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Arts Events in Perth County
November 2018
Justin Bieber exhibit - Steps to Stardom
Steps to Stardom, tells the story of Justin Bieber's meteoric rise from busking on the steps of the Avon Theatre to becoming one of the most popular pop stars in the world.
Tickets will be available for sale online Monday, January 15 at noon.
On the opening weekend, Sunday, February 18 and Family Day, Monday, February 19, the Museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tickets for the opening weekend will be sold with admission in two-hour time slots – 10 a.m. – noon; noon – 2 p.m.; 2 – 4 p.m. Tickets will also be available at the door based on availability. Online tickets ensure entrance.
Tickets can be purchased online via our website under the "Buy Tickets" tab above.
The museum's hours and admission prices are also on our website. The Stratford Perth Museum's summer hours begin on May 7.When: Feb. 18 - Dec. 31
Where:Stratford Perth Museum 4275 Huron Road, RR#5 Stratford, ON N5A 6S6 (Highway #8, just west of Stratford)
Hosted by:Stratford Perth Museum
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Trial set for Irish nanny in Mass. baby's death
WOBURN, Mass. (AP) — A tentative trial date has been set for an Irish nanny charged with murder in the death of a Massachusetts baby.
Aisling (ASH'-ling) Brady McCarthy has pleaded not guilty in the January death of Rehma Sabir (REM'-uh suh-BEHR'). The Cambridge, Mass., girl was hospitalized on her first birthday with severe head injuries and died two days later.
An April 7, 2014, trial date was set during a hearing Thursday in Middlesex Superior Court. The date is subject to change.
McCarthy's lawyer has said the baby returned home malnourished after traveling overseas with her parents, including to Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and London.
Immigration officials say McCarthy is living in the United States illegally after entering in 2002 from Ireland under a tourist program that allowed a 90-day stay.


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Todd Schwartzfarb needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 8 designs submitted by 3 freelance designers.
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I am a founder of several online companies. My new company is a digital marketing agency that will help clients market their websites and raise the online profile of their websites.
My corporate website will be built for a web savvy audience, mostly partner advertising agencies and potential clients. The site should be clean, have curb-apppeal, with a web 2.0 design ethos.
We have a logo already. We would like the website design to incorporate our existing logo, as if the logo and website were designed together.
The website will have 4 pages:
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I like the woot.com site both for its web 2.0 ethos and simplicity. I also like the navigation system at the top right. I also like the way the content text of the page is placed on lightly colored windows that float on top of a similar colored solid background. I would like to use this effect with our corporate colors (orange, black, grey).
The Home, About Us, and Services pages will have text content.
On the "Contact Us" page, I'd like small graphic icons for telephone and fax, and an "Email Us" form.
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Russia fueled the G-20 currency war debate on Thursday, when the Russian finance minister criticized countries that are trying to stimulate their economies through currency devaluation.
"We believe countries should not be competing through their currency policies. They should be competing based on their economic activity," Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told CNBC at the G-20 meeting of major economic powers in Moscow.
Currency war fears have grown this year, spurred by aggressive monetary policy moves by Japan's new government, which have caused the value of the yen to plummet.


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BOSTON — To a man, every Bruins player ticketed for free agency — be it unrestricted or restricted — voiced a desire to remain with the club next season.
Most notably, defenseman Dennis Seidenberg, who's unrestricted, said that he knows general manager Peter Chiarelli and his agent J.P. Barry have begun talks, although he didn't know any details yet. Seidenberg said he's hoping to get a long-term deal after waiting a while and then signing for just one year with Florida last summer.
"You just hope it gets done soon because last year I was waiting for a long time," said Seidenberg, who said he stopped rehabbing his injured left wrist but might've been around a week away from a return had the Bruins kept playing. "It wasn't a fun time. I got nervous, I got scared. I didn't know where I was going to be. I hope this year it's going to be different and I hope I come back here."
Seidenberg came over at the trade deadline from Florida and formed a perfect top pair with Zdeno Chara until suffering his injury April 3 in Toronto.
"I guess the tradition of being an Original Six team. Everybody likes hockey here," he said about why he wants to stay in Boston. "There's a broad fan base, great fans, and playing in front of a packed house every night. Playing with Zee, playing with all the guys in this locker room here, it's something that was a lot of fun."
Fellow UFAs Shawn Thornton, Johnny Boychuk and Steve Begin all expressed a desire to say if Boston wants them.
Boychuk, in particular, has lifted his stock with great improvement over the course of this season.
"I'm not really thinking about that. I want to stay here," he said. "That would be the main goal: to stay in Boston. I love it here."
Thornton just finished his third season in black and gold and is now one of the longest-tenured players on the team, as well as a pillar in the community.
"Especially because we set up our roots here and we love being here. I want to stay," said Thornton. "If it's up to me, I want to stay. If not, I guess we'll see what happens. It's definitely not easy going into this period, it's been three years for me. So I'm hoping that we can get something done before so I don't have to worry about it."
Mark Recchi declined to speak today after spending an enormous amount of time talking after Game 7. He said that night that he'll have to think things over and talk with Chiarelli over the next month or so. Miro Satan, who left to play for Slovakia at the World Championship in Germany, could also be in the mix.
Among the restricted players, Blake Wheeler said he expects to be back next season, while Mark Stuart, Daniel Paille and Vladimir Sobotka sounded less sure about the future, even though they want to play here.
"Obviously, you think about that a little bit," said Stuart. "You think about the options and what might happen. But we'll see. I've just got to wait and be patient I think. It probably won't happen right away. They're probably evaluating things like every team is after a season. … I'll be patient and wait for the call and see what happens."
"I would love to be back," said Sobotka. "But I don't know what's going to happen. … I love the fans here and Boston is a nice city, a great city. My whole career has been played here."
By Chiarelli's statement during his press conference, it sounds like there might be more guys left to walk than retained, as players from within the organization move up the depth chart.
"We have some young players who will be given opportunities," said Chiarelli. "That's not to mean that we're discounting or dismissing any of our restricted or unrestricted free agents. They're a part of the planning process."


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Kelly says suspensions were solely his call
Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly sized up the situation and said the
call was solely his when he suspended starting running back Cierre
Wood and backup defensive Justin Utupo two games each for violating
team rules.
"We want more accountable citizens. We want people representing
our program in the right way," Kelly said Tuesday, the day before
the Irish leave for their season opener against Navy in Dublin,
"When we suspend somebody, I look at it in terms of how are we
going to get this young man to live up to the standards that I have
for our program," he added.
Wood rushed for 1,102 yards last season, while Utupo played
mainly on special teams. The team has not said why either was
suspended. Kelly has also suspended quarterback Tommy Rees and
linebacker Carlos Calabrese for the opener for their roles in a
skirmish with police following a party in May.
So, the Irish face Navy with four players suspended, not a great
way to start the coach's third season in South Bend – one that
features a challenging schedule.
Kelly said the call on disciplining Wood and Utupo, announced
Sunday, was entirely his to make.
"This is strictly an independent decision that I made relative
to the decisions that those young men made. And they violated the
rules that our players know; and the rules that they know every
single day about being in this program," he said without being
Wood and Utupo also will miss the home opener the following week
against Purdue.
"You understand that as a head coach with 18- to 22-year-olds,
that you hope that everybody makes good decisions all the time. I
hope my son makes good decisions; my daughter," Kelly said. "But
I think we all get disappointed, but we also know that they are
young and we want them to learn from the mistakes that they made.
And in this instance, we are hoping that Cierre, Justin, I'm very
confident that they will learn from their mistakes."
Theo Riddick, who came to Notre Dame as a running back before
Kelly made him a slot receiver two years ago, has returned to his
original role and will be the likely starter for Wood with
sophomore George Atkinson III also in the mix. Amir Carlisle, a
transfer from Southern California, is still recovering from a
broken ankle. Cam McDaniel, who had switched to defensive back, has
returned to the offensive side for depth.
Notre Dame will line up against the Midshipmen for a 9 a.m. EDT
kickoff Saturday with an untested quarterback in sophomore Everett
Golson, who won a quarterback derby and beat out Andrew Hendrix to
be the starter.
Kelly said he spent more time with the quarterbacks during fall
camp, improving the communication that is vital, especially from
the sidelines where he calls the plays and has them signaled in by
Notre Dame threw 17 interceptions last season and Kelly said it
is imperative the Irish clean it up offensively, especially near
the end zone.
Golson is not going to be perfect and his coach knows it.
"He will make mistakes. Let's make it clear; he will make
mistakes," Kelly said. "But it's those poor decisions that we
have to eradicate."
Kelly and new offensive coordinator Chuck Martin have been
impressed by the way Golson has minimized turnovers and gaffes
throughout fall camp.
"Our offensive staff feels as though he's disciplined in his
approach, that he understands the routine of the quarterback
position," he said. "If he's not out of character on Saturday I
will safely say, he will do a very good job of taking care of the
Notes: OT Zack Martin, TE Tyler Eifert, LB Manti Te'o and DE
Kapron Lewis-Moore were named captains. … The Irish have a long
day ahead Wednesday with a morning practice, classes, some weight
training and meetings and then a flight to Dublin. … Notre Dame
also faced Navy in Dublin in 1996, Lou Holtz's final season as
coach; the Irish won 54-27.


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Customers who like to pick out pottery and paint it can now shop for artisan pottery in the same location.
Customers who like to pick out pottery and paint it can now shop for artisan pottery in the same location.
Pick and Paint Pottery has relocated from next to Conrad & Hinkle on the Square to an adjoining space beside its sister shop, Missions Pottery, across North Main Street next to Perfect Blend. Tommy Davis owns both businesses.
Pick and Paint Pottery, where customers can choose clay molds that have been fired once and paint until their heart's content, was started by Davis as a request from customers just over a year after opening his gallery, Missions Pottery. Having no room in his space beside Perfect Blend, Davis rented a location beside Conrad and Hinkle. Since December 2011, Davis traipsed back and forth across North Main Street to run the two shops. When the Davidson Driving School owner retired, Davis jumped at the chance to relocate Pick and Paint to the opposite quadrant of the Square.
"He doesn't have to play Frogger anymore crossing Main Street," said Tyler Prevatte, owner of neighboring store Perfect Blend, referring to the 1980s video game.
Davis' reasons were a little more straightforward; it was just the best economic decision. Where he had been paying for employees at both locations, he can now combine the need and hopefully take a few hours off himself. Most days he's at Missions pottery before 7 a.m. and doesn't leave until well into the night hours.
"Where I was so compacted, this helped me to spread out," Davis said.
With the newly combined stores, Davis plans to create new pieces and new lines. A fellow artisan, Debbie Longo, has created lace design in her new bowls and platters. Davis plans to work in water features to his new line in the coming spring. He will also continue to offer a party room for reservations and continue teaching pottery workshop classes through Davidson County Community College.
More than two years ago, Davis opened Missions Pottery after a long journey that started with him experiencing what many Davidson County residents have encountered since the economic downturn — a layoff. Davis had enjoyed a successful career in NASCAR until he was laid off two days before Christmas in 2008.
Davis lived for an entire year on unemployment before he received assistance to go back to school. Having always been interested in pottery, Davis chose to enroll at Montgomery Community College. After going through classes, Davis began making a few pieces and selling them at Perfect Blend. Before long, and after being laid off, he opened Missions Pottery, so named because the profits from the sale of his pottery go to support church mission work around the globe.
"This is not about me. It's my ministry. It's about missions," Davis said.
Pick and Paint Pottery came next as a natural expansion from customer requests. The idea caught on so well in Lexington, Davis said he often has one to two birthday parties every weekend.
"I am thankful that people support local uptown businesses. This allows me to do what I love and build a customer base," Davis said.
Both locations shut down just after Christmas, and the Pick and Paint side of the shop has been going through major renovations. Flooring has been changed, shelves added, rooms have been sectioned off, and a merging of the two shops has started to occur.
"This is great for me because I've always wanted to get larger and offer more jobs for people," Davis said.
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Robert Snyder III, of Towson, graduated cum laude from the University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y., with a bachelor's degree in economics and mathematics.
Nina C. Groseclose, of Cockeysville has been named to the spring 2011 dean's list at Roger Williams University, RI.
Nick Culotta of Timonium received the John R. LeComte $1000 scholarship from Gold Medal Bakery, located in Fall River, Mass. He is a 2008 graduate of Dulaney High School, attends Towson University, where he majors in history and minors in political science.
Michele Mary Myers of Towson, was named to the dean's list for the spring 2011 semester at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. Myers is enrolled in the university's John M. Olin School of Business.
The following local students will enter Washington College in Chestertown as freshmen this fall:
Alexander Wilson, of Cockeysville; Julia Armstrong, Connor Curro and Kendall Rich, all of Lutherville; and James Ray and Alexander Lucas, of Timonium.
Tony Catalfamo, son of Alison Owens of Towson, was named to the president's list at Randolph-Macon Academy in Front Royal, Va., for the fourth quarter of the 2010-11 school year. Catalfamo is a freshman at the Academy.
The following local students graduated with the Class of 2011 at Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Va.:
• Gisele Bogoto, of Cockeysville, was awarded a degree in peace building and development.
• Samfee Doe, of Cockeysville, was the recipient of both a biology degree and a psychology degree.
Samatha Stickevers, of Cockeysville, a student at Gettysburg College, Pa., was placed on the dean's honor list for outstanding academic achievement in the spring 2011 semester.
Villanova University announced that the following local students were named to the school's dean's list for spring 2011: Tyler Holub, of Cockeysville; Jonathon Paterakis, of Ruxton; and Alexander Evans, of Towson.
Kelly Martinet, a member of the Class of 2013 at Skidmore College, earned honors for the spring semester at the school, located in Sarasota Springs, N.Y. She is the daughter of Scott and Lori Martinet of Timonium.


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Imager::Transform - a library of register machine image transformations
# get a list of transformations my @funcs = Imager::Transform->list; # create a transformation object my $tran = Imager::Transform->new($name); # describe it print $tran->describe; # a list of constant names my @constants = $tran->constants; # information about some of the constants my @info = $tran->constants(@constants);
This module provides a library of transformations that use the Imager transform2() function.
The aim is to provide a place to collect these transformations.
At some point there might be an interface to add new functions, but there's not a whole lot of point to that.
The interface is a little sparse as yet.
Returns a list of the transformations.
Describes a transformation specified either by name (as a class method) or by reference (as an instance method).
The class method returns undef if there is no such transformation.
Create a new transformation object. Returns undef if there is no such transformation.
Returns a list of input image descriptions, or the number of them, depending on content.
The list contains hash references, which current contain only one member,
desc, a description of the use of the input image.
Returns a list of names of constants that can be set for the transformation.
Returns a hashref for each named constant, which contains the default in key
default and a description in key
Perform the image transformation.
Returns the new image on success, or undef on failure, in which case you can use $tran->errstr to get an error message.
The error message, if any from the last image transformation.
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MIAMI (AP) Stephen Morris threw for 413 yards and three scores, Herb Waters had an 87-yard touchdown catch for Miami's longest reception in more than five years and the Hurricanes rolled past South Florida 40-9 on Saturday.
Clive Walford (135), Waters (130) and Phillip Dorsett (104) all topped the 100-yard receiving mark for Miami, and Duke Johnson rushed for 66 yards and another score for the Hurricanes (6-5).
Miami is now bowl-eligible, though the school will consider imposing a second straight postseason ban on itself because of the ongoing NCAA investigation into compliance practices.
A year ago, Miami announced its bowl-ban decision one day after winning its sixth game of the season - also against South Florida.
Demetris Murray ran for 108 yards and Maikon Bonani kicked three field goals for the Bulls (3-7), who lost starting quarterback Bobby Eveld to a shoulder injury late in the first quarter.


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St. Louis Blues head coach Ken Hitchcock ripped his team's effort Tuesday night following the club's fifth straight setback at home. The Blues will get a chance to rebound on the road Wednesday evening before the start of their next homestand as they try to pick up their first victory in Colorado over the Avalanche in almost four years.
St. Louis had one of the best home records in 2011-12, going 30-6-5 en route to capturing the Central Division crown. However, a 2-1 setback to San Jose dropped the Blues to 3-4-1 as the hosting team this season compared to a 6-2-0 mark on the road.
Coming off a perfect three-game road trip, the Blues were limited to just a first-period goal from Patrik Berglund as they failed to secure their first win in St. Louis since Jan. 27.
A frustrated Hitchcock wasted no time calling out his team, which begins a three-game homestand on Saturday.
"This is a common thing we've been doing these past four or five games at home. It's the same stuff," said Hitchcock. "There's too many passengers, too many people who aren't pulling their weight. Too much skill ahead of work -- same guys. Night in and night out at home. We don't do it on the road, but we do it at home.
"And we're not good enough, we're not skilled enough to play that way, but that's what happened. So when you put skill ahead of work, maybe you get away with it a little bit, but when you do it constantly, too many guys want the game to be a little bit easier. That's the difference."
Berglund's team-leading ninth goal of the season extended his goal-scoring streak to a career-high four games in a row, while rookie Jake Allen lost for the first time in four starts despite 23 saves.
Allen had won his first three NHL starts while filling in with Jaroslav Halak hurt and Brian Elliott struggling.
Halak is expected to make his first start in this game since suffering a groin injury on Feb. 1 and is 3-0-0 in five starts this season with a 2.10 goals against average, .889 save percentage and two shutouts.
The 27-year-old is 2-2-1 lifetime versus the Avs with a 2.97 GAA and .909 save percentage. He'll try to snap the Blues' six-game skid in Colorado, where they haven't won since April 12, 2009.
The Avalanche have won nine of the previous 12 meetings overall and look to extend their offensive burst after matching a season high in goals scored with Monday's 6-5 victory over Nashville.
The two teams combined for seven goals in the second frame, one that Matt Duchene opened with a controversial goal just 3:18 in. The winger took a pass and looked to be offsides, but no whistle was blown and he put home his sixth goal of the season to give his club a two-goal lead.
"I was 100 percent offsides," Duchene admitted. "But I think the ruling was that Nashville brought the puck back in. ... The puck was besides me and I thought 'I'll just touch it and get a whistle here and get a faceoff at the line.'. They didn't blow the whistle so the goalie just stood up and I was able to catch him quick there."
The goal loomed even larger when Nashville pulled within a goal with 1:18 to play before Colorado held on.
Duchene and Aaron Palushaj both registered a goal and two assists for the Avalanche, who had lost four of their previous five and snapped a nine-game losing streak to the Predators. Duchene matched a career high by extending his goal-scoring streak to four straight games while notching consecutive three- point games for the first time in his career.
"It was nice, anytime you can get the offense going is good," said Palushaj, who has scored twice in four contests since joining Colorado as a waiver claim from Montreal on Feb. 5. "Obviously you don't want to give up five against, but we had six. We're going to continue to work offensively, score goals and tighten up defensively a bit."
Paul Stastny added a goal and an assist, while Jamie McGinn and Chuck Kobasew also found the back of the net. Tyson Barrie scored his first NHL goal for an Avs club that has netted 13 goals in its past three games.
Semyon Varlamov made 33 saves in the victory and is slated to start this contest. He is 3-0-1 lifetime versus the Blues in four starts with a 1.93 GAA and .947 save percentage.


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At the Texas Interscholastic Coaches Association (TISCA) Meet Finals held recently, the Clark HS Men's 400 medley relay team shattered the previously record set in 2003 by 5.52 seconds.
They are (pictured from l-r) Joseph Jaime, Michael Macha, Tyler Covington, and Daniel Lee. Coach is Anthony Plummer.
At the beginning of the year, the team had vowed to break the nine year old record, and as the 400 medley relay is not a high school swimming event, they only had one chance to accomplish this goal. The TISCA Swimming and Diving Championship Meet is held only once a year and is the only meet that this event occurs for high school swimmers.


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Crean Foundation Gives 60K to Hall Campaign
April 3, 2013 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on Crean Foundation Gives 60K to Hall Campaign
The Crean Foundation recently contributed $60,000 toward the RV/MH Hall of Fame's "Burn the Bank Note" Challenge. According to a press release, the donation was earmarked to honor the memory of Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. founder John C. Crean.
According to Hall President Darryl Searer, the goal of the "Burn the Bank Note" challenge is to raise $150,000 in voluntary contributions by April 30 in order to qualify for the Robert "Boots" Ingram family's $50,000 challenge grant that would pay off the Hall's bank note to 1st Source Bank.
The Crean Foundation's donation along with other contributions brings the total raised in excess of $120,000 leaving just under $30,000 to be raised before the deadline.
Other recent contributions include a $10,000 donation by Lyle D. & Nellie R. Reed Charitable Foundation to honor the memory of Clarence Fore, founder of Foretravel; $2,000 by Ace Fogdall RV to honor the memory of its founders Ace and Florence Fogdall; $1,000 by Michael A. Schneider, MAS Associates; and numerous other contribution of less than $1,000.
While Searer is pleased by the generosity of those who continue to support the Hall, he emphasized the urgency of raising the additional $30,000 by April 30.
"Time is running out for us to qualify for the Ingram Family's $50.000 challenge grant," he said. "It would be a shame to leave that amount on the table and miss the opportunity to pay off our bank note. I urge everyone who enjoys the benefits of working in the RV/MH industries, as well as those who participate in the lifestyle, to step up to the plate and contribute whatever amount they can.
Searer said that the Hall's bank loan to 1st Source Bank has been reduced from $840,000 in early 2012 to less than $80,000 now, adding, "If we reach our goal and receive the Ingram Family's challenge grant, we'll be able to pay off the bank loan on May 1."
Since the RV/MH Heritage Foundation is a 501-c3 not-for-profit corporation, all donations are tax deductible. Donors can use our federal ID#: 35-1610362.to verify that we are a 501-c3 not-for-profit corporation in good standing with the IRS.
Gifts may be made by mail, in person at the Hall, by phone at (800) 378-8694, or through the Hall's secure web site at www.rvmhhalloffame.org.


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While in recent decades the Court has become more diverse in some areas, such as gender and race, presidents have also appointed Justices with increasingly uniform educational and professional backgrounds. This lack of professional and educational diversity may be sub-optimal. Adrian Vermeule, for example, offers a carefully-reasoned argument for having at least one Justice with training in another discipline (he suggests appointing a Justice with a PhD in economics). At its most extreme, Vermeule's argument insists that the professionally-diverse Justice have no training in law, to correct for correlated biases held by lawyer Justices.
My research suggests, however, that the extreme step of eliminating formal legal training will introduce a particular bias which some will find objectionable. In the past, Justices who did not attend law school were significantly more politically predictable than Justices who shared the benefit of formal legal education. Today, of course, a president choosing a Justice who did not attend law school would likely select a person who also has expertise in another field. But it is not clear a Justice with an advanced degree in economics or another discipline would exhibit the same political restraint as a Justice who went to law school. It seems more likely that Justices who attend law school will be either better-equipped or more inclined than others to vote independently of their personal political views. This may be reflected in greater levels of judicial restraint, incremental decision-making, and application of doctrines such as stare decisis.


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Our 11-year-old miniature schnauzer recently had a biopsy to remove a mass on his front leg. The diagnosis was: "Poorly differentiated sarcoma, possible fibrosarcoma". The veterinarian has recommended amputation as quickly as possible. This seems so radical since the report was "possible fibrosarcoma". If we decide against amputation, what would be the advisable alternatives and their potential for success?
Lili Duda, VMD, Editor of the OncoLink Veterinary Oncology Section, responds:
I'd like to clarify the interpretation of the biospy results. As written, they indicate that the mass is definitely a kind of cancer called a sarcoma. The "possible fibrosarcoma" means that while it is definitely a sarcoma, it is difficult to determine what type of sarcoma, and that fibrosarcoma is the pathologist's best guess. In general, poorly differentiated tumors mean that the tumor cells are so malignant that it is impossible to determine the normal tissue type from which the tumor is derived. This is a poor prognostic indicator because poorly differentiated tumors are more likely to be locally aggressive and to metastasize (that is, spread elsewhere in the body) than are well-differentiated tumors.
Before any treatment is undertaken, it is advisable to evaluate the regional lymph nodes (by at least fine needle aspiration and cytology). Chest X-rays are also advisable to look for evidence of tumor spread. Amputation is the best option for local control of the tumor, particularly if it is large. A second option would be surgical "debulking" IF this is possible followed by radiation therapy to eliminate residual cancer cells. The benefit of adding chemotherapy to the treatments listed above is unknown at this time.
If you or your veterinarian have not already done so, please consult a qualified veterinary oncologist to further explore the treatment options for your pet.


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At MineCon in Las Vegas yesterday and today, Mojang has officially released Minecraft 1.0, signalling the end of the phenomenon's alpha and beta testing phase. It's been an interesting journey, and I've been playing the game since early summer 2010 - so it's weird to see it hit final now. Game of the year? Well, no, that title obviously goes to Skyrim - but for a game like Minecraft to be even considered for such a title is amazing enough. Thanks, Notch and the rest of the Mojang team!


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The Aeronautics Department recently welcomed the arrival of two new flight simulators. Andrews University is the first institution to receive this particular brand of simulator, which comes from a factory in central France who is hoping to begin manufacturing and distributing in the United States.
The simulators will be helpful to aviation students, particularly during inclement weather, when it is not possible to teach advanced flight. "Simulators will give us the ability to teach in an advanced cockpit in all conditions," said Allan Payne, department chair.
With the new equipment, flight instructors can teach many techniques, including takeoffs, landings, private maneuvers, instrumental flying, and commercial maneuvers. Though students are required to spend four-fifths of commercial flying in an actual airplane, they can amass up to 50 hours in a simulator. This reduces the expenses for flying, especially since it cuts down on fuel consumption and insurance costs. The computer can create emergency situations, like smoke in the cockpit, to help students assess and fly in hazardous situations.
The final step is to solidify the simulators' place in the department and community. Retired construction and steelworkers, as well as contractors, from the Berrien Springs community are collaborating with sponsorship from Fiskars Construction to help set up the building that will hold the simulators. With the new building in place, groups from the community, such as the Rotary Club or the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) can meet there. It can also serve as a base for rescue operation exercises. The new building will allow Aeronautics to serve the community, as well as provide an enhanced academic program for its students.


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Want your social media to swing? First, get the staff onboard
The more the merrier
Social networking clearly has the potential to totally change the way we work, especially in large or widely dispersed organisations.
It might actually allow companies to see our natural inclination to share information (the technical term is "gossip") as a business tool, rather than a drain on company time.
However, more so than with any other IT project, it will work only if people use it. If your adoption rate is stuck at 10 per cent, the whole thing is dead in the water.
Experts estimate that adoption rates of enterprise social networking tools have to hit 30 to 40 per cent before the network has enough gravity to draw everyone else in. So how do you boost adoption?
One obvious way to start is to use your chosen social media platform to carry out business essentials such as booking meeting rooms or claiming expenses.
If you are not feeling quite that draconian, however, Martin Blackmore, EMEA director sales for applications at VMware, offers a slightly gentler example from his customer casebook.
Knowing me, knowing you
"Publishing houses are not noted for their high technology adoption rates," he says. "But newspaper publisher Archant wanted to get more staff to use the Socialcast platform, so CEO Adrian Jeakings declared one Friday afternoon to be Profile Day."
Jeakings asked everyone to down tools and spend the afternoon filling in their personal profiles and subscribing to streams that seemed interesting to them. He even hired a photographer to come in and take casual shots of staff that they could upload to their pages.
By the end of the day, more than 1,000 staff members had active profiles. Sign-ups continued and now more than 1,400 employees use the system.
Maintaining high rates of adoption in the long term, though, comes down to using tools where they are needed: groups to share day-to-day business information, project-specific streams that people can subscribe to for limited periods, closed groups for management to discuss strategy, open groups for broadcasting company news, and so on.
"It can be a rich way of getting groups to collaborate," Blackmore says
And once people are on board, social networking can make other aspects of business easier, says Marc Wright, chairman of consultancy the simplygroup, which specialises in the internal corporate use of social media.
He tells the story of a client of his at Capgemini who needed an expert in QR codes (those scannable barcodes on everything from cereal packets to magazine covers) for a pitch he was working on.
Locating people with such specific expertise usually takes time, but because the client was able to trawl the social network's "knowledge" – both of people's listed interests and their posting histories – he was able to find five candidates with the skills he needed. Within two days, one of them was working on the newly won contract.
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The first projects the experts have in mind as beneficiaries of a touch of added social networking will be in change management.
For example: imagine company A and company B are merging. The way things are run now, the internal comms teams will post loads of information on the intranet, hang posters about forthcoming changes in the offices and so on.
But this is driven by the management and is all one-way communication. Adding a social dimension can help people through a restructuring process, allowing information to flow more naturally in both directions.
"The more you talk about it, the easier change becomes," says Wright. "Social networks are great for delivering top-down messages, yes, but really enlightened organisations will use them to adjust messages to help people understand a situation better, and even adjust a policy that looks like it won't work."
Under the guidance of Wright's firm, Lloyds and HBOS banks used social networking during their merger – something of a shotgun marriage by any standards.
They posted the proposed changes to the terms and conditions of employment and invited feedback. They had such a big response that they had to hire 24 graduates to analyse it and report daily on employees' concerns.
People were concerned about things like commuting distances
"It was hard to harmonise the T&Cs of employment. We had five unions involved and 130,000 staff members," Wright says.
"It let us see that while the unions thought certain changes would be significant obstacles, in fact people were more concerned about things like commuting distances and the company was able to respond to those concerns. It was a good way of reaching agreement, and eventually 85 per cent of staff voted for the changes."
Blackmore concludes that internal social networks have taken the ability to communicate and collaborate to a new level. In many instances they are proving to be an effective way of building teams and getting the best from employees.
For him, it is resolutely not about the technology. It is about getting to grips with how you drive adoption. It has to work for the end-user.
After all, even email is useless if you have no friends. ®


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Chorizo Potato Croquettes
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Folded into mashed potatoes, chorizo adds bold notes of flavor and texture. Serve these croquettes topped with spicy crema; they can work as either a shared appetizer or a side.
10 lb. red potatoes
1 lb. unsalted butter
6 oz. heavy cream
3 cups Mexican cheese blend
2 cups chopped green onions
Kosher salt and ground black pepper, to taste
9 oz. crema
3 oz. Mexican Cholula hot sauce
2 tbsp. diced yellow onion
2 tbsp. chopped serrano chile pepper
2 cups cooked, crumbled chorizo
Beaten eggs
Fine panko bread crumbs
Vegetable oil for frying
Cilantro sprigs, for garnish
- In large pot, cover potatoes with water; bring to a boil. Boil potatoes until just past fork tender; place in large bowl.
- In saucepan, combine butter and heavy cream; cook until butter is melted. Pour mixture into bowl with potatoes; add cheese. Mix with wire whisk until all ingredients are incorporated. Stir in green onions; season with salt and pepper; reserve queso mashed potatoes.
- Prepare Chohula crema: Blend Chohula sauce, onions and serrano chilies until smooth. Add crema and mix well. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- In stainless steel mixing bowl, combine queso mashed potatoes and chorizo. On scale, measure 1.5 oz portions and roll into balls for croquettes.
- Bread balls by dusting with flour, coating with beaten egg and rolling in panko.
- Heat oil to 350°F in large, deep pot or deep fryer. Fry croquettes for 3-5 min. until golden brown and center temperature reaches 150°F. Remove from pot; drain on paper towels.
- For service, arrange croquettes on plate; top with Chohula crema and garnish with cilantro.


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Pizza and PassatsNovember 10, 2005
A few things I've enjoyed this week:
- Pizza Flyers: The Height of Good Graphic Design?
- An objective look at what constitutes design in the world of pizza flyers. Great points, but there are always exceptions. A western Canadian pizza chain, Panago, tried the counterpoint in the late 90's: modernist, sparsely filled masterpieces of flyers. You know what? They're still at it, years later.
- The new Passat
- A series of tiny, self-contained films about the '120 not-so standard features'. Clever, and sometimes goofy, visual puns.
- A List Apart issue 205
- You've seen it no doubt, but man, has ALA seen a renaissance of quality lately or what?
- Ambigrams
- Visual problem solving taken to a whole new level. (via)
- RoundCube and TurboDbAdmin
- Great free web-based GUIs that leave SquirrelMail and PHPMyAdmin in the dust.
- Learning from the Web
- Adam Bosworth of Google explains some of the lessons his company (and others) have learned from the web.
Thanks for the link to the Panago pizza page. An interesting exception, as you say.
But… would you agree that Panago is not the sort of cheap, fast pizza joint I was referring to in the article? Genuine question - being in the UK I don't know much about them. If they're a cut above, as it were, then it sort of proves my point. If not then I'll claim the convenient 'exception that proves the rule' defence ;-)
Keep up the good work as ever - you'll be pleased to know I use your site and work in web design courses I run here. For some reason the moment I show them Zen Garden the power of CSS becomes clear to people who up until that point were going 'huh?'
Panago is kind of a well-branded, mid-tier pizza place. Not gourmet by any means, they strongly cater to take-out and delivery, so they exist in the same market as the guys in your article. They're more expensive than some places, and less expensive than others, but I'd have to guess they compete in roughly the same market as the ones you're calling out.
Thanks for stopping by Jonathan. Glad the site's proving useful.
I don't know if they changed their recipies dramatically or if my taste just changed, but I liked their pizza a lot better when they went by Panagopoulas (or however you spell that)
Funny how I read all your interesting design-y entries, and the only time I ever comment (almost) is to give an opinion on Pizza.
Thanks for pointing out TurboDbAdmin - it definitely looks like it might be cool, and I would love to find something to replace phpMyAdmin. =)
ALA is almost back to the meaningfulness (?) that it held for me lo these many years ago. The refocus seems to have done a lot for them…not so much cheesy trickery, but solid thinking about what the web is for. Yay!
Thanks for throwing us them bones. I am definitely checking out roundcube! Even if I can't make the aesthetically "illiterate" choose my pizza, I can pick which webmail system I use.
Thanks. Matthew
It's funny, you know. Even once in a while I get really annoyed at phpPgAdmin (for PostgreSQL), and wish there was a version with more AJAX and less frames. But having tried the TurboDB one, there's one thing that I definitely don't like about it: The inability to open anything in a new window/tab.
Now, this is mostly an easily-remedied fault on the part of the TurboDB developers: It's driven entirely by span.onclick events, rather than by anchor onclicks. Even if it's got a crazy JS function attached to it, everything clickable should *still* be an href or a form-submit, and the no-JS target should *always* point to a permalink of the relevant content/action. Then when you middle-click it, your new tab will still point to that link, rather than to nothing. (besides that, you basically give yourself no-JS fallback for free…)
And that Ambigram site is simply unbelievable. Just, wow.
ALA? It's all about SitePoint these days!
ALA's problem is that they're not publishing often enough, they need an up-to-date industry-focused blog.
But then, that's why I'm here! ;)
Mmmmm, new Zen Garden designs. My favorite mid-morning snack.
Gotta love them ambigrams.
TurboDbAdmin looks like being promising, though I think it's (unfortunately) some way off being a PhpMyAdmin replacement.
(I'd love PhpMyAdmin to be Ajax-enabled, have a bit of "style" included, be frames-free, and generally be more user friendly.)
I've been using RoundCube for a while as my main webmail, and for a software that is in 0.1 alpha stages, it is incredibly reliable and fast, with many AJAX based features implemented already.
It's highly recommended :).
Thanks for posting the Ambigrams links alot of great stuff is covered on there site.But just like Edward i like the zen garden designs.
Anybody else notice the rapidly flashing link backgrounds in the links (e.g.; "Learning from the Web") at the top of the page?
Try hovering over just the border/underline below the link text. In FireFox 1.5rc3 for OS X 10.4, I see the background color rapidly flashing behind the link. Anybody else see that? Could just be my setup, or this version of FF? Nobody had mentioned it, so I thought I'd ask.
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MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA -- What Happened to the Mendota Heights office? I used to have treatment with Andrea who was professional and fast. I had a long journey trying to find a place that could permanently remove dark hair and dark skin with YAG laser. I had previously had treatments at two other facilities, both are now closed. My experience particularly with the Mendota office was fantastic, However one appointment had to be switched to Edina because of a scheduling conflict and I did not like how impersonal the Edina staff were. This is not just a service. It transforms how people feel about themselves.
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA -- Consumer Beware. Envy Skin Clinic. Be aware of Envy Skin Clinic's sales practices, don't sign anything or better yet... stay away. Envy Skin Clinic markets their business at Bridal shows, Home, Boat, and other Trade shows and reels people in by having you sign-up for a drawing. They seduced me to come in for a free consultation by offering a $400 gift certificate if I met with them within the week.
Here's my experience: At the consultation, they provided a run-down of their services and presented an $8,000 cost minus the $400-600 in discounts for services. They then asked me when I wanted my first appointment. When I told them it it was too much money, that I was going to shop around and I was just on a fact finding mission to get information, and think about which services I really wanted as I had no intention of purchasing the complete package, they presented a financial financing option (with Chase Health Advance whom they partner). They told me the interest rate was 0%. However, I learned later, it's really 13.99%.
Upon telling them that I was leaving without purchasing, they give it one last effort. They presented me with a 'form' that showed their complete package of services and told me that to ensure the discounts, I would need to sign the 'form' that evening to hold the discounts while I made my decision. Unfortunately, I signed the form. Upon a follow-up call the next day to decline the free gift certificate from the drawing, I was told that 'form' was actually a $7000 contract with a 15% non-refundable penalty!
Never was I advised the 'form' was a contract nor that the 'form' came with terms - a 15% non-refundable penalty. There was no transparency or honesty in representation of the contract or its terms. I received no satisfaction working with the Manager. I was given an option to take less services, but there would not be a full refund in any circumstance. With broken trust, there was NO WAY I would go forward with any services from this outfit. Upon repeated inquiries, there has been no satisfaction for a full refund. My advice from my personal experience - STAY AWAY FROM ENVY SKIN CLINIC. I FOUND THEIR SALES TACTICS SHADY AND DECEPTIVE.
I am one of the managers at Envy. I know exactly who this is and you know as well as I do what really happened....You had won a gift certificate and came in for your consult. At that time you said you wanted to do the laser hair removal on almost your whole body. You are the one that chose that package...there are plenty of other options. Maybe you could have just used the gift certificate for your upper lip and not spent thousands. Yes, a full body package with our guarantee is around $8,000.00 and that is what you wanted. We do offer no interest financing for up to 18 months. You chose to have lower payments over a longer period of time and that does have interest, something we made very clear. We always give both options. You signed up for Chase and signed the receipt AND the contract that clearly states that we have a cancellation fee (very commen in the indusrty) right next to where you signed. There is no way you were "tricked" A receipt is a receipt. It is VERY clear. When you called to cancel I told you you could still get something done for the fee and you chose not to. That is your prerogative. I didn't think it was smart but thats the decision you made.
Had you ever been one of our clients and received the services you had asked for, you would be thrilled with the results. We provide top of the line services with the most sophisticated equiptment in the industry. I feel I tried very hard to work with you and you refused.
MN -- I went to the renaissance fair and this place sucks you in by having you enter a drawing in which everyone from my party that entered won. They call you say you have won a credit of x amount of dollars to use toward a service at their clinic. However, the kicker is none of the services are covered by the amount you won, but if you sign up for a package she will give you a deal. Well sad to say I fell for it and spent 2400 really for nothing. The services rendered did not seem to make much of a difference and the staff at the Mendota heights off did not seem very helpful.
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA -- I went to Envy Skin Clinic for laser treatment for red and brown spots on my face. I, too was told that I won a $400 gift certificate at a bridal fair, which unfortunately I fell for. I paid $1,100 for my package and was very unsatisfied. They are extremely unorganized and are never able to locate my chart and have kept inaccurate record of my treatments. My biggest concern which makes me beyond upset, is that they've scarred my face. Twice. I have two pockmarks on my face as a result of treatments. In their defense, they did try to treat one of the scars for free, which was unsuccessful.
The second scar, they simply denied doing. Then, they had the audacity to try to sell me another package to treat these areas for $1,800. I couldn't believe that their main concern was getting my money as I was visibly distraught over the scars on my face. I would never trust them touching my face with another laser! I was offered no apology or refund for the money I had paid. They denied that they ever did it. The whole ordeal was so upsetting to me.
My advice is if you are going to seek treatment for your face, be careful! Go to a dermatologist or medical office. I am seeking care now from a dermatologist to correct the scars they have left on my face. It is more cost for me, but I do not want to have these scars on my face. Please think twice before you purchase a service from this company.
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA -- I have been going to Envy Skin Clinic for the past 3 years and my experience has been most good to great. The staff is friendly the treatments are thorough. Outside of one time that I had a 15 minute late start, it has been great!
** is my girl, she takes care of me and always explains everything. I am now hair free. I have recommended two friends and both are very happy. I am starting up a skin tightening package that she gave me at a great discount. Great customer service. Shop around... these girls will beat anyone
MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA -- I normally don't do these things on the Internet. I'm am a client at Envy and have had a great experience so far! I am only chiming in because I read both of the reviews and I had to laugh because the managers response is exactly the experience I had! I also won a gift certificate and before I even booked my consult I asked prices because just knowing how much getting my hair done and waxing is... I thought the prices were going to be too much for me. I was not shocked at all when they said the packages start around $700. I went in for my consult and met a girl that was very sweet and spent a lot of time with me and worked out treatment plan for me.
I did the financing and she made it very clear the two options I would have... One with no interest and one with lower payments and interest. I don't know how anyone would be confused on that. There's a chart you look at that explains it all. I have had 3 treatments there so far and the staff is wonderful! I ask a lot of questions and they always take the time to sit with me and answer them. I have already referred a couple of my friends there. I love going there. I feel like it's me time and the girls there are great! Also, getting great results with my treatments! I just had to add this on to stick up for the wonderful staff there. :)
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA -- Do not sign anything! This company will use your name to guarantee a loan in your name to pay themselves through a major bank. It's not legal and anyone who feels they have been "duped" should contact the attorney general of Minnesota.
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA -- Over a year ago I met with 4 different laser places, including Envy Skin Clinic. I bought a skin rejuvenation package from Envy only because of the laser and price. All 4 of the companies lacked in good customer service, is it an issue within the industry?


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Talk about betting the farm on it
They've absolutely lost their goddamn minds.
Just look at Ubuntu to see what happens when you force a fondleslab interface on desktop users, they leave in their droves.
The next free version of Microsoft's Visual Studio programming suite won't build normal Windows desktop apps, it has emerged. Visual Studio 2011 Express edition will only allow developers to build touchscreen-friendly programs for the new Windows 8 Metro UI, according to the software's product page here. Coders will have to …
They've absolutely lost their goddamn minds.
Just look at Ubuntu to see what happens when you force a fondleslab interface on desktop users, they leave in their droves.
Not really. The free version is pretty much only used by amateurs anyway (I think there's a lot of things in the EULA for it that are unpleasant already). I only ever run into it in open-source projects where people use it to compile the Windows version (presumably they can't set up MinGW or similar).
And the pro version is, well, what the professionals use and totally unaffected. I don't think anything really important was really lost for them here, and maybe a few more people will actually come to GCC/MinGW/Eclipse etc. because of things like this. But certainly anyone who was paying them already hasn't suffered at all.
"The free version is pretty much only used by amateurs anyway"
True, it's not going to affect many (any?) professional developers. It's not like the paid versions are that expensive in context. But "amateur" includes a lot of people, typically young, who want to learn and might enjoy bashing out their first free app that they can share with the world.
People should never be discouraged from learning to program. E.g. by having to use Eclipse.
That's the point - you want a lot of apps on metro, not the desktop so the easiest way is to make metro the only thing you can program for free.
The old studio express didn't do MFC because they wanted people to do c++/CLR and winforms instead (or were banned from pushing MFC on kids by some sense of moral resposnibility)
"That's the point - you want a lot of [people to totally give up on Windows 8 and migrate to Linux], so the easiest way is to make metro the only thing you can program for free [on Windows 8]"
That's how I read the sentence anyhow. I know what Redmond want, but what they will get is a totally different thing.
>> you want a lot of apps on metro, not the desktop so the easiest way is to make metro the only thing you can program for free.<<
quantity not quality seems to be order of day now - a million "fart" apps for Metro will undoubtedly seem a success
For anything other than a complete amateur, £300 isn't a lot of money.
The thing is that if you are a student hacking away at some project in your dorm, £300 is a lot of beer/pizza money, so you will put it together using free tools. You are not then going to rewrite it using Microsoft tools if it becomes the next big thing such as facebook. You will continue to develop on the same platform, perhaps using more expensive versions of the tools.
I don't remember software price causing me any problems at university. Yarr.
Though, this being said, you do get cheaper versions for students, in most parts. It mostly gets people trying to train up if you are trying to learn outside of work and aren't on a course. Though that can still be £360 for a student.
In my opinion the Creative Cloud is certainly a better direction for Adobe to take, but £45 a month for a person who is learning is a little bit ridiculous, though less ridiculous than dropping a £700 on Photoshop if you don't know how to use it already.
I'm personally enjoying messing around with Adobe Edge Preview, just because it IS free.
There is an open source IDE called SharpDevelop - I was actually using it as a professionally developer in my last job because they were too stingy to pay for VS.
It's mainly for C# development - but supports other languages too. Take a look, it's decent and fast.
"The thing is that if you are a student hacking away at some project in your dorm, £300 is a lot of beer/pizza money, so you will put it together using free tools."
The thing is, if you are a bona-fied student with an email address from your school/college, you can sign up for Microsoft's DreamSpark program. Students get access to free Product keys for just about any Microsoft product, including Windows, Windows Server, SQL Server and non-express Visual Studio editions.
It's really a great idea. Kind of like the Volume Licensing portal access I have ;)
Not really, the KDE, GNOME (and other) desktops are still available and host thriving developer communities.
Are you compiling the list of "Worst desktop environments for Linux" ?
> Just look at Ubuntu to see what happens when you force a fondleslab interface on
> desktop users, they leave in their droves.
Well, to simply put, yeah. But the truth is, everyone just switched to the Xubuntu respin or quickly installed XFCE and switched to that instead.
I myself use Kubuntu, although I think I'll switch to using XFCE as my primary environment, given that I'll be doing lots of gaming on that box.
As a student (for the next few weeks), I can confirm that by visiting www.dreamspark.com any UK (and probably international) student can get full uninhibited copies of a lot of MS software. This isn't well publicised and yet it could probably help a plethora or University students!
"For anything other than a complete amateur, £300 isn't a lot of money."
But it's another £300 out of your general technology fund.
And it doesn't stop at £300. MS are very good at persuading you that you really want the next level up,
Actually I'm thinking about giving Unity a good try. On the machine that's currently running the Win8 preview - I've given up trying to like that.
is of course to cry foul. However - how many serious, pro developers use Express? Not many I'd wager, other than maybe people developing for xBox Indie. The existing versions of Express will presumably still exist and still work for years .. so yes, a bit of a dick move to get people to buy into this Metro horseshit (well, horseshit on the desktop anyway) but not the end of the world.
Except that you've probably got a lot of people writing WinPho apps using Express. People who will find they need to upgrade to VS 2011 to port their app to the new WinRT interface.
And they won't be able to do this unless they fork out the thick end of £500
Is that definitely correct - if VS2011 Express is MEtro only won't you be able to write phone apps on it since those are Metro too?
different kind of metro apps? WinPho are silverlight, Win8 arent I believe?
On that Beta page. Quote. "Express products for Windows Phone and Windows Azure development will be available in conjunction with the next Windows Phone release and Windows Azure update. Until then, you can continue to use Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone to create Windows Phone apps, and Windows Azure SDK for .NET (includes Visual Web Developer 2010 Express) to create Windows Azure cloud services."
How do you get people used to using your tools if the only stuff they can build with it is apps for a single, untested device with no market share?
The whole strength of Visual Studio was that you could intstall a couple of templates and be up-and-running with Azure/Windows Phone/Blah.
All this will do is push people towards SharpDevelop and make it harder for enthusiasts and hobbyists to write their own apps, and given these are the people who are churning out WinPho apps at the rate of 300 a day that is incredibly short-sighted.
They state on that Beta page that Express editions for Phone and Azure are to follow.
Understandable Microsoft is focussed on the Metro stuff right now. Fair bet they will be catching up on desktop next year IMO, would indeed be pretty stupid otherwise.
So use VS2010 if you want to make desktop apps for free.
Absolutely. In fact, use VS2010 in preference to VS2011 *anyway* because the only changes in the latter are the grey colour scheme and the ability to target WinRT. Most amateur developers won't want either.
Also, *any* Windows compiler produced in the last decade or two can target the Win8 desktop. All you need is a linker capable of setting /subsystem:windows (or console, to taste) and the headers for a recent SDK. The fact that MS have produced a compiler so lame that it can't even do that is (perhaps) newsworthy, but it is not the death knell for cost-free programming on Windows.
In fairness, El Reg isn't the only site that has completely over-reacted on this one.
My spidey sense tells me that Xamarin is about to get a boost.
MonoDevelop is still immature compared to Visual Studio. That's not to say it isn't usable, but it certainly lacks a lot of features that power users will expect.
I'm struggling to find the "Metro only" reference.
From what I can tell it allows you to develop for the Metro interface but doesn't seem to be exclusive towards Metro only applications.
"Desktop application development
Visual Studio 11 Express for Windows 8 provides tools for Metro style app development. To create desktop apps, you need to use Visual Studio 11 Professional, or higher. In addition, Visual Studio 2010 Express products - Visual Basic 2010 Express, Visual C++ 2010 Express, and Visual C# 2010 Express - will remain available for free download."
Other reports suggest thevlicence terms forbid deploying desktop apps. Too lazy to check which it is but I did grab the ISO for the last release in case I ever need to hack something together.
Realistically I'll probably just use any convenient scripting tool at hand if that happens. Even Java...
Under "Desktop application development" it says:
"Visual Studio 11 Express for Windows 8 provides tools for Metro style app development. To create desktop apps, you need to use Visual Studio 11 Professional, or higher. In addition, Visual Studio 2010 Express products - Visual Basic 2010 Express, Visual C++ 2010 Express, and Visual C# 2010 Express - will remain available for free download. "
...that pretty much covers it.
Typical M$. They charge for dev tools and then back down and release free tools when they realise nobody is developing for their platform.
It should not cost money to develop on any platform. Developing software should always be free.
What part of the "Express" part were you too stupid to deal with?
I would love it if that were the case but it's never been the case.
I'd still rather pay £300 for something brilliant than use something free and crappy if I'm using it 30 hours a week.
I've found it much nicer to use than Visual Studio 2010, notably it's much easier to bring up a program written on somebody else's computer and I've found its code modelling to be excellent.
It's free and open source.
The only annoying bit us that code panes are stuck in one window, once that is fixed it will be damn near perfect for C++ dev.
Would you rather pay £300 for something non-free and crappy than use free and brilliant?
This cunning approach will only force people to look at the web browser interface, see they are not forced to turn there application into a multi post-it's notes labotomy and end up giving users the ability to not be tied to the microsoft platform.
There in effect trying to force a mobile interface onto a desktop enviroment and this wont work well for alot of things and will only force people to code for the easier web based html5 standard that can handle there needs. Not like there isn't enough local processing power on peoples computers to have a interpreted language that gets interpreted by another nth degree and still not be a CPU issue.
I therefore approve of this direction Microsoft are taking as the shortcut to freedom just became alot more appealing.
and for everything else there is always ReactOS ( http://www.reactos.org/ ).
What did grammar and spelling ever do to you?
Do you know anyone who actually uses ReactOS? I sure as hell don't.
ReactOS, oh yes, it's been what, 5 years since I last checked in on those fun guys.
<clickety click>
"Please bear in mind that ReactOS 0.3.14 is still in alpha stage"
Hmmm, just about where it was up to back then.
Let's take a look at the wayback machine, all the way back to May 29 2007.
"Please bear in mind that ReactOS 0.3.1 is still in alpha stage"
Oh my, now that's progress.
There'll be a WINE style convertertron that allows Metro apps to run 'normally' on a desktop with mouse & Keyboard? Seems to be par for the course that Microsoft try to restrict you from doing something and then some amateurs hack together something that bodges round the restrictions, and the resulting mess makes Microsoft look even worse.
Don't have Windows boxes handy, so I haven't tested it, but maybe you can run your applications in "sane" mode by running them on Cygwin run Wine?
WTF? Just because the Express version of VS doesn't allow the development of desktop apps, it doesn't mean you can't run desktop apps.
You certainly don't need to do anything as sick twisted as Wine on Cygwin. Or anything involving Cygwin at all, for that matter. Ever.
so there's little point in complaining as it means they can do what they like with it.
Which of course includes "being stupid".
Does that work if someone punches you in the face? "You cannot charge for assault, it was given free!"
"Does that work if someone punches you in the face? "You cannot charge for assault, it was given free!" "
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What an idiotic analogy.
I don't know about idiotic analogy. I consider anything related to Metro to be roughly analogous to being punched in the face. But hey, it's fr...actually, waitaminute...they plan to charge for this?
To hell with that noise.
you arent forced to use that and its as Keith said, it's free.. there are plenty of other IDE's out there.


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Despite pressure from the United States, the United Nations has delayed a vote on a proposal to ban all forms of human cloning, including stem cell and other therapeutic cloning research that scientists believe has the potential to treat serious illnesses such as cancer and spinal cord injuries. Belgium has offered a proposal that has been cosponsored by 20 countries, including Britain, that bans reproductive cloning but allows nations to decide for themselves whether to ban therapeutic cloning, place a moratorium on such research, or regulate it through national legislation, reports the Washington Post.
The United States continues to be a strong supporter of Costa Ricas proposal to outlaw all forms of human cloning, which they define as unethical, morally reproachable and contrary to due respect for the human person, according to the New York Times. Susan Moore, a United States special advisor, stated that a ban that differentiates between human reproductive and experimental cloning would essentially authorize the creation of a human embryo for the purpose of destroying it, thus elevating the value of research and experimentation about that of a human life, the Times reports.
According to Kaisernetwork, Bernard Siegel, executive director of the Genetics Policy Institute, sees the delay in the UN vote as a victory for advocates of stem cell research and as a sign of a definite erosion of the US plan to ban cloning for research purposes.
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In reading Dan Rodricks' article, "Shadows of doubt — the life and death of Mike Flanagan" (Aug. 18), I was deeply touched not only by Mr. Rodricks' sensitivity and understanding of major depression but also of his love and caring for Mike Flanagan. I certainly was a fan of Mike Flanagan when he pitched at Memorial Stadium during the long hot summers in Baltimore and entertained his fans with his athleticism, ball control and professionalism. I later enjoyed his television baseball broadcasting. Like others, I did not know that he suffered from bouts of depression and "shadows," as he evidently masked this very well from others. I felt shocked and saddened when I heard of his suicide, as this was a major loss for baseball, Baltimore, and of course, for his wife, family and friends.
It is difficult to comprehend that major depression as a medical and psychiatric disorder can become so painful and unbearable that an individual's only solution is to attempt or commit suicide. Depression can cause an individual to suffer from self loathing, self defeating and irrational thinking, hopelessness and feelings of darkness. Depression, which is often accompanied by anxiety and mood agitation, can become debilitating and create severe impairment and loss of functioning. Suicidal thoughts and intent are symptoms of a severe and extreme depression which can be triggered by a sense of loss and failure and mounting and overwhelming stress in life. It is important and crucial that when an individual exhibits symptoms such as sadness, depressed mood, loss of energy and interest, irritability, anger, sleep and appetite impairment, and difficulties with thinking and concentration, lasting more than two weeks, that psychiatric and psychological treatment be quickly acquired. Depression in children and adolescents is manifested through defiant and rebellious behavior, poor school grades, irritability, and substance abuse. For individuals who express suicidal intent, immediate emergency room treatment is required. Psychiatric and psychological studies show that the most successful treatment for major depression is the combination of psychiatric and psychological treatment, e.g. medication and psychotherapy, which can lead to healing and positive mental health for the individual.


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Brad Keselowski
"I think it isn't so much a story that they are dating as it would be if they were to break up. That would be incredible to watch, to be quite honest ... Imagine if they were to break up and then wreck each other the next six races because they were mad? That would be way more compelling."
Ricky Stenhouse's response:
"Coming from a guy who never had a girlfriend? I don't think so."
Kurt Busch
"It's TMZ now. We used to write about racing, now it's more about the emotional or personal side of it. It's an element that will draw attention. It's exciting. At the end of the day I don't think it's going to be anything different than a couple racers out there racing."
Jimmie Johnson
"We can come up with plenty of jokes and how humorous it could be on the track and what each of them (Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.) are thinking. We will all be watching with great curiosity I'm sure."
Jeff Gordon
"Listen, we all have awkward moments with our competitors, our teammates, our friends out there. There's no doubt it's going to happen. It's just how they handle it. I'm sure that hopefully that conversation has come up and they've talked about it, or they will if they haven't."
Mark Martin
"It could get really interesting. If Danica starts getting the best of him on a regular basis, it's going to be tough on Ricky."
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If you're planning a Star of Honolulu dinner cruise in December, better check your calendar. Oahu's popular sailing trip will be closed part of the month.
The ship, which has been welcoming guests aboard its sunset sailings for 55 years, will be in dry dock Dec. 11-23.
Dinner cruising will resume on Christmas Eve and will also be available on Christmas Day. Whale watching trips return Dec. 26.
At 232 feet long, the Star of Honolulu is the largest vessel of its kind in Hawaii. It includes a 60-foot observation deck and can accommodate 1,500 passengers.
A smaller sister ship, the Dolphin Star, will continue to welcome guests while the Star is in dry dock.
Info: Star of Honolulu, (800) 334-6191.


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The first night of summer classes went okay. I'm taking Pre-trial Criminal Procedure and Patent/Trade Secret Law. My evenings/afternoons for the next 2 months are going to be full of law and headaches.
And weekends and daytimes too (for the next week and a half until the law review write-on ends).
Three more of my Diablo III hardcore characters have died; another barbarian (who made it to level 51 and nearly finished nightmare before I fat fingered my way to death) and two demon hunters (one at 48 in Act III nightmare to a pack of annoying elite monsters, and another at 24 in Act III normal to a pack of annoying monsters' exploding corpses). Somehow I've managed to turn into a mainly hardcore player; in Diablo II, I strictly played softcore. I think it's the shared stash and gold; banking good items is so much easier when you don't have to switch between characters or get a mod (to share stashes between offline characters). Thanks to my disproportionate time spent on hardcore mode, I've now got 6x the gold there that I do on softcore.
I didn't post for Memorial Day. I'd like to say that was by design, but it wasn't. Borepatch has a great post, and Mark Tatulli's Liō strip for yesterday was pretty good, as well.
Swiss Army Knife maker Victorinox is making a bunch of Upotte-inspired knives (Upotte, if you recall, Weer'd mentioned a few months ago, and is about a bunch of anthropomorphized rifles attending a school for girls. Really.).
Ys Origin comes out on Steam this week for $20. Once things calm down, I may have to get it (assuming I don't just wait for one of those inevitable Steam sales).
For some reason, the Army is banning polymer magazines. Which seems crazy, since they're light and awesome. All of my mags are polymer!
Namco is teasing the next Tales of game. No subtitle yet, just some vague question about whether or not you're prepared to break the world on behalf of a girl.
Ever wonder what those electronics instructions actually say?
The Penny Arcade Report takes a look at XCOM: Enemy Unknown (AKA the good upcoming XCOM game). I'm seriously going to have to give up sleep for all these games, what with law school. Especially once this comes out.
This guy has NFI how taxation, social security, or anything else works. Especially in a country with demographic decline issues.
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Taylor Handley: Married to Audra Seminaro!
Vegas star Taylor Handley is married to his longtime love Audra Seminaro, his rep confirms to JustJared.com.
The 29-year-old actor, who popped the question last August, quietly tied the knot on June 8 at the Bates Rincon Del Mar Ranch in Carpinteria, Calif.
Audra shared their wedding photo on her Twitter, saying "I love u boo #handleywedding."
Taylor just booked a starring role in the new USA Network period alien drama pilot Horizon, according to Deadline. He will play a marine who "mysteriously resurfaces after disappearing in a battle over the Pacific which the Navy has deemed classified."
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Southern Tamandua or Collared anteater
(Tamandua tetradactyla)
Facts about this animal
The tamandua is a little smaller than its closest relative, the Giant Anteater. It reaches approximately 1 to 1.5 m in total length. The basic colouration is a light yellow or sandy colour. A black vest is encircling the body behind the shoulders in the south-eastern populations of the species (hence the common name "Collared Anteater"); other populations are uniformly coloured. As the scientific species name indicates there are four clawed digits on the hand. The snout is elongated with a very small mouth opening. There are no teeth at all. The tamandua is primarily an arboreal species which sometimes also moves on the ground for foraging. The prehensile tail is helpful in climbing; therefore the underside of the tail is nearly naked. The tamandua is active by day and by night (pending on the individual). Longevity record is given as 16 yrs. A very similar species is the Northern tamandua (Tamandua Mexicana). Both tamandua species are also known as lesser anteaters referring to their close phylogenetic relationship to the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla).
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that the tamandua fights its enemies standing upright in a tripod position with the tail as a "third foot" (similar to defense strategies in the arboreal tree kangaroos), and that further it is capable of emitting a very unpleasant odour from its anal glands which also helps in repelling intruders? In contrast to the giant anteater the tamanduas are primarily feeding on termites (particularly tree-living termites) and use their claws not only in defending themselves but also to open the nests of the insects.
|Name (Scientific)
|Tamandua tetradactyla
|Name (English)
|Southern Tamandua or Collared anteater
|Name (French)
|Tamandua du Sud ou Fourmilier à collier
|Name (German)
|Südlicher Tamandua
|Name (Spanish)
|Oso meliero, Tamandú, Tamandúa, Oso hormiguero, Oso colmener
|Local names
|Brazil: Tamanduá mirim
Other local language: Caguaré
|CITES Status
|Not listed
|CMS Status
|Not listed
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|South America: east of the Andes, from Venezuela and Brazil to northern Argentina and the South of Brazil; also on Trinidad
|Tropical rainforest, dry forest, savanna and thorn scrub, most common near streams and rivers.
|Wild population
|Unknown, but abundant (Red List IUCN 2011)
|Zoo population
|71 reported to ISIS (2006)
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How this animal should be transported
For air transport, Container Note 75 of the IATA Live Animals Regulations should be followed.
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Why do zoos keep this animal
Although the tamanduas both are currently not listed as being in concrete danger they already suffer from loss of environment. Very often they fall victim to their habit of intruding into human settlements where they are regarded as noisy and unwelcome visitors. Further, they are hunted for the pelts or for the pet trade as they are considered as good pets (which is definitely not the case; partially due to their sometimes very aggressive nature against their keepers).
Thus, the tamandua is primarily kept as an ambassador species because is a good example of an animal whose future is strongly depending on the attitude of humans towards its natural environment, and for educational reasons as a good example for a unique life form. It thus contributes to a better understanding of the very particular and endemic fauna of South America.


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The Fast Track to Success in Basketball Starts with the Sioux Falls Skyforce
A head coaching position with the Sioux Falls Skyforce seems to be a launching pad to bigger and better.
When the NBADL season starts this fall, the Sioux Falls Skyforce will start with a new face leading the charge after Pat Delany accepted a job as an assistant coach with the Charlotte Hornets. Delany isn't the only one to attain success after a stint as head coach of the 'Force.
Year one coach Ron Ekker eventually became an assistant with Dallas, Cleveland and Orlando. Kevin McKenna spent time as a scout for Washington and more famously led Nebraska-Omaha to a couple of NCC titles.
Roger Lyons became the all-time winningest coach at Ashland University in Ohio. While Flip Saunders moved on to be head coach of the Timberwolves, Pistons and Wizards.
Already with NBA experience, Mo McHone led the Skyforce to their first CBA title then assisted with the Pistons and Clippers. Next came Jim Broveli who scouted for Charlotte then coached the Japanese National Team post Skyforce.
Another NBA scout followed in the form of Jim Sleeper with Portland. Paul Woolpert left Sioux Falls and led Yakima to 3 CBA titles as head coach. Even as poorly as Stacey King fared as head coach, the former titlist as a Jordanaire has a cult following as a Bulls broadcaster.
Native Australian Trevor Gleeson won the 2014 NBL Championship with the Perth Wildcats Then arrives Dave Joerger who led the Skyforce to the title in 2005, Dakota Wizards in 2007 and has been with Memphis ever since leading the Grizzlies to the playoffs last season.
Roosevelt grad Nate Tibbetts parlayed his time leading the 'Force to stints with Tulsa in the D-League then NBA stops in Cleveland and Portland.
Even though he was head coach for an interim basis, Duane Ticknor moved on to Fort Wayne and led them to their first NBADL berth before joining Joeger in Memphis. Delany's predecessor Joel Abelson is currently head man with the Reno Bighorns looking forward with a second season as exclusive affiliate of the Sacramento Kings.
Impressive, isn't it?