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Mark Siffin: Times Square in Miami
Artist's rendering of Mark Siffin's proposed City Square.
Courtesy of Miami City Center
Mark Siffin stares dolefully at the canvas. He just can't get it right. The seven-by-ten-foot painting leans against a wall inside his $2.6 million waterfront Dilido Island mansion. In the image, a naked, large-breasted, drop-dead beautiful blonde cracks a slight smile while leaning back provocatively. She's rendered in flamingo pinks and Florida-sunset oranges, contrasted by cool azure flowers.
"I was up at 3:30 in the morning working on this," says Siffin, who has cropped gray hair, intense gray eyes, and wears a striped green shirt with a tightly knotted tie. "It's been driving me nuts."
Just then, his wife, Donalee — a former television reporter in Portland and Los Angeles — strolls into the spacious living room. With her long hair, sculpted body, and bright smile, she's no doubt the subject of the painting.
Mark Siffin
Siffin isn't embarrassed. He's a man who has it all, and he's poised to have much more. In just the past year, he has seemingly come from nowhere to control the future of downtown Miami.
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In the next month or so, he'll ink a staggering $190 million deal with McClatchy, the Miami Herald's parent company, to buy a ten-acre plot of land opposite the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. His plan: Build a boutique shopping center and garage topped with two gargantuan, 40-story digital billboards that will forever change the Magic City's skyline.
In Siffin's view, City Square is the final turn of the "Rubik's cube" of a revitalized downtown — a place for people to park, to party, and to hang out after concerts and plays. "It delivers a critical piece of the urban landscape," he says. "It creates life in an area around the arts center."
But the oil painter's neon-colored vision has drawn a loud chorus of criticism, especially because the city commission seems to have skirted the law in order to approve it this past July 29. There was only a week of review and virtually no public input. Some detractors fear the signs' Times Square tackiness will ruin neighborhoods along Biscayne Bay. Others say the billboards are illegal. And then there are the questions about Siffin's character.
Among the findings of New Times' investigation of Siffin: He's been convicted of heroin possession with intent to sell; a drug dealer claimed Siffin pulled in six figures in marijuana shipments; and the developer has been tied to a South Florida pilot who ferried millions of dollars' worth of drugs. What's more, he promised to develop neighborhoods in Los Angeles and San Francisco but left behind a vacant, blighted lot and a historic building riddled with problems. In Miami, Siffin paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in hush money to condo boards and lobbyists in order to engineer the backroom deal for his mammoth project.
There's no question Siffin is brilliant, alluringly eccentric, and unusually open. In Miami's long and wild history of developer-barons — from Henry Flagler to Tibor Hollo — there's never been anyone quite like him. But while city leaders have welcomed and praised his project, the questions raised by his past are troubling.
"Everyone should worry that somebody like Mark has total control over something with such a major impact on this city," says Barbara Bisno, a former assistant U.S. attorney and opponent of the project. "He's ultimately going to develop a project that benefits Mark Siffin, not Miami."
Doug Warmbier, a construction worker with a history of drug convictions, lay in a hospital bed, mostly paralyzed below his neck. A month earlier, he'd swerved to miss a deer on a highway outside Indianapolis and rocketed off the pavement. His dog, perched next to him, died instantly. Doctors expected Warmbier to walk again but told him it would take time and rehab.
Just before noon April 26, 1997, a criminal investigator from Nevada named Michael Hodge showed up in Warmbier's room. He seemed like a nice guy and talked about his own son, a quadriplegic. Then he began asking about Mark Siffin.
"Siffin," Warmbier's eyes narrowed as he talked about his old friend from Bloomington, Indiana. His eyes teared up. "He's fucking scum," Warmbier said. "I will do whatever it takes to burn him."
Had Siffin ever been caught moving drugs? Hodge wanted to know.
"One time in Morocco," Warmbier told him. "His dad got him out of trouble." Everyone knew, Warmbier added, that Siffin's father was a high-ranking CIA official. Hodge nodded and scribbled in his notebook. He'd heard that too.
Hodge asked if Mark could've killed a man.
Warmbier answered, "It would not be beneath Mark to have killed." But, he added hastily, he didn't think Mark actually had knocked off anyone.
They talked for a few hours, Warmbier in his bed, Hodge sitting in a stiff chair while taking notes. Warmbier, who spent two years in prison on a cocaine-dealing conviction in the early '80s, described their operation: He had worked under Siffin in a gang, he said, "nothing like the Colombians, but it made a lot of money for its size." The organization moved drugs — mostly pot and Thai stick — around the United States, including Hawaii.
Warmbier said he usually ended a job with $30,000 or $40,000 in his pocket. Siffin's take: $120,000 to $160,000, he claimed.
The exchange between Warmbier and Hodge has never before been reported in detail. It's recorded in sworn documents made public in a 1978 Nevada murder case that the state's supreme court reopened in 2000.
Siffin denies Warmbier's allegations, and his lawyer, Russell Hayman, points out that no charges were filed against the developer in connection with that case. "It was my mistake to befriend him. The moment I met him, I should have never had any association with him," Siffin says of Warmbier. "But I couldn't imagine that years and years after I knew him, this subject would keep coming up."
True or false, the tale of drugs and swashbuckling oddly fits with Siffin's colorful past, which includes a globetrotting childhood with a brilliant father and a devout Catholic mom, a more-than-passing flirtation with drugs including heroin, and a long stretch of studying art and trading gems outside the United States.
He was born in 1950 in Bloomington, Indiana, to William and Catherine Fox Siffin. His father, who went by Bill, was a native Hoosier. Bill earned an undergraduate degree at Indiana University and then obtained a master's at the University of Minnesota. He eventually found a job with the Tennessee Valley Authority; then he won a fellowship to help pay his way to Harvard and married Mark's mother, Catherine.
There he earned a double PhD in political economy and government. Then the young couple moved back to Indiana, where Bill launched a groundbreaking think tank focused on aiding developing nations. Mark was their first child.
Like his son, Bill Siffin was a complex individual. He was both brilliant and mysterious, says Philip Morgan, a political science professor who spent decades working with him at IU. "Bill was generous and intimate yet still always distant," he says.
Mark Siffin's childhood was unconventional. The family frequently traveled on far-flung research trips and lived for several years in Bangkok. One long-lasting memory formed when he was 5 years old, while sitting at an outdoor café in Hong Kong. As he ate, Mark says, he noticed a pack of Chinese kids with bloated bellies picking in a sawdust pile, and he laughed: "Look at those fat kids!"
Bill Siffin grabbed his son by the arm and dragged him over to the starving children. "You're white, you're middle class, you have a good mind, and you have an obligation to conduct yourself in a manner reflective of your good fortune," he almost shouted at the boy.
The family moved to Hawaii when Mark was a teen, and he enrolled at a Catholic-run high school for military brats where he "endured a dreaded one-two punch" of nuns and Army officers, he told the Indianapolis Business Journal.
After high school, he took art courses at IU and in Philadelphia and tried to make a living as a painter. Then he moved to Paris, where he led a starving-artist lifestyle. "I had zero aspirations toward being a businessman," he says.
He spent several years in France, never finding much success. "My father sent my sister to try to convince me to stop living in $2-a-night hotel rooms, to come back to America to join the real world," he says.
Upon return, he took gemology courses, but then he left again — for Burma, where he stayed with missionaries and swapped gems.
Just more than a decade ago, Siffin proposed a project in Los Angeles much like the one he wants to build near the Arsht Center in Miami. That experience provides prescient clues about the fate of the large mall, garage, and billboards he plans to erect just off Biscayne Boulevard. First he lined up a partner — Apollo Real Estate — and then finalized a deal for a block on the Sunset Strip including the historic Playboy Building. He proposed a $250 million, 200,000-square-foot shopping center and later announced a partnership with Clear Channel to add huge LED billboards.
That, of course, alarmed residents, so Siffin launched a charm offensive. He met with condo boards, associations, and activists. The doors to a mansion he had purchased on Blue Jay Way in West Hollywood, a hilly enclave just above the Strip, were always open, he says.
Siffin cut a laid-back, philosophical figure, showing up to business meetings wearing pastel shirts and chatting easily about fine art. "He was one of the most unflappable guys I've ever met," says Steve Martin, a lawyer and former West Hollywood mayor. "Even when people started rabidly attacking him, he never showed any signs that it affected him."
One spring day, he even won over a civic activist by saving her life. Jeanne Dobrin, a gadfly and organizer who was then 81 years old, had come to Siffin's home. They talked for a while before she tried to back her car out of his driveway. "Something went wrong with my brakes, and I rolled over a curb, down a three-foot drop, and then slid all the way down a hill," Dobrin recalls. "I ended up slamming into a house."
Siffin leaped a fence, dashed down the hill, and pulled Dobrin to safety before firefighters arrived. She ended up a vocal supporter. "We have a lot of greedy developers here, but he was a very smart man, a very good man," she says.
Alas, not all of his critics required dramatic rescue, so Siffin turned to his pocketbook. He wooed residents of a condo on Alta Loma Road with a $200,000 cash gift. To another association, he promised $120,000 for a new roof. In exchange, they signed a pledge not to criticize his plans "in the news media." And he offered a $5.2 million "fee" and a share of billboard revenue to the city.
When activists realized what was going on, they sued to block the deal. But in early September 2001, the council approved his Sunset Strip plans by a 3-2 vote. The swing ballot was cast by an 81-year-old former Army combat medic named Sal Guarriello, who had at first voiced skepticism. But the day of the vote, Guarriello voted yes without discussion. Why the change of heart?
The L.A. Times offered one possibility: Siffin had quietly donated $21,000 toward Guarriello's dream project, a veterans' memorial in Hollywood, the same day as an initial vote a month earlier.
Siffin maintains he did nothing wrong. "These residents deserved to be compensated for the trouble the project would cause them," he says of his payments to condos. "These were not payoffs." As for Guarriello's donation, he chalks up the controversy to bad timing.
But many in Hollywood were outraged, including former supporters such as Martin, the mayor. "It was ridiculous, the timing of that donation," he says. "It brushed anyone who supported the project with a patina of corruption. It was totally unfair, and it made me look like a fucking idiot."
On January 24, 2002, the West Hollywood Council flipped its previous vote and rescinded approval for Siffin's billboards. Four weeks later, his partner, Apollo, kicked him off the project.
It was a devastating turnaround. But Siffin says he has no regrets. "I wish I could have completed the project, but I was very proud of what we accomplished."
So he returned to work, moving ahead with plans to rehabilitate a century-old, seven-story gem in San Francisco's Union Square neighborhood. "It was completely collapsing, and everyone said, 'Oh no, don't go in there, the preservationists will eat you alive,'" Siffin recalls. His firm bought the building out of foreclosure in 2002 and, two years later, sold out its 39 condos at prices ranging from $300,000 to $1 million.
"Now, " he says proudly, "this place is on the cover of a book about successful restorations."
But he doesn't mention he is embroiled in a lawsuit with the building's condo association, which claimed in 2007 that he did a sloppy job. Roofs and walls are crumbling, windows leak, and decks have deteriorated, the plaintiffs claim. The total damage: more than $1 million. That suit is ongoing.
A third, more recent project has also run into roadblocks and controversy. In 2008, Siffin announced plans to turn a lot in L.A.'s blighted Panorama City neighborhood into a 452,000-square-foot mall and a 500-condo development. Also included: huge LED signs on the walls. The package would cost $200 million.
Unlike in West Hollywood, most people in the area supported the idea. "This is a lower-income area, and any big development that would improve lighting is welcome," says Tony Wilkinson, president of the neighborhood advisory group.
The problem: After community meetings were held and a flashy mockup was presented, the project seems to have quietly died. The intersection remains a fenced-off, trash-strewn lot.
Siffin says he still intends to build there, but the recession leveled his plans. "It's part of an area that has experienced incredible difficulties," he says.
Wilkinson has a different take: "He's an unusual guy, but he's a typical developer in one sense: He talks a good game even when he doesn't have the money to pull it off. He seems to be one of these guys who specializes in getting the government to approve a project but not in actually ever getting anything built."
In his 20s, Siffin returned to Indiana and fell in with a rough crowd. He was convicted in New Jersey in 1973 of heroin possession with intent to sell. More detailed records are not available, so it's unclear what precisely happened. He was sentenced to probation. Hayman, his lawyer, told the Miami Herald the drugs were for "personal use." Siffin declines to discuss in detail his brushes with the law.
Court records show DEA agents tailed the 27-year-old Siffin a few years later, in July 1978. On one typical night, a special agent and two cops tracked him to the Bloomington airport, where Siffin pulled a dark BMW into a private hangar at 6:15, hopped out with a suitcase, and boarded a waiting plane.
The pilot, Gus Maestrales, would eventually carve out his own bizarre history in South Florida. (He was never convicted of any crimes, however.) In 1980, two pilots working for Maestrales were caught flying suitcases full of cocaine. Records show that DEA agents believed Maestrales was a "narcotics transporter." In 1985, federal customs agents nabbed Maestrales flying two men with almost $6 million in cash bound for El Salvador and accused the trio of smuggling. Charges against the Fort Lauderdale-based pilot were later dropped when the other men pleaded guilty. A couple of years later, two of his passengers were caught with cocaine-packed suitcases. He again cooperated with customs officials.
That night, Maestrales ferried Siffin and several associates from Indiana to Fort Lauderdale. In South Florida, another team of agents watched Siffin place a suitcase in a waiting car and then use binoculars to scan nearby parking lots for several minutes before ordering the car to leave. The agents apparently let the vehicle depart unmolested, and Siffin headed back to Indiana.
The same pattern was repeated multiple times over the next two months. Sometimes, Maestrales left with a "money bag" packed full of bills after flying Siffin around. By August, after filing a half-dozen reports, the feds dropped the surveillance.
Why? Warmbier offered a theory during that interview in the hospital room: Bill Siffin's government connections.
There's no evidence that Mark's father worked for the CIA, other than Warmbier and Hodge's claims in the court documents. (The agency does not respond to public requests for information about agents, even deceased ones.) But Morgan, his old colleague, says Bill Siffin certainly moved in intelligence circles thanks to his think tank. The center worked closely in international hot spots with USAID — an agency noted at the time for providing cover to spies.
Either way, on December 21, 1978, about three months after the surveillance of Mark Siffin ended, a small-time drug dealer — and the son of a local judge in Reno — named Richard Minor Jr. ended up dead after being stabbed 15 times in his living room.
Minor, Nevada police learned, was best friends with Douglas Warmbier, who police believed was in Reno the night of the murder. That's when they found surveillance records of the "suspected traffickers" Siffin and Warmbier.
Investigators noted that Siffin had started a California company called Mae Inc. They feared he was "funneling large amounts of money" through the company in order to "reinvest the funds in legitimate business areas," records show. Could the pair have whacked Minor in a drug dispute?
Agents searched for Siffin. But he had disappeared. Several weeks of attempts to find him led nowhere.
Police soon arrested another suspect, who was eventually charged with the crime and later convicted. The Siffin angle was forgotten — and never even provided to defense attorneys for the convicted man, John Mazzan. It would languish undiscovered for 20 years.
In the early '80s, Siffin re-emerged in Bloomington, where he'd married his girlfriend, Ellen, and had his first child, daughter Mae. They bought a farm stocked with corn. But he might not have shed his less savory connections.
In 1982, a federal grand jury in Illinois indicted Siffin, along with 11 others, on drug and money-laundering charges. The indictment said Siffin and the others had been using Danville, Illinois, as a distribution point in a five-state, multimillion-dollar marijuana-smuggling ring since 1976. The dealers allegedly traveled to Florida to pick up the drugs and then sold them throughout the Midwest. It was "probably the largest drug ring operating" in the region, a DEA official told Danville's Commercial-News.
The charges against Siffin were soon dropped, however.
Three years later, he was indicted again in Indiana after accusations of illegally owning firearms, his lawyer told the Herald. Again, prosecutors declined to press charges. His lawyer says authorities realized a key witness had in the past tried to extort money from Siffin.
Siffin soon gave up farming, and his marriage fell apart. After briefly flirting with derivatives trading and living a few years in Italy, he moved back to Bloomington and used his capital to found another company. Maefield Development, named for his daughter, was born in 1993. The firm started with small strip malls in the college town and then moved on to riskier ventures in Indianapolis.
"He was an eccentric character even back then," says Alec Petros, Siffin's first investor and a friend. "But you could tell he had a vision."
By 1997, Siffin had made a splash in local papers by optioning a hotly contested 41 acres in a developing suburb, rezoning it for commercial use — against a loud outcry from residents who wanted to preserve the quiet landscape — and flipping the land for $20 million.
At last, he had found his niche.
Barbara Bisno is wedged into a packed conference room inside the Arsht Center's opera house. It's this past May 6, and the gray-haired ex-federal prosecutor and former Venetian Causeway Neighborhood Association president is craning her neck to get a view of Mark Siffin. He's standing before hundreds of residents, waving his arms dramatically at a video screen like a maestro conducting a symphony. A slick artist's rendering shows digital billboards stretching 40 stories over downtown.
Bisno's jaw drops. "I had no idea this was coming," she says.
Most of the others packed into the meeting had no clue either. That is, except for the large cheering section Siffin has brought. This is his soft launch of an idea he has been cultivating for more than 15 years. And, as with his other projects, it begins and ends with money: Cold cash that bought the best lobbyists in South Florida might have also helped sway city commission Chairman Marc Sarnoff and purchased the support of condo boards and residents along Biscayne Bay.
"That shopping center is aesthetically a monster," Bisno says. "I don't know how anyone could argue otherwise."
Siffin first came to Miami in 2004, when a bank flew him to town to check out some properties. He loves the place, he says in the charmingly off-center way that has won over so many potential opponents. "I've lived in the South of France, in New Mexico, in California, and there's something extraordinary about the light here," he says. "To me, light is life. Without light, you have no colors. You can't really experience life without light."
In January 2005, he bought his Dilido Island mansion and set his sights on remaking the Magic City. First he spearheaded the face-lift at the Strand Hotel at 10th Street and Ocean Drive in South Beach. Then he joined a bid by megadeveloper Pedro Martin to buy the land from McClatchy for three new condo towers.
After the real estate bubble exploded in 2008, Martin's plans fell apart and Siffin moved to the forefront as the sole developer interested in McClatchy's land. He saw the potential for digital advertising on the site.
In 2006, he put über-lobbyist Ron Book on the payroll to persuade state officials to change billboard restrictions. Siffin then hired a mighty triumvirate to argue his case in Miami: former city Commissioner Rosario Kennedy and heavy-hitting property attorneys Jeffrey Bercow and Ben Fernandez.
Siffin hasn't given much money to political candidates, aside from a small donation to a committee backing Miami Beach Mayor Matti Herrera Bower. But outdoor advertising companies have. They are the same firms that stand to profit from the planned giant billboards. For example, Commissioner Sarnoff, who represents the neighborhood where the signs and mall are proposed, has received nearly $5,000 from donors listed explicitly as "outdoor advertising" interests, including execs from Van Wagner Aerial Media and Worldwide Rush.
In Miami, Siffin has orchestrated the same hearts-and-minds campaign he set up in West Hollywood. Neighborhood leaders and condo boards were invited to his home. "Mark is one of the most creative guys I've ever met," says Murray Dubbin, a retired Miami Beach city attorney who now heads the condo board at the 801 N. Venetian Dr. building. "He's extremely bright and seems detail-oriented. You feel he's going to get done what he says he'll do."
But Siffin has also shown his mastery of talking without saying much. "You sit with Siffin, and he's smooth and smart and engaging," says Parker Thomson, a veteran lawyer and member of the Arsht Center board of directors who says he still has not made up his mind about the project. "But when you're finished, you shake your head and say, 'What in the world did I just hear?'"
That goes double for Siffin's grand Arsht Center speech in May. The garage? "Automotive storage" in Siffin-speak. The billboards? "Media towers." Their purpose? "Entertainment" and "information."
Bisno and others left baffled. Then their fears were confirmed. On June 30, just a month after the meeting, the Omni Community Redevelopment Association (CRA) issued an expert report on the impact of Siffin's signs. It was blunt: They would blast the equivalent of "four full moons" on nearby residences, according to Main Street Engineering's analysis. "It is [also] important to note that the signs will be emitting a constant color-changing scheme which will result in additional offensive glare," the engineers wrote.
Here's the strangest part: Just two weeks after the damaging report came out, the longtime head of the Omni CRA, Jim Villacorta, was fired. His replacement: a Sarnoff subordinate named Pieter Bockweg, who has spent the past two years crafting a new sign code for the city.
Again, the echoes of West Hollywood were unmistakable. To one of the largest condo associations nearby, Plaza Venetia, Siffin gifted $300,000. To the city, he pledged $2.2 million in annual "fees" and a "voluntary" $800,000 yearly toward the city's Museum Park project.
On July 22, the city commission voted 5-0 for Siffin's plan. Just seven days later — after fudging the requirement to advertise a second vote in two weeks — the commission took up the plan again. During a limited public comment section, the only real opposition came from a former Herald reporter and Miami-Dade County lobbyist named Eston "Dusty" Melton. He pointed to ordinances in the city code, the county code, and federal legislation that all seem to bar Siffin's signs.
"The history of this commission is to empower and approve behavior by sign companies and developers... who brandish city approval that runs counter to the law in exchange for giant wads of cash," Melton said from the podium. "Some of us fear that's what we're seeing here again today."
The commission voted 4-1 to finalize the deal. Frank Carollo was the only dissenting vote. "What is the rush?" he asked.
"Hang on!" Mark Siffin says with a crooked grin and momentarily leaves the room.
It's a humid summer afternoon at his Dilido Island home, and the bay windows are cracked open as usual. Workers hum around, refinishing woodwork and trimming hedges. Donalee, smiling, comes in and offers iced tea.
Almost a month has passed since the commission gave Siffin the go-ahead to proceed with City Square.
He returns with a glossy coffee-table volume of impressionist art and opens to a page of pastel Monets.
"This book is all about the initial reactions of Parisians to the impressionists. They were like, 'Oh, my God, it's so garish!'" Siffin says, leafing through the artwork. "Some of the words I've read about my media towers are so similar to what Parisians said about what is now considered some of the finest art in the world."
He suddenly looks worried about the comparison. "My only real point in that regard is that shifts in societal forms of expression often generate an upheaval, like this thing," he says, hoisting his BlackBerry. "It is who we are, and it defines how we interact... These towers will have built-in text features that will allow you to interact with them and receive apps from them."
This is how Siffin talks about his project — in terms of "societal shifts" and classical painters, not the millions of dollars he stands to make.
The project still faces hurdles. Melton is right that county, state, and federal codes prohibit the signs. And Siffin is already being sued. Cooper Carry, an Atlanta architecture firm, put liens on the property last November, claiming Siffin and McClatchy stiffed it out of $400,000 for designing City Square's initial plans.
But Siffin's lawyers are working county commissioners and state regulators. Bercow, his Miami attorney, says the project is on track to begin construction in less than two years.
Plus there's a key difference between City Square and the disastrous effort in West Hollywood: No real opposition has materialized in Miami.
Bisno, the former federal prosecutor, believes Siffin violated the city's rules by ramming City Square through the commission so quickly and with so little public input. Former Mayor Manny Diaz helped pass the Miami 21 plan largely to prevent such fast changes. "There's a very well-defined process the community has become familiar with: public hearings, review by the planning department, and the urban review board," Bisno says. "He ignored all that."
But she concedes that her neighbors haven't mobilized, in part because Siffin cannily finalized the plan over the summer, when a huge number of snowbirds were far from Miami. "A lot of those people have still heard nothing about this whole deal," she says.
As for Siffin, City Square seems the closest he has ever come to fusing his many complex instincts: to create lasting urban change, to contribute to society's evolution, to make a boatload of money.
As obtuse as this onetime gem trader, oft-accused drug dealer, oil painter, millionaire, and son of a brilliant academic can be, he also sounds deadly sincere: "When I'm no longer here, the key thing is that whatever I did continues to reverberate," he says, chewing on his diction, his eyes squeezed shut. "My only job is to do whatever I do as well as I can."
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Tomorrow is my first three month scan since surgery. Unfortunately will not get results until next Tuesday. Keep me in your prayers.
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Tomorrow is my first three month scan since surgery. Unfortunately will not get results until next Tuesday. Keep me in your prayers.
Will do, Gregg. I'm sure you are anxious for good news, as are we.
Good luck Gregg!!! Sorry you have to wait so long for results but am hoping it will be positive results!!!
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Gregg.....everything is crossed on this end. Is there any way to pay off someone for expedited scan results? Just kidding (well, not really.)
You got it Gregg! Tons of positive thoughts coming your way and everything crossed for you as well! Let us know how it goes and hoping to read about it in the good news section.
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All went well with scan and am feeling confident. Nothing like living my life in 3-month capsules . Looking good (I am told) and feeling great.
Gregg, Congratulations on the good Scan, we love! Also like the looking good part and especially the feeling good part! Wishing for the next capsule of 3 months to be just as good!
Its kind of funny how it doesn't get better with time. Even scheduling it is a bit nerve wracking, I have gone three years without a scan, and there were times I didn't even want to look, just live my life and not be a frightened 'Rabbit in the hole' as I refer to it. But reading all these posts by folks with stage 4 cc with traveling cc side shows all over their bodies,and no real physical symptoms my relaxed defenses don't seem like such a good idea.I have been sloppy in my watch against this silent killer.I want to thank you all for helping me realize my error. I will pray for you again when I finish this post Gregg, Pat
Congratulations Gregg on good scan!!!
Got scan results today and no sign of cancer. Next scan in three months.
Alright, Gregg, just what we wanted to hear from you. Congratulations. Time to take a big breath and a break from thinking of this disease. Enjoy, enjoy.
Now I will say congratulations ! The first one is a big one, god bless, Pat
Fabulous news!! Congrats Gregg!
Way to go Gregg!!! I'm so happy for you!!!
Great news Gregg, fantastic!!! Thanks for letting us know.
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When the doors to the Lakers' practice facility opened Thursday afternoon and reporters were granted access to the gym, they were treated to the sight of Steve Nash working his magic with the basketball in his hands during the closing minutes of the team's scrimmage.
Nash sprinted away from Darius Morris' defensive pressure and darted into the paint before passing to an open Metta World Peace for a mid-range jump shot that hit nothing but net. Moments later, Nash set up Jodie Meeks with a drive and a pass for an open 3-pointer that also was good.
Practice ended and, soon enough, Nash provided an update on his recovery from a fractured lower left leg. Actually, it sounded very much like what he's been saying for the last few days. He might play Saturday against Golden State, but Christmas Day against New York is more likely.
"I felt pretty good," said Nash, who was injured in the first half of the Lakers' second game of the season Oct. 31 against Portland. "I thought it went well. I felt a little bit better than I thought it would feel, but we'll see how it feels in the morning."
Asked specifically about the possibility of making his return to the starting lineup Saturday against the Warriors in Oakland, Nash said, "It depends how it responds (today) and (we'll) see how I feel Saturday when I wake up. We don't need to rush it. I don't want to come back too soon."
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No question the Lakers, who are 12-14 overall and on a three-game winning streak, have missed Nash while he's been out. They have lacked the connectedness that binds winning teams, something everyone in Lakersland assumes will be solved when the two-time MVP returns.
"They need a leader out there," former Lakers player, coach and executive Magic Johnson said during a conference call Thursday. "They need a leader and Steve Nash is one of the greatest who's ever done it in terms of a point guard."
Johnson, who now serves as an ESPN analyst, has been a harsh critic of the Lakers this season. But he sounded an optimistic tone during a conference call to promote the network's Christmas Day lineup of games, including the Lakers' contest against the Knicks.
"I think he will help on both calling the plays, getting the guys in easy scoring positions as well as he can add some scoring himself," Johnson said of Nash. "I think the point guards the Lakers are having now, they are so inconsistent and they don't know how to really lead the guys.
"But when Steve comes back, he can do that. And then he'll make (Pau) Gasol better and Dwight Howard better. He knows how to work the pick-and-roll. He's a master of the pick-and-roll. So I think he'll give them a lot of easy buckets."
World Peace's new gig
Coach Mike D'Antoni said he would prefer to have World Peace play a reserve role in order to bolster the Lakers' bench. D'Antoni also likes the idea of playing World Peace at power forward with a quicker and more athletic second unit instead of small forward.
That sounded fine to World Peace.
"That's up to coach," World Peace said. "I'm not the coach. Like I say, it's all about winning. I'm stronger than most power forwards in the league, so it doesn't really matter. I started my career out when I was 8 years old as a center. Lamar Odom was our point guard."
Odom now plays forward for the Clippers.
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Osuna's results belying his age
Jays prospect allows one hit, fans eight in Lugnuts win
By Jonathan Raymond / Special to MLB.com | April 25, 2013 8:42 PM ET
The thing that stands out as being most remarkable about Roberto Osuna is how advanced he seems as a pitcher, how comfortable he is with his craft. It's remarkable, because Osuna is barely 18 years old.
The second-ranked Blue Jays prospect, one of the few players born in 1995 to begin the year playing full-season ball, has come out the gate dealing for Class A Lansing.
On Thursday, the 2011 international signing out of Mexico held Quad Cities to just one run on one hit and a walk while striking out eight over five innings, leading the Lugnuts to a 6-2 win over the River Bandits.
It was the third time in Osuna's four starts this season he was able to limit the opposing lineup to one run in at least 4 2/3 innings. In 18 1/3 frames, the right-hander is 1-1 with a 2.95 ERA. More promisingly, he has 26 strikeouts and only three walks.
"His uncle [Antonio Osuna] pitched in the Major Leagues for a long time, so he understands the culture over here, how to pitch," said Lansing manager John Tamargo. "He's just a really good kid, gets along with everybody, very well advanced for his age."
Osuna ought to be used to pitching to older hitters by now. In 2011, before the Blue Jays inked him to a deal, he made 13 appearances -- two of them starts -- for Mexico City in the Mexican League. He posted a 5.49 ERA in 19 2/3, striking out 12 and walking 11.
At 16, he was pitching in a league that is considered to be Triple-A level competition. The next season, he posted a 2.27 ERA in 43 2/3 innings between the Rookie-level Appalachian League and the Class A Short-Season Northwest League. He struck out over a batter an inning, with 49 punchouts, and walked 15.
"It's not shocking at all that he can come up here and do the things he's doing," said Tamargo. "I've seen him since he was signed by Toronto, and he's an extremely competitive kid. When he's out there he's locked in, when it's his turn to start he's ready to go."
Tamargo said that this season Osuna's velocity has been anywhere from about 89-90 mph (when he uses a two-seam fastball) to as high as 97 (when he unleashes his four-seamer). He also has a decent changeup he's been working on more and more.
"His stuff is outstanding and he's just got to get his first full season pitching in. This is a pretty big step for him to go five months, to prepare every five days for five months," Tamargo noted. "He's looked very well all season so far. He has great composure for an 18-year-old kid and a really good arm. He always enjoys coming to the ballpark, doing his job.
"Right now he's a strike thrower and those things are getting better daily, from start to start. We expect him to keep improving."
On Thursday, Chris Hawkins and Carlos Ramirez homered to lead the Lugnuts offense. No. 16 Toronto prospect Dalton Pompey went 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored out of the leadoff spot.
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This guide is focused on AppleTV with Sam.Nazarko image build on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, but it will also work for other Linux versions.
I did this with standard configuration and Ubuntu installed on internal disk.
I think it will also work with USB pen drive install and USB hub with small modification of boblight.conf (line: output /dev/ttyUSB0) file.
So lets get started. First you will need some hardware. This guide is using the hardware idea from Amblone project. So for building the hardware just go to http://amblone.com/guide On this site there is also schema for building the circuit board.
In this guide i will be using Arduino Mega1280 (http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardMega) micro-controller with four channels output but it is the same on Arduino Duemilanove (http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardDuemilanove). The only difference is that Duemilanove uses just two channels (one channel means one led stripe and one led stripe one colour). They are both USB type.
Basically you will need:
- 1x Arduino micro-controller (Arduino Mega1280 (4 channels) or. Arduino Duemilanove (2 channels))
(BUY: http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?View...fe=sidebar or. http://cgi.ebay.de/Arduino-Duemilanove-2...3a64a21838 )
- 1x RGB LED stripes without lens. I'd recommend this one (5-m) (BUY: http://www.dealextreme.com/p/rgb-multico...-12v-14963
Or. http://www.dealextreme.com/p/rgb-multico...-12v-14965 )
- 1x A USB A to B cable (at some stores on e-Bay you get one with Arduini board as a gift
- 12x 2N 3904 transistors http://www.dz3w.com/uploadfile/2010/0807...813814.gif (BUY: http://cgi.ebay.com/30-x-2N3904-NPN-Gene...3a65d520b2 )
- 12x 2200ohm resistors (BUY: http://cgi.ebay.com/100-x-Resistors-2-2K...3a55380b13 )
- 1x power supply 12v 1A to fit in Arduino and powering RGB LED stripes (BUY: http://www.dealextreme.com/p/ac-to-dc-12...240v-15991 )
- 1x PCB Board (BUY: http://cgi.ebay.com/Paper-Phenolic-Proto...3360240fc5 )
- PIN Headers (BUY: http://cgi.ebay.com/5-X-40-pin-2-54mm-PC...2562e5eeb5 )
- Some wires (BUY: http://cgi.ebay.com/Arduino-Solderless-B...56412e01ab )
Now you have all parts for start building. Use Amblone guide on how to build the board from resistors and transistors. http://amblone.com/guide
First you have to program the micro-controller with the .pde file.
Download .pde for Arduino board from http://code.google.com/p/boblight/source...no_pwm.pde (copy and paste content to notepad and save as f.e. arduino.pde file) (This .pde is suitable for both Arduino Mega1280 and Arduino Duemilanove)
After that download software from http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software or. direct link http://arduino.googlecode.com/files/arduino-0022.zip
Connect micro-controller to the PC and install drivers (included in software). Then run the program, select com port, Arduino board type and upload the .pde you have downloaded).
If you are having troubles, you can read on Arduino site the how too guide.
Now if you have uploaded the .pde to the controller, you are ready to install Boblight on ATV (Linux).
How to ride on Linux
First i did enable root account on Sams image. Later you can disable it.
Quote:sudo passwd rootThis will prompt for a new root password and once you confirm it, you can start using the root account to login.
If you want to disable root account in Ubuntu you need to lock the root account by using the following command
Quote:sudo passwd -l root
Quote:sudo apt-get install libx11-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libxrender-dev portaudio19-dev libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev libswscale-dev libxext-dev
Download http://packages.ubuntu.com/natty/libavdevice-dev (libav_0.6.2.orig.tar.gz) and upload it with WinSCP into /tmp folder on AppleTV. You can also wget it.
Quote:cd /tmp
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/ma...rig.tar.gz
tar -zxvf libav_0.6.2.orig.tar.gz
cd libav-0.6.2
make install
cd /tmp
svn checkout http://boblight.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ boblight-read-only
cd boblight-read-only
./configure --without-ffmpeg
make install
Download .conf file from SVN. Conf file for Mega1280 http://code.google.com/p/boblight/source.../mega.conf and for Duemilanove http://code.google.com/p/boblight/source...anove.conf After that, rename it to boblight.conf and copy it into /etc (/etc/boblight.conf) with WinSCP. You can of course direct download it from Ubuntu if you know how to
Now you can start boblight.
sudo boblightd -f
export DISPLAY=:0.0
boblight-X11 -f -x
You can experiment then a little with settings.
At the moment i have those
Quote:boblight-X11 -f -x -o speed=70 -o value=10 -o saturation=5.5 -o threshold=100
This are options for boblight-X11:
Quote:Usage: boblight-X11 [OPTION]
-p priority, from 0 to 255, default is 128
-s address:[port], set the address and optional port to connect to
-o add libboblight option, syntax: [light:]option=value
-l list libboblight options
-i set the interval in seconds, default is 0.1
prefix the value with v to wait for a number of vertical blanks instead
-u set the number of pixels/rows to use
default is 64 for xrender and 16 for xgetimage
-x use XGetImage instead of XRender
-d debug mode
-f fork
-y set the sync mode, default is on, valid options are "on" and "off"
name type min max default
speed float 0.0 100.0 100.0
autospeed float 0 100.0 0.0
interpolation bool 0 1 0
use bool 0 1 0
saturation float 0.0 20.0 1.0
saturationmin float 0.0 1.0 0.0
saturationmax float 0.0 1.0 1.0
value float 0.0 20.0 1.0
valuemin float 0.0 1.0 0.0
valuemax float 0.0 1.0 1.0
threshold int 0 255 0
hscanstart float 0.0 100.0 -1.0
hscanend float 0.0 100.0 -1.0
vscanstart float 0.0 100.0 -1.0
vscanend float 0.0 100.0 -1.0
Some tips:
- If you run
Quote:boblightdwithout switch, it will run in foreground (useful for troubleshooting). With CTRL+c you can cancel foreground deamon)
- First test lights with
Quote: boblight-constant ffshould run blue light. To exit CTRL+c.
- If it says: ([email protected]:/tmp/boblight-read-only# boblight-constant ff ERROR: libboblight.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory [email protected]:/tmp/boblight-read-only#) then (run
Quote:ldconfig[quote] as root)Stops boblight deamon.
- [quote]killall boblightd
Quote:killall boblight-X11Stops boblight-X11 deamon.
Quote:boblight-X11 --helpHelp info for more config options.
- Read this to auto-start "boblightd" http://forum.xbmc.org/showpost.php?p=800...stcount=10
- Advance Launcher with Ambilight: http://forum.xbmc.org/showpost.php?p=851...stcount=36
- To dim the lights select Screensaver as black.
- It makes no affect on CPU if using one or four channels.
- On my AppleTV the processor is:
- around 37% when on idle (on system info screen)
- 47% when playing 1080p movie (Avatar 8GB file) (Using CrystalHD 70012)
- 40% when playing 720p movie (Law Abinding Citizen 4GB file) (Using CrystalHD 70012)
- 30% on standard divx film (Animal United 1,57 - 2cd file)
TNX to bobo1on1 for making this possible and great IRC support.
Feedback and tips are welcome.
Here you can see some pictures of power circuit that I have build. This is just for better ''imagination''.
You have to be careful that you do insert some sort of isolation between the Arduino and power circuit.
http:[email protected]/
Also when soldering use paste to achieve good contacts between the components and solder. And when you are finished done soldering clean the PCB board (i have used Acetone and brush) to avoid conductibility between electronic parts. Also double check that there is no shortcuts between transistors.


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MISSISSAUGUA, ON, Canada -- Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee has agreed that the needs of consumers are best served by free and open competition, an argument being made by TreeHouse Foods Inc.'s lawsuit charging that Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, maker of the Keurig brewer, has a monopoly on the portion packs used in single-cup systems. Mother Parkers makes RealCup single-cup capsules that work in present Keurig brewers.
TreeHouse filed its suit against Keurig Inc. and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. on Feb. 12, alleging anticompetitive acts to unlawfully maintain a monopoly over the packages used in single-serve brewers. | SEE STORY
Keurig's K-Cup patents expired in 2012, and since then independent manufacturers have invested heavily in the development of compatible products to expand the single-serve market, according to Mother Parkers.
"The patents have expired, and consumers have declared that they want choice," said Mother Parkers vice-president of business development Bill VandenBygaart. "In our opinion, this action by Keurig, as well as the pattern of anticompetitive activities described in the complaint, will continue to hurt the category."
VandenBygaart underscored the coffee company's position that open competition leads to product innovation, improved quality and greater consumer value. "Coffee drinkers should decide which coffee they will brew, not Keurig or Green Mountain Coffee Roasters," he said. "We support efforts to keep the single-serve business open to competition and believe that competition will deliver a better cup of coffee or tea."
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University to present 'A Celtic Celebration' March 17 - 21
Irish culture and traditions will come to life through dance, poetry, art and music in "A Celtic Celebration" March 17 – 21 at the University of South Carolina.
The USC Dance Company, along with the university's Arts Institute and the department of art, will offer a series of cultural events for the public that will explore the ancient culture of Ireland.
The three-day celebration begins Tuesday, March 17, with "Celts: Plowing the Hard Earth," an event that weaves music, visual art, poetry and theater in a single evening presentation of all things Irish. The USC Dance Company will take the stage Friday, March 20, in "A Celtic Collaboration of the Arts," which includes the rousing ballet, "Celts." The company will perform "Celts" a second time March 21 with principal dancers from the New York City Ballet as part of company's annual gala.
"Celts: Plowing the Hard Earth," which is free and open to the public, will take place at 7 p.m. in Longstreet Theatre. Three Columbia poets of Irish descent – Dr. Ed Madden, Ray McManus and Charlene Spearen – will read their poems, some of which they wrote specifically for the event. Junior music-education major Monica Johnston of West Columbia will perform traditional Irish music for violin, while media-arts students will bring to life central characters from Irish legends and myths through artwork projected on-stage.
Finally, the evening of eclectic Irish performances will feature nine undergraduate theater majors in a staging of "Dancing at Lughnasa" by award-winning playwright Brian Friel. Set in 1936 on the west coast of Donegal, the play follows the Mundy family in a summer of sorrow and hope.
"A Celtic Collaboration of the Arts" will take place 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. March 20 in the Koger Center for the Arts. Tickets are $16 for the public; $14 for faculty, staff, military and seniors 60 and older; and $10 for students and are available at the Carolina Coliseum box office or by calling 803-251-2222.
While the student dancers perform selections of Lila York's "Celts," a popular ballet performed by professional companies, students from the School of Music and departments of English, theater and art will share visions of Irish history and myth through voice, sound and visual art.
Principal dancers from the New York City Ballet will return to Columbia Saturday, March 21, for the USC Dance Company's fourth gala concert, "Stars of the New York City Ballet," at 7 p.m. in the Koger Center. The stars from the famed company will join students in a reprise of the ballet, "Celts." The program also will feature three works by George Balanchine: the grand pas de deux from "Stars and Stripes"; "Rubies" from the ballet, "Jewels," with an ensemble of 15 student dancers; and "Walpurgisnacht Ballet" with 23 student dancers.
Tickets are $35 and $30 for the public; $25 for faculty, staff, military and seniors 60 and older; and $15 for students and can be purchased at the Carolina Coliseum box office or by calling 803-251-2222.


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ACM allowing fans to help choose new artist nominees & winner
Fans are once again getting a say in naming the Academy of Country Music's New Artist of the Year.
This year's semi-finalists were determined by the ACM professional members, who've pared the category down to eight hopefuls. Kacey Musgraves, Kip Moore, and Thomas Rhett are in the running, along with Brett Eldredge, Tyler Farr, Lee Brice, Justin Moore, and the group Parmalee.
In a first round of voting, ballots from the fans will be counted along with those from ACM professional members to select the three nominees. A second round of fan and professional member voting will choose the winner.
Fans can cast their first round ballots at www.VoteACM.com and www.GACTV.com/ACM from January 21st at noon Eastern until February 4th at 3:00 p.m. Eastern. The final nominees will be revealed a few weeks later, with the second round of voting starting on March 24th. Votes for the winner can only be cast at VoteACM.com.
The winner will be announced during the 49th annual ACM Awards, which will air on CBS on April 6th.
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A C program starts out as follows:
(You can write comments in a C program by using /* and */, as shown above)Code:int main(void) { /* Write your code here */ return 0; }
To make an executable file out of this C program, you have to compile it. First off, create a file called "prog.c", then copy and paste the above into it. You compile it as follows:
gcc prog.c -Wall -ansi -pedantic -o prog
I'll explain the commandline switches:
-Wall : This tells the compiler to give every warning possible
-ansi : This tells the compiler to follow the ANSI standard of C
-pedantic : This tells the compiler to follow the ANSI standard of C to the letter and to tell you about every little violation your program contains
-o prog : This tells the compiler that the executable file should be called "prog"
After you've compiled the program, you'll have a file called "prog". To run the program, just type "prog" and hit Return. (Our program is empty at the moment so it won't actually do anything). For now, that's all you need to know about compilation, so back to the actual programming:
"main" is a function, and it happens to be the function that is called when the program begins execution. When main finishes, your program is over.
In computer programming, there is the concept of a "variable". When you define a "variable", you're setting aside a little section of memory to use for storage. For instance, you might want to use a variable to store an integer number. To define a variable, you specify its type followed by its name. So for instance, let's say you want to store an unsigned integer ("unsigned" means that it cannot be negative); to do this you'll want to define a variable of type "unsigned int":
"unsigned int" is the type, and "i" is the name of the variable. In C, the default variable type is "int", so you can shorten "unsigned int" to "unsigned". We can set the value of "i" and also do mathematical operations on it:Code:int main(void) { unsigned int i; return 0; }
(You'll notice in C, every statement is followed by a semi-colon, i.e. ";")Code:int main(void) { unsigned i; i = 4; i = i + 2; i = i * 5; return 0; }
Some of the built-in types of C are as follows:
char = Store a character (such as a letter, digit, or symbol)
int = Store an integer
float = Store a floating-point number (e.g. a number such as 36.782)
Let's say we want to write a program to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius. In order to do this, we have to be able to ask the user to input a number using the keyboard, and also we have to be able to print the result to the screen. The "standard library" of C contains functions for doing this. The functions that are involved with user input and output are declared in the header file "stdio.h". In order to gain access to these functions, we have to "include" that header file. Here's a program that will print "I like monkeys" to the screen:
As you can see, you can use the function "printf" to write to the screen, and you enclose the text in inverted commas. In programming, we refer to text as a "string" (reason being that it's a string of characters in a sequence). The "\n" at the end of the string represents a new line. If you don't have a new line at the end of the string, then "printf" might not print the string to the screen right away, instead it will hold the string in a buffer to print to the screen at a later time (e.g. when it encounters a new line). On Windows, "printf" writes to the screen straight away regardless of whether you have the '\n'. On Linux, you need the '\n'.Code:#include <stdio.h> int main(void) { printf("I like monkeys\n"); return 0; }
In order to read input from the user, you can use the function "scanf". "scanf" can read in all sorts of input from the user, it can read an integer number, a floating point number, a character. For our program to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius, we want to use a floating-point variable to store the temperature. Here's the beginnings of it (complete with line numbers):
I'll explain what each line does:Code:0: #include <stdio.h> 1: 2: int main(void) 3: { 4: float i; 5: 6: printf("Enter the temperature in Fahrenheit: "); 7: fflush(stdout); 8: 9: scanf("%f", &i); 10: 11: return 0; 12:}
4: This creates a variable called "i", and its type is "float".
6: This prints a string to the screen.
7: As discussed previously, printf might not print to the screen right away if there's no newline, instead it will store the string in a buffer for later. In order to make sure this buffer gets printed to the screen immediately, you can flush the standard output stream; you do this by calling the function "fflush" and passing "stdout" as an argument to the function ("stdout" stands for "standard output").
9: This line reads in a floating-point number from the user and stores it in the variable "i". The string "%f" looks funny, but it's just how you tell scanf what type you want to read in (if you want to read in an unsigned integer, you do "%u"). Also you might notice that we have "&" before "i", this is called the "address of" operator, and it's used to get the address of a variable ("scanf" wants to know the address of "i" because it wants to store the number in that part of memory).
So to write our program to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius, we first have to figure out how to actually convert Fahrenheit to Celsius. What you do is as follows:
1) Subtract 32
2) Multiply by 5
3) Divide by 9
So altogether here's our program:
You'll see here that we use "%f" again with "printf". Here we use it to print the value of "i" to the screen. When using printf, you don't need to give the address of "i" because printf doesn't need to store anything at that memory address, instead you can just give it the number directly.Code:#include <stdio.h> int main(void) { float i; printf("Enter the temperature in Fahrenheit: "); fflush(stdout); scanf("%f", &i); i -= 32; /* Short-hand for i = i - 32 */ i *= 5; /* Short-hand for i = i * 5 */ i /= 9; /* Short-hand for i = i / 9 */ printf("Answer is: %f\n", i); return 0; }
This program we have is a fully-portable program to the ANSI standard of C. What this means is as follows:
1) It doesn't contain anything that is in violation of the Standard
2) It will work as intended on every implementation of the ANSI standard of C
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I think It's better to write the codes in C++ cuz there aren't great differences between C And C++ and The Tutorial to be C/C++ for those who wnat to learn basic structural "C" and object-oriented "C++" programming.
I have the basic knowlage of both programming languages so if someone needs asisstance im here to help as much as i can.
btw, Great Topic...
C++ is an extension of C. If C is the "icecream cone", the C++ is "the icecream cone with the flake". So of course, C++ has built-in functionality for structural programming, but it also has "classes" so that you can do object-orientated programming. C++ also has many other features, like templates. Put classes and templates together and you've got an extremely powerful language.
But just because you're programming in C++, that doesn't mean you've to do things in an object-orientated way. I myself prefer structural programming most of the time unless the problem I want to solve fits very nicely into the whole object-orientated way of doing things. Ever since I took up C for doing embedded systems programming, I've gotten to like structural programming more and more. Still though, I'm fully aware that some things are too much of a nightmare to code in structural programming and are far better suited to object-orientated programming.
Since C++ is pretty much "C with the flake", you think everybody would abandon C and just use C++. The problem though is that it takes a hell of a lot more work to write a C++ compiler than it does to write a C compiler. If you can only use one language on a particular machine, you can bet it's C. If you're writing something like a web browser, then you should definitely opt for object-orientated programming, but if you're writing a program that performs Network Address Translation then you'll get along just fine using structural programming.
If you're writing a web browser, you probably don't expect it to run on an 8-Bit microprocessor the size of your thumbnail, so you probably won't be too bothered by only being able to compile it for bigger computers (i.e. computers for which there is a C++ compiler). However if you're writing a program to perform Network Address Translation, it wouldn't be too outlandish at all for this to run on an 8-Bit microprocessor inside a router (especially if you're doing it for a college project ), so in that regard you'd want to stick with C.
The biggest differences between C and C++ aren't between the actual languages at all though -- it's the way in which they're taught that's different. People teaching C tend to jump right into the nitty-gritty. People teaching C++ tend to do a play-it-safe sort of thing (the list of Frequently Asked Questions for the newsgroup "comp.lang.c++" explicitly says that "pointers are evil" ). If you were to tell a C programmer that pointers are evil, he'd smile.
The more proficient programmers don't follow the "rules". For instance, I don't do structural programming and I don't do object-orientated programming... I simply pick the right tool for the job at the exact time I need it. Sometimes I write a simple function, other times I write an elaborate class with all sorts of operator overloads, but I never subscribe to one way of doing things.
I would have written my tutorial about C++, but I didn't want to deprive people of the ability to program for small microchips. For anyone who's interested, here's the Fahrenheit-Celsius program written in C++:
In C++, you don't use "printf" and "scanf", instead they have new objects called "cout" and "cin" which are easier to use. Also, in C++, you'll see that instead of writing "(void)", you can just write "()". The basic language features are identical though.Code:#include <iostream> using std::cout; using std::cin; using std::flush; using std::endl; int main() { float i; cout << "Enter the temperature in Fahrenheit: " << flush; cin >> i; i -= 32; i *= 5; i /= 9; cout << "Answer is: " << i << endl; }
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Nicole by OPI rep Suzi Weiss-Fischmann says the company has worked "closely with Carrie" to come up with 14 different nail lacquers that "truly encapsulate her soulful spirit and showcase different facets of her personality." She also drops a few of the product names in adding that "with shades as 'American as Apple Pie,' you'll get 'Carrie'd Away' by her 'Southern Charm.'"
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You can install iOS7 Beta 4 Unofficial. Don't even require UDID or Apple's Developer account.. If interested you can follow the link [Link removed]
Creazy features.. A lot new.. I'm Loving it <3. iOS7 Beta 4 is Most stable release yet. i haven't faced any issue yet. Just a minor concern is that when i pull down for spotlight search its not smooth sometime. and also the home wallpaper's movements are not smooth sometime. Otherwise it working fab;-)
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To get luscious tomatoes in late summer, you need to take care of them properly now.
Jillian Liebman and Danielle Sherry of Fine Gardening's Vegetable Gardener share great tips for troubleshooting and maintaining your tomato plants.
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Who doesn't love a treasure hunt?
There's one in the works this Saturday in New Philadelphia. The Heritage Home Association of Tuscarawas County is holding an antique and architectural salvage garage sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. that day (June 28) at the historic Patrick House, 233 Fair Ave NW.
The sale will offer light fixtures, doorknobs, hinges, moldings, pillars, staircases, windows and much more, all donated and salvaged from pre-1950 houses. On top of that, there will be a mix of donated antiques, but organizers say what's available is a mystery. Even they won't know what shows up till the day of the sale.
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A new product called Garbage Pantz is dressing up trash cans. The can covers come in seasonal, holiday and party designs as well as blue jeans and camouflage pants, to suit all you fashionistas.
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Pink Lemonade
One of my lovely sponsors Paige, from Pink Lemonade, sent me this beautiful headband. Well, for some reason I'm not allowed to wear colored hair accessories to school (have to stick to the school color code of- black, brown, tan, cream, white, and grey), but I can wear colored jewelry (don't ask why that is, I wouldn't know. But I'm not complaining!). So I wore this headband as a necklace instead. I even think I like it better this way!
The quality of Paige's products is fantastic! Clean and durable. I loved the colors in this headband she sent me. Red, Yellow, and Blue just always go so well together.
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- Fox and Sparrows said...
that is a cute idea! It is like a cute flower bow tie!
- March 10, 2012 at 6:36 PM
- Fox and Sparrows said...
that is a cute idea! It is like a cute flower bow tie!
- March 10, 2012 at 6:36 PM
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- Denise said...
So cute! I would never have thought to wear a headband like that!
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- Emily Baker said...
tbat is so freakin cute, i love it!
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- PoppyHarleyLove said...
Cute idea!! Would have never thought to do that!
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- Alyx said...
I actually really like that as a necklace! Cute!
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- Alynne Leigh said...
Soo cute! (:
Love the colors, here!
- March 10, 2012 at 7:44 PM
- Jasmine said...
Aw wow, like a cute collar.. Love it! And you look so pretty in the pictures :)
- March 10, 2012 at 8:07 PM
- Melissa Vega said...
Oh wow! A headband as a necklace. Genius! I have a couple of her items and love 'em!
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- Rachel Sayumi. said...
wow you are brilliant! how did you make it stay? Is it a tie or a metal headband?? You look absolutely BEAUTIFUL by the way!
- March 10, 2012 at 10:03 PM
- Emma Frances said...
I LOVE it as a necklace!! :) You look so cute!!
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- Cait Emma said...
aw so pretty! you are so resourceful! and i'm totally confused why you can't wear colorful headbands?
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Wow, a color code like that would kill me! But great idea to turn the headband into a necklace, very cute. :)
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This is soooo cute as a necklace! Genius!
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super cute :) and loved the blogging tips
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so beautiful! I love the colors of the rosettes together :)
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Last weekend I finally got around to watching the wonderful HBO documentary "Marina Abramovic The Artist is Present". I was pleased to see cameos by two residences designed by Dennis Wedlick Architect—Abramovic's star-shaped country house and her sleek Manhattan loft apartment. (Wedlick originally designed the star house for another client, and then updated it when Abramovic bought it a few years back. Check out our profile of his firm.)
The movie focuses on the owner and her groundbreaking performance art rather than her homes. But to watch Abramovic bustling around the loft or cooking up a big meal in the country house's kitchen is to see a space that seems to truly serve the needs of its inhabitant. These homes give the impression of being fully lived-in and loved, and to an architectural observer that's a beautiful thing to see. In its own way, "The Artist is Present" conveys the value of good residential design more effectively than many films specifically devoted to architecture.


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There's something liberating about watching a great piece of children's theater, even if you have no child of your own to bring along.
The cast seems somehow more daring and fearless of mistakes. Dance sequences and songs seem more heartfelt and soulful. Without the exacting and often unforgiving eye of grown-ups to keep themes in line and details on schedule, the production sails along as if by magic. And it's all because the spirit of childhood pushes it effortlessly along.
The key word is "seems." For as Salt Lake Acting Company proves with its fourth annual go at children's theater, the key to a great production is achieving through weeks of hard work the illusion that no one ever broke a sweat.
Of course, the story's far more light-hearted than the cement shoes of a script by Eugene O'Neill or Henrik Ibsen. In the case of "Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type," the story is perhaps even more feather-light than the frivolity of Noel Coward's "Private Lives." The fact that James E. Grote and composer George Howe's adaptation of Doreen Cronin's award-winning children's book retains its political core is all the more remarkable.
Cronin's story of animals' struggle with Farmer Brown for better working conditions borrows some basic inspiration from George Orwell's Animal Farm, a source the stage adaptation cites almost directly, but without that political fable's fatal warning of an ending. Instead, it's a win-win story made palatable by the basic decency of all the characters involved, but only after a little push and shove brings reason to the table.
The set-up is simple. Farmer Brown's barn is too cold, and the cows who provide him milk, along with one hen laying eggs, won't produce dairy product until they get electric blankets in return. A duck serves as both storyteller and intermediary between the two parties. The ever capable and always entertaining Austin Archer, a mainstay of SLAC casts, turns the duck's billing into a kind of spotlight role. Dressed in orange baseball cap, yellow stockings and white overalls, he's a spry force armed with a remote control that moves the story forward and back.
Shelby Andersen and Camille Van Wagoner play the cows. Andersen is the fiery radical against Van Wagoner's appeal to results through pragmatism. Whenever the spirit of bovine rebellion curdles too thick, Kalyn West as hen disperses everyone's energy merrily along. The central discovery, courtesy of duck, is a typewriter used by the animals to communicate the conditions of their demands. The device is merely a means to the end of effective negotiation.
Jazzy musical numbers are graced with accompanying stage images guaranteed to crack a smile, from flight goggles sported by a cast of seagulls, a disco-ball paean to electric blankets, and a rousing melody that throws the kitchen sink at Les Misérables references.
Even the wordplay hits on all cylinders as duck, the cows and hen drag Farmer Brown to the negotiating table via typed messages. "Whoever heard of a chicken with goose bumps?" asks West as hen. "It's silly!"
Adults almost invariably hedge their reactions. Children, bless their hearts, have the honesty to laugh out loud. "Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type" pops the champagne cork on that effervescent spirit that lets people of all ages laugh as they please. The experience is so refreshing, in fact, that childless uncles and aunts would be foolish not to seek out their nearest niece or nephew and score tickets.
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Review: Type-casting cows
Salt Lake Acting Company presents a musical adaptation of the children's book Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type.
The bottom line • A jubilant, charming slice of children's theater that's half social commentary, half song-and-dance and one whole lot of fun.
When • Reviewed Friday, Dec. 14; continues through Jan. 5; Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 15-16, noon and 3 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 21, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 22, 10 a.m., noon and 3 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 23, noon and 3 p.m.; Thursday, Dec. 27, noon and 3 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 28, noon and 3 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 29, 10 a.m., noon and 3 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 30, noon and 3 p.m.; Wednesday-Friday, Jan. 2-4, noon and 3 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 5, 10 a.m., noon and 3 p.m.
Where • Salt Lake Acting Company, 168 W. 500 North, Salt Lake City
Tickets • $10-$25. Call 801-363-7522 or visit www.saltlakeactingcompany.org


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Most guys have had at least one impractical girlfriend in their lifetime: gorgeous, exotic, passionate, exciting to hold… but at the same time, expensive to buy for and hard to please. I've had mine for about a year now, and though my wife of 23 years is aware of her existence, she doesn't feel threatened. It IS, after all, just a gun– a Remington 788 rifle customized to a .358 Winchester caliber, to be exact– and I love her. Unfortunately, the .358 is a more expensive round than a .30-06 (about $45 for a box of 20) and vastly harder to find, as the number of suppliers continues to dwindle. On the other hand, she feels oh-so sweet to shoot and aims true. Like I said, the impractical girlfriend. I'm telling you this because I've resolved to tackle my dilemma with her by taking up reloading. I've already got the brass, the dies, a reloading kit and (thank goodness) a buddy who knows how to use it. The only thing I need now is a workbench. Leave it to Harbor Freight Tools to have just the ticket– the Windsor Design 60″ 4-Drawer Hardwood Workbench.
This workbench has a rock-solid lacquered wood top and its four drawers are felt-lined to protect your finer tools. There's also a bottom shelf for larger tools and containers, and a wood block vise for sanding, drilling, etc. So, lots of work space, lots of storage.
Check out this sweet set-up a customer posted on 1911Forum.com. This is something like what I have in mind:
The Windsor Design 60″ Hardwood Workbench (#93454) is fast and easy to assemble (takes about 2 hours, if the consensus of customer reviews is to be believed). As the above picture demonstrates, it offers a certain amount of flexibility, like installing two drawers instead of four. Going through the reviews, I've seen guys add lockable casters for mobility– or even a Trailer Jack on one or both sides to completely eliminate any shimmy.
There are so many uses for this workbench, I can only scratch the surface. Whether you're into woodworking, crafts, electronics, metal projects, jewelry-making, repairing, have an art studio, micro-brewing. etc., it's the best deal out there.
Thinking Outside of the Box: In my research I was impressed to find people who purchased Harbor Freight's workbench for other than its obvious purpose. For example, in one of our customer reviews:
"This will sound silly, but a few people might spot this review and love the idea: My wife and I needed a baby changing table. All the ones we found were flimsy, had little storage, and were ridiculously over-priced. Then we spotted this bench on sale. It's an incredibly perfect changing table, and once the kids are done with diapers I'll get a nice workbench out of the deal! (An actual changing table would end up being gifted or donated and the investment is lost. This one will be around for years)." Workbench Daddy – Pasadena, CA
Another customer converted their workbench into a kitchen island:
Still another bought TWO hardwood workbenches, mated them end-to-end, and now uses them as an outfeed table for their table saw.
The subject of casters came up several times. Some guys love the mobility that casters give the workbench, but others complained that even locking casters have a little sideway shimmy which can be a pain when you're doing precision work. Their solution (and I loved this) was to either put two casters on one side of the table with a Trailer Jack mounted on the other… or affix trailer jacks on BOTH sides. Genius!
There's a wealth of insight: usage ideas, assembly tips and other information in the Windsor Design Workbench product page customer reviews, and through Google searches. Treating the wood with wax from time to time can add to its lifespan and resilience, too.
The 60″ workbench from Harbor Freight is the ideal solution to help solving my girlfriend problem, but I'm sure I'll be using it for a lot of other things, too. If only all relationship problems were so easy.


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Tuesday, January 29, 2013, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
E157 Student Union Atlantis Room
For Wright State University faculty, staff, and administrators who supervise student employees.
This training is open to new and returning supervisors of on-campus student employees.
Topics include: explanations of employment paperwork; OPERS; student employment policies; hiring international students; available resources for supervisors; and Federal Work-Study.


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Dallas-based Crosstex Energy LP is moving ahead with the second phase of a natural gas liquids pipeline project in Louisiana that will allow the partnership to move 50,000 additional barrels of liquids a day.
The project includes a 32-mile extension of a pipeline that provides gas to customers in the Mississippi River corridor; four pump stations; and 57 miles of natural gas liquids pipelines that stretch from the partnership's Eunice fractionation facility to its Plaquemine natural gas processing plant.
Phase I of the project includes a 130-mile, 12-inch-diameter pipeline that will connect its Eunice facility to Mont Belvieu supply pipelines in east Texas.
Fractionation is the separation of natural gas liquids into individual liquid hydrocarbons, such as ethane and butane.
The total cost of both projects is estimated at $680 million to $700 million. The original estimate for Phase I was between $180 million to $220 million.
Crosstex expects to complete the first phase in mid-2013 and the second phase during the second half of 2014.
In addition, Crosstex Energy announced it has signed 10-year sales agreements with Dow Hydrocarbons and Resources LLC. Under the sales agreements, Crosstex will deliver ethane and propane, produced at the partnership's new Plaquemine fractionator, into Dow's Louisiana pipeline system. The partnership also will deliver natural gas Dow's Plaquemine facility.