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Getting Valentine's day right isn't hard – it just takes a little bit of forethought and planning to ensure that the 14th February is a properly romantic affair rather than a tacky experiment.
Rules for Men
Good old-fashioned chivalry may well be becoming a thing of the past, and some would argue it's long dead and buried, but its survival has not been helped by feminism – which has caught men between a rock and a hard place over how they should treat the opposite sex. Yet, men are also to blame somewhat for letting it become so much of a tightrope.
It's fair to say that even though there are some women who would recoil if a gentleman held a door open for her, in 2011, a lot of ladies have realized that they actually do like a bit of chivalry, even if they won't necessarily admit it out-loud.
So if you are in the market for a bit of courtly love, here are the basics!
– Have an umbrella handy so you can shield your date from the rain, if needs be
– Hold doors open for women and let them go through first. (There is an etiquette for revolving doors, which, I think is a little long-winded: the man enters the revolving door first, pushes it round for the woman but emerges after her, thus going round twice!)
– Offer your coat if it gets cold
– The gentleman always pays the bill on the first date
That'll be the dahlia
Giving flowers can be something of a minefield. People have definite opinions about flowers – some hate chrysanthemums, others think carnations are cheap. Whichever bloom you choose, it's probably best to find out before which flowers your loved one actually likes, and stick to that.
When buying flowers, do remember the following.
– Make sure your chose a good florist – ideally once you choose your florist you should stay with them as this will ensure a relationship is built up and they will learn what suits you best
– The cost of the bouquet will vary on how generous you feel and how deeply you are in love. £40 is the average a typical man would spend on flowers for Valentine's Day, but remember that a beautiful hand-tired posy may mean just as much as a grand, no-expense-spared display
– If your lover is at work, it would be thoughtful to send them to her place of work – others will spy her carrying the bunch and she'll get the chance to show off how much she's loved by her admirer
– If you sent flowers last year, make sure you match your previous gift this year – if the bunch looks cheaper than last time then brace yourself for a bumpy ride
– For all things floral, The English Manner suggests Pulbrook and Gould in central London, or Judith Blacklock Flower Designs. For those out of town, take a look at John Lewis and M&S – always great value and innovative designs.
Suits You
No one wants to be courted by someone with bad breath or dirty nails – your image and persona is vital for success. You don't have to be dressed from top to toe in Savile Row, but cleanliness and style will pay dividends. When dressing yourself, remember there are sartorial rules for a reason. Break them at your peril!
Food of Love
Going out for a romantic meal for two, however unimaginative, is also a good step. There are plenty of excellent restaurants but eating out will mean that you share your special moments with the other diners.
It's worth remembering that 14th February is one of the busiest nights of the year for the restaurant trade; make sure you get a good table by booking in advance at a restaurant she likes and be prepared for two sittings and indifferent service.
However delicious food in a high-class restaurant may be, nothing will impress your date more than a home-cooked meal. It speaks volumes if you can cook and take the time to make something special.
Rules for Ladies
The most important thing to remember is that men are different from women. Give men some space so they can reflect on what a catch you are. Relationships where you spend every second together don't tend to last. In general, men may be more laid back whilst the girls have a tendency to worry. Celebrate the differences rather then fretting over them.
Remember to keep in mind what your dress says about your intentions – people can dress to reflection their mood subconsciously (i.e. – a black low-cut neck means you're interested; a black nun's habit means anything but!).
If your partner starts to flirt with another woman – let him! You'll look better for not reacting to it and he'll probably realize you're more attractive. A lot of men (and women) like to hear compliments about themselves; it makes us feel good.
If your partner does over-step the mark with another lady then don't make a scene in public. Arguing about anything for all to see is the height of bad form. Have your argument behind closed doors – don't ruin other people's night.
Dress to Impress
When going out with your partner, whether it be to an event or just out-and-about, try to co-ordinate what you're wearing. The earring rule is generally short earrings during the day, and longer at night.
One final point to remember is that the man's dress should never out-shine the woman's.
William Hanson
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June 26, 2012
Trustee to deliver history lectures in Delaware
Dr. Richard Owens
Columbus State trustee Dr. Richard Owens, who is a professor, historian and past president of Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio, and West Liberty State College in West Virginia, will speak on various historical subjects throughout the summer at the Delaware County Senior Center, on Cheshire Road.
Dr. Owens has written quite a number of books on history and historical fiction, including Potomac: A Story of American in 1940, The Neutrality Imperative, Vigilance and Virtue: A Biography of General and Ambassador Horace Porter, 1837-1921, and more.
His lecture series at the senior center begins July 10 with "Living on the Edge: Economics and Society in the 1920s." On July 24, he will present "Fighting the Great Depression," and August 7 will feature "The Election of FDR and American Politics, 1920-1940." The series will wrap up on August 21 with a presentation drawn from Dr. Owens' book Potomac, which is a work of historical fiction about Nazi intrigue in America. All the presentations will be free and open to the public.
More information about the lecture series can be found online at www.delawareseniorcenter.com
Columbus State celebrates opening of new center
At House Of Hope's June 22 Open House for its new outpatient clinic, many attendees had a Columbus State connection. "At one point it looked like a Columbus State reunion," said Dianne Fidelibus, assistant professor in MH/AS/DD. "Someone said 'Look at the impact you (CSCC) have on this community! You should be proud!' and we certainly were!" Attending the open house were, (from left) Carolyn Ireland, House of Hope executive director and Columbus State graduate; Stephanie Hobbs - (HoH) OP counselor and graduate; Giti Koons - OP (HoH) counselor and graduate; Brenda Henry, (H oH )program manager and graduate; Brad Lander, Ph.D. OSU East - adjunct faculty; Dianne Fidelibus, assistant professor;
Ryan Patterson, current student in practicum at HoH; Kelsey Piccirillo , current student in practicum at HoH ;Mike Brown, Drug Court clinician and graduate; and Steven Rendina, adjunct faculty.
Department to change name
The Institutional Advancement Office has changed its name to Marketing and Communications. "IA is kind of an outdated term, and Marketing and Communications more accurately reflects what we do," said Will Kopp, vice president. The office currently administers functions including advertising, media relations, web content, internal communications, special events, social media, college publications, video production, photography, and other marketing activities. The community outreach function, headed by Barbara Smith-Allen, will move under the new President's Office Chief of Staff position when it is filled.
Columbus Crew offers Educator Appreciation Night 2012
The Columbus Crew soccer team will offer a special ticket discount to all university and college educators, administrators, faculty and family members as part of the Crew's Educator Appreciation Night vs. Sporting KC on Saturday, July 14.
Special Game Promotions:
Team Poster Gate give-away
$1.00 Brats presented by Bob Evans
$1.00 Draft Beers presented by Budweiser
Post Game Autograph Alley with the team
Upper Sideline tickets are only $10 (regular $27) when you go online to order and use the Special Offer Code: teacher.
If you have questions, please call Sam Beall at the Columbus Crew at (614)447-4189.
Kelton House features African-American Women of the Civil War
The Kelton House Museum and Garden will offer a Civil War Sesquicentennial event on Sunday, July 15 titled "African-American Women of the Civil War," presented by Annette Jefferson. The presentation is at 3 p.m. and costs $5.
Jefferson will portray women of African descent who were active during the Civil War: Susie King Taylor who nursed with Clara Barton; Elizabeth Keckley, dressmaker and confident to Mary Todd Lincoln, Charlotte Forten; college graduate and first African American to teach freed men in the south: Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth and others—come to life in a first-person telling of their unique experiences during the war that ripped a nation apart. Reservations for the event are recommended at (614) 464-2022 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Summertime means parking lot painting!
The following parking lots will be closed for painting on Friday, June 29:
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To see where each of these lots is, go online here.
Photography grad wins Midwest Photo Expo Shootout
Amy Cohen, a student in the Digital Photography program, recently won the Midwest Photo Exchange's 2012 Shootout, with the image at right. Amy won a $1,500 professional lighting kit from Westcott Lighting Solutions as a prize.
Amy has been a professional photographer for three years and has been shooting as an amateur since 2002. She has completed the Photography Certificate at Columbus State and focuses on portrait and artistic photography.
"I have to thank Columbus State Community College for giving me the opportunity and the training that has helped my success in the photography industry," says Amy. "I am so honored and happy to be the winner of the Midwest Photo exchange Shootout contest. I can't tell you how much this lighting setup will help me as a photographer and further my success in the industry!"
You can see more of Amy's work on her Facebook page: Amy Cohen Photography.

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NJ Senator Pushes Bill Seeking Asylum for Indonesian Christians Facing Persecution
U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey has pushed forth a new bill allowing Indonesian Christians living illegally in the United States to seek asylum and be protected from facing persecution back home.
"They have a lot to contribute. They're energetic people – we've seen it. They're working, they're part of the community. But they also happened to miss a deadline. And, that kind of a mishap should not prevent good people from being here," Lautenberg said.
The group that would specifically be aided by Lautenberg's proposed bill includes Indonesian refugees who were initially registered with the government after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, but overstayed their visas. Upon discovery, the government has been deporting them back to Indonesia.
"We just have to make sure that people understand what we're doing, We're not opening a flood-gate or anything like that. But we do want to show that America still cares about those people who are prosecuted or harassed through no fault of their own," Lautenberg added.
"These Indonesian families sought refuge in our country to keep their families safe from harm and religious persecution. America has a long history of protecting refugees from persecution and this legislation gives these families a chance to legally seek asylum and to continue contributing to our country."
The bill was introduced to the Senate on Monday, and will also be brought up to the House of Representatives.
Indonesia is the largest Muslim country in the world, with over 88 percent of the total 202 million population practicing Islam. Christians, on the other hand, are a small minority, with 7 percent of the population identifying as Protestant and 3 percent as Catholic.
Although the Indonesian government provides some religious freedom to people of other faiths, many Christians have been targeted and faced persecution in the Asian country, with over a thousand churches being destroyed by anti-Christian extremists in the past two decades.
Hundreds have escaped to the U.S. on tourist visas, many between the years of 1996 and 2003, but now face the possibility of being deported back to Indonesia, unless they are granted asylum rights – and Sen. Lautenberg hopes his bill, if passed into law, will allow these refugees to re-apply for asylum.
The Reformed Church of Highland Park in Highland Park, N.J., has been giving shelter and protection to many Indonesian refugees finding themselves in this situation. As their application for asylum remains unclear and they wait for Lautenberg's bill to be voted on, the Rev. Seth Kaper-Dale, the church's pastor, has said that the governments needs to provide these people a chance to stay in the U.S. and escape persecution from Muslim extremists back home.
"We are humbly and respectfully disagreeing with the government. We are not trying to be flamboyant in any way. We are people who love government, who trust in laws; who believe that God uses law to bring order to society. We are not anarchists or anything like that. We just really feel that sometimes it's the role of the church to remind the government of a higher law," Kaper-Dale has said.
The Reformed Church of Highland Park has been trying to rally support for Lautenberg's bill, calling on the public to contact their representatives and convince them to vote in favor of the proposed law. The Rev. Kaper-Dale has also posted petitions to draw attention to men in his congregation who could be separated from their families if their deportations go through.


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This time Fightin Phillies talks with Mets blog owner, Kerel Cooper, from
"On The Black"
FightinPhillies: Your blog is part of the BBA, Baseball Bloggers Alliance as is the FightinPhillies blog. How did you get into blogging about the NY Mets, and tell us a little about you.
My name is Kerel Cooper and I am the owner and operator of OnTheBlack.com. I began OnTheBlack in September of 2008 as a way to give myself the opportunity to voice my opinions about the team I love, the New York Mets. Over time the site has evolved into a video blog. 90% of the posts are video and the other 10% are written posts such as things around Mets Team News, Game Recaps, Interviews or Photos. My long term goal is to create a daily web show that is all about the New York Mets.
2. The Mets have had some pretty horrible seasons in the past three years, do they turn it around this year? How does this season differ from the last few?
I picked the Mets to finish third in the division in my pre-season predictions. Of course I hope my prediction is wrong. I think as long as they can pitch well, they have a chance to compete. So far they are pitching well and that has translated into wins lately. It's a long season and anything can happen, but so far I can say that I do like the 2010 version of the New York Mets. This weekends match-up against the Phillies will be a good test to see where the Mets are.
3. How do you compare baseball at Citi Field with Shea? Does Citi Field have it's own natural feel as the new home of the Mets? Are ticket prices becoming more affordable than they were originally priced there?
Shea will always be "home" because there are so many memories I have in that park from all the games I've been to. At the same time Citi Field is a wonderful place to watch a game and enjoy a nice summer afternoon. With any new thing, it takes some time to get use to it and you have to "break it in". I think the Mets organization did a fantastic job over the off season by adding elements to the park that make it feel more like "home". You can see some pics I took at opening day from around the park here or you can view some of my pics from the Mets Hall of Fame here. The ticket prices haven't changes enough for me. Back at Shea I use to get a ticket plan but I have not done so at Citi Field. Partly because the team hasn't been good and partly because the prices are too expensive for my taste. Now don't get me wrong, I still go to a few games throughout the year but I prefer to buy single game tickets at this time.
4. Who is the current best player on the Mets, and how does he lead this team into the playoffs this year?
The Mets have a lot of talented players but if I have to pick one I would say that Jose Reyes is the best player on the Mets. Reyes has so much talent and can impact the game in many different ways (his arm, defensive range, speed, bat). Although I'm not a big fan of this, I do understand why Reyes is currently batting third in the lineup. This is just one example of how talented Reyes is. He's been a leadoff hitter his entire career but now the team is asking him to be a run producer out of necessity. I think his enthusiasm and confidence resonates with the rest of the team and will help carry them this season.
5. Omar Minaya has had several years to prove his worth as GM, he's come up horrible in the time he's been in charge. Should he lose his job anytime soon?, and what's your thoughts on Jerry Manuel?
On Omar: On one hand he's done a great job of bringing in the big name player during his time here (Pedro Martinez, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, Billy Wagner, Francisco Rodriquez, Jason Bay, etc..). The flip side of that, Omar has been bad at: 1) contract management (example Luis Castillo) 2) bringing in mid-low tier players (example Mike Jacobs) and off the field team PR (example Carlos Beltran surgery and the Tony Bernazard issue). The bottom line in the time he's been the Mets GM the team has had one play-off appearance, two season ending collapses and a string of off the field embarrassing moments. I personally think he's at the end of the line and if the team doesn't produce this season he should be gone.
On Manuel: While he's made some in game decisions that have made me scratch my head, I really don't think he's been that bad. You know the players also have to accept some responsibility as well. I do believe however that if the team doesn't perform this season, Manuel will be out along with Omar.


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Dennis Rodman ignores critics of N. Korea visit
BEIJING — Former NBA star Dennis Rodman waved off critics Monday who say his plans for a basketball game in North Korea are giving an image boost to perhaps the world's worst dictator.
Rodman led 12 U.S. players to Pyongyang on Monday in what he described as an attempt to use basketball to build a bridge between the West and his "friend," North Korean President Kim Jong Un.
When asked by reporters about whether he had anything to say about Kim's repressive rule, Rodman said it was not his concern.
"(It's) not my job" to talk human rights, he said Monday. "This game is for his birthday, and hopefully this opens the doors and we can actually talk about certain things and we can do certain things. But I'm not going to sit there and go 'hey, guy, you're doing the wrong thing.' It's not the right thing to do, he's my friend first. .. I love him," Rodman said.
The flamboyant, former Chicago Bulls forward has struck up an unlikely friendship with the reportedly basketball-loving leader, who had his powerful uncle Jang Song Thaek executed last month and continues to jail whole families for criticizing his dictatorship.
Awaiting a flight in Beijing to Pyongyang, Rodman said outside his Beijing hotel that his mission is "about trying to connect two countries together in the world, to let people know that: Do you know what? Not every country in the world is that bad, especially North Korea," he said. "People say so many negative things about North Korea. And I want people in the world to see it's not that bad."
Rodman said he will play an exhibition game Wednesday to mark the birthday of Kim, the third generation of the Kim dynasty that has ruled North Korea since the 1950s. His roster includes former NBA stars Vin Baker, Kenny Anderson, Doug Christie, Eric "Sleepy" Floyd, Charles D. Smith and Cliff Robinson, and some who were never in the NBA.
The players skirted politics as they maneuvered through the media scrum at Beijing airport.
"We just come out to put on a game, a great event just to bridge culture through basketball, something that's been done for years and years, we're just going over there to have some fun," said Baltimore street baller Andre "Silk" Poole, who looked forward to the trip raising money for children's charities in North Korea.
Harlem Globetrotter Antwan Scott said he was just "doing something I love, to play basketball, to entertain, been doing it all my life, haven't had a problem."
Rights groups such as Amnesty International and Christian Solidarity Worldwide have criticized Rodman for visiting a country that has overseen the starvation of millions of its people and keeps as many as 200,000 people imprisoned for political crimes that include criticizing Kim's policies.
Kim has jailed American-Korean missionary Kenneth Bae in one of its many labor camps.
Kate Allen, director of Amnesty International UK, has said Rodman or any public figure who meets with Kim has a responsibility to raise the country's "appalling" human rights record.
While he did not meet Kim on his last visit in December, "This time you're going to see me with him the whole time," Rodman promised at Beijing airport. "He's a nice guy to me."
"When the time comes, when I do that (discuss issues such as human rights), I am going to sit down and talk to all the people around the world. I am going to tell you everything that happened," he said.
Michael Spavor, a Canadian who helps organize Rodman's visits, and who said Rodman would also play at least part of the game Wednesday. Last month, Rodman said his team will take on the North Koreans in the first half, but the teams will be mixed for the second half.
Former United Nations officer Theodore G. Schweitzer III said he was glad Rodman was heading to North Korea for the game.
"Dennis has been very active in humanitarian work and I applaud him for that," said Schweitzer, 71, from Las Vegas, who worked for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Rodman met with the Korean Federation for the Protection of the Disabled in Pyongyang, said Schweitzer, who took the same flight to Pyongyang on Monday and will attend Wednesday's game.
"It's a great thing that Dennis is raising awareness about the disabled in Korea," said Schweitzer, who recently established a charity, the Korea Children's Fund, to produce high-energy biscuits for young orphans in a planned factory in the Pyongyang suburbs.
"It's just children, needy children, babies, there's nothing political about it," he said.
According to Human Rights Watch, Kim's government does not allow organized political opposition, free media or religious freedom. Arbitrary arrest, detention, lack of due process, and torture and state-approved rape "remain serious and pervasive problems." North Korea "enslaves" hundreds of thousands of citizens in prison camps, including children. The government periodically publicly executes citizens for stealing state property, hoarding food, and other "anti-socialist" crimes.
The UN says the Kim family directs food aid to military and government officials, and that an estimated 2 million people have died from famine due to the government's policies.
PHOTOS: Rodman's team playing in North Korea


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Senate Bill No. 357
(Senators Williams, Beach, D. Hall, Miller, Sypolt, Plymale and Tucker, original sponsors)
[Passed March 7, 2014; in effect ninety days from passage.]
AN ACT to repeal §19-1B-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §19-1B-12a of said code, all relating to civil and criminal penalties for violations of the Logging Sediment Control Act pertaining to timber operations; and establishing a violation for failure to reclaim.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §19-1B-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be repealed; and that §19-1B-12a of said code be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
§19-1B-12a. Criminal and civil penalties.
(a) It is illegal for a person to:
(1) Conduct timbering operations, purchase timber or buy logs for resale in this state without holding a valid license from the Director of the Division of Forestry, as required by section four of this article;
(2) Conduct timbering operations or sever trees for sale at a location in this state without providing the Director of the Division of Forestry with notice of the location where the timbering or harvesting operations are to be conducted, as required by section six of this article;
(3) Conduct a timbering operation in this state that is not supervised by a certified logger who holds a valid certificate from the Director of the Division of Forestry, as required by section seven of this article;
(4) Continue to conduct timbering operations in violation of a suspension or revocation order that has been issued by the Director of the Division of Forestry or a conference panel under section five, ten or eleven of this article; and
(5) Fail to reclaim the real property in accordance with the best management practices set forth by the Division of Forestry and the committee established in subsection (h), section seven of this article.
(b) Criminal and civil penalties. -- A person that violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than $250 nor more than $500 for each violation. In addition to fines and costs, a person or entity convicted of a violation of this section shall pay a $500 civil penalty to the division within sixty days. The civil penalty shall be collected by the court in which the person is convicted and forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit in the Division of Forestry Timber Operations Enforcement Fund (3082) for use in administering the provisions of this article.
(c) Each day that a person is in violation of this section constitutes a separate criminal and civil offense.
(d) In addition to any other law-enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction over criminal violations, any forester or forest technician employed by the Division of Forestry who, as a part of his or her official duties is authorized by the Director of the Division of Forestry to inspect timbering operations, is authorized to issue citations for any of the listed violations in this article that he or she has witnessed. The limited authority granted to employees of the Division of Forestry to issue citations to enforce the provisions of this section does not include the power to place any individual or person under arrest.


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Andi and Chris' 'The Bachelorette' Date – What's the Song?by Mandi Salerno | PopCrush
Tonight's episode of 'The Bachelorette' (May 26) featured a romantic date between Andi Dorfman and suitor Chris Soules. The pair enjoyed a '40s-inspired day at the horse tracks, ending their rendezvous with a sweet slow dance set to an equally sweet song. So what was that song?
The tune was 'Roots and Branches (Meant To Be Alone)' by This Wild Life, who joined Andi and her beau at the Santa Anita Park following the horse races for an acoustic performance. The musical duo, comprised of Kevin Jordan and Anthony Del Grosso, recently released 'Roots and Branches' as a single off of their upcoming debut album 'Clouded,' due out May 27.
The guitar-heavy ballad was, in Andi's own words, the "icing on the cake" for her first date with Chris. Their dance on the tracks underneath the stars was a picture-perfect moment.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 25, 2009 (HealthDay News) -- Regular exercise may help protect men from prostate cancer, says a new study.
U.S. researchers looked at 190 men who had a prostate biopsy and found that those who were moderately active -- anything equivalent to walking at a moderate pace for several hours a week -- were significantly less likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer.
The study also found that exercise was associated with less aggressive disease in men who did develop prostate cancer.
"As the amount of exercise increased, the risk of cancer decreased," lead author Dr. Jodi Antonelli, a urology resident at Duke University Medical Center, said in a news release.
The results, published Sept. 22 online in the Journal of Urology, contribute to the ongoing debate about how exercise affects prostate cancer risk, said study senior author Dr. Stephen Freedland, a urologist at Duke and the Durham Veterans Affairs Hospital.
"There have been dozens of studies about the value of exercise in lowering risk of prostate cancer, and some of them quite large, but the bottom line is that they've left us with mixed signals," Freedland said in the news release.
The majority (58 percent) of the men in this study were sedentary, which means they exercised less than the equivalent of one hour per week of easy walking.
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A few years back I was messing around with some graphics for a website and found myself repeatedly trying to 'fuzz-out' or pixelate images for a certain effect. It was taking a whole mess of my time up as I was playing with various arrangements, and I decided to stream line the process with a small ninja app. Thus was born the 'image pixelator'!
The theory is quite simple and ingenious. If you have a given image and you shrink it down sufficiently the granularity (or resolution) of the pixels that make up a clear image are removed as they are repackaged in a smaller space. In that small space you can fiddle with quality, smoothing, etc. With the right combination this blocks up the pixels so when you re-size the image to regular size you can change the bits per pixel to something like 8bit and get a really fun effect. The smaller you crank the image the more degraded and blocky it looks.
Armed with that bit of for-planning it was a quick romp through the namespaces to cherry pick the various ways to change the image, how to re-size and image, and how to change the bits per pixel. See, a bit of planning illuminates the path to the solution!
Sort of the opposite of the tv show crime labs where the big boss is yelling "Select, zoom, ENHANCE!".
Public Class Form5 Dim oImage As Image '-- original image ''' <summary> ''' A method to resize the image and apply image quality changes to block up the image. ''' </summary> Private Function MyResize(ByVal _image As Image, ByVal new_w As Int32, ByVal new_h As Int32) As Bitmap Dim ret As Bitmap = New Bitmap(new_w, new_h) Dim g As Graphics = Graphics.FromImage(ret) g.CompositingQuality = Drawing2D.CompositingQuality.Default g.InterpolationMode = Drawing2D.InterpolationMode.NearestNeighbor g.SmoothingMode = Drawing2D.SmoothingMode.None g.DrawImage(_image, 0, 0, ret.Width, ret.Height) g.Dispose() Return ret End Function ''' <summary> ''' change the original image by shrinking, formatting the pixels, and resizing (back to original) the futzed with image. ''' </summary> Private Sub trackbarQuality_ValueChanged(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles trackbarQuality.ValueChanged Dim lVal As Int32 = 0 '-- The trackbar's values are the divisors for how small to shrink the image I apply the pixel formatting. Dim imgRehydrated As Image '-- after the image is shrunk, formatted, and expanded. Dim imgShrunk As Image '-- the image when the size is collapsed considerably. Dim imgAfterPixelFormating As Image '-- after the image is shrunk I can flip the pixel format to 8bpp through the bitmap namespace's clone. If pbModified.Image IsNot Nothing Then '-- I found these values most agreeable, but they can be tweaked at will. Select Case trackbarQuality.Value Case 0 lVal = 0 Case 1 lVal = 1 Case 2 lVal = 2 Case 3 lVal = 3 Case 4 lVal = 4 Case 5 lVal = 8 End Select '-- let's not divide by zero; instead use the original image. If lVal = 0 Then imgRehydrated = oImage Else '-- collapse the image on itself by how far the slider has been moved imgShrunk = MyResize(oImage, CInt(oImage.Width / lVal), CInt(oImage.Height / lVal)) '-- change the current image format to 8bbp (gets a nice blocky style on the shrunk image) imgAfterPixelFormating = CType(imgShrunk, Bitmap).Clone(New Rectangle(0, 0, imgShrunk.Width, imgShrunk.Height), Imaging.PixelFormat.Format8bppIndexed) '-- bring the image back to the original size. imgRehydrated = MyResize(imgAfterPixelFormating, CInt(oImage.Width), CInt(oImage.Height)) End If '-- set the picturebox to the new image pbModified.Image = Nothing pbModified.Image = imgRehydrated '-- implicitly call the garbage collector to keep the memory foot print down GC.Collect() End If End Sub ''' <summary> ''' Open the 'open file dialog' to select an image to modify. ''' </summary> Private Sub tsbLoad_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles tsbLoad.Click If ofdFile.ShowDialog = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then uxTxtLocation.Text = ofdFile.FileName '-- I like knowing where my file is. trackbarQuality.Value = 0 '-- set the trackbar back to 0 If IO.File.Exists(uxTxtLocation.Text) Then '-- verify it exists oImage = New Bitmap(uxTxtLocation.Text) '-- load the image pbOriginal.Image = oImage '-- set the original picture box to this image pbModified.Image = oImage '-- set the modifiedpicture box to this image Else MsgBox("""" + uxTxtLocation.Text + """ does not exist. Try again.") End If End If End Sub ''' <summary> ''' Basic save for the modified image. ''' </summary> Private Sub tsbSave_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles tsbSave.Click sfDialog.FileName = String.Empty If sfDialog.ShowDialog = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then pbModified.Image.Save(sfDialog.FileName) '-- darn drawing namespace is helpful! End If End Sub ''' <summary> ''' Basic clear for all the usable objects. ''' </summary> Private Sub tsbClear_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles tsbClear.Click uxTxtLocation.Text = String.Empty ofdFile.FileName = String.Empty sfDialog.FileName = String.Empty pbOriginal.Image = Nothing pbModified.Image = Nothing End Sub End Class
A pretty fun utility app that I pull out now and then to impress folks on the turn around for pixelated images!
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Filmmakers create a genre unknown in France
Unlike the U.S., France has no tradition of prison movies.
So recently when a film opened in French cinemas about a young man trying to survive in a brutal Paris prison it electrified audiences. It swept the French Academy Awards, the Cesars, and it was nominated for the best foreign language Oscar.
Now Minnesota audiences can see the movie, called "A Prophet," when it opens this weekend.
It's hard to imagine, a celebrated film scene without prison movies, but that is the situation in which award-winning French film maker Jacques Audiard went to work.
"A jail movie in France, it doesn't exist," he said through a translator. "The last one was from the 50s or the 60s."
Audiard saw a prison movie as a great way to tell a story about the changes within contemporary France.
"The prison will act like a magnifying lens on the social tension between groups," he said.
The tension Audiard examines is between two outsider groups in French society, the Corsicans, and the growing Arabic population from France's former north African colonies.
"A Prophet" tells the story of Malik, a petty criminal, young, alone, and sentenced to a long term in a huge Paris prison. He quickly finds the real power in the jail rests not with the prison staff, but with brutal Corsican gangsters who run a criminal empire from their cells.
Malik is half Corsican but he's also half Arab. This initially draws contempt from the gang lords. Then the gang realizes Malik could be useful in silencing an Arab informant.
They order Malik to kill the man.
"The prison will act like a magnifying lens on the social tension between groups."
Newcomer Tahar Rahim plays Malik. He said it was hard to shoot such a brutal scene.
"I mean the murder scene, after the shooting, I had something in my body, a mood in my body for three days," he said. It's hard to watch, which director Audiard said is by design.
"What I can't stand to see in movies any more is death represented so easily, so lightly," he said. "You have to show it's always disgusting, it's always tough."
The murder sets Malik off on a new lucrative career within the Corsican gang, but as time passes the prison population changes.
The Corsican numbers dwindle as they complete their sentences. They lose their grip on the prison, and the growing Arabic population asserts itself. Malik has to adapt.
Thomas Bidegain, who wrote the screenplay with Audiard, said Malik has an unusual ally: the ghost of the man he killed.
"Unlike other gangsters, when he kills someone, he has to carry that weight. He has a conscience, and he has to carry the guilt, the weight of the person he has killed, he has to carry it physically on his back," Bidegain said. "So the guy is around, he will live with him, he would be like a cellmate of some sort, a curious ghost."
Bidegain said the ghost becomes strangely supportive. It also supplies moments of light relief in a very intense plot.
It took Bidegain and Audiard three years to write the script for "A Prophet." They based it on an existing screenplay, but said it took that long to mold Malik into a sympathetic character.
Bidegain said it also took time because French audiences ideas about jail are often the result of seeing U.S. prison dramas like "Oz" and "Prison Break."
"And we had to adapt it to a French reality," he said."
Even with a cast of unknowns, when "A Prophet" did open in France, it broke like a tsunami. The film makers say audiences were wowed simply by an Arabic central character.
The film also drew accolades for it's gritty reality, which amuses Audiard. Given the lack of information or interest in the French penal system until the film came out, he wonders how people can tell the movie is realistic.
"Is that their way of confessing they have spent five years in jail?" he said.
Now Audiard is intrigued how "A Prophet" will do in the U.S. While the best foreign language film Oscar went elsewhere, the early reviews for "A Prophet" seem to bode well.


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I try to add a new email account to Outlook 2011 for Mac. On the "Enter your account information" sheet the "Add Account" button is greyed out (only the Cancel button is visible). I cannot add a directory service or exchange account, I cannot add anything :-) Everytime the the "Add" button is greyed out :-(
The two screenshots show the problem: the button to add a new account is disabled (even if I fill in all the values).
UPDATE: it depends on the provided email address... If I use an email address with subdomain, it does not work or rather the button is disabled.


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Annual to subshrub
Leaves generally basal and cauline, alternate, generally simple; stipules 0
Inflorescence: generally raceme
Flower bisexual; sepals 4, free; petals (0)4, free, generally white or yellow, often clawed; stamens generally (2,4)6, generally 4 long, 2 short; ovary 1, superior, chambers generally 2, septum membranous, connecting 2 parietal placentas, style 1, stigma simple or 2-lobed
Fruit: generally capsule ("silique") with 2 deciduous valves, sometimes breaking transversely or indehiscent
Seeds 1many per chamber
Genera in family: 300+ genera, 3000+ species: worldwide, especially cool regions; some cultivated for food (especially Brassica, Raphanus ) and ornamental
Recent taxonomic note: Recently treated to include Capparaceae [Rodman et al. 1993 Ann Missouri Bot Gard 80:686699; Rollins 1993 Cruciferae of Continental North America. Stanford Univ Press]
Family description, key to genera by Robert A. Price.
Roy E. Buck, Dean W. Taylor, and Arthur R. KruckebergAnnual to perennial herb, glabrous to bristly, generally ± glaucous
Leaves ± entire to pinnately compound; basal generally rosetted, generally ± petioled; cauline linear to (ob)ovate, often clasping
Inflorescence generally ± open; bracts generally 0
Flower biradial or bilateral; calyx generally ± urn-shaped, sepals erect, generally not green, bases ± pouch-like, generally keeled; petals generally exserted, blade generally narrower than claw, ± channeled, margins ± wavy, generally ± scarious; stamens generally in 3 free pairs; style 0 or short, stigma generally ± entire, blunt
Fruit long, generally strongly compressed parallel to septum
Seeds generally compressed, generally ± winged
Species in genus: ± 40 species: sw US, n Mex
Etymology: (Greek: twisted flower, from wavy-margined petals)
Reference: [Dolan & LaPré 1989 Madroño 36:3340; Kruckeberg & Morrison 1983 Madroño 30:230244]
Caulanthus sometimes including here. Calluses on leaf margins of some mimic pierid butterfly eggs, reducing larval herbivory. Variable, complex; needs study.
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U.S. Reportedly Strikes Terrorist in Yemen
There's a report of a U.S. airstrike in Yemen's restive southern governorate of Abyan that seems to have targeted Fahd al Quso, a Yemeni al Qaeda operative on the FBI's most wanted list. In any case, Quso survived the strike. He was traveling along a coastal road between Shaqra and Zinjibar, Abyan's capital. Only an hour before, an airstrike hit a police station to the north where al Qaeda-linked militants were meeting, killing at least six militants. Al Qaeda has made significant gains in south Yemen over the past few months, raising concerns that all of south Yemen could fall under al Qaeda's control.
Al Qaeda-linked militants calling themselves Ansar al Sharia have pushed westward out of traditional strongholds in Yemen. Al Qaeda's advances in Abyan threaten to continue on toward Aden, the former capital of south Yemen. Quso, along with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) leaders Nasser al Wahayshi and Qasim al Raymi, was reported to be in Abyan at the end of June. Previously, Quso was believed to be in hiding in neighboring Shabwah governorate. Quso, who helped organize al Qaeda's October 2000 attack on the USS Cole and in 2009 met with Christmas Day bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to discuss the plot the workings of the bomb, could connect the al Qaeda-linked militants consolidating control of Abyan to AQAP.
Yemen's unrest has opened up some space for targeted strikes against al Qaeda militants. Targeted strikes, a hit-or-miss tactic, will not alone defeat al Qaeda in Yemen.


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Mondays With Bob Greene: Rafa is playing even more aggressively this year
Rafael Nadal beat David Ferrer 6-2 7-5 to win the Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell in Barcelona, Spain
Ivo Minar won the Bulgarian Open in Sofia, Bulgaria, beating Florian Mayer 6-4 6-3
Jim Courier beat Jimmy Arias 6-4 6-2 to win The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman Legends Championships in Grand Cayman
World Group Semifinals
Italy beat Russia 4-1 at Castellaneta Marina, Italy
United States beat Czech Republic 3-2 at Brno, Czech Republic
World Group Playoffs
Serbia beat Spain 4-0 (doubles abandoned due to rain); France beat Slovak Republic 3-2; Germany beat China 3-2; Ukraine beat Argentina 5-0
World Group II Playoffs
Belgium beat Canada 3-2; Estonia beat Israel 3-2; Poland beat Japan 3-2; Australia beat Switzerland 3-1 (doubles abandoned due to bad light)
"The ITF decision has left us with no other option. We cannot send the team. It is extremely disappointing." – Geoff Pollard, Tennis Australia president, announcing Australia's Davis Cup will not go to India for its scheduled Davis Cup match.
"I think it's irresponsible for the ITF to expect us as players to go there and put ourselves on the line in a very, very difficult predicament with the way their social system's running." – Todd Woodbridge, who played in an Australian-record 32 ties before he retired.
"It is just irresponsible. Surely some thought must be given to the players' safety. "John Fitzgerald, Australia's Davis Cup captain.
"By virtue of its decision not to send a team to compete against India, Australia has forfeited the tie. India is declared the winner and will advance to the Davis Cup World Group Playoffs, scheduled for 18-20 September." – The International Tennis Federation (ITF), in a statement.
"I never imagined anything like this. To win again here in Barcelona, in my home club and at such an important tournament is incredible." – Rafael Nadal, following his fifth straight Barcelona title.
"Rafa is playing even more aggressively this year. He has a great rhythm right from the start and it's very difficult to beat him." – David Ferrer, after losing to Nadal in the Barcelona Open final.
"Once you've won a big tournament, you are more relaxed in tight situations." – Sabine Lisicki, who won The Family Circle Cup tournament, explaining her Fed Cup victory over China's Zheng Jie.
"You've got to expect things to be tough. I didn't go into either of these matches thinking it was going to be easy." – Samantha Stosur, who won both of her singles matches as Australia beat Switzerland in their Fed Cup World Group II playoff.
"It's amazing to be back in the final. It's a dream and I am very happy to be part of the dream." – Francesca Schiavone, who won both of her singles matches as Italy beat Russia in the Fed Cup semifinals.
"It's unimaginable. What they've done is extraordinary. These girls will go down in the history of Italian tennis." – Corrado Barazzutti, Italy's Fed Cup captain.
"It's special because I won. It's not fun to be in final number 100 and lose because it's a special day. Winning a title is always a nice thing." – Daniel Nestor, a winner in his 100th career doubles final.
"It was a battle. Once I turned it on, got some confidence and started playing aggressively, things went in my favor." – Jim Courier, after beating Jimmy Arias to win a senior event in Grand Cayman.
"We don't want to see night time tennis and we hope and believe that that the matches would finish in day time hours. But if they don't finish, we will close (the roof) and finish them." – Ian Ritchie, All England Club chief executive, refusing to rule out night-time play at Wimbledon.
"It's always nice to win after being out for so long, but I'm hardly at a level where I can be happy. Tennis is bad business for me, but being away from it is even worse." – Gaston Gaudio, a former French Open champion who won his first ATP level match in two years.
India was declared the winner of next month's Davis Cup tie when Tennis Australia refused to play in Chennai, India. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) said any decision to sanction Australia will be made in due course. Under Davis Cup rules, Australia could be banned from the competition for 12 months and face a substantial fine. Claiming there was an "unacceptable level of risk" in going to Chennai, Tennis Australia appealed for a change of venue. But the ITF said Chennai was approved by the Davis Cup Committee following a positive report from security consultants. Australia then said it would not send a team, thus forfeiting the match. "The ITF regrets and respectfully disagrees with the decision of Tennis Australia to default its upcoming Davis Cup tie against India," the ITF said in a statement on the Davis Cup website. In 1987, India forfeited the Davis Cup final when it refused to travel to Sweden because of that country's policy of allowing South Africans to play tennis in Sweden. Concerns about security on the Indian subcontinent increased after the Sri Lanka cricket team was attacked in Lahore, Pakistan, last month. Last November, terror attacks in Mumbai, India, blamed on Islamic terrorists, killed 166 and injured 304 and forced an international cricket tournament to be moved to South Africa.
Now that Wimbledon's Centre Court has lights, can night matches be far behind. The new retractable roof will be in operation when the tournament is played this summer, guaranteeing play on the show court regardless of the weather. Although the roof is translucent, allowing sufficient light for play in most conditions, 120 lights have been installed so play can continue when it is dark outside. All England Club chief executive Ian Ritchie says there are no planned night sessions at Wimbledon, like at the US Open and Australian Open, but he refused to rule out all night play. "Wimbledon is a daytime, outdoor event and preference is always to play outdoors, and if we can we will prefer to keep the roof open as much as possible," Ritchie said. "But we need to provide consistent playing conditions for the players, which is why if a match starts with it shut it will finish with it shut."
Wimbledon has increased the prize money for this year's tournament, but don't tell the players that. Each of the men's and women's champions will receive 13.3 percent more this year than last. But that's in British pounds. The pound's weak exchange rate translates to an actual reduction in prize money if it's counted in US dollars. All England Club chairman Tim Phillips said the tournament was doing what it could to help offset the weakened exchange rates. "Most of the players here don't bank in sterling," Phillips said. "We have to be mindful of the fact that a year ago it was $2 to the pound." The pound has dropped by more than 25 percent against the dollar since last year's prize money was announced, and has slumped by about 11 percent against the euro.
When Gaston Gaudio beat Diego Junqueira 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the first round at the Barcelona Open, it was his first time he had won a match in nearly two years. The former French Open champion won the Barcelona Open seven years ago. He had to rally from a break down in the final set against Junqueira for his first victory at the ATP level since the 2007 French Open – 23 months ago.
Alexa Glatch couldn't have done any better in her dreams. Playing in her first Fed Cup, the 19-year-old Glatch won both of her singles matches as the seemingly overmatched United States surprised the Czech Republic and gained a spot in the final against Italy. "This has been unbelievable," Glatch said after she beat Petra Kvitova 6-2 6-1 to level the best-of-five-match competition at 2-2. Liezel Huber then teamed with Bethanie Mattek-Sands to down Iveta Benesova and Kveta Peschke 2-6 7-6 (2) 6-1 and send the Americans into the final. Glatch, ranked 114th in the world, said her two Fed Cup wins were "definitely the most important" of her career. "I played well overall," she said. "I really don't know how I'm doing it." The Americans played without the Williams sisters, Serena and Venus.
David Nalbandian may need surgery on his right hip. The Argentine star pulled out of the Barcelona Open, complaining of hip pain and allowing eventual winner Rafael Nadal to advance into the semifinals on a walkover. Nalbandian's doctor in Europe, Angel Ruiz-Cotorro, told an Argentine newspaper that the tennis star would receive three or four days of treatment, including physical therapy and medication, before a decision on whether he will undergo surgery is made.
Russia has five of the top 10 players in the world, but only two showed up to play Fed Cup against Italy. And that wasn't enough. The Italians shocked Russia 4-1 as Francesca Schiavone won both her singles matches. That puts Italy in the Fed Cup final for the third time in four years. The Russians won four of the last five Fed Cup titles. Svetlana Kuznetsova, ranked ninth in the world, gave Russia it's only point, winning her singles match against Flavia Pennetta. Nadia Petrova, ranked 10th in the world, played only doubles, while missing from the competition were top-ranked Dinara Safina, third-ranked Elena Dementieva and sixth-ranked Vera Zvonareva. The latter missed the tie because of an ankle ligament injury. Instead, 22-ranked Anna Chakvetadze and 28-ranked Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova played for Russia – and lost.
Andy Roddick will be going for his fifth Queen's Club crown when the Wimbledon warm-up tournament is held in London in June. The American won the grass-court title from 2003-05 and again in 2007. Among others in this year's field are defending champion Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.
Irving Glick, the US Open tournament doctor for more than 25 years, is dead at the age of 92. Glick ran the medical department at the US Open until 1991 and served as the International Tennis Federation's medical representative to the Olympic Games in South Korea in 1988 and Spain in 1992. Glick chaired the US Tennis Association Sports Medicine Advisory Committee in 1989 and helped develop the tennis anti-doping program years before establishing the current World Anti-Doping Agency, which oversees doping control in all Olympic sports. He also was a founding member of the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Medical Committee, which established medical and eligibility guidelines for international wheelchair tennis.
Davis Cup teams from Pacific Oceania and Sri Lanka will compete in Asia/Oceania Zone Group II play next year following round-robin matches in Aleppo, Syria, last week. Relegated from Group III to Group IV for next year were Singapore and Tajikistan. In Group IV play, which was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Bangladesh won promotion to Group III for next year.
IBM has extended its sponsorship of Wimbledon for another five years. The All England Club announced the extension and said it also has signed a new broadcast deal with Star Sports Asia. "In this climate it's a vote of confidence in Wimbledon," All England Club chief executive Ian Ritchie said. IBM advises on and helps implement new technologies at the lone grass-court Grand Slam tournament.
Barcelona: Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic beat Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles 6-3 7-6 (9)
Sofia: Dominik Hrbaty and David Skoch beat James Auckland and Peter Luczak 6-2 6-4
Rome: www.internazionalibnlditalia.it/1/default.asp
Stuttgart: www.porsche-tennis.de/prod/pag/tennis.nsf/web/english-home
Tunis: www.tct.org.tn
Fez: www.frmt.ma
Rhodes: www.atcrhodes.com
Estoril: www.estorilopen.net
Tennis Australia: www.tennis.com.au/
International Tennis Federation: www.itf.com
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$3,500,000 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Rome, Italy, clay
$125,000 Tunis Open, Tunis, Tunisia, clay
$110,000 Aegean Tennis Cup, Rhodes, Greece, hard
$700,000 Porsche Tennis Grand Pix, Stuttgart, Germany, clay
$220,000 Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Fez, Morocco, clay
$100,000 Open GDF Suez, Cagnes-sur-Mer, France, clay
$100,000 Soweto Women's Open, Johannesburg, South Africa, hard
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Europe/Asia Group IV, at Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire: Armenia, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Cameroon
$580,000 BMW Open, Munich, Germany, clay
$580,000 Estoril Open, Estoril, Portugal, clay
$580,000 Serbia Open, Belgrade, Serbia, clay
$100,000 Israel Open, Ramat Hasharon, Israel, hard
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Oregon moved a step closer to capitulating to a national ID card today as the Oregon Senate overwhelmingly approved SB 1080.
The bill was sold as method of assuring that persons who got Oregon driver's licenses were in Oregon legally.
News reportsrepeatedly commented that the bill did not comply with the Federal "Real ID" act (The National ID Card.) However, on the Senate floor today, both Senators Bruce Starr and Rick Metsger claimed that the bill took large steps in that direction.
This bill has been racing through the legislature at remarkable speed. It passed a Senate committee and went immediately to Ways and Means. It will NOT receive a hearing in a House Committee and cannot be amended. It could be on the House floor any day.
While we agree it is essential for Oregon to change its policy of being a safe haven for law breakers and illegal aliens, this bill requires that you provide the Department of Motor Vehicles with your Social Security number before being allowed to apply for a driver's license. Those who have chosen not to have a "government" number or force their children to get one will not be allowed to apply, even if they provide proof of legal residency like a birth certificate.
Americans, born in America, will now be compelled to give up the most regularly stolen piece of ID in order to be allowed to drive, and Oregon will be far closer to capitulating to the Federal Government's demand for National ID.
Gun owners should be very concerned about the promotion of a national ID card. The current administration has been openly hostile to gun ownership while pushing the "Department of Homeland Security" to demand national ID. Of the current front runners for president, ALL are anti-gun. That means that the next administration will almost certainly be no friend to gun owners.
The failed Brady Bill has proven what corrupt national databases can do to harm gun rights.
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A new installment of the Mercury franchise has arrived for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. Mercury Hg is 400 Microsoft Points and $4.99 on PSN, will have 60 levels of new puzzles, as well as an additional 60 levels between two DLC packs: Heavy Elements and Rare Earth Elements. Each DLC pack will cost $2.99 on PSN or 240 MS Points and will contain 30 levels. Heavy Elements is available now, while Rare Earth Elements will be up on November 29th for PSN and November 30th for XBLA.
If, like me, you haven't had a chance to play a Mercury game yet, it would seem that now is your chance. And since it is on both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, almost everyone can enjoy it. I might go with the Xbox 360 version for this game, though, since the PS3 one supports Sixaxis controls and I'm not sure how well that would work.
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Asia, home to some of the world's fastest growing markets and economic powerhouses, has also seen a boom in those rising to the ranks of the super wealthy.
The continent overtook North America two years ago as home to the most millionaires, according to a study by Capgemini and RBC Wealth Management.
Some have ridden the economic wave and expanded an inherited fortune, but there are many others who have engineered dramatic turnarounds, starting from scratch to create billionaire empires.
We have compiled a list of Asia's 10 richest first-generation businessmen from data provided by Wealth-X, a research firm that tracks the world's super rich. The total wealth of these top 10 Asian entrepreneurs is more than $110 billion. The net worth figures are based on public and private holdings and other assets as of March 1.
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What says "Seattle" better than videogame-themed burlesque? Not much.
Friday night at the Theatre Off Jackson, Seattlelites were treated to the "nerdlesque" show, JOYstick. The two-hour, sold-out show was exploding with videogame references, from the drink menu featuring cocktails inspired by God of War and Donkey Kong, to the hilariously entertaining emcee who began the show in an all white Assassin's Creed themed ensemble and later switched to an orange Half-Life themed suit.
It was obvious, the geeks were in charge.
The acts, twelve in total, were delightfully nerd-indulgent. The crowd was hypnotized by a convincing Psycho Mantis (Metal Gear Solid) who brought a gothic twist to the show with an amazing internally-lighted gas mask. We were frozen by a sexy, summoned Shiva (Final Fantasy) who undulated across the stage, leaving glittery-ice in her wake. Metroid's Samus was not to be missed, with her creative reverse burlesque, ending in full Varia armor.
Dreams were fulfilled, it was like being at ComicCon and seeing all the hottest cosplayers, with the best costumes, dance and cut lose. The audience was insanely excited to finally have all their beloved videogame characters brought to life, acted out, and most importantly, stripped down to their skivvies.
JOYstick, playing for two nights only (last night and tonight) is a hybrid of videogames, cosplay, and, you guessed it, burlesque. The show is a fundraiser for the female-orientated GeekGirlCon (Aug. 11 and 12 in downtown Seattle).


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If you are one of the growing number of Apple users, you have likely come across a strange looking robot guy in your Applications folder. For a long time I ignored this application. It looks pretty confusing when you open it up. All that is on the screen 3 columns; one with application names, one with actions and the last is a big blank window to drag the scripts to.
This can be very intimidating if you have absolutely no idea what yo do next. Sure you can randomly drag actions into the window then hit run to see what happens. Odds are you will get an error or nothing will happen. After a few times of trying without success, most people give up and tell people on Twitter it sucks.
The first step in the process is to decide what you want automated. The example below is very simple. Batch Image Scale is something I use all the time. I have a couple different image scale scripts for different sizes. Setting multiple versions up may take you a few extra minutes initially, but it saves a lot of time in the future.
Create A Script
1. In your Applications folder, open Automator.app [Cmd + Shift + A]
2. In the first column on the left, choose the an application. When you select an application, the Actions in the second column change.
3. Select the Action you would like to perform. A good place to start is an action like Ask for Finder Item. When setting up a Workflow where there may be multiple files or folders involved, make sure to check Allow Multiple Selection.
4. In some cases a warning box may appear. If this does happen, read it carefully. In this case, the pop up is asking if I want to copy the files and make the changes to the copies. Making the changes to the copies will preserved if anything were to go wrong.
5. In the far left column, click the Preview app. Drag the Scale Images action to the window.
6. Select the pixel or percentage you would like the image scaled to. In this case I chose 500 pixels for this example. If you are taking really large pictures and want to send them via email, you may want to choose a percentage instead.
7. This is what your basic Scale Image workflow should look like.
8. Here is a before and after of the information pane showing the change in dimensions.
9. Now that you know the Workflow does what you want it to, it's time to save it. In the File menu you are presented with three options: Save, Save As and Save As Plug-in. The Save and Save As options are pretty much the same thing. Both ask you to name the file, choose a location to save it to and in what format you want to save it. The two format choices are Workflow or Application. The main difference is, a Workflow is like a draft which opens in Automator and can be edited. If you save it as an Application, no changes can be made.
The other choice is the Save As Plug-in option. The reason for saving the Workflow as a Finder Plug-in is when you need to resize images in a folder on my desktop, you can CTRL + Click to get the menu. In this menu highlight Automator and there is your Workflow.
Premade Scripts
For those of you who may not be comfortable with making a Workflow/Application in Automator, there are many sites and forums where people post them for free. Some of the people go as far as writing more advanced scripts and use Automator to run those scripts. A while back Damien posted 20+ Useful Automator Scripts. On these sites, there are many other scripts. If the 20+ in the post don't do it for you, look around on those sites, there are many many more.
Have you used Automator to make any useful scripts?


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President Obama released a statement Wednesday calling on the House of Representatives to pass disaster-related funding for the areas of the East Coast impacted by Hurricane Sandy last fall:
It has only been two months since Hurricane Sandy devastated communities across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut as well as other eastern states. Our citizens are still trying to put their lives back together. Our states are still trying to rebuild vital infrastructure. And so, last month, working closely with the Governors of the affected states, I sent Congress an urgent request to support their efforts to rebuild and recover.
The Senate passed this request with bipartisan support. But the House of Representatives has refused to act, even as there are families and communities who still need our help to rebuild in the months and years ahead, and who also still need immediate support with the bulk of winter still in front of us.
When tragedy strikes, Americans come together to support those in need. I urge Republicans in the House of Representatives to do the same, bring this important request to a vote today, and pass it without delay for our fellow Americans.


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Welcome to Valley Community Baptist Church. We have three distinct church locations (Avon, Bristol, Simsbury), unified in our mission to honor God and grow in Christ by worshipping God, equipping believers, bringing people to Christ and serving our neighbors. Click here to go to our "New? Start Here" page.
We worship together on Saturdays at 5 p.m. and Sundays at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m in the Sanctuary in Avon. There's also a service at 10:30 a.m. at the Avon Campus in The Venue. There are communal dinners on most Saturday and Tuesday evenings at the Avon Campus. We also meet as small groups and classes throughout the week. We look forward to meeting you.
Avon: 590 West Avon Road, Avon, Connecticut. Get directions and contact information.
Bristol: 718 Pine Street, Bristol Connecticut. We meet at Greene-Hills School in Bristol.
We encourage families to worship together on the weekend, and then choose children's programs and communities for middle school and high school students. During the week, we offer age-specific clubs and gatherings for children, middle school and high school students.
There are also special events like summer camps, student retreats and the family summit that will help children and parents grow in their relationships with each other and God.
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Lemon Chicken Dinner All-in-One
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- 2 Chicken breasts
- 1-2 T. Olive oil
- 2 T. Flour
- 1/2 t. Salt
- 1/2 Lemon, sliced
- 1 1/2 T. Brown sugar
- 1 1/2 T. Ketchup
- 1/2 T. White vinegar
- 1/2 t. Lemon zest
- 1/2 Lemon, juiced
- 1/3 c. Frozen lemonade concentrate
Mix together salt and flour, coat chicken. Pour oil into Instant Pot liner. Arrange lemon slices in single layer in bottom of pot. Place chicken breasts on top of lemon slices and turn pot on 'saute'. Brown chicken on both sides while singeing lemons into chicken. When done browning, place chicken breasts into stainless steel or ovenproof bowl that fits in Instant Pot. Mix remaining ingredients together to make sauce and pour over chicken. You can discard the lemon slices or use them on top of the chicken dish for presentation. You can add your choice of fresh vegetables to this bowl at this time, if you like, such as green beans, broccoli, asparagus, etc.
Next, in bottom of Instant Pot, with pan drippings, add 1 cup of rinsed, white jasmine rice and 1 1/2 cups of water. Stir and place rack inside of pot and place bowl with chicken, sauce, and vegetables on top of rack. Place lid on Instant Pot with vent in sealing position and press the 'rice' button to steam your whole meal. When program is complete, your entire meal is ready.
I've included the thermometer reading in the photo so that you could see for yourself that the chicken more than reached proper temperature for poultry even in this short of time.
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This looks delicious. Gonna try it this week!


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As a senior (2013): A team co-captain, Zakskorn was the coxswain for the varsity eight in all 11 spring races…coxed the boat to an 8-5 dual-meet record…has been the varsity eight coxswain two straight years.
As a junior (2012): A first team all-WIRA selection after serving as coxswain of the varsity eight in all but one spring race…coxed the boat to a bronze medal at the WIRA Championships, and a sixth place showing (out of 33 entries) at the Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia…only time she did not cox the top boat came in a second varsity eight appearance in a dual against San Diego State/UC Davis.
As a sophomore (2011): Was coxswain of the second varsity eight in every spring race…coxed the boat to a gold medal at the WIRA Championships and bronze at the Pacific Coast Rowing Championships…the gold for the JV8 at WIRA's was the first for the boat since 2004…also coxed the second varsity four against UC Davis.
As a freshman (2010): Competed with the novice eight throughout the spring season in the two, seven and stroke seats…sat at stroke in the boat's final four races of the spring, including a fourth place finish at the WIRA Championships…sat at stroke with the novice lightweight four on two occasions, and with the second novice eight on one occasion.
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Does anyone know any nice examples of vector spaces without a basis that is in some sense "natural".
To clarify what I mean, suppose we look at $\mathbb{R}^2$. We define $\mathbb{R}^2$ as pairs of real numbers. In some sense, what we are doing is expressing vectors in terms of a natural basis : (1,0) and (0,1). This is not what I want.
An example that I thought of is a tangent space to a manifold. When one picks a tangent space to a manifold, there is no natural basis that one can pick.
Are there other nice examples?


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Warner Bros. Plans 'Justice League' Movie Directed by Zack Snyder (Exclusive)
First came "Man of Steel." Next up is "Batman vs. Superman." And then, "Justice League."
Confirming the studio's plans for a movie based on its iconic super-team for the first time, Warner Bros. president of worldwide production Greg Silverman said the studio has set plans to make a "Justice League" movie.
Like "Man of Steel" and its follow-up, which starts production next month, "Justice League" will be directed by Zack Snyder. Henry Cavill is expected to return as Superman, along with Ben Affleck and Gal Gadot, who play Batman and Wonder Woman, respectively, in 2016's "Man of Steel" sequel tentatively titled "Batman vs. Superman."