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6 Shocking Studies That Prove Science Is Totally Broken
Even if you're not all that into science, it's still a big part of the news that reaches you on a day-to-day basis -- you'll see interesting headlines about how studies show marijuana cures loneliness or how other studies say pot ruins your memory, and you kind of just assume they're true. If scientists say eating Cheerios will lower your cholesterol, you feel better about buying them. After all, if you can't trust scientists, who can you trust?
But one thing we've learned, as a site that likes to publish reader-friendly science articles that link to these studies, is how much of the stuff that comes our way is, well, worthless. As it turns out, the problem is ...
#6. A Shocking Amount of Medical Research Is Complete Bullshit
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For all the advice they keep throwing at us from the field of medical science -- eat less meat, or more fiber, or fuck fewer drainpipes -- it may seem like medical research is moving forward at a breakneck pace. But then, why do so many health-food crazes seem to disappear as quickly as they arrived? Why do we still not know whether vitamin C can help cure your cold? Frighteningly enough, it's because most medical research is bullshit.
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You had the power to get a boner inside you all along!
Don't take our word for it -- listen to Dr. John Ioannidis and his team of celebrated meta-researchers. Their job is to comb through all these awesome-sounding medical studies to assess their validity. And, surprise: Up to 90 percent are critically flawed in some way or another. If you're hoping this is contained to fringe, little-used research, find a new vessel for your misplaced hope. Ioannidis and his crew examined 49 of the most highly regarded medical findings in the last decade or so -- between a third and a half of them where straight-up wrong or highly exaggerated.
That's why all the stories about "promising new research" tend to come and go with the speed of Disney pop stars ("Take Omega-3 to prevent heart disease! Or don't! Who the fuck knows?"). And it isn't just the stuff that turns up on BuzzFeed: We're talking about the body of knowledge that your doctor relies on when prescribing drugs, giving advice on dietary habits, and recommending surgery, among other things.
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This is why all operating rooms now have a live feed of trending Twitter hash tags.
How can so many studies be so badly flawed? Well ...
#5. Many Scientists Still Don't Understand Math
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Science tends to require the use of numbers. And while most of us probably have a tough time figuring out what all those numbers and letters and Greek symbols in algebra equations are supposed to mean, we're content to leave it to the experts to do all the understanding for us. Man, it would be hilariously terrifying if those experts turned out to be as clueless as the rest of us, wouldn't it?
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If God wanted us to know trigonometry, he wouldn't have given us calculators.
Enter Kimmo Eriksson, a Swedish mathematician. He decided midway through his career that pure math wasn't doing it for him anymore and moved into cultural studies. It was at that point he realized his new colleagues were basically awful at math. So he conducted an experiment to find out how widespread the issue was. Eriksson picked two research papers at random and sent them out to a bunch of scientists. In half of the papers he randomly added an equation that had nothing to do with the study whatsoever, and in context was utter nonsense.
Eriksson asked the recipients to judge the quality of the research. The mathematicians and physicists were basically unimpressed, but in every other field the inclusion of the equation got the papers a higher ranking, even though it was pointless bullshit -- it just looked more impressive with the complicated math in there. More than 60 percent of the medical researchers, the people trying to save all of our lives, ranked the junk papers as better on the grounds of, "It must be right -- look at all this awesome math shit he's got in there!"
Seems legit.
The research by Eriksson (or "Kimmo the number wizard," as he is known in the humanities) is not the only evidence that scientists treat math as some mysterious occult force. Research into ecology and evolution show that papers are 28 percent less likely to be cited for every additional equation per page. It seems that basically everyone that isn't a physicist or engineer treats math with a policy of "run away as quickly as possible."
#4. ... And They Don't Understand Statistics, Either
If we say a study found a "statistically significant" link between the use of feather pillows and brain cancer, what do you think that means? It means the scientist found something that you'd better damned well pay attention to, right?
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Put down your Spirographs and pay attention! Science is talking!
Not really.
"Statistical significance" is just the fancy name for what happens when you see a relationship between two variables that probably isn't due to random chance. A hell of a lot of scientific research involves investigating relationships in statistics, like whether a certain drug has a correlation with getting cancer, for example. The problem is that, in this context, "significant" doesn't necessarily mean "important." For instance, there is a statistically significant link between ice cream consumption and murder rate. But before you start burning ice cream vans, this is just a confusion between correlation and causation -- ice cream consumption and murder both just happen to increase in the summer.
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Which both happen to coincide with all the good TV shows going on hiatus.
If you didn't know about how weak a "statistically significant" finding is, then don't worry -- neither do scientists. When they find a link between sleepiness and vitamin D, or whole fruits and decreased risk of type 2 diabetes, they call it "significant" and, more times than not, end up exaggerating the hell out of their claims. The media ends up reporting it inaccurately because the researchers don't include the proper caveats. One statistician took a look and found that "eight or nine of every 10 articles published in the leading journals" make the massive error of equating statistical significance to importance.
As an example, one recently published study purported to have found a link between walnuts and a drop in diabetes risk. How'd they discover that? Well, by tracking a whole bunch of nurses, looking at their walnut consumption, and seeing which ones developed diabetes. To the layperson, and by extension the media, this sounds like a pretty cut-and-dry way of studying the phenomenon. But think about that -- did they look at other factors, like whether people who ate fewer nuts also tended to go home at night and eat a whole tub of butterscotch ice cream? Nope -- they just asked the participants how often they ate walnuts and used the answers as the basis of their conclusions.
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Additionally, squirrels generally make for a poor control group.
By the same token, we could investigate the link between Apple products and hipster mustaches to conclude that iPhones somehow stimulate hair growth on the upper lip. Or as this sarcastic study pointed out, that you can statistically prove that listening to certain music makes you younger.
But that just brings us to another point ...


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Anybody knows which is the name of the SharePoint table where the full URL of a web application is stored? for example
"http://myserver:9090" Is in Config DB or inside the content DB.
Thank you
This is the Join community webpart
When you click on this button you become active member of the community. You can write in the newsfeed, make posts in the discussion lists etc. The problem is that I have a customized Webpart that must show all the communities where the user joined (inside Lists/Members/MembersAllItems.aspx) in a fast way.
If I fetch each web application, then all sites, and then check permissions for the current user, the process to get all the communities for this user would be extremely slow because we could have more than 500 communities. For that reason I was trying to create a Stored Procedure in a external DataBase to get the Titles and URL of the community.
This query works
SELECT distinct Webs.Title, Webs.SiteId,
FROM AllUserData AS UserData
LEFT OUTER LOOP JOIN AllUserData AS t2
ON (UserData.[int1]=t2.[tp_ID]) AND
(UserData.[tp_RowOrdinal] = 0) AND
(t2.[tp_RowOrdinal] = 0) AND
( (t2.tp_Level = 1) ) AND
(t2.[tp_IsCurrentVersion] = CONVERT(bit,1) ) AND
(t2.[tp_CalculatedVersion] = 0 ) AND
(t2.[tp_DeleteTransactionId] = 0x ) AND
(UserData.[tp_IsCurrentVersion] = CONVERT(bit,1) ) AND
(UserData.[tp_CalculatedVersion] = 0 ) AND
(UserData.[tp_DeleteTransactionId] = 0x )
inner join Docs on UserData.tp_SiteId = Docs.siteId
CROSS APPLY (SELECT TOP 1 deleted, Id FROM AllSites WHERE UserData.tp_SiteId = AllSites.Id) Sites
CROSS APPLY (SELECT TOP 1 Title, SiteId, FullURL FROM AllWebs WHERE Sites.Id = AllWebs.SiteId) Webs
WHERE (UserData.tp_Level = 1) AND
(UserData.tp_RowOrdinal=0) AND ((UserData.[int2] = 1)) and
t2.[nvarchar4] = 'firstname.lastname@example.com'
and Docs.LeafName = 'MembersAllItems.aspx'
and Sites.deleted = 0
But here the problem is what you say. That is not supported by Microsoft to query directly the SharePoint databases. I am desperated!!
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I have 3 tables (
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I would like to create a procedure which, as soon as I create a new course, will assign this course to every user. What I see I need here is a For each loop to iterate through every user inserting a new row in
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If you need to make changes to an existing evaluation you may do so only if no course evaluations with answers are mapped to that evaluation. If any students have submitted responses mapped to that evaluation, it cannot be changed; instead, you may Create a New Evaluation and base it on the existing evaluation.
- Access the Online Course Evaluation Admin site.
- Select Edit an Existing Evaluation, then click Perform Selected Action.
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We are a gentile married couple and my husband wants to convert orthodox and im still not sure if i want to convert at all. i found out that the conservative would let my husband convert and stay with me but how is it in orthodox? our rabbi said he would have to divorce me. but our rabbi is super frum (good for him..not good for me) please help i dont want to lose my husband but i also dont want him to be unhappy and torah makes him happy
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As @GershonGold said, an Orthodox rabbi would not approve your husband's conversion while he is still married to you, and he would not re-marry you afterward, because doing either of these would create an inter-marriage that is a violation of halacha.
One possibility is Isaac's from the comments; he could look into Noachide options. Another is this: the two of you could study for conversion together, knowing that conversion won't happen until and unless you're both ready. Meanwhile, he can begin to practice, you can explore what that means for you, and maybe you'll become more interested over time. You said you don't know if you want to convert, not that you know you don't, else I wouldn't suggest it.
I knew an Orthodox rabbi who had some students for many years (10+), and not all who study for conversion will ultimately convert. So it wouldn't be wrong for you to start down that path, so long as you're completely up-front about your current thinking. Converting is a big step and when you're at the beginning of the process you don't know enough yet to make an informed decision -- that's part of what the rest of the process is for.
If only your husband wants to convert, and you do not want to - according to orthodox Jewish law you would be unable to stay married. Even if both of you convert you would have to remarry under orthodox Jewish law. There is no orthodox Rabbi that would disagree with this, even if he is not super frum.
In addition a conservative conversion would not be recognized by anyone who is orthodox, however an orthodox conversion would be accepted by all.


text: The Spring 2012 Tracy Reese collection embraces a feminine yet relaxed mood through the juxtaposition of romance and sport, comfort and flattery. Tracy Reese partnered with TRESemmé lead stylist, Jeanie Syfu, to develop a soft, voluminous and textured style that enhanced the romantic look. Jeanie and her team relied on TRESemmé 24 Hour Body Mousse and TRESemmé Thermal Creations Curl Activator Spray to create the end look.


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e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Special websites for the travel industry:
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In spring 2015, Bavaria's gateway to the world became Europe's first airport to be granted five-star status. This coveted title, considered the "Oscar" of the aviation world, is awarded by Skytrax, a highly respected London-based aviation research institute. Munich Airport now belongs to the five star league - next to the Asian airports Singapur, Seoul, Hong Kong and Tokio-Haneda.
Moreover Munich Airport was voted Europe's best airport at the 2015 World Airport Awards and achieved an outstanding third position in the global rankings. By taking home this prize yet again, the Bavarian hub has now won the "European airport championship " in eight of the past 10 years.
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"Service nonstop" is the impassioned goal of Munich Airport. With a clear signage and user-friendly layout, passengers find their way quickly and easily around Munich Airport. Special transit screens at the arrival gates display connections relevant to the arriving passengers. For literally nonstop service, general service centers in Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 are open 24-hours to serve the passengers with almost anything they require – such as luggage storage, dry cleaning, travel health insurance, lost and found, fax service or ticket sales for public transportation. Furthermore, Internet points, free WiFi, a child day care, baby changing facilities and showers are included in the airport's comprehensive service portfolio.


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I've upgraded from 12.04 to 12.10 and compiz and/or unity are constantly crashing rendering my computer useless (no top bar, no dash, no window decorations). I have just discovered that when I login with the guest account everything seems to be working OK.
I've been through all the threads I could find and haven't found a resolution. This isn't Nvidia related (I am running on a System76 laptop with ATI Radeon).
Is there any way I can go about isolating the problem and restore my user account?


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Villa Sending One Lucky Fan to Italy [1]
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This summer, Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen is partnering for the first time with Ciao Italy & Carrani Tours to launch an integrated social experience—Passport to Italy. The user-friendly Facebook sweepstakes invites consumers to experience the wonders of Italian culture and enter for a chance to win a trip to Italy.
Now through September 15, Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen Facebook fans can enter the Passport to Italy Sweepstakes through a Facebook app on the company's page for a chance to win an 8-day trip to Rome, Florence, and Venice, Italy. As a thank you for entering, all fans will receive a coupon from Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen's partner, PepsiCo, for one free medium Pepsi drink at participating Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen locations nationwide.
Link to app: http://apps.facebook.com/villaenterprises [6]
To earn additional Passport to Italy entries, fans can invite friends and family on an interactive Italian gondola cruise. Fans can receive these extra entries by inviting an unlimited number of Facebook friends to come along for the ride until they fill their gondola with up to three friends to earn a maximum of three additional entries. To keep track of how many extra entries have been accumulated and friends that have accepted their invitation to join the gondola ride, fans can check their personal gondola—which pulls images from Facebook.
One lucky winner will win a memorable, 8-day trip to Italy, courtesy of Ciao Italy & Carrani Tours, to visit and tour Rome, Florence, and Venice. The grand prize package includes round-trip airfare, luxury ground transportation to and from the airport in the U.S. and Italy, daily breakfast, four dinners, a personal multilingual tour escort, and accommodations in 4-star hotels throughout the trip.
The sweepstakes is eligible to U.S. residents (excluding residents of Hawaii and Alaska) 18 years and older who 'LIKE' Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen on Facebook and enter to win through the Passport to Italy Facebook app by September 15. A grand prize winner will be chosen on September 30, 2013.
To enter the Passport to Italy sweepstakes and for official rules, visit: http://apps.facebook.com/villaenterprises [6].


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Please suggest me that how can i check before purchase that the used car is a stolen piece or need some repair in engine or other parts?
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The traffic department or DMV (depending on your country) can tell you everything about a car if you can obtain its VIN number (sometimes called the chassis number) and/or engine code.
These numbers should be on the car's body work somewhere. Usually under the bonnet or on the inside of the driver's door frame. For instance, a Vauxhall's might look like this:
Chassis/VIN: W0N0Txxxxxxxxxxxx
Engine: C20LETxxxxxxxx
You could phone them, give them the number(s) and ask them
Those are the most important questions. But you can also find out its original colour, year of manufacture, model designation, etc. if you're concerned about being sold a base-model dressed up as a deluxe-model.
First, you have to check the number plate and make sure is it original or fake. And you can also deal with a reputed dealer to buy a car if it is used or a new one and i can advice you to contact with Rustys Auto Salvage.
If you can't get it directly from the licencing authority, Many countries have a variety of commercial 'car data check' type services that, for a small fee, will check the history of a vehicle from the VIN or registration/licence numbers, and will give you similar information to Juann's answer, and will also let you know if the car has any outstanding finance against it and whether it has previously been in an accident.
In the US get the VIN number and go to the CARFAX website — it's not free, but it's not prohibitively expensive, and it tracks vehicle's complete history so you can find out if the car you are buying in Colorado was salvaged/scrapped in New Jersey due to hurricane Sandy for instance.


text: I have tried several techniques (grid etc) for finding the nodal point and I find that my old eyes (66 years) have problems using them. I developed a rail sight that seems to work for me. The rail sight is a C-channel with two screws: one short screw and one long screw. The screws are at each end of the 24 inch C-channel rail. I line the rail sight up with my camera and focus on the short screw while aligning the long screw with the short screw. The long screw sticks up above the short screw. If I rotate the camera clockwise and the long screw moves counter clockwise, then I move the camera forward. Actually, if the long screw moves the same direction as the camera body, then move the camera forward. If the long screw moves the opposite direction of the camera body, then move the camera backward. I have attached three pictures. A side view of the setup, a centered sight view and an off center sight view. Is this correct, or am I missing something?


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The 5 Greatest Books With Psychotic Fanbases
#2. The Collector - Serial Killers
The Classic Book
The Collector by John Fowles is the chilling story of Frederick Clegg, a socially inept loser who collects butterflies. Creeeepy, right?
Oh, and girls.
He collects girls, too. But mostly the butterfly thing.
In the story he kidnaps and locks a girl in his house, but struggles with the morality of his baser urges that push him to abuse her. Ultimately, he manages to resist his psychosis and not rape or murder her, though she tragically dies of pneumonia anyway.
We guess the moral is, "Why bother not murdering - nature's gonna get 'em anyway."
The Offenders
If you found yourself nodding quietly along with that previous statement, you're probably a serial killer. Because that's exactly what they got out of the story: Load's of them took inspiration from Clegg's actions, except that they actually did all the fucked up shit that he abstained from. Take Leonard Lake and Charles Ng, who have an estimated body count of 25. They dubbed their spree "Operation Miranda" after a character in Fowles's book, documenting their crimes in a series of videotapes and diaries. Christopher Wilder, another spree killer of women, had the book on him when he was shot by the FBI. Robert Bordella took inspiration from the film version of The Collector, killing six young men. But all the other serial killers laugh at him; the book-motivated murders were way better than the movie-motivated ones.
Why the Bullshit Interpretation is Exactly That
The Collector was intended as a cautionary tale about the divisions of class in our society, and the dangers of power becoming available to people who are too untrustworthy to handle it. It was in no way a glorification of kidnap or murder. In fact, Fredrick Clegg, the anti-hero of Fowles's novel, repeatedly disapproves of physically harming or sexually abusing his captive--only wanting to be loved by her. The killers who took inspiration from the novel are the exact kind of people which Fowles was warning of: Complete lunatics who abuse the power that they're allowed.
Which is pretty much to be expected of serial killers. You'd just figure that, of all the many things they insist tell them to kill--from Son of Sam's dog to John Wayne Gacy's catalogue of ICP albums--a book whose central message is "try not to kill people" wouldn't be that high up there.
#1. Lolita - Millions of Pedophiles
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Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita is the story of the unfortunately named Humbert Humbert, a middle-aged professor who's also basically a deranged pedophile. Humbert kidnaps a young girl, Lolita, and travels the country with her, until she runs off with another middle-aged man. Man, talk about jumping out of the pot-bellied frying pan and into the hair-plugged fire, right?
Oh, and then everybody dies.
The kids will love it.
The Offenders
Japanese pedophiles.
Japan--presumably struggling to outdo its long and storied tradition of mind-boggling lunacy--has a booming "lolicon" industry. That's a portmanteau of "Lolita complex" and, yes, it's porn. Obviously. It is Japan after all.
The term specifically refers to animated pornography that depicts children in an erotic context. Even more disturbing? The volume: Almost half of the animated porn released in Japan every year (which is like, all of it. They seriously love to hump cartoons in the Land of the Rising Sun) fits comfortably into the lolicon genre. Though the studies aren't exactly concrete, many do suggest that the prevalence of lolicon in Japan has reportedly led to significantly increased sex crime rates against children and teens.
Why the Bullshit Interpretation is Exactly That
In fact, it's pretty much the exact fucking opposite. Remember how everybody dies and all? We don't know how the translation was handled, but we're pretty sure the Japanese version didn't end with all the characters laughing and leaping into the air for an '80s sitcom style freeze-frame. Most of the interpretations of Nabokov's famous novel point to Humbert being a gigantic collection of dick-shaped blobs--a completely and utterly reprehensible human being that should by no means be emulated. Nabokov himself even hated the character, as evidenced by the fact that he wrote him as a goddamn pedophile.
For more crazy fans, check out 6 Insane Fan Theories That Actually Make Great Movies Better. Or find out about some assassination attempts that blow the mind, in The 6 Most Utterly Insane Attempts to Kill a US President.


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A bipartisan analysis UPDATE 2
Here's a look at our two presidential candidates that suggests why neither of them should get elected.Update: Here's the PBS Frontline show that started the discussion.Update 2: And here is Gail Collins on the state of many Democrats: "When Democrats run into each other in elevators, they exchange glances and sigh. Or make little whimpering sounds."
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I saw on PBS a very even approach to both men. The analysis was good too. We will see in the next 25 days a fighting Obama which will show a big difference from an accommodating Obama we saw in the first 4 years. get your seat belt tightened.
Margaret O'Brien Steinfels:Question, if I am not being too intrusive. Are you going to sit out this election?
Absolutely not sitting out! Some people think I'm too partisan (imagine that!), so I thought I'd throw in what seemed to be a clear-headed analysis of problems with both candidates (based on the PBS show that Ed Gleason cites above).
IMO, at that point he was still a white man in a somewhat black skin and his black colleagues on the Review thought the same. His body language, diction and vocabulary selection were not "black" at all. This kind of talk makes me very uncomfortable. Can white people become "black" and black people become "white," or is it only people of mixed race who can convert back and forth? I thought the whole point was that we were not supposed to discriminate against people because of the color of their skin. I don't think a single individual can write a "bipartisan analysis." It would take one or more Democrats joining with one or more Republicans to produce something bipartisan.
Last January, when I was still living in Florida, I heard a radio spot for Mitt Romney during the Florida Republican Primary by Mary Ann Glendon. She said that Romney was the most pro-life candidate.This Tuesday, Romney told The Des Moines Register in an interview; Theres no legislation with regards to abortion that Im familiar with that would become part of my agenda.Mary Ann Glendon, do you want to take your comment back?Rick Santorum, you have to weigh in on this.
Romney on abortion: He's right Theres no legislation with regards to abortion that Im familiar with that would become part of my agenda. But he could appoint one or two Supreme Court Justices that might put some limits on Roe v. Wade.But yes, what do Glendon and Santorum make of his weasel words?
David Nickol: "This kind of talk makes me very uncomfortable."If I recall that kind of talk was pretty common in Obama's campaign for Bobby Rush's House seat, and there was more of it at the beginning of the 2008 Democratic primaries especially from African-Americans.
Peggy, have we ever had a 'perfect' candidate? Not IMO. We are electing a president, not canonizing a saint -- and even they...well, I'll leave it at that.
Obama is a sensitive and intelligent soul (gag) who went on a voyage to discover his public persona, compared to the shallow self-absorbed and shifty, money-grubbing businessman Romney, who has a grumpy wife by the way, and who only looks for prizes.Non-biased, non-partisan, clear-headed; right, uh-huh. Aye Carumba -
I like how Chesterton put the saint business (paraphrasing); 'One thing that makes a saint a saint is they they understand what sinners they are'
The main take away from the PBS analysis was that Romney and the Romney generational family motivation and drive is/was very similar to the Kennedy family saga. i.e. "we'll show them' as a religious based driving force. Obama, forsaking after Harvard law, a Supreme court internship or WS /Big Time law store for a struggling political career to 'do good' for his newly discovered 'people' appeals to my support. The " we'll show em' accounts for both Kennedy and Romney lack of gravitas about the real issues. One picks Johnson the other picks Ryan. Too calculating picks against type.
Amazing how Camelot still haunts some -
"The tale of his always shifting policy positions makes it clear that he is through and through a businessman. "Excellent observation. Most business decisions are matters of useful v. non-useful, not matters of good v. evil. Romney seems to view the whole political domain as a matter of utility, as non-moral. That's why he can choose to defend one policy one day, because it's the useful way to attain his goal, and the opposite policy the next day, because it has become the most useful onw. Unfortunately, this shows a lack of conscience, not mental acumen. It also shows a stunning lack of heart.
David N. --The black community even has a term to describe black people who are "black on the outside, white on the inside". It's "Oreo".
Caught last night's PBS Frontline special on Obama and Romney. It provided me with some insights into the how and why of Obama's performance in the first debate.While stipulating that I am a "happy-clappy" liberal that is still inspired by Obama's "Hope and Change" rhetoric, I was hoping that there was some political strategy behind the President's "choice" to disengage from debating Romney last week. But now, I don't think that was the case.I have to say that the President's "I-don't-want-to-be-here" performance was really his sudden public awareness, right there on the debate stage, how angry and disappointed he was in his own inability to be that transformative political figure that could bridge the divide between black and white, red and blue.During that debate with Romney he came face to face with the personification, embodied in Romney, of all that is broken and sick about our American political culture. And, Barack Obama is/has been powerless to change it. In fact, I would have to say that the President actually "choked" on it in front of 50 million people.It has to be obvious to anyone who thinks that Romney will lie, contort, and morph into anything that he feels he needs to be in order to get elected. The therapist in me tells me that part of all that sweating that Romney did during the debate - one of the few real human physiological responses Romney has allowed the public to see - is having to contend with his own internal conflicts over what he really believes and what he thinks will please the electorate - at least enough to get to 51% of the vote, that is.In the Frontline documentary, we got a glimpse of how much Romney's Mormon heritage fuels his political ambitions. They are inseparable from the tensions in his own family. Seemingly, Romney envisions himself as the cultural champion - not dissimilar from what John Kennedy was for Catholics - for his odd and peculiar religious cult that promotes fresh divine revelations, justifies polygamy until it is politically inconvenient, and where a married deity lives on the planet Kolob. That is a heavy weight for a man to carry on his shoulders.Given Obama's post-debate combative performances and the din from all the media Talking-Heads, it now seems to portend that in the coming debates the President and his erstwhile VP will go on the political attack hoping to take down Romney, deflate his recent boomlet, much like Ted Kennedy did to Romney back during their Senate contest.I'm sure the President is saddened, even angry that he must strap on his political fighting armor and PERSONALLY try to dismantle the illusive fictions that Romney is spinning. [Obama certainly won't get any help from the hopelessly compromised and brain dead media.]Sadly, our politics and the presidency itself will be diminished.It seems that even for the heroic Obama who envisioned and sought a post-partisan politics, that like all of us, he has learned a very hard lesson: When dreams die hard, it hurts - a lot.
The black community even has a term to describe black people who are black on the outside, white on the inside. Its Oreo.Ann,I was aware of that, but I think it is regrettable. There is also the extremely disturbing concept among some minority students of "acting white"studying and getting good grades. The whole point of the civil rights movement was that people "not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." There should not be a way a person is supposed to act if he or she has one color of skin rather than another. It shouldn't make any difference what race or mix of races Obama is. Nobody would accuse a white person of not being white enough, and it is offensive to accuse a black person, or a person of mixed race, of being "too white" or "not black enough." There may be certain kinds of benign "ethnic identities," probably limited to ethnic minorities. And there are certainly benign ways of identifying with one's own people, whether they be black, or gay, or working class, or cancer survivors, or whatever. But taken too far, these kinds of things are basically racism.
a fighting Obama which will show a big difference from an accommodating ObamaIMHO, either is a mistake. What we need is a President who can deal with the minority and get half a loaf, rather than all-or-none. That was the genius of Tip Oneil and Ronald Reagan.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/17/AR201101...
" a President who can deal with the minority 'St Francis, who tried to deal with the Sultan, could not have successfully 'dealt' with Issa, McConnel, Cantor, and their slew of Tea party congressional supporters either.
David,You are right that its regrettable, but it is nevertheless true. Black Americans who are descendents of slaves consider themselves to be quite different from recent African 'voluntary' immigrants (such as Pres. Obama's father). The urban black experience is different from the rural black experience. Those differences devolve to class distinctions. You see it also in Hispanics, both country of origin, accent and 'when you arrived.'Racism? Perhaps, but so widespread as to be close to the norm of behavior among minority groups.
I very much dislike group-identity thinking, and am convinced it only serves to perpetuate discrimination based on color or ethnicity. Personally in my relations with people from other groups, I come at it initially that we both think the same way, and adjust my approach from there as the situation requires. With black guys, I tend to the job at hand, talk sports (boring in any case, unless it is soccer!) or talk about our families (way more fun than sports). With Mexicans and other latinos, I do the same thing; tend to the matter at hand, and chat socially as described. With Asian and Indian guys, it is even easier (for me) to ignore whatever cultural differences we might have.
David N. ==The black people I knew who used the term had a meaning which seemed to largely mean what white folks meant by "middle class". So to be an Oreo for them largely meant "to be middle class". For most black people middle class people were almost all white and anti-black. So the meaning of "Oreo" was complex. It was a strange sort fo term with both racial and class things going on with it. It's also true that for some black people it meant simply "Uncle Tom", a terrible insult. As with so many uses of words, one had always to consider the source and tone of voice.I think it's asking too much of black folks to forget the color of people's skins. When you consider how they were beaten down, even killed, because of the color of theirs and yet they survived, one can understand how they might want to enjoy it free of the automatic fear that used to go with it. That's a lot of what "Black is beautiful" was about.
TANGENTFormer Republican Senator Larry Pressler has endorsed Pres. Obama. He'll be called a RINO, of course. Hmm. I wonder if any others will follow course. http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/13881-why-i-a-former-gop-...


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There's a saying that "time heals all wounds," but for the family of Dianne and Anthony Marcum this time of year magnifies their pain and sadness.
Patricia Lowe was Diane's sister. She says, "She was a great sister and my best friend. The last day they saw her was Christmas Eve 1978."
Dianne Marcum's boyfriend, Sherrill Harston, was convicted of the murders of her and her three-year-old son Anthony in 1980.
Lowe says, "On his confession tape he told us that he strangled her to death. He laid down and slept, and he got [Dianne], and he drowned Anthony in the kitchen sink. And then he took their bodies to the river. Burned them and threw them in, hoping he wouldn't be found."
The murders took place in a small mobile home off Highway 1895 in 1978. Duck hunters discovered her body two weeks later. After dragging the Barren River, Anthony's body was found. Marcum had another son, James, who stayed with his grandparents that night.
James Minor says, "I have very few memories about my mom. I was six years old when all this happened. And I was raised by my grandparents."
Harston is behind bars at the Green River Correctional Complex. He was sentenced to 124 years, but he will be up for parole for the fourth time in January. Marcum's family says it is difficult to relive the pain, but it's worth it to them to keep him in prison.
Minor says, "Having to relive this every seven years at Christmas, it destroys our family. It happened at Christmas. We have to think about it every year. And then every seven years, we have to come back and fight this."
Lowe says, "I'd just like for the people of Warren County to write the parole board and not let this man out. I don't want anybody else to ever have to go through this."


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I'm making a plugin that counts the number of times a visitor visits my site. I want to run the code in the plugin once per page load. What's a good action hook I can use ?
Basic idea is to use javascript to make an AJAX call back to the site which in turn save the hit because if you use PHP alone, then hits for cached pages won't be counted because no PHP is processed at that time.
Study the code of WP-Postviews plugin http://lesterchan.net/portfolio/programming/php/#wp-postviews
Hook may be fired twice in Firefox because it prefetches URL specified in HTML source as
Use this to remove that line from source
@Ashfame is right with what he wrote. About your hook (we don't know which one you're using - firing twice sounds strange):
The way I would do it is not using any hooks at all. Just because Wordpress provides action and filter hooks does not mean you have to use them. In your footer.php file, add the following before the tag.
Then in your functions.php add this function:
Some would argue that this is too manual for Wordpress, but I've been using Wordpress for years, I use it on every single project I basically work on and sometimes it's easier to use a straight up function as opposed to using an action or filter.


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Twenty-four Broward County artists were selected to participate in Creative Capital Professional Development Program's (PDP) intense, three-day workshop! Internet for Artists Weekend Workshop: Using the Internet to Build Community, Promote Your Work and Increase Administrative Effectiveness is November 4 - 6, 2011 at ArtServe, 1350 E. Sunrise Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. The Broward Cultural Division is thrilled to be one of only nineteen organizations nationally chosen to receive a 2011 Workshop Subsidy Award in order to facilitate this program. Made possible by the generous support of The Kresge Foundation, the Creative Capital subsidy will assist in bringing this unique program to Broward County for local artists. Creative Capital Sample Program Agenda The following artists were selected through a Call to Artist application process and decided through a peer review panel of community and business leaders, artists and arts council members. Included in this panel were Council Members Diane Weinbrum and W. Dorothene Kelly- Hoilett; Business Leader Cheryl Cook, (BROWARD) Economic Development Specialist, South Florida Regional Planning Council; Arts Professionals - Heather Darcy Bhandari (New York) Artist, Curator, Author; Michael Caldwell (Broward) D.M.A., Director, Division of Performing Visual Arts, professor, concert pianist; Luz Rodriguez (New York), Training Coordinator, Foundation Center, and seasoned fundraising professional with Visionary Allies, educator and artist who combines her artistic sensitivities with her knowledge of U.S. philanthropy to guide and inspire artists of all genres to equip them with the information and tools they need to bring their project visions to reality; Joyce Sweeney (Broward), Author; and Community Leader Richard White (Broward) M. Ed , MFA Community Representative:
1. Beth Amato's extensive training and experience in animation, background in design and keen color sense make her images jump off the metal they are printed on.2. Sonia Baez-Hernandez is an installation and performance artist who identifies herself as Puerto-Dominican which means "gatherings on exiles; gathering on the edge of 'foreign' cultures; gathering in the half-life, half-light of foreign tongues." (Bhabha 1991, 291).3. Jolanda Blanchard's is a visual artist who is also a classically trained pianist and bass clarinetist, published poet, and an up-and-coming African and Haitian Folklore dancer.4. Susan Clifton worked for many years as an advertising art director, graphic designer and web developer before returning to her first love, painting.5. Liora Davis credits her living and traveling in Europe as an adult, with her great influences which can be evidenced by her series of European Architectural renderings, including depictions of "Gaudi" structures and other distinguished buildings.6. Louis Davis is a 2007 South Florida Cultural Consortium Visual and Media Artist Fellowship Recipient7. Virginia Fifield's work was recently featured on PBS's TV show ArtStreet with David Caruso and Romero Britto at a fund raising exhibition to benefit the South Florida SPCA help abandoned and abused horses.8. Michele Guarino's contemporary fine art photography has appeared in Artnews, Palm Beach Post, Sun-Sentinel, brochures, newsletters, annual reports, websites, exhibitions, and in numerous homes.9. Nolan Haan's paintings of cinder block walls have evolved into a series that focuses on the personalities of individual blocks and how they relate to one another. 10. Kim Harris is a multi-disciplinary artist who embraces the individuality of her identity as a storyteller, visual artist, muralist, writer, and educator. 11. Subbora Jackson is living her passion through multi-media artistic expression. She has created over 700 vibrant pieces throughout her career.12. Debra Kaszovitz's recent paintings focus on the birds that flourish and survive despite having been marginalized in South Florida by urban development.13. Jacklyn Laflamme has sold hundreds of paintings through galleries and private commissions. She is an award-winning artist, a grant recipient and is emerging in the public art scene with her vibrant murals.14. Pablo Malco has written and produced stage plays and musicals providing professional work for young aspiring artists and seasoned professionals. 15. Carol Anne McFarlane creates work that focuses on power, gender roles, identity, and the myths that reinforce the status quo. These subjects have been explored in drawings, prints, and photographs.16. Christina Michaelidis has had interest in owning one of her original mixed digital artworks evolve organically amongst her personal and professional connections, which in 2010 was punctuated by the sale of seven works to a single art collector.17. Myrna Meeroff has been acclaimed by critics for her "gorgeously warm sound, rich with color." In 2002 she became the first instrumental winner of the Rising Star Competition.18. JoAnn Nava's textile designs, murals and faux finishes for the interior design trade led her to head artist/designer for Surface Art Inc., where her hand painted textiles graced the homes of clients such as Bill Cosby, Connie Chung and Charlie Sheen.19. Diego Romero is a multi-disciplinary artist from Bogota, Colombia, whose work ranges from illustrations and pen and ink drawings to paintings and animation.20. Onajide Shabaka's fine art photography is his primary focus; he has also developed large-scale, photo-based, multi-media installations which allow the viewer to become integrated in the artwork.21. Nerissa Street calls herself a Trans-former™. Her trademarked presentations, No More Starving Artists™, directly impacted more than 300 South Florida artists, writers and performers. Through all of her work she hopes to end the starving artist syndrome by documenting and sharing stories of success. 22. Steven Sylvester's current work-in-progress is a series of life-sized ladies dresses made from clay and wire that he is developing into a traveling museum show.23. Laura Sue Wilansky, the Silver Nightingale is a musician, composer, artist and poet, renowned for her enchanting solo flute music, and spirited ensembles like Orquestra Nightingale and Laura and the Legwarmers. Performing at exotic venues from San Francisco to Woodstock to Glastonbury, she has a special calling to play for people at the end of life and facing life-challenging illness, as well as those grieving the loss of dear ones, and received the 2011 President's Volunteer Service Award for her hospice work.24. LeeAnna Yater works in fiber and mixed media. She is currently curating a Broward College student exhibition and Fine Crafts exhibition.The faculty presenting the program will consist of: Carla Lynne Hall, Internet for Artists Leader; Steve Lambert, Internet for Artists Leader; Ann Marie Lonsdale, Program Manager, Professional Development Program; Dread Scott, Creative Capital Grantee, Internet for Artists Leader.
Creative Capital is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to providing integrated financial and advisory support to artists pursuing adventurous projects in five disciplines: Emerging Fields, Film/Video, Literature, Performing Arts and Visual Arts. In its first decade, Creative Capital has committed more than $20 million in financial and advisory support to 325 projects representing 406 artists, and has reached an additional 3,700 artists in more than 50 communities around the country through its Professional Development Program.
Creative Capital created the Professional Development Program (PDP) through major underwriting for program development from the Kresge Foundation.
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Do you think there is (or should be) a place for questions concerning UI design and usability on Stack Overflow? I don't mean the "how do I achieve X with technology Y" kind of questions, but those that deal with issues of design (colour, layout, affordance, etc.)
I realise that such questions deal less with programming directly, but they are the kinds of things that may programmers deal with on a daily basis. There have been a few times when I've considered asking such a question, but have withheld from doing so.
I doubt that a site dedicated to such issues will become a part of the SO family, so is there a place for them anywhere here?


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I had an idea for a character I'd like to play. He's an idiot savant Magic-user. Excellent at anything to do with Magic, but awful at everything else. Yes, I know this sounds like min-maxing/munchkinning, but this is for a story/character based game, and that doesn't really apply.
The problem I have is this: He would not be Intelligent (in the normal application of the word), Wise, or Socially adept - and most systems base magic off one of those stats.
So, the question - does anyone know a system that would support this kind of character?
(Yes, I know I can fudge something like this, especially as it's a story-based game, but that's not the question I'm asking :P)


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SSP Hosts A Night Of Great Racing To Complete Race #3
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of Alyssa Jones)
Race three of 2014 would go down in the books as a good one at Sunset Speedway Park on Saturday May 31st. Classes in action at the "Banks Bullring" included IMCA Modifieds, Street Stocks, Northwest Extreme Modifieds, Pure Stocks, 4-Bee's, and 600cc Micro Sprints.
Doug Lockwood was the driver to beat in the IMCA Modified feature. Diamonding the corners and developing a pretty good rythem to build a respectable lead. The Aloha driver would put his Aloha Station Tavern/Perfection Automotive/Ross Electric/Curtis Trailers #66 Shaw in the winner's circle to become the second different winner in as many events in the class this year.
In second place would be Jake Van Ortwick of Scappoose in his MAPS Auto Center/Andone Enterprize/DFI Performance/Justin Russell Trucking #53V Rayburn followed by the Quinn Racing #X3 entry of Vancouver, Washington's Chris Quinn in third. The rest of the top five would consist of Banks native Rob Ireland in his Ireland & Ireland at Law/Privateer Racing/Applebee Aviation #8 machine in fourth while credited with fifth place was Bubba Foster of Dayton in the Busy Bee Cleaning/Pam Pam's Autowrecking/J.R. Printing & Graphics #68 Allen.
The Street Stock main event would see McMinnville's Freya Smith leading much of the early goings. The Sweere's Auto Body/Sweere's Trucking/Tire Factory of McMinnville #37 Camaro of Smith would stay out in front until Earl Claypool Jr. of Hillsboro would overtake her for the top spot. Claypool would lead the rest of the distance to put his Beaverton Machine Shop/Customs by RC/JNR Construction #3 Camaro in victory lane.
Freya Smith was a respectable second place followed by the JNR Construction/ Molecular Motion Inc./Dockweiler Stainless Steel Tube Systems #14 Camaro of West Linn driver Brian Roden in third. Crossing the wire in fourth was Shawna Long from Hillsboro in her Ron Jermann Racing/Trans Medic/Perfection Automotive/Walters Racing #87 Cutlass followed by the Pitsch Racing #7 of Doug Pitsch in fifth.
Oscar Luckman of Portland would pick up the win in the Northwest Extreme Modifeds. It would be the second consecutive victory for him and his Privateer Racing #96 team. Luckman would actually be very dominate in the feature by winning by half a lap.
Brandon Potter of St. Helens was second in the Hope House/Ry Ki Roofing and Sheetmetal #11 Pro followed by Tony Hendon in the Hendon Racing #31 entry in third. Fourth place would go to the Diamond Excavating #6 machine of Battle Ground, Washington driver Chris Ray in fourth while behind him in fifth was Michael Melton, and also from Battle Ground, in his Melton Racing #04 Dirt Works.
The Pure Stock feature would be a thriller as they were in action for the first time in 2014. Bert Pegg of Vancouver, Washington was the dominant mount for most of the race. Pegg worked his way from the back to the front and looked to have the race won in his Pegg Boys Racing/Kenton Station/Pfeifer's Mobile Concrete/Local Glaziers #17 Firebird. But on the last lap he would get passed by the Pure Addiction Diesel Performance/S&R Motorz/Courtesy Auto Body #7 Camaro of Trevor LaBarge from Forest Grove for the win. It was LaBarge's first career victory in only a handful of starts.
Bert Pegg was second while third was the Brookshire Racing #11 of Larry Brookshire. Crossing the stripe in fourth was Terry Houck of Yamhill in the Luttrell's Trucking/Trask Mountain Outpost/Sweere's Trucking/Happy Hut #58 Camaro entry while his teammate Scott Hoodenpyl from Gaston was fifth in the Luttrell's Trucking/Trask Mountain Outpost/Sweere's Trucking/Happy Hut #53 Nova.
In the 4-Bee's Travis Koch of Vancouver, Washington was able to obtain the lead around the halfway mark. Once he got out in front he would run away with it to put his North's Plumbing/Dusty's Automotive/Mac Tools #21 Dodge Neon in victory lane for the first time in 2014.
The Mark's Towing and Transport #82 Dodge Neon of Troutdale's Bo Jones was second followed by Portland pilot John Gartner in his Gartner Racing/Ram Light Truck/ACE Car Detailing/Foot Print Designs #48 Mitsubishi Eclipse was third. Chris Bataglia of Forest Grove was fourth in the Sweere's Trucking #38 Dodge Neon while wrapping up the top five was Nick Henry of North Plains in his Henry Racing/Joe's Autobody and Paint/Social Lies Pub and Grill #22 Dodge Neon was fifth.
Last but not least the Micro Sprints were in action for the second time of the season. Dominating the main event was Dustin O'Brien of Snohomish, Washington in his Every Little Detail/JRS Motorsports/Accent Interiors #71 Pace to win the feature. In fact drivers from the state of Washington would perform very well in the main event.
The Driven Performance #12 entry of Spud Allen from Bellingham, Washington was the runner-up while third place went to Lake Stevens' Kaitlyn Hammer in her Pacific Tire/Rob Graham Trucking/Pacific Logging/#39K PMP. The balance of the top five would be made up of the D&D Custom Service/Mobile Hardware #86 PMP of Deming, Washington's Jeff Little followed by Brandee Wood from Ferndale, Washington in her Whatcom Windshields/RAW Motorglass #1W entry.
Racing returns to Sunset Speedway Park this Saturday June 7th. A Car Load Special will be utilized meaning a car, truck, RV, etc. of race fans can get into the races for just $25.00. Classes in action will include the IMCA Modifieds, Street Stocks, Pure Stocks, Womens, and 4-Bee's. Pit Gates will open at 2:00 PM, Front Gates open at 3:30, and racing starts at 6:00. Tickets for the event are Adults $12.00, Seniors/Military/Juniors (13-17) $10.00, Youths (Ages 12-6) $5.00, and Children under the age of 5 are FREE and a family pass will be offered for two Adults and up to four Youths for just $35.00. For more information log on to www.sunsetspeedwaypark.com.
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Race #3
Saturday May 31st, 2014
Sunset Speedway Park
Banks, Oregon
IMCA Modifieds
A Feature: 1. 66-Doug Lockwood; 2. 53V-Jake Vanortwick; 3. X3-Chris Quinn; 4. 8-Rob Ireland; 5. 68-Bubba Foster; 6. 00-Kent Dollarhyde; 7. 05-Rayun McMichael; 8. 2G-Brad Gentry; 9. 11-Brandon Potter; 10. 4D4-Danny Daniels
Street Stocks
A Feature: 1. 3-Earl Claypool; 2. 37-Freya Smith; 3. 14-Brian Roden; 4. 87-Shawna Long; 5. 7-Doug Pitsch; 6. 01-Craig Loomis; 7. 88-John Ireland; 8. 00-Terry Mason; 9. 02-Rod Lowe
NW Extreme Modifieds
A Feature: 1. 96-Oscar Luckman; 2. 11-Brandon Potter; 3. 31-Tony Hendon; 4. 6-Chris Ray; 5. 04-Michael Melton
Pure Stocks
A Feature: 1. 7-Trevor LaBarge; 2. 17-Bert Pegg; 3. 11-Larry Brookshire; 4. 58-Terry Houck; 5. 53-Scott Hoodenpyl; 6. 05-Ken Shauve; 7. 22-Jimmy Biggs; 8. 01-Paul Ireland; 9. 66-Kendall Lee; 10. 33-Jim Peterson; 11. 24-Cori Vandercoevering; 12. 25-Michael Vandercoevering; 13. 23-Bob McGrotty
A Feature: 1. 21-Travis Koch; 2. 82-Bo Jones; 3. 48-John Gartner; 4. 38-Chris Batalgia; 5. 22-Nick Henry; 6. 7-Gary Jones; 7. 99-Ronald Sweere; 8. 53-Lonnie Jackson; 9. 77X-Bill Blythe; 10. 97-Joe Loy; 11. 98-Thomas Calhoun; 12. 12-Jason Blythe; 13. 77-Jacob Henry
Micro Sprints 600cc
A Feature: 1. 71-Dustin O'Brien; 2. 12-Spud Allen; 3. 39K-Kaitlyn Hammer; 4. 86-Jeff Little; 5. 1W-Brandee Wood; 6. 90-Rich Speer; 7. 21-Jesse Schlotfeldt; 8. 16-Jeff Hatcher; 9. 0-Ashleigh Johnson; 10. 29T-Jake Tupper
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On a day in which high temperatures were forecast to approach 70 degrees, the city of Lansing celebrated the beginning of the winter holiday season Sunday with the lighting of the Mayor's Christmas Tree. Regardless of the temperature, the Lansing Community Center was packed for the event, the 26th such observance in the city. Pre-school students from A Deere Place and Lansing High School's Sound Spectrum choir performed holiday songs. Members of Katie's Dance Studio performed a routine. And area scouts and civic organizations presented donations they have collected for the Mayor's Christmas Tree Fund, which helps needy families in the community during the season. The city had set up three Angel Trees, containing tags with gift information for a Lansing family in need, at three locations throughout the city. Last year, at least 30 local families benefited from the program, according to one estimate. It's because of the that spirit that Col. Timothy Wulff, the garrison commander for Fort Leavenworth, said so many military families choose Lansing as their permanent home. "They love it because of the community," he said. Throughout the night, Mayor Ken Bernard also thanked those community groups that have long participated or helped in some way with the program. After 27 years in his position, Bernard will retire in January. He presented Jonnie Brice, the director of the Lansing High School Sound Spectrum, for bringing the choir each of the last 14 years. Bernard also reflected on his own experience serving as master of ceremonies for the event. He said the cover of the program itself showed his son and grandson. At the time, he said his grandson was an infant. He's 26 years old now. "Three generations I've been doing this and it's always joyful," he said.
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8 Filthy Jokes Hidden in Ancient Works of Art
#4. The Cerne Abbas Giant
Ancient peoples liked to modify the landscape of the Earth. Stonehenge, those Easter Island heads and the Nazca Lines in Peru all come to mind, with an air of mystery and subtle dignity that has managed to survive hundreds of years of civilization. And then there's this:
The Cerne Abbas Giant, a huge etching in Southern England, isn't exactly subtle. Its giant thunderous erection is right there in your face, sprawled across the English countryside. At first it seems like this is probably some ancient pagan fertility symbol, dating back to a time when huge boners weren't automatically hilarious.
That was a really, really long time ago.
However, it turns out that there's no written mention of the giant prior to the 17th century, which has led some scholars to believe that it's actually an in-your-face cartoon of Oliver Cromwell.
That shut him up.
People weren't exactly the biggest fans of the aggressive Cromwell back then, and since he was called "England's Hercules," and Hercules used to be represented with a club, there's a pretty good possibility that this is the case. And what better way to insult him than by carving a picture of him as a naked crazy barbarian with comically huge nipples and a giant boner pointed straight up at his face? Although we question the decision to make fun of a guy with a drawing that he would only be able to see while flying a helicopter, something which many scholars agree did not exist back then.
#3. Roman Graffiti
Ancient Rome has left us with some of the most wonderful and majestic ruins in the world. When we think of Rome, we think of the grandeur of the Coliseum, the birth of a judicial and political system that is still the wellspring for most institutions in the Western world and Russell Crowe fighting a giant in a baby mask and his pet tiger.
If this is history, we want to go back in time right now.
What we don't generally think of is graffiti and gay jokes.
However, we definitely should, because not only did the Romans like to graffiti their majestic buildings like truck stop bathrooms, but they also did so in the most childish ways possible. We've become aware of this ancient phenomenon mostly through the excavation of Pompeii, but it's fairly safe to assume that graffiti showed up pretty much everywhere. And what those ancient bastards wrote wasn't exactly Plato's Apology.
Outside the wall of a brothel, one guy scribbled:
Weep, you girls. My penis has given you up. Now it penetrates men's behinds. Goodbye, wondrous femininity!
Experts consider this the greatest way to come out of the closet outside of gay sex on the moon.
On the other hand, a guy named Salvius apparently couldn't wait for his friend Amplicatus to make a similar declaration, so he did it for him:
Amplicatus, I know that Icarus is buggering you. Salvius wrote this.
Boris Vallejo
But really, who wasn't Icarus buggering?
The ancient Romans also used their public wall space to make questionable statements about the amount of women they'd had sex with, much like the modern-day meatballs that troll around Hooters in collared shirts with dragons on them:
Floronius, privileged soldier of the 7th legion, was here. The women did not know of his presence. Only six women came to know, too few for such a stallion.
Although we're concerned about Floronius' phrasing. The way he writes it sounds like he was some kind of rape ninja that "only" managed to claim six victims before being chased away into the night.
#2. The Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo, one of the most famous artists ever, painted and sculpted a shitload of dicks in his lifetime, though most of them weren't meant to be funny.
Most of them.
He literally smothered the roof of the Sistine Chapel with penises, something that didn't sit well with Biagio da Cesena, who was the Pope's Master of Ceremonies. Biagio was something of a religious purist (which is understandable, given his job and all) and he was offended by the fact that the Sistine Chapel had naked people frolicking all over the damn place, going so far as to say that that the fresco was more suited to a brothel.
A ... specialty brothel.
Michelangelo, who was stressed enough already, decided that Biagio da Cesena could go fuck himself to death and incorporated him into the Chapel's paintings.
That's Biagio on the right.
As an epic "screw you," Michelangelo painted Biagio as Minos, the judge of the underworld. That would already be pretty bad, since Minos is a demon and Biagio da Cesena was a cardinal, but as you can see, Michelangelo also decided to paint a snake biting him in the dick. And in case the meaning wasn't sufficiently clear, he gave him the ears of a jackass.
#1. Greeks and Romans Add Insult to Injury
The sling was a ubiquitous weapon in antiquity, both because it was cheap to manufacture and because it was incredibly effective. Most sling bullets were manufactured out of lead, which, being quite soft, lent itself to being easily inscribed with a sharp knife. Now any of you who have read Homer might expect the bullets to be inscribed with heartfelt prayers to the Gods and noble speeches on war, and yes, you're right, some of them were.
This one just says, "Continued on next rock."
Most, on the other hand, weren't quite so poetically minded. Thus we have bullets cropping up all over Greece and Italy bearing inscriptions from the relatively tame "Take that," "This belongs to you" and "Eat this," all the way to "I hope this hits you in the dick" and "Fuck you." So, once your friends were done digging the lead bullet out of your skull, they could all have a laugh at the charming wit of whoever put it there.
"Flavius, let me borrow one of your bullets. They're hilarious."
Some messages were even more topical, such as one from the siege of Perusia, Italy (around 30 B.C.). The Perusians were being systematically starved, but they were trying their best to act like everything was fine, hoping the besieging army would get discouraged. A bullet recovered from the ruins reads "Esureis et me celas," which essentially means, "I know you're starving, dipshit."
To pour extra salt in the wound, the bullets were shaped like animal crackers.
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Fractalia Lowers Operating Costs for Digital Signage
Managing a digital signage infrastructure and distributing content on a per-screen basis is not a trivial task. Then, imagine expanding to more than 4,200 screens in more than 1,600 stores located throughout Spain. This was the "New Image" project plan, implemented by Vodafone Espana, S.A.U., a subsidiary of Vodafone Group Plc—one of the world's leading mobile telecommunications companies. A key component of the solution was the management platform, which supported Vodafone's visionary marketing strategy, while reigning in IT support costs.
The reason for deploying such a large number of screens was to influence consumer purchasing decisions by showing corporate advertising, interactive programs, and demos of new products and services. In fact, the number of digital signage displays in some stores increased nine-fold, from two to as many as 18 screens. With this bold change, Vodafone improved the appearance of its retail outlets and increased its in-store presence. Seeking to manage content and infrastructure centrally in order to reduce operating costs, Vodafone chose to implement a software solution and contract management services from Fractilia Remote Systems.
Read more of the Fractalia Lowers Operating Costs for Digital Signage Case Study: http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/retail/digital-signage-amt-fractalia-study.html


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Pfaltzgraff Plymouth Square 16 Piece Dinnerware Set for $80
Shipping: $4.95
A celebration of the abundance that is autumn, Plymouth dinnerware features embossed pumpkins, acorns and ears of corn on a warm, creamy white surface. Sculpted acorn finials finish the lids of hollowware pieces. Platters and plates feature scalloped rims accented with gently flowing, weathered lines. A simple, lovely harvest pattern, Plymouth is ideal for Thanksgiving or any autumn occasion.. Refresh your table setting with square dinnerware! This square set is a nice departure from conventional round dinnerware, or you can mix and match the two. The square pieces have rounded corners, so the two different shapes actually complement each other.
16 piece square dinnerware set, service for four includes (4) each of: 11 inch square dinner plate, 8-1/2 inch square salad plate, 14 ounce square bowl and 12 ounce coffee mug.
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To park in a coveted handicapped parking spot legally your car must have a handicapped placard.
Evesta Brown is a supervisor at the Department of Motor Vehicle. She says, "The handicapped parking placard is available to customers that need them. It also requires a doctor's statement saying that they also need it."
There are two kinds of handicapped placards. The blue is a permanent placard that is good for six years and costs eight dollars. The red is a temporary placard that is good for six months and costs two dollars.
At the Department of Motor Vehicles, applicants can apply for either a temporary or permanent permit as long as they have this application signed by their physician.
Brown says, "We're not here to judge. If they have a doctor's statement we give them the permit."
But sometimes, people who are not disabled try to get hold of the parking placards. That's especially true for Western students.
Hudy Melky is the Director of Equal Opportunity and ADA Compliance at WKU. She says, "At the beginning of the semester we see a lot of freshmen. They don't know about our policy, and they have either a grandparent's handicap permit or a relative's. And what we do is give them a ticket, verify the information and work with public safety."
And the Department of Motor Vehicles also has trouble with people illegally using the placards.
Brown says, "We do encourage the customers to lock their doors because they're often taken. People often steal them."
If police here in Bowling Green find a car without a placard, they can issue a ticket with a $50 fine or even have the car towed.


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23 Nov 2011 3:46 PM #21
That's awesome. I'll add that line and upload version 1.0.9 as soon as I can.
Thanks for figuring that out, i really haven't had as much time as i would like lately to fix it.
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3 Mar 2012 8:32 AM #22
hello widget is good!
but I see I can not use the tree with the options checked: true, or checked: false .... can someone give me a hand with this .. I have reviewed the forum and can not find a solution to this (for Ext v3.[34] .0)
any help is appreciated!
7 Mar 2012 12:03 PM #23
Thanks for your feedback. The editor tree grid extension is based on the tree grid that comes with ext, so what ever functionality is present will also be in the editor tree grid. You can try searching the forums for tree grid and the checkbox tree to see if it's in there somewhere, however, i don't think it supports it. I haven't had a lot of time lately to update the editor tree grid, but the next time i get some free time i'll look into adding this functionality.
10 Aug 2012 8:46 AM #24
Format problem with DateField
Format problem with DateField
Thank you for this nice introduction to the EditorGrid. The problem I noticed and that is not part of the examples is how to handle a Date format?
For instance, if you use a column of the type of: editor: new Ext.form.DateField:
columns:[{ header: 'Composants', dataIndex: 'text', width: 125 },{ xtype: 'datecolumn', header: 'Date Installation', format: 'd/m/Y', width: 95, dataIndex: 'dateInstallation', editor: new Ext.form.DateField({ selectOnFocus: true, format:"d/m/Y", originalValue: true, anchor: '100%' }) }]
The problem appears after editing the column, showing a result of
Wed Aug 08 2012 00:00:00 GMT+0200 (Paris, Madrid (heure d'été))
instead of 'dd/mm/yyyy'. The problem lies probably on an other level than the EditorGrid, since the editor field is in the right format.
Have you some suggestions or experience concerning this format problem?
17 Aug 2012 8:19 AM #25
Sorry it's taken so long for me to get back to you about this. Try using a date renderer in your column config:
renderer : Ext.util.Format.dateRenderer('d/m/Y'),
Let me know if that helped!
13 Nov 2012 11:29 PM #26
Context Menu
Hi darkwolfe ,
Is there any way to implement context menu over this plugin..
22 Nov 2012 11:33 AM #27
Is it possible to implement alternate row coloring system on this plugin
25 Jul 2014 1:03 AM #28
I need to know whether this component requires the complete data to be shown at one go or it retrieves the children for a node only when it is expanded?
Because having the complete data at the starting is not feasible as it can be very huge.
It should be retrieved only when the node is expanded.
So can anyone please tell me what exactly happens in this component?
25 Jul 2014 4:45 AM #29
When i wrote this extension, i didn't write it with that functionality in mind, however, it's an extension of the TreeGrid and the TreeGrid is an extension of the Tree, and the Tree does have that functionality. So, this extension should also be able to do the same thing. I haven't tested it, but i don't see why it wouldn't work.
25 Jul 2014 4:57 AM #30
PHP Code:
var contextMenu = new Ext.menu.Menu({
items: [{
iconCls: 'expand',
text: 'Expand Node'
var treeGrid = new Ext.ux.tree.EditorGrid({
contextmenu: function(node,e) {
var c = contextMenu;
c.contextNode = node;


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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Ron Bridges joined the AARP Kentucky team as its new state director.
Bridges joined the Kentucky state office after 15 years of service as associate state director for government affairs in the AARP Ohio office.
According to the Wintersville native and 1976 Wintersville High School graduate, "I am honored to be selected to lead such a high caliber organization built on two intertwined pillars: Member value, which includes our benefits, products and services, and social impact, which includes advocacy and our quest for positive social change."
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STATE BOSS — Ron Bridges, a member of the Class of 1976 from Wintersville High School, has been named state director of the AARP in Kentucky. He spent 15 years with the AARP in its Ohio office.
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While in the AARP Ohio state office, he was recognized as an advocate for Ohioans age 50-plus.
One long-time AARP Ohio volunteer, Bill Demjan of Steubenville, said of Bridges, "We were lucky to have a strong leader like Ron. He is well liked by legislators and his concern for everyday people made a difference for all Ohioans. And now Kentucky is lucky to have him."
In Kentucky, Bridges is leading the AARP advocacy and community outreach efforts. AARP Kentucky's General Assembly legislative agenda is focused on fighting to protect retirement security, consumers' telephone landlines, home and community based services and expanding the state's Medicaid program especially for individuals ages 50-64.
AARP Ohio State Director Jane Taylor described Bridges as a strategic thinker and said he was well respected by the Ohio policy partners, legislators and their staff, "and Ron hit the ground running in Kentucky as AARP sponsored the nation's only Vice Presidential Debate Festival at historic Centre College."
Prior to joining AARP, Bridges served as vice president for strategic planning with the Health Coalition of Central Ohio (19931997). He'd previously served the American Lung Association of Ohio as manager of community and government relations beginning in 1985, and was then promoted to executive director of the Lung Association's Washington, D.C., affiliate in 1989.
Bridges is the son of Randall and Catherine Bridges of Steubenville.
He holds a bachelor of arts degree with an emphasis in organizational psychology from Ohio State University and a master's degree in public policy from OSU's John Glenn School of Public Policy.


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I have recently noticed that in my gym they have two different sizes of barbells. The difference between them is only in length, but not in diameter. the reason why I'm mentioning that is because I was doing some research and found out that standard bars, which usually weigh about 35 pounds, have a smaller diameter, but These shorter bars have the same 2" diameter as the longer bars, so do they also weigh 45 pounds?
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Olympic Bars
The IPF (International Powerlifting Federation) and the IWF (International Weightlifting Federation) have set forth standards for what a barbell has to be for use in competition. These standards are largely compatible, so most manufacturers will manufacture for those standards:
Basically the bar is specified in kg, but it is close enough to the weight I listed in pounds that we use that number when loading the bar with plates in imperial measurements. NOTE: some manufacturers of cheaper Olympic style bars don't follow the standards, and sell a 35lb bar as a men's bar. Check your reviews if you are ordering from the major consumer fitness chains.
All three official bars use the same standard sleeve size, meaning the plates are interchangeable for all three bars. The Junior's bar is a little shorter than the other two.
The main differences between a powerlifting bar and a weightlifting bar are:
Standard Bars
Standard bars were never meant to be used in competition, so they have much more variances. They are commonly 20lbs, have no spin, and many don't even have knurling. However, even the weight listed here might not be true for all standard bars.
When in doubt, weigh the bar on a scale.
Never trust a barbell.
The gym owner will swear it's 45 pounds. It ain't. Your workout partner will swear he weighed it last year and it's 25 pounds. It ain't. There are a lot of different bars, whether Olympic, standard, curl or whatever, and they're being built to different weights. When it comes to precision, different brands have different standards. A bar being used for Olympic competition in the snatch is going to be a lot closer to its stated weight than a beater bar used in the gym. (It's manufactured to tighter tolerances.)
The only way to know how much a barbell weighs is to weigh it.
Here's a link to Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbell - describing the various lengths and weights of barbells. Unless you're in the Olympics or some sanctioned weight/power lifting meet - the barbell's actual weight could vary slightly based on manufacturer, collars used, etc. The typical olymic bar is 45lbs and standard/universal 20lbs.


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Patricia Ann Starr, 48, of Lowell formerly of Saranac passed away Dec. 21, 2012 at her home. She was born March 17, 1964 in Ionia, the daughter of Keith and Grace (Johnson) Starr.
Patti was a Saranac High School graduate with the Class of 1982. She was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Saranac and attended St. Robert's Parish in Ada. She was a member of Gilda's Club in Lowell.
Patti is survived by her mother, Grace Starr of Ionia; son, Tristan Starr of Grand Rapids; daughters, Heather Bergeron of Lowell and Anita Orlowski and Keith Tett of Lowell; brother, Kevin (Paula ) Starr of Lowell; sister, Linda (Jerry) Tasker of Palo; and grandchildren, Lily Bergeron, Joseph Bergeron, Keith Tett and Kensley Tett.
She was preceded in death by her father Keith Starr and sister Aneta Solomon.
Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 at St. Anthony's Catholic Church with Father Len Sudlik celebrant. Interment Saranac Cemetery. Visitation will be 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Lake Funeral Home in Saranac with a Rosary at 5:30 p.m.
Online condolences may be made at www.lakefuneralhomes.com.
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The Barnstable Brown Party
If you're familiar with the Kentucky Derby then chances are you're familiar with the Barnstable Brown Derby Eve Gala. The event is co-hosted by twin sisters Patricia and Priscilla, whom were brought to fame as the Doublemint twins. The black-tie soiree is held in the heart of the Highlands home of Patricia Barnstable. For more than two decades, A-list celebrities have continued to make their way to one of the most coveted tickets of Derby weekend.
Past Celebrity Guests Include:
Brooke Shields, Nick Lachey, Paris Hilton, Tom Brady, Kid Rock, Travis Tritt
Date: Friday, May 4, 2012
Price: $1,250 per person
Time: 8 p.m.
Invitation Only
The Julep
The eve before the greatest two minutes in sports, The Julep is a gala you won't want to miss. This gala offers guests a grandiose Derby experience, complete with a red carpet entrance, so everyone feels like a celebrity. This evening is also about recognizing the ground-breaking achievements of the James Brown Graham Cancer Center.
On behalf of "The Julep," Mary F and Ed Glasscock, honorary chairs of the events, have announced this year's celebrity guests thus far include:
Actor David Arquette, "Glee" star Max Adler, Cynthia Bailey, from Bravo's "Real Housewives of Atlanta," Jeff Lewis from Bravo's "Flipping Out," Fashion designer Christian Siriano, New York publicist Kelly Cutrone from Bravo's "Kell on Earth," Zachary Tyler Bryan, star of "Home Improvement."
Date: Friday, May 4, 2012
Price: Dinner & Dancing $500
Dancing Only $100
For ticket and information, visit www.julepball.org.
Unbridled Eve
This year marks the inaugural event for Unbridled Eve hosted by sisters Tonya York Dees and Tammy York Day. This black-tie optional event will be held at the Galt House in the Archibald Cochran Ballroom. Enjoy a fun-filled evening with a red carpet entrance, specialty bars, silent and live auction while listening to music by Alabama's Randy Owen and his band, as well as DJ 2nd Nature, while supporting benefiting charity Blessings in a Backpack.
Celebrity Guests Include:
Bob Guiney, Warren Moon, Nora Roberts, Bonnie-Jill Laflin
Date: Friday, May 4, 2012
Price: $500 per person
Time: 7 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
For ticket and information, visit firstname.lastname@example.com
Taste of Derby
What a great way to kick off your Derby weekend at the third annual Taste of Derby. This event held at the Louisville Executive Aviation Hanger at Bowman Field, celebrates cuisine from racetracks all over the country. Chefs from each destination prepare their signature dish and pair them with palatable wines. Guest will enjoy live music while mingling with horseracing celebrities and Hollywood celebrities with partial proceeds benefiting hunger relief organizations.
Date: Thursday, May 3, 2012
Price: $325 per person
Time: 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
For ticket information, call 866.834.8663.
The Rose Collar Soiree
On Oak's Eve, David Son and Kate Kimsey will host the second annual Rose Collar Soiree held in the heart of St. Matthews at Majids, 3930 Chenoweth Square. Rose Collar will help raise money while bringing awareness in India for victims of sex trafficking. Guest will enjoy a five-course dinner and the Rose Lounge will be open until 1 a.m.
Date: Thursday, May 3, 2012
Price: $125 for Dinner & Lounge;
Lounge Only is $50 in advance; $75 at the door
Time: 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.
For tickets and information visit, www.rosecollar.org or call 502.540.1211.
Jocktails at the Derby
There's no better way to kick off the Kentucky Derby than joining J Wagner Group and Woodford Reserve at Jocktails at the Derby. Kentucky Derby jockeys will serve as the evening's bartenders; all proceeds are donated to the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund. The event is Wednesday, May 2, at Prime Lounge, 106 W. Main St., beginning with an invite-only private reception at 7 p.m. The event will open to the public at 10 p.m.
Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Price: $10 donation beginning at 10 p.m.
Time: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Invite Only
10 p.m. open to the public
The Marriott Oaks Bourbon Brunch
Celebrity chef and NBC's "Minute to Win It" host Guy Fierri will return to host the fourth annual Louisville Marriott Downtown Oaks Bourbon Brunch benefiting Kosair Children's Hospital. This year's event will be co-chaired by Univerisity of Louisville Head Football Coach Charlie Strong and his wife Victoria. Don't miss the opportunity to experience this wonderful event for such a worthy cause.
Date: Friday, May 4, 2012
Price: $150 per person or $1500 for a table
Time: 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
For ticket information, call 502.629.KIDS or visit www.kosairchildrens.com/marriottbourbonbrunch
The Darrell Griffith Foundation All-Star Celebrity Affair
Saturday evening doesn't have to come to an end after the running of the Kentucky Derby. Don't miss the opportunity to take part in The Darrell Griffith Foundation All-Star Celebrity Derby Party. There will be a live performance by Miguel, also featuring DJ Kid Capri at the Kentucky International Convention Center Cascade Ballroom.
Date: Saturday, May 5, 2012
Price: $75 per person; VIP tickets $135;
Table of 10: $1,000; VIP Table of 4: $800; VIP Couch for 4 seats: $1, 200.
For ticket information call 502.457.6896.


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How many of you have switched from Google to Bing shopping?
I know there have been similar posts, but I am just wondering how many of you have changed from Google shopping now that merchants have to pay to be included in their listings? I.E. they don't have all the merchants listed anymore, so you cant exactly use it as a one-stop price comparison site anymore. I know that Bing uses a pay-to-rank system of sorts, but at least it doesn't cost anything to be listed so even the little guys can afford it.
I work for a small business, so things like this actually make a difference. I still use Google for search results, but since they have now directly impacted my check every month (and being able to price comparison shop), I no longer give them my shopping business.
Just wondering if anyone else really has noticed the ads and really payed attention to what they are saying.
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Not sure why you got a downvote on this, it's a perfectly legitimate question. Maybe DW shoppers don't use Google Shopping so they haven't noticed the difference?
Google no longer allow my products on Google Shopping so I'll be doing my shopping searches on Bing.
FYI, Google Shopping is on it's way to becoming 100% "family friendly" so there may be many other products that you won't be able to find there.
I actually don't use either one. My comparisons usually are between Amazon, Wal-Mart and Target as they are the major players in my backwoods area.
I rarely use google shopping, I prefer to hunt down my own prices since I don't trust the accuracy of current values. But I sure as hell wouldn't use Bing's.
I know plenty of people hate google and their big brother crap, but I hate bing cause their searches always produce crap.
Had never used Bing before to shop, but it managed to pull up a particular Nicole Miller evening gown I have been looking for while Google shoved it three pages back in the search.
Never used Bing Shopping, but I just want to say I miss the days when Google Shopping was called Froogle.
I'll give it a shot now though. I hadn't realized Google had monetized their shopping search. That's a bit worrisome, hopefully it'll never leak over into their other searches.
I hadn't realized that it actually removed the little guys. No wonder I haven't seen much of a price difference recently. Although I always have checked through the search results for prices because I never really got results from the places I cared about anyway.
@granilithe: I'm not sure why the downvotes. My mom's default search is bing and I usually just type my search in the address bar so when using her computer I can never find things as quickly in a search. I give it about a page of results before I go type in google.
I also have never used search engines for shopping so I haven't changed my habits. The paying for placement is annoying by google, but MSN/bing does plenty of similar foolish things which are annoying (such as making "searches" headline news so they get more clicks and appear higher on search engine rankings). I've never used either and don't think I'll ever need to.
Overall, I've started to drift towards Bing anyway. But the shopping, which I actually need to use for work, is much better than Google at this point. Didn't know that google was squeezing people out, but have seen an overall difference in number of returns.


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active when clicking on a link that rotates
#line by 90°. If the class is removed again the
#line rotates back to 0°.
I wonder how I can make it rotate within a full circle?
So I click it the first time it rotates to the right to 90°. If I click it again It rotates back (to the left) to 0°. However I want it to rotate to to the right again till it reaches 180°. And so forth. So it should rotate within a full circle.


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Is there a way around this, or perhaps a 3rd party voice recognition app that gets around it?
I also ran a few tests in a Scouse accent and it didn't like any of them - are people with strong regional dialects ever going to be able to use this technology?
Is there a way of training it to better recognaise the nuances of your voice?
In the past this sort of technology works best with:-
- no training but a low number of words
- high amount of training allowing a larger recognaised vocabulary
It's fair to assume the technology has moved on a lot but there's still scope for it to be trained to an extent. We'd all prefer it to work out of the box of course.


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Julia Darling (now of Tiffin) and I are just two of the thousands of students Donna Davis influenced during her life, but she was one in a million. She said and did many things that we remember, and much more that we don't. She even taught us a few things, but not always what she expected. We heard "Snoopy vs. the Red Baron" this Christmas and couldn't help but think of her and playing the chorus on the glockenspiel with the wrong notes removed so we wouldn't mess up. We can't sit at a piano without playing chopsticks, the first piano tune she taught us. She has been making music in heaven since Jan. 1. We loved her and miss her dearly.
"Music Lessons"
What she said was: Do not put your music on the floor.
What she taught me was that music was precious.
What she did was: Slowly roll the piano from one end of the school to the gym so that it didn't go out of tune.
What she taught me was that even big things need to be treated with care.
What she said was: Don't scratch the sandpaper together, you'll start a fire.
What she taught me was: Be still, don't mess around just because you have something new in your hands.
What she did was: Gave the girl with the dress on the princess's part.
What she taught me was that dressing up can make you special.
She made girls and boys partner up and learn, of all things, square dancing, and she taught me that boys didn't have cooties and that "old music" is fun.
She showed me how to count the confusing rhythms using "tee-tees" and "tas," and she taught me that even the most difficult situations can be looked at simply.
She included everyone - good singers, poor singers, enthusiastic kids and uninterested ones - in the Christmas and Thanksgiving pageants, and she taught me inclusivity and equality.
Two students formed the "gate" to the graveyard, and I learned the importance of imagination.
She taught us music, we learned to live.
Jennifer Darling-Mellott


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Issue Date:
October, 2010
The November issue of Environment & Climate News reports on a bipartisan effort in Wyoming, led by Gov. Dave Freudenthal (D), to challenge to secretive nature of Bureau of Land Management planning with respect to millions of acres of federal lands. In Montana, More than 2,000 citizens packed a school gym in September to protest BLM's push to declare a new national monument.
Also in this issue:
- With time rapidly running out on the 111th Congress, proponents of wind, solar, and biomass energy mandates are desperately trying to round up Senate votes for a bill that would force utilities nationwide to increase their production of expensive renewable energy.
- Environmental activist groups suffered stinging defeats in California as the state legislature ended its 2010 session without passing two major environmental bills: a ban on plastic shopping bags and a 33 percent renewable power mandate.
- Seventeen Australian and Canadian scientists have published a study in the peer-reviewed journal Global Change Biology concluding global warming will benefit marine life.
- We've all heard the mantra: We must wean ourselves from foreign oil to save the nation from oil-revenue-fueled terrorism. But switching from gasoline-powered cars to electric ones might not improve the nation's energy security. In fact, the switch might make it worse.
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