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Chivalry seems to be making the rounds, with men explaining that women like old-fashioned men who treat women like "the weaker sex." While I do love some mansplaining that I want men to be patronizing, I honestly don't need men to run in front of me to ensure that they get to the door first, tripping me in the process. So I bring you 8 acts of politeness that all people should do for all people.
1) Open Doors for People and Hold Them Open
If you arrive at a door and there are other people in the area who might use the door, allow them to also go through it. You can even go through first! The important thing is that you keep them from having to try to catch a moving door that you didn't hold open for them, which is a pain. Don't do this because the person in question is a woman; do it because the person in question is a person and it's a nice thing to do. But what if you aren't naturally going to arrive at the door first? This is where chivalry gets it wrong. According to chivalry, if the person is a woman, you have to run around her to get there first, even at the expense of cutting her off, which by the way, is rude. What does politeness dictate?
Is the person injured or disabled? Is the person carrying a lot of bags? Is the person escorting or carrying children? Is there some reason that the person in question might have trouble opening the door? If so, feel free to say "oh, let me get that for you. You look like your hands are full" and run around to get the door. This is something that you do because according to the specific circumstances, the person might have trouble with the door; just that I'm a woman doesn't mean that I have trouble opening doors. Verbally alerting them that you are going to get the door allows them to stop walking if they need to, so you don't get in their way.
2) Hold Elevator Doors Open
Everyone hates when the elevator door closes right before they get there, making them wait for the next car. Argh! But more importantly, people going through an elevator door hate having the door close on them as they are passing through the door. If someone is elderly, is with small children, or has their hands full, they may not have the option of holding a hand on the elevator door to ensure that it doesn't start to close. If the door starts to close, it can hit them in the shoulder or even worse, on the hand holding their walker. Do you have the ability to stick your hand in the door to hold it open? Then please do so. It's very helpful. Also, if someone is approaching the door and there is room in the elevator, just hold it open for them. You know what it's like to be on the other side. Yes, it's just a convenience issue, but it's a nice thing to do.
3) If You Are on an Elevator, Make Room
Similarly, if you are on an elevator and you are in front of a person who is trying to get out, make as much room for them as they need. If they are in a walker and need lots of space, get off the elevator and hold the door open. This not only makes everyone's trip more convenient, it signals to the people inside the elevator that you intend to get back on. Then you don't get left behind. If you get onto an elevator at the second floor, going to the 10th floor, and there is a crowd in the elevator, there is a good chance that someone at the back of the elevator is going to want to get off before you. Step to the side if you can, so they can get to the door more easily. Is someone trying to get on and the elevator is slightly crowded? Move closer to someone else to make room.
It is efficient for people who are getting off last to be in the back and people who are getting off first to be in the front; but this is not how elevators load in reality, so shuffle yourselves around appropriately. If you get on early and are going to get off early, step to the side near the door. This will allow you to make room for others while staying near the door. If you get on early and you are going to get off late, go to the back corner. If you get on early and get off in the middle, move to the center of a side wall. The goal is efficiency.
ETA: Also do this on the bus. Let people on and off. Move away from the doors when you aren't going to use them. Thanks to burnermeh2 for bringing that up.
4) Give up Your Seat on the Bus/Train
If you are a seated, able-bodied person and you see someone who may not be as able-bodied as you having trouble keeping their balance while standing on a moving vehicle, give them your seat. This applies to the elderly, the handicapped, the injured, significantly pregnant women, anyone who looks dizzy or disoriented, anyone breathing more heavily than seems appropriate, anyone who appears to be in pain, or people who decided upon seriously impractical shoes. OK, maybe the impractical shoes person should learn to wear more practical shoes, but those shoes may be there for a reason other than "they look cool." You never know.
I have an invisible disability. This means that sometimes I will be on the bus while ill in a way that makes me physically weak, dizzy, and unbalanced. It would be really awesome to be able to sit down, not because I'm a woman, but because I'm having trouble standing.
Other times that it might be good to give up your seat: if someone's hands are full and this makes it difficult for them to hold on (the package exception), and if someone is traveling with small children who fit on a lap. It can be hard to keep track of children or packages on a crowded bus while standing and trying to hold onto a rail. By allowing such people to sit, you are making the trip easier on everyone because the reality is that everyone has to maneuver around those packages and those children.
5) Don't Get Mad That a Specific Person Didn't Give up Their Seat
Again, back to the invisible disability—you don't know if someone is ill by looking at them and a person that they are able-bodied. The idea that people should be chastised for not giving up their seat is based on an assumption that they are able-bodied. Now, if there are 30 people who appear to be able bodied in seats and one heavily pregnant woman having trouble holding on, chances are that there is at least one person who could feasibly stand for a while. Feel free to yell out that the pregnant lady should get a seat. But on an individual basis, you don't know that a specific person is actually able-bodied.
That person may have been standing for the last 10 hours at work. That person may have 3 broken toes. (I've been there!) That person may have vertigo and get dizzy if they try to stand on a moving vehicle. You never know the circumstances of the people around you. You imagine them. Your imagination will probably be wrong a lot.
6) Keep Your Assumptions and Your Insults to Yourself
I'm fat. I'm fat because I'm sick. If I have trouble keeping my balance on the bus, it's not because I'm fat; it's because I'm sick today. I have been so sick while standing on a bus that I slumped down against the pole and people laughed because I'm so fat that I fell down. No, assholes, I was having an allergic emergency and had blood pressure near shock levels. The last thing that I needed right then was to have people call me names based on their false assumptions about my body. Quite frankly, if I'd had the energy, I would have started yelling, but if I had the energy, I wouldn't be on the floor.
I have a friend who has a prosthetic leg, a cosmetic one that is shaped like a leg so that it doesn't draw attention to her disability. One day, we parked in a handicapped parking spot because there weren't any other parking spots. Then we put her handicapped placard up. An elderly couple without a handicapped placard rolled down their car window and yelled "yeah, you look really handicapped!" to which I responded, "Celeste, take off your leg and beat them with it." Don't be that couple. That couple was rude.
Is a woman walking slowly in high heels? That doesn't make her a slut that's holding everyone up; that could make her a restaurant hostess who has blisters. Is the guy sitting in the corner flamboyant in a way that makes you think he's gay? Not sure why you think that's your business. Does the guy who just got on the bus have on a hoodie while black? He might be prone to pain if his ears get cold; I am. Is there a woman trying to keep up with 5 children on the bus? She may be a teacher taking troubled kids for ice cream. That person with a dog on the bus? Some people have service animals to help them with the anxiety of riding a bus after being attacked on one. ETA: and maybe that woman in heels is a slut and maybe that woman with 5 kids is with her own kids and they all have different fathers; none of your business. Zip it. Thanks to MyPrettyFloralBonnet for bringing that up.
7) If Someone is Polite, Don't Allow Them to be Penalized for It
Let's say that someone opens the door for you because they see that your hands are full and that right on the other side of that door is a line that both of you want to get into. That person who held the door for you could have gotten in line instead of holding the door. Offer to let them go in front of you in line. They may turn you down, but make the offer because no one should be penalized for being nice. If someone gets off the elevator to let a grandma through and they appear to be waiting to get back on, hold the door for them. Don't leave them stranded on the third floor waiting for the next car; that's rude.
If someone offers you a seat on the bus because you have packages or children but you're getting off at the next stop, thank them and decline. There's nothing rude about allowing someone who will be on the bus longer to retain a seat just because they were polite enough to offer it.
8) Err on the side of being nice.
All of these tips sum up to one overall tip: be sympathetic towards the people around you and act accordingly. Be accommodating, shut it, and smile.
Chivalry is the idea that these things should be done for women because we are women, typically with the implication that women need help with minor physical labor that I promise you, we do all on our own when you're not around. Politeness is the idea that we should be nice to people because we're all just trying to make it through the day and sometimes, a small act of kindness goes a long way.
Chivalry is condescending; politeness is awesome.
ETA: Followup post on why I didn't include "say thank you" in this post.


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We live in a world of new services. We are eating via Seamless or Blue Apron, streaming music on Spotify through Alexa, calling cars on Uber and Lyft. We Airbnb our homes; Netflix invades our TVs as we swipe on Tinder.
All these services all have several things in common:
- Usefulness : they answer a previously unmet user need.
- Usability : their digital UIs are easy to use.
- Overall user experience : the quality of these user experiences extends far beyond the traditional "UX" touchpoints of simply a website and mobile app. (Thus, when I say 'user experience' in this article, I am referring to the whole experience — not...

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Firmware for U1610A/U1620A Handheld Digital Oscilloscope
Always update your handheld oscilloscope with the latest firmware to maximize the performance of the instrument. Please follow all the instructions below step-by-step to ensure the firmware installation is successful through USB drive.
Ensure there are sufficient power supply and no power interruption to the handheld scope during the firmware loading process.
It's recommended to connect the power source to the handheld scope during the firmware loading process.
|Release Date
|Version Description
|Update to fix miscellaneous defects.
How to Download
- Download the firmware zip file, unzip and copy the files updateNewATN.bin & updateNewATO.bin to a clean USB thumb drive (in root directory).
How to Install
NOTE: The firmware upgrade will reset system settings and erase waveform setup. Only waveform traces can be retrieved in the new firmware version.
Step 1: Plug the USB thumb drive into the handheld scope.
Step 2: Press User button and select -Host by toggling (pressing F1) the selection under the USB menu.
Step 3: Press User button and select Service by pressing F4 key.
Step 4: Select Update firmware by pressing F1 key.
Step 5: Choose OK to proceed with the firmware update.
Step 6: The unit will update the firmware and reboot automatically.
Do note that it will take approximately 1 minute to copy the files (DO NOT press OK repeatedly during this process).
Step 7: Firmware will be updated and system will reboot automatically.
Step 8: Press User and select System Information (F5) key to check the firmware revision as follows:-
- Firmware: 0.171.0.C (For 100MHz scope, U1610A)
- Firmware: 0.171.0.A (For 200MHz scope, U1620A)
- Does Not Require a License
Supporting Documentation
Add-On Software / Utilities
Installs on:
Operating System
- Windows 7
- Windows Vista
- Ensure the handheld scope is loaded with firmware version 130.4 or above before you proceed. You are required to upgrade the handheld scope to version 130.4 if the current version is 126.1 / 128.21 / 129.0.
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Move Along, Nothing To See Here
Remember: Anybody who says that people who publicly oppose the gay-rights revolution will be punished for their beliefs is a liar, and if those people are punished, well, they deserved it, didn't they?
Take the case of Crystal Dixon, an enemy of the people who was a University of Toledo administrator — until she wrote a letter to the editor that read, in part:
I respectfully submit a different perspective for Miller and Toledo Free Press readers to consider.
First, human beings, regardless of their choices in life, are of ultimate value to God and should be viewed the same by others. At the same time, one's personal choices lead to outcomes either positive or negative.
As a Black woman who happens to be an alumnus of the University of Toledo's Graduate School, an employee and business owner, I take great umbrage at the notion that those choosing the homosexual lifestyle are "civil rights victims." Here's why. I cannot wake up tomorrow and not be a Black woman. I am genetically and biologically a Black woman and very pleased to be so as my Creator intended. Daily, thousands of homosexuals make a life decision to leave the gay lifestyle evidenced by the growing population of PFOX (Parents and Friends of Ex Gays) and Exodus International just to name a few. Frequently, the individuals report that the impetus to their change of heart and lifestyle was a transformative experience with God; a realization that their choice of same-sex practices wreaked havoc in their psychological and physical lives.
The university fired Crystal Dixon over the letter, and she lost a lawsuit against the school:
Ms. Dixon argued in her lawsuit, among other things, that the university had fired her for speech protected under the First Amendment. But a court ruled on Monday that her remarks, as a public employee, were sufficiently insubordinate for the university to be legally justified in firing her. The judge said that the university had the right to protect its interests in making gay employees feel welcome, attracting prospective employees who may be gay, and avoiding potential discrimination lawsuits, all of which may have been threatened by Ms. Dixon's comments.
Though Ms. Dixon, who worked in human resources, ought to have phrased her views more carefully, it is hard to imagine any form of stating those views that would have protected her job. It's not the way she said it; it's that she said it at all.
At Gallaudet University, the school's first chief diversity officer was placed on leave after signing a petition to put an anti-gay-marriage initiative on the Maryland ballot. Angela McCaskill, a gay, deaf black woman, signed the petition at her church. After a three-month imbroglio, McCaskill was just reinstated. More about that controversy here:
At many colleges and universities, students and faculty members have a range of views on gay rights and gay marriage, and express them throughout the political process. But the issue is more complicated for administrators who have responsibility for promoting equal opportunity on campuses. In 2008, a human resources administrator at the University of Toledo was fired after she published a newspaper column arguing that gay people don't need civil rights protection. The administrator, Crystal Dixon, sued the university, but a judge ruled that Toledo was within its rights in firing Dixon because of the nature of her position; her comments, the judge ruled, would impact her ability to do her job.
That is the same argument McCaskill's critics make, saying that because her job is to create a safe, inclusive environment for students of all races, ethnicities, genders, and sexual orientations, her signature on the petition interferes with that goal. McCaskill, however, emphasized that she merely exercised her right to sign a petition and did not actively espouse a particular opinion.
"Anyone who works at a university has the right to espouse any viewpoint, assuming that's done in a respectful way," said Benjamin Reese, president of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education and the vice president for institutional equity at Duke University. "But I think all of us in senior roles at colleges and universities recognize that there is not a clear demarcation between our college and university service and our private life."
For diversity officers, Reese said, the line can be even fuzzier. Though he did not want to comment on McCaskill's case without knowing the details, Reese did say that university administrators should recognize that often it is impossible to ever completely dissociate from their university role.
The line between a private action and a public action can be hard to pin down, too. Shane Windmeyer, the executive director of Campus Pride, pointed out that signing a petition is different from going into a voting booth. But signing a petition, he added, is also very different from standing outside with a picket sign.
"At the end of the day, it begs the question of what was she thinking," Windmeyer said. "It's also important to recognize that she has done many things in her job that were LGBT-supportive. I think we need to look at this situation from the lens of a student – the student should be able to sit down with the chief diversity officer and say, 'What were you thinking?' and then they should be able to share what they felt.
Notice that McCaskill, in executing her duties, apparently hadn't done anything perceived as anti-gay on campus. She had a reputation of being fair and open — a reputation that, presumably, helped get her hired in the first place. All she did was sign a petition asking for an issue to be put on the ballot. Though this situation had a good outcome for McCaskill, she was put through three months of having to fight for her job — something that nobody would want to face. Better not to sign the petition, or write a letter to the editor, or say anything, ever.
Let's review our catechism: Anybody who says that people who publicly oppose the gay-rights revolution will be punished for their beliefs is a liar, and if those people are punished, well, they deserved it, didn't they?


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Does the direction of a dove's flight (for example, descending) give us a clue to its intended meaning on a gravestone?
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him. (Matthew 3:16)Not all gravestone doves are in flight. It is not unusual to find the statue of a lifeless dove on a gravestone, especially a child's: A strong symbol for an innocent life cut short.
Milford Center Cemetery, Union County, Ohio; Pleasant Cemetery, Marion County, Ohio; Darby Township Cemetery, Madison County, Ohio; Cheshire Cemetery, Delaware County, Ohio; West Rushville Cemetery, Fairfield County, Ohio; Thomas Cemetery, Delaware County, Ohio


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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is meeting to consider a proposal that would allow businesses to sell ownership stakes in their companies by soliciting investors over the Internet.
The SEC plan being discussed in Washington today would create rules for equity crowdfunding, which lawmakers intended to ease financing for startups and small companies when they authorized it in the 2012 Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act. The rules may give a boost to the nascent crowdfunding industry as they show the agency's progress in advancing a backlog of regulations required under the JOBS Act and Dodd-Frank law.
Businesses and startups too small or risky to attract funding from banks or venture capitalists are expected to use equity crowdfunding. Its success may turn on whether the rules make crowdfunding an attractive way to seek money from investors, said Rory Eakin, chief operating officer of CircleUp Network Inc.
"If they craft rules that are too onerous on the businesses, they won't get the best companies and that will make it more difficult for investors to find returns," said Eakin, whose company operates a funding portal that connects companies with accredited investors. "It's not an easy task, and it's not surprising to me it has taken some time because they are difficult rules to write."
Accredited Investors
The SEC's proposal, overdue by nine months, will become the second regulation from the JOBS Act advanced under Chairman Mary Jo White. In July the agency approved a rule that lifted the ban on advertising for investors outside of a public offering, which eased the ability to market directly to accredited investors, or those considered sophisticated and wealthy enough to understand the risks of investing and withstand a loss.
Crowdfunding will be open to any investor regardless of their income or net worth. Eight U.S. senators on Oct. 21. called for White to release the proposal, saying entrepreneurs and companies that created funding platforms have been hurt by the delay.
Under the law, businesses using crowdfunding could raise no more than $5,000 a year from someone whose net worth is less than $100,000. Investors with a net worth greater than $100,000 could contribute as much as 10 percent of their annual income or net worth, up to a maximum of $100,000 in one year.
The proposal won't require businesses using crowdfunding to verify compliance with those restrictions, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter who asked not to be identified because the proposal wasn't yet public.
Disclosure Requirement
A person investing in a project through a crowdfunding portal will have to disclose their income or net worth, said Sherwood Neiss, principal at consultant Crowdfund Capital Advisors. The systems will block an investment that exceeds the income and wealth thresholds, he said.
"The most important thing in my mind is ensuring there is robust education to inform potential investors these are high- risk, illiquid investments that are not suitable for all investors," Eakin said in a phone interview.
The proposal will require crowdfunding portals to provide investors with educational materials and forums to enable communication about offerings, according to a fact sheet released today by the SEC.
A company using equity crowdfunding is limited to raising a maximum of $1 million per year. Even small companies that use equity crowdfunding will have to, depending on their size, disclose their income-tax returns or financial statements and annual operating results. A company seeking to raise more than $500,000 must provide audited financial statements.
If approved by the commission's five members, the proposal will be open to public comment for 90 days before the SEC can vote on a final version. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority will propose detailed rules for funding portals that don't register as brokerages.


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By Aaron Cooper, CNN
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Food and Drug Administration proposed two new rules Friday that it estimates could eliminate up to 1.25 million foodborne illnesses each year from such pathogens as Salmonella, Listeria and E. Coli.
The new regulations are part of the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act, which aims to make the agency more proactive at preventing outbreaks.
Each year one out of every six Americans gets sick from foodborne illnesses, according to estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Roughly 128,000 people are hospitalized and 3,000 die.
"We really need to do more than react after the fact," FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg said in a news briefing. "Preventing problems before they cause harm is not only common sense, it is key to food safety in the 21st century."
One rule requires "science-based standards for growing, harvesting, packing and holding produce on domestic and foreign farms." It addresses a variety of possible routes of food contamination including the manure used as fertilizer, water sprayed on crops, animals in the fields, whether workers wash their hands and how packing houses process foods.
The other rule sets out guidelines for "preventive controls for human food" and would require companies to have plans for foodborne illnesses.
"It's basic common sense," said Michael Taylor, FDA deputy commissioner for foods and veterinary medicine. "In each individual facility the operator simply must identify the potential hazards, identify the controls that can work … to reduce those hazards, implement those controls on a continuing basis, document, keep records and then make corrections when needed."
The two proposed rules will be available for public comment for 120 days. If they go into effect as written, companies would have up to four years, depending on their size, to comply.
Food safety advocates applauded the new rules.
"This is a really important step toward food safety standards that would prevent contamination whether it is produced in a food factory or being produced on a farm," said Chris Waldrop, director of the Food Policy Institute at the Consumer Federation of America. "Unfortunately, It took a series of large foodborne illness outbreaks to make people wake up and say this is a problem that needs to be addressed."
Salmonella in peanut butter sickened 42 people last fall and cantaloupes tainted with Listeria infected 146 people and killed 30 in 2011, according to the CDC.
"You can just look at a couple of recent outbreaks that were quite serious in terms of burden of illnesses and they occurred because of problems that would have been addressed by these kinds of approaches," Hamburg said, without referencing specific incidents.
Still, concerns remain over whether the agency will be able to make the new rules work as intended.
"One of the key questions here is resources for FDA and making sure that FDA has enough money, enough resources to enforce this," Waldrop said.
When asked about the cost of the program, Hamburg was not able to provide a price tag.
"It's difficult to answer both in terms of overall cost and initial cost to implement," she said. "There will also be savings overall to the system and new efficiencies, and of course prevention of problems that would have taken a toll both in health and on industry and health care."
The agency expects private companies will enforce the new guidelines on their suppliers and counts on partnerships with local governments to help police them.
"FDA may do some inspections, but we have limited resources to inspect produce operations and we have a clear direction from Congress to collaborate with state agencies so we expect much of the oversight to come at the state and local level," Taylor said.
The FDA says additional rules are expected, including those addressing foreign suppliers, animal food and third -party auditors.
CNN's Athena Jones contributed to this report.


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I have a site that's working on our staging server but after copying it to the live server I am getting the following error when trying to perform a distance() call (code cut down to minimum)
>>> Buddy.objects.all().distance(pnt[0].geom, field_name='postalcode__geom')
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<console>", line 1, in <module>
File "/home/buddyup/sites/buddyup/lib/python2.6/site-packages/django/contrib/gis/db/models/query.py", line 100, in distance
return self._distance_attribute('distance', geom, **kwargs)
File "/home/buddyup/sites/buddyup/lib/python2.6/site-packages/django/contrib/gis/db/models/query.py", line 582, in _distance_attribute
geodetic = geo_field.geodetic(connection)
File "/home/buddyup/sites/buddyup/lib/python2.6/site-packages/django/contrib/gis/db/models/fields.py", line 131, in geodetic
return self.units_name(connection) in self.geodetic_units
File "/home/buddyup/sites/buddyup/lib/python2.6/site-packages/django/contrib/gis/db/models/fields.py", line 122, in units_name
File "/home/buddyup/sites/buddyup/lib/python2.6/site-packages/django/contrib/gis/db/models/fields.py", line 108, in _get_srid_info
self._units, self._units_name, self._spheroid = get_srid_info(self.srid, connection)
File "/home/buddyup/sites/buddyup/lib/python2.6/site-packages/django/contrib/gis/db/models/fields.py", line 35, in get_srid_info
units, units_name = sr.units
File "/home/buddyup/sites/buddyup/lib/python2.6/site-packages/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/base.py", line 281, in units
return (self.linear_units, self.linear_name)
File "/home/buddyup/sites/buddyup/lib/python2.6/site-packages/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/base.py", line 253, in linear_units
return m.group('unit')
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'group'
>>> pnt[0].geom
<Point object at 0x1fb0370>
I've been unable to find any information elsewhere this error. Any help as to what might be causing this would be very welcome.
Not having a clue what I'm doing, I've come up with possibly the best patch in the world /s
--- /home/buddyup/base.py 2012-01-18 22:17:04.000000000 -0500
+++ /home/buddyup/sites/buddyup/lib/python2.6/site-packages/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/base.py 2012-01-18 22:16:09.000000000 -0500
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return None
m = self.units_regex.match(self.wkt)
- return m.group('unit_name')
+ return 'meter'
+ #return m.group('unit_name')
def linear_units(self):
@@ -250,7 +251,8 @@
return None
m = self.units_regex.match(self.wkt)
- return m.group('unit')
+ return 'm'
+ #return m.group('unit')
def angular_name(self):
I have no idea why it is unable to find the units or the units name, but for now that works for me. I would love to hear what the actual problem could be and find a valid solution.
yum install gdal
After talking to pizzaparty in the #django IRC channel he pointed out that installed gdal should stop Django trying to get the units from a Point object that doesn't have any. That seems to be a much better solution.


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Automated Installer
If you are new to MinGW, see the MinGW Getting Started instructions to use the automated GUI or manual CLI (Command Line Interface) installers. What follows below are instructions for a very "manual" download, typically only attempted by more experienced users.
Manual Installation
Before you start this manual installation, read the text at the bottom of this.
- Determine which files below you need and download them.
- Extract the files into a directory such as C:\MinGW
- Add C:\MinGW\bin; to the PATH environment variable.
You will need a program that can extract .tar.lzma files, such as 7-Zip or one that provides command-line tar and lzma tools. A basic standalone tar program that includes lzma support is available from the MinGW project and is called bsdtar
You must add C:\MinGW\bin; to your user PATH environment variable manually. You can permanently add C:\MinGW\bin; to your PATH by following the instructions in the "Environment Settings" section on the MinGW Getting Started page.
The resulting C:\MinGW subtree is fully relocatable which means that you can have multiple installations or versions MinGW suite. You can potentially have installations such as:
Switching between these is merely a matter of renaming any particular directory to C:\MinGW.
Files To Get
Download at least the following (or newer) packages from the MinGW Download Page. Where two or more component packages are indicated, you need both / all of them.
- binutils
- mingw-runtime (dev and dll)
- w32api
- Required runtime libraries for GCC:
- gcc-core (bin and dll)
The above are the minimum requirements for a working C Language compiler using the MinGW GCC toolchain.
You can also add one or more of the following optional compilers or tools. For each you choose to install, you need both the bin and the dll component packages:
- gcc-g++ (bin and dll) for C++
- gcc-objc (bin and dll) for Objective C
- gcc-gfortran (bin and dll) for Fortran 90/95
- gcc-java (not yet available) for Java
- gcc-ada (bin and dll) for Ada
Note that the GCC versions of these files must match the GCC version of the gcc-core installed.
You can also add the following additional utilities:
- mingw-gdb and libexpat for debugger
- mingw32-make for make
- mingw-utils for MinGW Utilities
- msysDTK for Unix-style developer toolkit
- MSYS for Unix-style commands and shell. (See the MSYS page for installation instructions.)
You may also want the following features:
- translations of gcc, binutils, and make messages into languages other than English
- documentation
Getting Updates or Making Changes
Updating a single package (e.g. when there is a new version of w32api) can be done by extracting the new version to C:\MinGW to overwrite the older version. This manual update also works with an initial automated install.


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Top 5 Three-Point Shootouts Ever
Before tonight's latest installment of the Three-Point Shootout, let's reflect on the five best contests in history.
HoopsVibe Very Quick Call: If there is anything we've learned, anybody can win, regardless of reputation entering the contest.
Before we get to the list, a quick factoid. Do you know who has the lowest score in contest history? Amazingly, Michael Jordan with five points in 1990. Wowza.
1986- Larry Bird
The first contest ever was basically the beginning of Bird asserting himself as the most successful and entertaining of any three-point contestant ever. Bird made a then-competition record of 11 straight shots. When he won the contest and received his over-sized check, Bird quipped, "That check has had my name on it for a week now." He dominated eventual three time champion Craig Hodges in the final round 22-12 and set the standard for what was expected in ensuing competitions.
1991- Craig Hodges
This contest was arguably the deepest ever, right there with the 1995 version. The field consisted of champ Hodges, Drazen Petrovic (RIP), Dell Curry, Jeff Hornacek, Mitch Richmond, John Stockton, Craig Ehlo and Jim Les. In this contest, Hodges set the all time record for consecutive shots made with nineteen, and looked like a completely unstoppable robot, IE like the T-1000 in the original Terminator.
1988- Larry Bird
Bird only had seven pints with 25 seconds left with two racks remaining but would rebound to win making the final shot and generating the signature image of him extending his index finger as the final, event winning ball went through the net. Bird beat Dale Ellis 17-15 in the final round and created an indelible image in the process. Poor Dale Ellis. He competed in each of the first three contests and could never beat Bird, who won all three of them.But don't feel too bad for Dale, he eventually won the contest in 1989.
2002/2003- Peja Stojakovic
Peja's two wins were in back to back years, both ending in overtime. both times victorious over Wesley Person, younger bro of "The Rifelman" and fellow three-point alum Chuck Person. In 2002, Peja and Person outlasted Steve Nash in the Finals, tying at 20 before Person lost in the finals en route to Stojakovic's first title. The following year, they tied again in the finals after beating Brent Berry. Stojakovic would win that math-up as well, winning his second consecutive title. And the fans won by getting to watch an entire extra round of shots being hoisted up.
2007- Jason Kapono
Kapono gets no respect for his back to back titles, because his shot wasn't particularly pleasing to the eye and he was a journeyman as a player. But in 2007 he locked horns with Jason Terry for one of the most exciting competitions in history. Terry fought his way into the finals by winning a shootout with Mike Miller, then tied with Kapono in the Finals to earn an extra session. Both players were hot from start to finish and it was fun to watch. The tiebreaker didn't disappoint either, with Kapono besting Terry 24-19.
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gamekeeper, on 02 April 2012 - 09:27 AM, said:
So does this now make The broncos a favorite to win the AFC. If Peyton is close to his level of play that he was in Indy. I think they can win the division. Defensively they can win the AFC.
Division is weak. does he have the receivers/tight end in Denver that he had with the Colts? Don't think so.


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An international clinical trial, which is looking for effective ways to prevent heart disease in those living with HIV, has hit 7,000 participants.
"It's a major accomplishment," said Dr. Judith Currier, professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at UCLA Health, which is one of seven enrolling centers in Southern California for this particular clinical trial called REPRIEVE, which stands for Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV.
Currier said the trial follows individuals who have been living long-term with HIV, and looks into whether taking a statin drug helps prevent cardiovascular events in those who take the medication as opposed to those who don't take it.
This is a randomized, double-blinded study, which means one group receives the actual drug and the other gets the placebo, which has no effect.
Studies have shown people with HIV are 50 to 100 percent more likely to develop heart disease compared to people who do not.
And that's because people with HIV have excess inflammation due to chronic viral infection, Currier said. Even when that inflammation is treated and suppressed with drugs, there might be "residual inflammation," which might increase the risk of heart disease, she said.
Participants either get a placebo or a type of statin drug, which is known to have minimum interactions with drugs HIV patients take, Currier said. Patients are followed for four to six years as part of this trial.
"For people who are living with HIV and doing well on medications, this study will give us a good look at some of the challenges they face and the clinical issues or problems people living with HIV have," she said.
The clinical trial, which began in April 2015, is being conducted around the world including in countries such as South Africa, Thailand, Brazil and Botswana, Currier said.
In Southern California, participating centers include the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, the UCLA Health Care Center, the Los Angeles LGBT Center, the Keck School of Medicine at USC, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, the Eisenhower Health Center at Rimrock CRS in Palm Springs and the UC San Diego AntiViral Research Center.
Participants are required to be between the ages of 40 and 75 and must have been living with HIV. They should be individuals who don't have a personal history of heart disease, heart attack or stroke, should not be currently taking statin drugs and should only have a low to moderate risk of developing heart disease.
Octavio Vallejo, 62, of Los Angeles, who has been participating in the trial for three years now, said he was diagnosed with HIV in 1990.
"My family is from Mexico and I have a lot of genetic predisposition to diabetes, hypertension and heart issues," he said.
"I think this study could be very useful for HIV patients, especially for those who don't have the privilege or opportunities I've had for treatment and survival."
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Understanding Poverty in the United States – Part I
Poverty is always a hot button issue in heavy political cycles. And truth be told, we are directly called by our Creator to care for the poor. In fact, the poor should directly effect how we pray, where we spend our money and time and how we vote.
But there are fundamental questions that must answered to deal appropriately with poverty: A) Who are the poor? B) What should be done for the poor?
We are better served to learn who are the poor before we gain a solid understanding of what should be done to help.
In 2004, Robert Rector and Kirk Johnson published their study on poverty based on the U.S. Census data.
The following graphic from their study illuminates the material condition of the poor households in America relative to all American households.
Interestingly, the first two statistics are based on full and prompt payment. While obviously some the deficiency of poor households is due to cash flow problems, the category allows room for lack of organization and slothfulness – trust me, I have paid bills late myself simply because I lost track of them.
Another telling statistic is the eviction percentage. While we hear of the dramatic increase foreclosures in recent months, these 2004 figures are negligible for poor households – and I would be surprised if they have increased in a statistically significant environment in 2008.
While there are obvious discrepancies between the poor and non-poor, the plight of the poor does not appear to be as dire as we might sometimes imagine.


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A potential downside risk to the economic performance could be the high household debt in case of sharp house price decreases and interest rate increases.
The insolvency environment
Insolvencies increased in 2017
Swedish business insolvencies increased 5.6% in 2017 after three years of annual decreases. However, in 2018 a turnaround is expected, with a 3% decrease forecast.
Economic situation
Growth slows down in 2018, but remains robust
The Swedish economy is forecast to grow 2.4% in 2018 after increasing 2.7% in 2017. Supported by negative interest rates, both household consumption and investment growth are expected to continue, although at a lower rate than in previous years.
In order to combat deflation and to weaken the currency, the Swedish Central Bank has repeatedly lowered the repo rate since July 2014, which has been -0.5% since February 2016. Inflation picked up again in 2017 and is expected to remain close to 2% in 2018. The expansionary monetary policy has driven investments and asset prices.
A potential downside risk to the economy could be high household debt, triggered by housing demand and easy access to credit. In 2017 the household debt-to-disposable-income-ratio was more than 180%, making private households vulnerable to sharp house price decreases and interest rate increases.


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The moment of truth came when we first clipped in to our Fezzari Timp Peak. As we outlined in our First Look, Fezzari's internet-based, direct-to-consumer model allows the Average Joe Rider to play product manager, selecting sizing, parts and spec. Sounds great in theory, but what if we screwed up? What if we built a Frankenbike?
It turns out our fears were unfounded. Not only would Fezzari's excellent customer support staff help make sure the build was up to snuff, but the Timp Peak's inherently excellent chassis, and a dialed parts mix collaborated to create a truly pleasant surprise rides in our Compare-O. From that first pedal stroke we had a feeling the Timp Peak was a winner, and the fact we literally had to pry it away from our last test rider, speaks volumes about the goods the Fezzari delivers.
Photo by Tyler Frasca.
It's all about the Frame
The Timp Peak's frame is an all-carbon affair—front and rear triangle, as well as the suspension linkage—which equates to an extremely light ensemble with excellent lateral rigidity. With 150mm of front and rear travel the Timp Peak is right in the sweet spot of our Compare-O bike selection, as are its 67 degree head tube angle, and 13-inch bottom bracket height—spot-on for a 27.5-inch wheel bike.
Accordingly the Timp Peak descends with confidence. It loves to carve singletrack and is easy to throw around in technical turns, as well as the air. And while the bike is indeed quite lively when you push it, it comes at the expense of small bump sensitivity and suppleness.
"It might not be the plushest of rides," observed one test rider. "But don't let that hold you back though, because when the going gets rough, the bike's 150mm travel comes out to play."
True-to-form, the Fezzari admirably managed the hits—and mis-hits—on three-to-four-foot drops and a few cased doubles. Again, we didn't get that soft soak-up, but we didn't feel even near the edge of disaster either.
That lack of plushness may actually be a plus when the trail turns skyward and the Timp Peak shows some XC-like personality.
"At just over 26 pounds, and with its stable suspension setup, the Timp Peak ascends very efficiently," said one reviewer. "Even with a wide-open rear shock, this bike really climbed well."
As looks go, the Timp Peak goes for a low-key, flat black approach. It doesn't have great lines or graphics but it's not unattractive either. Our crew generally liked the functional look that seems more purposeful than artistic.
Coming Around to the Cables
The Timp Peak came with a handlebar remote to simultaneously control the Fox three-mode, Climb-Trail-Descend—or CTD—front and rear suspension. Like with other bikes in our test—the Scott Genius 720 and the Rocky Mountain Altitude—we fought through our aesthetic displeasure at the tangle of cables near the head tube, and started to "get" how such a setup can improve the ride.
Like a dropper post remote, the ability to change your suspension on-the-fly becomes both more intuitive and more useful the more you take advantage of it. With standard suspension controls we find ourselves leaving the shock and fork in less-than-ideal modes because we can't—or don't feel like—reaching down and fiddling with knobs and levers. Conversely, having a convenient lever at the fingertips, encourages more frequent and appropriate use of the Climb, Trail and Descend modes. And one thing we've learned about remote systems is they allow you to set the suspension softer since it's so convenient to switch it to Trail or Climb mode.
Some of our riders would rather live without than to have yet another handlebar control and the cabling that goes with it. But after riding with such systems for a while, they became more understanding.
"I like a clean cockpit with as few controls and cables as possible," commented one rider. "But I get it—if you used the suspension remote as frequently as you adjust your seatpost or shift gears, your bike's gonna be better adjusted to changing trail conditions."


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The storm over the blind activist Chen Guangcheng has understandably captured the world's attention in the past week. But an event of much greater significance remains the ouster of Bo Xilai, the powerful party boss of Chongqing. The rise and fall of Bo is part of a much larger and potentially disruptive trend in China the return of politics to the Chinese Communist Party.
We don't much think of the party as a political organization these days. It is dominated by technocrats obsessed with economic and engineering challenges. These men and they are almost all men are comfortable talking about detailed economic and technical data, but they are not skilled politicians, adept at handling large crowds or palace intrigue. This apolitical system is a recent phenomenon and the outcome of a conscious decision by the founder of modern China, Deng Xiaoping.
When the Chinese communists took power in 1949, the party was dominated by charismatic revolutionaries and military leaders. Court politics, intrigue, ideological posturing and mass politics were pervasive in the new regime, and its leader, Mao Zedong, was a master politician. In 1957 he launched the "antirightist campaign," which was followed by the Great Leap Forward, which was followed by the Cultural Revolution, all designed to divide and destroy his opponents and consolidate his power.
Mao also kept his lieutenants in constant turmoil. Just before the Cultural Revolution, Beijing published a list of the 26 top officials in China. Two years later, only 13 remained in office, the others having been purged. Defense Minister Lin Biao, once designated as Mao's successor, tried to flee the country and was killed. Hyperpolitics persisted after Mao's death. The new head of the party ordered the arrest of the radical Gang of Four, who were said to have been perpetrators of the Cultural Revolution. They were tried, convicted and imprisoned.
It was against this backdrop that Deng took power in the late 1970s and 1980s. Deng was determined to end the high drama of Chinese political life and focus on economic development. He wanted to turn the party into a professional organization run by technocrats, mostly engineers. He required them to have been top students who subsequently showed skill in practical problem solving. He even changed the tone of party meetings, which had been devoted to long-winded ideological speeches, saying in 1980, "If you don't have anything to say, save your breath ... The only reason to hold meetings and to speak at them is to solve problems."
The party was soon transformed. By 1985, the Central Committee was dominated by younger college graduates and the Politburo's Standing Committee, the country's ruling elite, were all engineers. That tradition of technocracy has persisted. A party whose history is tied to peasants, workers and soldiers is now the most elitist operation in the world. Its system of promotion favors engineers, economists and management experts over anyone with grassroots political skills. For two decades, China has been run like a company, not a country.
Eventually, politics had to re-emerge. China has reached a level of growth and development at which the big questions it faces are not technical engineering puzzles but deep political, philosophical ones.
Bo represented the revival of politics in at least two ways. In a system of colorless men, he was charismatic, conniving and political. He was comfortable in front of crowds, eager to push himself forward, and he rubbed against the grain of consensus decisionmaking. Money was, as in U.S. politics, the grease that smoothed Bo's rise. But he also represented the "new left," an ideological movement that emphasized social and cultural solidarity, the power of the state and other populist issues. Whether he truly believed in these stances is irrelevant. Like all good political entrepreneurs, he saw a market for these ideas in modern China and filled it. And there are other would-be leaders military nationalists, economic liberals, even more-full-throated populists who are debating China's future furiously, though privately, in Beijing and Shanghai.
Bo's ouster is the most significant purge in the party's top ranks since Tiananmen Square. The party may hope that the People's Republic, as it did after that earlier upheaval, can return to its efficient and steady technocratic path. But China has changed too much. And politics in China is xenophobic, populist, nationalist, messy and certainly unpredictable like politics everywhere.
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A430[edit source]
I have a Canon A430 and firmware for it.How can I get it.
- At time of writing, it hasn't been ported yet. See A430 page for more details. Sampablokuper 13:35, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
А470[edit source]
People! Please, answer! When the Canon 470 will be ported ? Beautiful camera, it would be nice two make stereo on this one!
- It doesn't look like anyone's working on this. You have three options:
- Get a Wikia account (this is free); add the A470 page to your watchlist; wait for news.
- Beg for help on the forum (try to find an appropriate thread for this - "Porting A470", or suchlike; if none exists, create one)
- If you have a computer and an A470, follow the instructions on the A470 page and the For Developers page and port it yourself.
- Sampablokuper 15:30, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
What about using the latest gcc and binutils[edit source]
Did somebody try to use the latest gcc (4.2.5) and binutils (2.19) to build CHDK? User:Vpasko 24th Dec 2008
- For Windows (2000/XP/2003/Vista) there's a gcc 4.3 environment from whim available ([1]), its works fine with the CHDK-Shell, just replace the 3.x gcc folder with this one. If you're using Cygwin on your machine, you must disable cygwin mounts first ! (i.e search in regedit on string "cygnus" and delete both keys, 1 in HKCR, 1 in HKLM; if you need them still, be sure to export the keys first). Fe50 12:46, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
- I'd like to use Ubuntu with the latest gcc and binutils
- You should have a look to the Forum, there are some threads about compiling CHDK with gcc 4.x under Linux/Ubuntu, e.g. gcc. windows dev kit, binary size & the whole ordeal (discussion here). Fe50 01:16, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
There is now a page on how to compile gcc 4.3.3 with binutils 2.18: gcc433
Note though, that binutils 2.19.1 cannot build working chdk-images at the time of this writing, and binutils 2.18 cannot be used to disassemble firmware, as arm-elf-objdump crashes raising the segmentation violation flag. A workaround is to use both versions of binutils.
Some one take down those scams[edit source]
Can someone take down that scam "I made $1,700 last week ..."
And a few other scams that seem to be in this wiki
Geoff Greig Brisbane Australia
SX200IS[edit source]
Could I ask if anyone is working on porting to the SX200IS. It is a great camera, would be even better if RAW could be used.
Underwater D10[edit source]
Was wondering if anyone who has the D10 with programming knowledge could start the porting process. Please???
--188.8.131.52 21:05, November 1, 2009 (UTC)sonny
SD1200IS[edit source]
Hi, I want people to know that CHDK is working on this camera, and has been doing so for a while now, but no one has posted that here so I am doing so, the camera needs more development but it is runing scripts and saving raw's, I would also like to ask the help of anybody who know where or how to change the codes to use usb remote triggers, we have been working on that but as we are not experienced enough w dont know where can we find the codes that control that feature.
Microfocus[edit source]
Some of the newer high end Canon cameras have a feature called microfocus. Would it be possible to add this for other DSLR-s?
PowerShot SX 220 HS[edit source]
I've got a PowerShot SX 220 HS, which is supposed to be Digic-IV-based. It's not in the list, not even listed as unsupported, so I assume it's a very new camera model. Is anyone already working on porting it?
188.8.131.52 13:02, March 30, 2011 (UTC)
a port for the a1200hd model[edit source]
cant wait for the port of the a1200hd model...
it has huge flexibility...
This CHDK site is an incredible community. I want to encourage a developer out there to create the kit for the ELPH 520 / Ixus 500. The camera is small, powerful, fun to use -- a great choice for professionals, amateurs and pro-sumers alike. I'm just shouting out the high need and demand for this kit. I appreciate that everyone's volunteering and basing this on their love of both computers and cameras. Keep on trucking...you are unsung heroes. 18.104.22.168 15:57, November 17, 2012 (UTC)


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Moore and Beaty lead Flames at Liberty Invitational
October 1, 2012 | Lynchburg, Va.
Thea Beaty had a banner debut, taking first place in Women's Collegiate Singles Division 3, and teaming with Abigail Lindsey to win Women's Collegiate Doubles Women Division 3 at the Liberty Invitational Tournament at the Sports Racket Sept. 28-30.
The tournament kicked off the 2012-13 season for Liberty Flames racquetball team, the first for women's racquetball.
Jordan Kemp led the way for the men's team taking third place in Men's Collegiate Singles Division 2 Olympic Format Gold, and teaming with Ryan Evans to place first in the Men's Collegiate Doubles Men Division 1/2 Red.
Ryan Moore opened the weekend with a straight sets win over Zackary Brown from Duke University 15-3, 15-4. Teammate Sam Montgomery was also in #4 singles, but he lost his first match to Andrew Jimenez from the University of Maryland 15-14, 15-13. Moore competed against Jimenez and won 15-5, 15-10 to take third place in Men's Collegiate Singles Division 4 Gold. Montgomery moved to the red division where he faced off with Brown, winning 15-2,15-1 to take first place in Men's Collegiate Singles Division 4 Red championship.
Evans and Kemp competed in the Men's Collegiate Singles Division 2, with Evans losing in his first match to Patrick Litten of Virginia 9-15, 15-5, 11-6. Kemp won his first match 15-5, 15-6 over Jordan Forte of Duke before falling in the semifinals to eventual champion Brij Kachalia of N.C. State 15-11, and 15-4. Kemp would win third place, defeating Litten, who lost in the semifinals to Bradley Williams, 15-9, 15-4. Evans moved to the red division where he placed second, falling in the final to Forte 15-13, 4-15,11-5.
Kemp and Evans lost their quarterfinal doubles match to Bradley Williams and Brij Kachalia of North Carolina 15-4, 15-10 while Joel Denney teamed with Shawn Furman and knocked off Trevor Buck and Francisco Flores of Virginia Tech 7-15, 15-7, 11-10. Denney and Furman would go on to fall in the finals to Jordan Matthews and Srinivas Iyengar of North Carolina 8-15, 15-9, 11-3. Kemp and Evans would defeat Jeffrey Doyle and Jordan Forte of Duke University in the red division final 7-15, 15-9, 11-0.
After receiving a bye in the first round, Furman fell in the quarterfinals of the Men's Collegiate Singles Division 1 Gold to eventual champion Jordan Matthews of N.C. State 15-12, 15-4. Furman would roll through the Men's Collegiate Singles Division 1 Red taking second place, losing in the finals to Iyengar 15-10, 11-15, 11-10.
Graduate student Jonathan Davis and Kenneth Judkins both won their first match Men's Collegiate Singles Division 3, Davis winning 15-3, 15-9 over Ryan Bartoshuk of Duke, and Judkins over Robert Amanfu of Virginia 15-6, 15-2. Davis lost his quarterfinal match to eventual champion Matthew Zizzi of N.C. State 15-4, 15-5, while Judkins lost to Adam Blackwell of N.C. State 15-4, 15-0. Judkins and Davis would meet in the Men's Collegiate Singles Division 3 Red, with Judkins getting the better of his teammate in three games 15-10, 8-15, 11-8.
Beaty, competing in her first collegiate racquetball tournament, upset No. 1 seed Chelsea Bowman of N.C. State in the semifinals 15-3, 15-13, before defeating No. 2 seed Dorothy Harris, also of N.C. State 10-15, 15-3, 11-4.
Teammate Abigail Lindsey knocked off Michelle Ngo of N.C. State 15-11, 15-9 in the semifinals at Women's Collegiate Singles Division 4 before falling in the finals to Kristen Blanton of N.C. State 15-4, 15-6.
Lindsey and Beaty teamed up to defeat Bowman and Harris by identical 15-11 scores in the semifinals of Women's Collegiate Doubles Division 3 before defeating Ngo and Blanton in the finals 15-6, 15-6.
Liberty will be in action next at the MACRC Maryland Open hosted by the University of Maryland October 26-28 in College Park, Md.


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Publisher: Sega
Data: June 1999
Format: .cdi
Selfboot: Yes
Supporters: http://www.shenmuedojo.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=46933
Data release: 1 september, 2014
Переведены все меню, субтитры и некоторая графика.
Для игры подойдёт demul 0.582 или сам ВЕЛИКИЙ(!) Dreamcast.
Наконец, Shenmuedojo перевели эту замечательную демо версию Shenmue. В переводе участвовало много человек. Большое им СПАСИБО!
Hacking/Programming: YZB, Indiket, PacoChan, IlDucci
Translation : Brett "Switch" Chandler, Rakim
Proofreading : Merlin Fontana
Graphic Editors : BlueMue, IlDucci
ShenTrad Toolset : Manic, Ayla, SiZious, ShenDream
Extras Design : Gin, BlueMue, IlDucci
"What's Shenmue?" was a special premier disc in Japan given to those who pre-ordered Shenmue, additionally another edition of the disc was given away in Famitsu, a Japanese gaming magazine. The only difference between the two is that the Famitsu version has an orange cover, as opposed to a blue cover. Due to a delay in releasing Shenmue in Japan, anyone who pre-ordered it was given this on the date it was intended to be released on. The game itself works like a demo of Shenmue, featuring Dobuita, a town in Yokosuka, although not all of it is accessible. You play as Ryo much like you would in the full game. The disc also includes 4 of the movies included on the Passport disc of the original Shenmue that explain aspects of the game.
Back in June 1999, when the Dreamcast was still alive and Shenmue was topping most-wanted charts everywhere, Sega gave away a demo of Shenmue with all new Dreamcasts in Japan, simply called 'What's Shenmue?'. This humble demo disc is now one of the most sought-after pieces for fans of Shenmue the world over. Here is the full story of this great little oddity.
A couple of months before the original Shenmue was released in Japan, Sega started hyping it up by giving away a demo disc with all new Dreamcasts. This demo, What's Shenmue?, was hard to obtain even in Japan and because of this it was up to $100 in importers and even then you'd be very lucky to get one. The demo takes about 10 minutes to complete and limits the player to Dobuita Street. The player as Ryo must find Sega's president, Yukawa-san, to ask him about Shenmue by collecting information from various sources and beating up some thugs in a QTE (the Enoki QTE from the full game). When Ryo tracks him down, you have to chase Yukawa-san in an alternate version of the Jimmy Yan QTE from the end of disc 2 of Shenmue. It's short and simple, but it would really whet your appetite for the full game! The demo even has it's own little ending in which Yukawa-san is sitting in front of piles of unsold Dreamcasts but cheers when he sees a Shenmue poster on the wall. In addition to this little playable section, the disc contains the videos of characters explaining the various systems in the game from the Shenmue Passport.
You'll be very lucky to find one now, and even luckier to find them for less than $100. You could check eBay, but I haven't seen one on there. Maybe if you strike lucky your local import store might get one though.
What's Shenmue? представляет собой демо-верию игры Shenmue. Она была доступна для сделавших предварительный заказ на игру. Версия для журнала Famitsu имела оранжевую обложку, в отличии от синей, которую получили подписчики. Диск также включает в себя 4 фильма, включенные в паспорт игры Shenmue, где объясняются аспекты игры.
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What's Shenmue English Translation for Sega Dreamcast
Version 1.0 - September 1st, 2014 - Document written by IlDucci
If you see any bugs not mentioned in this Readme, please go to
http://www.shenmuedojo.com/forum/ in order to get support in English.
- Project Credits
- Changelog
- How to apply the patch
- How to burn the game for its use on a Dreamcast
- Troubleshooting
- Special Thanks
Hacking/Programming: YZB, Indiket, PacoChan, IlDucci
Translation : Brett "Switch" Chandler, Rakim
Proofreading : Merlin Fontana
Graphic Editors : BlueMue, IlDucci
ShenTrad Toolset : Manic, Ayla, SiZious, ShenDream
Extras Design : Gin, BlueMue, IlDucci
1.0 - First release:
- Every menu and subtitle is fully translated into English.
A few key graphics were translated as well.
How to apply the patch:
This patch is designed to be applied to a backup from your original game.
In order to make a backup from your disc, you'll need your Sega Dreamcast
and the SD Card Adapter. You can Google the tutorials for doing so. The
people behind this project are completely against piracy and have created
this patch ONLY for using it on a backup of your original disc.
You will need a GDI image of What's Shenmue. The patching program doesn't
admit CDI or MDF/MDS images because those formats include modifications
needed to make them work. Don't worry, the patcher will turn the GDI into a
MDF/MDS image, ready to be used on emulator or on your console.
The patcher has been tested only with the discs that contain the following
code on the inner ring of the non-labeled side:
- 610-7179-0133A 11M1 o 11MB1 (TOSEC Version)
We've made the patcher compatible with any other editions, but if you have a
disc with a different ring code and the patcher gives you an error, please
contact us through the websites mentioned at the top of this readme file.
If you want to play the translation in a emulator, we recommend using Demul
version 0.5.8.2. At the moment of writing this document, it's the version
that gives less trouble.
In case the patcher gives an error, write it down and send the note to us.
There's a chance antivirus programs could interfere with the program when
it's running, but we do not recommend disabling them before using the
program. It's reported that the patcher won't work with Windows emulators
(like Wine).
If you want to distribute the patch or put it on your website, please
consult us first. Under no circumstances distribute or upload to the
Internet pre-patched game images, nor gain any sort of profit using the work
of the people behind this project. This translation is made to be published
as a patch and to be used by the legitimate owners of the original game.
It's important to have the most up-to-date version of Alcohol 120%.
We recommend using version 1.9.8 or higher.
If you want to be 100% sure the image will work, first try it on an emulator.
If it works, it's most likely that it will work on your console.
The burning process depends on the recorder and your console. On most cases,
the recommended setup is using RAW DAO at the lowest speed available.
- The patcher shows an unknown code and doesn't make the images properly:
In most cases, we've solved the problem by going to another computer.
Copy the entire error window to a text file, include the log.txt file
that will appear on the same folder as the patcher, upload those to
a free file hosting and send us the links to the official topic on
Shenmue Dojo in order to get support in English.
- My Dreamcast won't read the disc:
Please check the HOW TO BURN THE GAME FOR ITS USE ON A DREAMCAST
section. Most likely, you'll have to setup the speed and recording
- Alcohol 120% shows an error when trying to burn the image:
Either something's wrong with your burner or you are using an old
version of Alcohol 120%. Check that you can burn other images correctly.
FamilyGuy & HyKan for the CDDA tracks format.
kRYPT, fackue, James Reiner, Master Kyodai, xhizors92 & Gin for all their
knowledge. Fйnix, Ryo Suzuki, Rock_Lee-Vk for their support.
Yu Suzuki, SEGA of America, SEGA Europe, Assemblergames.com, DCEmulation,
dreamcast-talk.com, SegaSaturno.com, Dreamcast.es, CUE, SkyBladeCloud,
Neoblast, Chui, Blai, Raizing, DC-SWAT, Wesker, saturn_worship, TunneT,
Ziming, TuxTheWise, Steve "Klarth" Monaco, RedComet, Josй Gutiйrrez & Rubйn
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Join me for a blissful evening of devotional chanting at the beautiful Yoga Bodhi in Bath on Friday 8th March. Please note this session takes place on the 2nd Friday of every month.
Kirtan is a form of devotional chanting whose roots go back over 500 years to India. It is a practice from Bhakti Yoga (yoga of devotion) and has the power to open the heart. By repeating simple mantras over and over, kirtan is an effortless way to experience some freedom from the daily chatter of the mind, taking us deeper into stillness and silence.
Kirtan is for everyone. No prior experience of chanting is necessary to gain the many benefits it has to offer, simply an openness to what may occur. Through chanting, you meet the practice exactly where you need to. This might be finding a still point of relaxation after a hectic week at work, or the joy of singing together, of opening our hearts, offering our prayers to the Divine, or simply being present to the one moment.
"A wonderfully uplifting & meditative first time for me at Yoga Bodhi. Tim's hypnotic chant took me to another state of consciousness ... a blissful state to visit." - Robin Oneile
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In August, we told you about GM CEO Dan Akerson's plan to sell his 1958 Chevrolet Corvette at the upcoming Scottsdale, Ariz. Barrett-Jackson auction. Akerson isn't just clearing space in his garage, however: all proceeds from the sale will benefit Habitat for Humanity.
A new video gives us a closer look at the turquoise roadster and fills us in on the good work that Habitat is doing to rebuild neighborhoods in Detroit.
The Corvette is powered by a carbureted 283-cubic-inch V8, but it's the car's paintjob that marks it as a rare specimen. Of the 9,168 'Vettes built in 1958, just 510 had the Regal blue two-tone option. A charcoal interior contrasts nicely with the bright exterior paint.
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text: The Archdiocese of Liverpool has become the first diocese in England and Wales to commission lay people to preside at funerals. Archbishop Patrick Kelly formally commissioned 22 lay ministers to celebrate funeral ceremonies in an effort to relieve pressure on priests who sometimes must celebrate seven or more funeral Masses a week. The move was announced through a brochure, "Planning a Catholic Funeral", published recently by the archdiocese. The brochure described a funeral as the "community's main celebration and prayer for the deceased". "This could be a funeral Mass but … it may be a funeral service led by a lay funeral minister or a deacon," it said. Vocations in Liverpool declined sharply in recent years, and the archdiocese projected that the number of priests will decline from 170 to 100 by 2015. Lay ministers already preside at funerals in some parts of the world where no priest or deacon is available. The decision by Archbishop Kelly represents the first time such a step was authorised by the Catholic Church in England and Wales. The archdiocese's Council of Priests supported the move after the archbishop consulted with its members and examined the 1990 Order of Christian Funerals. The document calls for the lay ministers to preside at funerals when clergy are unavailable, Archbishop Kelly explained in an article in the Tablet. The document, he said, also recommends that a Mass "be celebrated for the deceased at the earliest convenient time". "In some of our parishes in the diocese priests are being asked to celebrate over 120 funerals each year," Archbishop Kelly wrote. "That does not neatly work out at two or three times a week," he wrote. "Some weeks there can be six or seven." Archbishop Kelly said that the lay ministers – some of whom are drawn from the roster of Eucharistic ministers, catechists and religious sisters – would receive continuing support and training to ensure that the service they provide is "of the best quality" and was not seen by Catholics as "second-class". Full Story: Lay people to preside at funerals in Liverpool Source: Catholic Herald


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One year ago Monday, Wade Michael Page, a gunman with links to neo-Nazi groups, went to a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., and killed six worshippers. Family members, law enforcement and the larger community marked the anniversary over the weekend.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker praised the Sikh community for calling for greater understanding and peace.
"The brightest moment out of all this is that yet again, you've showed this community, this state, the country and the world that love can triumph," Walker said at a memorial service at the temple on Sunday.
At the temple, there's very little physical sign of the damage from the shootings. Temple official Dr. Harcharan Gill says the main exception is a small round hole on an inner door frame. Gill says that the bullet holes are there to "remind us of what happened on the fifth."
Temple officials have installed more security cameras, and a security guard is often on duty. WUVM's Erin Toner reported last week that some worshippers are fearful of violence, but others are "even more determined to confront prejudice against their faith."
The one-year anniversary events commemorating the victims have stressed openness and a much brighter theme, like the Sikh term Chardi Kala, which roughly translates to "relentless optimism."
"The love, the love that the community shows it [is] what's conquering the hate," Mandeep Kaur, a youth leader and member of the Sikh temple told Michel Martin, host of NPR's Tell Me More. "So I think that is the message. That if you conquer hate with love, that we don't leave any room for the hate."
Other area Sikh leaders are expanding an effort in the schools to reduce violence, but that may be a tall order. On a weekend when Sikhs and others gathered to remember six worshippers killed a year ago, police say at least two Milwaukee residents died in street violence and about a dozen local people were wounded.
It was a year ago today that a gunman walked into a Sikh temple near Milwaukee and opened fire. It turned out the killer had links to Neo-Nazi groups. Over the weekend, family members, law enforcement and the larger community marked the anniversary with a series of events.
Chuck Quirmbach of Wisconsin Public Radio was there, and brings us this report.
CHUCK QUIRMBACH, BYLINE: At the Sikh temple in the Milwaukee suburb of Oak Creek, there's very little physical sign of the damage gunman Wade Michael Page caused on August 5th, 2012 when he killed six people, before being shot by police and then killing himself.
Temple official Dr. Harcharan Gill says the main exception is a small, round hole on an inner door frame.
HARCHARAN GILL: This is one of the bullet holes. It's indicating that it's always going to remind us what happened on the 5th.
QUIRMBACH: The temple has installed more security cameras, and a security guard is often on duty. But the anniversary events over the last few days have stressed openness and a much brighter theme, namely a Sikh term, Chardi Kala, which roughly translates to relentless optimism. At a memorial service yesterday at the temple, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker praised the Sikhs not calling for revenge, but for greater community understanding and peace.
GOVERNOR SCOTT WALKER: The brightest moment out of all of this is that, yet again, you showed this community, this state, this country and the world that love can triumph.
QUIRMBACH: The Sikhs have taken their positive response to the federal courthouse in downtown Milwaukee.
QUIRMBACH: Traditional Sikh music was performed in the courthouse's ceremonial courtroom on Friday, prior to a memorial service there. U.S. Attorney James Santelle read a letter from Attorney General Eric Holder, which declared that the Justice Department will now keep track of hate crimes against the Sikhs and six other religious or ethnic groups. Santelle, who sometimes now attends religious services at the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, also declared the courthouse to be a temple, or the Sikh term gurdwara.
JAMES SANTELLE: That by gathering here in this temple, in this place, in this gurdwara of justice, that our Sikh sisters and brothers are one with us, of us and always among us.
QUIRMBACH: Amardeep Kaleka, whose father was one of the people killed in the Oak Creek shootings, says the prosecutor was right to refer to the federal courthouse as a gurdwara.
AMARDEEP KALEKA: In our culture, anything can be a gurdwara. So you can have a closet in your house that's a gurdwara. But in addition, a courthouse, that's like, oh, that makes perfect sense. Gurdwaras are symbols of justice.
QUIRMBACH: The Sikhs also took their outreach to the streets of Oak Creek on Saturday with a six-kilometer run and walk to raise money for a community scholarship fund. Hundreds of runners and walkers stepped off to the sound of a traditional Sikh drum and cry.
QUIRMBACH: The event drew both Sikhs and non-Sikhs. Temple trustee Bensingh Voperi says he took part to promote unity and improve the world.
BENSINGH VOPERI: So if everybody get together, practice peace, and this planet can be heaven. So we are trying to make it the better place for everybody to live.
QUIRMBACH: Milwaukee-area police and FBI chaplain Greg Young, who provided crisis counseling after last year's Oak Creek shooting, says he ran partly for inner peace.
GREG YOUNG: I train a lot of law enforcement around the country, and one of the things I always talk about in terms of resilience is: How do you take care of yourself? How do you play? And so we need ways that we can unplug, that we can celebrate.
QUIRMBACH: Other Milwaukee Sikh leaders are expanding an effort in the schools to reduce violence. That may be a tall order. On a weekend when Sikhs and others gathered to remember six worshippers killed a year ago, police say at least two Milwaukee residents died in street violence, and about a dozen local people were wounded. For NPR News, I'm Chuck Quirmbach, in Milwaukee. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Plato's Closet Haul
I had the chance to go to my local Plato's Closet for a shopping haul! One thing that I love in particular about Plato's Closet is that you can always find trendy items in there that are from relevant and popular brands. I also know that whatever I find in the store has been handpicked, to ensure the quality of the item. So when I go shopping at Plato's Closet, I know I will always find amazing stuff!
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For my first outfit, I found this cheetah shirt from Wild Fable for only $6 at Plato's Closet. Paired with a black mini-skirt, I decided to wear a pair of slip-on, platform sneakers to make this outfit more casual so I was ready to run around town! For accessories, I stuck to warm, gold tones. I found some cute, minimalistic hoops during my shopping trip that were only $2. My triangular sunglasses were also a great find because the lenses paired perfectly with the geometric theme and they were only $5!
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After finding this deep yellow, plaid skirt while shopping, I knew I needed to have it. It was marked at $10, and not to mention the versatility it serves! I decided to pair the skirt with an off-the-shoulder white crop top and left the accessories to a simple, gold butterfly set. Since this skirt has a side tie-knot, I decided to tomboy it up! For the shoes, I went with a classic pair of all white, high-top Chuck Taylor's!
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For the next outfit, I took a distressed denim mini-skirt and paired it with a black baby-doll shirt (originally from Fashion Nova, but at Plato's Closet for $7). This shirt has functional ties in the front that allow you to adjust the tightness, depending on how much skin you would like to show. I kept the jewelry to a minimum but accentuated my waist with this statement cheetah belt. This was also a find at Plato's Closet marked at $6. Due to the nature of the distressed skirt feeling more casual, I wore basic leather sandals.
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Last, but not least, I continued the trend of the mini-skirt with this vintage-looking, denim skirt. I played more on the feminine side by pairing it with this pink, off-the-shoulder crop top. Both of these pieces were found at Plato's Closet, the skirt (originally from Express) for $8, and the top for only $5. For the accessories, I wore a single strand of pearls and matching heart-shaped pearl earrings. I can imagine wearing this outfit to a brunch or nice lunch, so I figured it would be cute to wear these nude, open-toed heels.
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MANU DAULA (Frigate Bird) AWARD:
The Manu Daula Award is voted on by the PAA membership and given to an individual for outstanding achievement and dedication in the arts of the Pacific.
Past recipients:
1984: Philip Dark and Sidney Moko Mead
1989: Renee Heyum and Margaret Tuckson
1993: Soroi Eoe
2001: Christian Kaufmann and Douglas Newton
2003: Jehanne Teilhet Fisk (posthumously) and Adrienne Kaeppler
2005: Roger Neich
2007: Steven Hooper
2010: Karen Stevenson
2013: Carol Ivory and Philippe Peltier
2016: Rosanna Raymond
2019: Carol Mayer
The bronze medallion was designed by Paul and Betty Beadle. Paul was a professor at the Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland University.