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State ag department reports 24¢ per cwt. loss and substantial production decline in mid-year review.
California dairy producers received an average of 24¢ per cwt. less than they received for producing 100 lb. of milk during the first quarter of 2013, according to a 2013 mid-year review of California's dairy industry released this week by California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA).
The average mailbox milk price paid to California producers was $17.45 per cwt. for the first quarter of 2013, CDFA reports. That's up from $16.63 per cwt. for the first quarter 2012.
The cost to produce milk during the same period was $17.69 per cwt. That's an increase from $16.63 per cwt. for the first quarter 2012.
For the first six months of 2013, California recorded decreased milk production, declining by an overall average of 2.9% from the same time period in 2012, CDFA notes. The state's milk production totaled 21,813,661 pounds during the January-June 2013 period.
For the U.S. overall, comparing January-June of 2013 to the same time period in 2012, milk production showed relatively no change.
California's top 10 counties accounted for 95% of the state's total milk production and 20% of the nation's total milk production.
Tulare County continued to lead the state, accounting for 27.7% of California's milk output. It was followed by Merced County at 14.7%, Kings County at 10.3%, Stanislaus County at 10.2%, and Kern County at 10%. The milk production of these top five counties accounted for 15% of the nation's milk production, CDFA says.
In addition, the 541 dairy farms producing more than 2.4 million pounds of milk per month – that's 36% of the state's dairies – produce 73% of California's milk marketings.
In its breakdown of feed ingredients, CDFA shows that alfalfa hay and corn silage represented the highest percentage of total feed costs on California dairies.
Classes 4a and 4b, which represent cheese production in the state's milk pricing system, accounted for 79% of the milk pooled in California.
For California, January-June 2013 production, compared to 2012, showed:
• total nonfat dry milk (for human consumption) was down 33.8%;
• total butter dropped 6.3%;
• total other dry milk products rose 159.4%;
• total cheese saw no change;
• Class 1 Sales of Fluid Milk (including half-and-half) declined 1.8%.


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ETAP cable sizing study module calculates optimal and alternative cable sizes for phase conductors based on the following criteria:
The user can size cables by specifying constraint based on maximum allowable cable voltage drop in percent.
This cable sizing calculation program allows you to calculate cable size based on electric motor minimum allowable starting voltage.
ETAP's cable sizing analysis software can compute the size of the cables based on cable short-circuit capacity to withstand the short-circuit current. The short circuit current can be specified manually or obtained from the short circuit calculation.
Cable sizing software computes the size of the cable by also considering overload protection. ETAP cable sizing program calculates the minimum size required by meeting the overload protection conditions between derated ampacity, operating current and nominal current. The option to size based on overload current is only enabled when BS 7671 17th Edition or IEC 60364 standards are selected for cable sizing.
If the neutral conductor carries current without any reduction in the load of line conductors, the harmonic current distortion in the neutral conductor needs to be considered in the determination of the current carrying capacity of the circuit. ETAP Cable Sizing module considers zero sequence / triple harmonic constraints as well as other harmonic constraints based on correction / reduction factors for other order of harmonics. The option to size based harmonic spectrum is only enabled when BS 7671 17th Edition or IEC 60364 standards are selected for cable sizing.
The cable sizing calculator applies a multiplication factor to the cable ampacity based on the cable application selected. These multiplications factors can be applied to the calculated ampacity as well.
The Standard field displays the standard selected in the Ampacity page. When the Load Amp requirement is selected in the Requirements section, the ampacity calculation in cable sizing will be based on the standard displayed.
Using the selected cable type from the library, ETAP recommends an optimal cable size along with the number of conductors per phase that meets the specified requirements. Additionally, ETAP cable sizing module provides one cable size smaller than the optimal size for your selection. For the voltage results, Vd is in percent based on bus nominal kV and Vst is in percent based on motor rated kV.
Along with the cable sizing calculation results, this section also displays the required cable sized, cable ampacity, percent of voltage drop, and percent of starting voltage if cable sizing options for the corresponding requirements are checked. The required cable size is the largest size from Short-Circuit, Overload, and Shock requirements. The requirement ampacity is the larger value from Load Amp and Overload requirements. Note that if the Use MF for Ampacity option is selected, the Load Amp used for cable sizing will be multiplied by the MF value displayed in the Cable Application section.
The user can select one or both requirements for determining the recommended size of cable in the cable sizing software. Note that some of the options are dependent on the installation type and if the cable is an equipment cable for a motor.
If Load Amp is selected as one of the requirements, cable sizing will be conducted to meet the load current requirement based on the cable installation and ambient conditions specified in the Cable Ampacity page. The load ampere value is displayed here based on the option selected in the Loading Current for cable Sizing section in the Loading page.
If Vd is selected, ETAP will size the cable based on the percent voltage drop value you enter here. Voltage drop is in percent of nominal kV of the bus connected to the cable. If the nominal voltages of the From Bus and To Bus are different, nominal kV of the From Bus is selected. The following table shows the methods used for voltage drop calculation for different types of load currents flowing through the cable.
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Cultural Clues… Do's & Taboos
A series of cultural tips for countries from A to Z
Communication Guidelines for Egypt
In Egyptian business culture, punctuality is not as much of a priority. Although visitors to the country should make an effort to arrive on time, your contact may be late for an appointment.
Appointments with traditional Arab businesspeople are rarely private occasions. Interruptions in the form of phone calls and visits from your counterpart's friends and family are to be expected. Moreover, you may find other businesspeople present and several meetings occurring simultaneously. Westerners frequently find these distractions frustrating, but it's important to remain calm and understanding.
Business hours vary widely. In the winter, many businesses close for much of the afternoon and reopen for a few hours in late afternoon. A typical business schedule would be 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the summer; 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the winter.
The Islamic calendar uses lunar months of 28 days, so an Islamic year of 12 months is only 354 days long. Consequently, holidays will be on different dates by the Western calendar every year. Any listed Muslim holiday dates are approximations since they depend upon actual lunar observations.
Paperwork should include two dates: the Gregorian (Western) date and the Hijrah (Arabic) date. Be aware that Coptics, that is, Christian Egyptians, have yet another calendar, different from both of the above.
Egyptians tend to speak at a much closer distance than do many countries. Even if you are unaccustomed to this level of contact, do not back up or shy away. If you keep your distance, the perception might be that you find your counterpart's physical presence distasteful or that you are a very cold, unfeeling person. Moreover, conversations usually involve touching.
Women constitute considerably less of the Egyptian workforce. Most are employed in the professional and service sectors. While there are numerous female secretaries and physicians, few female executives are to be found. If you encounter a woman decision-maker in business, she will probably be very Western-oriented in her behavior.
Arabic men often walk hand in hand, but Westernized Egyptians rarely do this. If an Egyptian holds your hand, accept this gesture of friendship.
The left hand is considered unclean in the Arab world. Unless you are handling something considered unclean, always use the right hand. Moreover, avoid gesturing with the left hand.
When you remove your shoes, as when entering a mosque, the soles of the shoes are placed together, preventing the sole from being pointed at anyone.
When sitting, keep both feet on the ground, since Arabs do not cross their legs when sitting. Moreover, exposing the bottom of your foot is considered offensive.
The "thumbs up" sign is thought to be offensive throughout the Arab world.
The Egyptians will accept information that does not contradict Islamic values. Nevertheless, compared to other Arabic cultures, they are more open to Western ideas. It should also be noted that many Egyptians are not practicing Muslims.
Be aware that Arabic is a language of hyperbole. For example, when an Egyptian says "yes", he may actually mean "possibly." Although you should feel encouraged by these positive responses, it would be wrong to assume that agreement has been reached.
In accordance with tradition, an Egyptian will welcome you several times at your first meeting.
Egyptian names are written in Arabic. Because short vowels are not written in Arabic, translating from Arabic to other alphabets is not an "exact science." Egyptian names may be spelled several different ways in English.
Business will not proceed until your counterpart knows and decides that he likes you. Consequently, the social side of the deal is just as important as the work-related one.
Good Topics
- Egyptians may joke around and make fun of themselves. For example, Egyptian bureaucracy is a favorite target. Nevertheless, no matter how self-deprecating their humor gets, you should not try to make fun of Egypt or the Egyptians.
- Egyptian achievements, both the ancient wonders and modern advances
- The positive reputation of Egyptian leaders around the world
- Egyptian cotton, gold and other elements of their economy
- Sports, especially soccer (football), basketball, boxing (in which Egypt has won several medals), horse racing, tennis, and all water-related sports (especially sailing and swimming)
Topics to Avoid
- Women in general, especially inquiring about female members of your counterpart's family.
- Israeli or Palestinian affairs.
- Avoid initiating discussions about your private life or religion.
- Comparison of Egypt in relationship to more westernized countries.
- Never talk about anyone in terms in inequality.
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My new year's resolution that no alcohol will pass my lips is in no way connected to the fact that the only drink left in the house is half a bottle of cooking sherry that I've had for ages and really don't like the look of right now.
As I've struggled through the hangover haze of a New Year's Eve spent being corrupted by my better half, I've made a number of discoveries :
- I now know why Belgian beer is only served in small glasses
- the more you drink, the less it matters about the accuracy of your cocktail mixing skills
- don't try and install SQLDeveloper on Ubuntu if you've got a hangover
I installed SQLDeveloper 1.5.5 some time ago and I've now decided to take the plunge and have a go with SQLDeveloper 3.
Update – if you've stumbled across this looking for instructions on how to install SQLDeveloper4, then this may help.
Now, to call it an "Upgrade" is a slight misnomer – you really need to install each version of SQLDeveloper in it's own right. The only difference is that SQLDeveloper will look for older versions of itself and offer you the chance to import any connections or other modifications that you may have made in those versions.
The system I'm using is Ubuntu 9.10 desktop ( 32-bit) running Oracle XE ( no Oracle client).
I already have a JDK installed.
Having reviewed the Release Notes, I know that this version of SQLDeveloper requires Java JDK version 1.6_11 or higher to run, so the first step is to check out what Java version I'm running and update it if necessary.
The Vexed Question of Java Version Numbers
I don't know if it's just me, but don't you remember a time where a piece of software only had one version number ? This practice seems to have rather fallen out of fashion. Let's take Java as a completely random example.
Java 6 is actually Java 1.6.
In Oracle's documentation Java 6 update 11 is Java 1.6_11.
In Synaptic Package Manager it's Java 6.11_0
Let's have a look on the command line :
$ java -version java version "1.6.0_22" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_22-b04) Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 17.1-b03, mixed mode)
After much head-scratching and an introvenous injection of caffeine, I've concluded that 1.6.0_22 is actually Java 6 Update 22.
If you do need to install or update a JDK :
- Go into Synaptic Package Manager
- In the Quick Search type : sun-java6-jdk
If it's not already installed, just mark it for installation and let Synaptic do it's thing.
Once this is completed, you need to re-point the system to use the new JVM :
$ sudo update-java-alternatives -l java-6-openjdk 1061 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk java-6-sun 63 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun $ sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sun
Incidentally, it doesn't matter which of the java packages I used in the update-java-alternatives command, the end result is that the symbolic link pointed to by /usr/bin/java ( /etc/alternatives/java) points to the JRE directory (even in the in the JDK). The upshot is that SQLDeveloper will complain about the lack of a J2SDK when you come to run it for the first time. Honestly, there's no pleasing some software. I'll come onto the workaround for this in a bit.
Getting SQLDeveloper 3
OK, let's trot along to Oracle and download the latest and greatest SQLDeveloper ( 3.0 Early Adopter at the time of writing).
- Point your browser here
- Click on the Download EA2 option
- Accept the License Agreement
A couple of points to note at this stage.
First – we need the "SQLDeveloper for Other Platforms" and NOT the Linux RPM.
Second – someone at Oracle has obviously had a similar New Year celebration to me as all of the version numbers on the installation instructions are still 188.8.131.52.45.
For the record, the correct version number is 3.0.02.83
Anyway, download the zip file. In my case I'm using Firefox and so the file is downloaded to $HOME/Downloads.
Installing the New Version
My currently installed version of SQLDeveloper is installed under /opt/sqldeveloper. I don't want to overwrite this at the moment for a number of reasons. Not least of these is that I want to migrate all of my connections, add-ons etc to the new version of SQLDeveloper. Another fairly major consideration is that I want to make sure this all works first.
So, I'm going to create a separate directory under /opt, copy the zip to that directory and then uncompress it.
$ cd /opt $ sudo mkdir sqldeveloper3.0.02.83 [sudo] password for mikes: $ ls -l total 74908 drwxr-xr-x 13 root root 4096 2010-01-03 01:25 sqldeveloper -r-------- 1 mikes mikes 76614575 2009-12-13 19:39 sqldeveloper-184.108.40.206.69-no-jre.zip drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2011-01-01 15:55 sqldeveloper3.0.02.83 $ cd sqldeveloper3.0.02.83 $ sudo cp $HOME/Downloads/sqldeveloper-3.0.02.83-no-jre.zip . $ ls -l total 127764 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 130694166 2011-01-01 15:58 sqldeveloper-3.0.02.83-no-jre.zip $ sudo unzip sqldeveloper-3.0.02.83-no-jre.zip
Once everything is unzipped, go to the newly created sqldeveloper directory and change the permissions of the sqldeveloper.sh file to be executable
$ cd sqldeveloper $ ls -l sqldeveloper.sh -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 71 2010-11-22 15:46 sqldeveloper.sh $ sudo chmod a+x sqldeveloper.sh $ ls -l sqldeveloper.sh -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 71 2010-11-22 15:46 sqldeveloper.sh
Ready to run it ? Not so fast. If we run it now, it'll complain that it can't find a JDK (as mentioned earlier).
So, we need to add a line to the sqldeveloper.conf in /opt/sqldeveloper3.0.02.83/sqldeveloper/sqldeveloper/bin :
$ cd /opt/sqldeveloper3.0.02.83/sqldeveloper/sqldeveloper/bin $ sudo gedit sqldeveloper.conf
The line we want to add tells sqldeveloper.sh to skip the check for the JDK ( we already know we've got an appropriate version) :
SetSkipJ2SDKCheck true
Now, make sure the target database is running and …
$ cd /opt/sqldeveloper3.0.02.83/sqldeveloper $ sh sqldeveloper.sh
At this point you will get a number of Java errors which seem to be to do with not being able to find the SQLDeveloper data modeller. Not surprising since we haven't installed it. Fortunately, these errors are not fatal and the tool should start with no problem.
The first thing it will do is pop up this window :
Just say yes and all of your connections and any user defined extensions, reports etc will also be imported.
SQLDeveloper then fires up and all should be OK…but just connect to the database and run a simple query to be sure.
Adding it to the Menu
Finally, I want to add the new version to the Programming Menu.
- On the desktop go into System / Preferences / Main Menu
- Navigate to the Programming Menu and click on New Item.
In the dialog, enter the following :
Type – Application
Name – SQLDeveloper 3.0.02.83
Command – /opt/sqldeveloper3.0.02.83/sqldeveloper/sqldeveloper.sh
The icon to use is in /opt/sqldeveloper3.0.02.83/sqldeveloper/sqldeveloper/doc.
The final step is to make sure that you have all of the appropriate environment variables set ( which should be the case if you have an existing version of SQLDeveloper) – re-start the machine.
You should be able to run SQLDeveloper from the menu and also, still be able to connect to the database without any issues ( provided the database is up, of course – don't tell me you've been indulging as well !)
If you do happen to hit any issues with a missing ocijdbc11, then have a look here.
Right, that's quite long enough to keep a New Year's resolution. I'm off to the pub.


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One stop source for all information in planning to visit any football school in the Atlantic Coast Conference and a few other lucky schools.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Syracuse Tailgate and Visitors Guide
You can find what you are looking for by looking at the right edge for your school's link.
12 comments:
- OrangeRay said...
Outstanding job on putting together the information on Syracuse! Very detailed, very complete.
- June 12, 2007 at 3:34 PM
- reedny said...
Tex, great job with this site. Nice graphics, thorough analysis of tailgate options, eateries, hotspots and other game day activities.
The Syracuse area Chamber of Commerce should pay for your season tickets.
- June 14, 2007 at 9:44 AM
I agree--the USF info is excellent. One suggestion: your map of the stadium is turned 90^ and there is very difficult for me to figure out and I live here. Could you get up to be north?
- June 15, 2007 at 7:40 PM
- TexanMark said...
Annymous: I'm not real good on html yet. I'll see if I can figure out how to do it. TM
- June 15, 2007 at 8:19 PM
- TexanMark said...
I just noticed all the links for ONTrack are not working...I'll try to find out why. TM
- June 18, 2007 at 7:09 PM
- TexanMark said...
Called the corporation that owns ONTrack--the ONTrack website was accidentally taken off the web...The rep said it will be restablished.
- August 10, 2007 at 5:07 PM
- BIll's Blog said...
TexanMark - great site! You hit the nail on the head with the info.
One thing you may want to mention - Centro, the regional bus service, has a terrific SU Football shuttle service from various locations in the area. Here is a link to centro's SU shuttle site - http://www.centro.org/events/sufball.htm
Cost is $3.00 round trip and leaves you off at Henry St., near the bus parking lot to walk to the game.
- August 11, 2007 at 10:51 AM
Great description of Syracuse and tailgating. Gotta say, I'm a bit dissapointed with the analysis on Green Lakes, it's always been one of my favorite courses. Your analysis is a little stale however, they installed irrigation last year so the course looks beautiful year round.
- August 12, 2007 at 8:41 PM
- TexanMark said...
A friend from Syracuse wrote up the Green Lakes info in 2005. I'll check with him on Green Lakes. Thanks for the critique.
- August 13, 2007 at 7:23 PM
- Brian Harrison said...
Excellent job on the article.
Brian Harrison
- October 12, 2007 at 1:11 PM
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- June 12, 2010 at 1:43 PM
Anyway, I am adding this RSS to my email and could look out for much more of your respective interesting content. Make sure you update this again soon.
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Create long-term political stability and economic growth in Africa by developing future generations of principled, ethical African leaders.
Fred Swaniker is passionate about Africa and believes that Africa's future will be determined by the quality of its future leaders. He has thus devoted the last several years to building an institution that aims to transform Africa by developing its next generation of leaders: African Leadership Academy. Before founding African Leadership Academy, Fred founded Global Leadership Adventures, a leadership development program for youth throughout the world, and also helped launch Mount Pleasant English Medium School, one of the top-performing private elementary schools in Botswana. Fred began his career after college in the Johannesburg office of McKinsey & Company, where he advised management teams of large companies across Africa. Fred has an MBA from Stanford University, where he was named an Arjay Miller Scholar, a distinction awarded to the top ten percent of each graduating class. He also holds a BA degree magna cum laude from Macalester College.
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Their gift helps the PBCC continue its work on behalf of women and their families with breast cancer. Thanks to Jennifer and Matthew for their generosity and best wishes for a lifetime of love and happiness! If you would like to make a donation to the PBCC in lieu of wedding, bridal shower or baby shower favors – or to celebrate or commemorate any other occasion such as an anniversary, birthday, or reunion – contact us for details. We will gladly provide you with information about our organization and may be able to provide you with giveaways for your guests.Tags: Awareness, donation


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Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Christmas Giveaway
The giveaway includes: A 'paris' linen pencil case, 3 yards of pretty rose bias tape, a lavender bag, some bakers twine, a couple of packs of gift tags and small gift cards.
To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment on this post, or comment on the giveaway post on cattaylordesign facebook page.
For extra entries, you can:
* Follow my blog (if you don't already)
* 'like' my cattaylordesign facebook page
* Mention my giveaway on your facebook page or blog
Just leave a comment here letting me know what you have done :-)
Entries close Friday the 10th December. This is open to anyone, you don't need to be a blogger - just leave me your email address so I can contact you if you win. International entries are most welcome!
79 comments:
- AnonymousDecember 1, 2010 at 8:07 PM
Hiya, already a Facebook fan! Love to be in this great draw!ReplyDelete
oooo I'm want that twine! *fingers crossed!!*ReplyDelete
I am a follower now.ReplyDelete
I already "like" your facebook pageReplyDelete
Woo hoo! I've just become follower number 200 :-)ReplyDelete
I am a facebook liker :-)ReplyDelete
♥ the gift tags!ReplyDelete
I'm a fan on fb.
Love love love the bias tape!ReplyDelete
I'm a follower. What a gorgeous pack, especially the Paris pencil case.ReplyDelete
i love your bias tape! hope you're enjoying the beginning of the festive season :)ReplyDelete
I mentioned the giveaway on facebook too!ReplyDelete
I love your bias tape too! Very cute giveaway :)ReplyDelete
Count me in - I'm a follower. Loooove your work. I must get round to buying myself one of your wrist keyrings - gift to self!ReplyDelete
.... and I'm liking you on Facebook!ReplyDelete
Oooh! what a perfect package of loveliness! Fingers crossed for me.ReplyDelete
I am already a follower and I have mentioned your giveaway in the side bar of my blog too:)
I've been a follower for a while now-ever since a bought a lovely pack of your goodies at the Christchurch A Craft Affair:)ReplyDelete
Am now a FB fan :)ReplyDelete
Thankyou for such a lovely giveaway!ReplyDelete
Love the Paris pencil case!ReplyDelete
Have mentioned your giveaway on my blog :)
Hi Cat, love your blog and your creative handy work!ReplyDelete
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Love the bias tape, so pretty! It's all lovely though. :)ReplyDelete
... and I'm a follower!ReplyDelete
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Oh I would love to be added to the draw! I am a follower but don't have facebook though. Lovely goodies, and a very generous giveaway xReplyDelete
I love the fabric for that pencil case!ReplyDelete
I follow you.ReplyDelete
That looks like a great and very timely give away. Thank you for the inspiration that I've gotten from your blog, happy holidays!ReplyDelete
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I follow and i'd LOVE to be in the draw too! email@example.com
Pick me, pick me !!!!! I'm an everything !!! xxReplyDelete
This is so exciting!!! It's nice that you are doing this. :)ReplyDelete
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Hi! I'd love to be entered, I'm a new follower. I'm running a Christmas giveaway atm too, pop over and have a look :)ReplyDelete
Hello! Lovely! Love the cute as retro fabric from today!!ReplyDelete
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Love it all, but that pencil case is gorgeous! :)ReplyDelete
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Oh lovely. Ive just started a new blog and have added you to 'blogs I read' . Looking forward to much crafty inspiration :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 2, 2010 at 3:03 PM
Hi Lovely - As always. Love that vintage fabric you picked up too. Please enter me. I tried to become a follower a while ago and it didin't work but I'll try again! makeitgiveit(at)gmail(dot)comReplyDelete
What a lovely crafty package. Your blog inspires me every day!!ReplyDelete
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I am also a follower!ReplyDelete
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And am now a follower!
what a beautiful giveaway! i have followed you for a while but never officially "followed", but im a follower now. do you are on my bookmark bar, and im a follower. doubled up so i dont miss a beat.ReplyDelete
I would love to win this giveaway. Love the twining. years ago I bought some in Holland , after the shop was closed I never found it again.ReplyDelete
I am a follower.ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousDecember 4, 2010 at 10:45 AM
what a fantastic giveaway! Yay Christmas xReplyDelete
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Thank you for sharing such wonderful stuff with everyone!ReplyDelete
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I love that pencil case and that bias tape is fantastic. I am now a follower, love your blog. I will pop you in my sidebar too. thanks so muchReplyDelete
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- AnonymousDecember 12, 2010 at 2:50 PM
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- AnonymousDecember 12, 2010 at 6:02 PM
well it is my birthday on the 20th now would this not be lovely to arrive in the post, here's hoping.ReplyDelete
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Last year's special issue of Arnoldia (Vol. 68, No. 2) has received the 2011 Dorothy E. Hansell Publication Award from the American Public Gardens Association (APGA), and a 2011 Silver Award of Achievement from the Garden Writers Association. The issue features a 20-year retrospective on the work of the North America–China Plant Exploration Consortium (NACPEC), a unique organization that has had great success exploring and collecting plants within the amazingly diverse flora of China. Through text and photographs, this issue tells the story of the history, accomplishments, and future of NACPEC.
The Arnold Arboretum is a member of NACPEC—fittingly, given the Arboretum's long history of plant exploration in China. Much has changed in the one-hundred-plus years since renowned plant explorer Ernest Henry Wilson's expeditions to China on behalf of the Arboretum, but NACPEC explorers encounter some of same challenges (and rewards) on their modern-day expeditions. The collaborative relationship among NACPEC member institutions provides an ideal platform for extensive collection, distribution, and evaluation of the plants collected in China.


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Hello world! You like your Nexus tablet but you hate the fact that it doesn't have a built-in SD card reader for storage expansion? My brother and I felt that way when we first got one in July 2012. So we decided to do something about it -- make one for it. After many months of hard work, finally we have something that we feel good about and we want to share with the world.
What does it do?
Well, it is just like a SD card reader that you use on your computer, except it is for Android tablets and smartphones that have MicroUSB port. You can use it to read/write MicroSD cards, copy files between your phone/tablet and a MicroSD card.
It supports MicroSDHC cards up to 32GB (max capacity by SDHC standard), and MicroSDXC cards up to 64GB (max capacity available on the market). SDXC standard supports cards up to 2TB -- this reader should support future MicroSDXC cards of higher capacity up to that, but we have no way of testing it right now.
Will it work on my device?
It works with the newly released HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4.
It took a lot of time, but we were able to find one USB IC chip that supports all different types of mobile devices and chipsets that we could get our hands on. So far, we verified that it works with the following devices:
- Samsung Galaxy S2, S3, S4, Note, Note 2, Galaxy Express, Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet; Class 1 support.
- Motorola RAZR M, RAZR HD, RAZR MAXX HD, Xyboard 8.2" Tablet; Class 1 support.
- HTC One, HTC First, HTC One X+, Evo 4G LTE (Sprint), DROID DNA; Class 1 support.
- Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Google Nexus 7 & Nexus 10; Class 2 support.
- Nook Color, Kindle Fire (non-HD); Class 3 support.
- Tablets using RockChip & AllWinner chips; Sonicview N710; Class 1 support.
Note: "Class" 1/2/3 is used to classify how well the reader is supported on the particular mobile device. It is not related to the "Class" of the SD card. It supports SD cards up to Class 10.
Class 1: it is supported by the phone/tablet out of box, no rooting or other privileged software needed. Class 2: supported using 3rd party software such Media Importer from Play Store, with some limitations; root device and install 3rd party software such as StickMount or USB OTG Helper to remove such limitations. Class 3: a custom ROM such as CyanogenMod is needed.
It should work with most other devices that support USB host or USB-OTG (On-The-Go) as long as the device maker doesn't intentionally disable such functionality. For the technically inclined, it has been tested and verified on all four major mobile SoCs(system-on-a-chip): Qualcomm Snapdragon, Samsung Exynos 3, 4 & 5, Nvidia Tegra 2 & 3, TI OMAP; as well as on RockChip and AllWinner chips. It is expected to work on future version of those SoCs -- but this is not guaranteed, see Risk section.
Warning to owners of devices listed as "Class 2" and "Class 3" supported: rooting your device or flashing a custom ROM most likely will void product warranty and may cause irreparable damages to it. We don't encourage you to do that just to use this reader and can't be held responsible if you choose to do so, especially if you don't know what is "rooting" or "custom ROM". Only consider to support for this project if you already done rooting or flashing custom ROM or clearly know what you are doing and plan to do so anyway. Support on "Class 3" device can NOT be guaranteed since different custom ROM may behave differently and even products from different batches can have minor difference affecting how it will work; this especially true for Amazon Kindle Fire, for which the USB support is fragile and inconsistent at best.
The design
We spent a lot of time working on the usability of the reader and tweaking the form factor. We think our MicroSD card reader is better designed than any other SD card reader product that's available on the market.
Coin-size, take it anywhere you go
It has a small hole so you can attach it to a small clip hook or snap hook (one will be included with every reader), which can then be attached to your key ring or a snap hook inside your backpack, laptop bag or messenger bag.
Never lose the cap
You often lose the caps that come with memory card readers and USB thumb drives? Not this one. When the reader is in use, the cap itself can be attached to the snap hook. When the cap on, it will stay on -- there are 2 locking mechanisms to keep it stay on.
Use it with the case on (phone or tablet)
Many people use a protective case on their phones/tablets. This reader has been designed in such a way that it can be used with a case up to 2mm thick.
How we got here
Andy first talked to Rich about the idea back in July 2012. Over the weekend, Rich put together a quick proof of concept. After many months of hard work, finally we finished CAD design, selection of USB IC chip and PCB design, and conducted extensive testing.
Note: prototype here is shown in "raw" plastic material. The finished product will have a layer of coating to make it look much nicer. Tentatively we are planning for a glossy Piano Black finish; if there are enough supporters, we will consider more color choices.
What's next
It is expensive to make the tools necessary and buy the components in volume to make this into a real product. That's why we need your help! If this project is successfully funded, this how the money will be spent and the schedule:
- Design & making of the steel mold needed to make the plastic casing, 3-4 weeks
- Purchasing IC chips and other components/material, 1 week (in parallel with mold making)
- Making of PCB, 1 week and more depending on volume (in parallel with mold making)
- Pilot run, testing and verification, 1 week
- Production run, QA & packaging, time frame depends on volume
- Express bulk shipping to US and shipping to kickstarter supporters!
Rich has talked to several manufacturers and selected one as a manufacturing partner candidate. They have been great helping us understand the manufacturing process and are very open minded about working with a tiny fish like us. With your support, we believe we can make it happen.
Risks and challenges
Unlike USB on PC, USB support on mobile devices is under each individual device manufacturer's control. It is possible that a device maker may choose to disable USB support in their future devices (possible) or disable USB support in future software update of existing devices (possible though unlikely). Thus it is possible that this card reader works on your device today, but may not work in the future or in future devices.
When the manufacturer has big orders, there could be some delay in getting us in their production run schedule. We will try to get our production into their schedule as early as possible.
Quality control is always a challenge for electronic products, even for something as small and simple as a SD card reader. We have talked to the manufacturer extensively about their QA process and even ask them to add additional testing steps -- and they agreed to it. We will use high quality components and materials to make sure it will be a quality product. E.g., the IC chip that we selected is one of the most expensive ones on the market and is what being used in name brand SD card reader products.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
Questions about this project? Check out the FAQ
Funding period
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Jillian K.
Survivor and Caregiver
My experiences as a caregiver help me as a survivor
Sometimes, "Lightning" Strikes Twice
My stroke happened on March 3, 2013. I woke up with plenty of energy. In fact, I felt particularly energetic. Then, I began to feel "funny". At first, I thought I was just having another migraine with aura. I typically would feel the headache behind and around the inside of my left orbital bone and left eyebrow. Sometimes, I don't get the headache at all. The aura that starts the migraine is sometimes visual, although in the past few years it is speech related (a sensation of grasping for the words to express a thought).
I hadn't had any migraines since being put on Depakote, an anti-seizure medicine to prevent migraines by "quieting my brain". But I was startled that I couldn't coordinate my hands in the shower to wash my hair. I managed to get dressed, but felt "dazed". When I made it downstairs to the landing of my stairway, my husband asked me if something was wrong. I couldn't put a sentence together. We decided that it was another episode like the one I had experienced 3 years earlier; it had been dismissed as a complex migraine after a 1-day stay in the hospital. I had a breakfast of cereal like on any other day.
I am thin, have low blood pressure, a slow pulse, low cholesterol, and was only 57. In short, I did not consider myself the "poster child" for stroke. Even though I had started the day feeling energetic, I slept most of the day, but late in the afternoon, when I did not know how to operate the remote control for the TV, my son was concerned. He called my brother, who advised him to call 911. I'll forever be impressed by the grace he showed under pressure, as he calmly explained the situation to the 911 operator.
I was taken by ambulance to the hospital and was admitted after all sorts of testing. Because I did not arrive at the hospital in the magic hour to get atp, they would just wait and see how it played out. I fully expected to be told the next morning that it was just another migraine. I was amazed when I was told that I had had a stroke. It was attributed to a PFO (patent foramen ovale), a fairly common opening between the right and left atria of the heart. It usually closes shortly after birth, but about 20% of the population has an improper closure. My history of migraine is my primary risk factor for stroke, and I am a firm believer that stroke and migraine are related, especially when it comes to PFOs. 12% of the general population has migraines with auras (flashing lights, speech disturbance, etc.); 40% of those with PFOs have migraines with auras.
I was evaluated by a speech therapist first. I could not name the days of the week, which was frightening, considering that I am a teacher. If she started naming them, I could continue the list, but I could not initiate it. This deficit worried me, because my mother had a stroke five years ago, and has had aphasia ever since. That would mean retirement due to disability for me. At the same time, I was fascinated to experience aphasia from the patient side.
I am also right handed, but after my stroke, my right hand was weaker than my left. My legs seemed unaffected by the stroke.
I was worried about my class, which had tests coming up. I had materials prepared and sitting in folders in my classroom, but had a difficult time describing what they were or where they were located to my husband so that he could tell my coworkers where to find them. I wrote instructions, which my husband read back to me before calling my principal.
I had two sessions with the speech therapist and followed all of her recommendations for recovering speech. When I was discharged from the hospital two days after my stroke, I started outpatient therapy. I could see that the images were simple drawings, and remembered them from my mother's speech therapy, but had a difficult time matching the words with them. I had a feeling that I should know the answers to her questions, but was initially unable to provide them. For homework, the therapist advised me to name 10 things in the room as soon as I walked in. She said that when that became too easy, I should name the parts of the computer, or parts of the oven. Then, when that became too easy, I should open "that drawer in my kitchen with all of the unusual gadgets in it" and name them. I was on my own after only two sessions.
I also had two sessions with the occupational therapist working on hand strength. I stayed at home recovering for two weeks. My husband, who had had a minor stroke five years earlier, kept asking me questions, but they were the same questions (what day is it, what are the dogs' names, etc.) I spent time on the computer. Emails took a long time to type. I just couldn't seem to find the correct keys, or coordinate my left and right hands.
I looked up a list of words on an 8th grade word list, and spent time looking at them and working to describe what they meant (words like chasm, and resplendent). I spent hours writing line after line on a legal pad, to get my handwriting under control. In the beginning, it was very shaky and illegible, but after two weeks, it was coming back.
I went back to work after two weeks. I told my students what had happened to me, and explained that I was still unable to multitask. They waited patiently as I helped them one at a time in the classroom, rather than trying to answer questions from many students as before. They were relieved to have me back, and were very patient with my recovery. I still think that one of the best ways to recover is to go into a classroom and have to answer questions from eleven-year-olds that are unpredictable.
Spring break gave me an additional ten days off after 4 days on the job, and by the end of the month, I felt that I was able to function well enough to continue to work. I still find myself searching for words occasionally, and documents take me a little bit longer to compose and type simultaneously, but I find that I am a better teacher when I focus on one student at a time. I am on a statin drug and a daily aspirin for the stroke, and still take the Depakote to keep the migraines at bay.
I felt well enough to go on a field trip with my students 9 weeks later, but the trip was interrupted midday by a text from my older son that he was going to the hospital with my husband, who was having his second stroke in six years. Just like his earlier stroke, he felt fine up to the moment the clot struck.
Here I was adjusting to the setback of my own stroke, when I had to jump into the caregiver role for him. Although he was given t-PA, it did not dissolve the clot and he had more extensive damage as a result of his stroke. The stroke was still damaging his brain the next day. He was discharged to the traumatic brain injury section of a rehabilitation hospital, where he spent a week. Initially, he was unable to feed himself, and was not ambulatory. He received therapy to learn to walk with a walker, and gradually, he was able to feed himself. After a week, he was discharged to home.
Fortunately, he was already a retired Social Studies teacher, so he could recover at home. My son was home from college and took care of him during the day, and I took over when I got home. He needed help in the shower, used and used a urinal day and night. When summer "vacation" began for me, he was still going to speech, physical, and occupational therapy for three hours 3 times per week at the hospital's outpatient section, then it was reduced to twice per week. Our neurologist suggested that he see a cardiologist, and he found out that he has atrial fibrillation, which probably caused his first stroke, as well.
By the time my son went back to college and I started the new school year, he had recovered enough to stay alone during the day. Unfortunately, he struggles to recognize letters, so he can no longer read most words. He has lost half of his vision in both eyes (not due to eye damage, but due to damage to the left side of his brain). He cannot drive because of the vision loss, and his right arm causes him discomfort. He can no longer come up with the names of many common objects, and the Social Studies knowledge that was second nature to him is largely lost. We watch Jeopardy together, and occasionally, he gets a geography or history question correct, so I know the information is inside, just needing another way to be tapped. His friends pick him up weekly for happy hour to have dinner together, and that keeps him in the loop. He struggles for words, but can still cuss at the political shows and the news, so I know he's still thinking.
Having a stroke has made me feel more vulnerable. I know stroke can affect someone who doesn't even know they have risk factors. I go to the gym once or twice a week (I know I should go more often, but I figure any time is more than no times a week). I work from 7:50am to 4:30 or 5pm five days a week. I drive to see my parents, who are 87 and 91, in their assisted living facility once a week. Although my mother still struggles for words, she is able to say, "It's boring!" when asked how things are.


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The Apple experience is pretty slick, but one thing that frustrates many users is the Finder. Although it gets the job done, it hasn't evolved a great deal in recent years and is missing a few widely-requested features.
As an integral part of OS X, the aptly named 'Finder' is used to find, move and delete files, install applications and even preview files – but all of this activity leaves us with a lot of windows open. Sure, you can keep pressing 'cmd + w' until they've all gone, or you can download TotalFinder.


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James Leckman, MD, PhD
Neison Harris Professor in the Child Study Center and Professor of Pediatrics
Departments & Organizations
Child Study Center: Albert J. Solnit Integrated Training Program | Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Training Program | Formative Childhood and Peace Building | Tic Disorder & Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Program
Neuroscience Research Training Program (NRTP)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Research Clinic
Office of International Medical Student Education
Program in Neurodevelopment and Regeneration
Yale Institute for Global Health
Yale Medicine
MacMillan Center: Middle East Studies
Office of Cooperative Research
James F. Leckman, M.D. is the Neison Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry, Psychiatry, Psychology and Pediatrics at Yale. Dr. Leckman is a well known child psychiatrist and patient-oriented clinical investigator. For more than 20 years he served as the Director of Research for the Yale Child Study Center.
His peers have regularly selected him as one of the Best Doctors in America. Dr. Leckman is the author or co-author of over 430 original articles published in peer-reviewed journals, twelve books, and 140 book chapters. Dr. Leckman has a longstanding interest in Tourette syndrome and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). His research on these disorders is multifaceted from phenomenology and natural history, to neurobiology to genetics, to risk factor research and treatment studies. In 1999, he edited with Dr. Donald J. Cohen, Tourette's Syndrome: Tics, Obsessions, Compulsions - Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Care, published by John Wiley & Sons. More recently, he edited with Davide Martino a 30 hapter volume, entitled Tourette Syndrome, that was published in 2013 by the Oxford University Press. One area or active research interest concerns the role of the immune system in the pathobiology of Tourette syndrome and other neuropsychiatric disorders. In August 2015 a special issue of Brain Research with twelve review articles was published that he edited along with Flora Vaccarino that is focused on "What does immunology have to do with brain development and neuropsychiatric disorders?"
Based on his work on OCD, Dr. Leckman has also been drawn to study normal patterns of evolutionarily conserved obsessive-compulsive behavior. A major focus has been on parenting and the role of the bio-behavioral systems that closely interconnect our affiliative and stress response bio-behavioral systems. Most recently, in partnership with colleagues at UNICEF and the Mother-Child Education Foundation based in Turkey, Dr. Leckman has begun to explore the question whether strengthening families and enhancing child development is a path to peace and violence prevention. In October 2013, he chaired with Rima Salah and Catherine Panter-Brick the 15th Ernst Strüngmann Forum in Frankfurt, Germany. More than 40 international scholars across diverse fields—from child development to neuroscience and cultural anthropology explored the relevance of early child development to the pursuit of peace. Their deliberations highlighting directions for future research, and proposing novel approaches to translate knowledge into concrete action are summarized in volume entitled, Formative Childhoods: The Transformative Power of Children and Families, published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press in 2014. Related efforts include the Early Childhood Peace Consortium that was launched in September 2013) in New York in at the United Nations Headquarters. The most recent meetings of the Early Childhood Peace Consortium took place in Istanbul, Turkey in June 2015; Belfast, Northern Ireland in June 2017; and at the United Nations in September 2017. More information concerning how the science of early childhood development can facilitate the development of a more peaceful world is available at: http://childstudycenter.yale.edu/international/peace/; and <http://www.ecdpeace.org/>.
Education & Training
|University of São Paulo, Clinical Science (2014)
|University of New Mexico (1973)
|College of Wooster (1969)
|Yale University School of Medicine
|Connecticut Mental Health Center
|Postdoctoral training
|National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Program, Psychiatric Genetics
|Board Certification
|AB of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry (1980)
|Board Certification
|AB of Psychiatry & Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (1982)
Honors & Recognition
Transformative Research AwardNational Institutes of Health (2011)


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Both sides called it a generation-defining race for the White House: a choice between Democrat Barack Obama's brand of government activism and Republican Mitt Romney's commitment to reducing Washington's role in Americans' daily lives.
Obama's victory, however, did not settle that question.
Instead, the hard-fought battle for the White House exposed an electorate deeply divided by race, age and party.
Tuesday's elections - in which Republicans kept control of the U.S. House and Obama's Democrats held on to the Senate - suggested that bitter partisanship would likely remain very much alive in Washington in the new year. They also revealed that there was no broad mandate for much beyond the broadly shared goals of improving the economy and reducing government debt.
That means that undertaking bold new initiatives comparable to healthcare reform, financial regulation and economic stimulus programs will be a great deal more complicated for Obama 2012 than they were for Obama 2008.
Even so, Obama - now unfettered by not having to face voters again - is in position to pursue an ambitious agenda that could leave his mark on government for a generation or longer, including a move to revamp the nation's immigration laws.
Some analysts believe Obama is likely to spend much of his second term "locking down the achievements of his first term," including ensuring that "we will have a functioning national healthcare system," said Cal Jillson, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
For some, that would be enough to secure his place in history.
"Just by re-electing Obama, that means the Affordable Care Act will continue to be implemented, and that's very important because that's one of the most important pieces of legislation in half a century," Theda Skocpol, a political scientist at Harvard University, said of the law that helps extend health coverage to millions of uninsured Americans.
"Most of the action will occur between the president's administration and states, and my guess is a lot of the Republican governors will find ways to accept parts of the Medicare expansion," Skocpol said.
In at least one respect, Tuesday's election results vindicated Obama's belief in an activist government.
By supporting an $85 billion federal bailout of the auto industry in 2009, a measure that was not particularly popular at the time, Obama may have helped to save not just the industry, but his presidency.
The auto bailout - and the Obama campaign's attacks on Romney over his opposition to it - appeared to be key factors in the president's victory in the crucial battleground state of Ohio, where 1 in 8 jobs is connected to the auto industry.
Nationwide, Obama - the nation's first black president - trailed Romney among working-class white male voters by 17 percentage points, according to Reuters/Ipsos Election Day polling.
But in Ohio, white men with incomes of $75,000 or less were split 49-49 between Obama and Romney in Reuters/Ipsos polling. Analysts said the disparity indicated that the auto bailout - which saved nearly 1.5 million jobs nationwide, according to the Center for Automotive Research - likely gave Obama a critical boost in just the right place.
"While Romney enjoys a large advantage among lower-income white males nationally, the trend reverses in Ohio," Ipsos pollster Julia Clark said. "This underlines the importance of the auto bailout in Ohio, and perceptions of Romney as unsympathetic to the challenges faced by the working class in this state."
Political analysts and strategists expect Obama's second-term agenda to be layered with increased federal spending for education, job and energy programs.
But such an agenda will be complicated by the government's $16 trillion debt and the looming "fiscal cliff" - a $600 billion tax increase scheduled to take effect along with mandatory spending cuts at the start of the new year unless Obama and Congress can agree on a deficit reduction deal.
Obama's commitment to immigration reform - a key goal for Democrats who want to solidify their hold on the growing Latino vote - would seem to have an increasingly clear path to success, especially as Republicans seek ways to improve their appeal to that minority group.
But the biggest, most immediate challenge is the looming showdown with Republicans in Congress over spending and taxes, during which Obama will press to keep his campaign promise to raise taxes on the wealthy while retaining lower tax rates for others.
Obama has signaled he may try to force Republicans to accept his demand to increase taxes on those making $250,000 or more a year by threatening to veto any legislation aimed at preventing the tax increases and massive spending cuts that are slated kick in automatically at the end of the year.
The notion that one of Obama's boldest second-term moves could be reinstating Clinton-era tax rates on the wealthy suggests that the president's agenda could be significant but limited, some analysts say.
"It's not like you're going to have a new, New Deal," said Julian Zelizer, a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, referring to the broad array of social programs enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to help the nation recover from the Great Depression of the 1930s.
During the presidential campaign, "the rhetoric is so dramatic, you think you're deciding between FDR and a (staunchly conservative) candidate from the 19th century," Zelizer said. "I'm sure most Republicans see Obama as a big-government liberal and most Democrats see Romney as a right-wing, Tea Party zealot."
In fact, Zelizer said, both Obama and Romney were "relatively in the middle of the political spectrum, with limits on what they (could) achieve in a gridlocked Washington."
It may be too soon to tell whether the 2012 election will be a turning point in how Americans view the role of government in society. But the election does appear to mark another type of political transition.
Romney, 65, could be the last Republican of his generation to make a serious bid for the White House. The Republicans who appear to be in position to run for president in 2016 represent a new generation of leaders who generally are more conservative than their predecessors.
They include Romney's running mate, Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan (42), Florida Senator Marco Rubio (41), Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (41), former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum (54), New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (50) and House of Representatives Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia (49).
For them and any other Republicans who might consider a run for the White House, Tuesday's election results brought a sign of potential trouble ahead.
Obama won about 66 percent of the vote among Hispanics, who make up about 17 percent of the U.S. population and are projected by the Pew Research Center to account for nearly 30 percent by 2050.
The Republican Party's harsh stance on immigration has hurt its ability to attract Latinos, according to analysts who say the new generation of Republican contenders will need to tone down the party's harsh rhetoric on immigration or risk certain defeat in several states because of Hispanics siding with Democrats.
"We certainly seem to be at the end of something, and at the beginning of another, when it comes to Republican candidates," SMU's Jillson said. "The Republican Party is untenable in its current form and in serious trouble as a viable governing vehicle (because) the Democratic Party is more attractive to growing constituencies - anyone who feels vulnerable and as if they may need support."
During the campaign, Obama signed an executive order granting temporary legal status and work permits to young undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children. He also has said he would push Congress to pass the DREAM Act, which would make the order permanent and create a path to citizenship for many undocumented workers.
Romney said he opposed the DREAM Act and that he favored harsh immigration policies that would lead illegal immigrants to "self-deport." He later seemed to back away from that stance, and said he would seek some form of immigration reform that tied U.S. citizenship to education and jobs.
If Republicans do not improve their image among Latinos, Jillson said, some solidly conservative states might not be that way much longer.
"The Republican Party absolutely will have to soften its message," Jillson said. "Texas (now dominated by Republicans) is 15 years away from a two-party system" because of its growing Hispanic population.
Additional reporting by Gabriel Debenedetti; Editing by Jim Gaines and Peter Cooney


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ASP.NET is a unified Web development model that includes the services necessary for you to build enterprise-class Web applications with a minimum of coding. ASP.NET is part of the .NET Framework, and when coding ASP.NET applications you have access to classes in the .NET Framework. You can code your applications in any language compatible with the common language runtime (CLR), including Microsoft Visual Basic and C#. These languages enable you to develop ASP.NET applications that benefit from the common language runtime, type safety, inheritance, and so on.
If you are familiar with classic ASP, the declarative data binding syntax introduced in ASP.NET will be familiar to you even though the functionality is vastly different. Data binding expressions are the code you see between <%# and %> characters in an ASPX file. The expressions allow you to easily bind controls to data sources, as well as properties, expressions, and results from method calls exposed by the page. While this feature is easy to use, it often causes some confusion about what is allowed and whether it should be employed.
Data binding expressions link ASP.NET page properties, server control properties, and data sources when the page's DataBind method is called. You can place data binding expressions on the value side of an attribute/value pair in the opening tag of a server control or anywhere in the page. All data binding expressions, regardless of where you place them, must be contained between <%# and %> characters.
When used with data controls (like Repeater, DataGrid, and so forth), the expression parameter is usually a column name from the data source. However, as long as it returns a value, any valid expression may be used. Likewise, the same syntax may be used outside list controls. This includes displaying values on the page or populating control attributes.
Container.DataItem is a runtime alias for the DataItem bound to a specific item. It maps to an individual item from the data source—like one row from a database query or an individual element from an array. The actual data type for the DataItem is determined by the data source. So, if you're dealing with an array of integers, the DataItem will be an integer.
The following list provides a quick review of the VB.NET syntax for various scenarios:
<%# Container.DataItem %>--An array of string values is returned.<%# Container.DataItem("expression") %>--The specific field from a DataView container is returned.<%# Container.DataItem.PropertyName %>--The specific string property value of data source is returned.<%# CStr(Container.DataItem.PropertyName) %>--Returns a property value converted to its string representation.
When you're using C#, the syntax is a bit different. The following list includes the corresponding C# code for each line in the previous list. Notice the basic syntax is the same, but it changes when property values are returned and converted to the appropriate data type.
<%# Container.DataItem %><%# ((DataRowView)Container.DataItem)["PropertyName"] %><%# ((ObjectType)Container.DataItem).PropertyName %><%# ((ObjectType)Container.DataItem).PropertyName.ToString() %>
Syntax is consistent when working with page level properties and methods. The syntax remains the same as long as string values are returned. The following list provides some examples:
<%# propertyName %>--The value for a page level property is returned.<asp:ListBox id="lstValues" datasource='<%# propertyName %>' runat="server">--The value retrieved from the page level property (array, collection of objects, etc.) is bound to the data control.<%# (objectName.PropertyName) %>--The value of the page level object property is displayed.<%# MethodName() %>--The value returned from the page method is displayed.
You may use individual values (albeit properties, method return values, and so forth) on a page using the following syntax:<%= Value %>
Using the Contain.DataItem object can be tedious, since you must be aware of the data type and convert it accordingly for use. Microsoft does provide the DataBinder class to further simplify development.
Microsoft documentation (on MSDN) states the DataBinder class uses reflection to parse and evaluate a data binding expression against an object at runtime. This method allows RAD designers, such as Visual Studio .NET, to easily generate and parse data binding syntax. This method can also be used declaratively on a Web form's page to simplify casting from one type to another.
You can use the Eval method of the DataBinder class to make .NET do the heavy lifting when using data values in an ASP.NET page. The Eval method accepts the previously covered Container.DataItem object; it works hard to figure out the details of the field identified in the expression and displays it accordingly. It has the following syntax:
DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "field name", "optional formatting")
The DataBinder.Eval approach is great as it pushes work to the system. On the other hand, you should use it with caution, since time and resources are consumed as the system locates the element and determines its object/data type.
Data binding makes it relatively simple to include data in ASP.NET pages. There are various data binding options available, which include: binding the data to a control and allowing it to decide how it is presented, or choosing declarative data binding to control presentation within the ASP.NET page. In the end, it comes down to your preference, but it is great to have options.
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A Microsoft server-side Web technology. ASP.NET takes an object-oriented programming approach to Web page execution. Every element in an ASP.NET page is treated as an object and run on the server. An ASP.NET page gets compiled into an intermediate language by a .NET Common Language Runtime-compliant compiler.
Page titles between tags is one important thing that many fail to practice in SEO. When a search is made in Google, these titles show up as links in the result. So that explains its importance. The common mistake among website owners is giving the same title for all pages. Page titles drive traffic to your site, hence it is important to have a proper title to attract visitors. Adding titles is not as hard as you imagine. If you have a product catalog use your product name as title. You can also choose to give a different title that is related to your product.
URLs that are long with query parameters do not look neat and it is difficult for the visitor to remember. Instead use formatted URLs for your static pages. URL which has a meaning explains the content in your website. Although experts agree with using an URL that has query parameters, it is better to have a meaningful URL. Components like UrlRewritingNet can be used for this purpose. Mapping support in URL is offered by IIS7 which has plenty of features.
Content without a structure is not possible. You will have titles, headings, sub headings, paragraphs and others. How would you emphasize some quotes or important points in your content? If you follow the below mentioned steps, the structure of your content will be semantically correct.
Visitors can create structured content if you use FCKEditor and the like. Integrating these to your website is not complex.
Don't panic, it is advisable to clean up the source code and minimize the number of codes. The following simple steps will assist you in cleaning the source code: You can use
The relation between the content and the code (JavaScript, HTML, CSS) determines the ranking of your website. Smaller source codes help build a strong relation.
What happens to the requests that are sent when the site is slow? Sometimes requests are sent by robots and if they are unable to connect to your site continuously, they drop the site from their index. Enable your site to respond fast to requests even during peak hours. Moreover, visitors don't like to visit slow sites. Use the various tools available and conduct the stress test for your site. Perform this and locate all the weak parts of the site. Fix them so that your site gets indexed.
In this article, we are going to explain about Token Based Authentication using ASP.NET Web API 2, Owin, and Identity. As you know that a token is a piece of data created by server, and contains information to identify a particular user and token validity. The token will contain the user's information, as well as a special token code that user can pass to the server with every method that supports authentication, instead of passing a username and password directly.
Token-based authentication is a security technique that authenticates the users who attempt to log in to a server, a network, or some other secure system, using a security token provided by the server. An authentication is successful if a user can prove to a server that he or she is a valid user by passing a security token. The service validates the security token and processes the user request. After the token is validated by the service, it is used to establish security context for the client, so the service can make authorization decisions or audit activity for successive user requests.
The general concept behind a token-based authentication system is simple. Allow users to enter their username and password in order to obtain a token which allows them to fetch a specific resource - without using their username and password. Once their token has been obtained, the user can offer the token - which offers access to a specific resource for a time period - to the remote site.
This article is about Token Based Authentication using ASP.NET Web API 2, Owin, and Identity. ASP.NET Web API is a framework that makes it easy to build HTTP services that reach a broad range of clients, including browsers and mobile devices. ASP.NET Web API is an ideal platform for building RESTful applications on the .NET Framework. ASP.NET Identity is the reworked, flexible replacement for the old membership system that has been around since ASP.NET 2.0. ASP.NET Identity is more well designed and flexible than the old membership system and uses Owin middleware components for external logins such as Facebook, Google and Twitter.
Now create an empty solution and name it "AngularJSAuthentication" then add new ASP.NET Web application named "AngularJSAuthentication.API", the selected template for project will be as the image below. Notice that the authentication is set to "No Authentication" taking into consideration that we'll add this manually.
Now we need to install the NuGet packages which are needed to setup our Owin server and configure ASP.NET Web API to be hosted within an Owin server, so open NuGet Package Manger Console and type the below:
Install-Package Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Owin -Version 5.1.2
Install-Package Microsoft.Owin.Host.SystemWeb -Version 2.1.0
The package "Microsoft.Owin.Host.SystemWeb" is used to enable our Owin server to run our API on IIS using ASP.NET request pipeline as eventually we'll host this API on Microsoft Azure Websites which uses IIS.
Right click on your project then add new class named "Startup". We'll visit this class many times and modify it, for now it will contain the code below:using Microsoft.Owin;using Owin;using System;using System.Collections.Generic;using System.Linq;using System.Web;using System.Web.Http;[assembly: OwinStartup(typeof(AngularJSAuthentication.API.Startup))]namespace AngularJSAuthentication.API{ public class Startup { public void Configuration(IAppBuilder app) { HttpConfiguration config = new HttpConfiguration(); WebApiConfig.Register(config); app.UseWebApi(config); } }}
What we've implemented above is simple, this class will be fired once our server starts, notice the "assembly" attribute which states which class to fire on start-up. The "Configuration" method accepts parameter of type "IAppBuilder" this parameter will be supplied by the host at run-time. This "app" parameter is an interface which will be used to compose the application for our Owin server.
The "HttpConfiguration" object is used to configure API routes, so we'll pass this object to method "Register" in "WebApiConfig" class.
Lastly, we'll pass the "config" object to the extension method "UseWebApi" which will be responsible to wire up ASP.NET Web API to our Owin server pipeline.
Usually the class "WebApiConfig" exists with the templates we've selected, if it doesn't exist then add it under the folder "App_Start". Below is the code inside it:
public static class WebApiConfig { public static void Register(HttpConfiguration config) { // Web API routes config.MapHttpAttributeRoutes();
config.Routes.MapHttpRoute( name: "DefaultApi", routeTemplate: "api/{controller}/{id}", defaults: new { id = RouteParameter.Optional } ); var jsonFormatter = config.Formatters.OfType<JsonMediaTypeFormatter>().First();
jsonFormatter.SerializerSettings.ContractResolver = new CamelCasePropertyNamesContractResolver(); }}
No need to use this class and fire up the Application_Start event after we've configured our "Startup" class so feel free to delete it.
After we've configured the Web API, it is time to add the needed NuGet packages to add support for registering and validating user credentials, so open package manager console and add the below NuGet packages:
Install-Package Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.Owin -Version 2.0.1
Install-Package Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.EntityFramework -Version 2.0.1
The first package will add support for ASP.NET Identity Owin, and the second package will add support for using ASP.NET Identity with Entity Framework so we can save users to SQL Server database.
Now we need to add Database context class which will be responsible to communicate with our database, so add new class and name it "AuthContext" then paste the code snippet below:
public class AuthContext : IdentityDbContext<IdentityUser> { public AuthContext() : base("AuthContext") }
As you can see this class inherits from "IdentityDbContext" class, you can think about this class as special version of the traditional "DbContext" Class, it will provide all of the Entity Framework code-first mapping and DbSet properties needed to manage the identity tables in SQL Server.
Now we want to implement two methods needed in our application which they are: "RegisterUser" and "FindUser", so add new class named "AuthRepository" and paste the code snippet below:
public class AuthRepository : IDisposable { private AuthContext _ctx; private UserManager<IdentityUser> _userManager; public AuthRepository() { _ctx = new AuthContext(); _userManager = new UserManager<IdentityUser>(new UserStore<IdentityUser>(_ctx)); } public async Task<IdentityResult> RegisterUser(UserModel userModel) { IdentityUser user = new IdentityUser { UserName = userModel.UserName }; var result = await _userManager.CreateAsync(user, userModel.Password); return result; } public async Task<IdentityUser> FindUser(string userName, string password) { IdentityUser user = await _userManager.FindAsync(userName, password); return user; } public void Dispose() { _ctx.Dispose(); _userManager.Dispose(); }}
Now it is the time to add our first Web API controller which will be used to register new users, so under file "Controllers" add Empty Web API 2 Controller named "AccountController" and paste the code below:
[RoutePrefix("api/Account")] public class AccountController : ApiController { private AuthRepository _repo = null; public AccountController() { _repo = new AuthRepository(); } // POST api/Account/Register [AllowAnonymous] [Route("Register")] public async Task<IHttpActionResult> Register(UserModel userModel) { if (!ModelState.IsValid) { return BadRequest(ModelState); } IdentityResult result = await _repo.RegisterUser(userModel); IHttpActionResult errorResult = GetErrorResult(result); if (errorResult != null) { return errorResult; } return Ok(); } protected override void Dispose(bool disposing) { if (disposing) { _repo.Dispose(); } base.Dispose(disposing); } private IHttpActionResult GetErrorResult(IdentityResult result) { if (result == null) { return InternalServerError(); } if (!result.Succeeded) { if (result.Errors != null) { foreach (string error in result.Errors) { ModelState.AddModelError("", error); } } if (ModelState.IsValid) { // No ModelState errors are available to send, so just return an empty BadRequest. return BadRequest(); } return BadRequest(ModelState); } return null; }}
Now we want to add another controller to serve our Orders, we'll assume that this controller will return orders only for Authenticated users, to keep things simple we'll return static data. So add new controller named "OrdersController" under "Controllers" folder and paste the code below:
[RoutePrefix("api/Orders")] public class OrdersController : ApiController { [Authorize] [Route("")] public IHttpActionResult Get() { return Ok(Order.CreateOrders()); } } #region Helpers public class Order { public int OrderID { get; set; } public string CustomerName { get; set; } public string ShipperCity { get; set; } public Boolean IsShipped { get; set; } public static List<Order> CreateOrders() { List<Order> OrderList = new List<Order> { new Order {OrderID = 10248, CustomerName = "Taiseer Joudeh", ShipperCity = "Amman", IsShipped = true }, new Order {OrderID = 10249, CustomerName = "Ahmad Hasan", ShipperCity = "Dubai", IsShipped = false}, new Order {OrderID = 10250,CustomerName = "Tamer Yaser", ShipperCity = "Jeddah", IsShipped = false }, new Order {OrderID = 10251,CustomerName = "Lina Majed", ShipperCity = "Abu Dhabi", IsShipped = false}, new Order {OrderID = 10252,CustomerName = "Yasmeen Rami", ShipperCity = "Kuwait", IsShipped = true} }; return OrderList; } } #endregion
Till this moment we didn't configure our API to use OAuth authentication workflow, to do so open package manager console and install the following NuGet package:
Install-Package Microsoft.Owin.Security.OAuth -Version 2.1.0
After you install this package open file "Startup" again and call the new method named "ConfigureOAuth" as the first line inside the method "Configuration", the implemntation for this method as below:
public class Startup { public void Configuration(IAppBuilder app) { ConfigureOAuth(app); //Rest of code is here; } public void ConfigureOAuth(IAppBuilder app) { OAuthAuthorizationServerOptions OAuthServerOptions = new OAuthAuthorizationServerOptions() { AllowInsecureHttp = true, TokenEndpointPath = new PathString("/token"), AccessTokenExpireTimeSpan = TimeSpan.FromDays(1), Provider = new SimpleAuthorizationServerProvider() }; // Token Generation app.UseOAuthAuthorizationServer(OAuthServerOptions); app.UseOAuthBearerAuthentication(new OAuthBearerAuthenticationOptions()); }}
Add new folder named "Providers" then add new class named "SimpleAuthorizationServerProvider", paste the code snippet below:
public class SimpleAuthorizationServerProvider : OAuthAuthorizationServerProvider { public override async Task ValidateClientAuthentication(OAuthValidateClientAuthenticationContext context) { context.Validated(); } public override async Task GrantResourceOwnerCredentials(OAuthGrantResourceOwnerCredentialsContext context) { context.OwinContext.Response.Headers.Add("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", new[] { "*" }); using (AuthRepository _repo = new AuthRepository()) { IdentityUser user = await _repo.FindUser(context.UserName, context.Password); if (user == null) {context.SetError("invalid_grant", "The user name or password is incorrect."); return; } } var identity = new ClaimsIdentity(context.Options.AuthenticationType); identity.AddClaim(new Claim("sub", context.UserName)); identity.AddClaim(new Claim("role", "user")); context.Validated(identity); } }
First of all we need to install the following NuGet package manger, so open package manager console and type:
Install-Package Microsoft.Owin.Cors -Version 2.1.0
Now open class "Startup" again and add the highlighted line of code (line 8) to the method "Configuration" as the below:
public void Configuration(IAppBuilder app) { HttpConfiguration config = new HttpConfiguration(); ConfigureOAuth(app); WebApiConfig.Register(config); app.UseCors(Microsoft.Owin.Cors.CorsOptions.AllowAll); app.UseWebApi(config); }
Assuming that you registered the username "Taiseer" with password "SuperPass" in the step below, we'll use the same username to generate token, so to test this out open your favorite REST client application in order to issue HTTP requests to generate token for user "Taiseer". For me I'll be using PostMan.
In this article I will give you SEO tips for your ASP.NET site. Search Engine Optimization is the process of improving the visibility of a website on organic ("natural" or un-paid) search engine result pages (SERPs), by incorporating search engine friendly elements into a website. SEO helps to ensure that a site is accessible to a search engine and improves the chances that the site will be found by the search engine.
ASP.NET (originally called ASP+) is the next generation of Microsoft's Active Server Page (ASP), a feature of their Internet Information Server (IIS). The latest version of ASP.NET is ASP.NET 4.5.2. Well, here are 10 tips on SEO for your ASP.NET website.
Every page in your website should have a unique and descriptive page title that can describe what the page offers. You can set the Page Title either declaratively or in the code behind file. This is very easy to achieve, and has a big influence on your site's ranking: don't use static titles. The <title> tag is one of the best ways to optimize a site for a special topic or keyword. Don't use a dozen keywords in the title tag, because you're "paying in" for each and every keyword - "paying in" means, that the weight of your site gets divided for all the keywords mentioned in the title tag. Choose one or two keywords, or a keyword-combination, to achieve relevance and a good ranking.
Make sure all your links in your page are hyperlinks. Search engines can crawl a page only if it is linked through a hyper link (anchor tag). JavaScript navigations are not search engine friendly since search engines will not understand it.
Add Meta keyword and Meta description tag with relevant contents. Search engines will use these tags to understand what the page offers.
Make your website URL descriptive. URL's that has lots of query string values, numeric ids are not descriptive. It will provide enough information what the page offers. For example, http://asphostportal.com/products.aspx?plan=B11E9918-BEC3-4DAA-A54B-0EC7E8742D9E is not descriptive as http://asphostportal.com/Windows-Shared-Hosting-Plans
Add ALT text for images and Title for hyperlinks. The ALT text will be displayed when the browser cannot display the image for some reasons. Search engines will not be able to read the image and ALT text will give some hint about the image which the search engine can use.
Try to design your page with very less media contents like images, flash objects, Silverlight objects, ActiveX objects, etc. Search engines can only read HTML contents. A page that is entirely build on flash or Silverlight are not search engine friendly since the search engine robots cannot find any textual contents in those pages.
Use Header tags (H1, H2, H3, H4, H5 and H6) wherever appropriate instead of styling the text in SPAN tags. These Header tags are search engine friendly. You can use this tag efficiently to organize your page headings and sub headings. For example, you can put your page top most heading in H1, sub heading in H2, sub-sub heading in H3, etc that represents a proper hierarchy of your page contents.
Previously there was a limit in number of links (100 links per page) the Google search engine will index on a page. This restriction is now no more. But it is still advisable to have limited number of links in your pages to avoid any adverse effect on your site rank. This is to prevent link spamming and to preserve the page rank.
Always have a sitemap file that can guide users and search engines to navigate your site pages easily. It is really necessary to have 2 site maps for a site, an xml sitemap file used by the search engines and an html sitemap file for the website users. You can submit your xml sitemap or RSS feed to Google Webmaster tools.
Always construct search engine friendly pager links when displaying list of items in a summary page. For example, product list, article list page, etc. A link is called search engine friendly if it is anchor tag (<A>) that has a reachable url in its href property through GET request.
ASP.NET is built on the .NET framework, which provides an application program interface (API) for software programmers. The .NET development tools can be used to create applications for both the Windows operating system and the Web. You've probably heard the word ASP.net fairly often these days, especially on developer sites and news. This article will explain what the fuss is all about. ASP.NET is not just the next version of ASP; it is the next era of web development. ASP.NET allows you to use a full featured programming language such as C# (pronounced C-Sharp) or VB.NET to build web applications easily.
New version of ASP.NET, .Net 4.5.2 was released on May 5th. Starting with the recently released version 4.5.2 of the .NET Framework, ASP.NET now supports the HostingEnvironment.QueueBackgroundWorkItem which lets you queue background threads from within an ASP.Net web application. Well, the new HostingEnvironment.QueueBackgroundWorkItem method that lets you schedule small background work items. ASP.NET tracks these items and prevents IIS from abruptly terminating the worker process until all background work items have completed. These will enable ASP.NET applications to reliably schedule Async work items. Remember that the QueueBackgroundWorkItem can only be called inside an ASP.NET managed app domain. It won't work if the runtime host is either Internet Explorer or some Windows shell. This is useful for long running tasks that don't need to complete before returning a response to the user.
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Web.Hosting;
using System.Web.Mvc;
namespace QueueBackgroundWorkItem.Controllers
public class HomeController : Controller
// notice that the action did need to be declared async
public ActionResult Index()
Func<CancellationToken, Task> workItem = DelayWrite;
// the view is returned before the work item is complete
return View();
// Background work items should use async/await to avoid tying up IIS threads
// the runtime will provide the cancellation token
private async Task DelayWrite(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
// perform a long running operation, e.g. network service call, computation, file IO
await Task.Delay(5000);
Trace.WriteLine("Executed from a background work item");
ASP.NET 4.5.2 is the latest ASP.NET version; it is a highly compatible, in-place update to the .NET Framework 4, 4.5 and 4.5.1. The new ASP.NET 4.5.2 some new features that very useful for ASP.NET developer. What's new in this release of .NET 4.5.2 Framework?
Well, now I will be talking about one of them. It is about "Event tracing". As you know that Event Tracing for Windows or ETW is an efficient kernel-level tracing facility that lets you log kernel or application-defined events to a log file. It makes you can consume the events in real time or from a log file and use them to debug an application or to determine where performance issues are occurring in the application. And not only that, ETW has more function again. ETW lets you enable or disable event tracing dynamically, allowing you to perform detailed tracing in a production environment without requiring computer or application restarts. Use ETW when you want to instrument your application, log user or kernel events to a log file, and consume events from a log file or in real time.
In the new ASP.NET 4.5.2 Event Tracing has great change. The new .NET Framework 4.5.2 enables out-of-process, Event Tracing for Windows based activity tracing for a larger surface area. Not only that, this enables Advanced Power Management (APM) vendors to provide lightweight tools that accurately track the costs of individual requests and activities that cross threads. These events are raised only when ETW controllers enable them; therefore, the changes don't affect previously written ETW code or code that runs with ETW disabled. Are you interest with other new features in ASP.NET 4.5.2? So just stay tune in this blog. We will always give you up to date news about ASP.NET.
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The Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 is a highly compatible, in-place update to the Microsoft .NET Framework 4, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 and Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.1.
The .NET Framework 4.5.2 Preview is the first update of .NET Framework 4.5. It contains critical fixes, improvements, and opt-in features and is part of the Visual Studio 2013 and Windows 8.1 Previews. But it is also available as direct download without the requirement of having an existing .NET Framework 4.5 installation.
The .NET 4.5.2 Preview Framework update provides some fixes and multiple performance enhancements. There are no major language features, but nonetheless those upgrades become very handy and will allow for a more seamless and productive software development experience.
The .NET Framework 4.5.2 contains a variety of new features, such as:
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