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5 Awesome Cases of The Internet Owning The Mainstream Media
#2. Internet Forums vs. Dan Rather
A series of memos known as the Killian documents were released by an "expert" (take note of quotation marks, they'll become important later) to CBS News officials, who used them to put together a potentially politically devastating story critical of George Bush's service in the Air National Guard right before the 2004 Presidential Election. CBS thought they had it all. This is the kind of story that takes down careers. This is the kind of story that knocks the reigning power on its ass and changes things forever. And it did exactly that. It just did it to Dan Rather instead of George Bush.
CBS's problem was that the documents in question were what is politely referred to as "a pack of barely concealed lies." Where previously it could have taken months to discount the validity of said documents, thus allowing the damage to be done for the impending election, Internet forums and bloggers were able to call bullshit within mere hours of its release.
While there were all sorts of problems with the document, the one that played to the Internet's strengths was the typography: The formatting, which was supposed to have been from an early 70s typewriter, looked suspiciously like the default settings in Mircrosoft Word.
The "original" document compared with the default settings in Microsoft Word. FAAAAAAAAKE!
CBS eventually admitted to shoddy journalism once they realized their only other option was a Bill Gates time travel conspiracy. Several people lost their jobs, and one of the most esteemed news anchors of all time had to live out his remaining days knowing that a bunch of Internet Cowboys derailed his entire career, probably without ever putting on pants.
#1. The Internet Might Just Force Hollywood to Make ... Good Movies
It seems the prevalence of (you guessed it) Twitter is putting pressure on Hollywood's age-old tradition of green-lighting any script that's title ends in a number or that can be described using the words "heart-warming" or "Will Smith." It used to be that if a movie sucked, word of mouth would get out in a week or so and your movie would tank... after the public had bought a few million tickets on opening weekend.
Word of mouth, much like herpes in a hot tub, inevitably spread. But it took time. And that buffer zone used to allow even the crappiest of Police Academy sequels to survive through their opening weekend, before everybody met at the water cooler on Monday to talk about how this one didn't even have Steve Guttenberg. And that was still long enough for the movie to rake in more money than you will ever see in your lifetime.
If you could harvest the fury generated from that statement, you could use it to power a city.
Now, Twitter users are changing all that. Because no matter how omnipresent your ad campaign is, armchair reviewers can now gauge the level of "fail" or "gay" in your movie and have it out to the masses in a matter of hours. Some of them probably have their 140 character reviews up before the opening credits have finished.
As a result, movie studios are seeing a massive drop in box office of crappy movies, not after the first week, but after the first day. The disappointing Jack Black/Michael Cera comedy Year One is a great example. When it hit theaters in June of 2009 critics hated it, but fans lined up on opening night to see it anyway. It's Jack Black! It's Michael Cera! How can it not be awesome?
The numbers tell the story: First night, $8.5 million. Second, $6.5. Third, $4.7. It just kept plummeting from there, as vigilant tweeters spread the word Paul Revere-style, to keep their fellow citizens from getting screwed out of eight bucks.
Jesus Christ, has this... has this been an entire article about the Internet being used for good? What is this, Jaynestown?
For more ways the old guard is getting schooled, check out our recap of The Year The Geeks Took Over and our look at 6 Technologies That Don't Know They're Dead.
And swing by Cracked's Top Picks to see what we're laughing at on the Web.
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I'm using Chrome on SnowLeopard. I use the www a lot. I want to monitor how much bandwidth I use for all SE sites in one month. I don't care how much bandwidth is used on any other website.
What is the easiest way to do this?
Best answer will be an accurate tool to measure; but a reasonable estimate is acceptable too.

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Programming the Windows 7 Taskbar – Jump Lists, Part 1
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This is the third screencast in a series of Windows 7 screencasts for showing developers how to use the taskbar to Light Up their applications on Windows 7.
This screencast is the first of two screencasts focused on Windows 7 taskbar Jump List functionality. In these screencasts you can learn how to work with and customize Windows taskbar jump lists in your application. First you need to handle the basics of using file association and the default Recent and Frequent categories. In the second part you dive into customizing jump list tasks and creating your own custom category.The code shown in this screencast is available to download. The other screencasts in this series are:
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Fathered by an incubus, raised by a mortal mother, and liaison to the Pemkowet Police Department, Daisy Johanssen pulled the community together after a summer tragedy befell the resort town she calls home. Things are back to normal—as normal as it gets for a town famous for its supernatural tourism, and presided over by the reclusive Norse goddess Hel.
Not only has Daisy now gained respect as Hel's enforcer, she's dating Sinclair Palmer, a nice, seemingly normal human guy. Not too shabby for the daughter of a demon. Unfortunately, Sinclair has a secret. And it's a big one.
He's descended from Obeah sorcerers and they want him back. If he doesn't return to Jamaica to take up his rightful role in the family, they'll unleash spirit magic that could have dire consequences for the town. It's Daisy's job to stop it, and she's going to need a lot of help. But time is running out, the dead are growing restless, and one mistake could cost Daisy everything…
"Jacqueline Carey proves her versatility with this compelling piece of urban fantasy."—#1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris
"Fans have come to expect the amazing from this author and her new urban fantasy series won't disappoint them."—Library Journal (starred review)
"Beautifully articulated and intriguingly populated: Altogether, an arresting kickoff."—Kirkus Reviews
"Electrifying urban fantasy…that will have you racing to get to the last page. I am excited for this new series."—Night Owl Reviews
"A great new series…that is insanely addictive."—The News and Sentinel (Parkersburg, WV)
"Delightfully distinctive."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Daisy is a great character…reminds me of early Sookie Stackhouse."—Dangerous Romance
"Carey knows her fantasy and this latest trip into fantasy realism is a page turner."—San Francisco Book Review
"Unique and entertaining…this was a masterpiece."—Under the Covers Book Review
"Full of unexpected twists…fantastically fun…I'm more than ready to jump back into this world as soon as possible."—All Things Urban Fantasy
You know those quirky small towns that seem to exist only on TV shows? Towns like Twin Peaks, Cicely, Alaska or Stars Hollow, filled with quirky, loveable characters, where everyone knows everyone else's business? Well, I live in one.
Or three, to be precise. My conjoined home community of Saugatuck–Douglas, Michigan consists of the City of Saugatuck, the City of the Village of Douglas—yes, that's actually its official name—and Saugatuck Township.
We have a beautiful harbor on the Kalamazoo River and gorgeous white sand beaches on Lake Michigan. We have a 100–year–old art school. We have more bars and churches per capita than anyplace else in the state. We have parades; not just Fourth of July parades, but Halloween parades, Easter parades, Mardi Gras parades, Venetian Day boat parades. We have a parade in honor of a wonderful lady who founded many of the parades.
We have an Episcopal priest who plays the bagpipes, a Town Crier, a guy who dresses up in a bee costume for no particular reason, and a beloved local plumber known only as River Man.
I always knew I'd write about this place one day. In the back of my mind, it was going to be a Very Serious Book, maybe even a mainstream literary book, a Northern Gothic affair that delved into the seething underbelly of this seemingly charming, idiosyncratic community in which I live.
My Muse, however, decided otherwise. I've always loved urban fantasy, and it seemed like it would be an awful lot of fun to write. I was toying with the thought of what might imbue a place with magic and hit on the notion of an underworld, a play on the Hermetic principle of "As above, so below."
That's when it hit me. Oh, did I mention we have a buried town? Well, we have an old lumber town that was swallowed by the shifting sands of deforested dunes in the late 1800s. Where better to place an underworld?
I named the fictional version of my town Pemkowet, although of course there's also an East Pemkowet and Pemkowet Township. I added a population of fairies, naiads, werewolves, vampires, ghouls and mythological creatures. I relocated Hel, the Norse goddess of the dead, to the American Midwest.
And I gave Hel an agent, someone to serve as a liaison between the underworld and mundane authorities: Daisy Johanssen, reluctant hell–spawn, fathered by the demon Belphegor and raised by a teenaged mother determined to instill good old–fashioned human values in her tempestuous half–breed daughter.
Daisy's far from perfect. She struggles with the temptations of the Seven Deadly Sins, and the knowledge that if she ever claims her demonic birthright, it could unleash Armageddon on earth. But she loves her community, and when a local college kid drowns and eldritch involvement is suspected, she'll do whatever it takes to solve the crime, including working with her childhood crush, a sexy werewolf on the down–low.
It turns out I was right: Urban fantasy is a lot fun to write!


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Palestinian fishermen collect several Manta Ray fish that were washed up on the beach in Gaza City.
U.S. President Barack Obama (L) sits alongside House Speaker John Boehner during the unveiling of a statue in honor of civil rights activist Rosa Parks, in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Pope Benedict XVI waves from his popemobile as he rides through a packed Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican during his last general audience.
Photographers take pictures of the humanoid robot ROBOY during a media presentation at the Artificial Lab of the University of Zurich in Zurich, Switzerland.
A Bangladeshi woman cries at the scene of a fire at a slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Supporters of Yemen's former President Ali Abdullah Saleh climb on flag poles during a rally marking the anniversary of his power handover in Sana'a, Yemen.
Neil Heslin, the father of a six-year-old boy, who was slain in the Sandy Hook massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, on Dec. 14, 2012, holds a picture of himself with his son Jesse and wipes his eye while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013.
A boy collects plastic goods from a pile of garbage in the main sewerage area in Lahore, Pakistan.
A man drains water out of his flooded house in Murtino, 180 km east of capital Skopje, Macedonia.
A firefighter rescues a car stuck in the frozen Schluchsee lake in the Black Forest region, southern Germany. According to the police, the car was empty.
Japan's 114-year-old Misao Okawa receives a certificate of the world's oldest woman, which was presented to her by Guinness World Records Japan Country Manager Erika Ogawa, at a nursing home in Osaka, western Japan.
'Ray Brown', the resident cat, watches passers-by from a pub window in central London, Britain.


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expert advice MORE
Tutoring at Home
Q: I'm interested in having my 16-year-old son tutored in our home. What is the first step? Who can help me?
A: The first step is to decide in what area(s) your son needs tutoring. You will want to make his needs clear to potential tutors. And if you are interested in helping him with Spanish, you will not want to find someone majoring in math.
Start at your son's school. Talk with his teachers and his school counselor to find out the areas of study where he needs help. Often teachers and counselors know of retired teachers who enjoy tutoring, or perhaps there are teachers in your son's school who tutor students after school hours. The school staff can also help you know how much tutors in your community are paid per hour.
If there is a college or university near you, call the appropriate department and ask if they have a list of students willing to tutor high-school students. If they don't, ask if they would be willing to let you put a notice requesting tutoring help on their bulletin board.
Also check you local yellow pages for private tutors or tutoring agencies in your community. Most are very happy to provide references and contact information for former clients with whom you can check on their services.
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Barbara Potts has worked as an elementary school counselor for many years. She has a BA in psychology from Wake Forest University, and an M.Ed. in Guidance and Counseling from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.


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It's an immensely proud day for Pentaho. Today we announced that a syndicate of venture capital firms led by NEA that includes Benchmark Capital, Index Ventures and DAG Ventures has agreed to invest $23 million in the company. You can read the press release here.
These firms share a common belief that the big data revolution offers significant upside and is part of a larger transformation taking place in the enterprise software industry that includes cloud computing. NEA's recent blog post, SaaS 3.0: Big Data that Delivers, describes this very eloquently.
However, no matter how cool a company's technology is, the ability to attract funding depends on how well the company is delivering on its strategy. I'm pleased to report that our first-mover advantage in big data really started to pay off in 2012, with our big data sales growing by more than 300%! And I believe the kind of growth we've seen this year is only the tip of the iceberg.
Still, revenue growth is only part of the picture. As Warren Buffet famously said, "value is what you get" and sustainable growth depends on the ability to create value for others. On this score, our big data solutions are creating value for a new generation of disruptive companies like Beachmint, Shareable Ink and Travian Games, which recognize the potential of advanced analytics to drive innovation, customer loyalty and new sources of revenue. Established companies like Soliditet and several large firms in financial services are using Pentaho to prepare for a future that will include big data analytics.
We plan to use the new funds to accelerate further technology innovation in big data and other areas, recruit the best talent in the industry and further our expansion into global markets so that we can create even more market value through our solutions.
The big data journey is in full flight – hang on for a fast, fun filled ride!
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"This is a terrible tragedy for all of our team members."
Police say a man is dead after an armed robbery at the Domino's on Stonehenge Avenue in Bowling Green early this morning.
Now police need your help in the search for the man responsible in the first homicide the city has seen this year.
"I just didn't think something would happen in a neighborhood like this," says Marie Downey, who lives on Jennings Court.
Residents are on edge after police say a man with plans to rob Domino's entered the store just after closing around midnight, and shot and killed Harold Dean Johnson.
"When our officers arrived they located a male in the parking lot beside the building who was deceased," says Officer Ronnie Ward, Bowling Green Police Department.
Witnesses say they heard a struggle and a lot of yelling before 51 year old Johnson, an employee at a different Domino's location, was fatally shot.
"At this time we're not certain why he was at this location," says Ward.
Randy Matthews, the Owner of the Laundromat next door says they were closed at the time of the shooting but was alarmed, and stresses his employees take precaution to avoid a similar incident.
"We keep our building well lit and try to keep a lot of traffic going in and out. Our hours are such that our employees aren't here excessively early or excessively late, to where they would be by themselves," says Matthews.
Jacie Riley, who lives less than a mile from Domino's, says now she will think twice before taking a walk in her neighborhood late at night.
"It really scared me. We just moved here about two weeks ago, and we haven't seen anything. We talked to our neighbors and they said oh its a nice neighborhood and then this happens," says Riley.
Police are currently combing through surveillance video in hopes of finding the man responsible.
"Detectives have been going door to door in that whole area over there trying to roundup anyone that may have seen anything, any vehicles, or anything of that nature, that were suspicious in nature," says Ward.
Domino's Franchise Owner, Joseph Seagle says, "This is a terrible tragedy for all of our team members."
Police say the suspect is described as a 6 foot 1 black male.
If you have any information on this shooting please contact Crime Stoppers at 781-CLUE.


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Councillor Dr Barry Henley
How to contact me
I hold regular Advice Bureaux for constituents within the Brandwood Ward.
You can visit me at my Advice Bureaux or contact me using the details below.
Victoria Square
West Midlands
0121 303 2039
07557 287437
All about me
I first moved to Kings Norton, where I live now, in 1971, then ran businesses for multinational companies all round Britain, as well as in Singapore and Australia, before returning to Birmingham 14 years ago. Previously I headed the faculty of technology for Birmingham City University, and now I am a non-executive Director of the NHS mental health Trust for Birmingham and Solihull.
I am Chair of Governors of one school and deputy Chair at another, as well as a trustee of two educational charities.
Originally I trained as a Chemical Engineer, and I have a doctorate in Management. I use my many years of senior management experience by helping the Council owned companies, Acivico and Service Birmingham, to become more efficient and to provide better services.
I am a widower with two children and eight grandchildren. All the work I do now is to help other people lead worthwhile, healthy and fulfilling lives.
My aims for Brandwood are to improve the quality of life for everyone by improving the environment and prospects for employment.
Council Service
Elected: Brandwood Ward
Joined Council: 5 May 2005
Office Expires: 2018
Political Party: Labour
Council Service: May 2005 to May 2006; May 2011 to date
Committee Membership 2016 - 2017:
Planning Committee.
As well as Regulatory Committees and Overview & Scrutiny Committees, Councillors also serve on their respective Ward Committee/Forum and District Committee.
Statutory Register of Members Interests
For further guidance please see Introduction by the City Solicitor on this issue.
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Due to the current fiscal challenges, the Army and Air Force have announced the suspension of the federal Tuition Assistance (TA) program, effective immediately. The announcement affects all Army and Air Force branches, including Iowa Army and Air National Guard Soldiers and Airmen.
While Soldiers and Airmen are not permitted to submit new requests for tuition assistance, those currently enrolled in courses approved for tuition assistance are allowed to complete their current enrollment and will receive federal Tuition Assistance benefits for that course.
Army and Air Force officials said this suspension is necessary, given the significant military spending cutbacks caused by the combined effects of a possible year-long continuing resolution and sequestration. Both services will re-evaluate their TA policy, should the budgetary situation improve.
Iowa National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are still eligible for state education benefits under the Iowa National Guard Education Assistance Program (NGEAP), which was created under Iowa law (see Iowa Code 2011 Section 261.86), funded entirely with State tax dollars, and available only to Iowa National Guard members. This program may pay up to 100 percent tuition at the Iowa Regents rate for Iowa public and private universities, colleges, and community colleges.
Iowa National Guard Soldiers and Airmen may also continue to pursue their educational goals with VA education benefits, if applicable, that include the Montgomery GI Bill, including Active Duty (Chapter 30), Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve (Chapter 1606), Reserve Education Assistance Program (Chapter 1607), the Post 9/11 GI Bill, and federal grants and other financial aid.
The Iowa National Guard Education Center will continue to provide educational support to Soldiers and Airmen, including educational and vocational counseling, academic testing, credentialing, and transcripts of their military training and experience.
Iowa National Guard Soldiers and Airmen should contact their local education centers with questions and to get updates. Updated information will also be posted to www.goarmyed.com (Army National Guard only) and www.iowanationalguard.com .
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The Quiet Thunder of Kevin Durant
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Kevin Durant stepped onto the court at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn Tuesday around 7 p.m., joining his teammates from the Oklahoma City Thunder in the customary pregame ritual of the two-line layup drill. His first shot was not a shot, but a crisp dunk. Curling back to midcourt, Durant noticed Deron Williams of the Nets, one of his colleagues on the 2012 U.S. Olympic team, and gave him a quick hug. He jumped back in line, where he swiveled for a nifty reverse layup. Then another dunk. Durant began taking shots: manageable 14-footers from the corners, short-range jumpers in which his heels barely left the floor. He practiced a tall, arcing shot that plunged toward the rim like coin falling off a table. Basketball players at every level love to waste warm-up time heaving up long bombs, but Durant did not. In 15 minutes or so of watching him, I didn't see him attempt a single three-pointer.
When the game began, Durant's first basket was a three-pointer. It came less than a minute into the contest, and it began like a lot of Durant's 10,000-plus career points—Durant springing open his lithe 6-foot-9 frame and letting fly as the Nets tried to react, the ball lifting gracefully and falling through the net. Up, away, unstoppable. This is where Kevin Durant lives most of the time, in his sixth season, at 24 years of age. The game flows from him rather than to him, and when he gets the ball, there's an audible, anticipatory hush, even on the road.
Later in the half, Durant hit a three-pointer to give Oklahoma City a 13-point lead, and on the next sequence, took a short pass from his brilliant Thunder id, Russell Westbrook, and hammered a dunk, his knees raised like a squat. Soon after Durant attempted an even more spectacular dunk over Brooklyn's Andray Blatche, leaping skyward and jamming his torso toward Blatche's head. The ball crashed off the rim. For the next minute, the Barclays Center buzzed, not at what it had witnessed, but what it had almost. It was a fantastic miss.
"That probably would have been my best dunk ever," Durant said after the game. He was wearing a gray, hooded sweatshirt, desert camouflage cargo pants and a pair of spotless, retro Air Jordan 4s. He mocked frustration when asked about the miss. "I wanted to finish it so bad. I know 'Dray from him playing in D.C., that's where I'm from, so I was talking a little trash to him after that one."
Not far away, Westbrook was exiting the locker room, wearing a pair of tortoise shell glasses and a tweed fedora. He looked ready to take the train to Williamsburg and screen a documentary about birds. The Thunder are quirky but they are regarded as a model franchise; They lost in last year's finals, but given the team's youth and consistent growth, future championships are less expected than presumed. Just before this season began, Oklahoma City traded one of its young stars, James Harden, having failed to agree with him on a contract extension. The move was seen as abrupt, but also as a clear indication that the Thunder have an unwavering plan. Harden was liked, and is missed, but Oklahoma City is not struggling. After Wednesday's win over Brooklyn they are 15-4, near the top of the league.
This ascension began with Durant, who was picked second in the 2007 NBA draft behind Greg Oden, a 7-footer whose career has been tormented by injuries and is now an unsigned free agent, out of the league. Durant, from the University of Texas via Rockville, Md., played a teenaged season in Seattle before the Sonics acrimoniously moved east and rechristened themselves the Thunder. In Durant, Oklahoma City has a simpatico superstar—quiet, unassuming, averse to overt showiness. But it is a mistake to associate Durant's low-key nature with a lack of ferocity on the court. In recent seasons Durant has elevated his game from pure shooting—he has led the NBA in scoring in each of the last three seasons—and become a more dynamic, slash-to-the-basket handful. His statistics are breathtaking (Durant was the second-youngest player to reach 10,000 points) but it's clear that statistics are not the goal. Durant is half a decade in and he is hungry. At the end of the 2012 Finals with Miami, it was possible to detect a vague fury in Durant, a determination to return and get his revenge.
In the fourth quarter, as the Nets began to close, Durant did what the greatest players do—take control, dictate pace, score and if not, get the fouls. He gets the fouls because he is Kevin Durant but also because he gets fouled. He hit his free throws. Durant finished with 32 points on 9-for-16 shooting from the field, and 12 for 12 from the line. The undermanned Nets made it close, but it never really felt like they had enough to unsettle the clearly superior Thunder. It's a little cruel, watching an elite team pull away from a good one, a turbo car putting a commuter in the rear view. After the game, Durant described Brooklyn as a "great, great, great venue," but it was obvious to everyone that the Nets, while stirring, aren't yet ready to be a headliner. Oklahoma City is ready. And so is Kevin Durant.
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31 Jan 2013 7:51 AM #1
[4.2.0 beta 2] a very simple/small remoter grid: performance compare to 3.4.x
I modified a sencha example remote grid (see attached files) to compare performance with 3.4.x. It is a very simple and small remote grid (6 columns and 27 rows data). I do following initial grid load measurements and tested with FF16 on same machine/same network.
(1) Program start ( Ext.onReady) to grid render time.
(2) Program start to grid view ready time.
(3) Store before load to store load time.
(4) Program start to store load time.
All measured times with extjs4.2.0(beta2) and extjs 4.1.1a are at least 30%-50% slower than extjs 3.4.x. (#4 above item: .370 seconds vs .200 seconds ).
Anyone has some kind of performance with extjs 4.1.x/4.2.x, or just me. Any methods to tune the performance to match 3.4.x? If this is a performance issue with extjs 4.1/4.2, I hope extjs 4.2.x release would at least pay an attention to improve the performance of simple grid.
Most of my applications are similar to above remote grid, but with language translation, filter, column hide/show at initial load. They perform very well with extjs 3.4.x (less than .5 seconds with FF), but with extjs4.1.1a, users feel slowness (1-4 seconds with FF). Not sure how to use Ext.suspendLayouts() / Ext.resumeLayouts(), and/or store.suspendEvents() / store.resumeEvents() to improve performance for the grid initial load data.
I am a Premium Member, but no sencha support answer my 4.1.1a question yet: http://www.sencha.com/forum/showthre...ch-extjs-3.4.x.
4.2.0 test code: ( 3.4.x test code and remote data in zip file).
PHP Code:
Ext.onReady(function() {
var startTime = new Date().getTime();
Ext.define('Product', {
extend: 'Ext.data.Model',
fields: [{
name: 'id',
type: 'int'
}, {
name: 'company'
}, {
name: 'price',
type: 'float'
}, {
name: 'date',
type: 'date'
}, {
name: 'visible',
type: 'boolean'
}, {
name: 'size'
var beforeloadtime ='', loadtime ='';
var store = Ext.create('Ext.data.JsonStore', {
autoDestroy: true,
model: 'Product',
proxy: {
type: 'ajax',
url: 'grid-filter.json',
reader: {
type: 'json',
root: 'data',
idProperty: 'id',
totalProperty: 'total'
remoteSort: false,
sorters: [{
property: 'company',
direction: 'ASC'
listeners: {
beforeload: {
fn: function() {
beforeloadtime = new Date().getTime();
load: {
fn: function() {
loadtime = new Date().getTime();
var dt = loadtime - beforeloadtime;
var dt2 = loadtime - startTime;
console.info( ' extjs4.x total store load time (from store beforeload to load = '+ dt);
console.info( ' extjs4.x total time (from start to store load = '+ dt2);
datachanged: {
fn: function() {
var headerCt = grid.getComponent(0).headerCt,
headers = headerCt.getGridColumns(),
index = headerCt.items.findIndex('dataIndex', 'size'),
myCol = headers[index];
//myCol.setVisible( false );
var grid = Ext.create('Ext.grid.Panel', {
border: false,
store: store,
columns: {
defaults: { sortable: true },
items: [{
dataIndex: 'id',
header: 'Id',
flxe: 1,
}, {
dataIndex: 'company',
header: 'Company',
flxe: 1,
id: 'company'
}, {
dataIndex: 'price',
flxe: 1,
header: 'Price'
}, {
dataIndex: 'size',
flxe: 1,
header: 'Size'
}, {
dataIndex: 'date',
flxe: 1,
header: 'Date',
renderer: Ext.util.Format.dateRenderer('m/d/Y')
}, {
dataIndex: 'visible',
flxe: 1,
header: 'Visible'
loadMask: true,
dockedItems: [Ext.create('Ext.toolbar.Paging', {
dock: 'bottom',
store: store
listeners: {
afterlayout: {
fn: function(){
// console.info( ' afterlayout =' );
viewready: {
fn: function(){
var endTime = new Date().getTime() - startTime;
console.info( ' extjs4.x total view ready time (from start to view ready ) = '+ endTime);
render: {
fn: function(){
var endTime = new Date().getTime() - startTime;
console.info( ' extjs4.x total render time (from start to render ) = '+ endTime);
// store.suspendEvents();
params: {
start: 0,
limit: 50
emptyText: 'No Matching Records',
title: 'Grid Filters Example',
height: 400,
width: 700,
layout: 'fit',
renderTo: Ext.getBody(),
31 Jan 2013 7:56 AM #2
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I'd guess it's related to the number of layout cycles performed (which reads a lot from the DOM, getStyle etc). Here's a short blog post I did on how to count those: http://www.bryntum.com/blog/improvin...a-performance/
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Sorry, I wrote it a bit confusing - I don't work for Sencha. I just showed a simple way of measuring the nbr of layout cycles. You can try to measure this number in your test case to see how many layouts are performed.
31 Jan 2013 9:23 AM #5
Hope sencha developers can find methods to reduce unnecessary layouts with extjs 4.2 release.
31 Jan 2013 2:30 PM #6
You should Define things outside of onReady.
Moving from 3.4 to 4.2 we haven't seen any slowness but that is because we optimize the library to only what we need.
Used JS Builder and now Sencha Command. Was getting 2.5k rows with 30 columns loading in about 1-2 seconds with 3.4 and 4.2 on IE8 WinXP SP3, so it just depends on how you have things structured and configured.
We also have a Proof of Concept in which we made an Ext JS 3.4 grid display 10,000 rows in IE7 in 1 second. But we had to tweak how the rendering was working on that.
The same page in Chrome showed all 10,000 rows in 0.5 seconds. FF was around 0.75 seconds for the 10,000 rows.
1 Feb 2013 7:13 AM #7
(1) That will be great, please help me if you can tweak this simple example with extjs 4.x.x to match extjs 3.4.x performance. Thank you.
(2) If you are not working for Sencha, then Sencha support should do the same as you did to help me do the tweak. (I will create ticket for this).
(3) My test examples are from extjs examples, there are almost exact same for both extjs 4.2.x and 3.4.x with simplification and easy comparisons (apple and apple compare).
(4) I am not looking for grid display 10,000 rows data, but 25 -30 rows. Please keep mind large data always easy to optimization, and it also could hide some of real problems.
(5) Please see attached page analyzer for initial grid load. Compare with ext3.4, there is extra grid layout (4.2.x did 3 grid layouts, 3.4.x did 2 grid layouts). For 4.2.x, last grid layout is from store.load->loadRecords->refresh->refreshSize->grid.updateLayout(). Don't understand why 'loadRecords' needs to do grid updateLayout. That is one of the reason that 4.2.x performance is about at least 30% slower than 3.4.x. Don't you think this is a bug?
(6) Make thing worse, if there are hide/show columns during the initial load, then will trig another do layout.
(7) For the best optimization, the grid initial load should only do grid layout once. It means that from grid start to initial store (records) loaded, it should only have one layout count. There are lots of room to improve grid performance to match 3.4.x.
(8) So the goal will be internally (auto) and/or provide a method to reduce the do layout count to only one time when initial load remote grid data.
1 Feb 2013 8:27 AM #8
I will try to make time this weekend to update the example. I'm rather swamped right now but if you define everything first into a namespace then do 1 create in the onReady that should save you sometime.
But removing everything from loading or doing dynamic loading of things required will cause a little lag but get the same results as creating 1 js file with everything in it.
I don't work for Sencha but I do work at a corporation that handles millions of transactions during a 9-5 business day with Ext JS front end and Java back end. So the timing for us is very critical to be real time data.
Just think of loading everything in the Ext JS library is like buying car with everything on it but if you live in Texas your never going to use the seat warmers in the car. In Texas you wouldn't buy a car with seat warmers cause its not needed. So why load everything for a simple grid if your never going to use tabpanels, trees, and etc.
1 Feb 2013 9:22 AM #9
Thank you. I have created a ticket with this for Sencha and hope they will figure it out. Here I just ask a very simple test example, and I do use namespace/class, etc in my application.
5 Feb 2013 11:57 AM #10
I turn out that the support ticket could not help me at all. I have to dig into extjs code and found out one bug on onProxyLoad function in Ext.data.Store.
The following is patch which will match extjs 3.4.x total layouts (twice) for initial grid load, it also will prevent all layouts with column hide/show during the initial grid load. This patch will dramatically improve performance if there are column hide/show during the initial grid data load.
However, the overall performance is still slower (at least 25%) than 3.4.x. I hope Sencha will make effort to match 3.4.x performance.
PHP Code:
Ext.define('My.patch.data.Store', { override: 'Ext.data.Store',
onProxyLoad: function(operation) {
var me = this,
resultSet = operation.getResultSet(),
records = operation.getRecords(),
successful = operation.wasSuccessful();
if (resultSet) {
me.totalCount = resultSet.total;
Ext.suspendLayouts(); // added code
if (successful) {
me.loadRecords(records, operation); // this will trig layout
me.loading = false;
if (me.hasListeners.load) {
me.fireEvent('load', me, records, successful); // this will trig layout
if (me.hasListeners.read) {
me.fireEvent('read', me, records, successful);
Ext.resumeLayouts(true); // added code
Ext.callback(operation.callback, operation.scope || me, [records, operation, successful]);


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For example: i have 2 nautilus windows opened and maximized and i want to move a file from window A to window B.
If i drag the file on the unity launcher it doesn't move the file but it will open the window where files is -.-''
I'm doing something wrong or there are a big bug into unity??
PS: i'm using Ubuntu 12.04 amd64, obviously packages are up-to-date ;)
For example: i have 2 nautilus windows opened and maximized and i want to move a file from window A to window B.
try with:
There is a user on launchpad that found a great workaround. Use the scale plugin assigning it to one of the screen corners, it works great I would say:
I just did it on Unity 3.8.16 in Ubuntu 11.04 and it worked fine, but not in Ubuntu 12.04. Sounds like a regression to me!
Could not find anything on this bug, so I reported it on Launchpad https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/995039
I am not sure how to do this, but you can use F3 to open "two panel" nautilus and drag and drop files this way.
Found a way to dnd files from nautilus to Google Drive, will check it out with other programs. In Chrome, sign in to Google Drive. Create an Application Shortcut (Tools, Create Application Shortcut). Make the Application Shortcut screen you just created "Always on Top." Launch nautilus. In Nautilus, select the file or folder you want to dnd into Drive. DND the file or folder to the Drive window (when the cursor is in the correct area of the Drive window, you will see the plus ( + ) sign on the file or folder you are dnd'ing. Drop the file or folder and you should be good to go.
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Heroes Shine Amid Storm's Destruction
Before the storm struck on Monday, the firefighters walked the streets of Broad Channel, Queens, with a bullhorn, blaring a simple message: Get out. Not everyone listened, and by Monday evening, the cries for help—dozens of them—had begun.
Superstorm Sandy brought Jamaica Bay's waters crashing into the Queens island community, sending residents who ignored evacuation orders scrambling into attics. The firefighters—all of them volunteers—jumped into two small boats and began pulling in people—some of whom had swum out of their flooded home's open windows.
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By 1:30 a.m., they had rescued about 30 people, said the department's chief, Dan McIntyre. "Some people are very stubborn," Mr. McIntyre said, though he added that he understood the impulse to ride out the storm. "We've lived through a lot here—this was severe."
The hours after Sandy lashed the Greater New York area were characterized by heroic rescues and dramatic escapes, as officials struggled to reach thousands of people who were stranded after deciding to stay in their homes for the storm.
The rescue efforts continued on Tuesday night on Fire Island, where about 120 people remained stranded. The U.S. Coast Guard and other authorities were attempting to reach residents on the eastern portion of the 26-mile-long island by helicopter and find out whether anyone had a medical emergency that had to be addressed immediately.
Sandy destroyed at least a dozen houses on the barrier island, demolished many docks and washed over most of the marinas, preventing boats from landing for rescues. The only road into the island was washed out in multiple places.
"We want to be sure that there aren't people that are injured that we're not aware of at this point," said Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone.
The Fire Island responders were among hundreds of rescue workers, neighbors and even members of the National Guard who boarded boats and trucks to rush into the region's most ravaged areas, summoned by increasingly panicked calls from those who mistakenly stayed behind.
Authorities said Sandy caused at least 41 deaths across eight states, but "that number would also be much, much larger if it wasn't for the truly historic and courageous activities of our first responders all across the state," said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. "I saw people put themselves in the way of danger that was really inspirational."
Even in relatively affluent places where most residents complied with evacuation orders, there were moments of bravery.
In Old Saybrook, Conn., a waterfront community on the Long Island Sound, the police and volunteer firefighters made 10 rescue missions in less than two hours Monday night, using Army trucks to forge through floodwaters that had reached about 3 feet. At the same time, two houses caught fire.
"We see the flames, but we can't get too close to it" because of the floodwaters, said police chief Michael Spera. The homes eventually burned down.
"People start wading out of their houses saying 'help me, help me.' So we start saving them," Mr. Spera said
No one died in Old Saybrook as a result of Sandy. Some town officials were upset that emergency responders' lives were put in danger.
"When I hear a call coming out that we have to go rescue someone who refused to evacuate, and we are sending volunteer firefighters, that is what makes you nuts," said First Selectman Carl Fortuna.
Mayor Andrew Hardwick of Freeport on Long Island's South Shore, which experienced major flooding, joined other officials in chastising stubborn residents for needlessly endangering lives of rescue workers.
"To hear cries of help through the night is not a good feeling as a public servant," said Mr. Hardwick, who began warning people to leave Sunday. "The residents have made this very hard."
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg praised the rescue workers' efforts.
"Our first responders have been doing a heroic job protecting our city and saving lives—and they are still fighting fires and conducting live-saving search and rescue missions," he said on Tuesday. "We owe them an enormous debt of gratitude."
Many of those who were rescued agreed. They expressed regret, along with a sheepish acknowledgment that they had learned their lesson. Mea culpas also came from those who were now stranded at the top of high-rise buildings or stuck in areas with no power, hot water and dwindling food supplies.
The reasons for staying varied. Some had heeded calls to leave their homes during Irene, the area's last major storm, but felt reports of danger were overblown. Based on that experience, they calculated—wrongly, in many cases—that the potential peril didn't outweigh the hassle of packing.
Others said they had nowhere to go, and were unaware of local evacuation centers. Still others said they had survived previous storms and were confident they could again. "Everyone got warned. Everyone wanted to ride it out," said Jim Mangan, a 43-year-old Broad Channel resident who didn't evacuate. "For once the weatherman got it right. It's a tough lesson to learn: No one listens, everyone thinks they're invincible."
Mr. Mangan quickly realized he had made a mistake in not leaving. As the storm struck, he watched in astonishment as a large boat washed up on his deck. Water eventually rose 4 feet inside his home.
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Former firefighter sparks new life into old Williamsburg firehouse with new craft brewery
WILLIAMSBURG, Ohio -- An old firehouse is about to get new life in Williamsburg as a pair of nascent brewers prepares to open up shop.
Williamsburg resident Adam Cowan plans to open up the Old Firehouse Brewery at 237 W. Main St. on Sept. 12. The team may hold a soft opening the week before depending on beer production and permit inspections.
"I've had people come in every day asking when we're going to be open," Cowan said with enthusiasm.
Cowan said he got the idea to start a brewery while on vacation with his wife in Asheville, N.C. He spent more than a year just researching beer and the beer industry before getting the business plan up and running.
His original intention was to open in Mt. Orab, but the old firehouse came open and he closed on it in January 2014. He ordered the equipment in January as well.
Cowan and his team have been hard at work since then getting the 59-year-old building ready. They've completely overhauled the building with a new sprinkler system, boiler, and drainage system for the brew house.
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It has cost Cowan about $700,000 to get started. He said they are a little over-budget but have been very fortunate. The building didn't need too much work done to it and they've been able to source most of their contractors and labor within the Williamsburg community.
Cowan bought a brew house and several fermenters from Diversified Metal Engineering in Canada. Much of the work they had done on the brewery had to be custom built to fit the location.
The Old Firehouse Brewery will start out with a 15 bbl brewhouse with a 30bbl fermenter, several 15 bbl fermenters and a bright tank. Cowan said the system is capable of producing 3,600 bbls annually.
Cowan said they hope to produce 2,000 barrels in the first year, but plan on at least 1,000 barrels. That said, both Cowan and Head Brewer Ben Ramsey said they will control the growth if needed and focus entirely on the craft.
"I'm not afraid to dump a batch down the drain if it's not up to our standards," Cowan said.
Ramsey said they plan to launch with five or six beers on tap. They've already done several test batches to iron out the kinks in the new system.
The mainstay beers will include the "Pin-Up Girl" blonde and the "Code 3" Scottish Red. The other signature beers include the "Backdraft" IPA and "Probie" Porter. They also plan on brewing a gose to start. They hope to have 12 beers on tap by Thanksgiving.
Though the brewery hasn't opened yet, they are already looking at buying another 15-barrel fermenter and a brite tank.
"It's just so we can play," Cowan said. "It'll be there so that if we get a wild idea, or something off the wall … we'll have the space."
The brewers said they plan on rotating a lot of different beers in and out in addition to their mainstay selection. They also have collaborations in the works with Blank Slate and Country Boy brewing.
"Reception even among the local brewers has been phenomenal," Cowan said. "We're here to be part of the team."
One of Cowan's future goals is to move into canning if production and demand allows. He said they have looked at smaller canning lines that would fit their space and allow for more flexibility in their production.
Cowan said they have already had 37 bars and restaurants come in and ask for beer even without a taste. The owner said distribution is planned but they will wait to see what's available after demand at the taproom.
They hope to employ 10 to 12 people by Christmas. Cowan said they already have two employees who will help in the tap room when the brewery officially opens and they are looking for an assistant brewer.
An interesting aspect to Old Firehouse Brewery is that patrons will be able to get up close and personal with the brew house itself. Unlike other brewers that are required to have a partition between the taproom and brewery; Old Firehouse Brewery has a new sprinkler system installed that allows them to bypass that requirement.
In staying with the firehouse theme, all the coat hooks along the wall have the nameplates of the last fire crew that worked at the firehouse.
Patrons will also find a plethora of firefighter memorabilia. Cowan said they will use authentic firefighter uniforms, lights and artwork to help people feel like they are truly inside a working fire station.
Cowan is no stranger to the business world either. In addition to his career as a firefighter, he has held a variety of management positions.
Currently he works as a purchasing/equipment manager for Arch Materials, a limestone company. He also worked at Wine Cellar Innovations as a safety manager and for his father's construction company.
Cowan's wife is also pitching in to run the books while the brewery grows.
Ramsey comes to the brewing industry from a different direction. He got into it as a home brewer while in college. After tinkering with kits and building up his gear, his wife finally intervened.
"My wife said, 'Well, why don't you try to do it for a living?' Well, it's really not that easy," Ramsey said.
Eventually Ramsey started to work at the Lexington Beer Store. The business included a home brew shop in addition to a craft beer bar. He also taught home brewing classes there.
During that time, Ramsey volunteered at Country Boy Brewing and learned how to brew on a production system. Toward the end of his time at the beer store, Ramsey was offered a position at Alltech (Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co.). He worked there for about three years moving between a variety of positions including brewing, cellaring and packaging.
Ramsey and Cowan were brought together through a mutual friend and once they met, they quickly sat down to talk seriously about launching the brewery.
"We all have the same idea. It's all about the beer," Ramsey said. "We don't want to sacrifice and cut corners anywhere. It's fun. It's hard work but I love it."
Ramsey said he plans on making as many beers as he can. That includes producing many one-offs and collaboration beers in addition to their mainstay fleet.
The brewery won't offer food but Cowan plans to partner with local restaurants to provide food options. Patrons are also welcome to bring their own grub.
Once it's open, the brewery will have taproom hours Wednesday through Sunday. It will have seating for 12 people at the bar and 100 at the four-top tables.
More information on the brewery is available at www.oldfirehousebrewery.com; and at www.Facebook.com/OldFirehouseBrewery.
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Is there a name for adjectives like beautiful, incredible, amazing, etc.? Adjectives that are often generically substitutable when, say, describing vacation resorts, or the like. Preferably a name that doesn't sound salesperson-ey, but I'm curious to know those too, so do comment.
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Words like those that have been stripped of semantic content and are used in a vain attempt to add emotion are usually called intensifiers.
They're Polar predicates. They lie at the pole of a semantic cline, like freezing and boiling:
They're not the only ones, of course. The semantic test for them in English is use of absolute(ly), which is limited to use with polar predicates.
Absolute(ly) also distinguishes the polar 'crazy' sense of mad from its non-polar 'angry' sense.
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When used to the extreme exaggeration, "Hyperbole" comes to mind:
The word I use most often is "nondescript". I use it with writers in discussing words that poorly describe their subjects, but it is generally a good description of your cohort of adjectives.
If those words were about a person, it would be empty flattery. Maybe trite adjectives would serve for your purposes? I don't think there's a single word term to describe these words. Easier to come by are terms to describe the act of using overstated but meaningless adjectives and terms to label a person doing this. Depending on situation examples are: gloating, over-stating, being over-the-top, stupendifying (?), facecious, suck-up.


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Buttermilk Banana Muffins
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Here's a good way to add some fruit to your morning diet -- put applesauce and mashed bananas into buttermilk muffins!
Serves: Serves: 12
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup egg substitute
- 3/4 cup cinnamon-flavored applesauce
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 tablespoons nonfat buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon-sugar mixture
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- Preheat oven to 325F.
- Lightly spray 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.
- Combine bananas, sugars, egg substitute and applesauce in large mixing bowl; blend until smooth and creamy.
- Gradually add flour, cinnamon, baking soda and baking powder; mix just until blended.
- Add buttermilk and vanilla extract and blend well.
- Fill muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until lightly browned.
- Remove from oven; cool 10 to 15 minutes; sprinkle tops with cinnamon-sugar mixture. Cool to room temperature before refrigerating or freezing. Muffins can be thawed and microwaved 15 to 20 seconds.
- Bananas are a great source of fiber, which may lower LDL (bad) cholesterol by one-third and raise HDL (good) cholesterol levels by 30 percent.
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Included in the Lockhart Gallery exhibition is Fidanza's reproductive print of a portrait from Raphel's "Transfiguration" in S. Pietro a Montorio, which was moved to the Vatican gallery.
GENESEO, N.Y. -- The first known public exhibition in the United States of 18th century Italian artist Paolo Fidanza's reproductive prints will be on display March 22 - May 5 at SUNY Geneseo's Lockhart Gallery. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
Fidanza produced his own paintings and prints at his studio in Rome but also created prints that were reproductions of famous paintings for distribution throughout Europe so that renowned works could be studied by other artists and art students. Art collectors sought these reproductive prints and they helped American colonial-era artists learn their craft.
The student-centered exhibit if the first of its kind in the galleries at Geneseo. Lynette Bosch, professor of art at Geneseo, directed seminar students Pam Elder, Lauren Recny, Corrine Smith, Olivia Cammisa Frost and Laura Palmer, all of whom conducted research on Fidanza and the prints.
The Lockhart Gallery is at 26 Main St. in Geneseo. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Thursday from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m.
For more information on the exhibition, call 585-245-5813.
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Lloyd P. Moyer Jr., 83, of Fremont died Friday, Dec. 14, 2012
at Shalimar Gardens in Fremont. He was born March 14, 1929 in Humboldt to Lloyd and Katherine (Johnson) Moyer Sr. He was raised and attended school there.
After his schooling he worked on the family farm until being drafted into the Army. During his military years he served in Alaska building bridges. After his military service he returned to Syracuse and began working for the Nebraska Public Power District.
On Dec. 20, 1954, Lloyd married Myrle Johnson. The couple moved to Tecumseh in 1958 then to Hooper in 1967 and then back to Syracuse in 1982.
Lloyd retired from OPPD in 1990 and moved to Fremont in 1993. Lloyd was a member of VFW Post 5547 in Syracuse and the American Legion Post #100, also in Syracuse.
He is survived by daughter Renee and husband Steve Hough of Council Bluffs, Iowa; son Chris and wife Robin Moyer of Fremont; grandchildren Danielle Moyer of Sioux Falls, S.D. and Tanner Moyer of Fremont; three step grandchildren;one step great granddaughter; sister Dorothy of Pawnee City; sisters-in-law Mary and husband Ron Meyer of Syracuse and Helen Johnson of Omaha;
brother-in-law Henry Johnson and friend Kathy Tom of Ralston; and nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel in Fremont. The Rev. Dan Heuer will officiate.
Visitation at the Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel will be Thursday from 2-7 p.m. with the family receiving friends from 5-7 p.m. Memorials are suggested to Trinity Lutheran Church, Low Income Ministry Food Bank, and Arlington Booster Club.
Burial with military honors by the Fremont Honor Guard will be 10 a.m. Friday at Memorial Cemetery in Fremont.
Online guestbook is at www.Ludvigsenmortuary.com.
Ludvigsen Mortuary in Fremont is in charge of arrangements.
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March 25, 2011
The Parlotones at D'Aria, Durbanville – Flickr pic of the day
This photograph of a performance by The Parlotones at D'Aria in Durbanville was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. group member Craig Pitchers.
Craig says, "The Parlotones performed at D'Aria Estate on the Durbanville Wine Route on the Valentine's Day weekend – as part of D'Aria's summer concert series. The band played to an enthusiastic crowd."
Do you have images of Cape Town you'd like to share with us? We'd love you to join the Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group!
Image © Craig Pitchers


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this wiki
An Acromantula is a species of giant spider, native to the rainforests of Southeast Asia, particularly Borneo where it inhabits dense jungles. Acromantulas are believed to be a wizard-bred species, designed to guard dwellings or treasure hoards, and were first created before the Ban on Experimental Breeding in 1965. These giant spiders with a taste for human flesh were first spotted in 1794.
Physical description
- "Spiders. Not tiny spiders like those surging over the leaves below. Spiders the size of carthorses, eight-eyed, eight-legged, black, hairy, gigantic. The massive specimen that was carrying Harry made its way down the steep slope toward a misty, domed web in the very centre of the hollow, while its fellows closed in all around it, clicking their pincers excitedly at the sight of its load."
- —Harry Potter's description of the acromantulas[src]
Acromantulas sport eight, black eyes (white if blind) and are typically covered in thick black hair, with a leg span that can reach up to fifteen feet. They are the size of a carthorse, if adult.
They possess a set of giant chelicerae which they use to eat live prey or their own dead kin. Their pincers produce a clicking sound when they are agitated or excited.[1] They also secrete poison when excited.[2] They are sentient, and capable of human speech.
The fangs contain highly toxic venom, valued at 100 Galleons a pint in 1996 .[3]
The female is usually larger than the male, and can lay up to one hundred soft, wide, beach ball-sized eggs at a time. They usually hatch in six to eight weeks.[1] Acromantula eggs are a Class A Non-Tradeable Material.[1]
Acromantulas tend to reside in thick jungles and heavily forested areas, and their webs are large and dome-shaped.[1][4]
Acromantulas in the Wizarding World
A colony of Acromantulas was established in the Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry by Aragog and his mate, Mosag. Rubeus Hagrid originally kept a young Aragog in a cupboard box in the school's dungeons. Aragog was released into the Forest by Rubeus Hagrid at about the time of the 1943 opening of the Chamber of Secrets.[4]
During the Third Task of the Triwizard Tournament in 1995, an Acromantula was positioned close to the Triwizard Cup. Harry Potter and Cedric Diggory joined forces to defeat it.[5]
The Forbidden Forest Acromantula colony participated in the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998, when the Death Eaters drove them out of the Forest, and towards Hogwarts Castle. Rubeus Hagrid was captured by the Death Eaters after he was lost among the swarm in his efforts to protect Aragog's offspring.
The name Acromantula has the Greek ακρος (acros/acro), meaning high or "peak," and -mantula, from the English "tarantula." True to their name, Acromantulas are massive arachnids who tend to spin their expansive webs high in tree tops. Despite the names bearing a phonetic similarity to Tarantulas, they appear more like Wolf Spiders and are, in all depictions, araneomorphae.
The eight eyes of the Acromantula are used to symbolise the number eight in the runic alphabet.[6]
Behind the scenes
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter used Arania Exumai, a stunning or killing spell for use against spiders, while attempting to escape the Acromantula colony. He learned the spell from Tom Riddle upon visiting the latter's sixteen year old memory in his diary. The spell was never mentioned in the book.
- The Acromantulas in the film more closely resemble wolf spiders than actual tarantulas.
- In Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Ron pens an added nine "X"s to the Acromantula's Classification. This is a reference to his fear of spiders.
- The basilisk is the worst enemy of all spiders, feared so much that the spiders do not even speak of it, similar to how wizards of Harry Potter's world view Lord Voldemort and use a euphemism in place of his name. It is their greatest threat due to the basilisk's killing gaze and the fact that spiders have many eyes that they are unable to close, thus making them highly vulnerable targets.
- In the films, Acromantulas have two big eyes, at the height of human eyes, with a line of four small eyes underneath and an eye on each side of the head, human temple height. This is a detail that is not specified in the books.
- The spider that Ron faced off in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban closely resembles a Black widow, with the exception of its size.
- In Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, riders encounter Acromantulas in the Forbidden Forest portion of the the ride.
See also
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Seen as Boggart)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Possible appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Seen as Boggart) (GBA version only)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (Disc 2)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)[7]
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book
- LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World
- LEGO Harry Potter
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
- J. K. Rowling's Official Site
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- LEGO Harry Potter
- Harry Potter: The Creature Vault
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- ↑ Harry Potter Bloomsbury Glossary: Acromantula: exact quote: Monstrous eight-eyed, hairy spiders capable of human speech. Carthorse-sized and carnivorous, they have eight legs and sharp pincers. When excited or angry, they make a distinctive clicking sound and secrete poison. They fear Basilisks.
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ J. K. Rowling's Official Site
- ↑ In the Chamber of Secrets, a door is about to close. You can then see an Acromantula walking towards you before the door is closed.
|Professor: Bathsheda Babbling
|Textbooks: Advanced Rune Translation · Ancient Runes Made Easy · Magical Hieroglyphs and Logograms · Rune Dictionary · Spellman's Syllabary
|Known Runes: Acromantula · Demiguise · Ehwaz · Eihwaz · Fwooper · Graphorn · Hydra · Quintaped · Runespoor · Salamander · Unicorn · Unknown · Mark of Merlin


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Charlotte, N.C. - The Charlotte 49ers dropped a hard fought 1-0 decision to VCU in the Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinals at Transamerica Field. The 49ers loss was their first at home since October 31, 2010.
"It was a tough loss," Charlotte coach Kevin Langan said. "It felt like an NCAA Tournament game. I thought that we were the team with better possession and dominating the play. We responded fantastic after VCU's goal. We had three or four chances but we did not get good contact on the ball. Our guys are hurting. It was bitterly disappointing."
VCU scored the game's only goal when Joseph Haboush passed to Mario Herrera Meraz who then drifted a shot into the upper right corner of the goal from about 25 yards in the 79th minute.
In the 83rd minute, the 49ers nearly tied the score but Aidan Kirbride's shot from close range was stopped by VCU's goalkeeper Clark Hankins. Then, in the 89th minute, Thomas Allen headed a shot point blank but his shot was stopped by VCU's Hankins.
The 49ers finished the game with an 11-5 advantage in shots. In the second half, the 49ers had an 8-1 advantage in shots. Jennings Rex led the 49ers with three shots. Will Mayhew and Giuseppe Gentile each tallied two shots. The 49ers also had a 5-2 advantage in corner kicks.
The 49ers, who should earn an at large bid to the NCAA Tournament, will wait until Monday, November 12 at 5:30 pm for the NCAA Tournament Selection to see who they will face in the Tournament.


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In my CentOS 6.2 server, I have the following configuration for networking:
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NetworkManagerpackage wasn't installed
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eth0I have a DHCP configuration
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eth0:1alias interface I have a static IP, lets say
When I have connected my server to internet and boot up, both interfaces are brought up well, but when I don't have a connection to the internet (with other words, when it isn't allocated an IP through DHCP to the main interface) and boot up, the alias interface is also down.
Question: Is there a way to prevent this behavior? Or how to bring up the alias interface when boot up the server, even if the main interface is down?


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by Melissa Brunner
I last ran January 14. Not that I'm keeping track. And not that my husband has noticed any moodiness on my part (wink!).
After two years of a nagging pain that had gotten progressively worse over the summer and into fall, I decided to get it checked. Why wait so long? Well, it was an odd thing where it never really bothered me when I ran or did activities. The pain came when I sat for any length of time, centered right on that area where your tush rests on the chair. How could that be anything major, right? Plus, it seemed an odd thing to try to describe!
To make a long story short, after more than a month of initial therapy, images were ordered and the MRI found a partial hamstring avulsion. Don't worry, I'd never heard of that either! In short, the tendons at the top of the hamstring started to pull away from the bone on which you sit. In the most severe cases, it's the result of a major incident, it totally pulls off and it requires surgical repair.
Fortunately, this is not the case with me. Since receiving the imaging news, I stopped running. The orthopedic specialists I saw initially agreed but referred me further for a more definite course of action. The good news is that most of my hamstring is still attached. The specialist and physical therapist I met last week explained my situation this way: the initial event I recall from more than two years ago involved tripping over a root during a run and coming to a sudden stop while the leg was extended, which is likely what damaged the hamstring. In the course of continuing activities, I unwittingly compensated for the damage and got my muscles all mixed up on what their jobs are until, finally, I irritated and inflamed the area so much, I took action. Basically, my hamstring is mad at me for making it do all the work the glutes are supposed, so, now, we have to try to make it happy!
The path involves some good old-fashioned work. I'm stuck on an exercise bike at no more than moderate intensity. I must avoid all the traditional extension-type stretches I'd always done and no lunges or kicking exercises, either (there goes my martial arts career!). While I may need to steer clear of another half marathon in the future, the PT did say he should get me back running eventually - and that's good enough for me!
In the grand scheme of things, I know my challenge is small. I can still walk and go about my daily routine without too much inconvenience. This little bump in the road makes me appreciate all I have that much more.


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May 13, 2013
#MeetSouthAfrica bloggers' one night in Cape Town
If you've been following the #MeetSouthAfrica hashtag on Twitter, you might have seen that a group of bloggers from around the world – including from Germany, Austria, Spain, Switzerland and the United States – has been travelling through South Africa with South African Tourism for the past week, being introduced to the myriad sights, sounds and experiences that this beautiful country has to offer. The group arrived in Durban on Friday for #INDABA2013.
The Cape Town Tourism team had the opportunity to host a few of these bloggers in the city for one night, and with just a few hours in which to show them what Cape Town has to offer, the pressure was on!
Our first stop was at Cape Town's hippest bar, Tjing Tjing (voted number four in the Conde Nast Traveler 10 Hottest New Bars Around the World for 2012), for a delicious snack and wine pairing and a word of welcome from our CEO, Mariette du Toit-Helmblod.
Next, we hopped aboard a minibus and headed to Langa for a supper-club experience in the township with Coffee Beans Routes. Our hosts, Sheila and Blackie, gave us a warm welcome and seated us around a long table in their living room for a tasty meal of local specialties (including chicken feet, or "walkie talkies" as they are known locally) and beer, while we were entertained by the soothing sounds of smooth jazz provided by Blackie.
With stomachs full and hearts warm it was on to Gugulethu, where our bloggers were introduced to local theatre production director George. Out under the stars we were enthralled by a theatre piece entitled In the Other Yard, performed in the backyard of the writer's old home. There's nothing like a dramatic piece of theatre to infuse some local culture into the heart and mind of a visitor, and the chatter in the bus en route back to Cape Town was a testament of the kind of effect an experience like this can have.
Back in Cape Town it was straight to popular nightlife hub Long Street, where our visitors were given free reign and endless possibilities to savour their last few hours in the shadow of our mountain.
Follow these bloggers on Twitter to keep up to date with their travels and to see what they got up to on their #MeetSouthAfrica trip:
Here are a few of the highlights of their time in Cape Town, taken from their Instagram and Twitter feeds:


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KNOXVILLE — Tennessee's coaching search is nearly three weeks old, and the Volunteers still haven't found someone to accept the challenge of turning this program around.
Tennessee contacted ESPN analyst Jon Gruden, but it was announced Nov. 30 that the former Super Bowl-winning coach wasn't interested. The Volunteers then pursued Charlie Strong, who said Thursday he had turned down their offer and would stay at Louisville.
Of the four Southeastern Conference schools to make coaching changes, only Tennessee hasn't filled its vacancy. The Vols are trying to replace Derek Dooley, who was fired Nov. 18 after going 15-21 overall and posting a losing record in each of his three seasons.
Kentucky selected Florida State defensive coordinator Mark Stoops last week to replace Joker Phillips. Arkansas and Auburn made their picks Tuesday. Arkansas lured Bret Bielema away from Wisconsin, while Auburn hired Arkansas State's Gus Malzahn.
Strong indicated Tennessee contacted him Friday, the day after Louisville closed the regular season with a Big East-clinching 20-17 victory over Rutgers. Strong said he met with a Tennessee official Monday and received an offer Tuesday. Strong said his relationship with his players and Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich caused him to stay.
"Some people will say, 'How do you not go to the Southeastern Conference?'" Strong said. "But I keep going back to (that) it's about relationships."
Tennessee officials have said they wouldn't comment on the dynamics of the search until it was complete, but athletic director Dave Hart noted the challenges facing the program at his news conference announcing Dooley's dismissal. Hart also said at the time that he had no timetable on when he'd want to pick a coach and that it was more important to get "the best person that we can possibly attract."
The Vols are seeking their fourth coach in a six-year stretch, not including offensive coordinator Jim Chaney's stint as interim head coach in the 2012 season finale after Dooley's dismissal. Phillip Fulmer was fired in 2008. Lane Kiffin stayed one year before USC hired him away. Dooley's tenure lasted three years.
"We haven't had success in five to six years, and we have had five very difficult years," Hart said. "I look at that from a positive perspective. I always put myself in the other role. Trade places. (If) I am the candidate, how am I viewing this? I would view it as a heck of an opportunity. If the support is there — and it is — I would have every level of confidence that I can turn it around."
Hart had indicated at that news conference that head coaching experience was "critically important" and that he wanted a coach who "knows the difficulty of climbing the ladder in the SEC."
This search's length has subjected Tennessee to some unwanted national attention. The hashtag "TurnedDownTennessee" was trending on Twitter late Wednesday night.
But a long search sometimes pays off.
Vanderbilt's James Franklin was hired about three weeks after the firing of Robbie Caldwell and emerged as the front-runner only after Malzahn withdrew his name from consideration. Nick Saban took over Alabama's program about five weeks after the firing of Mike Shula and nearly a month after Rich Rodriguez turned down the job.
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11 Baseball Legends Who Were Legendary Assholes
Baseball is as synonymous with America as mom, apple pie, and morbid obesity, which probably goes hand in hand with the apple pie. We've all heard the names Ruth, DiMaggio, Aaron, these are the legends of the game who inspire us with awe and wonder.
However, with any group there's sure to be a certain number of assholes, and baseball is no different. Maybe a little worse, in fact.
#11. Jose Canseco:
First known as one of the great power hitters of the 80s and 90s, there are some who now call Jose Canseco the "Woodward and Bernstein" of the Steroids Scandal because of his tell-all book Juiced. While he did shed some light on an important issue, there is one distinct difference: Woody and the B-Dog wrote their book because they wanted to bring a corrupt President to justice because they were great journalists. Canseco wanted to make some money ratting out his old buddies because he's a douche.
If, for even a moment, you held on to a shred of possibility it wasn't all about the money, that was blown out of the water when he decided to write a second book which "had stuff" on the likes of A-Rod and Junior Griffey, two players who have never shown up in any steroids investigation. This means one of two things: Canseco was making shit up because he's a dick, or he willingly held out the most surprising allegations from his first book in favor of turning his best friends in first, which makes him an even bigger dick.
"Raise your hand if you're a dick."
It's hard to believe that this is the same guy who once saved a woman and all her appliances from a burning building. Sure, that was an episode of The Simpsons, but it's about the only good thing Canseco has ever done in his life. Canseco's penchant for douchery extends beyond the realms of using steroids to cheat at baseball, connecting other people to steroids so they too could cheat, then turning them all in for a fat paycheck.
Both of his wives have cited him for domestic violence, and both later divorced him. His second marriage was the classic American love story; boy meets girl working at Hooters, boy marries girl, boy hits girl, boy is arrested and put on probation, girl divorces boy, girl poses in Playboy using his last name. If those kids couldn't make it work, what chance do the rest of us have?
There's more to the story, like when he tried to blackmail Magglio Ordonez into giving him money to keep his name out of his second book. We emailed Bob Woodward to see if he ever tried blackmailing Gerald Ford, but he didn't get back to us. The Canseco saga does have a happy ending though. Jose recently lost a "celebrity" boxing match to former NFL player Vai Sikahema in which Canseco was knocked out in the first round. Now if there was only some way we could make that happen seven or eight hundred more times we'd be good.
#10. Charles Comiskey:
Comiskey is best known for being the former owner of the Chicago White Sox, and for their field which was named after him, before it was changed to U.S. Cellular Field in honor of Ulysses Stanton Cellular.
However, back in the day, he was best known for being a miserably cheap bastard. It stands to reason that if you own a professional sports team, you have a shitload of money, and if you spend that money to buy a sports team, something that is utterly frivolous, it stands to reason that to cheap out on running that team makes you quite the douchebag. It's just logic.
Charlie Comiskey was one such douchebag, paying his players substandard wages in a time before free agency, when they had no choice but to accept them. He promised one of his pitchers a $10,000 dollar bonus if he won thirty games in a season, but benched him right before he could reach that mark, preferring to save the money at the risk of losing some games. Also he wouldn't pay for his player's laundry. To reiterate, he bought a professional sports team, built them a stadium, then decided he'd rather they look like hobos than pay for laundry.
Of course, his stinginess ended up leading to the Black Sox Scandal, in which his team threw the World Series for cash. Cash, that one can presume went toward not smelling like shit.
#9. John McGraw:
John McGraw was a decent player, but as a manager he was a well-known innovator and is credited with inventing the hit and run. He also is credited with being a mean-spirited prick.
Gentlemanly conduct was a foreign concept to McGraw, who as a third baseman was known for his aggressive and undeniably immature ways of stifling opposing runners. Have you ever played with a drunk friend at a softball game who thought it'd be funny to trip people when they were running the bases and tug on people's shirts to keep them from leaving the base? Well that was McGraw, all the time, and there's a very real possibility he wasn't even drunk when he did it.
It's unfortunate that the only available pictures of McGraw show him shaking hands.
As a manager he was just as big of a douche, constantly picking fights with anybody he could, including the fans, who would in turn throw rocks and bottles at the players. The players had to get pelted with dangerous objects just because they played for this guy.
He seemed to embrace being a manager purely because it gave him a chance to wage psychological warfare on the players under him (one coach on the Giants said McGraw "...eats gunpowder every morning for breakfast and washes it down with warm blood.")
See? That doesn't make him look like a dick at all. Clever, McGraw.
McGraw actually held one major league record that stood for 75 years: the most times getting kicked out of a game. Between his time as a player and a manager, an incredible 131 times umpires decided McGraw was just acting like too much of an ass to stay on the field.
John McGraw: great at managing, even better at being a dick.
#8. Roger Clemens:
Remember when Roger Clemens was known for being a great pitcher, perhaps one of the best of all time, and the worst thing anybody had to say against him was that one time he threw a piece of a bat at Mike Piazza? We bet Roger longs for those days.
Some think Clemens' legacy has been tainted by steroids even moreso than Barry Bonds'. First came the adamant denials about steroid use, including such delicious bon mots along the lines of "If I had been using steroids I'd be pulling tractors with my teeth and have a third ear growing out of my forehead" a statement that, while asinine and condescending, also blew our fucking minds with it's utter lack of logic.
Clemens then threw one of his best friends (and steroid supplier) Brian MacNamee under the bus, even taping a conversation with him to save his own ass (it didn't). Oh, also there were all the affairs he's had including one with the wife of professional golfer/beer drinker John Daly and one with country singer Mindy McCready that started when she was fifteen.
We do think Clemens belongs in the Hall of Fame, if there is in fact a Hall of Fame for douchebags somewhere.
#7. Tom Yawkey:
Yawkey owned the Boston Red Sox from 1933-1976 and the street which Fenway Park resides on is named in his honor, a tribute to a man of fortitude and conviction. Unfortunately, one of those convictions was blind, fervent racism.
Yawkey has the distinction of being the last owner to integrate his ball club, when he reluctantly let Pumpsie Green put on the Red Sox uniform and stroll out onto the field in 1959, which, to be fair to Yawkey, was a mere 12 years after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. That's just a smidge over a decade, right?
"Look, Honey, a Negro. Gross, right?"
That's what earns Yawkey the title of one of the biggest assholes in the Baseball Hall of Fame: determination. Ridiculous, sad, racism-fueled determination. For you see, while other teams were integrating and providing themselves with the best collection of athletes possible, Yawkey stuck with the same old white guys that had worked so well at not winning him a single World Series all those years.
They had been at the very least a contender in the salad days of segregation. Once other teams started to incorporate black players in their line up, the Red Sox started a precipitous fall down the standings board. Lesser racists would have seen the writing on the wall, or perhaps mustered up some simple human decency and accepted the fact that these black players were just as good as their white counterparts.
However, good ol' Tommy rose above all that and proceeded to keep his team the way it was, and the Red Sox proceeded to finish 10+ games out of first place from 1950 until 1966. For sticking to his racist guns at the cost of his team's success, truly Tom Yawkey is worthy of the the title "Douchebaggiest Owner in Baseball History".
#6. Keith Hernandez:
Today, mustache aficionado Keith Hernandez is probably best known now as a hair dye spokesperson and for the two-part Seinfeld where he almost banged Elaine. However, before that he was a five time all star, 1979 NL co-MVP, and perhaps the best fielding first basemen of all time. Also he loved him some nose candy.
Yes, Mr. Hernandez was known for his use of the cocaine which led to his involvement in the famed Pittsburgh drug trials. Of course his own substance abuse doesn't make him an asshole, but his destructive influence on young Mets teammates Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry sure does. You may remember Gooden and Strawberry as the talented young stars whose bright careers were derailed by drug and alcohol abuse. You know what probably contributed to that? Hernandez telling Strawberry the best way to break out of a slump is to go out and get shitfaced.
Hernandez didn't stop being a dick when his career ended though. In 2006 he was calling a game between the Mets and Padres when he happened to spy Padres team massage therapist Kelly Calabrese in the dugout. Keith's response? "I won't say women belong in the kitchen, but they don't belong in the dugout." It's true Keith doesn't think women belong in the kitchen. He thinks they belong in his bedroom, feeding him slices of papaya, when not servicing him sexually of course.
Needless to say, Hernandez's comment caused a bit of an uproar, but to be fair he apologized. Apologized by saying "You know I am only teasing. I love you gals out there, always have." You stay classy, Keith.


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WKU student Cheryl Williamson, 24, died from a gunshot wound in Louisville over the weekend.
Police say Williamson was arguing with two men at a party when the argument turned deadly.
"I don't think that she would do anything to hurt anybody and from what i heard about the story. That's crazy," says Shade Blackman, who knew Williamson.
"It's crazy how people can't just have a disagreement without getting guns involved," Jessican Johnson, who also knew her, says.
WKU students are shocked after hearing about the death of their classmate.
"I met Cheryl here at school and we just became closer and closer," Marquis Scott says.
He says he was Cheryl's friend.
"She knew exactly what she wanted, and she knew she was close to her dream which was to graduate. After graduation she wanted to become big and glamorous," he says.
Williamson was a fashion major.
Friends say she made many of her own clothes, headbands and jewelry.
A professor says Williamson was expected to graduate in May, but that was cut short when she was shot at a party in Louisville Sunday morning around 3:30.
"It's disturbing and I think that it's just like something that's not understandable of why you know things like that happen, especially to nice people so soon. She had so much promise," Marquis says.
Police say Williamson was driven in a personal vehicle to the University of Louisville Hospital, where she later died in surgery just two hours later at 5:30 AM.
"It's just so sad. So, I just hope that everyone remembers Cheryl as she was. She was nice. She was loving. A girl who wanted it so much. And it was just unfortunate."
Marquis says he will always remember Cheryl for her smile, "She was just always loving, caring."
Police do not have any suspects in the case.
If you have any information, Louisville Metro Police are asking you to call 502-574-LMPD.


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I am working on a big project that involves a lot of web based and AI work. I am extremely comfortable with Python, though my only concern is with concurrent programming and scaling this project to make it work on clusters. Thus, Clojure for AI and support for Java function calls and bring about concurrent programming.
Is this a good idea to do all the web-based api work with Python and let Clojure take care of most of the concurrent AI work?
Edit: Let me explain the interaction in detail. Python would be doing most of the dirty work (scraping, image processing, improving the database and all that.) Clojure, if possible, would either deal with the data base or get the data from Python. I except something CPython sort of linking with Python and Clojure.
Edit2: Might be a foolish question to ask, but this being a rather long term project which will evolve quite a bit and go under several iterations, is Clojure a language here to stay? Is it portable enough?