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Thirty-one glorious move, all by air. How many fugitives in the history of the world had a luxury like this? No worries about terrain penalties. Wind in her hair instead of bugs between her toes.
Jillian already knew that the enemy was no major sky power. If Haffaton could even muster a regular patrol of flyers, then she would never have been able to lead her forces as far around their edges as she had. So it was pretty empty air, at that.
They did have a decent ground network, though. She bombed two scouts on her first full turn with the yellow dwagon, but there was no guarantee she'd seen them all. And besides, every time she took action against a Haffaton unit it was another red pin in their battle map, tracking her location and making it that much more likely they'd be planning something for her up ahead.
There was that to think about. There was a lot to think about: stealth, misdirection, forage, and possible enemy engagements at every turn. Adventure of a lifetime, wasn't it?
She juked and weaved in her course, using some of the dwagon's move as slack. A route that generally led her home without being predictable would be her best bet. She didn't need to draw an arrow for the enemy pointing directly at Faq, but she did need to get there as soon as she could.
In theory, there were one or two options other than making it all the way home. If she could take a city—not just a city site, which she wouldn't have Shmuckers to build on, but actually capture a city—then she could claim it for Faq. This would reclassify her as a Faq unit and no longer as a Haffaton fugitive. It might even be possible to do it, too, given the lousy defenses she'd seen at Diecast. If she found a soft target like that, she might have to go for it.
Seemed unlikely, though. And she would be risking another trap, maybe from air defense this time.
Even more unlikely would be meeting up with another Faq unit in the field. If Jillian could manage to stack up with any regular unit from her side, then she would be considered "rescued" and would be a Faq field unit once more. She would even pop new equipment, at the expense of the treasury, of course. But nobody from Faq ever went out in the field, except the ones she led. And she'd managed to get every single one of those croaked.
Rescue was still a fantasy that teased her dreams, though. At night she frequently dreamed of running into some of her old troops, Chip, and Hedda...all miraculously alive. (She didn't ever dream of seeing Bart.) Or there were new Faq warlords, sent to fetch her. Once, it was even her father himself who came out to her aid. All ridiculous, but in her dreams she believed.
Her waking fantasy was revenge. In variation after variation, she played out her mental conquest of Haffaton. In the evenings after Haffaton's turn had ended, she talked about it for hours until she fell asleep, clinging to the surly dwagon's neck. Beasts were good listeners.
In the afternoon following her third full turn out, she had to shout those angry plans over the wind and pelting rain.
They'd been lucky enough to find a stormy hex, with all but zero visibility from the ground. This meant sitting in the air getting drenched, with the bony leather spine-scale of the dwagon her only perch.
Her tailbone never stopped complaining, but she gave it no heed. She was a Chief Warlord. When the job called for it, any and all necessary suffering could be borne. Besides, a dwagon scale jammed in her bum still beat the snot out of Mistress Firebaugh's Box of Tricks.
"That's one thing she did for me!" she laughed at the dwagon. "Gave me a whole new perspective on suffering! Maybe I'll use it on her when we get back!"
The dwagon snorted and shook another bucket of rain from its head.
"Yes, 'we!' You're coming, too! You're not my first choice, either, mister. But we need all the heavy flyers we can get!"
The dwagon grunted, twisting its head around, sniffing and snorting. This wasn't the first time she'd seen it do this. She didn't know much about these units, but it seemed like it was smelling something. Campfire below, maybe? She couldn't see or smell anything herself, only the rain.
If there was someone on the ground down there, it didn't much matter. A unit with specialized natural Lookamancy might be able to spot them, which would be unfortunate, but Haffaton had already ended turn. Whoever was down below probably couldn't hit her, and definitely couldn't expect to receive reinforcements before she moved again.
And he couldn't be smelling a flying unit, either. She'd swept the air of this hex for any flyers when she'd arrived, and again after Haffaton's turn was over. Nothing.
Still, that seemed for all of Erfworld to be what the dwagon was indicating. She let it drift on its own through the downpour, curious what it thought it was doing. One end of this rainstorm was as bad as any other, right? There was nothing to see here but falling water and wisps of mist, and the only thing her nose was detecting was the ever-present drop of water on the end of it.
The weather was wild up here. It rained sideways, even upward at times. The cloud tops swirled in columns and sheets and whorls. The yellow dwagon beat its wings with some purpose now, moving them up to the edge of a particularly weird-looking swirl of cloud, like three little pillars.
It sniffed at the cloud. Jillian raised her hand to her forehead in a rain-visor salute. Three pillars, man-sized. Very like men, in fact... Or, even more like women.
Her hand slowly fell to her waistband, where she had tucked Bart's resized sword. Cautiously, she removed the thing, barely larger than a butter knife, and began pulling on the tip.
"Stop," commanded one of the cloud pillars.
The sky filled with light, like a lightning strike that kept going. The dwagon roared, and Jillian did not heed the order. In a single swift motion, she had the full-sized sword raised and at the ready.
Their veil lifted, and three Archons glowed blue and mean in their crisp Charlescomm rain ponchos.
"While Chynna is on the call, are there any topics of no strategic interest that you would care to discuss?" asked the one named Wendy.
"Um, I don't think so," said Jillian. "I'll think about it."
As Chief Warlord of Faq, Jillian liked to think there was a kind of professional code between mercenary sides. There really wasn't. Charlescomm had an elaborate code their field agents followed, but it applied only to their own side. To competitors, they showed only the courtesy which followed rational self-interest. They didn't tend to accept constraints on their behavior that didn't involve binding contract language.
So they hadn't engaged. Not in a fight where nobody was footing the bill.
That was the relief. Yes, they were in Haffaton space, but they had not been hired to hunt down the fugitive as Jillian feared. Their mission was their own business, and details would not be discussed unless for the appropriate fee. Jillian could only guess that they'd been drawn to this hex for the stealthy weather, just as she had been. They were sneaking around up here, too.
By their own standards, the Archons did behave professionally toward her, as they did toward everyone. Too much so. They were way too polished.
And they made it work for them. They were the bane of Jillian's existence half the time, because the sides that hired her were generally the ones who couldn't afford Charlescomm's rates. She rarely swung a sword for anyone who wouldn't rather have hired Charlie's Archons. Got to be a bit demoralizing.
She hated them. But wow, would she love to command a few of them.
"You have the right of first refusal," they'd told her, and of course she did refuse. Didn't matter how much hush money they wanted to keep them from contacting Haffaton; Jillian had no purse. She couldn't make a deal against Faq's treasury in the event of her successful escape, either. If her side had any kind of future left, then it would be just as deadly to give Charlescomm information about Faq as it'd be to tell Haffaton.
Before the thinkagram, a moment came and went when Jillian considered attacking them preemptively. She would have the upper hand, but it might be close. Her own feelings about professional code aside, there's something about being cold and wet and wearing a few crappy pieces of stolen armor and carrying someone else's sword that makes you think twice about picking a battle with caster units.
So she waited, sizing them up and thinking about how she planned to fight them if Haffaton decided to hire them on the spot...which seemed increasingly likely, the more she thought about it.
"Chynna" kept her arms folded, head turned away, thinking silently. Perhaps she was even talking to Lady Firebaugh. Jillian shivered. The two that were screening for the one on the call kept their prim little made-up faces to her, the bonnets of their visored ponchos keeping them unnaturally dry.
"Are those things magical?" asked Jillian, out of jealous curiosity.
"Our Rain-ment? Yes!" beamed the one called Carnie. "The Charlescomm All-Weather Rain-ment Poncho is the perfect gear for displaying your side's livery, even in extreme weather hexes. In addition to making the wearer comfortable and toasty dry, they also mitigate weather-related movement and combat penalties for the unit who's sporting them! Limited quantities are available for sale, at very reasonable rates for Dollamancy of this unique combination of value! Would you care to purchase one or more of these items today, on favorable credit terms against your eventual repatriation?"
A gust of wind plastered a sopping wet lock of Jillian's hair across her lips. She spat most of it out, staring at Carnie like a raptor. The dwagon shot two streams of rainwater out of its nostrils, squirting from opposite sides of its enormous head.
"No. Thank you," said Princess Jillian, and spat out a few more strands of wet hair.
"Team meeting!" shouted Chynna cheerily, apparently having finished the thinkagram.
"Excuse us, Warlord," said Wendy. The Archons pulled away into a huddle.
Jillian fingered the hilt of her sword, its bare steel on her leg felt as cold as one of Lady Firebaugh's stones. After a minute or so, the discussion broke, and the Archons began approaching her. She raised Bart's sword, and tensed her legs. The dwagon responded, rearing back and waving its claws.
The Archons appeared completely unfazed by the posture.
"Good news, Warlord!" said Chynna. "For you, I should say...haha! No, Charlescomm was unable to negotiate any sort of agreement with Haffaton this evening. So your status as a fugitive will receive no new challenges from that quarter."
Jillian's sword arm slackened a bit. Her wet face broke into a smirk. "They couldn't afford you," she said, feeling many things, but mostly vindication. "They're too poor! And you guys charge way too much."
In the first dent Jillian had ever seen in a Charlescomm unit's professional demeanor, Chynna's smile vanished. Her shoulders stiffened, and her eyes went ice cold. "Actually, most times, when a client refuses such an offer, it is because the target is of little worth," she said flatly. "We'll be moving on now. It's still our turn, and your presence compromises the security of our mission. Good bye."
They turned and flew away. Jillian put away Bart's sword, and turned her dwagon in the opposite direction.
"You sure about the Rain-ment?" called one of them after her, tauntingly. "You look soaked!"
"Stick it in your toasty dry hole," she muttered.


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Wabash Senior: From Rice Paddies to National Championshipsby Howard W. Hewitt • March 1, 2005 Share:
It's a strange path from child worker in Vietnam's rice paddies to qualifying for the national wrestling championships.
But Wabash senior Phu Hong, Indianapolis, may be on one of the more unlikely journeys this spring of any NCAA athlete. Hong will join Little Giant teammate Chris Healy this weekend at the NCAA Div. III wrestling championships at St. Olaf's College at Northfield, Minnesota.
Hong, his three brothers, and parents left Vietnam in 1992 when Phu was an 11-year-old boy. This weekend the 24-year-old will compete in the 125-pound weight class for a possible national title.
The ever-smiling Hong shakes his head at the stark contrasts in his life.
"If I lived in Vietnam I would have a wife and kids by now," he said. "By age 24, my dad had four kids. Right now marriage is not a word even in my mind. I think about it sometimes though because if I lived back there my life would be so different. I have a cousin who was married at 16 and had three kids."
Hong tackled the American way of life upon his arrival and developed a fierce independence. He attended Lawrence North High School and graduated 15th in his class of 485 students. According to his high school teachers, he out-worked other athletes and studied more than other students.
"I never had a formal education in Vietnam," the Classics major said. "We came here from a farming village. We were taught in school to be successful and we see our parents work really hard to support us in school."
Hong's mother works two jobs while his father owns a small business. Hong's oldest brother just graduated from IUPUI, while two younger brothers are currently enrolled at the Indianapolis campus.
"My parents wanted me to go to IUPUI because it's cheaper and closer to home. They said I could go to school and drive home. But I've become more Americanized because I've been able to hang around with American students. And, I wanted to go away from home. I wanted to be more independent. My experience at Wabash is awesome."
His experience has also been unique. His mother has tried to talk him out of wrestling throughout high school and his collegiate career. And because of the incredible hours both work, his parents Phuc and Mai have never seen their 24-year-old son wrestle in high school or college.
Hong also knows something about hard work. His independence and toughness came out when, early in his high school career, he tried out for the football team. He was resilient in his effort but only weighed 100 pounds.
That's when an assistant football coach introduced him to wrestling.
He had a standout career at Lawrence North and finished his senior season ranked No. 2 at 119 pounds. His career at Wabash will be crowned this weekend. He won the regional title last weekend at Manchester College.
"My freshman year I placed fourth; my sophomore year I was second and last year I was third," Hong said. "So this year my goal was to win it. I worked real hard during the season and I've been wrestling real well and won a lot of tournaments. It's my last year and I want to make it an awesome experience."
First-year coach Brian Anderson said Hong's timing has been perfect this season.
"He's peaking at the right time and really coming on strong right now," Anderson said. "He has been very consistent all year long and a guy we looked to all year when we needed a win."
Anderson adds the strong work ethic is one of Hong's biggest strengths, but he's also good for team morale.
"Phu is a great guy who can get the whole team laughing," the coach said. "He's a happy-go-lucky guy with a great sense of humor. Yet, when he gets on the mat he does what he has to do to come out on top and win the match. He just has the will to win every time he steps out there."
Hong will not be among the favorites at the national tournament. Teammate Chris Healy will enter the tournament as the No. 1 or 2 seed. Hong will be in a blind draw to face any one of the top eight seeded wrestlers.
"My goal is to just wrestle my best and get an upset," he said. "But either way I'm going to wrestle my hardest. I'd love to be an All-American."
Hewitt is Wabash College's Director of New Media and Web Content Editor.
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On homepage and above: Hong in regular season action photos.
Lower left: Hong after claiming first place at the Div. III Regional at Manchester College.

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Brussels, 25 October 2011
Corporate Social Responsibility: a new definition, a new agenda for action
The European Commission's new strategy on corporate social responsibility (CSR), part of a package of measures on responsible business (see IP/11/1238), aims to help enterprises achieve their full potential in terms of creating wealth, jobs and innovative solutions to the many challenges facing Europe's society. It sets out how enterprises can benefit from CSR as well as contributing to society as a whole by taking greater steps to meet their social responsibility.
What is corporate social responsibility (CSR)?
In its new Communication, the European Commission has put forward a simpler definition of CSR as "the responsibility of enterprises for their impacts on society and outlines what an enterprise should do to meet that responsibility.
Although there is no "one-size-fits-all" and for most small and medium-sized enterprises the CSR process remains informal, complying with legislation and collective agreements negotiated between social partners is the basic requirement for an enterprise to meet its social responsibility.
Beyond that, enterprises should, in the Commission's view, have a process in place to integrate social, environmental, ethical human rights and consumer concerns into their business operations and core strategy in close cooperation with their stakeholders. The aim is:
Important features of the new definition are:
Corporate social responsibility concerns actions by companies over and above their legal obligations towards society and the environment. Certain regulatory measures create an environment more conducive to enterprises voluntarily meeting their social responsibility.
This is the first time in 10 years that the Commission has changed its definition of CSR. Its previous definition was: "a concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and in their interaction with their stakeholders on a voluntary basis." The new definition is consistent with internationally recognised CSR principles and guidelines, such as the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, the ISO 26000 Guidance Standard on Social Responsibility and the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. It should provide greater clarity for enterprises, and contribute to greater global consistency in the expectations on business, regardless of where they operate.
What EU policy actions will cover corporate social responsibility?
The new CSR policy presented today puts forward an action agenda for the period 2011-2014 covering 8 areas:
A report on the implementation of this action agenda will be published in time for a review meeting scheduled for mid 2014.
Why is corporate social responsibility important today?
A strategic approach to CSR is increasingly important to a company's competitiveness. It can bring benefits in terms of risk management, cost savings, access to capital, customer relationships, human resource management, and innovation capacity. It also encourages more social and environmental responsibility from the corporate sector at a time when the crisis has damaged consumer confidence and the levels of trust in business.
What progress has been made at EU level and what challenges remain?
European policy on CSR to date has contributed to progress in the field of CSR. Indicators of progress include:
Despite this progress, important challenges remain. Many companies in the EU have not yet fully integrated social and environmental concerns into their operations and core strategy. Accusations persist of the failure of a small minority of European enterprises to respect core labour standards and human rights. Only 15 out of 27 EU Member States have national policy frameworks to promote CSR.
The new strategy introduces important new elements which can help further extend the impact of European efforts to encourage corporate social responsibility.
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The Flamethrower is a weapon that was added in the 1.1 update. It shoots a continuous spray of fire that deals damages anything in its path. The flamethrower uses Gel as ammunition. Since it tends to use ammunition quickly, it is a good idea to produce a bulk amount of ammo by using Slime traps or the Gel Generator. One click will fire five jets of flame.
Flamethrowers also emit light when fired, but have limited range, so the light doesn't go very far. Embers will fall from the jets of flame, which can be useful for finding caves or ores.
The Flamethrower can't be used underwater. In addition, flames will stop if they come into contact with Water. This also applies to Honey but not Lava.
- Although Meteor Heads and Underworld mobs are immune to the "On Fire!" debuff, the flamethrower still deals the same damage to them.
- It is extremely effective against burrowing monsters and bosses due to its ability to pierce through several pieces at once and because of its high fire rate.
- The Flamethrower is extremely effective against The Destroyer as it will deal lots of damage very quickly and pierces multiple sections of the boss. When used in combination with Gravitation Potions it makes defeating it very easy.
- The Flamethrower can be effectively used to see the ground below the player. If one is in a cave and shoot straight out, the embers of the flames will drop a great distance allowing the ores and caves below to be revealed.
- The Flamethrower will not work underwater, and the flames stop if they hit water. This renders it useless against enemies that are underwater. It will not consume ammo if it's fired underwater.
- The Flamethrower is very useful for PVP, because it uses easy to obtain ammo and deals a lot of damage. Be aware that many players may 'return fire' in chat, as this weapon is pathetically easy to win fights with.
- An easier way to obtain ammo rather than hunting slimes, is to get a Gel generator.
- The Flamethrower is very effective against large groups of enemies, like Frost Legions, Goblin Armies, Pirate Invasions, Blood Moons and Solar Eclipses.
- Crafting the Flamethrower does not require Cursed Flames as of patch 1.2.
- Flamethrower can be shot through walls and hit mobs 1 block away.
- Flamethrower can't be used in lava if using Obsidian Skin Potion.
- When reforged as "Unreal", "Rapid" or other Velocity boosting reforges, initial shots use 2 gel rather than 1.
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Han Tümertekin is a practicing architect based in Istanbul and principal of the firm Mimarlar Tasarim Danismanlik Ltd that he established in 1986. Previously, he worked in Paris in the architectural studios of Ahmet Gulgonen and of Bernstein, Chempetier, Vidal. His built works include residential, commercial and institutional projects primarily in Turkey, as well as in the Netherlands, Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom and France. Mr. Tümertekin was trained in architecture at Istanbul Technical University. He lectured at the Technical University of Delft, at the 6th mAAN International Conference in Tokyo "Our Modern – Re-appropriating Asia's Urban Heritage" as well as at Harvard. Mr. Tümertekin's works have been widely published in international architectural journals, including Domus, Abitare, AV and in the World Atlas of Contemporary Architecture; Included in the 2006 Venice Biennale, he also won Turkey's National Architecture Award in 1998 and 2000. A monograph of his recent work was published by Harvard University Press in 2006. Mr. Tümertekin was presented a 2004 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. He served on the 2007 Master Jury. Actually he is a member of the awards steering committee.


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Cal Receives Award from Alma Mater, July 5, 2001
( Right: Dr. Mark Cal receives award from Rupert F. Graham, Jr., President of the UIUC Civil & Environmental Engineering Alumni Association.)
SOCORRO, N.M., July 5, 2001 -- Mark P. Cal, an assistant professor of environmental engineering at New Mexico Tech, recently was honored by his alma mater after being named by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) as this year's recipient of its "Young Civil Engineer Achievement Award."
Cal, a native of Rockford, Ill., earned his bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering, master of science degree in environmental engineering, and doctorate degree in environmental engineering at UIUC during the early to mid-1990s.
The Young Civil Engineer Achievement Award is awarded each year to UIUC graduates who have shown exceptional achievements early in their career. Only about 60 total awards have been presented over the years, which represents about 0.1 percent of the total civil and environmental engineering graduates of UIUC.
"The award was given to me for outstanding accomplishments in the field of air quality control, specifically the development of materials for novel gas separation processes, and the development of non-thermal plasmas to destroy hazardous air pollutants," Cal explains.
In previous years, Cal has been the recipient of the R. A. Glenn Best Paper Award from the American Chemical Society's fuel chemistry division and the Outstanding Staff Member Award from the Illinois State Geological Survey.
Cal's current research examines using non-thermal plasmas to destroy hazardous air pollutants, such as benzene, 1, 1, 1- trichloroethane, and methyl ethyl ketone.
Cal lists active memberships in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Chemical Society, Air and Waste Management Association, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors, and Sigma Xi.


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Citizens have a right to know what toxic chemicals are being released into their communities. Over the past 25 years, the TRI program has helped citizens, emergency planners, public health officials, and others protect human health and the environment by providing them with toxic chemical release and other waste management data they need to make decisions that affect the safety and welfare of their communities.
The 2010 TRI data show that 3.93 billion pounds of toxic chemicals were released into the environment nationwide, a 16 percent increase from 2009. The increase is mainly due to changes in the metal mining sector, which typically involves large facilities handling large volumes of material. In this sector, even a small change in the chemical composition of the ore being mined -- which EPA understands is one of the reasons for the increase in total reported releases -- may lead to big changes in the amount of toxic chemicals reported nationally. Several other sectors also reported increases in toxic releases in 2010, including the chemical and primary metals industries.
Total air releases decreased 6 percent since 2009, continuing a trend seen over the past several years. Releases into surface water increased 9 percent and releases into land increased 28 percent since 2009, again due primarily to the metal mining sector.
EPA has improved this year's TRI national analysis report by adding new information on facility efforts to reduce pollution and by considering whether economic factors could have affected the TRI data. With this report and EPA's Web-based TRI tools, citizens can access information about the toxic chemical releases into the air, water, and land that occur locally. Finally, EPA's first mobile application for accessing TRI data, myRTK, is now available in Spanish, as are expanded Spanish translations of national analysis documents and Web pages.
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Business celebrity Jeffrey Hayzlett went behind the scenes of the controversial CrossFit corporation in his new Bloomberg TV show, "C-Suite," for an episode that aired Tuesday and featured some footage taped in San Diego.
In its fourth week, "C-Suite" for each episode picks a corporation that is shaping the global landscape. And claiming comprehensive access to every officer in that company, the show offers viewers a close look at what goes on in the firm's most confidential top-level meetings.
In the show, Hayzlett explored what contributes to the success of exercise phenomenon CrossFit, which is on track to produce $100 million in revenue this year, primarily through trainer certifications and licensing fees for its more than 6,000 affiliate gyms worldwide.
For the show, he got to witness CrossFit's Training Staff Summit in San Diego.
In a self-described "cowboy" fashion, Hayzlett also took on criticisms of the so-called "functional fitness" pioneer, including accusation that it's a cult, skepticism that it actually works, and the corporation's controversial "affiliation vs. franchise" business model.
(See CrossFit creator Greg Glassman explain why he doesn't believe it's a cult here.)
"I get to ask the questions everybody wants to ask but never gets a chance to," Hayzlett told U-T San Diego. "Let's let the CEO give me that answer and hear it directly from him, because typically they don't give out a lot of interviews."
What he discovered, he said, is a laser focus among CrossFit's executives on what's important to them: the workouts, or "WODs" (Workouts of the Day), all geared toward continuous improvement in fitness.
"They train their trainers, and that's at the core of who they are," Hayzlett said. "It's not necessarily about how each gym, or box, looks. The boxes are as individual as the individuals in them, but at the core are the workouts and the language and the behavior of what they look for."
This is why the affiliate model seems to work better than a franchise model might, he said. By not getting bogged down in the details of running a chain of gyms, CrossFit creator Greg Glassman and Director of Training Dave Castro can focus on their real mission of programming workouts and training people to deliver them.
"The CEO as well as his lieutenant have a real clear picture of where they want to go," Hayzlett said, and even though c-level meetings look informal, taking place over barbecue, it's a tightly run organization.
The corporation has also managed to harness the power of social media, he said, tapping into the enthusiasm most CrossFitters feel for their workout regimen and using them to promote it.
"They're a real fanatical community and they're very tied to each other," Hayzlett said. "They're a bit evangelical about it. It's more than a workout; it's a real lifestyle."


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NCAA Tournament 2013 Midwest Region — Day 1
The NCAA Tournament got underway in earnest Thursday. And no region was busier than the Midwest, where six games took place.
Colorado State beat Missouri in an #8-#9 game to close the evening in Lexington, Ky., while top-seeded Louisville routed North Carolina A&T to start the night. Michigan State quickly disposed of Valparaiso in the first game to tip off, while Saint Louis proved it's a legitimate threat to go far against New Mexico State. Memphis narrowly avoided a meltdown against Saint Mary's, while Oregon showed Oklahoma State its #12 seed was too low.
(8) Colorado State 84, (9) Missouri 72
Dorian Green scored 26 points, and Colorado State handily beat Missouri, 84-72, in a second round game of the 2013 NCAA tournament's Midwest Regional on Thursday evening in Lexington, Ky. The Rams opened up a nine-point halftime lead and then pulled away in the second half thanks to a 42-19 rebounding advantage. Phil Pressey scored 20 points to lead Missouri. Colorado State will play top-seeded Louisville in the third round on Saturday.
(1) Louisville 79, (16) North Carolina A&T 48
Russ Smith scored 23 points, and top-seeded Louisville routed North Carolina A&T, 79-48, in a second round game of the 2013 NCAA tournament's Midwest Regional on Thursday evening in Lexington, Ky. Wayne Blackshear added 12 points for the Cardinals, who overran the Aggies from the outset of the game. Bruce Beckford scored 12 points to lead North Carolina A&T. Louisville will play Colorado State in the third round on Saturday.
(3) Michigan State 65, (14) Valparaiso 54
Playing close to home in Auburn Hills, Michigan, the Spartans had their way with the Crusaders in a game that was never in doubt. Derrick Nix was a monster, recording 23 points and 15 rebounds -- almost as many as Valpo's 20 as a team. Valparaiso shot an abysmal 35% from the field and really struggled from beyond the arc, going 7-for-25 from 3-point range.
(4) Saint Louis 64, (13) New Mexico State 44
A lot of people think Saint Louis could go deep in this tournament and the Billikens showed why. Dwayne Evans paced SLU with 24 points and a smothering defense held the Aggies to under 30% from the field. Bandja Sy finished with 17 points to lead NMSU.
(6) Memphis 54, (11) Saint Mary's 52
Memphis shot better than 50% in the first half and fought back whenever Saint Mary's inched closer in the second half to move on, including a valiant effort with under a minute to play, in which Saint Mary's had a chance to tie or win with under 2 seconds to play. In the tournament's first exciting finish, Eividas Petrulis banked a 3-pointer with 3 seconds to go and the Tigers turned the ball over on the ensuing inbounds, giving Saint Mary's a chance to win or tie as the game ended. The Gaels couldn't convert and the Tigers escaped with a victory. D.J. Stephens had seven blocks for Memphis, which was paced by Joe Jackson's 14 points. Matthew Waldow led the Geals with 17 points, while their star player, Matthew Dellavedova scored 10 points on just three of 13 shooting.
(12) Oregon 68, (5) Oklahoma State 55
Oregon proved it was indeed worthy of better than its #12 seed by thumping the Cowboys in what looks like what may be upset on paper only. The Ducks raced out to an 11-point halftime lead and never looked back. Oklahoma State star and Big 12 Player of the Year Marcus Smart only scored 14 points on five of 13 shooting, while Oregon's Damyean Dotson scored 17 points. The Ducks hammered the Cowboys on the glass, outrebounding them 45-29, with Arsalan Kazemi leading the way with 17.
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After being arrested for assault, Chris Brown remains behind bars in his longest jail stint to date.
MTV shares that the 'Fine China' singer will make his first appearance in front of a judge this afternoon. A spokesperson for the D.C. U.S. Marshall's Service tells MTV that Breezy remains behind bars as of this morning, which marks the largest number of consecutive days he's been incarcerated.
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I just had a talk about US-Canada merging/annexing with my uber driver the other day and she brought up the good point of Canada still having a queen (and when she dies, a king) that reigns over them. That would ultimately hinder such an union. I kind of tend to agree with that. Curious what other folks think about this.
Regarding Mexico, I only see the Northern mexican states joining after some kind of recession or separation from those states. I also don't think the union would accept their request to join unless they cleaned up their place first. Furthermore I think a situation such as Mexico going into recession and selling states like Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora etc is a possibility. I'm not sure how much work it would take to get those states out of the slums and into, but we'll have to see what happens once Puerto Rico joins.
Speaking of PR, there's been some big movements happening recently. Puerto Ricans were in front of the White House demanding, Pedro Pierluisi has already spoken twice to congress requesting a resolution, and even wrote a letter to Obama. I believe another PR representative wrote a letter to Obama as well. We might see a federal binding "Yes or No" referendum on Puerto Rico that will determine the future of the island very soon.


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Last time we got a good look at Christina Aguilera in July, she appeared pretty and fit. But her slimmed-down style on last night's (Sept. 18) 'Tonight Show With Jay Leno' was simply stunning!
Xtina rocked a truly little LBD and a wide smile for her chat with the late-night host. She was there to promote her return to the panel of 'The Voice' for its upcoming fifth season -- but all Leno seemingly wanted to talk about was her upcoming spread in Maxim.
He asked Aguilera, who covers the men's magazine's October issue, about her quote in the accompanying article saying, "I've never been one to shy away from my sexuality."
The singer explained herself: "I'm an artist, and expressing myself in a sexual way, no matter how that changes throughout the years, has always been something that has always come naturally to me. At this point of my life, I'm 32 and I feel sexier than ever just because you know what you want. So it was all about -- the shoot, yes, I was in control of that -- but it was all just about appreciating the woman I've become, and effortless sexy, not trying too hard."
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Gilbert vs. Schultz, 10 games in…
In response to a topic on the forum, I figured I'd write up a long repost that is both a defense of Tom Gilbert, as well as support of Nick Schultz. I personally think the trade is a bit of a wash. But this is a 10-game in review of Tom Gilbert and Nick Schultz with their respective teams… mostly by the numbers.
So first off a disclaimer: I'm not a big "stats guy". So I definitely take any numbers with a grain of salt, but I do use them from time to time.. this will be one of those times. Oh, also… while their is some "fact" in the form of statistics in here, like any of my posts there is a lot of opinion.
Anyways, Gilbert's offensive numbers in Minnesota have been.. well, offensive. But I think his other numbers have been good. They are working this horse pretty hard there too. At least as much as we did here, at his most used times.
He's averaged 24:39 per game in Minny (with even 31.5 minutes in one game!). Part of that, he's gotten decent PP time, for sure, and should be making better use of that. However, he's also eaten up a lot of PK time too (he even had as much as 6 minutes in one game). He's averaged 2 minutes and 4 seconds per game on the PK (although it looks like he's either put in a lot of PK minutes a game, or hardly any if any).
Of the 36 goals the Wild have allowed since acquiring Gilbert, he's been on the ice for 11 of them, including 1 empty netter. That's a little over 30% of the Continue reading 'Gilbert vs. Schultz, 10 games in…'»


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Monday, July 02, 2012
Facebook: I'm Only Here for the Drama
Everything has become so impersonal. You get happy birthday wishes on your Facebook wall - no card or phone call. If it weren't for Facebook, perhaps your birthday would be forgotten altogether. You no longer have to wonder what people are doing on the weekends or what they're up to during the work week and if it sucked - they always let you know. The funniest entertainment for me are the ones who create those little online dramas online with a status message indicating how upset they are over people commenting over 'this' or 'that' or posting whatever. Who gives a rat's ass? And as much as I would like to think that Facebook has dwindled down a bit, like Myspace, truth is, it hasn't at all. In fact, I want to even say it has gotten worse. This is why I'm more of a fan of Twitter. It's an outlet for whatever and however you want to express yourself and you can hashtag a topic in order to start a conversation about a particular topic. I also find it one of the best news sources (with links of course).
The most disturbing part of Facebook are the ones who have just broken up with a spouse or partner. At times, one person leaves their account fully open just to rub things in the ex's face. Get off their page! (But is it possible?) Maybe they'll post a picture of a quote stating their feelings or indirectly insulting the person of interest... And keep in mind that people will only show you what they want you to see. They could show you everything in the world, from traveling, new house, new lover, new this, new that --- but have they really moved on? You'll never know. Facebook is not a truthful place to go if you're seeking answers. And no doubt, there are people out there who do put out too much 'truth' - inappropriate truths to where it hurts someone else in some way or another.
What about photos? You have the self-posed bathroom portrait with some dirty underwear on the floor, or the 'pucker-lipped-I-pretend-to-have-collagen' shot which looks worse than it sounds. I love the pics where you can actually see the arm extending the phone cam in order to get the profile picture, raised high enough to enhance 'features', even some major cleavage (or minor/enhanced). We can create this world/illusion of ourselves through this hellish forum of online social media, but what's really brewing underneath that online persona? And hey, I would never take a photo right when I wake up, but apparently, there is an online social networking forum where that's the big thing now. Maybe I'll start posting some bed head pics. But for now, I'll just keep my "
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It's like the rumor that won't die: reports have emerged (again) that the next-generation C7 Chevrolet Corvette will have its engine migrate from front to middle. While it now seems a little improbable for the C7 to be a mid-engine Corvette, plucky Britpub Autocar is reviving the speculation once again.
A report from British magazine Autocar uses a quote from a General Motors executive that the C7 Corvette would be "completely different" from the current generation, leading them to speculate that the Vette would be moving to a mid-engine layout. However, when we spoke with Corvette chief engineer Tadge Juechter last year, he staunchly defended the C6 Corvette's front-mounted engineering.
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Character CapsuleFym the Rib is a thief, hailing originally from Ilthmar, but calling the alleys of Lankhmar home these last few years. Like you, he ran afoul of that notorious sorceress, Sheelba-of-the-Eyeless-Face, and is now geased against his will to find the fabled Eye of Vood, for reasons untold. He pays homage to the Shark-God of the Ilthmart cult, though his faith is negligible at best, a simple result of growing up in foul, cult-infested Ilthmar.His weapon is a simple steel dirk, and but his crossbow bolts are fitted with poisoned caps. The venom can paralyze a man in seconds, but only temporarily.Fym the Rib is quicksilver-fast and agile as a monkey of the Eastern Lands, but not a great fighter by any stretch. He is glad that the other members of this suicidal band include a warrior and wizard, beside another thief.
Geswald is a magician, skilled when sober, dangerous when not. Having a small assortment of mostly subtle magics, he has a few more spectacular tricks, but these are nearly as unreliable as he is. Somewhat frail, Geswald has managed to survive thus far mostly at the whim of luck.
There were other groups after the Eye of Vood. The Slayer's Brotherhood was rumoured to have sent a force into the tunnels recently as well, led by a were-rat thief named "Sog". No one knew what the Eye of Vood was, but it seemed every major player in Lankhmar wanted it. And Sheelba of the Eyeless Face was not one to be disappointed.
Hlol of Ool HruspA tall and lanky fellow of pale skin and dark robes, Hlol is a Necromancer with a bit more than basic mastery over the forces of life and death and a golden voice. Hlol is always singing, or when that's not appropriate, humming, songs from his prayer book. Others find it eerily comforting. He also wears a Hand of Gakn around his neck, a good luck token made from the foot of a stillborn child, and carries a large bag of religious supplies.
A soldier doomed to service of a darker power, Raelef's battered body belies a tremendous endurance. When joined to his Mistress's will, his own is unquenchable, but apart from her, he is often filled with doubt. Of late, as well, the darker powers of pain and suffering have begun to speak to him directly, and while he finds this concerning, there is little he can do to stop it, and he has begun to embrace them.
In some hours, Sheelba said she was not sure how long, they would all shrink to half their size. Better to navigate the Rat Warrens, Fym thought, but probably didn't improve their chances of intimidating the dwellers of the Undercity.
Formerly a bounty-hunter for the Slayer's Brotherhood, he eventually tired of the hunt and moved to less-risky ventures. A simple job was all it took to place this Mingol sellsword in the wrong place at the wrong time. A simple job, earning the ire of the Eyeless-Face, and thus was he stuck with a spell of mental domination forcing him to hunt for something he didn't have the faintest inkling of caring about.His appearance is stereotypical enough to be the definition of Mingol looks: raven hair, yellowish skin, strongly built. Even his weapon is stereotypical, though the curved talons engraved on either side of the blade certainly isn't. As always, however, appearances can be deceiving, and skill at combat certainly doesn't impede intelligence.
"My pawns move as planned, many-eyed one. What of yours?" Said Sheelba of the Eyeless-Face to Ningauble of the Seven Eyes, as she sat there, enveloped in her cloak and cowl."Mine as well, she-devil. Mine as well. They will surely claim the prize, before your band of weaklings--""You babble like a child, Ningauble. You are no doubt worried.""We shall see, She-snake. We shall see whose champions will pass the first test, and continue on. Our wager is in place, and our doves have flown forth and our rats have scattered. We shall wait to see what happens. Come have some tea." With these words, Ningauble exhaled the pipe-smoke from his lung, sending greenish wisps streaming out of his seven, dancing eyes. It appeared as if seven fluttering butterflies were escaping the confines of Ningauble's ebon shroud.
A scout and treasure seeker from Simorgya, the Simorgyan is a brute by their standards. (for lack of better reference, i'm going with a kuo-Toa for base material)
Simorgya is a sunken kingdom in the Outer Sea. A long time ago when it was an island above the surface it was raided upon by the Snow Clans. According the legends ...the men of far Simorgya were mighty magicians, claiming power over wind and waves and the creatures below. Yet the sea gulped them down for all that. It's fish-like residents still have enmity towards the pinker races, yet are known to come to Lankhmar to trade, and to sell the secrets of their sea-shell golems to the grimy magicians of the City of the Black Toga.
Squeeking rats scurried everywhere. No one entering the tunnels below Lankhmar went unnoticed.
The Rats of Lankhmar were unlike rats of other worlds. They were a sentient, clever race, with prehensile fingers, and sinister motivations. Mundane rats to be sure, were likewise present, but who can ever know which kind of rat one was killing? The Rat-Lord certanly did not take kindly to the slaughter of his vermin-people. And the thieves of the Guild were allies of the Rats.
A few of the rat Kin found the body of a girl dumped in the sewer channels, bleeding and left for dead. To the exasperation of the elders, they drug her out and helped her heal, fighting the infections with what they knew. When she awoke some months later, the poisons from the sewage claiming her sight, memory, and most of her health, she found herself in a unique position to help the rats who had saved her. They quickly found in her a deep compassion and an almost supernatural ability to heal their own injuries, as well as dreams and nightmares which proved more than insightful in helping their plans.
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Sooner or later, you'll consider using subcontractors. Perhaps that day will come when a customer orders $6000 worth of T-shirts and wants embroidered baseball caps to match...and you don't own an embroidery machine. Perhaps it will happen when a customer asks you to print a product, and you're a little gun shy because the last time you tried that kind of job, the result was many hours of overtime, several thousand dollars in sunken costs, and a lost customer. I became a fan of subcontracting after some expensive mistakes. When I started my business, I never said "no" to a customer. Whatever they wanted, I would print. The result was countless long days, expensive delays, and unhappy customers. Finally, I realized that I wasn't Super Screenprinter Man and became wary of letting my lips promise what my squeegee couldn't print. I tried to focus my business on a limited number of product lines. But I hate to lose a sale, so often I found myself driving back to the office with an order for something I'd never printed before. That's when I decided it might be more practical to find subcontractors for the jobs that fell beyond my specialties.
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AAUW Chooses Two Scholarship Winners, May 9, 2001
SOCORRO, N.M., May 9, 2001 -- Since 1966, the Socorro branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) has held annual local fundraisers, such as the popular Visitas de Navidad, in order to award a scholarship each year to a young woman deemed to be an "academically outstanding student at New Mexico Tech."
This year, however, the local chapter of AAUW has decided to award scholarships to two deserving Tech students: Elizabeth Rose Fernandez, a sophomore majoring in physics with an astrophysics option; and Shannon Gaddy, a sophomore majoring in materials engineering.
Fernandez, a graduate of Albuquerque's St. Pius X High School, is the daughter of Joe and Rose Fernandez of Albuquerque. Gaddy, a graduate of Gallup High School, is the daughter of Leroy and Margaret Gaddy of Gallup.
"I like the small-campus setting of New Mexico Tech, which makes me feel like I know everyone here," says Fernandez, who currently serves as secretary of the Tech Astronomy Club. "Tech professors are easily accessible and talking with them is always enjoyable.
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"It's been a challenging, yet rewarding, educational experience at New Mexico Tech," says Gaddy. "New Mexico Tech is a small engineering school, which is a perfect size for me. And, it has an exceptional faculty."
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Using Tags in an Extension
From Joomla! Documentation
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- 1 Introduction
- 2 Register a content type for each view
- 3 Modify your component's table class (or classes if you have multiple tables)
- 4 Add tags to the getItem() method of the model
- 5 Add a tag field to edit screens
- 6 Prepare the view
- 7 Set up the display
- 8 Batch processing
Joomla's tagging system is used in all core content extensions and is designed to be easy to integrate into other extensions that use standard Joomla design patterns.
Using tags in an extension is fairly straightforward. It requires these changes to a typical extension:
- Register a 'Content type' for the extension view(s)
- Add 'Observer methods' to the extension table class(es)
- Add 'Tag fields' to the extension edit forms
- Add 'Tag display' code to the extension view files
- Optionally, add a batch tagging method to the extension administration
Register a content type for each view
In Joomla! 3 content types e.g. articles, weblinks, contacts, . . . are registered in the #__content_types table with a separate record for each content view e.g. article, weblink, article category, weblink category, . . .
Your extension installer needs to create a new record for each view.
Here is the structure of the #__content_types table; each column is described in the following sections.
|Column name
|Column type
|Record key
|Type title e.g. Article
|Type alias e.g. com_content.article
|Information about the Table class
|Not currently used
|Maps the table column names to standard Joomla! names
|Optional: name of a router method
|Optional: ????
This is the auto-incremented record key, nothing to be done here.
The title for your Content Type e.g. Article, Contact, Weblink, You can do this either using sql or postflight by creating an instance of JTableContenttype. Don't forget a category type if you use the Joomla categories API.
A string identifying the component and view (that would be in the page request, typically matching the model name) e.g. com_contact.contact, com_weblinks.weblink.
You need to identify which tables used by your component contain records to be tagged. For example the 'Contact' view of the Contacts component uses #__contact_details and similarly the 'Weblinks' view of the Weblinks component uses #__weblinks .
Each of these components uses a class to write to the table: ContactTableContact for the Contacts component and WeblinksTableWeblink for the Weblinks component. You will need the class prefixes e.g. ContactTable, WeblinksTable.
Note that Category types all use the #__categories table.
The type_table entry gives the complete table class information for the table class as a JSON object with two elements. The first element represents your "special" table and the second an optional common table (otherwise it will default the JTableCorecontent).
Here is the JSON entry for the Weblink content type:
"special": {
"dbtable": "#__weblinks",
"key": "id",
"type": "Weblink",
"prefix": "WeblinksTable",
"config": "array()"
"common": {
"dbtable": "#__ucm_content",
"key": "ucm_id",
"type": "Corecontent",
"prefix": "JTable",
"config": "array()"
The values to be included are:
|Entry name
|Table name
|Primary key name
|Content type
|Class prefix
|An option array, as used in your component constructor and getInstance() methods, may be empty
This information enables the tagging system (and other APIs) to access your table easily.
If you are using Joomla categories make sure to create a category type so that they can be tagged. In Joomla 3.1 and 3.1.1 there is an error where the tag field will show even if there is not a type, but this is corrected in 3.1.4.
- The table name for the common table is #__ucm_content; this is incorrect in 3.1 and 3.1.1 data but is not currently used. The data was updated in 3.1.4.
- The type_title field would potentially be used for display although this is not implemented currently except in the contenttype field. Usually it should begin with an upper case letter if it is in English. See note about how to make this translatable. To make your type names translatable add COM_TAGS_CONTENT_TYPE_+type_title="Type Title" in both the ini and sys.ini files.
Rules is currently not used. It will likely be removed in favor of an asset_id for each type, but currently you can ignore this field which will be managed by JTable.
This entry maps the names of specific fields in your table to a set of standard Joomla! names. This mapping is stored as a JSON array with the first 'common' element mapping to the common fields and the second 'special' element mapping the other fields from the table.
Here is the field_mappings entry for the Banner Content Type (chosen because it is a richer example than Article or WebLink). Note that 'common' mappings that have no equivalent are included as 'null' (leaving them blank may cause sql issues); and the names and values in the 'special' element all match as they are limited to this component.
"common": {
"core_content_item_id": "id",
"core_title": "name",
"core_state": "published",
"core_alias": "alias",
"core_created_time": "created",
"core_modified_time": "modified",
"core_body": "description",
"core_hits": "null",
"core_publish_up": "publish_up",
"core_publish_down": "publish_down",
"core_access": "access",
"core_params": "params",
"core_featured": "null",
"core_metadata": "metadata",
"core_language": "language",
"core_images": "images",
"core_urls": "link",
"core_version": "version",
"core_ordering": "ordering",
"core_metakey": "metakey",
"core_metadesc": "metadesc",
"core_catid": "catid",
"core_xreference": "null",
"asset_id": "null"
"special": {
"imptotal": "imptotal",
"impmade": "impmade",
"clicks": "clicks",
"clickurl": "clickurl",
"custombannercode": "custombannercode",
"cid": "cid",
"purchase_type": "purchase_type",
"track_impressions": "track_impressions",
"track_clicks": "track_clicks"
At a minimum for common fields you need to map: content_item_id, alias and title in order to successfully create urls in the tagged items list. You also will probably want: access, status, and language. The special fields are optional.
- The JHelperTags and JUcm APIs at 3.1.1 supported arrays for this field, but as of 3.1.4 either arrays or objects are supported; the default is objects.
This is an optional entry to include the name of a static helper router method for this type found in its front end helpers folder e.g. WeblinksHelperRoute::getWeblinkRoute.
If you do not have a custom router then Tags falls back to the rules in JHelperRoute.
If you only store data in #__ucm_content you will eventually be able to leave the router field blank although this option is not currently implemented.
This section was added in Joomla! 3.2 to link to the Content History component.
Here's the entry for the Banner Content Type:
"formFile": "administrator\/components\/com_banners\/models\/forms\/banner.xml",
"hideFields": [
"ignoreChanges": [
"convertToInt": [
"displayLookup": [
"sourceColumn": "catid",
"targetTable": "#__categories",
"targetColumn": "id",
"displayColumn": "title"
"sourceColumn": "cid",
"targetTable": "#__banner_clients",
"targetColumn": "id",
"displayColumn": "name"
"sourceColumn": "created_by",
"targetTable": "#__users",
"targetColumn": "id",
"displayColumn": "name"
"sourceColumn": "modified_by",
"targetTable": "#__users",
"targetColumn": "id",
"displayColumn": "name"
Creating the record
You can create records in the installer in one of three ways:
- in the postflight method
- by creating a JTableContenttype instance and adding a row, or
- by using SQL to create a record directly
Modify your component's table class (or classes if you have multiple tables)
Add the following to your JTable constructor:
$this->_observers = new JObserverUpdater($this); JObserverMapper::attachAllObservers($this);
The addition material formerly located here is no longer needed after 3.1.4 Please read the document history for this page if you are required to support 3.1.0 or 3.1.1.
For joomla 3.2 I needed this line: ( Dont forget to replace weblinks by your component name )
JObserverMapper::addObserverClassToClass('JTableObserverTags', 'WeblinksTableWeblink', array('typeAlias' => 'com_weblinks.weblink'));
For Joomla 3.4.1 use this: ( Dont forget to replace content by your component name )
JTableObserverTags::createObserver($this, array('typeAlias' => 'com_content.item'));
This is still required for Joomla 3.4.1, add the following to you model getItem (replace 'com_content.article' to your component name/model):
if (!empty($item->id)) { $item->tags = new JHelperTags; $item->tags->getTagIds($item->id, 'com_content.article'); }
Note: this was only required in 3.1.0 and 3.1.1. It should not be used in 3.1.4. Please read the history of this page if you need instructions for older versions.
Add a tag field to edit screens
In any edit layouts where you want to allow tagging, you need to add the field to the xml and the appropriate layouts if necessary. The core layouts us a JLayout to manage this and the same layout by any extension.
Update: Note that in 3.1.1 only there is special handling of this in the core. Tags in the edit screen MUST be part of a metadata <fields></fields> group. The core provides two JLayouts to help you manage standard layouts, one (details) for the metadata and one for the sidebar that includes the tabs. In update an extension to 3.1.4 you may need to fix adjust your edit views.
In 3.1.4 or later this special handling is not necessary. Best practice is to use the standard JLayouts since this provides a consistent experience for users.
<field name="tags" type="tag"
label="JTAG" description="JTAG_DESC"
class="inputbox span12 small" multiple="true"
The field supports two modes:
- Nested tags mode. Hierarchical tag list. Doesn't support on the fly tag creation.
- AJAX mode. Tags are searched while user types (3 min. chars required to launch the AJAX search). Custom tags are added by pressing ENTER or COMMA keys. Tags show the global route/path. Example:
The field mode can be forced or use the com_tags setting
Tag field mode to determine its mode. To set/force the field mode we have to add mode="ajax" or mode="nested" to the tag field definition.
Example of forced AJAX mode:
<field name="tags" type="tag" mode="ajax"
label="JTAG" description="JTAG_DESC"
class="inputbox span12 small" multiple="true"
The field also includes an attribute to allow/deny the user to enter custom values. Currently this only works in AJAX mode. The attribute has to be added to the field definition like **custom="allow"** or **custom="deny"**
Example field definition with custom tags denied:
<field name="tags" type="tag" mode="ajax" custom="denied"
label="JTAG" description="JTAG_DESC"
class="inputbox span12 small" multiple="true"
if it is not already there. Usually multiple should be true unless you have a specific reason for it not to be. In the core components in administrator, the field is in the group shown on the right, below the language field.
Note: As of 3.1.2 if you wish to use the field to designate parent tags you must add parent="parent" to the xml definition of the field.
Prepare the view
Add an appropriate version of this to your view.html.php file before loading the layout:
$item->tags = new JHelperTags;
$item->tags->getItemTags('com_newsfeeds.newsfeed' , $this->item->id);
The first parameter should match a type in the types table. The second parameter is the primary key under which this record is stored in your table. This would be used in any display in any view where you want the tags associated with the item to display.
Set up the display
In any layout where you want to display the tags associated with an item add:
<?php $this->item->tagLayout = new JLayoutFile('joomla.content.tags'); ?>
<?php echo $this->item->tagLayout->render($this->item->tags->itemTags); ?>
Changing the object and property names as appropriate.
You will most likely want to add the show_tags parameter to the item parameters, the menu item parameters and component configuration as appropriate for your use case.
<?php if ($this->params->get('show_tags', 1) && !empty($this->item->tags)) : ?>
<?php $this->item->tagLayout = new JLayoutFile('joomla.content.tags'); ?>
<?php echo $this->item->tagLayout->render($this->item->tags->itemTags); ?>
<?php endif; ?>
Batch processing
If you want to add the ability to do batch tagging to a backend list view do the following.
Add tag to the default_batch layout

<?php echo JHtml::_('batch.tag');?>
And add tag to the button class in the modal footer (Not totally necessary at this point, but good for potential future changes e.g. if unTag is added.)
<button class="btn" type="button" onclick="document.id('batch-category-id').value='';document.id('batch-access').value='';document.id('batch-language-id').value='';document.id('batch-user-id').value='';document.id('batch-tag-id)').value=''" data-dismiss="modal">
Add a batch method to your model if you are not extending JModelAdmin or overriding the batch method.
* Batch tag a list of item.
* @param integer $value The value of the new tag.
* @param array $pks An array of row IDs.
* @param array $contexts An array of item contexts.
* @return void.
* @since 3.1
protected function batchTag($value, $pks, $contexts)
$tagsHelper = new JHelperTags();
$tagsHelper->tagItems($value, $pks, $contexts);
return true;
And modify your batch method by adding
if (!empty($commands['tag']))
if (!$this->batchTag($commands['tag'], $pks, $contexts))
return false;
$done = true;
Pay attention to any JSON encoded strings that you need special handling for in batch processing -- remember that you are saving a copy of the core fields and you need save to work as expected.
That's it, now create some tags, tag some items and you are set.


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Reality TV star and former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan is suing a Tampa Bay-based disc jockey, the DJ's ex-wife and a New York media group over a sex tape.
According to a news release from Hogan's publicist, two lawsuits will be discussed during a news conference Monday afternoon near the federal courthouse in Tampa.Hogan says he was secretly taped six years ago having sex with the ex-wife of DJ Bubba "The Love Sponge" Clem. Portions of the video of Hogan and Heather Clem were posted on the online gossip site Gawker.
Hogan has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Gawker. Hogan's real name is Terry Bollea.
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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
Israel is growing increasingly concerned that Syria's ongoing civil war is going to result in open conflict between Jewish state and either Syrian forces or Lebanon's Hezbollah terrorist militia.
Israel has warned that if Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons finds its way into Hezbollah hands, Israeli forces will take preemptive action.
Israel's Ynet news portal reported on Monday that Hezbollah had set up camps near several locations where Syrian weapons of mass destruction are known to be stored. The terror group apparently hopes to use the chaos in Syria to boost its own military forces.
Israel cannot accept a situation where Hezbollah holds the threat of chemical weapons over its citizens.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been in consultation with top defense officials, and the army this week deployed two of its vaunted Iron Dome anti-missile systems to the northern port city of Haifa in anticipation of armed action.
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We're going to understand electronics better by building a little project with an Arduino Kit.
What's an Arduino? It's an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, software and hardware. In short - it's a microcontroller.
Feedback: We asked you guys, "What's your favorite Arduino project that you've done or seen?"
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We're going to show you a very simple thing -- making a servo move. We've picked up a kit that our producer's kid was working on. The kit is from Sparkfun.com, which includes everything you need to start your first Arduino project. You can also find great kits at adafruit.com and makershed.com.
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So, there was this local news item last week. While Santa Barbara isn't typically a hotbed of shark activity, this was a reminder that indeed, sharks do live in the ocean.
That's right, readers. Sharks live in the ocean.
It's always interesting to observe how ocean swimmers deal with this fact.
Some take a spiritual, new-agey approach: If you just, you know, become one with the ocean and don't give off the "fear signal," the sharks will leave you alone. Fittingly and rather ironically, these people often are residents of San Francisco. (It's OK, I used to be one.)
Others avoid the issue with euphemisms: "Man in the Grey Suit," or "The Landlord," or "Old Whitey"… or, most comically of all, "the S-word." I guess the idea is, if you don't talk about it, maybe it'll go away.
Others put their faith in technology. Because obviously, the 6-meter, 2-ton "fish" attacking from below at 25mph is going to respect the little Shark Shield zapper dangling off the end of the kayak. Good luck with that.
And then there are kooks like this guy. Ah, well.
Me? I guess I'm somewhere in the middle. Sharks are fearsome creatures… but I'm still going to swim in the ocean. It's a small risk - somewhere between an asteroid falling on your head and being struck by lightning - but still a risk.
And I think that's the healthiest way to think about sharks as an ocean swimmer: as one of many risks we all take (often unwittingly) in everyday life. I drive a car, in which I could be smashed at any moment. I hike in the mountains, where venomous rattlesnakes lurk around every bend in the trail. And I swim in the ocean… where sharks live.
Swimming in sharky waters is a small risk - but not a constant one. It varies in predictable ways - and can therefore be minimized to our advantage. Some tips:
- Don't dress like a sea lion.
- When you see a bait ball, get out.
- Pay attention to migration patterns.
- Never swim alone (most human-shark encounters are non-fatal, and it helps to have a buddy to drag your bloody hemorrhaging ass into shore).
- Never go out with a swim buddy who is faster than you (j/k).
- EDIT: Rob D. adds, "Avoid swimming at sunrise/sunset," and agrees that, "If other animals are eating/congregating, food chain math says stay away."
And, if all else fails, just close your eyes.