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Becoming a Vegetarian
Why Do People Become Vegetarians?
For much of the world, vegetarianism is largely a matter of economics: Meat costs a lot more than, say, beans or rice, so meat becomes a special-occasion dish (if it's eaten at all). Even where meat is more plentiful, it's still used in moderation, often providing a side note to a meal rather than taking center stage.
In countries like the United States where meat is not as expensive, though, people often choose to be vegetarians for reasons other than cost. Parental preferences, religious or other beliefs, and health issues are among the most common reasons for choosing to be a vegetarian. Many people choose a vegetarian diet out of concern over animal rights or the environment. And lots of people have more than one reason for choosing vegetarianism.
Vegetarian and Semi-Vegetarian Diets
Different people follow different forms of vegetarianism. A true vegetarian eats no meat at all, including chicken and fish. A lacto-ovo vegetarian eats dairy products and eggs, but excludes meat, fish, and poultry. It follows, then, that a lacto vegetarian eats dairy products but not eggs, whereas an ovo vegetarian eats eggs but not dairy products.A stricter form of vegetarianism is veganism (pronounced: vee-gun-izm). Not only are eggs and dairy products excluded from a vegan diet, so are animal products like honey and gelatin.
Some macrobiotic diets fall into the vegan category. Macrobiotic diets restrict not only animal products but also refined and processed foods, foods with preservatives, and foods that contain caffeine or other stimulants.
Following a macrobiotic or vegan diet could lead to nutritional deficiencies in some people. Teens need to be sure their diets include enough nutrients to fuel growth, particularly protein and calcium. If you're interested in following a vegan or macrobiotic diet it's a good idea to talk to a registered dietitian. He or she can help you design meal plans that include adequate vitamins and minerals.
Some people consider themselves semi-vegetarians and eat fish and maybe a small amount of poultry as part of a diet that's primarily made up of vegetables, fruits, grains, legumes, seeds, and nuts. A pesci-vegetarian eats fish, but not poultry.
Are These Diets OK for Teens?
In the past, choosing not to eat meat or animal-based foods was considered unusual in the United States. Times and attitudes have changed dramatically, however. Vegetarians are still a minority in the United States, but a large and growing one. The American Dietetic Association (ADA) has officially endorsed vegetarianism, stating "appropriately planned vegetarian diets, including total vegetarian or vegan diets, are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases."
So what does this mean for you? If you're already a vegetarian, or are thinking of becoming one, you're in good company. There are more choices in the supermarket than ever before, and an increasing number of restaurants and schools are providing vegetarian options — way beyond a basic peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
If you're choosing a vegetarian diet, the most important thing you can do is to educate yourself. That's why the ADA says that a vegetarian diet needs to be "appropriately planned." Simply dropping certain foods from your diet isn't the way to go if you're interested in maintaining good health, a high energy level, and strong muscles and bones.
Vegetarians have to be careful to include the following key nutrients that may be lacking in a vegetarian diet:
- iron
- calcium
- protein
- vitamin D
- vitamin B12
- zinc
If meat, fish, dairy products, and/or eggs are not going to be part of your diet, you'll need to know how to get enough of these nutrients, or you may need to take a daily multiple vitamin and mineral supplement.
Sea vegetables like nori, wakame, and dulse are very high in iron. Less exotic but still good options are iron-fortified breakfast cereals, legumes (chickpeas, lentils, and baked beans), soybeans and tofu, dried fruit (raisins and figs), pumpkin seeds, broccoli, and blackstrap molasses. Eating these foods along with a food high in vitamin C (citrus fruits and juices, tomatoes, and broccoli) will help you to absorb the iron better.
Girls need to be particularly concerned about getting adequate iron because some iron is lost during menstruation. Some girls who are vegetarians may not get adequate iron from vegetable sources and they may require a daily supplement. Check with your doctor about your own iron needs.
Milk and yogurt are tops if you're eating dairy products — although vegetarians will want to look for yogurt that does not contain the meat byproduct gelatin. Tofu, fortified soy milk, calcium-fortified orange juice, green leafy vegetables, and dried figs are also excellent ways for vegetarians (and vegans) to get calcium. Remember that as a teen you're building up your bones for the rest of your life.
Because women have a greater risk for getting osteoporosis (weak bones) as adults, it's particularly important for girls to make sure they get enough calcium. Again, taking a supplement may be necessary to ensure this.
Vitamin D
We need vitamin D to get calcium into our bones. Your body manufactures vitamin D when your skin is exposed to sunlight. Cow's milk is top on the list for food sources of this vitamin. Vegans can try fortified soy milk and fortified breakfast cereals.
Some people may need a supplement that includes vitamin D, especially during the winter months. Everyone should have some exposure to the sun to help the body produce vitamin D.
Before, it was thought that vegetarians needed to combine incomplete plant proteins in one meal — like red beans and rice — to make the type of complete proteins found in meat. We now know that it's not that complicated. Current recommendations are that vegetarians eat a wide variety of foods during the course of a day.
Eggs and dairy products are good sources of protein, but also try nuts, peanut butter, tofu, beans, seeds, soy milk, grains, cereals, and vegetables to get all the protein your body needs.
Vitamin B12
B12 is an essential vitamin found only in animal products, including eggs and dairy. Fortified soy milk and fortified breakfast cereals also have this important vitamin. It's hard to get enough vitamin B12 in your diet if you are vegan, so a supplement may be needed.
If you're not eating dairy foods, make sure fortified cereals, dried beans, nuts, and soy products like tofu and tempeh are part of your diet so you can meet your daily requirement for this important mineral.
Fat, Calories, and Fiber
In addition to vitamins and minerals, vegetarians need to keep an eye on their total intake of calories and fat. Vegetarian diets tend to be high in fiber and low in fat and calories. That may be good for people who need to lose weight or lower their cholesterol but it can be a problem for kids and teens who are still growing and people who are already at a healthy weight.
Some vegetarians (especially vegans) may not get enough omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 fats are good for heart health and are found in fish and eggs. Some products, such as soy milk and breakfast bars, are fortified with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid.
High-fiber diets tend to be more filling, and as a result strict vegetarians may feel full before they've eaten enough calories to keep their bodies healthy and strong. It's a good idea to let your doctor know that you're a vegetarian so that he or she can keep on eye on your growth and make sure you're still getting adequate amounts of calories and fat.
Getting Some Guidance
If you're thinking about becoming a vegetarian, consider making an appointment to talk with a registered dietitian who can go over lists of foods that would give you the nutrients you need. A dietitian can discuss ways to prevent conditions such as iron-deficiency anemia that you might be at an increased risk for if you stop eating meat.
Also, remember to take a daily standard multivitamin, just in case you miss getting enough vitamins or minerals that day.
Tips for Dining Out
Eating at restaurants can be difficult for vegetarians sometimes, but if you do eat fish, you can usually find something suitable on the menu. If not, opt for salad and an appetizer or two — or ask if the meat can be removed. Even fast-food places sometimes have vegetarian choices, such as bean tacos and burritos, veggie burgers, and soy cheese pizza.
Vegetarians can opt for pasta, along with plenty of vegetables, grains, and fruits. You may also find that the veggie burgers, hot dogs, and chicken substitutes available in your local grocery store taste very much like the real thing. Try the ground meat substitute as a stand-in for beef in foods like tacos and spaghetti sauce.
Regardless of whether you choose a vegetarian way of life, it's
always a healthy idea to eat a wide variety of foods and try out new
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LeBron James finally fulfilled his destiny and won his championship.
It has seemed inevitable ever since he was on the cover of SI in high school. Now, finally, he is finished paying his dues and has stepped to the forefront of the NBA's varsity pecking order.
So who's next?
Now that LeBron has his championship, what athlete without a title has the most pressure to win one?
I think the top spot is an easy one to fill in.
1. Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers
Someday I am going to be talking to my grandkids about what sports were like while I was growing up. I know what the highlights will be:
- Being in Assembly Hall for every home game of Calbert Cheaney's spectacular and underrated college career.
- The indubitable winning brilliance and competitive fire of Michael Jordan.
- The irrepressible dominance of Tiger Woods.
- The mind-boggling talent of LeBron James and Josh Hamilton.
Let's focus on that last one. LeBron James and Josh Hamilton are the two most talented athletes I've ever seen.
This doesn't mean they are the best athletes I've ever seen, of course, because greatness is measure by far more than talent. But I do believe these two men were born with more natural ability to succeed in their respective sports than anyone else in my lifetime of 30 years.
With mind-boggling talent comes mind-boggling expectation. LeBron James has been spun around in this blender of expectation for the past decade, finally emerging from it last night as a champion.
Now it's time for Josh Hamilton to do the same and fulfill the one step of his predestined though circuitous sports journey there is still left to take.
Of course there are differences between the two:
- LeBron James plays basketball, a sport that can be more easily affected and controlled by a single person than baseball. The burden is always greater on a basketball superstar to deliver a title than a baseball one.
- Josh Hamilton has personal health baggage that derailed his career for a time, and he has the unyielding pressure of addiction that maintains. LeBron certainly has never dealt with this.
But there are plenty of similarities too.
- Both have been regular season MVPs and performed feats of greatness in non-playoff situations that boggle the mind and tantalize us with their potential.
- LeBron lost his first two Finals appearances. Hamilton has been on the losing team in the last two World Series.
- LeBron's free agency was the most discussed and notoriously announced in sports history, and it created tremendous additional pressure. Josh Hamilton's impending free agency will be different but epic in its own way, given his baggage, and it will create tremendous additional pressure after he signs what surely will be a huge deal.
- Before this year, LeBron mostly struggled to deliver in the playoffs up to his regular season standard. Hamilton, with a career OPS of .923, has a playoff OPS of .672 in 145 plate appearances. (Granted, Hamilton's extra inning home run in last year's World Series should have been the storybook ending to the season and Hamilton's comeback story, but we all know what happened afterwards.)
All of this leaves us, in my mind, with LeBron passing the figurative torch of expectation to Hamilton.
Because make no mistake: for the first time here in Dallas, where I live, there is real pressure on the Rangers to win it all this year.
Two years ago, the Rangers were a year ahead of schedule. Everyone was just happy to enjoy the ride as long as it went. Last year, everyone for the most part was still happy to make it back to the World Series but crushingly disappointed at having defeat snatched from the jaws of victory.
Now it's World Series win or bust. Anything less would be a massive disappointment.
With Hamilton in the final year of his contract, which has been a hot topic of conversation all season long, and having such a blazing hot start to the season, the onus is on him to to be the one who leads the Rangers to the summit of this mountain they have been climbing for the last three years.
Granted, the pressure Hamilton faces is barely a fraction of what LeBron faced. Different sport, different back story, different media narrative.
But at some point the most talented player in his sport should win a championship. It's Josh Hamilton's time to do so.
2. Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder
With LeBron's title out of the way, Durant assumes the role of Best NBA Superstar Without a Title.
I don't think anyone doubts he'll win one, and this year was a great learning experience for he and his Thunder team. Thus far the Thunder have generally exceeded expectations and been a nice feel-good story because of their ability to win with such a young core.
But now the Thunder have been to the Finals. There is only one achievement left to unlock: win it all.
It won't be easy. It's not like LeBron is retiring or the Heat are old like the Celtics. And these Finals proved that any debate about Durant versus LeBron is silly. Durant is a more versatile scorer than LeBron, but LeBron does everything else better. I think we knew that anyway, but this series highlighted it more acutely than I expected.
3. Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles were supposed to be last year's "Dream Team." Michael Vick was supposed to finally put all of his prodigious talents together and turn in his finest season. Vick fell flat out of the gates and so did the Eagles.
With his contract, his past, his style, the inherent pressure of the city he plays in and the position he plays, and the talent on the roster around him, it is Vick's time to do what LeBron just did and what Hamilton now has the pressure to do: fully realize his potential on the way to a title.
If Vick wins a Super Bowl, his career is forever validated. If he doesn't, he will always go down as the immensely talented running quarterback who couldn't get a ring. There is no in between.
And Vick, because of his style, doesn't have much time left. The time is now.
4. Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys
I may be showing my proximity bias here by having two Dallas-area athletes in the top four, but I'm finding it difficult to posit Devil's advocate arguments even in my own mind for why Romo should be lower.
There is always inherent pressure on franchise QBs to win Super Bowls. It's the nature of the position. In the city of Dallas, which has experienced the eras of Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman, that pressure is unyielding.
Romo hasn't made an NFC Title Game like Vick, and he doesn't have the national profile or polarizing back story, but he faces nearly as much pressure. Even in his own home market, people are not sold on Romo as the answer at QB despite him being one of the 10 best in the league. He simply hasn't delivered enough in big games to build trust.
Romo's talent and statistical achievements are impressive enough that Super Bowl expectations are warranted. Like Vick, there really is no middle ground for his legacy. He either wins and is a legend or never does and goes down as a disappointment. And like Vick, time is becoming a factor.
5. Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls
Rose is a bit of a hard one to rank. He has already been an MVP and led his team on a deep playoff run. But he is also coming off a bad knee injury and no one is quite sure what to expect from him next season.
But like Durant, Rose and the Bulls are no longer just a cute, feel good story about a team that has built itself up from being awful into a contender. At some point, the expectations come and with them the pressure. I'd have loved to see what the Bulls could have done in the playoffs this year with a healthy Rose, and we may have to wait two years to finally get to see.
Either way, Rose has the burden of being the face of a franchise that once expected and received titles like sunrises. There won't be any pressure next year, but eventually it will return, and it will be strong.
6 & 7. Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard
I'm grouping these two guys together because I think they are unique cases. I think there is pressure on both of them, but it's not the kind of pressure that LeBron faced, or that even Durant will now face, where there is an inevitable feeling about them winning a title. Inevitability is its own unique brand of pressure.
Rather, Anthony and Howard have the pressure that comes with being "max contract" players with high profiles who have experienced a great deal of individual success. Their cities will pin their hopes on them. But with LeBron's Heat and KD's Thunder appearing poised to own the NBA for the next 4-5 years at least, will there be room for Carmelo and/or Dwight to do much beyond what they have already done? Not really.
So they have pressure to validate their superstar status and leave a winning legacy, but it's on a totally different level.
Note: As I finished this one I started thinking about Chris Paul and even Blake Griffin. Neither has a title, but I just have a hard time expecting a title from guys who play for the Clippers. Thus, do they really have pressure to win one? I suppose they do, but I guess I've just been hard wired to expect nothing from their unfortunate franchise, so let's just consider them honorable mention.
8. Matt Kemp, Los Angeles Dodgers
Kemp is a remarkable talent who the new ownership group of the Dodgers is looking to build around. In Kemp and Clayton Kershaw, the Dodgers will have one of the best pitcher/hitter combos in the game for the next decade, assuming they stay healthy.
The talent, plus the market, plus the franchise history, plus the energy and investment of the new ownership group, means that Kemp will have the pressure to deliver as he now plays through his prime.
He's good enough, but can he stay healthy enough? And can the Dodgers fit enough pieces around him? We'll see.
I considered a lot of other guys for this list, but none struck me as no-brainers like the eight above. I'm really curious what you think of the 8 guys on this list, as well as your choices for additional players who haven't won championships that are facing increasing pressure to do so.
Also, it's important to note that I don't know much about hockey, which is why no NHL players were included. Please NHL fans, chime in below with what hockey players without titles face the most pressure to get one.

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With her first major studio role already under her belt, Chelsea Handler has lined up another part, this one opposite some serious star wattage.
Handler will play Reese Witherspoon's bestie in "This Means War," reported Deadline. The film is an actioner-romcom in which Witherspoon is fought over by a pair of CIA agents, played by Tom Hardy and Chris Pine, with disastrous results for New York City.
Witherspoon's a pro, we have a shameless man0crush on Hardy, Pine was awesome as Kirk in "Star Trek" and Handler seems wisely cast as the (presumably sassy/horn-doggy/raunchy) best friend. But we have a few of well documented concerns:
- The presence of McG behind the camera: Which McG will show up? The one who made the good-for-what-it-was "Charlie's Angels"? Or the guy who made hash of "Terminator: Salvation"?
- Why does this film keep losing stars? Hardy's role has already been given to and left by Bradley Cooper and Sam Worthington--and Worthington says yes to everything. Oh, and Colin Farrell said no to it, too.
- This script has been kicking around for so long and has gone through so many changes that at one point Martin Lawrence was supposed to star in it.
Fingers crossed...
U.S. & World
Earlier this year Handler filmed "Hop," opposite Russell Brand as the Easter Bunny, who, after having been hit by a car, needs help saving everyone's favorite fertility ritual. It's due out April 14, 2011, just 10 days before Easter, conveniently enough.
It's been quite a ride for Handler who's gone from struggling stand-up comedian to talk-show host to best-selling author (three times over) to subject of a sex-tape scandal to alleged squeeze of 50 Cent to movie star. Nicely done Ms. Handler.


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Republicans have been furiously attacking the LGBT community ever since President Obama announced his support of marriage equality for same-sex couples. Some Republicans have taken their criticism to the extreme. In Mississippi, GOP state Rep. Andy Gipson posted a message on his Facebook page which calls for putting gays and lesbians to death.
On May 10, Gipson made the following post:
"Been a lot of press on Obama's opinion on "homosexual marriage." The only opinion that counts is God's: see Romans 1:26-28 and Leviticus 20:13. Anyway you slice it, it is sin. Not to mention horrific social policy."
Later on in the thread, Gipson posts a comment about how homosexuality is "unnatural" and causes "disease."
According to Leviticus 20:13, "If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads."
By referring to this Bible verse on his Facebook page, Gipson is in fact, calling for killing homosexuals. And he isn't apologizing for it either.
After receiving an email petition from UnityMS calling for him to apologize, Gipson responded on Friday by posting the following message on Facebook:
"To be clear, I want the world to know that I do not, cannot, and will not apologize for the inspired truth of God's Word. It is one thing that will never "change." Anyone who knows me knows I also believe that all people are created in God's image, and that all people are loved by God, so much so that He gave us the truth of His Word which convicts us of the reality and guilt of our sin, and He gave us His Son Jesus who paid the full penalty for all our sins, by His grace through our faith in Him as we repent of our sin. John 3:16. It is this message that I preach every Sunday. I sincerely pray God will reach someone through this message."
As of Saturday, Gipson seems to have removed his offensive posts, but has not apologized. You can view his page here.
Gipson, like many other Republicans, puts Biblical law over Constitutional law. And as a state Representative, that's a clear violation of separation of church and state and a failure to uphold the oath of office. You know, that oath in which politicians swear to defend the Constitution. The only lawful document that matters in America is the Constitution, but Republicans like Gipson want to light it on fire and pretend the Bible is the law of this country. It's a dangerous view that would destroy freedom, liberty, and every other American value protected by the Constitution.
Openly calling for the deaths of American citizens because they happen to be gay is an egregious offense that should force Gipson to resign his position. Because it is clear that he is unable to adhere to Constitutional values such as equality and personal liberty.


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The streaming through SA is just the Audio but at least it's the Steelers Radio Network and not the national feed.
47 minutes
Yup, bring it on!! Woodley dressed tonight, no idea how much he'll play yet. Colon is not.
Can't wait, damn it sucks I can't watch it on tv.
Alright NFL Preseason Live it's 7;30 where the ##$# are my Steelers?
I'm so excited to see the young kids play. I'm hoping to see someone step up at WR and OLine and DBs.
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Happy Johan Santana Day! (a.k.a. The Great Santana) What, don't you say that every time Mets Ace Johan Santana is scheduled to take the mound? Before he does, let's take a look at the state of the Mets rotation.
This time through the rotation the Mets will be showcasing Johan Santana, Mike Pelfrey, Tim Redding, John Maine and Livan Hernandez.
Let's see how they've done this year and what we might expect from this this week:
Santana won the NL Pitcher of the Month Award in April and is well on his way to another Cy Young caliber season. In his last start, Santana allowed six runs, four earned on 11 hits against the San Francisco Giants but still managed to get a Win thanks to some great hitting by the Mets.
As fangraphs.com points out here,
Santana is primed for a huge season. In 39.2 innings this season, Santana has punched out a jaw-dropping 54 batters (12.25 K/9), which is the highest rate of his career. His FIP sits at a microscopic 2.03, and he has compiled 1.7 WAR already.
In his last start against the Red Sox, Santana allowed one run on 7 hits in 5 innings.
Pelfrey had a case of the Yips last week. He allowed 2 runs on 6 hits against the San Francisco Giants but suffered his first loss of the season as the Mets were unable to score on Matt Cain and the Giants bullpen.
Pelfrey is sporting a 1.54 WHIP, .286 BABIP, and a 5.23 FIP. Most striking is his 0.65 K/BB ratio, the worst in his career. However, his GB/FB ratio stands at 1.80, the best of his career.
Redding allowed two runs on 2 hits while walking four and striking out four in six innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nonetheless, the Mets made 5 errors and left 11 on base, and in the 11th, had probably one of the worse innings in baseball this year (Glad I went to bed after the 10th).
I won't bore you with any stats, since one game is not enough to go off of.
Maine allowed five runs (four earned) on eight hits while walking three and striking out three in 5 1/3 innngs against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Maine flirted with disaster the whole night but hung a slider to Casey Blake for a three run homerun.
Maine is sporting a 1.42 WHIP, .260 BABIP and a 4.83 FIP. His career best GB/FB ration is 0.80 (2006) but stands at 0.91 this year. Also, Maine's LD ratio is at 22.5%, the highest of his career.
Livan allowed one run on seven hits while walking one and striking out two in seven innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Livan was wonderful, but the offense failed him as they left nine on base and couldn't capitalize when they needed to.
Livan is sporting a 1.47 WHIP, .316 BABIP and a 4.65 FIP.
In his last start against the Washington Nationals last year, Livan allowed six runs giving up 10 hits in six innings.
The Mets need the rotation to continue to give the team quality starts, especially with the bats slumping. If the Mets are able to take 2 of 3 from the Boston Red Sox, they'll come back with a 23-20 record and would've gone 6-5 on the west to east trip. Let's Go Mets!P.S. I'd love some feedback, especially about what's missing from this post. Thanks.
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Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley thought better of flattening Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers when the two teams squared off Sunday afternoon.
He had Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers completely defenseless up in the air, ready to pound him into the ground, but he brought him gingerly back onto two feet.
We're surprised and glad that he thought twice because it could have gotten ugly. If Fairley had gone through with it, it could have ended with a serious injury to Rodgers and a fine or suspension to Fairley. So it's probably for the best that he didn't carry through with the tackle.
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After listening to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the World Affairs Council in Philadelphia, I decided that he could have been a successful stand up comedian if he had not gone into politics. Out of office, Blair is literally a laugh a minute.
As British Prime Minister, he was not allowed to have a mobile phone so he did not get a mobile phone until his first day of being a private citizen. "I texted a close friend of mine, how are you. Not recognizing the number, the person texted me back, 'Excuse me, how is this?' All I could think is how quickly they forget. I have been out of office one day."
He continued the laughs by relaying his wife's Cheri's reaction to his 82 trips to the Middle East. He said, "I am not sure she was being entirely supportive here. She said, 'I don't think it is the number of trips that you take, but the progress that you make."
On a more serious note, he made some interesting observations about democracies. He received the loudest applause of the night when he noted that the British election season lasts 4 weeks. He argued against term limits, either mandated or by popular vote.
"When I came into office, I was at my highest popularity, but the least capable. When I left office, I was the least popular, but the most capable. I wanted to say I really know what I am doing now."
Like many politicians in recent times, he decries the extreme partisanship that has paralyzed our governments. "Have you noticed that the parties have gotten ideologically further apart while the people have moved towards the middle.
Serving as the Middle East Envoy for the Quartet, he spoke about the Middle East. I wrote about that for Metro. While the Arab Spring has consumed most of the recent attention, he warned that it would be to the West's detriment to ignore the Israeli-Palestinian crisis. "The West's security depends on Israel's security."
Blair spent a great deal of his talk discussing China. "While the West dominated the 20th century, they will have to share power with China in the 21st."
He gave several examples of China's domination. "China spends more on infrastructure in Africa than the World Bank does."
Another illustration was closer to home. "While we are debating adding an additional runway at Heathrow, China is planning to build 70 international and 200 regional airports."
He praised the current Chinese leaders as smart but "handling a problem the likes of which the world has never seen." Blair expounded, "They are trying to impose change on 1.6 billion people with a communist mindset."
He believes Western unity is more important than ever because "only united west will be able to share power with China."
While there has been a lot of turmoil in recent times, Blair thinks some of it was long overdue. "The economic crisis in Europe was terrible, but it forced change in social program that was needed.
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Poop police now have DNA test to find dog owners
Dogs may be man's best friend, but their poop can be a pedestrian's worst enemy.
That's why The Fairmont Museum District apartment complex in Houston is taking an innovative step to confront a centuries-old problem.
The 236-unit residence at 4310 Dunlavy St. has contracted with PooPrints, a Tennessee company that offers canine DNA testing as a way to track down the person whose dog left a tell-tale turd.
"I think it's a great idea," said Fairmont leasing manager Molly Kalish. "The main reason we decided to try this new program was because we had a specific issue on one of our floors with accidents."
The building has a large number of dog owners, partly because of its pet-friendly policy and its location adjacent to a city dog park, Kalish said.
So far, Fairmont management has brought up DNA registration with only a small number of dog owners who live on the floor where the accidents occurred. Others will be asked to sign up as part of the building's pet policy when they renew their leases, Kalish said.
To register a participating tenant's dog, apartment staffers use a kit provided by PooPrints to collect DNA through a cheek swab.
The pet's DNA sample is then sent to PooPrints' laboratory in Tennessee, known as BioPet Vet Lab, said PooPrints spokesman Eric Mayer.
When someone's dog leaves an offending sample of waste on an apartment property, it will be tested for a potential match among the apartment's registered dogs.
In the event of a match, the owner will be given a warning on the first offense but will be fined $500 for a second offense at The Fairmont.
As part of the new pet policy, each dog owner will be assessed a "small fee" to pay for the cost of the DNA registration, Kalish said.
Tenants who have been asked to register have expressed surprisingly little resistance, Kalish said.
"In more cases than not, they were more than willing to provide a DNA sample because they want to make sure the property stays clean," she said.
Although DNA testing did not identify any tenant's dog as the recent accident-prone culprit, Kalish said the problem had stopped, suggesting that a visitor might have been responsible.
Taylor Comstock, who on Thursday was with her Yorkshire terrier at Ervan Chew Park's "dog zone" next to The Fairmont, said the apartment management hadn't asked her yet to sign up.
As a college student, Comstock said she would have no problem with the fee as long as it was small.
"Overall, if it helps to keep it clean, I'm fine with it, versus them saying, 'Dogs aren't allowed there any more,'" she said.
In the Houston area, PooPrints clients include two other apartment complexes and a small property management company, said PooPrints Gulf Coast owner Bano Benavides, who has owned the local franchise since June.
A Dallas dog owner who lives at another apartment complex that contracts with a different PooPrints franchise said he thought it was unfair to change his lease now to pay for the DNA testing.
"Everybody wants to live in a clean community," Brian Barcus said. "I can see the intent behind the new rule, but I don't understand how they can force it upon us in the middle of our lease."


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Updated Microsoft has announced that Xbox Live users will soon be able to access Windows Live Messenger. It will be added free through an Xbox 360 Dashboard update enabling Xbox owners will be able to chat with PC users.
The move means the 6m Xbox Live users worldwide will be able to chat with the 260m users already using Windows Live Messenger and its sibling MSN Messenger.
It is a further addition to Microsoft's announcement last month that the Xbox Live network would soon be opened up so that PC users on Windows Vista could compete directly against those on an Xbox 360.
According to Microsoft, the update will allow Xbox users to converse with up to six people on their contact list simultaneously, even if they are in the middle of playing games, music or movies. Users will also be able to see if any of their Messenger contacts are registered with Xbox Live and, if so, invite them to join a game.
Text input on the Xbox is accomplished by using an onscreen virtual keyboard, but users can also connect a computer keyboard through one of the console's USB ports.
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Mesa Auto Glass – What Should I know?
Simply put, this is glass that you would find in an automobile. Not too many know that in Mesa there are two major forms of auto glass. Each one is used on certain windows in the automobile. Both types of auto glass are more impact resistant and stronger than regular glass.
What Are the Different Kinds Of Windshield Replacement Mesa Services that are Available?
Laminated safety glass-this glass is generally used on a car's windshield. It is comprised of a couple of pieces of glass that has a slim layer of vinyl. The glass is then heated and pressed together in an autoclave, which is a type of oven. When this glass receives a tough impact it will shatter also but usually the shattered pieces will stick to the vinyl and not fall on the ground.
If the windshield just has a tiny vein or nick, the auto glass professional may be able to repair the tiny vein or nick to keep it from spreading further. The repair will generally take fewer than thirty minutes in Mesa. The vein or nick is cleaned thoroughly and dried. Resin is injected and a material like Mylar is used to hold it in place. The professional cures the resin by using an ultraviolet light.
Three Reasons to Repair Your Windshield Chip Instead of Replacing the Windshield
In today's society, many people have a very hectic lifestyle between work and family that it is hard to get some things done during other people's workday. For example, if you come out to get into your car to go to work and find that you have a broken or cracked windshield but have a full day of meetings that are going to last past the time the car window repair shop is open. In most states it is illegal to drive with a cracked or broken windshield so what are you going to do. In this case, you need to find shop that offers mobile windshield replacement. Not all shops offer this service, which is where a technician comes to your place of business or residence and replaces the windshield. In addition to replacing a broken or cracked windshield, the technician can try to fix the crack with resin and smoothed out until you can no longer see the damage.
With a cracked windshield, there is a possibility of having a serious accident if the glass collapses before you can get it fixed. In many instances, your car insurance will cover mobile windshield replacement or repair without paying a deductible. Take the time when you get to your office, call a repair shop, and make an appointment to come to your place of business to take care of the problem.
To make sure that your insurance company will pay for this service you should call them before making an appointment to have your windshield fixed. It is very easy to submit a claim for this service. Once you have found out if the service is covered or not, let the insurance company know that you have windshield damage. There are usually no forms to fill out. Once this is done, you call and schedule an appointment to have this taken care of.
When you call the repair shop they will ask for the model and make of your car so they will bring the correct windshield to your place of business or residence to fix the problem. Once the technician arrives at your place of business, they will let you know they are there. After looking at the windshield, the first thing that the technician does is remove the outer lining around the windshield. Then special suction cups are attached to the windshield to lift it up and remove it. The broken windshield is put into the repair truck and a new one is put back in the same way it was removed. Once the windshield is replaced and set in place, your car is ready to drive. The process will usually take no more than fifteen to thirty minutes to complete.
Should You be Fixing Windshield Cracks?
Broken windshields can be a major pain. From chips and cracks to complete spiderwebs, damaged automotive glass is a serious issue no matter the extent of the problem. That's because even tiny dings and splits in your windshield can grow into vision-obscuring messes. However, windshield replacement isn't the only solution when you have damaged auto glass. Smaller flaws can actually be repaired invisibly to restore both strength and an unobstructed view to your windshield. Here's how it works.
The first step to any windshield repair is an evaluation of the damage. The chip or crack should be examined for size and depth as well as location to determine whether it is a candidate for repair. Most flaws up to 6 inches long can be fixed with the typical resin auto glass repair. However, keep in mind that this type of solution only works when just the top layer of glass is fractured. Modern windshields are composed of two layers of glass with a rubber membrane laminated in between; the repair can only resolve issues with the first layer of glass, so if both layers are damaged, or you have a hole that goes all the way through, it's time to start learning about windshield replacement, not repairs. Also, some cracks that are around the perimeter of the windscreen can be difficult or impossible to correct, so make sure that the damage is located in a repairable place.
Once you've determined that the window glass can be repaired, the fix itself is relatively easy. Taking approximately 30 minutes, windshield chip repair is both simple and affordable. Using a special, sunlight-cured resin, the auto glass shop technician will inject the epoxy directly into the chip or crack using specialized tools. This completely fills the damage and ensures a smooth finish. The resin dries completely clear, helping the repair blend in to the surrounding windshield and almost totally hiding where the problem was. Natural sunlight dries the windshield crack repair to a waterproof, strong state that reinforces the windscreen and dependably prevents the crack or chip from ever spreading. Windshield glass repair offers a reliable solution for both sturdiness and aesthetics.
Windshield repairs are also super convenient, as most auto glass shops can actually come to you. Because the resin cures in sunlight and the special tools used to apply it are quite portable, you won't have to take your car or truck into the shop to have it fixed. Instead, technicians can be sent to you for mobile glass repair right in your driveway or even your workplace's parking lot.
The best time to get a cracked windshield repaired is right now. Substantial research data shows that warm temperatures, cold temperatures, temperature shifts, and even rough road surfaces and speed bumps are all likely to exacerbate your car window glass's damage. Remember, windshield crack repair only works for fissures up to 6 inches long, so if you put off calling the auto glass shop, the crack may grow to the point where windshield replacement is your only option. Save yourself the hassle and the money by bringing in an auto glass repair pro today to take a look. Providing structural support and practically invisible performance, resin car window repairs can help get your windshield back to first-class condition quickly and affordably.


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According to Williams, Flowers' approach at the plate had changed when he was called up to the Majors last September and was exaggerated more this spring. The 24-year-old moved his hands behind his right shoulder, creating for a much longer swing, while adding a twist of the upper body and opening up his hips and leading with his hips.
"It was a double combination of bad," Williams said. "Tyler had them more in a traditional place with a traditional load. Walk has talked to him about it. I talked to him about it. I have the greatest frame of reference to see him.
"I do see signs of him now getting his hands away from his body a little bit. He's showing a shorter swing. His short swing is still very powerful. He's better able to handle all the pitches when he does this. I'm encouraged by him at this stage."
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Olympus PEN Lite E-PL5 and PEN Mini E-PM2 Close Up
Only reporters were granted access to Photokina a day prior to the official fair opening, in order to witness premiers of new digital cameras by several great manufacturers who have decided to reveal their aces at the last minute. These included Olympus, who presented two new mirrorless PEN devices.
Introduced as the PEN Lite E-PL5 and PEN Mini E-PM2, these cameras are successors to models that were brought out last year. Several big major specifications sum up these two products – they were given a 16 megapixel Micro-Four Thirds sensor from the Olympus OM-D flagship, as well as the same device's processor, which is evident after taking only a few photos.
In the beginning, users mostly objected to PEN's sluggishness while focusing, bracketing and storing of photographs. When it comes to the third series (presented a year ago), these shortcomings were removed for the most part. The models launched today are approximately 50 percent faster than the third series and users should have nothing to object to.
Both devices have been given a capacitive touchscreen which facilitates using options that will speed up users' workflow (e.g. by selecting one of 12 art filters on the screen) while the bigger model's display (PEN Lite E-PL5) can be flipped out. This enables taking images while holding it below the waist, above the head, even for creating self-portraits. The touchscreen is by far the most useful novelty on the display, especially since we're used to touching such small screens in order to operate them.
While both models are lighter and smaller than their predecessors, however, the PEN Mini E-PM2 really is a great deal more compact than the "bigger" camera, also presented Monday.
This could be an interesting device to those who do not find the option of flipping out the display an important feature, especially since it's cheaper. Still, its miniature nature might be considered a flaw, given that it does not seem the least bit natural when held in hand with its somewhat more massive lenses.
Both of these new PEN models also follow this year's Photokina big trend – connectivity. Thus, they come with Flash Air microSD card support, which is Toshiba's technology for transferring images to mobile devices. With the new microSD, PEN cameras become Wi-Fi routers and, after installing a free application to smartphones and tablets with Android OS and iOS, the photographs can instantaneously be transferred to these mobile devices. Of course, this means you can post them on Facebook, Instagram, send them in an email or any other option which is a market must for digital cameras today.
In practice, this operates immaculately, but it is logical to raise a question: why hasn't Flash Air been built irrelevant of the microSD card on the motherboard? It's clear that additionally purchasing such a microSD card lowers the basic price of these cameras, thus users who do not want this option will cut a few corners. However, the fact is that there are quite a few exhibitors at this year's Photokina who offer connectivity by default.
To sum up, the new PEN models represent a serious upgrade over last year's Olympus cameras, both practically and technically.


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Opened 9 years ago
Closed 7 years ago
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#17260 closed Bug (fixed)
`QuerySet.dates()` is computed in UTC when time zone support is enabled
|Reported by:
|Aymeric Augustin
|Owned by:
|Aymeric Augustin
|Database layer (models, ORM)
|kmike84@…, anssi.kaariainen@…, semente+django@…
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Aggregation on dates is performed in UTC (the database timezone) when
settings.USE_TZ = True, while an end user may expect its current time zone to be taken into account. This is a known problem in the initial implementation of time zone support.
It affects:
- the
day, and
date_hierarchyin the admin,
- the date based generic views.
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Change History (27)
comment:1 Changed 9 years ago by
Here are the comments that were sent to the mailing list:
Aymeric Augustin (myself)
Under PostgreSQL, provided the current time zone has a valid name (e.g. it's provided by pytz), we could temporarily set the connection's timezone to this time zone and restore it to UTC afterwards. With other backends, I can't think of a simpler solution than fetching all values and doing the aggregation in Python. Neither of these thrills me, so for the time being, I've documented this as a known limitation.
Luke Plant
You could argue a case for saying that the behaviour has some advantages: if one admin user filters a list of objects by date, and sends the link to a colleague, they would probably expect the colleague to end up with the same list of objects. But even if that isn't very convincing, I'm happy with this limitation given the implementation difficulties of fixing it.
Anssi Kääriäinen
I don't see this as a major issue, except if Django needs to support this behaviour for backwards compatibility reasons. But as this is documented as a limitation, not as a "feature", this is fine as is. It would be nice to fix this in the future. For PostgreSQL, tracking the current time zone for the connection seems a bit hard - we can't rely a SET TIME ZONE is really going to be in effect, unless we also track rollbacks/commits (see #17062). And changing it for every DB query seems bad, too. One idea is to use "SELECT col AT TIME ZONE 'GMT+2' as col". This way the session time zone doesn't need to be changed. For example:
> SET TIME ZONE 'UTC'; > create table testt(dt timestamptz); > insert into testt values(now()); > select dt at time zone 'GMT+2' as dt from testt; 2011-11-18 07:06:47.834771 > select dt at time zone 'Europe/Helsinki' as dt from testt; 2011-11-18 11:06:47.834771
Oracle seems to have a similar feature. I don't know if other databases offer similar functionality. MySQL has probably support for something similar when using TIMESTAMP columns. But as said, I don't see this as a major issue. It would be nice to support this some day.
comment:2 Changed 8 years ago by
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comment:4 Changed 8 years ago by
For the record, I'm afraid this will quickly become contentious once 1.4 is out...
comment:5 Changed 8 years ago by
You mean contentious as in "wontfix, breaks existing programs"? In my opinion that would be bad. It is pretty clear to me that the current behavior is broken. The dates should be in the currently active time zone.
I think I know how to fix this:
- aggregates can return parameters (useful for other features, too "conditional aggregates" for example). This is returning parameters from the cols part of the query.
- other needed parts already can return parameters (where conditions etc).
- use the AT TIME ZONE trick above, or if that is not available, use just " + timedelta offset minutes".
- hope that everything works.
The problem is there is a _lot_ of places to fix. In addition, the ORM is a little complex to work with sometimes. I just can't see getting this into 1.4 in time.
Any way to mark this as a known bug which _will_ be fixed in the future? The other way forward is introducing "at_timezone" argument for the operations, but how to do that for
__date for example?
comment:6 Changed 8 years ago by
I mean "we're going to take some flak".
I plan to fix this eventually, I just don't know how.
comment:7 Changed 8 years ago by
Yes, I can see this is very complex to fix in a way that actually works even closely the same on every backend.
It might be possible to just add the offset into the datetime, then do the conversion to the date. This all in the DB. This could actually work, as DST is usually around 3-4 o'clock AM, so there would not be error in date conversions.
I am tempted to give this a try...
comment:8 Changed 8 years ago by
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comment:9 Changed 8 years ago by
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I have a "POC" version ready. It just adds some timedeltas to the values where needed. In the database everything is still done at time zone UTC, we just add the offsets as Python reports them.
The biggest problem with this approach is DST handling. We use the offset as it is _now_, however the database date might have a different offset (offset now is 3 hours, in the summer 2 hours). So, we have an error of one hour for summer dates.
This means that this issue is really hard to fix: if we use current offsets, we will make an error of one hour across DST (not to mention actual time zone changes in South America...). That is not correct enough to call this fixed. We could use "AT TIME ZONE 'tz name'" where available, but that has just one little problem: we don't know the time zone name.
So, I really can't see an easy fix for this. We could invent a mapping mechanism for the Python time zone name -> DB time zone name. That isn't easy either, I believe PostgreSQL can have different time zone names on Windows and Linux. So, the user should actually define his converter dictionary in the settings.py, for each database. Or we could have our own mappings: time zone name -> list of time zones to try. On first connect inspect what time zones are available. Endless source of bugs, but on the other hand that isn't much different from supporting the different locales. This is the best approach available.
After all this MySQL would still be broken. I don't believe there is anything Django can do to make time zones work correctly together with dates queries on that database. I really wonder if it is a good idea to encourage people to use USE_TZ with MySQL. The setup is broken, and as far as I see, will be broken.
The attached patch is, as said, just a proof of concept, or more correctly a poor of the concept not working.
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comment:10 Changed 8 years ago by
One more possibility: just require that every time zone used is usable as database time zone as is. Current time zones follow this rule (I mean the configured settings' time zone). It might be hard to require this one after 1.4 is released, and it might be also hard for those who do not use pytz.
comment:11 Changed 8 years ago by
OK, another POC patch which has some support for AT TIME ZONE when using PostgreSQL.
As far as I can see SQLite is somewhat easy to fix, PostgreSQL and Oracle are fixable if we can translate the Python time zone names to something the database understands. It seems the best fix for MySQL is adding the offset which has the DST problem.
I am now done with tinkering with this ticket. I hope the POCs have some value for solving this properly after 1.4 has been released. At this point my only worry is that the option of requiring that all time zone names used must be usable as-is in the database will be lost after 1.4 is released.
Lesson of the day: In POSIX syntax GMT+3 is GMT-3. Of course. As if the timezone handling wasn't confusing enough already...
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AT TIME ZONE syntax for PostgreSQL
comment:12 Changed 8 years ago by
An update about MySQL: it has convert_tz function which does something equivalent to AT TIME ZONE. However, there are some problems with convert_tz:
- The timezone table for MySQL has to be loaded, if I understand the documentation correctly this is not done by default
- If you try to convert a datetime using an unknown (to MySQL) timezone name, you get null back
- If the datetime falls out of the range 1970-2038 you will not get any conversion, you get the input datetime back.
So, the convert_tz function would cure the problem for MySQL, assuming the datetime converted is in range 1970-2038. That could be documented as known limitation. This was the last missing piece of this puzzle:
- SQLite should be easy to support by using Python code directly in the query.
- PostgreSQL and Oracle should work using AT TIME ZONE syntax. Python <-> DB timezone names must match or there must be a converter.
- MySQL should work with convert_tz (with the above cave-eats), Again Python <-> DB timezone names must match or there must be a converter.
There is a lot of work left to actually implement the above properly for all core databases. However, that should be pretty straightforward coding to do. The big problem is converting the timezone names from Python to DB format. Any ideas how to do that in somewhat clean fashion?
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I've given a lot of thought to this problem when preparing a talk for DjangoCon.eu. I suggest to:
1) Fetch all the datetimes and perform the aggregation in Python to compute
QuerySet.dates() on a
DateTimeField when
USE_TZ = True.
- That shouldn't be hard to implement.
- Performance may suffer, but it has always been an expensive operation. This would just shift the load from the database server to the application server.
- We'll need a parameter to specify which time zone to use. It should default to the default time zone, because that's what the model layer always does. In many cases, programmers will want to use the current time zone instead, but for the sake of explicitness and consistency, I still prefer to use the default time zone by default. I'm open to discussing this.
- If some backends can easily do this operation in the database (PostgreSQL) they can provide their own efficient implementation.
2) Deprecate the
__day/month/year/week_day lookups on a
DateTimeField when
USE_TZ = True
- There's no way we can pass an explicit time zone argument with the lookup syntax.
- Even if the
__yearlookup can be emulated with a range lookup, the
__monthlookups can't. They allow finding "all objects on the 1st of any month" or "all objects in January of any year" which is slightly pathological.
- Like akaariai says, "there's a lot of work left", and I think that if we start on the path of hacking that, we'll be stuck forever trying to fix a fundamentally broken operation.
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I'm still making up my mind on this ticket. I like Anssi's last proposal more and more for 1).
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Not directly related to this ticket, but if we can convert the datetimes to correct time zone in the DB, there are other uses than solving this ticket, too. For example it would be very useful to be able to generate "sum of payments per month and client" aggregate using the ORM. In these cases getting the timezones correctly can be important. Of course, the TZ issue isn't the only issue preventing this type of query currently...
BTW there could be qs.timezone() operation which sets the whole queryset to work in the given timezone.
Still, as said before, in-db support will take a lot of time to get working correctly.
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My last idea was to introduce a
datetime_trunc_sql operation in addition to
USE_TZ = False,
datetime_trunc_sql would be equivalent to
date_trunc_sql. When
USE_TZ = True,
datetime_trunc_sql would convert to the appropriate time zone before truncating. It could take the timezone as an optional argument.
QuerySet.dates() would use
datetime_trunc_sql for
DateTimeField and
date_trunc_sql for
By the way, our use case is totally valid — I've implemented a lot of reports like this in Python, since it's currently not possible in DB.
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That datetime_trunc_sql seems like a clean solution.
I believe the timezone must be a cursor.execute() parameter, otherwise there could be potential for sql injection. Not 100% sure of this though.
What should one do if the timezone isn't available in the DB? Just error out? This seems like the cleanest approach, but of course, this isn't backwards compatible. Maybe raise a warning, and continue using no conversions? Basically we would then need a method get_db_tz_name for the backends, which would convert the Python timezone to the DB timezone, and error/warn if the timezone can't be converted to db timezone. This should prevent the SQL-injection possibility too. I believe we could ask the get_db_tz_name() to escape the time zone properly.
So, +1 for the datetime_trunc_sql approach. I really like the idea of using the DB for this, as aggregation for example can be a lot cheaper to do directly in the DB instead of fetching the data into Python.
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I'd better keep things simple by documenting that
tzname must return a string that the database will understand as a time zone name. The tzinfo database, used by
pytz, is the de-facto standard. Adding a conversion functions sounds like overengineering to me.
While SQL injections through time zone names are unlikely, indeed, we must prevent them.
NB: SQLite will be restricted to using the default time zone, as defined by
os.environ['TZ']. I'm willing to live with this limitation. We can put that under the "use a more feature complete database" umbrella.
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I don't buy the argument that tzinfo names are usable on every DB. Are they on Oracle, DB2, and MSSQL? Are they usable on databases running on Windows? If I understand correctly Windows doesn't use the tzinfo database.
MySQL will be interesting once again. If the timezone table isn't populated, it returns silently unconverted data. This is other part of the get_db_tz_name() - the idea is that this function could warn/error in this case. It would basically query the DB (on MySQL at least) if the timezone is valid. If not, it would do the warn/error, if yes, then it would cache that the tzinfo name is usable.
But, I think you are right here about not adding the conversion functions. They would be absolutely horrible to maintain.
If we require the user to explicitly set the tzname by using .use_tz(tzname) queryset method, then it is possible to document that the user must ensure that the tzname is usable in the DB. The tzname could be a callable (most likely one returning the current active time zone name) which is resolved at execute time. Is this the idea you were referring to by "documenting that tzname must return a string that the database will understand"? If so, +1 to that approach.
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I've started a branch to work on this problem: https://github.com/aaugustin/django/compare/queryset-datetimes
This branch is unstable and will be rebased often, don't fork it.
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I've started by documenting the target public API.
Conversions/truncations will use the current time zone by default because:
- aggregation should generally happen in the end user's time zone;
- it allows using
timezone.overrideas shown below.
The design is sufficiently flexible to deal with all the cases discussed above.
Even "uncooperative" setups (MySQL, Windows) can be made to work with a custom tzinfo whose
tzname returns the appropriate value for the database:
qs.datetimes('dt', 'day', timezone=non_standard_tzinfo_object)
with timezone.override(non_standard_tzinfo_object): qs.filter(dt__day=1)
I don't care if MySQL silently returns wrong data when it's misconfigured. This isn't worse than all the other data truncation or corruption bugs (for instance, when inserting a string longer than the field size) that happen with MySQL's default configuration. If you use MySQL and care about data integrity, you have to read its manual (and much more).
Finally I don't see the need for a
get_db_tz_name method; the standard
tzname suffices.
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Springfield expected may 150 guns would be turned in at its $100-per-firearm buyback on Saturday. But it got more than 500, and now must come up with the extra $35,000.
Springfield officials were caught off guard Saturday when residents turned out in droves — some waiting in line an hour and a half or more — to exchange unwanted firearms for $100 debit cards.
Mayor Tim Davlin said that because he had figured police would collect 100 guns at most in the buyback program, authorities had only 150 debit cards on hand.
But police collected 526 guns from people who either no longer wanted them around the house or wanted debit cards. Because of the large turnout, dozens of people walked away with rain checks and a guarantee that they could collect their debit cards later.
"I've said it before and I'll say it again, in my wildest dreams I never thought we would have this many guns come in," Davlin said Monday morning.
"Most importantly, I think what we did was we took a lot of guns off the streets of the city of Springfield. This is just unbelievable. Some of these could have fallen into the wrong hands."
About 55 percent of the collected firearms were rifles or shotguns; 45 percent were handguns. Four of guns were discovered to be antiques and will be donated to museums.
Serial numbers will be checked on all the guns. Any that had been reported stolen will be returned to the rightful owners, if possible. Any believed to have been used to commit crimes will be booked into evidence.
City police will keep any gun that is usable for training.
Everything else, regardless of its value, will be taken to a foundry in Peoria and destroyed.
Police collected all sorts of guns, ranging from handguns and military weapons to sawed-off shotguns. At least two had bayonets on them. Some were rusty, and others were in their original boxes.
One man turned in his father's old gun collection, which had 36 weapons. He received five debit cards on the spot and a rain check for the rest. Another person turned in a Winchester Model 1897 12-gauge shotgun, which police estimate is worth about $800.
"As you can see, almost all of them look like they're in working condition. Some of them are pretty beat up and have been lying around the house. This is what a burglar is going to go in and look for in a home and use to commit some sort of a crime," Davlin said.
Illinois National Bank made cash contribution to the program and waived the fees associated with buying the debit cards. The city sought donations from additional businesses late last week and now is on the hook to pay for the remainder of the promised debit cards.
Davlin said he will submit an ordinance for emergency passage at the next city council meeting under which the cards will be paid for through a combination of drug forfeiture money and community development block grant funds.
The Springfield Police Department will distribute debit cards at the loading dock behind Municipal Center East, 800 E. Monroe St., on Nov. 12, which is when Veterans Day will be officially observed. People given receipts for their guns Saturday must have those receipts to receive their debit cards.
People with receipts marked with numbers under 400 are asked to arrive between 9 and 11 a.m. Those with receipts marked 400 and above should arrive between 1 and 3 p.m.
An alternate date to pick up debit cards is Tuesday, Nov. 13, between 10 a.m. and noon at the same location. People who can't make either date will have to make arrangements with the police department.
Vehicles should approach the building east on Monroe, turn right onto Ninth Street, then turn right into the alley behind the municipal center.
No new weapons will be collected at that time.
Davlin said he is unsure if the city will sponsor another buyback program in the future.


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It feels like each time I have to submit the weekly injury report, someone big gets a last minute injury. The first week it was Victor Oladipo and his facial fracture. Last week, it was Russell Westbrook. Let's hope that this week no one gets hurt after I hit submit.
Speaking of Russell Westbrook, he will be out 4+ weeks after surgery to repair his broken right hand. This is a huge blow to the Thunder who are already hurting with injuries. They are so desperate for a living, breathing player that they signed Ish Smith as part of their hardship exception. He is definitely not the Ish and should not be anywhere close to fantasy rosters.
Fortunately for the Thunder, and fantasy owners, Reggie Jackson is back from his ankle injury. He already has 36 points and 19 assists in just two games back. Jackson should continue to be a fantasy beast, but expect his field goal percentage to dip with the added pressure as the lead scorer.
Since Jackson is definitely already owned, Perry Jones is the next best Thunder option to pick up. Averaging 15 points and 4 rebounds, Jones should continue to see playing time, while knocking down threes. He's day-to-day with a bruised knee, but shouldn't be out for long.Please, blog, may I have some more?


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Swine flu? Yawn. Public-health scares come and go so often, we feel inoculated to media overhype. You know what would actually frighten me? To see a West Nile mosquito riding a killer bee sitting on a SARS-infected bird atop a flu-ridden swine straddling a mad cow.
Swine flu? Yawn.
Public-health scares come and go so often, we feel inoculated to media overhype. You know what would actually frighten me? To see a West Nile mosquito riding a killer bee sitting on a SARS-infected bird atop a flu-ridden swine straddling a mad cow.
So, until I hear that swine flu will endanger our bacon supply, I can't get worked up. Others don't seem too harried, either. That's because we live in America, where - unlike much of the world - we have PPOs and HMOs and HBO and Gatorade and other flu-fighters.
Still, influenza stinks. You wallow in agony for days - in part because of the pain, but also because after a while you can't stand to watch another rerun of "Jake & The Fatman" or any other drek on television.
But health officials say we can avoid an epidemic of swine flu in America, if we take just two key safety measures:
- Wash our hands.
- Don't go to work sick.
In other words, we're screwed.
We might as well consume swine-flu cocktails, swine-flu sandwiches and swine-flu casserole. No way this country can handle the two precautions.
Americans don't wash their hands - at least, not enough of us. Three years ago, the Soap and Detergent Association found that 25 percent of men and 10 percent of women didn't wash up after using public bathrooms. Researchers can't explain the gender gap. Maybe guys find soap to be sissified. Or maybe men are just pigs.
A repeat study the next year delivered worse results: 33 percent of men and 12 percent of women avoided the sink. America is getting ickier.
With that lack of washing, swine flu can spread in a hurry.
Will swine-flu infectees take the advice and stay home from work?
For one, nearly half of private-sector employees have no sick days. None. Nada.
For companies that offer that benefit, the average is 8.1 sick days a year, according to Mercer Human Resources Consulting, which does a lot of workplace surveys. But the average worker takes just 5.2 sick days a year. Out of 12 countries surveyed by Mercer, America ranks second-to last, just ahead of Turkey. Bulgaria tops the list, where the average worker takes 22 sick days a year.
Why do so many Americans go to work sick? According to USA Today, more companies are using attendance in job reviews and offering bonuses for perfect attendance. That means more germs at the workplace.
Plus, not all workers who take sick days are taking care of themselves. Many use the time off to look after ill kids. When those parents get sick, they have to go to work - cough up the joint.
Why not use vacation days to recover? They might not have enough. According to Mercer, Finland leads the world's in total vacation days and public holidays: 44 a year. America averages just 25, which comes in 45th place - ahead of only four other nations.
Mind you, the figures pertain to employees with 10 years with one firm. Newer workers have less vacation, often far less.
Do you have the luxury (ahem) to use vacation days when sick? That's a sad choice. Gee, do I stay home with swine flu, or take the kids to the Wisconsin Dells this summer?
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NEW YORK (AP) — American Tatyana McFadden has completed an unprecedented marathon "Grand Slam."
The 24-year-old Maryland resident won the New York City Marathon women's wheelchair race Sunday after taking the titles in Boston, London and Chicago in 2013. No other athlete has won those four races in the same year.
McFadden also was the 2010 champion in New York.
Born with a spinal defect and left at a Russian orphanage as a baby, McFadden was adopted by an American family and got involved in swimming, basketball and track. She's a senior at the University of Illinois.
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Why do they do it?
by Shaun Chamberlin on July 27th, 2008
Since my earlier review of Burn Up I have discovered a comment on the film posted yesterday by Jeremy Leggett, one of the few with any media profile to openly discuss the interplay of peak oil and climate change.
In his piece Leggett asks: "Why do the carbon-club lobbyists and contrarians do what they do? What is in their heads as they go about their work? Surely they must see the power of the emerging evidence that the threat is real, and massive? … I don't have an explanation."
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When you are joining N tables, it is true that unless you have N-1 joins, you're going to have a Cartesian product. Today I saw a case where there were N-2 joins and no evidence of a Cartesian product in the result set. No additional rows in the result set - that's a fact. But what about the truth, that a Cartesian product occurs when you have less than N-1 joins?
In the code sample below where there are N-2 joins, a Cartesian product does occur, but the where clause prevents you from seeing it. The where clause filters out the superfluous row leaving you with a single row of output.
Just because you don't see a Cartesian product doesn't mean there isn't one. With different data, you would see the Cartesian product. When you are maintaining code, look for N-1 joins if you really want to be both thorough and safe.
It's almost as if there were no distinction between a condition in the ON clause of an INNER JOIN and the WHERE clause following it; and no distinction between a CROSS JOIN and INNER JOIN except that the INNER JOIN syntactically requires an ON clause.
Thank you John for the post :)
And having no "No join predicate" warning also does not mean there is no Cartesian join.


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I love Vegas. I love going to Vegas and meeting up with this crowd.
Things are different this year. That common bond that brought everyone together is now practically nonexistent. Online poker is dead. I guess that gives testament to the bonds that were created over the years.
This year looks to be a return to the past. Gone for now is the Geisha Bar at the IP. In is the old Sherwood Forest Bar at the Excalibur, the former home of drinking shenanigans. This is the reason you want to come in on Thursday night.
Friday see what may be a new tradition. Bam Bam has set up some beer drinking at the Pub in the Monte Carlo. I have tipped a beer or two before. With 300 brews to choose from, it should be a good time. The menu itself isn't that great, but I can find something to quaff. Yes I said quaff.
Hey, there might even be some poker played on Saturday. I am teamed up with Bam Bam and Pebbles for the last longer in the tournament. I wasn't sure I was going to play this year. I haven't played for months. Yeah there has been some shit poker on Zynga but no tournaments or activity that was more than an hour.
Maybe that works to my advantage in some deep dark way. Maybe I won't over think and play loose and wild. Who knows. There is more going on that Saturday with the UFC Ultimate Fighter card and the Wisconsin Badgers playing for the Big Ten title.
And if that wasn't enough, there is some more action going down with the Steel Panther show at GVR. Hell, I may not even sleep and go straight to watching football after that.
Who knows what else may happen. Those sudden runs to the craps table. Yelling Pai Gow and scaring pit bosses. General goofing off with slot machines.
Yeah, that is my kind of fun.