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Ok I couldn't read this post without getting my 2 cents in here....The answer to your question is simple and somebody has already said it...It's the truck that provides it's owner satisfaction in driving regardless which make or model it is. A truck that satisfies it's owner would be better cared for and would ultimatly last a very long time. I personally have owned all of them, gas and diesel... two Chevy Silverado's, One F-150, a Tundra and now I am in my SIXTH Dodge Ram. Every single one of them had their good points and their bad points. Chevy's love alternators, Ford's love electronic problems and the Tundra just couldn't haul a load. I choose the truck that provided me the most satisfaction in driving and gave me the most troublefree service. Yes the Dodge Ram had Transmission issues way back in 94, the year of the first redesign but by the end of 95 all of the Dodge Tranny issues were resolved. As I previously mentioned, I am in my SIXTH Dodge Ram... I had a new 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000 and now I'm driving a 2006. Five of these Rams have provided me with outstanding reliability and power to haul a load. The 2000 I just traded had 276,600 miles on it when I traded it. It looked great but after hauling a triple car carrier around for 250K+ miles it was mechanically pretty worn out but it still went down the road with no fear of breaking down. In this day and age where vehicles cost in excess of 25K to 35K you will never be in an equitable situation unless you pay cash for it... Financing such a large purchase is why people end up so up-side-down in auto loans, it's not the vehicles themselves. It's the loans that screw people up not the vehicles. In closing, I strongly believe that the best truck on the road is the one that makes you the happiest. I am a firm believer in the Dodge Ram for work. And in the words of the all mighty man above! "Quit Strokin and start Cummin" BTW, the 425 horse 6.1 Hemi will be introduced in late 07 or early 08 and will be an option only in the Ram and the New Challanger below:2008 Challanger news story
smaller trucks - Toyotamidsized and larger trucks - definitely GMC and ChevyFORDS ARE TERRIBLE!!!I've had so many fords and they have always been terible. One F-250 had the clutch AND transmission go about 3 times in the 4 years i owned it. Another blew a head gasket at 90,000 miles making the motor junk. Many of the other fords had frame damage (about half from plowing) and all of the fords i have owned have fallen apart cosmetically and electrically. The only good ford I have owned was a early 80's diesel. I haven't had much experience with dodge but a friend said the motors are great but their bodies are terrible. GMC trucks are great. I beat on a 3500 and it lasted 200000 miles with very few problems. It probably could have gone a lot longer if the oil filter was installed correctly preventing the motor from seizing as it did. My current truck is a 3500 diesel with about 200000 miles. It is also beat on. I have not had a problem with it yet. All of my friend with small Toyota trucks have had great success. There are also many small Toyota trucks on the road. I haven't had ay experiences with HondasI have been told Isuzus have bad motors. I havn't had and experiences with huge trucks
well i think fords last longest cuz my brother has a 99 f150 with the 5.4 triton that has over 310k miles on it and so far no problems yet.....but he has taken care of it fairly well. Cummins does last a while but the dodge doesn't. ford wins
You say Ford is the longest lasting, however, in the same breath you say they sell more than any other brand. IF IT'S SO LONG LASTING, why do they have to sell so many? You would think that if they lasted, you wouldn't have to keep replacing them!!!FORD...........Frigging Old Reconditioned Dodge!!
I own 2 Ford Rangers one is a 1994 (210,000 miles) which I purchased new and the other a 2002 (178,000 miles) which which was also brought new. the 94 ranger has proven to be very durable. The reason has to do with the 2.3 liter 4 cylinder engine and its single ohc design head. From a technical perpertive the least amount of moving parts you have in a engine generally the longer its durability. That is the reason why I do not like pushrod motors because you have more internal moving parts, such as push rods and lifters which are very sensitive to clog oil (sludge build-up) passages in the block . Ford has only one engine in its line-up that use pushrods and that is the 3.0 liter v-6 used in the Ranger. However GM still uses pushrods in all of its engine offering, such as the 4.3, 4.8, 5.3, 6.0, and 6.2 liter. These engines are easy and cheap to manufacture because they are old tech designs, where as Ford, Toyota, Nissan use higher tech ohc and dohc designs which moves the valve train components outside of the engine block. Also more horsepower and torque can be generated with a freer flowing ohc design than with ohv, this is because more valves can be use in the heads, that's why GM has gone to large displacement engines to overcome the inherent inefficient of ohv design (6.0 and 6.2 liter engines) Ford 5.4 2009 320hp torque 390, Toyota 5.7 381hp torque 401, and Nissan 5.6 310hp torque 385all off which equal or crank out more torque than the 6.0 liter GM v-8 367hp torque 373 or 385). In my opinion the Ford 5.4 is the most truck like engine of the group because of its high torque at low rpm ratio, and it has the longest stroke (4.16") of all the motors I have mention. The 5.4 is also use in the F 250 as the base motor where as the Chev 5.3 is not used in the GM 2500 series because of its low torque output at low rpm. I think the most durable trucks are in this order Toyota, Ford and Nissan, GM and Dodge.I didn't mention Dodge, but the Hemi is a great powerplant and show the efficient of a hemispherical combustion chamber. Note; All Honda v-6's are sohc designs with excellent durabilitiy
I have to agree with some of the comments about how well you take care of your vehicle. but in my opinion i think it goes ford, chevy/gmc, and then dodge. We have dodge trucks at the company i work for and their always giving us problems. we just got some new ford deisel trucks and already we can see the difference. and we already have about 60000 miles on them.
You have to realize when you count how many trucks are sold, you count only by the brand (even if it's made my the same company. Ford itself may sell more trucks then Chevy, but if you were to "also" count the GMC version with it (instead of by itself), it would exceed the sales of Ford.
As far as older Toyota trucks, yes, they hold up fairly well, but right now, Toyota quality has slipped big-time. The new Tundra has actually scored the worse reliability with it's engine failures (camshaft problems), it's weak C-frame chassis that is prone to flexing causing the bed to warp cracking the tail-lights. Tail-gates have fallen off when people load their ATV's in the bed of the truck.Me personally, with the quality of Toyota slipping (like the tack welds in the Sienna van breaking causing the doors to fall off), things have changed. Times have changed.I will admit, their older trucks keep going and going, their new products are just terrible.
being a "brit" and new tothis country i would have said that judging by how many olld chevy's are in scrap yardsand lying in fields that they must surely be the longest surviving trucks, some i have seen on my travels are at least 50 years old and still in 1 piece....granted not moving-but still here!
That depends alot on how you use a truck and how you maintain a truck. I worked with a guy who had a documented million miles on a 68 Chevy. I have put over 200,000 on a couple of Fords. I have seen many,many Fords and Chevys with 200,000-250,000 miles. They are tough and can do the job.
mine got 3 years, after that its slowly getting down. Its also a ford truck.
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in my opinion, chevy has the longest lasting truck ever built. but if u want something that you can beat the *** out of, buy a JEEP with an inline 6. its a 300,000 mile motor and they almost never break.
Which trucks are used more for commercial or work trucks? A hard working truck won't last as long. I've noticed (and maybe I'm wrong) that people who own Chevy trucks are more the home owner type that use them on weekends and some to just spice them up and look good. It seems more Ford trucks are working hard in construction etc. I have a 2002 Ford F150 I use for work and it's never been in the shop in the 112,000 miles I've owned it. I do all the maintenance, use Mobile-1 oil every 10k miles, and amsoil full tranny flushes every 50k miles. It still rides perfect and is quiet. The Dodge I had before went thru two trannies, buttons fell off the controls, seat quit adjusting, sun visor brackets both broke off, the cat rattled, I found two exhaust manifold bolts busted off and left that way from the factory, the time chain wore out at 90k and the engine started smoking at 125k. There's more , but I'll stop there. I used all mobile 1 oil and synthetics and did the maintenance per the book and I had to trade it at 139k miles while still owing 1,500.00 on a second tranny. If I can't keep the Truck 8-10 years with minimal repairs- in my book it's no good. I have a vendetta against Dodge-( except for the 84 Dodge truck I had that wouldn't quit.) I love my Ford!!! *After that Dodge- I would probably Love the Chevy if I had one too.!!
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Blackburn Rovers are handing David Bentley a bumper new contract.
Former Arsenal youngster Bentley, 23, still has three years left to run on his current £20,000-a-week contract at Ewood Park.
Blackburn are bracing themselves to receive serious bids for the man being billed as David Beckham's long-term replacement for England at the end of the season.
And Rovers boss Mark Hughes and chairman John Williams are keen to move quickly to reward Bentley for his progress at Ewood Park.
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Police say 45-year-old Catherina Scalia, of East Rockaway, offered to engage in sexual conduct at her home with an undercover detective in return for money around 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
According to authorities, Scalia's arrest resulted from an investigation after detectives became aware that she was using a hot dog vending truck located on Sunrise Highway in Baldwin to solicit customers. She allegedly informed customers to respond to her home, where she would perform assorted sex acts for cash.
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Site opens Friday at noon and closes Sunday at 4:00 p.m.
Lists will open at 8:30 am and close at 10 am.
Jousting will begin at 10 am.
Opening Court will begin at 11 am (it will be short) followed immediately by Invocation.
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Cat Lady Box Subscription Box Review – October 2015
Cat Lady Box is a monthly subscription box for cat ladies (or anyone who is crazy about cats)! The Cat Lady Box has 2-3 cat-themed items – wearables, items for the home, books, etc. The Crazy Cat Lady Box contains everything from the Cat Lady Box plus a few items just for cats.
This box was sent to us for review purposes. (Check out the review process post to learn more about how we review boxes.)
Here's a look inside the box.
The Subscription Box: Cat Lady Box
The Cost: $34.99 per month for the regular Cat Lady Box and $39.99 per month for the "Crazy" Cat Lady Box.
The Products: Unique and exclusive cat lady finds, from cat-themed jewelry and clothes to accessories, home décor, books, and more.
Ships to: US (free in the contiguous 48 states), UK ($12.95), Canada (and Alaska and Hawaii, $6.95)
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Included was an information card with a list of products in the box on one side and a nice print on the other side.
There was also a letter with more information on the box and the items in it.
Cat Head Drink Coasters by Feltplanet (set of 3) – Value $12.60
I love these (of course). My fiancé can have his terra cotta coasters back and I will use these from now on! These are handmade from thick merino wool.
Cat Wall Decals by Looksugar – Value $12
This is my first experience with wall decals. I have not tried to remove them yet, so I can't speak to the removability aspect (but they're *supposed* to be removable…). They would also be great for Halloween decorations. I am thinking about adding some Emergency Googly Eyes.
My fiancé didn't want these in the main part of the house (!) so I put them downstairs in my yoga/exercise room next to my mala rack. I did not use a ruler to line them up (I know they're not evenly spaced).
Cat Lady Box Exclusive Mug – Value $17.99
This price from the information card seemed a little high to me but then I started looking at custom mugs on Zazzle and it's really not so far out of the price range for similar items. I drink a lot of tea and Crio-Bru so this will definitely get used.
Cat Lady Box Car Magnet – Value $5 (?)
Imperial Catnip Critters – Value $3.50
The magnet isn't listed on the information card, but in the letter they mention that magnets were sent out last month that started falling apart in the rain. So they included this one as a replacement. I'm guessing at the value.
I got a little catnip penguin (multiple animals were possible, I believe). These are hand-knit in Peru and stuffed with catnip in the USA. I wanted to take a picture of my cats playing with it, but one of them carried it off while I wasn't looking and I didn't find it for two days…
And yes, I totally put the magnet on my car.
Furc by TheRetroKats – Value $8
This toy has two ends (a cork and a feathery part with a bell) connected by a stretchy string.
My cats being how they are, they didn't pay a lot of attention to the feathery part (maybe a little)…
But they were totally into the cork.
One last gratuitous cat picture before we go:
Of course they wouldn't sit in the box and pose for photos while I had the camera out. But they were definitely interested in the box! (Since you all know Nyx by now, let me introduce you to my cats, as well. Sneaky is the calico, Mr. Kitty is the orange tabby, Madison is the longhaired black cat, and Monkey is the tan and white longhaired cat.)
Verdict: I calculated a value of approximately $59 for the October 2015 (Crazy) Cat Lady Box. That's quite a bit higher than the cost of the box, which is especially nice considering the number of handmade and exclusive items. This was just a fun box for me, in general.
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"It started out as Bronchitis. I had a wicked bad cough and couldn't breathe," Kim Dippo, a 21-year-old college student said. Her life was about to turn completely upside down. It was early June, and she had just moved back to Salem, New Hampshire for the summer. Dippo had just wrapped up her first year at Keene State College, where she was studying to become a teacher. She was gearing up for summer and anxiously awaiting her new start as a sophomore at Rivier College in Nashua, N.H. in the fall.
Just after arriving home for the summer, Dippo said she started feeling under the weather. Her doctors told her it was Bronchitis. However, Dippo said she could feel a hard lump in her throat, and knew something was not right. She went to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts for further examination.
After undergoing numerous tests including PET scans, blood tests, ultrasounds and needle press biopsies, the doctors finally found a large mass on her windpipe. Dippo said the doctors knew she had cancer but did not know what kind it was.
According to Dr. James Nickerson, an Oncologist at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center Keene at the Cheshire Medical Center, it is very difficult to diagnose cancer. Dr. Nickerson has been with the Cheshire Medical Center for 17 years and specializes in cancer and hematology (the study of blood). Dr. Nickerson said many people get their diagnosis with cancer when they are being checked for something else.
"They mimic other symptoms," Dr. Nickerson explained, giving reason as to why Dippo was continuously told she had Bronchitis.
Dippo said it was hard finding out about her diagnosis. She was put under so the doctors could examine her throat. The doctors told Dippo about her diagnosis, but she was still under the effects of anesthesia. "I was still wicked woozy," she said. According to Dippo, she was "knocked out" for 28 hours. "They told me when I was in ICU. It didn't hit me 'til the next day. The first thing I thought of was, 'am I going to lose my hair?'" she said. On June 10, 2011, Dippo was formally diagnosed with stage-three Lymphoblastic lymphoma, a type of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. When formally diagnosed with lymphoblastic lymphoma, there are four different stages, or levels of the cancer. According to an article from macmillan.org.uk, stage-three lymphoblastic lymphoma is when the lymphoma is in the lymph nodes above and below the diaphragm.
"My dad was more upset because I was upset. He cried. It was the first time I saw him cry," she said.
According to Dippo, both her parents took the news hard because they were nervous, did not know what to expect and they found it hard to watch. "It hit him [her father] when I lost my hair because it upset me," she explained. She said her mom was making all the phone calls to doctors at the hospital, and that made her nervous. "Eventually they would joke about it to keep me laughing through it. It was hard in the beginning. I didn't know what to expect. I didn't see anyone else go through it. I didn't want to do this anymore. My family and friends kept me going. I didn't want people to look and say 'How are you living with something so awful?' This is my life now. I need to adapt. What can you do?" she asked.
According to the article "Lymphoblastic lymphoma" from macmillan.org, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system, which is part of the body's immune system that helps fight infections. Lymphoblastic lymphoma is a cancer in white blood cells. The article states that the lymphatic system is made up of organs such as the thymus, spleen, bone marrow and lymph nodes (or lymph glands). These lymph nodes are located all over the human body. There is lymphatic tissue in the skin, lungs and stomach which contains lymph fluid. According to the article, the fluid that flows through the lymph nodes filters through harmful bacteria, viruses and cells the body does not need. Also, lymph nodes are made up of white blood cells known as lymphocytes. There are two types of lymphocytes: B-cells and T-cells. B-cells are located in bone marrow and T-cells are located in the thymus gland which is behind the breast bone. Lymphoma is a disease that occurs when either of these cells grows uncontrollably. Lymphoblastic lymphoma, more specifically, occurs when T-cells grow out of control.
"June to December (2011) were the worst," Dippo said. After finding the cancer, she was kept in the hospital for a week and started chemotherapy right away. This, according to Dippo, was the "maintenance phase." Throughout the course of the first year, Dippo was taking oral chemo pills and visiting Mass General once a month for spinal taps and chemotherapy.
After the first two to three weeks of undergoing chemotherapy, Dippo began to watch her hair fall out. "I was uncomfortable. People would make comments about me not having hair. People are judgmental in college," she said. She did not decide to shave her head until September, after having cancer for three months. "I didn't want to see it go," she said. Once her hair was gone, she received one free wig, which was covered by her insurance. However, she said she hardly wore it. "I didn't want to wear a wig. It was hot and itchy."
She said the only time she wore her wig was when she went to places where baseball hats were not acceptable.
Dippo was always a very skinny person. Before getting sick, she weighed 120 pounds. While finishing up her spring semester at KSC, Dippo started noticing herself losing weight. By that time she was down five pounds to 115. "I've never been below one hundred-twenty [pounds]," she said. According to Dippo, during her maintenance phase, she dropped to a shocking 96 pounds.
Because of her illness, Dippo was unable to return to school. She was losing weight and was very weak. Dippo said for the first six months of having cancer, she was completely bed ridden, so she was only able to take online classes. By the summer of 2012, Dippo was taking two courses on campus at Rivier and by that fall, she was a full-time student taking four classes.
Despite being diagnosed with cancer at such a young and vital age, Dippo did not let it stop her or bring her down. According to Dippo, the year 2012 is when she began regaining her strength both physically and emotionally. "By January 2012 I was back on my feet," she said.
It was at this time that she wanted to give back to all the people at Mass General that were helping save her life. So, she created "Kim's Cookies," a small business where she bakes cookies and sells them to customers. There are seven different types of cookies to choose from at seven dollars each, she said. "I just wanted to give back to Mass. General for being so good to me," she said. According to Dippo, she came up with a logo and created her own website for the business (www.kimscookiesfocancer.org). She said the money does not go to helping find a cure, but to helping the hospital provide programs to keep the children who are fighting cancer happy. According to the website, the goal of "Kim's Cookies" is to raise as much money as possible for pediatric oncology units. Just months after creating her business, Dippo climbed Mt. Monadnock. "I don't know why I climbed a mountain. I guess to say I could," she said. She came back up to Keene for the weekend to stay with some friends and she decided to accompany them on the climb. According to Dippo, she had help getting up and down the mountain, but she still accomplished it. "I was still really weak," she said.
In June of 2013, after fighting cancer for two years, Dippo finally won her battle. "The type I had doesn't usually come back. Once it's gone its gone," she said. On the last day of her treatment she collected all of the empty medicine bottles she had collected over the two year period and spelled out "cancer sucks!" Currently, Dippo has to be checked at the hospital, where she spent her years fighting cancer, to get her blood tested to make sure she is still healthy and cancer-free. She goes to Mass. General once a month for these checks.
After being cancer-free for three months, Dippo was named the honored hero at the Leukemia and Lymphoma walk that she had been attending every year since her diagnosis. Not only was she the honored speaker at the walk, she and her team of friends and family raised the most money this year.
"We raised about seven thousand dollars," she said. Nowadays, Dippo has regained her strength (and hair) and she is continuing her studies to become a teacher at Rivier College.
Dippo said she is going to continue to raise awareness of cancer. "Once you've had it, it sticks to you. I'm not going to stop because I am done myself," she said.
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The United States has not kept its promises of granting humanitarian aid to Syrian National Council (SNC), Syrian opposition leader said on Thursday.
Abdulbaset Sieda, President of SNC said in his office in Istanbul that so far the SNC hasn't received any support except some promises from the United States after the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Istanbul.
Hillary Clinton announced that the United States will provide an additional 5.5 million U.S. dollars humanitarian aid to the Syrian people. The money will bring the total U.S. aid to 82 million dollars since the crisis began 17 months ago.
As for establishing the no-fly zone inside Syria, Sieda said," We are demanding no-fly zone, but what we receive from the international society is contradictory signal."
"If the international society leaves Syria alone, the catastrophe will spread to the regional countries such as Iran, Iraq and Turkey and cause riots in the whole area," he added.
"Our needs are very clear. Everyday we have almost 200 people dead. The Free Syria Army need arms, military equipment and salary, " he said.
Replacing Burhan Ghailioun as the SNC president in June 2012, Sieda said that trying hard to unite the opposition groups and arranging for better cooperation are top of his agenda. "The priority of my work is to rearrange the internal structure of SNC. We communicate with different groups of opposition for better cooperation," he made it clear.
"The biggest challenge for us is the massive military operation carried out by the Assad government. There are over 2 million Syrian people who are displaced within Syria. We are trying our best to help people within Syria. But our ability is limited compared to the increasing needs of the people," he said.
Referring to the differences among opposition groups, he said, "SNC represents over 60 percent of the opposition political powers. There are still some opposition groups outside of the SNC, and we are trying to include them and engage in cooperation with them."
"The differences are not big. We all agreed on the main framework. We all want to end this old regime and build a new Syria," he added.
"The opposition forces are like a triangle consisting of three parts -- the political part represented by SNC, the defense part represented by the Free Syria Army and the revolutionary part represented by various revolutionary movements on the ground. Outside the triangle we have other forces with which we are in cooperation. The differences between different opposition groups are minor," he explained.
The opposition leader said he looks forward to a new era, " Syria should be a country that no individual should fear for the future. We are going to learn from countries such as Iraq and avoid mistakes. This vision is not to satisfy any Western country. It is based on the natural needs of the Syrian people," he emphasized.


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Dirk is not a good defender. Nash isn't either. But it never seems to be mentioned for Nash. At times it's a double standard when dealing with the current MVP. Just as some of his questionable charge calls are. Most players would be called for a block. It's not being sensitive, it's bringing up a point. It's a Mavs forum after all. Not like we're going to have a Nash love fest here. And there are stupid arguements on boths sides. I mean, how intelligent is MV3 written over and over.
Right, they are both not good defenders. I realize that. I just don't think you can prove either player's case by questioning their defensive capabilites. Nash's defense is always questioned. If you watched the Clippers series last year, or watch the Warriors or Spurs games, you'll see and hear it, not too mention it's physically evident when you see Marion guarding Cassell, Baron, and Parker. Listen to Doug Collins for hell's sake.
Most players in this league are rewarded for hustle in regards to drawing charges. Nash may not always be in position, but most of the time he gets the call because of the effort he makes to get to the spot. With the speed of the game, sometimes a charge or block is a very tough call to make. He puts the pressure on the officials to make the call, just like MANY other players do. And we can talk about calls that Dirk gets that are just as stupid, but there really is no need to because it doesn't make his case any stronger.
I could care less if there is a Nash lovefest here or not. I certainly wouldn't expect that, nor am I trying to turn this thread into one, but some of the basis for argument here is just plain stupid.
"Nash can't get the MVP because he picked up a tech while his team was getting blown out by GS."
C'mon, just pointing out the obvious. I've stated many times that I think Dirk will win. It doesn't bother me at all. I only ask that people state intelligent reasons for either winning. I realize that there are stupid arguments for Nash here in this thread as well, and I see that there are those on the Mavs side who are quick to point them out. Just doing the same for our guy my friend.
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Ufomammut, 'Eve' — New Album
Italian power trio Ufomammut, whose name is a combination of UFO and 'mammut,' the Italian translation for 'mammoth,' have crafted a codified new album in the form of 'Eve,' a 45-minute atmospheric track divided into five distinct movements which act as a living homage to the first woman to inhabit the Earth and who caused the downfall of Adam and mankind. It's like a sonic 'The DaVinci Code.'
"We started in thinking about our fifth album at the end of last summer and the idea was to work on a sort of concept album, like 'Meddle' by Pink Floyd," the band told Noisecreep. "We came up with a lengthy song and five shorter satellites. We noticed the main song was getting longer and longer, so we thought it'd be better to focus on it. We had the feeling it had to move around the idea of rebellion and knowledge, so Eve came into our minds. She was the perfect shape: a divine blood rebelling to her creator to give knowledge to mankind. And her name was three letters, the number of perfection."
Once this ball started rolling on the concept, the numerical slices of the album started falling into place. Or spiraling out of control Besides the deep-rooted meanings regarding Eve, the official release date, the number of tracks on the album, the overall timing, the number of formats the album will be presented in and just about every other aspect of the release are tied into the story of Eve.
The band continued, "We noticed there were some numbers occurring in Eve, some of them unintentional and strange coincidences. 'Eve' is the fifth album, a single song divided in five movements. The release date we chose for the album came 10 years after 'Godlike Snake,' our first record and if you take 5/5/2010, you'll have a lot of multiples off five. Day 5 plus Month 5=10, which is a decade, and 10 (5+5) + 10 (decade) = 20, which is the first two numbers of the millennium 2010. At the end, 20 is 4 times 5 and the song is 44′:44", so 4 times 5."
Still with us or is your head spinning? "You can also consider that 'Eve' is three letters and it's a [44 minute and 44 second] long song. If you add the letters of Eve to the sum of the numbers of the timing, so 3 + 16 (4+4+4+4), You'll have 19 and 1+9 is again 10. If you do 5/5/2010 is 5+5+2+1=13 1+3=4; 4, again, is the number of the timing, 44′:44′. Well, we could go on with these things for months," the band said.
The codes are tucked deep inside the record and aren't so obvious to the non-discerning eye, even though we've just revealed a bulk of them. "We've buried the codes in our Death Valley, like Bobby Beausoleil did with the reels of 'Lucifer Rising' soundtrack," the band said, referring to actions of the Charles Manson follower who is currently incarcerated "We don't want to hide it, because it all came out naturally. We've always taken a lot of care about every aspect of our music: the sound, lyrics, artworks, the titles. We try to make them work together. This time, it seems that we've done a better job, intentionally and unintentionally."
The band admits it likes symbols, saying, "Sometimes we can control them to give shape to our thoughts. Other times, symbols acts like living things and move our actions in unconscious ways. We cannot reveal everything, because music is something undefined and mysterious and every listener can find his own 'secret code.'" The band invites fans to play with numbers and symbols and see what they come up with, but emphasize that they hope you like the music first. Musically, the band says "it's soaked with a lot of synth sounds and distortions, echoes, delays, a little messy hell …"


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Apple has certainly made strides in keeping its iPhone strategy under wraps. Despite mounds of speculation regarding an iPhone 4S and a larger screen iPhone 5, the number of conflicting rumors as to Apple's plans is simply dizzying.
All we know for sure is that an iPhone 4S type device is on the horizon, and according to Wedge Partners analyst Brian Blair, an iPhone 5 won't be on the docket.
In a note to investors, Wedge writes that the focus of Apple's upcoming media event will be iOS 5, along with the iPhone 4S's speedier A5 processor and 8-megapixel camera.
"We believe the casing will be largely similar to the iPhone with some particular modifications to the antennae", Wedge writes. "We don't expect a second, dramatically different iPhone to accompany this as we don't think Apple needs to have 3 models in the market to address the high end, mid-tier and low end since the iPhone 4 (with memory lowered to 8 GB) will drop to $99 and effectively attack those markets."
Now Apple certainly doesn't need three models to effectively attack all of the aforementioned markets as an iPhone 4/4S combo would certainly be adequate.
But Apple isn't looking for adequacy.
Android is making huge strides in its fight against the iPhone, both in terms of marketshare and with respect to feature sets. Apple has to be aggressive and begin diversifying its product line to appeal to as broad a consumer base as it can, much like it did with the iPod a few years ago.
Is it imperative that Apple do this?
Not necessarily, and indeed, iPhone 4 sales remain robust even after nearly 18 months on the market. But Apple arguably needs a high-end phone that's head and shoulders above the competition to cement its position as the yardstick by which other smartphones are measured. To that end, a sleek new form factor coupled with a larger screen fits the bill.
Now Apple may very well have wanted to release a redesigned iPhone 5 this Fall, but as we've covered earlier, design and production problems reportedly crept up. Consequently, if Apple only releases one iPhone model this Fall, it may not necessarily be by choice.
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Horoscope for September 12, 2015
If You Were Born Today, September 06 : IF ITS YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY your year ahead will be cheerful, confident, lucky, a time when you need to follow your intuition and think positively. It will take effort to get your domestic life reorganised and sort out family tensions. But your enthusiasm will help to encourage those close. You won't always know what you want in your emotional commitments to be so just give yourself elbow room. There is promise of more money coming your way though caution will be wise.
|ARIES: Your emotional life may be affecting your body slightly more than usual, so you could end up with creaks and groans, sniffles and low energy. If you become aware of the psychological causes, it's amazing how your body can cheer up. Though in general you should be feeling healthier now, and able to sort out ailments faster than usual. Though you may find a tendency to expansiveness not wonderfully good for keeping you slim. Over indulgences are a real danger, so watch diets.
|TAURUS: You'll want to nurture loved ones and friends out there in the social scene. Just don't mother them and smother them, because they won't all take to it very kindly. Your social talents need to be given an outlet. You have the confidence now and the opportunity, so why not? Everyone has the ability to create something of value, not necessarily attached to money. Listen to your intuition and see what you can do to make your inner visions live out in the world.
|GEMINI: Now you can begin to understand just how you've got into one or two emotional muddles, and how you may have acted without thinking things through clearly enough. With more understanding you can prevent yourself ending up in this place in future. Almost all your family relationships are improving which is due to Jupiter's benign influence. You will adore nothing better than being surrounded by those you trust most, and your talent for organising an easy atmosphere domestically is helping everyone close.
|CANCER: Other people may not pick up every word you say, but they certainly understand that your heart's in the right place. You seem to be giving of yourself in a way that others can really tune into at an emotional level. Just try to pause for breath and for thought once in a while. Smoothing round rough edges is becoming quite a talent with you now. Your ability to observe and easy way with words make you sought after as the one who knows.
|LEO: Little whims seem to be sending you off in directions that are not always terribly wise. So it's important to be clear about what you're doing. Your confidence around money is pretty inspiring for companions at work who see you as honest and successful, though do watch a tendency to be over optimistic. You don't mean to mislead but maybe you are not thinking through the practical consequences of your financial schemes, and letting your enthusiasm carry you off into unrealistic schemes.
|VIRGO: You need to belong, to be loved, cuddled and cosseted so look for reassuring companions who will give you a little more help and support than usual and be an anchor for you. Try to avoid overeating, because you will pamper yourself a bit, and avoid overreacting to certain situations. You now have a tendency to expansion, which is great for personal confidence but can also lead to over indulgences getting out of hand. You'll be coming across as enthusiastic, idealistic, honest and confident.
|LIBRA: Maybe you sense that companions are preoccupied. They're all tied up in what they're doing, so just disappear into your own space to think things through. You'll be genuinely happy with your own company and will be content to reflect on your thoughts. Alone to you does not mean lonely. You are radiating an inner peace that others envy. But if there is someone close by in need, you will be understanding of their problem. Your sympathy will hit the right spot.
|SCORPIO: If you are feeling a little bit gloomy, then just know it may just be something that isn't important, that is going to pass by so quickly that it's not worth paying much attention to. You want to mix yourself happily into team situations now and there should be no problem at all. Your confidence and enthusiasm inspire everyone around, and you are more than happy to have a wide circle of acquaintances. The more the merrier, as far as you are concerned.
|SAGITTARIUS: You're the one who's centre of the group at work and who's really making things work for everyone, so that's important to focus in on. Being sensitive and sympathetic will be part of your aim. Your reputation is important to you now. You want to be respected and admired, though you might need to keep a little humility handy now and then. Jupiter sitting at your mid heaven expands your ego and self-image along with everything else to do with work or community.
|CAPRICORN: You've got a great urge to get away from ruts and routines, from tedious chores, boring people and fly a little bit higher. You want to broaden your horizons, however you can. Travel would suit you best but there are other ways to keep your interest engaged. Your enthusiastic manner is attracting a really positive response from everyone around. OK, at times you may sound just a touch all knowing, and could be narrow minded if you get too involved in a pet causes.
|AQUARIUS: Try and roll with the flow a little bit. Don't become possessive about property or hang on sentimentally to memories from the past. Certainly you don't want to be throwing posses-sions or money away, but not clinging on too tightly really is important. If you open up and stop controlling, then more will come. You should be attracting money more easily than usual now through joint ventures, either because of partner's generosity at home or through work. Even bank managers seem to like you.
|PISCES: Aim for togetherness, for keeping things harmonious and rather pleasant. Just ignore any niggling worries you have about close partners, since it may all be in your imagination. You should be able to settle old differences amicably and see very clearly which relationships in your life have room for development. Those, which have outlived their time and have no potential for further growth, will be quietly dropped with a minimum of fuss. New and better friendships or romances will arrive to take their place.
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where extension refers to the .war extension or the .ear extension. The extension varies depending on the deployment container.
For more information about the Policy Agent base directory (PolicyAgent-base), see J2EE Agent Directory Structure in Policy Agent 2.2.
The agentapp application has to be deployed as a post installation step. In order for the agent to function correctly, this application must be deployed on the agent-protected deployment container instance using the same URI that was supplied during the agent installation process (optionally, you can add a hyper link to and from the relevant prompt). For example during the installation process, if you entered /agentapp as the deployment URI for the agent application, then use that same context path to deploy the .war or .ear file in the deployment container.
Using the administration console or command-line utilities of the deployment container, deploy this application using Application Context Path as the URI specified during agent installation.
For IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Portal Server 6.0 only, the agentapp.extension must be bound to both listening ports used by the WebSphere Administration Server instance and the WebSphere Portal Server instance.
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Lakers Rumors: Los Angeles Should Cut Ties with Mike D'Antoni to Keep Pau GasolApril 17, 2014
It's been a long season for the Los Angeles Lakers, but there might be hope for a turnaround next year.
With the team coming off of an abysmal year in which the team finished well below any hopes of making the playoffs, Kobe Bryant has already left on a plane for France to start his vacation, according to Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times.
But he didn't leave without sending a message to the fans about expectations for next season:
While Bryant might be back for next season, it looks like he will be returning to a team that cut ties with either Pau Gasol or Mike D'Antoni.
The relationship between the two appears to be severed, and Gasol has zero interest in playing for the Lakers if the coach is retained for the future. Nick Borges of ESPN (subscription required) wrote about that point exactly, citing the marriage between the two as a reason why he'd walk away from the team:
Gasol and Mike D'Antoni have not been on the same page the last two seasons, which is why many think Gasol will leave if the head coach comes back in 2014-15.
"I'd love to play with Kobe Bryant more, because he's a friend, he's a winner and he's a guy that I've been through a lot and won championships with," Gasol said. "I would love to play with my brother, but you can't have everything. Just try to think where is the best position for me to succeed collectively and individually.
With the season over and a lot of decisions to make, it appears Los Angeles wants to keep Gasol around.
Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak expressed interest in keeping the center around for next season, according to Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News:
This decision seems like a simple one—just cut ties with D'Antoni and move ahead. But the question at this point is who would take over in his place?
Inheriting a Lakers team with history and legacy that is coming off of a horrid season doesn't exactly fit under the category of great decisions. On the same note, the team is an aging one with the two best players in Gasol, if he stays, and Bryant, who will be 36 years old when next season starts.
Then there's the fact that Gasol could simply walk away even if the Lakers do axe D'Antoni. Bresnahan brought up the future with Gasol and provides the center's thoughts on staying with the team:
That doesn't exactly exude confidence in what the Lakers are building for the future.
But with cap space to spend in free agency and a high draft pick after a miserable season, Los Angeles has a chance to build with or without D'Antoni, or Gasol, for that matter. But with his ability alongside a healthy Bryant, the Lakers might have one more run in them for respectability.
That won't happen with D'Antoni at the helm.
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Chris Thornham wrote:adrian wrote:no problem fitting the wheels to the e-112 (this is the 2009-11 model), around 5-7mm clearance each side
the bad news is that i cant still figure out how to mount the cadence sensor without hitting the fairing (flo 90).
Thanks for the update and the pictures on the Argon e-112. Regarding the Cadence sensor... that's a tight fit. That might be tough to get working. Is there anyway to mount the system closer to the bottom bracket and connect the magnet to the fairing?
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Hi Chris, I was referring to the cadence sensor so the magnet goes to the crank arm. But your suggestion is good (*lightbulb*)! I think I can find a way to mount the garmin cadence sensor at the bottom of the bottom bracket where there is a bolt that locks the cable guide underneath.


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ANCHORAGE - Anchorage has cashed its first check for too-frequent police visits to the same address.
The city got a check for $11,500 after a lien was placed on Tammy Lynn Miller's home, which drew more than 45 police calls in a year. The home went into foreclosure, and the city got the money from the bank.
Sgt. Dennis Allen said police were called to the home in Airport Heights because of drugs, alcohol and other problems.
The money the city received was actually a reduced amount. The city initially sued for $23,000.
The law allows for eight free calls to a residence in a year. After that, police can charge $500 a visit.
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My poor, hapless garden has been suffering at my hands for several years. Despite my most well-intentioned of efforts to grow anything, something rots, disappears or develops mysterious holes overnight. I've never seen such misfortune afflict one garden in my life. I suppose I thought that last year was the time for the garden to turn the tide and flourish.
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Who doesn't love the pleasant music of wind chimes as they dance with the breeze? Certainly not I. My husband and I went on a quest to find a set of the larger, more resonant variety for the front porch. However, once we found the desired set we decided that it was high time for the front porch to be repainted, so off went the chimes and all of its entourage of ornamentation to the back porch.
June 4, 1987 (30 Years Ago)
By the time you read this, this will be old news and the nation will most likely have already moved on to the next outrageous thing.
However, as I'm writing this, Kathy Griffin is making headlines.
Who is Kathy Griffin (and why should you care)? She's a 56-year-old comedian and self-identified "D-list celebrity" known for being abrasive, brash, crude and sarcastic.
Most recently she made the national news when she posed for a photo, holding up the fake, but realistic, bloody decapitated head of President Donald Trump.
My husband hates two things: lying and cockroaches.
And if there's such a thing as a lying cockroach, then that critter should especially sleep with one eye open.
The thing about cockroaches, or "palmetto bugs," the more genteel name they're called in the South, they prefer staying hidden in the dark.
So, your house could be crawling with them and you might never know since they hate the daylight. That means, once the sun goes down and you and your family are snug in your beds, these pests come out to feast and play.
May 28, 1987 (30 Years Ago)
By TEENA DRAKE
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A few weeks ago I requested for other graduates to provide a message to your senior class. The responses were heart felt, truthful, amazing and meaningful. Therefore, these words of wisdom are being written to you and for you to learn from. Although everyone knows most teenagers must learn on their own, the hope is, you will remember some of these to help when in need.
Although I'm not a huge fan of doughnuts -- they're not sweet enough for me to justify ingesting all those calories -- as soon as I walked into work the other day, I made a beeline for the box of Dunkin Donuts leftover from the day before.
Before I knew it, one of them made its way from the box and into my mouth.
I didn't want to eat it, but I did anyway.
May 21, 1987 (30 Years Ago)
Northern Kentucky University has offered the possibility of college courses in Carrollton beginning with the Fall 1987 Semester. The most likely courses would be Introduction to Psychology, Introduction to English, Algebra I, Introduction to Sociology and a beginner computer class. Two graduate level courses may also be offered for teachers who are working on their Masters Degree or Rank I certificate.
I recently decided that after an entire two days of cleaning carpets it was time for a break. So break I did with a bowl of orange sherbet and the remote. My plan was to eat my sherbet and watch a movie. Attempting to operate the movie proved to be a task of Herculean magnitude.
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Look around…do you see a world full of laughter, joy, happiness and kindness? Why or why not? That is the question. Do not mistake, that in life, hardships are inevitable. However, they are not continual, as most would have you believe. Instead, difficult times are fleeting moments, it's what you focus on next that can change your life to a blissful state, a majority of the time.
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9 Tips For Dealing With Difficult People
Blamers, complainers, and bullies, oh my! The Savvy Psychologist offers 4 tips for dealing with difficult people, and 5 more for taking care of yourself after a close encounter with the difficult kind. Plus: does bedwetting predict psychopathy? Find out in our new Savvy Listener Mail segment!
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After the episode, How to Identify a Psychopath or Sociopath, Keith Carrter, of Mobile, AL, wrote and asked, "I've read that psychopaths tend toward arson, and are frequently bedwetters in their childhoods. Any truth to this?"
Keith, this is a great question, because it addresses an urban myth so persistent it even got on Law and Order: SVU. The answer is both yes and no. The theory to which you are referring is the MacDonald Triad, also called the "homicidal triad"--which to me sounds like the combination of sick kids, a work deadline, and no coffee.
In 1963, the psychiatrist Dr. J.M. Macdonald published a paper that suggested a set of three characteristics—arson, cruelty to animals, and bedwetting—for predicting later homicidal and violent tendencies.
But the study didn't actually crunch any data; it just came from Dr. Macdonald's hunches after working with violent patients. And even Macdonald himself started to express doubt in the theory after multiple studies failed to replicate his findings.
But he was one-third right. In a 2004 study, kids were followed over a 10-year period, and those who had been cruel to animals were more than twice as likely to later commit a violent crime. Likewise, a 2005 study followed over 3600 participants for 7 years, and found that pet abuse was one of the five factors that predicted who would later abuse his partner.
Animal cruelty, however, doesn't come out of the blue—it's often a sign of child abuse and neglect. Indeed, animal cruelty is basically about power and control, much like child abuse, sexual assault, or domestic violence. So it's no surprise that children who are brutally mistreated and humiliated may try to play out power and control scenarios by torturing animals weaker than themselves.
Firestarting can also be a sign of childhood abuse and neglect, or a sign that kids have witnessed domestic violence. But while it isn't exactly the ideal extracurricular activity, it's not as strong a predictor of future violence as animal cruelty.
Bedwetting, however, doesn't really belong in the triad. While enuresis could be caused by anxiety in an abusive home environment, in the vast majority of cases, it just signals an immature bladder, a heavy sleeper, or constipation taking up all the room down there. Delayed nighttime bladder control has even been found to be hereditary, so it may just be in a child's DNA.
So don't freak out if your child wets the bed. Wet sheets do not mean you have a budding sociopath on your hands, nor does it mean you're inadvertently abusing your child.
Better early warning signs for future violence are child abuse and neglect, particularly combined with mental illness and substance abuse. Indeed, of Macdonald's original research subjects, 90% had schizophrenia or organic brain disease, 35% had paranoid delusions, and 26% were drunk or high when they made their homicidal threats. If anything, that triad--plus being a victim of parent brutality--would have been the more appropriate predictors.
Becker, K.D., Stuewig, J., Herrera, V.M., McCloskey, L.A. (2004). A study of firesetting and animal cruelty in children: Family Influences and adolescent outcomes. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 43, 905-12.
Juvenile Firestarting: A Research Overview. www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/207606.pdf
Macdonald, J.M. (1963). The threat to kill. American Journal of Psychiatry, 120, 125-130.
Walton-Moss, B.J., Manganello, J., Frye, V., & Campbell, J.C. (2005). Risk factors for intimate partner violence and associated injury among urban women. Journal of Community Health, 30, 377-389.
Photos of bedwetting boy, man rollling eyes, annoying co-worker, and blah-blah bubbles courtesy of Shutterstock.
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The god of the river Oceanus, by which, according to the most ancient notions of the Greeks, the whole earth was surrounded. An account of this river belongs to mythical geography, and we shall here confine ourselves to describing the place which Oceanus holds in the ancient cosmogony. In the Homeric poems he appears as a mighty god, who yields to none save Zeus. (Il. xiv. 245, xx. 7, xxi. 195.) Homer does not mention his parentage, but calls Tethys his wife, by whom he had three daughters, Thetis, Eurynome and Perse. (Il. xiv. 302, xviii. 398, Od. x. 139.) His palace is placed somewhere in the west (Il. xiv. 303, &c.), and there he and Tethys brought up Hera, who was conveyed to them at the time when Zeus was engaged in the struggle with the Titans. Hesiod (Theog. 133, 337, &c., 349, &c.) calls Oceanus a son of Uranus and Gaea, the eldest of the Titans, and the husband of Tethys, by whom he begot 3000 rivers, and as many Oceanides, of whom Hesiod mentions only the eldest. (Comp. Apollod. iii. 8. § 1, 10. § 1.) This poet (Theoy. 282) also speaks of sources of Oceanus. Representations of the god are seen on imperial coins of Tyre and Alexandria.
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by Nick Landry
The "Blue Wave" is in full swing. Thanks to the new Universal Windows app templates in Visual Studio 2013 Update 2, it is now easier than ever to build mobile apps for both Windows Store and Windows Phone. Developers are curious about the new features and I've been touring around speaking at events to spread the word about Universal Windows apps.
I recently presented this talk at Philly Code Camp 2014 last weekend, at the Microsoft Mobile App Devs of New Jersey (MMAD) Meetup and NYC .NET Developers Group.
Session Description
This session is your fast track into the wonderful new world of app development for Windows device. Come learn how your valuable C# skills now make you a hot mobile developer for smartphones, tablets, laptops and desktops. We'll perform a quick lap around Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 and the new Windows Universal Apps, build our first app using XAML & C#, and debug it with Windows 8.1 and the Windows Phone Emulator. We'll then explore the converged WinRT API services and features, such as touch input, accelerometers, Live Tiles, etc. We'll also spend valuable time going over the new app model for Windows device apps, how to share code between phone and tablet, and how to build a converged UI in XAML for Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone. Lastly we'll go over the app packaging and how to submit your Universal apps to the Windows Store. The converged Windows Platform is more efficient and far-reaching than ever. Come learn how to build mobile apps for hundreds of millions of Windows device users.
Session Slides
You can view & download the slides for this talk from my Slideshare account here, or you can use the embedded viewer below.
Session Demos
You can download the demos and samples for this session using the links below:
- Universal Windows App Samples "Mega Pack": Over 75 samples in XAML/C#, XAML/VB, XAML/C++ or HTML/JS
- Contoso Cookbook Universal Windows Sample App
- Windows 8.1 Speech Synthesis Sample
- Windows 8.1 XAML Hub Control Sample
Session Links and Resources
- Windows Phone Dev Center: http://dev.windowsphone.com
- Windows Store Dev Center: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Update 2
- Learn More About Windows Phone Dev via Official Microsoft Videos
- Windows Phone 8.1 Jump Start Training: http://aka.ms/wp81js
- Windows Phone 8.1 Dev for Absolute Beginners: http://aka.ms/wp81devbegin
- Microsoft //build/ 2014 Sessions
- All sessions with slides and videos: http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/
- 2-509: The New Windows Phone Application Model (Andrew Clinick)
- 2-507: Developing Apps using the Common XAML UI Framework (Tim Heuer)
- 3-591: Using Visual Studio to build XAML Universal Apps (Navit Saxena)
- 2-516: What About XAML UI and Controls? (Shawn Oster)
- 3-541: From 4 to 40 inches: Developing Windows Applications across Multiple Form Factors (Peter Torr)
- Microsoft Virtual Academy
- Windows Store Apps Development: http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/product-training/product-windows-store-apps
- Windows Phone Development: http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/product-training/windows-phone
- Shared Project Reference Manager (VSIX)
If you have questions about this session, you can ask them in the comments section below or contact me on Twitter at @ActiveNick. If you're interested in inviting me to present this talk at your event or meetup, you can reach me via my contact form here.


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Greetings and salutations my elemental brothers and sisters. Unfortunately, your normal guide to taming the raging storms is feeling a bit under the weather himself at current, so instead you'll have to listen to my yammering. I promise to make it as painful and mind numbing as possible. Wait, scratch that and reverse it. This is totally going to rock!
For those of you whom are not familiar with me, and I doubt that many of you are, allow me to very quickly introduce myself. I am Tyler, but most folks around these parts simply call me Murmurs. No, not that annoying Thunderaan wanna-be in Shadow Labyrinth. The equally annoying balance druid that haunts the World of Warcraft Damage Dealing forums with tediously long posts no one bothers to read. I know that we had some issues during the Naxxramas portion of Wrath of the Lich King, but I promise to make it up to you. Just please don't hurl massive boulders of molten lava at me this time.


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Skincare Controversy
By Melinda McGarty Webb
Walk through most grocery stores these days and it's not difficult to find a wide variety of gluten-free foods. From pancake mixes and pretzels, to breadcrumbs, crackers and pasta, a host of products are designed for those who live a gluten-free lifestyle — whether by prescription or choice.
But what about the products people put on their bodies? It can be a little more challenging to determine whether beauty products are free of gluten — a protein composite found in wheat, rye and barley — or whether it's even necessary for them to be.
People who avoid gluten fall into two groups: those who are allergic to wheat, rye or barley, and people who are sensitive or intolerant to the gluten found in those grains. It's believed that one out of every 133 Americans has a severe form of gluten intolerance called celiac disease, an inherited autoimmune disorder in which eating gluten triggers an immune response in the small intestine and can lead to serious complications.
According to many physicians, a celiac patient must ingest gluten in order for it to cause a problem. So while it must be eliminated from a patient's diet, many say if has no effect if applied topically.
"Gluten-containing skin-care products and cosmetics aren't a problem unless you accidentally swallow them," writes Dr. Michael Picco of the Mayo Clinic on that institution's website. "For this reason, avoid using such products on your lips or around your mouth. Also, avoid using gluten-containing dental products, such as certain mouthwashes and toothpastes.
"If you use a cosmetic or skincare product that contains gluten and you develop a skin reaction, see your doctor or dermatologist to identify the cause," he continues. "It is possible to have an allergy to wheat or another grain that could cause a skin reaction."
But even that is rare, according to Dr. M. Asghar Pasha, an associate professor in the division of Allergy and Immunology at Albany Medical Center. Symptoms such as hives or a rash rarely occur when patients with wheat allergies touch wheat — even if it's in a concentrated form like a loaf of bread. He says a systemic allergic reaction to topical contact with wheat has never been reported, to his knowledge.
What he has heard of, however, are patients who react to wheat the same way some people have a skin reaction to the nickel in earrings.
"Some patients who are not allergic to wheat will develop contact dermatitis from topical contact with wheat," he says. "But that's in very rare instances."
Pasha says there is no such thing as a gluten allergy, although people often use that term. They may have a gluten intolerance, or sensitivity, but not an allergy.
"It's a misnomer used to describe a wheat allergy," he explains. "A gluten allergy is not something we test for — there is no skin test available."
Dr. Peter Green, director of The Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University, agrees that topical contact with gluten shouldn't pose a problem. "We think you have to ingest it," he explains. "So lipstick, or anything you could ingest, should be avoided."
Still, legions of consumers are looking for gluten-free products of all kinds. Trolling any of the many websites devoted to this topic reveals notes from people who say their skin and health improved after they stopped using beauty products with gluten.
Afterglow Cosmetics' founder Kristin Adams started her company after watching her mother and sister — both of whom have celiac — struggle to find natural, gluten-free cosmetics. As a result, each and every one of her company's products is gluten-free. The vitamin E she uses (tocopherol) is derived from organic cottonseed oil and organic olive oil.
"We have countless customers with celiac disease that do react to the gluten in their bodycare and makeup products," the company's website states.
Gluten-free beauty products are big business, and many patients swear that what they put on their skin affects the way they feel. Among them is Gluten Free Beauty owner Kristen Campbell, whose company offers a line of serums, cleansers, body butters and more. "For years, I knew that there were certain makeup products that I couldn't use, especially eye liners and mascaras," she recalls. "They made my eyes practically swell shut."
Yet Campbell couldn't pinpoint precisely what was causing the reactions — until she was diagnosed as severely intolerant to gluten more than five years ago, she says. At that point, she also was experiencing severe acne breakouts on her chest and back, and rosacea on her face.
"That night after my diagnosis, I went through every makeup, skincare and haircare product in our bathroom, trying to weed out all that contained gluten," she says. "The next day I started calling companies and learning more about which ingredients could contain gluten. "
That's not always as easy as it sounds — in part because the rules for labeling food and cosmetics are different. The Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act, which took effect on Jan. 1, 2006, requires food labels to clearly identify wheat and other common food allergens in the list of ingredients.
But when it comes to personal care products, things get a little murkier. The problem is that some cosmetics manufacturers don't even know where their raw ingredients come from, or how they're handled.
Vitamin E is an excellent example. Much of the vitamin E used in cosmetics is derived from wheat, which contains gluten. Sometimes the source of the vitamin E will be noted on the ingredients list; other times, it's not. A manufacturer may not even know the source.
The FDA's legal authority over cosmetics is different than the other products it regulates. In fact, other than the color additives some products contain, cosmetics are not subject to FDA pre-market approval. It's the companies and individuals who market the products who are responsible for their safety and labeling.
Any product intended to cleanse or beautify generally falls into the category of "cosmetics," according to the FDA. These include skin moisturizers, perfumes, lipsticks, nail polishes, shampoos and conditioners, toothpastes, deodorants and hair colorants. Some cosmetics are also classified as drugs, and then the degree of FDA oversight is different.
"(The) FDA does not have regulatory requirements specifically addressing 'gluten-free' or other allergen-related claims for cosmetics," FDA cosmetics spokesperson Tamara Ward wrote in an e-mail. "However, cosmetic label claims, including 'gluten free,' are subject to the requirement under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that labeling be truthful and not misleading."
Many people with allergies and intolerances rely heavily on this labeling. When determining whether something contains gluten, it's not enough to look for the terms "wheat," "rye" or "barley." Instead, you have to familiarize yourself with the laundry list of ingredients that could signify gluten. (Or make it easy and cut out the sidebar to this story, pop it in your wallet for quick reference — it's a good place to start.)
However, even if no gluten-containing products are listed on the ingredients, the potential for cross-contamination always exists if even one of those ingredients was manufactured in a plant that also makes a product containing gluten. It's also important to remember that just because your last tube or bottle didn't contain any gluten, that doesn't mean the product always won't. It's not uncommon for manufacturers to change their formulas, so it's important to check — each and every time.
Some companies don't produce entirely gluten-free lines, but make it easy to find out which products are safe.
"Most of our products are gluten-free," states the site of "100% Pure," for example. "One common ingredient that contains gluten is Vitamin E. But the Vitamin E we use is gluten-free because it's derived from cold pressing rice bran."
At the Arbonne Cosmetics site (arbonne.com), click on "The Products," then the drop-down "Arbonne Ingredient Policy." Go to the bottom right of that page and download the PDF, "Gluten-Free Product List."
BareMinerals' website provides a list of products made without wheat, oat, rye and barley. It's a lengthy list that contains blush, mascara, faux tanning products, foundations and more. Their products are sold at Bare Escentuals Boutiques and Sephora.
Yet the website clearly states, "While the list below shows the Wheat, Oat, Rye and Barley free products, please keep in mind that these products may be made in an environment that handles Wheat, Oat, Rye and Barley derivatives."
Maybelline doesn't maintain a list of gluten-free products, but instead offers a list of ingredients. That way, it's up to the potential buyer to scan the ingredient lists and make the call themselves.
"All the ingredients we use in a product are listed on the package or on the label of the product itself," wrote a Maybelline Consumer Care Center representative. "Comparing the list of ingredients containing wheat and other grains with the ingredients listed on our products will help you to identify the ingredients you would like to avoid."
Badger Cosmetics makes certified organic moisturizers and balms, body oils, bug repellents, sunblock, lip balms, massage oils and more. According to its website, its products are sold at local stores including Youthful Trends in Clifton Park, Paradise Natural Foods in Albany, and Uncle Sam's Good Natural in Troy.
"Badger does not use any gluten or gluten-derived ingredients at our facility in New Hampshire, so our balms, oils, Anti-Bug Shake & Spray and Anti-Bug Stick are filled on machinery that has not processed gluten materials," their website says. "However, Badger is not a certified gluten-free facility, so there cannot be a 100% guarantee."
Many companies, including Kiss My Face, will provide a list of their gluten-free products upon request. Kiss My Face, kissmyface.com, offers almost 40 gluten free products, including all its Olive Bar Soaps, Vitamin A&E Moisturizer, Honey and Calendula Moisturizer and all its Liquid Moisture Soaps. The products are sold at grocery stores including Stop-n-Shop and ShopRite, and numerous natural foods stores.
The following list of gluten-containing ingredients was compiled from information provided by Maybelline Cosmetics and Gluten Free Beauty. It is not meant to be exhaustive, but it's a good place to start. Remember that some ingredients are referred to by more than one name.
- Amp-isostearoyl hydrolized wheat protein
- Avena Sativa (Oat) Bran
- Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Flour
- Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract
- Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Oil
- Avena Sativa (Oat) Protein
- Barley
- Barley Extract
- Barley Lipids
- Cocodimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
- Cyclodextrin
- Dextrin
- Dextrin Palmitate
- Disodium Wheatgermamphodiacetate
- Fermented Grain Extract
- Hordeum Vulgare Extract
- Hydrolyzed Malt Extract
- Hydrolyzed Oat Flour
- Hydrolyzed Oat Protein
- Hydrolyzed Oats
- Hydrolyzed Wheat Flour
- Hydrolyzed Wheat Gluten
- Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
- Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein/PVP Crosspolymer
- Hydrolyzed Wheat Starch
- Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
- Laurdimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
- Malt Extract
- Maltodextrin
- Phytosphingosine Extract
- Rye
- Samino Peptide Complex
- Secale Cereale (Rye) Seed Flour
- Sodium C8-16 Isoalkylsuccinyl Wheat Protein Sulfonate
- Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acid
- Steardimonium
- Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Extract
- Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Oil
- Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Gluten
- Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Starch
- Wheat Amino Acids
- Wheat Germ Glycerides
- Wheat Germamidopropalkonium Chloride
- Wheat Protein
- Wheatgermamidopropyl Ethyldimonium Ethosulfate
- Xantham Gum, (may be derived from wheat)
- Yeast Extract
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David Coleman answers: Should I allow my children to sleep over with their friends?
I'm living in Belgium and my mum sends over your articles.
My husband is Belgian and we have three children, aged 13, 11 and nine. I'm interested in hearing your opinion regarding sleepovers?
Here in Belgium, it is becoming increasingly popular to organise a sleepover to celebrate birthdays.
I do not feel comfortable about these and have never allowed my children to go.
I have a number of reasons why.
Firstly, my parents never let us sleepover as children.
Secondly, I don't feel I can ever fully trust the parents (who does one really know?!)
Thirdly, I'm afraid my children will come home feeling shattered by a lack of sleep, crap food and an overdose of computer games! What do you think about sleepovers?
Answer: I think sleepovers can be great fun for children and for teenagers. It always seems to me that the main goal of a sleepover is to extend the time that children can spend with their friends.
There is something exciting about being able to stretch out a visit beyond what is usual so that it seems like the fun doesn't have to stop.
Then, as an added bonus, children get to wake up and start playing or hanging out straightaway in the morning without having to wait until a "reasonable time of the day" to visit their friends.
I understand your concerns about sleepovers and they are all valid.
If you have never had the experience of sleeping over as a child then you may just not know some of the really positive experiences that children can have staying with friends.
Your concern about children coming home wrecked, having over-indulged in many ways, is accurately realised. Mind you, the over-indulgence is sometimes the point of sleeping over! It is also a very temporary state for children and they can quickly get back into their home routine.
You are right to always consider the responsibility and behaviour of the parents who are hosting.
Even if they are not harbouring dark thoughts of abuse, they may just be laissez-faire in their attitude and may not supervise the children appropriately.
In my experience, the most significant factor to consider in letting your children go on sleepovers is indeed the attitude and nature of the parents.
It is crucial that the host parent(s) take the visit seriously and acknowledge that they do have a vital supervisory role.
It sounds like there might be a lot of peer and other social pressure on you to revisit the notion of sleepovers.
If so, then there are things you can do to reduce some of your anxieties.
The first thing may be to offer to host a sleepover before letting your child go to someone else's house.
This gives you a lot of control over what happens.
You can start by just inviting a single child over to stay. Then you can plan, with your own child, what they might do for the evening to break up a dependence on games consoles or the TV. Pyjama hikes, trampolining by moonlight, torchlight treasure hunts and the like can all add some fresh air to the mix.
While children might prefer to trash these limits, they will still get the main benefits of sleepovers even if you hold the limits and they end up getting more sleep than they had intended!
If your child is going for their first sleepover, arrange it with some close family friends where both you and your child can feel more confident that they will be well cared for and minded.
A successful trial run with good friends may help you to feel more relaxed.
If you are anticipating an invite for your child to a group sleepover, then perhaps see if you can arrange for your child to go to sleepover on his or her own first.
This is especially helpful if you don't know the family very well. That way they (and you) can get familiar with the friend's home and family.
Spend some time at the drop-off chatting to the parent(s) about their plans for the night, the sleeping arrangements and so on. When your child comes home, you can get some feedback about their comfort and sense of ease.
This may give you some reassurance that all will be okay if they go to what may be a little more manic affair, as part of a birthday group celebration.
How do we stop son from hitting classmates?
Our five-year-old son (the eldest of three boys) started in Junior Infants in a Gaelscoil this year.
He is very happy and seemed to settle in very well. We had some problems at home, from the age of four and a half to five, with tantrums, shouting and frustration, but it improved.
I then went back to work after almost a year on maternity leave and he started in a new after-school. However, there have been incidents in the schoolyard recently that his teacher has brought to our attention. In all cases he has hit or pushed another child and denied it when confronted by the teacher on yard duty.
He then screams or shouts in the teacher's face. We have spoken to him about it and given him an earlier bedtime and taken away a favourite toy, but it hasn't worked. He usually feels that the other child did something to him first. I would love to find out why he's doing this and how we can help him to deal with his emotions in a better way.
Answer: I imagine that your son may be acting his age in his interactions with his peers. I think it is quite common for boys in particular to settle their differences with a push or a shove.
In your son's case, I think his acting out, perhaps even aggressive behaviour, is also understandable in the context of all of the changes he has experienced in the last couple of months.
He has started in a new school, a new after-school facility and he has less time with you since you are back to work full time. Any of these changes could have caused him some stress or anxiety.
Displaying such stress or anxiety with a lower frustration tolerance is a very normal thing to do.
His reaction to being caught, of denying his behaviour and arguing with the teacher, is also a very normal thing to do.
Almost no child will willingly admit to misbehaviour when they know they are in trouble. Also he may be frustrated that he can't explain to the teacher adequately what happened as he may not have the skill, as Gaeilge, to express himself effectively.
Even the rows he is having with his peers may be occurring because he can't negotiate, as Gaeilge, with them either.
I am delighted to see that your primary interest is in helping him to deal with his emotions better, rather than simply trying to change his behaviour.
Because I think that your son is showing, in his actions, that he is a bit stressed in his life generally, helping him to cope with all the changes he has experienced will be far more beneficial to him than punishing his misbehaviour.
With that in mind, you may want to reconsider the punishments of early bedtime and taking his favourite toy. He probably perceives these punishments as unjust and they may be adding to his underlying frustration and making him more likely to lash out.
An alternative approach is to talk with him a lot about what it is like adjusting to all the changes. Guess at how he might feel having to speak in Irish all the time in school.
Talk with him about what it may be like to miss seeing you as much and how he might be struggling to rely so much on his own internal resources without the same level of support as he may have had when you were more available to him.
If he feels more understood then hopefully he will be less likely to act out in the ways you have described.
Alongside this empathetic approach, do continue to firmly remind him that hitting and pushing are not acceptable. Give him some alternative strategies for dealing with frustration or upset. It is also really important to stay engaged with his teacher.
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Quoted from Patty HI wonder if it is the ectomorphic O's. Body fat and fertility go hand in hand.
Quoted from ruthiegirlYou probably just don't fit into a very specific mold of what she calls "peri-menopause." Like maybe you're hormone levels weren't in the proper range (and did she even care when in your cycle she tested the hormones? What's "normal" on day 12 is "abnormal" on day 22 and vice versa!)
My hormones are different now than they were when I was 30. I might have periods for the next 10 or 20 years, but I can still call myself "peri-menopausal" because I know my hormones have shifted from what they were in my "prime of fertility" and are winding down towards menopause.
Quoted from ruthiegirlUm, being fertile and being peri-menopausal are NOT mutually exclusive! You could have wacky cycles, not ovulate at all a few months, then release 2 or 3 eggs within 48 hours, then go on to not ovulate again for a while. As long as you still have the potential to release any eggs, even if it's not every 28 days, you're still "fertile" and should use some sort of birth control if you're going to have sex and don't want to get pregnant.
Quoted TextThe doctor probably meant that you're "not likely to actually stop having periods in the next 48 months" and therefore "aren't peri-menopausal."
Quoted TextI suggest getting a copy of all labwork, so you can interpret it for yourself, rather than rely on somebody who doesn't have the time to look at any of it carefully.