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I found a bunch of D&D books at a used bookshop, but am now realizing half are 3.0 and half are 3.5... How compatible are these with each other? What are the major rule changes I'll need to watch out for if I'm using these together (or can I not even use them together)?
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You can certainly use 3.0e and 3.5e books together. There were many changes between 3.0e and 3.5e, mainly focusing around balance issues. Unfortunately no intentional balancing was done in 3.0, and as such one CR 11 monster would be easy, and another CR 11 monster might be a lethal encounter.
The biggest individual changes are.
The official change guides can be found here.
I'll try to give a response that's not technical but rather revolves around why you asked this question.
Apart from the slightly different rules in pretty much everything, from grappling to sundering to how damage reduction works to the levels at which you get some powers and some spells, 3.5 is sort of a big errata.
The main changes were fixes to spells such as harm (harms an enemy by touching him, leaving him at just 1d4 HP, with no way to avoid it), haste (too strong effect for casters, too strong defensive bonus), polymorph (no limit on the powerfulness of monsters you can become, only size matters), several "all day long" spells reduced to "choose which to cast during combat."
Most 3.0 material that has not been revised could be ported as is and not cause problems, but much of the rest is just broken under 3.5 rules. I'd suggest that, if a 3.x experience is what you are looking for, you play 3.5 or even Pathfinder RPG. Since you're buying 3.5 material you can read most of the rules in the System Reference Document (SRD).
You'll notice much has changed (for example, how the size of a creature determines its dimensions on the battle grid) and 3.0 material might be awkward to use unless you have a good knowledge of both systems. Such as the knowledge of a 3.0 player who moved to 3.5 over time.
Also, remember that even in 3.5 a lot of revisions have been made. The same spell could have been published in different books and be therefore unbalanced if the book you own is not the primary source for that info (as defined in the numerous errata). Unbalanced seldom means unplayable though, but navigating your way among the books is hard if you're starting from scratch.
Anyway, the SRD and any 3.x edition's PHB and DMG are enough to play the game (the DMG contains wealth by level tables for PCs and NPCs, the PHB has the XP table and everything about leveling up).
C. Ross hit the big ones. I'd add:
Just because that's a big enough change so that old material might be confusing.
There's also a fan-generated change list by Steven Cooper. The original site is down, but the above link uses the Wayback Machine, so it'll work even though it's slow.
One of the things not mentioned yet is how damage reduction worked. Specifically in 3e entries, you'll see things like 'damage reduction 10/+2'. That meant that it had damage reduction 10, and a +2 or greater magic weapon could bypass it.
In 3.5, it'd just be 'damage reduction 10/magic'. Any magic weapon will bypass that. But then you'll see something like 'damage reduction 10/slashing and good', which means the weapon has to be both a slashing weapon AND good aligned.
Answering the question in a different sense, D&D 3.5 changed the emphasis from flavour to mechanics. D&D 3e essentially took AD&D classes, races, themes, spells and such and converted them to the new d20 system. D&D 3.5 took the d20 system as a base and built the races, themes, classes and spells around them. Significant changes like Rangers not getting dual wielding at level 1 (which was thematic from AD&D, but led to everyone multiclassing Ranger if they were minmaxing), and the nerfing of Haste were due to this. As a result, D&D 3e and D&D 3.5 have a significantly different feel, even though some of the answers would suggest that from 3e to 3.5 and from 3.5 to Pathfinder were similar changes, 3e to 3.5 was a massive change, to a certain degree even moreso than AD&D to 3e.
They also trimmed down haste a lot, resurrections changed and Heal has been "NERF"ed considerably (it was such pleasure filling to the top the barbarian 18-wheeler-sized tank of hitpoints with just one spell. No more in 3.5).


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16 Nov 2012 2:19 AM #1
Unanswered: sencha touch 2 selectfield in toolbar?
is it possible to have a selectfield in a toolbar? i tried but no text is shown, if i have a xtype:'selectfield' in a normal panel it works, if i have it in a toolbar it looks very different, i can click and select options but the values are not shown
18 Nov 2012 5:31 PM #2
It's certainly possible. I just did a test using the following code:
Ext.define('SelectToolbar.view.Main', { extend: 'Ext.Panel', xtype: 'main', config: { items: [ { items: [ { xtype: 'toolbar', title: 'Select Field in Toolbar', docked: 'top', items: [ { xtype: 'selectfield', label: 'Pick It', options: [ { text: 'First', value: 1 }, { text: 'Second', value: 2 }, { text: 'Third', value: 3 } ] } ] } ] } ] } });
I'm using inline data, are you hooking into a store? If so, share that code with more details and we can help you further.
Also what version of touch are you using? My test was done using 2.1.
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19 Nov 2012 12:56 AM #3
thx a lot, i solved it now by styling with different css. seemd to "white-out" the text in the select field because i changed lots of scss

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I'm trying to build matplotlib from source but it isn't working. It seems this thing was a part of X11, and since Ubuntu is now using Wayland that screwed things up, I think.
Anyway to fix this?
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libfreetype6-dev with apt-get. I can't answer it now so I'll edit it later or something.


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How do objects dock in space? There's a recent piece of news that Keppler would dock to the ISS sometime this week. I want to know the operational aspects of it - considering the velocity of the objects involved and also the lack of references.
Well, I am pretty sure Kepler is not docking with ISS, because Kepler is orbiting Sun and ISS is in low Earth orbit. But in general, docking is performed over several days with slow adjustment of velocities so orbits match with final stage docking performed with small thrusters usually called linear RCS. What is important when docking is relative velocities which are usually ~ 10cm/s in final stage of docking. The fact that both vehicle are racing with 7km/s around Earth or 30 km/s around the Sun or 200km/s around the Galaxy OR 600km/s vrt. CMB is quite irrelevant. Also, it may be interesting to note that docking spaceships is quite fun. Do try googling for "orbiter" which is a simulator of newtonian spaceship. There, you can launch your space shuttle and dock with ISS. True fun for any real geek :)
You might be amused to know that this is the subject of Buzz Aldrin's PhD thesis at MIT, "Line-of-sight guidance techniques for manned orbital rendezvous" (six years before he walked on the moon).
There is a wikipedia page titled "space rendezvous" which will probably lead you to what you are looking for; or perhaps consider the book "Automated rendezvous and docking of spacecraft".
Orbiting mechanics are funny. If I am trailing a satellite in orbit, in order for me to catch up with it I need to slow down. Then I drop into a lower orbit with less orbital period which moves me ahead faster than my target. Then when the time is correct I speed up and jump back to the higher orbit where I can match speeds.
So apply thrust to move back, and apply drag to move forwards. Makes sense!!!
Back in 1989 I wrote a computer program/game to do just that. Trying to catch up in orbit with something by adding or removing speed. It was loads of fun to try out different techniques for docking.


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13 Jan 2014 6:37 PM #1
Triggering an Ext.Msg dialog from an Ext.Msg dialog causes a TypeError
For Sencha Touch it seems that triggering a Ext.Msg dialog from a callback for a Ext.Msg dialog causes a TypeError. Here's a test case: https://fiddle.sencha.com/fiddle/2l2
Touch version tested:
- Touch 2.3 rev 1
- Chrome 31.0.1650.63
- When a callback from a Ext.Msg dialog triggers another Ext.Msg a TypeError occurs.
- In Sencha Touch, trigger an Ext.Msg.alert or Ext.Msg.prompt dialog
- Set the dialog's callback to trigger another dialog
- No TypeError would occur
- A TypeError occurs
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Thanks for the report. I just filed a bug report for this issue today. Jira id TOUCH-5283.
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What is the difference between a library, framework, and API? They all seem the same to me. I would like to hear peoples thought of this.
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A library is a collection of functions / objects that serves one particular purpose. you could use a library in a variety of projects.
A framework is a collection of patterns and libraries to help with building an application.
An API is an interface for other programs to interact with your program without having direct access.
To put it another way, think of a library as an add-on / piece of an application , a framework as the skeleton of the application, and an API as an outward-facing part of said app.
Good answers so far but they miss one key point - a framework uses IoC. Your code is surrounded by a framework. It lives inside it. In contrast, your code just uses a library or API. It lives outside it. IoC is the difference.
A library is a collection of code built to perform common tasks. Library code tends to be relatively stable and bug free. Use of appropriate libraries can reduce the amount of code the need to be written. It will tend to reduce line of code counts for an application will increasing the rate at which functionality is delivered. In most cases, it is better to use a library routine than to write your own code.
An API (Application Programming Interface) is interface to some functionality which allows an application to access the available functionality. An API may be referred to as an Interface. API exist at many levels including system, library, framework, program, and application. APIs should be defined before the code implementing them is implemented.
APIs should be stable, although portions of the API can be deprecated for various reasons. The more broadly used the API the more difficult it is to change it. Most if not all of the Java 1.0 API is still available, although many methods are have been deprecated.
A Framework is a collection of APIs designed to make building of applications simpler. Frameworks provide implementations for reusable components. Good frameworks tend to be specialized in their application.
The Java Collections Framework is a collection of APIs to various types of objects that can be used to handle collections. It provides a hierarchy of APIs to various collections. The in the Java Collections Framework the SortedSet interface extends Set interface which in turn extends the Collection interface. These APIs are abstract interfaces, and the actual implementations have different names. The Collections Framework makes implementing collections simple, and simplifies changing implementations during development.
Frameworks can be built of smaller frameworks as is seen in the Java Spring Framework targeted at J2EE development. Spring consists of over a dozen frameworks, many of which can be used on their own or replaced by other frameworks.
Use of the appropriate libraries, APIs, and frameworks can simplify development. These components take care of the common issues, and allow the development team to focus on the application specific issues.
A framework is a step up from library. If your toolbox is a library then your workshop would be a framework.
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The important distinction between an API and a user interface is that an API lets other software/services interact with your solution programatically.
API's can be built both for applications (through dll's or plugins) or websites and services (through REST and webservices)
APIs define how to use something else in terms of what objects and methods can be used from a source. For example, integrating Twitter or Facebook into a site uses an API from Twitter or Facebook to ensure the proper data is updated.
Frameworks tend to be a bit bulkier in a sense as this can almost form its own language at times. jQuery being an example of a framework which has its own syntax and carries a bit more weight in terms of getting into my code in a sense. Frameworks can also be platforms that make them similar to APIs in a sense,e.g. the Win32API or .Net Framework each have numerous methods for building an application so there can be Frameworks that have APIs in them and APIs that are also viewed as Frameworks.
Libraries tend to be binary files that implement an API or Framework and so they are the bits that you have to have to use an API or Framework in some cases. At least that is how I see these terms and the differences among them.
Go to a library and start reading books. If you are the application then the collection of books is the library. The shelves, the cupboards, and the compound that houses all this constitutes the framework. Everything you come in contact while performing the task of reading the books is the API.
A library is a collection of code that is used to simplify common tasks - it can be classes, functions or whatever is specific to your language or platform. A good example might be a string manipulation library that provides helpers for common tasks (building, splitting, searching or sorting strings etc).
An API (application programming interface) is a definition ('interface') of how to work with another application, system or technology. It essentially defines the operations that are available to interact with that other system. An API can be a library (meaning that the API is wrapped in a library or set of classes), but the distinction is that an API always references an external system - whether it's a database, web service, another application, or the operating system itself.
A Framework is a larger concept - it will normally contain a number of libraries and APIs to perform common tasks. It exists on a higher conceptual level - it's not just a collection of tools, but also a collection of design patterns, best practices, and methodologies. A software Framework is an extension of a a general framework - its meanings include being a foundation from which things are built, providing support and structure, and giving guidance and definition to requirements.
The application is developed using libraries based upon a framework and communicates through a API.
If you building a app say a online image processing application,
When a call comes in to your application
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This website represents a major source of information on livestock sector policies and institutions in developing countries, and contains the outputs produced by the 2001-2010 FAO Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative (PPLPI). Indeed, the importance of policies and institutions in sustaining inclusive and pro-poor growth of the livestock sector cannot be overstated, but for long the value of policies and institutions – and of livestock sector policies and institutions in particular – have been marginally appreciated, which resulted in less-than effective public and private sector investments.
'In the 1990s, an increasing number of development aid experts and analysts came to realize that technology transfer alone was not going to transform development, especially agricultural development, in ways that would necessarily be beneficial to the poor. Policy and institutional change was identified as a pre-requisite to steer agricultural development towards meeting the needs of the poor' (PPLPI, 2008).
The Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative (PPLPI) was launched in 2001 by the Animal Production and Health Division (AGA) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with financial support provided by the United Kingdom Government's Department for International Development (DFID), with the specific purpose to:
'Strengthen capacity in FAO, member nations and international organisations to formulate livestock sector and related policies and implementation plans that reduce poverty, whilst managing environmental and public health risks'.
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The Animal Production and Health Division of FAO maintains this website for decision makers and development practitioners to draw on and build on the outputs and lessons learnt by PPLPI to further improve our capacity to design and implement livestock sector policy and institutional changes, which are both efficient and equitable.
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Miss TDP Mary Sue Round 2 {Handdrawn}
The entrants for the next round of the competition are as follows:
New entrants are allowed, but remember that by not entering the first round, you've missed out on twenty potential points.
Name: Rowanna Mystick Angel Demetor.
Age: Fourteen; she's in fifth year tho cuz she was moved up a year due to being so clever.
Fandom: Harry Potter.
Drabble: Rowanna Mystick Angel Demetor had met the boy of her dreams. A ball had been organised at Hogwarts for no apparent reason, and Rowanna Mystick Angel Demetor was of course going with the love of her life. Rebelliously flouting the unofficial house rules that a Gryffindor and Slytherin could not fall in love, Rowanna Mystick Angel Demetor had fallen madly in love with Blaise Zabini who of course had taken one look at Rowanna Mystick Angel Demetor's flowing golden hair that was like liquid fire, and her beautiful jewel bright sapphire eyes, and fallen madly in love with the honey maned beauty. Rowanna Mystick Angel Demetor had previously been dating Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy, but she'd ditched them both in favour of Blaise. She was sure they'd understand, despite their heartbreak. Rowanna Mystick Angel Demetor had chosen a beautiful dress that set off her dazzling hair and skin like peaches and cream. It was exactly the same colour as her intense azure eyes, and she was sure that Blaise would adore her in it. Rowanna Mystick Angel Demetor could not wait for the dance; she was sure that she would be the belle of the ball!
General Competition Rules.
1. Character. When entering, you need to enter with one character and stay with it the entire time. This means that your dolls hair and skin colour must remain the same throughout, unless otherwise stated in the round theme.
2. Base. You must use the same base set throughout, so pick one with a variety of poses. This base should also be medium in size for handdrawn dollers (comparable in size to the "Moe" bases here: DHF : Doll on the Hill Factory). Dollmaker users should use the shuni style base.
3. Theft. No stealing the work of another. This applies to both handdrawn and dollmaker participants, so do not submit a doll that someone else made or, for handdrawn dollers, mix and match pieces of completed dolls that are not your own. All work should be original and failure to comply will result in disqualification.
4. Props. Props and backgrounds are encouraged, but should not be massive. We will ask too large of entries to reduce their size, so be reasonable.
5. Transparency. We ask that all dolls have transparent background and is a GIF file. If you dont know how to do this, see the following thread: How to Make Backgrounds Transparent
6. Forbidden. Sexually explicit, nudity or overly bloody dolls are forbidden. Entering one could result in disqualification. Also, animation and glitter is not allowed as it creates an unequal field for those who can't animate.
7. Theme. Every doll should relate to the theme. While we encourage creativity, failure to keep with the theme can get you eliminated automatically that round.
8. Judges. No one is allowed to use friendship or promises to sway a judges decision. Threats, bribery, and attempts to interfere or discover the judges decisions in anyway will result in disqualification. Arguing with the judges can result in an automatic elimination.
9. Competing. You can only submit one entry for each competition, so choose wisely.
10. Entries. You may enter both competitions if you wish. Make sure, however, that you do not enter the same profile for both competitions; it must be different.
Each entry must consist of a doll and a drabble. The drabble must be at least 100 words, tho a longer and more colourful entry will gain in points over one that is just the bare minimum.
Round 2: The Mary Sue In Love.
This round is to show your Mary Sue in love. Create a doll to represent her, and also write a short drabble to tell the story of your Sue's true love, whether he be a made up Gary Stu or a horribly warped canon character. Go mad with the pointless description, the character destruction (if your Sue's love is a canon character), the purple prose and the unnecessary detail. Any questions, feel free to PM me.
Please submit all Handdrawn entries here. Judges are as before, myself and Silent_Wolf, and the end date is October 31st. An extension can be granted if need be, but try to get your entries in as soon as is possible. Good luck everyone!
Name: Emerald Silverheart Demeter Ravenwing Voldermort
Age: 15 years old, however she often appears older due to her stunning looks and killer wardrobe.
Fandom: Harry Potter
Emerald Silverheart Demeter Ravenwing Voldermort ran through the forest, her feet pounded on the floor as she ran. But in her heart she knew that no matter how hard she tried to move faster she would too late. And as she reached the clearing she was.
He lay on the ground, motionless, alone in the clearing. Emerald didn't try to hide her tears as she fell down on her knees next to her beloved Seth. Her hair fell down her back in almost magical black waves much like a calm, rolling ocean at night, and her eyes shone as though all the stars in the sky were contained inside them. Her skin was pale and looked pearly white under the moonlight. She was his fallen angel, she would always be. His beautiful fallen angel. He looked up at her and Emerald could see he was crying too.
"Sing me a song," he turned his head to look at her.
Emerlad sang, her eyes closed, her voice lifting. The sound was more beautiful than the sound of a nightingale, a sound that could calm even the roughest of seas, soften the hardest of hearts and summon the kindest of feeling in someone who had long forgotten was caring and kindness really was. She looked beautiful, the moon outlining her hair, like a halo of silver light, her eyes were full of sorrow, for what might have been and her tears were like diamonds, sparkling and glinting as they fell to the ground. She finished the song and turned back to face him.
"Don't die," she pleaded quietly, her voice was soft and it lilted slightly in the night air.
"It's not my choice to make," he smiled back, "I'll love you no matter what happens, promise me you'll do the same, my angel," he gave her one last smile before his eyes closed, forever.
"I'll love you too," Emerald whispered, although he couldn't hear her anymore. His angel threw back her head and gazed up at the stars. She would enver stop loving him, from now on she would never love anyone else, never again.
And without glancing back Emerald left the clearing.
Since then Emerlad has dated many other big names around Hogwarts, Harry, Draco...the list continues. However she has never loved anyone as much as she loved Seth. Since his death Emerlad's heart has frozen, she can longer love. She's still his fallen angel, like she promised, and she will be forever.
Doll: 6/10. Drabble: 8/10.
Doll Critique.
Again, like last time, the hair looks incredibly weird. Also, the shading on the boots is incredibly square. and there also seems to be no shading on her top. However, I like her jaggy fishnets.
Drabble Critique.
The drabble is absolutely stereotypical of a Sue. Lost love, going on to date other men though is a nice twist to what I usually see. My only annoyance is that you don't really elaborate on who he is or why he's dead.
Doll Critique.
The hair still could use some work; it needs to be stranded a bit better as the strands are all over the place rather than being vertical. A different pallette could be used for the top, as there is shading there, but it doesn't really show up very well. But the fishnets are very good, and I like her spiked wrist and ankle bands.
Drabble Critique.
Definitely a Twagic!Sue, all boohoos and lost love, tho with the Sue proclaiming her ever lasting love for her lost one and still dating other guys; nice touch. However, you've left out quite a bit of the story. It would have been nice to see the Gary Stu's backstory, with perhaps a horribly detailed part about his death and the Sue's depression over the death, making it all about her.
*whew* I hope to goodness everything is okay?! I've been working feverently to get this done and in on time so I'm not the one holding everyone up! ^^
Base: KawaiiHannah
Background & Props:
All by me.
Name: Radiance Twinkle Bella Glorious Dream
Age: Young, and Immortal (Even the saying "I don't believe in faires" has no effect, unlike other fairies.)
Fairy Type: Radiance Twinkle Bella Glorious Dream is most fluent in Light magic, like her mother, but she is also the first and only Fairy to have a talent in all areas of Pixie Magic.
Fandom: Peter Pan and Disney's Fairies of Pixie Hollow
Bio (Un-rated, just background info since I missed the first Round): Radiance Twinkle Bella Glorious Dream, or Radiance Dream (If you must, but she prefers her full name as it's too beautiful to be left unsaid.), is the kindest, most stunning array of dream-like beauty in all of Pixie Hollow and Never Never Land, well the universe really, but more on that later. Anyway, as I was saying, you couldn't find a more sparkling, beautiful and kind Fairy anywhere to match that of Radiance Twinkle Bella Glorious Dream. Radiance Twinkle Bella Glorious Dream has no faults as she is the most perfect Fairy and daughter in the history of ever. She's the sole inheritor to Queen Clarion's crown and dynasty of Pixie Hollow, and everyone is really excited for the day that Radiance Twinkle Bella Glorious Dream takes the throne. Even her mother, Queen Clarion, as she knows her daughter could do all of Pixie Hollow a lot better than she ever had, and she is so lovingly proud of her daughter for it.
Drabble: One day, as Radiance Twinkle Bella Glorious Dream was on a mission to promote the campagne of "Fairies Are Real" (Obviously named by her Mother, as she would have chosen something much more perfect, like "Divine Fairies Live On"), she flew to Never Never Land and happend across Peter Pan, who she fell instantly in deep passionate love with. Peter Pan was a Lost Boy, and as such was in desperate need of a female's love. One day while she was admiring her heart's desire from afar it occured to Radiance Twinkle Bella Glorious Dream that neither Wendy, nor Tinkerbell, could ever give him the love he needed more than she.
But before she was able to introduce herself and her undying love to Peter, she'd realized that Tinker had bewitched him with Evil Pixie Dust which was forbidden for any Fairy to have. Radiance Twinkle Bella Glorious Dream confronted Tinker and insisted that she was now outcasted from all of Pixie Hollow and Never Never Land. Radiance Twinkle Bella Glorious Dream tried to explain her deepest condolances, but remained firm because it was her unfortunate duty to do so. Tinker was so stunned by Radiance Twinkle Bella Glorious Dream's beauty and divinity that she instantly became remorseful and left for good, never to be seen again.
Once out of Tinker's spell Peter was confused and disoriented from the Evil Pixie Dust. Wendy was of course useless to help, being an average looking and untalented human girl, so Radiance Twinkle Bella Glorious Dream shyly came to Peter, adverting her shimmering silver dew drop eyes in bashfullness. Like Tinker had been, Peter was also stunned by her breathtaking beauty. Peter then hazzily realized through his confusion that he needed to have the love of the most beautiful creature in all the universe, in order to not only be cured of the confusion and disorientation effects from the Evil Pixie Dust, but from being a Lost Boy as well. Peter (obvioulsy still confused, as the most beautiful was right in front of him) arranged a Pageant to find his cure, but more importantly, his true love.
Queen Clairion heard of Peter's non-sense and knew that he must still be intoxicated by the Evil Pixie Dust. So to cure him of his obvious confusion she enchanted the rings he intended to give to himself and his bride, so that when her daughter won, as Clair had no doubt she would, he would be able to not only stand her captivating and glorious radiance so they could live passionately in love for ever and ever, eternity after eternity, but to also ensure that he would no longer be affected by any post poned effects of the Evil Pixie Dust in the future.
The Pageant he hosted had an array of what would seem to be beautiful creatures from all over the lands of Never Never Land, Pixie Hollow, Earth, and the Universe. But in the presense of Radiance Twinkle Bella Glorious Dream, they all instantly knew who the winner would be and dropped out of the competition, all aside from Wendy, who was stubbornly unaware that she obviously needed glasses, like her brother John, because she had a serious case of self-image-distortion, and one of the mermaids of Never Never Land, who was simply just arrogantly full of herself. (I mean, come on, yay you have cute fins, but you're seriously lacking in some sparkling magic...and a mirror that doesn't ripple as you gaze upon yourself!)
At the moment of realization that the Pageant was down to only 3 contenders before it even began, Peter locked eyes with Radiance Twinkle Bella Glorious Dream for the first time. Even with Peter being confused his heart instantly fell for Radiance Twinkle Bella Glorious Dream, and upon putting the rings on each other's fingers his confusion was gone, the Pageant forgotten, and with true love's first kiss, Peter's Lost Boy days were no more. He was now a happily married and devoted Man-Fairy to Radiance Twinkle Bella Glorious Dream for the rest of forever after.
Doll: 9/10. Drabble: 10/10.
Doll Critique.
You made almost all of it yourself with the exception of the bases. What's not to love!? The shading is so uniform, so soft - so pixie-like! My only problem is that Radiance Dream's hair looks rather tentacle-like as it falls down her back.
Drabble Critique.
The drabble was... I have no words. Radiance falls for Peter Pan, who doesn't love anybody but himself apparently, and he's cursed because of Tinkerbell, and of course the only one who can save him is the Sue. And her own mother has decreed a pagaent to cure him. Also loving the ragging on Wendy and the Mermaids. XD
Doll Critique.
Absolutely wonderful. I just adore this doll to pieces; her simpering look at Peter Pan is just totally sick making. XD The shading is wonderful and the fact that it's all pixeled freehand save the bases just adds to its beauty. My only criticism is that Radiance Dream's hair pallette is a little off, so the hair doesn't look quite right, but that's a minor criticism. This doll is a perfect Mary Sue!
Drabble Critique.
This drabble was both sickly sweet and also entertaining, what with everything of course being centred on the Sue, with the paegent created especially to save Peter Pan from that evil Tinkerbell and to match him up with the Sue. XD I especially love the way that Wendy is trashed; that's definitely a Sue characteristic that I've seen in fanfic many a time. In fact, there is nothing to criticise at all about this drabble. Well done!
It is done, this took forever and a day!
Xylia's Base: PINK LAND
Evangaline & Zagruk bases: blood-cocoa's Gallery
Everything else drawn by me(I didnt do my usual final check for stray pixels, ran out of time)
Name: Xylia Maurelle Luella Fluer Lanthine Emerenta
Age: 18
Fandom: The Lord of the Rings
The Thorn.y Love Triangle:
Xylia Maurelle Luella Fleur Lanthine Emerenta sat bathing her toes in a woodland stream, Her red mane of hair cascading down the curves of her back, pretty sure that she sat unnoticed, she watched her daughter Evangeline Lanae Melody Rose from a distance, being half cast orc & elf she had Inherited Xylias elvish ears and her fiery red locks, her fathers strong physical traits were hers also. Evangeline loved nothing more then to dress up like her mother and her forehead adorns Xylias favourite tiara, A true little princess she thought.
Evangeline was the result of an unfortunate affair many moons ago, Xylia was out walking one night and stumbled across a wayward Inn called The Empty Tankard odd name she thought.
After deciding that she needed to let her hair down she sat down to drink, after many ales she now knew why the Inn was appropriately named The empty Tankard as she had many many empty tankards on the table. Xylia conversed with a local orc named Zagruk Ig Xorag Zurpigig well into the night, he was a local lumberjack and made a pretty penny doing this, Xylia thought his rugged good looks were very attractive to her( its funny how ones sight & perception can be hindered by too much ale)they laughed and joked till the wee hours of the morning, after sleeping in the stables out back for a few hours Xylia woke to see the grotesque creature that she had been friendly with, so horrified at the sight of him she was that she gathered her belongings, plucked the straw out of her hair and fled .far away home.
Evangeline was born, and after realising that she had no motherly instincts she knew she could not raise this child, the kind hearted orc Zagruk would be a more suitable parent for their child, he was kind, loving and a good provider for Evangeline, his devotion to Evangeline became unbelievably remarkable as the two could not be separated, Xylia knew that this was best for Evangeline and although Xylia loved Zagruk in her own way, she knew that she could never be with him, the thought of seeing the fugliest man every day of her life made her cringe and Inheriting his fugly surname was definitely not an option. He serves his purpose she thought to herself.
Xylias main focus now was to sit at the throne and claim her rightful place, she had a plan.Sitting on the roadside dressed as a pheasant with her red mane swept over her right eye to conceal it she feigned injury, sitting on the road, apples strewn everywhere she knew that celeborn would be passing this way on his graceful steed very soon, just as he has done every 4th Monday of each month. When he arrived he bent down to help her up and after gathering her apples he held her and their eyes met, this was just enough to cast her bewitching spell over him she left with her apples.
Celeborn could not forget her and searched Lothlorien for her, she was nowhere to be found.
It was the evening of The Traditional Elvish gathering and Xylia decided that she would go, Wearing her finest gown which too silk worms years to make and shielding her appearance with a cloak she set off, her arrival was met with strange looks and unwelcoming gazes, nobody knew her and they were suspicious of her, as the night wore on she managed to spread her bewitching charm around and everyone was in awe of this enchanting beauty, "Who was she" they wandered, Leading celeborn down to the babbling brook they sat, she removed her cloak and he saw that this was indeed the woman that he had been searching for, she let loose her fiery red mane of hair, their eyes met and he instantly fell in love with her.
Feeling very pleased with herself & sitting backin her rightful place on the throne gazing up at the stars Xylia wanders when she will next see the one she calls "The True Love of her Life" Legolas.
Doll: 9/10. Drabble: 9/10.
Doll Critique.
The doll looks so complex - and I'm loving the look of the orc. He's not quite as ugly as Xylia makes him out to be, but then, she's an elf and he's not, so I think everybody looks ugly to elves anyway. And lookit the little elf-orc, she's so cute! I hope she's not going to turn out a Sue like her mother, poor dear. And Celeborn hanging out in the corner looks a little dull. What exactly is he doing being half-undressed? Zagruk, I understand, because he's a lumberjack (and.. he also looks... pantsless?) but why Celeborn?
Drabble Critique.
So first she has fun with an orc (and regrets it), then leaves the love child with the orc (who is apparently a great father), THEN goes after Celeborn to gain the throne?
Oh my god, this has the potential for Soap Opera status. Especially when she decides that Legolas is The Twoo Wuv of her Life (Princess Bride reference done on purpose).
Doll Critique.
I just love the hair on this doll; it looks so soft! And the dress, and of course, all her satellites; her former lover, her new lover and her daughter. Of course, the Sue must be the centre of the universe; I love the way that you've made her the focus of the picture. The vines are incredible, too.
Drabble Critique.
Oh my; this is an incredibly tangled web! So much description, and also, so much justification for the Sue, who of course can do no wrong! And obviously her daughter must look exactly like the Sue! XD This was just hilarious reading; it read just like a Suefic, which for this competition is a good thing. Bring on the next chapter!
Name: Princess Joyce Bridget Helen Fairway
Age: 15
Fandom: Shrek
Drabble: The radiant Princess Joyce Bridget Helen Fairway had spent a goodly amount of time wandering the wildernesses, ruining her favorite simple gown with dark purple fabric and cream corset. It turned out that the country of her mothers birth was called Far Far Away for a very, very good reason. And, to add to that, shed had to fend off trolls and vampires! Lucky she accidentally found out that both species had a fatal allergy to wild garlic.
After running from the fiends, she stumbled upon a secret magical cave. It had a powerful enchantment upon it to keep people out, but Joyce was so pure of spirit and heart that the spell seemed to have no effect upon her. Dismayed over her sad state and her ruined shoes, Joyce sat down immediately upon entering the cave. OUCH! What was that shed just sat on? Itd had a sharp point, and whatever-it-was had clattered and clanged as it rolled away. Joyce found a box of matches on her person that shed forgotten shed packed away and struck one, of course getting it lit on the first try.
And, lo, there before her sat a slightly dingy and battered golden lamp. Joyce Bridget Helen Fairway sighed in relief; she wouldnt have to traipse about in the woods looking for firewood after all! She gingerly picked up the lamp in her small, delicate hands. Wow, was this thing dirty! Gently, she brushed some of the dust and dirt off, and then dropped the thing in sudden alarm as it began to shake and the spout-like part that was to hold a flame poured out thin red smoke that slowly began to condense into a form.
Joyce began to faint, but a strong pair of arms caught her and supported her. Dizzily, the redhead looked up into the eyes of the one whod saved her from smacking her head on the floor. She found herself gazing into a pair of obsidian black eyes. He was a boy who looked no older than herself, but instead of having a pretty pinkish complexion like herself, his skin had a golden tinge. His black hair fell in shining but messy waves down his back, and a gold earring winked out at her from his ear in the darkness. Her own sky-blue eyes travelled down, and then she gasped; he was shirtless! How- how inappropriate! He was lean but well-muscled, and around his waist was a red sash of some kind. Below that
Joyce screamed and wriggled free from his grasp. He had no legs! Instead, there was merely more red smoke. He began to say something, but the tongue he used was alien to her. She backed up against a cave wall, her breath coming in quick, short gasps. Was he a ghost, or, worse, some sort of demon? The demon frowned, then spoke in a different language, still foreign. He sighed, then said, English? You speak English? He had a thick accent that Joyce couldnt place; it was exotic and sort of nice to listen to.
Y-yes, I speak English, Joyce said hesitantly, then asked, Wh- who are you? What are you? Y-youre not a demon, are you?
I am Djinn, not a demon. His black eyes sparkled. You may call me Jack. Thats the closest English name to my real one. He appeared to be calm, but, inside, his large heart was pounding; such sweet innocence! He knew instantly he was madly in love, but how could a Djinn fall for his master? It was impossible; hed been imprisoned and was to serve whoever had possession of his prison, a.k.a, the lamp. I am here, your servant, to grant you your hearts desires. I can give you almost anything, but I cannot raise the dead or make a person fall permanently in love with you.
Oh! Joyce gasped, her aquamarine eyes going wide and her face flushing a delicate pink. He was a very handsome Djinn. Well, Jack how many wishes do I get?
Jack frowned. I- I dont know; no one was supposed to be able to get through the spell on the entrance to this cave. No one told me how many wishes my master gets, so I managed to lock a spell on this cave before being imprisoned in the lamp; I dont want to be a slave for the rest of my life Jack trailed off. Why had he just told her that? It was like that beautiful face was stirring him to madness!
Oh! I would never use you so! Joyce said, coming away from the cave wall at last. Could- could you make a fire, please? You dont seem to notice, but its gotten mighty cold since the sun last went down.
Jack waved and hand, and a nice, warm fire appeared as if from nowhere, filing the cavern with warmth and light. Thus it was that Princess Joyce Bridget Helen Fairway met her True Love, but, alas, their love was forbidden by Djinn laws, and no amount of wishing could change that.
The next morning, Joyce wished herself and Jack to the forests just outside the capital city of Far Far Away. Why the forests? Well, Joyce didnt know how many wishes she had before Jack would once again was stuck in the lamp, and she didnt want to lose him to something trivial such as wishing for clothes! Shed heard that the shoemaker elves also did clothes, and she was going to give up her favorite bracelet for something more respectable than her ruined purple peasant garb.
The elves, upon seeing her, were enchanted by her beauty and made her a stylish satin gown with lots of ribbons and with two shades of periwinkle; one dark, one almost white. While she waited, she was allowed to bathe, and one elf even styled her hair! She decided that she liked her hair when it was curly; it framed her face. The cute, chattering elf tied some of the curls back with a whitish-periwinkle ribbon. By the time he finished, the new dress was completed. It took a while to get on, for it was not simple like the peasant-like garb in which shed been raised, but had many under-things. When she did, she looked like an angel, but without the wings. She was a bit dismayed, though; she couldnt afford such a beautiful garment! But the elves wanted her to take it for free. She left her bracelet behind, anyways; shed feel terrible, if she didnt.
When she summoned Jack from the lamp again, he was struck at how she looked in her new gown, complete with hair ribbon and lace gloves; he was now more in love than ever before, but couldnt say so. She was too good for him. What he didnt realize was that she loved him just as much as he did her. So the two went to the capital city of Far Far Away, where, though they didnt know it, but they were bound for a whole heap of trouble for their forbidden love for each other.
But thats a story for another time.
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Doll: 10/10. Drabble: 10/10.
Doll Critique.
What's not to love? Well, her eyes are closed, that's my biggest annoyance. We need to see her SUE eyes! And I'm enjoying the 'heheh' look on the djinn's face. Major lulz. I also love the softness of the skirt, almost as though I could reach out and feel the satin and silk!
Drabble Critique.
Aw, the Sue's favorite gown is ruined and so's her shoes. Then she magically strolls through a spell meant to keep everybody out, finds a djinn, falls in love with him and he falls in love with her (even though it's totes forbidden, as is referred to constantly), and she gets a free dress because she's soo beautiful (and even leaves behind her favorite bracelet as payment anyway, because of Sue!Guilt over her gorgeous looks). And danger looms ahead for the forbidden couple!
Doll Critique.
This doll is wonderful! Her hair is just so shiny and silky; and I love the skirt; the shading is wonderful and makes it look so soft. The djinn looks majorly pleased with himself too, probably just at being near such a babe. XD I love all the little details about this doll that just make it perfect; the lamp, the Sue's gloves and ribbons; Jack's sixpack... all in all, this doll is absolutely Sue.
Drabble Critique.
This drabble has everything needed. First, the Sue managing to get thru a spell that keeps everyone else out, but she of course can get thru it cuz she's speshul! I actually very nearly threw up in my mouth while reading this drabble. And her oh so twagic twu luv, which is omg!forbidden, and danger ahead! Of course, her clothes were ruined but she was made a dress by elves who just happened to be there, probably only existing to make a dress for the Sue. XD I can't wait to read more.
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What I do is write $f(z)=u(x,y)+iv(x,y)$, where $u$ and $v$ are real functions of two variables. Then $\overline{f(\bar{z})}=u(x,-y)-iv(x,-y)$.
These two forms look very similar, in the sense the one function being differentiable should immediately imply the other is differentiable, since the only thing really changing might be a $-$ sign popping out due to the chain rule.
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The Cerne Abbas giant for instance has been around for centuries (nobody is sure who made it). It's formed out of a trench that uncovers the chalk under the soil, creating a permanent drawing of a dude with a huge dong. Wikipedia thoughtfully includes a close-up of his nuts.
It's common to catch sight of couples fucking, as doing so is rumored to prevent infertility. We'd prefer to think the drawing is less about fertility and more about the medieval custom of going into battle with a huge boner.
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It's one of the first pictures ever taken with an endoscope and is of a living fetus inside the uterus. It's really amazing to realize that the beginning of every human life starts with a swim for your life to escape from an interstellar jellyfish.
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The cardinality of the set of all root paths in the infinite complete binary tree is equal to the cardinality of the Continuum. The same holds true for k-ary trees for any finite k. But what is the case for k infinite?
Assuming your path has countable length, the set of all paths in a $k$-ary tree will have cardinality $k^{\aleph_0}$. Indeed, at each step you have $k$ choices, and there are $\aleph_0$ steps (think of a path as a function from $\mathbb{N}$ to $[k]$).
You may be also interested in the following paper by Shelah: http://shelah.logic.at/files/589.pdf
In this paper (section 2) he defines the more general notion of the "tree revised power" of two cardinals k1, k2 as the supremum on the number of k2-branches of trees with k1 nodes. He then proves that certain inequalities involving the tree revised power have some interesting consequences in pcf theory.
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A funny girl who has a unique beautiful laugh. Really smart, and mature for her age. Beautiful smile, intense eyes you get lost in, and loves to laugh off the small things. Likes making new friends, as it is very easy for Brendas to do so, they attract many people with their loving and caring personality. Watch out because Brendas also attract haters. Others jealosy can not break her. She is a very strong person. You will give up trying to diminish her before she even notices you. One tough person to break. Can outstand anything thrown her way. Is always complimented on her looks, beauty, body, and style. Watch your back Brendas, perverted guys are attracted to your beauty. Is a boy magnet. Looks hot in heels. Great legs and the biggest butt ever. Brendas are Beautiful inside and out. Get yourself a Brenda!!
Damn you lucky bastard you married a Brenda!
Damn you lucky bastard you married a Brenda!
by Estevan P. August 19, 2011
The most adorable girl you will ever meet. She is about 5 foot. Brunette. Light complected. Many people say she is a "vampire." Her face is flawless and she has a mole on her face that "keeps growing." She has the best personality. She is super hilarious and always knows how to put a smile on people's faces. She is one of the sweetest and nicest girls you will ever meet but once you get on her bad side you better beware. She gets very angry in an instant and when she can't take anymore she just has to let it out and have a good cry. She is a strong and independent woman. She is too good for any boy. One day she will meet her prince charming who will most likely be a baseball player. She loves animals and is very talented. She is super smart but most of the time acts ditsy. She has many friends and everyone knows that she is just a likeable person. Not many people can hate her. If you know a Brenda you are one lucky person. She is a great friend. If you have a Brenda don't let her walk out of your life. That will be a big mistake. all in all she is adorable, cute, pretty, beautiful, and all that jazz.
Dude look at Brenda and her mermaid hair. She is so adorable. I wish i could be a pretty and look like a vampire.
by chaiiiin July 21, 2012
Brenda is a name given to the trillest/realest girls out there. She is unique and sexy. Light skin girl with beautiful light brown eyes. She's nice but don't fuck with her. She will shut that that bitch up quick and will fuck her up. She has a banging body and doesn't give a fuck about anything.
Dude she is a Brenda
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There is "Season's greetings" or "Merry Christmas" for Christmas. But is there something for Halloween? "Happy Halloween" just does not sound right to me because of the contrast between "happy" and the "pseudo-horrifying" nature of Halloween. And neither does wishing a "horrifying Halloween" seem appropriate. (I'm neither a native speaker nor located in a country with English as common speech.)
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Americans routinely say "Happy Halloween", as incongruous as it may be. Actually, if the day was really horrifying, we wouldn't be celebrating it: We'd be cowering in our basements. It's more a day to make light of supernatural evil than to be frightened by it.
I've heard "Happy Halloween" on many occasions. Doesn't really strike me as odd.
There is always the simple and appropriate (and very scary)
No, there is no greeting or farewell saying for Halloween.
Just because of its superficial cultural similarities with Christmas (you get a bunch of stuff that you like), it is not a literal holiday and the cultural practices surrounding it are not about wishing someone well or warding off evil. It is just a bunch of kids running around getting free candy.
There are some language patterns (like 'trick or treat') but that's about it.
Of course, it is becoming more and more popular to have 'Happy Halloween' on banners and advertisements and such, but people just do not walk down the street or burst into a room joyfully proclaiming 'Happy Halloween!'. It's just not on people's minds to have something like that to say, and there's no longstanding tradition for anything (Halloween being a minor cultural addition to All Saints' Day in the Christian calendar).
Some might object to the negative answer, the recognition of a lexical gap, _plus) the desire to have it filled. But consider analogously (in the Christian cultural area) asking the question "What greeting does one use for Good Friday?". There is none. It's not necessary to have one.
So for Halloween, do not feel obligated to try to use any special greeting. Greeting-wise, there's nothing special you need to learn to say (of course unless you're a kid and knocking on someone's door at 7pm, and then, not really a greeting but a request/threat).
I tend to agree that "happy" isn't right, but don't forget that you're filtering it though eyes indoctrinated into a specific meaning for Halloween.
In some cultures (and under different names), it's about celebrating those loved ones that have died; in others, it's to ward their sprites away. In still other similar customs, it's not related to death at all.
However, in northern latitudes, its origin is most definitely related to the cycle of the year—in this time of year, crops are harvested and food packed away for the winter. The whole concept of the relation of death and rebirth (which even Christians have) is pretty universal.
Here is a link that is a little more inclusive than the Wikipedia article (which still seems a bit one sided and pedantic).
Happy Halloween is the greeting because Halloween generally supposed to be a fun holiday. In fact, it is not a true holiday, and you don't have to acknowledge it.
Greetings like "Seasons Greetings" exist to not mention Christmas specifically, because that is noninclusive of non-Christians.
In the U.S., you say "Merry Christmas" instead of "Happy Christmas" but that is an anomaly I can't explain. All other holidays and occasions are greeted "Happy __".


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If Alice and bob have a secure channel for key-exchange and mallory don't man-in-the-middle attack them but in the future eavesdrop connection and see the key exchanged, can mallory break it like RSA with a quantum computer?
A quantum computer solves the discrete logarithm problem for both finite fields and elliptic curves. Being able to efficiently calculate discrete logarithms implies being able to break Diffie-Hellman, so Diffie-Hellman on either of them is not secure against an adversary who owns a large quantum computer.
There might be other groups in which DL problem is hard even against a quantum computer, but I've never heard of such a group.


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It could be that technology has just passed up the Evergreen ride calendar. Many use other mediums (Facebook, meetup) to arrange rides and those mediums are more interactive in nature with discussions, chats and the ability to upload photos and videos from the ride. This seems to be the new norm.
Perhaps Evergreen should think about using the calendar for more official events and adopt something like meetup.com for rides. The club gets a more modern interface, links to facebook and wider exposure to mountain bikers who may not be Evergreen members.
This is the approach that the Cascade Bicycle Club takes:
Cascade Free Daily Rides (Seattle, WA) - Meetup
I notice that there is a Cascade Mountain Bike meetup with 200+ members:
The Cascades Mountain Bikers Meetup Group (Seattle, WA) - Meetup


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- Coat the bottoms only of muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray, and fill three-fourths full with the batter. Sprinkle some of the sugar over the top of each muffin. Bake at 350°F for about 15 minutes, or just until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Be careful not to overbake.
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BELLAIRE – The Pultney Township trustees met Wednesday night to discuss several ongoing issues, including the possible decision to enter into a joint fire district with the Village of Bellaire....
I thought it was against the law to smoke in a public building in Ohio???
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Public employees doing what they do best??? or is this just a bad picture??
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It would be nice, But it seems nothing else in the township is getting repaired all the time is spent by the trustees on Neffs VFD and the fire district, residents in the township would like roads to be top priority not all the attention focused on one subject it seems our elected officials are just as crooked and broked as our roads. I think it is time to clean out the crooks of the township from top to bottom. and start fresh.
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Put that cigarette Frankie. Your picture is in the paper with a cig on your hand.
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how can youns fund anything . when youns don't have funds to fix roads. if you would quit buying new equipment all the time with tax payers money. then you would have the funds to help people and keep the roads up
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I have a webpart that connects to an external DB. I need somewhere to store the connection string. It is possible for this data source to change but would always be the same for the site collection that the webpart is deployed in. Where would the best place to store this information be?
I would recommend you to store things like connection strings in secure storages. For example, SPWeb.Properties require only read permission for site, and they can be revealed easily by any advanced user, for example using SharePoint ECMAScript Client Object Model.
So if you store user name and password for accessing DB in the connection string, it would be probably a bad idea to store it in SPWeb.Properties and other insecure storages.
As you probably know, there is a special service application, which is intended to store credentials: Secure Store Service (Note: it is not available in SharePoint Foundation). And there is MSDN article, which describes how to use this storage:
This approach leverages SharePoint Business Connectivity Services, and although it is the intended way to deal with any external database in SharePoint, I admit that in some circumstances the direct database usage might be preferrable (for example, you have a bunch of old working code and you don't want to spend few weeks to migrate it to BCS approach).
So if you want to deal with database directly, actually you can retrieve credentials from Secure Store Services without BCS. This approach is described here:
And also, there is another article, which probably is exactly what you need, which describes storing a connection string in the SharePoint Secure Store:
There are a number of options. Wictor has an interesting post - http://www.wictorwilen.se/Post/Six-ways-to-store-settings-in-SharePoint.aspx
Personally for the complexity of some configuration elements within the systems i work with I would use the web.config and utilse the SPWebConfigModification class to apply the changes to all Web Front End servers.
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It still shows $15.95 + $4.90 shipping for me 9.30pm CT
@zippy the pinhead: Your price is through Wayfair.
in my day we called tablets "etchasketches", dangit! And we had to walk through 3 feet of snow, uphill, to get to it!
@kamikazeken: And you kids better get off my lawn!
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1960's box, but not 1960's pricing...
Love it. The original "tablet."
can i get a bundle with screen protector and case with a built in kickstand?
Captain obvious strikes again!
I figured this would be nostalgia-sucker pricing, but non-classic is basically the same price. So go relive your childhood, Boomers.
Yeah, but is it Made In USA like the originals or Made In China?
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Live Video Interviews on OTN Central at Oracle OpenWorld 2013
By RickRamsey-Oracle on Sep 23, 2013
Good thing I drove to Oracle OpenWorld this year instead of riding the moto like I have on some previous OOW's. We had an inch of slush on Donner pass, and if we hadn't skeedaddled outta there when we did, we might have wound up like the ATV in my driveway in Colorado.
This year Oracle wants its customers to talk about their experiences with Oracle technologies, so OTN has lined up three live interviews. If you're at Oracle OpenWorld, you can watch them on the big screens. If you're not at the event, you can still watch them live from our home page at www.oracle.com. If you want to watch them later, look for a future blog in which I'll post the location of the recorded interviews.
Monday, 12:00 noon PT - John Dome, Systems Engineering Lead, Progressive Insurance
John will describe the business opportunity that lead Progressive Insurance to switch from Red Hat Linux to Oracle Linux, he'll explain why he recommended they switch, the results they got, and how it has changed the way Progressive's DBA's and SA's work together. We'll try to get as techie as we can in the time we have.
Tuesday, 11:50 am PT - Gautham Sampath, Chief Information Technologist, Pinellas County Government
Gautham (pronounced like Batman's Gotham) recently led an effort to refresh the Pinellas County hardware systems. He'll explain what they were looking for, why they chose Oracle Exalytics, how they became convinced it was the right decision, and how it changed the way they managed their data center.
Wednesday, 11:00 am PT - Brian Bream, CTO, Collier IT
Brian Bream, Chief Technology Officer of Collier IT, will describe the biggest changes data centers must deal with today, and how Collier IT recommends they face them. When we're done, he'll confess how he deals with his personal addiction to SPARC systems and the Oracle Solaris operating system.
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We're also going to have a snowsquallfull of recorded interviews, which we'll begin posting during the evenings, since going to all-night parties is getting harder and harder to recover from. Look for them on OTN Garage YouTube Channel.
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FLG401: German II (2012-2013)
CURRICULUM PROGRAM: Foreign Language Program
COURSE TITLE: German II
COURSE LENGTH: 36 weeks
SUGGESTED PREPARATION: German I
Major Concepts/Content: The foreign language II course is designed to provide activities, projects, and experiences that enable students to appreciate and value the host nation's (or target language) culture, Students are also made aware of the value of foreign language study. Career opportunities are analyzed and students learn that the knowledge of a second language can be a useful tool in international, economical, and social situations. The major linguistic principles and language skills covered in level II include the following: usage of singular and plural nouns and interrogative, definite, indefinite, demonstrative and possessive adjectives; identifying and using the active voice in the indicative mood; identifying and using the imperative, the future tense, all forms of the past tense, progressives, and the subjunctive mood; identifying and using subject pronouns, direct object pronouns, indirect object pronouns, and the emphatic, reflexive, interrogative, demonstrative, and relative pronouns; identifying and using the most common prepositions; identifying and using comparison of adjectives; and identifying and using the formation of adverbs. Students should also be familiar with short stories, essays, magazines, simple readers, newspapers, filmstrips, films, slides, videos, and computer programs that are representative of the target language and culture. L-8.The content of the foreign language, level II course includes teaching students to follow specific directions given in the target language, and to Understand main ideas after listening to presentations on familiar topics. Students learn to speak in the target language using basic sentence patterns correctly, read a variety of materials in the target language, and demonstrate writing skills in the target language.
Major Instructional Activities: Instructional activities will provide emphasis on proficiency, communication, and culture, in addition to teaching the four basic skill areas. Students will participate in daily class activities and exercises in order to achieve the goals and objectives of the course. The activities presented in level I are continued in depth in level Il. Students will be encouraged to increase listening comprehension and speaking skills. Use of computers will be effective for drills, multiple choices, close encounters, and for reinforcing grammatical principles and tenses. In addition, students who are studying the target language in the host nation, will be encouraged to visit museums, theaters, and attend any other activities where they can practice speaking and understanding the target language and can appreciate and value the culture of the host country.
Major Evaluative Techniques: Students will be required to pass tests included with the program text. Teacher-made tests will also be utilized. Dictations will be used frequently. Translations of topics using familiar vocabulary will be encouraged. Daily class participation, exercises in workbooks, and homework will be considered of vital importance in the total evaluation of students.
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- Reinforce and expand on discrimination among typical intonation patterns of affirmation, information questions, yes-no questions, as well as other typical segmented patterns taught in level 1.
- Make intelligent guesses by listening to a recombination of familiar material containing unfamiliar vocabulary items.
- Discriminate among structure signals such as noun markers to indicate gender and number or case and verb inflections to denote tense.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the language spoken by a variety of both male and female voices of various age groups.
- Produce with more consistent accuracy the sounds of the target language (vowels, consonants, and clusters) with minimal interference from English.
- Produce with greater accuracy patterns of intonation, stress, rhythm, linking, and pitch.
- Express ideas using appropriate grammatical forms and word order characteristic of the language
- Participate in dialogues of greater length and complexity.
- Produce conversations and short narratives paraphrasing familiar material.
- Read aloud using the appropriate pronunciation, intonation, stress, and rhythm. .
- Recognize selected idioms.
- Read silently, with comprehension, material more difficult than that in level L These materials could be items such as short paragraphs, short stories, essays, newspaper articles.
- Write the symbols that stand for sounds. .
- Write accurately the structure, grammar and vocabulary within their experience.
- Punctuate and capitalize correctly.
- Identify some of the principal heroes and/or leaders of the target language culture.
- Explain aspects of the educational system of the target language culture.
- Explain the U.S. customs relating to birth, marriage, and death in the target language culture.
- Explain how the knowledge of languages can broaden career opportunities.
- Give examples of how using another language facilitates communication.
- Compile information about careers that require a second language.