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From: (Johnix) <thomas.tempe@al...> - 2004-11-13 22:38:19
Hello, I've been working on Windows ACL support for BackupPC. Here's my approach : I first let the normal backup process run, using ssh+rsync. Then I call setacl.exe (http://setacl.sourceforge.net) through ssh to dump the ACLs of the saved files. I put it in $TopDir/pc/$hostName/$shareName/acls. Upon restore, I modify this list to only contain the selected files, and to reflect the new location they are being saved to, and then I call setacl.exe again on the target host to restore the ACLs. I believe that the approach of using a second channel to save ACLs separately from the files is good, because regular file transfer tools that support ACLs tend to also do all kinds of semantic mappings, and we might as well loose information in the round-trip --especially regarding the richer w2k/xp semantics. Cross-platform ACL support also implies that you have included your BackupPC server in your Windows or ActiveDirectory domain --a pain to set up. Here are some of the shortcomings of the current implementation: - it relies on sshd. We could do something with samba's smbcacls, but I feel it is much too primitive for serious ACL backup. Maybe it should be patched to support SDDL (MS's textual ACL description language) first. Then we could get a 100% Samba solution. - it only works if ssh+rsync are used to back up each Windows client. Nothing one can't do, but a little bothersome to setup. I believe it should be possible to use setacl's network support to use a single Windows "pivot" server (with sshd) to manipulate ACLs on all the other computers of a domain. - it is not well integrated in the BackupCP code. I inserted code in BackupPC_dump and BackupPC_restore, but a new module could be more appropriate. I am not satisfied with my choice of config parameters. Variable expansion in config parameters is ad-hoc, and there could be some issues if the values interfere with regexp syntax --I believe there is alread expansion code hidden somewhere in BackupPC. Also, my Perl looks like I was writing Python code;) - its output is not logged. I watch it from the command-line. So, no error reporting from the user's point-of-view. - it is not well tested. The ssh command's special character expansion is still magic to me, so I may have missed some gotchas. I got it to work on my Wife's single w2k NTFS disk. I haven't tried file or owner names with special or non-ascii characters yet.=20 - I'm still struggling with Windows permissions (how do I know if I have enough of them to backup and restore files and their permissions?) and setacl.exe. Right now I'm getting the dreaded "The data area passed to a system call is too small" error, but I feel it's not my fault so I'm posting this code anyway. - I haven't documented it (yet). You need to install SSHD (plus rsync and setacl.exe) to get it working. I'll write down my procedure someday. The two files I've modified, as well as my client config file are available here : http://alysse.dyndns.org/tom/misc/bpc_acl/ (search "ACL"). I would greatly appreciate comments on the code by someone familiar with the BackupPC internals. I will at least try to clean it up and follow your suggestions before it gets published any further. I would also like comments by people who are familiar with Windows ACLs. The Free Software offering for backup is strong and rich, but Windows ACL backup is still mostly missing. Not for long, I hope. Have fun, =2D-=20 Thomas Temp=E9=20 http://alysse.dyndns.org/tom Big trouble ahead: http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/ http://maritimes.buffaloimc.org:8080/news/2004/01/7305.php |


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Click on the order you would like to track in 'My Account' and you will be able to track your order. You will also be sent an email with the tracking number and the items that have been dispatched.

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The estranged wife of former stuntman Eddie Kidd is due in court tomorrow (January 9) over accusations she attacked him.
Samantha Kidd, 44, from Seaford, faces six counts of assault by beating.
She is due to appear at Brighton Magistrates' Court.
According to reports, wheelchair-bound Mr Kidd – who was paralysed and brain-damaged when a stunt went wrong in August 1996 – recently split from his wife and she moved out of their marital home.
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Ticket #7775 (closed defect: duplicate)
page fusion enabled causes vboxservice to fault
Reported by: | gnordli | Owned by: | |
Priority: | major | Component: | guest additions |
Version: | VirtualBox 3.2.10 | Keywords: | page fusion |
Cc: | Guest type: | Windows | |
Host type: | Linux |
Description (last modified by frank) (diff)
Vbox 3.2.10 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS 64bit host Windows Server 2008 R2 guest
Clean install of Windows Server.
When starting the VM with page fusion enabled the vboxservice.exe faults.
Faulting application name: VBoxService.exe, version: 18.104.22.168, time stamp: 0x4caf1cc1 Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000 Exception code: 0xc0000005 Fault offset: 0x0000000000054f62 Faulting process id: 0x2b4 Faulting application start time: 0x01cb8fed4e6ab49d Faulting application path: C:\Windows\system32\VBoxService.exe Faulting module path: unknown
Change History
comment:1 Changed 6 years ago by gnordli
This seems to have been fixed in 3.2.12.
I just upgraded the host and the additions and the fault has disappeared.
comment:2 Changed 6 years ago by gnordli
I was wrong, maybe it worked when only one VM was using the page fusion option, but now it is failing again.


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Launch Update and Ground Station Info
Hi Everyone,
KickSat is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida on March 16, 2014 at 4:41 AM. To check the latest date, look for "SpaceX CRS 3" on SpaceFlight Now. I believe the launch will be televised on NASA TV, which you can see both on cable/satellite TV in the U.S. and online. If any of you KickSat backers will be in Florida for the launch, drop me a line!
For those interested in listening to the Sprites, here is what you need:
- Yagi Antenna (e.g. Arrow Antenna 440-5)
- Low-Noise Amplifier (e.g. Down East Microwave L432LNA, RFBay LNA-440, or dg0ve LNA70-1)
- Software-Defined Radio Interface (e.g. an RTL Dongle)
- A laptop running SDR# or GNURadio
All of this gear (besides the computer) can be purchased for less than $200. If anyone is interested in setting up a receiver and needs help, don't hesitate to contact me. I'll be posting more detailed instructions on KickSat.net in the next few days. I'm also setting up a website for people to upload signal recordings to be decoded, cataloged, and plotted on a map, so that everyone can keep track of the Sprites.
Thank again to all of our backers!
- Zac
Zachary Manchester Creator on March 12, 2014
Hi Andrew,
The orbit will have a 51.5° inclination like the ISS. There are preliminary TLEs here:
I'll post the gold codes tonight. It will be 16 days between launch and Sprite deployment.
- Zac -
AndrewV-BIS on March 12, 2014
And another also...
How long do you think it will be between cubesat deployment and Sprite release? Did you set this on a timer in the end, or stick with the launch button option? -
AndrewV-BIS on March 12, 2014
Also, do you know what the inclination will be for the cubesat; circa 52° (ISS) or circa 40°N?
AndrewV-BIS on March 12, 2014
Will you be releasing the gold code allocations soon? Also, where do we upload our recordings? We have at least 6 groundstations - 5 simple handhelds and one that is quite impressive :-) -
Ben Bishop on March 6, 2014
Aw shucks :) Thanks for an awesome project and opportunity for us to go to space!
Zachary Manchester Creator on March 6, 2014
Hi Ben,
You're exactly right. We had to leave some spaces in the deployer to keep it from jamming. Thanks for your awesome pictures and videos!
- Zac -
Ben Bishop on March 6, 2014
Hi Zac, how many Sprites are being released? It looks like there are 104 (4 stacks of 26) Sprites loaded in the pics.
I've also put some more KickSat renderings up if anyone wants to illustrate their blog posts and news articles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch… -
Michael Styne on February 27, 2014
Ground station K2MTS will be at your service from sunny(?) Averill Park, NY!
Good luck!
MIke -
Zachary Manchester Creator on February 27, 2014
Hi Wes,
You are very welcome to run the decoder yourself in GNURadio. I'm providing the website so that if you don't want to mess with GNURadio, you don't have to. I would ask that even if you do use GNURadio, you make recordings as well and still submit them to the website for the benefit of our team and others. We can discuss the time stamping - send me an email.
- Zac -
Team Miles on February 27, 2014
Thanks for the list Zac. Very useful! To be clear: our personal ground stations should create audio recordings and we should not compile the decoder in GNURadio? Will the decoded data from the website have a date/time stamp on each byte? I'm hoping to use the byte timing to disambiguate packet start/stop, so at least a relative seconds from beginning of the recording would be useful for each byte.
Zachary Manchester Creator on February 26, 2014
Hey Rick,
Ideally, a recoding of a ChipSat so that I can make sure it works with the decoder. I can send you the code to run on your dev kit.
- Zac -
Chris Norris on February 26, 2014
Handy as I am an Amateur Radio operator so have this stuff laying around!
Cannot wait for the launch now - soooo close after all this time._Chris
Sprint name: 'CNCMK '
Rick Mann on February 26, 2014
Thanks, Zac. I have one, what would you like me to record?
Zachary Manchester Creator on February 26, 2014
Hi Rick,
Yes, it is possible to use any of the FunCube Dongles. Unfortunately I don't have one to play with my self, but if someone can send me some sample recordings I can make sure they work with the website.
- Zac -
Zachary Manchester Creator on February 26, 2014
Thanks Andrew! That's a great list.
Rick Mann on February 26, 2014
Awesome news, Zac! Tell me, can I use the FunCube Dongle Pro (not the new Pro+)?
AndrewV-BIS on February 26, 2014
Good stuff Zac. Arrow antennas take a while to arrive in the UK so I posted a list of equipment more readily available in Europe:
Regards, Andrew.


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Melody Bowdon
Higher Education, Emerging Technologies, and Community Partnerships: Concepts, Models, and Practices
Melody Bowdon & Russell Carpenter
IGI Global
The early boom of Web-based education in the 1990s, both in the United States and abroad (e.g., in Australia and the UK), saw a flurry of publications on the subject of university and industry partnerships, with a focus on ways in which online learning might lead to new models of collaboration and engagement across previously clearly delineated borders. Ten years later, as we approach the end of the first decade of the 21st century, we see a similar moment of opportunity for collaboration.
Higher Education, Emerging Technologies, and Community Partnerships: Concepts, Models, and Applications is a comprehensive collection of research with an emphasis on emerging technologies, community value, and corporate partnerships. The contributions in this collection provide strategies to implement partnerships. Outlining various concepts from an educational and technological standpoint, this reference book serves as a resource for academic administrators, instructors and community practitioners.


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05 Nov 2012 09:29 Majority of Irish businesses see growing opportunity in Africa but potential not being realised The potential for business opportunities in Africa is far from being realised by Irish companies according to new research from Barclays Bank Ireland.
02 Nov 2012 01:00 Barclays Rolls out audio ATM's Barclays has today announced that it has fulfilled its commitment to the Royal National Institute of Blind People's (RNIB) Make Money talk campaign and over 75 per cent of Barclays cash machines across England and Wales are now audio enabled. Barclays is the first major High Street Bank to provide this facility.
01 Nov 2012 15:13 FERC Notice - Barclays Statement We are disappointed by the action that FERC took on 31 October and strongly disagree with the allegations made by FERC against Barclays and its former traders in the FERC's Order To Show Cause.
01 Nov 2012 10:17 Barclays and Bank of Ireland's £50m financing for Co-Ownership Housing to support first-time buyers in Northern Ireland. Co-Ownership Housing secures £200,000 cashback via Barclays' 'Cashback for Business' loan initiative
31 Oct 2012 07:01 Barclays Q3 2012 Interim Management Statement Barclays has announced its results for the nine months to 30 September 2012.
30 Oct 2012 17:00 Stonewall Awards - Barclays position Comment from Mark Q McLane, Managing Director, Head of Global Diversity and Inclusion, Barclays
30 Oct 2012 11:29 Banks focus on Asia for growth as appetite in RMB increases Banks continue to view Asia as the priority market for growth according to responses from an opinion poll carried out at an event held by Barclays at Sibos.
30 Oct 2012 11:13 CBI Distributive Trades – Barclays comment Richard Lowe, Head of Retail & Wholesale at Barclays comments on today's CBI Distributive Trades data:
29 Oct 2012 10:19 Barclays Q3 2012 Results Media Call Barclays will issue its Q3 2012 Interim Management Statement on Wednesday, 31 October 2012.


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Generic Company Place Holder Olympus EVOLT E-330 Digital SLR Camera
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Innovative Products, #14-#16
14. Olympus EVolt E-330
The $950 Olympus EVolt E-330 digital SLR introduces a unique feature to this class of camera: an LCD that can provide a live preview of your shot. In particular macro shooters and users with glasses should appreciate this, as it will save them some struggle with the viewfinder. To use the LCD this way, simply press the Live View button. You can see the scene at 92 percent (and have it autofocus), or at 100 percent (focusing manually) with accurate depth of field and the ability to magnify details to ensure that your shot is sharp. Image quality was good in our tests, and the camera includes Olympus's top-notch cleaning mechanism to keep dust from marring your photographs.
15. Google SketchUp
This drawing program makes creating 3D structures supereasy. You can have a model done in minutes, then save, print, or add it to Google Earth to share it with other users. You also have access to a plethora of ready-made structures via Google's 3D Warehouse, and Google SketchUp's thorough online documentation can help you past any rough patches as you build. The program works with both Windows and the Mac OS--and best of all, it's free.
16. Sony PlayStation 3
A multicore cell processor. Blu-ray. Wi-Fi. A custom-designed nVidia graphics chip. A motion-sensing, wireless controller. We've seen many of these technologies before, but Sony gets major points for managing to pack all of them into one machine. And while $599 sounds like a lot for a game console, the 60GB Sony PlayStation 3 probably has more power than your average budget PC (a slightly less powerful version is available for $499). The PS3 is truly focused on high definition, and our first tests showed that it's arguably a better Blu-ray Disc player than Samsung's first $1000 effort.


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ID number | 140482 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Maker | Herald Newspaper |
Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
Date made | 29 February 1944 |
Physical description | Black & white |
Description | The new Chief Justice of Victoria, Lieutenant General Sir Edmund Herring KBE DSO DSC MC ED, greeting guests at an informal reception in his rooms. VX133091 Major General H. W. Lloyd, CB CMG CVO DSO, Adjutant General, congratulates Sir Edmund Herring on his appointment while Lady Herring (with hat) looks on. Also seen on the left are Mr C. Z. Woinarski, Acting Associate to the Chief Justice and Mrs Woinarski |


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This Sparkling Winter Mint Wax Pottery Bowl was handcrafted in America with natural essence, flora and fauna. It is designed to release the fragrance of a candle without the need of an open flame.
Fragrance Notes:Sweet fragrance of mint candies gently dusted with a touch of creamy vanilla snow. The familiar words of C. Clement Moore tell the story best... "The children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar plums danced in their heads... Happy Christmas to all!" Features for this Wax Pottery Vessel • Diameter: 7" • Dept: 2" • Gift Packaged
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September 2006
IMF-World Bank Development Committee
Development Committee0,,contentMDK:20041066~menuPK:34582
The Secretariat of the Development Committee
is located in the main complex of the World Bank.
DC: Monday, September 18, 2006
Annual Meetings: September 19-20, 2006
The World Bank
1818 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20433 USA
tel: (202) 473-1000
fax: (202) 477-6391
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Constituency: |
AKABA Senior Vice Minister of Finance Ministry of Finance Japan Alternate Member Hiroshi WATANABE Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs Ministry of Finance |
Japan |
AL-ASSAF Minister of Finance Saudi Arabia Alternate Member Hamad AL-SAYARI Governor, Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency |
Saudi Arabia |
bin Mohammed AL KHALIFA Minister of Finance Bahrain |
Bahrain, Arab Republic of Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Maldives, Oman, Qatar, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, Republic of Yemen |
BENN Secretary of State for International Development, Department for International Development United Kingdom Alternate Member Gordon BROWN Chancellor of the Exchequer |
United Kingdom |
BOUABRE Minister of State, Planning and Development Côte d'Ivoire |
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Niger, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Somalia (informally), Togo |
BRETON (not attending) Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry France Alternate Member Xavier MUSCA (not attending) Director General, Treasury, and Economy Politics Temporary Alternate Member Brigitte GIRARDIN Minister of Cooperation, Development and Francophone Affairs |
France |
CARRANZA Ugarte Minister for Economy and Finance Peru |
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay |
CHIDAMBARAM Minister of Finance India Alternate Member A.K. JHA Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs |
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka |
Michael FLAHERTY (not attending) Minister of Finance Canada Alternate Member (not attending) Josee VERNER (Ms.) Minister of International Cooperation and Minister for Francophone and Official Languages Temporary Alternate Member Mark CARNEY Senior Associate Deputy Minister and G7 Finance Deputy |
Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
GIORDANI (not attending) Minister of Planning and Development Venezuela Alternate Member (not attending) Nelson Merentes Diaz Minister of Finance Temporary Alternate Member Eudomar TOVAR Vice Minister of Finance |
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Spain, República Bolivariana de Venezuela |
HEINALUOMA Minister of Finance Finland |
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden |
Mulyani INDRAWATI Minister of Finance Indonesia |
Brunei Darussalam, Fiji, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, Vietnam |
Renqing Minister of Finance China Alternate Member LI Yong Vice Minister of Finance |
China |
L. KUDRIN Minister of Finance Russian Federation |
Russian Federation |
KWON Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Finance and Economy Korea Alternate Member Dong-soo CHIN Vice Minister of Finance and Economy |
Australia, Cambodia, Kiribati, Republic of Korea, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu |
LEUTHARD Federal Councillor Minister of Economic Affairs Switzerland |
Azerbaijan, Kyrgyz Republic, Poland, Republic of Serbia, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
MANTEGA Minister of Finance Brazil |
Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Panama, Philippines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago |
MANUEL Minister of Finance South Africa |
Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
OUALALOU Minister of Finance and Privatization Morocco |
Afghanistan, Algeria, Ghana, Islamic Republic of Iran, Morocco, Pakistan, Tunisia |
PADOA Schioppa Minister of Economy and Finance Italy Alternate Member Mario DRAGHI Governor, Bank of Italy |
Albania, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, San Marino, Timor-Leste |
PAULSON Secretary of the Treasury United States Alternate Member Josette S. SHINER Undersecretary for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs Department of State Temporary Alternate Member Clay LOWERY Assistant Secretary for International Affairs |
United States |
REYNDERS Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Belgium |
Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Turkey |
WIECZOREK-ZEUL Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation & Development Germany Alternate Member Thomas MIROW State Secretary Federal Ministry of Finance |
Germany |
ZALM (not attending) Minister of Finance Netherlands Alternate Member Agnes VAN ARDENNE Minister for Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Georgia, Israel, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Netherlands, Romania, Ukraine |
CARRASQUILLA (CHAIRMAN) Minister of Finance and Public Credit Colombia |
Colombia |
Observer Organization: |
Represented by: |
African Development Bank | Donald
Kaberuka President |
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa | Abdelaziz
Khelef Director General |
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development | Abdulatif
Youssef Al-Hamad Director General and Chairman of the Board |
Arab Monetary Fund | Jassim
Al-Mannai Director General and Chairman of the Board |
Asian Development Bank | Haruhiko
Kuroda President |
Commonwealth Secretariat | Donald
Charles McKinnon Commonwealth Secretary-General |
The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf | Abdulrahman
H. Al-Attiyah Secretary-General |
Council of Europe Development Bank | Raphael
Alomar Governor |
Development Assistance Committee | Richard
Manning Chairman |
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development | Jean
Lemierre President |
European Commission | Joaquin
Almunia, Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Matters Member of the European Commission |
European Investment Bank | Philippe
Maystadt President |
Food and Agriculture Organization | Jacques
Diouf Director General |
Inter-American Development Bank | Luis
Alberto Moreno President |
International Fund for Agricultural Development | Lennart
Bage President |
International Labour Organization | Juan
Somavia Director-General |
Islamic Development Bank | Ahmed
Mohamed Ali President |
Nordic Development Fund | Jens
Lund Sorensen President |
Nordic Investment Bank | Johnny
Akerholm President and CEO |
OPEC Fund for International Development | Suleiman
Jasir Al-Herbish Director-General |
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development | Angel
Gurría Secretary-General |
United Nations | Kofi
Annan Secretary General |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development | Supachai
Panitchpakdi Secretary-General |
United Nations Development Programme | Kemal
Dervis Administrator |
West African Development Bank | Issa
Coulibaly Acting President |
World Health Organization (WHO) | Anders
Nordstrom Acting Director General |
World Trade Organization |
Pascal Lamy |
The Development Committee (DC) is a forum of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund that facilitates intergovernmental consensus-building on development issues. Known formally as the
Joint Ministerial Committee of the Boards of Governors of the Bank and the Fund on the Transfer of Real Resources to Developing Countries, the Committee was established in 1974.The Committee's mandate is to advise the Boards of Governors of the Bank and the Fund on critical development issues and on the financial resources required to promote economic development in developing countries. Over the years, the Committee has interpreted this mandate to include trade and global environmental issues in addition to traditional development matters.
The Committee has 24 members, usually Ministers of Finance or Development, and who represent the full membership of the Bank and Fund. They are appointed by each of the countries, or groups of countries, represented on the Boards of Executive Directors of the Bank and Fund. The Chairman is selected from among the Committee's members and is assisted by an Executive Secretary elected by the Committee. The current Chairman is Minister Alberto Carrasquilla, Minister of Finance, Colombia. The current Executive Secretary is Kiyoshi Kodera.
The Development Committee
meets twice a year; in the spring in tandem with the International Monetary and Financial Committee, and in the fall before the Bank-Fund Annual Meetings. The agenda for the meetings is based on issues recommended by the Chairman, the President of the Bank, the Managing Director of the Fund, and the Executive Boards of the Bank and Fund. Given the Committee's focus, the President of the Bank has a special responsibility to propose topics that he believes require the attention of the ministers.IMF-World Bank Development Committee
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Telestream Wirecast, cross-platform, all-in-one live streaming production software, can deliver live steams to the Wowza Streaming Cloud™ service. When you choose Telestream as your video source, Wowza Streaming Cloud generates a connection settings file that you can use to easily connect the Wirecast encoder to Wowza Streaming Cloud.
Create a live stream that uses Telestream as the video source
Connect the Telestream Wirecast to Wowza Streaming Cloud
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Create a live stream that uses Telestream as the video source
If you haven't already done so, create a live stream in Wowza Streaming Cloud that uses the Telestream Wirecast 6 encoder as the video source.
- Sign in to Wowza Streaming Cloud.
- Click the Live Streams menu, and then click Add Live Stream.
- On the Live Stream Setup page, enter a Live Stream Name, choose a Broadcast Location, and then click Next.
- On the Video Source and Transcoder Settings page, select Telestream as the encoder you want to use to connect to Wowza Streaming Cloud.
- Specify other video source settings, click Next, and complete the steps to finish creating the live stream.
Wowza Streaming Cloud creates the live stream and displays the Overview tab of the live stream detail page.
Connect the Telestream Wirecast to Wowza Streaming Cloud
After you've added a live stream in Wowza Streaming Cloud, configure Wirecast to connect to it by using the XML connection settings file that Wowza Streaming Cloud generated for the live stream.
- In the Live Streams panel on the left side of the Live Streams page of the Wowza Streaming Cloud web manager, select the live stream that uses Telestream as its video source.
- Click the Video Source and Transcoder tab of the live stream detail page.
- Under Download Configuration File, click Download.
- Copy the downloaded file, telestream.xml, to the computer that has Telestream Wirecast installed.
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Beautiful Job! You are right to be proud of his accomplishments and hard work and for sure he will be just as proud of you and this chest. Lew -- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the Universe's finest custom rolling pins. |
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Awesome project that he will always treasure. Thanks for sharing. -- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one. |
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Great work! Is the eagle marquetry? Is it glued onto the lid or inlaid? -- Always do the Right Thing the Right Way the First Time - if you can figure out what that is! Ken, Spring Branch, TX |
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The eagle is intarsia and partially inlaid. I used zebra, maple, canary, and ebony in it. The box exterior is cherry. The lid is tiger maple with cherry bread board ends. All peg work is ebony. I heavily contoured all the eagle feathers so it seems more 3d and left it stand proud of the lid about 3/8 " -- SATISFACTION = a large pile of sawdust and a great finish when the job is done |
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Excellent job. Congratulations to your son as well. As a Scouter for years, I know how much work that is. -- Bruce from Central New York...now, if you'll pardon me, I have some sawdust to make. |
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Very nice job the box looks great. Congradulations to your son. -- Glenn, New Mexico |
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Awesome! As an Eagle Scout, I know the work he put into it, and by the amount of work you put into his chest, your pride shows. Congrats to both of you. -- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren't having fun doing it, find something else to do. |
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congrats on the project and on your son's accomplishments. I must be very proud of both!! -- ~ Debbie, Canada (https://www.facebook.com/DebbiePribeleENJOConsultant) |
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Wow, that is about all that I can say about your work. Best of luck to you and your son. |
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Both of you should be congratulated on a job well done. The chest is a heirloom for your son to have. Thanks for posting. God Bless -- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa |
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Excellent project. The intarsia work is brilliant! I'll bet your son is as proud of you as well. -- so much wood, so little time. Bradford. Wood-a-holics unanimous president |
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Congrats to your son. Great achievement. -- ''Carry on my wayward son'' |
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cool project, love the intarsia. -- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~ |
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As both an woodworker and Eagle Scout myself, I can appreciate the job well done by you both. Beautiful project. -- Happy woodworking! http://www.openarmsphotography.com |
#15 posted 08-27-2008 09:32 PM |
Thanks for all the great comments I really appreciate them. -- SATISFACTION = a large pile of sawdust and a great finish when the job is done |
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"Light Scattering from Polymer Solutions and Nanoparticle Dispersions" By: PD Dr. Wolfgang Schaertl Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Mainz, Welderweg 11, 55099 Mainz, Germany email@example.com Parts from the new book of the same title, published by Springer in July 2007 Slides are found at: http://www.uni-mainz.de/FB/Chemie/wschaertl/105.php
1. Light Scattering – Theoretical Background 1.1. Introduction Light-wave interacts with the charges constituting a given molecule in remodelling the spatial charge distribution: Molecule constitutes the emitter of an electromagnetic wave of the same wavelength as the incident one ("elastic scattering") Note: usually vertical polarization of both incident and scattered light (vv-geometry)
Particles larger than 20 nm: - several oscillating dipoles created simultaneously within one given particle - interference leads to a non-isotropic angular dependence of the scattered light intensity - particle form factor, characteristic for size and shape of the scattering particle - scattered intensity I ~ N i M i 2 P i (q) (scattering vector q, see below!) Particles smaller than /20: - scattered intensity independent of scattering angle, I ~ N i M i 2
Particles in solution show Brownian motion (D = kT/(6 R), and =6Dt) => Interference pattern and resulting scattered intensity fluctuate with time
1.2. Static Light Scattering Detector (photomultiplier, photodiode): scattered intensity only! detector rDrD I sample I0I0 Scattered light wave emitted by one oscillating dipole Light source I 0 = laser: focussed, monochromatic, coherent Sample cell: cylindrical quartz cuvette, embedded in toluene bath (T, n D )
Standard Light Scattering Setup of the Schmidt Group, Phys.Chem., Mainz: laser sample, bath detector on goniometer arm
Standard Light Scattering Setup of the Schmidt Group, Phys.Chem., Mainz:
Scattering volume: defined by intersection of incident beam and optical aperture of the detection optics Important: scattered intensity has to be normalized.
Scattering from dilute solutions of very small particles ("point scatterers") (e.g. nanoparticles or polymer chains smaller than /20) in cm 2 g -2 Mol Fluctuation theory: contrast factor Ideal solutions, van't Hoff: Real solutions, enthalpic interactions solvent-solute: Absolute scattered intensity of ideal solutions, Rayleigh ratio ([cm -1 ]): and Scattering standard I std : Toluene ( I abs = 1.4 e-5 cm -1 ) Reason of "Sky Blue"! (scattering from gas molecules of atmosphere)
Scattering from dilute solutions of larger particles - scattered intensity dependent on scattering angle (interference) The scattering vector q (in [cm -1 ]), length scale of the light scattering experiment: Real solutions, enthalpic interactions solvent-solute expressed by 2nd Virial coeff.:
q q = inverse observational length scale of the light scattering experiment : q-scaleresolutioninformationcomment qR << 1whole coilmass, radius of gyratione.g. Zimm plot qR < 1topologycylinder, sphere, … qR ≈ 1topology quantitativesize of cylinder,... qR > 1chain conformationhelical, stretched,... qR >> 1chain segmentschain segment density
Scattering from 2 scattering centers – interference of scattered waves leads to phase difference: 2 interfering waves with phase difference :
orientational average and normalization lead to:. Zimm equation: Scattered intensity due to Z pair-wise intraparticular interferences, N particles: replacing Cartesian coordinates r i by center-of-mass coordinates s i we get: regarding the reciprocal scattered intensity, and including solute-solvent interactions finally yields the well-known Zimm-Equation (series expansion of P(q), valid for small R): s 2, R g 2 = squared radius of gyration
The Zimm-Plot, leading to M, s (= R g ) and A 2 : q = 0 c = 0 example: 5 c, 25 q
Zimm analysis of polydisperse samples yields the following averages: The z-average squared radius of gyration: The weight average molar mass Reason: for given species k, I k ~ N k M k 2
Fractal Dimensions : topologydfdf cylinder, rod1 thin disk2 homogeneous sphere3 ideal Gaussian coil2 Gaussian coil with excluded volume5/3 branched Gaussian chain16/7 if
Particle form factor for "large" particles for homogeneous spherical particles of radius R: first minimum at qR = 4.49 Zimm!
1.3. Dynamic Light Scattering Brownian motion of the solute particles leads to fluctuations of the scattered intensity isotropic diffusive particle motion mean-squared displacement of the scattering particle: change of particle position with time is expressed by van Hove selfcorrelation function, DLS-signal is the corresponding Fourier transform (dynamic structure factor) Stokes-Einstein, Fluctuation - Dissipation
The Dynamic Light Scattering Experiment - photon correlation spectroscopy Siegert relation: note: usually the "coherence factor" f c is smaller than 1, i.e.: f c increases with decreasing pinhole diameter, but photon count rate decreases!
DLS from polydisperse (bimodal) samples
"Cumulant method", series expansion, only valid for small size polydispersities < 50 % first Cumulant yields inverse average hydrodynamic radius second Cumulant yields polydispersity for samples with average particle size larger than 10 nm: Data analysis for polydisperse (monomodal) samples note:
Cumulant analysis – graphic explanation: monodisperse sample polydisperse sample linear slope yields diffusion coefficient slope at =0 yields apparent diffusion coefficient, which is an average weighted with n i M i 2 P i (q) large, slow particles small, fast particles
D app vs. q 2 :
Explanation for D app (q): for larger particle fraction i, P(q) drops first, leading to an increase of the average D app (q)
27 ln(g1( ))=P1+P2* +P3/2 * ^2 PI = SQRT(P3/P2^2)
topology -ratio homogeneous sphere0.775 hollow sphere1 ellipsoid0.775 - 4 random polymer coil1.505 cylinder of length l, diameter D Combining static and dynamic light scattering, the -ratio: for polydisperse samples:
Sample topology (sphere, coil, etc…) is known yesno Dynamic light scattering sufficient ("particle sizing") Static light scattering necessary Time intensity correlation function decays single-exponentially yesno Only one scattering angle needed, determine particle size (R H ) from Stokes-Einstein-Eq. (in case there are no particle interactions (polyelectrolytes!) Sample is polydisperse or shows non-diffusive relaxation processes! - to determine "true" average particle size, extrapolation q -> 0 - to analyze polydispersity, various methods Strategy for particle characterization by light scattering - A Applicability of commercial particle sizers!
Sample topology is unknown, static light scattering necessary yesno Particle radius larger than 50 nm and/or very polydisperse sample: use more sophisticated methods to evaluate particle form factor Plot of vs. is linear Dynamic light scattering to determine Estimate (!) particle topology from Strategy for particle characterization by light scattering - B Particle radius between 10 and 50 nm: analyze data following Zimm-eq. to get:
1. Galinsky, G.;Burchard, W. Macromolecules 1997, 30, 4445-4453 Samples: Several starch fractions prepared by controlled acid degradation of potatoe starch,dissolved in 0.5M NaOH Sample characteristics obtained for very dilute solutions by Zimm analysis: sample10 -6 M w (g/mol) R g (nm) 10 4 A 2 [(mol cm 3 )/g 2 ] LD110.92361.00 LD161.87480.60 LD125.20700.28 LD1914.51130.13 LD18431800.082 LD17641900.060 LD13972330.025 2. Static Light Scattering – Selected Examples
Normalized particle form factors universal up to values of qR g = 2
Details at higher q (smaller length scales) – Kratky Plot: form factor fits: C related to branching probability, increases with molar mass
Are the starch samples, although not self-similar, fractal objects? - minimum slope reached at qRg ≈ 10 (maximum q-range covered by SLS experiment !) - at higher q values (simulations or X-ray scattering) slope approaches -2.0 - characteristic for a linear polymer chain (C = 1). - at very small length scale only linear chain sections visible (non-branched outer chains)
2. Pencer, J.;Hallett, F. R. Langmuir 2003, 19, 7488-7497 Samples: uni-lamellar vesicles of lipid molecules 1,2-Dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DOPC) and 1-stearoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (SOPC) by extrusion monodisperse vesicles Data Analysis: thin-shell approximation small values of qR, Guinier approximation
typical q-range of light scattering experiments: 0.002 nm-1 to 0.03 nm -1 vesicles prepared by extrusion: radii 20 to 100 nm => first minimum of the particle form factor not visible in static light scattering
particle form factor of thin shell ellipsoidal vesicles, two symmetry axes (a,b,b) prolate vesicles, surface area 4 (60 nm) 2 oblate vesicles, surface area 4 (60 nm) 2
anisotropy vs. polydispersity: static light scattering from monodisperse ellipsoidal vesicles can formally be expressed in terms of scattering from polydisperse spherical vesicles ! => impossible to de-convolute contributions from vesicle shape and size polydispersity using SLS data alone ! monodisperse ellipsoidal vesicles polydisperse spherical vesicles combination of SLS and DLS: DLS: intensity-weighted size distribution => number-weighted size distribution (fit a,b) => SLS: particle form factor
input for a,b – fits to SLS data, result: polydisperse ( R = 10%) oblate vesicles, a : b < 1 : 2.5
3. Fuetterer, T.;Nordskog, A.;Hellweg, T.;Findenegg, G. H.;Foerster, S.; Dewhurst, C. D. Physical Review E 2004, 70, 1-11 Samples: worm-like micelles in aqueous solution, by association of the amphiphilic diblock copolymer poly-butadiene(125)-b-poly(ethylenoxide)(155) monodisperse stiff rods asymmetric Schulz-Zimm distribution polydisperse stiff rods Koyama, flexible wormlike chains Analysis of SLS-results:
Holtzer-plot of SLS-data : plateau value = mass per length of a rod-like scattering particle fit results: (i)polydisperse stiff rods: (ii)polydisperse wormlike chains:
Analysis of DLS-results: amplitudes depend on the length scale of the DLS experiment: - long diffusion distances (qL < 4): only pure translational diffusion S 0 - intermediate length scales (4 < qL < 15): all modes (n = 0, 1, 2) present according to Kirkwood and Riseman: polydispersity leads to an average amplitude correlation function!
DLS relaxation rates : linear fit over the whole q-range: significant deviation from zero intercept, additional relaxation processes or "higher modes" at higher q results: R g from Zimm-analysis and calculations!
4. Wang, X. H.;Wu, C. Macromolecules 1999, 32, 4299-4301 samples: high molar mass PNIPAM chains in (deuterated) water
reversibility of the coil-globule transition: molten globule ? surface of the sphere has a lower density than its center
Selected Examples – Static Light Scattering: sampleproblemsolution branched polymeric nanoparticles self-similarity (fractals) ?;details at qR > 2 by Kratky plot (P(q) q 2 vs. q), fitting parameters for branched polymers, simulation of P(q) at qR > 10 (SLS: qR not fractal ! vesicles (nanocapsules) distinguish size polydispersity and shape anisotropy in P(q) ? combine DLS (only size polydispersity !) and SLS to simulate expt. P(q) worm-like micellescharacterization: length, R g /R H (R H : no rotation-translation- coupling if qL < 4) details at higher q by Holtzer plot (I(q) q vs. q), fit P(q), R g from Zimm-analysis at small q values PNIPAM chains in water at different T coil – globule - transitionR g from Zimm-analysis, R H by DLS, decrease in R and R g / R H
3. Dynamic Light Scattering – Selected Examples 1. Vanhoudt, J.;Clauwaert, J. Langmuir 1999, 15, 44-57 sample: spherical latex particles in dilute dispersions samples2s3s4s5s6s7 nominal diameter/nm19549119, 9119, 5454, 91 diameter ratio---126.96.36.199 Data analysis of polydisperse samples: 1. Cumulant method (CUM), polynomial series expansion: polydispersity index particle diameter is a so-called harmonic z-average: (only for homogeneous spheres)
2. non-negatively least squares method (NNLS): M exponentials considered for the exponential series, yielding a set of coefficients b i defining the particle size distribution for decay rates equally distributed on a log scale. 3. Exponential sampling (ES): See 2., decay rates chosen according to: 4. Provencher's CONTIN algorithm: Numerical procedure to calculate a continuous decay rate distribution B( ), also called Inverse Laplace Transformation, enclosed in most commercial DLS setups. 5. double-exponential method (DE):
Results: samples2s3s4s5s6s7 nominal diameter19 ± 1.554 ± 2.791 ± 319, 9119, 5454, 91 diameter ratio---18.104.22.168 - CUM (1.)20.355.087.036.929.569.0 PI – CUM (1.)0.0290.0090.0080.2480.1910.069 d1,d2 – NNLS (2.)---18, 8116, 50- d1,d2 – ES (3.)----19, 54- d1,d2 – DE (5.)----18, 54- Bimodal samples s5, s6, s7: I 1 (q=0) = I 2 (q=0) Note: bimodal samples with d2/d1 < 2 (s7) beyond resolution of DLS !
2. van der Zande, B. M. I.;Dhont, J. K. G.;Bohmer, M. R.;Philipse, A. P. Langmuir 2000, 16, 459-464 sample (TEM-results): colloidal gold nanoparticles stabilized with poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (M = 40000 g/Mol) systemlength L [nm] L [nm] diameter d [nm] d [nm] aspect ratio L/d Sphere18185--- Sphere15153--- Rod2.6a47171832.6 Rod2.6b39101532.6 Rod8.9146371738.9 Rod12.61892415312.6 Rod142832220314.0 Rod17.22596015317.2 Rod17.42796816317.4 Rod396602017339.0 Rod49729-15349.0
DLS setup and data analysis: Kr ion laser (647.1 nm far from the absorption peak of the gold particles (500 nm)) Measurements in vv-mode and vh-mode (depolarized dynamic light scattering DDLS) (v = vertical, h = horizontal polarization) intensity autocorrelation functions were fitted to single exponential decays, including a second Cumulant to account for particle size polydispersity vv-mode (only translation is detected): depolarized dynamic light scattering (vh-mode) (translation and rotation are detected, no coupling in case qL < 5) translational diffusion coefficient D T determined from the slope, rotational diffusion coefficient D R from the intercept of the data measured in vh –geometry.
Results: q 2 / 10 14 m -2 q max L > 5 (≈ 9) ! qL < 5
diffusion coefficients according to Tirado and de la Torre, using as input parameters length and diameter from TEM system10 -12 D T, exp [m 2 s -1 ] 10 -12 D T, calc [m 2 s -1 ] D R, exp [s -1 ] D R, calc [s -1 ] Rod8.96.08.43062238 Rod184.108.40.206811258 Rod142.95.266396 Rod17.24.06.0177563 Rod184.108.40.20675452 Rod391.22.91446 Rod490.72.830 values determined by DDLS systematically too small, because PVP-layer (thickness 10 – 15 nm) not visible in TEM !
Selected Examples – Dynamic Light Scattering: sampleproblemsolution bimodal spheressize resolution- double exponential fits - size distribution fits - CONTIN ; only if R 1 /R 2 > 2 stiff gold nanorodslength and diameter in solution =?; deviation TEM – DLS ? depolarized DLS (vh) => D rot standard DLS (vv) => D trans ; deviation TEM-DLS due to PVP stabilization layer
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One of the two, Goran Lindahl, said today that he would step down as deputy chairman and chairman-elect of Anglo American, the giant mining company. Mr. Lindahl said in a statement that he did not want Anglo American to be ''distracted by becoming involved in matters connected with my former employment.''
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Facebook API ME defines a compelling and well defined API for Java developers who wish to access Facebook's services. This project provides support for the main and more popular services, e.g., status posting, friends list, etc. More services are added as new versions are released. Facebook API ME is defined in such a way that developers will learn how to use it quickly. In addition, the API is structured to work regardless of the underlying Java platform (e.g. Java ME, Android and RIM), in order to make easier and quicker for the developers to port their applications to other platforms.
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Facebook API ME is under two licenses: GNU General Public License v2.0 regarding the source code and GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 for the binaries. It means that now you can develop proprietary applications with Facebook API ME, if you merely link them to API's binaries.
Minimum Requirements
- Java Micro Edition (MIDP 2.0 / CLDC 1.0) or newer
- Android 1.5 (API Level 3) or newer
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Facebook API ME is now at its first release (1.0). This version consists of:
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Below you will find a tutorial demonstrating what you need and how in order to work with Facebook API ME.
Registering an App
You need to register an app on Facebook's Developer page. The process is pretty simple and straightforward. The goal of this registration is to obtain some keys that are required by authentication process: App Id, App Secret and Redirect Uri. This process is very similar to Twitter's app registration process.
Once you have the keys, let get to the API itself.
Browser Component
In your app, you need to display Facebook's Login page, so your user can enter his credentials and then grant access to your app. This process is implemented by the API. You just need to provide a browser component instance and then the API takes care of the rest. Considering the eSWT version, you need to provide an instance of Browser class, Android, WebView class, and RIM, BrowserField class.
Wrapper Class
Once the browser instance is created, you have to wrap it with an instance of AuthDialogWrapper class. This class is responsible for managing the authentication and delegates the events to your app. Considering the eSWT version, you have to instantiate the BrowserAuthDialogWrapper subclass, Android, WebViewAuthDialogWrapper, and RIM, BrowserFieldAuthDialogWrapper.
Setting Up the Keys
The wrapper object must be set up, so it can handle the authentication process properly for you app. There are some "set" methods that can be used to inform your App Id, App Secret and Redirect Uri. If you prefer, you can enter the keys in the constructor.
... Browser browser = ...; AuthDialogWrapper pageWrapper = new BrowserAuthDialogWrapper(browser); pageWrapper.setAppId("App Id goes here"); pageWrapper.setAppSecret("App Secret goes here"); pageWrapper.setRedirectUri("Redirect Uri goes here"); ...
Most services provided by Facebook API requires explicit authorization by user. So, during the authentication process you must inform which permissions the services that you intend to work with, must be granted by user.
... pageWrapper.setPermissions( new String[] { Permission.OFFLINE_ACCESS, Permission.PUBLISH_STREAM}); ...
This code snippet says the app will request permission to perform authorized requests on behalf of the user at any time (OFFLINE_ACCESS) and publish content to a user's feed at any time PUBLISH_STREAM. For the full list of permissions provided by Facebook API, click here.
Authentication Events
In order to know if the user granted or denied permission to the app, you need to register a listener of the type AuthenticationListener. This interface has three methods:
- onAuthorize(String token)
- onAccessDenied(String message)
- onFail(String error, String message)
onAuthorize() means the user has granted permission to the app along with the Access Token. Keep this token, since you will use it to sign all your requests to Facebook API. This token works to identify your app. So, from this point on, you can dismiss the login page and start publishing links, comments, etc.
onAccessDenied() means the user has denied access to his Facebook account. It does not mean the user can change his mind later and then authorize your app.
onFail() means that something went wrong during the authentication process. Just try again!
... pageWrapper.addAuthenticationListener(this); ... public void onAuthorize(String token) { System.out.println("onAuthorize: " + token); } public void onAccessDenied(String message) { System.out.println("access_denied: " + message); } public void onFail(String error, String message) { System.out.println("error: " + error + " message: " + message); } ...
Displaying Login Page
The Facebook's Login page will just be requested and displayed, as soon as the method login() be called.
... pageWrapper.login(); ...
Dispatching Requests
The API also provides a helper class, called Dispatcher, responsible for dispatching the requests, synchronously or asynchronously, to Facebook API. Each Dispatcher instance must be associated to an access token, so all requests dispatched be signed automatically.
... Dispatcher dispatcher = Dispatcher.getInstance("Access Token goes here"); ...
Dispatcher Events
When you work with asynchronous requests, it is recommended to register a listener in order to know whether they were successfully processed. This listener is defined by DispatcherListener interface. This interface has two methods:
- onComplete(Request request, Response response)
- onFail(Request request, Throwable error)
onComplete() means the request was processed successfully and returns the result (response).
onFail() means the request failed, returning the cause.
... dispatcher.addDispatcherListener(this); ... public void onComplete(Request request, Response response) { ... } public void onFail(Request request, Throwable error) { ... } ...
Posting on User's Wall
To publish a text on user's wall is pretty simple. Just instantiate an object of Status class, informing the text in the constructor. The other constructor allows you to post a text on a friend's wall.
... Status status = new Status("Text goes here"); dispatcher.dispatch(status); //synchronously //or dispatcher.addToQueue(status); //asynchronously ... Status status = new Status("Text goes here", "Friend's Id goes here"); dispatcher.dispatch(status); ...
To share a link is as easy as posting on wall. Just instantiate an object of Link class, informing the URL in the constructor. The other constructor allows you to define how the link will be displayed.
... Link link = new Link("Link's URL goes here"); dispatcher.dispatch(link); ... Link link = new Link( "Link'URL goes here", "Link's Picture Uri goes here", "Link's Name goes here", "Link's Caption goes here", "Link's Description goes here", "Link's Message goes here", "Friend's Id goes here"); dispatcher.dispatch(link); ...
Retrieving Friends List
To retrieve the user's friends list just instantiate an object of Friends class. This request returns an instance of Friends.Response, which is Enumeration.
... Friends friends = new Friends(); Friends.Response friendsEnum = (Friends.Response) dispatcher.dispatch(friends); while (friendsEnum.hasMoreElements()) { Friends.Response friend = (Friends.Response)friendsEnum.nextElement(); String friendId = friend.getId(); String friendName = friend.getName(); ... } ...
Profile Picture
To retrieve a friend's profile picture, create an instance of Picture class, informing the friend's Id in the constructor. This request returns an instance of Picture.Response.
... Picture picture = new Picture("Friend's Id goes here"); Picture.Response pictureResp = (Picture.Response)dispatcher.dispatch(picture); byte[] imageBytes = pictureResp.getData(); ...
Revoking Authorization
Just in case an user decides to remove your app's authorization to access his Facebook account. For that, use the request defined by RevokeAuthorization class, informing the access token in the constructor. Once this request is processed, the access token is expired and you app will no longer be able to access the user's account. To access it again, the entire authentication process must be redone.
... RevokeAuthorization revoke = new RevokeAuthorization("Access Token goes here"); dispatcher.dispatch(revoke); ...
Log out
The wrapper class AuthDialogWrapper has a method called logout(). Call this method in order to remove any cookie or logged user's data left by Facebook's Login page in our browser component. It is recommend to call this method when the user removes the app's authorization.
Other Platforms
It is important to point out that all sceneries presented in this tutorial are valid for all platforms of Facebook API ME. It does matter if you are working on Blackberry, LWUIT or Android. The sceneries are all the same, except Wrapper Class, regarding the type of subclass. Each platform has its own subclass of AuthDialogWrapper.
In case of Facebook API ME has brought good benefits for you and/or your company, and because of that you would like to thank us for all our hard work. Please, feel free to donate us any amount, via PayPal, by clicking here. It is easy and quick to do. In addition, this contribution will provide us more resources to keep up improving this API for you.
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In this article the President of the Republic of the Congo reviews the importance for Africa of the 14th Summit of the Francophonie held in Kinshasa last October. Holding the 14th Summit of the Francophonie in Kinshasa — on African soil and, for the first time, in the Central African region — constituted an event that delighted the peoples of our region and raised many hopes. Africa, henceforth the bastion of the French language, was honoured by this choice and we are proud of our...
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The tunes matter most. Tunes under the traditional music umbrella are virtually living organisms and since there are an infinite number of ways to approach every tune it is best to allow them to breathe and continue to evolve. Our straightforward arrangements of these tunes into Sets allow our playing of the Sets (and the tunes within them) to evolve as well. This recording is therefore only a snapshot of our playing of a few of these tunes during a cold February weekend in 2007. As this inviting body of tunes continues to grow, so too do the numbers of listeners, dancers, and musicians eager to join in the fun associated with it. We love this music and hope our listeners enjoy our playing of it as much as we enjoy playing it. While respecting and taking the tradition of traditional music making seriously, we avoid taking ourselves too much so. After all, compared to the growing party under an ever expanding umbrella of great tunes and great music, we're mere dwarves.
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But our randomly selected winner made our day with his plan. Timothy Foss wrote:
I have such a long list of hopefuls in this category, but my favorite is this: My grandfather invented a pickle grabber in the 50s that never made it to market. I have one of 3 prototypes. My hope is to launch a local line of garden made pickles from my grandmother's pickle recipes and manufacture the pickle grabber to go with it. Wish me luck!
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If you go to a restaurant called Hamburger, it's probably best to order the hamburger. The same logic applies to Bujinkan Virginia Budo, a martial-arts studio that specializes in the Japanese martial art budo taijutsu. Relaying the teachings of grandmaster Masaaki Hatsumi, the staff preaches bujinkan budo taijutsu's practical self-defense tactics, including strikes, throws, and "yo mamma" jokes. They stick to the fundamentals during youth classes and incorporate more advanced tactics such as swordsmanship during adult classes.


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Here are a few of the highlights of a visit to this most unusual of NT properties (and yes we may be biased but we think it is fabulous!):
The Landscape. The Sarsen Field is the first thing you see on the left of the drive as you approach the car park. This is open to everyone to walk in and is a fascinating are of Special Scientific Interest where the huge, ancient sarsen stones lie amongst the grass as they have done for thousands of years. Legend says they are an army turned to stone by the magician Merlin.
High on the hill to the east is the weathercock. If you fancy a climb up onto the Downs this gives a
The woodland dates back to when this was a medieval hunting ground and the deer still live here.
Landscaped in the 17th century, the woods are full of walks and glades where you can picnic and play and catch sight of the wildlife. The badgers have been digging up the area around the grand avenue for almost 1000 years! There are also hidden geocaches, a tree trail and our Pixie Path. In the fields behind the wood the Balleroy ponies graze.
To the west of the park lies Alfred's Castle, an Iron Age encampment. Smaller than Uffington and Liddington forts it nevertheless commands a wonderful view and at one time controlled the track south from the Ridgeway. Anglo Saxon weapons have been found here; legend states it was the place where King Alfred rallied his army before the Battle of Ashdown in 871 AD.
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From Blackstone Audio:
OLIVER TWIST by Charles Dickens (unabridged) is presented by Blackstone Audio and comes with what is perhaps the best audiobook app available (see FEATURES, below).[W]ill thrill kids today as it always has.the story of the street boy on the run, who lives with outlaws and then finds a safe home, is an archetypal adventure. (Booklist)Oliver Twist is the story of a workhouse orphan captured and thrust into a den of thieves, where some of Dickenss most depraved villains preside. This was the first of Dickenss works to depict realistically the impoverished London underworld and to illustrate his belief that poverty leads to crime.Self-contained, this audiobook app is perfect for your commute, on a trip, or while relaxing. Based on a library-quality recording, this app was built especially for your iPhone and iPod Touch. No unreadable text, no endless scrolling on a tiny screen. The audio is of higher-than-normal quality, making for a great listening experience that will not tire your ears or grate on your nerves.NOTICE: This app includes the exact same 5-star recording offered elsewhere at much higher prices. It was professionally recorded by Blackstone Audios Earphones-winning narrator Nadia May. You are not buying yet another amateur or volunteer narration. No clicks, background noises, throat clearing, mispronunciations, tinny voices or monotones will be found here. The author's moral indignation drives the creation of some of his most memorably grotesque characters (Library Journal)EXPERIENCE. About 17.5 hours of narration. Created as a Folium enhancedAudio edition, this book includes extra functions and features not found on lesser players.PLAYER CONTROLS. Includes listen (play), pause, multi-speed fast forward/reverse, jump ahead/back, chapter skip, volume control, one-touch chapter- and bookmark browser. There is also a scrub bar that finds any point inside the chapter with just a tap.SLEEP TIMER. Have you ever fallen asleep watching TV or listening to a book? If so, you'll love this feature. Once set, the book will stop, place a bookmark, and allow you to jump back to where you probably began dozing.CLEAR & ELEGANT DESIGN. Simple, clean, intuitive, and smarter than average.CHAPTER TIMINGS. Always know how much time it will take to finish a chapter. Plus, the progress bar at the top of the screen shows how far into the book youve come.OFFLINE LISTENING. You are airplane-ready! Once downloaded, listen uninterrupted without threat from a lost network connection. Downloads are usually just 5-10 minutes, but depend upon your network speed.AUTO-BOOKMARKING. The player remembers where you stopped listening and returns to that exact spot when you open the book again.TELL-A-FRIEND. An easy way to recommend the book to your friends or Twitter feed.FEEDBACK. Share your ideas for books, functions, and features. We are very responsive to our listeners and appreciate all feedback and ideas.RATING: 9+ Suitable for adults and children who enjoy the work of Charles Dickens.___________________One of Dickenss most popular novels, Oliver Twist tells the story of a young workhouse orphan who escapes into the mean backstreets of Victorian London. There, he is thrust into a den of thieves where some of Dickenss most depraved villains preside: the incorrigible Artful Dodger, the barbarous bully Bill Sikes, and the terrible Fagin, whose knavery threatens to send them all to the gallows. A novel with autobiographical overtones, this was the first of Dickenss works to realistically portray Londons impoverished underworld, and to illustrate his belief that poverty leads to crime. At the heart of the drama, however, is Oliver, the orphan whose unsullied goodness leads him to salvation, and who represents Dickenss belief in the principle of good triumphing at last.
What's new in this version:
Added compatibility for iOS 5 Miscellaneous bug fixes Updated user interface and experience
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