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I would like to know if Sencha Animator will have a tool for draw with mouse or tablet.
It would be really helpful to make animations 100% on Sencha. I have to import all the images.
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In the meantime, we have tried making it easier to edit images that are imported:
In Animator 1.2 you can refresh images, so after you have imported an image, you can open the image, that now resides inside the animator project folder, edit it, and in Animator go to Edit->Refresh Images and the images will update.
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1934 Ford Five-Window Coupe - Using Garnish Outside Of SaladsWritten by Chuck Vranas on July 1, 2011 Making garnish moldings fit your chop; it's all in the details
Nothing infuses life into a stock body better than some well thought out restyling. A perfectly executed chop not only adds edginess to your car's personality, it also forever changes its overall look and attitude. Regardless of whether you decide on a mild chop or one that gives your car a hammered to death look, one commonly overlooked facet of the job revolves around how to finish off the inside.
All you need to do is take a close look around when you are walking through an event and you'll see many chopped cars with nicely completed exteriors. Take a peek inside and many times you'll notice the lack of garnish moldings around the inside of the doors and window openings. Many times it was because the bodies when purchased never included the moldings and locating originals is akin to finding a diamond in a pile of rocks. Other times it's because it always seemed like a lot of work to re-proportion them to fit their newfound openings, something they were never intended to fit.
In either case, thanks to the Internet, locating replacements is a lot easier than in the past, especially with manufacturers like Brookville Roadster and Steve's Auto Restoration now offering steel reproductions for 1932 and 1934 Ford three-window coupes and Waddington Street Rods offering them for Model A pickups. On a recent visit to Rolling Bones Hot Rod Shop in Greenfield Center, New York, we came across Dick DeLuna's freshly chopped '34 Ford coupe ready to have its garnish moldings reworked to fit their reconfigured window openings.
Before getting started, Keith Cornell of Rolling Bones media blasted the gennie garnish moldings to uncover any potential issues. Once blown clean, he proceeded to hang the moldings inside the car to get a look at the amount of reworking required to make them fit. To begin, a measurement of the stock molding B-pillar height indicated it was 13 inches from outside to inside. A measurement of the chopped window opening at the B-pillar was 7 inches, confirming the 6-inch chop.
Cornell then proceeded by first removing the A-pillar molding gusset by peeling it back with a hammer and slim chisel, then removing the balance with a pair of side cutters. He followed by grinding the area clean to eliminate the factory spot welds with an air-driven grinder topped with a 40-grit disc. Next he measured 1 inch up from the garnish molding base on each end and marked it with masking tape. Using a 4-inch cutoff wheel, he separated the garnish molding from its base and followed by removing the remaining 1-inch stubs at each base.
With the base of the garnish molding anchored in a bench vise, he began the process of reshaping the openings on each end to accurately allow each upright to slide back into place while using a combination flat and half-round hand file. This is one of the more time-consuming areas to rework as it takes time to finesse the opening configurations requiring the upright to be set in place numerous times before it's perfect. With the openings reshaped, he lowered the uprights into the base one final time to ensure the contours were well matched.
At this time it's a good idea to locate the base mounting holes in the door to be sure they are still in alignment. To complete this step Cornell did some final trimming to the base on each end to allow it to settle into place using a combination file and cutoff wheel. One of the easiest cuts to make was that of the B-pillar upright, a straight section, which was trimmed to allow for final adjustment. With the door off the car, the molding base was secured and the rear upright was slid into place, allowing Cornell to visualize the re-contour the A-pillar would require. It would take a series of relief cuts to allow the pillar to follow the updated shape. Once the cutting points were marked, each one was individually cut and carefully moved into position to follow the flow of the pillar. This was done while the door was laid flat on a foam pad while on a workbench face up. A hacksaw and cutoff wheel were used to make the individual incisions. After each one was established it was tacked in place until the final one was completed. With the graceful flow established and all proportions dialed in, Cornell set the unit in a bench vise and finished the TIG welding to make the piece rock solid. He then ground down the welds and finessed the vintage steel to perfection.
Moving rearward, the quarter window garnish molding required Cornell to first make a cardboard template of the inside body opening to establish the shape he needed to follow. Since this molding retains a fixed section of glass, accommodations to support the glass needed to be taken into consideration. To tackle this, a black marker was used from the outside to trace the window opening, allowing for 1/4 inch outside the marked line for the rubber window molding. With the cardboard trimmed, the pattern was then transferred to a rigid piece of Masonite and wrapped with a section of 1/4-inch rubber window molding secured by masking tape. This was then test-fitted into the window opening to confirm the final fit since the Masonite would also act as the template for the new glass to be cut.
To prepare the molding for its series of cuts, the Masonite pattern was placed on a workbench with the garnish moldings' front lower corner matched to the template. Note that 1/8 inch of rubber molding should be visible on both sides throughout the reconstruction. Using the original factory bottom seam as a starting point, Cornell marked this area as well as one halfway up the front side of the template. Using a cutoff wheel, he made two incisions to create the first separation. He then slid the template upward into the upper front corner of the molding and slid the cut piece up to form the new bottom contour. The excess of the front vertical section was then marked and trimmed off with a cutoff wheel. Cornell then clamped the two front sections together and established the new front face of the molding. With that completed, the rear descending corner of the molding was marked and trimmed where it began to separate from the template. This section was then slid upward to adjoin the front bottom section, allowing its outer corner to arc its excess away from the rear corner. This excess area was marked and trimmed leaving a small bottom rear corner section in need of final attention. To allow Cornell to complete the subtle lower curve, a number of relief cuts were made with a hacksaw and cutoff wheel one at a time so he could persuade the vintage steel to its newfound home. Once everything was completed, the molding was TIG-tacked in place, checked for alignment within the body structure, and then secured in a bench vise to receive its final welding. The unit was then treated to an abundance of hand filing to bring a sleek smoothness to the welds. Upon re-installation, the reworked garnish molding looked so good you would have thought Henry himself had offered them as a factory option.
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Beginning with a hammer and chisel to break the first spot weld, the gusset was gradually peeled back using a set of side cutters.Keith Cornell of Rolling Bones Hot Rod Shop marked 1 inch above the fore and aft base of the door garnish molding and used a 4-inch cutoff wheel to split the unit apart.Cornell proceeded with the 4-inch cutoff wheel (while wearing protective eyewear) and removed the 1-inch stubs at the base of the garnish molding.Using a combination half-round and flat file, the A- and B-pillar areas are reworked by gradually filing the openings to allow the upper garnish to slide back into place.Cornell used a discarded section of upper garnish to adjust the contour of the base for a perfect fit using a combination flat and half-round file.With a black marker, a number of relief cuts were marked on the A-pillar. A cutoff wheel and hacksaw were used to make the incisions one at a time.
Once the relief cuts were completed, the unit was test-fitted to the door and then TIG-tacked into place.You can see the amount of work still needed as the upper garnish is held in place illustrating the completed B-pillar area and the re-contouring needed for the A-pillar.Here you can see the door garnish molding tacked together and in place. Note: There were four relief cuts made to the A-pillar to attain just the right flow into the base.With a 4-inch cutoff wheel, Cornell removed some of the A-pillar's excess to allow him to start reworking the angle of the molding.The molding secured in a bench vise and a combination flat and half-round file was used to massage the welds to perfection, giving the piece a factory-fresh look.The Masonite template was then set in the window opening to ensure correct fitment prior to proceeding. This will also act as the pattern for new glass to be cut from.A cardboard template was made to fit inside the chopped area for the rear garnish molding. Here a black marker was used to trace the glass surface lip for proper fitment.
This image lets you see just how much trimming will be needed to the garnish molding. Note that 1/8 inch of rubber window molding should be visible both inside and out.The first cut was made with a 4-inch cutoff wheel along the bottom factory seam and also on the front side.The template was then traced onto a piece of Masonite board for added rigidity. Here the 1/4-inch rubber window molding is set in place with masking tape.The second cut trimmed the excess from the front side. The two sections were clamped together with a set of duckbill Vise-Grips.With the garnish molding secured in a bench vise, Cornell used a 4-inch cutoff wheel to separate the next section.After being TIG-tacked on the bench, the garnish molding was secured in a bench vise for Cornell to complete the final welding.Secured in a bench vise, the next cut was to trim the excess from the rear side. This was accomplished using a hacksaw.
To compensate for the tight curve needed to complete the garnish molding, a number of relief cuts were made using both a cutoff wheel and hacksaw. The piece was then carefully bent into position.


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By all these measures, "stand your ground" laws are a failure. These statutes make the already difficult task of jurors even harder. They aggravate mistrust across racial lines. They appear to increase rather than decrease crime.
We should not have had to go through another racially charged trial in Florida to learn all this. Writing in The Washington Post, Mark Berman offered a succinct account of the facts of the Michael Dunn case that has aroused so much legitimate passion.
"In November 2012, Michael Dunn shot 17-year-old Jordan Davis in a Jacksonville, Fla., gas station parking lot. Dunn had approached a Dodge Durango holding Davis and three other teenagers and asked them to turn down their music. ... An argument developed, and Dunn fired 10 times at the vehicle, including multiple shots fired as it pulled away.
"Davis died almost immediately after he was hit. ... Dunn, who was in town for a wedding, returned to his hotel and drove back home to Brevard County the following morning; he was arrested later that day." Dunn said he saw a shotgun in the Durango but there was no evidence of one.
Dunn was convicted on three counts of attempted second-degree murder but the jury hung on the first-degree murder charge brought in connection with Davis' death.
The verdict came seven months after George Zimmerman was acquitted in the Sanford, Fla., killing of Trayvon Martin in another case where stand your ground was at issue. Both Martin and Davis were black teenagers. Should it surprise anyone that many African-Americans fear that the law does not protect young males of color when they find themselves in confrontations with whites?
We shouldn't fault the Dunn jury, which seemed to be struggling to reach a just outcome. Unlike Zimmerman, the 47-year-old Dunn was not acquitted and could spend the rest of his life in prison. The jury clearly saw no justification for his firing at a fleeing car. But stand your ground undoubtedly sowed confusion on the murder count.
Supporters of the law say it was technically not at issue in the case, but this overlooks the obvious role it played in the trial. Cory Strolla, Dunn's lawyer, mentioned it in his closing argument: "His honor will further tell you," Strolla said, "that if Michael Dunn was in a public place where he had a legal right to be, he had no duty to retreat and had the right to stand his ground and meet force with force, including deadly force." The judge, Russell L. Healey, was required to read the relevant stand your ground provisions to the jury.
Florida's statute allows someone to use force if he or she "reasonably believes that such conduct is necessary to defend himself or herself or another against the other's imminent use of unlawful force." The "reasonable belief" standard is not unique to stand your ground laws, but it opens a vast loophole for extreme subjectivity when it is applied in conjunction with them. This has created problems that even the law's supporters should acknowledge.
A comprehensive 2012 examination of the law by the Tampa Bay Times concluded: "Seven years since it was passed, Florida's 'stand your ground' law is being invoked with unexpected frequency, in ways no one imagined, to free killers and violent attackers whose self-defense claims seem questionable at best." The law, the Times reporters wrote, has "confused judges" and has "allowed drug dealers to avoid murder charges and gang members to walk free."
A study by two Texas A&M economists found that such laws "do not deter burglary, robbery or aggravated assault" but do "lead to a statistically significant 8 percent net increase in the number of reported murders and non-negligent manslaughters."
Stand your ground laws shift the balance of power on the streets to those who carry weapons. They thus provide an incentive for everyone to be armed, which is why the National Rifle Association has pressured legislatures in some two dozen states to enact them. We shouldn't have to wait for another death and another controversial trial to recognize that this is no reason for laws that cause such palpable harm. It's time to repeal them.
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I am not convinced that this is a well-reasoned argument for repeal of so-called 'stand your ground' legislation. Neither the Zimmerman/Martin case nor the Dunn/Davis (Dunn's actions having been a violation of all training guidelines instilled in firearm owners), supposedly, were tied to 'stand your ground' legislation. Also, to refer to the efforts of a small fracton of persons who truly do violate both the letter and spirit of said legislation, yet invoke 'stand your ground' for defense, does not undermine the rationale for said legislation, which is intended to confirm and give back to citizens their justifiable moral and legal claim to possess and bear arms in self-defense.
Leon Berton, thanks for your comment. However, for what it's worth, the citizens' "justifiable moral and legal claim to possess and bear arms in self-defense" was never taken away from them and thus, there is no need for legislation to "confirm and give back" those claims.
There especially is no need for poorly crafted legislation that both creates a massive "self-defense" loophole for anyone who shoots and kills another person, and results in increased homicide rates without decreasing property and personal assault crime rates.
Does creating a situation in which someone YOU provoked by your words and/or actions into acting/reacting in their own self-defense give you grounds, then, to use deadly force in your "self-defense"? In Florida law, at least, if you have a "reasonable fear of imminent death or great bodily harm when using defensive force if an intruder has broken into his or her home or vehicle and is justified in using force," then "a person does not have a duty to retreat if he or she believes death or bodily harm is imminent."
In other words, said person is justified in creating a situation in which (s)he can declare reasonable fear. And THIS is justified by wrapping oneself in the mantle of the Second Amendment?
Not at all sure that the "stand your ground" laws, which ostensibly aid in pleading/proving self-defense, are the real issue in these two high-profile cases. Racial conflict seems to be the heart of the matter, with each 'side' forming perceptions based on sentiment rather than facts. More legislation -- or less -- won't change that.


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That would leave only baseball that Trinity hasn't won. Rock basketball is ranked this week for the first time in USA Today's South ratings (ninth), but could move up as Trinity's football team did by winning a state title. No. 1 in the nation is Oak Hill, Va., a boarding school coached by Wilmore, Ky. native Steve Smith. Oak Hill has a perfect 44-0 record. Wouldn't you know that Trinity's biggest rival, St. Xavier, is the only team that has won every sport?
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How do you take nadir and zenith shot with R1?
How do you take nadir and zenith shot with R1?
for fisheye having >170 deg angle of view in the longer dimension of sensor, no zenith is needed. Just use enough tilt to cover it. You can take an extra zenith shot (off-set from NPP) by pointing to the lens up. Depending on the camera design, it will be 90 deg or close to 90 deg. You can take the nadir (off-set from NPP) by pointing the lens down, it will be -65 deg. You can also point the lens -90 deg. Just reverse the lens direction from the zenith shot. Of course, handheld shots are possible too.
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Thanks for your reply. I have nikon 10.5mm fisheye. I have to take 6+1+1 with NN5. I am planning to do pole pano. Does R1 can lock at -90 for zenith shot? D200 with battery grip can do zenith -90 shot with R1?
I have just emailed NN about the problem with R1 and Nikon D3X, there is a problem with the mechanics as you cannot drop the arm to +90deg without hitting the camera
sadly the rotator is too wide! yes I know it does not have to be +90deg but as the arm does not stop until it hits the arm end, this is a problem
I have now assembled the R1 with the adaptor so it is mounted perfectly on the R-D3L but the D3X still hitting the adaptor
I have suggested that the adaptor should be 10mm longer at the narrow end of it so the camera drops in.
Nikon D3X with 16mm AF, R1, -10 for 6 shots, +90 (well almost) shot for the Zenith and finally -60deg shot for the Nadir but move the tripod away(about a metre) - perfect
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This is a message to Nick Fan or anyone who is dealing with the manufacturing of these brilliant products
I have purchased last week the fantastic R1 with an adaptor so it can be fitted on the R-D3L, because it cannot be used with R-D4
This is by far the best combination I have ever seen and the fastest - a delight to work with
However there is a problem with D3X as it will not drop all the way down to get the Zenith
The side of the camera hit the rotators (R-D4 as well) and preventing the full Zenith shot
I would like to see this rectified as more and more professional photographers are using the Nikon D3X
The adaptor needs to be 10mm longer at the narrow top to overcome this
I would be delighted if I can have one as soon as possible
Erik Hoffman
Thanks for the report. Our pole adapter will raise R1/10 tilt head by 10mm. I will also release a quick mount adapter which will raise it up by >25mm.
We more feedback from customers, I may make a longer advanced rotator to R1/10 adapter in the future.
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Hallo Erik and Nick,
i have been busy with R1 - D3/D3x zenith shot and camera bumping into the rotator: I had the same problem with D3 Sigma 8mm 3,5. My R1 is screwed together that way, that the detend plunger is on the same side where the camera comes down for the 90 degree shot. I opened the two imbus screws aside the leveler bubble, move the top 180 degrees around, and refixed. Now the plate moves to the zenith position on the opposite side of the rotator knobs. I fixed the camera in portrait mode, grip of the body upside, and now i can freely reach my zenith at 90 degree without bumping into anything.
I did not try the nikkor 16mm/f2.8 fisheye cause i do not have an adaptor ring for this lens, just had a look to the sigma mounted to D3 compared with the 16mm nikkor and i suppose it would be nearly the same position. I think the 16 mm lens should work in the same way.
What do you think of this,
Sorry but the Nikkor 16mm does not
Unfortunately the NNP is different so the lens has to be shifted a lot more on the slider so the problemis still there
I have ordered a monopole adaptor and longer screws and I will insert it between the R-D3 and the R1 and let you know if this help as the R1 will be then raised by 10mm
One more problem I have just discovered and very annoying is that you cannot use the remote trigger with 90deg Zenith shot
Hi Nick
I am in a process of manufacturing the final adaptor to be inserted between the R1 and the R-D3L
I will make it 30mm from the wider side up - higher, the base diameter will increase to 48mm and the center hole will be reduced to 13mm (it is a bit too wide and too close to the srew hole now.
In additition I will take off some 2mm from the centre core (the narrow part but not all the way up) to allow the camera to drop without touching it.
Not sure what can be done about the remote cord as this hits the main structure and looks too complicated to change but let me get the new adaptor finished first
Will see it on Friday and report to you


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Prove: If $V_1, V_2, ...$ are finite dimensional subspaces of a Vector Space $V$, then for $n = 1, 2, ...$ $V_1 +...+ V_n$ is a finite dimensional subspace of V.
- I have the base case
- I assume true in the induction step.
I don't know what to consider about another finite dimensional subspace $V_{n+1}$
I have a gut-feeling that this is one of those "break off pieces" and then put it all back together induction proof.
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I have a homework problem in which I wish to show that the family of curves given by
$x^2 + y^2 = c x$
where $c$ is an abitrary constant may be described by the differential equation
$\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{y^2-x^2}{2xy}$
I thought that I could use implicit differentiation to differentiate the original equation to get the second equation, but instead I get the equation
As you can see the derivative I get is not in the form of the equation that I am supposed to get. I do not see a way for my solution to even become similar to the proposed solution as one contains constants whereas the other does not.
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The scenario: I want to present a user with names of polygons from a layer in GeoServer. I then display the polygon(s) whose name(s) the user selected.
What I've done: I have a search box, which allows a user to enter name of a polygon they'd like to see. This works perfectly fine, even for wildcards. I've implemented it using CQL filters.
What I want: Instead of a user entering a name of a polygon, I want to pull all the polygon names and display them to the user for selection. After some research, I found out that my best bet is to use GeoServer's WPS aggregation function
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June 6, 2007 - An analysis of 17,000 Britons has linked specific gene variants to bipolar disorder, high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, Crohn's disease, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and rheumatoid arthritis.
The treasure-trove of genomic data comes from a consortium of 50 British groups called the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium, or WTCCC.
"The field of human genetics has hoped for a decade or more to discover these genetic variants and how they interact and affect risk of disease," WTCCC Chairman Peter Donnelly, PhD, of the University of Oxford, said at a news conference.
The study already has yielded important new insights into the root causes of these seven common diseases.
The most important of these insights is that having a gene variant linked to disease doesn't mean you are fated to get that disease. It only means you're at higher risk of the disease -- or at lower risk, as some of the genes are linked to protection against disease.
"These are risk factors, rather than genetics predicting who will get a disease," Donnelly said. "There is a large other part of the story: people's diets, and lifestyles, and so on."
The study analyzed the genomes of about 2,000 patients with each disease and compared their genetic codes to a shared group of about 3,000 healthy individuals. For each individual in the study, researchers analyzed 500,000 areas of their genomes.
"If you think of the human genome as a very long road where you are trying to find something in the dark, previously we were able to turn the lights on only in a very few places," Donnelly said. "It turns out that by turning on half a million lights along the genome, as we have done, you get to see a very large proportion of the variation that is there."
The Genetics of Common Diseases
Why look for genes linked to common diseases? The main reason is that very little is known about what causes these diseases.
"Genetics gives us a completely new way of looking at the problem," Donnelly said. "If we can understand the genetic basis of the disease, it gives us insight into what goes wrong and what triggers the disease. And then we can move on to develop new treatments and, potentially, new drug therapies."


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Looking to change the appearance of quotations at the start of each Chapter (or Part). The book is using KOMA Script v2. (Most searches for the
quote command come back with results for typesetting quotation marks, rather than aphorisms.)
Currently, the quotation resembles:
Am looking for something similar to:
Good code is short, simple, and symmetrical -- the challenge is figuring out how to get there. ~Sean Parent
(A double line border, a background colour, but using a serif font with the author name right-justified.)
Source Code
The quotation is defined as follows:
\setchapterpreamble{\dictum[Sean Parent]{Good code...}}
I have altered the style of the dictum settings as follows:
- What packages allow such fine control over quotations (or
quotes)? (Neither fncychap nor quotchap offer sufficient sophistication.)
- How can the aphorism be placed in a
\colorbox? (Using
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In Photoshop the skew tool allows you to move each corner of the object being skewed independently. Is there an equivalent in Illustrator? Envelope distort seems overkill and harder to achieve the same result.
You can use the Free Transform tool (keyboard shortcut is E).
There is a trick though:
Make sure you click FIRST. Holding Command and then trying to click and drag won't work.
Bonus Tip:
To get these individual point selections in Photoshop, you use skew. But in Illustrator this is unnecessary. The easiest way to do this type of manipulation is with the
In addition to that, if you hold
If you want to use a skew effect with text, you can get a pretty good result from using Illustrator's 3-D - Extrude & Bevel effect.
Once your text has been 'Expanded', select it and click on 'Extrude & Bevel' in the 'Effects' menu. Set all of the option bars to 0, except for 'Rotation' and 'Perspective'.
Now simply experiment with these two until you get the result you're looking for.
I hope it helps.
You can use the Shear tool to do this. It's stored with the Scale Tool (s). Click and drag a corner, same as Photoshop.


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WHEELING - Some local colleges and universities have abandoned a "one-size-fits-all" model when it comes to higher education, while West Virginia Northern Community College says it will continue to embrace that approach because it best fits its role in the community.
Brian Crawford, dean of West Liberty University's College of Liberal Arts, said the college's new direction toward individualizing a student's educational experience began about 50 years ago when West Liberty began opening up general studies options and offering more elective courses.
Although some programs, including health sciences, education and certain pre-professional offerings, must remain very structured due to accreditation or licensing requirements, Crawford said, students today have more flexibility than in generations past - particularly those in the university's interdisciplinary studies program, who are able to create their own course of study with the help and approval of a faculty committee.
"When a student comes to us with a desire to accomplish a particular educational goal, we work to help them find the best path toward that end," Crawford said.
WLU may be finding a niche with its budding physician assistant program, which began in June and will move to the new Campbell Hall of Life Sciences later this year. Its inaugural class of 17 will graduate in 2014, and almost 600 have applied to be a part of its next class, according to Allen Bedashi, program director.
At Bethany College, officials say "one size fits all" has never been part of the mission since its founding more than 170 years ago.
"Our students have always been encouraged to engage in thoughtful, reflective learning as individuals-to pursue intellectual freedom. Today it remains vitally important for students to have options, to find an environment where they can thrive, enjoy the adventure of learning and pursue their goals, but also personalize their educational experience as much as possible," said Bethany spokeswoman Rebecca Rose. "That approach recommends Bethany College to students seeking life-defining leadership roles."
Although the realities of the career marketplace make some degree of specialization a part of its various academic fields, Bethany believes combining that with its longstanding tradition of a broad, liberal arts education provides its students the best formula for future success.
"Our educational market niche is that of the residential, liberal arts campus - the only institution in West Virginia ranked as a top-tier, national liberal arts college," Rose said.
Meanwhile, West Virginia Northern Community College - with campuses in Wheeling, Weirton and New Martinsville - said the "one-size-fits-all" model is one that defines community colleges, and one that best allows the school to help the greatest number of students find their path to a career or further their education.
"Open access, preparing students for the workplace or college transfer, and being responsive to the community will always be our primary goals," said Vicki Riley, WVNCC's vice president of academic affairs.
Riley said strategies used to achieve those goals have changed and will continue to do so - for example, WVNCC has made obtaining an education more convenient by expanding self-paced, accelerated and online offerings, as well as "hybrid" courses that combine live lectures with web-based course work.
Offering classes for casino dealers after voters legalized table gambling in 2007 and a recent focus on welding, mechatronics and other courses relevant to the energy industry as natural gas drilling has taken off are examples of ways in which WVNCC strives to be responsive to the communities needs, administrators said.


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This LaTeX source ( http://pastebin.com/3HdpbQi5 ) yields two types of errors ( http://i.stack.imgur.com/4J87t.png ):
The line thickness of the table borders in the primary header row varies and the last entry in the secondary header-row ("erh.", short for "erhalten" which means "received" :) is a good few points above where it should be.
Now, knowing that LaTeX does not err, I however do so quite frequently - any ideas what I can do to get a clean result? The whole thing, btw., is a ham radio logbook in case you wondered.
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The Chromium,Thunar, Thunderbird and many other applications supports Unicode very well. I can see and input Chinese.
But the terminal does not support displaying/inputting Chinese. I tried to set the LANG and LC_CTYPE variables, set the fonts...nothing works.
My SMPlayer and VLC uses QT based UI, and both of the cannot play the video if the path/file name contains non-ASCII characters. But they works well otherwise.


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I've heard that Michael Mann doesn't like his own version of the atmospheric Nazi-Zombie-alien movie The Keep and I know the the original story author, F Paul Wilson, really hated it. It also isn't very well rated in IMDB.
I liked it, though I saw it a long time ago. Is it really that bad? Is there any clear evidence about who is blocking it from being on DVD?


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MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - John Banaszak made his first on-field appearance as the Robert Morris University football coach during Saturday's spring game inside Joe Walton Stadium.
Banaszak, who has spent the past 11 seasons as an assistant as well as assistant head coach, become the Colonials' gridiron boss in December with the retirement of Walton. During his NFL playing days, Banaszak won three Super Bowl rings with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
For Big Red graduate Marcus Prather, who is competing for playing time at quarterback, the coaching change represents an exciting time at RMU.
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LOOKING TO GET ON THE FIELD — Steubenville Big Red graduate Marcus Prather is looking to move up in the quarterback depth chart and get some playing time for the Robert Morris University football team. Prather transferred to the Colonials from Akron.
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"Banaszak is a great coach and I'm very honored to have a chance to play for him," said Prather, who will be a red-shirt sophomore during the upcoming season. "Our offense is completely different from last season.
"We were a pro-style offense last season and now under Darrin Hicks (the new RMU offensive coordinator), we are a no huddle, fast-paced play action type offense. It's really fun to be a part of this new offense and it definitely will keep the defense on its heels."
In his years guiding the Colonials, Walton compiled an overall record of 114-92-1 and captured six Northeast Conference championships. He was named the university's first head coach in 1993 and started the program from scratch, completing everything from hiring assistants to purchasing equipment to recruiting student-athletes for the program's inaugural season in 1994. Since 2005, Robert Morris has played its home games in the stadium that bears his name.
Prather landed at RMU in August 2013 after starting his college career at the University of Akron.
"I wanted to be closer to home and attend a school that is known for its outstanding academics," said Prather, who threw for 1,873 yards and 20 touchdowns during his senior season at Big Red. "I was offered by Robert Morris out of high school and really liked the coaching staff and the direction the program was headed.
"I had a couple of other offers after leaving Akron but the felt the best place for me was Robert Morris."
Prather broke camp a season ago as the third quarterback on the RMU depth chart. In 2011, his only campaign as the starter, he helped Big Red go 11-1, losing a 24-22 heartbreaker to eventual Division III champion Youngstown Cardinal Mooney in the Region 11 quarterfinals.
The 2011 Steubenville team earned the Ohio AP poll championship for its unbeaten regular season, the OVAC Class 4A crown and became just the fifth squad in school history to dispose of Massillon's Tigers.
Robert Morris finished 5-6 in 2013 and went 3-3 in NEC play. Prather saw action in seven games, passing for 347 stripes and two scores.
During his first collegiate start (a 17-13 come-from-behind road victory over Wagner), Prather threw for 204 yards and the two touchdowns, both coming in the final eight minutes of the game. He completed five of eight passes for 63 stripes on the game-winning drive. He was named the NEC rookie of the week for his efforts, marking the first time a RMU player earned the honor on the offensive side of the ball since 2009.
With spring practice winding down, Prather is working hard to earn more playing time in 2014.
"As of right now, it's an open competition," Prather said of the RMU quarterback derby. "All I can do is prepare myself the best I can to help the team win.
"I think we'll have a very successful season. Our coaching staff and all the guys on the team are working very hard to accomplish our goals this year."
Prather was joined at spring practice by another Big Red product, wide receiver Matt Petrella. He enrolled at RMU in January.
"It's awesome having Matt on the team now," Prather noted. "It helps when you have a receiver who you played with in high school. I've been throwing to Matt for a lot of years. We have great timing with each other."
Petrella, a red-shirt freshman, has been running with the second team during spring drills. He is backing up senior Duane Mitchell, who owns the RMU record for receptions in a season. Petrella also is expected to see duties on special teams for the Colonials.
"I love playing with Marcus, especially since he is my cousin and the Big Red relationship is still there," Petrella stated. "Every time he completes a pass to me, we get fired up because it feels like high school all over again."
RMU is scheduled to open its 2014 campaign on Aug. 28 against Eastern Kentucky.


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Wilby guts out win vs. Crosby
WATERBURY — The football game was slipping away. Wilby's top offensive weapon, Jacob Thomas, was hurt and out of the game with a leg injury, and a good start looked about to morph into a forgettable finish.
And David Hills loved it. Well, maybe he didn't love it, but he relished his role.
Wilby's captain lugged the ball 10 straight times in the Wildcats' final drive, the last carry into the end zone from 7 yards out, turning a precarious two-point lead into a 32-22 final in front of a smattering of frigid fans on Crosby's mostly dirt field.
"I knew I had to step up and take charge. I like to take charge," said Hills, who covered 60 yards on the winning drive and finished the night with 83 yards on 14 carries. "I like being counted on. I knew I had to step up, and I stepped up."
William Goodman bulled in on the two-point conversion to make sure there would be no miracle comeback.
Hills' punishing running had to share top billing with Wilby's defensive effort. While the offense was turning the ball over three times in the second half, the defense was stuffing Crosby most of the time.
Only once did the Bulldogs, gritty in effort, manage to strike gold. Receiver Myles Goulbourne outleaped defender Trevonn Moffett on the right sideline to haul in a pass from quarterback Michael Marshall for a 48-yard touchdown. That cut the Wilby lead to 24-22 with 6:33 to go.
But the momentum lasted only as long as it took to stick the ball in Hills' gut and let him plow through the right side in a drive that took 5:25. Crosby suffered its sixth loss in seven games while Wilby moved over .500 at 4-3.
The beginning gave no hint of the ending. With
See WILBY, Page 7B Thomas (17 carries, 154 yards) eluding almost anything that had the Crosby name on it, the Wildcats bolted out to a 12-0 lead in the first quarter.
Crosby did, however, find success with some long, floating passes down the sideline. The Bulldogs trimmed the margin to 12-6 on a 29-yard pass to Dontis Blanchard from Marshall (13 of 35, 234 yards).
Wilby held a 24-14 halftime lead and still looked in command before three fumbles kept Crosby dreaming of finding a way to turn the game around. Wilby stiffened, however, and the turnovers never matured into Crosby points.
"Our defense came up big time in the second half," said Wilby coach Geno Capuano.
As for the offense, Capuano could only shake his head.
"Crosby loaded up the box on us," he noted. "We made the right calls, but we were an inch too far on passes and had a fumble here and there."
Hills made it all easy at the end, however.
"He took charge on the last drive," smiled Capuano. "I kept giving him the ball because he was running like he really wanted it."
The Wildcats run into Naugatuck next week. Even if this wasn't an artistic success, it was a gritty victory. Hills and Co. look ready to go.
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I don't know where I picked up the phrase seeing as Google has very few literal hits, but I want to use
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1964 Pontiac GTO - Field Of DreamsWritten by on January 27, 2014 Contributors: Christopher R. Phillip This concours-modified-gold '64 GTO was on its last leg, now it's way better than new
With the kickoff of our GTO 50th Anniversary celebration, it seems only fitting to include a feature on a first-year specimen, and we couldn't have found one more in the spirit of the Pontiac hobby than Ron Cozzo's Yorktown Blue hardtop. No, it's not a 100-percent-stock restoration, yet it is representative of the type of GTOs that we often see in the hobby these days. Not only that, this "amateur" restoration is also a GTOAA Concours Modified Gold and POCI Points Judged Modified Gold winner.
Research revealed that this galloping Goat was built at the Kansas City assembly plant and delivered to a dealer in Topeka. The woman Ron bought it from pulled it out of a field in Kentucky in the early '80s.
To call this piece of Pontiac history a basketcase might be a little generous -- it was very rusty, rough, mostly apart, and its original three-speed manual transmission was missing. It had good things going for it, though, including an owner-added '64 Tri-Power setup, a salvageable hood and decklid, and the original engine.
Undeterred, Ron bought it. "I was planning a long, slow restoration and teach myself to weld and do the body work," he says. "The unplanned sale of my '67 GTO caused me to accelerate that plan and farm out the body. From there the project snowballed into a concours-level amateur restoration."
Knowing that the GTO could never again be a numbers-matching original, he purposefully steered the restoration into a different direction, and made a goal to keep the vehicle's original persona intact, while giving the iconic Poncho a new level of power, performance, and handling.
Thanks to the prior disassembly, Ron had the head start he needed to finish the project in time for the 2013 POCI-GTOAA Co-Vention. He separated the body from the chassis, sending the former to Sharks Automotive in Plain City, Ohio, for refurbishing, while the latter stayed with him.
He rebuilt the suspension with Moog bushings, Coil Spring Specialties replacement coils, Addco 1.25-/ 1-inch front/rear sway bars, and KYB adjustable gas shocks, which he painted gray to retain a stock appearance. He beefed up the frame with a set of weld-in reproduction reinforcement sections, sent the stock steering box and linkage out to be rebuilt, and had the frame and suspension components powdercoated semi-gloss black for a correct appearance and additional durability.
The original front drum brakes were deemed insufficient, so he replaced them with '69 single-piston discs, and '67 400 H.O. brake lines, master cylinder, and proportioning valve. The stock rear drums were retained and rebuilt.
Meanwhile, the engine was getting its own share of the limelight. Dave Hillard of Hillard Performance in Donnelsville, Ohio, transformed the original 389 into a 9.5:1-compression 421 by boring the 78X-code block .030-inch over and fitting it with Ross custom forged pistons (19cc dish), Eagle 6.800-inch H-beam rods, and a SCAT 4-inch–stroke crank.
The original "716" heads were retained, but rebuilt and upgraded by Dave Bisschop at SD Performance in British Columbia, with CNC porting, an aluminum-filled crossover, a reworked bowl, and short turn radius. The valvetrain, which consists of Ferrea stainless-steel valves (1.94/1.66-inch), Comp 995 valve springs, Trick Flow Specialties pushrods (8.900-inch), and PRW stainless-steel roller rockers (1.65:1), is orchestrated by a Bullet Cams custom hydraulic roller (232/238 degrees duration at 0.050; 0.465-/0.480-inch lift).
A restored '64 Tri-Power intake and carbs -- No. 64 jets in the center and No. 74 jets on the ends -- top the assembly. The ignition (set at 32 degrees of timing all in at 3,000 rpm) owes its spark to a production '64 distributor housing a Pertronix Ignitor III electronic module, a reproduction coil, Packard 7mm wires, and AC R45S plugs. Exhaust gasses expel through a set of Ram Air Restoration Enterprises reproduction exhaust manifolds with 2.5-inch outlets mated to a custom 2.5-inch dual-exhaust system sourced from Classic Exhaust in Geneva, Ohio.
The estimated 500-plus horsepower at the crank is transferred to a Tremec TKO-600 five-speed transmission with a LUK 11-inch diaphragm-type clutch and Hayes 30-lb billet-steel flywheel. From there, the power is transferred to a custom driveshaft and on to a stock rearend with 3.73 gears and an Eaton limited-slip unit. The stock 14x6 steel wheels are retained, and now wrapped in 225/70R14 Diamond Back Classic Redline tires, built on Firestone Indy 500 cores. Ron added '66 center caps, sans trim rings, to set off the unique look. Shifts are via a Hurst Blackjack unit, which fits in the stock '64 GTO four-speed console.
While all this mechanical metamorphosis was in motion, Sharks Automotive was hard at work on the body, replacing the rusty metal: floorpans, crossmembers, trunk floor, fuel-tank braces, rocker panels, inner and outer wheelhouses, rear-window filler panel, and one door. With the body restored, they primed and block-sanded it to perfection, and sprayed Yorktown Blue in the Dupont Chroma basecoat-clearcoat system. All new glass was installed, and Metal Brite Polishing in Dayton restored the original trim.
The cabin received a new lease on life, too. Using reproduction seat upholstery and door panels from Legendary Auto Interiors, carpet from Auto Custom Carpets, headliner and sunvisors from Ames Performance, and restored Rally gauges from Peter Serio of Precision Pontiac, Teddy Bowser of Springfield brought the interior back to a like-new appearance.
Ron's '64 GTO was finished just in time for the 2013 POCI-GTOAA Co-Vention in Dayton, where it won both GTOAA Concours Modified Gold and POCI Points Judged Modified Gold. We met up with him at the 2013 Ames Performance Tri-Power Pontiac Nationals, where it picked up a First Place in the '64-'65 GTO Street Modified class.
"So far, it's strictly been a show car … on and off the trailer," Ron explains. "It's only been done about two months [as of press time], so I hope to start putting some miles on it soon."
With the upgrades from stock and the original look retained, we can't fault Ron for wanting to rack up the miles on his amazing '64 GTO. We would do the same!
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Like us, you'll want to zoom in and enjoy the close-up of the Tri-Power system, which was lovingly restored by POCI member Jon Havens from Florissant, Missouri.Originally a base four-barrel engine, this stock-appearing 389 is now outputting well north of the factory-rated 325 horses thanks to a set of SD Performance CNC-ported heads, a SCAT 4-inch stroker crank, a Bullet hydraulic roller cam, Ram Air exhaust manifolds, and, of course, a correct '64 Tri-Power system.For a different look, Ron used a set of body-colored Rally I wheels without trim rings and '66 center caps. They are shod with 14-inch Diamond Back II Redline radials.Sharp-eyed readers will notice the 1-inch Addco rear sway bar fitted to this GTO's lower control arms. They work with KYB adjustable gas shocks and Coil Spring Specialties 1.5-inch dropped coils to produce handling that is vastly improved over stock.The '64 GTO's rear styling is attractive without being overly gimmicky. The full-width tail-lamp trim adds an upscale flair.


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I need to train for an upcoming bike ride and i wanted to see if attending a spin class 1-2 times a week (45 min course) would be appropriate way to prepare for a long bike ride (50 - 75 miles)
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Regular aerobic exercise is definitely of value for preparing for a big ride. Spin is a good preparation in conjunction with some outdoor rides, but it is not a substitute for riding your bike on the road.
The feel of the bike, the balance, the momentum, and the environmental and traffic factors will have an effect on your fitness as well, some of which may be purely mental.
If time is limited, try spin 2-3 days a week, and build up your endurance, but also do at least one longer outdoor ride each week. If you're riding 50 miles, you need to plan to be on the bike for 3-5 hours when you do the actual ride.
Build up to where you can handle 3 hours on the bike easily, and you'll do fine.
Yes and no.
Spin classes do help with overall aerobic fitness.
There are shortcomings: the first thought occurring to me is "bike handling". You can do spin classes blindfolded. An actual ride means controlling the bike in various situations. Secondly in a spin class, the "rider" determines the difficulty. Actually riding, the difficulty is determined by the environment.
The upshot is that spin classes are good for aerobic fitness but other skills require different practice.
Spin workouts in general? A good thing. I do spin workouts during the dark, wet, and cold Pacific NW winters. Spin workouts do wonders for your cardiovascular endurance. So, you have that covered.
However, spin workouts generally last 45 minutes to an hour. A long ride is typically longer than that, so little to no help. Another thing in spin workouts is that the instructor will have you increase the resistance for "hills"; believe me, it never matches reality unless you really ramp up the resistance. Another thing, is that spin instructors often don't have actual experience in riding a real bike on real terrain; so not sure that it helps unless the spin instructor is actually a cyclist.
Take away? Usually ramp things up; of course depending on the spin instructor.
...Spin "class" is NOT a "class"...it's a workout...
In my experience the saddles on gym spin bikes are often a little more plush than a typical "real" bike saddle. Thus, one part of your body that you will never train, no matter how many spin classes you attend, is your butt's ability to tolerate a bike saddle for 50-75 miles.
I believe the only way to train your butt to sit without significant discomfort on a real bike saddle for 50-75 miles is to sit on a real bike saddle for a significant number of miles. Several times.
I took a coworker on an easy, flat 25-mile route, and he was not accustomed to being on a bike saddle for that long. By the time we got back, he was effectively riding on one cheek, because the saddle was paining him so. His speed had slowed to a crawl.
If you don't have much experience on the bike, in a long event, be ready for pain in your hands, wrists, shoulders, back, and bottom. Especially if your bike fit isn't perfect.
I ride 50-100mi per week (mostly road, some mountain), and my first spin class was really hard for me. I think the reverse is true as well; a good spinner may find that actual road riding is more dynamic and challenging.
Try to get as many road rides in as possible.
Spinning is fine if it's a long session but no substitute because your 100Km race is an endurance test for your muscles. So as others have said hydration is more important than your time.
Do the spinning but make sure you've ridden the 100KM on the real bike at least once before you do your trip. Just so you'll know what's coming.
Hope you enjoy it!
its appropriate. i do spinning every winter. great training, really pushes me. you'll do fine as long as its not a competitive event and you can ride your own pace. 50-70 miles is not that long if you're on a racing bike. as others said: dont expect it to be too comfortable tho. cycling is an endurance sport, after all. I'd say do some riding too. it's almost summer in the northern half of the world. perfect time for some relaxed riding. if you dont like that, then why even bother going to the event? if you do like it, then youll probably enjoy it more than sweating in some overheated gym class. its also good (pleasant and safe) to be familiar with your bike and riding, cornering etc when you ride in big groups.
I SPIN 8-12 hours a week in winter- )Pacific Northwet). I make sure I do one or two 2 hour sessions a week. It has been very effective for years. One key is to have imperial information: watts and heart rate to make sure you are getting benefit. Some call for watts = your weight is good target. I add the weight of my bike to that as well. I also did a test for threshold watts that provides me with targets during training. I do not have it on my bike just trainer and spin bike.


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Greenville College has released the names of students who qualified for honors at the conclusion of the spring semester.
An area student recognized was Wesley Bergen, Hannibal, senior, Philosophy, Dean's List.
To qualify for the Dean's List, freshmen are required to maintain a 3.5 grade point average (4.0 scale). Sophomores, juniors and seniors must have a 3.7 GPA. A College Scholar is a student who has made the Dean's List for three or more consecutive semesters.
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STEUBENVILLE - EZCare says low patient volumes are forcing the company to close its walk-in medical offices in Weirton, Steubenville and East Liverpool.
The company says the Weirton office, located on Penco Road, and Steubenville office, located in Hollywood City Center, will close today, while the East Liverpool location will remain open until May 24.
"It's always hard to tell the reasons for low volumes, but (the bottom line) is that location volume doesn't allow you to stay open," said Krista Pettit, operations manager. "We really didn't have a choice at this point.
"No one ever wants to see this (kind of thing) happen. We certainly appreciate all those who put their trust in us and came to us."
Patients from the affected locations who need copies of their medical records can visit the EZCare website at www.ezcareclinics.com beginning today for instructions on how to obtain them.
In a release issued Thursday, Pettit said the company was "very sorry for those who will be affected by the closing" of the three health care centers.
"We wish to thank these communities for their support during the past several years. We appreciate all those who placed their trust in us and who came to us when they needed medical care.".
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i have had a sealed container of white sugar for about 5 years now, we have been using it slowly, but is it safe/healthy to continue using it because of its age? or should i replace it?
White sugar was commonly used as a preservative in the past, in much the same way as salt. It's wildly hygroscopic (like salt), and an excellent desiccant, so if you packed something in it, it would accelerate the drying process. This is actually the origin of fruit jam and fruit preserves, which are still common today, even after better methods of preservation are available.
Salt was more common simply because many things like eating/living in WET sugar, so you had to be careful with how much water was in the thing you were trying to preserve. But as long as the sugar was dry it's an extremely hostile environment for bacteria and little crawly things.
Kept dry, it will last forever.
Various references, including this one from Lantic sugar note the shelf-life of granulated white sugar as indefinite or effectively forever.
Presuming, likely, that it is stored as you note in a sealed container.
Somewhat counter-intuitively, bacteria can't grow really well in an environment that's pure sugar. Just keep it dry.
As long as the sugar is dry, there is nothing that can go wrong with it that will not be immediately visible. If ants, flies, cockroaches get at it, it'll be pretty obvious. Invisibles like bacteria or virii can't live on dry sugar, and the same goes for fungi, as it tends to soak up al of the moisture from anything trying to live on it.
Basically, as long as it's white and nothing is crawling on it, it's fine.
Sometimes I think that food manufacturers put a best before date on stuff just to make people feel better, or buy replacements every so often.


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SunSpace - a sentimental moment
By me on Nov 21, 2012
I just came back from California where I had a little sentimental moment.
With the great help from some former Sun colleagues we move the old SunSpace gear into a new data center in Santa Clara.
We will re-purpose the hardware as a new development infrastructure to build integrated demos around Oracle WebCenter products, Business Applications and Social Services.
now - I could not resist to restart the SunSpace applications and see if it still works. And hey - even though we had to re-IP the entire stack (sun.com domain is gone) and with some little hacking (thanks to Apache reverse proxy) - we got it back!
Hey Max - now I just need to change your SSO hack to get login working again
Hmm - I won't - but it is really nice to see it working again .. and it's time to switch it off and to work on the next cool things ..
Do you know Oracle WebCenter Sites (formely Fatwire)? Its Oracle's Web Experience Management Solution - a pretty cool technology and a very slick User Interface.
I specially like the drag&drop functionality which allows non technical users to easily publish content.
Why do I mention it here ? Because we will use the SunSpace gear to build cool Oracle WebCenter Sites demos and proof of concepts integration into Business Applications and Social Services
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A friend of mine is trying to update her iphone OS through itune but it always fails as she has only 1GB free space left on partition C, and it seems that iTune is using it as temporary space.
She's asking for help but I don't really know what I can do except using another computer with more free space to do the update. Is there a way to download iOS manually so we can store it on another partition instead of using up all space on partition C? Or is there any simpler way to do it?


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The Road to Recovery. Coming Together. Moving Forward.
The esophagus is the tube that moves food from your throat to your stomach. When esophageal cancer makes it necessary to remove the esophagus, the stomach is surgically narrowed and pulled through the chest to connect to a short portion of the esophagus in the neck.
This meeting was the first gathering of esophageal cancer patients treated at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Since esophageal cancer is rather rare, few patients have ever met anyone who had to go through the same experience. However, through the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center/Norris Cotton Cancer Center esophageal cancer program, past patients can volunteer to be an advisor to newly diagnosed patients. Many patients at the reunion had developed relationships over the phone, but had never met in person, until now.
Facing a diagnosis of esophageal cancer
"One-third of my stomach is gone," said John Ricci of Sunapee. "Then they took part of it and stretched it up to here because my esophagus is completely gone," said Ricci motioning at the top of his collarbone. The 63-year-old carpenter and cabinetmaker is slender, agile, and tanned from working outdoors.
An endoscopy identified his problem. "The doctor saw the tumors and said 'I hope it's benign.' That's when I realized what he was talking about. I couldn't get over the c-word. It was scary at first. But he said it was curable. That was back in 2009. I don't think about it much anymore. I do still joke about it from time to time," said John.
John's diagnosis was esophageal cancer. His treatment included chemotherapy, radiation, and an esophagectomy.
What is an esophagectomy?
An esophagectomy is surgery to remove part or all of the esophagus. The surgeon makes incisions into your chest and abdomen to remove the cancer. In most cases, the surgeon pulls up the stomach and joins it to the remaining part of the esophagus.
During the operation, the surgeon places a feeding tube into the small intestine. This tube gives patients nutrition while they heal. It is commonly used for 1 to 2 months after surgery.
As part of Norris Cotton Cancer Center's new Esophageal Cancer Program. All patients receive:
- A personalized care plan mapped out by the multidisciplinary team of thoracic surgeons, thoracic oncologists, and radiation oncologists.
- An assigned nurse navigator who guides them through the many phases of esophageal cancer care.
- A patient information packet, which includes educational material about esophageal cancer, provider contact information, dietary instructions (including recipes for esophagectomy patients), care management resources such as the Visiting Nurse Association and rehabilitation, and tools from the social work department including advance directive and durable power of attorney information.
Eating after an esophagectomy
"Eating is a little different now. I can't overeat," said John. He described the feeling you get after a Thanksgiving feast, but with greater intensity and discomfort.
Mike Martell from Hartland, VT, who estimates one-half of his stomach was removed, said he feels like he had a gastric bypass. "I used to be able to eat whole large pizza. Now I have one piece and I get sick."
Mike had his esophagectomy in July. His feeding tube was removed just before the reunion got underway.
Adventures in tube feeding
This past August, Mike, who was sick of feeling sick, decided to go camping with his wife Rhonda while he was still tube feeding. Sitting in the dark of a 1989 motor home, Mike waited for the contents of a bag suspended from an IV pole to drip into his stomach port. But he couldn't fall asleep. He just wanted to lie down.
Mike's fellow esophagectomy patients laughed listening to him describe how he navigated the narrow dark bedroom doorway of a 29-foot camper rolling an IV pole, trying not to wake his wife. (She said she heard every thump, rattle, and curse, as the IV pole came through the door horizontally. But she never said a word.)
John, who isn't used to sleeping more than 4-6 hours a night had trouble finding time for tube feeding. "The bag had to hang 8 hours. I used to go to bed with it but sometimes it still wasn't done by morning and I'd have to sit there and wait."
Adjusting to a new digestive system
An esophagectomy changes your life. It's a long, slow recovery. Patients shared their level of discomfort with one another. Much of that discomfort is physical, other times it is not.
"Hardest part was the healing, it is painful, really painful," said Mike.
"Twenty-five pounds is about the limit I can lift now. I used to be able to lift 200 pounds. I did a roofing project one time with 200 bundles of shingles, each 80 pounds. I carried each one up the ladder by myself," said John who has modified his workplace to accommodate the physical limitations that accompany an esophagectomy.
Mike has yet to return to his job at an area high school where he stacks cafeteria supplies all afternoon. He isn't sure what his long-term recovery will look like. The gathering gave Mike a chance to talk to John about his recovery from an esophagectomy.
"I am only 54. I don't want to retire. I am too young to sit at home watching the Young and the Restless all day," said Mike.
The unseen hero of the esophagectomy: family members
Looking at the small clusters of couples sipping freshly blended smoothies and snacking on Swedish meatballs and artichoke dip—it's clear that this is the "after" picture—the end result of a large team effort which includes thoracic surgeons, radiation therapists, hematology-oncologists, nutritionists, physical therapists, social workers and, most importantly, family members.
Most patients brought their spouses and acknowledged them as pillars in their recovery. Verne and Susan of New London were glowing with gratitude, emotion, and pride when discussing the role their children played. "My son and son-in-law rotated mowing the lawn," said Verne. "My daughter was always there. We didn't have to do anything," said Verne stopping himself short for one reason. "I don't want to get choked up or anything."
Better laughter than tears, this was truly a celebration. To have gone through radiation, chemotherapy, and such a complex surgery changes your life. And everyone here today will tell you, it gives you more life to live.
Check out Norris Cotton Cancer Center's Facebook page to see more photos from the reunion.
November 20, 2012
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