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Overview, tools and materials
This chair and love seat combo is just perfect for outdoor lounging. The seat has a nice curved recess to conform to your body, and wide arms to hold your favorite snack and drink. And because the seat doesn't slope steeply downward like on a traditional Adirondack chair, even your grandfather will be able to help himself out without a boost.
You won't need an arsenal of power tools to build this furniture. In fact, you'll only need a circular saw, a drill and simple hand tools. I've designed this project for simplicity as well: With a bit of patience, even a novice can do a great job.
The wood is pressure-treated pine, chosen for its low cost, high strength and longevity. And don't worry about the drab green look of treated wood. You can brush on an exterior oil or latex stain and give it a beautiful warm glow that makes it look more like mahogany or teak than treated pine.
Select straight, knot-free, pressure-treated pine
Most outdoor wood furniture is made from cedar or expensive teak, but regular treated boards from your home center or lumberyard are perfect for this project. The trick is to select boards that are as straight and free of knots as you can find. A few tight knots are OK, and if you spot a board that looks great except for a huge loose knot, just cut it out and use the knot-free sections. It's a good idea to buy a couple of extra boards, just in case you end up cutting out more sections than you'd planned. Also avoid boards that are still wet from the treatment process (they'll feel cool and damp) because they might warp or crack as they dry.
Don't assume that the treated boards are dimensionally consistent. When I got my lumber home, the boards varied by as much as 3/16 in. in width. These variations can screw up the assembly process, especially for the back slats, which require spacers to get an exact back width. Once you get the boards home and begin to cut the pieces, use the rip guide on your circular saw (or borrow a neighbor's table saw) to trim them to the exact widths in the Cutting List.
Step 1: Assemble the main frame
Cut the notches in the front legs to accept the front stringer as shown in Photo 1. As you chisel out the waste wood in the notch, shave the bottom carefully and fine-tune it with a rasp to keep the notch from getting too deep. As you assemble the basic frame (Photos 2 - 6), make sure your work surface is flat so each piece aligns with the adjoining pieces at the correct angle. Be sure to use a dab of construction adhesive in every joint and predrill a pilot and countersink hole for each screw. You can buy a bit at your local hardware store that drills a pilot and countersink in one operation for the No. 6 screws.
Step 2: Assemble the back
To achieve the gentle taper of the back assembly, you'll need to taper the outer seat slat and cut it as shown in Photo 7. First, place a mark 1-1/2 in. from the edge on opposite ends as shown. Connect the marks with a line and then saw right down the middle of the line with your circular saw. Sand or plane the cut edge to smooth away any saw marks. Before you assemble the back of the chair or love seat, cut 1/4-in. thick spacers from scrap wood. The spacers (Photo 8) will ensure that the back assembly is the right width. Lay each slat on the floor and make sure the best-looking side of each board is facing down. As you screw the three back braces to the back slats, use a framing square to make sure they're perpendicular. You'll find it easier to get the proper alignment if you match the center point of each brace with the center line drawn down the middle back slat. Drill pilot holes and drive 1-1/4 in. deck screws through the braces into the slats as shown in Figure A and Photo 8.
Step 3: Install the back
Once you've assembled the back, it's time to fasten it to the chair frame. Flip the frame assembly upside down and insert the back assembly into it (Photo 9). This can be a bit challenging, so make it easier by laying two nonskid rugs or mats on the floor under the chair frame and the top of the back assembly. These will help keep everything in place. As you align these assemblies, it's critical to get the back of the seat braces flush with the outer back slats (H3) and then screw through the rear legs into the bottom back brace (J) as shown in Photo 9 and Figure A. Next, glue and screw the horizontal arm supports (E) into the center back brace (K) and then into the side of the outer back slat as well.
Step 4: Add the seat and arms and then apply a finish
With the completion of this phase, you'll start to see a chair emerging. Flip the chair onto its legs and cut and predrill the seat slats. Glue and screw them to the seat braces with 1-5/8 in. deck screws (Photo 10). Don't overdrive the screws—the heads should be just flush with the seat slats. The last step of the assembly is to fasten the arms to the arm supports and the legs as shown in Photos 11 and 12. The notches you cut near the back of the arms hold the back assembly firmly in place and reduce the stress on the screws at other joints. These compound notches slice through the arm at an angle. Cut the depth carefully with a handsaw and then chisel out the notch.
Once the chair is assembled, ease all the edges with 100-grit sandpaper, paying particular attention to the seat and arms. If the wood feels damp or cold to the touch, you may need to let the chair dry in a shaded area for a few days before you sand or stain it.
We used an Olympic oil-based cedar natural tone stain that lets the grain show through. Several options are available, including custom semitransparent stains that a paint supplier can mix for you. A quart will easily do a pair of chairs or a chair and love seat. This finish will last at least several years and can be cleaned and recoated as it shows signs of wear.
Step 5: Add a personal touch
You can build our step-back version of the chair and love seat or experiment with other shapes to suit your sense of style. Feel free to try the gable or round back shown below or draw a different shape on paper, tape it to the chair and step back to see how you like it.


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Families of September 11 is now operating as the For Action Initiative. The web pages on this site are available for informational purposes only. Please visit us at www.foractioninitiative.org.
On April 25th, the Tribeca Film Festival will open with the film United 93, written and directed by Paul Greengrass. It is scheduled to open nationwide in theaters on April 28th. Many family members of those who were killed on United flight 93 have seen exclusive viewings of the film and were able to provide feedback to the director. The original trailer had been in theaters for several weeks when AMC Theaters replaced it due to public criticism to the violence. The revised trailer is still being played in theaters across the country, and print and television ads will be shown nation-wide.
The decision to view the movie may be difficult for family members. We encourage you to talk with loved ones before viewing the movie and to consider ways to help prepare yourself for the types of reactions you may experience. To help get started with this, Stephanie T. Norris, a FOS11 Advisory Board Member offers a two-page article about reactions and impacts of images and symbols of September 11, 2001. She provides information on types of reactions that may occur, and strategies for working with youth. To view this article visit the FOS11 website and scroll down to see the article.
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Victim impact statements began on April 6th, and ended last week with the playing of the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from United flight 93. The week of testimony provided details about the horrors experienced by victims and survivors on 9/11, and the pain and suffering their families continue to experience today. In a related ruling, the judge has decided that the CVR tape from UA93 will not be released to the public. Only the transcript will be available for the public to read – no one will be allowed to hear it. This ruling was in response to three UA93 family members who were concerned with privacy.
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100 songs that changed history
Time Out explores the music that changed the course of world events
Breakdown of the songs that changed history
'Amour Sacré de la Patrie' – Daniel Auber (1828)
So much for music soothing the savage breast. This duet – from the patriotic grand opera 'La Muette de Portici' – was the catalyst for the Belgian Revolution. It was seen as an alternative 'La Marseillaise' at the time, one of growing unrest due to King William I's despotic rule. After the opera's performance on August 25 1830, theatre-goers leaving Brussels' La Monnaie poured into the streets, where riots had erupted and the crowds were looting shops, chanting political slogans and occupying government buildings. Insurrection spread throughout Belgium and the Ten-Day Campaign of 1831 – in which the Dutch army tried to regain control – failed. An independent Belgian state was eventually declared in 1839.
'Rebel Girl' – Bikini Kill (1993)Chosen by Emmy the Great
Emmy says: 'Riot Grrrl was a DIY youth movement associated with third-wave feminism. It transported ideas with the speed of sound, laying valuable foundations not only for the female musicians that followed, but also for any young woman interested in culture or identity. It helped create a generation of confident, politically engaged young women who would fully incorporate humour, sass and fun into that engagement. At the centre of the Riot Grrrl movement was Bikini Kill, led by Kathleen Hanna, and their iconic song was "Rebel Girl", which opened with, "That girl thinks she's the queen of this neighbourhood… she is!" I owe the cool women of Riot Grrrl more than I even know.'
'Better By You Better Than Me' – Judas Priest (1978)
It's a pretty unremarkable song, a sped up, rock-riffed cover of Spooky Tooth's 1969 tune, but in 1985 the Judas Priest version hit the headlines after a supposed subliminal message encouraged the inebriated, troubled 19-year-old Ray Belknap and 20-year-old James Vance to form a suicide pact in a churchyard in Nevada. Belknap died instantly, but Vance survived the shotgun wound to the face. He was severely disfigured. Incredibly, months later, Vance and his God-fearing parents filed a suit against Judas Priest claiming that when 'Better By You Better Than Me' is played backwards the message 'do it' is discernable, and this was the sole reason for the tragedy. It was eventually thrown out of court, but not before Judas Priest were hauled onto the stand to testify. Lead singer Rob Halford noted that if they were to insert any kind of message, it would probably be 'buy more of our records'. Well put. It wasn't the first time rock music has been blamed for senseless violence, and sadly it has not been the last.
'Byiyti Iz-Podd Kontrolya' – Televizor (1986)
Despite what Bono may tell you, rock's heyday as a revolutionary force in the West has been all but exhausted. In regions with rather more censorious attitudes to freedom of expression, however, it can still be a genuinely dangerous occupation. As Kirby Lee of Chinese rap outfit Dragon Tongue Squad tells us, 'You have to be careful how you say things, or the Chinese government will get your ass back.' Televizor's prog-toned blues-rock may not be considered revolutionary by your average Jethro Tull fan, but their lyrical content is distilled dissidence, voicing discontent with Russia's Communist regime. The band's shows provide a meeting point for like-minded antiestablishmentarians. They're hardly a relic of the Cold War, either – Televizor's recent anti-Putin anthems saw a 1,500-capacity concert being observed by 3,000 police.
'The Seeds Of Love' – Traditional (1903)Chosen by Rob Young, former editor of 'The Wire' magazine and contributor to 'Uncut', 'Sight And Sound', 'Frieze' and 'Art Review'
Rob says: 'This song started off the idea of professionally collecting music. No one knows exactly when it dates from – it may have been written in the late 1600s – but it was sung on one morning in 1903 in the Somerset village of Hambridge by a gardener called John England. Cecil Sharpe happened to be wandering past, heard John England singing this song, and it sparked off some sort of reverence in Sharpe. It made him take out a notebook and write down the words this guy was singing. That day he wrote a piano accompaniment, and it was performed that night at the vicarage in the local village by a local woman. That was the first time Cecil Sharpe had been inspired to collect a song, which then became his career.'
He then started collecting folk songs – mainly in the south of England, but later went to America to find the ones which had been preserved and taken across the Atlantic. Sharpe wasn't the first collector of folk songs but up until then it had largely been an amateur pursuit, more a kind of hobby like collecting antiques. He was the first one to see it as an opportunity to publish books of these songs. He pushed to have folk music taught in schools across the country, and a lot of folk singers like Shirley Collins and Martin Carthy do remember having to stand up and sing songs in the class room during the 1940s, so it did have an effect. And all because that song was sung at that particular time. It really was a defining moment.'
'Universal Soldier' – Buffy Sainte-Marie (1964)
A new frontier in the war between musicians and The Man emerged with the release of 'Universal Soldier' in 1964. A Canadian Cree who frequently sang about the injustices meted out to Native Americans, Sainte-Marie wrote a coffee house protest song which appeared to have been sabotaged by the very top of the US government. Though her records were being shipped in the US, a scarce few made it to shops or radio stations. Years later, she claims to have discovered letters from Lyndon Johnson's White House thanking TV networks, radio stations and distributors for suppressing and censoring what was seen as dangerously radical material. As a further insult, Donovan (at the time, a tepid and slightly desperate Dylan clone) covered 'Universal Soldier' without any hitch whatsoever. The Kennedy era of optimism and liberalism was over.
'Jerusalem' – Sir Hubert Parry/William Blake (1916/1804)
If any song can be said to have crystallised our intensely patriotic, deeply romanticised notion of Englishness, it's 'Jerusalem'. First called 'And Did Those Feet in Ancient Time', it was changed around the time it was performed the Suffrage Demonstration Concert at Queens Hall in March 1918. After the concert, suffragette Millicent Garrett Fawcett asked Parry if he'd allow it to be used as the Women Voters' Hymn, and he agreed, assigning copyright to the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies, who took it up as their anthem. Later that same year, parliament passed the Representation of the People Act, granting women the vote.
'Rapper's Delight' – Sugarhill Gang (1979)
The American Civil Rights movement might have achieved their successes in the late '60s, but in the late '70s, African American culture was still far from widespread popular acceptance. Until 'Rapper's Delight', that is. Whilst The Fatback Band's 'King Tim III (Personality Jock)' and Blondie's 'Rapture' lay claim to be some of the earliest recorded examples of hip hop, the Sugarhill Gang brought the genre its first mainstream chart success. Recorded in the days before sampling became hip hop's lingua franca, its lifting of the bassline from Chic's 'Good Times' had to be recorded as a 15-minute, faultless performance. From then on, b-boys were breaking on lino from Bangor to Bombay.
'Panama' – Van Halen (1984)
Considering the shaggy-haired frontman David Lee Roth admitted that 'Panama' was written about a car, it's surprising that it has become synonymous with the Panamanian military dictator Manuel Noriega. In 1989, five years after the song's release, the US army went about 'Operation Just Cause' to depose Noriega, during which they invaded Panama and blasted a barrage of abrasive music at Noriega's hideout in the Vatican embassy. 'Panama' was among the songs they repeatedly played until Noriega finally surrendered.


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Brevard, N.C. - The Brevard College Athletic Department and Director of Athletics Kim Pate is pleased to announce the hiring of Reva Shane Jarrett to the position of Head Cheerleading Coach.
"I am pleased to announce that Coach Jarrett will be taking over the leadership of our varsity cheerleading program," said Pate. "She brings a wealth of experience as a former collegiate student-athlete and competitive cheer instructor and will be a great asset to our program."
Jarrett comes to the Tornados, having served as a club cheerleading coach, as well as a three-time Collegiate All-American Cheerleader at Appalachian State University.
"My intentions for these girls are to prove to me & their school they want to be looked upon as athletes," said Coach Jarrett. "They will determine discipline, discover responsibility and will become stronger."
Jarrett is with Rockstar Cheer in Asheville, where she serves as the Cheer/Tumble coach for six all-star and special needs teams. She also served as the Cheer/Tumble Coach with Xcite Cheerleading of Asheville, heading up five all-star and special needs teams and has worked with Club Cheer & Dance heading up two all-star teams.
While at Appalachian State, Jarrett was noted for her hard work, team work, dedication and guidance as a leading senior on the squad. She was a Division I-AA Three-Time National Championship Selected Cheerleader, a Capital One Bowl Half-Time Performance Cheerleader and also an Appalachian vs. Michigan Top 12 Selected Cheerleader.
Jarrett also comes in with various coaching and instructor experience, having choreographed eight National All-Star routines and four state and national High School Squads and has experience working in over 25 high school camps with instruction on crowd appeal, halftime shows and homecoming.
"I'm very excited about coaching at Brevard this year because I want cheerleading to progress into a very well respected athletic program," commented Jarrett. "I predict Brevard Cheerleading to be a competitive squad very soon!"


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Cricket Web's current Premier League Tipping Champion
- As featured in The Independent.
"I don't think that they'll come close to us to be honest."
- Steve Smith before the Ashes
I'll ask another.
There have been seven semi-finalists. Name them. (no wikiing, people...)
Scotland, Wales, England, France, NZ, SA, Australia
SA, Aust, England, France, NZ, Scotland, Ireland?
Or something.
RIP Fardin Qayyumi (AKA "cricket player"; "Bob"), 1/11/1990 - 15/4/2006
Samoa, Canada, Scotland, Wales, Fiji, Argentina, Japan?
That's not possible as the runner-up of Ireland and France's pool has to play the All Blacks in the quarter finals.
The man, the mountain, the Mathews. The greatest all rounder since Keith Miller. (Y)
Jaffna Jets CC (Battrick & FTP)
RIP WCC and CW Cricket
Member of the MSC, JMAS and CVAAS
Name the referee who has controlled the most WC Finals.
Andre Watson has done the last two (and was a ****ing disgrace in 2003) so I'd guess him.
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Chris Daughtry Talks Halen vs. Hagar, Beatles vs. Stones, and more
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(Yahoo!) - "American Idol" Season 5 finalist Chris Daughtry is about to release a new album, Baptized, and while its new sound — poppier, cleaner, lighter, even downright folksy in parts — will likely win his eponymous band new fans, it's also inevitable that it'll alienate some aficionados of the angst-ridden, hard-charging signature sound of Daughtry's first three LPs. Already the album's lead single, the EDM-tinged "Waiting for a Superman," has polarized Daughtry's fanbase and sparked fervent Internet debate. But as Chris sits down with Yahoo Music to preview three other tracks from Baptized — the upbeat, almost Bon Jovian title track; the groovy "Battleships"; and a humorously nostalgic ode to the good ole days, "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll" — he doesn't show much concern for the haters.
"Concern? That's probably not the right word as much as the word expect. I kind of expect a few people to just not get it, you know?" he shrugs. "And I'm okay with that, because this is where I'm at right now. I'm very proud of the record. I always think about Van Halen, what were fans thinking when 'Jump' came out with all the synthesizers? Of course, back then the Internet wasn't around, so you didn't hear immediate hate. But my point is, I can't continue to put out the exact same thing. And the fans don't deserve that."
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Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi spoof 'Bound 2' video for Christmas card
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi's new Christmas card takes inspiration from none other than Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.
After discussing the Kardashians' attention-grabbing holiday greeting for 2013 on her show, DeGeneres reveals her own mailing - which shows the host and de Rossi embracing on a motorcycle as Kardashian and West do in the "Bound 2″ music video.
It's the most amusing parody this side of Seth Rogen and James Franco.


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Hot & Sour Soup
Serving Size: 6
2 tablespoons tamari or soy sauce
1/2 pound shitake mushrooms – stems removed, wiped clean & sliced
1/2 pound white mushrooms – stems removed, wiped clean & sliced
1 tablespoon corn starch
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon brown rice vinegar
6 cups water or vegetable broth (or a mix)
1 pound tofu – cut in 1/4 inch strips
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1/4 bunch scallions – sliced
1/4 bunch cilantro – roughly chopped
- Bring water or broth to a boil. Add tamari, vinegars, sesame oil and pepper.
- Add mushrooms and cook until tender. Adjust seasoning, keep hot.
- Half an hour before serving bring back to boil and add the tofu.
- Meanwhile, mix cornstarch with an equal amount of water. Pour about 1/4 of this mixture into a bowl with eggs and whisk thoroughly. Set aside egg mixture and add rest of cornstarch water mixture to pot of hot soup a little at a time while stirring over a medium heat until thickened. Turn off heat and drizzle in egg mixture without stirring. Let the egg mixture sit on top for a minute then gently stir into soup.
- Garnish with scallions and cilantro.
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Please note: If you haven't seen Breaking Dawn - Part II yet please don't read this blog cause it many cantion spoilers! My review of Breaking Dawn - Part II. Okay, so I hate that Stephenie Meyer had the fight sence as Alice's version, cause I thought Jasper was really died and I thought Carlisle was really died. When Jasper died I thought I was going to scream and go insane, I was like "NOT JASPER!" Cause Jasper belongs with Alice. I can't stand the fight sence cause I thought I was about to loose it. When Carlise died I had my hand with my napkin over my mouth. I like when Bella gose crazy on Jacob for nicknameing Renesmee after the Ness-nock-monster (I think that's how you spell.) any how I'm going to miss twilight. The battle (vision) wasn't in the book and I hate that they show the Denali coven when Tanya, Kate and Irina's mom dies because of what she did and the Volturi killed their mom. Irina should've told the Volutri what the Cullens' did and I hate when in Alice's vision that Irina dies and I hate that my fave characters die in the battle which was just Alice's vision to show Aro what would happen if he killed Carlisle. When Jacob was takeing he's clothes off to show Charlie what he really is, the whole theatre was laughing... so after the movie was done me, my mom and my dad want to the 99 to eat dinner.
I like that Ligonstage put a trailer (well not really a tailer) for Catching Fire and Catching Fire is going out on Nov 22 2013 Hunger Games Fans we have to wait a whole year till Catching Fire.


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(NEWSER) – Robin Williams' personal assistant is the person who found his body inside the actor's home yesterday morning, the Marin County Sheriff's Office said today. The assistant became concerned when Williams didn't answer the door and entered the home to investigate, discovering Williams in a seated position, slightly suspended off the ground, with a belt looped around his neck and attached to a closet door, said a sheriff's spokesman at an afternoon press conference.
The preliminary cause of death is asphyxia caused by hanging, reports AP. One more disturbing detail: Authorities say that Williams apparently tried to cut one of his wrists, too. They found "acute, superficial" wounds to his left wrist, and a nearby pocketknife had what appeared to be blood on it.


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text: Much more quickly than expected, Robin Roberts is headed back to Good Morning America. This morning she said that doctors told her she could start preparing for a return to the show and next week will probably not appear on air, but will go through the routine of getting up early and doing what she would normally do. I think that with this flu season being especially bad and her vulnerabilities right now, she should wait until after the outbreak hits its peak, but hey, I am not a doctor and have never played one on television. Robin has been off the air since September 20, but honestly it seems like she is on all the time. ABC has been doing a good job of keeping her in the loop and keeping people involved in her return. Plus, her recovery makes for good ratings.


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Sweet Brown coming to reality TV
You've Tweeted her Instagram memes. You've quoted her infamous lines. And now you'll be able to catch Sweet Brown in action.
According to TheGrio, the YouTube sensation is currently working on a reality show entitled "The Sweet Browns." Currently in production, Sweet Brown describes the series as "a fish out of water, rags to riches series, that's a combination of The Jeffersons and The Beverly Hillbillies."
"It's going to be hilarious. You're going to really crack up," she says. Sweet Brown is also making her big screen debut this December in Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas.
"We filmed it already," Brown said. "Tyler is so awesome. I would love to work with him again. He just makes you feel at home."
And it doesn't stop there. Sweet Brown's agent says she will also make an appearance in an upcoming film starring Gabrielle Union and Louis Gossett Jr.
Plus, she's also coming out with a game application, cookbook and a BBQ sauce called "Oh Lord Jesus It's a FIRE," all set to release later this year.
Started from the bottom, now she's here! Go Sweet Brown!
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I know Maria is usually the DIYer, but I saw this adorable idea on Pinterest and had to try it out! I also had a Bridal Shower to go to and I figured it'd be a cute gift! So I made it–and then tried it out, and then wrapped it up all nice. Voila!
1 part Brown Sugar
1 part Olive Oil
1 part Honey
Mix and enjoy! Although I added more brown sugar and if I had to redo the recipe, I'd add a little less olive oil.
For the container, I used an empty ELF Nail Polish Remover (obviously sanitized) holder. I was/am pretty proud of myself.


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'Forwards Derek Roy, Maxim Afinogenov and Daniel Paille will be out. They were joined on the sidelines Monday by center Tim Connolly and Toni Lydman, who were too banged up or ill to practice. It left coach Lindy Ruff with 10 forwards and seven defensemen, including Teppo Numminen and his recovering heart.'
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What is string?What is parameter?What is parentheses () ?
Please see the following codes:
<html><head><script type="text/javascript">function show_prompt(){var name=prompt("Please enter your name","Harry Potter");if (name!=null && name!="") { document.write("Hello " + name + "! How are you today?"); }}</script></head><body>
<input type="button" onClick="show_prompt()" value="Show a prompt box" />
name!=null && name!="" is included here.Here what is the meaning of null?Here what is the meaning of ""?
Thank you.
A sequence of characters.
When you call a function, you can pass along some values to it, these values are called arguments or parameters.
Round brackets.
No value.
An empty string.
What the function is doing is checking to see if the variable name contains a sensible value before writing its output to the screen.
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Thank you so much for your response.
I am happy to say that your answers help me a lot.
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Strictly speaking parameters are the values passed to a function when the function is called and arguments are the placeholders used to define how those values will be used in the function itself.
function myfunc(a, b, c) { // a, b, and c are arguments
myfunc(x,y,z); // x, y, and z are parameters
Oh wow, I didn't know that. Thank you!
That actually leads me to a second question: in JavaScript terms, is there a difference between a method and a function, or are these two terms synonymous?
Strictly speaking JavaScript doesn't have functions or methods - it only has objects and properties.
All "functions" that are defined directly are "methods" of the window object (or whichever object they are defined inside of) and all "methods" in JavaScript are in fact objects in their own right since they too can have properties and "methods" defined for them.
In practical terms it makes sense to refer to any methods where you don't specify the object that it belongs to are effectively working as functions and any where you define them as belonging to a specific object but don't attach any properties or additional objects to it are effectively working as methods. Neither situation is entirely clear cut though - particularly if you start defining "methods" on the Function object and run that against all the "functions" in your page.
It's actually the other way around.
Though, distinctions such as this only ever seemed to matter in school. In real life, I most frequently hear people use "parameters" to describe both.
When did they reverse it? I clearly remember being taught that the arguments are the placeholders in the function and that you call a function using parameters some time back in the late 1970s or early 80s. I even have books from back then that refer to them that way around. I'd have to check but I am fairly sure that I also have some more recently published books that refer to them that way around as well.
I agree with you that in practice the distinction between the two is effectively irrelevant and most people use either name to refer to both without it leading to misunderstandings (although it does appear that such usage has led to the meanings getting reversed at some stage).
If ever it was the other way around, then that was before my time.
In Java, [parameters are the variables when you declare a method, and [URL="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se7/html/jls-15.html#jls-220.127.116.11"]arguments are the values when you invoke it. [URL="http://perldoc.perl.org/perlsub.html"]Perl is the same way. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parameter_(computer_science)"]Wikipedia](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se7/html/jls-8.html#jls-8.4.1) describes it this way as well.
It definitely was the other way around when JavaScript was created as the JavaScript construct that you use within functions as a placeholder list to access all the values passed to the function is called arguments[] - if it were the way around that you suggest then it would have been called parameters[]
So effectively you can say that for JavaScript at least the two terms are the way around that I specified even if some languages have reversed the meanings.
Ish. When you access arguments[], you're accessing the values that were passed in... which are referred to as arguments. For example, if a function is defined with one placeholder but invoked with 10 values, then arguments[] will hold 10 values, which means it represents the values passed in (the arguments) and not the placeholders.
Also, ECMA-script defines the syntax this way:
CallExpression Arguments
function Identifier ( FormalParameterListopt ) { FunctionBody }
function Identifier ( FormalParameterListopt ) { FunctionBody }
Thank you for your explination, felgall.I've been doing a little more reading on the subject and stumbled upon this StackOverflow discussion of the same question (although not related especially to JavaScript).
I found it quite interesting reading, if not a little confusing and contradictory in places.
Yes that does have some interesting and sometimes contradictory viewpoints.
One I thought was interesting was that someone tried to make something out of the fact that C++ doesn't use the term method at all without realising that the term 'member function' is used by that language instead. If anything member function is a more descriptive name than method is.
The thing that probably makes the biggest difference with respect to JavaScript is that JavaScript doesn't have classes and so properties and objects belong directly to objects rather than being defined on a class.
With JavaScript the most useful way in which to use the different terms is in how you are using the JavaScript code in comparison to how you'd do the same thing in other languages. If it doesn't matter that the 'method' you have just defined is actually attached to an object then you might as well refer to it as a function. If the object that it is attached to does matter then you may as well refer to it as a method. Of course if you use call or apply then you can use it on a completely different object from the one it belongs to and I don't think I have seen a term for referring to the situation where the object you are running the 'method' on isn't the object it belongs to.
Thank you, this makes sense (I hope).
So, if I apply this to a little bit of jQuery:
// Do stuff
Would it be fair to say that .click() is a method, as it is attached to $("#button"), a jQuery object, which in this case does matter.Whereas the event handler which is passed in to .click() is a function, as it is anonymous and it doesn't matter what it is attached to.
That's how I'd generally describe it - it's the way that makes the most sense. A method where the object matters, a function when the object doesn't matter.
This is my first time hearing when a function is invoked/called the parameters are being passed as values, instead of referring function invocations as arguments being passed. I may have to get some research on this.
Thanks for your help.


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As the entire East Coast braces for Hurricane Sandy, which is predicted to do incredible damage, Cindy Jacobs is firing up her prayer warriors to pray away the storm. She even gives her followers some talking points on how to say the proper prayer in such a circumstance:
Prayer Points:
1. Rebuke this storm in Jesus' name. The authority of the believer is powerful enough to shift weather patterns! (Matthew 17:20)
2. Declare that the Prince of Peace reigns over this hurricane, and that His peace will cause the storm to diminish. (Isaiah 9:6)
3. Pray that this storm will not disrupt our Reformation Day prayer initiatives in the eastern states. (Isaiah 54:17)
4. Pray that the Lord would protect every person on the eastern coast, and that there would be no fatalities or serious injuries. (Psalm 91; It would also be good to declare this passage of scripture over the eastern states.)
5. Worship God for his provision, protection, and peace in the midst of storms. (Psalm 59:16)
So when the storm does do major damage, will she admit that the prayer failed? Of course not. She'll find some little event or fact to claim credit for. If the storm only does $800 million in damage instead of the $1 billion figure that is projected as possible, she will completely ignore the fact that such an estimate is only a very broad prediction and claim that her prayers saved the country $200 million. If an entire subdivision is destroyed by raging flood waters but one little girl is found alive amid the rubble later, that will be proof of God's divine intervention. That's how this sort of thing works, by being impossible to falsify. It's a perfect force field to protect stupidity from evidence.


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VIDEO: I-84 westbound opens ahead of schedule
A round-the-clock work schedule helped road crews finished the re-paving project on I-84 westbound ahead of schedule.
The freeway re-opened at 3:25 a.m. Monday. It was expected to re-open as late as 5 a.m.
Crews ground off the old road surface and re-paved the entire length from I-205 to I-5.
There will be one more closure from 11 p.m. Saturday August 3 through 5 a.m. Monday August 4, so crews can reconfigure the interchange with I-5 from westbound i-84.
The ramp has been the scene of several crashes including one last month that sent a semi over the guard rail.
The two lanes on the ramp will be reduced to one, so drivers won't be faced with last second lane changes.
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Hi em3rgency,
I am a new user of BT and trying to find my way.
Firstly i would like to say that your script really rocks.
I' ve tried it in my own lab and until know works like a charm.
However, without any meaning of discourtesy, i would like to give you some feedback in the ssl strip section.
Specifically when i first tried it i got an error in its terminal that was saying:
File "usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/Twisted-12.0.0-py2.6-linux-i686.egg/twisted/web/http.py", line898, in write
raise RuntimeError('Request.write called on a request after' exception.RuntimeError:Request.write called on a request after Request.finish was called)... ".
I didn't know what to do and in the beginning i thought that maybe BT5R3 hadn't had pre-installed the ssl strip script.
Then i decided to "wonder" in the file system and find where it should possibly be. Also i read really carefully all the posts in your thread and decided to try the following:
I got inside the ssl strip terminal - as long as your script was still up and running - and using the cd command moved to the "pentest/web/sslstrip" directory.
Then i run the command "python sslstrip.py -p" and everything run like a charm. (That drove me to the conclusion that probably ssl strip is already pre-installed to BT)
My second pc "victim" was able to connect to the fake AP and through it to the internet and successfully log to my mail provider. Thus MIMT script was able to catch the log and pass phrases.
So i was wondering if there is smth i am doing wrong or whether there is smth else i should do in advance in order to have MIMT running successfully without having interfering into the ssl strip terminal, while running.
I' would like you to have in mind that i am not only new in the BT5R3 os but also i have little knowledge for Linux os' es. So i don't know how i could provide you with more detailed and helpfull info and feedback. Just hope that the above will help.
I would also like to ask you whether your script MIMT is the ancestor of Easy-Creds or are these two totally different each other ? I am asking because i saw a similarity between them.


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SPRINGHILL – Some of Cumberland County's top musicians are coming together next week to honour Springhill's most famous singer.
As part of the town's 125th birthday celebrations and to mark the 25th anniversary of the Anne Murray Centre, a dozen musicians and bands are hosting a tribute to Murray with each one of them performing the Springhill songbird's hits during a two-hour concert in the Richard Calder Arena at the Dr. Carson and Marion Murray Community Centre.
"When I moved back to Springhill this is something I wanted to do for the community and for myself. It's sort of like the last thing on my bucket list," event co-organizer Chris Gooding said. "The timing was never right and I don't think you'd have the same sort of reaction to it that we've had now."
Gooding said the concert will not only pay tribute to Murray, but also raise the bar for local musicians by putting them on the big stage with a professional production company.
Moncton-based SSI – the same production company that has presented the ECMA's rock stage, Merle Haggard and the Evolve music festival – has been hired for the evening, giving musicians and the audience an amazing and unique concert experience.
The doors open at 6 p.m. with the show starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10.
While Murray herself won't be in attendance at the show, it's being recorded and a copy will be sent to her.
The showcase will feature Chris James, Eric Fresia, Barry Patriquin, DC Smith and the Streamliners, Rob Harrison, Castle Reagh, Sweet Addiction, the Shakedown Combo, Rocky Ripley, Third Zero and Leah Killen and Gerald 'Bear' Davis.
Along with their own music, they will also be performing their own versions of Murray's hits like Snowbird, Cotton Jenny, Danny's Song, Hippo in the Bathtub and more.
"We sent out a message to the artists feeling them out to see if they were interested and the response was incredible. Right from the get-go they wanted to do this and they were telling us the songs they wanted to cover," Gooding said. "What was amazing is that there was such a wide variety. Not everyone was choosing Snowbird or Danny's Song. That was really neat in itself. It's like getting her greatest album without having to manage it to avoid duplication."
Co-organizer and Anne Murray Centre executive director Marcie Meekins said the concert will be a once in a lifetime opportunity for those performing.
"Part of our mandate is to promote the music of Nova Scotia and to me this is the epitome of fulfilling that mandate," Meekins said. "What's a better way to pay tribute to a Cumberland County legend than have the best and brightest in Cumberland County perform her music."
Earlier in the day, the Anne Murray Centre is hosting a VIP patron luncheon that raises money to support music programs in Springhill and Cumberland County. Each ticket is a $200 charitable donation with all the proceeds going to support initiatives such as a new program that has musicians going to the All Saints Hospital to perform for patients in the restorative care unit.
Murray will be at the Anne Murray Centre at 2 p.m. to meet her fans to help celebrate the facility's 25th birthday. She will also sign autographs and have photos taken with her fans.
"While the earlier event is a fundraiser, this is a free event that's open to everyone. It's also something Anne looks forward to, being with her fans," Meekins said. "With it being the 25th year we have people coming from as far away as Australia and Sweden."
Gooding first thought of the concert idea while living in Charlottetown attending journalism at Holland College. He was asked to jam with Dean Dunsford because he was from Springhill.
"That's when I started to have this idea about having our own musicians performing Anne's music with their own artistic flair," Gooding said. "I think people are going to be really amazed with the caliber of the music. Cape Breton is really good at promoting its musicians and so is Halifax and Yarmouth, but here in Cumberland County it's almost like it's just a slice of life that so and so is such a talented individual."
Meekins said the concert is so appropriate because Murray crossed over into so many genres during her 40-year-plus music career.
"Anne was one of those great crossover artists who could go from genre to genre," Meekins said. "She wasn't just a country music artist. She produced a lot of pop material and even gospel and that's what is so special about her."
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Skin lesion aspiration
Skin lesion aspiration is the withdrawal of fluid from a skin lesion (sore).
How the Test is Performed
A needle is put intoskin sore or skin abscess, which may contain fluid or pus. The fluid may be examined under a microscope. It may also be put in alab dish (called a culture medium) and watched for growth of bacteria or fungi.
How to Prepare for the Test
You do not need topreparefor this test.
How the Test Will Feel
Thehealth care provider may inject a numbing medicine (anesthetic) into the skin before inserting the needle if the sore is deep.
You may feel a pricking sensation as the needle enters the skin.
In many cases, the removing fluid will lessen pressure within the skin sore and ease pain.
Why the Test is Performed
This test is used find the cause of a fluid-filled skin lesion. It can be used to diagnose skin infections.
What Abnormal Results Mean
Abnormal results may be a sign of a infectioncaused by bacteria, fungi, or viruses.
There is a small risk of bleeding, mild pain, or infection.
Butler KH. Incision and drainage. In: Roberts JR, Hedges JR, eds. Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2009:chap 37.
Review Date: 11/20/2012
Reviewed By: Kevin Berman, MD, PhD, Atlanta Center for Dermatologic Disease, Atlanta, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc., Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, David R. Eltz, Stephanie Slon, and Nissi Wang.


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Ex-Hostess building sold for $720,000
Here's a real estate sale that has spurred my old cravings for Hostess Sno-Balls.
Don't judge me. I just can't resist those artifically colored, marshmallow skinned blobs of sweet, sweet calories. Heh.
Rochester's former Wonder Bread Hostess outlet store building at 406 37th St. N.E. for $720,000 on Dec. 18, according to county property records.
Built in 1990, the building has about 3,500-square-feet of retail space and an about 9,500-square-feet of warehouse space. It closed down, when Hostess imploded at the end of 2012.
I chatted with the new owner this morning and this sale opens the door for a regional business to expand into Rochester. This new name in town could eventually add up to about 10 to 15 new local jobs.
I'll have all of the details in the Heard on the Street column in Tuesday's Post-Bulletin. Just consider me Santa's little helper and the P-B as a present of information that can also be used as gift wrap.
In the meantime, I'd consider it a special gift if anyone out there can tell me if true Hostess Sno-Balls have ever returned to Rochester. If so, where can I find them?


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Mention the word ramen and it will evoke images of the thin, dry noodles in cellophane packages that have sustained generations of starving college students not exactly haute cuisine.
But in recent years, traditional ramen has been appearing on restaurant menus around the U.S. and in Utah. Instead of two minutes in the microwave, the broth for original ramen can take two days to prepare.
"Some of the customers here don't want to try the ramen because they think it's Cup Noodles it's not that," said Kyoko Bannai, who owns and operates Koko Kitchen with her son Jiro.
Bannai immigrated to the U.S. more than 40 years ago and has been serving Japanese food at her Salt Lake City restaurant for the past 16 years. She said ramen egg noodle originated in China, but after it was introduced in Japan, the country quickly adopted the dish. "Every region in Japan makes its own style," she said. "In Japan, some people are so crazy for ramen they travel all over to try all the different styles."
What distinguishes one region's ramen from another is the broth and choice of toppings.
The ramen at Koko Kitchen's is similar to what would be found in Tokyo. The noodle dish uses both pork and chicken broths flavored with shoyu, Japanese soy sauce. The bowls are garnished with bean sprouts, chopped green onions and a hard-boiled egg, cut in half. Customers get their choice of chicken, tofu or, the restaurant's best seller, Chinese-style barbecue pork called char siu.
Even though it sounds like hearty winter fare, ramen is served year round, said Bannai.
While they offer chicken and vegetarian variations, the pork ramen is the most popular ramen at Salt Lake City's Plum Alley restaurant. No surprise that it also is the favorite of Tara Juhl, the restaurant's chef de cuisine.
"I love our pork ramen. It has pork belly and the smoked pork," Juhl said. "Add a little sriracha and that'll make my day. And then I'll have to have a nap."
Instead of the traditional boiled egg, Plum Alley places a poached egg in every bowl. When broken, the runny yolk blends with the pork-heavy dish, becoming something akin to liquefied bacon and eggs. There are also slices of pickled ginger to help cut through those savory notes.
Plum Alley also makes its noodles in house. The restaurant is always experimenting trying to make the noodles better, Juhl said. "You have to have that perfect balance between having a bite to it and softness."
Some ramen aficionados focus on the texture of the noodle while others think it's the broth that makes the dish. Juhl just enjoys taking it all in.
"It is an experience eating it sitting down with a bowl of soup that's bigger than your head," Juhl said.
The broth is definitely the most time-consuming part of making real ramen, simmering pork or chicken bones with a variety of vegetables to create the sumptuous soup takes several hours.
Newcomers may find that eating a huge bowl of ramen noodles can be problematic simply because there's no graceful way to do it.
Experts suggest using both chopsticks and the Asian-style soup spoon a kind of mini ladle for a two-prong approach. Grab some noodles with the chopstick and place them in the spoon. Then dunk the spoon in the broth for a perfectly constructed bite of both noodles and soup.
Johnny Kwon, owner of Naked Fish Bistro has another tip: "Slurp."
"My wife tries to teach our kids good table manners but when it comes to ramen she tells them to slurp away," he said.
Naked Fish serves two varieties of ramen, the rich pork-based tonkotsu ramen and the lighter, leaner, chicken-based shoyu. Both are available only during lunch.
While Kwon doesn't have immediate plans to add ramen to his dinner menu, he does believe there's a bright future for the humble Japanese noodle dish in Salt Lake City, if diners including his son learn to look past the stigma of instant ramen.
"For my youngest son it's so funny his favorite food is ramen," Kwon said. "The first time he had Chef [Toshio Sekikawa's] ramen he said, 'This is the best Top Ramen I've ever had.'"
5 places for real ramen
Dojo Restaurant and Sushi Bar • 423 W. 300 South; Salt Lake City; 801-328-3333. Open Monday-Saturday from 11:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Koko Kitchen • 702 S. 300 East,; Salt Lake City; 801-364-4888. Open Monday-Thursday 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Naked Fish • 67 W. 100 South,; Salt Lake City; 801-595-8888. Open for lMonday-Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Plum Alley • 111 E. 300 South,; Salt Lake City; 801-355-0543. Open for Monday-Friday 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. with extended hours Friday and Saturday.
Rice: Asian Fusion Cuisine And Sushi Bar • 1158 South State St., Salt Lake City; 801-328-3888. Open Monday-Saturday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday noon to 9 p.m.


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Can any one suggest a good company they have used for Matting out their gym?
Can any one suggest a good company they have used for Matting out their gym?
We needed 40mm jigsaws on a concrete floor so we used mmamats.co.uk but even with a bulk discount it was expensive to mat out over 2000 sq ft. They are lasting really well (been down nearly 2 years) and are used and cleaned 7 days a week but they are only textured on one side so we cant flip them over once they do start to wear. This means they have half the life of the double sided mat which I bough previously shipped straight from abroad by the Pro Kumite guys. They are also the only place I could find black mats asopposed to red or blue. They have now added a 42mm crash mat to their range as well which looks interesting.
Blitz now do 30mm and 40mm whereas at the time I bought mine I think they only did 20mm and they also offer a reasonable trade discount.
hope this helps
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Sukkot (begins)
When Wednesday September 18, 2013 (1408 days ago)
Celebrates the Jewish holiday on the 15th day of the month of Tishrei. It is one of three mandated festivals on which Hebrews were commanded to make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem. Lasts seven days.
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Moravian College expects its students to perform their academic work honestly and fairly. A Moravian student, moreover, should neither hinder nor unfairly assist other students in efforts to complete their own work. This policy of academic integrity is the foundation on which learning at Moravian is built.
The College's expectations and the consequences of failure to meet those expectations are outlined in the current Student Handbook, and in the Statement on Academic Honesty at Moravian College, available from the Office of the Provost. If a student, at any point in an academic career at Moravian, is uncertain about his or her responsibility as a scholar or about the propriety of a particular action, the instructor should be consulted.


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Since my earliest memories, Saturday Night Live has been a part of my life. When I was a child, it was the creepy, dangerous-feeling, and yet still somehow hilarious show that I'd catch on re-runs after school. I remember being terrified of John Belushi, in that way that children are terrified of things they know are "bad", or "too adult".
As I grew, so did my affinity for the show. I was a teenager during the "new golden age" of Ferrell, Sandler, Mike Myers, and company. While I didn't watch the shows live, again, after-school pre-homework reruns became the order of the day.
Once I hit the age of 15 or so, I was a full-fledged comedy nerd. Mr Show, UCB, Monty Python, and… SNL. I became a voracious watcher of the show (I haven't missed a single episode since about 1999), and many Saturday nights during my "formative years" were spent by myself, in my bedroom, with the folks at 30 Rock.
In recent years SNL has morphed from a funny show I like to watch, to something I treat as more of a spectator sport. I watch SNL like other people watch baseball, in the sense that I watch it with the history of the show in mind. In my not so humble opinion, SNL isn't just a tv sketch show, but, more importantly, an American comedy institution that is pretty peerless.
With all that being said, I thought it'd be fun to share my love/fascination of SNL with you fine folks.
I won't be "grading" the sketches, but rather, presenting them to you in a "box-score" type manner; it's up to you to decide what you find funny. So without further ado, here's a recap of the season 39 premiere, hosted by Tina Fey with musical guest Arcade Fire.
Live from my apartment… it's Sunday Morning!
Cold Open- Obamacare
The Sketch: In the continuing trend of SNL castmembers saying things that genuinely shock me, right off the bat we get "whackin' it." SNL; always pushing boundaries. This was your basic C-SPAN/Obama "let's have a string of people say funny stuff that is framed with a political message". Pharoah (whose Obama is pretty great by this point) is left with not much to do other than play the straight man to a series of "whacky Americans", all of whom really don't know what Obamacare is. SNL will always be a politically leaning show, so even if this type of sketch isn't quite your thing, it's totally harmless. Also, did I mention Jesse Pinkman?
Highlight: Kate McKinnon. Always.
Monologue- Tina Fey introduces the gang.
The Sketch: In her fourth time as host since leaving the show, Tina starts things off very confidently (natch). It's always refreshing to see a host that isn't immediately intimated by the live format, and Tina is as pro as it gets. After a pretty funny run-through of some of Tina's "famous" characters, she switches gears to introduce the 6 new fresh-faced (hint: they look 14) cast-members, and the whole thing devolves into a dance number. Fun, silly, and nice way to start of the season/the careers of these new casties.
Highlight: Queef Latina
The Sketch: Fairly one note, this trailer of the new season of HBO's Girls is funny enough, but really only if you are a watcher of Girls (only the show counts, weirdos). Basically, Tina Fey plays a new addition to the cast, an Albanian refugee. How will her third-world ways mesh with the Brooklyn hipster lifestyle? The impressions are pretty spot-on, especially our hero Kate McKinnon. If anything, it kind of makes me want to watch Girls (which I find very decent, bordering on cute)
Highlight: Old Cow Disease/Taran Killam being "strong like ox"
Express Air
The Sketch: Tina and Taran play two airport gate attendants in the process of announcing who can board the plane. It's clear from about 10 seconds in that the game of this sketch is, "a couple wants to board. EVERYONE is allowed to board before them. Heighten for hilarity," and it's the first winner of the night. Sure, it's a "wacky list" sketch, but I love me a good wacky list sketch (see Stefon). A real funny one-off concept, something that I hope the writers remember to sprinkle throughout the season. It can't all be catch-phrases and C-SPAN sketches. I laughed out loud A LOT.
Highlight: X-Men Business Class/Bobby Moynihan's Farter.
New Cast Member or Arcade Fire
The Sketch: Kenan hosts a game show, and a fairly "meh" sketch. We get it; you hired youngish hispter looking folks for the show. You're pretty cool, SNL. If anything, it's a nice chance to see our new cast members some more.
Highlight: I really like Arcade Fire, and screaming Kenan is always fun.
The Sketch: You know those kind of annoying E-Cigarette commercials that extoll the virtues of vaping? Add meth. A quick and sweet commercial parody that totally works and one of the better parody commercials in the past few seasons. Also… Jesse Pinkman; you're welcome, America.
Highlight: Kate F'ing McKinnon. This is becoming a trend.
Weekend Update
The Sketch: Ummm… isn't Seth Meyers not supposed to be here? Maybe I was confused. This first Update of the season welcomes Cecily Strong as Seth's co-anchor, a move of which I am very much in favor. Cecily is a daring and hilarious addition to SNL, and probably the best suited for this new Update chair. Two anchors always work better than one (save Dennis Miller), and I like this new dynamic. New addition Kyle Mooney (of Good Neighbor fame, and the second troupe member on the cast, with Beck Bennett) debuts a character, and while not a clear winner, it's good to see that the dude has a good amount of presence on his first run out. Bringing it home is our friend and yours, Bobby Moynihan, with drunk uncle… and of course, Jesse Pinkman, bitch.
Highlight: Drunk Uncle (and Bobby Moynihan in general). The most I've laughed so far at this episode. Meth Nephew, you the best.
Cinema Classic
The Sketch: Your fairly typical "at the movies" sketch, made "watchable" by Taran Killam and Tina Fey. Taran really has become one of the most solid workers on SNL, even though this sketch is too silly to really even describe (a period romantic film that involves too many close up shots of animals who have met a taxidermist recently). The weakest sketch of the episode so far.
Highlight: Squirrel holding a basketball.
Cars for Sale
The Sketch: Tina and new castmember Mike O'Brien in a black and white commercial parody, a used car-lot spot, set in the Great Depression. Short and harmless, but definitely in that weird "right before the second musical performance" burn-off slot. Competent work by the newbie, but a sketch that doesn't really hit any high points, in my humble opinion.
Highlight: "They've got everything! Seats!"
Manolo Blahnik
The Sketch: The first recurring sketch of the season, and it's one that I really love. Cecily Strong and Vanessa Bayer play two former porn stars turned pitchwomen, Brekkie and Brekkie. This sketch hit a home-run last season with Justin Timberlake and "Dom Perignon," and though this episode's incarnation isn't as strong as that one, it's still a ridiculous sketch that should make you laugh out loud quite a few times. It's basically a "silly list sketch," but Bayer and Strong crush these characters, and it's one of the few sketches that still genuinely shocks me, content wise. Ever hear the word "blumpkin" on TV? Thanks, SNL!
Highlight: "See you later, Ali Larter".
A pretty fun episode that may have erred by relying SO much on the 6 new cast members. That being said, I really like where the current cast stands (highlights, in my opinion, are Kate McKinnon, Taran Killam, and Bobby Moynihan, though Kenan ALWAYS does great work as well). Nothing game-changing, nothing viral, but a fine episode to start the season off, and with this many new cast members it should take some time for this new crew to really gel into the tightly honed comedy unit they can (and hopefully will be).
See you all next week!
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Zzzz…Tips and Products to Help You Get Your Beauty Sleep
In honor of National Sleep Awareness week, we offer tips and products to help you have the best ZZZ's of your life.
-Faye Brennan
How many hours of sleep do you get on an average night? 6… 7… 8?
If it's less than 7 hours, you're one of the 35 percent of Americans who are seriously lacking in shut-eye, according to a new study by the CDC. This may not be breaking news, but when you consider the fact that sleep deprivation can lead to serious health problems such as diabetes, obesity, mental health conditions, a shorter lifespan and even death, you might want to think twice about your sleeping habits.
If you get the proper amount of sleep (7-9 hours per night), not only will you prevent these health problems, but you'll also have more energy, perform better at school or work, feel more alert and even look better (they don't call it beauty sleep for nothing!).
Read Are You Getting Enough Sleep?
To improve your nightly snooze, try the following "Countdown to Bedtime" tips from Master Your Sleep: Proven Methods Simplified, the new book by Atlanta-based psychiatrist/psychotherapist Dr. Tracey Marks. For this method to work, keep your bedtime at the same time each night.
Dr. Marks' Countdown to Bedtime:
6 Hours Before: No caffeine or cigarettes (aim for the last caffeine drink to be 12 hours before bed)
4 Hours Before: No more alcohol
2 Hours Before: No more exercise
1 Hour Before: No more fluids, no more work (only sleep and sex in bed!)
Start Wind Down: Put on pajamas and prepare for the next day (enjoy a warm bath or foot bath)
30 Minutes Before: Read, listen to music, practice breathing meditation, and relax your muscles (do these lying down and keep the lights dim)
Bedtime: Adjust thermostat to 68-74 degrees, use fan to help feel cool, turn the lights off, use eye covers to keep the room black, and cover LED displays
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A9 TV, 10 September 2012
(A symposium titled "The past and present of Alawism, and Alawism in Germany," organized by a university Islamic Research Center and a charity was held in Berlin. Participants at the symposium said that; "Alawism is the kernel of Islam. Our common view is based on the truth, the Prophet Muhammad (saas) and Hazrat Ali (pbuh). Our Book is the Qur'an, our Prophet is Muhammad (saas) and our imam is Ali (pbuh)."
Alawites are very precious. There is no problem with Alawites. So why do they feel the need to praise the Alawites all the time? They are already perfect and immaculate brothers of. In the same way we feel no need to sit down and praise our Sunni brothers, so we feel no need to praise our Alawite brothers. They are radiant Muslims. Our radiant brothers.
(The Baku administration has said it wants to do away with visas for Turkey, but that Tehran has threatened it, saying; "If you abolish visas for Turkey you have to abolish them for Iran. Otherwise, we will close the road that links Nakhchivan to other regions of Azerbaijan and crosses through Iranian territory.")
They can do away with them for Iran, too. Where is the harm in that? If our Iranian brothers would abandon their communist mindset and demand Islamic Unity we can unite together at once. Azerbaijan, Turkey, Israel, Armenia, Pakistan, Egypt. Let us establish Islamic Unity at once. But they must not be proud and stubborn. They must not pretend to know better than anyone else. They must abandon their communist mindset. They must abandon the Darwinist, materialist mindset. They must embrace the whole Islamic world. Shiites, Sunnis, Alawites – we are all brothers. They must stop claiming to know better than everyone else, insha'Allah.
(Syrian head of state Bashar Assad is reported to have told the Russians, "If the Syrian people vote for someone else at elections, then I am prepared to step down." Russian Foreign Minister Mikhail Goldenov said, "Assad said this himself. I do not know how sincere he is, but that is what he told us; if someone else is elected, Assad will go.")
Why does he pretend not to understand? There is in Syria a communist, dictatorial system handed down from father to son. How could the Syrian people want Assad back? Would they want that monster back again? Will they tell him to carry on killing even more? Of course not. But we do not want him to be persecuted, either. Let him step down. Let normal democracy come in. Let the people bring whom they want to power. Just so long as Syria is at peace. He is sitting there like a plague and refuses to go. But the people are telling him to go.
(A cooperation agreement in the fields of science and technology was recently signed between Iran and North Korea. President of the North Korean Popular Assembly Kim Yong-nam met with Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad and said that his country wanted to strengthen relations with Iran.)
Iran goes and sits cheek by jowl with communists. You should be creating Islamic Unity instead. What business do you have in North Korea? OK, forge links and be friends, but be friends with the Islamic world first. You go and cuddle up to communists but when it comes to the Islamic world you literally treat it like an enemy and keep your distance. My brother, unite with Turkey. Unite with Jordan and Pakistan. Establish Islamic Unity. Let us include Russia, too, and Azerbaijan and all the Turkic states. Let us include Israel and Armenia. That will put an end to it. Let us do away with the borders and live as brothers. There will be no more terror or anarchy then, and we can all live in peace. Why prolong the matter? Why do you not forge an alliance with Muslims?
(Hadiths about Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) and the signs of the End Times)
"The Mahdi will distribute goods equally." What did we have before? Capitalism. Savage capitalism. That means there was no equality before. Had there been equality before, he would not need to bring equality in now. That means there will be an imbalance, a gulf, between rich and poor. What will Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) do? He will distribute goods to people on an equal basis.
"The hearts of the Ummah of Muhammad will overflow with wealth." This means that people's hearts will not be rich before. They will be greedy and grasping. There are many people who can never get enough. People even say, "You must have enough by now." But hearts will be full of wealth in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). In other words, they will be very wealthy, both materially and emotionally. Since their hearts are rich, they will also be generous and delight in giving and have spirits that delight in giving as an act of worship.
"His justice will enfold all places." This means that justice will not be fully balanced everywhere. There will be more in some places and less in others. But what will Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) do? He will fill everywhere with justice.
"He will treat people with the Sunnah of the Prophet (saas)." What did the Messenger of Allah (saas) do? He obeyed revelation and the Qur'an. What will he do? He will implement his rule with the Qur'an.
"He will even ask for someone in need to be called to him." Someone in need will be sought right across the world. "When the Mahdi fulfills his word, only one person will come." Only one needy person in the world will come. This person, who will be famous, will be known. A famous bigot will strive against Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh); someone who cannot get enough, who cannot be satisfied, will appear, even though he is already very rich. The Ummah will see this. He will be heard everywhere, on radio and television. Will there be anyone in need? Everyone will say: "No, we are not needy. May Allah be pleased, we have more than enough." But one person will come and say, "I am in need." This person will want more, even though he is very wealthy already and not in need. He will be greedy. He always wants more. Goods will be given to him, although he is wealthy. But when those goods are given him, Allah will open up his heart. He will say, "Am I the greediest person of the Ummah of Muhammad?" He will be ashamed. "May Allah forgive me," he will say. He will want to give those goods back. But Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will say, "We do not take back what we have already given." That person will be unable to return the goods he has received. Even though he is very rich, this one person will say, "I am in need." That is a marvel. Our Prophet (saas) foretold it beforehand. Second, he will be ashamed and want to give those goods back. Third, the goods are not taken back. He has to keep them. This is one of the events of the End Times. This will happen, insha'Allah.
"Immediately before his appearance, there will be disputes on the death of a caliph." A caliph dies before he appears. So there is no more caliph. But our Prophet (saas) says there will be disputes after the death of the caliph. Wars, conflict, fighting, corruption. These intensified after the death of the caliph.
"An army will be sent against Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) from Sham," from Syria. What is Sham? It is opposed to the way of the Mahdi. It strives against the way of the Mahdi. What kind of army? Secret armies. Armies of corruption. It sends agents, in such a way as to help the PKK. It sends various vile types. We can see from the hadith that an administration that wants to stop the way of the Mahdi will be in Sham. The hadith shows there will be an anti-Mahdi movement in Sham, in Syria. But it also says that this army will be disgraced and destroyed.
"Good and bad people in the Ummah in the time of the Mahdi..." Who are the bad? The irreligious and faithless because a communist is still from the Ummah of the Prophet (saas). An irreligious person is still from the Ummah of the Prophet (saas). But he does not worship. Muslims are the Ummah of worship. But those people are also part of the Ummah, though they do not worship. They are the non-worshiping Ummah. "The Ummah of worship and the non-worshiping Ummah." Communists and the irreligious, in other words. "Good and bad people in the Ummah in the time of the Mahdi will possess more blessings than have ever been seen..." At no other time. In none of the times of the prophets, right back to the time of the Prophet Adam (pbuh). Of all kinds. Everything. Food, drink, whatever they want. Technical equipment, cars, houses whatever.
"Even though much rain falls," Even though there are floods of rain, "not a drop will be wasted." Is water wasted now? Yes. People wash their homes and hearths and water their fields. Too much water is harmful. What happened to water in the time of our Prophet (saas)? Not a drop of it was wasted. It was all put to use. That is the intelligence of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will put all the water than comes from rain to good use through dams and other such means. This is one of the marvels of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh).
"The earth will be fertile and plentiful without demanding a single seed." You want to cultivate some places and you sow seeds there and work hard, but most of the time they fail to flourish. You sow grass and it fails. But there will be no need for that in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). The soil will flourish of its own accord. Everywhere will be verdant and "fertile," he says. There will be no more erosion. "...and plenty," it will produce many blessings and return good harvests. It will produce many plants.
"Some people from the East will prepare the sultanate of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)." What does Bediüzzaman say? "I am a humble pioneer, one of the vanguard. I am preparing the way for Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)." What does our Prophet (saas) say? "Some people will come from the East…" The followers of the Nur, other Muslims, Kediris or Naqshibandis, they all prepare the ground for Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh).
"As the Mahdi hands out goods and ingredients," he hands out goods, fridges, washing machines, whatever they want. And ingredients such as rice and sugar and wheat. "He will distribute it generously, without counting." Currently, things are written down in ledgers. They ask for your name or ID. But not in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). There will be no lists. It will all be done by eye. Much will be given, and no records kept. It will be handed out to whoever passes by. Anyone will be given great quantities.
"As Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) appears, a herald with a turban on his head," a public crier, but one wearing a turban. "will cry out, 'This is the Mahdi, the caliph of Allah, obey him'." Who is this? Sheikh Nazım. Who else? Sheikh Ahmet Yasin. We literally see it happening.
"Many people from Iraq and Sham and many followers will come to Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)." This means our prophet (saas) foretells they will escape the communists and the godless in Iraq and Sham. Meaning Syria and Iraq. Scholars from both sides will come to Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh), he says. The hadiths say they will be in a wretched state first. Then they will be liberated. There is currently intense concentration going on in both places, Iraq and Syria. A separate army will be sent against him from Sham, but the Prophet (saas) says that this army will vanish. The Syrian army is being destroyed now.
"A caliph from my Ummah will appear in the End Times, and he will hand goods out in plenty to people, without counting them." Everywhere in the world, lists are kept and goods accounted for first, and then they are given out. That is how it has always been. Accounts have always been kept. Only in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will no accounts be kept. Goods will come in and go out again. No records will be kept. That will stem from Hazrat Mahdi's (pbuh) policy of quick action and effective results because our Prophet (saas) says, "One year for the Mahdi is like 20 years for you." "He will do in one year what takes you 20 years," he says. He will quickly improve the entire Islamic world. The whole Islamic world will be like paradise. But it will be done very quickly. That stems from Hazrat Mahdi's (pbuh) practical way of doing things. He does not prolong matters. We can see from the hadiths he has no time for red tape. Keeping records, keeping ledgers, stamps and signatures . There are no official documents in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). But jobs flow very quickly.
"The Mahdi will appear from my Ummah. Almighty Allah will send him to make people rich." All mankind will be rich, for the first time. There has always been a distinction between rich and poor. But in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) everyone will be wealthy, the whole world will be wealthy. "My Ummah will be blessed at that time, and animals will be in plenty." Animals will also have plenty to eat and drink. Pigeons, cats, rabbits, sheep and everything will have plenty to eat and drink. "The earth will give forth many fruits." There will be greenness everywhere. "Hazrat Mahdi will distribute goods in plenty, equally to all." In other words, there will be no favoritism. It will be the same for irreligious people and Hindus, for Christians and Jews. Goods will be given to everyone. This is the very first time. Because for the first time, Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) governs Christians with the original of the Gospel and Jews with the original of the Torah. Until when? Until the coming of Jesus the Messiah. As the verse says, then Jesus the Messiah comes, everyone will be Muslims.
Our Prophet (saas) declares: "I swear by Allah Who holds my soul in His power that the father of the Mahdi is a Qurayshi." He is from the Qurayshi tribe. So he is of good pedigree on his father's side. "Look at his father's pedigree, and you will see," the Messenger of Allah (saas) is saying. What is his distinguishing characteristic? That he is a Qurayshi. Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) is from the Qurayshi tribe. "If I wished, I could go back to the end of the line." What does that mean? It means his line will appear. "Because Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will be the end of Islam." So his line will come out to the very last detail and it will be realized that he is a Qurayshi.
"In the End Times, my Ummah will suffer terrible afflictions from the sultans at their head." From presidents and prime ministers, in other words. What did Saddam do? He ruined Iraq. The Assad regime in Damascus is ruining all the Muslims of Syria. "So that places will become inhospitable for Muslims." They are indeed looking for a place to hide. They seek refuge in neighboring countries. What does inhospitable mean? They will become impossible to live in. Then what will people do? They will seek refuge elsewhere.
"When the world is disordered," when it is in a state of anarchy and terror. "...when corruption appears…" There is corruption everywhere. "...when roads are cut," the PKK cuts roads, them and other jackals. Those communist troops spreading terror in Syria cut roads. Other people cut them in Iraq. And there are people who cut the roads in Lebanon and Libya, in Pakistan, in Afghanistan and everywhere. That is why he refers to "...when roads are cut." This means that roads will be cut on an intensive basis in the End Times. This is an omen of the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). It used to be very rare. There would be checkpoints at specific places. But roads will be widely cut across the world in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). "...when some of them attack others," when countries attack other countries and people attack other people, "...when the great have no mercy on the weak" when they have no compassion for little children, for example, and despise and oppress them. Little children are being wronged all over the world. Laws are passed, and rules and regulations brought in, but children are still being wronged. "Then Allah will eliminate the roots of their hatred," and what are those? Darwinism and materialism. "...and will conquer the bastions of their pride." And what are the bastions of their pride? Maybe Darwinist and materialist schools and institutes. Or maybe entire ideological systems or clubs and associations. "...and He will send one who will keep the faith alive in the End Times as I kept it alive in my time, and who will fill the world with justice instead of oppression." Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh), in other words.
(In response to a mail from a viewer saying, "Could you tell us something about Gog and Magog?")
Gog and Magog are a murderous grouping who will appear in the End Times, who will shed blood and engage in mass slaughter, who will flow down from the mountains and attack people in the form of vast hordes. So what are they? The communists and fascists of the End Times. In the same way that Russia perpetrated terrible by coming down from the mountains and rocks with tanks and motorbikes, as infantry or cavalry. And America has also engaged in slaughter. They all came down in floods from the mountains. Hitler and Mussolini also shattered the Islamic world. Gog and Magog of the End Times are World Wars I and II. Gog and Magog appeared and did their work. They slaughtered more than 20 million people. And they crippled more than 1 billion.
You can take knowledge and wisdom and beauty from wherever you find it. Someone invents the car, and you buy one. Someone invents the plane and you make use of it. There is no difference between North and South or East and West. Knowledge is knowledge. The bigots come up with pointless rules like that, and you are influenced by them. They are pointless rules. You must disregard them entirely, and continue on the true path.
(About the presence of fossils in the granite on the walls of the Moscow Metro)
Fossils are sold in marble. The whole building is covered in marble fossils; fossils dating back 100-150 million years. The marble is full of them, and sold especially as such. It is used in normal building work; it is quite cheap. That is why there is not much the communists can do about it. They would have to tear the whole building down. There is really nothing they can do about it. And if they did, there are still all the marble deposits. There is nothing they can do about me, either, by Allah's leave2012-11-13 13:41:30


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SLEAZE: Amanda Bynes DENIED Release From Psych Ward
Amanda Bynes was DENIED release from the psych ward.
Amanda is convinced that she is able to take care of herself outside of the the psychiatric facility where she's staying in. Bynes' lawyer says that the doctors have "no legal right" to keep Amanda detained beyond the two weeks that the judge had originally ordered.
The hospital staff reports that Bynes is better under medication but they still feel a need to monitor her mental health. Reportedly the doctors are not ready to release Amanda because they fear she will not continue to stay medicated and her serious state of denial.
Amanda has been on 5150 hold since she caused a driveway fire in California.
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SAN FRANCISCO - California community college leaders have signed off on major policy changes aimed at boosting graduation and transfer rates in the 112-campus system.
The 22 recommendations will go to the state Legislature for review after the California Community Colleges' governing board unanimously approved the measures on Monday that were made by the state-appointed Student Success Task Force.
Backers believe the proposals, if implemented, will help more students complete degree and certificate programs and transfer to University of California and California State University campuses. That would help reduce the number of dropouts and create a more educated workforce.
"We're really doing all that we can to ensure student success," Chancellor Jack Scott said.
Measures endorsed by the board would:
Give priority registration to first-time students and students making progress toward their academic goals.
Take priority registration or fee waivers from students who fail to make adequate progress.
Require all incoming students to develop education plans shortly after matriculating.
Have campuses give priority to courses needed for degree and certificate programs over enrichment courses catering to older adults.
Require campuses to keep scorecards to track completion and transfer rates of students of different backgrounds.
Some of the recommendations merely encourage campuses to adopt best practices.
Officials say the changes are needed because the cash- strapped state has cut funding to community colleges by
14 percent during the past three years, which has forced campuses to raise tuition and turn away tens of thousands of students.
"Now that the money has become scarce, we have got to prioritize," Scott said. "The state has already forced us to ration courses. If we're going to ration education, how should we do it intelligently?"
Critics say the reform plan will move the community college system away from its tradition of offering nearly universal access to higher education. Some worry the changes could hurt disadvantaged students who face greater obstacles to academic success.
At Long Beach City College, faculty and staff are already working to boost graduation rates through local programs such as the Long Beach College Promise, which is a partnership between the Long Beach Unified School District, Cal State Long Beach and LBCC.
The program, which has received national recognition, works to provide a more streamlined path to college for area students.
Staff Writer Kelly Puente contributed to this report.