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KWUR played a lot of music from St. Louis this year, and we learned a lot about St. Louis itself while we were at it. As findings from our rigorous research, here are 20 of our favorite local artists. These are some of the most talented, engaging, creative, and friendly people around, so don't forget to look close to home. Music is all around you!
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St. Louis Snapshot 2010Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
Local Artists of the Week Nov 14 – 20Monday, November 22nd, 2010
- 1. Troubadour Dali
- 2. The Bottoms Up Blues Gang
- 3. Popular Mechanics
- 4. Jon Hardy & the Public
- 5. Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three
New Releases
Local Artists of the Week Nov 7 – 13Tuesday, November 16th, 2010
Hey Folks,
Our top played local artists last week are these awesome bands!
Local New Releases
The Red Letter – Let There Be Here
The Red Letter feels like it was made by a kid in a candy store, and that's not too far from the truth. After graduating from Washington University the gentleman known as the Red Letter bought a bunch of recording equipment and locked himself in his garage to create his first album. He operates somewhere in the middle of the fun of the Flaming Lips, the DIY aesthetic of Neutral Milk Hotel, and the raw emotion of Bright Eyes. It combines really creative and dynamic drumming with weird song structures and a seriously wacked out energy.
Favorite track: "21"
Grace Basement – Gunmetal Gray
Grace Basement's 2nd album is a very solid overall pop record. Many songs feature interesting instrumentation ranging from the banjo and steel guitar to the viola and fiddle. The band also excels at creating the pristine harmonies that leaves one with a great appreciation for their songwriting abilities.
Favorite track: "There He Goes"
If you are in a St. Louis band and would like your cd considered for airplay and a review, email email@example.com.
LOCAL ARTISTS OF THE WEEK OCT 31-NOV 6Monday, November 8th, 2010
Our top played St. Louis artists this week are:
- 1. Theodore
- 2. Art Majors
- 3. US English
- 4. Bunnygrunt
- 5. The Hooten Hallers
Local New Releases
Via Dove – El Mundo Latino
Via Dove creates a solid album with a very good rocking mix of songs that are all good enough for radio play. The album starts off very quick tempoed, with a good "party" feel and progresses to a slower tempo as it continues. These are all very solid songs.
Favorite Track: "Fast Times"
Spelling Bee – Sweet Dreams, Strange Animal
This weird noisy rock duo permeates energy whether it comes in the form of spastic rhythms or a wall of sound bowling you over at their live shows. Spelling Bee's drummer Joseph Hess once described their band to me as "stupid loud," and I cannot disagree with his assessment. Along with singer and guitarist Mabel Suan, they create fast, aggressive songs that frequently change rhythms. Their debut "Sweet Dreams, Strange Animal" on APOP Records captures their live energy well, with the added bonus that you can control the volume on your home stereo.
Favorite Track: "Omelettes"
If you are in a St. Louis band and would like your cd considered for airplay and a review, email email@example.com.
Local Artists of the Week Oct 24-30Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
Our top played St. Louis artists this week are:
- 1. Bottoms Up Blues Gang
- 2. Tight Pants Syndrome
- 3. The Hooten Hallers
- 4. US English
- 5. Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three
Local New Releases
US English – What Frontier EP
This duo creates deep, warm, layered grooves from synths and sequencers augmented by both male and female vocals. Although the band clearly enjoys toying with their experimental tendencies, the songs never lose their catchiness. This is the first of a trio of EP releases, so we can look forward to much more from US English, who happen to be the same folks who work at the Luminary Center for the Arts.
Favorite Track: "News!"
If you are in a St. Louis band and would like your cd considered for airplay and a review, email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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From Summer To Fall: Reflecting on Seasonal Change
Welcome from the College of Teachers
Dear CWS Families, As the 2012-13 school year began, the faculty and staff at the Chicago Waldorf School were filled with enthusiasm to see the returning students and their families. It's been a pleasure to see how much our students have grown, hear stories about summer adventures and, also, to welcome new students and their families into our community.
Faculty Professional Development
During the summer our dedicated staff "holds down the fort" at school while the faculty prepares for classes, attends conferences and participates in summer enrichment courses. Due to the tremendous generosity of our community at the 2011 Gala, many faculty members had significant enriching professional development experiences this past summer. In addition, those funds will help to support a review this school year of our World Languages Program as well as our Educational Support Program.
Workshop Trainings with Early Childhood Specialist, Nancy Blanning.
The faculty and staff began the academic year with an Orientation Week that included lectures and discussions with Nancy Blanning, a renowned Waldorf Early Childhood specialist (pictured right). Nancy led us in many thought-provoking conversations about the needs of the children today and how we can best meet them. Our time with Nancy laid the groundwork for this year's weekly faculty and staff study.
The Waldorf Approach to Technology
As you may know, the College of Teachers at the Chicago Waldorf School is responsible not only for our faculty's professional development, but also for curriculum development. Last year the Waldorf School movement received widespread media coverage beginning with a New York Times article about the use of technology in Waldorf schools. Although we were very grateful for the publicity, we felt that the coverage told only half the story. CWS formed a College-mandated Technology Task Force that began to look at how our curriculum addresses the understanding and use of technology, and additionally what further curriculum development is needed in this area.
Community Support, Dedication & Generosity
Once again, our community responded with tremendous support at our spring 2012 Gala. These funds will support both program development and administrative infrastructure for technology needs. The College of Teachers is currently overseeing a process that will distribute and implement the use of the funds that have been reserved for pedagogical purposes. We look forward to letting you know how these exciting plans unfold this year!
Lastly, this past spring we explored the opportunity of moving into a new site at what had been the St. Scholastica Academy High School. A team of incredibly dedicated Board of Trustee members, other parent volunteers and CWS staff members worked tirelessly to see if this was a feasible option for our school. Although it was decided that this was not to be our home, important groundwork was laid in our ongoing search for a permanent home. We were also reminded that our true home is in the community spirit that we- faculty and staff, parents and students- create together out of our love and devotion for Waldorf education.
Thank you for entrusting your children's education to us and may there be many blessings on our 2012-13 School Year!
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Talk about decisions being made in smoke-filled back rooms.
A report by PAIndependent states that in this year�s state budget process, the Pennsylvania Legislature �routinely hosted key committee meetings in hot, cramped rooms that couldn�t accommodate all those interested in watching.�
�While crowds of observers and lobbyists were left in the hallway, craning to hear the action inside, those lucky enough to find a spot sweated it out or battled claustrophobia,� reported Andrew Staub.
Leave it to Pennsylvania lawmakers to find a way to keep taxpayers out of an �open meeting.�
According to the report, the Republican leadership, especially in appropriations, routinely uses for meetings conference rooms that are both too small for observers and also lack the camera feeds found in larger meeting rooms.
Without the camera feeds, folks at home, i.e. taxpayers, miss out on budget proceedings that could be broadcast on Pennsylvania Cable Network.
In some cases, the rooms become so hot and crowded with lobbyists and legislators that some have complained of possible fire code violations and the danger of people passing out -- �or worse� -- in the words of Bill Patton, a spokesman for House Minority Leader Frank Dermody, D-Allegheny, PAIndependent reported.
Melissa Melewsky, an attorney with the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association, told Staub that while the Sunshine Act does not address the size of the meeting rooms, it might be something for the General Assembly to consider.
�As much public access as possible is ideal, whether that�s through a bigger room or televised access or both,� Melewsky said. �The important thing is that anyone who�s interested needs to have a method of access to that decision because once it�s over, it�s over, and the public has lost the opportunity to see what�s going on.
The problem is not that the Legislature doesn�t have enough space. In one example cited, the Senate Appropriations Committee and Rules Committee often meets in the small Senate Rules Room even though a larger meeting room with a camera feed exists about a five-minute walk from the Senate chamber.
The issue has higher stakes than the comfort level of participants.
In a notable example, during a July 2 meeting of the House Rules Committee to consider a higher cigarette tax in Philadelphia to help fund education, state Rep. Dan Frankel, D-Allegheny, complained about the cramped quarters, which he later described as �congested beyond any level of reason.�
The committee chairman, House Majority Leader Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, responded that he�d shut down the meeting if there was concern, Staub reported. Frankel dropped the matter rather than risk jeopardizing the important discussion.
The danger and discomfort of crowded rooms close the process to observers but complaints then threaten to shut down negotiations that are necessary to get things done. It�s a no-win situation for citizens.
Barry Kauffman, executive director of the government reform group Common Cause Pennsylvania, noted to PAIndependent that the Capitol is equipped with plenty of larger hearing rooms that offer video feeds for the public. The larger quarters are a mere five minutes away for lawmakers.
Kauffman also noted that the video feeds can truly open up the process to constituents. �I�m always stunned at how many people watch PCN and local cable media,� Kauffman told PAIndependent. �I think when we�re doing these kinds of issues, they should take the extra few minutes just to go to a room that will accommodate the crowd.�
Talk about business being done in smoke-filled back rooms -- in Harrisburg, it�s more than a characterization of closed government, it�s real.


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Gaia Girls Enter the Earth
Illustrated by Ann Hameister
Elizabeth Angier was happy to be at the end of the school year. She thought her summer on the family farm would be full of work and play with her best friend, Rachel, and her other best friend, her dog, Maizey. However, Elizabeth didn't anticipate the Harmony Farms Corporation moving to her town. Her world starts to crumble as her best friend moves away and her parents whisper of farmers selling their land and the effects this factory farm operation could have on them. When she thinks things can't get much worse, she meets the most unusual creature, Gaia, the living entity of the Earth. Strange things begin to happen to her, around her, and through her! Elizabeth discovers that with these new powers comes responsibility. A dire mistake makes Elizabeth wonder if meeting Gaia has been a blessing or a curse. Will Elizabeth have the strength to fight a large corporation? Or will her upstate New York home be spoiled by profit driven pork production that fouls the air, land, and water?
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Billed as "fiction with a mission," this well-written supernatural adventure unabashedly seeks to convert young readers to an ecologically green philosophy. Ten-year-old Elizabeth lives on a thriving farm owned by her family since the 18th century. Remarkably attuned to nature, she learns why when she meets a talking otter that claims to be Gaia, the spirit of the Earth. Elizabeth has been chosen as one of four girls to receive powers that will enable her to fight to save Earth from the ravages of humans. She learns how to travel through trees, listen to the voices in the earth and even willfully move the earth. Her battle becomes personal as a corporation begins to buy up the whole area to build a massive and destructive pig farm. When her parents are unable to fight City Hall, Elizabeth realizes that she must use her new powers to save her home. The author's easily accessible style fits her target audience well, creating sympathy for the protagonist by portraying common friendship difficulties experienced by young girls. Suspense builds as Elizabeth's parents fail in their fight, and Elizabeth battles the forces of bureaucracy. Welles deftly handles the increasing tension while delivering her consistent and persuasive message, presenting an interesting, exciting story. Includes a CD, as well as a puzzle within the chapter illustrations to further engage readers. We eagerly await the next installment in this planned series. (Fiction 9-13)
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"Following in the vein of Nancy Drew, the Babysitters Club, and, dare I say it, Harry Potter, the Gaia Girls series is the next group to offer heroes battling modern day villains for the kid with an eco-conscience. Enter the Earth is a great read."--Treehugger.com
Midwest Book Review-
Written by summer camp nature director and wellness expert Lee Welles presents Gaia Girls: Enter the Earth, the first novel of the Gaia Girls Book Series. A young girl, Elizabeth Angier, is shocked when the powerful Harmony Farms Corporation moves in and absorbs family farms like those of her parents and neighbors. As the repercussions of the gigantic factory farm loom closer, Elizabeth unexpectedly encounters the mysterious Gaia, the living entity of the Earth itself. Elizabeth receives a gift of Gaia's power, and strange things begin to happen around and through her. But with these amazing new powers come heavy responsibility, and the challenge of taking on a whole corporation and its profit-fueled pork production that befouls air, land and water. Though written for young adults, Gaia Girls is an engaging parable of taking responsibility for one's place on the Earth for all ages.
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Store Twenty One, known for selling lingerie designed by the model Katie Price, initially formed in 1932 as a manufacturing business called QS supplying Marks & Spencer and other retailers.
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Highstreets up and down the country now resemble ghost towns as the empty shops rate reaches a new high of 11.3%. Battling numerous challenges such as a spike business rates – which have risen by over 10% in the last two years – coupled with a drop in footfall due to the recession and the rise in out-of-town retail parks, many retails simply cannot survive such tough conditions.
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Putting pen to paper - literally; beginners get writer's block too
Can you have "writer's block" if you are not said writer? Yes, yes you can. Take it from me. We have started doing this thing in our editorial department where everyone gets to write a column...that includes myself. I would say I am not a writer by nature. I have taken all kinds of English/writing classes but that does not make me any more prepared for this. I journal often, that consists of a lot of gibberish, free form, whatever I want to say and no sense has to come from it. Once again, does not prepare me for this.
As I sit daily, I listen to all my coworkers working on their column(s), typing away on the computer like there is no tomorrow. And I am green with envy. I want to be able to sit down and knock this thing outta the park. I want to write a column, but I also want it to be good and enjoyable to the reader. That's where I get blocked big time. I'd love to write about shoes and why I love them, nail polish and why I am drawn to it, buy it and have only personally painted my nails twice in six months, cardigans and how I think you can never go wrong with one or my irrational fears (that could fill a weekly space, but I digress). I worry, though, is that "hard hitting," interesting journalism that people want to read about? I'd say yes, but, I also love reading E! News, judge away.
In theory I have these spectacular ideas, mind you in theory things are much more grandiose. Isn't it funny how in our minds we can do anything and then when it comes to putting pen to paper, literally, something happens and we fall short of what we thought we could/would do. Or in our minds we do.


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Therefore if Copper was used a lot in Bronze weapons, then Tin was also used around 1 / 7.33333333333333rd of a lot, which is still rather a lot.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Wisconsin was on the verge of wasting a tremendous first half, so with Michigan rallying and the crowd roaring, the Badgers calmly went inside to Frank Kaminsky.
"I wanted the ball in my hands," the 7-footer said. "I was able to make some things happen."
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Objective: Students will be able to demonstrate how much they have learned and retained during the lessons presented for unit 6.
Today, my students will complete their final assessment for Unit 6. This assessment encompasses all of the standards presented in this unit. It measures my students' levels of content mastery.
The data will be used to determine areas in which some students may need reteaching. I will also use the data to plan for grouping students in upcoming units. In my school, after school tutorial sessions are used to reteach content to students. So, the students' performance on this test will be used to plan and schedule these interventions as well.
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By Alex Tung
This is the second in a series of posts related to the Royal Society's recently published issue "Food Security: Feeding the World in 2050," which focuses on the drivers of change in the global food system and the challenges it faces to 2050.
Indigenous species could play an important role in diversifying and expanding the food supply and improving food security. (Photo credit: Bernard Pollack)
According to a recent article in the Royal Society's journal Philosophical Transactions B, agricultural areas that typically experience extreme weather events every "one in 20" years will see an average rise in temperature of 3 degrees Celsius (4.8 ˚F) by 2050. And most places "will be hotter by 1 to 3˚ C." This could increase the intensity of drought or floods and their effects on agricultural production. But the several articles that discuss climate change provide no firm conclusion on the effects of changing temperatures on crop yields and resource availability in different countries.
For arable crops, yields would increase in higher latitudes where growing seasons are prolonged, and decrease in lower latitudes where plants become stressed during times of flowering due to higher temperatures. According to some researchers, the increase in atmospheric greenhouse gases could actually provide a favorable climate for crops such as wheat, rice soya, and potato, but not for maize or sorghum. In an optimistic scenario, climate change could also reduce water needs for rain-fed crops, resulting in higher yields. But the changes in rainfall patterns and rising temperatures may also lead to increased evaporation, decreasing water availability; according to studies, an estimated 10-percent increase in precipitation would be required to balance an increase in temperature of 4˚C (5.6˚F).
Moreover, a predicted increase in industrial ozone emissions of 20 to 25 percent by 2050 could negatively affect crop growth, offsetting potential yield increases. Some authors point to the need for more studies to determine the real level of yield gaps for staple crops–that is, the maximum achievable yield versus the current yield–and how to bridge this gap. They stress that efforts to curb soil degradation are essential to prevent cultivatable land area from deteriorating further, and that improved crop varieties that can adapt to harsher conditions are essential in meeting the future increase in food demand.
The decrease in water stored as groundwater and as soil moisture will have a strong impact on livestock production as well. Already, increasing periods of drought have led to the loss of over one-third of Niger's livestock in the past year. Such harsh conditions have forced pastoralists to move to different environments, which could expose them to new risks. In the United Kingdom, rising temperatures have increased the abundance and spread of diseases and parasites that affect sheep and cattle, such as endemic helminths.
Meanwhile, animals raised for food continue to contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. One article that investigated the drivers of change in the livestock sector cited a 2006 United Nations report that concludes that livestock are responsible for 18 percent of global emissions. Innovations such as the use of manure and grazing management are recommended, but these may add to the costs of production. To meet growing global demand for meat, eggs, and dairy products, which is expected to surge over the next three decades, experts have proposed "wild card" solutions such as the use of nanotechnology to enable more precise livestock management, as well as "growing artificial meat in vats." Organizations such as New Harvest are experimenting with "cultured meat" as well as meat substitutes, but such technologies will likely require at least another decade of research to come to fruition.
Fisheries in inland communities may experience challenges from more-intense rainfalls but lower overall flows in rivers and lakes. In the articles that discussed the future of fisheries and aquaculture, experts warn fishery-dependent populations that unfavorable climatic conditions combined with overfishing may lead to the extinction of entire species. At highest risk are fisheries at the "interface of two ecosystems," such as those in Senegal and Angola, as well as very shallow areas such as estuaries and deltas. Rising sea temperatures are already causing warm-water fisheries to shift toward the poles. Beyond food security, the authors warn about the effects of sea-level rise on low-lying, rural coastal areas that are more prone to flooding. They recommend investing in these communities at an early stage to strengthen their ability to adapt to such crises.
In light of these impending challenges facing conventional agricultural systems, another article explore alternative means of obtaining food, such as foraging and incorporating wild species into regular diets. Upon examining 20 studies in Africa, authors found that typical rural communities already use approximately 100 wild species of plants, and many manage wild species for food uses. These indigenous species could play an important role in diversifying and expanding the food supply and improving food security, while also easing agriculture's impacts on biodiversity.
Stay tuned for the next post in the series, where we will discuss urbanization, another major challenge and driver of change in the global food system.
To learn more about adapting production methods for limited resource environments and climate change, read Kenyan Professor Promotes Indigenous Food to Solve Climate Change Food Crisis, Nature Emphasizes a Focus on Innovations that Nourish People and the Planet, Traditional Food Crops Provide Community Resilience in Face of Climate Change.
Alex Tung is a research intern with the Nourishing the Planet project.


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@LarryLarsen: Question to Gov: What about ReadyBoost and RAM disk ? Does it work ? Should it be used ?
I figure ram is faster then even the fastest flash drive
GoingNative 3: The C++/CX Episode with Marian Luparu
@Marian Luparu
Using these language extensions makes the source code locked to microsoft's compiler.
So using gcc with superior c++11 support can't be used.
Why did you not make a COM framework instead ?
Many companies frown upon lock-in languages extensions and stays away from them.
If i understand C++/CX correctly, you must it to get access to metro stuff, so companies are forced to use the lock-in language extensions..
Did you not consider the lock-in effect or was this planed ?
Mike Angiulo Unboxes the Build Hardware With Us
Nice please-like-us bribe microsoft.
Even i want one. *Hint* I do accept bribes *hint*
C++ and Beyond 2011: Herb Sutter - Why C++?
@Glen: I didn't mean to say it's just a sales pitch. It was sort of an historical:ish overview of the c++ language's success in many areas.
Interesting points though when ms did abandon c++ many did try to say to them what a mistake it was. I was one of them.
Technically they didn't say "we were wrong " but they should. Pride and denial is in the way as usual.
Herb mentions many examples of how good c++ is and with this knowledge in mind you can wonder why ms abandoned c++ in the first place. The info was there and clear even back then.
This c++ renaissance ms have started is just to hype up the c++ language before they release new products for c++. So just another business move. It's quite clear.
They only give c++ some love when they can make money out of it.
I really don't like how they treat their c++ user base. Prioritizing ms owned stuff first like c#, as an example just look at what features and tools are in vs2010 and which were pushed to the next release _again_
"I hope that is the lesson MS has learned"
Yes we can always hope but experience with microsoft tells me they can't learn from their mistakes. They just say they have aka lies (so ppl will buy their product) and then they go ahead and makes the same mistakes all over again with a twist.
@Charles: So you still haven't looked up the definition of trolling ? Why, it's just one google search away, sigh.. i'm disappointed in you.
You complain about how i express myself but you do not offer up any suggestions or explanations of what erks you. You take the time to complain but not to explain what specifically erks you. Now how is that really useful to me ?
You complain about me expressing myself "wrong", well right back at ya.
If you want me to consider changing my how i express myself then instead of whining about it you can use that time to instead explain what erks you. It's called constructive-criticism.
How many times do i have to explain this to you ?
You and i have different views of what is respectful, it's cultural differences.
Not everyone thinks like an american you know.....you do know that, right ?
I know americans can be a bit ethnocentric and non-tolerant of different cultures / thinking but come on, please learn already, it's not hard at all.
@Benjamin: "something he cannot possibly have knowledge about."
You just did the same thing to me right now. How do you know i do not have this info ?
Who's trolling now ?
" Surely he is aware of the GNU/Linux community."
I guess you have never work for a company. A business just can't switch like that, it costs more money then to stick with what they have. Use google to learn more about this.
Assumption: Your love to ms is making you blind to their faults.
Any good physiologist would say that is most likely be a bad thing.
I tell it how i see it and what i see is ms doing a bad job and treating it's user base like garbage and only sucks up to them, even lies, when ms needs their money.
C++ and Beyond 2011: Herb Sutter - Why C++?
@Charles: Still in denial ? *poke* *poke*
C++ and Beyond 2011: Herb Sutter - Why C++?
@Glen: I'm not against pimping c++, i just think it's a waste to do it in a c++ conference.
There's a time and a place for everything, pimping c++ in a c++ conference is not really the place.
The talk would fit nicely in a more general programming conference.
Don't you agree ?
Ben and Ryan Explain: AMD Processors
You make it sound like these APU's are as good as a dedicated GPU. WTF!
That's an outright lie.
apu's do not even come close to the performance of a dedicated gpu card.
Yes they can play new games BARELY like 5 to 15 fps, able to run the game is one thing, the game being playable is another.
APU's are not for playing fps games. Do not trust these guys, do research before buying anything!
I'm guessing you get paid to say this bullshit but come on enough already !
Tricking people is illegal, think about that.
"The pc guy" my *...
If you want to REAL reviewer of computers and other hardware then cough up some verifiable performance numbers, saying something is "good" doesn't tell us anything.
Gee! you want to make a show but are too lazy to do it right, same mistake over and over again, are you incapable of learning at microsoft ? Is it an american thing or just a microsoft thing ?
God, incompetence and lazy stupidity piss me off ! Now i have to check my blood sugar again, damn it
C++ and Beyond 2011: Herb Sutter - Why C++?
50:ish minutes of a c++ sales pitch in a c++ conference anyone else see the redundancy here ?
All of us c++ devs, i hope, already know why c++ is so great so this talk is wasted time.
I don't see the point in this talk, i think it's stupid in the context of C++ and beyond.
Though i think the windows 8 devs would need to see it, at least twice.
w8 is going down the crapper like vs2010 with all the very slow tech microsoft is yet again force feeding us with.
Html apps using IE tech (just that alone runs a shiver down my spine), more .net bloat, etc..
I think microsoft have adapted a basterdiced intel tick-tock schedule:
vista (tick) - w7 (tock) - w8 aka vista again (tick)....
You get to wonder if they do this just so they can say in next release that they have improved the speed and performance.
Do they think we forgot they messed up the performance in the first place ?! Revolting
Checking In: Rick Molloy - Gone Native
I think what serl is trying to say is: Share your experiences.
The stuff that a book just doesn't teach sadly enough. Microsoft programmers should have some experience to talk about...right ? You've f-ed up a lot of times so you should know a few things about this and what to do to avoid it. I assume you actually have learned something from your mistakes. (I'm still waiting on proof on that though)
"Well, we'll be supplying more code-heavy native content (STL will be back, Rick will back with some great code-on-screen C++, folks from the C++ team will teach us about what you'll be able to play with soon, GoingNative will always have code/demo content and programmer interviews, C++ and Beyond content will also appear soon, Kate Gregory presentations, etc, etc)."
@Charles: I'm looking forward to that. I barely cannot wait. I'll be holding you to that. Although past experience tells me to take that with a grain of salt.
"I don't know what you're really talking about. "
When in doubt, ask a question. If you don't understand then explain to serl what you don't get so serl can explain it to you, now is that so hard ?
gee Men and asking for help....
I've seen many videos of you interviewing: I remember you've mentioned before of being a programmer but you don't really seem to understand sometimes what the interviewee is talking about nor what questions to ask. Kind of funny and sad at the same time to hear you trying to come up with a question to ask and seeing the interviewee's expression of trying to from that into a question.
You don't need a script or pre-baked questions, come on, if you're a programmer then you should come up with good questions on the fly. I've seen you ask good questions before so you can do it, just put some thought into it, don't be so lazy.
I've got a very useful tip for you: The developers should know what is good to know when using their product. (Pitfalls and so on) So let them talk figure out what they think is important for other developers to know.
"just don't watch my interviews, then"
Right, because there are sooo many c++ videos produced on channel 9.</sarcasm>
I've said it before many times, there are not many c++ videos on c9. c9 have become a more or less a PR web site for microsoft products.
"long, conversational piece like this"
We watch long videos in the hope that there will actually be some useful info in it. Short videos are usually less useful and interesting. Basically you can't cram good geeky detailed stuff in a 10 minutes video. Good example is STL's very good video series. he got something like 35 minutes and he barely have the time to go over all the things and sometimes he just doesn't have the time to do it even.
@Sert: I'll bet you 50 dollars on that your feedback have been filled in the ignore section. I get the feeling charles got sort of an ego problem so listening to negative feedback just doesn't compute for him. I and a few others have given him feed before and we have not seen any results on that so far.
Thats not a personal attack it's just an observation. Please prove me wrong, i'd be very happy to apologize and admit i'm wrong.
Defrag: 4k Drive Backup, Office Add-on in IE, Forcing Aero Glass On
"Can you force Aero Glass to remain on even if an app stopped it?"
Actually there are ways but they are iffy and microsoft can get pissed
at you for doing it (which is always a reason to do it.
Give back some pain they original caused is always satisfying)
You can hook the function(s) that the programs
use to turn off the aero and just stub it out.
You can also write a driver that does the same thing.
You can also patch the program itself to remove the api calls.
All these methods are a lot of work though and requires
advanced technical knowledge.
C9 Lectures: Stephan T Lavavej - Advanced STL, 6 of 6
@Ivan: "#include <memory> // for std::addressof() is not documented at msdn"
My guess is that addressof is a C++0x function and technically it haven't been finalized / released yet so i'm guessing that's why its not in msdn docs.
I would suggest you use the c++ working draft for stl stuff: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2011/n3242.pdf
Even so msdn docs is infamous for its poor documentation quality and correctness. You should take what it say with a grain of salt and verify with other sources.
Jellybeans are not just for breakfast anymore...
Kinect Ad in disguise . Shady indeed.
Not a very good ad/demo either. The control is iffy, sort of unstable, it looks like. Responsiveness is bad too, like the ms surface table demo: Press drag a window, lag, lag, lag.
I wouldnt put one in my car, that's for sure.
Guy walks infront of the car, i do the stop sign, lag, lag, lag, car finally stops, the guy is road killed a few meter behind the car.
No offense but kinect kind of looks like crappy hardware in the demo.


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Find the Volume of Prisms Using a Formula
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Objective: SWBAT find the volume of prisms using a formula
Big Idea: Move from the concrete to the abstract. Students turn the modeling of a prism's volume into an algebraic formula.
Teacher Model
I will ask students to recall the two things that we considered in a previous activity for volume. I expect to hear answers that say we first found the number of unit cubes that would fit on the base and then we found out how many layers of unit cubes were used. We will then (again) refer to the formula. Example 1 is similar to what we have already done. Before we do example 2, I will ask students if the volume can be found by multiplying 5.5 * 4 * 2. It is a triangular prism so the answer is no, but students who have been taught l * w * h will sometimes apply this blindly to any prism. I ask the question to provide an opportunity for students to quickly put MP3 to use. A thoughtful response may include an explanation that the base shape is a triangle and only 0.5 * 5.5 * 2 unit cubes would fit on the base; and, we would use 4 layers.
As students use the generic equation to solve the problems today they are practicing MP4.
I will expect students to write out solutions in a manner similar to how I present. This helps me assess how students are doing.
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Guided Practice
Students will now answer 6 guided practice problems. They should refer to their notes and their neighbors as a resource. This allows me to spend time checking in on how students are doing. During these direct instruction lessons, I focus my check for understandings on students who I know generally struggle with math topics because I don't usually have enough time to thoroughly check in with everyone. When I see that they are doing well, I know the majority are doing well.
I love GP5 (pentagonal prism) because, while I think it may be the easiest, it will cause the most confusion. The area of the base is given. GP6 is just another chance to make sure students distinguish surface area and volume (MP6). We will quickly go over the solutions to GP1 – GP6.
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Independent Practice
Students will work on the independent practice without the help of their partners. I will pull aside students that I've already identified are not ready for the independent practice. The problems (as they should) mirror the work already done. Problem 6 provides an opportunity for students to practice MP3 as they critique an error in work.
Most students should make it to the extension. Problem number 9 requires some proportional reasoning. Problem number 10 is a test in a student's ability to be able to use MP1.
Solutions will be discussed as necessary.
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Exit Ticket
The exit ticket has 3 questions. The first two are pretty straight forward. Problem number 3 may cause problems for some students only because I have provided an image of a heptagonal prism. However, it will let me know if students understand how to find the volume of any prism.


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Old wooden crates make smart holders for extra toilet paper and rolled bath towels.
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Turn an unused nightstand into storage for small towels, makeup, hair tools, and toiletries.
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A shelf rack with hooks is an ingenious answer to the storage problem posed by smaller spaces.
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Separate cosmetics by category―lip colors, shadows, blushes, etc.―and store them in small drawer organizers that you can easily rearrange.
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Make a long soak even more luxurious with bath salts, lush towels, and aromatic candles within easy reach.
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Think of an unused sugar bowl as a decorative container, perfect for cotton balls and Q-tips.
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Something as simple as an over-the-tub wire rack devoted to bathing goods adds a nice touch (and extra convenience).
10 of 20 Mark Lund
It is possible to keep toiletries looking neat on a bathroom countertop, with the aid of odds and ends like unused, mismatched serving pieces.
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A woven basket holds an ample supply of toilet paper, eliminating the need to hunt when you're down to the end of a roll (your guests will thank you).
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A retractable mirror is a practical solution on walls that won't allow for a conventional mirror.
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Bedroom, yes. Living room, of course. But a bouquet of flowers in a bathroom feels especially unexpected. Even a small vase of yard-cut greens adds freshness to the room.
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A perfumed tablet of preserved cranberries and orange slices adds a delicious note when slipped into a vanity drawer.
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A calming color on the walls―like this rich blue-green―gives the room a sense of tranquillity.
17 of 20 Luca Trovato
One lower-cost solution to old bathroom tiles: Blunt the behind-the-times feeling by painting the walls a complimentary color for a cheerful scheme.
18 of 20 Ellen Silverman
One attractive option for window treatments is faux-wooden blinds, which offer all the elegance of real wood and none of the worries of water damage or warping.
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At Health First Wound Management, each patient undergoes an initial evaluation of the wound, medical history, and current health. Blood tests, and other laboratory work-ups that provide information about blood and oxygen flow, may be ordered. Once test results are compiled, the physician determines if an underlying condition, such as diabetes, is inhibiting the natural healing process.
Next, an individualized, aggressive treatment program is planned, and specialists are brought into the case depending upon the assessment. Health First Wound Management is comprised of a multidisciplinary medical team as well as other local independent physicians specializing in podiatry, neurology, internal medicine, and general surgery.
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What Should Children Learn?
The recent debate over federal guidelines for the teaching of history stirred rancor on both left and right--and the guidelines were dropped. But standards are badly needed in all subject areas, the author, a noted educator, argues.
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The Undiscovered World of Thomas Edison
Only recently have the inventor's papers been examined systematically. They are revising our view of how he thought and worked.
by Kathleen McAuliffe
A French Mirror
In many ways France is taking an approach towards the twenty-first century that America, alas, would find hard to emulate.
by Hans Koning
Notes & Comment: Surviving Deer Season
The double-edged lessons of hunting.
by Castle Freeman Jr.
Environment: An Element of Doubt
Lead's widespread reputation as a pervasive menace may not be wholly deserved.
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Economic Development: The Barefoot Bank With Cheek
A bank in Bangladesh that lends mostly to women has an extraordinary track record.
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Brief Lives: The Transatlantic Look
A visit with the designer Joseph Abboud.
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Movies: Realized Ambitions
On the new movie Wild Bill and its director, Walter Hill.
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Food: Don't Call It Cognac
Some of the best cognac-style brandy is American.
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Johne's disease (pronounced "yo-knees") is a contagious, chronic and usually fatal infection that affects primarily the small intestine of ruminants. All ruminants are susceptible to Johne's disease. Johne's disease is caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, a hardy bacteria related to the agents of leprosy and tuberculosis. The disease is worldwide in distribution.
Signs of Johne's disease include weight loss and diarrhea with a normal appetite. Several weeks after the onset of diarrhea, a soft swelling may occur under the jaw (bottle jaw). Bottle jaw or intermandibular edema is due to protein loss from the bloodstream into the digestive tract. Animals at this stage of the disease will not live very long, perhaps a few weeks at most.
Signs are rarely evident until two or more years after the initial infection, which usually occurs shortly after birth. Animals are most susceptible to the infection in the first year of life. Newborns most often become infected by swallowing small amounts of infected manure from the birthing environment or udder of the mother. In addition, newborns may become infected while in the uterus or by swallowing bacteria passed in milk and colostrum. Animals exposed at an older age, or exposed to a very small dose of bacteria at a young age, are not likely to develop clinical disease until they are much older than two years.
A national study of US dairies, Dairy NAHMS 96, found that approximately 22 percent of US dairy farms have at least 10% of the herd infected with Johne's disease. The study determined that infected herds experience an average loss of $40 per cow in herds with a low Johne's disease clinical cull rate while herds with a high Johne's disease clinical cull rate lost on average of $227. This loss was due to reduced milk production, early culling, and poor conditioning at culling. The cost of Johne's disease in beef herds still need to be determined.
Farm specific plans can be implemented to reduce economic losses and cleanup Johne's disease from the farm. For more information on Johne's disease, diagnosis, prevention, and control, contact your herd veterinarian or your State's extension office.
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Liberty will face Gardner-Webb tomorrow in its first Big South road contest of the year, squaring off against the Runnin' Bulldogs at Spangler Stadium for a 1:30 p.m. contest.
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Liberty has been victorious in its last six meetings with Gardner-Webb, including three-straight victories in Boiling Springs, N.C. Liberty has won the trio of contests by an average of 28.7 points per game, outscoring Gardner-Webb, 117-31.
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