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The Drupal 7 upgrade is a work in progress atm. The development has been moved to Github, http://github.com/josereyero/notifications. See also http://github.com/josereyero/messaging.
There's already a working version. Everything has been really simplified and we are trying to take advantage of the new Drupal 7 API so this won't be a plain upgrade. I will be posting here notes about the more important changes so this will be an upgrade log. The main changes so far:
* Events are now actions produced by Triggers (Like in Triggers and Actions). This reduces the complex logic in node and other hooks, and adds a great deal of configurability.
* Templates are hardcoded as classes that produce content for drupal_render(), as opposed to using a different template for each sending method. Then the sending method backend can format the array of data as it fits better for an email, SMS, etc.....
* Complex Queueing and Digesting has been taken out to two new modules (to be upgraded). Just very basic queueing (Drupal_Queue, one event at a time) remains.
There's no upgrade path yet from 6.x versions (work in progress at #1961850: Drupal 6 to 7 upgrade path).
Comment #1amitaibu CreditAttribution: amitaibu commented
1) I think, since you are using entities, you can use Entity API. So you get a lot "for free".
2) we should talk about the future of og + msging. Are you on IRC?
Comment #2sammyman CreditAttribution: sammyman commented
I just noticed that this module requires Autoload, which won't be ported to drupal 7. How can we install this for Drupal 7 without Autload?
Comment #3pembeci CreditAttribution: pembeci commented
Any estimates when this will be ready for D7? Is the working version (proof of concept) version in github is ready to use in production sites? I am just trying to decide what version of Drupal I'll use for a new site and this kind of information will help me a lot in that decision.
Comment #4sammyman CreditAttribution: sammyman commented
I dont think it is. I installed it and it still requires a module that hasn't been ported to D7.
Comment #5Taxoman CreditAttribution: Taxoman commented
|Drupal 7 upgrade
|» Drupal 7 upgrade task (Notifications module)
Comment #6no longer here 133581 CreditAttribution: no longer here 133581 commented
I wouldn't use a pre-alpha version of a module on a production site, even an alpha or beta version is risky. If the module is buggy, you'll be relying on the hope of upcoming updates for your project.
It's like relying on someone that is completely unaware of your deadlines.
Comment #7roychri CreditAttribution: roychri commented
Will the final/stable version of this D7 port be moved back to Drupal's release system or will it always stay in github?
Comment #8rorymadden CreditAttribution: rorymadden commented
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Comment #11marko42 CreditAttribution: marko42 commented
Comment #12twilkinson45 CreditAttribution: twilkinson45 commented
Is there a reason why this module requires PHP 5.3.* - my hosting provider is still stuck on 5.2.12
Comment #13Mansie CreditAttribution: Mansie commented
Comment #14David D CreditAttribution: David D commented
I am on shared hosting, and my provider is running PHP 5.2.14. I discussed the prospect of moving to 5.3 with him, and according to him the problem is that there are known issues with PHP 5.3 and Drupal 6. As a result, he doesn't anticipate running 5.3 until such time as demand indicates establishing servers dedicated to Drupal 7 only (he provides Drupal-optimized hosting).
Comment #15markwittens CreditAttribution: markwittens commented
@David D In my experience Drupal 6 runs flawlessly on PHP 5.3, there are some modules that might need to be updated but I have not had any problems besides that.
Then the real question: Why PHP 5.3? I found out it uses the function get_called_class() which is new in 5.3 but I also found a way to get it to work on PHP 5.2.x:
First open notifications.info and replace
php = 5.3
php = 5.2
Then place this code in the notifications.module file:
if(!function_exists('get_called_class')) {
class class_tools {
static $i = 0;
static $fl = null;
static function get_called() {
$bt = debug_backtrace();
if(self::$fl == $bt[2]['file'].$bt[2]['line']) {
} else {
self::$i = 0;
self::$fl = $bt[2]['file'].$bt[2]['line'];
$lines = file($bt[2]['file']);
return $matches[1][self::$i];
function get_called_class() {
return class_tools::get_called();
It would be nice if this function was included in the release version so people "stuck" with 5.2 can use the module. It won't hurt people with 5.3 since it will only be used if the function doesn't exist.
Comment #16David D CreditAttribution: David D commented
@markwittens, I believe the concern about Drupal 6 and 5.3 was indeed related to contrib modules, not core. So unless all 6.x modules have been updated to work with 5.3, it could easily cause grief to clients for a hosting provider to upgrade to 5.3. His concern seems entirely reasonable to me.
Thankfully, your code apparently solves the problem. Very nice! I do hope it gets incorporated into the release.
Comment #17teh_catt CreditAttribution: teh_catt commented
I also need to use this module with Drupal 7 but am stuck with php 5.2.17
I opened the notifications.module file but found no reference to php = 5.3 anywhere. Is this fix for the d7 version?
*EDIT - realised the php reference is in notifications.info not notifications.module, edited this and now it lets me install the module.
Fine work sir hope this one gets included in the next release.
Comment #18markwittens CreditAttribution: markwittens commented
Sorry about that, I edited my post so others won't have this problem.
Comment #19pillarsdotnet CreditAttribution: pillarsdotnet commented
|» Documentation
|» bug
|» Major
|» Needs work
The github links are broken.
Comment #20lurchdog19 CreditAttribution: lurchdog19 commented
Comment #22lurchdog19 CreditAttribution: lurchdog19 commented
Yes they have been broken for a couple of weeks now. Its still not working though.
Thanks a bunch!
Comment #23mfer CreditAttribution: mfer commented
|» Critical
Since most hosting environments are currently on PHP 5.2, this incompatibility of versions is a pretty big issue. Upping to critical.
Comment #24extrarumeno CreditAttribution: extrarumeno commented
Most hosting has version 5.2
Comment #25Taxoman CreditAttribution: Taxoman commented
What are the main reasons of requiring PHP 5.3 at the moment?
(or what was the rationale behind making that requirement in the first place, when it was originally made)
Comment #26marko42 CreditAttribution: marko42 commented
Comment #27teh_catt CreditAttribution: teh_catt commented
I got the module installed but cant seem to subscribe to any content types? I have enabled them and the actions and triggers are in place but when I go to the content-type sub-tab on the notifications tab of my profile it just says no subscriptions are available. I can't see any way to subscribe to a content type anywhere else.
Any help gratefully appreciated.
Comment #28lurchdog19 CreditAttribution: lurchdog19 commented
Hey Teh_catt, Not sure if its me, but the only way I found to subscribe was adding the block and then I see subscribe to this content. Very different from when I used the "Notify" module which was much simpler for what I needed it for. I still cannot get email notifications working though. one step at a time I guess.
Maybe you can help with this, when i look at the modules I see Job_scheduler_trigger (missing).
Notifications scheduler 7.x-1.0-alpha1 Configurable scheduler for Notifications.
Requires: Notifications (enabled), Messaging (enabled), Trigger (enabled), Messaging template (enabled), Job_scheduler_trigger (missing)
Comment #29illogicz CreditAttribution: illogicz commented
can't seem to get email notifications to work
Comment #30AndrzejG CreditAttribution: AndrzejG commented
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Comment #35merlin2288 CreditAttribution: merlin2288 commented
I'm also working to resolve this same issue and seem to have the same problem which at this point is:
1. the "job_scheduler_trigger" missing
2. no email being sent when it should be (subscribed to send messages when new articles are added)
I was able to subscribe to all articles by an author by clicking on their avatar which is displayed by all the articles they've posted. Not sure how to subscribe to a specific content type (article).
I have modified the module and info files as directed by markwittens above (thank you) which gets me one step closer, but just not all the way.
Keep the faith... many of us would like to get this resolved.
Comment #36achton CreditAttribution: achton commented
Comment #37lloydpearsoniv CreditAttribution: lloydpearsoniv commented
job scheduler trigger work lives here https://github.com/developmentseed/job_scheduler_trigger
more info can be found here #931568: A few features to work on for D7
Comment #38stg11 CreditAttribution: stg11 commented
Comment #39sjugge CreditAttribution: sjugge commented
Comment #40Dane Powell CreditAttribution: Dane Powell commented
sub - very interested in a complete and working notifications/messaging d7 port
Comment #41merlin2288 CreditAttribution: merlin2288 commented
I hear ya... I'm not interested in a ton of the features. I just want to know when someone adds an article to the site or when someone comments on an article. If anyone has that little bit of functionality working please let me know as I'd love to chat with you and figure out what I have configured incorrectly.
Comment #42PGO CreditAttribution: PGO commented
Comment #43JGonzalez CreditAttribution: JGonzalez commented
Comment #44merlin2288 CreditAttribution: merlin2288 commented
Forgive me for my lack of knowledge regarding the class declaration and the overall architecture of Drupal, but I noticed that the error message I'm receiving (shown below) when I attempt to edit my subscriptions is related to the workaround provided in #15 above (thanks markwittens).
Error: "Fatal error: Call to undefined function get_called_class() in /home/d3drup4l/public_html/sites/all/modules/notifications/notifications.list.inc on line 266"
I looked at the "notifications.list.inc" file (the code pictured below appears at line 246) and can see 2 occurrences of the class "get_called_class". Seems like the change detailed above gets the Notifications module to validate, but the functionality isn't carrying though. Anyone have any ideas on what needs to be done to correct this error and get things on the right track?
* Build subscription list instance from object or array of subscriptions
public static function build_list($items) {
// PHP 5.3.0 only, we may want to construct another class extending this one
$class = get_called_class();
if (is_a($items, $class)) {
return $items;
else {
$list = new $class();
return $list;
* Build subscription list from array of sids
public static function build_sids($sids) {
// PHP 5.3.0 only, we may want to construct another class extending this one
$class = get_called_class();
$list = new $class();
return $list;
Comment #45plastikkposen CreditAttribution: plastikkposen commented
merlin2288: If I understand you problem correct... It is already possible to send a mail when someone adds an article or a comment with the drupal core modules "trigger" and "actions". No need for notification module for that. Check the drupal documentation on this :-)
Comment #46ryandao CreditAttribution: ryandao commented
Hi, I'm using the D7 alpha 1 version. I would like to know whether the thread subscription feature is completely ported to D7. I appears to me that autocomplete field still uses the deprecated function db_rewrite_sql. I'm building a module for my company that makes use of that feature from Notifications. Really appreciate if anyone is available to help resolve the problem.
Comment #47Dane Powell CreditAttribution: Dane Powell commented
|Needs work
|» Fixed
Now that a dev release is actually out, we should close this issue and spin off any bug reports / tasks / support requests into separate issues. Please, if you posted such a request in this thread, start a new issue. Thanks!
Comment #48ryandao CreditAttribution: ryandao commented
Comment #49plastikkposen CreditAttribution: plastikkposen commented
Hi. Why are the github links (still) broken? Where can this DEV version be downloaded and tested?
Comment #50Dane Powell CreditAttribution: Dane Powell commented
Uh- from the project homepage, where else?
Comment #51plastikkposen CreditAttribution: plastikkposen commented
Dane: Let me rephrase. Yes, I can see the the latest dev version is from 25th february 2011. Your post #47 from june 15th implies there is a newer dev-version out, and I could not get the github links to work. Thought I've missed something. No big deal, was just eager to test. :-)
Comment #52Dane Powell CreditAttribution: Dane Powell commented
Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that a newer dev release was out- just that there was in fact a dev release. In which case, we should be logging issues against that release. The only reason to keep this thread open is for meta- / strategic planning- I just worry that it's going to quickly become bogged down with issues that rightly belong elsewhere.
Sorry for any confusion.
Comment #54tom friedhof CreditAttribution: tom friedhof commented
Here is a patch for the suggested fix in #15. That worked for me.
Comment #55Dane Powell CreditAttribution: Dane Powell commented
Hi tom, thanks for the patch- please post it in #1209932: Notifications / Messaging PHP 5.3 requirement and let's continue any further debate about the merits of requiring 5.3 there.
Comment #56Wolfflow CreditAttribution: Wolfflow commented
Sub agree on #16
Comment #57Jesuscares CreditAttribution: Jesuscares commented
|Drupal 7 upgrade task (Notifications module)
|» Drupal 7 upgrade task (Notifications module) - Can't get UI to work
|» support
|» Major
|Closed (fixed)
|» Active
I cannot get the UI to show for Admin nor for registered users.
I simply want registered users to be able to set a checkbox to allow them to get email when someone updates a forum topic or a comment to a forum topic.
I am using drupal 7 and the latest Message and Notification versions as of 2011-09-03
I have the following modules turned on:
CHECKED: Messaging
CHECKED: Messaging template
CHECKED: Simple mail (note: a test email does work)
I have the following Notification modules turned on:
CHECKED: Content Notifications
CHECKED: Notifications
CHECKED: Notifications UI
CHECKED: User Account Tabs (I don't think I need this, but turned it on to try to get the UI to show up)
CHECKED: User subscriptions (I'm not certain I need this)
I have the following moduled UNCHECKED:
UNCHECKED: Notifications Scheduler (because it says it depends on Job_scheduler_trigger (missing) - but I don't know where to get that)
UNCHECKED: Notifications Taxonomy - I don't want them to be able to get notifications by content tags, so I don't think I need this.
I read in some places that the Token module might be needed, but I don't want that functionality I don't think.
Any help appreciated.
I was wondering about the following:
1. Do I need to add a "field" to the content for forums or forum comments? If so, what field?
2. I notice if I go to "http://ourURL.com/node/7#overlay=admin/structure/types/manage/forum" it has a link for "notification settings" and it has checkboxes for "Allowed subscription types: Thread, Content type, Author, Content type by author" but then at the bottom it says: "Enable different subscription options for this content type. To enable these options check the Notifications content settings" When I follow that link to "http://ourURL.com/node/7#overlay=admin/messaging/notifications/content" there are links for "Dashboard" "Content" "structure" "appearance" "people" "modules" "configuration" - I don't understand why those checkboxes can't be checked and how to turn them on!
Comment #58Taxoman CreditAttribution: Taxoman commented
|Drupal 7 upgrade task (Notifications module) - Can't get UI to work
|» D7 upgrade task (Notifications module)
|» task
|» Closed (fixed)
#57: please don't hijack this issue, file your question as a new issue in the 7.x branch. This one is closed.
Comment #59Jesuscares CreditAttribution: Jesuscares commented
Ok, I didn't realize where to file it. I put it over here: http://drupal.org/project/issues/notifications
Comment #60Taxoman CreditAttribution: Taxoman commented
Great :-)
Better/direct link: #1272690: Notification UI for Administration not fully shown to allow use of Notifications
Comment #61tassaf CreditAttribution: tassaf commented
I want documentation for using hook_notifications in drupal 7
Comment #62rpeters CreditAttribution: rpeters commented
Markwittens, where do I put the code?Thanks
Comment #63Media Crumb CreditAttribution: Media Crumb commented
Has the development of this port stopped? If so are there any alternatives atm for D7?
Comment #64fen CreditAttribution: fen commented
Has anyone tried the upgrade? The tables are largely similar, it might not be that difficult. (Unless I am missing something.)
Comment #65vasrush CreditAttribution: vasrush commented
Comment #66jetwings CreditAttribution: jetwings commented
Hi all,
I have an issue.
Currently I am running a Drupal (articles+forum+blog). (Drupal version: 6.x)
I am also using Notifications. (mainly for the forum posts replies/follow)
But not able to upgrade to Drupal 7 because Notifications is not available yet for D7.
Can somebody suggest some alternative. I need the email notification of reply/new comments to work also for existing posts/topics also.
Thanks in advance.
Comment #67tassaf CreditAttribution: tassaf commented
You can use message module
But before using it check if they finished using queues with this module so that it supports huge number of users
Comment #68Owen Barton CreditAttribution: Owen Barton commented
I have created an issue for the 6 to 7 upgrade path at #1961850: Drupal 6 to 7 upgrade path together with some prototype code.
Comment #68.0Owen Barton CreditAttribution: Owen Barton commented
Adding upgrade path link
Comment #69Hawkcode CreditAttribution: Hawkcode commented
We have a D7 site and want to add Notifications. All I'm finding is Upgrade Path, what about a new install?
Where can I find that?
Comment #70mchampsee CreditAttribution: mchampsee at Champsee Solutions, LLC commented
I'm having an issue that I'm looking for paid help for...we have notifications running and it doesn't work in production, but does on a dev instance that we have. Had been working for some time without issue.


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Lord not again!!! Why am I constantly being tested and tried? Always faced with the same situations, same frustrations…when will this all be over? Can I just get a break? PLEASE?!?!?!
Ever felt like that? *Hand raised* Yes, I'll answer it for you. That's exactly how I felt the other day. I had a moment, ANOTHER weak moment. I just wanted to throw my hands up and walk away. A moment of brief defeat. Thoughts of "things will never change" or "you will be in this situation forever", face this is your life. Again I had to say "Lord not again" and in that moment I heard it plain as day "You were created for this."
First instinct was like really God I was created to struggle? Not me, I don't deserve this I deserve so much better. Right? WRONG! Why not me? If I never went through any tests I wouldn't need the Lord and would feel as though i could do it all on my own. These things are set up to give me a testimony so that I can use it to encourage someone else along the way. All I need to do is change my perception of these things, change my thinking and most importantly change my reaction to it all. Instead of falling victim to the current circumstance or situation I need to instead speak life and apply the Word of God to the situation.
Feeling defeated? Proclaim "I am more than a conqueror"
"Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors and gain an overwhelming victory through Him who loved us [so much that He died for us]." – Romans 8:37
Feeling like you will never achieve financial freedom? Proclaim "I shall be the lender and not the borrower"
"The Lord will open for you His good treasure house, the heavens, to give rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hand; and you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow. 13 The Lord will make you the head (leader) and not the tail (follower); and you will be above only, and you will not be beneath, if you listen and pay attention to the commandments of the Lord your God, which I am commanding you today, to observe them carefully." – Deuteronomy 28:12-13
Feeling like you will never accomplish that goal you've been praying about for what seems like forever? Proclaim "No good thing will He withhold from me"
"For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord bestows grace and favor and honor; No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly." – Psalms 84:11
What is my point today? In order to walk in victory we have to make sure that we are speaking life into every situation. No matter what you are faced with today, in this very moment, remind yourself "I was created for this". It is so easy to get caught up in our feelings and emotions instead of relying the One who has all the answers we need. Flip that thing around. Instead of crying and complaining pray for clarity and while you wait on a response, study and apply the Word to your situation just as I did for myself above. You were created in God's own image and are therefore equipped to overcome any and every situation you are faced with in life. If you are a believer of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and His precious Holy Spirit dwells inside of you, be encouraged in knowing that you are not in this thing alone. Our Father promises never to leave us nor forsake us!
"Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble in dread before them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not fail you or abandon you." – Deuteronomy 31:6.
You are stronger than you think sis. Keep fighting the good fight, stay encouraged, focus on the positives and remember to use your Help from within!
Peace & Blessings,


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The Minerva Project burst onto the scene last year with an ambitious goal: To create the next elite American university, online, and, in so doing, help rethink the role of higher education in the Digital Era. Not only that, but the startup wants to establish rigorous, Ivy League-caliber standards, admitting only the best and the brightest, with a faculty to match, while offering tuition… Read More
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Let's face it, you all don't want these for your Super Bowl party do you? You want some wings right? Okay, I will share an awesome chicken wing recipe with you tomorrow but for today, it is all tenders.
No sighing, these are crispy and you will not miss the deep-frying. I swear! Now, this momma would not fib and yes, a number of adults ate these last week and loved them.
Too spicy for the kiddos? omit the sriracha but keep the rest of the recipe – that is what I did.
These crispy chicken tenders are made with boneless, skinless chicken breast tenderloin that are crispy thanks to panko bread crumbs and my special baking on a cooling sheet technique—no deep-frying necessary.
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
1.5 teaspoons sesame seed oil
1.5 teaspoons ground ginger
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 tsp garlic powder or 2 large cloves, minced
3 tablespoons sriracha sauce
2-3 lbs of chicken tenderloins, cut into strips
olive oil cooking spray
1/2 cup whole wheat or flour all-purpose
3 large eggs
2 cups coarse dry whole-wheat Panko bread crumbs
1 teaspoon salt, divided
1. Combine honey through sriracha in a bowl whisk until combined. Pour into a storage bag, add chicken and marinate 30 minutes to a few hours. (Psst: grab a fork and poke a few holes in the tenders so the marinade can penetrate if you want more flavor)
2. When you are ready to bread the tenders, preheat oven to 450 degrees and prepare the baking sheet by placing a cooling rack on it (it helps crisp the entire coating).
3. Prepare for the breading by placing flour in a shallow bowl. Lightly beat eggs in a second shallow bowl, and place breadcrumbs in a third shallow bowl.
4. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt to the bowl containing flour and then another 1/2 teaspoon to the bowl with the breadcrumbs and mix well.
5. Spray the cooling rack with the cooking spray. Coat each tender in flour, shaking off any excess. Dip the tender in the egg and let excess drip off. Then roll in the breadcrumb mixture and place the tenders on the prepared rack.
6. Bake the tenders for 18-20 minutes depending on thickness of the tenders. Serve with reduced fat ranch dressing.
Want more Super Bowl recipes? How about Chicken Sausages with Apple Slaw or maybe Sweet-n-Tangy Baked Honey Mustard Wings


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Crucial Readings in Functional Grammar (Functional Grammar Series)
Crucial Readings in Functional Grammar is an invaluable resource to anyone working in Functional Grammar, student and scholar alike. It contains important articles that have led to new avenues of research in the theory beyond Dik's two-volume Functional Grammar (1997), each concluded with a short paragraph with suggestions for further research. The book also contains an introduction to current Functional Grammar theory by the editors. Crucial Readings is unique in bringing together in one volume the various ideas that complement Dik's canonical presentation of the theory. Key features: Leading scholars examine major topics of Functional Grammar. A comprehensive review of Functional Grammar publications. Useful suggestions for further research.
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Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata type 1 (RCDP1) is an inherited disease that causes small physical size, certain characteristic bone problems, mental disability, and cataracts. Most children with the classic form of RCDP1 do not live beyond the age of 10, and some will die in infancy. There is also a mild form of the disease, but it is less common.
Children with the classic form of RCDP1 typically have shortened arm and leg bones. They are often born smaller than average and fail to grow at the expected rate, leaving them much smaller than normal children. The cartilage in children with RCDP1 typically has round or oval areas of calcification. Affected children have stiff, painful joints which may lose the ability to bend normally. They will also have characteristic facial features.
Children with this disease are often severely mentally disabled and fail to develop skills beyond the level of a normal six month-old. The majority also develop seizures.
Other symptoms that may be seen include rough and scaly skin, a cleft palate, and malformations of the spinal column. These children usually develop cataracts early in life that obscure their vision. Most have recurrent lung infections which can be life-threatening.
In the mild form of the disease, mental and growth disability are less severe. Some have shortened limbs while others do not. All children with this form of the disease have areas of calcification in their cartilage and cataracts.
Fewer than 1 in 100,000 infants worldwide is affected by RCDP1. The disease affects children of every ethnicity, however one common mutation known as L292X is most common in Caucasians of Northern European descent.
There is no cure for RCDP1. Surgery to remove cataracts can restore some vision. Physical therapy may help preserve movement. Other bone surgery may also be helpful. Many children with the disease require a feeding tube. Their lung function must be closely monitored to avoid infection and choking hazards.
Those with milder forms of the disease may benefit from a specialized diet.
The prognosis for a child with the classic form of RCDP1 is poor. Many die in the first or second year of life, and few survive beyond the age of 10. Breathing problems are often the cause of death.
Those with milder forms of the disease may live longer, however there have been relatively few known cases with which to determine average longevity.
A medical database of genetic disorders funded by the National Institutes of Health and developed at the University of Washington, Seattle. Much of the language in GeneReviews is meant for physicians and other scientists.
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These LG GC990 Louvre pictures come from the Korea Products Exhibition in Warsaw. No pricing or availability info just yet, the LG GC990 Louvre is just a concept now.
LG GC990 Louvre photos – LG Cell phone pictures
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It is a concept phone or something coming soon in the market?


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Black Conservative Leaders Speak Out Against Gun Control
February 22, 2013
The Daily Caller has an amazing video of leaders from the conservative African American community speaking out against gun control. It happened today at a press conference sponsored by the Center for Urban Renewal and Education.
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A lot of ink and airtime was dedicated to the lucrative contract deal struck this week by the 30,000-member Hotel and Motel Trade Council that includes a more than 29 percent pay increase over seven years, full medical, dental and eye-care benefits, rising employer pension contributions and – the coup de grace – an agreement to provide housekeepers with DSK-inspired panic buttons.
But one significant aspect of the contract, which was presented on Tuesday and is expected to win approval early next week, has gone uncovered.
The deal will extend HTC's neutrality agreement with several major hotel chains far beyond the confines of New York City.
It will apply to new hotels built in Albany, Dutchess, Greene, Hudson, Orange, Putnam, Renssalaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Sullivan, Ulster, Washington and Westchester counties, along with Long Island and northern New Jersey, by major hotel owners and operators such as Marriot, Host, Highgate, Starwood, Hyatt, and Intercontinental.
What does that mean? Well, basically, if any of those operators open up new hotels in any of the above locations, the hotel management has pledges not to oppose unionization efforts by HTC. It does NOT, however, mean that any new hotels would be subject to the same very generous wages and benefits included in this contract.
HTC already represents workers at several Albany hotels: 74 State, Clarion, Crowne Plaza (which will soon be the Hilton), Best Western, Holiday Inn Express, and the Desmond, where workers have been engaged in a six month fight with management over health care.
The neutrality agreement has the potential to considerably beef up HTC's ranks, making the union a statewide political player.
Up to now, its focus has mainly been in NYC where it has been a force in both City Council and state legislative races, although the union was also a key ally of AG Eric Schneiderman. HTC's former political director, Neal Kwatra, who is credited with increasing the union's clout in just a few years, is now serving as Schneiderman's chief of staff.


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Activision Publishing announced that it has released its Call of Duty: Black Ops First Strike map pack for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) game console.
For more information visit: www.callofduty.com ; www.activision.com
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Call of Duty®: Black Ops 'First Strike' Downloadable Content Now Available on PlayStation®3
SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 3, 2011 — Call of Duty: Black Ops First Strike, the first map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops, the #1 best-selling PlayStation 3 title ever (according to NPD, ChartTrack and GfK), is now available worldwide for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system via the Playstation®Network. Released today by Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), Treyarch's Call of Duty: Black Ops First Strike adds five all new intense maps spanning the globe.
"Berlin Wall" enlists players across both sides of Cold War Berlin; "Stadium" delivers fast-paced, close-quarters combat within the backdrop of a sports complex; "Discovery" features an abandoned German outpost set along the coast of Antarctica; "Kowloon" pits players onto the tiered levels of high-rises and rooftops of Kowloon City, Hong Kong. And for Zombie fans the world over, Call of Duty: Black Ops First Strike also features an all new Zombie experience. The new level, "Ascension," pits players against hoards of vicious, perk-stealing zombie monkeys, flesh-eating Soviet Zombies and more in a trap-filled, Cold War era cosmodrome.
"The First Strike map pack significantly expands the intense experience for the millions of fans enjoying Call of Duty: Black Ops on the PlayStation®3 every day," said Mark Lamia, Studio Head, Treyarch. "Across each of First Strike's multiplayer maps and the newest Zombie level, we have created unique experiences that will appeal to everyone playing online in the PSN Call of Duty® community around the world."
Call of Duty: Black Ops is rated "M" (Mature) by the ESRB for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence and Strong Language. Additional information and updates are available through www.callofduty.com/blackops and also via Twitter @Treyarch.
About Activision Publishing, Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.
Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, South Korea, China and the region of Taiwan. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company's website, www.activision.com.


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Avisu Audio VISUalizer App For iOS Debuts
Avisu is a very quick, low latency Audio VISUalizer app for the iPad and iPhone. It allows you to see the music you are hearing via several different spectrum analyzer styles and claims to have very low latency. The four unique scalable visualizer styles in come in five colors, allowing you to envision either your iPod/iTunes tracks or sound picked up by the microphone input.
The raw data of your iPod/iTunes tracks is processed internally for precision. Audio from other apps continues to play while visualizing the microphone input, so you can visualize your favorite internet radio or other sources. The real time scale function provides the ability to set-up the visualizer to your own specifications.


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Left to right: Sdn. Joseph Peck - Parish Council Chairman; Bishop THOMAS, Fr. John Dixon.The Great Feast of Pentecost was a momentous weekend for The Holy Spirit Antiochian Orthodox Church in Huntington, WV. Pentecost is the church's feast, and they just completed construction of their new social hall and Sunday School annex. To celebrate, a banquet and hafli was conducted on Saturday, June 6. The following morning, Bishop THOMAS conducted hierarchical Divine Liturgy. Included was the installation of Abraham Saad to Subdeacon and the elevation of pastor Fr. John Dixon to Archpriest.
Holy Week services at St. George Church in El Paso, Texas were featured in a news segment on local station ABC Channel 7 in April 2009. ABC Channel 7 received awards and drew excellent reviews for this feature.
Alyce Samen Hamatie was born in 1912 in Manhattan, N.Y. to the late Usta Samen and Alia Hatem Samen, both originally of Lebanon. In her early years Alyce owned and operated her own independant salon in New York City. During her younger years Alyce worked dilligently always helping her family and siblings. She was one of five children; her eldest sister Mary Samen passed away at a young age, as did her sister Najla Samen. Alyce had an older brother, John Samen, who besides being a World War II veteran also owned and operated many successful restaurants and venues. Alyce also had a younger sister, the late Virginia Samen Khouri, who passed away in 2004. In November of 1942, Alyce married the late Edgar D. Hamatie, who himself was a success story in business. They had two sons. The first, was the late Douglas Alexander Hamatie, who was in the U.S. military and was tragically killed in 1962 at 19 years of age while visiting the Pocono Mountains with his family at their summer home. The second was John Edgar Hamatie, who for over 35 years has been the Very Rev. Fr. John E. Hamatie of Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church of Orlando, Florida.
On a beautiful Palm Sunday, April 12, 2009, the parish of St. George in Little Falls, NJ was blessed to have Metropolitan PHILIP to celebrate the Divine Liturgy with us. Celebrating the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy with His Eminence was host pastor The Very Reverend Elias Bitar and Deacon Michael Ibrahim, along with Archdeacon Hans El Hayek and Fr. Stephen DeYoung from St. Tikhon's Seminary. As always on Palm Sunday, the St. George Church was packed to capacity, with an overflow crowd of an additional 250 viewing the Liturgy from the Church Hall via a large video screen.
On Sunday, March 8, 2009, Eastern Orthodox Christians from a dozen parishes in San Diego and Riverside counties filled St. George Serbian Orthodox Church—one of San Diego's architectural and iconographic jewels—to celebrate "The Triumph of Orthodoxy" in a Vesper service.
"I've dreamed of this day for fifteen years!" exclaimed Fr. Jon Braun, priest Emeritus of St. Anthony Antiochian parish in La Jolla. While the Orthodox parishes in San Diego have been celebrating this feast day together for many years, it has been sparsely attended in the past and this was the first time in several decades that a Pan-Orthodox choir sang the responses for the city-wide Vesper service. The chorus of 40 singers from nine different parishes was organized and conducted by Valerie Yova, Music Director of St. Anthony's Antiochian Orthodox Church. Ms. Yova is a Founder and former Artistic Director of the Orthodox Christian Chorale of Detroit, Past President of the Pan-Orthodox Society for the Advancement of Liturgical Music and graduate of New England Conservatory. "For a number of reasons, the timing seemed right to begin a pan-Orthodox music ministry here in San Diego, and I'm very grateful to the clergy here for giving us their enthusiastic blessing! We have so much to gain from coming together to share our knowledge and traditions! Not just the musicians, but ALL of us." stated Yova.
The servant of God, Fr. Thomas Moffatt, fell asleep in the Lord at his home in Anchorage, Alaska, early Tuesday morning on September 2nd. He was buried at the Cemetery of St. John Orthodox Cathedral in Eagle River, Alaska, on Saturday, September 13. Please remember Fr. Thomas in your prayers. Condolences may be sent to Lynn Moffatt & Family, 7151 Beaumont Cir., Anchorage, AK 99502.


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UNITED NATIONS (Dec. 10)
A U.N. official declined to comment Thursday on a report that most of the 432 files missing from the U.N. war crimes archives had been located.
U.N. spokesman Francois Giuliani did say, however, that the investigation into the missing files, ordered Tuesday by Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar, was complete and that the results would be given to the secretary general Thursday night and made public Friday.
The New York Times reported Thursday that U.N. officials had located virtually all of the files reported missing and that the rest are expected to be found shortly. The Times attributed its report to U.N. officials whom it did not name.
Israeli diplomats told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency they also had heard "the rumors" of the found files, but had no evidence.
The archives, stored in a Manhattan building, contain 8,100 files with documents on more than 40,000 Nazi war criminals and their collaborators. They were compiled by the Allied War Crimes Commission and placed in U.S. custody in 1947, after which the commission disbanded.
They were accessible only to the governments of U.N. member states until Perez de Cuellar ordered them opened to scholars, researchers and historians on Nov. 23.
The disclosure that more than 400 of the files had "mysteriously vanished" was made Tuesday in a New York Post article by its Middle East correspondent, Uri Dan. Dan was the first journalist given access to the files under the recent order.
His revelation, confirmed by the director of the archives, Alf Erlandsson, "surprised and disturbed" the secretary general, a U.N. spokesman said Wednesday, and he ordered a full investigation.
According to Dan, Erlandsson confirmed that the missing files include documents submitted by France, Britain, the United States and Belgium, all relating to atrocities committed by Germans.
The investigation was headed by Richard Foran, U.N. assistant secretary general for general services. He visited the archives Thursday morning to complete it.
According to the spokesman, the investigation would try to determine, among other things, whether the missing files were separated from the archives while they were in U.N. custody or if they were even received. He said these files may have been legally withdrawn from the archives for unspecified reasons.
Dan reported that the missing files included Yugoslavian documents relating to the wartime activities of President Kurt Waldheim of Austria.


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A friend of mine did the 200 Sit-Ups program this year and was able to do 200 consecutive sit-ups at the end of 6 weeks. They have a free pocket guide and a $3 iphone app to help you log your progress and handle the timing (lucky me, I have a crappy blackberry, but an egg timer would work also).
They also have a program to do 100 consecutive push-ups, but I'm not even thinking about it since I have NO arm strength!
I'm starting this week. Has anyone done this program?


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12th November 2012
The Qur'an forbids Muslim men to have sexual relations with "wedded women, save what your right hands own." (4:4) "Prosperous are the believers who in their prayers are humble and from idle talk turn away and at almsgiving are active and guard their private parts save from their wives and what their right hands own then being not blameworthy." (23:1-6)
Those whom their "right hands own" are slaves, and inextricable from the concept of Islamic slavery as a whole is the concept of sex slavery, which is rooted in Islam's devaluation of the lives of non-Muslims. The Qur'an stipulates that a man may take four wives as well as hold slave girls as sex slaves. These women are captured in wartime and are considered the spoils of war. Islam avoids the appearance of impropriety, declaring that the taking of these sex slaves does not constitute adultery if the women are already married, for their marriages are ended at the moment of their capture. A manual of Islamic law directs: "When a child or a woman is taken captive, they become slaves by the fact of capture, and the woman's previous marriage is immediately annulled" (Reliance of the Traveller, o9.13).
This is by no means an eccentric or unorthodox view in Islam. The Egyptian Sheikh Abu-Ishaq al-Huwayni declared in May 2011 that "we are in the era of jihad," and that as they waged jihad warfare against infidels, Muslims would take slaves.
Islam has absolutely no problem with slavery. Saudi Arabia didn't formally abolish slavery until 1962, and by some accounts still exists in effect.
This makes the popularity of Islam among black people in the U.S. beyond ironic, like Jews embracing National Socialism.


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No Visible Scars Does Not Mean No Traumatic Brain Injury Indicates Sacramento Brain Injury Lawyer
Sacramento, CA (Law Firm Newswire) November 12, 2013 - Traumatic brain injury is silent, like whiplash, and hard to diagnose.
"Many of the veterans returning from overseas come home with traumatic brain injury (TBI). You can't see it, and many times, it remains undiagnosed, until later, or not at all. Troops are exposed on a daily basis to multiple concussive shock waves from improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Many armed forces personnel are only a few hundred yards from these explosions," said Deborah Barron, a Sacramento brain injury lawyer of the Barron Law Office. Kill zones in war theatres around the world often experience up to one million pounds of explosives dropped every day. There is no escaping the pounding blasts that scramble a brain, even if the person in the midst of the blast waves is wearing a helmet.
Thousands of vets return home missing pieces of the puzzle that is their brain. They cannot remember things, are unable to control their emotions and sometimes do not have the ability to speak coherently. There are no visible scars with traumatic brain injury, no missing limbs, facial scars, limps or missing fingers or feet. The damage is hidden deep in their brains. "Since 2000, there have been over 270,000 troops officially diagnosed with various forms of traumatic brain injury. Many don't realize that concussions are the beginning of full blown trauma," added Barron.
Although the records indicate 270,000 diagnosed, many say this number is higher. In fact, a 2008 study suggested 320,000, but that was before the escalation of the use of IEDs in Afghanistan. TBI is a silent epidemic and it is not just happening on the battlefield. It is happening on the playing fields of America, every day, year in and year out. It is affecting toddlers, youngsters, teens, young adults, adults, veterans and professional sports players. It leaves its ugly signature as scarring in the brain that builds up and causes mixed messages to fire off in all directions.
"If there is negligence involved in fielding a concussed player back into a game, and that player sustains TBI, they may be entitled to compensation for their injuries, just as the Armed Forces may be liable for putting troops in the line of fire knowing they would sustain TBI. You need an experienced brain injury attorney to assist you in obtaining fair and equitable compensation," Barron indicated. Those with brain injuries should also know that they are classified as having a disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act and it prohibits employers from treating workers differently.
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- Sexual harassment may signal other issues if not stopped
Sexual harassment in the workplace may just be the tip of the iceberg, depending on the psychology of the harasser. It may be the not so subtle signal of other mental issues percolating in an individual's mind, waiting for an outlet. Certainly sexual harassment is a clear warning signal that something is wrong. Employers need […]
- It's About Time, UC Berkeley: The Aftermath of the Geoff Marcy Sexual Harassment Debacle
It is enormously disappointing to find out that recently released documents show astronomer Geoff Marcy did not respect the boundaries between students and professors. If that were not bad enough, UC Berkeley turned a nearly blind eye to the issue and used a heavy-handed, slow as molasses approach to deal with the reported harassment. Nothing […]
- Will the Geoff Marcy scandal change educational institutions' attitude about sexual harassment?
Geoff Marcy was considered to be an icon in the field of astronomy. He is known worldwide for his work discovering planets in far away solar systems. Now, he is known worldwide for this proclivity to sexually harass students. The scandal that drove Marcy to resign from UC Berkeley was not just about his actions, […]
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Democrat Lanny Davis Agrees Sen. Ted Cruz is "Absolutely Correct" to Seek Disclosure from Chuck Hagel on Income Sources – Audio 2/21/13
With the concerted effort underway by Democrats and some "Republicans" – like Joe Scarborough – to demonize Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, it is interesting to hear Democrat Lanny Davis say Cruz is "absolutely correct" to ask for Chuck Hagel to disclose sources of income for speeches he's given in recent years. Davis just does not like the way he went about it.
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Scientists tested eighteen reindeer with light, and found that their eyes responded to both visible light and ultraviolet.
This Moment of Science is going to report some interesting things that our pupils can reveal.
When we are in a fairly dark room, or outside at night away from lights, we can still see, but we can't see the colors of things very well. Why is that?
To interpret a barrage of information, sharks have developed a relatively large and complex brain...
Scientists found that some blind people can follow spots with their eyes or point them out.
Have you ever noticed that Siamese cats are cross-eyed? In fact, that's the only way a Siamese cat can see straight.
Scientists found that nearly identical genes play key roles in the formation of the eyes in mammals and fruit flies.
Some people can vegetables or preserves. Dr. Harvey preferred the most famous brain in theoretical physics.
It can happen at a carnival or on the dance floor--that moment when you stop spinning and the world starts spinning around you.
3D TV and movies seem to be all the rage but are they harmful to eyes?


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Find domain and range
7-2x, x>=1}
Can someone please help me with this, I'm not sure how to go about solving this problem.
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Find domain and range
7-2x, x>=1}
Can someone please help me with this, I'm not sure how to go about solving this problem.
For the range... if x<=-1, then f(x)=-1. Thus the range contains -1.
f(x)=3x+2 if -1<x<1, that is to say -1<3x+2<5. This is part of the range too.
f(x)=7-2x if x>=1, that is to say 7-2x<=5. This actually gives the whole range.
Functions have always been a particularly weak spot for me, I am not quite understanding. At first, I thought the domain was any number, but now I'm thinking -1,1. For the range, if 7-2x<=5, x would have to be 1 or less, right?
is like , is like and is like
So x can be any number in (the set of real numbers).
Why would the range have been only -1 and 1 ? On the contrary, it's the values that would have been controversary because we're not sure the function is continuous at these points. In fact, it is.
You're told that if x>=1, then f(x)=7-2x. So find out what values 7-2x can take if x>=1. This gives 7-2x<=5
Okay, maybe I should start from the beginning, for the given function, isn't the first number (or expression) the lowest number that can be used for the domain? And the second, the largest? That's why I picked -1 and 1 because in the first expression the number is -1 and in the last it is 1. I'm just really not sure. Isn't the range the result of what you put into the function?
For any value of x that is inferior to -1, the function is -1
For any value of x that is superior to -1 and inferior to 1, we have :
. So the different values of f(x) while -1<x<1 are all the values within -1 and 5.
So far, the range is .
For any value of x that is superior to 1, we have :
. So the different values of f(x) while are all the values inferior to 5.
So we have if , which
The range will be the union of these two intervals :
Is it clear enough ? (Worried)
Where did the 5 come from in -1<3x+2<5? I'm sorry, I really am trying to understand this.


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Cool Gadgets to Help Your Career
When it comes to technology for actors, it's not just which gadgets we use, it's how we use them.
Cool Gadgets to Help Your Career
When it comes to technology for actors, it's not just which gadgets we use, it's how we use them.
Apps designed for the iPhone and the Android operating system will help you navigate Los Angeles. Navigating the streets of L.A. is an omnipresent challenge.
Thanks to tons of applications for the iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, and Android phones, navigating the Big Apple is easier and more portable.
Whenever some shiny new tech gadget gets released, I involuntarily covet it. But do I really need it? Are they worth the money? Can you deduct the expense? At least part of it, for sure.
Creating the Ultimate Actor Website
Forgo the Flash, cut down the clicks, and always remember who your audience is.
As awards season sweeps in every year, I immediately start scheming how I can see as many movies as possible for as little money as possible.
Virtual Auditions: Future or Fad?
More casting directors are using video submissions, but the real deal still matters most.
There's something new afoot in the casting world: virtual auditions. What do you need? Just a video camera and Internet access.
Getting your webisode online doesn't have to be harder than making it.
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Sometimes the ideas these movie people come up with, they're just too crazy for words. But I'll try.
The Divine Comedy is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri back, oh, in the 1300′s. It's considered one of the world's greatest works of literature. Inferno represents the first third of the book and details Dante's journey through Hell, all nine circles of that bitch. Dante and his guide Virgil get to meet and chat up all sorts of sinners and monsters along the way.
Although it's not an action/adventure story and there's no battle to speak of, you could see why someone would want to make this a video game. A journey through Hell gives you an excuse to show all kinds of nasty looking stuff and being based on a significant piece of literature makes gamers feel more intelligent. That's a win-win. You know why Hollywood would want to make a movie out of that: it's a video game. And not only are the story and characters fleshed-out, but the art design is already done.
This wouldn't be the first time a video game inspired by the Divine Comedy was rumored to get the movie treatment. Devil May Cry and it's sequels made heavy use of Inferno and the movie may be released in the next couple years. We know that studios like to concurrently develop similar projects, but two movies based on video games based on the Divine Comedy, that's going too far.
One thing this does do is open my eyes to a whole new channel for remakes and cross-promotion. Just like we've got movies based on musicals based on movies, we've got movies based on video games based on [fill in the blank]. It's an epic poem this time, but just wait. Eventully it will happen: see the movie based on the video game based on the movie.


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Regional Reviews: San Francisco
She Stoops to Conquer is a Real Hoot
Oliver Goldsmith, 18th century playwright and novelist, wrote within a 10 year span plays and novels to entertain the British public. Of all the plays he wrote, She Stoops to Conquer is the only one that still performed worldwide. Goldsmith's friend Dr. Samuel Johnson said "work is considered literature until it continuously pleases audience for 100 years." This work has been pleasing audiences all over the world and it is classic English literature at its best. Goldsmith is one of the Anglo-Irish playwrights who changed the course of English plays, from gracious and schmaltzy presentations that were popular to satirizing the pretentiousness of London society. I have seen many productions of this farce, mostly in the UK, and the current Marin production is one of the best in my memory. She Stoops had a dual premiere on March 15, 1773. It opened at the Covent Garden Theatre at the same time its British "cousin" premiere the satire at the John Street Theatre in New York.
She Stoops to Conquer has many subplots and wild twists and turns throughout the 2 and a half hour production. It centers on a young London dandy, Charles Marlow (Darren Bridgett), traveling to the countryside with his best friend Hastings (Paul Sulzman). They are going to the manor of Mr. and Mrs. Hardcastle (George Maguire and Phoebe Moyer) to meet for the first time the Hardcastle's daughter Kate (Deborah Fink) who has been projected as a potential wife. Tony (Jonathan Gonzalez), Mrs. Hardcastle's son and an oafish and boisterous lout, is waiting impatiently for his inheritance which he will receive at age 21. Mrs. Hardcastle is intent on marrying Tony to Constance Neville (Kate Dunlop) because she wishes Constance's very expensive jewels remain within the family. Constance and Tony have an intense dislike for each other.
Through misunderstanding and the mischief of Tony, both Marlow and Hastings mistake the Hardcastle's house for a country inn, the host Mr. Hardcastle for an innkeeper and the intended bride for a barmaid. From there, the fun starts where hoax upon hoax continues to delight the audience. The entire cast is having a lot of fun with the play as they over-camp many scenes to the enjoyment of the audiences. There is constant motion on the stage, and the velocity and timing of the performances which is indispensable to farce is marvelous through out the whole production. They never stop as many of the actors try to outdo each other in many scenes.
Once again, Darren Bridgett proves to be one of the Bay Area's best actors in his performance of a toff who acts most differently according to what he believes the social standing of the company to be. As Constance says of him, "Among women of reputation and virtue, he is the most modest man alive; but his acquaintance give him a very different character among creatures of another stamp." He is wonderful as the bungling, stuttering man when he first meets the lady like Kate. Bridgett brings down the house as he stumbles and pratfalls about the stage trying to talk to the well bred Kate.
George Maguire and Phoebe Moyers as the Hardcastles almost steal the show with their wonderful comedic performances. Both inject a farcical element that is marvelous. Maguire gives a genial performance as an accommodating if somewhat perplexed by the impudence of his guests. His interaction with Bridgett is animating and ingenious. Phoebe Moyers is over the top as the wife who is a fashion wannabe yet has never visited London. Deborah Fink is excellent in both of her personalities: as the Hardcastles' lady of quality daughter and her as alter ego, the barmaid who "stoops to conquer." Paul Sulzman, who plays the slimy Iago in Othello, does a complete about face as the likeable flamboyant Hastings. Jonathan Gonzalez as Tony is the epitome of a country bumpkin with an excellent North England accent. Kate Dunlop is first rate as Constance.
Director Robert S. Currier keeps the action fast and furious and the timing of the actors is impeccable. Jennifer Kazmark's costumes are perfect 18th Century dressings.
She Stoops to Conquer, in repertory with Othello, runs through August 15 at the Forest Meadows Amphitheatre on the Dominican University campus in San Rafael. For tickets call 415-499-4488 or visit the web site www.marinshakespeare.org.
The Marin Shakespeare Festival will concluded with a wild west version of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew which opens on August 27 and runs thru September 25.


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Open office layouts are all the rage these days. But is that how IT people work best? We take a look at some of the best and worst setups.
Consider the modern office layout: Open floor plan, lots of common space flooded with natural light – all of which is designed to encourage teamwork, boost productivity and - management hopes - improve the bottom line.
That type of office layout looks great on the company's website, and most likely the creative team loves it, but does IT? After all, many high-tech employees prefer to work in solitude, or at least in an environment quiet enough to foster intense concentration for significant chunks of time. Are these trendy open office layouts torture to the techie brain?
To be sure, Web 2.0 has birthed new types of technology employees who depend on -- even thrive by - working in groups. Web designers and developers, project managers, system architects, even some software developers are embracing office layouts that encourage interaction. Practitioners of the Agile Software Development movement have even come up with templates for office furniture arrangements that are physical embodiments of the Agile principles of openness and collaboration (see the image below).
On the other hand, asking programmers or network administrators to do their jobs in an open space where noise, distractions and interruptions abound can be akin, for some of them at least, to departmental decimation.
We spoke to IT managers at a range of companies, from giants like Google to small consultancies, to get a sense of which office layouts are better for which types of high-tech workers - and which, emphatically, are not. Here's what we found about IT's likes and dislikes and why office layout is not a decision to make lightly.
Open vs office, the eternal debate
The IT profession attracts people who multitask in the extreme, declares a tech manager who oversees a staff of 15 at a US-based supermarket chain. These types of workers need some privacy to stay on task without interruptions sending them off in even more new directions, she says.
"Most people I [manage] are high-functioning multitaskers who can't stand to sit still; they're always doing something. They want offices so they're not disturbing others," says the manager, who asked not to be named.
She has twelve years of experience in management, and she says that every IT worker she has managed has jumped at the chance to move from open plan to an office when given the opportunity. And yet these workers still want their offices to be located close together, so they can easily bounce ideas off people who understand what they're talking about. "When they have a problem, they can quickly explain it to someone to get an answer," she says. "But they also like to be able to withdraw."
A workspace designed for maximum collaboration, annotated by Extreme Programming proponent William Pietri. Key: 1. Product manager's work space (just out of frame). 2. Current stories. 3. Techie to-do's. 4. End-of-iteration meeting agenda. 5. General-purpose whiteboard space. 6. Main story card board. 7. Developer workstations. 8. Old story card board. 9. Continuous integration server.
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Full Name: Delta Zeta Sorority
Nickname: D-Z
Council: Panhellenic Association
Chapter Status: Regular / National
National Founding Date:October 24, 1902, Miami University, OH
Local Founding Date:
Colors: Rose & Green
President: Sarah Raposo
Recruitment Chair: Athena Kalogeras
Chapter Advisor: Erin West
National Website:www.deltazeta.org
Local Address: 18 Fraternity Circle, Kingston, RI 02881
Spotlight on Delta Zeta
The Beta Alpha Chapter of Delta Zeta has been at URI for over 75 years, and has been a nationally recognized sorority since 1902. Delta Zeta has a diverse, distinctive, and passionate group of girls, whom we have created friendships with that will last a lifetime. Since we have many talented and outgoing girls in our house, many of them are involved in on campus organizations such as Student Entertainment Committee, Intramural Sports, URI 101 Mentors, and many more. Our sororities' national philanthropy is raising money for The Painted Turtle Camp. The Painted Turtle Camp seeks to reach beyond illness, to inspire children with life-threatening diseases to become their greater selves. It is a year-round camp that is a life-changing environment for these children and their families – which offers all their medical needs, care, education and respite. Our sorority also participates in a number of on and off campus social events including Greek Week, Philanthropy Week, winter and spring formals, date parties, and socials with other fraternities and sororities.
Delta Zeta is not just any sorority; it is a sisterhood, a bond of friendship that will last forever. There is always someone to talk to, laugh with, and even cry with, we are all compassionate people, and will do anything to lend a hand to someone. Delta Zeta helps the change away from home by being a group of loving and caring individuals.
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He alone has lost the art to live who cannot win new friends.
The details of Annual Functions held in the school till date are as follow:
Dr. Babubhai Prajapati(Vice Chancellor, VNSGU, Surat)
Dr. Sharad Thakar(Gynecologist, Writer)
Dr. Daxesh Thakar(Principal, Arts College, Modasa)
Mr. Dushyantbhai Patel(M.L.A, Bharuch)
Dr. H.L.Trivedi(Director, I K D & R C, Ahmedabad )
Dr. Sharad Thakar
(Writer & M.D.(Gynec)
Mr. Ravindra Parekh(Writer & Poet)
Colonel Manubhai Jani (Retd)(B.E.Mech., MBA)
Mr. Abhesinh Rathod(Convener,
Gujarat State Cultural Cell )
Mrs. Sangitaben Shah
Mrs. Prameshben Mehta
Mrs. Daxaben Soni
Mr. Laxmanbhai Makwana
Mr. Nileshbhai Chauhan
Mr. Satyamkumar Panchal
Mr. Jaydeep N. Bhatt
(Personel Manager, Videocon, Bharuch)
Mrs. Smrutiben Bhatt(Managing Trustee, Satyamba yaSankul)
Mrs. Vasantiben Diwanji
(Retd. Principal, Union High School )
Mr. Naresh Thakkar
(Director, Narmada Channel, Bharuch)
Annual Function(2001-02)
Mr. Divyanshu Vasavada
Mrs. Matangiben Oza
Mr. Pareshbhai Nayak