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Today is Africa Day, in commemoration of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity in 1963, which became the African Union in 2002.
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"Africa is the continent on which we are situated, with which we feel a sense of kinship and whose histories and problems are inseparable from ours," said University of Cape Town's deputy vice-chancellor, Professor Thandabantu Nhlapo.
Indeed, many overseas visitors see South Africa as their gateway to the rest of the continent, and Cape Town as the ideal place to experience a mix of African influences and European heritage. Equally, Africa remains a pillar of the South African tourism economy, and arrivals from the region have maintained solid growth of 8.5% over the last year.
We continue to enjoy good tourism relations with our African neighbours, and look forward to Africa Day celebrations!
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The Artscape Theatre Centre celebrates Africa Day with a concert featuring the Indigenous Orchestra and well-known Western Cape choirs, directed by Bongani Sotshononda. The festivities also include a performance by soprano Friedel Mitas accompanied by the Cape Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. The show starts at 19h30 and tickets costs R80.
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It is also the second day of the Gugulethu Wine Festival, where music, food, entertainment and good times will be as free-flowing as the selection of great local wines. Come and experience the entrepreneurial spirit of Africa at this event, now in its third year.


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December Recap
Man, not a great month of training. But, I did keep the wheels turning. I developed a neck stinger (pinched nerve) that required a bit of ART, posture improvement, and rehab to address. The shoulder also started playing dirty. But, I did get a moderate linear progression run from 3 of 5 @ 185 -> 245 on squat and 155 -> 175 on BP. Nothing amazing, but still work. Also got in plenty of MobWODs, some custom MobWOD work, added in some DLs, MPs, and rows. Hit a SQ 3 of 315.
Got a nice long hike in (12.5 in 4:45) though the knees were very grumpy since the last long hike was in June.
Hit KBs the week of New Years, plus a bit. Mainly working on C+P to get away from rehab and more towards developing the shoulder. Doing 2-3-5-10 of 1C-nP or nC-nP (i.e., C-P-P-P... or C-P-C-P).
Not sure what's next for the next blocks of training. I definitely want to incorporate more regular CV type training. It will almost certainly be multi-modal (run, bike, swim, snow activity, kettlebells) and mix longer-slower with shorter-faster work. I definitely want to add arm and shoulder mass. On a whim, I measured my arms and legs: 28" thigh and 16" arms. Definite disparity. Don't even have to measure to see it. Need to keep the shoulder and hip happy. Want to keep moving the powerlifts forward. These are all workable together; not sure what, where, when.
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Man, not a great month of training.
Man, not a great month of training.
Do ya see a trend? Well, it's not -all- bad, but things have been better.
About three weeks ago, I had a serious back issue come up during warm-up sets of squats. Another reason to ALWAYS start with lighter weight. Had it been 185 (still a warm up weight) instead of 95, I might have been really fubar'd. Anyway, since November (and, in reality, longer), I've been dealing with increasingly annoying lower back/hip/SI joint/etc. issues. It's sort of come and gone. Anyway, after a day of heavy snow shovelling, the next day of squatting caused the serious issue (very pissed off disc in the lower lumbar) that sent me crawling to the ART chiro. Some soft-tissue work to relieve some of the excess tension let me sleep and move for the next week. And things calmed down. Another snow storm put some additional stress on the lower back (but thank you to the neighbours with snow blowers) and laid me up for the evening.
I'm now about 3 weeks out. This sort of injury is a 6 WEEK thing. So, while I'm feeling mostly ok. The level of pain is normally very tolerable (1-2/10) and only spikes to 3-4/10. But, if I *ding* it up again, it will be another 6 WEEKS before it really heals and ... on ... and ... on. Etc. So, I'm really trying to take it seriously and give the back time to heal. Snow shovelling is mandatory, but it looks like we might be mostly clear now.
So, no heavy bilateral leg/back work. No significant posterior chain work. No running. No rowing. Etc. But, I've been able to quad/glute leg work, remedial core work, upper arm stuff, and I've gotten at some walking (with and without weight vest) and swimming. I've also revisited ice skating which I hadn't done for about 10 years. Relearning how to skate stop (damn you, left turning skate stop) has been fun. And the real fun of skating is my 3-year old son is making his first strides.
So, hopefully 3 more weeks and I'll be able to --gradually-- start back into some heavier lifting. But, I'm planning on at least a 6 week ramp up to work weights (but still sub-max stuff).
I realized that only captures my training since later February. January itself was a mix of a $hit ton of shoveling and moving of *heavy* boxes of books, wgt. equipment, etc. The back survived, but I think it was increasingly injured by repeated exposures to the "uncontrolled real world". Fortunately, good friends and beer helped me through (thanks Bob & Bob & Jason & Jason and Three Penny). I also hit a few bouts of snowshoeing. All in all, I was physically active, just not in the gym. And, we finally have our home gym set up. My wife put some pics online, but I don't remember where. Heck, I don't need to logon anywhere to look at it!
We just need a good adjustable weight bench. NYBB delivers quickly to us, but I'm not quite content enough with their benches. Craigslist in this area is somewhat disappointing. Later!
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Things still haven't been great. But I think I'm --starting-- to turn a corner.
I developed some serious lower back issues (and some severe neck issues). I have much greater sympathy for anyone who has ever "given up" their athletic endeavors due to chronic pain. I've always looked down on folks ... boy do I feel like an ass.
I imagine it will be at least three more months before I squat seriously (with seriously defined as reps with > 275 ... my PR is 345). I imagine a long slog of squat like movements, light deadlifts, etc. etc. I have to completely retrain my squat and pulling patterns. They developed (devolved) into some serious hyperextension at the lumbars, inactive torso (rectus ab, tva), inactive glutes, etc. Along with ... serious desk jockey posture.
Have you gotten to the point that mowing the lawn was causing pain? If so, I feel your pain.
Giving up and taking some relaxants and pain meds and quitting (all physical activity) would be so easy it is silly. But, I can't give up the activity. I'd end up ... well, I'd end. So, back up on that pony and time to keep slugging along.
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In the spirit of posting every two months ...
The back is "pretty good". The neck is fine. Sometimes, lots of active recovery methods are needed. Sometimes you just need to rest. For weeks. But, keep building the desire to "get back to it".
I've been doing substantial mountain biking (on a new 29er). I'm -- just this week -- starting back into some calisthenics and using a lighter kettlebell. I think ETK ROP (ha! look 'em up) will be my ticket to build back up to some strength work.
I can't imagine *starting on* heavy for at least another two months (beginning of October). That would work well as mtn. biking season would be starting to wind down.
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Just a quick note, I'm still alive!
From July 2011 (my last post) on, I've been doing a metric ton of mountain biking (up to and including last week). Ranging from 25 mile enduros to 1 hour "faux single speed" gag fests. I'll likely continue through the winter. I'm hoping to start some swimming (primarily as a skill, not as a "workout") to get a little variety and b/c I love being in water.
I've started toying around with Dan John's MMS high-rep squat progression. I'm not doing MMS. I'm playing around with the squat progression. (Is that enough of a disclaimer?) The degree to which high-rep squats transfer to mountain biking is freaky. I'm also keeping in the game with KB C+P, pull ups, and swings. Along with the Williamson core awareness drills. Everything, including me, seems to be chugging along pretty well. Once I have a bit more steady training (things started back up around October, but were scattered ... I've been pretty consistent since the insanity of Christmas travel) to talk about, I'll put up some details.
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Wow, immensely long time since a post.
But, I've been very physically active and I'm pretty darn happy about it. Last winter was very mild in the northeast and the upshot was that I had essentially no break in my mountain biking over the winter season. While I was sad to do almost no skiing, snowshoeing, etc., my biking really grew by leaps and bounds. I carried a ton of riding into the summer and I went from "middle of the pack" in our group rides to riding (admittedly, behind) with the front riders. Some of them are *really* good and it will take a substantial amount of work to truly ride -with- them
[smiley courtesy of my son!]. About the only big downside is that I expected about three years out of my (new last year) hardtail 29er ... with the winter and not losing any riding time, I'm completely ready for a new bike. Drat!
As you can tell from the first topic bias, biking has become my preeminent activity. And I'm really happy abou that because I grew up loving two wheels; it just took me a long time to re-discover that old flame. However, I also love the iron and here's what I've been up to (for the last year!):
Nov 2011 saw me working ETK ROP and into Dec 2011 I started following Dan John's MMS SQ progression. As I mentioned above, I was *not* doing the entire program. However, the SQ progression really intrigued me. I ended up doing ETK style swings and C+P plus some pullups/supine rows. At the end of it, I got 50 reps at 185 in about 8:13. I can't emphasize the benefit of high rep squats for short "punchy" hill climbs on the mtn bike. That took me through (about) March first. March, April, May were consistent with a 40-workout type flavor. However, the end petered out and from June through September I had very scattered training (four workouts a month in June, July, and September; none in August!). However, my riding was just this side of insane (for me) and included a one week trip to Arizona with a good friend:
As it does, the iron called my name and I've rolled back into some training that leans more towards the "punch the clock" style of workouts that DJ has been advocating (and which works well in the context of other demands -- life, sport, work, etc.). I've settled on a super simple "template" that is a mashup of Pavel's PTTP as interpreted by Kelly Baggett (with clear flavor from Wendler's 5/3/1). Here's the important stuff:
Four days a week plus one optional; two full days rest between SQ2 and SQ5: SQ0, SQ5, SQ3, SQ2, SQx.
SQ0: 2 of 5 (medium); SQ accessory
SQ5: 2 of 5 (light-medium)
SQ3: 3 of 3 (medium+)
SQ2: 5-3-2 (medium+); SQ accessory
SQx: 2 of 5 (very light)
Essentially the exact same for BP. The days can be same (BP5/SQ5) or lagged (start the SQ early in the week and kick in BP later: BP5 with SQ3). The accessory can be skipped (Wendler's "jack shit"), they can be combined (just do some clean and press and accessorize everything), they can be super specific (the best accessory is volume), they can be upper/lower: sq accessory is dl + sq, bp accessory is bp and mp. But don't be distracted. Just do a little bit everyday with moderately heavy weights. Obviously, this takes an ego check or you can go overboard. Starting with Wendler's 90% as 1RM is a good start. I mix in pull-ups with my squats.
I do a warm up with goblet squats, swings, jump rope, etc. and some very targeted stretching or strength-stretching (bulg. split squats).
Or, I just drop it and do some goblet squats to get ready for SQ and pushups to get ready for BP. When I do that (and no accessory), I'm in and out in about 30 minutes. Very useful for my current life schedule. Combing the lifting with somewhat extensive cardiovascuar demands means that I'm eating like a darn growing teenager.
In other news, my wife did MMS and loved it. I give her a ton of credit: she's working out before going to work in our enclosed porch gym -- that means it's not exactly the height of creature comforts (think cold). But, like most other MMS followers, she's complaining about her wardrobe needing replaced. Between my training and riding, her lifting, and our five year old (thick as a brick, in a good way) son -- our food bills are slightly ludicrous.
I hope to give some updates on how the "punch the clock" template works. I think that if I can spend most of my time (1) ignoring the accessory work and (2) checking ego on raising weights, I'll see nice progress.
Ah yes, last topic: the hip and shoulder. The shoulder has been 100% trouble free. My hip on the other hand is constantly back and forth. Before I restarted lifting I had a good time of almost 100% pain free. But, even hard enough riding could cause a flare up. With the lifting, I have to moderate (the lifting) to keep it from getting too grumpy. That's ok though. It's a good lesson in wisdom. I am convinced that there is nothing "broken" in the hip. It's simply an issue of hyper active muscles and activation patterns. Which means I can push on it -- I just need to keep practicing relaxing it.
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An Explosion in Innovation
Peter Diamandis identifies eight technologies ripe for major change
Peter Diamandis is chairman and chief executive of the X PRIZE Foundation, a nonprofit focused on designing and launching large prizes to drive radical breakthroughs for humanity. What follows are edited excerpts of his comments at the CIO Network conference.
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CIO Journal is a Wall Street Journal news service for business-technology executives. For more, please visit blogs.wsj.com/cio .
On Why Innovation Will Take off
We're going from, in 2010, just shy of two billion people connected on the Internet, to, by 2020, five billion people. Three billion new minds are coming online who have never been able to help contribute ideas, solve problems and challenges. And those three billion people are coming online when education and health care are going to make them better educated and healthier. I think it's going to be driving tens of trillions of dollars in the global economy.…Add artificial intelligence on top of that, and we're going to start seeing a rate of innovation that will scare all of us.
On Eight Explosive Technologies
1. Biotechnology. It's the field where we're going to see the next $100 billion companies. Synthetic biology in particular, when you start to think of life as a programming language. Craig Venter [decoder of the human genome] just published that he increased the efficiency of photosynthesis 300%. What's that going to do for food production?
2. Computational systems. One of the things that computational systems give us is the ability to model almost anything. Anywhere on the planet you can hire, from cloud computing, 100, 1,000 computers for a minute, an hour, a day, and begin to model things.
3. Networks and sensors. Networks and sensors will give us huge amounts of data that we can begin to mine literally for anything we need, anything you want. It's a matter of asking the right question. We're looking at launching an earthquake prediction X PRIZE.
4. Artificial intelligence. AI has transformed almost every industry and will continue to do so. Imagine an individual with a software shell around them. I'm going to give it permission to listen to every conversation I have, to read everything about me, to scan my genome, to literally deep-dive into everything I've ever produced. It's going to start to literally finish my sentences for me. These AI's are going to become the most powerful assistants we have.
5. Robotics. Robotics will be everywhere. In five years, we'll have conferences like this and people will be beaming in if they can't physically be there.
6. Digital manufacturing. Three-D printing, digital manufacturing, will transform global manufacturing. I think about the woman going to a gala that evening who goes online and sees a beautiful dress designed in Bangladesh and prints it out in her closet. The notion is being able to print what you want, where you need it, on demand.
7. Medicine. Medicine is becoming an information technology. We launched a competition to build a hand-held mobile device that any mom could use at 2 a.m. to diagnose themselves or their kid, no matter where they are. We announced it, and a year later, we have 265 teams in 33 countries around the world competing for this.
8. Nanotechnology. We really look at nanomaterials versus nanotechnology. We're working on an X PRIZE on the future of mobility. We're looking at a battery X PRIZE for being able to increase battery energy and power storage densities 300% to 500%.
On Innovations Partners
The question is, what is your relationship with these technologies, and how do you make sure you don't isolate yourself [from key innovations].
If you're a company of 20,000, 30,000, 50,000 people, the question you have to ask yourself is, do you have the right people? How do you position your challenges so that the smartest people around the world have fun solving your challenges for you? You can create something where people who work at the top companies during the day, at night want to prove themselves and have some fun. It's really about asking the right question and putting out the right challenge and the right, clear objective, and letting people around the world beat their brains.
On Being Risk-Averse
Companies, as they get larger, have attributes of reduced risk-taking. If you wanted to reinvent how you do health care, if you're a pharma, a health-insurance company, you could potentially try and develop it inside your company—bad idea.
You could invest in a dozen companies—likely you're going to have conflicts on your board. And you're only going to choose the companies that happen to be in your local area, or that you happen to hear about and so forth.
Ultimately, when you put up these competitions, 99% [of contestants] will fail. And when they fail, they're not on your books. It's not a black line on your company or your research department or whatever the case might be.
Because when the one that succeeds pulls it off and has a true breakthrough—that's a success, and you've won. The world's won in that regard.


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B.S., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA 1998
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Yiee JH, Baskin LS, Patel N, Yang JH, Disandro M. Prospective Blinded Laboratory Assessment of Prophylactic Antibiotic Compliance in a Pediatric Outpatient Setting. Journal of Urology. 2012;187(6): 2176-81.
Blaschko SD, Yang JH, Baskin LS, Deng DY. Combined method of bladder neck closure and concomitant augmentation cystoplasty in the setting of refractory urinary incontinence. Urology. 2012 Apr;79(4):955-7. Epub 2012 Feb 18.
Rodriguez E Jr, Weiss DA, Yang JH, Menshenina J, Ferretti M, Cunha TJ, Barcellos D, Chan LY, Risbridger G, Cunha GR, Baskin LS. New insights on the morphology of adult mouse penis. Biol Reprod. 2011 Dec;85(6):1216-21. Epub 2011 Sep 14.
Yang JH, Menshenina J, Cunha GR, Place N, Baskin LS. Morphology of mouse external genitalia: implications for a role of estrogen in sexual dimorphism of the mouse genital tubercle. J Urol. 2010 Oct;184(4 Suppl):1604-9. Epub 2010 Aug 21.
Yang JH, Baskin LS, DiSandro M. Gender identity in disorders of sex development: review article. Urology 75(1): 153-9,2010.
Yang JH, Mitchell K, Poppas DP. Case report of granular cell tumor of the glans penis in a 9 year old male. Urology 71(3):546e1-2, 2008.
Yang JH, Poppas DP. Nerve sparing reduction clitoroplasty: analysis of clitoral sensitivity and viability. Journal of Urology. 178(4 Pt 2):1598-601, 2007.
Yang JH, Donat SM. Elisabeth Pauline Pickett (1918-): Opening the door for women in urological oncology. Journal of Urology. 178(5):1875-7, 2007.
Yang JH and Te AE. Saw palmetto and finasteride in the treatment of category-III prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Current Urology Reports, 6(4):290-5, 2005.
McGowan JC, Yang JH, Plotkin RC, Grossman RI, Umile EM, Cecil KM, Bagley LJ. Magnetization transfer imaging in the detection of injury associated with mild head trauma. American Journal of Neuroradiology, 21(5): 875-80, 2000.


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This video is a good introduction to personalized cancer therapy and what it can mean for our patients. Our goal is to transform cancer therapy by matching patients with the best drug for their particular tumor. The video — which features our UC San Diego Health leaders as well as patients and philanthropists — was first broadcast at the 2013 Moores Cancer Center gala.
Julia Breyer, assistant to Dr. Razelle Kurzrock
The UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center is a member of the Worldwide Innovative Network (WIN) Consortium in personalized cancer medicine. It is a global network of 29 leading academic, industry, and patient advocacy organizations working to make personalized cancer care a reality for patients worldwide.
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The Shura (Consultative) Council held a regular meeting in Riyadh yesterday under the chairmanship of Dr. Saleh bin Homaid.
The Council welcomed directives by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz to deposit $2.7 billion [SR 10 billion] into the Saudi Bank of Credit & Saving to enable the bank to help citizens obtain loans for family needs, including marriage and home repairs.
In addition, the Council lauded the appointment of Dr. Bandar Hajjar as deputy chairman of the Shura Council at the rank of minister. The Royal Court announced Dr. Hajjar's appointment on October 25.


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Woman found safe after South Milwaukee standoff
South Milwaukee Police say the woman thought to be held against her will in a home has been found in the city of Milwaukee and said she was never held against her will or harmed.
South Milwaukee had staked out a neighborhood overnight on a report that someone was holding a woman inside a home against her will.
The incident began about 9 p.m.
Barrett calls Obama's gun measure 'common sense,' opponents disagree
Mayor Tom Barrett on Wednesday called President Barack Obama's gun-control plan a "bold initiative" and "common-sense" legislation.
"This is something that has been a long time coming and something that I believe a majority of Americans have long felt is overdue in this country," Barrett said at a news conference at City Hall.
Barrett urged backers of the president's initiatives to contact their congressmen and ask them to back the legislation.
The mayor said he expects to hear from opponents of gun control by email or phone calls. The same opponents also will call Police Chief Edward Flynn and legislators, telling them to reject Obama's proposals. But Barrett said he believes the majority of Americans want change.
"This is a watershed moment in American politics," he said. "Because the question is going to be: Will the forces that have worked tirelessly to defeat common-sense legislation win again, or will the American people win again?"» Read Full Article
Meijer could anchor retail and apartment development at Delphi site
A Meijer supermarket and discount store could anchor a retail and apartment development proposed for the former Delphi site in Oak Creek.
The 191,000-square-foot Meijer store would be on the eastern portion of the 85-acre site, which is west of S. Howell Ave. and south of W. Drexel Ave., said Jerry Franke, president of development firm Wispark LLC.
The Meijer store would occupy about one-third of the site, formerly occupied by Delphi Corp. That auto parts factory closed, and was later demolished.
The western portion of the site would have around 150,000 to 200,000 square feet of commercial space, mainly in the former of smaller stores, restaurants and other services, such as a fitness center and medical offices, Franke said Wednesday.
There also would be around 700 apartments, he said. The apartments and additional commercial space would be developed in stages over roughly eight years, with the first phase--including Meijer--completed by mid-2015.» Read Full Article
New Berlin Eisenhower girls pull away from Franklin, 57-41
The New Berlin Eisenhower girls basketball team is always secure in its identity.
"We like to come out and get in our opponents' faces and take them out of what they like to do," said Lions coach Gary Schmidt after the Lions surprisingly easy 57-41 nonconference victory over a red-hot Franklin club. "A lot of teams don't know us, so we like to schedule games like this. It was a good marquee match-up on a Tuesday night."
Only most of the starpower belonged to the Lions, who never trailed in this game and who improved to 12-1 overall. Meanwhile, the Sabers (10-3) saw their winning streak end at eight games leaving their coach a bit mystified in the process.
"This was almost exactly like the Oak Creek game earlier in the year," said Franklin coach Tony Kathrens referring to the Sabers' last loss in early December. "We get in against a taller, better defensive team that makes us work hard and we fold like a house of cards."
"It's just frustrating. Anytime we play against a quality big (post player like the Lions' 6-2 Chelsea Brackmann) we struggle, because Cassidy (Mihalko, the Sabers' best player) likes to go inside, but we had that taken away from us tonight."» Read Full Article
Oak Creek police investigating rash of BB gun vandalism
Oak Creek - Police are seeking the person who shattered the rear windows of at least six vehicles and damaged two apartment windows with a BB gun Jan. 9 and 10.
According to Oak Creek police reports:
Dispatch received the first report about 9:10 p.m. Jan. 9, when a resident of the 400 block of East Centennial Drive stated someone had just shot a BB through her apartment window, causing about $200 in damage to the screen and outer window.
On Jan. 10, a resident of the 9100 block of South Fifth Avenue reported someone had shot a BB through her apartment window, and her rear car window also had been damaged by a BB, between 9 p.m. Jan. 9 and 9:15 a.m. Jan. 10. Damage to her home and car is estimated at $500.
Also Jan. 10, a resident of the 9600 block of South Veronica Drive reported the back windows of two vehicles had been shattered by a BB gun between 2:30 and 3 a.m. Jan. 10. Damage to both vehicles is estimated at $700.» Read Full Article
Man arrested for drunken driving after fleeing police
A man who facing his third drunken driving arrest was captured by police after he attempted to flee during a traffic stop Jan. 12.
According to Oak Creek police reports:
The driver, a 30-year-old Oak Creek man, and his passenger both ran off after police pulled their car over in the 4100 block of East Studio Lane about 2:40 a.m. Jan 12. A foot chase ensued and police took both the driver and the passenger, a 37-year-old Oak Creek man, into custody a short time later.
The driver was arrested for third-offense drunken driving and third-offense driving with a revoked license. He also was cited for possession of marijuana after police found an orange pill bottle containing THC in the center console of his car during the arrest search. The passenger was arrested for resisting/obstructing an officer.
The driver was scheduled to appear in the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office this week.
Franklin ski hill to reopen after equipment theft
The Rock Sports Complex in Franklin will reopen for skiing Tuesday after a weekend equipment theft hindered its ability to make snow.
Franklin police are investigating the theft of $1,600 in electrical lines and supplies needed to operate the ski hill's snow guns, said Capt. Joe Spak. Rock Sports reported the theft Sunday, and the hill was closed Sunday and Monday night.
Rock Sports officials did not return telephone calls for comment. But the hill will reopen Tuesday, according to its Facebook page, with discounted prices through Thursday. More information is available by calling (414) 529-SNOW or going to Facebook.
Greendale woman charged with homicide in pedestrian death
A 31-year-old Greendale woman has been charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle after striking a pedestrian with her Cadillac Escalade and killing him in October.
Josephine E. Sardina of Greendale had marijuana in her system when she fatally struck David Budge, 54, of South Milwaukee about 3 p.m. in the 4500 block of W. Loomis Road in Greenfield, according to a criminal complaint.
If convicted, Sardina faces a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison, a fine of $100,000 or both.
Budge was walking south on the east side of the road in the parking lane when he was struck by Sardina, who was attempting to enter a gas station, the complaint says.
Sardina said she thought she had hit a parked car, the complaint says. She denied being on her cellphone, but phone records show she sent a text message at 2:58 p.m. and received and read one less than two minutes later. At 3:02 p.m., she called 911 to report the accident.» Read Full Article


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can anyone explain me what is the difference between superkey and candidate key.
I have read the definition but could'nt understand.
I have read the definition but could'nt understand.
+-------------+------------+------------+ | Roll Number | First Name | Last Name | +-------------+------------+------------+ | CSU0001 | Shabbir | Bhimani | | CSU0002 | SomeName | SurName | | CSU0003 | Larry | page | +-------------+------------+------------+
For example, Given an employee table consisting of the columns:
job and
we could use the employeeID in combination with any or all other columns of this table to uniquely identify a row in the table. Examples of superkeys in this table would be {employeeID, Name}, {employeeID, Name, job}, and {employeeID, Name, job, departmentID}.
In a real database we don't need values for all of those columns to identify a row. We only need, per our example, the set {employeeID}. This is a minimal superkey that is, a minimal set of columns that can be used to identify a single row. So, employeeID is a candidate key.
Any Unique key with some Non Unique key combination is called a super key of the relationship
Originally Posted by mayjunewhat is the point of having a superkey if my primary key is doing its job?


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I'm trying to set up a PowerShell profile so all of my machines have a common profile. I'm making each machine's profile run a script in my dropbox so I can update all of them easier.
I thought the problem was I didn't know dot-source syntax well, but it turns out PowerShell really doesn't like that the path to my documents folder has an apostrophe. The full path is:
d:\Owen's Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1
If I delete that file, PowerShell starts up fine (of course, without the modifications I want.) If I create that file, I get an error when PowerShell starts up:
The string starting:
At line:1 char:75
+ . 'D:\Owen`'s Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1 <<<< '
is missing the terminator: '.
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+ . 'D:\Owen`'s Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1' <<<<
+ CategoryInfo : ParserError: (:String) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : TerminatorExpectedAtEndOfString
It can't be my fault, because the script itself is empty. Deleting the empty file makes it go away, creating the new file makes the error come back. Surely Microsoft anticipated profile paths with apostrophes?
Update Crud. Looks like an old issue. Maybe there's not a workaround. :(
Update 2 I had a conversation with @Lee_Holmes on Twitter about this. Apparently it's been fixed in some super-awesome internal Microsoft version, but there's no hotfix available and no time table for fixes since PSH is now a Windows Component. That makes Roman Kuzmin's answer below the most appropriate answer (use one of the global profiles), or perhaps "rename your My Documents folder" which hasn't been mentioned yet.


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5 Nov 2012 3:00 PM #1
ExtJS GroupingView Issue
I'm having an issue with the GroupingView. In my grid, I have a bunch of columns, one column is to display the friendly text name of an item, the other column is to display an icon "swatch" that is based on the text value of an item, it uses a custom column renderer.
Let's call my two fields "Name", for the column that contains only text, and "Swatch" for the column that shows icons based on the value of the same data the name column displays. Both columns have the same data index property.
The problem comes when I try to group by the "Name" column, the header text of each group is not correct. Instead of seeing "Name: xxx" as the header, I'm seeing "Swatch: xxx" as the header, even though I clearly grouped by the "Name" column.
The order of appearance of my columns in my grid is "Swatch", then "Name". I've noticed that if I reverse the order, so that "Swatch" is last and "Name" is first, then the group text when I group by "Name" is correct.
So it appears that the GroupingView is searching for the first column definition that matches the data index property it was told to group on, but in my case this is wrong. Is there any way I can control this process? It's a big deal to duplicate this data in my data store but under a different data index name, so I'd like to avoid that if possible.
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16 Nov 2012 12:21 AM #3
I would recommend giving your swatch column a different/blank dataindex, then in your swatch column renderer simply grab the value from the name column and return it.
Alternatively you could duplicate the data under a new dataindex by using the convert() function.
If that doesn't make sense I can put an example together once I'm at my computer later (currently on my phone)
16 Nov 2012 2:24 AM #4
Here's an example:
All you would then need to do, is add your column renderer logic to show the icon in the swatch column instead of the value
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Module 10: Online Resources
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This module identifies online resources that are particularly helpful and may offer further assistance into particular areas of opioid treatment administration.
- Integrated Buprenorphine Therapy into HIV Primary Care Settings and Appendices, HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau. April 2012.
- Medication-Assisted Addiction Treatment Newsletter, HRSA CARE Action Newsletter. May 2011.
- Substance Abuse Suboxone Treatment Program, Smith R, Savage L, Aronin M. Presentation from the 2010 Ryan White All Grantee Meeting. August 2010.
- Clinical Guidelines for the Use of Buprenorphine in the Treatment of Opioid Addiction. SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series #40. 2004.
- KAP Keys Based on TIP 40: Clinical Guidelines for the Use of Buprenorphine in the Treatment of Opioid Addiction. Clinician pocket card. 2005.
- Buprenorphine: A Guide for Nurses, SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series #30. 2009.
- Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction in Opioid Treatment Programs: Inservice Training, SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. 2008.
- Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction in Opioid Treatment Programs. SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series #43. 2005.
- Suboxone Patient Assistance Program, Reckitt Benckiser.
- Buprenorphine Physician & Treatment Program Locator, SAMHSA
- State Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator, SAMHSA
- Treatment Improvement Protocols, SAMHSA
- Knowledge Application Program, SAMHSA
- Physician Clinical Support System www.pcssmentor.org/ (primary care)
- Obtaining a Buprenorphine Waiver
- National Alliance of Advocates for Buprenorphine Treatment
- Medication-Assisted Treatment for Substance Use Disorders - SAMHSA Opioid Treatment Program Directory, SAMHSA Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)
- Screening Tools HIV Guidelines.org, National Institute of Drug Abuse
- Opioids Glossary
- Buprenorphine Treatment of Opioid Addiction: A Counselor's Guide
- Frequently Asked Questions - SAMSHA, FDA
- American Society of Addiction Medicine
- Association for Addiction Professionals
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Reckitt Benckiser (manufacturer)
- Buprenorphine: A Guide for Nurses, TAP 30, Technical Assistance Publication Series
- California Society of Addiction Medicine
- American Psychiatric Association
- Common Substance Use Screening Tools - HIV Guidelines.org, National Institute of Drug Abuse
- Buprenorphine Treatment: A Training for Multidisciplinary Addiction Professionals (Blending Team Product)
- Buprenorphine Treatment for Young Adults (Blending Team Product)
- New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services: Buprenorphine Information and Resources
- SAMHSA: Buprenorphine, Additional Resources
- Consumer Fact Sheet and Brochures - NY Health Consumer Fact Sheet, SAMHSA Buprenorphine Facts, NY Department of Health
- American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
- American Osteopathic Association
- International Center for Advancement of Addiction Treatment
- The Chronic Care Model
- Information for Pharmacists
- International Antiviral Society-USA, Presentation #54
- Buprenorphine and Primary HIV Care: Report of a Forum for Collaborative HIV Research Workshop
- Advisory: An Introduction on Extended-Release Injectable Naltrexone for the Treatment of People With Opioid Dependence


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Are there interesting algebraic structures whose cardinality is greater than the continuum? Obviously, you could just build a product group of $\beth_2$ many groups of whole numbers to get to such a structure, but the properties of this group seem to be not very different from those you get when you just put together $\beth_1$ many whole number groups here.
The MO question Martin is referring has several good examples of algebraic structures larger than the continuum; one that I did not see talked about there is Conway's field of surreal numbers.
The surreal numbers form a proper class, so their cardinality dwarfs the cardinality of any set.
This MO question "Cardinalities larger than the continuum in areas besides set theory" has recieved a couple of interesting answers, also algebraic ones (e.g. Zariski cotangent space of a manifold which is not smooth, automorphism tower length of a group)
The set $\beta\mathbb{N}$ of ultrafilters on $\mathbb{N}$ is not only a topological structure, but also an algebraic structure as well which is partialy compatible with the topological structure of $\beta\mathbb{N}$ (i.e. it is continuous in one variable). If $\mathcal{U},\mathcal{V}$ are ultrafilters on $\mathbb{N}$, then define an ultrafilter $\mathcal{U}+\mathcal{V}$ by letting $R\in\mathcal{U}+\mathcal{V}$ if and only if $\{n|\{m|m+n\in R\}\in\mathcal{U}\}\in\mathcal{V}$. With this operation, $\beta\mathbb{N}$ becomes a well known semigroup of cardinality $2^{2^{\aleph_{0}}}$.
Also, Boolean algebras are interesting structures, but the cardinalities of Boolean algebras are often greater than the continuum. For instance, the weakly compact and strongly compact cardinals can be characterized in terms of Boolean algebras. An inaccessible cardinal $\kappa$ is strongly compact if and only if every Boolean algebra $B$ that satisfies the identity $$\bigwedge_{i\in I}\bigvee_{j\in J_{i}}x_{i,j}=\bigvee_{f}\bigwedge_{i\in I}x_{i,f(i)}$$ (where $|I|<\kappa,|J_{i}|<\kappa$ and $f\in\prod_{i\in I}J_{i}$) has a $\kappa$-complete ultrafilter. There is a similar characterization of weakly compact cardinals since for weakly compact cardinals the above holds only when $|B|\leq\kappa$.


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The Bushites' domination and transformation of the governing apparatus is so antithetical to our democratic values, yet so thorough, that we no longer have The Government of the People of the United States of America.But, what the hell, I say we go all the way with it. I mean, what kind of name is "The Government of the People of the United States of America" anyway. That's so yesterday. We could use some marketing savvy here, some twenty-first-century identity branding that can connect to the wired, hip, commercial culture that is "today."Let's get with the times, people! You don't see phone companies, for example, sticking with stodgy old names like Bell Atlantic Telephone Corporation, do you? No--they become "Verizon." Now that's got some zip to it! (Alright, it's not really a word and no one can figure out what it is or what it's selling, and the company's stock price is down by half in the three years since the name change, but let's not fall into the trap of negativity here.)So let's rebrand. Forget. The Government of the People of YadaYadaYada. Let's call it something consumers can remember, something that'll look good on Washington's marble walls, something punchy and true to the spirit of the Bush government. Let's call it: BUSHCO!
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LAVENDER, Harold, 59, formerly of Steubenville, passed away on Feb. 19, 2014, at Akron City General Hospital.
He was born on March 17, 1954, to the union of late Ross, Sr. and Iola (Hudson) Lavender.
He was a graduate of Steubeville High School.
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In Arkansas, there is no doubt that immigrant entrepreneurs and innovators play an important role. Immigrant entrepreneurs bring in additional revenue, create jobs, and contribute significantly to the state's economy. Highly skilled immigrants are vital to the state's innovation economy, and to the metropolitan areas within the state, helping to boost local economies. Furthermore, local government, business, and non-profit leaders recognize the importance of immigrants in their communities and support immigration through local "welcoming" and integration initiatives.
Immigrant entrepreneurs contribute significantly to Arkansas' economy.
- From 2006 to 2010, there were 6,171 new immigrant business owners in Arkansas, and in 2010, 5 percent of all business owners in the state were foreign-born.
- In 2010, new immigrant business owners had total net business income of $286.7 million, which is 4.7 percent of all business income in the state.
- Arkansas had a 160 percent increase in Hispanic-owned businesses, growing from 2,094 businesses in 2002 to 5,457 in 2007, according to Census Bureau data.
Highly skilled immigrants are vital to Arkansas' innovation economy.
- In 2011, the U.S. Department of Labor certified 1,534 H-1B labor certification applications in Arkansas, with an average annual wage of $58,443, which is higher than Iowa's median household income of $40,149 or per capita income of $21,833.
- High-skilled immigrant workers contribute to the success of many Arkansas-based companies and institutions with a significant presence in the state, including Wal-Mart Associates Inc., the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, UST Global Inc., Cognizant Technology Solutions, and the University of Arkansas-Little Rock.
- The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan area had 455 H-1B high-skilled visa requests in 2010-2011, with 53.1 percent of H-1B visa-holders working in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations.
- The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metropolitan area had 749 H-1B high-skilled visa requests in 2010-2011, with 86.3 percent of H-1B visa-holders working in STEM occupations.
- An expansion of the high-skilled visa program would create an estimated 2,500 new jobs in Arkansas by 2020. By 2045, this expansion would add around $956 million to Gross State Product and increase personal income by more than $900 million.
While the numbers are compelling, they don't tell the whole story.
- Hispanic immigrant-owned businesses are popping up in many neighborhoods around Arkansas, including southwest Little Rock. In particular, these businesses include mercados (groceries), panaderias (bakeries), and taquerias (taco restaurants) catering to not only a growing Latino immigrant population, but to the evolving tastes of the broader population.
- Maura Lozano-Yancy, owner of the Hispanic newspaper Hola! Arkansas, says "We're entrepreneurs, so when we see the opportunity, we go for it. I can see growth in the businesses. Hispanic companies are coming up everywhere." She also states there are three main areas of growth for Hispanic business owners in the area: restaurants, construction, and mom-and-pop-style groceries.
- For over a decade, Saul Gutierrez and his family have run Mercado San Jose Grocery and Bakery. At one point, due to the growing popularity of their baked goods, they had to expand to a larger location. From the perspective of the Gutierrez family, Arkansas provides a lot of opportunity for immigrant business owners.
- In many towns throughout northwest Arkansas, such as Bentonville and Springdale, home to Walmart and Tyson Foods, new Hispanic immigrant businesses owners have opened up restaurants, shops, markets, and auto repair shops catering to the needs of a growing immigrant population.
- Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce President Steve Clark stated, "Our Hispanic community has grown significantly. That diversity is very good for us. We have a Spanish language radio station now, which is something we would not have had five years ago…The diversity is very smart for us. If we want to attract new jobs, you have to have a very culturally and diverse community to do that."
Some localities have begun recognizing and supporting immigration through local "welcoming" and integration initiatives.
- The Arkansas United Community Coalition (AUCC), founded in 2010, aims to "bring together Arkansas-based organizations and individuals, across sectors, with the mission to promote meaningful immigrant integration at the local and state levels, supporting immigrants and other multicultural communities to be agents of positive change in Arkansas."
- As part of its long-term vision, "AUCC envisions an Arkansas that is elevated to its full civic, economic and social potential through the development of inclusive and equitable communities where all multi-ethnic groups, newcomers and native-born Arkansans work together to enhance their collective quality of life."
- Mireya Reith, founder of AUCC, says that a key focus of the organization is to bring multiple voices to the table. She says that since there are many organizations out there addressing various aspects of immigration issues, it's important that they all sit down at the same table and cultivate long-term relationships.
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5 Sci-Fi Ad Techniques That Are About to Make Life Creepier
We are in the middle of a great cultural arms race between advertisers with tons of money and state of the art technology and the common man's ability to ignore the ads those advertisers create. You've seen hundreds of ads today -- how many did you actually remember?
Don't think for one second that ad executives are giving up. It's all about using futuristic technology to make their ads more and more invasive. That's how we've wound up with ...
#5. Ads That Whisper in Your Ear
So you're strolling down the street, just minding your own business, when you suddenly pass by a billboard. You pay it the exact same attention you pay to every cityscape ad, which is an amount somewhere between "jack" and "shit." That is, until you suddenly hear a creepy-ass female voice whispering right in your ear:
"Who's there? Who's there? ... It's not your imagination."
"Well, may as well give up everything and become another statistic."
Startled, you turn around to realize that nobody is about to violate your personal space. In fact, there's no one close enough to be able to deliver a whisper. You see somebody walking down the sidewalk and shout, "Did you hear that?" to which they answer, "Hear what?"
Just as you decide that the last of your sanity has finally snapped and that you should probably talk to somebody about meds, your eyes are drawn to the billboard we mentioned earlier ... which reads:
98 percent of Americans don't yet realize advertisers have the balls to go there.
The Creepiness:
The good news is that the voice in your ear was no ghost, nor an auditory hallucination. It's just a device sitting seven stories up, utilizing a technique called sound from ultrasound, which basically enables it to shoot sound over distances to project it as a ghost voice right into your ear.
A company called Holosonics has developed a device called the Audio Spotlight as a tool that allows them to direct commercial audio to a specific spot without anyone else in the area being disturbed. And when we say "developed," we mean "applied a hazardous military-grade technology." The Audio Spotlight is basically a LRAD (long-range acoustic device), which is used in the field to, we quote, "send messages, warnings and harmful, pain-inducing tones over longer distances than normal loudspeakers." It's kind of a ... sound laser? We guess?
If that pain-inducing part didn't ring your alarm bells, it is worth noting that the LRAD is basically a crowd control weapon. In the hands of the notoriously responsible and well-adjusted marketing people.
So while we're kind of grateful they're only going for whispers and harmless sound projection at the moment, we're also kind of worried what happens when the company lands its first deal on promoting, say, painkillers or adult diapers.
First we weaponize the brown note, then we capitalize on it.
#4. Billboards and Posters That Watch You Back
We guess it's no surprise that they felt the need to upgrade billboards; they have to be the most primitive form of advertising that still exists. They're huge, ugly signs that disrupt the landscape, and they barely seem to work as advertisements.
Think about it -- you can't even look at one along the highway without distracting yourself from your drive. And they're the most poorly targeted of all ads -- you'll see a billboard from a local doctor or clinic and wonder what percentage of the people driving by that one particular billboard happen to be looking for a urologist at that moment. And even if they are, will they remember the name and number of the clinic later, considering they can't write it down because they're trying to fucking drive? It seems like any billboard short of "Dunkin' Donuts, Next Exit" is an exercise in futility.
But what if that billboard could, say, scan and recognize you? And instead of just trying to shotgun passing traffic with some random advertisement, the digital screen would change to a different ad based on who's driving by? An ad that you might actually find interesting -- or at least, what it assumes you would find interesting, based on gender, age and ethnic stereotypes.
Doesn't that sound great? No, we didn't think so either. Well that's too bad -- seeing as it's all happening right now.
The Creepiness:
In 2010, Japanese electronics company NEC installed digital billboards that utilize facial recognition technology in Japanese shopping malls. They are able to look right back at the passersby, scanning their faces with a built-in camera and delivering ads suitable to their age and gender (although there is a slight error margin, which would seem to mean the chance for unintentional insult and/or hilarity is always present).
Incontinence pads aren't really our age bracket, but they happened to come in useful just then.
As a backup creep-out, Japan is also trial-running vending machines that utilize the same technology (along with keeping track of weather conditions) to recommend drinks to customers.
It's still very primitive. Right now all they'll offer us is vodka and tears.
While the companies developing the technology claim the billboards will not be storing any of the images they gather, they do admit to storing data. We ... suppose that's OK. It's mainly just creepy because it's a form of communication that has always been one-way up to now. It's kind of like knowing that in the future, the girls in the porn you watch may be returning your stare, trying their damn best to suppress a laugh.
And in case you think this is all just a Japan thing, it's totally not. And this isn't just billboards, either. It works for signs of all sizes. For instance, take a look at this Amnesty International ad:
This bus stop poster displays a happy couple while you're looking at it, but as soon as you avert your eyes, the attached scanner that, by the way, has been keeping track of your goddamn eyeballs all along, suddenly changes the poster into a scene of domestic violence that you sort of detect from the corner of your eye. Good luck explaining your ensuing freakout to the authorities.
Is this a PSA or a promise?
The moral of the story: Even the most righteous of messages can be turned into a trip to the funny farm if it's delivered by goddamn HAL 9000.
#3. Digitally Editing Product Placement Into Old TV Reruns
Product placement isn't a new thing -- hell, its history dates back to the 19th century, so it's hardly a shock for us to turn on the television for a slice of blatant advertising sluttery right there in the middle of our favorite show.
"I'm sorry about your wife ... not being able to drink the new and improved Dytrix Blue! Mmm, BLUE."
And is it really so bad? It's not that jarring to see a sitcom character using, say, an iPod, when you can see the same thing 20 times during your real-life morning commute. And is it really any more distracting to have the gang from The Office eat at an Outback Steakhouse than to have them make up some fictional restaurant chain?
The Creepiness:
But now imagine you go back to watch an old rerun of Seinfeld you've seen a dozen times, one you can pretty much recite from memory ... only now Jerry suddenly has an iPod in his hand. Or something else that didn't exist at the time.
Like a rude soup vending machine.
Welcome to the innovative new world of "dynamic product placement."
Same scene, different ad.
A company called SeamBI (Seamless Brand Integration) has been digitally inserting product placement into reruns for 20th Television, on shows like How I Met Your Mother and My Name Is Earl. And if you thought we were joking about the anachronistic "iPod in 1995 TV show" thing, that sort of thing is exactly what dynamic product placement is for -- inserting current products into shows too old to have featured them.
That's why if you recently watched a five-year-old episode of How I Met Your Mother, you saw a TV in the background playing an ad for the 2011 movie Bad Teacher:
Both starring Jason Segel, whose head is then digitally retouched to explode.
It doesn't matter if the show specifically takes place in a timeline that would explicitly prohibit that ad from making any sense. They've got bills to pay, baby.
And don't take the above example to mean this technology is limited to the TV screens and billboards in the backgrounds of scenes -- it totally isn't. Things like cellphones and beverages can also be swapped out. SeamBI claims they'll even be able to change the cars the characters drive in the future, so don't be surprised if Sean Connery is rocking a Prius the next time you watch an old Bond movie. Hell, then you can get Rambo wearing a TapouT T-shirt throughout First Blood, and Breakfast at Tiffany's will consist solely of Double Downs and Red Bull.


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I want people to vote on which building/tower they think is best. Don't vote on your favorite tower, vote on the tower you think is best. Also, it would be nice if you gave an explanation about why you chose that building/tower.
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About role models: You don't choose to be one, you're chosen. When chosen, some try to live up to it, others not.
Anthony, I simply don't agree with that. Yes, a person can be designated a "role model" however without that person's complicit agreement that they are willing to fulfil the obligations of being a role model it's useless and indeed pointless. Were one to challenge Gillot and Dupont on their smoking as being destructive to their positions as role models, they would be well within their rights to tell you to do one, they never asked to be role models, nor are they under any obligation to act or behave as role models. And anyway, role models for what? Ballet, sure but certainly not the anti smoking lobby and to anyone who argues dancers shouldn't smoke they can quite rightly say here are two that do. In that respect they're role models for freedom of choice, smoking in the arts and whatever brand of cigs is their poison of choice. Role modelling cuts both ways.
Also, I've had my peace in the park spoiled way too many times to object to the smoking ban there. It's just as disruptive to my enjoyment as radio playing, and that's outlawed so why not smoking?
You discuss your rights. What about the rights of smokers to enjoy a nice relaxing cigarette without the smoking Nazis banging on about their personal space. In an open area you can move and by the time the smoke hits you it's so diluted it won't do any harm. Smokers have rights too, to enjoy their vice without being ostracised, demonised or attacked.
I feel one does have to emphasize the human cost of smoking. My father did three packs a day, and when he finally quit it was too late. With his chronic emphysema, we who loved him got to watch him for twelve years very slowly and painfully drown. Trust me, there was nothing glamorous or sophisticated about it.
These are your personal views. The human cost doesn't need to be emphasised again, everyone is well aware. Your dad's death was horrible, I'm not denigrating it or mocking it, nor the pain to him and yourself, but your father made the choice to smoke, it was his decision and sadly when he did give up it was too late, but he wasn't a passive victim unable to make decisions, uninformed or unaware of the dangers. Everyone knows what smoking does, no one says a tortuous death is glamorous nor sophisticated. But like Nanarina personal tragedy is no basis for prescriptive didactic laws, nor infringing on others human rights and it's certainly nothing to do with Dupont, Gillot or any other ballet dancers who likes a cigarette.


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I am currently programming my own blog system to share knowledge about the Microsoft technology ASP.NET MVC, because I am rather passionate about web software development. I thought of calling it Daily Conversations with ASP.NET MVC. However, since English is not my mother tongue, I am not sure whether the title is grammatically correct — should it be Conversation or Conversations?
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Both are correct, however, "Conversation" has the implication that there is only one conversation with ASP.NET MVC, where as "Conversations" implies that there will be an unlimited amount of conversation and discussion per day on this site. It's up to you.
Here's one way to think about it: Do you consider the conversations to be discrete, isolatable things (conversations) or more of a fluid, amorphous thing that's hard to delineate (conversation)? In short, is it like counting objects or measuring a liquid?
I think you should be saying Daily Conversations on (or about) ASP.Net.
To have a conversation with something implies it is listening and may possibly respond. I don't believe ASP.Net is having a conversation with you. It's never talked back to me.


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My new mouse (Logitech RX250) supports a new feature - scroll wheel tilt: it feels like clicking if I lean the wheel to the left or to the right. But it does nothing. I would like to set it up to do do something (act like Home/End for example). How to do it?
Here is how to do it:
Install xbindkeys:
create the xbindkeys config file
now run
In this case "button 1" is the number of the button we want to map.
Now make xbindkeys start on startup. Open startup applications. Click 'Add' put xbindkeys in the 'name' field and
Restart the computer.
That will bind 'button 1' to the 'home' key.


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Security. Blackberries are all over the gov't space due to their enterprise-level encryption and secure telecommunications products. If Blackberry can provide a secure server capability with a corporate Android/iOS application, they would have an enterprise product that would sell like hotcakes. Plug the server component into your corporate Exchange server, put the BB app on your employee's phone and get a secure communications platform for corporate email, documents, IM, etc.notfred wrote: Why would you buy a RIM Android phone rather than one from the other manufacturers?
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Thursday, July 11, 2013
Dior Constellation Quint Swatches and Review
Sorry I haven't been posting so much lately. I feel like a failure of a blogger, having not even been able to get my act together enough to do "use it up" posts - let alone actual reviews - but hopefully there will be more soon to come. I have a whole backlog of fabulous swatches I can't wait to share with you, I just need to drudge up the motivation to get through the arduous process of resizing and labeling them all! My life has been busy lately, but in a wonderful way: The Boyfriend became The Fiancé, and we are getting all set to enjoy some much-needed relaxation time together and away from work next week. I've promised myself I will only read ONE wedding-related book during that time - or maybe two, but NO MORE! Vacations are not meant to be spent planning...
Anyway, I have a special treat for you today! Today was Day 1 of early access to the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale exclusive items for Nordstrom cardholders, so of course I couldn't help but stop by Nordstrom on my lunch break. I wasn't really expecting to buy anything, as I've been on a self-imposed "low-buy" in order to help save up money for the wedding, but the Dior Constellation eyeshadow palette (#894) completely captured my heart. Those of you who know me well will already know that a Dior item must be truly exceptional for me to buy it, let alone for full retail price at a painful $61 (I would normally purchase Dior and most department-store-brand products through my own company, where I get a discount), as I've grown somewhat disenchanted with the brand in general since leaving Dior for another job in which, frankly, I'm treated much better. So, let that tell you how genuinely special I believe this palette is.
First, let's take a look at the packaging. I adore the embossed star design on the outer shades; I know with significant usage the design will disappear, but it's so adorable, I don't care:
Now let's enjoy the swatches, shall we? Not to toot my own horn, but I'm rather excited about how these pictures came out, as I think they do a pretty good job overall of showing the depth, texture, and undertones of these colors quite well. So, I'm going to share an abundance of them! The final one, on a slant, is the one that I feel is the most color-accurate of the four. These are all over primer:
Allow me to showcase each of the shades individually, as well. Because I love this palette, and because I CAN!
First, we have a satiny neutral that I want to call "betauve" (seriously, can we make that a word?) - it is a cool beige in which I also see touches of taupe and mauve:
Next, we have the most AMAZINGLY FABULOUS sparkly purple ever to grace my makeup collection. It's a true purple, not too plum or too violet, with tiny silver glimmers that do not overpower it or create glitter fallout (in my opinion, the particles are too fine to be "glitter"):
Then a surprisingly complex, shimmery pale pink that seems to me almost like it could be the lovechild of MAC Vex and Pink Freeze. It's not quite duochrome, but it definitely has something interesting going on - I'd encourage you to click the image below to view it full size. Thanks, Dior, for not making the highlight shade a boring, frosty white like you put in most of your other quints!
Next, there is a shimmery gold that made me purr with delight upon swatching it. Like the purple shade featured above, it's not too warm or too cool, and it has tiny silver glimmers that dance in the sunlight and should not cause fallout:
The final shade is another neutral one that really knocked my socks off. This one is sort of a dusky plum. It's not gray, it's not taupe, it's not plum, it's not purple - it's some beautiful hybrid of those shades (graupumple! I WIN AT NAMING COLORS!). Again, this shade pulls pretty neutral on my skin; for some reason, it's appearing slightly more red-based in these pictures than it actually appears to me in person. It reminds me of a more flattering version of MAC Shale:
I hope you enjoyed the photo-fest. All in all, I think this palette is absolutely stunning and unique. Every single color has excellent pigmentation and quality, and I would be hard-pressed to identify any skin tone on which it wouldn't be flattering. If you can only pick up one item from the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, I must recommend Dior's Constellation palette as your best option!
Disclaimer: I purchased this palette myself and am not being compensated in any way for this review.
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Thank you so much for the swatches! They are gorgeous! I was hoping they would be Dior's best quality eyeshadows, just like the ones in Bonne Etoile quint are. Thanks again!ReplyDeleteReplies
You're welcome! Yes, the quality is excellent - better than average for their quints, for sure.Delete
This is so pretty and I love the stars! However, I don't like Dior eyeshadows. I can never get them to look right on me! Bummer.ReplyDelete
Wow, this is so pretty! I love the stars. However, I don't like Dior eyeshadows. I can't get them to work on me. Bummer.ReplyDeleteReplies
What's been the problem with them in the past? As I mentioned, I haven't been all that enthralled with Dior myself lately, but this palette seems different! A collection of really spectacular shades, and the formula is more pigmented than a lot of their other quints on me...Delete
It's a beautiful palette, both in packaging design and the color selection and performance. Oh, and by the way... CONGRATULATIONS on becoming engaged! xReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you!!! :-*Delete
- AnonymousJuly 11, 2013 at 12:52 PM
I truly appreciate your time in posting the swatches and review. I've been looking ALL over for information (esp pics) since I shop exclusively online. I really do depend on blogs like yours before spending as I can not afford to "waste" money (not good at returning "blah" items).ReplyDelete
I'm happily placing my order now...thank you so much :-)
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Aww, thank you for your comment. I am so behind on posting, and this is the kind of thing that makes me want to get better about that :) I hope you love the palette too!Delete
Congratulations on the engagement!! Great swatches.. oddly I was there at day 1 in Bellevue Nordie but I didn't see this palette in the sales area, maybe I should go to Dior counter instead? A unique combo for sure, glad to hear the quality is great, too.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks! I'm not sure if Bellevue has it for sure, but they should. I got mine at the Downtown Seattle one - it was inside the early access tent!Delete
I absolutely love your swatches. This palette is gorgeous! I just ordered the teal one myself as I haven't found Constellation online anywhere, but once it pops up.. it's mine!ReplyDelete
And congratulations on the engagement. :)Replies
Aww! Thanks so much :) if you have a Nordstrom card you can get it now if you're logged in; if you don't I think it will be available to the public on July 19th, when the Anniversary Sale official starts!Delete
- AnonymousJuly 14, 2013 at 6:20 PM
Congrats on the engagement! And thanks for the pictures... This palette looks wonderful. I am going to check it out tomorrow.ReplyDelete
Thank you! :)Delete
- AnonymousAugust 1, 2013 at 11:24 PM
Hello! Thank you for sharing great swatches! I'm wandering what's the eyeshadow base have you been using in this post? Appreciate your answer:-)ReplyDeleteReplies
On my eyes I always use the NARS eyeshadow base. For my swatches I use whatever primer I have lying around; in all the recent ones, including this post, that's Urban Decay's primer potion (the original one).Delete
- AnonymousAugust 2, 2013 at 1:09 AM
I see...I use NARS eyeshadow base too..just wanted something that intensifies Dior's shimmer eyeshadow little bit more...:-) Thank you! :-)Delete
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I am looking to migrate a Snoozer application I originally wrote in windows on AutoIt, which when it comes down to it is a Shutdown Snoozer.
I list faling asleep to a movie or show, but I wake up if my pc runs through the night. So I built an application which notifies you that there is a pending shutdown and you have 10 minutes to snooze this otherwise the PC shuts down. The application allows you to repeat this prompt for X times and on a Y interval.
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DESCRIPTION: This is three-quarter sequence covering the basics of Greek grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. It will enable the student to begin study of the New Testament in Greek. Various linguistic tools will be discussed as aids in translation. Emphasis will be placed on readings in the New Testament itself to supplement the exercises in the grammar.
SIGNIFICANCE FOR LIFE AND MINISTRY: The student will be prepared to do basic exegetical work—translating and analyzing the Greek text and interacting with commentaries—in subsequent classes and in preparation for preaching and teaching.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students successfully completing all three quarters of LG512 will have demonstrated the ability to: 1. Read aloud in Greek and write legibly in its standard script; 2. Recognize basic vocabulary, forms, grammar, and syntax; 3. Generally identify the varied nouns and pronouns of the language; 4. Parse "regular" and recognize "irregular" verb forms in the language; 5. Understand enough grammar to read a basic narrative text in the language; 6. Generally identify subjects, adjectives, direct and indirect objects, prepositional phrases and adverbs when they read a text; 7. Use a lexicon to amplify their understanding of words, find words they do not know, and to use a reference grammar to investigate grammatical and syntactical issues that they do not understand.
COURSE FORMAT: The class will meet three hours weekly for quizzes, discussion of prepared assignments, informal lectures, and reading of New Testament passages. There will be a total of 30 class hours for the quarter. One class session on the week of November 24th will be a special online study designed to provide a complete review of the term's work and will include a special lesson. Class will not physically meet that week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Limited to 25 students per session.
· Bauer-Danker-Arndt-Gingrich. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3rd edition. University of Chicago, 2000. 1108pp. ISBN: 0226039331. (MSRP $150)
· Black, David A. Learn To Read New Testament Greek. B & H Publishing Group, 2009. ISBN: 9780805444933. 272p, (MSRP $29.99)
· Kubo, S. A Reader's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament. Zondervan, 1975. 327pp. ISBN: 0310269202. (MSRP $30.00)
· Novum Testamentum Graece (Nestle-Aland, 27th edition [The Greek New Testament]. ISBN: 978-3438051004. 800p. $30.00.
· Aland, B., et al. The Greek New Testament. 4th rev. ed. United Bible Societies, 1993. 979 pages. ISBN: 1598561715. Pub. price: $44.95 (Fuller price: $35.00).
For additional materials necessary in the full range of bible courses; texts, lexicons and grammars, consult the Biblical Division bibliography "Linguistic and Exegetical Books Required in the Master of Divinity Program" available at www.fuller.edu/sot/ecds/032/Ling-Exeg-Biblio.html and in the FNW office.
· Metzger, Bruce M. A Textual Commentary of the Greek New Testament. UBS, 1995.
· Louw, Johannes P., and Eugene A. Nida, eds. Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament Based on Semantic Domains. UBS, 1988.
· Wallace, Daniel B. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament. Zondervan, 1997.
1. Prepare weekly assignments for discussion and handing in (20%).
2. Prepare for weekly quizzes (20%).
3. Take-home Mid-Term Exam (20%).
4. Take-home Final Exam (40%).
PREREQUISITES: None.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: The completed three-quarter sequence LG512A/B/C meets the MDiv core requirement in Greek (GRK).
FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes. Take-home examination.


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