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Oracle RDBMS : Flushing a Single SQL Statement out of the Object Library Cache
By Giri Mandalika on May 28, 2010
It is well known that the entire shared pool can be flushed with a simple
ALTER SYSTEM statement.
SQL> ALTER SYSTEM FLUSH SHARED_POOL; System altered.
What if the execution plan of a single SQL statement has to be invalidated or flushed out of the shared pool so the subsequent query execution forces a hard parse on that SQL statement. Oracle 11g introduced a new procedure called
PURGE in the
DBMS_SHARED_POOL package to flush a specific object such as a cursor, package, sequence, trigger, .. out of the object library cache.
The syntax for the
PURGE procedure is shown below.
procedure PURGE ( name VARCHAR2, flag CHAR DEFAULT 'P', heaps NUMBER DEFAULT 1)
Explanation for each of the arguments is documented in detail in $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin/dbmspool.sql file.
If a single SQL statement has to be flushed out of the object library cache, the first step is to find the address of the handle and the hash value of the cursor that has to go away. Name of the object [to be purged] is the concatenation of the
ADDRESS and
HASH_VALUE columns from the
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SQL> select ADDRESS, HASH_VALUE from V$SQLAREA where SQL_ID like '7yc%'; ADDRESS HASH_VALUE ---------------- ---------- 000000085FD77CF0 808321886 SQL> exec DBMS_SHARED_POOL.PURGE ('000000085FD77CF0, 808321886', 'C'); PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. SQL> select ADDRESS, HASH_VALUE from V$SQLAREA where SQL_ID like '7yc%'; no rows selectedNote to Oracle 10g R2 Customers
The enhanced
DBMS_SHARED_POOL package with the
PURGE procedure is included in the 10.2.0.4 patchset release.
10.2.0.2 and 10.2.0.3 customers can download and install RDBMS patch 5614566 to get access to these enhancements in
DBMS_SHARED_POOL package.
- Oracle Support Document ID 457309.1 "How To Flush an Object out the Library Cache [SGA]"
- Oracle Support Document ID 751876.1 "DBMS_SHARED_POOL.PURGE Is Not Working On 10.2.0.4"
- DBMS_SHARED_POOL.PURGE() procedure documentation

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Ranked "lowest to highest," the cheapest appears to be $8. Am I missing something?
EDIT: Amazon's "lowest to highest" ranking sucks as usual . . . Found some $4 discs on page 3, including "Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus," starring Lorenzo Lamas and Deborah Gibson! :)
@rayray8822: Amazon will also consider the price for 'used' items when sorting them by price
Probably better to just wait until Black Friday for your Blu Ray purchases.
@marklikestv: Probably not a bad idea...definitely expect prices to drop...hoping Amazon will do some price matching.


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SAFTEY IS at the forefront for all school districts across the nation. Such great emphasis is a result of the continued and deadly violence infiltrating our classrooms....
Maybe Wayne Lapierre will toss the state some of that haul the NRA takes in from the gun freaks. Or maybe he could spare some of his own security detail---oh yes he has armed security. Catch how he acted when Chris Wallace cornered him on Fox News. He was all uh -ahh--uh--what a******of a wasted human being he was.
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Ohio School Funding, although found unconstitutional, I believe can only come from property taxes under current law. No one has the guts to fix it.
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Maybe the county can reach into its coffers and free up some of that tax money that has been rolling in from the gas and oil drilling instead of asking the schools having to ask the citizens to pay more taxes. Shouldn't we all benefit from this drilling? We all have to put up with the bad parts that come with it why shouldn't we benefit from the positive out come?
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Recently, Ubuntu One dropped its Tomboy Notes sync feature. Is there any way to recover the notes that I've synced with Ubuntu One, now that the sync feature is gone? I currently don't have the notes synced with any of my computers, but I don't want to lose all the notes that I've synced over the last few years. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/02/ubuntu-one-notes-feature-written-off
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So it appears you can keep using the feature from Tomboy.
That said, it's a good idea to keep external backups of any important material you place on cloud services.
It's still possible to synchronize notes with the Ubuntu One server - the feature hasn't yet been dropped completely. I managed to download my notes using the instructions here: https://one.ubuntu.com/help/faq/how-do-i-setup-tomboy-notes-to-sync-with-ubuntu-one/


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I'm looking for a plugin that enables sharing an article on sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkeIn. One catch is that I want a plugin that respect the privacy of the user and doesn't include trackware/spyware on the page. Can anyone recommend a good plugin for this? Thank you!
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Sociable adds sharing links for any social network sites you want (configurable). To my knowledge, it doesn't add any trackware on the page (I have yet to see an officially hosted plugin do that).
AddThis is awesome. The plugin for WordPress works well, but I prefer to use their API to customize the experience. I use this on everything.


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The Italy international has little doubt that FCB realise they face a tough task in eliminating the Serie A champions from EuropeJuventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon believes Bayern Munich will not be pleased to have been paired with the Serie A champions in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
The experienced shot-stopper admits Bayern have a better record than Juve in European club football's elite competition, but has stressed the Bianconeri are a force to be reckoned with, too.
"We should approach the Champions League in the same way we've done up until now, hoping to gain the plaudits for a pro-active style of play, whilst also looking to gain the respect of our opponents. By and large we've achieved this objective," Buffon was quoted as saying on the official Juve website.
"In the quarter-finals it's only right for us to encounter a team with a worldwide reputation like Bayern. I don't think they'll be happy to face us, meaning we're respected and possess a certain fear factor.
"It will be tough to try and win it. There are three or four teams, including Bayern, who have a better Champions League record than ours in recent years.
"But the good thing is that everyone starts off on a level playing field. A slice of luck or detail could be the difference between winning or losing, but it's important to know that you're able to play the game."
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I have 1yo and 4yo boys and it's very usual that the elder child takes away toys or doesn't allow the youngest to play with the toys, arguing that all the toys belong to him. We tried to explain to him that he should share his toys, it doesn't work. Another time we tried to give the youngest his own toys and told the elder child that he shouldn't take away the younger child's toys. This approach didn't work with the youngest, because he wanted to grab the elder child's toys. So should we teach them to share toys or to have their own toys?
I have three kids. The way we handle this is that if it is in your room, it's off limits and the others have to ask before they can come in your room and play with it. If it is in a common area, then it is fair game and it's strictly first come first server. We also have a "new toy" rule. The first two days you have a toy, you get first priority of playing with it, regardless of where it is or who was playing with it first. If not everyone has their own room, you could have some other sort of "safety-zone" like a shelf or closet where they can store particularly prized toys.
Also, if it is commmunity property then it's first come, first server and if more than one wants to play with it, we set a five minute timer and keep swapping back and forth until one or both get tired of playing with it.
This is a good question. We have a 5yo, 3yo, and 20 month old twins who often have toy ownership confrontations. Dealing with ownership issues is a constant task for us. Generally, in our house it is a free-for-all, meaning that anybody can play with any toy, even if it was a gift given to one child specifically. Our reason for this choice is that with four little kids, we honestly can't keep up with which toys belong to which kid, and we have no desire to try to do so.
When there is a conflict, we don't "share", we "take turns". let's say my 5yo just got a new space shuttle toy last week and when he wakes up he sees that my 3yo is playing with it. Inevitably he will throw a fit. We handle the situation like this:
Then set a timer and make sure the hand-off happens.
My kids have gotten so used to this, that now they say this to each other, "That's my toy, I want it back in 10 minutes".
This isn't without issue of course. Sometimes waiting 10 minutes isn't good enough and they throw a fit. We stand by the tradeoff policy and separate the kids so there is no fighting or retaliation.
This works well for us, and our kids are generally able to share and take turns very well when playing with each other and with other children.
I think you will always have this, younger kids want to grab anything they can, often older kids will see any toy as interesting, especially something they have never seen before and may not be for them. My boys have the same thing, I have to continually tell my 5 yr old not to take toys from his 1 year old brother. My simple rule, if its in the hand its not yours. You want it then wait until its not being used, and you can share it later. It's a continual message and you'll have to repeat it over and over until the message sinks in, but its gotten better for us though I still need to do it.
Sometimes I see the action as a way of attention, especially around the times I have spent some more time with the younger boy than the older, so I just gently change attention while repeating the message. Is the cause the same for you?
I have this same issue with my daughter and son. My son is the younger of the two, and they both want what each other has to play with. What I do is this. I let them have their own room for their special toys they dont want to share, and I have the shared all the time toys in my living room. That way if they want to play with their own toys they can go in to their room and play in there alone. It's been working somewhat well for me.


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Jennifer Miller, who works in construction and has lived in Malibu for 35 years, had a guesthouse built behind her California ranch-style home about 20 years ago. She planned to use the space for visitors, but soon realized that she didn't have legions of family and friends visiting as often as she thought they would. In July, Ms. Miller began renting the house out to short-term guests for $200 to $300 a night. Since then, she has rented about five times.
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Guesthouses—or casitas, as they're known in Santa Fe—are highly coveted, Ms. Proctor says. "A lot of people who live here look to purchase properties with a casita or turn part of their property into a casita," she adds.
Next door in Arizona, the average list price for single-family homes with a guesthouse in one area of Scottsdale is about $2.5 million, according to Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service data. Here, guest homes can be more than 2,000 square feet.
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Letter from church asks group to move demonstration off Temple Square
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Are women equal?
- 9:20 a.m. March 17, 2014
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I honestly don't believe the letter will do any good, but I hope it does. I am saddened that these sisters want to ruin the Priesthood Session of Conference for our men and boys, but I also know that no unhallowed hand will prevail against the will and work of God — even if that hand comes from within the Church.
- 9:25 a.m. March 17, 2014
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Here is this thing about this, because it really is this simple. Does God run
this church? Does Thomas Monson serve as His spokesperson on Earth right now?
What has Pres. Monson in his official capacity as Prophet said about this
If you said "Yes" to the first two questions, then how can you possibly question this when you should know the answer to the third. If you said "No" to either of the first two, then you have a personal conflict you need to resolve. Let your actions carry you from there!
- 9:33 a.m. March 17, 2014
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Thank you, Sister Moody, for your wonderful, respectful, even insightful letter.
- 9:34 a.m. March 17, 2014
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I liked the letter. The Ordain Women group have been clearly told that women ordination is against doctrine and the God revealed organization of the church. These women do not have any more excuses for their advocacy. Their efforts are now essentially apostasy and they are sowing the seeds of division among the church.
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Looks to me like they're causing thoughtful discussion, not preventing it. I guess that all depends on who feels entitled to define what that discussion is.
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Yes, we are equal, but not the same!!!!! There are obviously vast differences between the sexes.
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A person who truly understand the doctrine and scriptures and is truly converted would have no such concerns. As a woman, I value my own form of priesthood in the power of creation and nurturing.The Lord knows we women, by nature, do the service and nurturing and guidance that priesthood contains. I also know all things will be clear to me one day that I do not understand and that the brethren are not making decisions, God is. These people are attention-seeking trouble makers, not interested in dialogue. They have a choice, they can leave the Church. When I disagreed with my previous church, I simply left it 35 years ago.
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As a woman in the Church, I think we have plenty and too many responsibilities and things to do right now. Why would I want to have the Priesthood on top of that? Why would I want to be a bishop? or a stake president? with power comes responsibilities and I don't think they even have an idea what they are asking for. They don't even care that yes, the majority, do not agree with their agenda and are trying to drag us in regardless we don't want to. If the majority was asking for, then go ahead, but they do not have the vote of the majority. Why are they even trying?
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There is nothing wrong with males meeting together to strengthen their lives. Women do it as well. We all need support and love.
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Was the Savior a bigot because he didn't ordain women and marry gays? Ordain Women and other liberal LDS groups need to stop judging the Church by the standards of the world. Instead, judge the world by the standards of the Lord's Church.
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I wonder if it is the same "thoughtful discussion" Emma had with Joseph?
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Do these women really want a male Relief Society President, or Young
Women's President?
Are men invited to the Women's Conference? Why don't men have a monthly activity? When will the Elders or HP budget come close to the Relief Society budget? Even the young women get more than the young men.
The LDS church is either run by God or it is run by men. If it is run by men then the Priesthood is not the power of God on earth (translation: No Power = Nothing).
If President Monson was at liberty to grant this request he would give them nothing because that is what the Priesthood would be.
Tilting at windmills...
- 10:02 a.m. March 17, 2014
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They did this last time even after they got the chance to watch it online. Perhaps the Church should just stop making Conference attendable in person and make it into only a broadcast. The apostates and the anti-Mormons constantly drive the Spirit from the Conference Center grounds.
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I wonder if there is any possibility in the near future of the Prophet having a
"Revelation" about this subject similar to the one the then Prophet had
in the late 70's early 80's regarding Blacks and the Priesthood?
I get the whole "only men can hold the Priesthood" thing and I agree with some of the posters on here who claim most LDS woman don't want it anyway. But what's the big deal about the woman attending the Priesthood meetings? After all men attend the Relief Society meetings. Fair is fair let the women attend. All they have to do is turn on the TV and watch it anyway so what's the difference?
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Yes, women are equal. Men are too. I had a recent conversation with a friend
of mine very involved in her church where she has male and female pastors. We
weren't talking about religion per se, but she expressed irritation that
she was always asked to help with food planning for her congregations'
social activities. She was stunned that my husband was in charge of the
activities in my ward and planned them without my help. She was equally
surprised to find out that prior to this assignment he taught the 7 year-olds in
primary (her Jr Sunday School equivalent). Me, I teach adult gospel doctrine.
I just don't see the unfairness of it all. But, to each his own. I have my own pet projects for advocacy, religious and others, and do not presume to claim mine are better or more important than anyone elses.
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>>Are women equal?
Yes. But equality in the gospel doesn't mean everyone does the same thing or receives the same blessings in this life. It means that we are all children of God, loved equally, with an equal chance to develop a Christlike character and so gain all that the Lord has promised.
But to help us develop that character, God customizes our individual callings in the Church according to the talents and character traits we have or that we need to develop; and He gives us the gifts we need to perform those callings so we can develop those talents and traits. That maximizes our spiritual progress and the Church's growth as a whole (see 1 Corinthians 12 in its entirety). So instead of campaigning for callings we haven't received, we should humbly satisfy ourselves with the callings we do receive.
Activists who demand that the Church change doctrine to accommodate their desires are refusing to submit their wills to the Lord. They want Him to submit to theirs. In so doing, they retard their own spiritual growth and become less like Him, not more.
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It's a curious thing to me that LDS men don't demonstrate to be
allowed to attend the Women's Conference held the week before
I would like to see some female leaders speak at the Priesthood session just as male leaders speak at the Women's session. Men can be strengthened by women speakers. Adam did the right thing when he listened to his Eve.
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If a male tries to go into the Womens broadcast the week prior to Gen. Conference they will be turned away. Why? Because it is a meeting for the women of the church and they don't want to have to turn away a young (or elderly) woman from attending in the conference center because a male has taken one of the seats. I know this as a fact because several years ago my friend who was a Bishop at the time,drove his young women out to the conference and when he tried to enter he was politely told he was welcome to attend at a different site, but the conference center was reserved for women only. He didn't call the media or hold a protest. He just walked across the road and attended where he was asked to.
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That was a very thoughtful and direct letter. As I stated last time this happened, their actions will lead to apostasy unless they repent. It's not worth losing all your blessings over to come at odds against the Lord's Church or one of the doctrines therein. If you struggle with something, talk to your bishop, pray to understand the will of the Lord. Understanding of the Lord's ways will come, but it may take time. Be patient.
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Bhagavad Gita: The Beloved Lord's Secret Love Song (Paperback)
The Bhagavad Gita is often regarded as the Bible of India. With a gripping story and deeply compelling message, it is unquestionably one of the most popular sacred texts of Asia and, along with the Bible and the Qur'an, one of the most important holy scriptures in the world.
Part of an ancient Hindu epic poem, the dialogue of the Bhagavad Gita takes place on a battlefield, where a war for the possession of a North Indian kingdom is about to ensue between two noble families related by blood. The epic's hero, young Prince Arjuna, is torn between his duty as a warrior and his revulsion at the thought of his brothers and cousins killing each other over control of the realm. Frozen by this ethical dilemma, he debates the big questions of life and death with the supreme Hindu deity Krishna, cleverly disguised as his charioteer. By the end of the story, Eastern beliefs about mortality and reincarnation, the vision and practice of yoga, the Indian social order and its responsibilities, family loyalty, spiritual knowledge, and the loftiest pursuits of the human heart are explored in depth. Explaining the very purpose of life and existence, this classic has stood the test of twenty-three centuries. It is presented here in a thoroughly accurate, illuminating, and beautiful translation that is sure to become the standard for our day.
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Graham M. Schweig is the author and translator of Dance of Divine Love: The Rasa Lila of Krishna. After completing graduate work at the University of Chicago and Harvard University, he became associate professor of religious studies at Christopher Newport University and visiting associate professor of Sanskrit at the University of Virginia. Schweig was recently a Visiting Fellow of Hindu studies at Oxford University, and has been accepted as a Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University. He has traveled to India several times where for one year, under a Smithsonian Institution-funded grant, he researched ancient handwritten manuscripts. Since an early age, Schweig has practiced various forms of meditational and devotional yoga.
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Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park (BBSNP) – or the South Bukit Barisan National Park - spans over three of Sumatra's provinces. They are: Lampung, South Sumatra and Bengkulu. Along with Mount Leuser and Kerinci Seblat, the combined national parks make up the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra inscribed in the UNESCO's World Heritage List, which runs along the entire western spine of the island. The main objective of the national park is to protect the existence of Sumatra's tropical rainforests along with all their biodiversity. Sumatran Elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus), Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae) and Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) are among some of the rare and exotic fauna found in the area.
Starting as a Wildlife Sanctuary in 1935, the area became a National Park in 1982. Initially, South Bukit Barisan Park covered a total area of 356,800 hectares, but recent measurements using GIS recorded that the latest total area is in fact 324,000 hectares. The park is located at the southwestly end of Sumatra. Seventy percent of the park lies within the administrative areas of West Lampung and Tanggamus in the Lampung Province, while 74,822 hectares (about 23%) is located within the boundaries of Kaur district, in the province of Bengkulu. While the remainder of the park lies within the province of South Sumatra.
The South Bukit Barisan Park is included in the Global 200 Ecoregions, WWF's ranking of the Earth's most biologically outstanding terrestrial, freshwater and marine habitats. The park is also highlighted as a priority area for the Sumatran rhino conservation through WWF's Asian Rhino and Elephant Action Strategy (AREAS). In addition, IUCN, WCS and WWF have identified the South Bukit Barisan as "Tiger Conservation Unit I", the most important forest area for the conservation of tigers in the world. Other endemic fauna that also inhabit the area are: honey bears (Helarctos malayanus malayanus), tapirs (Tapirus indicus), ungko (Hylobates agilis), siamang (H. syndactylus syndactylus), simpai (Presbytis melalophos fuscamurina), kancil (Tragulus javanicus kanchil), and the scaled sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata).
Aside from its fauna, the park also presents splendors in leaves and flowers. The exotic Giant Carrion Flowers or Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanium) and the Tall Carrion Flowers (Amorphophallus decus-silvae) are among the largest flowers existing on earth. The height of the Amorphophallus decus-silvae has been recorded to reach over 2 meters tall. Generally confused with the Carrion Flowers, the Rafflesia flowers (Rafflesia arnoldii) are also found in certain areas of the park. The Rafflesia flower is noted for producing the largest individual flower on earth, while the Titan Arum and Talipolt Palm are technically clusters of many flowers. The national park is also home of the largest orchid known to the planet, locally popular as "Anggrek Tebu" or Sugarcane Orchid (Grammatophyllum speciosum).
Other flora in this South Bukit Barisan Park include: pidada (Sonneratia sp.), nipah (Nypa fruticans), Sea Pines (Casuarina equisetifolia), pandan (Pandanus sp.), cempaka (Michelia champaka), meranti (Shorea sp.), mersawa (Anisoptera curtisii), ramin (Gonystylus bancanus), keruing (Dipterocarpus sp.), damar (Agathis sp.), and rattan (Calamus sp.)
To obtain an entry license, and information on the Park, visit:
Balai Besar Taman Nasional Bukit Barisan Selatan
Office: Jl. Ir. H. Juanda No. 19 Km 1
Tanggamus, Kota Agung 35751
Telp.(0722) 21064, South Lampung
Official Website: http://www.tnbbs.or.id/
If you are looking for accommodation, there are several modest inns at Liwa and Kota Agung. You can also stay at the Forest Protection and Natural Conservation (PHPA) office lodging, or with the locals. If you wish to experience a true adventure, comfortable beds and pillows are certainly not on the menu. Camping is the only way to be one with nature. Consult with the officers for designated camping areas.
Here are some regulations issued by the management regarding visits to BBSNP
The main entry point to the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park is from the town of Bandar Lampung, capital of Lampung Province. There are several airlines that serve flights from Jakarta to Radin Inten II Airport at Bandar Lampung, including:
From Bandar Lampung you can take a bus from the Rajabasa Terminal to Kota Agung, the trip takes approximately two to three hours.
Once you are at Kota Agung, don't forget to get a permit at the Forest Protection and Natural Conservation (PHPA) office. From Kota Agung you can go straight to the BBSNP entrance at Tampang using a boat ride provided in the harbor. The boat trip along the coast will last between 5 to 7 hours, depending on the condition of the boat.
You can also take the Sedaya-Suwoh route although the trip will be a bit rough, since the roads are not fully asphalted. From Kota Agung take a Minibus headed to Sedaya. From Sedaya the only transportations available to Suwoh are motorbike taxies or "ojek". Bear in mind that you can take this route during the dry season only. Alternately, from Sedaya you can also take an "Ojek" to Sukaraja Atas, which is another entrance.


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Updated: February 5, 2013, 1:14 AM ETAssociated Press
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1. Tejay Van Garderen, United States, BMC Racing Team, 87 hours, 45 minutes, 51 seconds.
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20 Feb 2013 1:30 PM #11
Please specify and quantify these statements re: the many very specific use cases that have been posted repeatedly in these forums. We need to see direct comparisons of the latest v4 vs v3.4.1 for specific scenarios to believe that considering the upgrade path makes business sense. These *must* include performance on IE.
For example:
http://www.sencha.com/forum/showthre...ormance-vs-3.4 (BTW, I asked for an update on this one 10 months ago and got no response...)
I've asked for Sencha quantification on performance for specific tests many times in these forums and have yet to see any. Would love to be surprised this time. It makes no sense for several developers to individually upgrade the test cases already provided to the latest v4 release only to find out that the performance is still slower than v3.
So nobody is currently working on v3 fixes... I appreciate the honest response.
20 Feb 2013 2:29 PM #12
I am too worried about the performance of 4.x.x and not sure Sencha is focusing to solve it since release of 4.0.x. It should be very simple to improve performance if Sencha try to seriously understand the performance problem.
I have spent near 6 month of my spare time to migrate our application from 3.4.x to 4.1.x, the biggest issue is performance and I even didn't start test with IE7/8 yet. That is too much time which I could use for our application improvement.
I have created a very simple grid test case and requested a Sencha premium support ticket. The Sencha page-analyzer indicates that initial load grid will need total 3 layouts with 4.1.x/4.2.x, while 3.4.x only need total 2 layouts. What I got from Sencha support is that all 3 layouts are needed and cannot be reduce to two for the performance. Then I spent a few hours to study the ext-all-debug.js code, and found the following patch (add 2 line codes), that will reduce the layouts from 3 to 2, and it also will not increase any layouts with hide/show columns. I am not happy we paid for the support, since we have to spend time to create simple test case for the extjs problem which will benefit more to Sencha, but we could not get valuable supports. See
However, the patch along is still not enough to match 3.4.x performance. The big problem is that I don't see the patch is even applied to latest 4.2.0 RC - Don't care?
The tree data store has same problem as grid data store, you will need similar patch to improve the tree performance.
The biggest sale point of 4.x.x is MVC. Yes, MVC is great for developer (us). However, anyone proves that MVC code performance is better than or equal to non-MVC. My simple test code cannot prove that. If MVC performance is worse, why should use it.
PHP Code:
Ext.define('My.patch.data.Store', { override: 'Ext.data.Store',
onProxyLoad: function(operation) {
var me = this,
resultSet = operation.getResultSet(),
records = operation.getRecords(),
successful = operation.wasSuccessful();
if (resultSet) {
me.totalCount = resultSet.total;
Ext.suspendLayouts(); // added code
if (successful) {
me.loadRecords(records, operation); // this will trig layout
me.loading = false;
if (me.hasListeners.load) {
me.fireEvent('load', me, records, successful); // this will trig layout
if (me.hasListeners.read) {
me.fireEvent('read', me, records, successful);
Ext.resumeLayouts(true); // added code
Ext.callback(operation.callback, operation.scope || me, [records, operation, successful]);
8 Apr 2013 4:58 AM #13
The fact that you say the update from 3.0 to 4.0 cost you customers. Why as a business owner would you roll out an imperfect solution with missing features that you so clearly did not believe in? You should have kept your 3.0 application online until you were sure that 4.0 fit your needs. You can't make bad decisions and then blame the company that provided the solution you've made a career on for it not working out.
I can understand that you are passionate, but I personally feel your flames are shooting in the wrong direction. I'm glad that Sencha continues to push innovation no matter how hard it makes backwards compatibility. We can't support old legacy browsers forever. That would kill our industry and kill Sencha's ability to lead in the market.
10 Apr 2013 7:34 PM #14
We went from 3.x to 4.x and it was hell. It took us about 6 months to get everything semi-working and we are still finding new bugs every day. We encountered major performance issues and the reply was to just wrap everything in suspendLayouts and resumeLayouts. So now we sprinkled that crap all over our code. Support here is a joke. Forum is a joke. The tones some Sencha forum moderators use are unprofessional and just rude. Please Sencha, please go back to your roots and focus on your core products and services. From an outsider perspective, it's almost as if the entire management team was replaced by marketing and sales. "Forget about delivering quality product. Let's just create a bunch of packages and bundles and cool stuff to sell."


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Conner99 wrote:dont be fooled by Hams seemingly confident prediction ...this is what he had to say about our match with Norwich a few weeks ago ...
I'm going to predict a comfortable away win for Arsenal to put even more pressure on Norwich boss Chris Hughton.
Norwich 0-2 Arsenal
Hams wrote:Did you know that Fulham have never won away at Arsenal in any competition, losing 22 and drawing four of 26 visits.
Any more comments or predictions?!
Steely Hill wrote:you have to think that Berbatov would have been a perfect addition to this arsenal team.
diabolical for an arsenal team to give away a two goal lead at home to fulham and for wenger to praise the spirit of the team must make the arsenal faithful cringe.
obviously fourth spot is still a realistic target and i am sure the 'Arsene Knows' brigade will consider 4th place another 'successful' season but results like this highlight the problems.
early on in the season i read regularly how much impact 'Bouldy' had on the backline so it is funny to see the real arsenal emerge. Koscielny and Vermaelen continue to make a mockery of the word 'defence' and Arteta had an absolute shocker.
it is unbelievable how a team can look so competent, well organised and dangerous and then just go to pot in such a short space of time.
Conner99 wrote:at the moment i can barely turn to the sports reports to see how we are doing in a game ...when i see Arsenal 2 2 Fulham ...i just cannot believe it ...the fact we blew a last seconds penalty to win the game is typical of us ...whether or not it was `justice` does not matter . it was another 2 points lost .
It annoys me also how Arsene Wenger ...you just know he will talk about the spirit of the side and we kept on fighting during the game , all this is no good without the end product ...winning .
some of the players we have ....
Vermaelen ......good ...but having a bad spell
Kosceilny ...........goes from good to bad regularly
Diaby ...........great player , but someone coughs and he is injured for two months or more
Sagna .........playing rather average right now
Mertsacker ...........average
Jenkinson .............still not sure
Ramsey .............yet to show he is a truly great player
Walcott .............should given a proper chance in the role that he wants
Cazorla..............great start but has had an average 2 or 3 games of late .
we have no chance at the league title right now ...we just need to focus on winning a game ....
BMJ wrote:Arsenal bottled it. Simple as that.
specnur wrote:
I hear you Conner ,but a bit harsh on Sagna ,he just come off of a long term injury . As far as i'm concerned he's played well since he's been back ,especially compared to some of the other player out there in that shirt right now.
I think we need to get rosicky back ,hope that Diaby gets over his woes ,get Frimpong back and Gibbs to steady the back line ,by putting Vermaelen back where he belongs. I'll take that until the january window and get a striker in.
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Mediterranean grilling for a beach body!!!!
Christine Avanti's Healthy Memorial Day Tips
1. Serve homemade chips and salsa instead of greasy potato chips and dip. Homemade chips and salsa take less than twenty minutes to make and there is almost no chopping involved!
Christine's skinny chips and fire roasted salsa: 106 calories, 2 grams fat, 45 mg sodium
Store bought chips and salsa: 338 calories, 17 grams fat, 406 mg sodium
2. Offer healthy side dishes that cook up easily on the grill, low in calories, low in fat and bursting with flavor!
Christine's grilled portobello mushroom with thyme, garlic and balsamic marinade side dish: 112 calories 4 grams fat
Conventional potato salad: 328 calories and 20 grams of fat.
3. Marinate with Mediterranean flavors instead of typical sugar loaded BBQ sauces.
Mediterranean chicken kabobs with mint, oregano, and red onion: 178 calories, 6 grams fat recipe available at
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The problem I have with all current to-do list and task management systems is that what I construe as being 'tasks' doesn't seem to be compatible with what the software makers do.
In my definition of tasks – which perhaps is a bit closer to 'stuff I need to tend to today,' some can be completed, others serve mostly as reminders of current projects or even desired trends.
For instance, today there are a few things that I will have completed – read pp. x-y of z book, send this or that email, etc.
But there are also others that won't be completed today – or perhaps ever. Moreover, they cannot be broken down into completeable tasks.
For example – work on 'x' song, edit 'y' video, etc. These are tasks that cannot be broken down into subtasks that you can schedule or complete. You can't decide that once, for instance, you've worked on line 33–37 of a song, your work for today is complete. Nor can you assume that this is a task that at some point will get finished. Some creative works never do.
Or there may be, for instance, something you want to remind yourself that is neither an action nor a project: 'Don't suck so hard,' for instance. Neither this nor the prior example is anything you can mark as done.
Shouldn't there be a way to have these presented, almost as reminders, alongside 'completable' tasks?
So far I've been maintaining a list of notes in SimpleNote that start with xToday, then the date, then five tasks that I want to either complete or work on or otherwise direct my attention to on this given day.
It works but it's not perfect.
Does anybody know of a software solution (preferably Mac/iOS with sync) that would address these concerns? If not, what are possible approaches to take?


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December 24, 2012
Free New Year's Eve parties in Cape Town
The V&A Waterfront
The V&A is the place to be for free, family entertainment on December 31. Head to the amphitheatre for a full seven-hour lineup of musicians and DJs! Groups like The Black Ties will help you see in the new year, and the V&A's famous midnight fireworks will welcome in 2013 in style. Entertainment starts at 19h00 and goes through to 02h00.
The Cape Quarter Lifestyle Village
With DJ Mood Swing on The Piazza, a live band on The Square, and Miss Lola Lou & the Spinsista Mitzi at Lazari on Jarvis Street, you can be sure of a party to remember! The Cape Quarter will be buzzing on New Year's Eve with each of the restaurants and bars holding their own parties – but feel free to join in the fun in the main square or the Piazza. Current and classic hits should keep you going all the way through until the clock strikes twelve.
Long Street
Not sure where you want to be for New Year's Eve? Explore the vibe on Long Street! With many bars, clubs and restaurants, you're bound to find something that suits your taste. While some venues will be charging at the door for special New Year's Eve parties, others won't. so if you are feeling adventurous, head to Long Street and see where the night takes you.
Sea Point
If you're not up for a big night of partying and would rather be away from the fray of party revellers, Sea Point has a much more relaxed atmosphere, and yet still provides a great buzz at night. Restaurants and bars stretch across both ends of Sea Point, and you are bound to find a special little eatery far from the madding crowds, or maybe even just enjoy a glass of chilled wine.
Camps Bay Beach
Camps Bay is known for being the playground of the rich and famous, but it's also a beautiful spot for locals and tourists to enjoy. You don't need to fork out a fortune to sit on the beach – it's free! Pack a picnic basket, bring candles to light when the sun eventually dips below the ocean, and enjoy the last few hours of 2012 in one of the world's most beautiful spots.
Whatever you do, remember to stay safe, and enjoy your evening responsibly.
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Is Peyton Manning Fooling Us All?
The Denver Quarterback Swears He's Rusty, But He's Quietly Carving Up Overeager Defenses
Here's the book on Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning this season: The guy has no zip on the ball. After multiple neck surgeries caused him to miss all of last season, he's heroically making do with his smarts and grit rather than his rusty arm. His team's 11-3 record is a minor miracle.
If you're not sure whether to believe this gloomy assessment of Peyton Manning, just ask the guy who is most responsible for perpetuating it: Peyton Manning. "I still have rehab that I have to do and I have strength that I have to recover," the future Hall-of-Famer told reporters Sunday after picking apart the Baltimore Ravens, 34-17. When asked about the state of his right arm, Manning fumbled for words and said he didn't even know how to answer the question.
"I wouldn't say that I'm all the way back, no," he said.
Objectively, Manning is having a pretty incredible season. He's thrown for 31 touchdowns and 4,016 yards—which is high even by his lofty standards. That he's doing it with an entirely new team is pretty remarkable, too. If it holds up, his 103.5 passer rating would be his third-highest in 15 seasons.
Perhaps Manning is just being modest. He does have a habit of understating his own role. But an analysis of a month's worth of game tapes and statistics suggests Manning may have an ulterior motive in saying he's not 100% fit. In the NFL, when a defense believes it's dealing with a weakened quarterback, there's usually one Pavlovian response: They send as many blitzes as they can in an attempt to knock the tuna fish out of him.
And so far, that's exactly what's happening: Defenses are blitzing Manning 26% more often that they did in the season before his surgeries. This season, teams are sending five or more defenders after him on 31.6% of all occasions when he drops back to pass. That makes poor gimpy Peyton the No. 8 most-blitzed quarterback in the league. In 2010, he was third to last.
But here's the thing about Manning: one of the reasons he's an elite quarterback is that he's always found ways to punish teams that blitz him. Even with a tribe of giants coming at him, he's been able to think—and work—quickly enough to find the receivers who have been left uncovered in the onslaught.
If the pressure is getting to Manning this year, he's doing a nice job of faking it. His quarterback rating when being blitzed is an impressive 99.9, 12% higher than his mark in 2010 and the sixth best among qualifying NFL quarterbacks this season.
It's fair to say that much of Manning's success is just the residue of his previously well-honed instincts. But he also seems to be enjoying the fact that defensive coordinators around the league continue to buy his sob story.
"The neck surgeries are one thing," said Raiders star lineman Richard Seymour, "but that doesn't stop him knowing what to do." When it comes to picking up blitzes, Seymour said, "he's still the best in the league."
On one third-and-10 early in the first quarter against Baltimore, the Ravens (who like blitzing like reindeer like carrots) sent a gang of players to the line, suggesting a blitz was coming. Manning, who is known for barking out orders at the line, blurted out some directions about which players to block. Then, after the snap, he hung back in the pocket rather bravely while five Ravens tried to claw their way to him—and a sixth hovered nearby looking for an opening. With a famously efficient throwing motion that shaves fractions of seconds from that of a typical quarterback, Manning threw a high dart to wide receiver Brandon Stokely for a 14-yard reception and a first down. The drive ultimately produced a field goal.
As the day wore on, the Ravens decided to test Manning more. With 12:07 left in the second quarter on a second down, they sent five rushers at Manning, who promptly threw a quick 15-yard touchdown.
These weren't garden-variety blitzes, either. On the day, seven Ravens rushed the quarterback that weren't playing one of the normal rushing positions—all to no avail. "You can blitz him all you want," said Broncos defensive lineman Justin Bannan, who has played against Manning and said that his famous "quick release" is still there. "Teams don't care if it 'seems on the surface' that he's fragile, he's definitely not fragile. He's put that theory to rest, he's taken hard hits."
The numbers clearly show that Manning is nearly the same or better in most categories. His average completion travels 6.91 yards in the air, up from 6.26 in 2010. His average pass travels 8.44 yards, down a hair from the 8.7 he posted in his last season. While he's attempted passes that travel more than 20 yards at a slightly lower rate (10.1% of his attempts through Week 14 this year compared to 11.3% in 2010), he has had much more success when he goes deep.
Manning has averaged 14.7 yards per attempt on these long passes, compared with 9.8 in 2010, and he's completing 44.9% of them compared with 26% in 2010. The idea that he'd be a "dink-and-dunk" passer has been officially put to rest, since 68.5% of his passes through 14 games were thrown within 10 yards of the line of scrimmage, close to his career average.
As long as Manning keeps up the rhetoric (maybe he could add a sling and crutches to the act?) teams will continue to ramp up the blitzing. But some teams are wising up. Running back Ronnie Hillman said that while defenses are consistently confounded, some teams treat him like the old Manning out of pure fear. "If you see what he's done," Hillman said. "He'd scare you, too."
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Darlene Joan (Holt) Wisely, passed away at the age of 79, 05 September, 2012, in Mission Viejo, California.
Darlene was born 5 March, 1933 in Shale City, Illinois, to Ray C. Holt and Mary L. King Holt. She graduated from Aledo Community High School Class of 1951. Later on 23 December, 1951 she married Wesley M. Wisely, in Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois. Wesley passed away in 2002 in California.
She is survived by her sons, Gregory, of Texas and Brian, of California and her Daughter Karrin, of California. Five Grandsons and one Granddaughter. Her sister Maryjane (Fulscher) of Rossville, Illinois, Brothers Jerry of Yoakum, Texas, Lannie of Bangor, Maine, Lonnie of Welaka, Florida and Jackie of Gilbert, South Carolina. Five sisters-in law and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Sister Barbara (Doyle), Brothers, Raymond, Paul, Ernest, Charles, Jimmy, three nephews and two nieces.
At her request she was cremated and ashes spread along with Wesley's.
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In experiment, cold skillet with droplets of water was filled with layer of oil and heated. The droplets started exploding. Why water can not leave skillet less violently, like steady chain of steam bubbles ?
The bubbles explode because they superheat. The oil prevents the nucleation of steam bubbles you get when heating water in a pan, and the water drops turn to steam all at once and of course the steam expands explosively.
Even though water and steam are in equilbrium at 100°C there is a potential barrier to formation of a steam bubble. This is because small bubbles have a high pressure (the pressure is inversely proportional to the bubble radius) so you need a lot of energy to start a bubble. When you heat water in a pan you'll find steam bubbles nucleate at defects (e.g. scratches) in the pan surface. You'll often see streams of bubbles coming from the same point.
In your experiment the oil probably dewets the water droplets from the skillet so you have a water drop surrounded by oil and there is nothing to act as a nucleus. If you heat the oil slowly the water drops will superheat until eventually the temperature is high enough to nucleate bubbles. At that point part of the drop will turn into steam almost instantly and then expand explosively. You can work out how much of the drop vaporises by multiplying the superheating (i.e. the temperature - 100°C) by the specific heat of water, and then dividing this energy by the latent heat of vaporisation. As I recall, only a relatively small part of the drop vaporises, but of course this generates a large volume of steam
Even in ideal circumstances there is a limit to how far you can superheat the water. At some point the superheating is so great that nucleation will be triggered just by random fluctuations in the water. You couldn't superheat indefinitely even in perfectly pure oil and water in zero G. Obviously in your experiment the bubbles nucleate a lot earlier than this.
You get the same effect heating distilled water in a microwave oven. If you use pure water and a clean glass bowl there is nothing to act as a nucleus for the steam bubbles and the water can superheat. Sadly you often discover this as you remove the bowl as the vibration can induce nucleation and an explosion of steam - hopefully not in your face!
Because the water is covered by oil (oil is up because its density is just 90% of the density of water) and the oil has no holes in it! The oil has no holes because of the surface tension, a term in the energy that punishes too high surface of the oil; for the same reason, the oil resists the creation of new holes through which the steam could escape or any significant non-uniformities of the oil-water boundary, for that matter. So the steam grows as a bubble beneath the oil and pushes the whole body of oil it is covered by, ultimately giving the oil a sufficient velocity so that it shoots and makes the stove a bit more messy again.


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Galen Rowell in one of his books talks about the "The most memorable, mind-changing photograph of all time. A color landscape shot taken without a tripod by an amateur". Does anyone have a link to a copy of this or can explain what is special about it?
Earthrise by Apollo 8 Astronaut William Anders - sounds like he was advocating that sometimes all the training or equipment doesn't make a photograph good, but sometimes a subject can be just THAT inspiring.


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Why was my deal for a book deleted?
Like you did not know this question was coming.
I posted a deal for a book that was %45 off of normal price, why was it deleted?
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I am not sure I can post my deal here so they know what I am asking but it was for The Big Book of Bucky sold by Amazon. Wedit. Link Removed
My deal was The Big Book of Bucky for $5.47 + free shipping
Apparently the books are as dangerous as the balls themselves.
@zuiquan: Sorry for the way my post was worded. The deal is not from Amazon but from a different site. For the ADMINS do I need to tell you the website and coupon code for an answer?
@caffeine_dude: I know, I voted for it when you posted it. It was a great deal.
This could be interesting if you can find anyone home to answer. BTW the deal by gearxs is still up on the deals side. Different mods?
That's too bad. They shouldn't have. But, I agree, why is the gearsxs deal still active, and none the less with those tags?
@baybei: I tattle asked that they at least change the tags for the magnetic balls.
No offence admin, but taking 30 seconds to post an answer will be easier then deleting my deal again because I can only assume it was deleted by mistake.
What's even more surprising about your book deal being deleted is that Amazon is the actual seller of the book on their site... not a third party seller. I would think if Amazon thought it ok to leave the book up for sale then Woot would be ok with a deal for said book.
@katjim00: No amazon was not the seller, sorry for the confusion. I posted the amazon link to tell them it was ok to sell the book because amazon had it for sale.
It doesn't appear that anyone is working today. I've tattled multiple times on some spammers and received no response. Maybe a shout-out to the usual suspects?
@ohcheri: They were here to delete my book deal. I am going to try again.
I got an answer, WE'RE SORRY. DEALS.WOOT DOES NOT ACCEPT DEALS FROM
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@caffeine_dude: I went to Twitter and asked if anyone was working and suddenly the spam is gone...maybe you can get a reply soon.
@caffeine_dude: I knew what you meant... I was saying that Amazon was fulfilling the order on their site, which is saying that they are ok with selling it. In turn Woot should be ok with the book as well.
I was the original poster of the 45% off deal last night :( I just hope the people who want the books/balls were able to see the code or have found it elsewhere.
@caffeine_dude: Ridiculous that they are singling out Buckyballs :( I wonder if you posted a deal that linked to Zen Magnets if that would be deleted too. Are they only accepting ball deals from third party sellers?
@ohcheri: The evil magnetic balls deal from gearxs are gone now too!
(that was sarcasm I like buckyballs and am very sadden that woot is no longer allowing them on the site. I was disappointed when woot allowed cheap knockoffs that were marketed with tags such as kids toys, but woot did take them off too)
Now time to write The Consumer Product Safety Commission. To bring Buckyballs back to America and back to Woot!
So they have apparently blacklisted the whole site? Talk about washing your hands of a good company....that ain't right.
@baybei: because deals.woot has sold out the gearxs asshats that keep paying for sponsored deals.
@caffeine_dude: Man, I guess I'm going to have to train you better. When you have funny tags, you're supposed to SAVE them.
tag == "you knew this was going to be asked"
I removed the underscores because they'll be interpreted as a desire on my part to italicize every other word or so. I love your tags.
I know that daytime on the weekends is the shortest number of staff folks. I believe even the evenings on the weekends have more people. Just guessing, but it's a very educated guess.
@katjim00: They deleted the gearxs deal too, so I am guessing all magnet neodymium deals are gone for good.
@shrdlu: You would have liked my
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book tag: editable book deal
I recommended for children to not read the book but it would not hurt them if they ate it.
@kamikazeken: Didn't you mean to say "sold out to" rather than "sold out" ???
One could ask why http://www.gearxs.com can still have deals here when they market the balls to kids but when a book posted from Wedit. Link Removed (the same people who tells you striaght up do not give this to kids) we get a WE'RE SORRY. DEALS.WOOT DOES NOT ACCEPT DEALS FROM
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But I am done.
Wedit = mod edit.
The site in my post above is the home site of the Buckyballs not Wedit.
If I can not say Buckyballs then:
The site in my post above is the home site of the company you think of when you see 216 small BB sized magnetic balls, not Wedit.
Thanks mods for the wonder communication! < - That is sarcasm.
@caffeine_dude: I empathize. I, too, posted a deal for the BOOK. The deal is the one listed on AMAZON. That deal was deleted. Then I asked a question that queried why a BOOK deal on Amazon was deleted. That question was also deleted.
An aside: Yes, I do understand that deals has their own rules & can choose to accept deals. Or not. And, that they chose NOT to accept deals from the official bucky site. I may not agree, but I'm okay w/that. Not okay w/deleting BOOK deals that are on AMAZON.
Sad, deals.woot. Very, very sad. :-(
@gmwhit: I was in the process of responding on that question when it went poof. Wow. I was going to suggest a buck-y theme meme. A protest meme, if you will. Buck knives, buck teeth pacifiers, Billy-bob buck teeth, buckwheat pillows, a veritable flood of posts should do it.
@pickypickypicky: I'm in. I actually love your deal in its own right as well :)
@gmwhit: I was surprised they deleted your question so I'll make the same statement here that I made on your question:
I understand...maybe...banning b-balls from the site but banning the book is ridiculous. What next? Banning books about guns?
@pickypickypicky: Also in. I actually own buckwheat pillows. ;-)
@ohcheri: Thanks! As I said earlier, this is so sad. Beneath them..or so I thought. Again, will say, it's their site; they can do as they please. Somehow this one does not make sense.
BTW: Saw your school girl deal. Really not that bad. ;-)
:( I agree it is a little over board deleting the post about the book. Also i did think it was funny about not intended for children to eat. lol. to bad i couldn't see how others posted to your ad.
@mkdr: Thank you! I don't get that in my local paper anymore, and I miss it.
@pickypickypicky: OK, I'm in too. Some of the deals have literally had me falling out of my chair. :)
I posted a deal on a book about University of Wisconsin Bucky the Badger. I hope no parents decide to get their child a badger because of it. Although they probably are more edible than most toys the kids have.


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Approximately one million people will develop invasive cancer each year. Of these, 40% will receive curative benefit from surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, or a combination modality.(5) In dealing with patients with cancer of the head and neck a team approach is required for effective management. When radiation therapy is indicated, it is imperativ that health of the oral cavity be assessed initially as well as throughout therapy.
All members of the cancer treatment team should be informed of the oncologic treatment plan. Oral care should be initiated at the onset of treatment, with the goal of reducing morbidity and improving compliance. Total body irradiation and irradiation to the head and neck cause both direct and indirect effects on oral and related structures, and may be acute or chronic in nature. These complications may include mucositis, xerostomia, dental caries, loss of taste, trismus, infection, osteoradionecrosis, and abnormalities of growth and development.
Prevention, on the part of the Radiation Oncologist is essential to minimizing excessive morbidity of the oral mucosa . This is accomplished by designing portals that limit the exposure to tissues not at risk for tumor reoccurrence. When interstitial implants are a part of a treatment protocol, soft tissues of the oropharynx are at greater risk for developing soft tissue ulcerations.(5) Mucosa thickness, another important predictor of exaggerated tissue response, should be considered. The anterior commisures of the mouth and the medial surface of the angle of the mandible are sites which contain very thin mucosa and would benefit from field blocks if possible. (5)
Lack of saliva and damaged taste buds may alter the sensation of taste during radiotherapy. Often, patients complain that many foods taste excessively salty which may reduce the motivation for adequate oral intake. In response to their altered taste sensation, patients tend to compensate by increasing their intake of sugar. Counseling should be provided to avoid this behavior due to the increased risk of dental caries. However, altered taste sensorium is a transient phenomenon since the taste buds recover in two to four months post therapy.(1)
Local and total body irradiation may irreversibly affect the production and quality
of saliva in the major and minor salivary glands. Doses as low as 20 Gy will result in
clinically noticeable changes such as sparse thick ropy saliva. In particular, if the parotid
glands are in a field which received 40Gy or over, permanent dysfunction of the salivary
glands should be expected and discussed with the patient prior to treatment.
Concomitant administration of medications which are known to induce xerostomia (i.e.
psychotropics, antiemitics, antihistamines, and thousands of other commonly prescribed
medications.) should be carefully considered.(1)
The diagnosis of xerostomia is based on subjective impressions by the patient and the clinician. Dry mouth may affect speech, taste, nutrition and the patients ability to wear a prosthesis. Saliva also contains antimicrobial compounds (i.e. sIgA, and mucins) which reduce pathogenic bacteria and decrease the risk of infection in the oropharynx . However, saliva's most important role lies in its ability to mechanically cleanse the teeth and soft tissues. Therefore, with radiation induced xerostomia it is common for this to lead to an increased incidence of caries, especially in the cervical portion of the clinical crown at the cementoenamel junction.(2) Similarly, the change in salivary content and quantity also leads to an increased incidence of candidiasis and periodontal disease.
However, the critical aspect in managing head and neck irradiated patients with xerostomia is controlling the risks for oral diseases. Therefore, initiation of meticulous oral hygiene regimens including topical fluoride trays , chlorhexidine rinses, and regular dental hygiene therapy sessions are required. In addition, dietary advice is recommended to reduce the intake of carogenic foods.(2)
The practitioner should be aware of the multiple presentation of candida including pseudomembranous (removable white plaques with an erythematous base), chronic hyperplastic (leukoplakia like plaques that do not wipe away), and chronic cheilitis. These infections should be eliminated to decrease mucositis and the chance of distant gastrointestinal infections.
Gingival bleeding may be the first sign of thrombocytopenia. The patients' ability to accomplish adequate oral hygiene may be limited. In these instances flossing may have to be discontinued . Again chlorhexadine rinses may be required to reduce pathogens found in plaque.(2)
Great importance should be placed on pretreatment evaluation of all remaining dentition. Any questionable teeth that cannot be adequately maintained for years should be extracted. A period of two weeks prior to radiation therapy is advised for adequate healing of extraction sites. All preprosthetic surgery required, should be performed prior to the initiation of radiation therapy.(8)
The role of hyperbaric oxygen has greatly enhanced the ability to reconstruct patients with osteoradionecrosis with large boney and soft tissue defects. However, the cost is tremendous and access to treatment is limited. Additionally it is felt that patients with active malignancies should not be exposed to HBO for fear that it can accelerate the repopulation process. The mechanism of action appears to be supporting neovascularization within tissues ,increasing the oxygen tension . The protocol is 20 pre- surgical hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) sessions, each consisting of 90 minutes of 2.4 atm of absolute pressure/day x five days /week. After the reconstructive surgery, an additional ten treatments is prescribed to ensure adequate vascularization of the grafted bone and soft tissue. There are contraindications to this treatment, covered on OncoLink and elsewhere (7)
Candida is often a problem and antifungals should be used. These drugs may be added into tissue conditioners or placed where needed. Dentures should be removed and cleaned every night. At first sign of discomfort, the denture should be removed, adjusted or relined. It is extremely important not to have soft tissue ulcerations, because the risk of osteoradionecrosis is a life-long threat.(8)
Oral complications of radiotherapy are usually the result of the direct effects of radiation on the oral tissues. The tissues most frequently affected are the mucosa, salivary glands and mineralized tissues.
Management of xerostomia in the child is similar to the adult and typically involves the use of synthetic salivary substitutes and baking soda rinses to break up the thickened viscous saliva.
Also, of utmost importance, a comprehensive oral hygiene regimen should be established for all radiation patient's. Patients four years of age and older, along with the parents, should be instructed in proper brushing and flossing technique. It has been said that these procedures should be carried out as long as the granulocyte count remains above 5/mm3 and the platelet count above 40,0/mm3. Below these levels, these practices should be avoided to prevent hemorrhage and/or bacteremia.(9) In addition, the use of fluoride gels applied in custom made trays, daily, at home, is an important adjunct to brushing and flossing in preventing the ravages of rampant radiation induced tooth decay.
Once treatment is begun, daily evaluation of the oral cavity should be performed prior to each treatment dose. Any unusual findings or side effects of radiation should be identified and addressed either by the radiation oncologist or the patients dentist. Frequent dental follow up visits should be scheduled throughout the treatment period for the purpose of addressing complications, new dental problems, patient questions and concerns, as well as reinforcing the importance of continued home oral hygiene.
Following radiation therapy, and healing of any acute reactions, the long term effects of radiation on the oral tissues require continued frequent assessment by the dentist. Continued surveillance of the oral cavity for xerostomia, increased caries development, malformed permanent teeth, malocclusion and facial maldevelopment are all important components of the long term care of the irradiated child. The early recognition and management of these conditions may allow better corrective measures to be implemented. Also, the psychological and emotional consequences of potential facial deformity and dysfunction deserve to be addressed in these patients and proper steps taken to deal with these problems.
Mucositis: This is a reaction of the skin inside the mouth to radiation. It typically occurs within the first two weeks of treatment. Your child's mouth will become reddened and quite sore. There may even develop ulcerations throughout the mouth with severe discomfort. This reaction usually resolves completely 2-3 weeks after the cessation of therapy. The soreness of the mouth may make it difficult for your child to speak, swallow or eat. However, it is very important that your child continue to take fluid and food to maintain hydration and nutrition for proper healing. Your doctor or dentist may be able to prescribe anesthetic mouth rinses to soothe the soreness and make eating and drinking easier.
Dry Mouth: If the glands that produce saliva have been included in the area to be treated, your child may develop a dry mouth. Depending on the degree of involvement of the glands, the dry mouth may be mild to severe, and may partially return or be permanent. This too may be uncomfortable for your child and make eating difficult. It may be necessary to take frequent sips of fluids (such as water or milk) with each bite of food, as well as take smaller bites, in order to properly moisten and allow easier swallowing. There are man made saliva substitutes available that may ease the discomfort of a dry mouth and make eating and speech easier.
Tooth Decay: Saliva is an important part of the body's mechanism for preventing tooth decay. As mentioned above, radiation therapy can cause a permanent decrease in the amount of saliva produced. This, in turn, can lead to an increased rate of tooth decay in your child's mouth. It is therefore very important to follow your dentist's recommendations on oral hygiene during radiation therapy. Brushing and flossing of the teeth to remove plaque and tartar is crucial to minimizing the risk of severe tooth decay and early tooth loss. Fluoride tooth paste should be used with a soft tooth brush. In addition, fluoride gels in custom trays supplied by your dentist should be used daily according to your dentist's recommendations. Any cavities or tooth aches should be brought to the attention of your dentist right away to avoid unnecessary loss of teeth due to decay. Finally, it is very important to keep your regularly scheduled check up appointments with your dentist so that any problems or concerns may be addressed.
Abnormal Eruption of Adult Teeth: Radiation therapy that involves the head and neck has affects on the developing adult teeth that lie within the jawbone. These affects include delayed eruption (the teeth will come into the mouth later than normal), eruption of teeth in an abnormal alignment (teeth may be crooked), or fusion of the baby teeth in the jaw bone preventing the adult teeth from erupting. These abnormalities can also be corrected, most times, with orthodontics and/or oral surgery.
Abnormal Facial Development: Radiation can also effect the areas of active growth, called growth centers, in the jaws and facial region. If these areas are in the area being treated by radiation, it is possible that future growth of the jaws and/or face may be delayed or disturbed. This altered growth may result in a small jaw with a poor bite, or an altered facial appearance later in life. However, many of the resultant deformities can be adequately corrected through a combination of orthodontic and/or oral surgical procedures.
Difficulty Opening the Mouth: The muscles that open and close the mouth may lie within the area to be treated with radiation. If so, they may be affected and undergo changes which make it difficult to open the mouth, called trismus. This may require a substantial amount of time to occur, even after treatment has stopped, and may develop gradually, making it difficult to notice. This is another reason to make sure you keep your follow up visits with your radiation oncologist and dentist even though treatment may be completed.
2. Fleming, P. Dental Management of the Pediatric Oncology Patient., Pediatric Dentistry, 1991
3. Joyston-Bechal, S. Prevention of Dental Disease Following Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy. Int Dent Journ , 1992,42, pp. 47-53.
4. Sonis, A., Tarbell, N., Valachovic, R., Gelber,R., Schwenn,M., and Sallan,S., Dentofacial Development in Long-Term Survivors of ALL: A Comparison of Three Treatment Modalities. Cancer, 1990, 66:2645-52.
5. Wang, C.C. Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Neoplasms: Indications, Techniques, and Results, pub 1983, Chapter 4, pp.19-21.
6. Coia,L.,Moylan,D., Introduction to Clinical Radiation Oncology, Medical Physics Publishing Company, copyright 1991,Chapter 4.
7. Marx,R., Comprehensive Review for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and Residents., vol 1.,pp 17-19., University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Aug 12-18, 1991.
8. Peterson, L., Ellis, E., Hupp,J., Tucker,M., Contemporary Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, C.V. Mosby Company, St. Louis, 1988, chapters 14, and 18.
9. Pediatric Annals, 17 (11), November 1988, pp. 115-25.
10. Larson, D.L., Kroll, S., Jaffe, N., Serure, A., Goepfert, H., Long-Term Effects of Radiotherapy in Childhood and Adolescence, The American Journal of Surgery, 160, october 1990, pp.348-51.
11.Ruccione, Weinberg, Biologic Late Effects of Radiation Therapy, Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 5(1), February 1989, pp. 1-73.
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I would like to use Tortoise Formation to temporarily disable the effect of Ensnaring Bridge. My question therefore is: does that combo allow my creatures to attack, even if there are no cards in my hand?
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No, Tortoise Formation has no interaction with Ensnaring Bridge.
Shroud only prevents a creature from being the target of a spell or ability. When you're choosing targets for a spell or ability (which only happens for spells or abilities that specifically use the word "target"), you can't choose a creature with shroud as a target. That is the only thing shroud does. In particular, if the spell or ability does not use the word "target", then shroud has no effect.
Ensnaring Bridge's ability does not use the word "target", so playing Tortoise Formation will not allow your creatures to get around the Bridge's restriction.
You can always use something like Lux Cannon to blow away your Ensnaring Bridge... but you should only do that when you are ready to attack, and know you'll win (or have a backup Ensnaring Bridge in your hand). I'd suggest you use something like Bottled Cloister instead (this will allow you to have a hand during your turn, but remove your hand during your opponents turns.)


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Where can I find a good, printable map (PDF) of Kraków (Poland)?
I find Google Maps not very suitable for a printable format. Being a road map, it's very much focussed on car travel and not so nice to read.
A quick Google search got me to Orange Smile's website with Krakow city guide. The map is pretty detailed and is in image form already so you can print it easily.
Since I've already been to Krakow, I can tell you that this map is quite adequate if you plan on visiting major attractions and explore the city center.
Very good map of Poland is a free UMP Map. It's something like Open Street Map, but in Poland UMP is usually more detailed than OSM. Here is Kraków on UMP. Just make a screenshot and print it.
There is also a commercial solution: map of Kraków made by Compass. It's a Polish company from Kraków, you can buy their map of Kraków in both paper and digital version (graphic file - PNG) which you can then print.