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The Global Economy Is In Its Worst Shape Since 2009 /Кризис, когда мы осознаем твою причину?!
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10.08.2012 (19:31)
Мировая экономика находится в худшей форме. Китай, Индия и Бразилия – не могут придти на помощь - они тоже замедляются. Одно из последствий глобализации: негде прятаться. Экономики всего мира ещё никогда не были так тесно взаимосвязаны, что при замедлении одного региона другой начинает замедляться. Замедление в Европе сказывается на фабриках Китая, эти фабрики начинают закупать меньше железной руды из Бразилии. Безработица в США и Европе - на рецессионных уровнях. Если Греция и другие страны объявят дефолт по долгам и выйдут из евро – это спровоцирует хаос по всей Европе. Китай заявил, что его экономический рост упал до 3-летних минимумов. Таким странам как Китай необходим быстрый рост, чтобы обслуживать растущее население и миллионы людей, которые перебрались из сельской местности в города в поисках работы. У Бразилии существуют подобные американским проблемы с потребительскими долгами: с 2003 года 40 млн. бразильцев стали средним классом и у них появился хороший потребительский аппетит. Однако бо́льшая часть покупок происходит в кредит – а это риск отрицательного итога в будущем. Рост Индии - самый медленный за 9 лет. Темпы роста в развивающихся странах замедляются – значит, США и Европе сложнее выбраться из падения. А чем слабее США и Европа, тем труднее развивающимся экономикам восстановить свои темпы. Глава МВФ Кристин Лагард: В сегодняшнем взаимосвязанном мире мы больше не можем себе позволить смотреть только за тем, что происходит в наших национальных границах. Этот кризис не признаёт границ, он стучится в двери каждого. http://www.businessinsider.com/the-global-economy-is-closer-than-ever-to-a-new-recession-2012-7 Реплика: Вот так нас и учит "Закон нашего природного развития", эволюция, учит пока еще небольшими страданиями, учит тому, что мир – он круглый, а мы в нем - взаимосвязаны, а потому должны думать не только о себе, а обо всех, как одной семье. А если будем продолжать упрямиться, страдания увеличатся - и все равно приведут нас к объединению – злым или добрым путем, в зависимости от нашего поведения. Умный в гору не пойдет, умный гору обойдет! WASHINGTON (AP) — The global economy is in the worst shape since the dark days of 2009. Six of the 17 countries that use the euro currency are in recession. The U.S. economy is struggling again. And the economic superstars of the developing world — China, India and Brazil — are in no position to come to the rescue. They're slowing, too. The lengthening shadow over the world's economy illustrates one of the consequences of globalization: There's nowhere to hide. Economies around the world have never been so tightly linked — which means that as one region weakens, others do, too. That's why Europe's slowdown is hurting factories in China. And why those Chinese factories are buying less iron ore from Brazil. As a result of this global economic slowdown, the International Monetary Fund has reduced its forecast for world growth this year to 3.5 percent, the slowest since a 0.6 percent drop in 2009. Some economists predict the global economy will grow a full percentage point less. For now, few foresee another global recession. Central banks in China, Britain, Brazil, South Korea and Europe have cut interest rates in the past month to try to jolt growth. European leaders have begun to focus more on promoting growth, not just shrinking debt and cutting budgets. The Chinese government, in particular, is expected to do what it takes to protect its economy from deteriorating too quickly. And despite their slowdowns, China and India are still growing at rates America and Europe can only imagine. But many economists say European policymakers aren't moving fast enough to strengthen European banks and ease borrowing costs for Italy and Spain. They fear the global impact if Europe's economy deteriorates further. Stock prices in the United States and elsewhere are fluctuating almost daily depending on the outlook for a resolution of Europe's debt crisis. Around the world, sales at companies ranging from automakers to technology companies are falling. Advanced Micro Devices, a California-based maker of computer chips used in everything from slot machines to smart cameras, says revenue likely dropped 11 percent in the second quarter because of weaker-than-expected sales in China and Europe. At Jagemann Stamping Co. in Manitowoc, Wis., sales to Europe have dropped more than 10 percent from a year ago. The company makes metal parts for auto companies and other customers. It's still enjoying strong sales in the United States, so it hasn't had to cut workers because of falling business in Germany and the Czech Republic. "What it does is slow our new hiring," says company president Ralph Hardt. One growing concern about the global economy is there's little margin for error: Unemployment is already at recession levels in Europe and the United States. The United States, by far the world's biggest economy, has long pulled the global economy out of slumps. Now it needs help. Three years after the Great Recession officially ended, the American economy can't maintain momentum. For the third straight year, growth has stalled at mid-year after getting off to a promising start. Unemployment stood at 8.2 percent in June — the 41st straight month it's been above 8 percent. Americans spent less at retail businesses for a third straight month in June, the longest losing streak since the recession. Economists are downgrading their estimates of economic growth in the April-June quarter. When the government releases its first estimate on Friday, many think it won't even match the first quarter's sluggish 1.9 percent annual pace. The global slowdown is squeezing U.S. exports, which have accounted for an unusually large 43 percent share of U.S. growth since the recession officially ended in June 2009. Consumer confidence has fallen four straight months in the face of scant hiring and weak economic growth. U.S. companies are nervous about the threat of tax increases and spending cuts that are scheduled to kick in at year's end unless Congress breaks a deadlock. The IMF has warned of a spillover to the rest of the world if the U.S. economy falls off the so-called fiscal cliff. Europe's obstacles are even more severe. It's faced with crushing government debts, struggling banks and scant economic growth. Unemployment in the 17 countries that use the euro is 11 percent, the highest since the euro was adopted in 1999. Greece, Portugal, Italy and Spain are in recessions. Germany and France are faring better, but both are likely to grow more slowly this year than America. French retail giant Carrefour SA — the Wal-Mart of Europe — says its sales fell in the second quarter amid a slowdown in its core markets in Europe. Italy's Fiat lost nearly $260 million in Europe the first three months of the year. French carmaker PSA Peugeot-Citroen plans to slash 8,000 jobs in France and close a major factory. Europe's banks are stuck with bad real estate loans and shaky European government bonds. The European Central Bank has made massive amounts of money available to Europe's banks at cheap rates to try to revive lending. But borrowing by many businesses and consumers remains weak because they are uncertain about future income. Many fear that Greece and perhaps other countries will default on their debts and have to abandon the euro currency, which could ignite financial chaos across Europe. A summit of European leaders last month produced some agreements that helped calm markets for a few days. But optimism faded as investors recognized that governments are still saddled with big debts and banks with bad loans. And that Europe itself still faces the threat that growth will stall and the euro currency alliance will collapse. The European Commission predicts the 17-country eurozone economy will shrink 0.3 percent this year. Many economists fear it could be worse. Capital Economics says a recent drop in eurozone business confidence is consistent with a 1 percent decline in economic output. In the latest wallop to the global economy, China said last week that its economic growth fell to a three-year low. The world's second-largest economy grew 7.6 percent in the April-June quarter compared with the same quarter last year. That was the slowest growth since early 2009. Countries like China need fast growth to serve growing populations and millions of people leaving farms to seek work in cities. Chinese growth has decelerated for eight straight quarters. That's the longest slowdown in records dating to 1992, according to Yu Bin, a government researcher. The slowdown is partly deliberate. In 2010 and 2011, Chinese officials raised interest rates and took other steps to tame inflation and cool an overheated real estate market. "Mission accomplished," says Cameron Peacock, a market analyst at Australia's IG Markets. "China now has the room to re-stimulate its economy." But China is also feeling Europe's economic squeeze. Chinese exports to Italy dropped 24 percent in June from a year earlier. Exports to France fell 5 percent, those to Germany nearly 4 percent. Europe buys about 17 percent of China's exports. The impact of weak European demand for Chinese-made furniture, shoes, toys and other goods has fallen hardest on export-oriented manufacturers along China's southeastern coast. Some companies have closed. Others are cutting staff. China is the biggest trading partner of Brazil, which has the world's eighth-biggest economy. Brazil is likely to grow only 1.8 percent in 2012, according to Sao Paulo Federation of Industries. China's slowdown has reduced demand for Brazilian soy and iron ore. Brazilian manufacturers, such as aircraft maker Embraer, are hurting as Europe reduces its demand for manufactured goods. A relatively strong currency isn't helping. It makes Brazilian products more expensive to foreign buyers. Brazil also has a U.S.-style problem with consumer debt: Since 2003, about 40 million Brazilians have entered the middle class and brought a strong appetite for consumption. Brazilian leaders credited those consumers with invigorating the economy in recent years and helping protect it from external shocks. But most of the buying has been on credit. And those bills are adding up. In a report last week, London-based Capital Economics estimated that debt payments now eat up 20 percent of household income in Brazil. "The current pace of credit growth in Brazil remains unsustainable — and the longer it continues, the bigger the risk of a messy ending further down the line," Capital Economics warned. Similarly, the outlook has dimmed for India, the world's fourth-biggest economy. Its growth slowed to a 5.3 percent annual rate in the first three months of 2012, the slowest rate in nine years. Over the past two decades, India has emerged as a powerhouse in services — writing software, running call centers, making movies, drafting engineering plans. In a report last month, Andrew Kenningham, senior global economist at Capital Economics, said India's troubles are mostly self-inflicted. "Weak governance, although not new, is the most plausible explanation for the slowdown," he wrote. The government has reneged on promises to make it easier for foreigners to invest in India. It has taxed Indian firms that acquire companies overseas. Indian factories have cut production. And the pay of many Indians has been diminished by inflation, which has averaged more than 9 percent a year for the past two years. The slowdown in the developing world could make it harder for the economies of Europe and the United States to climb out of their ruts. And the weaker the rich countries get, the harder it will be for developing economies to regain their old fast pace. "In today's interconnected world, we can no longer afford to look only at what goes on within our national borders," IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said earlier this month. "This crisis does not recognize borders. This crisis is knocking at all our doors." ___ Associated Press Staff Writers Bradley Brooks in Rio de Janeiro, David McHugh in Frankfurt and Joe McDonald in Beijing contributed to this report.


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Move over Archaeopteryx, an older bird just landed on the evolutionary tree.
Scientists writing in Nature magazine, say a feathered, chicken-sized creature known as Aurornis xui, unearthed recently in northeastern China, challenges the "pivotal position of Archaeopteryx" — long regarded as the oldest bird.
Aurornis is dated to the Jurassic period, 160 million years ago and about 10 million years before Archaeopteryx makes its first known appearance in the fossil record.
"Our analyses indicate [Aurornis is] the most primitive bird known," co-author Andrea Cau, a vertebrate paleontologist at the Museo Geologico Giovanni Capellini in Italy, says. "It looked like a ground bird, but with a long tail, clawed hands and toothed jaws."
As The Los Angeles Times writes:
"The study authors argue that Aurornis represents the earliest known bird, but other scientists say it could be part of a group of bird-like dinosaurs that were developing feathers and bird-like features but never quite got off the ground, evolutionarily speaking.'You're looking at an animal that is either a very primitive bird or something very closely related to birds,' said [Luis] Chiappe, a veterbrate paleontologist at the National History Museum of Los Angeles who is not involved in the Nature study. 'I tend to think that it's not a bird, but that it's one of those true very close ancestors of bird.'"
The discovery is not all bad news for newly dethroned Archaeopteryx.
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Apple is hosting a major media event today to unveil the iPhone 5. In the days leading up to any iPhone announcement there's always a good deal of heated speculation regarding what features and capabilities the new smartphone will have.
Smartphones and tablets store gigabytes of data. They have banking apps, and apps that access credit card or investment accounts. They connect to email, and social networks. If a mobile device falls into the wrong hands, it's possible that sensitive information and data could be compromised. That's why your smartphones and tablets need to be locked down and protected.
One of the rumors floating around about the iPhone 5 is that it might come with fingerprint scanning technology. If it's true, it would be a game changer for smartphone security.
The rumor stems from Apple's recent acquisition of a company called AuthenTec. AuthenTec is known for developing fingerprint scanning technology for mobile devices. It seems reasonable to assume that Apple didn't spend $360 million for the company if it doesn't have any use for the fingerprint scanning capabilities it's known for.
It remains to be seen if whether or not the iPhone 5 will actually incorporate the AuthenTec fingerprint sensors. It's possible that Apple is planning to build the technology into future iPhones, iPads, or Macs. But, if Apple does use fingerprint scanning technology to lock the iPhone it would be a great step in the right direction for smartphone security.
Most smartphones are locked with a simple four-digit PIN if they're locked down at all. The four-digit PIN is better than nothing, but it's certainly not the most secure option available. iOS devices have an option to require a more complex alphanumeric passcode, which would be much more difficult to guess in most cases.
Android added an ability to unlock the mobile device using facial recognition. Facial recognition can't be guessed or cracked in the same way a password can—only you have your face. However, that isn't entirely true. If you happen to have a reasonable headshot photo of the individual, you can just hold your picture up to the phone and unlock it.
You can't do that with a fingerprint, though. And, the fingerprint authentication can be extended beyond simply unlocking the device itself. If developers have access to the fingerprint scanning capabilities through an API, or if the smartphone OS has an ability to store credentials and passwords in a sort of locker that is accessed via the fingerprint, then the fingerprint becomes a more secure means of accessing apps and other sensitive information on the device as well.
Improving the method of authentication will help prevent unauthorized access to data should the smartphone be lost or stolen. It's important that you don't rely only on locking the device, though. You also need a cross-device security platform in place to guard against malware and protect your data from other malicious attacks.


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Macedon, Olynthos. Chalkidian League. Circa 395-392 BC. AR Tetradrachm. Laureate head of Apollo left / CAL-KID-EWN, kithara (guitar)
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Apollo is usually depicted as a handsome beardless young man, often holding a kithara (lyre/ lyra) or a bow in his hand, His symbols were: lyre, laurel wreath, python, raven, bow and arrows
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InfoWorld review: JavaFX fights Flash
Sun's JavaFX is a crisp, simple way to leverage existing Java code, Java 2D, and Java Web Start technology for more Web-savvy interfaces
A long time ago, in an ancient world when the Internet was young, the Java language was so hot that Fortune put Scott McNealy on the cover with a superhero costume and the name "Java Man." The cross-architecture power of Java was going to remake the computer world and become the default OS for all of computerdom.
Although Java found a great deal of success in education, scientific computing, and server farms, it never got far on the desktop. The Java applets that could be embedded in any Web site couldn't compete with the smooth animation and anti-aliasing of Flash. Microsoft fought back with dynamic HTML, later reborn as AJAX, and the applet threat to Redmond's Web dominance faded away.
[ See the Test Center's reviews of Microsoft Silverlight 2, Adobe AIR 1.5, and Adobe Flex Builder 3.0. See the special report on rich Internet application development. ]
It's now more than 11 years later and Sun is back to take another stab at owning user-level interaction. The task is harder because Adobe has AIR alongside Flex and Flash, all slightly different tools offering some functionality beyond HTML and JavaScript. Flash alone is on its 10th version and comes with more features than ever before. That's just the beginning: Microsoft offers Silverlight, Apple still pushes QuickTime, and there's always the animation fun in AJAX. All of them are competing to be the dominant tool for delivering heavily animated widgets for picky users who presumably want their slick graphics to dance, wiggle, and swoosh across the screen in the process of -- oh, I don't know, sending an e-mail.
Lipstick for Java
Sun is now a bit better prepared for the battle. It has a rich stable of libraries for animation, including the well-regarded Java 2D, developed with Adobe to mimic much of the computational structure of PostScript. This is essential because some suggest that Flash beat out Java applets for Web animation because it offered smooth anti-aliasing. If Java 2D is not enough, there are a huge panoply of open source libraries developed to handle almost any need a programmer might have.
The problem for Sun was how to put this wine in a new bottle. Although the parts were ready for Web artists long ago, artists weren't ready for them. Some savvy artists can write scripting code for Flash, but pure Java requires a great deal more devotion. So Sun created a new language that is little more than syntactic sugar on top of Java. It built something that it hopes Web developers will like and used a new compiler, javafxc, to turn it into Java byte codes for the JVM. Voila! Java with new lipstick.
This convenience comes with a price: learning yet another syntax and remembering yet another set of ways to structure a Web application. The old keyword "void" is renamed "Void" with a capital "V," but you don't need to type it explicitly when defining what comes back from a function. There's plenty of other syntactic sweets. Collection data structures can be built up with phrases like <tt> insert "Fred" before names[3] </tt>. I think this could be welcoming for the right-brained, visual thinkers. Much of the dot notation for objects is replaced with more casual sentence-like strings.
Web mixology
Is mixing bad? Some devotees of strict separation of functions like Model, View, and Controller will grimace. Separate files for different jobs make it easier to maintain, the devotees of MVC insist. Lumping everything together in one JavaFX file makes it harder to give the CSS file to some designer and the JavaScript file to an AJAX programmer. Yes, that's true. But the integration is so tight that it can be onerous paging between the different files to first give some div an id, then give the id some styles, and then tell the id how to behave. If the code isn't too complex, why not mix them together? There's a chance that the designer will be able to cut and paste enough code to skip the programmer. Then it won't be a question of separating the tasks for the various people because there won't be two different people.
Sun put a great deal of effort into adding JavaFX tools to NetBeans (see screen image). The simplest way to investigate the platform is to download a pile of code that comes wrapped up in NetBeans. There's also a collection of plug-ins that will export graphics from Adobe's Illustrator, Photoshop, and Flash. I think it might be possible for a brave artist to export some art from their favorite tools and create a morphing wonderland in NetBeans. But the average artist will probably need some hand-holding because the syntax of JavaFX is filled with many options that just pop out of nowhere. Only a programmer would think of mixing an if-then statement into a string definition:
<tt> var s="The world is {if (date>1492) "round" else "flat"}."; </tt>
It's a good thing we got rid of those curly brackets from Java's if-then syntax because then we could use them for something else in the middle of a string.
The artists out there don't need to confront such fun at the beginning because there's plenty that can be done with the simpler syntax. They don't need to wonder about such wormholes in the string definition until later.
Param Singh, the senior marketing manager for JavaFX, told me that Sun expects the early adopters will be largely Java developers and some very savvy designers.
"The tools are clearly in an IDE so you need to be familiar with an IDE," Singh said, before explaining that visual tools for designers were coming later, along with tools for developing JavaFX applications for mobile handsets.
I'm wondering whether these tools will also be free or at least much more inexpensive than Adobe's tools. Programmers have reaped the rewards of the open source revolution and there's a wide array of free tools. JavaFX could make inroads with young developers if the designer tools are significantly cheaper than Adobe's.
I don't know if this is enough to capture much market share from Flash, AIR, or any of the tools. Programmers love their ruts. But it will empower Java programmers to take on new tasks, and this may let the language colonize more of the screen. Java programmers with a serious pile of code will be able to distribute it with greater ease.
The old guard
This is why I think the most common users of JavaFX will probably be scientific and financial programmers who need to put a prettier face on their sophisticated systems. Any Java library can be integrated into a JavaFX application, and this makes it possible to put a very smart, fat, computation-rich back end behind the tweening graphics. I can't imagine writing such programs in something like Flash's ActionScript. The tools for developers aren't as ready to handle big projects. It's nice to be able to call upon the multithreaded world with profiling tools.
Perhaps the real leverage will come as the hard-core Java folks push for better deployment options. One programmer, for instance, showed how to integrate JavaFX code with the drag-and-drop model for the desktop. This code will deploy directly through Java's Web Start, making it possible for someone with the latest version of Java to just click on an application that will accept files from the local computer. It's a pretty nice deployment model for a corporation, a free open source project, or anyone that's not planning on charging directly. JavaFX could end up being a good replacement for Swing by giving Java developers a chance to build up their UI out of HTML-like components instead of the Swing versions. JavaFX is not just a way to make a Web page dance; it has all of the right mechanisms for deploying desktop applications.
I think many designers will also enjoy building upon the hard work that's gone into Java over the years. The JVM is very fast these days, thanks to the demands of the server-side installations that can't hide behind a cursor that turns into an hourglass. The libraries are numerous and generally well-vetted for security holes. Plus, the latest JVM is installed on 80 million desktops already. These are now capable of handling JavaFX.
The rest of the artistic world may be a harder sell. Adobe makes nice tools for using Flash and AIR, but it charges a pretty penny for them. It may be possible for JavaFX to attract some of the younger, poorer designers who don't have the money to buy into the Adobe stack.
Handicapping the overall success of JavaFX is a bit more difficult. Will it displace Flash, Silverlight, or the others? Not immediately, especially when Microsoft is willing to work so hard on such big-budget extravaganzas like the 2008 Olympics. But I think it has enough meat on the bones to earn some real fans and win a solid niche wherever there's Java code that needs a prettier face and better distribution method. It gives Java another chance to gain some ground on the desktop.
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I attended the Lulu Guinness Autumn/Winter 2012 press day at the beginning of this month in London (along with a few others) and these are the photos of the collection. I haven't included all of the pieces, but I have included most of them and my favourites. Quite a few items have transitioned into the new season collection from last season, like the Lips clutches, the phonebox phone holder and a few other things, as they seem to be great sellers.
Like normal, I love the studded, crystalised and floral print Lips clutches, the phonebox phone holder, the Lulu profile head pieces, the lips purses and some of the British inspired bags and purses. The tea cups and macaroon stand was also so pretty! I couldn't resist taking a photo of that! I think it looks adorable and suits the Lulu Guinness brand perfectly! There are quite a few photos in this post, check them out and let me know what you like the most! Hopefully you love Lulu Guinness like I do! I will be posting the new Nicholas Kirkwood collection next week too!
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By Rachel Zupek, CareerBuilder.com writer
You did it.
You landed an interview, dressed to impress and had great conversation, and you think you might actually have a shot at getting a job offer.
But is there any way to actually know if the interview was in your favor?
Many times, job seekers are so focused on what they did wrong in an interview that they don't think about the many things they did right. While no signs are 100% foolproof, there are definitely some indicators that you have won over your interviewer.
Justin Honaman, director of customer intelligence at Coca-Cola Customer Business Solutions, says that although you may think you've executed well in the interview, don't stop the process there. Even if all signs point to a job offer, you should follow up effectively to complete your career transition.
Here are 10 signs that indicate you rocked your interview:
1. Round two
The easiest way to gauge short-term success is if the interviewer asks you to return for another round of interviews. If he wasn't interested, he would be evasive as whether or not you could expect to hear back from someone. "The hiring manager does not want to waste any more time interviewing you if you are not a fit," Honaman says. "Invitation to the next round is a win!"
2. References please
Why would you be asked for references unless someone cared to learn more about you? "A firm will not spend the time to do background checks and talk with references if you are out of the candidate pool," Honaman says. "Provide specific, knowledgeable references and bring those to the interview."
3. Meet the team
It's a good sign when the hiring manager chooses to introduce you to the team on the spot, or mentions that there are some people she would like you to meet. If she wasn't interested, she wouldn't take the time in making acquaintances.
"Leaders are protective of their team and will not risk introducing a candidate if they are not a potential fit to join the organization," Honaman says. Remember that the hiring manager may request feedback from the team on their first impressions of you, so be nice to anyone you meet.
4. What are the transition steps?
When a company is interested in you, you'll be asked things like the amount of time needed for a transition or what noncompete agreements might be in place, Honaman says. "If the hiring manager is interested in moving forward with an offer, they will typically ask what steps need to be taken for your departure from your current organization so that you can assume the new role," he says.
5. Dollars and sense
Depending on what stage of the interview process you're in, it could be a good thing if you're asked about salary expectations. It demonstrates that the company might be willing to invest in you. Honaman suggests answering this question with caution:
"You can have the absolute best interview ever and be dead in the water if you answer this question incorrectly," he says. "The question comes in two forms: 'What are your salary expectations?' or 'What is your current compensation?' Arrive at any interview with current compensation details written down for your own reference -- if asked -- and have an idea of how you will answer this question."
6. HR smiles
The human resources representative or recruiter is generally a good indication of how things went in the interview process. Take note of his comments after the interview; he is your No. 1 contact during the process and is often a guide to the projected outcome, Honaman says.
7. Your turn
When the interviewer spends a lot of time answering your questions, it's a signal that he wants to sell you on the business, the team and position rather than you continuing to pursue the role, Honaman says. "In most interviews, the hiring manager will ask if you have any questions as standard procedure, but spend less time with questions and answers if the interview has not gone well in their mind."
8. Let's keep rolling
If hiring managers are uninterested, they typically look for ways to wrap up the interview. "At times, interviews will go well beyond the allotted time as the hiring manager or interview team wants to know more about you, or share with you more about the organization and role," Honaman says. If they are not interested in your candidacy, they won't drag out the interview.
9. Nonverbals speak
Nonverbal signals are often a good predictor of interview performance. Pay close attention to the interviewer(s) and observe such nonverbal cues as taking notes, smiling, nodding or asking probing questions, Honaman says. "At the same time, if an interviewer is taking few notes, looking at their watch repeatedly [or] not asking detailed questions, the interview may not be going well."
10. Cultural fit
The more a hiring manager talks about how you'll fit into the mold at a company, the better. "Most leaders are looking for candidates that can easily fit into a team environment or operate well as an individual contributor," Honaman says. "If the hiring manager is interested in your taking the position, they will share additional details about the culture and shift into 'sales' mode on the organization."
Again, none of these are sure-fire signals that you've gotten the job. Plus, even though you did everything right, there is always the chance that someone else did, too. But if you continually see a couple of the above signals you'll know you've at least got a shot.
Rachel Zupek is a writer and blogger for CareerBuilder.com and its job blog, The Work Buzz. She researches and writes about job search strategy, career management, hiring trends and workplace issues. Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBwriterRZ.


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India offers a wide range of entertainment options due to the strong presence of the movies and theatre scene. Rajasthani plays in a theatre are a live form of collaboration where performers present their act on a stage in front of a live audience. There is a different kind of interest that one needs to have to enjoy these performances, as they are quite different from watching a movie that has been shot, edited and fully-packaged before it is released. Based on the theatre scene in each part of the country, there can be many Rajasthani plays happening in Jalandhar and you can book Rajasthani play tickets right here on book my show!
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Election '08 is causing a 'brain drain' on Capitol Hill
But many exiting lawmakers also bring years of experience to the Obama administration.
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The Senate is going through a brain drain, of sorts, with two senators leaving to take the top spots in the White House, two more leaving to join the cabinet, and then an assortment leaving through retirement and defeat – including the longest continuously serving Republican senator in history.
Turnover, of course, is normal, but this year there's a twist: both the new president and vice president are leaping straight from the Senate. The last time that happened was in 1960, with John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. Then add the two senators who have been nominated to join President-elect Obama's Cabinet – Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of State and Ken Salazar as Interior secretary. Usually, just one senator gets plucked for a new cabinet, notes associate Senate historian Donald Ritchie.
Another Senate insider who will be at the Obama table is former Democratic majority leader Tom Daschle, tapped to be secretary of Health and Human Services and director of the new White House Office of Health Reform.
With a big, aggressive agenda in the works as soon as Mr. Obama is inaugurated, congressional observers expect all this inside knowledge of Capitol Hill – enhanced by Rep. Rahm Emanuel's soon-to-be role as White House chief of staff – will help pave the way to get legislation passed. Another House member, Rep. Hilda Solis (D) of California, is expected to get the Labor secretary job.
"They'll have a lot of intel in the White House about what the feeling is up here," says a Senate staffer. "So it probably redounds to both institutions to have this much cross-pollination."
Under one-party Democratic rule, the administration will for the most part set the agenda, but Congress will be needed to pass the legislation. In the House, where the Democratic majority will be larger come January, the rules make it easier than in the Senate for the majority to dominate. In the Senate, 60 votes out of 100 are required to halt debate, and the Democrats fell short of that total.
Not that holding 60 seats would have guaranteed anything for the Democrats, in any event, as some senators regularly don't move in lock step with their caucus.
But now, this is where some of the Republican departures become important. Sen. Gordon Smith of Oregon lost his reelection bid, and Sens. John Warner of Virginia and Chuck Hagel of Nebraska retired. All three were known to cross the aisle at times. Remaining in the "centrist" column are Maine's two senators, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins.
In addition, George Voinovich of Ohio and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania remain as possible aisle-jumpers, depending on the issue. A first-term Republican senator who has emerged as someone willing to work the middle is Tennessee's Bob Corker. He won bipartisan praise in his efforts to reach a deal on auto bailout legislation, which ultimately failed.
Things could also get tricky on the Democratic side. Soon-to-be Vice President Joseph Biden, a 36-year veteran of the Senate from Delaware, will not be welcome at the Senate Democratic caucus's weekly meetings, majority leader Harry Reid of Nevada has pronounced. And there are plenty of centrist Democrats in the Senate, particularly from the South and Mountain West, who could stray from the party fold on some issues.
First-term Senator Salazar of Colorado is one Democrat who was known for working the middle with regularity. He was a member of the bipartisan "Gang of 14" senators who fought to keep the judicial nomination process from blowing up, and he also played the center on immigration. Now, as the nominee for Interior, some fans of the legislative branch are sorry to see Salazar leaving the Capitol. And there's no guarantee that Colorado, a battleground state, will keep that seat Democratic in the 2010 election.
On balance, though, Colorado is better off with Salazar at Interior, given the outsize importance of land and water issues in the state, says Denver-based independent pollster Floyd Ciruli.
All the other brain power and institutional memory leaving the Senate represents the normal changing of the guard that goes with an institution whose membership evolves over time. The departure of Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, convicted of corruption and then (barely) voted out of office last month, represents the end of an era, funneling countless federal dollars to Alaska's benefit over 40 years.
New Mexico's Pete Domenici is leaving after 36 years. Senator Warner departs after 30. But old-timers remain: Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia will celebrate his 50th year in the Senate in January. Sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts is hanging on as the second-longest serving senator, with 46 years of tenure.
In the next Congress, the 111th, there will be 31 first-term senators – not an extraordinary proportion of newbies, according to Mr. Ritchie, the historian. And furthermore, says Ross Baker, a political scientist at Rutgers University, the Senate is organized with a lot of redundancy in mind.
"The Senate, to a very great extent, runs on the wisdom of staff, both personal staff and committee staff," says Mr. Baker, who has worked in the Senate during sabbaticals. "They really go a long way to tiding the Senate over in times of turnover like this.... It's an institution that has withstood a lot more than this."


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Congratulations to the final winner of the Hans Zimmer Wants You!! Contest
More than 6,400 entries later, the final winner of the Hans Zimmer Wants You!! Contest on SoundCloud is 22-year-old Daniel Suett from London. Daniel will now join the Bleeding Fingers Custom Music Shop studio full-time in Los Angeles. Hear his interview with Hans on NPR's Weekend Edition here.
Daniel Suett is a 22-year-old composer from London who comes from a musical family as his father was a jazz trumpet player. "I would often listen to the things he was playing and work them out on a small keyboard I had when I was a child. From then on, I was always writing little phrases and it grew from there. I never took it seriously, however, until I was about 19."
Daniel says the contest's constraints made it the perfect creative challenge for him to utilize different musical styles. "I mostly tried to list all the genres and musical styles that some of the stems lent themselves well to, particularly the solo vocal as it had the most potential in terms of diversity. From there, it was a lot of playing around on the piano trying to see how fragments of the stems could be harmonically manipulated, and then matching up certain harmonies and colors with appropriate genres and styles."
Stats on SoundCloud have been valuable to Daniel in reaching his audience and connecting with other musicians globally. "To be able to see such detailed statistics on your music and how you are connected over the globe is a very valuable tool. Thanks to SoundCloud, I now think there is no excuse for anyone who makes music to say that they don't know how to reach an audience. When you have the available tools and flexibility, it makes you want to utilize it."
Congratulations, Daniel!
Lastly, thank you to all the participants who showcased their tremendous hard work and creativity for this contest. We hope to hear more from you again.


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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal Monday from a studio that refused to photograph a lesbian couple's commitment ceremony, letting stand a New Mexico high court ruling that helped spur a national debate over gay rights and religious freedom.
The justices left in place a unanimous state Supreme Court ruling last year that said Elane Photography violated New Mexico's Human Rights Act by refusing to photograph the same-sex ceremony "in the same way as if it had refused to photograph a wedding between people of different races."
Elane Photography co-owner Elaine Huguenin said taking the photos for Vanessa Willock and her partner would violate her religious beliefs. She said she also has a right of artistic expression under the First Amendment that allows her to choose what pictures to take, or refrain from taking. She was ordered to pay more than $7,000 in attorneys' fees, which Willock waived.
The case has been cited as lawmakers in other states have proposed legislation exempting people from such lawsuits if doing business with same-sex couples violates their religious beliefs.
Arizona passed such a law this year, but Republican Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed it under pressure and blistering criticism from major corporations and political leaders from both parties.
Similar religious-protection legislation has also been introduced around the country. And eight states, Alabama, Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Virginia, had asked the high court to hear the case so lawmakers would have guidance in considering such measures.
Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, said "at issue is the fundamental question of whether the state can pretend to be a god over the conscience."
The American Civil Liberties Union countered that regardless of personal beliefs, "every business has to play by the same rules to protect customers from discrimination in the marketplace."
An Arizona-based group, Alliance Defending Freedom, represented the Albuquerque studio.
"Only unjust laws separate what people say from what they believe," said Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Jordan Lorence. "The First Amendment protects our freedom to speak or not speak on any issue without fear of punishment. We had hoped the U.S. Supreme Court would use this case to affirm this basic constitutional principle; however, the court will likely have several more opportunities to do just that in other cases of ours that are working their way through the court system."
The group said it is also defending cases like those of a Washington state florist and a Colorado cake artist who refused to do work for same-sex couples and a Kentucky T-shirt printer who declined to make shirts promoting a gay pride festival.
Tobias Barrington Wolff, a University of Pennsylvania law professor representing the couple, said "no court in the United States has ever found that a business selling commercial services to the general public has a First Amendment right to turn away customers on a discriminatory basis.
"The New Mexico Supreme Court applied settled law when it rejected the company's argument in this case, and the Supreme Court of the United States was correct to deny certiorari review. The time had come for this case to be over, and we are very happy with the result."
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This Keemun infused a very, very dark brown. Aroma reminds me of bread. Taste is malty, and a bit sweet. It's also slightly bitter on the backend. I'm still working with the right ratio of tea to water. I like this tea. I'm partial to black teas and this one paired well with orange flavored dark chocolate.
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Courtesy of a software developer friend, I had a chance over the weekend to play with the Mac OS X 10.7 preview release. As with previous versions, I felt that Apple is spending a lot of time solving problems people don't have. You can now quickly revert to older versions of files, for example, but how many times have you wanted to do that?
What's astonishing is how little attention Apple is paying to the cloud. That's a shame, because Apple could deliver a kick up the derriere that cloud computing really needs right now.
To be fair, there is some cloud integration in Mac OS X. Apple's MobileMe service provides online storage and calendar and address book syncing. But MobileMe is more about sharing data between different Apple products. It doesn't encourage collaborative working, for example.
And that's a shame because, as with every other aspect of computing it turns its hands to, Apple could demonstrate how cloud computing for desktop users can be done simply and effectively.
There are arguably two roadblocks cloud computing has to overcome. The first is usability. What's the best way to work in the cloud? Google reckons we should get to the cloud through our Web browsers or its Chrome OS, which is essentially an overblown Web browser. However, this is a clumsy approach.
Secondly, people are worried about data security. By its very definition, the Internet is a publically accessible network, and operates on the principle of folks having instant access to data stored there. How can we be sure that a stranger won't end up with our personal data once we embrace the cloud?
Apple could solve both problems. For example, the new revisioning system that's built into every app within Mac OS 10.7, which allows you to revert to older versions of files, could be cloud-enabled.
It could also allow collaborative working. I have no idea how this would work in the simple and intuitive way Mac users expect, but that's the point. What's needed right now is for Apple to come along and apply its superb software engineers to the problem. Like they've done countless times before, we need Apple to clear a path for others to follow. It's a well-known fact that Microsoft closely watches what Apple's up to, and has done so for years. If there had been no Macintosh, Windows 95 would probably have been a very different product.
As for the security issue, one of Apple's greatest strengths is that its users implicitly trust the Apple brand. In short, Apple wouldn't have to do a single thing above and beyond standard security (that is, data encryption). Instead, all it would take is for Steve Jobs to mention in a keynote address that Apple takes security very seriously, and maybe that Apple has patented a couple of security innovations. That would be enough for most Apple fans, who don't really care that much about the nitty gritty.
We've reached an impasse when it comes to cloud security. Vendors have security systems in place, but aren't prepared to work any harder to reassure customers. Instead, they expect customers to somehow swallow their concerns and switch over regardless. However, survey after survey proves that end-users aren't prepared to do this.
It's a stalemate.
We need to learn how to trust the cloud and, with its tech-savvy and early adopter user base, Apple could show the world how to do so.
Yes, any genuine cloud service from Apple would probably be expensive. Yes, it would probably only work on Apple products–although Apple might adopt open standards, as it has in the past.
But that's not the point. We're not looking for Apple to create a service the world can use. We're looking for them to show how cloud computing can be done simply and intuitively.
Whatever the case, the fact that Apple appears to be shying away from a full cloud offering might be a sign that Apple management considers the cloud to be a fad, or simply unworthy of attention. I suspect that if Apple truly believed in the cloud as a working platform, it would have brought to market pioneering cloud offerings two or three years ago.
Then again, cloud computing tends to be linked with business and Apple is squarely a consumer technology company (it even ditched most of its server offerings recently). However, in the same way that the iPhone is working its way into business after proving a hit with consumers, Apple could make a consumer-oriented cloud offering that would work its way up the food chain to corporations.
There are some rumors that Apple might be embracing the cloud, but in the Apple universe you'll find a rumor supporting just about any theory. However, it's something I'd really like to see, and something that's arguably overdue.
Keir Thomas has been making known his opinion about computing matters since the last century, and more recently has written several best-selling books. You can learn more about him at http://keirthomas.com . His Twitter feed is @keirthomas .


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What Does Science Say About Stalls vs. Pens?What Does Science Say About Stalls vs. Pens?
Assess welfare, sow health and performance, stress physiology, sow behavior and sow aggression when comparing gestation stalls to pens.
August 2, 2013
A number of scientific studies have compared the welfare benefits of stall vs. group housing for gestating sows, according to a report released today by the Prairie Swine Centre (PSC) in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Study conclusions vary because welfare assessment involves a variety of measures, and the conclusions reached will vary depending on the emphasis placed on different measures, PSC researchers say.
The key measures and study results comparing sow welfare in stalls and groups can be assessed in the areas of welfare, sow health and performance, stress physiology, sow behavior and sow aggression.
Evaluation of the welfare of sows must consider all and not just some of these factors. The results show there are advantages and disadvantages to both stall- and group-housing systems.
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The main advantages of stalls relate to their ability to provide individual nutrition and care to sows and the elimination of injuries associated with aggression when sows are mixed.
The advantages of group housing are that sows receive more exercise and have the opportunity to perform a range of behaviors.
As a consequence, group-housed sows show less abnormality of bone and muscle development, less abnormal behavior, reduced urinary tract infections and shoulder sores, and better cardiovascular fitness.
For more information on examining the assessments of housing systems, view the full text at http://www.prairieswine.com/wp-content//uploads/2013/08/SOE-Volume-1-Issue-7-Conclusion.pdf.
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SOFIA, Bulgaria – Her 85-year-old husband needed immediate surgery but doctors told her to find blood for the operation herself. So Slavka Petrova swallowed her anguish and went to haggle on the black market outside the national blood clinic.
It's a grim reality for patients and families in Bulgaria, a struggling EU nation where donors are troublingly scarce, hospitals are strapped for funds and blood traders — mainly Gypsy, or Roma, men — are thriving.
Trading in blood and blood products is illegal in Bulgaria, punishable by a fine of up to €5,000 ($7,100). But lawyers say it's difficult to prove an illegal blood transaction because that requires an official complaint lodged by the person who pays the donor — and families are so desperate they consider the black market blood donors lifesavers.
In the streets around the blood clinic, a dozen men sit smoking on benches or in cafes, on the alert for people in need. They don't have to wait long.
"Even before I had decided what to do, three men stood in front of me and one asked me what blood group I was looking for," Petrova, an 82-year-old former government employee, told The Associated Press.
The price can be prohibitive.
"When they told me that this would cost me €250 ($355), I thought, my God, this is my whole pension," she said. "I went mute for a while and they decided to lower the price to €200 ($285)."
Once a deal is struck, a donor hanging out nearby — or at most a phone call away — is summoned, and turns up at the blood clinic masquerading as a relative. He gets a proof of donation certificate and sells it to the desperate family. The blood heads off to be checked, and if it is found to be disease-free it goes toward filling the clinic's reserves.
So, lifesavers or bloodsuckers? It depends on where you sit.
Mariana Shipkovenska favors the first description. The former journalist had to rely on paid blood donors when her 89-year-old mother had surgery for a fractured thigh bone. She said she would have given blood herself but after a medical check her doctor advised her not to.
"They are the ones that give you something priceless when you need it and you can't find it anywhere else," she told the AP.
Traders also claim they provide a good service.
"I don't think it is a crime to help people who are in need," one told an AP journalist, refusing to give his name for fear of prosecution. "I haven't been able to find a job for years now and selling blood is a way for me and my family to survive."
Health workers at the blood center are well aware of the illegal transactions but feel powerless to do anything. At most, they ask police to shoo the traders from the entrance door, but the men soon return.
The deputy director of the center, Natalia Masharova, admitted that there was no legal way to prevent the practice.
"Although it is not legal, everyone is free to come and donate blood," she said.
Often the center itself loses out in the transaction. Blood found to be infected with HIV or Hepatitis B or C is thrown out and the donor put on a blacklist, but that takes time and the donation certificates are issued immediately, Masharova said.
Her boss at the center, Andrei Andreev, told AP the national clinic has enough blood to help those in need and urged people not to turn to the black market. But Rumen Dimitrov, a surgeon at ISUL, one of the main hospitals in Sofia, the capital, says the lack of sufficient blood supplies is a problem he runs into every day.
"We often have to ask relatives of our patients for certificates for blood donations because we receive only one liter of blood for a surgery from the blood center. In some cases two or more liters are needed," Dimitrov said. "Due to lack of enough blood, some scheduled surgeries are being postponed by weeks."
Up until 1989, when the Balkan nation was under a communist government, Bulgarians were eager blood donors. Army conscripts were awarded a two-day home leave each time they donated blood.
But voluntary blood donation has been gradually shrinking here over the past two decades, leaving Bulgaria above only by Albania, Bosnia and Moldova in Europe in the percentage of voluntary donors — 23 per 1000 people. The average for the United States is 53 per thousand, according to the American Association of Blood Banks, a figure similar to most EU countries.
"Only few become voluntary blood donors, because most people donate blood only if a relative or a friend needs it," said Stavri Toshkov, a leading hematology expert. "It is difficult to overcome the crisis of blood donation. Economic hardships have led to a deficit of such important values in society as solidarity, compassion and the willingness to help."
Bulgarian authorities are now urging residents to show compassion with those in need by joining blood donor campaigns. The Red Cross and the Christian Orthodox Church launched a two-month campaign around Easter dubbed "Light a candle, donate blood," hoping to raise awareness about the country's chronic blood shortage.
"It is the only way to eliminate the illegal trade," said Evelina Dinkova, one of the campaign's main organizers.


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17 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel, and reigned nine years. 2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, yet not as the kings of Israel that were before him. 3 Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and brought him tribute. 4 And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison. 5 Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. 6 In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away unto Assyria, and placed them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
7 And it was so, because the children of Israel had sinned against Jehovah their God, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods, 8 and walked in the statutes of the nations, whom Jehovah cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they [a]made. 9 And the children of Israel did secretly things that were not right against Jehovah their God: and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city; 10 and they set them up [b]pillars and Asherim upon every high hill, and under every green tree; 11 and there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the nations whom Jehovah carried away before them; and they wrought wicked things to provoke Jehovah to anger; 12 and they served idols, whereof Jehovah had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing. 13 Yet Jehovah testified unto Israel, and unto Judah, by every prophet, and every seer, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. 14 Notwithstanding, they would not hear, but hardened their neck, like to the neck of their fathers, who believed not in Jehovah their God. 15 And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified unto them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the nations that were round about them, concerning whom Jehovah had charged them that they should not do like them. 16 And they forsook all the commandments of Jehovah their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made an Asherah, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal. 17 And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger. 18 Therefore Jehovah was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.
19 Also Judah kept not the commandments of Jehovah their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they [c]made. 20 And Jehovah rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight. 21 For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam [d]drove Israel from following Jehovah, and made them sin a great sin. 22 And the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from them; 23 until Jehovah removed Israel out of his sight, as he spake by all his servants the prophets. So Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day.
24 And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Avva, and from Hamath and Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof. 25 And so it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not Jehovah: therefore Jehovah sent lions among them, which killed some of them. 26 Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast carried away, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the law of the god of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the law of the god of the land.
27 Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the law of the god of the land. 28 So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they should fear Jehovah. 29 Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt. 30 And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima, 31 and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and the Sepharvites burnt their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the [e]gods of Sepharvaim. 32 So they feared Jehovah, and made unto them from among themselves priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places. 33 They feared Jehovah, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations from among whom they had been carried away.
34 Unto this day they do after the former manner: they fear not Jehovah, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law or after the commandment which Jehovah commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel; 35 with whom Jehovah had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them: 36 but Jehovah, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm, him shall ye fear, and unto him shall ye bow yourselves, and to him shall ye sacrifice: 37 and the statutes and the ordinances, and the law and the commandment, which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do for evermore; and ye shall not fear other gods: 38 and the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods: 39 but Jehovah your God shall ye fear; and he will deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies. 40 Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner. 41 So these nations feared Jehovah, and served their graven images; their children likewise, and their children's children, as did their fathers, so do they unto this day.
- 2 Kings 17:8 Or, practised
- 2 Kings 17:10 Or, obelisks
- 2 Kings 17:19 Or, practised
- 2 Kings 17:21 According to another reading, drew Israel away.
- 2 Kings 17:31 Or, god


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use Prima;
use Prima::Application;
my $window = Prima::Window-> new(
menuItems => [
[ '~File' => [
[ '~Open', 'Ctrl+O', '^O', \&open_file ],
[ '-save_file', '~Save', km::Ctrl | ord('S'), sub { save_file() } ],
[ '~Exit', 'Alt+X', '@X', sub { exit } ],
[ '~Options' => [
[ '*option1' => 'Checkable option' => sub { $_[0]-> menu-> toggle( $_[1]) }],
[ '~Help' => [
[ 'Show help' => sub { $::application-> open_help($0); }],
sub open_file
# enable 'save' menu item
$window-> menu-> save_file-> enable;
$window-> popupItems( $window-> menuItems);
DESCRIPTIONThe document describes interfaces of Prima::AbstractMenu class, and its three descendants - Prima::Menu, Prima::Popup, and Prima::AccelTable, all aimed at different targets. Prima::AbstractMenu is a descendant of Prima::Component class, and its specialization is handling of menu items, held in a tree-like structure. Descendants of Prima::AbstractMenu are designed to be attached to widgets and windows, to serve as hints for the system-dependent pop-up and pull-down menus.
Menu itemsThe central point of functionality in Prima::AbstractMenu-derived classes and their object instances ( further referred as 'menu classes' and 'menu objects'), is handling of a complex structure, contained in "::items" property. This property is special in that its structure is a tree-like array of scalars, each of whose is either a description of a menu item or a reference to an array.
Parameters of an array must follow a special syntax, so the property input can be parsed and assigned correctly. In general, the syntax is
$menu-> items( [ [ menu item description ], [ menu item description ], ... ]);
where 'menu item description' is an array of scalars, that can hold from 0 up to 6 elements. Each menu item has six fields, that qualify a full description of a menu item; the shorter arrays are shortcuts, that imply default or special cases. These base six fields are:
- Menu item name
A string identifier. Menu items can be accessed individually by their names,
and the following fields can be managed by calling elemental properties, that
require an item name. If not given, or empty, item name is assigned a string in
a form '#ID' where ID is the unique integer value within the menu object.
IDs are set for each menu item, disregarding whether they have names or not. Any menu item can be uniquely identifed by its ID value, by supplying the '#ID' string, in the same fashion as named menu items. When creating or copying menu items, names in format '#ID' are not accepted, and treated as if an empty string is passed. When copying menu items to another menu object, all menu items to be copied change their IDs, but explicitly set names are preserved. Since the anonymous menu items do not have name, their auto-generated names change also.
If the name is prepended by '-' or '*' characters, or both, these are not treated as part of the name but as indicator that the item is disabled ( '-' character ) or checked ( '*' character ). This syntax is valid only for "::items" and "insert()" functions, not for "set_variable()" method.
- Menu text / menu image
A non-separator menu item can be visualized either as a
text string or an image. These options are exclusive to each other,
and therefore occupy same field. Menu text is an arbitrary string,
with with ~ ( tilde ) quoting for a shortcut character, that the
system uses as a hot key during menu navigation.
Menu image is a Prima::Image object of no particular color
space and dimensions.
Menu text in menu item is accessible via the "::text" property, and menu image via the "::image" property. These can not accept or return sensible arguments simultaneously.
- Accelerator text
An alternate text string, appearing together with a menu item
or a menu image, usually serving as a description to the hot key,
associated with a menu item. For example, if a hot key to
a menu item is combination of 'enter' and 'control' keys, then
usually accelerator text is 'Ctrl+Enter' string.
Accelerator text in menu item is accessible via "::accel" property.
NB: There is "Prima::KeySelector::describe" function, that converts a key value to a string in human-readable format.
- Hot key
An integer value, combined from either "kb::XXX" constant or
a character index with modificator key values ( "km::XXX" constant ).
This representation format is not that informative as three-integer
key event format (CODE,KEY,MOD), described in Prima::Widget.
However, these formats are easily converted to each other:
CODE,KEY,MOD is translated to INTEGER format by "translate_key()"
method. The reverse operation is not needed for "Prima::AbstractMenu"
functionality and is performed by "Prima::KeySelector::translate_codes"
The integer value can be given in a some more readable format when submitting to "::items". Character and F-keys (from F1 to F16) can be used literally, without "kb::" prepending, and the modificator keys can be hinted as prefix characters: km::Shift as '#', km::Ctrl as '^' and km::Alt as '@'. This way, combination of 'control' and 'G' keys can be expressed as '^G' literal, and 'control'+'shift'+'F10' - as '^#F10'.
Hot key in menu item is accessible via "::key" property. The property does accept literal key format, described above.
A literal key string can be converted to an integer value by "translate_shortcut" method.
When the user presses the key combination, that matches to hot key entry in a menu item, its action is triggered.
- Action
Every non-separator and non-submenu item is destined to
perform an action. The action can be set either as
an anonymous sub, or as string with name of a method
on the owner of a menu object. Both have their niche of
usage, and both are supplied with three parameters, when called -
the owner of a menu object, the menu object itself and
the name of a menu item, that triggered the action.
Action scalar in menu item is accessible via "::action" property.
- User data
At last, a non-separator and non-submenu menu item can hold
an arbitrary scalar value, the 'user data' field.
The toolkit does not use this field, leaving that to
the programmer.
User data scalar in menu item is accessible via "::data" property.
Syntax of "::items" does not provide 'disabled' and 'checked' states for a menu item as separate fields. These states can be set by using '-' and '*' prefix characters, as described above, in ``Menu item name''. They also can be assigned on per-item basis via "::enabled" and "::checked" properties.
All these fields qualify a most common menu item, that has text, shortcut key and an action - a 'text item'. However, there are also two other types of menu items - a sub-menu and separator. The type of a menu items can not be changed except by full menu item tree change functions ( "::items", "remove()", "insert()".
Sub-menu item can hold same references as text menu item does, except the action field. Instead, the action field is used for a sub-menu reference scalar, pointing to another set of menu item description arrays. From that point of view, syntax of "::items" can be more elaborated and shown as
$menu-> items( [ [ text menu item description ], [ sub-menu item description [ [ text menu item description ], [ sub-menu item description [ [ text menu item description ], ... ] [ text menu item description ], ... ] ], ... ]);
Separator items do not hold any fields, except name. Their purpose is to hint a logical division of menu items by the system, which visualizes them usually as non-selectable horizontal lines.
In menu bars, the first separator item met by parser is treated differently. It serves as a hint, that the following items must be shown in the right corner of a menu bar, contrary to the left-adjacent default layout. Subsequent separator items in a menu bar declaration can be either shown as a vertical division bars, or ignored.
With these menu items types and fields, it is possible to construct the described above menu description arrays. An item description array can hold from 0 to 6 scalars, and each combination is treated differently.
- six - [ NAME, TEXT/IMAGE, ACCEL, KEY, ACTION/SUBMENU, DATA ]
- Six-scalar array is a fully qualified text-item description. All fields correspond to the described above scalars.
- five [ NAME, TEXT/IMAGE, ACCEL, KEY, ACTION/SUBMENU ]
- Same as six-scalar syntax, but without DATA field. If DATA is skipped it is "undef" by default.
- four [ TEXT/IMAGE, ACCEL, KEY, ACTION/SUBMENU ]
- Same as five-scalar syntax, but without NAME field. When NAME is skipped it is assigned to an unique string within menu object.
- three [ NAME, TEXT/IMAGE, ACTION/SUBMENU ]
- Same as five-scalar syntax, but without ACCEL and KEY fields. KEY is "kb::NoKey" by default, so no keyboard combination is bound to the item. Default ACCEL value is an empty string.
- two [ TEXT/IMAGE, ACTION/SUBMENU ]
- Same as three-scalar syntax, but without NAME field.
- one and zero [ ]
- Both empty and 1-scalar arrays indicate a separator menu item. In case of 1-scalar syntax, the scalar value is ignored.
As an example of all above said, a real-life piece of code is exemplified:
$img = Prima::Image-> create( ... ); ... $menu-> items( [ [ "~File" => [ [ "Anonymous" => "Ctrl+D" => '^d' => sub { print "sub\n";}], # anonymous sub [ $img => sub { my $img = $_[0]-> menu-> image( $_[1]); my @r = @{$img-> palette}; $img-> palette( [reverse @r]); $_[0]->menu->image( $_[1], $img); }], # image [], # division line [ "E~xit" => "Exit" ] # calling named function of menu owner ]], [ ef => "~Edit" => [ # example of system commands usage ... [ "Pa~ste" => sub { $_[0]->foc_action('paste')} ], ... ["~Duplicate menu"=>sub{ TestWindow->create( menu=>$_[0]->menu)}], ]], ... [], # divisor in main menu opens [ "~Clusters" => [ # right-adjacent part [ "*".checker => "Checking Item" => "Check" ], [], [ "-".slave => "Disabled state" => "PrintText"], ... ]] ] );
The code is stripped from 'menu.pl' from 'examples' directory in the toolkit installation. The reader is advised to run the example and learn the menu mechanics.
Prima::MenuItemAs described above, text and sub-menu items can be managed by elemental properties - "::accel", "::text", "::image", "::checked", "::enabled", "::action", "::data". All these, plus some other methods can be called in an alternative way, resembling name-based component calls of Prima::Object. A code
$menu-> checked('CheckerMenuItem', 1);
can be re-written as
$menu-> CheckerMenuItem-> checked(1);
Name-based call substitutes Prima::MenuItem object, created on the fly. Prima::MenuItem class shares same functions of Prima::AbstractMenu, that handle individual menu items.
Prima::MenuObjects, derived from Prima::Menu class are used to tandem Prima::Window objects, and their items to be shown as menu bar on top of the window.
Prima::Menu is special in that its top-level items visualized horizontally, and in behavior of the top-level separator items ( see above, ``Menu items'' ).
If "::selected" is set to 1, then a menu object is visualized in a window, otherwise it is not. This behavior allows window to host multiple menu objects without clashing. When a Prima::Menu object gets 'selected', it displaces the previous 'selected' menu Prima::Menu object, and its items are installed into the visible menu bar. Prima::Window property "::menu" then points to the menu object, and "::menuItems" is an alias for "::items" menu class property. Prima::Window's properties "::menuFont" and "::menuColorIndex" are used as visualization hints.
Prima::Menu provide no new methods or properties.
Prima::PopupObjects, derived from Prima::Popup class are used together with Prima::Widget objects. Menu items are visualized when the user pressed the pop-up key or mouse buttons combination, in response to Prima::Widget's "Popup" notification.
If "::selected" is set to 1, then a menu object is visualized in the system pop-up menu, otherwise it is not. This behavior allows widget to host multiple menu objects without clashing. When a Prima::Popup object gets 'selected', it displaces the previous 'selected' menu Prima::Popup object. Prima::Widget property "::popup" then points to the menu object, and "::popupItems" is an alias for "::items" menu class property. Prima::Widget's properties "::popupFont" and "::popupColorIndex" are used as visualization hints.
A Prima::Popup object can be visualized explicitly, by means of "popup" method. The implicit visualization by the user is happened only if the "::autoPopup" property is set to 1.
Prima::Popup provides new "popup" method and new "::autoPopup" property.
Prima::AccelTableThis class is destined for a more limited functionality than Prima::Menu and Prima::Popup, primarily for mapping key strokes to predefined actions. Prima::AccelTable objects are never visualized, and consume no system resources, although full menu item management syntax is supported.
If "::selected" is set to 1, then it displaces the previous 'selected' menu Prima::AccelTable object. Prima::Widget property "::accelTable" then points to the menu object, and "::accelItems" is an alias for "::items" menu class property.
Prima::AccelTable provide no new methods or properties.
- accel NAME, STRING / Prima::MenuItem::accel STRING
- Manages accelerator text for a menu item. NAME is name of the menu item.
- action NAME, SCALAR / Prima::MenuItem::action SCALAR.
- Manages action for a menu item. NAME is name of the menu item. SCALAR can be either an anonymous sub or a method name, defined in the menu object owner's name space. Both called with three parameters - the owner of a menu object, the menu object itself and the name of the menu item.
- autoPopup BOOLEAN
Only in Prima::Popup
If set to 1 in selected state, calls "popup()" action in response to "Popup" notification, when the user presses the default key or mouse button combination.
If 0, the pop-up menu can not be executed implicitly.
Default value: 1
- checked NAME, BOOLEAN / Prima::MenuItem::checked BOOLEAN
Manages 'checked' state of a menu item. If 'checked',
a menu item visualized with a distinct check-mark near
the menu item text or image. Its usage with sub-menu
items is possible, although discouraged.
NAME is name of the menu item.
- data NAME, SCALAR / Prima::MenuItem::data SCALAR
Manages the user data scalar.
NAME is name of the menu item. SCALAR can be any scalar value, the toolkit does not use this property internally.
- enabled NAME, BOOLEAN / Prima::MenuItem::enabled BOOLEAN
Manages 'enabled' state of a menu item. If 'enabled' is 0,
a menu item visualized with grayed or otherwise dimmed color
palette. If a sub-menu item is disabled, whole sub-menu
is inaccessible.
NAME is name of the menu item.
- image NAME, OBJECT / Prima::MenuItem::image OBJECT
Manages the image, bound with a menu item. OBJECT
is a non-null Prima::Image object reference, with
no particular color space or dimensions ( because
of dimensions, its usage in top-level Prima::Menu
items is discouraged ).
"::image" and "::text" are mutually exclusive menu item properties, and can not be set together, but a menu item can change between image and text representation at run time by calling these properties.
NAME is name of the menu item.
- items SCALAR
Manages the whole menu items tree. SCALAR is
a multi-level anonymous array structure, with
syntax described in ``Menu items''.
"::items" is an ultimate tool for reading and writing the menu items tree, but often it is too powerful, so there are elemental properties "::accel", "::text", "::image", "::checked", "::enabled", "::action", "::data" declared, that handle menu items individually.
- key NAME, KEY / Prima::MenuItem::key KEY
Manages the hot key combination, bound with a menu item.
Internally KEY is kept as an integer value, and get-mode
call returns integers only, but set-mode accepts
the literal key format - like, '^C', 'F5' strings.
NAME is name of the menu item, KEY is an integer value.
- selected BOOLEAN
If set to 1, menu object is granted extra functionality
from a window or widget owner object. Different Prima::AbstractMenu
descendant provided with different extra functionalities.
In Usage section, see Prima::Menu, Prima::Popup
and Prima::AccelTable.
Within each menu class, only one menu object can be selected for its owner.
If set to 0, the only actions performed are implicit hot-key lookup when on "KeyDown" event.
Default value: 1
- text NAME, STRING / Prima::MenuItem::text STRING
Manages the text, bound with a menu item. STRING
is an arbitrary string, with '~' ( tilde ) quotation
of a hot key character. The hot key character is only used
when keyboard navigation of a pop-up or a pull-down menu
is performed; it has no influence outside menu sessions.
"::text" and "::image" are mutually exclusive menu item properties, and can not be set together, but a menu item can change between image and text representation at run time by calling these properties.
- check NAME / Prima::MenuItem::check
- Alias for checked(1). Sets menu item in checked state.
- disable NAME / Prima::MenuItem::disable
- Alias for enabled(0). Sets menu item in disabled state.
- enabled NAME / Prima::MenuItem::enabled
- Alias for enabled(1). Sets menu item in enabled state.
- get_handle
Returns a system-dependent menu handle.
NB: Prima::AccelTable use no system resources, and this method returns its object handle instead.
- has_item NAME
- Returns boolean value, whether the menu object has a menu item with name NAME.
- insert ITEMS, ROOT_NAME, INDEX
Inserts menu item inside existing item tree.
ITEMS has same syntax as "::items".
ROOT_NAME is the name of a menu item, where the insertion
must take place; if ROOT_NAME is an empty string, the
insertion is performed to the top level items.
INDEX is an offset, which the newly inserted items
would possess after the insertion. INDEX 0 indicates
the beginning, thus.
Returns no value.
- popup X_OFFSET, Y_OFFSET, [ LEFT = 0, BOTTOM = 0, RIGHT = 0, TOP = 0 ]
Only in Prima::Popup
Executes the system-driven pop-up menu, in location near (X_OFFSET,Y_OFFSET) pixel on the screen, with items from "::items" tree. The pop-up menu is hinted to be positioned so that the rectangle, defined by (LEFT,BOTTOM) - (RIGHT,TOP) coordinates is not covered by the first-level menu. This is useful when a pop-up menu is triggered by a button widget, for example.
If during the execution the user selects a menu item, then its associated action is executed ( see "action" ).
The method returns immediately and returns no value.
- remove NAME / Prima::MenuItem::remove
- Deletes a menu item from the items tree, and its sub-menus if the item is a sub-menu item.
- select
- Alias for selected(1). Sets menu object in selected state.
- set_command KEY, ENABLED
- Disables or enables menu items, associated with key combinations KEY.
- set_variable NAME, NEW_NAME
- Changes the name of a menu item with NAME to NEW_NAME. NEW_NAME must not be an empty string and must not be in a '#integer' form.
- toggle NAME / Prima::MenuItem::toggle
- Toggles the checked state of a menu item and returns the new state.
- translate_accel TEXT
Locates a '~' ( tilde ) - escaped character in a TEXT
string and returns its index ( as ord(lc())), or 0
if no escaped characters were found.
The method can be called with no object.
- translate_key CODE, KEY, MOD
Translates three-integer key representation into
the one-integer format and returns the integer value.
The three-integer format is used in
"KeyDown" and "KeyUp" notifications for Prima::Widget.
See Prima::Widget
The method can be called with no object.
- translate_shortcut KEY
Converts literal-represented KEY string
into the integer format and returns the integer value.
The method can be called with no object.
- uncheck NAME / Prima::MenuItem::uncheck
- Alias for checked(0). Sets menu item in unchecked state.


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