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The number of ladies who cover their heads in this world of seven billion people is very small. Of them, 80% are not taught to read and write and are excluded. They are terribly oppressed. It is terrible how some people have sought to inflict such a horrible model on the world. People will be afraid then, and will not become Muslims. People will not become Muslims if that is what is done to women. According to the radicals, women must not touch the Qur'an, they cannot pray for half their lives. Nothing they say is valid. One should do the exact opposite of what they say. This not teaching them to read and write is not just hypothetical, either; they do it actually. For example, if the people want, families will send their female children to Qur'anic courses and teach them but they deliberately do not teach them. Eighty percent is a huge figure, and they are trying to produce ugly people. They want a model of woman that is crude, aggressive, selfish, that hates everyone, is envious, dirty and vile. This is a repellent model. Islam can never come to reign, may Allah forbid, with such things. But in a society whose women dress immaculately, whose heads are uncovered but who dress modestly, who wear make-up in a manner appropriate to the Qur'an, who are well-mannered, urbane and high quality, everyone can touch the Qur'an and read it as they wish. They can pray when they wish. There is no need to do the opposite of what women say. On the contrary, they should be respected and valued. If they are respected as people to love, as manifestations of Allah, then Europe and America will accept such a form of Islam. Russia, too, and Denmark, and China. But the other model you propose is horrifying. Nobody will sign up to such a model. And the faith will slowly begin dissolving from the inside.
Irreligion and atheism are hugely widespread in Saudi Arabia. Atheism is widespread in Iran, too. Iran has the largest number of atheists. That is horrifying. A repressive, totalitarian and fundamentalist mindset produces a dishonest and backward society. That is dangerous. But a conception of Islam that is sincere, honest, high-class, modern, based on art and science, that fears and is fully submitted to Allah, that acts in the light of the Qur'an, that honestly interprets the Qur'an and acts according to whatever it says, and that adds nothing to it and takes nothing away, that will spread very fast. From what I can tell, nobody will reject such a conception of Islam.
When a woman looks outside, she sees types dressed up like bandits, vulgar and rude types, people who try to flirt with her. So what should she do? She should cover herself up entirely. That is Allah's command. There are no verses about the headscarf. There are explicit verses about the burqa. And Allah explains why. The jilbab. Allah says; "Draw your outer garments closely round yourselves. This makes it more likely that you will be recognized and not be harmed." It is unbelievable. They never say a word about Islamic Unity or the Mahdi (pbuh). They never say a word about covering the body; but they are obsessed about the headscarf. And they talk about it with an unbelievable logic. A woman can look with one eye, or wear a veil. Or never go out at all. That is also a solution. There is a verse about the wives of our Prophet (saas). This may be needed in some countries.
(In response to a mail from a viewer saying, "How far can we trust the hadiths? Where can we learn about the Prophet's (saas) words and behavior from?")
From the Qur'an and those hadiths that are compatible with the Qur'an. If a hadith is not compatible with the Qur'an, you must not heed it. It cannot contravene the Qur'an. But it if is compatible with it, that is fine.
(In response to a mail from a viewer who asks, "Can we say the headscarf is Sunna?")
No, why should it be Sunna? There was no such thing as the headscarf in the time of our Prophet (saas). There was the jilbab. I fail to see where they get that idea from. There is no use of the headscarf. After a time, they began troubling women of the believers when they went out so that verse was sent down. Conditionally. Women will wear the full covering for protection.
(In response to a mail from a viewer saying; "Most men do not pray. They do not obey the commandments of the Qur'an. But when it comes to the headscarf they suddenly become really devout. Their desire is not to obey the Qur'an, but to imprison women.")
They are really jealous. They don't let them use make-up. Those women have to go around with facial hair. They don't let them pluck their eyebrows. They make them wrap something round their heads. "You must make them dress in such a way that they cannot go out. You must dress them badly so they will not go out," they say. "Do not teach them to read, or they will start setting up meetings and writing letters and making contact with other people." They despise them that much. This is a horrifying perspective. But they still defend that logic.
(The American National Intelligence Council has unveiled its Global Trends for 2030 report. The report says that the West's global domination of the last 260 years will come to an end, that Turkey will be a country that shapes the Islamic world by 2030 and that it will be the representative of the Islamic world.)
The model of Islam in Turkey is the most popular model in the world, not that found in Iraq, Afghanistan or other countries. I am highly effective in that model. Foreign countries like and appreciate Tayyip Erdoğan because he favors a modern Islam. I am also behind the modern concept seen in the Fethullah Gülen movement.
Surat ash-Shura, 18. "…Those who doubt the Hour are greatly misguided." The Day of Reckoning. Those who deny the signs of the End Time come under this category. The coming of the dabbat al-ardh, the smoke, the coming of the Mahdi (pbuh), the return of Jesus the Messiah, Gig and Magog and the Day of Reckoning. These are all explicitly described. There is no room for argument. Allah says that people who say these things will never happen "...are misguided."
(Regarding a decision that 'Islam will be taught as a regular class from the 2013-2014 academic year' in schools in the German state of Hesse.)
Germany's aim is to spread a modern conception of Islam. Germany is afraid of fundamentalism. And America. Everyone is afraid of fundamentalism.
(Ten journalists from Tunisia, Morocco, Libya and Algeria visiting Istanbul in order to improve relations with the Turkish media issued a call, saying there needed to be concentration on Islamic Union, that Turkey needed to be part of that union, not as an older brother, but as a partner, and that the union should not be regarded as simply an opportunity for an economic market.)
OK, but who will be at its head? How can you have a leaderless union? Tell me. It has to be someone. They say nobody should be the leader; but there can be no union without a leader. Show me a leaderless community in the Qur'an. What community is leaderless in the world? Even the smallest companies have a leader. Schools have principals. The government has a prime minister. They are coming up with all kinds of ideas in order to escape the idea of the Mahdi (pbuh).
(A mail from a viewer: "The Messenger of Allah (saas) forbade himself to look at a woman if more than her hands and face were visible.")
The companions used to perform their ablutions by the banks of a lake or river, or by pools, together with their women, at the time of the hajj. So according to you, the women just washed their hands at that time, is that right? So how did they purify themselves? The head has to be uncovered if it is to be washed. The arms have to be uncovered to be washed. "We all performed the ritual purifications together" says the hadith, "men and women together, by the bank of the river." There are many hadiths. How did that happen? At the Kaaba, for example, men and women pray together. There is no jealousy there. It is regarded as normal there. They don't think about the comfort of the women there. They crush them all together, like sardines. Many places are like that at the Kaaba. They regard that as normal. But it is totally unacceptable. I have never heard people who talk about the headscarf talk about the full jilbab. Have you? Because that is not the aim there; the aim is something else. My apologies to them, but I am referring to just some of them here. They never let their daughters do anything to make their faces more beautiful or put on make-up. They wrap their heads up in something. They make them look unkempt. They send them out looking horrible. They make their women walk behind them, not beside them. Look, "They have to walk behind," they claim. "Allah has placed women behind," they claim. "So you must keep them behind, as well." What kind of hadith is that? They are slandering the Prophet (saas). "Allah has placed women behind, so you must keep your women behind you." They always make their women walk behind them. It is actually what's going on in Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt and everywhere. The jilbab is actually commanded, but not the headscarf. Still they keep on talking about the headscarf as if it were the most important thing in Islam. The most important thing is Islamic Unity.2013-02-02 18:54:40


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Sherwood Shelter Hours
Tues-Fri 12 - 7 pm
Sat-Sun 12 - 6 pm
Closed Monday
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On Saturday, June 25, the Cat Adoption Team (CAT) will open early at 10 a.m. for our annual Kitten Palooza adoption event. This special event will feature more than 100 kittens waiting to meet you! Plus, lots of great adult cats too.
Kitten Palooza is busy and fun, and you won't want to miss this chance to find the kitty of your dreams! Be sure to get here early — all adoptions are processed on a first-come, first-serve basis. Last year we "sold out" of kittens with a record-breaking 101 adoptions in one day.
When: Saturday, June 25, 2016
Where: CAT's Sherwood Shelter - 14175 SW Galbreath Dr - Sherwood, OR 97140 map »
Beat the Heat:
With temperatures likely to be very warm, CAT wants to make sure you stay comfortable and have fun at Kitten Palooza. Here are some event details to help you plan:
CAT's shelter closes at 6 p.m., and adoptions end at 5:30 p.m. Because this is a special event, CAT does not offer "holds" the day before or during Kitten Palooza. Unaltered cats and kittens who are available for adoption will not be ready to go home same-day (they must be at least 8 weeks old and spayed/neutered in order to go home). Pre-adoptions will be available for these cats and kittens.
Before you attend, be sure to check out CAT's adoption policies and fees
"Kitten Season" is coming and much like a mother-to-be, CAT is in need of supplies to care for the many kittens who will come into the shelter during this busy time of year. With your support, the foster program cares for close to 1,000 mama cats and kittens each year—and the summer months are especially busy. You can give these kittens get a great start to life!
The following items are some of our highest need supplies. Your gift is deeply appreciated!
Kitten Baby Shower: It's Raining Kittens
Who: Open to cat lovers of all ages! No RSVP needed
What: Enjoy games and refreshments with CAT staff, volunteers, and other guests
When: Saturday, April 30, 2016 from 1 pm - 2:30 pm
Where: Cat Adoption Team, 14175 SW Galbreath Dr, Sherwood, OR 97140
Why: Your contribution provides much-needed supplies to the kitten foster program
How much: Free to attend; suggested donation of cash or supplies
Can't Attend? From April 1 to April 30, you can drop off supplies at CAT"s Sherwood shelter, the CAT Thrift Store, and Purringtons Cat Lounge during open hours.
After years living in animal shelters, tabby cat Lacey was adopted on January 10, 2016!
Every year, thousands of cats and kittens are adopted from animal shelters in the Pacific Northwest. Yet sometimes a cat has a harder time than usual meeting the right family and going into a new home. Such is the case for Lacey, a six-year-old female tabby cat who has spent most of her life in animal shelters.
No one knows if Lacey has ever had a family. In May 2010, she was found at a landfill and taken to the Florence Area Humane Society (FAHS). At that time, FAHS staff determined that Lacey was about 1 year old, covered in fleas, full of ear mites, and pregnant. She had no collar, tag, or microchip, so the shelter took her in as a stray.
In FAHS' care, Lacey received treatment for parasites and had her litter of kittens. After the kittens were all adopted, Lacey was spayed and became available for adoption herself. Though she is friendly and curious, she was repeatedly overlooked—for four years. When FAHS had an opportunity to transfer Lacey to another shelter—the Cat Adoption Team (CAT)—they took it with the hopes that the change would be just what Lacey needed to find a new home.
Almost 4 years to the day after entering FASH, Lacey moved to CAT. Like her friends at FAHS, the staff and volunteers at CAT have rallied to help Lacey find a loving home. She's been introduced to many potential adopters, but she just can't seem to meet the right match. And no one quite knows why.
Lacey is sweet, inquisitive, and friendly. She is low-key but enjoys a good play session with one of her favorite feather toys. She's been known to settle in for a good brushing or petting session. CAT's volunteers and staff have taken a shine to Lacey, who gets frequent cuddle visits. She enjoys attention and being around people, but the stress of life in a shelter has taken a toll. Lacey can become overstimulated quickly and has had some stress-related health issues. CAT has done everything possible to make her comfortable, but what Lacey really needs is a home of her own.
Recently, Lacey moved into one of CAT's foster homes. Her health and overall comfort have greatly improved there. Dan Oberst, who is fostering Lacey and is one of her biggest advocates, says, "She's a super dedicated cat—once she's decided you're 'her' person, she's very chatty, affectionate, and becomes attached." He shares that she would likely be most comfortable as an only cat in a quiet, stable home.
Though the foster home has been a good change for Lacey, a permanent home is CAT's ultimate wish for her.
"We will continue to do everything we can to make Lacey comfortable and happy, but I truly hope 2015 was the last year that Lacey had to spend in shelter care," says Karen Green, CAT's executive director. "She's been waiting five years, and no shelter can compare to a loving family and a home of her own."
Brittany Chandler saw a post about Lacey in her Facebook feed, and hoped she would be able to give Lacey a home. She met Lacey on Sunday, Jan. 10, fell in love, completed the adoption process, and took Lacey home the same day. Brittany told the Portland Tribune that Lacey is doing very well in her new home. She said Lacey is "so sweet" and shared that "she head-butts me and nestles up to me."
Everyone at CAT is thrilled that Lacey now has a loving, permanent home. A few other longtime residents at CAT are still in need of a homes, including Allegory, a loving companion who has been adopted and returned to the shelter more than once. Allegory has a similar personality to Lacey, and is looking for her own, special one-cat family.
If you or someone you know would like to add a new cat to your family, check out the cats available for adoption right now.
**A Sad Update**
Nugget was scheduled to come into the hospital tomorrow morning, and has been staying safely with Alfredo and Justina until then. I'm very sorry to share that this sweet little kitten has passed away. We may not know his whole story, but we know he found love and kindness during his last days. We are incredibly grateful to Alfredo and Justina for caring for this little guy and doing all they could for him.
They shared: "Unfortunately Nugget passed away this evening. He went quietly in his sleep. Nugget had just recently eaten, slept in a comfy bed and spent his last two days inside a warm house, away from the cold and rain.He is buried by our pear tree, next to our house so he can still be with us. We want to thank you for all you do."
Our gratitude and sympathy go out to Alfredo and Justina, who made sure that this lost little kitten knew love.
An injured 10-week-old kitten was in the right place at the right time on Saturday night when he was spotted running alongside the road.
Alfredo Chiquito was driving on Highway 26 near Sandy when he caught a glimpse of orange fluff trying to cross the road and decided to stop and help.
Chiquito, who works as an audio/video technician, had spent the day working for the Cat Adoption Team (CAT) at the local shelter's annual Whisker Wonderland fundraising event. Afterwards, he met up with his girlfriend, Justina Price, who was with him as he drove home from the event.
"We pulled over and noticed [the kitten] was hurt—running slower and sideways," Chiquito says. "We couldn't leave him out in the rain and so close to the highway."
Chiquito said he followed the kitten's meows while Price parked the car. He found the kitten in a nearby cemetery, hiding inside a gravestone with a small break in it.
"We used a t-shirt to safely grab him and pull him out. He did try to escape, but as soon as he was bundled up, he knew that we were trying to help him."
The couple took the kitten, who they started calling Nugget, to a veterinary clinic where it was discovered that he has a fracture in his left rear leg. They also checked the kitten for a microchip, but did not find one. The couple reached out to their county shelter about what to do next. They discovered that there's no shelter in Clackamas County responsible for taking in stray cats, and were referred to private shelters for help.
"They listed Cat Adoption Team as the place to contact, and I thought 'Perfect! I just met a few people from there today, they'll know how to help!'" said Chiquito.
He contacted CAT, and the shelter offered to take in the kitten.
Nugget will be treated at CAT's on-site veterinary clinic. Since he is not microchipped and was found without other ID, he'll be available for adoption once his leg is healed.
"It's pretty amazing that we met Alfredo for the first time on Saturday, and then he met Nugget later that night," said Heather Svoboda, CAT's communications and development manager. "Working with others to save lives is exactly what we were celebrating at our Whisker Wonderland event!"
Nugget will be available for adoption through CAT following treatment. Anyone interested in adopting Nugget will be able to meet him at that time. All adoptions are offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
CAT is located at 14175 S.W. Galbreath Drive in Sherwood, Ore., and is open Tuesday-Friday from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday/Sunday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. For information about CAT's adoption policies and fees, visit catadoptionteam.org
This October, Fall in Love with a new best friend! It's always a great time to add a new feline to your family. But adopting right now means your new cat or kitten will be ready to enjoy the holidays with you this winter. Some of our staff favorites have special adoption fees as part of the Fall in Love adoption event. Don't miss your chance to meet one of these sweeties and add them to your family today!
Adoption fees for these specially marked adults are $0 through October 31
Jeremy - I'm adopted!
Joe - I'm adopted!
Madrone - I'm adopted!
Nicole - I'm adopted!
Persephone - I'm adopted!
Pewter - I'm adopted!
Wilbur - I'm adopted!
Adoption fees for these special kittens are 50% off through October 31
Dee Dee - I'm adopted!
Gouda - I'm adopted!
Johnny - I'm adopted!
Lamar - I'm Adopted!
"Fall in Love" is part of a national adoption event from Best Friends Animal Society in collaboration with their network partners, including the Cat Adoption Team.
If you are coming to the Cat Adoption Team (CAT) this August 21 through August 23, please be aware that traffic is being re-routed to accommodate a road closure. The detour signs by the city may not correctly route you to CAT, and GPS may be impacted as well. Please see our alternate route suggestions below.
About the closure
The railroad crossing on Tualatin-Sherwood Road between SW Oregon Street and SW Gerda Lane is in need of replacement to ensure the safety of road and railroad users. In order to replace this section of rail, Tualatin-Sherwood Road will be closed to all traffic at the railroad crossing west of Oregon Street for up to 72 hours starting at 7 p.m. Friday, August 21.
The road will be closed to all motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists. Signs will identify detour routes (please follow CAT's suggested routes). The road will reopen as soon as work is completed.
Westbound on Tualatin-Sherwood Road
Follow Tualatin-Sherwood Road west to SW 124th Avenue. Turn right onto 124th and follow to SW Herman Road and turn left onto Herman. Follow Herman to a three-way stop. Take a slight right onto SW Cipole Road, then take a slight left onto Galbreath Drive. CAT is located at 14175 SW Galbreath Drive, Sherwood, OR.
From OR-99 (SW Pacific Hwy) Southbound
Take OR-99W to SW Cipole Road/Fishbuck Road, and then turn left onto SW Cipole Road. Follow Cipole to SW Galbreath Drive and turn right onto Galbreath. CAT is located at 14175 SW Galbreath Drive, Sherwood, OR.
Eastbound on Tualatin-Sherwood Rd
Stay on Tualatin-Sherwood Road traveling east. DO NOT follow the detour signs onto Langer Farms Parkway. Continue straight on Tualatin-Sherwood Road to the stoplight at SW Gerda Lane. Turn left onto Gerda Lane, then take your first right onto SW Galbreath Drive. CAT is located at 14175 SW Galbreath Drive, Sherwood, OR.
Grant funds help cover costs of adoption events and reduced adoption fees
The Cat Adoption Team (CAT) recently was awarded a $5,000 grant from Best Friend Animal Society. A portion of the grant helped offset adoption event costs, while the remainder will cover adoption fees for senior, long-term, and special needs cats.
"Some cats take longer to find the right home, whether because of age, medical needs, or just because they are having a hard time adjusting to shelter life and their true personalities aren't shining through," says Karen Green, CAT's executive director. "Waiving adoption fees for these cats gives them a little edge—helping them find a great home more quickly."
CAT is one of the few shelters in the area that can provide the extra care required by cats with on-going medical needs and age-related diseases. However, it costs more to care for these cats and often takes more time and effort to find the right homes for them.
For most cats a shelter is a completely new experience—full of different smells, sounds, sights, and routines that can lead to increased stress. Cats who are especially uncomfortable in a shelter behave differently than they would at home. This is a particular problem for cats who are naturally more timid or more excitable and for cats who don't like other felines. As a result, shelter visitors might not see a cat's true personality or potential, which results in these cats taking a little longer than usual to find homes.
The Best Friends grant will allow CAT to offer fee-waived adoptions for cats who have been in the shelter longer than average as well as others who may take longer to find homes, including seniors and cats who require special medical care.
Juneau (pictured) is one of the cats who has her adoption fee waived, thanks to the Best Friends grant funding. This lovely lady is five years old, and has been in CAT's care for more than 150 days (most CAT cats are adopted within a couple of weeks). Juneau has a playful side, is a great conversationalist, and seeks affection from people. She would prefer to be the only cat so her wonderful personality can shine. Anyone interested in Juneau can meet her at CAT's main shelter location in Sherwood.
Cats in the shelter who have a waived adoption fee are marked with a special card; there is also a note in the cat's online adoption profile if the adoption fee is waived.
CAT is located at 14175 S.W. Galbreath Dr., Sherwood, Ore. The shelter is open Tuesday-Friday from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday/Sunday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Adoptions end 30 minutes prior to close.
Nearly 100 cats require assistance finding new homes after being rescued by Klamath County Animal Control from a neglect situation in Chiloquin. One of the largest pet rescues in Oregon history, this huge influx of animals is a stretch for any shelter, especially during this busy time of year. The Oregon Humane Society (OHS) is managing intake of cats from the case, and reached out to the Cat Adoption Team (CAT) for help placing some of the animals in new homes.
The cats arrived at the Oregon Humane Society in Portland today. Of these, about 20 to 30 are expected to go into foster homes of OHS volunteers and another 20 to 30 will be transferred to CAT in Sherwood for adoption. CAT and OHS will provide any needed medical care to the cats and plan to offer them for adoption beginning this Thursday.
Shelters at capacity; adoption special offered
With CAT's Kitten Palooza adoption event already schedule for this Saturday, June 27, the shelter is also offering a special adoption fee of 95 cents for the rescued adult cats who will transfer to CAT from OHS.
"CAT is working on a construction project right now that has tied up some of our kennels, so space is tight," said Karen Green, executive director of CAT. "[But] we recognize that this is a critical situation and are pleased to work with OHS to help these cats get out of a difficult situation and into loving homes as quickly as possible."
OHS also is operating at capacity and will reduce the adoption fees of all adult cats to 95 cents from June 25–June 28. "We're hoping to find homes for these cats as soon as possible," said Sharon Harmon, OHS executive director.
Felony Charges Sought Against Owner
Klamath law enforcement officers are seeking to charge the owner with 98 counts of felony animal neglect related to the unsanitary and unhealthy conditions in which the cats were living. Before Klamath County Animal Control officers entered the residence on June 15, they reported being met with an overwhelming odor of cat urine, and after going inside were confronted with a horrific presence of cat urine and feces that were found in overfilled cat boxes. The floor off the residence was stained with fresh and dried feces, diarrhea, vomit, and urine.
Officers and support staff from Klamath County Animal Control used three trucks and a large trailer to transport the cats to the East Ridge Veterinary Hospital for medical checks by Dr. Marcie Keener and Dr. Doug McInnis.
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Bloomberg Curbs Its Journalists' Access to Customer Data
Bloomberg LP moved to restrict its journalists' access to log-in and other data for users of its terminals after a big client, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., GS -1.07 % complained.
The information Bloomberg has blocked from its news division includes details on when a subscriber had most recently logged onto the service, when they had first become a subscriber and a tally of the types of functions they were accessing through the terminal, a person familiar with the matter said.
A Bloomberg spokesman confirmed that newsroom access to such customer log-in and usage data had been restricted to newsroom staff within 24 hours of receiving the complaint from Goldman. "Limited customer relationship data has long been available to our journalists, and has never included clients' security-level data, position data, trading data or messages," the spokesman said in a statement. "In light of their concern as well as a general heightened sensitivity to data access, we decided to disable journalist access to this customer relationship information for all clients."
Goldman's complaint reflected its concern that reporters and editors might report on the kinds of financial information Goldman employees were viewing on their screens, people familiar with the matter said.
"We brought this matter to the attention of the news organization, and senior management at the company assured us that they were taking immediate measures to address the problem," a Goldman spokesman said. Bloomberg's system of financial data, analysis and news is a ubiquitous presence on trading floors from Wall Street to Hong Kong.
Senior executives from Bloomberg and Goldman met to discuss the investment bank's concerns last month, although it isn't clear which executives were present.
Goldman didn't reduce its business with Bloomberg as a result of the incident, the bank's spokesman said. It Is also unclear if Bloomberg informed other clients about restricting the access.
Bloomberg journalists didn't have access to customers' passwords or other secured information, a person familiar with the matter said.
Dow Jones & Co., publisher of The Wall Street Journal, competes with Bloomberg in financial news and other information.
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I used to have Fedora 14 installed on this HP Compaq 610, and the suspend feature worked fine. Now that I've installed Scientific Linux 6.1 suspend doesn't work anymore. How do I debug/fix it?
There are many ways to handle suspend and hibernate capabilities, many of the old methods are deprecated. This has made searching for solutions difficult, as it seems every solution is completely unrelated to the next. With that said...
The method currently recommended, advocated from http://pm-utils.freedesktop.org/wiki/, should be available for most recent distributions. I would first check if you have
View if the package is installed, enter this command in terminal
This should output the version you have installed. If you don't get the expected output, you need to install the package.
Once you get that verified, test out your ability to suspend.
If You don't suspend, and get no output why, check the your recent dmesg output
This should help get you started, once you get some clues its much easier to go further down the trail. Post back with comments regarding your results, I can get you through the rest.
Try this as root:
Then check
If you can suspend, but not resume, there's a good article on the Ubuntu wiki on how to debug this problem.
As is suggested by Mika, as root:
Details within:
In this case you're looking for where
ends, and
begins. Somewhere in between you may find calls returning error, at which point suspend is inhibited. In this case, you may have suspend changes being rolled back. Figure out what service call is throwing the error, open it up in vi and take a look at it.
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6 Plot Threads Famous Movies Forgot to Resolve
Writing a movie is hard work, and when all is said and done, there are always going to be a few small subplots that get ignored in the third act. But sometimes a filmmaker forgets an important plot thread. And by "important," we mean "one that was actually way more important than the main plot."
So we have to ask ...
#6. Inception -- What About Cobol?
Dom Cobb, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, is a corporate spy hired by shady companies to investigate their competitors' dreams. It's established in the first scene that his particular brand of corporate espionage doesn't exactly fall under the heading of "ethical business practices" -- he's more like a prettier Bernie Madoff. So for instance, when he botches the job for a company called Cobol Engineering at the beginning of the film, Cobol sends its hit men after him. This results in an obligatory "Mr. Nolan, your script has just gone 20 pages without an action beat" chase through the streets of Mombasa.
"Boy, I sure could go for a spontaneous running gunbattle."
But Cobb has bigger problems to deal with. He's accused of murdering his wife, and the film is all about him doing "one last job" so he can clear his name and move back to America and see his kids.
Finally (SPOILER!) he appears to have accomplished just that in the final scene. The job is successful, he comes back home and he hugs his kids -- whether the whole thing was a dream or not is the subject of another article.
Spoiler: Leo is a replicant.
But What About ...
Uh, what about Cobol?
Over the two-plus hours of the run time, the film seems to forget that this huge, unscrupulous corporation still wants to murder Leo's ass and has black vans full of thugs capable of doing it (they've taken out one team member already). And let's face it: If they were able to track him down to Kenya, it shouldn't be too difficult to find him in America. At his house.
So the ending to this film becomes significantly less happy when we realize that, hell, they'll probably now have to murder his kids, too, to get rid of any witnesses.
"Hit men are looking for me. I should hide at home with my innocent children."
And now will they have to go on the run for the rest of their lives, living from town to town, never knowing when Cobol will show up to pop a cap in them, or wire their car to explode? Where do you run from the people who found you in freaking Africa?
Dammit, Leo, you should have just chilled with Michael Caine for the rest of your life and had him bring the kids to Paris from time to time to visit. Way to ruin their lives, asshole.
We hear he snores, but still.
And not to pick on Leo, but we also need to look at ...
#5. The Departed -- What About the Microchips?
Jack Nicholson is Frank Costello, one of the most memorable movie villains in recent years. Costello's an Irish mob boss, based on actual underworld figure "Whitey" Bulger, who does it all: murdering, drug dealing and racketeering. Oh, and by the way, he also rips the Chinese off in the form of selling them a bunch of fake microprocessors intended for military targeting technology. Hey, it's just China -- what are they gonna do about it? They're a forgiving lot.
He's eventually brought down by an undercover investigation that results in his own mole, Matt Damon, doing the job that old age probably would have done in a couple of months.
"It's a lot more badass to say, 'We shot him' than to say, 'Senility did him in.' " - State Police
Yes (SPOILER!), Leo DiCaprio gets killed in the process. But the bad guy gets his just deserts, Mark Wahlberg finishes off the rest of the scum, and we can all rest easy, safe in our knowledge that another criminal is off the streets. After, you know, evading the cops for decades, living a rich and full life and killing a shitload of people.
But What About ...
In all our enthusiasm for justice via Marky Mark, we forgot one major detail that's a bit of a downer: those damned microprocessors that, oh by the way, were going to be used to start World War III.
That's right -- they were intended to be used in cruise missile guidance systems. About midway through the film, Costello negotiates a deal with the Chinese saying they'd better show him the money if they "wanna nuke Taiwan anytime in this century." That's American ally Taiwan. The country that, if attacked, would draw an American military response. If nuked, there would be a nuclear response.
Those chips represent the end of the world. And the movie just forgets about them.
Above: Probably not worth worrying about.
Now, when Martin Sheen and Mark Wahlberg's characters confront him about it later, we learn that Costello actually tricked the Chinese with a package of fakes. We also learn that he's an FBI informant. So maybe the chips never existed?
Nope -- earlier in the film, we learned that Costello had orchestrated their theft, a job that resulted in the unfortunate death of the guy who pulled the job, Miles Kennefick. The film even makes sure to have Martin Sheen ask, "What did you do with the real microprocessors, Frank?"
So regardless of Costello's relationship with the FBI, the chips are still out there, in someone's hands. And if he was willing to go through that trouble, he must have had some plan to make money with them. If they weren't getting sold to the Chinese, they were getting sold to somebody.
If Costello didn't have a chance to sell them before he bit the bullet, whoever has them after his death certainly will. But hey, we killed Matt Damon. That's what really matters.
#4. Fantastic Voyage -- What About the Sub?
When a Russian scientist named Jan Benes defects to the West after developing an experimental shrink ray, he falls victim to an almost-successful assassination plot that leaves him in a coma and with a blood clot threatening his brain.
At that point a team made up of a secret agent, a pilot, a surgeon and his assistant get inside a specially designed submarine, are shrunk to microscopic size and are sent in to remove the blood clot from Benes' head.
And maybe to do a few laps around his colon, if there's time.
But there are complications. For one, they have only a limited amount of time to get in, fix the problem, and get out before the effects of the shrink ray wear off and they spontaneously grow back to normal size. According to the scientists, objects stay miniaturized for only a short time, depending on how much miniaturization the object undergoes.
Also, going along with them is the chief of the hospital's medical staff, Dr. Michaels, played by Bond baddie and Dr. Evil template Donald Pleasence. He shockingly turns out to be a traitor intent on sabotaging the operation.
Who could have seen it coming?
But eventually the saboteur is caught, the blood clot is cleared, the ship is destroyed by a white blood cell and the crew escape Benes' body through a tear duct with literally seconds to spare before they end up back at full size. Phew!
But What About ...
Uh ... the wrecked submarine is still inside the patient.
How do you pass a submarine? Grease and a Slip-N-Slide?
Generally speaking, any medical procedure that accidentally leaves things inside you is considered less than successful. But this isn't like a typical botched surgery, where if they leave a scalpel inside you, they can just whip you open again and take it out, no harm, no foul. This is a full-size submarine ... or at least, it will be once the shrink ray wears off.
Why then, when we hear the swell of violins and the triumphant return of the four non-asshole crew members to their normal size, do we not see in the background a shot of Benes' head being stretched to bursting point by the rapidly swelling shape of a nuclear sub?
We will take literally any excuse to get this picture into an article.
OK, so maybe you're saying that for some reason not given in the film, the shrunken submarine was made from some special material that means it won't blow back up to full size when everything else does. Fine.
They also left Dr. Michaels behind. You know, the bad guy saboteur?
His baldness betrays him.
At some point he is going to return to adult size, from within the patient, possibly wearing him like a character costume at Disneyland.
Either way, it seems almost certain that the film should have ended with a bunch of embarrassed-looking and blood-spattered doctors standing around in an operating theater that looks like the final scene from a Saw sequel, gazing at one another sheepishly and swearing a pact never to mention the whole affair again.


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5 Shockingly Crazy Ideas Behind Huge Scientific Discoveries
It's easy to think of human history as a war, with enlightened scientists beating back the forces of ignorance and superstition. The truth is a lot messier, and often more hilarious.
The reality is that some of the most important innovators in history were just as interested in voodoo as they were in science, and often stumbled across their greatest works by accident. So here's to the combination of genius and crazy that gave us our civilization.
#5. The Founder of Modern Medicine Was Batshit Insane
While people have used natural remedies for as long as people have existed, the idea of popping a synthetically produced pill is a fairly new one. It's one thing to chew on some coca leaves because you think they have the magical ability to cure your menstrual cramps; it's another to separate and mix chemicals explicitly created to fix your problem. For that giant leap in medical thought, we can thank a 16th century Swiss doctor named Paracelsus. Also, he claimed to have created a tiny person from old sperm and horse shit.
Like ya do.
The Crazy Behind the Science
Paracelsus' revolutionary idea was the concept that sickness came from outside agents, and that those agents could be fixed with the right medication. These two huge innovations paved the way for everything from modern day antibiotics to shady diet pills. Paracelsus also believed that the human body was a perfect little microcosm of the entire universe -- not just that we were made of the elements that made up the rest of what's out there, but that the seven known planets and seven known metals of the time were represented by the seven major organs of the body. And good news! If the poisons from space were the things causing sickness inside the body, the elements from space could also cure the disease. Well ... that's sort of right, we suppose.
It's pretty damn close for a guy who spent his entire life pooping in buckets.
But he didn't stop there by a long haul. Going on the strength of his belief that the human body was made of the same stuff as the rest of the universe, he thought that he could build his own human with the right materials. And that's what he did: He cooked some sperm in a test tube, buried it in horse dung for 40 weeks, and claimed to have produced a real talking little person by the end of the experiment.
And thus did Karl Rove come into the world.
In another incident, Paracelsus called a meeting of the leading academics of his town with the announcement that he had the most important secret of all time. Then he presented them with a bowl of steaming human shit. When they turned tail and ran away, Paracelsus yelled, "If you will not hear the mysteries of putrefactive fermentation, you are unworthy of the name of physicians!" Good ol' Paracelsus. Someday, we hope you remember that the guy who essentially invented all modern medication pooped in a bowl and called it science.
#4. Herschel Discovered Uranus While Searching for Moon Men
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Every middle schooler's favorite planet Uranus was discovered by musician William Herschel in 1781. What made the discovery possible was a 7-foot telescope of Herschel's own design, built with the help of his sister Caroline in their backyard. Herschel modeled his unique telescope on Isaac Newton's original idea, where the telescope uses mirrors to magnify the image in a super-efficient way. Herschel's version later became the standard model for nearly all modern telescopes.
Wait a tick ... did anyone ever see Herschel and Thomas Jefferson in the same room at the same time?
So a German composer and his singer sister designed, cast, and built the mother of all space telescopes with their bare hands, in their free time, basically because they just wanted one. Remember that later when you end up falling asleep with the TV on because you were too lazy to get up and look for the remote.
The Crazy Behind the Science
Herschel wasn't driven to create amazing telescopes out of pure scholarly interest in the stars. What really spurred him on was the absolute certainty that the moon was full of moon men. Five years before Herschel found Uranus, he became convinced he saw forests on the moon. Two years later, he started looking for moon towns. You know those round spots on the surface of the moon? Yeah, according to Herschel, they were cities. He thought he could see them with his telescope. Between their cool round towns, the "Lunarians" also had highways, canals, and even pastures where their silvery moon-cows presumably grazed space grass. The longer Herschel looked at the moon, the more the moon started to look like Earth.
"Are they ... are they flipping me off?"
Eventually, Herschel concluded that all the planets hosted life. Mars had mountains and seasons and oceans, just like us, and each star that we see probably hosted tons of earthish planets with tons of people. Speaking of stars, Herschel couldn't see why we shouldn't believe there were beings living on the sun itself. In his mind, the sun wasn't a gas ball at all, it was a solid globe cool enough to support life. What we think is the sun was actually just the solid orange clouds that surround a perfectly habitable orb. Dark sun spots are just the holes in the clouds, giving us a little peek into the actual home of Solarians. Oh, and he called the sun people Solarians.
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"Everything burns all the time, but at least no one will notice I have chlamydia."
So you can see why Herschel kept most of his thoughts on the down-low and concentrated on recording the existence of new planets and stuff.
#3. China's Search for Immortality Gives Mankind Gunpowder
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Love it or hate it, we can thank the Chinese for giving us gunpowder, the original inspiration for all of today's explosions, fireworks, and inflammatory NRA bumper stickers. While it's true that China invented what would become a major source of destruction, they weren't necessarily looking for a way to blow their enemies to bits at the time. In fact, Chinese scientists had something else in mind when they came up with the recipe.
"Seriously, guys, this is the worst meatloaf ever."
The Crazy Behind the Science
Like most people, Chinese royalty had one humble goal: to live forever. And gunpowder, or fire medicine, started out as a formula to make that happen. For hundreds of years, Chinese alchemists were tasked with the job of figuring out how to make a medicine that gave eternal life. So, like all good alchemists, they started with basic metals. But these guys were particularly interested in metals that had paradoxical properties. Gold, for example, never tarnished, so eating it probably meant your insides stayed shiny forever. Mercury was both a liquid and a metal, so maybe ingesting mercury meant you could get shot with projectiles and instantly heal like the T-1000.
Things really got interesting when the alchemists studied sulfur ("It's a rock that burns -- imagine what that shit will do to you!"), particularly when they mixed sulfur with saltpeter and dried honey. In A.D. 850, one list of elixirs warned:
"Some have heated together sulfur, realgar, and saltpeter with honey; smoke and flames result, so that their hands and faces have been burnt, and even the whole house where they were working burned down."
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"I told you the recipe needed more cumin."
If you've ever been to a magic show or an arson party, you know that a little bit of smoke can be pretty dramatic, so it wasn't long before showy wizards were using the sulfur/saltpeter combo to produce the very first special effects for dazzled onlookers. Sure, it didn't grant eternal life, but it did something far more important: It made alchemists look awesome.
From there it didn't take long for a clever alchemist to enclose, seal, and ignite the powder for a kickass fireworks display, or much longer for another clever military guy to get a huge light bulb over his head and start using gunpowder for murdering enemies.
"Explosions are the new stab wounds!"


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Finland-based company to deliver technology for cartonboard pallet production to Japan
Eltete TPM Engineering, the machine-building division of Eltete TPM Group, will deliver PaperRoll-to-PaperPallet & APPA (automatic paper pallet assembly) technology to Nagoya in Japan in spring 2013. The capacity of the factory will be approximately 3 million cartonboard pallets per year.
As a result of this transaction, the manufacture of cartonboard pallets, components and transport packaging materials will also now be localised in Japan, in accordance with Eltete TPM's global concept and vision.
"Our aim is to introduce APPA machinery, which represents the latest technology, all over the world, and to make it into the first global standard for cartonboard pallets," says company CEO, Bo Österman. "The order now received from Japan is an exceptionally good achievement in the right direction and will be the first of its kind in Japan. In accordance with our plans, we are strongly pursuing our goal, and this deal is proof that we are at the cutting edge of our field globally, both in terms of the product and technical expertise."


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For example, if the key signature on the left doesn't have any sharps or flats then it could theoretically be in either the C Major scale or the A Minor scale. How do you determine which one?
If it starts on C and ends on C, it's probably in C. And vice versa.
If it has lots of A minor and E minor chords, it's probably in Am (E is the dominant). Likewise, lots of Cs and Gs implies C Major.
There are a few other indicators — for example, the harmonic minor scale raises the 7th one semitone (as Jenny mentions) and the melodic minor raises both the 6th and 7th while ascending — but largely speaking it doesn't matter. Frequently, they are two names for the same thing. Often people say that minor keys sound sad and major keys sound happy or triumphant, but this is nothing more that psychological tricks (see Why do minor keys sound "sad"?).
You can use C Major to write a sad song, and you can use A minor to write a happy song. In the end, the only way to know what key is being used is to ask the composer. The intent is the only thing that unequivocally distinguishes a major key from the minor with the same key signature.
Minor keys will usually have the 7th note raised. E.g. in A minor the 7th note is G, so you will see Gsharps throughout the music
If i want to determine the key of a song or part of a song. I'm looking for dominant chords and where those resolve to. If i see a G7 (and especially when it resolves to C chord) - then i suspect C major. For a minor often this will be E7 (in place o Em7) resolving to Am chord.
This E7 is dominant chord from harmonic minor scale and is in common use.
This is not a 100% sure method, but i would say 90% :) Whether You need to determine key for jazz changes or for the pop tune.
P.S. Looking at the last note in melody can be another tip
In C-Major, the "main" chord of a song is usually the C-E-G chord, and that's usually the beginning and ending chord of a song. The other two most common chords in simple tunes are C-F-A and B-D-F-G. If the song uses those chords, then it's probably in C major.
If it uses a minor third instead of a major third in the first two notes of the primary chord (3 half-steps vs. 4 half steps), then it's minor. Play these on the piano and you'll hear the difference: C-Eb-G is minor, and C-E-G is the major chord. You can transpose up to A to make the comparisons there, too.
You look at the score. Between the Clef and the Time Signature there will usually be some sort of indication of the key. If there is no sharps or flats in between the clef and the time signature then you are either in C Major or a minor. (The Major key with no sharps or flats)
Then you need to look at whether there are any notes raised in the piece. The leading tone of minor keys is always raised by a semitone. So if you see a G# you need to think a minor.
And remember the note that could be raised could be a flat that is raised to the natural note. It could be a c that is raised with the use of a sharp or it could also be a note with a sharp raised to a double sharp. So do not just assume if you do not see a sharp that there is no notes raised.


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Winning With a Helping of Grease and Sugar
For Louisville, which will play Wichita State Saturday in the NCAA tournament's Final Four, winning basketball games and earning the tournament's No. 1 overall seed has come a lot easier than meeting another challenge: sticking to a balanced diet. Or to be more specific, a diet that consists of something other than sugar, fat, grease and more sugar, fat and grease.
Cardinals guard Russ Smith, the tournament's leading scorer and odds-on favorite for Most Outstanding Player, is a loyal customer of Waffle House—where, he says, he likes to order a waffle, scrambled eggs with cheese, grits with sugar, two sausages and either "hot tea with three creams" or, if it's Sunday, a cup of coffee.
For lunch, Smith says he might order the cheesesteak melt with hash browns and fruit punch. "It's ridiculous how he performs with all that sugar," Louisville center Stephan Van Treese said.
Louisville trainer Fred Hina said Smith is in a category of his own, like he is on the court, "because he doesn't do anything fundamentally sound."
Given his 6-foot-6, 250-pound frame, forward Chane Behanan looks like the sort of kid who ate every last leaf of spinach on his dinner plate growing up. But during the basketball season, he says he's less likely to get his calories from vegetables than from another food group—one that includes honey buns, Apple Jacks, Frosted Flakes, Cinnamon Toast Crunch and, above all else, Cheetos. "It's like a wife," Behanan said of his junk food. "I'm married to her, and I can't break up with her, but sometimes I have to forget about her."
In fact, after the Cardinals beat Duke Sunday, the trophy they'd just won shared a table in the locker room with two bowls of fruit that didn't seem to have been touched. Next to the apples and oranges: pizza boxes and a nearly empty tray of cookies.
To be clear, Louisville doesn't allow its players to gorge on nothing but fast food. On a typical game day, the players are provided with a "potpourri of just about anything you'd want to eat" for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch and a dinner spread of chicken, steak or fish, pasta, salad and vegetables, Hina said. "The guys are about as tired of spaghetti and chicken as they can be."
They're also given water and sports drinks—but never soda—while traveling on planes and buses. In fact, structuring a college athlete's diet is less complicated during the NCAA tournament because of the frequency of team meals, said Amy Bragg, president of the Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitians Association.
Anna Grout, Louisville's director of performance nutrition, is one of fewer than 50 registered dietitians working full-time in athletic departments, according to the CPSDA. Her trick to encourage Louisville's athletes to eat breakfast, she said, is advising them to prepare a sandwich the night before and "put your keys on top of it in the refrigerator so you don't forget it."
Proper hydration is just as important as nutrition. Louisville basketball players have been weighed before and after practice, Grout said, and they can sweat enough to fill their water bottles. A 2007 study in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise found that basketball players between ages 17 and 28 made progressively fewer shots at increased levels of dehydration.
As the calendar turns to March and April, Louisville players attempt to swear off convenient restaurants like McDonald's and Qdoba, and visits to Waffle House drop from "two or three times a week" to once a month, said Louisville walk-on Jordan Bond. "We all know how bad Waffle House is for you—nothing disrespectful to Waffle House," he said.
They also listen to the team's resident nutrition nut, Cardinals center Gorgui Dieng, who was born in Senegal. "He actually eats pancakes without syrup," said Louisville forward Zach Price, who is fond of broccoli and asparagus.
Then again, college athletes don't have to obsess over watching their weight. Louisville's basketball players burn so many calories and have such high metabolisms that they possess a superpower everyone else craves: the ability to snack without repercussions. "You have a bunch of 18, 19 and 20 year olds," student-assistant coach Mike Marra said, "and they're going to eat what they want."
Louisville guard Peyton Siva, like Smith, succumbs to a sweet tooth of his own. His vice: Funfetti cake. "Oh, man, my Funfetti cake is awesome," he said.
Last week, though, Smith refrained from the base of his personal food pyramid. As it turned out, he had a cold. "I just sit in my room," Smith said, "and drink Powerade and orange juice."
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There's a reason that people gain weight. Too many calories. Aside from a very small percentage whose reason is medical, many people just don't realize how much energy they need to feed their bodies.
Diets have only a 5% success rate, which means the
person reached their goal and maintained it for at least 2-years. So more and more when people ask me about how to lose weight and what diet should they follow, I tell them don't diet, just change your lifestyle. Easy to say - not so easy to do.
While I advocate making it as simple as possible, I also
think it's important to bring some awareness into the thought process. People need to be aware of how many calories they need, how many they are taking in and just how many calories are in that low-fat, mochocino with a dash of hazelnut.
How much energy do we need?
The total amount of energy required for physiological actions is called Metabolism. There are five categories:
1. BMR – basal metabolic rate: Energy required to maintain the body's vital functions when awake.
2. RMR – resting metabolic rate: Energy required to maintain the body's vital functions when asleep.
3. TEF – thermic effect of feeding: Metabolic response
to digestion and uptake of nutrients.
4. EXERCISE ACTIVITY – structured exercise sessions: Workouts / training sessions.
5.NEAT – non-exercise activity thermogenesis: All other activity other than workouts / training sessions.
To calculate how many calories you need daily for fat loss, you need to be honest and really look at your activity level. Then simply you take your body weight in pounds and multiply it by a given number. Start with the higher number and then bring it down as you see how your body responds. If you start with the lowest number first and reduce your calories too much, too soon, you run the risk of burn out, fatigue and possible muscle loss.
Activity Level Calculation
Sedentary:workout 1-2/week Body wt (lbs) x 10-12
Active: workout 3-4/week Body wt (lbs) x 12-14
Very Active: workout 5-7/week Body wt (lbs) x 14-16
Example: A 180lb person who works out three times per week, caloric values would be between 2,160 (180 x 12) and 2,520 (180 x 14).
As fat loss is achieved and body weight changes, you will need to recalculate.
Sometimes people feel lost. You can bring a real sense of
community and support to those looking to reshape their lives by offering Spinning® classes where everyone has the same goal. The 8-week Weight Loss Programme on http://www.spinning.com/en/webshop/products/1/8_week_programs can help you to help other reach their goals.


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I have a good grasp in C++ and C and have also experience developing AAA game using C++. Now, I'm shamelessly thinking to dive into mobile game development either in iOS or Android. Unfortunately, I don't know objective-C and java and neither have courage to learn it. So, As above mentioned reason, Is there any possibility to do mobile development in C++ without using any single statement of JAVA and Objective-C ?
Some objective C has to be written for iPhone apps. That being said, you can write a pretty thin layer of obj-c and then do all you game code in C or C++.
On android look up the NDK. I don't have any experience with it, but it promises to be a native sdk so you should be able to write most things in C or C++.
That being said, you're artificially limiting yourself with the language barrier. On iOS, if you want to do anything with the OS layer (like GameCenter, their social platform), or use any kind of middleware, you'd probably be faced with an objective C API.
I can kind of understand the sentiment. C++ in particular is a huge language. But obj-c isn't a big. It's a bolt on to C (so the fundamentals should be familiar) with a few extra things added on top. It isn't nearly as complex or deep as C++.
I've been writing a game for quite a while in c++ for Android. I have to touch the java code once every few weeks, but for the most part I modified one of the sample apps that comes with the NDK and have written c++ otherwise. I've had to do a bit of JNI work as well, which is never fun. However, I have many years of java experience, so having to write java or JNI doesn't particularly slow me down.
My game runs just as well on my linux box as it does on my test devices. The linux version is pure C++ and the trouble I went through to make this work pays for itself every time I make an iterative change to my game.
My project has 836 lines of java code, 331 lines of hideous jni C code and about 40k lines of C++ code.
There is also Marmalade which allows you to use c++ to create mobile applications for a broad range of devices such as iPhone, Android, Win Mobile, Bada, and some more.
I'm using cocos2d-x for a while, it's a game engine based on c++. (it actually a c++ port of cocos2d-iphone). using this engine you can easily run and test your codes on windows and then compile the same code for iphone/android export.
If you really want just C++, Marmalade might be good for you
But for full capabilities you have to use at least some objective-C (or java, but i'm talking about "full capabilities"). But with a thin layer of objective-C you could do so much, so I reccomend you look in to iOS development with Xcode.
If you have a mac look at Xcode, if not, try corona with lua instead.
There are many ways to max your C++ code to be run on the iPhone. A free program on the mac app store could help increase C++ use in Objective-C based products:
It's called objective-C++ Preprocessor Headers
This allows you to do even more with C++ rather than Objective-C.
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Student Life Residence Life
Living and Learning at Wabash
The first question most guys ask when they're considering Wabash College is, "Where will I live?" And just like so many aspects of our student-centered culture, it's completely up to you.
Wabash students choose from a wide range of housing options — five independent residence halls, nine national fraternities, and College-owned apartments and houses surrounding campus. Most freshmen and sophomores are required to live on campus unless they commute from home. Doing so helps students adjust to the rigors of academic life, provides opportunities for social events and intramural sports, and allows students to build friendships that will last a lifetime.
A little more than half of entering freshmen choose to pledge one of nine national fraternities. All of the College-owned chapter houses were built new or renovated in the last dozen years and all are either right on campus or within a block. (Theta Delt is not owned by the College.) All of the fraternities are focused on the ideals of scholarship, brotherhood, and service. (The all-Greek average GPA is better than 3.0 at Wabash.) Each fraternity has its own meal plan, dining room, and cook. All students have their own study rooms and have access to computer rooms and large common areas.
But each fraternity is different — each has its own personality — so students who wish to pledge a fraternity should go around and meet brothers in all of the houses to find the perfect fit.
Students who choose to remain independent live in one of five residence halls. Living accommodations in these buildings vary — from single-man rooms to doubles and triples — and all of them have common social areas and laundry facilities. Men who live in residence halls eat in the Sparks Center and have a choice of three meal plans (19, 15, or 10 meals per week).
Wabash Fraternities — Beta Theta Pi, Kappa Sigma, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Kappa Psi, Sigma Chi, Theta Delta Chi, and Tau Kappa Epsilon.
Residence Halls — Cole Hall, College Hall, Martindale Hall, Morris Hall, and Wolcott Hall.


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I'm no mathematician, but me thinks five 1-gallon cans would equal larger savings over one 5-gallon bucket.
@firebirdude: You thinks right. But who knows what men think?
The Shadow knows!
@firebirdude: You are correct, however, 5 1-gallon cans cost more than 1 5-gallon can
More savings, yes...but even with the rebates you will pay $13 more if you buy 5 single gallon cans vs. buying the 5 gallon container. This is how men think!!
But if I cannot pick up a 5-gal container and I CAN move 5 1-gal containers, that's a much better deal for me. Yeah, I'm a woman and I think.


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A pickup reported stolen Saturday to the Carmi Police Department has been recovered from a remote field northwest of Carmi.
James Bartley, 23, reported his white 1998 Ford F150 pickup stolen and said he had left it in front of his Carmi residence in the 600 block of Maple Street unlocked with the keys in the ignition.
Carmi Police Chief Randy Hamblin confirmed Tuesday morning Illinois State Police had recovered the pickup from the field over the weekend and it will be processed by state police crime scene technicians. Hamblin also said the joint agency investigation is ongoing as a backhoe found in the same field was reported stolen late this morning by a Carmi man.
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Something similar has been asked already but my criteria is a little different. I need to share a portable hard drive (USB/Firewire) between Mac OSX, Linux and Windows XP systems where the files being shared are sometimes >4GB. Is there a file system that is available out of the box on all these operating systems that support this and allows read/write access? If not, what's the next best solution in terms of installing additional software on these operating systems?
The option for the most coverage is the FAT32 file system. But you won't be able to create files larger than 4GB.
If you use NTFS (Windows format) then Mac systems will be able to read it but cannot write to it unless third party software is installed. MacFuse and NTFS-3G will let you have full access to NTFS volumes on a Mac system.
NTFS-3G Stable Read/Write Driver - Apparently, NTFS-3G also supports Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, NetBSD, Solaris, Haiku, and other operating systems.
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use ext2 and put the drivers to access it from non linux systems on a device partition in fat 32 not only will you have >4g criteria sorted but more important you'll have file atributes
I'd stick with FAT32 and use a ZIP utility that splits its files into fixed-size (i.e. less than 4GB) chunks - messy and slow I admit but if you put the executables on the same disk for all the OSs you need and maybe even write and include a few small scripts to make it easier you'll have what you want.
UDF revision 2.01 is likely the way you want to go. See UDF OS compatibility table on Wikipedia.
The only downside to UDF 2.01 is that there is no native write support for Windows XP (at least without third party utilities). However, writing with Windows 7 and later are natively supported.
I recently found myself researching this very topic, and I wrote a script to automate the process of formatting in UDF. See format-udf on GitHub.
Your best best is going to be FAT32. There are several limitations to FAT32 but it is the most recognized and works on all the systems mentioned.
Out of the box, I'm pretty sure that Windows XP can only support FAT32 and NTFS. FAT32 can't handle files larger than 4GB, so there's your answer.
Most systems can read NTFS, but a few cannot write to NTFS. I'm not sure which ones they are.
If you can get by with only files smaller than 4GB, then go with FAT32, as it works the best on the most OS's.
I don't have experience here, but just to share my thoughts, Windows seems least likely to play nice with others, so you might want to try NTFS. On that front, you can typically read NTFS partitions with any Linux install. If you need write, you'd need to have ntfs-3g installed. For OSX, you can try ntfs-3g for Mac.
If you only need read access, ext2/3 might be better, as there are no-install utilities to read them: Mac, PC


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In English, we use a la carte and a la mode, but it is also common for people to add their own word to the basic construction.
For example, one might comment on someone's dancing:
He showed us some moves a la 1987.
One might comment on a public address:
She addressed the assembled parents a la Evita Perón.
This seems to mean "in the style of" or "reminiscent of." Does anyone know if this is consistent with the meaning in French?


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With the form $y(x,t)=A\sin(kx-\omega t+\phi_0)$, there are two variables, How do I find the velocity? I don't know I can apply derivative with two variables.
You can (and, in fact, have to) apply the derivative to find the velocity, but it takes a bit of careful reasoning.
First, think about this: what exactly is the speed of a wave? It's the speed at which a particular point on the wave's structure moves. Points on the wave's structure are identified by their phase, which is the argument of the $\sin$ function. For instance, a peak is identified by phase $\phi = \frac{n\pi}{2}$, where $n$ is an odd integer. So you're looking for the speed of a point of constant phase.
Once you know that, you can just implicitly differentiate the expression for phase,
$$\phi = kx - \omega t + \phi_0$$
keeping in mind that $\phi$ is constant:
$$\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}t}\phi = \frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}t}[kx - \omega t + \phi_0]$$
$$0 = k\frac{\mathrm{d}x}{\mathrm{d}t} - \omega$$
$$\frac{\mathrm{d}x}{\mathrm{d}t} = \frac{\omega}{k}$$
which is the expression for the speed of a sinusoidal wave.
David and Mark explained how one can estimate the velocity $v_x$ of the form propagation along the propagation direction.
There is another velocity, say, the vertical velocity $v_y$ at a given place which is quite different and is determined with the wave amplitude, frequency, and time: $v_y = A\omega cos(\omega t - kx - \phi_0)$. It is variable.
What do you think is meant by the velocity of a wave?
Well, it's the velocity of any point on the wave, so pick one where y(x1,t1) = C say. Over an additional time t2, the point will have moved an additional distance x2 and since we're looking at the same point, this means y(x1+x2, t1+t2) = C also.
You're told that y(x,t)=Asin(kx-wt+O), so Asin(kx1-wt1+O) = C, so kx1-wt1+O = D. At an additional time t2 and distance x2, k(x1+x2) - w(t1+t2) + O = D. Subtracting these two expressions from one another gives,
k(x1+x2)-K(x1) - w(t1+t2) + w(t1) = 0,
((x1+ x2)-(x1))/((t1+t2)-(t1)) = w/k
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10 Nov 2011 11:52 AM #1
3D Transforms
is there a plan to support 3D transforms? Like Y Rotation? Thx.
10 Nov 2011 4:28 PM #2
You shouldn't have to wait too long for some basic 3d transform support, similar to what we had in the beta
12 Mar 2012 2:49 PM #3
Any word on this?
six months later and still no 3D transforms!
13 Mar 2012 9:18 AM #4
Experimental 3D transforms have been in for a couple of months now. However, Animator only renders 3d transforms with no perspective, once perspective is added you'll have to rely on testing it in a browser with 3d/perspective support.
13 Mar 2012 10:08 AM #5
Got it. Any plans to render in 3D outside the browser?
And is there any provision to animate "perspective-origin" to create a 'moving camera' effect?
13 Mar 2012 10:19 AM #6
We are working on properly rendering 3d perspective in Animator.
Animating the perspective/perspective-origin is on our backlog. If you really want this, you could also add it manually to the exported html yourself or to the project properties -> Head HTML.
16 Mar 2012 9:33 AM #7
when you change the Perspective in the Advanced section, you can see the perspective in the browser. Try playing with the perspective setting.
2 Apr 2012 3:09 PM #8
only works in safari based browsers it seems
3 Apr 2012 6:45 AM #9
Yeah, it is webkit specific for now. So should work in Safari, Chrome and iOS (not sure about Android 4+).


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Enterococci are bacteria that commonly live in:
In some cases, it can cause an infection. When this happens, the antibiotic vancomycin may be given to cure the infection.
However, some types of the bacteria are resistant to vancomycin. When the bacteria are resistant, the infection is not cured. This is called vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infection. It is more common in hospitals and long-term care facilities. It can be very dangerous to those who are critically ill.
Factors that may increase your chance of VRE include:
Symptoms depend on where the infection is found. VRE can cause the following:
Each infection has its own symptoms.
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. A lab test is done to find which bacteria is causing the infection and see what antibiotics can kill the bacteria.
Talk with your doctor about the best treatment plan for you. Options include:
VRE can be treated with other types of antibiotics. Tests can be done to find out which ones will work. The type that is chosen will also be based on the kind of infection and how severe it is.
To help reduce your chance of getting VRE, take the following steps:
In some hospitals, screening tests are done for patients at high-risk for VRE.
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Huycke MM, Sahm DF, et al. Multiple-drug resistant enterococci: the nature of the problem and an agenda for the future. Emerg Infect Diseases. 1998;4(2):239-249.
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infection. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated March 10, 2014. Accessed June 19, 2014.
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases website. Available at: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/antimicrobialResistance/Examples/vre/Pages/default.aspx. Updated March 8, 2012. Accessed June 19, 2014.
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in healthcare settings. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/HAI/organisms/vre/vre.html. Updated May 10, 2011. Accessed June 19, 2014.
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So, I heard somewhere that Microsoft intends to phase out XNA in favour of using the DirectX method. I've always wanted to learn, but all I ever did in XNA was simple 2D games. I was wondering if there's any good tutorials out there for people migrating from XNA...thanks in advanced!
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Unless you feel constrained by XNA 4.0 capabilities there is no really reason to switch from it to DirectX. At least you can try MonoGame which is actually recommended by MS employee (that can be a fake account of course, but I see no reasons to doubt it). The migration to MonoGame is pretty straightforward.
If you are making simple games there is no really need for pure DirectX. You also can be overwhelmed by technical details required for it.
I found this tutorial that perhaps is going to be useful for you. Is about starting Managed DirectX applications and 2D, (you'll finde code there also). Hoping it helps.
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/3470/Managed-DirectX-Tutorial-Part-1-The-Title-Screen http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/3601/Managed-DirectX-Tutorial-Part-2-Samus-Running
Although this site is extremely ugly the tutorials are really in helpful and easy to follow. Rastertek


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Report Warns of Kids Returning to Sports Too Soon After Concussions
Panel Says There's Still a 'Culture of Resistance' on Reporting and Treating Brain Injuries
WASHINGTON—Students who return to sports too soon after a concussion risk a second brain injury with potentially more severe consequences, according to an influential panel of experts.
A report by the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council said there's still a "culture of resistance" when it comes to reporting concussions and complying with treatment plans, despite increased knowledge and some tougher state laws.
The report was written by a committee of academic medical experts and looked at concussions in several youth sports with athletes aged 5 to 21 years old. The committee said females and athletes who have already had a concussion have higher rates of sports-related concussions.
A concussion is caused when the brain is jarred from being hit. The condition temporarily interferes with the way the brain works, affecting things like memory, balance, judgment and sleep patterns.
Doctors said it's important for parents of children who have had a concussion to keep their children from returning to practice or games until they've been seen by a doctor. They also advised taking care with mental tasks like studying or staying in class.
"In some ways it's more important what not to do. Don't make things worse," said Arthur Maerlender, an assistant professor at Dartmouth College's Geisel School of Medicine.
The panel said a concussion treatment plan that includes physical and mental rest is beneficial, but there isn't enough evidence to make a specific recommendation on the type and length of rest. About 90% of children should recover from a concussion within about two weeks.
The committee said sports helmets and other equipment don't reduce the risk of a concussion but said properly fitted helmets, face masks and mouth guards should still be used to reduce the risk of other injuries like skull fractures.
"The findings of our report justify the concerns about sports concussions in young people," said Robert Graham, chairman of the committee and director of the national program office for Aligning Forces for Quality at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. "However, there are numerous areas in which we need more and better data."
The committee called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to establish a national surveillance system for concussions and said more research is needed into concussions among children younger than high-school age.
Concussion rates are higher among high school athletes than at the college level. Rates are highest for those playing football and ice hockey. In addition, among males, lacrosse, wrestling and soccer are "consistently associated with the highest rates of concussions," the panel found. Among females, sports with the highest concussion rates included soccer, lacrosse and basketball, the report found.
Most states have recently adopted laws involving concussion management in student athletes. They typically include removing students from a game when they are injured, and some require a doctor to sign off on athletes return to play.
But the laws usually involve high school sports. Many elementary and middle school-age children participate in sports programs run by their local communities or by private sports associations that fall outside the jurisdiction of school boards and most state laws. The committee also said there's little data on concussions among youths who participate in community or club sports.
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Adolfo Villarreal arrived at Hacienda Oaks Short Term Rehab program April 2nd 2013. Upon arrival Mr. Villarreal was unable to transfer or ambulate without maximum assistance from our staff. With hard work and excellent rehab, Mr.Villarreal was able to return home to his family April 26th transferring and walking independently! Great Job Mr. Villarreal! Your Hard Work Paid Off!
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Unanswered: TaskManager in Touch 2.0
I have a common class ( Ext.define in 4.1.0 ) that I want to use in Sencha Touch 2.0. At present it relies upon Ext.TaskManager, which is not present in the base Touch API.
I have thought about building as custom version of Ext 4.0 with just the functionality required, but was looking for confirmation on what the recommended (best) approach would be for this.
7 Feb 2012 8:03 AM #2
TaskManager? Do you mean TODO app?
7 Feb 2012 10:52 AM #3
If you need the Ext.TaskManager, you could bring that code over form Ext JS and include it in your Sencha Touch application. It should just work.Sencha Inc.
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E3 2014: Final Fantasy VII G-Bike brings free-to-play motorcycle chase action to mobile platformsWritten by: / / 4 Comments
One of the most iconic gameplay sequences in Final Fantasy VII occurs when Cloud and friends are escaping Midgar using vehicles borrowed from the Shinra headquarters. This sequence also forms the basis of a motorcycle chase mini-game offered at FFVII's Gold Saucer amusement park and arcade later in the game.
With this in mind, Square Enix has announced a new free-to-play title for iOS and Android devices called Final Fantasy VII G-Bike that builds on the foundations established during this memorable section of gameplay. The game will feature bosses, enemies and Cloud's fighting techniques from FFVII as well as weapon customisation and item collection.
Final Fantasy VII G-Bike will be released this autumn in Japan and at a later stage in the West. Square Enix says that it's also interested in bringing other Gold Saucer mini-games to mobile devices in the future. Perhaps Chocobo rearing and racing will be next?
Here's the debut trailer for Final Fantasy VII G-Bike showcasing the game's good looks and how players must evade obstacles and fight enemies at high speeds in order to complete each course:
Which Gold Saucer mini-game do you remember most fondly? Let us know in the comments.
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I am an engineering graduate student and I have always been a 'todo list' person. However, I'm having a difficult time keeping myself organized now, because most of my tasks are research-related. With these tasks I find it very difficult to check anything off the list.
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Jennifer Swayne, Staff Attorney with New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, will talk about barriers to accessing quality health care faced by communities of color and immigrant communities in NYC, and about lawyering for health justice by partnering with communities and employing community organizing, litigation, and legislative and administrative advocacy. Lunch will be provided. Presented by Social Justice Initiatives.
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The Russellville Country Club was auctioned off this morning.
This following low membership and tough economic times that left the members incapable of supporting the facilities.
The club was auctioned off in two tracks. The club house and just under 2 acres surrounding it were sold in the first track, and the golf course, pool, and tennis courts in the second.
The president and club member with the longest membership hope the sale will bring the club back to life.
"We're looking forward if the new owners are who we think they are, they're going to keep it as a club. That way, we'll still have a place to go enjoy ourselves," said the Russellville Country Club member with the longest membership, and club president Harold Ray Johns.
Mike Riley, the realtor in charge of the auction says the owner to be is from Chicago, and is not being named at this time, but plans to re-open the restaurant and facilities.
The two tracks were purchased together for 442 thousand dollars.
Over a hundred people were in attendance, and nearly 80 people registered to bid in the auction.


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Replacement caster assembly. Compatible with Roomba 500, 600 and 700 Series.
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Wheel Gets Loose and Falls Off
By Five Dogs and Two Cats
from Alabama
Comments about iRobot Caster Assembly:
A review posted earlier saved me from ordering another front wheel. We have the same problem -hair gets caught in the front wheel mechanism and afterward repeated cleanings, it gets loose and falls out constantly. Normally we just put it back and restart it. This time, we could not find it anywhere. After checking this website and the previous reviews, I checked under the brushes and there it was. Irobot, you need to fix this. The machine is great but this problem is annoying. I've had my Roomba for years and it has lived through a period of five dogs and two cats in the house. Including a very large and very old and excessively shedding Lab. We love it but you really should have fixed this problem by now. Would a new caster assembly fix the issue? I guess I could fork out the $1.99 for one of those. LOL
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Another caster assembly
By doc
from Naples, Florida
We have two dogs that keep the IROBOT pretty busy. I concur with a previous observation that this caster assembly is one of the weak spots of an otherwise good product. This is the third caster assembly I have gotten (two covered by warranty-I am tired of the warranty thing and now will buy 4 of them because I KNOW this assembly will break). This IROBOT, advertised for its use with pet hair, is really not up to the task. Very disappointing. I DO like this IROBOT and will continue to use it and replace parts.
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Used Sugru to fix this
By Kris Loves Roomba
from Colorado Springs, CO
About Me Pet Owner
When the front wheel came loose, I used a little bit of Sugru. Sugru is rubbery, so I assume I'll be able to get the wheel out next time I want to clean it. I put a dab of Sugru, held the wheel in place as I turned it upside down, and let it cure for a day. Works great!
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Wheel falls out!
By Kathy from Minnesota
from Woodbury, MN
About Me Homeowner, Pet Owner
The last review was spot on! I have a dog and 2 cats, and the hair gets caught up in the wheel assembly. As you have to remove it to remove the hair that gets caught up in it, soon the wheel ball is so loose it just falls out. I spent 45 minutes looking for it thinking the cat took off with it, when it was actually pulled in between the cleaning brushes! Very frustrating!