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Only one of these troubled companies is worth owning, Jim Cramer says.
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Wells have become more productive -- a trend that should keep the fuels flowing.
Rumors swirl that the telecom giant could acquire the red envelope. But such a deal could be bad for both companies -- and worse for customers.
On Tuesday, an investment banker told Bloomberg that Verizon is "very serious" about buying Netflix, sending a flurry of rumors flying across the tech world. Just last week, it was reported that Verizon was considering launching its own streaming service to compete with Netflix. Would it make more sense for the company just to acquire Netflix? What would such a deal mean for Verizon, Netflix and customers?
It wouldn't do either Netflix or Verizon any good: Though there are exploitable synergies between the companies, they're better off remaining independent, says Todd Campbell at Seeking Alpha.
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For most of 2011, with Treasury yields so low, the search has been on for safe, sizable dividends. This explains why the SPDR Diamond Trust (DIA), which tracks the Dow Industrials, is up 4.3%, while the Spyder Trust (SPY) is down 1.2%.
Of course, dividends are not included in these performance numbers, but the demand for large-cap, high-yielding Dow stocks has been strong. In many cases, those who went for the highest yields this year have fallen further behind because many high-yield stocks have dropped sharply in price.
Economic turmoil in the Old World is felt by companies in the New World.
Speaking Tuesday at the company's annual investor day in New York, Immelt announced plans to "restructure some of its industrial operations to prepare for a European recession," according to the Wall Street Journal. The slowdown will affect many GE businesses, including health care, where the company expects the market to contract by as much as 10%.
Renewable-energy companies face growing questions of viability.
First Solar (FSLR) is taking a beating Wednesday, off almost 20% thanks to a lowered outlook for 2012, delays in its projects and expensive reorganization plans. The stock is down an ugly 74% so far in 2011 and almost 90% from its 2008 peak.
First Solar isn't alone, either. Many solar companies are getting hit hard this year -- and are running the risk of going dark permanently.
The strong interest reflects increased interest in luxury goods and a willingness to spend more per bottle.
The French champagne industry shipped 192 million bottles by the end of September, The Wall Street Journal reports. The sector counts on the holidays for a good chunk of its sales, and expectations are high that shipments will approach the record 339 million bottles seen in 2007.
The pharmaceutical leader offers a consistent track record, strong new product pipeline, and generous yield.
While they don't always deliver eye-popping growth, stocks that offer a steady stream of growing income are must-haves for the conservative investor.
With that in mind, we are now recommending Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), the $48 billion giant, as a dependable income play.
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Economists had been expecting retail sales to gain 0.5% to 0.6% last month, roughly the same as the upwardly revised 0.6% advance recorded in October. Instead, sales grew only 0.2%. Some retailers fared better than others, with electronics outlets seeing a 2.1% jump as consumers stocked up on gizmos for the holiday season. But even then, higher sales don't always translate into higher margins, as illustrated by the earnings results from Best Buy (BBY) for the quarter ended Nov. 26. The Minnesota chain's net income fell 29% for the quarter year-over year, while margins contracted nearly a full percentage point to 24.2%.
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Wednesday's noteworthy upgrades include:
- Avon Products (AVP) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital
- Vertex Pharma (VRTX) upgraded to Outperform from Underperform at Credit Suisse
- SunTrust (STI) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Bernstein
- Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS
- Energy Transfer Equity (ETE) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at UBS
- Best Buy (BBY) upgraded to Buy from Above Average at Caris
Once considered a young star, Jung has been ousted after years of faltering operations.
Avon Products (AVP), the 125-year-old cosmetics company, has finally ousted CEO Andrea Jung. Investors were relieved to hear Tuesday that Jung is leaving executive management. Shares rose by nearly 10% Wednesday morning.
The company calls the move a separation of the the roles of chairman and CEO, saying Jung will be named executive chairman, while the board of directors "will work with" her to search for a CEO. Until they find one, Jung will continue in her dual role. But no matter how you call it, the message is clear.
Throw in high fuel prices, and the sector faces yet another tough year.
The airline industry has always been a notoriously difficult place to make money. Former American Airlines (AMR) Chairman and CEO Robert Crandall once characterized it as "a nasty, rotten business" that most resembles "the old game of Christians and lions."
So with European Union economies in disarray and fuel price volatility continuing to eat airlines' lunch, airlines face yet another treacherous year in 2012. Indeed, the worst-case scenario would be if the euro zone fiasco deteriorates into a full-blown banking crisis and European recession (with worldwide repercussions). If that happens, the global aviation industry could lose more than $8 billion next year, according to the international airline trade group IATA.
As far as we can tell, this holiday season is strong, and the group's fundamentals remain positive.
Hate to see retail this weak. There are a lot of culprits. A weak national retail number. A terrible report from Best Buy (BBY). Weather that's just too warm to make for good selling.
But I continue to believe that we are having a strong holiday season. It's just that so much of it this these days is online. The numbers we are getting out of FedEx (FDX) and International Paper (IP), which makes container board to ship with, are so strong that I have to believe that we are now in a world where bricks and mortar just can't give you the upside of the old days.
|Jim CramerTheStreetcom
The automaker is a bargain bet on a US economic turnaround.
Our latest featured recommendation is all-American stalwart and success story Ford Motor Co. (F), a bet on U.S. consumers and the burgeoning economic recovery.
Even as Europe struggles with its debt crisis, the news from the U.S. economy has been improving steadily.
Prices have fallen from a year ago, however, on worries that demand might drop.
The new operating system is expected to be the company's biggest debut ever, as it will target desktops, notebooks and tablets.
The Windows platform currently dominates the operating system market and competes with Apple's (AAPL) Mac OS, Linux-based distributions and, to some extent, Google's (GOOG) Chrome OS. Windows 7 had a successful launch two years ago, having sold more than 500 million licenses worldwide to date. Windows 8 is expected to be launched in 2012, but may be delayed to early 2013, according to some reports.
Disappointment with last week's eurozone summit and a lack of new initiatives from the Federal Reserve unleash a torrent of selling pressure focused on commodities like gold.
Stocks and other risky assets have plunged this week as traders returned -- after a weekend of studying last week's disappointing eurozone summit -- in the mood to sell. After researching the finer points of European Union governance, Wall Street realized that the incrementalism and obsession with fiscal austerity demonstrated last week were, in retrospect, no palliative.
The European debt crisis hasn't ended; it's entering a dangerous new stage after leaders flubbed a critical opportunity. And Tuesday's Federal Reserve announcement, which featured no teasing of any new stimulus measures, reminded everyone that central banks cannot solve the structural problems plaguing the global economy.
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Duality is a little more intricate but I will do my utmost. Duality can be seen as the male/female, light/dark, yin/yang, yes/no, good/bad, right or wrong to name but a few examples. This duality also serves a purpose during our journeys. I have written several other articles about this subject which you can find here: or here so I will not go into to many details now.
Imagine with
me for a moment that their is a complete soul preparing to reincarnate.
This soul knows that it will come in as either the male or female aspect
of the duality. So what happens to the part that it does not come in as?
So how did I
discover it, I feel you asking?
One day while entering the tear drop, during a channeling session we saw that something was different. Instead of sitting next to each other, we were now standing next to each other, arm in arm. What did surprise us was our attire. I was dressed in a magnificent Tuxedo and My Twin was dressed in a stunning wedding gown. We both had a good chuckle at this one afterwards because we are both married to different partners in this life time. Not understanding the meaning we let it go for now, although we did continue to see this vision on several occasions during further channeling's.
It was during an intense period of learning and as is want with we humans a difficult period we were perhaps wondering if we were really meant to be working together on our future visions with the Keys and Elements. Although our LOVE for each other can not be described in earthly values/norms it is for want of a better description "extremely intense". We know that neither of us are understanding the full meaning behind it yet. As we sought answers by the Masters again, entering our tear drop a vision unfolded that took a few days to understand/comprehend. We were now standing next to each other in normal attire when in stepped Master Germaine. He placed his hands on both our backs while turning us gently so that we were face to face. He then pushed us gently towards each other. I swear that not even a feather could have fit between us. As we observed these scenes Master Germaine seemed to magicly place around our waists a ring or band of GOLD. This band/ring of GOLD was later to take on even more powerful meanings for us. Suffice to say for the moment that this ring was a band of energy that was vibrant and alive, having no beginning nor end. I was at that moment totally overcome by emotions and had to stop for a moment to re-gather myself. Yet again not understanding the meaning of it all we simply continued with the messages that the Masters wished to share with us that day.
A few days after that we got our explanation. In the first vision/channeling we were being shown how our two separate souls had found each other again and were merging more and more into oneness, the twin flame was becoming one again. We both know and are fully aware that there is much more to this than we are now understanding, yet having said that, we also know and trust that as we travel the experiences together we will grow to know and understand more. Because of the nature of the work we are embarking upon this spiritual marriage was clearly not the limit and we had done the work required together to be able to step to another level. This was translated as our souls being sealed together within this ring that no one would ever break again. None other that is than ourselves should we not prove capable of experiencing and teaching what we are experiencing together. Although something tells me that even if there is ever a break we will always return to each other.
We have an inkling of what our journeys now hold for us, yet we are also totally aware that we are having experience after experience placed in front of us at such a rapid rate that it is almost at times too much for us. We are fully aware that our higher selves and the Masters are testing us. With each successfully completed test we are expanding to the Masters we came here to be on this side of the veil. Our/their purpose is quite clearly that we bring forth what we are learning and teach it to countless others. It will be our ego's, minds or human selves that get in the way and should that happen? Then we are also perfectly aware that the masters will simply choose another twin flame. For the time being, we are simply living the in the now, absorbing the experiences, expanding our awareness and skills. We are also trusting that when the time is right for us to step forward and start to share these magical modalities, event promoters etc will also magically be placed on our paths.
We hope you have enjoyed our sharing of our twin flame experience and that there are signals or signs around you that you can pick up on, for it is with great certainty that we KNOW there are many experiencing or starting to experience what it is to find their twin flames. It is happening all around the planet and if our sharing can assist in that process, then we are truly blessed.
Thank you for
spending the time reading this article and we would request that you too
make a difference in our journey by passing this on to your lists,
sharing it with as many others as you possibly can, post it in your
forums etc.. We for our part will trust that it reaches those that can
arrange the events.
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above was written around 2005....(It is now Jan 2008.) In August
2007 it all became too much for one half of this beautiful Twins
journey. The 3d strengthened its grip and forced an end to this
magical story. I will forever remain in gratitude to the beautiful
being that entered my life as my Twin Flame, for the truly magical
experiences we had, the awesome things we received from Germain and
others. I still shed tears on what was shown to us as our divine
contract for humanity and how beautiful it could have been, though I
know in my heart we are still together, it is time to forget the
Physical Twin Flame experience and focus on the inner one. There
will come a time in the future when we will re-unite, for this was
God's promise since the beginning of time, so I trust and live out
this life doing all that I can to assist humanity through the gifts
we received.
Thank you my beloved OPOM for having shown up in this life time. I LOVE you, miss you terribly and I forgive you for not having the courage, trust and strength to shake the shackles of this 3d world.

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SimCity is looking more and more like the reboot the series deserves. The new engine is simulation-oriented, and changes the game's underlying processes without mucking with the SimCity mechanics we're used to, such as zoning areas. City specializations, resources, and vertical integration create opportunities for industrious mayors to noodle around with economics. The buildings have been pared down to their identifying features, making them charming and easily readable. The sound design makes crunching buildings into their foundations seem forceful and satisfying. Oh, and you can build cities next to your friends' if you want. It's evolving where it should while keeping the core SimCity concepts in play. If Maxis had asked me what I wanted from a new SimCity before it started on this project, I wouldn't have come up with anything I wanted as much as what it's promising.
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A Splash of Style
Character in Contrast
Adding Display Space
Colored Neutrals
Vacation Mode
French Inspiration
Bold Patterns
Bright Outlook
Style Underfoot
An Island All Its Own
Cabinet Character
Back to the Future
A Little Piece of History
Flashback Tendencies
Finding a Fresh Face
Perfecting History
Making Vintage Charm
A Colorful New Start
Open to Options
Nautical Endeavors
Collective Charm
Heirloom Charm
Compact Cottage
Vintage Flair
A Simple Enhancement
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Style in a Small Package
Classic Sensibility
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Throwback Charm
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Storage Savvy
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Aged to Perfection
Serving Up Style
Timeless Harmony
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Modern Throwback
Vintage Meets Modern
Step Back in Time
Vintage Makeover
Peachy Keen
Playing Nice
Ultimate Play Place
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Adding a Splash of Life
Element of Surprise
Personality in Small Doses
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Clever Creations
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Creative Artistry
Simple & Stylish
Small Statements
First Impression
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Black-&-White Grandeur
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Pretty & Practical
Surprise Entrance
Crafty Creations
Feminine Chic
A Perfect Mixture
Dinner with a View
Seeing Red
Playful Elegance
Unexpected Touches
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Rich & Refined
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Building Harmony
Distinctively Aged
Natural Inspiration
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Fresh Formality
Building Character
Formal Attire
Black & White & Lively All Over
Vintage Elegance
Color Balance
Elegant Attributes
Quiet Impact
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Pattern Power
A Place for Pattern
Simply Perfect
Easy Style
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Secondhand Dining Delight
Do-It-Yourself Makeover
A Punch of Personality
A Breakfast Room with Pizzazz
A Bold Embrace
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Dining by the Beach
Unique Customization
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Pastel Charmer
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An Easy Invitation
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Making a Statement
A Step Back in Time
Hip Dining
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Feminine Chic
Finding Inspiration
Sweet Attic Retreat
Finding Harmony
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Bridging Time & Style
Relaxed in Color
Do-It-Yourself Headboard
Impact with Paint
Melon Green
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Personalize It
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Vintage Charm
Touched with Interest
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Breezy Beach Bedroom
Chic Charisma
Cozy Color Palette
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Heirloom Ambience
Worldly Expression
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A Hint of Color
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A Bright Spot
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Updated Traditional
Retro Flair
Inherited Features
Old-World Elegance
Art Deco Tendencies
Retro Charm
Savvy Storage
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Inspired by Yesterday
Hotel Luxury
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Nothing Standard
Seaworthy Inspiration
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Farmhouse Flavor
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Calculated Industries
Studio Oh!
Stone Lighting
Franco Manufacturing
Mud Pie
Accuform Signs
Isabella Collection
School Outfitters
Top Shopping Searches
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teal bathroom accessories
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Work in Progress
Like Cotton Mather, I haunt our courtrooms in pursuit of witches and the like. Here in our district court I found the resentful and the pissed off: the domestic abusers in striped jail gear and baby dreads, mouthing off at their girlfriends who stand quiet across the room; the endless parade of drivers who were drinking, drivers without licenses, drivers who were drinking and driving without licenses, underage drinkers; the men getting into shootouts over underage girls; the possessors of drug paraphernalia; the check kiters and the shoplifters; the graffiti artists. White, black, Latino. They are awkward in the way of people who know they should be on their best behavior but whose knowledge of that behavior is somewhat theoretical. They pay a lot of attention to their hands. They stand up in front of a man who doesn't speak their language, who speaks a legal language that's nominally English but hardly comprehensible even so, especially if at that moment they're a little tight like they were when that scrub-faced, brush-cut, tight-assed, pressed-out trooper came flying up behind, lights spinning.
They're ready to tell their lives' stories, the hundred different reasons why what they did wasn't so terrible, how what they've done since has renewed and redeemed them. They are now upstanding citizens without a thoughtof going outside the court and down the sidewalk to their car for maybe just a sniff, but then onward, straight home to read the Bible except, yessir, for a stop at the package store and by God a quick run to see that girl who started this mess and who needs a talking to for sure.
The judge never wants to hear their exquisitely rehearsed bullshit; he barely lets them speak. No chance to tell the court how they really aren't as awfully broken as they appear. When a defendant goes free they're sometimes so shocked they seem reluctant to leave. And when they leave they nearly run for their cars, lighting out for the territory.
— nonfiction work in progress, 2012. (Photo by me)


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All this would fit in your pocket now
The photo shows the busy catalog card distribution office at the Library of Congress. There's no date on the photographic print. Recently, we needed to determine when the photo was taken, so out came my magnifying glass. (LOC: Picture This blog)
Occupy the universities?
With the costs of a college education astonishingly high and youth job prospects incredibly dim in this economy, is going to college worth it anymore?
"The students in Zuccotti Park are right to focus on the injustices of student debt: Many of them are indentured to the very banks that destroyed the economy and along with it the jobs students need to pay their loans back. The banks were bailed out for their trouble, while students are left with debt that, thanks to financial industry lobbying, can't be discharged in bankruptcy. Outstanding student loans in the United States are projected to reach $1 trillion this year, a larger sum than credit card debt."
- Kevin Carey "Why Obama Should Pay Attention To Occupy Wall Street's Critique of Higher Education"
Photo courtesy of Andy Wibbels.
Before the president even gave his verdict on their cook-off, the flower team had begun to imagine the bleak steppes of West Siberia which would soon be their home.
Two Ministry of Internal Affairs juniors struggle to suppress mirth in their snowmen costumes, while their boss attempts to explain to Putin exactly why he has chosen an official Day of Military Honour for the office Christmas party.
This is genuinely Microsoft's idea of a "streamlined", "optimized" UI for Windows Explorer. They were so proud of it they wrote a blog post about it.
The post is a sort of masterpiece of crazy rationalization, but I think my favourite part may be this screenshot:
Here, they proudly overlay the UI with data from their research into how often various commands are used. They use this to show that "the commands that make up 84% of what users do in Explorer are now in one tab". But the more important thing is that the remaining 50% of the bar is taken up by buttons that nobody will ever use, ever, even according to Microsoft's own research. And yet somehow they remain smack bang in the middle of the interface. The insanity is further enriched by this graph:
Again, this is Microsoft's own research, cited in the same post: nobody — almost literally 0% of users — uses the menu bar, and only 10% of users use the command bar. Nearly everybody is using the context menu or hotkeys. So the solution, obviously, is to make both the menu bar and the command bar bigger and more prominent. Right?
Microsoft UI has officially entered the realm of self-parody.
I read this earlier tonight http://michelelee.net/2011/09/24/dear-dc-comics/comment-page-1/
So I drew Starfire wearing a sweater, cause alien or not, sweaters are fun to wear, and outerspace is cold. She probably misses wearing Earth clothes.
The kettle can wait…
I HAD TO reblog this:
I saw some Boston fans helping out with the post-riot cleanup downtown, and I was so touched. I am aching and sore from scrubbing walls for four hours, but I am so glad that I got to experience the beauty of Vancouver, including the love and solidarity of those who wanted to preserve it… whether inhabitants or not.
(photo credit: 2011 ANDY FANG PHOTOGRAPHY)
People liked this one on @instagram so I thought I'd share it here. I think I need to live near the beach.


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Pro Bowl defensive tackle Pat Williams was in the locker room Friday and talked about his injury, a broken right shoulder. Williams said he's been getting constant treatment on his shoulder with the hope of being able to play in the playoffs. He said he's been unable to sleep in his bed so he's sleeping in a chair.
"I'm disappointed man because it's the key part of our season right now and I got hurt," he said. "The pain hit me real hard out there but that kind of stuff happens. It was a freak accident so I'm just trying to get better."
Williams said his teammates noticed he seemed down emotionally on Friday so they were coming up and giving him hugs.
"Basically I was walking around kind of sad so everybody is giving me hugs," he said. "You think I was dying and needed a hug. So all the guys were hugging me and messing with me."
It was a tough week for the Williams family. His 16-year-old daughter Alesha, a junior in high school, tore her ACL in a basketball game last week.
"Dad and daughter are hurt," he said. "She's kind of down so I had to cheer her up. She's crying and stuff. I told her she'll be all right."
– Injury report: Right tackle Artis Hicks (triceps) and kickoff returner Darius Reynaud (toe) are doubtful. Defensive end Jared Allen (knee) and quarterback Gus Frerotte (back) are questionable.
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I just hit 100 followers! So to thank all of you, I'm having another Mega Giveaway. I love giveaways and enter as many as I personally can as often as I can. I even win occasionally. What I'm not so good at is remembering to cancel book orders/remove from swap wish lists the books I win. The result: I have quite a few duplicate books floating around my already packed-to-within-an-inch-of-their-lives bookcases. This way, you win books and I gain some much needed bookcase real estate space.
When I hit 50 followers, I gave away 3 books. Now that I'm at 100 followers, I'm giving away 6 books! Half of theses books are brand new (two are even signed) the other three have been gently read. There will be three winners who get to pick two books each. Up for grabs this time is:
- Dead Over Heels by MaryJanice Davidson
- Dead and Loving It by MaryJanice Davidson
- Blue Diablo by Ann Aguirre
- Once Bitten by Kalayna Price
- Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr
- Strange Brew Edited by P. N. Elrod
Dead Over Heels by MaryJanice Davidson
Three all-new paranormal stories of lust, laughter, and love from the New York Times bestselling author, including an original novella featuring Undead queen Betsy Taylor. With her trademark "sassy dialogue, lusty lovemaking [and] irreverent humor"* New York Times bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson delighted fans with her wickedly sexy and wildly funny anthology, Dead and Loving It-stories in which the worlds of the Wyndham Werewolves and Undead Queens collided. Now she returns to that sensual and irresistible after-dark realm of werewolves, vampires, and mermaids in three more original novellas–including an all-new Betsy Taylor novella.
Dead and Loving It by MaryJanice Davidson
USA Today bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson has enchanted readers everywhere with her delicious blend of wicked humor, sizzling sex, and totally unique vision of vampires and werewolves. In this collection of four novellas she brings her beloved Wyndham werewolves (featured in her acclaimed novel Derek's Bane) together with the vampires ruled by Betsy Taylor (from her bestselling Undead series). Filled with equal parts of spicy heat and laugh-out-loud moments, this collection will drive Davidson's legion of fans wild with blood-pounding delight.
Blue Diablo by Ann Aguirre
Corine Solomon is a handler – when she touches an object she instantly knows its history and its future. Using her ability, she can find the missing – which is why people never stop trying to find her. Like her ex-boyfriend Chance, who needs Corine's gift to find someone dear to them both. But the search proves dangerous as it leads them into a strange world of demons and sorcerers, ghosts and witchcraft, zombies – and black magic…
Once Bitten by Kalayna Price
Kita Nekai, on the run and the smallest of her shifter clan-a calico cat among lions and tigers-is being hunted. She was expected to accept her role as her father's successor whether or not her cat was up to the task of leading the clan. She disagreed. Now she's less than a step ahead of the hunters, bone-tired, cold, and living hand-to-mouth in the city of Haven. And that's the high point of her day. She's also drugged, "accidently" turned into a vampire, and sentenced to death for recklessly creating a rogue shifter who tortures its human prey. She's got seventy-two hours to find the rogue, evade a city full of hunters, prove she's not responsible for the rogue, and keep the vampire council from killing her. All while sorting out an apprentice mage, a married ex-boyfriend shifter-hunter, and the vampire who made her.
Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr
Unbeknownst to mortals, a power struggle is unfolding in a world of shadows and danger. After centuries of stability, the balance among the Faery Courts has altered, and Irial, ruler of the Dark Court, is battling to hold his rebellious and newly vulnerable fey together. If he fails, bloodshed and brutality will follow. Seventeen-year-old Leslie knows nothing of faeries or their intrigues. When she is attracted to an eerily beautiful tattoo of eyes and wings, all she knows is that she has to have it, convinced it is a tangible symbol of changes she desperately craves for her own life. The tattoo does bring changes – not the kind Leslie has dreamed of, but sinister, compelling changes that are more than symbolic. Those changes will bind Leslie and Irial together, drawing Leslie deeper and deeper into the faery world, unable to resist its allures, and helpless to withstand its perils. . . .
Strange Brew by P N Elrod
Today's hottest urban fantasy authors come together in this delicious brew that crackles and boils over with tales of powerful witches and dark magic! In Charlaine Harris' 'Bacon,' a beautiful vampire joins forces with a witch from an ancient line to find out who killed her beloved husband. In 'Seeing Eye' by Patricia Briggs, a blind witch helps sexy werewolf Tom Franklin find his missing brother – and helps him in more ways than either of them ever suspected. And in Jim Butcher's 'Last Call,' wizard Harry Dresden takes on the darkest of dark powers – the ones who dare to mess with this favorite beer.
For anyone who's ever wondered what lies beyond the limits of reality, who's imagined the secret spaces where witches wield fearsome magic, come and drink deep. Let yourself fall under the spell of this bewitching collection!
Make sure you read carefully so your entry counts!
- Open US residents only
- Must be a follower or subscribe via email (right sidebar)
- You must include your email – [at] [dot] is fine
- Leave a comment telling me what you enjoy most about book blogs: reviews, giveaways, interviews etc.
- Tell me which two books you'd like to receive and an alternate (I'll do my best to accommodate you).
- Entries must be received by Midnight MST on Sunday November 29th
+2 Comment on a previous post with no comments and leave link
+3 If you already were a follower or subscriber
+4 Post this contest on your blog (provide link)
About the author
- Review: Haunted (Bishop/Special Crimes Unit #15) by Kay HooperSeptember 18, 2014
- Cover Art Coverage: 11 New Titles!September 17, 2014
- Recent WinnersSeptember 16, 2014
- Deadly Destinations: Gina Rosati & win AURACLEAugust 8, 2012
53 Responses to Giveaway: 100 Followers Mega Giveaway!
Cool…first commenter (I Think I spelled that wrong)
Well I love the book blogs for a couple of reasons…I enjoy the reviews for one…I kinda decide not to buy a book and just get it from the library if it gets crap for reviews.
I love the contests to. As much as I would want to buy EVEry book that catches my eye I can't. So it's a great opportunity to win some
I would like to get if I should be lucky and win:
Dead over heels
Once bitten
Strange brew
Blue Diablo
+3 already a follower
+2 comment a post http://allthingsurbanfantasy.blogspot.com/2009/11/cover-art.html
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I enjoy reading about the author and learning something about them. I also enjoy the giveaways. I would like Blue Diablo and Strange Brew if I should win.
+2 Commented on Jim Butcher review
+3 Already a follower
seriousreader at live dot com
Congrats on over 100!!!
I love book blogs because they keep
informed of release dates. I also read reviews…never buy a book without readling at least one review. Who doesn't like contests?
I am a follower…my choice of books are Ink Exchange, Blue Diablo and Strange brew.
cfisher1504 at gmail dot com
I'm a follower and would love to be included! I haven't read any of these reads yet! [email protected]
I enjoy the book reviews and giveaways the most from the book blogs because I get a chance to discover new authors and win free books!
I would love to have Once Bitten and Strange Brew!
I already was a follower!
I am alos the first to comment on the post Giveaway Winner
I love giveaways and reading challenges. I love book reviews and seeing the new pretty covers. I love when people post pictures of their bookcases. Mmm, book porn.
I would like any of these.
+3 I was already a follower.
jennsicurella at verizon dot net
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I enjoy book blogs for the giveaways and learning about new books as is evidenced by my ever growing TBR pile! I would love to add Once Bitten, Ink Exchange or Strange Brew to the mix!
+3 I'm an old follower
+4? I've added your Giveaway to my Contest Bar: (11/29 • Your Choice) http://sweetvernalzephyr.blogspot.com
Thanks – Miranda
mdwartistry at yahoo dot com
What a great giveaway! Congratulations on 100+ followers, love your blog.
I'd love to read Blue Diablo and Once Bitten. Alt: Strange Brew or Ink Exchange. (I already have both MJD books)
+3 Already a follower
+4 Put your contest in my sidebar: http://fictionvixen.com
fictionvixen at fictionvixen dot com
Congratulations on 100 followers – you've got a great blog!
I like book blogs mainly for the reviews – I'm always looking for something new to read. I also like giveaways as I buy (or try to win) all my books. I'd love to win Ink Exchange and Once Bitten (the Two MJD books would be my alternates).
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+3 already a follower
posted on my contest sidebar – don't know if that counts for extra entry:
Thanks! pspsinney AT cox DOT net
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+4 posted on my blog
Oh yeah the books that I am interested in are Once Bitten and Blue Diablo. I also like Strange Brew.
Congrats! Wishing you continued success!
I like everything about book blogs. I like the author interviews because I get insight that I normally wouldn't receive about the author or story. I like the reviews because it saves me time when I'm in the book store and I like the giveaways because honestly…who doesn't like free stuff every now and again.
+3 already an e-mail subscriber
My top choices if I win are:
-Blue Diablo by Ann Aguirre
-Strange Brew Edited by P. N. Elrod
My alternate choice is:
-Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr
Thanks for the giveaway!
Hiya Great giveaway. I'm a dork I like the reviews. Giveaways aren't bad though.
+3 already a follower
Top choices
Blue Diablo
Once Bitten
Strange Brew
Awesome congratulations!
I am a follower and my email is Jenn@ book-crazy.com (with out the space LOL)
My fav thing about book blogs is not the reviews, or the interviews or even the give aways (though I love all that stuff) I LOVE LOVE connecting with people who LOVE to read as much as I do – I think it joins us in a way that nothing can – some people have football, some have TV, some have movies, we have books and though it maybe really a geek thing to do (LOL I am a geek LOL) that's ok, and its not "frowned upon" in this community – which I LOVE…LOTS of people just "dont" get it – not at all!
I would love to read
Once Bitten
Ink Exchange as well as maybe Dead and loving it? LOL They all look good!
Congratulations on the growing fan base.
I enjoy book blogs because they're a great source to learn about new writer and releases and keep up with favorites. The giveaways are an added bonus.
cheleooc at yahoo dot com
Strange Brew
Dead and Loving It
Alternate – Dead Over Heels
I'm a follower.
Thanks and congrats on hitting 100 followers!!
I love book blogs because it helps me weed out of my list of to be boughts/reads by getting the reviews that most of the book blogs have. Plus, I love books, so I love reading about books.
I'd like to win Once Bitten, Ink Exchange and Blue Diablo.
rosie0512 @ hotmail . com
+1 Follower
+1 I'm leaving a comment! Great contest and congrats on the followers! myjaxon at gmail
The two books I'm most interested in are Once Bitten by Kalayna Price and Blue Diablo by Ann Aguirre. I have no alternate because I already own the others.
+3 I was already subscribe via Google Reader, but I became a follower as well
+4 oh you know I'm going to be linking on LE's news posts today. I don't have a link for you yet though.
Congrats, congrats!
I'm already a follower and I'd love to be entered.
My top two choices would be Strange Brew and Once Bitten – both look great. The alternate would be Ink Exchange
millet at gmail dot com
Congrats on 100+ followers!!! I'm a new follower.
Leave a comment telling me what you enjoy most about book blogs: I like meeting new bookworms and I like finding new books to add to my TBR list
I would like Dead Over Heels and Dead and Loving It by MaryJanice Davidson (alternate – Once Bitten).
+4 I posted a link on my sidebar
thebookvixen at gmail dot com
I enjoy blogs when they have book reviews. I like to get ideas of books to add to my wish list and other maybe that I need to move up/down in the order of reading The contests rock too!
My picks would be: Once Bitten, Strange Brew with alternate of Ink Exchange.
+3 already following
+4 added contest to sidebar of blog: http://allthingsurbanfantasy.blogspot.com/2009/11/giveaway-100-followers-mega-giveaway.html
I love reading reviews on book blogs. I have found out about so many great books that way. Giveaways are always fun too!
I would love to win Strange Brew and Ink Exchange with the alternate being Blue Diablo. Thanks!
throuthehaze at gmail dot com
I am a book addict, certifiable. Books spill from every nook and cranny in my home. I just can't help myself.
I would love the MJD books. They are on my to- read list.
RoxanneRhoads @ aol dot com
+1 I can't lie: my favorite thing about book blogs would have to be the giveaways. Don't get me wrong, I love reading reviews and everything else that bloggers post, but I just get SO excited at the chance to win free books!
+3 Old Follower
+4 Sidebar Link
And silly little me forgot to leave my book choices! Sorry about that!
Ink Exchange
Dead and Loving It
Alternate: Dead Over Heels
Let's see: I'm a follower and a subscriber and have been for quite awhile now.
I really enjoy interviews and the giveaways too.
My choices:
Blue Diablo and Once Bitten
Alternative: Ink Exchange
my email is brenda (at) standbesideher.com
Thanks and congrats on the followers:)
What i enjoy most about book blogs are the reviews because i learn about new books. I also enjoy author interviews, giveaways and fun book/character polls.
My choices:
Blue Diablo and strange brew
Alternative: once bitten
Thanks for the giveaway
- Follower and email subscriber
Van P.
I'm an email subscriber.
I enjoy finding new books to read, book reviews, and giveaways.
My choices: Dead Over Heels and Dead and Loving
Alternate: Strange Brew
As I am posting this, you have 116 followers! Congrats!
I like several things about book blogs but my favorite parts are the reviews and interviews. These past few months, I have discovered so many "new" authors that my wishlist is over flowing.
If I win, I would like Blue Diablo and Ink Exchange; the alternate would be Once Bitten, please.
I am already a follower (see email below).
I posted a comment about Anita Blake, part 2….
Tracey D
booklover0226 AT gmail DOT com
Congrats on the followers!! That's Awesome!
I was already a subscriber so I guess that gives me 3 extra entries…
For my choice of books I'd like
Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr and
Strange Brew Edited by P. N. Elrod.
For my alternate book I'd Like Blue Diablo by Ann Aguirre.
My email is connie6344#mit.midco.net
I love book blogs for the reviews & interviews. The contests are bonuses!!!!
Subscribed +3
1 – Strange Brew Edited by P. N. Elrod
2 – Dead Over Heels by MaryJanice Davidson
Alternate – Dead and Loving It by MaryJanice Davidson
dragonzgoil at gmail dot com
I love the community of the blog world – the contests do help. But you get to connect with other book lovers and hear what they think about a book.
1. Strange Brew
2. Once Bitten
3. Blue Diablo (alt)
+3 If you already were a follower or subscriber
Ok, try 2…crazy wordpress.
The reason I love blogs is that it exposes me to authors I might not come across on my own. Thanks to blogs, I have a 'to read' list that will take me years to finish, which I don't mind. You can never have too many good books.
As for new authors, I had not heard of Kalayna Price, but her book is now going on my to win list.
1 – Once Bitten by Kalayna Price
2 – either MaryJanice Davidson book
3 – Strange Brew
So, i think that's technically 4, but I'm flexible. I am following.
Congrats on reaching 100 followers.
What I like about book blogs is reviews, guest author posts, interviews, giveaways and associating with other book lovers.
1. Blue Diablo
2. Once Bitten
3. Ink Exchange
Crystal816 at hotmail dot com
Congrats on 100 Followers! I am now a follower.
I love reading book blogs to learn about new books. I read the reviews to get an idea of whether to bother or not with a particular book. The giveaways are also a great way to help stock my reading pile.
Two books I would be interested im would be Strange Brews and Once Bitten with Ink Exchange as an alternate.
I'd be lieing if I said I didn't enjoy giveaways the most but what I really love is finding out about new releases and books I wouldn't normally have heard of just by reading blogs. It's awesome!!
Congrats on your followers btw =)
My choices would be:
Blue Diablo & Strange Brew
w/ Once Bitten as my alternative
Thanks so much for the great giveaway!
misthakes AT gmail DOT com
I'm a new follower and subscriber. Yeah. Love contests.
My choices are Once Bitten and Ink Exchange
Alternate would be Strange Brew.
samnstacy AT me DOT com.
Thanks, Stacy
I'm in!
whatbookisthat at gmail dot com
My favorite things about book blogging are discovering new books to read and new bloggers who share the same tastes and interests that I do.
My choices: Dead Over Heels and Blue Diablo, with my alternate choice being Once Bitten.
Congrats on the 100 followers!
hmmm what I love MOST? I'd have to say the books I find Although a close second is the actual blog, I love seeing titles of blogs that are creative and witty, I also love meeting people that are just as crazy about a book or books in general as you are!
+2 comment http://allthingsurbanfantasy.blogspot.com/2009/11/ss-reviewvegas-odds-by-karen-chance.html
+3 I'm already a follower
Two Picks:
Blue Diablo
Dead over Heels
Once Bitten
Cool, please enter me! My favorite thing about book blogs is definitely the reviews. I have found SOOO many more books since I started book blogging to add to my TBR list.
I would like to win any of the books, they all look good to me.
+3 I was already a follower.
[email protected]
I love blogs for the chance to find new reads and or new authors that are reviewed that have never read or heard of… I would love the chance to win since have had several of these on my wish list forever:
Once Bitten
Strange Brew
I am a new Follower and Subscriber so probably no points but did post link and end date info for this on :
+4 http://twitter.com/jacabur1
Happy Thanksgiving today….
[email protected]
Congrats on reaching 100 followers!
I enjoy the fantastic book reviews, yummy cover posts, and all the lovely book related posts which helps me discover great new authors and reads.
I would love to read Blue Diablo by Ann Aguirre and Once Bitten by Kalayna Price! Alternate: Dead Over Heels by MaryJanice Davidson.
+3 Old follower
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My favorite thing about book blogs is reading what everyone likes about books, and what makes them come back for more.
The two books I'd like to receive are: Once Bitten and Strange Brew with Ink Exchange as the alternate.
I'm a follower! bacarleton(at)gmail(dot)com
My favorite thing about book blogs? I have several – I love the reviews! I'm always learning about new books that I would enjoy!
I'm a new follower. I've been neglecting my blogspot and haven't caught up on all the blogs available here!
I'd love to have Ink Exchange and Strange Brew with Once Bitten as an alternate.
My favorite thing about book blogs is that they give me authors or book information that I havnt yet read or heard about.. So it keeps me up to date on some good reads.
1st choice
Blue Diablo
2nd Choice
Strange Brew
Once Bitten
+3 I already was a follower!
I think you have pretty great reviews.
My book choices are:
Blue Diablo
Strange Brew
Alternate: Ink Exchange
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I'm now a follower.
I enjoy everything about book blogs – interviews, reviews and giveaways – they're all great.
I would love to win Once Bitten and Strange Brew with Dead Over Heels as an alternate.
I like book blogs, of course for the great giveaways, but also for the interviews. I love getting a glimpse into an authors mind and motivations!
I would love to win:
Dead and Loving it and Dead over Heals
Alternate: Once Bitten
I'm a follower!
Great contest! I'm a follower. I like the giveaways and the reviews.
Ink Exchange
Strange Brew
What a terrific contest! I just subscribed via email.
I really enjoy giveaways, but what I especially appreciate in a book blog is the honest reviews. If a reviewer is honest and specific (without giving too many spoilers) about what s/he likes or dislikes in a book, it's a really great way for me to find a good read!
I'd choose
Strange Brew
Once Bitten
Dead Over Heels as my alternate.
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Awesome contest!!
count me in;)
I'm already a follower!
I haven't tried for a giveaway before, so what the heck. I subscribed not too long ago, and have found your reviews insightful. You have even convinced me to read a couple of books I have consistently passed by.
My choices:
Strange Brew
Once Bitten
alternate: Blue Diablo


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Shape And Line Controls, Only A Little More Interactive?
Are there controls for VB6 that have the visual properties of a shape and line controls, and also have better mouse support, so that they can be made more interactive?
I'm writing an application that displays a process diagram. I'd like to add things like ToolTips and to make some elements on the diagram clickable.
I know that I can put a label on a shape and it would provide the mouse support that I need. It would work for square-ish shapes, but it doesn't work well for circles.
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Shape And Line Controls, Only A Little More Interactive?
Are there controls that have the visual properties of a shape and line controls, and also have better mouse support, so that they can be made more interactive?
I'm writing an application that has a process diagram. I'd like to add things like ToolTips and to make some elements on the diagram clickable.
I know that I can put a label on a shape and it would provide the mouse support that I need. It would work for square-ish shapes, but it doesn't work well for circles.
- Nick
Grouping Several Line Or Shape Controls
I am creating a small application for my column design. I drew the column and some details using the shape and line controls. I 'd like to group the several line controls like grouping or ungrouping in MS word. So, moving the column around on the form will be a lot easier.
Edit/ Well, I temporarily put them on a frame and move it around. Then,evetually, I take them out of the frame but I don't want to use that way
Shape And Line Controls...etc In VB2005?
Hi All;
Why the shape and line controls does not appear in VB 2005, just like the VB6 ones. and how can I get them within the list of controls...?
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I want to create an ActiveX control that will consist of 2 circles (Shape controls with Shape=Circle) and a Line control.
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I have searched the Internet but I cannot find any guidance on how to do this. I have found several tutorials but they all work with controls like Textboxes, Timers, Command buttons, etc - nothing on graphical objects.
Can someone suggest a site with a tutorial on this?
Or give me a few pointers on how to go about this?
ActiveX Controls Vs. Shape Controls
I'm writing a program that allows a user to drag symbols (rectangles, lines and circles) from a stencil onto a drawing page. My symbols may also be labelled by the user - very similar to Microsoft Visio. I'm unsure as to what approach would be best. Should I create my own control with a label and a shape or do I just use the shape control provided and fit any labels within the boundaries of the shape.
Using active X controls provides me with the standard mouseup, click etc events that come with controls whilst using shapes would mean that I have to write my own algorithms for drawing, resizing, labelling and dragging.
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and the I need to get it on top
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How To Shape Forms And Controls?
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Hello all,
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Line1.X2 = X
Line1.Y2 = Y
Dim centerx, centery
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centery = Shape1.Height / 2
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.Left = Line1.X1 - centerx
.Top = Line1.Y1 - centery
End With
End Sub
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Shape Command Many Line
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Right Click Menus And Shape Controls
I have created a right click menu and would now like to add a shape control. I had a shape control already coded using a combo box and a circle but I need help in what to do to make this work with my menu
I have this code
For the menu
Option Explicit
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Select Case CboStatus.Text
Case "Free"
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Case "Occupied"
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Case "Cleaning"
ShpStatus.FillColor = vbBlue
Case "Unserviced"
ShpStatus.FillColor = vbYellow
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End Sub
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Picture Controls && Shape Control
hello everyone !!
i've two picure controls, only one is visible at a tme. i've two shape controls on picture1. i want to use the same shape controls on picture2 aslo.. because i've written some common routines for these picture controls.
currently the shape controls go behind the pictureboxes at runtime. and i'm not able to see them..... what is the best way to do this ...
anyone .....i'm just stuck up due to this small problem ...
awaiting for a prompt reply
shruti !
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I want know How to draw a line/shape using vb code
in a *.txt file along with data and othe calculations
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Hi...as some may know, I'm still working on my MS Paint-like program. What I'm trying to do is allow the user to click to create the center of a circle, move the mouse to where the edge of the circle will be, and click to create the circle.
I've done it with a rectangle, but I'm having trouble doing it with the circle. Here's my code for the rectangle. Shape1 is a rectangle. You can click and drag and Shape1 is essentially a preview of the rectangle that will be drawn, then when you release the mouse, the rectangle is drawn. Similar to what I want to do with a circle.
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End If
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Me.Line (CurrentX, CurrentY)-(X, Y), selectedColor, B
End Sub
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Hopefully someone can help me !
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I am new to Vb6 but need to create lines/circles rectangles on a form.
I want to be able to reference each these lines/circles later so I can
change dimensions relative to textbox entries. I am at a loss as to how
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(x,y) r . how do I define this as eg: "circle1"
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I've been working on this program frantically for a while and can't come up with any solutions towards making a shape of a ball called shape1 move at the angle of a line, called line1. I tried the code below to almost success. Does anyone know how? I know the angle of the line, but don't know how to do this.
VB Code:
shell.Move shell.left + velocity, shell.top - angle
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I'm using word Automation through my vb6.
I use the textbox shapes and want to check the number of textlines existing in the active textbox shape.
I know how to to this when wordwrap is off (by counting vbCR)
, but is'nt correct when wordwrap is ON. How to solve this
I can get the active text from the textboxShape:
Code:Set TBox = AppWord.Selection.ShapeRange
tk = Tbox.TextFrame.TextRange.Text
Maybe there is a count prop or something. Any idea's?
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Is there a way to do this
Thx, Chris
Edited by - AbbydonKrafts on 3/13/2007 12:00:43 PM
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i need to know how to save a shape object as a file (bmp, jpeg etc)
i have created a drawing using the shape controls and need to save it
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please help
Changing The Default Tool Tips' Shape On Controls.
Is it possible to change the standard VB6 controls' tool-tip shape (a one-line, very long, text string) to say, something more elegant like a balloon?
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Why in the world shape and line objects do not respond to any event?!?
I need the make them respond to mouseclick,at least...
Is there any way to do so ?! If so,could you please post the code (I'm a beginner).
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One Line, All Controls
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AllControlsOnThisForm.enabled = False
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Clicking Line Controls
I'm wondering if there is a way to determine when a user clicks on a line control or moves their mouse over it? Line controls don't support either of these events. I also wanted ToolTips, but they dont support that property either. Is there anything I can do?
Richtextbox Line Controls
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Creating An Array Of Line Controls
This problem is driving me crazy!
I am trying to create an array of Line controls in an ActiveX Control in Visual Basic 6. Here's the code of my control:
Option Explicit
Private lines() As Line
Private Sub UserControl_Resize()
ReDim lines(0 To 10)
Set lines(0) = New Line
lines(0).X1 = 10
lines(0).Y1 = 10
End Sub
But whenever this runs, I get an error "Illegal use of the keyword New"!
Any help is greatly appreciated.
VB6.0: Adding Events To Line Controls?
What is the best way to add events to the Line control? Or is there another vershion of the Line control that already has events added to it?
I need to be able to use the Click, Mouse Move, and possably a Mouse Over events.
Multi Line Tree Controls?
Is there anyway that I can get the text portion of a tree control to span multiple lines?
How To Stop The Shape From Flickering(A Shape Control Is Used)
Hello Every1,
I have a peuliar problem for u guys. Follow closely the code given below......
Dim x1 As Single, y1 As Single
Dim draw As Boolean
Private Sub Form_MouseDown(Button As Integer, Shift As Integer, X As Single, Y As Single)
x1 = X
y1 = Y
draw = True
End Sub
Private Sub Form_MouseMove(Button As Integer, Shift As Integer, X As Single, Y As Single)
If draw = True Then
Shape1.Left = x1
Shape1.Top = y1
Shape1.Width = X - x1
Shape1.Height = Y - y1
End If
End Sub
Private Sub Form_MouseUp(Button As Integer, Shift As Integer, X As Single, Y As Single)
draw = False
End Sub
The shape sizes according to our mouse, the only problem is the shape flickers. Can any1 stop that flickering. I'll be really happy if any1 can do it for me. Thank u...
PS: I have tried changing the AutoRedraw & ClipControl options on & off. They dont help...
How Can I Change My Form Shape To Custom Shape
How Can I Change My Form's Shape To Custom Shape when This Shape Is Not Circle,Rectangle Or Othere Standard Shape
For Example One Shape Like "Wndows Media Player XP" When Mouse Is Not On It
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Draw A Line To Select Controls In A Picture Box
This seems easy, but I am trying to figure out the best way to do this. I have a picture box in which I have drawn controls. I would like to provide the ability to 'select' the controls (just like the VB ide) by drawing a box with the mouse. When I use the .Line method on the picture box, the line shows up behind the other controls. Other suggestions?
Thanks ...
Optimize 100s Of Img/Line Controls/URGENT
My program uses 100s (maybe 1000s soon) of Image controls and Line controls - in control arrays to depict a city Map. All are placed on a Picturebox.
All The controls are initiazled from the database at startup.
The reason I use controls, is because I need the On mouseover events, etc that can be used with my own drawing on the picturebox only if I use regions api.
Please tell me any optimization tips - would it be better to drwa the map - then define Regions, and then on picbox's mouseclick events , use the api to check if x,y is within a particular region OR is it fine to use the control arrays?
Also, I don't display the entire Map in one time, the user can scroll - so is there any way to optimize the mem usage for controls that represent areas on the map not currently visible?
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Printer && PictureBox Controls Line, Pset Currentx,y
The line & pset controls evidently return a short integer because, for example when I attempt to draw a line longer than 327.... inches the line goes crazy. Does any one have these functions that return a long integer so I can resolve this problem, or in any case know of a workaround that would overcome this problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated..
Help, Draw A Line Betewwn 2 Controls And Move Dynamically
Dear All
I need to draw lines between controls (Listboxes) in runtime
to link items from one listbox to another graphically.
Please see the example pic I have included.
The lines would need to redraw as the user moved the listbox
and also as the user scrolled the listbox.
This is exactly like the query builder in Access.
Can anyone please help me in the right direction as to how to achieve this.
Many thanks
Involves Creating Random Line Controls At Run-time
The code below creates 4 line controls at run-time.
The problem is, I want to create from only 1 to 4 of these controls at run-time (not always 4).
Does anybody have an idea how to do this? Thanks for any help.
Private Sub Form_Load()
Formdiagram.Controls.Add "VB.line", "Line1"
Formdiagram!line1.X1 = 2400
Formdiagram!line1.X2 = 2410
Formdiagram!line1.Y1 = 2400
Formdiagram!line1.Y2 = 2410
Formdiagram!line1.Visible = True
Formdiagram!line1.BorderColor = vbRed
Formdiagram!line1.BorderWidth = 6
Formdiagram.Controls.Add "VB.line", "Line2"
Formdiagram!line2.X1 = 2800
Formdiagram!line2.X2 = 2810
Formdiagram!line2.Y1 = 2800
Formdiagram!line2.Y2 = 2810
Formdiagram!line2.Visible = True
Formdiagram!line2.BorderColor = vbRed
Formdiagram!line2.BorderWidth = 6
Formdiagram.Controls.Add "VB.line", "Line3"
Formdiagram!line3.X1 = 1800
Formdiagram!line3.X2 = 1810
Formdiagram!line3.Y1 = 1800
Formdiagram!line3.Y2 = 1810
Formdiagram!line3.Visible = True
Formdiagram!line3.BorderColor = vbRed
Formdiagram!line3.BorderWidth = 6
Formdiagram.Controls.Add "VB.line", "Line4"
Formdiagram!line4.X1 = 1300
Formdiagram!line4.X2 = 1310
Formdiagram!line4.Y1 = 1300
Formdiagram!line4.Y2 = 1310
Formdiagram!line4.Visible = True
Formdiagram!line4.BorderColor = vbRed
Formdiagram!line4.BorderWidth = 6
End Sub
Interactive Pop-ups
Does anyone have any basic code for pop-ups in VB that ask a question and prompt a user for a response - say, by clicking a 'YES' or 'NO' on the pop-up? Is this even possible?
Non-interactive Install
When I use package & deployment wizard it always generates a cab file and a setup.exe.
When running this setup, user must always select the directory where VB program will be installed.
But how to make it, so that user doesn't have to click or select anything during install? The target directory is hard-coded so to speak, for instance, to C:VBApp.
I checked the setup.lst file, which is also generated by package & deployment wizard. In there, in [Setup] section, I added line
which makes it so, that the setup program doesn't ask the user to select the target directory (default one is used instead), but the user still needs to click "OK" button. How to make setup, so that the user doesn't have to do anything, not even clicking this OK button? Only the window should open, then it installs the application and closes itself.
I suppose there must be some line added to setup.lst, that could make setup completely non-interactive for user, but I don't know what line.
Or are there any other solutions to this? I need to make such a setup, that will cause non-interactive install off the shared disk to the user work-station.
Any help already deeply appreciated.
How Do I Make An Interactive Map
Iam a old business app programmer who's got some good idea for a game project. Problem is, this is my first attempt in game developement and I am stepping into unfamiliar territory (graphics!).
How can I load a map (say the world map) and get the area (the country) under the cursor change color? Do I make an image map like in html and replace the graphics of the required portion? Do I use one large picturebox or multiple small pictureboxes to hold my graphics?
Maybe you guys can point me to some resources and links that I can use. The game is political in nature and about combatting terrorism in a global scale.
Help Please, How To Develop An Interactive Map!?
Hi..I want to develop an interactive map using VB but I have no clue on how to begin. This interactive map im talking about is an program where user can type a specific address and then the program will show the particular location according to the address of a map. I need to know what tools is needed, do I need database and more. I need to get something started for this program. I've tried surfing around the Internet and books but i still can't manage to finsh any resources. Please help!
Interactive Mode
1) Newbie again, I need to turn off the interactive mode in order to run "mget " to download multiples files from an FTP, I got help here at this forum on what to use "prompt command" how do I go using this command on my ftp code ,also how do you turn it back on once the session is close
2) once the interactive mode is turned off , how is my inet.execute command looks like
.execute,"mget *.*" & remotelocation & " " & locallocation ( is this the way to go)
does this sound ok
Thanks a bunch gurus
Interactive Powerpoint
wanna ask how to make an interactive powerpoint using option buttons, such that when you click an option button you will be transferred to another slide.This will be used for an interactive multiple-choice question.
please help me regarding this. my problem is how to code it in Visual Basic when that button is clicked.
Interactive Project...
Hello Xtreme members,
just joined right now.
Now i have a problem, I heard about this board, so I pop in.
I am making this interactive tutorial for a science subject.
Its kinda like a powerpoint, I have a statement in every label.
but the thing is I dont want all labels to appear in the forum at the same time. I want it one by one, the user will press the next or previous buttons and direct him tp the next or previous label. Can anyone help.. I hate sounding like a newb, its because vb is new to me. I am waiting..
Web Interactive VB Program
Im trying to create an online scheduling program for my company and i need it to be live on the internet so when I make a change it is atomaticlly shown on the web. Is it possible to do this with Visual Basic 98?
Interactive Windows
Is there a way to be able to click a button, and the button (when clicked) would display a letter on the next highest window and to keep the form on top? Its for a small on-screen keyboard.
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- The Thought of Mao Tse-Tung
- The Transformation of Chinese Socialism
- Mao Zedong on Dialectical Materialism: Writings on Philosophy, 1937
- Selected Readings from the Works of Mao Tse-Tung
- The Wisdom of Mao Tse-Tung
- Was Mao Really a Monster?: The Academic Response to Chang and Halliday's "Mao: The Unknown Story"
- Wind in the Tower: Mao Tse-Tung and the Chinese Revolution, 1949-75
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he was a boy, she was a girl, could i make it anymore heteronormative
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The reason why anarchist and Marxist social analysis uses class position as an indicator of freedom is because people cannot be considered "liberated" when the material arrangement of their lives are insecure. Freedom has a fundamentally material basis: freedom means having control over the…
I can't wait for the next election year when all the self-professed socialists, anarchists, and radicals on tumblr will urge everyone to vote for whoever the Democratic Party candidate is. 2012 was awesome
this year's an election year
every year is an election year if you believe
- Trotsky
I don't think you can understand social injustices without a coherent class analysis, because liberal social justice often views society as classless, with the only divisions being those of social identity. In that, there is this "public realm" where all classes mingle and are oppressed by identity, when in reality there is no "public" because class divisions don't disappear in the public realm.
The truth of the matter is that—by an exorbitant paradox—I never stop believing that I am loved. I hallucinate what I desire. Each wound proceeds less from a doubt than from a betrayal: for only the one who loves can betray, only the one who believes himself loved can be jealous: that the other, episodically, should fail in his being, which is to love me —that is the origin of all my woes. A delirium, however, does not exist unless one wakens from it(there are only retrospective deliriums): one day, I realize what has happened to me: I thought I was suffering from not being loved, and yet it is because I thought I was loved that I was suffering; I lived in the complication of supposing myself simultaneously loved and abandoned. Anyone hearing my intimate language would have had to exclaim, as of a difficult child: But after all, what does he want?
The American collegiate system in one gif set
(this is what i mean when i'm sayin that the sections of the working class that went to college see themselves as entitled to entry into the bourgeoisie and is thus thoroughly unrevolutionary)
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After watching all the "You know you're Filipino when.." videos on Youtube, I suddenly stumbled upon this ongoing and decades long debate on FOBs and whitewashed Filipinos abroad (especially in the US). And distinguishing them from "real" Filipinos or whatnot. I'd love to step in but man, there's no easy single way to define a Filipino but from their experience with Filipino cultural identity. Ethnicity and whatnot are all mostly pretty blurred and mixed up, unless we talk about indigenous tribes in the Philippines, and they are very different from what most folks from the cities would call "Filipino culture"
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Such a conception of power in the modern world seems to leave little space for agency or resistance from those subject to it; this is one of the most common critiques of Foucault coming from the left. People, according to Jurgen Habermas' interpretation of Foucault, are merely "individual copies that are mechanically punched out". However Foucault is not so pessimistic and does not have an exclusively negative definition of power. Power for him is simply the ability to create change in society or in the behaviour of individuals, be it positive or negative.
Power is then everywhere, in every relationship; we are constantly subjecting it and being objects of it. Take for example a male worker. He is obviously an object of his boss's power; but if he joins a union and goes on strike, he subjects his boss to the collective power he and his co-workers possess. If the union bureaucracy then calls off the strike against his wishes, he is now an object of their power. Now let's say he is the sole breadwinner of a traditional family but he drinks a good portion of his wages; he has then subjected his family to his power as patriarch in a patriarchal world.
That power comes from multiple sources means there must be multiple sources of resistance – in contrast to the Marxist-Leninist conception of power as emanating from one source, capital, with all other struggles secondary to, or a product of, that primary battle. If one fails to tackle the multiple sources of power, "one risks allowing them to continue to exist; and to see this class power reconstitute itself even after an apparent revolutionary process".
This forms the basis of Foucault's objection to vanguardism; instead he argues for many struggles by "women, prisoners, conscripted soldiers, hospital patients, and homosexuals against the particularised power, the constraints and controls, that are exerted over them…these movements are linked to the revolutionary movement of the proletariat to the extent that they fight against the controls and constraints which serve the same system of power."
This may come as a shock to libertarian douchebros, but we don't dumpster dive in order to curtail fascism. We do, however, because for economic or moral reasons we don't want to participate in an exploitative capitalist system. We are under no illusion that small personal…
This is exactly what I'm talking about. I don't buy coke because they fund Israeli apartheid. I guess there's no point because the Palestinian people are gonna be displaced anyway.
you are the definition of liberal omfg. The Coca-Cola company isn't going to suddenly…