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These days I find very less time for anything including sleeping which used to be my favorite activity. How life became so busy :( is a long story. For these busy days, I always keep few things ready in refrigerator, which comes handy when I can't cook huli (sambar) or saaru. I saw this particular hunase gojju recipe on youtube. This was from Mrs Lalithamma, who anchors in 'ammana kairuchi' section of Oggarane Dabbi programme on Zee Kannada. Smt Lalithamma, your recipe is a hit at my home, thanks a ton to you.
Hunase huli/Tamarind Juice : from a golf ball sized tamarind
* a concentrated pulp means less messier workspace, fast preparation
Bella/Jaggery/Palm Sugar : according to taste
Kottambari beejada pudi/Coriander seeds powder: 1/2 tsp
Fry and Powder
Kempu menasinakayi/Red Chillies : 10
Menthe kaalu/Fenugreek Seeds : 10 seeds
Uddinabele/Urid Dal: 1/2 tablespoon
Kadalebele/Chanadal: 1tablespoon
Bili Ellu/White Sesame: 2 tablespoon (if u dont like the taste n smell of sesame you can reduce it)
Ellenne/Sesame oil, Hing/asafoetida, Peanuts (generous amount), curry leaves, broken red chilli pieces
Garnishing : grated/shredded fresh coconut and chopped coriander leaves
1.Soak tamarind in water for 15 mins. Take out juice and keep it aside. Do not add more water to the juice.
2.Powder jaggery and keep it aside
3.Fry and powder the ingredients under this section.
* Do not fry fenugreek too much as it may turn bitter
*When frying sesame spray little water over sesame to avoid popping of seeds around your kitchen counter
4.Heat sesame oil. Add hing, followed by tamarind juice. Boil tamarind juice till it becomes thick like sauce. Add jaggery, salt and powder to it and fry for next 3-4 mins till the mixture thickens and oil oozes out. Check for salt and sour levels. If the mixture is sour you can add more jaggery.
5.Switch off the stove and let the mixture cool.
6.When the mixture is warm sprinkle coriander powder over the mixture and mix well.
7.Make oggarane in another pan using sesame oil, hing,mustard,peanuts, curry leaves and broken chillies.
Mixing with rice
Cook rice. Spread the rice in a plate to cool it down.
Add little hunase gojju, oggarane and mix well.
Garnish with coriander leaves and coconut before you serve :)
Note to Readers : I could not locate the video on youtube. If you get the link, please post it in comments section and I will link it to my recipe.


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Thermaltake SpinQ Review
Are you in the overclocking scene? Maybe you are just an average computer user that has found the need to upgrade your cooling solution for what ever reason. Well when you are overclocking your processor, everyone knows that the biggest concern/problem we face is the amount of heat the processor is producing and how to keep it in check and running cool. The most popular way is by using a heatsink/fan setup. This is where Thermaltake comes into the picture with the release of their SpinQ CPU cooler, you are going to be able to slap on your CPU socket to keep your processor's temperature down. The Thermaltake SpinQ CPU Cooler has a new different design from any other cooler that I have seen which is making me very anxious and excited to test it and see how it is going to be able to compare to the other proven coolers out on the market.
Closer Look:
The packaging for the Thermaltake SpinQ CPU Cooler is a very simplistic and elegant looking package, as it is colored and brilliant white cooler with a black top and bottom. The top of the packaging for the SpinQ is where you are going to find the Thermaltake logo with the "Cool all your life" slogan under it. Next to this is where you are going to be able to find the SpinQ slogan, which reads "Spin Your World Quiet Down Your PC" making you think that the cooler is going to be able to run very silently along with add a new design to the CPU Cooling scene. The lower portion of the front is where you are going to find the SpinQ logo along with a smaller picture of the cooler to give you a nice visual of the SpinQ. The back of the packaging is where you are going to be able to find the main features of the Thermaltake SpinQ cooler along with a few different pictures detailing the different features of the unit. On one of the sides is where you are going to find all of the specifications of the SpinQ that you would ever need to refer to along with the different compatibility options to make sure your setup is covered.
The Thermaltake SpinQ cooler was packaged in a clear molded piece of plastic to keep the cooler safe from any damages that may occur during the shpping process resulting in bent/broken fins or heatpipes. There is also a small white cardboard box that is included in the packaging. This is where you are going to find all of the documentation along with all the accessories for installing the cooler.
The little white accessory box is again where you are going to find all the accessories that you are going to need to install your cooler to your motherboard/socket type of choice. There is a white Installation guide to help you figure out how and which mounting hardware to install to the SpinQ if you are unsure or need detailed help with the process. The green sheet of paper has a Thermaltake Key 3 Spirit case badge attached for you to place on your case if you wish and describes the Key 3 Spirit commitment to Thermaltake customers; which is basically that you are going to purchase the most quality products you can. There are two pieces to the Socket 775 mounting hardware with 4 small screws to secure them to the base of the cooler; while of the AMD sockets, there is only one piece. Thermaltake has also included a little bit of thermal paste if you are out or have not bought any.
After taking a look at the packaging for the Thermaltake SpinQ and seeing what it comes packed with, I am ready to take a nice close and detailed look at the cooler itself.

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John C. Smith, officer of the Buffalo Chapter of the Afro Dogs Motorcycle Club
Sept. 24, 1958 – June 16, 2013
John Clifford Smith, a member of the Buffalo Chapter of the Afro Dogs Motorcycle Club, died Sunday. He was 54.
Born in Buffalo, Mr. Smith attended Genesee Humboldt Junior High School and East High School, where he graduated in 1977.
After receiving his high school diploma, Mr. Smith worked at a number of Buffalo businesses, including at BlueCross BlueShield, Buffalo General Hospital and the Buffalo Federation Neighborhood Center.
Mr. Smith took great pride in his work with the Buffalo Chapter of the Afro Dogs Motorcycle Club, where he served multiple leadership positions, including president and national vice president.
At the club, he was dubbed "Kazoo" because the helmet he wore resembled the Great Kazoo from the Flintstones.
He is survived by his wife, the former Karla Combs; four children, Adrian Hemphill, Bryan Hemphill, Jonathon and Jasmine; his mother, Nadine; two sisters, Juanita and Diana; and four brothers, James, Ronald, Joseph and Marcus.
A service will be at 10 a.m. today in Redeeming Fire Fellowship Church, 145 Lewis St.


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This is a regular network group which enables businesses to keep connected with similar local businesses for mutual benefit.Come along to meet like minded business owners who want to do business locally.
There is a £5 charge to cover the cost of tea and coffee; we meet at The Society of Old Brentwoods, Ashwells Road CM15 9SE.
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Best Biddy designs
Great poses and drapery
Fantastic layout and composition
Strange Happenings
He's the greatest natural cartoonist ever
John, were one to copy these, would one use "construction" in the sense that everything should look solid? I guess here the focus is more big-shapes-to-little-details. It all looks so effortless and spontaneous, and magical, and FUN.
I notice he doesn't seem to use a shorthand for pretty girls. All his women look just as goofy and awkward as everyone else. I don't have the book yet . . . did he draw cuties, ever?
Awesome. You know what is the best thing about you John? Your love for artistic genius when I can honestly say that you are the one who I (and alot of us) respect and consider an artistic genius. You are one of the greats. Anyways, eventhough I grew up loving old WB (who couldn't) the art in Ren & Stimpy amazed me. Two stood out in general in art quality. Kilted Yaksmen and Son of Stimpy. Some time could you explain what was so special about those movie + quality episodes. They still amaze me to this day. Thanks!
"did he draw cuties, ever?"
Yes, he did Kelly. It's a time honored cartoon tradition to have the cute girl characters to have more normal characteristics. Everyone else is wacky, fat and ugly.
Gross was very radical and very traditional at the same time. I believe in that.
Keep the good solid things from tradition, and constantly shake other things up.
He does use a kind of construction, but it isn't 3 dimensional like 40s cartoons try to be.
It's too sophisticated to try to analyze in a couple sentences, but there is a form and pattern in his drawings. It's more on the compositional scale though, not in the details.
It's definitely not random weirdness as it may appear on the surface to some.
I think your nostalgia goggles are a little fogged, K.
I gotta say i don't get it, but, there are things i don't get before you made me aware of it(hierarchy was one but now i see it as: "what's in front and what's in back"). Because i trust your opinion i'll try to see the value in his compositions and hopefully some will rub off. He doesn't care about drawing hands enough for me (trivial i know)..and stuff like that. Since there are books about the guy i know i need to see better.
"I think your nostalgia goggles are a little fogged, K."
How can I be nostalgic for something I never saw when I was a kid?
you could say that composition, staging and other principles are more important than construction?
In Gross it seems to be the statement.
Trevor's Funny Question #734:
What are "Biddy designs"?
Also, do you think you could dedicate a post to what you were explaining to Kelly? I just ordered the Milt Gross book and a post about Milt's construction process would be the best thing ever! It will make copying his stuff easier I think.
Thanks John!
I don't think I can teach you how to be Milt Gross. I wish I could teach myself.
Let's start with a simpler style first, like Michelangelo or someone
You're right. That WAS a funny question.
Wow, these are great! I'll need to pick up this book sometime soon!
I can't wait to get a copy of this book!
Does anyone want to do Cartoon Critique again?
Hey John, what did you think of Gross's two MGM cartoons, Jitterbug Follies and Wanted: No Master?
No way one can imitate or have rules to draw like this. You have to be HIM!
...One of my truly favourite American artists!
I think your SHOVE goggles are a little IT, seckscab.
Nice to see someone who isn't afraid of making girls look funny. Even the pretty ones. I found some animated cartoons by him and they were full of funny people.
I really need to pick up this book myself. It's been a while since I've seen any Milt Gross comics. These are so superhuman to me. I'll never be able to draw that well and stylish at the same time. I just wonder if Milt always had this type of style or not in his drawings, or if he had to do years of studies or something.
My friend,, Very good blog and you very creative .. Ilike it !
Hey John,
I'm in college and I'm doing a brief on you as my chosen artist.
It's pretty obvious what your influences are, but, would I still be able to ask you three questions on that topic? Very impersonal.
YES! Elana, please bring back Cartoon Critique!
Bow down to the king!


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With the festive season already on, I'm sure shopping is the first thing on your list. But don't forget your furry friends. It's your chance to make your pet feel a part of the celebrations. And you can easily do that by offering him a nice pair of dog Christmas stockings.
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Portal Implementation Issues and Challenges
Eric Lease Morgan is head of digital access and information architecture, University Libraries of Notre Dame. He can be reached at email@example.com.
If you think librarianship is about the collection, organization, preservation and dissemination of information and knowledge, then implementing a library portal will be easy. On the other hand, if you think librarianship is about books, subscriptions, MARC records and AACR2, or integrated library systems the physical manifestations of traditional libraries then you will have a hard time. This essay outlines some of the challenges of creating a library portal. The keys to overcoming these challenges, in brief, are not technological but philosophical and interpersonal. When there is a clear, shared vision of what the portal is intended to accomplish the rest falls into place.
Working Inside a Library
Communication, learning curves and new work, quality control, planning for the unexpected, the value of supportive partners we must consider all these things inside any work environment, including libraries. Communication is one of the most important of these factors. Get out of your office. Walk the halls. Chat with your neighbors. Avoid email. Employ the telephone. Nothing happens without communication.
The information/knowledge environment is drastically different with the advent of the Internet. The changes it has brought have altered people's expectations, and libraries are increasingly becoming irrelevant because they are too slow to adapt to the environment. We must do things differently, which requires accepting new work and climbing steep learning curves. Create databases don't just search them. Adapt to everybody else's data and communication structures (XML and HTTP) don't needlessly cling to your own (MARC and Z39.50). Learn to syndicate your content don't force people come to your physical space. Although planning for the unexpected is a seemingly impossible task, being adaptable to change makes such things much easier. Surprises become expected.
Quality control is important in any environment. As in the phrase controlled vocabulary, the operative word is not "control" but "quality." Selectivity is important, especially in these days when access to information is almost trivial. Articulate the characteristics of the information and knowledge you want to include in your library (read "portal"). This articulation becomes your definition of quality. Use that definition to selectively create your collections and implement your services. Prioritize your selections, making it easy for users to choose. As Mr. R. used to say, "Save the time of the reader."
Supportive partners are the result of building interpersonal relationships. These relationships are not only between you and the people in your immediate physical area, but people outside your department, your division, your library and even your institution. "No man is an island," and what you do affects everybody else. The creation of these relationships begins with communication, continues with shared goals and matures through cooperation. When building your library portal, keep these things in mind. Sincerely try to understand the other person's point of view.
User-Centered Design
User-centered design is an underlying principle for any library application, including portals. A sort of Copernican Revolution is becoming apparent in libraries. Now more than ever, libraries are no longer the center of the information universe. The focus has shifted to the user as the driving force behind library services, not the Platonic ideals of information organization. User-centered design is the manifestation of this shift. If your services are not user-centered, then your services will not be used.
The key to creating successful, user-centered services is providing services users want and desire, not necessarily services librarians think they need. To learn what users want and desire conduct surveys, focus group interviews and usability studies. Ask and listen. Whether we believe it or not, users are much more information literate than we suspect. Make sincere efforts to implement services to meet users' desires. Ask yourself what tasks your users want to accomplish. Do they want to find a list of articles on a particular topic; read a particular journal article; renew a borrowed book? Implement those services. Make them easy to use without requiring bibliographic instruction sessions. Facilitate usability tests. If users can accomplish the tasks, then great. If not, then it is back to the drawing board.
Libraries are always a part of a hosting institution. School libraries are a part of schools. Public libraries are a part of municipalities. Academic libraries are a part of colleges and universities. Special libraries are a part of companies, hospitals or governments. These hosting institutions fund libraries, and decision makers ask themselves "Have I used the library recently? What has it done for me?" The more difficult it is for the decision-makers and their advisors to answer these questions, the more difficult it will be for libraries to acquire funding. Implement the collections and services users want, and their questions will be easy to answer. Practice user-centered design.
Identity Management
Identity management is an essential part of a portal implementation especially since it is one of the defining characteristics of the application. In some ways, portal applications and digital library services in general need to integrate aspects of the traditional library reference interview into their implementation. The system needs to know a bit about the users before useful services can be provided. Have the people used the system before, and if so, what have they done and what did they find useful? What sort of information do the users desire, and therefore what resources might be suggested before others? What sort of expertise or previous knowledge do the users bring to the information need? The answers to these questions go beyond the typical administrative computer questions of authentication and access control, and the process of answering these questions in an automated environment is a challenge for the profession.
By comparison, the issues of authorization and access control are simple, but the key to implementation is integration with your library's hosting institution. Users have many important characteristics that go beyond name, address, telephone number and what rank they hold in the organization. Much of this information can be gleaned from the wider environment. In an academic setting, for instance, data such as what classes the person teaches or is taking may be apropos. The sorts of things the person has written can be valuable information for efficiently satisfying information needs. With the advent of institution-wide repositories, this sort of information is increasingly accessible. Real identity management goes beyond privacy.
Privacy is more a legal and self-imposed philosophical issue than a technical one. The difficulty is easily resolved when users understand that librarians take privacy as seriously as doctors and lawyers do and when that understanding is coupled with electronic waivers notifying users that information about them needs to be garnered and saved in order to provide the sorts of services they expect.
Technology Resources
The question always comes up, "Should we implement an open source solution, build our portal by ourselves or license an off-the-shelf product?" The answer is determined by comparing the quantity of resources you have (time, money and people) with your tolerance for the unknown when it comes to computing. On one hand, if you have infinite resources, there is no reason why you shouldn't build your own solution. After all every institution is different, and one size does not fit all. On the other hand, if you are perfectly satisfied with your selected commercial vendor and their product does absolutely everything you need with no problems whatsoever, then an off-the-shelf solution is the way to go. The real world lies somewhere in between these two extremes. No one has infinite resources, and no vendor provides the perfect solution.
Even if you don't have infinite resources, there are good reasons to consider open source software or building something on your own. First and foremost, the development of open source software improves your ability to be computer platform independent. It is more likely to be standards compliant, and its development not only provides means for staff development, but also improves the profession as a whole.
Commercial software has the advantage of formal, institutional support. There is usually someone you can call. The implementation of commercial software requires less computing expertise by the library or the hosting institution, but if you ask me this is a false argument. The implementation of commercial software may allow you to focus on your tasks at hand and outsource the things that are not your core business.
The collection, organization, preservation and dissemination of information and knowledge are the goals of librarianship. They are never-ending processes requiring changes in implementation as environments change. Books, MARC and libraries defined as physical spaces make less sense today when compared to the environment 20 years ago. Portals, whether they are akin to metasearch initiatives like the Scholars Portal or the more personalized/customizable interfaces such as MyLibrary, represent new ways of providing traditional service and access to collections. Fostering relationships, practicing user-centered design, managing user identities and implementing computer technology are the sorts of things librarians need to consider when practicing librarianship today.
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NEW ORLEANS -- After posting Monday about San Francisco's decision to lean heavily on the Pistol during the playoffs, I tracked down 49ers offensive coordinator Greg Roman to ask what was behind the recent uptick in read-option plays.
The 49ers operated out of the Pistol formation on 45.3 percent of snaps against the Green Bay Packers and 54.9 percent of the time against the Atlanta Falcons. These easily were season highs and followed a stretch in which the 49ers nearly abandoned the scheme over the final two games of the regular season.
"We tried to make everybody forget about it and think that we had scrapped it leading into the playoffs," Roman said during Tuesday's Super Bowl Media Day. "We felt like we could win our division and whatnot the traditional way, and we kept practicing it, and it just felt like something we could spring on whoever we played in the playoffs."
Former Nevada coach Chris Ault, the innovator of the Pistol, recently suggested that mobile and plodding quarterbacks alike could thrive out of the scheme, but Roman repeatedly spoke of Kaepernick's athleticism and comfort in the attack as a major asset.
"If you want to run read-option-type plays, you probably should have a mobile quarterback," Roman said. "But other than that, it doesn't matter who you are. You see teams like Alabama, they've run a lot of their offense out of the Pistol. Really it's more of a balanced shotgun formation."
In what little the media has heard from Kaepernick this week, the second-year passer seems focused almost on a micro level, unruffled by the massive stage he occupies leading up to Super Bowl XLVII. Roman praised Kaepernick's above-the-neck abilities, and multiple 49ers players told me the same thing: This is a highly intelligent football player.
"I don't worry about Colin at all," Roman said. "He's got a great head on his shoulders. I think we saw that leading up to the time that he became the starter. Very impressive in practice and in meetings. Just his focus. He's a unique individual, and I think he deserves a lot of credit for how he's handled everything."
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Are you having difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep? Do you wake up feeling unrefreshed? Perhaps you've noticed that your ability to function effectively is diminished or that you're feeling tired and irritable a lot of the time. You may be suffering from insomnia. Short-term or transient insomnia is quite common and usually resolves by itself. However, insomnia is considered chronic if it persists beyond a few weeks.
Can meditation help in dealing with both transient and chronic insomnia? The answer is a resounding yes! There is an abundance of evidence that regular meditation can improve sleep patterns, often dramatically. Research indicates that an overly aroused sympathetic nervous system is an important causative factor in chronic insomnia. It follows that practices that reduce nervous system arousal, such as meditation, can be very effective in relieving insomnia.
Our nervous systems are usually excessively aroused by stress, tension, overindulgence in stimulants such as tea and coffee, use of drugs, habits like going to bed late, getting insufficient rest, too much stimulation in the evenings through the TV or computer, and indulgence in dietary habits that don't suit our constitution. Usually, however, insomnia results primarily from mental and emotional stress. Meditation is particularly helpful because it directly relieves the body/mind from stress.
However, these practices are not intended as band-aid solutions for insomnia or any other problem. Insomnia treatment, we recommend undertaking self study to identify the factors that are behind the problem. Maybe you are stressed out at work, having relationship difficulties, or are worried about a sick relative. While you may not be able to change external situations in your life, you can definitely change your reaction to the stress factors. Let's have a look at some of the things you can do.
Practice Sahaj Samadhi Meditation
Sahaj Samadhi meditation is an effortless practice using a primordial sound or mantra. This technique leads to very deep states of relaxation and is a wonderful antidote to stress, tension, fatigue, and negative emotional states.
If done for 20 minutes twice a day, morning and afternoon/early evening, it balances the nervous system and provides deeper rest than deep sleep. It is during these periods of deep rest that the body/mind is able to heal itself and reverse the physiological, biochemical, and emotional impact of stress.
If you have not learnt Sahaj Samadhi Meditation, you could register for the course
Turn on a Guided Meditation
Guided meditations can also greatly help in insomnia cure. Guided meditation CDs are available in the Art of Living Divine Shops. These include Shanti Meditation, Panchakosha Meditation, Om Meditation, and Hari Om Meditation.
You could also do a guided meditation online.
Let 'Yogic Sleep' lead you to sleep peacefully
Yogic sleep (also called Yoga Nidra), where we systematically take our awareness to different parts of the body while lying down, is also a great boon to insomnia sufferers, especially if practiced just before sleep. A Yoga Nidra practice guided by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is available and highly recommended.
Before embarking on a practice, please seek the help of an experienced meditation teacher, who can provide specific advice tailored to your situation.
Do Alternate-Nostril Breathing and Breath Observation Meditation
Just before sleep, sit comfortably on your bed and take some smooth breaths. Let your left hand rest palm up on your thigh and bring your right hand up to your nose. Gently rest the index and middle fingers of your right hand above and between the eyebrows. Relax your right shoulder and arm. Exhale gently through both nostrils and then inhale through the left while blocking your right nostril with your thumb. Blocking your left nostril with the ring finger gently, exhale slowly through the right nostril. Now inhale through the right and exhale through the left. This is one round. After a couple of rounds, in a very relaxed manner, measure the duration of your inhalation and exhalation. Adjust your breath so that the exhalation is about twice as long as your inhalation. To achieve this, you may need to shorten your inhalation rather than lengthening your exhalation. It is important not to strain. Let the breath be very smooth and comfortably slow. After about five minutes, finish the ongoing round and relax.
Now turn your attention to your natural breath. Give more focus to the outgoing breath. Easily and without effort, be aware of the outgoing breath and the natural pause at the end of the exhalation. Don't deliberately attempt to change the naturally occurring pattern of the breath in any way. Whenever your mind wanders—which it will—very gently bring it back to the exhalation. Don't try to concentrate or be concerned if your mind is quite busy. Continue for 5 minutes up to a maximum of 10 minutes and then relax. Lie down and enjoy the peaceful feeling.
You can also use alternate-nostril breathing if you wake up in the middle of the night and can't get back to sleep.
Summary of tips to alleviate insomnia:
1 - Practice meditation regularly twice a day for about 20 minutes – Sahaj Samadhi Meditation or one of the guided meditations led by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Seek the guidance of an experienced meditation instructor to determine the practices that would suit you best.
2 - Practice alternate-nostril breathing with a 1:2 breath ratio and breath observation meditation or Yoga Nidra before sleeping.
3 - If you wake up in the middle of the night, practice alternate-nostril breathing with a 1:2 breath ratio.
4 - Consult a meditation expert for any specific advice tailored to your situation.
Sweet dreams!
Inspired by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's wisdom Talks
Written by Chris Dale, Advance Meditation Course teacher


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Chinese woman sparks net craze with virgin website
A 38-year-old virgin has become the talk of the web in China this week after she set up a site devoted to her near four decades of abstinence - and urged the nation's youth to join her in saying no to hanky-panky before marriage. Shanghai Daily reported that singleton Tu Shiyou from Hubei Province set up the "virginity website …
It's easy to abstain if you are ugly!
Now that was way to controversial!
Re: EASY...
Downvoted by an ugly person already?
Re: Re: EASY...
You should realize that beauty is only skin deep. It is men like you that have made it easy for me to abstain from sex with men for many years now. You might want to have a think about it.
Re: Re: Re: EASY...
Shirley the question that needs to be asked here is this:
If she hasn't found the one after 38 years of trying, is she every going to find him?
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It is an unfortunate sight when women stereotype men. Generalising from the particular is not a successful method of determining the truth. Your anecdotal experience is merely that. You might want to have a think about it.
@ Scorchio!!.
Your accusation that I am stereotyping men makes me far angrier than the original stereotype. It is not a stereotype that would make me prefer my relationships with women it has been my consistent experience, and on top of that I have some good friends who are men. I work in a male dominated environment and every day consists or trying to prove that I am as good as them. I have no desire to carry on that struggle at home.
How dare you accuse me of stereotyping when I was, validly objecting to a classic male stereotype. What do you mean anecdotal when this has been my experience? Every time I get involved it has been a total disappointment, unfulfilling and frequently painful! Men are just a pain in the arse.
Every time one of my female friends admits to no longer wanting men in their life, it is the same old comments. We aren't super models just average looking. But there is absolutely no call for those sort of insults
Re: @ Scorchio!!.
<q>How dare you accuse me of stereotyping when ...
Men are just a pain in the arse.</q>
Yeah ...
And another thing!
Just because you and your male friends sit around swilling port talking about this sort of thing, does not make your anecdotes my life experience. You might want to have a think about it. At times I have been on a journey with life, but all too often it is your way or the highway!
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<quote>It is men like you that have...</quote>
The posts you're replying to were made as anonymous coward, why do assume they are men?
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Because it's always men. Every y time.
I think you have misunderstood what Scorchio!! posted. Let me first say that I agree with your original comment, and hope that my remarks don't cause you any further anger. This is a classic male stereotype comment about why a woman might still be a virgin at 38.
You should understand that there is a difference between the phrase anecdote, and anecdotal experience. An anecdote being a interesting and possibly humorous description of a real event, whereas anecdotal experience would be direct personal experience. I guess both words have the same derivation. Anyway I think the intention of Scorchio!!'s comment was that just because to date whenever you have had a relationship with a man it has ended badly, you should not assume that this will always happen.
Just out of curiosity I am assuming from the comments above and a couple of your other posts that you have Sapphic tendencies?
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I am 35 and yet to find a woman who understands what it means to be faithful... I have never cheated not even when I was propositioned while being in a loveless relationship for the last 7 years of my 12 year marriage (we had kids so i stayed until i found out she was cheating)
I am sorry sweetheart but your gender is worse than mine
I've known a few women who "saved themselves" for the bloke they married and in later years every one of them has regretted it. Sometimes not all that long after they married and wondered "is this all there is?"
Most enjoyable showing them there was a lot more to it indeed.
I knew a fellow like you once!
He used to say that it was no responsibility of his to enforce other people's marriage vows -- of course, this was a while back, before he got shot.
Re: I knew a fellow like you once!
What did you shoot him with?
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Oh, I never had cause to shoot him with anything; he didn't make a habit of trying for his friends' wives, and, if I may be excused just a bit of bragging, I don't make a habit of giving my wife cause to stray in any case -- of course, considering we live in a rowhouse, our neighbors probably wish I would do.
Lovely funeral he had; you should've been there. I've never seen a casket with so many flower arrangements around it -- now I think about it, I don't believe I've ever seen so many flower arrangements without cards attached, too.
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It's so nice to see so many people, especially on a Brit site, upvote enforcing morality with blind rage and a gun.
In case anyone is wondering, this is why I often feel the bile rise in my throat at the levels of hypocrisy in the El Reg forums.
Damn gun loving Brits.
-d, a yank
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Actually, Daniel, it's just that most people on here are unlike you in being able to recognize a joke when they see one. (And I'm a septic myself, actually -- well spotted!)
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If we had more guns here, the Divorce Rate would be nearly Zero!
as would be the levels of Adultery, The corruption of Govt., Chavs, Car Theives, religious extremists, etc...
Church Attendance levels would be up as well....
Re: Re: I knew a fellow like you once!
"What did you shoot him with?"
Malice Aforethought?
(which is almost as good a band name as Evil Shadow Team)
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"And I'm a septic myself, actually..."
A septic what?
Or did you mean aseptic?
Either way, maybe it's a good time for your annual medical exam.
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Acualy the partsof the US with high gun ownership tend to be the parts with lots of religious extremists.
And also the parts with high divorce rates.
(Strange that - fundies tend to get divorced *more* than non- fundies).
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It's rhyming slang. One of the more convoluted ones
abbrv of Septic Tank
rhymes with Yank
abbrv of Yankee
Generally taken to mean an American
And, funily enough, is a reference to the 'English'... that's a good one to remember! http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=yankee
Screwing around: Rule number 1
Only ever try it out with the girlfriends and wives of big tough looking blokes.
The big guys punch. The small guys that use guns and knives!
Re: Screwing around: Rule number 1
I believe that paedication, performed by the wronged husband, is a traditional punishment for a male adulterer. (See, for example, the Wikipedia article on "Sexuality in ancient Rome".) That might be an argument for avoiding the wives and girlfriends of a big bloke ... though the small guy might use a cucumber ...
Anyone know anyone pretty enough to choose doing this?
"quite successful"
That's not the same as completely, 100% successful is it?
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I guess it means she's a tiny bit of a slapper.
Re: "quite successful"
Ahh, one o' them 'vestigal virgins', I presume.
Re: "quite successful"
It's probably American English where 'quite x' means 'exactly x' as opposed to English usage meaning 'barely x' or 'only just x'. At least that's what I've been told.
If I were more certain I would have used the grammar Nazi icon.
Re: Re: "quite successful"
That is pretty much it on the head for American usage. Quite can easily be replaced with very unless there is sarcasm involved of course.
Re: Re: "quite successful"
Don't know where you're from but in this bit of Blighty quite does mean wholly or completely. I'm pretty it's always had this meaning.
fake hymens..
Reminds me of the old joke..
Guy: "If I knew you were a virgin I'd have taken more time"
Girl: "If I knew you had more time I'd have taken my tights off"
Only 38 years?
I'm sure half the regular Reg readers can easily beat that.
Re: Only 38 years?
"I'm sure half the regular Reg readers can easily beat that."
And probably do so on a regular basis.
When life gives you Lemons, make Lemonade.
When life gives you 38 years without a shag...........
The only people really capable of boasting the benefits of celibacy are those that aren't celibate, how can she know which is better?
Re: Virginpedia
Priests, then...
For a moment...
...I thought she would broadcast the LOSS of her virginity on the site, and then we'd have coverage of all the morality cryout behind it, and cease-desist orders, and forceful takedown of the site, and probably she getting arrested, and whatever. Ok, not a regular Sun copy-paste. Conservative non scandal news for a change. Carry on.
I'm betting that this is more a case of "Woman with no sex drive assumes everyone is the same as her"
I am a true virgin! she proclaims.
But she has worn out 4,565 vibrators.....
like it
Lowers the tone in the correct way, but where do you get 4,565 from?
That means 120 a year for 38 years, or 10 a month, or one every three days.
If they wore out that quick I'd ask for my money back.
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"That means 120 a year for 38 years, or 10 a month, or one every three days.
If they wore out that quick I'd ask for my money back."
Maybe they worked so well she thought she got her money's worth out of them.
Which brings up another band name:
Cheap Trick.
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Basing that calculation on the full 38 years, is just so wrong on a certain level!
right on
long live those traditional Chinese values. Where starving 50 million people in the "Great" Leap Forward makes you a national hero.
I wonder if...
... this is a publicity campaign by the government, they aren't happy about people making babies (well at least not more than one). I reckon the odds are that China definately could be the first nation to impose a license scheme to become a parent.
Re: I wonder if...
It's already happened...In most areas in China (I wont say all cause there's probably a province or two that aren't like this) you need a birthing permit to stop the government from forcing you to have an abortion or fining you more than a years wage.


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For starters, 4 Big 12 teams still not naming QB
For starters, four Big 12 teams haven't even revealed who their No. 1 quarterback will be with only a few practices left before the season openers.
There were five until Kansas State coach Bill Snyder said Monday during the first Big 12 coaches weekly teleconference that he had settled on junior college transfer Jake Waters as the starter.
TCU coach Gary Patterson will let everybody find out who starts for the 20th-ranked Horned Frogs when either Casey Pachall or Trevone Boykin run out on the field against 12th-ranked LSU on Saturday night. Both are expected to play.
"The difference with me is I think I can win with both of them in big games," said Patterson, who certainly has to know who will start but isn't saying.
Pachall is 15-2 as a starter, but played only four games last season before leaving school for a substance abuse program. Boykin then won three Big 12 road games.
Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy plans to play both Clint Chelf and J.W. Walsh, though isn't saying who will take the first snap for the No. 13 Cowboys against Mississippi State in the other Big 12 vs. SEC matchup on the opening weekend.
"That's really what I've said throughout the spring and it's not changed," Gundy said. "Both quarterbacks have improved from last season, both quarterbacks played fairly well in games last season, so they deserve to play. If there was separation where one was considerably better than the other, then we would play, or name him the starter."
As for having more than one quarterback, Gundy was quick to point out, "last year there were times we had success with three of them." Wes Lunt transferred to Illinois. Chelf and Walsh both threw for more than 1,500 yards with at least 13 touchdowns.
The quarterback job at West Virginia is down from three to Florida State transfer Clint Trickett or Paul Millard, who was Geno Smith's backup the past two seasons. It had been three with redshirt freshman Ford Childress.
"They've kind of risen their game a little bit and they're battling," coach Dana Holgorsen said. "We had to kind of narrow it down. Once we did, Paul looked good, and we felt it warranted to keep the competition going."
With expected starter Michael Brewer dealing with a back problem, new Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury is down to two freshmen – Davis Webb or walk-on Baker Mayfield – to choose from for his head coaching debut at SMU on Friday night. Both could play.
While Waters was tabbed as the first Kansas State quarterback to play after the graduation of Heisman Trophy finalist Collin Klein, Snyder said "in all likelihood" Daniel Sams will also play against North Dakota State on Friday.
Only No. 15 Texas with David Ash returns the same starter from all of last season.
"He's more confident, he's stronger, he's got more experience," coach Mack Brown said of Ash, who has started 18 of his 25 games. "The biggest difference, because of his confidence, he's able to lead."
Sam Richardson took over as Iowa State's starter the last three games of his freshman season, when he had eight TDs and one interception. Bryce Petty, a fourth-year junior, has been the backup to Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III and record-setting Nick Florence at Baylor.
"He's been in every meeting, been in every game with us, so he's seen it all," Bears coach Art Briles said. "That's all kind of filtered down to him through absorption, to where he's got a feel for what should happen before it does. … We feel confident going into this week with Bryce at the helm."
No. 16 Oklahoma is going with redshirt freshman Trevor Knight as the starter. Kansas, the only Big 12 team that doesn't play the opening weekend, has BYU transfer Jake Heaps after he had to sit out last season.
The Sooners are replacing 50-game starter Landry Jones with a first-time starter over Blake Bell, the junior who has run for 24 career touchdowns in primarily short-yardage situations the past two seasons.
"Blake is continuing to work and compete and maybe, unlike some other years where we've given the bulk of the reps to one guy, we'll be sure that Blake is continuing to get more reps in practice," said coach Bob Stoops, who named his starter late last week. "Trevor's handled it much like he has all camp. He's always come to practice ready to work. They both have. … (Knight) has had to show consistency and ability this whole time. It's a big body of work to evaluate."


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A quick reference guide to get you going with Angular development. It uses Angular v4 with TypeScript.
Learn some effective error handling strategies that you can use in your .NET projects.
Learn how Behavior Driven Development (BDD) works with a real-world example of how to use it.
Aspect Oriented Programming (AOP) in C# using SOLID principles, with challenges and solutions.
Learn about a few JavaScript frameworks, and which one will be a good fit in your ASP.NET MVC apps
While discussing Workflow 4.0 integration with WCF in one of my recent training programs, I was asked a question about consuming a WCF Workflow service in Silverlight. Initially I thought that it won't be possible, because the "xamlx" extension of the WCF Workflow Service may not be accepted by the Silverlight client application. But it was an interesting question. So I decided to try it and it worked! I am sharing the solution in the form of this article. The scenario we are discussing is as shown below: The advantage of using the Workflow Services is that, since Workflow targets the business process applications, organization can create and publish these core processes based functionality and their client can subscribe to them. Since Silverlight applications provide a lightweight Rich Browser application development capability, its integration with Workflow Services provides additional capability for Rich UX and SOA based applications.
Step 1: Open VS2010 and create blank solution, name it as 'WF_WCF_Service'. In this solution, add a WCF Workflow Service Application, name it as 'WF_WCF_Sample_Serv'. You will see the 'Sequence' activity with 'Send' and 'SendReplyToReceive'. Step 2: In this project, add a new class file, name it as 'DataClasses.cs' and add the following class in it: Step 3: In the Workflow Designer, on the lower left corner, locate 'Variables' and delete the default 'data' variable and add a new 'Employees' variable of the type 'EmployeeCollection' as below: Step 4: Change properties of the activity as below: The Workflow design will be as shown below: Step 5: Publish the app on the IIS 7.5 web server. (Note: The Web site where the Workflow Service is hosted must have clientaccesspolicy.xml as shown below)
Step 1: In the same solution, add a new Silverlight client application and name it as 'SL4_ClientApp'. Add the Workflow Service reference in this project. Step 2: Open MainPage.xaml and add a DataGrid and Button in it. Make sure that the 'AutoGeneratedColumns' property of the DataGrid is set to 'True'. The UI will be as below: Step 3: Write the following code in the Click event of the 'Get Data' Button: The above code makes an asynchronous call to Workflow Service just like calling a normal WCF service. Step 4: Run the application and click on the 'Get Data' button. The result will be as below: Conclusion: The above facility helps any organization to expose their Workflow based business processes as a Service and the Browser client like Silverlight can subscribe to it.
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2012 Tour Stop #21 - 15th Annual EGGtoberfestOctober 20, 2012
This was our first year using the Big Green Egg® on the tour and Christine and I must say, we have been extremely happy with the "Ultimate Cooking Experience." Our partnership with Big Green Egg afforded us the opportunity to cook at the 15th Annual EGGtoberfest®, held on the infield at Atlanta Motor Speedway! On Friday night, there was a special party onsite with wonderfully catered food, pit car rides around the track and a special fireworks show just for attendees! With such a big production on the first night of the event, we were anxious to see what the rest of the weekend would hold!
When the gates opened, attendees picked up their goody bag loaded with cooking supplies, seasonings and a special anniversary Big Green Egg t-shirt! One of the pit crew garages was transformed to a huge Big Green Egg store for the event, offering just about every accessory you would ever need. Christine even bought me a Big Green Egg Digi Q DX2 for my birthday! And of course I had to open it up early and try it out…
EGGtoberfest brought 200 "eggheads" together to cook for over 3200 attendees and just about everything you could imagine was on the menu as each group brought their best recipes to share. We're talking bacon wrapped meats, smoked deviled eggs topped with bacon, and my favorite, "fudgy-make-your-belly-pudgy" brownies. Did we mention that all of this was cooked on Big Green Eggs?! Christine and I participated by cooking pineapple upside down cupcakes, BBQ pulled pork pizzas and, of course, my famous "Rolled Ribs" which were a big hit with all the media and distributors who stopped by.
EGGtoberfest was a really well put together event with activities and entertainment for everyone. The kids' area was filled with inflatables and had a big 20' Mr. Egghead perfect for that "Kodak moment." Cooking demonstrations were going on all day by folks like Dr. BBQ, Chris Capell of Dizzy Pig and other "eggfessionals."
At the end of the event, all of the Eggs were gathered together and cleaned up for distribution to folks who pre-purchased their own Big Green Egg. As we walked out to our truck, we noticed a line of cars in the lot and thought maybe there was a big wait to get out. It ended up being a group of patient folks just waiting to pick up their new "Ultimate Cooking Experience"!
A huge thank you to all our new Big Green Egg friends for taking us in as part of the "Egghead" family! We are already looking forward to our next EGGtoberfest and planning on kicking things up a notch!


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In celebration of the Toronto ACM SIGGRAPH Professional Chapter's new website, http://toronto.siggraph.org/, the chapter is hosting a launch event on June 25.
In addition to networking opportunities, attendees will be treated to a screening of the SIGGRAPH 2012 Computer Animation Festival Electronic Program in Toronto's lovely theatre The Royal (608 College St). Post party at 10:00 p.m. at The Monarch Tavern.
Tickets for the launch event are limited, and can be purchased at http://tosiggraph-launch.eventbrite.ca/.
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I wish people would stop mentioning the TIOBE index as the whole thing is really quite meaningless. All they do is google every programming language name and count the number of total hits. Hardly an accurate way to gauge interest in a language.
Bet THAT wish doesn't come true, especially since you don't offer a better alternative. Hint: There's not a generally more meaningful method of gauging interest in a computer language that's also practical to implement than a survey of query volumes across 6 major search engines AFAICT.
For example, lines of code written in each language in a given month might be more meaningful, but the only code an analyst can really see is open source, which wouldn't be very representative of general language interest at all. Sales of compilers might be interesting, but of course some of the best compilers are open source and so proprietary languages would be badly over-represented. Languages taught at major universities would be even worse, just a sheep counter in effect.
And the TIOBE results generally track well with other measures of general interest, as well as with a lot of us old timers' experiences.
So, TIOBE it is. As a general gauge of interest, it's all we've got, and frankly, it's not that bad as long as you're not placing major financial bets on the results.
In my more cynical moments I'd guess your favorite language doesn't elicit much search engine activity, so I'll concede for the record that it's "meaningless" and you shouldn't worry about it.


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Did you know the atonement was a form of divine child abuse? Spend some time in the more recherche corners of academic theology and you will come across this theory. The 1989 essay "For God So Loved the World?" by feminist liberation theologians Joanne Carlson Brown and Rebecca Parker popularized the phrase that has since filtered down to the popular press.
An article on the news portal for the News Corp. chain of newspapers in Australia last week took up the anti-cross line in an extraordinarily crude and vapid way. The story entitled "Schools teaching 'violent crucifixion material'" manages to be mean spirited, biased, ill-informed, credulous and silly all at once. It is an example not so much of the secular press not getting religion, but scorning it.
Written in a one sentence paragraph format, the story opens with the breathless news:
PRIMARY school children think they will "burn in hell" and are tormented by gruesome images of Jesus on the Cross after having religious instruction classes, parents say.
Quite a strong claim. Does the article support the lede? Let's see.
Dozens of Queensland families have complained about the public school classes to Macquarie University researcher Dr Catherine Byrne.
One parent said their six-year-old child was shown "graphic and violent crucifixion material".
"(He) suffered nightmares and anxiety about death for 10 months – he believed everything he was being told – including that he would burn in hell," they said.
The story continues in this line for a few more one sentence paragraphs with additional claims being made that one parent claimed the courses were anti-Semitic, that creationism was being taught, another said they had been prevented from withdrawing their child from the class, while yet another parent said that the child of a religious instruction teacher:
told their son he would burn in hell before stabbing him with a pencil.
The horror … the horror. That's it is it? That's the source of the "burn in hell" lede? Houston, we have a problem. The response from the authors of the religion curriculum that it does not "mention contentious topics such as hell, divorce and Creationism" and from the education authority that students are not compelled to attend the classes receives short shrift as the story returns to the righteously indignant researcher, Dr. Byrne, who by the way spoke to 24 Queensland families in gathering her data.
"This is a national problem and a national disgrace," she said.
Are you surprised to hear the researcher has come to a conclusion before her study has been completed? She continues:
"I would say these parents are just the tip of the iceberg. A lot of parents are frightened (about speaking out) because this is their kid's school, they don't want to put their education at risk.
"They're not sure who to talk to about it (and) many parents would be completely unaware of what's happening."
Dr. Byrne also offers her opinion as to the pedagogical purpose of state schooling, but notes the government was not responding to her concerns.
She said she had met with government officials but they were "too frightened" about losing the Christian lobby vote to intervene.
Really? That would be a better story if true — politicians cowed by the Australian Christian Lobby into mandating Christian indoctrination in state schools.
Where does one begin with this mess? The article is lacking details and hard numbers — 24 families were interviewed the story says yet we do not know what sort of sample this was. Were there no voices among this survey who spoke in favor of religious education? No independent experts who could speak to the value or purpose of the government's religious education curriculum? No government spokesmen to respond to the charge that they are supine in the face of the Christian lobby?
The comments reported seem out of proportion to the alleged offense. Was Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ screened for six yearolds? The facts offered in support of the argument are gossip. Who is speaking? How can we judge their credibility? Are they cranks or is this a serious issue? Are we to take seriously the complaint that one child told another that he would "burn in hell" before stabbing him with a pencil? If so, on what planet do these people live? Have they no knowledge of the school yard? There is no way to tell with this mess of a story.Part of the problem may well be the author of this article writes primarily for News Corp's opinion website, The Punch. This story however is not presented as an op-ed piece nor as a column but a straight news story. Yet if fails even the rudimentary tasks of journalism as it eschews balance in favor of hyperbole and one sided reporting.
However, there has been no attempt to disguise the bias. The sub headlines of this story lay out the direction the story will take.
- Post-doctoral research project on religion in public education
- Parents say kids shown 'graphic and violent crucifixion material'
- Anglican Church says curriculum does not mention hell, divorce, Creationism
- Should kids be exposed to the gamut of Biblical horrors, asks Tory Shepherd
Which leads me to ask, should News Corp subscribers be exposed to this drivel?
Behind the secularist screed there is a theological issue being expressed — somewhat imperfectly. The argument proffered in academic circles most notably by Carlson Brown and Parker is that women and children in Western societies are acculturated to accept abuse. The doctrine of the atonement — especially the penal substitutionary atonement theory espoused by evangelicals — is responsible for it has conditioned women to remain "silent for years about experiences of sexual abuse, to not report rape, to stay in marriages in which they were battered." They believe the cross — the image of Christ crucified — symbolized God's divine will that his son should suffer. Carlson Brown and Parker used the analogy of "divine child abuse" to protest the belief that suffering could be redemptive.
"Divine child abuse is paraded as salvific and the child who suffers without even raising his voice is lauded as the hope of the world," they argued, postulating abuse as the basis of the Christus Victor theory where god offers "Jesus as bait" for Satan. Anselm's argument for an atonement where only God's son could pay the debt humanity owed to God, provided a theological excuse for child abuse.
When parents have an image of God righteously demanding the total obedience of his son — even obedience to death — what will prevent the parent from engaging in divinely sanctioned child abuse? The image of God the father carrying out and demanding the suffering and death of his own son has sustained a culture of abuse and sustained the abandonment of victims of abuse and oppression.
Abelard's moral influence theory is given short shrift as well by Carlson Brown and Parker for the belief that an "innocent suffering victim and only an innocent, suffering victim for whose suffering we are in some way responsible has the power to confront us with out guilt and move us to a new decision." A wag might conclude from all this that John's Gospel really meant to say For God so hated the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should perish and have everlasting trauma.
The claim that children were "tormented by gruesome images of Jesus on the Cross" put forward by the author could well have been written by someone from outside a Christian influenced society who comes to the cross a stranger, or it could from within that portion of the Christian tradition persuaded by modern critiques of the classical theory of the atonement. Or, it could be put down simply as snarky anti-Christian bias. What say you GetReligion readers? Did this story push any buttons for you as it did for me?


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The Importance of Learning to Play an Instrument as a Child
The Telegraph has today reported that not only will playing a musical instrument early on in life make you cool as hell, but will also provide a long-term effect and will boost your brain as a pensioner.
The report comes from the results of a study by The American Psychological Association who discovered after carrying tests that those who played a flute, piano, clarinet, violin or any other musicial instrument that requires reading sheet music performed better on intelligence tests.
The APA carried out tests on 70 healthy pensioners between the ages of 63-80 and found that musicians performed better on several cognitive tests than those who'd never played an instrument or learnt how to read music.
"Musical activity throughout life may serve as a challenging cognitive exercise, making your brain fitter and more capable of accommodating the challenges of ageing," said lead researcher Dr Brenda Hanna-Pladdy at the University of Kansas Medical Center
Don't wait around! We're here to help you; whether you want to learn to play the violin, keyboard, drums, guitar or piano, we have a bunch of beginner's guides for your delectation.


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This chapter describes the Directory Server features that help you tune your deployment for best performance. The Directory Server itself also includes improvements to the performance of almost all operations.
This chapter covers the following topics:
For fast response time to client requests, Directory Server caches directory information in memory. For top performance, you can tune your suffix entry cache settings to optimize performance. Directory Server provides easier control of cache sizing, and once tuned, the server adheres strictly to the cache setting.
You tune your cache size using the dsconf command. See the dsconf(1M) man page for more details.
This section describes the main features of the Directory Server cache:
Directory Server allows you to strictly control the use of memory for cache purposes so that less memory is used. You specify a low and high threshold for dynamic memory use. When this threshold is reached, Directory Server attempts to free memory from the suffix entry caches and to keep memory use under control. If the server reaches the high threshold, the server goes into aggressive mode to free memory. Performance is only effected when the high threshold is reached.
This feature provides two configurable thresholds: a soft threshold and a hard threshold. When the soft threshold is reached, Directory Server attempts to free memory concurrently with other operations. When the hard threshold is reached, operations on the cache are prevented while memory is being freed. These two thresholds are defined by two server properties:
heap-high-threshold-size specifies the hard threshold.
heap-low-threshold-size specifies the soft threshold.
See the server(5dsconf) man page for details on the two server properties.
The size of the cache determines how the memory is allocated. For example, if the cache is less than two Gbytes, the server uses one memory pool. If the cache size is larger than two Gbytes, the server optimizes cache memory allocation by using as many pools as necessary, with each pool dedicated to a particular size.
See the server(5dsconf) man page for details about the cache size properties that you can set.
This version of Directory Server brings improvements to time-based log rotation, rotate on-demand functionality for access, error, and audit logs, and configurable permissions for log files. It also provides more flexible logging of users involved in proxy authorization.
The following sections describe changes that have been made in the logging functionality of Directory Server.
Directory Server supports rotating and deleting logs not only after a specified interval, but also at a specified time. This feature lets you more easily perform operations such as log analysis and trending, as each rotated log file covers the same length of time. This feature can also be used to meet auditing and security requirements because it makes it easier to determine the specific period of time covered by a given log file.
You can specify whether to rotate the log according to a time interval or according to the size of the log file. The following figure illustrates using the DSCC to configure log rotation to occur once a week at midnight, as well as to rotate the log files when the size limit exceeds 100 Mbytes.
See the log(5dsconf) man page for details on the rotation-time log property.
For example, from the command line, you can display the current configuration for the access log as follows:
$ dsconf get-log-prop -p 20390 enabled : on level : default max-age : 1M max-disk-space-size : 500M max-file-count : 10 max-size : 100M min-free-disk-space-size : 5M path : /install-path/sA1/logs/access perm : 600 rotation-interval : 1d rotation-min-file-size : unlimited rotation-time : undefined verbose-enabled : N/A
You can change the rotation interval for the access log through the command line as follows:
$ dsconf set-log-prop -p 20390 rotation-interval:2d
You can manually rotate Directory Server access, error, and audit logs. This feature is useful when you want the server to stop writing to the current log file while you examine the file. You might also choose to use this feature with system scheduler utilities in addition to time-based log rotation.
You can rotate the access log by using the DSCC. The following figure illustrates the logging configuration screen and the Rotate Log File Now button. Clicking this button allows you to close the current log file and start a new one.
To rotate the access log from the command line, type the following:
$ dsconf rotate-log-now -p 20390
See the dsconf(1M) man page for details on the rotate-log-now subcommand.
Directory Server provides the ability to configure the permissions with which the log file is created, allowing you to change permissions to logs from the default value. This feature lets you tightly control what the user who starts the server can do. At the same time, you can permit specific applications and other users to access key, time-dependent information contained in the logs.
Directory Server enables you to specify the permissions with which a log file will be created.
Log file creation permissions can be set using the dsconf command or using the DSCC as illustrated in the following figure.
See the log(5dsconf) man page for details on the perm log property.
You can now monitor the number of persistent searches that are running on the server, and set a maximum number of persistent searches. To monitor the number of persistent searches, view the value for the currentpsearches attribute, which is stored under cn=monitor. To set a maximum number of persistent searches, use the command dsconf set-server-prop max-psearch-count:number. This feature is useful for troubleshooting and preventing performance issues related to persistent searches.
To read more about the features presented in this chapter, refer to the following documentation.
Defining your Directory Server performance requirements
Defining Performance Requirements in Oracle Fusion Middleware Deployment Planning Guide for Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition
Introduction to caches and how Directory Server uses them
Caches and How Directory Server Uses Them in Oracle Fusion Middleware Reference for Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition
Tuning cache settings for better performance
Tuning Cache Settings in Oracle Fusion Middleware Deployment Planning Guide for Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition
Introduction to Directory Server logging
Chapter 10, Directory Server Logging, in Oracle Fusion Middleware Reference for Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition
Managing Directory Server logs
Chapter 14, Directory Server Logging, in Oracle Fusion Middleware Administration Guide for Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition


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WWF will present over 40 thousand signatures for polar bears to 5 Arctic states
High-ranking environmental government officials from 5 Arctic states have gathered in Moscow to plan for the future of the polar bears. That future is uncertain, as climate change rapidly alters the Arctic, melting the sea ice polar bears need for their survival.
Forty years ago, the "range states" where polar bears live in the wild - Norway, the US, Canada, The Kingdom of Denmark, and Russia - signed a legally-binding agreement to conserve polar bears and their Arctic habitat. Due in large part to the Agreement and efforts by the five polar bear range states, polar bears still roam much of their historic range and occur in relatively large numbers today.
However, now the polar bear is facing new threats, such as more active shipping, oil and gas exploration, and climate change.
Since September 2013, WWF has been gathering signatures all over the world to convince the range states to take on serious commitments on the polar bear conservation.
"One of our requirements to the Arctic countries is an extensive study of polar bear populations by 2016. Currently scientists do not know the size of the species populations, because its monitoring is a technically challenging task: huge distances, severe Arctic conditions, and others. Due to lack of data on the size and distribution of the populations, it is impossible to accurately determine measures for their protection", says Vladimir Krever, WWF-Russia biodiversity coordinator.
The petition also asks the Forum participants to complete a global conservation plan, and to work with indigenous peoples, international community, corporations, and organizations to make this work a reality.
According to very approximate estimations, about 25 thousand polar bears live in the Arctic. Their long-term survival is threatened by climate change.
For additional information, please contact
WWF-Russia in Moscow: +7 (495) 727 0939,
Masha Vinokurova +7903-273-6079 email@example.com
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We ask the range states to lead the way again, by...
- Completing a global conservation plan and putting it into action by 2015
- Committing to vital research on polar bear population status and habitat requirements by 2016
- Working with Indigenous peoples, the international community, corporations, and organizations to make this work a reality.