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Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) - Definition
A computer-aided user interface, actually a usage interface – also known as a human machine interface (HMI), is the part of computer program that communicates with the user. In ISO 9241-110, the term user interface is defined as "all parts of an interactive system (software or hardware) that provide information and control that is necessary for the user to complete a certain task with the interactive system." The user interface / human machine interface (HMI) is the point of action where a human is in contact with a machine. The simplest case is a light switch: It is neither a human, nor a "machine" (lamp), but an interface between the two. In order for a human machine interface (HMI) to be usable and meaningful for people, it must be adapted to its requirements and abilities. For example, programming a robot to turn on the light would be too complicated and a switch on the roof would not be practical for a light in the cellar.
Classification of human machine interface (HMI):
Systematically considered, the user interface is one of the human machine interfaces (HMI): Human ↔ human-machine interface ↔ machine. Different sciences dedicate themselves to the topic, such as IT, cognition research and psychology. The basic knowledge for a user-friendly interface design is gleaned in the scientific discipline of ergonomics. The actual areas of activity are cognitive ergonomics, system ergonomics and software ergonomics (usability engineering).
Operating and observing
The user interface is, in addition to a "human machine interface" (HMI), also called a "man machine interface" (MMI) and allows the operator to, under certain circumstances, go beyond operating the machine and to observe the status of equipment and intervene in the process. The information ("feedback") is provided either by means of control panels with signal lamps, display fields or buttons or by means of software using a visualization system that runs on a terminal, for example. With a light switch, the visual feedback comes from the impression of "light" and the switch setting of "on, and "dark" and "off". The driver's compartment of a car also features numerous user interfaces – from the controls (pedals, steering wheel, switch and indicator stalks etc.) through to visual acknowledgments from the "machine", the car (display of speed, range, radio channel, navigations system etc.).
Evolution of human machine interfaces (HMI)
For products with a long lifecycle, the human machine interfaces (HMI) have been optimized over the years. There are two switches that are missing for audio and video playback devices that were common in the eighties: The function of the switch to jump to the previous take or the next take was integrated into the switches for fast forwarding and rewinding. To do this, the user interface became more complex, because each of the two knobs has two functions. For the developers of user interfaces, reduction such as this plays a central role: The reduction of access to a complex machine to just a few controls may make basic operation easier, but is usually not appropriate for the complexity. With the very complex operating systems of modern computers, this competing objective is solved by means of two categories of user interfaces / human machine interfaces (HMI): One shows the user the everyday icons, the trashcan, the folder, etc., which they understand and can can operate immediately without having to spend time learning them: For example, clicking on a link opens the target website. The other allows them to use the command line interface to access the computer system at a low-level, however this requires a great deal of learning. For example taskkill /F /IM iexplore.exe ends all processes in relation to Internet Explorer on a Windows system.


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ForumsQuestionsDate field in list broken
Date field in list broken
I tried to create a simple project list, and included a date column. It hangs up there when I enter a date, won't take the date and clears all fields when I exit and come back. Is there a plan to fix the date feature soon?
On my fourth try, the other fields remain, but the date still is cleared.
On my fifth try, all fields cleared again. I gather it's best not to use date fields at this time?
Ok, so it won't save my lists "automatically" as the training video suggests. Now what?
Finally, the real trick, not mentioned in the video. It doesn't save automatically, it saves when you add another row! You don't have to actually save the other row, you just have to click the + as though you were going to add another row. This should be in the tutorial, I think.
After numerous tries, I finally created a simple 4 field Projects list. Entering a date in the newly created first row of the list was the other tricky part. The date entry box wouldn't close, as it normally does in other TD date entry boxes, so the only way I could close it was to exit the Lists entirely, then come back in. Once that was done, entering a date in additional rows was easy, worked just as TD normally does.
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I tried recreating it today, but couldn't. Maybe it was a momentary glitch? Will try again later.
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Compare cheap flights from Cairns to Ghana
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There are 15 wildlife national parks all over the country. These places are heavily protected as they are considered home to different species of plants and animals. The Kakum National Park and the Mole National Park are two of the largest parks in the country, attracting thousands of visitors each year. You can find elephants, buffalos, tigers, lions and some other animals you've only seen in pictures. Real Safari adventure awaits you in Ghana.
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Organized labor and senior members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation are mounting an intensive lobbying effort to persuade state legislators to support the appointment of an interim successor for the late Sen. Ted Kennedy.
In advance of a state legislative hearing on the matter next week, a variety of groups, including labor unions and voting rights organizations, have been reaching out to lawmakers expressing their support for a plan to change the state succession law to give Gov. Deval Patrick (D-Mass.) the authority to install a temporary senator before the January special election to fill Kennedy's seat .
"There's an unbelievable campaign going on," said Robert J. Haynes, president of the Massachusetts chapter of the AFL-CIO. "Everybody is on deck to try to pull this off."
Haynes said that he is mobilizing his members in a campaign-style push to change the law because the state needed to be represented by two senators as Congress grapples with health care reform and other issues.
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) plans to testify before the state's Joint Committee on Election Laws, which is holding a hearing next Wednesday to consider a bill that would change the succession law. Kerry has said he supports the change, an idea that Kennedy discussed with him in the months before he died.
Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who has suggested he is open to accommodating Kennedy's request to change the law, is working with other members of the House delegation on drafting a letter to the committee.
The AFL-CIO plans to send an e-mail to every member of the state House and Senate on Tuesday asking them to support the temporary succession plan, and union leaders are leaning on their members to lobby their representatives to vote in favor of changing the law.
State legislators said they were already on the receiving end of some of those e-mails and phone calls over the past week.
State Rep. Michael J. Moran, the co-chairman of the election law committee, said in an interview with POLITICO that he had been in contact with at least a dozen groups who wanted to weigh in on the issue.
"You take them all into consideration when you make a decision like this," Moran said, adding that while he still hears objections to the plan, he noticed "a lot more e-mails coming from proponents."
One of them came from Richard M. Rogers, executive secretary-treasurer of the Greater Boston Labor Council, who wrote to legislators this week.
"I write to respectfully urge prompt passage of legislation that would ensure full representation for Massachusetts in the United States Senate in instances where a Senate seat is vacated in the course of the six-year U.S. Senate term," wrote Rogers, who concluded his letter by asking lawmakers to do "everything in your power to advocate for and expedite legislation that achieves this goal."
A Massachusetts voting rights organization, MassVote, has also teamed up with a coalition of groups, including the Service Employees International Union, to start an online petition and Web site, WeNeedTwo.org, to gather support for the interim successor proposal.
Some interest groups said the lobbying goes both ways. Legislators, they say, have contacted them to solicit official statements of support for changing the succession law.
The AFL-CIO is not taking a position on who Governor Patrick should appoint to the Senate seat if the law is changed, but Haynes said he had some ideas. He said that former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, the 1988 Democratic presidential nominee, would be an ideal choice.
"I won't tell him who to put there," Haynes said. "But I think I've got plenty of support behind me with my 400,000 members to say, 'this is the kind of person we want there.'"
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Organized labor and senior members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation are mounting an intensive lobbying effort to persuade state legislators to support the appointment of an interim successor for the late Sen. Ted Kennedy.


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Three-hour pork belly
Still a relatively cheap cut, pork belly yields beautiful soft flesh and crisp crackling when slow-roasted
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- carbs2g
- sugars0g
- fibre0g
- protein45g
- salt0.83g
- 2 tbsp fennel seeds
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- 1½ -2kg/3lb 5oz-4lb 8oz piece boneless pork belly, skin scored
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Toast 2 tbsp fennel seeds and 1 tsp black peppercorns in a dry frying pan for a couple of mins. Pound them together in a pestle and mortar with some flaked sea salt, the leaves from 1 small bunch of thyme and 3 garlic cloves to make a paste.
Mix with 2 tbsp olive oil and rub all over the flesh of a 1½ - 2kg piece of boneless pork belly. Cover and chill, leaving to marinate for a few hours or overnight.
When ready to cook, rub the skin of the joint with plenty of salt and 1 tbsp more olive oil. Sit on a wire rack in a roasting tin and roast at 200C/180C fan/gas 6 for 30 mins.
After this time, squeeze 2 lemons over the skin and turn the heat down to 180C/ 160C fan/gas 4. Roast for a further 2 hrs.
Finally, turn the heat back up to 220C/ 200C fan/gas 7 and give it a final blast for another 30 mins or so, to finish the crackling.
Allow to rest somewhere warm for 20 mins. Carve up into chunks or slices and serve with the braised cabbage (below) and bay-infused potatoes (see 'goes well with').
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Braised red cabbage with appleSlice 3 onions into half-moons and sweat in 2 tbsp olive oil until soft. Add 4 peeled and roughly diced Bramley apples and 1 shredded large red cabbage to the pan. Season, stir and cover with a lid. Turn the heat down and stew for 1 hr, or until cabbage is tender. Check every now and then, adding some water if the pan is looking a bit dry. Remove the lid and stir in 100g soft brown sugar. Add 100ml red wine vinegar, cook for 10 mins until evaporated, season to taste and serve.


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FirstScience news by EUREKA on 27 May 2011
The market for consumer 3D television sets is expanding at the enormous pace of a 75% annual growth rate, following the trend for popular movies shot in 3D. With this rapidly growing market, comes the need for standardization and affordable equipment. The timing was right for the project as standards for 3D technologies have now reached a peak in their diversity and number. The TritonZ consortium, assisted by the EUREKA Cluster MEDEA+, specialized in nano-electronics, set out to develop more integrated standards and technologies, and did so very successfully. One of the major outcomes of the project is a new worldwide used standard called CoaXPress.
The consortium of Belgian and Dutch companies explored technologies from the front to the end of the 3D TV broadcasting chain. "The first challenge was making sure that cameras could actually film in 3D", says project leader Klass Jan Damstra from teleproduction company Grass Valley. "Now that means of course recording, but also editing and broadcasting, this means that the data processing must be very fast!" The project partners developed technologies that make possible to capture live shows in 3D, although the broadcasting network isn't ready for that yet. At the other end of the broadcasting chain, the researchers focused on new types of screens that would make 3D TV a more pleasant experience than it is the case with the technology currently available on the market.
3D Images transmission
The challenge with 3D TV broadcasting lies within the amount of data to be processed. The current filming techniques are based on a stereoscopic pair of two 2D images filmed with two cameras, doubling the data load going through the transmission channel. The consortium first developed faster sensors and transmission cables that allow for this increase, but the project team pursued another path as well: adding the third dimension to existing 2D HDTV images, filmed with only one camera. Transmitting a 2D picture plus depth information (2D+Z) uses less transmission bandwidth and provides more flexibility for image display. The result is 'Time of Flight', a technology similar to the one used in radars.
Near-infrared light is emitted by the camera, which measures the time the light needs to travel to an object and back to the camera. This way the camera can calculate for each pixel in the scene the distance to the camera. Time of Flight thus creates a 'depth-map' that will communicate a TV screen the exact depth in the picture. The company Trident Micro Systems developed the algorithms necessary in rendering a stereo image of the 2D+Z information. The format of a TV screen holds less importance than it is the case for the current technologies as the algorithm used can adapt the image to the size of the screen. The same technology can be used to calculate 'multiple views': allowing more viewing angles from which you can watch a movie and making 3D glasses superfluous.
Opportunities for the manufacturing industry
"Not only the broadcasting industry will benefit from this project", stresses Damstra. "Lots of manufacturing processes are based on video control systems that will check if a component is correctly positioned". The speed of these processes is limited at the moment by the processing power of the recording sensor and the low level of the image resolution. The project partners developed a sensor with a resolution of 12 megapixels and a speed of 250 images per second. In comparison, sensors for the fastest digital photo cameras cannot go faster than 10 images per second. To keep up with this speed it was not only necessary to develop new video processing circuits, but also a completely new digital interface standard.
"The development of better sensors will also give rise to a new range of HD cameras, both for the broadcasting industry and the consumer market. We will see more and more HD programs, not only because they are becoming easier to shoot, but also because the cameras will be cheaper to manufacture", says Damstra. Although the various applications of TritonZ serve entirely different markets, many of the core technologies are similar and it was beneficial for the partners to have development teams cooperate and share ideas in one project. "The companies are in no way competitors of each other. Some of us are focusing on the video capturing, others on transmission. Because of the EUREKA consortium we can freely share information while we don't have to be afraid that it will be used by the competition", Damstra says.
A success for the partners
"The partners within the project consortium have managed to grow their sales, get ahead of competition and set industry standards". Eqcologic has played a major role by developing the high speed data transmission, or coaxial, cables, which gave its name to the CoaXPress standard. The standard itself has already been brought to a higher level by the project partner Adimec, specialized in audiovisual technology, and is now in use as far as Japan, thanks to an agreement with the Japanese Industrial Imagining Association for worldwide standardization. The standard has already been adopted by over 100 companies worldwide. However, the partners are aware of the challenges lying ahead: "we are very glad with the opportunity we had with TritonZ to research this subject, but it will take some years before it is ready for the market", Damstra concludes.


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This storytime is for children 3-5 years old and a parent or caregiver. The program includes stories, books, movement activities, nursery rhymes, and songs that promote language development, vocabulary building, and comprehension.Return to full list >>
Play & Learn Time, immediately follows storytime.
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IFA 2010 - Press Day Highlights (+ IFA 2010 Summary & Galaxy Tab media Q&A videos!)
IFA 2010 - Highlights from Press Day
The annual IFA consumer electronics trade fair kick-starts with two full days of press conferences for journalists only. Known as Press Days, the idea is to give journalists a hands-on experience with new products to be unveiled at IFA as well as ask questions, prepare stories and get a first-hand peek at the latest before everyone else. The IFA show, now into its 50th show, takes place on the Messe Berlin fairgrounds in Berlin, Germany and officially opens on 3 September and ends on 8 September.
When Dr. Christian Goke, the Chief Operating Officer of show organizer Messe Berlin, went on stage during the official launch conference, he presented a quote that left a strong impression on journalists and attendees. The quote, spoken by Albert Einstein at the IFA show in 1930, represented what the IFA show has been all about throughout these years (the first IFA was held in 1924 but only became an annual show in 2007).
"When you listen to the radio, think also about how people have come to possess such a wonderful tool of communication...Remember too that it is the engineers who make true democracy possible. They make works available to us all and awake the nations from their stupor. Radio in particular has a unique function to fulfill, in terms of international reconciliation. Radio shows nations to each other in their most vivid form. It will contribute towards ending mutual feelings of alienness which so easily turn into mistrust and hostility."
For its 50th show, the IFA consumer electronics show continues the tradition first pointed by Einstein 80 years ago -- bringing a large number of people, countries, politicians and lobbyists together with the hope to solve real issues that plague the world, be it the ecology, our search for inspiration, to stay connected and to preserve our memories.
UPDATE 05/09/2010: Here's a summary video of what we saw at IFA 2010. At a glance, it summarizes some key announcements made by a few technology brands.
Here are some photo highlights of what went down over the Press Days:
UPDATE 02/09/2010: As promised, here's a video of the media Q&A with Samsung executives right after the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Tab, at the IFA 2010 Press Day conference on 2 September. This video was made on 3 September 2010.
Well, that's it for some highlights from the Press Day conferences at IFA 2010. We will be updating this article with additional highlights as the days progress, including upcoming videos of what we saw (plus, an intimate executive Q&A on the Samsung Galaxy Tab). Stay tuned.


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Sublime Fu*ks
Holy crap! I thought I might get some great can designs, because, well, not to boast, but my readers tend to be smart, talented, and exceptionally good-looking. I'm sure you've noticed this. But still: holy crap! I am getting some great designs here. It is only a matter of time before Coke or Pepsi blatantly rip these off and launch them as new products. And a special mention to Lucia Suarez for coming up with the brilliant "Kinetic Beverage." You know in two years they'll all be called that.
Here are a few of the best entries so far: James F, Nataliya Lalor, Emily Elizabeth Moser, Nathan Carnes, Lucia Suarez, Karan Juneja, Kyle Huberman [1] [2], Chris Hubbard, Andrew Roff, Lori B, Sean Marks, Rod McBride, Shane Smith, Petar.
Lots of people emailed me questions about how to enter, so let me answer some of those here: you should get your entry in this week. A web-friendly JPEG is ideal for submission, but hang on to your high-res original, which we'll need if you win. And yes, the product's name is "Fu*k," asterisk and all.
Next week I'll create a gallery of all entries, for the film producers to peruse. You'll be able to do that, too. If you submitted a design but don't want me to post it or put your name on it, please let me know.
Update: The Fu*k Gallery is now online.
Update 2: Congratulations Mat! Chosen as the best submission from an excellent bunch. When the cans get mocked up, I'll post a pic. Thanks again to everyone who worked on a design.


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You can import slow-motion (slo-mo) video from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using these apps. The app that you use to import your movie affects how slow motion in your video is handled when you play or edit your movie. Choose an app below to learn more.
By default, slo-mo movies play at full speed until they're added to a project. This setting can be changed in iMovie preferences.
Slo-mo movies that you import in Photos include speed variations.
iPhoto and Aperture
Slow-motion movies that you import using iPhoto or Aperture don't show speed variations. The entire video imports at the slowest speed.
Image Capture in OS X Yosemite and later
Slo-mo movies that you import using Image Capture include speed variations. The variations are visible if the app you use to view them can view the variations, like QuickTime Player (version 10 and later).
Slo-mo information is included in the AAE file that is imported with your movie.
Image Capture in OS X Mavericks and earlier
Slo-mo movies that you import through Image Capture do not show speed variations.
Slo-mo movies don't include speed variations in Windows. The speed at which they play depends on the app you view them in.
Additional options
If you want to import the edited version of a movie to a Mac or PC that doesn't automatically import the edited version, here's what to do:
- AirDrop or email the movie to yourself.
- Or, if you've enabled iCloud Photos, you can download the movie from the Photo Library web app at iCloud.com.
These actions give you a copy of the edited version on your computer, but you won't be able to revert to the original, unedited version.


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Earliest Known Cheese Diet Dates Back 7200 Years
Researchers on Wednesday said they found the earliest known chemical evidence of cheese-making, based on the analysis of milk-fat residues in pottery dating back about 7,200 years. WSJ's Lee Hotz reports. Photo: Mélanie Salque/University of Bristol.
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Forum Post: When Will We Stop Cars - Scratch That - GUNS, From Killing People?
Posted 7 years ago on April 1, 2013, 6:18 p.m. EST by LeoYo
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When Will We Stop Cars - Scratch That - GUNS, From Killing People?
Monday, 01 April 2013 15:19 By The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program | News Analysis
In April of 2009, the Department of Homeland Security released a report entitled, "Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment."
The report detailed the rise in right-wing extremist activity in America that included, "groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single-issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration."
The report said that the "Homeland Security Office of Intelligence and Analysis defines 'rightwing extremism in the United States' as including not just racist or hate groups, but also groups that reject federal authority in favor of state or local authority."
The report was solid, factual, matter-of-fact, and an honest attempt by the DHS to start a discussion about a very real homegrown terrorist thread. And, because of that, it outraged Conservatives. House Speaker John Boehner, reacting to a tsunami of calls and emails from viewers of Fox News, listeners to right-wing radio, and readers of right-wing websites, slammed the report.
In a very public statement, Boehner demanded that DHS chief Janet Napolitano provide an "explanation for why she has abandoned using the term 'terrorist' to describe those, such as al Qaeda, who are plotting overseas to kill innocent Americans, while her own Department is using the same term to describe American citizens who disagree with the direction Washington Democrats are taking our nation."
The report received so much heat from the right that Napolitano was forced to withdraw it, although a similar report on left-wing extremism – radical and violent environmentalists, for example – drew no similar rebuke and was not withdrawn.
While kids like Aaron Schwartz face decades in jail, right-wing extremist groups have apparently been overlooked by the federal government.
So it shouldn't come as a surprise that gun-toting members of far-right extremist groups are now coming out of the woodwork and murdering government officials.
On Saturday night, Texas district attorney Mike McLelland and his wife Cynthia were shot to death in their home in Kaufman County, Texas, becoming the latest victims in a recent string of shootings of government and law enforcement officials.
The deaths of McLelland and his wife come just two months after a Kaufman Country assistant district attorney was shot and killed, which led to suspicions that law enforcement officials were being target by a white supremacist group.
And, authorities are now looking into whether or not McLelland's slaying is related to the shooting death of Colorado prisons chief Tom Clemons, who was shot and killed by a member of a white supremacist group just a few weeks ago.
While little is known yet over the circumstances in the McLelland shooting, the Denver Post reported this past Thursday that the gun used to shoot and kill Clemons was bought by a straw purchaser. Clemons' killer, Evan Ebel, was a white supremacist gang member and felon, who was barred under federal law from purchasing and possessing a gun.
So, Ebel had 22-year-old Stevie Marie Vigil go to a gun store for him, and legally purchase the gun that he used to kill Clemons.
Using a straw purchaser is one of the most common ways criminals get their hands on firearms, and this is mostly because straw purchasers face few if any punishments for their actions.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives reports that straw purchasing of guns is the single most common method by which firearms move between the legal and illegal gun market. Similarly, an ATF study showed that 46% of guns related to illegal gun trafficking involved straw purchasers.
When straw purchasers do get caught, like in the case of Stevie Marie Vigil, the penalties for legally purchasing a gun and then giving or selling it to someone else are extremely weak.
Speaking about the Clemons murder case, Brad Beyersdorf, spokesman for the ATF Denver field office, told the Denver Post that, "There's little-to-no punishment for being a straw purchaser. Gang members know it, drug trafficking organizations know it."
So how do we fix this major loophole, and stop the epidemic of straw purchasing firearms?
Let's start treating guns like cars.
Had Stevie Marie Vigil purchased a cheap used car for a 14-year-old boy and given him the keys, and that boy then proceeded to run down and kill someone, Vigil would be facing an automatic charge of manslaughter or accessory to manslaughter in almost every state.
This is just common sense.
Yet there are no serious laws against putting a gun in the hand of another person, even if they use that gun to kill somebody. To the contrary, the NRA and gun manufacturers have made sure that any attempt at such serious felony laws are replaced by weaker misdemeanor laws.
Like cars, guns should be registered from the time they're manufactured to the time they're destroyed, so there's a detailed chain of ownership.
Similarly, anyone who owns a gun should be required to have liability insurance, so if they accidentally or intentionally injure or kill somebody, the victim or the victim's family will receive monetary damages.
Just look at the Newtown tragedy.
If those 20 children had been murdered by a drunk or crazed driver, Geico or some other insurance company would be paying millions out to their families.
But because they were killed with guns, the victims' families are receiving nothing, not even burial expenses, for undergoing one of the most unthinkable and horrifying tragedies imaginable.
Finally, anyone who wants to purchase a gun should have to have an operator's license, like all car drivers do. And, they should have to undergo a gun proficiency test, similar to a driver's test, to get that license.
We started car registration, licensing, and insurance back in the 1920s, when cars got fast enough and abundant enough that they started killing people. We realized we needed to put some accountability into the chain of ownership.
People may say that there's no right to have cars on roads in the Constitution, but they're wrong – it's in Article 1, Section 8, where Congress is given the specific power to raise and spend tax money to create roads. It became the law of our land years before the Second Amendment was passed.
No rights are absolute. We limit the right to drive with licensure. We limit the right to free speech with rules against yelling "fire" in a crowded theatre, and by limiting certain forms of pornography. These are all common-sense limitations, and it's time to put common-sense limitations on the right to own a gun.
With this simple step, when right-wing terrorists start to use "Second Amendment Remedies" to remove government workers they don't like, we'll at least be able to more easily track them back and hold them accountable. And some may even think twice before they begin building their own personal armories.
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When Father�s Day was over Kinston Post 43 sat in a three-way tie atop the Area I East Division, but it knows it should be all alone in first.
When Father�s Day was over Kinston Post 43 sat in a three-way tie atop the Area I East Division, but it knows it should be all alone in first.
Last week�s late defensive meltdown may have given away a sure win to Pitt County Post 39 and to this point may define Post 43�s season. But this week can make or break its season completely.
Kinston (6-3, 3-1), which is tied in the loss column in league play with Rocky Mount Post 58 and Wayne County Post 11, will face Post 11 in a seven-inning doubleheader beginning at 6 p.m. today at Scarborough Field on the campus of Mount Olive College.
The twinbill will be Games 2 and 3 of a six-game stretch of consecutive road tilts.
�I think this week is going to be the most important week of our schedule,� Kinston manager Ronnie Battle said. �If we can play well these next few ballgames and get by them it will give us a nice toehold on where we want to be.�
Where Post 43 wants to be is at the top � alone.
Save for a handful of errors, it should be.
Its 8-7 loss to Post 39 a week ago today is what is keeping Post 43 from holding that top spot by itself. Kinston committed an uncharacteristic seven errors, four in the final three innings which ultimately decided the outcome in a game that Kinston led 7-4 heading into the seventh.
Two nights later against Wayne County Battle opted to start the same lineup as he ended with against Pitt County, he said. He was hoping to give his players who were on the field in the loss a second chance, but Mother Nature won and thus today�s doubleheader.
When Kinston did get back to work on Friday against Ahoskie Post 102, it did so with a resolve to make up for the debacle against Pitt County. Matt Hinson fanned 10 in the 5-1 win, then Caleb Kearney backed up Hinson�s performance with a 14-strikeout outing at Ahoskie on Saturday in a 16-3, eight-inning shellacking.
Heading into tonight�s double-dip, Post 43 appears to be in the right place after back-to-back wins.
�I don�t think it�s haunting us but we learned a lesson that you can�t make seven errors and expect to win a baseball game,� first baseman Garrett Holland said. �Since then we�ve been playing good, fundamental baseball.�
�They knew that they blew that ballgame. They were all happy and upbeat and ready to go (against Ahoskie),� Battle added. �I think that�s something that�s going to be on our minds for the rest of the season, too.�
Now that Kinston seems to have put its lone division loss behind it � or at least the fact that it happened � next is the issue of struggling on the road.
Of its nine games thus far, six have been held at the friendly, spacious confines of Post 43�s home park � Kinston High�s Viking Field. The team is 1-2 on the road.
That statistic has Battle a wee bit concerned. But he�s staying optimistic.
�It does concern me. Not necessarily because it would give the opponents the home-field advantage, but the fact that we have not played well (on the road),� Battle said. �I don�t know if we�re not as focused as we should be or what. We�ve made a few more errors on the road that have led to the non-winning method that we have.
�I do have some optimism, though. We�re getting used to playing with each other and getting used to playing this type of schedule.�
At Ahoskie Saturday night Ryan Cobb went 3-for-5, scored twice and drove in two runs. Dylan Puchalski was 2-for-5, scored three runs, had three RBIs, a double and hit a two-run home run. And Will Deters went 2-for-4 and drove in four runs for Post 43.
Kearney gave up four this, walked two and allowed three earned runs on 111 pitches.
Post 43 scored 11 total runs in the fourth and eighth innings on just three hits. It was walked 11 times.
�Ahoskie was a much-improved team from what we�ve played them in the past. They just were not able to sustain what they had throughout the ballgame,� said Battle, whose team was held in a 0-0 deadlock until the fourth inning.
�We took advantage of the things that they gave us.�
While Kinston, Rocky Mount and Wayne County all share the division lead with one league loss apiece, Post 11 has staked itself to the lead in percentage points.
Post 11 is 12-2 overall, 6-1 in Area I East play following Monday night's 4-3 win over Wilson Post 13. But Battle isn�t concerned about that. He�s only concerned with coming back to Kinston with a pair of wins.
�(It�s a big night) not only for Kinston, but also for Wayne County,� he said. �The key thing is to come back with two victories.�
Notes: Kinston�s postponed early-season doubleheader with Edenton Post 40 has been rescheduled for July 2. Last week�s postponed contest at Rocky Mount has not yet been rescheduled. � After today�s doubleheader Post 43 travels to Wilson Post 13 on Wednesday, Windsor Post 37 on Thursday and goes to Albemarle-Elizabeth City Post 84 on Sunday.
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Since the launch of Diablo III, fans have been vociferously asking when Diablo III will get Player-versus-Player or PvP combat mechanic. PvP is an integral part of multiplayer RPGs and often the main driving force for player to grind for better items.
After much waiting, Blizzard has finally announced that Patch 1.0.7 will bring in the PvP system. The patch is still under development and is yet to hit the Public Test Realm(PTR) indicating that we're still a few weeks off till it lands in the game. Blizzard, however, has detailed the mechanics of the PvP system, called "Dueling", in their latest blog post.
Here's how the Dueling system works:
- Dueling is completely opt-in. Unlike Diablo 2, for the current Dueling system, there will be a separate area for PvP
- Players can opt to duel by speaking to Nek the Brawler at the Inn in New Tristram
- As mentioned above, Dueling will take place in a completely new zone, the "Scorched Chapel"
- Dueling supports up to four players in a Free-For-All format
- As of now, there's scoring or objective system – so it'll be just a big, fat bash-'em-up area.
Blizzard also mentions that death is not permanent, even for Hardcore characters. While the dueling system is very minimalistic for now, knowing Blizzard and how they've built the game mechanics such as the Infernal Machine over the past few patches, I think it's safe to assume that there are grand plans for Dueling.
Besides dueling, Blizzard's bringing a bunch of changes for the Wizard and Monk classes
- Skills like Arcane Orb, Blizzard, Shock Pulse will get a damage buff
- Monk's Spirit Spender skills will get a damage buff
From an item hunting/finding point of view, Blizzard will add new set of Rare crafting recipes which will create account-bound items — much like the Hellfire ring. The Monster Power mechanic, introduced in the previous patch also gets a buff with all Monster Powers giving an increased experience percent in Inferno difficulty, up from it's base limit. In addition, Monster Power can also be applied to public games.
These are just a sampler of the changes that 1.0.7 is set to bring in. I believe 1.0.7 should give many Diablo players who've stoped playing an incentive to get back into the game.


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Texas State student named Wilson-Rockefeller Brothers fellow
By Ann Friou
University News Service
January 30, 2012
Gabriella Corales
Gabriella Corales, an English and communication studies major at Texas State University-San Marcos, is among 25 students nationwide to receive a 2012 fellowship from the Woodrow Wilson-Rockefeller Brothers Fund for Aspiring Teachers of Color.
Each Fellow will receive a $30,000 stipend to complete a master's degree in education. The fellowship also includes mentoring support throughout a three-year commitment to teach in a high-need public school. Corales, who will graduate from Texas State in May 2012, hopes to attend graduate school at the University of Massachusetts, Boston University or Stanford University. After obtaining her degree, she plans to teach English in middle school.
Corales, a graduate of Luther Burbank High School in San Antonio, is the daughter of Michael A. Corales and Laura Elizondo, and the granddaughter of Delia Corales, all of San Antonio.
At Texas State, Corales has been president of the campus' First Generation Student Organization and a big sister through the Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring program. She has also been a motivational speaker at area schools, with a special focus on speaking to students about overcoming obstacles and persevering.
"I am very passionate about teaching," she said. "My career plans have always been to be an educator and to impact and inspire others, especially individuals who come from backgrounds similar to my own. I am entering a new chapter in my life, and I am eagerly anticipating what lies ahead."
The 25 WW-RBF Fellows were chosen through a competitive selection process. Each Fellow was nominated by one of the program's 48 nominating institutions.
Established in 1992 by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color were created to help recruit, support, and retain individuals of color as public education teachers and administrators. Since the program's inception, it has awarded nearly $8 million in grants and financial assistance to 400 Fellows. In January 2009, RBF transferred the program to the Woodrow Wilson Foundation following a national review of potential host organizations.


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First Date Mistakes & The Language of Online Dating Profiles: Dating in the Digital Age
Saturday, February 9, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EST)
Event Details
Weather Update (Sat @ Noon): A foot of snow won't stop us from sharing the best dating advice we've got. Come out to learn how to find someone to snuggle with for the rest of the winter. Tickets will be available at the door for $20 but you'll get in faster if you purchase online now.
The Event
6:00PM-6:30PM Registration with Drinks & Shopping
Your ticket includes two free drinks (beer, soda & wine) and a Tekserve shopping credit. Come get your buzz on before the main event and meet some of your fellow singles.
6:30PM-7:00PM The Language of Online Dating Profiles with Bentely McBentelson
Encore Performance from Nerd Nite
You are a funny, intelligent person with many interesting hobbies and you enjoy all the hit television shows, why do you only get messages from weirdos, perverts and those who begin a conversation with "hey, wuts up?" We will take a look at the language behind an online dating profile, going beyond what is written and to discover what is being read. Using moment-by-moment dial technology, the same technology used to gauge reactions to political debates on CNN, we tested a variety of OKCupid profiles in focus groups and expanded upon our results with follow up interviews. Come find out if describing your personality as "Liz Lemon-like" is the best way to attract the ideal digital mate.
7:00PM-7:30PM 10 Reasons You Won't Get A Second Date with Jazmin Hupp
Encore Performance Brought from Nerd Nite & Burning Man
You've perfected your online profile but haven't found that special someone yet. Jazmin will take you through the most common mistakes made by online daters including the first message, where to meet, and how to act on your first date to ensure you'll get to a second one. Jazmin went on 72 first dates in 6 months to learn the art and science of first dates so you don't have to.
7:30PM-8:00PM Drinks
Now that you have the skills, meet some friendly folks of all orientations. Too shy? We'll have some fun execuses to get you talking.
About the Speakers
Bentley McBentleson is the technology director at MASLANSKY + PARTNERS, a research-driven communication firm with a focus on political and corporate language strategy.
Jazmin Hupp is the Director of Marketing at Tekserve, New York's Independent Apple computer store and consultancy. For more of her dating advice, visit OnlineDatingAdviceBook.com or follow her blog on technology and business at JazminHupp.com.
When & Where
119 West 23rd Street
New York,
Saturday, February 9, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EST)
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Elder Care (Geriatrics)
Elder Care (Geriatrics)
The Division of Geriatrics at Montefiore offers outstanding primary and consultative care for older adults. Our multidisciplinary team includes board-certified geriatricians, as well as nurse practitioners and social workers, who offer specialized diagnoses and treatments for the many chronic and acute health conditions facing older adults. We provide care in all settings, from the home to the hospital. Our dedicated physicians are all faculty members of Albert Einstein College of Medicine and strive to use the latest innovations in clinical practice.
Clinical Programs
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Geriatrics Ambulatory Practice
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Geriatrics Ambulatory Practice offers primary care and consultations by a multidisciplinary team with expertise in the care of older adults.
Our services include:
- Dementia care
- Falls assessment
- Osteoporosis evaluation and other services in our Comprehensive Bone Center
Robert and Joyce Menschel Geriatric Home Visiting Program
Primary care and consultations in the patient's residence for homebound older adults.
Geriatrics Inpatient Service at Montefiore
Primary care and consultations are provided for older adults admitted to Montefiore at the patient's or physician's request. Our staff provide multidisciplinary care and address all aspects of a patient's care, including:
- Maintaining physical and cognitive function in the hospital
- Addressing decision making and advance directives
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a very special friend of mine lost her daddy this year. she has three little girls and a rad husband. and one of the things she told me that she missed the most was photos of her dad with her children.
this year, i was DETERMINED to start taking photos with my parents (and hopefully in-laws when they come for baby3's arrival).
it's taken me a while. but i started today. thank you, lauren, for encouraging me and inspiring me.
can we pause for a moment and talk about how cute my dad is?
*moment of silence for cuteness*
and today my kiddos got to celebrate buz. big h got him an ironman t-shirt. (of COURSE he did.) and buz loved it. (of COURSE he did.) goo got him a new swimsuit. and told him about it beforehand. which made big h mad. oh well. and i got him a new nike watch. we went to church. then out to lunch with my parents. then, rest time. then, i had the brilliant idea of going to the pool as a family after rest time. and having "dinner" there. everyone was all for it. got there at 530pm. and realized it closes at 6 on sundays.
i rock.
so we left, got $1 hot dogs and sno cones. came home and got jammies and snuggled with popcorn and a movie.
couldn't even TRY to begin to describe in words what a freaking rockstar of a daddy buz is. big h literally ADORES him. goo has this quiet little special place in her heart for him. like she KNOWS what to look for in a husband. and doodle has NO IDEA what he/she is in for. so incredibly lucky.
love you, big ace.
love you, buz.
oh, and on fathers' day? bigH revealed that one of his teeth felt "a little funny." and then i realized it was a bit loose. or "wiggly."
he has been on cloud 9 all day just HOPING it will fall out. so we had to photograph his mouth one last time before the first falls out.
i won't lie. i cried today. one more milestone that proves big H is NOT a baby.


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"Hope Springs"--formerly known as "Great Hope Springs" and not to be confused with the 2003 Colin Firth film "Hope Springs"--delivered a trailer that has us suspecting that we are not the target demo.
The film stars Meryl Streep as a middle-aged woman whose 31-year marriage to Tommy Lee Jones has gone stale. While he naps in his lounger, she longs for his touch. When she can't take it any longer, she drags him to Maine for some intensive counseling from Stave Carell, who encourages them to once again be intimate.
It looks to be another run-of-the-will romcom made fresh by centering on a couple of old people. Lazy jokes about inattentive men aren't funny when the men are in their 30s--tacking on another 20 years doesn't help.
U.S. & World
David Frankel, who directed Streep to an Oscar nomination in "The Devil Wears Prada", is at the helm here, working with a script from "Game of Thrones" scribe Vanessa Taylor. We're guessing the sex in "Hope Springs" will be of a different flavor entirely.
Frankel is coming off "Big Year," one of 2011's biggest flops, making only $7 million, despite starring Owen Wilson, Steve Martin and Jack Black.
"Hope Springs" opens Aug. 10.


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Continuing with ideas that I started in my recent metalwork, I captured in my travels and digitally manipulated a photo of a typically-historic city townhouse. This one was built likely in the Art Deco period. Its 1920s residential-style of architecture was popular to have the narrow, rectangular windows on the door and of course, flanked by a passively obtrusive gargoyle of a lion's head on the center-left panel. Similar to how social media platforms (like Instagram) have avatars or profiles who call themselves "Blue Doors" or "Blue Houses" – I selected a rather ordinary-looking urban townhouse and placed it into the same type of photo filters that smart-phone related applications ("apps") use to flaunt that currently popular blue door aesthetic.The attractive fleur de lis chased pattern I created on the silver lid (exterior) fools one into thinking at first this is just another beautiful commemorative box, or a small vessel that holds jewels. However, opening up the flange lid from the body shows the viewer a random east-coast city townhouse, not "fancied up" like so many of the current-day houses and condos being built in these neighborhoods. One might experience a sense of shock or disappointment, seeing this mundane image inside of such an ornate sterling silver exterior. If I may extrapolate one thing, it's hoping to recreate that same worry that I felt, upon seeing this myself: if builders and developers constantly re-gentrify historic city neighborhoods – what happens to the original residents? While there's always an acceptable amount of change as generations pass and homes/businesses are sold to new buyers (or investors), to where do all these local folks move, who may not want to leave but cannot afford these changes, whether for better or worse? Questions to ponder and show how this can apply to nearly any urban area one may compare in his/her mind's eye; or in my case, from own childhood memories to the present day. The image of a door often conjures up a sense of a new beginning: "What's behind that door?" or "Will life change if I choose this vs. that?"
23 thoughts on "Art Deco Widget: Homage to New Beginnings, Or…"
Very thoughtful essay, and a beautiful widget.
A month or two ago I walked through Fishtown for the first time, even though I've lived in the Philadelphia area for decades. Many Philadelphia neighborhoods (Fishtown, Manayunk, University City, Northern Liberties and others) have been transformed to various extents over the last 40 years, mostly via the efforts and energies of the "young."
Neil, thank you so much. I can't say enough how delighted I am that Sandra and you are among my new followers, and I'm completely enjoying following your blog as well. I'd hoped this post (and widget piece) prompted your attention, knowing that you have been a long-time resident of the Philly suburbs (and area) as me. But the issue definitely reaches beyond our locale, since I saw the identical things happening in DC, Baltimore and esp. Brooklyn. I nearly fainted on a visit there two months ago. There were Whole Foods and Trader Joe's in neighborhoods that I knew would've never been approved for zoning way back when I went apt. hunting there!! So much to add here – but I know you already "know" what I mean. Really appreciate your visit and thoughtful comments!
Beautiful work, Patricia and, as always, very thought provoking. This widget as well as the Kells widget are just stunning in their simplicity and strength. I do love the contrast between the hand made and machine (photo). I often think what will be the future of hand made things? And, what you are describing in the Philly area is also happening around Chicago. But, anyway, everything changes. When I was little, the northern suburbs of Philly (specifically Jenkintown where I grew up) still had some farms. And definitely Horsham area was very rural. Now it's all developed… very sad but inevitable. Anyway, great post!
Anita, Your visit today has completely made my morning!! I am soo very curious to see how these changes are manifesting also in Chicago. My husband lived in Chicago also for several years, and we talk incessantly how he wants to show me "around" downtown where he lived. However, I think since this was 10+ years ago, he will be in shock when he sees all the R.E. developments. Likely, so will I!! Funny you should mention the Horsham area of PA; I worked FT in Horsham for three years when the single home builders' boom just exploded! I never knew it had been farmland – but it must have been so serenely beautiful.
Want to add how much I love the direction your latest paintings are taking!! And your recent post w/ the glimpse of your studio-work setup was inspiring. I love seeing the "behind the scenes" glimpses of how other artists work in their studios! Thanks so much for dropping by and sharing your fab comments w/ me! ❤
Patricia, I used to have a horse and stabled her in Horsham at Valhalla Farms… long gone…this was in the '60's. It was gorgeous rolling farmland then and I used to ride my horse around the farmers' fields. She is buried there… probably under somebody's house! Thank you for your comments about my new work. I love your new direction also… and so happy to hear about your inclusion in more shows! Yay!!
Anita, you make me laugh re: Horsham houses!! Have a lovely morning, and I always welcome your visits to my blog!
Patricia, the process you describe happening in your old neighborhoods must be occurring in cities throughout the country. I certainly see this in Louisville and like you wonder where the displaced people go? Affordable housing is in short supply. I do marvel at your ability to take your metalwork which I normally associate with things intimate and precious and turn it into a vehicle for social consciousness. Well done!
Al, I'm thrilled you stopped by and weighed in on this situation of affordable housing and its unnatural displacement of others. Seeing how this is a nationwide issue, I've noticed from colleagues I know that reside there that Louisville has "sprawled out" faster than most cities in the Midwest U.S. It pleases me to hear that you continue to follow the social engagement aspect to my artwork. Because I choose objects to make at a petite scale, other people may not take notice, since it also aspires to be an intimate or somewhat precious "hand-holdable" item.
Want to mention also how impressed I am w/ your recent commission for your assemblage re: objects from the Falls of the Ohio; everything about the idea, incl. the final installation at the Interpretive Center is magnificent! TY for sharing your thoughts on my blog here today!
Louisville is such a livable place with a generally good quality of life, but it is facing some environmental issues including a loss of trees and a rising "heat island" effect during the summer. We are trying to address that, but there is much work to be done.
A beautiful piece Patricia and topics close to my heart. I was blessed with the ability to see "the big picture" and it occurred to me in the 80s that land and oil were finite resources so inner city land next to beautiful creek beds and public transport would be worth a lot of money in the future even though it was worth nothing then. I was right but I had no idea how ridiculously expensive it would become. I invested in it thank God. Unfortunately the prices for high rents have driven the most socially and eccomically vulnerable people out of the old rooming houses creating more social problems. The big picture is greed and the business model of never enough is not sustainable and we are going to see interesting times ahead. Forever an optimist I believe humans have the ability to work it out I am working on a book involving some of these topics this year. Love your piece so much and excited to think it will generate thought on what gentrification really means. As an aside I just got rid of my car. Car free I am.❤
Sharon, what an incredibly moving and thoughtful commentary!! I talk frequently w/ friends who live in the outer suburbs of Melbourne; they are constantly at odds w/ the cost of home purchasing vs. the escalating rental prices. I feel the same as you re: how we both knew "to buy" when and where we did. In my case, I worked like a dog to purchase my first place when I was still unmarried (and very young!) In my case, I had an outstanding role model of a parent, who pushed me into learning how to save my $ and live "smarter". While you're across many oceans and continents, the situations are scarily similar in buckling down at the right timing. I'm envious that you recently have been able to give up your car – one of the biggest drawbacks of moving into New Jersey is that the roads are not designed for ANY pedestrians, at all. If one tried walking anywhere, they'd be mowed down by the onslaught of SUVs and highways. My sanity is being within 30 minutes of downtown Philly, where I can walk around and enjoy all the culture + sights. Hearing what I know of Melb, though, you have about the most vibrant arts culture, food, sights and friendliest people imaginable. Thank you for your visit this morning; I always look forward to hearing your absolutely provoking (and really honest!) comments.
Here in Australia we have a similar trend with inner city suburbs that were once populated by immigrants and lower socio economic groups who needed to be close to employment, etc
Many of these groups have now moved on to "better" housing as they saved and accrued the dollars, and another generation moved in, younger yuppy types, who renovate and gentrify – they want to live close to the city as "inner city living" has become trendy
This began happening about thirty years ago, and of course, why didn't I invest in a house then!! These suburbs are now outrageously expensive…
Also, interesting concept for your artwork, it does invoke the theme and thoughts you are communicating 🙂
Dawn, I can so appreciate what you're saying here. A long time friend and spouse completely renovated their Philadelphia house to the point of complete restoration to its incredibly spectacular Victorian-era style, only to do exactly that you said. They moved into the deep suburbs and when I recently told them that the Philly neighborhood where they left are now pricing like (not joking) in the 900K range, I thought they were going to faint! The re-gentrification of this particular part of the city just exploded since the late 90s. It's walking distance to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the walk-up style of townhouses are just magnificent. But there used to be dilapidated, abandoned homes next to "the yuppie" ones; now the development has made that area only realistically available to the blue-chip artists that exhibit in the Phila. Museum!! Ok, a slight exaggeration but it's just gotten out of control for any young couples or single buyers to get even close to this neighborhood in the 2010s. I'm not surprised to hear that the situation near you is precisely same. I really hope that the new piece I've made at least gets one to thinking about the whole housing debacle. Thank you for visiting here today and sharing such fantastic observations with me!!
woops! I posted on the image page. I wanted a closer look and forgot where I was.
No worries – so glad you read about my piece and shared your honest comments. I do not recall WordPress allowing comments on individual photos before this latest post?! Yet another ongoing "change" to embrace – just like the topics I'm hoping to bring to light in my new piece. 😉 So happy to hear from you, Philippa! Thanks so much for stopping by. 🙂
My father in law's old farm was in the now Philly suburbs, we used to drive to the now developed area and my husband would find the spots where the house was and where his father "drove the tractor to the creek". Interesting to try to imagine when you are there withing all these suburban houses and lawns. I was never a big history fan, but because my husband is so much into it I enjoy these drives when he tells me how something used to be there and what it looked like. We've lived in Maine for a few year now but he loves the old neighborhood in Philly and wants to move back to one of those houses with the "door". I can't wait for some new historical driving excursions!
Eva, I really enjoyed reading your post! Yes, since leaving the Philly side of our area to live in southern New Jersey – my husband also enjoys taking me for drives through the more rural parts of where he grew up in Jersey! He is also a huge "history buff" so I'm always learning more about this place! I'm sure adjusting to life in Maine after the excitement of Philly was a drastic change – but must be gorgeous. I just adore what you said above: "….move back to one of those houses with the door." It's great!! There's so many thriving Instagram profiles based on this. Just do a simple Insta search on #bluedoors – a def. influence on my Widget in this article. Thank you for dropping by today and esp. for sharing your fab comments!
Beautiful work, as always. There's something, too, about the symbolism of both doorways and windows that fascinates me. I would love to see this piece up close.
Thank you, Gina! Leave it to your exquisitely innate photography-eye to appreciate the doors + windows. I agree – it's why I stopped dead in my tracks to capture the entrance while out "city-spectating." The actual colors of the doors were much less vibrant in reality – but those integral deco-styled thin rectangles are just perfect. I'm soo happy to hear from you and am continuing to enjoy both your blog and Instagram feeds. 🙂
Patricia, your post really resonates with me. We are dealing, here in Vancouver, BC, with out of control development and gentrification – so many beautiful old houses demolished, people displaced, neighbourhoods lost. Yes, the questions you pose are important. And as usual, through your jewellery, you make us think and wonder. This new edition of your "widgets" is poignant and intimate and also quite thought-provoking. Very strong work, Patricia, I've enjoyed it very much!
Dominique – it is fantastic to hear from you! While it pleases me that you can appreciate my ideas about this "Art Deco Widget" – it saddens me that this same issue exists in the Pacific Northwest. Vancouver BC, from what I know is a gorgeous place – with such a history of its own. No doubt its incredible beauty, waterways and esp. cultural/arts accessibility has made Van too irresistible to developers. AND over-modernization.
As one of my all-time favorite jewelers and metal artists, you really made this dreary snow-covered Monday much more happier for me, by interacting and commenting so articulately (as usual!) Thanks again!
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Perhaps I've been spending too much time with lawyers.
To run a global conference on initiative and referendum, I've been working out of the University of California Hastings College of Law in the center of San Francisco. My office is a short walk to the federal courthouse and the offices of the California Supreme Court.
But the thought occurs, as Sacramento fails to reckon with the state budget, that maybe the budget should be solved here in courthouses instead of the Capitol.
The state legislature seems in no hurry to pass the budget. Heck, Assembly Speaker John Perez sounds as though he'd be content to wait until next year, when a new governor takes office, to make a deal. Schwarzenegger himself, while focused on the budget, seems more interested in reforms he can exact from the process (namely on pensions) than on the budget itself. (And given how ugly the numbers are, who can blame him for accentuating the positive?)
Meanwhile the courts have hardly been bashful about intervening in the budget, dictating to elected leaders on issues ranging from how state workers are paid to the funding of prisons and health care.
So why not throw the whole problem in the hands of the courts?
Judges, at the very least, make decisions -- instead of avoiding them, as lawmakers do in an election year. And California's budget system is so dysfunctional, so full of legal restrictions, that there's very little room for legislators and the governor to maneuver. Judges, with the power to set precedent and overturn old laws, may have more flexibility.


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|Oracle® Database Application Developer's Guide - Large Objects
10g Release 1 (10.1)
Part Number B10796-01
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This chapter describes the usage and semantics of LOBs that you need to be familiar with to use LOBs in your application. Various techniques for working with LOBs are covered.
Most of the discussions in this chapter regarding persistent LOBs assume that you are dealing with LOBs in tables that already exist. The task of creating tables with LOB columns is typically performed by your database administrator. See Chapter 4, "LOBs in Tables" of this guide for details on creating tables with LOB columns.
This chapter includes the following sections:
The techniques you use when accessing a cell in a LOB column differ depending on the state of the given cell. A cell in a LOB Column can be in one of the following states:
The table cell is created, but the cell holds no locator or value.
A LOB instance with a locator exists in the cell, but it has no value. The length of the LOB is zero.
A LOB instance with a locator and a value exists in the cell.
You can lock a row containing a LOB to prevent other database users from writing to the LOB during a transaction. To lock a row containing a LOB, specify the
FOR UPDATE clause when you select the row. While the row is locked, other users cannot lock or update a the LOB, until you end your transaction.
The LOB APIs include operations that enable you to explicitly open and close a LOB instance. You can open and close a persistent LOB instance of any type:
NCLOB, or
BFILE. You open a LOB to achieve one or both of the following results:
This ensures that the LOB (both the LOB locator and LOB value) cannot be changed in your session until you explicitly close the LOB. For example, you can open the LOB to ensure that the LOB is not changed by some other part of your program while you are using the LOB in a critical operation. After you perform the operation, you can then close the LOB.
Opening a LOB in read write mode defers any index maintenance on the LOB column until you close the LOB. Opening a LOB in read write mode is only useful if there is an extensible index on the LOB column and you do not want the database to perform index maintenance every time you write to the LOB. This technique can increase the performance of your application if you are doing several write operations on the LOB while it is open.
If you open a LOB, then you must close the LOB at some point later in your session. This is the only requirement for an open LOB. While a LOB instance is open, you can perform as many operations as you want on the LOB--provided the operations are allowed in the given mode.
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"Opening Persistent LOBs with the OPEN and CLOSE Interfaces" for details on usage of these APIs.
There are two techniques that you can use to access and modify LOB values:
You can perform bind and define operations on CLOB and BLOB columns in C applications using the data interface for LOBs in OCI. Doing so, enables you to insert or select out data in a LOB column without using a LOB locator as follows:
|See Also:
Chapter 13, "Data Interface for Persistent LOBs" for more information on implicit assignment of LOBs to other datatypes.
The value of a LOB instance stored in the database can be accessed through a LOB locator, a reference to the location of the LOB value. Database tables store only locators in
NCLOB and
BFILE columns. Note the following with respect to LOB locators and values:
There are some differences between the semantics of locators for LOB types
CLOB, and
NCLOB; and the semantics of locators for the
BFILE type that you need to be aware of:
CLOB, and
NCLOB, the LOB column stores a locator to the LOB value. Each LOB instance has its own distinct LOB locator and also a distinct copy of the LOB value.
Regardless of where the value of a LOB is stored, a locator is stored in the table row of any initialized LOB column. Note that when the term locator is used without an identifying prefix term, it refers to both LOB locators and BFILE locators. Also, when your select a LOB from a table, the LOB returned is always a temporary LOB. For more information on working with locators for temporary LOBs, see "LOBs Returned from SQL Functions".
Any LOB instance that is NULL does not have a locator. Before you can pass a LOB instance to any LOB API routine, the instance must contain a locator. For example, you can select a NULL LOB from a row, but you cannot pass the instance to the PL/SQL DBMS_LOB.READ procedure. The following sub-sections describe how to initialize a persistent LOB column and how to initialize a BFILE column.
Before you can start writing data to a persistent LOB using the supported programmatic environment interfaces (PL/SQL, OCI, OCCI, Pro*C/C++, Pro*COBOL, Visual Basic, Java, or OLEDB), the LOB column/attribute must be made non-null, that is, it must contain a locator.
You can accomplish this by initializing the persistent LOB to empty in an
UPDATE statement using the functions
EMPTY_BLOB for
BLOBs or
EMPTY_CLOB for
CLOBs and
|See Also:
Chapter 4, "LOBs in Tables" for more information on initializing LOB columns.
Running the
EMPTY_BLOB() or
EMPTY_CLOB() function in and of itself does not raise an exception. However, using a LOB locator that was set to empty to access or manipulate the LOB value in any PL/SQL
DBMS_LOB or OCI routine will raise an exception.
Valid places where empty LOB locators may be used include the
VALUES clause of an
INSERT statement and the
SET clause of an
UPDATE statement.
The following
INSERT statement:
NULL, and
my_picture located under the logical directory
my_directory_object (see the
DIRECTORY statement in Oracle Database Reference. for more information about creating a directory object).
INSERT INTO print_media VALUES (101, 1, EMPTY_BLOB(), 'my Oracle', EMPTY_CLOB(), EMPTY_CLOB(), NULL, NULL, BFILENAME('directory_object', 'my_picture'), NULL, NULL);
Similarly, the LOB attributes for the ad_header column in
print_media can be initialized to
NULL or set to empty as shown in the following.
INSERT INTO print_media (product_id, ad_id, ad_header) VALUES (101, 1, adheader_typ('AD FOR ORACLE', sysdate, 'Have Grid', EMPTY_BLOB()));
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Before you can access
BFILE values using LOB APIs, the
BFILE column or attribute must be made non-null. You can initialize the
BFILE column to point to an external operating system file by using the
BFILENAME() function.
|See Also:
"Accessing BFILEs" for more information on initializing BFILE columns.
You can access a LOB instance using the following techniques:
Support for columns that use LOB datatypes is built into many SQL functions. This support enables you to use SQL semantics to access LOB columns in SQL. In most cases, you can use the same SQL semantics on a LOB column that you would use on a VARCHAR2 column.
|See Also:
For details on SQL semantics support for LOBs, see Chapter 9, "SQL Semantics and LOBs".
You can select a LOB directly into CHAR or RAW buffers using the LONG-to-LOB API in OCI and PL/SQL. In the following PL/SQL example, AD_FINALTEXT is selected into a VARCHAR buffer final_ad.
DECLARE final_ad VARCHAR(32767); BEGIN SELECT AD_FINALTEXT INTO final_ad FROM print_media WHERE PRODUCT_ID= 2056 and AD_ID= 12001 ; DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(final_ad); /* more calls to read final_ad */ END;
|See Also:
For more details on accessing LOBs using the data interface, see Chapter 13, "Data Interface for Persistent LOBs".
You can access and manipulate a LOB instance by passing the LOB locator to the LOB APIs supplied with the database. An extensive set of LOB APIs is provided with each supported programmatic environment. In OCI, a LOB locator is mapped to a locator pointer which is used to access the LOB value.
In all environments, including OCI, the LOB APIs operate on the LOB value implicitly--there is no need to "dereference" the LOB locator.
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This section provides details on LOB restrictions.
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LOB columns are subject to the following restrictions:
SELECT or
WHERE clauses of queries or in functions of the
DBMS_LOB package.
The following syntax is not supported for LOBs:
SELECT lobcol FROM table1@remote_site; INSERT INTO lobtable SELECT type1.lobattr FROM table1@remote_site; SELECT DBMS_LOB.getlength(lobcol) FROM table1@remote_site;
However, you can use a remote locator in others parts of queries that reference LOBs. The following syntax is supported on remote LOB columns:
CREATE TABLE t AS SELECT * FROM table1@remote_site; INSERT INTO t SELECT * FROM table1@remote_site; UPDATE t SET lobcol = (SELECT lobcol FROM table1@remote_site); INSERT INTO table1@remote_site select * from local_table; UPDATE table1@remote_siteset lobcol = (SELECT lobcol FROM local_table); DELETE FROM table1@remote_site <WHERE clause involving non_lob_columns>
This is the only supported syntax involving LOBs in remote tables. No other usage is supported.
In statements structured like the first three of the preceding examples, only standalone LOB columns are allowed in the select list.
SQL functions and
DBMS_LOB APIs are not supported for use with remote LOB columns. For example, the following statement is supported:
CREATE TABLE AS SELECT clob_col FROM tab@dbs2;
However, the following statement is not supported:
CREATE TABLE AS SELECT dbms_lob.substr(clob_col) from tab@dbs2;
BY clause of a query, or in the
BY clause of a query or in an aggregate function.
DISTINCT or
UNIQUE statement or in a join. However, you can specify a LOB attribute of an object type column in a
DISTINCT statement or in a query that uses the
UNION or
MINUS set operator if the column's object type has a
MAP or
ORDER function defined on it.
COMPUTE or
ESTIMATE statements.
INITIAL) extent of a LOB segment must contain at least three database blocks.
UPDATE DML trigger, you cannot specify a LOB column in the
OF clause.
CLOB column.
INSERT or
UPDATE operation, you can bind data of any size to a LOB column, but you cannot bind data to a LOB attribute of an object type. In an
SELECT operation, you can bind up to 4000 bytes of data to LOB columns.
LONG and LOB columns, you cannot bind more than 4000 bytes of data to both the
LONG and LOB columns in the same SQL statement. However, you can bind more than 4000 bytes of data to either the
LONG or the LOB column.
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Other general LOB restrictions include the following:


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The Justice Department announced a settlement agreement Thursday in a Philadelphia-area racial discrimination case dating back to June 2009.
During that summer, Creative Steps Day Camp of Northeast Philadelphia paid The Valley Swim Club in Huntingdon Valley for pool access for summer campers. After their first day of swimming, the camp's money was refunded and campers were told not to return.
Several campers claimed they heard pool members making racial comments while they were at the club.
The settlement agreement for $1.1 million is to be split among the 73 African-Americans involved in the case.
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At the time, Valley Swim Club officials said race had nothing to do with it and that there were too many children for the lifeguards on duty.
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The Justice Department spent months investigating along with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission and found it was racial hostility that prompted club members to ban the African-American children from the pool.
The Valley Swim Club filed for bankruptcy in November 2009. It was sold in June 2010 for $1.46 million.
According to the settlement, $65,000 will be set aside from the proceeds of the property sale to create a diversity leadership council between members of Creative Steps Day Camp and former Valley Club members. The council will work together to provide activities between the groups to include swimming, field trips and camps.
The settlement agreement is awaiting approval from the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. It's already been approved by a District Court judge.
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"This settlement provides significant opportunity to children who were denied an opportunity based on their skin color," said JoAnn Edwards, executive director of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, in a release issued Thursday. "Our hope is that this case serves as prevention for years to come and a reminder that discrimination is illegal and has no place in Pennsylvania."
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Born Ronald William Artest Jr. on Nov. 13, 1979, in Queensbridge, New York, Artest is the father of four children. He was signed to a five-year contract by the LA Lakers as a free agent on July 8, 2009 and has been playing professional basketball in the NBA since 1999. He was selected to the 2005-06 NBA's All-Defensive Team, was voted by the media as 2003-04 NBA's Defensive Player of the Year, and was the only man with 271 steals in his first two seasons in the NBA, breaking Michael Jordan's record. He won his first NBA World Championship with the LA Lakers in June, 2010.
Artest played high school basketball at La Salle Academy and college basketball at St. John's University from 1997-1999, majoring in mathematics. He gained fame playing in some of New York City's high profile summer basketball tournaments at Nike Pro City, Hoops in the Sun at Orchard Beach, Bronx, NY and Dyckman Park at Washington Heights. He earned himself nicknames such as Tru Warier and The New World Order, a name he received from Randy Cruz. Artest was named a McDonald's All-American as well as the Co-Player of the Year in New York City and the State of New York as a high school senior at La Salle Academy. He teamed with Elton Brand and Lamar Odom on the same AAU team as a teenager.
Artest was selected by the Chicago Bulls as the 16th pick of the 1999 NBA Draft. In his career he has also played for the Indiana Pacers, Saramento Kings, Houston Rockets, and now the Los Angeles Lakers. Artest won his first World Championship ring on June 17th, 2010, after the Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the 2010 NBA Finals.
Artest has remained an active contributor in his hometown and in the cities of organizations for which he has played, working simultaneously in global regions that require urgent humanitarian aid. He formed a nonprofit in August 2007, entitled "Xcel Universtity," to officially organize and streamline his charitable contributions and community endeavors under one umbrella.
Artest joined a contingent of representatives from the NBA Players Association and the Feed the Children program on a goodwill mission to Africa in July 2007, helping to distribute more than one million meals to impoverished areas in Nairobi as part of the NBPA's "Feeding One Million" campaign. He reunited with the Feed the Children program for a mission to Central America in August 2007, delivering rations and supplies to deprived areas throughout Honduras. Artest paid for the costs of setting up an HIV testing clinic for Project Contact Africa in Nairobi, Kenya in 2007, and in 2008 made another donation to pay for HIV testing supplies and the salaries of lab technicians for the year.
Artest became a spokesman in the PETA's (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) A.B.C. (Animal Birth Control) campaign in 2007, which is ongoing today. He sponsored a spay and neutering program of Pit Bulls at the Sacramento chapter of the SPCA, personally covering all costs for each pet owner, and is a celebrity supporter of Best Friends Animal Society. In the fall of 2008, Ron launched "The Artest Math Masters" program at Felix Cook Jr. Elementary School in partnership with the Houston Independent School District, which rewarded students who maintained high grades in Mathematics during the 2008-2009 school year.
In fall 2010, Artest decided to raffle off his 2010 NBA World Championship Ring, with the proceeds going to his nonprofit, Xcel University. The online ring raffle, which concluded on December 25, 2010, raised $651,006. Funds raised through the ring raffle were earmarked to be donated to nonprofits that provide mental health therapists and services to those who wouldn't be able to otherwise afford them.
Artest has visited dozens of community centers, schools and libraries in low income areas of numerous cities throughout his career, speaking to kids about the virtues of education and a life devoid of violence and drugs, and on the importance of getting a college education. He has played in several Wheelchair Charities, Inc. Basketball Classics in New York City, which raises funding to assist paraplegic, quadriplegic and amputee patients. He sponsors summer basketball tournaments in the Queensbridge Projects in New York City; sends kids from Queensbridge to summer camps; and pays tuition for kids from Queensbridge who show academic promise to attend private schools.
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