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ROCKDALE (September 20, 2012)--The Central Texas Outdoor Expo is this weekend.
The event begins Friday with the Battle of the Bands.
Six bands will compete to open for country music group Little Texas who will perform Saturday.
The fun includes archery, barbeque cookoff, horseshoe and washer tournament, a Civil War reenactment, fly fishing, children's games, skeet shooting and more.
A margarita and salsa contest is also slated for Saturday.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 12 and younger.
Military personnel with ID are admitted free of charge.
The fun gets underway at Apache Pass.

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Assessing Perceived Credibility of Web Sites in a Terrorism Context: The PFLP, Tamil Tigers, Hamas, and Hezbollah
Date: May 2009
Creator: Spinks, Brandon Todd
Description: The purpose of the study was to contribute to the overall understanding of terrorist organizations' use of the Internet and to increase researchers' knowledge of Web site effectiveness. The methodological approach was evaluation of the perceived credibility of Web sites based on existing criteria derived from information users. The Web sites of four terrorist organizations were assessed: two secular nationalist groups, the People's Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE or Tamil Tigers); and two religious nationalist groups, Hamas and Hezbollah. The findings of this analysis showed differences in perceived credibility factors among terrorist organizations' Web sites and positive levels of perceived credibility for the Web sites. These findings indicate the potential for positive impressions of the organizations' Web sites by information users, which would help empower the organizations with the capacity to reach their objectives. By using Web sites, these groups can effectively increase their support base through disseminating information, improving recruiting, and attracting monetary contributions, and can establish themselves as legitimate components of society.
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Blogging and Tweens: Communication Portal to Reading Selection and Engagement
Date: May 2012
Creator: Sharber, Shelli K.
Description: The ethnographic study utilized the research techniques of observations, content analysis, and semi-structured interviews with tween participants (i.e., 9 through 13 year-old youth) during an 8-week literary blog project. Twenty-six participants created individual blog pages within a member-only classroom blog site that allowed for online communication between members. the blog project incorporated social networking applications with which youth frequently engage. the research questions ensured data regarding what facets participants found appealing and motivating during the project was collected. the questions allowed for determining if participants utilized peer blogs for reading material selection or repurposed the blogs to discuss other topics. Components of self-determination theory and engagement theory underlay the project design and aided in identifying motivational aspects of the data. Frequency tables outlined the identified patterns and structures of participants' online activity. Participants found the ability to change the colors of their blog backgrounds and to design their individual blogs and the giving and receiving of feedback to be the two most appealing features of the project. Participants chose books from peer suggestions in the online world but also selected materials from recommendations they received in face-to-face interactions with their peers, their teacher, and the school librarian. Little evidence of ...
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A Change Agent in the Use of Continuing Online Distance Learning Technology
Date: August 2009
Creator: Lawson, Cheryl L.
Description: Managers of public libraries have been presented with a new set of challenges in the day-to-day operations of public libraries. These include their ability to serve as change agents as they manage the use of continuing online distance learning (CODL) for staff. This online tool may provide staff opportunities for on-the-job learning, yet for managers and managerial staff little is known about how the tool impacts their role in light of the changes. This research investigates the perceptions of 103 Northeast Texas Library System managers and managerial staff about their role as a change agent in the use of CODL using an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to determine the outcome. Administrators from urban, suburban, and rural public libraries were surveyed using a General Training Climate Scale to explore three constructs: extent of the manager role, manager role, and use of CODL. Data analysis was performed using exploratory and confirmatory analysis to support the theoretical model. An altered model was tested and confirmed through model fit indices.
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Comparing the Readability of Text Displays on Paper, E-Book Readers, and Small Screen Devices
Date: May 2010
Creator: Baker, Rebecca Dawn
Description: Science fiction has long promised the digitalization of books. Characters in films and television routinely check their palm-sized (or smaller) electronic displays for fast-scrolling information. However, this very technology, increasingly prevalent in today's world, has not been embraced universally. While the convenience of pocket-sized information pieces has the techno-savvy entranced, the general public still greets the advent of the e-book with a curious reluctance. This lack of enthusiasm seems strange in the face of the many advantages offered by the new medium - vastly superior storage capacity, searchability, portability, lower cost, and instantaneous access. This dissertation addresses the need for research examining the reading comprehension and the role emotional response plays in the perceived performance on e-document formats as compared to traditional paper format. This study compares the relative reading comprehension on three formats (Kindle, iTouch, and paper) and examines the relationship of subject's emotional response and relative technology exposure as factors that affect how the subject perceives they have performed on those formats. This study demonstrates that, for basic reading comprehension, the medium does not matter. Furthermore, it shows that, the more uncomfortable a person is with technology and expertise in the requested task (in this case, reading), the ...
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The Effect of Media on Citizens' Fear of Crime in Turkey.
Date: August 2009
Creator: Erdonmez, Erhan
Description: This study was conducted on-site in Istanbul, Turkey, to determine the effects that mass media has on citizens' perceptions about fear of crime, in particular, and fear, in general. Specifically, the study was designed to (1) determine the tendency of citizens' media consumption, (2) determine the level of fear of crime among Turkish citizens, (3) establish the effect of media on citizens' fear of crime, and (4) determine if gender, age, educational level, neighborhood, and monthly income have an independent effect on fear of crime. To achieve this purpose, after administering a survey in Istanbul, the researcher collected appropriate data and then utilized regression analysis to examine the relationship between media variables and fear of crime. A survey consisting of three parts was administered to 545 Turkish citizens over the age of 18 who currently reside in Istanbul, Turkey. In Part I of the survey, respondents were asked to identify their trends in relation to media consumption, and in Part II respondents were asked to report their feelings about fear of crime. Finally, Part III consisted of socio-demographic characteristics including gender, age, marital status, level of education, and income. The media variables used for this study were, general TV viewing, ...
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Effects of Tasks on Information-Seeking Behavior in a Police Work Environment in the Context of Criminal Intelligence
Date: May 2010
Creator: Tatil, Serkan
Description: Although dominant effects of tasks on individuals' information-seeking behavior is accepted by many scholars, a limited number of studies has been conducted to reveal the nature of the relationship between tasks and information-seeking behavior. In their studies, some earlier researchers categorized tasks according to their complexity while others did the same according to the specifications of tasks. Two of the groundbreaking researchers in this area are Katriina Byström and Kalervo Järvelin who contributed to the understanding of the relationship between task complexity and information-seeking behavior. However, their findings also need empirical support for theory growth. In response to this need, this study attempts to test Byström and Järvelin's findings through a research using different research methods and applied in a police work environment. Other than providing empirical support for theory growth, this research is also expected to contribute to the understudied area of police information-seeking behavior. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected from the participants who came from traffic, homicide, and anti-terrorism divisions of Ankara, Eskisehir, and Kirikkale Police Departments in Turkey. The participants identified terrorism cases as the most complex cases to solve, followed by homicide and traffic accident cases. Differences in the information-seeking behavior of three groups ...
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An Empirical Study of Quality and Satisfaction with a Focus on Creating a Parsimonious Measurement Instrument in an Information Space
Date: August 2014
Creator: Senn, William Donald
Description: Student satisfaction and service quality are interrelated constructs that are associated with improving student retention. This research investigated the relationships between these constructs in the context of an institution of higher education as an information system and sought to reduce the dimensionality of what have traditionally been considered orthogonal factors of these constructs in order to produce a parsimonious model and survey instrument that may be useful in assessing and predicting overall student satisfaction and overall service quality. The methods of analysis used in this study are quantitative in nature and included the use of descriptive univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analyses; exploratory factor analysis to examine latent dimensions within the data; and multiple linear regressions to measure the predictive efficacy of combinations of variables with respect to overall student satisfaction and overall service quality. It was hypothesized that the statistical treatment of the data would show that some dimensions routinely collapse, leading to possible valuable theoretical implications.
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Evaluating and Blending Multimedia Mobile Applications into Technical Training
Date: May 2011
Creator: Moore, Billy R.
Description: This study in the aerospace ground equipment (AGE) apprentice course at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, examined the use of mobile digital devices to determine which device leveraged the best results and was most compatible with military technical training requirements. The sample consisted of 160 students who attended the course between January and June, 2010. Three devices loaded with course materials were issued to the students, who used the devices in the classroom and were encouraged to use the devices to enhance their study time after class. Quantitative data were obtained by comparing block test scores to determine if any device produced a significant change in student learning. Qualitative data were collected from surveys administered to instructors and students to measure which device instructors and students found easiest to understand and use, and student satisfaction with the device. An analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed a statistically significant difference (p < .05) in the block test mean scores between groups using mobile devices and the students in the control group that had no device. Post hoc comparisons on each block showed that there was a statistically significant difference between students using the smartphone and students using the other devices, but no ...
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Evaluating e-Training for public library staff: A quasi-experimental investigation.
Date: August 2009
Creator: Dalston, Teresa
Description: A comparative evaluation framework of instructional interventions for implementation of online training for public library staff would enable a better understanding of how to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and efficacy of training in certain training environments. This dissertation describes a quasi-experimental study of a two-week, asynchronous online training course that was provided at four levels of instructional intervention to public library staff in the United States. The course content addressed the complex issues of difficult patron policy development and situational coping techniques. The objective of the study was to develop and demonstrate a theoretically grounded, evidence-based impact evaluation framework. The framework was used to assess the relative impact of an online course for public librarians at four levels of instructional intervention. The researcher investigated the relationships between the type of e-Training instructional interventions and the short- and long-term impacts on participants' knowledge, self-efficacy, and workplace performance. The study used a longitudinal, quasi-experimental design that included a pretest, posttest and three-month delayed posttest with follow-up survey. 194 participants completed all three phases of the study. The evaluation tools measured course content related knowledge and self-efficacy at all three phases (pretest, posttest, and delayed posttest) and assessed workplace application of training at ...
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An Examination of the Adoption of Preservation Metadata in Cultural Heritage Institutions: An Exploratory Study Using Diffusion of Innovations Theory
Date: May 2009
Creator: Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw
Description: Digital preservation is a significant challenge for cultural heritage institutions and other repositories of digital information resources. Recognizing the critical role of metadata in any successful digital preservation strategy, the Preservation Metadata Implementation Strategies (PREMIS) has been extremely influential on providing a "core" set of preservation metadata elements that support the digital preservation process. However, there is no evidence, in the form of previous research, as to what factors explain and predict the level of adoption of PREMIS. This research focused on identifying factors that affect the adoption of PREMIS in cultural heritage institutions. This study employed a web-based survey to collect data from 123 participants in 20 country as well as a semi-structured, follow-up telephone interview with a smaller sample of the survey respondents. Roger's diffusion of innovation theory was used as a theoretical framework. The main constructs considered for the study were relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, trialability, observability, and institution readiness. The study yielded both qualitative and quantitative data, and analysis showed that all six factors influence the adoption of PREMIS in varying degrees. Results of a regression analysis of adoption level on the six factors showed a statistically significant relationship. The R2 value for the model was ...
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It's of no importance what anybody else tells you the settings are. You can so easily check for parallax by taking some photos yourself and know for sure whether your settings eliminate parallax or not. If they don't, adjust them until they do. You then know that your settings are correct. Whether they are the same as anybody else's is of no particular interest.
But do try to get out and shoot a panorama in a much bigger venue where parallax is not so important an issue and see if you can manage a stitch without any errors.


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The first text message was sent 20 years ago today. Do you know what it said?
Neil Papworth sent the first text(SMS) using a computer terminal to send the message to a colleague's cellphone.
Oh yeah, no cheating and searching the interwebz for the answer.
Some fun little trivia.
Tags: trivia knowledge makes-me-feel-old fun!
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I'd guess it was a sext.
Merry Christmas
You wanna get laid?
Dammit autocorrect!
I don't know what it was, but it should have been "Mr. Watson, come here, I need you."
going to guess: "let me know if u get this"
happy birthday
or, 'omg lol'
It was "Merry Christmas". I heard it on the radio this morning.
Hello world?
"I wish I had a keyboard on this phone"
"How did I type this with just numbers"?
I'd have thought it would have read "now I don't know what to say"
@publicart: only if @agingdragqueen had sent it.
My real guess is 'hello world'
My fun guesses are
'Stop texting'
'this will never catch on'
'are you ignoring me?'
: ) ; )
@carl669 & @publicart: I love you guys.
@carl669: Lol!
(@agingdragqueen would've just been "dragqueen" at the time.)
Mister Watson, come here. I want 2 C U.
It was either "K" or "lol" because those are the only 2 messages I ever get
It was Merry Christmas as others stated.
Read this article this morning.
Yep, Merry Christmas.
"'sup, girl. u still awake?"
"for qu4laty MALE 3nhaNCEm4nt d4ugS, go www .spamspam. ru/lies "
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Ravioli ravioli give me the formuioli?
wtf ?
Seniors Rule!!!!!!!!1
What is, 'Eat me, douche'.
@tyerian: I believe that's the scrubbed, pc version.
So I'll go with " Boyz II Men will be forever!" or "Dude. Sup."
''I love you. XX.'' That's what I think it said.


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December 18, 2009
V&A Waterfront characters – A Cape Town Tourism photo essay
Even for an old Capetonian like me, the V&A Waterfront is always an experience. It's fun, it's exciting and there are so many people to meet and exciting adventures to go on.
One such adventure can be found aboard the Jolly Roger. The crew invited me and my two young companions aboard and, before we knew it, we were involved in a sword fight of note. Great fun!
Afterwards, we chatted to the inimitable crew and promptly scheduled an unforgettable sunset cruise for later that day.
Buskers are liberally scattered all over the V&A Waterfront. Their sounds vary from traditional African, to Eastern, jazz, folk… anything you can think of. At some stage, you're sure to hear your favourite musical genre.
A band that blew me away was Zamar. The band was scheduled to play the afternoon concert at the amphitheatre.
Two of the band members are Lyuda (pictured above) and Veronica (pictured below).
Zamar's music is superb and its stage presence even more so. The band takes you on a journey around the world and plays anything from gypsy to jazz. Amazing! Well worth going to see, if you ever have the chance.
After a long day filled with adventure, sights and sounds, you can follow the example of the local wildlife and have a good night's rest (although I would suggest a more comfortable location than a borrowed jetty).
Do you have images of Cape Town you'd like to share with us? We'd love you to join the Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group!
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Cooking Channel celebrates Summer Eats by popping up around the country.
The Baron and Eden visit Cooking Channel's Summer Eats Brooklyn Pop-Up.
Find out the off-the-beaten path and interesting summer adventures in food.
Cooking Channel celebrity chefs relate their favorite things about summer.
Tennessee goes to a tropic isle in a summer take on the Sazerac cocktail.
The Guavacita, an updated pisco sour, is a light, frothy summer cocktail.
Amy Cao makes the perfect summer treat combining pineapple and coconut.
This rose wine and orange liqueur blend is light and refreshing for summer.
Kelsey uses one of her favorite essential tools - the slow cooker.
It's all about fresh and fabulous desserts when Kelsey gets in the kitchen.
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Google Offers: $10 Starbucks Card eGift for $5
For $5 you'll get a $10 Starbucks Card eGift, good at all participating Starbucks locations nationwide. Only available to Google Offers subscribers.
Also, for every deal purchased, Google Offers will donate $3 to the Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) for the Create Jobs for USA Fund (up to $3 million). Founded by Starbucks and OFN, the Create Jobs for USA Fund helps provide loans to community businesses in order to create and sustain jobs in America.
If you're not signed up already for Google Offers, do so here: https://www.google.com/offers/home
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Anyone able to purchase an e-gift card yet? When I sign into my Google Offers account I get this message,
'Starbucks and Google Offers are teaming up to bring you a one-day-only exclusive offer. Stay tuned to your inbox.'
I just got mine!
I got in, and got it.
Purchased! Thanks!
@jimmyd103: I just had to close out that popup and then I could buy it.
Had to close the pop-up and then was able to purchase.
Got it as well :)
Purchased. Is there a way to combine gift cards online? Or will I just have to print this out and take it in?
when you go and redeem the card through the google offers e-mail they send you it gives you the option to just add it to your starbucks account online - real quick and real painless (secret tip you can get multiple if you have multiple gmail accounts shhhhhhhh mums the word)
Maximum purchased - that was fast, wonder if it is per area
You can only buy one per account - However I don't know if it is sold out yet or not on mine the timer is still running however I cannot purchase another one
@lichme: I only got that message after I bought one
@linkage89: Ah, my max quantity is purchased, not the deals. Gotcha. Thanks!
@lichme: the link here took me to Philadelphia google offers but i switched to my city and the deal was there also, front and center :)
i'm already subscribed to my city's google offers emails
thanks for posting, OP! now to tell everyone i know too
I just got it, thanks~
Got mine. Thanks.
got one too! thanks this was an easy transfer to existing starbucks card
Fantastic deal, even better that $3 gets donated to Opportunity Finance Network. They're an exceptional organization, working with a lot of local organizations to get Americans back to work.
I posted this deal yesterday but I think it got deleted because the deal was not active yet.... not complaining... just looking for cool points. lol
@bobmctooth: If you have the iPhone app you can manually enter the card into your account then transfer the balance to your regular card. This can also be done online but starbucks servers (do they call their "servers" baristas too?) seem to be loading rather slow.
Was just about to add this, lol, this is a good deal
thanks. got mine too!
Starbucks servers are getting slammed right now. Definitely recommend using your android/iphone app to input the card then transfer later...if you have the capability
With the prices at StarBUCKS being what they are, I imagine this will buy one small coffee? Or I believe they call it a 'pene.'
In for 2, as I have a Star$'s next to my office. I'm using this deal to reload my Starbucks Gold card which in turn gets me free drinks pretty regularly anyway!
If you go to the store at least 30 times a year (a little more than 2x / month) it's worth it to register for free online. You'll get free perks, and a cool gold card with your name on it!
Love this deal...
I just don't talk politics before I get my coffee in. (Which is to say, in on this deal, thanks for posting!)
Bought my first one no trouble, but on my second gmail account it didn't go through. Either a server issue or maybe I need to use a different credit card?
@inkycatz: Hey. Just saw you in here. I did a little dusting.
fyi...i bought 3, 1 each using my, DD and DH's google accounts. but--several times the transaction didn't go thru and i had to resubmit. so, now i have 3 gift cards and FIFTEEN pending transactions on my discover account. yeah, fifteen. they're still in the pending stage and google offers say the non-legit charges will be canceled, etc, but for those of you who've had to resubmit a few times, bear in mind :-)
mmmmmm... half off for burnt coffee
and, if you register yr card at starbucks.com, you get a free drink on yr bday.
Sweet deal. Thanks
If you already have a Starbucks card, you can use the codes and simply "transfer fund" from this e-gift card to your existing card (mine is on my phone) through the Starbucks.com interface, assuming that you have registered. It's very easy.
@bond007taz: This is legit. If you have a google account, they just really want you to add your credit card info in the Google wallet. I got the deal and forwarded it to my girlfriends Starbucks card. Didn't have to print it and saved paper.
Add credit card and delete after you get offer.
I don't like their coffee, but this is a perfect little gift for someone I know who can't live without it ;)
I've tried 5 times now and just keep getting this:
that was too easy
@walkingsnake: i got that when i tried to buy a 2nd card using a different google account and the same (Discover) cc. i changed to my Chase visa as pmt and it went thru. don't know if that was just luck or what. BTW, as posted above, make sure you keep an eye on yr cc charges. all the failed attempts went thru as pnd charges on my discover card.
well, I got it to go through one time now I have four more transactions pending...I think I'll just stop now
I usually just go in for an Iced Coffee while I study before class, and since I'm a gold member(you can even be green to get it) I get free refills. Drink 3 and you paid 1.95 for a trenta.
Awesome (transfer it to your regular STARBUCKS Card if you have one)
I was torn about saving $5 to support this organization. This claim on their site sounds strangely familiar: "Expected Jobs Created and Retained: 2,300" Kind of like me saying that my excellent driving skills has created or retained thousands of lives on the road.
Can someone please identify just 1 job they have created other than the ones to manage the millions given to them by starbucks and everyone who bought this deal?
I'm not saying that they haven't but am asking if they actually have done what they say. This may be another case of trying to prove a negative..? Which is impossible and that is maybe how they can get away with these types of claims.
I am happy to donate $ if they are actually doing what they say..
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Could a function in FOL take functions as arguments? FOL only limits on the order of the individuals being quantified, but if an expression does not involve quantifying over second-order or higher terms, would it still be valid in FOL? Say, $f(g)$ where $f : (A \to B) \to C$ and $g : A \to B$.
So another way to put my question is that does the rule of formation in FOL say that $f(g)$ is valid as long as $g$ is in the domain of $f$, despite the type of $f$? Could $f$ be a 4th order function and would still be valid in FOL?


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I am looking for a backpacking trip somewhere between two and four days long in Washington State that is possible to do under current conditions (May). Any recommendations?
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I just notices the submit date for this is a month ago, so it's probably too late, but the Pasayten Wilderness in North Central Washington is beautiful. http://www.wilderness.net/NWPS/wildView?WID=445
The Ozette triangle is a great 1-3 night backpacking trip in the northwest tip of the state. I went in May and it was spectacular with very few other people about. However, it is slippery on the cedar planks that make up the first third of trail when it's raining (which it was that day).


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Britney Spears In 2002, singer Britney Spears said, "Honestly, I think we should just trust our president in every decision that he makes, and we should just support that, you know, and be faithful in what happens."
Mel Gibson (credit: AP)
John Elway Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway has contributed to a number of Republican Party candidates in recent elections. He considered running for the U.S. Senate as a Republican.
Dennis Hopper The late actor Dennis Hopper was a registered Republican.
Chuck Norris Action star Chuck Norris is a Republican. He has donated more than $32,000 to Republican candidates and organizations since 1988. Norris once filled in for Sean Hannity as a co-host on the popular Fox News Channel debate program Hannity & Colmes.
Angie Harmon Actress Angie Harmon is a Republican. She and her husband delivered a speech at the 2004 Republican National Convention. She supports John McCain for President.
Tom Clancy Author Tom Clancy has generally been regarded as a political conservative, and has donated over US$256,000 to Republican Party political candidates. Some of his books bear dedications to Republican political figures, most notably Ronald Reagan.
Clint Eastwood Actor, filmmaker Clint Eastwood has been registered as a Republican since 1951 and supported Richard Nixon's 1968 presidential campaign, he describes himself as a libertarian.
Kelsey Grammer Actor Kelsey Grammer filed papers seeking sole custody of the children he had with ex Camille.
Naomi Judd Country music singer, songwriter and activist Naomi Judd has been a registered Republican for many years and was a supporter of the George W Bush administration.
Danny Aiello During an interview with Sean Hannity, actor Danny Aiello pointed out that he is a conservative.
Johnny Ramone Founding member of the punk rock group The Ramones, Johnny Ramone was registered as a Republican.
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$3 OFF At LOLShirts.com
coupon code: CLOSEOUT
Check out TeeSaw.com's facebook page for an exclusive coupon code!
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description may not have been clear - it's $3 off per shirt!
why the downvote?
@dlvillano: Not trying to be an ass here (no seriously, I'm not!) but perhaps it's the broken facebook link... or the fact that its not too exclusive considering LOLShirts.com emailed the code "Closeout" out to us, and it's right on their main page... or it's just not that good of a deal (especially after the rockin' 2 for 1 sale that just ended).
the facebook link isn't broken, and the code isnt CLOSEOUT. honestly, i'm not sure why it says that at the top of the post here, but i certainly didn't put it.
Comes up as a blank page for me ... Well, blank with very small text that says "Coming Soon"..... But I don't friend them on facebook either so my access may be restricted...
@madisn: hmm.... it works fine for me - i even unliked and re-liked it and it still worked on my end. Not sure what the problem might be
could you try it again and let me know what comes up?
lolshirts = fail
6dollarshirts = winning


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What is the healthier quinoa (assuming they are different)?
What are the various health benefits of each?
What is the healthier quinoa (assuming they are different)?
What are the various health benefits of each?
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Here are the nutrition facts of red and white quinoa from the same company. The main differences I can see are that red quinoa is slightly lower in total fat, marginally higher in sodium, fiber, sugar, and protein, vitamin E, riboflavin, and folate. Their amino acid profiles are pretty similar (they are both complete proteins).
Just because red quinoa has less fat doesn't make it necessarily healthier (saturated and trans fats are the ones potentially implicated in health problems, and they're the same in both types of quinoa). Foods high in fiber and vitamins promote health, so red quinoa is slightly superior to white quinoa on those fronts. High sodium diets can increase risk of high blood pressure and high sugar diets can increase risk of diabetes, but even though red quinoa has slightly more of both, neither type of quinoa would be considered high in sodium or sugar. If you're a strict vegetarian, red quinoa would be a little better than white to help you meet your protein needs, but meat eaters generally have no trouble meeting their protein requirements.
I'd say red quinoa is marginally healthier, but really, if you like white quinoa better, they're about the same.


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VMAs Red Carpet Who looks hot and who does not on the red carpet this year Tweet Katy Perry roarin' and grillin' on the red carpet
Photo: Getty Images Queen Katy Cat ready to ROARRR at the VMAs
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More evidence for cameras at intersections
We've never looked favorably on red-light cameras. National studies questioned their ability to prevent crashes. Once installed, the systems often appeared to be little more than cash machines for revenue-starved governments.
Still, one nearby county's recent experience is noteworthy: It suggests the devices actually do stop people from speeding through intersections and putting other drivers at risk. Behavior may change for the better.
Manatee County last week reported a significant drop in red-light violations at intersections with cameras.
According to the Bradenton Herald, the county's four red-light camera intersections recorded 367 violations in May, an increase from the 255 in April. However, the numbers were way down from the 661 reported in October 2012, the first full month after cameras were installed. Even more impressive, violations had dropped from a high of 1,297 in November.
It's hard to escape the impression the program is making critical intersections safer. Although the sample size is small, habits do seem to be changing. The sampling only involved violations — not crashes — but it does add weight to the pro-camera side of the debate.
Florida's evidence does seem to be moving in that direction.
Late last year, the state Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles released an analysis of data from 73 police agencies with red-light cameras from July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012. Of the total, 56 percent saw an overall decrease in crashes. Fifteen percent reported an increase and 10 percent saw no change. (Nineteen percent didn't report).
Some 44 percent saw a decrease in side-impact crashes, the most dangerous type of crash. Eleven percent saw an increase, 15 percent saw no change.
As for rear-end collisions, 41 percent saw a decrease, 22 percent an increase and 7 percent no change. This contradicts previous national studies indicating red-light cameras deterred T-bone crashes but increased rear-end crashes. (Fearing a ticket, people stomp on their brakes and get hit from behind.)
Manatee County's experience also counters the cash-machine claim. In sum, the county netted $396, a minimal amount. Then again, the Tampa Bay Times reported last year that Tampa had collected a whopping $2.3 million from its cameras — above the $1 million it paid a vendor to operate the system. The state highway department said nearly 1 million people received tickets over the study period. The fine for a non-moving violation is $158.
A bill recently signed by Gov. Rick Scott addresses a couple of small issues with red-light cameras. As of July 1, motorists cannot be ticketed for taking a right on red, if they come to a full stop first. It also extends the time motorists have to respond to the tickets that come by mail. And it requires cities and towns to establish an appeal process.
Overall, we're still not convinced. But Manatee's statistics help tip the scales toward the public safety argument.


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6 Dec 2012 5:05 AM #1
Problematically Change Carousel...
I've been trying to adapt some working code for Architect but I'm having some difficulty.
I've seen the working example here: http://try.sencha.com/touch/2.0.0/demos/Ext.Carousel.next/
setInterval(function () { crsl.next(); if (crsl.getActiveIndex() === crsl.getMaxItemIndex()) { crsl.setActiveItem(0); } }, 2000); // setInterval() } // launch
If I try the code below, which is another variation, I can see in the console something is happening every second, but I get the errorCode:
'Uncaught TypeError: Object #<HTMLDivElement> has no method 'getActiveIndex''.
Ext.define('MyApp.view.HomeContainer', { extend: 'Ext.Container', config: { layout: { type: 'vbox' }, items: [ { xtype: 'carousel', flex: 0.5, delay: '3000', start: 'true', id: 'carousel', itemId: 'mycarousel', items: [ { xtype: 'container', html: 'red', style: 'background-color:#f00;' }, { xtype: 'container', html: 'orange', style: 'background-color:#ffb600;' }, { xtype: 'container', html: 'yellow', style: 'background-color:#ff0;' }, { xtype: 'container', html: 'green', style: 'background-color:#80ff4d;' }, { xtype: 'container', html: 'blue', style: 'background-color:#009dff;' } ], listeners: [ { fn: function(element, options) { carousel.pageTurner = new Ext.util.DelayedTask(function() { if (carousel.getActiveIndex() == carousel.items.length - 2) { carousel.setActiveItem(0, 'slide'); } else { carousel.next(); } }, carousel); carousel.pageTurner.delay(1000); }, 'activeitemchange': function(carousel){ if (carousel.getActiveIndex() == 0) { carousel.fireEvent('show',this); } else carousel.pageTurner.delay(1000); }, event: 'painted' } ] }, { xtype: 'container', flex: 0.5 } ] } });
7 Dec 2012 8:15 AM #2
have a look at your scope, might be out of scope
7 Dec 2012 10:02 AM #3
The variable crsl is an HTMLDivElement where you want it to be the carousel...
How did you get a reference to it?Aaron Conran
11 Dec 2012 10:08 AM #4
Tried this...
Thanks for the reply, I did try the following code which you can see it is trying every 2 seconds in the console, but the pages are not turning:
Ext.define('MyApp.view.Carousel', { extend: 'Ext.carousel.Carousel', alias: 'widget.carousel', config: { id: 'carousel', listeners: [ { fn: 'onCarouselPainted', event: 'painted' } ], items: [ { xtype: 'container', html: '1', style: 'background-color: #ccc' }, { xtype: 'container', html: '2', style: 'background-color: #aaa' } ] }, onCarouselPainted: function(element, options) { console.log('Carousel Painted'); setInterval(function () { carousel.next(); if (carousel.getActiveIndex() === carousel.getMaxItemIndex()) { carousel.setActiveItem(0); } }, 2000); // setInterval() } });
Uncaught TypeError: Object #<HTMLDivElement> has no method 'next'
If I try an itemid of carousel I get the error:
Uncaught ReferenceError: carousel is not defined
If I remove itemid and id carousel, and just leave the useralias as 'carousel' I get carousel is not defined.
In the original example the whole carousel is defined as the variable 'crsl' and there are no xtypes as items inside the carousel as pages. Could the problem be that I have separate xtypes of containers as each page in my carousel? Not sure how to do it any other way in architect.
11 Dec 2012 11:38 AM #5
If you assign an itemId you can get a reference to it from its direct container like so:
var myCarousel = this.getComponent('itemId');
var myCarousel = Ext.getCmp('globalId');Aaron Conran
11 Dec 2012 2:22 PM #6
Thanks a lot for the explanation, it works. I assumed that by setting an alias for the component it was enough to get a reference for it.
I think it gets a bit confusing how you are meant to call components when you have id, itemid and alias! Am I right in assuming that alias (xtype) is only used when linking components together, for example in my example they are children of the main container?
11 Dec 2012 2:35 PM #7
An xtype is simply an alias, a string representation of the class to create.Aaron Conran
12 Dec 2012 1:35 PM #8
ExtgetCmp vs this
Thanks. It works great but is there a preferred practice for using 'this' vs ExtGetCmp?'
I have read numerous times that it is better practice to use something like this
Code:var myCarousel = this.getMyCarousel();
var myCarousel = Ext.getCmp('MyCarousel');
Also I renamed the title of this topic wrong but now cant seem to change it! Is it possible to change to 'programatically'?


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@squirtle456: Man, I just squirtled all over the place, sorry about that.
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program's behaviour changing when attached to debugger or when using monitoring tools
By Hema on Nov 26, 2007
Last week I managed to replicate a problem reported by one of our customers in Japan. It was about Policy agent 2.2 for Apache 2.2 crashing on 32 bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES release 4 (Nahant Update 4).
I downloaded the apache code from http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi and built it on the system that I was trying to replicate this problem on.
I downloaded the policy agent from http://www.sun.com/download/products.xml?id=471909fc
and before I installed the agent, I verified that I could start and stop the apache server correctly.
I followed the install steps outlined the install document and installation was successful. http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/820-3288.
I now tried to start the apache server after installing the policy agent and it crashed with segmentation fault. Hiya, I could reproduce the problem !
#/opt/apache226/bin/apachectl -k start
/opt/apache226/bin/apachectl: line 78: 18504 Segmentation fault
(core dumped) $HTTPD $ARGV
I opened the corefile in gdb and the backtrace looked as follows:
(gdb) bt
#0 0x003a9194 in spin ()
from /web_agents/apache22_agent/lib/libamapc22.so
#1 0x024dedc1 in PR_Select () from /usr/lib/libnspr4.so
#2 0x00b96371 in start_thread () from /lib/tls/libpthread.so.0
#3 0x009fdffe in clone () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6
Now that I could replicate the problem consistently on my lab system, I thought, I'll do some live debugging with gdb for that extra bit of fun.
I ran the program in gdb setting breakpoint in spin() and to my surprise, the process did not crash. The program exited normally. I thought, this might be due to the breakpoint that I set. I re-ran the program without the breakpoint and the program ran normally again in gdb .
(gdb) file /opt/apache22/bin/httpd
(gdb) set args -k start
(gdb) start
Breakpoint 1 at 0x80618bd: file main.c, line 438.
Starting program: /opt/apache226/bin/httpd -k start
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
[New Thread 0xb7ee06c0 (LWP 28225)]
[Switching to Thread 0xb7ee06c0 (LWP 28225)]
main (argc=3, argv=0xbfeb32a4) at main.c:438
438 {
(gdb) break spin
Function "spin" not defined.
Make breakpoint pending on future shared library load? (y or [n]) y
Breakpoint 2 (spin) pending.
(gdb) continue
Breakpoint 3 at 0x3a9326
Pending breakpoint "spin" resolved
[New Thread 0x19a5bb0 (LWP 28229)]
[Switching to Thread 0x19a5bb0 (LWP 28229)]
Breakpoint 3, 0x003a9326 in spin ()
from /web_agents/apache22_agent/lib/libamapc22.so
(gdb) continue
warning: Temporarily disabling breakpoints for unloaded shared library "/hema/opensso/web_agents/apache22_agent/lib/libamapc22.so"
Breakpoint 3 at 0x4b6326
Program exited normally.
I then ran strace and ltrace to get more information and to my surprise, apache didn't crash if I ran with those monitoring tools either.
I suspect this is due to some sort of timing issue. How do I debug a program if it's behavior changes when attached to a debugger or when run with the monitoring tools !!
I gave up on live debugging and finally had to go back to core dump analysis of the core file in gdb.


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HPC Basic Profile Web Service or the HPCBP for short, is a web service, built using the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) that provides access to some of HPCS 2008's core job submission functionality.
Over the last few years, using an open process within the
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School shooter gets life sentences
• Curses, flips 'the bird' at victims' families
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CHARDON, Ohio (AP) — Wearing a T-shirt with "killer" scrawled across it, a teenager cursed and gestured obscenely as he was given three life sentences Tuesday for shooting to death three students i......
I guess it's a good thing he wasn't able to get his hands on an AR-15. He wont look so smug once he gets to the butthut.
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Another fountain of misinformation. Uncommon sense there are no conjugal visits in Ohio prisons. There are no Internet connections for inmates. You have a misconception. A young man like this will have his own judgement when he gets to prison. Especially on people who commit crimes on children.
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One reason he has that smug look on his face is he knows he now gets free food,housing, medical,dental, eye, internet,cable, conjugal visits,etc,etc,etc
And at an average cost of $164 dollars a DAY, an 18 year old who will likely live to at least 80 will cost US the taxpayers more than 3.7 MILLION dollars to house in prison!!!
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He should have been mortally wounded while trying to escape on the way back to jail.
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The shirt he wore should have had "PUNK" on it. Because that's what he'll be in prison. Somebody's punk.
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A Cricket Paradise in Jersey
MORRISTOWN, N.J.—Veer Churiwalla, a 5-year-old boy who spends time every year in India, wanted something unusual for his fourth birthday: a cricket party.
This was a little like reading "Goodnight Moon" and then begging for a trip to outer space. Where was his mother supposed to find a cricket pitch in the middle of suburban New Jersey?
Right next to her dentist's office, it turns out. There she discovered Indoor Cricket USA, the area's answer to Lord's Cricket Ground, the hallowed cricket venue in London.
"It was like a dream," Priti Churiwalla said.
Indoor Cricket USA, a turfed facility with batting cages and bowling machines that is dependent on its winter season, opened in 2007 and is now the rarest of U.S. sports venues: a "cricket haven in New Jersey," said Henry Wardley, a financial analyst in New York.
Cricket is a tough sell in the U.S. and has been since it was supplanted by baseball in the 19th century. The United States of America Cricket Association estimates 35,000 to 50,000 people play in this country. About 10,000 of those are registered in USACA leagues, with the highest concentration in New York.
But lack of interest hasn't deterred cricketers, real and fictional, from peddling their pastime. In the 2008 novel "Netherland," which was praised by President Barack Obama, one character's outsize American dream is to build a cricket stadium in New York.
Indoor Cricket USA owner Lalta Persaud and his brother actually did so—in the Richmond Hill neighborhood of Queens in 2000. When the ground was destroyed by fire two years later, Persaud, a financial controller born in Guyana, moved to Jefferson, N.J. There he added wickets in his backyard to practice with his son Ryan. Once the neighbors complained about crowds at his house, Persaud started scouting for a new facility.
He settled on Morristown. Persaud tested turfs at Lords and spoke with its indoor center's architect and lighting specialists before building, he said.
The rest of Indoor Cricket USA is a similar shrine to the sport. On one wall is a photo of W.G. Grace, the Babe Ruth of the English game, across from a poster explaining cricket to rookies. A refrigerator is stocked with soda and energy drinks, plus the Indian fruit drink Maaza and coconut juice "for the Caribbean guys," Persaud said. There is even a space for cricket's traditional tea break.
"It's a game that perpetuates gentlemanly qualities," Persaud said. "Or is supposed to."
American cricket fans say the sport is slowly catching on. It is easier to follow international events online, and ESPN's website recently started live-streaming matches. "I really think in a few years everyone will know about cricket here," said Ryan Persaud, now a Ramapo College student who plays cricket for a U.S. international team.
It still makes for a tricky business, though. Indoor Cricket USA makes money through rentals, equipment sales, coaching classes and corporate events, but it relies on winter revenue and has faced five-figure shortfalls, Lalta Persaud said.
In fact, indoor cricket is an oddity in itself. There are only a handful of indoor cricket facilities in the U.S., said Rafey Syed, a USACA vice president. Like baseball, the sport was meant to be played outside, and Persaud's regulars migrate as soon as they can. When the weather is warm enough, Persaud said, "we're twiddling thumbs waiting for business."
The dozen flags inside Indoor Cricket USA, from Australia to Pakistan, are a good indication of its clientele. On any given weeknight, there might be young boys practicing with cones and tennis balls, or teenagers from the Rising Stars team bowling to each other and fine-tuning their swings with a pitching machine.
Nimesh Patel, a software systems director from Mahwah, N.J., watching his sons practice last week, never had to look for a cricket match as a child in India. The weather was so temperate that he played outdoors all year long. "Except for monsoons," he said.
Then there are the baseball-bred Americans. Angelo Gonzalez, an accountant in Springfield, N.J., played baseball at Rowan University but converted when he married a woman from Trinidad, he said. Now he is in cricket whites several times a week. "My bosses look at me like I have two heads," he said.
New Jersey's cricket paradise is also a love nest. During the 2009 Ashes, the long-running cricket series between England and Australia, Suzanne McAnanama, a chemist from Staten Island, was dating Simon Brereton, a South African mobile strategy consultant. His idea of selling her on a sport she knew nothing about was to have her read running commentary of the Ashes published on British websites. "It was a completely foreign language," she said.
But soon she was fluent. She began accompanying him to his cricket matches, then joined in when they needed volunteers. Before long, she was bowling at the Philadelphia International Cricket Festival and following him to Indoor Cricket USA to hone her skills.
As her cricketing developed, so did their romance. By Sept. 21, when England played Afghanistan, they had news to share with the Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom: Her parents had "the pleasure to announce the engagement of their eldest daughter, Suzanne McAnanama to Simon Brereton, lately of New York, and heir to several thousand pennies."
His friends, Brereton said, were jealous: He had made a cricketer of his fiancée.
"This," he said, "is my crowning life achievement."
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I'm getting this error message when I try to open the game having downloaded it. I have 3.8gb storage on my SD card and over 500mb on the phone itself (HTC Sensation), along with plenty of RAM (around 200mb). I've tried uninstalling, rebooting my phone etc but nothing has any effect.
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Whenever I meet a guard, they nonchalantly tell me I smell of wet dog. That was par for the course when I was a lycanthrope, but I got better. According to UESP, guards may refer to you as a werewolf even if you have been cured of lycanthropy. How do I get guards to stop telling me I smell like a wet dog?
Install the Shut The F--- Up mod. According to its mod page, it removes the "Is that... fur? Coming out of your ears?" comment from guards. Not sure if it also removes the other werewolf-related comments, though.
Mod description, from its webpage:
Another option is to use the No NPC Greetings mod. This will affect all NPCs though, not just guards. Depending on which components of the mod you installed, this will either completely stop NPCs from auto-greeting you or reduce the distance required before an NPC automatically talks to you or greets you. That should shut those snotty guards up.
A mod that specifically aims to improve guard dialogue (as mention by kotekzot) is Guard Dialogue Overhaul:
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Personally, I would have not cured myself of Lycanthropy and just eat the next guard that talks to me in a slight way.
The condition for the guards' "werewolf" dialogue is that you have completed stage 30 of "The Silver Hand" quest, not whether you currently are a werewolf or not. You could try using the console commands
The condition for these lines have been fixed by the Unofficial Skyrim Patch to include a check for player's werewolf status, however sometimes the game may not properly register the fact that you are cured of lycanthropy. To get the game up to speed, use
Another solution is to try the mods from galacticninja's answer or Guard Dialogue Overhaul, my personal favorite, it makes guards progressively more courteous to you depending on your accomplishments and enables some lines which previously were too restricted to be seen in normal gameplay, such as recognizing you as a thane. Some lines are even accompanied by the guard standing to attention or putting their right fist on their chest.


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KILLEEN (October 24, 2012) ---Two men and a woman from Killeen were arrested and charged in connection with a burglary that happened in neighborhood in which the three live, but they told investigators they thought the items were "free," according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
Angel Nicolas, 24, and Javier Landin, Jr., 26, and Gabriela Nicolas, 22, were each charged with one count of burglary of a building.
Their bonds were set at $50,000 each.
According to the affidavit, Killeen police responded to a burglary call just before 9 a.m. Sunday at 118 East Garrison after a witness reported that she saw people taking items from a shed next to a house on North 4th Street.
The witness also said she saw two of the burglars leave in truck and gave a description of the vehicle.
Officers spotted a truck matching the description at a residence nearby and found Gabriela Nicolas and Lanvin inside and detained them, the affidavit said.
The affidavit says the two admitted to taking property from the shed, but said someone told them it was "free."
Officers also found Angel Nicolas in the area.
The affidavit says that he told officers he removed some items but then said "some lady," told him he could take what he wanted.
The owner of the shed told police that some items were on the curb for disposal but that she didn't tell anyone they could take anything from her shed.
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I have followed This guide and also the documentation for pptp vpn and my vpn connects. It even allows me to go on the web and search it. However, when I go to cmyip.com; it displays my personal ip (as if the vpn is not connected) I have other vpns (i used ddwrt pptp) and it displays the ip address of the vpn server im connected to? Let me know how i can fix this.
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How do I change the application to open a file?
The easiest way to change the application that opens a file:
- Find the file you want to open
- Right click on the file
- A menu will pop up
- Choose 'Open with...'
- A list will open that will show applications on your computer that can open the file
- Choose the application that you want to open the file. If you want to make your selection permanent, then you have to check the box under the list of applications that is labeled "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file".
- After you are done, select OK
- The file open in the selected application
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Me and mom alone in bed oooo
This is a short story
I was 13 years old just hitting puberty, I was small build black hair blue eyes. My mother was young in her early thirties. She was hot brown hair body shaped like an hour glass with 34c breasts.
My father had just left for a week on a business trip. Every now and then he would go away for business. It was school holidays so I was going to be at home whole week. It was a cold Saturday night and it was just me and mom at home. We decided to watch movies and have pizza that night. Because it was cold we decided to watch the movie in my parent's room in bed. I was wearing my boxer only because I would get hot under the blankets and my mother was wearing her nightie.it was a short nightie and just covered her undies. I never thought


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I wanted to wait a few weeks until the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary took place to say anything about what occurred that sad day in December. I waited out of respect for those small children who were killed and their families. I waited out of respect for those six adults who, in some cases, gave their lives to save some of the other children that cold day.
My heart broke that Friday morning. I was at work watching the news and reading the updates Yahoo! posted. My son isn't in school yet, so I can't say that I can fully appreciate the fear that went through the minds of those parents when they heard there was a shooting at their child's school. An elementary school, no less. I couldn't watch any of the footage without crying.
But I am a parent, and I can't even begin to imagine what it's like to lose a child. The loss of a child at any age would be tough to handle, let alone those just starting out. Those kids were just beginning their days of attending school. They had so much to look forward to, and some jackass with a gun took all that away from them. My heart aches whenever I think about those children and what their parents must have gone through.
When I got home from work that afternoon, all I wanted to do was hold my son tight and not let go. I tried not to cry as I held him. I didn't want to expose him to the tragedy that had occurred that day. But it was hard to fight back the tears.
I was proud of the police department from Sandy Hook and the way they seemed to have handled the terrible incident. I was proud because they made the decision not to release the names of the deceased out of respect. Yes, somehow they got out, but in my humble opinion, anyone not involved did not need to know who they were.
I was proud of the media for not sticking their cameras in the faces of anyone who would talk. They kept away from the families of those lost that first night and let them deal with everything that had just happened.
I was proud of the teachers who gave their lives for those of their students. I can't even imagine being in a situation like that. God bless teachers and what they handle and cope with every day.
Because of this event and all the other school shootings that have occured over the past several years, I am a firm believer that there should be an armed officer present at every school across this nation. Making guns illegal isn't going to stop crazy people from getting them. Meth and cocaine are illegal. Are you going to tell me people still can't get their hands on those?
On a more positive note, I found this poem on Facebook the other afternoon. It is written by someone named Cameo Smith. It touched my heart, and I thought I would share it with you. It brings the attention of the tragedy back to where it needs to be: the children.
Twas' 11 days before Christmas, around 9:38
when 20 beautiful children stormed through heaven's gate.
Their smiles were contagious, their laughter filled the air.
They could hardly believe all the beauty they saw there.
They were filled with such joy, they didn't know what to say.
... They remembered nothing of what had happened earlier that day.
"Where are we?" asked a little girl, as quiet as a mouse.
"This is heaven," declared a small boy. "we're spending Christmas at God's house."
When what to their wondering eyes did appear,
But Jesus, their savior, the children gathered near.
He looked at them and smiled, and they smiled just the same.
Then He opened His arms and He called them by name.
And in that moment was joy, that only heaven can bring
Those children all flew into the arms of their King
And as they lingered in the warmth of His embrace,
One small girl turned and looked at Jesus' face.
And as if He could read all the questions she had
He gently whispered to her, "I'll take care of mom and dad."
Then He looked down on earth, the world far below
He saw all of the hurt, the sorrow, and woe
Then He closed His eyes and He outstretched His hand,
"Let My power and presence re-enter this land!"
"May this country be delivered from the hands of fools"
"I'm taking back my nation. I'm taking back my schools!"
Then He and the children stood up without a sound.
"Come now my children, let me show you around."
Excitement filled the space, some skipped and some ran.
All displaying enthusiasm that only a small child can.
And I heard Him proclaim as He walked out of sight,
"In the midst of this darkness, I AM STILL THE LIGHT."
May God bless each and every student, family and first responder involved in that horrific day at Sandy Hook Elementary. And may the government reconsider putting God back in our schools.
I am looking for tips from moms and dads who have more than one child. Do you have any advice to offer this second-time mom-to-be on bringing home another little one? How to budget my time? How to make the older one not feel left out of anything? If you do and would like to share that info with me, please e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com or write to me at the paper at 401 Herald Square, Steubenville, OH 43952. I need all advice by Jan. 26.
(Letusick, a resident of Rayland, is a copy editor for the Herald-Star and The Weirton Daily Times.)


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Looking to see if anyone has found any recommendations/best practices on allowing users to toggle different font-types. Particularly the ability to toggle between standard font-sets and one designed to increase the readability for Dyslexic users (http://dyslexicfonts.com/).
In theory, people can already do that via browser preferences and user style sheets. I'd like to believe that someone with bad enough dyslexia may have already done that, but it's certainly not necessarily an obvious feature.
'font preferences' have been around to various degrees on web sites. I think it's certainly something you can offer and with web fonts, is likely easier to implement than it was in the past. I probably wouldn't make it an up front feature, but perhaps a setting a user could choose on an 'accessibility preferences' page.
If this is a website specifically designed with dyslexic people in mind, I would have a reasonably sized button at the top of the page, like this (not to scale...):
(I know its terrible, but I made it with paint :-) )
I think you should make it an image with text in the OpenDyslexic font. The reason for the image is because you won't want your visitors to have to download an extra font even though they don't need it. I don't know much about dyslexia, but try to make it very visible to those, so they don't struggle with reading the text when they didn't know you could toggle it.
When OpenDyslexic is off, it might say "Turn on dyslexic font" or something like that. Make sure the on/off state is persistent (using cookies or something). When it is on, the button should say something like "Turn off dyslexic font" in regular font.
If the website is not designed like that, then you can make the button smaller or make it a plain old link.
For an actual application/program, you should do a similar thing. If you are making this for dyslexic people, then make the button visible in the corner at all times when appropriate. If not, then put it in a settings menu.
After all, its up to you.
Anybody that strongly benefits from Dyslexic fonts will know how to change it in the browser, because not one in the thousand sites allow you to interactively select fonts.
Therefore, all that you need to do is ensure that user-selected fonts don't break your site design. This is something that the user should be in charge of, just like window width and font size. You just have to not impede them.
How would you implement this? Would you @include a different font file on the web server when serving the CSS? I'm thinking more along the implementation side.
But then again, users that don't need the feature won't even look for it or might just ignore and and users that need a better font will already know how to switch the font via the browser.
I don't see this as an option a lot on English websites, but it's very common for Japanese websites to have a toggle for the font size, with small-medium-large settings, and the style is very consistent. This is almost universally included as a set of three buttons on the top right of the page.
Fuji News uses the typical style - look for the
The Asahi newspaper uses a slightly different toggle hidden under an
It's also on the page for NHK (the national broadcasting corporation) and the official site of Tokyo.
While I know being in Japanese isn't particularly helpful, I assume the prevalence of the same exact pattern means it's doing something right.


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The group started their day with a short hike to Ein Ovdat- a canyon in the Negev Desert. After lunch, they drove to the Ben Shemen forest for the annual USY Event! Each year at this event, all USY groups come together for an afternoon of competition, cheers, and fun! They do ropes course activities, learn about Israel through games, and bond as a group, each with their own color t-shirt! After a delicious BBQ dinner each group performed a cheer or dance. In the evening they enjoyed a disco party were all the groups danced together. Tonight they came back to Jerusalem to sleep at the Fuchsberg Center before departing for free weekend tomorrow.
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What advice can you give for encouraging Project managers, and Developers to factor in tests for purposes of proving an application system's performance, resilience, capacity, scaleability etc beyond the testing conducted at unit testing stage. There is more emphasis/reliance on citing the efficacy of the design concept (and Unit testing) as the sole insurance for meeting such requirement. In short, also assuming that the system will run as designed under the less controlled circumstances i.e PROD like it did in the unit tests. Consequently, we may not see monitoring / evaluations of performance results from the functional tests conducted in the UAT period. We need to use UAT gauge the underlying system performance to see if there are performance limitations under more production-like circumstances when all the processing chains are integrated for the first time. However, we are finding that the project solely focuses on the Business results. See also article Why is separating functional and non-functional test important (or not)?
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Suggest having dedicated Non-Functional (NF) Test Management practice separate from the functional practice (UAT etc.). Also NF needs to be much more closely aligned to (i) Infrastructure Architecture, and (ii) Production Systems Management. Also have the NF testing as separate test phases with separate governance. Have used this approach successfully with a number of clients and it works much better than having combined Functional and Non-Functional. Be prepared for Functional Test Management to want to govern NF - they will always fail to understand it and miss-govern. The separation really needs to be at the CIO level.
First, you're going to have to understand the Project Managers and Developers that you work with. Not knowing them it is hard to understand what sort of arguments might persuade them. Think back on arguments you've had with them, what kinds of arguments did they use to try to persuade you. In all likelihood a similar form of argument will likely hold sway with them. For instance, if they are always pointing at customer data, you need to form your argument using customer data in some way. Talk to them in their own voice.
It's also possible you can also appeal to company culture in some way. If your company prides itself on being frugal, thorough, well-designed or user-friendly those are the terms to use when forming your argument.
Finally, I think you need to clarify in your own mind what you're trying to accomplish. Don't test in a vacuum. How is better performance testing, for example, going to further your companies business goals? Can you explain your reasons to yourself or to a teammate in a clear single sentence? Spend some time tearing your own ideas apart, make sure they're defensible.
You need to connect the dots. There are at least three messages to convey: your production system has problems that are worth worrying about; those problems result from your shortcomings in your organization's current practices; and the best way to address those shortcomings is to introduce new tests, i.e. to use your terminology, additional UAT-level tests focusing on the application system's performance, resilience, capacity, and scalability.
You did not describe the nature of your production problems. You also did not say whether the project manager and developers are aware of those problems or share your concerns about them. Your first message may need evidence about the frequency/severity/impact of those problems. Specifics are more compelling than a general sense of unease.
Sometimes production problems are caused by factors downstream from the development team. Your second message needs evidence that these problems could be traced back to the development team and not, for example, to sloppy practices in the production team or infrastructure problems at your ISP.
Finally, your need a persuasive argument that investing time in new UAT-level tests is more important than other things, because there are always other things. Adding tests may slow your delivery time, require spending more money on headcount and/or hardware, and/or delay the introduction of important new features.
I lost you somewhere along the question... Anyway, upper management are usually convinced by showing them the ROI, for example if you can show problems that could have been detected and solved during a non functional testing phase.
At my org, we have 'bug bashes'. Besides structured testing, you invite others who are not very familiar with the feature to have a go at it with the sole intention of destroying the software. Anything and everything is fair game. We've found that this uncovers the most number of bugs. :)
Project managers ultimately report to a more senior person about how the project is going. By performing more types of testing, you can give the PM more ammo to provide to the senior mgmt about how reliable, scalable the system is and - assuming this is a problem across the company - how innovative the project is.
To do this you will need to be able to quantify the effect of the extra testing you are doing, otherwise it will be seen as wasted effort. Give the PM a graph of how the speed of the system has improved over time. The PM can then show that to senior management and you both look good.
For me, the terminology "non-functional" is part of the problem, as it immediately implies a lack of something. Some people use "cross-functional" instead, or terms like "constraints".
What I have found works well is to talk in terms of Features: end-user features and operational features. Focusing on the operational aspects opens up a dialogue with the Operations team to cover things like performance, scalability, resilience, etc., and talking about both groups of requirements as "features" means they tend to get treated as the "same kind of thing" and can be prioritised together in the same backlog.
Finally, by having the product owner responsible for the operability of the software (i.e. she gets woken up at 2am when the site goes down), you soon see "non-functional" or operational concerns prioritised higher in the product backlog!
A recent article in the DevOpsFriday newsletter covers this (note: I am the interviewee in the article): http://blog.softwareoperability.com/2013/05/05/software-operability-article-in-devopsfriday/
Hope this is of use.


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The Little Wabash River was recorded at 31.86 feet today at 8 a.m. The river continues to slowly rise and is expected to crest at 31.9 feet, just under the 32 foot moderate flooding level, according to the National Weather Service.
Backwater behind Eckerle Park, which is always a good indication of the river levels, is nearing the top of Church Street. The river level is expected to stay just under moderate levels through Monday before receding.
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Voxware announces new SAP certification
Voxware, a leading provider of voice solutions, today announced that its WMS Adapter for SAP satisfies requirements for full SAP WM-LSR certification. The SAP Adapter enables easy integration with SAP solutions, helping SAP customers enhance the productivity and accuracy of their warehouse operations.
"Our strategic partnership with Voxware gives SAP customers the tools and expertise they need to quickly and successfully implement voice communication throughout their operations," comments Jim Boler, Executive Vice President of Sales at The Baer Group, an SAP Preferred Services Partner in North America. "The Baer Group is committed to providing our customers with SAP consultants whose credentials match the specific needs of each company. The combination of our experience and Voxware's proven, high quality voice solutions enable businesses to significantly boost productivity while reducing costs."
Voxware's SAP Adapter and other adapters are produced by VoxConnect, Voxware's SOA compliant integration toolset. Because VoxConnect provides a defined bridge between the voice solution and existing IT systems, it enables the systems to easily interact with one another while protecting the integrity of each. This capability significantly reduces and simplifies integration efforts and allows customers to deploy future releases of systems without the need for major re-work to the integration. It also allows customers to smoothly adapt to technology and business changes as their needs evolve over time.
"Voxware's certified offering ensures that SAP customers can quickly integrate and deploy our voice-enabled supply chain solution," states Keith Phillips, CEO, Voxware. "The flexibility of our solution gives organizations freedom to make changes as their demands shift, allowing them to achieve better results in less time and at lower costs."
Further, the speed and accuracy of Voxware voice solutions allow organizations to more readily and thoroughly address the needs of their customers, helping them enhance their brand reputation and ultimately drive profitability.


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I'm trying to scroll back to the top of a List : i've found a few thread speaking of a "list.scroller", but my list doesn't have any scroller attribute. list.scroll look like a Scroller but if I try to launch any method from list.scroll, it fail as if list.scroll wasn't a Scroller.
Is there a way to scroll back my list to the top of the page ?
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In fact I was just trying to use the list.scroller before the list was rendered ; a simple if(list.scroller) fix it


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Heavy Lifting During Pregnancy
Hey Mom!
When you have to lift something heavy, do it correctly. Stand with your feet about a foot apart. Bend at the knees (not at the waist), and lift with your arms and legs, rather than with your back.
It is not true that you can harm your fetus by lifting something heavy. You cannot dislodge it or tear the placenta from the wall of the uterus. But it's still not a good idea to heave two-ton grocery bags into your car. Your back won't like it. During pregnancy, the usually stable joints of the pelvis begin to loosen up to prepare for childbirth. This, combined with your growing abdomen, will throw your weight off balance and cause you to counterbalance by walking with a curved lower back. This puts strain on the lower-back muscles that will be aggravated by heavy lifting.
Give your back a break. If you have a young child at home, now is a good time to get some use out of the stroller and let her practice walking more often. Put your groceries in several lightweight bags. Ask someone else to carry heavy suitcases or packages. Your back muscles will be strained even more in the pregnancy later on; try to ease their burden now.
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I am a power user when it comes to browsing the Web and reading a lots of articles , PDF , using command windows and word composer and I use a Windows 8 Laptop.
Even in the web browser my browser gets cluttered with an average of at least 25 tabs per window and having an average of 2 browser windows (Chrome and firefox). I have timer blocks like leech block installed to keep my browsing habits in check.
Also i have an uncanny habit of not closing anything due to the fact i get engrossed in the reading , work and switching between.
How can i manage the this tabs clutter and windows task clutter easily and increase performance and efficiency of my work.
And is it rather better to have this clutter of multiple tabs open to increase efficiency by decreasing the task switch time?


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Given two convex bodies $A$ and $B$, in $\mathbb R^3$ let's say. We define $A(t)$ and $B(t)$ as $A+xt$ and $B+yt$ where $x,y$ are two arbitrary points. (That is the Minkowski sum, so the two bodies are moving at constant velocity in the $x$ and $y$ directions, and $t$ is the time variable.) Can one show that the function $$f(t)=\operatorname{Vol}(A(t)\cap B(t))$$ is unimodal? That is nondecreasing up to some point, and then nonincreasing.
The sets $\{ (A(t),t)|t\in \mathbb{R} \} \subset \mathbb{R}^4$ and $\{ (B(t),t)|t\in \mathbb{R} \} \subset \mathbb{R}^4$ are convex, their intersection $K$ is a bounded convex set, and $f(t)$ is the volume of the slice of $K$ at height $t$. By Brunn-Minkowski inequality, this is log-concave, so definitely unimodal.


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Preparing for the holidays can be overwhelming and exhausting. Fortunately, I go visiting for Thanksgiving, so that just leaves me with Christmas, which is at my house.
Christmas preparations have already begun at my house.
Santa's spy Elf ("The Elf on the Shelf") arrived for the first time this year. He was a little early because we were experiencing tantrums (more than usual). For those who don't know the story of the elf, here is the quick version.
Every year Santa sends an elf to each child's house to make sure they are being good. Every night the elf flies to the North Pole to report to Santa on the child's behavior, and every day he can be found in a different place, thus turning it into a game and having the child hunt him. Then, on Christmas Eve, he returns to the North Pole to hang with Santa until the following holiday season. So far, the elf is a big hit. Hopefully, it will continue.
Last week, my mom came to help Little Man and me put up our inside decorations. I usually manage by myself, but this year, I required a little assistance (I am 6 months pregnant, after all.) My husband lugged all the boxes of decorations upstairs from the basement. God bless him, he complained less than normal about doing it. I put my mom and Little Man in charge of the tree. Being my anal self, I put the rest of the stuff up because everything has its place.
I am hoping for another nice day to put up the outdoor lights. We have put them up when it was 2 degrees before, and I am hoping to avoid that. We missed the chance during the Indian Summer last weekend because we were on the hunt for a new rocker recliner. Ours has seen better days (wobbles and creaks), and I need one to rock the new baby. So, hopefully if God or one of his angels happens to be reading this, we will see at least one more nice day.
While decorating can be crossed off my list, I still have a ton to do. Wrap presents. Bake cookies. Finish shopping - Little Man and I have to go pick something out for my husband. One year we got him a monster truck. Hum, I wonder who that was for???
In addition to that, I have to get ready for the Christmas Day festivities at my house. My family and my husband's all come to my house on Christmas Day. It has been this way since my son was born. They come to see what Santa brought him (if Little Man has been good enough for him to come). This way he doesn't have to leave all his new toys from Santa.
I have to pick a menu and then get the food and make it. Crockpot recipes are a big favorite. Easy and less mess. I don't have to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. This year, however, Little Man has requested a Christmas tree cake. As if we don't have enough cookies for him. But, needless to say, he is getting his cake. I already bought the pan shaped liked a tree. So, in addition to the dozens and dozens of cookies, we will have cake. Ah, the things we do for kids.
I hope to have most of my to-do list accomplished (except the cooking, of course) before too much longer. I am slowly running out of the energy from the second trimester energy spurt, and I fear it's not coming back. Thank goodness, I started shopping in July!
(Letusick, a resident of Rayland, is a copy editor for the Herald-Star and The Weirton Daily Times.)