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I've been doing a lot of work, lately, with JavaScript inheritance – namely for my work-in-progress JavaScript book – and in doing so have examined a number of different JavaScript classical-inheritance-simulating techniques. Out of all the ones that I've looked at I think my favorites were the implementations employed by base2 and Prototype.
I wanted to go about extracting the soul of these techniques into a simple, re-usable, form that could be easily understood and didn't have any dependencies. Additionally I wanted the result to be simple and highly usable. Here's an example of what you can do with it:
var Person = Class.extend({ init: function(isDancing){ this.dancing = isDancing; }, dance: function(){ return this.dancing; } }); var Ninja = Person.extend({ init: function(){ this._super( false ); }, dance: function(){ // Call the inherited version of dance() return this._super(); }, swingSword: function(){ return true; } }); var p = new Person(true); p.dance(); // => true var n = new Ninja(); n.dance(); // => false n.swingSword(); // => true // Should all be true p instanceof Person && p instanceof Class && n instanceof Ninja && n instanceof Person && n instanceof Class
A couple things to note about this implementation:
- Creating a constructor had to be simple (in this case simply providing an init method does the trick).
- In order to create a new 'class' you must extend (sub-class) an existing class.
- All of the 'classes' inherit from a single ancestor: Class. Therefore if you want to create a brand new class it must be a sub-class of Class.
- And the most challenging one: Access to overridden methods had to be provided (with their context properly set). You can see this with the use of
, above, calling the originalinit()
methods of thePerson
I'm pleased with the result: It helps to enforce the notion of 'classes' as a structure, maintains simple inheritance, and allows for the super method calling.
Simple Class Creation and Inheritance
And here's the implementation (reasonably sized and commented well) – clocking in at around 25 lines. Feedback is welcome and appreciated.
/* Simple JavaScript Inheritance * By John Resig https://johnresig.com/ * MIT Licensed. */ // Inspired by base2 and Prototype (function(){ var initializing = false, fnTest = /xyz/.test(function(){xyz;}) ? /\b_super\b/ : /.*/; // The base Class implementation (does nothing) this.Class = function(){}; // Create a new Class that inherits from this class Class.extend = function(prop) { var _super = this.prototype; // Instantiate a base class (but only create the instance, // don't run the init constructor) initializing = true; var prototype = new this(); initializing = false; // Copy the properties over onto the new prototype for (var name in prop) { // Check if we're overwriting an existing function prototype[name] = typeof prop[name] == "function" && typeof _super[name] == "function" && fnTest.test(prop[name]) ? (function(name, fn){ return function() { var tmp = this._super; // Add a new ._super() method that is the same method // but on the super-class this._super = _super[name]; // The method only need to be bound temporarily, so we // remove it when we're done executing var ret = fn.apply(this, arguments); this._super = tmp; return ret; }; })(name, prop[name]) : prop[name]; } // The dummy class constructor function Class() { // All construction is actually done in the init method if ( !initializing && this.init ) this.init.apply(this, arguments); } // Populate our constructed prototype object Class.prototype = prototype; // Enforce the constructor to be what we expect Class.prototype.constructor = Class; // And make this class extendable Class.extend = arguments.callee; return Class; }; })();
In my opinion the two trickiest parts are the "initializing/don't call init" and "create _super method" portions. I want to cover those briefly so that you will have a good understanding of what's being achieved in this method.
In order to simulate inheritance with a function prototype we use the traditional technique of creating an instance of the super-class function and assigning it to the prototype. Without using the above it would look something like this:
function Person(){} function Ninja(){} Ninja.prototype = new Person(); // Allows for instanceof to work: (new Ninja()) instanceof Person
What's challenging about this, though, is that all we really want is the benefits of 'instanceof', not the whole cost of instantiating a Person object and running its constructor. To counteract this we have a variable in our code, initializing
, that is set to true whenever we want to instantiate a class with the sole purpose of using it for a prototype.
Thus when it comes time to actually construct the function we make sure that we're not in an initialization mode and run the init method accordingly:
if ( !initializing ) this.init.apply(this, arguments);
What's especially important about this is that the init method could be running all sorts of costly startup code (connecting to a server, creating DOM elements, who knows) so circumventing this ends up working quite well.
Super Method
When you're doing inheritance, creating a class that inherits functionality from a super-class, a frequent desire is the ability to access a method that you've overridden. The final result, in this particular implementation, is a new temporary method (._super
) which is only accessible from within a sub-classes' method, referencing the super-classes' associated method.
For example, if you wanted to call a super-classes' constructor you could do that with this technique.
var Person = Class.extend({ init: function(isDancing){ this.dancing = isDancing; } }); var Ninja = Person.extend({ init: function(){ this._super( false ); } }); var p = new Person(true); p.dancing; // => true var n = new Ninja(); n.dancing; // => false
Implementing this functionality is a multi-step process. To start, note the object literal that we're using to extend an existing class (such as the one being passed in to Person.extend
) needs to be merged on to the base new Person
instance (the construction of which was described previously). During this merge we do a simple check: Is the property that we're attempting merge a function and is what we're replacing also a function? If that's the case then we need to go about creating a way for our super method to work.
Note that we create an anonymous closure (which returns a function) that will encapsulate the new super-enhanced method. To start we need to be a good citizen and save a reference to the old this._super
(disregarding if it actually exists) and restore it after we're done. This will help for the case where a variable with the same name already exists (don't want to accidentally blow it away).
Next we create the new _super
method, which is just a reference to the method that exists on the super-class' prototype. Thankfully we don't have to make any additional changes, or re-scoping, here as the context of the function will be set automatically when it's a property of our object (this
will refer to our instance as opposed to the super-class').
Finally we call our original method, it does its work (possibly making use of _super
as well) after which we restore _super
to its original state and return from the function.
Now there's a number of ways in which a similar result, to the above, could be achieved (I've seen implementations that have bound the super method to the method itself, accessible from arguments.callee
) but I feel that this technique provides the best mix of usability and simplicity.
I'll be covering a lot more of the nitty-gritty behind the JavaScript prototype system in my completed work but I just wanted to get this Class implementation out there to get everyone trying it out and playing with it. I think there's a lot to be said for simplistic code (easier to learn, easier to extend, less to download) so I think this implementation is a good place to start and learn the fundamentals of JavaScript class construction and inheritance.
This topic will be discussed, in depth, in my work-in-progress book: Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja. To be released Fall 2008.


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2/5/2009 - Marten van der Honing sent me another .obj exporter that supports textures. See this post for download.
While the Pro version of SketchUp comes with the ability to export OBJ files, the free version does not.
This plugin was my attempt to write an OBJ exporter using SketchUp's Ruby API. My motivation was selfish curiosity more than anything, so when the plugin reached a state where it was able to export simple models, I lost interest.
There must have been a need for this exporter because some sites started linking here, and the plugin has now become one of my most downloaded - in spite of it's lack of features and abundance of flaws.
In it's current version, this exporter may or may not meet your needs:
Current "Features"
- Exports entire model.
- Exports top-level Groups and Instances only (not nested entities).
- Has trouble with complex Faces.
Finally, I want to thank everyone who has already helped me and given feedback - I can use all the help I can get.

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A History Lesson, we should all pay heed to and may all want to try to remember.
Ask any person, not your child between the ages of 18 and 25, if they ever heard of the Nuremburg Trials. 1 in 13 might say they have, but will not be able to tell you "what" was on trial (not who). Those same people will probably not be able to tell you the name of the current Vice President. 84% of those who receive this will not listen to it completely, or at all. 10% will but will also choose not to forward it. The remaining 6% will forward it.
The Islamic war started in the 7th century and lasted through the 17th century. I would contend it never stopped, but historically the facts below are correct. This is why I choke when I hear someone say we will defeat or contain these Islamic terrorists in a few years or even 30 years as recently stated by Leon Panetta. If the latest batch of murders, beheadings, and killing of innocent Christians has shocked you, maybe you should read this compilation of historical facts about the hatred of Muslims.
WE, THE STUPID…This is factually (and historically) correct – and verifiable: In 732 A.D. the Muslim Army, which was moving on Paris, was defeated and turned back at Tours, France, by Charles "The Hammer" Martell. In 1571 A.D. the Muslim Army/Navy was defeated by the Italians and Austrians as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to attack southern Europe in the Battle of Lepanto. In 1683 A.D. the Turkish Muslim Army, attacking Eastern Europe, was finally defeated in the Battle of Vienna by German and Polish armies. This has been going on for 1,400 years and half of the politicians don't even know it. If these battles had not been won, we might be speaking Arabic; and Christianity could be non-existent. Judaism certainly would not exist.
Reflecting: A lot of Americans have become so insulated from reality that they imagine that America can suffer defeat without any inconvenience to themselves. Pause a moment and reflect back. These events are actual events from history. They really happened!
Do you remember? 47 years since 1968 and this just keeps going on and on.
1. In 1968, Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by a Muslim male.
2. In 1972, at the Munich Olympics, Israeli athletes were kidnapped and massacred by Muslim males.
3. In 1972, a Pan Am 747 was hijacked and eventually diverted to Cairo where a fuse was lit on final approach. Shortly after landing it was blown up by Muslim males.
4. In 1973, a Pan Am 707 was destroyed in Rome, with 33 people killed, when it was attacked with grenades by Muslim males.
5. On Sunday, Nov 4, 1979, the US embassy in Tehran, Iran was taken over by Muslim males. The remaining 52 prisoners were released on January 20, 1981.
6. During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by Muslim males.
7. In 1983, the US Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by Muslim males.
8. In 1985, the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked, and a 70-year old American passenger was murdered because he was a Jew and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by Muslim males.
9. In 1985, TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a US Navy diver trying to rescue passengers was murdered by Muslim males.
10. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by Muslim males.
11. In 1993, the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by Muslim males.
12. In 1998, the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by Muslim males.
13. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to take down the World Trade Centers and of the remaining two, one crashed into the US Pentagon and the other was diverted and crashed by the passengers. Thousands of people were killed by Muslim males.
14. In 2002, the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against Muslim males.
15. In 2002, reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and beheaded by – you guessed it – a Muslim male. (Plus two other American journalists who were also beheaded).
16. In 2013, the Boston Marathon bombing resulted in 4 Innocent people, (including a child) being killed and 264 people injured by Muslim males.
No Obama, I really don't see a pattern here to justify profiling, do you? So, to ensure we Americans never offend anyone, particularly fanatics intent on killing us, airport security screeners will no longer be allowed to profile certain people.
So, ask yourself "Just how stupid are we?" Absolutely No Profiling! They must conduct random searches of 80-year-old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification, secret agents who are members of the Obama's security detail, 85-year-old Congressmen with metal hips, and Medal of Honor winner and former Governor Joe Foss, BUT……..leave Muslim Males alone lest we be guilty of profiling. Ask yourself, "Just how stupid are we?" Have the American people completely lost their minds or just their Power of Reason? Let 's send this to as many people as we can so that the Gloria Allred's and other stupid attorneys, along with Federal Justices, that want to thwart common sense, feel ashamed of themselves — if they have any such sense. As the writer of the award winning story " Forrest Gump " so aptly put it, "Stupid Is As Stupid Does."
Each opportunity that you have to show this to a friend or media outlet… Do It! OR JUST SIT BACK, KEEP GRIPING, AND DO NOTHING. As OBAMA SAID IN HIS BOOK, NOTHING SOUNDS SO BEAUTIFUL AS THE MUSLIM EVENING PRAYERS FROM THE TOWER. WAKE UP AMERICA, your country needs you…desperately.
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Living Portraits: Carl Van Vechten's Color Photographs of African Americans, 1939-1964Posted in Arts, Media Archive, United States on 2012-09-17 23:57Z by Steven |
Living Portraits: Carl Van Vechten's Color Photographs of African Americans, 1939-1964
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964), photographer, promotor of literary talent, and critic of dance, theater, and opera, had an artistic vision rooted in the centrality of the talented person. He cherished accomplishment, whether in music, dance, theater, fine art, literature, sport, or advocacy. He began to make photographic portraits in 1932; in 1939 he discovered newly available color film. For a quarter century, he invited friends and acquaintances, well-known artists, fledgling entertainers, and public intellectuals to sit for him, often against backdrops reminiscent of the vivid colors and patterns of a Matisse painting. Among his subjects are a very young Diahann Carroll, Billie Holiday in tears, Paul Robeson as Othello, Althea Gibson swinging a tennis racquet, and a procession of opera stars, composers, authors, musicians, activists, educators, and journalists who made notable contributions to the cultural and intellectual life of the country. Also included are brilliant color images of notable and everyday places: Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee; the wedding of friends; pushcarts and street scenes of Harlem; children at play in a housing project's yard.
The Collection
Color slides of Blacks.
1,884 color Kodachrome slides, 2 x 2 inches each
[Note from Steven F. Riley] Also includes photographs of: Peter Abrahams, Prince Etuka Okala Abutu, Armenta Adams, Adele Addison, Alvin Ailey, Betty Allen, Sanford Allen, Martina Arroyo, William Attaway, Ethel Ayler, Pearl Bailey, James Baldwin, Harry Belafonte, Roy Thompson Beresford, Mary McLeod Bethune, Charles Blackwell, McHenry Boatwright, Margaret Allison Bonds, Paul Bontemps, William Stanley Braithwaite, Carol Brice, Jonathan Brice, Maurice Brooks, Anne Wiggins Brown, Debria Brown, Roscoe Lee Browne, Joyce Bryant, Ralph J. Bunche, Dan Burley, Miriam Burton, John Carlis, Thelma Carpenter, Diahann Carroll, John Carter, Shirley Verrett Carter, Horace Cayton, Omar Clay, Ladybird Cleveland, Leo Coleman, Durward B. Collins, Janet Collins, Zebedee Collins, Clayton Corbin, Edna Cordoza, Eldzier Corter, Robert Curtis, Jimmy Daniels, Ossie Davis, Gloria Davy, Ruby Dee, William Demby, Beauford Delaney, Inez Dickerson, Hugh Dilworth, Mattiwilda Dobbs, Owen Dodson, W. E. B. DuBois, Todd Duncan, Roy Eaton, Bobby Evans, Martha Flowers, Benny Garland, Althea Gibson, Richard Gibson, John Birks "Dizzie" Gillespie, Shirley Graham, Reri Grist, Nicolas Guillen, Juanita Hall, Bertha "Chippie" Hill, Ramon Blancos Habana, Frank Harriott, Afrika Hayes, Marion Hayes, Roland Hayes, Chester Eugene Haynes, Godfrey Headley, Bomar Himes, Geoffrey Holder, Leo Holder, Charlotte Holloman, Nora Holt, Marilyn Horne, Langston Hughes, Phillipa Husley, Earle Hyman, Ivie Jackman, Annette Jackson, Mahalia Jackson, Raymond Jackson, Louise E. Jefferson, Charles Johnson, Hal Johnson, Hylan "Dots" Johnson, Marie Johnson, (Everett) LeRoi Jones , James Earl Jones, Laurence Clifton Jones, Ulysses Kay, William Melvin Kelly, Eartha (Mae) Kitt, George Lamming, Carmen De Lavallade, Everett Lee, Henry Lewis, Powell Lindsay, James Lowe, Robert Keith McFerrin, Claudia McNeil, Geraldyn (Gerri) Hodges Major, Claude Marchant, William Marshall, Mabel Mercer, Lizzie Miles, Arthur Mitchell, Edgar Mittelholzer, Mollie Moon, Linwood Morris, Willard Motley, Lorenzo Newby, Maidie Norman, Godfrey Nurse, Frederick O'Neal, Leonard de Paur, Louise Parker, Louis Peterson, Julius Perkins Jr., Mildred Perkins, Charles Perry, Ann Petry, Evelyn La Rue Pittman, Leontyne Price, Bertice Reading, Guy Rodgers, Percy Rodriguez, Pearl Showers, Edith Spurlock Sampson, Diana Sands, Harold Scott, George Shirley, Bobby (Robert Waltrip) Short, Merton Simpson, Noble Sissle, Clarence Smith Jr., William Gardner Smith, Rawn Spearman, Melvin Stewart, William Grant Still, Billy Strayhorn, Howard Swanson, Archie Savage, Wesley Tann, Ellen Tarry, Dorothy Taylor, Claude Thompson, Veronica Tyler, Margaret Tynes, Henry Van Dyke, Elaine Vance, William Warfield, Dorothy West, Moran Weston, Clarence Cameron White, Josh White, Lindsay H. White, Roy Wilkins, Billy Dee Williams, Camilla Williams, John Alfred Williams, Maurice Williford, Ellis Wilson, John W. Work, and Dale Wright.
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Saint Jonah (1888-1925) was orphaned at eight, then raised by the village deacon in Kaluga, Russia. He went to seminary and was tonsured a monk, entering the Optina Pustyn Monastery, where he was formed by Elders Joseph and Anatoly. Because of his great skills, he was given a teaching position at the Kazan Theological Academy where he stayed until the Russian Revolution forced him to leave in 1918. The Communists beat him, imprisoned him, and then exiled him to Peking, China, where by God's Providence, he was consecrated the Bishop of Manchuria.
In just three years of ardent service, Saint Jonah transformed the lives of thousands. He built an orphanage, a school, and saw to the medical and food needs of hundreds of poor each day. He established a library for their spiritual edification there in Manchuria (present day Manchuli). Falling ill from typhoid fever after personally treating a priest-monk who died of the same illness, and knowing that his own death was at hand, he received confession, Holy Communion, and began the prayers for the departure of his soul. He healed a crippled boy the evening of his death.
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Date | 20th c. (Late) |
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It's that time of year, even here in Colorado, which is not as "tick-y" as some places. I did pick up tick fever in Boulder County one May. What I remember from that is lying in bed for about three days with a splitting headache, too weak to pick up a handkerchief.
Ticks, potentially infected with disease causing agents, present an often-unrecognized risk associated with the wilderness habitat. Many people neglect to do frequent tick checks to interrupt feeding. The most effective method of interrupting tick feeding and stopping potential disease agent exchange is to mechanically remove the tick.And that is what I failed to do after lolling in fresh springtime streamside vegetation. A day or two later we went to dinner at the Gold Hill Inn, and during the desert course I felt as though I were coming down with the flu—aches all over, fever, etc.
Hot match on the tick's butt? Don't bother, they say:
Needham tested several of these "folk" methods: fingernail polish, petroleum jelly, a glowing hot match and 70% isopropanol for their ability to induce ticks to "back out" or release from the host. He found that none of these methods initiated self detachment in adult lone star or American dog ticks.


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In February we went to the Six Flags Great Escape Lodge and Indoor Waterpark in Queensbury, NY. Again. This is the second time we've gone to the Six Flags Great Escape Lodge in as many years because it's the second time we managed to find a major discount code online! We will probably go back again next year if we find another discount code.
As mentioned in the previous post, this time we stayed for two nights instead of only one and the experience was much less hectic. We weren't in as much of a rush to get to the waterpark to take advantage of the early entry for hotel guests this time. Â This allowed us to enjoy the wonderful drive through the Adirondacks. Ironically, for February, there was more snow back home than there was in the mountains!
Once we arrived at Six Flags Great Escape Lodge, we were able to check in early. As February appears to be a bit of a low season and we were checking in on a Sunday, it seems they had time to have our room ready for us. Posted check in time is 4PM but we were into our room just after 2PM.
One thing we tried to catch this time was the 8PM bedtime stories by the fireplace. This is a neat little thing where one of the characters comes along with a companion and the companion reads a couple books for the kids. Well, stress that we tried to catch the bedtime stories.  The first night we missed them completely as we got there at about 8:12PM and the girls caught the last pages of the last book and woosh, off went the character and companion. The second night we made sure we were there early and that worked much better but still, the whole thing doesn't last very long. There was a decent crowd of people there both nights so coming sort of early makes getting a seat easier.
The waterpark itself was good again this year. We convinced friends of ours to join us this year and our kids were all old enough to do many of the attractions on their own. Lots of fun.
One big difference this time was the water temperature was much better this year. I don't think we ever found out why but last year when we were at the waterpark, the water was really cold and made things like the lazy river not enjoyable. This time the lazy river was much better as you could actually stay in the water without shivering.
Spending two nights really made for a much more enjoyable time. The downside was the discount only applied for Sunday-Thursdays when we booked so we stayed Sunday and Monday night. Not a huge problem as this also had the advantage of the waterpark being less crowded most of the time. As mentioned in the previous post, the logistics of checkout time are a little tricky. This time we skipped getting a locker and I just didn't go swimming on the checkout morning. This is much easier as one parent can manage two older kids without too much difficulty and the second can manage getting the clothes, etc. from your car when you're done swimming. Of course, we also had an infant this time that one of us had to look after so he and I enjoyed the, uh, scenery.
For a quick winter break only a few hours from Ottawa, ON, we will likely go back to the Six Flags Great Escape Lodge again next year. It's well worth it to watch for the discount codes from the travel sites as long as you have a flexible schedule because they are rather short notice (like 3-4 weeks in advance for us and we booked the last possible dates at that time).


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While working on a project for my company, I needed to build functionality that allows users to import/export data to/from our competitor's site. While doing this, I discovered a very serious security exploit that could, in short, perform any script on the competitor's website.
My natural feeling is to report the issue to them in the spirit of good-will. Exploiting the issue to gain advantage crossed my mind, but I don't want to go down that path.
So my question is, would you report a serious vulnerability to your direct competition, in order to help them? Or would you keep your mouth shut? Is there a better way of going about this, perhaps to gain at least some advantage from the fact that I'm helping them by reporting the issue?
Update (Clarification):
Thanks for all your feedback so far, I appreciate it. Would your answers change if I were to add that the competition in question is a behemoth in the market (hundreds of employees in several continents), and my company only started a few weeks ago (three employees)? It goes without saying, they most definitely will not remember us, and if anything, only realize that their site needs work (which is why we entered this market in the first place).
This might be one of those moral vs. business toss-ups, but I appreciate all the advice.


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We have created imaginary boundaries, sectioning ourselves into countries and states, forgetting that in reality we are all living together. Reconnecting is a purposeful focus at WAW: reconnecting with ourselves, our roots, our dreams, and other humans.
Seeing an image of the planet Earth taken from space inspires awe in many of us, since we can clearly see the connectedness of all of us who live upon this planet. We have created imaginary boundaries, sectioning ourselves into countries and states, forgetting that in reality we are all living together, breathing the same air, drinking from the same water, eating food grown from the same earth.
We share everything on this planet, whether we are conscious of it or not, with other people, and those people are our brothers and sisters. Keeping a photograph or painting of the planet Earth in a prominent place in our homes can be a positive way to remember our interconnectedness.
Meditating on the fact that any sense of separation we have from one another is truly an illusion, we will naturally begin to make more conscious choices in our daily lives. The simple act of preparing food, or determining how to dispose of our refuse, can be done with the consciousness that whatever we do will affect all our brothers and sisters, no matter how far away they live, as well as the planet herself.
When we foster this kind of awareness in ourselves out of a feeling of awe, it becomes easier to be conscious than to fall back into old habits of thinking of ourselves as separate.
When we contemplate the earth in her wholeness, we attune ourselves to the truth of the bigger picture, which is the Earth, and all of us, every one of us, living on her body. We are connected to one another in the most intimate way, because we literally share our living space. As more people become aware of the reality of our interdependency, things will shift in a positive direction, and much of the discord that we see now will give way to a more cooperative, loving conscious.
This is happening already, so as our consciousness grows, we can join with the many other minds working to live in the spirit of togetherness.
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Many inexperienced home buyers fail to accurately take into consideration the necessity to set aside considerable funds for closing costs. These expenditures are always over and above the down payment and moving expenses, and are usually due at the very end of the transaction. Costs such as legal and professional fees, taxes, appraisal costs, approvals, utility deposits, home inspection and insurance add up to thousands of dollars and some cannot just be "rolled up" into the loan. They are due upon closing and generally in cash.
Goods & Services Tax - Upon the purchase of a home which has not previously been lived in, the purchase price may be subject to the GST of 5%. With the upcoming implementation of a harmonized tax or HST in British Columbia and Ontario, the total tax would then be as high as 13%. There are a variety of exemption and rebate schemes to minimize the impact of this tax, but the expenditures will still be a significant percentage of the total purchase price. GST and HST do not apply to homes which have already been occupied by previous owners.
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Legal Fees - The transfer of the residential unit's ownership must be registered in the Land Title and Survey Authority Office, which is usually conducted by a lawyer or notary public. These professionals will charge fees for these services in addition to the Land Title Registration fees and other disbursements. Any new mortgage loan will also be subject to a variety of fees and disbursements in order to properly register the documents for the mortgage.
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Many iOS applications use HTTP to connect to server side resources. To protect user-data from being eavesdropped, iOS applications often use SSL to encrypt their HTTP connections.
In this article, I will present sample Objective-C code to illustrate how HTTP(S) connections are established and how to locate insecure code that can leave the iOS application vulnerable to Man in the Middle attacks. I will also discuss how to configure an iOS device to allow for interception of traffic through an HTTP proxy for testing purposes.
A Simple App Using NSURLConnection
The easiest way to initiate HTTP requests in iOS is to utilize the NSURLConnection class. Here is sample code from a very simple application that takes in a URL from an edit-box, makes a GET request, and displays the HTML obtained.
[Please note that the code in this particular example is mostly from Apple's wonderful tutorial on how to use NSURLConnection]
//This IBAction fires when the user types in a URL and presses GO
- (IBAction) urlBarReturn:(id)sender
//htmlOutput is the UITextView that displays the HTML
//urlBar is the UITextField that contains the URL to load
NSURLRequest *theRequest=[NSURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:urlBar.text]
NSURLConnection *theConnection=[[NSURLConnection alloc] initWithRequest:theRequest delegate:self];
- (void)connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection didReceiveResponse:(NSURLResponse *)response
//receivedData is of type NSMutableData
[receivedData setLength:0];
- (void)connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection didReceiveData:(NSData *)data
[receivedData appendData:data];
NSString *tempString = [[NSString alloc] initWithData:data encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
htmlOutput.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@%@",htmlOutput.text,tempString];
[tempString release];
- (void)connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection didFailWithError:(NSError *)error
[connection release];
[receivedData release];
NSLog(@"Connection failed! Error: %@ %@",
[error localizedDescription],
[[error userInfo] objectForKey:NSURLErrorFailingURLStringErrorKey]);
htmlOutput.text=[NSString stringWithFormat:@"Connection failed! Error %@ %@",[error localizedDescription],
[[error userInfo] objectForKey:NSURLErrorFailingURLStringErrorKey]];
- (void)connectionDidFinishLoading:(NSURLConnection *)connection
NSLog(@"Succeeded! Received %d bytes of data",[receivedData length]);
[connection release];
[receivedData release];
The result is a simple iOS application that fetches HTML code from a given URL.
Figure: Simple iOS App using NSURLConnection to fetch HTML from a given URL.
In the screen-shot above, notice that the target URL is https. NSURLConnection seamlessly establishes an SSL connection and fetches the data. If you are reviewing source code of an iOS application for your organization to locate security issues, it makes sense to analyze code that uses NSURLConnection. Make sure you understand how the connections are being inititated, how user input is utilized to construct the connection requests, and if SSL is being used or not. While you are at it, you may also want to watch for NSURL* in general to include invocations to objects of type NSHTTPCookie, NSHTTPCookieStorage, NSHTTPURLResponse, NSURLCredential, NSURLDownload, etc.
Man in the Middle
184.108.40.206 is one of the IP addresses bound to the host name www.google.com. If you browse to https://188.8.131.52, your browser should show you a warning due to the fact that the Common Name field in the SSL certificate presented by the server (www.google.com) does not match the host+domain component of the URL.
Figure: Safari on iOS warning the user due to mis-match of the Common Name field in the certificate.
As presented in the screen-shot above, Safari on iOS does the right thing by warning the user in this situation. Common Name mis-matches and certificates that are not signed by a recognized certificate authority can be signs of a Man in the Middle attempt by a malicious party that is on the same network segment as that of the user or within the network route to the destination.
Figure: NSURLConnection's connection:didFailWithError: delegate is invoked to throw a similar warning.
The screenshot above shows what happens if we attempt to browse to https://220.127.116.11 using our sample App discussed ealier: the connection:didFailWithError: delegate is called indicating an error, which in this case warns the user of the risk and terminates.
This is fantastic. Kudos to Apple for thinking through the security implications and presenting a useful warning message to the user (via NSError).
Unfortunately, it is quite common for application developers to over-ride this protection for various reasons: for example, if the test environment does not have a valid certificate and the code makes it to production. The code below is enough to over-ride this protection outright:
- (BOOL)connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection canAuthenticateAgainstProtectionSpace:(NSURLProtectionSpace *)protectionSpace
return [protectionSpace.authenticationMethod isEqualToString:NSURLAuthenticationMethodServerTrust];
- (void)connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection didReceiveAuthenticationChallenge:(NSURLAuthenticationChallenge *)challenge
[challenge.sender useCredential:[NSURLCredential credentialForTrust:challenge.protectionSpace.serverTrust] forAuthenticationChallenge:challenge];
The details on this code is available from this stackoverflow post. There is also a private method for NSURLRequest called setAllowsAnyHTTPSCertificate:forHost: that can be used to over-ride the SSL warnings but Apps that use it are unlikely to get through the App store approval process (Apple prohibits invocations of private API).
If you are responsible for reviewing your organization's iOS code for security vulnerabilities, I highly recommend you watch for such dangerous design decisions that can put your client's data and your company's data at risk.
Intercepting HTTPS traffic using an HTTP Proxy.
As part of performing security testing of applications, it is often useful to intercept HTTP traffic being invoked by the application. Applications that use NSURLConnection's implementation as-is will reject your local proxy's self-signed certificate and terminate the connection. You can get around this easily by implanting the HTTP proxy's self-signed certificate as a trusted certificate on your iOS device [Note: This is not a loop-hole against the precautions mentioned above: in this case we have access to the physical device and are legitimately implatining the self-signed certificate].
If you are using the Burp Proxy or the Charles Proxy, all you need to do is place the self-signed cert on a HTTP location and browse to it. Instructions for the Burp Proxy are available here, and instructions for Charles Proxy are also available.
Once you have your iOS device or simulator setup using the self-signed certificate of your HTTP proxy, you should be able to intercept HTTPS connections that would otherwise terminate. This is useful for fuzzing, analyzing, and testing iOS applications for security issues.


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The village of Shiquli in Luokeng, Xinhui (新會區羅坑鎮和平村石渠里) sits at the heart of one of my ongoing research projects. Victorian-born James Minahan (1876-?) spent more than twenty-five years in Shiquli, from the age of about five to thirty-one, when he returned to Australia. Arrested as a prohibited immigrant after failing the Dictation Test on his arrival in early 1908, his case proceeded to the High Court (Potter v. Minahan 1908) and he was eventually granted permission to stay in Australia. Whether he did or not I still don't know, even after exhausting every lead I have found in the archives in Australia and now visiting Shiquli for a third time.
While I might not yet have uncovered James Minahan's fate, I have discovered that the tiny village of Shiquli sent dozens of men to Australia from the 1860s into the twentieth century. The earliest were gold-miners, with some becoming storekeepers, but many in later years were simply gardeners. While I was in Shiquli last Saturday, we found a poignant piece of material heritage that reflects this history.
Stashed away in a shed next to one of the few huaqiao houses in the village — the house of Chen Zhidian 陳稙典 (pronounced Tsun Zek Din in Xinhui dialect), built on his return to the village in 1948 (22°27'08.14″N 112°55'47.93″E) — was an old shovel that was said to have been brought back from Australia many years before. Once the dirt and a bit of the rust was cleaned off, I could just make out the words SAVAGE and SYDNEY underneath an insignia of a six-pointed star in a circle. Bingo!
The shovel has now been acquired by the fine gentlemen of the Kong Chew Chan Clan Culture Research Association (岡州陳氏文化研究會), with whom I was visiting the village, who plan to treasure it appropriately. I promised to find out what I could about the shovel's origins, so this post is a brief outline of what I've been able to find out online from China (honestly, what would we do without Trove?).
W. Savage & Co., the manufacturers of the shovel, were originally based in Newcastle, New South Wales. In 1926, a notice was published in Sydney's Daily Commercial News that a new company, W. Savage & Co., had been registered to acquire the business of W. Savage & Co. at Newcastle. The company were wholesale and retail storekeepers, general merchants, ironmongers and engineers (Daily Commercial News, 12 January 1926). In the late 1920s the company was the Newcastle agent for a range of building and hardware products and machinery, including:
- Armstrong-Holland hot mixing plants for road construction (Newcastle Sun, 1 March 1926, 19 August 1929)
- Bitumastic anti-corrosive paints (Newcastle Sun, 1 December 1924, 16 February 1927, 1 April 1929)
- Cameron and Sutherland pumps, compressors and boilers (Newcastle Sun, 26 February 1926)
- Cyclone woven fences and metal gates (Newcastle Sun, 2 June 1929).
W. Savage & Co.'s involvement in shovel manufacturing began in mid-1928 when they set up a new factory at their premises in Parry Street, Cook's Hill, Newcastle (Newcastle Sun, 2 July 1928).
A Mr Gaythwaite, 'an experienced shovel-maker from Cumberland, England' had, a number of years earlier, come up with a new design for a shovel which he patented under the name 'Gaylac'. The shovel had corrugations on either side of the handle that were said to strengthen the shovel across the back of the blade and counteract leverage stress. Gaythwaite began manufacturing the shovels in partnership with a Mr Black in around 1926, just in their spare time, and distributing them in the Cessnock and Kurri Kurri districts in the Hunter Valley.
The shovels proved very popular and so Gaythwaite and Black went into partnership with W. Savage & Co. By 1929 'Gaylac-Star' shovels featured prominently in W. Savage & Co.'s advertising (Newcastle Sun, 5 August 1929).
The shovels were made in Australia from entirely Australian materials — the billets were made by BHP and rolled by Lysaght's into sheets from which the shovels were cut. They were then pressed into shape with a machine, tempered in an oil bath, and set and balanced by hand.
By the end of 1931, W. Savage & Co. was based in Sydney. In December that year they were in court arguing over the rent they could charge for the commercial premises they still owned in Parry Street, Newcastle (Newcastle Morning Herald, 23 December 1931). These premises had been for sale in mid-1930 and it seems likely that this was when W. Savage & Co. relocated to Sydney. The business was one of several in Parry Street that were broken into in August 1929 (Newcastle Sun, 24 August 1929), at which time a safe in the W. Savage & Co. offices was blown open and cash and a cheque were stolen.
W. Savage & Co.'s move to Sydney came around the time of the Great Depression (1929-1932), and it seems that it was after the difficult times of the depression that things took off. There aren't any advertisements or articles about the company in the newspapers between 1929 and 1932.
In 1932 council granted permission for W. Savage & Co. to erect a new brick factory to manufacture shovels in George Street, Erskineville (Sydney Morning Herald, 6 December 1932).
In 1934 and 1935, Savage & Co. appeared before the Industrial Commission in a dispute over wages for two ironmongers they employed to manufacture shovels using a 'specialised process' (Sydney Morning Herald, 27 September 1924, 26 February 1935, 27 February 1935).
By the mid-1930s, the shovels were no longer being advertised as 'Gaylac-Star' shovels, but simply as 'Star' shovels, part of an expanding range of 'Star' products that included forks, scoops and spades. Their high quality was said to come from 'years of experience in the heat treatment of the best quality Steels — the usage of first grade Handles — and the employment of highly skilled artisans' (Newcastle Morning Herald, 12 October 1935).
In 1940 a fire broke out in the George Street factory caused by a burst oil pipe leading to the furnace. Twelve employees escaped from the fire, but overhead pulleys and other machinery were damaged (Sydney Morning Herald, 18 October 1940).
Export manifests show that W. Savage & Co. were exporting their shovels in the 1930s and 1940s to places as diverse as Papeete, Calcutta and Suva (Daily Commercial News, 25 January 1936, 12 June 1946, 30 December 1948).
Advertisements from newspapers around Australia show that Star shovels were sold in Western Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory from the early 1930s to the early 1950s (Western Mail, 16 November 1939; Mercury, 3 September 1942; Argus, 2 August 1932; Northern Star, 20 August 1951; Central Queensland Herald, 1 September 1938; Queensland Times, 11 April 1953; Northern Standard, 15 April 1938).
The National Museum of Australia in Canberra has a Star shovel in its collection. It is part of the Claude Dunshea collection (who seems to have been a miner, judging from other items of his in the museum's collection). The museum's shovel has a very short handle, while the one in Shiquli has a long handle as shown in the 1930s advertisements.


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"Saturday Night Live" opened with a children's choir performing "Silent Night" in memory of the 20 children and seven adults killed in the shooting spree in Newtown, Conn.
It was a moving, understated start to a packed "SNL" that featured a slew of guests, as well as Sir Paul McCartney performing again with the surviving members of Nirvana, as he did at Wednesday's Hurricane Sandy relief concert.
Also read: 'SNL': Samuel L. Jackson Denies Live F-Word, But… (Video)
Samuel L. Jackson also dropped what sounded a lot like the F-word, though he denied it on Twitter. He did acknowledge saying "bulls—."
Rather than try to address Friday's mass shooting through host Martin Short's monologue — or, somehow, some sort of hastily assembled sketch — the show had the New York Children's Choir sing a song that seemed to reach out to the children killed the day before.
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The show opened on a shot of a single candle.
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After the opening, the episode quickly switched gears. Short performed a ribald song calling Christmas "the horniest time of the year." He roamed Studio 8H, running into fellow "SNL" alums Tina Fey, Kristen Wiig and Jimmy Fallon. Jackson and Tom Hanks also appeared. Short was accompanied by "Late Show" bandleader Paul Schaefer, who played on "SNL" for five years.
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The first sketch of the night featured another guest: Alec Baldwin played Tony Bennett, with Short playing his little brother.
The show also announced that Jennifer Lawrence will host the show in January.
The apparent curse word came during the sketch "What Up With That." Jackson objected to being cut off by one of the sketch's many musical numbers, and said what sounded like "f—" and "bulls—." He said on Twitter that he had actually said "fuh."
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High up in the hills above the Sulby Valley at an area known as Slieaumonagh, which is roughly between Snaefell Mountain and Slieau Managh Mountain on the track to Block Eairy reservoir lies the remains of these beautiful Manx Crofters cottages, there must be approximately eight derelict stone cottages up there, which must really have been a small village!
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"I wouldn't say no to it," Def Leppard's Joe Elliott told Sirius XM's Eddie Trunk in a recent interview when pressed about the idea of a biopic centered around the ultra successful U.K. glam group.
Given the success of recent rock biopics from Queen (Bohemian Rhapsody) Elton John (Rocket Man) and Motley Crue's reunion-spurring The Dirt, the film route seems like a natural one for many other multi-platinum rock artists. It's a different situation for Def Leppard, who already had a movie made about their life in 2001 via the made-for-TV release, Hysteria — The Def Leppard Story.
"You've got to remember the one that was done for us was 20 years ago," Elliott said of the highly-criticized Def Lep biopic (transcription via Blabbermouth). "It was such a non-event. In the history of music, people weren't doing movies on bands [at the time]. There hadn't been a biopic on The [Rolling] Stones or The Beatles," the singer explained. He mentioned that VH1 elected to focus on Def Leppard primarily because of the "humanistic story," which placed emphasis on drummer Rick Allen's recovery and return to the band after losing his arm in a car accident.
Elliott went on to criticize the film's inaccuracies, adding that the band "had barely any say" in the direction of it all.
"Things have moved a long way since then," he said, understanding that Hysteria — The Def Leppard story was part victim of circumstance given the landscape at the time. Now, however, the singer expressed his hopes for the enduring quality of rock biopics.
"The Queen movie set a precedent that's gonna be pretty hard to top," commented Elliott to Trunk. "A billion dollars at the box office is insane. I mean, that's bigger than [James] Bond movies. The Elton [John biopic] did incredibly well. The Dirt did really, really well," he said of the highlights.
Though the band is not actively pursuing the production of another biopic, Elliott assured fans that the band won't be a roadblock if someone eventually does want to take a shot at telling Def Leppard's story on film. "If somebody comes to us one day and says that they wanna do it, we're not gonna stop them," affirmed the frontman.
Elliott doesn't feel a Def Leppard biopic could be a flop "because now there's such a standard set that it would have to match those three movies that we mentioned. So it would be a much, much better version of what that story was."
He's aware that his band's narrative naturally lends itself to good filmmaking, adding that Lynyrd Skynyrd's story probably tops that of any band.
"You never say never," concluded Elliott. "We're not gonna fund one ourselves, but if Pixar or Disney or somebody decided they wanted to do it, we would embrace it the same way we ended up embracing the [Rock And Roll] Hall Of Fame."
Catch Def Leppard on "The Stadium Tour" in the summer of 2021 with Motley Crue, Poison and Joan Jett and The Blackhearts at the dates listed below.
Motley Crue, Def Leppard + Poison 2020 Tour Dates
Jun. 21 – San Antonio, Texas @ Alamodome
Jun. 23 - Kansas City, Mo. @ Kauffman Stadium
Jun. 25 - St. Louis, Mo. @ Busch Stadium
Jun. 27 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ U.S. Bank Stadium
Jun. 29 - Nashville, Tenn. @ Nissan Stadium
Jul. 02 - Cincinnati, Ohio @ Great American Ballpark
Jul. 03 - Cleveland, Ohio @ FirstEnergy Stadium
Jul. 07 - Miami, Fla. @ Hard Rock Stadium
Jul. 09 - Orlando, Fla. @ Camping World Stadium
Jul. 11 - Charlotte, N.C. @ Bank of America Stadium
Jul. 14 - Arlington, Texas @ Globe Life Field
Jul. 15 - Houston, Texas @ Minute Maid Park
Jul. 19 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Oracle Park
Jul. 23 - San Diego, Calif. @ Petco Park
Jul. 25 - Phoenix, Ariz. @ State Farm Stadium
Aug. 09 - Atlanta, Ga. @ SunTrust Park
Aug. 11 - Hershey, Pa. @ Hersheypark Stadium
Aug. 13 - Buffalo, N.Y. @ New Era Field
Aug. 15 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ Citizens Bank Park
Aug. 16 - Pittsburgh, Pa. @ PNC Park
Aug. 18 - Milwaukee, Wisc. @ Miller Park
Aug. 20 - Detroit, Mich. @ Comerica Park
Aug. 22 - Washington, DC @ Nationals Park
Aug. 23 - Flushing, N.Y. @ Citi Field
Aug. 25 - Boston, Mass. @ Fenway Park
Aug. 28 - Chicago, Ill. @ Wrigley Field
Aug. 30 - Denver, Colo. @ Coors Field
Sep. 02 - Seattle, Wash. @ T-Mobile Park
Sep. 05 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ SoFi Stadium
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...one of the most highly
regarded and expertly designed C++ library projects in the
— Herb Sutter and Andrei
Alexandrescu, C++
Coding Standards
Synopsisnamespace boost { class random_device; } // namespace boost
class random_device : noncopyable { public: typedef unsigned int result_type; static const bool has_fixed_range = true; static const result_type min_value = /* implementation defined */; static const result_type max_value = /* implementation defined */; result_type min() const; result_type max() const; explicit random_device(const std::string& token = default_token); ~random_device(); double entropy() const; unsigned int operator()(); };
Class random_device
models a non-deterministic random number
generator. It uses one or more implementation-defined stochastic
processes to generate a sequence of uniformly distributed non-deterministic
random numbers. For those environments where a non-deterministic random
number generator is not available, class random_device
not be implemented. See
"Randomness Recommendations for Security", D. Eastlake, S. Crocker, J. Schiller, Network Working Group, RFC 1750, December 1994for further discussions.
Note: Some operating systems abstract the computer hardware enough to make it difficult to non-intrusively monitor stochastic processes. However, several do provide a special device for exactly this purpose. It seems to be impossible to emulate the functionality using Standard C++ only, so users should be aware that this class may not be available on all platforms.
explicit random_device(const std::string& token = default_token)Effects: Constructs a
optionally using the given token
as an access specification (for
example, a URL) to some implementation-defined service for monitoring a
stochastic process.
double entropy() constReturns: An entropy estimate for the random numbers returned by operator(), in the range
to log2(
+1). A deterministic random number generator (e.g. a
pseudo-random number engine) has entropy 0.On the Linux operating system, token
is interpreted as a
filesystem path. It is assumed that this path denotes an operating system
pseudo-device which generates a stream of non-deterministic random numbers.
The pseudo-device should never signal an error or end-of-file. Otherwise,
is thrown. By default,
uses the /dev/urandom
to retrieve the random numbers. Another option would be to specify the
pseudo-device, which blocks on reads if the
entropy pool has no more random bits available.
The test program nondet_random_speed.cpp measures the execution times of the nondet_random.hpp implementation of the above algorithms in a tight loop. The performance has been evaluated on a Pentium Pro 200 MHz with gcc 2.95.2, Linux 2.2.13, glibc 2.1.2.
class | time per invocation [usec] |
random_device | 92.0 |
The measurement error is estimated at +/- 1 usec.
Revised 05 December, 2006
Copyright © 2000-2003 Jens Maurer
Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)


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Foods You Can Share With Your Pets
We often hear about foods we can't share with our dogs: chocolate, grapes, raisins, fatty foods, onions, foods with the artificial sweetener xylitol, macadamia nuts, etc.
With so many "don'ts," what human foods can we share with our dogs? Are any human foods safe for our dogs?
The answer is yes! Here is a list of some human foods that are yummy and generally good for your dog:
Lean meat
• Besides being a great source of protein, dogs love to eat meat. In order to prevent an upset stomach, or worse yet—a pancreatitis—it is safer to feed dogs lean meats such as turkey, chicken, and fish. Fish is not only a good source of protein, but can also be a great source of omega-3 fatty acids—especially salmon. Omega fatty acids are purported to have anti-inflammatory properties, are a major component of the mammalian brain, and can help with skin and coat problems. When giving your pets meat, remember to remove the skin and fat; if it's not healthy for you, it's not healthy for your dog. Finally, be sure you also remove all bones. Beef bones can chip a tooth, poultry bones can splinter, and any bone can get stuck in your dog's throat or intestinal tract.
• Vegetables can be a healthy and tasty treat for your dog. I know a lot of dogs that enjoy carrots, broccoli, and sweet potatoes. Carrots are rich in beta-carotene and dietary fiber. They can be served raw or cooked. Many dogs enjoy the crunchy texture of raw carrots. An additional benefit is that their hard texture can help keep teeth and gums clean. Other dogs prefer cooked carrots mixed into their food. Broccoli is rich in vitamin C, dietary fiber, and other nutrients with anti-cancer effects. Like carrots, it can be served raw or cooked. In my experience, most dogs prefer broccoli steamed and mixed in their food. Sweet potatoes are loaded with complex carbohydrates, dietary fiber, and beta-carotene; and are a good source of vitamin B5, vitamin B6, manganese, and potassium. The great thing about vegetables is that they are low in calories and high in vitamins, minerals, and fiber.
• Many dogs like apples because of the crunchy texture. Apples are not only "Red Delicious," but also healthy and a good source of dietary fiber and vitamin C. Just make sure your dog doesn't eat the core (a choking hazard); also avoid the seeds–they contain cyanide. Bananas are another fruit-treat you can give your dog. Bananas are rich in vitamin B6 and soluble fiber and also contain moderate amounts of vitamin C, manganese, and potassium.
• You can supplement your dog's diet with rice, preferably brown rice. In fact, most veterinarians recommend a temporary diet consisting of chicken and rice for dogs with acute gastrointestinal problems. Brown rice is loaded with dietary fiber; minerals like manganese, magnesium, phosphorous, zinc; and vitamins such as vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6. Flax seeds can also be given as a healthy treat. Flax seeds are a great source of omega fatty acids and dietary fiber.
If you have an overweight dog, substituting one of these healthy veggies or fruits for treats can be a great way to reduce his calories without you feeling like you are denying him. Let's face it; we all like to give our dogs treats. Unfortunately, treats have calories that add up quickly. Fruit and veggies are a low-calorie alternative.
This list is meant to give you ideas about foods that you can safely share with your dog. It is neither exhaustive nor meant to be a substitute for a formulated diet. Dogs have very complex nutritional requirements. It is never advisable to give your dog "home cooked meals" without first consulting with your veterinarian. If you are interested in cooking meals for your dog, hopefully, I have given you some ideas that you can bring to your veterinarian to create a well-balanced diet. Of course, if your dog has a medical condition, your veterinarian will want to consider that before adding anything to his diet.
DISCLAIMER: If you have any questions or concerns, you should always visit or call your veterinarian, they are your best resource to ensure the health and well-being of your pets. I also recommend always consulting your veterinarian before making any changes to your dog's diet.


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LAWTON, Okla. – Federal officials say 135 children who were detained while trying to enter the U.S. illegally are expected at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, on Saturday.
Kenneth J. Wolfe, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, said in an email Friday that the children will be held at the temporary Unaccompanied Alien Children program facility at the Army base.
The children, mostly teenagers from Central America, are among the more than 47,000 unaccompanied minors taken into custody at the border since October. Fort Sill is one of three facilities where the children are being held. The others are in Texas and California.
The Defense Department has authorized the facilities to stay open for 120 days as officials try to find the children's families or place them with a sponsor.


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Leap WorkLounge combines the exceptional comfort of Leap with rich materials and elegant design.
Whether you're working alone or in groups, for long periods of time or short, chances are you'll change your posture hundreds of times without ever knowing it. Research has proven it's the right thing to do for your health.
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If someone told you that your vehicle could have the same power but with a smaller engine, wouldn't that sound like great idea? Just think, a smaller engine would save you money at the gas station and you'd still get the same horsepower.
The technology to do just that has been around for a long time. It's called a turbocharger.
Race cars and other performance vehicles have been using turbochargers for years. It gives them a power boost without the need of a bigger engine, saving them fuel and pit stops.
Automakers have offered turbo gasoline and diesel engines for years, but there were problems with durability. Plus drivers had to make some driving adjustments with the way turbos delivered power. Newer turbos, though, have been vastly improved, and manufacturers are including them in more models. For example, Jeep offers its 2019 Cherokee with a choice of two engines that each make about 270 horsepower. One is a 4-cylinder turbocharged engine and the other is a 6-cylinder conventional gasoline engine. The general rule of thumb is: the fewer the cylinders, the better the fuel economy.
A turbocharged vehicle uses a turbine that is turned by exhaust gas. That compresses air that goes into the engine, which then allows it to use more fuel per second, increasing power. One advantage of a turbo is that it is only engaged when the driver demands more power from the engine by stepping on the throttle harder.
One thing to remember, though, is that turbocharged engines have additional parts and are more complex. That means they can be more expensive to maintain. The upside? You'll likely save fuel.
Like any complex machine, it's important that you maintain your turbo vehicle so it will give you more years of service. Lange`s Auto Care, Inc. technicians are trained to inspect and service the systems associated with a turbo engine. If you already drive a turbocharged vehicle, keep up your regular maintenance schedule to get the longest life and performance out of it.
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I use a technic I developed especially for this line of velvet laser etching for the prints. the image that comes out is beautifully detailed, tactile and 3 dimensional as the laser brands the image on to the fabric.
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Prominent member of the Sanhedrin, and a man of wealth; lived in Jerusalem in the first century
The apocalyptic Gospel of Nicodemus, which gives an account of Jesus before Pilate and the Sanhedrin, as well as of his death and resurrection, belongs to the third century, while the oldest extant manuscript of it dates from the twelfth.
- Dobschütz, Christusbilder, in Texte und Untersuchungen, pp. 280-292, Berlin, 1899;
- Hastings, Dict. Bible, iii. 543-545.


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In German, Hans Dampf means "A Jack of All Trades". This all-purpose off-road tire offers a balanced tread that works effortlessly and generously to correct errors. You get full control on rough terrain as well as on flowing single tracks.
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I am fascinated by PSAs. I am especially interested in what I believe to be a false assumption that the more graphic the ad, the more effective it will be in delivering its intended message to viewers. I can think of recent ads from the UK regarding txting while driving, and ads from Ontario on workplace safety that received much attention due to virality and mainstream media coverage. However, I wonder what effect such videos actually have in the end. Can anyone point to a decent study on the possible correlations?
Aside: The PSA I remember most from the 90's was about Methamphetamine. And it was not because it was graphic, but because I found the song in the advertisement to be really, really catchy. Not a good thing.
OK, so back to my train of thought. Today I came across a brilliant PSA about seatbelt safety from Sussex Safer Roads in the UK. Wow. A beautifully constructed video with a solid, touching message that hits home. Wonderful!
So I thought, why aren't there more examples like this? I though of the recent, bizarre political ads from New Orleans and the misdirected, personal attack ads from two of our Canadian political parties. Am I naïve to believe that positive messages can bring us forward as a society, and that all of this negativity is truly a drain on our collective spirits? Maybe this 'relatively new parenting thing' is just rubbing off on me, giving me crazy ideas about hope and positivity.
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Cameron Hughes Lot 321 2010 California Field Blend is a really, really nice wine for a mere ten bucks. It's a blend of Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Syrah and Carignane. Its aroma includes berries and licorice. The Zin is the predominant grape, and on the palate the first impression is lots of fruit – blueberries and raspberries. But then, the flavor expands into a rich complexity, with chocolate and chewy tannins. If you like complex Zins that exhibit good fruit without being simple and too sweet, you'll like Lot 321. Continue reading "Cameron Hughes Lot 321 2010 California Field Blend"


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It's no secret that I'm a big fan of Bay Area Pop Funk Chanteuse Karyn Paige. Today, I'm happy to announce that she's dropping a new single to tide us over until she finishes her full length album.
Consistent with her first release, The KP EP (I reviewed here), her latest single "You Know I'll Always Love You" pays tribute to the Pop R&B heyday of the 80's with swelling and buzzy synthesizers. Ms. Paige transforms from the sexy fuming diva sitting on the bed in "Stay Away Tonight" to a sunny girl in love that reminds me of Paula Abdul's great singles.
The smartly spare arrangements, and loping percussion draws us very close to Karyn's lovely soprano with an adopted affected stuffiness that recalls 1920's and 30's jazz singers. Factor in the slightly-kitschy talk box harmony vocal effects and you have one perfect pop song.
I asked Karyn why she chose to release this single ahead of the full length album she's working on.
"The motivation for releasing the song ahead of the full LP was simple: Fans who have seen us play it live are constantly asking when we are going to put it out. People are really drawn to it, from music heads to moms. I wanted to give my fans something new to enjoy until the LP comes out. It was written by my co-producer and keyboard player Matt Berkeley, and I've always been honored to sing it."
Listen for yourself:
Then buy it on iTunes!
While you're there, check out The KP EP, too.
Click Here to visit the Karyn Paige official website where she has some great videos to check out, too.
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