text:
9 Nov 2012 5:39 AM #1
CheckboxSelectionModel - how to use dataIndex for checkbox column?
I use CheckboxSelectionModel as a table column with checkboxes. The column should show which panels are actually visible in the main panel and the user can check or uncheck the visibility of the panels with these checkboxes.
The method createStoreForSelection() provides a data store which contains the attributes 'widgetName' (String) and 'visible' (boolean). The data in this store are correct when I write them on the console, but all the checkboxes in the checkbox column are empty.
Does anyone know how to make ext js read and show in the checkbox the data from the data store?
I haven't found any examples showing how to set the checkboxes from data store in CheckboxSelectionModel
Here is the code:
var cbxSelModel = new Ext.grid.CheckboxSelectionModel({ checkOnly: false, singleSelect: false, sortable: false, dataIndex: 'visible', width: 20, listeners: { selectionchange : function(selModel) { }, scope: this } }); var selectionPanel = new Ext.grid.GridPanel({ store: createStoreForSelection(), selModel: cbxSelModel, height: 380, columns: [ { header: 'col1', dataIndex: 'widgetName', sortable: false, width: 280, fixed: true }, cbxSelModel ] });
9 Nov 2012 6:29 AM #2
Hi jack83,
You can find the selected checkbox grid record on the "selectionchange" listeners of the CheckBoxSelectionModel class, like -
listeners: { selectionchange : function(selModel, selected, opts) { var length = selected.length , record =[]; for(var i = 0; i<length;i++){ record.push(selected[i].data.yourStoreFieldName); } alert(record); } }sword-it.com, Sencha Developer House in Turkey - Istanbul University Technopark Suite 204.
9 Nov 2012 6:49 AM #3
Thank you for your quick reply.
I use Ext JS 3.4 and the method from Ext JS 4 does not apply here. I understand what you mean in the example but it does not apply to my problem I think.
I become the data from the server. There is an information about widget name and its visibility. I simply want that the CheckboxSelectionModel column knows that the records in which the visibility value is set to 'true' have a marked check box.
The event selectionChanged will be helpful for me to inform the server about the changes user made in the popup dialog. But first of all, I'd like to know how to solve the problem of letting the CheckboxSelectionMode know about the value from the store. Is it actually possible to do it without a manual store iteration and checking its every single record? In the source code of CheckboxSelectionModel there is a property dataIndex but it's not documented and there are no examples how to use is with this selection model
9 Nov 2012 8:31 AM #4
I guess what you would need to do is loop through the records and check the visibility value, then use the selectionModel's selectRecords() or selectRows() methods to make the required ones checked:
9 Nov 2012 9:36 AM #5


text:
Looking to give IT consumers a reason to spend money this year, IBM has introduced a new ThinkPad R Series laptop featuring Wi-Fi connectivity based on both the 802.11a and 802.11b standards.
It's not only IBM's first laptop to support both standards, it's one of the first laptops from any vendor to support them simultaneously. IBM promises to extend dual 802.11 compatibility to other ThinkPads this year, too.
"Wireless is one of the more attractive incentives to upgrade in 2003 because it does a lot of things that are very positive, such as letting you wander around and convene meetings spontaneously," says analyst Roger Kay, IDC's director of client computing. Dell Computer, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, Sony, and Toshiba all sell 802.11b-compatible models.
But while 802.11b is more pervasive at this time, 802.11a will dominate businesses by year's end, thanks to data-transfer speeds of up to 54 Mbps. This means people can use their wireless notebooks to work on large files and download streaming video--tasks that are more cumbersome with 802.11b.
Although some vendors--Sony in particular--have offered 802.11a compatibility since early 2002, IBM is the first to support both standards. "The a/b combo is interesting because it allows you to use some of your existing networks," Kay says. "You're not punished for adopting early."
IBM is launching the R40 ahead of Intel's Centrino, which will sport a Pentium M microprocessor, 802.11 wireless networking connectivity, and related chipsets. Centrino's appeal is that it will let PC makers develop wireless laptop technology that's powerful yet relatively easy on batteries. Kay says IBM's competitors are most likely waiting to reveal new notebooks until closer to June, when the Centrino is expected to be widely available. IBM says it will sell Centrino versions of its wireless ThinkPads as well. The R40 starts at $979 with an Intel Celeron 1.6-GHz processor and at $1,499 with a Pentium 4 2-GHz processor.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Benedict XVI resigns
Pope Benedict XVI has announced he will resign at the end of the month due to health reasons. According to the AP, the 85-year-old pontiff announced the decision in Latin to cardinals in the Vatican this morning. Here is the statement from the Vatican Web site:
I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the three canonizations, but also to communicate to you a decision of great importance for the life of the Church. After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry. I am well aware that this ministry, due to its essential spiritual nature, must be carried out not only with words and deeds, but no less with prayer and suffering. However, in todays world, subject to so many rapid changes and shaken by questions of deep relevance for the life of faith, in order to govern the bark of Saint Peter and proclaim the Gospel, both strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months, has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me. For this reason, and well aware of the seriousness of this act, with full freedom I declare that I renounce the ministry of Bishop of Rome, Successor of Saint Peter, entrusted to me by the Cardinals on 19 April 2005, in such a way, that as from 28 February 2013, at 20:00 hours, the See of Rome, the See of Saint Peter, will be vacant and a Conclave to elect the new Supreme Pontiff will have to be convoked by those whose competence it is.Dear Brothers, I thank you most sincerely for all the love and work with which you have supported me in my ministry and I ask pardon for all my defects. And now, let us entrust the Holy Church to the care of Our Supreme Pastor, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and implore his holy Mother Mary, so that she may assist the Cardinal Fathers with her maternal solicitude, in electing a new Supreme Pontiff. With regard to myself, I wish to also devotedly serve the Holy Church of God in the future through a life dedicated to prayer.
About the Author
Paul Moses, a professor of journalism at Brooklyn College/CUNY, is the author of The Saint and the Sultan: The Crusades, Islam and Francis of Assisi's Mission of Peace (Doubleday, 2009) and An Unlikely Union: The Love-Hate Story of New York's Irish and Italians (NYU Press, 2015).
57 comments
- All
- Editor Featured
Massilo Fagioli already has a brilliant article on this: http://www.huffingtonpost.it/massimo-faggioli/chi-lascia-orfani-papa-rat... Pope used the expression ingravescentem aetatem which echoes Paul VI's decision about retirement ages for clerics of lower than papal status; suggesting that Popes may henceforth retire at a certain age. Meanwhile fasten your seatbelts -- Pope Dolan or Burke or Pell may be next.I'll be monitoring the situation in Rome from March 11 to 22.
None of the above. It will be interesting and telling.
I've heard that the Vatican isn't big on the idea of electing an American. If that did happen, that would be bigger news than the resignation.
There seems to be no front runner -- the conclave could go on forever.
Rocco Palmo has this observation:"Beyond the statement, no timetable or other parameters are currently known on the holding of a Conclave we're in very uncharted territory here, folks, so please be patient. The lone item of canon law to even mention a pontiff's resignation is Canon 332, paragraph 2, which states that "If it happens that the Roman Pontiff resigns his office, it is required for validity that the resignation is made freely and properly manifested but not that it is accepted by anyone."On Friday, Benedict raised some eyebrows by having a rare private audience with the Dean of the College of Cardinals, the 85 year-old Italian Angelo Sodano, the figure who would be responsible for the convoking of a papal election. The departing pontiff ostensibly communicated his plan to the Cardinal-Dean at that point.Now comprised of 118 voting members younger than 80, the College as a whole retirees included governs the church during a papal interregnum."So much needs to be clarified, for example the role after the resignation takes effect of the Dean of the College of Cardinals, who being over 85, is not eligible to vote in the Conclave. "Uncharted territory," indeed.
Paddy Power has these five at the top:9/4 Cardinal Peter Turkson5/2 Cardinal Marc Ouellet7/2 Cardinal Francis Arinze7/1 Archbishop Angelo Scola10/1 Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiagahttp://www.paddypower.com/bet/novelty-betting/current-affairs/pope-betti...
We can only pray for the next Pope to be the Pope the church needs at this point, and be grateful to Pope Benedict for stepping down. It surely is a good example to his successors, and cannot have been easy for him. Tom Reese has a good background piece on papal resignation over at NCR, and the Guardian has some early comments on British responses, including the usual somewhat scary lists from the British bookmakers on the likely outcomes of the next conclave. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/11/pope-resigns-live-reactionht...
Benedict has been such an interesting Pope. This isn't the first time he surprised people who follow the Vatican and, although he is retiring, I bet it's not the last surprise he has for us either.I'll pray he has a very happy retirement. I wonder where he'll choose to live?
I liked Massimo Faggioli's piece until the last two or three sentences. I wouldn't make so much out of Pope Benedict's relative neglect of Italian politics. Many of us, not to mention many Italians, would regard that as long-overdue, and not because we have too "spiritualistic" a view of the papacy, or of the Church.
Indeed, a lot of "code" in Faggioli's last sentences. One of the impressive things to me has been the warm relationship and mutual regard of Pope Benedict with the President of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano, who today lauded Benedict's "grande coraggio."
the Dante quote that we'll hear a lot now is Che fece per viltade il gran rifiuto...
Massimo Faggioli is the best expert on all circumstance surrounding today's event -- would someone please engage him as a top correspondent for the Conclave.
Is it true that Benedict "has always seen in the political and juridical dimension of the papacy two elements of hindrance rather than help for the mission of the church"? The phobia against liberation theology would then be but the tip of an apolitical iceberg. But the Vatican's role with the UN and the lobbying of bishops against gay marriage in several countries tells another story. I doubt if Benedict wanted a church without political or juridical teeth.
Also one wonders what his attitude would have been at the time of the downfall of the Prodi government.
Joseph,Napolitano has already transformed the quote: "che fece per coraggio ..."
I hope that Pope Benedict is not ill and will get to finally enjoy retirement in Germany. I assume that after resigning he will refrain from making any public statements. What a relief it's going to be! I am glad that he sounds as much in charge as ever, in the clarity and definitiveness of his declaration, leaving no room for doubt.His recent decision to promote his secretary Ganswein and give him almost unlimited oversight of his daily routine now makes sense, as well as his rush to nominate six non-Roman, non-Italian, non-European cardinals a few months ago.I find it funny that he made his announcement in Latin rather than English or Italian. I wonder if anyone there was scratching their head realizing from the gasps that he must be saying something momentous but wondering what it was, or anxiously whispering to their neighbor: "What did he say? What did he just say?", regretting that they had not brushed up on their Latin before coming. That's one way to go about promoting the Latin language!As far as I am concerned the marking events of his papacy have been his slow but undeniable progress in dealing with sexual abuse from 2005 to March 2010, culminating with his letter to the Irish. Since then things have stalled. Now that he will no longer be in charge, he will be more free. Perhaps he can still lead by example and apply to himself a key sentence from that letter: "Only decisive action carried out with complete honesty and transparency will restore the respect and good will of the Irish people towards the Church to which we have consecrated our lives". I would like to hear from him: when he was archbishop of Munich, did he or did he not chair the 1980 meeting that dealt with Peter Hullermann? For English speakers, another marking event has been the introduction of the new missal. I still find it terrible, dismal, and the way in which it has come about has been an example of dysfunction in church governance leading to serious practical consequences for us people in the pews.I suppose that he is disappointed that the lefebvrists have not been reconciled, but who else cares? No big deal.
My first reaction (after surprise) to the news of Pope Benedict's resignation was gratitude. For all the benefits to the Church and the wider world of John Paul II's continued ministry as pope long after his physical deterioration had adversely affected some aspects of that ministry, Benedict has now offered a hopeful example of another path open to the Church and to its future popes.
che fece per coraggio il gran rifiuto -- nice, and sheds a forgiving glow on the hapless Celestine, victim of Alighieri's deadly barb. Will there be a shift in Catholic identity now? Will those who have internalized what they imagined their Ratzingerian superego to require now cease to be so confident that only they represent the full Catholic shilling? Will the forces of Vatican II rally with more confidence?
The phrase ingrescentem aetatem is a red light to a new era for the papal role. It will be limited by a realistic awareness of age and human weakness and eventually the pope will become more accountable and more obliged to govern collegially.
I find it funny that he made his announcement in Latin rather than English or Italian. I wonder if anyone there was scratching their head realizing from the gasps that he must be saying something momentous but wondering what it was, or anxiously whispering to their neighbor: What did he say? What did he just say?, regretting that they had not brushed up on their Latin before coming. Thats one way to go about promoting the Latin language!I doubt that "anyone there was scratching their head."His voice was weak, but the Latin was simple. http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/11/latest-updates-on-popes-resi...
oops, ingravescentem aetatem.Faggioli: "The church is not a dictatorship in which the pontiff is a sovereign who acts in an "exceptional state of affairs": canon 332 of the Code of Canon Law foresees this possibility. But there is another way of interpreting the resignations, suggested by the formula used by Benedict XVI to explain the decision: "ingravescentem aetatem". This Latin formula is not used only to explain the weight of the years, but recalls word for word a motu proprio of Paul VI, 'Ingravescentem aetatem,, which in 1970 introduced the age limit of 75 for the cardinals of the Roman Curia (80 for entry to the conclave and election of the new pope), after a document of Vatican II in 1965 had introduced the age limit of 75 for diocesan bishops." http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/paul_vi/motu_proprio/documents/hf_p-vi...
I think I caught B16 saying "vires necessarius est" instead of "necessariae sunt".
A courageous act, an heroic act, a holy act. His great love for the Church has never been more evident.The conclave will be coming very close to Holy Week.
George Weigel: "Pope Benedict XVI has said on numerous public occasions including his most recent interview book that were he to come to the judgment that he did not have the physical stamina left to give the church the leadership it deserved, that he would abdicate. I think that is frankly the word in this occasion. A resignation is something that someone hands to someone else. Popes have no one to resign to, so this is an abdication. "http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2013/02/11/george-weigel-...
resignation, abdication. I personally like "retirement"; a well deserved break after years of hard work and a chance to pursue other interests.
When asked on MSNBCs Jansing and Co. this morning to give his thoughts on the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, John Barrasso, Senator from Wyoming, said that is must be the right decision since the pope is infallible.
Isn't it funny how each reads this announcement through the lens of their personal interests: for Faggioli, through the lens of Italian politics; in my case, through the lens of the sexual abuse scandal; for people over on the PrayTell blog, through the lens of liturgy; for Fr K, through the lens of ecclesiology.
The Telegraph noted:Apparently the Italian news agency ANSA scooped the world with the news of the Pope's resignation because its correspondent is a fluent Latin speaker who instantly translated Benedict XVI's words:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/the-pope/9862227/Pope-resigns-l...
God love him for having the sense to retire when he felt he wasn't up to the task of continuing. The talk will now turn to the election of the new pope. But the cardinals will still be electing an autocrat; the Church will still be ruled as an absolute monarchy, one of the few left on the planet. The Church will still remain mostly untouched by progress the modern world has made in governance since the eighteenth century: fair representation, checks and balances, the rule of law, free speech, accountability, transparency, and modern standards of justice.
Joseph O'Leary: on the Gran rifiuto, NPR this morning said that Benedict's stepping down was the first such act since "the 1400s" (that being apparently the preferred way of referring to the fifteenth century), while the BBC carried us back to Celestine V in 1294. I suspect that NPR googled "papal resignation" and came up with Gregory XII in 1415, and looked no farther, though certainly Benedict's act is more closely linked to Celestine than Gregory's attempt to help the papacy climb out of the hash it had made of itself since Avignon. Not too closely, I hope, since it appears that Celestine may well have been convinced to step down by Benedetto Gaetani, who not only almost immediately became Boniface VIII, but also presently threw poor Celestine in jail for the rest of his life. Though Boniface was still alive in 1300 when Dante made his trip, the poet manages to make clear his eternal reward: "Se' tu gi cost ritto, Bonifazio?" (are you here already, Boniface?) cries Nicholas V, mistaking Dante for the pope in Inferno xix, where those guilty of simony are punished.
Time for Vatican III. Let it continue for at least 10 years of fruitful discussion and new ideas. Otherwise, the church will simply wither into museum obscurity. And please, no more curial jockeying for position or use of the office of the Inquisition to intimidate those who would question authority as absolute.
It will be a delicate matter for Benedict to avoid influencing the choice of his successor. (Or perhaps I'm naive for thinking he'd want to avoid doing that.) Here's hoping he sets a good example in that way, too.
There is a so obvious need for someone with the gravitas to accomplish the necessary changes, Vienna's Schonborn, the aristocrat, has both the mind and the inborn confidence to be the stand up guy. De Gaulle said 'I am France'...maybe Schonborn can say "I am Europe'
A comment wafting around Facebook: "Benedict has set the bar really high for giving something up for Lent."
Dolan has moved up to 25/1. Closing in on the Africans and the Canadian.Whom will Commonweal endorse?Will Benedict continue to wear white and be called Your Holiness? Or will he return to red and to his baptismal name?
The knives are already out in Rome. See this hatchet-job on Cardinal Bertone: http://espresso.repubblica.it/dettaglio/chiesa-nel-caos-tutti-i-poteri-a... metaphors, I guess.
God bless Pope Benedict of course; all decent people surely wish him well. Now the question is who will be the next pope?I do not see him coming from North America, nor from Asia.That leaves Europe, Africa, Asia Minor, and Latin AmericaItalian, Ghanan, Kenyan, Syrian, maybe a Mexican or an Argentine? To say the least; this will be very interesting to follow.
I wish the old man peace, something he certainly did not extend to clerics, theologians and bishops with whom he disagreed during his years in Rome.Will liberal theologians and others feel free to come out from under the radar during the next papacy?Will B16's successor put the Church of Rome back on track with Vatican II? Will he get rid of Sodano and Bertone? Will he fire Robert Finn in Kansas City?
The resignation comes across as a very generous move. Still though, there is the delicate question of his influence on the next pope. I wish he planned to return to Germany for his retirement instead of staying right in Rome. The Benedictines have a good practice after an abbatial election: the retiring abbot must leave his home abbey for a year to allow the next abbot to gain his foothold.I do smile at Cardinal Ratzinger's quote on Bavarian television in 1997 when asked if the Holy Spirit is responsible for who gets elected pope:I would not say so, in the sense that the Holy Spirit picks out the pope. I would say that the Spirit does not exactly take control of the affair, but rather like a good educator, as it were, leaves us much space, much freedom, without entirely abandoning us. Thus the Spirits role should be understood in a much more elastic sense, not that he dictates the candidate for whom one must vote. Probably the only assurance he offers is that the thing cannot be totally ruined.There are too many contrary instances of popes the Holy Spirit would obviously not have picked.Yes, Susan Gannon: "We can only pray for the next Pope to be the Pope the church needs at this point."
Why do this at the start of Lent? Why force a conclave during Lent and before Easter?Isn't preparing for and celebrating what I think is the premier event of the Christian year more important that rearranging deck chairs?And, please: let's keep the mawkishness to a respectable minimum. B16 was not beloved by the masses (well, not all of us, but most nonetheless) as was JPII and, hence, any gushing and saccharine will not fly too well.As far as a successor: let the games begin! I hope that the Holy Spirit isn't run over by the non-politicking cardinals while they scheme and politic.
I'm not trying to go after Pope Benedict, soon to be emeritus, when I ask about past unwise decisions on cases of sexual abuse. I think that he might have desired to apply to himself his own advice to Irish bishops, but couldn't very well do it because of his position. Now he is more free. I certainly wish him the best, health and cat and peace away from responsibilities.
And who would the Commonwealers pick for the next pope?
"B16 was not beloved by the masses (well, not all of us, but most nonetheless) as was JPII and, hence, any gushing and saccharine will not fly too well."Actually, as I understand it, his regular addresses, meditations, audiences, etc. were far more popular with the Italians than those of John Paul, and attendance was much higher.
I can't say how much I respect John Page's comment above. He gets it just right.
What did Pope Benedict mean when he said that the "world [was] shaken by questions of deep relevance for the life of faith"?
A request from someone who does not read or write Italian or Latin: When those fluent in these languages post a comment, please provide a translation of major points of the links or articles. I would appreciate the courtesy, and perhaps others as well.
If you paste the Italian text into google translate, youll get a pretty respectable English translation.
Celestino V was poisoned (apparently this has been established forensically in recent years).
"Will liberal theologians and others feel free to come out from under the radar during the next papacy?"What have they to fear but fear itself?
I've been thinking just a little bit more about Weigel's characterization of this as an abdication. "To abdicate" has a vaguely negative connotation in my mind, no doubt because of Shakespeare, but if that word can be used in a neutral and descriptive fashion, it does seem to be the accurate term for what is happening here.If I may pose this question, though: has "to abdicate" earned its negative connotation? The two examples that spring immediately to mind are Lear and Edward VIII, and neither the fictional nor the real-life episode is particularly happy or admirable.Without wishing to criticize the Holy Father in any way, it might be worth noting that his decision does pose a risk, perhaps a substantial risk, to the church. It is possible that the College of Cardinals will choose a guy who will do a terrible job.There are times when the responsible thing to do is to not walk away, even though that decision entails substantial burdens and suffering. Whether that will have turned out to be the case here, we will have to wait and see, I expect.
Perhaps to those less erudite, the example that springs immediately to mind is the abdication of Edward VIII, who was betrayed by Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury, and vilified for the next several decades by media. (He left the boring job to marry a "twice-divorced American." Oooh.) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136672/The-madness-King-Edward-...Without wishing to criticize the Holy Father in any way, it might be worth noting that his decision does pose a risk, perhaps a substantial risk, to the church. It is possible that the College of Cardinals will choose a guy who will do a terrible job.What risk does his decision pose? When a person recognizes that his mental and physical strengths have waned to the point where he can no longer do his job, he should let someone else take over. I don't think the cardinals will elect a "guy" who will take the Church off the trail St. Escriva has blazed. (They can even select a layman. Maybe Hahn or Donohue or Weigel.) Thinking "the responsible thing to do is to not walk away" borders on idolatry, imho. The Church should be led by a person mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually strong. The fact that Benedict has the humility to recognize that, at 85, he is no longer the man he was is something to be admired, not condemned as irresponsible.I think everyone, of every age, should take a lesson from Benedict XVI. Life is short. If you're doing something you can't do well anymore or aren't enjoying anymore, QUIT. Spend your remaining days doing only what you like.
Jim: I am quite certain that Pope Benedict has spent much time pondering the questions you raise.He certainly could have continued, in spite of diminishing strength, and could simply have let the Curia be more and more in charge.Perhaps he is not entirely happy with Vatican decisions and directions in the last few months, but feels too weak to step in and fight. (Has there been a change in tone at the Vatican this past year?) Perhaps his decision could be interpreted as a vote of no confidence in the Curia.
Liturgically I think that this past year there has been more old stuff (strange vestments and such) coming out. Is that all his choice, or have his master of ceremonies, secretary, etc., been pushing for such innovations? We don't know.In terms of speeches, we discussed (http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/blog/?p=21246 ) the contrast between two papal texts on two consecutive days at the time of the anniversary of the opening of the Council: the Wednesday text, "Pope Benedict at his finest" (dixit John Page), and the Thursday text, "reductionist" (dixit Robert Mickens): I personally believe that he wrote the one but not the other. Pope Benedict simply cannot trust his aides to write his speeches for him. They may try to imitate him, but they are less gifted and more biased.He may have surrounded himself by people whose loyalty he trusts but whose judgment and intellect are both inferior to his.
Le Monde on its second page today says that Benedict has now normalized the papacy. His successors will feel a moral obligation to retire once age begins to weigh, and the papal office will be demystified as that of cardinals or bishops has been.
Jim P - agree with comment about *abdication*.....the Petrine office is just that an office or ministry.....not an ontological state of being. Thus, he resigns from an office that is not hereditary,etc; thus, no abdication.
Jim P. ==Be not afraid. Things might become worse, but they might become better. Life is risk.


text:
NCSF adopts Kink Aware Professionals
February 10, 2006 - Race Bannon and NCSF announce the transfer of management of Kink Aware Professionals to NCSF. The National Coalition of Sexual Freedom is proud to continue and grow the Kink Aware Professionals program which was founded and has been managed by Race Bannon for many years.
To find a Kink Aware professional, go to: www.ncsfreedom.org and click on "Resources" then Kink-Aware Professionals.
"I'm glad Kink Aware Professionals is safely in the hands of an organization that has already proven to serve our communities well," said Race Bannon. "With the acquisition of the KAP web site NCSF continues to prove that they're always looking for additional ways to help us all pursue the sex life of our choosing."
NCSF's mission includes education and outreach to the medical, psychological and legal communities. By building a network of sexually aware professionals we can both support the professionals who respect our values as well as encourage other professionals to learn about our issues.
"An extension of that mission," said NCSF Chairperson Vivienne Kramer, "is helping our members and the community at large find competent legal, psychological, and medical services from professionals who are aware of their adult expressions of sexual freedom, and not only donbt hold it against them, but can help with the special issues and needs that our actions entail."
One might ask why a Kink Aware Professional is needed as opposed to your "normal" professional. There are many circumstances where a doctor or therapist might misdiagnose a patient who has bruises as an abuse victim and then be legally required to fulfill police reporting requirements. Likewise, a lawyer working on a divorce or child custody case might need an understanding of a master/slave dynamic, or a swinging relationship, in order to correctly handle these issues. There are still doctors who believe gays should be "cured" and that an interest in sadomasochism is in and of itself, pathological. Likewise polyamorists who seek relationship counseling from unaware counselors sometimes get lectured, judged, and misdiagnosed as sexually and emotionally immature, neurotically fearful of commitment, or sexually addicted.
While many doctors, lawyers, etc. may have passing knowledge of alternative forms of sexual expression, their education is often incomplete. A patient dealing with a difficult life situation deserves a professional who is well versed with the issues that arise from their choices as a sexually free adult. Professionals listed in
NCSF/KAP are not necessarily identifying themselves as "kinky", but are stating that they are open minded and aware of some of the behaviors and norms of different expressions of sexuality.
The fight for sexual freedom is fought on many fronts, from Supreme Court cases down to a patient seeing their doctor, finding a lawyer, or working with a therapist. NCSF is proud to continue this important service to the community and thanks Race Bannon for trusting us with this important project.
A Project of NCSF
The National Coalition for Sexual Freedom is a national organization committed to creating a political, legal, and social environment in the United States that advances equal rights of consenting adults who practice forms of alternative sexual expression. NCSF is primarily focused on the rights of consenting adults in the SM-leather-fetish, swing, and polyamory communities, who often face discrimination because of their sexual expression.


text:
I have a VW Golf mk4, 1.9 TDI from 2001 with 230.000+ km on board and for some time now I have blue smoke coming out of the exhaust.
The problem aggravates when I'm stuck in traffic or when the engine is kept at low revs for a long time. After that, when I rev it up, tons of smoke come out, then it goes back to just little puffs of smoke, visible only if you get in the back of the car.
I eats about 750ml of oil every oil change cycle.
For now I have 2 suspicions: oil getting in the turbo and oil getting in the burning chamber, but both cost a lot and there is nocheap "let's see which is wrong" ...
What do you guys think, and how long do you think I can keep running like this ?


text:
Top Summer Games and Activities for Kids
7 of 11
Water Swing
You'd have to go all the way to an amusement park to find a ride as wet and wild as this one, but you can make this one at home! Read the instructions for Water Swing.
Next: Synchronized Swimming
More on: Summer Vacation


text:
This product is no longer available. Continue shopping at
Grand Cuisine Collection Mugs, Set of 4
Apilco white porcelain has been part of the Williams-Sonoma heritage ever since Chuck Williams traveled to France in 1962 and brought the dinnerware back to his San Francisco store. As a tribute to that history, we are proud to present a special collection of Apilco porcelain dinnerware featuring the Williams-Sonoma Grand Cuisine logo. These durable, restaurant-quality pieces are versatile for entertaining as well as everyday meals. High-fired white porcelain made by Apilco of France. Detailed with a classic green border. Embellished with the Williams-Sonoma Grand Cuisine logo; choose gold or silver. Refined yet durable mugs are microwavable and dishwasher safe. Sets of four. Crafted at the Apilco family factory in France, where ceramic artisans have been producing fine porcelain for culinary professionals since 1906.
Customer Reviews for
Grand Cuisine Collection Mugs, Set of 4
This product has not been reviewed.


text:
Disney Dining
Families can dine for less with up to 100 selected restaurants throughout Walt Disney World Resort.
Find a British Airways flight for less, we'll refund the difference.
Low price finder and low initial deposits.
Fly with British Airways and enjoy award-winning service, excellent value for money and no hidden charges:
Families can dine for less with up to 100 selected restaurants throughout Walt Disney World Resort.
Orlando is the perfect holiday destination for families. Visit the world's best theme parks or hop in the car and drive.
The variety of things to do in Orlando is staggering and goes far beyond Orlando's famous theme parks. And if you thought all the attractions are just for kids, you're in for a surprise. With shows, parades and night-time firework displays, Orlando caters for all ages too.
There's a lot more to see in Orlando, once you've visited Walt Disney World Resort, Universal Orlando® Resort, SeaWorld and the rest. Swim with dolphins, search for that elusive perfect swing on championship golf courses, or enjoy some retail therapy in the Orlando shopping malls. Or why not hire a car and take a trip out to the sensational Busch Gardens in Tampa or visit the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. With so much to see and do, the only question now is not whether to come to Orlando but for how long.
The Waldorf Astoria Spa by Guerlain is the best in luxury spas. For family-friendly spas visit The Mandara Spa at the Walt Disney Dolphin Hotel, with its dedicated spa for teenagers, and Disney's Saratoga Springs specialising in children's facials and nail treatments. Buena Vista Palace features a spa menu at all of the resorts' restaurants. Or enjoy Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress' signature treatment – their 70-minute oxygen facial.
Grand Cypress in Lake Buena Vista has four Jack Nicklaus designed courses, providing the ultimate test of accuracy. Disney's Magnolia golf course is perfect for beginners or high handicap golfers. Orange County National is a great practice facility, with 42 acres to perfect your golfing. Champions Gate in Kissimmee is best for a tough game, as is Waldorf Astoria in Bonnet Creek.
The Mall at Millenia is a world class shopping experience with luxury stores including Gucci. International Drive is the gateway to Orlando's theme parks and is lined with a wide range of shops. Florida Mall has over 260 shops, including Macy's and an M&M world. Downtown Disney is the perfect place to shop for Disney-themed gifts. Or visit Sanford Flea World for a different shopping experience in Orlando.
Universal's City Walk offers a wide choice of after-park fun, with restaurants and bars providing great entertainment. Disney's Boardwalk features street entertainment and waterfront bars and restaurants. Walking distance from International Drive, Sand Lake Road offers some of the best choice of dining in Orlando. Or party like a local and enjoy great nightlife at Downtown Orlando.
Treat your partner to an unforgettable experience, swimming with dolphins, at Discovery Cove Orlando. Enjoy sunrise and sunset high up in the air with a romantic hot air balloon ride. Enjoy a couples spa break and relax in our luxury hotels' spa. Spend a romantic evening hand-in-hand watching the stunning fireworks of Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
The Kennedy Space Centre is like a space travel theme park. Home of NASA, this is located on a wildlife island refuge eight times bigger than Manhattan. Experience a space shuttle launch experience, astronaut encounter, two IMAX films and more.
Experience the fun of two amazing theme parks - Universal Studios Florida® and Universal's Islands of Adventure® -spectacular on-site hotels, the unique dining and entertainment of Universal CityWalk®, plus more. It's an entire universe of action, thrills and excitement for every member of the family. Holiday Like You Mean It at Universal Orlando® Resort.
The great-value 2-park SeaWorld and Busch Gardens ticket allows you to combine the world-class thrill rides and up-close animal encounters of Busch Gardens Tampa Bay with the face to face experiences and wonders of SeaWorld Orlando. The perfect partner for your family holiday– this ticket gives you the freedom and flexibility to visit for up to 14 consecutive days – with unlimited free transportation to Busch Gardens on the Busch Gardens Shuttle Express.
These tickets offer endless possibilities for completely customised freedom, meaning you can enjoy Disney your way and make the most of your magical holiday. Combine this with a stay at a Disney Resort Hotel and you can also take advantage of an exciting range of benefits. It all adds up to the ultimate holiday.
Legoland Florida is located 40 minutes from Orlando. It offers more than 50 rides, shows and attractions, including thousands of spectacular Lego models. Legoland Florida is a full-day, year-round theme park experience, geared towards families.


text:
Hershey Bears Playoff Round 2 - Home Game 3 (Date Will Change)Mon, May 13, 2013 - TBAGiant Center in Hershey, PA
We are sorry, the date for this event has already passed. This event took place on 5/13/2013. Click here to view upcoming events for Hershey Bears.
Still unsure? Check out our user reviews for:
Have a question? Need help? Call us at 800.477.5285


text:
Healthy Lunch Recipes for Kids (Slide 8)
i have found that anything cut in shapes gets at least a try. i think that kids are all different and will try and eat differnt things, use what you think they'll like and leave the rest. I use a compilation of things. :)
Stephanie Ruibal
— Anonymous
02/25/2016 - 2:00pm
Thanks for all the great ideas! My middle-schoolers will enjoy these :)
— Anonymous
09/05/2013 - 11:36am
Wonderful lunch ideas...not sure why people are complaining??? Take one of their ideas and modify it with the food your kid will eat...or take their idea and build upon it...I like the options posted & it has started my creativity with lunch ideas...stop making excuses& get creative...
— Anonymous
03/04/2013 - 9:54am
I have a 4 year old and a 2 year old. They are both exposed to the same foods. One loves his carbs (mac and cheese, crackers, pancakes, fruit, fruit, fruit, chocolate, chocolate, chocolate, etc.) and hates to try new foods. The other one eats salsa with her hands, likes to lick jalapenos, and loves dahl. They are individuals, and just like adults they have their own tastes. I am not about to judge another mom by the the preferences of her kids. I will, however, not try to feed my kids something that I wouldn't eat myself. Microwaved spinach and mozz on a tortilla? Come on, that's just gross.
Can we please stop judging other parents and assuming that they are not exposing their kids to healthy foods just because they won't eat a spinach roll up? Where's the compassion, people?
— Anonymous
12/30/2012 - 10:40pm
OMG do people actually think before they post?? REALLY! You have never heard of a thermal lunch box?? ICE packs?? They even have containers that can keep food WARM!! I have real kids too...they eat all this stuff and more! Parents who didn't know how to keep lunches cold or hot or that kids will try foods that they are exposed to often...are proof YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT...JUNK IN JUNK OUT!!
— Anonymous
07/25/2012 - 7:01pm
these foods make for pretty pictures but not really kid friendly.
— Anonymous
03/06/2012 - 5:47pm
No school has a fridge, use a lunch bag and an ice pack.
What are you feeding your kids that they won't eat these foods? My 7 yo would eat the majority of these recipes. You need to expose them to the great variety of food that is available: if they see it on the table consistently, they'll try it eventually. Just by regularly getting sushi and letting my son eat the dumplings and never forcing him to eat the sushi, he once decided to try it, on his own, and now eats the tuna and avocado rolls--all of them so I hardly get any. The same with cauliflower, bell peppers, etc.
— Anonymous
02/10/2012 - 9:25pm
As in many schools, my children don't have access to a refrigerator in which to to keep their lunchboxes. Many of these lunches would need to be refrigerated. How about either more ideas that don't need refrigeration, or a comment on how long it can be kept safely at room temperature?
— Anonymous
01/29/2012 - 3:50pm
These recipes look yummy for me and my kids! Can't wait to try them. My kids are real and they will eat them!
— Anonymous
09/09/2010 - 1:37pm
I agree with the previous comment. I'm sure there are some kids out there that might enjoy these but I don't know of any schools besides a college where kids can reheat their food. These recipes are not kid friendly for my family.
— gimlywyse
09/08/2010 - 3:21am


text:
Problems with PowerPoint in online courses.
You can upload PowerPoint presentations into Blackboard Learn using the Build Content/File option. However, there are some good reasons not to do so. PowerPoint is a great tool for in-person presentations, but it doesn't work so well when you separate the presenter from the presentation. Therefore, we generally discourage its use in online courses. What we say here about PowerPoint also applies to Keynote, Prezi, Google Slides, and Open Office presentations, etc. but we mention PowerPoint specifically because it is the most commonly used tool.
Here are some of the issues:
- Blackboard can't open PowerPoint Presentations directly, so the user must download and open the presentation in order to view it.
- PowerPoint's "Save as Web Page" and other export options don't work very well.
- Sometimes, the user will have problems downloading the file, locating the file on their computer, or opening the file.
- Students will need to have PowerPoint, the application program, installed on their computer in order to access the content, and the software is expensive for students.
- If the student has an old version of PowerPoint, they may not be able to open a new .pptx file type.
- While there are free alternatives that can open PowerPoint presentations (Google Docs and Open Office for example), a complex presentation created in PowerPoint may not import without errors.)
- While you can annotate your voice to PowerPoint presentations to "fill in the gaps," this creates new issues.
- It can be a challenge to create accessible PowerPoints with embedded audio.
- Presentations with embedded audio are larger in size, which causes them to download more slowly, and this also puts a storage burden on the Bb Learn server.
The e-Learning Center is here to support faculty as you implement instructional technologies in your courses. We can help you brainstorm your options so that you are satisfied with the implementation, and your students can use it efficiently and effectively.
A better approach might be to re-design your PowerPoint presentations as HTML pages that can be viewed directly in Bb Learn using the Build Content/Blank Page option.
If, in the end, you choose to upload PowerPoint presentations into your course, you will want to let your students know that they will need PowerPoint or a compatible viewer to see/hear the content. You will also want to have a transcript of the audio available for students who cannot hear it, and you will want to make sure that a screen reader such as JAWS can sensibly read aloud the text part of the presentation.
Please don't hesitate to contact the e-Learning Center with any questions you might have.


text:
OSIsoft: Real-Time Monitoring and Analytics - The Power of PI, Part 1
- Posted: Jun 21, 2007 at 10:44AM
- 20,901 views
- 1 comment
Loading user information from Channel 9
Something went wrong getting user information from Channel 9
Loading user information from MSDN
Something went wrong getting user information from MSDN
Loading Visual Studio Achievements
Something went wrong getting the Visual Studio Achievements
Right click "Save as…"
Global carbon regulation is arguably the largest risk and opportunity most corporations will face in the beginning of the 21st century. It has been estimated that turnover in the global carbon marketplace could exceed a trillion dollars in the next five to ten years. Voluntary and mandatory reporting protocols are emerging. How can an organization know its true carbon footprint and exposure? What options are available to manage corporate carbon risk? What impact can energy efficiency programs have on reducing a corporation's carbon footprint? Read whitepaper
OSIsoft's real-time monitoring solutions help companies improve the overall energy efficiency of their organization while simultaneously reducing its carbon footprint. In fact, Microsoft uses OSIsoft PI infrastructure
for their Data Center Energy management. Also at a recent, OSIsoft user group meeting, Kodak presented on how they were able conserve energy and reduce their operational costs by using OSIsoft software.
Several case studies exist on OSIsoft's website which can be viewed at
Here, we meet some of the developers who make PI and a surprise appearance by OSISoft's founder and CEO, Dr. Pat Kennedy. What is PI, exactly? How does it work? Is it extensible?
Cast of characters:
Prabal Acharya, ex-OSIsoft-customer to ex-engineering to now Director, Microsoft Global Alliance.
Alex Zheng, Team Lead, PI Server & Analytics
Jason King, Senior Developer, PI Clients
Denis Vacher, Lead Developer, PI Server Core and Niner
Dr. Pat Kennedy – Founder and CEO
Mark Hughes – CTO
See Part 2
Oops, something didn't work.
Comments have been closed since this content was published more than 30 days ago, but if you'd like to continue the conversation, please create a new thread in our Forums, or Contact Us and let us know.


text:
Enjoy this article? You may also be interested in these related items from our partners
Dog Lost DVD
Disney Peter Pan
Lost Boys Club T-Shirt
Atlantis: The
Lost Empire DVD
"LOST LIVE: The Final Celebration" will feature appearances by "Lost" cast members — including Nestor Carbonell, Michael Emerson and Jorge Garcia — and be performed by Oscar winning composer Michael Giacchino, who will conduct a live orchestral performance featuring the iconic music of "Lost" at UCLA's Royce Hall in Los Angeles on Thursday, May 13, to celebrate the upcoming series finale. In addition, a special preview of the penultimate episode will be screened immediately after the concert.


text:
MTA News
Current News
Thursday, May 31, 2012 - 07:00
Congratulations to all our winners! Twenty-five individuals and groups had been accepted into the Music Under New York (MUNY) program after performing at the program's 25th annual auditions held on May 16.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 - 07:00
Third Tunnel of Four Underneath Sunnyside Yard Completed in Nine Weeks
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 07:00
Bridge and Tunnel Officer Anthony Presley was honored by Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes at his annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Day Awards.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 07:00
MTA New York City Transit wants customers to know that there are two kinds of traveling MetroCard Service Centers: the MetroCard Bus and the MetroCard Van. Both vehicles make regularly scheduled stops in all five boroughs each month.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 07:00
Whether your destination is the Hamptons or Montauk Point on the South Fork or such North Fork destinations as Mattituck and Greenport, the LIRR is dedicated to making the journey convenient and comfortable, while you save time, money and energy getting there.
Friday, May 25, 2012 - 07:00

This weekend, we rehabilitated in the Bronx and Brooklyn and four stations on the  Line.

Friday, May 25, 2012 - 07:00
The LIRR offers money-saving special Beach Getaways to 12 of Long Island's finest beaches -; including Jones Beach State Park, Long Beach and an assortment of Fire Island beaches to suit everyone's tastes.
Friday, May 25, 2012 - 07:00
MTA Metro-North Railroad hopes to attract a restaurant tenant to the historic Poughkeepsie Station, which has undergone $40 million in restoration and passenger facility improvements.
Friday, May 25, 2012 - 07:00
Have you seen the oversized white cocoon enveloping the Throgs Neck Bridge near Ferry Point in the Bronx?
Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 07:00
The MTA honored two police officers for saving the lives of three Long Islanders in April.
Monday, May 21, 2012 - 07:00
In a continuation of the ongoing effort to improve and upgrade bus travel throughout the City, the MTA will roll out Select Bus Service (SBS) along the S79 this September.
Monday, May 21, 2012 - 07:00
Elevator reliability is at 98.1 percent during the first quarter in 2012, up from 96.7 percent in 2010. Escalator reliability is at 96.2 percent, up from 91.6 percent in 2010.
Monday, May 21, 2012 - 07:00
For 15 years, the value of real estate in Grand Central Terminal has soared four-fold, and now, as the building prepares to turn 100 years old, the MTA has created two large new spaces to lease for the first time ever. The spaces are envisioned for sit-down restaurants.
Friday, May 18, 2012 - 07:00
This week, New York City Transit's Eagle Team members were presented with a 2011 Unit Citation for the excellent work they performed throughout the year.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 07:00
The sound of harmonious voices and musical instruments from across the globe echoed into the granite halls of Grand Central today as the MTA held its 25th annual auditions for its Music Under New York program.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 07:00
During the bustle of the evening commute at Penn Station, LIRR President Helena Williams recognized two 37-year, charter members of Mail&Ride -; the LIRR's widely-popular monthly ticket home-delivery service.
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 07:00
Taking a page from the past, 150 toll booths at all nine MTA crossings will once again be a uniform color, MTA blue.
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 07:00
MTA New York City Transit is bringing FASTRACK back to the Sixth Avenue Line. Beginning Monday, May 14, the  Lines will be shut down from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m.
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 07:00

This weekend, we rehabilitated tracks and signals on the  Line near Borough Hall and continued rehabilitating the Dyckman St station on the  Line.

Friday, May 11, 2012 - 07:00
The Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge is turning 42 this Memorial Day or is it really 73? Maybe, it's 122? It's all a matter of perspective.


text:
We've just finished an addition and had it skim-coated. Does anyone have an opinion on whether or not we should prime and then paint or use a so-called "self priming" paint, i.e., Benjamin Moore Aura self priming.
We were in the same situation as you last year. Benjamin Moore recommended that we use a sealing latex primer first on the new drywall and then use the Aura pain. It worked out really nicely for our walls.
As an aside, primer is a fraction of the cost of Aura paint. So if you have to do do 1 coat primer + 2 coats Aura versus 3 coats of Aura, the primer + Aura will be cheaper.
tegbains is right on. I would recommend a PVA drywall primer before painting. The reason is that a drywall primer like PVA dries fast and will not soak into new drywall or joint compound making it soft. It then seals the surface when dry, so slower drying water based paints will not effect the paper or joint compound. You do not need an expensive primer, PVA is about the cheapest and actually works best. More expensive primers are designed to cover and block colors from bleeding through, this is not your goal with new drywall.
The "2 in 1" products that claim to contain paint and primer are largely intended for DIYers who are changing the color of the room. The main purpose of priming in this case is to mask over the prior color (which can "bleed through" the next layer and change its tint) and provide a matte, unpolished surface for the finish coat to "key" to.
However, for new paint on a bare slab of drywall, priming has an additional purpose; to seal the paper, plaster and gypsum, which absorb water and therefore will affect the coverage and finish of most latex topcoats. So, for most "new work" applications, it is a good idea to put on a separate coat of drywall primer, which will seal the surface so it doesn't absorb more paint.
I painted my kitchen with Aura paint -- a warm gray color which completely covered the "pottery red" color that had been there for years. So --no primer and only one coat. It couldn't have been easier. The one thing to be careful of is that occasionally there is a danger of a "piece" of the paint wanting to slide off the wall -- sort of like a drip but several inches. It didn't happen more than once or twice in my whole kitchen (ceiling and four walls, but it's worth watching for since if you catch it, you can just roll the spot and all will be okay.
Great Benjamin Moore Aura paint!! I'll never paint with anything else again.


text:
Official Media Newsroom
Nissan DeltaWing is tested in the wind tunnel.
Nissan Names Japanese GT Ace Motoyama as Third DeltaWing Driver
Nissan DeltaWing Completes Strong Debut at Le Mans.
Nissan DeltaWing & Signatec Nissan & Greaves Motorsport Zytek-Nissan LMP2 prototype.
Nissan at Le Mans 2012
Ben Bowlby, Nissan DeltaWing Chief Technology Officer
Le Mans 24 hours, qualifying race.
On Sunday morning drivers Michael Krumm, Marino Franchitti and Satoshi Motoyama gathered at the Nissan media hub to discuss the car's epic run, which ended late Saturday in the wake of a collision with another vehicle.
The Nissan DeltaWing is an experimental project that aims to change the face of endurance racing by attempting to complete the Le Mans 24 Hours race using half the fuel and half the tires.


text:
Event Information
Wardapi Jukurrpa (Goanna Dreaming) - Yarripurlangu, 2009, Acrylic on Canvas, by Tess Napaljarri Ross (#2010.7.1)
A selection of Australian Aboriginal paintings created as part of the ceremonies celebrating Jukurrpa or Dreamtime. Tjukurrpa can be interpreted as an embodiment of creation that gives meaning to everything for the Australian Aboriginal people. It establishes the rules governing relationships between the people, land, animals and all things organic, inorganic and spiritual existing in tribal territories. These relationships, their details and stories are the inspiration of the Tjukurrpa paintings.
Art Gallery, 616-331-2563
This event also occurred on 1/9/2012, 1/10/2012, 1/12/2012, 1/13/2012, 1/16/2012, 1/17/2012, 1/18/2012, 1/19/2012, 1/20/2012, 1/23/2012 and 69 others


text:
6 Dumbass Publicity Stunts (That Fooled Everyone)
#3. The Blair Witch Project
It holds the record for largest profit margin of any movie ever made. It costs $22,000 to shoot and grossed $250 million. So how in the hell did 1999's The Blair Witch Project--an amateur production where a shaky camera follows three arguing people around the woods--even make it into theaters, let alone become a box office cash cow?
In short, with the best Internet and alternate media marketing stunt ever devised.
The Publicity Stunt:
A full year before the planned release of the film the official Blair Witch site showed up on the web. Keep in mind this was1998, the early days of the web when movie studios barely remembered to even buy the domain name (when The Matrix came out, TheMatrix.com belonged to a small software company, their server bombarded day and night by confused fans).
The site depicted the film as a documentary. Soon, other "independent" sites popped up, giving birth to what was possibly the first Internet grass roots campaign for a film, ever. The whole thing played up the idea that the film was the "found" footage of a group of documentarians who had vanished investigating a patch of haunted woods.
When it came time to show the actual "documentary" at film festivals, the film makers went so far as to hang "missing" posters around Sundance depicting the subjects of the film. The actors weren't allowed to make public appearances, since by far the best publicity they could generate was by playing dead. The town the film took place in (Burkittsville, Maryland) was overrun by tourists, looking for clues.
Why it Was Bullshit
Of course the movie was actually fiction and in fact the entire Blair Witch legend the "film makers" in the movie were investigating was invented for the movie. Even the "fan sites" that popped up and built up buzz for the film were rumored to be the work of friends of the filmmakers. The "witch" in the film was, of course, fabricated using a complex system of simply never bothering to show her at all.
It was probably the first successful "viral" internet ad campaign in history, setting the stage for many, many annoying imitators in the years since who realized the best way to sell something is to just lie right to our faces.
#2. Mark McGwire and Andro
It was the summer of 1998. A simpler time. With 56K connections, the Internet was limited to grainy pictures and even text. So for our entertainment we turned to two grotesquely overbuilt monsters named Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, and asked that they try to hit a ball over a fence 62 times in one season of a game that was called baseball.
While the nation was swept up in this home run chase, a few observant reporters (observant = had vision in at least one eye) began to notice some irregularities in McGwire's physique. Irregularities like Mark McGwire going from looking like this:
To looking like this:
... in just a few years.
A small percentage of the public had begun to suspect something sinister was going on, and it looked like that magical season could forever be tarnished by a steroid scandal.
The Publicity Stunt:
Enter: Androstenedione. Androstenedione, or "Andro," was a legal supplement that basically boosts testosterone production, decreases recovery time and increases muscle mass. It helps one get bigger but is somewhat benign compared to anabolic steroids and definitely doesn't carry the negative social stigma with it.
So all McGwire had to do was conveniently leave a bottle of Ando sitting out and plainly visible in his locker as the usual horde of reporters flocked around for interviews.
From the AP:
"Sitting on the top shelf of Mark McGwire's locker, next to a can of Popeye spinach and packs of sugarless gum, is a brown bottle labeled Androstenedione."
Note that "Perfectly legal explanation for why I got so fucking huge and please don't dig into this any further" wouldn't have fit on the label. The stories ran and we all believed that Andro accounted for all the muscle gain. Well that and the Popeye's spinach (because we are six-years-old).
Why it Was Bullshit:
Of course we know now that all of the cool baseball players were smoking steroids (steroids are smoked right?) and McGwire infamously took the fifth during congressional hearings on the matter. To this day he refuses to either admit or deny that he used steroids.
Everybody was willing to turn a blind eye at the time. Baseball was coming off a disastrous strike just a few years earlier, and the story of these sluggers coming back and chasing an unbreakable record was just too good to spoil with a bunch of, you know, skepticism and curiosity.
Now, we're not trying to say everybody was using steroids back then. All we're saying is that in the 140 years they've been playing major league baseball, only 18 times has somebody hit 55 home runs or more. In the five-year span from 1997-2001, it happened 10 freaking times.
#1. Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe was a woman with a simple dream. She wanted to become a star. And not just a regular star, something different, something bigger and better. Like maybe a big-breasted star.
Regular Star:
Better Star:
It was 1953. Tits were nowhere to be found. Guys got boners from being within 100 yards of thick wool sweater-covered knockers. Marilyn Monroe was not completely unknown but wasn't yet a household name either. She had a few movies ready for release and was on the verge of a potential career breakthrough.
The Publicity Stunt:
Right at this time some photos "leaked" from a 1949 calendar featuring an array of pretty models. While the models were not named in the calendar, a few folks had begun to suspect that Marilyn was one of them. They noticed a lot of physical similarities between one particular calendar model and Monroe. They noticed similarities in the face, in the eyes, in the hair and, oh yeah... in the giant nude tits that were on full display.
If it could be proved that it was her, the 1950s public would be outraged. If there was one thing the 50s didn't tolerate, it was nudity. Nudity and colored people.
Most would have looked for a way out of the situation but Marilyn (being the boner-inducing pioneer she was) thought she could turn it into a positive.
Against her studio's wishes (they wanted her to deny that the pictures were of her), she confessed. She gave an interview in which she admitted that it was her in the pictures but she only did it because she was broke. The resulting publicity elicited sympathy for her plight as a struggling actress.
One month later she was on the cover of Life Magazine, which was pretty much required reading in 1952, with the headline "The Talk of Hollywood." Curiosity over Monroe fueled her next movie, Clash By Night (film title double entendres were also required in those days).
The only copy of LIFE that has ever been masturbated to.
Why it Was Bullshit:
It is now believed that either Marilyn or the producer of Clash By Night Jerry Wald tipped off the reporter that broke the story, Aline Mosby, to the photos. The fact that Mosby was granted the first exclusive interview with Monroe, and the resulting boon to both of their careers, definitely raises an eyebrow.
The story that she only stooped to doing the pictures was because she was broke doesn't exactly hold up either, as she later posed nude multiple times when she definitely didn't need the money. By the 60s she would show her tits to anyone with anything remotely camera-shaped in their hands.
But if you want any indication of how well she played it, just think of how history remembers Marilyn, as opposed to how it will remember Paris Hilton (if at all). That's how it's done, kids.
Samuel can also be found contributing to a way-too-specific blog during football season at wastedoptimism.com.
For topnotch journalism on the Eminem/Bruno fiasco, here's Bucholz with How to put your balls on Eminem: A Practical Guide. Or go on a journey with Swaim as he uncovers whether or not Joaquin Phoenix is nuthouse crazy or just churning the PR machine, in Will Joaquin Phoenix Become The Craziest Celebrity Ever?.
And check out the aforementioned sex tape in our Top Picks (spoiler: Brockway is a Bottom).


text:
Jaden Reardon, 11 and his step-dad Sam Talley built this snowman. Jaden's mom Sarah Talley provided a little magic with the decorations. Jaden said the snowman took more than two hours to build and they used up all the available snow around them. Jaden estimated that he thinks the snowman may weigh 500-600 pounds.
Location, ST | website.com


text:
The APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition is the oldest and largest gathering of public health professionals in the world, attracting more than 13,000 national and international physicians, administrators, nurses, educators, researchers, epidemiologists, and related health specialists. APHA's meeting program addresses current and emerging health science, policy, and practice issues in an effort to prevent disease and promote health. APHA has a world of public health in store for you.
The theme of the 2012 APHA Annual Meeting will be Prevention and Wellness Across the Lifespan.
© 2016 National Sexual Violence Resource Center – Founded by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
This site is supported by Grant/ Cooperative Agreement No. 1UF2CE002359-03 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


text:
March 23, 2012
friday pinspiration
beautiful italian soda on yellow songbird.
i love that kaylah and elycia both own cat shoes... and slightly different ones at that.
another feet photo, that looks almost exactly like the previous one. but more couples-y.
cheesecake stuffed strawberries!! need i say more? i think not.
whimsical starry loft. i think i need blue christmas lights asap.
this sleeping cat!! this guy looks, and is acting exactly like my cat max- who once fell asleep next to an amp while we were hosting a house concert.
these fierce chicks.
lisa's cat sweater diy!
this lovely guitar.
do you ever have one of those procrastinating days where you don't feel like doing anything? there are all these major tasks and little extraneous ones floating around inside my head....
like we've been looking for a new roommate for our apartment, and still haven't found one yet. i'm still looking for more students. i'm releasing my cd next month... lots of tasks associated with that. there's been an overflow of creativity and ideas lately, but i need to take care of the big stuff first, before starting on new projects.
all this stuff!! and i don't want to do any of it!! i know it will all be fine in the end, but i'm still kinda stressed about it now. you know?
sigh. well anyway tonight, two of my friends are having birthday parties in completely separate locations, and i'm gonna try to hoof it to both. any fun plans for the weekend?? xx
12 comments:
I'm totally having one of those days right now. I love all these pins! I saw the cat shoes post, too-- and thought the same thing!ReplyDelete
Awe, that cat and Lisa's sweater! ;)ReplyDelete
Hope you have fun at the birthday parties tonight!
And good vibes so you can meet all your goals! ;D
Those strawberries look so good and that is one fat cat. lolReplyDelete
I've been so busy and out and about lately that I'm pretty sure this weekend for me is going to be way low key...finally!ReplyDelete
Such perfect Pinspirations as always...I saw that cat sweater DIY earlier this week and it is on my to do list...and those cat shoes ...want!
Have fun at your bday parties and catching up on your procrastinations. Sometimes I wish I had a magic wand I could wave and poof...all those things be done:) Happy Weekend Chantilly! xx Marisa
I don't have any fun plans, but seeing those strawberries filled with cheesecake makes me want to make them!!ReplyDelete
Missing Amsie Blog
Good luck getting through your tasks right now! I know it totally sucks when you feel overwhelmed by stuff like that, but you will rock it out in no time! And have an awesome new roomy too!ReplyDelete
I can't believe their matching cat shoes- those girls are too adorable :) Thanks again for including me, girl!! Enjoy the last bits of the weekend!
oh man, i'll take it all!ReplyDelete
i love the cat shoes and the star loft!ReplyDelete
Awww I spy the Rock and Roll bride in the fierce chicks shot. I love her :)ReplyDelete


text:
- Professional equipment.
- Call us to find out how to buy it.
- Why don't we list prices?
Element +
Lower Back
Element +
Essential strength
Product pluses:
- The design of the back pad encourages extension of the low back muscles while minimizing hip extension.
- ROM adjustment is easily selected with the thumb release and accommodates individual preference or physical limitations.
- Dual foot supports provide support and stabilization during exercise with no adjustments required.
Recommended for:
- Specific training of the lower back muscles
- Prevention and treatment of joint problems in the vertebral column
- Improvement of posture
- Quadratus lumborum
- Sacrospinal
ELEMENT+ is available in eight different colour combinations and finishes to help you create a welcoming and personalised environment where your members are made to feel at ease.
Technical Specs
|Lower Back
|Technical Specs
|Height (mm | in)
|1420 | 56
|Width (mm | in)
|950 | 37
|Length (mm | in)
|1200 | 47
|Total Weight (kg | lbs)
|200 | 400
|Weight Stack (kg | lbs)
|70 | 140
|Weight Stack Plus (kg | lbs)
|90 | 180
|Request a quotation
|Request a quotation
Lower Back


text:
cobble hill ellen
Product Actions
Kate Spade on facebook
Descriptionthis crossbody bag is named after the residential brooklyn enclave known for its expansive historic district and well-maintained 19th century homes. crafted of a soft pebbled leather and crowned with a zip closure, we think it's ideal for sidewalk strolls and window shopping.
Shipping & Returns
- 10.1"h x 10.3"w x 1"d
- drop length: adjustable 22'' strap
- soft pebbled cowhide with matching trim
- 14-karat light gold plated hardware
- custom woven bookstripe printed on poly twill lining
- style # pxru2233
- crossbody bag with adjustable strap and zip top closure
- interior zip and double slide pockets
- exterior zipper pocket
- gold foil emobossed kate spade new york signature with spade stud
- dust bag included
- imported
Your Most Recently Viewed Items


text:
Gillian Wong, Associated Press
LUOTUOWAN VILLAGE, China — China's fawning state media, jaded social media commentators and even poor corn and cabbage farmers agree: New Communist Party chief Xi Jinping is off to a good start.
"General Secretary Xi doesn't put on any airs. He talks like an ordinary person," said 69-year-old farmer Tang Rongbin. The new leader visited Tang's sparse, dimly lit farmhouse in Luotuowan village in December, bearing gifts of cooking oil, flour and a blanket.
Xi has styled himself as an economic reformer, an iron-fisted graft-buster, a staunch nationalist and a no-frills man-of-the-people — spurring expectations for change. But as he prepares to be appointed to the largely ceremonial role of president, pressure will be growing on him to deliver.
China faces rising public anger over endemic corruption, a burgeoning rich-poor gap and the degradation of the country's air, soil and waterways. Slower economic growth and territorial disputes, especially with Japan, add to the tension.
Mounting protests over environmental issues, land seizures and high-handed officialdom point to the underlying social discontent. Days before the party conclave that brought Xi to power last year, thousands of protesters in the eastern city of Ningbo faced off against riot police outside government offices, calling on officials to halt a chemical plant expansion.
"I think there has been a revolution of rising expectations," said Willy Lam, an expert on party politics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. "People realize they can get away with even demonstrations to make their wills heard."
Joining the clamor for change this past week were dozens of prominent intellectuals who signed a petition urging the government to ratify an international treaty on protecting human rights and the rule of law. Also, a group of about 100 parents of gays and lesbians urged lawmakers to legalize gay marriage.
The annual session of the national legislature, which opens Tuesday, will complete the once-a-decade handover of power that began in November when Xi and his leadership team assumed the top positions in the Communist Party. At the end of the session, Xi will take the title of president from his predecessor as party leader, Hu Jintao.
Deputies to the National People's Congress will rubber-stamp appointments of senior officials to the State Council, or Cabinet, to run economic and foreign policies; Xi and other party leaders finalized the personnel changes at a closed-door meeting last week. The No. 2 party leader, Li Keqiang, will become premier, the country's top economic official.
A separate meeting of the government's top advisory body held its opening session Sunday, with its chairman promising to support the new leadership.
The meetings of the legislature and the advisers, which will wrap up in mid-March, give the Xi administration a high-profile platform to lay out policies to build the prosperous, strong and fairer society he has talked about in his public appearances.
Xi came to power in the wake of a scandal that exposed infighting and corruption in the highest reaches of the party. Exuding a confidence and ease lacking in the remote, wooden Hu, Xi has seized on the public's disgust over graft and its hopes for national greatness to rally support for his leadership.
"He certainly took challenges and made them opportunities," said Cheng Li, an expert on Chinese politics at the Brookings Institution in Washington. "He turned them around into great expectations for him, and great hope."
Xi visited an early testing ground for the market reforms that have transformed China into the world's No. 2 economy to align himself with reform in broad terms, though he has given no indication of the changes he wants to make.
- Hillary Clinton selects running mate for...
- AP Poll: Support grows among Americans for...
- IS attack on Afghan protest kills 80 people,...
- Political scandals linger as Philly readies...
- How Hillary Clinton chose Virginia Sen. Tim...
- Police say Munich suspect was obsessed with...
- AP PHOTOS: A selection of pictures from the...
- Hillary Clinton still hard to define despite...
- Sarah Silverman: Bernie-or-bust Dems... 49
- Is Bernie Sanders an atheist? 42
- Clinton wins historic nomination,... 36
- After turmoil, Sanders, Michelle Obama,... 31
- Dems' division, emails roil party on... 28
- Trump says Russia should find Clinton's... 27
- Watch live at the Democratic National... 25
- In wake of email hack, Democratic chair... 23


text:
The Board of Adjustments has approved a zoning change allowing the BG Humane Society to move forward with plans to build a new facility.
The new Adoption Center will be a 5,100 sq. ft. facility designed to house up to 60 dogs and 40 cats. The animals deemed most adoptable (in relation to their physical health and temperament) will be placed in the center, deemed a "no-kill" facility. Such a designation means once an animal is placed in the adoption center, it will not be euthanized. The Humane Society will continue its policy of euthanizing ill-tempered or physically sick animals.
The new facility comes with a price tag of $500,000, money the society hopes to raise through private donations, and an adopt-a-thon set to begin soon.
Construction is slated to begin Aug. 11, and be completed within 90 days, according to Humane Society director Bill Hildreth.


text:
Friday, November 9, 2007
Falafel with Homemade Pitas
Posted by Vegan Dad at 8:12 PM
Labels: baking, Vegan With a Vengeance
8 comments:
- Dawn said...
These are beautiful. I want to try to de-glutenize this recipe. If I do and it works, can I post it on my blog too?
If you and vegan mom ever start baking gluten free and want to adopt an adult child, let me know ;-) On second thought, it's warmer in NC than up there...I'll keep cooking for myself
- November 11, 2007 at 6:34 PM
- Vegan Dad said...
I am really unfamiliar with gluten-free baking since none of the family has a wheat allergy. If you are able to make a successful gluten-free version please post a link back here.
Yes, it is colder here than in beautiful North Carolina . . . but perhaps our universal health care will lure your north!
- November 11, 2007 at 8:04 PM
- Boston said...
Does the yeast need sugar to feed on?
- September 29, 2008 at 7:45 PM
- Vegan Dad said...
No, not in this case.
- September 29, 2008 at 8:41 PM
- MannyS said...
you have definitely got to post some of these on www.myblogz.com
the site is cool and they let you make your own channels....being vegan, i would love to see more of this!
- July 5, 2009 at 11:41 PM
- Jamie said...
Oooh. They look great.
Do you think I could use all-purpose flour instead?
- April 24, 2010 at 8:16 PM
- Vegan Dad said...
No, you need the extra gluten of the bread flour.
- April 25, 2010 at 9:28 PM
- Audrey said...
In step 5. Am I suppose to flour or oilach pita as it is ace thetowel and covered?
- July 20, 2011 at 6:50 PM


text:
Hi, I understand the notion of Infinitesimal and global deformations and the fact that global deformations lead to certain infinitesimal deformations. But I could not find any criterion or idea to understand when an infinitesimal deformation cannot be lifted to a global deformation.
@Matt. I'm not really an expert here, and maybe I misunderstood the question, so here's my low tech explanation, and someone can add details or correct me. First I think the question really was "infinitesimal" v. "local" deformations, as I'm not sure what a "global" deformation is. I interpret "infinitesimal" deformations as elements of a zariski tangent space. If $f:{\bf C}^a\to {\bf C}^b$ is a map, then the tangent space at $v\in V=f^{-1}(0)$ is $\ker df$. At a smooth (i.e.submersion) point, $V$ is locally isomorphic to $\ker df$, and so every infinitesimal deformation is locally deformable. But at a singular point some formal tangent vectors (i.e. vectors in the zariski tangent space) aren't tangent vectors, e.g. in the example of $z^2$.
Typically one is trying to deform some structure, i.e. move around in some kind of moduli space, and there is a group acting, so that the zariski tangent space to the moduli space at a point is a quotient $\ker df_v/im~ g$, where $g$ is the orbit map. Frequently this quotient is identified with $H^1$ of some complex ($g= d_0, df_v= d_1$), so that the infinitesimal deformations near $v$ are identified with some $H^1$. Kuranishi's method (for example) is a general trick which locally describes the moduli space near $v$ as cut out by a non-linear map $k:H^1\to H^2$, so that $k^{-1}(0)$ describes the local deformations inside the infinitesimal deformations $H^1$. In many cases the quadratic part of $k$ is given algebraically (i.e. by cup products) and in really nice cases (e.g. $H^2=0$) this is enough to completely describe the local deformations (hence Felipe's comment).
All this fits in a larger context (e.g. Artin' paper http://www.ams.org/mathscinet-getitem?mr=232018 and $R[t]/t^n$, etc.)
@Emerton and Paul: Thanks a lot for the answers. Sorry for being so vague. However the answers include what I was looking for. More specifically, I was interested in the following: As I understand, infinitesimal deformation of a variety $V$ in $k^n$, means considering an ideal $I'(V)$ in $B:=k[X_1,...,X_n,t]/(t^2)$ such that the image of $I'(V)$ in $B/(t)$ is $I(V)$. So I guess if take the image in $B/(t-a)$ I should get ideals isomorphic to $I(V)$, hence with the same Hilbert polynomial. This is what I meant by global deformations coming from local deformations. But the confusion is that if this is true, then what happens when the family containing $V$ is not smooth (eg. non-reduced)? Would I still get an ideal isomorphic to $I(V)$?


text: It's been a while since I've submitted something related to Hawaiian tradition. I was browsing around an online store for cool gadgets and trinkets until I stumbled upon this really neat necklace made of flowers. It was then I realized that the necklace was called a 'lei'. This was tricky to work on, but I've managed to work something out. This lei looks big enough for neck, but if you want to draw it longer, go ahead and add more installments of flowers in an elongated shape. Make sure you prepare yourself with the necessary tools for this drawing tutorial (I'm pretty sure you know the ones). I hope you guys will enjoy this fresh tutorial, I had fun creating it, and I know for all you Hawaiian tradition lovers, you'll love it too. Let me know how yours have turned out so I can see your progress! Peace and love, and Happy Thanksgiving to all that celebrate this holiday.


text:
As a kid I learned that Moshe wasn't allowed to hit the water because it saved him when he was a child and he had to show hakaras hatov (similar answer for why he couldn't hit the sand that saved him by hiding the body of the mitzri he killed). But the water didn't save him, the little basket, the Egyptian lady who yanked him out or even the sister who watched him might have saved him, the water didn't do anything. If someone was in a car accident an survived unharmed they would say the seat belt saved them, not the road. How can we make sense of this ma'amar chazal?
Sign up
- Anybody can ask a question
- Anybody can answer
- The best answers are voted up and rise to the top
There was no benefit from the road because if the road didn't exist then you would have been fine anyway because you wouldn't have been driving. In no way did the road save your life. However had the water not existed in Moshe's time then Yocheved wouldn't have been able to hide him, so the water saved him by giving him a hiding place.
Had Yocheved put Moshe in still water, whether or not the reeds were there, he would have eventually sunk or been discovered by one of Paroh's men. Instead, she put Moshe into a running river which took him downstream into Batyah's sight giving him hope (and giving Yocheved plausible deniability so that she could nurse him). Thus, the running of the water saved him as much if not more than the reeds.
I think this answers it (Rabbi Nissim Yagen):