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Lua Tutorial
Posted 15 May 2006 - 05:51 PM
Where shall I found out a lua tutorial in FRENCH plz ?
Did someone found some translation ?
As far as I am concerned, I only want to have some infos about Object and metatables.
thx for reading
Posted 25 May 2006 - 02:06 PM
Posted 26 May 2006 - 03:10 PM
I would use this topic correctly, what about a fast start tutorial?.... SEE BELOW
1.- Basic things about LUA
Lua is and ADD-IN that you install into your calc using add-in installer (download at classpad.net)).. This new programminglanguage for your calc is the best way to do serious programming in your calc., forget basic...it?s worst!.. Also thanks to Orwell for the Lua developement
2.- Getting started
You must install the add-in. then tapping over the icon you in on the main interface. You see New file, Open File, Run script (that is Run file), and interactive
A basic Lua (composed by one unique script or file) program have 4 parts
a.-File header: contains the sentence require() to call external resources
b.-Variable initialization: On Lua you not need to declare all variables, but is a good programming rule to initialize some important variables
c.- Function declaration: You must write ALL the functions that you can use before the main body of the program
d.- Main body of the program
3.- Your first code
to be continued..... I will write a big tutorial here, every day a bit more ..
Posted 26 May 2006 - 04:00 PM
Perhaps some other volunteers will participate/help in the redaction
I could help too, but I'm currently busy with this year's examinations
Posted 26 May 2006 - 11:06 PM
Great idea, indeed. I'm in as well, although I'm also busy these days.
Great idea Perhaps some other volunteers will participate/help in the redaction
I could help too, but I'm currently busy with this year's examinations
I don't think we can use a "wiki" page in this forum, but, even in the form of an "always-growning" post, it will help novice CPLua users.
Just a small remark: a function can be declared within the "main program part". It is not necessary to declare all functions before the main program, although functions are usually defined before any other Lua statement. Strictly speaking, there is no "main" program, or inversely, everything is in the main program. But this may confuse the novice Lua programmer, so probably AFX_Master decided to skip all these details for the sake of simplicity...
The people interested on LUA is begining to raise...then
I would use this topic correctly, what about a fast start tutorial?.... SEE BELOW
Posted 28 May 2006 - 09:18 PM
going on the tut....
I wouldn`t start this lesson with a "Hello World" example. Because on LUA, you can do a lot more without know hundreds of functions, or without reading alot of documentation.
The first thing to do is read the CPLua documentation, the readme that comes with the last CPLua version on the RAR file that you have downloaded. In this brief, but whole .txt you have the syntax of all the common functions of CPLua. This functions are for the Classpad version. Because Lua are a multiplatform language (it`s derived from C/C++ ), it have a lot of more proper functions that aren?t shown in the CPlua?s readme. Then you need the official LUA 5.1 documentation HERE in order to know more functions.
If you hav?nt programming knowledge, the work for you must be harder.. I would try to do this tut easy to understand... lets go with coding!
2- Your first program
The manner in that you can code on Lua is flexible, but i?m focusing this tutorial on a structured programming, with 3 basic parts
2.1.- Script header
At the beginning of a program, you can need some external resources, or function packages. to call this packages and make them accesible for your progs. This ids done with the require() function. By the moment only we are working with the standard CPLUA packages, to create your owns...waita a bit! and continue reading
The principal packages (i`ve used) are:
.- The "draw" package: allows you to perform any graphing activity on the classpad`s screen, you can draw squares, lines, circles, pictures, text, and a lot of basic drawin functions
.- The "string" Package:this package contains certain functions to manipulation of string. If you don`t know, what is a string, it?s a chain of charachters .. so simply.. in LUA you denote a string by enclosing it in " " . the entire text that you`re reading now is a big string with a lot of characthers. . now and the numbers?? this man forgot the numbers?.. no, i did`nt. Numbers are strings both, but LUA converts it into numbers to do mathematical operations with then.. for example, if you type print(10+1) you get on the screen 11, also if you type print("10"+1) (the string "10" and the number 1), then you get 11 again.. So powerful!
.- The "cas" package: This ables you to perform CAS operations inside Lua, as integration, differentiation and so on
2.2 Variable initialization
On Lua you not have to declare variables, You have no need of say to the calc "this is an integer", "This is a matrix, table,list.." and so on". if a variable doesn`t exist, they have the value nil, that is an empty value.. Note that you have no need to define the variables at the top of the script, you can initialize along the code, in any part. here you can initialize the PRINCIPAL OR MOST IMPORTANT variables of your prog, or the variables that must be constants over the code (it`s so clear)
There are two types of vars: locals and globals
.- A local variable exists only under in a confined space (as a function in example), when the program execution reaches this zone the variable will be deleted. Local variables need a explicit declaration
.-A global variable are on all the script (remember that scripts are pieces executable code. in one piece as a document in microsoft Word ), you can modify it along ALL the script, and it is accesable along the script
-- in CPLua, comments are denoted with double dash -- this comments are`nt executable codes, the interpreter ignores them. -- This is the example # 1: VARIABLE INITIALIZING require("cas") -- this packs aren?t needed in this code, but you can see how to call them require("draw") require("string") -- globals: var=0 var_1,var_2 = 0,123 -- You can initialize multiple vars separating by commas a,b,c = 1,2,3 t=12 T=15 -- Note that Lua are case sensitive, variables in uppercase are different -- than the lowercase ones L={} -- declaring a simple empty table -- Locals local h=0.5 -- using decimals local z=1e-5 --scientific notation local z,h=0.5, 1e-5 -- multiple definitions by commas function func() --don`t pay attention to the function, only see that local var =12 --the function are a "confined" space.... return end --and the local variable "var" inside the function are different to the --global var declared at top -- althought they have the save name, they are totally independent
An important thing is the math functions package. they have no need to use require(). use the functions that are described on the LUA 5.1 official documentation.
example x=math.sin(0) this returns x=0
Useful links: Lua 5.1 documentation, manual
Posted 10 September 2006 - 08:27 PM
Now, we're to learn how to do some structures on CPLua
3.1 Conditionals:
- "If" statement
when you need to decide what to do when some condition is present, IF statement do the job. the syntax is the following:
if condition then -- code block when "condition" is true else -- this is optional, when "condition" is false end
How to write a condition, The condition usally is a relationship between variables using relational operators:
more than >
less Than <
More or equal than >= (NO =>)
less or equal to <=
Equal ==
when you evaluate these relational expressions, they return true or false.
There is an important point DO NOT CONFUSE = (ASSIGN EQUAL) WITH == (COMPARATIVE OR RELATIONAL EQUAL
example a=2 -- assigns 2 as value of a a==2 --returns true a==3 -- returns false 2=1 -- error 2==1 -- False
You can use the logical operators AND, OR when multiple conditions need to be evaluated
then you must know, if a and b are relational expressions (c==4,height>6, and so )
when a is true and b is true, a AND b is true
when a is true and b is false a AND b is false
when a is false and b is true a AND b is false
when a is false and b is false a AND b is true
when a is true and b is true, a OR b is true
when a is true and b is false a OR b is true
when a is false and b is true a OR b is true
when a is false and b is false a OR b is false
(do not confuse and with AND, AND is the operator)
ON CPLUA, AND and OR ARE WRITTEN WITHOUT CAPS, I'M USING IT IN CAPS TO DIFFERENTIATE THE NORMAL WORDS!---> and, or
now, here we go to some examples:
a=3 b=4 c=5 if a==2 then -- nothing, this condition is false else print("How to use else!") end If a==3 and b==4 then print("when a is true and b is true, a AND b is true") end if a==3 or c==6 then ---the first, true the second, false print("when a is true and b is false a OR b is true") end
Now, suppose that you need to go across a matrix. how?, repeating is the solution:
3.2 Iterators:
FOR is an iterator that repeat in a finite number of steps. FOR modifies the value of a variable that we shall to call "counter", from a start to an end
You must use for when you know how many repetitions you want to do
the syntax is the following:
-- for counter=start, finish, step do the step is optional, by default is 1 -- block code --end -- counting from 1 to 10 for c=1,10 do print(c) end --Launch a rocket! for c=10,0,-1 do print(c) end print("loop ended")
Repeat is an iterator that performs loops until a condition becomes true
-- Counting, but using repeat now c=1 repeat print(c) c=c+1 until c==10 -- This loop will go until c equals 10, it's equivalent to -- note that c is initialized OUT OF THE LOOP! initializing into the loop will be a infinite loop -- because c will never equals 10 for c=1,10 do print(c) end -- now you see, if you need to loop over a finite space, with known dimension, use for instead of repeat
Posted 10 September 2006 - 08:41 PM
Also if someone thinks something isnt clear, post it here and we can edit it if need some change.
Posted 12 September 2006 - 01:33 PM
4-Data types on LUA
Lua, as other programming languages, have certain data types to fill the requirements of modern programming. in basics, Lua common data types are:
Now, a brief explanation about some types:
Numbers: The common values, to erase any variable you can assign the value nil.
-Strings: are chains of characters, to build one, you need to enclose it into ""
i.e: "this isa string"
numbers and strings with the same characters are different, so "1234" is different from 1234
-Tables. tables are THE data types on lua, they are universal arrays with properties that differs from the traditional concept of a matrix as array.
the basic constructor for a table is {}. You can build n-dimensional arrays with this technique. you need to think now that the basic list or table {} is the basic block to build any array on lua
For matrix manipulation, the most common task related to math/engineering programming, you can buid a matrix doing a "list of lists", you build first the main list (the matrix), then insert every row (lists into the mother list, the matrix)
some examples:
-- declaring a table: table={} -- suppose that i want to morph table into a matrix with 4 rows table=[color=#FF0000]{[/color]{},{},{},{}[color=#FF0000]}[/color] -- red : main list -- black: sublists (rows in this particular case) -- this matrix: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 -- can be built as: matrix={{1,2,3}{4,5,6}{7,8,9}}
now, how to call, or operate over a specific table value?, indexing is the answer. indexing is to give a position to any value referred to the table. on tables you can store any type of lua value (functions included!!!!)
in a ordinary matrix, the element 1,1 is the row 1, col 1. On Lua, tables can be indexed with numbers (as ordinary matrix, or Fortran basic arrays), or with strings. This is a very powerful tools in order that you can create packages using tables
if table is a simple table {}
to index via numbers: table[number]=value
to index via strings: table.string=value
Some examples
--creating a list of things using string indexing: things={} things.calc=3 things.numbers="this is a string" --or using default number indexing things={} things[1]=3 things[2]="this is a string" --you can add a inner list (as a matrix row) things[3]={} -- then you have that things look like: {3,"this is a string",{}}
Posted 13 September 2006 - 07:52 PM
Forget the matrix idea of arrays now!.. A matrix is a seriously capped thing, only reliable for maths. Arrays are more extensive and universal definition of "How to order variables with some common characteristic"
With LUA, table size is a "empiric" value, there is no rigurous table dimension protocol*. In a matrix, the dimension is known. is a fact, you can measure it.on LUA, surely you will need to handle te dimensions for your tables with control variables.
* putting # before a table variable, you get the dimension. but i think that is the quantity of non nil elements ( to confirm)
The key is, multidimensional arrays are tables ({}) filled with tables ({{},{},{}}), that are filled with more tables {{12,{2,3,4}},{{a,b},{78,96}},{1,2}}, and so on to the infinity.
Now, i will show how to call values on large and complicated arrays, suppose that i will fill a "cubic" matrix, this is a matrix on three dimensions. imagine it as a ordinary matrix, that have lists instead of numbers!!
-- A cubic matrix: cubic= {} -- the first table constructor --suppose the cubic matrix of 2x2x2 (a 2 x 2 matrix with 2 element lists instead each number) -- for explain, i'm doing it by hand, but, in real practice, you need to use some FOR loops in order to put every sub-table and sub-sub-table (...) into the main table constructor {} cubic={{},{}} -- first step, a 2D matrix cubic={{{}}, {{}}} -- Final step.
How to do it more efficient?. here, the real point of view
In the last post, we see how to call values via their index in a simple {} table. but, how i can extend this definition to multidimensional arrays?. so simple, concatenate it!
You have a table {}, to get the n element of the table, you call it using the number index [n]. now, what happen if the element n of the table is another table? (ie, a matrix row).. sure you need to can the element m of this table, then these element is: [n][m], if the element m is a table and you need to seek a element k into: [n][m][k]. see this example to get the idea
-- the 2x2x2 cubic matrix: {1,2} {3,4} {5,6} {7,8} --now, to get elements: cubic={{{1,2},{3,4}},{{5,6},{7,8}}} --built by hand print(cubic[1][2][1]) -- you'll get: 3, why? -- first index: cubic[1], the first element of cubic: {{1,2},{3,4}} -- second index: cubic[1][2] the second element of the first element of cubic: {3,4} -- third index: cubic[1][2][1]= 3, first element of {3,4} -- Easy! only expand your mind a bit --The same with strings indexing a.b.c is the c element of the b element of the table ayou can mix these notations, if you have an array with caracteristics of some calcs
name, model number
you can write an array that order these things:
calcs={} calcs.name={"Classpad","AFX","CFX"} print(calcs.name[1]) -- mixing notations -- you get: Classpad (string)
Important Things to know:
1) On lua, you can't copy tables directly
In LUA, you can't assign the contents of a table, to another table independently. I will explain: When you do an assign with tables, really you don't make a copy of the table to transfer it to the variable that will receive the copy, see this code:
-- with numbers: a=3 b=a a=2 -- Here, First a equals 3, b is a copy of a, with their own name ( b ), and then i modify a, a equals 2. if you print the results, you will see that the modification of a, is totally independent from b, because this value was copied from the original. NOT REFERENCED (POINTED)TO THE ORIGINAL! -- Initializing a table tbl1={1,2,3} tbl2=tbl1 -- if you print the elements of the tbl2, you will see that all remain equals as tbl1 elements. -- now, you can modify the original table tbl1 tbl1={1,9,0} -- automatically, you will see (print the results), that tbl2 equals the modified version of tbl1, why?
This is because when you try to assign the value of a table into another table on LUA, you get a pointer.
Pointers are variables that makes references to another variables in any time. when you modify the value of a variable, pointed by another variable.. the pointer gets the real value of the pointed variable.
If you want to copy a table (ie, to make a backup before operate it). you need to use the LUA function table.copy(). further details later, in the functions chapter.
2) Be careful with the indexing!, if you try to index a nil....
... you will get an error saying that you're triying to index a number, or a nil. example
array={} -- initialize array array[10]= "a string" -- that's correct array[10][1]="do no commit errors" -- ERROR!, your'e trying to index a number array[10]= {} -- first initialize array[10],then fill it array[10][1]="do no commit errors" --Thats the correct way! -- indexing nil's array={} -- initialize array array[10][1]="do no commit errors" -- ERROR, YOU MUST INITIALIZE EVERY SINGLE DIMENSION TABLE WITH THE TABLE CONSTRUCTOR {} -- THE SAME WITH STRING INDEXING
Now, catch up your classpad and try some operations with tables, remember the table constructors {}, and how to index [][][][].....
Remember that you can assign values using index! this is quite useful when you need to initialize some large arrays
-- the 2x2x2 cubic matrix: {1,2} {3,4} {5,6} {7,8} --now, to get elements: cubic={{{1,2},{3,4}},{{5,6},{7,8}}} --built by hand -- replacing numbers... cubic[1][2][1]= 5 -- you catch: {1,2} {5,4} {5,6} {7,8} cubic[1][2]={} -- you catch: {1,2} {} {5,6} {7,8}arrays could be shapeless!!!
Posted 13 September 2006 - 08:30 PM
According to Lua 5.1 Manual,
* putting # before a table variable, you get the dimension. but i think that is the quantity of non nil elements ( to confirm)
The length of a table t is defined to be any integer index n such that t[n] is not nil and t[n+1] is nil; moreover, if tis nil, n may be zero. For a regular array, with non-nil values from 1 to a given n, its length is exactly that n, the index of its last value. If the array has "holes" (that is, nil values between other non-nil values), then #t may be any of the indices that directly precedes a nil value (that is, it may consider any such nil value as the end of the array).
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The Drawbacks
Being a Monster
A Short story by Cynus
|It's an interesting life,
always being on the run. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who
doesn't need to just to survive. Unfortunately, being a monster
often has its downsides. On the other hand, my type are better off
than a lot of the monsters. We could blend in.
Vampires? Yeah, they could almost pull it off, and provided they were homeschooled and stuck to the night life, who would be the wiser? It's not like they were required to drink human blood either, so a trip to the butcher every now and then would most likely get them by.
Werewolves? They had it easy . . . well, most of the time. Panic rooms in the basement with timed locks were all they needed, hopefully ones where the locks won't fail or you'll have everyone melting down their silver at the gunsmith. That time of the month must never get easy. From what I've heard from my few canine friends over the years, it's better to just leave town on those days and go camping. Deep, deep in the woods.
No, we shape shifters have it the easiest by a long ways, and I'm not stretching the truth one bit. The only thing we have to watch out for is that no one sees us transform. Now that gets attention very fast, and tends to cause a great deal of panic. Thankfully it hasn't happened in my family, at least not since I've been around. We've lived in the same small town my entire life, and I love it, but my favorite part is Halloween.
We've got all the bases covered for this holiday, and we know how to take it to the max. When my family moved in, my mother told everyone that she used to be a makeup-effects artist, apprenticed to none other than Michael Westmore. If you don't know him, he's the mastermind behind all the great makeup in Star Trek. Everyone thought she was joking, but by the second Halloween our family had been in town, they had all bought the lie.
This had caused its own share of problems of course, such as people coming to her and asking for costume and makeup ideas. At first she had told everyone that she was retired and only worked for family, but the whole time she knew her cover was at risk of being blown, so she learned how to do it for real. Now she runs a full makeup and costuming business out of our house, and still has time to take care of most of the household chores.
That's how awesome my family is. Dad works at construction to pay the bills, and being able to subtly change his body parts at opportune moments gives him an edge in the business. He is stronger, faster, and has better balance and coordination than anyone else on his crew, and everyone knows it. He's like a superhero. My older brother Adam takes after him. He's sixteen, but he's on every sports team our school has that he can fit into his schedule, and he leads every single one.
My sister Elise, the eldest, doesn't have as good of a reputation. Most people agree she's the most attractive girl around, which has brought her a great deal of luck getting boyfriends. Too many boyfriends really, but, with our society, who can blame her? They call her a slut, but if those girls doing the calling were in her shoes they would also be using their shape-changing capabilities to get any guy they wanted. Those girls would kill for the ability to change their breast size at a whim.
I guess that brings it around to me. I'm the complete misfit of the family; the black sheep. Oh sure, they all like me, but I can tell they don't get me; it's because I'm gay, more than anything. They think it is selfish of me to be unwilling to procreate. There are already so few of our species left, every single one of us is expected to help the cause. What they don't get is that it doesn't matter whether I want to help the cause or not. I can't bring myself to think about a girl in any way that even approaches sexual, and even though I'm only fourteen, I know I never will.
So I live my life the best I can. I keep a low profile, and try to stay out of trouble. I can't bring any suspicion onto the family after all. There is only one night of the year that I break down my low profile and really allow myself to be whoever I want, and that's what brings me around to why I'm telling you all this in the first place. This year is going to be the best Halloween yet.
My house has been going crazy with plans for the holiday, but no one has been more excited than me this year. I have the perfect costume, and it is going to blow everyone away. I am going to be the most fearsome demon that the world has ever seen. I've been practicing in front of the mirror for months, making sure that I know exactly how every horn and scale should be placed, but the best part will be the wings.
I had to tone it down a little bit, but I finally perfected the design. I based it off of the bats we used to fly around as during campouts. Sorry if I ever got caught in your sister's hair, it wasn't intentional, and I didn't like it any better than she did. The wings will look real, but have just enough of a plastic sheen to make it believable that they were made by my very talented mother. The best part is they will actually work.
Don't tell my family, but I've tested them out the last few nights. I've been careful not to let anyone see me, but boy do I enjoy flying. It's a dangerous sport for us, especially with how much things have changed over the centuries, but I never want to give it up. It doesn't matter how many power lines they build or fireworks shows I have to avoid, nothing will convince me to stay out of the skies. The hardest thing about having my wings all night will be resisting the urge to use them.
Every year we host the biggest Halloween parties. It's all because of my mother's acquired reputation of being the queen of Halloween. We invite the whole neighborhood, and everyone comes. Some of them are monster friends who we can be a little more open with, but most are average human beings like you who are just looking for a good time. It's the same story every year though. My family always wins the costume party.
This year I plan on taking the number one spot. There has always been a competition between all of us, and I have yet to win, but I think the wings will win it for me. This is the first year anyone has gone to that extreme, and from what I know of the competition, everyone else has been too busy to care.
Adam has been so involved in sports that I know he hasn't had the time to practice his shape shifting in great depth, so I know that this year it's going to be pretty lame from him. He'll probably just end up a zombie in a football uniform. He might have an ace up his sleeve though. I've been wrong before.
Elise would probably do something to accentuate her curves, but she wouldn't be extravagant enough to make her seem not human. Doing that might win her some male votes, but it would kill her overall costume. How many votes "sexy" would win is what would determine her standing.
I don't have to worry about my mother. She shifts the same way every year: she grows her fangs long and does only a few subtle tweaks to her facial structure, while maintaining a beautiful wardrobe. Yes, it's a classic vampire, but my mom does classic very well. She does it this way to allow the rest of the kids to have fun while still maintaining her image. Did I mention my mother is awesome?
Dad is the real wild card. Some years he goes all out, and some years he takes the cue from Mom and lets one of the kids have it. I don't know what he's planning this year, and I won't until he makes his entrance at the party. That's the way we all are. We never share what we we're going to become until it's time for our grand entrance. I always go first, and Dad's always last.
So other than my father I don't have much standing in the way of my victory. None of the neighbors will come close, even those that will have makeup help from my mother. There are some new neighbors that just moved in last week that I have yet to meet, and my mother made sure that they were invited. I doubt that they'll be up to the task, but who knows what they have in store. Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised by the competition.
It was hours before the party, and it was time to start shifting. A normal shift only takes a few moments, but I wanted every detail to be perfect. This was my moment to shine, and each scale and every horn had to be in place. I spent a great deal of time on my wings of course; making sure the leathery membrane was as convincing as possible. When it was all done I knew without a doubt that I would win.
My walk down the stairs was a little awkward. The wings were difficult to fit in the hallway, and got caught once on railing as I descended, causing me a bit of pain, but it was only passing. My mother was waiting for me at the bottom of the stairs, and she gasped when she saw the work I had done. It filled me with pride when I saw her baring her fangs in a twisted smile, knowing that I had pleased her.
"This is going to be a difficult one to explain. Nice work, Mark," she said as she ran her hand across my scaly skin. I had already prepared an explanation for her, knowing that she'd have to have something to tell people. I quickly explained, "Just tell them that it is silicone stretched over a wire frame and painted. Even someone who knows anything should be fooled. I tried to get it to look not quite real, just to make it easier for you."
"Aww, you're sweet. Yeah, that explanation could work, but I'll embellish it a little, make it a little more convincing. Anyway, are you ready for your entrance?" she replied, and I nodded quickly. This was it, the moment of truth.
She opened the sliding doors that led into the living room where all the guests had gathered. They were mingling and laughing, but all activity stilled when I stepped into the room. There were gasps, and a few looks of downright terror, but then they began clapping. They all knew it was just a costume after all, even if it was the best one they had ever seen. I graciously took a bow, extending the wings lightly for effect, and the gasps were louder this time. I then waved to everyone as I laughed as I headed to the punch bowl.
Have you ever tried to drink punch from a cup with a reptilian mouth? It isn't easy, and I must admit I hadn't really practiced that part. Needless to say, I spilled all over myself, which thankfully just added to the scene. I could tell that they were all thinking, that's the drawback to having such an extreme costume. Little did they know that shifters were often clumsy in new forms.
Eventually the novelty died down enough that I wasn't getting as many looks. Even though it was the best I had ever put out, the neighborhood was used to our antics, and they could ignore the demon in the room if they put their minds to it. The few monster neighbors we had, such as the werewolves on the next block south, came up to me and whispered how impressed they were. Those were the compliments that meant more to me, because they knew it wasn't a costume. They knew the credit was all mine.
It was a full ten minutes before my brother was ready to make his entrance. As soon as he entered the room there were some gasps, and some people even clapped, but the response was noticeably less than my entrance had achieved. It was easy to see why. I had totally called it. Zombie. He was even wearing most of his football gear. To be honest, Adam did a great job at shifting his flesh to make it look rotting, and his hair was fantastic, but it was too expected, too normal for it to be something that won the crowd over.
When Adam laid his eyes on me, his eyes flashed and he smiled. I could tell that he wasn't annoyed that I had outdone him. He was proud.
"Great job, squirt," he whispered as he met me by the punch, taking his own turn at getting punch everywhere. A face that's falling apart apparently isn't that easy to drink through either.
"Thanks bro, you look good too. You're gonna have to show me how you got your skin to come out like that," I replied honestly.
"You bet. Tomorrow we'll compare notes. Until then, I've got some chicks who would love to give me their brains. See ya, little bro." I knew with a line like that I shouldn't expect to see any more of him. I watched him disappear into the crowd of his friends, and mingled myself as I waited for my sister to arrive.
I must admit that my sister shocked me just a bit. She had gone sexy as I had predicted, but she had definitely put a new twist on it. She had added scales at strategic points to accentuate her slim figure, and had changed her eyes so that they too would appear reptilian. She had added a tail as well, which whipped back and forth between her legs. I couldn't help myself as I laughed at the thought of my mother explaining that one. She was dressed like a belly dancer, and it was the perfect compliment. No, she wouldn't win the competition tonight, but I could tell that several of the men standing close to me were drooling.
Two down with one more to go, and things were looking good for me. There wasn't any reward for winning, it was all friendly, but knowing that I had the best idea and had pulled it off would go a long way to boost my 14-year-old self esteem. With the only real contender left being my dad, I was already excited for my victory.
When he entered I was not disappointed. He had gone for a traditional costume this year, which meant that he had wanted one of us to have the chance to win. He came as a vampire, dressed to compliment my mother in every way. As a pair they were phenomenal, and when they entered together it was to great applause, but I knew that it was more out of courtesy to their hosts than out of our guests being blown away. They were great, but I was better.
I was grinning and basking in my assured victory when I heard the doorbell ring. Most of the guests already knew to just come in, so I instantly thought that must be our new neighbors. I was the closest to the door, so I hurried to let them in. I was unprepared for the sight that greeted me.
Standing on the porch was the most beautiful boy I had ever seen. He stood about my height, with long, straight, silvery hair that was held back from his face by a thin silver circlet, causing it to fall perfectly down his back. The skin of his face was completely smooth and clean, and his blue eyes twinkled with excitement and mischief. I was lost in them for a moment, before I was able to take in the rest of his attire. He wore armor. Actual armor! It was blue and metallic, and it fit perfectly to his form. At his side was belted a sword that I could only assume also was real, considering how well it fit with the rest of the ensemble. On his back he wore a white cloak, embroidered with intricate designs in silver thread. As impressive as it all was, one thing blew the rest of it out of the water. He had wings.
They were covered in white feathers, a feat that must have taken whoever made them months to complete, especially since the feathers were perfectly placed, as if the wings had once belonged to some giant bird. These wings had been as well researched as my own, but these had taken more work. A human would have had to have planned this costume for a long time and worked ages to bring this off. My victory was no longer assured. His angel had come to slay my demon.
He didn't seem to see it that way, as he extended his hand toward me in greeting while gesturing to the two people standing behind him. The people who up until his gesture I had not even noticed existed.
As I took his hand he said enthusiastically, "My name is Kyle, and this is my Mom, Janet," indicating the man standing behind his left shoulder, and then gesturing to the woman to his right he continued, "and my father Greg."
If I had been in my proper frame of mind, I might have realized that he had introduced his parents as opposite genders than what they appeared, but I was too distracted by two thoughts running through my head. Those thoughts tumbled over one another until they became singular. Now I'm going to lose, but he's so hot I can't even get angry.
"It's great to meet you, please come in and join the party, my name's Mark by the way," I said as I took his hand. As soon as we touched it was like lightning shot through my arm. It was so intense I had to let go, and I worried I had offended Kyle, but it seemed like he had had a similar reaction from the stunned look on his face. We said nothing more as they stepped past me into the house.
I could tell from this new round of gasps that Kyle's costume had had as great of an effect on the room as my own had had, and I had to do my best to conceal my disappointment. In other words, I went back for more punch.
"It's good to see another person who's as into Halloween as I am," said a voice from behind me that I recognized as Kyle's. I turned to look at him, smiling with my reptilian face as best as I could. I was about to respond when he continued, "You must have spent months on that costume, or you had some professional help like I did. My grandfather was a taxidermist. A gruesome hobby most of the time, but it makes for my epic wings today. As for the armor, my dad has been doing blacksmith work for years. He and I put this together over a few months. I just hope I'll still fit into it for awhile longer."
"Yeah I know what you mean. Mom used to do special effects makeup for films. She's the mastermind behind getting all of my family's costumes done, though we come up with the concepts. She makes it all work out," I replied smoothly. I had been through this routine before, though this was the first time I actually felt guilty about not being honest. I really liked Kyle, and I hated lying to him.
"Dude, that is epic! I wish my parents knew makeup better than they did. All they really know is beauty makeup, which is how they pulled off gender swapping today."
As I processed what he said I looked over to where his parents were now conversing with my parents. "No way! Really? I just thought you had slipped up in introducing them. I didn't think that it really was that way. That is some amazing work if they can pull that off."
"Thanks for the compliment," he replied as he took a short bow, then returned his twinkling gaze to mine and continued. "We do our best every year, though I have to say t4his one is my favorite so far. Yours is at least as good as mine, too, ya know. We make quite a pair don't we? Armored angel and scaly demon, I never would have thought that was going to happen."
"Me neither. So why did you move to this small town?" I asked, honestly curious.
I could tell the question bothered him a little bit, and I was about to tell him that he didn't have to answer, but he started speaking before I could. "There were a few problems that happened where we used to live. Problems we're hoping won't repeat themselves here. Mom got a new job as a secretary in town, and there's always some work that a blacksmith can accomplish."
Nodding, I laid my hand on his armored shoulder and said, "Well, believe me when I say that I for one am glad that you're here. I don't fit in too well with the other kids my age. I don't mean that I don't have any friends, but being gay doesn't exactly make it easy to get sleepovers at fourteen."
His ears perked up at the new information, and my heart skipped a beat as the twinkle in his eyes got even stronger. "You're gay, and you're fourteen? This night keeps getting better and better! There is always a reason why Halloween ends up being the best night of the year for me, and I guess meeting you is the reason this time."
I was shocked. Could my fortune be this good? "Wait, you're gay too?"
He nodded enthusiastically and extended his hand toward me as he said, "So, demon, would you like to dance with an angel tonight?"
With only a moment of hesitation, I took his hand and let him lead me out onto the floor. People made a wide circle around us to avoid catching our wings, for which I was grateful. Dancing had always been a part of our parties, and so I was pretty good, though doing it in a new form was always a bit of a challenge. You never knew when a body part you hadn't gotten used to would suddenly get in the way. I was surprised at how well Kyle could move, too, especially in his armor that must have weighed quite a bit. The music currently playing was fast paced and fun, but watching his body move to the beat was starting to have an effect on me.
Another perk to being a shifter; when you start showing signs of arousal, it is really easy to keep them down. All it takes is a little will power. When the music turned to a slow song, however, it took all of the willpower I had to keep myself under control. The look in Kyle's eyes as he extended his hand one more time toward me was almost too much.
The electricity as we touched this time was not as strong as the first, but it lingered as we embraced. I had danced with a partner before, but this was completely new to me. This was absolutely thrilling. Every movement we made was in perfect synchronization. The angel and the demon ruled the dance floor.
As the music stopped we were still looking into each other's eyes. I could tell he wanted it as much as I did, and as our lips met the electricity exploded with such force I almost blacked out. We held the kiss for what seemed like an eternity, but it felt entirely too short as we pulled apart.
I looked into his eyes once again and a new emotion began to overtake me. It was confusion. My mind was going crazy as I processed everything that had just happened. The room was staring at us, my parents' stares were shocked, my sister's slightly amused, and my brother seemed almost angry. It was then that I realized what I had done. Not only had I just kissed a boy and proclaimed my gayness to the entire neighborhood, but I had kissed a human. I had fallen in love with a human.
It was too much, and I ripped myself out of Kyle's arms and ran up the stairs to my room. Once there I locked the door and threw open my window. I needed to escape. I climbed through the window and up onto the roof, where I spread my wings and took off into the sky. Flying was the only way I was going to be able to escape the pain of the realization I had just come to. I could never be with Kyle.
It felt like I had been gone for at least an hour before I settled down on a remote, secluded rooftop to contemplate my predicament. I didn't want to go home, certainly not while I had any chance that Kyle was still there. Sure, I wanted to see him, I wanted to be with him forever, but there was no way that was going to happen. Shape shifters and humans shouldn't forge relationships, and they definitely couldn't produce shape shifter offspring to continue the species, even if it were a heterosexual relationship. There was no way it could ever work out.
The noise of wings to my side startled me, but I was even more startled as a form settled onto the rooftop next to me. Kyle walked across the roof toward me with that same twinkle in his eyes as I recoiled from him in surprise. I didn't know what to think; all I knew was that this couldn't be happening.
"And a shape shifter, too! Gay, fourteen, and a shape shifter. . . We've got to work on that running away after the first kiss part though, it kinda ruins the mood for me," he said with amusement as he stopped a few feet in front of me.
I was so shocked I was speechless. There was no way what he had said was true, but then I realized that Kyle had flown to this lonely rooftop. There was no way he could have found me if he hadn't been following me the entire time. Kyle must be telling the truth. Joy almost seized control over despair, but despair put its foot down and reminded me of the one last reality that would keep us apart.
"Unfortunately, it still won't work. I am already in love with you, but you forgot one last detail. We're both male. My family is very traditional for shape shifters. They insist that I only mate with someone who can actually bare me offspring," I replied with despair, my heart lower than it had ever been.
Hurt filled me as I looked at him with surprise. He had begun to snicker, and then it turned into a full on giggle. I was starting to get angry until he suddenly pounced on me and I was left with just the surprise.
"You do realize that we are both shape shifters right?"
I nodded, not quite sure what he was getting at. I can be slow when I am emotionally compromised, and that was definitely where I was right then.
"We can be whatever you want to be. Any two shape shifters can have offspring. God, your family must have been living in society way too long. Didn't your parents teach you that you can change your gender too? I mean, we can grow horns and feathers, and even these ridiculously sexy wings of yours, and you don't think we can handle a simple uterus?"
I was dumbfounded. I had never thought of doing it that way, and I realized then that it was stupid of me not to. We had been living in human society way too long if we had failed to figure out that we could switch our gender too. I couldn't wait to tell my sister - she had been trying to figure out how to get the gay guys to date her for a long time.
"You really didn't know? Well I guess that explains the running in confusion. Now that I have sufficiently broken and rebuilt your world, would you please give me more of those kisses? The ones that made me almost cry at the thought of losing you when you ran out? You've got to make it up to me somehow if you expect me to one day make crazy mutant babies with you."
His face was so serious I couldn't help but laugh, though the twinkle in his eyes gave him away. I knew instantly that this Halloween had dealt me perfection, and now I knew I wasn't going to have to give it up. I reached out and pulled him into me. This time I shifted my mouth back to a human one, making the kiss easier to accomplish. The kiss was no more powerful than the one we had shared before, but it was definitely not any less either, and in a sense it was more meaningful. This was the kiss that sealed the deal, that it was truly the beginning of something beautiful.
We flew home an hour later, after we recovered our stamina from the make-out session we had just enjoyed. Don't look at me like that! You wouldn't have been able to help yourself either if the hottest angel you'd ever seen had just proclaimed his love for you.
The party had died down, but not completely. Most of the guests were still there, but they had become relaxed and were engaged in quiet conversations as the night was coming to a close. As we walked through the door, the place suddenly erupted, as the guests began clapping. I was beyond confused, and this time Kyle was right there with me. My mother and father stepped into the room, and both of them were smiling, and I sensed that they had come to terms with what had occurred. It still didn't explain why everyone was clapping though.
My mother waved for everyone to quiet down and then spoke with determination. "Though it is a bit later in the evening than normal for this presentation, we are glad that the two of you could finally arrive. We had the vote on best costume while you were out, and it was almost unanimous. We are doing something different this year."
I had no idea what was coming. I had forgotten all about the contest with the distraction I had been involved in, but now that we were here, I couldn't help but hang on my mother's words.
"Due to a display that will not soon be forgotten in this house, we have decided as a group that there will not be a single winner of this contest."
It was crushing. I thought everything had been worked out, and now they were punishing me by taking away one more thing. I knew that they weren't going to accept Kyle and I being together, and I wondered then if they were going to accept it even after I pointed out what Kyle had explained to me. I was about to storm back out the door when my mother continued speaking.
"Instead we have decided that there will be two winners. The award for best costume goes to both Mark and Kyle. Congratulations boys. An angel and a demon meeting up on Halloween. . . It must have been meant to be." She finished with a smile, and a subtle nod at me. I couldn't help myself, and I started crying, or would have if I had had tear ducts in my current form. I turned to Kyle and kissed him passionately as the guests began clapping again.
It's an interesting life, always being on the run, and I would definitely not recommend it to anyone. Running wasn't survival, it was dying slowly. I'm not going to run anymore, and I'm not going to just "blend in".
I'm going to be whoever I want to be, and I'm going to do it with Kyle.
The End


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Attaching the OverOps Agent to a JVM Running Java 10 or 11
When attaching an OverOps Agent to a JVM that is running Java 10 or 11 or any IBM java versions, follow these guidelines:
Turn off Class Sharing: This can be done using the following flags:
for IBM Java
for HotSpot
Increase ReservedCodeCache to at least 512mb by adding the following flag
The Agent should appear last in the VM arguments list before specifying the main class or jar.
When adding/removing 3rd party packages, the Agent should be restarted.
Additionally, if you wish to upgrade your own compiler to target Java 10/11, then you'll have to upgrade your Collector (SaaS) or Collector + backend (On-Premises) to support it.
Naming Your Application and Deployment
Naming your applications and deployment allows us to aggregate your data and to sort, view, and compare them from version over version. The data then feeds into our dashboards (without using a naming convention your data loses value):
- Give the application a name you'll be able to easily track
- Give your deployment a distinct name so that whenever you deploy new code to your application, you'll be able to distinguish between different deployments that will show up in the OverOps Dashboard
Use the following arguments:
To learn more, see Naming the Application, Server, Deployment.
Rootless Agent Installation Method (Linux only)
When Using the Rootless Agent Installation Method replace the
-agentlib:TakipiAgentJVM startup Argument
-agentpath:<TAKIPI_HOME>/lib/libTakipiAgent.soJVM startup Argument
After you install OverOps, you will need to connect it. Please choose the debug configuration you're using to launch your application:
Java/Scala Application
Glassfish Plugin
JBoss Plugin
Tomcat Plugin
Java/Scala Application
- Open "Run | Edit Configurations".
- Locate your project's application configuration.
- In the VM options box, add:
-agentlib:TakipiAgentor respectively
Note that for macOS, Linux and Windows, you'll use a takipi agent file with different extensions.
- Click Apply.
- Test your Installation
Glassfish-IntelliJ Plugin
- Edit Glassfish Run/Debug configurations.
- From Run/Debug Configuration, In the VM options field, add:
-agentlib:TakipiAgentor respectively
- Click OK.
- Start Glassfish.
- Test your Installation
JBoss-IntelliJ Plugin
- Edit Wildfly Run/Debug configurations.
- In the VM options field, add:
-agentlib:TakipiAgentor respectively
- Click OK.
- Start JBoss.
- Test your Installation
Tomcat-IntelliJ Plugin
- Edit Tomcat Run/Debug configurations.
- In the VM options field, add:
-agentlib:TakipiAgentor respectively
3.Click OK.
4. Start Tomcat.
5. Test your Installation
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Confound the Hound
PeAu Level 5
R: Personal D: Momentary T: Group
The caster and caster's clothing becomes scentless though smells accumulate normally after the casting.
(Base: 3, +2 Group)
Contributor: Andrew Mitchell
A Prison of Silence
PeAu level 10
R: Touch D: Ring T: Circle
Sound will not pass into the ring. There is no sound in the ring. Victims in the ring will hear their heartbeat in their ears and cracks of their neck. They will not hear their own screams.
Prolonged exposure will cause hallucinations. To voluntarily stay in the ring a willpower associated personality or stamina check every 10 minutes needs to be made EF 3. This check gets progressively difficult +3 each time.
This spell was devised as a gauntlet test by Iksandr ex Tytalus. He was allegedly murdered, but no body, spirit, or evidence was ever found and no investigation made.
(Base: 4, +1 Touch, +2 Ring, -1 only one quality of air)
Contributer: Aella
PeIm will destroy the species of sound, which requires the PeIm spell to penetrate the Magic Resistance of the caster of a Voice spell. Penetration here is the other way around. That is to say, a caster of a Voice spell needs to overcome the casting of this Ward, because the quality of air that allows the phenomenon of sound is destroyed.
Cutting through the Impenetrable Fog
PeAu Level 15
R: Touch D: Momentary T: Group
Using a knife or other cutting implement, the Maga makes a cutting motion in the air. The spell causes the fog immediately around the Maga to reduce in intensity by one level, allowing the Maga a better chance to see nearby companions or search the ground in an impenetrable fog. The fog may naturally return within an hour or so.
Aeneas of Guernicus developed this spell after a wasted night investigating a local graveyard. The fog was so thick that she could barely make out her companions, let alone survey the graves to see which had been tampered with. She determined to develop a spell to allow her and her companions a better chance of searching such places in future.
(Base: 4, +1 Touch, +2 Group)
Contributer: Badger101, transcribed by Yair
Stagnant air of Eviction
PeAu Level 15
R: Touch D: Momentary T: Structure
The air in the target structure becomes stale and bereft of salubrious properties. The air has a foul smell and any creatures that breathe this air suffer a -3 penalty on any die rolls involving physical exertion. In addition, for each round of physical activity a creature within the building must make a stamina roll of 6+ or loose a fatigue level. The speed with which the air within a structure replenishes itself is dependant upon the structure
(Base: 3, +1 Touch, +3 Structure)
Contributer: Tyrrell
Notes: From the message board level 10-15 spells project
Waking Visitation by the Old Hag
PeAu(Co) 25
R: Voice D: Concentration T: Part
The target of this spell begins to suffocate as air passing their lips is continuously destroyed over the duration of this spell (See section on Deprivation on p180).
The origin of the name for this spell is a mythical Old Hag who is said to steal into a victim's room while they sleep and draw the breath from them so that they feel they are suffocating. Phillida heard the story while she was travelling in Loch Leglean and was inspired to try to mimic their effects on wakeful victims.
(Base: 4, +2 Voice, +1 Concentration, +1 Part, +1 Requisite)
Contributer: Badger101, transcribed by Yair
Notes: Changed slightly from original following discussion - Y.R.
Valley of Still Air
PeAu 85 Ritual
R: Sight D: Year T: Group
This spell renders the air for miles around the caster still (24300 paces in diameter). No wind, rainfall, or any other weather phenomenon will occur within the designated area.
The spell can be broken by any Auram or Perdo Vim ritual of higher level. Weaker or non-Ritual spells cannot overcome it.
(Base 15, +3 Sight, +4 Year, +2 Group, +5 Size)
Contributer: Yair.
Notes: The last sentence may not be by the rules


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This year has been eventful. To be more precise, 2006 has been a complete and utter write-off. I know this may seem premature as I write this in mid-November, but regardless how December turns out, it hardly seems like it will make a difference. I say a write-off, but in some respects, it could also be the very making of me.
A Promising Start
This year, started off with so much promise, with the prospect of three months to be spent in California with my brand-spanking-new employer – Ning, Inc. between February and May. Before that I spent the first weeks of January finishing of my final weeks at Orange Vision. Whilst at that time I was fully aware that those last ten or so days, would be the last 'normal' days of my then life (the same walk home, the same jokes at work and in the pub, the same Wednesday night swimming session), little did I know what challenges and trials lay ahead.
Whilst I had some concerns before I left, those first three months I spent in Palo Alto, where the three easiest and most enjoyable of this year. I was made to feel totally at home, removed from all forms of stress and worry, enjoying a new (Mac-centric) work environment, and making new friends in the process.
I find it interesting to look back at my blog posts written during that time, especially when compared to those from the last couple of months.
This blog is starting to get wet around the edges.
A Long, Hard Summer
My return to the UK in May, put an abrupt end to that stress free existence, and I think this post (The Last Six Months…) goes some way to putting into words how hard this summer turned out to be. The prospect of a permanent move to the States, leaving my friends and family behind became more of an issue for me (as did other frustrations), to the point that it was touch and go as to whether I would actually make the move or not. What I had hoped would be an enjoyable summer, was somewhat of a non-event.
In the end, I knew the only way to know if a move was the right thing to do, was to actually move out to the US and give it a go. The last six weeks have been harder than I ever expected them to be, and I have been through every kind of emotion (both in and outside of work).
Luckily, the company has been really supportive and right behind me which is great. The fact that they place so much faith in me and my talents, and that I feel such believes could be misplaced is something I need to address.
This could be the very minute
I'm aware I'm alive
All these places feel like home
Whilst this year is still not over, I feel like this is the first year that I have actually lived. I'm am being taken through the mill, and it's somewhat of a daily struggle at times. At the same time, I know this is just what I need, and I'd like to think I'll come out the other side a stronger person.
What have I done it's too late for that
What have I become truth is nothing yet
For far too long, I have been drifting through life, letting decisions be made for me. When I do make decisions, they tend to be left far too late for them to matter. I'm quickly learning that I am in control of a large part (yet not all) of my life, and that whilst past mistakes may trouble me, I have no control of them, but I do have some control of the future. I am also finding that with age, comes experience, and I am able to predict how I would react in certain situations. Hopefully this leads to me not making the same mistakes again (although this is sometimes easier said than done).
Looking Forward
I'm not sure where this post is heading, just to say this. Whilst 2006 has been a total train wreck as far as I'm concerned, I like to think it's setting the scene for a more prosperous New Year. There are a lot of things to look forward to: friends coming out to visit, conferences, great new Ning stuff and industry developments. I now know that it is within my power to make these things happen. At the same time there are also a lot of other big challenges to come, and I'm in no doubt that they may dwarf any current concerns. I need to be ready to face them.
True also that 2006 has seen me accomplish a lot of great things too, see new places meet new people etc. Furthermore, and perhaps this is the greatest discovery of this year, is that I have a number of great fiends, that are at hand even when I'm across a vast ocean. I have even found a few of such high calibre much closer to home too. I recognise I need to be more thankful of these things, and not dwell so much on the negatives. Now if only there was a day in which I could celebrate all that I was thankful for…
(Lyrics taken from Snow Patrol's Chocolate. Title inspired by a conversation with Jon.)


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Typically, I cook and eat pretty healthily, but I take my cookies very seriously. If I'm going to have a cookie, I want a rich, decadent cookie with a tender, chewy center and just the right amount of crispiness around the edges. And chocolate, lots of chocolate.
Since today is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, it only seems appropriate to share my absolute favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. It's everything you've ever wanted in a chocolate chip cookie, and then some. I swear, I'm not over-selling this cookie; my compliments don't even do them sufficient justice.
· 3 eggs
· 4 cups flour
· 5 cups old fashioned oats, ground into a very coarse flour (I use my Vitamix or food processor)
· 2 cups white sugar
· 2 cups brown sugar
· 2 cups butter (4 sticks) @ room temp
· 2 tsp baking powder
· 2 tsp baking soda
· 1 tsp salt
· 2 tsp vanilla
· 2 cups toasted finely chopped pecans
· 24oz milk chocolate chips, or 2 11.5-13oz bags
· Paper grocery sack
- Heat the oven to 400°F.
- Cream sugar and room temperature butter (blend with an electric mixer until it's a homogeneous mixture).
- Add eggs, salt, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, stir in flour, chocolate chips, and ground nuts.
- For best results refrigerate dough overnight. (But you don't have to)
- Cut paper sack to fit the cookie sheet. (It helps absorb the grease, and eliminates greasing the cookie sheet. Strangely necessary step, just go with it! Parchment, silpats, or wax paper don't yield as delicious of a cookie.)
- Scoop into golf ball sized balls, and gently flatten.
- Bake 10-11 minutes at 400°. Allow to cool a few minutes before removing from cookie sheet.
The recipe makes about 42 large cookies. I usually scoop all the cookies (using this ice cream scoop), and freeze half in a gallon freezer bag for baking at a later time.
Happy Chocolate Chip Cookie Day! Enjoy :)


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Why PAD Matters
Why does peripheral artery disease matter?
Peripheral artery disease happens when fatty deposits build up in arteries outside the heart, usually the arteries supplying fresh oxygen and blood to the arms, legs and feet.
See how narrowed arteries can cause pain.
Is PAD dangerous or life threatening?
Yes, PAD can be dangerous because these blockages can restrict circulation to your limbs and organs. Without adequate blood flow, your vital organs, arms, legs and feet can suffer damage. Left untreated, the tissue can become infected or die, a condition called gangrene. Limb amputation is a serious complication of PAD. Left untreated, it may increase your risk of coronary artery disease, heart attack and stroke.
Does PAD cause additional health problems?
PAD may be the first warning sign of atherosclerosis – the buildup of fatty plaque in the arteries that narrows and blocks them throughout the body, including in the heart, brain, arms, legs, pelvis and kidneys. Fatty deposits also increase the risk for vascular inflammation and blood clots that can block the blood supply and cause tissue death.
PAD is potentially a life-threatening condition that can be managed.


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NSA Case Puts Companies on Notice It's a no-win situation for telecom providers. Grant Gross, IDG News Service
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With the threat of another September 11-style attack on one side and cherished Fourth Amendment protections on the other, telecom carriers are damned if they do and damned if they don't, says Jeff Kagan, an independent telecom analyst.
Reports about the phone-call monitoring claim AT&T, BellSouth, and Verizon turned over customer information. Qwest, another "Baby Bell," did not. That company denied the NSA request when government agents could not produce a court-issued warrant, said Herbert J. Stern, lawyer for ex-CEO Joseph Nacchio.
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Telecom carriers aren't alone in receiving government requests for private data. Google this year fought a Department of Justice request for search records in a case involving the Child Online Protection Act. In March, a Freedom of Information Act request revealed that the Department of Justice also subpoenaed 34 ISPs, including Verizon and major Internet search and security firms in that case. According to the documents obtained by InformationWeek, some of those companies, including Verizon, objected to the requests, citing the sensitivity of the data being requested.
Bolstered by the PATRIOT Act, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has increased the use of National Security Letters, an arcane tool with roots in the Cold War that allows the government to demand customer records and sensitive data without court approval. Under PATRIOT Act provisions, recipients are barred from even acknowledging that they received such a letter.
The companies in question in the NSA case maintain that the requests were not for wiretapping access and that they were complying with the law when they turned over the call records. With no end in sight to the war on terror and the U.S. government casting an ever wider net in its search for domestic terrorists, companies need to weigh their options carefully, said Jody Westby, CEO of Global Cyber Risk, an IT consultancy.
Companies have several options, including fighting the requests in court. When weighing the public relations and stock-price risks, companies may find that the public expectation of privacy trumps government demands, Westby said. "Whether or not the government follows its due process, companies have an obligation to follow theirs," he explained.


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[April 1771]
[from the Diary of John Adams]
1771. April 16. Tuesday Evening.1
Last Wednesday my Furniture was all removed to Braintree.2 Saturday, I carried up my Wife and youngest Child,3 and spent the Sabbath there, very agreably. On the 20th. or 25th. of April 1768, I removed into Boston. In the 3 Years I have spent in that Town, have received innumerable Civilities, from many of the Inhabitants, many Expressions of their good Will both of a public and private Nature. Of these I have the most pleasing and gratefull Remembrance. I wish all the Blessings of this Life and that which is to come, to the worthy People there, who deserve from Mankind in general much better Treatment than they meet with. I wish to God it was in my Power to serve them, as much as it is in my Inclination.—But it is not.—My Wishes are impotent, my Endeavours fruitless and ineffectual, to them, and ruinous to myself. What are to be the Consequences of the Step I have taken Time only can discover. Whether they shall be prosperous or Adverse, my Design was good, and therefore I never shall repent it.
Monday Morning, I returned to Town and was at my Office before Nine, I find that I shall spend more Time in my Office than ever I did. Now my family is away, I feel no Inclination at all, no Temptation to be any where but at my Office. I am in it by 6 in the Morning—I am in it, at 9 at night—and I spend but a small Space of Time in running down to my Brothers to Breakfast, Dinner, and Tea.4
Yesterday, I rode to Town from Braintree before 9, attended my Office till near two, then dined and went over the ferry to Cambridge, attended the House the whole Afternoon, returned, and spent the whole Evening in my Office, alone—and I spent the Time much more profitably, as well as pleasantly, than I should have done at Clubb. This Evening is spending the same Way. In the Evening, I can be alone at my Office, and no where else. I never could in my family.
1. First entry in "Paper book No. 17" (our D/JA/17), a stitched gathering of leaves containing fairly regular entries from this date through 14 June 1771.
2. The return to Braintree, as JA explains in detail in his Autobiography, was in order to improve his health and to avoid continuous overwork; but he kept his law office in Boston and after about a year and a half returned to live in town (see 22 Sept. 1772, below).
3. "1770 May 29. Charles, Son of said John and Abigail was born, Thursday Morning at Boston, and the next Sabbath was baptized by Dr. Cooper" (entry by JA in his father's copy of Willard's Compleat Body of Divinity; see HA2, John Adams's Book, Boston, 1934, p. 5, and facsimile of family record).
1771. Feb. [] 18. Thursday. Fastday.
Tuesday I staid at my Office in Town, Yesterday went up to Cambridge. Returned at Night to Boston, and to Braintree, still, calm, happy Braintree—at 9. o Clock at night. This Morning, cast my Eyes out to see what my Workmen had done in my Absence, and rode with my Wife over to Weymouth. There we are to hear young Blake—a pretty fellow.
Saturday [].
Fryday morning by 9 o Clock, arrived at my Office in Boston, and this Afternoon returned to Braintree. Arrived just at Tea time. Drank Tea with my Wife. Since this Hour a Week ago I have led a Life Active enough—have been to Boston twice, to Cambridge twice, to Weymouth once, and attended my office, and the Court too. But I shall be no more perplexed, in this Manner. I shall have no Journeys to make to Cambridge—no general Court to attend—But shall divide my Time between Boston and Braintree, between Law And Husbandry. Farewell Politicks. Every Evening I have been in Town, has been spent till after 9. at my Office. Last Evening I read thro, a Letter from Robt. Morris Barrister at Law and late Secretary to the Supporters of the Bill of Rights, to Sir Richd. Aston, a Judge of the K[ing]'s Bench. A bold, free, open, elegant Letter it is. Annihilation would be the certain Consequence of such a Letter here, where the Domination of our miniature infinitessimal Deities, far exceeds any Thing in England.
This mettlesome Barrister gives us the best Account of the Unanimity of the Kings Bench that I have ever heard or read. According to him, it is not uncommon abilities, Integrity and Temper as Mr. Burrows would perswade us, but sheer fear of Lord M[ansfiel]d, the Scottish Chief which produces this Miracle in the moral and intellectual World—i.e. of 4 Judges, agreeing perfectly in every Rule, order and Judgment for 14 Years together. 4 Men never agreed so perfectly in Sentiment, for so long a Time, before. 4 Clocks never struck together, a thousandth Part of the Time, 4 Minds never thought, reasoned, and judged alike, before for a ten thousandth Part.
Sunday [].
Last night went up to Braintree, and this Evening down to Boston, call'd at S. Adams's and found Mr. Otis, Coll. Warren and Dr. Warren. Otis as Steady and Social, and sober as ever and more so.
Monday [].
In the Morning mounted for Worcester, with Pierpoint, Caleb and Rob. Davis, Josa. Quincy, &c. Baited the Horses at Brewers, and at Coll. Buckminsters.
Thurdsday. April 25th. 1771.
Dined last Monday at Brighams in Southborough, and lodged at Furnasses in Shrewsbury. Next day dined at Mr. Putnams in Worcester, and at the same Place, dined on Wednesday. This day dined at Mr. Paines—with much Company. At about 2 O Clock this day We finished the famous Cause of Cutler vs. Pierpont and Davis—an Action of Trespass for compelling the Plaintiff to store his Goods with the Committee at Boston and carting him &c.1
We had Stories about Fort George, the Duke of York, and a warm Gentleman at Cambridge, Bob. Temple.
The D. of York was in a Battle at Sea, a cannon Ball hit a Mans Head and dashed his Blood and Brains in the Dukes Face and Eyes. The Duke started, and leaped quite out of the Rank. The Officer, who commanded, said, pray your Highness dont be frightened.—The Duke replyed Oh sir, I am not frightened but I wonder what Business that fellow had here with so much Brains in his Head.
The warm Gentleman at Cambridge was Bob. Temple. A Number of Gentlemen at Cambridge his Friends got into a Quarrell and Squabble and somebody knowing they all had a great Esteem of Temple begged him to interpose and use his Influence to make Peace. At last he was perswaded, and went in among the Persons, and one of the first Steps he took to make Peace was to give one of the Persons a Blow in the Face with his fist.
Strong insinuated privately at the Bar, another Story. He said the Defence put him in Mind of the Answer of a Young fellow to the Father of a Girl. The Father caught the young Fellow in naked Bed with his Daughter. The old Man between Grief and Rage broke out into Reproaches.—You Wretch, what do [you] mean by trying to get my Daughter with Child? The Young fellow answered him, I try to get your Daughter with Child! I was trying not to get her with Child.
Thus, the Defendants are to be laughed and storied out of large Damages no doubt.
However the Jury gave none. They could not Agree. 8 were for Defendants, 4 for Plaintiff.
1. In June 1770 Ebenezer Cutler, a merchant of Oxford, tried to run two wagonloads of boycotted English goods out of Boston under cover of night. The watch at Boston Neck having observed him, a crowd of indignant citizens pursued and overtook him at Little Cambridge (Brighton), and forced him to return with his goods, which were impounded by the committee to enforce the nonimportation agreement. Cutler brought suit against Robert Pierpont, the Boston coroner, and Caleb Davis, two of the more respectable persons who had been present and who had, according to evidence adduced at the trial, actually tried to protect Cutler from the mob. Cutler asked £5,000 damages for assault, false arrest, and other "enormities" and won his case in the Worcester Inferior Court in September. JA was first involved in the case as counsel for the defendants in their appeal. The case was tried de novo in the current term of the Superior Court at Worcester, but despite eighteen hours of deliberation the jury could not agree, and it was continued until September, when the jury found for the defendants. JA could not take credit for this victory, but a year later, thanks to a writ of review, the case was argued again; JA's client Davis was cleared altogether, and Pierpont was found liable for £15. Cutler's final frantic effort to appeal to the King in Council seems to have come to nothing.
Though "famous" in its day, as JA says, the Cutler case was soon forgotten. But since the trials took place in Worcester and the evidence was taken by deposition to avoid the cost of bringing witnesses from Boston, the record of this typical incident of the era of nonimportation is peculiarly full and graphic. Some 130 documents relating to it are on file in the Suffolk co. Court House. See Superior Court of Judicature, Minute Books 90, 97; Records, 1771, fol. 140; 1772, fol. 124–125; Early Court Files, &c., Nos. 152615, 152686; also Boston Gazette, 29 April, 23 Sept. 1771, 21 Sept. 1772.


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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) and the Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce announce the launch of the Wabash Valley Leadership Institute (WVLI) presented by Duke Energy. As a collaborative effort between the two organizations and with the support of community organizations and sponsors, the purpose of the WVLI is to engage and energize leadership efforts in the Wabash Valley. Program curriculum will focus on leadership skills with the intended effects of personal growth in leadership, organizational behavioral skills and potential community growth in a leadership capacity.
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Registration for the April 2015 cohort is now open and applications can be found online at www.smwc.edu/wvli. For more information, please contact Susan Turner, senior director of advancement and alumni relations, at 812-535-5143 or via email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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