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Many times throughout writing larger programs I have questioned after how many copy and pastes does it make sense to put the code into a function or method and what is a good rule of thumb? I have been using a rule of thumb of four lines or greater and appearing more then twice, then I make a simple function / method containing that code. Can you think of a better practice or offer any pointers? This is more of a general design pattern question rather then a language specific question.
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I use functions partly as a way to document the code. Calling a function with a meaningful name makes it easier to understand the code. In some cases even a function with a single line makes sense.
For example, in "Clean Code", Robert C. Martin gives the following example: Which one would you rather see? This:
Or this?
I don't always agree with him, but in this case I do. Code should be readable, not only when you write it and you know every detail, but also at 9pm when you have to fix bugs in someone else's code. Staring at a long condition and trying to figure out all the double negatives is not recommended. If you can just put a name on it (not only conditions, but every piece of code you write), it becomes a lot simpler.
I have never regretted putting something in a function, and if you're worried about performance, then profile first.
There is a widespread misunderstanding that function calls should only be made to avoid repetitive code segments. My rule of thumb is that any logical unit of work should be made into a function, even when it's used only in a single place. This usually leads to a better readability, and allow you to write self-documenting code, where function names replaces comments and you don't need to write additional comments explaining what you're doing.
If it's used in more than one place, and
then make it a function or method. Long pieces of repeated code, in my experience, will naturally fall into one of these categories (usually the first one, but then the categories overlap a lot ;). Of course, anything that has to be in the interface is also a function/method in its own right.
Almost always, especially if each duplicate represents the same operation from a conceptual point of view. If it is performed in the same way, but on different types, make a generic implementation.
The only reason not do so that I can think of is one of maintenance: sometimes it might be more convenient to avoid creating a dependency between separate things, even at the cost of some duplication.
A search for "refactoring" will lead you to many resources for industry "best practices" for this very common process. The somewhat famous article, Once and Only Once is a great historical reference explaining what some view as "best practices" for the concerns raised by your question. Also, the even more general concept is known as Don't Repeat Yourself (DRY). For a really in-depth set of answers to your question, read Martin Fowler's great classic, Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code, which covers some of the best known advice for refactoring, which is what you are intuitively trying to accomplish!
If the code is exactly repeated in more than once place and the repeated section will not change in the near future then I break it off into a function.
That depends on the nature of the cohesion of the repeated code. If the repeated section of code is performing a specific function, then it is an excellent candidate for being made into a method, partly because of the DRY principle, partly because if the function needs to be optimized or corrected, then there is only one section of code to deal with.
If the association is coincidental, it is better to repeat the code rather than make it into a method. If you need to add something to the middle of one of the code sequences to satisfy one of the uses of that snippet, if it is in a method, the change you make may affect other uses of that method.
See the Wikipedia article on the concept of code cohesion.
You have to distinguish between functions in the structured programming sense and methods of a class.
In your example, what you have shown is a method an as such should not be coded in-line.
you may have to validate a string to see if it is a number or not, in this case, you use a function and most of the preceding answers apply.
This distinction is important specially in large projects.
As much as you can, strive to separate business rules (that are methods) from computing algorithms (that are pure programming functions).


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Is a c cup the same size no matter the band size or does it change?
Buying undies for the Mrs. and I am clueless about this..
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I would imagine so, but I think there are measurements other than cup size to consider for a proper/ comfortable fit.
I am also clueless about this subject matter.
The cup size specifies how many inches larger the breasts are than the band, so a c-cup will always be the same size. But if you are buying a larger band than normal, you will need a smaller cup size for a proper fit and vice versa.
A 34C is not the same as a 38C.
This site can explain it well.
Best bet is to peek at the label on one of her favorite bras to see what size to get.
@kophia's link and advice are good. (The short answer is no, a given cup size is not the same from one band size to the next because it's proportional to the band size: it's a volume thing.)
Sizes fit different from one brand to the next, and a bra that doesn't fit properly can be very uncomfortable. If you're buying underwear that you anticipate that your wife will wear regularly, please check the return policy so she can exchange it if it's not comfortable. If it's something that you, um, don't expect her to, um, "wear" that much... well, it's still considerate to make sure it fits her and that it's something she enjoys.
That is sort of like asking if all pants that are a 32 length are the same. While the pants might fit your legs length do they fit you if they are so tight you cannot button them or are so big they fall down?
Unless what you are looking to purchase is a one size fits all item best bet would be to check the tag for the proper size rather then take a guess and end up with something that doesn't really fit.
If you want a less dry tutorial on bra sizing, way back when there was one running around the internet that the then most-downloaded-woman (silly title) Danni Ashe had put together which was geared at helping men understand it while keeping their attention. It's probably still around somewhere, but I'm not going to search for it from the system I'm on right now.
A note regarding the peek-at-what-she's-got-now strategy ... bras fit wildly differently, so just getting the same size may not be a good match unless it's the same exact model from the same manufacturer.
Definitely not. As the link @kophia listed states, the general rule is "go up a band size, go down a cup size, or vice versa" - but that is a very general guideline which I've found to not be an exact science. I have also found that different manufacturers fit much differently (both band and cup sizes), and even different styles within the same manufacturer. I second the recommendation to take a peek in her drawer and see what sizes are in there, as well as the brands. If you go to a good lingerie store they should be knowledgable enough to be able to help you translate that into whatever you are looking to purchase.
Bras are really hard to buy for someone else, is there any particular reason why you've chosen a bra as your gift? Even using all of the advice above (all great advice!) a woman likes to try on a bra before purchasing.
@ohcheri: "a woman likes to try on a bra before purchasing."
Says the lady selling lingerie online ;-)
@captainsuperdawg: I know what you're saying but we don't sell those kinds of bras...the kind of bras that women wear all day and want to be comfortable. Our bras are considered "exotic" and intended to be worn for a short time then tossed on the floor :)
@ohcheri: Would you consider them say "sexy"? ha ha ha
@iggz: That is one possible adjective a person might use ;)
Maybe you should consider nightwear instead? Or maybe a teddy? Something less dependent on exact cup and band size. OR Get her the panties and tuck an extravagant gift card inside them for the rest of the lingerie?
What EVER you do, don't depend on the bimbettes at Victoria's Secret for proper advice. They love to tell F cup girls to just go up two band sizes and down two cup sizes. Um, no, breasts don't work that way. It would be like wearing a wider but shorter shoe. It ain't gonna work.
@OhCheri: Yeah, those are the kind of bras that gift a "lift" to the one you're with, rather than support to the "girls."
@lavikinga: Exactly, I couldn't have said it better myself ;-)
get a couple ladies together that are all Cs and test them out.
Maybe it's not as romantic, but a gift card can never go wrong. Aside from fit, there's also style/color/fabric to consider. Personally, I don't care how nice a bra fits if it's made with itchy lace and colored acid green.
Just a thought.
@dpn0121: thank you
I can tell the difference between a 36b and a 34c by the feel. I always welcome volunteers to prove me wrong. It only takes about 10 minutes or so.
I would also add the complication that bras stretch over time to varying degrees, and that it is hard to judge what fabric would be comfortable.
Although I have never met your wife, I would agree with thinking for a while about the giflt. There are a lot of ways for a gift like this to go wrong. If my husband gave me a bra, I would assume that it was a present for him, not for me. Also, do you want to hear, "Did you REALLY think I was that size?"
Consult the experts:
Lots of things to consider (most have been mentioned above):
1.) Is this an everyday bra or just something fun and exciting?
THAT right there above is probably the most important. If it is for everyday, continue, if not, "ballpark it".
2.) Size is key -- improper bra is very uncomfortable (or so I'm told).
3.) Style: T-shirt bra, underwire bra, push-up, etc, etc.
4.) Manufacturer: They fit slightly different and each woman probably has her preference.
I've been bra shopping with my wife enough now to know what she likes and what she doesn't like -- she's always around for the "daily fit" bras, but if it's something fun, I have a little more leeway.

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[FIXED] [1.1.1] Grid.reconfigure causes getSelectedItem() to not retreive new values
In GXT 1.1.1, after calling Grid.reconfigure(newStoreOfData, sameXmlReader) and then calling Grid.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem() returns what was on the old grid.
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1) I create a grid with items.
2) I then call grid.reconfigure with an entirely different listStore, but with the same XmlReader.
3) I then call grid.getSelectionModel().getSelectedItem() and returns the modeldata that was on the old grid.
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same problem with grid.getSelectionModel().getSelection() (4.2.0)
Same problem with grid.getSelectionModel().getSelection(). After reconfigure returns selection from previouse store.


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Re: N950KA Crash in FL
It's always sad to see this, but when a friend told me that they found the body of the pilot's 13 yr old son, .4 miles from the site, I started to look at the pictures.., and read the reports..
The original pix I saw showed the plane's left side only. It showed the cargo door of the PC12 closed, as well as the pilot cabin door, in front of the left wing. Reports indicated the door as being closed and hard to open also.
Then I found more pix, showing the right side. Most of the right wing torn off, but not at the root. The metal shows a tearing pattern, at a diagonal. The fuselage above the right wing, gouged out (making sense of finding of his 13 yr old son almost 1/2 mile from the crash site). The elevators, at the top of the tail, separated from the plane. The tail section fuselage rivets sheared off from the left side (spin pressure from a clockwise flat spin?). Engine appears intact, not even any windshield damage.
From the RADAR flight data, it looks like he was entering a storm and lost 1000ft on the downdraft, entrance, side of the storm, but still in contact with the controller. Then a direction change (to avert body of storm?), still talking to controller. Then lost contact and a fast descent (flat spin at apx 20,000 fpm). This seemed to occur just after the pilot was leveling off at 26000 ft. He called Mayday.
Wx data shows a TS but didn't look that awful on RADAR, and he seemed to be just on the front edge of it at the time. His initial course was 290+/-3 degrees (i assume AP control and steady climb).
So - What caused the gouge in the fuselage on the right side, just over the right wing?
If he was level at 26000 ft, entering a storm and experienced negative G-s and the right wing broke apart as a result, I can understand the spin, the tail fuselage pressure from the left side etc., but can't see how the fuselage got damaged. I think that finding a body .4 miles away points strongly to his exit of the plane via the fuselage hole; seeing that both doors were found shut tight.
Most GA, and all non-pressurized GA don't fly at FL26. If he hit a Commercial flight transitioning FL26, we would hear about that. Everything above 18000 is talking to somebody - except UAVs...
The wingspan of the PC-12 is about 26 ft. Predator UAV wingspan is 48 ft.
It appears that the pilot just bought the plane this past May. Probably the first trip with his family and not that much time in a PC-12. Private, Single engine, IFR ticket.
I've been in some pretty bad TS over my years and know and respect what they can do to us. But, this crash needs a little more investigation. I'd want to know:
How the right wing failed, what caused the hole in the fuselage, Was the AP engaged when he crashed? What was his heading bug actually set to? Is there any composite material (UAV DNA) found around the tears in the fuselage or wing?
Just curious...
Anyone have any insight based on evidence/science?
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Possible the right wing, when it failed, struck and opened the hole in the cabin as it ripped free. Being a pressurized aircraft, this would cause a rapid depressurization, and anything (or anyone) not securly fastened inside would, sadly, be ejected through the hole. Positive/negative G-forces, when inside a thunderstorm can alternate very rapidly, violently and unpredictibly. In my 40 years of flying, I've never been in a thunderstorm.
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I was in a severe thunderstorm with my CFI during my Instrument training in the Atlanta TCA.
We were in a 1976 Cessna 172 as I recall.
It was summer and a front was passing and we had been flying for about an hour and were being delayed getting back into Fulton County Airport due to heave air traffic.
We were over Dobbins AFB under IFR and were directed to fly DIRECTLY into a Level 5 thunderstorm. The controller advised that there was traffic near us and that we needed to follow his instructions. The CFI was a very seasoned older gentleman who I trusted 100%. He also had a good bit of aerobatic experience.
Anyway, a minute or two after being told to fly the heading that was putting us directly into the level 5, we began to climb like I had never seen. I think it was more than 6,000 fpm. The instructor had me nose down and full throttle and we were still in a serious climb that would have shamed a Gulfstream. Small hail began to pelt the plane.
The Instructor who was busy communicating with ATC and deciding what to do had me execute a 180 and almost immediately the controller came on and asked what we were doing and again advised of the traffic in the area.
My CFI ignored the call and took the controls and focused on getting us out of the storm. I think we were in more trouble than I realized but the cool and seasoned CFI got us out safely.
So, I can say first hand that thunderstorms are no joke. Oh, I can also say ALWAYS choose your CFI's wisely as your life might depend on it.
Very, very sad to hear of this tragedy. My prayers to their souls and those who loved them.
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WHEELING - U.S. Rep. David B. McKinley said he will cast his vote today for John Boehner to remain House speaker, even though he didn't support Boehner's measure this week to keep the nation from going over the "fiscal cliff."
McKinley, R-Wheeling, expects Boehner, R-Ohio, will be easily re-elected when members of the 113th Congress take office today.
"He is the third in line for the presidency, and he doesn't take this job lightly," McKinley said. "And we have to be respectful of the pressures he was under. Am I happy with him? No. I'm not going to list all my concerns - that's between John and me, and we've had our discussions about it. This is a time we don't need to see this country seeing confusion in the political process by throwing out the speaker."
U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-Charleston, also said she will vote for Boehner as speaker today. The office of U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Marietta, did not immediately respond to messages asking whether Johnson supports Boehner.
McKinley was among 151 House Republicans voting against the "fiscal cliff" deal crafted in the Senate. The measure passed the House late Tuesday with a vote of 257-167. Capito also voted "no" on the measure, while Johnson voted in favor of the bill.
McKinley said the bill didn't go far enough to curb federal spending. But House members realized the Senate wouldn't approve any changes they made, and the country needed the tax relief, he added.
McKinley acknowledged he would have been willing to break with the 20-year pledge of Republicans and vote to raise taxes if the move represented a "balanced approach that would seriously reduce spending."
"When it is $41 in new revenue to $1 in spending cuts - that's not balanced," McKinley said. "There is nothing in this to reduce the deficit."
The bill "raises taxes, increases spending and only promises potential spending cuts in the future," according to McKinley.
Capito also has called for a balanced approach to addressing the nation's spending and record deficit.
"The last-minute, haphazard process led to an unbalanced bill that includes no substantial reductions in spending and actually adds $3.9 trillion to our deficit," she said. "If Congress is going to ask more from taxpayers, it must also ask more from Washington in the form of belt tightening across the federal government."
Johnson, meanwhile, explained his "yes" vote in a press release.
"Washington has a spending problem that threatens the prosperity of our children and grandchildren," he said. "Now that an agreement has been reached to prevent going over the fiscal cliff and permanently cut taxes on 99 percent of the American people, the table has been cleared to tackle the out-of-control federal spending that has amassed a $16 trillion national debt head-on."


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I am mounting an image, and just realized that I have to create the directory for mounting point first. The command
mountwon't mount to a non-existing directory.
But I seem to remember in some cases, when I insert some external device, such as external HDD and CD, I don't have to create mounting point myself. So I wonder when mounting points are required to be created by myself and when not?
Is it correct that mounting point directories can be created anywhere?
Then what is the purposes of the directories
/media? Aren't they for hosting mounting points of devices?
PS: I am under Ubuntu 12.04.


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Here are the results for the race! If there are any mistakes in the USAC# or team information let me, (Ben) know. Thanks again for your participation. We look forward to next year!
Back again for 2015. 'Cross racing in the Tri-Cities at it's finest!
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
2012 Results~!
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Hi, Ben My results Are not on here! I Raced Cat 3. Id like to figure this out! My Name is Ray Dangelmaier!ReplyDelete
I will look into it Ray! Why are you yelling!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 17, 2012 at 2:10 PM
Sounds Good, and im not yelling hahaReplyDelete
Ok Ray and Everyone else. I went through and redesigned the results and everything should be neat and tidy! If you see something still not correct, let me know!ReplyDelete
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Has anyone here tried the new Dell XPS 15z with Ubuntu. I am looking for a new laptop and I was wondering if the Dell XPS 15z works perfectly with Ubuntu. I just can't image going back to Windows, not for any machine.
Has anyone here tried the new Dell XPS 15z with Ubuntu. I am looking for a new laptop and I was wondering if the Dell XPS 15z works perfectly with Ubuntu. I just can't image going back to Windows, not for any machine.
"...whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things."
Is it just me or Ubuntu Forums no longer the place find answers regarding Ubuntu?
"...whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things."
I managed to install it, using half of the space, but then when I restart and ubuntu should launch, I just get a black screen and nothing happens. You should install it with one specific option as stated here https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupp...s/Dell/XPS/15z but anyway, still not able to pass that black screen...
Recovery mode shows a few lines but finally gets stuck the same way.
Any ideas?
Sorry but I have none. On top of your question, here is what I want to ask the community at large, why does the lack of proper support from hardware manufacturers hinder us (Ubuntu users) from having a stylish, top quality product that we can use with pleasure just like we do our operating system?Any ideas?
There was an initiative started by Mark Shuttlesworth a while back, addressing this same issue but I see that it hasn't been resolved. What's the update on that? I feel my love of Ubuntu is making me lose on a great number of hardware selections.
Please feel free to share your thoughts on the perfect laptop, mine is close to the Dell XPS 15z, thin, light, high performance, stylish and solid aluminum body and of course fully compatible with Ubuntu.
"...whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things."
My Dell xps 15z only runs partially with ubuntu 11.10 beta2:
1.-only a single core recognized despite last SMP kernel
2.- after Beta2 upgrade network fails
3.- heating problems CPU 73 celsius
4.- battery less than 2 hours autonomy
5.- lot of crashes when the system starts.
6.- skype dosn't runs
7.- one of the mandatory things each day is to look for new failures and googling to try if someone has solutions.
8.- I tried 11.04 installation but is not operational on this machine.
9.- printing is in bad quality if you compare the same document printed from windows.
At least till now for me is a lucky solution to have enough room in this "fancy machine" for windows 7 when I need to work.
The comparison in performances and hardware performances are clearly better in windows.
There is no support from Dell to put the machine at the same level in Ubuntu
In my opinion Ubuntu runs well in older machines, but newest are out of performance, this is one of the major drawbacks. I have and older Dell XPS M1530 runnig 11.04 and no problems. May be my fault is to upgrade my machine earlier than ubuntu has enough kernel support.
My recomendation : be patient and use other hardware.
I just got a Dell XPS 15z as well. Reading some threads on here helped me installing Ubuntu, but it has several problems, the touchpad being the most crucial one at the moment.
I got the touchpad working, but it is only recognized as an external mouse instead of as a touchpad, meaning I can not use features such "disabling touch to click" and "disable while typing". These are crucial features when the touchpad is so large and it's hard to work efficiently without them because the cursor flies everywhere.
But at least it was usable. Yesterday there where a new kernel update and some other updates, these may have screwed something up because today the touchpad is not working as it should.
Whenever I move the cursor using the touchpad and remove my finger, the cursor jumps back to its previous position. This is terribly annoying and renders the touchpad unusable..
Does anybody have a solution to this problem? And can it be expected that there will be drivers written that support this piece of hardware?
Any help would be appreciated,
I'm a software guy, and I know how important it is for my software products to work for our customers. I don't really fully fathom why we can't bring this level of "it just works" to linux. Especially Ubuntu.
I have an Asus G74 that is my development rig, and it runs Ubuntu like a dream. The installation and configuration is still light-years away from making the transition to linux as easy as going to Windows 7 or OSX Lion, and in my opinion, it should be.
Windows is great for running the latest and greatest hardware on an inexpensive setup. You get hardware choice with Windows.
OSX is great for running the latest and greatest hardware on a device with incredible polish. Macs are stylish, stable, but expensive machines.
Linux, Ubuntu, realistically should exist in the middle. I want a "stylish" user experience and hardware, but at the price points of the PC--not the Mac.
I have installed (k)ubuntu 12.04 LTS (I hate unity) and I did not have any problema. I installed bumblebee and I got high battery life. +4-5 hours. Actually hdmi, display port, and 9-1-cardReader don't work, and the trackpad works without multitouch.
I really recommend the last version of ubuntu =D
Hey guys...
I got Ubuntu 12.04 today on my XPS 15z. I read a few things (wikis and such) that said this version of Ubuntu didn't have many problems after installing. I chose the Windows installer option (I dual boot; I don't use any type of emulator).
Unfortunately, neither my touchpad nor my keyboard work. I've tried to find solutions to both of these, but haven't been successful.
This is what my terminal reads when I tried to fix the touchpad:
mike@ubuntu:~$ # sudo rmmod psmouse; sudo modprobe psmouse proto=imps
mike@ubuntu:~$ # sudo rmmod psmouse; sudo modprobe psmouse proto=imps/etc/modprobe.d/
mike@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install telepathy-sofiasip telepathy-butterfly telepathy-idle libtelepathy-farsight0 python-tpfarsight
[sudo] password for mike:
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?
mike@ubuntu:~$ sudo rmmod psmouse; sudo modprobe psmouse proto=imps
Hopefully you guys can help me out here! Thanks!


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Chevy Chase recently had an outburst on the set of his TV show "Community" and used the n-word during his expression of frustration.
According to reports, the 69-year-old actor is displeased with different things about the show and while voicing his opinions, the legendary actor used the inflammatory term.
However, many people are standing behind Chase saying it was not intended to offend anyone.
Instead, Chase was complaining about his narrow-minded character, Pierce, who is constantly making racist or derogatory remarks.
Chase was unhappy with the script he was given, and in response angrily suggested that he might be next told to call his black castmates Donald Glover's character Troy or Yvette Nicole Brown's character the "N-word."
Reportedly, the former "SNL" comedian also "apologized immediately" to his costars.
Chase was trying to object to the racist role being created by "Community" producers, however, many believe there is never a right time for a white man to use the N-word.
What do you think of Chevy Chase saying the N-Word? Did he have a point?


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Solace's Only News Source – Issue #3 (Nov. 29, 2012)
Silgerbil, the Butcher of Dragonspire, made good on his threats by invading Angel Vale, the homeland of alliance Chaos, with an army that stands unmatched in the region. This hasn't stopped the natives from organizing, harassing his position, and denying his raiders any significant gains, setting the stage for an extended bloody siege. The Magnum Suited have declined to intervene, but Imperial Propagandist Gnostic Foulbreath offered up this analysis: "If the natives of Angel Vale cannot defend against a single barbarian, only the lands of Imperial Magnum will be safe, and who knows for how long. Our Priestess' prayers go out to the citizens of Angel Vale."ACADEMY ANTIWIKI ISSUES ADVISORIES & BARBARIAN SURVIVAL TIPS
Responding the mayhem spreading across Solace, the Academy Antiwiki has released "travel advisories" for 5 regions of Solace, including: Dragonspire ("Barbarian Occupied"); Angel Vale ("OMFG! Barbarians!"); and the territories of Lush Valley, Death March and High Mountain ("Alliance-on-Alliance Wars"). Overlords in the path of barbarians are encouraged to remember four simple tips, according to High Researcher Worry: "Deny them loot, harass their positions, pillage whenever possible and blackball their market listings."MAGNUM SURVIVAL GUIDE PUBLISHED!
Solace is a dangerous place, and barbarians are often quick to reject the benefits of civilization and then complain when things become uncivilized. To help eliminate that confusion, the Magnum Lords have authorized the publishing of "A New Overlords' Primer to Surviving Solace" outside of Windward for the first time ever. The Academy Antiwiki proclaimed it the "crowning achievement of the anti-wiki movememnt packed with the secrets of the Magnum Lords", while barbarian literary critics reacted, "TL;DR".KORRODE JOINS IMPERIUM!
The Imperial Treaty between the Magnum Suited and Chaos expanded this week to include Korrode, who are now Regents of the region of Ash Ridge. Formerly a wild land in the view of the Imperium, the Overlords of the region have avoided most of the tragedies that have befallen other territories. The Imperium believes that is because of Korrode's military and economic development of the region, which proves their value as new Imperial allies.WONDERS OF SOLACE: THE FIRST HEART
In another sign of the surperior technology and coordination of the Magnum Suited, High Lord Sharkhunter announced that the alliance had established their first Heart of the Mountain throne in Necropolis. "We're running out of space on the Wall of Astounding Server Firsts at alliance headquarters," snorted Sharkhunter while dismembering a elf, "So we're trying not to make that big a deal out of it." Despite their humility about the project, the mountain retreat has become the #1 tourist destination on Solace for barbarian lookie-loos.
Archives of the Imperial Propagandist are available via the Magnum Suited or at more civilized DungeonVille stores. The Propagandist blames all typos and misprints on drunk goblins.


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CHARLOTTE - The INSP TV channel offers family-safe programming, and it's got a great Steubenville connection: Its vice president of digital marketing is Tom Needham, a city native and graduate of Steubenville Catholic Central and the Franciscan University of Steubenville.
Except, unless you have Dish or DirecTV, you won't find it on the air in the Steubenville area - it's not available on local cable outlets.
Needham worked at the Herald-Star and The Weirton Daily Times from 1996 to 1999, including serving as sports editor from 1998 to 1999. He moved on to the Charlotte Business Times and had written a couple of sports books before answering yes to a friend's request to go to work at INSP in 2008.
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LOCAL TIES — Tom Needham sits inside his office at INSP TV channel in Charlotte, N.C. Needham, a city native and graduate of Steubenville Catholic Central and the Franciscan University of Steubenville, is vice president of digital marketing for the channel, which offers family oriented programming. —Contributed
"There are about 114 million households with televisions, Neilsen says, and we are in about 80 million, including through DirecTV and Dish," he said.
"It is amazing. When I meet people who don't know about INSP and I explain who we are and what we're doing, over and over I hear, 'Wow! I could get behind that.' The demand for this type of programming - centered on family and hope, seeing the good in life - the demand is strong," said Needham.
"Messages of hope and good news - they sell too."
The network itself has been around since 1990, originally providing paid ministry programming such as Joyce Meyer or Joel Osteen. An entertainment initiative termed "New Day" began in October 2010, with INSP airing family-friendly programs such as "The Waltons," "Little House on the Prairie," "Dr. Quinn Medine Woman," "Matlock," "High Chaparral," "The Virginian," "Bonanza, "Happy Days" and "The Brady Bunch." The network's Neilsen ratings have swelled 373 percent since then, through the week of May 13.
"Our brand is about hope, about inspiration, about family-centered living, about the traditional values that cross the generations," Needham said. "You see that reflected in the type of programming we are selecting to put on the air.
"It's a bit unique in today's TV culture. Our brand, INSP, this voice we are creating, and my personal belief system are so aligned that working here is almost like a calling," said Needham.
He met his wife, Melanie, while both were working at the Herald-Star - she was a news photographer - and they have daughters ages 7 and 5. Needham writes about family and fatherhood on his blog, independent of his job at the network, towhommuchisgiven.org. His office is filled with big photographs of his wife and children, as well as mementoes including a Catholic Central football helmet.
"Our executives here say that we are creating lunge-free TV - as in, parents do not have to lunge for the remote when their children are in the room," he said. "We are approved by the Parents Television Council, which approves networks and shows as suitable for a family audience. It is what we are trying to build. There is not a lot of that out there."
The numbers bear out Needham's statement that there is a market for such programming: Neilsen statistics show INSP was second among all networks in the measurement of average length of tune-in by viewers during the entire entertainment day (excluding children's networks) for 2012. Similarly, the channel was No. 1 in prime-time in average length of tune-in, excluding children's networks, for December.
INSP also produces its own programming, including a new form, a short-form series airing inside presentations of the other shows on the network. The program is called "Old Henry," and it stars "The Waltons" father, actor Ralph Waite, as a man who dealing with aging and caring for his ailing wife.
It's part of INSP's Moments Project (visit moments.org), which provides dramatic programs online to relate to the largest possible audience in exploring themes including family, love and respect.
Needham said any viewers who would want to see local cable systems pick up INSP may contact their local cable providers, or use a form on the INSP website to fill out, which sends a request to the local provider to add the network.
INSP has recently been added to new markets including Chicago and Philadelphia.


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The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has named Texas A&M Oceanography researcher and professor Dr. John Kessler as a recipient of a 2012 Sloan Research Fellowship.
Awarded annually since 1955, the fellowships are given to early-career scientists and scholars whose achievements and potential identify them as rising stars, the next generation of scientific leaders. Kessler was one of 126 outstanding U.S. and Canadian researchers who received a fellowship this year.
"Today's Sloan Research Fellows are tomorrow's Nobel Prize winners," said Dr. Paul L. Joskow, president of the Sloan Foundation. "These outstanding men and women are responsible for some of the most exciting science being done today."
Historically awarded in seven scientific fields — chemistry, computer science, economics, mathematics, evolutionary and computational molecular biology, neuroscience and physics — the fellowships were expanded this year to include awards to eight young researchers working in the ocean sciences.
Kessler, a chemical oceanographer who focuses on isotope biogeochemistry and methane dynamics within the oceanic system, was awarded in the inaugural category of ocean sciences. Kessler is known most recently for his research in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. He was named one of Discover Magazine's "Top 100 Stories of 2011."
"The best way to make yourself look good is to surround yourself with good people. This award is as much a recognition of the people I'm lucky enough to call colleagues as it is of me," said Kessler. "Included on this list are several graduate students who are contributing in a real way to our understanding of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill as well as the natural dynamics of the ocean methane system."
Previously, 16 faculty members at Texas A&M University have been the recipients of Sloan Fellowships between 1976 and today in the fields of chemistry, economics, mathematics and physics. Kessler is supported by grants from both the National Science Foundation and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
"Dr. Kessler's work has been invaluable in understanding the behavior of methane during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Our college is proud to see him honored by this prestigious and well-deserved award," said Dr. Kate Miller, dean of the College of Geosciences at Texas A&M. She noted that not only has his research been highly acclaimed, but he has ably involved a number of graduate students in producing the groundbreaking research and associated high-profile publications.
Administered and funded by the Sloan Foundation, the fellowships are awarded in close cooperation with the scientific community. To qualify, candidates must first be nominated by their peers and are subsequently selected by an independent panel of senior scholars. Fellows receive $50,000 to be used to further their research.
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is a philanthropic, not-for-profit grant making institution based in New York City. The foundation makes grants in support of original research and education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and economic performance.


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Brain & Nervous System Health Center
Brain Adapts Quickly to a Broken Arm
Jan. 16, 2012 -- Breaking an arm and wearing a sling or a cast is a real inconvenience, to say the least. When it's the arm you depend on to eat, write, dress, brush your teeth, bathe, and do most everything, well, that's when all the fun begins.
But Swiss researchers have discovered that the brain adjusts quickly to a broken limb. It doesn't take long -- perhaps a week or two -- before shifts in the brain occur so people can adapt to their new circumstances and be less clumsy in using their other arm.
A new study has shown that two weeks after a broken arm, there's an increase in the size of the brain areas needed to compensate for the injury, and a decrease in areas of the brain not being used while in a sling or cast. This rapid reorganization of the brain allows someone who is usually right-handed, for example, to transfer skills to the left hand while the hurt arm heals.
This finding is not only important for those with broken arms who temporarily need to rely on their less-used limb. It may also apply to people who are recovering from a stroke and working to regain lost motor skills.
"These results are especially interesting for rehabilitation therapy for people who've had strokes or other issues," researcher Nicolas Langer, MSc, says in a news release. He is a neuropsychology researcher at the University of Zurich in Switzerland.
The study is published in the journal Neurology.
How the Brain Adapts
In this small study, researchers asked 10 healthy people who were right-handed and broke a bone in their upper arm to have two MRIs. The first brain scan took place within two days of the injury and a second one occurred a little more than two weeks after getting a sling or cast.
Scientists tested how well the usual right-handers could move their left hand and use it to perform various tasks. Scans allowed them to see how certain regions of the brain had adapted to people having their dominant hand immobilized for at least 14 days.


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The Post 224 baseball team was on the road and across the bridge for its final regular game against Mount Vernon on Tuesday. The team started well, but stumbled its way to the finish, losing 15-5.
Tyler Cushman got the start and went a third of an inning. He allowed five earned runs on one hit with four walks. Garrison Hathaway got the call next. Garrison went an inning and two thirds, allowing no runs on a hit with a walk and a strikeout. Jamey Steed was the third of seven Carmi pitchers. Steed went a short time, allowing three runs, two earned on no hits with three walks. Stanton Hathaway came in next and lasted the longest for the team. He went two innings and allowed three runs, one earned on three hits with two walks and a strikeout. Next was Dakotah Jolley. Jolley went an inning and allowed two runs on a hit with a walk. Brodie Brown came up next and went an inning and allowed an earned run on two hits with a walk and two strikeouts. Trenton Black finished the game up, going a third of an inning and allowing a run on a walk.
Cushman and Garrison Hathaway led the team offensively. Cushman had a double and scored a pair of RBIs. Garrison had a double and scored a run and drove in an RBI.
The team will begin District tournament play when they face Fairfield on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Grayville.
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Let $(X, \|\cdot\|)$ be an Banach space. Assume that a sequence $f_n \rightarrow f$ weakly in $X$, and $\|f_n\| \rightarrow \|f\|$ as $n \rightarrow \infty$. It's known that if $X$ is a uniformly convex Banach space, then we have $f_n \rightarrow f$ strongly in $X$. Is this true for an reflexive Banach space?
I take it "strongly" means "in norm"? No, this can fail for reflexive Banach spaces.
For a counterexample, let $X$ be the $l^\infty$ direct sum of ${\bf R}$ and $l^2$. (I'm doing this for real Banach spaces, but the same counterexample works in the complex case too.) Thus a typical element of $X$ looks like $(a,f)$ where $a \in {\bf R}$ and $f \in l^2$, and its norm is ${\rm max}(|a|, \|f\|_2)$. Since $X$ is a direct sum of two reflexive spaces, it is reflexive. Now consider the sequence $(1, e_n)$ where $(e_n)$ is the standard basis of $l^2$. It's easy enough to check that this sequence converges weakly, but not in norm, to $(1,0)$.


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Android is based on Linux and has a Linux kernel underneath. Is there any way I can use shell commands and interact directly with the Linux system? E.g. A shell app that has access to the Linux system?
Yes there is,
Check out the application
Recently I had similar requirement, and I found 'busybox' utility. The terminal emulator apps are useful however those support very few commands. However 'busybox' gave me access to most of the generally used Linux commands.
Here is how I used it.
If you have a wireless network set up I can recommend to connect via SSH. It allows you to access and fully manage your Android in a few minutes. For Linux or Putty users there is no difference to a standard terminal using SSH besides some specific Android commands. Moreover, some file managers such as Nautilus support the SSH protocol so you will have the flexibility of a shell and additionally the comfort for file operations using a graphical file manager. I liked SSH so much that I have written a small how-to for Android (in German). I know, it might not fully apply to your question but can be considered while working with an additional computer and an Android phone.
An easy to use SSH server is SSH Droid, available in the Google market.
The Scripting Layer for Android also includes a shell.


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Getting a call from?Ron Asher's ex-cellmate
September 16, 2012
MY RON Asher column of two weeks past spawned several e-mails and one phone call. The call was an intriguing one. It came from a person I know, but not aware that he shared cell time with Asher....
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In other cases, Israel was called to keep their ill-advised covenents such as the one made with the Gibeonites. Why would it be preferred to break marriage covenents in this case? They even make a covenent with God to put away their foreign wives, although it would seem the prior covenent of marriage should hold. Were the foreign "wives" not really wives, but concubines of some sort? Or was this a special dispensation for preserving the purity of the newly-rebuilt city?
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The law clearly states for most of the nations mentioned in Ezra 9 and 10 that the marriage is illegal (compare the law in Deuteronomy 7:3 to Ezra's own description of the transgression in Ezra 9:12). The response in Ezra 10:3 states explicitly that they will break the marriage covenants "by the law". The marriages never had a legal footing, and are therefore void ab initio.
This is not the same as the covenant made with the Gibeonites, which was not illegal, but on the contrary, legally mandatory. Hebrew law also holds that before conquering a city you must make a diplomatic peace offering (Deuteronomy 20:10). In this case the Gibeonites, despite going about it in a deceptive way because they were unfamiliar with the law, essentially accepted the peace offering under the terms given, making the covenant perfectly legal, and not at all ill-advised.


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I have been playing classical piano reading sheet music, and I want to begin blues by similarly learning some pieces from score. What would be some good books/sites I can use for this?
This question comes across as a shopping recommendation, but since we don't do those on Music.se I'm going to stop short of recommending specific books.
Blues is a broad genre of music -- for example the Chicago Blues of Howlin' Wolf is quite different from the Delta Blues of Leadbelly or the Texas Blues of Stevie Ray Vaughan. We don't know which of those you're interested in sounding like.
You probably have a specific piano sound in mind, so find a book containing a score of a song in that style.
I searched for "blues sheet music" in Amazon and there were plenty to choose from.
Note that blues musicians rarely use sheet music (my guess is that most can't even read it) - it is an improvisational tradition. There are books on improvising blues piano too. Amazon's search reveals them just as easily. Use the reviews, and the contents listings, to decide which book covers the kind of sound you aspire to.
With blues and jazz, there's really not the concept of a "standard repertoire" of the kind recognised by classical music students. This isn't really because the form is young (it's had 100 years or so, and developed from folk, after all) but because it's so broad and varied and, as I've said, improvisational.
There is the concept of the "blues standard" and the "jazz standard". A jazz soloist can show up at a club and tell the house band "Rainbow in A", and they'll play "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" (without sheet music) for him to solo over.
However that's just a melody and a chord progression; not an arrangement.
For an example of this, search YouTube for "Mojo Workin" and watch a few of the videos of Muddy Waters performing it. Notice this is the same band leader, and in many cases the same backing musicians, but no two performances are the same. Different tempos, parts assigned to different instruments, different grooves; and it's likely these arose organically at each performance.
... then look at other people performing the same song, and see how their versions are completely different too.
You don't really learn a blues piece. You learn a collection of blues patterns. You learn how to improvise your own in a similar style. You assemble these into a performance of a song; you do it differently each time.
Blues is rarely played or or written using scores, at least for a complete song. The chord structure and common scales are quite simple and there is typically a lot of improvisation on top of it. This makes "Blues jams" so popular, you can easily sit in with people you have never played with and songs you may have never heard. So while it's a perfectly good start to learn and play transcribed scores, you may not actually get fully into it unless you move without scores. It's most of the fun anyway.


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6 Beloved TV Shows (That Traumatized Cast Members For Life)
#3. Grace Under Fire
The Show:
In her 90s sitcom, stand-up comedienne Brett Butler portrayed a wisecracking, recovering alcoholic.
But Behind The Scenes...
On the set of her 90s sitcom, stand-up comedienne Brett Butler was a wisecracking alcoholic.
Grace Under Fire was famous for two things: its blue-collar sensibilities that made Roseanne look like Fellini; and the painkillers-and-booze-fueled escapades of its star, Alabaman comic Brett Butler.
In five years, the show went through five producers, each one quitting or being forced out as Butler drunkenly fought for creative control. Off-set, Butler pulled such stunts as stumbling onto Letterman and claiming Walt Disney's last words were, 'Whatever you do, don't let the Jews get the place." (Mind you, Grace Under Fire aired on ABC, which had recently been purchased by Disney.)
Butler's supporting cast soon grew tired of her expletive-filled rants and on-set breakdowns. Costar Julie White (a.k.a. Sam Witwicky's mom from Transformers) quit the show, and child actor John Paul Steuer reportedly left after he received a firsthand look at Butler's new boob job, which Butler proudly flashed about set.
"Kids love my tits!"
ABC, quickly losing key cast members and unwilling to shoehorn in a gas leak subplot, shitcanned the show midseason in 1998.
#2. Growing Pains
The Show:
80s middle-class family learns to live and love and finds Leonardo DiCaprio living in a dumpster.
But Behind The Scenes...
Teen heartthrob Kirk Cameron learns to love Jesus and finds sin in all of his costars.
Kirk Cameron's born again Christianity caused more troubles on-set than a scientist at a Scientologist convention. In the later seasons of Growing Pains, Cameron was a holy terror, tut-tutting costars for "immoral" behavior and demanding puritanical script revisions.
All this from a man who dressed like a Thai rent boy.
Although Cameron's definition of immoral was laughable, it was his be-mulleted mug on the cover of Tiger Beat, so ABC put up with the sanctimonious little shit.
Under Cameron's thrall, Growing Pains made Mayberry look like Sodom and Gomorrah. For instance, Cameron called for rewrites when his character, Mike Seaver, laid in bed with a woman, even though Seaver was just acting in a play. Things grew so insane on-set that Cameron once called the president of ABC and accused the network of shilling pornography.
All this pales in comparison to the number Cameron did on costar Julie McCullough's career. McCullough played Mike Seaver's girlfriend, Julie Costello. She had also once appeared nude in Playboy.
Cameron forced ABC to fire McCullough and her sweater puppets--after all, nothing offends the Lord more than a nice pair of pert yams. Once McCullough got the pink slip, the writers scrambled to rejigger the upcoming Mike-Julie wedding episode. Ultimately, Mike Seaver was stood up at the altar, a fitting metaphor for how Cameron had alienated almost everyone he'd worked with. It's hard to stay pissed at Cameron. After all, his career's been in the gutter for a while, and nowadays he spends his time proving God's existence using bananas and disproving evolution using Photoshop.
#1. Martin
The Show:
Lovable radio DJ warms the hearts of America by verbally abusing his spouse.
But Behind The Scenes...
Lovable stand-up comic terrifies the shit out of everyone in a 10-yard radius.
Tisha Campbell's big break was playing Gina Waters, Martin's wife and recipient of the famous catch phrase, "Damn, Gina!"
Thanks to the on-screen charisma between Gina and Martin, the show became one of Fox's biggest shows not involving police chases.
Sadly, the sitcom's success came at the price of Martin Lawrence's sanity. The star began abusing drugs like pixie sticks, and his behavior on-set went from endearingly manic to full-blown Rick James.
According to a 1997 lawsuit filed by Campbell, Lawrence physically threatened cast and crew, carried a loaded firearm and once attempted to molest her in front of a live studio audience. She finally called it quits after Lawrence threatened to kill his estranged wife. This sort of behavior seems haltingly out of place for a comedian who we've since come to laud for his realistic portrayals of femininity.
Campbell returned to film the series finale with the stipulation that Lawrence and her could never be in the same room together. We presume this arrangement set the template for how every single episode of John & Kate Plus Eight was filmed.
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If you are surfing at work, and not logged in to your account, it may recommend what people collectively at your work site's computers are looking up. If you are home, someone else may have been surfing on your computer and Amazon. Interesting things appear that way here when my wife gets on and then I do. Semper Paratus, Semper Vigilans.
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This is one of those recipes you need to keep on hand for a filling and delicious meal that comes together quickly. My husband is Mexican and he loves this concoction!
Beef & Bean Chile Verde
From EatingWell: January/February 2008
Chile Verde, usually a slow-cooked stew of pork, jalapeños and tomatillos, becomes an easy weeknight meal with quick-cooking ground beef and store-bought green salsa. Make it a Meal: Serve with fresh cilantro, red onion and Monterey Jack. Add your favorite hot sauce.
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I love this recipe! It's cheap, easy and healthy. It was way too spicy though so I'll be reducing the amount of spices next time. This will be a recurring meal for me.
This recipe came together so fast and was so easy to prepare. Although it's not a real chili verde (it's not even green, by the time you're done), it really is a flavorful, hearty chili. Great week night meal!
One of my family favorites. It's been added to my rotation of recipes. I usually serve it with salad and gluten free corn bread muffins.
Tip: Double the recipe because it will go fast, but better yet makes for great leftovers.
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|In this Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011, file photo, cars fill the highway two days before Thanksgiving, in San Diego. The number of Americans hitting the road for Thanksgiving in 2012, is expected to increase slightly from a year ago, according to AAAís annual Thanksgiving travel forecast released Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. But theyíll take shorter trips to save on gas and other costs as household budgets remain tight. AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File
NEW YORK -- Slightly more Americans will hit the road this Thanksgiving, according to AAA. That includes people who are choosing to drive instead of fly as household budgets remain tight.
In its annual Thanksgiving travel forecast released Tuesday, AAA predicts 43.6 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home over the holiday, up just 0.7 percent from last year.
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You may be familiar with the Pepsi Refresh Project that we've mentioned recently on our social media sites, but if not, here's a quick recap: The Pepsi Refresh Project awards up to $1.3 million every month to people, businesses, and non-profits for ideas that will positively impact communities. Grants are awarded according to ideas that earn the most online votes within the $5K, $25K, $50K, and $250K categories.
Several Salvation Army units are in the running this month with their own original, creative ideas of how to improve their local communities. Two of these units have proposed plans focused on serving the homeless population, and they need your votes for the plans to come to fruition.
In the $250K grant category, The Salvation Army Eastern Michigan Division would use the funds to provide an additional 1,000 nights of shelter for Detroit's homeless, plus 155,254 more meals to needy seniors, families and individuals through food pantries and mobile feeding trucks. They already provide more than 5,000 meals to people every day! You can help them achieve their goal by voting for this idea once a day, every day until August 31 at http://www.refresheverything.com/salmich.
In the $50K category, The Salvation Army Knoxville would use the grant to "Refresh" their Women's Transitional Housing Program dormitory. The facility has housed hundreds of women, an average of 150 per year, for thousands of days using the same used beds, mattresses, lockers and partitions obtained when the program began in 1997. Purchasing new housing items through this grant would provide the women greater safety, privacy, and comfort, increasing their potential for success in rebuilding their lives. You can support this great idea by voting once a day, every day until August 31 at http://www.refresheverything.com/knoxredshield2010.
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In the last half-century, Kentucky-born-and-bred Conrad Bachmann has sustained a successful acting career in Tinseltown, appearing in such movies as "Tremors" and "Rules of Engagement," as well as the TV series "The West Wing." Though he left for Los Angeles as a young adult, landing his first acting gig on the sitcom "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis," Bachmann never lost sight of his love for Louisville and is giving back to his beloved hometown through an up-and-coming festival.
Now in its fourth year, Louisville's International Festival of Film (LIFF) will return Oct. 4-7 to the Galt House Hotel, Kentucky Center for the Arts, Louisville Slugger Museum and the Muhammad Ali Center, where artistic films not usually presented through commercial venues will be screened to showcase independent filmmakers.
The weekend-long event will also honor late actor Warren Oates with his induction into the Kentucky Legends of Fame, a strip of concrete outside the Galt House inspired by the Hollywood Walk of Fame and dedicated to Kentuckians successful in the arts. CEO of the Galt House Mary Moseley also prompted the addition of Bachmann to the walk; on Oct. 4, he'll place his hands and feet in cement, leaving a permanent mark on Louisville.
"This is starting to hit me in how honored I really do feel," Bachmann said of being chosen as a Legends of Fame inductee. "Because (the festival) really is nothing more than my wanting to give back to my hometown and yet it seems like I'm getting so much from my hometown. But I got so much to begin with; it gave me the talent, it gave me the ability to go out and do what I've done for 55 years."
The Galt House isn't the first place to recognize Bachmann's long-lasting career. His alma mater, Valley High School, dedicated a visual arts auditorium in his honor in early 2012. Through the LIFF, Bachmann has worked closely with high schools, hoping to inspire students to become involved in filmmaking. Proceeds from the festival go toward the Louisville Film Arts Institute, Inc., to help fund the training of filmmakers of tomorrow in Metro Louisville and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Recently, the LIFF afforded a five-day all-expense-paid trip to Hollywood to two students from Fern Creek High School and one from Ballard who won a contest in which teenagers were to explain why they'd like to pursue a career in filmmaking. The three winners worked on the set of a film in California and made a documentary about the experience that will show at this year's festival, amongst a lineup of approximately 120 films from 30 countries.
"They're learning how to work with people, they're learning how to supervise, they're learning how to follow," Bachmann said of students working in film. "They're getting experience like you can't believe. It's a growth period for them. So the benefits that come out of this, number one is the creativity, the creative expression that's being offered to them, the opportunity to understand failure. I tell everyone first of all in Hollywood, learn to love the word 'rejection,' because everything starts at rejection. But these kids are having the opportunity to be creative, to make a film, they're learning business practices."
Students from Fern Creek High School will shoot footage of the red carpet premiere of the LIFF opening night film, "Shouting Secrets," at the Kentucky Center for the Arts at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 4. Several filmmakers and actors from around the world will walk the carpet, along with anticipated celebrity guests Wil Heuser of season 14 of "Big Brother," his costar Joe Arvin and Gunnar Deatherage of "Project Runway" fame. Charles "Cotton" Nash, former MLB outfielder, NBA forward and member of the ABA Kentucky Colonels, will sign autographs at Louisville Slugger Museum Oct. 6 before the Kentucky premiere of "Hitting the Cycle."
Unlike past festivals, the 2012 LIFF is free and open to the public in honor of Julian "Buck" Wheat, the late revered figure of Churchill Downs, and Kathy Joosten, an actress on "Desperate Housewives" and "The West Wing" who died in June of lung cancer. As part of the LIFF, the Kentucky Youth Film Festival on Oct. 5 will also present student-submitted films on the subject of bullying. Additionally, seminars hosted by Bachmann, Anthony King of Barnholtz Entertainment and Gary Marsh, President of Breakdown Services, will help students and adults alike learn more about the casting, filmmaking and distribution process to help Kentuckians looking to land a storied career in Hollywood similar to that of Bachmann's.
"The dream that I've had now and kept bringing back is happening," Bachmann said. "Here it is, we're in our fourth year. This year it was so difficult to make selections of films because so many of them were so incredible. We've chosen 120-something films, 30 countries now for Louisville's International Festival of Film. We do have some Kentucky films, but the whole point is to reach out there again to make Louisville, Kentucky a destination city, a destination state. Let the world know who we are other than the Kentucky Derby, which we're all proud of, but also we want to build this festival up where people all over the world who say this is the festival to be in."
For more information and a schedule of the LIFF, visit louisvillefilm.net.


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