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(Note: If you have been keeping up with this blog it is probably apparent that the subject matter on this blog ranges widely. We have posts on topics as diverse as debugging .Net applications, web farm administration, Log Parser tips and tricks, upper management messages and today, some coding tips. There is a method in our apparent madness. All of the posts on this blog have a common thread…they are all from subteams inside Microsoft.com Operations. If you read this blog regularly you will begin to get a picture of how diverse this team is in terms of skill sets, but also how we utilize these skill sets to run Microsoft.com. Today's post comes from our Tools Team, the internal group of developers that create some of the tools we use help us do our job more effectively.)
(Note: If you have been keeping up with this blog it is probably apparent that the subject matter on this blog ranges widely. We have posts on topics as diverse as debugging .Net applications, web farm administration, Log Parser tips and tricks, upper management messages and today, some coding tips. There is a method in our apparent madness. All of the posts on this blog have a common thread…they are all from subteams inside Microsoft.com Operations. If you read this blog regularly you will begin to get a picture of how diverse this team is in terms of skill sets, but also how we utilize these skill sets to run Microsoft.com. Today's post comes from our Tools Team, the internal group of developers that create some of the tools we use help us do our job more effectively.)
Programs that Remember
Let's talk about some .NET C# programming. Probably since the dawn of computer programming, developers have been inventing ways to store bits of data to make their programs "remember" or persist information between executions. Giving a program some capability to recall things makes it intelligent and convenient to use.
The bad news is that persisting application data has not always been simple to accomplish. The good news is that it has become easier as programming languages and platforms have evolved. The purpose of this article is to discuss how the .NET Framework has made this common task much easier to get done.
Persisting Application Data
One useful example of persisted data would simply be the date and time for the last time the program ran. Each time the program runs it could know how long it has been since the last time, which may drive some business rules. A more involved case would be a user interface that conveniently recalls previously-entered values, saving typing on each use.
To persist data between executions and system restarts, a program needs to store it on some disk or other drive. The data could take the form of anything from plain text to data base data. The complexity of the data format and location will determine how quickly and easily the data can be stored and retrieved by the program.
With a plain text file, the data can take any form the developer chooses. If only a single piece of data needs to be stored, the program could write the data value into a text file dedicated for holding this one value. This would make it fairly simple for the program store and retrieve the data.
But if multiple values need to be persisted, the task gets trickier. How will each value be separated/delimited? Commas? Tabs? Line feeds? How will the delimited values be identified from each other? Based on position in the list? Some kind of tag or name placed next to each value? The code that makes sense of all of this could get complex.
Wait, How Hard Could It Really Be?
Ok, maybe I am making this all seem more complicated than it needs to be. For decades, the Windows operating system has provided handy support for saving this kind of data in two useful places: the Windows registry, and INI settings files. The good old Win32 API, still accessible to .NET developers today, provides many functions designed for reading and writing values to both the registry and INI files. Visual Basic eventually added simple wrapper functions for reading and writing registry values, for example GetSetting and SaveSetting. This was a big advancement.
The Win32 API and VB functions helped a lot. I felt fortunate every time I coded a Win32 API function call. I was grateful to the Windows designers for providing relatively easy access to this large collection of hardcore system functions, making my job easier. But coding Win32 API calls is pretty "messy" by today's standards. They are inconsistently named and used -- one big flat list of functions lacking the symmetry and organization that makes modern API's, such as the .NET Framework, easier to use. The VB features are nice, but VB is not the best option for every application, and it provides no help for working with INI files.
INI files are nice because they can reside in any chosen folder and are easy to read with Notepad. One can easily add and remove INI data using Notepad, within these little portable structured data files.
The Windows registry is nice because it is a central repository for zillions of application data values, always found in the same place. However, your few application values can get a little lost in its vast expanses, and you still want to fire up the Registry Editor to work with it interactively – yes, you still run "regedt32", in case you did not know.
.NET to the Rescue!
The .NET Framework now makes persisting application data a snap. First, we have two handy classes for using the Windows registry: Microsoft.Win32.Registry and Application.UserAppDataRegistry. Here is how easy UserAppDataRegistry is to use:
Application.UserAppDataRegistry.SetValue(ValueName, ValueData);
The INI story has not improved much, though. Win32 API calls are still required, which are pretty clunky to call from within managed C# code.
But now we have better options: the glorious XML file, and a special purpose XML file called a .NET Managed Resources File or RESX file.
Regular XML files are fantastic. Application data files are just one of the countless uses for the XML file format. This self-describing, highly-structured markup language has everything that a data file needs: element names, hierarchal categorization, order, and more, all in a portable text file that Notepad can work with. Better yet, the .NET Framework provides extensive support for working with XML. This support helps make the code required to handle XML quite straightforward. For example, persisting a single data value with XML:
public string GetData_Xml(string ValueName)
string ReturnValue = string.Empty;
if (File.Exists(this.XmlFilePath))
XmlDocument XmlDoc = new XmlDocument();
ReturnValue = XmlDoc.FirstChild.InnerText;
return ReturnValue;
public void SaveData_Xml(string ValueName, string ValueData)
XmlDocument XmlDoc = new XmlDocument();
XmlDoc.LoadXml("<" + ValueName + ">" + ValueData + "</" + ValueName + ">");
Have You Discovered RESX Files Yet?
However, RESX files are now my favorite choice for persisting application data. The .NET Framework support is good. You can edit them with Notepad, but not wise if you have Visual Studio handy. The XML behind RESX files is a little involved to read in a plain text editor. They are much better read and edited with Visual Studio because it presents a RESX file with a very intuitive grid editor. This editor is similar to what you might use to work with a SQL Server table in Visual Studio or SQL Server Management Studio. It is very easy to add, remove, reorder, and edit data rows.
I get the feeling that not many other application developers are using RESX files for any purpose. Before I got to know them well, about three years ago, I confused them with C resources files and imagined they would be complicated to work with. Not true! Like standard XML files, RESX files have many uses. And they sure make great vehicles for storing application data.
Following is a code snippet showing sample reading and writing to a RESX file for a single value:
public void SaveData_Resx(string ValueName, string ValueData)
ResXResourceWriter rw = new ResXResourceWriter(ResxFilePath);
rw.AddResource(ValueName, ValueData);
public string GetData_Resx(string ValueName)
if (File.Exists(this.ResxFilePath))
ResXResourceReader rdr = new ResXResourceReader(ResxFilePath);
foreach (DictionaryEntry resxItem in rdr) if (resxItem.Key.ToString() == ValueName) return resxItem.Value.ToString();
return string.Empty;
Looking at the code above, you may notice that the code to save data is pretty clean, but the code to get data is a little messy. This is because you need to iterate through the entire list of data waiting to come across the chosen one. It would be much cleaner if any element could be directly accessed by its key.
Mashup a StringDictionary and a RESX File
However, it is likely that you would want to store multiple data elements. In this case you might load up all of the data from the RESX file into some intermediate object, where the program can modify the data, then save it back out to the file on disk before the program terminates. Before you think this intermediate object needs to be some custom fancy thing, I will suggest that the ideal class for this purpose is the built-in .NET System.Collections.Specialized.StringDictionary or a System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary class, typed for storing strings.
Now we are getting somewhere! We could subclass the Dictionary into a new custom class I'll call "DataDictionary". In the DataDictionary class we will add some code to load it up with data from a RESX file, in the constructor. Then we will give it method to save the data back out to disk when done updating the data. Compiled up into a DLL, we will be able to use this new class from any other program by adding a project reference to it. Our DataDictionary will work just like a StringDictionary, but with the data loading and saving to disk added. This will be slick since the StringDictionary is so simple to work with.
The entire DataDictionary class could be written as simply as:
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Resources;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace DataSaver
public class DataDictionary : Dictionary<string,string>
internal string CallingProgramName;
internal string DataFilePath;
public DataDictionary() : base()
CallingProgramName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(Application.ExecutablePath);
DataFilePath = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments) + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar + CallingProgramName + ".resx";
//load from disk into Dictionary
if (File.Exists(this.DataFilePath))
ResXResourceReader rdr = new ResXResourceReader(this.DataFilePath);
IDictionaryEnumerator id = rdr.GetEnumerator();
foreach (DictionaryEntry resxItem in rdr) this.Add(resxItem.Key.ToString(), resxItem.Value.ToString());
public void Save()
//save to disk from Dictionary
ResXResourceWriter rw = new ResXResourceWriter(this.DataFilePath);
foreach (KeyValuePair<string, string> DataItem in this) rw.AddResource(DataItem.Key, DataItem.Value);
And using this class could be very clean:
DataSaver.DataDictionary dd = new DataSaver.DataDictionary();
DateTime CurrentTime = DateTime.Now;
DateTime PreviousTime = DateTime.MinValue;
if (dd.ContainsKey("CurrentTime")) PreviousTime = DateTime.Parse(dd["CurrentTime"]);
string ElapsedTimeMessage = String.Format("The time elapsed since the last run was {0} seconds.", Convert.ToString(CurrentTime.Subtract(PreviousTime).Seconds));
dd["CurrentTime"] = CurrentTime.ToString();
dd["PreviousTime"] = PreviousTime.ToString();
dd["ElapsedTimeMessage"] = ElapsedTimeMessage.ToString();
The most powerful part of that code is the way each data value is very directly accessed, such as:
No methods for getting or setting -- just simple collection array indexing. This shows the power of leveraging the .NET string Dictionary class, making a slight variant of it for our purposes.
There you have it -- new age application data persistence. Your applications now can be readily given total recall abilities, making them super intelligent, making you seem almost as intelligent.


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5 Steps You Need to Take in Preparation of Being a Mentor/Protege
This is the fourth part of a five part series.
1. Want to Be Successful? – Get a Mentor
2. 10 Things to Look for in a Mentor
3. 10 Things to Look for in a Protege
4. 5 Steps You Need to Take in Preparation of Being a Mentor/Protege
5. World's Greatest Mentoring Relationships
Whether you are interested in being a mentor or a protege, there are some steps that you should take before entering into this sort of relationship. One thing to keep in mind is that no mentoring relationship is the same. All mentoring relationships are unique.
1. What Do You Expect – Before setting out to do anything, you need to consider what you want to accomplish. This goes for mentoring or just about anything in general. If you are a mentor, are you looking for pass on specific knowledge? For a protege, what would you want to get from a mentoring relationship? This step is most important and expectations or goals should be known by the mentor and protege. I would suggest that the expectations be SMART, but that is ultimately up to you. Remember that mentoring is a relationship, it's constantly growing and changing course, and nothing is set in stone.
Personal Story
As I mentioned in my posts, I have a FOREX mentor. She actually approached me. I really didn't know anything about FOREX trading and had no desire to learn. After she initiated the contact, I read a about the subject. It sounded interesting, but I still wasn't sure what she would be doing exactly. She explained that she would spend as much time with me as I wanted using Skype. After speaking with her on a separate occasion and saw that she wasn't trying to make money off of me, I was all in.
I am now trying to find the same sort of mentoring, but in real estate investing. I think I may have found one and look forward to sharing my experiences when I do.
2. Assess Skills and/or Experiences – Before entering into a mentoring relationship, the mentor and protege need to assess each other's qualities to ensure a good fit. There are many ways to do this such as by exchanging resumes or cover letters. The cover letter should obviously be geared towards the potential mentoring relationship. You may want to include your goals for the mentorship. Another way to assess the potential mentor or protege is to actually meet. It's preferable that this is a short meeting. You are basically trying to get a feel for the other person and see if they're going to be a fit or not.
3. Be Prepared to Retract – If after exchanging resumes/cover letters and possibly meeting with the person, you may find that you two are not a match. That's OK. It's better to find out ahead of time before much time is invested. Whether you are a mentor or a protege, you want to make sure that you've found a good fit for you. If both parties aren't fully committed or compatible, move on. A mentoring relationship can be as rewarding as you want it to be!
4. Set Boundaries – Think about how personal you want to get in your mentorship. Perhaps a protege is mentoring under someone to mentor them in starting up a business. Many people are really "tight lipped" about their finances. How detailed does the protege want to get with their finances? Is this instance, it might be crucial for the protege to disclose his or her finances, but this is a boundary that the mentor/protege needs to think about. Related to that, does a protege disclose a possible partner's financials? Be sure that you are very clear with your mentor/protege from the beginning about boundaries. It would be a real shame for spend a few weeks with a person and then come to a halt due to a boundary that wasn't discussed, but is crucial to the process.
5. Why Do You Want to be a Mentor or Protege? – Perhaps, if you are a potential mentor, you want to pass on your knowledge to others. In fact, you may even be so inclined because you feel like you owe society because someone was generous enough to mentor you in the past. For a protege, maybe you want to hone a particular skill. Perhaps you want help in a broader sense, such as personal development. Whatever your position, figure out why you want to be a mentor or protege. I know that's one of the first questions I'd ask if I was interviewing a prospective mentor/protege.
Have you been a mentor or protege before? Did you do anything to prepare for the mentorship?
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I don't advertise it, but every now and then, I get an offer to photograph a civil or private wedding service at a home or park, and they almost always turn out to be my favorite events. Sure, I don't get the same amount of time to capture a copious amount of photos, but I try my damnedest to create a portfolio of images that capture the spirit and excitement of the day, regardless of whether there are a dozen people in attendance or hundreds.
Just a few days short of the end of 2013, I was invited into the home of Niki and Vic, a beautiful couple that share the same love of music, photography, mid-century design and vintage vehicles as Allison and me. Rather than buy into the wedding machine, the two decided to tie the knot in their living room with only their closest friends and family watching. The nuptials were intimate and minimalist, but the love is undeniable. After a short break, we headed off to Hoboken for a few hours of portraits as the sun set in the distance. The waterfront view was breathtaking and I did my best to steal as much of the light as possible, before the sun winked out behind the New York skyline. This was proof that a perfect wedding doesn't need bells and whistles, just two people in love and a little creativity.


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i feel like there's always somebody that comes along and all logic goes out the window. you know it's no good and it won't work and they'll mistreat you, but a smile and sweet word later and you're mush, all shiny-eyed, etc.
how do I bypass that bullcrap and end the vicious cycle of self-imposed heartache? it's really hard to resist responding/getting my hopes all up whenever that certain somebody decides to be a part of my life again, so how do I end it?


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Afternoon snack at L.A. Burdick with Nadia and Paula (thanks for having me :) starts with…
…braided blueberry danishes warmed in the oven. Flaky with pops of whole berries in each bite…
…and the Melange tea latte (I have a soft spot for tea lattes). This is a black tea blend with cocoa, cardamom, mint, and a bit of honey on top.
Next, we dive into a tower of macarons!
And then The Burdick with alternating layers of a delicate japonaise biscuit and rum ganache.
The Harvard Square (named after their Cambridge location) is their signature dessert. Think dark chocolate ganache, toasted walnuts, and cake combined into one. Super decadent.
My personal favorite is the Brown Butter Tart, nutty with a crisp exterior and plenty of fruit and whipped cream. They're currently using rhubarb…keep an eye out for pumpkin and plum come autumn.
And you can't leave without a Chocolate Frappé, especially during summer. They do it in milk, white, and dark chocolate. Get the dark, with extra cream. Chocolate shavings and light on the ice.
Chocolates for the walk home ^_^
The mice (spot the white chocolate?) are most popular, but I'm partial to tea chocolates in flavors like earl grey, chamomile with almond…and if you are lucky, lapsang souchong.


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After handing it over to Ontario Lottery and Gaming to prove its authenticity, the couple were awarded their money which they say will go to travel and helping out their four children and five grandchildren.
As for the churchgoer who found the ticket, the Nosirus have only gratitude.
"I just want to say thank you," Abiola Nosiru said. No word on if the honest churchgoer will be further rewarded.
Mrs. Nosiru did have some advice for anyone fortunate enough to be in her position:
""Please keep your ticket in a safe place and watch it all night," she told Ontario's National Post. "And sign it. And if you can tape it to your body like my husband did on that Saturday …. He said whoever wants to take this ticket has to kill me."
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4 thoughts on "Canadian Couple Lose $50 Million Lottery Ticket, But Church Member Turns It In"
Always sign the ticket before you walk away from the CS counter (I step aside and sign mine before leaving the CS counter). But I agree with RealistView, that member had to have stolen the ticket out from his wife's purse, you'd be surprised to know that it can happen in church, when you're standing in praise and worship the culprit could be sitting right next to or behind you. It happened to me when I was in praise a and worship mode. (I won't how much was stolen), the last time I saw my money was when I was getting for the offering. Blew my mind, I'm not over that yet but I do know that who ever that monster of a thief was God will deal with them. Lesson learned I will keep my purse on my shoulder while I'm church.
I'm not convinced that the church member was "honest". How did the church member get the ticket if it was duct taped inside the wife's purse? Why did it take so long for the church member to return the ticket if the man's name and address was on the ticket? My suspicion is that the church member stole the ticket and after realizing that they would not be able to claim the money because the ticket was signed, they decided to return it instead of destroying it with the hope that they would be rewarded for returning the ticket.
i really and truly hope they rewared that person because they didn't have to give it to them. It will be wrong for you not to show your gratitude with an award to him. The Lord can make you lose it twice, do the right thing.
His signing the back of the ticket,saved the day.


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A bid to have a piece of land between the Fence bypass and the Lomeshaye Industrial Estate taken out of a list of sites available for future development failed to get the backing of the full Pendle Council meeting.
The land is included in the council's Core Strategy, which forms the basis for the new Pendle Local Plan for 2015-2030, and its inclusion as potential industrial land has caused widespread concern in Fence.
Long-standing councillor for the village John David and his successor Brian Newman have led the fight and in the latter's absence on Thursday night, Coun. Tony Greaves put forward an amendment calling on members to have the land removed from the list.
He said the proposal was "extraordinary" in that a piece of land 150m above sea level was being considered suitable for industry and said the land was also in the green belt.
"If we allow this it will set a precedent and lead to a possible extension of the estate between the bypass and Wheatley Lane Road," he said.


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Contrasts in Time
Wolf Point 1925 and Today
Wolf Point is where the Chicago River branches north and south (near the Chicago Sun Times building). The photograph above shows a view of looking at the south bank of the river from Wolf Point. The N. Franklin St. bridge is visible at the left of the photo. The glass tower is 333 W. Wacker Dr. completed in 1983.
The Chicago Daily News photograph, linked to this page, shows a similar view taken in 1925. The old photograph shows both the N. Franklin St. (left) and W. Lake St. (right) bridges as well as Wolf Point (foreground).


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If they did that I wont have my sweet girl now I am happy they didn't take her life away before she got the chance to meet us. We are happy with her and she is happy here.
Should we kill homeless pets on the 1st day they come to the shelter?
How many days should a homeless pet stay at an animal shelter before killing them? Earlier this year I was approached by a person that worked for a state lobbying organization and told (not even asked) "you would rather see a dog suffer in a kennel forever". I said killing and suffering in a kennel are not the only two choices for homeless pets in shelters. But I should have said, "Which day is it OK to kill a homeless pet?"
Which day is the day killing a homeless pet is actually a humane choice?
Is it when they have been there 100 days?
I am consistently amazed that this is a valid question for some people. Given the fact that I believe I could lock up any of them in a fairly bleak room and as long as they could eat and sleep they would be pretty happy about not being killed. They would want out. They would hope they would be allowed to leave and go to a loving home. They would hope someone is working on that. But on what day would they WANT to be killed?
Is it the 90th day? Is this a good humane day to kill a homeless pet?
I don't think it is a better choice to kill. I think there are better choices than living in a kennel. But while pets do live most of their days in kennels, if the kennel does their job correctly, they don't spend ALL their time there. And they can have some pretty good times while in this temporary shelter.
So do we kill them on the 75th day?
There are walks from volunteers, playgroups with other dogs, cat community rooms for cats. With a robust adoptions program and long shelter adoption hours, there are people constantly in the kennels meeting them. There is staff that can make sure dogs that are acting unsocial get attention to teach them to be more social, and ultimately more attractive to adopters that visit. There are sleepover at staff homes.
But maybe we should kill them on the 50th day?
In good shelters, there is clean water, fresh food and a clean cage, a warm bed and sounds and smells (good ones, like other animals and people noises and smells to discover). There are foster homes that could take them in, and in creative programs, pets are rotated between fosters if there are not enough or to get them varied socialization.
Should we kill them on 10th day though?
Or should we not kill them. Ever. No matter what. Should we make their lives as good as possible as long as they have to live in a shelter? Should we make sure the shelter they live in is as hospitable as possible? Should we make sure we work with rescue groups and individual fosters to get them out of the shelter while they wait for their loving forever home? For those who believe a kennel is cruel, wrong and unbearable:
What is a good day to kill a homeless pet?
Should we kill homeless pets on the 1st day they come to the shelter?
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I certainly hope not! What kind of chance is THAT for a scared animal at getting what might be a forever home?! Why would you bother to even bring them in? FAR too many animals aren't given the chance as it is! Ohhhh, I pray that no one does this!
No they should not euthanize any dog if they are of good health. Our shelter here is a no kill shelter ,taking in pets from around our county or nearby counties and adopting them out to a forever family. I had and sheltered 19 dogs in my lifetime, usually the most was 8 at one time. In the Marion County Humane shelter they practically give you a dog if your over 60 yrs. old. Theses dogs are either spay or neutered and micro chipped. A big goody bag is also sent home with each owner.


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Live Life to its Fullest.
High on Life, I avoid Strife.
Good luck and Great question. xx
Have an opinion?
I get very hungry, then after that I'm very horny and tired.
put on my headphones & pretend I can dance while lip singing
Where is the "I'm not stupid" option?
Never been high
Never gotten high never want to
Watch TV or go out
Just enjoy the time c:
Clean or watch tv
I puke. Doesn't matter what I'm high on, I always end up puking.
depends on where I am, if I'm at home by myself I watch a movie and pet my cat (I can pet her until I get the munchies she feels soo soft lol) if I'm with friends we have a beer and talk about stuff, sometimes even deep philosophical stuff and space out of the convo every now and then -can't help it- and just listen to music, if I'm at the park I watch the kids play or when I go at night I like to swing or just lay on a bench and watch the sky for a while.. it always depends on where I am and who I'm with
yup, weed gets me thinking a lot lol other things not so much
on parties coke or acid or both
Nothing, I never get high.
It's not something I do anymore, but when I did everything from sit on the couch and play video games to ride roller coasters and bridge jump into the ocean... I once paddled like 10 miles in canoes while high with about 6 other people. So basically anything under the sun.
Get tired of weed and flush the rest of the bag down the toilet, like I did late last year. So liberating :)
how dare you!! I'll tell you where to flush it, my house
@Megabeauty Weed gets old. I used to be a fuckin pothead lol Blunts and xanny bars.. Late 90's. Anyway, I had a little dime bag in those tiny little ones that I forgot about. found it last December, made a tp roll bong and took a hit to the head. Looked at the bag and tp roll, shook my head and flushed it all :)
probably stale by then. but yeah I still smoke, but not nearly as much as I used to in my 20s
followed... done. haha.
wait, you'd rather have a clown (metaphorically) then her
ohhh! gotcha..
rolling up now!! lmao! helps me sleep
the realest is the funniest
I haven't smoked in a while but when i did get high i would chill on the sofa and listen to the doors with my friends. Lol good times.
Did weed once. Didn't like it.
I never got high, I didn't use that shit before in my life. Lol do people really need weak things like weed to feel coo' nowadays?
What a coo' community u got there dawg.. 😎
If I'm not working, I'm stoned. So I live life stoned.
Like when I take the elevator?
I usually will eat something and then I'll either listen to music or watch tv once I'm done eating.
I'm in the never get high crew, it's impossible for me to get high I've tried
talk with the people who I'm with about random stuff
other... i dont do drugs and i never will
Weed isn't a drug.
@jjesica346 umm, yeah it is
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The Corporate Wife Handbook
Do you understand your role as a Corporate Wife? Are you aware of what is required of you when in the corporate networking environment? Are you getting the most from those opportunities? Sarah Watson has over two decades' worth of experience in the corporate networking environment, during which she has witnessed good, bad and "Oh no, seriously?" moments. Often humorous and always informative, Sarah introduces you to the world you will venture into, stimulating your opinion and outlook whilst helping you to define your identity in the corporate environment. From first impressions, to stepping out of your comfort zone, this handbook will advise you on everything you need to know to get the most out of life as a Corporate Wife.
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Sarah Watson has been married to Andrew, a solicitor, for more than 20 years and has worked as a legal secretary for more than 25 years. After observing how people respond in different ways to the corporate networking environment, Sarah came to the conclusion that there is a correct code of conduct for Corporate Wives to recognise and demonstrate, and that is what persuaded her to write this handbook.
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|Priola, Suzette A: 7 articles (05/2009 - 09/2002)
|Caughey, B: 6 articles (08/2002 - 05/2000)
|Caughey, Byron: 5 articles (04/2012 - 03/2002)
|Priola, S A: 5 articles (12/2001 - 05/2000)
|Vorberg, Ina: 3 articles (07/2004 - 09/2002)
|Xiong, L W: 3 articles (11/2001 - 02/2001)
|Horiuchi, M: 3 articles (05/2001 - 05/2000)
|Hughson, Andrew G: 2 articles (04/2012 - 08/2007)
|Ward, Anne E: 2 articles (05/2009 - 09/2008)
|Moore, Roger A: 2 articles (08/2007 - 03/2006)
05/01/2009 - "Our data suggest that cells expressing anchorless PrP-sen are not directly infected with scrapie. "
05/01/2009 - "Consistent with the in vitro data, scrapie-infected cells expressing anchored PrP-sen transmitted disease to mice whereas cells expressing anchorless PrP-sen alone did not. "
08/01/2007 - "The scrapie prion protein isoform, PrPSc, is a prion-associated marker that seeds the conformational conversion and polymerization of normal protease-sensitive prion protein (PrP-sen). "
03/01/1990 - "However, the staining pattern was similar in both scrapie-infected and uninfected clones, and thus the intracellular staining may have represented only PrP-sen. "
05/01/2009 - "To clarify the role of the GPI anchor in TSE infection, cells expressing GPI-anchored PrP-sen, anchorless PrP-sen, or both forms of PrP-sen were exposed to the mouse scrapie strain 22L. "
|Prion Diseases (Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies)
07/09/2004 - "This may, at least in part, explain the observation that not all PrP-sen-expressing cells appear to support transmissible spongiform encephalopathy agent replication."
05/08/1998 - "Inherited forms of the human transmissible spongiform encephalopathy Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) have been associated with mutations in the normal soluble, protease-sensitive form of the host prion protein (PrP-sen). "
09/21/2001 - "Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy diseases are characterized by conversion of the normal protease-sensitive host prion protein, PrP-sen, to an abnormal protease-resistant form, PrP-res. In the current study, deletions were introduced into the flexible tail of PrP-sen (23) to determine if this region was required for formation of PrP-res in a cell-free assay. "
12/01/1995 - "Furthermore, a single hamster-specific PrP amino acid at residue 138 could inhibit the conversion of the recombinant PrP-sen into PrP-res. The data are consistent with studies in humans which show that specific amino acid residue changes within PrP can influence disease pathogenesis and transmission of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies across species barriers."
04/01/2012 - "The ability of abnormal TSE-associated forms of PrP to seed the formation of amyloid fibrils from recombinant PrP(Sen) has served as the basis for several relatively rapid and highly sensitive tests for prion diseases. "
05/08/1998 - "By contrast in mouse neuroblastoma cells, hamster PrP-sen with 5, 9, and 11 octapeptide repeats were expressed normally on the cell surface, but only PrP-sen molecules with 9 or 11 copies of the repeat motif had abnormal properties of aggregation and increased protease resistance. "
07/12/2002 - "Here we report that copper stimulates the endocytosis of PrP-sen via a caveolin-dependent pathway in both microglia and neuroblastoma cells. "
11/01/2001 - "We constructed PrP-sen mutants with deletions of the first beta-strand, the second beta-strand, or the first alpha-helix and tested whether these mutants could be converted to PrP-res in both scrapie-infected neuroblastoma cells (Sc(+)-MNB cells) and a cell-free conversion assay. "
12/01/1995 - "Neurodegeneration caused by the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies is associated with the conversion of a normal host protein, PrP-sen, into an abnormal aggregated protease-resistant form, PrP-res. In scrapie-infected mouse neuroblastoma cells, mouse PrP-sen is converted into PrP-res but recombinant hamster PrP-sen expressed in these cells is not. "
03/01/1990 - "As an approach to understanding the cellular events associated with the PrP modification in brain tissue, we sought to identify proteinase K-resistant PrP (PrP-res) in scrapie-infected neuroblastoma cells in vitro and to compare properties of PrP-res with those of its normal proteinase K-sensitive homolog, PrP-sen. "
|Conversion Disorder (Astasia Abasia)
10/13/1998 - "The inhibition observed in the cell-free conversion reaction suggests that the mechanism involved direct interactions of the tetrapyrrole with PrP-res and/or PrP-sen. "
05/04/2001 - "Mechanistic analyses indicated that Ha166-179, Ha200-223, and peptides containing residues 119-136 inhibit primarily by binding to PrP-sen and blocking its binding to PrP-res. Circular dichroism analyses indicated that Ha117-141 and Ha200-223, but not non-inhibitory peptides, readily formed high beta-sheet structures when placed under the conditions of the conversion reaction. "
06/15/1999 - "Here we describe new, more physiological cell-free systems for analyzing the initial binding and subsequent conversion reactions between PrP-sen and PrP-res. These systems allowed the use of antibodies to map the sites of interaction between PrP-sen and PrP-res. Binding of antibodies (alpha219-232) to hamster PrP-sen residues 219-232 inhibited the binding of PrP-sen to PrP-res and the subsequent generation of PK-resistant PrP. "
08/03/1998 - "The addition of the disulfide reducing agent dithiothreitol inhibited the cell-free conversion reaction with an IC50 of 2-2.5 mM. Separate pretreatment of either PrP-sen or PrP-res with dithiothreitol and an alkylating agent also inhibited the conversion reaction. "
03/01/2002 - "A cell-free conversion reaction approximating physiological conditions was used, which contained purified DRMs as a source of PrP-sen and brain microsomes from scrapie-infected mice as a source of PrP-res. Interestingly, DRM-associated PrP-sen was not converted to PrP-res until the PrP-sen was either released from DRMs by treatment with phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C (PI-PLC), or the combined membrane fractions were treated with the membrane-fusing agent polyethylene glycol (PEG). "
05/01/2009 - "These results demonstrate that the GPI anchor on PrP-sen is important for the persistent infection of cells in vitro. "
05/01/2009 - "To clarify the role of the GPI anchor in TSE infection, cells expressing GPI-anchored PrP-sen, anchorless PrP-sen, or both forms of PrP-sen were exposed to the mouse scrapie strain 22L. "
09/30/2008 - "Although one of the earliest events during TSE infection is the cellular uptake of protease resistant prion protein (PrP-res), this process is poorly understood due to the difficulty of clearly distinguishing input PrP-res from either PrP-res or protease-sensitive PrP (PrP-sen) made by the cell. "
03/01/2002 - "These observations raise the possibility that generation of new PrP-res during TSE infection requires (i) removal of PrP-sen from target cells; (ii) an exchange of membranes between cells; or (iii) insertion of incoming PrP-res into the raft domains of recipient cells."
03/01/2002 - "To model the molecular processes that might occur during the initial infection of cells with exogenous transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) agents, we examined the effect of membrane association on the conversion of the normal protease-sensitive PrP isoform (PrP-sen) to the protease-resistant isoform (PrP-res). "
|PrPSc Proteins
|Endopeptidase K (Proteinase K)
|Glycoproteins (Glycoprotein)
|Phosphoinositide Phospholipase C
|Small Interfering RNA (siRNA)
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Ambient advertisement created by Lifelounge, Australia for Ice Awareness, within the category: Public Interest, NGO.
Creative Director: Daniel Pollock
Art Director: David Ponce de Leon
Copywriter: Laura Hunter
Plastic artist / sculptor: Corey Thomas
cool and beautiful
one day ......C(0.0)D
Beautiful? I find it quite disgusting. It looks like the 'Sleepy Hollow'. I woulnd't like a black creepy thing like that in my garden! I suppose beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But I really like the thought behind this piece, the reference on how it can take your life over and the creepiness of it all. Also the way it was done over time. Really cool. Well done.
This is great. Even if it's almost identical to Leo Premutico's skin cancer one done in Sydney a few years ago, it's fantastic to see a real client buying real good stuff in Australia.
It's kinda nice, but it takes too long.
What? this is so fake! "the billboard changed every week"?? thats not possible without ripping the creeper.
Apart from that: the fact, that fertilizer is a part of ice shown like that, is not a good insight. for me, this is a very complicated way to miss the point.
Well too slow... Campgn developed for generating PR and then creating awareness out of it..
On its own its NOT going to Succeed... though its looks gr88!!!
Hey Wornerd, If you don't like it, it's O.K, you don't have to. But don't accuse it of being fake. I live a few streets away and saw it growing with my own little eyes. Just Google 'ice is a dirty drug billboard' and read the articles on it. It's very easy. And it will save you looking like a cockhead in front of all the aussies that saw it running live. You're very welcome.
'With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you'.
The artist Corey Thomas added "growth" once a week. It's either painted or some sculptural element, I can't tell which. And it's not supposed to be visually appealing, think of the subject matter. This isn't a cosmetic or perfume ad. The creepy and negative imagery is perfectly mated to the idea behind the message. You shouldn't want to have this in your garden, you should be repelled, that's the point.
For every vision, there is a revision
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Anti-Islam Dutch MP postpones visit on the day Australian Government says it won't block visa
by Matt Johnston
Controversial anti-Islam campaigner Geert Wilders has postponed his visit to Australia, on the same day the federal government announced it would not block his visa.
Mr Wilders was scheduled to make two public speeches in Melbourne and Sydney later this month at the invitation of the Q Society, a local group concerned about the "islamisation of Australia".
But shortly after Mr Bowen made his decision public, the Q Society said the visit had been postponed.
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5 Top iOS Games To Eat Up Your Free Time
Studies have established that sports and leisure activities take up 5 hours of our day. Game creators have to make game apps worthy of our time. Only recently, gaming has been turned to a whole new level. Thousands of apps have flocked Apple stores, making it difficult to pick out the best one. Some of us don't even know where to start or what to look for in the games. As video games enthusiasts, we are privileged to have a wide variety of apps to choose from according to our taste and preferences. The toughest part is spotting the diamonds in the rough. Luckily for you, we have made selection much easier than ever before. Here are some of the top 5 games for iPhone and iPad. There is always something for everyone regardless of your taste.
If you are a fan of basketball, there's no reason whatsoever for you not having this game on your iPhone. The game is an improved version of the record breaking NBA 2K16 game which hit the stores last year. NBA 2K17 delivers a complete basketball experience to users. Improvements to the visuals and career mode of the game make it more realistic and fun.
One of the most outstanding features in this game is the facial scanning for customizable player settings. The application requires IOS 9.0 or later versions for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices. The 4+ rated app is a favorite of millions of fans. Regarding playability, the new version by 2K developers has revamped game controls that make it easy to play than ever before.
Pokémon GO
This app still gives me goosebumps. Look out your window, and you will probably see me wandering around as if lost while clutching my phone. I am not lost, perhaps trying to catch cater pies, slowpokes creatures in the Pokémon GO app.
When this app first hit the market, it quickly became a phenomenon, enthralling over 500 million downloaders to the app Niantic Inc. it is compatible with both iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices on iOS 8.0 or later. While the app is free to play, there are in-game purchases that users may require. The 4+ rated app is recommended to be played while connected to the internet for accurate game location information. Meaning it is incompatible with devices without GPS capabilities.
Hitman GO
If you are a fan of hitman movies, you will certainly love the game franchise. The award-winning strategy game has beautifully rendered diorama-style set pieces that make the game more captivating. The disguises, distractions, sniper rifles and the 47's iconic silver ballers are some of the best features you will relish.
Developed by Square Enix Ltd, this game rated an average of 3.7 by its users. The game only needs minimum requirements of iOS 6.0 or later systems for iPhone, iPad, and iPod. At a small price of only $1.49, the game is available for assassination game enthusiasts. It, however, has an age limit of 17.
Asphalt 8 Airborne
There is no way the Asphalt eight couldn't appear in my list. This highly acclaimed and award winning game boasts of being named the best racing game on the iPhone by both racers and the press in the game business. You can tell from its stunning graphics and over 140 speeding machines including Lamborghini, Ferrari, name them. As if this is not enough, Gameloft creators incorporated arcade gameplay with a multiplayer capability of up to 12 opponents. What else would you be looking for?
Moreso, the app is free-to-play. There are however in-app purchases that you may need in the course of play. The game requires IOS 8.0 systems or later versions. iPhone, iPad and iPod touch models are compatible with this game. Majority of its 200 million users have given it a 4.7 rating
The Room Three
The eagerly awaited award-winning sequel is here. The room three is an improved version of previous versions of the room and the room two games. Gamers are required to utilize their puzzle solving ability to a maximum to navigate the series of trials. Regarding playability, the game has been made easy to begin from its simple user interface. Additionally, its intuitive touch controls and more locations make the game hard to put down.
Created by Fireproof Studios, the game comes at the cost of only $4.99. This is a considerably high price but has not limited users in rating it at 4.0. The game is compatible with iPhone 4 or later devices, 3rd generation iPad and iPod touch of 4th generation and later.
Anyone will agree with me that these are some of the best game apps on the Apple store. If you have an iPhone and some free time, you know what to do. Thank me later.


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What is the best gift you have ever been given?
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My best material position is the watch I got or Christmas. It's the Nixon 51-30 and I wear it basically everyday.
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Yearly in January, an Annual Aim is offered to the church community. In association with this is the opportunity to commit to living a 'rule of life' as a part of your participation in the annual aim and in support of your spiritual growth. Though the emphasis is highest in January, at any time of the year, a congregant is encouraged and welcome to take up the 'rule of life'. These are the practices that one commits to:
- Twice daily Centering Prayer practice
- Daily reading of Scripture
- Daily reading of the Work of Inner Christianity
- Daily conscious movement (e.g., tai chi, yoga, walking)
- Small group participation (second line group and/or Work groups), as available
- Commitment to attend Centering Prayer retreats
- Seva group or YES program participation
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WearablesResearch.com: Wearables & Consumers
WearablesResearch.com: Consumers and the Wearables Market
As wearable technology continues to move into the mainstream understanding the wearables consumer market is key through wearables research. To address this need, Troubadour Research & Consulting conducted an online survey in September 2015 among 1,432 US consumers to understand the landscape of the wearables market and created WearablesResearch.com.
While most syndicated research on the topic provides early snapshots and forecasts, the purpose of Troubadour's research is to (1) profile the consumer market of likely adopters of wearables, (2) provide foundational, landscape knowledge of the market, and (3) track key metrics of the market by conducting quarterly updates.
Extending the reach of computing, communications, and data collection into ever more intimate areas of our personal space, wearable technology presents new opportunities across industries, such as health and fitness, entertainment, advertising, insurance, and more. This latest generation of smart devices is poised to move beyond early adopters, but there remains uncertainty about adoption in the mass market.
The study at large was designed to provide a comprehensive view from the consumer side, specifically delivering insights on:
- Awareness of brands, form factors, and use cases
- The stage of current adoption
- Specific consumer segments defined by attitudes and proclivities
- Consumer buying behavior (the role of trial purchasing, information search, etc.)
- Interest in benefits specific to wearable technologies
- Barriers to adoption
Visit WearablesResearch.com where you can persue our series of wearables consumer insight reports and learn about our segmentation of the wearables consumer market, including a Meet our Segments profile report as well as an interactive Wearables Consumer Segment Explorer tool that allows you to explore segments specifically of interest to you.


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Posted in Press Releases on 29 May 2013
Pete Roe will be play a number of summer festival, following the release of his debut album, 'Our Beloved Bubble'. Members of Hot Feet will accompany Pete, which includes a Glastonbury show. Pete is a highly respected musician, both by his peers in the London Folk scene (Laura Marling as a band member, Mumford & Sons, Ethan Johns) and US artists such as Ryan Adams. Whilst his guitar style owes much to British folk guitarists of the 1960's such as Bert Jansch and John Martyn, his songwriting owes more to American songwriters such as Paul Simon, Neil Young and indeed Ryan Adams- whom he cites as an influence and now a fan.
'Our Beloved Bubble' was soft released on Monday 6th May and features the full versions of recent double A-side taster 'Midnight:Mystery'. The remainder of the album covers a broad range of themes, all highly evocative offerings which trawl Pete's encounters, ruminations, pub studies, love and friendships; at times in awe, at times angry, and all set against rich, sometimes delicate musical backdrops. Accompanied by other transatlantic musical nomads Ross Holmes and Matt Menefee hailing from Nashville, the album's final touches came from acclaimed producer Ethan Johns.
Sun Jun 02 Hay Festival, Sky Arts Den, Hay on Wye
Sun Jun 23 Insider Festival, Aviemore, SL
Sun Jun 30 Glastonbury Music Festival, Pilton
Sat Jul 20 Hebridean Celtic Festival, Stornoway, SL
Sun Sep 01 Smugglers Festival, Somewhere near Deal
'Our Beloved Bubble' will be released on Monday 6th May 2013
'Midnight:Mystery' is available from Pete's site as a free download from Monday 8th April 2013
'Smalls Change (Meditations Upon Ageing)' arrives in April.
The two awards have made for a great 72nd birthday present for the country music icon.


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Update: 14th June 2100+ Votes. 90 Votes separate the Top 10 Scenes.
Update: 13th June We have already had over 1,500+ votes. Just 50 votes currently separate the Top 10 scenes so far!
Over the past few days we've been asking you to nominate your favourite scenes from Season 4 of Fringe. With the massive help from Dor we have now compiled all these and are ready to for you to vote.
1) Poll Results are hidden
2) You can vote for up to 5 Scenes
3) The poll will close at midnight on Sunday 17th June
4) Starting from Monday 18th we will slowly announce the winners from 10th place down to first. 1st and 2nd place will be announced on Fringe Friday (22nd June).
5) No moaning about your favourite scene not being included as you should have nominated it here :)
So vote away. Let us know which scenes you voted for and why, and which scene do you think will win overall?
Fringe - Season 4 - Favourite Scene Competition - Voting Open *Update*
Update: 14th June 2100+ Votes. 90 Votes separate the Top 10 Scenes.


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In similar motions for administrative claims, former President John Charles Maddux claims the company has refused to pay him $538,000 in cash bonuses and expenses, while former CEO Richard Meruelo is seeking $563,425 in bonuses and $2 million in severance payments, wages and fees.
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