text:
Bonhams' coins and banknotes department holds up to ten auctions globally per year.
The Coins, Medals and Banknotes department specialises in ancient Greek and Roman Coinage from the 6th century BC up to early 20th century issues and rarities, as well as military medals, commemorative medals, banknotes, bonds and share certificates. The department holds up to 10 auctions globally per year.
Whether it be a tetradrachm of 5th century Athens or a 1907 High Relief Double Eagle by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, we are pleased to handle single coins or entire collections ranging in value from $1,000 to over $1,000,000. We look forward to your complimentary inquiry and will provide the most professional and prompt service to both buyers and sellers.


text:
Here at the Newcastle Drum Centre we spend half of our time fixing your broken drums, re-heading your kits and helping you get your tuning just right. If you want any info on any of these services, just get in touch and we'll help you out.
We're happy to offer advice on any drum related issue, so feel free to ask. We always try to offer advice in line with the kind of things that drum tutors are likely to recommend and can give you the benefit of many years of experience on what's best for you.
How do I choose my first drum kit?
The universe of drumming can be overwhelming and hard to understand, and that's why we're here for you. There can be hundreds of types of shells, finishes, sizes, configurations and brands and we fully understand this and the fact that it can be difficult to pick a first drum kit. That's why we's put together a complete guide to drumming for beginners which will help you pick your first drum kit. Read More
Where do I repair my drum kit? / Where can I get spare parts from?
Most items we sell come with at least a 1 year manufacturers warranty, so if an item that you have bought from us has developed a fault and needs replacing under warranty, you should get in touch with us and we can arrange a repair or replacement by working with the manufacturers or distributors directly.
If you just need something fixed and warranty isn't an issue, we can usually help you anyway. We've seen it all in our time and we're great at fixing things. You should get in touch with us in the first instance and we'll probably recommend that you pop your broken item down to the store (or post it) and we'll see what we can do.
We don't charge for the labour costs for a general repair, (for example fixing your squeaky pedal) although if you need very large amount of work doing we may have to charge. If you are worried you might be asked to pay for labour costs, get in touch and let us know what the problem is and we'll advise you from there.
There will often be a charge for the parts we use to get your gear up and running again although if the part we need is in stock (and it often is) we'll usually manage to keep costs to a minimum.
We don't often come out to fix your gear, but for some educational establishments or similar we're happy to arrange to do so. We know how much wear and tear your school equipment gets and it's a good plan to keep it in good working order as it prolongs its lifetime.
Where do I get my drum kit tuned?
We don't mind playing with your drums and trying to make them sound a bit better. In most cases you can do it yourself with a little bit of advice. If you're currently taking lessons try asking your tutor in the first instance if that's at all possible. If not, get in touch and ask. If you bring your drums down to us, we can usually help you out and do our best with them. We won't charge you for this as long as the time it takes is within reason.
Do you accept Part Exchange?
We often accept Part Exchange as part payment towards the total value of a drum kit. We will only ever offer you a final price once we've seen your gear first hand and had an opportunity to inspect it. In the first instance, get in touch with us or if possible email us some pictures and as good a description as possible. If you live far from us, we can arrange carriage to collect your gear and bring it to the store, although you will have to pay for this service. At any rate, get in touch with us directly and we can take it from there.
Do you accept Returns?
Yes, we believe that we need to keep our customers happy. The distance selling laws apply when returning any goods which have been purchased online, the customer will need to send the goods back with an authorised returns number. A returns authorisation number is called an 'RA number' simply email or call us on 0191 2210301 and we will be happy to issue this number, please note that refunds cannot be given on postage if you have simply changed your mind.
Face to face selling has different laws but once again being a small shop we are only telephone call away.
Can I hire a drum kit?
We regularly supply hire kits and percussion for all kinds of events. The first thing to do is to get in touch and let us know what your needs are. We most frequently supply a mid level kit for gigs, festivals and other events, but we've supplied all kinds of percussion, spare stands and all sorts for any musicians in need. Let us know your requirements and we'll price it up and book you in.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
It's been glorious the past few weeks. The warmth of the sun, long mild days, gorgeous light, clear blue skies and sultry evenings - all the ingredients that make a sweet summer's day. Summer for me usually chimes in with the ringing of the bell at Soeren's school. His excitement of having the next 6 weeks off is so contagious that it marks the begin of an entire season for me.
To celebrate his efforts and his normally good report we usually head to our favorite gelato place for big bowls of ice cream complete with fruit, cream, sauce and nuts. Last week as we sat in the shade under the maple tree, waiting for the waitress to bring the oversized bowls of ice cream we had just ordered, Soeren was bubbling over with plans for the summer - a few days with his grandparents, summer camp, camping weekend with the dad, 2 weeks in Thailand, his energetic exuberance spilled over to me. As the bowls were set in front of us, his eyes gleamed and he became contemplative. I looked at him questioningly,
"This is my favorite part!" he said quietly "The ice cream to kick off summer break - the best season of the year."
I beamed from ear to ear because in his simple words lay all the emotions I too felt with him. Spooning the ice cream I moved closer to him and told him the story of my best season of the year.
Not much older than Soeren, I too was always eager for summer break to begin. Living in Doha one could only leave the heatwave and head towards cooler parts of the world. For us we would either head to Europe for a few weeks, followed by a longer stay in the US with the various aunts, uncles and the grandparents or when my grandparents were spending the summer in India we would fly in the other direction to spend time with them in their Delhi house.
I loved the times we spent in that house. I would often wake up just before dawn just to be able to accompany my nana - grandfather, to the milk depot where we would buy canisters of fresh milk for the day. We delivered the milk to the kitchen, where my nani - grandmother would be preparing breakfast for the house full of family. The best part of the whole summer however was the first day. After we had delivered the milk in the kitchen, nani's wink would always send waves of excitement through me. I would count the long hours of the morning and the longer hours of the afternoon, impatiently waiting for my nani to make her much awaited appearance. Her footsteps would betray her as she came out on the veranda where my cousins, brother and I would often be playing games, in her hands she balanced a tray with several bowls of creamy, vivid yellow saffron and mango kulfi.
It was not just any kulfi, it was the kulfi that marked the start of our summer break. Scoops of icy kulfi flavored with sublime saffron and sweet mangoes, topped with falooda (vermicelli noodles) perfumed with rose water. That very first bowl of kulfi for me held all the upcoming enthralling experiences that would make a memorable summer.
"That was my favorite part!" I told Soeren "The saffron mango kulfi to kick off summer break - the best season of the year" I winked at him.
That weekend I had an idea. Together with Soeren we created a treat with a twist. Something that captured the essence of my memories and his sentiments of summer break.
Printable version of recipe here
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Serves: 4
- 450 ml almond milk
- 115 ml evaporated milk
- 500g mango cubes, frozen
- 50g brown sugar
- 4 cardamom pods, crushed
- Pinch saffron
- 1 tablespoon cornflour
- 100g pistachios, coarsely chopped
- Dissolve the cornflour in about 1 tablespoon of almond milk to make a thick paste. Set aside.
- In a saucepan, heat the remaining almond milk, evaporated milk, cardamom pods and the saffron making sure not to boil. Add the sugar and stir to dissolve.
- Add the cornflour paste to the milk and spice mixture and stir until the paste has dissolved. Cook on a low flame until the mixture has thickened. Set aside to cool.
- Put the frozen mango cubes in a blender and puree finely. Add the puree and the pistachio nuts to the milk and spice mixture and mix well.
- Pour the kulfi mixture in popsicle moulds, place the lids on the molds and add sticks through the holes. Optionally, you can wait until semi frozen before you put sticks in.
- Freeze kulfi popsicles for 8 to 10 hours, preferably overnight.
- Serve cold as is or sprinkled with more chopped pistachios.
I made the kulfi popsicles with almond milk to boost the flavor, cardamom pairs perfectly with the saffron while the ripe mangoes impart their sweetness. I was reminded of that same anticipation I had all those years ago, as I walked out on our terrace holding up two of the popsicles in my hands. Sitting on our stone wall this was a new memory in the making.
Do you have summer rituals that you enjoy?
I hope you are enjoying your summer as much as I am. The best part is that we have a long way to go before it ends. Enjoy each moment!
You might like these ideas from WFLH:
Peach and Lavender Sorbet | Matcha Cherry Swirl Ice Cream | Watermelon Ice Cream Lollies |
All photographs and written content on What's For Lunch, Honey? © 2006-2013 Meeta Khurana Wolff unless otherwise indicated. | All rights reserved | Please Ask First


text: Don't panic! "Crash Course" is here-tDhat perfect set of lecture notes which no student ever really has the time to compile. These books deliver all of the information needed to get through a course or prepare for exams. Clear text covers the essential concepts of each discipline or specialty; learning features expedite mastery of the material; and review questions let readers assess their knowledge. With basic science books written by current medical students under faculty supervision, and clinical titles that pair senior specialists with doctors who have only recently begun training in the relevant field, Crash Course titles are designed to ideally meet the needs of today's medical students. Plus each of these titles includes complimentary access to www.studentconsult.com - where you'll find the full text of the book online...Integration Links to bonus content in other STUDENT CONSULT titles...and much more!


text:
Apache - The Apache project has been organized in an attempt to answer some of the concerns regarding active development of a public domain HTTP server for UNIX. The goal of this project is to provide a secure, efficient and extensible server which provides HTTP services in sync with the current HTTP standards. aolserver - is a web server which can be configured with a web browser. It is fully integrated with aolpress, a HTML WYSIWYG Editor. Netscape Server - Netscape offers a range of server software for setting up Internet or intranet sites or building networked applications - including Web, proxy, mail, and news servers. phttpd - A freely available multithreaded WWW server for systems running Solaris 2.4 (or newer) which uses features like dynamic linking and memory mapped I/O (mostly I :-) to be *fast*. phttpd (Site #2) phttpd (Site #3) roxen - is a powerfull and robust web server. It supports HTTP 1.1 and uses a browser for it's configuration. It also supports proxy-caching. Squid Project - a high-performance proxy caching server for web clients, supporting FTP, gopher, and HTTP data objects. Unlike traditional caching software, Squid handles all requests in a single, non-blocking, I/O-driven process. W3C httpd - a generic public domain full-featured hypertext server which can be used as a regular HTTP server. WN - is a server for the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). Its primary design goals are security and flexibility. One of its objectives is to provide functionality usually available only with complex CGI scripts without the necessity of writing or using these scripts. XS-HTTPD 2.2 - A very small and fast WWW server! What's more, it's free!
Copyright 1994-2018 Unix Guru Universe


text:
Article Translations: (Spanish)
Have you ever felt sick to your stomach during a test? Have you had days when you were so loaded down with homework that you had trouble sleeping? Have you ever been so worried about something that you ended up with a terrible headache?
If so, then you know what it's like to feel stress. You've probably heard people say, "Wow, I'm really stressed out" or "This is making me totally stressed." Maybe you hear adults say those kinds of things all the time. But kids have lots of things going on in their lives that can cause stress, too.
What Is Stress?
Stress is what you feel when you are worried or uncomfortable about something. This worry in your mind can make your body feel bad. You may feel angry, frustrated, scared, or afraid — which can give you a stomachache or a headache.
When you're stressed you may not feel like sleeping or eating, or you might sleep or eat too much. You also may feel cranky or have trouble paying attention at school and remembering things at home.
What Causes Stress?
Plenty of things can cause stress in a kid's life, and there are such things as good stress and bad stress. Good or normal stress might show up when you're called on in class or when you have to give a report. Have you ever gotten butterflies in your stomach or sweaty hands? Those can be signs of good stress — the kind of stress that can help you to get things done. For example, you may do a better job on your book report if the anxiety inspires you to prepare well before you have to read it to the class.
But bad stress can happen if the stressful feelings keep going over time. You may not feel well if your parents are fighting, if a family member is sick, if you're having problems at school, or if you're going through anything else that makes you upset every day. That kind of stress isn't going to help you, and it can actually make you sick.
Once you recognize that you're feeling stressed, there are several things you can do. You can try talking about what's bothering you with an adult you trust, like a parent or teacher. Bring up what's been on your mind and how it makes you feel. An adult may have ideas about how to solve whatever is worrying you or making you uncomfortable.
Are You Too Busy?
If you're feeling tired and stressed because you have too much going on, like lots of after-school activities, you might feel better if you drop something, even if it's just for a semester or so. Sometimes lots of activities — even if they're all fun — can make you feel stressed by keeping you busy all the time. On the other hand, if problems at home are bugging you, some (but not too many!) after-school activities may actually help you relax and feel better.
Getting enough sleep and eating healthy food are two great ways to help handle stress.
You also can use relaxation exercises to get rid of stress. The easiest one to do is to inhale (breathe in) slowly and deeply through your nose, and then exhale (breathe out) slowly through your mouth. Do this two to four times, but don't take in too much air too quickly because it can make you feel lightheaded and dizzy.
You can do exercises like this anytime, without anyone noticing. You can even do breathing exercises in class if you're nervous before a test.
Finding a Balance
The best way to keep stress away is to have a balanced life. That means making good decisions about how to spend your time. If you're only dealing with school stuff and have no time to play, you can get stressed. Make sure you keep your SELF in mind: Sleep, Exercise, Leisure (something fun), and Food.
If you take care of yourself and get enough sleep and food, and if you exercise and leave time for fun stuff, you'll probably be less stressed out!
Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.
© 1995-2024 KidsHealth ® All rights reserved. Images provided by iStock, Getty Images, Corbis, Veer, Science Photo Library, Science Source Images, Shutterstock, and Clipart.com


text:
Record-breaking cyberattack hits anti-spam group (Update 2)
A record-breaking cyberattack targeting an anti-spam watchdog group has sent ripples of disruption coursing across the Web, experts said Wednesday.
Spamhaus, a site responsible for keeping ads for counterfeit Viagra and bogus weight-loss pills out of the world's inboxes, said it had been buffeted by the monster denial-of-service attack since mid-March, apparently from groups angry at being blacklisted by the Swiss-British group.
"It is a small miracle that we're still online," Spamhaus researcher Vincent Hanna said.
Denial-of-service attacks overwhelm a server with traffic—like hundreds of letters being jammed through a mail slot at the same time. Security experts measure those attacks in bits of data per second. Recent cyberattacks—like the ones that caused persistent outages at U.S. banking sites late last year—have tended to peak at 100 billion bits per second.
But the furious assault on Spamhaus has shattered the charts, clocking in at 300 billion bits per second, according to San Francisco-based CloudFlare Inc., which Spamhaus has enlisted to help it weather the attack.
"It was likely quite a bit more, but at some point measurement systems can't keep up," CloudFlare chief executive Matthew Prince wrote in an email.
Patrick Gilmore of Akamai Technologies said that was no understatement.
"This attack is the largest that has been publicly disclosed—ever—in the history of the Internet," he said.
It's unclear who exactly was behind the attack, although a man who identified himself as Sven Olaf Kamphuis said he was in touch with the attackers and described them as mainly consisting of disgruntled Russian Internet service providers who had found themselves on Spamhaus' blacklists. There was no immediate way to verify his claim.
He accused the watchdog of arbitrarily blocking content that it did not like. Spamhaus has widely used and constantly updated blacklists of sites that send spam.
"They abuse their position not to stop spam but to exercise censorship without a court order," Kamphuis said.
Gilmore and Prince said the attack's perpetrators had taken advantage of weaknesses in the Internet's infrastructure to trick thousands of servers into routing a torrent of junk traffic to Spamhaus every second.
The trick, called "DNS reflection," works a little bit like mailing requests for information to thousands of different organizations with a target's return address written across the back of the envelopes. When all the organizations reply at once, they send a landslide of useless data to the unwitting addressee.
Both experts said the attack's sheer size has sent ripples of disruptions across the Internet as servers moved mountains of junk traffic back and forth across the Web.
"At a minimum there would have been slowness," Prince said, adding in a blog post that "if the Internet felt a bit more sluggish for you over the last few days in Europe, this may be part of the reason why."
At the London Internet Exchange, where service providers exchange traffic across the globe, spokesman Malcolm Hutty said his organization had seen "a minor degree of congestion in a small portion of the network."
But he said it was unlikely that any ordinary users had been affected by the attack.
Hanna said his site had so far managed to stay online, but warned that being knocked off the Internet could give spammers an opening to step up their mailings—which may mean more fake lottery announcements and pitches for penny stocks heading to people's inboxes.
Hanna denied claims that his organization had behaved arbitrarily, noting that his group would lose its credibility if it started flagging benign content as spam.
"We have 1.7 billion people who watch over our shoulder," he said. "If we start blocking emails that they want, they will obviously stop using us."
Gilmore of Akamai was also dismissive of the claim that Spamhaus was biased.
"Spamhaus' reputation is sterling," he said.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


text:
For a number of years, BSA has offered to Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts the Donor Awareness Patch shown above. It is worn on the right pocket of the uniform as a temporary insignia. BSA has reduced their emphasis on this program, but has not discontinued it completely. The patch is still being produced, but some Scout Shops™ may not routinely stock the patch. To avoid disappointing Scouts, CHECK FIRST to see if any are available in your area before promoting this program and patch. Of course, promoting Donor Awareness is still a valid project for Scouts, and can be done, even without the opportunity to get this patch.
There are NO formal requirements for these patches. Each Unit establishes the procedure for awarding the strip. Usually, a Donor Awareness Patch is awarded to a Cub Scout or Boy Scout the first time he is successful in getting an adult family member, friend, relative, or other acquaintance to agree to become an organ donor, and to fill out and carry an Organ Donor Card.
Typically, a unit will award only ONE patch to a boy while a member of that unit.


text:
Free Shipping:
We offer free shipping on select small parcel items.
Lead Times:
Please double check with our staff via chat, email, of phone to confirm product availability and lead times. If an item shows a specific quantity, then that means it's in stock in one of our distribution facilities. Lead times for in stock items range between 1-5 weeks depending on the origin warehouse location and the destination address. We will usually note more specific lead times on product pages.
Quickship items have an estimated lead time of 1-3 weeks for freight and 3-5 days for small parcel.
If an item shows "available" without any stock level, then it can be ordered, but the lead time might be longer. You can ask our team for more information, or we'll notify you of the estimated delivery after purchasing.
What makes us different: We take the additional steps of sending bulky items to professional receiving facilities, usingspecialized carriers that are professionally trained in furniture logistics, and then performing theyour delivery afteran additional layer of inspection. This premium process results in significantly less damage issues.The process is longer, but in the long run there's less aggravation for our customers.We prefer to do things the right wayinstead of at rushed pace like some of our competitors.
Shipping Service Levels:
Economy Shipping: Economy Shipping levels vary by region and item size. All small parcel shipments aredelivered by a common carrier (Fedex, UPS, USPS). Economy Shipping for Freight & Oversized shipments will be delivered to the front door of the home or building by a professional delivery company. If you're out of range, then Economy means curbside freight delivery. If you have a long driveway most freight trucks cannot deliver onto the driveway.
Rockstar Delivery: This service upgrade is a threshold level delivery, which means that your order will be brought inside through the front door or a garage. Packaging will remain intact, and the package will be left directly inside the threshold. If the package cannot fit through the door, then you'll have the option to upgrade to a higher level. It is the customers responsibility to measure, and this fee is non-refundable. No stairs, no COI included, and no unboxing is included with this service level.
White Glove Delivery: This service upgrade includes bringing the product(s) in to the room of your choice, removing the box, and performing basic furniture assembly. This service includes delivery up 1 flight of stairs and/or an elevator. This does not include lighting assembly or installations that would require mounting an item to a wall, ceiling, or modifying a customer's property in any way. This service is not refundable within 24 hours of delivery.
White Glove Delivery Premium: This service offers all of the white glove perks plus the addition of removing and disposing of the packaging and debris.This service is not refundable within 24 hours of delivery.
White Glove Delivery + Furniture Removal and Donation: Includes everything in premium, but with the addition of removing theold furniture and providing a tax deductible donation receipt for the removed product(s). More details here
Shipping Locations & Range:
Small Parcel:We ship small parcel items nationwide excluding AK, HI, and some remote locations.Remote locations in addition to international shipments will be quoted on a case by case basis. Signatures will usually be required onshipments over $500.
Freight/ Oversized: The following states are within our shipping range for oversized items and orders, and theyincur a small$39 base shipping charge: CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, IL, KY, MD, MA, MI, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI. There may be some remote locations such as islands or mountain areas that are excluded and considered "out of range". Some examples of remote are but not limited to: Fire Island, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard...
Out of range deliveries may require quantity minimums or be undeliverable.You may have the option to pay extrafor anout of range delivery on a case by case basis.
France & Son is not responsible for any storage fees or held shipment charges that result from a delay in shipment. France & Son is not responsible for any charges thatresult fromunapproved arrangements with the carriers.
Additional Information:
France and Son is not liable or responsible for any theft or loss that occurs after a delivery. We recommend adding Assure Shipping Protection at checkout for theft protection.
Limited Warranty. The France and Son warrants to the Customer that the Products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship at the time of shipment of the Products to Customer (the "Limited Warranty"). The Company's SOLE OBLIGATION and Customer's SOLE REMEDY in the event of a defect covered by this warranty will be, at Company's option, to (a) replace the defective Product, or (b) refund to Customer the purchase price paid by Distributor for such defective Product.


text:
The two top Islamists running in Egypt's first real presidential race share a common history.
Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, a physician, is a former senior leader in the Muslim Brotherhood whose moderate stance has made him popular not only with Islamists, but with liberal and secular Egyptians.
Mohammed Morsi, an engineer, heads the Brotherhood's political party, which holds nearly half the seats in parliament.
Yet despite their common political background, the two men are bitter rivals.
The competition between them could also split the vote among Islamists, and both of them trail Amr Moussa, the former secretary general of the Arab League, in the run-up to voting that starts on May 23.
When Aboul Fotouh decided to run for president, he broke party discipline and the Muslim Brotherhood kicked him out, says Nathan Brown, a professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University.
"The division between him and the rest of the movement is bitter and personal. It's not simply about ideas," he says. "It's really about someone who they feel betrayed the cause and betrayed the organization which he was supposed to be upholding."
That enmity has garnered unlikely backers for the moderate Aboul Fotouh. Among them are hard-line Islamists known as Salafists, whose Nour Party controls about a quarter of the seats in parliament.
Nour Party spokesman Nader Bakkar defends the choice. He says they aren't asking Aboul Fotouh to be a cleric, but a head of state. He adds that Morsi, the Brotherhood candidate, just doesn't measure up to the job.
Brown, the George Washington professor, says the endorsement reflects longstanding mistrust the hard-liners have for the Brotherhood, which they view as more political than religious.
"They've been rivals quietly on Egyptian streets and in Egyptian villages and towns for a while, and now they are political rivals as well," Brown says. "They have some common elements in their platforms, but they are very acutely aware that to the extent that either one of them has a challenge, it's probably more from the other, say, than it is from seculars or liberals who are just a small number in the society."
But the Brotherhood is playing down any rivalry.
The group's spokesman, Mahmoud Ghozlan, says the Salafists are free to endorse whom they want. He adds the Brotherhood is prepared to work with whoever becomes president.
Aboul Fotouh's campaign adviser, Rabab al-Mahdi, also dismissed the idea of any animosity toward the Brotherhood.
"And now that he's presenting himself as a president for all Egyptians, [Aboul Fotouh] will not take this into a private or a personal campaign of vindictiveness against a group that he disagreed with and accordingly, left," Mahdi says.
In voter surveys so far, Aboul Fotouh is far ahead of the Brotherhood's Morsi. Both are trailing Moussa, the former Arab League secretary general.
But Morsi could surge ahead when elections begin later this month if the Brotherhood is as successful at getting out the vote as it was during the parliamentary elections.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.


text:
Trick shots should be an everyday thing!
Thanks to Kay Jewelers for sponsoring this video!
Win Valentine's Day by going to http://dudeperfect.com/KayJewelers
► Click HERE to subscribe to Dude Perfect! http://bit.ly/SubDudePerfect
► Click HERE to watch our most recent videos! http://bit.ly/NewestDudePerfectVideos
► SHOP our NEW Merchandise! – http://bit.ly/DPStore
►Click HERE to join the exclusive Dude Perfect T-Shirt Club! http://bit.ly/DPTShirtClub
Music: GRiZ x Big Gigantic – "Good Times Roll"
►Click HERE to download: http://bit.ly/GoodTimesRollDP
Play our NEW iPhone game!
► PLAY Endless Ducker on iPhone — http://smarturl.it/EndlessDucker
► PLAY Endless Ducker on Android — http://smarturl.it/EndlessDucker
► VISIT our NEW STORE – http://bit.ly/DPStore
► JOIN our NEWSLETTER – http://bit.ly/DPNewsletterEndCard
► WATCH our STEREOTYPES – http://bit.ly/StereotypesPlaylist
In between videos we hang out with you guys on Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, and Facebook so pick your favorite one and hang with us there too!
Do you have a GO BIG mindset?
See for yourself in our book "Go Big."
A special thanks to those of you who play our iPhone Games and read our book. You guys are amazing and all the great things you tell us about the game and the book make those projects so worthwhile for us!
Dude Perfect GAME – http://smarturl.it/DPGameiPhone
Dude Perfect BOOK – "Go Big" – http://amzn.to/OYdZ2s
Click here if you want to learn more about Dude Perfect:
Bonus points if you're still reading this!
Comment: How much money you think is in the piggy bank!
As always…Go Big and God Bless!
– Your friends at Dude Perfect
Business or Media, please contact us at:
5 Best Friends and a Panda.
If you like Sports + Comedy, come join the Dude Perfect team!
Best known for trick shots, stereotypes, battles, bottle flips, ping pong shots and all around competitive fun, Dude Perfect prides ourselves in making the absolute best family-friendly entertainment possible! Welcome to the crew!
Pound it. Noggin.
– Dude Perfect


text:
Watch These Animals Knocking Each Other Into the Water — Daily Distraction
[onescreen item="5105618"]
It turns out, when you push your little brother or sister into the pool, you're just acting on your primal instincts.
Take these animals, for example. Their buddies were just sitting there, minding their own business, when SPLASH! Someone's all wet now.
The Daily Distraction is your Internet break from reality. Whether you're eating lunch at your desk or avoiding high school exes on Facebook, you might just laugh, say "aaahhh" or not believe what you just watched.


text:
Real Madrid 1 – 1 Manchester United. It says something about the magnetism of managers Jose Mourinho and Sir Alex Ferguson that their pre-match remarks arguably made as many headlines as anything uttered by the world class players on show. Madrid's Mourinho isn't having the easiest of seasons, with his side trailing behind rivals Barcelona in the league, and journalists were keen to know what his next managerial move might be. Would he eventually take over from Sir Alex at Manchester United, when Fergie eventually calls it a day (he's been the boss since 1986)? While the former Chelsea manager confirmed that a return to English soccer "will be my next step," he dismissed the possibility of heading to Manchester because "I think we have to end our career at the same time. [Ferguson] at 90 and me at 70."
It was a cute, yet respectful, answer and a reminder that, even with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney taking to the field at Madrid's Bernabeu stadium Wednesday, these charismatic leaders are enthralling. Ferguson, who can handle anything thrown at him, had a zinger of his own in response to Spain's press labelling his striker Rooney as a "hooligan," and "a freckled demon." "Rooney can't read Spanish so we will be all right," said Sir Alex.
Perhaps Rooney had been taking lessons, and was so hurt by the remarks that he put in a curiously quiet performance. Luckily for United, one of his strike partners for club and country, Danny Welbeck, was far livlier and gave the road side an early lead (and potentially crucial away goal) with a header from a corner. Ten minutes later and former United star Ronaldo equalized with an even more powerful header, somewhat reminiscent of the goal he scored for United in the 2008 Champions League final. Say what you will in the great Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo debate but it's hard to find a player who heads a ball as decisively as the Portugese playmaker.
The game was utterly compelling and played at a pace which made a mockery of any claims that international soccer is the pinnacle of this sport. There's a frenetic quality to Champions League knockout games, but class and poise somehow remains on show. In theory, United remain more on track to progress to the quarter finals thanks to the tie, and Ferguson has his defence and goalkeeper David De Gea to thank for holding firm (the always on point, and hilarious, Roger Bennett tweeted that "This was a lot like witnessing De Gea's BarMitzvah. The day he became a man.") The game might not have ended up being the final that Sir Alex wanted but the good news for the rest of us is that we get to do it again in a few weeks.
(MORE: Lionel Messi on His Sport, Cristiano Ronaldo — and Argentina)
Shakhtar Donetsk 2-2 Borussia Dortmund. Unless you were at this game, did it truly take place? With no disrespect intended, who would have been watching when Madrid vs. United was on at the same time? But anyone who did tune in was treated to a thoroughly absorbing contest, with Borussia Dortmund emerging happier than Shakhtar Donetsk. Twice Dortmund fell behind, to Darijo Srna's free-kick and then substitute Douglas Costa doing his best to replicate Dennis Bergkamp's wonder goal for Holland which knocked out Argentina at World Cup '98. But the German outfit would not yield. They equalized through the prolific Robert Lewandowski and, with three minutes to play, Mats Hummels. Dortmund continue to go under the radar but if they progress, as they will be expected to, nobody will fancy playing them.
Celtic 0 -3 Juventus. Scottish side Celtic had already defied expectations in this season's Champions League by emerging from a group which contained Spartak Moscow, Benfica and Barcelona, who Celtic memorably defeated at home. So when you beat Messi and his mates, a knockout match against Italian giants Juventus is unlikely to fill you with fear. But despite giving their all, and, to keep the soccer clichés rolling, working their socks off, Celtic got caught cold by a classic road performance from Juve, who soaked up considerable pressure from the home side, and then went down the other end of the field to score three times.
Within three minutes, striker Alessandro Matri made defender Efe Ambrose pay for his misjudgement. But the Italians didn't score their decisive second and third until the final 15 minutes of the game when Claudio Marchisio scored on the counter-attack before Mirko Vucinic rubbed salt into the wounds after another error from the hapless Ambrose. His selection may have caused some surprise, considering that he played in last Sunday's African Cup of Nations final for Nigeria and didn't even arrive back in Glasgow until the day of the game.
Celtic manager Neil Lennon didn't shy away from the monumental effort required in the return game next month by stating that his side "need[s] a miracle. It's the harsh reality of football at this level." He also got in a dig at referee Alberto Undiano Mallenco, calling him "very pro-Juventus" for what he felt was robust man-marking at corner kicks, and how "it's not rugby we're playing, it's soccer." Regardless of the sport, if Celtic did somehow manage to overturn the deficit, the result would surely be on a par with their historic win in the final of this competition back in 1967.
Valencia 1 – 2 Paris Saint-Germain. PSG made one of the biggest splashes in the recent transfer window by enticing David Beckham to join for the remainder of the season. Despite being eligible to play in the Champions League, Becks wasn't included in the squad (though was watching from the stands) and will be pleased that his new side won the first leg, on the road no less. But perhaps he and they will reflect that the task at hand is more difficult than it ought to be. Going into injury time, PSG had a healthy 2-0 lead, courtesy of Ezequiel Lavezzi and Javier Pastore's first half goals. But then two major blows: first, Valencia halved the deficit when Rami headed in Tino Costa's free-kick, and then Swedish enigma Zlatan Ibrahimovic was sent off for a stamp, though it didn't appear as if there was much contact with Andres Guardado. His three-match ban means he'll miss the return fixture on March 6. At least they'll have a replacement player raring to go, even if Beckham's best days are probably behind him.
MORE: David Beckham Signs for Paris Saint-Germain and Will Play for Free


text:
"You can just take this and hide it in your pocket."
That is what the pediatric urgent care doctor, whose last name is an ironic synonym for "courageous", told me as she slipped me a card with the name of an over-the-counter remedy for yeast infections written on it.
Erin had been complaining for a day or so about pain down in her *redacted to avoid pervy Google searches that will make me want to throw up*. She'd been making the sign for "ouch" and pointing down there when Emily would change her diaper. Emily suspected either a urinary tract infection or a yeast infection. I deferred to her judgment about it, since I have no idea what either would be like, and I brought Erin to the urgent care at her medical center.
Dr. Courageous, who, as these stories almost always ought to go, looked no older than 23, asked me somewhat embarrassedly what the symptoms were. I explained, and included a blunt description of "discharge". I'm all about putting my daughter's doctors at ease.
Yes, doc, I'm a father and I can use words like "discharge" and "vag*na" (though not on the blog because of aforementioned pervy searches that I get enough of just by being a dad with a daughter). It's ok. You can talk to me. I have permission. Here's a note from my wife: "Dear doctor, my husband has permission to take care of our daughter today. Please feel free to discuss things with him as you would with me or with anyone else who isn't a man. Thanks."
The doc performed the exam, and concluded somewhat uncertainly that Erin had neither a UTI nor a yeast infection, and I learned a new word:
Vaginitis. I can't wait for these Google searches.
Vaginitis is a bacterial infection around and within the vaginal canal that can most often result from washing with soapy water in the years before puberty. Or so says the sheet of paper the doctor dug out from another room; I'll take its word for it.
"So, definitely not a UTI or yeast infection?" I asked her.
"Probably not a UTI, but if she complains of abdomen pain in a couple of days or if her skin looks infected then we'll check. And it's probably not a yeast infection, but if it is…."
And that's when she scribbled "Lotrimin" on a card and put me at my ease by telling me that I could hide the card in my pocket. You know, so none of my guy friends would see it and mock me for needing "Lotrimin".


text: Watch Fast Talk with Boy Abunda February 23 2024 Full Episode Today Replay in HD on Pinoyflix. Also we stream all the other Pinoy Teleserye online on Pinoyflix tv. All the Pinoy Tambayan and Pinoy Lambingan tv shows are streamed on our website completely free. So enjoy your favourite Fast Talk with Boy Abunda February 23 2024 Full Episode. Stay with Pinoy Flix with vast range of Pinoy Tv shows which are being streamed worldwide.


text:
LPL Commentaries
Equitable Advisors is proud to offer the world-class products and services of LPL Financial—one of the leading diversified financial services companies and one of the largest independent broker/dealers in the nation. LPL Financial provides industry expertise, independent research, and world-class investment products and platforms to financial advisors.
Date Uploaded | Name | Description |
10/20/2015 | LPL Weekly Economic Commentary - October 19, 2015 | The Weekly Economic Commentary from LPL |
10/28/2020 | LPL Weekly Market Commentary | The LPL Weekly Market Commentary |
The opinions voiced in these materials are for general information only and are not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. To determine which investment(s)may be appropriate for you, consult your financial advisor prior to investing. All performance referenced is historical and is no guarantee of future results. All indices are unmanaged and cannot be invested into directly.


text:
Explore the help topics, and if you can't find your answer or just want to say 'hi', please come by the forums (which are filled with friendly folk, we promise!) or email us.
Top questions
Quick question?
Tweet @rememberthemilk
Is the app available in other languages?
Yes! The BlackBerry app is available in Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (UK), English (US), German, Greek, Finnish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian (Bokmal), Norwegian (Nynorsk), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Ukrainian.
If your BlackBerry device is set to any of these languages, the app will automatically load in your language.
If you'd like to help us make Remember The Milk for BlackBerry available in your language, you might be interested in volunteering in our Remember The Milk In Your Language program.
Still need help?
Contact a human


text:
Cheap Kitchen Cabinet Upgrades That Look Expensive
In the hierarchy of kitchen remodeling, replacing cabinets is king—no other improvement does more to transform both the look and function of the space. At the same time, all-new cabinets tend to cost more than any other element and often mark the dividing line between a makeover and a full-blown renovation, complete with a home equity loan and weeks of microwaved meals. But the fact remains that if your kitchen needs some sprucing up, you can't ignore the cabinets. No problem. There are plenty of ways to give yours some love (without letting them know you're working with a small budget).
Painting or Refinishing…Maybe
The most ubiquitous idea for an easy cabinet upgrade has to be painting or refinishing. And this makes sense; it's a lot of hard work, but it can yield a dramatic change at a cost that's dramatically lower than full replacement or even adding new doors and refacing the boxes. But here's a caveat that's a lot less common than the idea itself: Don't expect a factory-quality finish. DIY-painted cabinets have brush strokes and muddled details, and standard paint isn't nearly as durable as the stuff that manufacturers use. Stripping, sanding and refinishing stained cabinets is a ton of work, and getting stain just right takes years of experience (you can certainly wing it; you just need to have realistic expectations). Bearing this in mind, painting or refinishing cabinets often is a good idea if their existing finish is really bad and can't be substantially improved with a good cleaning. So start with that, try on some new hardware (see below), then decide whether repainting or refinishing is really worth it. If so, take the time to do it right, and you'll likely be happy with the results.
New Hardware
Replacing cabinet hardware is an absolute no-brainer. Start with the knobs or pulls for all the doors and drawers. You can also replace the door hinges if they're visible, but often you can get away with keeping the old ones. Choosing new hardware is fun, and replacing the pieces is so easy and satisfying that you'll feel like those happy can-do couples in the TV ads for home improvement stores. This job really is that simple—IF you select new hardware that fits the old holes in your cabinets. Of course, it's possible to make new holes, but this is harder than it seems and works well only if you're repainting the cabinets. And by the way, spackle or caulk won't hide the holes under paint; they'll shrink on you every time. You have to use a non-shrinking wood putty or an auto body filler, both of which require sanding for a flush surface.
Pullout Shelves
If you've peeked into a cabinet showroom or catalog in the past decade or so, you know that these days it's all about pullouts. Pullout shelves, pullout trash and recycling bins, pullout spice organizers, pullout everything. And unlike cold granite slabs, this is a kitchen trend that's not going away, because pullouts are a great idea. They're also absurdly pricey when you buy them off the shelf.
Making your own pullouts is really quite doable. A pullout shelf essentially is a wooden tray with drawer slides. A pullout trash bin can be a tray (on which you set the bins) or a slide-out shelf with holes cut in it (for suspending the bins by their rims). Look around online for good tutorials on building your own pullouts, and keep in mind that slides can go at the sides, as with standard drawers, or underneath, using "undermount" slides, which can be surprisingly strong. For a quality look, build your pullout frames with solid hardwood or furniture-grade plywood, such as Baltic birch (call a lumberyard or hardwoods supplier for info; the box stores don't carry premium plywood).
Wood Panels to Glass
If you have traditional frame-and-panel cabinet doors, you swap out the wood panels for glass, creating an expensive-looking accent for little more than the price of the glass alone. The hardwood frames of these doors provide the structural integrity; the panel actually "floats" inside grooves in the frame's edges. Use a router and a straight-cutting bit to cut out the backside of the grooves, remove the panel and add a piece of precut glass, securing the glazing with plastic glass clips and screws. The glass can be plain, textured, frosted, beveled, etc., but for safety it's best to use tempered glass, which you can buy from any local glass company. Mixing glass-front cabinets and plain wood cabinets is also an attractive option. A good example is Dallas architect Eddie Maestri's farmhouse-style kitchen, in which a Dallas carpenter installed both glass-front and plain panel cabinets, creating a rustic and light look.
Task and Accent Lighting
All well-designed kitchens have good lighting, and this always includes undercabinet lights. The nice thing here is that you don't have to splurge for nice-looking fixtures because you don't have to look at the fixtures. That is, if you have standard cabinets with faceframes; with Euro-sytle frameless cabinets, you might want to spend extra for more attractive lighting, but there's no reason to go overboard because the fixtures aren't prominent. Standard wall cabinets have a recess underneath that nicely hides "slimline" fluorescent fixtures. This is all you need to create an upgraded look and vastly improve the usability of your countertop work areas. Don't go for halogen puck lights, which are inefficient and put out way too much heat both below and above the cabinet's bottom panel. As for above-cabinet accent lighting, the same no-see-um benefit applies. This can be as simple as snaking a rope light on top of a bank of cabinets or adding a few uplights to play off the ceiling. In any case, it's the light—not the fixture—that creates a custom look.
Philip Schmidt writes for Networx.com.
View original post.


text:
Power Racks
Showing 1-14 of 14 Products
Using the menu above, you can browse through all of the power racks / power cages, squat racks, and wall-mounted racks currently available in the Rogue catalog, from the budget priced Echo Series to our popular Infinity R-Series and flagship 3x3" Monster Lite and Monster Series systems.
Built from quality 11-gauge steel, every Rogue power rack can serve as the centerpiece of a garage gym or as a versatile station in a large-scale training facility—with loads of add-ons and customization options to meet any athlete's demands. From the rack's height and color to its pull-up bar design, you can create an all-in-one system equipped for squats, bench press, deadlifts, bodyweight training, and more. Most Rogue racks also include Westside hole spacing, band pegs, protective J-Cups, safeties, and other accessories—allowing for easy, safe transitions as athletes move from squatting to bench to pull-ups, etc.
Equip your gym or weight room with a durable power rack that's built for longevity and expansion. Click any of the units above to compare system features, customer reviews, photos, and more. Or contact us directly for help on deciding the type of power rack or squat rack that might best fit your gym's needs.


text:
TrueCrypt is a software system for establishing and maintaining an on-the-fly-encrypted drive. On-the-fly encryption means that data are automatically encrypted or decrypted right before they are loaded or saved, without any user intervention. No data stored on an encrypted volume can be read (decrypted) without using the correct password or correct encryption key. Until decrypted, a TrueCrypt volume appears to be nothing more than a series of random numbers. The entire file system is encrypted (i.e., file names, folder names, contents of every file, and free space).
This software is highly recommended for securing data on laptops.
TrueCrypt performs the following tasks:
- Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk.
- Encrypts an entire partition or storage device such as USB flash drive or hard drive.
- Encrypts a partition or drive where Windows is installed (pre-boot authentication).
- Encryption is automatic, real-time (on-the-fly) and transparent.
- Provides two levels of plausible deniability, in case an adversary forces you to reveal the password: 1) Hidden volume (steganography) and hidden operating system. 2) No TrueCrypt volume can be identified (volumes cannot be distinguished from random data).
- Encryption algorithms: AES-256, Serpent, and Twofish. Mode of operation: XTS.
Please Note: According to the programs author, TrueCrypt is not secure because it could contain unfixed security issues, therefore you should download TrueCrypt only if you are migrating data encrypted by TrueCrypt.
As The development of TrueCrypt was ended in 5/2014 you should migrate any data encrypted by TrueCrypt to encrypted disks or virtual disk images supported on your platform.


text:
So the superbowl is coming up. I'm not a big fan of football, but any event that gives me a reason to eat appetizer-based foods is a reason to celebrate. Right? And I'm hoping that Bravo TV will do us non-football fans a favor and run a couple Top Chef marathons? In my eyes, appetizer-type foods are really the best pig out foods, as long as there are a few to choose from. If you are looking for an easy appetizer to serve for a superbowl party, make sure to add this one to your list. It is very easy to assemble together and has incredible layers of flavors. These greek nachos I stole from my friend over at Macheesmo. (Originally they come from Mark Bittman). With these greek nachos, I pretty much followed the recipe, but used whole wheat pita instead and omitted the mint as I am not a fan of mint unless it's in ice cream form.
I also added in a few more spices to the meat and pita. The sauce for these nachos is OUTSTANDING. Oh heavens was it good. I had some leftover and used it on sammies, as a dip and with my hummus rollup. A very versatile sauce indeed.
Ideas for your superbowl party:
Don't forget those cheesy tater tots I made. You know I can't forget them.
Want to get a little funky and make some pineapple-bacon crackers?
How about some hummus with artichoke bread?
Or maybe some agedd cheddar & cranberry crackers? Savory indeed.
The one dish that would steal the show is my General Dawn's Tso Chicken. Can easily be served as an appetizer.
Do you want fries with that? Sweet potato fries w/ spicy caramelized onion-horsey sauce
Make mini curry chicken burgers w/ tzatziki sauce
Are you a slider fan? Try these tangy capicola & cheese sliders outstanding & very addicting! I warned you.
Greek Nachos
(adapted from mark bittman via Macheesmo)
print recipe
12-16 pitas, cut into eights. (I used whole wheat)
1 1/2 pounds ground lamb (I used ground beef)
1 ts cumin
(I used 1 oversized ts greek oregano)
Olive oil, about ¼ cup or so, for the coating on the chips
Salt & Pepper for chips
(I used some garlic & onion powder for chips)
(I sprinkled the chips, just before baking, with paprika)
Feta Sauce:
1 Container (17.6 ounces) Greek yogurt
1 to 1 1/2 Cups Feta Cheese
1 Lemon, juice and zest
3 TB fresh mint (did not use this)
2 TB olive oil
Toppings: (whatever your taste buds crave)
1 red pepper, diced
1/4 Cup sun-dried tomatoes, diced (I used regular tomatoes)
1/2 Cup feta, crumbled
1/4 Cup kalamata olives, diced
1/2 red onion, sliced
1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, and diced
2 jalapenos, de-seeded and diced
Take a small bowl, fill with ¼ cup (or less) of olive oil, mix in some salt & pepper, and a few pinches of garlic & onions powders, mix well.
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Take your cut pita wedges and place on a baking sheet, make sure not to overlap them. Brush or drizzle the chips with a generous amount of the oil mixture. Just before baking sprinkle them all with a light coating of paprika. Bake until they begin to color, turning once or twice, about 10 minutes or less. When done you may or may not need to sprinkle with salt. Do a taste test and see. Keep the chips warm in the oven until ready to use.
In a blender or food processor, combine feta, yogurt, 1/4 cup olive oil, zest and juice of lemon; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Blend or process until smooth. (You can also mash mixture by hand, with a fork.)
Put two tablespoons of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook onions until soft, about 5 minutes. Add beef, cumin, Greek oregano, and sprinkle with salt and pepper; continue cooking until meat is cooked through, about 5 to 10 minutes more.
Put chips on a serving plate and top with beef mixture, sauce, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, and whatever else you desire. I highly recommend using the olives, red onions, and cukes. Should serve four.


text:
FFI imports packaging utility
The Haskell Cabal [1] is a framework which defines a common interface for authors to more easily build their applications in a portable way. The Haskell Foreign Functions Import Generator (hsffig) [3] is a tool to convert a C header file (.h) into Haskell code containing FFI [2] import statements for all entities whose declarations are found in the header file. The FFI Packaging Utility (ffipkg) is a tool that integrates the functionality of hsffig with the Cabal framework allowing for building and installation of packages entirely consisting of foreign functions imports.
It is recommended that readers of this document be familiar with the documents referred to as [3] and [4].
Benefits of packaging FFI imports
To build a Haskell application linked to a foreign library, it is necessary to specify the locations of certain files (C headers and static or shared library files) for the Haskell compiler, and this information must be remembered for every application using the library. Building a FFI package means that all such information is contained within the package descriptor, and all that needs to be remembered is just name of the package.
The ffipkg utility prepares a Haskell package for building by accepting locations of C header and foreign library files as command line arguments and producing Haskell source files with FFI declarations, a Makefile, a Cabal package descriptor file, and a Setup.hs file suitable for running the Cabal package setup program. The utility acts as a "driver" running the C preprocessor, the equivalent of the hsffig program, and the source splitter. The Makefile created allows for compilation of Haskell source files into split object files: a feature provided by GHC. This technique is discussed in [4].
Command line options
Usage: ffipkg [OPTION...] include-file... -v --verbose provide verbose output -i --header stop after writing package include file -?, -h --help print this help message -I include files location (may be multiple) -L library files location (may be multiple) -l library file to link (may be multiple) -c --cpp= option for CPP (may be multiple) -V --version show program version number -w 0.0 --package-version=0.0 specify version of the package -p --package-name= name the package (will be uppercased) --with-make=make path to make --with-awk=awk path to awk --with-ar=ar path to ar --with-ghc=ghc path to ghc --with-gcc=gcc path to gcc --with-hsc2hs=hsc2hs path to hsc2hs
Package naming and versioning
Per the Cabal specification, the two fields are mandatory for a package descriptor file: Name and Version. The -p option sets the name of the package into its argument uppercased. If omitted, name of the first include file found on the command line will be used for package name, uppercased, with directory part and file name suffix stripped. The -w option sets the version field of the package descriptor file to its argument. The version supplied is checked for correctness using the same parser Cabal itself uses. If the syntax of the version is incorrect, or if the option is omitted, the default version string "0.0" will be used.
For FFI packages, versioning does not carry as much sense as it does for native library packages. In some cases, as shown in the Berkeley DB binding example, it may be set to the version of the library used, but this is totally up to the FFI package creator. It is generally safe to omit this option unless there are separate packages created for different versions of the same library.
Location of libraries and include (header) files
Similarly to GCC, the -I option is used to specify location(s) where header files will be searched for, and the -L option is used to specify location(s) where library files will be searched for. The -l option is to specify name(s) of library files to link the resulting executable against, and all non-option command line arguments regardless of their position will be treated as include file names (although it is advisable to place all the option arguments on the command line first, and then all non-option arguments).
The ffipkg utility itself does not check for validity or existence of directories and files supplied this way; it only places this information in appropriate fields of the Cabal package descriptor file created by the utility.
Include file names may or may not include the directory part. If included, that may be either relative or absolute paths. The utility creates a small include file which in turn contains #include directives for all include files found on the command line in the order of their appearance.
For example, if the command line contains:
db.h sys/stat.h
then the include file will look like:
/* File is generated automatically: do not edit */ #include "db.h" #include "sys/stat.h"
Library file names may be anything a particular linker would accept. It is recommended though to keep with the standard practice not to include directory part into library file names, but use the -L option instead.
Number of -I, -L, -l options, and non-option command line arguments is not limited by the logic of the utility.
External programs
The --with-XXX options may be used to specify paths to certain programs (list of programs may vary between the versions of ffipkg) used during the course of action, and referred to in the Makefile. This may be necessary if a program is not on the default PATH, or it is desired to use a specific version of a program other than installed in "standard" way.
Only absolute paths to executable programs are accepted with the --with-XXX command line options.
The ffipkg utility checks for existence and executability of these programs (full list in the Synopsis), and also of several other programs (such as echo, rm, find, etc.) to make sure that the Makefile produced is valid.
If any of these programs is not possible to execute, the utility aborts with a diagnostic message. Users are advised to check their PATH environment variable in this case.
Other options
- The -v option sets verbosity level: if specified, the 'ffipkg utility will output intermediate information about intermediate steps.
- The -i option causes the utility to stop after the package include file has been created. No hsc code is produced, and neither Makefile nor Setup.hs files are created. This option may be used to just check that all the external programs are available or specified correctly on the utility command line.
- The -V option prints version number of the utility.
- The -h option prints the command line options synopsis.
- The -c option passes an option to the C preprocessor and compiler. To add a definition of a constant for the C preprocessor and compiler, use for example:
-c "-DX=Y"
Creating a FFI import package
Preparatory steps
Create an empty package building directory and change there. There are no source files specific to a FFI package.
Determine which include and library files will be used in the package, locate them. Keep in mind that the more is the summary length of all include files, the longer it takes to run the utility, and this dependency may be nonlinear. Also determine the package installation location: it should not be the same directory as the package building directory nor its subdirectory.
Possible reasons of failure at this step:
none (in this and following sections, only failures related to the utility itself, and the Cabal setup program are discussed; reasons like no space available on the file device are not mentioned).
Remember: always start with an empty directory. Any pre-existing files may have unspecified effects on the process of a FFI package creation.
Creating Haskell sources, makefile, Cabal file, setup program
Execute the ffipkg utility supplying all information about locations of include and library files, and package name and version if applicable.
After the utility finishes, the following files will be created in the directory:
- the package include file
- Haskell sources which are result of running hsc2hs, and the splitter
- the Cabal package descriptor file
- the Makefile
- the Setup.hs file
Possible reasons of failure at this step:
- one or more external programs necessary to build the package were not found or cannot execute: rerun the utility with -i, -v options to see which programs failed.
- syntax error reported by the preprocessor: check if the correct include files were supplied.
- syntax error reported by the header file parser: this is an internal error; contact the utility developer/maintainer.
Configuring a package
Execute the runghc Setup.hs configure
command as specified in [1].
Possible reasons of failure at this step:
none related to the utility itself. For Cabal-related failures see the Cabal documentation.
Building a package
Execute the runghc Setup.hs build
command as specified in [1].
Possible reasons of failure at this step:
none related to the utility itself. For Cabal-related failures see the Cabal documentation.
Package installation
Execute the runghc Setup.hs install
command as specified in [1].
Possible reasons of failure at this step:
none related to the utility itself. For Cabal-related failures see the Cabal documentation.
Using FFI packages: Naming conventions
If name of a package is PKG then the module to include in an application using the package is HS_PKG_H. This module should be imported in any application's module which uses the package.
See also [3] for the information how imported functions/ structures/ unions/ etc. are named and visible to applications using FFI packages.
In this section, several examples of building FFI packages are provided. In these examples, commands running the Cabal setup program are omitted. They are issued in a standard manner as if this were a regular Haskell package.
Hello, World
A very simple example featuring:
- Utility default operation.
This example shows how to create a package out of the unistd.h include file, and how to call low-level library calls directly from a Haskell program.
It is assumed that the include file unistd.h is at some location known to the compiler, so there is no need in additional command line options.
Command line to prepare the package UNISTD:
ffipkg unistd.h
A sample program using this package (syscall.hs):
-- Test of syscalls invoked directly with unistd.h
module Main where
import HS_UNISTD_H
main = withCStringLen "Hello World\n" $ \(hello_p, hello_len) -> do
f_write (fromIntegral 0) hello_p (fromIntegral hello_len)
A command line to GHC to compile and build the executable using the package UNISTD:
ghc -fglasgow-exts -package HSFFIG -package UNISTD --make syscall.hs -o syscall
In the sample program above, f_write is the name that the write (2) function is imported under. See [3] for the complete information about how the names of imported entities are formed by HSFFIG.
Alternative bindings to syslog (3)
This example was inspired by [7]. Features:
- Multiple include files
- Explicitly naming the package
- Extra parameters for the C preprocessor
- Comparison with "hand-crafted" bindings
To prepare the SYSLOG package, the ffipkg utility is invoked as follows:
ffipkg -p SYSLOG -c "-DSYSLOG_NAMES" unistd.h syslog.h
Package name is specified explicitly to prevent picking it from the first include file name. It is necessary to include unistd.h before syslog.h as the manual page suggests. Part of the syslog.h header file definitions is surrounded by an #ifdef SYSLOG_NAMES
directive, so to open it up for import, the -c option is used.
An example program (hslogger.hs) is a simplified command-line logger:
module Main where
import HS_SYSLOG_H
import Data.Bits
import Data.List
import System.Environment
main = do
iargs <- getArgs >>= return . unwords
withCString "Haskell Logger" $ \lid -> do
f_openlog lid (fromIntegral c_LOG_PID) (fromIntegral c_LOG_LOCAL0)
withCString "%s" $ \fmt ->
withCString iargs $ \str ->
withArray [str, nullPtr] $ \atxt -> do
f_vsyslog (fromIntegral c_LOG_INFO) fmt (castPtr atxt)
Running it like this:
hslogger This is only a test
results in the following record in the log:
Feb 7 21:27:14 dmghome Haskell Logger[2729]: This is only a test
One thing to note is that the function whose name is expected to be f_syslog does not exist: this function is variadic. Another finction, f_vsyslog is used instead: it takes a list of pointers instead of variable number of arguments.
The command line to build the Haskell Logger is:
ghc -fglasgow-exts -package HSFFIG -package SYSLOG --make hslogger.hs -o hslogger
The original bindings developed by Peter Simons are "hand crafted". The developer manually grouped values for Priority, Facility, and Option into algebraic data types. Therefore the bindings interface looks more "functional" from the very beginning.
On the contrary, automatically generated bindings are just mechanical translation of imperative interface into Haskell. One significant advantage here is that all type signatures of functions imported are automatically captured, thus reducing the risk of error. So, to make the interface look "functional", similar hand crafting is necessary, only the startting level will be different.
Berkeley DB binding
This example features:
- Non-standard location of library and header files
- Explicit package versioning
It is assumed for the purpose of this example, that Berkeley DB version 4.2 is installed at /usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.2, and this location is not searched by the C compiler nor by the linker by default.
The command line to prepare the package DB:
ffipkg -w 4.2 -I /usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.2/include \ -L /usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.2/lib \ -l db \ db.h sys/stat.h
The version (-w) is set explicitly, but this may be needed only if an application depends on a specific version of Berkeley DB library to distinguish between library versions.
The test program bdbtest.hs is too large to be included here: use the link provided.
The command line to compile the test program is:
ghc -fglasgow-exts -package HSFFIG -package DB --make bdbtest.hs -o bdbtest
So, it is not necessary to remember where the library is installed: this information is saved with the package.
X11 transport protocol
This example is rather speculative: it does not contain much usable code, but instead gives an idea how to reuse definitions of a transport layer protocol represented as a set of C structure declarations to re-implement the same protocol in Haskell.
- Import of header files only to reuse definitions contained in them
Among many header files that come with X window system sources, there are two of interest: X.h and Xproto.h. The former contains various constant definitions: event codes, error codes, etc. The latter consists mainly of structure and union declarations. These declarations define binary structure of packets that X11 client and server exchange.
So, to prepare the XPROTO package, the following command may be issued:
hsffig-1.1/bin/ffipkg -p XPROTO \ -I /usr/X11/include/X11 \ X.h Xproto.h
Note that there are no references to any libraries. No foreign functions are imported: only what is declared in the header files as constants and structures/unions.
According to [6], a typical X11 request packet consists of an opcode field, request body of arbitrary length, and the request length field, which usually follows the opcode (with some exceptions, when the whole request body fits in one octet, it may follow after the opcode field, like in the example below).
For a simlpiest request, Bell, the following packet structure is defined in [6]:
Bell | |||
1 | 104 | opcode | |
1 | INT8 | percent | |
2 | 1 | request length |
The corresponding structure in Xproto.h looks like this:
typedef struct { CARD8 reqType; INT8 percent; /* -100 to 100 */ CARD16 length B16; } xBellReq;
This structure is to be filled with values and transmitted over the X11 client-server connection as is, i. e. as a sequence of octets, from zero to maximum offset within the structure memory image.
So, to form a Bell request, the following (shown in fragments) code (using hsffig imports) may be written:
import HS_XPROTO_H
allocA f = alloca $ \(buf :: Ptr a) -> do
pokeArray (castPtr buf) (take (sizeOf (undefined :: a)) ([0..] :: [Word8]))
f buf
bell pct = do
allocA $ \(rqptr :: Ptr T_xBellReq) -> do
rqbl <- (rqptr --> V_sizeof) >>= (return . fromIntegral) -- 1
(rqptr, V_reqType) <-- fromIntegral c_X_Bell -- 2
(rqptr, V_percent) <-- fromIntegral pct -- 3
(rqptr, V_length) <-- fromIntegral (rqbl `div` 4) -- 4
rqb <- peekArray (fromIntegral rqbl) (castPtr rqptr)
return $ [
RqEnc8 (fromIntegral rqbl) rqb
The allocA function acts as a standard alloca, but it ensures that the memory allocated is filled with zeros. The RqEnc8 constructor encapsulates an array of octets for further transmission, but this is beyond the scope of this example.
Functionality of the FFI Packaging Utility (ffipkg) and examples of its usage have been discussed. This utility has been developed with hope that it helps speed up the process of buiding applications that depend on external (foreign) libraries or structure definitions for data transmission formats.
The developer will always appreciate any feedback. For suggestions, questions, and concerns please send e-mail to: Dimitry Golubovsky.


text:
UPDATE: Tomorrow is planned to be "Orange and Maroon Effect" Day. Wear the Virginia Tech colors, or put them on your blogs. I'll try to have some color changes on the blog -- what I'm really trying to find is a link to the "VT ribbon" jpg that I can put on the sidebar tomorrow. Just thought I'd pass that along to those who hadn't heard about it yet. (Update: Here's one from reader/blogger Travis Liles. And here's another.)
Distracting thoughts while contemplating what the love-child of Rosie O'Donnell and Jason Whitlock would look like...
NBA: End of Regular Season/Start of Playoff Season!
This NBA season has been totally lame. The top highlight was Henry Abbott's True Hoop blog being acquired by ESPN. (That's not to dis Henry in the slightest, but to show how thin the season's on-court highlights have been. Go True Hoop!)
When the league's uber-fan, Bill Simmons, has to resort to naming "The Fans" as his league MVP, it's the ultimate sign the sport has plummeted this year. (Snarkily, one might ask, "What fans?" Doesn't Bill like to say that there are only 10 "real" NBA fans left anyway?)
That said, with the exception of the way the NBA continues to schedule the first-round games to be dragged out as interminably as possible, the first round of the NBA Playoffs actually shape up with some truly compelling match-ups:
Mavs-Warriors (
Suns-Lakers (Nash-Kobe II? Delicious.) Suns in 6.
Spurs-Nuggets (I think the Spurs will win the West, but
Jazz-Rockets (Eh, they can't all be compelling.) Rockets in 7.
Cavs-Wiz (Rematch from last season, this time with the Wiz without Gil Arenas – or Caron Butler. Seemingly an easy route for the Cavs, but you never know. Spoken like a truly misguided Wiz fan.) Cavs in 7 5. (Commenters have showed me the error of my ways, and that was before 9 a.m.!)
Raps-Nets (Vince Carter back in
Heat-Bulls (Defending champs vs. the team with the most potential to assume the title mantle in the future.) Heat in 6.
Pistons-Magic (How about "Darko's Revenge?" If he can't motivate for this, he can't for anything.) Pistons in 5.
Feel free to add your own picks/analysis in the Comments now. Complete NBA playoff picks, through the Finals, coming tomorrow.
MLB Stud: Mark Buehrle, who not only pitched a no-hitter, but faced the minimum 27 batters.
MLB Dud: Felix Hernandez, who left the game in the first inning with elbow trouble. (Cue ominous bullpen music.)
Virginia Tech Update: More from VT student Nick D. of The Dugout and AOL Fanhouse.
NCAA: Panel votes to ban text messaging to recruits. This is ludicrous: It's how teens communicate. Come up with a way to deal with it besides simply trying to forget it exists. (I guess you could call it the "Meyer Rule," for the way Urban Meyer became so effective – so publicly – with texting.)
NCAA Spring Football: Mike Conley Jr. will be an honorary coach of
NFL: Finally fined Brian Urlacher for wearing a "Vitamin Water" hat at the Super Bowl. Hope whatever they're paying him was worth the $100,000 fine.
NFL Draft: The hot trend? 'Fessing up to college pot smoking at the combine. (1) The NFL p.i.'s will find out anyway; (2) you get tons of credit for being "mature"; (3) it gets the issue out on the table early and out of the way by April, when momentum really matters.
(I think this goes back to two things: Initially, the cautionary tale of Warren Sapp, who dropped based on draft-day rumors of pot-smoking. More recently, Luis Castillo admitting to steroid use up-front, yet still being a first-round selection. Agents saw the sea change.)
Colin Cowherd does it again: Last week, it was violating FCC regulations. This week it's hate speech. The funny thing is: He's not even a clever bigot. (Then again, I suppose most bigots rarely are.)
Here's the quote: "Olbermann is bright and talented and a really good broadcaster, but he's about as middle-america as a transgender film festival. He's a Northeast Intellectual Baseball Guy....he doesn't speak to the NFL fan at all!"
(1) There were plenty of ways to describe K.O. as not a fit in
(2) Olbermann doesn't speak to the NFL fan at all? I think the millions of fans who watched him talk about the NFL during the Golden Era of SportsCenter would disagree. And Cowherd's own bosses might resent the idea that an "intellectual" doesn't work for NFL fans; after all, they just named one of the great football intellectuals to sit in the "Monday Night Football" chair.
Video Games: LaDainian Tomlinson turned down "Madden '08" cover. Keep saying it's about the "money." Yes: If "money" means "curse." (h/t Darren Rovell)


text:
Doing good in the world can be downright exhausting if you let it. But when you're on top of your game and giving it all you've got in a productive way, you optimize the amount of awesome you're putting out into the world.
Let's make sure you're getting the most out of your volunteer experience and avoiding the inevitable burnout that will happen if you don't listen to the warning signs.
Set Goals and Reevaluate
First, determine what you want out of your volunteer experience. While "doing good in the world" is a great goal, that's the same goal most people have. Be more specific! What do you hope to accomplish? What outcome would make you feel the best, and better the organization? Figure that out and consider writing it down somewhere.
Then, remember to reevaluate your goals after you've been volunteering for awhile. Sometimes it's hard to gauge goals at the beginning of a venture, and reevaluating is always an important part of the process.
Be Vocal
Speaking up isn't always easy, especially if you're a newcomer to an organization. But if something isn't working for you, there's no shame in letting the organization know. It'll work out better for you and for the organization to make sure you're in a role where you're contributing the most.
Be upfront about the types of tasks you like and are good at from the get-go. If you're doing something that you love and that you excel at, you'll be more likely to avoid burnout from helping an organization that you love in a task that you don't.
Know Your Limits
Sometimes, plain and simple, you need a break. As much as you might be against it, saying 'no' to a task is not the end of the world. You can always volunteer to help find somebody who can help take on the task if you're feeling overwhelmed. Plus, if you're feeling bogged down in a certain volunteer position, switch it up and do something else for awhile. Make sure to listen to what your mind and body are telling you about your limits.


text:
Clayton Kershaw (4-2, 3.23) vs. Ryan Dempster (2-4, 3.73).
COMMENTS: I could have been at this game.
It pains me to write those words, especially since I've been to Wrigley Field before (and loved it), and the good friend who offered me to join him in the first row behind the Dodgers dugout would have made a hell of a roadtrip buddy (there will be other opportunities, I'm sure). But life gets in the way--I have a meeting Wednesday morning; I travel enough that I don't want to be away another night; it just didn't make practical sense.
So I passed on this opportunity.
Instead, I'm spending this Wednesday like (most of) the rest of you: firing up your radios to listen to the game on the drive home, trying not to hear the 16-ounce cans of Old Style cracking open and pouring beautiful nectar to happy fans in the crowd, or the Cubs' Dixieland band playing songs in between innings, or Eric "The Curse" Collins' voice from the television broadcast. I want to hear Kershaw, who has two runs in 22 1/3 innings over his last three starts, keep up his great work and roll past Dempster, who has lost his last four decisions but is 6-3 with a 2.52 ERA against the Dodgers (almost two full runs lower than his career ERA of 4.42).
Maybe I'll just sit at home and celebrate the 25th anniversary of the #1 Billboard chart position of Wham's classic hit, "Everything She Wants". But hey, I don't want to celebrate alone, so now you can enjoy it too (make sure to check out how desperate and frustrated George Michael gets during the bridge, at around 4:50. GEORGE MICHAEL ANGRY! GEORGE MICHAEL SMASH!).
P.S.: Suns / Lakers, 6p tip-off.
Yeah, I know it's the 33rd anniversary of the debut of Star Wars. It's not like we didn't plug the hell out of Empire Strikes Back night. Oh, and that photo is via Harry How / Getty Images North America.


text:
- Description
- Details + Care
- Sustainabiity
- Shipping & Payment
- Sizing
Wasserdicht | Schweißfest | Hypoallergen
"Tragen Sie mich im Fitnessstudio, unter der Dusche, am Strand und ich werde nie anlaufen!"
Orders under $99AUD
$10 Tracked Shipping Australia:
$10 Express Shipping 1-3 DaysInternational - $10 Tracked Shipping 10-20 Business Days.Subject to local post delays
Orders over $99AUD Australia:
FREE Express Shipping
Delivery between 1-3 Business Days, subject to AusPost delays.
Orders over $99AUD - International
FREE Tracked ShippingDelivery between 1-3 Business Days (Australia and United States)Delivery time may vary for other countries
International (outside Australia) Express Shipping
$30 Express Tracked shipping for our International CustomersDelivery between 2-5 Business Days
Indie and Harper offers multiple payment methods for customers, to allow for an easy checkout process! If you have any further questions regarding payment options, please don't hesitate to email firstname.lastname@example.com
Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, American Express:, Afterpay (Aus & NZ), Zip Pay (Aus), Sezzle (US), G2Pay
Hey lovely, don't know your ring size? Let us help you!All of our jewels are measured using US sizing. We recommend heading to your local jeweller to be professionally sized. However, if you are unable to do so please feel free to use our sizing chart below! If you have any issues, please don't hesitate to contact our fabulous Customer Happiness Team at email@example.com
Pair it with:
Share the love @indieandharper or #indieandharper


text:
Dan Haren struck out nine Dodgers in the first three innings tonight. No problem — John Ely was nails, using 105 pitches to hold the Diamondbacks scoreless until the seventh inning, when George Sherrill pitched to one batter and let the D'backs back into the game. (Don't be surprised if Sherrill hits the DL soon, with Charlie Haeger replacing him.)
Fortunately, Russell Martin's three-run homer kicked off a crazy nine-run scoring binge that started in the eighth inning and the rest, as they say, was histrionics. How ridiculous were the last two innings? Put it this way: Jamey Carroll had two RBIs.
But back to the man of the hour: Congrats to Ely, who figures to have earned his way into the starting rotation, especially with Vicente Padilla unavailable for at least the rest of the month. And if they ever decide to make a sequel to "Sahara," we know where they can look for their leading man.
photo by Ross D. Franklin/AP


text:
Poached Pear And Almond Fallen Souffle Cakes
All weekend long I kept hearing about the snow falling down, heavy and thick in some places, watery and clumpy in some others. Friends here were making hot cocoa and shoveling driveways. My parents back home in France were describing the park in our village as wearing a light dusting of snowflakes. Here, we started to wonder if we would spend Christmas day in shorts like we did last year. Probably not but neither Bill nor I have put on coats yet this year. Indeed, we finally had signs of Fall. In December.
I have long understood that the South beats to a different rythm. It's in the air. Literally. It suits my personality just fine. Winter breeze at 5am and reddish-brown leaves still falling, blanketing the yard by 5pm. Winter citrus sharing shelf space with Fall pears and apples at the market. I just felt compelled to fill my basket with the juiciest mini d'Anjour pears I could find, go home and make these gluten free Poached Pear and Almond Fallen Souffle Cakes.
One thing I have inherited from my mother and grandmother (beside the all-in-or-nothing temperament) is their love for poaching fruits in the colder month and using them in all sorts of desserts. I don't really care what the thermometer reads outside lately. I am a bit homesick. It's the holidays. I'm poaching. As I told Bill "French Christmas carols and lots of poached fruits – deal with it!". His eyes lit up and he replied "let me pull out some pillows and we can cozy up and you can tell me all about all the Christmases of your childhood." Love that man.
Fo us, one of the many joys of being in a relationship is to share just about everything. Even a bad cold. I don't mind having a cold. I do mind when it hovers between cold and flu with fever, aches and chills but without knocking you down completely. This thing we have been sharing back and forth has been lowering all our levels by 40%-50% or so. It angers the bejesus out of me. Especially a few days before Christmas when there is still a ton to get done and lots of friends to see. But as we sat down with a cup of ginger tea and a warm pear and almond cake, we felt instantaneously better, warmer and happier.
I did convert the recipe to be gluten free to work with my diagnosis (yes, I know, research is still out on that one but I see the rewards of going gluten free and almost sodium free and that's good enough for me) and I snuck in a whole poached pear instead of a half like my grandmother used to do. However, I know it wasn't the reason why they rose as high and fell as quick as souffles.
We then changed their names too. The original was more of a scribble on a piece of paper from Mamie reading "Gateaux Amandes et Poires Pochees. Faites attention, ils degringolent" which could be translated as "Almond and Poached Pear Cakes. Watch out, they tumble down". And she was absolutely right. Hence B. felt compelled to rename them – he's a stickler that way, ahah!
Whichever name you choose, all I know is that they are the perfect cross between a souffle, a cake and a custard. That for a brief moment they stopped my coughing and sneezing and that "Douce Nuit Sainte Nuit" never sounded more beautiful.
Poached Pear And Almond Fallen Souffle Cakes:
Makes 6
Note: you can core the pears from the bottom to about 1 inch from the top with an apple corer but these are so tiny that I just removed the stem button at the bottom. Everything else in the core baked to very soft texture and the seeds were easy to remove while eating (kind of like tails on baked shrimp).
For the poached pears:
6 mini d'Anjou pears, peeled (or other small pears like Forelles or Seckel)
1/2 cup (100gr) sugar
2-3 cloves
2-3 cardamom pods
1 stick cinnamon
5-6 allspice berries
1-2 star anise
1/2 lemon
4 cups (1 liter) water
For the cakes:
3 tablespoons (40gr) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup (100gr) sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup (190ml) heavy cream
1 cup ground almonds (blanched or skin on – your preference)
1/4 cup (40gr) sorghum flour (or use 1/4 cup all purpose flour)
1 teaspoon baking powder
Prepare the pears:
Place the pears, spices, lemon and water in tall saucepan and bring to a boil over medium high heat. Lower the heat and let them simmerfor 15-20 minutes or until the pears are just soft (poke with a toothpick to check).
Remove from the water using a slotted spoon and allow to cool on paper towel or baking rack.
Prepare the cakes:
Preheat the oven to 350F and position a rack in the middle.
Slightly butter or spray 6 ramekins and place them on a baking sheet. Set aside.
In the bowl if an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffly (about 3 minutes). Add the eggs, one a time and beat well in between each addition. Reduce the speed to low and add the vanilla, heavy cream, almonds, flour and baking powder and beat until incorporated. Fill each ramekins about 1/3 full with the batter and place a poached pear in the center.
Bake for 25-30 minutes.


text:
- Shop
- >
- Made Per Order
- >
- All Signs
- >
- My Favorite Place in This Whole World
My Favorite Place in This Whole World
Orders on Made Per Order signs are currently closed. There are plenty of READY TO SHIP items in stock. Shop them HERE.
- Measures 17"x41"
- MADE PER ORDER sign. This order will be completed and shipped out 2-3 weeks from time of purchase.
- All lettering is PAINTED not vinyl or printed.
- Comes Ready to Hang Hardware is not added, but it can be hung right on the frame
- Ships within the U.S. OR Local pickup is available in Spanish Fork, UT.
You can also check READY TO SHIP items for readily available signs.
Signs are made per order with real wood. Due to the nature of wood, your sign may include knots, dents, or slices, or other imperfections. While we feel this adds to the character of each sign, we choose the pieces we think will be most aesthetically pleasing to our customers. Each sign is finished off with a medium stained frame. Lighter or darker stain can be used upon request.
Worried about what you are going to get from a handmade shop online? I am proud of the work I do and strive to make the most quality product possible. Read reviews from other customers like you to see what they are saying! Visit my review page HERE. If you have any questions you would like to ask me before placing your order, please use the contact form in the menu. Or email me at email@example.com.


text:
What is it ?
is a software component that enables the development of geographical applications in a functional language, using the data handling capabilities and spatial operations of TerraLib. TerraLib is a C++ library that supports different spatial database management systems, and that includes a large number of spatial algorithms. As a result, we get a combination of the good features of both programming paradigms.
- Input and output formats: Layers or themes from TerraLib databases (just MySQL), Esri Shape File (*.shp), TIFF file.
- Data types: Raster or image (just 8 bits), Vectors (Point, Line, Polygon and Cell), Temporal (DateTime, Interval)
- Topological operators: intersects, within, touches, crosses ...
- Geometric operations: intersection, union, difference, rotation.
- Metrical operations: perimeter, area, distance, centroid, shapeindex, compacity, fractal
Example of vector data that can be exported to a TerraLib database, and then it can be visualised with TerraView.
The pattern for a main program in TerraHS has the following structure:
module Main(main) where
import TerraHS
host = "localhost";
dbname = "demo_terrahs";
user = "root";
password = "root";
main:: IO()
main = do
-- loading a vector data from a shape file
gos <- loadVectorFile "MG_MUN96.shp"
-- open a connection
db <- open (TeMySQL host user password dbname)
-- saving in a database layer
store db "layer_name" gos
print "saved"
Two different outcomes from a image data and theirs respective operations (a)input image, (b) inverted image and (c) reverse image.
The following examples use this data:
- Opening and saving shape file
- Opening a shape file and saving in database
- Opening and save tiff image files
- Simple spatial operations demo
- Understanding how to create a geoobject data type
- Opening a raster data from database
- Opening a tiff file and saving in database
- Loading geoobjects from a database and saving a shape file
Its possible to run in the ghci:
#ghci SpatialOper.hs
Printing some test values, e.g.:
Main> main Loading package syb ... linking ... done. Loading package base-18.104.22.168 ... linking ... done. Loading package terrahs-0.8 ... linking ... done. TePoint (12.5,10.0) TeLine2D [(1.0,1.0),(1.0,2.0),(1.0,7.0)] TePolygon [TeLine2D [(1.0,1.0),(1.0,2.0),(3.0,2.0),(3.0,1.0),(1.0,1.0)]] False True False 2.0
or compile and run:
#ghc SpatialOper.hs -package terrahs-0.8 -o main #main
More details about the api in source documentation - online (HTML)
Download and Installation
TerraHS is a Haskell GIS application built using the TerraLib GIS library. In below, is available a debian packages for TerraLib. TerraHS-0.8 uses the TerraLib-3.3.0 version.
Optional, but is recommended to install the TerraView application.TerraView is a GIS application based on TerraLib, a GIS library to handle vector and raster data in geographical DBMS such as Access, PostgreSQL, MySQL and Oracle Spatial.
We have developed some specific libraries to support some functionalities for TerraHS.
- Translib, a library for translation among different geographic format files (no database connection), based in the TerraLib library. This library is required for TerraHS to deal whith shape files (*.shp).
- Terralib4c is a library that maps c++ Terralib functions and classes to C functions.
Other requirements are: GHC-6.8.3(or newer version) and MySQL-5.0.41.
Installation notes for Windows
First, is necessary to install MySQL 5.0, and optionaly TerraView:
Other libraries are available in:
TerraHSdependecies install for Windows (TerraLIB+Terralib4C+Translib)
After that, download TerraHS and unzip the archive. From a prompt, move into the created directory and run the following commands:
runhaskell Setup configure --extra-lib-dirs: C:\TerraHSExtLibs runhaskell Setup build runhaskell Setup install
The extra-lib-dirs depend of the path where was installed the TerraHSdependencies.
Installation notes for Debian distributions
The MySQL is usualy available in the Linux package of your distribution, you just check if it already installed.
For debian distributions, is possible to install they from debian packages:
Ubuntu 9.04 (i386)
TerraLib-3.3.0 for (Ubuntu 9.04 (i386))
TerraView-3.3.0 for (Ubuntu 9.04 (i386))
TerraHSdependecies (TerraLib4c + Translib) for Ubuntu 9.04 (i386)
The TerraLib4c and Translib can be downloaded in separated way:
Translib for Ubuntu 9.04 (i386)
Terralib4c for Ubuntu 9.04 (i386)
Ubuntu 9.04 (amd64)
TerraLib-3.3.0 for (Ubuntu 9.04 (amd_64))
TerraHSdependecies (TerraLib4c + Translib) for Ubuntu 9.04 (amd_64)
The installation procedure:
#sudo dpkg -i package.deb
The uninstallation procedure:
#sudo dpkg -r package
After that, download TerraHS in cabal package from Hackage and unzip the archive. From a prompt, move into the created directory and run the following commands:
runhaskell Setup configure runhaskell Setup build sudo runhaskell Setup install
It is done.
Installation notes for generic Linux
The TerraLib and TerraView source files and instalation notes:
TerraLib4c and Translib are available as usual source Linux package in:
The installation procedure:
#tar xvzf package.tar.gz #cd package #./configure #make #sudo make install
The uninstallation procedure:
#cd package #sudo make uninstall
The installation of TerraHS is the same of Debian distribution:
runhaskell Setup configure runhaskell Setup build sudo runhaskell Setup install
Papers, thesis and Reports
Some papers and thesis that use TerraHS:
- Sérgio Costa, Gilberto Câmara, et.al. Prototyping GIS Application in Functional Programming. In: GeoPantanal, 2009, Corumbá. Anais do II Geopantanal, 2009. download
- Costa, S. S., Câmara, G., & Palomo, D. (2007). TerraHS: Integration of Functional Programming and Spatial Databases for GIS Application Development. (pp. 127-149). Advances in Geoinformatics. Springer. link
- Sergio Costa, Gilberto Câmara, Danilo Palomo. TerraHS: Integration of Functional Programming and Spatial Databases for GIS Application Development. VIII Brazilian Symposium in Geoinformatics, GeoInfo 2006, Campos do Jordão, 2006. download
- Olga Bittencourt, Gilberto Câmara, Lúbia Vinhas, Joice Mota. Rule-based Evolution of Typed Spatio-temporal Objects. IX Brazilian Symposium in Geoinformatics, GeoInfo 2007, Campos do Jordão, 2007.download
- Sérgio Rosim. Estrutura baseada em grafos para representação unificada de fluxos locais para modelagem hidrológica distribuída. PhD Thesis in Computer Science at INPE, 2008.download


text:
Elsie's Bird Discussion Questions
Penguin Young Readers Group
Brought to you by Penguin Young Readers Group.
The Penguin Group is the second-largest English-language trade book publisher in the world. The company possesses perhaps the world's most prestigious list of best-selling authors and a backlist of unparalleled breadth, depth, and quality. Penguin Young Readers Group features books by authors and illustrators including Judy Blume, Brian Jacques, Eric Carle, and beloved characters like Winnie-the-Pooh, Madeline, The Little Engine that Could, and many, many more.