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Let's talk culture for a bit, shall we?
Well, for the faithful on this side of the sanctuary rail, it was Carnival [or insert cognate term from your Catholic culture of choice – of course, in the Protestant-dominated USA, there was little Carnival culture outside Louisiana, Mobile and ethnic Catholic ghettoes (especially Polish, German, and Italian) that brought their respective Carnival traditions with them – the Irish being notably MIA in this regard, as their cultural pre-Lenten semi-pagan midwinter celebrations were deliberately euthanized (along with a lot of pre-Famine Irish cultural practices) by the Irish hierarchy in the wake of the Great Hunger in favor of sturdy Victorian bourgeois values (think Methodism in Catholic devotional drag, with none of the good music – considering the rich musical culture of the Irish, it's rather amazing how impoverished Irish liturgical music became)].
It was probably the most schizo time of the year for the Catholic church. Within the sanctuary rail, violet replaced green (which was very noticeable), the Gloria on Sundays was suppressed (likewise), tracts replaced the gradual psalm (not the most PIPs would notice much except for the omission of Alleluia) and breviary readings took a different turn (which the overwhelming majority of the faithful would have no idea about). Outside the sanctuary rail, the faithful were fattening up for the Lenten fast, and having a helluva grand old time (again, not those Irish). The gentry and aristocracy in Old Catholic Europe threw lavish entertainments; it was the height of the "social season". The rich areas of Catholic cities were bathed in a kind of nightime light that was rare (and very welcome in the dark-but-lengthening light of late winter, though it would seem exceedingly dim to our modern eyes accustomed to electric light in the dark) until the advent of gaslight and then electric lighting.
Of course, this was all fueled by a sense that Lent was the main event and Eastertide (the period after Easter Sunday) had become something of an afterthought. The cultural source of this trend was probably in the late Middle Ages and was accelerated by the early Modern and Industrial Age trends to cut back severely on the way the Easter holidays were once celebrated. (It's important to remember that, until late Middle Ages, Catholics not only abstained from meatflesh but also dairy and eggs and sex during Lent – while canons kept those precepts on the books until the 20th century, in practice they were greatly diluted by promiscuous indults. Still, try to imagine what Eastertide was like before this started to unravel in the late Middle Ages….)
The point of the post-conciliar suppression was to recover the sense that Easter and Eastertide is the main event, and Lent is a period of preparation for it. I think that is very right. For those who find suddenly descending into Lent odd, it is no less odd than suddenly descending into the schizoid former season of pre-Lent (if anything, it's easier for the lack of the schizoid quality).
The decline of Lenten fasting during the 20th century has been accompanied by a decline in pre-Lenten festivities (except in Carnivale Disneylands like New Orleans, Rio and Venice that have cultivated a modern echo in return for tourist coin). Not that anyone complaining about the suppression of pre-Lent appears to notice that.
The English term "Shrove Tuesday" is a faint echo of when people confessed their sins just *before* Lent and did their penances *during* Lent. It's been many centuries since that practice (the actual prevalence of which cultural historians continue to debate) was anything resembling a reality. That is the one link the Roman tradition may have had to something resembling a Forgiveness Sunday of the Eastern churches.
Which is a very long-winded way of saying the the pre-Lent that survived to 1962 was a withered scrap of liturgical detritus that had long since been unconnected to the real life of most Catholics outside cathedral chapters, monasteries/convents and certain oratories where the Divine Office was cultivated with care. The weeping for its loss by latter-day traditionalists outside those contexts is one indicator that it has more shibboleth ideological value than true traditional value.


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Perhaps one of the most beautiful—if not controversial—activities on Maui is driving the world famous road to Hana. Weaving its way for 52 miles, 600 curves, and 56 one-lane bridges, it's the most loved and loathed stretch of road on the entire island.
As someone who has lived on the island of Maui for 23 years I consider Hana to be the best activity to do on the island. Then again, if a good book and a lounge chair are your idea of the perfect day, it's probably best you just stay back at home. If you've already had enough sun-worshipping, however, and you're looking to explore the adventurous side of Maui, then devoting a day towards experiencing Hana is an excursion which can't be beat.
Many visitors you talk to, however, will tell you that driving the road to Hana was the worst part of their trip. It's too curvy. I got car sick. Someone was on my butt the entire time. And there isn't even anything to even see!
So, why the discrepancy?
Having worked in the Maui visitor industry for years and having watched tens of thousands of tourists include a Hana daytrip into their itinerary, I can confidently say there are only two reasons why people don't enjoy their trip to Hana:
They don't know what Hana is in the first place, and they go about it the wrong way.
Essentially, many of the problems regarding visiting Hana all boil down to a misunderstanding of the excursion, the venue, and how to plan the trip. Given the confusion, here is a list of ten tips for how to go about visiting Hana "the right way."
1. Understand that Hana is not a destination, but a journey
Too frequently, visitors will race all the way to the sleepy village of Hana and are left saying only one thing: "This is it?"
Hana, with a population of only around 1,800 in the immediate town, is not exactly a very big town. A ballpark, a general store, the Travaasa hotel, and that's about it. Hana is not a destination you drive to; it's a place to get away from everywhere else. Turn off the TV, leave the smartphone at home, and forget that the world even exists for a couple of hours. Time ticks by slowly in Hana regardless of the world and all of her ills. Quite frankly, Hana doesn't care.
2. Know that the "Road to Hana" doesn't actually end at Hana
Technically the famous "Road to Hana" (at least the part which is registered on the National Register of Historic Places) is only 52-miles long and stretches between Kahului Airport and Hana. Along this scenic byway visitors will encounter highlights such as the north shore hippie hub of Paia, Ho'okipa Beach Park, Keanae Peninsula, bamboo forests, and countless roadside waterfalls and valleys.
But the road to Hana doesn't end in Hana. In fact, many of Hana's natural treasures lie in the ten miles beyond actual Hana town. Hamoa Beach, which is consistently voted as one of the top beaches in America, is a couple of miles past the town of Hana. So too is Waioka Pool, a brackish, hidden pool which sits right on the rocky coastline. Finally, 30 minutes beyond Hana town, the Pools of Ohe'o Gulch (also known as the "Seven Sacred Pools") are arguably the best sight on the entire eastern flank of the island. A series of cascading waterfalls and pools which lead directly into the blue Pacific, a two-mile trail on the mountain side of the highway leads to the towering, 400 ft. Waimoku Falls.
3. Don't drive back the same way you came in
Yes, your rental car contract tells you the road around the backside of the island is for 4WD vehicles only, but honestly, that's just not true. Sure, there are parts which are bumpy, and yes, a few miles are dirt, but unless it's dumping down torrential buckets of rain the road is passable in a regular 2WD vehicle. The benefit of wrapping all the way around the island is that you are graced with new views the entire way, and you get to see how the surroundings change from lush, tropical rainforest to the windswept, arid lava flows.
Granted, although the road isn't 4WD it is incredibly narrow, and at many places the road is only wide enough for one vehicle. Drive slowly, honk your horn around corners, and be sure to take in the sweeping views which get more dramatic with every turn.
4. Don't schedule a 4pm luau
Too many people try to squeeze Hana into half a day or end up feeling too rushed. Hana, as mentioned, is a place to escape from the rush, not add to it. If you're planning a day trip to Hana, the best thing to do is simply block off an entire day, leave early (7am), and just see where the journey takes you.
5. Stop early, stop often
Going along with the notion that Hana is all about the journey, not the destination, be sure you stop early and often instead of just racing through to the "end". Stop in the town of Paia for a morning stroll down Baldwin Beach or for breakfast at a tucked away café. Pick up a picnic lunch and then watch the waves break at the Ho'okipa Lookout. Stop and swim in waterfalls, hike through bamboo forests, and if you're ever in need of a snack just pull off at any of the roadside stands for a loaf of banana bread or locally grown fruit.
If the guy behind you is on your tail, pull over and let him pass. Who cares? This is Hana, and there isn't any rush.
6. Think hard before taking a van tour
There are many people out there who are uncomfortable driving on narrow, mountainous roads. If you question your ability to drive, then yes, you should probably consider taking a guided van tour. The tours are very informative and feature local guides who can provide insights into Hawaiian history, culture, and personal anecdotes which give humor to the lengthy drive.
The problem with taking a van tour, however, is that you are on someone else's schedule. If you decide you want to go bodysurf at Hamoa Beach, you can't. If you see a waterfall that you want to go swim under, you can't. If you want to hike to Red Sand Beach, trek to Waimoku Falls, explore the caves at Wai'anapanapa, or any other Hana adventure, you're woefully going to be called back to the van.
7. Bring a bathing suit and hiking shoes
Hana is more than just a photographer's paradise; it's also a land of adventure. Be sure to pack along the necessary wardrobe/equipment for your outdoor activity of choice.
8. Kapu means keep out
In the past couple of years there have been a handful of Maui guidebooks (one in particular) which have crossed the line of what is acceptable to publish. A number of previously 'secret' waterfalls and pools now see so many visitors (and their associated liability issues) that many landowners have simply cut off access to everyone—visitors and locals alike.
If you see a sign which says "kapu", it's a Hawaiian word which translates to "No Trespassing" or "Keep Out". If you encounter a kapu sign, it's best to simply move along and enjoy and spot which is more accessible to the public.
9. Don't stay too long
While Hana can be tough to leave, a good day in Hana can be ruined by driving home in the dark—particularly if going out the back way. If you think driving on narrow, one-lane roads with precipitous drop-offs is difficult during the daylight hours, try doing it at night. Leaving by 4pm provides enough daylight to ensure a well-lit journey back home.
10. Consider staying overnight
Despite how enjoyable a day trip to Hana can be, the bottom line is that it's still a really long day. Most locals opt to stay overnight, either camping at the Pools of Ohe'o, or staying in a bed and breakfast or the hotel back in town. In addition to not feeling rushed, those who opt to stay overnight can wake up and have beaches and swimming holes all to themselves before the throngs of day-tripping tourists arrive again the following day, usually beginning at 11am.
With these simple tips in hand an excursion to Hana can be one of the most enjoyable days of your trip, not one of the biggest nightmares.
Kyle Ellison is a freelance writer based in Maui, Hawaii who frequently finds himself in obscure international destinations. Over the course of traveling through 60 different countries, he has taken part in everything from climbing mountains in Borneo to eating clams while scuba diving in an underwater Vietnamese cave. Despite his penchant for novelty and adventure, the beautiful island of Maui will always be the corner of the world where he calls home. All of Kyle's writing and adventures can be found by visiting his website, kylethevagabond.com. Kyle is also an ambassador and contributor to VacationRoost.
Christie permalinkNovember 8, 2012 8:55 am
Great tips! No trip to Maui is complete without experiencing Hana. It's worth the effort & you'll be so glad you did!
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I can't for the life of me understand why 20,000 people suddenly want to start getting a Season Ticket but didn't before. A few thousand maybe but 20,000 is a seriously high number, it's not far off doubling our season ticket holders.
2 main factors have been repeated on this forum over the past couple of years:
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majority of fanbase live in Essex (also Kent, Herts, etc). Parking near the Bolyen is a nightmare. Having a single tube line, the District Line is a nightmare - especially taking kids and having to queue post-match.
Example: currently many coming in from Essex on the Liverpool Street line now only change @ Stratford with about half of their journey time still in front of them!
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A woman I know recently remarked that she learned to "do unto others as she did unto herself." So she hated everyone around her because she hated herself.
We relentlessly defend against anyone, including ourself, who threatens our precious separative self-image. This is because, as it is so apply stated in the Upanishads, 'wherever there is another, there is fear.' When we project separation we fear that we can be attacked and hurt by every 'so-called' separate other, including ourself. To see the truth of this we simply need to bear witness to the warfare that is unfolding on this planet on any given day, no less how much warfare is going on within any given family, relationship or within ourself at any given moment. Because of our separative stance, we constantly seek approval while avoiding rejection, all the while inwardly feeling abandoned. We suffer and all of our suffering is derived from our feeling separate. Suffering, judgment, anxiety, fear and our feeling of abandonment co-arise with separation. These attitudes are the signposts that indicate separation is present.
So why do we tolerate living in such a state of mind where we are held hostage by our thoughts and imprisoned by our judgments? For one thing, we may never have heard about life outside this prison. And for another, we are so deeply wedded to what is familiar that we do not realize that the prison door has always been unlocked from the inside. We feel safe living within the known limits of our self-generated worldview, even if it is full of conflict.
You may have seen the movie The Truman Story where the main character has been raised since early childhood within an enormous artificial biosphere. Truman lives in a totally fictitious town peopled by actors. His daily life is secretly watched by millions of TV viewers. His radio and newspaper, as well as all of the people around him, discourage him from exploring beyond the town's limits. As he pieces together various hints, he realizes that things are not as they appear and he attempts a desperate escape by sailboat. The biosphere's creator, a megalomaniacal TV producer, manipulates the weather to prevent Truman's escape and nearly drowns Truman in the process. Truman does survive and, apparently free on the open sea, is astonished to sail into the well-disguised limit of the biosphere. He climbs up to an exit door and then dialogues with the disembodied voice of the producer who, risking the loss of his enormously popular TV show, begs Truman to stay in this safe world. True-man's passion for the truth allows him to step into the unknown, despite the fierce resistance of the megalomaniacal mind. The Truman Story may well be the meta-story we are all living.
If you project yourself into The Truman Story you will see that you live in the prison of your worldview. The megalomaniacal TV producer is your ego-mind that reinforces the myth of you as a limited and separate self. The yearning you feel for freedom is that intuition that is most authentic in you, which is always pointing to the exit that will heal your sense of separation and suffering.


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I (and several colleagues) have blogged before about Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the latest campaign finance case, which was argued this morning at the Supreme Court. The case is about much more than whether a corporation can release a movie about a political candidate during an election campaign. Indeed, it goes to the very heart of the First Amendment, which was specifically created to protect political speech—the kind most in danger of being censored by politicians looking to limit the appeal of threatening candidates and ideas.
After all, hard-hitting political speech is something the First Amendment's authors experienced firsthand. They knew very well what they were doing in choosing free and vigorous debate over government-filtered pablum. Moreover, persons of modest means often pool their resources to speak through ideological associations like Citizens United. That speech too should not be silenced because of nebulous concerns about "level playing fields" and speculation over the "appearance of corruption." The First Amendment simply does not permit the government to handicap speakers based on their wealth, or ration speech in a quixotic attempt to equalize public debate: Thankfully, we do not live in the world of Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron!
A few surprises came out of today's hearing, but not regarding the ultimate outcome of this case. It is now starkly clear that the Court will rule 5-4 to strike down the FEC's attempt to regulate the Hillary Clinton movie (and advertisements for it). Indeed, Solicitor General Elena Kagan – in her inaugural argument in any court – all but conceded that independent movies are not electioneering communications subject to campaign finance laws. And she reversed the government's earlier position that even books could be banned if they expressly supported or opposed a candidate! (She went on to also reverse the government's position on two other key points: whether nonprofit corporations (and perhaps small enterprises) could be treated differently than large for-profit business, and what the government's compelling interest was in prohibiting corporations from using general treasury funds on independent political speech.)
Ted Olson, arguing for Citizens United, quickly recognized that he had his five votes, and so pushed for a broader opinion. That is, the larger – and more interesting – question is whether the Court will throw out altogether its 16-year-old proscription on corporations and unions spending their general treasury funds on political speech. Given the vehement opposition to campaign finance laws often expressed by Justices Scalia, Kennedy, and Thomas, all eyes were on Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito, in whose jurisprudence some have seen signs of judicial "minimalism." The Chief Justice's hostility to the government's argument – "we don't put our First Amendment rights in the hands of FEC bureaucrats" – and Justice Alito's skepticism about the weight of the two precedents at issue leads me to believe that there's a strong likelihood we'll have a decision that sweeps aside yet another cornerstone of the speech-restricting campaign finance regime.
One other thing to note: Justice Sotomayor, participating in her first argument since joining the Court, indicated three things: 1) she has doubts that corporations have the same First Amendment rights as individuals; 2) she believes strongly in stare decisis, even when a constitutional decision might be wrong; and 3) she cares a lot about deferring to the "democratic process." While it is still much too early to be making generalizations about how she'll behave now that she doesn't answer to a higher Court, these three points suggest that she won't be a big friend of liberty in the face of government "reform."
Another (less serious) thing to note: My seat – in the last row of the Supreme Court bar members area – was almost directly in front of Senators John McCain and Russ Feingold (who were seated in the first row of the public gallery). I didn't notice this until everyone rose to leave, or I would've tried to gauge their reaction to certain parts of the argument.
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The DREAM Act would give conditional citizenship to illegal immigrant kids who graduated from an American high school and either attended some college or agreed to serve in the military. It also would give them in-state tuition at public universities. Now, most states charge out-of-state tuition even if the students graduated from a local high school.
Polis believes there are enough votes, with four Republican co-sponsors, for the measure to pass the House.
But the Senate is a different story. Latino advocacy groups say they have only 55 sure votes — five too few for the bill to become law.
Both Colorado Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet support it.
"It's the single most important bill for education," Polis said today. "It changes lives and it doesn't cost taxpayers a dime."
He said he's been making sure the Dems are on board and spent some time over the weekend leaning on some Republicans. Polis said he wasn't sure he had any Republican votes beyond the original four co-sponsors, Republicans from Florida and California.
The proposed law, which opponents call amnesty for illegal immigrants, used to be less political than it is now. Some Republicans who faced tough election battles in 2010, like Arizona Sen. John McCain, have changed their minds and now oppose it.


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Looks like it's another week, another Google competitive document strewn with inaccuracies....
This one starts with the premise that Google is the next generation, and gives readers ten steps to evaluate Google Apps. Too bad so many of them are based on false dichotomies. For example, someone at Google dug deep to come up with this comparison:
Software Acquisition Costs: Lotus Domino plus Lotus SmartSuite costs $450 per user based on published pricing. Google Apps costs $50 per user, per year, with no upfront capital outlay.SmartSuite? Really? Besides, LotusLive would be perhaps the right comparison, or maybe a three-year cost comparison of Google's $50 annual charge vs. software license + maintenance costs.
This one is also pretty funny:
Backup -- Backup is not free. According to a popular vendor website, the core backup product costs $995 to purchase, plus $595 for the special agent that is able to backup Lotus Domino servers. Performing backups of the mail system requires staff time to setup, execute and secure the process.Google doesn't backup GMail in their base service at all. You have to pay for Google Message Discovery (Postini) in order to have access to historical mail. In the cloud, this is an approach that makes sense. But attacking backups as expensive seems to be a misdirection.
Being able to access documents and email anytime, anywhere, from many devices without having to log into the corporate VPN or remote access saves time, enhances internal security and allows your end users to get more done in less time--while saving money.No problem with putting a Domino server outside a firewall, so again, a misdirection.
Google then asserts that the IT staff ratio for Notes/Domino is 1:150 users, and for Google is 1:500. I have met with 1000, 2000 employee companies who have one Domino guy/gal, not sure how they came up with 150. It certainly feels very 10+ years ago, like, uh, SmartSuite.
At least by the time you get to page 9, the truth patrol has come out.
Notes/Domino organizations enjoy certain benefits over other messaging and application platforms.Including, as it seems from the table that follows this sentence, Google. You betcha.
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UFC 79 NEMESIS Chuck Liddell is winner over Wanderlei Silva by unanimous decision. UFC 79 pay per view event also had Georges St Pierre winner over Matt Hughes by submission. All of the mixed martial arts excitement in the Octagon took place Dec 29, in the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada real estate.
After six years of waiting for this fight it lived up to everyone's expectations. Liddell was the winner in a three round unanimous decision. The former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion had a score of 30-27 twice and 29-28. He stopped his losing streak over the former PRIDE Champion.
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Rod Hall, one of three Daniels scholars selected from Otero County, goes to high school in Cheraw.
Rod Hall, one of three Daniels scholars selected from Otero County, goes to high school in Cheraw. His mother teachers social studies at Cheraw and the family has a ranch at Sugar City. He took advantage of all the scholarship opportunities open to him and was really hoping to be accepted for the Daniels, ever since Ki Lynn (another Cheraw student) won a Daniels when he was a freshman. The Daniels Scholarship is unique in that it provides for all a student's needs that are not otherwise covered by scholarships, and also provides support to see that they finish the four years and graduate. It has another stipulation: the student must have a job while in college.
This year, there were 2,500 applications over the four states covered by the Daniels: Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming. Only 400 are finalists and 250 get the scholarship.
Hall had gone to Colorado State University at Fort Collins with his 4-H projects for several years, but had already decided to go to West Texas A&M because he liked the agriculture program, and the tuition there was much more reasonable ($7,000 including room and board, compared with $15,000 at CSU). He didn't change his mind when he got the scholarship. He and his mother attended a tour at West Texas earlier this year and made the decision.
In 4-H, Hall has shown horses and goats and participated in the leadership program; he has shown at the National Western Stock Show as well as at local fairs. While in high school, he was active in Future Business Leaders of America; Family, Career and Community Leaders of America; Student Council. He is a member of the National Honor Society and has played football at Cheraw for three years. He also had a senior portfolio at the Otero Arts Festival. He declined eligibility for scholarships because he already knew about the Daniels. His art teacher (Jessica Turner) wants him to pursue art in electives while he is in college.
His main interest in college is to learn all he can about the cow-calf business and help the family to grow the operation, be a feedlot manager or have his own cow-calf business. His ideal college job would be at a feed lot, but he will probably do work study. He is really happy to be going to West Texas A&M, not only because of the good agriculture program but also because he knows several students who have gone there and liked it.
All three of the Daniels scholars from Otero County (Hall, Marie Mora-Menges, Swink, and Paul Burt from Rocky Ford), as well as the other Daniels scholars from the state, will be attending a two-day summer workshop at the University of Denver called SHIFT: Students Heading into the Future Together, where they will also enjoy a formal dinner and dance.


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If you still think your problem is too much acid, keep this in mind. The older people get the more likely they are to use antacids. This is interesting as stomach acid production decreases dramatically as people get older!
We seem to forget that having stomach acid is both necessary and normal. In fact, the body has gone to great lengths to be able to produce stomach acid without digesting the stomach itself! Your body needs to have proper nutrition, however, to make the mucous lining that protects the stomach. Instead of giving your body what it needs to heal, we sometimes make the mistake of turning off our stomach acid to solve the problem.
Most of your indigestion symptoms occur when any stomach acid refluxes (squirts) back up into the food pipe (the esophagus). Your food pipe is not made to resist stomach acid and even a little bit will cause it to burn. Because of this we give medications that turn off all the stomach acid. Because there is no stomach acid, the burning stops and we get deluded into thinking the problem was too much stomach acid.
What happens when you turn off stomach acid?
Unfortunately, using anti-acid medications for an extended period causes 2 problems. Firstly, with no stomach acid, your body is not able to optimally digest food and you become nutritionally deficient. This makes it even harder for your stomach to make the mucous lining it needs to protect itself and can set you up for even more reflux. Secondly, in your body's attempt to make stomach acid (when you take anti-acid meds), it makes huge amounts of a hormone called Gastrin that stimulates stomach acid. Because of this, as soon as you stop your antacids, the stomach makes massive amounts of acid-- which it cannot protect against. In essence, you become addicted to the antacids. It is no surprise that Prilosec, Nexium, Zantac and other antacids are some of the biggest money making pharmaceuticals!
So what can I do?
A wonderfully effective way to resolve your reflux and indigestion is the following (in mild or occasional cases, the DGL licorice for a few days may be all you need. For more severe cases, use the entire program below to restore healthy digestion).
How can I come off my prescription antacids?
After you have been on this treatment regimen for 1-2 months and are feeling much better, ask your doctor if you can stop your prescription antacids and switch to Tagamet (or stay on the DGL licorice/ mastic gum). This will decrease your stomach acid instead of totally turning it off. By doing this, you're body can slowly ease back to normal production of acid. Decrease the dose of Tagamet or DGL licorice until you are able to come off of it. After two months, most people can stop the licorice/mastic gum. They can be used as long as you want, however. If symptoms recur down the line, simply use the DGL licorice for a few days. If needed, you can repeat the course of DGL licorice/mastic gum (and even the heartburn Free if the stomach infection recurs) whenever you like. Meanwhile, you'll have broken your addiction to antacids and allowed your body to have the stomach acid it needs for proper digestion!
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Its the start of naother week. How was it so far, guys? Well, it was rainy when we woke up and i love staying in bed. I guess this signifies that the ber month is fast approaching and before we knew it we will be welcoming a new year. How time flies so fast, right? This year has been so good to me. But with few more months remaining im hoping that my ultimate dream will soon come into reality, hopefully.
Monday, August 22, 2011
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Tired and Stressed
I am so tired and stressed. I just arrived home because i shop for some personal stuff and did my grocery. Thanks i managed to buy a nice pair of blouse and jeans. I am also eyeing for a stylish footwear but maybe i can buy that next week. This is what i love about having a multiple sites. I can reap a good reward and buy things i want to. Anyway, thanks for all the blessings that came my way.
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My ultimate reason why i wanted to have this online page is to have an avenue to share my stories. Ever since i was a kid i love writing and my passion for this had been developed when i became an editor in chief of our school paper way back on my college years. I never really thought that my passion would bring me additional income until a friend introduced me to this. Now, i have so many reasons why i wanted to blog but every time i hit the post button, i always remind myself of my responsibility and limitations as i remain accountable with all my stories that im willing to share.
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I have so many things in mind as to why i choose to have another online page. Monetary reason is one, i want to maximize my online earnings but ultimately its about being so eager to have a name in the blogosphere that motivates me to have this. For sometimes, i realized i need to have another avenue where i can share not just personal but more on a rendezvous for all my thoughts. What made this different from my other sites. Well, as the title of the site says, it will be my home for all my online thoughts.
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Well, ladies and gents, here we are in the final phase of our bird adventure. I have all but one bird to show you as we have not had time to schedule another fitting for her before today, but I'm sure 5 other beautiful birds will be just enough excitement for the day!
Oren Porterfield
Emily Cloyd
Brittany Strickland
Elise Pekarek
Rebecca Johnson
I would like to say thank you to designer Susan Branch-Towne for creating such lovely renderings for me to build from and to Class Act Tutu for the fantastic tutu bases they sent us. Thanks to you for taking this journey with me! It has been a pleasure sharing with you.
Please join us at the Long Center on Mother's Day weekend to see the rest of our stunning costumes (and that elusive sixth bird) be brought to life by our dancers in The Magic Flute!


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Just like this Fashionbag4u.com review shows, even reputable and trustworthy replica sites can make mistakes. While to err is human, what counts the most is how they choose to deal with the problem.
It's not impossible to receive a replica bag in a different color than the one you ordered. But if it looks really good, you will probably decide to keep it. But in the case of this Gucci Soho Disco Bag Replica it's not just the color that's off.
Still, I understand how disappointing it must be to receive a completely different color after you do your research and fall in love with a particular shade. This Fashionbag4u.com review is actually really short, but the email subject "Terrible replica experience" says it all. Here it is:
"Hi Eva!
I just want to share with you the nightmare I had with fashionbag4u.com formally known as fashionpurse4u.com
I ordered a fuchsia gucci disco bag and it was supposed to look like this"
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Unfortunately it's not only the color that is wrong. The front logo and the interior are not good either. The textile lining looks particularly bad, the fabric was very poorly cut and you can actually see the glue at the edges! That ruins the entire bag, it looks really cheap.
I don't know if it's from the light or not, but to me the leather also looks a bit too shiny. Also, the leather trim on the bottom of the bag is glued at the middle:
Even though there are not many photos, I think these flaws are enough to say this is not a good Gucci Soho Disco bag replica. You have all the reasons to return it.
Despite the fact that fashionpurse4u.com (now fashionbag4u) is one of the sites I trust, they are obviously not good for replica Gucci purses. Or at least not for this particular model.
I asked my friend what she is planning to do with this Gucci Soho Disco bag replica and she said that she is indeed planning to return it. has a clear return policy so I think everything should work out just fine in the end! Let us know how it went!
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Slew of Quickies
VoteZone is running an interesting review of KDE2 and this comment on Konqueror. The review is fairly positive and has several good points, including the criticism levelled at the current Control Center layout.
LinuxNews.com has an interview with David Sweet, who talks about his experiences with KDE and the Open Publication of the upcoming KDE 2.0 book.
Renai Lemay submitted this link from over at Linuxtoday.com.au. It is primarily an article about StarOffice, but mentions KOffice in a favorable light. This week's LWN has an excellent analysis as well.
Re: Slew of Quickies
I've brought up the KControl layout many times in the lists and e-mails with developers, but no one seemed to be interested in fixing it, even when I provided a nice layout for it...
/me needs to learn C++
By Chris Aakre at Sat, 2000/10/21 - 5:00am
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What layout did you propose? I'm so annoyed at this myself, but haven't had time to properly figure out a layout.
Just yesterday I was pulling out my hair trying to find the option to turn off KDE colors for non-KDE apps. Turned out it's under Preferences->Look&Feel->Themes->Style. ;)
By Navindra Umanee at Sat, 2000/10/21 - 5:00am
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Hmm, I'll have to look around to see where I saved it. I'll e-mail you with the design I proposed, and if I can't find it, I'll just re-make it.
By Chris Aakre at Sun, 2000/10/22 - 5:00am
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Not to respond to my old message :D But heres my proposed KControl attached to this message (It's kind of long)
By Chris Aakre at Mon, 2000/10/23 - 5:00am
Re: Slew of Quickies
If you program it, they will come (from Windows and GNOME)!
By James D at Mon, 2000/10/23 - 5:00am
Re: Slew of Quickies - suggestion
Well this problem could be delt with.
So my suggestion - improve the CONTENT of the great search facility.
Nothing against a "better" designed tree, but a novice will NEVER understand the best designed tree, because he/she does not understand the meening of the words.
By Ferdinand Gassauer at Thu, 2000/10/26 - 5:00am
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Well thank you for the support. I was the one who wrote the KDE2 and Konqy reviews. I have complained about this, but I get the 'It'll be fixed in 2.1' answer. Lets cross our fingers or contribute :)
By Kevin Breit at Sat, 2000/10/21 - 5:00am
PW Manager for Konquerer?
Does anyone know if Konquerer includes any password management features?
If not, is there a decent standalone PW manager for KDE2? I currently use kpasman, but it pales in comparison to Gnome's Figaro....
By JC at Sat, 2000/10/21 - 5:00am
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No, it doesn't. It's a feature which has taken a lot of flack on the lists due to insecurity problems. I am not sure about a 3rd party one, maybe one should be written.
By Kevin Breit at Sat, 2000/10/21 - 5:00am
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I can imagine the security concerns...
My web passwords just seem to multiply like rabbits though. I've probably got 15-20.
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Cyber crime second biggest risk to airlines
- 01 April, 2011 12:35
Cyber crime attacks now run at number two on the list of threats for local airlines, according to findings from one Sydney-based ethical hacking outfit.
Presenting the report to Asia Pacific aviation security conference AVSEC 2011 in Canberra this week, Pure Hacking chief technology officer, Ty Miller, said cyber crime attacks came second only to natural disasters as risks to airlines.
A panel discussion with the aviation industry revealed increasing fears employees could work with cyber criminals to exploit airline information and critical infrastructure.
"We need much greater information sharing, not just within a particular industry but across industries and government so that things like multi-staged attacks where different things are being attacked can be pieced together may actually be prevented," Miller told Computerworld Australia.
Australian disclosure laws currently prevented effective information sharing, Miller said, as they allowed companies to keep hacking attempts or successes secret from the wider industry.
Similar worms to the Stuxnet worm may be created to pose a threat to airlines, according to Miller, though the nature of the worm would have to be targeted at specific equipment used by the industry in order to be successful.
"It needs to be designed to run on custom hardware that is controlling the equipment and the designers of the worm would have had to break into a number of different companies including hardware manufacturers and Iran's nuclear facility," he said. "It's basically industrial espionage to get detailed designs of the facility and access to the firmware running on the equipment. "
The same concept for the Stuxnet worm, which affected uranium enrichment facilities and thousands of PC in Iran last year, was still a cause for concern, as it could be adapted to affect the avionic equipment of an aircraft. Miller said the potential outcome could be catastrophic.
"If someone had the funding, means to penetrate an airline and access to equipment, it could happen" he said. "In the movie Die Hard 2 the terrorists change the instruments to read that it was flying 200 metres higher than it actually was so the plane crashed into the ground while it was trying to land. This is now a reality."
Miller had already found a compromise on an airline network during a scheduled penetration test, allowing him to hack one computer and access critical infrastructure owned by the unnamed company.
"This included capturing credit cards, documents, plans, communications and databases," he said.
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The son of first-generation Italian immigrants, Chef Anthony Russo grew up in a New Jersey home where the kitchen was the center of family life. There was always cooking and baking at home. And many of the ingredients came from the family garden. Just as his Grandpa and Nona Russo did back in Avellino, Italy.
These experiences stuck with young Anthony as his family to Galveston, Texas, in 1978. His father opened Russo's Italian Restaurant, which quickly became a local favorite. Just like that, Anthony found a second home in the restaurant kitchen. By the age of 12, he was learning family recipes from relatives who flew in from Naples and Sicily each summer. Making pizza and squachatta (calzones) became a passion.
After earning his Chef's distinction, Anthony opened his first pizza place at the young age of 18. Shortly after, he opened ''Anthony's Pizzeria'' in Clear Lake, Texas. A move to Houston brought ''Café Anthony,'' then the upscale Italian restaurant ''Russo Café Anthony.'' In 1992 Russo's New York Pizzeria opened, and proved a model for success.
Like his father, Chef Russo created a loyal, almost cult following. Nowhere else in Houston, could people find authentic New York-style pizza. The family recipe for hand-tossed dough, the sauce made from fresh-crushed California tomatoes, the imported Italian cheese blends, all of these little things made a big difference. Plus, Chef Russo was among the first in Houston to use a coal-fired brick oven.


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Welcome to the casual elegance and style of a more relaxed age
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Refrigerator, Freezer and Microwave, Commercial, White, 23-3/4" Overall Width
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- Color White
- Refrigerator Capacity 7.9 cu. ft.
- Freezer Capacity 2.4 cu. ft.
- Overall Height 71-1/4"
- Overall Width 23-3/4"
- Overall Depth 26-3/4"
- Door Style Solid, Swing
- Commercial / Residential Commercial
- Microwave Capacity 0.9 cu. ft.
- Total Capacity 10.3 cu. ft.
- Refrigerant Type R134A
- Refrigerator Temperature Range (C) -17 Degrees to 4 Degrees
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- Amps 15.0
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Actress Leslie Mann is convinced she suffered from years of devastating postpartum depression after the birth of her first daughter.
The "Knocked Up" star wed moviemaker Judd Apatow in 1997 and the couple has two daughters, Maude, 14, and 10-year-old Iris.
Mann's career was in the ascendancy when the couple started a family, and she eventually enrolled in therapy after being plunged into years of despair over her sudden change of lifestyle.
The actress tells British magazine Stella, "It was so hard to go from being totally self-involved, a young actress living in Hollywood, to being a full-time mom living in the suburbs and going to 'Mommy and me' classes and not having anything in common with the other moms. Judd was working all the time and I was just alone at home with a new baby.
"I went to some therapists and, although nobody was talking about it at the time, I'm pretty sure I was suffering from postpartum depression for a few years."


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LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Mike Beebe and House Speaker Davy Carter plan to set aside their political differences long enough to sing a duet at a charity event on Saturday.
Beebe, a Democrat, and Carter, a Republican from Cabot, will perform together at the third annual Scary-Oke, a benefit at the Argenta Community Theater in North Little Rock to benefit the Open Arms Shelter for abused and neglected children in Lonoke.
Beebe spokesman Matt DeCample would not say what song the governor and the House speaker would perform.
"That's confidential, state-secret information," he said.
Rhonda House, coordinator of the event, said the idea of a duet arose when she asked Beebe to perform in a celebrity karaoke show as part of the fundraiser and he said he would sing if she could get Carter to sing.
House said Beebe apparently did not know that Carter had performed at the previous two Scary-Okes. She said she laughed and told Beebe, "He's already signed up for this year. I guess you're in."
The celebrity karaoke show is a competition, but House said the Beebe-Carter song would not be judged.
"Nobody's that brave," she said with a laugh.
Doors will open at 6:15 p.m. and the event will start at 7 p.m. Tickets are $50 and will be available at the door.
Guests are encouraged to wear Halloween costumes. Activities will include a costume contest, House said.


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As we move through life, we experience moments of revelation when we see clearly what meaning we want our lives to have, how we will spend our time on this earth. Saul, on the road to Damascus, was surrounded by a blinding light, went three days without sight, food or drink, and changed his ways of thinking. He became St. Paul.
Sometimes we realize we have had enough, like world welterweight boxing champion Roberto Durán 35 years ago conceding his rematch with Sugar Ray Leonard by telling the referee, "No más, no más." Durán was widely ridiculed, but he knew it was the right thing to do. He went on to hold titles as a light middleweight and middleweight and is considered the greatest lightweight boxer of the twentieth century.
In the Chronicle of Higher Education, Brad Wolverton alleges that three student athletes who played basketball between 2003 and 2014 at the University of Texas were guilty of academic misconduct and "illustrate how the university has appeared to let academically deficient players push the limits on academic integrity as it has sought to improve its teams' academic records." Notice how easy it is to blame the victims.
From September 2008 through May 2011, I was the UT and Big XII representative on the Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics, a national organization formed originally to try to make sure that all student athletes in the big-time sports entertainment industry known as the National Collegiate Athletics Association get something we could call an education.
COIA's members have a bit of St. Paul in them. They are mostly senior professors who have reached a point where the problems that major NCAA sports programs cause for the academic integrity of their institutions obligate them to try to do something.
In my case, the timing seemed right. In 2007 the Austin American-Statesman published a series of front-page stories on the excesses of UT's NCAA program. Remarks from the UT athletic director and his chief financial officer like "We eat what we kill," meaning we raise lots of money for sports and are darn sure going to spend it all on sports, and "We are the Joneses," meaning we kill and eat so much more than most everybody else that they all want to be like us, made me think that someone in a position of power in the UT Tower or the Legislature or the Board of Regents would do something.
I was dead wrong. Likewise, graduation rates for minority athletes were embarrassingly low, and the differentials in standardized exam scores between regular students and basketball and football players were shocking to anyone who prioritized education and intellectual life.
In late January 2011, COIA met at Big Ten headquarters near Chicago. We heard talks from NCAA President Mark Emmert, from Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany, and then from Graham Spanier, for 15 years president of Penn State University. All stressed the morality and integrity of NCAA sports and the need for independent faculty oversight of NCAA programs. There is still none at UT.
Spanier went further. He assured us that every year he spoke to everyone having anything to do with NCAA sports on his campus and told them if they knew of the smallest infraction, he wanted to be informed so he could correct the matter. Nine months later, in November 2011, came revelations about sexual predator Jerry Sandusky and the "conspiracy of silence" by Spanier and other top officials at Penn State. That was my "no más" moment.
The NCAA mandates that student athletes should devote no more than 20 hours a week to their sport. Their own survey in 2008 proved that football players average 44.8 hours per week. Their Academic Progress Rate requires cumulative GPAs of 1.8, 1.9 and 2.0 at the end of the second, third and fourth years. UT's average GPA for all students, including athletes, is ca. 3.2. And a satisfactory APR requires completion of only 80 percent of coursework by the end of the fourth year. The NCAA then runs a system in which, in comparison with average students, student athletes have too little time, many make poor grades and many end four years without a degree.
The academic misconduct of the NCAA, countenanced by regents, university presidents, college coaches, season ticket holders, men's and women's athletics councils, sports writers and NCAA officials is what needs to be addressed. They should all head toward Damascus before it's too late.


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There are many references to Safari shortcuts for OSX on Apple computers but not as many for Safari shortcuts on Windows computers so I figured it may help some people to have a reference for Safari shortcuts on computers running Windows. The below shortcuts have been specifically tested on Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit and Windows XP Professional 32-bit but I assume the below Safari web browser shortcuts will work on any version of Windows including all variations of Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 7. Many of the Safari shortcuts for Apple are identical to the Safari shortcuts for Windows below. There are however many Safari shortcuts that are different because of keys being named differently on Apple keyboards versus Windows keyboards.


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Apple's stock has been crushed since the end of September when it closed above $700 for the first time ever.
On Friday it closed at $509.79, a new low in this slump.
As Apple's stock has fallen, analysts have slowly started dialing back expectations. Jefferies, UBS, and tonight, Citi, all cut their price targets on the stock.
All three are cutting for basically the same reason — Asian suppliers say Apple cut its orders for the iPhone 5 in the first quarter of the year. This suggests demand for the iPhone is not fantastic, though it's probably still good. The other reason is that the iPad Mini is eating into sales of the full sized iPad.
Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty is out with a note knocking down both of those theories. Here's the key takeaways from her note:
- There is "strong demand" for the iPhone 5. "Importantly, a greater percentage of consumers plan to purchase the higher priced iPhone 5 as compared to iPhone 4S mix a year ago. As a result, we see potential upside to both our 50M unit (+35% Y/Y) and $642 (-4%) ASP assumptions in C4Q."
- The iPad is doing better than you think against the iPad Mini. "Forty-seven percent of iPad mini purchases are to new customers, only slightly lower than the 56% for iPad 9.7" suggesting cannibalization risk is manageable."
- Apple is "holding its own against Samsung." Samsung's success isn't coming at the expense of Apple, rather at expanse of other Android phone makers.
Of all of these, the most shocking is the idea of beating 50 million iPhones sold this quarter. If Apple hits 50 million or above, it will silence many of the skeptics.
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Computer programming is a powerful tool for children to 'learn learning'...Children who engage in programming transfer that kind of learning to other things.
Your computer won't respond when you yell at it. Why not learn to talk to your computer in its own language? Whether you want to write games, start a business, or you're just curious, learning to program is a great place to start. Plus, programming is fun!
Hello World! provides a gentle but thorough introduction to the world of computer programming. It's written in language a 12-year-old can follow, but anyone who wants to learn how to program a computer can use it. Even adults. Written by Warren Sande and his son, Carter, and reviewed by professional educators, this book is kid-tested and parent-approved.
You don't need to know anything about programming to use the book. But you should know the basics of using a computer--e-mail, surfing the web, listening to music, and so forth. If you can start a program and save a file, you should have no trouble using this book.
About this book
1. Getting Started
Installing Python
Starting Python with IDLE
Instructions, please
Interacting with Python
Time to program
Running your first program
If something goes wrong
Your second program
2. Remember This — Memory and Variables
Input, processing, output
What's in a name?
Numbers and strings
How "variable" are they?
The new me
3. Basic Math
The four basic operations
Order of operations
Two more operators
Really big and really small
4. Types of Data
Changing types
Getting more information:
Type-conversion errors
Using type conversions
5. Input
print command and the comma
Inputting numbers
Input from the Web
6. GUIs — Graphical User Interfaces
What's a GUI?
Our first GUI
GUI input
Pick your flavor
The number-guessing game… again
Other GUI pieces 60
7. Decisions, Decisions
Testing, testing
Am I seeing double?
Other kinds of tests
What happens if the test is false?
Testing for more than one condition
Using "and"
Using "or"
Using "not"
8. Loop the Loop
Counting loops
Using a counting loop
A shortcut —
A matter of style — loop variable names
Counting by steps
Counting without numbers
While we're on the subject…
Bailing out of a loop —
break and
9. Just for You — Comments
Adding comments
Single-line comments
End-of-line comments
Multiline comments
Commenting style
Commenting out
10. Game Time
11. Nested and Variable Loops
Nested loops
Variable loops
Variable nested loops
Even more variable nested loops
Using nested loops
12. Collecting Things Together — Lists
What's a list?
Creating a list
Adding things to a list
What's the dot?
Lists can hold anything
Getting items from a list
"Slicing" a list
Modifying items
Other ways of adding to a list
Deleting from a list
Searching a list
Looping through a list
Sorting lists
Mutable and immutable
Lists of lists: tables of data
13. Functions
Functions — the building blocks
Calling a function
Passing arguments to a function
Functions with more than one argument
Functions that return a value
Variable scope
Forcing a global
A bit of advice on naming variables
14. Objects
Objects in the real world
Objects in Python
Object = attributes + methods
What's the dot?
Creating objects
An example class — HotDog
Hiding the data
Polymorphism and inheritance
Thinking ahead
15. Modules
What's a module?
Why use modules?
Buckets of blocks
How do we create modules?
How do we use modules?
Standard modules
16. Graphics
Getting some help — Pygame
A Pygame window
Drawing in the window
Individual pixels
Let's get moving!
Smoother animation
Bouncing the ball
Wrapping the ball
17. Sprites and Collision Detection
Bump! Collision detection
Counting time
18. A New Kind of Input — Events
Keyboard events
Mouse events
Timer events
Time for another game — PyPong
19. Sound
More help from Pygame — mixer
Making sounds versus playing sounds
Playing sounds
Controlling volume
Repeating music
Adding sounds to PyPong
More wacky sounds
Adding music to PyPong
20. More GUIs
Working with PythonCard
Making our GUI do something
The return of event handlers
Moving the button
More useful GUIs
What's on the menu?
21. Print Formatting and Strings
New lines
Horizontal spacing — tabs
Inserting variables in strings
Number formatting
Strings 'n' things
22. File Input and Output
What's a file?
File locations
Opening a file
Reading a file
Text files and binary files
Writing to a file
Saving your stuff in files: pickle
Game time again — Hangman
23. Take a Chance — Randomness
What's randomness?
Rolling the dice
Creating a deck of cards
Crazy Eights
24. Computer Simulations
Modeling the real world
Lunar Lander
Keeping time
Time objects
Saving time to a file
Virtual Pet
25. What's Next?
General programming
Game programming and Pygame
Other Python stuff
Look around
Appendix: Variable Naming Rules
Answers to Self-Test Questions
About the Technology
Though the concepts and ideas presented apply to any programming language, Hello World! uses the easy to learn Python programming language. Python is free, and is available for different platforms, including Windows, Linux, and Mac. Hello World! covers all the basic concepts of computer programming, including memory, looping, decisions, input and output, data structures, graphics, and many more. It then applies them to fun, interesting topics like computer graphics, game programming, and simulations.
What's inside
- Makes programming fun and easy to learn
- Explains concepts in clear language—no "geek speak"
- Lots of pictures, cartoons, and fun examples to hold your interest
- Complete set of fully-worked questions and examples make it great for use by yourself or in a classroom
About the reader
Hello World! makes computer programming accessible and fun for kids, which is essential in today's hi-tech world. It can be used at home or in a classroom setting.
About the authors
Warren Sande is an Electronic Systems Engineer who uses Python (and other languages) in his work, and also uses it to help teach his son about computers and programming. He holds a degree in Electronic Systems Engineering from the University of Regina, Saskatchewan, as well as a Diploma in Communication Arts, specializing in Broadcasting, from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. He has taught introductory software courses to computer novices. He has written many readable and user-friendly technical documents in his engineering work.
Carter Sande is a bright, curious, energetic, and thoughtful boy who loves computers, playing the piano, bouncing on the trampoline, and Mario. He has been playing and experimenting with computers from a young age.
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Digital Now
The 2013 edition of the scriptures is available now on scriptures.lds.org and on mobile devices.
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Print in August 2013
Regular size scriptures in simulated leather and genuine leather will be available beginning in August 2013. Additional sizes and cover styles will become available in the following weeks. All sizes and cover styles will be available by October 2013. Pre-orders will be available in late spring, 2013. Members do not need to purchase new scriptures.
Additional Questions
- 1.How do I replace the old version with the new 2013 edition in the Gospel Library mobile application?
To update to the new 2013 scriptures in Gospel Library on Apple follow these 3 steps:
1. Remove the old scriptures from Gospel Library
- Tap the Home button on the lower left hand area of the screen
- Tap the "Manage Library" at the top of the screen
- Tap "Scriptures"
- Tap "Remove All"
- When the alert displays asking you to confirm, tap the "Remove" screen, and verify that the scriptures collection is no longer present
2. Restart the Gospel Library
- Press the hardware Home button on your device
- Double-tap the hardware Home button to view your recently used apps. Your most recently used apps appear at the bottom of the screen, in order starting from the left. Flick to see more apps.
- Touch and hold the Gospel Library app icon until it begins to jiggle, then tap the red minus sign.
3. Download the new 2013 scriptures
- Open Gospel Library
- Tap the Home button on the lower left hand area of the screen
- Tap the "Manage Library" at the top of the screen
- Tap "Scriptures"
- Tap "Download All"
- Tap the Home button on the lower left hand area of the screen
- At this point you can watch the new 2013 scripture content appear as it downloads and installs.
To update to the new 2013 scriptures in Gospel Library on Android, select the "Update Now" button from the "Content Update Available" prompt. You should see this prompt when you open Gospel Library.If you don't see the prompt, you can manually check for updates:
- Ensure that the catalog is up-to-date by tapping the "Refresh" icon on the home screen. Then select "Refresh Catalog."
- Once the catalog is up-to-date, tap the "Refresh" icon again from the home screen, then select "Update [x] items." (Note: this option is only visible when there are content updates available.)
You will see a "Downloading" message in the notification bar while the updates are downloaded and installed. When the updates are complete, the new 2013 scripture content will be available to read.
To update to the new 2013 scriptures in Gospel Library on Blackberry, select "settings" then "download latest content" to download the new edition of the scriptures.
- 2.Will my personal notes, tags, highlights, and journal entries in Notes and Journal be maintained?
Yes. All Notes and Journal notes, tags, highlights, journal entries, and functionality on LDS.org and the Gospel Library mobile applications will be maintained and preserved. In rare cases, a highlighted word or phrase may be off by a word or two. You can correct these highlights yourself if you choose, or they will correct automatically in a release in the coming months.
- 3.Why did the scripture cover colors change? What colors will the scriptures be available in?
A reduction in the number of colors and styles offered has been directed in an effort to simplify and standardize products in an increasingly global church environment. The colors available will be:
Black: All scripture sizes, cover materials, and bindings (Holy Bible, Book of Mormon, triple combination, and the quadruple combination) will be available in black.
Burgundy: Regular size simulated leather and regular size genuine leather scriptures will be available in burgundy.
Brown: Regular size genuine leather scriptures will be available in brown.
- 4.What is the difference between the new simulated leather and bonded leather scripture covers?
The simulated leather is a synthetic material designed to assume leather-like attributes. The previous bonded leather material was composed of bonded leather pieces. In customer surveys, this synthetic material was preferred over the previous bonded leather material in terms of look and feel. It is comparable to the genuine leather in terms of durability and feel.
- 5.What are the differences between the new genuine leather and the previous genuine leather scripture covers?
The new genuine leather cover is a cowhide material. It looks and feels softer and thicker than the previous genuine leather cover material (which was pigskin leather). Genuine cowhide leather has a patina that becomes richer over time as it takes on the markings of regular use and natural oils from the owner.
- 6.How should I care for my new scriptures?
The scriptures feature a premium genuine leather cover and the finest ultrathin, acid-free paper. A special binding-reinforcement process enhances their durability. They are warranted against defects; however, no guarantee is extended for normal wear and tear. Following these guidelines will extend the life of your scriptures:
- Edge-gilded pages often stick together. Fan the pages gently to separate the gilded edges. You may need to separate some pages by placing them between your thumb and index finger and rubbing them together lightly.
- To protect the spine, place the backbone (spine) of the closed book on a flat surface. Gently fold down approximately 100 pages at a time, alternating between the front and the back of the book. Continue working toward the center until the book is completely opened. Never bend the cover back from the center of the book.
- Closing your book with pencils or other objects inside of it will cause strain on the binding and may cause it to crack and break.
- Liquid-ink pens or markers may bleed through pages. Soft-lead pencils work best, but take care not to tear through the thin paper. Test any markings in an inconspicuous area first.
- Do not expose your scriptures to extreme temperatures or moisture. Avoiding leaving your scriptures in direct sunlight. If the leather gets wet, wipe it with a soft, dry cloth before the water soaks in.
- Slight blemishes and imperfections are natural in genuine leather and are part of the beauty of your scriptures. To clean the leather, gently rub it with a clean, soft cotton cloth. Do not treat the finish with a solvent-based cleaner.
- Do not put tape or other adhesives on the leather, as they may damage the finish.
The scent, brilliant nuances of color, and natural veins and marks enhance the richness of this leather. As you use your scriptures, the natural oils from your hands will affect the finish of the leather and create a book that is uniquely yours. Though signs of wear will eventually appear, with a little care you can enjoy beautiful scriptures for many years to come.
- 7.What is the return policy for defective scriptures?
Scriptures are guaranteed against defects for the life of the product. Normal wear and use is expected and does not warrant an exchange or refund.
- 8.What is the return policy for the previous edition of the scriptures?
Members are not expected to purchase new scriptures with the publication of this new edition. All scriptures remain guaranteed against defects for the life of the product.