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Twilight set in, leaving behind its orange residue across the horizon and the chirping was slowly fading away. The night sounds had started to take over the quiet landscape. The temple bell could be heard in the distance and the swirling waters tossed gently along the banks of the river.
He looked out of the window of his hut, it was almost dark. He walked across to the corner of his home and threw in a few things into his bag. Tossing a dark shawl over his shoulders he collected his Rudraksha beads and hung them around his neck. He quietly stepped out of his house and waving a sign of acknowledgement to the people around he walked down the street to the steps leading to the river. The ferry man was waiting, he was his only passenger to cut across the river to the other side that evening.
As darkness set in, he stared across the river. He could here the rumbling waters under the row as it tossed repeatedly into the waters. He watched the village lights light up like lamps in the darkness. He stared on to the other side. The cremation ground was active that night. There were two burning and the reflection of the pyres shimmered in the water. In the distance he could hear the temple bell echoing through the trees. As he neared the banks, he watched the wailing relatives as they bid goodbye to their departed beloved. He collected his things, and covering himself with his shawl, he got off the boat. He handed a few coins over to the ferry man and looking up at the flight of steps leading to the temple and started to walk.
He walked through the street leading up to the temple and bought a few hibiscus garlands along the way. Smearing red powder on his forehead he marched into the temple. People moved giving him way and stared long at him as he passed by. He almost owned the temple. He stepped into the sanctum and hung his bag behind the door. He slowly took off his shawl and kept it safely behind. And like lightning hits, from the silent world he had woken out of he took the arathi lamp and lit its wicks and like a man in trance he held up the flame to the Goddess and danced showing the light to her Divine presence, to her feet, to her sickle and to the corpse head hanging from her arm, he brought the light back close to her face, envisioning her waking up in those three red eyes that stared back at him.
Sacred syllables awakening the divine Goddess Ma Kalika resonated through the walls. Showers of fresh hibiscus adorned her shoulders. Pure water flowed down her thick black hair and a fresh red saree draped her otherwise naked self. She glistened in the light as he moved with his music, the fire getting brighter with every swirl threw shadows on the wall almost making it appear like she came to life and danced with him. The air was tense, the singing got louder, the drums resounded, the temple bell rang furiously and he danced with her shadow and almost embraced her with love. With every lamp he picked, she came back from the shadowy darkness of the room to bless the folk with this divine spectacle of terrific love, divine dance in blissful intoxication.
He laid down the last of the lamps, took in the warmth of the flame and turned to his audience showing them the light of divine love as he slowly walked out of the door. A couple of hours passed by and he has repeated his dance of love with the Goddess for the local folk to witness. It was the end of the evening, the crowd had trickled out of the temple and he silently bowed down to the Mother and whispered a few words in her ears. Then collecting his shawl and carefully taking his bag he closed the sanctum door leaving a single lamp lit in her chamber for the night.
The streets had gone dark, the people had retired for the night as he walked down to the river. But as he neared the flight of steps he took a dramatic turn to the right instead of heading for the ferry. In the darkness among the trees he walked sure footed into the shadows and waited near the small temple watching the last of the pyres burn. The shamshan ghat was silent, except for the crackling flames that ate into the corpses that lay lifeless covered in flames. The relatives were gone, the aimless onlookers were gone, it was just him and his garden in the night. He walked up to the pyre that had died out, dusting the ashes and looked through the remains and picked up the popped skull. He walked down to the river and washed it clean and came back carefully taking it with him. He headed straight for the Ashwattha tree that stood behind a small temple. He lit a lamp at the temple and touched the feet of the mother and taking his skull in his hand he walked to the other side.
He slowly unpacked his back, taking out a pouch of vermilion and some water, he made a paste and smeared it on the white head of the skull. He took out his lamp and wicks and lit a small light next to it. He undressed himself and folded his cloths to a side and clearing the ground, he sat in the middle and placed the decorated skull in front of him. Eyes closed he recited the sacred mula mantra to awaken the Goddess. He offered food and prayed to the Goddess. He closed his eyes and swung into japa, forgetting his world, forgetting his surroundings. The darkness came back to rule and in the silence, he slowly became conscious to the chill in the air, to the breeze in the leaves and as he went deeper into meditation he became aware of the power in the air, of the presence of the great Mother who had promised to visit him again. He spent the night in intoxicated dance, in intense sadhana as she visited him in his consciousness. Together they roamed the earth, in a different world, in a different realm locked in divine embrace.
In the early hours of the morning, he woke out of his trance, bowed to the Mother and got up from his seat. He walked down his silent garden to the river and took his sacred dip. Turning to the temple, he walked up and opened the Sanctum doors. He bowed to the Mother and started his routine of worship for the day as people slowly trickled back into the temple.


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It might seem like it's taken us awhile to get to the part of the estimating process that actually seems like we're getting something accomplished. However, everything we've discussed so far sets the tone for an efficient system.
As we discussed last month, a thorough review of the specifications helps you map out the entire bid process and sets up your take-off. Most estimators want to "get the counts done" before they really review the job. That's because they feel like the sooner they get this information, the more likely they are to get the quotes submitted on time. Although I agree that getting the counts out is important, I recommend "walking the drawings" before you even uncap your highlighter. By taking a proactive approach with this step of the process, you can get a feel for the scope of work and building layout — and, quite possibly, determine anything that seems to be missing from the drawings.
For example, you may find upon your initial flip-through of the drawings that there is no fire alarm shown. It may be that fire alarm equipment/systems are not part of your scope. However, it could also mean there are separate fire alarm drawings you may not have downloaded — or maybe there's no fire alarm on this particular job at all. Now is a good time to get whatever is missing from the general contractor so you don't lose any precious estimating time.
Once you review the electrical drawings, you should also review the architectural drawings, looking for information regarding the building construction details. This step is critical because not only does this information help you determine the appropriate wiring methods as listed in the specifications, but it also gives you valuable data regarding ceiling heights and elevations. For example, the specs might read "MC in concealed areas, EMT where exposed or subject to physical damage, and Schedule 40 PVC in the slab or underground." With this spec — and a building made of steel with metal studs and a poured concrete deck with acoustical ceilings in most areas — you'd run your lighting and branch circuits in MC with EMT home runs, running as much as possible in the slab to save time and money. It's always good to know the building construction up-front because you will want to count those items that need to be surface-mounted separately from recessed, and you can measure the slab work "as the crow flies" versus surface EMT that runs parallel with building construction.
Other drawings to quickly review are the civil drawings, which usually show the location of incoming utilities, the transformer, and sometimes even site lighting. The mechanical drawings are handy to examine as well, because they contain information regarding the equipment specifications and whether or not the disconnects are provided with the equipment.
Before you uncap that highlighter, I must mention one more thing. Every general contractor, construction manager, or building owner will tell you that you "own" everything on all the drawings, not just what is shown on the electrical drawings. Many times, items are "hidden" on another trade's drawings, which is why I suggest you at least glance at the other sets, familiarizing yourself with the job as a whole.
Now that we're finally ready to count, you may be asking what's next. Should you pick up a piece of paper, a pencil, and a highlighter or let one of those snazzy "counting software programs" do the legwork for you? The answer is really up to you. Because I own an estimating consulting firm, we have to be absolutely certain that our counts are correct; therefore, we normally count the old-fashioned way — with a tally counter or scaler. However, many contractors are perfectly happy using counting software, as long as the drawings are "clean."
I usually count the lighting items first to ensure that I give my vendors plenty of time to get me a quote. On some smaller projects, when I count luminaires, for example, I will put the count directly into the computer software program. However, on larger jobs — where I would like a paper trail — I'll put the counts on good old-fashioned count sheets. Keep in mind that many estimating programs have count sheets built in, so you never have to use a piece of paper again if you don't want to. As for me, I still like paper. Regardless of the method you chose, you should always list the fixture types across the top and the drawing numbers down the side so you can easily isolate where you found a specific luminaire. Because you have already reviewed the building construction, ceiling types, and heights, you know which luminaires you will have to assign a higher labor factor to, such as high ceilings, other areas that may be difficult to access, or locations where you'll need to use an aerial lift.
Once your counts are done, it's time to send them off to your vendors. I know I have mentioned this many times before, but if you do not have a relationship with your vendors, start working on them sooner rather than later. They are the ones who will ensure you get the "right" price on bid day. When you receive your quote, please review it to ensure the vendor has quoted "your" quantities.
Next month, we'll continue our discussion about taking-off branch, wiring, feeders, mechanical equipment, and special systems.
Candels is president of Candels Consulting, an electrical estimating consulting firm in Niantic, Conn. She can be reached at [email protected].


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As street rodding moves into muscle cars, one builder is making sure this Camaro doesn't suffer the same lounge chair fate
America is a country of doers. We have the unused gym memberships and still-wrapped-in-plastic college textbooks to prove it. As a society that demands using things for their intended purpose, it's no wonder high-end street rods have a way of bunching up people's undergarments. Some would say that spending a decade's worth of mortgage payments on a car that's never actually used as transportation is just nuts. Naturally, those quick to judge how another man spends his hard-earned money must be chronic practitioners of hitting the treadmill and driving their project cars. Hypocrisy aside, posers have always comprised at least a small percentage of every branch of the enthusiast population, whether it's street rodding, Pro Street, or Pro Touring. As a hobby that's in a perpetual state of flux, recent years have seen a convergence of two distinctly different build styles with the street rodification of muscle cars. Nathan Powell's big-block–powered '69 Camaro—built by Johnson's Hot Rod Shop in Gadsden, Alabama—is one of the latest examples. Although it is yet another '69 Camaro, you'll probably end up liking the car more than you care to admit.
For Nathan, his car-building proclivities have come in a series of phases. As a kid, it started with Tri-Five Chevys and bubbletop Impalas before his tastes shifted to muscle cars. During that time, he owned everything from '69 Camaro SS 350s to Chevelles, to a variety of Chevy IIs. "When I was 13, I pulled the straight-six out of my '63 Nova and dropped in a small-block. I caught the muscle car bug after that and was always on the lookout for Camaros and Chevelles," he says. For a short while, Nathan defected to the street rod camp, but eventually came to his senses and got back in the muscle car game. "I was at a muscle car show 15 years ago and saw some cool street rods so I thought I'd give them a try. I had Alan Johnson build me several '32 and '33 Fords, but after a while, street rods just weren't as interesting to me anymore. I always wanted to build a '69 Camaro like the one I had in my younger days. It's like going back to your first love."
In a world where the bar is set so high, street rodders expect perfection and nothing less. As such, Nathan's goal was simple. "I called Alan Johnson and told him that I wanted to build the baddest '69 Camaro that had ever been built that could actually be driven on the street. It had to have a big-block with at least 700 hp, a six-speed manual trans, and modern suspension and brakes," he says. A legend within the street rod community, Johnson was more than up to the challenge. Whenever Johnson crosses over into the muscle car arena, the results are truly spectacular. Who can forget the '71 G-Force 'Cuda, a JHRS creation that rocked the Pro Touring community with its 870hp Hemi, aluminum C5 Corvette suspension, and custom carbon-fiber body panels? Finding the builder was the easy part, however, the path to locating the ideal Camaro was littered with jalopies and cars that had been modified the wrong way. Finally, he found a stock RS/SS four-speed car in South Carolina that fit his needs perfectly. "The car was in outstanding condition. All it needed was a small patch panel on the left quarter-panel."
The mint body enabled Johnson to focus all his efforts into executing his creative vision for the build. "Nathan made it very clear that he didn't want any froufrou stuff on the car. He wanted something very subtle that you'd have to look over several times before noticing the small details while retaining the essence of a '69 Camaro," Johnson says. "Although Nathan has many street rods, he's not into polish or chrome. This Camaro is all business, and that's how the car is supposed to look."
As intended, the Camaro doesn't look much different from the typical high-end Pro Touring build at first glance. The car boasts big wheels, a mean stance, and nice paint, but so do lots of other Camaros. It's not until walking around the car a second or third time that all the small things start catching your attention. Take the bumpers, for instance; they just blend so much more seamlessly into the contours of the body panels than the stockers, complementing the car's lines instead of clashing with them. The front and rear bumpers aren't merely reshaped stock pieces, but rather completely new units that were fabricated from scratch. "The bumpers are recessed into the body, and their ends tuck up tightly into the fenders and quarters. They fit like enduro bumpers," Johnson says. In addition to the custom bumpers, JHRS built a one-off rear roll pan and relocated the fuel filler to in between the taillights.
Underhood, the subdued elegance persists, with shades of silver, gray, and black highlighting a distinctly mechanical theme. Powering the Camaro is a 540 big-block featuring a Dart block, Callies crank and rods, and Wiseco 10.5:1 pistons. Matched with Dart Pro 1 aluminum cylinder heads, an Edelbrock intake manifold, and a COMP solid-roller cam, the Rat puts out 712 hp and 693 lb-ft of torque through a Tremec T56 six-speed stick. That's some mighty impressive hardware, indeed, but in true street rod fashion, it takes a back seat to the stunning craftsmanship surrounding it. Johnson transforms even the most insignificant and utilitarian of parts into works of art. The air cleaner is a custom-formed, dual-snorkel piece that draws air from beneath the cowl like a '60s road race machine. The valve covers, oil cooler bracket, and upper radiator mount are all custom CNC-machined with a recurring triangle theme tying them all together. Even the valve cover breather and hood hinges are custom machined items.
Like any proper Pro Touring machine, Nathan's Camaro packs all the right stuff in the suspension department. Up front is a hydroformed Detroit Speed and Engineering front subframe assembly, control arms, spindles, and sway bar. In the rear, the stock leaf springs have been dumped in favor of a DSE four-link setup. Bilstein shocks and Hyperco springs are situated at each corner, and six-piston Brembos and four-piston Wilwoods clamp the front and rear rotors, respectively. Getting it all to stick are Forgeline wheels measuring 19×10 in front and 20×12 in the rear wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport rubber. For now, Nathan plans on logging as many street miles as possible before taking the Camaro out for a road course thrashing.
As a man who has applied the street rod formula of fastidious attention to detail to muscle cars, Johnson is extremely well versed in what that arduous process entails. He's keen to point out the little things that the average enthusiast may never notice. "The hardest thing about a build of this caliber is making everything fit properly, like the grille inserts, bumpers, windows, and moldings. We had to go through six different rear windshields on this Camaro in order to get one that fit right, so the factory tolerances definitely leave a lot to be desired," he says. "In the '30s, cars were merely transportation and people didn't care about body gaps. After WWII, people were just excited to be driving cars again so the gaps were even worse. For a while, people just wanted to restore their muscle cars, but now people are willing to spend some money on them and go all out. We keep all the body gaps on our cars at less than 1⁄16 inch, and it's the little things like this that are taking muscle cars to the next level. Things have definitely changed, and you're not going to build a street rod that drives as nicely as a muscle car."
Nathan intends to use his Camaro for more than just cruising and showing, but even if he weren't, it's still a damn impressive piece of work. Considering hot rodders as a whole are all fighting the good fight against hybrids and ethanol-diluted gasoline together, can't we all just get along? Ultimately, regardless of how they're used, everyone wants to make their cars as cool as possible, and that's something at which Johnson and the JHRS team are second to none.
By the Numbers
1969 Chevy Camaro
Builder: Johnson's Hot Rod Shop
Owner: Nathan Powell • Chelsea, AL
Type: Chevy 540ci big-block
Block: Dart Big M bored to 4.500 inches
Oiling: Melling pump, Stef's road race pan
Rotating assembly: Callies 4.250-inch forged steel crank and rods, Wiseco 10.5:1 pistons
Cylinder heads: Dart Pro 1 aluminum castings
Camshaft: COMP Cams solid-roller
Induction: Edelbrock RPM Air-Gap intake manifold, Holley 850-cfm carburetor
Fuel system: Fuel Safe fuel cell; Holley mechanical pump and regulator
Ignition: MSD billet distributor, coil, plug wires, and 6AL box
Exhaust: custom by Johnson's 21⁄8-inch long-tube headers and X-pipe, dual 3.5-inch inlet/outlet Flowmaster muffler
Cooling: Walker radiator; Stewart water pump, custom electric fan
Output: 712 hp at 6,000 rpm and 693 lb-ft at 4,200 rpm
Built by: Automotive Specialists Racing Engines
Transmission: Tremec T56 six-speed, Lakewood bellhousing, Tilton triple-disc clutch and pressure plate
Rear axle: Currie 9-inch rearend with 3.70:1 gears and Posi differential
Front suspension: Detroit Speed and Engineering front subframe assembly, spindles, control arms, and sway bar; Hyperco springs and Bilstein shocks
Rear suspension: Detroit Speed and Engineering four-link, coilovers, subframe connectors, and sway bar; Hyperco springs and Bilstein shocks
Brakes: Brembo 14-inch rotors and six-piston calipers, front; Wilwood 13-inch rotors and four-piston calipers, rear
Wheels & Tires
Wheels: Forgeline 19×10, front; 20×12, rear
Tires: Michelin Pilot Sport 295/30R19, front; 335/35R20, rear


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Now Newman gets a chance to play the team that drafted him sixth overall in 2003 when Dallas visits Cincinnati on Sunday. He's having a good year with the Bengals after rough last couple of seasons with the Cowboys.


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NORTHFIELD, Minn. (9/15/12)—The Brett Baune Wrecking Ball Tour rolled through Northfield on Saturday and helped the Cobbers beat St. Olaf 28-14 in the conference opener for both teams.
A week after battering Buena Vista for 258 rushing yards, Baune powered his way for 144 yards on 22 carries and led the Cobber offense to their third straight 200-plus yard rushing game of the year. Concordia racked up 293 yards in rushing offense as they won for the third consecutive time to start the 2012 season. It marks the first time that CC has started the season since the 2005 campaign.
The win also helps Concordia retain possession of the Troll Trophy awrded to the winner of the annual game between the Cobbers and Oles. Concordia has now beaten St. Olaf in three of the past four "Troll Bowl" games.
"It was a total team effort," commented head coach Terry Horan. "Our offense held the ball for a large chunk of time and our defensive played their best game of the season."
Concordia, who scored seven points in each of the four quarters, held the ball for 36:48 and put up 59 rushing attempts on the day. The Cobbers outgained the Oles 447-175 in total offense and had 32 more offensive plays in the game.
The Cobbers set the tone for the game in the opening three drives of the game. Concordia went 3-and-out in their opening drive of the first quarter and then held the Oles to one first down before embarking on a 10-play, 86-yard drive that was capped by a Baune four-yard TD run.
Concordia then added a Chris Gilson 3-yard run in their final possession of the second quarter. It would be the first of two TD's for Gilson. Matt Peterson would put CC up 21-0 late in the third quarter when he cruised into the end zone from 18 yards out. The Cobbers would then go out to a 28-point lead when Gilson caught a 16-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Griffin Neal on the very first drive of the fourth quarter.
St. Olaf would finally get on the board midway through the last period on a 45-yard pass play. A 55-yard interception return would finish off the scoring.
While the Cobber offense received the bulk of the limelight on Saturday, the CC defense made the biggest impact. Concordia limited the Oles offense to just 19 rushing yards and less than 200 total offensive yards on the day. The Oles entered the afternoon averaging over 350 offensive yards per game. Concordia was able to pressure All-Conference quarterback Dan Dobson all day long. The Cobbers finished the game with 4.0 sacks and 6.0 tackles for a loss.
"I have to give our defense a lot of credit on the day," said Horan. Our scheme was very solid and we were able to attack the quarterback from a lot of different spots."
Peter Hvidston led the Cobber defense with a pair of sacks, 3.0 tackles for a loss and 9.0 total tackles. Fellow linebacker Matt Moenkedick had 1.0 sacks and 8.0 total tackles.
The Concordia offense racked up over 400 yards for the second straight week. Neal played the entire game at QB and went 11-for-18 for 154 passing yards and one touchdown. He also rushed for 16 yards. Mike Starke was the top pass catcher for Concordia . He caught five passes for 45 yards.
The Cobbers will return home to host conference rival St. John's on Saturday, Sept. 22. The game will be a part of the annual Family Weekend celebration.
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Summit explores money's role in combating rural family violence
NORTHAMPTON — Domestic violence and sexual abuse are rural problems as well as urban ones, yet most rural battered women are excluded from help available in metropolitan areas, advocates say.
Experts in the field gathered Friday in Northampton to address the problem in a daylong summit held by the Massachusetts Rural Domestic and Sexual Violence Project at the Smith College Conference Center.
Organizers said the summit took a new approach to the problem of rural [sexual and] domestic violence by looking at the issue of economic security.
Money is a central concern for victims in rural areas because abusers may cut off their access to money, education and employment, advocates say.
The situation worsens in rural areas because families often live far from transportation centers, schools, hospitals and other social services. Some of these victims keep silent about domestic violence because they don't know that help is available, conference participants said.
During Friday's event, 50 agencies and more than 120 people gathered to explore partnerships and find practical solutions to the economic straits of victims.
"Both survivors of domestic violence and their advocates have known for a long time that it's very difficult for victims to be safe or seek safety if they don't have economic security or stability," said Becca Bradburd, one of the event's organizers. "But no one has looked on a systemic level at what to do about that. That's the point of this conference."
What makes it usual, people involved say, is that the approach links forces between anti-poverty agencies and those that focus on family violence.
The summit, Bradburd said, is a way for domestic violence agencies and survivors to share promising practices and programs.
Amy Waldman, project director of the Massachusetts Rural Domestic and Sexual Violence Project, which is funded by the state Department of Public Health, said her agency provides services to domestic violence survivors in 84 rural communities of western Massachusetts.
"We're in consultation with national experts and taking the best practices from innovative programs in our region and from other parts of the state to infuse our work with an understanding of the systems at play that perpetuate violence and poverty," she said in a statement.
Along with keynote speakers from New York and Washington, the conference offered workshops by different programs that have developed successful strategies to support survivors' economic self-sufficiency.
Representatives of the Family Independence Initiative, a nationwide organization now in the process of expansion, spoke of a hands-off approach in which staff members let families recovering from abuse and violence monitor and manage their own progress.
"They set their own goals," said Chrismaldi Vazquez, associate director of the agency's new Boston office. "We provide a stipend of up to $2,000 per year in compensation for their economic progress data."This approach has allowed participating families to move out of poverty within two years, the program reports, and to reach realistic goals.
"I was able to save money to buy a car," said Cynda Pinto, a domestic violence survivor who serves as a family ambassador at the agency. "If I didn't have (the program), I don't know where I would have gotten that little bit of extra money to put aside, and for a single mother of four, it's a really big deal to have transportation."
Participants and sponsors were cheered by the conference's work. "I think it's wonderful that there's been standing room only," said Mary R. Lauby, executive director of Jane Doe Inc., one of the event's sponsors. "The place is packed and overflowing. Economics is a human rights issue."
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OAXACA DE JUAREZ, MEXICO -- As part of the global celebration of World Environment Day, Planeta.com presents the tenth annual Colibri Ecotourism Award in the form of our first Colibri Ecolodge Award to Verena Gerber.
Colibri means 'Hummingbird' in Spanish and in 2010 the Colibri Award celebrates its tenth anniversary, making this one of the longest-running ecotourism awards. Previous winners include Steve Bridger, Gerhard Buttner, Hector Ceballos-Lascurain, Jorge Chàvez de la Peña, Fernando Garcia Aguinaco, Marlene Ehrenberg, Juan Carlos Ibarra, Pedro Martinez, Jennifer Morfín, Antonio Suárez and Francisco Verástegui. In 2010 Verena shares the spotlight with Colibri Ecotourism Award winner Allan Rhodes.
The winner of the award is selected by Planeta.com founder Ron Mader following consultation with previous award winners and colleagues.
Planeta.com presents the Colibri Ecotourism Award to those whose work in Mexico is exemplary and who share what they learn. Good ideas require good work to come to completion and good work needs to be documented so that lessons can be shared.
Nominees participate in the Planeta Forum, Planeta Wiki or contribute editorial suggestions for at least a year. Bonus points are given to those who participate on other websites and forums. This is part of Planeta.com's desire to create incentives for communication, collaboration and continuity, all vital elements in the development of responsible travel and ecotourism.
Verena opened EcoParaiso in 1996. Located on one of the most fascinating Mexican biological reserves, nestled on a 3-mile virgin beach, Hotel Eco Paraiso is located on the edge of the Celestún Biosphere Reserve in the Yucatán Peninsula.
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If osteoarthritis in the joints of the hands or feet is so severe that function is impossible (rare with osteoarthritis), surgery may allow some pain-free motion.
In the hands, the goal is enough pain-free motion to allow the person to do basic daily activities such as eating, bathing, and dressing. Surgery for severe arthritis in the small joints of the hands is more commonly seen with rheumatoid arthritis.
In the feet, the goals of surgery are usually to allow the person to be able to wear shoes comfortably and to walk as normally as possible. Surgery to repair bunions or hammer toes is fairly common in osteoarthritis.
Joining together (fusion) of smaller joints may be more commonly used than replacement.
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Can't all our wireless gadgets just get along? It's a question that Dipankar Raychaudhuri is trying to answer.
This article is the eighth in a series of 10 stories we're running over two weeks, covering today's most significant (and just plain cool) emerging technologies. It's part of our annual "10 Emerging Technologies" report, which appears in the March/April print issue of Technology Review.
In New Brunswick, NJ, is a large, white room with an army of yellow boxes hanging from the ceiling. Eight hundred in all, the boxes are actually a unique grid of radios that lets researchers design and test ways to link mobile, radio-equipped computers in configurations that can change on the fly.
The ability to form such ad hoc networks, says Dipankar Raychaudhuri, director of the Rutgers University lab that houses the radios, will be critical to the advent of pervasive computing–in which everything from your car to your coffee cup "talks" to other devices in an attempt to make your life run more smoothly.
Wireless transactions already take place; anybody who speeds through tolls with an E-ZPass transmitter participates in them daily. But Raychaudhuri foresees a not-too-distant day when radio frequency identification (RFID) tags embedded in merchandise call your cell phone to alert you to sales, cars talk to each other to avoid collisions, and elderly people carry heart and blood-pressure monitors that can call a doctor during a medical emergency. Even mesh networks, collections of wireless devices that pass data one to another until it reaches a central computer, may need to be connected to pagers, cell phones, or other gadgets that employ diverse wireless protocols.
Hundreds of researchers at universities, large companies such as Microsoft, Intel, and Nortel, and small startups are developing embedded radio devices and sensors. But making computing truly pervasive entails tying these disparate pieces together, says Raychaudhuri, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rutgers. Finding ways to do that is what the radio test grid, which Raychaudhuri built with computer scientists Ivan Seskar and Max Ott, is for.
One problem the researchers are addressing is that different devices communicate using different radio standards: RFID tags use one set of standards, cell phones still others, and various Wi-Fi devices several versions of a third. Linking such devices into a pervasive network means providing them with a common protocol.
Take, for example, the issue of automotive safety. Enabling cars to communicate with each other could prevent crashes; in Raychaudhuri's vision, each car would have a Global Positioning System unit and send its exact location to nearby vehicles. But realizing that vision requires a protocol that allows the cars not only to communicate but also to decide how many other cars they should include in their networks and how close another car should be to be included. As programmers develop candidates for such a protocol, they try them out on the radio test bed. Each yellow box contains a computer and three different radios, two for handling the various Wi-Fi standards and one that uses either Bluetooth or ZigBee, short-range wireless protocols for personal electronics and for monitoring or control devices, respectively. The researchers configure the radios to mimic the situation they want to test and load their protocols to see, for instance, how long it takes each radio to detect neighbors and send data. "If I want cars not to collide, it cannot take 10 seconds to determine that a car is nearby," says Raychaudhuri. "It has to take a few microseconds."
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If you plan to visit England in the summer of 2012, remember that the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games will be held in the United Kingdom during the second half of summer. Be aware that travel to and throughout England during this period will come with potential for delays and disruption as the Olympic Games get underway.
Where and when the 2012 Olympics will take place
London is the host city for both the Olympic and Paralympic events and will thus be the hub for most of the athletes, coaches, spectators, and International Olympic Committee (IOC) staff coming to the Games. Other areas throughout England that will host some of the Olympic events include
If you're travelling at this time — particularly in the London area — plan ahead and be prepared for extended journey times and busier-than-normal transportation networks, including airports, trains, and buses.
The Olympics will run from July 27 through August 12. After a break in proceedings, the Paralympics will run from August 29 through September 11. Throughout this whole period, events will be taking place at venues across London. Key areas will be the Olympic Village, Hyde Park, Greenwich, Wimbledon, Lord's, and Wembley.
Getting around London during the Olympics
An event the size of the Olympics is going to have a major effect on travel and accommodation services, both to and within the UK. Airports will be much busier than usual as they handle the influx of competitors and spectators. Heathrow Airport is even building a temporary terminal to deal with the en masse arrival and departure of people at the beginning and end of the Games.
Other access points to England, such as Eurostar and ferry terminals, will also see heavy traffic. Roads will have more vehicles on them, and both commuter trains and London's subway system (the London Underground, casually known as the Tube) will see a considerable increase in passengers. Of course, hotel room availability anywhere near London is going to be greatly reduced.
Via road
Central London has heavy street traffic even at its best times. Unless you enjoy long traffic jams and watching people walk to your destination far faster than you are driving to it, you should avoid taking a car around London during the Olympics (this includes taxis). But if you insist on driving, be prepared for the following:
Some roads will be closed to everyone except official Olympic traffic. The IOC implements an Olympic Routes Network (ORN), which is a series of routes reserved at times solely for the use of games officials and competitors. This can affect traffic signals, junctions, and parking areas as well as the roads, themselves.
Some bus routes will be diverted or may operate on alternative schedules.
Mail and other deliveries may also be subject to delays and other alterations.
Via commuter trains/rail
London has an extensive commuter rail network that, along with Paris, is the busiest and largest in Europe. While it's an exceptionally efficient system, there's little doubt that the Olympic activities will strain it. Be prepared for
A large increase in passenger traffic.
Some trains running on different schedules.
Potential hotspots include the King's Cross/St Pancras Eurostar and Javelin Line interchanges.
Via subway
On a typical day, it's not unheard of for some London Underground stations to close without notice to manage crowds, or for trains to simply glide through overcrowded stations to stop at the next closest one. Londoners already complain about scheduling delays and overcrowded trains on the Underground, and they haven't seen anything like they will during the Olympics.
But late trains and crowded platforms are small glitches in a mass transit system that moves an average of one billion passengers per year. British Transport Police are experts in crowd management and will have an all-hands-on-deck presence during the Olympic Games. Extra trains will fill the tracks.
Still, expect the following:
A substantial increase in passengers on the Tube throughout the Olympic/Paralympic period, leading to the possibility of increased journey times due to delays or trains that are too crowded to even board.
Some trains will run on different schedules.
At least two Tube stations (Marble Arch and Hyde Park Corner) will operate as "exit-only" stations, meaning that passengers cannot board trains here.
Potential hotspots include the Central, Jubilee, and Hammersmith & City lines.
The extra subway riders for Olympics events will be slightly offset by the fact that many Londoners will be on holiday and choose to avoid Central London on event days. But if you plan to take the Tube during the Olympics, be prepared to share the experience with a few thousand of your newest friends.
The Transport of London website offers full details of their Olympic planning.


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Prop bets: How The Fridge changed Vegas forever
LAS VEGAS — So while they're betting if Michael Crabtree will tweet about Richard Sherman during the Super Bowl, or if the national anthem will total more seconds than Peyton Manning's first-half passing yards, or what color Gatorade will be poured on the winning coach, let's all pause and genuflect at the man responsible for the proposition betting craze.
The Fridge: His TD rocked Vegas (AP Photo)
Ladies and gentlemen, the man, The Refrigerator, William Perry.
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"I scored before that (during the season), you know," Perry says now. "They called the play and I ran it."
And Vegas hasn't been the same since. There are many ways to look at that novelty moment of nearly three decades ago.
NFL purists see it as then-Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka snubbing the greatest Bear of all, Walter Payton, on his greatest stage. Casual fans see it as the time when that lumbering, loveable, 350-pound defensive lineman scored a meaningless touchdown — a touchdown he now says he wished Payton could have scored — in the biggest mismatch in Super Bowl history (the Bears could have scored a hundy if they wanted to), and holy cow, was that spectacularly hilarious.
Vegas sees it this way: Men — and, key point here, women — who never bet on pro football were suddenly exposed to the world of prop bets. You don't have to know a thing about the game; you just have to choose one way or the other.
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"We lost our ass on that bet," famed Vegas bookie Jimmy Vaccaro says. "But we won in the long run."
Here's why: Not only have the $10 and $20 bets from Mr. and Mrs. Waterloo, Iowa, increased, so have the wagers from the big-money bettors. By the time the NFL crowns a new champion, Vegas books estimate, as much as 50 percent of the potential record $100 million-plus bet on the game will be from prop bets.
One of the big boards in Vegas, complete with propositions. (Matt Hayes photo)
From Montee Ball's first rushing attempt (the over/under is 3.5 yards), to the total yardage of all made field goals (111.5 yards; if no field goals are made, all bets are refunded), to the crossover-sport prop bets of Red Wings goals vs. Seahawks rushing touchdowns.
"Sometimes," says Michael Gaughan, the legendary owner of South Point Casino and the most respected name in the sports gaming business, "they overdo it a bit with the prop stuff. But people love it."
And people make a living off it. Meet Rufus Peabody, a 28-year-old Yale economics grad — and a professional gambler. He doesn't look like the stereotypical Vegas grinder, but don't let the tall, wiry, baby-faced assassin fool you.
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By the time the game kicks off late Sunday afternoon, Peabody will have more than $600,000 in prop bets. And he expects to make a 5-to-10-percent profit.
"If it's anything more than that," Peabody says, "it's luck."
This is what happens when quantitative statistics intermingle with sports gaming. Peabody has built his system with a process only he knows, but the foundation of that process is simply this: previous game history.
If Peyton Manning was only sacked every 8.7 times he dropped back to throw over the last two seasons in Denver, that's a statistic that can't be ignored. If the Seahawks threw to wide receivers 62 percent of the time in coach Pete Carroll's three seasons, that's a number that can't be ignored.
There are other variables that influence the prop bets that Peabody won't divulge, but all, too, are quantitative statistic-related. One thing overrides all: Never bet with your heart.
"It's entirely quantitative; I don't use gut feelings," Peabody said. "The best bets I make are the ones where I say, 'How would I like this?' My gut would say no, this is an awful bet. But it's not. It basically shows you can't trust your gut."
Before the week is out, Peabody will travel northwest to the Reno sports books to make more bets. Some books there have higher minimums; greater risk, greater reward.
Yet one thing stays the same, one thing that has made prop bets so popular in Nevada: You're always in the game. Even if your team is in the middle of getting blown out, there's still action on the board.
That's why the rush to the counter at halftime is a spectacle in and of itself in Vegas. The second half props come into play, and it's not uncommon to see opposite bets from previous bets — knowing previous second-half bets are bound to be losers — after what has played out in the first half.
"You've got action until the last play of the game," says longtime Vegas bookmaker Vinnie Magliulo. "That rush, that competition — the entertainment — is there throughout the game."
All because a big defensive tackle with a big heart bowled over the Patriots' defense in Super Bowl XX. Gaughan says his sports books lost $100,000 on that 10-to-1 bet, but the unintended consequences far outweighed the initial hit.
"I think Ditka knew it, and screwed us on it," he joked.
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Time Warner Opts to Spin Off All Magazines
Time Warner Inc., a company partly named after a magazine, is getting out of the magazine business.
The company has decided to spin off its entire Time Inc. magazine group, it said Wednesday, giving up on talks with Meredith Corp. over the proposed merger of most of their titles.
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A formal 1840s Georgian-style house, reinvented as a family-friendly home
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Su Harr is no stranger to extreme home makeovers. She caught the bug when renovating her London "starter" flat into a stylish two-bedroom apartment and steadily progressed from there. Most recently, she had painstakingly converted an oceanfront home in Brighton from apartments into a six-story family home. Needless to say, she has a rather fearless approach toward home renovation.
So she wasn't particularly daunted when she first walked through the 1840s Georgian-style Sussex house that she and her family now call home. Though scaffolding appeared to be holding up several walls and the basement ceiling was all but collapsing, Su saw potential in the rambling yet classic home.
"I've done structural work before," she says. "My previous house had been such an enormous undertaking that this seemed like nothing in comparison. It had such great potential. Of course, at some point, you always think, Oh, I've opened a can of worms, but it's ended up such a good thing."
With three children (Dominique, 24; Mackenzie, 10; and Mungo, 8), Su's first priority was to convert the house from a formal English country house to a family-friendly home.
"The previous owners didn't have children," says Su. "So the house was set up more for entertaining. I had young children and a very different way of living. We turned it into a family home again."
Almost storybook, in fact. A child's imagination is given free rein here. Outdoors, the children have 2 1/2 acres of gardens to roam. Roses and wisteria flourish. A pool offers respite from the (occasional) English sun. There's even a "Children's Wood" that's worthy of enchanted-forest status.
Indoors, it's no less magical. On the main floor, multiple living spaces—an entrance hall, library, map room, and drawing room—open off a main hall. Each has its own distinct personality—from serene and cheerful to dramatic and moody—and gives the impression that one is traveling the globe without leaving the comforts of home.
Just through the canopy of wisteria enveloping the front door is the light, airy entrance hall. Easy on the eyes, the charming space with its pale palette is a study in design complexities. Wide-plank pine floors add an air of rusticity to the otherwise whimsical room. Furnishings are a mix of new and vintage, slipcovered and tailored, mirrored and patinated. Accessories run the gamut from elegant (the French mirror) to rudimentary (the bones on the mantel). A collection of Italian olive jars in various shapes and shades of white lines shelves. "I love the look of them," says Su. "I've collected them for ages. It's taken years to accumulate this many!" Opposite the fireplace, an overscaled iron clock adds Alice-in-Wonderland appeal. "It was the largest and heaviest thing I could find!" laughs Su.
Perfect for daydreams about exploring far-flung continents, the lipstick-red library adds a dramatic pause to the generally neutral palette of the first floor. Filled with finds from Su's travels as well as items salvaged from local antiques fairs, it's a cabinet of curiosities of extraordinary proportions.
"Some of my favorite things are in here," says Su. "It's funny, though, because I'm very much a taupe person. This room was red when I bought the house, and it seemed the perfect color for a library, so I kept it. It's a very strong, intellectual color, don't you think?"
Necessities in any library worth its weight, two battered leather club chairs flank an upholstered sofa strewn with patterned pillows. Vintage trunks find new life as side tables dotted with favorite pieces: globes; a toy ark from a local antiques shop; a collection of tribal hats from Thailand, Laos, and Burma.
The traditional library meets its match in the home's luxe drawing room. Having debated whether to go the expected route—a classic drawing room with stripes and overstuffed furnishings—Su finally chose something a little less, well, English.
"I really wanted a shiny, glamorous room," says Su. "And the lines of the more contemporary pieces here—the ottoman and the acrylic table—work well with the details of such an old, classical house."
Arguably the most dramatic changes to the home, however, were made in the kitchen and breakfast room. Su opened up the cramped space—knocking down walls and relocating what was previously the laundry and boiler room—and added sculptural pieces, modern appliances, and sleek cabinetry. A wall of doors leads to a back terrace and pool area, creating a space that feels more like an exotic villa than an English country house.
Now that she's happily ensconced in the perfect family home, is Su at all tempted to feed her addiction to home makeovers? "I've been here six years," she says. "That's quite a long time for me. Apart from the house I grew up in, it's the longest I've lived anywhere. I actually feel like I'm ready to do it all again!"
Photography: Dominic Blackmore
Most furnishings are antique or purchased on the homeowner's travels.
Chairs by window ("Pluto Chairs"); chair fabric ("Panama"/Taupe); chest beside sofa ("Livingston Steamer Trunk"); pots with lids ("Medium White Spice Jars"): Andrew Martin, 212/688-4498, andrewmartin.co.uk.
Paint ("Porcelain"): Dulux, dulux.com.
Entrance Hall Details
Hydrangeas add softness to the charming entrance hall, where new and vintage furnishings mingle amid a mix of patinated and mirrored finishes. Wide-plank pine floors and a rough-hewn coffee table add rusticity to the whimsical space.
Homeowner Su Harr displays her collection of embroidered hats from Thailand, Laos, and Burma along with an antique toy ark. She reupholstered damaged seat cushions on the vintage leather chairs with fabric from Andrew Martin. Sofa pillow fabric is also from Andrew Martin.
Red pillows on sofa, from left ("Koh," "Coromandel," "Tasman," all from the Coast Collection); lumbar pillow on sofa ("Matchbox," Coast Collection): Andrew Martin, 212/688-4498, andrewmartin.co.uk.
Paint: Dulux Trade, dulux.trade-decorating.co.uk.
Library Details
A stately stone bust overlooks pillows from Andrew Martin in the crimson library.
The home's front entrance is draped with wisteria.
Su and Mungo.
Drawing Room
Tailored upholstered pieces and a sleek acrylic coffee table mix with antiques and vintage finds in the glam drawing room. All upholstered pieces and fabrics are from Andrew Martin.
Pair of chairs by window ("Mercury"); sofa ("Rochester"); fabric and pillows on chairs and sofa; side tables flanking sofa ("Octavian"); large table lamps ("Giant White Ceramic Lamps"); lamp between chairs ("Pascal"): Andrew Martin, 212/688-4498, andrewmartin.co.uk.
The clean-lined contemporary kitchen was "built around the essential country house Aga," says Su. "It has been in the house since the '60s." A mix of materials—black concrete countertops on the island paired with light oak cabinets—gives the kitchen a "touchy, friendly, use-me feel," she adds.
Cooking appliances: Aga, aga-ranges.com/cooking/.
Countertops: black concrete.
Cabinetry: light oak.
Dining Room
"This is really the perfect place for children to grow up. We turned it into a family home again," says homeowner and designer Su Harr.
Table; chairs; mirror: owner's collection.
Master Bedroom
Shades of aubergine and lilac create a sophisticated backdrop for the vintage chaise and mirrored chests from Andrew Martin.
Chests ("Steel Howard Chest of Drawers"); drapery ("Debussy Quilted Velvet"): Andrew Martin, 212/688-4498, andrewmartin.co.uk.
Back Terrace and Pool
Wide French doors were added between the kitchen and the terrace, making an extension into the garden. "It really gives the effect of an all-in-one space," says Su.


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Kiplin Hall
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Kiplin Hall Study Centre, Scorton, North Yorkshire The English public house provides an excellent subject for studying and exploring the place of this space in community and community building. Thus, students will focus on examining the social, political, and economic aspects of this quintessential English gathering place. We will explore the history of public houses and their products, study the architecture and use of space in these buildings and the ways in which their design and layout play into structuring community relations. In each location where we look at pubs, both in rural and urban settings, we will explore the context of pubs—their placement or location in relationship to other structures, public buildings, churches, etc, and the overall architectural history of the community.


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Smarty is a template engine that allows developers to easily separate their HTML and CSS from their PHP. It also provides added functionality such as date formatting and cycling through values. It's caching capabilities are extremely flexible and useful in increasing performance and lowering bandwidth usage. From personal experience Smarty can decrease development time up to 40% by greatly reducing the amount of code you must write. It also makes it easier to organize your files and maintain a standard layout throughout your website.
The engine can be downloaded here. Installing it is as easy as extracting the files into a directory within your website and including the file Smarty.class.php. SmartyBC.class.php is used if you need backward compatibility with earlier versions of Smarty.
Getting Started With Configurations
Organizing your directories is very important and will benefit you in the long run. Above your public directory (usually public_html) create a directory called private and within that four (4) directories with the following names:
- classes - Holds our classes and makes it easier to autoload them
- compiledir - Holds Smarty's compiled templates
- templates - Holds our template files
- cache - Holds the cache files created by Smarty
Next move your Smarty files into the classes directory. Finally in the root directory of your private directory create a file named config.php.
Here's a visual of our directory layout so far.
Our config.php file will store the absolute paths of each of our major directories. This way if you must relocate a directory you won't have to edit multiple files.
Within our config.php file we will also register an autoload function for our classes. So basically this is our config.php file.
<?php //Define directories define('DS', DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR); define('DIRECTORY_TEMPLATES', dirname(__FILE__) . DS . 'templates' . DS); define('DIRECTORY_CACHE', dirname(__FILE__) . DS . 'cache' . DS); define('DIRECTORY_COMPILEDIR', dirname(__FILE__) . DS . 'compiledir' . DS); define('DIRECTORY_CLASSES', dirname(__FILE__) . DS . 'classes' . DS); //end //autoloader function function autoload($class_name) { if(file_exists(DIRECTORY_CLASSES . $class_name . '.class.php')) { require_once DIRECTORY_CLASSES . $class_name . '.class.php'; } } //register function spl_autoload_register('autoload'); ?>
Creating Templates
In your templates directory create two files: layout.tpl, index.tpl. The layout template will hold the layout of each page and our index template will hold the body of the index page.
In your layout.tpl file add this
<!DOCTYPE html>   <title>Smarty PHP Template Engine</title>    {block name=body}{/block}
And your index.tpl file
{block name=body}
Smarty Tutorial

Smarty can extend templates as deep as you so desire. Anything outside of this block tag will not be displayed!
 {/block}
This text will not be displayed because it does not fall within the body block

In the layout.tpl file you'll see that we have a block tag named body. This acts as a placeholder the body. Any template that extends layout.tpl must have a block tag with named body. That was also demonstrated in our index.tpl file. Anything outside of this block tag will not be parsed or in other words dropped.
Assigning Values to Template Variables
The previous example showed us how to display pages using a layout and extending it but the pages are static. What if we wanted to change the content? Smarty's solution is template variables which can be assigned values. Change the content of your index.tpl file to the following:
{block name=body}
{$heading}

{$paragraph}
 {/block}
A template variable is surrounded with curly braces and starts with a dollar sign ($). As you may have seen the template variables here are heading and paragraph. Now to assign values we must go into our index.php file.
<?php //must be included in every script require_once '../private/config.php'; //Set the directories $smarty = new Smarty; $smarty->setTemplateDir(DIRECTORY_TEMPLATES); $smarty->setCacheDir(DIRECTORY_CACHE); $smarty->setCompileDir(DIRECTORY_COMPILEDIR); //end //Assign values to template variables $smarty->assign('heading', 'Welcome to a Smarty Tutorial!'); $smarty->assign('paragraph', 'Congratulations if you have reached this far.'); //end //display our page $smarty->display('extends:layout.tpl|index.tpl'); ?>
To assign values to these variables you must use the assign function.
Handling Loops
Smarty can also handle arrays using various methods. Here are a few
Sections are quite easy to use once you understand the basics. Here's an example of creating a SELECT element using section. Update your index.tpl file with the following:
{block name=body}
{$heading}

{$paragraph}

 <select> {section name=number loop=$array} <option>{$array[number]}</option> {/section} </select>
 {/block}
A section requires a name which will be used as the index of the current element and also a loop which is as you guessed the array to be iterated. A section can only work with numerically indexed arrays. They can also be nested as deep as you desire. Now you must update your index.php file by adding the following line of code with the other assignments.
$smarty->assign('array', range(1, 20));
You must always perform an assignment before displaying a template. Now run your index.php file and you should see the results.
Foreach is a more powerful version of section. It can handle both numerical and associative arrays. From personal experience it works perfectly with multidimensional associative arrays such as those from mysqli_result::fetch_all and PDOStatement->fetchAll.
Let's create a multidimensional array and assign it to a template variable named result.
$result = array( 0 => array( 'id' => 222, 'name' => 'codeprada' ), 1 => array( 'id' => 333, 'name' => 'Jessica' ), 2 => array( 'id' => 444, 'name' => 'Carlos' ) ); $smarty->assign('result', $result);
In your index.tpl file add the following
<select> {foreach $result as $row} <option value="{$row.id}">{$row.name}</option> {/foreach} </select>
Here we see our $result variable used in the foreach loop as the array and the values represented as $row. Since it is a multidimensional array $row will be an array also. To access an element of an array in Smarty the dot (.) operator is used.
Conditional Statements
Smarty allows for conditional statements using {if},{elseif},{else}. It also supports a high level syntax for instance {if $number is not even} ... {/if}.
Suppose in our example we wanted to select Jessica as the default value in our SELECT element. We would need to add the selected boolean attribute to that particular option.
{block name=body}
{$heading}

{$paragraph}

 <select> {foreach $result as $row} <option {if $row.id == 333}selected{/if} value="{$row.id}">{$row.name}</option> {/foreach} </select>
 {/block}
As you see above an IF clause is added which checks for the ID 333. This is hardly a real world example. Let's try something a bit more practical. What if you wanted to select the value that was passed from $_GET['id'] (basically anything dynamic)?
{block name=body}
{$heading}

{$paragraph}

 <select> {foreach $result as $row} <option {if $row.id == $smarty.get.id}selected{/if} value="{$row.id}">{$row.name}</option> {/foreach} </select>
 {/block}
Another great feature of Smarty is that it can grab values directly from superglobal arrays such as:
It doesn't stop there. Smarty can also read constants directly with the syntax $smarty.const.CONSTANT_NAME. I'm sure by now you've realized we've done the same amount of work in a lot less lines of code and development time.
Escaping Smarty Delimiters
There will be times when you need to use the curly braces for something else other than enclosing a template variable. There are two ways in which you can achieve this without causing Smarty to output an error. They are by using one of the following Smarty function:
Here's an example of each:
{block name=body}
{$heading}

{$paragraph}

 <select id="names"> {foreach $result as $row} <option value="{$row.id}">{$row.name}</option> {/foreach} </select>
 {/block}
{block name=body}
{$heading}

{$paragraph}

 <select id="names"> {foreach $result as $row} <option value="{$row.id}">{$row.name}</option> {/foreach} </select> {literal}  {/literal}
 {/block}
I will be sure to discuss more advance topics in the near future.


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2014 Emmys Red Carpet + Show Photosby PopCrush Staff | PopCrush
The 2014 Primetime Emmy Awards will be one of the year's biggest gatherings of Hollywood's rich and famous. The annual celebration of the best in television traditionally features the most elite in acting talent, with only the Oscars or Golden Globes rivaling the sheer star power.
As usual, all eyes will be on the red carpet fashion as the stars make their way into the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. Everyone will be anticipating what the women of 'Orange Is the New Black,' nominated for a total of 12 Emmys, will trade their orange jumpsuits for. We also look forward to seeing what Lena Dunham, nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, will be wearing. Hayden Panettiere, who is pregnant with her first child, will dazzle as she represents her country drama 'Nashville.'
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Nigeria: Jonathan Hosts Brazilian President Rousseff
Abuja — Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff met with Nigeria's leader Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja on Saturday for talks that were expected to focus on boosting trade, notably in the energy sector.
Oil-rich Nigeria is Brazil's main commercial partner in Africa, with bilateral trade soaring 500 percent from $1.5 billion in 2002 to $9 billion last year.
Brazil's state-owned oil company Petrobras has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in Nigeria's coal, oil, natural gas and alternative energy sectors.
Experts say that Brazil is looking to expand energy ties with Nigeria, Africa's top oil producer, to fuel its growing economy.
At a major industry conference in Abuja last month, Nigeria's Oil Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke said that growing oil and gas production in the United States had begun affecting Nigerian exports and that the west African nation would have to look to different markets.
The fall is US exports was due in part to a rise in American shale oil production, including through new technologies like fracking, Alison-Madueke said.
Rousseff arrived in Nigeria after attending the Africa-South America summit in Equatorial Guinea, also a significant west African oil producer. (AFP)
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