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At their meeting Thursday, the Board of Trustees for the Northern Wyoming Community College District approved plans to move forward with renovation and expansion of a new campus center at Sheridan College.
The 16,000 square-foot Thorne-Rider Campus Center will undergo major renovations and will expand by 12,000 square-feet. Construction is set to go to bid in early April, with construction to commence in May.
Trustee Walt Wragge explained some of the features within the Thorne-Rider Campus Center, mentioning that one of the many cornerstones of the new addition will be a dining hall surrounded by different types of seating.
Wragge said there will be an office inside for Sheridan College law enforcement, plenty of meeting space for students to get together and even a pizza oven and pool tables. Officials estimate the renovated and expanded campus center will be open by the fall semester of 2014.


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It's been months seen I've wanted to buy espadrilles, but I just wasn't satisfied with the quality or the feel of the products being sold here. I think this purchase from Aldevinco in Davao City, in the country's southern region, is worth the wait.
Nothing that I've seen here has the same combination of rope (I hope it's jute) and rubber, and though this pair may be less durable than what's available at Zara or similar retail chains, I would prefer these since they're closer to the traditional articles.
I presume cosido a mano calidad artesania means "hand-sewn, quality craftsmanship". My Spanish-speaking readers are free to correct me.
I suppose this pair was made in Spain and just brought to Davao. If so, they would indeed be closer to the espadrilles worn in Catalonia from way back in the 14th century (so says Wiki). In any case, the feel of authenticity always adds to the experience — besides the fact that walking on rubber and rope is more comfortable than it looks.
I've read about the difficulty with finding the right size for espadrilles. Since they are made from fabric, one is told to get something that fits smaller than snug to allow for the material to stretch. This has become a dilemma for my long-distance purchase. My mom had a size 37, but my toes were already half-folded, so I got a 38, which turns out a little loose, at least for one shoe.
I guess I will have to see. Won't be much of a problem since I have relatives in the south and the pair only cost me PhP650 (around US$13). What's more, I'm still thinking if I'll also get a black and/or brown pair.
I wore them out yesterday on another thrift shopping trip. Will tell you all about it tomorrow.


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Malaysia Air: Business improving, but overhaul needed
Business is picking up at Malaysia Airlines, nearly four months after the mysterious and high-profile disappearance of Flight MH370.
Despite the uptick in business, however, Malaysia Airlines CEO Ahmad Jauhari Yahya says the carrier needs a major overhaul of its business model if it is to survive. He says Malaysia Air kept a low profile following the March disappearance one of its Boeing 777s with 239 people onboard. Yet the airline resumed marketing efforts this month, some that's led to a "significant recovery" in business.
IN-DEPTH:Malaysia Airlines prepares to overhaul strategy (The Wall Street Journal)
ALSO ONLINE:Authorities: Flight 370 on autopilot when it crashed
"We know that there are many options to consider," Ahmad Jauhari is quoted by The Wall Street Journal as saying Wednesday during the company's annual meeting. "But we also know that we simply cannot go on with incremental improvements.…Our only option at this point of our business evolution is sweeping change."
Chairman Mohamad Nor Yusof says Malaysia Air is still "grappling with confidence and reputation" after the Flight MH370 tragedy, but he said the carrier has ruled out bankruptcy as an option, The Associated Press reports.
In recent years, the Journal notes Malaysia Air has turned to a strategy of aggressive discounting as it battles low-cost rivals such as AirAsia as well as full-service competitors such as Emirates and Singapore Airlines. The low fares have boosted the company's load factor – or measure of the number of seats filled — hitting a record load factor of 93.5% in December. But fuller planes have not brought profitability for the company.
Brendan Sobie, an analyst with aviation consulting firm CAPA-Centre for Aviation tells the Journal Malaysia Air is "in a difficult position with no easy solutions, at least for the short term, until they and the government decide on the long-term strategy. Unfortunately for their competitors, their decision to continue with the same pricing strategy will make it very difficult to raise fares and boost sagging yields."


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Banishing the Beasts: The Slick Misogyny of U.S. Pick-up Artists Not Welcome Here
Melinda Tankard Reist
Yesterday, American "pick-up" artist and "executive dating coach" Jeff (Jeffy) Allen had his Australian visa revoked by Immigration Minister Peter Dutton.
Allen's tour – part of a Real Social Dynamics (RSD) global roadshow – was billed as "Meet Jeffy."
Those concerned about rising rates of violence against women and the callous mistreatment of young women and girls, reflected in groping, street harassment, unwanted sexual demands and all the other manifestations of everyday sexism, decided the only "meeting" Jeffy should get was with fierce opposition.
When Julien Blanc – the big name RSD instructor – known for his choking-girls-around-the-world hashtag – came to Australia in 2014, he didn't last long. A massive campaign (#takedownjulienblanc) saw him booted out of the country. A number of other countries also refused to let him in.
But then Blanc's side-kick, Jeffy Allen, arrived to finish what Blanc had started.
Questions of due diligence must surely be raised: how did a man who was in breach of our character tests get in? (Many women see the activities of RSD as warranting the same approach as accorded to terrorists.)
The tour was originally slated to make its way to Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane over the coming months. However, due to pressure from activists – including a 67,000 signature-strong Change.org petition and getting Vibe hotels to cancel two bookings (RSD misled the hotel by using a different name) – tour dates are now off the RSD website.
Allen fled the country before the retrospective visa cancellation, but not before he had passed on RSD's toxic teachings at one Sydney "boot camp" last Thursday. The image of these men in this Sydney hotel room being taught the art of seduction by Allen, was taken by a young man by the name of Josh.
Pictures of Josh on his Instagram profile show he is young, most likely not out of his teens. Josh is just starting to make his way in the world. He's learning about masculinity and sexuality and women and how he should treat them. His tutoring now includes the L.A dating company – billed as the world's biggest dating hub for men – which evangelizes men with the ideology that men are "beasts" and women are "whores."
Josh, along with other young men like him, were indoctrinated into the world of the dominant RSD alpha male. Allen drives a van – which he fondly calls his "rape van" – for picking up women. Decals representing women are glued on the van door for every "whore" he's bedded in it. (You can see him talk about it in a video here, along with other video evidence of the raw contempt for the right of women to be treated as something other than a live "f–k doll" – including Julien Blanc's infamous routine of grabbing the heads of random Japanese women on the street and shoving them into his crotch).
In RSD "boot camps," men dominate and women must be made to submit.
All this at a time when there is more focus on the need to address violence against women; when we have come up with a National Plan of Action to Address Violence Against Women; when our Prime Minister says violence begins with disrespect. It is remarkable to me that, in the current climate, the RSD cult-leaders are allowed in the country in the first place.
These snake oil salesmen cannot help boys like Josh develop healthy respect-based relationships with women. He won't learn how simply to enjoy a woman's company, her conversation, her friendship. He won't learn about care, empathy, how to give and receive love. He will learn how to get into her pants then add her to his total score. Such conquests are marks on the virtual bed-heads of RSD's online forums.
RSD doesn't bring men and women together – it breeds suspicion. For many women, who experience harassment and unwanted attention from men almost daily, RSD will only make them more suspicious about male intentions. In this environment, every man comes to be seen as a potential pick-up artist.
Fortunately there are men speaking out. Dr Matthew Berryman helped lead the charge against Julien Blanc in the 2014 campaign. He too is tired of the limited and increasingly toxic messages we send men and boys about masculinity. I asked him why he got involved:
"If you think that being a creep and/or actually abusive to women in order to sleep with them is a good idea, then you are not only being unnecessarily disrespectful to others, you're actually missing out on having an actual, meaningful relationship, with all the rewards it brings.
"The tactics adopted by Real Social Dynamics and other 'pick up agencies' are not only harmful to women, they harm the ability of all men to be taken seriously as actual, decent people (and it's that that will help you meet women and form relationships). Men need to have a healthy approach to themselves and to others. To do otherwise diminishes us all."
Another, of course, is Matthew Jowett, who initiated the Change.org petition against Blanc. When I asked him why he did it, the 29-year-old IT worker replied:
"Being raised by a single mother and living with a father who was abusive to his spouses, and seeing my sister be abused by successive partners all also shaped an interest in opposing domestic violence and supporting women's rights. But most fundamentally it comes down to my very strong desire to equality, which I think grew from the seed my mother planted with the often repeated axiom 'treat others how you'd like them to treat you'. It seems painfully obvious to me that the only way to achieve a society with any real measure of equality is from a culture where everyone is valued and where respect for others is a central pillar."
Let's hope that Josh and other young men like him are persuaded by this philosophy and these examples, rather than by RSD's warped view of women.
Reprinted with permission.
See also:
"Calls To Ban Group 'Teaching Domestic Violence'"
'Australian Government Revokes Visa Of "Pick-Up Artist" Jeff Allen'
'Vibe Hotels cancels pick-up artist Jeff Allen's seminars following pressure from activist groups'
The group is renowned for lying to avoid consequences (surprise fkn surprise, right), so many were concerned that they were still conducting their seminars in secret.However, today, author Melinda Tankard-Reist sent a tweet to Vibe Hotels, who were hosting the seminars. They responded saying that the functions were booked under a false name, and they had cancelled all of RSD's events.
'F— Yeah, People Power! RSD have publicly cancelled their Aussie Tour'


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Oct 28, 2014 – Version 1.7.0
- Added two new widget areas before and after main content. (Useful for advertisements)
- Added ignore_sticky option in slider and post shortcodes. Usage, [insert_posts ignore_sticky="0 or 1"]
- Added "Vine" social icon in social links widget
- Updated fontawesome icons to v4.2.0
- Updated child theme with proper style.css call using wp_enqueue_scripts
- Fixed load_plugin_textdomain call in NewsPlus Shortcodes plugin
- Fixed CSS class conflict with other plugins in theme options panel
Sep 18, 2014 – Version 1.6.0
- Added 3 new widget areas in header with different header style options. (Appearance > Theme Options > Header )
- Added screen reader text in links having no text. (Social icons, scroll to top, etc.)
- Updated code to hide "0 Comments" if there are no comments
- Updated hard coded http URLs with SSL protocol check (mixed content issue in SSL sites)
- Updated shortcode JS files as per WordPress 4.0+
- Improved text contrast in menu and footer area
Sep 01, 2014 – Version 1.5.0
- Added four column display style in post shortcodes. [insert_posts display_style="four-col"]
- Added video hide option in post and carousel shortcodes. [insert_posts hide_video="true"]
- Added option for disabling auto insertion of featured image in Blog – full style templates
- Fixed sticky menu scrolling in mobile mode
Aug 15, 2014 – Version 1.4.1
- Updated jquery.easing.min.js in shortcodes plugin
- Improved inline JS code of slider and carousel in strict mode using JSLint
- Minor CSS fixes in shortcodes plugin and theme
Aug 08, 2014 – Version 1.4.0
- Bundled shortcodes and widgets as pre-packed plugin
- Added sticky navbar option for top menu and main menu (Appearance > Theme Options > Header)
- Added slideshow autoplay enable/disable option in slider and carousel shortcode (Usage: [posts_slider slideshow="false"]
- Added classic full post style in archive and blog template (Appearance > Theme Options > Blog)
- Improved custom JS code with JSlint in strict mode
- Improved headers encoding in contact page template
- Rollback of built in cache system
July 23, 2014 – Version 1.3.0
- Added cache transients in archive templates
- Added new social icons for VK and Xing in social widget
- Added support for html5 searchform (old searchform.php removed)
- Added pricing grid CSS styles (markup inside dummy_data/pricing_grids.txt)
- Fixed post excerpt length bug for languages with different character set than English
May 05, 2014 – Version 1.2.1
- Added VK and Yandex social sharing in single posts
- Added favicon and Apple touch icon options in Theme Options
- Fixed excerpt description in OG tags for FB share
- Fixed category parents bug in breadcrumbs
Apr 22, 2014 – Version 1.2.0
- Added top section widget area for wide advertisement banners
Apr 04, 2014 – Version 1.1.0
- Added "entry-date updated" class in post meta for micro formats
- Added option to show featured image on single post when globally hidden
- Fixed WPML featured images issue in short codes
- Fixed Instagram/email icon classes in social widget
Mar 11, 2014 – Version 1.0.10
- Fixed restore_current_blog() when multiple instances of post short codes are called using blog ID
Mar 04, 2014 – Version 1.0.9
- Added is_multisite() check in shortcodes to prevent error notice in normal installations
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- Added multisite post support in shortcodes. Usage: [insert_posts blog_id="xx"]
- Added support for WooCommerce 2.1+
- Added sticky post support in shortcodes, widgets and archives
- Added option to disable responsive menu if using a third party menu plugin
- Improved responsive menu drop down (replacing the select menu)
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- Added WooCommerce shopping cart in top callout section
- Added word length support in archive templates
- Improved admin theme option styles
Oct 26, 2013 – Version 1.0.6
- Added one-col size option in Theme Options > Image Sizes
- Added option for hiding featured image per post
- Added short code support in top utility bar content area
- Added excerpt length by word parameter in post short codes (Useful for Chinese Language). Usage, [insert_posts use_word_length="true" excerpt_length="10"]
- Improved post shortcodes for easy integration of CPT. Now supported post_type="xx" without using term names
- Fixed mail header format in contact page template
- Localized responsive menu drop-down labels in JS file
- Now supports WooCommerce Multilingual Plugin
Aug 18, 2013 – Version 1.0.5
- Added RTL support for WooCommerce frontend CSS
- Fixed IE bug for stretched layout
Aug 12, 2013 – Version 1.0.4
- Added WPML plugin support
- Added BuddyPress 1.8+ plugin support
- Added Child Theme in main download
- Added Instagram and Email icon in social widget
- Added custom styles for WooCommerce Plugin
- Added unique class names to post meta items (for easy CSS targeting)
- Fixed Safari bug for inline labels
June 04, 2013 – Version 1.0.3
- Added dynamic Accordion content height
- Added sub-titles support in main menu
- Added 'operator' parameter in CPT queries
- Added 'hide_image' option in post short codes
- Added size option for single post image
- Fixed translation in theme options panel
Apr 04, 2013 – Version 1.0.2
- Fixed related posts number based on tags
- Fixed image size name in gallery post format
- Fixed exclusive sidebar display on Home page
- Added smooth height option in Sliders
- Added hide controls option in Sliders and Carousel
- Added full width option for Single Posts
- Added bbPress plugin support
Mar 19, 2013 – Version 1.0.1
- Fixed facebook iframe display on single posts
- Added Theme Customizer support for navigation and footer color schemes
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- Added Category description and title on Archives
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This page describes the concept and use of roles in chart data tables.
What Are Roles?
Google DataTable and DataView objects now support explicitly assigned column roles. A column role describes the purpose of the data in that column: for example, a column might hold data describing tooltip text, data point annotations, or uncertainty indicators.
Note: if you're looking to control the content of the tooltips that appear when the user hovers over a chart, see Tooltips.
Previously, there were only two roles available to a column: 'domain,' which specifies major axis labels; and 'data,' which specifies bar heights, pie slice widths, and so on. These roles were assigned implicitly, based on the order and type of the columns in the table. However, with the ability to explicitly assign column roles, you can now add optional columns that provide new, interesting features to a chart such as arbitrary annotation labels, hovertext, and uncertainty bars.
If you do not explicitly assign a column's role, its role is inferred by the column's order in the table, according to the chart's data format specification, and you will be limited to the standard domain and data roles. This page will show you what roles are available, and how to assign column roles.
Here is a comparison of what you can do with a line chart using only the default, inferred roles, compared to additional, explicitly assigned roles.
Line chart data table format:
|Column 0
|Column 1
|Column N
|Line 1 values
|Line N values
|Data Type
|Optional supported
column roles
|Chart Without Explicit Column Roles
|Chart With Explicit Column Roles
This chart does not apply roles explicitly, and so can only use the basic data and domain column layout shown above.
var data = new google.visualization.DataTable(); data.addColumn('string', 'Month'); // Implicit domain label col. data.addColumn('number', 'Sales'); // Implicit series 1 data col. data.addRows([ ['April',1000], ['May', 1170], ['June', 660], ['July', 1030] ]);
This chart assigns roles explicitly, and so the optional columns can be added. This chart has optional columns for annotation, annotationText, interval, and certainty roles.
var data = new google.visualization.DataTable(); data.addColumn('string', 'Month'); // Implicit domain label col. data.addColumn('number', 'Sales'); // Implicit series 1 data col. data.addColumn({type:'number', role:'interval'}); // interval role col. data.addColumn({type:'number', role:'interval'}); // interval role col. data.addColumn({type:'string', role:'annotation'}); // annotation role col. data.addColumn({type:'string', role:'annotationText'}); // annotationText col. data.addColumn({type:'boolean',role:'certainty'}); // certainty col. data.addRows([ ['April',1000, 900, 1100, 'A','Stolen data', true], ['May', 1170, 1000, 1200, 'B','Coffee spill', true], ['June', 660, 550, 800, 'C','Wumpus attack', true], ['July', 1030, null, null, null, null, false] ]);
What Roles Are Available?
The following table lists all the roles suported by Google Charts. Not all roles are supported by all chart types; each chart's documentation will describe which roles are available, and where they go. Roles are rendered differently for different chart types.
Text to display on the chart near the associated data point. The text displays without any user interaction. Annotations and annotation text can be assigned to both data points and categories (axis labels).
There are two styles of annotations: point (default), which draws the
annotation text near the specified point, and line, which draws the annotation text
on a line that bisects the chart area. You can specify the line style
by setting this chart option:
Data type: string
Default: Empty string
label: 'Year', 'Sales', null, null, 'Expenses', null, null role: domain, data, annotation, annotationText, data, annotation, annotationText '2004', 1000, null, null, 400, null, null '2005', 1170, null, null, 460, 'A', 'Develop new model' '2006', 660, 'B', 'New model launched', 1120, null, null '2007', 1030, null, null, 540, null, null
The 'A' and 'B' in this chart are annotations. Hover over the annotation to see the annotation text. Note that you must hover over the annotation, not the data point to which it is applied, to display the annotationText value.
Null values are accepted for both annotation and annotationText cells; however, if you have an annotationText value, you must have an associated annotation value.
Extended text to display when the user hovers over the associated annotation. Annotations and annotation text can be assigned to both data points and categories (axis labels). If you have an annotationText column, you must also have an annotation column. Tooltip text, in contrast, is displayed when the user hovers over the associated data point on the chart.
Data type: string
Default: Empty string
Indicates whether a data point is certain or not. How this is displayed depends on the chart type—for example, it might be indicated by dashed lines or a striped fill.
For line and area charts, the segment between two data points is certain if and only if both data points are certain.
Data type: boolean, where true is certain, false is uncertain.
Default: true
Emphasizes specified chart data points. Displayed as a thick line and/or large point.
For line and area charts, the segment between two data points is emphasized if and only if both data points are emphasized.
Data type: boolean
Default: false
label: 'Year', 'Sales', null, 'Expenses', null role: domain, data, emphasis, data, emphasis '2004', 1000, true, 400, false '2005', 1170, true, 460, true '2006', 660, false, 1120, true '2007', 1030, false, 540, true
In this chart, the 'Sales' series has one emphasized segment, designated by column three, rows one and two. The 'Expenses' series has two emphasized segments, designated by the fifth column, rows two, three, and four. Note how emphasis requires both bounding points to be emphasized.
Indicates potential data range for a specific point. Intervals are usually displayed as I-bar style range indicators. Interval columns are numeric columns; add interval columns in pairs, marking the low and high value of the bar. Interval values should be added in increasing value, from left to right.
Data type: number
Default: No interval
label: 'Day', 'Stock value', null, null role: domain, data, interval, interval 'Mon', 38, 20, 45 'Tue', 55, 31, 66 'Wed', 77, 50, 80 'Thurs', 66, 50, 77
In this chart, the interval values define an I-bar surrounding the points. The values increase from left to right. The highest and lowest intervals around a point mark the top and bottom of the bar.
Indicates whether a point is in or out of scope. If a point is out of scope, it is visually de-emphasized.
For line and area charts, the segment between two data points is in scope if either endpoint is in scope.
Data type: boolean, where true means in scope.
Default: true
label: 'Year', 'Sales', null, 'Expenses', null role: domain, data, scope, data, scope '2004', 1000, false, 400, true '2005', 1170, false, 460, false '2006', 660, true, 1120, false '2007', 1030, true, 540, false
The first scope column applies to the 'Sales' data column to its left. The first segment is rendered out of scope because both boundary points are out of scope. The second scope column applies to the 'Expenses' data column to its left. The first segment is marked as in-scope because one of its boundary points is in scope; the rest of the line is out of scope because all other points are marked as out of scope.
Styles certain properties of different aspects of your data. Those values are:
Data Type: string, where multiple styles can be applied using a
Default: null
label: 'Character', 'Popularity', 'Style', role: domain, data, style, 'Hulk', 50, 'color: green', 'Captain America', 75, 'color: #0000cf;' + 'stroke-color: #cf001d', 'Wolverine', 90, 'opacity: 0.5;' + 'stroke-width: 5;' + 'stroke-color: #01a0ff;' + 'fill-color: #fff600', 'Iron Man', 60, 'color: #db9500;' + 'stroke-width: 10;' + 'stroke-color: #a30300', 'Spider Man', 100, 'bar {' + 'fill-color: #c8001d;' + 'stroke-width: 3;' + 'stroke-color: #1800c8}'
In this chart, each bar is styled independent of the others using the
Text to display when the user hovers over the data point associated with this row.
Note: this is not supported by the Bubble Chart visualization. The content of Bubble Chart HTML tooltips is not customizable.
Data type: string
Default: Data point value
label: 'Year', 'Sales', null, 'Expenses', null role: domain, data, tooltip, data, tooltip '2004', 1000, '1M$ sales, 400, '$0.4M expenses in 2004' in 2004' '2005', 1170, '1.17M$ sales, 460, '$0.46M expenses in 2005' in 2005' '2006', 660, '.66$ sales, 1120, '$1.12M expenses in 2006' in 2006' '2007', 1030, '1.03M$ sales, 540, '$0.54M expenses in 2007' in 2007'
Hover over the data points to display tooltip text. Tooltip data is assigned to all points in both lines, in columns 3 and 5.
You should not need to assign this role explicitly unless designing a multi-domain chart (shown here); the basic format of the data table enables the charting engine to infer which columns are domain columns. However, you should be aware of which columns are domain columns so that you know which other columns can modify it.
Domain columns specify labels along the major axis of the chart. Multiple domain columns can sometimes be used to support multiple scales within the same chart.
Data type: Usually string, but occasionally number or date
label: '2009, '2009, '2009, '2008, '2008 '2008 Quarter', Sales', Expenses', Quarter', Sales', Expenses' role: domain, data, data, domain, data, data 'Q1/09', 1000, 400, 'Q1/08', 800, 300 'Q2/09', 1170, 460, 'Q2/08', 750, 400 'Q3/09', 660, 1120, 'Q3/08', 700, 540 'Q4/09', 1030, 540, 'Q4/08', 820, 620
This example demonstrates a multi-domain chart. The first two data columns modify the first domain ("2009 Quarter"), and the last two data columns modify the second domain ("2008 Quarter"). Both domains are overlaid on the same axis scales.
You should not need to assign this role explicitly; the basic format of the data table enables the charting engine to infer which columns are domain columns. However, you should be aware of which columns are data columns so that you know which other columns can modify it.
Data role columns specify series data to render in the chart. For most charts, one column = one series, but this can vary by chart type (for example, scatter charts require two data columns for the first series, and an additional one for each additional series; candlestick charts require four data columns for each series).
Data type: number
Role Hierarchy and Associativity
The following diagram shows which role columns can apply to which other role columns. All columns except domain columns apply to the nearest left neighbor to which it can be applied.
So, for example, a scope column applies to the nearest data column on its left; an annotationText column will apply to the nearest annotation column to its left; an annotation will apply to the nearest data or domain column to its left.
Assigning a Role
Roles are assigned as a property of the column in a DataTable object. There are several ways to create a role column, but here are the most common:
The first two techniques draw the following chart:
DataTable.addColumn Method
The following example creates a bar chart with an interval marker on three of the bars. The interval markers are specified by the third and fourth columns using the DataTable.addColumn() method.
var data = new google.visualization.DataTable();
data.addColumn('string', 'Month'); // Implicit domain column.
data.addColumn('number', 'Sales'); // Implicit data column.
data.addColumn({type:'number', role:'interval'});
data.addColumn({type:'number', role:'interval'});
data.addColumn('number', 'Expenses');
['April',1000, 900, 1100, 400],
['May', 1170, 1000, 1200, 460],
['June', 660, 550, 800, 1120],
['July', 1030, , , 540]
var chart = new google.visualization.BarChart(
{width: 800, height: 600, title: 'Company Performance'});
JavaScript Literal Notation
In JSON literal, you must specify a
p property of the column with the value
The following example demonstrates how to specify roles using JavaScript literal
notation. This can only be done at table creation time.
{"cols":[ {"id":"","label":"Month","pattern":"","type":"string"}, {"id":"","label":"Sales","pattern":"","type":"number"}, {"id":"","label":"","pattern":"","type":"number","p":{"role":"interval"}}, {"id":"","label":"","pattern":"","type":"number","p":{"role":"interval"}}, {"id":"","label":"Expenses","pattern":"","type":"number"}], "rows":[ {"c":[ {"v":"April","f":null}, {"v":1000,"f":null}, {"v":900,"f":null}, {"v":1100,"f":null}, {"v":400,"f":null}]}, {"c":[ {"v":"May","f":null}, {"v":1170,"f":null}, {"v":1000,"f":null}, {"v":1200,"f":null}, {"v":460,"f":null}]}, {"c":[{"v":"June","f":null}, {"v":660,"f":null}, {"v":550,"f":null}, {"v":800,"f":null}, {"v":1120,"f":null}]}, {"c":[ {"v":"July","f":null}, {"v":1030,"f":null}, {"v":null,"f":null}, {"v":null,"f":null}, {"v":540,"f":null}]}], "p":null }
DataView.setColumns Method
When creating a view, you can explicitly set the role of a column. This is useful when creating a new calculated column. See
DataView.setColumns() for more information.


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Park Contact Information
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From mid-September through April, direct inquiries to Putnam MemorialState Park.(203) 938-2285
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A wonderful campground, shaded picnic area, and views of beautiful Lake Zoar on the Housatonic River make Kettletown State Park a popular recreation destination.
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The Geology of Kettletown State Park
Off Interstate 84: take Exit 15. Go south onto CT Route 67. Take a right at the first traffic light if coming from the west, and a right at the second traffic light if coming from the east, onto Kettletown Road. Continue for approximately 3 miles on Kettletown Road. Take a right onto Georges Hill Road. Park is located on the left approximately 0.6 miles.
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Kettletown State Park, situated in the towns of Southbury and Oxford, contains 605 acres and was originally inhabited by the Pootatuck Indians, members of the Algonquin group. Early colonists reportedly traded one brass kettle for use of the land for hunting and fishing. Eventually, the settlers acquired complete rights to the area and, by 1758, the Pootatucks had either migrated to the northwest or perished.
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Although the Pootatucks were expert fisherman and hunters, their main occupation was farming. They raised fine crops of beans, squash, tobacco and apples. The Pootatucks developed a drum communications system which could carry a message over 200 miles in just two hours. All that remains now in the Kettletown area of this once prosperous tribe is an occasional arrowhead. In 1919, their original village was covered by the water of the Housatonic River when the Connecticut Light and Power Company constructed the Stevenson Dam to produce hydroelectric power. The resulting Lake Zoar is the fifth largest freshwater body in the state. The settlers who had used the land for dairy farming had deserted much of it as better farming land became available elsewhere.
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Collis P. Huntington State Park, Redding Location: Take Route 58 to Sunset Hill Road. Park entrance is on east side of Sunset Hill RoadActivities: Canoeing, Cross-Country Skiing, Fishing (5 ponds), Hiking, Horseback Riding, Mountain Biking
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Kellogg Environmental Center, DerbyLocation: From Route 8 or the Merritt Parkway, take Route 34 West. From downtown Derby, continue 1.5 miles along 34 West. At Lakeview Terrace, turn right and take it to the end. Turn left at the stop sign onto Hawthorne Avenue. The entrance for the Kellogg Environmental Center and Osborne Homestead Museum will be 200 yards on the left.Activities: The Kellogg Environmental Center offers workshops, exhibits, nature activities, and lectures for the general public.
Indian Well State Park, SheltonLocation: 2 miles north of Shelton on Route 110Activities: Boating, River Fishing, Hiking, Picnicking, Swimming
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The Republican governor said at a news conference on Penn State's campus in State College that he was filing a federal antitrust suit in the hopes of overturning what he called "arbitrary" and "harsh penalties" that he said represented an overreach of the group's power.
The sanctions, agreed to by the university in July, included a $60 million fine that would be used nationally to finance child abuse prevention grants, as well as a four-year bowl game ban for the university's marquee football program, the forfeiture of 112 wins and significant scholarship cuts.
"These punishments threaten to have a devastating, long-lasting and irreparable effect on the state, its citizens and its economy," Corbett said.
The family of former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno, who died last year, called the filing of Corbett's suit "encouraging" and the sanctions "unprecedented and unjustified," while declining to comment on the specifics of the suit.
The NCAA said in a statement that it was "disappointed" in the filing of the suit, which it said was "without merit," a setback for Penn State and an affront to the families of Sandusky's victims.
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But a Penn State alumni group called Penn Staters for Responsible Stewardship, which has long been critical of the NCAA sanctions, questioned the timing even as it said it was pleased by the action.
"If he disapproved of the terms of the NCAA consent decree, or if he thought there was something illegal about them, why didn't he exercise his duty to act long before now?" it wondered in a statement.
The filing of the suit comes less than two weeks before Pennsylvania's Attorney General-elect Kathleen Kane, a Democrat, is set to be sworn in, and Corbett said his office had not coordinated with hers. Instead, he was granted authority to sue by the current outgoing attorney general, Linda Kelly.
Kane, who will be sworn in Jan. 15, ran for the office on a vow to investigate why it took state prosecutors nearly three years to charge Sandusky, who had long been an assistant football coach under Paterno.
Corbett was himself attorney general when that office took over the Sandusky case in early 2009 and until he became governor in 2011. Sandusky was indicted and charged later in 2011.
State and federal lawmakers have objected to the possibility of the money from the NCAA sanctions against Penn State being spent outside Pennsylvania.
Last month, a Pennsylvania congressman said he was unhappy with how the NCAA responded to a request from the state's U.S. House delegation that the whole $60 million be distributed to causes within the state.
NCAA president Mark Emmert had said in a Dec. 12 letter that a task force had been charged with allocating at least 25 percent of the fine money to programs in Pennsylvania. But Republican Rep. Charlie Dent called Emmert's response "unacceptable and unsatisfactory."
Sandusky, a former defensive coordinator and assistant football coach for Penn State's football team, was convicted in June on charges he sexually abused 10 boys, some on campus. The 68-year-old was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in state prison.
Eight young men testified against him, describing a range of abuse they said went from grooming and manipulation to fondling, oral sex and anal rape when they were boys.
Sandusky didn't testify at his trial but has maintained his innocence, acknowledging he showered with boys but insisting he never molested them.


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ADA, OHIO -- The Otterbein Cardinals gave No. 12 Ohio Northern all they could handle, but fell just short on their upset bid, falling 34-33 at Dial-Roberson Stadium.
With the loss, Otterbein falls to 0-1 in Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) play, 1-1 overall. Ohio Northern moves to 1-0 in the OAC, 2-0 overall.
After the Otterbein defense allowed an overtime touchdown to the Polar Bears, senior quarterback Austin Schlosser took the Cardinal offense down to the 7-yard line. On second down, Schlosser rolled to his left and threw a touchdown pass to junior running back Brock Burzanko. The upset-minded Cardinals went for two and the win. Schlosser overthrew senior wide receiver Trey Fairchild and the Cardinals fell just short of the upset.
Ohio Northern seemingly controlled the tempo of the game up until the fourth quarter. With less than seven minutes left in the game, and the Cardinals down 24-17, Otterbein appeared to be stopped on 4th down and 19. But a roughing the punter call gave the Cards new life. Senior Quarterback Austin Schlosser took advantage of the fortune and connected with senior wide receiver Trey Fairchild for a 47-yard, 3rd down reception to put Otterbein at the 3-yard line. Schlosser finished the job, taking the ball in from the 1-yard line to even the score at 24.
The Polar Bears responded with a drive that took them all the way to the Otterbein 18-yard line. But with 33 seconds left, Ohio Northern's 33-yard field goal attempt was blocked by junior safety Jordan Benson. The Cardinals ran the clock out and sent the game into overtime.
Ohio Northern took the opening possession of overtime and scored on an 8-yard quarterback keeper by sophomore Tyler Rue. Sophomore place-kicker Luke Rice knocked in the extra point that would prove to be the difference.
Otterbein had thoughts of an upset from the start. Following the opening kickoff, the Cardinals used a no-huddle attack to march down the field. Fairchild took an end-around 18 yards to give the Cardinals a 7-0 lead less than three minutes into the game.
The Polar Bears responded with 24 consecutive points, ten off Otterbein turnovers, to take a 24-7 lead late in the 2nd quarter.
The Cardinals would not exit the first half quietly. Schlosser engineered a 9-play, 57-yard drive, capped off by a Fairchild 6-yard touchdown reception to pull Otterbein within 10 at the half.
Otterbein played strong defense and held the Polar Bears scoreless in the third quarter. Meanwhile, the Cardinals had strong drives into the Ohio Northern red zone, but could only come away with field goals of 25 and 27 yards by junior place-kicker Aaric Milligan to pull the Cards within four, 24-20, with 10:18 to play in the game.
Schlosser finished the game 20 of 35 for 201 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. The Plain City native also led the Cardinal ground attack with 65 yards on 21 carries.
Fairchild, who entered the game leading all OAC wide receivers in yards, finished with 92 yards on seven catches with one touchdown. The Dublin Coffman alum also returned five kickoffs for 145 yards, and added two carries for 25 yards, highlighted by his 18-yard touchdown run (262 all-purpose yards).
On the defensive side, senior linebacker Shane Centers led the Cardinals with 11 tackles. Sophomore defensive lineman Harlan Page also reached double-digit tackles, finishing with 10.
The Cardinals return to action next week when they host Heidelberg in the 20th anniversary of the Rhine River Classic. It will be Homecoming weekend at Otterbein.


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What is it and why should I consider it?
Well responsive design has been around for a little while now, it is a technique which allows you to create a website that will adjust its layout depending on the size of the browser window that it is being viewed in.
This is useful mainly because well how many times have you been looking at a site on your phone for example and had to zoom in and then scroll horizontally to view content? Annoying isn't it? Basically with responsive web design you could then create media queries which find out and use the width of your browser window and then adjust the CSS within the queries creating new rules for them allowing the content to be displayed in a more user friendly way.
I'm not going to tell you that you HAVE to use responsive design when creating website…..you don't have to, obviously, but with the world using technology such as tablets and smart phones which have the ability to view websites all be it on a smaller resolution screen wouldn't you want them to be able to see your site without having to exert the effort of zooming in. It also prevents you from having to create multiple websites for mobile and PC as you would just be able to manage the different styles from within the one websites CSS……just saying.
Where should I start?
Well, before I start I will just say this is all in my opinion so don't track me down with pitchforks and try to burn me for what I say next.
The Design
When creating a website to be responsive the main thing to think of is to make sure that you first off have planned for this. If you make sure that you design your layouts for all the screen resolutions that you want to use it will make things a lot easier when coming to actually coding it….bit of an obvious thing but more often than not it's the obvious things we miss! Also when you are creating your designs all be it wireframes or just PSD designs, people will tell you to make sure that the different layouts aren't too different so that when the screen size is changed it doesn't look completely different, in my honest opinion I don't believe this is correct only because I just don't believe that anyone (other than developers who know your site is responsive and want to see the prettiness) would sit there and resize the window.
So basically with this section my main thing to say is be as creative as possible rather than trying to avoid jumpy changes.
Coding the initial layout
Again for me I feel that coding the layout with just the sections at first and then adding the designs and all your creative goodness after you have got everything moving when you want to where you want is a better idea as you can the see the different stages and sizes that you need to accommodate for but again that's just what I do, feel free to ignore that!
If you haven't already looked up media queries prior to deciding to make your site responsive, do it now here is a link to a really good tutorial to how to use them.
What I tend to do when I am coding the layouts for the different sized screens I will make the header changed colour once it hits the different points, this just lets me see initially where everything is, what values would need to be changed etc. just a little thing which made my life easier once when I was creating a content based RWD for myself once.
The important thing to remember when you are coding the layout is to have sample content within the different sections as without this you would be guessing as to how it will look and guessing at the padding making a difference as well as the overflow attributes as these can all be affected when changing the screen size.
Simple section as it isn't really that different to creating a normal website I just thought I would chuck in my two cents as to the processes I go through when creating a responsive website.
Once you have done these two things you will basically be ready to finish off your site with all your creative images, backgrounds, logos what ever floats your boat really as the skeleton for the site will be there waiting to be utilized. Last thing I will say is when the screen gets smaller try to not over fill the white space on the site as this can easily become cluttered.
Concluding this short and very basic beginners intro to why they should consider RWD, I just want to say that I think personally using this technique will allow you to reach a bigger number of people and be more accessible to them wherever they may be (on a train, in an office even in a pub!). I also think it will help your inner designer as it will make you think about the use of white space more and to help you to create a more fluid and user friendly website.
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Brige of Spies is an exquisite political biopic!
Steven Spielberg comes up with a biography of a guy caught up in the jaws of political torture as he endeavours to negotiate the rescuing of two people in a cold war struck world. However, the movie isn't limited to that. There are melodramatic bits strewn all across in the gravy of one helluva screenplay which is brilliantly topped by a stellar cast.
Bridge of Spies is an exceptional movie that has been helmed slowly, delicately and powerfully. There was a war going on, a colder one: a constant mental war of superiority between the two superpowers on the globe. In a twisted world like that, Rudolf Abel, a Soviet spy ends up becoming a victim to the US-Russia distress claws. To save his ass, a lawyer by profession, James B. Donovan, played marvellously by Tom Hanks, is hired with hopes of giving a fair trial yet a subdued one to cover up the hoopla. What ignites as an unfair trial gradually tangles him up further into an even bigger commotion wherein CIA approaches Donovan to make a barter of Abel for a fellow American spy pilot caught in Russia.
Scaling back a bit further, the thing that might strike you as a pleasant surprise is its beginning. We witness an old guy painting himself with the aid of a mirror. His acts are quite mundane, natural and harmless. Spielberg spends enough time on the character for us to relate to him, a normal guy who loves to paint, who is calm and couldn't possibly mean trouble. On the contrary, we see a troupe of psyched CIA crowd bent on catching him. They bag him at an odd hour and bring chaos to his house, breaking all hell lose, without a search warrant. That's where Donovan comes in with his propositions. But unfortunately chaos swallows him up. It becomes James v/s America, as every guy starts hating him for fighting a case for the Russian spy.
What was also great to watch was how people change their perspective. At one point it was manifested how the world leered at James when he was defending Abel, but then at a later stage when he saves two Americans, all that hatred ends up metamorphosing into sheer love.
Mark Rylance is outstanding as Rudolf Abel. At times his expressionless face belies his indifference towards the political muck he ends up in. Even when he is aware of an imminent danger, serenity rarely leaves him. He carries his knack for painting and wears it even at direst moments. For example, he calmly answers, "Would it help?" when asked "Are you not worried?" One of the most brilliant scenes in the movie is when Abel compares Donovan to 'The Standing Man' in his story. The music grows suddenly and imparts extra gravity to the bit.
It is always a delight to watch Tom Hanks act. His face carries the right kind of emotions. Always lost in thought, he makes Bridge of Spies a dramatic hoot. There are top-notch dramatic frames that Spielberg slides in for emphasis. Like the one where Donovan's son gets influenced by a war video, and fills up his tub with water for safety. It is a sad reflection of how war changes everything. Also, at one point Donovan had the misfortune of witnessing people being fired at whilst trying to sneak through the border. At a later stage, James sees children leaping over fences, which reminds him of the same troubled scene which then again throws him into the pits of gloom.
What is a tad sad is how long the movie runs. The movie could have survived some cuts. There are frames that we could have lived without. However, it is comprehensible and justified to show crucial bits of the horror and mental torture Donovan had to go through in order to get the job done. When he returns home in the end, he dozes off at once owing to exhaustion whilst in the backdrop his family gets to know his greatness. Quite endearing to watch actually!
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Only political solution possible in Afghanistan: Zaeef
Only political solution possible in Afghanistan: Zaeef
KABUL (Pajhwok): A former Taliban official has criticized the current Afghan peace process, saying peace would not be achieved until the policy was changed from military to political.
Former Taliban ambassador to Islamabad, Abdul Salam Zaeef, addressing a conference 'Analysis and Solution to current Afghanistan situation' in Kabul, said that peace was the primary need of Afghans and it should be preferred over war.
He criticized the peace process and said: "Unfortunately this process is turned to a project which is running for the interest of foreigners, we hope this process would turn into a real way for achieving peace."
Calling distrust between the government and the Taliban another challenge, Zaeef said both sides were trying to introduce them as legitimate. "We cannot achieve peace until both the sides accept the reality," he said.
"Taking the country out of the critical situation is possible only through intra-Afghan peace process that should be led by neutral and honest individuals," Zaeef said.
In other part of his speech, Zaeef strongly criticized the US's new strategy in Afghanistan and said peace could not be established in Afghanistan until the strategy was changed from military to political.
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We continue to have major issues with staffing, with nearly one third of teachers off sick today. I am already aware that I have a high number of staff certified as sick for Monday, meaning that we will be unable to cover classes effectively.
However, by having years 10-13 in school we can continue to provide these exam groups with a quality experience.
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The genetic interests of males and females often diverge; traits favored by one sex can be costly to the other. Over time, this battle of the sexes, or sexual conflict, has important evolutionary consequences (e.g., speciation).
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Man accused of making threats on laptop at Orlando International Airport
James Honaker said he wanted to burn someone's house down, authorites say
A 26-year-old man was taken into custody for making threats from his laptop inside the Orlando International Airport, authorities say.
The Transportation Security Administration said they received a tip Tuesday that James Honaker was sending threatening messages on Facebook, saying he would "burn that place to the ground and everyone in it."
The message continued, "I can get a rifle or a pistol from someone... I wonder how much gasoline I can buy with $400...Conspiracy?!"
Honaker was found in the food court.
He was asked about the messages and admitted he wanted to hurt two people, authorities said.
According to authorities, he said he didn't want to buy a gun but would instead buy gasoline and burn someone's house down in Virginia.
Honaker said he was upset, because the two people he intended to harm were impeding communication between him and his girlfriend who currently lives in South Korea.
He faces federal charges and is being held on no bond.
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I admire people who run marathons, but have never been so inclined myself. A few times I have participated in 5Ks in which some of the participants have run the entire distance, but I have limited my own running to distances approximating 50 yards. Nonetheless, I do read and listen, and have seen the testimonies of marathoners that one typically "hits the wall" at about 20 miles, feeling totally spent and worn down. However, the further testimony is that if one persists in running, a second wind will come along to propel you the remaining six miles.Attention, interns: Wall dead ahead!You probably started your internship in late August. You encountered lots of new people and went to a dizzying number of meetings. In September it might have felt like you didn't have much to do, but by late October you were starting to hit your stride, embedded in the life and ministry of this particular congregation, feeling like you were appreciated and making a difference, that you really could do this pastoring business. And then it was Thanksgiving and Advent and there were concerts and Christmas programs and a dizzying number of worship services and you were exhausted but amped with adrenalin, and wasn't it something?Now it is January. Christmas is over. You're not the new kid anymore. People expect things of you. There's not a lot that is exciting on the immediate agenda, unless you're the kind who can really get off on congregational meetings. The beginning of Lent isn't until early March. And, in most parts of the country, it is winter. The glamor/December part of winter in which you appreciate the sun on the new-fallen snow and the crispness in the air is over, and it is just cold, damn cold, and the snow keeps falling, and you're sick of shoveling and scraping and skidding, and your beloved supervisor is taking off for Cancun, but nobody can do that on an intern's stipend. You are hitting the wall.Year after year interns report to us that January was their worst month, the time when they felt most frustrated/depressed/discouraged. I probably can't say anything to you to keep you from feeling that way, but if you do, know that it is a typical feeling for interns.And carefully notice the statement that "January was the worst month." Keep picking up your feet and putting them down again. Get enough sleep. Eat good food. Go to a movie. Read a book that is not overtly about theology or ministry. Visit with friends. You're going to be okay. This is going to pass.It is not just going to pass. Many interns also report that their happiest, most productive times came after they hit the January wall and kept going. They got a revitalizing second wind that propelled them into times of productivity and fulfillment beyond what they had ever anticipated.Hang in. Your second wind is on the way.
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