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The Washington state House has passed a measure to make it easier for women to clear their criminal records in cases where they were trafficked or forced into prostitution.
Under current law, women with prostitution convictions stemming from being forced into the sex trade may have those convictions removed only if they have since had a clean record, are facing no new criminal charges and have never previously had a prostitution conviction vacated.
The bill, passed Monday by a vote of 91-1, would remove those restrictions.
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After a computer glitch sidelined NASA's Mars rover Curiosity late last month, another problem has it down again.
NASA reported that Curiosity put itself into safe mode on Saturday after a software bug caused a command file to fail a size-check.
"This is a very straightforward matter to deal with," said Richard Cook, Curiosity's project manager. "We can just delete that file, which we don't need any more, and we know how to keep this from occurring in the future."
NASA said late on Monday that bringing Curiosity out of safe mode is expected to take a couple of days.
Curiosity's scientific work has been on hold since a memory glitch on its main, or A-side, computer on Feb. 27 derailed the rover's activities. NASA scientists were forced to switch from the rover's A-side computer to its backup system, or B-side.
Curiosity's B-side is now running the rover, and the A-side has been repaired and will act as the new backup system.
NASA is on a deadline to get the rover fully functional before April 4, when communication with all Mars rovers and orbiters will end for about a month.
A solar conjunction -- when the Sun will be in the path between the Earth and Mars -- is fast approaching and will keep NASA engineers from sending daily instructions to the rover, or from receiving data and images in return.
NASA will have to send all operational instructions for that monthlong period to Curiosity before the solar conjunction begins.
The space agency also reported that even though the rover has been having technical trouble, it's also having a lot of success.
A week ago, NASA announced that Curiosity sent home data proving that that the Red Planet could have supported life in the distant past. The evidence came from inside the first rock that the NASA rover drilled on another planet.
Analysis of the mudstone rock sample that Curiosity's robotic arm collected showed that it contained sulfur, nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and carbon -- key chemical ingredients for life.
NASA said Curiosity also found evidence of water-bearing minerals in other rocks in the same area.
The rover used an infrared-imaging capability in one of its cameras and an instrument that shoots neutrons into the ground to probe for life-sustaining chemicals. The discovery is leading NASA scientists to believe there once was water flowing over that area.
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- European economic growth was once again virtually nonexistent in the third quarter, further raising the risk that the continent could soon fall into a new recession.
The gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic activity, grew at only a 0.2% quarter-over-quarter rate in the three months ending in September, matching its weak performance in the second quarter. The readings were true for both the 17 nations in the eurozone, and across all 27 nations that make up the European Union.
Economists are increasingly worried that Europe's economy will start to shrink in the face of continued uncertainty about sovereign debt, government austerity measures by some of the more troubled economies, and worries by businesses and consumers about the very future of the euro.
"It is evident that economic activity across the Eurozone has faltered substantially since the early months of 2011 in the face of major domestic and global headwinds," said Howard Archer, chief European economist for IHS Global Insights.
The eurozone's GDP was depressed despite strong readings Tuesday on growth in Germany and France, the region's two largest economies. German GDP grew a relatively strong 0.5% compared to the second quarter, driven by gains in household spending.
France's economy rebounded to 0.4% growth compared to the second quarter, when the economy declined by 0.1%.
But economists at Barclays Capital estimate that the overall reading means that Greek GDP fell by 0.4% in the most recent quarter, and that Portugal's economy shrank at a 0.4% rate. Growth rates aren't specified for every country in the eurozone, but Italy's GDP is estimated by Barclays to have declined 0.2%.
Francois Cabau, European economist for Barclays, said that given early fourth- quarter readings on employment and industrial production, it now appears certain that the overall GDP will decline in the fourth quarter, especially as the uncertainty about the sovereign debt crisis drags on.
"By December, we could see some stabilization, (but) we have to bear in mind the levels are already pretty low levels," he said.
It's not just private sector economists worried about a new European recession. Earlier this month, at the news conference following his first meeting as president of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi said "What we are observing now is slow growth heading towards a mild recession by year end.
While fears about the U.S. economy falling into recession have started to recede in recent months, a new European recession does pose a risk to continued U.S. growth. The EU is the second largest market for U.S. goods exports, trailing only Canada.
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Hot on the heels of the Dodgers firing hitting coach Eddie Murray last month, the Diamondbacks have fired their hitting coach, Kevin Seitzer:
The Arizona Diamondbacks changed hitting coaches on Wednesday, hoping to improve their .248 team batting average.
Rick Schu, who is in his 10th season with the organization, will replace first-year coach Kevin Seitzer immediately, general manager Josh Byrnes said.
"I think for most of the season our offense hasn't been quite as consistent as we'd like, especially this last stretch, it really cost us some games," Byrnes said in a telephone interview. "It's unfair to say that Kevin Seitzer is to blame for that, but it's a change we need to make."
Seitzer was hired last October.
The move comes after a 2-8 road trip that ended with a three-game sweep at Cincinnati last weekend -- and two days before the Diamondbacks open a pivotal three-game series against division-leading San Diego in Chase Field Friday night.
Arizona's .248 average is 15th in the NL, and the Diamondbacks' 371 runs rank 12th.
The 45-year-old Schu, who had a .246 batting average over parts of nine major league seasons, also served as the Diamondbacks' hitting coach in 2004. He was the farm system's hitting coordinator in 2003 and from 2005 until Wednesday's move.
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Chewing Tobacco Raises Breathalyzer Results?
Yes. Consider this article from a past edition of the Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader:
Man Blames Chewing Tobacco for DUI Charge
Naticoke, Penn. – Could chewing tobacco make a man legally drunk?
John Daniel Drury Sr. thinks so.
Drury, who faces a drunken driving charge, told Nanticoke police that the brand of chewing tobacco he uses, Red Man Select, contains Tennessee Whiskey.
Police said Drury, 42, of Pine Street in the Hanover Section of Nanticoke, failed a series of field sobriety tests. A breath test Drury took showed an alcohol level of 0.144 percent, police said.
Mr. Drury is right. But how can a tiny amount of Tennessee Whiskey in a wad of chewing tobacco cause a 0.144% reading, you ask?
Mouth alcohol.
These breath machines aren't terribly bright. Put simplistically, to obtain the percentage of alcohol in the blood they are basically programmed to multiply the amount by 2100 times (called the partition ratio) to get the equivalent amount in the blood. This is because the alcohol in the lung air (called alveolar air) has been greatly attenuated in the process of being transferred from the blood into the lungs. In other words, the machine is programmed to assume that the sample being tested is alveolar air. If the alcohol has not passed through the body and into the lungs, however, but is still in the mouth, the machine is multiplying the alcohol 2100 times when it should not be multiplying it at all. And it only takes a microscopic amount of alcohol to get a high reading if it's being multiplied 2100 times.
And even if the chewing tobacco didn't contain whiskey, guess what absorbs alcohol when it's consumed and stays inside the cheek, gums and teeth? This, of course, is one of the reasons why cops are instructed to make sure there are no "foreign objects" in the suspect's mouth before breathing into the machine (something that, in real practice, they rarely do — any more than you would inspect the inside of a stranger's mouth).
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Welcome to the documentation for django-medialibrary!
django-medialibrary is a pluggable django app that is able to store different media types (audio, video, image) and several versions of a given file in a transparent way.
The basic problam to solve is to store, retrieve and manage several versions of the same file in a seemless way. E.g. a user uploads a video that you will have to transcode into different formats. For the user you would like to show only a single media in his list of uploaded files, but you still want to serve all the generated files when necessary, moreover, if the user decides to delete his media you would like to delete all its versions.
The idea for this app is to have all this in an app-indepedent and easy to use and extend way.
Unique entry point for every media type, user.medialibrary.shelf_set
Different shelfs with possible different login for every media type. The shelf_set contains different models, each derived from medialibrary.models.Shelf.
Simple access to the original file.:
myShelf = AudioShelf.objects.get(pk=1) myShelf.audio_set.all() # returns the list of audio files isinstance(myShelf.original, Audio) # return True, if a file is attached to myShelf myShelf.original.size, myShelf.original.url
Custom manager to query the shelves.
Generic relationships to bind the shelves to any object in the project, using the ShelfRelation model
Every shelf type can have an ALLOWED_FORMATS property that lists the allowed extensions to be save in the shelf.
VideoShelves can have thumbnail images (actually ImageShelf instances) attached. Only one of these can be marked as selected. The myVideoShelf.thumbnail property returns the selected thumbnail.
Frontend API
There is no html frontend on purpose as we are using this app through APIs. The provided APIs out of the box are
/audio/, /video/, /image/ - to upload and list media elements of a given type
/<pk>/ - to get detailed info about a single media element
/<pk>/add/ - adds a relationship to the media element, expects a json of the form:
{ 'model': 'app_name.model_name', 'object_id': 1 }
where app_name.model_name is the natural key of the model you are attaching.
Besides the general django settings for file storage, there is a custom setting, the upload_to method used in the FileFields.:
import datetime def setup_s3_route(instance, filename=None): today = datetime.datetime.today() return 'media/%s-%02d-%02d/%s' % (today.year, today.month, today.day, filename) from medialibrary import utils utils.setup_upload_route = setup_s3_route
You can set a custom argument for the limit_choices_to attribute on the ShelfRelation model. This way you can define which apps are allowed to have relationships to you media elements. (e.g. if you remove the attached records when you remove the media, you probably don't want to attach django permission records to media). The default is no restricions!:
from medialibrary import utils from django.db import models utils.content_type_restriction = models.Q(app_label='auth', model='user')
Adding new media types
The medialibrary can be easily extended with new media types. Here is an example to add a new DocumentShelf model:
from medialibrary.models import Shelf class DocumentShelf(Shelf): ALLOWED_FORMATS = ('doc', 'docx', 'pdf', 'odf') def file_set(): doc = "The file_set property." def fget(self): return self.audio_set return locals() file_set = property(**file_set())
After this simple model definition, the user's user.medialibrary.shelf_set will contain DocumentShelf instances whenever appropriate.
pip install django-medialibrary
or you can find the project on github
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You can run the tests via:
#create a virtualenv and activate it
pip install -r test_requirements.txt
python runtests.py
This app was written at Pulilab while we were working on Vidzor.
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An Afghanistan war veteran who absorbed the blast of a grenade to protect a fellow Marine will receive the medal of honor next month, becoming the eighth living recipient for actions in Afghanistan or Iraq.
President Barack Obama will present the medal to retired Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter during a White House ceremony on June 19.
Carpenter, now 24 years old, was wounded Nov. 21, 2010, while guarding a patrol base in a small village in Helmand Province.
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Enemy forces, which had moved in while hidden by walls from a compound across the street, lobbed three grenades into the patrol base. One injured an Afghan National Army soldier. The second did not detonate.
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He was immediately evacuated and required brain surgery. He lost his right eye to his injuries.
Carpenter was a patient at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, until he medically retired last July.
He is a native of Flowood, Mississippi, and is now a student at the University of South Carolina.
So far in his presidency, Obama has presented the medal of honor to 39 members of the armed services.
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The ad, which debuts Wednesday, is only on Facebook's mobile site, and it is for the Chevrolet Sonic, an entry-level subcompact GM targets to younger buyers.
"Chevrolet is testing a number of mobile advertising solutions, including Facebook, as part of our Find New Roads campaign," said Chris Perry, vice president of marketing for Chevy. He said the ad utilizes newly available targeting and measurement capabilities on Facebook.
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The deal makes Boatsetter the biggest peer-to-peer boat rental service in the States, and possibly the world.
To fund future acquisitions of other competitors, Boatsetter also is announcing it has added $4.75 million in funding to its December 2016 Series A round, bringing the startup to a total of $17.75 million raised.
"The primary uses of the funds are M&A, growth and international expansion," Boatsetter CEO Jackie Baumgarten tells me. When asked if she'll go after European counterpart Click To Boat, she said, "I think we're best poised for a roll-up strategy. There's an opportunity to acquire and roll up several of the players. It's ripe for consolidation."
Everyone's a captain
Boatbound launched back in 2013, well before Boatsetter, and raised more than $5 million from 500 Startups, equity crowdfunding platforms and boat manufacturer Brunswick.
The company went on to process more than $25 million in booking requests. However, it also faced complaints about safety and insurance after a woman lost her leg in an accident after renting through Boatbound. The startup didn't require people to rent a captain with a boat as Boatsetter does, which delayed rescue procedures after the renter was sucked into the boat's propeller.
Boatbound quieted down since moving from San Francisco to Seattle 2016 to cut costs and push towards profitability. Now the nationally available service is somewhat oddly being acquired by a competitor that was only operating in one state.
The combined company hopes things will sail smoothly thanks to Boatbound's technology for routing rental requests and Boatsetter's focus on insurance.
Based out of Florida, Boatsetter is a three-party marketplace where private boat owners and professional charter companies, captains and renters meet. Users can pick from nearby boats, rent one with a captain attached or pick a separate captain, and quickly get out on the water at an affordable price. Since the private owners are just trying to make back some of the non-stop expenses of keeping a boat afloat, Boatsetter can be cheaper than going through a traditional rental company.
Baumgarten actually started a peer-to-peer boating insurance company called Cruzin that later merged with Boatsetter. That's how Boatsetter provides $1 million in liability coverage, $2 million in boat damage coverage, plus additional umbrella coverage to make renters feel safe.
Boatsetter says it has 5,000 vetted boats available, and is poised for 5X growth this year to hit over 10,000 rentals. That's because Boatsetter has only concentrated on Florida, while Boatbound works with vessels across the country. The business model sees Boatsetter take 28 percent of the rental fee from the owner, 10 percent of the captain's fee and adds a 7.5 percent booking fee to the renter. Those combine into a healthy margin, considering Boatsetter doesn't own or upkeep any boats.
Experience > possession
Now the 27-person startup has a new channel to chase the estimated $50 billion yearly total addressable market for boat rentals. Boatsetter has partnered with Airbnb's new experiences platform to let people pay to learn to sail in the San Francisco Bay, take a lesson from a pro wakeboarder in Miami or have paella cooked fresh onboard by a chef in Barcelona.
Boatsetter's biggest challenge will be developing awareness. Most people assume they need a ton of money or boating skills to get out on the water. But the world is shifting from a materialistic culture to an experiential culture. It's why Airbnb is blowing up.
People want to do amazing things they can capture on their camera phones and share on their social networks. They want memories. And it's hard to top gliding over the waves with friends on your own private boat… even if it's just for the afternoon.


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MySQL versus PostgreSQL: Adding a 'Last Modified Time' Column to a Table
Posted in Databases and Programming on Friday, the 14th of March, 2008.
This is the second post here detailing my ongoing adventures with PostgreSQL. This time I had a requirement to add a "timestamp" column to a table. The point of this being to allow us to track the "last modified" time of a row, without requiring that the application code manage the timestamp itself.
There's a lot of reasons why you might wish to do this. In this case it was to simplify syncing the data into a data warehouse. More specifically, to allow the DBA to easily identify rows which have changed since the last import.
Having done this a couple of times in MySQL, I assumed that the process would be straightforward. I should know better by now!
MySQL provides a TIMESTAMP column type, for exactly this purpose. It's formatted as a standard DATETIME, but can optionally be configured to automatically set itself to the current time when the row is inserted (on by default) and/or updated (off by default). It's a breeze to add a column of this type to a table, like so:
ALTER TABLE mytable ADD lastmodified TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP;
Notice the crucial ON UPDATE clause, which tells MySQL to update the timestamp when the row is modified.
All rows in the lastmodified column are initially set to the 'zero' date, i.e. 0000-00-00 00:00:00. If we want to backfill the column with another value we can do that in a further step. This example sets each row's timestamp to the current date and time:
UPDATE mytable SET lastmodified=CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
Pretty straightforward, all in all.
Let's dive right in and view the Postgres solution in all its glory:
ALTER TABLE mytable ADD lastmodified TIMESTAMP; ALTER TABLE mytable ALTER COLUMN lastmodified SET DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP; UPDATE mytable SET lastmodified=CURRENT_TIMESTAMP; CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION update_lastmodified_column() RETURNS TRIGGER AS ' BEGIN NEW.lastmodified = NOW(); RETURN NEW; END; ' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql'; CREATE TRIGGER update_lastmodified_modtime BEFORE UPDATE ON mytable FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE update_lastmodified_column();
That's a fair deal more complex. The big obstacle here is that Postgres doesn't have the equivalent of MySQL's TIMESTAMP type. It does a have type named TIMESTAMP, but this is analogous to MySQL's DATETIME. We'll have to reverse engineer the behaviour we want.
We'll step though the process and have a closer look at what's involved. We'll start by creating the column and specifying that inserted rows should automatically default to the current date and time. As we've seen before, PostgreSQL won't allow us to do that in one step.
ALTER TABLE mytable ADD lastmodified TIMESTAMP; ALTER TABLE mytable ALTER COLUMN lastmodified SET DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP;
Again, we may wish to backfill the column:
UPDATE mytable SET lastmodified = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP;
As an aside, I like that Postgres has some convenient shorthand values for commonly used dates. Alongside CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, there's such options as "yesterday", "epoch" and the cosmologically questionable "-infinity". They're documented here.
So far we've created the column, backfilled it with sane values, and any newly inserted rows will be timestamped appropriately. But what about updates to rows? This is where the fun really begins.
Lacking MySQL's ON UPDATE clause, which we noted earlier, we need to create a TRIGGER. A trigger is a kind of "event handler" which is fired off (well, triggered) in response to some action, in this case UPDATEs. To make things even more interesting, Postgres deviates from the SQL99 standard by not allowing us to run SQL directly within the trigger: any functionality we require must be defined in a stored proc:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION update_lastmodified_column() RETURNS TRIGGER AS ' BEGIN NEW.lastmodified = NOW(); RETURN NEW; END; ' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';
NEW is a special keyword which refers to the new version of the row. Similarly, OLD is available to us, should we need to access the previous values within the row.
Finally, we have to attach that proc to the relevant table by use of the trigger:
CREATE TRIGGER update_lastmodified_modtime BEFORE UPDATE ON mytable FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE update_lastmodified_column();
MySQL's single command has succesfully been implemented as a dozen or so lines of Postgres code. I'll give round two to MySQL, but I'll give points to PostgreSQL for making my day a little more interesting than it might otherwise have been!


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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Pop and Lock
I think the thing to keep in mind here is that at some point popovers/pullovers/turnovers/poptarts/etc. will not be "cool" again and the Gap will surely take them out of production. While Gap's product selection, like that of any good mass retailer, is more fickle than you ex girlfriend I hope that you, the consumer, are not. Popovers are pretty damn classic and I prefer them to polo shirts when it comes to this time of year. So, I guess that leads me to two points: 1. Just because these won't be for sale by summer does not mean they won't be cool and 2. Buy them now if you're feeling them because once something like this is gone at the Gap it's usually gone for good (thought I probably would have said the same thing about their chambray's a year and a half ago so I guess I don't know shit - what else is new).
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I really like these patterns, I just don't think I can ever get down with popovers. These+ the price tag make it very tempting though.ReplyDelete
- Dave J.April 7, 2010 at 10:06 AM
Stupid question: how do you wear these things? Untucked?ReplyDelete
Dave- It's really up to you, but I would go untucked.ReplyDelete
You can get 20% off the blue plaid one using code: GAPNEW20 (I think it expires today)ReplyDelete
I'm not really digging those patterns. Reminds me of something from American Eagle in the early 2000s (I speak from first-hand experience, unfortunately).ReplyDelete
I'm not a fan of that button/dongle on the upper sleeve. Is there a name for that?ReplyDelete
Yayo- Gap calls them "button through sleeve tabs" and, yeah, they are a lame detail.ReplyDelete
Trip: I remember those - I believe I had one as well, but remember them as short sleeve. Not sure which I like better now...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 7, 2010 at 2:44 PM
I like the way Gap stuff -looks- but are their clothes still cut really big and boxy?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 7, 2010 at 3:43 PM
I'm curious about the fit. GAP's latest chambray shirts fit a whole size bigger than they should.ReplyDelete
Both Anon's- I really like Gap's fit for the price. It fits a lot better than J. Crew in my eyes.ReplyDelete
Finally a long sleeve popover! Is it weird that I thought they were called half-placket shirts for the longest time? Anyways, I think I may cop that middle one and just remove the sleeve buttons. Scissors for the win son.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 7, 2010 at 6:30 PM
Do you think these will be available in-store? This online exclusive stuff is mad lame.ReplyDelete
Anon- I can't imagine they wouldn't. Call you local Gap and ask.ReplyDelete
I was just at a local GAP today and was looking for these to try on. I couldn't find them anywhere. I will try again next week and hopefully be able to see one in person. Are there any other Co.'s whos pullovers are recommended?ReplyDelete
Keaton- They may be online exclusives so I would call ahead of time to make sure you aren't waisting any gas heading over.ReplyDelete
For this price range I don't know of any other good options, but if you want to spend upwards of 3x's as much Hamilton 1883 makes an awesome one.
I really hate how I am so attracted to certain colors and have to fight the urge to buy more of the same.ReplyDelete
I have a light polo from the gap in the green of the first one and the relaxed feel this pullover has entices me greatly. the blue/gold/black feels pretty aggressive and the last one is just blah. But agreed, they are pretty dopeshow for the price.
Hi L.A.S. I like these shirts and will go to The GAP to try one on.ReplyDelete
Do you think it will be open?
Would you suggest I pay cash or card?
It is worth me trying it on with jeans or shorts?
I could do both.
Do you think that will take long?
How many buttons shall I leave undone?
Are the button holes tight?
Will a medium fit a 16" neck? or will that be too short in the sleeve?
Will my mother like them?
Will my girlfriend?
My Auntie? Boss? Girl on the 19?
Could these questions eventually implode?
Where shall I go to buy a brain?
Are they still called brains?
I need a lie down.
Should I use the floor or the sofa?


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The space required to store paper documents can be a problem. Digitizing your documents renders them exquisitely portable–you can store an entire library on your e-book reader with ease. And because paper documents can be turned into editable computer documents, they become searchable. Compare typing "Roosevelt" in a search field with spending all day scanning microfiche and old newspapers by eye to research the Square Deal or the New Deal. The digital document is a boon to researchers the world over.
You can store documents digitally in two ways–as images or as text files. Images require far more space, but retain the character and flavor of the original document. Converting a scanned image to a text or word processing file involves what's called optical character recognition, or OCR. It's a bit of misnomer, since you're actually processing digital information, but the term has stuck.
If the original document was written by hand or is art, storing it as an image is generally more desirable–the style of the handwriting can be as meaningful as the words themselves. The other reason for storing handwritten documents as images is that there are no commercially available handwriting recognition packages that can interpret handwritten characters from scans. So far, it's a technology stuck in the PDA and tablet world. Anne-Sophie Bellaud of Vision Objects (a purveyer of handwriting recognition software) explains that with tablets you know the order in which hand-printed or -scripted characters were entered. This provides huge clues for the software. Without an entry timeline, handwriting is not nearly as easy to recognize.
No matter which way you'll be storing your documents–as images or as text files–you'll need a scanner to digitize them. If you have relatively few documents to process, a multifunction printer or a dedicated flatbed scanner such as those discussed in "Digitize Your Pictures" will suffice. They're relatively slow, however, and only the more expensive models have automatic document feeders to handle multipage documents.
Though pricey, sheet-fed scanners are just the ticket if you need to process a lot of documents. Units such as Fujitsu's $495 ScanSnap S1500 and HP's $450 ScanJet Professional 3000 scan both sides of a document at once and average 20 pages per minute or better. I'll give the HP props for slightly more reliable paper feeding with mixed document types, but the Fujitsu has the superior, better-integrated software.
OCR Software
Most scanners ship with OCR software that you can install on your PC, but if yours lacks it, you can buy the software separately. ABBYY's $100 FineReader 9 Express ($400 for Pro 10), Nuance's $150 OmniPage 17 Standard (the Pro version is $500), and Adobe's $299 Acrobat X Standard (Pro is $449) are all good choices. Nuance's $100 PaperPort 12 Standard (Pro is $200) also scans, does OCR, and adds document management features that make it easier to keep track of your documents.
In my hands-on tests with clean 300-dpi scans, Acrobat did the best job of converting documents, followed closely by FineReader, and not so closely by OmniPage and PaperPort. But the latter three products did better with the three low-quality, 150-dpi scans that I included among my test documents.
For documents stored as images, 150 to 200 dpi is usually fine, but OCR software works much better with 300 dpi scans. Much depends on your needs. If you just want to retain legibility, you may be able to drop the dpi and reduce your storage requirements.
Web OCR
Several online services–such as www.free-ocr.com, www.newocr.com, and www.ocronline.com–are good for small-scale projects or one-offs. First you scan the original to your PC, then upload the document to the Website.
The services have limitations: My tests yielded results that weren't very accurate. Also, only text is recognized, not lines and other page elements.
The first service mentioned above, www.free-ocr.com, is free, but files can be no larger than 2MB, and no wider or higher than 5000 pixels (about 150 dpi for a letter-sized page); and you can do no more than 10 uploads per hour.
Another service, www.newocr.com, is also free, but the interface is primitive. It does a much better job, though, of pulling text than free-ocr.com, and it allows documents up to 5MB in size.
Finally, www.ocronline.com requires creating a free account, but allows 4MB images (about 200 dpi per page) and up to 15 uploads per hour. You get 10 free credits, but after that you must pay for them. The site sells credits in varying quantities, from 50 for $3.95 (8 cents per page) up to 5000 pages for $49.95 (1 cent per page). I got good results with this service, which handles graphic elements as well as text, though it wasn't up to the standards of Acrobat X or FineReader 10.
There's nothing like the feel, smell, and visual stability of a real book, but more and more people are happily reading virtual books using Kindles, Nooks, iPads, and other devices. You simply can't beat their portability, and the texts are searchable. It's even possible to have a decent reading experience on smartphones and iPods; I use the latter and, no, the frequent page-turning does not bother me, though I'll undoubtedly go for something larger eventually. You can purchase most books from an online store, but you may have some books in your own collection that aren't available in digital format.
To convert a physical book into an e-book requires first scanning it page by page, and then, for lack of a better term, OCR'ing it. This is tedious at best–use a fast scanner. If you are willing to destroy the book, or know how to rebind, use a sheet-fed scanner (see "Scanners," above). Most of the aforementioned OCR programs have features that help organize the pages.
Once you have the text file (in PDF, Word, or other format) in place, grab Calibre–a very capable and free e-book reader, organizer, editor, and publisher. Convert the file to the format appropriate for your device–EPUB or PDF, say. Once you've created a viewable file, use a reader app such as Stanza to load the e-book onto your device. Your device or app must support side-loading–that is, loading from a PC.


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Appeal from the Supreme Court of the State of North Carolina. [ Richmond Mortg. & Loan Corp. v. Wachovia Bank & T. Co. 300 U.S. 124 (1937) ] [300 U.S. 124 , 125]
Messrs. Kester Walton and John Y. Jordan, Jr., both of Asheville, N.C ., for appellant.
[300 U.S. 124 , 126] Mr. S. G. Bernard, of Asheville, N.C., for appellees.
Mr. Justice ROBERTS, delivered the opinion of the Court.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court of North Carolina1 sustaining the validity of a statute claimed to impair the obligation of a contract, contrary to article 1, section 10, of the Federal Constitution. The act provides that when the mortgagee, payee, or other holder of an obligation secured by real estate or personal property causes a sale of the property by a [300 U.S. 124 , 127] trustee, becomes the purchaser for a sum less than the amount of the debt and afterwards brings an action for the deficiency, the defendant may show, by way of defense and set-off, that the property sold was fairly worth the amount of the debt or that the sum bid was substantially less than the true value of the property, and thus defeat the claim in whole or in part. The provision is copied in full in the margin. 2
In 1928 the appellees borrowed $8,000 from the appellant for which they executed negotiable promissory notes. As security they delivered a deed of trust pledging real estate. Upon default the appellant demanded that the trustee declare the indebtedness due, in accordance with the terms of the notes and deed of trust, and exercise the power of sale given by the deed. The trus- [300 U.S. 124 , 128] tee advertised the property as required by the deed and the laws of the state, and made sale June 19, 1933; and one acting in appellant's interest purchased the land for $3,000. Upon expiration of a ten-day period of redemption the property was conveyed to the purchaser. The appellant credited on the notes the sum realized by the sale which left $4,534.79, with interest, due and unpaid, and on June 18, 1934, brought action to recover this balance. The appellees pleaded the statute and alleged that the property, at the time and place of sale, was fairly worth the amount of the debt. In reply the appellant asserted that, as the notes and deed of trust had been executed prior to the passage of the law, the statute violated the contract clause of the Federal Constitution. At the trial exception was taken to the court's refusal to enter judgment for the appellant on the pleadings. The court, over the appellant's objection and exception, submitted to the jury the question of the fair value of the property at the time and place of sale, and the jury found its value to be $ 8,000. An intermediate appellate court, and the Supreme Court of the state, affirmed judgment for the appellees.
Although admitting that the challenged legislation affects only a remedy for enforcement of the contract, the appellant urges that the alteration is so substantial as to impair the obligation of the contract. The applicable principle is not in dispute. The Legislature may modify, limit, or alter the remedy for enforcement of a contract without impairing its obligation, but in so doing, it may not deny all remedy or so circumscribe the existing remedy with conditions and restrictions as seriously to impair the value of the right. 3 The particular remedy existing at the date of the contract may be altogether abrogated if another equally effective for the [300 U.S. 124 , 129] enforcement of the obligation remains or is substituted for the one taken away. 4 The matter in dispute is whether the questioned enactment falls beyond the boundary of permissible regulation of the remedy for enforcement of the appellant's contract.
The loan rendered the appellees debtors to the appellant. For that debt the borrower pledged real estate as security. The contract contemplated that the lender should make itself whole, if necessary, out of the security, but not that it should be enriched at the expense of the borrower or realize more than would repay the loan with interest. The state provided remedies whereby the security could be made available for solution of the debt.
When the loan was made, two such remedies were available. The mortgagee could proceed by bill in equity to foreclose the security. If it did, the chancellor who controlled the proceeding could set aside a sale if the price bid was inadequate. In addition, he might award a money decree for the amount by which the avails of the sale fell below the amount of the indebtedness, but his decree in that behalf would be governed by well-understood principles of equity. An alternative remedy sanctioned by state law was available if the deed of trust so provided. This was the sale of the pledged property by the trustee. If this were the remedy authorized by the contract, and the mortgagee himself became the purchaser at the trustee's sale, he might thereafter, in an action at law, recover the difference between the price he had bid and the amount of the indebtedness. The statute under attack effected certain alterations of this remedy. Sections 1 and 2, not here in issue, provide that if the mortgaged property be sold under power of sale, and [300 U.S. 124 , 130] the sum bid be inadequate so that consummation of the sale would be inequitable, the mortgagor may apply to the superior court for an order enjoining such consummation, and the judge may direct a resale by a trustee or by a commissioner appointed for the purpose, upon terms he may deem just and equitable. These sections modifying the procedure under a power of sale so as to assimilate it to the procedure in strict foreclosure, have been sustained as constitutional by the state Supreme Court. 5 The section with which we are concerned adds that if the mortgagee becomes the purchaser at the trustee's sale, and afterwards brings an action at law for a deficiency, the jury shall determine the actual amount needed by him to make him whole for his debt by finding the true or fair value of the property at the date of sale, the judgment being for the difference between that value and the amount of the debt remaining unpaid, or, if the value found equals the amount of the debt, for the defendant. The statute has no application if the purchaser at the trustee's sale be other than the mortgagee. The act alters and modifies one of the existing remedies for realization of the value of the security, but cannot fairly be said to do more than restrict the mortgagee to that for which he contracted, namely, payment in full. It recognizes the obligation of his contract and his right to its full enforcement but limits that right so as to prevent his obtaining more than his due. By the old and well-known remedy of foreclosure a mortgagee was so limited because of the chancellor's control of the proceeding. That proceeding, as has been said, has always been available to the mortgagee in North Carolina. Granting that by the alternative remedy of trustee's sale the mortgagee [300 U.S. 124 , 131] might perchance obtain something more, or might obtain only that which was his due somewhat more expeditiously, than he could in chancery, it remains that the procedure to foreclose in equity is, and has been, the classical method of realization upon mortgage security and has always been understood to be fair to both parties to the contract and to afford an adequate remedy to the mortgagee. If, therefore, the Legislature of the state had elected altogether to abolish the remedy by trustee's sale, we could not say that it had not left the mortgagee an adequate remedy for the enforcement of his contract. But the Legislature has by no means gone so far. The law has merely restricted the exercise of the contractual remedy to provide a procedure which, to some extent, renders the remedy by a trustee's sale consistent with that in equity. This does not impair the obligation of the contract.
The judgment is affirmed.
[ Footnote 1 ] 210 N.C. 29, 185 S.E. 482.
[ Footnote 2 ] Section 3 of chapter 275, of the Public Laws of 1933:
[ Footnote 3 ] Worthen Co. ex rel. Board of Com'rs v. Kavanaugh, 295 U.S. 56, 55 S. Ct. 555, 97 A.L.R. 905, and cases cited.
[ Footnote 4 ] Home Bldg. & Loan Ass'n v. Blaisdell, 290 U.S. 398, 434 , 238, 88 A.L.R. 1481, and cases cited, note 13.
[ Footnote 5 ] Woltz v. Deposit Co., 206 N.C. 239, 173 S.E. 587; Hopkins v. Swain, 206 N.C. 439, 174 S.E. 409; Miller v. Shore, 206 N.C. 732, 175 S.E. 133; Barringer v. Trust Co., 207 N.C. 505, 177 S.E. 795.
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Republican Ted Yoho relies on business success, conservative values in campaign.
Ted Yoho, DVM, of Gainesville, Fla., won the Republican primary for U.S. Congress in Florida's third district Aug. 14 by slightly more than 800 votes--about 1 percentage point--over 12-term congressman Cliff Stearns, R-Florida 6th. Yoho, a Christian and conservative Republican, has practiced large animal medicine in North Central Florida for 29 years. He is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), Florida Veterinary Medical Association (FVMA), Florida Association of Equine Practitioners and the Florida Cattlemen's Association.
In a nod to his experience as a large animal veterinarian, Yoho has run a political advertisement with actors dressed in suits slinging mud. In the voiceover Yoho narrates, "Career politicians: they're like pigs feeding at the trough."
As a career veterinarian, Yoho is using his lack of political experience to target those he sees as longtime Washington insiders such as Stearns. "Being a veterinarian and a business owner, I have a different perspective than the career politicians," Yoho told DVM Newsmagazine. "I've been in the trenches on a daily basis."
Yoho says his experience as a veterinarian to use diagnostics and create effective treatment plans for patients and clients will help him find success in public office. "We need to take that same mentality to Washington," he says. This also applies to his game plan to help small business owners, including his fellow veterinarians. He says his main objective is "getting government out of the way of business."
"No. 1--repeal Obamacare," he says. Yoho believes the Affordable Healthcare Act prevents business owners from creating more jobs. Next, he plans to "help back off the regulations and mandates--they're killing us." He also wants to simplify the tax code.
Yoho supports the Fair Tax that plan to replace federal income taxes including capital gains through a single-rate, federal retail sales tax of 23 percent on new goods and services. He feels the elimination of capital gains tax would create an incentive for practice ownership and benefit those selling their practices. "That would be huge to the veterinary practice owner," he says.
As for other problems facing the veterinary profession such as mounting student debt, Yoho supports public loan forgiveness programs, especially for large animal veterinarians working in rural areas. "I would love to see it dealt with at the state level," he says. He believes that with a stabilized economy tuition costs will be reduced to the levels seen in the 1980s when he graduated. "I think loans are a valuable resource, but I'd rather see it in the private sector and keep the government out of it," he says.
Supported by the Tea Party, Yoho lists American energy independence, immigration reform and the repeal of the Affordable Healthcare Act as priorities of his political philosophy. Yoho will face Democrat J.R. Gaillot and independent write-in candidates Kenneth Willey, Michael Ricks and Philip Dodds for the congressional seat.


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- Get approved fast online even with bad credit. In most cases, all applicants get approved for the loan regardless of their credit score with no hard credit check.
- Receive same day funding. As soon as you get approved, the money will be sent directly into your banking account within 1 – 2 business days.
How to apply for an Installment Loan in Pennsylvania?
If you find yourself in a difficult financial situation and you need money in Pennsylvania, then you should know that the most convenient option is an Installment Loan. As a rule, installment lenders in Pennsylvania offer both online and offline options, but online lending will be the fastest and most convenient option for your situation. Look through the three easy steps to get your Installment Loan in Pennsylvania approved today.
- Submit your application. Compare the offers of different lenders and choose the one that has the best lending conditions and most favorable interest rates. Visit the lender's website and complete a simple online application. Don't worry, it won't take more than 5-10 minutes. After checking the information, send an application.
- Wait for approval. As already mentioned, lenders in Pennsylvania approve the Installment loan application on the same day as you submit it! This way you will be able to know if you are approved or not. The lender will contact you to discuss the details of the loan and its repayment.
- Get paid. After signing the contract, the money will be transferred to your bank account within one business day.
What are the requirements for an Online Installment Loan in Pennsylvania?
Despite the fact that each lender in Pennsylvania has its own requirements that must be met in order for your application to be approved, the main ones are the same for everyone. However, remember that they can vary depending on state laws and the lender chosen.
- You must be a US citizen and be 18 years of age or older. Of course, you must also be a legal Pennsylvania resident.
- Also, for approval, you must confirm that you have a regular monthly source of income.
- A social security number, a government issued ID or driver's license and an active bank account are also the main factors influencing the approval.
- In order to contact you, the lender will also ask for contact details such as phone number and email.
What are the benefits of Online Installment Loans in Pennsylvania?
After examining the main advantages of an Installment Loan in Pennsylvania, you can understand whether this loan solution is right for you or is it worth looking for something else.
- Simple online application. If you apply for an Installment Loan in Pennsylvania online, you save a lot of time. No more waiting, apply online while sitting at home!
- Fast approval. Hate to wait for your turn for hours? Now you can forget about it. An installment lender in Pennsylvania will approve your online application the same day you submitted it!
- Convenient payments. You do not need to visit a lender's store to get an Installment Loan in Pennsylvania. After signing the contract, the money will be transferred directly to your bank account!
- Safety. In Pennsylvania installment lenders take care of your safety. Thus, if you are applying online for the first time, you should know that all your data is encrypted and not transferred to third parties.
Where can I find an Installment Loan near me in Pennsylvania?
With an online application, you can forget about looking for an Installment Loan near you in Pennsylvania! Just imagine, now you don't have to leave your home in order to apply and get paid. Visit the lender's website, click on the "apply online" button and get approved today!
If you would like to apply in person, visit the lender's website and click on the "Locate Near Me" button. Enter your address and you will be able to see the nearest shops of the lender on the map, as well as their addresses and phone numbers. If you have any problems, you can always call the service center and experienced workers will help you to deal with them.
Find your city to get Pennsylvania Installment Loans nearby:
Installment Loans in Pennsylvania FAQ
How can I get an Installment Loan in Pennsylvania?
Typically, lenders in Pennsylvania offer you both online and offline lending. However, if you want to get funding as quickly as possible, then an online application is the best option for you. Visit the lender's website, fill out an online application and the money will be sent to your bank account!
How long does it take for an Installment Loan to be approved in Pennsylvania?
Generally, Pennsylvania Installment Loans are approved the same day you apply. This way you don't have to wait days to find out if you are approved or not. Please note, that the money will be deposited into your account the next business day.
Can I get an Installment Loan in Pennsylvania with bad credit?
As already mentioned, an Installment Loan in Pennsylvania is one of the fastest loan options. This way, you can get approval the same day you applied for funding! However, please note that the money will be deposited into your bank account within one business day. However, do not rush and accept the offer of the first lender. Compare options to get the best interest rates in Pennsylvania.
How much can I get in Pennsylvania?
The loan amount in Pennsylvania may vary depending on the lender you have chosen, the repayment terms and other factors. Also, the loan amount may vary depending on the type of Installment Loan you need. Typically, you will be able to receive an amount from $ 1,000 to $ 100,000.


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How to Obliterate Your Student Loan Debt
College Finance How To Destroy Student Loan Debt
Paying back student loans can be a greater challenge than earning a degree. According to the Pew Research Center, nearly 1 in 5 households carries student loan debt. That's nearly double the number of households from 1998. The average U.S. student borrows nearly $27,000 for education, according to the Project on Student Debt, which is more than twice what students borrowed, on average, about 20 years ago. No matter what debt-busting strategy you use, giving up a chunk of your paycheck takes discipline and sometimes radical lifestyle changes. Three couples explain their strategies on how they worked to pay down their student loan debt in record time.
Understand the problem
Deacon Hayes graduated with a bachelor's from Arizona State University in 2007 and racked up some serious debt getting there. It wasn't until he got married almost a year later and combined his $18,000 student loan with his wife's $9,000 student loan and their other debts that the couple got serious about paying it off.
"We realized that we had $52,000 in debt, which was kind of a shocker in the sense that we didn't realize how much debt we had until we put it all on one piece of paper," he says. "We had just about as much going out as coming in, so any time there was an emergency, it was going on a credit card."
Hayes credits strict budgeting and using the debt snowball method (paying down debt starting with the smallest amount and working up) as the reasons why he and his wife were able to pay off all of their debt in just 18 months. Putting all of their expenses on paper, the couple sought to reduce each budgetary line item, from combining cellphone plans to save $50 per month to selling Hayes' brand-new car.
"We also used the cash envelope system, which was a big help for us," Hayes says. He currently blogs about his experiences and offers financial coaching at WellKeptWallet.com.
For recent college grads, building a budget before making long-term financial commitments such as signing an apartment lease or taking out a car loan is critical, says Kristy Vienne, assistant vice president for student services for Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, and supervisor of the school's Student Money Management Center. That means tracking your spending over several months, then analyzing where your money is going.
"Take three to six months to evaluate your situation. Make sure it is what you anticipate, and then tread lightly into those long-term obligations," she says. "That's oftentimes what gets people in the quickest amount of debt in the shortest period of time."
To help see where your costs are going, try using an online budget tool or smartphone app and make adjustments in your spending as necessary.
Close the leaks
Once you understand where your money is going, plug budget leaks and open new income streams. Both tactics are helping Bryan Lovgren and his wife in their plan to tackle nearly $28,000 in loans in just 10 months. Due to be debt-free by this November, the Orem, Utah, couple cut spending by switching to a more vegetable-based diet to save on food. They also bargain shop for necessary items and have committed to living off of one salary while Lovgren's wife devotes her entire paychecks to the loan.
To generate extra income, Lovgren does freelance communications work on the side and his wife, a former cheerleader, judges cheerleading competitions for extra money. They also have generated $7,000 to $8,000 by selling things they own through a local classified service when money gets tight.
"The awesome part is, we still have fun. We still travel," Lovgren says, adding that paying off debt doesn't mean sacrificing everything pleasurable.
Sallie Mae spokeswoman Patricia Nash Christel says her customers have employed the usual savings strategies to pay off loans ahead of schedule, such as taking on a roommate, delaying major purchases, living close to work to avoid having a car and applying tax refunds to pay off loans, but there are a couple of money-saving areas where borrowers may not think to look.
"Student loan interest is typically (tax-) deductible depending on your income," she says. Borrowers can also apply shopping and restaurant rewards earned through Upromise to pay down a Sallie Mae loan.
Stay motivated
Statistically, consumers spend less when they use cash over credit cards, plan purchases in advance, automate their savings and keep projected savings goals in mind. They're also more likely to save when they steadily transition into hardcore saving, says Vienne.
"Find what works, start down that run and then gradually tier back from certain things," she says. "Don't just try to cut everything out initially. If you're eating out five times a week, maybe cut that down to two."
Keeping your eye on the prize also helps. To pay off more than $100,000 in student loan debt in five years, Tricia Meyer and her husband made loan payments equivalent to their mortgage payments each month and built that into their necessary household expenses. To make the extra payment, they both took freelance consulting or teaching jobs and Meyer launched a couponing website where she now works full time. Together the couple generated between $10,000 and $15,000 annually in side income.
But staying on track for five years is a challenge. To stay motivated, Meyer and her husband went to open houses and dreamed of a new home they could buy once they were debt-free.
"At one point, we wanted a swimming pool so badly. But we knew that we couldn't have one in the backyard in our starter home, so we had a little baby pool in the backyard that we'd sit (next to on) lounge chairs," she says.
"We knew we wanted a bigger house. We knew we wanted a basement. We knew we wanted a swimming pool -- and we knew that the only way possible that we could do it was to pay off the student loans."
Copyright 2013, Bankrate Inc.


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What a difference one offseason can make.
On May 22, 2012, the Cleveland Indians found themselves atop the American League Central, sporting a surprising 23-18 record. Today, the Indians again sit in first place with an equally surprising 26-18 record.
But the Indians are a completely different team in 2013.
They've been the best story in the AL this season. Outside of the New York Yankees' cast of reclamation projects, the Indians arguably have been the most fun team to watch in the league. New manager Terry Francona has injected the franchise with his positive energy and motivational skills. His championship-winning background earned him instant respect and credibility, from the players all the way to the front office. Teaming with general manager Chris Antonetti and president Mark Shapiro, the trio did a good job of addressing most of the team's needs.
So it is nearly June, and the Indians lead the division favorite Detroit Tigers by a game and a half. Indians fans should enjoy it while they can. Despite the team being significantly better than last season's squad, it simply does not have enough starting pitching to keep pace with the Tigers in the AL Central. And without some extra pitching help, the Indians can't even be considered a legitimate wild-card contender.


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Internet Server Application Programming Interface
The Internet Server Application Programming Interface (ISAPI) is an n-tier API of Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft's collection of Windows-based web server services. The most prominent application of IIS and ISAPI is Microsoft's web server.
The ISAPI has also been implemented by Apache's mod_isapi module so that server-side web applications written for Microsoft's IIS can be used with Apache. Other third-party web servers like Zeus Web Server offer ISAPI interfaces, too.
Microsoft's web server application software is called Internet Information Services, which is made up of a number of "sub-applications" and is very configurable. ASP.NET is one such slice of IIS, allowing a programmer to write web applications in their choice of programming language (VB.NET, C#, F#) that's supported by the Microsoft .NET CLR. ISAPI is a much lower-level programming system, giving much better performance, at the expense of simplicity.
ISAPI applications[edit]
ISAPI consists of two components: Extensions and Filters.[1] These are the only two types of applications that can be developed using ISAPI. Both Filters and Extensions must be compiled into DLL files which are then registered with IIS to be run on the web server.
ISAPI applications can be written using any language which allows the export of standard C functions, for instance C, C++, Delphi. There are a couple of libraries available which help to ease the development of ISAPI applications, and in Delphi Pascal the Intraweb components for web-application development. MFC includes classes for developing ISAPI applications. Additionally, there is the ATL Server technology which includes a C++ library dedicated to developing ISAPI applications.
ISAPI Extensions are true applications that run on IIS. They have access to all of the functionality provided by IIS. ISAPI extensions are implemented as DLLs that are loaded into a process that is controlled by IIS. Clients can access ISAPI extensions in the same way they access a static HTML page. Certain file extensions or a complete folder or site can be mapped to be handled by an ISAPI extension.
ISAPI filters are used to modify or enhance the functionality provided by IIS. They always run on an IIS server and filter every request until they find one they need to process. Filters can be programmed to examine and modify both incoming and outgoing streams of data. Internally programmed and externally configured priorities determine in which order filters are called.
Filters are implemented as DLLs and can be registered on an IIS server on a site level or a global level (i.e., they apply to all sites on an IIS server). Filters are initialised when the worker process is started and listens to all requests to the site on which it is installed.
Common tasks performed by ISAPI filters include:
- Changing request data (URLs or headers) sent by the client
- Controlling which physical file gets mapped to the URL
- Controlling the user name and password used with anonymous or basic authentication
- Modifying or analyzing a request after authentication is complete
- Modifying a response going back to the client
- Running custom processing on "access denied" responses
- Running processing when a request is complete
- Run processing when a connection with the client is closed
- Performing special logging or traffic analysis.
- Performing custom authentication.
- Handling encryption and compression.
Common ISAPI applications[edit]
This is a list of common ISAPI applications implemented as ISAPI extensions:
- Active Server Pages (ASP), installed as standard
- ActiveVFP, Active Visual FoxPro installed on IIS
- ASP.NET, installed as standard on IIS 6.0 onwards
- ColdFusion, later versions of ColdFusion are installable on IIS
- Perl ISAPI (aka Perliis), available for free to install
- PHP, available for free to install, not maintained anymore.[2]
ISAPI development[edit]
ISAPI applications can be developed using any development tool that can generate a Windows DLL. Wizards for generating ISAPI framework applications have been available in Microsoft development tools since Visual C++ 4.0.
See also[edit]
- ^ Hadi., Nahari (2011). Web commerce security : design and development. Krutz, Ronald L. Indianapolis: Wiley Pub. p. 157. ISBN 9781118098899. OCLC 757394142.
- ^ "PHP :: Bug #48299 :: Missing php5isapi.DLL in package".


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Last week, a New Jersey bridal store manager refused to sell a dress to a customer when she found out she was a lesbian. The manager's reasoning is bigoted (obviously), and also extremely bizarre.
According to the Philadelphia Daily News, Alix Genter and her mom, dad, aunt, cousin, and two family friends arrived at Here Comes the Bride in Somers Point, NJ last Saturday. Her mom had packed muffins for the trip, and they had also brought champagne. This family sounds awesome. Genter found a dress she liked and everything was fine, until a store manager identified only as Donna called on Tuesday. She had read Genter's customer-information form, on which she'd crossed out "groom" and written "partner," and said she wouldn't sell Genter a dress because she was gay. Donna explained that "we do not participate in any illegal actions."
Given that Genter plans to get married in New York, where gay marriage is now legal (woo!), and in any case there's no law against a lesbian wearing a wedding dress or having a ceremony, Donna's explanation is not just homophobic but ridiculous. The Daily News's Ronnie Polaneczky called her for clarification, and this is what she got:
She said that [Genter's] writing the word "partner" was basically a provocation, evidence of a need "to show that she's different."
"They get that way," she told me.
By "they," she meant women who were fed up with men because "men can be difficult," and so now they "experiment" with female relationships because they're tired of having men boss them around.
She told me about a friend whose wife left him for another woman. And about a young family member who was molested by a same-sex adult male. And about a gay man who once plunged a knife into a chair in the restaurant where she worked. And — she finally lost me here — something about the Navy SEALs.
I'm not sure if it makes the situation better or worse that in addition to being prejudiced, Donna may also be deranged. Maybe it's comforting to learn that the person who discriminated against you sounds like a freelance kook, but then again, when plenty of people holding public office discriminate in the same way, that may not be very reassuring. Hopefully Genter will get the last laugh by holding a joyful and legal wedding with her loving family — the ceremony is scheduled for next July.
Ronnie Polaneczky: Store Dresses Down Bride For Being A Lesbian [Philadelphia Daily News]
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The nuke-proof USB drive
Developed for U.S. military
If there's one piece of computer equipment that is meant to survive extreme conditions, it's the USB drive. We've seen models that are shockproof, waterproof and weatherproof, so it's not surprising that the U.S. military would come up with one that's nuke-proof too.
R&D Electronics says its "IronDrive" has been "tested for high temperature, shock, vibration, caustic agents, submersion, EMI, and nuclear stresses," making it "the ideal USB drive for harsh military and commercial environments." As Everything USB notes, the chunky drive looks as if it could be used as a weapon in hand-to-USB combat. We actually thought it resembled those old German stick grenades.


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5 Tips to Prep for a Possible Recession
The fact that there will be another recession is easy to predict. When it will happen . . . that's a different story.
The fact is, we've just staged the fastest recovery from a recession (February-April 2020) in history. Still, the signs are there. Inflation's at a 40-year high. The Fed's raising rates faster than it has since 2005. And many believe taxes will, sooner or later, rise to pay for years of needed stimulus.1
Is a recession inevitable in the short term? Of course not. But it's better to be safe than sorry when it comes to riding out today's economic and political turbulence.
Here are five tips to help make your balance sheet a bit more recession-proof:
1. Shore up your emergency fund
Though conventional wisdom recommends having three to six months of your essential expenses tucked away in an emergency fund, the pandemic has led some people to try to save more — up to a year's expenses, in some cases.
That may seem daunting. But saving, even more than investing, is critical to your long-term financial independence. Consider saving at least 15% (though 20% is better) of every paycheck — make your savings the first "bill" you pay! Then, use that to build up a contingency fund.
That way, you can be ready for anything, from unexpected health issues to a recession-driven cut in income.
2. Pay off credit card debt
Having high-interest debt can be sneaky costly. And with the Fed's recent rate hikes, those sky-high interest rates could go even higher. Eliminating credit card debt can make it easier to contribute to your emergency fund, too.
One important note: Eliminating debt that comes with double-digit interest doesn't mean paying off ALL debt. It doesn't mean paying off your mortgage in 10 years instead of 30. Or zeroing out a sub-prime equity line. It may be wise to keep taking advantage of such low-rate debt, and the attractive tax deductions that can come with them!
3. Put the brakes on lifestyle creep
Be honest: As your income goes up, does your spending follow?
Experienced professionals typically recommend spending no more than 30 percent of your net income (that is, earnings after taxes) on discretionary items. It's a good idea to create a monthly budget to ensure that you're living within your means and not overspending. Doing so when the economy is strong could help set you up for success during bad economic times.
The Living Balance Sheet® can be a helpful way to put your entire financial picture together, including investments, insurance, and all your bills and expenses. Your financial professional can tell you all about it.
Consider creating and sticking to a budget now, before a recession (and possible loss of income) forces it upon you.
4. Invest in yourself
Pay for courses at a local college. Get an advanced degree. Rev up your networking engine by attending events. Unemployment is at record lows, but as we've seen, recessions have a way of changing all that.
One way to fund your continuing education is through whole life insurance. Rather than selling equities in a down market, you can borrow against a whole life policy's cash value.2,3
5. Don't panic
"Recession" is a scary word, especially for those of us who've lived through two back-to-back, "once-in-a-lifetime" recessions: the coronavirus pandemic and the Great Recession before it.
The most basic definition of a recession is a drop in output for two consecutive quarters. Simply put, the start of a recession is the point at which the economy is contracting, not growing.
Does that mean two bad quarters will upend everything you're worked for? Of course not. Taking steps to prepare your wallet for a downturn when times are good can help take away some of the stress and worry surrounding recessions.
1 Guardian, its subsidiaries, agents and employees do not provide tax, legal, or accounting advice. Consult your tax, legal, or accounting professional regarding your individual situation.
2 Some whole life polices do not have cash values in the first two years of the policy and don't pay a dividend until the policy's third year. Talk to your financial representative and refer to your individual whole life policy illustration for more information.
3 Policy benefits are reduced by any outstanding loan or loan interest and/or withdrawals. Dividends, if any, are affected by policy loans and loan interest. Withdrawals above the cost basis may result in taxable ordinary income. If the policy lapses, or is surrendered, any outstanding loans considered gain in the policy may be subject to ordinary income taxes. If the policy is a Modified Endowment Contract (MEC), loans are treated like withdrawals, but as gain first, subject to ordinary income taxes. If the policy owner is under 59 ½, any taxable withdrawal may also be subject to a 10% federal tax penalty.
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My UCLA Bruins are playing cross-town rivals USC Trojans on Saturday, Dec 6th (here goes my birthday mention #1,004,582: that's the day before my birthday)!
I picked up these Bruin Blue & Gold sprinkles at Surfas, and bought the adorable UCLA confetti at the Fresno State-UCLA game (yeah, we lost that one too). I'm dropping some off at my cousin's house so she can bring them into work too!
Master's in Library and Information Studies in 2003 and meet some really wonderful friends.
Years ago, I remember talking up March Madness at my old job. My colleague went to a small college with no sports teams, and just couldn't get the whole "college spirit" and UCLA obsession. She happened to be a big Lakers and Dodgers fan. So I explained it this way:
No matter how much I work out and practice my swing, I'll probably never play for the Dodgers. And even if I find a pill that makes me grow 12 inches (that'll only make me 6'2"!!), I'll probably never be a Laker. But I'll always be a Bruin.
So, UCLA football team... I don't have tickets to the game, but you'll hear me cheering my heart out this weekend! Goooooo Bruins!


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Welcome To My
Learning Center
I've been researching my family history for more years than I want to count. Along the way many wonderful people took the time to teach me many things that allowed me to be productive in my research. This page is dedicated to all of those helpful and generous genealogists.
Linda Haas Davenport
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Please do not link to any of these individual pages. Link to this page. Thanks.
I.History of and How to Use:
1. Census Records
Untangling Townships
Instructions for Enumerators
2. Taking the Mystery Out of Land Records (now available in book form)
Patents & Warrants Location
Terms found in Deeds
Explanation of Sections, Townships & Ranges
Excellent example of How to Plot a Deed & Find Property (outside link)
A Bit of Useful History about Deeds - Excellent (outside link)
3. Courthouse Research
4. Military Records
List of NARA Microfilm
Revolutionary War Bounty Land
5. Brief History of Federal Income Taxes
6. Timeline of History
II. Genealogy Research
1. Internet Genealogy: What's Good & What's Not (outside link)
2. Criss-Cross Directories - Little used resource
3. It's on the Net So It's Free Right?
5. Discussion of the Web and Genealogy
6. Privateering during the War of 1812
III. Fun History
1. Use of Herbs
2. Old Diseases
3. Afternoon Tea
4. Could you have Passed the 8th Grade?
5. A Tribute to the Frontier Women
6. Civil War Slang
7. What She May Have Thought
8. Browse an 1840 Cookbook (outside link)
9. This says it all - The Story Tellers
IV: Some Info From The States of my Ancestors
1. Oklahoma Links
2. Why Our Ancestors Moved to Oklahoma
3. Short article on the History of OK & Indian Tribes
4. A Glimpse of a Plantation Overseer's Life-NC - 1831-1841
V: Webpage Things
1. Easy Webpage Creation
2. Make Changing Your E-mail in your Webpages Easy
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Show SummaryThe Sklar Brothers join Adam and the gang right from the top of the show. Adam asks them about their History Channel show, 'United Stats of America,' and the guys joke about what that channel's programming used to be like. The guys then remark on incredibly lazy people they've seen at the airport, and play a round of Blah Blah Blog, where they try to match the celebrity with their retarded online rants. After the break, Adam talks with the Sklars a bit more about trying to make history funny, much in the way sports have become funny over the last decade. Alison then starts up the news discussing the death of Al Qaeda's #2 guy in a drone strike. The guys also discuss Queen Latifah, a herpes law suit, and the latest updates in the Florida Face-eater case. As the show wraps up, the guys review several other news stories, including Disney banning junk food ads, the cast of The Munsters reboot, and Sheryl Crow's unfortunate health problems.
LinksWatch the 'United Stats of America' on HISTORY, every Tuesday at 10pm. Also visit http://SuperSklars.com, and follow them on Twitter @SklarBrothers.
Show CreditsProducer: Mike Lynch Producer: Mike Dawson Audio/Voice Over/Post-Production: Mike Dawson Newsgirl: Alison Rosen Sound Effects: Bryan Bishop Associate Producer: Gary Smith Technical Director: Chris Laxamana Show Summary: Matt Fondiler
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