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Prince Fatty Meets the Mutant Hifi – Return of Gringo!
Whether it's Clint Eastwood, "Red Dead Redemption" or an odd book here and there, I've had an affection for western-themed entertainment. I know it has all been romanticized, for living on the edge with crime, natives, and hot weather abound does not sound like a good time. But like those James Bond movies, I'll throw away reality for a bit and sit through a spaghetti western if I've got the time (by the way, ever see "The Great Silence"? That's a pretty good one.). Music with western themes isn't as common place, but when I have heard it (like Spindrift) I've gotten great vibes from it. So of course, seeing a varmint stare down another varmint in a dusty town far from here on a colorful album cover is a shoe-in for my money. Plus, there's a song called "The Good, the Vlad, and the Ugly" on here. It's gotta be good.
This disc is as good as its cover depicts. Mixmaster Prince Fatty (Mike Pelanconi) and multi-talented musician Mutant Hifi (Nick Coplowe), as well as a huge accompaniment of instrumentalists, lay out some of the hippest ska-tinged western music I've ever heard. Okay, perhaps it's the only ska-tinged western music I've ever heard. Regardless, the entire album paints a picture of a bunch of guys in bowling shirts and cowboy hats skanking at the OK Corral. It's not a typically rapid 'pick it up, pick it up' type of ska, though. More along the lines of the Skatalites where you can sit back with beer, have a conversation, and nod your head slightly with the beat.
The first track "Transistor Cowboy" starts off with a gunshot (possibly the result of the album cover's showdown) and bulls into a gritty tune that sounds like a combination of surf rock and ska. Despite the audio violence, the whistling that transitions the first two tracks gives off another impression of that sixties western theme. The multitude of saxophones, trombones, and trumpets on "Black Powder" certainly help invoke that feeling as well, so it isn't long before one may wish that this really was the soundtrack of a movie one hasn't seen yet.
It is a blaring start, but most of the rest of the album provides a more relaxing set of tunes. "Plague of Locusts", "Across the Border", and "Up the Creek" show more of a ska influence than a surf one, which allows for a steady toe-tapping session for listeners. There are no vocals to be heard aside from the occasional clip from a movie/TV show, so one doesn't have to worry about getting disrupted during one's low-brimmed, pistol-packing daydream. The whistling returns on "Son of a Thousand Fathers", as well as those fantastic horns in a sweeping enchantment. Mutant Hifi even does his best Dick Dale impression with the guitar, making it one of the strongest tracks on the record.
Though every song sounds like just a cool ska-western concoction that one hasn't heard before, "The Good, the Vlad, and the Ugly" will probably snap everyone to attention with its take on the "Tetris" video game theme. The horns, guitar (of course), and the creepy chanting in the background give it a sound that could follow a gunslinger as he or she crosses a desert expanse. Or it could just be a scene where a bunch of odd shaped blocks are shooting it out while yelling out "Four lines!!".
Have a look at what Prince Fatty is up to on his website. You could also listen to the entire record on SoundCloud, but I would be remiss if I didn't send you over to Forces of Geek for a very comprehensive review and history lesson. I can write a review, but that guy can take you even further!
This is a great disc. It reminds me of all sorts of things, from old ska and reggae artists to those spaghetti westerns I like to sit through once in awhile. It has been awhile since I've given out one of these, but Prince Fatty, Mutant Hifi, and the entire band deserve the Golden Dollar. Not only does this album have a unique swing to it but it also provides an excellent soundtrack to whatever gathering one pulls together. Not sure how the duo is going to top this one, unless it is a take on film noir or the musical. Whatever it is I will certainly be there to hear it.
Seks Bomba – Operation B.O.M.B.A.
I'm an absolute sucker for James Bond films. If they're on the tube and I've got some time to kill (or not), I will watch whatever daring episode Bond finds himself in no matter what cheeky humor is going on amidst the gunfire. I know that after Sean Connery left the series there was this big hullabaloo over the merits of Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and some guy named George Lazenby. I thought Pierce Brosnan was okay, even if the movies were much too sheen. Thankfully Daniel Craig rekindled some of the grittiness aspect of the films and, thus, my interest. Therefore, any record that has this fetching of a cover will automatically get some money thrown at it on my behalf. Plus, and I wasn't sure if it was for real, but the record hints at being a soundtrack for a film. I'm not so sure if I've heard of a movie entitled "Operation B.O.M.B.A." (even if I wish there was), but who cares?! I figured this was going to be good.
Seks Bomba were a band out of Boston, surprise, that specialized in surf and lounge music. Boston is certainly more known for its garage rock and pop, so it's nice to see that there was a little variety in the scene. "Operation B.O.M.B.A." does showcase the talents of the band along the lines of a soundtrack, even if it would be hard to gather any sort of continuous plot line from the song titles. Regardless, the whole album an invigoratingly entertaining spree of music.
One could say that Seks Bomba opted to show three sides of themselves. The first, most obvious side is their surf rock affection. "Jet City" opens the album alternates between a frenzied cacophony of organ and drums and a cool, pensive surf style. "Klown Car" sounds like "Jet City" ignited, where it doesn't opt to cool off at any point during its nearly two minute tenure. The last track on the record, the double agent of "Seks Bomba Theme, pt. 1-2", alters between a peaceful accordion introduction and a rousing surf track that befits the band well as its theme. If you're looking for some good modern surf music Seks Bomba know how to do it right.
There is also a lot of swing going on throughout the record, including a bouncy "The Right Track" sung by the very crisp, strong vocals of Chris Cote. He gives off a sound that one could easily mistake as being from those days of fedoras and speakeasies, or at least, the type we have seen in the movies anyway. "Bright Lights and You, Girl" is even better with its tone variation between tense emotion and splashy love song. Cote sounds like a guy that could be depressed late night on the strip or skipping through the slot machines as he passionately finishes up the song with one last round of the chorus.
While Seks Bomba has a lot of dazzle with its surf and swing songs, it is their lounge act that transitions each number quite smoothly. "Theme from 'Mondo Edgar'" and "Rum Holiday" are typical lounge instrumentals, where the latter makes one feel that they're vacationing on a secluded beach somewhere with drink service. Seks Bomba's chippy cover of Burt Bacharach's "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?" has all the cute aspects of the original, except this time Dionne Warwick's vocals are replaced with what sounds like a distorted guitar. Those classic "woah woah woahs" and "bah bah bahs" are all there, though.
But oh man, the BEST track on the record is easily the surf force that is "Main Title & Love Theme From 'Satan's Shriners'". It is an absolute tear through a rapid clashing of drums, organ and guitar. After about a minute and a half it comes to an abrupt halt with some eastern-sounding vocals, only to conclude in a blitz. Although the following song of "Last Call" (a live, raspy and rambling track) could be deemed as the only dud on the record, the energy buzz from "Shriners" carries the listener on for a few tunes until the end of the record.
Check out everything you need to know and hear on Seks Bomba's comprehensive website!
Unfortunately, if you had noticed the past tense from earlier, Seks Bomba no longer exists. After releasing three records, playing 250 or so shows, and hanging up the instruments after a show in 2005, Seks Bomba are now part of the history of the Boston Scene. Even though they played a lot of music that was mostly popular in the sixties and seventies, Seks Bomba showed with their longevity that there's still an audience for such genres. Since I haven't heard this kind of music since the last time I saw one of those James Bond films, I have to give this record one of my golden dollars due to the good vibe I got.
Spindrift – The West
Beat the World Records, 2008
I can personally vouch that Spindrift is a fantastic live band to go see. I saw them when they opened for the Black Angels and, in combination with the other opener A Place to Bury Strangers, promptly blew the Angels out of the water. It had something to do with their look (6 or so drifters crowded on a darkened stage) as well as the heavy reverb bouncing around the room during their enveloping western soundtrack. Seeing Spindrift during their "The Legend of God's Gun" tour and subsequently buying the album, I can tell you that their live show is better than their recorded output. Therefore, I knew by picking this record up that, no matter how it sounded, it probably would be much more enticing to see it performed in person. Still, I had to know.
Spindrift continue their take on dramatic western music with thick guitar, falsetto, and instrumentals. They really do have a niche talent in adding horns, keyboards, peppy drums and sound effects to construct their visions of gunslingers, caravans, and tumbleweeds. It's almost as if they had thought about becoming a surf band but everyone was afraid of water, so they stuck to land. Some of the tracks have lyrics that are sung but they are almost unwelcome since they are usually unremarkable and blurred by echoed effects anyway. They do, however, add to the tone that the musicians are wrapping together with their many angles. The true interest of the songs lie in the pictures painted by tracks such as "Ace Coletrane" and "Frozen Memories", in which the latter portrays more of a haunting carnival element. Later, "The Klezmer Song" has a little fun with a different kind of cowboy, I suppose.
There are tracks on this record that aren't so interesting or successful, so unlike a surf record that can be counted on from song to song to deliver consistent enjoyable output, Spindrift prefers to mix it up. I do think that this record, which was only released last year, is a bargain to be found if only for its uniqueness. I almost think that it was a bit of a crime I found it bottomed out so carelessly, but I suppose that's just more gold for me. I would recommend this record to anyone who is up for something different, but only if they are willing to listen to it from beginning to end in a sitting. This release certainly isn't one meant for singles but instead for an experience. And hey, if these guys are playing somewhere near you go check them out!


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Thursday, December 3, 2009
C vs C++: The Linux case
Recently i read a famous linus torvalds opinion about C++, where he wrote:
"C++ is a horrible language. It's made more horrible by the fact that a lot of substandard programmers use it, to the point where it's much much easier to generate total and utter crap with it. Quite frankly, even if the choice of C were to do *nothing* but keep the C++ programmers out,that in itself would be a huge reason to use C."
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Irrlicht:The art of using GRASP patterns
But when i discovered GRASP patterns , i advice any one interested to improve his skills design to look at this patterns, it gives a design fondamental rules.
Irrlicht is a 3D engine library that use many GRASP concepts, let's discover with CppDepend the benefits of using this kind of patterns, and to show using of GRASP concepts we will focus on the namespace irr::gui.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Inside Qt Part 1 : QtCore
Qt consists of several modules, and each one rely on QtCore, this module contains all basic classes like Containers,String,Smart Pointer,Multithreading,Localisation and other funcionalities.
Let's discover with CppDepend the QtCore module.
Monday, November 2, 2009
why Ogre3D make you want to use it?
I searched for the characteristics of this library and i found the following definition:
OGRE (Object-Oriented Graphics Rendering Engine) is a scene-oriented, flexible 3D rendering engine written in C++ designed to make it easier and intuitive for developers to produce applications utilising hardware-accelerated 3D graphics. The class library abstracts the details of using the underlying system libraries like Direct3D and OpenGL and provides an interface based on world objects and other high level classes.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Is QuantLib over engeniering?
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Why POCO is well implemented and designed?
"The POCO C++ Libraries are a collection of open source class libraries for developing network-centric, portable applications in C++. POCO stands for POrtable COmponents. The libraries cover functionality such as threads, thread synchronization, file system access, streams, shared libraries and class loading, sockets and network protocols (HTTP, FTP, SMTP, etc.), and include an HTTP server, as well as an XML parser with SAX2 and DOM interfaces and SQL database access. The modular and efficient design and implementation makes the POCO C++ Libraries well suited for embedded development."
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Let's discover the benefits of this Pattern using CppDepend, and for that we analyze the following example.
in this example we have a code source before and after refactoring, you can copy the code into two distincts files factorybefore.cpp and factoryafter.cpp.
CppDepend Analysis
To analyze this example with CppDepend, do the following steps:
- Lanch VisualCppDepend.exe and create new project.
- Use "Create Project Description " Button to lauch the project maker wizard
- Add Project to solution.
- Add Files to project created
- Save as "Factory.sl"
- In VisualCppDepend use "Browse" button to specify Factory.sl file.
- Launch the analysis.
After the analysis of the example before using factory pattern, we analyze it after the modifications, for that we have to change the description of the project by removing "factorybefore.cpp" and adding "factoryafter.cpp".
CppDepend provide an interesting functionality to compare between two version, in our case we compare the project before and after refactoring and there's the result.
we can see that there are some added new classes in the browser characterized by the Bold Style and there's also a modification in dependency matrix.
Where WindowsButton class is created?
To answer to this question let's execute the following CQL request:
SELECT METHODS WHERE CreateA "WindowsButton" ORDER BY DepthOfCreateA
So we can observe that before refactoring, the class is created in many places, but after refactoring the creation is isolated in WindowsFactory, the responsibility of the creation is now isolated and it impact the cohesion, so we have a high cohesion than before.
What the impact for coupling?
Using Matrix can help to detect coupling between projects and classes.
If you look at the intersection between main method and MotifButton class we observe a red "-"sign, so we lose a dependency between Main and other classes like WindowsButton, MotifButton.
Let's discover the dependency graph before and after:
So the global methods are now isolated form concretes classes used, and we have a low coupling so we can add another family of classes without changing the client that use them, only the factory will be changed.
Abstract Factory can improve the cohesion and coupling of classes.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
A quick analyze of the MFC evolution
A view of the work achieved
SELECT METHODS WHERE CodeWasChanged OR WasAdded
The following treemap shows in blue, new methods (i.e WasAdded) and methods that have been refactored (i.e where CodeWasChanged). A rectangle represents a method and the size of the rectangle is proportional to the size of the method (in terms of Code Line ). It is pretty impressive to see that a big part of the framework is still evolving.
The Info panel of CppDepend shows that MFC 2008 is bigger twice than MFC 2005
New Types
SELECT TYPES WHERE WasAdded
367 new types added including:
• Menus
• Toolbars
• Panes
• Ribbon Control
• Outlook Alert
• Controls
• Dialog Boxes
• Customization
• Visualization
New Namespaces
SELECT NAMESPACES WHERE WasAdded
Only 1 namespace was added it contains classes to integrate Winform into MFC.
Methods where visibility changed
Only the visibility of the CHtmlEditCtrl destructor was changed from protected to public.
It was a design bug in MFC 2005, you can discover here why it was problematic.
Types Removed
All classes relative to ISAPI were removed; it's a break change that can be very embarrassing for developers who used them before.
The major evolution of MFC includes a new types to support modern user interface (UI) elements such as the Office Fluent UI, docking windows and MDI tabbed windows similar to those used in some releases of Visual Studio, enhanced toolbars, a rich new set of controls, support for controlling the overall visual style, support for desktop alerts, and much more.
but no big changes concerns the MFC design,it's true that MFC now use more manager classes as controlers than before
but the design of the new functionalities still unchanged, for example only one namespace is added.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Case Study: Console Application
Solution without design:
For this first solution the design is ignored and only one class named CDataProcessor is used to:
- Get data from file.
- Processing data.
- Print result.
And the main method invokes the methods of this class.
drawback of this solution:
Low cohesion: CDataProcessor class has many responsibilities so we can't easily reuse algorithm in other application.
High coupling: the processing is high coupled with console and also with data provider.
Design refactoring:
- High Cohesion:
To improve cohesion each responsibility must be assigned to a different class so we need three classes:
CFileProvider: To get data from File.
CDataProcessing: To process data, and this class can use other classes to complete processing, but to simplify the design we consider that's sufficient for our processing.
CResultReporting: To report result to file.
So each class has its own responsibility, there are advantages of this design:
- Easy to understand classes.
- Easy to maintain.
- Easy to reuse classes in other applications.
- Low coupling:
What happen if data exist in database not in file, in our last design our application is high coupled with file provider.
To resolve this problem we need an interface that provide methods to get data from anywhere , and for the case of file we need class that implement this interface.
For that using NVI can be good solution, so we need an interface IDataProvider
And CFileProvider inherit from IDataProvider to implement GetDataFromImpl, and the same design can be used for CDataProcessing and CReportResult.
Here's the new collaboration between classes after refactoring:
- Class Factory:
In the latest design the creation of concrete instances of IDataProvider,IDataProcessing and IReportResult are created by Main method.
A better approach is to assign this responsibility to a factory class so a logic to instanciate a family
of instances needed is isolated.
- Controller:
The orchestration between all classes is implemented in the main method.
it's better to assign this responsability to a Controller class, so we can use it in other applications.
The controller needs three classes to interact with them, so the question is how we bind instances to controller?
Two solutions can be used:
- Add method named BindInstances(IDataProviderPtr,IDataProcesingPtr,IReportResultPtr).
- Use template so the controller will be instantiated like that:
The difference between two solutions is that for the first one each DataProvider must inherit from IDataProvider, and for the second one CFileProvider need only the method GetData (Data&) even if it's inherit from another class than IDataProvider.
Here's the new collaboration between classes after refactoring:
Benefit of refactoring:
After refactoring this application became more flexible and we can use it for different scenario:
- Can get data from file,database,xml file,csv file,…
- Can process with many class not only one.
- Can report to console,file,….
Which libraries to use for this application?
In our application we need read/write to file, processing and write to console, in this case STL and Boost are in general sufficient.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Impact of high coupling with external frameworks
"You search for a C++ developer who master MFC, ATL, COM, and Database…" its sound like "You search for a C++ Guru".
At this time I thought that's normal and I must master all these skills, but after many years as C++ developer I knew that this kind of offers can indicate a high coupling of the project with external frameworks.
Using frameworks accelerate the development it can be used for GUI, database, files and others needs, but using it when it's not necessary can complicate the project, for example for business layer we just need POCO objects.
Let's see the impact of high coupling for different actors.
Human resource manager:
If a C++ project is highly coupled with external frameworks, the HR must search for C++ developer who master all the frameworks used, and now it's very difficult to find a good C++ developer and find one who master other frameworks can be very difficult.
Architect and designer:
When the project is highly coupled with other frameworks we lose of flexibility, and any migration or adaptation of project to other context (WebService,Console,…) will be difficult.
Any framework has its difficulties and we need some time to master it, and adding complexity of other frameworks to the project can add an overhead.
For unit test it's very difficult to isolate just our code and test it if it's highly coupled with other frameworks.
So it's nice to use frameworks to accelerate the development but use them carefully and avoid as possible unnecessary coupling.
Let's analyze some open source project to discover what skills needed to integrate the development team.
Case I: Emule project (http://www.emule-project.net)
After analyzing emule with CppDepend we observe that it's use MFC and ATL libraries
Let's see if MFC is used in the whole project, for that we can ask CppDepend whitch classes use MFC classes and here's the result:
we observe that MFC is used in the whole project, but how many classes of MFC are used and which ones are mostly used ( Gui,Containers,Archive,..)?
Many MFC classes are used and it concerns Gui,Internet,Archive and Containers.
The question is : Could you use the emule algorithm with other frameworks and in other contexts?
The answer is yes but it needs some overhead to disociate the busness layer from MFC.
If the algorithm was isolated into different namespace or maybe another module it can be reused in many other projects that needs the same behavior.
What about ATL ?
Emule use only some ATL classes, essentialy CString.
We can conclude that any developer who want to integrate the emule project must perform MFC library and ATL skill is not necesary.
Case II: OpenSTA project (http://sourceforge.net/projects/opensta/)
OpenSTA is divided into multiple projects and here's some project dependencies:
dividing project into diffierent modules can be very advantageous, it's better to isolate functionalities, we can use them in other projects and it simplify the complexity of project.
Which projects use MFC?
We observe that not all projects use MFC and the big ones d'ont use it.
Which MFC classses are used?
many MFC classes are used and especially OLE classes.
For OpenSTA project C++ developer who not master MFC can integrate the project.
Isolationg the using of external frameworks can be very advantageous for any actor, so keep it simple and avoid any unecessary coupling especialy for business layer.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Inside MFC
The MFC framework is a powerful approach but using it impacts the design of the application, it's very intrusive and we have to be careful of how we use it.
Let's analyze MFC8 with CppDepend to discover its code quality and design.
CppDepend is a tool that simplifies managing a complex C++ code base. Architects and developers can analyze code structure, specify design rules, and plan massive refactoring, do effective code reviews and master evolution by comparing different versions of the code.
CppDepend supports the Code Query Language (CQL) for maximum flexibility. Basically CppDepend considers your code as a database and you can write some CQL statements to query and check some assertions on this database. As a consequence, CQL is similar to SQL and supports the SELECT TOP FROM WHERE ORDER BY pattern.
With CppDepend we analyze the quality of implementation and also the design of MFC.
A quality of implementation is important for developer who debug inside MFC,indeed not all things work as we like and sometimes we have to look inside the library code so if it's not well implemented it complicate the task when debugging.
A design of MFC is very important for developers because it impact the design of the application because it's very intrusive.
MFC General Information's:
The dependency Graph shows that MFC uses 149 methods from ATL and 1014 from Windows API, and there's general Information's about MFC:
Code Implementation:
Naming Rules:
Let's execute the following CQL request:
WARN IF Count > 0 IN SELECT FIELDS WHERE !NameLike "^m_" AND !IsGlobal
The blue squares represent the result of the query, so almost 50% fields don't begin with m_".
And what about methods naming:
WARN IF Count > 0 IN SELECT METHODS WHERE !NameLike "^[A-Z]" AND !(IsClassConstructor OR IsConstructor) AND !IsInTierProject AND !IsGlobal AND !NameLike "^~" AND !NameLike "^operator"
There are just some few methods that not begin with Upper case.
Cyclomatic Complexity:
Cyclomatic complexity is a popular procedural software metric equal to the number of decisions that can be taken in a procedure.
We can also consider that a method is complex if NbLinesOfCode,NbParameters or NbBariables are great than a defined values.
SELECT METHODS WHERE (NbLinesOfCode > 100 OR CyclomaticComplexity > 20 OR NbParameters > 5 OR NbVariables > 8 )
So 706 methods are candidates to refactoring, but the request can be changed, it's depending on the choice of the complexity criteria for each team.
SELECT METHODS WHERE NbLinesOfComment > 0
Almost all classes are commented so developers can have an idea of what a method does particularly when debugging inside MFC.
Let's see if all complex methods are commented.
SELECT METHODS WHERE (NbLinesOfCode > 100 OR CyclomaticComplexity > 20 OR NbParameters > 5 OR NbVariables > 8 ) AND NbLinesOfComment ==0
There are just few complex methods not commented.
No existence of namespaces:
The namespace is an important concept to design application, it isolates functionalities under a module and provides a logical grouping, it can also make a library simple to use.
Unfortunately MFC don't contain any namespace in spite of the existence of different functionality (GUI, OLE, Database, Containers …).
Global functions and variables:
MFC contains 786 global functions and 338 global variables, its lot for an object oriented framework.
SELECT TYPES WHERE NbBaseClass >0
Almost all class has at least one base class, it cause a high coupling between classes.
Types Cohesion:
The single responsibility principle states that a class should have more than one reason to change. Such a class is said to be cohesive. A high LCOM value generally pinpoints a poorly cohesive class. There are several LCOM metrics. The LCOM takes its values in the range [0-1]. The LCOMHS (HS stands for Henderson-Sellers) takes its values in the range [0-2]. Note that the LCOMHS metric is often considered as more efficient to detect non-cohesive types.
LCOMHS value higher than 1 should be considered alarming.
WARN IF Count > 0 IN SELECT TYPES WHERE LCOMHS > 0.95 AND NbFields > 10 AND NbMethods >10 AND !IsGlobal ORDER BY LCOMHS DESC
31 types from 529 are considered non cohesive.
Dependency between Classes:
The option Direct & Indirect Weight of use the Dependency Structure Matrix is the perfect tool to let users know where the code structure is tangled with dependencies cycles.
The screenshot below showsthat the 2 classes CDocument and CCmdUI are involved in a cycle of minimum length 5.
The whole dependency matrix shows that almost all MFC types are coupled directly or indirectly.
The efferent coupling for a particular type is the number of types it directly depends on. Types with high efferent coupling are more complex than others,CppDepend propose a search panel, it's like a wizard that help you construct query easily.
Let's search for Types where efferent coupling is more than 30.
Doc/View Concept:
MFC separates data management into these two classes. The document stores the data and manages printing the data and coordinates updating multiple views of the data. The view displays the data and manages user interaction with it, including selection and editing.
In dependency graph CDocument and CView are mutually dependant and usually the model don't have to know the View and it must be independent of any external framework.
The model has to be as simple as possible with simple types and without any unnecessary coupling.
The following CQL request demonstrate that CDocument is highly coupled with GUI classes:
SELECT TYPES WHERE IsDirectlyUsedBy "CDocument"
The goal is to reuse the same model in different projects (Console, Gui, WebService, …) and if our model is the CDocument we can't reuse easily in other projects.
Never use CDocument as model but use it just as controller to refresh views.
MFC Automation Server :
CDocument can be used also as COM Component, but CDocument is coupled with CView and using CDocument as COM component can occur some unexpected limitations and problems.
When we instantiate a CDocument as COM Component a handle of view is created due to the coupling Doc/View so the number of instances to create is limited by the number of window handles that can be created, and the problem occur particularly if the instances are created in a no desktop session, in this case the number of handle that can be created is very limited by default.
Avoid using CDocument as COM component, keep it simple and use ATL instead it's more simple and flexible.
Use or don't use MFC?
MFC is well implemented but not really object oriented and the classes are high coupled, so be careful when using it and avoid any unnecessary coupling, for example prefer using ATL for COM component and STL for containers.
It's preferable to avoid as possible the coupling of your model with Doc/View concept, it make your design less flexible and add more complexity.
The goal is to spend more time in developing the business layer and isolate any technical layer will be very advantageous:
· Human resources department don't need to spend a lot of time to search for MFC gurus; maybe just few MFC developers will be sufficient.
· Developers don't add a complexity of a framework to the complexity of what's they implement.
· Reusing easily the business layer in other context (Web Services, Console,…).
So keep it simple and isolate the impact of any technical framework used, for that be careful for any unnecessary coupling.
Keep it Simple Concept make C++ much easier
When the languages like Java or C# has been used by companies, a language like C++ became for many developers and mangers a complex and a bad language to avoid.
History of computer engineering can maybe explain this C++ vision:
Before internet explosion in 1990s, developing with C++ was very difficult due to the inexistence of technical documentation and feedback to resolve easily technical problems, so the team focused on technical layer.
We can understand why in this period the managers follow the technical approach and we looked for a C++ Guru to join the development Team.
After internet explosion we can found a many C++ documentation and feedback for technical layer but unfortunately the vision was not changed, and new developers spend lot of time searching for technical tricks.
The good way is to focus more time in the business layer which is the added value of a project and a technical layer must be just an infrastructure and we don't have to spend a lot of time in it.
Imagine that we have to begin an application using COM Components, let's see how two managers will realize this project.
C++ manager focused on technical layer
The first manager will first try to search for developers that master COM components it will take more time and energy but it's obligatory for him to implement a project as he expect .
He will begin with a COM implementation and since the beginning of the project he add a complexity to it and also add useless dependency , even if the team contains just COM Gurus an overhead time will be spend in the COM Layer.
So finally this kind of manager will participate in an unpopularity of C++, every basic C++ developer will say "C++ is very complex".
"Keep it simple" manager
"Keep it simple" manager
The second manager named "Keep it Simple" try to look for just one developer who master COM technology and the rest of the team are just a basic C++ developers.
This manager tell to his team to forget COM and just implement POCO objects ,simple classes that use a simple types to implement a business layer.
And just one developer who master COM technology develop a wrappers around the POCO objects.
So finally the "Keep it Simple" manager win a lot of time to look for developers and to implement the project and aproximatively the whole project is developed with a basic C++ concept, and isolate the COM technology complexity and limit dependency of a project .
With this approach every developer will say "WOW developing project that use COM technology is very simple".
So try to avoid useless dependency; it can multiply the development time of a project, and a tool like cppdepend can help you to detect unecessary dependency .


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These buns are so tasty and moist. They can be eaten plain, dusted with icing sugar or even served with ice-cream as a complete dessert! They are great for all occasions, dessert, snacks, even parties. I hope you enjoy baking these!
1/2 cup Butter
3/4 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla
2 tsp Baking powder
1/2 tsp Salt
2 cups Flour
1/2 cup Milk
2 cups Strawberries, chopped
Crumb Topping:
1/4 cup Butter, melted
1/3 cup Brown sugar
1/3 cup White sugar
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 cup Flour
1. Preheat oven to 180c.
2. Mix the butter and sugar in a large bowl.
3. Then mix in the eggs, one at a time, until combined. Add vanilla.
4. In another bowl, add the baking powder, salt and flour.
6. Then, add in the strawberries.
8. In a small bowl combine all the ingredients for the crumb topping.
9. Sprinkle the crumb evenly over the tops of the batter.
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Of all the impressive technologies on display at the recent Comdex Fall computer trade show, the most exciting was also the hardest to define.
It is called multimedia, and it incorporates the best aspects of printed books, television, computers and the human imagination.
People have been talking about multimedia for years, but it has always seemed to be a solution in search of a problem.
The magic of multimedia became apparent for me during a demonstration of two software products developed by the International Business Machines Corp., called Columbus: Encounter, Discovery and Beyond, and Illuminated Books and Manuscripts (IBM, get it?).


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Lentils and Chard
There's always a pack of lentils in my kitchen cupboards. Sometimes more than one; the quick cooking red variety to throw into soups, the big fat yellow ones for making dahl and the more elegant puy for making a wholesome side dish or salad. The mealy, earthy taste and texture that comes from a lentil is part of its charm; the fact that they are so humble but so versatile and filling is why I always find myself with lentils on my plate at least


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The Wedding MusicWednesday 10 January 2018 at 02:11 am.
The wedding music both during your service and your reception is an extremely significant piece of your critical day. Don't spoil with kisses what music achieves with ears. Your music ought to be deliberately chosen and played by experts. Selecting your own music for your wedding permits personalization of your wedding.
In a perfect world, your music ought to set a state of mind and mirror the style of your festival. From the minute the triumphal parade at the church to the bridal _dance at the church. The music ought to simply stream along with the mood.
Your music ought to compliment your improvements, your venue and your own styles. Nobody needs to hear a traditional music piece one moment and substantial metal the following.
Weddings are subjected to a ton of variety as per the custom, culture and religion. Each of the traditions has their own standards. Music being a basic piece of the Indian culture, the variety in wedding music is clear because of the vicinity of a multi-religious society. Regarding the matter of the connection of Nair wedding, the substance is very special and different. A Nair wedding nearly takes after the customs of a Hindu marriage. Subsequently the music course of action, which sets the genuine kind of the service, is entirely different from alternate types of music.


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Despite another frustrating home result, Mansfield Town have ended the year just two points outside the play-offs with a great chance of success in 2016.
The Stags have only won three times in front of their own fans this season and on Monday again wasted a succession of chances to finish off struggling York in an exciting 1-1 draw.
But their away form has kept them in the hunt and Adam Murray's men know that a little more ruthlessness in front of goal, coupled with a dash more luck, could make all the difference in home games in which they are dominating and creating without finishing.
With two more successive homes games to come, there is plenty of chance to build on the promise they again showed on Monday.
Twice Stags hit the York bar, Matt Green clipping it from five yards when it seemed he must score, and twice keeper Scott Flinders made superb saves. But City hung on for the point and always looked dangerous.
York arrived with nine defeats in their last 10 games and may have been expected to shut up shop from the off.
Instead they looked the more dangerous early on as Mansfield struggled to settle in front of a big crowd, an all-too-often repeated trait for the Stags.
City made use of their extra man in midfield to test the home side's new-look defence with Ryan Tafazolli dropped to the bench and Lee Collins pushed across to partner Krystian Pearce, Mitch Rose switching to right back.
The warning signs were there after just six minutes when Femi Ilesanmi drove a rising shot over from a tight angle on the left.
But on 10 minutes the Minstermen were ahead. Luke Summerfield curled in a free kick from wide on the left and, as the home back line moved up, they allowed Dave Winfield to stroll between them and get a deft touch on the ball to beat Brian Jensen.
It could have been worse as Jensen superbly clawed away a far post header from ex-Stag Vadaine Oliver on 23 minutes.
Instead, with the big home crowd in full voice behind them, Stags woke up and began to perform, Adam Chapman and Matty Blair firing efforts goalwards.
The reward came on 31 minutes as home man of the match Pearce steered a header inside the left post from 12 yards from Chapman's corner.
Although York were always dangerous on the break, the second half was largely one-way traffic.
Flinders spread himself at his right post to block a Craig Westcarr finish before Green somehow saw his finish fly up from five yards and hit the bar after sub Nathan Thomas had drilled a brilliant low cross in front of goal from the left.
Reggie Lambe was a constant torment to York in a roving role and he also smashed a shot against the bar from 20 yards on 70 minutes.
When sub Adi Yussuf leapt into a close range diving header from Chapman's cross on 84 minutes, Flinders pulled off his second heartbreaker save and City survived to give their flood-tormented city something to cheer.
Maybe in the transfer window Murray can produce the missing piece of the jigsaw – a high quality player who can get the goals for tally ticking by his own goals or by unlocking defences to set up others?


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062914 - Sunday Meditation
062914 - Sunday Lesson: You Gotta Have Heart!
Everyone has dreams; dreams for themselves, their loved ones, their
business, dreams of all kinds and sizes. However, on the way to our
dreams, we may become discouraged and lose heart. Even the Beatles were
told in 1962 by Decca Recording Company, "We don't like the sound, and
guitar music is on the way out."
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Happy Father's Day to all our fathers!
Recent research shows that today's dads are deeply connected to their families and have three things in common: Availability to their children, Interaction with their children, and Responsibility for their children.
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060114 - Sunday Meditation
With this lesson, Rev. Nancy begins a series on "Your 12 Divine Powers." These powers are the qualities or aspects of your Higher Consciousness. There are other names as well for Higher Consciousness: Christ Consciousness, Christ Mind, Buddha-nature, Unitive Consciousness.
051814 - Sunday Meditation
Many of us have heard the saying, "What you focus on expands" and many of us know – from personal experience – that this is true. The more we put on attention on something, the more it grows in our experience. However, if we "take in the Good" – focus our attention on God and the qualities of the Divine, the thing dissipates.
In this lesson, Rev. Nancy gives the spiritual, the psychological, and the scientific reasons behind this principle.
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Happy Mother's Day!
In this message for Mother's Day, 2014, Rev. Nancy talks about the qualities of the Divine Feminine. And though such qualities of heart like intuition, compassion, inclusion, cooperation and unconditional love have been traditionally thought of as a woman's, all of these are within all of us, female and male.
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A year after her disappearance, the Port Alberni RCMP are still looking for Shelly Jean Hofmann.
The woman was last seen on June 24th, 2016 in the 3000 block of 3rd Ave in front of Alberni Community & Women's Services Society.
Shelly is described as a 49 year old Caucasian woman, 5 feet tall, 150 lbs, with blue eyes and short grey hair, and was often seen walking around downtown Port Alberni with her very distinctive walk.
She has a pronounced limp almost rocking from side to side and is hunched forward.
"Shelly's disappearance remains an active and ongoing missing person's investigation. Members of the General Investigation Section continue in their search for answers into Shelly's whereabouts. We are urging the public for their help. What may seem inconsequential to you, may be the missing link in this investigative puzzle. Everything is important," said Cpl. Amelia Hayden of the Port Alberni RCMP.
Anyone with any information is asked to please contact the Port Alberni RCMP at 250-723-2424 or, if you wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers:
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Crushing things with her feet is what mistress Emily likes. It was a weekend and she did not have any plans. She decided to stay in doors and have fun with her fetish. She had bought bananas so she took them out and enjoyed crushing them with her bare feet. The crushed bananas felt great under her feet and within minutes, she had left a big mess on the floor.
Chrstin put on her thick winter boots, but not to go outside. She put them on because they are extra heavy and good for crushing things under her feet. She arranges a group of toys in the floor. The toy car, toy bulldozer and toy boat get stomped on repeatedly by her high heel boots. She keeps smashing and crushing them until they break into pieces with the bulldozer being the most challenging.


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Maine unemployment down slightly again in November
Maine unemployment down slightly again in November
Dec. 21, 2017
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine's unemployment rate fell slightly in November.
The Maine Department of Labor says the preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 3.3 percent in November was down 0.2 percentage points from October. It was also slightly down from 3.8 percent a year ago.
Maine's unemployment rate was lower than the national rate of 4.1 percent. That number was unchanged from October and down from 4.6 percent a year ago.
The Maine Labor Department says the preliminary nonfarm payroll jobs estimate was up 2,100 from a year ago, to 619,200.


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I did it!
I was lying in bed Saturday afternoon, surrounded by kleenex, too tired to move. I called my mom and said, "I don't want to do 50km… let's just do 25." I haven't recovered from my cold, and I was feeling more like lying in bed watching Netflix than biking.
Then I woke up yesterday morning and decided, "screw it… I'm doing 50km."
I sniffled my way through the route with my parents and finished 45.23km (cheaters, that's not 50km!) in 2:40:02 at a pace of 3:32 min/km and an average speed of 17 km/hr.
Slow, but not too shabby for a sick person who hasn't been able to exercise for a while. We only stopped twice and I didn't walk up any of the hills like I saw a lot of people doing.
Here's a map of the route from my Garmin Forerunner:
I wanted to share a recipe that I used to make bars for the ride. This is one of my favourite recipes ever. I'm not clear on how oats fit into the gluten/gluten-free thing, but I bought some Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free Rolled Oats and decided to give it a whirl.
Peanut Butter Energy Bars
1.5 cups rolled oats
1/4 cup ground flax
1/4 cup sesame seeds
3/4 cup unsweetened coconut
3/4 cup brown rice syrup
1/4 cup peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 Tbsp natural cane sugar
1. In a large bowl, mix oats, flax, sesame seeds, and coconut. Set aside.
2. In a small saucepan over low to medium heat, mix together brown rice syrup, peanut butter, vanilla, and sugar. Stir frequently until peanut butter is melted, colour is consistent, and it just starts to boil. Be careful not to burn it.
3. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir well.
4. Spread into a 9×9″ pan and put in the fridge until it's hardened (about an hour). Cut into 16 sections.
The mixture is really sticky, so I usually spread it into the pan and then cover it with plastic wrap and use my hands to squish it all down. I like the silicone pans because you can just pop out the whole thing later to cut it.
I was running low on time, so I just snapped a crappy picture:
Super delicious. I brought them on the bike ride to share with people on my team – everyone loved them!
One last thing… my herbs are out of control.
You can kind of see the difference from a week and a half ago. Now I have to learn how to use herbs in cooking.


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(Cape Town, September 2015) School of Rock Claremont, the international leader in music education for kids will be launching LITTLE WING, an early music education programme for preschool age children. The exciting new programme will be hosted at School of Rock Claremont from October 2015.
The School of Rock International team spent two years working with experts in the field of early childhood education, as well as professional musicians to develop a truly unique approach for this music programme. Classes will be conducted in a group-lesson format and will be steered by an experienced staff of instructors. Students enrolled in the new programme will participate in weekly 60-minute classes every month. The programme will start with classes focused on 4 and 5 year old students with a 2-3 year old programme following soon after.
Little Wing was designed to be portable, so that the programme can be delivered at affiliate locations. This allows Little Wing to partner with select preschools who want to add a music enrichment programme to their existing curriculum. Other settings for the programme may include day-cares, private homes and even children's parties.
This unique music programme will help young children understand rhythm and melody and introduce them to the language of music. Classes will feature movement games set to some of the most popular music from the past fifty years, and instructors will lead activities intended to spark creativity.
There is also an interactive Little Wing app for iOS devices that will engage young users with its vivid imagery and of course top-notch music even when they aren't in the class. The app will introduce young minds to basic music concepts through a playful interactive music game with an animated bird named Little Wing. Kids using the game will learn about music notes and exercise ears and eyes by picking up auditory cues.
Keith Taeuber, Managing Director of School of Rock Claremont, says" We are very proud and excited to be launching "The Little Wing programme". This amazing programme will help raise the bar when it comes to current preschool music education offered in South Africa and sets the foundation for music appreciation in young children and pre-schoolers and is unique in terms of its cutting edge and relevant syllabus which aims to inspire, motivate and cultivate the rockstars of tomorrow".
Much research and evidence has been documented citing the benefits of music education during a child's early years to help them better develop skill sets in areas such as pre-literacy, motor skills, and coordination. Little Wing will build a fun learning experience by employing strong teamwork and cooperative learning. The games and activities that will be taught at Little Wing, all set to classic rock and pop music that both parents and young children can enjoy, are designed to stimulate and mould young minds.
The programme will teach rhythm and beat patterns, tracking and sequencing sounds and words, tonal processing, auditory focus and audition, and the fine motor skills used in instrument play and visual arts. The Little Wing programme strengthens skill that can better prepare children for preparatory schools. Little Wing will also prepare students for School of Rock's full slate of music education programmes for all ages and for a lifetime of music education and appreciation.
For more information about the programme visit: claremont.littlewing.com or contact Leigh Spaun to sign–up on 021 671 9580.
School of Rock Claremont details:
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Chieko Nakayama's DIY Nail Art Tutorial Part.8 ~How to do Marble Nail Art~
Here, Chieko shows a super easy way to make marble nails using a cotton bud! Read on to find out more!
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RADIO TIMES – Dame Maggie Smith*, Aidan Turner, Jenna Coleman, Charlie Brooker and Rowan Atkinson have all joined the star-studded line-up for the BFI & Radio Times Television Festival, added to a bill that already includes Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, Michael Palin, Julie Walters and Keeley Hawes (details of previously announced events here).
The three-day event – taking place from 7th-9th April at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX – will see Downton Abbey actress Maggie Smith make a rare on-stage appearance on Saturday 8th April to reflect on her life on stage and screen. […]
Also on Saturday, Victoria stars Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes will take a break from their busy schedules filming series two to sit down for a chat with creator Daisy Goodwin and executive producer Damien Timmer about ITV's hit Sunday night drama.
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Dec 8 2015
Sometime, during an otherwise ordinary work day, you receive a call or an email from someone who wants to have a conversation with you. They want to speak with you about a potential position at a different company; conceivably, they come dangling a title that is more senior than yours currently. You haven't had a lot of experience with being recruited. Perhaps you connect recruiting with campus recruiters who have visited your college and that's the extent of your knowledge. You've found your current position (and maybe others) through your own resources, friends or family. So, this is new. You feel flattered and special, but wonder what you will be getting yourself into if you continue the conversation? It sounds like a nice position, but how will this interviewing process be handled? Is all hiring the same?
The first thing you should consider, is the caller or emailer an internal recruiter who is working for this particular company with this specific opening, or is the recruiter from an outside company?
You got that one answered: Turns out it's an outside firm. There are two different kinds of outside firms: a retained search firm and a contingency firm. A retained search firm, by definition, has an exclusive engagement to fill this open position. It has been officially hired, retained and secured under contract by the client company. This means that you will not have any other person at any other firm contacting you about that specific position. A contingency firm may or may not have an exclusive on this position for a period of time, but the client company hasn't committed to working with this firm on an indefinite basis. Therefore, it's common that a number of different contingency firms are trying to recruit for this same position, even if it may not always be at the same time.
What are some other differences? A client company makes a strategic and financial investment when they hire a retained search firm from the very beginning of the process. A client company is not wedded to a contingency firm and does not have to pay them until the very end of the process when that firm successfully fills the position.
Anything else? The guarantee for the person placed usually varies between retained and contingency. Most retained search firms guarantee their placement will remain in the new position for at least a year and will work with, or coach, the person placed, their direct boss and the company to insure that everything is going well during that year. If for whatever reason the person placed leaves within that first year, the firm has to find a replacement at their own expense. A contingency firm doesn't usually have this kind of guarantee. It may have some kind of guarantee, but it is usually for a short time frame such as three months.
How about the length of the search or hiring/interviewing process, does it differ between the two kinds of firms? What can I expect if I go through the process? How long will it take? This is usually dependent more on the client company and how quickly they can move to interview, reach a decision and make an offer/negotiate, and if there are unusual circumstances involved, such as a green card, a non-compete, or an employment agreement.
However, since the retained firm has the guarantee mentioned above, it needs to make sure all details are covered. The contingency firm may or may not take all the steps of a retained firm; that will depend upon how the firm operates and its philosophy.
Does a company exclusively work with one kind of search firm? No. If they work with both kinds of search firms, it's usually when the decision maker at the company feels the position is unique, very competitive or is confidential that they will work with a retainer based firm. Of course, they may also have a preference for working with a retained or a contingency search firm and may have strong relationships with the people working at specific firms, which will impact their choice for either.
Back to your situation…Now you understand there are differences in hiring, you can ask the person who contacted you what kind of firm they work with. You can also conduct research on their firm to discover that. In addition, many retained firms are members of the AESC (the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants) and you can go to their website (www.aesc.org) and look to see if that firm is a member.
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My friend and brother in Christ John Haskins has once again written something that invaded my comfort zone. If you are a regular reader of my blog you're familiar with John's no-nonsense approach to the aletheia truth of the gospel.
Month: July 2010
Four Questions For America – Question 4
The last question that Dr. Dennis Brunet of Midway Baptist Church in Gulf Breeze, FL asks is directed to Christians; those of us in the pews.
Question 4 has four questions within it that are directed to born-again believers.
Four Questions For America – Question 3
In this next segment Bro Dennis addresses what I have been calling for at my devotional for quite some time.
It is long past time for pastors to begin preaching the unfiltered gospel truth.
Four Questions For America – Question 2
This segment is less than 6 minutes long, but as Bro Dennis likes to say:
It's chock-a-block full of good stuff.
This next question is addressed to the politicians and if Bro Dennis had been addressing a joint session of Congress 99% of the 535 backsides would have been squirming in their seats.
Four Questions For America! – Question 1
Continuing with the sermon by Dr. Dennis Brunet, Senior Pastor of Midway Baptist Church in Gulf Breeze, FL, Dr. Brunet asks the first of four questions for America. Bro Dennis covers a lot of ground on this question so I have broken it into two segments.
Four Questions For America! – Introduction
As you know I have long proclaimed the need for pastors across America to preach God's Word unapologetically and unashamedly. If we can find pastors willing to boldly preach the Word and comment on today's societal ills, perhaps our county can be saved.
Continue reading "Four Questions For America! – Introduction"
The God Of My Strength
Special Note: It is hard to believe but I have double-checked; this is the 500th devotional I've written. My gratitude to the Lord Jesus for His grace and my appreciation for all of you overflows my heart this morning. A heartfelt thank you!
Born Again To Battle
Last Sunday our pastor preached the type of sermon that I have been advocating at this devotional and at my blog. Look for it at my blog in the near future. I want everyone to copy it and pass it on to their pastors and parishioners and encourage their pastors to preach such messages. Bro Dennis said something that stuck to me and I had to write it down. It's the title of this devotional. He said that Christians are born again to battle. Battle what?
His Constant Rule and Guide
During Sunday School this past week I made the point that we should address the Scriptures first before we Google or Wikipedia an area of interest. What does the Bible say about a particular subject should be our first question. Alas, I'm sure it is an afterthought for most if at all. Well Bro Dave are you saying we can find answers to every subject in life in the Bible? Yes, if God means for us to know the answer!
Solemn Acts Of Devotion To God Almighty
July 2, 1776 has never received its fair due. It is never called upon in remembrance of anything significant in American history, and yet it is a most epoch day. It is the day that the declaration for independence was accepted by the thirteen colonies. It is the day that the United Colonies of America ceased to exist and the United States of America became a nation.
NRA – Not Really American
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Miami (Fla.) earns fifth quarterfinal berth in a row with win against Northwestern
URBANA, Ill. -- For the fifth consecutive season, Miami (Fla) will be playing in the NCAA tournament quarterfinals after its 4-3 win against Northwestern on Friday at Illinois' Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex.
With the score tied at three games apiece, Miami junior Melissa Bolivar was competing in a third set match with the Wildcats' Nida Hamilton. The final set was tied at four before she closed out her opponent by winning the final two games.
"I didn't feel comfortable throughout the match," Bolivar said. "I just fought through it. You have to win, even though you're not playing your best. That's a quality we have; we fight through it regardless of our level of tennis that day. I think that's what I did. It was a team effort and we pulled through."
After claiming the doubles point, Miami (23-5) got quick singles wins from its top two positions to push its lead to 3-0. Stephanie Wagner raced to a 6-1, 6-2 win against Veronica Corning on court No. 1. Kelsey Laurente, ranked 81st, upset No. 57 Kate Turvy 6-1, 6-3 on court No. 2.
However, Northwestern (20-9) got back into the match, claiming three consecutive victories on court Nos. 4, 5 and 3, respectively, setting up the dramatic finish on court No. 6.
"Northwestern is a great team," head coach Paige Yaroshuk-Tews said. "[Northwestern] always give us a struggle. They seem to always pick on our weaknesses well. We responded well [Friday] in some positions. We didn't respond so well in other positions, but it was a great college tennis match."
In a reversal from their matchup at the ITA National Indoors in February, the Hurricanes dominated Northwestern in doubles on Friday. Miami earned victories from both the Nos. 1 and 3 positions in clinching the early point.
Albuquerque and Riobueno jumped out to a 6-0 lead on the nation's 14th-ranked doubles team of Linda Abu Mushrefova and Nida Hamilton. They went on to win the match 8-1, defeating the highest-ranked opponents they have faced on the season.
At the No. 3 doubles position, the Canes' tandem of Brittany Dubins and Wagner were equally as impressive as their teammates on court No. 1, as they also cruised to an 8-1 victory. Wagner and Dubins moved to a perfect 6-0 on the season as doubles partners.
The win sends Miami to the quarterfinals for the fifth consecutive season, a feat that no other women's tennis team has achieved.


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The holidays are here! That means everyone's thinking about finding the perfect gift for friends and family – one that they'll actually use. When it comes to entrepreneurs, it can be even trickier to figure out what to get them. They may have most of their office supplies but everyone can use a little updating here and there…. especially if they're still using that stapler they bought 10 years ago. You can also think outside the box with creative gifts to help make their life easier!
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A new computer – If you're feeling generous, the Surface sure would make an amazing gift!
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Retractable USB Charger – Because everyone needs one for portable power on the go! They come in multiple colors and are are seriously indispensable.
Boss Lady coffee mug – Because coffee is a must and motivational sayings make it even better!
Gold Stapler – Because honestly, that bland black stapler just doesn't cut it! This couldn't be cuter and more functional!
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A great business book always makes a great gift for any entrepreneur too! You can grab any of Amazon's Business Books for another gift sure to please. So, which gift would you choose? Are there any you want to keep for yourself? I won't tell 😉 Do you have/want something not on the list? Comment below with ideas!
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