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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Researchers are reporting a key advance in using stem cells to repair hearts damaged by heart attacks. In a study, stem cells donated by strangers proved as safe and effective as patients' own cells for helping restore heart tissue.
The work involved just 30 patients in Miami and Baltimore, but it proves the concept that anyone's cells can be used to treat such cases. Doctors are excited because this suggests that stem cells could be banked for off-the-shelf use after heart attacks, just as blood is kept on hand now.
Results were discussed Monday at an American Heart Association conference in California and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The study used a specific type of stem cells from bone marrow that researchers believed would not be rejected by recipients. Unlike other cells, these lack a key feature on their surface that makes the immune system see them as foreign tissue and attack them, explained the study's leader, Dr. Joshua Hare of the University of Miami.
The patients in the study had suffered heart attacks years earlier, some as long as 30 years ago. All had developed heart failure because the scar tissue from the heart attack had weakened their hearts so much that they grew large and flabby, unable to pump blood effectively.
Researchers advertised for people to supply marrow, which is removed using a needle into a hip bone. The cells were taken from the marrow and amplified for about a month in a lab at Baltimore's Johns Hopkins University, then returned to Miami to be used for treatment, which did not involve surgery.
The cells were delivered through a tube pushed through a groin artery into the heart near the scarred area. Fifteen patients were given cells from their own marrow and 15 others, cells from strangers.
About a year later, scar tissue had been reduced by about one-third. Both groups had improvements in how far they could walk and in quality of life. There was no significant difference in one measure of how well their hearts were able to pump blood, but doctors hope these patients will continue to improve over time, or that refinements in treatment will lead to better results.
The big attraction is being able to use cells supplied by others, with no blood or tissue matching needed.
"You could have the cells ready to go in the blood bank so when the patient comes in for a therapy — there's no delay," Hare said. "It's also cheaper to make the donor cells," and a single marrow donor can supply enough cells to treat as many as 10 people.
Dr. Elliott Antman of Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston who heads the heart conference, praised the work.
"That opens up an entire new avenue for stem cell therapy, like a sophisticated version of a blood bank," he said. There's an advantage in not having to create a cell therapy for each patient, and it could spare them the pain and wait of having their own marrow harvested, he said.
The study was sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. Hare owns stock in a biotech company working on a treatment using a mixture of cells.
Juan Lopez received his own cells in the study, and said it improved his symptoms so much that at age 70, he was able to return to his job as an engineer and sales manager for a roofing manufacturer and ride an exercise bike.
"It has been a life-changing experience," said Lopez, who lives in Miami. "I can feel day by day, week by week, month by month, my improvement. I don't have any shortness of breath and my energy level is way up there. I don't have any fluid in my lungs."


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Viscoelasticity: The Hidden Ingredient
Regular Chiropractic Care and Spinal Health
Spinal health depends on many factors. Positive benefits are obtained with regular physical activity and exercise. Negative predictors of spinal health include high levels of psychosocial stress as well as a sedentary lifestyle. The majority of these externals are under our control, to a greater or lesser extent. We may choose to make a shift in a sedentary way of living by committing to a program of regular physical activity. We may choose to help manage our stress by beginning a series of yoga classes or starting a meditation practice. Regular chiropractic care can help us significantly in all these activities by addressing internal factors that impact spinal health.
Physiologically, spinal health depends on the ability of spinal vertebras to move freely throughout a full range of motion. Spinal misalignments negatively impact this ability, restricting spinal motion and causing nerve interference. Nerve interference irritates spinal muscles, further restricting mobility. Regular chiropractic care detects and corrects these spinal misalignments, helping restore optimal nerve system function and optimal spinal health. By helping return your spine to good health, regular chiropractic care helps you achieve long-term overall good health and wellness.
Most of us have experienced a painful bout of low back pain brought on by a seemingly innocuous movement such as bending over to pick up a pencil or a dropped set of keys. These painful episodes may last a couple of days or be more severe and last more than a week. We're left wondering, "What exactly happened?" After all, we weren't trying to pick up a 100-pound crate. When our chiropractor asks what caused the problem we say, "I don't know. I didn't do anything." For the patient, the mystery often remains unsolved. But it's important to know there is an answer. The deep background to these unexpected, troublesome back problems is loss of viscoelasticity.
Viscoelasticity is a physical property of both materials and soft tissues. When these structures undergo deformation, they exhibit properties of viscosity and elasticity. Materials and soft tissues that demonstrate viscoelasticity resist shearing forces when a stress is applied (viscosity) and strain when stretched or compressed and quickly return to their initial state after removal of a transient load (elasticity). For viscoelastic structures, the relationship between strain and stress depends on the factor of time.
In terms of spinal biomechanics, viscoelastic structures include joint cartilage (for example, intervertebral discs), ligaments, and tendons.1 If a substantial load is placed on the low back when viscoelastic properties of intervertebral discs and spinal ligaments have not returned to optimum, injury to low back muscles and ligaments may result.2 For example, if you've been sitting for more than 15 minutes the soft tissue structures of your low back have been compressed for that length of time. Standing up and bending over to retrieve something causes your low back to attempt to support all the weight of your torso and head. If you haven't prepared your low back to receive this substantial burden, that is, restored viscoelasticity, you will likely suffer an injury that may be not only very painful but also inconvenient in terms of time and resources spent on recovery.
Injury prevention in these circumstances largely depends upon understanding.3 Being aware of the requirements for maintaining viscoelasticity will help you remember to "wake up" the soft tissues of your low back prior to any load-bearing activities such as bending over or twisting and turning. A simple way to restore viscoelasticity is to pause before suddenly changing a position you've been in for a while, such as getting out of a chair after working at your desk for 30 minutes, and gently rotating your torso from side to side eight or ten times. These rotational movements immediately restore viscoelastic properties to baseline and increase circulation to intervertebral discs, muscles, and ligaments. The result is a spine that is ready for action and prepared for the demands of new physical work. As always, proper preparation and attention help prevent injury.
1Troyer KL, Puttlitz CM: Nonlinear viscoelasticity plays an essential role in the functional behavior of spinal ligaments. J Biomech 45(4):684-691, 2012
2Freddolini M, et al: Stiffness properties of the trunk in people with low back pain. Hum Mov Sci 36:70-79, 2014
3Mörl F, Bradl I: Lumbar posture and muscular activity while sitting during office work. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 23(2):362-368, 2013


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Plaques that add those details were hung Tuesday.
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The Raspberry Pi aims to be a low-cost educational tool that anyone can use to learn about electronics and programming. Python and pygame are included in the Pi's programming toolkit. And since last year, thanks in part to sponsorship from the Raspberry Pi Foundation, PyPy also works on the Pi (read more here).
With PyPy working on the Pi, game logic written in Python stands to gain an awesome performance boost. However, the original pygame is a Python C extension. This means it performs poorly on PyPy and negates any speedup in the Python parts of the game code.
One solution to making pygame games run faster on PyPy, and eventually on the Raspberry Pi, comes in the form of pygame_cffi. pygame_cffi uses CFFI to wrap the underlying SDL library instead of a C extension. A few months ago, the Raspberry Pi Foundation sponsored a Cape Town Python User Group hackathon to build a proof-of-concept pygame using CFFI. This hackathon was a success and it produced an early working version of pygame_cffi.
So for the last 5 weeks Raspberry Pi has been funding work on pygame_cffi. The goal was a complete implementation of the core modules. We also wanted benchmarks to illuminate performance differences between pygame_cffi on PyPy and pygame on CPython. We are happy to report that those goals were met. So without further ado, here's a rundown of what works.
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- Surfaces support all the usual flags for SDL and OpenGL rendering (more about OpenGL below).
- The graphics-related modules color, display, font and image, and parts of draw and transform are mostly complete.
- Events! No fastevent module yet, though.
- Mouse and keyboard functionality, as provided by the mouse and key modules, is complete.
- Sound functionality, as provided by the mixer and music modules, is complete.
- Miscellaneous modules, cursors, rect, sprite and time are also complete.
With the above-mentioned functionality in place we could get 10+ of the pygame examples to work, and a number of PyWeek games. At the time of writing, if a game doesn't work it is most likely due to an unimplemented transform or draw function. That will be remedied soon.
In terms of performance, pygame_cffi on PyPy is showing a lot of promise. It beats pygame on CPython by a significant margin in our events processing and collision detection benchmarks, while blit and fill benchmarks perform similarly. The pygame examples we checked also perform better.
However, there is still work to be done to identify and eliminate bottlenecks. On the Raspberry Pi performance is markedly worse compared to pygame (barring collision detection). The PyWeek games we tested also performed slightly worse. Fortunately there is room for improvement in various places.Invention & Mutable Mamba (x86)
Here's a summary of some of the benchmarks. Relative speed refers to the frame rate obtained in pygame_cffi on PyPy relative to pygame on CPython.
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|Invention (x86)
|Mutable Mamba (x86)
|stars example (x86)
|stars example (Pi)
Some not-so-great news is that PyOpenGL performs poorly on PyPy since PyOpenGL uses ctypes. This translates into a nasty reduction in frame rate for games that use OpenGL surfaces. It might be worthwhile creating a CFFI-powered version of PyOpenGL as well.
Where to now?
Work on pygame_cffi is ongoing. Here are some things that are in the pipeline:
- Get pygame_cffi on PyPy to a place where it is consistently faster than pygame on CPython.
- Implement the remaining modules and functions, starting with draw and transform.
- Improve test coverage.
- Reduce the time it takes for CFFI to parse the cdef. This makes the initial pygame import slow.
If you want to contribute you can find pygame_cffi on Github. Feel free to find us on #pypy on freenode or post issues on github.
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Monday, August 6, 2012
That Good Old Linux FUD
I caught this article on the news feed of my favorite Linux news site this morning and I must say it upsets me a lot. The too long/didn't read version of this guy's article is that Android is "usable" for most users, while he finds desktop Linux lacking in the usability department. He cites a number of reasons why the distribution he selected (Fedora) isn't "usable" compared to Android. Honestly all of them are your normal anti-desktop Linux FUD and I am tired of it.
Oh man - all your hardware doesn't work with the distribution you are using, but your Android device works great? Let me guess - you bought a device with Android preinstalled. Your "Linux computer" on the other hand you installed yourself. You also didn't research the hardware. You just expected Linux to work with every piece of hardware that exists. I'm not sure who told you Linux worked with 100% of hardware, but guess what? They lied. Linux works with a great deal of hardware, but not all of it. If you bought your own copy of Windows or OSX and tried to install it on non-supported hardware you better believe their parent companies would tell you to get supported hardware. Why are you treating Linux differently?
Next he goes onto to complain about the difficulties you have to go through when setting up a Linux PC.
Oh man - you downloaded an operating system that has free software principles and you expected it to utilize closed source tools by default? This surprises you? In under an hour on distrowatch you can easily find a distribution that comes with such tools by default. Instead this guy choose the wrong tool for the job he wanted to do and then opted to complain when it didn't work properly.
Next he moves on to complaining about bugs in the operating system.
Oh man - the giant piece of complex software (that you got for free mind you) isn't perfect? Not only that, but instead of having to pay of updates like some operating systems these bugs can often be resolved automatically via the package manager after reporting them? Windows and OSX aren't bug free either. Why are you expecting Linux to be?
Finally he complains about the release cycle of the distribution he is using.
Oh man - you selected a distribution with a six month release cycle, but you don't like updating/reinstalling every six months? I am simply going to make a distrowatch reference again here. There are easily dozens of active projects that this won't happen with. Sadly, you can only lead a horse to water, you can't make it drink.
In closing today I would like to share one last thought of my own regarding desktop Linux. We have not yet gotten to a software world where everyone is ready to install and configure their own operating system. Expecting this to be true is a folly. I would be willing to bet that almost every user that has issues installing Linux (on Linux friendly hardware) would also have issues installing Windows or OSX.
Installing an operating system requires a user to make at least some technical decisions - it is the nature of the beast. Expecting desktop Linux to transcend this is just foolish.
Finally - no matter how good a given piece of software is you can never account for all the carbon based issues that are bound to occur. You know what they say - every time you make something idiot proof they go and make a better idiot!
~Jeff Hoogland
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Well said.ReplyDelete
The guy lost me at "Since I got my first PC 4 years ago".ReplyDelete
Maybe I'm an elitist old geezer, but how old is this guy? My 11-year old has had his own computer longer than that, and he's on his 4th or 5th distro.
Has this guy ever tried to install windows on a virgin computer? Likely never!ReplyDelete
People who complain about the difficulty of installing (and using) linux are out of their mind.
Three years ago I bought a new Dell computer. Of course I had windows 7 PREinstalled on it! The first thing I did was to reformat and install a linux system.
Like you I prefer a LTS distribution.
I have been using linux off and on for quite some times, but it became my main "home" system since 2007 (having to dual booted win XP at work...).
Recently, for some stupid reason (iTunes!) I try to reinstall windows 7 from scratch on my Dell, after changing the hard drive (preciously keeping the former drive with linux as a life buoy). Let me tell you that after spending hours (honest I am not lying) I had to gave up. It became a nightmare!
However linux and virtual computing came to the rescue.
To conclude: anybody can install linux in half an hour, but installing windows afresh really is a major pain in the lower back!
Never again...Replies
Agreed. I can do a full install of Ubuntu including the naughty non-free bit in about 30 - 45 min depending on the computer. And then maybe another 30 mins or so to tweek it and install the programs I want. All told maybe an hour and a half tops to set up a computer to my liking. With Windows you better have either downloaded drivers ahead of time or kept the stack of discs that came with your computer, because a lot of things aren't going to function beyond a basic level if at all without those drivers. After that you better jump online and download all the programs you need that don't come with Windows. Then last but not least there's tweaking the OS. All in all it can easily take 2 to 3 times longer to setup a Windows install.Delete
lolwut? I'm sorry, but this is straight FUD. Windows 7 takes about 15-20 minutes to install to desktop. It consists of 3 or 4 clicks (Install Now, Custom, Drive selection) and then putting in information such as user name and password.Delete
Windows Update has come a long way and about 90-95% of drivers (mileage may vary due to hardware configs) can be installed from it. I just reinstalled Windows 7 recently after trying out 8 RP. In less than 30 minutes, I had a fully working system and another 30 minutes to install my programs and I was done.
The claims that Windows is still a PITA to install and setup are nothing more than FUD, unless you do not know what you are doing, and even then, it's easy.
Two weeks ago, I talked someone through an install via IM. Someone who, before I helped them did not know what "upload" and "download" meant or what a "hard drive" was.
I am all for accurate criticisms of Windows, I have many (I use Windows 7, Windows Server, several Linux distros and Mac). But, please, let them be accurate. The days of driver hell after a Windows install is long gone. Don't act like it's still there.
What is true however Lee is that a good deal of people still use and install WinXP daily - meaning it is still a giant pain to setup/configure.Delete
Ah, if we're discussing XP, I will agree. I was referencing the Windows 7 install.Delete
It is absolutely still a PITA to install Windows 7. The actual installation process isn't that bad... BUT, once you go to update the system, it's three rounds of update some bits for an hour, then update the bits you just updated...Delete
One more update and... wait, this update is too good to be updated with the other updates...
and one more round of updating the updates...
And you certainly can't install Reader, Flash and Java at the same time because the universe might explode... especially if you try to install them when the updates are running.
And then... I have to find and install by touch-pad driver so my laptop doesn't automatically click wherever I leave my cursor...
Not to mention the find your favorite programs, download the exe or msi, and then double-click, click, click, checkbox, click, click, click, and then double-click the next one, click, click ...
With Linux, one round of updates, sudo apt-get install my-favorite-program-list-ALL-at-the-same-time... and I'm ready to roll.
I'm sure I forgot at least three reboots in there...Delete
I've done fresh installs of XP thu 8 and about a dozen different Debian and Fedora derived distros and in my experience Linux is MUCH easier to setup especially on laptops with their trackpads and special function buttons. In Windows you need special drivers for them. Generally in Linux, barring some video and wireless drivers everything works out of the box.Delete
If Microsoft included the drivers, they would be accused of being a monopoly and including bloat. But, when Linux has everything included, it's a feature.Delete
It's a joke. Anyone who took that seriously, should calm down. At the same time, it's more tongue-in-cheek because it does happen. MS gets accused of bloat and monopoly whenever they try to include anything.
As for the install issue, this is an excellent example of "your mileage may vary." For me, and everyone install I have ever dealt with (including the aforementioned "non-techie" that I helped talk through an install), it went great. For others, it is not the case.
The same holds true for Linux. For some people, it just works and there is no issue. However, for others, it can be a nightmare and take a long time to finish getting squared away, if it ever finishes.
There is no generic "better" operating system. Each has its strengths and weaknesses. For some one is better than the other. For others, it is another.
But, to categorically state that Windows 7 is a pain to install is false. Some people may run into problems, others do not. I did not go through the "reboot hell" that was stated before. Others I know did not either. That lends evidence to the fact that, for many (if not most), the install is very smooth and easy.
Windows 7 != older versions. Things have gotten better. Microsoft has tightened things down.
I just don't like broad statements and I think they do nothing but hurt Linux and Open Source in the end (push strengthens without slamming others). I know that I usually stay away from Linux forums because of the negative attitude. I use Linux daily and have been since the late 90's. Talk up Linux's good points, ignore Windows negatives.
- AnonymousAugust 6, 2012 at 12:26 PM
Installing Linux is usually so much easier than Windows and so is configuring it.ReplyDelete
I have found that drivers can be a big issue in Linux with some hardware. Many companies don't have Linux drivers, yet they will have Windows drivers. In 90% of my installs Linux has all the drivers, which is awesome. For me it was the printer. Printer drivers for Linux have been pretty poor, that is why I bought a printer that I knew would work good for Linux.ReplyDelete
Finally you really need to have a Nvidia card if you want to play games on Linux, the drivers for AMD and other video cards are really poor.
So as much as I love Linux, Windows 7 is easier to install on a new computer and I have had to do it many times.
I think things are changing for Linux as a desktop and we will see a lot more driver support in the next 3 years, with Valve moving over, support for Linux in Unity and a number of other developments.
Windows really blew it for the desktop with Win8 and I expect Linux to make strides past Windows as it did with Vista.Replies
I remember a time when it was "Wow! I found a video card that actually works with X11" or "Holy cow, I have sound, and it only took 20 hours of fiddling with ALSA settings!".Delete
Nowadays the issue is more often "I get 20 fewer FPS in someProprietaryShooterGame on Linux under Wine than I do in Windows."
Point being, hardware not working with Linux has gone from the rule to the exception over the last decade or so. We've got it good, and it's only going to get better.
I installed Linux for a friends son on an old celeron 1GB laptop yesterday, in 20 minutes. It's ready to return to him, with all his hardware working.ReplyDelete
Windows on the same machine last time took 4.5 hours before everything was in place.
Oh, and @ Mike Walters - not to criticise, but how long since you used an AMD gfx card on Linux? Mine works just fine with games here. I'd say NV and AMD gfx drivers are mature enough for the majority of people.
- Jon ValentineAugust 6, 2012 at 2:19 PM
Jeff-Like you it really upsets me when some one says that Linux is unusable as a desktop and throws rock at a particular version of Linux. If one does not do what I expect it should do for me I just move on. There's always a version out there that will work. Plus as you say, doing research helps.ReplyDelete
I can easily do a fresh install with updating, adding my needed ATI/Radeon graphics drivers, and all the packages I need for my own device, so to speak inside of an hour. The last time I did this with Windows, and it has been several years I might add, it took forever in a day.
Linux is the future and will always be better than Windows hands down.
Oh, by the way, great job on your latest version of Bodhi. Am using it as my primary since I got it working. I did not complain it did not work as I though it should. I asked for help on your Forum and did my research.
I just wish every one would do so before flapping away with the anti Linux desktop FUD.Replies
- AnonymousAugust 8, 2012 at 1:50 AM
That's crap, people have not the time to test hundreds of distros to find a working one. Only to find out then that their wanted software is not available for this distro ... the stupid fragmented distro concept drives the end-users away :(Delete
Preinstallation is key. When that happens, life will get so much easier.ReplyDelete
It's true that installing a Linux distribution is no big deal, just that most people simply want to open the box and have it work.Replies
I would have to agree with this. Companies such as System76 are doing this. I just wish Asus would actually jump into this bandwagon.Delete
- AnonymousAugust 8, 2012 at 2:36 PM
pre-installation is NOT the ultimate answer, it's also not the reason why linux have still only 1% user base. (too often given as sole reason)Delete
Proof? The early netbook market started with pre-installed linux netbooks, but people rejected this netbooks, return rate was significant higher then with the XP netbooks (http://linux.slashdot.org/story/08/10/05/123253/netbook-return-rates-much-higher-for-linux-than-windows). So, missing pre-installtion is no the main reason why user vote by feets for windows and Mac.
The reason there was such a high linux-netbook return rate is because most of the customers where lied to. Being told the operating system on it was "like windows".Delete
Plus almost everyone one of those netbooks came with a crippled version of Linux. Beyond that Linux has come a long way on the desktop in the last two years.
- AnonymousAugust 8, 2012 at 5:19 PM
@jeff: You are not negating my point, that missing pre-installation is NOT a criticial limitation for adoption to linux (in opposite to coomon believe).Delete
Also, what means that linux is not "like windows"? Not at least as good as windows? Which would be surprising as it is typically promoted as far superior, free, cheap, virus free, with all needed applications, with choice, and great GUIs etc. Then also a "crippled" linux versions should always beat XP easily left handed, or not???
I'm going to stop feeding the troll here.Delete
- AnonymousAugust 8, 2012 at 6:04 PM
@Jeff: But you are very fast in responding, impressive! ;) Beside, thank you for your blog, I read it for years now with great pleasure, e.g. your article about Autopackage was a eye opener to me. (Also, what happend to autopackage?)Delete
But what I really dislike is (and what motivated my "trollish" comment) is ignorance against real, existing problems... what the linux desktop suffer now, most eloquent description was given by Ingo Molnar (https://plus.google.com/109922199462633401279/posts/HgdeFDfRzNe): "Technology: What ails the Linux desktop? The basic failure of the free Linux desktop is that it's, perversely, not free enough. [...] The desktop Linux suckage we are seeing today - on basically all the major Linux distributions - are the final symptoms of mistakes made 10-20 years ago - the death cries of a platform. Desktop Linux distributions are trying to "own" 20 thousand application packages consisting of over a billion lines of code and have created parallel, mostly closed ecosystems around them. The typical update latency for an app is weeks for security fixes (sometimes months) and months (sometimes years) for major features. They are centrally planned, hierarchical organizations instead of distributed, democratic free societies."
i have read the original article and to some extend, i think that author makes sense because thats what i have been through. the issue of non free formats is a lot of pain, i really dont know about some geeky configurations he is talking about, i had never been through them yet i an active user for more than four years. for some of you who dont realise, let me tell you one thing, internet is one hard to find luxury in africa, maybe in europe and north america it aint like that but we have a problem here, im posting this from my cellphone, samsung e250 for that matter, not a smart phone. but it all boils down to common sense, if a distro doesnt fit you, hop on, dont judge it by using fedora which is not made for newbies. and again, dont you dare compare mobile operating systems with desktop linux, let alone giving unrealistic statistics. slowly but surely, linux is rising on the desktop. long live linux.ReplyDelete
Unfortunately the article writer Dennis Mbuvi did not allow non-Facebook subscribers to post a comment, as I found various errors in his story.ReplyDelete
One basic fallacy of his argument is based on his attempts to update a "standard" Fedora for desktop PC use comparable with Windows XP/7, but made no mention of nor did he consider or try LinuxMint, PCLinuxOS, Zorix or any other user friendly Linux distribution that has "proven" unquestionably to be just as or more easy, more suitable and comprehensible to use than Windows.
He also is ignorant or dismissive of "fact" that in many USA and international spheres, Linux is standard (and quite satisfactory) on the desktop, e.g. Cities of Munich, Germany, Vienna, Austria, many other European jurisdictions and several divisions of the Brazilian Government.
How much proof is that?Replies
- Mr. PinkAugust 6, 2012 at 4:38 PM
About zero. Just think a little bit more and you will see why.Delete
- AnonymousAugust 7, 2012 at 3:50 PM
vienna? get your facts right, the converted back to windows: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WienuxDelete
- AnonymousAugust 6, 2012 at 3:58 PM
Right.....Yet, whenever I didn't feel like messing around drying to find windows drivers for something. I tried the o'l lets put it in Ubuntu to see if it works...let me tell you..it's true "plug n play" the way it should be. Even Microsoft's xbox 360 controller doesn't operate very well out of the box. (you have to be connected to the internet for it to download drivers) on ubuntu (not connected) just plug n play...along with various USB wireless adapters, pci adapters, and much more..even things that aren't really ment to be used on the computer that are from game systems like rock bands mic. Just work. It was as hard as putting in a USB drive...ReplyDelete
I have been using Ubuntu for three years now, and I just begun using Bodhi Linux 2.0.1 for the last week. Saying that, Bodhi Linux has been amazing for me. I never installed a single driver and had no problems with installing Trelby (trelby.org) on my computer. I love the speed and stability of linux, never will I use Windows as my own laptop again.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 6, 2012 at 5:49 PM
Haha ahh man you schooled that guy! way to go Jeff.ReplyDelete
Yes good post Jeff. I think the mistake the guy made was to choose Fedora. Not that I have any issues with Fedora because it is a great distribution and one of the standard bearers.ReplyDelete
Pretty much any *buntu would have given what he required straight away. OpenSuse, Mageia, CentOS, PCLinuxOS, Zorin would have given him what he wanted straight out of the box.
Unfortunately he chose the one distribution that requires you to install codecs and proprietary software yourself.
Interestingly I'm not sure Windows comes with Flash as standard. I think you have to install it yourself so why have a go at Fedora?
People write what they know from the knowledge they have gained and the experiences they have had. It is up to each of us and anyone else who reads articles like this to make an opinion as to the credibility of the piece.
- AnonymousAugust 6, 2012 at 7:42 PM
I had complains with sandy bridge processors with discrete graphics cards, because I could not install or use propitiatory ati drivers. Recently however, most people who has sandy bridge with ati cards are successful to install ati drivers and easily switch them using catalyst control center. Every new Linux kernel is going to make switching easier and easier (without having to logout). Hardware problems? I had sound issues when I used to use Fedora 3. Even then if I used mandrake I would have no such problems, because my hp computer was Linux certified, even though it came with windows xp. Wireless issue in a very old dell laptop (dell latitude) in ubuntu 11.10. I solved it using everyone's tested script from ubuntuforums. I use Linux, I have made many co-workers switch to Linux (because they could see the easiness and availability of necessary tools). In all the cases where people around me installed Linux, they did it themselves.ReplyDelete
I even have friends who can't give up their favorite tool (that does not work in Linux), for which they try to install them in wine without success (the software needs much more permission than that), but they can't even give up Linux, because it is even a bigger sacrifice.
- AnonymousAugust 6, 2012 at 11:02 PM
I have a fujistu siemens esprimo e5600 sis761,-ReplyDelete
works flawlessly in linux mint 13- takes less than half an hour to install on the other hand tried win7 and after three attempts and wasting more than 3 hours gave up.
used to use xp on my previous comp and when that gave up had to use linux becuase windows wouldnt instal on this system , now have been using linux ever since , no bsod , no virus
In my experience, hardware is more often detected and correctly installed on GNU/Linux than on Windows.ReplyDelete
In Windows you must often add vendor drivers if these are not preinstalled.
The only thing lacking is weird (read: cheap) gadgets people buy on holiday, like no-name mp3 players etc, as well as 3D acceleration on some video cards.
- Philip TruaxAugust 7, 2012 at 3:00 AM
I'm always pretty amazed by people who have these experiences as I just never have had them. I've been running Linux on my main workstation for years, with little to no issues, regardless of what I might install. The amount of issues I've had with any 'nix distribution has been on par or the same as that on my Windows laptop. This leads me to believe that I am either exceptionally lucky. I do work on an IT helpdesk for a living so that may lead me to be a bit more prepared for troubleshooting, but I really can't say that I've ever really had a major issue. My canon printers have always just worked, even if they weren't the exact same printer name(this is a common problem on Windows too), my hardware has always just worked in a plug and play fashion and any software I've needed has been supported or worked through Linux, save for some development(Visual Studio) or school related work. The experience with Android for me has pretty much been the same. I think it all comes down to doing your research before you buy. I bought an android tablet for $100 and the wifi is absolute garbage, also it doesn't support WPA2 Enterprise, is this the devices fault? No, it was a $100 touch screen tablet that fits in the palm of my hand. I could fly a space shuttle with the darned thing for crying out loud. Sometimes I don't think the computer is the issue, rather it's our expectations we have of the devices we buy and use.ReplyDelete
Well said indeed. Plus the fact he chose a disto like Fedora to start with isn't a good sign.. Fedora has became "easier" to use but it's far from "usable" when it's first installed. It's a tweakers dream. I think if he had tried one of the Ubuntu releases or the plethora of distros based on it (Linux Mint would have been a great choice) he wouldn't of had so many complaints..ReplyDelete
Ahh well FUD is always there, just wish people would actually take some time to do research before the go complaining.
Anyways great article!
- AnonymousAugust 7, 2012 at 10:19 AM
I have an easier time installing and configuring Arch than I do Windows.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 7, 2012 at 1:59 PM
"Finally he complains about the release cycle of the distribution he is using.ReplyDelete
Oh man - you selected a distribution with a six month release cycle, but you don't like updating/reinstalling every six months? I am simply going to make a distrowatch reference again here. There are easily dozens of active projects that this won't happen with. Sadly, you can only lead a horse to water, you can't make it drink."
He is spot on the problem! Selecting another distro is NOT the solution, only another bad compromise. This continuous arising complaints stem from the the ugly compromises which happens by baking tight together OS+apps=distro. Glueing together what should be strict separated (to have significant different upgrade cycles) is elementary wrong.
Separwting platform from Apps (like all sucessful OSs (Mac, Win, Iphone etc) would solve this "bug": https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/578045
Ah, here another complaint one this mis-design, Ingo Molnar: https://plus.google.com/u/0/109922199462633401279/posts/HgdeFDfRzNe
And here some classic already, worth reading, Mozilla developer b. smedberg (2006): http://benjamin.smedbergs.us/blog/2006-10-04/is-ubuntu-an-operating-system/
I have used Puppy Linux which I like due to my long-time mission to rescue and re-use old hardware. I also like Linux Mint, Bodhi 2.0.x on not-so-old hardware.ReplyDelete
I am at the point where the choice of Windows XP, the only useful Windows that will work on the old stuff I save, is an exercise in mental driver meltdown.
Can't use Windows 7 on a Pentium III slower than 1Ghz. And as equipment ages, finding support on the maker's sites is slimmer pickings.
With the above mentioned distros, especially Puppy, I just install and get a browser and add a few bits, one hour tops, and I have a superb web surfing experience, music and movie playback, AbiWord's just fine and I can D/L Libre Office. Digital Camera transfer for my Ebay sales is easy.
For what I do, there are simply no complaints. And a LOT of joy.
The flame-wars and FUD won't die out, but I know what my experiences do for my use and love of Linux.
- AnonymousAugust 9, 2012 at 8:44 PM
Here are my complaints with Linux. I say this from the perspective of a Linux/Solaris admin, as most of my Linux knowledge is server command line related not desktop. I run Cent on my Dell Desktop but I primarly use a macbook pro.ReplyDelete
1) I think Linux on the desktop is close, but I don't think it's there yet. The fast moving distros which are marketed for desktop (fedora, Ubuntu, etc) are usually the distros with the most bugs. On my workstation running a yum update caused my 1900x1200 screen to only be detected as 1024x768. I view things like this as being unacceptable. If I installed Distro A and my sound card doesn't work, fine its unsupported I get it. But the regressions are a real problem to the point you never want to update anything. I think LTS (Cent, Ubuntu LTS) should really be the only options for people if they don't want to constantly be fighting things like this.
2) Laptop support sucks. This has been my experience. I have a laptop with components A,B,C. Distro1 A and B work out of the box. Distro2 A and C works, and Distro3 B and C works. The main problem is the fucked up hardware the most laptops use and I realize that but I find it rare where everything just works with out doing some fiddling.
When I was younger I loved to tinker with things. Trying to figure out why my display is 1024x768. But as I've gotten older I find I don't have time to deal with that shit, I just want the thing to work when I need it to. I honestly think thats why Macbooks have come to dominate in the dev communities and tech conferences. Less messing, more working.
- AnonymousAugust 13, 2012 at 7:24 AM
I just moved my netbook to ubutnu precise and now I receive rando x-server crashes sending me back to the login screen. I love linux and will definitely try to fix the problem, but if that happens to someone just trying it out for the first time I could see how it would turn them off....ReplyDelete
I've been using Linux in one form or another since 1997. By 1998, I kept at least 1 system running Linux, usually in a server configuration, running Apache & Postfix.ReplyDelete
I stopped using Fedora altogether after the FC4 release, although I have deployed 3 CentOS servers recently at work, which are now in production as the core of our state-employee's insurance system (each server has 24 cores and 32GB ram, and 1 of the 3 servers also uses FiberChannel SAN storage for housing PostgreSQL's databases as well as loose-file-storage for forms that are either created by or referenced by the users of the systems.
At home, it's mostly Linux. I have 3 workstations currently that are running Ubuntu exclusively, and 2 more that run in a dual-boot (Win7ULT + Ubuntu-12.04.1-LTS) configurations. While I really loved Gnome 2.32, and I *like* the 'Mate-Desktop', I've actually grown kind of attached to Unity Desktop now because I really like the default keyboard shortcuts and the smoothness in navigation from the desktop. When Ubuntu 11.04 released, I was very skeptical about Unity. But by 11.10, it was becoming very usable. By the release of 12.04, I had grown to like it. I also like Bodhi, though I'm finding problems in my use of it that will require research before I reload the USB stick I keep it installed to, for use with my Acer Iconia Tab W500... which happens to be the system I do all of my testing and development of USB based distros made for workstation-like-use.
Linux has been ready for desktop use for several years now... more years than the OP that Jeff refers to has used Linux.
Fedora is not made for anyone other than developers that want creds for working on something that ends up a part of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and possibly adopted by others. Personally, I don't care for RPM based distros because I don't like the package management tools that most RPM distros provide. Even after extensive research, most of the package management tools I found were poor by comparison to synaptic, or even 'apt-get' alone. And yes... while Canonical packages in the Ubuntu Software Manager... and it's pretty... I still prefer function over beauty, so I install synaptic and gdebi on all Ubuntu systems as part of my initial customization (as well as CentrifyDC to simplify the hell out of adding and managing Linux systems in an Active Directory enabled environment, with full single-sign-on support across all of my platforms).
One last thing...
The percentages of Linux users that were quoted in the original article are false data, though it's not the fault of the OP. He's going by Gartner's stats, or some other so-called statistics authority. The problem with doing that is that those statistics only reflect the *reported installations*, which any long term Linux user or sysadmin knows is garbage data. Out of the countless numbers of Linux systems I've cranked out alone, I could shift the demographic by atleast a 10th of a percentage point, but there's no centralized way to actually track usage... and many users/sysadmins want to keep it that way. For instance, think of all the thin installations that are doing nothing more than running TOR+privoxy+tor-arm in a network-server configuration to work as a network-wide anonymizer-proxy (I've built 3 of these in the past few months). No one wants those systems tracked, atleast no one outside those that would want to track them. Not all Linux use is public, and a lot of it is very covert.


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Is America crazy?
Twelve people killed at a secure naval installation virtually on the front porch of the federal government, eight others hurt, the shooter shot to death, and it's just another manic Monday, another day in the life of a nation under the gun. So yes, maybe it's time we acknowledged that gorilla in the back seat, time we asked the painfully obvious.
Is America crazy?
You know, don't you, that Muslims watched this unfold with a prayer on their lips: "Don't let him be a Muslim. Don't let him be a Muslim. Please don't let him be a Muslim." Because they know — the last 12 years have forcefully taught them — how the actions of a lone madman can be used to tar an entire cause, religion or people.
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Is America crazy?
Infoplease.com, the online version of the old Information Please almanac, maintains a list of school shootings and mass shootings internationally since 1996. Peruse it and one thing leaps out. Though such tragedies have touched places as far-flung as Carmen de Patagones, Argentina, and Erfurt, Germany, the list is absolutely dominated by American towns: Tucson, Memphis, Cold Spring, Red Lake, Tacoma, Jacksonville, Aurora, Oakland, Newtown. No other country even comes close.
In 1968, when Robert Kennedy became the victim of the fifth political assassination in five years, the historian Arthur Schlesinger famously asked a question: "What sort of people are we, we Americans? Today, we are the most frightening people on this planet."
Forty-five years later, we may or may not still be the most frightening. But we are surely among the most frightened.
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Luxury merchant Neiman Marcus confirmed Saturday that thieves stole some of its customers' payment card information and made unauthorized charges over the holiday season, becoming the second retailer in recent weeks to announce it had fallen victim to a cyber-security attack.
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Target acknowledged Friday that the news of the data theft has scared some shoppers away. It cut its earnings outlook for the quarter that covers the crucial holiday season and warned that sales would be down for the period.


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Their skills and gifts are deeply diversified and incredibly sharp compared to other warrior kind during their time. They could shift their appearance to be aligned with their surroundings, and they used that to blend in seamlessly to carry out their slayer deeds. They would take on incredibly powerful and evil beings from all over the world; singularly being a force to be reckoned with & as a group could clear entire pockets of malicious creatures, monsters, and beings.
They are exceptionally-skilled and powerful spirit companions who are protective and loyal without hesitation.
A Custom Conjuration means we choose the spirit that best suits you or if it is a gift the person you are gifting to. We recommend you place the date of birth of the person this Custom Conjuration is for in the Notes box below! A Custom Conjuration provides a close bond as the spirit is conjured with your, unique energy signature. This means any spirits who respond via the Custom Conjuration are the best match for you & your energy. Spirits who are Custom Conjured usually have faster bonds and interactions with you.
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Domestic (USA)The shipping rates are calculated in real time and we provide a great range of shipping options for you. For downloadable items there is no shipping charge. If the items on your order you wish to be bound to spirit and have nothing physically shipped to you, then you can select the "No Shipping Required" option to avoid shipping costs.
InternationalThe shipping rates are calculated in real time and we provide a great range of shipping options for you. All customers are responsible for any VAT or customs duties imposed by their country upon delivery of the order. We do not ship to Mexico due to the high rate of mail theft. If the items on your order you wish to be bound to spirit and have nothing physically shipped to you, then you can select the "No Shipping Required" option to avoid shipping costs.
You can receive free shipping with your order, if you order is over $100 after all discounts (sale & membership). The free shipping promotion qualifies for orders under 8 ounces.
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Regardless of what shipping option you choose in checkout, when your order ships via free shipping, with any shop promotion, it is shipped "best way" which means we pick the method of shipping that is used.
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If you would like any special shipping services like signature for delivery, please contact us. If your package is over $500 your order will require a signature for delivery by default.
Oh yes, we're that good! We definitely take longer than some internet spirit & spell sellers. However, we're not the "toss a product in a bag & ship it" mentality here. Because of the level of devotion to our craft we give individual attention to each order, and considering the sheer volume of orders we receive, it can take 7-10 business days for an order to ship, or be completed. We're worth the wait! With over 15 years of service online it's no wonder that our shop has garnered the amount of attention it has :) We put individual attention into each & every order. We are committed professionals who have an outstanding reputation for being meticulous & thoughtful with every order.
Typically shipping with Creepy Hollows can be anywhere between 7-10 days. We do our best to process orders as efficiently as possible however we do take the time to make sure each person is receiving spirits and/or spells that best suit them, doing this gives us the opportunity to make adjustments when necessary. We do not strive to earn our reputation in fast shipping, but quality work. We take the responsibility of the paranormal with the utmost respect at all times! Work begins on all orders within 24 hours - 3 days of placement, which includes any Bridging.
Explanation of Order Statuses:Backordered: The entire order has been back-ordered (rarely used)Completed: Your order has been shipped and is complete, a tracking number was sent via email from StampsDeclined: Paypal or your credit card has been declined for paymentFailed: During processing the payment method you used did not complete, and the items are not reserved for youNot Finished: You did not finish placing your orderPartially Paid: You have placed a layaway & have made the down payment, but have not finished paying for itPartially Shipped: There is an item(s) that will be shipping separately from the rest of your orderPaid Off: You have finished paying off your layaway and it will be shipping soonProcessed: You have completed the check out process and the items in your order are reserved for you, the next step is "Complete"Queued: You did not finish the whole check out process and the items are not reserved for youRe-Shipped: You wrote in to say your package was lost & we re-shipped the order to you
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Any special offers, Limited Time Only, Eterna Membership, Third Party, bath & body products, or custom work (any item titled "Custom") that is done specifically for you is non-returnable and non-refundable.
You must write to firstname.lastname@example.com. This is the ONLY form of communication we will accept for cancellations, returns, or exchanges. You are responsible for the shipping charges to return the items to us, we recommend you send the package with tracking (and insurance if the value exceeds $100). You will be responsible for the shipping charges to ship your exchange/replacement back to you once we have received the original items. If you ship items back outside of the return window (5 days from order receipt), they will not be refunded or exchanged.
If you file a chargeback, all work done by us is reversed immediately and will no longer be obtainable. Your account is immediately suspended and will not be reinstated until the order is paid for, including any chargeback fees we have to pay because of the chargeback; suspension of your account includes all CH services and areas of the site.
Digital content on this website is not subject to order cancellation or our return policy because once the order is processed, access to the content is provided and cannot be reclaimed. Therefore all sales are final with digital content.Because of the nature of the work involved there is a great deal of personal time that is required for the bindings and work involved for each order.
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All of your proofs are cropped to 5x7 prints so please know that when ordering other sizes the actual print may vary slightly. Each computer will show colors different so I edit them to calibrate with my computer and the lab I print with. Keep this in mind if the colors and brightness seem off on the computer you view them from. If you are interested in a collage, I will be happy to make one for you. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. When ordering, please refer to the number in the bottom left corner under each proof (B&B 8 mths ##). Your order form with payment will be due by June 18, 2011 to avoid the $50.00 late fee and to keep you gallery online. Please refer to the Information and Investment link for pricing of regular prints, collage work, and canvases and to download your order form to mail to me. You can click on each picture to the right to make it larger.Read More
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Django Wiki
The source of documentation, examples, extensions and code snippets
Django is available open-source under the BSD license.
Browsing code online
- Browse source: See the full code via a Web interface.
- Timeline: Keep track of recent changes.
- See our download page for download instructions.
Getting involved
- How to contribute to Django: The lowdown on how our community works.
- [report:1 Tickets]: View active tickets, make bug reports and contribute feature requests.
- Little, easy improvements: Get your feet wet by taking on one of these small tasks.
- How to report security issues: How to report security issues
In Developement
This category describes changes and some new features introduced in the development version of Django:
- ModelInheritance: Write-up discussing how inheritance/subclassing of models should work. Currently this is not implemented in the development version of Django, so if you need model subclassing stick to one of the older stable releases or use workarounds like one-to-one relationships.
- SchemaEvolution: This is a new feature, under development as a project for the 2006 Summer of Code.
- RowLevelPermissions: Currently Django's permission system only works at the level of an entire model -- e.g., user "Bob" has access to add flatpages and edit users. This Summer of Code project will extend the permission system to be much more fine-grained, so permissions will be able to be assigned per object instead of per model (so, for example, user "Bob" could be given permission to edit only flatpage number 24 and user number 12, instead of all flatpages and all users).
- GenericAuthorization: A more flexible authorization system for Django. The new system should allow for ACL's, role-based systems, and Django's current model-level permissions.
- Generic relations: a "generic foreign key" feature is currently under development, but not yet completed. There is no support for it yet in the admin application, and it is probably unwise to attempt to use it in a production application.
- FullHistory: A "full content history" implementation with compare, revert, etc. A SoC 2006 project.
- TextIndexingAbstractionLayer: An abstraction layer for full-text indexing and search engines such as Lucene, Xapian, and Hyper Estraier. Also known as Merquery, this Summer of Code project will most likely be placed in contrib.search.
Descriptions of major changes to the codebase
- Backwards Incompatible Changes: Comprehensive list of backwards-incompatible changes made since first public release.
- Removing the magic: The magic-removal branch was merged to trunk in changeset [2809], May 2006.
- New-admin changes: The new-admin branch was merged to trunk in changeset [1433], November 2005.
Example applications (with source code/templates)
- Django Based projects at google - See django based projects hosted at code.google.com
- djangoproject.com: See the full code and templates for the Django-powered portions of this site (i.e., everything except the ticket system). The Python code is available under the BSD license, but the templates are copyrighted by World Online and shouldn't be copied.
- Custard/Melt: Source code for application developed using Django.
- Django Photo Gallery : Source for a "Gallery with a twist" (by Georg Bauer)
- Source for A simple CMS : written with Django (Georg Bauer) ( A site http://rfc1437.de/ : using this simple CMS system.)
- Source for an IRCLogger : done in Django (Georg Bauer)
- WorkStyle - GTD TODO Management Application. sandbox is available too.
- Zyons - Forum/Community application.
- stockphoto - A simple photo gallery (by Jason McBrayer)
- Feedjack - A Planet/feed aggregator application by Gustavo Picón. Sample sites: (1, 2, 3)
- Generic Pastebin App - An application completely driven by generic views, no custom view code. Source links available in upper right corner of any page.
- FFSomething - Suite for managing open wireless mesh networks
- BookMaker - Bookmaker is an open-source web application for managing small parimutuel betting pools ( Browse BookMaker Source )
- RISE Project (Resources and Information for Success in Education) - a project to manage and publish academic catalog information including programs, courses, and schedules. (BSD-licensed.)
- Ip to country application - this application will allow you to get the country flag of comments.
Sites using Django
- Django-powered sites : List your Django powered site(s) here!
Contributed documentation and examples
- Compilation of Tutorials: Intended to be a complete and concise list of Django tutorials
- CookBook: Code recipes.
- CommonPitfalls: Common developer errors, gotchas, etc.
- DocumentationSuggestions: A place to put docs that you wish you could have found while learning
- Do's and Dont's for application writers: how to make an application that is easy to distribute
- Django API (Beta): Automatic generated API using epydoc
- FormField documentation for Manipulators
- ExtendedUserModel: How to extend the auth systems's User class to contain extra data. (Warning: kludge!)
- Making Custom form fields: Adventures in making new form fields.
- Custom Upload Fields with Template Filters: extra features for upload fields.
- Developer Documentation?: Documentation about the internals of Django.
- User-contributed middleware?
- Djangoutils: Miscellaneous Django utilities.
Installing and Configuring Django
- Server arrangements: How to use Django with FCGI, Twisted, etc.
- Setup on Mac OS X Tiger: Includes installing python 2.4 (which isn't required), the latest version of postgresql, and psycopg.
- WindowsInstall? - install django on Windows in 5 minutes (using sqlite and the internal webserver)
Development environment
- Simple Bash Script To Setup Development Environment: An example of how to set up your development environment.
- 'django-settings' Bash function: Save the typing of DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE.
- Django development with Vim: Hints and tips for using the Vim editor.
- A python script for parsing settings.py: A small python script can be used to read, modify, save settings.py file.
- A python script for parsing urls.py: A small python script can be used to read, modify, save urls.py file.
- Profiling Django: How to use the Python hotshot profiler with Django
- ExtendingAdminTemplates
- TemplateTagsCheatSheet - A quick list of all the template tags.
- Using Myghty Templates in Django - How to use Myghty templates in Django
- Zope3 Page Templates for Django – Add-on allowing to use ZPT in Django
- PHP template loader - Integrate Django templates into an existing PHP based site
- Cheetah template for django: Generic views + cheetah's admin functions. Contact dj@…. (BROKEN LINK)
Code Examples
- Ajax/DHTML shopping basket in Django example?
- CotentBBcode Parser - How-to make pluggable special-tag parser
- Reading Binary Files - How to read Baldurs Gate II character files and display data about the character
- Ajax and Django, using Dojo How to submit a form using Ajax with Dojo.
- LDAP Django Auth Backend: Dead-Simple LDAP in Django with Backends
- Simple 'scaffolding'?: Spew out simple form fields as a base for modification
- More about scaffolding: Spew out simple forms for your whole app, including automated urls
- Generic URL Generator: Generate URLs when using generic views
- Model 'middleware': Add pre/post save/delete callbacks to any model.
- Simple Custom Manipulators?: Spews out a custom manipulator for your model, primed and ready for tweaking.
- Auto All-Apps Module?: Simple package with all the installed app modules underneith it.
- Safe Settings context processor: Provide template access to your settings variables.
Web Services/APIs
- A Google search engine front end in Django tutorial
- XML-RPC Example of doing XML-RPC in Django
- WebServices?: An example showing how to access a web service (Amazon.com) using Python.
- FlickrIntegration - One way of integrating flickr with Django
Tutorials on the web
- Django Blog: Notifying about new comments by email
- Extending Django's database API to include full-text search
- WordPress Clone in 27 Seconds
- Are you generic?
- Sending E-Mails via Templates
- Django admin for your PHP app?
- Hacking FreeComment
- The difference between blank and null
- Using Django's TemplateTags
- A Django website that took (a lot) more than 20 minutes
- Forms With Multiple Inline Objects
- Extending Generic Views
- Template context processors
- Custom SQL In Django
- How Django processes a request
- Write better template tags
- Extending the User model
- Django's Undocumented contenttype app
- Django, gzip and WSGI
- Django for non-programmers
- Django Templates: The Power of Inheritance
- Django Templates: An Introduction
- Setting up Django on Dreamhost
- Django on Windows HOWTO
- Django Admin Hack - Fields varying with user permissions
- Some django gotchas
- Django Templates are not limited
- Develop for the Web with Django and Python
- An AJAX ComboBox Widget for Django
- Using Django's Free Comments
- MochiKit and Django
- RSS made stupidly simple
- Installing Django on OSX
- Snakes and Rubies Transcript: Currently a partial transcript of the Snakes and Rubies meeting videos.
- DjangoScreencasts: Official and unofficial screencasts showing Django development in action.
- Python Web development with Django: A presentation in pseudo-PowerPoint format that provides a good overview.
Resources in other languages
- Chinese Django Tutorial?: A Chinese Django tutorial step by step. [Chinese]
- Jarosław Zabiełło Blog: Various Django tips and tutorials [Polish]
- Biblioteka Linuxa: Polish documentation and examples [Polish]
- French translation of Django documentation
Under discussion
- Model Inheritance: Subclassing and model inheritance.
- Version One features
- Localization (l10n)
- Streamlining Unicode Usage
- AJAX and Django
- Better Error Messages: Documenting situations where better error messages would improve the experience of developing with Django
- Multiple Database Support: Adding support for multiple database connections
- AutoEscaping: Auto escaping of variables by templates
- Developers for hire: Community members available to do Django work.
- Django-friendly Web hosts
- Official Django badges
- Official Django logos
- DjangoUsers: User community about django.


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A cold winter and trees still weary from last season's massive apple crop have Northern New England growers eyeing a decent but not spectacular harvest this year.
Early season varieties — like Paula Red — are already ripening, prompting pick-your-own orchards to open this weekend or next week.
Vermont, the second biggest producer of apples in New England after Massachusetts, produced about 850,000 bushels of apples last year, and experts predict this year's yield will be close to that. But some orchards are reporting a smaller crop of some varieties that produced bountiful numbers last year.
"This year's crop is a little bit down, and it's totally variable across the state, and it's variable within orchards even," said Terence Bradshaw, tree fruit and viticulture specialist at the University of Vermont. "It's really two factors. One is that the trees put out so much energy producing last year's just incredible crop. The other thing is, yeah, we did have a cold winter."
Genny Boyer, of Boyer's Orchard in Monkton, estimates they're down about a third in McIntosh apples from last year. But all the other varieties — Empire, Cortland, Northern Spy — are doing well, she said.
"The McIntosh just overproduced last year. It just went to town last year, and in fact, we gave to every food shelf we could," she said. "It was just a whopper this last year, just a whopper, and most of the orchards around this area had the same problem."
Nationally, the harvest is predicted to hit more than 259 million bushels, an 8 percent increase over last season and the third-largest haul, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The U.S. Apple Association predicts it could be even higher — almost 264 million bushels. Washington state, the nation's largest grower, looks like it will have a strong season, too, with 162 million bushels harvested.
Dick Fabrizio, owner of Windy Ridge Orchard in North Haverhill, New Hampshire, said the harsh winter is to blame for his crop being down about 30 percent. But, he said, the size and quality of the apples are excellent.
"We had a really cold spell in November, and I don't think the trees hardened up in time," Fabrizio said. "Having 70 mornings below zero doesn't help matters."
"You normally have a heavy year and a light year, and we were due for a light year this year," he said.
New Hampshire growers harvested 607,000 bushels in 2013 and are expected to pull down just 381,000 bushels this season, according to the USDA.
At Concord's Carter Hill Orchard, owner Todd Larocque said they're seeing a few light spots in this year's crop, but there are still plenty of apples to pick and to feed into their cider-making operation. Larocque also co-chairs the New Hampshire Growers Cooperative and has been in touch with growers around the state.
"Everyone's got somewhat of a halfway decent crop," Larocque said.
Jeff Timberlake, a co-owner of Ricker Hill Farm in Turner, Maine, said a rainy summer without the perils of hail from thunderstorms has his crop looking "pretty darn nice.
"With all the rain, the sizing has come along really nice," he said.
Adams Apple Orchard & Farm Market in Williston, Vermont, got socked with cold weather in November before the trees went dormant.
"Our crop is down about a third," Scott Adams said. The orchard lost most of its Empire and Paula Red apples but has enough McIntosh, Cortland and other kinds to fill out the season.
Now that the fruit is ripening, growers are keeping their fingers crossed that the weather will hold — without any damaging hail or windstorms — through the fall season, said Steve Justis, executive director of the Vermont Tree Fruit Growers Association.
Associated Press writers Lynne Tuohy in Concord, New Hampshire, and David Sharp in Portland, Maine, contributed to this report.


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