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Tuesday, December 26, 2017
A Day Late
32 comments :
Christmas will be lasting even longer for you! That's a good thing!ReplyDeleteReplies
It turned out to be awesome!Delete
Man, that baby is really cramping your lifestyle! You end up in prison a lot these days! Hope you get home soon, but let me know if you want to go with the cake/file option. I'll start baking!ReplyDeleteReplies
They rescued us today! We hope this is just a temporary situation and we won't have to be left behind many more times. We understand...she is very precious and smells good!Delete
Last year we spent 3 weeks in jail over Christmas. We hope you get extra presents.ReplyDeleteReplies
We can't imagine spending that long but we did stay an entire week last summer. Santa was very good to us. Ho Ho Ho!Delete
Merry Christmas!!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Merry Christmas to you too!Delete
I spent a few hours all alone in the house while my humans went to visit other family. I caught up on some much-needed sleep. Hope you guys get lots of squeaky toys and yum yum doggie treats today!ReplyDeleteReplies
Mom and dad have been laughing at us. We've slept like logs since we got home. Those dogs bark up a racket!Delete
We bet your Mom and Dad will make it up to you with extra toys and treats! Hang in there, boys!ReplyDelete
Jan, Wag 'n Woof PetsReplies
Santa must have thought we were really great all year!Delete
OMD! In prison at Christmas! How sad!ReplyDelete
Your Pals,
Murphy & StanleyReplies
Don't worry, we are going to milk it for all it's worth!Delete
putting that cake in the mail NOW!! xoxo DakotasDenReplyDeleteReplies
We are FREE! Mom and Dad came to spring us earlier today. We have been sucking up belly rubs and treats since we got home.Delete
Oh no, we hope you can get home and open your gifts very soon ! PurrsReplyDeleteReplies
We tore into our gifts this afternoon and it was worth the wait.Delete
Time to do the cold shoulder and get the guilt going when they spring you.....unless they have treats...or extra cuddles!ReplyDeleteReplies
UGH! We were so ready to play the mistreated dogs and then they brought out presents and treats. Oh well...LOL!Delete
SO Sorry you had to spend Christmas in "LOCK UP". BUTT, just think of the MAKE UP SNACKS you will get when you act all Sad and Miserable upon their return. it will be Glorious.. PLUS you STILL have all the pressies to Shred Open.ReplyDelete
MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR to YOU and your Peeps.Replies
Thanks, guys! We are super excited about our pressies and treats.Delete
Ohhhhhhhhh Knowing you two...Dudes I'm sure you made a ton of fun while in lock up...that is just your nature and you are so handsome surely everyone came into your private suite to say hi and brought treatsReplyDelete
Hugs madi your bfffReplies
One of the ladies there calls me her boyfriend! Mom caught us both giving her kisses when we left. LOL!Delete
Hope they make it up to you big time!ReplyDelete
Merry Day Late Christmas
Hazel & MabelReplies
So far so good! Let the spoiling continue.Delete
What a bummer being locked in doggy jail! We hope you busted out by now.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks! We were sprung earlier today. Santa came while we were gone and left presents along with treats.Delete
Dog jail! Well, that is the opposite of a merry Christmas! What a bummer. Your parents will not be surprised when they see the sad, pathetic faces and get the cold shoulder for a while. Then you'll be showered with gifts, cuddles, and treats galore! Enjoy!ReplyDelete
Love and licks,
OH NOES!!!!! DOGGIE JAIL!!!! With fluffy beds and muzak and treaties and everythings!!!! How will you survive???????? Do you needs me to break you out?? I can be there in two shakes of a squirrels tail!ReplyDelete
Ruby ♥
awe you poor guys, I bet there will be lots of treats when they get home.ReplyDelete
Hope your pawrents enjoyed their visit with the grand baby and you guys had a pawsome vacay from them. I have a hunch they'll make it up to you when they return.ReplyDelete
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While our family does not have many new year traditions there are a few that we adhere to. GeekDad and I are not really party people. We would much rather stay in, cuddle on the couch, and watch Stargate Universe so partying doesn't really fit into our celebration. One tradition that is set in stone though is college football. There is always a football game on. I couldn't tell you who all the players are or even all the positions on the team, but there is just something about the ball passing and tackling that I love to watch. It doesn't hurt that my favorite team is frequently in a bowl game either. Boomer Sooner!
Another tradition we have comes from our Southern roots. Eating black eyed peas on New Years Day dates back to the Civil War and beyond. I hate those beans with a passion. They taste like dirt to me and I have no interest in cooking with a hog jowl. (What is that anyway?!) But not one to rock the familial boat we have some from a can. I usually eat some. Ok, just one but still. Blah. I think I will start a new tradition this year and listen to The Black Eyed Peas rather than eat some. That will still be lucky, right?
One other thing we do is stay up and watch the ball drop in New York. I enjoy seeing all the places celebrating and sometimes even the entertainment they have on the show. Of course, there are always the resolutions, though this year I started my big one before Christmas.
OK, Geek brigade, do you have any traditions you want to share or resolutions that you need to proclaim publicly to keep you honest?

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Community Data Science Course (Spring 2019)
- Community Data Science: Programming and Data Science for Communicators
- COMMLD 520 B - Department of Communication
- Location: CMU 302
- Instructor: Richard Thomas (Tommy) Guy
- Course Website: We will use Canvas for assignments and, and discussion. Everything else will be linked on this page.
- Course Catalog Description:
This course will introduce basic programming and data science tools to give students the skills to use data to read, critique, and produce stories and insights. The class will cover the basics of the Python programming language, acquiring and processing public data, and basic tools and techniques for data analysis and visualization. We will focus on gaining access to data and basic data manipulation rather than complex statistical methods. The class will be built around student-designed independent projects and is targeted at students with no previous programming experience.
Overview and Learning Objectives
In a world that is increasingly driven by software and data, developing a basic level of fluency with programming and the basic tools of data analysis is a crucial skill. This course will introduce basic programming and data science tools to give students the skills to operate in a data-driven environment.
In particular, the class will cover the basics of the Python programming language, an introduction to web APIs, and will teach basic tools and techniques for data analysis and visualization. In order to efficiently cover an end to end data analysis project, we will focus on publicly available data sets from the United States Government and the City of Seattle. Our goal is to enable you to gather and analyze data from any available source, but there are often subtle differences between data providers, and I would prefer that we see the full process once than get bogged down in data collection. Time will also be reserved to cover data access for popular social media platforms including Twitter.
As part of the class, participants will learn to write software in Python to collect data from web APIs and process that data to produce numbers, hypothesis tests, tables, and graphical visualizations that answer real questions. The class will be built around student-designed independent projects. Every student will pick a question or issue they are interested in pursuing in the first week and will work with the instructor to build from that question toward a completed analysis of data that the student has collected using software they have written.
This is not a computer science class and I am not going to be training you to become professional programmers. This introduction to programming is intentionally quick and dirty and is focused on what you need to get things done. We will focus on effectively answering questions from public data sets by writing your own software and by managing and communicating more effectively with programmers.
I will consider this class a complete success if, at the end, every student can:
- Write or modify a program to collect a dataset from a publicly available data source.
- Read web API documentation and write Python software to parse and understand a new and unfamiliar web API.
- Use both Python-based tools like MatPlotLib as well as tools like LibreOffice, Google Docs, or Microsoft Excel to effectively graph and analyze data.
- Use web-based data to effective answer a substantively interesting question and to present this data effectively in the context of both a formal presentation and a written report.
- The ideal outcome is that students will have the working knowledge to more effectively collaborate with data professionals in their careers. They will be both more informed about the process and more likely to spot undeclared assumptions in their colleague's work.
Note About This Syllabus
You should expect this syllabus to be a dynamic document and you will notice that there are a few places marked "To Be Determined." Although the core expectations for this class are fixed, the details of readings and assignments may shift based on how the class goes. As a result, there are three important things to keep in mind:
- Although details on this syllabus will change, I will not change readings or assignments less than one week before they are due. If I don't fill in a "To Be Determined" one week before it's due, it is dropped. If you plan to read more than one week ahead, contact me first.
- Closely monitor your email. Because this a wiki, you will be able to track every change by clicking the history button on this page. I will also summarize these changes in an announcement that will be emailed to everybody in the class.
- I will ask the class for voluntary anonymous feedback frequently — especially toward the beginning of the quarter. Please let me know what is working and what can be improved.
This class is going to be a studio and project based class. Although we will not rely very heavily on readings or discussing them in depth in class, I'm strongly recommending a book that will cover the material we go over in class and which will provide a reference work for you to refer to:
- Python for Everyone. The book is available online for free and will provide a handy reference for the Python language.
I will list required chapters in the weekly notes below. In general, you should expect to spend an hour or less reading per week and 6 or more hours a week on programming tasks.
Much like Math or other technical courses, this course will build on itself every week. You should make every effort to cover the reading and exercise material every week in preparation for the next week.
General Notes
- I expect you to come to class every day with your own laptop. Windows, Mac OS and Linux are all fine but an iPad or Android tablet is not going to cut it. We're going to install software during the class and you'll be working on projects for homework so please bring the same laptop each time. If for some reason your laptop dies mid-course, please contact me so we can get your new one up to speed.
- If you need access to a computer, please reach out to me as soon as possible. The Department has laptops you can borrow for the course, but it's important to have that laptop in the first week.
- I can be reached at the following: firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com (it all flows to the same place). Email is generally the easiest way to reach out, but Google Hangouts at richardtguy84 will also work. Like many of you, I work 9-5 but I commit to responding to any email within 24 hours of receipt and generally faster than that.
The assignments in this class are designed to give you an opportunity to try your hand at using the technical skills that we're covering in the class. There will be no exams or quizzes. There will be weekly assignments that I will ask you to hand-in but will only be graded as complete/incomplete. Like many technical subjects, Data Science tends to build on earlier ideas, so I strongly suggest that you devote time to assignments every single week.
Final Project Idea
- Maximum Length: 600 words (~2 pages double spaced)
- Due Date: Week 3
In this assignment, you should identify an area of interest, at least 2 sources with relevant data, and at least 3-4 questions that you plan to explore. We will discuss appropriate data sources for your project in the first and second week of the course. I am hoping that each of you will pick an area that you are intellectually committed to and invested in (e.g., in your business or personal life). You will be successful if you describe the scope of the problem and explain why you think the data sources you've identified are relevant.
I will give you feedback on these write-ups and will let you each know if I think you have identified a questions that might be too ambitious, too trivial, too broad, too narrow, etc. In week 2, we will walk through successful projects from previous course offerings to give you an idea of the correct scope.
Final Project Proposal
- Maximum Length: 1500 words (~5 pages)
- Due Date: Week 8
This proposal should focus on two questions:
- Why are you planning to do this analysis? Make sure to introduce any background information about the topic, the community, your business, or anything else that will be required to properly contextualize your study.
- What is your plan? Describe the data sources will you collect and how they will be collected. Are there any blind spots given the data you have available? Are there any visualizations or tables that you plan to build?
Your proposal should frame your final analysis, but it's also a chance to "sanity check" your plan. I will give you feedback on these proposals and suggest changes or modifications that are more likely to make them successful or compelling. I will also work with you to make sure that you have the resources and support necessary to carry out your project successfully.
Be as specific as possible about the data available on the sources you've chosen. I expect that you will have written at least some of the final code that you will use in this course. Identify the documentation and the API endpoints where required. If there are libraries that you think may help with access, note them.
Final Project
- Presentation Date: Last week (date tbd)
- Paper Due Date: Last meeting plus 7 days.
For your final project, I expect you to build on the first two assignments to describe what they have done and what you have found. I'll expect every student to give both:
- A short presentation to the class (10 minutes)
- A final report that is not more than 4500 words (~18 pages)
I expect that your reports will include text from the first two assignments and reflect comprehensive documentation of your project. Each project should include: (a) the description of the question you have identified and information necessary to frame your question, (b) a description of the how you collected your data, (c) the results, (d) a description of the scope or limitations of your conclusion.
A successful project will tell a compelling, defensible story in prose and plots and will contain source code sufficient to reproduce the results.
Paper and Code
Your final project should include detailed information on:
- The problem or area you have identified and enough background to understand the rest of your work and its importance or relevance.
- Your research question(s) and/or hypotheses.
- The methods, data, and approach that you used to collect the data plus information on why you think this was appropriate way to approach your question(s).
- The results and findings including numbers, tables, graphics, and figures.
- A discussion of limitations for your work and how you might improve them.
If you want inspiration for how people use data science to communicate this kinds of findings broadly and effectively, take a look at great sources of data journalism including Five Thirty Eight or The Upshot at the New York Times. Both of these publish a large amount of excellent examples of data analysis aimed at broader non-technical audiences like the ones you'll be communicating with and quite a bit of their work is actually done using Python and web APIs! A simple Five Thirty Eight story will include a clear question, a brief overview of the data sources and method, a figure or two plus several paragraphs walking through the results, followed by a nice conclusion. I'm asking you to try to produce something roughly similar.
Keep in mind that most stories on Five Thirty Eight are under 1000 words and I'm giving up to 4,500 words to show me what you've learned. As a result, you should do more than FiveThirtyEight does in a single story. You can ask and answer more questions, you can provide more background, context, and justification, you can provide more details on your methods and data sources, you can show us more graphs, you can discuss the implications of your findings more. Use the space I've given you to show off what you've done and what you've learned!
Finally, you should also share with me the full Python source code you used to collect the data as well as the data set itself. Your code along will not form a large portion of your final grade. Rather, I will focus on the degree to which you have been successful at answering the substantive questions you have identified.
Visualization is critical to storytelling, so 25% of your grade for this project will be determined by the visualizations and tables in your report. Good visualizations should "stand alone" and motivate the core results in your paper all by themselves. A good question to keep in mind is "could I tell this story with the visualizations and a tweet?"
Your presentation should provide me with a very clear idea of what to expect in your final paper. However, don't treat it as a comprehensive overview of your paper: I would rather you tell a subset of the story well than the whole story in a rushed fashion. For instance, you can give a completely successful presentation by describing the motivation and walking through one plot in your paper. I'm going to give you all at least a paragraph of feedback after your talk. This will be an opportunity for me to see a preview of your paper and give you a sense for what I think you can improve. It's to your advantage to both give a compelling talk and to give me a sense for your project.
- Timing
- All presentations will need to be 'a maximum of 7 minutes long with additional 2-3 minutes for questions and answers. Timing is going to be tight and I'm going to set an alarm and stop presentations that go too long. Concisely communicating an idea in the time allotted is an important skill in its own right.
- Slides
- You are encouraged to use slides for your talk but I will need your slides ahead of class. See link at top of this section. Please keep in mind that your slides are meant to be additive, not a teleprompter.
The course relies heavily on participation. The material we're going to be covering is difficult and we're going to be covering it quickly. It is going to be extremely difficult to make up any missed classes. Attendance will be the most important part of participation and missing more than 1 class is going to make it extremely difficult to excel in our class.
Nearly every week, we will begin by discussing challenges and problem sets that we'll define as a group at the end of the previous class. Please speak up and engage in this part of the class as well as asking questions anytime there is anything confusing. If you are feel confused about a new Python concept, it's highly unlikely that you are the only one. If there is anything I can do to help you participate in class, please let me know in the anonymous feedback.
In general, my teaching style is more conversational than a formal lecture. I prefer that students feel they can "politely interrupt" at any time to seek clarification or make a well-informed point, and we keep the class small to encourage this.
Weekly Coding Challenges
Most weeks I will give you all a set of weekly coding challenges before the end of class that will involve changing or adding to code that I've given you as part of the projects in the final parts of class to solve new problems. These coding challenges will occasionally be turned in but will not be graded on effort not full correctness.
I will share my solutions to each of the coding challenges in the subsequent class or via email. As you will see over the course of the quarter, there are many possible solutions to many programming problems and my own approaches will often be different than yours. That's completely fine! Coding is a creative act!
Please do not share answers to challenges before midnight on Sunday so that everybody has a chance to work through answers on their own. After midnight on Sunday, you are all welcome and encouraged to share your solutions and/or to discuss different approaches. We will discuss the coding challenges for a short period of time at the beginning of each class.
Assignments will accrue to your final grade in the following way:
- 10% will be class participation, including attendance, participation in discussions and group work, and significant effort towards weekly assignments.
- 5% will be the Final Project Idea.
- 10% will be the Final Project Proposal.
- 50% will be the Final Project write up including visualizations.
- 25% will be your Final Presentation including your slides and presentation.
This section will be updated weekly This section will be modified throughout the course to introduce the week's material and any hand-ins. Check back in weekly.
Week 1: April 3
Class Schedule:
- Class overview and expectations — We'll walk through this syllabus.
- Day 1 Exercise — You'll install software including the Python programming language and run through a series of exercises.
- Day 1 Tutorial — You'll work through a self-guided tutorial introducing you to some basic concepts. When you're done, you'll meet with me and I'll check you off.
- A few interesting links we discussed in class are here
- Hints
- For exercise 5, look at chapter 3 of the textbook. This introduces "if" statements.
By the end of class you will:
- Have a working python environment on your personal laptop.
- Have written your first program in the python language.
Week 2: April 10
Assignment Due (nothing to turn in):
Read chapters 2 and 3 of Python for Everyone:
- Chapter 2, Variables
- Chapter 3, Conditionals
Finish setup, tutorial and code academy in the week 01 exercises.
Do the Tip Calculator exercise in Code Academy. You can access this exercise after you finish the first 14 exercises.
Class Schedule:
- Discuss a successful final project from last year.
- Lecture notes
- Review material from last week: variables, assignments, if statements
- Introduce new material: loops and lists
- Project time — We'll begin working on the wordplay independent projects independently or in small groups.
Here are your Exercises
By the end of class you will:
- Have written a program with loops and lists.
- Have a better understanding of the expectations for your final project, and be ready to hand in your initial assignment.
Week 3: April 17
Assignment Due:
Final project idea. Turn in on Canvas.
Finish Wordplay examples
- Read chapter 4, 5 of Python for Informatics:
- Functions (this is mostly new)
- Iteration (this is mostly review)
Course plan:
- Go over last week's assignment.
- Dictionaries and aggregations Day 3 Notes
- A break! Let's really aim for 7:30 this time.
- Discuss average, median using the wordplay data.
- Project time — We'll begin working on a series of project based on the Baby names project.
- Day 3 Coding Challenges
- Python_data_types_cheat_sheet A cheat sheet with everything we've covered in class so far including today.
Week 4: April 24
Assignment Due:
Finish Baby Names examples.
- Read chapters 10 and 8 of Python for Informatics: Dictionaries and Files.
Course Plan
- Let's discuss two visualizations I found.
- Discuss week of May 8. I'm in North Carolina.
- Go over last week's assignment.
- Discuss histograms in python, and build a few.
- Project time - We'll reuse the babynames code.
- Day 4 Coding Challenges
Week 5: May 1
Assignment Due:
Turn in (on canvas!) solution to this problem:
List how many babies were born that share a name with 4, 6, 7, 8, ..., 19 other babies. Also, list how many babies share names with more than 20 other babies under the key "common".
Course Plan
- Let's discuss week of May 8. (Doodle poll results)
- Go over last week's assignment and review histograms.
- Discuss APIs and downloading data from the internet. Refer to Day 5 Notes
- Spend time on Day 5 Coding Challenges
Week 7: May 15
Course Plan
- Let's discuss remaining schedule
- Discuss data downloading and cleaning. Refer to Day 7 Notes
- We will be discussing this data set: https://data.seattle.gov/Transportation/Collisions/vac5-r8kk
- Spend time on Day 7 Coding Challenges which are group challenges.
Administrative Notes
While we understand that as a professional program students will now and again have work or personal conflicts, it is expected that students communicate well in advance to faculty so that arrangements can be made for making up the work that was missed. It is the students' responsibility to seek out support from classmates for notes, handouts, and other information.
Office Hours
Because this is an evening degree program and I understand you have busy schedules that keep us away from campus during the day, I will not hold regular office hours. In general, I am very happy to have a skype or hangouts session where we can share our screens and discuss your questions. I'm also happy to meet in the evenings in the University District. Please contact me on email to arrange a meeting.
Disability Accommodations Statement
Your experience in this class is important to me. If you have already established accommodations with Disability Resources for Students (DRS), please communicate your approved accommodations to me at your earliest convenience so we can discuss your needs in this course.
If you have not yet established services through DRS, but have a temporary health condition or permanent disability that requires accommodations (conditions include but not limited to: mental health, attention-related, learning, vision, hearing, physical or health impacts), you are welcome to contact DRS at 206-543-8924 or email@example.com or https://disability.uw.edu.
DRS offers resources and coordinates reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities and/or temporary health conditions. Reasonable accommodations are established through an interactive process between you, your instructor(s) and DRS. It is the policy and practice of the University of Washington to create inclusive and accessible learning environments consistent with federal and state law.
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- If, as a student, you have a question about course content or procedures, please use the online discussion board designed for this purpose. If you have specific questions about your performance, contact me directly.
- I strive to respond to Email communications within 48 hours. If you do not hear from me, please come to my office hours, call me, or send me a reminder Email.
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- 4.0 - 3.9
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In closing, Comm Lead students are expected to:
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- Not miss more than two classes a quarter, unless due to extreme circumstances.
- Engage as much as possible with colleagues and the instructor.
- Stay current with the latest developments in the field of communications and digital media.


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QI just started an intense relationship with a guy who has a boyfriend. This guy and I love each other. However, he is uncomfortable with me meeting his boyfriend. I've asked if it's OK that we're fucking, and he said they're in an open relationship so it's OK. I asked if it's OK that we're in love, and he said yes. So why the secrecy? My lover's only explanation is that his boyfriend doesn't want to know about the guys he fucks around with. The whole situation is starting to make me uneasy. I can't figure out why I want to know more about his boyfriend. Is it so I can verify that he's not cheating, or that jealousy is an issue for them and that's why I can't meet him? I do know that I wish my lover would be more open with me. Should I just relax? —The Other Person
AMonogamous couples have one rule about fucking other people—"don't fuck other people"—but nonmonogamous couples have all sorts of different rules, TOP, and sometimes a particular couple's particular rules make it hard for a third to verify that the partnered person he's sleeping with is, in fact, in an honest and healthy open relationship.
That said, most couples with a "don't want to know about the other people you're fucking" rule—and that's a pretty common rule—also have a rule against getting emotionally involved with the other people they're fucking. So if it's against the rules for the guy you're seeing to introduce his boy on the side to his boyfriend, TOP, odds are good that swapping "I love yous" with his boy on the side is against the rules, too.
Someone is being lied to here. Either this guy is lying to you about being in an open relationship or he's lying to his boyfriend about not getting emotionally involved with the other guys he fucks. Whichever it is, TOP, I don't see a future for you with this guy—or much of a future for him and his boyfriend, frankly.
But to answer your question: No, TOP, don't relax. DTMFA.
QI'm a feminine, submissive dyke. My girlfriend is absolutely amazing, and our sex life is awesome and really kinky. The problem is two of my friends. I've formed a pretty tight trio with two hot, funny tops. I've got tiny, manageable crushes on them both. My girlfriend knows, but she's secure enough in our relationship that she isn't bothered by it. The problem? My friends are fucking each other. They're also in happy open relationships with other women. Sounds great, right? Even though they're great friends most of the time, they definitely leave me feeling like the third wheel once in a while. How can I gently remind them that, even though they're not sleeping with me, I'd like a little more platonic attention friendshipwise? —Satisfied Under Butches
AI suppose you could sit your friends down and say, "Hey, when you two move out of your friends-in-open-relationships-with-benefits honeymoon phase, I could use a little more friends-without-benefits attention." But there's almost no way to say that without coming across like a jealous, controlling bag of dykenuts, SUB. So I would urge you to hang back and trust that this honeymoon phase, like all honeymoon phases, will eventually pass, and these two friends will have more time for you in the future.
In the meantime, fuck your girlfriend lots and hang out with other friends. And remember: when you're feeling like the third wheel, SUB, it's because you're probably functioning as the third wheel. While first and second wheels can make an effort to prevent thirds from feeling like the thirds they are, thirds that make a decision to roll elsewhere generally wind up feeling better.
QYou are so fun! My hubby is 62 and I am 52. We are empty nesters now and we love it! We are experimenting sexually, but my blow jobs don't do it for him. I've watched videos, read articles, and finally bought some flavored lube. He loves having his balls licked while I jerk him off. But what can I do about my blow jobs?!? Any advice would be great! —Ho Ho Ho
AMy advice: lick your hubby's balls while you jerk him off.
Your husband either can't get off from a blow job alone—and there are men out there who can't—or your blow jobs just don't do it for him. In the interest of marital harmony, HHH, let's give your blow jobs the benefit of the doubt and assume that your husband is one of those guys who can't be gotten off by blow job alone.
If you love sucking dick and your blow jobs are in no way traumatizing—if they don't leave your husband curled up on the floor sobbing—then go ahead and blow your husband. Telling him the blow jobs are for you, HHH, will take the pressure off him and—who knows?—he may relax and enjoy the blow job more. He might even get off.
Bonus pro tip: You know that flavored lubes don't do anything for the person being blown, right? They're for people who don't like the taste of dick, HHH, and it doesn't sound like you're one of those people. Until they come out with Chord Overstreet– or Cheyenne Jackson–flavored lube, there's no reason you should be slathering your hubby's dick with artificial flavorings and aspartame.
QI'm a Canadian 25-year-old gay man in a four-year relationship with a 22-year-old. Over the course of our relationship, we've explored each other's kinks and been very understanding and GGG. The sex is amazing and varied. The problem: He has this fantasy that I'm having trouble pulling off. He wants me to piss in his ass. But peeing while erect is not my forte. I've tried, but I have to concentrate on peeing to actually go, and that just resulted in my going soft while I was inside him. By the time the urine was actually flowing, my dick was so soft that his sphincter was actually pinching my urethra closed, making it impossible for me to pee. He hasn't bottomed in a couple of years, since I realized how much I love it, so I'm assuming his tightness isn't helping. I just can't think of what more I can do to fulfill this fantasy for him. Do I need to just learn how to pee while erect or is there an easier way? I'm stumped and worried I won't be able to make this happen for him. —Dripping Out Urine Confounds His Enema
AI'm going to assume that you two are in a committed relationship, that you've both been tested and have either no STIs or the same STIs, that neither of you is having unprotected sex with anyone else, that you rarely eat asparagus or beets, that you don't plan on doing this in front of your pets, etc.
OK, DOUCHE, I feel like Santa Claus right now because I have the perfect toy to put under your tree. (Your tree is still up, right?) Go to forttroff.com, click "Enter," search "ass tunnel," then watch the video demo. It's an after-Christmas miracle. (For the idiots in my readership, that link is NSFW. And, yes, I'm assuming DOUCHE and his BF celebrate Christmas. But only because all the piss-in-assers I've ever known were homeschooled Liberty University graduates.)
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National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice announced today the appointment of Meghan L. O'Sullivan as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Strategic Planning and Southwest Asia, effective July 12, 2004. This portfolio includes Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan.
Dr. O'Sullivan came to the National Security Council from the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad, Iraq. Prior to her departure to the region in March of 2003, Dr. O'Sullivan served as a member of the Office of Policy Planning at the Department of State. In this capacity, she was the chief advisor to the presidential envoy to the peace process in Northern Ireland, and was also involved in efforts to promote reform in the Muslim world.
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A colleague brought the original thread to my attention at bestviral.com a few weeks ago. Seeing this post reminded me of it and this follow-up makes it even better. Thanks for the laugh.
In my recent post about eBay Motors, I recounted the story of a seemingly worthless car that sold for over $226,000. But this next story is bizarre. What turned out as a sarcastic but funny prank ended up being worth $10,000.
The original story did the rounds over the last few weeks. I must admit, I laughed reading it. I'm sure some people frown on this behavior, just as they dislike Crank Yankers and Jerky Boys; but in my opinion, it's worth a chuckle.
You can read the thread here, to the very right, but basically a guy called David Thorne sent a .gif drawing of a seven-legged spider as payment instead of the $233.95 his account was overdue. The gag became a conversation that ended, hilariously, with the customer service representative sending .gif drawing back to David at his request. This is, of course, ridiculous.
Great gag. Funny outcome. End of story. Or so I thought. Then I found out that a "friend" of David's put his "original" .gif drawing on eBay at a starting price of $233.95 – the exact amount David owed. Here's part of the auction copy:
This fine piece of 7-legged spider by artist David Thorne is now for sale. It was originally used in a payment attempt for a bill, but was sadly refused. However, this spider is driving me nuts. Also he's lacking a leg and thus is useless to me. I now offer you to buy this fine piece of spider for the original price set my the artist David Thorne himself. At $233.95 this should be considered a bargain for the original drawing in this Internet meme! Buy this spider and you will receive the original spider mail attachment as sent by author David Thorne. I will donate some of the money for American Breast Cancer Foundation.
What a nice touch, even if it didn't sell it was a fun way to end the gag (the donation to a charity is also a great addition). But it did sell; and for many times more than the starting bid. $10,000 for a .gif file that anyone could own for free simply by dragging the picture to their desktop. It's wonderful. And weird.
As it turns out, the winning bidder has no intention of paying up. A fascinating interview with David gives an insight into the whole affair, from his website to his view on the Internet as a whole. Here's what he had to say about the $10,000 bid:
"The drawing remains unclaimed. Patrick, the person who made the winning bid of $10,000 rang me after the story made the news and we have had a good laugh over the attention it raised and been in contact via email since. The Swedish man who posted the spider on eBay has also been in constant contact. The people involved have simply been using the internet as a playground and I always approve of this. I have made some interesting online friends over the last week."
Is there more to this though? After all, no-one really made any money from it. Well, there is. And as an advertiser, it's something I try and create on a daily basis. It's called buzz. This is literally making something out of nothing. The spider itself is worthless as we all know. But the comical aspect of it all, and the Internet fame that went with it, generated worth from worthlessness. It become valuable. It become an asset.
In the same way that a piece of paper is worth a fraction of a cent until signed by a pop star or famous actor, the story behind this is valuable. It has generated press (including this article) all over the world. It has made David Thorne a name being muttered by many lips. And it has brought many hundreds of thousands of new visitors to David's site. He achieved more with a silly letter than an expensive, slick ad campaign could ever have done.
If you have a blog, or a personal website, or even a small business, getting the word out is essential. Finding a cheap (or free) way to get people talking about you is the name of the game here. Think about that next time you're printing up flyers, or paying for Google Ads. Is there another way to create buzz? Is there something you can do that could generate a real frenzy on the web? This "viral" marketing is not only effective, it's fun. It could mean the difference between one thousand visitors to your site one day, and one million the next. And those visitors can translate into real dollars.
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A colleague brought the original thread to my attention at bestviral.com a few weeks ago. Seeing this post reminded me of it and this follow-up makes it even better. Thanks for the laugh.
The Raymond Delauney Emails are similar but funnier.
The Raymond Delauney emails are pathetic compared to David Thorne. David Thorne's emails are witty and clever, Raymond just tries to hard.
I think doing the same than David Thorne (sending a .gif to a creditor), would be a great way to collectively and massively make a point to credit cards in protest to their recent self ruining greed.
I am willing to send .gifs instead of payments to my credit cards because they have been getting too greedy lately by cutting credit lines, closing accounts and increasing percentage rates.
My case:
My credit score was ruined by one card then all the other ones. I feel this was due to their greed. Greed that will ultimately ruin them because as they'll finf out alot of people can't afford the credit card comapny's greed. In my case, I can't.
My scor used to be 750, but I only made minimum payments for a couple of months and now my score is 650.
First, one card that I had used to about 40% my limit was cut to the point that it was like 95% full. That reflected on my credit score, and then the same card said increased the %. Then that reflected even worst in my score and that must have scared other cards so they all increased their %.
Now I'm almost to the point that I can't make the minimums or can't make payments on time.
My call to the world:
Lets send a .gif as payment to every credit card that has pushed us to the limit of not being able to pay.


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Julien Solé is a regular contributor to the magazine Fluide Glacial, using strange pseudonyms like Julien CDM, Julien/CDM and Ju/CDM. Born in Montreuil as the son of comic artist/illustrator Jean Solé, he published his first work in a fanzine he created with Mo/CDM and Ralph Meyer while still in college. He began his professional career working as an infographic artist, illustrator, animator and comic artist.
From 1995, he started working as an artist of infographics for the pioneering website of Fluide Glacial, together with his brother Vincent (Vincent/CDM). The brothers have continued to manage the magazine's site, including the webzine @Fluidz, for many years. By 1997, he published his first short stories scripted by Manu Larcenet in the print magazine. These stories are collected in the album 'A L'Ouest de l'Infini' (1999). In 2000, he began the futuristic series 'Cosmik Roger', that is written by Mo/CDM and published in book format since 2002. He additionally created 'The Zumbies' with Yan Lindingre, of which a book was published in 2010.


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By Antonio Guerrero
The Brazilian government unveiled a $25 billion plan to provide relief to domestic producers.
Tax breaks to help beleaguered Brazilian manufacturers
Responding to concerns from local industries battered by a strengthening currency that is dampening industrial output and boosting imports, the Brazilian government unveiled a $25 billion plan to provide relief to domestic producers.
The plan, known as "A Bigger Brazil", offers targeted tax breaks for select local manufacturers, including elimination of a 20% payroll tax and tax credits for exporters of industrial products equal to 0.5% of their export sales. The latter could be raised to as much as 3%.
The government is also now authorized to pay up to 25% more for local goods than for imported ones, particularly in the areas of healthcare, defense, communications and technology. The Brazilian real has rallied by around 48% since 2008. This has helped push up imports, which rose 32%—to $140.6 billion—during the first seven months of this year, according to data from the ministry of trade and industrial development. Industrial production also declined by a larger-than-expected 1.6% in June, the second-largest drop since 2008.
Brazil's state-owned development bank BNDES is offering nearly $3 billion in preferential financing to companies supplying equipment and services to the country's booming petroleum and gas sector. The bank made the announcement after Petrobras, the state-controlled oil company, said it would no longer finance its suppliers.
BNDES is offering sector suppliers rates as low as 4.5%, compared to the benchmark rate of 12.5%. Among equipment that Petrobras plans to purchase from local suppliers are 28 deepwater drilling rigs to be produced at Brazilian shipyards. The oil company, which is developing the new deepwater pre-salt oil reserves that will soon position Brazil as a major oil exporter, has a $225 billion investment plan for 2011–2015.
Infighting among shareholders is threatening a $2.5 billion plan by Japan's Kirin Holdings to acquire a controlling 50.45% stake in Schincariol Group, Brazil's second-largest domestic brewer. The deal is being held up by Schincariol family members with minority stakes that oppose the sale.


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The Board of Adjustment considers variance applications to provide relief in cases of development hardships, as provided by Colorado State Statutes. All board members are Summit County citizens appointed by the Board of County Commissioners.
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Eligibility for VariancesSummit County has the authority to grant relief from the requirements of certain regulations in cases where the regulations would result in exceptional practical difficulties or undue hardships related to the development and use of property. Economic hardship alone is not sufficient justification for the granting of variances.
Variances are not required where a particular standard or provision of a regulation specifically allows for administrative relief. The Board of Adjustment may include conditions in an approval to minimize avoidance of regulations and to ensure the variance does not constitute a grant of special privileges in excess of that enjoyed by other property owners in the same zoning district.
The power to grant variances does not extend to use regulations. Variances shall not be granted for parcels created in violation of Summit County zoning or subdivision regulations or in violation of Colorado State Statutes.
Variances are governed by Section 12500 et. seq. within Chapter 12 of the Summit County Land Use and Development Code (pdf).
Criteria and StandardsThe following criteria and standards must be met and findings made by the Board of Adjustment to approve variances to development regulations and standards, except variances to minimum lot size requirements:
- The strict application of the County's zoning regulations would result in peculiar and exceptional practical difficulties to, or exceptional and undue hardship upon, the property owner in the development of the property because of special circumstances applicable to the property such as size, shape, topography or other extraordinary or exceptional physical conditions.
- The variance can be granted without substantial detriment to the public health, safety and welfare.
- The variance can be granted without substantial impairment of the intent of the County's zoning regulations.
- Granting the variance does not constitute a grant of special privilege in excess of that enjoyed by other property owners in the same zoning district.
- Reasonable use of the property is not otherwise available without granting of a variance and the variance being granted is the minimum necessary to allow for reasonable use.
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The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) adopts standards and administers the policies, procedures and processes for the certification of welders and brazers regulated under the Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000's Ontario Regulation 220/01: Boilers and Pressure Vessels (BPVs). Businesses that repair/alter BPVs and install/repair associated piping systems are required to hold a Certificate of Authorization (COA) from TSSA or another Canadian jurisdiction. Companies with a National Board Certificate of Authorization ("R" stamp) are also acceptable for repairs/alterations of BPVs.
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Been waiting for this one for awhile: a three-minute trailer for Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, a sequel to Carl Sagan's Cosmos.
The show will be hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson and is being produced by Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy) and Sagan's widow Ann Druyan. If MacFarlane's involvement raises some eyebrows, it shouldn't: he came up with the idea of rebooting the series and is apparently a big space nerd and fan of the original series. (via devour)


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Microbes answer more questions collectively
Studying whole microbial communities rather than individual micro-organisms could help scientists answer fundamental questions such as how ecosystems respond to climate change or pollution, says Dr Jack Gilbert writing in the May issue of Microbiology Today.
Marine microbes are responsible for 99% of the cycling of the world's gases and nutrients and 50% of the world's primary productivity. "Given the vital role of ocean microbes in maintaining life, getting to grips with the impact of environmental change such as increasing ocean acidity on them is extremely important," explained Dr Gilbert who works at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory.
To realistically assess the environmental impact on microbial communities, all the interactions between different organisms within an ecosystem must be taken into consideration. "This is not possible by simply examining changes in gene expression of individual microbial cells, which is the traditional approach. We need to look at gene expression of a whole community at once," suggested Dr Gilbert.
Dr Gilbert's group studied how populations of microbes in the North Sea responded to increased acidity by bubbling carbon dioxide through seawater and monitoring the change in gene expression of the whole microbial population. The group found an overall increase in genes that would help cells to maintain a constant pH inside the cell under stressful conditions. "This clearly demonstrated that the system was sensitive to change and was able to respond to it accordingly".
The team is planning on repeating the same experiment in the Arctic Ocean. "Microbial communities are more fragile in the Arctic Ocean and by comparing the results we can work out whether the impact of ocean acidification will actually threaten the function of these communities," explained Dr Gilbert. "This kind of research will help us discover how our actions will affect the functioning of an ecosystem. This is vital if we are to act as responsible stewards of the Earth's natural resources," he said.
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Spider Halloween Clam Shell Dish | Jewelry Dish - Spoon Rest - Soap Dish
This limited edition spider clam shell dish from Cape Cod is perfect for Halloween decor fans! Each hand painted spider dish functions as a spoon rest, soap dish, jewelry holder or catchall.
SPOON HOLDER: This spider shell dish makes a great spoon rest – the resin finish ensures that excess food or liquid can be easily wiped away with a damp paper towel.
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A private rocket NASA is counting on to make robotic cargo flights to the International Space Station achieved a key milestone today (Oct. 1), as its first stage rolled out to its Virginia launchpad for the first time.
The first stage of Orbital Sciences' Antares rocket arrived today at its pad at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), which is located at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia. The move marks the beginning of on-pad preparations for a series of important trials with Antares that will take place over the next few months, Orbital officials said.
The company aims to perform hot-fire tests of the first stage in four or five weeks, followed by Antares' first test flight about a month later. If all goes well, Antares will then launch Orbital's unmanned Cygnus capsule on a demonstration mission to the space station, officials said.
"MARS has completed construction and testing operations on its launch complex at Wallops Island, the first all-new large-scale liquid-fuel launch site to be built in the U.S. in decades," Orbital president and CEO David Thompson said in a statement. [Gallery: Orbital's Cygnus Spacecraft & Antares Rocket]
The hot-fire operation will demonstrate the readiness of Antares' first stage and launch pad fueling systems to support the upcoming flights. The test involves firing the rocket's dual AJ26 engines — which will be held down on the pad — for about 30 seconds, generating a combined total thrust of 680,000 pounds (308,000 kilograms), officials said.
Antares is slated to blast off on its maiden journey about a month after the hot-fire test, carring a Cygnus mass simulator whose instruments will gather data about the flight. The rocket will also carry and deploy four minuscule "picosatellites" during the mission, officials said.
Finally, Antares will carry Cygnus aloft on a demonstration mission to the orbiting lab. The capsule will autonomously rendezvous and berth with the space station, delivering about 1,210 pounds (550 kg) of supplies. On its way back down to Earth, Cygnus will carry 2,200 pounds (1,000 kg) of disposal cargo from the station, officials said.
If all goes well with these three tests, Antares and Cygnus will be ready to begin making bona fide supply runs to the space station for NASA. Virginia-based Orbital holds a $1.9 billion contract to launch eight such unmanned flights.
NASA also signed a $1.6 billion deal with California-based SpaceX, which is slated to launch the first of its 12 unmanned supply flights to the station this Sunday (Oct. 7). This past May, SpaceX's Dragon capsule aced its demonstration mission, becoming the first private vehicle ever to dock with the $100 billion orbiting complex.
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Value field to propose multiple choices (hierarchical).
- Value is stored in a Array:
It cointains the keys, whose entries were checked by the user. If no entry was checked, the value will be null.
- Like a Smart field but for multiple Values. Differ from a ListBox because it is hierarchical.
- Use a CodeType or a LookupCall
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Defined with getConfiguredXxxxxx() methods.
See also the Field and the Value field pages for the properties that all fields have in common.
The fields of a TreeBox are populated through the use of a
@Override protected Class<? extends LookupCall> getConfiguredLookupCall() { return MyLookupCall.class; }
That lookup call in turn uses a lookup service:
public class MyLookupCall extends LookupCall{ private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L; @Override protected Class<? extends ILookupService> getConfiguredService() { return IMyLookupService.class; } }
The lookup service on the server uses an SQL query to return the content for those fields (see below).
By default the TreeBoxField shows a collapsed tree if not all elements of the tree can be shown in the field at the current size. This can be changed to always expand the tree by setting the
AutoExpandAll property to true
@Override protected boolean getConfiguredAutoExpandAll() { return true; }
Defined with execXxxxxx() methods.
See also the Field and the Value field pages for the events that all fields have in common.
By default the entries in the list and tree are sorted by the
text attribute (i.e. the visible text), not the
key. This can be changed by defining a filtering function:
@Override protected void execFilterLookupResult(LookupCall call, List<LookupRow> result) throws ProcessingException { java.util.Collections.sort(result, new MyLookupRowComparator()); }
This filter function requires a comparator class which implements
public class MyRowComparator implements Comparator<LookupRow> { @Override public int compare(LookupRow object1, LookupRow object2) { if (object1 == null) return -1; if (object2 == null) return 1; // sort on 'text' (default behaviour) //return object1.getText().compareTo(object2.getText()); // sort on 'key' return ((Long) object1.getKey()).compareTo((Long) object2.getKey()); } }
The MiniCRM tutorial describes how to use a lookup service to populate SmartFields (e.g. dropdown boxes).
Populating TreeBoxFields and ListBoxFields require more fields to be returned.
The LookupService has a getConfiguredSqlSelect() method which returns a number of fields. The first two attributes (
key and
text) are compulsory, any of the other attributes are optional (and can be skipped by returning null or an empty string; if all remaining fields would be skipped, the query can just end early). The attributes are returned in the following order:
@Override protected String getConfiguredSqlSelect() { return "" + "SELECT " + " C.COMPANY_NR, " + // key " C.SHORT_NAME || ': ' || C.NAME, " + // text " C.LOGO, " + // iconId " C.TOOLTIP, " + // tooltip " 'F0F0F0', " + // background " '404040', " + // foreground " '" + Font.SERIF + "', " + // font: not yet clear how this works " 1, "+ // enabled " null, "+ // parent " 1 "+ // active "FROM COMPANY C " + "WHERE 1=1 " + "AND (C.TYPE_UID = :master OR :master IS NULL) " + " AND C.COMPANY_NR = :key " + " AND ((UPPER(C.NAME) LIKE '%'|| UPPER(:text)||'%') OR (UPPER(C.SHORT_NAME) LIKE '%'||UPPER(:text)||'%')) " + " "; }
In principle a LookupService can be used for SmartFields, TreeBoxFields and ListBoxFields, however not all attributes are used for all fields (and behaviour between Swing and SWT differs for some of them).
The attributes have the following functions:
This is the value which will be returned in the array T[]
This is the text being displayed
This is an icon id that needs to be resolvable using an IconProviderService/IconLocator. With TreeBoxFields and ListBoxFields the icon will only be shown for Swing but not SWT
The tooltip text will be shown when hovering over the entry with the mouse.
The background colour used for this entry ("RRGGBB" in hex)
The foreground colour used for this entry ("RRGGBB" in hex)
The font to be used (TODO: needs more information on how to use this)
TODO: needs more information on the difference between enabled and active
A reference to the key attribute of another entry and is used to build the hierarchy of elements
TODO: needs more information on the difference between enabled and active
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Stoltzfus family name
Stoltzfus is an Amish Mennonite family name. Nicholas Stoltzfus and his son Christian (1748-1832; said to have emigrated from Zweibrücken, Germany) arrived at Philadelphia on 18 October 1766. Since they are the only persons by this name to be registered on the 18th-century ship lists, they are presumably the progenitors of all the family in America. Both acquired land in Berks and Lancaster counties by 1770. Nicholas died in 1774 and is buried in King's Cemetery in northern Berks County near Leesport, Pennsylvania. Christian, ordained an Amish bishop, moved to Lancaster County about 1800 and was buried in what is now Myers Cemetery in the Mill Creek section in 1832.
The Stoltzfus name has been most common in eastern Pennsylvania, but it occurs also in Ohio and Iowa, mostly in the Amish Mennonite Church, though in recent years it has become more prevalent in Mennonite (Mennonite Church) circles. The Fisher family history lists approximately 1400 persons with the name of Stoltzfus who are descendants of Christian Fisher. The 1958 Mennonite Yearbook lists 51 ordained men carrying the Stoltzfus name, 30 of whom are Old Order Amish preachers in Pennsylvania. Among the descendants have been Benjamin B. Stoltzfus (1861-1931), a minister and for 16 years superintendent of the Lima, Ohio, Mennonite (MC) Mission; the Christian Stoltzfus mentioned above; Eli B. Stoltzfus (1860-1942), bishop of the Plainview Church at Aurora, Ohio; his son, Elmer Stoltzfus (1896-19?), bishop of the same congregation; the latter's son, Edward Stoltzfus, pastor of the Bethel Mennonite Church at West Liberty, Ohio; and Nicholas M. Stoltzfus (1895-1981), minister in the Manson, Iowa, Mennonite Church. Grant Stoltzfus was a professor at Eastern Mennonite College.
Fisher, John M. Descendants and History of Christian Fisher Family. Ronks, Pennsylvania, 1957, with a supplement Stoltzfus Family, pp. 601-23.
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Stoltzfus, Grant M. "Stoltzfus family name." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 29 Sep 2023. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Stoltzfus_family_name&oldid=175839.
APA style
Stoltzfus, Grant M. (1959). Stoltzfus family name. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 29 September 2023, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Stoltzfus_family_name&oldid=175839.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4. p. 636. All rights reserved.
©1996-2023 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.


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By HarlemGal for HarlemCondoLife
If you want to see Harlem's iconic sights, such as beautiful row houses or the Cotton Club or Lenox Lounge, and a gorgeous supermodel together in print, go purchase the 2009 September issue of Harper's Bazaar. The fashion magazine features Harlem and Chanel Iman in a spread called "Fashion and All That Jazz."
In my view, Harlem photographs very well and of course the supermodel does not look bad either. Pretty cool…huh?
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Christmas and New Year is close and it's time to bring in the festive cheer all around us. Redoing the home is an important part of any festival and when it's the holiday season, why not make simple changes in the house that not only make a big difference, they hardly cost much! We understand that redecoration can be an expensive affair, but fret not. Today we present 12 budget friendly home decor ideas. Small money, big impact is our mantra for this book of ideas. Take a look, maybe something will be suitable for your home that you can implement quickly for a delightful festive makeover.
Why not check your attic and that basement for old wine bottles? Look for colored bottles in different shapes as they need not be relegated to the garbage. These can be upcycled beautifully to your dining table decoration with cool effect. Pinks, violets, purples like on this table are such a striking feature of the living room. You can add fresh or dried flowers for even more color and refreshment.
Really? How can books and magazines be used to decorate homes? But come to think of it, if you arrange that series of beautifully bound encyclopedias on the open cabinet in the living room or add the entire volume of your precious Game of Thrones series under the centre table, it can be an interesting addition to the decor. Maybe its time to flaunt your love for books and magazines to good effect rather than having to store them behind closed doors.
Ever wondered what to do with all that artwork that children bring home from school? Take a look at this brilliant picture. Isn't it fantastic to display the drawings by little hands. Bright, colorful and with a sense of memories attached to them, these drawings hooked on to wooden hangers or even wooden clips along a string add something special to the room.
Take a look at more upcycling ideas from architects Fattoreq Fabbrica.
Once the jams and pickles are over, reuse the mason jars to plant trees. Paint them in colorful tones to create a fun chirpy corner on the bathroom or kitchen window sil. It won't only serve the purpose of window decoration, bringing in natural plants bring in positive energy to the space.
Explore more on indoor plants and how to use them in different parts of the house.
Weather you are on a budget or not, fresh flowers never fail to make the cut. Its the easiest way to lift up the ambiance of any room. Use of small vases ensures that you use just a couple of flowers at a time and keep changing them as per your mood and liking.
Adding personal touch to the interiors is best done by sharing your moments with everyone. By displaying pictures of your family, friends, travels etc, you are sharing experiences and also reliving them each day. Picture frames in all kinds of sizes and styles can be installed quickly to decorate empty walls and add warmth to the rooms.
Interior decoration does not only means visual appeal through beautiful stuff. By adding elements like fragrance and touch, designers are able to create a special ambiance. Candles are easy and anyone can incorporate them in their decor. Thanks to the holiday season, there is no dearth of festive inspired candles that are not only lovely to look at, the sheer range of aromas available are mind boggling. Light up a candle to create a relaxing atmosphere instantly.
A bright colorful carpet can do wonders for the room. Here the colors on the carpet have been subtly matched to the pillows and even window frames with great effect. It helps that the carpet keeps the room cozy too.
Pillows are not only a functional part of the bedding, they are decorative too. Add new pillows and cushions in the bedroom to re-energize and bring in the festive spirit. How about a couple of large sized pillows for backrest or cushions just for additional fluff on the bed?
Blankets need not be limited to bedrooms. Throw light blankets on the sofa side for some vibrant color addition. It helps that during colder movie nights, they can be used for some extra warmth. Here the orange blanket against the dull sofa enhances the appeal of the living room.
Adding shelves can give you great opportunities to re-invigorate the room. Firstly, shelves not only add space to keep stuff away, you can use them to display your awards, intriguing travel souvenirs and books. Shelves are available in wide range of varieties, from simple floating blocks to designer ornate ones.
Not particularly storage only, box shelves like these are a great way to fill up those empty walls. Arrange the box shelves in different ways to create a unique wall installation and maybe you can even play around with different colored shelves to add brightness and excitement to the room.


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Euro area credit: did the ECB wait too long?
Euro area credit: did the ECB wait too long?
The ECB released its February report on monetary developments in the Euro area. This is an important report, since it will highlight whether or not the ECB's LTRO is 'working', rather if the new liquidity is passing through to the real economy via new lending. On balance, it's probably too early to tell, since there are long lags in monetary policy – however, early signs are not good for the real economy.
Ostensibly, the ECB LTRO did its job, as interbank credit has re-emerged in aggregate. Repo credit increased 4.2% over the year in February – this followed an 11.5% annual surge in January. Furthermore, short-term debt holdings jumped at a 21.3% annual pace. Banks and sovereigns have seen relief in the short-term credit markets, a product of long-term funding from the ECB.
But credit availability to the broader economy is more challenged. The chart below illustrates the working-day and seasonally adjusted lending by Monetary Financial Institutions (MFIs) to the household and non-financial corporate sectors. I use the 3-month/3-month average growth rate to illustrate the credit impetus over the LTRO period. In the three months ending in February, household lending fell 0.18% compared to the average spanning September through November 2011. The drop in quarterly lending did slow, but remains in decline. Loans to non-financial corporations fell a larger 0.82% in the three months ending in February. For non-financial corporations, the pace of decline quickened since the three months ending in January.
Across the Euro area, the charts below illustrate the contribution to annual growth in Euro area credit across the 17 EMU economies by sector: household (and nonprofit) and non-financial corporate. The usual suspects are seeing large declines in household and non-financial corporate lending, including Spain, Portugal, Greece, and Ireland. France is the bright spot across both sectors, contributing a large share (multiples of its GDP share) to household and non-financial corporate lending.
Chart Note: the Charts below illustrate the country-level contributions to the annual growth rate of Euro area Household and non-financial corporate loans in February 2012.
Household lending The contribution to annual EA credit growth from Irish households (consumer plus mortgages) has been negative for 40 consecutive months, or 13 consecutive months in Spain. Portuguese household loans dragged annual EA loan growth consecutively since September. The credit impetus is very negative in consumer and mortgage lending for these economies. A positive point is that German consumers are borrowing for credit consumption and home buying. German household lending contributed 0.32% to annual EA loan growth in February – this compares favorably to the 0.17% average contribution spanning 2004-2006.
Non-financial corporate lending By this metric the Spanish business sector is effectively imploding, as Spanish non-financial corporate lending dragged the pace of annual EA lending by 1.1% in February. The contribution from Spanish corporate lending has been negative for 32 months, and the pace of contraction has picked up some speed since September 2011 on an annual contribution basis.
The credit impetus remains reasonably strong in the core countries, at least on a Y/Y basis (with stark exception of the Dutch household sector). And to some extent, the drop-off in credit to the periphery was to be expected. However, with the domestic drag in periphery credit markets already underway, and limited upside potential to global demand for exports, one questions whether or not the the ECB waited too long (given the long lags in monetary policy).
Megan Greene highlights the risks to the Euro area. With these risks in mind, restrictive fiscal policy amid deteriorating labor markets makes the Euro area extremely vulnerable to external shocks.
Statistical reference: the Euro area aggregate statistical data links can be found here. The country level data can be found in the statistical warehouse tree here.


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When people ask me why I blog, I always give the same reason. I simply state that I want to help others understand that a life of travel, which basically means having travel play a significant role in your life, is so much more possible than most people ever imagine.
And I am constantly reminding myself of that mission every time I write a post, reply to my emails and use social media.
So whenever I receive a message from someone who was inspired by my blog and who started traveling as a result of reading my posts, I can't explain how wonderful that makes me feel. It also makes me feel even better when such a person explains that the decision to start traveling was the best decision they had ever made. And luckily, almost everyone I hear from says that very thing!
And because my goal is to prove that a life of travel is quite realistic, I am always trying to think of new ways to spread my message to even more people.
That's why, for the past five months, I've been working quite hard on a project that I've been wanting to put together for a while, a project that I sincerely hope will convince even more people that giving up on your travel goals should not be an option.
Well, after four straight nights of almost no sleep, as I put the finishing touches on this project, I am so very happy to announce the launch of the…
"How to Live a Life of Travel" eGuide
In short, this eGuide consists of everything you need to know to live a life of travel. It's 220 pages in length and it's full of carefully created material, which you can read more about right here on this page: How to Live a Life of Travel
As you can tell, I'm not into fancy eBook launches. I've finished the product and I just want to make it available. Of course, I do hope the word will spread and if you happen to know of anyone who might find this guide useful, I certainly would appreciate you passing along the link to them.
And that's it. I really do hope that many of you will benefit from this product and as you can see on the How to Live a Life of Travel page, I've tried to do my very best to make this the only resource you'll need to achieve your goal of long-term travel. (I even throw in unlimited personal travel support.)
In addition, and before I end this short post, I just want to express my appreciation to all of you for being a part of this wonderful community. I absolutely love what this blog has become and I have each and every one of you to thank for that!
Now I'm going to try and get some sleep.


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Hot Storms of Jupiter
In March 2007 two enormous storms erupted on Jupiter. These eruptions appear to occur with a 15-17 year period; similiar storms were observed in 1975 and 1990. This time they were observed by the Hubble Space Telescope and our Infra Red Telescope Facility atop Mauna Kea. These storms always appear in pairs, like the twin jets of a Black Hole twisted on their journey from core to atmosphere. This adds to discovery of Hot Spots on Saturn's North and South poles. These jets are agreed to result from internal heat. Why do they form two narrow jets? The cores of giant planets are excellent places to seek a Black Hole. More in Space.com and the January 24 issue of NATURE.
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Showcase #33: Kinnikuman & Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump
Besides collecting LRG's I also collect vintage Weekly Shonen Jumps from Japan. Four of my favorite mangas are Saint Seiya, Kinnikuman, Sailor Moon & finally Dragonball. Three of those were published on Weekly Shonen Jump originally before making it to collected volumes in manga form.
I wanted to collect the entire published run of Saint Seiya (ran from 1986 to 1990). So the year 1990 became my cut off point for stopping/ending my collection and once I rediscovered Kinnikuman I began tracing back the issues before 1986 and thus began my journey.
I have full runs of the year 1986, 1988, 1989 & 1990 (almost finished collecting the year 1987). But for Kinnikuman I am still 5 years behind! Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada (Yudetamago) originally started Kinnikuman as a parody of Ultraman. They started with two one-shots in 1979 and the stories received such acclaim that Weekly Shonen Jump decided to run the series full time starting in issue #22 (1979).
The series ran until 1987 & this topic will be dedicated to Kinnikuman covers and important Weekly Shonen Jump issues (the ones I own); a little Kinnikuman history! So keep an eye out for updates.
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Convention is held in New Orleans, LA. Ahme Stone receives a 20th Century Woman Award. Clyde Black of TX receives the Rocky Stone Humanitarian award. The Opening Session features keynote speaker, Lord Ashley of Stoke, England, a member of the Upper House of Parliament, and the "only deaf member of any legislature in the world."
SHHH Executive Director Donna Sorkin resigns to lead the A.G. Bell Association and Brenda Battat is named acting executive director.
Board of Trustee National Committees are: the Executive Committee, Finance, Long-Range Planning, Nominating, (ad hoc) Steering Committee for Strategic Planning, Children's Issues, Support and Education, Government Affairs, Membership, State Association, and Election Procedures.
SHHH is contacted by the planning committee for the 2002 Winter Olympics to be in Salt Lake City regarding access to the games for people with hearing loss.
SHHH plays a significant role in helping pass Congressman James T. Walsh's bill for the early detection, diagnosis, and intervention for newborns and infants with hearing loss.
SHHH celebrates its 20th Anniversary with a special November/December issue of Hearing Loss containing articles on 20 years of SHHH progress and achievements, technology history and conventions.
John Jaco, hired by the board of trustees, begins work in October as executive director of SHHH.


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XML::SAX::ExpatXS - Perl SAX 2 XS extension to Expat parser
use XML::SAX::ExpatXS;
$handler = MyHandler->new();
$parser = XML::SAX::ExpatXS->new( Handler => $handler );
XML::SAX::ExpatXS is a direct XS extension to Expat XML parser. It implements Perl SAX 2.1 interface. See http://perl-xml.sourceforge.net/perl-sax/ for Perl SAX API description. Any deviations from the Perl SAX 2.1 specification are considered as bugs.
The parser behavior can be changed by setting features.
$parser->set_feature(FEATURE, VALUE);
XML::SAX::ExpatXS provides these adjustable features:
Consequent character data are joined (1, default) or not (0).
Namespace attributes are reported as common attributes (1, default) or not (0).
When set on, xmlns and xmlns:* attributes are put into namespaces in a Perl SAX traditional way; xmlns attributes are in no namespace while xmlns:* attributes are in the http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/ namespace. This feature is set to 1 by default.
This feature applies if and only if the http://xmlns.perl.org/sax/xmlns-uris feature is off. Then, xmlns and xmlns:* attributes are both put into no namespace (0, default) or into http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/ namespace (1).
The document locator is updated (1, default) for ContentHadler events or not (0).
A recognized string (the text string currently processed by this XML parser) is either maintained as $parser->{ParseOptions}{RecognizedString} (1) or not (0, default).
Controls whether this parser processes external general entities (1, default) or not (0).
Controls whether this parser processes external parameter entities including an external DTD subset (1) or not (0, default).
Apart from features, the behavior of this parser can also be changed with options to the constructor.
ParseParamEnt => 1
This option meaning is exactly the same as the http://xml.org/sax/features/external-parameter-entities feature. The option is supported only because of the compatibility with older versions of this module. Turned off by default.
NoExpand => 1
No internal entities are expanded if this option is turned on. Turned off by default.
This property returns a version of linked Expat library, for example expat_1.95.7.
Petr Cimprich <pcimprich AT gmail DOT com> (maintainer)
Matt Sergeant <matt AT sergeant DOT org>
2002-2004 Matt Sergeant, 2004-2011 Petr Cimprich. All rights reserved.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
To install XML::SAX::ExpatXS, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm XML::SAX::ExpatXS
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell
install XML::SAX::ExpatXS
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.


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One of China's most popular Twitter-like sites, Sina Weibo, announced a new penalty system to temporarily close and shut down the accounts of users found spreading untrue or harmful information.
The new rules announced on Tuesday are part of a larger government-backed effort to control sensitive political talk on the nation's microblogging platforms. Authorities have even detained users for allegedly fabricating online rumors, some of which occurred following the downfall of Chinese politician Bo Xilai, who has been linked to suspected corruption and the murder of a British businessman.
Sina Weibo already heavily regulates content on the site, blocking sensitive search terms and shutting down users accounts for the spreading of so-called rumors. The site defined new rules on Tuesday that will take effect for its more than 300 million registered users on May 28. The company is introducing the rules to explain how to use the service properly, said Sina spokesman Liu Qi on Wednesday. "This will help standardize what activities are appropriate," he added.
Under the new rules, harmful information can include spreading rumors, opposing the principles of the Chinese constitution, and inciting the illegal assembly of meetings or demonstrations. Users, who deliberately spread harmful information, will be blocked from posting for more than 48 hours, and could see their accounts closed.
In addition, the rules also penalize users for posting untrue information, which can include exaggerations when describing actual events, or posting an opinion along with the truth that is taken as fact.
In the most severe cases, where the untrue information has been re-posted 1,000 times, the users will be banned from posting content for 15 days, and be docked 10 credibility points from their account. A committee assembled from Sina Weibo users, who are experts in their field, will judge whether the content posted is untrue.
Sina Weibo is asking users for feedback on the new rules, which are still in their trial stages. Some users posted, stating that it was important for the site to fight against fraudulent activities. But others have complained that the rules violates user rights. "Freedom of speech is what the (Chinese) constitution says. Sina I think you need to have a group study on the constitution," wrote one user, with the screen name translated as troubled orphan.
The new rules were announced following Sina Weibo's ongoing implementation of a government required real-name system, where only verified users will be allowed to publish posts on the site. Last month, the site's operating company, Sina, issued a stock exchange filing that said the company could face severe punishment from the Chinese government because the site has yet to fully implement the real-name system.