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MomLogic's Jenny: I'm sending my son to day care. So why does that make me a horrible mom?
When I made the decision to return to work after being home with my baby for a year, my husband and I went through the difficult process of deciding what we would do for child care. Initially, we thought that we would hire a nanny. I prayed that we would find our very own Mary Poppins. Translated in to modern terms "Mary Poppins" means finding a nanny that: speaks fluent English, is CPR/First Aid Certified, has an extensive resume and experience with babies, has actually taken courses in Early Childhood Development, has a clean driving record and car insurance and has been TB tested. Translated into modern terms this also means: You better be rich, because this Mary ain't cheap.
Once we opted to put our son in to day care full time, I will admit, the decision wasn't easy. But I have been appalled by the reaction I've got from people about sending him to day care. "Oooh," one woman said, "I would never send my kid to day care." "Isn't that going to traumatize him?" "You sure about this?" said another parent, "I just don't trust them." With every comment and wince, my anger and frustration (and even self doubt) grew. But why, when there are so many wonderful and nurturing day cares, replete with many Mary Poppins, do they get such a bad rap? Surely, all nannies aren't great. If they were, there wouldn't be such things as "Nanny Cams."
In fact, in many ways my son is safer at a day care. Not only are the teachers and staff trained and accredited, but they all have had complete background checks and are required by law to be TB tested. (Good luck asking your nanny to go get tested for that.) Sure, the chance of my son getting a runny nose or cold more frequently is a little higher. But at least his chance at getting cancer is lower. That's right! A recent study showed that children who attend day care cut their risk of the most common type of childhood leukemia by around 30%! Another study showed that children who attend day care also may be less likely to suffer from asthma and wheezing; being exposed at an early age to infectious agents in day care centers can actually prevent and protect a child from developing asthma.
So unless you literally have hired Mary Poppins to watch your child, please stop looking at me with disgust when I tell you I'm sending my son to day care. Even Julie Andrews could traumatize your child...
|Jenny, author of Perfectly Disheveled, is a writer/producer, and first time mom to a 1 year-old boy.
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THANK YOU!!! i went thru the same exact thing.
i sent my child to a 'day mother' which is basically a mommy whose job it is to look after three or four babies during the day.
my son absolutely adored it, i took him out, because my time with him before i have to return to work, is slowly dwindling away…
but when i go back to work, day care it is for my son.
no worries - it's character-building!
I think you need to find new friends. A true friend won't look down on you when you make a decision that involves your child. Instead, they will support you along the way!
There are a couple of big benefits that we saw from our kids in day care, and have noticed it time and time again with other kids:
1) Less susceptible to older childhood illnesses - once they've run through RSV and Rotovirus a few times in daycare, you never see it again in elementary school and on. The whole family went through a couple rounds of it when our kids were 2-4, but since the youngest got out nobody in the family has gotten sick again. Even when the nasty bugs were floating around the school and kids were dropping like flies. The immunity from those early days has lasted for years.
2) Social skills - kids learn to interact, play, cooperate and enjoy other kids early. When a kid hits kindergarten and rarely if ever socialized with other kids, they have no clue what to do. Starting early gets them ready to be part of a class and peer group.
I'm a single mom and I had to put my kid in daycare. I am so blessed to have found a place that is small, well staffed with wonderful ladies that are fluent in english and spanish, christian based (maybe not what you want), the very reasonable weekly price includes all food (the menu is OK) and she gets lots of one on one time with her "teacher" (she's almost 3…my daughter, not the teacher). This place is great and I feel that my single child is getting the socialization and a jump start on her education, that will help her to thrive in this world. Her 5 y/o+, stay at home cousin is not as advanced as my daughter in anything other than height and weight, and she has a hard time in social situations that seperate her from her mother. I'm all for daycare, as long as you find a good one and you stay involved with your kids care givers. I have all of their numbers and we chat often about my child's progress and areas that I can help her improve in.
Oh yes, and one thing I was very happy about - the last year of daycare was almost like a kindergarten in regards to education, etc. I feel like my kids got a big jump on real kindergarten, and have been ahead of the game ever since.
That really depends on the quality of daycare you choose so that specifically might not apply in all cases, but more often than not.
I agree with Kristen that you need to find some different "friends." True friends understand that you have a right as a parent to make the best choice for your family.
As a hard-core "care at home" mom, I do have to say I'm not sorry I took care of the kids at home, and used in-home childcare when I couldn't. Our kids have done well overall. That said, there are a wide variety of care levels in homes and in centers! Some day cares (and homes) aren't very good, I think we can all acknolwedge, while others are top-notch and are almost impossible to fault.
So, let your conscience be your guide with regard to childcare. If it makes you feel better, I was given a really hard time for not working outside my home for years.
I completely agree. I love day cares! My daughter is too young to be going right now, in my opinion (she's 10 months old) so my parents are babysitting her while I'm at work. But when she's about 18 months to 2 years old, she will probably be going to a day care.
Sounds like your kid (like mine) is thriving in daycare. You've made the right choice. Some people just pass judgment on everything!
It's also good to socialize your kids. I totally agree with this article
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I have a question ,with respect to executing the stored procedures. can we execute a single stored procedure multiple times like
say about a 100 times in a single script
If yes... 1) is there a limit that the procedure could be called in the script
2) what is the efficient way to do it. I am thinking of writing another stored procedure which executes this procedure required number of times.
I am not sure how to handle this situation. Any advice would be very helpful.
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Why does the procedure need to be executed a set number of times? Isn't there a method for simply doing the set of operations required?
Aug 23, 2010 at 10:31 AM Grant Fritchey ♦♦
Grant, this procedure was designed to insert related data into various different(around 10) tables.I wanted to use this stored procedure to insert around hundred records as part of data import. I was trying to avoid execution 100 times manually executing the proc to insert the data. So was thinking to automate it.
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This will execute it 100 times
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Here is the sample to do it with the cursor loop. I will use simple xml to store the procedure parameters, so I don't have to create a temp table:
Suppose I want to execute the proc few times each time with different parameters. I can store the parameter values in the xml , open the cursor reading data from it and executing the proc once per cursor loop step:
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That's the one I would have chosen.
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Oleg, would it apply, with the same stored procedure, with different parameters exec storedproc (parameter set 1) exec storedproc (parameter set 2) ... 100 times? etc?
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Thats a great idea Oleg.I will try to implement this idea.Thank you so much.
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Here si th example I created...
It is running fine, but it gives an error message "The query has exceeded the maximum number of result sets that can be displayed in the results grid. Only the first 100 result sets are displayed in the grid."
But if you are trying to update the data, i dont think you are going to have any problem.
Thank you Vpadmala
answered Aug 23, 2010 at 10:20 AM
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This will work for executing the proc multiple times with same parameters, but then again why write a while loop when go n just does it. With different parameters for each execution, the regular loop cannot unfortunately help though cursor loop can.
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During the recent site inspection, we visited five of the ports Voyager of the Seas will be calling on in 2011.
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A principal harbor for over two thousand years, Bari, Italy is a charming city on the Adriatic coast. The old town, Barivecchia, is cherished for its medieval characteristics and buildings. For me, it is more about the region than just the town, however. What struck me most about Bari and the surrounding area was its 'old school' atmosphere of Italy. You can go to the downtown area and the women are still making pasta outside their houses, visit the unique trulli houses in Alberobello, and then there are olive tree plantations where some of the olive trees are up to 2,000 years old – and still producing olives. Imagine that – the region has been able to sustain these olive plantations through so many different civilizations.
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Dubrovnik, Croatia is most famous for its old city and walls which have been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Dubrovnik has recently become a highlight port for many European itineraries, and there is no question it is worth all of the hype. However, the villages near Dubrovnik give our guests a much more comprehensive understanding of the lifestyles of Croatians, as well as a great view of the amazing coastline. Visiting the old city is a must for first-time visitors and we offer multiple tours that include or entirely focus on the walled city, but our local tour operator has also put together some great full day options that enable our guests to see both the city and also experience other parts of the country. For returning visitors, the resort town of Cavtat is a charming example of a seaside town and the views along the Dalmatian coastline are fantastic. One unique way to experience this is on the Konavle 4WD Safari which allows you to explore areas of Dubrovnik, not often visited by tourists, as well as some of the most beautiful parts of the Croatian countryside. Or try the Bike Adventure in Konavle Valley for a scenic ride through the countryside, vineyards and along the Ljuta River.
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Older guys recover. It's been proven, but it just takes longer.
Older athletes don't "recover", which is why you don't see a bunch of guys in their 40's and 50's playing MLB. Older athletes may "recover" enough to be able to carry on with their lives without being invalids. But that's not what this thread is talking aobut.
I can see Ortiz playing 120 games at about 75% if his former pre-2012 season long production level. But it's more likely to get ugly. I'd take 100 games of Ortiz and 20 homers right now and thank the stars. We'll see, but time isn't going to return Ortiz to what he was in 2011, and it's certainly not going to make him close to that, either.


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Stormsurge said...
Yeah, that is very scary. The last thing I want is for me to post a question on their forums only to have some random person call me up wanting to discuss it.
That's not him. Lakeport, CA is a 9 hour drive from the Blizzard offices. He already said that it was not him.
Presumably, he's unlisted, because he's had his real name out there for the past 5 years. (He's been listed in the Credits since the original WoW.) Unfortunately, the side effect is that this poor stiff got fucked by Bashiok revealing that name in a place that forum posters were watching avidly.
If the guy has stopped answering his phone because of calls, well: Grats, Blizzard Forum Users! You have won the dickheads of the year award. :p
It's a necessary evil, Michelle. After all, this is exactly what's going to happen to devs and forum dwellers as well.
Their privacies are going to be breached as well. They should first know that it's not going to be nice for them, so that they opt out of it. That they talk to their supervisors they're not happy with their work title under these conditions.
This is, I'm afraid, the best we can do -the speed up the process of privacy breaching that will happen if the Real ID plans go through. After all, if they do get through, this is what will happen to them.
As I see it, the problem that "employee" experienced was the combination of angry jerks trying to make a point and being singled-out. If nobody was anonymous, that sort of behavior would be frowned upon. It would even be better if Blizzard actively policed the posting of personal information, given the sorts of shenanigans that can ensue.
krusty_burger said...
why has wow.com not removed this post yet? whether or not it's actually Bashiok's, it is somebody's personal information.
Adam Holisky said...
I posted in another thread last night, but we're not going to allow this personal information to be posted on our site right now. I don't want to be in a position if someone uses this stuff to do bad things; and I don't want to place my employer in that situation either.
If people see this kind of thing, please report it and we'll get to it quicker.
I know that no one here will use it for bad things, but you know that creep down the street? It's him I don't trust.
That's the entire idea of the post... It doesn't matter if it is or not posted on WoW.com what matters is that ANYONE has access to that person's info. It's even worse if it's someone else, imagine that guy getting pestered en masse because of a misunderstanding on the net.
Almoderate said...
I think in here we have a good point to make, whether or not that's his real information. Whoever this other person is had to have received a ton of very angry calls yesterday at the very least. Can you imagine?! Totally not his fault, too!
Now how much of a stretch would it be for anyone else to be a victim of mistaken identity and have their home flooded with angry and obscene phone calls during dinnertime because some jackhole used your first and last name on the Blizzard forums? I'd say it's about as much fun as the mistaken calls from debt collectors that I get because of the folks who used to have our number (and still give it out five years later).
krusty_burger said...
@Fletcher: Part of that work being monitoring their website?
Thanks for taking it down Adam!
Oh good. Instead of showing how this'll be used to harass people who post on the forums, we've managed to show how this'll primarily used to harass people with the same name as the people who post on the forums.
I'm sure innocent people receiving 30 pizzas at 4AM and a subscription to PlayGirl because a 12-year old Anonymous wannabe had a beef with a WoW player of the same name will be great word of mouth advertising for Blizz.


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July has flown by and August is upon us. We have had a great July here at the club and I want to thank all of you that helped us make July a successful month. I am constantly hearing compliments from you regarding the staff, service and food. That is always a good thing to hear and I always pass them on to the ones that are responsible and I thank you for all your comments. The staff and I are very glad to make your club what you want it to be.
August is almost here and we have weekends planned with good entertainment and good food. On Saturday, August 2nd DJ Scott Jackson will be here again to play all your favorite tunes so you can dance the night away. On Saturday, August 9th we will be having a Margaritaville Night at CYC , with delicious seafood specials, Jimmy Buffet music playing and two complimentary margarita drink tickets for each of guest that night. Let's all be parrot heads, dress in your island themed attire and have a fun evening at the club. The next weekend will be a big weekend with all the festivities of Marina Days at GTB. Check out all the activities, on stage performances, largest ever vendors displays and of course the fabulous fireworks display Saturday night at dusk. Friday night at CYC DJ Scott Jackson will be bringing his band " Reverse Alchemy" to the club and playing for us from 7:00-10:00. This will give you a good idea of what you can hear at his on stage performance for Marina Days on Saturday. Saturday night at the club will be a busy night of good food good friends and a great view for the fireworks. Make you reservation early and check out our new online reservation option. On Saturday night, August 23rd we will have a laid back night with some good Blues music playing for those of us that can't make it over to the Blues Event in Aurora. Then to end the month of August we will have our Labor Day party on Saturday, August 30th with Alonzo Pennington and his band here to provide…Continue
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The Doors
#1 - 1st gen recording w/Incomplete LMF
01. Intro Vince Treanor And Ray Manzarek
02. Break On Through
03. Soul Kitchen
04. Alabama Song
05. Back Door Man
06. Hello I Love You
07. Light My Fire (Incomplete)
07. Light My Fire (complete alt - mix 7 with 14 to make complete)
#2 - Recording w/Complete LMF
Inferior sound quality but complete though Vince Treanor's intro is not on this recording
08. Intro Ray Manzarek
09. Break On Through
10. Soul Kitchen
11. Alabama Song
12. Back Door Man
13. Hello I Love You
14. Light My Fire (Complete)
There were two tape sources for the Amsterdam show. The first cuts out during the 'Light My Fire' jam and the second which contains 'Light my Fire' in its entirety. However, neither tape seems to contain 'Unknown Soldier.' There is a rumour that floats around that 'Unknown Soldier' was played in Amsterdam, sung by Robbie, and a recording of this exists. I was merely asking why would almost the entire show surface, while one track would be "hoarded" or kept among the "inner circles" but we've already seen such cases.
On September 19, 1968 a drugged and drunken Jim Morrison was taken to hospital after collapsing on the stage of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, having stumbled into the middle of a live set by Jefferson Airplane. Morrison's consumption of alcohol and hallucinogenic drugs was legendary, but the incident suggested he might no longer be in control of his intake.
His collapse in Amsterdam came after a day of heavy drinking, and sources close to the band revealed he swallowed a sizable block of hashish given to him by a fan immediately before the show. Ray sang quite good and included the usual poetry of Jim during 'Break On Through' and 'Soul Kitchen,' Robby started 'Unknown Soldier' and Ray continues it, is a shame that the song is incomplete in the most complete source available.
The Doors Interactive Chronological History at www.doorshistory.com says:
Jim runs into a few problems. Before the show, members of The Jefferson Airplane and The Doors are walking around town and, since drugs are legal in Amsterdam, the fans in the streets are giving the members all sorts of drugs to either try some or to take with them for later. Well, Jim takes everything that is given to him and later ends up on stage during the Airplane's opening set dancing around and soon passes out cold. Jim is taken to the hospital and upset with Jim the other three members perform and go on without him doing an outstanding show with Ray handling the singing sounding incredibly like him. Jim recovers the next morning and reads rave reviews of the band going on without him. He jokes about the show but something else is going on. Jim realizes that he is not The Doors.
The Doors play as a three piece. - In an interview Ray 'remembers' Amsterdam in 1968
Ray Manzarek : What a show that was. I'll never forget seeing Jim Morrison carried out on a stretcher ... It's an interesting story ... We were in Germany
and we were playing with Canned Heat and Canned Heat was doing a lot of hash ... "The Bear" had given Jim this large chunk of hash at the airport ... And we're about to cross a border ... And a rock and roll band and a bunch of "long-hairs" ... You know we're gonna get searched. So, our manager came up to us and said, "If anyone's got any dope then for God's sake ... get rid of it. We're going into Holland ... Get rid of it ... We're not gonna cross a border with anyone carrying anything" ... So Jim reached into his coat pocket and "Woops ... I've got this ball of hash ... Well,I guess I'll get rid of it ...gulp!"...And he shoved it into his mouth before any of us could anything. We all went, "Jim ... Oh ... No!" ... So, he started drinking on the airplane. Had a few drinks to wash it down you know ... We got to Amsterdam and he was no doubt feeling the effects of it by then ... And had a few more drinks at the hotel and was starting to get really out there ... We went to the auditorium and Jefferson Airplane was playing ... we were gonna go on second and then they were gonna go an again and we would go on again. It was two sets for each group ... By the time Jim got to the auditorium he was just blitzed ... absolutely gone ... Went on stage with the Jefferson Airplane ... Started dancing around in the middle of their set. He started singing with Grace Slick and hugging her ... I think he pinched her on the bottom or tried to do some obscene gesture with Grace Slick ... And then he finally sort of ... after five minutes ... danced off the stage. Went back into the dressing room and passed out cold ... Everyone tried to revive him, "Jim ... Jim!". Jefferson Airplane finished up their set, "Jim ... Jim!". The equipment is being changed ... Our equipment is ready to go and they've called the paramedics. The ambulance people come and take one look at him and say, "Listen, there's no way this guy's gonna go on. Are you kidding ... He can't go on and sing. We're taking him to hospital" ... They put him on a stretcher. They wrapped him up in a rubber sheet. They put an oxygen mask on his face ... I walked into the dressing room ... five minutes before it's time to go on stage ... And I walk in going, "Jim ... It's time to ..." And there goes Jim being carried out by two people. They put him into an ambulance, hit the siren and drove off. John and Robbie and I look at each other and go, "Wait a minute we're supposed to go on in two minutes" ... Our roadie is saying, "C'mon ... c'mon ... we're ready" ... "We're ready" ... What will we do.We've got two sets to do tonight ... And our manager said, "You can't cancel ... Just go out there and do it. You guys go out there" ... "Us ... well, we know the songs" ... And I said, "Okay Vince ... Give me a vocal mike". Put a mike on a boom - put it over the keyboards. "Give Robbie a vocal mike and we'll just go out and hope that everyone accepts the fact that Jim Morrison's not here ... Let's not say anything about it. Let's just go out and start to play ... Hopefully they won't really notice" ... And we got through it. They didn't notice. Nobody said, "Hey where's Morrison".
Wait a minute ... on the tape you come out and say he's been taken to hospital or something like that.
Ray Manzarek : Did I ... Well, thank God ... Okay, Good ... Did I actually tell
the audience, "We're sorry but Jim Morrison will not be here tonight" (laughs).
You told them something like that.
Ray Manzarek : "Jim Morrison is incapacitated and has been taken away to the hospital" ... So we told them ... Well,that's probably why they were so nice about it and said, "Well,okay ... just go ahead and play some Doors' songs" ... You know they didn't really care as long as they got to hear "Light My Fire" ... and they did. So everything worked out very nicely ... But it was the hardest night of the Doors' career. We did two sets ...
Apprarantly John Densmore sort of blames Leon Barnard the publicist because at the time many people were supposed to "babysit" jim so he'd turn up to performances on time and on tours. I recall in John's book when he talked about this, he mentioned something about being in the local paper the next morning with very favorable reviews, and thought to himself "Check it out Jim!"
Leon Barnard (Doors' publicist, European assistant) has this to say about the
"After he collapsed backstage in Amsterdam from an overdose of hashish (eaten) and washed down with whiskey, I visited him the next day in the hospital. He sat up in bed with crystal clear blue eyes sparkling, and rosy cheeks looking like a picture of well being suitable for the cover of any health magazine. The doctors insisted on keeping him there for an extra day, and he requested some chewing gum and a Playboy magazine. When I told him about my own experience in a hospital, he looked at me with the kind of "special intensity" you're asking about, and I felt right then and there that he was reading me on inner levels."
On the DVD "In Europe" Ray sings during a soundcheck not in concert.
Monday, August 3, 2009
The Doors - 1968-09-15 - Amsterdam
5 comments:
- LiborioFriki said...
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- El Librito said...
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Installation Fatal Error
19 April 2008 at 1:01am Last edited: 19 April 2008 1:01am
I have done a search in regards to fatal error during installation for SS 2.2.1 on Web Drive shared PHP5 hosting.
It went alright except it gets to this error: Fatal error Cannot redeclare class Form ...
I cannot find any solution at all! Anyone care to give help on how to install SS on Web Drive?
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Re: Installation Fatal Error
21 April 2008 at 5:55pm
Sorry to hear you're having installation woes. It's always tricky given the variance in how webfarms set up their servers.
So, I see a bunch of advice, including;
Which point to
(a) Increasing memory limit beyond 32MB
(b) Manually setting the .htaccess file's rewrite rule;
(-)RewriteRule .* sapphire/main.php?url=%1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
(+)RewriteRule .* /<<subfolder>>/sapphire/main.php?url=%1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
c) Noting that WebDrive uses Mod Vhost Alias:
VirtualDocumentRoot /home/httpd/vhlinks/%0/
"I assume the VirtualDocumentRoot is causing the problem for SilverStripe." says a poster.
(d) A developer here sorted the issue by changing the core/ManifestBuilder.php line 39
// Config manifest
// $baseDir = dirname($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']) . "/..";
$baseDir = '/path/to/files';
If you do get it solved (item d could be your savior) we would love to know precisely what you needed to do so that we can patch the software with a fix. Until someone does this, others will stub their toe on webdrive which is a shame.
Finally, do note that "cannot redeclare" implies it is including the same file or code twice, so I'd hope you didn't accidently unzip SilverStripe twice and that its somehow embedded in itself.
Re: Installation Fatal Error
21 April 2008 at 8:11pm
it was virgin SS installation so couldn't possibly be any duplication.
I will step through the suggestion and hopefully I could be of help to find the cause and the workaround/solution as to SS on WebDrive.
Thanks so much with a reply, at least it allows me to start my troubleshooting.
Re: Installation Fatal Error
22 April 2008 at 12:11am
Okay, point (A), I think it is fixed by your latest SS 2.2.1 code, so it is automatically set to 32M (as my phpinfo reported the server setting is at 20M)
I've added "php_flag allow_call_time_pass_reference on" on .htaccess so I get all green for installation.
point (B), if i add that line in into .htaccess before the installation, I get error 500. If I remove it, I get the installation screen.
point (C), I do not understand what you suggest there, it doesn't get me far.
point (D), no such line at core/ManifestBuilder.php line 39. However a search for "dirname($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'])" found it at line 85 and 382.
So I'm back to square one that it doesn't help me with the solution from 2007. I need a solution that is for SS 2.2.1.
Please help again.
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Re: Installation Fatal Error
22 April 2008 at 3:27am
Hmm. Scanning through my email I see this comment, as well, from Nicolaas... maybe he can shed some light?
Change .htaccess
RewriteRule .* sapphire/main.php?url=%1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule .* /www.mywebsiteurl.co.nz/sapphire/main.php?url=%1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
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Re: Installation Fatal Error
22 April 2008 at 8:05am
This is what I had in my .htaccess file with the site running in PREVIEW mode:
RewriteBase /
php_value memory_limit 64m
php_value allow_call_time_pass_reference 1
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(\.gif)|(\.jpg)|(\.png)|(\.css)|(\.js)|(\.php)$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^(.*)$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule .* /www.mysite.org.nz/sapphire/main.php?url=%1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
Re: Installation Fatal Error
22 April 2008 at 9:54am
Now... do I add those into the .htaccess before I perform the installation? or after? Because the installation didn't seem to complete, and no database created, so when or how do I know when to add those lines into .htaccess?
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22 April 2008 at 10:37am
I would try before. Sorry, I cant be of more help here. It is usually easier to contact the ISP - they can help you.
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The Canadian Press
November 1, 2012 — A tropical storm weakened Thursday after slamming into southern India, bringing heavy rain and a storm surge that displaced 150,000 people. Six deaths have been reported in India and Sri Lanka.
The cyclone had maximum winds of 75 km/h after landfall. A storm surge of up to 1.5 metres was forecast to flood low-lying coastal areas, the India Meteorological Department said.
Power supplies were disrupted to parts of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu state.
State authorities turned 282 schools into relief centres across Chennai and the city's port halted cargo operations. Twenty-three ships were moved to safer areas.
About 150,000 people were moved to shelters in Nellore.
In Sri Lanka, 4,627 people were displaced by flooding and 56 people fled due to a landslide threat. According to local media, about 1,000 homes were damaged in floods.


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future home
Oi gert tergged
1. Favorite Disney Channel Original Movie?
—Oh fuck, you startin tough. What you got? You got that Under Wraps, you got that mu fuckin HalloweenTown, you got Smart House, My Date with the President's mu fuckin Daughter… too many classics.
2. What's the weirdest thing that's happened to you all week?
—A man offered me free pizza and told me "No problem, man. Just have a good night; that's all you owe me." When I was most likely about to go across the street and drink myself into a stupor… I went home instead.
3. Favorite hard liquor?
—Mmm… I would say Jameson but everything is just mixed now. Captain n coke. Jameson n sprite. Tanqueray, Grand Marnier, bacardi +vodka for Long Island mix… Rumchata/cinnamon toast crunch (fireball and rumchata)… all goodness.
4. First thing you buy if you win the lottery (let's say $150 mil)?
—Most likely a home that I will furnish out completely to my liking (or design the home from scratch and make sure the contractor isn't taking corners in the building). Have me them specifically, Mac-designed, environmental/mood rooms. Jesus, that Neon/blacklight room will be so on point, probably have that fucking "beaded curtain" thing to separate the rooms into two; Neon-Blacklight room function. Hoe, gawd. I'm creamin' right now thinking about it.
5. If you could major in anything without worrying about job prospects, what college offers it, etc. what would it be?
—Shit, I don't even know normally without money being an issue. I'm not scared to chase some far-out degree. But… off tops… I'd go Chemistry so I would have access to make my own, safe, acid n shit. "Mac Chemically Created". Plus you can tweak it (I would imagine) for special creation.. or just make it more pure/safe. I dunno… I wish I was fascinated by something practical for me to want to learn everything about it in a college setting. =(
6. Who's hotter, Charlie Hunnam or Idris Elba? (/pacificrim)
—Haven't seen the film (yet) but [realizes you're asking who's hotter]. Well, London is more south than Tyne in England, so I'm going to say Elba.
7. Last time you were in a physical fight?
—pfft, like elementary. But plenty of altercations since then with no worries! haha. Last was beginning of December. Man was envious at the bar. (I stopped drinking as of 2 weeks ago, though. Back to that usual "occasional" shit. So all's well).
8. Weird skill you wish you knew?
—Thieving Card Shark; so I could be stealin' tha ladies hearts. :3
(couldn't think of anything legitimate within the 30 seconds of thought)
9. What kind of phone do you have?
—outta-date-burner, BeBe. Outta-date-burner. (wannabe-blackberry,but blue)
10. Pokemon or Yu Gi Oh?
—Yu-Gi-Oh for the card game (since that's actually playable with people) and Pokemon for the games. Red and Gold, Harbaugh. But TCG is nice, too. That sequel got a patch so you know I'm gonna DL that eventually after I finish off this last person in the elite for the cards! haha
11. Have you ever actually licked a tootsie pop to see how many licks it takes to get to the center?
—nope. Got pretty close though, maybe half way, but I always just get bored and chomp through the rest and rip off the tootsie part with the hard candy and have a nice mix to chew.
The perfect cuddling couch.
That is not a couch. That is a nest, and I want one.
My idea of household heaven right here.
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Welcum 2 a bl0g dedicatd to paint creeshuns of the Doktah Who nayture. Feel free 2 submit yor own masterpeeses nd hav fun. Wi mek our own and reboob others nd aksept submishuns.
it's a doozy
"Well? You're a Time Lord too, Doctor? Answer the question!"
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With the trade deadline looming, there has been an increase of talks that have the Green Bay Packers trading for a high profile running back to complete their high powered offensive attack. There is no doubt that if the Packers had an elite running back like Steven Jackson or Darren McFadden, they'd be an unstoppable offensive force. But they don't have anyone close to that, and Aaron Rodgers is the first guy to tell you the Packers run game isn't good enough for him.
"Quantity is important – we want to have a certain amount of runs every game to keep them honest," Rodgers said. "But I have to say the quality of them has not been anywhere where we'd like them. … We've got to run the ball better."
The Packers may have gotten away with driving behind Rodgers arm last year, but this year defenses have figured out the Packers are a one dimensional team on offense, even if the one dimension is as insanely good as it is. On Sunday the Packers totaled just 66 yards on the ground on 26 carries. The team brought in Cedric Benson in the offseason to try and clamp the bleeding at running back, but the former Bears back only lasted until Green Bay's game against the Colts and is now on IR.
Despite the whirl of trade rumors putting a top tier back in Green Bay, head coach Mike McCarthy has said that Alex Green is his guy and that he'll continue to try and work him into the offense as best he can. Green averaged 2.9 yards per carry in Sunday's win, so if you're betting on the Packers running game to get better, I wouldn't.
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Gary Yentin, CEO and Founder of App Promo, sits down with Mike Schwartz, Alliance Associate Director of Membership, to offer early stage startups advice on marketing strategy and user acquisition.
Gary Yentin, CEO of @AppPromo, talks marketing strategy for #apps in our latest podcast. Listen & subscribe: http://bit.ly/1oeqHjo
Apple announced a significant overhaul to the iTunes App Store on iOS this morning at WWDC in response to the challenges developers have faced as the store became increasingly crowded over the years. Today, there are 1.2 million iOS applications, meaning that the traditional means of finding "what's hot" like the App Store's Top Charts or Editor's Picks, for example, are no longer enough. To address this problem, Apple is giving App Store search a serious makeover, with new features like "trending applications," continuous scrolling, App Bundles, video previews and more.
"I do read your emails," said Apple CEO Tim Cook with a chuckle, when detailing the App Store update.
In the iOS 8 App Store, which comes as a part of the forthcoming new version of Apple's mobile operating system, users will have a new "Explore" tab that lets them delve deeper into the App Store's offerings, including by category and subcategory.
Also new is a continuous scroll, which is more of a performance improvement related to moving through the App Store search results, which was not always the fastest way to navigate through a set of applications.
App Bundles, Video Previews, And More
Developers will also be able to create "App Bundles," which help them better market and sell groupings of their applications to App Store shoppers. This would be helpful to those developers who specialize in certain types of applications, like a suite of apps for photo editing, for example.
Consumers will now have the option to buy these apps in bundles, which could potentially increase developers' App Store sales.
A prominent children's app developer, Toca Boca, was shown as an example of the App Store bundle with a grouping of apps called "Toca Toy Box," which allows users to download a whole set of apps from the developer at a discount, when compared with buying the applications one-by-one.
Meanwhile, a feature for video previews of apps – something that, we should point out, arrived on Android first – allows consumers to view the app in action before they make the decision to purchase. These short App Store videos are perfect for tweeting or sharing on Vine, and help to give a better idea about how an app looks and feels versus a screenshot, which can be misleading.
When played, the videos fill the screen, giving users an experience that's as close as possible to what it's like to use the actual application, without having to download it.
For developers who take the time to craft high-quality apps with elegant transitions and animations, videos will also help them better showcase those efforts. And for gamers, video previews will let them get a taste the gameplay before committing to a download.
Another feature involving related search suggestions that prompt you with other possible searches to try, also got a brief mention during the keynote, but this had already launched earlier this year.
And top apps that Apple likes will now get an Editor's Choice logo to help with app recommendations.
Family Sharing
A handy feature for multi-iOS device families is the new "family sharing" option, which will allow users to buy apps one time then share with others. This feature extends to other media as well, including photos, videos, calendars and reminders. Users will need to have the same payment card details on file for this to work, however, so no – you can't "family share" with a just a bunch of friends.
The Family Share feature also lets parents approve children's app purchases, which is a great addition that saves the grown-ups from constantly having to type in their App Store password. The feature will alert the parent via an approval notification, which is handy.
Trending Searches
The "Trending Searches" section in the App Store is very interesting, and possibly one of the more important features of the new release, as it gives developers another way to get their apps found.
You can think of this section as something like Twitter's trends, as it will give a look at what's currently hot on the App Store, without the reliance on App Store chart rankings, which have been repeatedly gamed by unsavory developers who know how to hack the algorithm. Apple didn't clarify how 'trending searches' works, or how real-time it is, but it does appear that this, along with the other "Explore" features will replace the "Apps Near Me" section which debuted in iOS 7, and nearly really gained mainstream adoption as a way to find new apps, due to its limited use cases.
Not entirely unexpected was the announcement that recent Apple acquisition TestFlight, an app beta testing service, would now be integrated into the the developer center, giving developers native (and public!) app beta testing. You can read more about that changehere.
Related to the App Store changes, developers are also getting a new software development kit, with 4,000 new APIs to hook into. As a part of this change, developers can now build their own widgets for the Notification Center, but not the homescreen.
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@Apppromo follows the App Annie Market Index and found the results for Q1 2014 very significant in terms of revenue in both the US and China markets. Please review and enjoy the following excerpts from the latest Market Index.
The information contained in this report was compiled using App Annie Intelligence, the industry-leading market data solution for identifying opportunities in the app store economy. It provides the most accurate market estimates for global app downloads and revenues – to learn more, take the tour or request a demo today.
iOS App Store vs. Google Play App Downloads & Revenue
Google Play led the iOS App Store in downloads by approximately 45% in Q1 2014, up from 35% in the previous quarter. Meanwhile, the iOS App Store maintained its comfortable advantage in revenue, leading Google Play by 85%. However, Google Play continued to narrow this revenue gap. The gains for Google Play come as Android devices extended their lead in worldwide device installed base.
Growth in Google Play downloads was driven by explosive growth in emerging markets, with Mexico and Turkey showing themselves as markets to watch. According to IDC, smartphone adoption has grown rapidly in Mexico, increasing around 75% in 2013 and expected to grow by approximately 40% in 2014. Over 65% of these devices used the Android OS, and this proportion is expected to increase in 2014. In Turkey, significant investment in IT and prominent technology projects as part of Vision 2023 and the FATIH education project are contributing to rapid device growth. According to IDC, IT spending is expected to increase around 9% in Turkey this year, driven primarily by the adoption of smartphones and tablets.
iOS App Store revenue growth was driven largely by China and the United States. However, impressive growth extended to smaller markets such as Vietnam and South Africa. Games remained the key category for revenue growth, but Finance apps also gained markedly, with worldwide category revenue growing around 45% quarter-over-quarter. This was boosted by the performance of TurboTax 2013 during tax season in the United States.
Games also topped growth in Google Play revenue, but other categories also saw notable revenue growth. In particular, Communication saw huge gains, and News & Magazines made a significant contribution. While emerging markets drove Google Play download growth, it was established markets such as the United States and United Kingdom that contributed the most to narrowing the revenue gap with the iOS App Store.
@Apppromo would like to share with you a recent email we received from @Apple, enclosed below:
|Dear iTunes account owner,
|Apple is committed to providing parents and kids with a great experience on the App Store. We
review all app content before allowing it on our store, provide a wide range of age-appropriate
content, and include parental controls in iOS to make it easy for parents to restrict or disable
access to content.
|We've heard from some customers that it was too easy for their kids to make in-app purchases.
As a result, we've improved controls for parents so they can better manage their children's
purchases, or restrict them entirely. Additionally, we are offering refunds in certain cases.
|Our records show that you made some in-app purchases, and if any of these were unauthorized purchases by a minor, you might be eligible for a refund from Apple.
|Please follow the steps below to submit a refund request:
|Apple will review your request and contact you via email about your refund status. All refundrequests must be submitted no later than April 15, 2015.
|If you have any questions or need further assistance with your refund request, please contact Apple.
|To learn more about parental controls in iOS, please see this article.
|Thank you.
@Appromo would like to share with our clients and readers a recent update in the Google Play Developer Program. Please find enclosed the updated policies:
The policies listed below play an important role in maintaining a positive experience for everyone using Google Play. Defined terms used here have the same meaning as in the Developer Distribution Agreement. Be sure to check back from time to time, as these policies may change.
Our content policies apply to any content your app displays or links to, including any ads it shows to users and any user-generated content it hosts or links to. Further, they apply to any content from your developer account which is publicly displayed in Google Play, including your developer name and the landing page of your listed developer website. In addition to complying with these policies, the content of your app must be rated in accordance with our Content Rating Guidelines.
Network Usage and Terms
Apps must not create unpredictable network usage that has an adverse impact on a user's service charges or an Authorized Carrier's network. Apps also may not knowingly violate an Authorized Carrier's terms of service for allowed usage or any Google terms of service.
Spam and Placement in the Store
Developers are important partners in maintaining a great user experience on Google Play.
App Promotion
Apps published on Google Play may not directly or indirectly engage in or benefit from the following behavior:
It is your responsibility to ensure that no ad network or affiliate uses such methods to direct users to pages that make your app available for download.
Paid and Free Apps
Subscriptions and Cancellations
Google's subscription cancellation policy is that a user will not receive a refund for the current billing period when canceling a subscription, but will continue to receive issues and updates of the relevant subscription content (if any) for the remainder of the billing period, regardless of the cancellation.
You (as the content or access provider) may implement a more flexible refund policy with your users directly, and it is your responsibility to notify your users of those policies and ensure that the policies comply with applicable law.
The policy below covers all ads that are implemented in and bundled with apps. These rules are important in maintaining a positive experience for everyone using Android apps from Google Play. Be sure to check back from time to time, as these policies may change.
Ads Context
Ads must not simulate or impersonate the user interface of any app, or notification and warning elements of an operating system. It must be clear to the user which app each ad is associated with or implemented in.
Ad Walls and Interstitial Ads
Interstitial ads may only be displayed inside of the app they came with. Forcing the user to click on ads or submit personal information for advertising purposes in order to fully use an app is prohibited. A prominent and accessible target must be made available to users in any interstitial ad so they may dismiss the ad without penalty or inadvertent click-through.
Interfering with Apps and Third-party Ads
Ads associated with your app must not interfere with other apps or their ads.
Usage of Android advertising ID
Google Play Services version 4.0 introduced new APIs and an ID for use by advertising and analytics providers. Terms for the use of these APIs and ID are below.
Policy Enforcement
In the event that your app is removed from Google Play, you will receive an email notification to that effect. If you have any questions or concerns regarding a removal or a rating/comment from a user, you may contact us at http://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer. Serious or repeated violations of the Developer Distribution Agreement or this Content Policy will result in account termination. Repeated infringement of intellectual property rights, including copyright, will also result in account termination. For more information on Google's copyright policies, please seehere.
Millennial internet users in Canada are well armed with smartphones—77% have one—and becoming a robust set of tablet users as well (33% penetration), according to research from App Promo and Tapped Mobile conducted by BrandSpark.
For more information on the survey, please check out www.mobilepersonas.com or tweet us @Mobilepersonas


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Published on March 14th, 2012 | by Andrew Reynolds
Dicks and Letts: 'A Great Working Relationship'
There's nothing more satisfying than when a personal and professional relationship yields fantastic results.
When friends unite under the banner of mutual respect and integrity great things happen – like say The Daemons – often cited as the best Third Doctor serial and made great in part by the partnership of Script Editor Terrance Dicks and Producer Barry Letts.
In an exclusive first look at A Great Working Relationship – a segment taken from the Remembering Barry Letts documentary which accompanies the soon to be released DVD edition of The Daemons – Terrance Dicks charts the pairs unusual friendship and their admiration for each other throughout the making of The Daemons and there subsequent careers.
A new DVD release of The Dæmons is available to pre-order now from Amazon for just £12.99, and will be summoned into your DVD player by the Master on the 19th March.
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I also accept asks for people who need support or just need a friend, so please don't be afraid to send me a message, I'm glad to help anyone out there. x
You're allowed to feel at home there and I won't deny that it scares me, but if you want to live in that space and look at those things, you are entitled to that. It's not my business.
It makes me feel like I'm not alone.
You're not alone.
And it's an important feeling to feel, to be not alone. You can talk to me, if you would like.
I know I'm scaring you.
But I just feel at home here.
You're allowed to feel at home there and I won't deny that it scares me, but if you want to live in that space and look at those things, you are entitled to that. It's not my business.
an open door
"I am finished," he said, looking at the cup of tea on the table. He got up on his feet then, before suddenly heading for the door. "Bye, Sir."
No, that wasn't a good idea. He shouldn't leave like that. With the boy in his house, he had the responsibility to get him home safely.
"Michael, dear." He got up and rested his hand on the boy's shoulder. "Let me take you home?"
[♔] - Is that coffee I smell?
Hiddlesworth inspired by the short film by Interview (x)
an open door
"Maybe," he shrugged. "They will be trying to find me, I think." But he didn't want to be found.
And now it was time to be the responsible adult. "Do you know your parents' phone number, Michael? Then I can tell them you're safe and that you're having a cup of tea and that they can come and pick you up when you're finished. How about that?"
an open door
"I don't know," he replied. "They say dangerous is when I might make mistakes." He continued to sip his tea, until the cup was halfway finished. Then he put the spoon down on top of the cup, balancing it.
Tom continued to sip his tea, putting it down when only a layer was left. "So your parents don't know where you are? They've probably heard word from the special place you've been staying at, no?"
an open door
"I walked away," he said. "I want to go back to my mum and dad, but then I saw your door and now I'm here."
Tom nodded slowly. "So when you need to go to that special place, you're… 'dangerous'?" he asked. "Is that what you are now? What does it mean when you're dangerous?"
Tom wondered whether people would be looking for Michael. He should call his parents.
an open door
Hesitantly he took the spoon back and started to continue to drink his tea. Or sip it, rather.
"Sometimes," he replied. "But when I get dangerous I live in a special place."
Dangerous? He wondered what dangerous meant. "And what about now? Are you in that special place now? Or are you with your mum and dad?"
Suddenly he didn't feel so comfortable having someone potentially dangerous in his house. What if something happened?
an open door
"Yes!" Michael said, glad that he didn't have to explain that too. At least now it was clear why he was here and that it wasn't his fault he'd done something he wasn't allowed to do.
He held the spoon out to the other.
Tom nodded slowly. Right, so he had a bit of a mental case in his home. That was alright, nothing out of ordinary.
"No, thank you. You can keep using the spoon, if you want to." Tom took a sip from his tea, before stepping towards the table to read the note. Bradley and Ben would only be back later…
"Do you live with your mum and dad?"