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This is one of my favorite styles of gift card holders (and one of my favorite gift cards!) The front of the holder is simply strips of the Coffee Break Designer Series paper and matching card stock that has been run through the Big Shot using the Oh My Stars embossing folder.
The gift card holder is made by cutting a piece of Crumb Cake card stock 4 1/4 x 10 1/2 and scoring at 4 1/2, 5 1/2,and 6 1/2. Pinch the fold to the inside and adhere only at the bottom of the fold and use the slot die in the matching die set to cut the opening.
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As their infant grows and matures, many parents will experience and express concern about birthmarks. Up to 20 percent of Caucasian babies will have vascular birthmarks. The most common type is the infantile hemangioma, also known as "strawberry hemangioma." Hemangiomas are benign vascular proliferations that tend to appear in the infant's first week of life as a faint red stain or patch. Over the next several weeks to months, the hemangioma undergoes a rapid proliferation … Read More


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Higgins advances to Indian Open Round 2
John Higgins, the four times World champion, led a trio of Scots into the second round of the Indian Open World Snooker ranking tournament, here Tuesday.
While Higgins gave glimpses of his pedigree in vanquishing England teenager Joel Walker 4-0, compatriot and World No.5 Stephen Maguire posted a fluent 4-1 win over Paul Davison, and fellow-Scot Anthony McGill knocked out World No.7 Barry Hawkins 4-1.
Walker, ranked 89th, but spoken of highly by the current World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan, was rather disappointing. Playing on a "TV table" for the first time in his fledgling career, the 19-year old committed far too many mistakes while presenting openings to the 38-year old Higgins.
World No.10 Higgins, after taking time to settle down on a table that he said was "the best I have played all year", got into a flow and made the best of the chances that young Walker presented to finish the match on the back of 76 and 61 in the third and fourth frames.
"It is the best table that I have played on all year. I was lucky today. It was Joel's first match on the TV and he was gave me lot of chances.
"I have not been playing well of late because I was tinkering with the cue that I changed a few times, tried different sizes. But now, I am happy with my cueing and hopefully, win a few matches," said Higgins.
Despite the easy win, Higgins had a word of praise for Walker, saying: "Yes, he has the talent and Ronnie obviously knows Joel better, but tonight, he could not capitalize on some chances that I gave him."
Also coming through with ease was World No.5 Stephen Maguire who outplayed Paul Davison 4-1 in a battle between two England players.
Earlier, young Scottish star McGill gave further evidence of his talent by putting out Engand's Hawkins, runner-up to Ronnie O'Sullivan at the season-ending World Championship earlier this year.
The 22-year old McGill, ranked 47th, was in supreme form as he raced to a 2-0 lead with a 123 break in the second frame. In fact, it was not until the third frame that Hawkins scored his first points of the match and was only able to delay the inevitable by taking the fourth before the Scot shut the door with a run of 103 in the fifth to close the match.
On the next table, Gary Wilson, the 2004 World junior champion, joined the list of centurions with a break of 125 in the third frame, as he outplayed higher-ranked fellow-Englishman Dominic Dale 4-0 to also advance to the second round.


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Just when the jawboning from Europe is reaching its climax that Portugal is fixed again, Greece is fixed, and the core is showing green shoots from the near-depression, Germany (the corest of the core) comes out with its worst exports data since 2009. While imports remained stable - suggesting domestic demand is sustained for now - YoY export growth collapsed 3.2%, the worst tumble since November 2009 "illustrating that Germany's economy still has difficulties shifting into higher gear."
The details are a horror-story. Exports to the euro-zone, where 40% of Germany's exports are sent, fell by a stunning 9.6% (while exports to the rest of the world dropped 1.6%). To add to the misery for the 'things are getting better' crowd, Germany's industrial production data missed expectations are dropped back into the negative YoY following the 'hope' inspiring positive YoY print in April that signaled all-is-well.
Of course, none of that matters, the DAX is up a stunning 2.4% today on the back of this dismal-is-great data. So much for those green shoots...
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I love the new Evian commercial. It blatantly plays on our emotions.
Here is what I love about it –
- I LOVE that song. It totally reminds me of my college days. However, it is a remix making it fresh again.
- I LOVE the dancers. They look organic and creative and are not at all synchronized. It's new.
- Of course, babies taking on human traits is just plain cute and tried and true. Who would not have an emotional response?
- And, of course, the ending is completely hilarious….
We need to do more of this type of emotional work in B2B. We are selling to the same people and we have an added advantage. We can work in much more longer form content and physical events. In some ways, we have a broader canvas in which to work. Let's stop only talking about what we sell in a "conversational" and "authentic" way and get emotional.
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(MyFoxBoston.com) – The son of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis was reportedly arrested for operating under the influence in Plymouth, N.H. on Friday night.
Commissioner Davis issued a public apology on the Boston Police Department's website. He asked for patience and understanding as he and his family deal with their son Phillip's substance abuse problems.
Phillip Davis, 22, was stopped around 3:04 a.m. on High Street in Plymouth, N.H. Feb. 17. He is facing a DWI charge.
Ed Davis said says his son will seek treatment for alcohol abuse.
Phillip Davis had five passengers: 20-year-old Cathryn McCarthy, 18-year-old Annie McCarthy, 18-year-old Meghan McCarthy, 17-year-old Jordan McCarthy, and 20-year-old Sheehan McCarthy. Cathryn, Annie, and Meghan are from Hudson, N.H. while Jordan and Sheehan are from Lowell, Mass.
All five passengers are charged with being a minor in possession of alcohol.
No one was hurt during the reported incident, but no other details have been released. They are scheduled to appear in Plymouth District Court on Feb. 28.
On Feb. 5, Phillip Davis was pulled over by police inside a parking garage near the TD Garden. A witness told police that Phillip Davis appeared to be intoxicated.
Phillip Davis was not arrested and was reportedly offered a ride by the officer who pulled him over. It is not clear whether or not Phillip Davis accepted the offer.
Following the incident, Commissioner Davis called for an investigation.
Ed Davis issued the following statement on the Boston Police Department's website Monday:
"Like many families that struggle with substance abuse, we are reaching out to experts to get Phillip the help he needs. Jane and I love our son very much and are relieved that he has decided to seek treatment. This sudden and public challenge is the most difficult issue we have dealt with as a family."
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It seems to me that the module http://drupal.org/project/nodereferrer provides exactly the same service. Maybe you could document the differences between the two in the description to help visitors choose the right one?
Comment #1markus_petrux CreditAttribution: markus_petrux commented
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The Node Referrer module provides a CCK field that is used to store information about the Node Reference field in another node. Hence it duplicates relationship information, which is prone to generate inconsistencies.
On the other hand, the Reverse Node Reference module provides a Views relationship that uses the information of the original Node Reference field to join both nodes, from parent to child. Note that Node Reference itself provides a Views relationship that can be used to join from child to parent. In fact, what this module provides would have to be part of the Node Reference module itself. However, it has been like that due to compatibility issues with MySQL, as detailed in the project page.
Background and discussion about this feature in the CCK issues queue: #241078: Reverse node-reference views relationship
When it comes to the feature that renders a report of back references in the node view of parent nodes, this can be done using the Node Relationships module, that also exploits the current relationship data managed by the original Node Reference field to render this report on parent nodes using a fully customizable view, and with no need to duplicate relationship information.
PS: Project page updated. See the Diff.
Comment #2BenK CreditAttribution: BenK commented
Keeping track of this thread...
Comment #3asb CreditAttribution: asb commented
Still uncertain what we could do with this module, we'll have to try it out. Subscribing ;)
Comment #5canadrian CreditAttribution: canadrian commented
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I apologize for re-opening this issue, but I needed a clarification. Are you saying that Reverse Node Reference and Node Relationships provide similar functionality? The Node Relationships module has a link recommending this module, and I am attempting to discern whether one, a combination of both, or neither of these modules can provide the functionality I'm looking for.
I have a content type - let's call it A - which is referenced by a number of other content types - let's call them B, C, and D. On a node of content type A I wish to display a block containing all nodes of type B, C, or D which reference that particular A node. I would group the results as an HTML list so that the sidebar of any given A node would have a block showing:
- b1
- b2
- b3
- c1
- c2
- c3
- d1
- d2
- d3
I very much appreciate any guidance/clarification you can provide.
Comment #6markus_petrux CreditAttribution: markus_petrux commented
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Re: "Are you saying that Reverse Node Reference and Node Relationships provide similar functionality?"
No. Each module provides a different set of features that allow you to approach similar problems in different ways. It is all about relations between nodes, but there are several problems here to solve. There is no single module that allows you to solve all your needs about relations between modules, the way users manage them, the ways you display them, etc.
Re: "The Node Relationships module has a link recommending this module..."
That's because the Reverse Node Reference module is pretty related to the Node Relationships module. The former provides a method to create joins in views that allow you to do things the later cannot do.
Re: "I have a content type..."
Talking about your particular use case is not the same as talking about differences between modules, which is more generic, and the purpose of this thread.
In summary, if the module descriptions do not help enough, I would suggest trying all these modules in a dev environment and then you'll be able to see for yourself which one fits better your particular needs. Then, if you think the module descriptions need clarification in one way or another, opening a separate feature request about that would be much appreciated. Thanks
Comment #7canadrian CreditAttribution: canadrian commented
- Generic descriptions are only useful in the context of case examples. There is a reason learned people from Jesus to Einstein use parable and allegory to elucidate their points. The best way to understand something is to see how it applies to a hypothetical situation.
- You basically told me to RTFM or to figure it out myself. This embodies everything people hate about the open-source movement, from Drupal to Linux (and believe me there are things I love about open-source as well). Most FOSS developers like to say "I made an awesome thing! And if you're not a developer too and can't figure it out on your own, well... HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!" "TFM" which I'm supposed to read is usually scant and written by programmers for programmers, and telling me to poke around until I understand it is the same as telling me to bang my head against a wall for a few hours until it bleeds. All I wanted to know was how/if each module would provide the desired outcome BEFORE investing HOURS AND HOURS figuring out how the hell they work.
It would be nice to wake up one morning to a "Drubuntu" type community, where people actually try to make the software easy to use and understand. Until then I guess I just keep wasting days and weeks of my time exploring arcane dead ends and asking questions until someone feels like being helpful.
Comment #8markus_petrux CreditAttribution: markus_petrux commented
You could also hire someone else with the proper skills/knowledge.
Coding requires time and resources, that means money. Isn't enough to share code and try to keep the module up to date with fixes as time permits? Open source does not mean someone else is going to resolve all your doubts about the software. Maybe one day all users of the software will also share the things they learn, in a way that you won't need to ask things like this. Sadly, people gets the things and goes... not everyone shares here. That's life. It isn't perfect.
Sometimes, open source needs help from every possible source. You could also help improve the documentation, or create a new page in the Drupal handbooks to share the concepts you learn while testing these modules. Maybe someone else did the same you could do now, but no one shared that before. You could help being one of the people that spends their time trying to add value, rather than complaining, because in the end, I do not have time to answer every single question about this module.
I'm open however to enhance the documentation in the project page, or in the module itself, with yours or anybody else's suggestions, if these come in a way that can really add value and help others.
Comment #9canadrian CreditAttribution: canadrian commented
Fair enough. I understand FOSS developers do this for free in their own time, and they have to prioritize. All I'm saying, from the perspective of a professional technical writer (among other hats I wear), is that releasing software without documentation is like handing out guns and ammo without instructions. It's somewhat irresponsible. I'd be happy to improve the documentation on a number of Drupal projects if I could get some actual explanation from the developers rather than having to spend countless hours reverse-engineering the interface to understand it myself. I have never built a client's website or developed a procedure without painstakingly documenting the entire usage process for the end-user and testing that documentation on as wide a base as possible. I would never toss something at a user and say "figure it out. Write your own documentation if you want to."
Anyway. happy coding.
Comment #10asb CreditAttribution: asb commented
This is culture clash. Drupal drifts more and more in the 'framework' direction which requires coding skills to make real use of it. Weak advice from a non-coder: Programmers tend to put much documentation into the code, be it comments, the structure of the code or the naming of variables. I don't like this either, but if we want to use FLOSS we simply have to to deal with it (i.e. learn to read the code, and learn from trial & error in dev environements). If this is economically viable is another thing, but rest assured that Markus' work is anything but "irresponsible" ;)
And please keep in mind that you're being paid when you build a client's website. If you pay Markus to write a manual I'm quite sure he won't refuse, and I'm not sure how much of your painstakingly accurate documentation you have published as Open Content. It's still quid pro quo, right?
Comment #11markus_petrux CreditAttribution: markus_petrux commented
I know this is a complex issue. This module needs additional documentation with examples where to show off different use cases where this Views relationship can be applied. My problem is that I do not have the time for that, and that's why in the project page there is a section labeled "How can you get involved?" with a note that reads "Help writing documentation. Please, open a project issue if you wish to help writing documentation for this module".
My intention in posting this module was to provide a valid solution to a problem that was requested in the CCK queue. See #241078: Reverse node-reference views relationship. I even tried to share this effort with someone else, because I knew I do not have much time. If I do not have the time to write more documentation for this modules, also means that I do not have time to fight against particular use cases posted in the issue queue trying to provide particular solution to single problems. That's something that could be approached with more documentation, but who's going to write that? Who's going to answer all the questions that people post in the queue?
While we may wait patiently for more and/or better documentation, I still need to provide an answer to those like you that keep posting questions. But since my time is limited, I tend to be as honest as possible. My experience says that's easier to find answers in the development forums, than posting in the issues queues of the modules. There are hundreds of issues lost in these queues, unanswered or badly addressed. How can that be solved? Life isn't perfect. If you want a better place to live, try to add your own bit, maybe writing docs where devs do not have enough time. If more people did like that, we would not be talking about it right now.
I could have just wrote this module for our project, and ignore the requests in the CCK issues queue. I already tried to be helpful with others, and I do not ask nothing in return, I just love to share when possible, it's part of me. It sounds like you're telling me that I should do even more, but I have limitations...
Comment #12asb CreditAttribution: asb commented
@Markus: Please don't waste any more time with this; it's pretty simple - you're being paid to write a module and then give it away for free to the community; canadrian takes it for free and is being paid by his/her client for using it, but complains that he has to invest some time to understand it because not all modules are presented on a silver platter. So let's see if canadrian cares to give something back for being able to use all these free modules. At least I would feel much more motivated to think about his use case if he would share some of his work, e.g. at his business website or in the handbook pages on d.o, as others do ;)
Please keep up your exceptional work, Markus!
Greetings, -asb
Comment #13nicholasThompson CreditAttribution: nicholasThompson commented
Wow this went off topic quickly ;-)
Back to the subject of the matter...
In your first reply (comment #1), you said:
The Node Referrer module provides a CCK field that is used to store information about the Node Reference field in another node. Hence it duplicates relationship information, which is prone to generate inconsistencies.
Unless I've misinterpreted this, I'm not sure what you say is true. It appears to me that both modules are solving the same problem with slightly different tools; You're using Views and Node Referrer uses native SQL.
See this:
(nodereferrer.module, 6.x-1.0-RC2, Line 368)
This is the function which generates the list of referring nodes.
Your method, using Views, seems to provide better theming and configuration options (such as output type), however Node Referrer would be more lightweight as it doesn't depend on Views; it simply queries and renders using a single theme function.
Does that sound a fair summary or have I missed something?
Comment #14markus_petrux CreditAttribution: markus_petrux commented
@asb: Thanks :)
@nicholasThompson: hmm... no. AFAICT, the Node Referrer module creates another Node Reference field for node types in "the other side" of the relationship, and then it tries to synchronize those fields as node references are created. Then, the user can use regular Node Reference integration with Views to create queries that join nodes using any direction of the relationship. But that means the same information that links one node with another is stored in two separate Node Reference fields. ie. the information that holds the relationship is duplicated in two different places, hence it is prone to inconsistencies.
On the other hand, this module is able to provide the same functionality in Views, but it uses Nested Joins, which is a technique that is not fully supported in MySQL until 5.1. That is why this Views relationship was not included in CCK itself.
In other words, with Node Referrer module it works like this:
- Content type A has a Node Reference field to Content Type B. Let's say this field is named "A2B".
- Node Referrer module manages another Node Reference field in Content type B automatically. Let's say this field is named "B2A".
- When the user creates a relation using the "A2B" field, Node Referrer module automatically updates the "B2A" field.
- Now it is possible to create Views that link nodes from type A with nodes of type B using the Views relationship provided by field "A2B".
- It is also possible to create Views that link nodes from type B with nodes of type A using the Views relationship provided by field "B2A".
With the Views relationship provided by the Reverse Node Reference module, you do not need the field "B2A" because it can do the same in Views using the information stored in field "A2B".
There are more pros and cons to evaluate in these differences, because the user will see a Node Reference field in both sides of the relation when editing, for example, and this might be good or not, depending on the use case, and the cardinality of the average relations (there may be node reference fields with hundreds of multiple values, pretty hard to edit).
Comment #15lpalgarvio CreditAttribution: lpalgarvio commented
depending on how both modules are supported, the amount of users and how things evolve (like MySQL 5.1 or PostgreSQL 8 support on providers), it seems like this module will eventually deprecate completely Node Referrer
Comment #16tngcas CreditAttribution: tngcas commented
First I appreciate all the effort put into this module.
Second, does this module also work for user reference fields?
Comment #17xkater CreditAttribution: xkater commented
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Comment #19fourmi4x CreditAttribution: fourmi4x commented
Thank you for this thread, I was getting really confused between the 3 modules which allow to make backreferences. I tried them thoroughly, and here is what I got from various tests and this thread, from my non-developper point of view:
Node Relationships : Makes it ultra simple by providing the 3 preset displays of backreferences (Tab, Page, Field). Is mostly adequate for the basic need of having backreferences displayed on a node. Also helps keep track of references through nice diagrams.
Content Reverse Reference : allows to really create complex views with multiple reverse references, provides crazy flexibility such as reverse relationships on arguments, nested reverse relationships,...
Nodereferrer : The major difference has been pointed out very nicely by markus_petrux :"a user will see a Node Reference field in both sides of the relation when editing, for example, and this might be good or not, depending on the use case, and the cardinality of the average relations (there may be node reference fields with hundreds of multiple values, pretty hard to edit)." This is so important in the process of choosing one or the other solution. It has the problem of duplicate fields, and it does not provide as much flexibility as Content Reverse Reference (At least, I've not been able to replicate all the complex views).
I still have a question: regarding a basic backreference view that can be done with both Node Relationships and Content Reverse Reference: which module provides the best performance?
PS1: Maybe this summary is a bit useless and incomplete, but it's what I would have love to read when I first went into this reverse relationships things!
PS2: Suscribing for user relationships too! But there is already a dedicated thread here : http://drupal.org/node/1139116
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Arts and music in the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District always shine and on March 22 they will sparkle.
In conjunction with March being recognized as Music in Our Schools and Youth Arts Month, Pieter B. Coeymans Elementary School, at 66 Church St. in Coeymans, will celebrate with a special concert and art show. Both events are free and open to the community.
The Youth Art Show begins at 6:30 p.m. and features the artwork of students in grades K-5. The Grade 5 Chorus/Band Concert starts at 7 p.m. The art show will continue until a half hour after the concert concludes.
"The Youth Art Show is another venue to showcase student art in our community and show the students the power of their art work beyond the art room," said Mrs. Kathy Wolfe, Pieter B. Coeymans Elementary art teacher. "The students are excited to share how art inspires them with the entire community."


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Warne runs foul of Cricket Australia
Legendary Warne on Cricket Australia radar after stepping down as Melbourne Stars' skipper to avoid a slow over-rate ban
Shane Warne has fallen foul of Cricket Australia for the second time in as many games following the Melbourne Stars' dramatic Big Bash League semi-final defeat in Perth yesterday.
Following what could have been the legendary leg-spinner's final competitive match, Warne was reported by CA after he opted not to name himself as captain on the official team sheet.
James Faulkner, whose final ball no-ball cost the Stars a place in the final, was instead named skipper in a move that would have prevented Warne receiving a ban for slow over rates.The 43-year-old, who only today returned from a one-game suspension following his ugly altercation with Marlon Samuels, instead faces the prospect of a second suspension.
One-match ban?
A CA Statement revealed Warne could be handed a further one-game ban when he fronts a hearing at a date to be confirmed.
"Cricket Australia has today advised that Shane Warne has been reported for breaching CA's code of behaviour in tonight's KFC T20 Big Bash League semi-final between the Melbourne Stars and Perth Scorchers," the statement read.
"Warne is alleged to have breached Rule 5: Laws of Cricket and Spirit of the Game. On 5 December 2012, KFC T20 Big Bash League teams were sent a memo by Cricket Australia.
"Under the heading 'Over Rates', the memo stated that 'If a team's official captain is selected but not named as captain, this will be considered against the spirit of cricket and may attract a code of behaviour charge'.
"For tonight's match, James Faulkner was listed on the Melbourne Stars team sheet as captain and took part in the coin toss with Perth Scorchers captain Simon Katich. Warne had previously been issued with one strike for a slow over rate violation, with a second strike this season resulting in an automatic one-match suspension.
"The time and date of the hearing is yet to be determined."
Should Warne be banned it could provide a sour end to a controversial career that saw him take 708 Test wickets, a world record when he retired from international cricket following Australia's Ashes whitewash in 2007.


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Hardly expressing any emotion, the sergeant commanded with his loud booming voice: "DOWN."
"ONE!" … we knew what was coming…
"TWO!" … it's only been two weeks in, but we already know the inevitable hardship…
"THREE!!" … and it was all because one of our mates left a speck of mud on his rifle.
"FOUR!!!" … in all of our minds we scream pain.
We continue the pushups until one of us breaks, after which we move on to monumental amounts of jumping jacks, chasing the rabbits, situps and running 100 meters out into the field to tap a tree and back within an unachievable timing set by the sergeant.
Only to do it all over again.
After breaking at least half of us, the sergeant resumes our normal training.
In some countries, National Service is a mandatory thing that all guys (and girls) have to go through.
Fortunately, I had to go to National Service when my time came. I only say 'fortunately' now, after I had done serving my mandatory time. During the training itself, it was hard to say I was 'fortunate' because I was honestly suffering too much to even think that.
I got sent into one of the toughest units, the Commando Unit, thanks to my 'adventurous' answers during my aptitude test that helps the Armed Forces decide where to put me.
During the aptitude test, I had the hopes to become a commando. I wanted to do what they did in the movies, because commandos are awesome!
Jumping out of planes, fire cool weapons and get to ride cool military vehicles!
Little did I know, Basic Military Training School was a massive mental and physical test on your abilities to emotionally endure all this pain.
It was 8 weeks of breaking every single one of us who enlisted, and 'rebuilding' us up mentally.
Before I joined the Commandos, I thought I had prepared myself, but was slapped in the face with a huge culture shock when I got in.
Head shaven, was called only by my last name, and had a total identity reset. It was a minimal expectation to have everything neat, in line, and pristine.
I have to admit, I teared a little when after weeks, my family was finally allowed to visit the camp and I could have some real personal time. By the way, handphones were not allowed during basic military training so there was no outside contact at all.
It was very tough. Both physically and emotionally.
Here's a clip that summarized it quite well.
Fast forward to a full year later, I had gone through Basic Military Training, the leadership course, multiple weapons courses, unarmed combat course, the rappelling course, the airborne course and many many many training sessions in the jungle rain or shine.
I had finally earned my Red Beret, and it was one of the proudest moments of my life. I had gone through so much hardship, simply to earn the honour of donning a red beret which symbolizes the specialized skills and willpower we have been trained to have.
And it all began with a thought that it would be 'fun', before I joined the commandos.
What I truly learned during that first year in the army was my mental ability to push through really extremely difficult situations that I normally would not put myself into.
It was the first time I had to discipline myself to keep doing the things I seriously didn't want to do, in order to experience the things that I wanted.
It was extremely tough during training, but I had priceless fun jumping out of military planes, learning to fire many different real-life weapons, driving badass vehicles and got to be like it was in the movies!
I had a great time in the army, which was filled with lots of blood, sweat, tears, pain, failures, success and fulfillment. All done in 2 and a half years.
I can acknowledge that my discipline levels have gone up and down since then, and I have seen the difference between being disciplined and not.
Here's what I think.
Know Why You Are Doing It
Without knowing why, there will be no reason to change what's "real" in the mind, even if there is a strong compelling reason to change in actuality.
Ask yourself these questions if you're considering to take on something that you think is going to take some discipline.
- What is your reality? Which feelings and thoughts are very real to you, but not to others?
- What is your actuality? Look at what is truly happening around you or to you, without your emotional involvement.
- What is your environment? Are you comfortable, or do you feel that there is a need for change to the circumstances you are in?
The best way to summarize the points above is to align your mindset to be open to what is truly going on around you. Are you actually in a bad circumstance or situation, and are you doing anything about it?
Willpower, it is directly in correlation with your 'Why'.
- The less you FEEL for something, the less you find the drive/willpower to do it.
- The more you know 'Why' you must do something, the more you will feel the willpower to do it.
Find your 'Why'.
Why do you feel compelled? What brought you to this page? Could that be your 'why'?
I would recommend writing a detailed list of your 'whys', because in this world it is so easy to be pulled away from what we truly want and be influenced by big companies strategically manipulating your 'whys'. Be clear on the reason why you want something!
Understand What Habits Are
If there's one book I would strongly recommend for you to pick up, it's The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business.
After reading the book, it helped realize that we are all just simple creatures running on habits. Hundreds of habits if not thousands. Here's the clincher – a huge number of them were picked up unknowingly, or imposed upon us by influencers!
Consider the habitual things you do everyday, and see if they are impacting your life negatively, positively or not at all.
Analyze, isolate and replace your bad habits with either neutral or positive ones, and you're already a step ahead of most people.
Develop Good Habits One By One, And Know Why You Do Them
Start by building new easy good habits.
Simple stuff, in order to create the consistency of success.
The idea is to start the flow of dopamine attached to small wins and keep it going.
Here's a list of things you could do first thing in the morning to get the momentum rolling:
- Cleaning the home in the morning
- Making your bed
- Clearing the plates from the drying rack
- Neatening furniture
- Sweeping the house
- Light exercise, breaking a sweat
In this video, Admiral McRaven covers this better than anybody else.
Counter Intuitive Habits
"You have to be out of your mind!" is the ironic first thing that pops up in my brain as I take on counter intuitive habits. These habits are things that force you to do something that you naturally wouldn't want, but are actually beneficial to you.
Our primal instincts get activated when we're under a threat. There are two modes that we will be in, and that's the "Fight or Flight" response. Right before these habits your body is literally blasting at you to go on 'flight mode', because that way you would be 'safe' and there will be no more threat.
If you were to be the kind of person to "only listen" to your body, it may be possible you're stunting your growth in life and may be losing out in the long term.
Are you actually allowing your body from holding you back from your true potential? Think about it.
Here are some easier counter intuitive habits that you could pick up:
- Sleeping Early
- Physical Training
- Cold Showers
- Meditation
So, how do you get over the counter intuition to even start on these habits?!
Knowing your Why will give you the mental drive to get over that physical-mental barrier that is holding you back.
Physical-mental because in reality, what you feel is completely biological and on a hormonal level.
What you KNOW, is not what you FEEL.
Read that last line again.
Once you've proven to yourself that what your body feels is not the same thing as what your brain knows, it will get easier the next time, and easier the next, and easier the next.
Another piece of good news is that once you've passed that initial hurdle and is in the habit, it takes much less willpower to get it done over and over again.
Don't confuse what your body wants, with what it needs.
Understand that intuition isn't always right, and you will innately know the meaning of mastering your body.
Counter intuitive habits are all about training your mind to take on the Fight instead of taking Flight.
So take on the fight!!
How To Take On Counter Intuitive Habits, aka Be Disciplined
Here are some things I've learnt along the way trying to help me be more disciplined:
- Breath Control
- Fill up your body with oxygen to help clear thinking.
- Clear your mind with the meditation of breath.
- Mindful Envisaging
- Have a clear image, feeling, and sense of what you are trying to accomplish.
- Visualize that not only is the task/habit done, but you feel fulfilled doing it.
- The "Will I die? " Test
- One of the ways that I convince myself to get difficult things done is to ask myself "Will I Die?".
- If the answer is no, then I know it is my body telling to take flight.
- F#%* the flight and take on the fight!
Every time you complete a counter intuitive habit, you will feel the sense of accomplishment, the sense of fulfillment.
The harder the task, the deeper the sense of accomplishment.
If you have a powerful morning routine, you will feel successful by the time you leave your home.
Self confidence will start to radiate out of you because you know you have physically and mentally primed yourself for a very effective day.
Consistent Day To Day Execution Of Good Habits Means A Successful Lifestyle
Mastery of your Fight or Flight Response takes effort and time, but be consistent with it and the puzzle pieces will begin to fall in place. Life will seem a little nicer, because you're hard on yourself for the best results.
Success is not an end result. A lot of people have that mistaken. They see the result and forget the thousands of hours of effort put into it.
Success is the result of very consistent (sometimes counter intuitive) habits.
It is a lifestyle.
Be aware of bad habits
Which of your intuitive habits are holding you back from your full potential?
What bad habits can you completely do without, and know that you will will be fine? With each bad habit you eliminate and replace, you free up that much more time to build a good one.
Know Your Limits, then push them.
Once you have developed the good habits of success, you will find yourself more self confident, physically energized, mentally strong and know what is driving you in life.
People will start saying "Wow you are so disciplined, I'll never be able to do that.", when you actually know that it is doable with the right mindset and strategy. It just takes one small positive successful habit at time.
Don't Be To Hard On Yourself At The Start, But You Must Start.
Start easy, build on easy success habits one at a time, train your Fight response, and know why these habits help you ultimately.
If you start too hard, you will squelch your motivational spark and you may not even consider trying the habit again because in your 'reality' it was hard.
Remember to feel fulfilled completing your habitual tasks.
Remember that although goals are the reason why we work towards a certain target, it is really the process oriented goals and habits that will eventually manifest the realities around us.
Tell Me What You Think!
What's the difference between being disciplined and not, to you?
How have you tried to be more disciplined and why has it worked, or not?
Please comment below and share this if there's somebody that might benefit from it!


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"The liberal onslaught of malicious attacks against Carrie Prejean for expressing her opinion is despicable." — Sarah Palin, May 13 2009 Parse that thought if you can. These "malicious attacks" aren't pipe bombings; they're commentaries. What's a synonym for "expressing your opinion?" 'Course, I fully


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Hello friends! I got this sweet little Frosty at Hobby Lobby. OK, he's not so little at over a foot high I decided to take it apart and redecorate him with Pink Paislee Daily Junque. Although these papers are not Christmas theme at all, I really like the way the little man turned out. There are 25 drawers and they are holding a variety of scrapbook related items. Glitter, Baker's Twine, ribbon, buttons, trinket pins and a small bottle of snow, just incase he runs into some warm weather and needs a patch
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Frosty The Snowman Is Sporting Pink Paislee
Posted by Jan Hennings at 4:14 PM
8 comments:
- Sandi said...
Oh your frosty is a winner! Adore this! Warm wishes for the holiday..
- December 17, 2011 at 8:42 PM
- KarinsArtScrap said...
wow this is stunning beautiful made jan.
frosty the snowman looks teriffic.
greetings karin
- December 18, 2011 at 2:17 AM
- craftattack said...
LOVE your frosty, he warms my heart! Valerie
- December 18, 2011 at 2:47 AM
- Lynne Moncrieff said...
Too CUTE!!!
- December 18, 2011 at 6:32 AM
- artistamyjo said...
Oh I love Frosty,he's adorable.
- December 18, 2011 at 12:07 PM
- Riet said...
This is so beautiful.
Hugs Riet.xx
- December 18, 2011 at 2:26 PM
- Christine said...
He's so sweet!!! I love the way you've decorated him!
- December 18, 2011 at 11:35 PM
- Audrey Pettit said...
Too, too stinkin' cute, Jan!!
- December 19, 2011 at 8:02 AM
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"We definitely increased our visibility," Hightstown Police Director James LeTellier said in March.
According to Mr. LeTellier, the department did over 104 patrols in February.
"We are expanding our community policing," Mr. LeTellier added.
"I have gotten nothing but positive feedback back from staff and the principal about the officers," Mr. LeTellier said. "The younger kids have been asking to take pictures with the officers and asking them different types of questions so it's very positive feedback."
"I have not heard too much except for a few parents commenting favorably when seeing police in the vicinity," said Dr. Forsthoffer in a March email.
"We started this after Connecticut (shooting)," Mr. LeTellier said.
Dr. Forsthoffer reiterates there has always been a police presence.
"Actually, it has always existed because the school district has had a very positive and proactive relationship with both police forces," Dr. Forsthoffer said in March.
Dr. Forsthoffer spoke with Mr. LeTellier and Chief James Monahan of the East Windsor Police Department after the Connecticut shootings and invited them to visit the schools when they are in the area, according to Dr. Forsthoffer.
To Chief Monahan, school safety has always been a "high priority."
According to Walter C. Black Principal Heidi Franzo this is "really nothing new."
"The officers are not patrolling the schools, rather visiting the school or grounds," said Principal Franzo said in a March email. "By visiting the schools they are familiar with the building, structure and layout. They interact with faculty and students and both are more comfortable with their (visits) and presence."
"The Police Department has conducted school zone enforcement assignments at each of the schools located within the township," Chief Monahan said. "School zone enforcement involves the presence of a uniformed police officer on school property at a point during the school day."
According to Dr. Forsthoffer, this "identified a couple of breaches" since the Connecticut incident and the district has "remedied" the issues.
The East Windsor Township Police Department coordinates periodic training within school district facilities to remain familiar with structures and operations. Specific training details are ordinarily not discussed publicly, according to Chief Monahan.
Principal Silvana Zircher of the Ethel McKnight Elementary School agreed with other principals in the school district that there is a "positive and proactive relationship" with the local police department.
"Yes we are aware of the Homeland Security visits but we have not received one as of this time," Dr. Forsthoffer said recently.
According to the memo, the state will conduct a small number of unannounced school visits by staff from the Department of Education and Homeland Security.
The visits have two goals: provide targeted support to individual schools and, share information learned with others across the state to support their collective effort, according to the memo.
"I met with the superintendent and the principal of the high school (Alix Arvizu) about several issues and addressed the concern for safety of the children and what we could do to help improve safety overall," said Mr. LeTellier in March.
"The Hightstown Police Department and Hightstown High School/East Windsor Regional School District have enjoyed a very good working relationship throughout my seven-year tenure here," said Principal Arvizu on April 1.
"Dr. Forsthoffer and I met with Director LeTellier and Lt. (Frank) Gendron on March 6 to discuss, among other topics, school security," Principal Arvizu added.
According to Principal Arvizu, the officers stop at a security booth and then walk through the entire building.
"Frequently, patrol cars ride through the parking lots and the surrounding neighborhoods as well," Principal Arvizu added. "It is comforting to know that every community resource available, from within the school and from without, is being employed to help to keep us all safe."
According to Principal Arvizu, Principal LeTellier suggested having "police presence" on the high school campus.
"While we are a small department, we cannot commit a full-time officer as school resource officer," Mr. LeTeller said. "I've worked out where each officer during their shift has to visit and patrol each of the schools."
According to Mr. LeTellier, these patrols are "random" and occur at no designated times throughout the officers' shift. The patrols can overlap and can also occur during any free time the officers may have.
Officers — two to four throughout the day are on shift — patrol the Hightstown High School, Walter C. Black and the Grace N. Rogers schools, including after-school activities. In addition to the patrols on duty, the detectives in unmarked cars will also monitor the schools as well as the special class officers, according to Mr. LeTellier.
"They visit not only with the administration and staff members but with the children," Mr. LeTellier said.
"We are there to just add security to the school system and work with the administration to be a deterrent," Mr. LeTellier said. "Our officers are trained to look for suspicious activities or anybody that sticks out and with the cooperation of the school staff, we can easily respond to a particular situation."


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StatWatch is a snapshot of U.S. dimensional-stone imports, offering a summary and exclusive Stone Business analysis of data from the U.S. International Trade Commission. Comparisons are made mainly on an annual level to gauge market trends. Analysis is made on import figures of the latest month available.
All figures give are for July 2011 (change from July 2010 amounts in parentheses). "Worked" stone is material that's shorn from boulders and blocks, and then cut in standard dimensional measures (such as slabs and tiles) and polished (at least once, one side). "Value" represents the declared customs value of stone.
Total: $99.3 million (-0.4%)
Sector leader: Brazil @ $42.9 million (-3.1%)
Backfill: July and August form the peak of annual granite imports; after a five-month trend of value increases in 2011, the slowdown this July isn't exactly good news. Of granite's Big Four, India saves the month with $18.1 million, up 38.7% from last July. Both China ($20.8 million, down 7.1%) and Italy ($10.4 million, down 17.1%) take a tumble.
Total: 125,442 metric tons (-9.2%)
Sector leader: Brazil @ 51,118 metric tons (-19.7%)
Backfill: China and India provide the support for actual granite slab/tile imports. China's 34,329 metric tons represents a 10.9% lift from last July, and India ramps up 15.4% to 23.023 metric tons. A decade ago, Italy dominated this sector; July's 8,491 metric tons lags behind last year by 44.1%.
Total: $21.5 million (7.5%)
Sector leader: Italy @ $10.4 million (25.4%)
Backfill: Marble import values hold on for July, with Italy posting a major boost. China wavers from a year ago ($3.7 million, down 6.3%), but easily keeps second. A surprising Spain surges to third ($2.4 million, up 15.5%) past a sliding Turkey ($2.2 million, down 13%).
Total: 16,501 metric tons (-4.8%)
Sector leader: Italy @ 5,397 metric tons (1.3%)
Backfill: There's something about July and marble imports; it's the month that Italy leads the sector and China drops to second. This year, China does it again with 4,461 metric tons (down 3.3%). Coupled with Turkey's fall-off (2,096 metric tons, down 10.7%), the two countries essentially account for the sector's decline from last July.
Total: $25.8 million (10.3%)
Sector leader: Turkey @ $16.7 million (8.8%)
Backfill: Happy times all around here, as the four members of the million-dollar club for import values – Turkey, Mexico, China and Italy – show increases from July 2010. China also breaks out of a 2011 funk with $1.4 million in July, its first million-dollar month since January. Peru posts a respectable $866K, although that's a $130K drop from the previous month and 18.3% less than last July.
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I'm too old now but I always wanted to adopt a child from when I was young. I knew I could love and raise a child whether it was biologically mine or not. Hubs did not feel the same.
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I'd adopt blind or deaf dogs.
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yesyesyes! i plan to adopt a child later on when i have a good partner and steady income. right now i'm saving up for a vasectomy.
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If I were your age (and healthy) and didn't have a husband who is against it, yes! Emphatically, yes!
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Almost rich...do you know something I don't know? ;)
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12x12 exhibit, MouthPower
Juneau-Douglas City Museum
Fourth and Main streets
Reception: 4:30-7:30pm
The 12X12 Community Art Exhibit features work from local artists, all of them in a 12x12 format.
The musem will also host MouthPower, a traveling exhibit from the Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry. The exhibit features eight interactive learning stations that teach kids (and adults) about the power of a healthy smile and the importance of oral hygiene.
"Through the Looking Glass: Impressions of Reflections," photographs by Joe McCabe
JAHC Gallery
Juneau Arts & Culture Center
Reception: 4:30-7 p.m.
The works in this collection reflect the photographer's fascination of reflections and were taken in and around Harris and Aurora harbors as well as Auke Bay. Each image has been digitally inverted in order to create a mirror image of the reflection.
Mosaics by Christine McQuitty
Juneau Artists Gallery
175 S. Franklin St.
Reception:4:30-7 p.m.
The newest member of the cooperatively run gallery, McQuitty creates mosaic tabletops, frames, boxes, shelves, trivets, plant stands, birdhouses, and mirrors.
Miniatures by Magil Pratt and a studio sale
The Canvas Community Art Studio & Gallery
223 Seward St.
Reception: 4:30-7:30 p.m.
This exhibit will feature oil paintings by Magil Pratt. Concurrently, the gallery will be hosting a sale of pottery and other masterpieces from the painting studio.
Earth, Fire and Fibre XXVII and solo shows by Bill Brody and Annette Bellamy
Alaska State Museum
395 Whittier St.
Reception: 4:30-7 p.m.
Earth, Fire and Fibre XXVII is a juried exhibition featuring 52 works in clay, fabric, wood, metal and other materials.
Fairbanks artist Margo Klass won the $1,000 Juror's Choice Award for a series of hand made books with porcelain covers.
Ellen M. Anderson is the sole Juneau artist represented in the exhibit with her piece, "Minerality," made of hand-painted silks, net, beads, and distressed felt.
In addition, two artists, Bill Brody of Fairbanks, and Annette Bellamy from Halibut Cove, will have solo shows at the state museum opening this Friday.
Brody is a landscape painter, and Bellamy works in ceramics, glass, steel and other materials.
Greeting card designer Sue Clover
Homespun Mercantile
9121 Glacier Hwy, Suite 5 (across from Friends of Library and Dames and Gents)
Reception: 4-7 p.m.
"Out of the Rain: A Snapshot of Homelessness"
Silverbow Back Room
120 Second St.
Reception: 5-7 p.m.
The exhibit, which opened last month at KTOO and is sponsored by the Juneau Homeless Coalition, includes photographs from Lance Caldwell, Scot Allen, Marilyn Holmes, Doug Sturm,Teri Tibbett, Mihael Blikshteyn, Jan Fiscus, Suzi Lafferty and Scott Ciambor.
"Hidden Work: A show of recycled art with wire, wood, wax and wingnuts," by Rachael Juzeler
The Plant People
224 Seward St.
Reception: 4:30-7 p.m.
Faced with stacks of her old paintings, Juzeler decided she would recycle them into new art. For this show she has rolled, wrapped and otherwise contorted the orignal canvases so that their images are no longer visible, and added layers of wax that is sometimes carved into patterns. Blocks of wood are also used in some of the pieces.
Many of the works are framed in heavy glass, held together by wing nuts, presented as three-dimensional sculptures that can be viewed from either side. She will have 14 pieces for sale at this show.
"A Klondike Tale," by Avery Veliz, books and art prints (see C1)
Zephyr Restaurant, upstairs
200 Seward St.
Reception: 4:30-7 p.m.
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Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D -- CA), the Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, introduced new legislation, the Iran Financial Sanctions Improvement Act, with several new provisions to tighten international financial pressure on Iran's banking sector. The bill is cosponsored by Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Senator Mark Kirk (R- IL) is expected to introduce similar measures in the Senate.
The bill would expand current efforts to sanction the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) unless it discontinue the practice of allowing Iranian banks to utilize its communications services. Currently, the European Union is considering measures to prevent SWIFT from doing business with some Iranian banks, reportedly only the Central Bank of Iran and other "designated" Iranian banks. Sherman's new legislation applies to all Iranian banks -- the bill would sanction the SWIFT network as long as it conducted services on behalf of any Iranian bank.
SWIFT handles secure communications between banks internationally, sending payment orders that are settled through accounts that the banks have with each other. Every time banks make payments for one of their customers to an account in another bank, they utilize the SWIFT system. Iran's banks would find it very difficult to process most transactions without the benefit of the system, and trade with the outside world would become even more cumbersome for Tehran.
These provisions included in this bill will be introduced in the Senate as an amendment to the Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Human Rights Act of 2012 by Senator Mark Kirk.
"As Tehran brazenly continues its pursuit of a nuclear weapon, we need to leave no stone unturned in our effort to financially pressure and isolate Iran," Sherman said. "If Iran cannot process payments with SWIFT members, Iran will find that its remaining trading partners either give up entirely, or will demand more in payment for what they send to Iran, or demand to pay less for what they buy from the Iranians."
Sherman is also the lead Democratic cosponsor of legislation already introduced in the House, H.R. 3880 that would penalize the SWIFT network if it does not stop doing business with Iranian banks.
Sherman's new bill would also similarly expand Section 104 of CISADA, the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act, which provides for sanctions against financial entities that engage in transactions with designated Iranian banks. The new bill would apply this provision to all Iranian banks -- not just those that are designated by the Treasury Department.
Another provision in Sherman's sanctions bill would expand the Menendez-Kirk provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that targeted the Central Bank of Iran (CBI). The new bill would expand the NDAA provisions to sanction not only those companies that facilitate transactions on behalf of CBI, but also those who hold financial assets on behalf of CBI. A 2009 court decision revealed that an American bank had been ordered to freeze almost $2 billion worth of debt securi¬ties belonging to Iran. The funds were at the bank in the name of Clearstream, a Luxembourg-based clearinghouse and bank owned by the Deutsche Börse Group. Under the new bill, these types of activities on behalf of CBI would be subject to stiff penalties.
Additionally, the new Sherman bill contains provisions to clarify the imposition of current sanctions law to cover the provision of insurance or underwriting for any sanctionable act with regard to business with or in Iran would be subject to sanctions themselves.
"We must expand financial sanctions against the Iranian banking sector to include all Iranian banks -- not just the Central Bank of Iran and those roughly twenty banks already designated by the Treasury Department," continued Sherman.
"I urge my colleagues in the House and Senate to confer quickly once the Senate passes it's bill and send the toughest possible Iran sanctions bill to the President that puts increasingly pressure on Iran's faltering economy," said Sherman. "We cannot relent as long as Tehran is full speed ahead towards a nuclear weapon."


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SOG Conferences
The 2015 SOG Conference: "Accountability and Welfare State Reforms"
SOG: Accountability and Welfare State Reforms
Structure and Organisation of Government (SOG) is a research committee of the International Political Science Association. SOG was established as a study group with IPSA in 1988, later becoming Research Committee 27. The group's primary focus is the comparative study of executive branches and their changing roles in public policy making. At the centre of this focus are the dynamics of public bureaucracies and their relations with political executives and interests in civil societies, hence the title of its journal: Governance: An International Journal of Policy and Administration.
Marking the end of a four-year research project, the Uni Research Rokkan Centre and the Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen are pleased to host the 2015 SOG Conference:
"Accountability and Welfare State Reforms"
- Time: February 19th-20th, 2015
- Venue: Scandic Bergen City Hotel, Håkonsgt. 2, Bergen, Norway
Professor Emeritus Johan P. Olsen, Arena, University of Oslo: "Democratic order, autonomy and accountability"


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So, in the latest patch, MMO-champion had something strange show up in it. It was showing an ability/talent for druids that didn't match up what was in the actual beta when you logged in. It was called "sleep", and seemed to be another AOE crowd control ability.
However, GC has confirmed that druids will not get to have "sleep":
- Sleep is not a new class ability. I assume it refers to a creature ability.
So, it was just something strange with the way MMO-champion data mined the files, and "sleep" is not something to get excited over. That said, this latest beta build isn't that interesting for druids. They did add the new Eclipse version (where it lasts 45 seconds and cancels when you hit zero Eclipse power). However, it is hard to evaluate, since the buff gives a zero percent DPS increase at the moment, along with moonkin form and typhoon still not being in the data files.
To make leveling even more difficult, my level 82 druid's talents reset every time I either log or turn in a quest. Yay beta!
I'm hoping that the next beta build will be more exciting for druids. When we get a nice round of talent changes and bug fixes, I'll have a lot more to report. Until then, it feels an awful lot like being in limbo. At least this build doesn't seem to be crashing as much.


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Hi, I know this is an old messsage, but I must ask : has anybody tried to implement this TLS upgrade draft ? Or is anybody contemplating it ? I would certainly like to get the benefits of secure software virtual servers, but I have concerns about this draft. At first, as a server implementer, the proposal in this draft looks good, and quite straightforward to implement . All I have to do is parse the clear-text TLS upgrade request from the client, find the right keys and certs for the virtual host requested, and upgrade the existing connection to TLS. Also, I can force a connection upon the client if an ACL is set. This is nothing major and looks clean. However, upon further examination, there are logistical and security problems with doing a TLS upgrade. Here are a few. 1) It is a fact that many server products out there use confidential data, like application session keys, or other confidential state information, as part of the URI. Section 8.1 states : "servers may apply resource access rules such as 'the FORM on this page must be served and submitted using TLS' Even if a server enforces such a restriction, the URI will already be compromised as part of the TLS upgrade process, because it is transmitted in clear by the client before the server instructs it to upgrade to TLS. 2) Nowadays, web users know if they have an http link that the connection is not secure, and that if it's https it is secure (SSL). It's possible by looking at the source for an HTML form to determine ahead of time if the data you will submit will go out in clear or not. The new upgrade draft makes it unpredictable, by its use of regular http URLs. With the new draft, there may be http:// link on a web form, for example to submit (POST) confidential data, made with the assumption that the server has an ACL requiring a TLS upgrade and therefore that the connection will be secured. A current-generation HTTP client will create a request with the form data from the user, and submit it in clear text to the server, compromising the data even before the server gets a chance to deny it by requesting a TLS upgrade with an HTTP 426 return code. This compromises security in order to retain compatibility with existing HTTP clients. I do not think it is an acceptable compromise. 3) Section 8.1 states : "8.1 Implications for the https: URI Scheme While nothing in this memo affects the definition of the 'https' URI scheme, widespread adoption of this mechanism for HyperText content could use 'http' to identify both secure and non-secure resources. The choice of what security characteristics are required on the connection is left to the client and server. This allows either party to use any information available in making this determination. For example, user agents may rely on user preference settings or information about the security of the network such as 'TLS required on all POST operations not on my local net', or servers may apply resource access rules such as 'the FORM on this page must be served and submitted using TLS'. " When it comes to security, I don't think ambiguity is a good thing, and it is not good to leave it entirely "up to the client and server" to determine what security characteristics are needed for the connection. I think the draft should define at least one standard way to tell clients that an upgrade is in order before connection establishment. Take the HTML form example described in my second remark. What is a new HTTP client aware of the TLS upgrade draft supposed to do when submitting such an HTML form ? Should it always try first thing to upgrade the connection to any HTTP server to TLS, before issuing any meaningful request (containing URI and maybe also POST data) ? That would certainly work technically and ensure best possible security, but it would be a major waste of bandwidth in 99% of the cases since current servers will not understand the upgrade request and reject it. Many existing servers don't support keep-alive and will even close the connection, introducing extra latency due to the need to reconnect. It may also be a waste of CPU for both the server and client, since perhaps the connection didn't really need to be secure, but ended up as TLS because of the way the client negotiated the upgrade for every server, and the server just accepted it. I think a key problem even for a next-generation HTTP client that is aware of the upgrade mechanism in this draft, and would be able to perform the upgrade to TLS - is that the original HTML form fails to specify that the client should not POST the data in clear, but must request upgrade to TLS. There needs to be a way to inform the client to request security prior to the establishment of the connection. I think something still needs to be specified in the URL to let the client know ahead of time that security is required for the connection. It cannot be a regular https:// URL since that will not allow the server to differentiate the virtual host for which the data is intended. I believe a clean way to do it is to instead have a distinct protocol name in the URL. Perhaps there should be other ways to specify it than a protocol name, and perhaps it doesn't belong in the HTML and not HTTP specification, but I think that this is a major hole in the draft. Certainly, a new protocol name means that some clients will not be able to follow some links on new servers that require a TLS step up, but I think it is acceptable in the name of uncompromised security. I believe there is another approach to solving this problem of tying secure virtual servers to IP addresses. It is completely different than the proposal in this draft, and does not address the issues of using dual ports for non-secure and TLS, but I believe is is still relevant. Instead of trying to define a mechanism to upgrade the connection from non-secure to secure, the virtual host negotiation could be made a standard part of the SSL/TLS protocols. I think that makes sense since these protocols exchange certificates which are tied to the virtual host names. This is how I would envision it would work : Let's take two virtual hosts, say secure.sun.com and secure.netscape.com . They both resolve to the same IP address. A client wants to connect to https://secure.sun.com . The server happens to present its public key with the certificate for secure.netscape.com . At that point, the client normally brings a pop-up dialog saying that the certificate doesn't match the host requested - which was secure.sun.com , then asks the user if he wants to continue, and the user usually stops the connection. Instead, the client would by default agree to communicate with the server on the current SSL/TLS socket, specifically to issue a "virtual host change" request for secure.sun.com . The server would then realize that it also knows the key and cert for secure.sun.com, and would be given the opportunity to renegotiate the SSL connection with the client, this time presenting secure.sun.com's public key and certificate. The client could then verify that certificate and accept it, and the whole process would be transparent for the user. As you will note, this process requires two full SSL/TLS handshakes, so it is more expensive in CPU. But that can be optimized. The secure virtual server could have a unique public key, with several certificates signing that same key - one certificate for each virtual host. It would then only have to transmit the certificate for secure.sun.com, without having to transmit a different public key. This second certificate would satisfy the client, and would be much faster since it would save a second full handshake. As part of TLS, this process would be generically applicable to any other type of TCP client/server application with TLS, not specifically tied to HTTP. If you have made it this far, I'm now waiting for all your objections, so go ahead and shoot ! Scott Lawrence wrote: > The secretariat didn't forward this announcement to this list, so I > will. > > The only change from version -04 is the addition of the standard > boilerplate and references regarding the keywords (MUST, SHOULD, > MAY, etc). > > A New Internet-Draft is available from the on-line Internet-Drafts > directories. > This draft is a work item of the Transport Layer Security Working > Group of the IETF. > > Title : Upgrading to TLS Within HTTP/1.1 > Author(s) : R. Khare, S. Lawrence > Filename : draft-ietf-tls-http-upgrade-05.txt > Pages : 13 > Date : 05-Jan-00 > > This memo explains how to use the Upgrade mechanism in HTTP/1.1 to > initiate Transport Layer Security (TLS) over an existing TCP > connection. This allows unsecured and secured HTTP traffic to share > the same well known port (in this case, http: at 80 rather than > https: at 443). It also enables 'virtual hosting,' so a single HTTP > + TLS server can disambiguate traffic intended for several hostnames > at a single IP address. > Since HTTP/1.1[1] defines Upgrade as a hop-by-hop mechanism, this > memo also documents the HTTP CONNECT method for establishing > end-to-end tunnels across HTTP proxies. Finally, this memo > establishes new IANA registries for public HTTP status codes, as > well as public or private Upgrade product tokens. > > A URL for this Internet-Draft is: > http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-tls-http-upgrade-05.t > xt > > Internet-Drafts are also available by anonymous FTP. Login with the > username > "anonymous" and a password of your e-mail address. After logging in, > type "cd internet-drafts" and then > "get draft-ietf-tls-http-upgrade-05.txt". > > A list of Internet-Drafts directories can be found in > http://www.ietf.org/shadow.html > or ftp://ftp.ietf.org/ietf/1shadow-sites.txt > > Internet-Drafts can also be obtained by e-mail. > > Send a message to: > firstname.lastname@example.com. > In the body type: > "FILE /internet-drafts/draft-ietf-tls-http-upgrade-05.txt". > > NOTE: The mail server at ietf.org can return the document in > MIME-encoded form by using the "mpack" utility. To use this > feature, insert the command "ENCODING mime" before the "FILE" > command. To decode the response(s), you will need "munpack" or > a MIME-compliant mail reader. Different MIME-compliant mail > readers > exhibit different behavior, especially when dealing with > "multipart" MIME messages (i.e. documents which have been split > up into multiple messages), so check your local documentation on > how to manipulate these messages. > > -- > Scott Lawrence Director of R & D <email@example.com> > Agranat Systems Embedded Web Technology http://www.agranat.com/ -- for a good time, try kill -9 -1Received on Thursday, 4 May 2000 06:43:37 UTC
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Erykah Badu's roommates in college was a guy named Fred, a good friend of hers who was always telling her to be quiet. "He would say, 'We don't want no more ideas,'" Badu says, laughing. It's true that the serenely self-confident Badu is brimming with them: a chat with the twenty-nine-year-old soulstress will inspire you to simultaneously get in touch with your spiritual side and cook up a big, turmeric-scented pot of vegetarian fare. Following her own path has certainly worked out for Badu: Her 1997 debut, Baduizm, won two Grammys, and in her first major movie role, the girl outshone Charlize Theron in The Cider House Rules. Badu recently released Mama's Gun, a gorgeous patchwork of soul, rock, reggae and deeply personal lyrics. While she munches on pecans and waits for the refrigerator repairman in her Dallas home, she talks about life and love, and she refutes the rumor going around that she's pregnant with little Common Jr.
Writer's block occasionally shut you down when you were working on songs for Mama's Gun. Are we talking a few weeks?
A few months. But I don't go by the deadline, I go by the lifeline. I have a life, and it's not only music. There's my son, Seven [whose father is Dre' from OutKast], who is three years old and needed my full attention. The love that I give, to him and to my family and to my fans, and my music all come from the same place. The purest place, where only God knows. Where only God goes. These things have to be in perfect placement.
The song "Green Eyes" is about your breakup with Dre. I would find it tough to sing that song on tour.
It's Andre's favorite song on the album. He insisted that I go ahead and do it, because we would like for people to learn from our experiences. It's the same with [the OutKast song] "Ms. Jackson."
Surely "Green Eyes" is a little painful.
No, because we didn't break up like that -- in a way that we didn't agree with. We were just both very young, very much in love. In love enough to say, "Let's have a kid." Just too young to really decide, to really know what was best for us, for our highest good as a family.
Did you really fall in love with him the very first time you saw him?
Oh, yeah. Well, not the very first time. I saw him in a magazine, and he saw me in that same magazine. And we felt the same way a few miles away. He's a cool guy. He's one of my best friends.
Your tour's coming up. Any jitters?
No, but I get a little nervous before I go onstage. I just take a couple of breaths, pee and let that adrenalin flow. Sometimes the audience doubts me, sometimes they dote me, sometimes they love me. No matter what anybody else does, it doesn't change my attitude. I am who I am, and I'm gonna do what I'm gonna do.
Although it must be daunting to have to win over an audience.
Especially now, my second time around. Because I was this amazing goddess from another planet the first time I came around. Everybody was excited. Since I've been away, there have been five or six [laughs].
Care to address the rumor that you are pregnant with Common's child?
He's one of my best friends in the world, and from my planet it's OK for a boy and a girl to be good friends without being in an intimate relationship. It's OK. We're both surprised every time we hear something like that, but we just kind of laugh. Sometimes we want to add to the rumor [laughs]. We were saying about the pregnant rumor, we were just going to have all the Soulquarians call and say, "No, I'm the daddy!" "No, I be the pappy!" Those things hurt people, especially when all you do is go to the store and come home every day, and then you read in the paper that you did this or you did that. [Pauses] Hold on one second. [Pauses] Hey. That was Macy Gray on the other line. She told me to tell you "Hi."
You know everybody!
We all friends. Jill Scott, Macy. We gotta be. We give each other advice. I'm the old-head, you know.
At twenty-nine?
Oh, yeah. I've been in the music business longer than Jill and Macy. For the most part, we don't even talk about music. Lauryn [Hill] and I talk about our children and how we do this. When you find somebody as wonderful as Macy or Jill or Lauryn, or my Soulquarian friends -- Common or D'Angelo or Mos Def or Amir -- all these people are my best friends, and I know if something ever happened, they would be here on the next flight. We keep in touch, I mean, daily.
How do you meet? Does anyone call you out of the blue?
This may seem strange, but the best way I can describe it, it seems like we are a tribe of lost children who are reunited. Our spirits are shown through our music, and we hear each other. You know, in different tribes, when the slaves were brought over, they had certain drumbeats that were indigenous to each tribe, and it's almost like the music is like that for us.
Is every man in the world after you these days, you being single and all?
I don't know. They could be thinking about it. [Laughs] But they don't have my number.


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FedEx received good news last week, when a federal judge in Indiana ruled that FedEx Ground drivers in Kansas are independent contractors and not full-time employees.
This verdict by Judge Robert Miller also ordered all drivers suing FedEx on this same matter to submit written arguments stating why their outcome should be different by September 10.
In his decision, Miller noted that the independent contractors have signed operating agreements indicating they are independent contractors whom can hire others to perform their assigned work and go work for another delivery company and sell their routes to other qualified employees and still maintain they are FedEx employees.
But he added that this argument does not stand up because FedEx has not retained the right to direct the manner in which drivers conduct their work, coupled with the fact that thee is no evidence under the operating agreement that FedEx has the authority to require independent contractor compliance with its suggestions and best practices for the performance of assigned tasks.
Other factors weighing into Judge Miller's decision that support independent contractor status include: drivers have the ability to hire staff and replacement drivers, are responsible for acquiring a vehicle and can use the vehicle for other commercial purposes, they can sell their routes to other qualified drivers, and FedEx does not have the right to terminate contracts at-will.
This development follows a decision made in U.S. District Court in Boston earlier this month in which 31 current and former FedEx drivers sued FedEx for improperly classifying them as independent contractors instead of employees, according to a Reuters report.
And in July FedEx Ground paid the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office $3 million in a dispute over alleged misclassification of drivers as independent contractors, according to the Boston Globe. The report said that Massachusetts contends the package delivery company's actions denied the state payroll taxes, worker's compensation and unemployment assistance contributions, as well as gain an unfair competitive advantage.
In a previous interview with LM, Hempstead Consulting President Jerry Hempstead said that rulings like the one by Judge Miller are a positive for FedEx in its argument that the drivers for their ground operation are in fact not employees of FedEx but independent businessmen who provide pick up and delivery services for FedEx ground and FedEx Home Delivery.
"This in no way is the end of the litigation," cautioned Hempstead. "Several more states have piled on of late claiming that the drivers are FedEx employees. If it were ever ruled that they are in fact FedEx employees, it could significantly increase the company's operating expense, which would then be passed onto shippers as higher prices. For now there is no immediate threat of that."
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Most people enjoy dried fruits in foods like granola, trail mix and baked desserts. However, they also make fantastic healthy fruit snacks when you're on the go.
Dried fruit is a convenient snack that is created from a natural, healthy food. Therefore, when it comes to health, nutrition and weight loss it is often a topic of debate. Dried fruit is different in many ways than its fresh version, but also retains some healthy characteristics. When deciding if you should enjoy dried fruit, there are a few things to consider regarding its nutrition health benefits.
How it is Made and Nutrients Retained
Dried fruit is a high energy food. Drying eliminates the fruit's water content, concentrating the sugars. It only takes about ¼ cup of dried fruit to equal the calories in 1 cup of fresh, so portion control is imperative. Each That's it. fruit bar has 100 calories and 3 grams of fiber to satisfy and keep you feeling full until your next meal.
While dried fruit in moderation can be a healthy snack, it is important to keep in mind that dried and fresh fruit are not identical when it comes to nutrients. The processes used to dry fruit commercially vary, but none of them can keep the dried fruit exactly the same as the fresh version. Drying removes the water from the fruit and concentrates it. It is safe to expect that your dried fruit doesn't contain as many vitamins, minerals and food components, such as flavonoids, however this also doesn't mean dried fruit is completely void of nutritional benefit. Flavonoids may be destroyed due their sensitivity to light and heat, but many vitamins and minerals are simply decreased, not eliminated. In addition, dried fruit still contains dietary fiber.
Calories and Sugar
The elimination of moisture and the concentration of the fruit cause dried fruit to contain more calories than fresh fruit. For example, generally 1 cup of the fresh fruit is equal to only 1/4 of a cup of the dried version when it comes to calories. This means that it is often necessary to practice portion control to ensure you don't consume excess calories through endless snacking on dried fruit. It is important to check the labels of any dried fruit you buy because often some form of sugar, such as refined, high-fructose corn syrup has been added to make it sweeter. Extra sugar also adds more calories that you would not find in the fresh fruit. Look for dried fruits that are without added sweeteners or those using natural sweeteners such as concentrated juices.
Making Your Own
When it comes to dried fruit the healthiest version you can eat is the variety you make yourself. If you enjoy eating a lot of dried fruit, buy in a food dehydrator. These machines dry the fruit with warm air and you can make a large selection of fruits to snack on, such as apricots, apple slices, pear slices, bananas and berries. The at-home process will help to retain more nutrients and the dried fruit will provide dietary fiber. In addition, you can leave out any added sweeteners because it is likely you will find your freshly dried fruit sweet enough as it is. Also your fresh at-home version won't contain potentially unhealthy preservatives to lengthen shelf life.
Health Benefits of Dried Fruit
Sugar isn't the only thing that is concentrated in dried fruit. All of the nutrients are, too. Dried fruit is a marvelous source of nutrition in a small, delicious package.
Some of the more plentiful nutrients found in dried fruits include calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, chromium, B vitamins, and vitamin C. These are all critical to your health in a variety of ways.
Calcium, when paired with phosphorus, is necessary for maintaining healthy teeth and bones. Calcium by itself is important for a healthy heart and muscles, as well as the body's proper manufacture of hormones and neurotransmitters. Calcium also helps you lose weight by causing your body to burn fat with greater efficiency. Beware that calcium requires vitamin D in order to be used by your body.
Chromium, found in abundance in apples, has a regulating effect on blood sugar and can stop a hypoglycemia attack almost instantly. Theoretically, chromium could help you lose fat because of its positive impact on blood sugar.
Magnesium is an electrolyte that is utilized by your muscles and nervous system and also helps to regulate your heart beat. People who don't get enough magnesium may suffer from muscle spasms, cramps, anxiety and are more prone to heart attacks.
B vitamins are required for your nervous system and energy production. They also have the ability to increase sleep quality and enhance dreaming.
Vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant, has all kinds of functions in the body. One if these is collagen production, upon which your skin, nails, joints, ligaments and tendons rely. It also has a protective effect on the heart and immune system.