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Writing macros, a series of lessons (3 of…)
Today, boys and girls, horde and alliance, all and some, we are going to start actually putting all this stuff together. We're going to make a macro. Or maybe more than one. And then we're going to USE IT. Trust me, there are a couple of steps in there that people just seem to miss. Fortunately, I'm just the longwinded, pedantic fool to try and catch every little part so you know how to wash your hands. (If you don't catch that reference you didn't read the previous entry. Shame on you, and since I'll make statements assuming you did, go do so now.)
The very first thing you must do is get on your character – and make sure your character is somewhere you can do this for a while without worry of interruption. Later you can do this on the fly, but for now… ok.
All the guides will tell you to open a chat window and type /m or /macro. I'm going to do that too. And just like them, I'll tell you this opens the Create Macros window. Unlike them, I realize we can't stop there. Well, we could, but see above about longwinded and pedantic…
I've resisted putting up pictures in my blog, but this time I think it's absolutely necessary. So….
Now when you opened you window, this is not what you see. You only see the big box on the left – the one with the title "Create Macros". And all the boxes inside that are empty. Oh, and the "New" is the same color as "Exit", meaning you can click on it. Guess what I want you to do? Yep, click on the new button. Now you get a window that looks a LOT like the other box.
The very first thing you have to do when creating a macro is creating a frame for it. That's my term. What you have to do is select the title and icon that identifies it. Now here's a peculiar thing I discovered. You can use the same icon multiple times. And you can use the same name several times. But – with one exception – you cannot use the same name-icon combination.
One exception? heh – close (click Cancel) the new box. Take a look at the main box and notice something peculiar. There are two tabs. One for general, and one for your character. You can have a separate list of macros that are specific to your character. And you can have the same name-icon combination in some or all of your characters, and it won't confuse your game. Isn't that NIFTY?
So, let's do this right. Click on the character tab. Now open a New box. I want you to type "TEST" as the name, and for now I want you to choose any icon EXCEPT the question mark. We'll come back to the question mark later. But for now, go through the HUGE list of icons, find one you can live with (or really like), and click OKAY.
And the box goes away, and it's time to do something real. Well, no, not quite. I want you to notice that another box has turned red indicating you can click it. "Change Name/Icon" is ready. If you LIKE this macro we're about to make but don't want to live with it being TEST forever, here's where you'll do that. I might come back to it, and I want to try and cover most of the details, but it's minor so I'm likely to forget. Mention made, let's go on.
You have a blank box in the create macros popup menu in which your cursor is flashing. Let's make a simple – I mean REALLY simple – macro. Type:
/cast fade
/sigh, you say. You've already got that, if you're a priest. And if you're not, you're wondering "what?". To the former, yep, but it's a starting place – we are going to expand this. To the latter, ahem, please examine the title of this blog (grin). Though to not leave you out of why this choice seems so minor… fade can only be cast on the caster. And every priest I know has it on their toolbar in an easy to find position.
Anyway, you've typed it. But we want to USE it. OK, here we go. Drag this to an empty spot on your toolbar. Oh, wait – you don't have an empty space? OK, you have two options. You can replace (temporarily, or fulltime) something presently on your toolbar. Or you can add toolbars (to a point). For the latter, if you're not using the four standard toolbars Blizzard gives you, press escape, click on interface, click on advanced, and place a checkmark on one of the unchecked toolbars. OKAY, escape again to clear the interface options menu, and we're ready – drag the icon to its position.
And now we test our macro. Click it – and TA-DAA, you fade. WHEEE! IT WORKS, CONGRATULATIONS. ahem. Seriously, I was exactly that excited the first time I actually got to this point – a Working Macro, and big deal if it wasn't fancy. But as already noted, we've got this already, so big deal, right? heh…
We have a command, and we have a parameter option. Let's add a conditional. I am tired – TIRED I tell you – of hitting fade when I'm not in combat. Sheesh, what a waste. So let's put in a condition. I want to fade ONLY when in combat. If you go back to lesson two you'll see the list of conditionals. And lo and behold, there's the obvious one. Combat. OK, let's write our new macro.
/cast [combat] fade
"Waitaminute… whyfor the brackets," you ask? I'm keeping you on your toes. See, we're not done with syntax, but I'm going to add to your knowledge in driblets – remember, brain expansion at a rate slow enough it doesn't explode. In WoW's macro language, ALL conditionals are in [square brackets]. Sigh – all but one. There's an oddity in /castsequence we'll get into when I get to that command. That command causes so much frustration among casters newly exploring macros that I'm saving it for a later post. However, there is a second syntax element that applies even for it. That's the fact that the command is always first, the conditionals are always second, and parameters are always last.
Let's add to our awareness of how a macro works before we continue – not syntax (though we will be adding to what you know already), but still necessary for washing hands… In a multiline macro, every line is independent. That is, what one line does has zero DIRECT effect on any other line (with the exception of two commands we will be touching upon today). When you start a new line, you reset the syntax pattern – you need a new command, if you want it to have conditionals you have to add them, if you want parameters you have to add them.
While I'm on reset… there is a 'soft reset'. If, while typing your macro, you add a semicolon (;), you are telling the computer: "Assume I've started a new line but I'm using the same command." It is a means of saving characters – remember, you only get 255. We'll use that somewhere in this series of lessons.
So, why have I been talking of multilines? Behold, let us expand the macro just a touch…
/cast [nocombat] resurrection
/cast fade
Isn't it nifty? I've got two spells that are almost ALWAYS on my toolbar, but when one can be used the other can't (and vice versa). I've just saved on my real estate by putting them both in one toolbar slot. Oh, wait, we did some extra changes, didn't we? (grin). Pedantic time.
First, you see I removed [combat] from fade and put [nocombat] in front of resurrection. Well… the macro language will normally attempt to execute EVERY LINE of a macro. That said, blizzard doesn't want anybody making a machine-gun macro – that is, a burst of spells in an instant. Therefor, if a line triggers a cooldown, then any lines which have to wait for that cooldown to clear won't work. The macro will attempt, get a "on cooldown" message from the server, and go to the next line. And this is true EVEN IF the command apparently doesn't trigger the cooldown because it can't work. Case in point – if you're in combat and you cast our macro but without the [nocombat], you'd get an error message of telling you you're in combat and nothing would happen. See, what happens is that your computer can only do one thing at a time. So the order is: get told to cast spell; start cooldown; check validity (note I'm compressing – range, target, inside, in combat, etc, each done one at a time); start cast or give appropriate 'can't cast' message. And THEN the computer starts the next line of the macro. Oops, the cooldown clock is running, so can't cast the next spell.
But when I stuck that conditional in front of resurrection, the FIRST thing that happens is the macro says, "can I do this?" And on discovering it can't, it goes on to the next line. Remember the previous lesson — a conditional is "if this is true, do it. Otherwise, next." Hold that thought as we will be coming back to it soon.
Second – what's with the "no"? heh – every conditional can be preceded with the word "no". Here, in this macro, that's probably intuitively obvious, but later it might get confusing. All I've said is, "If I'm not in combat, cast resurrection." If I'm in combat, it'll realize it can't do that, check to see if there are any other conditionals that will let it do this command, and on discovering there aren't will go on to the next line.
Third – so, why did I move the conditional, anyway? I mean, couldn't I have just put the resurrection line without conditional AFTER the fade line that had a conditional? Yes, I could have, and it would have worked. But I'm about to introduce something else that I find extremely helpful in macros, and while I've mentioned it – well, them – before it's time to bring them into play.
Let us begin by returning to the previous lesson, the list of commands, and my remark, "there are a couple of oddities in there". And while we're at it, I mentioned earlier that there were two commands which WERE affected by other lines in the macro. Finally, we're going to look at that question mark icon. Yep, three teasers, one sublesson.
If your first line is #show or #showtooltip AND you chose the question mark icon, the icon that will display will be the first usable parameter for which an icon is keyed. That's a bit heavy going, so let's put it in action. First, let's update our macro:
/cast [nocombat] resurrection
/cast fade
Second, let's change the icon. Click the button (change name/icon), click on the question mark icon, click ok.
Now look at your macro's button on the toolbar. What do you see? Yep, the icon for resurrection. Ready for the fun part? When you get into combat, that icon will change – automatically – to fade. The #show and #showtooltip don't affect other lines (despite my misdirection), the other lines affect them. Go ahead, get into a combat and check it out. I'll wait.
OK, you're back. So, what's the difference between #show and #showtooltip? The first just does the icon. The second is both icon and tooltip. That is, when you put your mouse over the icon it tells you what spell, how much mana… you've seen the boxes that pop up. Those are tooltips.
Tadaa, you have a useful first macro. Useful in that it saves real estate (one of the ways of helping you be more efficient and effective) while being fairly intuitive in use. If you want to rename it, go ahead – it's pretty much the same as the way you changed from your original icon to the question mark. We're only going to do one more thing today – one more step to making this fully effective. And that's showing you how to bind this to a key.
The first thing that needs to happen is to check where you placed the icon. If it's on either of the left bottom toolbars, move it to another toolbar. For this lesson I'm going to ASSUME that you are using the leftmost slot of the first (bottom if you're showing multiples) toolbar.
If your create macro window is still open, close it.
Now press escape, and click on the "Key Bindings" button. Welcome to a long list of things – you can see the scrollbar to the right. Everything that can be done by a single keypress on the keyboard is set up here. Notice some things – it's both fun and important.
First, notice at the very top is a checkbox – "character specific". I highly recommend that when you're tying macros to key bindings, you check this box.
Second, notice that you can set TWO keys for every thing. You don't have to, and indeed you may not want to. One of the nice things about this, however, is that you can check to see if something HAS two choices. And even better… there may be times you can use your right hand, and times you're using your left. You may have reason to want something close-to-hand REGARDLESS.
OK, I want you to move down the list till you see the label for the bottom left action bar – that's where our macro is. You're looking for button one. Now before we assign a button, let me digress. You have a LOT of assigned keys, and this is brand new. So I'm going to give you a key for now that has nothing assigned to it. The reason is that your program WILL NOT CHECK TO SEE IF THIS IS OK. It changes it, regardless. And if in the process it unbinds something else, you get a little red message at the bottom telling you "such and so is now unbound." The key we're going to use is the backslash. On US keyboards, that's the slash that's under the backspace key, not the one that shares a spot with the question mark. This one: \ .
Left click the red button next to the bottom right action bar button one line, and it should now say, "Press key to bind command -> bottom right action bar button one". (note, I'm using an addon which overwrites this particular bar, so I may be slightly wrong on label. Please forgive me.) Now we're going to learn another lesson first – left click the same red button again. Instead of assigning "leftclick" to this button, it turns off the bind. Cheer, a lot – this is how you recover from "oops, wrong button" before you commit. Go ahead and left-click the button again, and this time press the backslash key. Lo and behold two things happen. First, you see the label on the button change to \. Second, you see a yellow message telling you that you were successful. Press escape twice, and do the MOST IMPORTANT STEP: confirm.
Press the backslash key. You should see your character begin the resurrection animation, and unless you have a target already you should also see the cursor change to the targeting image (the open hand gets an aura surrounding it that'll turn blue if it's over a legitimate target for the spell.) If you don't see this, you bound the wrong spot. My fault, probably – look for other 'right action bars' to put that backslash, and try again until it works.
Two closing remarks. First, a "gift" – a keybind I have found tremendously useful over play. Find the category "camera", and find the line for "flip camera". If you've a three-button mouse, bind the middle button to it. From now on, all you have to do to look behind you is tap your middle mouse button, then tap again to look in front. While obviously it's tremendously useful in PVP, it's far from useless in PVE as well. Especially if you're kiting or fleeing or escorting.
Finally, a 'homework assignment'. Not macros directly, but still related. Open the key bindings, and take a look at the whole list. Get some idea of what is there already bound, already ready to be bound, and while you're at it what keys are already used. Notice in particular where ALT- and SHIFT- and CTRL- are used — we'll be doing things with these in the next lesson, and it's particularly frustrating to have the computer doing (or trying to do) two things at once off one keypress.
Go have fun.
15 Responses to "Writing macros, a series of lessons (3 of…)"
/cast [target=focus] Shackle Undead
I think that will do it…
Very useful for Moroes, I use it all the time.
What WAS your macro?
/clearfocus [modifier:shift]
/clearfocus [target=focus,dead]
/clearfocus [target=focus,noexists]
/focus [target=focus,noexists]
/cast [target=focus] Shackle Undead
Click once, makes your target your focus and shackles, click again (even while targeting a different target) will re-shackle if the mob is still alive or exists (your current target will stay selected). hold shift if you wish to focus and shackle a new target while the old focuseed shackle target is still alive/exists (ie. switch shackle targets).
hope that helps, it serves me well.
Thank you for these posts. I had briefly looked for a way to do "If your first line is #show or #showtooltip AND you chose the question mark icon, the icon that will display will be the first usable parameter for which an icon is keyed." and had assumed it wasn't possible. Keep up the great writing!
Thanks for taking the time to do this series. I haven't been particularly looking for a macro tutorial, but this is one of the clearest explanations I've seen in a while.
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WOW (no pun intended) I just had two of my brain cells collide and they actually made a spark. I now know what a command is, what a conditons is, and what (well I call it) an action, even thougth I didn't go through your test ( I ain't usen a Priest *yet*) the idea or how to work with my idea actually made sence. The keybinding I've never used, but I belieave I may just start now. Awe good lord, this here redneck is about to get off "hooked on phonics" and become [sophisticated]..


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In the study, researchers failed to see a significant association between eating eggs occasionally or almost daily and the development of type 2 diabetes in nearly 4,000 older men and women.
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The New Zealand Herald is running a story on the changing nature of E3, and part of their article returns to some age old console rumors including Microsoft is to show off a portable Xbox and the Wii will receive an Official hard drive solution.
- A handheld xBox will be displayed, along the lines of Microsoft's iPod rival, the Zune.
- PS3 debuts its Second Life-type online gaming platform called Home and announces a public beta is being launched
- PSP gets a redesign
- The Wii gets a proper hard drive storage solution
PS3 and Xbox Live will let gamers see what they've announced by posting stuff including game trailers to their online networks for console fans to peruse.
ms better have some good title if they are to do this, because it will end up like the PSP, which equals SHiIIYYYYYY
Cool something else for the DS to piss all over. MS would be brain dead to try this. The hand held market is OWNED by nintendo and has been since its dawn.
...hardly a failure. Sony, luckily for them, is drawing from a HUGE install base of PS1/PS2 fans
The ZuneBoy though will be emulating Xbox One games I'd think...you have only an installed base of 24 million X fans (with ALOT of cross over to X360)...it'll be a much tougher draw.
If they can add the gaming functions to a solid music player (Zune is pretty good) as well as Remote Play functions like the PSP,then they may be able to make it work. If it is only and purely a game machine...forget it, the installed base of X fans is too small.
portable xbox?
that just might be the dumbest rumor to get approved.
seeing that microsoft and 3rd party
has completely abandoned the 1st xbox.
If Microsoft releases a portAble i doubt it would fail like the psp,think for a second....Xbox live,achievements better graphics and possibly a portable version of halo to play on xbox live sweet!


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New products introduced over the last week include two mutual funds from DoubleLine, a suite of currency-hedged Japan ETFs from WisdomTree; the launch of an index unit from the ETF Securities Group, and the launch of the Ardsley Partners US Equity UCITS Fund on the Montlake UCITS platform.
In addition, MainStay and Cushing have partnered on MLP and energy-related funds, Everence and Praxis have committed to an auto industry green bond, FTSE has acquired the index business of MTS, America's Best 401k has announced the release of its 401(k) plan fee checker, and SEI has launched a website for private wealth management clients.
Here are the latest developments of interest to advisors:
1) DoubleLine Adds Two Funds
DoubleLine Capital LP has announced the addition of two funds, the the DoubleLine Flexible Income Fund (I shares, DFLEX; N shares, DLINX) and the DoubleLine Low Duration Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund (DBLLX; DELNX).
Jeffrey Gundlach, CEO and chief investment officer of DoubleLine, is the portfolio manager of the Flexible Income Fund. The fund seeks current income and capital appreciation by top-down active asset allocation among market sectors in the fixed income universe and by bottom-up securities selections. It has broad flexibility to use various investment strategies and to invest in a wide variety of fixed income instruments, and is not constrained by management against any index.
Luz Padilla, Mark Christensen and Su Fei Koo are the portfolio managers of the Low Duration Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund. Although the fund may invest in securities of any maturity or duration, the team seeks to construct the portfolio with a dollar-weighted average effective duration of three years or less. The fund may invest without limit in investments denominated in any currency, but the team currently expects to invest substantially all of its assets in investments denominated in the U.S. dollar.
2) MainStay, Cushing Partner on MLP, Energy-Related Funds
MainStay Investments has announced the formation of a new subadvisory relationship with Cushing Asset Management LP, a subsidiary of Swank Capital LLC, a Dallas-based manager of master limited partnerships (MLPs) and other energy-related investments. Through this strategic relationship, MainStay would adopt three existing open-end mutual funds, managed by Cushing. Subject to shareholder approvals, on or about July 1, MainStay will become the investment advisor to the three funds and Cushing will be the subadvisor, as well as continuing to be responsible for day-to-day portfolio management.
MainStay will adopt the Cushing MLP Premier Fund (CSHAX; CSHCX; CSHZX), Cushing Royalty Energy Income Fund (A shares, CURAX; C shares, CURCX; I shares, CURZX) and Cushing Renaissance Advantage Fund (A shares, CRZAX; C shares, CRZCX; I shares, CRZZX) to the MainStay family of funds. The funds will be reorganized as MainStay Cushing mutual funds.
3) WisdomTree Announces Suite of Currency-Hedged Japan Funds
WisdomTree has announced a suite of currency-hedged Japan sector ETFs that seek to provide exposure to sectors within the Japanese equity markets while hedging exposure to the yen. Each has a net expense ratio of 0.43%.
The ETFs are the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Real Estate Fund (DXJR); the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Financials Fund (DXJF); the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Tech, Media and Telecom Fund (DXJT); the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Health Care Fund (DXJH); and the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Capital Goods Fund (DXJC).
4) ETF Securities Group Launches Index Unit
The ETF Securities Group has announced the launch of its index unit, ETFS Indices LLC, which is led by Dan Raab, head of indexes and managed futures at ETF Securities U.S., and will design and publish new futures-based indexes.
The suite of commodity indices launched by ETFS Indices includes four composite strategy indices based on commodity futures prices. Indices currently developed by ETFS Indices include Commodity Carry Strategy Long-Short Excess Return Index (ETCCSLSE); Commodity Rotator Strategy Long-Short Excess Return Index (ETCRSLSE); Commodity Rotator Strategy Long-Only Excess Return Index (ETCRSLOE); and Commodity Diversified Beta Long-Only Excess Return Index (ETCDBLOE).
5) Ardsley Partners U.S. Equity UCITS Fund Launches on Montlake Platform
ML Capital, the investment manager to the Montlake UCITS (Undertakings For The Collective Investment Of Transferable Securities) platform, has announced the launch of the Ardsley Partners U.S. Equity UCITS Fund.
The fund is managed by long-short equity manager Ardsley Partners, which is based in Stamford, Conn., and invests globally, with a focus on technology, telecom, life sciences, energy and alternative energy companies.
6) Everence and Praxis Commit to Auto Industry Green Bond
Everence Financial and the Praxis Intermediate Income Fund (MIIAX) have purchased a total of $3.5 million in the auto industry's asset-backed green bond through Toyota Financial Services. The bond is designed to help people get loans for energy-efficient vehicles.
Proceeds of the bond will fund new retail finance contracts and lease contracts for qualified Toyota and Lexus hybrid or alternative fuel powertrain vehicles.
7) FTSE TMX Global Debt Capital Markets acquires MTS indices business
FTSE TMX Global Debt Capital Markets, a joint venture between FTSE Group and TMX Group's information services division TMX Datalinx, has acquired the indices business of MTS, whose indices track the performance of the largest and most widely traded government-issued securities in European bonds.
As a result of the acquisition, MTS will initially hold a 3.1% stake in FTSE TMX Global Debt Capital Markets. FTSE will retain a 72.7% majority stake in the joint venture, with TMX Group holding a 24.2% stake. Following the acquisition, existing MTS index products will transition to the FTSE MTS brand name.
8) America's Best 401k Announces Release of 401(k) Plan Fee Checker
America's Best 401k has announced the release of its 401(k) plan fee checker. The free report, which is available for every existing 401(k) plan, is designed to allow plan sponsors and plan participants to get a better understanding of the effect of investment-related costs over time and to encourage business owners to consider alternatives if appropriate.
Entering a company name will cause the report to pull plan information from the DOL 5500 database and compare its investment-related costs to industry averages. Until later this year when all 2013 5500′s have been filed, the report uses 2012 filings. An update plan button permits modifying both plan assets and participants after the initial report is produced to display current figures.
9) SEI Launches Website for Private Wealth Management Clients
SEI has announced the launch of its website for private wealth management clients. The site provides individual and family clients an overview of all their assets in relation to their established goals, which can be organized by self, family and community. The website gives clients reporting flexibility and full transparency to customize views of their data and drill down to track how each goals-based portfolio is doing in achieving its objective.
The website also offers clients access to in-depth data surrounding all their financial resources. There is a section that provides a cash-flow summary, including deposits, withdrawals, and overall projections, and charts progress towards set targets. Clients using the site will have access to a secure document library for important personal documents, as well as an area to organize, view, and pay various personal and family bills.
Read the Apr. 4 Portfolio Products Roundup at ThinkAdvisor.


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Game Developer Won't Edit 'Aliens vs. Predator' To Appease Australian Censors
from the it's-for-adults deptRose M. Welch alerts us to the news that game developer Rebellion has decided not to resubmit an edited version of its game Aliens vs. Predator after it was rejected by the Australian Classification Board for being too violent. The company stated that it agrees the game is not suitable for children:
"We agree strongly that our game is not suitable for game players who are not adults... it is bloody and frightening, that was our intent."But Australia apparently doesn't have an option for such "mature" content, and Rebellion seems to recognize how ridiculous that is:
"We will not be releasing a sanitized or cut down version for territories where adults are not considered by their governments to be able to make their own entertainment choices."Hopefully, things like this will make Australia reconsider its censorship of such content.
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If Modules have one property that Classes envy it would be their ability for dynamic inclusion in an inheritance chain. Using Object2module, however, we can gift our Classes (and Objects) with identical functionality.
How to use:
require 'object2module' class MyClass def hello_world puts "hello world!" end end o = Object.new o.extend MyClass.to_module o.hello_world #=> "hello world!"
Since including and extending 'modulified' Objects is likely the aim of a user, two functions are provided for this purpose.
gen_extend() and gen_include() are generalizations of the ordinary extend() and include() methods and are capable of including/extending Objects and Classes as well as Modules.
require 'object2module' class MyClass def hello_world puts "hello world!" end end #using gen_extend o = Object.new o.gen_extend MyClass o.hello_world #=> "hello world!" #using gen_include class Fren gen_include MyClass end Fren.new.hello #=> "hello world!"
How it works:
- Object2module works by first creating an IClass for the Class in question and setting the T_MODULE flag.
- It then recursively converts superclasses of the Class to IClasses (up to but excluding Object) creating a modulified version of the inheritance chain.
- In the case of Objects the same process is followed as above except it begins with the eigenclass of the Object.
Install the gem: sudo gem install object2module
git project: http://github.com/banister/object2module/tree/master
For one application of Object2module check out Dup_eval


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Here is a photograph I thought I would share. It tells its own story. This photo was taken on 25 April 1948 in the Benson Stake Tabernacle. The photo is honoring those Visiting Teachers who have been faithful in going out for 40+ years in the Benson Stake. The Benson Stake was headquartered in Richmond, Cache, Utah (later renamed to Richmond Stake), not Benson.
Mind you, at that time, this was not just an organization you automatically became a member of when you joined the church. This was a separate membership with dues requirements for the organization. You even received a membership card. Not only are these women faithful in Visiting Teaching for 40 years, but they had volunteered to be a member of the Relief Society for that many years and actively participated. Martha Coley in the front middle is my Great, Great Grandmother. How many Visiting Teachers today qualify for faithful Visiting Teaching for 40 years?
Here is Martha Christiansen Coley's daughter's Relief Society membership card. Lillian Coley married Joseph Nelson Jonas and after his death remarried to Lorenzo (Ren) Bowcutt.
Here is some more information I could find on the individuals in the photo.
Lydia Elnora Karren (1879-1959) married Edward Leavitt (1876-1957). They probably lived in Lewiston, Cache, Utah.
Estella Nora Glover (1883-1952) married Ephraim Isaac Blair (1882-1943). They probably lived in Lewiston.
Sarah () married Preece (). Cannot find records, either have the name wrong or she moved from Cache Valley.
Susanna "Susie" Elizabeth Preece (1863-1953) married Andrew Bickmore Allen (1859-1941). They probably lived in Cove, Cache, Utah.
Livinia Merriam Henson (1871-1950) married James Franklin Wilcox (1869-1951), previously married to an Levi Knapp Allen (1842-1928). They probably lived in Cove.
Clara Deseret Stephenson (1880-1951) married Joseph Henry Wheeler (1882-1963). They probably lived in Lewiston or Trenton, Cache, Utah.
Lavina Ellen Hawkeswood (1877-1954) married John James Poulsen (1871-1948). They lived in Lewiston. Interesting note, Martha Christiansen Coley's husband, Herbert Coley, and Lavina are 1st cousins once removed! Do you think these two ladies sitting on the front row knew of that relationship?
Christensia () married Hansen (). Cannot find records, either have the name wrong or she moved from Cache Valley.
Martha Christiansen (1879-1961) married Herbert Coley (1864-1942). They lived in Richmond.
Martha Ann Kingsbury (1850-1950) married William Crawford Lewis (1830-1908). She was 98 years old in this picture! They probably lived in Richmond.
Sarah Ann Gaunt (1878-1963) married Owen Elmo Snelgrove (1880-1973). They probably lived in Richmond.


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If $A_1$ and $A_2$ are two collection of subsets in $\Omega$ (Sample Space), I need to prove that $$\sigma(A_1) \subseteq \sigma(A_2).$$ I understand that there exist minimal unique $\sigma$-algebras generated by $A_1$ & $A_2$ respectively. However, I am not sure what needs to be demonstrated mathematically, in order to prove the subset status.
I tried to construct an example for this. Let A1={1,2} , A2={1,2,3} , Ω={1,2,3,4}
How can I proceed beyond this. I am confused as how to interpret the subsets as opposed to elements.
Appreciate your comments. Thank you.


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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Many changes are afoot at BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion, but chief executive Thorsten Heins says the company will continue to offer devices with its popular physical keypad.
Heins told media at the BlackBerry World conference in Orlando on Wednesday that, despite rumours to the contrary, its new line of BlackBerrys due for release later this year will include both touchscreens and keypads.
"We won't lose the focus on physical keypads. It would be wrong _ just plain wrong to do this,'' Heins said.
The Waterloo-based company weathered some criticism on Tuesday when Heins unveiled the new BlackBerry 10 operating system and focused on some flashy features available to touchscreen users, but didn't address any future plans for keypad devices. Some reports suggested the company would completely ditch the physical keys that helped build its name and are favoured by many of its users.
"We only showed you one element of what the future of the BlackBerry 10 portfolio might look like,'' Heins said.
The confusion emphasized one of the challenges RIM faces in the gradual unveiling of its new operating system and products that will stretch into the latter part of this year. The company hasn't revealed what its new line of smartphones will look like, but it wanted to give developers the opportunity to witness its new operating system at the conference.
It will be one of the first major challenges for the company, which is presently hunting for a new chief marketing officer.
Heins treaded lightly on criticism of the state of RIM before he took the reins.
"We need to improve our marketing,'' he said.
There were regional differences when it brought out the BlackBerry 7 operating system.
"It was not coherent. It was not really what RIM was about.''
Heins also said that he launched a major examination of RIM's organization earlier this year.
"It became clear that _ here and there _ the company has a little fat on the hips,'' he said of his initial impression as the new CEO.
"We just need to move and evolve to be a lean, mean, nimble hunting machine.''
BlackBerry 10 is seen as an important part of RIM's attempt to compete against the likes of Apple's iPhone and devices using Google's Android operating system.
Research In Motion (TSX:RIM) stock was down 72 cents a share to $12.59 by early afternoon trading at the Toronto Stock Exchange.
The stock is down about 11 per cent since the conference began.
Prior to becoming CEO in January, Heins was a senior executive with the company.
He was put in charge of all product engineering functions last July, about the time Research In Motion announced it would cut 2,000 jobs worldwide.


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GNU/Hurd on L4 - News
posted by ijcd, Thu 14 Mar 2002 02:41:37 AM UTC - 0 replies
The l4hurd-commits maillist has been created to allow tracking of changes made to CVS.
posted by ijcd, Wed 13 Mar 2002 12:43:24 AM UTC - 0 replies
The L4Ka team recently released a new version of the L4 microkernel API specification, Version X.2 which can be found at http://l4ka.org/documentation/files/l4-x2.pdf. The L4Ka Team is currently working on providing a reference implementation for the specification. No release date has been chosen. The L4Ka project can be found at http://www.l4ka.org.
posted by ijcd, Tue 12 Mar 2002 03:19:32 PM UTC - 0 replies
The Hurd on L4 project now has a set of skeleton directories with corresponding README files in CVS. Please check it out using the instructions on the project homepage.
posted by ijcd, Tue 12 Mar 2002 03:18:01 PM UTC - 0 replies
The Hurd on L4 project now has a homepage. It includes a brief description of the project, an overview of some initial design ideas, and links to resources that will be useful for the project. Please visit it at http://www.freesoftware.fsf.org/l4hurd/.


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This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2013, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.
Park City • At the Park Silly Sunday Market, it's not all fun and games.
Yes, there are goofy hats and feather puppets and a bandstand where shoppers can shake their booties. But the market, which celebrated its 100th festival Sunday, is also a place for serious entrepreneurs to test new products and launch new ventures.
"It incubates businesses," said Kim Kuehn, who founded the Park Silly Market in 2007.
Among them: Red Bicycle Breadworks, started by Brent Whitford and Brad Hart.
Hart set up a stand at the first market and then solicited products from area farms. He asked Whitford, then working at Chez Betty restaurtant, to provide bread.
"I made 16 loaves one day, brought them over on the trailer of my red bicycle, and the rest was kind of history," said Whitford, who moved to Park City from Connecticut a decade ago. "Sixteen became 40, became 80, and 100 and more and more. We decided we might have something here."
It became Whitford's full-time passion, and two years ago he began leasing space in the bakery at The Market grocery store. In addition to the Park Silly Market, Red Bicycle breads are sold at the Tuesday Pioneer Park Market in Salt Lake City and offered at a number of Park City restaurants.
On a typical Sunday, Red Bicycle sells 480 sticks of olive oil and Redman Salt bread its best-seller and up to 200 other specialty loaves featuring locally produced ingredients, such as spent hops from Wasatch Brewery and artisan cheese from Gold Creek Farms in Woodland.
"We spend a lot of extra time and money to get ingredients people don't really know about," Whitford said. "Being able to showcase what you're doing to such a large audience in a matter of a few hours and being able to market yourself face to face and explain exactly what you're doing is pretty exciting."
The Park Silly Market, which started with about 40 vendors, now has more than 160 booths; about half are operated by Utah natives a quarter from Park City itself. Last year, more than 132,000 people attended the market.
Entrepreneurs who figured they were on to something after stints at the market: Sammy's Bistro and Yee-Haw Pickle, said Ryan Cray, the market's media director.
Park City resident Kathy Pederson is another vendor who kick-started her business, Boom Dog Creations, at the Park Silly Market. About three years ago, Pederson, a retired special-education teacher from Las Vegas, found an old Western-style leather belt in her closet and fashioned it into a dog collar for Boomer, her yellow Labrador retriever. Her friends loved it and all wanted one, too.
She debuted at the market three years ago and now also sells handmade collars, wrist cuffs, bootlets and trophy dog bowls at the annual arts festival at Sundance and at the Cowboy Christmas show held in conjunction with the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas in December.
"I make it all myself so I'm busy," Pederson said as she custom-fit a collar for Monroe, a cocker spaniel. It was the third collar Orem resident Shea Wride has bought from Pederson.
"They always make our dog look prettier than she really is," Wride said.
The Park Silly Sunday Market takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Historic Main Street in Park City. It runs through Sept. 22.


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NEW YORK, Tue Feb 19, 2013 — Office Depot Inc., the No.2 U.S. office supply retailer, is in advanced talks to merge with smaller rival OfficeMax Inc. and a deal could come as early as this week, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday.
Both companies, which trail industry leader Staples Inc., are under much pressure from investors to boost profitability as well as shareholder value, and a merger would help them to cut costs, close stores and boost their clout with suppliers.
The deal is expected to be structured as a stock-for-stock transaction, the person said, but the source also warned that the talks could still fall apart.
Office Depot has a market capitalization of $1.1 billion while OfficeMax has a market value of $932 million.
Analysts have long called for consolidation in what they see as a cluttered sector, in which sales crumbled during the global financial crisis. Office supply stores are also fighting a battle for relevance, with shoppers increasingly buying their paper, toner and technology online or at mass merchants.
Office Depot declined to comment on the news of a potential deal. Representatives for OfficeMax were not immediately available for comment. The news was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
Neuberger Berman LLC, one of OfficeMax's top investors and which has pressured the company to do more for shareholders, said it would support a merger with Office Depot Inc. depending on deal terms.


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It can be difficult, not to mention expensive, trying to entertain the kids now that school is out for the summer. By taking advantage of some local summer programs, family fun can happen -- even on a budget.
1. Summer Movie Programs for Kids Many of the top-name movie theaters around the country offer discounted movie tickets each week throughout the summer. These programs usually highlight a different children's movie each week and may only be shown on certain dates. Plus, you can't beat the ticket price -- many as low as 50 cents, $1 and some even free.
2. Summer Reading Programs for KidsBookstores are joining parents in encouraging their children to read throughout the summer. With freebies involved, kids are certain to get excited and encouraged too. Many major retailers have various summer programs offering kids either a free book or a gift card for a certain number of books read.
3. Local Library FunCheck your local library for a summer schedule of activities. Many libraries have season passes to local attractions, while others may offer reading programs similar to the bookstores. Not only did my daughter earn some free books and stickers last year through a library program, but I did too, as bookstores also wanted to encourage the parents to read. One library in the Dallas/Fort Worth area even has a weekly story time at a water park before the park opens to the public … for free!
No matter what your budget, you can find inexpensive ways to keep your kids having fun all summer long.
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Debra Muccio is the mother of a 2-year-old girl and blogs at AFrugalFriend.net, where she finds the best deals and freebies on everything from groceries to entertainment.
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Ultrasonic Flowmeters for Paper Pulp; Flowmeter AccuracyJun 14, 2013A Reader Asks if Controlotron System 1010P Universal Portable Flowmeter Can Measure Pulp Flow With 1.5% Consistency. Also, Why Vendors' Literature, Often Give Accuracy Measurements as a Percentage but Without Stating of What
Relief Valve Blowdown Rings; D/P and Straight RunsMay 7, 2013Readers Ask: When It Comes to Safety Relief Valves, What Is Best? Using Two Blowdown Rings or Ones? and Can a Transmitter Be Installed Above Pipe Taps?
Automation Could Have Prevented Fukushima, 2Apr 30, 2013Bela Liptak Discusses Automatic vs. Manual Operation of the Emergency Cooling Systems, and the Roles the Bad Designs of Control and Block Valves Played in this Nuclear Accident
Sealing an Oil Well; Orifice Sizing--OSO versus AGAApr 10, 2013Can Someone Explain BP's Sealing Process to Temporary Seal the Oil Well from the BP Oil Spill in the Mexican Gulf? And, What Is the Difference Between the Orifice Calculations Described by AGA 3 and ISO 5167?
Automation Could Have Saved FukushimaMar 15, 2013Liptak Says That If the Fukushima Level Detectors Had Operated Correctly, the Hydrogen Explosions Would Have Been Prevented
Loop drawings for smart instrumentsMar 12, 2013Readers look to our experts for information on smart instruments
Automation Could Have Prevented ChernobylJan 10, 2013Bela Liptak Tells How Automatic Safety Controls Could Have Prevented the Accident at Chernobyl
Cascade, Scan Time, PID TuningJan 9, 2013When Should You "Slow Down" a PID Loop by Making the Loop Update Time Such That the Loop Executes Less Often?
Emergency Shutdown of LPG Tank FarmsDec 10, 2012Is It Allowed from the Standard Point of View to Use the Existing Level Transmitters to Control the Inlet and Outlet Shutdown Valves?
Real-Time PIG Data Transmission?Nov 12, 2012How Can We Improve the Safety of the Pipelining Industry? See What Our Experts Say
Why Nuclear Needs Process AutomationNov 1, 2012The Key to the Safety of Nuclear Power Plants Is to Maintain the Availability of Coolants, Even if All Electric Power Supplies Fail
Crude Oil Pipeline ControlSep 27, 2012Is It Possible to Maintain an Accurate and Stable Pressure Control Just Using Speed Control?
Economic Controls; Cooling Tower OptimizationSep 10, 2012Readers' Ask Our Expert, Bela Lipatk, What His Opinion Is on Keen's Approach to Debuning Economics and to Give Some Advice on the Conceptual Design of Cooling Tower Optimization
Improving Oil and Gas Well SafetyAug 29, 2012Liptak Walks Us Through Step-by-Step How Process Control Can Improve the Safety of Fracking, Off-Shore Drilling, Well Blow-Out Prevention, Drilling Ship Stability and Much More
"Herding" Control and LPG ProblemsAug 10, 2012A Reader Asks Us if "Herding Control" Is a Theoretical Concept, or a System that Our Very Own Bela Liptak Designed. Also, What Is the Suitability of Using a Differential Pressure Cell Pressure Transmitter.
D/P Cell Accuracy; Which Manifolds Are Best?Jul 16, 2012A Reader Aks our Panel of Experts How He Can Tell If His D/P Transmitter is Accurately Calibrated. See What Our Experts Had to Say
Drilling Safely in the Arctic OceanJul 3, 2012Liptak Shows Why Full Automation Could Improve the Safety of Offshore Drilling in and Transportation from the Arctic Ocean
Valve Failure Positions; Controlling Global ProcessesJun 12, 2012Readers Ask About PID Controller Action, Valve Failure Positions and Global Process Trends for Industrial Applications
Tuning Interacting ControllersMay 14, 2012Is the Famous Ziegler-Nichols (ZN) Open-Loop Tuning/Closed-Loop Tuning Parameter Calculation for Interacting or Non-Interacting PID?
Controls for Drilling Oil and Gas WellsMay 4, 2012The Drilling for Oil and Gas Will Be With Us for Some Time, the Only Contribution Our Profession Can Make Is to Improve the Safety of These Processes
Magmeter Maintenance, Feed-Forward Variations; RobotsApr 11, 2012What Maintenance Is Required for a Magmeter? And What's the Difference Between "Positional Feed-Forward" and "Incremental Feed-Forward" in PID Control?
Using Feed-Forward PID for External ResetMar 8, 2012Is There a Way to Create an External Reset on a Standard PID Feedback Controller?
Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel-Part 3Mar 2, 2012Liptak Discusses Pipelining Safety and How Automation Processes Can Prevent Pipelining Accidents
Deaerator Level ControlFeb 7, 2012Can a P Controller Be Replaced With a Linear Function Generator in Controlling the Level on a Deaerator?
Protecting Blast Furnace Pressure Transmitters from PluggingJan 10, 2012Installing a Pressure Transmitter for Dusty Service. Help Me Please!
Scraping of the Bottom of the Barrel -- FrackingDec 30, 2011Proponents Believe Fracking Gas Could Meet U.S. Energy Needs for a Century. Opponents Say the NG Supply Will Be Exhausted in Just a Few Decades
D/P Impulse Lines; Chinese Solar TechDec 7, 2011How to Keep Impulse Lines Full of Water When the Pump Shuts Down, and Are the Controls, Converters or Collectors for Photovoltaic Designs Better Products?
Controls for Scraping of the Bottom of the Barrel - Part 1Nov 7, 2011Discussing the Emerging New Industries That Are Aiming at Exploiting the "Unconventional" Fossil Fuel Deposits
Software for Renewable Energy Processes - 4Oct 5, 2011Talking About Software Needs for Control and Optimization of Solar Energy Storage and Transportation Systems
How Automation Can Prevent Nuclear Accidents-Part 3Aug 31, 2011Watch Out for Outdated and/or Unreliable Instruments. These Can Cause Major Disasters
More Reasons BWR Power Plants Are UnsafeAug 26, 2011Covering the Automation Errors That Exist in the Old American BWR Plants
Preventing Nuclear Accidents by Automation -- Part 2Jul 5, 2011Bela Liptak Discusses the Design and Control Errors at Fukushima, Because They Still Exist in Many American Boiling-Water Reactors (BWR) and Must Be Corrected
The Fukushima Nuclear Accident - Part 1Apr 15, 2011Béla Lipták Talks About the Safety Processes Used at the Fukushima Plant
Control Software for Renewable Energy - 6Mar 4, 2011The Key Component of a Wireless and Fully Distributed Solar-Hydrogen System Is the Reversible Fuel Cell (RFC)
Software for Renewable Energy Processes-5Jan 10, 2011Bela Liptak Describes the "Battery Swap"-Based Transportation and the "Energy Free" Housing He Sees for the Future
Software for Renewable Energy Processes - 4Oct 28, 2010Solar Is the Fastest Growing Power-Generation Technology in the World
Control Software and Renewable Energy, Part 3Aug 30, 2010Bela Liptak Discusses the Control of the Renewable Energy Processes That Use Energy Sources Such as the Sun, the Moon, the Rotation of Earth and Its Coriolis Effect and the Heat Below the Ground
Renewable Energy Processes, Part 2Jul 2, 2010The Control System Must Be able to Detect the Loss of the Grid and Respond by Isolating Itself from the Grid or by Tripping Offline
Control Software and Renewable Energy, Part 1May 3, 2010Columnist Bela Liptak Launches a Series of Articles Talking About Control Software in Need of Development for Renewable Energy Processes. Here is Article Number 1
Pumping Station Optimization, Part 3Mar 4, 2010The Optimization of Pumping Stations and Liquid Distribution Systems Can Save 25 Percent or More Energy
Pumping Station Optimization - Part 2Jan 8, 2010Bela Liptak Talks About the Phenomenon of Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH) and Multiple Pump Stations
Pumping Station Optimization - Part 1Nov 3, 2009Liptak Describes the Pumping Process to Then Show How to Control and Optimize Pumping Stations
Process Control's Role in Nuclear Waste HandlingSep 11, 2009Liptak Talks about the Role of Process Control in Nuclear Safety and How It Can Plays in Reducing the Risks Associated with the Transportation and Storage of Nuclear Wastes
Chernobyl Did Not Need To OccurJul 12, 2009Good Process Control Could Have Prevented this Historic Meltdown
What Caused the Three Mile Island Accident?May 11, 2009Liptak Describes the Sequence of Events and the Primitive Controls That Led to the Three Mile Island Accident
The Future of Nuclear EnergyMar 2, 2009If Global Carbon Emissions Were Cut by 15% by 2050 by the Increased Use of Nuclear Power, 1,070 Plants Would Need to Be Built at a Cost of $5 Trillion.
Nuclear Security, Part IIFission BasicsJan 9, 2009The Overall Topic of the Nuclear Power Plant Operation and the Use of Process Control to Protect Against Nuclear Accidents
Nuclear Plant Security and Cyber TerrorismOct 28, 2008How To Improve Nuclear Power Plant Security
Controlling the Post-Oil Energy EconomyAug 20, 2008The Worlds First Solar-Hydrogen Demonstration Power Plant
Fuel Cell of the FutureJul 1, 2008Process Control Will Play a Key Role In the Transition From the Fossil/Nuclear Economy to the Solar-Hydrogen Economy of the Future
Green Energy Can Stop RecessionMay 4, 2008Storing Solar Energy for the Night
The Third Industrial RevolutionMar 7, 2008The Transition to a Solar/Hydrogen Economy Will Trigger an Economic Boom Unseen Since the Marshall Plan.
Distillation Control and Optimization Part 7Jan 3, 2008Plant-Wide Optimization Involves Coordinating the Control of Distillation, Furnaces, Compressors, etc. to Maximize the Profitability of the Entire Operation
On the Road to Renewable TransportationNov 6, 2007The OECD estimates that replacing 10% of the country's motor fuels with bio-fuels would use one-third of all croplands.
The Global Energy Future Part 5Aug 31, 2007Covering 10 million American homes with solar roofs would trigger the biggest economic expansion of the decade.
Distillation, Part 5: Multiple ProductsAug 1, 2007In Part 5 of this series on distillation control and optimization, we find that adding a side-stream component to your process gives an additional degree of freedom, but makes it even more essential to not mismatch the variables.
The Energy FutureProcess Controls RoleJul 12, 2007Find out about the zero energy home of the future and the hydrogen economy. What are the potentials of process control in wind, ocean wave, and geothermal energy systems.
The global energy future Part 3May 7, 2007Control's own Béla Lipták continues his series on the future of global energy, stating that in order to obtain maximum energy recovery, the various solar collectors described all need to track the sun.
Control of the solar-hydrogen plantMar 1, 2007Columnist Béla Lipták describes equipment and control requirements of the solar-hydrogen demo power plant and says we now are in critical need of them because the stakes are even higher.
The power of the Sun: Part 1Jan 5, 2007In discussing global energy issues, CONTROL columnist Béla Lipták, PE, estimates that global warming damage will consume as much as 20% of the global GDP by 2020 even without energy wars.
How to select control valves, Part 2Sep 12, 2006When it comes to selecting and sizing control valves and positioners, this article not only helps you pick the right one for the right job, but also includes a valuable valve selection chart you can download!
How to select control valves, Part 1Jul 14, 2006When it comes to selecting and sizing control valves, the non-commercial chart in this article not only helps you pick the right one for the job, but also serves as a fantastic reference tool you can download!
Why do we have global warming?May 18, 2006CONTROL columnist Béla Lipták, PE, finishes his Lessons Learned series on global warming, and what the process control confraternity can do about understanding and perhaps controlling it.
Can process control help stabilize global warming?Mar 14, 2006CONTROL columnist Béla Lipták, PE, continues his Lessons Learned series on Global Warming, and what the proceess control confraternity can do about predicting the timing and sizing of future events.
A process only mankind can controlJan 9, 2006Global warming, devastating hurricanes and rising ocean currents are all signs of a presently-out-of-control global heat balance that may result in colder winters and our summers permanently disappearing.
Engineers can control the economy: Part IINov 14, 2005In this second installment, CONTROL Columnist Béla Lipták, PE, illustrates an assumed ANN model of the U.S. economy to show what can happen when advanced process control meets economics.
Can an automation engineer control the economy?Sep 10, 2005In this month's installment of his Lessons Learned column for CONTROL magazine, columnist Béla Lipták, PE, shows what can happen when advanced process control meets economics.
Getting Loopy with Control LoopsJul 20, 2005This month's edition of Ask The Experts focuses in on manual control loops and offers guidance on which PID control mode should be used when, and what the range of tuning settings should be.
The next generation of smarter valves Part 2Jul 10, 2005Much improvement and change is expected in the design of smart and self-diagnosing control valves, with potential advantages outweighing the required investment of time and money.
The next generation of smarter valvesMay 10, 2005In the next decade, much improvement and change is expected in the design of smart and self-diagnosing control valves, with potential advantages outweighing the required investment of time and money.
The fuel cell: A new process to controlSep 20, 2002The fuel cell is like a battery, except that it never needs recharging because the heat and electricity produced by it are made from the inexhaustible and clean sources of water and air.


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I think Australia missed a guy like Hayden the most at the top of the order, I know he hasn't had a great time when he has played in England in the past, but surely had he been there this time around he would have made a big difference. especially considering that swing with the new ball wasn't much of a factor this time around.
Don't think we missed Gilly that much though, I think Haddin prior to his injury more than made up for the absence of Gilly, obviously Gilly is a more dynamic player than Haddin, but still it was Hayden out of those three that was missed the most in this series.
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If Australia missed anyone from last ashes it was Shane Warne.
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McGrath IMO.
Forever 63* at the SCG
84/5, 134/6 or 18/5? Symonds pulled you out of the mire.
I don't mean you can say conclusively that he would have made a difference, but he's as good a bet to change the momentum from number 6 as anyone. He's done it plenty before.
Tendulkar = the most overated player EVER!!
Beckham = the most overated footballer EVER!!
Vassell = the biggest disgrace since rikki clarke!!
Yeah he definitely could have. But so could Gilchrist, who admittedly was not at his best, but would have been handy.
Decent vice captain too, and gives confidence to the team when he comes out at 7, no matter his form, IMO of course.
"I am very happy and it will allow me to have lot more rice."
Eoin Morgan on being given a rice cooker for being Man of the Match in a Dhaka Premier Division game.
they missed Brett Lee the most imho
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Senators look to crack down on online puppy sales
(CNN) –Maybe Congress really is going to the dogs.
A bipartisan pair of senators re-introduced a bill Wednesday that would regulate the online sale of puppies.
The legislation, "Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act," would require all breeders that sell more than 50 dogs a year to be licensed and to undergo inspections.
The effort, lawmakers say, would ensure that man's best friend is getting the right amount of tender-loving care.
Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois and Republican Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana paired up to help out the pooches. They first introduced the bill in March 2011 during the last Congress, but it failed in committee. A House version of the bill at the time also failed.
"The media regularly reports stories about dogs rescued from substandard facilities — where dogs are housed in stacked wire cages and seriously ill and injured dogs are routinely denied access to veterinary care," Durbin said in a statement. "Online dog sales have contributed to the rise of these sad cases."
At issue is a loophole in the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) that regulates wholesale animal breeders who sell to pet stores. Because retail pet stores are thought to be supplied by licensed, regulated breeders, retail stores are not regulated.
Online puppy sales have increased in popularity but dealers were able to sidestep the same standards that dogs in pet stores must meet. The PUPS Act aims to funnel direct sales of dogs into the same regulatory framework, Durbin's office says.
Vitter said he was also alarmed by reports of inhumane treatment and abusive breeding practices of dogs sold online.
"The PUPS Act introduced by Senator Durbin and me will help ensure that puppies are treated humanely and bred in safe and sanitary facilities and that consumers can purchase healthy pets for their families."
The Department of Agriculture proposed a rule to close the loophole last year, but the rule has not gone into place.
Source: CNN


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Barbra Streisand was full of Brooklyn pride as she belted well-known tunes with passion during a concert at the newly built Barclays Center.
Thursday night's three-hour show was Streisand's return to her Brooklyn hometown, where she's also performing Saturday.
The 70-year-old told the crowd of 18,000 the last time she performed solo in Brooklyn was "on somebody's stoop on Pulaski Street'' as an 8-year-old kid. She played with the crowd, often telling jokes and taking in the many screams of "I love you Barbra!''
She entered the stage in a shimmery black ensemble, holding her hands close to the microphone as she performed songs like "People,'' "Evergreen'' and "The Way We Were.''
Streisand sang a duet with her son, Jason Gould, asking the 45-year-old: "Do you need anything, like, a sweater?''


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The Filibuster
"At what point in the season will you cry hardest: when the Cubs win the
NL Central or when the Cards are mathematically eliminated from the
playoffs? And which brand of tissue will you use to wipe your nose?"
— Allen
Such a pleasant surprise to see you stretch those muscles of intelligentsia by presenting me with such a highly researched question of moronic proportion, Mr. Krause. Though I am not immune to dodging your loquacious prods that are ultimately meant to force my hand into an all-out rant with repercussions that would probably get me into a lot of trouble, in this particular case, I am inclined to take the high road and make you look like an idiot. But since you're already an idiot, my job is just that much simpler.
Due to the fact that the foundation of your question is completely erroneous in itself, let me address it by quoting the infamous Jimmy Dugan:
So there, Al. Now that you know there is no crying in baseball, you know I won't be crying about anything. But — and let's just say I'm entertaining your idiocy here — even if there was such a thing as 'crying in baseball', what in the world makes you think I would have anything to cry about? Would I cry about a team that has already surpassed the expectations of every single baseball-follower on the planet? A team that boasts a record of 16 wins, a half game out of first place as we come to the end of April? A team that presents a spring of young, exciting, homegrown talent with names like Brendan Ryan, Skip Schumaker and Colby Rasmus? A team that has arguably the best player in the entire game in A.P.? A team that has won with a no-name starting rotation (ironically) named Wainwright, Lohse, Wellemeyer, Looper and Pineiro/Thompson? A team that is a perennial contender? A team that manufactures wins where other teams (i.e. the Tigers) just kind of give up after they find themselves down? Yeah (*cue the sarcasm), I'm extremely disappointed in this team's performance thus far. Yeah, I'm real upset that we're winning without a lineup full of underachieving, overpaid superstars and a pitching staff more volatile than nuclear fission who collectively find themselves at the bottom of the AL Central. Yeah, I'm real upset about that.
And you're asking me — in April — which event(s) that may or may not happen in October are going to make me cry harder? Ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous. October is the furthest thing from my mind right now and you shouldn't even think about it at all because you'll just be setting yourself up for disappointment. That's right, Mr. Krause. What I'm more worried about is whether or not you'll become suicidal when my prediction of the Tigers missing the playoffs all together comes to fruition (and it will, so start the Paxil cycle now). In fact, Al, you have a lot of nerve asking me such a question when your team can't seem to figure themselves out while the Sox continue to win and C.C. and the Tribe find their old game. Hockeytown has never seen such implosion — oh wait, yes they have (see the 2006 WS or any of their 100 loss seasons for more information).
What kind of tissue will I use? Come on, Al, you're starting to sound like a Cub fan. Really. Next thing I know, you'll be creating racially insensitive t-shirts and selling them on the streets, getting drunk at 11 a.m., and knocking over little kids and their dreams to get your hands on a foul ball.
Besides, real men don't use tissue. They use their sleeves.
Don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
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Mike Lev necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 142 diseños de 14 diseñadores freelance.
Sam King is Hip-Hop artist out of Las-Vegas. For the past several years he's been in college playing division one football out in New Mexico. Due to NCAA regulations he's been disallowed to distribute his music on the web. Now that he has his degree Sam is ready to let the masses hear his music.
You can find some his older music at:
Sam is a down to earth, super friendly guy that has a passion for the strange. More importantly Sam is an incredibly dedicated writer and musician. In his free time, Sam studies music and writes poetry.
This past July Sam flew out to North Carolina and recorded over 20 songs in one week! an amazing feat! In the next few months as these song begin to hit the net, we hope a serious fan base will begin to develop.
In the near future Sam is moving to North Carolina to try and cultivate his musical talents work with new people and create beautiful music!
You can follow Sam on Twitter!
We are looking for something that has universal appeal to all. However, we want something that will clearly appeal to the Hip-Hop crowd as well.
It is a bit hard to describe the diverse crowd of the Hip-Hop world.
I will try and put this as simply as possible:
They are always demanding for something that is different and new. Yet at the same time they will quickly recognize and respect something that has the credibility of old.
Three part project that will be using images from several photo shoots.
While a three part project, this isn't going to be a terribly difficult project.
Attached is Photoshop file of our SK4MC (Sam King for Master of Ceremonies) logo, please try and incorporate it.
Go check out http://www.myspace.com/sk4mc
This should give you a rough idea of what we are looking for.
do not copy this example...
We want links to our facebook, twitter, bandcamp, pictures and videos.
Clean, simple, DIFFERENT from the myspace.
All we need is background image with a banner (must be 975 pixels wide, 40-180 pixels tall) on top with links.
We want links to twitter, myspace and facebook on there.
We need something simple, cool and fresh. this shouldn't be very hard.
Check out the images:
You can download Raw files for these images here:
You must post in all three categories to win!
You shouldn't use all of the pictures, rather the pictures should serve as an aid to your art.
Message me with questions.
Please be creative!


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Coley Andrews necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 109 diseños de 27 diseñadores freelance.
Pacific Lake Partners
Two partners. Both entrepreneurs. One 58 years old, from Texas, summers in New Hampshire on Lake Winnepesaukee. Other, 29 years old, from California, loves the Pacific Ocean. Both are private pilots and love flying. We are starting a completely new type of investment company that seeks to inspire entrepreneurs to pursue their dreams of building great businesses by buying and then running small companies versus starting new ones. This is about entrepreneurship, inspiring and mentoring people, building value in organizations, and doing business the American entrepreneurial way.
We are creating a completely new model of entrepreneurship and seek to inspire America's entrepreneurs to pursue a path to be a small business owner that they otherwise might never have considered.
1) Entrepreneurs, usually males, in their late 20s and early 30s. Most have MBAs but are scrappy guys who give up high paying jobs to pursue their dreams of owning and building their own small business. Nobody likes to wear ties or suits. Everybody likes working with people from all walks of life to create real value in business. 2) Sellers of small companies. These are usually 1st or 2nd generation business owner/entrepreneurs in their late 40s, 50s, or 60s who are selling the family business. They want to sell to people who are going to build their business, not private equity firms that want to extract value from it. We will be one of many investors who will support the entrepreneurs in their effort to buy the business. So we want to look credible, professional, but also different and show we have a heart and are in business to build great businesses.
Clear, wholesome logo we can build a brand around. Can include 'Pacific Lake Partners' or just 'Pacific Lake'. 'PLP' is also an option but less appealing. We want a logo that is relatively clean and simple and draws the eye towards it. We want people to think professional but not anything like investment bankers, wall street, etc. The business is run by two entrepreneurs seeking to connect with other entrepreneurs, both young and old. We are to be partners with them in business building activities. We are not a financial firm, we are an entrepreneurial but professional company.
Colors and images reflecting 'Pacific' and 'Lake' welcome, but not mandatory. Free to be creative here.
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Chancellor's Foreword
January 6, 2006
This strategic plan is a historic, important document for the University of Illinois at Springfield. We need this plan. I heartily endorse it and urge our many campus audiences – students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the central Illinois and global communities that we serve – to recognize where UIS is going.
We aspire to prepare students to be lifelong learners who are engaged in their communities. We aspire to become recognized as one of the top five small public liberal arts universities in the United States. That is a bold and exciting statement about the future of UIS.
This plan shows us the way. Understanding and pursuing the six goals in this plan now becomes the task of every UIS faculty and staff member.This plan is not extra work for UIS. It is our work.
I offer my sincere compliments and deepest gratitude to the Strategic Planning Committee, especially its chair, Dr. Don O'Neal, associate professor of management. This group worked diligently, wrestled with language, and crafted a vision, mission, and plan of action that will carry us forward with great energy for the next five to ten years.


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Hank Williams Jr. will not ask you if you're ready for some football tonight.
Instead, ESPN announced on Monday afternoon that the famous "Are You Ready for Some Football?" intro will not be part of tonight's Monday Night Football broadcast after Williams made comments likening President Obama to Adolf Hitler.
"While Hank Williams, Jr. is not an ESPN employee, we recognize that he is closely linked to our company through the open to Monday Night Football," the network said in a statement. "We are extremely disappointed with his comments, and as a result we have decided to pull the open from tonight's telecast."
ESPN's decision not to use the pre-taped Williams opening before tonight's Colts-Buccaneers game comes after Williams said on Fox News Channel that House Speaker John Boehner should not have played golf with Obama because, "That would be like Hitler playing golf with Netanyahu. Not hardly. In the shape this country is in?"
When Brian Kilmeade of Fox News said he didn't understand the analogy, Williams replied, "I'm glad you don't brother, because a lot of people do. They're the enemy . . . Obama! And Biden! Are you kidding? The Three Stooges."
Williams has performed the theme song for Monday Night Football, which is based on his 1984 song "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight," for more than two decades.


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Finance & Development, March 1966
- World Population Kaleidoscope: 2000 A.D.
- Stabilizing an Economy Austria
- Developing Morocco's Economy
- What Price Domestic Industry?
- What does it really mean?—Balance of Payments
- "Economic Man": The Tourist?
- Evaluating Transport Projects
- Economic Integration in Central America
- Book Notices
- Views and Comments
- Recent Activity: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development International Development Association International Finance Corporation
- Recent Activity: International Monetary Fund
- Contributors to This Issue
What does it really mean?—Balance of Payments
- International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
- Published Date:
- March 1966
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