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The spell Black Tentacles does not say how high they can reach up. Could it grab some Stirges that fly over the area of effect for example?
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Yes, it could, unless the stirges are flying over 20' high - at the spells centrepoint anyway.
The SRD clarifies that any spell with a radius extends into the third dimension in a similar fashion.
Black tentacles has a 20' radius of effect and only effects creatures in the area of effect, therefore as long as the stirges have room to fly above that height they're safe, otherwise they're going to get grabbed.
Since the effect is a sphere they could squeeze past in a corner if there's room, I'd give them a flying roll for this to not miss a flap and become tenticalificed.
This does create another question however, how high do spells extend if they have an area of effect but don't have a radius (looking through a load of AOE spells they seem to have done a good job of covering this actually, most spells have a height specified or are a radius effect) Maybe I need a question "how high is a square?"


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What to do when helping make a minyan for mourners in a shiva house when at prayer time they insist on davening conservative style, men and women sitting together?
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My understanding has been that a Mechitza is only required for a minyan Kavuah (a minyan that meets regularly at established times and place)
There are places that count women to make the minyan; that's a different issue.
Aaron's notion of "minyan kavua" sounds familiar; Rabbi Y. H. Henkin has an essay on the topic, if I recall: http://www.amazon.com/Responsa-Contemporary-Jewish-Womens-Issues/dp/0881257826/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260672749&sr=8-3
UPDATED: Hat tip to R' Yahu for pointing to R' Moshe Feinstein's rulings on some related matters:
So Rav Moshe certainly allows, if the family insists, to have the men and women in the same room, no mechitza, for davening in a shiva house. He still prefers that they sit separately; I can't tell from the writing whether that would be a deal-breaker.


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A coworker is looking to surprise his wife with a pair of Ugg boots (#uggs) for her birthday. Anyone know where to score a deal on these?
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Cheapest I could find.
Classic look: http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/38d3de58-a64c-4ff9-9e57-9732e2292d56/ugg-classic-short-free-shipping
I couldn't any prices better than hobbits, except by a few dollars and they weren't from zappos.com or any reputable site for that matter.
@hobbit @catbertthegreat: thanks! That's pretty close to what I was seeing too.
Any insight into coupon codes for Zappos.com? Most of my standby coupon code sites are pretty sparse. Wasn't sure if Zappos was one of those that really didn't do coupons or if you had to really be crafty to get them.
Is he a Costco member? Friends that are long-time UGG lovers have switched to the Kirkland Brand Shearling boots (they swear they are Uggs without the tag). One of them bought three colors this year (at under $40 apiece) and justified it because she was still spending less than she would for one pair of UGGs.
Also tell him to make sure that he buys the smaller size if she is between sizes (they stretch).
@glindagw: that's a spectacular idea! I'll be sure to pass that along. I'm not sure if she's after the name or the style, but 1/3 of the price is definitely worth considering!
I'm sure he appreciates the sizing tip also. That's something I would not have known.
Nordstroms should be having their big shoe sale soon, meanwhile if there is a Nordstom Rack nearby them there's usually a few pair of last seasons Uggs around. Nordstroms has the best shoe selection.
2 on sale there now:
I'd also check at a Neiman's last call (in store, not on-line). but Neiman's has these classic Ugg's on sale:
@perkalicious11: i don't think you will find coupon codes for Zappos....
this is taken directly from the zappos site...
Many other sites out there may claim to have Zappos coupons, but the truth is Zappos does not offer coupons. Zappos.com is based on service and selection, not price.
Don't get confused either. Some sites might try to offer you "Zapos Coupons" or "Zoppos Coupons," but don't let them fool you. There is only one Zappos.com and again we do not offer Zappos coupon codes.
@wootiewooterson: applause That info (re: coupons) is a plus 10 in my book.
@wootiewooterson: I agree with @shrdlu, thanks for finding that
But if you or he signed up as an elite member of Zappos you get free shipping. Remember that was a woot.deal a while ago. The VIP Code expired, but if you did remember to sign up. http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/59bb93fc-a26a-4b57-8c2c-7aef8c158705/shipping-at-zappos-for-life-for-free#5
There are a lot of UGGs on sale at Neiman Marcus (online) right now!
@hobbit: ooooh, I missed that one! Blast!
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Problems building themes
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I'm trying out the new 4.2 RC and I'm having three issues relating to the new theming system:
1) Whenever I try to build the app using sencha app build (using a vanilla build configuration), the resulting app-all.css file is "empty" - not really empty, but it simply contains these comments:
/** * @class Global_CSS * * Global CSS variables and mixins of Ext JS. */ /** * Creates a background gradient. * * @param {Color} $bg-color The background color of the gradient * @param {String/List} [$type] The type of gradient to be used. Can either * be a String which is a predefined gradient, or it can can be a list of * color_stops. If none is set, it will still set the `background-color` * to the $background-color. * @param {String} [$direction=top] The direction of the gradient. Can either be * `top` or `left`. * @member Global_CSS */ /* * Method which inserts a full background-image property for a theme image. * It checks if the file exists and if it doesn't, it'll throw an error. * By default it will not include the background-image property if it is not found, * but this can be changed by changing the default value of $include-missing-images to * be true. */
2) Whenever I try to build a theme package using sencha package build, it fails on "Capturing theme image":
[INF] Capturing theme image [ERR] [ERR] BUILD FAILED [ERR] com.sencha.exceptions.ExProcess: phantomjs process exited with code 2 : [ERR] loading page <Path To App>/packages/symfoni/build/example/theme.html [ERR] == Unhandled Error == [ERR] ReferenceError: Can'''''''''t find variable: Ext [ERR] [ERR] file:////<Path To App>/packages/ext-theme-base/sass/example/render.js:22
3) If i try to change the default theme in .sencha/app/config.cfg, for example setting it to use neptune:
Sencha Cmd v126.96.36.199 [ERR] null
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19 Feb 2013 10:03 AM #2
First issue resolved...
Well, I've resolved the first issue at least.. I had the app.js file in my app root directory (as opposed to the normal Sencha Cmd location app/app.js) - the way that Sencha Architect likes to store it.
I never really understood why Architect insists on storing the app.js in a "non-standard" way, but the 3.0 version of Cmd could cope with it at least..
One down, two more to go...
19 Feb 2013 10:28 AM #3
Third one solved..
And the third issue is solved as well - I needed to make sure app.json required the theme package that I needed. Quite obvious really, but the error message produced could be vastly improved..
19 Feb 2013 11:04 AM #4
Second, and last one, solved..
The second one was due to the file <theme folder>/sass/example/theme.html. It contains a link to ExtJS that looks like:
<script type="text/javascript" src="/ext-all-debug.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="../../../../ext/ext-all-debug.js"></script>
24 Feb 2013 8:41 PM #5
Thanks for all that Henrik - I ran into similar problems.
Did you play with adding mods to you generated theme? That's where I'm stuck now, nothing I add to the sass folders seems to create anything in the css output.
I've tried adding an all folder like ext-theme-gray and ext-theme-access that imports the other folders in the directory:
<theme folder>/sass/all/all.scss
@import '../etc/all'; @import '../var/all'; @import '../src/all';
<theme folder>/sass/vars
When I do sencha ant sass it looks like my theme is being included in the css generation process:
[INF] -sass: [INF] Loading configuration from C:\work\ies_web_apps\ies_expert_app [INF] Compiling page page [INF] Loading classpath entry C:\work\ies_web_apps\ext\src [INF] Loading classpath entry C:\work\ies_web_apps\packages\ext-theme-base\overrides [INF] Loading classpath entry C:\work\ies_web_apps\packages\ext-theme-base\src [INF] Loading classpath entry C:\work\ies_web_apps\packages\ext-theme-neutral\overrides [INF] Loading classpath entry C:\work\ies_web_apps\packages\ext-theme-neutral\src [INF] Loading classpath entry C:\work\ies_web_apps\packages\ext-theme-neptune\overrides [INF] Loading classpath entry C:\work\ies_web_apps\packages\ext-theme-neptune\src [INF] Loading classpath entry C:\work\ies_web_apps\packages\[Theme Folder]\overrides [INF] Loading classpath entry C:\work\ies_web_apps\packages\[Theme Folder]\src [INF] Loading classpath entry C:\work\ies_web_apps\ies_expert_app\app [INF] Loading classpath entry C:\work\ies_web_apps\ies_expert_app\sencha-compile-temp-dir\2107d557-04a0-4919-aebb-adda61c9ac41 [INF] generating sass for js compile context [INF] [INF] -after-sass:
24 Feb 2013 8:51 PM #6
Ok I got it. I can't use sencha ant sass any more to create the css. I need to use sencha app build or sencha package build from within the theme package folder.
Edit: sencha app refreshis definitely a better option
Last edited by mbudm; 24 Feb 2013 at 9:22 PM. Reason: recommend sencha app refresh instead
25 Feb 2013 12:06 AM #7
Great that my discoveries could help someone..
And good that you resolved your problem.. I've been using sencha ant sass theme myself, I wonder which one is better; refresh or theme.. I guess I'll have to run some tests and see if one option is quicker than the other (building the theme is painfully slow for me)..
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I've often seen 'read the air' (literal translation) or 'read between the lines' but is there a better rendition of this concept in English? Or does it just not exist?
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I don't think "read between the lines" accurately conveys the intended meaning of
There is no one-to-one match in English for "reading the air", but the concept definitely exists. Never mistake not having a set phrase for not grasping a reality. People talk about that kind of thing all the time, it's just that they will have to construct descriptions from words and grammar suited to the situation, not easily refer to a preset.
If someone had no ability to read the air, I would simply say that person was "oblivious". If someone did have the ability to read the air, I would say that person was "intuitive", "perceptive", or "sensitive".
Sensitive to what? The "atmosphere", the "mood", or the "situation". Or, to be even more ethereal, I might just use "it" to encompass the things I feel I can't encompass, like when we say, "don't you get it?".
So, for situations of not successfully reading the air, I might say, "That guy is oblivious to the situation". For successful reads, "that guy really gets it." If I wanted to push someone, I might say, "dude, can't you see what's going on here?"
Other related phrases that might give you a sense of how English applies in similar situations are (note these are just my own constructions, easily understood but not conventional):
In short, to describe reading the air in English, you'll have to successfully read the air to the point where you can apply the most suitable English phrasing.
As a last note, I think "read the air" has a high potential for transfer into English. I believe that if one person told another to "read the air", and even if they had no knowledge of the Japanese phrase, the meaning would very likely be understood. It sounds a little poetic, but well within the bounds of everyday usability.
In fact, I think I'm going to start using it in English, as I feel like it closes a lexical gap. We have the idea, but not the phrase. So if you ever hear someone in English refer to "reading the air" as a part of their discourse, you'll know where it started.
In this particular case 空気 is similar to 雰囲気.
So 雰囲気を読む or 場の雰囲気を読む has a pretty similar meaning to 空気を読む.
I'd translate 空気 as the "mood" or "feel", in this particular case.


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Yes it's possible.
The wpdb object can be used to access any database and query any table. Absolutely no need to be Wordpress related, which is very interesting.
The benefit is the ability to use all the wpdb classes and functions like
Here's how:
Connecting to a second database is easy in WordPress, you simply create a new instance of the WPDB class and use it the same way you would use the standard $wpdb instance we all know and love.
Assuming the second database has the same login information as the main WP one you can even use the predefined constants from wp-config.php to avoid hardcoding the login information.
no one has said this so I thought I'd add an even easier way..
as long as your additional database has the same user/pass details to access it as your wordpress database you can use the database name before the table name like this
I can't comment yet, but I wanted to expand on Wadih M.'s answer (which is great).
WP's database class is a customized version of Justin Vincent's ezSQL. If you like the interface and you're wanting to do a site that's not WordPress-based, you might want to check it out: http://www.woyano.com/jv/ezsql
While these will work, you'll lose the ability to use the "other" custom features such as get_post_custom and wordpress queries. The simple solution is
which changes the database system-wide (a mysql select_db). The database.table method works if you just want to make a simple query, but if you want to access another wordpress blog you can use select. You'll just need to change it back when you're done or your blog may do strange things.
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Is there any resource online which has easy German (should use most common words in daily setting) and also has its English translation alongside?
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The German part of about.com has a selection of dual-language texts. You will find them on this page. Note that not all of the texts are available in two languages, look for the ones marked dual-language.
However, they are not all elementary, but for example Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten should fit the bill. It even comes with German audio.
I would suggest taking a look at these Google Chrome / Chromium extensions that can make your life easier while learning german or english for that matter.
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I'm not related to Yabla.
But I have appreciated their video demos very much. There are subtitles, both german and english that you can switch on and off. The speed of the video can be slowered. And all videos are done by genuine german people, and often real video content. I think something like 300 or more videos, i don't remember. You should at least give a try there german.yabla.com. And I am tempted to subscribe personnally, I just wait to have a little more time during the week.
I have learned quite a bit just reading the questions written in german.SE. Google Chrome recognizes the text and German and offers to translate. Then hovering the cursor over the English translation pops-up a little box with the original text.
While the translation is often a little imperfect, I have no problem getting the general idea. The well-written German is the key, as opposed to the poorer English.
http://www.linguee.de/ is a very good one.
It indexes web pages & documents, which is in dual language, so when you search, instead of a meaning of the word you can get full sentences and "learn" that word in contex.
Here: http://www.has.vcu.edu/for/grimm/grimm_menu.html has dual-language text (among other resources!) for many Grimm stories.
My german teacher plays Extr@ videos for us, you can find them all on youtube and i think they all have subtitles but I'm not sure. Just search youtube for "Extr@ in german" and they should come right up.


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I come from a land locked place (in Canada) where there are no oceans around and just lakes. Whenever I go on a boat in a lake in Canada, I never get seasick and I feel fine. Sometimes when I come to a place like Mexico and I go out on the ocean, I get sea sick easily while others feel fine. I was wondering if getting sea sick can be caused by not being used to being out on the ocean where the waters rougher? This might be a little off topic but does the ocean have seasons for when the waters are calmer and are there places in the ocean that are calmer then others (Is it better to go farther out? Are you better to stay off the oceans and instead go on a gulf/sea where possible?)
I have written an article about seasickness, so I will give a resume.
Familiarity can certainly reduce the likelihood of sea sickness, as your body can get used to it.
The usual problem is the swell - which you just don't get on lakes. Out on the ocean you have no stationary frame of reference so your brain starts to believe the boat is stationary. As it is actually moving, this confuses your brain and causes sickness.
Different areas have different bad seasons and some seas are worse than others but generally the bigger the expanse of water the bigger the waves and swell.
If you are actually wanting a cure, have a read of this question over on Go Outdoors.
Sea sickness can also differ from sea to sea, from ocean to ocean and from boat to boat. I am not so sure if familiarity helps. I know someone who has been sailing the seas for years, but when he got on to the North sea, he got sea sick. Being raised in a landlocked area is not necessarily relevant. Furthermore the type of boat has an influence as well. I am always amazed how quickly people "cure" from sea sickness. Sometimes it is as fast as turning a corner or cape. It is a complex mix of boattype, currents, winds, shallowness, etc.
The main advice preventing sea sickness is that once you have it get on deck and stare to the horizon! The worst thing you can do is stay in your cabin. This is usually what you want to do when being sea sick, but it can make things worse.
Sea sickness feeling really depends on the size of the boat.
For instance : during a cruise in January, we had a stopover at Cozumel island; since part of the proposed excursions were on mainland Mexico, many had to board a small catamaran ferry for the crossing; and the sea was not forgiving on that day.
Many guys who were fine on the cruise ship (a big NCL one) were sick on this short 20-minute crossing. Interestingly, the small boat had 2 decks. I had the reflex to sit on the upper, open-air one; most passengers here had no sickness. Later, I checked the lower, enclosed deck; sickness arose so quickly there that crew members were giving barf bags away.
Bigger vessels are more stable, and being in open-air also helps.
Sea sickness happens to everyone and sometimes in very unexpected situations. I've seen brave and experienced sailors getting sea sick, so it's not all about experience, though it helps.
I can give you a few advices:
Try to avoid having your stomach empty. It's more painful if you get to such a state. Eat soft flavoured food. Avoid strong flavours and smells.
There are also pills that help to avoid sea sickness. They work but it's not 100% fail safe. (it should be easy to find them in any pharmacy).
I've heard it explained on the MythBusters tv show that it's that you being stationary in relation to what you see with your eyes, and perhaps your innner ear telling you that you are moving. Only thing that seemed to help in their tests was eating ginger.


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Dry and liquid extract each have their advantages and draw-backs.
What are the perceived ups and downs for using one or the other?
Dry and liquid extract each have their advantages and draw-backs.
What are the perceived ups and downs for using one or the other?
Dry Malt Extract
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Note on Wort Darkening
Because many extract brewers do a partial-wort boil the concentration of sugar increases the caramelization process, darkening wort faster. This applies to both liquid and dry malt extracts.
I like dry extracts over liquid for thier shelf life and ease of mearurements. THe draw back to dry is that the powder is really fine and can make a dusty mess of your counter top and scale during measuring if you are not careful.
Liquid extract tends to have a short half life and its more difficult to get it all out of the container it comes in unless you do some rinsing with warm water.
I do like the "preset" mineral profile you get from the brewer that prepared the extract, and when liquid is really fresh its great stuff. But finding really fresh extract tha comes out of a bulk container is tough in my neck of the woods.
I tend to use dry extract as my "oh shit I need more sugar" tool, and liquid as my normal extract recipe ingredient. Dry definitely has it's benefits of shelf life, assuming you take care of it. It has to be kept dry. A little moisture and it's pretty much shot.
Depending on your homebrew shop, you might be able to find a better selection of one or the other.


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I work in application security and SharePoint is a new area for me to be operating in. I apologize in advance if my command of the local lingo is lacking.
I recently set up an automated scan of a relatively small SharePoint site that a developer group wanted to publish outside the company firewall. The site provides a form for employees to request PTO and an approval interface for managers. The scan was running off a web crawler and must have found its way into the _layouts folder, because the end result was that the scan actually deleted the default.aspx of the site. This was simple enough to restore, and indicative of a major security in and of itself as the scan was running as an unprivileged user.
I'm now trying to build better testing procedures that will avoid some headaches down the road. What control directories and paths should I be aware of and check manually prior to unleashing a web crawler / input fuzzer on a SharePoint site? Are there any other things I should be aware of before targeting a SharePoint site with automated scanning?


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As a summer associate in the general counsel's office at Credit Suisse after her first year of law school, Gabrielle Wolf '13 witnessed the impact securities law can have on people's lives.
"It brought a lot of color to the financial regulatory issues that have been in the news," says Wolf. "With the tax and white-collar defense cases, there was much more on the line than just money. Careers were at stake."
An added challenge, Wolf notes, was that many of the cases she was helping to contest were crafted by some of the government's top lawyers. "One day it might be interesting to switch over to the prosecutorial side," says Wolf, who delved into corporate legal practice at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom this past summer.
At the Law School, she served as political chair for the Columbia Law Women's Association. Wolf has also focused on using her legal skills to make a lasting impact on New York City. The Barnard graduate helped draft the employee manual for Harlem's new Global Community Charter School and worked closely with both the head of the school and its executive board to help make their educational vision a reality.
"The experience taught me how much flexibility there is within a school's education system to meet certain goals and community needs," says Wolf. "I hope the school will help students realize they have opportunities within their reach and can add value to the world."


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BOGO: Buy one get one free.
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Contribution margin: The difference between the sale price of a product or service and the costs needed to produce and provide those products and services.
Cross-selling: A marketing tactic that encourages customers to purchase products or services that are complementary or related to the ones they are already purchasing.
Demographics: Statistics that highlight the characteristics of a group of consumers.
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Domain name: An internet address, usually followed by ".com," ".edu," ".net" or ".org," used to identify the location of a series of webpages or URLs.
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Marketing assessment: An evaluation of the success or failure of a business's marketing techniques.
Marketing database: A collection of contact information and behavioral data for past and potential customers.
Market segment: A group of people that share one or more qualities that cause them to have similar consumer needs.
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Molecular gastronomy: The application of science and chemistry to food preparation and the culinary arts.
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Suppose we have an irreducible polynomial $f\in K[x]$. Is there some way to sometimes tell whether $f$ splits completely after adjoining just one root of $f$ to $K$?
I am mostly interested in the case where $K$ is a function field $\mathbb{F}_{q}(t_{1},\ldots,t_{m})$ over some finite field, so it might not be feasible to explicitly compute roots.


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Birmingham REP's 100 year history comes to life
A new website will bring to life unique archive of rare photographs, letters, newspaper articles and other items celebrating Birmingham Repertory Theatre's centenary.
From photographs of a young Laurence Olivier making his stage debut in Birmingham to the personal correspondence of the theatre's founder Sir Barry Jackson, a new website is set to celebrate the Birmingham Repertory Theatre's 100th birthday next year.
Over 3000 records of The REP's historic productions - including photographs, letters, documents and other fascinating ephemera from its history- will be made available to the public, many for the first time, to coincide with the theatre's centenary in 2013.
The REP 100 website - www.rep100.org - will feature images taken from the archives of Birmingham Repertory Theatre and its founder Sir Barry Jackson which are currently held in Birmingham's Central Library. It will tell the story of the thousands of creative people - from writers to costume makers and actors to administrators, as well as paying audience members - who have been involved with the theatre during its remarkable history from 1913 to the present day.
The REP 100 project has been made possible by a grant of £175,300 from the Heritage Lottery Fund and will form part of the theatre's wider centenary celebrations. In addition to the digital archive, the project plans to bring The REP's heritage to life with the creation of oral histories from audiences, actors, writers, directors and audience members.
Celebrations will also include an exhibition, audio tours of the Old Rep theatre on Station Street and The REP's current home on Broad Street, which is currently undergoing redevelopment as part of the Library of Birmingham, and a range of heritage activity days. There will also be many opportunities for the public to volunteer and learn skills such as archiving, curating and cataloguing.
Trina Jones, General Manager, Birmingham Repertory Theatre says that the project will not just be a celebration of The REP, but of the city and its place in British theatre history:
"REP100 will illustrate unique aspects of The REP's history. Our archives are of local, national and international importance and so the new online digital archive will allow people across the globe to learn about theatre history, Birmingham and British culture."
Reyahn King, Head of the Heritage Lottery Fund in the West Midlands explains the importance of the award:
" Birmingham Repertory Theatre holds a special place in many people's hearts and is an important part of the city's cultural history. Now, with this grant REP 100 will enable people of all ages to get involved and explore its remarkable stories of the stage so that they can be preserved for everyone's enjoyment for many years to come."
Describing the significance of The REP's heritage playwright David Edgar, says:
"The importance of Sir Barry Jackson and The REP is underestimated. The REP was the first purpose built repertory theatre in Britain. Beyond the dazzling array of actors whose careers started at the theatre, Sir Barry and his successors presided over many path-finding innovations in writing, production and design. From its groundbreaking modern dress Shakespeare productions in the 1920s and1930s to its impressive programme of new writing from the 1970s onwards, The REP has reflected the changing character of the city and the country. Its archive tells that story and its digitisation will prove vital to historians, theatre-makers, scholars and students alike."
Full details of The REP's centenary celebrations will be announced later in 2012. For anyone interested in getting involved in the REP 100 project and learning new skills such as archiving, cataloguing, curating and recording oral histories The REP are offering opportunities for volunteering. For more information call 0121 245 2000 or email firstname.lastname@example.com


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Waiting for winter ...
|Our ski trek carried us safely across the solidly frozen surface of William Blake Pond. It was an unnamed swamp that caused troubles later. Tim Jones EasternSlopes.com photo
In some ways, it would be really nice if someone could flip a switch and "start" winter. But then, again, we'd probably all fight over when to start winter and when to shut it off. (My vote would be for November 1 to May 1 . . . but I'd be willing to compromise to November 15-April 15.)
These shoulder seasons, when we are waiting for winter to really take hold (or, conversely, to really let go) present some particularly interesting challenges for Active Outdoors enthusiasts. Winter means cold, snow and ice, but in the shoulder season, depending on where you are, you may encounter all, some or none.
While we have had some genuine cold, and even some snow in places so far this season, there's heavy rain in the forecast as I write this and we can't claim that winter has really arrived. That said, anyone who had planned to climb Mount Washington last weekend probably had to change their plans. On Sunday (November 24), according to the data kept by the Mount Washington Observatory (mountwashington.org) the high temperature for the day was -6 F., the low temp was -15, the wind averaged 85 mph all day with the highest gust 126 mph. Bet THAT felt like winter . . . Weather like that is a good reminder that, if you head away from a road at this time of year, you have to be prepared for anything you might encounterand be prepared to change plans if things get bad.
Last winter was slow in arriving, too (at least by my standards . . .), and I had two good "reminders" of how important it is to be prepared for the unexpected. I'll keep both in mind as I wait for winter this year.
The day after Christmas, I was out climbing Mount Monadnock in southwestern New Hampshire to break in a brand new pair of mountaineering boots. The lower section of the trail I was climbing had a light dusting of snow on it, but the footing was good. Only once the trail started to climb did it become a solid sheet of ice, Fortunately, I had traction aids in my pack (along with extra clothing, a headlamp and an emergency kit) and was able to safely continue my hike. Without them, I'd have had to turn around. Traveling alone means you have to be extra cautious.
My second adventure came in late January on a backcountry ski trek in the Adirondacks. It had been below zero for three night's running and my companions and I decided to avoid a rocky trail section by skiing across a frozen pond. All went well until I broke through and ended up pretty wet on a 14-degree morning. Spare clothes from our backpacks let me get dry and warm enough to ski back to safety fairly comfortably, but it could have been a lot worse. I've since purchased several small dry bags to carry spare long underwear, socks, and liner gloves, and to keep my spare clothes dry. Even wearing Gore-Tex, if you fall into water (though the ice . . . crossing a stream . . .) when it's cold, you are going to get wet, and you need to get dry clothes on for safety.
Just as a reminder, go to the Hike Safe website (hikesafe.com) and brush up on the essentials. Before you head out into the wilds (even to cut a Christmas Tree from one of the national forests), you need to consider where you are going, who you are going with, and what you need to stay comfortable and get back safely. It's true all year, but especially now, when winter is lurking nearby and could start any time. Life isn't a spectator sport. Get out and enjoy!
So . . . How's the Skiing?
I'm grumpy. Ski areas are open and I want to be on the slopes, just can't manage it quite yet. But one of my vast network of spies was at Bretton Woods (1-877-873-0626; www.brettonwoods.com in Bretton Woods, N.H., two days before Thanksgiving, and here's what he had to say:
"Bretton Woods had surprisingly good cover on nine trails: Ben, Big Ben, Bigger Ben, Bretton Wood, Rosebrook Meadow, Lower In Between, Upper In Between, Range View, and Crawford's Blaze.
"There were no crowds (and very few people under the age of 60!). Everyone seemed to be having a splendid time on slopes no one imagined would be open before Thanksgiving. Depending on the weather more terrain may be open Wednesday.
"The lodge was easy to navigateno crowds at all. The food line, when it existed at all, moved swiftly. Ditto for the lift lines did. Average wait for both: 3 seconds, maximum. Overall a day to give thanks for as the holiday approaches."
Sounds wonderful. Wish I'd been there.
Mark Your Calendar
The weekend after Thanksgiving (including "Black Friday" is typically a busy one at any New England ski resort that happens to be open. Lots of people use the holiday to get out and make their first turns. Since we usually don't have a lot of snow, that means lots of bodies on limited terrain.
May advice? Wait until mid-week and play hooky for a day.
But if you can't get away mid-week, the weekends between Thanksgiving and Christmas are typically great for skiing as most people are "too busy" to get away (can you imagine?!?)
If you are looking for a place to go, Sunday, December 15 is the first of two Cares & Shares Days at Mount Sunapee (603-763-2356; www.mtsunapee.com) in Newbury, N.H. To help stock the local food pantries for the holidays, any skier or rider who brings five non-perishable food items to the ticket window can ski or ride all day for only $35. That weekend is also Demo Days with Bob Skinner's Ski & Sport when you can try skis from seven companies and snowboards from four.
Saturday and Sunday, December 14 and 15 Mount Sunapee will be hosting Skiers and snowboarders will be able to try the newest skis and snowboards from seven ski manufacturers and four snowboard manufacturers.
Here's The Deal
Act FAST on this one if you want to ski Sugarbush (1-800-537-8427; www.sugarbush.com) in Warren, Vermont on a weekend or holiday (normally $73) for under $50. Through November 30, Sugarbush is selling Quad Pack: Four Fully Transferable, Unrestricted Lift Tickets for $199. Quad Packs must be purchased by an individual skier or rider, and only that individual is eligible to redeem Quad Pack tickets from the ticket window, though anyone can use the tickets. One or multiple tickets (valid only the day issued) may be picked up at a time. There is a limit of two Quad Packs per individual.
Tim Jones is the Executive Editor of the online magazine Eastern Slopes.com and writes about outdoor sports and travel. Email: email@example.com
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On the map room "chasm" there are two spaces (The Chasm room is the lowest left tile). But only one of them has "line of sight dots". Does this mean that the other half (the one with the bridge) is not in line of sight from the "crypt" and "cave" rooms? So when I align them all in one straight line with the chasm at the end, I can shoot from the other end into the chasm piece, but nothing that is on the bridge?


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PBS in PerilWhither Great Perfomances?
Posted 19 February 2011 - 04:58 PM
If this cut angers you, please contact your senators and your representative in the House. This link* will take you directly to a petition, and the nonpartisan site as a whole is worth at least a look.
Thank you!
I know other organizations, including MoveOn and Credo, are circulating Save-CPB petitions, but I'm linking this one, because it is not tied to an organization with any concerns beyond the preservation of federal CPB funding.
Posted 19 February 2011 - 05:13 PM
And please remember that much of the funding for those dance programs is coming from the National Endowment for the Arts:
Please also remember that both Endowments (Arts and Humanities) are slated for cuts of $20 million each for the balance of the fiscal year in the budget just passed by the House. (I was surprised it wasn't more, actually.) We don't have a clear sense of what magnitude of cuts the Republican House is planning for next fiscal year, but this is also something to watch. David Stockman (Reagan's director of OMB in his first term) proposed cutting both by 50% in his first year in office. It ended up as a cut of about 10%, but it was a brutal fight. Back then, some of the most effective push-back came from moderate Republicans who serve on the boards of symphonies, museums, etc. around the country. Do such people still exist? Would the Koch brothers rush to insist that Federal funding for the NEA be preserved? Seems unlikely! Every year, somebody introduces a bill to shut down both Endowments entirely and it's quietly allowed to die. So another thing to watch for in the coming year is a serious effort to close both down.
When we start hearing attacks on the Endowments in 2011, the most effective thing individuals can do, as noted above, is to write individual letters. Those endless petitions and e-mail form letters that come around carry precious little weight in those votes.
I've already read that some states are closing down states arts councils (Kansas, e.g.) and that's another thing to watch in this miserable budget climate.
Posted 19 February 2011 - 09:32 PM
Signing these petitions is worthwhile, but by far the most effective letters are individually written (not form letters or petitions or e-mails) mailed to your own representative and senators, talking about how these Federally supported programs are important to you -- whether programming, arts education, activities in your community, etc.
That's a point worth repeating. Write your own letter -- and use regular mail.
Posted 20 February 2011 - 06:37 AM
Signing these petitions is worthwhile, but by far the most effective letters are individually written (not form letters or petitions or e-mails) mailed to your own representative and senators, talking about how these Federally supported programs are important to you -- whether programming, arts education, activities in your community, etc.
That's a point worth repeating. Write your own letter -- and use regular mail.
I don't think they are worthless but surely an individually written and snailmailed letter makes a deeper impact. But it's all relative. I do a fair amount of signing online petitions and in some cases I've gotten correspondence back from the congressman I've sent the form letter to.
Somewhere there is a weighting system for the effectiveness of the different forms of communicating with elected representatives with online petitions at the least effective end and insisting on making an appointment with the representative to discuss the issue in person at the end of having the greatest impact (but perhaps not the greatest effectiveness!!!) And it'll vary from rep to rep and then it has to mesh with their own personal agenda.
Posted 20 February 2011 - 07:22 AM
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Posted 20 February 2011 - 03:32 PM
I can't see the defunding of PBS ever becoming law. ... Cooler heads will prevail in the Senate.
And the same Congress will prepare the next year's budget and is likely to cut yet more ... What's the phrase? Death by a thousand cuts?
... [D]amaging cuts to PBS' already tiny fraction of the budget are quite possible. Write those letters.
Posted 22 February 2011 - 12:55 PM
Speaking on WAMU 88.5 today, Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said that he reiterated his personal support for public broadcasting and hinted that although many in the House of Representatives want to cut funding, it might be part of legislative bargaining.
"It continues to have bipartisan support, but obviously in the House of Representatives there are a significant number of people who think we should not continue to support public broadcasting," Hoyer said. "However, I think there's going to be some give and take on that."
Posted 22 February 2011 - 01:12 PM
NPR radio is another story. I'd miss that.
What I'd love to see is an American equivalent of Russia's Kultura channel but it "ain't gonna happen" in a true market economy.
Posted 22 February 2011 - 04:54 PM
[size="2"]That's my feeling, too. Is PBS worth saving?
However, I'm not sure that I would miss PBS if it went away, there is so very little classical dance programming on it. One truly original, classical ballet every 2 or 3 years? The last live ballet was the NYCB 'Romeo & Juliet' and that got mixed reviews on this board. Instead, we get lots of Celtic Sister (or Celtic Whatever) and 1960s folk reunions and Antique Roadshows.
[size="2"]I just searched for 'Great Performances' on the schedule of my PBS station and what it yielded, in addition to a couple of (not new) classical music programs, was Rod Stewart, Michael Bublé, Paul McCartney, James Taylor, David Foster, The Police and Harry Connick Jr. (Only two Americans in that group, I notice.) I thought VH1 was invented for the likes of these. Each year PBS gives me 2 hours (perhaps 4 with repeats) of dance out of 8,760, and now they'd like me to go to bat for them?
I just looked over my notes about classical concerts, operas and ballets I intended to watch on TV in January and February. There were 23 programs in total, three of which aired on PBS. (For the other 20 I'm duly grateful to British, French, German, Swiss, Italian and Polish taxpayers.) So what has Great Performances done for me lately? Not a whole lot, unfortunately.
Of course, without PBS American dance companies would most probably be left without any sort television venue, but how would that be any different from the situation in which 99% of them find themselves today? I know that there have been noises from PBS about raising the profile of performing arts and even dedicating one evening a week to them, but you'll pardon me for being skeptical. I've been jilted for too long.
By way of disclaimer, I am an American living north of the border, so I don't have access to secondary or tertiary PBS stations, nor any related radio stations, just the main network, which I hardly ever watch and probably wouldn't miss.[/size]
Posted 22 February 2011 - 06:26 PM
Is PBS worth saving?
Yes. Not a hard question for me to answer, actually. There are many things I'd rather not see on my local PBS stations but there is still plenty of programming that I do want to see that would not make it on the air at all save on PBS, and when the station isn't fundraising those shows are still shown without commercials and without the disfiguring cuts that are common on many cable channels. (I prefer to watch the BBC News on PBS rather than the BBC America channel, because there is no barrage of commercials.) PBS also makes available quality programming to people who can't afford cable. I may complain, but I still contribute, and will certainly defend public broadcasting against those who would destroy it or would inflict death by a thousand cuts, as carbro noted.
Posted 22 February 2011 - 06:47 PM
What about the idea of "public air space"
Posted 24 February 2011 - 02:54 PM
1) I can't afford anything other than basic cable (ie.5 stations--the 3 network local affiliates, PBS, NE Cable News) and NOTHING ELSE.
2) Unless I go to a library or drive to mom's I have no computer access to watch YT because I can't afford to pay for the online connection either.
3) Do you think the only thing I watch (even when I did have cable with 50+ channels) is ballet on PBS?!
4) I also watch NOVA, Frontline, NewsHour, Charlie Rose, Tavis Smily, BBC News, etc.etc.etc. It is the ONLY network on broadcast tv that doesn't talk down to its audience.
5) It is the ONLY network on almost all of US cable that shows complete ballets. Unfortunately, I don't live "north of the border" or in Europe, or Japan, or any other culturally enlighhtened country that supports its arts and public television stations.
6) I am making a ballet documentary, and PBS is probably my only hope of ever getting it released broadcast in the USA. But as you say, no one is funding or supporting dance films now, and only v. limited classical arts programmiing--despite what PBS Pres. Paula Kerger is trying to initiate.
7) FYI: THE BIG LOOPHOLE ALL COMMERCIAL/CABLE NETS USE: The original rule was 12min/hr of commercials, if interspersed with "programming/program content". But what counts as program content? "We'll be right back to....", or a promotion about a network program "Watch 2&1/2 morons tonight at 8pm, or more spicy stuff later" ALL of that is considered "Program Content" So 12mins of commercials + 1-2 minute of show promos or "we'll be right back..." and they can do another 12min. So close to 20+min of ads/commercials per hour. Add all that up, and it will NEVER EVER EVER equal the time of a Pledge break (or pledge week) on PBS.
8) I too agree that all the pop, rock, folk, nostalgia music fests need to be on other networks or less often on PBS. And though the NEA studies continually show that more people attend/view dance performances than opera, that seems to be the only classical programming PBS shows these days.
9) Help PBS survive so I don't have to keep writing the same thesis over and over and over.
10) Anyone concerned about Congress/public support of CPB/PBS/NPR etc. should investigate something called "The Balance Amendment" to the PBS Act 17 U.S.C section 138 or 238 can't remember which) and the demise of the Fairness Doctrine before that. I am sick of politics trying to control programming. And the 9 out of 10 who watch PBS etc. but don't support it.
Sorry for the rant, but as you all know, I have an affinity, and past experience with, if not personally working there or elsewhere at the moment.
Posted 25 February 2011 - 08:30 AM
OT: Generally speaking, Canada is not culturally enlightened. There happen to be two provincial educational channels, British Columbia's and the Franco-Ontario one, which have a weekly slot, dedicated to classical music, and where ballet gets an airing from time to time. (The Anglo-Ontario network pays no attention to the arts, but it does a fair job with everything else.) Today they are what PBS used to be, and certainly BC's Knowledge Network actively seeks the financial support of its viewers. But neither network can afford to produce its own arts content apart from a few shorts.
Unfortunately, I don't live "north of the border" or in Europe, or Japan, or any other culturally enlighhtened country that supports its arts and public television stations.
However, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is a proof that a massive government subsidy guarantees nothing. What the CBC spends its money on these days is Coronation Street imports, several painful sitcoms, Hockey Night in Canada, a late-night chat show hosted by a former VJ and absolutely no arts programming. This, evidently, is what the public wants. It pains me to see PBS gradually going down the same route, because in the CBC's case it's been a road of no return.
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Yoking Around
Looks like I am on a little design jag here. Due to demand, I've been dreaming up more sweaters to be knit in the round. At the same time, cables are worming their way back into my brain as well, resulting in two cabled yoked sweaters in magazines this Fall.
From the Holiday issue of Vogue Knitting:
#8 Cable Pullover knit in Berroco Blackstone Tweed. Photograph by Rose Callahan
…and on the cover of the UK magazine Knitting:
I've seen this magazine in larger bookstores like Borders, so it is available in the states. It's Knitting Magazine #81, October 2010. The pullover is knit in Ultra Alpaca.
I am such a firm believer in cable charts and both of these charts make easy work of cabling and decreasing at the same time. One small chart is repeated around each yoke. For me it's a bit addictive, and I find myself going faster and faster as the number of stitches diminishes and sweater completion looms ever nearer.
As I look at my most recent Ravelry design page, I wonder if I may be a bit addicted to orange these days too!
Katy #
Your turtleneck was the only thing I liked from the recent VK! It's red, and it's cable-y, which is an instant win in my book.November 4, 2010
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Norah – there's an interview with David Hockney about using his iPad for painting here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00bqscdNovember 5, 2010
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I have to wipe the drool slobber off my keyboard. Those are yummy!November 8, 2010
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I really love your designs and instantly knew that sweater in VK was one of yours. Just beautiful!November 9, 2010
Another stunning design! I cannot keep up with them!November 11, 2010
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spoiler:Run past him, through the fence, inside the building to the landing with the controls for the observatory doors. Wait until he's almost inside then hit the switch. The doors will then crush him.
If you're quick, you can do all this without taking a single hit. If you're not, then you can still do all this taking maybe one blow.


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The Kansas Department of Transportation said Monday that the Centennial Bridge in Leavenworth is scheduled to be reduced to one lane to make way for the final task associated with a bridge repair project that began about a year and a half ago. Kansas Highway 92 over the bridge will be reduced to one lane Tuesday and Wednesday in both directions, according to KDOT, to make way for street lighting work by the city of Leavenworth. The work is scheduled to take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., outside of peak traffic hours. Traffic will be directed over the bridge through the project work zone by way of a flagging operation. Drivers, according to KDOT, should expect some delays. The city is hoping to complete all of the lighting work in one day, weather permitting.
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What methods are available for testing SQL injection vulnerabilities?
There are a number of ways of testing an application for vulnerabilities such as SQL Injection. The tests break down into three different methodologies:
MySQL example:
If this SQL statement is interpreted by the database then it will take 30 seconds for the page to load.
If error reporting is enabled and this request is vulnerable to sql injection then the following error will be produced:
In this case supplying a Tautology, or a statement that is always true provides a predictable result. In this case the predictable result would be logging in the attacker with the first user in the database, which is commonly the administrator.
There are tools that automate the use of the methods above to detect SQL Injection in a web application. There are free and open source tools such as Wapiti and Skipfish that do this. Sitewatch provides a free service that is a lot better than these open source tools. I can say that because I am a developer for Sitewatch.
Its best to not test your site for SQL injection. Its best to just avoid the potential SQL injection. Never forming SQL queries by doing string processing yourself when there's user input. Use bound parameters in all queries (also sanitize all user data if it could be used in any harmful way and put sensible limits on queries). That is the query
Obviously, this is only if you are trying to make your own site safe. If you are trying to find flaws in other applications its another story, and potentially against the FAQ which states this site is not for black hats. But OWASP has a very good article on testing for SQL injection.
If you're starting from zero I would suggest one of the following:
Keep in mind, however, that when you send strange and potentially dangerous input to a web application you have a significant chance of damaging the integrity of your application.
You can outright break your web app, or you can store strange input in the application's database that then gets pulled and parsed later in some way--and maybe even not by your application.
The general rule for this kind of testing is simple: you're not done testing until you've restored from a known-good backup. You should not consider your application in normal operating condition after automated injection testing until after you've done so.
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OES officers'
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The 94th-annual installation of officers for LaBelle Chapter No. 414, Order of the Eastern Stars, recently was held at the Masonic Temple.
Officers installed were: Sandy Moxley, worthy matron; Ben Moxley, worthy patron; Clara McClure, associate matron; Howard McClure, associate patron; Lou Anne Craven, secretary; Carolyn Bickerstaff, treasurer; Arlene Sue Davis, associate conductress; Randall Craven, chaplain; Jim Davis, marshal; Paul Moore, organist; Carol Michael, Adah; Eileen Alloggia, Ruth; Opal Kleineke, Esther; Shirley Wallace, Martha; Mary Gail Monroe, warder; and Dorothy Stingle, sentinel.
Solina Marrero, past matron of the Toronto chapter, was the installing officer. She was assisted by Paula Johns, Anne Graham, Mary Sue Whipkey and Dorothy Newbold, all past matrons of the Toronto chapter, and Lucille Johnson, past matron of New Philadelphia.
Honored guests recognized were Lawrence Cullifer, past grand patron, West Virginia; Machelle Miller, deputy grand matron; and Paula Johns, grand representative of Saskatchewan.
Worthy matrons and worthy patrons of Bolivar, New Philadelphia, Unionport, District 13, Iva Chapter were recognized.
Brothers honored by their Masonic fraternity were Don Jugenheimer, Arthur Michael, Ben Moxley, Randall Craven and Howard McClure, District 14.
Fifty-year members recognized were Paula Johns and Anne Graham, Toronto; Mary Anna Cotter, Carroll; Mary Ellen Beans, New Philadelphia; Myrna Cline, Unionport; Lou Anne Craven, LaBelle Chapters; officers of the district, state vice president and president of the district, Barbara Campbell, secretary, Paul Moore; district charities committee members Janet Coffman and Meghan Miller.
Marie and Donald Helsel served on the refreshment committee.
Church holding
dinner fundraiser
Beech Bottom Community Christian Church will be holding a spaghetti dinner fundraiser from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Donations will be accepted.
Proceeds will benefit the evangelism committee.
Questions can be directed to Missi at (304) 639-7193
Cookie sale at
old school house
The annual Christmas cookie sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 8 at the Pleasant Hill Historical School House located on state Route 213, Steubenville.
A pre-paid box of five dozen cookies costs $25.
"These make excellent Christmas gifts for family, friends and office parties. Additional cookies also will be be sold on that day," a museum spokesperson said.
Coming early is advised as the cookies sell out early.
Attendees are invited to tour the restored 1880 one-room school house, which will be decorated for Christmas.
All proceeds raised from the cookie sale go to the preservation and restoration of the school house. For information or to pre-order cookies, call (740) 283-1626.
Autism expert
to give speech
Dr. Jim Ball of JB Autism Consulting will give a presentation, "The Whole Child," from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Weir Middle School Little Theater located on Sinclair Avenue, Weirton.
Ball will discuss autism and how the pervasive developmental disability affects functioning across all domains.
The event is sponsored by the Hancock and Brooke county schools special education departments.
Ball is a board-certified behavior analyst who has been working in the autism field for more than 20 years. He has provided educational, employment and residential services to children and adults with autism. Ball has lectured and written about autism, and he is a Autism Asperger's Digest magazine advisory board member.
Ball is a New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community Board of Trustees member.
Kum Joyne Us
plans party
The Kum Joyne Us Class of Kolmont Church met Nov. 2 at the home of Ruby Grimes for a Thanksgiving dinner prepared by Ruby Grimes, Lora Grimes and Maureen Black, hostesses. Ten members attended.
Alice Brandon said the blessing.
Shirley McCartney, president, presided at the business meeting.
Ruby Grimes led devotions on "Thanks: Giving and Give." Readings were given by Nancy Tucker, Brandon, Black and Deanna Price. Members shared what they were thankful for. Price sang, and Virginia Young fielded prayer requests.
Reports were given by Sharlene Wade, Virginia Young, Lora Grimes and Sara Peeler.
The annual Christmas party will be held at 7 p.m. Dec. 7 in the fellowship hall. Black, the program chairperson, said the theme will be "Jesus Is The Gift." The dinner will be catered by Michele Trikonis. The price for the meal is $10 for adults and $5 for children age 7 to 12. Children 6 and under eat free. There will be an optional $10 gift exchange.
Reservations are due by Sunday to Ruby Grimes. All women of the church are invited.
Ruby Grimes closed with prayer. Peeler held the auction.
The next regular meeting will be held Jan. 4 at the fellowship hall at 7 p.m. McCartney and Tucker will serve as the hostesses.
Survivors, Seekers
plan luncheon
"The Lost Children of the Ohio Valley," a book including interviews of those who spent all or part of their childhood at the former McCullough Children's Home of Yellow Creek and written by the late Gordon Grafton, was discussed by Charles Lash as he presided over the November meeting of Survivors and Seekers.
Many of those interviewed are members of the group, which is considering ordering copies to sell as a fundraiser. Lash is to look into this with the publisher in January.
Other ideas for raising money are to be presented at the next meeting.
The Christmas luncheon will be held at Froehlich's Classic Corner on Dec. 14 at noon. Members who attend on a regular basis will have their meal paid. Other members are welcome to attend but will need to pay for their lunch.
Mary Pasich won the door prize.


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I am attempting to prove that given a series of rational numbers $p/q$ as presented below: $$ 1/1,\; 2/1,\; 1/2,\; 3/1,\; 2/2,\; 1/3,\; 4/1,\; 3/2,\; 2/3,\; 1/4,\; \ldots $$
That $p/q$ is the $[(1/2)(p+q-1)(p+q-2)+q]$th term of the series.
I initially began attempting to construct the proof by induction, first setting $p=q=1$ and then $=q=n$ and so on, however, I was not able to get a solid answer.
Expanding the equation did not provide any helpful insights either.
I am wondering if anyone can provide any assistance?


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Our hunting group has stayed in the area a couple of times and we love the Mercer and McClusky area. Goodrich is also close enough to consider for a house in this area. I am looking for a place large enough to hold at least 6-8 hunters and 3-4 dogs comfortably.
I am starting to look at purchasing a house in the area between these three communities. If you know someone who has a decent place for sale in the area around/between these three communities please have them send me a pm.
Thank you in advance for your help.


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Our clients, and most people we've met and talks and events recently, have asked the same question: Is social media appropriate for business-to-business marketing? Unequivocally, the answer is YES. In the last year, 40% of Clear Thought's revenue can be tracked back to a social media source, and 100% has been enhanced or aided by it in some way. In the last six weeks alone, here are some things that Clear Thinkers have achieved through social media:
From a new business perspective, social media has critical impact in the first three stages of the sales funnel. That is, Awareness, Interest and Evaluation. From a social media perspective, you need to do the following: To generate awareness: 'Be There' find out where your prospects hang out online and have a presence there. To convert awareness in the interest: 'Be Relevant ' provide information that is useful or controversial to pull people into your content. To make it through evaluation: 'Be Proven' provide case study and testimonials at every turn online, ideally with other people talking on your behalf. To really make the most of the channel, it makes sense to get some expert support - particularly in measuring and enhancing your activity. But, here are some really simple things to get you started. 10 FREE things you can do to generate awareness online:
10 FREE things you can do to generate interest online:
10 (nearly) FREE ways to prove your credentials online:
Note: In this blog, we're focusing specifically on lead generation. It is worth noting (and blogging in the future) that social media can be powerfully used in market research, recruitment, lead nurturing and much more. You might also be interested in:


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I've tried and tried, replayed earlier levels over to level up, nothing I do is working. Can anyone help me with a strategy for Wooden Walls - the third level in Africa?
Build some level 3 Tesla Coils where the creeps come, and it will defend you for a few early air waves too. That will help save money. Then build the air towers, and build some fart and goo towers to defend the ground waves, and if you have enough money building nukes will help too.
I did it with these conditions:
It is a hard level but I passed it by using a ton of magic abilities like freeze and auto defence. I used mainly tesla coils.
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Have you tried creating a corridor near the base? I line up five towers in a line, south to north, then another line of four towers one space to the left, north to south, and a final line of two or three, as much as I can afford. With upgrade points, I'm putting out 13 towers at start. As you can, upgrade to the best mini guns, add some slow towers by round 10 or so, and get your AA when needed. Any time I have trouble with a level, it usually means I need to upgrade more.
Thanks to the other answer about building Tesla coils near the enemy entrance as a start, that helped me. I don't have all the upgrades listed, here are mine:
I managed to complete the level anyway even though my base was quite severely damaged in the process.
After the 3 Tesla coils, I built a goo gun to slow down the creeps, and then I had to build another Tesla coil (and later some missiles) near my base as some fast running creeps broke through anyway. I just used missiles and an AA gun to pass the level with the aircraft. I did not have to use any magic, and actually managed to pass the level.
As I got more money, I upgraded a few of my Tesla coils near the top left to BBQs as well as the one beside my base.
I cleaned it with building a route to next to base with teslas and some air defense.


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There are more than 11,000 parking spaces at the airport. Terminal 1 has 9,000 spaces in a parking garage. Terminal 3 also has car parking facilities with direct access to the terminals. There is a reduced rate car park at Viscount Station. It is connected to the airport terminals by the free LINK train. There is also a cell phone waiting lot for those picking up arriving passengers.
Car hire
For information regarding car rentals please visit one of the on-site car rental providers. Courtesy vans take customers to the offices outside the airport; this service must be arranged prior to arrival.


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Lawrence Lessig on The Colbert Report
Last night, Lawrence Lessig, a close ally and former board member of EFF, chatted with Stephen Colbert about Lessig's new book Remix, and how America's broken copyright laws are criminalizing our kids:
Colbert: You say our copyright laws are turning our kids into criminals, because they're keeping kids from doing all the remixing they want of pre-existing art and copywritten material, right?
Isn't that like saying that arson laws are turning our kids into pyromaniacs?? They're breaking the law! You can't just throw the law out the window!
Lessig: "Totally failed war." Is that familiar to you?
Colbert: No. No. You're saying we need a surge?
Lessig: We tried the surge. For ten years we've been waging this war. Artists have not gotten any more money, businesses have not gotten any more profit, and our kids have been turned into criminals.
The whole thing is great - watch it!
Colbert also makes his personal stance on remix culture clear:
Colbert: Nobody should take my work and do anything with it that is not approved! Ever ever never ever take anything of mine and remix it! For instance, I will be very angry and possibly litigious if anyone out there takes this interview right here and remixes it with some great dance beat. And it starts showing up in clubs across America.
Lessig: Actually, we're joint copyright owners. I'm ok with that. You can totally remix this. I'm fine with that.
And Mobile will help break this old copyright system. By recording, sharing and remixing everything you want… You will add value.


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Having tried and failed at several challenges and with my Wales save now too slow to play i thought i'd try my hand at a journeyman career, something i've never tried before. I usually like to stay at one team for decades and build a team from nothing so this should be an interesting one.
I've loaded leagues from England, Germany, Sweeden, Portugal and Holland which gives me plenty of options.
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I don't really have any aims as such as i'd just like to see where the save takes me, the only thing i will say is that i will focus alot on youth and bringing youth through at the clubs i'm at.
Ill post an update as soon as i find a job!


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The North Face TKA 80 Full Zip Women's Jacket
The North Face Women's TKA 80 Full Zip is a lightweight micro-fleece pullover designed to keep you dry and comfortable. A layered venting system increases the breathability so your temperature stays regulated, and reflective logos and piping enhance your visibility. 100% Polyester Micro-Fleece.


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Students from Carmi Taekwondo Center gathered to compete against students from around the tri-state. The tournament was held at St. Joseph Middle School in St. Joseph, IL.
The tournament host was Leaders for Life Martial Arts of Champaign, IL.
Competitors performed their form and either one-step sparring or free sparring (camo belts and above).
Two members of Carmi Taekwondo Center were among the competitors. Participants included Terri Ackerman and Patty Mills.
Ackerman competed in the adult beginner division earning 2nd Place both Forms and One-step Sparring competitions while Mills claimed 3rd place in Forms and Sparring in the women's Executive 2nd-4th Degree division.
American Taekwondo Association tournaments are controlled competitive environments that allow practitioners to display and improve their skills in a safe environment. Although some may think it is all about "who is better", that is only a part of their purpose in Songahm Taekwondo.
Tournaments are not just for a trophy. They allow members to meet new people, make new friends, put nerves to the test, and display skills. By focusing on these purposes, it is very possible to be happy whether one wins or loses.
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Gary Mattozzi
Gary Mattozzi, age 60, passed away at his home on May 19, 2011. He was born in Trenton, New Jersey on February 16, 1951, and moved to the Tri-Cities in 1957. He and his family later relocated to Colville, which they called home. Gary, a 10-year resident of Colville, loved the natural beauty of the area and all that goes with it. In his spare time he enjoyed fishing, camping, and everything that had to do with the outdoors. He also enjoyed racing go-carts, working on cars and most importantly, spending time with his family. He was a wonderful man and a great father. He is survived by his brothers David, George, Bill, Ray, Danny, and Joseph, all of Colville; sister Sandy Parchen, Reno NV; son, Nick Mattozzi of Colville; daughters, Jamie Mattozzi, Spokane; Marissa Miller, Taylorsville City, UT; and Cara Mattozzi, Moses Lake; father Lynn Daugherty of Colville, former wife Marcia Mattozzi, five grand children and numerous nieces and nephews. Gary is preceded in death by his mother, Theresa Dougherty and his daughter, Ashley Mattozzi. If one so wishes, memorial contributions may be made to the Matozzi Memorial Fund at Bank of America, Colville Branch. Danekas Funeral Chapel and Crematory is entrusted with the arrangements.


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On my website I am using the 'Share' button to post a comment, document, or to have a poll. I'm confused either to use 'Share' or 'Post'.
On my website I am using the 'Share' button to post a comment, document, or to have a poll. I'm confused either to use 'Share' or 'Post'.
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Nowadays 'Share' is understood as sharing towards other applications or social networks. I would find it confusing to see 'Share' instead of 'Post'.
Example below while i am answering this question, the label of the button to validate my answer is 'Post Your Answer', which makes more sense to me than 'Share Your Answer'.
Share is a far more human term with a clear indication that there is some relationship between you and some other people. It implies some sort of connection to the people that you are sharing with.
Post is a publishing term with very little concept of a connection with someone. It is clinical and cold.
So if your intention is to share with people, use 'share'. If it is to share with the world (i.e. publish it), then use 'post'.
I think "Share" would be better suited to when you are sharing already existing content with others, and "Post" would be better for making new content that is available for viewing by others.
Think of a bulletin board and the similarities between it and a social networking site for example. You would post the new content onto the board, but if there was something already on the board that you wanted to show to others, you would share it
I'll go for "Share" instead of "Post" only because the word sharing gives me a positive feeling... For me "Post" is just neutral...


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WHEELING - Local county school superintendents agree that Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's focus on education in his State of the State address Wednesday was a welcome message for West Virginia's education system.
Superintendent Fred Renzella of Marshall County Schools said he was glad to see education at the forefront of Tomblin's agenda, noting that educating children is the key to a successful future.
"I was glad to hear it," Renzella said. "Education deserves that level of attention by our governor. Our kids are challenged more than they have ever been challenged. They have to compete in the world for jobs, so education is critical. Education is on the forefront. And you couple that with the oil and gas industry opportunities, and the fact that we'll generate more dollars, we need to be able to give a first class education that will allow our kids to compete in the job market."
Superintendent of Ohio County Schools Dianna Vargo said she was pleased to hear Tomblin is not looking to cut state aid to schools, and that he wants to give local school boards more control over their school calendars.
"We are appreciative of the governor empowering local boards of education with flexibility of their school calendars to meet the needs of each individual county," Vargo said. "We're excited and we're grateful for the fact that he's listened to what the local boards of education have requested. It's a positive response from Ohio County."
Superintendent of Hancock County Schools Suzan Smith also expressed her excitement over the state potentially allowing schools to have more local control.
"They had indicated that we are one of the heaviest regulated systems on a statewide basis, so some of those controls are going to be relinquished and laws will be changed to give counties more local control - and to not have a one-size-fits-all system, but to let counties work with their individual situations," Smith said. "I think that's a good thing."
Smith said many positive things came from Tomblin's statewide Education Efficiency Audit released in January, as she believes Tomblin is working to provide a better education system in the state.
"I think that it is important that we take a look at this and work to improve education on a statewide basis," Smith said. "I really am looking forward to what changes will be taking place in the legislative session this next 60 days."


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Discount luxury goods retailer Gilt appointed board member Michelle Peluso CEO effective at the end of February 2013 to replace company founder Kevin Ryan.
Peluso is currently the global consumer chief marketing and Internet officer at Citigroup and has served on the Gilt board since 2009. She fills the position held by Kevin Ryan who founded the innovative company in 2007 and will remain as chairman. Current chairman Susan Lyne will become vice chairman.
"I'm tremendously excited to be leading a company with a brand I love and a team I've come to greatly admire," said Peluso. "Gilt has done a terrific job establishing itself as one of the most innovative online shopping destinations and I am looking forward to continuing to build on Gilt's growth and success."
What makes Gilt unique is that every day at noon the company launches new, limited-time sales of the highly sought after products and most desirable brands in fashion, home decor and leisure. The company has become a leader in the limited duration flash-sale space and has attracted millions of loyal shoppers by offering special access to desirable merchandise and experiences at insider prices.
"Michelle's deep Internet experience, coupled with her operating and marketing background, made her my ideal choice to be Gilt's CEO going forward," Ryan said. "We have worked together for three years as fellow board members and I am thrilled she will be leading Gilt to its next level of growth and market leadership."
Before joining Citigroup in 2009, Peluso was CEO of Travelocity from 2003 to 2009 after serving as the company's COO and SVP of product strategy and distribution. Peluso joined Travelocity following the company's acquisition of Site59, a travel site she created and launched in 2000. Site59 was the leader in the U.S. "last minute deals" arena and was acquired by Travelocity in March 2002. Prior to leading Site59, Peluso served as a White House Fellow and Senior Advisor to Labor Secretary Alexis Herman and worked as a case leader for The Boston Consulting Group in New York and London.