1836, making it into one of the most widely-circulated magazines in the United States and himself into one of the most influential journalists of his day. Devoted primarily to politics, Niles' Weekly Register is considered an important source for the history of the period."
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Ferrofluids are really cool. They are liquids that change properties when introduced to a magnetic field. They have been a big part of some recent research on things varying from space shuttles to body armor! Usually they are very expensive and complicated to make, but we have found a way to make a simple mid-quality ferrfluid out of household items quickly, easily and very affordably. You probably have all of the materials at home, and it can be done with little to no effort or time.
Acetone is high flammable so be careful with it. You can get it at most department stores or beauty supply shops..
Music or video records tapes. You can get these oldies almost anywhere. You probably have a few laying around your house.
Every house has secret room...The kitchen...
You can get it from any speaker in your house... Be ingenious... Or look online for some neodymium magnets.
The tape itself is actually very simple. It consists of a thin plastic base material, and bonded to this base is a coating of ferric oxide powder. The oxide is normally mixed with a binder to attach it to the plastic. It also includes some sort of dry lubricant to avoid wearing out the recorder.
Iron oxide (FeO) is the red rust we commonly see. Ferric oxide (Fe2O3) is another oxide of iron. Maghemite or gamma ferric oxide are common names for the substance.
We need separate Ferric oxide from plastic tapes. Acetone will melt the binder and separate Ferric oxide. But first we need to smash and break tapes!
Find a big bowl. Put all tapes in it and fill the bowl with acetone. Wait few hours. You can close bowl with something for a better effect. Make sure that you are in a well ventilated area away from open flames! Acetone is dangerous- read the bottle.
4) Collect the ferric oxide
Get a magnet. Roll it with paper (paper is needed to separate ferric oxide from magnet). Collect all your Fe2O3. Let it air dry and put it in a safe place.
If all of the oxide did not separate from the tape, you can repeat the procedure with acetone few time to have a better effect.
Mix three parts ferric oxide with one part cooking oil. If it's to viscous add a drop of water and a drop of dish soap and mix everything again. It will be good.


text: There has been a lot of talk about the newest free agent in major league baseball. If we know one thing, this man has one hell of a production staff, I mean look at this quality (Click to open the 20 minute Cespedes showcase video, yes 20 minutes, there's a pig on a spit at the end, not sure why, but if you are against that type of thing, please don't watch). The video in it of itself is impressive, there is no denying that, it's just hard to get past the "second coming" feel it has to it. What we also know is that the Cubs have been consistently mentioned as one of the 6 teams that are showing serious interest, along with the Marlins, White Sox, Orioles, Tigers (not so much since Prince?), and a mystery team. When we really take a look at who he is, does the baseball talent warrant the hoopla surrounding the latest Cuban defector? Let's get to know him.


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Victor a. Syrnev-Chiromancy Brooch
At Design Interviews
(Excerpt) Interview with Victor A. Syrnev : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Victor A. Syrnev : A great desire to create Professional jewelry ! .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Victor A. Syrnev : I Always want to do something extraordinary. So often you work on one idea but in the process the material changes the direction of thoughts. One day I got in my hands an ancient book, explaining the signs and symbols on our hands. I began to make out design with these signs of wax. I've got a few projects with these signs. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Victor A. Syrnev : This award will help bring information about the possibility of getting a very rare, but deeply personal jewelry ! .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Victor A. Syrnev : The concept has been evolving gradually, as my deeper understanding of the value of what each has inividuum. Every our wrinkle, spot is a unique and precious. I think the whole process of enlightenment took me about 1.5-2 years. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Victor A. Syrnev : I was conducted by the thirst for research and knowledge !!! .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Victor A. Syrnev : I think the approach to such work requires personal and hard communicate with the customer. This piece of work is unique. Sometimes we Have to order personal stones, with necessary form and colors. So today, I think of the work independently. Willing to cooperate in the search for interested customers! .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Victor A. Syrnev : The desire to find real new ways to create jewelry !!! .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. Victor A. Syrnev : Certainly it is an indirect effect of the great artists who have tried to understand deep meaning of of the various phenomena ... .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Victor A. Syrnev : This work intends to a man who appreciates the uniqueness and originality of himself. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Victor A. Syrnev : It is difficult to say... Everything what we create is unique I think ! .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Victor A. Syrnev : The name of this trend in the creation of jewelry - Palmistry (Chiromancy). But it is not read by hand. This name reflects the uniqueness of creation. Arising out from lines and hand signs to a specific person. Maybe I should to call "Chiro-sophy" (engaged justification principles of art and science of reading by hand), but to the community that would be difficult to understand... .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Victor A. Syrnev : Imagination... .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Victor A. Syrnev : My Ideas contained in the project, beyond the material expensive meaning or sense of jewelry. There is a jewel and it carries the lines and the signs of a real person. It carries energy and the memory of this man. I almost always set this ornament in a frame with a hand print of the owner. In this case we getting an interior object. The brooch can be removed to leave (when You want to wear it), and then return to the place. The presence of such.[ End of Excerpt: Read complete interview with Victor A. Syrnev on Chiromancy Brooch at design-interviews.com ]
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CINCINNATI, Ohio (Reuters) - First lady Michelle Obama rallied supporters to back her husband as early voting began on Tuesday in the key electoral swing state of Ohio where the Democrats hope to take advantage of a lead in opinion polls.
"Are we going to just sit back and watch everything we worked for and fought for just slip away?" she asked a boisterous crowd of 6,800 in downtown Cincinnati.
With President Barack Obama focused on Wednesday's debate against Republican challenger Mitt Romney, the first lady led the Democrats' charge in Ohio, directing supporters to march to a local election office and cast ballots 35 days before the main voting day of November 6.
"All of our hard work, all the progress that we made, it is all on the line this November," she said. "Here in Ohio, it is already Election Day."
Urging voters to cast their ballots early in person or through mailed-in absentee forms has become a major part of the Obama campaign's strategy in Ohio and other swing states.
People who vote early tend to rally friends and relatives among groups that are less frequent voters such as the young, low-income people and ethnic minorities. Those groups are generally more likely to vote Democrat.
The Obama campaign is peppering less enthusiastic supporters with phone calls, home visits, and direct mail pleas.
In 2008, roughly 30 percent of all ballots cast were early. Of those, nearly 60 percent favored Obama.
The Obama campaign seeks to persuade at least half of likely supporters to cast early ballots in Ohio and elsewhere, a campaign official said.
Voters backing both campaigns streamed into polling locations on Tuesday across 88 counties and requested more than 920,000 absentee ballots, election officials said.
After months essentially tied with Romney in Ohio, Obama is now leading by roughly 5 percentage points in Ohio, according to aggregator RealClearPolitics.
Some 7.8 million Ohioans are registered to vote in the state, compared with 8.2 million at this point in 2008, according to an election official.
Daunte Thomas, 18, walked with fellow students from Cleveland State University to cast their first votes for Obama.
"I didn't know today was the first day to vote before but we got (campaign) emails and there were people ... this week on campus and they told us," Thomas said.
The Obama team's Ohio infrastructure faces hurdles.
An appeals court could overturn a judge's decision to keep polling places open the three days before Election Day, a window during which some 105,000 ballots were cast in 2008, a campaign spokeswoman said.
But perhaps its biggest obstacle is the Romney team, which has some 40 offices in the state and is fortified by powerful "Super PAC" allies paying for negative television advertisements that hammered Obama's stewardship of a frail economic recovery and his healthcare law.
Romney's team will have knocked on one million doors by the end of the week and it has made three million phone calls since May - more than in any other swing state, Romney officials said.
An early voting event for the former Massachusetts governor on Tuesday in downtown Cincinnati drew roughly 45 supporters, among them was John McHugh, a 60-year-old former auto worker.
McHugh, who joined other volunteers distributing campaign fliers at the voting location, said Obama is "tone deaf" on the economy and "a failure" on lowering joblessness.
"I don't think he is working towards the same America I am."
(Reporting by Kim Palmer in Cleveland; Writing and reporting by Eric Johnson in Cincinnati; Editing by Alistair Bell and Christopher Wilson)


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When I edit httpd.conf to use some random (local) folder, and then start Apache, it works fine. But when I set it to a network mapped drive, it doesn't. For example, in httpd.conf, there is:
DocumentRoot "C:/WebRoot"
and somewhat below (where it says "This should be changed to whatever you set DocumentRoot to"), the <Directory> part starts with:
<Directory "C:/WebRoot">
All OK so far, Apache runs fine. But with these settings:
DocumentRoot "X:/DocRoot"
<Directory "X:/DocRoot">
Where X: is a mapped network drive (for example, after doing "net use X: \\192.168.1.5\SharedFolder" on the command line), then Apache does NOT work
When starting the service on the cmd line, "net start apache2.2" gives: "The Apache2.2 service could not be started. A service specific error occurred: 1"
The specified folder (in this case X:/DocRoot) certainly exists and I have full write access to it.
Even when the mapped drive letter actually points to a share on my own system (for example I have C:/WebRoot shared as "WebRoot", and then do "net use X: \\127.0.0.1\WebRoot"), Apache still won't start... I installed the latest version of Xampp (downloaded a few weeks ago, including the patch) and using Apache/2.2.11 for Windows.


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Just weeks after it was revealed that Stacy Keibler tied the knot with tech entrepreneur Jared Pobre in a surprise sunset ceremony on a beach in Mexico, the former "Dancing With the Stars" hoofer has revealed she is also expecting her first child with her new hubby. No further details have been released with regards to the little one's gender or Keibler's upcoming due date. "More blessings!! We're an elated family-to-be!" the couple tells People of their baby news.
Pobre adds, "I'm extremely excited about starting a family and building a future with Stacy."
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Just before the exchanged vows, Keibler said she was "really eager" to start a family with her new hubby. "Both Jared and I didn't think that we were ever going to get married or have kids...When you meet the right person, everything changes."
The blond beauty managed to keep both the news of her engagement and her pregnancy under wraps until after the twosome said I-do, and the pair's nuptials were even a surprise for their families, who were vacationing with them in Mexico.
"Marriage is the ultimate bond of love and friendship," Keibler told People. "It means putting all your faith and trust into a person that you can't help but believe is your soul mate. Someone who has all of your best interests at heart; someone handpicked for you, to help you grow and be the best person that you can be. Jared is all of this for me."
NEWS: All the details on Stacy and Jared's I'do's
And it seems that Jared has even more meaning in Keibler's life as he will soon be the father of her first child after the 34-year-old stunner gives birth.
Keibler was most recently romantically linked to George Clooney before they split last summer. She began dating Pobre last fall, although the twosome had been friends for years. This is the first marriage for both the celeb and her hunky man.
According to People, Keibler wore a custom-made dress by Monique Lhuillier during the ceremony, which she said was "an absolutely magical time."
"Everyone was screaming and hugging and over the moon," Keibler said of their loved ones' reaction to the news that couple would be exchanging vows during the trip, so we can only imagine their families' priceless response when the baby news was revealed.
READ: 5 things to know about Jared Pobre
"It was such a celebration of love with the whole family, better than I could have ever dreamed of," Keibler told People, adding that the newlyweds "can't stop smiling."
And now we know there's one extra special reason why!
Congrats to the parents-to-be!


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I and many others have pushed hard for Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) design over the last few years. No wonder people are pushing back. Two recent conversations have stirred me to reexamine my affection for MVVM screen design. What surprises me is that I'm feeling we slightly oversold it.
In the end, I am unrepentant: I continue to practice MVVM and recommend it to others.
But today I am going to take it down from its pedestal and give it a good thrashing. I'll admit begrudgingly that you can build a large, maintainable application without it. I will discover that MVVM has only two truly distinctive technical advantages: automated testing of the view logic and integrated design time data. Lots of developers don't care about either. MVVM may not be for those people.
I'm not going to call them bad programmers. They could be good programmers. They could be great programmers. Are you being bad when you don't write view-logic automated tests? I'm inclined to say so but not prepared to hang you for it.
Disquieting conversations
I have had a long running conversation with sage and MVVM skeptic, Billy Hollis about MVVM. Billy finds a way to talk trash about MVVM just about every chance he gets. His oeuvre on the subject consists largely of twitter bon mots, barbed asides in lectures, and assorted podcast witticisms. He may have penned his opinions on MVVM somewhere but I don't know where. Therefore, at some risk of misrepresenting his position, I summarize his position as follows:
- MVVM is a way for code-addicted developers to deflect attention from the horrible designs they inflict on users,
- MVVM complicates development with little or no compensating benefit,
- there is too much strident, jargon-filled, punishing MVVM rhetoric that alienates the mass of developers.
I agree completely with #1. MVVM does nothing to improve UX; our obsession with it robs us of time better spent enriching our design education and delivering more satisfying applications. Nonetheless, I expect to continue that trend with this post and more MVVM commentary to come. I do not apologize; while it is one of my obsessions, it's your fault if you make it yours.
I ruefully acknowledge his 3rd objection although I believe we've largely outgrown it.
Objection #2 – that MVVM adds complexity without benefit – is the controversial claim that I address today. That leads me to my second conversation, the one precipitating this post.
John Papa is developing an outline for his forthcoming video series on MVVM. The series targets developers who know nothing about MVVM. It will explain what MVVM is and explore MVVM techniques.
But why bother with MVVM in the first place? Why not do the most obvious thing and write all code in the View's code-behind? What is wrong with that? John wants to address those questions in his video in a direct, matter-of-fact way that any developer can appreciate. That isn't going to be as easy as he first thought
MVVM is second nature to John as it is for many of use. We've forgotten how we got here. We can recite the academic arguments. We have the PowerPoint slides we've used over the years. But if you were susceptible to academic argument, you'd be using MVVM already.
What if we couldn't get by with the old bromides like "Separation of Concerns" and we couldn't thump Martin Fowler's pattern book from 2003 like a bible at a revival meeting? How would we demonstrate that MVVM is better than code-behind?
John kindly called me to puzzle this through with him. We had some fun watching the wheels come off. This post is my account of what we learned. It represents my conclusions, not John's … although I hope he agrees with me.
The usual arguments for MVVM
Here are bullets from a hypothetical MVVM benefits slide; I've drawn them from several presentations, blogs, and discussions.
- Separation of concerns (SoC)
- Loose coupling
- Data Binding
- Designer / developer symbiosis
- Reusability
- Avoid spaghetti code
- Consistent, maintainable, scalable
- Support for design time data
- Automated view-logic testing
- Multiple views over the same view logic
John and I kicked these around. It turns out that many of them don't hold water.
We ruled out "separation of concerns" and "loose coupling" right away because they are just jargon to many people.
[update: "ruled out" was a poor verb choice. What I meant was that we didn't want to chant "SoC" and "Loose Coupling". We wanted to get behind the familiar rhetoric. These principles remain fundamental to us ... as I explained in the next paragraph.]
To me they are a convenient short hand for guidance that has always served me well. But for many they're just slogans, shouted from a little red book.
John and I aren't sending anyone to re-education camp. We wanted to show concretely how code-behind necessarily betrays you and ViewModel saves you. When we really looked, we realized that ViewModel isn't intrinsically more SoC or more loosely coupled than code-behind (stay tuned).
Data binding? The practical implementation of the MVVM pattern requires a powerful data binding infrastructure. But you don't have to use MVVM to use data binding. You can bind the view to the code-behind.
"Designer / developer symbiosis" refers to the ability of a designer and a developer to work on the view independently without risk of corrupting the other's work. In MVVM, no matter what the designer does to the View, the ViewModel code is untouched. Nothing the developer does to the ViewModel code affects the View XAML. Upon closer examination (see below), I feel that MVVM doesn't have a strong advantage here … even when (as is extremely rare) the project is blessed with a crew of designer people to assist the developer people.
The "spaghetti code" argument is a canard. MVMV in not inherently more "consistent, maintainable, and scalable." Bad code is bad code whether it's in the ViewModel or the code-behind. The view logic is not magically transformed by refactoring to a separate class. If you are inclined to reduce repetition and externalize dependencies into supporting services, you will do so in code-behind as surely as you will do it in a ViewModel. If not … well we've all seen train-wreck ViewModels haven't we?
Design time data support? Check! John and I believe developers and designers are more effective when they design, maintain and evolve the view in Blend (or Cider) using design time data. A ViewModel can easily deliver design data to the tooling and "real" data to the runtime application. The code-behind cannot provide design data to the tooling because the design tools don't execute the code behind. I expand on this point below.
Automated view-logic testing? Check! We agreed that automated testing of code-behind is so difficult as to be impractical. Billy agrees too. Score one for MVVM. Of course if you don't do automated testing of view logic … I talk more about this below.
Multiple views over the same view logic? Check! ViewModel is for you if you think you'll need different views for different users – perhaps as part of a localization requirement or perhaps because the presentation should vary based on role. You can build such variation into a single xaml view but that gets messy quickly.
Definitive benefits
Three claims survive close analysis; ViewModel has a decisive advantage when you care about
- design time data
- automated view testing
- multiple views over the same view logic
Do you really care?
I do care … as I said at the top. I care about view-logic testing and design time data. Multiple views are usually just a nice-to-have; but I care a great deal about the first two.
The unfortunate reality is that many (most?) developers don't seem to care about these things. I can want them to care … but I haven't figured out how to make them care.
I believe the "design time data" argument may become attractive. Not many people design with data yet. I think that's because they don't know about it. Once they discover it and see how handy it is … and see that ViewModel is easy … that could shift the balance.
People have heard the argument for testing for years. I don't think there is anything new to say, nothing more persuasive to say, that hasn't been said. The testing adoption statistics are not encouraging. My anecdotal evidence is not encouraging. You know how many ViewModels I've seen tested in the wild? You know how many ViewModels I've seen tested in a book, article, or demo that cites "testability" as a reason for MVVM? I want to say "none."
Actually I've done it and I've got a BookClub demo that shows how. ViewModel automated testing is the way IdeaBlade professional services rolls.
Please, please, please prove me wrong and tell us all where we can see some ViewModel testing.
I might do it if it's easy
I fear that the unequivocal arguments for MVVM will have only a tenuous grasp on the hearts of many developers. I will argue until the cows come home that MVVM inclines you toward good practices (e.g., SoC, loose coupling). I must admit that if you have good discipline you'll be fine without it.
I remind you, pace Billy Hollis, that MVVM won't do a thing for your application's user experience. Don't get caught up in the code at the expense of the design! That's unbalanced. That's not healthy.
I suppose what I am saying (and lot of people are saying ) is "take this MVVM medicine … it's good for you … even though you may not feel different right away. "
That means MVVM must be easy to do. If it were hard you would be mad to follow our lead on the strength of these assurances. We're telling you to create an extra class – the ViewModel class – for almost every View in your application. You might write a hundred "extra" classes in a big application. That's a tough sell right there.
Fortunately, MVVM is easy to do. There's always someone around to make a good thing harder than it needs to be. Laurent Bugnion's MVVM Light proves it doesn't have to be hard. I hope you'll find – as we have – that you'll quickly get the hang of it and it's smooth sailing once you do. Design data and automated testing will rapidly reveal their value.
I have a good feeling about John's video series. I think it's going to help you feel good about MVVM.
Appendix: Observation Details
The remainder of this post explores a few of the earlier observations in a bit more detail. Indulge yourself if you will.
Separation of Concerns
Code-behind is code that supports the view. It sits in its own file, apart from the XAML file that determines what the user sees and touches. It's purpose is to assist the View in presenting data and responding to user gestures. Well that's the definition of a ViewModel too.
To be sure the view and its code-behind are the same class. In this respect, the visual design and view logic are technically comingled in a clear violation of SoC. Practical consequences attend. But are they sufficiently compelling? Or can a good developer achieve practical separation with little effort?
Naïve developers tend to crowd the code-behind with logic that doesn't belong there. I've seen people implement data access in code-behind. I've done it myself … in quick demos. That's a bad idea for a real application. But it's not a better idea when you relocate that code to a ViewModel. Pesistence logic belongs in a service that you make available to the ViewModel … or the code-behind.
The same argument applies to logging, and navigation, and all other cross-cutting, re-usable tasks that should be treated as external dependencies by the ViewModel or code-behind. You either think this way or you don't.
I considered a detailed discussion of Robert Martin's SOLID principles as they apply to using or not using a ViewModel. It struck me as an arid exercise. Only "single responsibility" and "dependency inversion" seemed to have practical relevance; there's not much use for inheritance or interfaces in view design. I'd make the same argument as I did for SoC.
Culturally ViewModel is more aligned with SOLID thinking but, as I said, you can get the practical benefits in code-behind without much effort.
Loose Coupling
The code-behind approach makes it easy to tightly couple the UI elements to the code. That sounds really bad. I think it sounds bad. Then I try to think of all the awful things that will happen to you … and I don't come up with any; not unless you care about testability which I do. But bear with me. If I didn't care about testability – if I merely paid it lip service – would tight coupling matter? I'm having a tough time showing how.
It's not as if the View and the code-behind are living separate lives. How often (outside of tests) would you instantiate one without the other?
Moreover, if I do care about tight coupling, I can easily loosen it in the code-behind approach. Nothing stops me. It's no harder (or easier) than coupling to a ViewModel. I can data bind the xaml to the code-behind and use Behaviors to bind to methods and events in the code-behind. All I have to do is set the view's DataContext to this in the constructor. Done. The choice is mine.
Automated Testing
Testability is MVVM's sole uncontested and incontrovertible advantage. I can think of no one who argues that it is practical to test logic in the code-behind.
Update: Bill Kempf took up the challenge in a follow-up blog post that shows you can (a) write a code-behind ViewModel and (b) test it. Thus he reminds us that MVVM is a pattern admitting of many implementations ... including, it seems, a code-behind implementation. p.s: Bill was making a point, not a recommendation. Be amused by it but please don't follow it!
ViewModel testability alone should be sufficient reason to adopt MVVM designs. And MVVM proponents dutifully recite MVVM's testability advantage.
Too bad so few MVVM proponents actually write ViewModel tests. Find me a demo with automated ViewModel tests. Do they even exist? The hypocrisy is mildly amusing.
One possible explanation: demo ViewModels don't seem worthy of tests. The first ViewModel you write is typically just a bunch of properties. Property tests are low priority because they generally lack decision logic. Testing simple getters and setters is a complete waste of time.
Even a primitive ViewModel gets its model from somewhere, typically a data service. However, in the beginning, the data service is usually a fake that always delivers the goods in a timely fashion. Nothing goes wrong so you let it slide. Later, if you are inclined toward automated testing, you will test the data service independently of the ViewModel. VM testing can seem a well-intentioned luxury that you never get around to doing.
In fact, in a mature ViewModel there will be plenty to test. The VM is an integration point for asynchronous services and user interactions. Users do weird things and services fail. How does the ViewModel handle service exceptions? How does it handle null results, empty results, one result, multiple results? Does it signal changes to IsBusy at the right times … as when the service fails? Can the VM run offline? What if the user isn't authenticated? What if the save fails with a concurrency failure? How does the VM respond to tombstoning if this is a Windows Phone application? Does the VM signal view state transitions? Does it wait for view animations to complete and, if so, how do you test the timing? Does the VM send messages? Does it respond to messages? How does it learn which data to show? What if the requested data item doesn't exist or is invalid?
I don't anticipate all of these possibilities at the start. Instead I write a few minimal ViewModel tests to put the structure in place. Once I get the hang of it in a new project, this takes a couple of minutes for each new VM. If it takes longer, I count myself blessed because I've discovered trouble in my MVVVM triad before the heat is on. I act immediately to get it pointed in the right direction; then I move on. Let me repeat, I make no attempt to test everything. I make sure I have at least one test. Then I add tests for whatever happens to catch my interest.
Over time I'll trace a number of bugs to the VM. Over time I'll add capabilities or refactor portions of the VM to helper classes. When I fix those bugs, add new logic, or refactor, the friction of adding supporting tests is low because I've established a base line.
This approach works for me. I'm not a testing fanatic. I skip tests even when I know that I shouldn't. But let me say this: I never regret writing them. I've been saved by tests many times and suffered as many times for lack of them. If we work together on a project, we're going to write tests together. That's how I roll.
Design time data
John and I believe strongly in the virtue of designing screens with realistic design data that is shaped exactly like the runtime data. We can't think of any way to satisfy this requirement in the code behind approach. The design tools don't run the code-behind so the code-behind can't deliver design time data.
Some folks recommend Blend's XML sample data, a secondary data source that doesn't depend upon a ViewModel. That's a viable way to drive out the first draft of a view. I feel it is a significantly inferior alternative because:
- You can't re-use the sample data as fakes for developer, QA, and automated testing.
- Many data types (e.g., DateTime) are represented as strings in sample data. You don't bind to a string as you would a DateTime. That means you write two bindings – one for design, one for production – or devise some other hideous workaround.
- Complex object graphs are trickier to maintain in XML sample data
- You have to update the sample data structures as your model evolves
- Sample data files tend to be scattered around your projects, complicating maintenance.
- It's tedious at best to keep the sample data out of the production builds.
The first objection is a big one for me. I've always got fake data around during development and testing.
Forget about automated testing for the moment. Everyone tests their applications in some fashion. You make a change to a view, you want to see how it looks … now … before you forget what you changed. You want quick turnaround, not a long delay while the application tries to reach the server … which could be down. View development shouldn't depend on a data service that's broken or hasn't been written yet.
It will take effort to create and maintain fake development and test data. I don't want to do that twice – once for runtime simulations and again – in a completely different format - for view design.
Designer / developer symbiosis
We can't count this as a huge plus for MVVM. The separation of the XAML and the code behind is pretty good to begin with. It is not like Windows Forms where the changes made on the design surface produced reams of code-behind. The risk of developer/designer cross-contamination is low and reasonable, easy-to-follow work rules reduce it further.
There are no technical obstacles to a designer and developer working on the view simultaneously because the view xaml and code-behind are in separate physical files.
The greater risk is that a designer or developer will introduce breaking changes that aren't detected until runtime. MVVM is no help here at all. In fact, the risk of conflicting changes is slightly higher due to View/ViewModel separation. Each party works happily in isolation, unaware of the effects on the other. The compiler is no help … as it might be if the designer's changes happen to corrupt the code. ViewModel automated tests don't help because, by nature, they don't consider the view at all.
On the plus side, ViewModel discipline prohibits references to View components; it even prohibits references to most types in the presentation technology. If you follow that discipline, you free the designer to explore visuals and interaction patterns without worrying about breaking the code. While technically, you can be as rigorous in code-behind, the temptation to be lax is almost irresistible. Accordingly, I count "Designer / developer symbiosis" among the cultural claims to MVVM advantage.
I am a Caliburn fan but I am positioning it as an afterthought in today's discussion. Caliburn is an UI framework grounded in MVVM. Caliburn automatically wires visual components to code by applying conventions. It can automatically wire a button named "Save" to the "Save" and "CanSave" methods in the ViewModel. The designer doesn't add behaviors to the XAML; the developer doesn't write ICommands. There is less manual work for everyone. And Caliburn offers other convention-based time-savers throughout the UI development workflow. Its contributions could weigh heavily in the balance for MVVM.
On the other hand, it's one more framework to learn and it's not in the MVVM mainstream. Developers new to MVVM are usually new to the entire XAML platform; they are overwhelmed by foreign concepts and unprepared to shoulder the additional burden of learning Caliburn. Great as it is, the road to Caliburn is bumpier than it could be. We at IdeaBlade are doing our part to smooth that road.


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I never realized that John Quincy Adams was such a popular name, until I began researching it to complete a branch on my tree. One was born 1821, another 1838 and the third isn't directly related, so there isn't much information yet. The name, John Adams is another story. I have 22, one being my "brick wall." Recently, I received a large package of Adams information, from Jennielee who shares the same "brick wall" on the Adams line. Two treasured items were her actual photos taken at the cemetery where her John Quincy Adams and his wife Maria Cox were buried. He was my first cousin, 4 times removed.
John Quincy Adams
Born: 17 Mar. 1838
Died: 27 Nov. 1926
His wife
Francis Maria Cox
Born: 11 Jan. 1828
Died: 31 Oct. 1923
Buried next to them, their daughter
Hattie Olive Adams Blatchford (wife of William Edward Blatchford)
Born: 24 Feb. 1864
Died: 26 Jan. 1959
Buried in the Wyoming Cemetery, Wyoming, New York
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Website updates
This site is finally getting some care. For too long time I haven't had time to develop the site or fix the bugs, but with all the experience I've gained during the last years I'm finally preparing to do some updates. These updates may cause occassional errors or other minor issues. Sorry for any inconvinience!
I'll most likely do some updates to the looks of the site, and I also like to rebuild some features ready Drupal components haven't handled well - including browsing pages, which I'm going to renew, saying goodbye to Views module!


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Hi Grit
You may think that sex has always been a part of art, which to a certain extent is true. However, one of our youngest london public gallaries the Barbican, having reached the ripe old age of twenty five, has taken this to a new level by hosting an exhibition called Seduced: Art and sex from antiquity to now, entrance reserved strictly for those aged 18 and over.
The intention of this exhibition is to cover the art of seduction as it has been practiced over the past 2000 years. Kate Bush, apparently no relation to the singer or your President, says that it is a "no-holds barred exhibition" the intention of which is to examine and explore all aspects of seduction of any preference. With well over 250 exhibits including portraits from the walls of Pompeii; Indian sexual literature, little known paintings of sexual acts from renowned painters such as Turner, pornographic woodcuts from Japan and Andy Warhol's short 1963 film entitled "Blow job," it is not difficult to see what they mean.
Although the museum stresses that this an attempt to cover a serious subject, from the final paragraphs of the article it becomes apparent that the real motive is anything but. Being a public gallary, the Barbican relies heavily on grants from the local authority, in this case the City of London. The director (curate) of the museum has admitted that these grants are being cut back, which will severely curtain their activities unless they can replace funding from elsewhere.
Thus, despite all the brave and intellectual words and phrases, at the end of the day this is not a "serious" exhibition, simply an example of an organisation utilising an age old promotional theory that "sex sells." Why can't they be honest about their motives?
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Roast for 45-50 mins, turning now and then. When cooked they should be golden brown and crisp with a light fluffy centre. Scatter on flaked sea salt to serve.


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Are you someone who enjoys delicious foods, sweet treats and mouth-watering cuisine?
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Whether you come into the city to explore the night life or visit for a day of retail therapy, there is something for everyone.
So what are you waiting for?
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In February of 2011, the new Apologetics Press Web site was launched, and we have been working relentlessly ever since to keep it up-to-date and state of the art. The Lord has blessed this edification and evangelistic effort immensely. Thanks to readers like yourself, we have received millions of page views and the annual numbers continue to increase!
We are committed to helping the Lord's kingdom to grow and "be ready to give a defense" (1 Peter 3:15). To that end, please be aware, and make use, of the new Web site's multimedia section—a feature which constitutes an upgrade from the old Web site. The media page was given a "facelift" in early 2013.
Through the media page, one can view or listen to various lectures, sermons, and seminars given by A.P. speakers over the past several years—for free. Since its inception, the new Web site's media page has added over 200 files, including over 100 audio files and 50 video files—five of which are full-length Digger Doug's Underground episodes. More media selections are constantly being added. If you don't feel like sitting down to read, or if you would like to have some wholesome, Christian material playing in the background as you work that simultaneously prepares you for defending the truth, please make use of this excellent feature.
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I am totally in shock over here- I finished knitting something!!!
I started this sweater last spring but then it got too hot to knit with wool. Plus, Ravelry snatched all my knitting time and wouldn't give it back. 🙂
Luckily, with the weather getting a bit crispier (at times) here in Boston the last couple weeks, I haven't been able to resist any longer and Forecast finally got off the needles.
(color is wonky for some reason in the 1st image- others are more color accurate)
Pattern is, of course, Forecast by the lovely mommy-to-be Stefanie Japel.
The yarn is Plymouth Tweed in 5320, burgundy/ dark plum.
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give (one) grief
To criticize or tease someone. Once my brother hears that I hit a parked car, he'll give me grief about it for years to come. I'm pretty sure that Kevin likes Katie, so I keep giving him grief about it.
give someone griefbe a nuisance to someone. informal
1998 Times One of the passengers who'd been giving the cabin crew grief started yelling, 'We've had a near miss.'


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Ever encounter a bug where UI buttons are not clickable or elements are mysteriously missing?
This is usually caused by a bug in the Blizzard frame code, whereby child frames can accidentally be assigned a lower level in the frame strata than their parent, leading to buttons that appear "behind" their container, making them either unclickable or completely hidden.
StrataFix provides a simple workaround for this bug, which affects numerous UI elements, notably including:
Encounter Journal
Quest Log
Glyph Pane
AtlasLoot addon
many AceGUI addons
and more!
Just install as usual and it silently does its job, problem forever fixed!


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I usually enjoy looking at Alan's Sepia Saturday pictures and taking my lead from his photo, but I'm going my own way this week. I can't resist this pic of my Dad as a wee lad in his kilt, attending a family wedding in around 1942. He looks like he's behaving well, but Under Pressure. Auntie, however, appears to have different ideas. She's still a bit naughty nowadays.
Grandad seems happy to be Brylcreemed in the extreme, and Granny is obviously very fond of her dead fox. Auntie's got her spotless white socks on but check out Dad's knobbly boy-knees 🙂
Oh, happy days…. Check out other similar posts and why not join in? It's fun and easy – Alan says:
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CINCINNATI (AP) Jerian Grant scored 19 points and No. 17 Notre Dame used its patient offense to get open shots for a 66-60 victory Monday night that extended No. 21 Cincinnati's home-court misery.
Notre Dame (14-1, 2-0 Big East) has won 12 straight for the first time since 2006-07. The 14-1 mark is the best start during coach Mike Brey's 13 seasons.
The Fighting Irish did it their way, passing for open shots on the perimeter and spreading out a defense that has been Cincinnati's strength. Notre Dame shot 50 percent from the field and went 9 of 16 behind the arc.
Cincinnati (13-3, 1-2) wore new, all-black uniforms - Notre Dame wore white - for a home game that took on extra significance. The Bearcats opened the season 12-0, then lost two of their last three games, falling to New Mexico and St. John's at home.
They have lost three straight at home for the first time since 2006-07, coach Mick Cronin's first season picking up the pieces from coach Bob Huggins' ouster.
The school celebrated its impressive start by having President Santa J. Ono get his head shaved on the court afterward. Ono agreed to lose his hair if the Bearcats won 10 in a row, turning the streak into a fundraising opportunity for a charity.
Then, the Bearcats went out in their new uniforms and lost again. Sean Kilpatrick led Cincinnati with 15 points.
The Bearcats extended their man-to-man defense beyond the arc, trying to take away Notre Dame's best feature. They couldn't do it.
The Fighting Irish lead the Big East and rank fifth nationally shooting 59.8 percent from the field. They went 12 of 18 from behind the arc during a 93-74 win over Seton Hall on Saturday, setting a school record for a Big East game. Scott Martin made six of his seven 3-point attempts in that one.
When Cincinnati clamped down on the perimeter, 6-foot-9 forward Jack Cooley got openings inside. He finished with 11 points and eight rebounds
The Bearcats' halfcourt offense has been their biggest problem the last few games. They had another setback when Kilpatrick landed awkwardly and limped off the court midway through the first half, favoring his right foot. JaQuan Parker replaced him and hit consecutive 3s that put Cincinnati ahead 20-11, its biggest lead of the game.
Kilpatrick returned and Notre Dame found its long-range touch. The Fighting Irish made their last six shots from behind the arc in the half - two by Martin - to pull ahead 32-28.
Martin opened the second half with a 3-pointer. The Fighting Irish made five passes before finding Grant open for another 3 that gave Notre Dame its biggest lead at 40-29 with 18 minutes left.
Kilpatrick hit two 3s and made a fastbreak layup off Cashmere Wright's steal during a 13-3 run that evened the game at 47.
Point guard Eric Atkins had a driving bank shot and made an over-the-shoulder pass to Cooley for a layup during a 10-point run that put Notre Dame ahead to stay at 59-49 with 5:42 left. Grant hit a fade-away jumper that kept Notre Dame ahead 64-56 with 1:32 left.
Cronin benched forward Justin Jackson, who had started the first 15 games but failed to score in three of the last five.
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The Scotsman has one undoubted talent – it can recognise an SNP Achilles Heel when it sees one, and aims its arrows accordingly. It's a pity the SNP didn't spot its own vulnerability on the NATO membership question, but there's a reason for that – it is often described in the media as a disciplined party, as indeed it has been. But there is a fine line between a disciplined party with a clear vision presenting a unified front to a hostile world and one that is suppressing – or ignoring – dissenting voices within its own ranks.
The latter approach runs the risk of creating a climate in which dissent is perceived as disloyalty, and bland conformity to the party line being seen as a virtue. This danger becomes greater when a party that has had to struggle against enormous adversity to gain a foothold in the political life of the nation suddenly, and rather unexpectedly, finds itself with an unchallengeable majority under a charismatic, powerful leader. It is further compounded by the presence of a large number of new members in a Parliament who are equally surprised and delighted, but anxious to please the established power structure. Tony Blair posing with his new intake of Blair's Babes in 1997 comes to mind.
I've been trying without success to track down a quote, which I hazily recall as being in Aldous Huxley's collection of essays Ends and Means. The idea within it is that at the heart of every major religion exists a core of powerful people who believe exactly the opposite in key doctrines and dogma to the version promulgated to the faithful. This is almost certainly true in politics, and within political parties. It's sometime called realpolitik, although this doesn't exactly capture it. An additional factor is that a political party can be a very convenient vehicle for a powerful man or woman at a point in time, even when they do not share its core philosophy, ideals and values.
Again Blair comes to mind. Some believe – and I am one of them – that Tony Blair, an Old Fettesian who was nonetheless of humble origins and and certainly not 'one of us', in Maggie's phrase, and not part of any Establishment power networks, simply looked around -from a position of no real values of any kind - for the political vehicle most likely to allow him to rise to power. As a young lawyer, he found it in the most unlikely of places for one of his class and background, in the mining communities of Durham, and aided by Joe Mills, Regional Secretary of the T&GWU, found his constituency in Sedgefield and his power base in Trimdon village. (I knew Joe Mills very well indeed for ten years or so, and I know Trimdon village, Sedgefield and Durham equally intimately.) The rest is history, a history that brought great wealth and influence to Blair but misery, death and devastation to Iraq and Afghanistan, terrorism to Britain, and the transformation of the Labour Party into a thing utterly alien to its roots and values.
Now let me be clear – I do not believe that Alex Salmond or any of his key ministers are cut from the Blair cloth. Leaving aside my judgement of them from their actions and statements, their intellect and huge political talents mean that the fastest route to power and influence for any one them would have been through a unionist party to Westminster. They are driven, not by personal ambition, but by personal conviction and a belief in the independence of Scotland. (For example, no objective commentator doubts that Alex Salmond has all the qualities of a world statesman and could have had a glittering career in UK, European and world politics.)
However, the SNP - like any political party – contains men and women of lesser talent who are content to play on a smaller stage, and are realistic enough to constrain their ambitions within their modest abilities. Among that group, it is likely there there are some – I hope only a few - who hold personal and political views contrary to the SNP's social democratic, anti-nuclear beliefs which they are willing to subordinate to their career interests.
And the top group may contain some who do not quite burn with a gem-like flame in their belief in a non-nuclear Scotland, and whose key focus is economic and social.
We now know that ministerial group most certainly contains perhaps a majority who believe in an independent Scotland being a member of NATO, a military alliance firmly committed to the possession and use of nuclear weapons.
I also believe that this group contains some who are prepared to see the nuclear disarmament of Scotland and the removal of Trident take a very long time indeed if realpolitik demands it, and are prepared to accept constraints and a radical dilution of the pure vision of speedy removal of WMDs from our land.
All of this is mirrored in the party membership as a whole and in the SNP-supporting electorate who are not party members. Such is democracy, and we must recognise the reality of it, but argue for our own beliefs within that democratic framework.
I expressed the view recently that the SNP was either muzzling internal criticism of the NATO U-turn or those who opposed it were self-censoring. This produced cries of outraged denial from some party members. The Scotsman today believes it has evidence of suppression of open debate, based on a leaked memo from Erik Geddes, an SNP Group Communications Officer. (I have reason to be grateful for Erik's many informative press releases.) Here is the memo -
I understand some of you may be getting calls about defence policy. Please ask them to e-mail you any questions and respond with the following:
"We are looking forward to an excellent debate within the SNP on Nato, which will be democratically decided at party conference in October – the SNP's clear policy is for Trident nuclear weapons to be removed from Scotland, and independence is the only constitutional option which enables this to be achieved."
Thanks – Erik Geddes, SNP Group Communications Officer
The most likely interpretation of this email is that Erik is simply doing what any communications department in any political party does – advising its parliamentary members how best to respond to media and external queries in a way that protects consistency of response and accurately reflects policy. However, it is rather oddly worded and sequenced -
I understand some of you may be getting calls about defence policy.
Please ask them to e-mail you any questions
and respond with the following:
That suggests the following sequence of events and action -
1. MSP receives a telephone call asking for information about defence matters, and specifically the Party's NATO policy.
2. MSP requests that questions be emailed to him/her.
3. MSP does not answer specific questions but responds with the bland pro-forma message.
If the above is an accurate interpretation of the memo – and that is exactly what it says, even if it may not have been intended that way, then it essentially is an instruction, not a suggestion, to MSPs not to answer questions, not to offer their own views – bear in mind that in our democracy MSPs and MPs are elected as individuals, not party drones – but in effect to say "Bugger off, this is a party matter for Conference, and we'll tell you in our own time what we decide."
That might just be acceptable if the SNP were not the governing party of Scotland, but to me, it is unacceptable from the party of government to a free media in a country that aspires to open government.
This would be bad enough if it only applied to media and external queries, but if it applies to voters and specifically also to party members and constituents, it just ain't on …
If a matter as fundamental – and it is fundamental – to the Government of Scotland's anti-nuclear policy and to NATO membership is open for debate in the confines of a venue in Perth in October, it sure as hell should be open for debate in the media and among the electorate of Scotland.


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My ideal email client
Since 10 years I am praying for a much more convenient email program, one that understands my relation with incoming mail and incoming folders. Let me explain...
I get lots of mails from different sources. Some are addressing me, others have me in Cc:. Some are from mailinglist that are very important to me (because I am responsible for answering), others I just want to follow up if I have some time. My email-client however treats all these mails the same way.
This is really not Alpine's fault, in fact, none of the email clients do what I desire. What I want is a "virtual view" (yes, think Evolution) but one that is smart about the emails it lists. Let me give some examples:
- I may want to chose that emails addressed to my personal address in To: or Bcc: requires an answer from me, unless I delete it from this "virtual view"
- Mails that have my personal email address in Cc: may have a different policy. One where I read it and do not answer would remove it from this "virtual view" as well, if I so desire and configure it. But if I want to keep it explicitely, I need to say so. (Opposite behaviour than 1.
For some of the mailinglists I may want a similar behaviour as 1. For others 2 and yet others should not be in my "virtual view".
The end-result would be that my "virtual view" shows me only a list of emails that desire my attention (either need to be read, or need to be answered). With the ones that require an answer on top.
If my email client would have this functionality, I wouldn't be loosing emails out of my sight whenever I get large volumes of email, as now frequently happens :-/
Alpine does show me (with flags) what mails were send to me personally and which ones I have answered. But my inbox is not "virtual" and full of email that takes too many key-presses to move individually, blocking my view to the important emails I really should be answering first.
Oh yes, and it needs to be console-based !
Currently, I hate the fact that my email client assumes that recent mail is more important than anything else and I am too weak to teach it to behave better. Can you help me, please ?
Something involving Mutt and
Something involving Mutt and Mairix?
I do something similar involving Evolution virtual folders.
I would suggest using the read/unread flag as the simplest way of recording whether the message needs to be read or replied to.
The other option is to unsubscribe from some of your lists. ;-)
Tags, labels, smart folders
I guess you need a mail client that supports tags/labels and smart folders. I don't know of any CLI mail clients that support that however, but if you lose the CLI requirement I think you might be able to get what you're looking for.
Alpine supports keywords
I think what you need is indeed supported by alpine keywords (labels).
I have created filters that set the keyword based on the from, to, cc or alias addresses etc. Then I zoom in based on the keywords.
I even save all my mails in ONE folder. But before doing so, I change the keywords appropriately, sometimes more than one keywords. That way, I can easily get multiple virtual views of all the messages.
My gripes about email are different from yours
Your desire changes would help some of my needs, but not all.
I want email software that allows me to attach notes to messages, like "First half of info required to implement feature Foo for project Bar", "John's take on feature Foo".
It would be a bit better if the "Subject" matched the content, but that's way too much to hope for, especially with replies in a group setting.
CLI would be great.
Works on IMAP would be really important in an environment where my desktop's OS is a volatile characteristic.
A suggestion
Do you know SUP?. Is a mail client write in ruby that tries to be a clone of GMail for the terminal.
Shift your wish to the server rather than the client
I've also been dreaming of this and finally have decided that the solution will happen at the server. Over the years there have been a number of IMAP service providers who've tried to provide this service (single message appears in multiple IMAP mailboxes), but most of the implementations have sucked. Currently there is only one IMAP service provider that does this reasonably well: Gmail. Unfortunately they don't offer backups *& restores* and other services that are essential to me in an IMAP service provider. My suggestion is to lobby IMAP server developers to provide this functionality. I think this is being considered for Dovecot IMAP. Lots of discussion about IMAP server development takes place in gmane.mail.imap.*
mutt limit command
It seems like you might be able to accomplish what you want with a bunch of mutt macros around the "limit" and "order" commands.
I'm not sure you'll be able to do everything you want, but it can do a lot.
I don't know of a way to get a view into multiple mailboxes, but otherwise it seems quite possible. Mutt's filtering/selecting is pretty darn fast so it might even work OK to just have everything in a single huge mail folder.
That will be limited because unfortunately mutt doesn't support any truly good mail folder formats (mbox, mmdf, MH, Maildir), but you might use it as an imap client to an imap server that has a good mailbox backend. You could do this with UW IMAP and mix folders; the imap server process doesnt' have to live on a different machine.
If you do this please blog about it more.


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Li Ning Investors Put Faith in TPG
Usually, the departure of a top company official, especially the finance chief, would be greeted by share price falls. But in the case of embattled Chinese sportswear maker Li Ning Co. Ltd., shares rallied after news that chief financial officer Nicholas Chong had resigned.
Li Ning soared more than 4% on the news Friday, shrugging off a note from Bank of America Merrill Lynch which said the brand, founded by a former Olympic gymnast of the same name, would remain mired in losses in 2013 "given heavy investment in brand building and inventory clearance" while upgrading its outlook for the rest of the sportswear sector in China.


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"2013 can be anyone's year†says Sandra Pires
Lausanne, Switzerland, April 19, 2013 - With just a few days until the beach volleyball season opening event, the Fuzhou Open, gets underway, Brazilian beach volleyball legend Sandra Pires, a 1996 Olympic champion and Sydney 2000 Olympic bronze medallist champion, looks ahead to the next nine months in which new female FIVB world champions and FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour winners will be crowned, as part of the FIVB blog series.
"Change is the only constant in life' and no one is aware of this maxim as much as a beach volleyball player who has made the decision to retire.
"I can empathise with my colleagues who decided to leave professional competition after last year's Olympic Games as it was probably not an easy decision to take. We're all still competitors at heart and the thrill of chasing each point and thinking tactically will always be part of us, which sometimes makes it difficult to accept having to watch the action from the side lines.
"Nevertheless, it is pleasant to have the opportunity to wind down and take some time to work out where to go next. I know from personal experience that taking the step to start something new encourages personal growth. And when you move out of your comfort zone you are challenged to push the boundaries and achieve the best for yourself.
"The excitement is no doubt building for those beach volleyball players starting the season with a new partner. Having had the opportunity to partner with many excellent players during my career, I know how much work is involved in forming a cohesive unit, where each player understands the other's style and timing.
"It is a process which requires time, patience and most of all respect and one in which two players get to know each other well given the amount of time they spend with each other over the season. But it is only in this way that both partners can work towards a common set of goals and priorities with success. I can tell there is no greater feeling than finding the perfect rhythm with the person beside you on the court, for this is when the magic happens!
"Unfortunately, there is no specific recipe to ensure that two excellent players will come together to form a winning team. And with so many new pairings for the 2013 beach volleyball season, it is difficult to make any prediction about who will win this year.
"All I know is that 2013 can be anyone's year and I am filled with anticipation to see the energy and enthusiasm this year's crop of talent can bring to the courts.â€
Sandra Pires is a three-time Olympian from Brazil. She won gold with Jackie Silva at the 1996 Games in Atlanta – the first year beach volleyball was introduced as a medal sport – bronze with Adriana Samuel in 2000 in Sydney and fifth place in Athens with Ana Paula Connelly. As a commentator for Globo Sport TV, Sandra has covered the London 2012 Games and the 2012 Brazilian national tour.
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After the Saints and Falcons play tonight, just one more week will remain in the NFL regular season. As usual, there are myriad iterations of playoff matchups that could become a reality based on what happens tonight and in Week 17.
Here is a rundown of the NFC playoff scenarios. (Click here to see the AFC playoff scenarios.)
NFC Playoff Scenarios
Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants
This one is pretty easy.
The Cowboys and Giants play Sunday night. Whichever team wins becomes the NFC East champion and will get a first round home game. Neither team can make the playoffs any other way.
Image credit: Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via Wyld About Pro Football
Green Bay Packers
This one is also pretty easy. The 14-1 Packers clinched home field advantage throughout the playoffs with their win over the Bears last night.
San Francisco 49ers
The 49ers clinched the NFC West a while ago, so they will host a first round home game at a minimum. They are still alive for a first round bye as well, and in fact are in the driver's seat.
The 49ers are 12-3, and the Saints already have three losses. Because the 49ers own the tic-breaker with the Saints, all San Fran has to do is beat woeful St. Louis next week to clinch the first round bye and #2 seed in the NFC playoffs. (Or, if New Orleans loses tonight to Atlanta, the 49ers don't even have to beat St. Louis next week.)
New Orleans Saints
The Saints have a clinched a playoff spot, but they are playing for a lot more than just a chance at the #2 seed when they face Atlanta tonight.
New Orleans hasn't even yet clinched the NFC South division, nor a first round home game. They can do that tonight if they beat Atlanta. Even if the Saints don't beat Atlanta tonight, they would still clinch the NFC South and a first round home game by winning their Week 17 game against Carolina or if Atlanta were to lose its Week 17 game to Tampa Bay.
If the Saints win both this week and next week, and San Francisco falls to St. Louis next week, the Saints would lock up the #2 seed in the NFC, a first round bye, and a second round home game.
Atlanta Falcons
The Falcons clinched at least a wild berth last night when Chicago lost to Green Bay. If they beat the Saints tonight, the Falcons maintain a shot at the NFC South title and a first round home game. As mentioned above, Atlanta would need to defeat the Bucs (should be easy) and New Orleans would need to lose to Carolina (not so easy).
Detroit Lions
The Lions clinched a playoff spot with their win over San Diego in Week 16. Because they play in the NFC North with Green Bay, they do not have a shot at anything more than a wild card road game in round one of the playoffs, regardless of what happens in Week 17. All that is still to be determined is who they will play.
NFC Playoff Predictions
Here is how I think the pivotal Week 17 games will go:
- Saints beat Atlanta (Week 16)
- Saints beat Carolina
- Atlanta beats Tampa Bay
- San Francisco beats St. Louis
- Giants beat Cowboys
- Lions beat Packers
This would create the following first round playoff matchups:
- Byes: Packers (14-2), 49ers (13-3)
- #3 Saints (13-3) v #6 Falcons (10-6)
- #4 Giants (9-7) v #5 Lions (11-5)
What do you think will happen? Comment below.


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I previously wrote about how the Dionne Quintuplets and I are fourth cousins. Yesterday, I found that I'm related – distantly – to Justin Bieber. He's my 10th cousin once removed through our common ancestors Jean Elie dit Breton (ca 1621-1699) and his second wife Jeanne Labbé (ca 1641-1715).
I used the tree shown at "Baby, Baby, Baby" – Justin Bieber, Ryan Gosling and Avril Lavigne Are Related on Ancestry.com's blog to see from which ancestors we descend.
That tree shows how Justin, actor Ryan Gosling and singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne are related through Mathurin Roy and his wife Marguerite Biré. Mathurin and Marguerite don't seem to be my ancestors (not that I've found, so far), but I did notice a familiar surname among their descendants: Eli[e] dit Breton. I soon found the connection: Jean-Baptiste Eli dit Breton (Justin's 6th great-grandfather) is 3rd cousins with Marie-Angélique Bissonnet (my 5th great-grandmother). Jean-Baptiste and Marie-Angélique are therefore descendants of Jean Elie dit Breton and Jeanne Labbé.
The table below shows how Justin Bieber and I are related. He descends from Jean and Jeanne's eldest son François (1672-1735), while I descend from their younger son Pierre (1676-1760). (By the way, can anyone tell me how I can ensure that the lines I draw connecting one person's name to another person's name remain when I copy and paste my article (composed in MS Word 2010) into Blogger? The lines connecting Jean and Jeanne to their sons François and Pierre don't seem to import like the table does.)
Jean Elie dit Breton m. (2) 1669: Jeanne Labbé
François Elie dit Breton (1672-1735)
Pierre Elie dit Breton (1676-1760)
Jean Elie dit Breton
Thérèse Elie
Jean-Baptiste Elie dit Breton
Louis Bissonnet
Jean-Baptiste Eli dit Breton
Marie-Angélique Bissonnet
Charles Eli dit Breton
Marie Josephte Adam
Gilbert Breton
Josephte Messier
Joseph-François-Amédée Breton
Olivier Vanasse
Marie-Alphonsine-Germaine Breton
Olivier Vanasse
Estelle Germain
Julie Vanasse
Diane M Henry
Maurice Belair
Patricia Mallette
Yvonne Belair
Justin Bieber
I haven't yet checked to see how I might be related to Ryan Gosling and Avril Lavigne, but there could be a connection through Ryan's Dion ancestors and Avril's Séguin ancestors.
Copyright © 2012, Yvonne Demoskoff.


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Wainwright Struggles as Cards Lose
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ST. LOUIS (AP) - Madison Bumgarner struck out 10 in seven scoreless innings and Hunter Pence hit a three-run homer off Adam Wainwright as the surging San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-4 on Friday night.
Bumgarner (7-3) allowed three hits and matched a season high for strikeouts set in his previous start against Minnesota. He walked one.
San Francisco has won eight of nine and owns the best record in the majors at 36-19.
Pence had two hits and scored twice. Pablo Sandoval extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a single and a double, but his run of nine straight games with an RBI was snapped.
Hector Sanchez and Gregor Blanco each had a two-run single for the Giants, who scored seven runs with two outs. San Francisco has scored 117 runs with two outs, tops in the big leagues.


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The term "runner's knee" is a loose term used to describe pain around the knee. There are two common conditions associated with runner's knee: (1) Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) and (2) Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome (ITBS). There are many different causes of runner's knee. Pain often gradually occurs with any specific mechanism of injury and is generally felt either during a run or after it, especially when either taking stairs or standing from a prolonged seated position. A multi-faceted approach to treatment should be taken by those suffering from this injury because there are so many different causes of runner's knee.


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Wowhead got you most of the way.
Rawr is now making the beat out of your bad gear situation, so what else is important?
Tell Me More… What's Next?
So now you have optimized what you already posses, the time has come to see what you could aim for.
Back to the optimization window (Tools – Optimize), but this time press the button bottom right – Build Upgrade List.
This may take a while… It takes about 30 seconds for Squidly's Resto gear and about 5 minutes for Squidly's Elemental gear, of course my new PC will probably do that all a lot faster than my 4 year old one.
I Can Haz That?
The end result will be a long list of potential upgrades. By default this is the overall upgrade – no matter what the slot. You can change that to a specific slot if you want to… But why would you want to?
Export for Analysis
At this point it helps if you have some spread sheeting knowledge, but it isn't essential. You could just use it as a more permanent list.
Tools | Copy to clipboard.
Paste this in a new page/tab of your spreadsheet.
Have a quick look through it and cut out the irrelevant rows.
Irrelevant Rows?
Pre-80 you really don't care about the 0.08 upgrade. Likewise if you leave quests in your selection you will be presented with quests you can't even receive let alone complete before 80.
Now you can see what is (according to Rawr) the best bang for your buck.
You just have to decide whether it's achievable, affordable and sometimes wearable (instance drops might require a higher level than you possess).
Whatever the case you have now reduced the hundreds of thousands of items down to the tens – and you can clearly see which ones are better than the others!
Filter it out!
If you are using a spreadsheet tool like excel you can use filters. AutoFilter will do the job in Excel.
Once the filter is on, select the drop down for Source and select Custom…
You can put up to 3 filter conditions in here, so come up with some that suit you…
- Begins with "Purchased with"
- Begins with "Crafted by"
- Contains "ToC"
- etc
This can be handy as you enter an instance and you already have a customized loot list at your fingertips, filtered down so you know exactly what you want from this place.
I am including a link here to one of my spreadsheets that I used while leveling. It's in GoogleDocs for your convenience, but I used Excel.
You will realize pretty quickly I haven't done anything special. The spreadsheet just serves as a low overhead printable source of the info. If you would prefer to stick to Wowhead or Rawr… Don't let me stop you!
- Min/Maxing gear before 80 part 1 (Setting the scene & the 1st 70 levels)
- Min/Maxing gear before 80 part 2: (Introducing Rawr)
- Min/Maxing Gear Before 80 Part 3: (you are reading it!)
Gnomer and Out, Squidly and Stout!
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