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I press the remote down a bit and the green light comes on.. I then press it fully down and the red light comes on.. which is supposed to be how it work... but it doesn't take a photo....
I press the remote down a bit and the green light comes on.. I then press it fully down and the red light comes on.. which is supposed to be how it work... but it doesn't take a photo....
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I think I might have a dodgy one... that will be right.. I am certain that the button on the top of this remote you can use as a test... Press it down a bit and the green light comes on and then fully down and the red light comes one.. but still no photo.....
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No Vincèn, nothing shows on that screen.. When I put the front panel to that screen nothing shows on that either... I bought it from this mob.. I have just sent them an email. I think I have dodgy one.. Sorry of my life...
You know.. my worry is its my D90.. the GPS port might be dodgy itself... oh dear... .. I have never plugged anything into that before...
You know.. my worry is its my D90.. the GPS port might be dodgy itself... oh dear... .. I have never plugged anything into that before...
Just see your questions about the remote control: you got the HW 433 N80 right?
The default settings of the channels are set to work on all channels. All down opposite of the white numbers.
It should work. There are two possible problems concerning the cables:
1 - The connection from the basic cable to the camera specific cable. There is a "double click" safety construction inside the socket. I remember at first use I had a problem to fully insert the plug into the socket. You have to push hard to connect completely. Cause I often use the remote on different camera bodies, and it was hard to separate the cable to set in another type, I filed down the ring on the plug to make it a bit smaller. Now it goes in smoother and can be better disconnected. Cause you do not have to disconnect the two parts of the cable at the moment, just try to be sure they are really connected. At the first "stop" when you insert the cable it seems to be fixed, but it is not connected. There has to be a "hard click" to connect in the right way.
2 - The camera plug: it has very tight fit as well and you have to fix it to the camera body that you nearly can not see the silver metal outside the camera body connection. When it is not connected deep in it, the remote won't work as well. Specially tight in D7000.
At least you should check the batteries.
But I feel it is more the problem with the cables connections.
Hope this helps and you can shoot a nice new car pano with bracketing shots.
Thx Vincen for your help to step in.
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Hi... Yes the connection into the GPS socket was tight and hard to take out its in and ok.. The split connection is also fixed in ok... All cables are tight and in as far as they will go.. When I press the remote button partly down, the green light will come on the receiver.. then I press it all the way down and the red light comes on as if its taking a photo but it doesn't... There seems to be a test button on the top, same thing happens when I press that... My setting are to continuous shooting in manual.. When the camera is just sitting there, the red light flashes on and off as if in standby on the receiver... Not sure if the camera has to sit on standby for a little while to change the battery fully from my camera battery.. Its a nice little unit for sure but it doesn't work, perhaps I can use it to keep the door open..
I have sent an email to the mob who sold it to me... They seem to be an ok company but I have never bought anything from them before... So I will see if their customer service is a wonderful as Bill Bailey's..
emm... I got so excited that my remote arrived yesterday and so did my really cool business cards to I a car dealership I would be coming round this morning to take a car pano of a brand new car....This will allow me to create a really nice pano... Only to find that out my remote might be dud... oh hum.... what a pain in the b.....
"ITS WORKING"!!!!!!!!! Its what you said Heinz, that stupid joining cable.. oh man its tight.. I thought it was strange that the connection into the GPS was soooo tight and very hard to take out.. but the connection of the two cables was just fitting in.. So my dad pushed like crazy and CLICK!!!.. The look on both our faces was really funny.. I then turned it all on and BAM! I clicked away....
Thank you guys for helping me so much... Stupid thing should never be that tight... How on earth could I take them apart again.. might strip the wires out...
Oh so happy....
Destiny No.1 Ninja....
Well.. since I was on a high, I dressed up really smart and went to see the new car dealership and they said NO... They wouldn't even let me do a freebee for my own portfolio.. they said they have their own marketing team/department for this... So I went to see VW car dealership and the guy was nice to me but he didn't even want to look at my VR demo, he said he did not have time... If I was buying a car he would have time... There were 3 guys sitting there with elbows wearing out on their desk but they did not have time.... I gave him my beautiful business card but I bet that went into the bin... emm... all dressed up with no where to go...
I will go and see a second hand car dealership, they might be better.... There is a big one about half an hour from us...
Hi Heinz, you will be pleased to know that my wireless remote works really well...I tested it on bracketed shots.. That was good advice to buy it..... just a little glitch to get it going... It looks really cool too.. I received an email from the company that sold it to me, saying they will get back to me... i will wait and see what support they might have provided to me before telling them its all ok.. I might need to buy something else from them one day or recommend them to someone else... I will make sure have good customer service... very important to us...
Hi Destiny, I'm just starting out on all this Virtual Tour business.....just a question....I have also bought the NN4 but have a D7000 and the Nikon 10.5mm fisheye.....do you suggest I buy the EZ leveller as well as the Nadir adapter?.....I thought I had it cracked until I did a 'complicated' room with tiles and lots of lines on the floor and realised that I didn't at all!.....I think I have it set up for the nodal point but wondering if the problem is the leveling....I have spent sooooo much money recently and was wondering if I really need these two bits of equipment??!!!! I will happily buy them but if I don't have to I don't want to as my finances aren't unlimited!
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I've heard it said that although breastfeeding is natural, it doesn't always come naturally. It can be difficult to learn the particular dance of mother and baby: establishing the perfect latch, learning to be comfortable in the various nursing positions, and knowing how to follow your baby's hunger cues.
Add a breast pump to the mix and suddenly it's easy to feel like what's supposed to be so very natural is far, far from it.
After my middle child was born I worked full time in a counseling center. I was very lucky to have a private space and a nursing-friendly work environment. I was dedicated to breastfeeding so I spent time between sessions attached to my pump, writing client notes and making phone calls. It wasn't always easy and it took a little getting used to, but after a few months I was a pumping pro.
For those of you who may be facing a return to work soon, I thought I'd share some tips that I found helpful. I hope they're helpful for you, too.
Check Your Expectations- Pumping sessions can be long and tedious. And while the rewards are also there in the form of several ounces of "liquid gold" keeping that in focus can be difficult. Make sure your expectations are realistic. I know that I struggled with this; I missed out on social time with coworkers during my lunch breaks for many months. As soon as I reframed my perspective and recognized that, at least for the time being, all my "free" time at work would be spent attached to a breast pump, I was able to make the best of the experience.
Stay Hydrated- The importance of drinking enough water while breastfeeding can't be overstated. It makes pumping much, much easier and more productive. Splurge on a fun reusable water bottle and fill 'er up!
Get Comfy- Since the setup, pumping, storing and cleaning process took me between 45 minutes and an hour (and that was once I had my routine down!) I knew I was going to need to settle in and get comfortable. A friend told me that she brings her nursing pillow to work to use during pumping sessions. I surfed the internet, read a book, browsed the pages of gossip magazines— I used the time to relax and decompress.
Visualize Your Baby- I always found it helpful to visualize my baby while pumping. Not only did it remind me why I was doing what I was doing, it helped me relax. Look through a baby photo album or watch videos on your phone or computer…whatever works!
Pumping can be difficult, but as you can see there are things you can do to make the experience more natural. Like everything in motherhood, it's a process. Looking back, there are things I miss about my time with the breast pump: I knew I was doing the very best for my baby, and there's nothing more rewarding than that.
What made pumping more natural for you? Share your tips in the comments!
Photo Credit: Mark Sebastian/Flickr
Mary Lauren Weimer is a social worker turned mother turned writer. Her blog, My 3 Little Birds, encourages moms to put down the baby books for a moment and tell their own stories. In addition, she writes about parenting at Babble's Kid Scoop. Connect with her on Facebook and Twitter.

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I am trying to understand the behavior of the following linear PDE:
$$\partial_t u(x,t) = \partial_{xx} u(x,t) + f(x) u(x,t)$$
where I set $f(x)=\lambda e^{-x^2} -1$ and with:
IC : $u(x,0)= 1$ on $[-1,1]$ and $0$ elsewhere.
BC : Neumann $\partial_x u(\pm 1,t) = 0$
Numerically, it seems that there is a critical value $\lambda^* \approx 1.33$ such that: if $\lambda>\lambda*$ then $u(x,t)\to \infty$ and otherwise $u(x,t)\to 0$.
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A few weeks ago we told you about a little girl with big ambitions.
Six-year-old Keelan Glass decided to run a half marathon to raise money through a pro-life group for her local pregnancy resources center. She was all set for her race in South Dakota when a massive snow storm changed their plans.
But as it turned out, she blazed a trail anyway.
"We took off school, we drove all day and we knew the storm was coming through but didn't know it would be that significant of a storm," said Tracy Glass, Keelan's mother.
But it was. The race Keelan had been looking forward to was canceled after several feet of snow covered the course that she would have taken on her first ever half marathon. It was hard to take in, but they decided even a blizzard wouldn't keep them down. They started the search for another half marathon.
"A friend of ours recommended The Showdown Half in Dallas and there was no age restriction. It was the following weekend, so we decided once we got home, we'd make another road trip out there and you'd go run that race, huh?" Tracy asked Keelan.
And that's exactly what she did.
"We lined up next to the pacers for the two-and-a-half hour mark and one of the pacers said, 'How many of you here are running your first half marathon?' and Keelan raised her hand and he said 'You're running?' and she said 'yeah.' And he said 'The whole thing?' and she said, 'Uh-huh.'"
So how does a six-year-old go about running a marathon? One mile at a time.
"We got to mile six and I said 'How do you feel?' and she said 'Great. Let's run to eight.' And I said ok. We ran to eight and when we got there, I said 'How are you feeling?' and she said 'Great, we can go to mile 10.' So we just kept going at her pace and on her time schedule," Tracy said.
That schedule included stopping for some photo ops from mile 10 through 13 and a group of friendly llamas in a field nearby.
Even with the stops Keelan finished in two hours, 46 minutes, and 31 seconds. But here's what's even more amazing:
"According to their single-age records, there is no one recorded under the age of nine for a half marathon, so it looks like as long as she meets the criteria for it, she has a record now," Tracy said.
Tracy said he daughter has a world record now and doesn't even know what it means.
"That's the thing," Tracy said. "She doesn't really even understand how amazing it is."
No she doesn't. Keelan said what's more important to her is why she did the race in the first place: to raise money for Pregnancy Resources of Abilene. To date she's raised $2,855.
"I love the fact that she does it for a bigger reason," Tracy said. "It's fun for her and it's about running but she wanted to use her skills for something different and people saw that. They were asking her about her shirt and the announcer told her whole story. I don't think she realizes what a big impact she has on people."


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In our church every time someone comes into the building through the main entrance, the interior main sanctuary doors come open and make it possible to hear noise from the hallway. Is there some piece of hardware that can be installed on the sanctuary doors to prevent them from opening from the exchange of air flow but still allow entrance into the sanctuary?
You have two problems really and you can choose to solve one, the other or both.
First is the easier one, securing your doors so they can't be opened by the air. As Gunner mentioned, a ball latch/catch might work however they are designed to allow the door to open with a bit of force.
Other options include a bolt that you manually open at the top/bottom, or a panic bar:
The second way to tackle this problem is to prevent the vacuum that is occurring when the doors are opened. You likely need vents to allow air to flow between the two rooms - either slats in the door or more dedicated HVAC.
A magnetic closet door catch (similar to a magnetic cabinet door latch) may provide enough "stickiness" to keep the vacuum from opening the door, but require less force than a ball catch. Here's one example:
This won't work if your doors swing both in and out.
Install a closer on the interior door. This should keep the door closed and the pressure from the outside door will find equalization elsewhere.


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Professor Twila Perry Wins Prestigious AALS Clyde Ferguson Award
For so many reasons, it is fitting that Twila Perry has won the 2012 Clyde Ferguson Award from the Minority Groups Section of the Association of American Law Schools.
The section's highest award, which will be presented at its business meeting during the AALS annual meeting in early January, the Clyde Ferguson Award recognizes "an outstanding law teacher, who in the course of his or her career has achieved excellence in the areas of public service, teaching and scholarship." The award is particularly intended for law professors "who have provided support, encouragement, and mentoring to colleagues, students, and aspiring legal educators."
|Professor Twila Perry at the law school.
Perry, who is Professor of Law and Alexander T. Waugh Scholar at Rutgers School of Law–Newark, is among the country's leading legal scholars on issues of race and family law. She is widely recognized for her influential publications on the intersection of critical race theory, feminist legal theory, and family law, and is especially applauded for her work on transracial adoption and child placement decisions. One law professor, writing in support of the Ferguson Award nomination, described Perry's work as "path-breaking scholarship that over and over again takes up highly sensitive issues in family law and subjects them to a thoughtful, incisive and transformative analysis focused always on expanding our understanding of the role of racial and gender subordination in the configuration of family law, its effects on real families, and its implications for achieving a nonracist and otherwise just society."
Professor Perry has often been a speaker at conferences on family law. Her law review articles are frequently cited in articles by other scholars, are excerpted in a number of anthologies, and are often cited or excerpted in U.S. casebooks on family law, gender and race. In addition, two of her articles, "No Fault Divorce and Liability Without Fault: Can Family Law Learn from Torts?" and "Transracial Adoption: An Analysis of Discourse and Subordination" have been cited in cases decided by the Supreme Court of Canada. For a select list of her recent publications, click here.
After 28 years on the Rutgers–Newark law faculty, Professor Perry continues to be an encouraging and dedicated teacher, as evidenced by her always well-enrolled electives in Family Law, Children and the Law, and Race, Gender and Tort Law. She has even written about the complex pedagogy surrounding the teaching of one of her key interests (see "Thinking and Teaching About Transracial Adoption," in 12 Focus on Law Studies 4, 1996). Further, she is an involved member of the law school community, who is particularly active in supporting the Minority Student Program and an effective advocate and leader on faculty diversity issues.
I believe that you can never really pay back those who helped to open doors for you. What you can do, though, is to put forth your best efforts to help those who come behind you and to invest in people you believe will use their success in positive ways.
As enthusiastic as Professor Perry's colleagues in the academy are about her insightful contributions to legal scholarship, they are even more ardent about her warmth and generosity as a mentor to junior scholars – at Rutgers–Newark as well as other law schools – and to faculty and students of color. Not as readily computed as are publications and presentations, Perry's support and counsel have had an intangible impact perhaps best expressed by a former Rutgers–Newark colleague who stated: "The academy is a better place because of her."
Finally, what makes the presentation of the Ferguson Award especially fitting is that the late Harvard Law professor C. Clyde Ferguson, whom the AALS award honors, was the first tenured African American and the first tenured man of color on the faculty at Rutgers School of Law–Newark, where he began his academic career — Twila Perry is the first tenured female African-American professor and first tenured woman of color on the law school faculty.
Perry discusses her career and her teaching and scholarly interests in the following Q&A:
Why did you decide to go to law school and to become a law professor?
I decided to go to law school while I was in graduate school in social work. I discovered that my primary interest was in social policy and I felt that I could be more effective as a lawyer than as a social worker. After practicing law in a few different settings for several years, I knew it was time to make a long-term career commitment. I wanted the freedom to be able to think, read, write and speak about issues that interested me and that I felt were important. Also, I was impressed by the fact that the law professors I knew still seemed to love their work after having been in the academy for many years.
What inspired your scholarly interest in family law and, in particular, in the role of race and gender in family law?
I have always been interested in issues involving race. My attention to gender issues came much later, after I entered the legal profession and saw and understood the impact of gender on women's professional opportunities. It was then that I began to think more deeply about the similarities and the differences between issues of race and issues of gender in people's professional and private lives. Family law is an area in which issues of race and gender insect in both of those contexts.
What are the most notable changes you have seen in this area of law in the past 25 years?
In the family law classes I taught during the mid-1980's, students often seemed uncomfortable discussing same-sex marriage and it was very rare for a student to speak out in favor of it. Today, the vast majority of law students in my family law classes seem to support same-sex marriage –indeed, it is rare for students to express opposition to it.
Family law continues to change rapidly in many areas: changing conceptions of gender roles, the dramatic increase in cohabitation, and rapid developments in reproductive technology present cutting-edge issues. The legitimacy of the institution of marriage itself is being questioned. Contract law and constitutional law are increasingly important in family law analysis. Feminist theory is having a major impact, but much more needs to be done on the intersection between family law, feminist theory and race. That is where my work comes in.
Your colleagues in the legal academy are effusive in their praise for your support of their scholarship and careers. What is it about mentoring that you find rewarding?
I think a lot about both the past and the future. I am clear that the opportunities I have had were the result of the efforts and sacrifices of many people – people I knew and people I will never know. I believe that you can never really pay back those who helped to open doors for you. What you can do, though, is to put forth your best efforts to help those who come behind you and to invest in people you believe will use their success in positive ways.
What do you enjoy most about teaching law students?
I teach both family law and torts. I enjoy teaching them equally, but I derive a particular satisfaction from teaching students in their very first semester of law school. Over the course of the semester I am able to watch, almost on a daily basis, the process of first-year students learning to think like lawyers. It is a wonderful thing to see!
You've lived in Harlem for many years and are writing a book about its recent gentrification. Tell us something about the book and how it intersects with your teaching and research.
I was born in Harlem and lived there until I left for college. After living in a number of different places, I returned to live in Harlem in 1988 in a cooperative established by African-Americans in 1929, on the eve of the Great Depression. The cooperative survived the Depression and continues to thrive today.
At the present time, Harlem and communities similar to it are undergoing a process of gentrification. I believe that narratives about gentrification often ignore longstanding, successful African-American institutions such as the cooperative I live in and often minimize the threat of displacement to longstanding residents of the communities being changed. My book is an effort to address both of these concerns. The book is a bit of a departure from my specific focus on family law, but gentrification is a process that does have a significant racial impact and an impact on families.


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What Behaviors Are Considered Paraphilias? continued...
Transvestitism, or transvestic fetishism, refers to the practice by heterosexual males of dressing in female clothes to produce or enhance sexual arousal. The sexual arousal usually does not involve a real partner but includes the fantasy that the individual is the female partner as well. Some men wear only one special piece of female clothing, such as underwear, while others fully dress as female, including hair style and make-up. Cross-dressing as a transvestite is not a problem unless it is necessary for the individual to become sexually aroused or experience sexual climax.
Voyeurism ("Peeping Tom")
This disorder involves achieving sexual arousal by observing an unsuspecting and non-consenting person who is undressing or unclothed or engaged in sexual activity. This behavior may conclude with masturbation by the voyeur. The voyeur does not seek sexual contact with the person he or she is observing. Other names for this behavior are "peeping" or "peeping Tom."
How Common Are Paraphilias?
Most paraphilias are rare and are about 20 times more common among males than among females. However, the reason for this disparity is not clearly understood. While several of these disorders are associated with aggressive behavior, others are not aggressive or harmful. Some paraphilias -- such as pedophilia, exhibitionism, voyeurism, sadism, and frotteurism -- are criminal offenses.
Having paraphilic fantasies or behavior, however, does not always mean the person has a mental illness. The fantasies and behaviors can exist in less severe forms that are not dysfunctional in any way, do not impede the development of healthy relationships, do not harm the individual or others, and do not entail criminal offenses. They may be limited to fantasy during masturbation or intercourse with a partner.
What Causes Paraphilia?
It is not clear what causes paraphilia. Some experts believe it is caused by a childhood trauma, such as sexual abuse. Others suggest that objects or situations can become sexually arousing if they are frequently and repeatedly associated with a pleasurable sexual activity. In most cases, the individual with a paraphilia has difficulty developing personal and sexual relationships with others.
Many paraphilias begin during adolescence and continue into adulthood. The intensity and occurrence of the fantasies associated with paraphilia vary with the individual, but they usually decrease as the person ages.


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I have a server and my laptop. I want to be able to start vnc server on the server and then connect from my laptop. Both are running ubuntu 11.10 64 bit desktop
On my server, i installed tightvncserver. I set it up with a password, no view only password. I ssh to the box and typed
vncserver :42
Now on my laptop, I installed gtkvncviewer and ran it. It popped up a box. I entered the picard:42 (the name of the server in my /etc/hosts file) and the password. I tried with and without the user. It always disconnects immediately.
Can anyone point out what I'm doing wrong? Is it because I'm not running a GUI session currently on picard? If so, how can I start the Xwindows session remotely to connect with vncserver?


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BCS championship: 5 things Alabama must do
So, it all comes down to this. Alabama, six years removed from a 6-7 season and another coaching change, is 60 minutes from a third national title in four seasons. That hasn't been done in the last 15 years and betting money says Alabama will do it.


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21 Aug 2011 10:00 PM #1
Hover BorderLayout expands collapsed region's popouts on mouse actions
Here is a HoverBorderLayout I made. It is compatible with GXT 2.2.4. It expands the popup of a collapsed panel on mouse over and collapses it on mouse out. You can set the width of the collapsed section (standard is 24, min is 2).
Here is the code:
Let me know if you have questions or improvements.
Carl Pritchett
16 Nov 2011 12:36 AM #2
Hi Carl ,
First of all, thank you for this component, it's what I'm looking.
Here is an experience sharing,
I found if BorderLayoutData is set with a ratio size (size is small than 0),
the HoverBorderLayout won't work normally caused by the popup.el always get 0 as it's width, then the checking in mouse over is wrong.
I just replaced ration size with a fixed width, then it works perfectly.
16 Nov 2011 2:35 PM #3
I hadn't tried with percentage widths before. Next time I'm working on it I'll take a look.
I'm trying to get the hover to work properly on IE8 but there appears to be a border around the page that means the mouse over is very hard to trigger. IE6 and IE9 are fine (no browser border around the page)


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Reversible Down-Alternative Comforter - All sizes (Regularly $119.99!) for $21.59 + free shipping
Great reviews. Enter the promo code ccyt115 at checkout and you'll save an additional 20% off your purchase. Plus, spend $50 or more and your order will ship for FREE (no code needed). Also, through November 25th, everyone gets $15 in Kohl's Cash for every $50 spent in store, online & at the kiosk on all sale-, regular- and clearance-priced merchandise (redeemable from 11/26-12/3).
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BonTon has these in store for 17$, just got back with two for christmas presents! They also have a lot more color / pattern options ( instore only though )
If you need/want this in King size don't bother. Every color is sold out. I'm really ticked off. They need to take the damn thing off their website.
@amlee1978: I just bought a King. Showing all colors available for me.
@wootgf: Just tried to order king size in black and silver, both out of stock. You have to go all the way through the payment process to find out they are out of stock btw.
Just tried and found that the King green, black, and pink are sold out.
@phalx: Ahhh. I ordered the silver in king when I posted this two hours ago. Bummer!
Just bought a blue King Size
I have a hard time believing that a polyester blanket was ever $119.99. It might still be a good deal, but keep in mind Kohl's tends to inflate its "original" prices to make you think you're getting a better deal than you are.
@curli76: I notice that at many places I shop at. Buyer Beware!
Use promo code ccyt115 to get another 20% off.
I spent an hour and a half on the phone last night after having the same frustrations with going through the entire checkout process, just to find out they were sold out. So I called and dealt with the agent and she was able to push the order through with the 'sold out' item in my cart. She promised that what would happen next, would be the warehouse would send us a notification that it was out of stock, and would send the comforter when they would be re-stocked, which would also be "this weekend". We also were promised to earn the $15 in Kohls cash still. (which we already received via email) BUT, we requested the Black/Gray King size and when we got our confirmation email, the color was listed as Blue. So apparently the Blue is the only one available.. even though ALL colors will still show
So, I suggest those that are frustrated, call them and voice yourself and make them to honor the black friday price for the one you want when they restock them.
BTW- GF just called and said they still had them in store...
Old news but I just wanted to say that this is a really awesome good quality comforter. Now I wish I had bought one for our guest room at the time as well. Just FYI for anyone looking at these in the future.


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Partnerships/Sponsorships Policy
In accordance to the South Carolina Public Library Standards, sec. 7.2 that states that the library works cooperatively with other community agencies to increase service the Beaufort County Library welcomes the opportunity to partner with private and public agencies and organizations when doing so benefits the library and the community we serve. Partnerships are considered to be long-range relationships with specific responsibilities and outcomes assigned to each partner. Sponsorships are considered as a means for agencies and organizations to support specific library projects, services, or programs and are short-term.
Each opportunity will be evaluated by the Branch Manager or Administrator (herein: Coordinators, Assistant Director, Director) to determine the short- and long-term costs (including staff time) and benefits. Based on the scope of the partnership or sponsorship, the Branch Manager or Administrator will determine whether a formal agreement or contract is required. The Branch Manager or Administrator may enter into formal agreements or memos of understanding. Contracts for more elaborate partnerships or sponsorships require approval of the Board of Trustees.
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The Library will develop each partnership individually, documenting the terms and conditions. If deemed appropriate by the Branch Manager, and with approval from the Assistant Director, these terms will be formalized in a written agreement or contract. The Branch Manager or Administrator will assign a staff member to be the primary liaison for the partnership and will expect the partner to do the same. The Library may cancel a partnership agreement at any time if the partner uses the Library's name without prior consent or if the nature of the partner's mission changes substantially or in a manner that becomes inconsistent with the Library's mission and image.


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I've been working on computers since my first Windows 3.1 computer, with 10MB of RAM. I've always "known" (Amalgamations of others thoughts) that web design and development was in my future, I ran my own Rom and Emulator site when I was 12 for several months, but I never took that helm until 2007 when I began with a crash course in writing MySQL databases for a security company I worked for. (I migrated their entire Unix based setup over to MySQL.) Those months of SQL and PHP, my 'bloody' forehead and the basic HTML/CSS skills I acquired helped me accelerate my learning of the languages. As of now I currently know/use daily HTML5, CSS3, CSS2.1 and Javascript (libraries: jQuery, mootools), PHP, MySQL, MongoDB and Redis.
There is always ever more to know and less time to discover it, thus I'm not going to stop with these basic languages. My goal is to progress into the more powerful languages ( C, C#, C++, Ruby, Perl,) and better understand the ones I know.
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I'm a self taught programmer; I understand the foundations of programming and what classes are, but my code tends to be messy with class methods interacting with a half a dozen other classes, and my structure is terrible. If someone else were to look at my code, I don't think they would be able to understand what was going on.
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What books or resources would you recommend to learn practical OO design and development concepts? [closed]
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Read, in order:
Code Complete Is the first book you should read. It's about programming well. Regardless of what other book(s) you choose, read this.
Head First Object Oriented Design
Head First Design Patterns
Note: If you need a book to learn a language, look for one from the "How to program" series by Deitel and Deitel. After 30 years of reading computer books I've found these to be very excellent teaching books. There are volumes on Java, C#, C++, and others. They are expensive as hell because they are so popular, so go with a used copy. I have 5 different editions on Java and one on C++.
Look into design patterns. These are tried-and-true methods to structure your code to solve commonly encountered problems. The more you become familiar with these, the more you'll train your eyes to seek out patterns and solve them elegantly. It'll also make describing your code easier in that you can use the name of the pattern to explain it.
The most classic authority on this is Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software, often referred to as The Gang of Four, or simply Gamma. This book is pretty readable and a good reference to have in your bookcase.
A friendlier read, which may appeal to you even more if you're new to the concept of design patterns is Head First Design Patterns, which is a whimsical approach to learning these and it covers the most often encountered patterns. Another advantage to this source is that it also explains some concepts associated with good object oriented design.
Applying UML and Patterns by Craig Larman
An excellent tutorial on object-oriented analysis and design, highly recommended. POS system case study alone makes it worth reading the book.
Title reference to "UML and Patterns" is rather misleading, I think most of those who have read the book would agree on that. To study UML and design patterns one would better go elsewhere.
Book subtitle is much better fit for contents: "An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and Iterative Development"
Head First Design Patterns is pretty good. The Gang of Four patterns book is the canonical reference, but for a beginner, it's a bit short on the details of the whys and wherefores. Head First walks a less experienced programmer through examples and explains the thinking behind the design and the patterns. It's not comprehensive, but it's more explanatory, and even aside from learning the specific patterns, it's useful for looking at the thinking behind OOP design in general.


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How people actually develop - 70/20/10 rule
By Peteh-Oracle on Mar 17, 2010
Many moons ago Sun introduced SunTOPS (Sun's Talent Optimization System) for development planning. Included in the notes, sadly I no longer have a copy, was this intriguing diagram:
I've since found what I believe to be the underlying research behind this, it's the 70/20/10 model. There is a reference to it in the Princeton University Learning Process.
I've not found a reference to the idea that developmentactually plans usually turn this in its head - in other words, we incorrectly assume that development is 70% training, 20% learning from others, 10% job experience. If anyone knows where this came from please let me know.
According to Princeton:
70/20/10 learning concept was developed by Morgan McCall, Robert W. Eichinger, and Michael M. Lombardo at the Center for Creative Leadership and is specifically mentioned in The Career Architect Development Planner 3rd edition by Michael M. Lombardo and Robert W. Eichinger.
The seriously chunky and expensive The Career Architect Development Planner isn't in my local library or searchable on-line. I'd love to take a peek


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I have a converted attic bedroom with a bathroom. I want to install a curtain rod, but one side of the rod has to connect to a sloped wall (the roof). What would be the best way to install a rod in this scenario?
Get a swivel shower rod flange like this:
or this :
It looks like they're available in a range of sizes and finishes so you should be able to find one you like.
At my parent's cottage, they had a similar situation. The tub comes out from the sloped wall, with the shower head on the opposite wall.
They put a corrugated translucent acrylic panel up, cut to fit under the sloped part of the wall, and framed using some PVC c-channel moulding all the way around (you can find all of this at most box stores). The panel is about half the length of the tub.
Then there is a normal (but short) shower rod and curtain up on the other half, which works out to be more or less the same height as a normal shower curtain. As I recall, it's about half the length of the tub (so 2.5') which is comfortable to get in and out of. Some caulking around all the moulding on the inside, and it actually works very well, and looks pretty decent.
Update: Was out there again this weekend, and remembered to take a pic. somewhat low quality as I just had my iPod:
Depending what material your curtain rod is made out of, cut the end of the rod at an angle. Do a small angle first and work your way to what will line up with your wall. Since the rod width is not changing the end cap should still work on a slant.


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Friday, January 16, 2009
Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Gel Eyeliners
1. So many of them are so gorgeous that I don't know what to do with myself except squirm a little.
2. They have fantastic staying power (took FOREVER to get the stripes off my arm!).
3. They are appropriately priced for their quality and the quantity that comes in each pot ($21 each).
4. I can't recall ever hearing a reasonable argument against them (i.e., never seen a bad review that didn't essentially just say "this suxxx").
5. The brush that the BB SA suggested I use on them (incidentally, also the brush depicted above) sucks bigtime (see messy swatches for evidence of this). Go for a fine or angled eyeliner brush, please; if you want a smudged line, use a smudge brush afterward. This brush gives a messy, uneven line that's hard to fix or make it look "correctly" smudged. I know smudging isn't supposed to be perfect, but think of it as the ponytail that's messy in an "I need a shower" way, not a "check-me-out sexy" way.
6. Don't trust the names and assume that a lack of the word "shimmer" in the title means there's no shimmer. Violet Ink does have shimmer in real life. On that note, Indigo Ink does NOT have shimmer, as it appears to in the swatch; unfortunately, I think the shimmer present in that swatch was probably residue left on the brush from the previous swatch. (The SA was getting rude and impatient with me by this point and had decided that instead of letting me wash the brush myself between uses, she should take it from me and wipe it with a dry tissue instead.)
7. My favorites were Violet Ink, Chocolate Shimmer Ink, Graphite Shimmer Ink, Sapphire Shimmer Ink, Cobalt Ink, Ivy Shimmer Ink, and Black Mauve Ink. I find the shimmery ones way more enticing than the matte ones, partially because I enjoy some amount of shimmer (and none of the shimmery ones are too over the top except maybe the Bronze - the Stila Bronze Smudge Pot is a better alternative), but mostly because I found the majority of the matte liners to be far less vibrant in color than the shimmer ones. With that said, I also find them to be rather sophisticated in appearance, so they would probably be perfect for the daytime, 9-5 look.
Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner: Black Mauve Shimmer Ink, Indigo Ink, Graphite Shimmer Ink, Ivy Shimmer Ink, Chocolate Shimmer Ink, Sapphire Shimmer Ink, Bronze Shimmer Ink, Black Plum Ink, Espresso Ink, Granite Ink, Hunter Ink, Violet Ink, Cobalt Ink, Sepia Ink, Black Ink
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Love these, they are so pretty I just never know how to use colorful e/ls....ReplyDelete
Again you have outdone yourself! I only have one of these (Espresso) and love it. You have just created more lemmings!ReplyDelete
Bananarchy (I LOVE your screen name, by the way!!!), we can try to help! Do you mean that you have trouble applying them? Or knowing what other colors to pair them with? Or something else...?ReplyDelete
Angelyshis, I love you forever :D Aren't they beautiful?!
Awesome swatches! I'd never have the guts to do that at a counter, I'd feel like I had to buy them all! This actually made me decide to pull out one of my bb liners for tomorrow. I think I've used almost nothing but mac's teddy for the past 3 months, so really, it's time for a change! And don't pass judgement on the brush too quickly, it works really well for a super fine line.ReplyDelete
If you're taking product suggestions, I'd love to see swatches of Sally Hansen Naturals (Carmindy stuff). This line hasn't come to Canada yet but looks really interesting. Blushes and shadows would be awesome, but anything would be good!
weener_d/bananarchy here my deal is what other colors to pair them with. I just don't know how pull pull off much other than my usual blackReplyDelete
Chelsea - thank you! Perhaps we're thinking of two different brushes... the one this SA offered to me couldn't have created a fine line to save its hairy little life (and I tried, too!). And I am always taking suggestions - will add those to the list :) Are your requests for Carmindy stuff and blushes and shadows separate, or one and the same? (As in, you're just throwing out general ideas, or you'd specifically like to see the Carmindy blushes and shadows?) Thanks!ReplyDelete
Bananarchy - if the trouble is branching out, try pairing some of the colors with coordinating neutral shadows and matte contour colors to even out the lid and enhance your natural look... just advance from there until you're comfortable enough to "go for broke" with new looks :) as far as finding coordinating colors, you can't really go wrong if you keep a look in the same tone family (i.e., all cool colors, warm colors, whatever works for you). I'd encourage you to post practice EOTDs on the makeup board on MUA, let people know you're looking for help/suggestions/advice, etc., and ask for constructive criticism... that has REALLY helped me in the past and is still helping me improve my technique today! :)
Hi Kristina,ReplyDelete
I bet the brush she gave you was one that had seen better days! I've noticed that at BB counters before. I don't know if they're just allocated one set of brushes for the life of the counter or if they're poor quality to start off with, but their brushes are always splayed beyond belief. Mine is still tightly compact and gives a great line. It looks just like the one in the promo image above, but with a slightly smaller head (I think the one above looks larger due to photo distortion).
I guess I could have worded my request better! I'm hoping for Carmindy swatches, particularly the blush and shadows.
Thanks again for the awesome site, keep up the good work!
Love the picture of all of the Bobbi Brown eyeliners. It's helping me determine which color to buy. Wish you could do a similar picture with the long wear cream eyeshadows in shimmer (BB).ReplyDelete
Question for you: Which pointedfine eyeliner brush do you suggest for applying the Bobbi Brown gel eyeliner?
Thanks for the great comparison swatches. You just helped me make a purchase! :-)ReplyDelete
Hi, what color would you recommend for brown eyes? Nice swatches btw :)ReplyDelete
All comments are welcome, but if you are here to spam your link, your comment will be deleted. Please be respectful. Thanks!


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Case: I'm working at a company, writing an application in Python that is handling a lot of data in arrays. I'm the only developer of this program at the moment, but it will probably be used/modified/extended in the future (1-3 years) by some other programmer, at this moment unknown to me. I will probably not be there directly to help then, but maybe give some support via email if I have time for it.
So, as a developer who has learned functional programming (Haskell), I tend to solve, for example, filtering like this:
filtered = filter(lambda item: included(item.time, dur), measures)
The rest of the code is OO, it's just some small cases where I want to solve it like this, because it is much simpler and more beautiful according to me.
Question: Is it OK today to write code like this?
- How does a developer that hasn't written/learned FP react to code like this?
- Is it readable?
- Modifiable?
Should I write documentation like explaining to a child what the line does?
# Filter out the items from measures for which included(item.time, dur) != True
I have asked my boss, and he just says "FP is black magic, but if it works and is the most efficient solution, then it's OK to use it."
What is your opinion on this? As a non-FP programmer, how do you react to the code? Is the code "googable" so you can understand what it does? I would love feedback on this :)
Edit: I marked phant0m's post as answer, because he gives good advice on how to write the code in a more readable way, and still keep the advantages. But I would also like to recommend superM's post because of his viewpoint as a non-FP programmer.


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26 Sep 2013 1:25 AM #51
Hi, the view loads but i Have this error in PDF.js
Uncaught TypeError: Object #<Object> has no method 'getDocument'
(I highlighted the error in the following code with ->>>>>>>>
Please help tnx!
var params = { password: password }; if (me.canvasEl) { me.isLoading = true; if (typeof src === 'string') { // URL params.url = src; } else if (data && 'byteLength' in data) { // ArrayBuffer params.data = data; } // Asynchronously download PDF as an ArrayBuffer ->>>>>>>> PDFJS.getDocument(params).then(function(pdfDoc) { me.pdfDoc = pdfDoc; me.onLoad(); }); } return me; },
26 Sep 2013 4:33 AM #52
solved but very strange..
it seems the issue was about the pdfjs/pdf.js minified file...
I copied to original one and it works...
but Now I can't build it
... [INF] -before-page: [INF] [INF] -page: [INF] building application [INF] Deploying your application to C:\share\app\Tests\build\PurchaseApp\package [INF] Copied C:\share\app\Tests\PurchaseApp\resources\scripts\cordova.js to C:\s hare\app\Tests\build\PurchaseApp\package\resources\scripts\cordova.js [INF] Copied C:\share\app\Tests\PurchaseApp\app.js to C:\share\app\Tests\build\P urchaseApp\package\app.js [INF] Copied C:\share\app\Tests\PurchaseApp\resources\css\app.css to C:\share\ap p\Tests\build\PurchaseApp\package\resources\css\app.css [INF] Copied C:\share\app\Tests\PurchaseApp\resources\css\myTheme.css to C:\shar e\app\Tests\build\PurchaseApp\package\resources\css\myTheme.css [INF] Copied C:\share\app\Tests\PurchaseApp\resources\images [INF] Copied C:\share\app\Tests\PurchaseApp\resources\icons [INF] Copied C:\share\app\Tests\PurchaseApp\resources\startup [INF] Resolving your application dependencies (file:///C:/share/app/Tests/Purcha seApp/index.html) [INF] Compiling app.js and dependencies [INF] Loading classpath entry C:\share\app\Tests\touch\src [INF] Loading classpath entry C:\share\app\Tests\PurchaseApp\app.js [INF] Loading classpath entry C:\share\app\Tests\PurchaseApp\app [ERR] def was null [ERR] failed to find meta class definition for name PurchaseApp.view.Ext.ux.pane l.PDF [ERR] Failed to find file(s) for depdency reference C:\share\app\Tests\PurchaseA pp\app.js::MVC::PurchaseApp.view.Ext.ux.panel.PDF [ERR] [ERR] BUILD FAILED [ERR] com.sencha.exceptions.BasicException: The following error occurred while e xecuting this line: [ERR] C:\share\app\Tests\PurchaseApp\.sencha\app\build-impl.xml:249: com.sencha. exceptions.ExScript: Wrapped com.sencha.exceptions.ExBuild: Failed to find any f iles for C:\share\app\Tests\PurchaseApp\app.js::MVC::PurchaseApp.view.Ext.ux.pan el.PDF (x-app-build#291) runAppBuild (x-app-build:291) [anonymous] (x-app-bu ild:571) x_app_build (x-app-build:569) <script> (anonymous:1) [ERR] at com.sencha.tools.compiler.sources.SymbolData. [ERR] resolveDependencies(SymbolData.java:185) [ERR] [ERR] Total time: 17 seconds [ERR] com.sencha.exceptions.BasicException: The following error occurred while e xecuting this line: C:\share\app\Tests\PurchaseApp\.sencha\app\build-impl.xml:249: com.sencha.except ions.ExScript: Wrapped com.sencha.exceptions.ExBuild: Failed to find any files f or C:\share\app\Tests\PurchaseApp\app.js::MVC::PurchaseApp.view.Ext.ux.panel.PDF (x-app-build#291) runAppBuild (x-app-build:291) [anonymous] (x-app-build:571) x_app_build (x-app-build:569) <script> (anonymous:1) C:\share\app\Tests\PurchaseApp> ...
26 Sep 2013 6:51 AM #53
now.. i had to change the sencha.cfg by adding a dir...
now it builds but on an android device the panel loads but noway to get the pdf displayed... even the loader text is not appearing... and no way to get errors.
in chrome the document ("http://cdn.mozilla.net/pdfjs/tracemonkey.pdf") is shown right.
where am I wrong? i just added pdf.js/pdf.js, pdf.js/pdf.js and pdf.js/compatibility.js as js resource.
in application I added
paths: {
'Ext.ux': 'ux'
and that's all.... working in chrome and no pdf shown on device (
(in chrome i get js error
Refused to get unsafe header "Accept-Ranges" but it still works..)
thanks for any help
29 Oct 2013 4:06 AM #54
when add pdf panel in a Panel
such as
... ...other items in sencha touch panel... ... { xtype: 'container', itemId: 'pnlHoldPdfViewer', layout: { type: 'fit' }, scrollable: 'both', items: [ { xtype : 'pdfpanel', id:'pdfpanel', layout : 'fit', style : { backgroundColor: '#333' } } ] }
but the error "Cannot call method 'un' of undefined " occurs in the PDF.js
... ... destroy: function() { var me = this; me.duringDestroy = true; me.un({ activate: me.initViewer, painted: me.initViewer, load: me.onPdfLoad, resize: me.resize, scope: me }); me.canvasEl.un({ doubletap : me.onDoubleTap, pinchstart : me.onPagePinchStart, pinch : me.onPagePinch, pinchend : me.onPagePinchEnd, scope : me }); ...
(But when if view by Ext.viewport.add(....) directly is fine)
Could any one tell me why and how to solve this problem ?
Thanks for any help
Best regards
3 Dec 2013 2:23 AM #55
I was having the same:Error: stream must have data
When trying to add the PDF.js & compatability.js files to Architect 3.
When it published for testing it worked, however on compiling for Production, using Architect 3 & sencha cmd this error kept popping up. I looked in the compiled app.js and the PDF & compatability files had been minified & included so I assumed something had gone ping.
I used the Ext.Loader.loadScript function to load the script during the application.launch function, as it isn't needed immediately
Ext.Loader.loadScript({url:'path to compatability.js'});
Ext.Loader.loadScript({url:'path to PDF.js'});
There doesn't seem to be much documentation for Architect 3 & the resource options when using the build options, unless of course it's buried elsewhere.
17 Dec 2013 5:50 AM #56
What is the easiest way to include this files in Sencha Architect 3.0 and make a pdf panel
11 Mar 2014 8:08 AM #57
I'm using the "SimpleViewer" example as a model.
PHP Code:
var objPdf = Ext.Viewport.add({
xtype : 'pdfpanel',
fullscreen: true,
layout : 'fit',
src : 'http://mysite.com/my_pd_folder/another_folder/mypdf.pdf'
I have a *.pdf file generated in the server and i want to request it from the mobile app and show it in the viewer.
Doesn't work.
It shows the Sencha Touch Panel with the "Loading pdf, please wait" message, but it freezes right there.
When i try it in a web browser, i can see that the app is trying to request the file "http://mysite.com/my_pd_folder/undefined". I don't know why.
Any suggestions PLEASE!!!
I'ts really frustrating.
17 Mar 2014 10:20 AM #58
Can anyone help on this? At least a hint or an idea.
11 Jun 2014 6:30 AM #59
Is this component still in development process?
I have some display errors when using the component with new devices (like Samsung Galaxy S4). On the right border there's always a part of the next page or a zoom-in of the current pdf-Page.
25 Jun 2014 1:20 AM #60
large pdf files
I downloaded your "SimpleViewer" example and runs fine (also when i try displaying my own 'small' pdfs)
but when i try displaying a pdf over 1MB it wont display and shows no errors.
Can you please tell me why? and how i can fix it? (as of now testing in chrome on desktop but will need this to wrok in ios webapp)
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NewEgg gives it 3/5 stars, with many complaints about weak housing breaking down quickly.
Amazon is kinder, but similar. 4/5.
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These are the specs listed by Amazon for the exact same product. $26 without a rebate. They are still respectable speeds compared with some of my older USB 2 budget external hard drives. But again, just like the 140 MB/s, these are "up to" speeds.
All of my storage devices can read and write at speeds up to 10 GB/s – they just have much lower typical speeds.
YMMV, but I know that Wal-Mart had some SanDisk 16GB drives on clearance for $7 a couple weeks back. Just thought I'd toss that out there in the instance that any of you happen to swing by there...check it out. ;)
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I most often see this with compressed video, but I've also seen it often enough with JPEG images. Many times blacks, reds, and other generally dark colors seem to be especially prone to compression artifacts, even if you're just opening a file and saving a copy of it. What causes this, and what countermeasures can be taken to prevent it?
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I am running some benchmarks between a Windows client and Linux server. In order to measure the latency correctly I need to synchronize the clocks between the two machines before starting the test - ideally down to the nearest millisecond - what's the easiest way to achieve this?
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I can't get achievements in this game, also the Steam In-game function doesn't work. May this problem related to the fact that the game is in Flash? Anyone has the same problem?
In Windows, the FlashAchievements.exe that ships with the game is broken for many people. I've contacted Edmund with information about a fix, not sure when that's going out but he says he's working on it after this update goes out, in the meantime the fix on this page works:
You want the 1.5 version, the second link to a zip on that page. This is for windows, on the Mac there's nothing at present.
If you're paranoid like me and don't want to download things from the internet that you're not sure where they come from something that works for me is this:
I unlock some stuff and finish my run (steam has not registered any achievements). Shut the game off. Go into Isaac folder in the steam tree and remove FlashAchievements.exe. Go into Steam, verify integrity of files, Steam notices FlashAchievements.exe is missing and downloads it. Start the game up and get the achievements.
The annoying this is that this has to be done each time the game is started up, i.e. this works the time the game is started right after verifying and getting FlashAchievements.
That said; well done on fixing the issue InsidiousForce.
When I was trying to get the Krampus achievement, I noticed this as well. The achievement popped fine in Steam, but the overlay wasn't really working properly. I wanted to take some screenshots for my answer, but I wasn't able to do that either.
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In order to give the town a sliver of a chance to survive one more night, I was forced to take two steroids in one day and now I'm hooked! Which drugs can I take each day to stave off my inevitable death? Does it have to be steroids or will any drug work? For instance, will water purification tablets work? (I'm guessing no.)
Drugs that can be taken to prevent death from withdrawal
In general, you should try to stick to the drugs that are less useful to others. Unlabelled drugs are good because anyone else that takes them is likely to get addicted. Same with Betapropine. Paracetoid might be a good option if your town has lots and nobody is getting infected. Hydratone is a good option if you're thirsty and aren't going to drink. Valium is generally not useful until the end, but its quite important then. And Twinoid and Steroids should be last resorts unless you need the AP from them anyways.
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I'm brand new to audio production as of this week and I could do with a hand! I know that the basic answer is 'yes' but I want to know how specifically I can make the connection, the only connection I have between my DM6 and my PC is the USB lead, is that sufficient or do I need extra hardware? And if that is sufficient, how do I get Reason to recognise my DM6 as a control surface? Thanks!
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This is a fairly simple process. There are other ways to do this, and I am assuming that you just want to control Reason's sounds with your drum kit (recording the actual audio from your DM6 is a separate question), but here is the simplest way to get started.
ON YOUR DM6: Press PATTERN to select Pattern Select Mode Press VALUE +/- to select "--n"
This will send the GM Standard MIDI note messages to Reason.
In Reason, go to Preferences/Controllers (sorry, I'm not in my studio...I will edit this later for clarity), and choose the DM6 (it may show up as a generic interface) as your main controller.
Now when you highlight a track that's assigned to a device, it should play right off the bat. Try a synth first to make sure all of your pads are transmitting. Sometimes, the Reason drum presets are missing some assignments.
This should at least get you started.
It should play right off the bat, but in case it doesn't click RIGHT on the track and select "Lock [name you've given e-drum kit] to This Device."


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If it is more of a squeel than a whistle you may have spilled antifreeze on to the serpentine belt. The anti freeze is making the belt slip. Is the smoke coming out of the exhaust pipe or off the pipes in the engine bay? If anti freeze was spilled onto the manifold and pipes it will smoke until it burns off.


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Most of our creators have their own websites and I will ensure the SailfinSims web page displays the links to where you can find them and their content.
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A professor at Northwestern's management school recently published a study critiquing the cultural effects of encouraging independent work and independent values at colleges. The paper argues that middle- and upper-class students thrive in an environment that pushes independent values — like "express yourself" and "do your own thing." Students that are the first in their family to attend college, however, thrive in environments that push interdependent values — like "work with others" and "do collaborative research."
Leaving aside the stuff about socioeconomic status, how true is this? Do colleges do a better job at teaching individualistic students how to succeed than collaborative students? Do students even want schools to focus more on collaboration?
Before any hard research, I asked Google its thoughts. When I typed "college group assignments" into Google, this is the headline on the first hit I get:
Well that doesn't bode well. Let's try "working in a group college". The second hit was:
And the fifth:
Yikes. Let's see what the slightly deeper research turns up.
From a UConn study titled "Levels of urgency and attitudes toward group experiences":
Student attitudes toward group work are often cynical and pessimistic due to a history of repeated negative experiences…
From a Concordia University study titled "How do students really feel about working in small groups?":
Various group dynamics operate that undermine the effectiveness of the cooperative approach, such as negative attitudes toward group work and student behaviours that are counter-productive to group success.
From an Indiana University study titled "Graduate students attitude toward group work":
[I]t is common for students to not enjoy group work…
Right to the point.
So there's clearly a pretty big contingent of people who do not want Professor Nicole Stevens' recommendations come to pass. Or if they do, they want to be able to opt out of it.
Yet regardless of individual students' feelings about group work, there is no denying that it is an essential part of the skills gained from college. No matter how excruciating it is to be paired with a group member who won't pull his or her weight, who won't compromise on disagreements, or who micromanages every little detail, group work gives you a much more accurate preview of work after college than independent work. Naturally, most people don't want their grades to be at the mercy of an unmotivated group member. But considering most college graduates will not be independently employed, knowing how to work effectively in a group might be a more useful skill than to knowing how to go it alone.
So maybe the solution is to look at how we structure group projects. It will take educational minds greater than mine (that is, minds that have taken at least one education class) to build something that both challenges students to collaborate outside of their comfort zone and prevents them from feeling cheated by being paired with lousy teammates. But it's necessary to find that balance to prepare students for their professional lives without discouraging them.