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Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Carole Tanenbaum Collaboration Day 2
Sweater- Green Jean Paul Gaultier sweater from Century 21 in New York
Bugs- Vintage bug pins from The Carole Tanenbaum Vintage Collection
Bracelets and Rings- Vintage from The Carole Tanenbaum Vintage Collection
Pants- Marc Jacob brocade pants from Marc Jacobs store in L.A
Bag- Green Balenciaga bag from Balenciaga store in NYC
Charms on bag- Prada heart and black book charms from Prada store in NYC
Shoes- Alexander Wang shoes from Holt Renfrew in Toronto
Nailpolish- Debra Lippmann "Across The Universe" from Murale in Toronto
The Look: Carole Tanenbaum Collaboration + Green Bugs
Fun Fact: I have a "green problem"!!! Ahhh!!! I have been sooooo into green that I could paint my bedroom walls green!!! (That might be a regrettable one!) So, when I walked in to Carole's studio and saw that big vintage dragonfly I nearly lost it! I had to wear it! And I loved the idea of putting lots of bugs on my green sweater and letting them hang out for the day! I felt like I was wearing a bug bib all day and I was so happy! My grandmother always wears bug pins and she collects them so wearing them is so special to me because it reminds me of her. Also, the gold bracelet with the green gem stone is one of my favourite bracelets I have ever seen! I love how it looks like a precious bow. But seriously, I could talk about Carole's jewelry all day... I love how the green ring looks like its casting a spell on whomever looks at it! In the last picture, a bride and groom strolled by and I screamed out " Congratulations!" and she shouted back, " I love your bug pins!" Haha!! Carole's online shopping website officially launched yesterday! And she has sooo many more amazing jaw dropping (and drooling) pieces! So check it out HERE! Pin It Now!
53 comments:
- A BRIT GREEK said...
Oh wow, all that bling is amazing, especially the colours!
Your trousers rock in every way! Looking good gal!
x.o.x.o - October 6, 2010 at 2:24 AM
- daisychain said...
1. thank you for your sweet comment
2. holy bling, I love it. - October 6, 2010 at 2:32 AM
- Miles Of Style said...
you look totally awesome! love your leggings!
- October 6, 2010 at 2:46 AM
- Elaine said...
Wow. I am LOVING the pins!!
CLOTHED MUCH, a modest fashion blog - October 6, 2010 at 2:48 AM
- Natalie Mulford said...
Good golly, I love this outfit! The giant green dragonfly would have to be my fave of the brooches, but they are all amazing!
- October 6, 2010 at 2:51 AM
- Jodi said...
Green looks absolutely amazing on you!! and those bug pins are really cool.. I love that idea. The pic with the bride and groom is hilarious.. I love it!! funky as usual!
j - October 6, 2010 at 3:25 AM
- Pull Your Socks Up! said...
My god you look a treat girl! Green is my favourite colour too and isn't that shade of sweater just gorgeous? I'm swooning over the whole outfit and think the MJ pants will be so versatile. The pins are a brainwave - I'm just amazed at the whole look. Thanks so much for your lovely comment, glad you liked by Mum's suit and the green flapper dress:) xo
- October 6, 2010 at 5:33 AM
- Collette Osuna said...
This is tooooo gorgeous for words!!! I LOVE the colors...and Im so in love with all the bugs!!!
Enter my Wendy Hammer Designs Purse Giveaway♥
Statements in Fashion Blog - October 6, 2010 at 5:45 AM
- this free bird said...
That collection around your neck is absolutely fantastic. And helll-looooo to the pants!
Carrie - October 6, 2010 at 6:06 AM
- X said...
Great outfit! I really like your shoes!
http://agitarsimonroe.blogspot.com/ - October 6, 2010 at 6:34 AM
Those pins are amazing! Loving each single one of them!!
http://stylometre.blogspot.com - October 6, 2010 at 6:35 AM
- Jing Ocay said...
you're gorgeous!
love the leggings and your nails
JING - October 6, 2010 at 8:27 AM
- GRIT AND GLAMOUR said...
If I were a man, I'd ask you to marry me right this second. See, even the OTHER girl's groom can't resist you! You look smashing. HOT!
twitter: @gritandglamour - October 6, 2010 at 9:12 AM
- fashion clocked said...
completely jaw- droppingly amazing. The vintage jewel collaboration- unbelieveable & the styling too- you both look stunning and the post of your mummy is awesome too. I love the boots...really fancying those myself eeek. The shot with the bride and groom in the distance is genius! I too am a green junkie- green nails, green clothes just love them all. xx Katie.x
- October 6, 2010 at 10:43 AM
- B. Jones Style said...
I am dying over the bug pin necklace you created. I love that idea.. now I just need to start a killer collection of brooches. Also loving those pants.
- October 6, 2010 at 12:01 PM
- Fashion Me Chic said...
That is a lot of bling. Vintage girl to the bone.
http://mypretaporterblog.blogspot.com/ - October 6, 2010 at 12:12 PM
- BonBon Rose Girls Kristin said...
All those brooches are spectacular!
- October 6, 2010 at 12:25 PM
- Debora said...
Omg dear this outfit's soooooooooooooooo gorgeous ! I love it from the bottom to the top, it's faboulous
This Balenciaga's colour is wonderful
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kiss - October 6, 2010 at 12:29 PM
- Ginta said...
Those bugs!!! They're amazing! The big one is incredible! Amazing!
- October 6, 2010 at 12:30 PM
- Baby Budget Blog said...
Just wow! I LOVE WHAT YOU DID WITH THIS LOOK!! Am def. your new follower. Follow me if you like and thanks for the sweet comment on my blog!!
www.plentyforpennies.blogspot.com - October 6, 2010 at 12:39 PM
- Jessy Mercedes said...
Awesome bag!
www.jemerced.blogspot.com - October 6, 2010 at 12:57 PM
- Bohemian said...
Great trousers!!
- October 6, 2010 at 1:15 PM
- paislea said...
LOVE your pants!! so cute!!
♥ allisterbee.blogspot.com - October 6, 2010 at 1:32 PM
- Chino Couture said...
gorgeous bag =)
and it's a bit off-topic, but i love love love your header !
Kisses and wishes sabrina - October 6, 2010 at 1:38 PM
- samantha ramage said...
love your pink tips, girl! and the insect jewelry is buzzworthy to say the least! love the last pic with the newlyweds!
sami - October 6, 2010 at 1:52 PM
- Heather Fonseca said...
Oh my gosh I love your pins! Thanks so much for visiting my site and commenting too. Really appreciate it and I'm looking forward to getting to know you better.
- October 6, 2010 at 2:06 PM
- MY REPUBLIC OF FASHION said...
Wow!! Love those pants so much!! Great outfit. :)SarahD
- October 6, 2010 at 3:05 PM
- Serena P. said...
Loving your hair and the bag!
S. - October 6, 2010 at 3:55 PM
- Unknown said...
As usual I absolutely LOVE the outfit!
- October 6, 2010 at 4:14 PM
- Anonymous said...
Mind blowing stuff, absolutely love the last photograph. xx
http://www.soooali.com/ - October 6, 2010 at 4:15 PM
- Kim Slr said...
I love those pants. really great outfit, adorable blog!
xoxo - October 6, 2010 at 4:50 PM
- lacee swan said...
green is catchy like that!! i went through that phase, and will probably go through it again! love all the bugs!! perfect complement to all the GREEN!
- October 6, 2010 at 5:40 PM
- Peta Rudd said...
Callianne, you are looking so beautiful!! Green really suits you. I think this is possibly one of my favourite outfits yet. LOVE the colours, textures, accessories- heavenly! Really loving the photos more and more of late too- keep up the great work!
http://petarudd.com/blog - October 6, 2010 at 5:54 PM
- O'STYLE said...
OMG want your jewellery!!!
xoxo - October 6, 2010 at 5:58 PM
- Tiffany Kadani said...
Ha! I love that you and the bride had a fun interaction. And I love your lips! Wowza!
- October 6, 2010 at 6:29 PM
- FashionableAsians said...
I don't know why I never thought to wear more than one brooch at a time, that looks so cool!!! I like that they are insects.
Thanks for dropping by my blog btw, following you ladies on bloglovin! ;) - October 6, 2010 at 7:14 PM
- Jennifer S. said...
I LOVE those pants.....
http://blankwhiteframes.blogspot.com - October 6, 2010 at 9:19 PM
- Esther said...
thanks for dropping by my blog & for the sweet comment :) i love your accessories! & your candy coloured hair, so pretty. you're my inspiration for my latest post! :)
- October 6, 2010 at 10:24 PM
- THE ALTERNATIVE WIFE said...
I just have to say that I LOVE your blog! I'm so excited that you stopped by mine & introduced me to yours. It's chock full of gorgeous and I'll definitely be following along. Love love love all the green and those pins are fantastic! :)
- October 6, 2010 at 11:04 PM
- | l e n e r d | said...
oh my!
C. those pants r really h.o.t
+ insects r to die for!
love all
nerd kisses my sweeties! - October 6, 2010 at 11:21 PM
- ilikestuff said...
That is one hot bug bib. It actually looks like an ornate necklace.
Looks like you got photobombed in the last shot by a couple getting married! - October 7, 2010 at 12:25 AM
- What is Reality Anyway? said...
you're so gorgeous!
- October 7, 2010 at 12:27 AM
- Unknown said...
forget the bugs (okay, don't actually forget the bugs), but those pants are insane! All the shades of green play off each other so well.
naomi. - October 7, 2010 at 9:12 AM
- Signe said...
This outfit is really really cool, love the bright colors :)
- October 7, 2010 at 9:53 AM
- Bláth MacClenaghan said...
Aaaaaahhhhhhhh Caillianne!!!! I love your look! Specially how you put togheter the bugs as such a special necklace!!
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Bláth - October 7, 2010 at 9:55 AM
- Ashleigh said...
I love the red lips and pink hair = envious!!
Oh the pins, too fab!! - October 7, 2010 at 10:13 AM
- cupcake said...
wow, that group of bugs on your sweater looks fantastic! good idea!
- October 7, 2010 at 12:06 PM
- mustownmore said...
I love this soooooo much. The bug pins look great and those Marc Jacobs pants could easily be too much, but they great with that outfit when they've been dressed down. I am obsessed.
http://mustownmore.blogspot.com - October 7, 2010 at 1:26 PM
- BackOfTheOne said...
this is for dead :O
you make me dead
you make me love you more and more
you guys are my girls
love you - October 7, 2010 at 11:03 PM
- coco kailee said...
Dude. Caillianne. I love YOUR hair, those pink highlights are to die for! Tradesies? Hehe!
And seriously, I'm soooo in love with your colorful style <3 - October 8, 2010 at 12:26 AM
- Hannah said...
i love all of those pins and those green leggings are just to die for!
- October 10, 2010 at 2:47 AM
- chloe said...
aw, i love the bride and groom story :) really like the idea of wearing all the pins together, i have loads of them (even some creature ones i think, spiders and dragonflies and such), i might be inspired to try a broach-bib! xxx
- October 12, 2010 at 2:59 AM
- Pauline - omgnoodles said...
I was searching for Across the Universe & came upon your blog! Oh my, I love your pins!!! & Love the shot with the bride & groom! <3
- December 31, 2010 at 3:40 AM


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With an old pub façade, it is easy to miss the place and no sign yet. Looking into the large window, immediately the clean minimalist design will draw you in. Long communal tables, oversized pendant light bulbs, the light and airy feel gives you a sense of modern Japan.
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The menu is split into three section, udon, donburi (rice bowl dish) and small plates. The main focus is udon here, with choices of hot soup, without soup or with dipping sauce. You can also choose the type of hot soups, between light white broth (made of dashi) and a darker, soy-infused black broth (essentially dashi with added soy sauce). Alternative vegetarian-friendly options are available too. For a bit extra, you can add rice and pickles as a set.
Spicy Cod Roe, Fresh Eggs and Spring Onion in Thick Gravy Udon Set |
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Chapter XXXVII
EDNA LOOKED IN AT the drug store. Monsieur Ratignolle was putting up a mixture himself, very carefully, dropping a red liquid into a tiny glass. He was grateful to Edna for having come; her presence would be a comfort to his wife. Madame Ratignolle's sister, who had always been with her at such trying times, had not been able to come up from the plantation, and Adéle had been inconsolable until Mrs. Pontellier so kindly promised to come to her. The nurse had been with them at night for the past week, as she lived a great distance away. And Dr. Mandelet had been coming and going all the afternoon. They were then looking for him any moment.
Edna hastened upstairs by a private stairway that led from the rear of the store to the apartments above. The children were all sleeping in a back room. Madame Ratignolle was in the salon, whither she had strayed in her suffering impatience. She sat on the sofa, clad in an ample white peignoir, holding a handkerchief tight in her hand with a nervous clutch. Her face was drawn and pinched, her sweet blue eyes haggard and unnatural. All her beautiful hair had been drawn back and plaited. It lay in a long braid on the sofa pillow, coiled like a golden serpent. The nurse, a comfortable looking Griffe woman in white apron and cap, was urging her to return to her bedroom.
"There is no use, there is no use," she said at once to Edna. "We must get rid of Mandelet; he is getting too old and careless. He said he would be here at half-past seven; now it must be eight. See what time it is, Joséphine."
The woman was possessed of a cheerful nature, and refused to take any situation too seriously, especially a situation withwhich she was so familiar. She urged Madame to have courage and patience. But Madame only set her teeth hard into her under lip, and Edna saw the sweat gather in beads on her white forehead. After a moment or two she uttered a profound sigh and wiped her face with the handkerchief rolled in a ball. She appeared exhausted. The nurse gave her a fresh handkerchief, sprinkled with cologne water.
"This is too much!" she cried. "Mandelet ought to be killed! Where is Alphonse? Is it possible I am to be abandoned like this—neglected by every one?"
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Adéle consented to go back to her room. She sat on the edge of a little low couch next to her bed.
Doctor Mandelet paid no attention to Madame Ratignolle's upbraidings. He was accustomed to them at such times, and was too well convinced of her loyalty to doubt it.
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Edna began to feel uneasy. She was seized with a vague dread. Her own like experiences seemed far away, unreal, and only half remembered. She recalled faintly an ecstasy of pain, the heavy odor of chloroform, a stupor which had deadened sensation, and an awakening to find a little new life to which she had given being, added to the great unnumbered multitude of souls that come and go.
She began to wish she had not come; her presence was not necessary. She might have invented a pretext for staying away; she might even invent a pretext now for going. But Edna did not go. With an inward agony, with a flaming, outspoken revolt against the ways of Nature, she witnessed the scene of torture.
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Win32 – SDL Loses Sound When The Main Window Loses Focus – Fix
0So, I ran into an interesting problem this week while working on the "Alien Invasion" music disk that causes all sound to be disabled when the main SDL window would lose focus or become hidden. This could be a bit of a problem for a music disk, so I looked into trying to figure it out for myself.At first I tried the usual SDL culprits, which are the event system for handling focus, but no luck there.
After some poking around in the SDL source code, I was finally able to find a fix. In SDL_dx5audio.c you can change the following function to read:
void DX5_SoundFocus(HWND hwnd) { // This makes sound audible regardless of focus being lost //mainwin = hwnd; }
A better solution long-term in SDL will be to have an option to do this, rather than having to change the code, or just have this enabled by default. We'll see! This was tested on 1.2.14 which is available to download from http://www.libsdl.org Hopefully someone else can find this useful too 🙂


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Why Is Conserving Bees so Vital for People and the Environment?
Why Is Conserving Bees so Vital for People and the Environment?: Bees are among the most amazing animals on the earth, with silken beauties no larger than a marble pollinating with pollen.
They buzz over your garden or apple orchard, hopping from blossom to bloom and inserting their heads into the petals in search of nectar and pollen.
In turn, bees help flowers by delivering pollen, a process known as pollination. Many plants could not pollinate without the assistance of bees and other pollinators. As a result, both the bee and the bloom profit from the success and reproduction of the other.
Bees pollinate a variety of crops. Butterflies, moths, and other insects pollinate, but bees provide pollination services to farmers globally worth billions of dollars.
Many of the world's food crops are pollinated by insects and animals, and pollinators are essential for the growth of many different fruits, nuts, and berries.
Bee pollination is essential or beneficial to over 70 crops in the United Kingdom.
Honeybees, wild bees, and bumblebees pollinate crops for farmers. Manual crop pollination will cost UK farmers £1.8 billion per year if wild bees become extinct.
Pollinating trees and crops would, of course, be time-consuming and costly for farmers and gardeners. Unfortunately, this is still the situation in some parts of China, where natural pollinators have vanished.
There Is No Strategy
The more serious question is whether we could achieve the same productivity as the hardworking bees if we had to do pollination by hand in the UK.
According to a study, honeybees used to provide 70% of UK pollination but are now only capable of delivering 34% of our pollination needs.
This deficit is now being filled by wild pollinators such as bumblebees and hoverflies.
It's frightening to consider a food system without bees, but that's where we're headed if we don't work on avoiding hazardous pesticides and reducing varroa mite infestations.
Many bee species are dying, although some bumblebee and solitary bee species are thriving.
These are bee species that do not collect pollen from specific blooms but can collect pollen from a variety of sources.
Other Benefits
Bees' advantages are often measured in terms of the products they create. Honey is, of course, the most well-known product. Bees collect nectar or honeydew from flowers and store it in their honey stomachs.
The crop is stored in the hive in honeycombs, where the bees process and dry it. Honey can only be collected four times a year if the water content is less than 18%.
The honey is collected by the beekeeper using a honey extractor. First, the honeycombs are removed from their frames and placed in a honey extractor.
The centrifugal force of the honey extractor removes the honey from the individual cells without damaging them. The beekeeper then returns the combs to the hive.
The extracted honey is collected in a container and sifted multiple times through a sieve to ensure that no wax or propolis residue remains (bee glue).
After that, the honey is placed in honey jars and allowed to sit for a few days to allow air bubbles and minute wax particles to float to the surface.
The Bee Colony's Healing Power Has Increased
Wax is another bee product that is commonly used in the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. It's a substance produced by honey bee glands.
The wax is used by bees to build honeycombs. To remove pollutants, the beekeeper removes old, brown combs and melts them down.
The wax is now bright and pure, and it is poured into fresh honeycomb centers before being recycled or reintroduced to bee colonies. Beeswax is a valuable raw resource that may be used to make, among other things, beeswax candles.
A single candle necessitates the wax of an entire beehive. Beeswax candles provide a soft glow and a pleasant perfume to the environment.
Another well-known product is pollen. All plants produce pollen, which the bee collects while visiting flowers, enriches with nectar, and carries back to the hive. Every year, a single bee colony accumulates between 30 and 60 kg of pollen.
To collect pollen, beekeepers use a pollen trap at the hive's entrance. Pollen is commonly consumed as a dietary supplement.
Pollen contains vitamins, minerals, and proteins. It strengthens the immune system and improves mental performance.
Bee adhesive
Bee glue, often known as propolis, is another important bee product. Bees collect resin from various trees and transfer it to the hive for sealing, where it protects them from infections and fungi.
Each year, a bee colony can collect 50 to 500 grams of resinous material. Propolis is found in many treatments.
It is considered a natural antibiotic since it decreases inflammation and strengthens the immune system. The active ingredient is available for humans in pill form, as a medicinal ointment, lotion, or herbal drink.
Royal Jelly's
Royal jelly, on the other hand, is most likely the most valuable bee product. Young worker bees can only make it on honey, pollen, and glandular secretions.
Only the queen bee may swallow royal jelly, which extends her life by 50 times that of her colony.
As a result, the queen bee represents vitality, performance, and strength. Both the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries make use of royal jelly.
It has an invigorating effect and can be used to treat viral diseases naturally.
It's no secret that bees are in danger in the United Kingdom.
In the United Kingdom alone, thirty-five species are endangered with extinction, and all are significantly threatened by pesticide overuse, habitat loss, and numerous severe illnesses.
There is some good news: we can all help our precious bees.
Every one of our actions has an effect. We can give bees a better future by practicing more sustainable farming, growing, and eating, where natural habitats abound and farmers don't have to rely on pesticides for pest control.
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LInQ in Javascript: LInQer!
Major Update
I've rewritten the entire thing into a Typescript library. I've abandoned the separation into three different Javascript files. Now it is only one having everything you need.
I haven't tested it in the wild, but you can get the new version here:
Github: https://github.com/Siderite/LInQer-ts
NPM: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@siderite/linqer-ts
Documentation online: https://siderite.github.io/LInQer-ts
Using the library in the browser directly: https://siderite.github.io/LInQer-ts/lib/LInQer.js and https://siderite.github.io/LInQer-ts/lib/LInQer.min.js
Please give me all the feedback you can! I would really love to hear from people who use this in:
- Typescript
- Node.js
- browser web sites
And now for the old post
Update: The npm package can now be used in Node.js and Typescript (with Intellisense). Huge optimizations on the sorting and new extra functions published.
Update: Due to popular demand, I've published the package on npm at https://www.npmjs.com/package/@siderite/linqer. Also, while at it, I've moved the entire code to Typescript, fixed a few issues and also create the Linqer.Slim.js file, that only holds the most common methods. The minimized version can be found at https://siderite.github.io/LInQer/LInQer.slim.min.js and again you can use it freely on your websites. Now, I hope you can use it in Node JS as well, I have no idea how to test it and frankly I don't want to. I've also added a tests.slim.html that only tests the slim version of Linqer. This version is now official and I will try to limit any breaking changes from now on. WARNING: Now the type is Linqer.Enumerable, not just Enumerable as before. If you are already using it in code, just do const Enumerable = Linqer.Enumerable;
and you are set to go.
Update: LInQer can now be found published at https://siderite.github.io/LInQer/LInQer.min.js and https://siderite.github.io/LInQer/LInQer.extra.min.js and you can freely use it in your web sites. Source code on GitHub.
Update: All the methods in Enumerable are now implemented, and some extra ones as well. Optimizations have been developed for operations like orderBy().take() and .count().
This entire thing started from a blog post that explained something that seems obvious in retrospect, but you have to actually think about it to realise it: Array functions in Javascript may seem similar to LInQ methods in C#, but they work with arrays! Every time you filter or you map something you create a new array! The post suggested creating functions that would use the modern Javascript features of iterators and generator functions and supplant the standard Array functions. It was brilliant!
And then the post abruptly veered and swerved into a tree. The author suggested we add the pipe operator to Javascript, just like they have in functional programming languages, so that we can use those static functions with hash characters as placeholders and... ugh! It was horrid! So I decided to solve the problem in a way that was more compatible with my own sensibilities: make it work just like LInQ (or at least like the Java streams).
This is how LInQer was born. You can find the sources on GitHub at /Siderite/LInQer. The library introduces a class called Enumerable, which can wrap any iterable (meaning arrays, but also generator functions or anything that supports for...of), then expose the methods that the Enumerable class in .NET exposes. There is even a unit test file called tests.html. Open it in the browser and see the supported methods. As you can see in the image of the blog post, the same logic (filtering, mapping and slicing a 10 million item array) took 2000ms using standard Array functions and 150ms using the Enumerable class.
"But wait! It says there that Enumerable exposes static methods! What exactly did you improve?", you will ask. In .NET we have something called "extension methods", which are indeed static methods that the language understands apply to specific classes or interfaces and allows you to call them like you would instance methods. So a method that looks like public static int Sum(this IEnumerable<int> enumerable)
can be used statically Enumerable.Sum(arr)
or like an instance method arr.Sum()
. It's syntactic sugar. But enough about C#, in Javascript I've implemented Enumerable as a wrapper, as Javascript doesn't know about interfaces or static extension methods. This class then exposes prototype functions that work the same way as in LInQ.
Here is where the magic happens:
Enumerable.prototype = {
[Symbol.iterator]() {
const iterator = this._src[Symbol.iterator].bind(this._src);
return iterator();
In other words I wrap _src (the original iterable object) in my Enumerable by exposing the same iterator for both! Now both initial object and its wrapper can be used in for...of loops. The difference is that the wrapper now exposes all that juicy functionality. Let's see a simple example: select (which is the logical equivalent of Array.map):
select(op) {
const gen = function* () {
for (const item of this) {
yield op(item);
return new Enumerable(gen());
Here I am constructing a generator function which I bind to the Enumerable instance so that inside it 'this' is always that instance. Then I am returning the wrapper over the generator. In the function I am yielding the result of the op function on each item. Because of how generator functions work, only while iterating will it need to do its work, meaning that if I use the Enumerable into a for...of loop and breaking after three items, the op function will only be applied on those items, not on all of them. In order to use the Enumerable object in regular code, that works with arrays, you just use .toArray
and you are done!
Let's see the code in the tests used to compare the standard Array function use with Enumerable:
// this is the large array we are using in both code blocks:
const largeArray = Array(10000000).fill(10);
// Standard Array functions
const someCalculation = largeArray
// Enumerable
const someCalculation = Linqer.Enumerable.from(largeArray)
There are differences from the C# Enumerable, of course. Some things don't make sense, like thenBy
after orderBy
. It can be done, but it's complicated and in my career I've only used thenBy twice! toDictionary
, toHashSet
, toLookup
, toList
have no meaning in Javascript. Use instead toMap
, toSet
, toObject
, toArray
. Last, but not least... join
. Join is so complicated to use in LInQ that I almost never used it. Also, joining is usually done in the database, so I rarely needed it. I didn't see a point in implementing it. Cast and AsEnumerable also didn't make sense. But I implemented them anyway! :) Cast and OfType are using either a class or a string to determine if an item is "of type" and join works just like in C#.
But don't fret. Any function that you want to add to this can simply be added by your own code into Enumerable.prototype
! So if you really need something custom, it's easy to add without modifying the original library.
There is one disadvantage for the prototype approach and the reason why the initial article suggested to use standalone functions: tree-shaking, the fancy word used to express the automatic elimination of unused code. But I think there is a solution for that, one that I won't implement since I believe the library is small enough and minified and compressed it will be very small indeed. The solution would involve separating each of the LINQ methods (or categories of methods, like first, firstOrDefault, last and lastOrDefault, for example) in different files. Then you can use only what you need and the files would attach the functions to the Enumerable prototype.
Bottom line, I hope you find this library useful or at least it inspires you as it did me when I've read the original blog post from Dan Shappir.
P.S. I am not the only one that had this idea, you might also want to look at linq.js which uses a completely different approach, using regular expressions. I think the closest to what LINQ should be is Manipula, that uses custom iterators for each operation rather than use the same class. Another possibility is linq-collections, which does the work via TypeScript, apparently. Also linq.es6... I am sure there are more examples if one looks closely. Feel free to let me know if you did or know of similar work and also please give me whatever feedback you see fit. I would like this library to be useful, not just a code example for my blog.


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De-Lensing BMW E36 Headlights … DIY
I've seen many good looking BMW E36 cars and I always noticed that they have one thing in common. It's the standard Bosch headlights, but for some reason, the headlights looked a little bit weird. These headlights were actually delensed.
The Bosch original headlights have lenses that will help move the light in the correct directions. Unfortunately, these make the headlights (and the car) look ugly.
I thought that de-lensing is a hard job to do and honestly, I was worried that the result isn't worth it. After I read about it and found that the job is easy and totally reversible (which is a major point to me), I thought I would give it a try. This is what I did:
1. First, I had to remove the headlights so that I can work on them easily. To do that, I had to start by removing the corner lamps or signal lights. Simply, use a screwdriver to pry the clip that holds the signal light to the main headlight. Then slide it forward carefully.
2. After that, I removed the headlights. It's an easily job. You can simply reverse what I've done in my previous Replacing BMW E36 Headlights post. Just keep in mind that there are 5 screws that hold the headlight. 3 at the top and 2 at the bottom. Remove the screws and slide the headlight forward a little bit so you can disconnect the sockets from the back of the headlight.
After that, remove the headlights completely and put them at a table so you can work on them safely.
3. On each headlight, there are 5 big plastic clips (3 on top and 2 on the bottom). With a flat-head screwdriver, unhook them CAREFULLY. As soon as you're done, the front part of the headlight should come off.
4. Take a breath and enjoy checking out the reflectors at the back part of the headlight. When the lenses come off, the reflectors will be easier to see from the front of the car which is going to be a sweet look.
5. Notice that both lenses are held in by factory silicone. Using a blade, slice them off. Your lenses should now fall out quite easily. If they don't, you can use a flat-head screwdriver to gently nudge it out. Be very, very careful!
IMPORTANT: you must keep those lenses (2 on each headlight) in a safe place in case you decide to go back to the old look.
6. Clean the insides of the headlight thoroughly. I sprayed window cleaner then used newspaper to wipe it clean. You may want to wipe the reflector for the low beam as well. I didn't do that though because it was very clean.
7. Now, hook the front part of the headlight to the rear part carefully (without the lenses of course), and then, put everything back the way it was. Now, you have de-lensed your BMW E36 headlights… Congrats!
8. Last part of this DIY. Did "LIKE" our BMW E36 Blog page on Facebook? If you haven't done so yet, please do now. Just click the "LIKE" button below this.
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Here at MR. TEAS we have been selling the finest teas since our early beginnings in 1956. Whether it is an exotic blend of tea or a handcrafted tea kettle we strive to serve you with only the highest quality products that are guaranteed to sooth your soul. At MR. TEAS we believe in two things, respecting your mother, and drinking tea.
An about page can be a very important part of your site. It gives your customers a little bit more information about your business and what you stand for. Here is a list of things that can help you achieve a more engaging about page.
- Mission and Vision
- Staff and bios
- Photos of History / Founder
- Using Keywords
- Internal Links (Social Media)


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By LOUISE WATT
Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) _ An American boss detained nearly a week by his company's Chinese workers left the Beijing factory Thursday after he and a union representative said the two sides reached agreement in a pay dispute.
Chip Starnes, who said he was `'saddened" by the experience, told The Associated Press a deal was reached overnight to pay the scores of workers who had demanded severance packages similar to ones given to laid-off co-workers in a phased-out division, even though the company said the remaining workers weren't being laid off.
Remaining workers at the medical supply plant in Huairou district, on the outskirts of Beijing, had said they believed the entire factory was shutting down, saying the company owed unpaid salary and that they saw equipment being packed and itemized for shipping to India.
Neither Starnes nor district labor official Chu Lixiang gave details of the agreed compensation. Chu said all of the workers would be terminated, and Starnes said some of them would be rehired later.
"It has been resolved to each side's satisfaction," Chu told reporters at a conference room at the plant in late morning. She said they had been sorting out paperwork until 5 a.m. and that 97 workers had signed settlement agreements.
Starnes, a co-owner of Florida-based Specialty Medical Supplies, had quietly departed the factory grounds by the time Chu spoke. He has returned to his hotel.
About 80 workers had started blocking all exits starting last Friday, and Starnes had spoken to reporters in recent days through the barred window of his factory office.
Earlier Thursday, he said in a telephone interview that he had been forced to give in to what he considered the workers' unjustified demands. He summed up the past several days as "humiliating, embarrassing." At the beginning of his captivity, workers had deprived him of sleep by shining bright lights and banging on windows of his office, he said.
"We have transferred our funds from the U.S.," he said. "I am basically free to go when the funds hit the account here of the company."
Police in Huairou district had made no moves to halt the labor action but guarded the plant and said they were guaranteeing Starnes' safety while local labor officials brokered negotiations.
It is not rare in China for managers to be held by workers demanding back pay or other benefits, often from their Chinese owners. Police are reluctant to intervene, as they consider it a business dispute.
Starnes told the AP he planned to get back to business, and even rehire some of the workers who had been holding him. "We're going to take Thursday off to let the dust settle, and we're going to be rehiring a lot of the previous workers on new contracts as of Friday," he said.
Starnes previously said the company had been winding down its plastics division, with plans to move it to Mumbai. He arrived in Beijing last week to lay off the last 30 people. Workers in other divisions started demanding similar severance packages.


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Bumblebees use flower scent to guide their nest-mates to good food sources, according to scientists from Queen Mary, University of London.
For any animal, finding food on its own can be time consuming and inefficient; social animals such as bees reduce these problems by informing their peers of plentiful sites, and 'recruiting' them to the search.
Honeybees use their waggle-dance to tell nest-mates the distance and direction of a food source. But bumblebees can't communicate geographical information in this way; instead, they release a recruitment pheromone in the nest to encourage their colleagues to venture out in search of food. But where should they look?
Mathieu Molet, Lars Chittka and Nigel Raine from the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences wanted to discover if this recruitment pheromone helped bees to learn which specific flowers were most rewarding at that time. They exposed bumblebee colonies to an anise scent mixed with recruitment pheromone and monitored their foraging patterns.
Bees learned that anise-scented flowers were the most rewarding. They learned this best when the flower smell was brought back to the nest by another 'demonstrator' bee, but they could also learn it when the anise odour entered the nest as either scented nectar or simply scent in the air.
Dr Raine explains: "Successful bees motivate their sisters to find food by running excitedly around the nest, buzzing and releasing pheromone. They bring home the scent of the flowers they visited which fills the air and flavours the honey. The other bees leave the nest and search for nectar-rich flowers with the same smell."
The presence of recruitment pheromone did not affect how well bees learned a new flower scent. However, the pheromone increases foraging activity in bumblebee colonies, which could increase the effectiveness of these bees pollinating important commercial crops such as tomatoes.


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Publishers should be thinking a lot more seriously about electronic books and how to leap ahead of their competitors.
Sony's eBook has only been available in Canada for a few months, and it's far from the perfect product, but it provides a glimpse into what's coming.
Playing with the eBook Reader reminds me of the first MP3 players I used in the 90's. At the time, people scoffed at the idea that the small players would replace their CD collection. People scoffed at the idea of an online music store where songs would be downloaded. And we all know how that turned out.
The shift to electronic books could easily follow the same pattern, assuming the hardware meets our needs. The Sony eBook is close – more on the problems later.
First – the good.
I love the eBook reader.
It's sleek, easy to use, and the screen technology is far better than anything I've seen before.
Partly this is due to the high resolution of the e-ink technology – it's more than twice the resolution of your typical computer screen – so text is crisp. Since the screen technology doesn't depend on back lighting (like your laptop) it looks totally flat, so the effect is much closer to the look of paper than a digital screen.
The Sony eBook also displays images (in black and white), plays MP3's and allows you to load up Word documents, PDF files, jpg and gif pictures, along with their own e-book format and other open electronic book formats.
I've loaded about 70 books into my reader and I've barely touched the internal memory. This version of the reader has 2 slots for Sony memory sticks, so there's really no limit to the amount of content you can carry around.
I found that I quickly adjusted to the form factor. The placement of the 'next page' buttons line up with where you normally hold a book, and there's a bookmark function to hold your place.
Essentially, the reading experience is different, but not in a negative way. The feel of the book obviously isn't there, but it functions pretty much like a book, and that's what makes its potential so powerful.
Riding the bus, sitting in a doctor's waiting room, or hanging out on a park bench – this device is ideal. Like an mp3 player, it's light and easy to carry – so I'm more likely to have it with me than I might a big heavy book. And considering that I can haul around hundreds of books, it's hands down a much better option.
I can see a lot of major advantages in terms of publishing.
Reference and technical books, particularly those about software, are largely out of date by the time they're published. With an electronic book, updates and changes could be made as often as required, and just a download away. It's a natural for serialization. And dare I say it – a daily newspaper ?
While I can haul out my laptop for a quick one-on-one presentation with a potential client, the size of the eBook is more easier to deal with, and I can literally stand in the elevator and walk through a presentation on the way up. Keep in mind that the screen only displayed in black and white (actually, 4 shades of grey) so I do repurpose my presentations to make them look good on the screen, but you can also just load up any PDF, Word doc, JPG or Gif image, and the eBook will simply display colour as monochrome images.
eBook and Podcasts
Given that Sony's included an MP3 player right in the eBook, it seems natural to bundle books with author podcasts, as well as serialized "books on MP3" packages that could be used for promotion
Books use paper. eBooks use bytes. Need I say more ? Shipping ? Fogetaboutit.
Here's where I think things need to improve
Software. Sony makes great consumer entertainment products but its software is often horrid. Given that they have a great model with the iTunes store, there's really no excuse for the state of Sony eBook store. The software is also the interface for loading books onto the eBook reader. It needs a major over-haul in look & feel as well as functionality.
Connectivity. Hard to beleive, but Sony's software is PC only. Given the nature of the eBook reader, the Apple crowd should be a prime target market. But unless they're running their MacBook in dual boot mode, they're out of luck.
Tether. Connectivity to the computer is via a USB cable. I'm assuming the reason there's no Bluetooth or other wireless connectivity is space, but I'd dearly love to be able to move data back and forth without having to find the cable and plug in. This is a challenge Apple still hasn't solved with the iPod so I supposed I shouldn't be so demanding. All I know is that as long as the device has to hook up to my computer, it's potential is limited.
Price. The 505 model is 300.00 Canadian, which seems expensive given the price of things like iPods, game consoles and and digital cameras. The goal here is to get people using the device so they'll buy books. Consumers don't like paying for technology development and a price point that's too high will keep the adoption rate low.
The newly released 700 models has some nice new features including touch scrolling, but at 400.00 it's just way too expensive. Amazon's competitor, the wireless Kindle, is 359.00 USD
Why publishers need to pay attention
The book isn't going away any time soon, but things are going to change dramatically. Electronic books open up some new possibilities for existing publishing models, and throw the doors wide open to new models.
Is it possible that within a few years the biggest book seller might be a hardware manufacturer ? There's a reason Amazon created it's own electronic book reader.
Why not publish dailies in ebook form, so that I can grab up update on my way out the door and read it on the bus ?
Sony's eBook reader already supports RSS feeds – with a wireless connection there's no reason I couldn't be walking through the mall, train station or even at transit bus shelter and downloading the latest update to the periodicals and books I've subscribed to.
The e-paper will get better. The connectivity will improve. The price will come down. There'll be other models and competitors. All those things bode well for publishers – IF they get with it and start to explore what's possible.
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