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Starbucks rewards customers are up in arms over having to pay for extras like soy milk and syrup — goodies they once got for free. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Getting the West Wing voteA Michigan Supreme Court candidate whose sister appeared on 48 episodes of The West Wingsomehow convinces the show's cast to reunite for her campaign ad. [The Daily What]
One-upping ColbertAfter Stephen Colbert ridicules USA Today's confounding new logo design, America's newspaper needles the comedian by printing a logo featuring Spongebob Squarepants in the Pentagon with a Dorito — a reference to a joke Colbert made on the show. [HyperVocal]
Channeling your inner Steve IrwinA Florida grandfather living in a retirement community saves his terrier's life by literally wrestling the dog free from the jaws of an alligator. [Death & Taxes]
CollegialityA verbal altercation between two flight attendants delays a flight bound for Washington, D.C., for four hours. [Gothamist]
Vegan coffee fiendsVegans and other soy milk enthusiasts are up in arms after Starbucks starts charging rewards program members for soy milk and syrup — extras that were once free. [Business Insider]
Peaceful commutesCiting the freedom of speech, a judge rules that 10 New York subway stations must display ads bearing offensive, anti-Muslim messages. [Newser]
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Amanda Bynes: The former child star with a DUI record (her April 6 booking photo, pictured) was caught allegedly getting high in her car. Photo: Getty Images
Facebook activismA new study suggests that social networks like Facebook are more effective at getting people to vote than television ads or phone calls. [Discovery News]
The not-particularly-thirstyThe New York City Board of Health approves a ban on sugary drinks larger than 16-ounces at restaurants, concession stands, and other eateries. [Slate]
Color correctionsSNL announces that actually African-American cast-member Jay Pharaoh will take over as the show's go-to Obama impersonator, releasing Fred Armisen (who's of Venezuelan-German-Japanese extraction) of his duties. [The Daily What]
SmutIn its first week of sales, No Easy Day, Navy SEAL Matt Bissonnette's firsthand account of the 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden, sells more copies than Fifty Shades of Grey. [Death & Taxes]
Being untidyA photographer obsessively documents actress Amanda Bynes allegedly smoking marijuana in her car, surrounded by junk food wrappers (!) and other debris. [Buzzfeed]
RebrandingOnline marketplace eBay unveils its brand new logo — less "spunky," more "corporate" — and faces lukewarm reviews. [Geekosystem]
"I'm very looking forward to a Republican being back in office," porn star Jenna Jameson said of her presidential pick Mitt Romney.
People tired of seeing their friends' babiesA new internet browser extension, unbaby.me, automatically replaces Facebook photos of friends' babies with cats. [Slate]
Dino loversAn eccentric billionaire plans to build a real-life version of Jurassic Park on his estate. [Death & Taxes]
Blowing off steam with no repercussionsA new start-up allows disgruntled employees to anonymously vent their frustrations directly to their managers. [TIME]
Zuck's .001 percent credFacebook's poor stock performance drops Mark Zuckerberg off the list of top 10 tech billionaires. [Newser]
The criminally dumbA man who allegedly stole a $600 bike from a shop is caught when he brings the bike back a few hours later so he can buy a lock. [Consumerist]
Unwanted endorsementsPorn star Jenna Jameson endorses Mitt Romney for president. [HyperVocal]
Pilot Mark Simmons was pulling another man's "Will You Marry Me?" banner with his plane (not pictured) when his engine failed and the plane crashed. Simmons emerged unharmed.
Three little bearsA couple rescues three bear cubs from a dumpster they were trapped in. [BuzzFeed]
Generational dominanceA 60-year-old man becomes a father, grandfather, and great-grandfather in the span on three months when his wife, daughter, and granddaughter all give birth to boys. [The Daily What]
Showing some skinDespite a new rule that lets relatively modest female Olympic volleyball players compete in shorts and T-shirts instead of the standard bikini uniform, the U.S. team vows to continue to spike in bikinis. [Jezebel]
Fashion vigilantesAn angry driver tries to run over a pedestrian because he "didn't like the plaid jacket he was wearing." [Newser]
Buttery fingersA customer at London's Playboy Club drops and shatters a $77,000 bottle of scotch, one of the world's most expensive bottles of liquor. [Death & Taxes]
Inauspicious beginningsA plane carrying a "Will you marry me?" banner takes a nosedive and crashes off the coast of Rhode Island. [TIME]
Posh, Sporty, Ginger, Baby and Scary aka The Spice Girls, are set to close out the 2012 Olympics in London.
A medieval support systemA bra from the 15th century is unearthed during reconstruction work at a medieval castle in Austria. The discovery is now arguably the world's oldest known brassiere. [Discovery News]
Outsmarting the bad guysEndangered gorillas in Rwanda figure out how to dismantle poachers' traps to avoid death. [Jezebel]
Spicing up the OlympicsThe Spice Girls will reportedly perform at the London Olympics' closing ceremony. [New York]BAD DAY FOR:
Sensitivity in tweetingThe National Rifle Association sends out a morning tweet following the Colorado movie theater shooting that says, "Good morning, shooters. Happy Friday!" and deletes it shortly afterwards, without acknowledging its misstep. [Politicker]
Withdrawing some poundsThe influx of tourists in London during the Olympic season causes massive lines at ATMs around the city, with many of the machines running out of cash. [Consumerist]Taking a beatingAn Indiana GOP branch removes an Obama punching bag, which featured a cartoon of the president's likeness with a black eye and the words "Vote Republican," from a county fair following complaints. [Opposing Views]
McDonald's has gained "sole rights" to selling french fries (or "chips" as they say in the U.K.) during the 2012 London.
Baby boomer boozehoundsA new study finds that moderate alcohol consumption can reduce bone loss in middle-aged women. [Huffington Post]
The service industryA family fulfills a deceased man's dying wish of buying a pizza and giving the server a $500 tip. [Gawker]
Serendipitous shoppingA man finds his stolen car on eBay — 42 years after it was swiped from a Philadelphia street. [Geekosystem]
Olympic competitionFood vendors at the London Olympics bemoan the fact that the McDonald's sponsorship deal prevents Golden Arches competitors from selling french fries. [Newser]
Mourning joeA South Carolina funeral home is criticized for opening a Starbucks franchise on its premises. [New York]
Yahoo's comebackA security breach exposes nearly half a million of the beleaguered internet company's users' email addresses and passwords to hackers. [Business Insider]
While cleaning his grandfather's attic (not pictured), an Ohio man discovered a box of circa 1910 baseball cards estimated to be worth over $3 million dollars.
A Colbert Nation educationThe Colbert Report's popularity sparks the creation of an array of courses at universities around the country about the art of fake news and satire. [Newser]
TidyingAn Ohio man finds a rare collection of 1910 baseball cards worth $3 million while cleaning out his attic. [Consumerist]
Arrested Development developmentsActor Jason Bateman announces via Twitter that the beloved cult show will begin filming new Netflix-only episodes in four weeks. [New York]
Strange requestsA North Carolina man is taken into custody after he barricades himself inside a hotel room and demands pizza… and the hand of Paris Hilton in marriage. [TIME]
Ill-advised outsourcingThe U.S. Olympic team's opening ceremony uniforms were allegedly made in China. [Daily News]
Partying too hardDrunken hooligans damage three irreplaceable dinosaur fossils that had been discovered by scientists in Canada. [Business Insider]
Irvin Gordon drives his Volvo P1800S, which he's had since 1966. The vehicle is 34,000 miles away from reaching the 3 million mile mark.
Automotive longetivityA New York man's 1966 Volvo racks up close to 3 million miles. [Consumerist]
Cookies, maybeSesame Street delights young-at-heart internet users with an official Cookie Monster parody video of "Call Me Maybe." [Tecca]
Staying in characterActor Ron Perlman dresses up as his signature Hellboy character to visit a Hellboy-obsessed 6-year-old leukemia patient. [New York]
Hastily hitting sendA college student accidentally sends an email to a potential employer with a crazed photo of Nicolas Cage attached instead of her cover letter and resume. [Huffington Post]
Awfully questionable parentingAn X-ray machine catches an Egyptian couple trying to smuggle their 5-month-old baby through airport security in a suitcase. [The Stir]
WordplayUtah Valley Magazine titles an article on colorful women's clothing "Women of color," and pairs it with a photo of the magazine's all-white staff adorned in brightly-colored attire. [Gawker]
The Toxoplasma gondii parasite is commonly found in cat feces, and reportedly increases pet owners' risk of suicide.
Life after PotterJ.K. Rowling unveils the cover of her first post-Harry-Potter novel for adults, The Casual Vacancy, which will be released September 27. [New York]
Aging beautifullyAmid ongoing criticism for its use of alarmingly young and scantily-clad models, American Apparel fires back with beautiful photos of its oldest model yet. [BuzzFeed]
Natural cross-promotionA rare lizard that bears the same red-and-blue coloring as Spiderman is discovered in Kenya. [HyperVocal]
Lonely cat ownersA new study suggests that a parasite found in cat feces is linked to an increased likelihood of suicide in pet owners. [Death & Taxes]
Thinking before tweetingA twitter account called @NeedADebitCard retweets photos of people's debit cards that users were dumb enough to post publicly. [The Daily Dot]
Trusting your friendsTwenty-five percent of female Facebook users admit to posting unflattering photos of friends on Facebook on purpose, according to a new survey. [Gawker]
The brown widow spider, which is reportedly "taking over" in southern California, loves hiding in the crevices of cheap patio furniture.
Feats of derring-doTwo racecar drivers at the X Games successfully zip through a giant version of the popular Hot Wheels Double Dare Snare toy — essentially, an upside-down loop the size of a six-story building. [Geekosystem]
Cheesy July 4 stuntsIn honor of Independence Day, a Wisconsin cheese artist begins carving a replica of Mount Rushmore (called My Country 'Tis of Cheese) out of a 640-pound block of cheddar. [Death & Taxes]
The BiebsBaby-faced pop music sensation Justin Bieber graduates from high school. [The New York Times]
Sun-loving arachnophobesThe population of brown widow spiders explodes in southern California. [Los Angeles Times]
Keeping kids away from painkillersThe makers of addictive painkiller OxyContin aim to get FDA approval for a version of the drug that could be administered to children as young as 6 years old. [The Daily]
The 'burbsA new report finds that for the first time since the 1920s, U.S. cities are growing faster than the suburbs. [TIME]
Uggie, the canine star of The Artist, is the first pup ever to immortalize his paw prints outside of the Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
Spicing up your lifeThe Spice Girls officially announce the London premiere of Viva Forever!, a musical based on the girl group's greatest hits. [BuzzFeed]
Canine celebsUggie, the Jack Russell terrier best known for his role in the Oscar-winning film The Artist, plants his paw prints on Hollywood's walk of fame. [The Frisky]
Protecting "The Brow"Kentucky basketball phenomenon Anthony Davis, who is widely expected to be the top pick in Thursday's NBA draft, trademarks his famous unibrow by calling dibs on the phrases "Fear The Brow" and "Raise The Brow." [The Daily What]
Celebrity dopplegangersA Tennessee man is kicked out of a Kenny Chesney concert for causing "confusion" after other fans mistake him for the country singer. [Death & Taxes]
Excessive subdivisionsAn L.A. landlord is in trouble with the law for allegedly dividing a three-apartment triplex into 44 separate units. [Consumerist]
Rookie mistakesA New Jersey woman sues a little-leaguer for $150,000 after his errant throw hits her in the face during practice. [TIME]
The last of his kind, a 200-pound Pinta Island giant tortoise named Lonesome George passed away over the weekend, at over 100 years of age.
Leaving work earlyA new analysis finds that the most dangerous time for driving is between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., due to rush hour traffic. [Discovery News]
Post-impressionist artA productively obsessive-compulsive YouTuber re-creates Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Nightwith 7,000 dominoes. [The Daily What]
Feeling youngTwo Ohio great-grandmothers parachute from a plane to raise money for a veterans' food pantry. [The Stir]
Dying aloneGiant Galapagos tortoise "Lonesome George," the last tortoise of his kind and a conservation symbol, dies. He was believed to be about 100 years old. [Death & Taxes]
Garish gas guzzlersA study finds that red cars are statistically more likely to be hit with bird droppings. [Gawker]
Honoring the deadOn a class trip to the 9/11 Memorial, New York City junior high students hurl trash and other items into its reflecting pools. [Newser]
The Good Humor Ice Cream supply for summer is running low in some parts of the country, and the company doesn't have a large enough stock to sell wholesale to ice cream trucks.
Virtual good deedsAfter a video of an elderly bus monitor being bullied goes viral, a do-gooder sets up a fundraising campaign that has already raised more than $33,000 for her retirement funds. [Death & Taxes]
A new summer earwormPop music phenom Carly Rae Jepsen releases a new single that's just as catchy as "Call Me Maybe." [The Daily Dot]
The healing power of puppiesA new study finds that microbes found on dogs can help prevent childhood asthma. [TIME]
Lawless librariansA New York librarian gets busted for allegedly skimming $163,582 in late fees over a seven-year period. [Discovery News]
Beating the heatSeveral ice cream trucks in the Northeast grapple with a shortage of chilly treats, thanks to early summer heat and the shutdown of a Good Humor plant. [Consumerist]
SubtletyIn Ann Curry's first Today show since The New York Times reported that NBC wants to replace her, producers accidentally put a lower third below her face with the headline, "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow." [HyperVocal]
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So if I love hotrods and have the knowledge needed to build one but lack the time to build one, I shouldn't have one? It all boils down to money? This is a recreational activity, and if your unable to dedicate yourself to a raid schedule (having been in hardcore guilds since before AQ was open, trust me its a serious time sink. You have to be ready to raid long nights many times during the week and weekend.)
So as a recreational activity, if you enjoy raiding but cannot find your way into a guild to see BT or Sunwell on a regular basis because of work or other life constraints, then by all means help those hardcore raiders, by supplying their repair money or pot/flask money, and get some sweet OMG epics on the way.
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Well said. I think so long as both sides agree to the bargain there's no problem whatsoever. Each is fulfilling a need for the other.

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Mango Banana Oatmeal Smoothie
1 Mango, peeled, pitted, & chopped
1 Banana, chopped
1/2 cup of Oats
Juice of 1 Orange/formula to thin if giving to younger baby
My son ate it in his Sili Squeeze and LOVED IT!!
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Now last night for dinner I decided to do breakfast for dinner, I thought that would be fun since it was just my son and I for dinner last night. I made us Orange Scented French Toast! It was delicious, I can vouch for the taste myself, and there was not a piece left on my son's plate either.
Orange Scented French Toast
4 slices bread of your choice
2 eggs
1 egg white
1/4 cup of milk
1/8 cup of orange juice
1 tsp Vanilla extract
Mix the ingredients together and let the bread soak for about 1 full minute. This gives you the time to get the pan nice and hot. Cook em up like you would french toast, a few minutes per side so they are nice and crunchy on the outside and moist and delicious on the inside. I served this with some sliced banana, but you could do any fruit you want.


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When have we culturally "arrived"?
In any movement, there is always a moment when one should be able to say that we as a culture have arrived at the end and equality is achieved. This goes for everything from women's rights, minority rights and also rights of the LGBT community. When does such a movement for equality say mission accomplished?
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I dont like Christie either. Romney is too nice a guy to consider running and he prefers hanging out with family. It was the countries loss that he lost to a bunch of lies and mudslinging. I dont have a problem with strong women at all. I have a problem with a b itch that says it doesnt matter when embassies are toppled and then covers it up with a lie. She and Bill have a long history of that. Just watch :The Clinton Chronicles".
Posted 196 days ago.
Bigfoot your analogy lacks a bit. You compare voting with building, well, ok but you have to build something to live in, will it be a shack or a mansion, up to you but you HAVE To build, by doing nothing you still build tacitly.
Posted 196 days ago.
Moderation to throw off political servitude you just have to step outside political parties.
On any given issue act on the facts alone..and support what is right on those issues.
Look at things in a benefit/loss manner.
Thats a simple way of putting it.
For many a decision on an issue isn't based on the facts of the issue but on which way their chosen party is leaning on the issue.
And vested interests of a way of swaying which way a party leans if you know what I mean.
Someone free of political servitude would be outside the influence of such things.
Posted 196 days ago.
I could vote but there's few who have what I want in a candidate.
You know voting and building something have a lot in common. You either build something out of the proper materials using the proper methods or you may end up with junk.
Building/voting just with the things you do have not what you want...is ok but don't expect what you built to last or be reliable.
Simple as that.
I want to see progress. Progress won't happen with the current "tools" and "materials" we are using.
If you want to half-a55 the job continue to vote for do nothing lackies.
Accepting what is laid out in front of you is a bid part of the problem.
Accept mediocrity and guess what? Thats what you get!
Posted 196 days ago.
Fred, we can agree on historical preservation, I am a member of Fearing camp sons of union veterans in Marietta and have done lots of cemetery work myself. I applaud your efforts, good on ya.
Posted 196 days ago.
GOOD LORD, you have no clue. Take a look at the early leaders of ANY RACE IN YOUR LIFETIME and see how many were left standing two years later. LOL
Posted 196 days ago.
Don't like Christie and Romney wont happen
Posted 196 days ago.
Saw your pic in the times, you look like a lefty leprechaun lol only busting you a little.
Posted 196 days ago.
What did you ever do with that grave stone you found BTW?
Posted 196 days ago.
although I consider you the former
Posted 196 days ago.
The one about extremists of left and right.
Posted 196 days ago.
Fred you might have actually said something I agree with, this must be the seventh sign of the apocalypse
Posted 196 days ago.
Rand Paul was voted favorably for 2016 at the CPAC. Was mostly 18-25 year olds there voting. Christy was only at 8% while Rand was on top at 31%.
Posted 196 days ago.
Dr Carson is entitled to his opinion. This IS the USA where we are supposed to value our differences. Voting. Yes be sure to vote so we don't end up with Hillary and another 8 years of this nonsense. Even your dead relatives can vote if the democrats get their way !! LOL.
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Posted 196 days ago.
Now a question Bigfoot,.. "How do the people throw off their political servitude"?
Posted 196 days ago.
Bigfoot- "One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors". - Plato.
Posted 196 days ago.
It may sound odd but what am I to do when everyone around me is going one way..the way I don't feel is right?
A person like me has two choices. Go with the flow. Not my style. Or step out of the bumrush and tend to my own concerns while everyone else makes a mess of things. Which is what I am doing by refusing to take part in the clown show that people call voting.
Posted 198 days ago.
Bigfoot: Having "never voted one single time", is an odd way to affect the changes you seem to feel this country needs.
Posted 198 days ago.
Also I've never voted one single time because I fully realize that its all a big game of being placated and then throwing your support behind those that told you what you wanted to hear.
Its only a matter of time before this country crumbles under the weight of its stupidity.
There's a lot of good in this nation but its almost outweighed by the bad.
Thats why we see less and less progress being made.
I dont see things getting better until the people throw off their political servitude and let rational thought be the cornerstone of their decision making process rather than political necessity.
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Cole Swindell 's self-titled debut album bows at #3 on the Billboard 200 this week with more than 63,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That's the highest-selling first album from a country artist to hit the charts since October 2011. Cole's album sits at #2 on the Billboard Country Albums chart.
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The odds of creating a hit TV show are somewhat akin to winning the Powerball jackpot. You could compare it to catching lightning in a bottle, but it isn't that easy.
Ask former "Friends" star Matthew Perry what made that show a hit, and he mentions writing, directing, acting — and the intangibles of "great chemistry" and "a little bit of magic."
Capturing that magic is tough. Before "Friends," Perry was a regular in three sitcoms. ("Second Chance," "Sydney" and "Home Free" — remember any of those?)
Recapturing it hasn't been easy. After "Friends," Perry starred in the failed comedy/drama "Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip"; a sitcom pilot ("End of Steve") that Showtime rejected; a failed ABC sitcom ("Mr. Sunshine"); and, beginning Sept. 11, the NBC sitcom "Go On." (NBC will give the "Go On" and "Animal Practice" pilots a second airing on Tuesday at 9 and 9 p.m., respectively, on Channel 5.)
"Go On" is yet another attempt to distance himself from his "Friends" past and yet try to recapture that success.
"And you never know when and how that's going to happen," Perry said. "You just want to surround yourself with funny, talented people."
This time, he's reteaming with "Friends" writer/producer Scott Silveri. "Writing for him back then was a joy because we have a lot of overlap in our sensibilities," Silveri said, "and it was always very easy to write for that character. And now we just get to do it with a different subject matter, stuff we never would have tackled on 'Friends.' "
In "Go On," Perry stars as Ryan King, a talk-radio host who's ordered to join a support group after his wife's death. Perry's comedic timing and delivery are in tact, but Ryan — by design — is clearly not Chandler Bing, his "Friends" character. "I loved that character, but I don't want to play him again," Perry said.
Even if that's who "Friends" fans want to see?
"That's the hard part," Perry said. "It's very tricky."
Perry likes playing "flawed characters. The ones you don't automatically like," he said.
Viewers, however, have been less enthusiastic. Why?
"I've been asking that question for many years," he said. "I don't know why that is. But you certainly want to play a guy that people can get behind and root for, and I think that this character does have that."
He acknowledged that "in my efforts to have a TV show and come back, the characters have progressively gotten nicer."
And, perhaps, more like Chandler, although Perry made a face when that was suggested.
"I'm under no illusions we can match ['Friends']," Perry said. "But I love working in TV. I think this has a shot."
Scott D. Pierce covers television for The Salt Lake Tribune. Email him at email@example.com; follow him on Twitter @ScottDPierce.


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Print On Legal Size Paper
Does anyone know how to print a datareport on legal size paper?
This is my code
DataReport4.Orientation = rptOrientLandscape
What code would i use to print on legal size paper?
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Legal Size In Data Report...how Do U?
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Paper Size
Paper Size
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Paper Size
How Can I Automaticaly Fit The Paper Size?
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Custom Paper Size.
Change Paper Size
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How Can I Change The Paper Size???
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Can Not Customize Paper Size Xp.
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Is There Really A Way To Print Into A Legal Size Paper With DataReport?
I have been with this problem a big long ago. I tried the printer.papersize = vbPRPSlegal and nothing, it still prints into a letter size paper (8 1/2 X 11). I don't have the enough budget to buy Crystal Reports and don't know if it can print into different types of paper sizes.
Is there any way to print into a legal size paper with DataReport?
If not, is there a way to tell the printer that I would like it to forward 1 to 2 inches so that I can start printing from the 2nd inch of the legal size paper and print the 11 inches long permitted of a letter size paper to be able to print into the legal size paper till the 13 inch ?
Any help will be appreciated.
Help For Printing A Report On A Legal Size Paper
Anybody know a way I can create a report that supports the size 8.5 X 14 in (legal) paper?
Datareport doesn't support this.
I don't have experience working with Crystal Reports (if anybody has an example for creating this type of report I would appreciate your contribution). I need it for a VB application, I have done reports on Crystal Reports but can't find a way to link it on a VB application in the way that if the contents of a database changes, it is reflected on the Crystal Report.
If anybody can help, please let me know.
Help For Printing A Report On A Legal Size Paper
I' using vb6 and crystal 7.0.
I created a report in crystal 7.0 .In cryustal report i Enter two lines
and single line characher data.
For ex.
School Name is...... (line 1)
School register
Number is............. (line 2)
When I print report on dot matrix printer on thta time only one sinlge line character line is printing but two lines character line is not printing on paper all charactres are missing.
What I do?
Paper Size To 1/2 Legal In Cristal Report
how to set cristal report paper size to 1/2 legal and portrait ?
iam using windows xp and printer lx300 and there is no paper size custom
Edited by - muchtar on 5/27/2005 8:57:31 AM
Print Paper Size
Using a Intermec label printer what line of code do I use to tell it to print 4 inches by 6 inches. I know i can change these settings in the driver, but we are having complications with that. So, if anyone knows the code to set the paper size settings, it would help out a lot.
Thanx in advance.
Print Paper Size
Hi VB Masters ...
i hope someone can help me out with this ...
i have created a couple of forms that have picturesboxs in them .. these images are some documents i scanned ..
my objective is to print these forms wit the exact size of the picturesbox in them (and so i did thanks to this Forums help by adding hte following printpicturebox picture1, 0, 0)
but for some i noticed that one of the picture i inserted to the form is not an A4 size instead its a 33 cm paper size ..
-can i give a command about paper size in the form (VB) or is it not possible
-Or this issue should be solved with the printer i am using .
i am using a Xerox photo copy printer witch can take 2 paper sizes at the same time..
Your help is higly apprexiated.
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I have a problem to print my form in a4 size paper in vb.
how can i solve this problem, I am a begineer in vb.
anybody helps me,
thank you.
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Dear all..
Do any one know how to retrieve papersizes from windows print server ?
Even if there is no printers are installed windows can show and accept paper sizes
in the print server. If any body can help me to retrive these papersize... thanks in advance
Best Regards
How To Print A Form To A4 Size Paper?
I have tried to print the Form to a A4 size paper, but the height of the Form is limited as the height of the Monitor ( 1024x 768 ), so the form cannot not be printed fully.
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Hi All,
I want to generate a A3 size paper reports using data reports in vb 6.0.
But data report width restriction is there in vb 6.0. I installed sp4 also..but max allowing report width is around 16200.
How to do it?
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Printing Text To Laser Printer - Setting Paper And Orientation To Legal/landscape
I am new to VB (release 5) and am having trouble with setting the laser printer in my area to use legal paper and print landscape. Also, I need to know the code to determine the address of the printer so I can redirect the print to another area after I place this in production.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Set Up Legal Size In VB
I need to design a form in legal size. Does anyone know how to set it up ? Thanks
Legal Size Reports
In windows 2000 I cannot get the reports to print legal size, code
works in 98 and XP
Any help would be appreciated
Printing A Form To Legal Size
I am working on an application that requires a form be printed and it MUST be printed legal size. I have tried setting the form size using the properties list and I have tried to set the paper size to Legal in code, but neither of these work. Is there something that I am missing?
Data Report Legal Size
Service Pack 5 fixed a bug where it wasn't possible to change orientation programmatically for Data Report. What it didn't fix is changing paper size (legal, etc.). Does anybody know how to work around this problem?
Data Report In Legal Size
hello! i am having problems regarding data reports. what should i do such that when i print a data report, it will maximize the space of a legal size paper. meaning when i print a report, it will appear the same way as to when i set the paper size of a Word document to legal size.
please help me
Legal Size In Data Report...how Do U?
Please help me... how do i set the size to legal using data report?
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Hello Group,
Please let me know how Legal size page width is set in vb6 datareport, if
possible please provide me more details how to use larger report than A4
size, how to use in Datareport, I can handle A4 size report but when trying
report on Legal there is width error is generated.
Thanks / altaf
It Doesnt Print On The Paper Where The Paper Is Fed
- m using epson -lx300+ printer.....
-my problem is that m using 114mm width rolled paper........when i try to print
-it doesnt print on the paper where the paper is fed...it prints outwards where there is no paper
--during page setup what should be the paper size for this?
-Which font will be better for printing with these types of dot matrix printers
-And i have got alignment problem in my code
can any one help me with this?
Printing A Form Whose Size Is More Than The More Than 11* 8.5 Paper Size
Can anybody tell me how to print a Form whose size is more than the More than 11* 8.5 Paper size
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It is almost 3 in the morning and I have been fiddling with this for the last 6 hours.
Anyone knows how to print PDF on legal size and letter size paper?
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does any one know how to get the printer paper size ie height and width.
What dll do I use and if you have an example that would help.
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Hi, Just Asking on How to set the Paper Size of a DataReport to Legal (8.5x14)?
I try using CommonDIalog Box but it doesn't work..
CommonDialog1.Flags = 64
I always go to the Printers and Faxes and set the Paper Size to Legal..
But my other projects, need only Letter(8.5x11) that's why I am going to back it's paper size to (8.5x11)..
What code should I write, so that everytime I run this program, the Paper Size will automatically set to Legal (8.5 x 14)
Hope you can help me with this?
Paper Size
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Paper Size
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thanks for any avail!
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How can get all paper size which are available in the system to a list box?
Paper Size
Hi there,
How do I set the paper size to 8.5* 3.66 (default 8.5 * 11)??
This is because I have to print form in dot matrix printer in a 1/3 lenth of a regular paper size.
thank you,
Paper Size
hello. good day.
how can i retrieve all the supported paper size for a printer?
and how can i set the paper size?
i have tried using the printer collection, but always causes an error.
thanks for the help.
How Can I Automaticaly Fit The Paper Size?
Let me try to explain what I want exactly
One of my program is successfully populating the records into many excel worksheets with the given format.
Some of those details are going to many coloums (horizontaly from 'A' coloum to 'O' coloumn). When I am trying print those excel worksheet is A4 size paper, it is coming into more than one paper ('A' to 'K' in one sheet and remaining into another sheet)
How can i automaticaly fit into the A4 size paper width by coding wise?
I know that manually we can go and adjust the size by a draging the lines in print view page. Can I do that through excel automating coding? Is it possible to do? Now everytime user has to go and manually set the lines to fit into the page width
Pls shed some lights on this
Define Paper Size
Can we define Paper Size (A4 or Legal or Letter) while printing thro macro?.
By giving this below code, it is taking defalut paper size. any idea regarding this.
ActiveWindow.SelectedSheets.PrintOut Copies:=1, Collate:=True
Paper Size Names
I'm using the DeviceCapabilities API funciton to retrieve the paer sizes my printer support. I want to display these paper sizes in a combo box. However, the function only returns numeric constants. How do I find paper size name (ie. A4 or Legal) corresponding to a given constant?
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what is the cording to change paper size and set as landscape .. what is the right cording i m trying like this
printer.papersize = 9
printer.oriantation = 2
its not working
y is that ??
what should i do
Printing Paper Size
I am printing a Data grid to the printer in my application and use a the common dialog box to get the settings. The user can in the advanced settings set the paper size. How do I go about getting this infomation so I can set the paper size when I print. There isn't a property in the Object to get this.
Maybe a API Call????
Printer Paper Size
Can anyone tell me a way to set the paper size dynamically in vb? I am developing an application that prints timetables for students. I need to set the paper size dynamically..
Thanks in advance..
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my reports is designed to print in a custom paper size, 8.5 x 5.5 inch (half of Letter size). thats a problem if my program run in xp.
if i run in win98 or ME, thats not problem. i just have to set a custom paper size in the printer setting. i just set the width=850 and length(height) = 550 as well. (pic1)
BUT, when i run in xp, i cannot set custom paper size... How to set custom paper size? i cannot found custom paper... (pic2)
pls help. tq.
Custom Paper Size.
Is the ability to change a report to print in custom paper size based on settings on the printer?
Or is it possible to somehow change this in the crystal designer tool?
Change Paper Size
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How to change the user difined Printing paper size in VB?
Excel Fit To A4 Paper Size
I am generating an excel sheet using VB6. Now the report layout is landscape. However some of the columns cross the paper boundary.
Our clients have printers that support A4 paper size only.
Now when I set this using excel this is the macro recorded
ActiveWindow.View = xlPageBreakPreview
ActiveSheet.VPageBreaks(1).DragOff Direction:=xlToRight, RegionIndex:=1
ActiveWindow.View = xlNormalView
however when I use this code in VB it does not work. What can I do????
Paper Size, Setuserpapersize
im using PIN printer to print a cash bill,
the paper size is 8.5 inch x 5.5inch (half of normal fanfold size)
so, the preloaded papersize in crystal report 9.2 doesn't have such paper size, so i need to set it myself
VB Code:
myReport.PaperSize = crPaperUsermyReport.SetUserPaperSize length, width
refer to the help file in crystal report, the length & width value is in pixel, 1 inch equal to 1440 pixels right?
so 8.5 inch should be 12240 pixels & 5.5 is 7920, but end up not what i want.
after few hundred tries, i found that 1335, 2100 nearly equal to 8.5 x 5.5 inch, why?
anyway to change the scalemode of it to cm or inch?
How Can I Change The Paper Size???
Hi to all
I'm using VB6 and i make a report with the datareport (default of vb).
I 'm searching the Web to find how i can change the paper size of the printer that user select but nothing.
I have a report tha prints Folio - Letter but it hasn't the same margins with the vbprpsFOLIO.
When the user select a printer from print button ( In Microsoft DataReport) i want to change the paper size of that printer.
**Sorry for my bad English**
Set Paper Size For A Report
I'm trying to print a crystal report to a dot matrix printer. The paper size I want to print onto is 5 1/2 inchs (14cms) in height * 8.3 inches (21.1cms) in width but I can't find anywhere in crystal to set this paper size.
I have also tried going into the printer setup in windows but can't find an option to customize the paper size.
Can this be done from VB? Or how can I set the paper size?
Can Not Customize Paper Size Xp.
I have a printer lx-300 but I can't define a size customize because the windows xp don't show this option.
Please help me.
Setting The Paper Size Though Vb
Can I set the paper size( A4,LETTER,A3 etc)
of the defalut printer through vb ? I am using Data Report with & Visual basic 6 sp 5
pls help,
Dynamic Paper Size
i am using data reports.. i have diff reports with diff size(the height). so is it possible to do it by code i tried printer object but does not work...
currently we have assign printer for such reports(bills)
can any one help me out pls do we have any api to handle it and tips can do a gr8 diff
Setting Paper Size
Hi Everybody,
I have a vb application in which I resizing the paper size using following command with Genric Printer
Printer.Height = 1440 * 5
Printer.Width = 1440 * 11
Printer.Orientation = 1
This works fine when used On win 98 but On win xp the paper size is not which is given above.
Can Any Body have Clue
Thanks in Advance
Change Paper Size Through VB
Hi all,
can anyone let me how to change the paper size through VB code dynamically as per requirement, ie some of my data reports are using letter size papaer some using legal and some A4, I have tried printer.paperSize but it is not working ,
Thanks in advance
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Comparative genomics
Comparative genomics is a field of biological research in which the genomic features of different organisms are compared.[2][3] The genomic features may include the DNA sequence, genes, gene order, regulatory sequences, and other genomic structural landmarks.[3] In this branch of genomics, whole or large parts of genomes resulting from genome projects are compared to study basic biological similarities and differences as well as evolutionary relationships between organisms.[2][4][5] The major principle of comparative genomics is that common features of two organisms will often be encoded within the DNA that is evolutionary conserved between them.[6] Therefore, comparative genomic approaches start with making some form of alignment of genome sequences and looking for orthologous sequences (sequences that share a common ancestry) in the aligned genomes and checking to what extent those sequences are conserved. Based on these, inference on genome and molecular evolution are made and this may in turn be put in the context of, for example, phenotypic evolution or population genetics.[7]
Virtually started as soon as the whole genomes of two organisms became available (that is, the genomes of the bacteria Haemophilus influenzae and Mycoplasma genitalium) in 1995, comparative genomics is now a standard component of the analysis of every new genome sequence.[2][8] With the explosion in the number of genome project due to the advancements in DNA sequencing technologies, particularly the next-generation sequencing methods in late 2000s, this field has become more sophisticated, making it possible to deal with many genomes in a single study.[9] Comparative genomics has revealed high levels of similarity between closely related oganisms, such as humans and chimpanzees, and, more surprisingly, similarity between seemingly distantly related organisms, such as humans and the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.[4] It has also showed the extreme diversity of the gene composition in different evolutionary lineages.[8]
See also: History of genomics
Comparative genomics has a root in the comparison of virus genomes in the early 1980s.[8] For example, small RNA viruses infecting animals (picornaviruses) and those infecting plants (cowpea mosaic virus) were compared and turned out to share significant sequence similarity and, in part, the order of their genes.[10] In 1986, the first comparative genomic study at a larger scale was published, comparing the genomes of varicella-zoster virus and Epstein-Barr virus that contained more than 100 genes each.[11]
The first complete genome sequence of a cellular organism, that of Haemophilus influenzae Rd, was published in 1995.[12] The second genome sequencing paper was of the small parasitic bacterium Mycoplasma genitalium published in the same year.[13] Starting from this paper, reports on new genomes inevitably became comparative-genomic studies.[8]
Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the baker's yeast, was the first eukaryote to have its complete genome sequence published in 1996.[14] After the publication of the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans genome in 1998[15] and together with the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster genome in 2000,[16] Gerald M. Rubin and his team published a paper titled "Comparative Genomics of the Eukaryotes", in which they compared the genomes of the eukaryotes D. melanogaster, C. elegans, and S. cerevisiae, as well as the prokaryote H. influenzae.[17]
With the publication of the large genomes of vertebrates in the 2000s, including human, the Japanese pufferfish Takifugu rubripes, and mouse, precomputed results of large genome comparisons have been released for downloading or for visualization in a genome browser. Instead of undertaking their own analyses, most biologists can access these large cross-species comparisons and avoid the impracticality caused by the size of the genomes.[18]
Next-generation sequencing methods, which were first introduced in 2007, have produced an enormous amount of genomic data and have allowed researchers to generate multiple (prokaryotic) draft genome sequences at once. These methods can also quickly uncover single-nucleotide polymorphisms, insertions and deletions by mapping unassembled reads against a well annotated reference genome, and thus provide a list of possible gene differences that may be the basis for any functional variation among strains.[9]
Evolutionary principles[edit]
One character of Biology is evolution, evolutionary theory is also the theoretical foundation of comparative genomics, and at the same time the results of comparative genomics unprecedentedly enriched and developed the theory of evolution. When two or more of the genome sequence compared, in essence get the evolutionary relationships of the sequence in the phylogenetic tree. Increased genome information of study makes molecular evolution, gene function at the genome level possible. Based on a variety of biological genome data and the study of vertical and horizontal evolution process, can understand vital parts of gene structure and its regulation function for life. But as a result in biological genome about 1.5% ~ 14.5% of the genes related to "lateral migration phenomenon", namely the gene transfer between populations which can exist at the same time, the differences in sequence result has nothing to do with the evolution. So in the system analysis, it needs to establish a relatively complete evolution model, in order to avoid gene transfer and the influence of the lack of more appropriate species which are conserved sequence.
Similarity of related genomes is the basis of comparative genomics. Two creatures which have a recent common ancestor, the species difference genomes between them were evolved from ancestors' genome, the closer the two organisms on the evolutionary stages, the higher their genome correlated. If there is close relationship between them, then their genome will behave like linear (synteny), namely some or all of the genetic sequences are conservative. So scientists can use the homology of the sequence and structure of encoding between mode genomes, by known genome mapping information to locate other genes in the genome, so as to reveal the potential function of the genes, clarify evolutionary relationship and the inner structure of the genome.
Orthologous sequences are separate because of speciation: a gene exists in the original species, the species divided into two species, so genes in new species are orthologous. Paralogy sequences are separate by gene cloning (gene duplication): if a particular gene in the biology is copied, then the copy of the two sequences is paralogy. A pair of orthologous sequences is called orthologous pairs (orthologs), a pair of paralogy sequence is called collateral pairs (paralogs). Orthologous pairs usually have the same or similar function, but not necessarily on collateral pairs: due to the lack of the power of natural selection, the original duplicate copy of the genes are variation and get free new functions.
Comparative genomics exploits both similarities and differences in the proteins, RNA, and regulatory regions of different organisms to infer how selection has acted upon these elements. Those elements that are responsible for similarities between different species should be conserved through time (stabilizing selection), while those elements responsible for differences among species should be divergent (positive selection). Finally, those elements that are unimportant to the evolutionary success of the organism will be unconserved (selection is neutral).
One of the important goals of the field is the identification of the mechanisms of eukaryotic genome evolution. It is however often complicated by the multiplicity of events that have taken place throughout the history of individual lineages, leaving only distorted and superimposed traces in the genome of each living organism. For this reason comparative genomics studies of small model organisms (for example the model Caenorhabditis elegans and closely related Caenorhabditis briggsae) are of great importance to advance our understanding of general mechanisms of evolution.[19][20]
Computational approaches to genome comparison have recently become a common research topic in computer science. A public collection of case studies and demonstrations is growing, ranging from whole genome comparisons to gene expression analysis.[21] This has increased the introduction of different ideas, including concepts from systems and control, information theory, strings analysis and data mining. It is anticipated that computational approaches will become and remain a standard topic for research and teaching, while multiple courses will begin training students to be fluent in both topics.[22]
Computational tools for analyzing sequences and complete genomes are developed quickly due to the availability of large amount of genomic data. At the same time, comparative analysis tools are progressed and improved. In the challenges about these analyses, it is very important to visualize the comparative results.[23]
Visualization of sequence conservation is a tough task of comparative sequence analysis. As we know, it is highly inefficient to examine the alignment of long genomic regions manually. Internet-based genome browsers provide many useful tools for investigating genomic sequences due to integrating all sequence-based biological information on genomic regions. When we extract large amount of relevant biological data, they can be very easy to use and less time-consuming.[23]
- UCSC Browser: This site contains the reference sequence and working draft assemblies for a large collection of genomes.[24]
- Ensembl: The Ensembl project produces genome databases for vertebrates and other eukaryotic species, and makes this information freely available online.[25]
- MapView: The Map Viewer provides a wide variety of genome mapping and sequencing data.[26]
- VISTA is a comprehensive suite of programs and databases for comparative analysis of genomic sequences. It was built to visualize the results of comparative analysis based on DNA alignments. The presentation of comparative data generated by VISTA can easily suit both small and large scale of data.[27]
An advantage of using online tools is that these websites are being developed and updated constantly. There are many new settings and content can be used online to improve efficiency.[23]
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Further reading[edit]
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- Bergman NH, ed. (2007). Comparative Genomics: Volumes 1 and 2. Totowa (NJ): Humana Press. ISBN 978-193411-537-4. PMID 21250292.
- Kellis M, Patterson N, Endrizzi M, Birren B, Lander E (2003-05-15). "Sequencing and comparison of yeast species to identify genes and regulatory elements". Nature 423 (6937): 241–254. doi:10.1038/nature01644. PMID 12748633.
- Cliften P, Sudarsanam P, Desikan A (2003-07-04). "Finding functional features in Saccharomyces genomes by phylogenetic footprinting". Science 301 (5629): 71–76. doi:10.1126/science.1084337. PMID 12775844.
- Boffeli D, McAuliffe J, Ovcharenko D, Lewis KD, Ovcharenko I, Pachter L, Rubin EM (2003). "Phylogenetic shadowing of primate sequences to find functional regions of the human genome". Science 299 (5611): 1391–1394. doi:10.1126/science.1081331. PMID 12610304.
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- Filipski A, Kumar S (2005). "Comparative genomics in eukaryotes". In T.R. Gregory. The Evolution of the Genome. San Diego: Elsevier. pp. 521–583.
- Gregory TR, DeSalle R (2005). "Comparative genomics in prokaryotes". In T.R. Gregory. The Evolution of the Genome. San Diego: Elsevier. pp. 585–675.
- Xie X, Lu J. Kulbokas EJ, Golub T, Mootha V, Lindblad-Toh K, Lander E, Kellis M (2005). "Systematic discovery of regulatory motifs in human promoters and 3' UTRs by comparison of several mammals". Nature 434 (7031). doi:10.1038/nature03441. PMC 2923337. PMID 15735639.
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External links[edit]
- Genomes OnLine Database (GOLD)
- Genome News Network
- JCVI Comprehensive Microbial Resource
- Pathema: A Clade Specific Bioinformatics Resource Center
- CBS Genome Atlas Database
- The UCSC Genome Browser
- The U.S. National Human Genome Research Institute
- Ensembl The Ensembl Genome Browser
- Genolevures, comparative genomics of the Hemiascomycetous yeasts
- Phylogenetically Inferred Groups (PhIGs), a recently developed method incorporates phylogenetic signals in building gene clusters for use in comparative genomics.
- Metazome, a resource for the phylogenomic exploration and analysis of Metazoan gene families.
- IMG The Integrated Microbial Genomes system, for comparative genome analysis by the DOE-JGI.
- Dcode.org Dcode.org Comparative Genomics Center.
- SUPERFAMILY Protein annotations for all completely sequenced organisms
- Comparative Genomics
- Blastology and Open Source: Needs and Deeds


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Boot Bench from Buck Creek Furnishings
It's called a boot bench, but this rural-looking bench could work pretty well in the city, too. With storage built into the base of the bench, this catch-all seat could be a perfect perch in the entry.
Made by Buck Creek Furnishings, the boot bench is 36" long and only 8 3/4" wide. At that size, it could fit into even the smallest of apartment entryways.
And it's priced at only $70, which is really reasonable for a handmade, solid wood piece of furniture. Comes in several "aged" painted finishes.
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The base is too narrow, so unless it is sitting against a wall, it will tend to tip over easily.
But if you do set it against a wall, the bench will be too narrow to sit on comfortably, by the look of it.
It wouldn't be hard to build one that functions better. For that rustic finish, you can use milk paint (google it). It is absolutely brainlessly easy to use. Go over corners and such with fine sandpaper to create that worn look.
perfect for my hallway, indeed! narrow enough, good color, nice storage, love it!!!


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A shapely Amazon dressed in one high-heeled shoe, hot pants and a pistol holster serves delicious-looking cakes, while a giant chimpanzee with large gold rings on all its fingers assumes a regal posture. The British/Indian artist Bharti Kher works with themes like race, gender, affiliation, ethnicity and stereotyping. In her works she focuses on cultural communities, rituals and traditions.
Bharti Kher receives the ARKEN Art Prize for her ability to express the issues that concern the individual and culture today. From odd and humorous angles she reflects on an identity spanning both western and Indian culture. Her art is experimental, controversial and characterized by a global outlook.
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At the same time as the ARKEN Art Prize, the ARKEN Travel Grant of 2 x DKK 50,000 is being awarded. This year's recipients of the ARKEN Travel Grant are Ferdinand Ahm Krag and Hans Hamid Rasmussen. Read more about the Travel Grant recipients


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By Jennifer Brett
Marietta's gonna get that boom-boom POW on Sunday afternoon when a cannon fires (blanks) in the Confederate Cemetery off Powder Springs Street near the downtown square.
The demonstration will be part of an event from 1 to 5 p.m. capping Marietta's "Great Locomotive Chase Weekend," featuring a slew of festivities commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Union plot to steal The General.
The Disney film about the April 12, 1862 heist, "The Great Locomotive Chase," had its first Southern premiere at the Strand Theatre in 1956. Thursday night, a capacity crowd packed the restored theater to watch Union spies swipe The General, only to be thwarted by conductor William Fuller and the Confederate cavalry.
"History runs through our town like the railroad tracks," Marietta Mayor Steve "Thunder" Tumlin told the audience. Russell Bonds, author of "Stealing the General," introduced the film. The evening's special guests included William Fambrough and Wilbur Kurtz III, descendants of Fuller's, and Gordon Smith, a descendant of Jacob Parrott and Wilson Brown, who were awarded the Medal of Honor for their roles in the Union raid.
" I have come to embrace my Yankee brethren," Tumlin joked.
The crowd included U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey and former U.S. Reps. Buddy Darden and Bob Barr; Betsy and Robert Kelley, Shannon and Ford Bohannon, Sally and Hugh Macaulay and Sally and Gregg Litchfield.
Following the screening, patrons packed into the elevator for dessert and champagne on Strand's fourth-floor terrace. "Is there room for a damn Yankee?" a guest with a Northern accent quipped as the elevator reached its limit. A theatrical pause ensued before the Rev. Sam Storey made way and his wife Carolyn Storey mused, "Yes. The War is over."
Great Locomotive Chase commemorations
Here are highlights of observances in communities along the Chase route northwest out of Atlanta. Details, more events: www.gacivilwar.org/events/search/.
The Cobb County seat is amid four days of movie screenings, tours, talks and exhibits, through April 15. For more details, visit www.mariettacivil war.com.
Some highlights include:
The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History, where the General has remained on view since 1972, continues its observance 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 14-15 with "Camp McDonald: A Living History Weekend," featuring reenactment groups interpreting life in the Confederate encampment that was sited across the tracks from the museum. $5, $2 ages 4-12 (includes museum admission). 770-427-2117, www.southernmuseum.org/sesquicentennial.
Historians and re-enactors recount the Great Locomotive Chase speeding through Allatoona Pass, 10 a.m.-noon April 21. $5 parking. 770-975-0055. I-75 exit 283, east 1.5 miles to Allatoona Pass Battlefield. 770-975-0055, www.georgiastate parks.org/redtopmountain.
On April 14, Chase-themed programming in or outside the Gem Theatre begins at 3 p.m. with Civil War re-enactors displaying infantry weapons and a cannon. At 3:30 p.m., Gordon County historian Ken Padgett gives a talk about the area's role in the chase. At 4 p.m., a free screening of "The Great Locomotive Chase." Bobby Horton performs a concert of Civil War-era music at 7:30 p.m. ($10; $5 students). 114 N. Wall St.; 706-625-3132; www.calhoungem.org.
Dalton Little Theater actors will portray Civil War characters during Spirit Walk at West Hill Cemetery. 5 p.m. April 14; 3 p.m., 3:30, 4 p.m. April 15. A social hour will take place at West Hill Chapel after each tour. West Cuyler Street. $12. www.glctour.eventbrite.com.
–Compiled by Howard Pousner


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The film that has garnered the most attention this year in China is the June release "Tiny Times," a homegrown picture that has been likened to "The Devil Wears Prada" and "Sex and the City." Made by 30-year-old novelist-turned first-time producer-director Guo Jingming, the film has divided critics and won surprising plaudits as it delivers an aspirational, almost "greed is good" message lapped up by millions.
Its producer-distributor Zhang Zhao says the film and its marketing campaign were shaped by big data and executed via social media.
This emphasis on market research and audience forecasting is growing in the Chinese film biz. New research companies, such as Entdigital, formed a year ago by a former Sina.com executive, are emerging. The company claims 85% accuracy in predicting box office by tapping into users of Weibo (China's hugely successful equivalent of Twitter), Renren (the Chinese Facebook) and Douban, an entertainment-skewed social network.
SEE ALSO: Film Review: 'Tiny Times'
China is well-suited for big-data number crunchers. It's become a nation of home shoppers where everything from a hamburger to a car can be bought online. According to Hangzhou-based e-Business Research, online retail in China grew 43% to $123 billion in the first six months of this year.
TV-film production house Zhejiang Huace recently announced the biggest acquisition in the sector when it unveiled a $269 million takeover of 10-year-old data-cruncher Shanghai Croton Media.
Guo's understanding of the audience through data meant he had a sequel ready that was quickly released in August, while third and fourth installments are expected to compete in summer 2014 and 2015.
Zhang made "Tiny Times" and "Tiny Times 2.0" on a combined budget of $8.2 million. The two films spoke to a group that hadn't been addressed before by a Chinese movie, he maintains. "There has never before been a commercial film for youth," Zhang says. "These are the kids that normally watch all their films on the Internet. We knew they were there."
SEE ALSO: China's Richest Writer Guo Jingming's Film Depicts a New China
Zhang is in a good position to know. His Le Vision Pictures, which last year invested in "Expendables II" and recently hired Zhang Yimou as its artistic director, is the film production offshoot of LeTV, one of China's successful online video companies.
Zhang says the company taps into more than 100 million Weibo followers for suggestions to determine the director and stars of the films; author Guo alone has some 20 million followers thanks largely to his books, which have sold some 4 million copies, skewing to the 15- to 25-year-old bracket.
Zhang embarked on what he calls O-2-O (short for "online to offline") marketing aimed at enticing into the cinema a young generation not used to the theatrical experience.
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Now we all know of Missing No., M', and the Mew Glitch, but did you know that there are much more interesting glitches out there? Occasionally I'll post about a glitch I either really enjoy, or just feels as if it needs more public light.
Acid Rain Glitch in Generation 4
Basically what you do is you trigger all the weather effects to go off at once. This happens mainly in Platinum, Heart Gold, and Soul Silver, however, if Diamond or Pearl is connected to one of these games as it goes off, it can happen there as well.
How you do it is to choose any weather effect *except* rain, because rain is the last on the priority list, I personally suggest using Trick Room because that triggers all of them. The priority list goes in order as follows: Trick Room, Gravity, Uproar, Fog, Hail, Sunshine, Sandstorm, and Rain. After you choose a weather effect, use the move Pursuit on a Pokemon that is switching out that turn, and make it faint before it switches out.
This has no effect on the moves Mud Sport, Water Sport, Tailwind, or Perish Song. They will continue to work as normal. However this does effect the moves Thunder, Blizzard, and Solar Beam. Thunder and Blizzard will have a 100% accuracy due to the effects of Rain and Hail, respectively. Meanwhile Solar Beam will have no charge time thanks to Sunshine, HOWEVER it has a 50% less damage rating due to the other weather conditions.
This effects some actual Pokemon in a weird way too. Lets say you have a Pokemon that is immune to the damaging effects to one of the damage inflicting weather statuses. They will still get damaged 4 times a turn, however, the damage is blamed on their ability rather then the weather. Also if you have a Pokemon like Swinub out, who is immune to both Hail and Sandstorm, they won't be effected by any of the damaging effects caused by the weather at all. Abilities that heal in certain weather will still heal your Pokemon, it will just heal your Pokemon until it is fully healed and then the weather will hurt it. Abilities like Dry Skin that heal with one weather and hurt with another work as they normally do.
Word of Warning:
Do not try with this a Castform or a Cherrim out. Due to their Abilities which causes them to transform in certain weather conditions, they will be constantly transforming, locking up the battle until you shut off your game.


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Blogging the NY Times Magazine: On Blueberries (and Freezing a Cake Pan?)
In the Sunday Magazine, food writer Nancy Harmon Jenkins gives a short, insightful look at wild Maine blueberries, plus a couple of great-looking recipes. But what we kept re-reading was a tiny detail in the recipe for the blueberry cake...
The first step in the recipe, which includes a delicious-sounding mix of blueberries, yogurt, orange zest, and ground almonds, includes instructions for greasing and flouring a cake pan. Easy enough. Then it reads, "Set the pan in the freezer." Huh?
There's no explanation, and we're not familiar with this technique. Maybe it hardens the butter used to grease the pan, so that it creates a more distinct buffer layer to keep the cake from sticking? Is there something about a frozen pan going into a hot oven that affects the cake's consistency?
There's also a note at the end, which explains that when using frozen Maine blueberries, you shouldn't allow them to thaw before adding them to the batter. Hmm. Maybe the two things are related.
Does anyone have any ideas about the frozen cake pan? Do you do this at home?
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Related: Tip: Grease and Sweeten Cake Pans
(Images: Erica Beth Silberstein and Tony Cenicola for The New York Times)
4 Comments
I don't know about the pan. However, a lot of good blueberry recipes will recommend frozen fruit. It has better flavor b/c it's picked ripe and flash frozen almost immediately. Once it's frozen, fruit loses some of it's structural integrity. It'll turn into mush when it's thawed. The skin on blueberries will not be as strong and if you let them thaw before mixing it in your batter then the juices inside will seep out and turn your batter purple. Mix them in frozen and you advert this problem. It's also good to toss them in a tbsp of flour before adding them, so they don't sink to the bottom.
I love eating frozen blueberries and I think they test better than fresh. all summer long every time I go to sam's club I have purchased the big container of blueberries--washed and dried them and then frozen them in individual servings. my goal, if I don't eat them all in the next few weeks, is to have them year round. they haven't turned to mush on me yet, but I also haven't let them completely defrost.
I've made a couple recipes that have called for freezing the pan; most recently for madelienes. I'm not sure why they ask for this extra step... perhaps so the batter in contact with the pan won't brown as fast?
I believe this helps the cake cook evenly, so that the edges don't cook more quickly than the center. Freezing the pan probably has a similar effect to putting a wet towel around the pan while baking, which creates nice even layers for a cake in my experience.