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Underpinning Solvency II compliance with data governance
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty sees 15 percent improvement in data quality
Like other European insurers, AGCS has been tasked with demonstrating compliance with the Solvency II Directive. The Directive stipulates that data used to calculate capital adequacy must be accurate, appropriate, complete and timely. There is also an onus on insurers to define a system of measurement for the quality of business data used to feed capital adequacy models, with structures that ensure appropriate checks and balances are performed – including board-level oversight.
At AGCS this meant addressing data quality for 32 separate data flows which relate to Solvency II and which flow into the Risk Capital Model. In addition, the company recognized the chance for increased competitive advantage and improved efficiency.
High-quality data and the ability to report on data quality over time underpins compliance with Solvency II, but we also believe it gives us greater operational efficiency and competitiveness.
Rolf Neuerburg
Data Governance Manager
AGCS needed to create an approach to data governance that included a technology solution capable of designing and executing business rules to improve data quality as well as providing a means to represent data quality metrics over time.
In addition to the technology, the company had to create a corporate structure able to monitor and respond to changing data quality metrics, assign budgets for improvement projects and provide technical expertise throughout the organization.
The solution
With the goal of understanding, improving and measuring its data, AGCS turned to a SAS data management platform as its central design and execution environment for data quality business rules. In addition, a SAS data quality dashboard was integrated with the platform to deliver visibility into data quality reports to a wide cross section of management.
AGCS also created a well-defined data governance structure composed of a steering committee which includes the COO, CIO and other senior managers, and a data governance team, which includes data management experts offering consultancy and guidance to the rest of the organization.
The structure is accompanied by a clear data improvement process. When the data governance team is alerted to a data area which displays poor metrics, the root causes are investigated and the project is passed to the steering committee for review and budget allocation.
When signoff is achieved, the data governance team works with "data consumers" to define business rules within the data management platform to improve quality. The team also coordinates with "data producers" to help rectify business processes that result in poor quality data. Business rules are then monitored and reported on over time.
The results
From a standing start AGCS has moved quickly, implementing SAS technology and witnessing a 15-percen improvement in data quality metrics across measured datasets.
The organization has worked closely with data consumers to define an organizationwide data policy and has already established a clear structure and process for data governance.
AGCS now has the ability to measure data quality scores across all areas of its risk data such as credit and market risk, insurance risk and business risk data.
SAS® Data Governance allows organizations to identify weaknesses in the data which can be clearly represented to senior management in order to achieve signoff for the resources required to tackle them.
Rolf Neuerburg, Data Governance Manager at AGCS, commented: "We now have a process and organizational structure, which means we can ask 'how reliable is the data upon which we base our decisions?' The answers we receive are granular, which allows us demonstrate the impact data improvement projects will have, making it easier to gain sign off from senior management."
Culturally, the company has successfully put data governance at the heart of its organization by involving all areas of the business. This has enabled AGCS to create an environment where operational data is both governed and can now be used for commercial advantage on top of regulatory compliance.
Neuerberg continued: "High-quality data and the ability to report on data quality over time underpins compliance with Solvency II, but we also believe it gives us greater operational efficiency and competitiveness. That's why our data governance program extends to all our data, not just that deemed applicable to Solvency II."
Improve accuracy and completeness of corporate risk data to ensure compliance with Solvency II.
- Improved overall data quality metrics by 15%.
- Established a global Six Sigma quality-improvement process with reported regularly metrics through an integrated BI dashboard.
- Business rules can now be applied to each of the 32 Solvency II data flows before the data enters the company's risk capital model, providing a high degree of accuracy, appropriateness and completeness.


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AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage on Thursday defended his proclamation of a civil emergency and said he intended to use his broadened authority for the benefit of state employees.
"It is my goal, solely, to get money in state employees' pockets as quickly as possible," he told reporters after meeting with legislative leaders.
On Wednesday evening, LePage declared the civil emergency as a result of the federal government shutdown, which has stopped the flow of federal dollars to state programs and workers and caused more than 100 layoffs of federally funded state employees.
LePage said Thursday that if the shutdown doesn't end within a couple weeks, more than 2,700 federally funded state workers would be off the job. He said his emergency powers, which allow him to circumvent state laws and rules in order to manage the crisis, would give him the flexibility needed to minimize the damage to state employees and services.
Initially it was unclear exactly what rules or laws he hoped to bypass. Top Democrats have called the move "unsettling," while the largest union representing state workers said it was an "unnecessary power grab."
On Thursday, LePage gave some clarification, but it was not enough to appease his critics.
For example, the governor said some state employees must be given 15 days notice of a pending layoff because of their union contract. But because of the shutdown, the state may not be able to afford two weeks of pay. In that situation, LePage instead would institute an immediate layoff, which would speed up the process of applying for unemployment benefits, he said.
The governor also said he would lift the requirement that state workers collecting unemployment actively look for a job. That's because he plans to bring all laid-off state employees back to work after the shutdown ends, he said.
"I don't want them to go look for work," he said. "We need them. They're trained and they're important to us."
After the meeting, Senate Minority Leader Michael Thibodeau, R-Winterport, said the governor had clearly laid out his case for declaring an emergency.
"Gov. LePage's first priority is to keep paying workers, protect their benefits, and allow them to put food on their tables," he said. "With this declaration, the governor is trying to assure that these state workers receive unemployment benefits as quickly as possible. The civil emergency declaration is an administrative tool that the governor is using to manage this unprecedented situation."
Still, Democrats said Thursday that they wanted more specifics from the governor. They fear he could use his expanded authority to suspend the state's labor relations law, allowing him to break state workers' union contracts.
House Speaker Mark Eves, D-North Berwick, said that during the morning meeting with LePage, Democrats proposed that LePage outline exactly what powers the governor's emergency authority included, what laws he intended to waive and when the emergency would end.
That idea was met with a "cold shoulder," Eves said.
Administration officials countered that the governor had no specific laws in mind when he declared the emergency, only the knowledge that he would need increased executive flexibility to handle the crisis.
Eves recalled LePage's budget veto in June — which could have resulted in a state government shutdown if lawmakers hadn't overridden it, though the governor said a shutdown never was his goal — and said he doubted LePage's assertion that the emergency powers would be a benefit to state workers.
"Does this pass the straight-face test?" he asked reporters. "This is a governor who tried to shut our state down. … It's very important that the governor communicates very clearly. To question the details of the proclamation is within our responsibility. We wouldn't be doing what was responsible if we just said, 'OK, Governor. You're the first in the nation to do this. Why don't you just go ahead?'"
House Minority Leader Ken Fredette, R-Newport, chastised Democrats and others who have speculated about ulterior motives for the governor declaring an emergency.
"The idea that this is some sort of conspiracy the governor has, or some sort of plan he has to do something bad, is just really ridiculous," Fredette said. "We ought to embrace the opportunity to work with the chief executive so that we can get through this as a state. … This is not a time to be suspicious and to play politics."
Chris Quint, executive director of the Maine State Employees Association, said the union had been left in the dark as to the governor's plans for addressing the impact of the shutdown on state employees.
"I wouldn't call [the meetings between the union and the administration] that happened over the past few days 'negotiations,'" Quint said. "We feel this action here is, instead of negotiating, he's dropped a nuclear bomb on us."
Quint also echoed the Democrats' complaint that they had not been consulted about the emergency proclamation ahead of time. The union and top lawmakers all said they heard about the governor's plan at 4:50 p.m. Wednesday, just 10 minutes before the announcement went out to the general public.
The governor said that the idea of asserting emergency authority was raised by his legal staff on Wednesday.
LePage's appears to be the only statewide emergency declaration made as a result of the funding crisis, but several counties in Utah have declared similar emergencies.
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Cruise ship back in Houston after nearly 200 fall ill
For the third time in less than a month, federal health officials are investigating an outbreak of illness on a U.S.-based cruise ship after more than 170 passengers and crew members on a Houston-originating vessel reported gastrointestinal symptoms.
The Caribbean Princess arrived at the Bayport Cruise terminal at about 9 p.m. Thursday, more than 24 hours sooner than scheduled. It was previously set for an early arrival on Friday. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigators planned to board the vessel for a public health investigation.
The cruise line suspects the cause of the outbreak is norovirus, a highly contagious infection that causes severe vomiting and diarrhea — the predominant symptoms reported by passengers, according to a CDC preliminary report.
Norovirus also was believed to be the cause of a highly publicized outbreak this week that struck Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas. That ship docked Wednesday in New Jersey after an infection spread to roughly 700 people on board.
The Caribbean Princess left the Port of Houston on Jan. 25 bound for the Western Caribbean with more than 4,200 people on board. The vessel was scheduled to return on Saturday.
According to CDC spokesman Llelwyn Grant, 162 of the 3,102 passengers and 11 of the 1,148 crew members had reported illness by late Thursday afternoon. Ship employees implemented some of the agency's recommendations for preventing further infections, he said.
"We have already been working with the crew in getting some stool samples so we can send that back to our labs for testing," Grant added.
The ship's rapid norovirus tests on samples were positive for the infection, according to the CDC.
The public health agency instructed the crew to increase cleaning and disinfection procedures and to notify passengers about the outbreak to encourage reporting.
Caribbean Princess passengers will remain on the ship until they are cleared by U.S. Customs authorities, which will take several hours, according to Princess Cruises spokeswoman Julie Benson.
"They'll be going either home or into hotels," Benson said, adding that none are expected to go to hospitals. "We don't believe anybody will be ill getting off the ship. The ship did a great job stopping the spread of illness. The number of people who were ill continued to decrease dramatically over the last couple of days."
Besides overnight accommodations in Houston, the cruise line said passengers would be offered a 20 percent credit toward a future cruise.
Once on board, CDC investigators will spend several days "basically evaluating the outbreak and trying to look at some of the responsive activities that we recommended to the cruise line folks," Grant said.
Princess Cruises said in a statement Thursday that the trip was cut short by one day because of thick fog expected over the weekend. The statement also revealed that more than 100 people had been treated at the ship's medical center.
"Caribbean Princess has experienced an increase in the number of cases of gastroenteritis among passengers, which has been confirmed to be norovirus," the statement said. "Because of the increased sensitivity surrounding norovirus by both cruise lines and the (CDC) in this winter season, we notified the CDC ...to ensure all appropriate measures are followed for an extensive sanitation of the ship prior to the next cruise departing February 1."
Benson said the ship "will be undergoing a thorough sanitization" before the next cruise, which is scheduled to depart around 4 p.m. Saturday.
Asked if there was enough time to clean up the ship before Saturday afternoon, Benson said: "We have a good history and we have good procedures to do that."
The Caribbean Princess is part of Carnival Corp., a family of brands that include Carnival Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line and Seabourn in North America.
According to the CDC's vessel sanitation program, the Caribbean Princess outbreak is the third on a U.S.-based cruise ship this year. In 2013, there were nine reported incidents — seven caused by norovirus, one by E. coli and another in November from a still-unknown cause.
In February 2013, an engine fire left the Carnival cruise ship Triumph adrift without power for several days, forcing passengers to endure a lack of air conditioning or, in some case, functioning toilets. The plight of the vessel — which departed from Galveston — drew international attention and became a public relations disaster for the cruise line.


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Conjugate vertices in a graph1 or conjugate elements of a group2 are equivalent (indistinguishable, essentially the same) in one specific structural sense.
Isomorphic objects in a category are equivalent in another specific structural sense.
In both cases we don't look inside the objects but declare them equivalent from the outside.
In both cases equivalence has to do with isomorphism: with structure preserving maps between the structure the conjugate elements live in and itself (automorphisms) resp. with iso arrows between the elements themselves.
Define two objects $A,B$ in a category to be conjugate when there is an isomorphism endofunctor $F$ with $F(A) = B$.
Question 1: Is it true that any two isomorphic objects are conjugate (since there is an isomorphism endofunctor that permutes them)?
The reverse is most certainly false: There are categories with conjugate objects that are not isomorphic. E.g. the graphs
in the category of graphs over two fixed vertices (with graph homomorphisms as morphisms) are two such objects (#9 and #6 in the diagram below). Note that there is no morphism at all between these two graphs.
Question 2: Might it be the case that whenever two objects are conjugate-but-not-isomorphic there is no morphism between them? Or is this true only in special categories and/or special cases?
Question 3: How "normal" is it that a category contains conjugate-but-not-isomorphic objects?
Most of all I'd like to know how to think about this bewildering pair of equivalences in general terms.
Here is the complete category of graphs over two fixed vertices and an arrow whenever there is a graph homomorphism. Compositions and identities are omitted.
The numbers are derived from the adjacency matrices: 0 = 00|00, 1 = 10|00, ..., 15 = 11|11.
The numbers of the two graphs above are 10|01 = 9 and 01|10 = 6.
1 $x,y$ are conjugate iff there is a $g \in \text{Aut}(G)$ with $g(x) = y $.
2 $x,y$ are conjugate iff there is a $g \in G$ with $gx= yg$.


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Illumina Names Dr. Robert S. Epstein to its Board of Directors
Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced that Dr. Robert S. Epstein, M.D., has joined the company's Board of Directors. Dr. Epstein is an epidemiologist who worked in public health and academia before joining the private sector.
Previously, from 2010 to 2012, Dr. Epstein was Chief R&D Officer and President of Medco-UBC, a 2,400 person global research organization focused on conducting personalized medicine, health economics, drug safety, outcomes, and comparative effectiveness research on behalf of the biopharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostics industries. Prior to this role, Dr. Epstein was Medco's Chief Medical Officer for 13 years, where he led formulary development, clinical guideline development, drug information services, personalized medicine program development, and client analytics and reporting. In addition, Dr. Epstein is the former President of the International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR), and has served on the board of directors of the Drug Information Association (DIA) and the International Society of Quality of Life. Dr. Epstein has published more than 75 peer-reviewed medical articles and book chapters and serves as a reviewer for several influential medical journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA.
"We are delighted to welcome Rob to the Illumina Board, and excited by the prospect of working with this dynamic leader to advance personalized medicine," said Jay Flatley, Illumina's President and CEO. "Benefiting from Rob's perspective and expertise, at this critical time when scientific and technological advances in genetic research and biomedicine are beginning to transform healthcare, will be invaluable as Illumina pursues its clinical diagnostic growth strategy."
Illumina () is a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of life science tools and integrated systems for the analysis of genetic variation and function. We provide innovative sequencing and array-based solutions for genotyping, copy number variation analysis, methylation studies, gene expression profiling, and low-multiplex analysis of DNA, RNA, and protein. We also provide tools and services that are fueling advances in consumer genomics and diagnostics. Our technology and products accelerate genetic analysis research and its application, paving the way for molecular medicine and ultimately transforming healthcare.


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Our Pages Ltd's Instructions make it easy to test-drive their 'Self Editable Website Creation Software' today.
How to create your new website
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Editing the text of your website
Adding and Deleting Pages
Multi Lingual Web Pages
Adding an image
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Password protecting your site
Backing up your site
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Why can't I get my password emailed to me?
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Follow these simple instructions to try out the software today:
A. We have provided a button at the end of these instructions, scroll down to it to print them out. Please note: The Firefox browser has a known bug preventing the printing of multiple web pages in certain circumstances; We strongly recommend that you Download and printout the the Adobe pdf version of these instructions, a link to which you will find at the very bottom of this document, preferably do this before clicking the Create a Website button on the left, since these instructions will be no longer visible, once you start creating your Website.
B. Firstly click the side menu button 'Create a Website'. You will need to select a domain name which will point to your website. All the domain names that are available are split up into categories. Click the circle (known as a 'radio button') by the 'category-name' that most closely fits the area you are interested in.C. Then enter a prefix name (example your own name) in the white box below the list of categories to use as the prefix to your website address; then click the button 'check availability'; in the example shown we have used the name 'jo', .
D. We will then display a list of the available website addresses (domain names). Simply click in the circle in front of an available name and the button entitled 'use selected personal domain' below all the names and your website will be instantly created and will be visible to everybody on the Internet. If, however, your chosen name has been taken, your only option is to click the other button: "Try a different prefix name or category"; this will take you back to the previous web page, where, hopefully, you can select a different prefix name to create your trial website. Once you are able to display a web site with the prefix name of your choice, you will need to personalise it; but first of all it needs protecting with a unique username and password. The following page will appear and the links will refer to your own website.
The initial web page displayed above on the right hand side, is generated for you to edit, to do so you need to enter your email address and select a password and then click the "Save settings" button which will then be replaced with the "Edit your website" button which you can click and start editing the first page of your website. The existing website text should be read by you and can be used as a prompt of what to change when personalising the content of your first web page. Tip! Before you start editing, use the administration drop down menu and click the bottom option "User Details" and change the username and maybe enter other information, if you do not subscribe within 24 hours, all this information and your website will be automatically deleted.
E. The system will generate a website using one of the styles Our Pages Ltd provide, each has its own distinctive appearance, design or web site arrangement. You can at anytime, instantly change the way your web site is displayed, by choosing one of the alternative styles we make available to you, via your Administration Controls. You can then Simply edit, add or remove pages to personalise YOUR Web Site to meet your specific needs. Your site can be seen on the Internet from the moment you first create it. Just launch another web browser and enter your web address into the address bar. In the example shown we would enter http://jo.ourpages.info The system will create just your first page and fill in some of the text to show you what it currently looks like. At this stage we don't require anything from you, but if you want to retain the name and content of your newly created website, you will have to subscribe within 24 hours (to prevent our software deleting everything) and you will then be able to take advantage of the 7 days trial period to try out the software in the knowledge that you will be entitled to a no quibble refund if you do not find it suitable for your needs.
During the initial 24 hours that we allow you to try out the software without subscribing, you must use the email address you entered when activating your website as your User Name, (unless you went to your User Details and changed it to a different user name) and also the Password you selected when you created your website (unless you have changed it since in your User Details). You can change both anytime either before or after subscribing but make sure that your alternatives are not too short, easily guessed, not a real name or a word in the dictionary and do not divulge them to anyone (an ideal password should consist of a combination of letters and numbers). To make sure your website is NOT deleted by the software, be sure to ALWAYS have a valid e-mail address entered in the email box of your User Details!
As soon as you log in, it is sensible to bookmark your site and also go to the user details page. Just select user details from the drop down list as shown:
After mouse clicking the User Details (on the drop down menu), your user details page will be displayed. On this page you can change your user name and password anytime, make them memorable to you but not identifiable by anyone else.
This illustration shows the process of changing the user name to josephine and the password can also be changed. If you do not want to lose your website, ALWAYS make sure that you enter your e-mail address in the box above your User Name. When finished, You need to press the return key or click the button 'Update Information' by scrolling down to the bottom of the 'User Details' page.
Editing your website
If you are still running the Administration Page, choose 'Edit Page' from the Administration drop down menu.
Adding and Deleting pages
Adding an image
You need to prepare, using the information below, the images you use before inserting them into the text on your page because they will often be too big to use on a web page. Click on Images in the administration drop down menu.
The image upload system can be confusing if you don't understand how images are stored and displayed. The size an image appears on someone's web browser depends on how big the screen is on their computer monitor. They could be viewing it on a large 24 inch monitor or on a tiny mobile phone screen.
As a result, we describe image size by the number of pixels across the width of the image. A pixel is a single dot on the screen. Nowadays, most desktop screens are around 1280 pixels across and most laptops 1024 pixels across the screen.
A modest 6 Megapixel camera will produce photographs over 3000 pixels across and you can upload these but they will be far too big for a web page. Our Pages Ltd's solution is to allow you to resize the image after uploading. Pick a size from the list and then browse for your image and click upload. It is likely if uploading a large image to take a few minutes.
Once it has uploaded, it will join the blank image in the thumbnail view of your images at the top of the page.
It will now need editing to be useful on the webpage. (See next section). Once you are happy with all your images, choose 'edit page' from the Administration drop down menu and look on the toolbar for the 'Insert/Edit Image' button; it is usually in the centre of the toolbar as shown below.
All the images you have created are now available to you. The next dialogue box will pop-up and you need to click on Browse Server (as illustrated below) to show your image library.
Once you have clicked on the 'Browse Server' button, a list of the images you have created by uploading and by editing are shown and you will need to choose the one you want.
Notice the sizes of the images. PICT0952.jpg is nearly 3Mb in size (3 million bytes). Through the use of the resize image facility, it has been reduced to 8kb, just about right for web use. (see editing an image below for details of how to do this). By clicking on the file name, it is inserted into the image loading dialogue box.
As it is, the image will have no text wrapped around it. Select 'Left' or 'Right' from the Align menu shown in the illustration above and the text will surround the image as shown in the next illustration.
Editing an image
After having uploaded an image as shown in the previous section, you can also further resize it or crop a portion from the image to use separately. While still in the images section of the Administration page, click on the Resize Image menu option to the left of the page.
Click on the image shown in the row of thumbnails at the top of the page to load the image into the resizing window. You will see a small green marker towards the top right end of the picture.
By dragging it to the left with the mouse, you will be able to resize the picture and you can then save it at the size you want. By saving the images at the size you want, it will both use up less space on the server (reducing the need for you to subscribe for additional server space) and also your web pages will display faster so your visitors are not kept waiting.
Crop Image
You can select just a small area of the uploaded image to display. Click on Crop Image in the menu and click on the picture you wish to crop from the thumbnails.
Then drag the mouse over the area you wish to use, click the 'Crop' button and the system will crop the image over this area and save the new image in your image library ready for use in your web page.
Delete Image
Simply choose this option, click on the image you want to delete and press the Delete button. Please note you cannot delete Blank.gif, this is required as a place holder.
Password protecting your site
Sometimes you may want to protect some or all of your site so that only you and your friends / membership / relatives can view the pages. Select 'Edit Metatags' from the Administration drop down menu and the following page will be displayed:
You will see that the last 3 entries on the form, control the password protection of this page. Simply select 'Yes' to the Page password protected question and then enter a user name and password which you and your visitors will have to enter to gain access to the page. Click 'Save Changes' to record your intentions. The other fields are as follows:
1) Title: You enter here a title for the page that will often appear on the web browser title bar.
2) Description: Here you enter a short description about the specific web page and this will sometimes be used by the search engines as a description of what the page is about in the search engine listings displayed to those using a search engine to find interesting websites.
3) Keywords: Similarly, search engines often use these words to index your page, enter some of the keywords ACTUALLY displayed on the web page.
4) Page Name: The name you enter here is used by the software to identify each specific page; indeed, you use the Name when creating a link to it from one of your other web pages as described below.
5) Page Display Name: If you want this page to be accessed by a menu option, you need to enter the word or words that will appear on the menu button. Often it's the same name as the page. If you don't want a page to be on the menu, leave this field blank but you will need to create a link to it from one of your 'menu accessible' web pages as below:To access another page from a page link, carry out the following five steps:
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THANK YOU, MITT ROMNEY. YOU HAVE warned me that President Obama is playing too much golf on the job. Yes, 1,584 holes since 2009 is a whole lot of small ball. Heck, I'm pretty sure that's more golf than Tiger Woods played over the same period of time. (To be fair, Tiger had a few distractions.)
You say, "It's time to have a president whose idea of being hands on doesn't mean getting a better grip on the golf club."
Good one!
But you're not the first to sound the warning about 44's golf habit and the trouble it creates for America. Michelle Cottle opined about Obama's golf game nearly a year ago and I completely failed to grasp the seriousness of the problem. Following is my dispatch in early January.
Michelle Cottle's commentary about President Obama's "dangerous obsession with golf" has alerted me that I may be a hopeless golf addict who exhibits many undesirable attributes. And you might be in the same foursome with me, my friend.
Cottle is a senior editor for The New Republic. She has a problem—several, really—with 44's affection for the small dimpled ball.
"Why would a leader vowing to shake up Washington—to alter the very nature of politics—sell his soul to a leisure activity that screams stodgy, hyperconventional Old Guard?" she asks.
By carefully reading her article, I learned several things about my favorite pastime and what it might say about you, me and the president of these United States. For instance, she outlines telltale signs of a "creeping golf addiction," such as:
- Playing for more than a decade
- Playing for cash
- Fretting about form
- Goading others to leave work early for a round of golf
- Constantly looking to squeeze in a few holes
"In the popular imagination, golf is the stuff of corporate deal-cutting, congressional junkets, and country club exclusivity," she writes.
(Clearly, my golf addiction has been short-changing me.)
There's more.
"And, unless a president is very careful, a golf habit can easily be spun as evidence of unseemly character traits ranging from laziness to callousness to out-of-touch elitism."
(I definitely think I have the laziness down. But my out-of-touch elitism needs work.)
For the president to revamp his image in the new year, Cottle says "he could start by ditching golf." If she knew I liked golf as much as the president, she might say the same thing to me.
They say the first step in recovery is admitting you have a problem. I have a problem. I miss too many four-footers. Now excuse me while I groove my putting stroke in the den.
−The Armchair Golfer
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BOULDER – Colorado sophomore Will Jefferson said he feels comfortable with his sudden switch from wide receiver to tailback.
"It feels natural," he said Tuesday. "That's what I played in high school (in Moreno Valley, Calif.)."
Jefferson, 5-feet-11 and 190 pounds, was moved to running back this week as a replacement for junior tailback Brian Lockridge, who, it was announced Tuesday, will undergo season-ending ankle surgery.
Lockridge had been the top backup to starter Rodney Stewart before injuring the ankle in the Oct. 2 victory over Georgia. Lockridge did not carry the ball last weekend in the 26-0 loss at Missouri.
CU coach Dan Hawkins said true freshman Tony Jones will be the emergency tailback for Saturday night's home game against Baylor. The preference is to have Jones preserve his redshirt year, however.
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CBS sets fall 2014 premiere dates
CBS announced its fall premiere dates, starting with NFL Thursday night football on Sept. 11, followed by a traditional premiere week and rolling premieres that last into October.
The network's Thursday slate– "The Big Bang Theory," "The Millers," "Two and a Half Men," freshman comedy "The McCarthys" and the drama "Elementary" — won't debut until Oct. 30.
(Note, NBC previously announced its fall 2014 dates.)
The full lineup is below.
Thursday, Sept. 11
7:25 PM NFL THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (Pittsburgh @ Baltimore)
Sunday, Sept. 21
6:00-7:00 PM 60 MINUTES (47th Season Premiere)
7:00-8:00 PM MADAM SECRETARY (Series Debut)
8:00-9:00 PM THE GOOD WIFE (6th Season Premiere)
Monday, Sept. 22
7:00-7:30 PM THE BIG BANG THEORY (8th Season Premiere)
7:30-8:00 PM THE BIG BANG THEORY (New Episode)
8:00-9:00 PM SCORPION (Series Debut)
9:00-10:00 PM UNDER THE DOME (Season Finale)
Tuesday, Sept. 23
7:00-8:00 PM NCIS (12th Season Premiere)
8:00-9:00 PM NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (Series Debut)
9:00-10:00 PM PERSON OF INTEREST (4th Season Premiere)
Wednesday, Sept. 24
7:00-8:00 PM SURVIVOR (29th Edition Premiere)
8:00-10:00 PM EXTANT (Two-Hour Season Finale)
Friday, Sept. 26
7:00-8:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE (25th Edition Premiere)
8:00-9:00 PM HAWAII FIVE-0 (5th Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM BLUE BLOODS (5th Season Premiere)
Saturday, Sept. 27
9:00-10:00 PM 48 HOURS (27th Season Premiere)
Sunday, Sept. 28
9:00-10:00 PM CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (15th Season Premiere)
Monday, Sept. 29
7:30-8:00 PM MOM (2nd Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM NCIS: LOS ANGELES (6th Season Premiere)
Wednesday, Oct. 1
8:00-9:00 PM CRIMINAL MINDS (10th Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM STALKER (Series Debut)
Monday, Oct. 27
7:00-7:30 PM 2 BROKE GIRLS (4th Season Premiere)
Thursday, Oct. 30
7:00-7:30 PM THE BIG BANG THEORY (Regular Time Period Premiere)
7:30-8:00 PM THE MILLERS (2nd Season Premiere)
8:00-8:30 PM TWO AND A HALF MEN (12th Season Premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM THE McCARTHYS (Series Debut)
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Sony Ericsson toying with tabletphone
3D handset in sight, apparently
Sony Ericsson is developing a glasses-free 3D handset, rumoured to integrate the tablet and smartphone into a 4.7in hybrid.
The whispers come by way of Androidandme, that claims Sony Ericsson's secret smartphone will go toe-to-toe with the LG Optimus 3D and HTC Evo 3D. The forthcoming device will apparently handle a 1280x720p resolution on its 4.7in display too.
Sony has already confirmed the S1 and S2 tablets
With 3D capabilities, the mystery machine is all set for the gaming market, a cross perhaps between the Xperia Play and the October-bound PlayStation Vita, with the added 3D element.
Sony already revealed the S1 and S2 fondleslabs, promising us a "summer of tablets", an event usually associated with those who rave off to Ibiza.
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Picture: Sir Ranulph Fiennes Range Rover - 40th anniversary party held at The Orangery, Kensington Palace. London, England - 01.07.10
Famed explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes has pulled out of a trek across Antarctica after he was struck down with a severe bout of frostbite.
The 68-year-old cousin of acting siblings Ralph and Joseph Fiennes has been preparing to embark on the 2,000-mile (3,219 kilometre) adventure, dubbed the Coldest Journey On Earth, for blindness charity Seeing Is Believing by training at a base camp.
Fiennes recently took a tumble while skiing and was forced to use his bare hands to fix a ski binding in temperatures of around minus 30 degrees Celsius (minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit) - and now he has been ruled out of the six-month challenge, which he was due to start on 21 March (13).
An expedition spokesman is quoted by the Derbyshire Times publication as saying, "Ran has suffered an accident to his hand (sic) which effectively makes his continued participation in the expedition more of a liability than an asset.
"He remains fully dedicated to the project and as soon as his injuries permit, he will continue to support The Coldest Journey by fundraising and promoting awareness of Seeing is Believing."
A statement from the charity reads, "He has very reluctantly decided with the support of the team doctor and in the interests of the success of the expedition and its associated aims, to withdraw from Antarctica while the possibility to do so still exists, before the onset of the Antarctic winter.
"This decision has not been taken lightly and it is, naturally, a bitter blow to Fiennes and his colleagues."
However, the star's evacuation from the area is being delayed because of bad weather.
The charity's statement continues, "This plan is currently being hampered due to a blizzard at their present location which is making the first stage of the evacuation impossible. Until there is a let up in the weather conditions, Fiennes will be unable to leave."
Fiennes previously lost several fingers to frostbite during an attempt to reach the North Pole in 2000.


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I wish to respond to Mr. George Good's letter in which he complains about redevelopment in the Towson area (Towson Times, June 12).
I certainly agree that Towson needs more and better open space, which is why our office has worked hard to make Towson greener at the same time we are redeveloping the commercial core.
During the last rezoning cycle, our office initiated the most extensive downzoning of land in recent history in the Towson area. At my urging, the Baltimore County Council downzoned 67 acres of land to limit future development in Towson's neighborhoods. About 54 acres was designated as open space, which the County Council was able to do thanks to legislation I sponsored earlier that year.
Before the last rezoning cycle, the Mount Pleasant Golf Course was zoned to allow more than 700 apartments, townhouses or condominiums if it were ever to be sold. It is now designated as open space. Zoning was also lowered at undeveloped sites in Southland Hills, Burkleigh Square and Fellowship Forest.
I opposed the relocation of the Towson fire station to Towson Manor Village Park. We supported the eventual conversion of the old Carver Center into fields, as well as improvements to Towson High School's athletic area. Our office also successfully secured funding for tree plantings throughout Towson, including along Bosley Avenue near Riderwood Hills.
Regarding the need for new open space, if Mr. Good knows of a private property owner who is willing to donate his or her land for a park, or a school for that matter, I would be more than happy to have that conversation.
Towson can be among the greenest communities in Baltimore County. That's why I am aggressively pushing for more bike lanes and, yes, a circulator so residents can visit Downtown Towson without driving their cars. Mr. Good may not think this is a priority, but many residents leaders support the concept.
Towson needs solutions. That's what I have tried to offer, as well as an energetic approach that balances both community needs and the redevelopment of the downtown core.
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Venerable Theodore Trichinas "the Hair-Shirt Wearer" and Hermit Near Constantinople - Troparion & Kontakion
Troparion — Tone 3
Holy Father Theodore, / you were a temple of abstinence and a vessel of dispassion; / you served God by your works, / and were found worthy of His gifts. / Now pray to Christ our God to grant us His great mercy.
Kontakion — Tone 2
God-bearing Theodore, / treasury of virtue, storehouse of grace / and adornment of monks; / pray for the forgiveness of our sins and for our salvation, / for you are the protector of the faithful.


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T- Shirt - One of my old designs
Coat - Dorothy Perkins
Trousers - Biba
Boots - Fly London
Bag - c/o Alphabet Bags
Autumn really really is my favourite time of year. Autumn and Spring, both so full of expectations and excitement of things to come. The weather in the UK at the moment is amazing, its sunny but crisp. I don't know if everyone would agree with me but I'm certainly not a big fan of being hot and so a T-shirt plus light jacket/coat is my ideal outfit combination. One of mine and Tom's favourite holidays ever was to Barcelona in February. One because Barcelona is of course a beautiful city and two because it was our ideal temperature, yep we don't really do sunbathing holidays.
Anyways I digress, this weekend marks the beginning of a week off work for Tom. We are planning on getting lots done around the house (including digging up the garden!) and a few fun things too. Tom is going to accompany me to some of our weekly activities (like Sing and Sign on Monday) which will be nice as I like the idea of him seeing what Wilf and I do with our days.
This weekend Wilf and I headed off to our local NCT nearly new sale..think that scene from Friends when Monica goes to the discount wedding place, hair pulling, pushing and grabbing..OK I'm kidding but only kind of. I did witness a women yelling at her partner to go get yet another bag whilst she guarded the table..That being said there were great bargains to be had, and with an NCT membership you got in half an hour before non members, I managed to pick up a large bag of toys and clothes for Wilf for a grand total of £15..the bargain hunter in me is still thinking about all the Fisherprice toys I didn't pick up..but I know I have to leave it..leave it Fritha, let it go..
The rest of the weekend has been spent grocery shopping, playing in thr park and doing bits and pieces around the house. Our local grocery store (The Sweet Mart) has the most amazing array of spices and interesting vegetables..if only I knew what to do with them!
Actually you can see a little clip of our local shop here (from a feature on The One Show, click 32 minutes in). They are the friendliest loveliest family run shop and always have a kind word to say or funny face for Wilf. I pop in there daily as I've always forgotten something!
Alphabet bags were kind enough to send me this tote bag from their Rob Ryan collection. It is the perfect bag to do my grocery shopping in style! I love it! I kind of want to buy a set of four for Wilf's room (to spell out his name) I think they would love pretty awesome hung on the wall filled with toys don't you think? Alphabet bags have been kind enough to offer Tigerlilly Quinn readers the chance to win any bag from their site! To enter just complete any/all of the below and good luck!
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The Way the Lights Went Out: A Hurricane Sandy Zine Benefit
The Way the Lights Went Out: A Hurricane Sandy Zine Benefit
RSVP: http://bit.ly/sandyzinebenefit
This event will be both a zine reading and zine sale to benefit The Ali Forney Center, a Manhattan-based organization which provides housing to homeless LGBT youth. Part of the Center's facility is located near the Hudson River and was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. The event will include readings by zinesters as well as the sale of zines generously donated by many zinesters. 100% of proceeds will go to this important community resource.
We are aware of recent critiques of the Ali Forney Center*, and we concur with TransRadical blog** that it is crucial to rebuild AFC in order to continue creating safe and welcoming communities for LGBTQ youth everywhere.
Kate Angell (My Feminist Friends, A Thousand Times Yes)
Jamie Varriale Vélez (Sinvergüenza)
Jenna Freedman (Lower East Side Librarian, Barnard Zine Library)
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Stranger Danger Zine Distro, Kathleen McIntyre (The Worst), Lauren Denitzio (Get it Together), Kate Wadkins (International Girl Gang Underground), For the Birds Collective, Kate Angell, Amber Dearest (Fight Boredom Distro, The Triumph of our Tired Eyes), Maranda Elizabeth (Telegram), PonyBoy Press, Aimee Lusty (Booklyn, Pen15 Press), Amanda Stefanski, Jami Sailor (Your Secretary), Jordan Alam (The Cowation), Alycia Sellie (Brooklyn College Zine Library), Cindy Crabb (Doris), Natty Koper & Sivan Sabach (Bangarang This), Chella Quint (Adventures in Menstruating), Shawn Smith (Black Lesbians in the 70s Zine), Elvis Bakaitis (Homos in Herstory), Sarah Rose (Tazewell's Favorite Eccentric, Once Upon a Distro), Maud Pryor (Marmalade Umlaut), Jenna Freedman
Zinesters are welcome to contact us with zines to donate! 100% of event proceeds will be donated to hurricane relief.
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UNC's Bryn Renner: 'I've waited all my career to play an SEC team'
Here's the thing with this whole everyone's afraid of Jadeveon Clowney deal.
There's a guy on the other sideline in Week 1 few have heard of, but who might just be the first quarterback taken in next year's NFL draft.
He has talented receivers, he plays in an up-tempo offense that can negate South Carolina's pass rush and he has receivers that can exploit the Gamecocks' lone weakness.
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So yeah, Bryn Renner probably isn't afraid of the big, bad wolf huffing and puffing.
"I've waited all of my career to play an SEC team," Renner says. "I'm going to enjoy it."
Here's another thing about Renner and his North Carolina teammates: they have something to play for again. After spending last season on NCAA probation, the Tar Heels are eligible for the postseason.
"It's going to set the course for our season," UNC defensive end Kareem Martin said. "There's more than just one win or loss riding on this game."
If that sounds familiar, it should. We heard the same thing from Clemson last year before it played SEC heavyweight LSU in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. At some point, those in the ACC have to take a stand against Big Brother in the SEC.
What better way to do it than the first game of the season, against a legitimate national title contender and its star defensive end -- the same guy who challenged the very manhood of every quarterback he plays by stating, unapologetically, they're all afraid of him.
"They know when they look at the D-line, they see what's coming," Clowney said last month.
While Clowney was making noise with his mouth, Renner was making it with his arm at the Manning Passing Academy. It was there where the story of the offseason occurred -- only not what you think.
While Johnny Manziel continued his Summer of Me at the annual event showcasing some of the game's best young passers, Renner was rising among scouts who watched the workouts.
MORE: Week 1 upset alerts | Coach rankings: 1 to 125 | All-ACC | All-SEC
"Clearly the most fluid, polished thrower there," says NFL scout Mike Mayock.
There were 40 college quarterbacks at the camp, including Teddy Bridgewater, AJ McCarron, Tajh Boyd, Aaron Murray and Marcus Mariota.
Yet there was Bryn Renner, the guy who last year threw for 3,356 yards and had a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 28-to-7 in UNC's up-tempo offense, performing better than all of those star quarterbacks who earned all that praise while their teams were all chasing the one thing North Carolina couldn't.
"You're competing any time you're on the field -- in practice, in a game, at a (passing) academy," Renner said. "But it's definitely a different feeling now. There's something there to shoot for. It's a new day."
It has only taken three years to get here.
Three long years of coaching change, of hiring and firing, of NCAA investigation and probation, of just about every distraction imaginable. You don't really think a guy who has made an offseason living off one highlight where he wasn't blocked is going to suddenly derail Renner, do you?
The coach who brought Renner to Chapel Hill was fired. The university president at UNC resigned after months of head-in-the-sand statements about an academic fraud case soiling the university's stellar academic standing.
The team toiled through a season with a new coach and where every single game meant absolutely nothing; where they were forced to find solace in each other and their own improvement, isn't really afraid of anything, thank you. Much less, one guy on one team.
Frankly, if the focus is on any one player next week in Columbia, S.C., it should be on Renner. If the focus should be on any one team, it should be North Carolina.
You know what you have in South Carolina; there aren't many mysteries: a physical, athletic team and a coach with a flair for the dramatic. Sort of like LSU in the Chick-fil-A Bowl.
That was the moment Clemson coach Dabo Swinney and quarterback Tajh Boyd were introduced to the elite of the college game. Why not UNC coach Larry Fedora -- one of the game's brightest offensive minds -- and Renner this time around?
"I don't mind that (Clowney) said that," Renner said. "All that matters is we have a chance to see how we stack up against a top-10 team."
And how Renner stacks up against the elite of the game.
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I think I already told you that I don't mind a little extra padding in the winter: it's way more practical than having to wear an extra puffer coat, and gives me a great excuse to overindulge in cheesy dishes. However, I've lost count of all the snowstorms we've had this year, and maybe – just maybe – I'll start wiggling my way out of hibernation. This morning I even made it to a workout class, and no cheese tonight!
- 3/4 lb farro or spelt
- 1 cooked beet
- 1/2 lb cooked Borlotti (cranberry beans) (canned OK)
- 1 red onion
- 2 thyme sprigs
- 1 cup Greek Yogurt (OK to leave out for a dairy-free version, just add 1 more beet)
- 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Rinse the farro or spelt, and cook it in salted boiling water according to the package instructions (if you are in a rush, you can use the quick-cooking farro by Pedon).
Drain it, dress it with the oil, toss and set aside.
Peel the onion, slice it very thinly (I prefer to use a mandolin) and soak the slices in a bowl of cold milk or ice water until use (this step takes the bite out of the onion... and helps with onion breath!).
Dice the beet and place it in your food processor with the cream (or greek yogurt), salt and pepper. You can process until smooth, or leave it somewhat chunky.
Add the drained onion and beans to the warm farro, dress with the remaining oil. Sprinkle with the thyme leaves and serve with the beet mousse
* the beet and yogurt should be kept at room temperature, not cold.


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This library makes managing projects very easy.
This is a prerelease version of Orc.ProjectManagement.
There is a newer version of this package available.
See the version list below for details.
See the version list below for details.
Install-Package Orc.ProjectManagement -Version 0.2.0-unstable0006
dotnet add package Orc.ProjectManagement --version 0.2.0-unstable0006
<PackageReference Include="Orc.ProjectManagement" Version="0.2.0-unstable0006" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
paket add Orc.ProjectManagement --version 0.2.0-unstable0006
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Distinguished Casts
The Casts Gallery at the Peabody Museum. Photo by Barry Hetherington.
Curating Lost Monuments at the Peabody Museum
October 3, 2001–October 30, 2007
This exhibit features some of the most important and valuable casts from the unique Mesoamerican collection at the Peabody Museum. Dating from the nineteenth-century, the Peabody's cast collection is among the largest in the world and preserves a wealth of hieroglyphic and iconographic information now lost forever on the original monuments.
Once used to generate interest and inform the public of remote archaeology sites, reproductions like those presented in Distinguished Casts provide invaluable information about the cultures and languages of ancient Mesoamerica. Due to rapid environmental erosion or to damage and destruction by vandals of the original monuments in their countries of origin, there is renewed interest in preserving these casts. The exhibit, which highlights the significance and diversity of the Peabody's collection, emphasizes the importance of conserving these valuable collections.
Curated by Barbara Fash.


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Now that we are getting many files at the begin of every tutorial i am going to list the name of the files we are going to be using and creating.
Files We are going to use
- Safe.php
- Usersonline.php
- Left.php
Files We are going to create
- Config.php
- View_Profile.php
- Edit_Profile.php
- Find_Player.php
We are going to look in to creating profiles for users to have a little profile about themselves and it will display an user basic information like rank / wealth status.
We are going to do things a bit different today. I am going attach View_Profile.php. The reason being that its gets confusing really quick. So click and download View_Profile.php. View_Profile.php (4.78K)
Number of downloads: 459
I am still going to explain it and there are comment in the coding to help you understand what i am taking about.
After downloading the file. Adds this field under your mysql users table.
profile text NOT NULL,
That field holds the information of the content on the users profile (We will get to that later).
The way the View_Profile works is different to any other page you will be creating. There will be no direct link to View_Profile.php, This is because If you do get to View_profile.php it will be blank because it dont know what users profile to get information from. This is way we are going to use the
$_GETFunction in php. The URL of the View profile will be in the format "www.example.com/View_Profile.php?name=Denis". the "?name=" is going to carry the name of the user who will want to get information on. So we use the $_Get function to get it.
How the $_Get function works. The Function is written like this
"$_GET['name'] "The [name] part referrers to the "name" in the browser. The Get function gets the data from the URL link provided. So whatever is at the end of the "=" we are going to get and search for in the database. If you dont understand the Get function please read more on it from the PHP Manuel.
If you try to run View_profile.php you will get errors Follow the steps below to avoid these errors.
You might be wondering how we are going to do out ranks and wealth ranks etc. We are going to create a file called Config.php
On Safe.php we are going to add new arrays that are going to hold Important Information. These informations are in arrays and they are :-
- Cars
- Cars value
- Location
- Ranks
- Wealth Ranks
- Weapons (Gun)
- Weapons price
- Protection
- Protection price
These are the arrays that we are going to add to safe.php. Open Safe.php and add the array below.
$car_park = array ("Daewoo Nexia", "Renault Safrane", "Cadillac Seville STS", "Fiat Marea", "Rover 100", "Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano ", "Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren ", "Bugatti EB Veyron"); $car_value = array ("200", "400", "500", "700", "800", "900", "1100", "1200","1500", "1500", "1700", "2000", "3000", "4000", "4500", "5000"); $location_array = array("Avalanche", "England", "Italy", "Iraq", "France", "U.S.A", "Sierra Leone", "Spain", "China", "Mars"); $rank_array = array("Tramp.", "Pikey.", "Goon.", "Thug.", "Gangster.", "Terrorist.", "Gang Leader.", "Hustler.", "Capo.", "Under Boss.", "Boss.", "WarLord.", "Godfather.", "God Of War.", "Emperor.", "Sovereign.", "Admin/Coder.", "Moderator.", "Owner.", "Admin"); $rank_exp_array = array("51", "151", "301", "801", "2501", "5501", "9001", "16001", "25001", "36001", "50001", "75001", "110001", "150001", "300001"); $gun_array = array("Armed less.", "Colt Derringer.", "Smith & Wesson.", "Colt SAA.", "Winchester.", "Shotgun.", "Thompson.", "Machine Gun."); $gun_cost_array = array("50000", "150000", "200000", "500000", "1000000", "200", "500"); $protection_array = array("None.", "Guard Dog.", "Trained Guard Dog.", "Armed Escort.", "2 Armed Escorts.", "Reinforced Pontiac.", "armored Ford T.", "Armored Duesenberg."); $protection_cost_array = array("50000", "150000", "350000", "550000", "1500000", "200", "500"); $wealth_array = array("Broke.", "Penny less.", "very Poor.", "Poor.", "Eaner.", "Wealthy.", "Rich.", "Extremely Rich.", "Millionaire.", "Multi Millionaire.", "Rich Millionaire.", "Crazy Millionaire.", "Insane Millionaire.", "Billionaire.", "Multi Billionaire.", "Admin Wealth.");
This is the fun part of the game creating ranks weapons etc etc. Please remember you can change these values to what suits your game best and you can add/remove to the list. In fact you should edit this list and add your own ranks cars and locations. Be imaginative explore things and be very creative.
Back to view profile. On view profile you can see that we used the rank and wealth rank arrays. Study them well because it is easy to use. We also use the staff arrays we made earlier so show is an user is an admin ,mod , or hdo.
Those are the mains things on View_profile.
If we are on users online and you want to click on an user to see their profile nothing happens. This is because for now it is like this
echo "$online_name.";
Thats just echos the name of the members. For it to get to View Profile we need to echo it with the link to their profile, which is this.
echo "".$online_name."";
So go to Usersonline and Find "echo "$online_name.";" and replace with the code above.
If you did that right you should be able to click on your name and see your profile.
Now that we have profile we need to give people the tools to edit it.
Step One - HTML
The only thing that the player will be able to edit is the Quote which is under their information on their profile.
Create a page called Edit_profile.php and add the following.
<form id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action="">

 Quote:

 <textarea name="quote_box" cols="50" rows="10" id="quote_box"/><?php echo htmlspecialchars(stripslashes($profile)); ?></textarea>

 <input name="Quote" type="submit" id="Quote" value="Update Quote." onfocus="if(this.blur)this.blur()" />

 </form>
Step Two - Updating the database with the entry.
When user click on edit profile the should be able to see what is already there then edit it and save it.
On Safe.php Update the part where information are store on a player, like their name, and id. From line 15, with this
$sql = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE id='".mysql_real_escape_string($_SESSION['user_id'])."'"; $query = mysql_query($sql) or die(mysql_error()); $row = mysql_fetch_object($query); $id = htmlspecialchars($row->id); $userip = htmlspecialchars($row->userip); $name = htmlspecialchars($row->name); $sitestate = htmlspecialchars($row->sitestate); $password = htmlspecialchars($row->password); $mail = htmlspecialchars($row->mail); $money = htmlspecialchars($row->money); $exp = htmlspecialchars($row->exp); $rank = htmlspecialchars($row->rank); $health = htmlspecialchars($row->health); $points = htmlspecialchars($row->points); $profile = htmlspecialchars($row->profile);
Back on Edit_Profile add this simple php code to just update the profile on the database.
<? if(isset($_POST['Quote'])){ echo "Your quote has been updated."; $result = mysql_query("UPDATE users SET profile='".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['quote_box'])."' WHERE id='" .mysql_real_escape_string($_SESSION['user_id']). "'") or die(mysql_error()); $quote = $_POST['quote_box']; }// update quote. ?>
that is all for Edit_Profile.php. It is very simple not much to it. It is kinda like the first part where we just updated the database with an information that we entered.
We need a way for player to look for other payers in side the game. So we are going to create a very simple search system.
Most of the php will be mixed with our html, so we are not going to be separating them.
Create a file Called Find_Player.php and add the following code
<form method="post"> <?php if(!isset($_POST['Search'])){ ?>

 Search Player:

 Name: 	  <input name="player_name" type="text" id="player_name" style=' width: 95%; ' maxlength="20" />

 <input name="Search" type="submit" id="Search" value="Search." onfocus="if(this.blur)this.blur()"/>

 <?php }// searchbox. $_POST['player_name'] = trim($_POST['player_name']); if(isset($_POST['Search'])){ if(empty($_POST['player_name'])){ echo "Empty search field."; } else { if (strlen($_POST['player_name']) > "20"){ echo "The username may not consist out of more then 20 characters."; }else{ if (ereg('[^A-Za-z0-9]', $_POST['player_name'])) { echo "Invalid Name only A-Z,a-z and 0-9 is allowed."; }else{ $result = mysql_query("SELECT name FROM users WHERE name LIKE '".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['player_name'])."' ORDER BY name ASC") or die(mysql_error()); if (mysql_num_rows($result) == 0){ echo "There is no player with that name."; }else { ?>

 Results:

 Name:
 <?php while($row = mysql_fetch_array( $result )) { ?>
 <?php echo "" . $row['name'] . ""; ?>
 <?php }// while loop ?>
 <?php } } } } } ?> </form>
This is a very simple search code. All it does is search the database table "users" under name and it will display the result of all the members that fit under the condition.
If a result is found it will display name and rank. You can modify the content to your liking.
If you dont understand anything from this part or you see any mistake or grammar errors or coding error/improvement please post below, thank you.
If your code is not working
If your code is not working dont worry we all make mistakes. Here is a list of things you should check are completed. :-
- Check and make sure you have the Right Field names in your php for example if the name of your button is called "Submit" make sure when you are referring to it on your php code make sure you type "Submit"
- If your are clicking on a button, and nothing is happening you need a form field around the html. <form method="post"></form>
- If you are getting lots of connection errors it is because you dont have your left and right included on the page. Remember on every page includes your left and right, like this<? require("Left.php"); ?> <? require("Right.php"); ?>. Please remember that <? require("Left.php"); ?> needs to be before any html on the page and it needs to be online one
If your error is not on there please post it below and i will be happy to help you
That is it for today tutorial. In the next tutorial we are going to look at improving our Right and left Menus and we are going to create a simple Help Desk where users can ask questions for your HDOs to answer. See you then.
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Category : Math Worksheet.
Topic : Common core math worksheets 3rd grade pdf. Author : Thayne Cline.
Posted : Sat, Jan 11th 2020 00:05 AM.
Format : jpg/jpeg.
What are math worksheets and what are they used for? These are math forms that are used by parents and teachers alike to help the young kids learn basic math such as subtraction, addition, multiplication and division.
This tool is very important and if you have a small kid and you do not have a worksheet, then its time you got yourself one or created one for your kid. There are a number of sites over the internet that offer free worksheets that are downloadable and printable for use by parents and teachers at home or at school.


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Emma Watson's pretty lip at 'Gravity' premiere
Emma Watson glowed in a white dress at the Gravity premiere, held at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on October 1. We loved her berry lips and we are telling you how to get a similar look! Check it out!
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Along with her statement lip, Emma wore a shimmery white shadow on her eyelids. Instead of looking dated, it was subtle and sophisticated. Her eyes were lined and her lashes were darkened with black mascara. Her skin was clean and clear, with a very light foundation. It was so sheer, her freckles were even showing! She looked gorgeous! Her part was parted to the side and pulled back into a pretty updo.
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Terre Haute Indiana Dog Training
Basic Obedience Starter Package
The Basic Obedience Package
Basic Obedience Curriculum
"Come," "Sit," and "Extended Sit."
"Down" and "Extended Down."
"Place" and "Extended Place." They will sit on aspecific location that you point to (chair, park bench, etc)
"Out." To drop any and all things you ask them to.
"Loose Leash Walking." They will walk right beside of you on a leash
"Off." Do not jump on me or anyone else.
**Extended sit, down, and place means your dog will REMAIN in the down, sit, or place position until YOU tell them to "break" (release them).
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This 2-week program is a program which focuses on practical, everyday obedience that is completed with a high level of precision, outside, off-leash, with distractions! This program provides a little bit of everything, including manners and socialization (dogs and people). All behaviors are taught with high-level distraction proofing. This program offers the following:
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Down and Extended Down
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Come on command (outside, off-leash, with distractions)
Greeting Manners (not jumping)
Waiting politely at doors and gates (wait when they are opened until you release them)
Waiting politely for meals (wait until they are released)
Training with distractions (dogs and people)
Place and Extended Place (Jump up and sit on any object you point to on command and stay there until released)
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BGTG 44b - Nov.23, 2005 - My own BGG.con impressions (part 2)
[Nothing went wrong when I published the last show without a full proof-listen beforehand, so I'm doing it again. This isn't supposed to be my regular practice, but the holidays are upon us, family is coming to visit, and I fear if I don't publish this show now it will be another week before I get the chance. So out it goes. As before, if something is wrong please let me know immediately and I'll do what I can to fix it. -Mark]
The second part of the show about BGG.con itself is where I get to talk about everything but the games. Of course, the games still work their way into the discussion somewhat, but this is mostly about transporting to & from the con, the hotel, the local restaurants and public transportation, as well as the organization, facilities, and schedule for the convention itself.
P.S. Forgot to say in the podcast that I could certainly do without the guys dressed in costume. I think they were all associated with a publisher who was marketing a particular fantasy-themed game. Call me a curmudgeon, but I don't think much of adults walking around in court jester and pirate costumes. There's way too much of that at geeky American cons already. You want to start getting more wives & girlfriends into this hobby? Seriously? Ditch the costumes.
Dealy Plaza
DART (Light rail system map--BGG.con was right at the Pearl station)
Chuys (Tex-Mex restaurant)
Games: Verräter, Die Fugger, Travel Settlers of Catan, Ballast, Havoc, Tempus, Mission: Red Planet


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"Agent Orange has killed more Vietnam Veterans then were killed in the war," said Paul Narson, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 32 president. "We felt the world should know about it."
Chapter 32, based in Whitestone, was one of the sponsors of Saturday's event along with the Military Outreach Committee and Free & Accepted Masons.
The event was one of 76 held over the past year as part of the Agent Orange Education Campaign, organized by the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) and the Committee for Agent Orange Exposure.
Agent Orange is the name for a toxic herbicide used by the U.S. military in Vietnam and other Southeastern Asian countries to defoliate jungles and expose the enemy. It is estimated that between 1962 and 1971, almost 11 million gallons of Agent Orange—named for the orange band on the storage drum—was sprayed in Vietnam, primarily from aircraft.
"We'd take our shirts off, we thought it was a cool mist," said Mark Ginsburg, a combat medic in Vietnam from 1967-1968, "Three days later the trees would be barren."
In 2006, Ginsburg was diagnosed with bladder and prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is one of 68 diseases and illnesses presumed by the Veterans Administration (VA) to be linked to Agent Orange, so Ginsburg receives monthly compensation from the government. Bladder cancer is not linked to Agent Orange, according to the government.
Despite his illnesses, Ginsburg was more fortunate than others in attendance on Saturday.
One former paratrooper, who declined to give his name, was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer four years ago and has been battling bureaucracy at the VA ever since to receive compensation.
"I must call 30 times before I get to speak to anyone, then they say 'send me your paperwork.' But I filed 1,000 pages of paperwork two years ago," he said.
It was stories like these that Herb Worthington came to capture. Worthington, now the National Chairman for Agent Orange Exposure and the director of Region II for the VVA, served as a light weapons infantryman and combat illustrator in places like Cu Chi and the Plain of Reeds, where significant amounts of Agent Orange were used.
Not only did he develop type II diabetes and nerve damage from the exposure, but his daughter was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and his son has suffered from severe allergies and bronchitis since birth. Worthington is sure his children's suffering is related to Agent Orange exposure.
"We are trying our best to help our children and grandchildren," he said. "We know of kids who have died because of their conditions."
The only illness in children of veterans recognized by the government as connected to Agent Orange is Spina Bifida, but Worthington and the VVA are convinced there are many others.
"There are not one or two or six or 10 diseases you can point to," said VVA President John Rowan. "There are many, many illnesses. Some are physical, some are mental, some are a combination."
Worthington started to think his daughter's illness was related to Agent Orange when he worked for the VA and met numerous other veterans whose children were also diagnosed with MS.
That is why he and his wife, Angela Worthington, have made it their mission to gain support for S.1602, introduced by Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut. The bill proposes a national center for the diagnosis, treatment and research of health conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during service.
The center would not only help Vietnam veterans, but veterans of any wars who were exposed to toxins. Gulf War veterans, for example, were exposed to toxins from burning oil and ammunition dumps and now have the highest rate of disability of any war veterans.
"This just goes on and on," Herb Worthington said. "It's a terrible thing and we need your help."
To alert legislators and the public to the ongoing legacy of the war, the VVA is seeking more stories about real people affected by Agent Orange. If you wish to share health struggles that you believe are related to Agent Orange or dioxin, send an email to email@example.com or call 301-585-4000, Ext. 146.
To see lists of illnesses and health concerns that have been linked to Agent Orange, along with benefits, compensation and available health care, visit www.veterans health.org.


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