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An organization of rabbis has called on Apple to remove an app in Arabic from iTunes in Europe that the group says could be used by hate groups to spread lies about a Jewish conspiracy to take over the world.
The 99 cent e-book app is "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion," and the group calling for its removal is the Conference of European Rabbis, which represents Orthodox Jewish congregations.
While conference president Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt said in a statement that the book should be available for study by academics, "in its proper context, to disseminate such hateful invective as a mobile app is dangerous and inexcusable" because it only benefits the cause of bigots and conspiracy theorists, the group says.
ITunes carries the following description of "The Protocols:"
"The Protocols of the Elders of Zion is one of the world's most famous conspiracy theories. It is a statement of prejudice and paranoia, a fake historical record and a grand hoax all rolled into one. The Protocols claim to prove that there is a Jewish plot to take over the world and purport to show that socialism, liberalism and every other reformist idea or activity are just tools of a Jewish secret cabal. The Protocols have been discredited many times over their 110-year-old history and would be laughable, except for the tragic role they played in the Twentieth Century."
[The app] does not appear to be available in the U.S. version of iTunes. A search for the book's title pulls up an iBooks selection from iMinds, which as noted by app downloaders, is more a rebuttal of The Protocols rather than the actual book.
The Israeli information minister, Yuli Edelstein, also said Apple should pull the app, telling the Associated Press: "They wouldn't allow pedophilia and pornography on their networks. They shouldn't allow xenophobia, anti-Semitism or racism."
Apple has not publicly commented on the rabbis' demand.
August 17th, 2012
2:09 pm
Well, they've brought a lot more attention to the app…
August 17th, 2012
2:22 pm
Ironic, since if the conspiracy were actually true, the Zionists would want the app removed.
August 17th, 2012
2:32 pm
@Todd, nice trolling. Idiot.
August 17th, 2012
2:37 pm
Yep…the "Chosen" are sure up in arms over the debunked, "myth". If "proven" false, then why all the uproar?
August 17th, 2012
2:40 pm
What an idiot! Great another hate group attempting to stir hate in Cyber Space! This app is a joke like the stupid people who perpetrate it! Get a life…………. why don't you!
Just sad! It takes a lot of energy to stir up and hold on to a useless feeling.
August 17th, 2012
2:52 pm
Nice marketing idea. Why didn't I think of that.
August 17th, 2012
3:12 pm
I sure am glad the good Rabbi is determining what I can and cannot read. Maybe this one should go on the "burn" list.
August 17th, 2012
3:23 pm
Only now, when it was too late, did Apple understand the consequences of earlier censoring of apps.
August 17th, 2012
3:34 pm
so your saying jews are trying to control the media in Europe. why does anyone take issue with this? A fery common practice with American TV and new paper.
August 17th, 2012
3:36 pm
And all this time I was blaming Obama.
August 17th, 2012
3:40 pm
Some of you people really are ignorant or just downright stupid. The app is anti-semitic and those who purchase will believe the propaganda it spreads. "1776″ nothing is proven, people are believe what they want and for Apple to support the propaganda of any group of people is not acceptable and it should be removed.
August 17th, 2012
3:41 pm
Not surprised if Apple pulls it, they have a bit of a gestapo attitude already with policing what they allow in the store.
August 17th, 2012
3:44 pm
It is true that the Jews used to run the media, but times have changed significantly. Turn on CNN anytime there is a bombing in Jerusalem or Tel Aviv and see how little attention it gets compared to when Israel has attacked the occupied territories.(Usually when they do attack it is retaliatory, though that fact is seldom reported). Obama hates Israel and the Jews and would probably support the app being available in the US.
August 17th, 2012
3:48 pm
Thanks Sam. I'm back to blaming Obama.
August 17th, 2012
4:28 pm
Sam, REALLY? You crazy Republicans will try to tie Obama to anything. If you really understood how idiotic it makes you look, you'd probably keep your comments to yourself. Then again, that's what some of you are best at…making an ass of yourself. We have Biden, you have your entire party!
August 17th, 2012
4:40 pm
Everyone knows it's George W. Bush's fault, whatever it is. Just ask any dem or lib. He probably controls Apple now……………
August 17th, 2012
4:48 pm
If we have to blame anyone then I would blame it on the King and Queen that forced so many of our ancestors to get on a boat and come here to begin with. It all started way back when and ended up in Obama's lap and will soon be in Romney's lap.
August 17th, 2012
4:52 pm
Jews own America.
August 17th, 2012
5:06 pm
@Julius, they definitely control "Hollyweird", "mainstream" media, "Madiscum" Avenue and the Central Bank$ter cartel.
August 17th, 2012
5:17 pm
What is with the contiued hatred of Jewish people? The perpetual hate that goes on is disgraceful.
August 17th, 2012
5:32 pm
I was wondering how many comments it would take for someone to say something about Jews running this or that. Luckily, you guys didn't keep me waiting long. Pretty bold talk coming from people who most likely worship, gasp, a Jewish man.
August 17th, 2012
5:33 pm
Why pay money for the app when you can get the entire book for free over the Internet? Perhaps Apple is part of this so-called "cabal".
August 17th, 2012
6:02 pm
All books and reading material should be available by any means. Period. Censorship has no place, even where pornography or racist literature are concerned. This request by the rabbis smacks of censorship. How dare they dictate what I can and can't read should I choose. Every intelligent human being should be insulted by their request.
August 18th, 2012
9:05 am
It always amazes me when people of a given religion (pick one) who are secure in their beliefs and convinced they are right are nonetheless threatened by pamphlets, books, comics, pictures, TV and movies, gay marriage and other similar things. If your religion is truly so correct and so strong and so right, should you not be concerned with these things? Is your religion of ultimate power and far above that? Should you not step back and smile and know that you are right? Or, do you see each such challenge as a threat that can demolish your God? And if so, then how powerful is your God that an ebook is a threat?
By being so worried, you basically say your God is weak. Your God may beg to differ.
August 18th, 2012
10:24 am
Or, do you see each such challenge as a threat that can demolish your God?
I think Jews are more concerned about someone trying to demolish them, not God. Numerous people have tried. This is not some free-floating vague anxiety from the rabbis.
August 18th, 2012
2:23 pm
For all the fools posting on here that Jews run everything in the world – if you really believe that, you might consider be more circumspect.
August 18th, 2012
2:55 pm
You folks need to know more history. "The tragic role [the "Protocols"] played in the Twentieth Century" is that this hoax was used by Hitler to justify his persecution of the Jews and ultimately his "Final Solution" of the death camps. "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" will always have these implications of Hitler, Naziism, and Anti-Semitism that leads to genocide.
August 18th, 2012
6:50 pm
Trying to ban books is positively medieval in its nature. These groups should be ashamed of themselves. And I've yet to hear any anti-semitism here. Maybe some ignorance. But so far all I see is a bunch of hypersensitive zionists.
August 18th, 2012
8:07 pm
@ Mac. Really? No anti-semitism in claiming that there is a completely false "Jewish plan for global domination by subverting the morals of Gentiles, and by controlling the press and the world's economies" (Wikipedia)? For that was the plot-line of "Protocols" that Hitler stated was his justification for rounding up all European Jews and eliminating them so they could not follow this "plan."
You'd be "hypersensitive" too if you were Jewish and saw this book again being used by "skinhead" groups and hate groups to justify Nazi-like behavior against Jews such as swastika graffiti and beatings.
August 19th, 2012
12:31 pm
Or saw the possibility of this app in Arabic from iTunes in Europe, which is not available in the U.S. version of iTunes, being used to further inflame those in the Palestinian Conflict against the Jews.
August 19th, 2012
11:44 pm
@jewishinatlanta Yes Jesus was a Jew, but so was Judas, and he sold him for 33 sheckles of silver. Read the New Testament! John 5, after Jesus healed the blind man and the Jews chastised him for doing so on the sabbath: 14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.
16 And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
Key phrase: "therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill him." Check and mate. Game, set and match.
August 21st, 2012
6:21 pm
thats right zionists trying to erase fact once again , disgusting zionist jews dont they ever learn how much the world is against there hateful lies ?!? the protocols are real , the so called 'israeli' jews are not


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I text far more than I talk, and you can count me among the 28% of those ages 45-54 who give texts equal heft. These days I rarely use my iPhone to make or receive a call. I communicate via text. It's just simpler and to the point. And it gives the recipient leeway as to when they can reply. If they have their hands full at the moment and can't take a call, they can reply to my text message when they get a minute. Plus, texts allow me to communicate thoughts when they strike me, a thought that perhaps doesn't add up to enough time to merit a phone call. Phone calls interrupt, text messages come and go as you please.
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Gertrude Stein said it best: "a rose is a rose is a rose." Now Drop the beat. The primordial chant has come full-circle in the age of electronic circuitry; as if modeling the constant cycling of voltage itself, music has steadily embraced (more and more) the drone pattern &, for intensive purposes, the "chant." And what is seemingly hinted at early on in the reading is the notion that, while YES Brahms & Co. were utilizing a sort of "intertextuality" in their "literal repetition of what ha[d] been heard before," we have reached an age where this idea has been exploded even further.
Where they were composing, riffing off of things they had heard before, there were no recording technologies; thus, our version is predicated on such technologies, allowing us to literally create "intertextual" works; sampling, remixing, hiphop to a large degree, lives in an age where the repetition (as a device) can only happen through an almost 'copy&paste' praxis; what the Baroque & classical composers were doing was merely prophesizing the 20th & 21st century aesthetics. This isn't a bold claim by any means.
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@k-man@zanyzap LoL, I guess my comment only made sense to me. XD
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@TheFury WHY ARE YOU STILL TROLLING! Haha, are you serious dude? Get out. Get a life.
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@ROFLitschristian: There was a definite story shown in the trailer, the short clip.
Also, I wish I could make a girl orgasm with a simple stare. Oh how we all want to be like the Fassbender.
@ROFLitschristian - No, it's cool.....I was just saying that if you are turned off by the trailer because it focused too much around the sex aspect then you would probably be disappointed in a movie that is based entirely around sex addiction, lol.
....but I kind of see what you are referring to about the trailer.....I guess.
@k-man@pjwolsker No you guys. That's not what I meant. LoL, I was just saying that the entire trailer was about them humping as compared to the other trailers that show slightly more story. I know the movie's about sex. I was only talking about this trailer. :)
Oh and @TheFury should learn to spell you're before insulting people. It's so adorable.
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this movie is going to be really good. ha @k-man why cant @ROFLitschristian see this?
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@ROFLitschristian - To be honest, man......you probably shouldn't see this then. The entire film will be focused on that.
@moviemaniac66 LoL.
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Damn i wish this was showing in my area.
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Now that is a trailer.
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@ROFLitschristian - well the movie is about Sex.
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Trailer seemed TOO focused on the sexy sexy time. Still can't wait to see this.
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Friday, May 6, 2011
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19 comments:
- ~Gardener on Sherlock Street said...
Being able to see thru there has just made your garden much larger in appearance.
- May 6, 2011 at 5:32 PM
- Lisa at Greenbow said...
Don't you just hate it when the walls come tumbling down. It will take some getting used to. We lost another tree this spring. I have a wide open place at the end of the patio and this tree also acted as an umbrella to the patio. Now HOT sun. Booooo
- May 6, 2011 at 6:49 PM
- greggo said...
That's sad Phil.
- May 6, 2011 at 7:54 PM
- Crystal said...
That's too bad, it's always sad to lose a tree. Perhaps try planting some Holly shrubs to re-create the "room" effect.
- May 6, 2011 at 8:21 PM
- Larry said...
I can well imagine the disappointment that you are experiencing... having experienced these types of changes myself, I can relate. The loss of a 35 year old Leonard Messel magnolia a few years ago was very difficult to deal with for example... mainly because of how it fit into the landscape. I will say that I'm reasonably certain that with time and a healthy creative spirit, these changes can be embraced and often times I've grown to like the new 'possibilities'. Your tree was nothing short of majestic though... such a loss... Larry
- May 6, 2011 at 8:22 PM
- bloominganne said...
Oh your beautiful tree gone ... sorry for your loss.
- May 7, 2011 at 1:23 AM
- Lucy said...
How sad - yet how fortunate the new view is lovely too. (And with potential!)
- May 7, 2011 at 7:01 AM
- sweetbay said...
You'll love the change once the rose you've planted at the base of the tree gets going. It'll be beautiful.
- May 7, 2011 at 7:13 AM
- Dee/reddirtramblings said...
I'm sorry Phillip. It's been a year of change in my garden too. I feel your pain especially since yours was such a stately tree. I guess though what we love so much about gardening *is* the sense of change. Here's to Peggy clambering up the side quickly.~~Dee
- May 7, 2011 at 7:53 AM
- Connor said...
I was thinking of the state of your tree and the assessments of it the other day when I went outside and noticed the one I have is doing the same thing! I am hoping it is the wet weather causing the browning, but I have a feeling I am right behind you in taking it down. Such a big loss to the garden, but as Lucy said, there is now a lot of new potential!
- May 7, 2011 at 8:35 AM
- Masha said...
I remember your previous post, and I am sorry it had to end like that. However, I am sure that eventually it will all work out - roses need more sun, right? Once your climber fills in the space, you will have your room effect back too!
- May 7, 2011 at 9:35 AM
- Jess said...
oikes... that sucks. It was a beautiful tree.
- May 7, 2011 at 9:37 AM
- Sheila said...
I am so sorry. We lost a focal tree in our garden last year due to thrips and it is hard to get used to the change.
- May 7, 2011 at 10:15 AM
- rosedalegardens said...
This past winter was a hard one on my garden. I lost two weeping cherry trees and a paperbark maple that I've had several years. Sorry for your loss. Mary
- May 7, 2011 at 10:47 PM
- scottweberpdx said...
Wow...that is quite a change! I'm sure it's a bit difficult to re-think the space now, but I'm sure you'll make the best of it!
- May 7, 2011 at 11:04 PM
- David said...
Sorry you lost the Japanese Cedar. It was a magnificent tree and a real complement to your landscape. I like your plan and look forward to seeing the "changes" it makes to your garden.
- May 8, 2011 at 10:30 PM
- Gail said...
So sorry~That is a big loss and it was beautiful. I know that whatever you decide it will be gorgeous. gail
- May 10, 2011 at 5:42 AM
- Jan@Thanks for today. said...
It will take some getting used to but 'change' is the essence of life...and no where better to demonstrate that than in the garden. I agree that once your rose takes off it will be beautiful in that spot. But the photo of the tree in all it's glory is a lovely momento to hold on to. I just read your former post from Feb. where you showed the tree with the brown and got the fungal diagnosis. I am now pretty sure that's what we've been dealing with on several of our Leyland Cypress trees. In some cases, we've had to remove the trees, in other areas, we've cut off the affected limbs. I had no idea it could be a fungus...I thought it was due to lack of light but after reading about it I'm convinced that's what we've got. Am going to look into that fungicide recommended by your commenter, Connor.
- May 27, 2011 at 7:44 AM
- Jean said...
Saw the link to this when I looked at your chrysanthemum post. I hope you've grown accustomed to it now. That is sad. I planted a dwarf crypto, 'Nana', and it is very sad looking too. Lots and lots of brown needles. I'll probably take it out. I lost several plants this year, probably due to drought, but the hardest was losing an oak tree, so I feel your pain.
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Norovirus appears to have sickened dozens at a Sun City West retirement community, Maricopa County health officials confirmed Wednesday.
According to the CDC website, norovirus is a very contagious virus that can infect anyone. People can get it from an infected person, contaminated food or water, or by touching contaminated surfaces.
The virus causes stomach or intestines or both to get inflamed. This leads to stomach pain, nausea and diarrhea.
Mildred Guillot, a resident at The Madison, said she was sick for about a week. It got so bad she had to go to the doctor.
"I just got diarrhea and throwing up. I had to take medicine for it and everything," said Guillot.
Turned out she wasn't alone. Dozens more came down with the illness. Some had to be hospitalized.
Spokesman Brian Fox of The Madison wouldn't say how many fell ill but indicated "a very small percentage" of the community's 200 residents were hospitalized.
The symptoms began appearing April 19, Fox said.
The dining room was shut down and workers began disinfecting the kitchen and common areas. Residents told CBS 5 activities had also been canceled.
Joan Stern has lived at The Madison with her husband for three months.
"They were very up front. We knew what was going on," said Stern.
Since the announcement, Stern said she has been making it a point to wash her hands more often.
"We're just staying in our rooms, ordering our meals in and everything is fine," said Stern.
Families of the residents who were sickened have been notified and staff has been checking on the other members of the community, Fox said.
The owner of the facility, Holiday Retirement, said in a statement shortly after the outbreak, "We will continue to keep a close eye on the matter and work to serve our residents during this difficult time."
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Home > Faculty and Research > Research > PhD Research > Operations Management and Strategy > PhD Students > Gao, Lifang
PhD, Management, Operations Management and Strategy (Strategy track), University at Buffalo, expected June 2015
Jiang, H., Cannella, A.A., Gao, L., and Jiao, J. Inward-Outward Guanxi Contagion and Employees' Responses to Managerial Guanxi Practices. Journal of Management and Organization, forthcoming.
Lin, W. T. and Gao, L. The Business Value of Information Technology and Product Efficiency: a Perspective of Market Orientation.
Gao, L. and Li, Y. Who Use Which Tie and How? Different Ways Founders and Investors Using Social Ties in New Venture's Investment Tie Formation.
Gao. L. and Li. Y. Relational Governance of New ventures: A Comprehensive Review.
Gao. L. The Dynamics of Venture Capital Networks ---- Structural Antecedents of Organizational Ego Network Evolution.
"Making the Pie and Splitting the Pie: Joint Value Creation and Opportunism in Volatile Environment." With Jiang. H, & Hoetker, G. Annual Conference of Academy of Management 2013, Orlando
"When Will Employees Interpret Guanxi Practices Negatively? External-Internal Guanxi Contagion and Employees' Reaction to Managerial Guanxi Practice." With Jiang, H. & Jiao, J. Annual Conference of Academy of Management 2010, Montreal
Doctoral Scholarship, School of Management, University at Buffalo
Conference reviewer: Academy of Management Annual Meetings
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Key Data-Mining and Marketing team, China Tobacco Guangdong Industrial Co., Ltd, Guangdong, China.
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Lubbock Police Officer Corporal Mike Blakney says, "A lot of times community members call us and let us know what's going on in the neighborhood; the guys across the street are back at it."
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About 50 new officers will soon be on the streets, allowing officers like Blakney to do what he does best. "I think it helps us in the area, as far as getting a repor with the people because I'm over here everyday I work. And certain people you see over and over and over. They begin to know you, you begin to know the trouble spots," he said.
Slowly and frequently patrolling the same areas allows officers to become familiar with their surroundings and what should be going on. Tuesday, January 18th, Blakney was able to catch a burglar by doing so. So Blakney's daily routine and the mayor's goal are already close to being one in the same. "I guess my satisfaction is knowing we make a little difference, around the area here maybe by talking to the kids, making a difference in their lives a little bit," said Blakney.
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PREPARE cake batter and bake as directed on package for 24 cupcakes. Cool in pans 15 min. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely.
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Mixed-Berry Angel Cakes with Almond Sugar
Yield: Makes 32 cupcakes
- 1 (8-ounce) package fresh strawberries (about 1 cup), sliced
- 1 pint fresh blueberries (about 1 cup)
- 1 (6-ounce) package fresh raspberries (about 1 cup)
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 (1-pound) package angel food cake mix
- Frozen whipped topping, thawed
- Toss together berries in a large bowl. Stir together sugar and extract, and sprinkle over berries, tossing to coat. Cover and chill 1 hour.
- Prepare cake mix according to package directions.
- Place paper baking cups in muffin pans; spoon batter into cups, filling two-thirds full.
- Bake, 1 muffin pan at a time, at 350° for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove cupcakes from pans to wire racks; cool.
- Cut cupcakes in half horizontally; spoon 1 tablespoon berry mixture on bottom halves, and cover with tops. Spoon 1 tablespoon berry mixture on top halves, and dollop with whipped topping. Serve immediately.
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- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Meatless
- COOKING METHOD: Bake, Marinate
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I just added an old test app I made a while back on Github. It's called Tabs (unsurprisingly) and it lets you input small guitar tabs using your keyboard in a -hopefully- intuitive manner. It was built to test a few javascript libraries I had bumped into, and also to experiment with Capybara + Selenium testing. Hence, it is not really meant for public use but I ended up using it quite a bit to share licks and song ideas with bandmates, so here it is!
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By ac — February 3, 2014 at 11:44 pm
Managing Sphinx Real-time indexing in Ruby
The Sphinx Search Server has support for real-time indexing for quite a while now. Real-time indexing means that you do not have to trigger an index update whenever you update searchable data in your application, which makes Sphinx a viable option for apps with big searchable datasets.
The following class implements a basic RT Index interface. This particular example uses Sequel as ORM, but you can easily modify it to use ActiveRecord or whatever else you prefer.
You can hook this class up your models' after filters, thus ensuring that our search index is always up to date. No cronjobs, no nothing.
Here is an example:
class Artist < ActiveRecord::Base after_create :add_to_index after_update :update_index after_delete :remove_from_index private # make use you include the record pk and any searchable fields def add_to_index rt_index.insert(:id => id, :name => name) end def update_index rt_index.replace(:id => id, :name => name) end def remove_from_index rt_index.delete(id) end def rt_index RtIndex.new(:artists) end end
And here is the complete class:
require 'sequel' class RtIndex attr_reader :index_name def initialize index_name @index_name = index_name.to_sym end def insert hash DB["INSERT INTO #{index_name} (?) VALUES (?)", Sequel.lit(hash.keys.join(',')), Sequel.lit(hash.values.map {|v| DB.literal(v)}.join(',')) ].insert end def replace hash DB["REPLACE INTO #{index_name} (?) VALUES (?)", Sequel.lit(hash.keys.join(',')), Sequel.lit(hash.values.map {|v| DB.literal(v)}.join(',')) ].replace end def delete id DB["DELETE FROM #{index_name} WHERE id = ?",id].delete end class << self # you want to amend this to load sphinx configuration from wherever you keep it. def config { "sphinx" => { "host" => "localhost", "port" => 3309 } } end end # create a shared mysql connection to sphinx DB = Sequel.mysql(:host => config["sphinx"]["host"], :port => config["sphinx"]["rt_port"]) end
Creating reusable ORM-specific extensions is fairly trivial. A class method call such as
has_rt_index :name, :description is easy to implement and left as an exercise.
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By ac — October 16, 2013 at 12:20 pm
Redis Model
Here is a simple class I have been using more and more recently. It is a very simple Redis-backed Model implementation.
The class itself is minimal, only facilitating CRUD operations and automatic timestamp management.
The class assumes you have a Redis connection initialized in
require 'time' require 'json' # A basic Redis-backed Model implementation. # Extend it by specifying your desired attr_accessors # Enable timestamps by calling use_timestamps in your implementation # Features auto-incremented ids and id namespacing # Example: # class Zorro < RedisModel # attr_accessor :sword, :mask # use_timestamps # end # # z = Zorro.new(:sword => 'rapier', :mask => 'lame') # z.persist! # z # => #<Zorro @id="1", @sword="rapier", @mask="lame", @updated_at=2013-03-14 18:11:17 +0100, @created_at=2013-03-14 18:11:17 +0100> # class RedisModel # the only default attribute attr_accessor :id def initialize params = {} params.map do |k,v| begin send(:"#{k}=",JSON.parse(v)) rescue JSON::ParserError send(:"#{k}=",v) end end # typecast some standard attributes self.id = self.id.to_i if self.id if use_timestamps? self.created_at = Time.parse(self.created_at) if self.created_at.is_a?(String) self.updated_at = Time.parse(self.updated_at) if self.updated_at.is_a?(String) end end def persist! is_new = id.nil? or !self.class.exists?(id) if use_timestamps? self.updated_at = Time.now self.created_at = Time.now if is_new end self.id = generate_id if is_new $redis.hmset(namespaced_id, *self.to_array) return true end alias :save! :persist! def persist persist! self end alias :save :persist def destroy! $redis.del(namespaced_id) end def reload self.class.load(namespaced_id) end def to_hash instance_variables.inject({}) do |h,v| value = instance_variable_get(v) value = value.is_a?(String) ? value : value.to_json h.update v.to_s.gsub('@','') => value end end def use_timestamps? self.class.instance_variable_get(:@use_timestamps) end def to_array to_hash.to_a.flatten end def namespaced_id self.class.namespaced_id(self.id) end # useful for testing, but also a general convenience include Comparable def <=>(other) self.to_hash <=> other.to_hash end class << self @use_timestamps = false def namespaced_id(id) "#{self}::#{id}" end def all $redis.namespace(self) end def exists? id $redis.exists(namespaced_id(id)) end def load id hash = $redis.hgetall(namespaced_id(id)) hash == {} ? nil : new(hash) end alias :find :load def use_timestamps @use_timestamps = true self.send(:attr_accessor, :created_at) self.send(:attr_accessor, :updated_at) end end protected def generate_id $redis.incr("_#{self.class}_current_id") end end
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By ac — October 2, 2013 at 12:11 pm
Fancybox with fancier product zooming
Step 1: Overriding default styles
We will redefine a few styles, overriding the default resizing behavior. To avoid screwing up things elsewhere in the application, we will prepend a custom selector in our special zooming lightbox. Thankfully, Fancybox gives us an easy way to do that as you can see in the next section.
/* we want the close icon inside the container */ .productviewer .fancybox-close {top:2px; right:2px;} /* the transition smooths image navigation, or our eyes would water */ .productviewer .fancybox-image { width: auto; height: auto; cursor:move; transition: top 0.2s, left 0.2s; -webkit-transition: top 0.2s, left 0.2s; } .productviewer .fancybox-inner {overflow: hidden;}
Don't forget that these styles should be loaded after the default stylesheets, or else the overrides will fail.
Step 2: Customize the javascript call
We will use the afterShow attribute to hook our custom logic to each lightboxed image.
$(document).ready(function() { if ($('.my-image-class'.length != 0)) { $(".my-image-class").fancybox({ prevEffect: 'none', nextEffect: 'none', padding: 0, // padding and curvy borders are, like, so 2009 margin: 0, minWidth: 480, // You may want to tweak this depending on your application autoScale: false, wrapCSS: 'productviewer', // allows us to use custom styles // Initialize extended product view afterShow : function() { // make image nagivation smaller, takes too much space $(".fancybox-next").css('width',40); $(".fancybox-prev").css('width',40); // determine original image size var img = $("img.fancybox-image"); // We determine the actual image size by initializing a new image element // and retrieving its dimensions var t = new Image(); t.src = (img.getAttribute ? img.getAttribute("src") : false) || img.src; var fullW = img.width(); var fullH = img.height(); // determine visible container height var containerW = $('.fancybox-inner').width(); var containerH = $('.fancybox-inner').height(); // Position the element in the centre of the container img.css({ position: 'absolute', top: -((img.height() / 2)) + (containerH / 2), left: -((img.width() / 2)) + (containerW / 2) }); // Hook up mousemove to scroll the image accordingly $(".fancybox-image").mousemove(function(e){ var mouseX = e.pageX - img.offset().left; var mouseY = e.pageY - img.offset().top; // determine the new position based on cursor position var posX = (Math.round((mouseX/fullW)*100)/100) * (fullW-containerW); var posY = (Math.round((mouseY/fullH)*100)/100) * (fullHeight-containerH); // perform a scroll if we are within bounds. if (posX + containerW <= fullW) img.css({'left': '-' + posX + 'px'}) if (posY + containerH <= fullHeight) img.css({'top': '-' + posY + 'px'}) }); } }); }; });
You can view a working example of this script on this page.
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By ac — April 28, 2013 at 11:58 am
Chamber Music by Ari Benjamin Meyers
Today was the first on-site test for the system I am building for Ari's piece 'Chamber Music', opening on April 27th at the Berlinische Gallerie Museum For Modern Art.
Thankfully everything went smoothly, and I was once again surprised by just how much more rewarding it feels to build something tangible that interacts with the world in a real way rather than writing code that runs solely in an abstract 'cloud'.
The piece's infrastructure includes an Arduino-based media player, sensors and radio transmitters. If you are in Berlin on the opening day, come by and say hi.
The piece will be on display until 28/04/2014.
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By ac — April 9, 2013 at 8:58 pm
Writing an XMPP Component in Ruby
I am currently involved in a project that makes extensive use of the XMPP protocol. During the design stages we were considering which language to use to write a robust XMPP server component that would encapsulate our business logic and make it available through the XMPP protocol.
My first choice is of course always Ruby, and after a few Googles and SO searches, I realised that there aren't many examples of how to write a ruby component, which is kinda surprising, and some of the information out there is actually plain wrong. So, here is what I found out during that process.
At first I decided to give XMPP4R a spin. I did get a component up and running, although the API is not that tasty, and the component kept crashing without explanation. Nevertheless, here is a simple component using the library for posterity's sake:
require 'xmpp4r' include Jabber class MySpecialMessage < Message # Extend default message to do more stuff end component = Component.new 'ian' component.connect('ian.kilminster.me', 5311) component.auth('lemmygetin') component.on_exception { |e| $stderr.puts "#{e.class}: #{e}\n#{e.backtrace.join("\n")}" } component.add_message_callback { |msg| handle_message(msg) } component.add_iq_callback { |iq| handle_iq(iq) } component.add_presence_callback { |msg| handle_presence(msg) } def handle_message(msg) message = MySpecialMessage.import(msg) if message.type == :error raise message.error.to_s else message.ask_for_a_quid if message.is_broke? message.play_fruit_machines if message.has_a_quid? true end end def handle_presence(msg) if msg.error raise XMPPError.new(msg.error.to_s) else # do something with the presence true end end def handle_iq(msg) if msg.type == :error raise XMPPError.new(msg.error.to_s) else # do something with the query true end end
As I wasn't generally impressed with how xmpp4r worked (or had me working), and was also a bit worried about the last commit on xmpp4r being 4 years ago, I moved on.
I gave skates a shot, but this project is a good example of how you can kill a gem by not documenting it right. After spending an hour going through the code, I finally figured out how it works and decided it is not the way to go. This Rails-inspired MVC framework just didn't make sense to me and the routing abstraction is counterintuitive and hard to use.
Blather does indeed allow you to create XMPP components, but it is not documented anywhere. I actually found an SO answer saying that it doesn't, and that is why I tried it last. Docs didn't mention components anywhere, but, after looking around the code again, I figured it out:
#!/usr/bin/env ruby # filename: lemmy.rb # Run me by opening a terminal and hitting ./lemmy.rb require 'rubygems' require 'bundler/setup' require 'blather/client/dsl' require 'nutrun-string' $stdout.sync = true module Lemmy extend Blather::DSL def self.run; client.run; end setup 'ian.kilminster.me', 'lemmygetin', 'kilminster.me', 5311 message :chat?, :body do |m| begin puts "#{m.from.to_s.yellow} #{m.body.white}" if m.body =~ /have a quid/ say m.from, 'Cheers mai' say m.from, '* heads off to the fruit machine' else say m.from, 'I said, lemmy a dam quid' end rescue => e say m.from, e.inspect end end subscription(:request?) do |subs| write(subs.approve!) write(subs.request!) end end [:INT, :TERM].each do |sig| trap(sig) { print 'Shutting down component...'.white Lemmy.shutdown puts 'done.'.green EM.stop } end EM.run do Lemmy.run end
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Snoring is Ruining My Marriage!
One mom wonders if she'll ever get a good night's sleep.
Guest blogger Samantha writes: There's no denying it: Snoring is one of the worst sounds there is. As the victim of snoring, (meaning, it's not ME who snores, it's me who has to HEAR the snoring), I often wonder what it is I can do to get it to stop. Aside from smothering my husband with a pillow, is there something I can do to fix this nighttime terror, or is this something I'm going to have to deal with for the rest of my life?! (Oh God, no!) Sometimes, the sound is so intense and jarring, I kick my husband (hard!) to get him to stop. Most nights, I have no choice but to seek refuge in the spare bedroom or on the couch. In the morning, both of us are pissed: I have slept poorly on the couch (and feel awful for kicking my husband), and my husband is angry. Not only did I kick him, I'm not sleeping with him! I want to share a bed with my husband, but I can't stand the snoring. Help me! Snoring is ruining my marriage!!!
According to Dr. Michael Breus, Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and Board Certified in Clinical Sleep Disorders, there is actually something both parties can do to minimize snoring. Dr. Breus, who diagnosed Rosie O'Donnell with sleep apnea on "The View," told momlogic that there is a tremendous amount of emotional turmoil that comes from sleeping next to a snoring bed partner.
"There is significant data that now suggests that if you sleep next to someone that snores, you lose between one and three hours of sleep yourself." Dr. Breus suggests that you educate the person who is snoring. "A lot of times the person who is snoring thinks it's their partner's problem -- they need to deal with it. But in fact, it's the snorer's problem to fix." IN addition, Dr. Breus says snoring can actually lead to ill health affects. New studies have even shown that high blood pressure is a result of snoring.
Dr. Breus told us there are many things that can cause snoring:
1) WEIGHT: When men gain weight, they actually deposit fat in their throats. And when people lose weight, even a small amount, the decibel level (in the throat) decreases. If you (or your partner) can lose between 5 and 8 lbs., you can expect to see a significant reduction in snoring.
2) SMOKING: It inflames the nasal tissue -- just like congestion.
3) ALLERGIES: Someone with an allergy to smoke, mold, pets, allergens in a pillow (such as down) or certain laundry detergents, can be prone to snoring.
4) STRUCTURAL DAMAGE: People with structural damage have what's known as a deviated septum -- it narrows the airway, making air go faster. The faster the air moves, the more it will vibrate tissue in the back of your throat -- that vibration causes a cadence, which causes a snore. There are particular surgeries that can help decrease the narrowing of the nasal cavities; one is called a septoplasty. There are also other surgeries now that can take whatever tissue is vibrating and firm it up.
5) ALCOHOL: Alcohol can make snoring worse -- because it is a muscle relaxant, and as the muscles relax, the passage gets narrower. However, there's really no data that says heavy or spicy foods makes snoring worse.
Other than surgery, what can a snorer do to minimize snoring?
Many people use a nasal decongestant spray before going to sleep, which can help. Also a product like Netty Pot, which is a saline flush, can reduce congestion and snoring. There is also the CPAP machine (available by prescription only) which is used for someone with sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a very serious condition and usually the snorer can't determine if they have it on their own. Not only do you snore, but you close your throat and stop breathing. If you think you or your partner has this, you should seek medical help.
Do those Breathe Right strips work?
Breathe Right strips only work for select group of people. They are really designed for people with narrow nasal passages. There are pros and cons with the strips as well .... everything from falling off in middle of the night or allergies to the adhesive. They also really need to be put in the right spot to work (towards the tip of the nose and not at the top at the bridge).
Is there something I can do to cope with the snoring?
You can push someone over to their side. It opens up their airway and gravity is no longer a force. If you get noise plugs, you can get noise level rated NLR 32 or below, which would allow you to still hear a smoke alarm or a baby crying. You could also use noise cancellation headphones. Or you can use a sound machine.
Does your spouse snore? What do you do to cope? Tell us in the Momlogic Community!
LOL sorry guys you are going through this. the other night i literally pinched the bridge of his nose, i mean i grabbed his damn nose and pinched it. yes, i meant to hurt him. I was hoping he'd bandage up his nose and i didn't have to hear him. he asked if i still loved him and i said "NO" i am beginning to despise you as the Lord is my witness. LOLOL i really do love him when he's awake and actually looks quite good looking but once the nightfall comes, i cringe. praying my lil guy makes me put him to bed tonight. i ususally fall asleep and stay there. LOLOL. He's like "babe" are you coming to bed. next thing you know. bammmmmmm, he's out..snoooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggggg. How much time do you think i'll get if I muzzel him then hit him with a sledgehammer.
Nancy M.
Clifton, NJ
i am so tired and so sad. i think that the love we have for them is not the same as they have for us. we would do whatever it takes to make our man comfortable and yet, the snoring is our problem to deal with. my husband has made attempts at stopping however, he just doesn't seem serious about it. i am at a loss. i don't feel the love. when he asks how i slept it sucks. what am i supposed to say? everyday it would be the same answer, it sucked, i hate sleeping in another room and i hate the little bed i sleep in, i hate moving in the middle of the night, i hate getting comfortable in bed and then having to leave. i hate it all. so i just say i slept ok. he knows the truth and ignores it. is that love i ask?
Hee Hee! I have woken my DH up more times than I can count to get him to roll over, wake up, or snort. There was a brief period where I had to move to my daughter's room and sleep in her bed with her(2yr old w/a queen sized bed). My husband felt so bad when he woke up and found me else-where, he volunteered to sleep on the couch from then on. Now, I just make sure I try to get to sleep before he does. Of course, I've gotten him back as well. If I'm REALLY tired or drank a LITTLE too much (really, I'm practically a feather-weight, I get drunk off a beer) which happens WAY less than the tired part, I apparently give him a run for his money. So, it really isn't too bad, unless I wake up in the middle of the night!
I'm with all of you women that have loving husbands, but dread going to bed at night for yet another round of snoring. I am a really light sleeper anyway so loud snoring wakes me. I myself snore on occasion and yes, I've woken up my husband who will nudge me so I'll stop, so some men do not like it much either. My sister and her husband (who is a very loud snorer) have mutually decided years ago to just sleep in separate beds. They both sleep much better and have a loving relationship too. They are very affectionate despite the separate bedrooms. At first she and I thought there must be something wrong with us because some women do not seem to mind snoring, but after reading this blog I see we are not alone. I recently read an article about "sleeping rooms" that are connected to the master bedroom, but they are sound-proof. Some new home builders are putting them in by request. Good idea, you start out in the same bed and one of you will migrate to the "sleeping-room" to continue your good nights sleep without the noise of snoring from either of you. I like that idea very much, but a spare room will do too. You know, sleeping in separate rooms is not a crime, nor indicates that there is something wrong in the marriage, you just can't sleep. I don't know about you girls, but when I get enough zzzz's I'm a happy camper all the way around. Thanks for sharing!
last 2 nights have been dreadful. i had to leave the room again and he got upset that i did. next morning asked Why'd you leave me in the middle of the night? I have dark circles under my eyes man!! Duh..think i have insomnia or something is keeping me awake????????? your snoring is going to send us to splitsssssville!@! i can't stand it..i really don't like this person when i'm hearing him snore and when i watch him bad thoughts go through my head…….back to my son's room……..close the door (or you'll hear him!) arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
FINALLY-PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND! I live with my parents, and both of them snore like chainsaws. Last night I got up at least once an hour, and that is with a radio headset playing in my ears. When my dad asked why I was in a bad mood this morning, he assumed it was from TOO MUCH SLEEP! When I told him it was from LACK of sleep because of his and my mom snoring, his reply was to wear earplugs. I told him I had a radio headset on and he said I was exaggerating. I try to sleep in the basement, but the house is very open and I can still hear them. Insanity is closing in. Around 4:15 this morning I had the thought of going in and beating them both. Strangling the pillow felt really good! I have nowhere else I can go. Maybe they'll take a vacation soon. Sleeping in the car is starting to sound like a good idea.
My DH snores loudly most nights and in any position. I'm too polite. I shake him gently even though I know if he changes position it won't be any better. I wear ear plugs…. and often put the pillow over my ears as well. Then I can't hear our toddler when he is crying but I can still hear my DH to the point of frustration. I'm a light sleeper but he is not the ONLY guy I have ever slept with. This is my second marriage and I have had other long term relationships. This is the only time that snoring has stolen my sleep. He doesn't just snore. He has undiagnosed sleep apnea and stops breathing… and struggles to breath back out, etc. He is over weight, drinks alcohol most nights, and is a smoker(in the process of trying to quit). I feel I am doomed to this nightmare for the rest of my life unless I do something. I'm losing my mind. I need rest. Exhaustion is impacting our sex life and more. I can't think straight any more. We have an extra room and I have decided it needs to be my room now. I just need to be able to get real sleep. 4+ years of sleep deprivation is too much. DH gets angry when I sleep in another room. But if he really loved me wouldn't he try to do something about his snoring so I would be able to sleep WITH him??
I'm reading these comments and am just amazed at how one sided they are. I'm the snorer in my home. Don't you think that we would stop if we could. Its not attractive and we don't want to hurt our loved ones. So instead of thinking that your loved one doesn't care about your nights sleep maybe you could consider how helpless and even embarrassed they feel. Maybe all your nudging, kicks and comments are not accomplishing anything but to hurt the one who doesn't mean to hurt you.
i cant cope any longer with my husbands snoring, iv tried ging to bed before him and he still wakes me up, i try to nudge him to turn over or just ask him nicely to turn over but nothing works, i really want to put some socks in his mouth and something up his nose to stop him its really getting on my nerves, we have even started sleeping in different beds its that bad, just so glad im not alone and have people to talk to about it.
oh man, i am struggling with this RIGHT now. I have pushed him, kicked him, pinched the back of his leg. I have starting sleeping with my head at the foot of the bed near the damn dog to be further away from his snoring and nothing works. I did not want to sleep on the couch. I am just so frustrated tonight I just broke down and started weeping.
He sleeps on his side, and he can't sleep on his stomach because his back is sore. I just want him to lose weight, quit smoking, and probably not have any beer or wine before bed. Otherwise I am going to resent him for the rest of our lives together.
It makes me feel slightly better that I am not the only person struggling with this. I can hear him right now as I type this. UGH!
I have a new born and a partner who snores like a wild bore- I have pushed, kicked, shoved and smacked him out of sheer desperation and frustration— he sleeps through it all.
I am at the end of my rope- I dread bed time. My thoughts run rampant with all the different ways I want to make it stop! Seriously- I am so sleep deprived I am having dizzy spells and a racing heart. Told him I will not accept "sorry" as the solution. Told him to get his $&! to a doctor. Let's see if he does. Errrr!!
What is it about that sound?! It penetrates earplugs, pillows, noise canceling head phones. Even when I am asleep, his snoring makes me have tension-filled dreams. I clench my teeth, which led to TMJ. Once, on a road trip, we shared a room with my teenagers. Both said they would never go on a vacation again if we had to stay in the same room! And yet, I'm the one who ends up feeling guilty because of the resentment that is building up. I don't think he has sleep apnea because, near as I can tell, he sleeps like a baby. Sure he feels bad. But I'm the one in the bad mood all the time from lack of sleep. The thing is, this runs in his family, which only reinforces the whole "it's not my fault" attitude. Bulls**t! Mark my word, someone is going to whack their husband and use the snoring defense. And women will come from all over the world to testify on her behalf!
I used a produt call ysnore a it works for me. Ysnore is a natural nasal spary that I spray into my nostrial efore sleep and it stops me snoring. Hopes it help you and others.
Their website www.ysnore.com.sg
This internet site is actually quite good, but for some reason it does not display properly when trying to view on my Nintendo Wii. If it helps, the console uses the Opera browser and am impelled to using the console for accessing the Net whilst my PC is away being repaired.
I really HATE going to sleep. I dread it. I need the quiet to go to sleep. My husband goes to sleep before me around 9:30 or 10:00 and by the time I'm ready around 11:00 or so, the freight train is rolling. I end up sleeping in the guest bed or couch. It's not fair because I deserve our comfy bed as much as he does. I am always the one who has to leave. I tried listening to my iPod at night, but even that can keep me up. Although the music is 100% better that that ROARING noise. I am really starting to hold a grudge against him. It makes me so angry and hateful. He had the surgery and it did not work. He snores in EVERY position. He's loud and it's exhausting. And, as I said, I deserve my bed too. He gets mad because I leave in the night and sleep elsewhere. What the heck does he expect? Grrrrr!!!!!!!!!
I have only been married to new hubby for two weeks, but I think I am losing my mind. I have never heard such loud snores in my entire life. It is taking my sleep and my sanity. Last night I tried to roll him over, wake him up and various other things to no avail. I finally started weeping and slept in the recliner. Ironically enough my 8 year old had moved from his room to the couch and was still awake. He said, "I had to move further away from your bedroom—he is loud" What do I do???
Sitting here listening to my husband and am surfing the web since sleep is futile. Found this site and it is so nice to know I'm not alone. But seriously….I can't take the snoring anymore!!! Sometimes he even wakes himself up with his loud snoring and all I can say is "See how loud you are?" I can hear him no matter where I go in the house - so there is no escape room. Augh!
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HA! He gets mad at you for leaving? so many comments say he gets upset to find you sleeping elsewhere. I wish that were the only problem. We have a roommate that stays up through the night some nights (dont ask…).The nights one of us can sneek to the couch are the good nights! He gets so pist when i simply wake him up. IM UP ALL NIGHT! excuse me for waking you up for 10 mins in hopes that i may be able to miraculosly fall asleep in that time. starting to resent him is an understatment…when he gets mad at me for waking him up because he has an important day tomorrow (every day is an "important day")it makes me feel like not only does my sleep not matter to him but that my life is filled with less important days than his. He has seen a doctor (is normal weight and does not have sleep apnea), uses snore strips, uses a nasal decongestat and throat numbing spray before bed and i wear ear plugs. No help. I cant take it. It is more than ruining our relationship, its ruining my life. I know he would stop if he could…but maybe a little compassion for me would help for now.


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PS3 Trophies for Android UPDATE to 4.0
PS3 Trophies had a revamped update this week.
All features of the app are easily accessible from the main screen.
Transitions are smooth and graphics looks sharper and brilliant.
Also this version includes support (in development) for vita games
Main Screen shows your profile and access to most common features
(friends, games, guides, chat, blog, events, profile, ranking and favorites)
To the left of the main screen you can find
Friends, Favorites, Ranking, Search and finally Help/News
To the right of the main screen you can find
Games, Guides, Profile, Events and finally Blogs
Every Icon on the upper left of the screen will display a menu, and some will react to long taps
When looking at games the upper right icon has two functions, tapping will open the sort filter, and long tapping will open the game type filter (Vita / PS3)
If you tap on a game you will get a new screen with all trophies earned
To the left you can see others users with the same game, and to the right you can see users reviews, then guides, then YouTube videos
When looking at friends, tapping a friend will open a new screen with the user profile and all the games he has
To the left there is the App Profile of that user, and to the right you can compare games between the users
Blogs now include Official US Playstation Blog, Official EU Playstation Blog, Official BR Playstation Blog and Official LATAM Playstation Blog.
There is a new Lock Screen option to have your profile and friends online on your phone screen even when the phone is locked.
I will write a Help Page soon, explaining all options of the application
Go download it now
FREE Version
PRO Version
Here are some pictures of the new UI
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My advice for a freshman is to go to a school where you feel comfortable. Don't go somewhere just because your parents went there or because your best friend is planning to go there. College is a time for you to grow and learn and it has to be in an environment that fits you.
Hello, my name is Hanna and I am currently a freshman at WMU studying nursing. I am originally from Chicago, Illinois. I went to Riverside Brookfield High School which is right next to the Brookfield Zoo. I graduated from there in 2012.
While on my college search I visited and looked into numerous schools. I went on about six college tours with Western Michigan being my first. The moment that I went on my tour at WMU I knew that it was the place for me. Everyone on campus was so friendly and welcoming. I wanted to make sure that where I chose to go to school would be the perfect fit for me. Western not only has a wonderful atmosphere it also houses great academics. Bronson School of Nursing was another reason I chose to come to WMU. It is a highly rated program that houses its' clinicals at a top 100 hospital. I have always wanted to be a nurse and Western had the right program for me.
On campus there are many ways to get involved. A club I am involved in is called Drive Safe Kalamazoo. We give non-judgmental rides home to students that are off campus. It is a strictly volunteer program and completely confidential. The club prevents students from walking home late at night on weekends. I currently do live on campus in the residence halls. I live in valley 1 this year where 2/3 of the freshmen choose to live. Living in the residence hall there is great opportunities to meet new people and get more situated into college life. In my spare time I like to play golf, socialize with friends, workout, and travel.


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I Feel Guilty for Being Thin
Guest blogger Size 6 says: My mom examines my butt every time she sees me.
"You're losing your butt, and since that's the only drop of meat on you anyway, when that's gone, you won't have anything left," said my mother for my weekly body examination.
Lovely. Most moms hop on their grown daughter's case for gaining weight through the years, for tucking in too much mashed potatoes over Thanksgiving dinner and for reaching for the salt. My southern African American family however, gives me grief whenever I so much as drop a pound of water or gain a little muscle tone.
In a family of women who would prefer to eat biscuits than work out and whose D-size boobs I have always envied, my A cup, love for tofu and a good sweat and make me a bit of an outcast. Couple that with the fact that I am the only one in my family who actually works out and is trying to prevent kimono arms, under-chin fat and an expanding waistline -- and I am a criminal at family gatherings.
"Oh my gosh, you have lost so much weight since the last time I saw you!!" I just saw you last weekend.
"Geez, what are you eating these days? You're looking kind of skinny." Sorry for avoiding the waffles.
Via Facebook: "You look so tiny in that photo!" What the heck am I supposed to look like?!
Seems like in today's world (or at least in mine), a pear-shaped gal like me can't win. You either are condemned for your butt being too big (the media really can't decide whether they like or hate JLo and Beyonce's butts; I actually heard someone say "JLo is not thin"), or for being too small. Five pounds of premenstrual water weight gain/loss are enough to set off the paparazzi -- and my mother. When I fast for religious reasons, I am accused of anorexia.
Therefore, my dear mother, I am sorry for caring more about my shape than how good that creme brulee and cheesecake would taste right now. I am sorry that I am committed to working out versus spreading out. And, for the record, I am nowhere near anorexic.
I am trying to be at my absolute best, which requires (let's be honest) a heck of a lot of work. Just don't be mad me if you don't feel like doing the same.
My friends say my family is just jealous. But what do you think? Tell us about your own weight loss stories in the momlogic community.
I don't think it would be fair for any of us to judge you here. We can't see you, so we can't determine whether or not we can agree with your family. I think a lot of the time, the people who are addicted to exercise are in denial. So there is a possibility that you are too thin and your family's concerns are valid.
On the other hand, you could be right. Perhaps they are jealous of how good you look and they bury their emotions in a bowl of mashed potatoes. It's not fair for you to judge them either. Some people really do have a problem with food, myself included. It's very hard to find the motivation and the self-esteem to try to lose the weight. Cudos to you for being faithful with your workouts, but for some people, they would rather spend their time doing other things.
It's a shame that your family can't just accept you for who you are. It really is too bad that they feel that they have to comment on your appearance in such a negative way. Perhaps you can just explain to them that your doctor says that you are healthy, and that's what is important.
Simple, they are just jealous. Period.
I think moms saying anything about their daughters' bodies is tricky. I came home from college with the standard 20 lbs of freshman upholstery and my mom said, "Oh you look a little pudgy." This wasn't the only thing - but it certainly pushed me over the edge and I became a full fledged bulimic.
Unfortunately, my mother (who has a great figure — and I too have been lucky enough to inherit good genes) always comments on my body - looking me up and down from head to toe whenever she sees me. As she is older - while still in amazing shape - I know she is looking at me longingly - wishing for her youth back!
I'm keeping my disordered eating in check these days and am also very careful when discussing my body issues and anything around body image around my two daughters and my son. Sadly, we are a society conditioned to think that thin is "good" and all of us (i think…) are guilty of proclaiming, "You look great!" when someone has lost weight.
My goal - personally - and certainly as a mother - is to comment and compliment more on things unrelated to weight as often as possible!
We explored the complicated mother-daughter-weight connection with our users on truebodyconfessions.com but certainly welcome more thoughts on this too!
This is too funny! I stopped talking to my mom for over a month because of the very same reason. Growing up, I was on the track team and the volley ball team and was in great shape. I manage to escape the dreaded pounds you pick up while in college and in my early to mid twenties looked fabulous…that is until i got married and had my son. Now, while I am not obese, I am a size 8, I do have the pudgy stomach, love handles and thighs as souvenirs from my time being pregnant. I do long for the time when i was svelte and have recently been on the path to get relatively close to that time. But my mom CONSTANTLY tells me about big my body parts were and has even gone as far to saying that my husband didn't marry me looking that way and he wouldn't want me. My husband who didn't hear her say that at the time, was peeved when I told him. My husband is not shallow and loves me for me who i am. He doesn't have the six pack that he had when we first started dating, but I love him more now that i did at that time. I was soo infuriated and hurt by her comments and I told her at that time what she said hurt and not to do it again. Well she dismissed my comments then. Later at another time she and I got into it on the phone about what she had said to me and I just lost it and told her about herself. She yelled at me wondering when I became so thin-skinned and she is telling it like it is. You think that the one person who would strive not to hurt ur feeling would be your parents. i am not asking her to pacify me however when i told her that her comments were hurtful, i felt that she should acknowledge that and apologize. That was all i was looking for. So I truly understand what you mean and how you feel. thought i would note that my my mom is african-american
We are White, mostly and I am part Filipina/Puerto Rican and I have never known my Mom under 300 pounds.
In return she has never known me under 200 pounds after I was done growing, so naturally when I hit 160 at 5'8 (A lot of muscle but not too much) she berates me for dieting and exercising!!
I also have a Type 1 Diabetic Daughter so exercise and proper eating is a MUST in our household. GAH!! It's almost like she's jealous or something and I do NOT want to think that!
Now that my morbidly obese Sister is getting on track with her health (not b/c I pushed her, she just sees me and her Doctor says it's necessary) SHE's getting it, too!!
Nevermind my Mom's baby Son has developed a taste for She-males, but, no, she diesn't say ANYHTING about that!!
By "baby Son" I mean he is her last child, he is grown, but you know how it is..


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