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1. Re: javascript, text inputNed Murphy May 3, 2012 5:06 AM (in response to zyhsu)
You would need to store the characters that are being typed into a String variable. So you need to capture which keys are being used and add the characters for them to the string.
2. Re: javascript, text inputsinious May 3, 2012 6:04 AM (in response to Ned Murphy)
Is this input inside Flash or just a standard HTML <input type="text" ..> situation?
3. Re: javascript, text inputzyhsu May 3, 2012 3:34 PM (in response to Ned Murphy)
Dear Ned:
Thanks for your reply!
So, It will not like we use "scanf" in C , we can have the program hold, wait for our input,
then tab return, the function will scan what we input and take it as variable?
4. Re: javascript, text inputNed Murphy May 3, 2012 4:50 PM (in response to zyhsu)
I cannot speak for what you do in C. What you do in Actionscript depends on what version you are using, but for any version it boils down to having a listener assigned for keyboard input when you want keyboard input to be monitored. In AS3 you would assign a listener for a KeyboardEvent and then have the event handler function determine which key was used and add it to the string. Here is a very basic implementation to demonstrate (be sure to disable keyboard shortcuts in the player when you test it in Flash using Control -> Disable Keyboard Shortcuts).
var str:String = "";
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_UP, keyUsed);
function keyUsed(evt:KeyboardEvent){
str += String.fromCharCode(evt.charCode);
5. Re: javascript, text inputzyhsu May 3, 2012 6:35 PM (in response to Ned Murphy)
Dear Ned:
Thanks a lot! this exatly I am looking for!
Ze-Yi Hsu


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Eight Great TV Series (or Mini-Series) You Probably Haven't Seen
Plus: Seven great single episodes (or TV movies) you can find online.
Who needs new TV shows? In this week's issue of the magazine, our critics show us what's in their personal collections of old culture, much of it you might've missed. All of it is available online, somewhere. Herewith, Matt Zoller Seitz on the eight great TV series you probably haven't seen and seven great single episodes (or TV movies) you can find online.
1. The Comeback (2005)
This HBO faux-reality program from Sex and the City showrunner Michael Patrick King follows washed-up sitcom actress Valerie Cherish (Lisa Kudrow) as she struggles to reignite her career. It's one of the greatest one-season wonders in TV history, as corrosively funny and honest as early Albert Brooks: It's hide-under-the-couch humor.
2. The Richard Pryor Show (1977)
You know Pryor as the foulmouthed storytelling genius of standup comedy and the mostly watered-down clown of scripted features, but you might not have experienced another facet of his talent: as a variety-show impresario who tackled race and class with a frankness never seen before (or, arguably, since).
3. The Kingdom (1994)
Of all the horror series influenced by Twin Peaks, this Danish hospital soap from Lars von Trier (Antichrist, Dogville) might be the greatest; it's periodically made available via legal streaming services, but the DVD is out of print and only a few copies are available, so it's worth going the extra mile to seek it out. Just don't watch it by yourself.
4. Star Blazers (1979–1981)
The vogue for dubbed Japanese cartoons began in the seventies with Battle of the Planets, but this epic series about a refurbished battleship setting sail across the galaxy to save an apocalypse-ravaged Earth remains the reigning masterpiece of that era—and its serialized storytelling was ahead of its time.
5. The Newsroom (1996–2005)
The CBC's great comedy about the intellectual and ethical compromises at a daily-news show has the same name as HBO's Aaron Sorkin lecture-fest, but it's a hundred times smarter and much subtler. It's great—Larry Sanders Show great, as a matter of fact.
6. The Singing Detective (1986)
Dennis Potter's musical psychodrama is about a detective (Michael Gambon) who memory-trips while bedridden by a horrendous skin disease; watch even an hour of it, and you'll instantly sense that it's one of the most profound creative influences on post-Sopranos TV and that Tony's sixth-season sojourn in dream-space owes it quite a debt.
7 and 8. Clone Wars (2003–2005) and Samurai Jack (2001–2004)
The world's greatest living action filmmaker isn't Michael Bay, James Cameron, or Steven Spielberg: It's animator and illustrator Genndy Tartakovsky, who absolutely killed it with his cel-style Samurai Jack (a postapocalyptic sci-fi fantasy) and Clone Wars in the aughts. Every sequence is a marvel of bold, simple graphics, whip-crack timing, and strategic use of silence and overwhelming noise.
1. The Lathe of Heaven (1980)
PBS aired this adaptation of Ursula K. Le Guin's novel about a man whose dreams come true, and its reputation has deservedly deepened with time. A touchingly young Bruce Davison plays the dreamer, George Orr; the film's "futuristic" landscapes are mostly just newish buildings, and the score is all analog synthesizers except for the cover of "With a Little Help From My Friends," used in a sequence involving a humanoid tortoise with a lightbulb for a face. Singular and striking.
2. The Last Dinosaur (1977)
This Japanese and American co-production about a big-game hunter (a pretty clearly soused Richard Boone) tracking a T-Rex at the center of the Earth sounds silly, but if you can appreciate the old-school miniature landscapes and Godzilla-style creature costumes (and you should, because they're amazing), the net effect is strangely haunting.
3. Masters of Horror "Homecoming" (2005) and "Cigarette Burns" (2005)
This Showtime horror anthology from Stephen King buddy Mick Garris was hit-and-miss, but these two episodes—a post-9/11 antiwar nightmare by Joe Dante, and a cinephile's fantasy-slash-nightmare of the ultimate find, by John Carpenter—are classics ranking with the best of The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits.
4. All in the Family "Two's a Crowd" (1978) and "Edith's 50th Birthday Parts 1 & 2" (1977)
Incredible as it might seem now, this socially aware Norman Lear sitcom isn't the constant pop-culture presence it once was; if you've never sampled it, start with these three classic episodes. The first reveals the roots of Archie Bunker's bigotry and anger. The others put Archie's wife, Edith, in a situation that's as grimly funny as it is horrifyingly tense, then deals (touchingly) with the aftermath.
5. Frank's Place "Pilot" (1987)
Unless you were one of the maybe eight people who watched this great comedy during its brief 1987–88 run on CBS, you have no idea why it keeps getting mentioned on lists of the great one-season shows of all time. Plug that knowledge gap forthwith by watching the pilot, which still feels uncategorizably fresh 26 years later.
6. Hill Street Blues "Trial by Fury" (1982)
Ask anybody of a certain age, inside the TV industry or out, when they first realized that television could be art, and there's a good chance they'll mention this episode scripted by a young David Milch (Deadwood), in which precinct captain Furillo goes beyond the law to bring "justice" to
a couple of rapists and suffers a real moral price.
7. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman "Pilot" (1976)
Produced by All in the Family's Norman Lear and directed by Joan Darling and Jim Drake, this star vehicle for comic actress Louise Lasser was one of the boldest series of the seventies: a laugh-track-free send-up of soap operas that was also a surprisingly probing and intense critique of capitalism. Yes, really!
*This article originally appeared in the November 18, 2013 issue of New York Magazine.

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B'nai B'rith International is outraged to learn that Iran is campaigning for the position of rapporteur during the next session of the United Nations General Assembly's First Committee, a committee which handles issues of international security and disarmament. Iran's brazen and cynical attempt to win a leadership role on this committee would turn it into a farce.
On top of Iran's illicit nuclear weapons program—for which the regime has been repeatedly sanctioned by the U.N. Security Council—Iran is the world's most active state-sponsor of international terror, supplying arms to a number of terrorist organizations, including Hezbollah.
Iran is seeking leadership positions in U.N. bodies to gain legitimacy for the regime. In May, Iran chaired the United Nations-sponsored Conference on Disarmament by way of conference protocol and a rotating chairmanship. The United States and Canada refused to participate in the conference during Iran's tenure as chair.
Iran has continuously stonewalled international attempts to deal with Iran's illegal nuclear weapon program. Its actions are completely antithetical to the objectives of the committee and U.N. member states must put pressure on Iran to withdraw its candidacy for rapporteur.


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So yesterday I went to see an American game of Football, the way it was meant to be played; by high school students who haven't really got the game down well enough for professional football, but well enough to actually win a game.
So basically in order for a football game at the high school level you need the team, you need the coaching staff, you need the cheerleaders (too young for that other thread), the referees and the …
Unfortunately, the start of the game was delayed two minutes while the booth announcers asked if anyone from the stands would help out with the chain gang. Once the game was ready the game began.
The "Monarchs" in their Green and Gold were undefeated as they went to their homecoming game. The low benches on one side of the field provided ample seating for the few students, alumni, parents and siblings of the players.
The team itself was very "versatile." That's a fancy way of saying that some of the players were playing both offense and defense.
It soon became apparent that the one part of American football the Monarchs had not really covered was in the kicking. At first, it seemed bold and brilliant for them to always try to make a play on the fourth down, as opposed to punting the ball. (Mind you, looking at the opposition, whose punts went 20 yards with a 10 yard return one wonders if they were really necessary.) Finally the Monarchs scored the first goal but failed to make the extra point so it was 6-0. Before the half was over they scored another goal without making the extra point making it 12-0.
Did I mention the cheerleaders? Oh that's right, too young for this group. And I had a lot of great photos too of the girls being lifted high in the air. Too bad.
Anyway, in the fourth quarter the opposition finally scored a touchdown and actually scored the extra point. Shock and horror as the game went to 12-7
The Monarchs tried to score a touchdown but were stopped. The opposition took the ball with most of the field to cover and very little time. Then suddenly, a series of penalties practically gave them 50 or so yards. A touchdown would give them them the game, but they were stopped at the 15 yard line. The Monarchs then made running plays to score the first down necessary to run the two minute clock down for the 12-7 victory!
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Violence between rival factions of a force made up of former fighters over who should control security at Libya's oil fields broke out again on Wednesday, wounding several people in what is becoming a common occurrence in a country awash with small arms.
The Jazira brigade of former rebel fighters - now part of a special force guarding Libya's oil installations - said its men on duty at the al-Ghani field, belonging to Libya's Harouge Oil, came under attack from another brigade, the Jawdran.
"They came with around 150 to 180 pickups mounted with weapons, they brought men from other brigades from other towns," Jazira commander Salah Ali told Reuters by phone from the area in eastern Libya.
On Monday, the brigades clashed at the nearby Dahra field which belongs to Waha Oil. That oil company has also seen protests for over a week at another of its fields, Gialo 59, which have affected drilling activity.
In early March, armed clashes at the northwestern Mellitah gas complex halted Libyan gas exports to Italy for several days.
OPEC member Libya has set up a special force, the Petroleum Facilities Guard, to secure its energy installations. The 15,000-strong force is mainly made up of former rebel fighters from the 2011 war that ousted Muammar Gaddafi.
But security remains precarious in a state awash with weapons and full of armed groups who refuse to lay down their arms.
"Four of my men are injured, one seriously. I do not know what the numbers are on the other side. It is now over," Ali said of Wednesday's clashes.
He said his men had now left Ghani and that the Jawdran, who are also part of the special oil guard force, were there.
It was not immediately clear whether field workers had been evacuated or whether output had been affected.
Deputy Oil Minister Omar Shakmak confirmed fighting had taken place at Ghani: "This not acceptable because it can affect production and is dangerous for the workers there."
(Reporting by Ali Shuaib; Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)


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Blake Malcolm joined the Santa Clara University women's basketball staff in October 2007 as the director of basketball operations. Malcolm is intricately involved in the day-to-day functions of all team and player activities.
His responsibilities also include establishing community service relationships, assisting with on-campus recruiting and serving as assistant director of Santa Clara's women's basketball summer camps.
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LONDON (AP) -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange surrendered to London police on Tuesday as part of a Swedish sex-crimes investigation, the latest blow to an organization that faces legal, financial and technological challenges after releasing hundreds of secret U.S. diplomatic cables.
Assange was due at Westminster Magistrate's Court later Tuesday. If he challenges his extradition to Sweden, he will likely be remanded into custody or released on bail until another judge rules on whether to extradite him, a spokeswoman for the extradition department said on customary condition of anonymity.
Since beginning to release the cables last week, WikiLeaks has seen its bank accounts canceled, its web sites attacked and the U.S. government launch a criminal investigation, saying the group has jeopardized national security and diplomatic efforts around the world. It has also seen supporters come to its aid by setting up over 500 mirror sites around the world.
The legal troubles for Assange, a 39-year-old Australian, stem from allegations leveled against him by two women he met while in Sweden over the summer. Assange is accused of rape and sexual molestation in one case and of sexual molestation and unlawful coercion in another.
Assange denies the allegations, which his British attorney Mark Stephens says stem from a "dispute over consensual but unprotected sex." Assange and Stephens have suggested that the prosecution is being manipulated for political reasons.
A spokesman for WikiLeaks called Assange's arrest an attack on media freedom and said it won't prevent the organization from releasing more secret documents.
"This will not change our operation," Kristinn Hrafnsson told The Associated Press.
WikiLeaks has angered the U.S. government by releasing tens of thousands of secret U.S. military documents, followed by the ongoing release of what it says will eventually be a quarter-million cables from U.S. diplomatic posts around the world. It provided those documents to five newspapers, which have been working with WikiLeaks to edit the cables for publication.
The campaign against WikiLeaks began with an effort to jam the website as the cables were being released. U.S. Internet companies Amazon.com, Inc., EveryDNS and PayPal, Inc. then severed their links with WikiLeaks in quick succession, forcing it to jump to new servers and adopt a new primary Web address -- wikileaks.ch -- in Switzerland.
Swiss authorities closed Assange's bank account Monday, and MasterCard has pulled the plug on payments to WikiLeaks, according to technology news website CNET. A European representative for the credit card company didn't immediately return a call seeking comment.
The attacks appeared to have been at least partially successful in stanching the flow of secrets: WikiLeaks has not published any new cables in more than 24 hours, although stories about them have continued to appear in The New York Times and Britain's The Guardian, two of the newspapers given advance access to the cables.
WikiLeaks' Twitter feed, generally packed with updates, appeals, and pithy comments, has been silent since Monday night, when the group warned that Assange's arrest was imminent.
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In our travels, we've seen stretch limousines made from Cadillac Escalades, Mercedes-Benz S-class sedans and Hummer H2s.
There's even been a Mini limo cobbled together, equipped with a swimming pool. All are embarrassingly tasteless, which makes us really appreciate what a British schoolgirl named Bethany Farrow did on prom night. They have stretch limos in the United Kingdom, too, but Bethany instead borrowed her father's Volvo NH-12 480 tractor and drove it herself to the big pre-graduation fete.
As the photo discloses, this is one big rig. It's similar, appearance-wise, to the conventional Volvo tractors seen on U.S. highways, but the NH-12 was originally designed for export to South America, where roads are more marginal. Bethany's father, Mark Farrow, bought it from a Volvo Trucks agent in East Anglia, after the NH-12 was sold when only a year old by its original Dutch owner. Mark Farrow drives for MDF Transport in Great Yarmouth, and specializes in heavy haulage, including blades for wind turbines, handling gross loads up to 150 metric tons.
By all indications, Bethany's classmates were pleasantly shocked when she showed up, gowned and bejeweled, atop the sky-high air ride seat. It was a one-night deal of trucking for her at age 16 — she plans to study to become a barrister.
(This post originally appeared in the July 26, 2007, issue of the Hemmings eWeekly Newsletter.)


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Whats your myth?
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Posted 20 April 2005 - 12:26 PM
Give me a bit and I'll dig up the legend of the disappearance of Ambrose Small out of Toronto. And there's a couple others as well that might be of interest.
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Posted 20 April 2005 - 01:16 PM
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Posted 20 April 2005 - 07:37 PM
The long and short of it is, he dissappeard off the streets of Toronto without a trace on Dec. 2, 1919. Never found. The legends have him buried at the Grand Theatre in London, ON, or the basement of his Rosedale Mansion in Toronto. I have somewhere a link that talks about his wife having something to do with it, since after he dissappeared, she wouldn't let the servants in the basement.
I'll dig up some more Canadian myths and legends, but there's a thread on this board that I started for them
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Posted 26 April 2005 - 03:27 PM
Posted 26 April 2005 - 06:39 PM
Ourban legends
Posted 27 April 2005 - 02:00 AM
One of my favorite stories is about the mo'o or lizard people. They are the sirens of the Islands. They tempt mortals with their beauty then drag them out to sea or suck the life out of you through their kisses, depending on which version of the myth you believe.
Another myth is that ti leaf plants ward off unwanted 'obake (things that go bump in the night). Each color of ti leaf is effective against a different class of evil spirit.
We also have money trees (sometimes called octopus plants). Legend has it that the number of leaves predicts your financial future. My own started sprouting 6 leaves in each cluster (up from 5) a week before my last job offer.
You can google for the Night Marchers - tons of information about them on the web.
Utah's biggest myth is the story of Brother Brigham's gold. Legend has it that several Indian chiefs gave Brigham Young an obscene amount of gold. Brigham thought it was too much for any man to have, so he hid it in one of the mountains and cursed it so no one would find it again. A variation of this legend has a Bigfoot-type creature (said to be Cain!) guards the treasure.
I didn't lose my mind - I have it backed up on a disk ... somewhere
Posted 27 April 2005 - 08:06 AM
Posted 27 April 2005 - 11:35 AM
So Billy was out on his way to the stoor when he ran into his friends, His friends were heading to the Local Cemiterry to dig up a body of "JAKE JASION".
Billy wanted to join them, But he explained that he had to go get some liver milk and cheese. The saied to him in reply "Billy, We can get the liver from Jake... I Mean *Laugh* Hes dead in all". Billy thought for a minit and agree'd.
Then the kids went and dug him up, And took his liver for billy. Billy brought the liver home and his mother cooked it. That night for dinner all but him ate. (Go Figure.)
That night billy was sleeping in bead when he herd a noise. He woke up, saw nothing and went back to sleep. The the ghost of Jake rose above him and held a knife to him and saied "You think you can take me liver, Well i take yours". With that said he cut out Billys liver.
Billy died.
Posted 27 April 2005 - 08:01 PM
The story: This story was brought out several decades ago. I don't know what the origins are but it's complete hogwash. The submarine was supposed to be spying on the U.S. and somehow ended up in the lake. There is no way for a German u-boat to make it's way up the Colorado River, through the Parker Dam and Davis Dam to get into Lake Mohave. There is also no way for it to even be airlifted in.
A similar legend is true. During WWII there was a B-17 bomber from Nellis AFB that was flying training missions over Lake Mead. The B-17 somehow lost power and dropped into Lake Mead where it's remains sit to this day.
Well it's not a scary myth but it's a myth none-the-less.
Posted 27 April 2005 - 10:26 PM
Some even say that the Half Bear Half cat girl which is part of the song "Rocky Top" (the fight song for the area) is a direct reference to the Wampus Cat.
Once I had a girl on Rocky Top
Half bear, other half cat
Wild as a mink,
but sweet as soda pop
I still dream about that.
"Rocky Top"
by Boudleax and Felice Bryant
this site covers a few strories I have heard.
Wampus Cat
Posted 30 April 2005 - 09:16 PM
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Posted 02 May 2005 - 10:33 AM
The quick version is that on this particular mountian that she lives near is a small black dog with curly hair (sorry, I don't recall the name of the mountain, but I'll post it when I get home and can grab said book). The dog is friendly, but you can't hear it when it barks or walks. It stays with you while you are out and about in the mountain.
The first time you encounter it, you have good luck. The second time means sorrow for you. The third time is death.
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BREAKING: Sadek died from Bullet Wound to Head
Andrew Sadek died as a result of a gunshot wound to his head, according to autopsy results released to the North Dakota State College Science Police Department Saturday. According to Mark A. Koponen, M.D. medical examiner, the manner of death has been ruled as undetermined. A toxicology drug screen was negative.
Sadek, a 20-year-old student at NDSCS who hailed from the Valley City area, was last seen leaving Nordgaard Hall on the Wahpeton campus around 2 a.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2014. He was reported missing the following day. The NDSCS Campus Police Department, in close cooperation with area law enforcement agencies and fire departments, conducted an extensive ground, air and water search for Sadek in the weeks that followed. On June 27, 2014, Sadek's body was recovered from the Red River near Breckenridge, Minn.
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Mary Lee Bloom, 55, of 4 Gillouly Ave., Ridgway, died unexpectedly Saturday, July 23, 2011, at Elk Regional Health Center. She was born April 28, 1956, in St. Marys, daughter of the late Robert H. and Loretta Hallinen Nussbaum. In 1975, in Johnsonburg she married Hubert J. Bloom Jr., who survives. She was a lifelong resident of the area and was a graduate of St. Marys High School, Class of 1974. She was employed as an LPN at Elk Regional Health Center in St. Marys and Ridgway. She loved her grandchildren and her godchild, Savanna Simons. She loved yard sales, shopping, crafting and was a member of the Ridgway Eagles. She enjoyed nursing and was always caring as a nurse. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Tammy Tucker and her husband Timothy of Ridgway, and Karen Mahovlich and her husband Brandon of Ridgway; a son, James M. Bloom of Ridgway; three stepdaughters, Vicki Hetrick of Johnsonburg, Tara Miller of Johnsonburg and Billie Ford of Florida; 14 grandchildren; three brothers, Richard F. Nussbaum and his wife Debbie of St. Marys, David W. Nussbaum and his wife Lori of St. Marys, and Michael T. Nussbaum of St. Marys. She is also survived by numerous friends.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandmother, Rose Hallinen; and stepgrandson, Shane D. Miller. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.A Mass of Christian Burial for Mary Lee Bloom will be celebrated in the St. Mary's Church on Thursday at noon, with the Rev. Meinrad Lawson, OSB, as celebrant. Burial will follow in the Parklawn Memorial Gardens in Ridgway. Visitation is at the Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home on Wednesday from 5-8 p.m.


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Or does this fall into the "Hissy-Fit" category?
WARNING! Harsh language alert. Even more shocking, it's not me using the harsh words!
I want everyone to see the handiwork of one who has been excavemunicated. As many of you already know, there has been a bit of a... hmmmm, shall I say "disagreement"... between myself and another blogger concerning both myself and Former Altar Boy giving the lions share of the credit for keeping the Traditional Latin Mass alive over the past few decades to the SSPX.
As I've stated in the past, even though I attend a Diocesan Mass, I have to be honest enough to state that if it weren't for Abp Lefevbre and the SSPX, then the Traditional Latin Mass would have been smothered to death years ago. If it weren't for them, there never would have been an Ecclesia Deo Commission nor would there have ever been a Motu Proprio.
Folks, we gotta be honest, and give credit where credit is due. But anyhow, here's what greeted me this morning;
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Why do you keep defending SSPX? The rest of protestant christendom were raised as separated. SSPX is willfully separating now because they are a bunch of gay, schismatic corn-holers. Kevin, are you a gay, schismatic corn holer? Is that why you keep posting pictures of men in fairy suits?
Kevin, seriously, do you fantasize about gay sex? I think you do.
If you were in my platoon you'd never make it through you little panzy. Are you really a marine? Or just some poser, national guard wanna-be? The devil dogs I know don't have time for this nonsense of who faces what way during mass. The Marines I know have seen too much death to worry about some schismatic pansies in France who want to thumb their nose at the Holy Father.
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Be it known that only three bloggers know that my given name is Kevin (and now everyone does, but that's no problem), and all three of those folks have been banned from The Lair of the Catholic Cavemen for various reasons. Of the three, one is a woman, and even though we've had differences in the past, I'd like to think that she wouldn't conduct herself as posted above. I can eliminate her. So I have it narrowed down to just two. And of those two, one has pretty much dropped off the radar. I can eliminate him.
That leaves one. The same one who has attempted to use the National Guard reference before in a sorry attempt to insult me. BTW, nice job of degrading millions of those who have served their nation proudly as Guardsmen. Not that "General" has ever served. A First Phase Marine Corps Recruit is a hundred times more the man then "General" could ever hope to be.
"General" is a perfect example of the old saying we had in the Marine Corps; hell hath no fury like a non-combatant.
Let me say this to "General"... junior, you're a punk. I can't think of a better way to put it. Just "punk". You're a sad, pathetic excuse for a human being. You're a prime example of a "cyber-tough guy". There's no doubt in my mind that you'd never have the guts to talk trash to my face. You'd just quiver. So "General", the whole world now knows what a fraud and coward you really are. I can almost see you now crying into your pillow. In between pillow fights, that is.
BTW "General", did you notice that there's a time stamp on your message? I have SiteMeter, you idiot. I know exactly who and where you are.


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I hope you're catching the theme today…monochromatic bridesmaids bouquets in a rainbow of colors, killer details, and seriously cool couples! I'm loving the turquoise walls with the black and white floors…such a chic combo!
Kelly had her heart set on Congress Hall in Cape May, NJ, from day one. That's where our wedding HAD to be, and it really did provided the perfect backdrop for our special day. Our goals were fairly modest: simple, chic, elegant, totally us. The idea was to have the venue speak for itself. Choose a location, pray for great whether, and the details will fall in place. And, as luck would have it, they did.
It was during this truly amazing weekend of friends and fun that the seed was planted. "Let's get married down here at the Jersey shore," Kelly said. "Sure," I thought. "Why not?" We had looked at other venues in Avalon as well as a few in Bucks County, PA (me being a country boy, I always imagined a country wedding in the woods.) No other place could out-impress the splendor and elegance of Congress Hall, not to mention the surroundings of a quaint Victorian town like Cape May. Kelly would describe it as being vintage with a modern edge – that mix of high/low she tends to gravitate towards at J. Crew. The lace skirt with the chambray shirt. Uncompromisingly chic with a down-to-earth coziness, Cape May seemed the perfect weekend destination for our families and friends. Travelers from New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Virginia, North Carolina, Eastern PA and beyond would all agree – it was worth it.
About a year prior to our wedding Kelly and I hosted a Memorial Day weekend get together at her parent's summer home down in Sea Isle.
After having agreed on the location of our wedding, Kelly and I put ourselves to the task of finding the right photographer to document our big day. That's where Diana of Di Bezi photography comes in. Kelly did an amazing amount of preparation researching a wedding photographer. She really wanted our wedding to be photographed by someone who had an eye for fashion and style.
Kelly had found Diana through Brooklyn Bride and was immediately impressed with her work. Kelly presented Diana with a binder of fashion photography to show her the kind of shots she was looking for. Diana, having come from a background in the NY fashion world, was exactly the photographer we wanted.
We were both thoroughly impressed with her work and, most importantly, her 'eye' and sense of style behind the camera's lens: unpretentious, cool, fun, and classic.Next it was on to one of Kelly's passions – flowers. She had gone to the farmers market at Union Square a year prior to our wedding, and took photos of all the flowers that would be in season at the time of our wedding. It was here that she fell in love with the season's floral bounty: Zinnias, Dahlias, Teddy Bear Sunflowers, Hydrangeas, Hanging Amaranthus – just to name a few. Using this inspiration, Kelly started a journal of photos, tear sheets, and color schemes all of which went into designing the look of a high summer, beach wedding.
Now it was on to the details. As Kelly and I began planning our wedding, we both felt that there should be a central theme; a design aesthetic that reflected who we are as individuals and as one union. Kelly's love of fashion carries over into her professional life as a designer for J. Crew. My love of music is expressed through my guitar playing in my band, Les Savy Fav. So, in the earliest stage of planning we knew two things – our wedding was going to have to look good and sound good. We decided to plan and art direct our wedding ourselves. Our decision was to keep it simple, and not spend too much time on unnecessary fluff. We designed every aspects of our wedding – from the save-the-dates & invites (printed at Moon tree Letterpress in Brooklyn – to our custom made pins (with a pair of fabric scissors and an electric guitar) and tote bags for our wedding party,
full of dandy accessories for the grooms men, and Kelly's favorite personal items for the bride maids. We even set up a website with some help from our tech-savvy friends. All of these little details began to flesh out the bigger picture that would be our wedding day.
The Wedding went off without a hitch, and our bridal party rocked it. We're so happy with how our wedding came out. We even sang a John Lennon song at the ceremony, a last minute addition that I thought up seeing is how most of my grooms men are in Les Savy Fav! Natural performers! Kelly danced the night away along with most of our guests thanks to our spectacular DJ. It was easily the best night of our lives. We planned every detail and I think it really showed. It wasn't just anyone's wedding – it was our wedding.


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Sep 21, 2011, 08:00 ET
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ : ARNA ) announced today that the company is scheduled to present at the Sixth Annual JMP Securities Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, September 27, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time (6:30 a.m. Pacific Time) at The St. Regis New York Hotel in New York City. Jack Lief, Arena's President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to provide a corporate overview.
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Every member of the 121-strong FA Council - criticised by FA chairman Greg Dyke for being "overwhelmingly old, white and male" - is to have to undergo equality and diversity training.
The decision was taken by the Football Association's board last week as part of a response to the case of referees chief David Elleray, who was ordered to undertake the course after apologising for making offensive comments to Robert McCarthy, a black non-league referee coaching manager.
Elleray sits on the Council as head of the FA referees committee, and FA directors decided that all Council members should receive equality and diversity training to ensure others do not make similar mistakes, especially those from older generations who may be unaware that some language common in their youth is now viewed as unacceptable.
Dyke said in a video message to fans at the weekend that the FA risked becoming "increasingly irrelevant" if it did not change the make up of its Council.
He said: "It's still overwhelmingly male, overwhelmingly white in a world that isn't overwhelmingly male and white, and somehow that has to be changed.
"We've got to look at how we involve the population of 21st century England and the mix it's got. If we just carry on like this - old, white males - we're going to be increasingly irrelevant."
All FA employees are undergoing equality and diversity training, which involves being part of a small group taking part in interactive courses and being asked to respond to different scenarios.
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The Bear cubs are candy-crazy this Easter! But Missus Ursula and some Sunday school students tell the cubs about Jesus's resurrection and show them that salvation is much sweeter than candy! Includes a sheet of colorful stickers!
|Jan & Mike Berenstain
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|Jan & Mike Berenstain
Stan and Jan Berenstain introduced the first Berenstain Bear books in 1962. Mike Berenstain grew up watching his parents work together to write about and draw these lovable bears. Eventually he started drawing and writing about them too. Though Stan died in 2005, and Jan in 2012, Mike continues to create the delightful Bear adventures from his studio in Pennsylvania, in an area that looks much like the sunny dirt road deep in Bear Country.
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- Review by Penny
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I remember reading "The Berenstain Bears" to my boys and to my nieces and nephews when they were little and now I am loving reading them to my grandchildren in video chats because they are so far away. I especially love that Mike and Jan Berenstain are making Christian picture books that tell stories from the Word of God. Their books also always have fun, colorful illustrations that captivate their young audience.
This book turns the Easter Pageant, which we see in many churches every year, into a story for children. It holds their attention from beginning to end and teaches as it goes.
I definitely recommend "The Berenstain Bears and the Easter Story" to be read to your young tot for Easter…or really anytime.
(Posted on 4/26/2014)
- Review by Nancee
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Jan & Mike Berenstain have created another wonderful children's book in the Berenstain Bears tradition. The illustrations are colorful and true to the subject matter, and The Easter Story is very well told and appropriate for younger children. This is a book that can be used each year when Easter approaches, and passed down through the generations. I found the book to be well done and enjoyable, a story that children can understand and remember. I recommend this book for families with young children. This edition of the book also contains a sheet of stickers for children to use with their Easter projects.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from Zondervan in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own, and no monetary compensation was received for this review. (Posted on 4/16/2014)
- Review by The IE Mommy
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Easter is just a week away and it's the perfect time to get in the Spirit and remind our kids what it's really all about.
I really liked the way the Easter Story was presented as a play in the book. It helped explain why Jesus was a bear! My kids are both very literal and would have asked me things like "is Jesus really a bear?" In the context of a play by bears, it made sense to them!
While we were reading we discovered the bonus stickers in the middle of the book and my four year old was absolutely thrilled with that! They matched images from the story and she went through and placed them on the pages that matched.
I also liked that the Easter Story was true to the Bible and presented very matter of fact in black and white terms. And of course I really, really appreciated the Sunday school teacher pointing out that Easter is NOT all about candy BUT it's ok to indulge in that a little too.
I want my kids to know the true meaning of holidays like Easter but I also want them to have a little fun and get them some treats too! The Berenstain Bears and the Easter Story did a perfect job of stressing where the importance was and that the secular traditions are ok, but secondary. (Posted on 4/13/2014)
- Review by InkBlotsbyTRD.blogspot.com
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(Hint: It's not about candy!)
In The Berenstain Bears and the Easter Story, Missus Ursula (Brother, Sister, and Honey Bear's Sunday school teacher) directs the three bears to watch a play called 'The Easter Story' so they can learn that Easter is not about candy. The play does a good job of portraying Jesus' time on earth (teaching, miracles, the garden, the cross, the tomb, the resurrection, and his ascension). The illustrations are cute and age appropriate.
I think the book did a great job telling the Easter story, but I must admit that the last part of the book was a little off, in my opinion. After watching the play and learning about Jesus' life, death, resurrection, and ascension, the book comes down to basically saying after you get candy, then you go to church to learn about Jesus. I was hoping for something just a little bit deeper. (Yes, I know this is meant for 4-7 year olds.)
In the middle of the book is a sticker sheet that contains 16 round, 1 1/2", full-color stickers. The stickers are on a perforated insert that is easy to tear out without messing up the flow of the book. (When it is torn out, there are no annoying pieces left behind.) This is a fun bonus that kids are sure to appreciate.
On the inside of the back cover, there are questions and activity suggestions for those who would like to take it farther than just reading the book.
All in all, I think this is a great book to share with young children to help celebrate Easter.
FTC Declaration: The publisher has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book or advanced reading copy. This does not change the fact that I will give my honest opinion in my reviews. (Posted on 4/11/2014)
- Review by Sally
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Jan & Mike Berenstain have done a fantastic job in explaining the true meaning of Easter using the characters of Brother, Sister and Honey Bear. Those three loved Easter Candy. They couldn't stop thinking about it. Their Sunday School Teacher Missus Ursula overheard them talking about it and told them she loved black jelly beans the most, but Easter was about more than candy. She asked her class if they knew the difference and their child-like answer was, yeah..It's about Bible stuff. The Berenstains use a short Easter play to explain the true meaning of Easter from Jesus performing miracles, his triumphant entry into Jerusalem, his crucifixion, death, burial, resurrection and ascension. The End of the book has activities and questions from Brother and Sister Bear to help parents teach their young children. There is also a sticker page portraying the Easter Story.
This was an adorable book that I would highly recommend for any child from 4-7. You can't go wrong with The Berenstain Bears.
Disclosure: I was given a copy of this book by the publisher, ZonderKidz, for an honest review. I was not required to write a favorable review nor was I compensated for my review. The opinions in this review are my own.
(Posted on 4/8/2014)
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Stay with us and attend the Yahoola United Cherokee Spring Powwow
The Yahoola Cherokee Museum and Cultural Education Center will be hosting the first Annual Spring Powwow. The event is a fundraiser/benefit to help raise funds for the construction of a world-class Cherokee Indian museum in Dahlonega. Festivities will occur atop Crown Mountain on Findley Ridge. Experience Native American life from years gone by.
Jane Mashonee, 7 time Nammy winner, will be performing on Saturday at 3 pm. Brothers of the Spirit Flute will be playing native american flute music on Sat. and Sun. Finally, Wright Flight will be playing throughout the weekend.
Watch or participate in a traditional primitive bow and tomahawk throw competition. Food offerings include "Indian" tacos and other foods from Buffalo Burgers to Fry bread to Italian Ice. Vendors will be selling Native American and Native American style items. Native American dancing and other styles of dancing will occur throughout afternoon.
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Yannis Mallat has commented about the AAA games for the upcoming PS4 and Xbox 720. According to a report by GameSpot on April 11, the CEO of Ubisoft (the company behind the upcoming "Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag") disclosed that the blockbuster titles for the two next-generation consoles will feature bigger production values in addition to offering more values to the consumers.
A man will wait for reviews, but AC4 will be on his PS4 if he does get it for shinier graphics and better framerate (even if $10 more)
Man, people still want to play AC games? Its way up there on the CoD "been there done that" list. Oh my mistake...its gotten so stale they need to sell it by including whores.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will host China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at a meeting and working lunch on Thursday at which Syria and North Korea will be discussed, the State Department said on Monday.
"While this meeting has been planned for some time, we do expect the secretary and foreign minister to discuss current issues, such as the DPRK (North Korea) and Syria," spokeswoman Marie Harf told a regular news briefing.
China has welcomed a deal reached by the United States and Russia to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons arsenal.
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I had a sentinel node biopsy- how high is my risk of lymphedema and would weight training help me?
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The risk for lymphedema is linear in relation to the # of nodes removed. That means that one node confers less risk than having 5 nodes removed. Among women who undergo sentinel lymph node biopsy, the risk of lymphedema varies across studies from 2% to 17%. There are a variety of other factors that will contribute to a given woman's individual risk too, such as radiation therapy.
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I Feel Your Fetus's Pain
Compassionate conservatism enters the womb.
Last week, the Journal of the American Medical Association published an article concluding that among fetuses, "pain perception probably does not function before the third trimester." Pro-lifers denounced the article as politics in the guise of science. Some of these criticisms expose flaws in the article. But they expose far larger flaws in the article's target: federal legislation that would force doctors to give women bogus "facts" about fetal pain.
The JAMA article reviews numerous studies of fetal development. It stipulates, "Pain is an emotional and psychological experience that requires conscious recognition of a noxious stimulus." You can be jabbed without feeling pain, or feel pain without being jabbed. The pain is the mental part. To have such an experience, you need a mind—specifically, links from your thalamus to your cerebral cortex. The article concludes, "Consequently, the capacity for conscious perception of pain can arise only after thalomocortical pathways begin to function, which may occur around 29 to 30 weeks' gestational age."
This directly contradicts the federal pro-life bill. The "obvious purpose of the authors of the JAMA paper was to damage the prospects for the Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act," the National Right to Life Committee concludes in an extensive critique. As NRLC explains, "The bill would require that abortion providers give women seeking abortions after 20 weeks ... certain basic information on the substantial evidence that their unborn children may experience pain while being aborted." The bill claims that "20 weeks after fertilization, an unborn child has the physical structures necessary to experience pain." Not so, says the JAMA article.
NRLC points out that some fetuses grimace or pull away in response to painful stimuli. But the JAMA article rebuts this argument. It distinguishes pain, which "requires cortical recognition," from "nociception," a system of physical responses driven by "peripheral sensory receptors" that develop many weeks earlier. To illustrate this distinction, the article notes that similar reflexive responses occur in anencephalic babies and in persistently vegetative adults. It also cites a study in which newborns with significant cortical injuries produced the same facial reactions as healthy newborns when their heels were punctured, casting doubt on the link between grimaces and consciousness.
NRLC suggests that the article relies on a subjective standard of pain that precludes proof of pain in animals or babies. I thought the same thing when I first saw its distinction between pain and "nociception." But further reading dispelled that concern. The article lays out objective standards—circuit formation and electrical activity—to measure the subjective engagement of the cortex. It justifies these objective standards by noting that we already use them to measure awareness in babies and adults. NRLC, noting that 23-week preemies "are given drugs to prevent pain," cites this as additional evidence that a 23-week fetus "needs protection from pain." But the JAMA article explains several reasons why doctors use such drugs on preemies without regard to pain relief.
Does NRLC make any valid points against the article? Yes. First, two of the authors failed to disclose potential conflicts of interest. One participates in late abortions; another worked for a pro-choice group. The authors' incomprehension that these relationships could be perceived as conflicts of interest illustrates the very bias they deny. Second, as NRLC notes, the article offers "no new laboratory research." It just analyzes and interprets previous studies. Third, it consistently errs on the side of doubting pain. First the fetus lacks the necessary circuits; then it has circuits, but they're "not specific" to pain; then there's "no human study" to prove they can convey pain; then there's no study to prove they're operational; then there's brain electrical activity, but it's "asynchronous" and "mostly discontinuous" until around 30 weeks.
These are fair indictments of the JAMA paper. But they're far more damning indictments of the legislation in whose name pro-lifers have attacked the paper. The Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act is a grotesque combination of pseudoscience, propaganda, and Republican big government. Like the JAMA article, it offers no new laboratory research. The JAMA article at least lays out its underlying research so you can judge for yourself. The pro-life bill doesn't. It simply declares, "Congress makes the following findings," and proceeds with a series of medical assertions whose truth or relevance are shredded in the JAMA paper.
If you don't trust an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association because two of its five medically trained authors are openly pro-choice, imagine the trustworthiness of "findings of fact" issued by scores of pro-life politicians, only a handful of whom are doctors. If you don't like the JAMA article's generalization that fetal pain doesn't really begin until 29 weeks, consider the pro-life bill's insistence that every doctor, on pain of losing her license and $250,000, "shall make the following oral statement" to any woman who seeks an abortion two months earlier in pregnancy:
The Congress of the United States has determined that at this stage of development, an unborn child has the physical structures necessary to experience pain. There is substantial evidence that by this point, unborn children draw away from surgical instruments in a manner which in an infant or an adult would be interpreted as a response to pain. Congress finds that there is substantial evidence that the process of being killed in an abortion will cause the unborn child pain ...
Yes, those are the exact words dictated by a bunch of politicians for your doctor to tell you. All of the words are false or misleading. They aren't even sincere in their emphasis on fetal pain. The bill asserts the barbaric painfulness not only of tearing off fetal limbs while the brain still functions, but also of partial-birth abortion, which kills the brain first. You can argue that partial-birth abortion is particularly awful, but anyone who makes that argument based on pain—as every cosponsor of this bill does—either doesn't understand partial-birth abortion, doesn't understand pain, or is just using pain as a rhetorical weapon.
The JAMA article doesn't say whether doctors should talk to women about fetal pain in the second trimester. It simply concludes that such discussions "should be noncompulsory" while we research "when pain-related thalamocortical pathways become functional in humans." That sounds reasonable. In the meantime, I hope every woman who's subjected to a deceptive, politically mandated speech about fetal pain gets a copy of the JAMA article. It's better than what she's getting from Congress.


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The Humble Libertarian's first birthday was this October, and to celebrate, I launched a sweet giveaway contest and the results are finally in!
3rd Place - A copy of "The Revolution: A Manifesto" by Congressman Ron Paul (Amazon.com's "Most Loved" Book of 2008):
WINNER: Rick in Phoenix, Arizona! (I actually gave him a choice between The Revolution and Ron Paul's newest book End The Fed. He chose End the Fed!)
2nd Place - A free 1 year NRA Membership, which includes:
- Official NRA members-only shooter's cap
- Your choice of monthly NRA magazines
- Membership card and automobile decal
- Insurance for you and your guns
- Invitations to "Friends of NRA" dinners, other special events and more...
WINNER: Jasmin in Florida!
GRAND PRIZE - An autographed copy of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence, by none other than U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul. I got this pocket Constitution and Declaration of Independence signed by Dr. Rand Paul during a private reception when he came to speak in Nashville last month, and I am giving it away for The Humble Libertarian's birthday!
WINNER: Leah in Los Angeles, California!
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Adventist Development and Relief Agency International
Accredited Charity
Meets Standards
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904
Accredited Charity
Meets Standards
Standards Legend
- Meets Standards
- Standards Not Met
- Did Not Disclose
- Review In Progress
- Unable to Verify
Standards For Charity Accountability
Board Oversight
Standard 1 (Oversight of Operations and Staff)
Organizations shall have a board of directors that provides adequate oversight of the charity's operations and its staff. Indication of adequate oversight includes, but is not limited to, regularly scheduled appraisals of the CEO's performance, evidence of disbursement controls such as board approval of the budget, fund raising practices, establishment of a conflict of interest policy, and establishment of accounting procedures sufficient to safeguard charity finances.
The organization meets this standard.
Board Size
Standard 2 (Number of Board Members)
Soliciting organizations shall have a board of directors with a minimum of five voting members.
The organization meets this standard.
Board Meetings
Standard 3 (Frequency and Attendance of Board Meetings)
An organization shall have a minimum of three evenly spaced meetings per year of the full governing body with a majority in attendance, with face-to-face participation. A conference call of the full board can substitute for one of the three meetings of the governing body. For all meetings, alternative modes of participation are acceptable for those with physical disabilities.
The organization meets this standard.
Board Compensation
Standard 4 (Compensated Board Members)
Not more than one or 10% (whichever is greater) directly or indirectly compensated person(s) serving as voting member(s) of the board. Compensated members shall not serve as the board's chair or treasurer.
The organization meets this standard.
Conflict of Interest
Standard 5 (Conflict of Interest)
No transaction(s) in which any board or staff members have material conflicting interests with the charity resulting from any relationship or business affiliation. Factors that will be considered when concluding whether or not a related party transaction constitutes a conflict of interest and if such a conflict is material, include, but are not limited to: any arm's length procedures established by the charity; the size of the transaction relative to like expenses of the charity; whether the interested party participated in the board vote on the transaction; if competitive bids were sought and whether the transaction is one-time, recurring or ongoing.
The organization meets this standard.
Measuring Effectiveness
Effectiveness Policy
Standard 6 (Board Policy on Effectiveness)
Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.
The organization meets this standard.
Effectiveness Report
Standard 7 (Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness)
Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.
The organization meets this standard.
Program Expenses
Standard 8 (Program Service Expense Ratio)
Spend at least 65% of its total expenses on program activities.
The organization meets this standard.
Fundraising Expenses
Standard 9 (Fund Raising Expense Ratio)
Spending should be no more than 35% of related contributions on fund raising. Related contributions include donations, legacies, and other gifts received as a result of fund raising efforts.
The organization meets this standard.
Accumulating Funds
Standard 10 (Ending Net Assets)
Avoid accumulating funds that could be used for current program activities. To meet this standard, the charity's unrestricted net assets available for use should not be more than three times the size of the past year's expenses or three times the size of the current year's budget, whichever is higher.
The organization meets this standard.
Audit Report
Standard 11 (Financial Statements)
Make available to all, on request, complete annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. When total annual gross income exceeds $500,000, these statements should be audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. For charities whose annual gross income is less than $500,000, a review by a certified public accountant is sufficient to meet this standard. For charities whose annual gross income is less than $250,000, an internally produced, complete financial statement is sufficient to meet this standard.
The organization meets this standard.
Detailed Expense Breakdown
Standard 12 (Detailed Functional Breakdown of Expenses)
Include in the financial statements a breakdown of expenses (e.g., salaries, travel, postage, etc.) that shows what portion of these expenses was allocated to program, fund raising, and administrative activities. If the charity has more than one major program category, the schedule should provide a breakdown for each category.
The organization meets this standard.
Accurate Expense Reporting
Standard 13 (Accuracy of Expenses in Financial Statements)
Accurately report the charity's expenses, including any joint cost allocations, in its financial statements. For example, audited or unaudited statements which inaccurately claim zero fund raising expenses or otherwise understate the amount a charity spends on fund raising, and/or overstate the amount it spends on programs will not meet this standard.
The organization meets this standard.
Budget Plan
Standard 14 (Budget)
Have a board-approved annual budget for its current fiscal year, outlining projected expenses for major program activities, fund raising, and administration.
The organization meets this standard.
Fundraising & Info
Truthful Materials
Standard 15 (Misleading Appeals)
Have solicitations and informational materials, distributed by any means, that are accurate, truthful and not misleading, both in whole and in part. Appeals that omit a clear description of program(s) for which contributions are sought will not meet this standard. A charity should also be able to substantiate that the timing and nature of its expenditures are in accordance with what is stated, expressed, or implied in the charity's solicitations.
The organization meets this standard.
Annual Report
Standard 16 (Annual Report)
Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.
The organization meets this standard.
Website Disclosures
Standard 17 (Web Site Disclosures)
Include on any charity websites that solicit contributions, the same information that is recommended for annual reports, as well as the mailing address of the charity and electronic access to its most recent IRS Form 990.
The organization meets this standard.
Donor Privacy
Standard 18 (Privacy for Written Appeals & Internet Privacy)
Address privacy concerns of donors by (a) providing in written appeals, at least annually, a means (e.g., such as a check off box) for both new and continuing donors to inform the charity if they do not want their name and address shared outside the organization, (b) providing a clear, prominent and easily accessible privacy policy on any of its websites that tells visitors (i) what information, if any, is being collected about them by the charity and how this information will be used, (ii) how to contact the charity to review personal information collected and request corrections, (iii) how to inform the charity (e.g., a check off box) that the visitor does not wish his/her personal information to be shared outside the organization, and (iv) what security measures the charity has in place to protect personal information.
The organization meets this standard.
Cause Marketing Disclosures
Standard 19 (Cause Related Marketing)
Clearly disclose how the charity benefits from the sale of products or services (i.e., cause-related marketing) that state or imply that a charity will benefit from a consumer sale or transaction. Such promotions should disclose, at the point of solicitation: (a) the actual or anticipated portion of the purchase price that will benefit the charity (e.g., 5 cents will be contributed to abc charity for every xyz company product sold), (b) the duration of the campaign (e.g., the month of October), (c) any maximum or guaranteed minimum contribution amount (e.g., up to a maximum of $200,000).
The organization meets this standard.
Standard 20 (Complaints)
Respond promptly to and act on complaints brought to its attention by the BBB Wise Giving Alliance and/or local Better Business Bureaus about fund raising practices, privacy policy violations and/or other issues.
The organization meets this standard.
Adventist Development and Relief Agency International meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Year, State Incorporated
Stated Purpose
to create just and positive change through empowering partnerships and responsible action.
ADRA reports that it coordinates service projects and relief efforts in 120 countries. The majority of ADRA's activities are in the areas of food security, basic education, economic development, primary health, and disaster preparedness and response. ADRA reports that in 2009, it provided community development and disaster relief to more than 16 million people worldwide through projects valued at more than $153 million, which were implemented in some 120 countries.
For the year ended December 31, 2010, Adventist Development and Relief Agency International's program expenses were:
|Program services
|Total Program Expenses:
Governance & Staff
Chief Executive
Rudi Maier, President
Chair of the Board
Geoffrey Mbwana
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Vice President, General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Board Size
Paid Staff Size
*2009 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances. Prior to Mr. Maier assuming office in 2010, Mr. Charles Sandefur was the CEO and he was compensated $105,158 for the 2009 fiscal year.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail, print advertisements, Internet appeals, and planned giving.
ADRA incurred joint costs of $271,630 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs, $161,522 was allocated to administrative expenses and $110,108 was allocated to fund raising expenses.
Fundraising costs were 3% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $58,297,458, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
Tax Status
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Adventist Development and Relief Agency International's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010.
|Source of Funds
|U.S. government support
|Donated materials
|Seventh-day Adventist Church
|Unrealized gain on investment value
|Investment and other revenue
|Grants - other
|Fee for service contracts
|Freight and handling fees reimbursement
|Total Income
- Programs: 87%
- Fundraising: 3%
- Administrative: 9%
- Other: 1%
|Total Income
|Program expenses
|Fundraising expenses
|Administrative expenses
|Other expenses
|Total expenses:
|Income in Excess of Expenses
|Beginning Net Assets
|Other Changes In Net Assets
|Ending Net Assets
|Total Liabilities
|Total Assets
Note 1: In the above financial summary, "other expenses" represents the cost of public relations services. Note 2: For the year ended, December 31, 2009, ADRA had in-kind expenses in the amount of ($18,798,026) which includes donated materials ($8,779,272), freight ($4,810,286), commodities ($2,809,627), international services ($2,066,286), and office rent ($332,555).
An organization may change its practices at any time without notice. A copy of this report has been shared with the organization prior to publication. It is not intended to recommend or deprecate, and is furnished solely to assist you in exercising your own judgment. If the report is about a charity and states the charity meets or does not meet the Standards for Charity Accountability, it reflects the results of an evaluation of information and materials provided voluntarily by the charity. The name Better Business Bureau is a registered service mark of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc.
This report is not to be used for fundraising or promotional purposes.


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BUENA PARK – What is the sound of Christmas?
In one corner of Knott's Berry Farm, it's the roar of a chainsaw wielded by Dave Clarke.
Clarke performs a particular kind of tree trimming, sculpting trunks into the shape of cute bears and stately owls. He's one of the dozens of craft vendors selling their wares at Ghost Town, which again this year has been transformed into Christmas Crafts Village.
Each day, Clarke performs several demonstrations of his skill, sending chunks of wood clunking to the floor with a sawdust bath following them. Some cuts gorge deeply into the block of wood; others are gingerly touches, careful detailing strokes.
Within four minutes of carving during a demonstration Tuesday, one hunk of pine had gained two fuzzy bear ears and an upraised paw.
"I'm flying by the seat of my pants," a woodchip-flecked Clarke said of his creative process.
It was 41 years ago that Clarke, 66, created a chainsaw-tooled tiki carving as a gift for his stepfather. He hasn't stopped since, creating his business, Chips and Critters. He prefers to work with ponderosa pine, usually obtained from his home state, Montana. He's especially fond of pieces that have been burned in forest fires, creating scars and dimples in the wood, as if Mother Nature had begun the carving process that Clarke finishes.
"I carve just about any animal you can think of: fish, birds," Clarke said, and other pieces, like the enormous bench nearby, difficult to miss with the couple of 2-foot-tall cowboy boots worked into the design.
As Clarke worked, visitors gathered around, admiring his art.
"It's crazy. It has to take such precision to work with such a big instrument," said Marisa Buss of Huntington Beach.
Nearby, Charlie Keeling carefully rolled some molten glass on one end of a blowing tube, one sensibly long considering he works with several ovens that reach temperatures of 2,000 degrees or more.
Keeling has long been an artist but traded in glass blowing for pottery when he took a Cal State Fullerton glass course in 1989. Several shelves of handmade vases, bowls and even glass fish line his spot at the craft fair, CJK Blown Glass.
Like Clarke, Keeling does daily demonstrations, rolling glass in metal oxides to provide color, such as cobalt or copper for different shades of blue. He shapes heated glass, rolling it on a metal table, using steel tools or applying pressure with a scorched plank of cherry wood. Cherry, Keeling explained, has a low amount of tar that could soil the glass compared with other woods. Once the finishing touches are made, pieces can take from 12 to 36 hours to fully cool, depending on the density of the object. Because each piece is handmade, Keeling said, "My work can be similar, but never identical" to another piece.
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Improve Basic Identity Validation
Posted 29 March 2013 - 08:55 AM
I'm currently looking at the default IUserIdentity implementation CUserIdentity, which operates on a username/ password base. Since the framework ships with no alternative implementations and the class is used by the skeleton app generated by yiic, I bet a lot of people stick with that approach.
"THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO YII" already talks about the problem with plain text passwords and why it is a bad idea to save them to DB. But why not take this a step further and discourage devs to send plain text passwords over the net in the first place?
Instead of using a username/password based identity default implementation, yii2 could encourage the use of a username/password-hash based default implementation. It might be a bit problematic to turn the password entered by the user into his browser into a hash before sending it. Seems like this required a client side script (would have been better if there was a standard embedded in the browsers, but I couldn't find anything). And of course, relying on scripts in turn means there needs to be a fallback to plain text passwords in case the user disabled scripts. So a second identity implementation like the current CUserIdentity would be needed as well. But at least this one wouldn't be used as the default then.
Of course, this would make it more complicated to understand how yii's authentication flow works. I'm not sure what is more important: Making it easy for yii beginners to become comfortable with the framework or adding a bit of default security. One could argue that yii as a framework only provides the infrastructure to implement whatever one needs (including auth mechanisms). But on the other hand, setting a good example wouldn't hurt, would it?
Posted 29 March 2013 - 09:13 AM
Posted 29 March 2013 - 09:18 AM
For example, take this site: http://www.yiiframework.com/login/
Posted 29 March 2013 - 09:21 AM
Without using SSL, even if you do the password hash as you suggested above, users still have the danger of having his session cookie being intercepted.
Posted 29 March 2013 - 09:30 AM
I agree with this.
I think that this approach makes the authentication harder to understand for newcomers, but since the generator will have multiple application templates, it could be enabled for all but the most basic one.
EDIT: I was talking above about saving the hashed/salted passwords on the database, not hashing them on the client. I agree with ekerazha, the right way to solve this problem is with SSL.
This post has been edited by Rodrigo Coelho: 30 March 2013 - 05:47 AM
Posted 29 March 2013 - 09:45 AM
Besides the session id, all other data in cookies can be encrypted, right?
Posted 29 March 2013 - 10:30 AM
Posted 29 March 2013 - 11:11 AM
I've never implemented it before, but I'd say the header values that were normally sent as part of the digest-challenge needed to be rendered in the login form (or otherwise made available to the javascript portion of the login procedure).
The javascript had to care for removing the entered password from the login form and prepare some hidden inputs for the fields that were normally sent as headers in response to a digest challenge.
Reading through the digest specification, I wonder what remains if we reduce it to a login aproach. A lot of the spec seems to address replay attacks. Since we authenticate only once, not every request, it might really shrink down to the nonce...
Posted 30 March 2013 - 05:10 AM
Today, the de facto standard for password hashing with PHP is crypt() http://php.net/manua...ction.crypt.php with CRYPT_BLOWFISH.
So you would need a Javascript implementation of the PHP crypt() function. Moreover, you would need a good client-side random number generator for salt generation, but Math.random() is pretty weak in Javascript engines.
Instead of trying to reinvent the wheel, if you really care about MITM attacks you should use a SSL certificate. You can buy COMODO PositiveSSL certificates for less than 8 dollars/year. If you don't use things like HTTPS, it's obvious that network traffic isn't protected, that is why HTTPS exists. Moreover, if users use the same password on every site it's their fault (and their password could be stolen from another unprotected website).
Posted 30 March 2013 - 10:07 AM
And this is all I'm talking about. I certainly make no claims that sending hashed passwords for login is as secure as using SSL. And I don't try to reinvent anything. In fact, these are two reasons why I mentioned HTTP digest auth. It has been written down, because people realized that sending plain text passwords is a bad idea. Still, it does not claim to be a secure solution compared to other authentication mechanisms like kerberos [1]. The issues it addresses and its limitations are clearly written down.
Besides that, I think using password hashes instead of plain text passwords is an enhancement, even if using SSL. I've seen too much poorly written code - sometimes bugs, other times design flaws - that simply exposed a users password, for example in log files. If those systems used an authentication mechanism which wouldn't have made the users password available in first place, such things couldn't have happened.
Some more thoughts about digest auth:
- I read it back and forth yesterday and have to admit that I don't understand it completely. Sometimes they just seem to do too much hashing and I couldn't figure out for what reason.
- The whole concept can't be adopted 1:1, because it handles another scope. HTTP auth authenticates every request, we only want a user to authenticate himself once. So a lot of stuff like using request methods, accessed resources or nonce counters as part of the digest don't seem to make sense in our use case.
- Another thing we don't need imo is the support of realms [2].
- Using the MD5 algorithm as done throughout the RFC is probably nothing I would recommend. Even from the RFC point of view, it only acts as a default and can be replaced with any other algorithm [3].
- Despite the last point, wikipedia claims that digest auth "prevents the use of a strong password hash (such as bcrypt) when storing passwords (since either the password, or the digested username, realm and password must be recoverable)" [4] - need to elaborate on that.
About javascript and crypto functions:
- There is a js crypto library from the Stanford Computer Security Lab [5]. Does anyone know details about it? How good or bad it is, if there are better alternatives?
[1] http://tools.ietf.or...7#section-3.1.4
[2] http://tools.ietf.or.../rfc2617#page-4
[3] http://tools.ietf.or...7#section-3.1.3
[4] http://en.wikipedia....n#Disadvantages
[5] http://crypto.stanford.edu/sjcl/
Posted 30 March 2013 - 12:39 PM
But you are not going to use the built-in HTTP digest auth (which has many limitation), are you?
At some point you probably have to send the real password. When you register your account, you have to send a password to the server. If you send an already hashed password (hashed client-side by JS) you are just moving the issue because that hashed password is actually the password This approach would work only for specific situations (i.e. you have a pre-filled list of accounts) and you also have to rely on Javascript for the authentication. Instead of this flawed overengineering effort, the proper method is to use SSL.
Posted 30 March 2013 - 01:23 PM
Even if you require your users to send a password (plaintext, encrypted, ...) during authentication, this is still not as dangerous as requiring them to send it over and over again every time they log in. Registration is a one time process and if you want to close that gap, there are possibilities. However, that is another story, I'm talking about authentication.
One interesting thing I've found is SRP [1]. Sadly, I couldn't find any production level libraries one could use.
[1] http://srp.stanford.edu/
Posted 08 June 2013 - 09:13 AM


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Growing A Living Fence
When you think of a fence, you probably think of chain-links or tall picket fences. There are other options that will help make your yard both sustainable and beautiful, like utilizing a living fence. Living fences are comprised of trees, shrubs or other plants that serve as a barrier. Historically, living fences have served as property lines and defense from enemies.
Living privacy fences can be better than traditional fences for a few reasons:
- Their colors and textures make them more aesthetically pleasing
- They often change looks depending on the season, such as flowers in the spring or leaf changes in the fall.
- Some plants produce fruit for you (or local wildlife) to enjoy.
However, living fences can be labor intensive and sometimes costly to maintain depending on what type of plants you use. It's also important to keep in mind that it could take years for your living privacy fence to grow to the desired height. Here are some common plant options for growing a living fence:
- Rugosa rose
- Bamboo
- Willow
- Osage orange
- Evergreen shrubs or trees
- Pyracantha (firethorn)
There are many species that can make a good living privacy fence. Be sure to use plants native to your region for best results and consult your state list of noxious weeds and invasive plants from the United States Department of Agriculture.


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Blotters for Mar. 21, 2013
The Sweetwater Police Department (SPD) received 40 calls for service, issued no citations and made one arrest on Mar. 21, 2013. The SPD received 19, 911 calls.Calls for service:• Criminal mischief — 500 block of W. 9th.• Criminal mischief — 1700 block of Lamar.• Burglary of vehicle — 500 block of NW Georgia.Arrested by SPD:• Jerry McQueen, 71 — Warrants.The Nolan County Sheriff's Office (NCSO) had 15 calls for service, served one civil paper and made two arrests on Mar. 21, 2013. Arrested by NCSO:• Xavier Rene Limones, 21, of Sweetwater — Judgment.Arrested by DPS:• Daniel Ryan Escobedo, 21, of Snyder — Scurry County warrant/theft by check.Calls for service:• Stranded motorist — I-20 MM 257 west bound.• Stranded motorist — I-20 MM 257 east bound.• Vehicle accident — I-20 MM 249 east bound.• Animal bite — CR 428.• Court Bailiff — Nolan County Court at Law.• Assist SPD/abandoned vehicle — Neff/Washington.• Assist SPD/criminal trespass — Canfil.• Grass fire — Loop 170.• Vehicle fire — CR 104.• MHMR transport — San Angelo.• Suspicious vehicle — CR 151.• Reckless driver — NW Georgia.• Reckless driver — I-20 MM 256 west bound.• Traffic hazard — Highway 84/I-20.• Reckless driver — I-20 MM 251 west bound.Total in Custody: 62 (Taylor County 12, Garza County 2, Runnels County 2)The Sweetwater Fire Department responded to five ambulance calls and three fire calls over the past 24 hours.• Five ambulance calls in the city of Sweetwater.• One fire call in the city of Sweetwater.• Two fire calls in Nolan County.


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INDIANA, Pa.- Coker women's volleyball senior Brittany Bass had a match high 24 digs and junior Taylor Willis had a match high 10 kills in the Cobras' 3-0 loss to Indiana University of Pennsylvania at the Crimson Hawk Invitational on Friday evening. The host Crimson Hawks defeated the Cobras in straight sets with scores of 25-21, 30-28 and 25-19.
In addition to Bass and Willis' accomplishments, junior Kelley Stine had eight kills and sophomore setter Samantha Celek had 22 assists. Junior Mindy Morris had 10 digs and freshman Loren Hill added nine digs.
Coker continues their play at the Crimson Hawk Invitational with a pair of matches on Saturday. The Cobras will take on LeMoyne College in the first match at 9 a.m., followed by a 2 p.m. match against Michigan Tech.


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Regional Institutions
ESCAP has the following six regional institutions:
- Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (New Delhi, India)
- Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (Incheon City, Korea)
- Centre for the Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (Bogor, Indonesia)
- Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (Makuhari, Chiba Prefecture, Japan)
- Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (Beijing, China).
- Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management (Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran)
The regional institutions support the substantive divisions of ESCAP in their programming goals. Each regional institute has a governing council. Governing councils are responsible for reviewing the institutes' administration and financial status; implementation of programme of work; advising the institute directors on the formulation of the programme of work.