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Peninsula Ribbon Snake
Scientific name: Thamnophis sauritus sackenii (KENNICOTT 1859)
* Currently accepted name
* scientific names used through time
- Coluber saurita – LINNAEUS 1766
- Natrix saurita – MERREM 1820
- Tropidonotus saurita – BOIE 1827
- Leptophis sauritus – HOLBROOK 1842
- Thamnophis saurita – FITZINGER 1843
- Eutainia saurita – BAIRD & GIRARD 1853
- Eutaenia sackenii – KENNICOTT 1859
- Prymnomoidon chalceus – COPE 1860
- Eutaenia sackeni – DAVIS & RICE 1883
- Thamnophis sackenii – LOENNBERG 1894
- Thamnophis sackeni – DECKERT 1918
- Thamnophis sirtalis – KLAUBER 1948
- Thamnophis sauritus sackeni – CONANT 1958
- Thamnophis sauritus sackenii – ROSSMAN 1963
Description: Average adult size is 20-28 inches (50.8-71.1 cm), record is 40 inches (101.6 cm). Adults are slender-bodied, olive-brown with a light tannish-brown mid-dorsal stripe. There is an additional light whitish-green stripe on each side of the body occupying the 3rd and 4th dorsal scale rows above the belly. There are light whitish fleckings on each side between the mid-dorsal and lateral stripes. There is a distinct white spot in front of the eye. The belly is uniform yellowish-green. A complete tail is up to one-third of the total body length. The scales are keeled, and there are 19 dorsal scale rows at midbody. The pupil is round. Juveniles are similar to adults.
A. Top of the head
B. Underside of the head (chin and throat)
C. Keeled scales
D. Front (face view) of the head
E. Side of the head
Range: In Florida, the Peninsula Ribbon Snake occurs from the eastern panhandle south into the Florida Keys, excluding along the Gulf coast from eastern Wakulla County south to Hernando County. It occurs in the Upper Florida Keys, and the population in the Lower Florida Keys is listed as Threatened due to habitat loss. Outside of Florida, it is found north to southern South Carolina.
Habitat: Commonly found in pinelands, hardwood hammocks, cypress strands, prairies, marshes, streams, ponds, bogs, and stands of melaleuca.
Comments: HARMLESS (Non-Venomous). The Peninsula Ribbon Snake is semiaquatic and active during the day. It is frequently found along the banks of canals and ditches, and around houses in residential areas. After heavy rains, it is sometimes found at night crossing roads in search of food. It feeds on small fishes, frogs, salamanders, and earthworms. It is live-bearing. Breeding occurs from April-June, up to 20 newborns are deposited from July–September.
Comparison with other species: The Bluestripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis sauritus nitae) has light blue stripes on its sides occupying the 2nd and 3rd dorsal scale rows above the belly. The Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) is thicker-bodied and has black-outlined scales on the upper lip.


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By Emily Alpert Reyes
Hundreds of millions of dollars in government spending to promote healthy marriages seems to have had little effect on marriage and divorce trends, a new study has found.
The federal government will have spent roughly $800 million on its Healthy Marriage Initiative by the end of the federal fiscal year, according to the federal Administration for Children and Families. The money, drawn from the welfare budget, has funded a range of programs to help couples have better relationships.
But the initiative does not seem to have changed state marriage or divorce rates. Between 2000 and 2010, marriage rates continued to dwindle as the federal money poured into local programs, according to new research from the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University.
Divorce fell in some states and rose in others, but the patterns were little different in states that spent a lot on the Healthy Marriage Initiative -- such as Oklahoma, Arkansas and Wyoming -- and states like Rhode Island, West Virginia and Nevada that spent little.
Washington, D.C., is an apparent exception: The district spent more per person on healthy marriages than any of the states and saw its marriage rate rise 35% between 2000 and 2010. But with little evidence of a broader tie between marriage rates and such spending, researchers chalked up that increase to its rapidly changing demographics.
All in all, "there's no bump up or down in these figures," National Center for Family and Marriage Research co-director Susan L. Brown said. "That does call into question: What are the measurable benefits?"
The study examined more than $600 million in federal funding spent between 2000 and 2010, including early demonstration projects.
A decade ago, then-Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Wade F. Horn told a Senate committee that teaching relationship skills could "increase the odds that couples will form and sustain healthy marriages." Children raised in "healthy married households" were less likely to endure poverty or commit crimes, Horn said. The new research adds to a long-standing debate over the effort and whether government can or should promote better marriages as a way to combat poverty. Some supporters argue that marriage rates are an inadequate measure because the goal is not to increase weddings but to improve existing relationships so that children are better off. Gauging marriage and divorce "is really a narrow view of the benefits," said Robyn Cenizal, project director of the federally funded National Resource Center for Healthy Marriage and Families.
If someone goes to such classes and realizes their relationship is unhealthy, "choosing not to get married is actually a good thing," Cenizal said.
Others questioned whether tracking changes at the state level was the best way to gauge programs that tend to be small and experimental. For example, the nonprofit Healthy Relationships California taught nearly 29,000 people last fiscal year using the federal funds -- "a drop in the bucket in terms of the number of people in California," its president, Patty Howell, said. Her group found that couples were more satisfied with their relationships, but Howell said such changes wouldn't show up in California statistics.
Federal research zeroing in on particular programs has also shown lukewarm results, however: Although an Oklahoma program showed promise, other classes had scant effect on whether unmarried couples had better relationships or stayed together. Classes for married couples had "small positive effects" on their relationships, although couples were no more likely to remain married a year later, another federally sponsored study found. "The positive effects have generally been small," Brigham Young University professor Alan J. Hawkins said. But "we're still on the very steep part of the learning curve."
Hawkins and other researchers recently found such spending had small but positive effects on the percentage of married adults at the state level, but several other scholars have challenged those findings because the effects evaporate if Washington, D.C., is excluded. Many brand the experiment a failure.
With food stamps and other assistance going under the knife, "I'm not sure this is the time to continue diverting some of those precious dollars to programs that don't seem to be working," Binghamton University psychology professor Matthew D. Johnson said. "As scientists, we need to listen to the data."
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There are historical accounts of thousands of people being strung up on crucifixes like telephone poles all along the road as an example of what would happen to an army that dared oppose Rome. Roman executioners got a lot of practice. An incompetent executioner would surely have been killed, so he would make sure to do it properly. The Bible recounts that Jesus was killed by one of these brutal Roman executioners, that His heart sac was pierced with a spear, causing blood and water to spill out. There was no mistaking it, Jesus was dead. His own mother and brothers witnessed it, and later became Christians, testifying that He was sinless, He was killed, and He rose again. Of all people, a mother, and brothers would know if someone had sinned in their life, or if their son/brother was switched at the last possible minute for an execution. Now, there is no sense in worshiping a dead man. 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I've done some work on the Jutsu infobox and fixed most of the issues with it. Could people take a look over it and make sure that the infobox isn't missing anything needed for other Jutsu pages?
- ~NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) Jul 28, 2009 @ 19:29 (UTC)
- For me, if u can get rid of the "Hide" option under users, it'll be perfect.....--AlienGamer--Talk-- 19:48, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
- Oh, and I noticed, there isn't a place for Hand Seals....Frankly I think its better this way as more ofter than not, ppl can vandalize that, without anyone noticing it too much, or without rechecking the epi or chapter u saw it, to see which is right....But, just a simple observation...--AlienGamer--Talk-- 19:59, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
- Movie debut and game debut are missing. There's also hand seals, but that probably wouldn't work well in an infobox. User doesn't work properly in "with" cases like Dual Piercing Fang. Additionally, from an aesthetic perspective, the element icon seems oddly placed. ~SnapperTo 20:05, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
- And references dont add to well.."The Given Value Was Not Understood" is the msg that comes when u add one..--AlienGamer--Talk-- 20:17, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
- The above problem can be fixed if manual linking can be done instead of it being done automatically....--AlienGamer--Talk-- 20:45, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
- Meh, the hide button is part of the box, I'd rather just leave it there for boxes like that which can grow long.
- I'll probably add in the hand seals anyways.
- References will be fixed with a few properly placed #negref tags
- Tailed Beast skill? How did we organize that in the first place?
- Preview mode leaves formedit... It's something that we just have to deal with. I tried to fix that once, such a thing requires a rewrite of MediaWiki's EditPage.php class, and I only got part way through that. ~NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) Jul 28, 2009 @ 21:06 (UTC)
- Suggestion: Add Tailed Beast skill in the same category as nin/gen/taijutsu.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 21:58, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
- Pages with exceptions in users like Clone Technique need a way to be displayed. And is 'all ninja academy graduates' an acceptable in the user field? Btw... i was wondering after these jutsu infobox's are up, will there be a way to use something like {{#ask: [[User:Naruto]] [[Jutsu media::Anime]] [[Jutsu media::Manga]] etc.. }} so that jutsu lists on character pages update with the jutsu page? Simant (talk) 20:49, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
- I'm considering the suggestion (I believe it was Snapper2's) of just making only Character names valid for the users field, to make things much simpler. And yes, the new character infoboxes are going to be purely based on ask queries. ~NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) Jul 29, 2009 @ 23:42 (UTC)
I think what you've done to Shadow Imitation Technique is better, separating the hand seal, it's debut is what i think more appropriate, also I suggest we just put a nature icon for ex. for Wind Release: Rasenshuriken is wind release icon separating it from the infobox. tsujiraoro07
What is going to be the method we are going to use to transfer the jutsu pages to the new format when we are ready to do so. Simant (talk) 21:03, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
- Go to a page in the Jutsu category. Hit the formedit button. Copy information out of the article into the form fields. Hit save. ~NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) Aug 3, 2009 @ 23:40 (UTC)
I really like what is done with the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken Infobox. It is well organised, and I like the fact that the Nature Icon is actually inside the Infobox. But what I really like is the fact the "see also" part in most articles would be cut off, because the "Parent Jutsu" section is there. I am really satisfied with the Jutsu infoboxed. I just have one question, when can we start using them? Also, I was just worried if the bugs for the infobox are still there. --NejiByakugan360 02:49, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
So.. Um when we gonna start using them? Who is gonna be the first person to lead the charge in transforming the jutsu pages.. Simant (talk) 18:06, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
- I dont think the flaws were corrected yet...--AlienGamer--Talk-- 11:05, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
To raise an additional concern for whenever this is picked up again, most jutsu descriptions aren't even a paragraph long. This leaves the infobox several times longer than the articles' actual content. Would a horizontal infobox be feasible? ~SnapperTo 23:50, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
- Wouldn't that cause problems with the pic?..--AlienGamer--Talk (contribs)-- 05:12, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
- No. I'm thinking of something like an infobox version of the infobox-less articles. Like this:
|{{{english}}}, ({{{kanji}}}, {{{romaji}}})
|{{{range}}}, {{{classification}}}, {{{potatoes}}}
My buttocks is something I often sit on. It was badly damaged in the past, leaving a crack. Under the right conditions it shoots flames that have led to the moniker of "Fire Flatulence Ace".
- Ahh, that looks way better than i imagined...and lol for the discription..--AlienGamer--Talk (contribs)-- 05:50, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
- If anyone is interested in seeing a functioning (and ugly) version of the horizontal infobox I suggested, a sample can be seen here. As of this writing it assumes that every jutsu has: an English name, either kanji or romaji, an image, jutsu stats, a user, a debut, and that if there is kanji there is also romaji. ~SnapperTo 18:21, September 24, 2009 (UTC)
I think the infoboxes can be used now. Most of the stuff is done. It does need a little css cleanup and whatnot, but that can lazily be done later on. Ignore broken refs for now, that can lazily be fixed later without issue. As well, the episode infobox should be ready to use, that one I'd like to get people to start using more. ~NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) Oct 1, 2009 @ 07:06 (UTC)
There's still a slight problem. In the case of the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique and anything similar, where a lot of shinobi can use the tech, we state "Various ..... Ninja". That goes under users. Because of the auto linking, it appears as a red link...--AlienGamer--Talk (contribs)-- 16:15, October 1, 2009 (UTC)
- And one more thing. For debut, Shippuden keeps appearing no matter what you do. Well that is unless you manually remove it, and not use the form...--AlienGamer--Talk (contribs)-- 16:31, October 1, 2009 (UTC)
- And the infobox still doesn't like things that aren't in the "Genjutus/Ninjutsu/Taijutsu" family, such as the Tailed Beast skill (Such as FFour-Tailed Fox Menacing Ball, and moves what involve two characters (Such as Naruto and Shion's Super Chakra Rasengan, you have to list then separate as if they can use the jutsu separately.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 16:41, October 1, 2009 (UTC)
- Another thing, this isn't as big a problem, but Under "Type", where u state the release, When i type "F" I get the option of "Fire Release", which is very convinient, but if i select it, it comes with a default comma, which means the title icon wont appear...--AlienGamer--Talk (contribs)-- 16:50, October 1, 2009 (UTC)
- Can we add a Hidden Category, on a page such as [[Category:Imageless]], when there is no image provided for the page. It would help people when they want to help upload pictures. Simant (talk) 17:52, October 1, 2009 (UTC)
- Something got screwd up...The Rank keeps falling under Type..--AlienGamer--Talk (contribs)-- 19:18, October 1, 2009 (UTC)
- And now, Range keeps dissapearing after saving the page so its got to be added manually, and for range, it says "uses kekkei genkai." I'll stop the updating for a bit..--AlienGamer--Talk (contribs)-- 22:02, October 1, 2009 (UTC)
- How about an arraymap to convert commas in the "hand signs" to → arrows. Simant (talk) 17:25, October 2, 2009 (UTC)
- One last thing...First, evrything works perfectly now, but i wanna know, where does movie debut's go?..--AlienGamer--Talk (contribs)-- 18:30, October 2, 2009 (UTC)
- As well as game debuts, that appear only in game. Simant (talk) 18:31, October 2, 2009 (UTC)
- Um... are we doing this now as well in the jutsu infobox i mean thats fine.. you could have it for both but you would have to set it up to be in the tools category... Simant (talk) 16:21, October 3, 2009 (UTC)
I know there are still jutsu to be updated, but is there a list or a way to find out which jutsu still have to have the infobox added? I'm not sure looking for each jutsu individually would do much. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 16:36, October 3, 2009 (UTC)
- I can think of one way... Temporarily set the infobox to set the jutsu to a seperate category. then send a bot to all the jutsu pages and do a null edit, then only the ones left in the non-modified Category:Jutsu, would be the ones needed to be updated.. But that would temporarily mess up semantic search for jutsu.Simant (talk) 16:45, October 3, 2009 (UTC)
- Alternatively, you could just compare and contrast the contents of Category:Jutsu and that category.
- And to whoever reads this: please remember to list specific characters, not groups, in the user parameter. No villages/clans/etc. Use special:whatlinkshere if you need to. ~SnapperTo 17:53, October 3, 2009 (UTC)
- I added a field for movie/game debuts, and changed the jutsu media field to radio-buttons. Simant (talk) 23:31, October 3, 2009 (UTC)
Nagato needs to be listed as the 'user' for all his sub-jutsu, with the 'six paths of pain' and 'insert certain path name here' as the parent jutsu. If say, deva path, isn't listed as the parent jutsu for 'magic lanter tech', then when people go to 'deva path', they will have no way of seeing in the infobox which jutsu deva path uses, since 'deva path' is a jutsu. The only way to get each of the path's pages to show their list of jutsu in the infobox, is for the path to be listed as the parent jutsu. Then when the parent/child feature takes effect, it will list them correctly in the infobox. However, 'nagato', 'pain', and 'deva path', can still be listed in the 'users' field, but the path still needs to be listed in the parent jutsu field as well, or there is no way for the infobox on deva path's page to show HIS jutsu.
Agreed? --SkyFlicker (talk) 18:19, October 3, 2009 (UTC)
Is this field going to correctly sync up to the character infoboxes? Would be nice if it did, and included the (anime) and (game) things behind them. That way, I or someone else could click a character and see his/her jutsu in the manga, anime, and games. (and yes, i do want to see game jutsu listed here, so i can see the game-makers interpretations of what other jutsu they might have)--SkyFlicker (talk) 06:25, October 7, 2009 (UTC)
- Yes, eventually the intent is to autogenerate the infoboxes' justu list by the semantics on justu articles themselves. ~NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) Oct 7, 2009 @ 18:16 (UTC)
- Wait does that mean all the movie and game jutsu will be added to the infobox? Won't that make bloated boxes even more bloated? I thought we didn't add them because they would be stupid bloated.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 18:24, October 7, 2009 (UTC)
- I imagine it can exclude anything labeled with
Jutsu media::Gameor
Jutsu media::Movie. ~SnapperTo 23:10, October 7, 2009 (UTC)
- Can you do '
Jutsu media::Gameor
Jutsu media::Movie' with the same 'hide' function as 'users' and set its default to hidden? That way its not huge as heck by default, but if people want to easily see the game or movie jutsu, they can just unhide it?--SkyFlicker (talk) 23:18, October 7, 2009 (UTC)
- Can you do '
- I imagine it can exclude anything labeled with
- Wait does that mean all the movie and game jutsu will be added to the infobox? Won't that make bloated boxes even more bloated? I thought we didn't add them because they would be stupid bloated.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 18:24, October 7, 2009 (UTC)
{{#ask: [[Category:Jutsu]] [[User::Naruto Uzumaki]] [[Jutsu media::Anime||Manga]] }}
- It's easy to limit what shows up in the infobox, this will limit to only jutsu that have been shown in the anime or manga. Then a quick one of these following it:
{{#ask: [[Category:Jutsu]] [[User::Naruto Uzumaki]] | limit=0 | searchlabel=Complete jutsu list }}
- Complete jutsu list
- And that'll make a link to a full listing including game jutsu.
- However it looks like there are a number of jutsu missing their Jutsu media tags. ~NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) Oct 8, 2009 @ 03:36 (UTC)
Can't do the 'hide' thing like i was asking?--SkyFlicker (talk) 04:14, October 8, 2009 (UTC)
- Not really. ~NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) Oct 8, 2009 @ 05:19 (UTC)
- What do you mean by a number of jutsu's missing their Jutsu media tags? Simant (talk) 17:08, October 10, 2009 (UTC)
- This: ~NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) Oct 10, 2009 @ 17:23 (UTC)
- Huh, I just assumed you could use Not statements to find all content media. So you want the form:Jutsu, to have checkboxes' instead of radiobuttons? Simant (talk) 17:26, October 10, 2009 (UTC)
- I think he means that many of those jutsu need to be given Manga media tags. Although that still leaves the problem of manga jutsu having anime-only users... ~SnapperTo 17:38, October 10, 2009 (UTC)
- Huh, I just assumed you could use Not statements to find all content media. So you want the form:Jutsu, to have checkboxes' instead of radiobuttons? Simant (talk) 17:26, October 10, 2009 (UTC)
- So how would we properly tag Sexy: Boy on Boy Technique, if all jutsu that appear are suppose to have media tags? Simant (talk) 18:15, October 10, 2009 (UTC)
- When i select multiple checkboxes the jutsu media field, the output on the page shows the commas at the top spaced apart, something is wrong with the template setting for setting that variable. Simant (talk) 04:43, October 11, 2009 (UTC)
- #arraymap just needed an extra parameter to erase the separator. ~NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) Oct 11, 2009 @ 06:47 (UTC)
- Can't we be lazy about this and just use something like {{#if:{{{debut anime|}}}|[[Jutsu media::Anime]]|}}. Simant (talk) 15:55, October 11, 2009 (UTC)
- Well jutsu media is done, (except for anime/manga jutsu that appear in games; was unsure) Simant (talk) 20:13, October 13, 2009 (UTC)
- When i select multiple checkboxes the jutsu media field, the output on the page shows the commas at the top spaced apart, something is wrong with the template setting for setting that variable. Simant (talk) 04:43, October 11, 2009 (UTC)
Stuff like Kusanagi Sword: Long Sword of the Heavens and Kenjutsu seem to be heading toward a merger of jutsu/tool categories... Any thoughts? Simant (talk) 17:17, October 16, 2009 (UTC)
- Kenjutsu itself seems rather iffy to be honest, but Kusanagi Sword: Long Sword of the Heavens is a ninjutsu though, has a rank and everything.--TheUltimate3 (talk) 19:05, October 16, 2009 (UTC)
- If I'm not mistaken, Kusanagi Sword: Long Sword of the Heavens refers to Orochimaru's ability to manipulate the Kusanagi Sword, making it fly through the air and such. A bit like how Kusanagi Sword: Chidori Katana refers to Sasuke flowing the Chidori through the Kusanagi Sword. The techniques don't refer to the swords themselves. --ShounenSuki (talk | contribs) 01:41, October 17, 2009 (UTC)
- We could still use it for actual swords, like Samehada, the actual Kusanagi sword, Zabuza's sword, Temari's fan, Tobirama's lightning sword (anime filler one) and so on. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 01:43, October 17, 2009 (UTC)
I don't know if this was suggested already, but might it be an idea if a row were added for the clans or grounds a technique is associated with? --ShounenSuki (talk | contribs) 01:44, October 17, 2009 (UTC)
Umm, I think I think someone screwed up on the jutsu/weapon sections of every character.
When I checked the character profiles recently I noticed that seemingly NO character has jutsu or weapons listed as being used. Fix soon?
- Workin on it.--TheUltimate3 ~The User King ~ 04:47, November 14, 2010 (UTC)
whenever there are two images in the infobox it now cycles between them instead of showing both. To be honest i think it looks horrible, mainly because i can't view neither of them. Please someone revert it to the old way of showing both images. Btw, sorry for beeing the complaining type! --Gojita (talk) 15:38, November 16, 2010 (UTC)Gojita
Uploaded an image of how i am viewing it! --Gojita (talk) 17:18, November 18, 2010 (UTC)Gojita
- That's how I see it. I worry this is a feature (or just a lapse in programming) that will work in Oasis, but not in Monobook. If that is the case, then this example pointed out by ShounenSuki could work. Note the panels in the infobox and how they change the image.--TheUltimate3 ~The User King ~ 17:33, November 18, 2010 (UTC)
- Tell me again why we are even using a slideshow on this. I can understand that it is used in the new wikia skin, since the two images would otherwise become to wide, but still. We use two images to properly illustrate the technique and i see no reason why they can't be shown at the same time. So if the the images becomes to wide, why not program the box so that images is placed on top of each other instead? --Gojita (talk) 18:01, November 18, 2010 (UTC)Gojita
- Because sticking two images in an infobox stretch the infobox further down the page than it needs to be. Take a look at the currently bugged Naruto Uzumaki infobox and see how long it is. Images are basically the same thing. We don't want them to get longer than they have to be so if we can find a way make them smaller without chopping off information thats a good thing.--TheUltimate3 ~The User King ~ 18:18, November 18, 2010 (UTC)
Every character's infobox is glitched. Jutsu and Weapons are completley gone
Also, whenever I even go to a character's page, the computer starts to act funny. I'm pretty sure it's a virus. How long will it take for you to get this under control? —This unsigned comment was made by 18.104.22.168 (talk • contribs) .
- Not a virus, just wikia updating engines, breaking stuff we use. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 20:54, January 20, 2011 (UTC)


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So it turns out Americans love fried chicken, melted cheese and bacon.
KFC's Double Down sandwich may have been ridiculed by high-brow foodies, but regular folks are gobbling them up. The chain says it will keep the no-bun sandwich going past the planned end date of Sunday and for as long as demand remains high.
The sandwich's main appeal, aside from the obvious one of delicious fried meats, is its unabashedly gluttonous makeup. After it debuted on April 12, it quickly became a viral-marketing sensation. People posted videos of themselves eating the sandwich on sites like YouTube, and celebrities like Stephen Colbert scarfed it up on TV.
KFC said it has been one of its most successful sandwich launches ever, with nearly 10 million sold at just under $5.
Some have questioned the sandwiches' nutritional value. The original version has 540 calories and 32 grams of fat, and 1,380 milligrams of salt. A grilled version cuts calories to 460 and fat to 23 grams, but sodium rises to 1,430 milligrams. By comparison, the Big Mac from McDonald's has 540 calories, 29 grams of fat and 1,040 milligrams of sodium.
The American Heart Association says people should aim to eat less than 1,500 milligrams of sodium a day.


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Not necessarily mental illnesses per se, but personality disorders are psychological conditions that affect people and their relationships.
From wikipedia:
Personality disorders are defined by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) as "an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the culture of the individual who exhibits it". These patterns, as noted, are inflexible and pervasive across many situations, due in large part to the fact that such behavior is ego-syntonic (i.e., the patterns are consistent with the ego integrity of the individual), and therefore, perceived to be appropriate by that individual. The onset of these patterns of behavior can typically be traced back to late adolescence and the beginning of adulthood, and, in rare instances, childhood.
Similar Minds has a good summary of personality disorders:
The first group are the Eccentric Personality Disorders. These people often appear strange or peculiar to others.
- Paranoid Personality Disorder – individual generally tends to interpret the actions of others as threatening.
- Schizoid Personality Disorder – individual generally detached from social relationships, and shows a narrow range of emotional expression in various social settings.
- Schizotypal Personality Disorder – individual is uncomfortable in close relationships, has thought or perceptual distortions, and peculiarities of behavior.
The second group are the Dramatic Personality Disorders. These people have intense emotional mood swings and distorted perceptions of themselves and impulsive behaviours.
- Antisocial Personality Disorder – individual shows a pervasive disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others.
- Borderline Personality Disorder – individual shows a generalized pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and observable emotions, and significant impulsiveness.
- Histrionic Personality Disorder – individual often displays excessive emotionality and attention seeking in various contexts. They tend to overreact to other people, and are often perceived as shallow and self-centered.
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder – individual has a grandiose view of themselves, a need for admiration, and a lack of empathy that begins by early adulthood and is present in various situations. These individuals are very demanding in their relationships.
The third group are the Anxious Personality Disorders. These people are often fearful and anxious of one or many things.
- Avoidant Personality Disorder – individual is socially inhibited, feels inadequate, and is oversensitive to criticism
- Dependent Personality Disorder – individual shows an extreme need to be taken care of that leads to fears of separation, and passive and clinging behavior.
- Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder – individual is preoccupied with orderliness, perfectionism, and control at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency.
Similar minds also has a test for personality disorders you can take here.
Update: under the DSM-IV, some previously identified disorders were dropped from the 3 clusters above and remain under the classification: "Not Specified" or "Needing Further Study". Find out more here.


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Getting Started With Node
Node.js, the V8 (Chrome's JavaScript runtime) based platform for building fast and scalable network applications, is gaining substantial traction among developers and entering the application stack of many silicon valley companies. Like every new technology or piece of software there is enough FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) around Node, so I am going to write a few blog posts and help you learn Node by example.
In this post, I will simply help you get set-up so you can start playing with Node. The best and most reliable way to get Node installed on your machine is to build it from source. On Linux, Unix, and Mac OSX, you can start out by getting Node source code from its repository like so:
git clone https://github.com/joyent/node.git
This assumes that you have a git client installed for your *nix flavor and you are familiar with the essential notions of git, like cloning a repository. If you are completely new to git, then you may want to quickly read and learn about git first. A good freely available resource on git is the book titled: Pro Git — http://git-scm.com/book/.
Now that you have the Node source cloned on your machine, change to the source directory and inspect the available tags in the repository as follows:
git tag -l
A whole lot of tags will be listed in response to this git command. Some of the latest ones are follows:
... v0.7.5 v0.7.6 v0.7.7 v0.7.8 v0.7.9 v0.8.0 v0.8.1 works
The current master branch of the Node code is v0.9.x but unfortunatley that version seems to have problems working with NPM (Node Package Manager), a very important companion of Node. Therefore, you should checkout v0.8.1 before you build the source. To checkout the v0.8.1 tag, use the following command:
git checkout v0.8.1
From here onwards, its the usual configure, make, and make install trio. Build Node as follows:
sudo make install
That's it! Node and NPM are both installed.
To verify, open up a terminal and run
node -v
If you see v0.8.1 in response then you are all set.
Additionally, verify that npm is installed by running
npm -v
You should see 1.1.33.
Now that node is installed, you are ready to play with node. In my next post, we will get started with a simple example.


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24 Hour Fitness CEO Carl Liebert called Ted Forstmann a friend and mentor as he mourned the loss of the founding partner of private equity firm Forstmann Little and Co., 24 Hour's parent company.
Forstmann died Sunday morning at the age of 71, seven months after he underwent surgery to remove a malignant brain tumor. A spokesperson for Forstmann Little and Co., told Bloomberg News that Forstmann died at his home in New York City surrounded by family.
Forstmann Little and Co. acquired 24 Hour in 2005 for $1.6 billion. The following year, 24 Hour hired Liebert as CEO.
"On behalf of 24 Hour Fitness' nearly 22,000 team members, I would like to convey deepest sympathies to the family of Ted Forstmann, a visionary financial pioneer, astute businessman and generous philanthropist," Liebert said today in a statement released by the San Ramon, CA-based company. "I appreciate the confidence he demonstrated in our business as an investor and in me by appointing me to oversee it on a daily basis. He's been a brilliant mentor to me. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work closely with Ted and to have known him both as a leader and as a friend. His dedication to improving the plight of those in need was inspirational and a truly enduring legacy. He will be missed daily, but in our thoughts, our hearts and our minds forever."
24 Hour is No. 1 on Club Industry's Top 100 Clubs list with an estimated $1.352 billion in 2010 revenue.
Forstmann also was the chairman and CEO of IMG Worldwide, a sports, fashion and media business he acquired in 2004.
"While known for his entrepreneurial spirit and business acumen, Mr. Forstmann was also a philanthropist in every sense of the word," IMG said in a statement. "He was most passionate about children's causes but rarely missed an opportunity to dedicate his time or make a financial contribution to other charitable organizations or goodwill groups."


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Split Wall Base by Steven Revland
Steve Revland has been making unique and custom designed modern furniture since 1976. Essentially a self taught furniture designer and maker, Revland is the great grandson of Isaac Strinden, a Norwegian shipbuilder who moved to Minnesota shortly after the Civil War. Revlands furniture is a beautiful mixture of pragmatic function and modern form. His unique designs reveal a keen eye for graceful flowing contours. His chairs, tables, and consoles take the simple shapes....a square, a circle....and turn them into elegant statements of art. Inspired by such artists and movements as Frank Lloyd Wright and Art Deco, his original works are never derivative. He allows a subtle bit of his own personality to come through in his works of art. Understated and elegant are his trademarks. When Revlands work was featured on HGTV's "Modern Masters" program back in 1999, his commissions grew in demand and became steady. The exposure to a national TV audience has allowed him to build a clientele locally and to market his work internationally. His works are shown in galleries and Museums nationwide, as well as many residential homes, as many of his clients have been collecting his work for over thirty years.


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Apple is not part of the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. That's a fact.
But that fact isn't stopping rumors of what Apple may do next from racing along the showroom floor.
Every year a product or two emerges from the deserts of Las Vegas as the item to consumer electronic product to watch for the upcoming year.
This year there are two that are expected to be pushed more than others and both can trace their roots back to Apple.
Several companies will be showcasing a new line of ultra thin laptop personal computers being dubbed "Ultrabooks" that are trying to take a bite out of Apple's MacBook Air market.
While others will be showing off their Internet-connected televisions, being called "Smart TVs."
Both developing industries are being driven by a reaction to what Apple is doing in the market.
"The bottom line is, Apple is not at CES, yet they cast a very long shadow," Tim Bajarin, the president of the consulting firm Creative Strategies, told The Houston Chronicle.
There are expected to be between 30 and 70 ultrabooks that hit the market during the four days of CES, which is taking place this week in Las Vegas.
There are also expected to be several smart televisions that are introduced, including the latest incarnation of Google TV.


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Why is one person healthy, prosperous, and lucky, while another is unfortunate, poor and sick?
Why is one spoiled by fate, while another's life plays out like a string of misfortunes?
What is the secret of health, happiness, and a long life?
What can be done if doctors consider a disease to be incurable?
How does one give birth to healthy children?
And is it possible to change the character of one's children, their destiny and health, for the better?
This book explores these questions as well as many others.
S.N. Lazarev, the well-known Russian healer and parapsychologist, has dedicated his life to extensive and detailed research on the subject of the human soul.
As result, he has been able not only to see the invisible reactions of cause and effect linking a person's character, health, and destiny with his perception of the world, but also to create a unique system which unites all of the parameters of human life into one comprehensive picture. This system enables a person to cure ailments of both body and destiny, by learning how to properly care for his own soul.
The books of S.N. Lazarev have been greeted with tremendous interest in Russia, as well as many counties in eastern and central Europe. More than twelve million copies have been sold in Russia alone.
Now finally these books are available in English!
Leseprobe: Diagnostics of Karma, Book 1 (Englisch)
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From roadless villages in Alaska to remote bends in the Mississippi River, developers are staking claim to thousands of miles of America's oceans and rivers to test devices that use waves and currents to produce electric power.
Their experiments are launching a new industry that has the potential to supply up to 10 percent of America's electric needs. But critics say rapid federal approval of the exclusive right to conduct these experiments amounts to a private seizure of communities' waterfronts.
"This process, especially in Oregon, feels like a new Klondike gold rush," says environmentalist Richard Charter, a longtime leader in ocean-protection efforts. "There are people filing claims, people jumping claims, and nobody looking at the big picture. The most amazing part of this power gold rush is that it seems to be happening entirely under the national radar."
Many state and federal agencies, as well as surprised local communities, argue that the permitting process under the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is too rapid and prevents local input.
In Fort Bragg, Calif., Mayor Doug Hammerstrom was surprised last year to find that waters off his town had been claimed by a major utility with a preliminary permit application. The city filed legal motions to participate in the novel process.
"We fear that FERC, as a distant agency, may not consider local concerns," says Mr. Hammerstrom.
The fast-emerging technology, known as hydrokinetics, is vital to US renewable-energy efforts, supporters say.
"Hydrokinetic technologies, with their great promise and potential to harness abundant supplies of renewable power ... fit that bill," says FERC Commissioner Philip Moeller. He points to Oregon as an example of state and federal collaboration, where Gov. Theodore Kulongoski (D), as well as state and federal lawmakers, have invited researchers, entrepreneurs, and developers into state waters.
As of Feb. 4, FERC had granted 47 permits for ocean, wave, and tidal projects and another 41 were pending. FERC had issued 40 river permits and 55 more were pending.
Experts expect the process to continue to accelerate. Developers are rushing into hydrokinetics because recent innovations in wireless technology and robotics have improved communication between the devices and the shore and narrowed the price gap with wind and solar power. Although it costs an estimated 20 cents to produce a kilowatt hour with hydrokinetics – still about three times too expensive to be commercially viable, more research could lower the price, supporters say. An Idaho study for the US Department of Energy has estimated that hydrokinetics could double the output of conventional dams by using rivers, currents, and waves at some 130,000 sites in all 50 states.
Congress and the Bush administration have not weighed in directly on the process, which has received major government funding all over Europe.
Fifty miles off Vero Beach, Fla., a developer seeks a claim on 1,050 square miles of the Atlantic Ocean to try to harness the Gulf Stream. Tides are already powering hydrokinetic turbines in New York City.
Most of the permits now being sought and issued are for river projects, some of them massive and virtually unknown to local communities, On Jan. 31, for example, FERC issued a preliminary permit for a 3,100-turbine project in the Mississippi River near Cape Girardeau, Mo. On Feb. 1, it granted 15 similar permits for projects on the Mississippi, each featuring more than 1,000 generators to be sunk into the muddy water.
That move provoked criticism from Janet Sternburg, policy coordinator at the Missouri Department of Conservation. "We are very concerned with the potential adverse environmental impacts from this technology on the natural resources of the Mississippi River," she wrote in a letter to FERC, noting that the applications on file would affect more than 70 miles of the river.
FERC is mulling a plan by a Houston start-up to harness the Yukon River to deliver power to the Alaskan villages of Nulato and Galena, which are not connected by any road to the outside world, much less an electrical grid. While FERC insists it merely issues permits and does not make policy, critics portray the independent entity as more maverick than bureaucrat.
"FERC has a John Wayne self-image, in which it talks only to itself and not to the public it is supposed to serve," says Elizabeth Mitchell, a retired National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration attorney, who has taken a lead in challenging FERC's proposed hydrokinetic energy procedures. "As a result, FERC often shoots from the hip to the detriment of the resources it is meant to protect."
Some fellow federal and state regulators and experts are calling for FERC to create an entirely new permitting process.


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Hi, my name is Kevin, but you can call me Roofus, and I'm a member of Workshop 88. Right now I work as a Service Technician in a tool rental business. I often find my self peeking at the insides of tools the average person wouldn't venture into. My job has given me a firm belief that the only thing keeping everyone else from fixing what breaks is the fear that you'll make it worse! So I'm doing this series Here Inside, to show people, that it's okay to peek inside, and you never know if you can fix it, until you try.
I own an old Braun Oral B electric toothbrush. It was a gift, and I consider it a luxury I wouldn't own otherwise, but I have grown accustomed to it. Recently it's decided to show it's age by slowly charging less and less. So, like any good maker who doesn't like buy new things, I found the seal at the bottom and cracked it open.


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Stamford woman readies for Miss America Pageant
'Ready to rumble'
With the preliminary competitions for the Miss America Pageant already complete and Sunday evening's main competition quickly approaching, Stamford's hometown entrant, Kaitlyn Tarpey, says she's ready to hit the stage.
During a phone interview, the 21-year-old said she feels great, capable, prepared and calm, adding that all of those feelings are important.
"Every day is something better," Tarpey said. "I'm very blessed. I feel confident. I'm ready to rumble."
The contestants arrived in Atlantic City, N.J., on Sept. 2, and began full days of rehearsals for the big event, which is televised nationally and takes place Sunday at Boardwalk Hall. After a week of rehearsals, Tarpey got on a bus to Philadelphia on Sept. 6 for a baseball game between the Phillies and Atlanta Braves.
That weekend was just as busy, with both Saturday and Sunday packed full with of shooting TV intros and commercials.
"It's a long day, but that's the job," she said. "Miss America is a very hard job."
Before the preliminary competitions for swimsuit and talent got going, Tarpey, an Irish step-dancer, said she was excited to meet the judges and compete. Unfortunately, she didn't win any of those competitions. Talent contests went to a singer, violinist and baton twirler.
The pageant is returning to Atlantic City after a seven-year absence, and the city's been giving the beauty queens the royal treatment.
More InformationThe Miss America Pageant will air at 9 p.m. Sunday on ABC.
They've received special attention, dinners and gifts, including an $850 gift bag from the Pier Shops at Caesar's Resort.
"There's 53 of us here and one of us will leave as Miss America, but we're all being treated as Miss America right now," Tarpey said.
One contestant will be voted into the top 15 through a People's Choice segment. Tarpey's supporters can go to MissAmerica.org, click on the box under her photo, watch her three-minute video and submit their vote.
"I have been personally trying to promote that video as much as possible," she said.
In her video, Tarpey says how she spent the first six years of her life in France, while her father played professional basketball. She attended public schools in Stamford, until going off to boarding school at Loomis Chaffee in Windsor.
Tarpey tells viewers that she takes the train to New York City, where she attends Pace University. Her platform involves working with veterans and sick children.
Also on her video, Tarpey proudly says she "owns" having red hair and freckles. On the phone, she said there's usually more than one redheaded contestant, but this year she's the only one. She hopes that will make her stand out.
On June 22, Tarpey took the crown of Miss Connecticut after winning the Miss Southington pageant earlier in the year, earning her a spot in the Miss America Pageant. Connecticut hasn't made the top 10 in it for 11 years, and hasn't won the competition in 80 years.
If Tarpey wins, it would be the first time two women from the state take the Miss America and Miss USA crowns in the same year. Erin Brady, of Glastonbury, is the current Miss USA.
The main difference between the two pageants is that Miss America includes a talent portion, which is why Tarpey wanted to participate in it. She says while hospitalized with Lemierre's syndrome and nearly dying, she realized all she wanted to do was recover and dance again.
Without revealing too much about her evening gown, Tarpey said it's beautiful, classy and sophisticated and goes with her body type and hair color. She said it's something everyone from her grandmother to little brother will appreciate.
"I designed it myself," she said. "I got it three days before I left. It was exactly what I had imagined."
She expects to have 50 to 60 family members and friends in the audience on Sunday evening.
As the big night approached, Tarpey said the experience has been "so great" and that she was making a lot of new friends among her fellow contestants.
"I'm just really enjoying it," she said. "It's awesome. I'm just so happy to be representing Connecticut and put them on the map."


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Break out the Jabba slave costumes.
Trot out the scruffy-looking jokes.
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Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy in a role that defined the rest of her dramatic career, told a Florida publication that she'll appear in the next edition of Star Wars.
She was asked point-blank by the Palm Beach Illustrated if she would return to play Leia in the new "Star Wars: Episode VII."
"Yes," she said.
No word on whether Fisher was joking or not.
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African Christians Strategize to Fulfill the Great Commission
Hundreds of African Christian leaders gathered in Nairobi this past week to attend a conference to strategize on how to complete the Great Commission.
The second Call2All Congress – the first in Africa – concluded Saturday after five days of sessions, presentations, and prayers. The Oct. 14-18 gathering was attended by about 60 senior pastors and bishops and 40 professionals from different sectors of society.
Delegates came from surrounding East African countries such as Uganda, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sudan.
During one of the sessions, Bishop Kabachia, the regional coordinator of Movement for Africa National Initiatives (MANI), presented the "State of the Gospel" in the region of East Africa.
He informed attendees that a recent research project on the number of unreached people groups in Kenya sparked a challenge to Christians that resulted in every tribe in Kenya being engaged with the Gospel.
In addition to the project's findings, the recent violence in Kenya has also prompted a number of Christian leaders in the region to point out the great need for sowing the word of peace and reconciliation.
Building off Kabachia's presentation, Paul Eshleman, director of Finishing the Task, shared about the Unengaged and Unreached People Groups (UUPGs) of the world. The mission leader said statistics show that the most unreached tribes in Africa are concentrated in Sudan and challenged attendees to ask God for a new heart and a new perspective in order to go reach these people.
"It is our job to make the decision; it is God's job to solve the problem," Eshleman said.
Over the course of the Call2All Congress, innovative evangelism models were introduced, including the Evangelism Cube and HIV Cube, the Jesus Film project, a presentation from the Global Film Network, Kids around the World, among others.
Evangelism techniques, such as oral methods to reach two-thirds of the world's oral learners and church planting methods, were also presented by several speakers.
On the final day, participants focused on the theme of prayer.
Laban Jjumba, founder of Intercessors for Uganda and regional coordinator of Intercessors for Africa, emphasized the dependent relationship between prayer and mission. He urged participants to not choose one over the other, but to embrace God's heart for a going as well as praying church.
The Congress concluded with participants praying and making a faith commitment of how they would reach people with the Gospel.
Among the many people who made the faith commitment was Keith Strugnell, director of Christian Broadcasting Network Africa, who committed to sharing the Gospel to 700 million people in the next three years through television.
Other speakers at the conference included Mark Anderson, president of Call2All, and Loren Cunningham, co-founder of Youth With A Mission (YWAM).
The next Call2All Congress will take place in Toronto, Canada, Oct. 30-Nov. 1.


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Re: st: macro of macros?
Maria Ana Vitorino <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Re: st: macro of macros?
Mon, 7 Nov 2011 10:06:31 -0500
Thank you all for such detailed explanations!
On Nov 7, 2011, at 10:02 AM, Nick Cox wrote:
Billy has good advice which repeats some already given in this thread,
but his initial statement deserves a challenge.
1. Stata has fair support for matrices and very good support for
matrices through Mata. Those are _major_ exceptions to the
generalisation in the first sentence.
2. Billy is right that attacking this problem through OOP would be
clunky in Stata. But it would be clunky in almost any language and
crazy in most to set up code for sets of macros in such terms.
On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Billy Schwartz
<email@example.com> wrote:
Fundamentally, Stata does not make it easy to use data structures
other than the dataset and macros. Technically, it supports OOP,
you would use in most other languages to solve this kind of problem,
but the syntax is so clunky, you would never write a Stata class
unless there's no other way. Here's my suggestion for solving this
problem using macros.
Each 'set#' macro you create is like an array, and you want an array
of these arrays, which you'll call 'sets'. You'll use the # at the
of each macro name 'set#' as the index within 'sets'. Name these
macros set1 ... setN WITH NO SKIPS, so if you need to remove set 4,
you'll take the contents of setN and put it in set4 and delete setN.
You'll use "double indirection", a macro with in a macro, to
substitute in the # in the loops. `set1' becomes pointer = 1;
`set`pointer''. Notice the nested macro expansion operators.
local set1 x1 x2
local set2 x2 x3
local set3 x1 x3
//the following block is like your local sets ""`set'*""
local pointer = 1
while ("`set`pointer++''" != "") { /*help macro (the ++ AFTERthe
pointer macro name increments the pointer macro AFTER the macro is
local sets `sets' set`pointer'
local --pointer //decrements the pointer to point to the last
in the sets array. only really necessary if you use version 2 below
//version 1
foreach xvars of local sets {
regress y ``xvars'' //notice the double indirection used here
//version 2. not necessarily better or worse than version 1
forvalues i = 1/`pointer' {
regress y `set`i'' //notice double indirection here
On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 10:01 AM, Maria Ana Vitorino
<firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
Dear statalist users,
I've only recently started experimenting with macros and I have
the following question: can we have a macro of macros and loop
through the different sub-macros without having to set beforehand
how many sub-macros there are in the macro? Maybe it's easier to
understand what I'm looking for with an example:
I know that the following can be done:
local set1 "x1 x2"
local set2 "x2 x3"
local sets ""`set1'" "`set2'"" ***
foreach xvars of local sets {
reg y xvars
But, instead of having to list all the macros in the line ***, can
we have something like:
local set1 "x1 x2"
local set2 "x2 x3"
local sets ""`set'*""
foreach xvars of local sets {
reg y xvars
Ideally I would like to add (or remove) sets as a please so I
wouldn't like to have to keep updating the line *** everytime I do
* For searches and help try:
* http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search
* http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
* http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
* For searches and help try:
* http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search
* http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
* http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/


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Finally saw Dus Kahaniyaan (2007) this past weekend. Remember liking its soundtrack (across three CDs -- here's my review), and had somehow avoided it for all this while, which was a shame, because the movie was one of the most creative and original to have released last year. The format was very interesting. As the title suggested, it was a synthesis of 10 stories. Each was treated independently, and had an end with a twist. The dialogue, background score, music (without playback singing), cinematography, and abundance of acting talent, made for a unique viewing experience, one I thoroughly enjoyed! A big thank you to Filmi Girl for her comments on the film here, following which I got the DVD. Here's her review. You can also read Doc Bollywood's review here.
Given the brevity of the mini-movies, I'll stay away from giving away much of the plots to each. Instead, here is a listing of the stories, and some notes sans major spoilers. Here's one of my favorite songs from the film, so click the play button and read on...
Starring: Arbaaz Khan, Mandira Bedi, Sudhanshu Pandey
Enjoyed the way this started out -- making mango juice can never not be exciting :) The plot, a love triangle, caught me off-guard. Well done Arbaaz!
Starring: Jimmy Shergill, Masumeh Makhija
Be on the lookout for a placement of the song Waqt ne kiya, kya haseen sitam from Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959). Loved how the song O Maahiya was shown, the club ambiance captured to perfection, although very briefly. This mini-movie could have done without heavy make-up (yet again!) on Jimmy Shergill. Probably my least favorite of the ten.
Starring: Amrita Singh, Minissha Lamba, Parmeet Sethi
One of my favorites, largely because of the two leading ladies, who played mother and daughter. Amrita Singh (along with Neelam) was the first ever Bollywood crush of my life (since I started keeping record ;) She's still beautiful. Minissha Lamba looked stunning as well.
And they acted beautifully too, especially the former. The story was interesting, and the music used to good effect. This was also where the quality of art direction and costumes shone through. And the song Vichodeya Ne was used remarkably well.
Starring: Mahesh Manjrekar, Neha Dhupia
A theme began to develop here, one that was alluded to at least two more times in the mini-movies that followed. See if you can catch that. The highlight here, in addition to its end, was the beautiful sets -- good taste. Could have used less of a sexual undertone, surely, which was why the overall impact was less than spectacular. It was still decent, particularly because of Neha Dhupia. She's a model-turned-actress who can, for a change, act.
Starring: Manoj Bajpai, Dia Mirza
Another favorite, this one was interesting for many reasons. On one hand we had the gorgeous Dia Mirza (she can act, too!)...
...and on the other hand, the gorgeous Dia Mirza at a bookstore, doing more than drinking coffee (looking for a book)!
I'm petitioning my local library to have Dia in those 'Reading is Sexy' bumper stickers and bookmarks. :o) Zahir was brought to an unpredictable end. Effective, and well done. Manoj Bajpai is a class act, but we knew that already.
Starring: Anupam Kher, Anuradha Patel, Aftab Shivdasani, Neha Uberoi
Loved it! This was the closest we came to a masala plot, but its treatment was fresh and the music (Bin Tum) splendid. The actors did well.
Again, the art direction stood out. Aftab played an artist who worked with mostly black and white, giving more meaning to my (admittedly rather defensive, when it's brought up) stance that between black and white are a million shades of gray, each of them as interesting as any other color!
Loved the interior.
Starring: Dino Morea, Tareena Patel
Dino was listening to Halo Halo from I See You (2007), an instantly recognizable tune. This mini-movie was so-so.
Starring: Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi
This kicked off the strongest back-to-back-to-back mini-movie series in the film, which alone was worth watching the film for. Shabana Azmi was excellent, as always:
And so was Naseeruddin Shah:
This mini-movie also made me hungry, so I paused for a bit and got me a couple of samosas...no rice plate at 7 p.m., thank you :)
Starring: Nana Patekar, Anita Hasanandani, Rohit Roy
A definite highlight here was Nana, who was at his best. A lesson learned, a couple of hearts touched, and a fantastic visual portrayal of religion, were all effectively done.
Anita and Rohit did well too.
Starring: Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty
Two of the best actors for the role they played here. Rise & Fall worked well, and was appropriately titled. It reminded me of Musafir (2005), and concluded the series of mini-movies in fitting fashion. Once again, the realism portrayed worked, although they could have gone easier on the language and violence.
Overall, Dus Kahaniyaan was as novel a journey for the audience as it must have been for those who made it. A milder undertone of violence and sex in some stories would have made this much more appealing to the masses, which a film with this innovative approach deserved to be. Yet, the mini-movies that were good were brilliant. Really enjoyed #s 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10.
An ambitious project resulting in a remarkable and unique achievement containing some fine cinematic elements (most notably those mentioned in the opening paragraph), I'm going with close to four stars for this. It's well, well worth experiencing. The soundtrack sounds even better after having seen the film, and I am still in love with the disc with the poetry.
Movie rating: 3.75/5 (Very good!) -- a heck of an experiment
My classification: R overall (for language, violence, sexual situations). Stories 8 and 9 were were clean (PG).
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2 off-duty Fla. officers fatally shoot naked woman
TAMPA, Fla. Authorities say two off-duty Florida law-enforcement officers have fatally shot an armed, naked woman who confronted them at a social gathering.
The shooting occurred sometime Saturday in Hernando County.
The county sheriff's office said in a news release that the men were approached by an "armed, naked and irrational female." The news release does not identify the weapon, but it says "one or both of the law enforcement officers fired their weapons, striking the female." She died at the scene.
Both officers have been placed on administrative leave as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigates.
Authorities have identified the officers as Hernando County sheriff's Detective Rocky Howard and Tampa police officer William Mechler, who have served six and four years, respectively. Tampa police say Mechler was "off duty and acting in the capacity of a private citizen."


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Turkish father claims mother abducted children in 2007 and ultimately brought them to NH
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) � An international custody battle over two girls � ages 10 and 9 � is set to begin in a New Hampshire federal courtroom.
Ismail Yaman claims his ex-wife, Linda, defied a Turkish family court's 2006 decision granting him custody of the children and fled the country with them in August 2007.
Linda Yaman, in court documents, says she fled to protect the girls from suspected abuse by Yaman and his parents.
The mother and daughters lived in Europe for several years before the U.S. State Department granted them one-use passports, citing concern for the children's welfare. She says she and her children arrived in New Hampshire in 2010 and she made no effort to conceal their whereabouts.
The case is brought under the Hague's International Child Abduction Convention of 1980.


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Sunday, October 24, 2010
Good Things in Small Packages: Platine's Pot du Creme
Platine is a small bakery on Washington in Culver City. It carries a sparse set of offerings at premium prices. There's nothing wrong with the small one dollar cookies, but I feel like I could make most of them myself. The chocolate chip with salt is nice enough, but the black and white cookie is unexciting, and it's cookie isn't cakey enough (as is needed to support a true black and white).
I tend to avoid high priced, museum-quality bakeries, but the pot du cremes at Platine are delightful. The chocolate pot du creme is thick and creamy, textured half way between a mousse and a ganache. Served in a little custard cup the size of a large thimble or a small demitasse, the pot du creme is the perfect mouthful of thick, dark chocolate with just a touch of salt sprinkled on top. It will set you back $2.50, including a dime that you get back if you return the ceramic cup.
When I was last there, the special, for a dollar more, was a wonderful pumpkin seed pot du creme. This was another winner. More chunky than creamy, it was rich and nutty tasting with a flavor that reminded me more of pistachio than pumpkin seeds.
The danger of Platine is that I save up those pot du creme cups to return, (more because it seems sad to waste them than because I need the dime), but each time I return one, I buy at least one more, and so the cycle continues.
Platine Bakery
10850 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
(310) 559-9933
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So, the show went out again on Friday night, with loads of new music and an interview with Jah Wobble, down at the Red Bull Studios. Some real favourites in this show: the Jamie Woon track is properly lovely (and I'll be playing the Ramadanman mix in the new few weeks), and I'm a little bit head over heels for the VHS Head track. It made me draw for those old vvm and Cassetteboy 7″s where they cut Lionel Ritchie up and made him do bad things, and once released, after the event, a particularly edge-of-wrong track called Di and Dodi Do Die. There's a also another Too Cool For Old School track, which is a regular on the show, where we select an old classic. This time it's Laid Back (not scary Slovenian band Laibach, who I used to believe made records that would play themselves if you left them alone too long… well scary) and their post-disco early '80s classic White Horse. The shows will be going up on Mixcloud soon, honest.
Jamie Woon – Night Air (Candent Songs)
Spokes – We Can Make It Out (Yppah Mix) (Counter Records)
Neon Indian – Deadbeat Summer (Toro Y Moi Remix) (Static Tongues)
VHS Head – Sunset Everett (Skam)
Dels – Shapeshift (Kwes remix) (Ninja Tune)
Letherette – In July Focus (Ho Tep)
Steve Mason – Just A Man (Studio Mix) (Domino)
Arkist and Komonazmuk – Outbreak (If Symptoms Persist)
Unicorn Kid – Wildlife (The Blessings Mix) (Cool Records)
Andras Fox, Sui Zhen and James Pants – Touch-N-Talk (Various Assets)
Pariah – Crossed Out (R&S)
Badness – Silencer (Teddy Productions)
Gang Gang Dance – Kamakura (Latitude)
Subeena – Wishful Thinking (Opit Records)
Apaloosa – Intimate (Glass Candy Mix) (Italians Do It Better)
Cooly G – Dis Boy (DVA Hi Emotions Remix) (DVA)
LV and Okmalumkoolkat – Boomslang (Hyperdub)
Laid Back – White Horse (Sire)
Scuba – Latch (Will Saul and Mike Monday Remix) (Hotflush)
Ramadanman – Bass Drums (Soul Jazz)
Foals – Spanish Sahara (Transgressive)


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- In the main loop checks for running vnc server process and if it is not running "Error" is displayed,the connection is retried and then the server is relaunched. If it fails again exits.
- Every 5 minutes tries to open a socket to the repeater and if it fails "Error" is displayed,the connection is retried and then the server is relaunched. If it fails again exits
- If somehow the InstantSupportVNC.exe was deleted, istantsupport.exe became unclosable and had to be killed. Fixed by using ShellExecute instead of _Run in _DeleteSelf. Is this ok? i've never used AutoIt before and i'm learning as i try to change stuff.
This post is mainly for supercoe: i cant' PM anyone because i've not enough posts.
I can't link back to the site because i'm using it in corporate for the customers help desk. But i would like to adapt some of these features into your version if you are interested.
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#noemail is stylish. Who knew? Courtney Rubin reports in this past Sunday's NYTimes Style section "Email Gets Failing Grades".
I'm quoted as:
Paul Jones, a professor at the University of North Carolina, does not think they should have to.
"E-mail is a sinkhole where knowledge goes to die," said Mr. Jones, who said that he gave up e-mail in 2011. It was a radical move, not least because Mr. Jones helped write the code for the university's first e-mail program 30 years ago. "I'm trying to undo that sinful work," he said, joking.
E-mails to him receive an automated reply: "Goodbye E-mail, I'm divesting," plus some 20 ways to reach him. About the only person frustrated by this, he said, was a department head who wanted to know "how will you possibly read our important departmental announcements?" Mr. Jones said with a laugh.
But in his quest to eliminate e-mail, Mr. Jones may have a surprising obstacle: students. Canvas, a two-year-old learning management system used by Brown University, among others, allows students to choose how to receive messages like "The reading assignment has been changed to Chapter 2." The options: e-mail, text, Facebook and Twitter. According to company figures, 98 percent chose e-mail.
My responses here later.