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Are there known examples of statements which are strong from a proof-theoretic standpoint but which are indistinguishable by one set of axioms (or proof system) yet distinct according to a stronger set of axioms?
More specifically, I'm wondering if there are examples of the following kind:
Let $T_1$ and $T_2$ be theorems in some formal language $\mathcal{L}$. Let $A_1$ and $A_2$ be two distinct sets of axioms in $\mathcal{L}$ but which are not (obviously) incompatible. Are there known examples of $T_1$ and $T_2$ where $A_1$ proves "$T_1$ is equivalent to $T_2$" but $A_2$ proves "$T_1$ is strictly stronger than $T_2$"?
At first glance, this notion of "stronger" conflicts with the received notion of "stronger" as "proving the same and more theorems" so the notion of "stronger theory" I'm asking about rules out characterizations like "the collection of formulas deducible from $A_1$ is properly contained in the collection of formulas deducible from $A_2$". I'm wondering if there is a sense in which two theories can disagree on the equivalence of two propositions because the weaker theory views the propositions as the same in some sense and the stronger theory witnesses some kind of first-order (or higher?) distinction between the propositions. Is this a useful notion in general? Or would this require some kind of axiom like "indiscernible objects are identical" to make precise and/or useful?

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Many IQ tests are used today. Whether they measure actual intelligence or simply certain abilities is controversial. IQ tests measure a specific functioning ability and may not accurately assess your talents or future potential. Results of any intelligence test may be culturally biased.
The Wechsler test and the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales (SC) are the most standardized and widely used exams. Average test results range from 90 - 110:
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Venezuelans (and Investors) Ponder a Life Without Chávez
CARACAS—Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez traveled to Cuba on Monday to prepare for emergency surgery to treat a new malignant tumor, while financial markets and ordinary Venezuelans began to think about how the oil-rich country might change if the former tank commander loses his battle for life.
Prices on Venezuelan assets rose as investors bet that the recurrence of cancer raises the possibility that Mr. Chávez, who named Vice President Nicolás Maduro as his potential successor over the weekend, will either die or resign in the coming months. That, investors bet, would open the door to new polls and the potential for a change to Mr. Chávez's government-dominated economy.
That would boost the chances of Venezuela repaying its estimated $80 billion in foreign debt, analysts say. The cost to insure Venezuela debt against default decreased, with the spread on five-year credit default swaps narrowing to 5.83 percentage points from 6.45 late Friday, data provider Markit reported.
"Clearly everyone is assuming the worst [for Chávez's health] and we're in a countdown phase," said Siobhan Morden, head of Latin America strategy at Jefferies & Co.
Messages of support for the president, who has ruled Venezuela for 14 years, poured in from allies like Argentine President Cristina Kirchner and Colombia's Marxist FARC guerrilla army, and even from occasional adversaries like Washington. The Twitter tag like #ElMundoEstaConChávez, or "#The World Is With Chávez," saw thousands of messages of support.
Venezuela's constitution calls for new elections within 30 days if a president dies or resigns within the first four years of a six-year term. He was re-elected in October.
A new election would likely pit Mr. Maduro, a 50-year-old former bus driver and regime stalwart, against a candidate from the opposition, most likely Henrique Capriles, the opposition governor who lost to Mr. Chávez in the October poll.
At heart, the discussion about Venezuela's future revolves around whether Mr. Chávez's legacy will outlive him, in the way that Peronism is still the dominant political force in Argentina nearly four decades after the death of populist strongman Juan Perón.
Some analysts say Mr. Maduro lacks Mr. Chávez's charisma, will find it hard to hold together the government's various factions and could struggle in a head-to-head election against Mr. Capriles.
"The Chavista legacy will come to an end as soon as he is incapacitated or dies," said Riordan Roett, head of Latin American studies at Baltimore's Johns Hopkins University. "It will be difficult for his band of cronies to maintain the charisma Chávez has created since 1999. They are a humdrum lot."
Others say that Mr. Maduro will be running on the memory of Mr. Chávez and could have an edge, especially if oil prices stay relatively high. The oil industry accounts for one-third of the country's annual economic output, three-fifths of government revenue and 90% of export revenue.
"In principle, we think the latest developments get the opposition closer to power and the market will get its long-awaited 'regime change,' " Nomura investment bank said in a note to clients. "However, we think that the market should temper its enthusiasm in the medium term. First, we would not underestimate the emotional aspect of the Chavismo trying to fulfill its leader's last wish to hold on to power."
On Monday, top Chávez lieutenants were already invoking their leader. Mr. Maduro and former Vice President Elias Jaua hosted the inauguration of new cable cars that ferry the poor down from hillside shanties in Caracas on state television. Mr. Maduro, shedding tears, said he would "be faithful to Chávez even after this life." They ended the segment with "Viva Chávez!"
Officials from Mr. Chávez's ruling PSUV party were also pledging to stay united.
"Unity, unity, unity.…So as to not lose what we have achieved. That's President Chávez's wish," said parliament head Diosdado Cabello, wearing a hat with the leader's name on it.
Beyond any election, the fate of Chavismo, as Mr. Chávez's populist movement is called, depends mostly on the economy—and oil prices.
"Chavismo without Chávez can only exist for a short time," said Moises Naim, a senior associate at Washington's Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. "It all depends on oil prices and on what alliances the Chavistas can make. Almost half the country voted against Chávez, and with the economy collapsing, it's a hard act to keep up."
Venezuela's economy grew about 5% this year due to government spending ahead of the October election. But there are growing strains, including an overvalued currency that is causing an acute dollar shortage, hurting the ability of the government to import everything from food to cars. Bolivars in the country's black market are trading for about 15 per dollar versus an official rate of 4.3.
Most economists had expected the government to devalue the bolivar in January, but that may be postponed if there is the chance of a new election. Either way, economic growth is expected to slow dramatically.
"If oil prices stay relatively high, Chavismo without Chávez is likely to continue," said Javier Corrales, an expert in Venezuela at Amherst College in Massachusetts. "Populist regimes collapse when they run out of money."
Peronism in Argentina suffered its great divisions when the system entered an era of economic austerity, Mr. Corrales said.
If Mr. Maduro becomes president, Mr. Corrales believes there will be a lot of tension between the different factions that make up the movement, especially the military and the "boligarchs"—the large economic groups that have grown rich under Mr. Chávez' government—when the time comes for fiscal and economic adjustments.
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Welfare Reform - Will This Affect You?
11:15am Friday 22nd February 2013
By Trusty House
11:15am Friday 22nd February 2013
By Trusty House
There are lots of changes taking place to the Welfare Benefits system this April and I'm sure that many people must be worried about how it affects them. So I thought I'd discuss these changes with our Financial Inclusion Officer so I could help anyone who asked me about them.
She explained to me that if you live in one of our properties and you have one or more 'spare' bedroom(s), your housing benefit may be reduced. Under the new rules, if you have more bedrooms than the Government says you need, you will lose part of your housing benefit.
If you think you may be affected or you are worried about being able to afford to pay your rent you can speak to us about different options and what you can do. Remember if you don't pay your rent you could lose your home, don't' ignore it, ask for advice now. .
I can't begin to tell you how helpful it was to sit down and discuss the changes. I learnt that the maximum amount of benefits you can claim will be capped and the Government will add up how much money you get from a range of benefits including housing benefit, jobseekers allowance employment support allowance child benefit, child tax credit and carer's allowance. If the total comes to more than the maximum weekly amount allowed, your housing benefit will be reduced.
Universal Credit is a new single payment for people who are looking for work or on a low income and will be introduced from October. Although not everyone will transfer from the old benefits system immediately, new claimants will be affected immediately. With this new system you will need a bank account and if you don't already have an account, you will need to open one.
We are all getting older and with the Welfare Reform changes, I am starting to think about the future and considering downsizing my home when the time comes. After all, why would I want to rattle around in a property which is too large for me when I can cut down my bills – rent, gas, electricity etc and make life a little bit easier? Life is challenging enough and anything that can improve a situation is definitely worth contemplating.
I was also interested in getting advice about transferring to a smaller more affordable home or taking in a lodger. For more information please check out these sites:
• Herts Choice Homes - www.hertschoicehomes.org.uk/register.aspx
• Homeswapper - www.homeswapper.co.uk
If you think that you may be affected by any of these changes and you would like some help or advice please call:
Chris Summers for benefits advice or help getting back to work: 01923 209015
Michelle Ewing for help with a transfer to a smaller property: 01923 209014
Amanda Hobbs for setting up a direct debit for your rent: 01923 209136
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I have downloaded manually and while install after executing this command sudo dpkg -i File.dep i am getting error message saying that This need root user privileges. PLease help me.


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Is there any alternative to Magic Folder for ubuntu? Or can we make a folder which will allow us to easily categorize and move files. When we drag a file to the folder it will look at the file extension and place Document files (like doc, xls, ppt, etc) in the Document folder. It places image files like (JPEG, PNG, TIFF, GIF, etc) into the Pictures folder or move the file to the custom specified location.
I suggest truecrypt
following this link :
Assuming you want a Private folder that is encrypted when you are not logged in, and decrypted when you are logged in, try the command
This will create a new folder called "Private" in your home directory as
To test you will need at least two user accounts, say user1 and user2.
First, create the Private folder while logged in as user1.
Second, copy some files and folders inside the Private folder. While you are still logged in as user1 you can open, read and edit these folders and files.
Third, logout from the user1 account and login as user2. Try to navigate to the User1's Private folder and verify that the files and folders inside are secure.
When you log back in as user1 the encrypted folder "Private" will be automatically decrypted for you so that you can read and edit flies and folders inside "Private" again.
See the documentation and How to get a encrypted folder with passphrase for additional details.
I am not aware of any application in Ubuntu that will do that for you. This can probably be implemented easily using Nautilus extension scripts. For example, right-click on a selected number of files and a context menu "Categorize" could invoke a shell script that parses filenames and filetypes, and moves them to pre-determined user directories.
As far as I know, someone needs to write this.
Using a shell script could accomplish this easily, all you do is move the following script in the folder you want to be organized:
and then put that in your startup applications. I have this and a similar script that removes all files with a certain extension, and cleans up my downloads folder.


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During the Pesach seder, but not during the rest of Pesach, we say b'rachot for the mitzvot of matzah and maror. (I mean the "asher kidshanu b'mitzvotav" b'rachot.) So it seems that we are only commanded in this for the night of the seder. But in the Diaspora we have two seder nights and we say these b'rachot both nights. Doesn't that mean that one of those nights is the wrong time and thus we're saying blessings in vain? Why is this ok?
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Good question. The same question comes up with all the blessings regarding a second-day yom tov on the Diaspora; e.g. kiddush and shehechiyanu on the second night of Sukkot, Shavuot, and Shmini Atzeret.
Until the Jewish calendar was fixed in place (around the year 500 or so), those in the Diaspora were keeping two days, going "maybe yom tov is really Tuesday, maybe it's really Wednesday" (or whatever days of the week). However, past that point in time, the two-day-Diaspora practice became established rabbinically as the formal requirement -- "keep two days as full yom tov in the Diaspora."
So we say all the yom tov blessings because we're obligated, rabbinically, to treat it as full yom tov (or as full seder).
As for blessings in vain, the problem is saying a blessing that's not needed. Once it was established as obligatory, then it's no longer in vain! (For instance, using G-d's name for the sake of teaching how to do prayer is not "in vain", and I know of one cantorial recording that in fact does so.)
After the destruction of the Second Temple (70 C.E.), the extra day of observance by the diaspora - including its prayers and rituals - was added to avoid possible desecration of the holiday due to the uncertainty of the lunar-based Jewish calendar. The appearance of the New Moon needed to be officially announced once witnesses testified to its arrival. In the transmission of this information from the source in Jerusalem to distant places in the diaspora - not an easy task to do two millennia ago - errors could occur; and hence the additional day along with its prayers and rituals.
first of all only bircat hamazon and cohanim are deoraita, all the other berachot are miderabanan. one could ask how come we say berachot at all on the second day if it is miderabanan or even say that one of the two for certain is not the right one so safek berachot leakel. but all the command to the berachot is miderabanan.
about the asher kideshanu part, the same kind of question could be made about any mitsva miderabanan like hanuka. and the fact is that we do say asher kideshanu for misvot miderabanan.


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We strongly urge the voters of Westport to support passage of ballot Questions 1 and 2 on April 8.
Why do we support passage of the overrides you may be asking? Westport has lost over $5 million in monies provided by the state to support our town since 2009.
Since 2009, our town has used monies that should have been spent on capital expenditures, stabilization funds and strategic projects to fill the operating budget gaps created by the reduction in state provided support to Westport.
As a result, the capital needs of our town's infrastructure have gone unmet. We have not repaired roofs and buildings, not properly resurfaced roads and parking lots, not replaced equipment that has more than ended its useful life and for which replacement parts are no longer available.
Ballot Question 1 provides for a capital improvement fund that allows the town to have a funded capital improvement plan that addresses Westport's ever-growing capital maintenance, repair and replacement needs that have gone unattended for many years. There is a plan to assure that this money is carefully managed.
Ballot Question 2 provides an essential infusion to the operating budgets of the town and school departments. The town and school budgets have been treading water for years through the loss of state support since 2009.
Programs have been cut, positions have been lost or left vacant and essential services to the residents of Westport have suffered on both the town side and the school side.
What will it cost if you vote yes on these two ballot questions? The average home in Westport is valued at $375,000. The tax increase for that home would be 51½ cents per day.
The facts are that for 51½ cents per day we can stop the sinking of our fiscal ship. Westport cannot afford to continue eroding the essential services that we as a community need to have a town where we are proud to live.
The children and citizens of Westport deserve it.
Please vote yes on ballot Questions 1 and 2 on April 8.
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TEMPLE (December 14, 2012)—Scott & White Healthcare in Temple and the Baylor Health Care System in Dallas announced Friday they have signed a letter of intent to create a $7.7 billion organization that would be the state's largest non-for-profit health system.
Baylor Scott & White Health, which will be governed by a single board of directors, will include a total of 42 hospitals, more than 350 patient care sites, more than 4,000 active physicians, 34,000 employees and the Scott & White Health Plan.
The agreement should be finalized in 2013, the systems said in a press release Friday.
"Baylor has a century-long tradition of quality, innovation and service. And in this time of great change in the health care industry, Baylor is looking forward and preparing to once again lead by joining forces with Scott & White to create this new model of care," said Joel Allison, president and CEO, Baylor Health Care System.
"Our new organization will not only prepare us for health care reform but will help drive and shape what health care delivery in this country will become," says Robert Pryor, MD, president and CEO, Scott & White Healthcare.
"Scott & White has been recognized as a national leader for our strong physician-led population health model. Our shared vision with Baylor is to build upon our unique approach and create an innovative health care delivery model enhanced by medical education and research."
U.S. Rep. John Carter, R-Round Rock, whose district includes Temple, issued a statement late Friday afternoon congratulating Baylor and Scott & White.
"This is a significant development for the continued growth of our region as a national leader in health care services and innovation," he said.
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I am studying coinduction(not induction) as part of a class on static analysis. Rummaging around the internet, I am simply not finding a clear, concise description of:
- How coinduction actually proves something(it seems that coinduction is like waving a magic hand in the treatments I've read)
- What propositions require coinductive proof
- How to operate a coinductive proof
I have reviewed Wikipedia and a tutorial on co-induction/co-algebras.
My best understanding:
Coinduction is used in propositions such as:
f(x) = ... f(x) ...
... denotes "stuff here that doesn't rely on f(x)".
Then, f(x) is assumed true, and the
... is proved. If
... holds, then the proposition
f(x) holds, out to and including infinity.
The treatments I've read include a functional function Q that takes f(x) and returns some f'(x), and somehow that makes it all better.
At an abstract level, I read that coinduction operates over a coalgebra, which is dual to induction/algebras.
This (1) seems awfully like circular reasoning and (2)seems awfully like voodoo. I suspect part of what I'm missing is a careful and clear description of coalgebras, plus how we jump from algebra into a coalgebra and back again. The professor declined to go into that part of the subject.
Note: I'm not an algebraicist by study- I write software and my thesis is over low-level software operations. So this is really unfamiliar to me and I'm trying to de-jargon this into my head.
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Important Things to Decide Before the Baby Is Born
In This Article:
Choose a support person
From the Doctor's Perspective...
In most births (vaginal deliveries), the extra person is the patient's significant other and maybe one other person, say a mother, sister, or close friend. However, I've been in deliveries where there were five extra people. I've also been in deliveries where there was just the patient. The important thing is to figure this out in advance, so there are no surprises or arguments at a time that should be happy. Then let the nurse know, and she'll handle the rest.
Choosing Your Support Person
If you are married, chances are your support person will be your husband. If you're not married, you might have other options. Pick your support person carefully. It should be someone who is calm because that person will have to keep you calm and peaceful when you're at your most agitated state. Your support person should also know you well and be the encouraging type, so that he or she can help you through potentially long hours of labor and delivery. Doctors and nurses rely on the support person to "translate" directions to the patient, who might not be at her best in terms of listening. Also, if the patient has any questions, often the support person will query the doctor or nurse for the patient, who, obviously, has more important things on her mind.
Don't be disappointed if your support person flakes out and doesn't really come through in the way you expected. This is probably a new experience for him or her as well. Even if your support person is just in the room to give you moral support, share the joy, or feed you ice chips let's face it, passive support is better than nothing.
One Person's Support is Another Person's Annoyance
Your support person may be your best friend (or spouse) and the most wonderful person in the world, but during labor, he or she may bug you to death (for absolutely no reason). Keep in mind that you're not at your most charming when you're in labor. Little things can bug you a lot.
For example, Dr. John recalls when he was a resident hearing a woman in labor moaning, the nurse counting to 10, and then a slapping sound. Finally, he could stand the suspense no longer, so he went into the room and witnessed the woman in labor slapping her husband. That's right slapping! The husband was looking like a nice, supportive husband who held his wife's head every time she had a contraction, but after she finished, she turned her head and slapped him across the face. Dr. John left the room and ran into the patient's mother-in-law. "I'm worried," she said. "Nothing to be worried about," said Dr. John. "The patient is doing fine." "I'm not worried about the patient," she said. "That's my son in there."
Meanwhile, the nurse called Dr. John back and asked when they were going to do a c-section. Dr. John was bemused and said, "What are you talking about, nurse? What would warrant a c-section?" "How about spousal abuse?" she replied with a smile.
If You Have a C-Section
If you have a cesarean section, then everything changes as far as who can watch the birth. Typically, only one additional person is allowed in the room for a c-section because you will be going into an operating room and a sterile environment. Additional hospital personnel will be necessary to take care of the mother and the baby because the risk is elevated. Also, more attention needs to be paid to the mother, and extra people would just get in the way.
In the case of a c-section, one extra person will be allowed into the room, but only in a mask, cap, and gown (sterile applies to everyone). He (or she) will be placed at your head, and there will be a curtain between your stomach area where the doctors are working and your line of sight. The extra person can look over the curtain and tell you what is going on, but you won't be able to see anything. Sometimes, the doctors are good about relaying information, but often they are busy handling the operation. The anesthesiologist will also be at your head during surgery, watching your vital signs.
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I'm particularly interested in the case $\Lambda^3 \mathbb{F}_3^n$, and specifically, just stabilizers of vectors that satisfy the two conditions (i) there are no zero coordinates (in the basis induced from the standard basis of $\mathbb{F}_3^n$) and (ii) they are in the image of a map $(\mathbb{R}^n)^3 \to \Lambda^3 \mathbb{F}_3^n$ that I will now describe.
We start with the obvious map $(\mathbb{R}^n)^3 \to \Lambda^3 \mathbb{R}^n$. Then write our vector in the standard coordinates $\sum_{i < j < k} a_{ijk} e_i \wedge e_j \wedge e_k \in \Lambda^3 \mathbb{R}^n$ and then replace $a_{ijk}$ with $0 \in \mathbb{F}_3$ if it is 0, $1 \in \mathbb{F}_3$ if it is positive, and $-1 \in \mathbb{F}_3$ if it is negative.
I can calculate with GAP all stabilizers for n = 4, 5, and stabilizers for given vectors for n = 6, 7.
For n = 4 I get $\mathbb{Z} / 4, \mathbb{Z} / 3$, and $Alt(4)$, for n = 5 I get $1, \mathbb{Z} / 3$ and $\mathbb{Z} / 5$, and for n = 6 and 7 I can find cyclic groups of orders 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 1, 3 respectively.
It seems like the sort of problem that should have a solution....


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- 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger
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Combine all ingredients in a small bowl, stir to combine. Allow to sit for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally to dissolve most of the sugar.
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1/3 cup Cream Cheese
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1 lb Chopped and browned bacon
1 lb shredded pepper jack cheese
1 bag of pretzels (regular size)
1 Stick melted butter
2 tbsp chopped garlic
1 tbsp dried basil
Salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and baked potatoes for 1 hour to 1 ¼ hours until fork tender. Let stand till cool enough to handle. Cut in half and carefully scoop out the inside; making sure not to tear the skin. Add the inside to a bowl and mash with cheeses, a ¼ of the bacon, basil, salt and pepper. Once it is like mash potatoes, scoop bake into potato skins. In a food processor combine 1/2 pretzels and the rest of the bacon, blend until like bread crumbs. Mix pretzel mixture with melted butter and garlic and combine till completely moist. Top potatoes with topping and bake at 350 for 15 to 20 min.
To decorate like spiders use the remaining pretzels and break them in the small leg shaped pieces. Place four legs on each side of the potatoes, you can also add to small fangs to the front for better effect.


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What do you think about time tracking applications (application that log the activities of a person) ?
Do you think it is useful ?
What do you think about time tracking applications (application that log the activities of a person) ?
Do you think it is useful ?
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Keeping a time journal, and knowing how you spend your time, can be very useful. When I first moved to this city I started logging my commute to and from work. Because I use the trains and busses, and don't pay attention to what time it is, I was shocked to find out my commute, round-trip, was six hours. So, I moved closer to my office. (This is an inspect and adapt loop.)
As to the question about applications, if you want to track your time primarily just before and after an event (preferable), I recommend finding an app you can take with you, is quick to launch, and that you can quickly start and stop activities.
Having said that, whether you use an application to help you out, or just pen and paper, keeping a time journal can be very useful (similar to keeping receipts for purchases). However, if you do not review the journal on a regular basis, then you won't be taking complete advantage of what the data can show you.
I use ManicTime and it is plenty useful for me. Can be really eye-opening. The killer feature is autotagging, this way I can configure it once and have my time automatically marked with projects. But corrent setup can be tricky though. The other huge downside is that it is built with WPF, so it is slow and requires .NET runtime.
I have a small piece of code that takes a screenshot of my desktop every five minutes - it's the work of a moment to flick thought and work out how many screenshots are of, say, facebook...
Tracking your time can be useful if your are multitasking. If you can get in the habit of using a tool consistently, it helps on a couple levels.
If you are interested in a tool, I settled on this free one, but the other answers give you a few other tools that may work for you if you are considering trying one out.


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I have developed an app which requests permission from the user to access their basic details. Once they have accepted the request permission dialog box, it gets entered into their facebook settings to allow my app to access their basic details. For example, after the first time, my app will not show them the request permissions dialog box because it has been saved in the users facebook settings.
Is it possible to stop this from happening and ask for their permission each and every time, without the settings getting saved into the users settings section of facebook?


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Syria's Gains Renew Pressure on U.S.
The Syrian army battled Monday alongside Hezbollah militants to reclaim a rebel-held city, amplifying pressure on President Barack Obama to find a way to alter the course of events in the widening civil war.
The bloody battle over the city of Qusayr, near the Lebanese border, has the potential to transform Syria's conflict, say fighters, diplomats and analysts. A government victory there could give the regime of President Bashar al-Assad a corridor of territory connecting Damascus to Syria's pro-Assad coastline and to Lebanese territory controlled by Iran-backed Hezbollah. This would split rebel forces into fragmented strongholds.
It is too soon to say whether the battle will shape up as a turning point in the largely stalemated two-year conflict, said U.S. military and intelligence officials. But the fierce fighting and the regime's use of airstrikes and artillery bombardment ignited new criticism of the Obama administration's policy of responding to the war with international diplomacy and humanitarian aid.
On Tuesday, senators are due to debate a bipartisan bill allowing the administration to provide lethal assistance to Syrian rebels, a move likely to pick up momentum from reports of regime gains in Qusayr.
"The entire paradigm has shifted" in Syria's conflict, a Western diplomat said, describing the government's push into Qusayr as the latest in a string of "confident, defiant and strategic moves."
The battle also illustrates the regional spread and increasingly sectarian cast of Syria's civil war—with the Shiite Hezbollah now in armed conflict with a largely Sunni opposition, and the Syrian regime, guided by Iran, accusing Israel of abetting rebels.
The Assad government's two-day offensive, launched late Saturday, comes after weeks of a tightening siege and as international leaders plan talks in Geneva as soon as next month. Many analysts believe Mr. Assad is using maximum military force in an effort to improve his standing at those talks.
"You want to negotiate from a position of strength," said Aram Nerguizian, of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "If Assad has Qusayr…he will be in a better negotiating position."
A victory in Qusayr would allow Mr. Assad's army and its allies to continue to purge rebel strongholds in the country's center and west, said military analysts close to Hezbollah and supporters of the Syrian regime. It would isolate rebels in the north—who control most of the territory along the border with Turkey—from rebels in the south, who are planning an upward march on Damascus.
Seven people, including three rebels, were killed in the fighting Monday, according to activist estimates, following at least 48 deaths reported on the rebel side Sunday. At least two dozen Hezbollah fighters have been killed and 50 more injured in two days of fighting, according to accounts from rebels in Qusayr, residents of Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon and a Lebanese security official.
Syrian state media said the military made major headway Monday, taking over the entire eastern part of Qusayr and continuing the pursuit of what it labeled as "terrorists" in the north and south.
Activists and rebels in Qusayr disputed the government had taken any large chunk of the city Monday, saying that direct attacks had eased Monday and that they were attempting to evacuate injured rebels out of the town amid the government siege.
Later Monday, rebels said they had killed Hezbollah fighters, as well as regime troops, in an ambush involving booby-trapped cars in the city's east. The number couldn't immediately be confirmed.
"We are fighting Iran, Russia, the party of the devil and the regime," a Qusayr rebel commander, identified as Abu Ali, said after the attack in a video interview posted online by an activist network called the Qusayr Media Center, making a play on the name Hezbollah, or Party of God. "The whole world has left the innocent Syrian people on their own."
A government capture of Qusayr could mark the start of a wider campaign to reconquer territory at a time when rebels are facing some of their stiffest challenges yet in territories they control. "This would make rebel advancements around Damascus nearly impossible," a fighter on the outskirts of Qusayr said.
The fight between the two camps has become increasingly unequal, diplomats and analysts said.
"This is really tipping the balance in favor of the pro-regime camp in very visible ways," an analyst in Damascus said.
"This is a struggle that poses, on one side, an axis that is cohesive, determined and ruthless," the analyst said. "On the other side, you have a group of players that are getting distracted by secondary issues, don't agree on much, and are losing momentum."
The regime has in recent weeks gained significant ground in Damascus and the center. Backed by Iranian and Hezbollah military advisers, the regime is focused on cutting off rebel supply lines into the city from the north and south, and breaking the vast agricultural suburbs of Damascus into smaller theaters of operation that the military can easily besiege, say regime officials.
The prospect of a rebel loss in Qusayr prompted condemnation from the Obama administration over the Assad regime's use of force and the deployment of Hezbollah as a fighting force. On Monday, Mr. Obama called Lebanese President Michel Sleiman and complained, pointing out that the Syrian involvement of Hezbollah—which is a partner in Lebanon's government—was contrary to Lebanon's policy of disassociation from the conflict.
Mr. Sleiman repeatedly has urged Lebanon's dueling sectarian factions to stick by the state's policy. But Hezbollah has backed the Syrian government and the Western-backed, Sunni-led alliance in Lebanon known as March 14 has supported the rebels with funds, arms and fighters.
Despite an erosion in the rebels' fortunes, the Obama administration held fast to plans to await an international conference for which expectations are low as world leaders plan to discuss the conflict and possible political solutions.
The conference is still being organized, with key questions unanswered, including whether Iran, a key ally of Mr. Assad, will participate. Secretary of State John Kerry was flying to the Middle East on Monday, planning to attend a meeting Wednesday in Jordan of a group of leaders seeking the removal of Mr. Assad.
But as the Qusayr battle continues, the White House faces increasing scrutiny.
"This is a significant and dramatic indicator of the Obama administration's passivity," said Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.). "For this administration to sit idly by and watch these events unfold, is writing a shameful chapter in American history. The longer this conflict goes on, the more unstable the region will be."
Mr. McCain criticized the administration's reliance on the Geneva conference as "optimistic to the point of fantasy," adding that each time the U.S. has upped its assistance to rebels, Iran and Russia have responded with new aid to Mr. Assad.
"Isn't it Orwellian that we are relying on a conference headed by the United States and Russia, while Russia is shipping sophisticated missiles to Bashar al-Assad?" he asked.
"We are doing everything we can to end this violence," said Patrick Ventrell, a State Department spokesman. "We know how hard the road ahead is to get to a negotiated political settlement, but that's the best way to end the violence."
The view of the fighting in Qusayr is complicated by overlapping objectives of those fighting, according to people on the ground, analysts and government officials.
Mr. Assad has an interest in shifting the strategic balance in his war-torn country, and can produce the appearance of big victories by pushing rebels out of long-held areas.
At the same time, U.S. military officials believe the battle for Qusayr shows that Mr. Assad and his allies are trying to solidify their control over a key transit point, which would deal a blow to the opposition. Hezbollah would benefit not only by supporting its ally, Mr. Assad, but also by keeping one of its own key supply routes—from Iran, and through Syria—from rebel hands.
But the location of Qusayr, between Damascus and Syria's coastal Latakia province, also suggests the location may be important to future plans by Mr. Assad. U.S. intelligence agencies think the offensive may be part of an effort by Mr. Assad to clear an approach to Latakia, which could become a haven for Alawites, the Shiite-linked minority sect of the Assad regime.
"We don't think it means a strategic shift in the dynamics of the conflict," a senior U.S. official said of the battle. "It may mean there's a connection between this action and building towards an Alawite enclave."
U.S. officials are increasingly concerned about Syria's breakup along sectarian lines, not only because of the potential breakup of the country into hostile territories, but because of heightened chances for the conflict to spill into neighboring countries.
The U.S. is particularly concerned about possible spillover of fighting into Jordan and Iraq. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has asked Pentagon war planners to draw up contingency plans for these and other "worst case scenarios," officials have said.
—Rima Abushakra in Beirut and Adam Entous in Washington contributed to this article.
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6 Adorable Spider Behaviors You Slowly Realize Are AAAAAHHH!
Objectively, we all know that, even when they look absolutely terrifying, most spiders are completely harmless. Hell, some of them don't even look like the devil threw up a nightmare: Spiders are furry, have big ol' puppy dog eyes and do adorable things like wear dew as hats. But that's not quite enough to quiet the screaming voices telling you to abandon everything and run -- just run and never stop running -- every time you walk through an errant web. So here are a few reasons you might just want to give the next spider you see a big ol' hug instead of a series of stomps followed by anxious sobbing.
Spiders are good at hugging, you see. They have oh so many arms. Tuck in close, now ...
#6. Using Perfume to Attract Lovers
We all want to smell our best for prospective mates, and Evarcha culicivora are no different. That's right: Studies have shown that even spiders prefer their mates perfumed. Despite all of their inherent alien horror, there's something kind of adorable about that, isn't there? Any creature that cares enough about making that good first impression on a member of the opposite sex is a creature we can relate to. You can just imagine the little fellas now, all clasping their little furry legs together with wide-eyed earnestness while a pretty-smelling girl comes sidling up to them.
Via Robert R. Jackson
"Man, is it hot in here, or is it just my huge spider boner?"
So what is it that makes these little debutantes go wild for each other? What is spider perfume? Maybe they rub themselves up on some pretty flowers, roll around in a field of berries, bathe in fresh spring water?
Haha, no.
It's blood. Malaria-infected blood.
Axe Body Spray uses basically the same ingredients.
#5. Making Music to Attract the Ladies
The serenade is the most romantic, loving, gentle and civilized form of courtship. Even our eight-legged monster friends know it. But spiders don't have acoustic guitars, or pianos, or even CDs to burn romantic mix tapes onto. So what's a lonely spider to do? Well, males of the Dictyna civica species play music for the ladies by making a series of vibrations on the female's web. So it's part mating dance, too, which we all know animals do, but the weird thing is that the music and rhythm play an important part in the wooing.
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Know any Skynyrd?
Maybe tying music and romance together is pure anthropomorphism on our part, but songbirds, crickets and whales all do it, and we can't help but view them with an air of gentleness because of this behavior. They sing, they mate, they love.
Via Wikimedia Commons
They liquify their prey.
Of course, if the male spider plays one off-note -- makes one little misstep -- he'll be mistaken for a struggling fly. Then the female, instead of telling him he has a kind soul and then boning him on a stained futon to a Dave Matthews Band song, will charge out and devour him.
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"Dude, she's not mad. When I asked, she said nothing was wrong."
#4. Motherly Love
Motherhood is a magical thing: Any mother would do just about anything for her own special little mucusy subcreature. You'd take a bullet for yours, suffer through sleepless nights to comfort it and perhaps even cut back on those monthly porn subscriptions just to feed it, clothe it and buy it toys. One day, maybe, God willing, you'll even grow so attached that you'll bother to give it a name and stop referring to the baby as an "it."
That's what the poets call "love."
Via Joaquin Portela
In between whole stanzas of screaming.
Turns out our human mothers don't have a lock on that shit. A spider mommy of the Stegodyphus variety very nearly starves herself just to feed her young, regurgitating every meal so all her babies get fed. She sacrifices everything: Her health, her well-being, even her life to defend her brood. It takes a lot for a thinking being to repress its own survival instincts; for a predatory animal, it is nothing short of amazing. Birds, mammals -- even turtles abandon the hell out of their young the first chance they get, and those are the ninjas that first taught us about the true bonds of friendship.
So it's pretty astounding to think of the Stegodyphus spider putting them all to shame with her intense, matronly love. But instead of Mother's Day cards and a call every Christmas, her children show their gratitude by climbing onto her abdomen as soon as they are physically able, then sinking their fangs into her belly and drinking her.
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"It beats ending up in a home."


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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
My first job when I was 20 years old was at the Amerika Haus U.S. Information Center in Germany where I worked as a poster designer.
I am still very proud of these and often think of my book covers (and inside pages) as little posters. I hope you will enjoy them!
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- bastisRIKE said...
thank you for sharing. it's exciting to see those works ... i really love the form&colour-combination in the last one ...
have you been in germany lately?
all the best, tschüss
- June 29, 2011 at 1:34 PM
- Shelley said...
Very cool to see! I can see your magic touch in them. My eye is drawn to the center one the most.
Thanks for sharing! I would love to see your " rough drafts" of any pictures in your books sometime. Did you keep any of those?
Happy summer days to you,
- June 29, 2011 at 9:12 PM
- Art at Chesterbrook Academy Elementary School said...
I like the clean lines of your design.
- June 30, 2011 at 7:54 PM
- nicolakillen said...
I love these posters - especially the architecture one! I'm not surprised you're still proud of them :)
- July 9, 2011 at 6:49 AM
- Jo Empson said...
as a past graphic designer who is also hoping to follow in your footsteps as a children's book illustrator, I find it so interesting that you link your poster design approach to your book page layouts and also probably why they are so visually strong. Love your poster designs and fascinating how things come full circle as 40's and 50's designs and colourways are really in vogue at the moment. You will never go out of fashion Eric:)
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- July 24, 2011 at 9:37 AM
- biroRobot said...
Thanks for posting these posters. Just fantastic! Would love to see more of them.
We blogged about it - Hope you like it!
What an inspiration you are!
- September 13, 2011 at 12:34 PM
- ggoodrich said...
I've also worked as a poster designer and it's a great experience! You get to know different people's personality and from there I can say that being a poster designer in America is never easy; it's very challenging!
Grace|employment posters
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Max Payne 3 Fansite Event
A couple weekends ago, Kyle (Kodo) and I were lucky enough to be given the opportunity by Rockstar Games to experience Max Payne 3 with some fellow fansite webmasters over in New York City. Now we get the chance to tell you all a little bit about our experiences with the game, and our visit to New York City.
Friday, April 20th: Gerald (www.gtawh.com) and I are picked up by car due to our close proximity to New York City, and later in the afternoon we arrive at the Soho Grand hotel. There we met up with some familiar faces of fellow GTA fansite webmasters, as well as some new ones from the Max Payne webring. From there, we headed off to Brooklyn Bowl (an enormous club/bowling alley/restaurant) to kill the night while Rockstar made preparations for the main event the next day.
Saturday, April 21st: In the afternoon, we all met up in the lobby of the hotel where someone from Rockstar sent us off in black SUVs to the location of the event. When we arrived, we entered what looked like a regular warehouse on the outside, but inside were dozens of HDTVs with Xbox 360s connected with Max Payne 3 on-screen, a fully stocked bar, booming music and a projector displaying the Rockstar Games logo on the wall. Oh, and real spent bullet casings. Everywhere. It was a pretty ridiculously amazing first taste of what was in store for us throughout the night, and none of us could wait to get started. After a brief introduction by the Rockstar team, we were ready to get rollin'.
We all took a seat at each gaming station and began playing, and immediately stared at the stunning visuals during the introduction cutscene, which may just top Rockstar's previous efforts in GTA4 and Red Dead Redemption. From the intro, you jump right into the action. Having played Rockstar's previous games, the controls felt familiar yet different at the same time, leaving a bit of a learning curve with how bullet-time works, which is great. People from the Rockstar team came over and explained certain gameplay mechanics to me during my playthrough, and really helped me with bullet-time, which was great, because I sucked at first. In fact, the first few minutes of me controlling Max Payne, he was a bigger hazard to himself than his enemies. But luckily, after a few action sequences and getting the rest of the controls down, I was ready to follow Max's story.
Unfortunately I can't discuss the story itself, and of course I'd hate to spoil anything, as the first few chapters are astonishingly clever and well-written, so I'll talk a little about the multiplayer. I may or may not have been indulging in the contents of the bar during the event, so my recollection of the explanation of the multiplayer game modes is a little fuzzy; however, we were allowed to play around with the character customization options and weapon loadouts. There was so much to choose from to start, and you earn characters and items as you go along in the game. After customizing our characters, we headed into a few rounds of team deathmatch, Payne Killer and Gang Wars. Each game mode was tons of fun, and honestly I've been sort of craving that same action again since the event. It's so rare and refreshing to see a great game that offers such a great and unique online experience and isn't your typical over-done war-themed first person shooter.
The multiplayer games tell some story as well, so it was pretty exciting to see how it all ties in. The overall feel of the gameplay and story felt very solid, and had a true purpose rather than mindless combat. After playing multiplayer for a few more hours, it was time to head back to the hotel. We were all still excited from the event, so some of us (Gerard, Nick, and I) went to hang out in Times Square one last time before we had to go home the following morning.
Sunday, April 22nd: The rain started to fall as we all said our goodbyes, and we each began our departure for home.
In closing, I'd like to say a HUGE thank you to Rockstar Games, who brought us all together and let us experience an amazing game and gave us the greatest weekend possible for a Rockstar fan. It's always a great pleasure to see and hang out with the other webmasters and the Rockstar team. Rockstar continues to be the best at what they do, and all of us fans are greatly honored to be a part of these events and Rockstar's endeavors.
I saw some photos from the event over on RockstarBase. I wish I was still involved over there. :(
I get a free T-Shirt every now and then. :P
Rockstar takes care of their fans :)
This makes me so jealous. :(
Sounds like MP3 is gonna be awesome, which is a complete turnaround from what a lot of people initially expected. There was a great trailer for it when we went to see The Avengers last night.
I really want to play this again, argh! Also, we got some awesome Max Payne 3 swag in the mail. I'll upload some pics in a bit.
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Is there any tried and tested Accordion plugin for Sencha Touch 2.1?
I found one by mitchellsimoens but that is for 2.0.1 and its not working with 2.1.
Since Accordion is commonly used layout on web pages these days, I was surprised when I realized it is not among the default layouts provided by Sencha Touch.
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Clown makeup - 08-17-2010, 09:16 AM
Something that annoys me is when I see teenage girls who obviously don't have a clue how to apply makeup. -.- I learned to apply it from magazines like Just Seventeen that showed step by step makeup applying, and told you which colours would work and how to wear certain colours. Don't girl's mags have those any more? If not, then they certainly should cuz the amount of girls I've seen who have put their makeup on and look like clowns is astronomical.
Hint; if you have committed any of the crimes below, then You Are Doing It Wrong. All of them, please dunk your head in a bucket right now.
1. Orange fake tan and/or bronzer. If you must apply fake tan, then don't just ladle it all on in one go; put a thin layer on at a time and build it up gradually. Also, if you don't exfoiliate or moisturise first, you will end up being streaky. Bronzer is there to give you a healthy glow; plastering it on makes you look comical.
2. Brightly coloured eyeshadow all the way up to the eyebrow. Ugh. Just don't do it. Yes, you can wear bright eyeshadow; but just on the eyelids, please, unless you are actually trying to look like a drag queen. Yes, I'm aware that some makeup looks do have eyeshadow up to the eyebrow, but most people who do this tend to use subtle colours and blend.
3. Bright red or bright pink lipstick teamed with the above. This is the aforementioned clown makeup. If you are going big on your eyes, tone your lipstick down and vice versa.
4. Non blended cream blusher. Having a spot of pink on each cheek does not do you any favours. If you are having trouble blending your cream blusher then switch to a powder.
5. Foundation tide marks. Here's a clue; match your foundation to your skintone. Going one darker will not make your face look healthier; you will just look as tho you are wearing a mask when your foundation cuts off. To give your face a glow, use a little bronzer on certain places; where the sun catches you naturally, or some blusher on the apples of your cheeks.
6. Different colour lipliner and lipstick. Sure, if you want to look as tho you live in a trailer, have four baby daddies and are a regular on Jerry Springer, go right ahead. Otherwise, use a tranparent lipliner or match your liner to your lipstick.
7. Clashing colours. For the love of cheese, don't wear bright blue eyeshadow teamed with red lipstick! It just looks awful and trashy.
8. Wearing makeup without due care and attention. Mascara specks on cheeks, lipstick on teeth, eyeshadow specks on cheeks, smudged eyeliner, lip gloss on chin. For goodness sake, concentrate when applying your makeup; if you make any mistakes, then use a cotton bud after to sort them out.
Agreed. Fortunately, I haven't seen too many freaks like that around here.
The only time one should ever wear heavy make-up is if one is performing on a stage that has bright spotlights, and, even then, one should have the sense not to clash the colors.
^Unless that's the look you're going for.
I like crazy bold colors for my eyes, but I never put it above my eyelids. If I do use wild colors, I leave the rest of my face with subtler colors so I don't look trashy.
I stare at the girl in the mirror: T-shirt, torn up jeans, no beauty queen.
But the way that you see me, you get underneath me, and all my defenses just fall away, fall away.
I am beautiful with you, even in the darkest part of me. I am beautiful with you;
Make it feel the way it's supposed to be!
It would depend on the stage show, I guess. XD
If I do bright colors, I will put some shadow up by my brow, but it's usually a light, neutral, shimmery color that brightens up my eyes and brow. And, yes, Miranda teen magazines still do make-up tips; my sister is subscribed to one. In fact, that's the only part I'll read; they often come up with some fun looks that I like to try.
Idk...I wear it up to my brow no matter what? I like to use those 3-color compact shadows like these.
They have instructions on where to put what. Plus I had a Mary Kay consultation for my wedding and she instructed me to wear it to my brow as well? I don't do anything too colorful, but then again I'm not a real 'bold' person color-wise anyhow. I used a deep purple and some creams and lilac for my wedding because purple goes best with brown eyes. But depending on what I'm wearing I normally go for the smokey or bronze eyes. I have the black/grey/silver of the compact above and it also comes in a bronze/brown/cream version that I also have. So if I want to look simple I go for the purple or the bronze, but mostly I like to glam up when I put make up on (which is hardly ever) so I tend to go for the dramatic smokey eye. I get the most compliments with it...
In fact, my SIL only wears her shadow on her eyelid and it always looks incomplete to me? Not to mention I never see her get compliments on her eye makeup?
I guess it's all just personal preference?...except in the blue/red case. I once saw a 40 year old woman with some MAJOR smoking lines cake on foundation, bronzer, blush and some God-awful bright blue shadow up to the eyebrow with red lipstick...yeah, you're looking hot today mamacita!
I've seen bright colors do well on cetain people though...but not once have I ever seen clashing colors do well...ever.
As soon as I can remember to upload our most recent picture I'll show ya'll how I do my eyeshadow. I've been meaning to scan it since we got it, which was just after Mother's Day *palmface*
I mostly only put on make up when I'm performing, period.
I also wear it for formal dances and other special occasions, but certainly not on a regular basis. Why bother? I find limiting it to special occasions make it that much more special when I do wear it. Plus, since I've been in shows since I was 10, I've been doing make up for a good 7 years, at least. I'm pretty good at it, too, actually. I'm very much a minimalist, and blending is everything. i do where eyeshadow up to me eyebrow, however, eyelid to eyebrow is all subtle highlights (pearl), eyelid is my color, and right on the bottom of my lid is dark shadow, with a thin layer of eyeliner over it. And only darker/browner/less bright/more natural lipstick.
I hate seeing girls wear makeup too heavily. Again I ask, what's the point? All you do is end up looking like you lost your corner and need to find your way back.
I've never committed any of those, because I don't wear makeup. xD
Lovie, you can wear it up to your brow bone, but a subtle base colour like a neutral (nothing dark like gray). I've always been fond of smokey eyes though, and I am thinking on going to a local department store for a consultaion at one of their makeup counters.
The old lady sounds like my old english teacher; wild grey hair, blue eye makeup, blush, red lipstick, orange face. >.<
Red lipstick is a difficult thing to wear right, but can be done. You have to team it tho with subtle smokey eyes for example, or a nude colour, or else you will look as tho you belong on a street corner. And teaming it with the aforementioned electric blue eyeshadow is not good and will make you look like a clown.
My main beef tho is with orange tan. Just, argh. -.- I know a girl who uses fake tan a lot, and she never looks orange; she knows how to apply it properly. A lot of teenage girls tho seem to think that they need to trowel it on; all that does is make you look as tho you've been Tangoed. XD
Yeah, lulz. XD I prefer to be pale, most of the time, anyways; I wouldn't look good tan.
As far as make-up goes, I do believe I've always had a bit of an advantage, however, as my mom knows all the tricks of the trade. and, since I spent my chidhood summers performing on stage, I gradually picked them up from her.
I prefer to be pale, too; but I believe that if someone wants to be tan, they should fake it cuz it's dangerous to tan in the sun. But if they fake it, they need to do it properly so they don't go either orange or streaky.
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I would like to know how to use the Stack API and get all questions with a particular tag. I am coding in PHP. So I would like to write a script which can get all questions with a particular tag. I already got an API key but I do not know what to do with it. Thanks in advance!
I would highly recommend using Stack.PHP, a library for the API that I wrote. Writing the code to access the API in PHP yourself will take a considerable amount of time once you add pagination, request throttling, etc. By using Stack.PHP, you needn't worry about any of that.
Now on to your question:
This is very easy with Stack.PHP. For example, to get all of the posts here on Stack Apps with the app tag, you would do the following:
The example above will fetch and display the titles of all of the questions with the app tag. Keep in mind that the code above will fetch as many pages as necessary to get all of the questions - if you only want the first page, pass
Your app can make up to 300 requests without a key (like in the example above) but this number increases to 10,000 with an API key. You can provide Stack.PHP with your API key running this line before making any requests:
If you are interested in using Stack.PHP, you can download the latest version (0.5 beta 1) here. The archive consists of the source code, documentation, examples, and test suite. The source code is in the
If you want some help getting started, check out my tutorial here:
...and be sure to check out the Stack.PHP website stackphp.quickmediasolutions.com.