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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) Joe Mauer thought the scoreboard radar reading of 96 mph on a pitch from Kyle Gibson was a little low. "It seemed like it was 106," Mauer said Sunday. "He was throwing the ball at a good angle. It was the first time I've caught him, so it was good to see him. It's been pretty good to get to know these guys. Once we get out into a game, you start to get a better idea about the guys." Gibson struck out two and gave up one hit in two innings, but the Minnesota Twins lost to the Tampa Bay Rays 10-7 in 10 innings. Facing longer odds of making the big league club, Rays reliever Juan Sandoval, attempting to pitch in the big leagues with one eye, struck out one and gave up one run and two hits in one inning. "Sandoval was fine," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "He threw the ball well." Sandoval lost his right eye from an accidental gun shot while hunting in 2006. "I look at it as a great challenge, but I'd look at it as a great challenge anyway," Sandoval said. "I don't even think about my eye anymore." Gibson, a 2009 first-round draft pick out of the University of Missouri hoping to make the Twins' rotation coming off Tommy John elbow-reconstruction surgery, made his first spring training appearance Sunday. He made nine appearances late last season after recovering from the Sept. 7, 2011, surgery. He showed promise two seasons ago, going 3-8 with a 4.81 ERA at Triple-A Rochester in 18 starts before the elbow gave out Aug. 2, 2011. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said he had fun watching Gibson on the mound. "He's got a good angle. The ball comes out of his hand really nice," Gardenhire said. "We're not going to let him pitch any more this spring, just to be safe. Just kidding. He looks pretty good." Mauer went 0 for 2 with a walk. He is scheduled to leave camp after this week to play catcher for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. Asked to compare Gibson to another pitcher, Mauer had trouble doing so. "It's tough to compare somebody," Mauer said. "But he's got the height. He's got a good angle. He keeps the ball down." Gibson said he worked on his slider, throwing three in the fourth inning and four in the fifth inning. He said he viewed his rehabilitation as over, although there were some things he would continue to do for the rest of his career. "I think it's changed from rehab to prehab really," Gibson said. "I'm always trying to maintain. I think the program that I'm on is something I've been doing pretty much the whole time. I have to heat my arm up every day instead of just getting stretched. It's something that's become routine, and it's something I'll have to do every day for the rest of my career. It takes 45 minutes to get going. It's something I'm going to keep doing." The Rays led 7-2 entering the ninth inning before a group of Twins minor leaguers rallied behind a three-run homer by infielder Brandon Boggs. The Twins scored five runs in the ninth. Rays minor league catcher Michael Thomas hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning, sealing the victory. Notes: Rays 3B Evan Longoria is slated to make his Grapefruit League debut Tuesday. Longoria left camp for four days for the birth of his daughter. Elle Leona Longoria was born Wednesday in Boca Raton. . . . Twins 3B Trevor Plouffe, held out of action because of a sore right calf, is slated to return to the field Tuesday.
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| boxthissideup chapter 1 . 1/26/2010
I really like this poem, I especially like the use of bold, italics and underling. The empathises really makes the words stand out.
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| Lee Daniel chapter 1 . 1/26/2010
You never give yourself enough credit. This is a sweet poem, not at all cheesy. Cheesy poems are the ones that are so filled with cliche that it makes them impossible to read. I love the descriptions you use here. While similar, they are original enough to allow us to connect with the message.
| Mizzuz Spock chapter 1 . 1/23/2010
This isn't cheesy at all, really. I think it's the no-rhyme scheme that keeps it from being that way.
It flows naturally and the rhythm works well for me. I loved these lines:
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But something is progressing for the good
Like that of a new bloom in the spring.]
It's simple imagery, but still beautiful and very sweet.
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VICTORY: Hawaii Increases the Minimum Wage!
When the Hawaii Legislature took up an important bill to raise the minimum wage, Drew Astolfi of the organization Faith Action for Community Equity, along with allies and the Hawaii MoveOn Council, launched a campaign to raise wages for workers in the state. After months of campaigning, and after more than 1,000 signatures were collected and delivered to the state House, the Legislature voted to raise the minimum wage, and Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed the bill into law. Hawaii is the third state to raise its wage to $10.10 an hour this year, which will also apply to tipped workers.


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The Maori challenge to the government's plans to sell nearly half of Mighty River Power will go before a High Court judge on Monday.
The Maori Council will argue the government will be acting illegally if it partially privatises the hydro company before Maori water rights are settled.
Two Waikato hapu affected by the potential sale - the Waikato Rivers and Dams Claim Trust and the Pouakani Claims Trust - are also part of the hearing, which is set down for at least three days before Justice Jillian Mallon in the High Court at Wellington.
The government believes power companies will perform better if they are 49 per cent owned privately. It had originally hoped the sale process would start in September.
Last month, Mr Key said the partial privatisation of Mighty River Power was "completely on track" despite the Maori Council's legal bid to block it.
"Between March and June next year we intend to offer shares in Mighty River Power," he told parliament.
But on Sunday, he told TVNZ the delay in asset sales had been one of the low points of the year.
"I think we'd like to get there," he said.
Labour doesn't believe the government can meet its share sale deadline as the issue may go all the way to the Supreme Court.
The government intends selling 49 per cent of Mighty River Power and then 49 per cent each of Meridian, Genesis Energy and coal miner Solid Energy.
But the Waitangi Tribunal, in an interim report, wants the government to halt privatisation while it changes the electricity company constitutions to allow Maori input into how they are run.
The tribunal says Maori do not "own water" but can claim "residual property rights" which must be properly acknowledged for the government to meet its obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi.


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|Article Index
|Stem Test
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Stem Evaluation Methods
Mass, stiffness, durability, and price were measured for each stem tested.
Every component on the stems was measured using the same digital scale. The principle components of the asembly were the faceplate, faceplate screws, extension body, steer clamp screws, and the steer tube shim.
Stiffness is defined as the load to deflection ratio. The loading condition was a combined mode, meaning that a +/- horizontal/vertical load was applied concurrent with a small bending moment (load was applied 85 mm off of the handlebar clamp centerline). This combined mode is consistent with how stems are loaded during any out of the saddle effort such as climbing or sprinting.
The load was varied using an air cylinder in 5 psi increments as adjusted through an analog air pressure regulator (model). Using specifications provided by the air cylinder manufacturer, the air pressure values could be converted to a load. Deflections were measured along the same axis as the load was applied using a dial indicator.
At each stage of the durability testing, static stiffness measurements were made. The many data points taken allows for a statistically better measurement as random errors associated with manually adjusting air pressure or reading the dial indicator were minimized.
Although the combined loading produces a rotational/torsional component of displacement, only the translational movement along the axis of the applied load was measured. Consequently, the stiffness measurements that are reported are not entirely representative of the physical phenomena at work – it is a simplification that is extremely repeatable, however.
The raw data was averaged, plotted two-dimensionally, and then linearly regressed (a straight line was fit to the data). The resulting slope of the load-deflection curve represented the stiffness of the stem specimen.
Using the same two loading configurations in the static stiffness tests described above, the loads were cycled in the positive and negative directions according to the following schedule:
Extreme Durability
In order to ensure that all stems were tested to failure, the following schedule was followed after the initial durability testing phase was completed.
At the heart of this test is a fixture that uses some creative engineering to accomplish the task. Below is a schematic of the fixture setup, which illustrates its key features.
The compressor is the engine of the system. An electric motor drives a piston, which charges the main cylinder up to 125 psi. This reservoir then provides the necessary compressed air to supply the air cylinder on the test fixture. Analog air regulators control the individual air pressure to each of the solenoid valves.
PC and parallel port control box
A friend of the cause designed the parallel port control system that allows the load cylinder to be cycled in both the positive and negative directions. The control box houses the relays that drive the solenoids. The relays interface with an old school IBM thinkpad laptop computer. A simple program written in qbasic toggles an electric pulse to the relays – when the relay sees this signal it closes the circuit and sends a larger electric signal to the solenoid.
The solenoids are simply valves that are electrically controlled. They can be toggled to be either open or closed. In the closed position, the air supply from the compressor is cut off from the load cylinder and the compressed air that was previously in the cylinder is vented out to the atmosphere.
This cylinder has a 3.5 inch piston diameter and has air inlets on opposite sides of the piston. Depending on which side is energized with compressed air, a load is generated in either the positive or negative direction. The cylinder has pinned boundary conditions on both of its attachment points which ensures that the load is applied along one axis and it also helps prevent cylinder damage due to bending loads.
Rating Methodology
The stem ratings were determined on three basic design variables - performance, price, and durability.
Performance of stems is primarily based on mass, with some subjective improvements to be had by increased stiffness. It could be assumed that once a stem has an "acceptable" stiffness, any additional improvements will have diminished effect. Furthermore, at this point in time the relative contribution to overall steering column stiffness of the stem is unknown. It could be speculated that the bar itself is the primary contributor to the perceived amount of flex in the overall steering system due to its length - stiffness being proportional to length cubed. However, the stem does provide the boundary condition, or "fixity-ness", for the handlebar and is therefore an important part to evaluate.
Based on these two variables of stiffness and mass and the preceding logic, a relative weighting scheme was determined to help quantify stem performance. Overall stem performance was rated using a weighting of 80% for the importance of mass and a 20% weighting for the importance of stiffness.
The range of the average of horizontal/vertical stem stiffness values (with a little buffer above and below what has already been measured) was broken up over a scale of 1 to 10 as illustrated below:
The range of stem mass was also divided up on a scale of 1 to 10 as indicated below:
The price rating was determined in a similar manner as the core stiffness and mass rating values. Reasonable limits for pricing were assigned to ratings of 1 and 10. The values in between were determined on a linear basis.
A minimum value of 1 was assigned to a stem that survives what one might consider to be a maximal loading condition (approximate 200 lb horizontal load) for 25,000 cycles. It should be remembered that since this is a comparative rating system, this value of 1 does not necessarily mean that the product should be considered unsafe. The author has been riding a stem that ranks in the 3-4 range for nearly 100,000 kilometers. The upper end of the durability scale was determined by the capacity of my compressor/air cylinder system which is in the 900 lb range.
Pdf data sheets
Control Tech - test protocol development sample
Deda Newton (31.8 mm clamp)
TTT Zepp XL (31.8mm clamp)
Thumbnails of failures
Analysis and Summary
Bicycle stems are essentially nothing more than a cantilever beam. They are fixed (not allowed to rotate or translate) at the steer tube and are free to deflect/move at the handlebar clamp. Cantilever beam deflection is described by the following equation...
Bicycle stems are essentially nothing more than a cantilever beam. They are fixed (not allowed to rotate or translate) at the steer tube and are free to deflect/move at the handlebar clamp. Cantilever beam deflection is described by the following equation:
deflection = PL3/(16EI)
Rearranging the terms it is possible to define stiffness as load divided by deflection (k):
For the purposes of this discussion, it can be assumed that the cross section of the stem extension is circular. It can be shown, then, that the section inertia, I, is proportional to pi*(Ro-Ri)4 – where Ro is the outer extension radius and Ri- is the inner radius of the extension. It should be clear that the most important factors in determining stem stiffness are the outer radius of the extension at the steer tube clamp, wall thickness, and the overall length of the stem. As the length of the stem increases, the stiffness decreases; and as the radius of the extension increases (for a given wall thickness), the stiffness will also increase.
To a lesser extent, the stiffness of the stem will depend on the material used (modulus of elasticity, E). For the stems tested, the only sample that was made of a significantly different material was the ITM The Stem, which was constructed out of a magnesium alloy. Typically, magnesium alloys have a modulus that is 30% less than aluminum alloys. In order for the lower modulus materials to have equivalent stiffness, they must have a larger extension radius, or a thicker wall. If neither of these design variables are changed, the stem will lose stiffness. The ITM stem did not significantly change its geometry, and as a result had a lower stiffness than the rest of the stems tested.
This previous stiffness equation will adequately describe the performance in the vertical test configuration. Looking at the measured stiffness and the predicted stiffness we can see the following relationship:
There is a very good relationship; most notably, the Forgie stands out as the stiffest. Of course, it is the stiffest because it has the largest extension tube radius by nearly 20%. Note that the oversized stems and the alternate material stem (magnesium) are omitted from the preceding plot.
It should also be clear that bar bolt pattern has no material affect on stiffness. For example, it is a common belief that a four bolt pattern will be stiffer than a one or two-bolt pattern. The TTT Forgie lays this notion to bed. The Forgie uses a two bolt pattern, yet has the highest stiffness measured. Of course, the high stiffness of the Forgie is a function of the large diameter of the extension tube.
The following table summarizes the stiffness of all the stems in both the horizontal and vertical direction.
The average stiffness are accurately captured in the final stiffness ratings as well:
In summary, stem stiffness can be reasonably well predicted by the following variables:
-Length (shorter is stiffer)
-Extension tube diameter (larger is stiffer)
-Wall thickness (usually pretty constant, and thicker is stiffer)
The manufacturing community has gravitated to mass as a key selling point. This is probably due to the fact that it is the most tangible concept that consumers can understand and even measure. There is foundation to the argument and mass does affect ultimate cycling performance, but usually only in the very specific circumstance of climbing steep hills. Mass is generally a second order affect (nearly ten times less significant than other performance variables) on overall cycling performance; however, it does play a role and was therefore, measured and compared.
The range of weights for all stems covered a mere 90 grams, with the ITM The Stem coming in at 120 grams and the Forgie at 208 grams. It is interesting to note that most of the lightweight stems try to save weight in the hardware, mainly in the bolts. Slight mass savings were had in the faceplates and the extension tubes. The following graph shows the ratings of all the samples.
Two basic designs were used for the stems evaluated. One style consisted of separate components welded together at the steer tube clamp and handlebar clamp areas. The other design combined the clamps and the extension tube into a single continuous piece. This single piece was generally made by either machining (cutting/removing) the shape out of a block of material, or forging (forming the material under temperature and pressure) into its final shape.
There were distinctly different failure modes and durability performance characteristics for these two construction techniques. The welded stems failed sooner and at or near the weld beads. This type of failure is to be expected, since welding does not guarantee full penetration/fusion of both components and also because no geometrical reinforcement is provided for when using constant thickness extension tubes. On the other hand, the one piece body stems allow for a thickening of the walls at the juncture of the clamps and the extension tube – this is a good thing and is represented by the superior performance of this type of stem.
The one piece stems also failed in similar manners amongst themselves. The primary cause of failure in the standard bar clamp size stems was due to stress concentrations. The concentrations observed included thickness transition points and cutting tool/forming tool marks. The best example of a failure at a stress concentration point can be seen on the failure surface of the ITM The Stem.
Interestingly, the oversized stems performed the worst in the durability testing. This is the opposite trend that has been observed with oversized steer tube forks. In the case of forks, the larger steer tube contributes to a measurable improvement in their strength (assuming they have been manufactured well). The stems, on the other hand, failed quickly – though it should be mentioned that the failure mode was not extension tube failure but instead hardware failure.
The TTT Zepp XL tested was identical to the style recalled by Cannondale late in 2002. This stem was not recalled by the manufacturer, though, and is still available from at least one national mail order company. The reason for the Cannondale recall was that the thread engagement length for the faceplate bolts was insufficient. A general rule of thumb is that the thread engagement length for a fastener should be at least 1.5 times the diameter of the bolt. Thus, for the M5 bolt used on the Zepp XL, the engagement should be at least 7.5mm. The engagement on the stem tested was only 5.9 mm. The M5 steer tube clamp bolt had a measured 7.5mm engagement, and the other non-oversized stems all included hardware that abided by the 1.5 times the screw diameter engagement rule of thumb.
The recall by Cannondale does seem to be justified, since this fastener stripped the threads in the stem extension body during a fixture changeover. It was also measured that the minimum diameter of the bar bolt was 4.66 mm - this dimension is well under the specified minimum for a M5 bolt which is 4.826mm. For these reasons, it is possible that under a very large load, the thread could have failed causing the bars to rotate causing a subsequent loss of control. The durability testing stopped as a result of the thread failure. It should be recommended that owners of this stem abide by the recommendations set forth in the CPSC recall and stop using the stem until proper length screws have been installed.
Another stem failed due to thread manufacturing reasons. The Deda Newton stripped out the thread in the steer tube clamp region. The problems with this fastener were also twofold. First, the thread engagement for the M5 titanium bolt was only 5.75 mm instead of the recommended 7.5 mm. Second, the CNC turned screw was not round and had a minimum diameter of 4.72mm – according to specifications a M5 bolt should have a minimum diameter of 4.826 mm. It should be clear that the turned bolt was undersized. The combination of an undersized bolt and insufficient thread engagement length led to the failure of this stem.
For all stems, the fasteners were tightened using a torque wrench set to the manufacturers recommended installation torque values. All bolt threads were greased prior to installation. The threads that failed did so at torque values less than the recommend installation values - this is undesirable and is primarily due to the reasons outlined above.
What is stiffnes even worth measuring? Often times, stiffness correlates grossly with strength and maybe even fatigue strength. The following graph shows that there is some mild correlation between horizontal stiffness and fatigue resistance. Major outliers can be seen with the the oversized stems due to their early failure due to thread stripping.
Altogether it should be clear that for this testing protocol, the one piece forged/machined extension stems performed better than the welded stems. The primary failure location for the welded stems was at or near the weld at the steer tube clamp. The failure for the other stems was due to stress concentrators such as thickness transitions or tooling/machining marks. The two oversized bar clamp stems failed due to improper thread engagement and undersized bolt thread diameters.
A final disclaimer must be made: these durability results are based on a comparative test methodology that may or may not directly reflect actual usage. It was the best test that could be done with the available hardware. It is also the best look at stem durability that has been published in the United States to our knowledge.
The final durability ratings are shown below:
There is not a whole lot that can be said about pricing, other than manufacturers will charge what the market will bear - meaning that there is not a whole lot of objective reasons for pricing. One might reasonably expect that price might correlate well with increased performance (higher price for lower mass). This is not necessarily the case, since the lower price stems and the higher price stems have overlapping mass values.
The highest price stem, ITM The Stem, does claim the lowest mass by a scant 25 grams. It also claims another feature that manufacturers like to promote - a new material. The Stem was the only stem reviewed that was constructed out of a magnesium alloy. The exclusivity of owning this product and its slightly lighter weight lead the manufacturer to demand the excessive price tag of approximately $200. It is of note that the Performance Forte stem had similar durability results and a higher stiffness, but is available at a fraction of the cost. Is the extra $160 for a 60 gram weight savings worth it? That decision is up to you, the consumer.
Most often, there is a distinct relationship between time on the market, and price. This relationship is seen every year when last years "inferior" product is closed out at bargain prices in order to clear the shelves for the new and improved product of this year. It is often times hard to resist the temptation to buy the new stuff, but great deals are often had by buying last years closeout models.
Evaluating products based on different weightings of the three primary design variables of price, performance, and durability allows consumers to choose what matters to them. Curmudgeonly retro-grouches will praise the old-school designs that favor price and durability. Racer types only care about performance. So, peruse the data sheets and the summary graphs presented below and decide for yourself. BikeTech Review provides the data and leaves the ultimate purchasing decision up to you.
Price/Durability Weighted Consumer Ratings (45% price/durability and 10% performance)
Performance Weighted (90% performance, 5% price/durability)
Even Weighted (33.33% price/performance/durability)


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Consumers are buying more clothes, shoes, handbags and whatnot online than computers these days, a sign that online retailing has finally arrived. From the NYT:
In 2006, revenue from skirts, suits and shoes reached $18.3 billion, surpassing that from PCs, printers and word-processing programs, which totaled $17.2 billion, according to a report to be released today by a major trade group.
The surging popularity of clothing on the Web defies predictions that fashion — which is hard enough to buy in stores, with the aid of sales clerks and fitting rooms — would be difficult, if not impossible, to translate onto the Internet.
We buy lots of our clothes on the internet, particularly if we already know our size in a particular brand. No lines! —MEGHANN MARCO


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STONY RIDGE, Ohio (AP) — Two people died and three were injured when an explosion leveled a home in northwest Ohio Tuesday morning, rattling neighboring houses and scattering debris up to a quarter-mile.
Investigators were looking into whether a leaking liquid propane tank near the home's attached garage sparked the blast, said Troy Township Fire Chief Randy Woodruff.
The tank was toppled over after the explosion, and Woodruff said it was too soon to pinpoint the cause of the blast.
Neighbors said the explosion woke them up around 5 a.m. and they saw flames at the ranch-style home near the village of Stony Ridge, about 15 miles south of Toledo.
One man died after being taken to a hospital, and the body of a woman was found in the rubble about six hours after the explosion.
When emergency responders arrived, four people were found outside the house, the Wood County Sheriff's Office said. Five people — all of them adults — lived in the home. Neighbors said they were a man, his wife, their two sons and a fiance.
Names of the victims were not released.
The explosion flattened the home and scattered pieces of it throughout the yard and across farm fields. Piles of insulation, mattresses, window screens and a door littered the yard. All that was left standing was a basketball hoop along the driveway.
Bob Lahey told The Blade newspaper in Toledo that he heard a loud boom and thought a plane had crashed. He said he helped carry one person out of the debris, which smoldered for a couple hours.
Lahey said the family had lived in the house for quite a while and well before he moved in 13 years ago.
Jan Irsak, who lives across the street, said the explosion knocked items off the walls of her home.
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We are so thrilled that October is finally here. Leaves are beginning to change colors, the temps are starting to dip a tad, and coffee shops across America are bringing out our favorite seasonal drinks. So we thought we'd add to the fun and share with you some of our favorite Beth Moore Bible studies this month every Friday, which of course will each include a giveaway!
When I started at LifeWay six years ago, one of my co-workers invited me to join a group of women doing a Bible study during lunch. The Bible study was Beth Moore's Stepping Up: A Journey Through the Psalms of Ascent.
I wasn't very familiar with Beth Moore. It was my first of her studies to do.
I experienced for the first time her gentle command for participants to repeat phrases and Scripture after her.
She meant it, too.
It was uncomfortable at first, but then I realized that the other women in the room were following along. I've completed many Beth Moore studies throughout the years, and it now seems natural to talk back to Beth, even though she's on the other side of the screen.
Years later, when I experienced a little division among the ladies in the small group I was leading, I showed them the last session of Stepping Up. Beth references Zephaniah 3:9, and how we should "serve Him shoulder to shoulder." She had the ladies in the video stand up and scoot in shoulder-to-shoulder, and the six girls in my small group did the same in my apartment living room. We felt silly, but it was also a powerful moment of unity and support.
One of the most unique things about Beth and her teaching style is that she gently commands interaction from participants. It's something I love about her Bible studies. I get sucked in, engaged, and I forget that I sound silly when I recite after her.
What was your first Beth Moore Bible study?
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Fourth Night of Clashes Erupts in Tehran
Published 8:00 pm, Thursday, June 12, 2003
Associated Press Writer
Hundreds of pro-cleric militants and security forces clashed with Iranians throughout the capital late Friday, firing machine guns in the air and using tear gas and batons to put down any public opposition to the country's hard-line regime.
The clashes were the most intense and widespread of four consecutive nights of clashes in Tehran, which were sparked by university students and snowballed into broader displays of opposition to Iran's clerical establishment.
Unlike previous nights, no protests against supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were seen, making it unclear what sparked Friday night's clashes involving hundreds of militants _ some in groups of two to four, others on motorcycles _ who beat pedestrians with batons, brandished knifes or hurled rocks at crowds and homes.
Protesters had been calling for an end to the country's hard-line establishment and for supreme leader Khamenei's death. Criticism of Khamenei is usually punished by imprisonment, and public calls for his death had been unheard of until this week.
Khamenei's hard-line supporters _ who control key government institutions in Iran _ are locked in a power struggle with popularly elected President Mohammad Khatami, who came to power aiming to reform Iran's conservative political system.
During the past few nights, the largest crowds of protesters and onlookers were concentrated around the Tehran University compound in the capital's Amirabad district, the scene of many of the clashes between students and security forces.
Hundreds of police had locked down the area earlier in the day, lining streets to prevent people from gathering and stopping suspect cars for spot searches.
Late Friday night, packs of militants _ often backed by security forces _ rushed onlookers, beating them with batons and their fists in order to break up the crowds. Some of the militants were seen riding motorcycles and chasing pedestrians.
The charred wreck of at least one the militant's motorcycle, apparently burned by ordinary Iranians, was seen lying in a street nearby the university.
Witnesses said security officers fired machine guns in the air and tear gas at crowds to disperse hundreds of onlookers in a residential area about one mile from the dormitory.
Two women aged in their 50s denounced the hard-line militants, with one telling The Associated Press, "The days of these bearded vigilantes are coming to an end."
The women, who declined to be identified, said they saw the militants throwing stones at people's homes and smashing windows.
The militants _ often referred to as vigilantes _ pledge loyalty to Khamenei and his hard-line clerics and act voluntarily to break up protests without government approval.
Although the protesters criticize the clerics, public support for Khatami also appears to be falling because of his government's inability to implement promised reforms.
During a Friday prayer sermon at Tehran University, former president Hashemi Rafsanjani _ a key Khamenei supporter _ urged Iran's youth not to fall into what he described as a U.S. trap by denouncing the country's political leadership.
"I advise the youth, especially students … that they should be careful not to fall into trap dug out by the Americans," Rafsanjani told worshippers.
Rafsanjani said it was Iran's policy to "act resolutely" to prevent demonstrations from getting out of hand but "not to be harsh on protesters."
While the recent protests seemed to be disorganized, with no clear leaders, some demonstrators vowed to keep up the pressure until next month's anniversary of the much larger and violent protests in 1999.
Khamenei this week warned of a major crackdown in a speech broadcast on state television and radio. He referred to violence in 1999, when security forces and extremist supporters of hard-line clerics attacked pro-democracy demonstrators after a student dormitory was stormed.
The dormitory raid led to the death of at least one student and generated the worst street battles since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Exiled opposition groups have been encouraging dissent in Iran through U.S.-based Persian language TV channels. U.S. pressure on Iran, which Washington accuses of hiding a nuclear weapons program and harboring terrorists, may have further emboldened those who hope to see the regime toppled.


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After a holiday-season hiatus (Happy New Year btw!) LearnCocosTV is back. This episode is somewhat shorter because I had a lot of catching up to do and a lot of chores which aren't exactly show-worthy. But I did manage to port most of the Kobold2D projects to Cocos2D 2.0 beta. Too bad they look just the same as before.
A bi-weekly Show & Tell about Cocos2D, Kobold2D and iOS/OSX development by Steffen Itterheim.
Episode #3 – Two And A Half Nuts
• Updating Kobold2D to use Cocos2D v2.0 (beta)
• iDevBlogADay: Tips for updating to Cocos2D v2.0
• iDevBlogADay Source Code available on github
This quick comparison sheet gives you all the info to decide whether to use Cocos2D 1.x or Cocos2D 2.x. Contrary to most programs, a higher version number doesn't infer "better" or "more". There are pros and cons for both versions.
At the time of this writing the decision really only boils down to whether you want to use shaders and whether you must be able to deploy your app to 1st & 2nd generation devices. See for yourself, it's that simple:
Cocos2D v1.x
(+) compatible with all iOS devices
Cocos2D v2.x
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All other differences to this day are minor, and most new features and bugfixes have been migrated back and forth between versions. For beginners I strongly recommend using v1.x as there's a lot more documentation available for this version. Those who have no interest in writing shader programs can also safely use the v1.x branch without missing out.
Another live report from the front…
LearnCocosTV – Episode 2: Fixing Bad
• Simple Multiplayer Data Sharing Project
• iDevBlogADay: Fast Pixel-Perfect Collision Detection
• Kobold2D 1.0.1 Released:
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o Solutions for "failed with exit code 1" linker errors
• Xcode Trips & Ticks
This continues and concludes the previous post of the Fast Pixel-Perfect Collision Detection for Cocos2D with Example Code (1/2) article.
Detecting collisions on pixel-perfect boundaries is the holy grail of collision detection in 2D games. As such, it seems like the ideal, if not to say perfect, solution to collision detection in general. Yet, it's also quite complicated and the straightforward solutions don't perform very well until you start optimizing the code.
This first post focuses on creating a pixel mask by analyzing the raw image data, as proposed over 3 years ago by Ernesto Corvi. It's the fastest solution if you want to test if a point collides with a pixel on an image, which also works for rotated and scaled sprites. However it does take some optimizing to speed up detecting collisions between a bounding box of a node and the pixel mask, or two pixel masks.
The alternative solution is to render the two colliding objects onto a CCRenderTexture, as developed by Dani and others on the Cocos2D forum. It is able to detect collisions of arbitrarily rotated and scaled sprites but can be expected to be noticeably slower than a pixel mask. I will discuss this solution in a future iDevBlogADay post.
The results will find their way into Kobold2D, to make the solutions readily available to all developers.
LearnCocosTV is sort of like a personal sprint review presentation but in video form.
I think that just writing about what I've done recently would be rather dull, whereas a bi-weekly Show & Tell video would not only be more interesting, it is also much more encouraging for me to create something cool to show in the first place!
Each episode will update you about what I've done for or with Cocos2D, Kobold2D and iOS/OSX development in general, what I've learned in the process and what the end results are. Here's episode one, I hope you'll enjoy it:
LearnCocosTV – Episode 1: How I maed your Kobold
• Kobold2D 1.0 Released
• Kobold2D source code published on github
• First Kobold2D games published on App Store
• Kobold2D Server moved
• iDevBlogADay: How to use CCRenderTexture…
And no, I'm most certainly not going to run out of TV Show titles to vilify. 😀
PS: in case you're wondering, the video was created with ScreenFlow 3.0.
Kobold2D v1.0 is now available from the Kobold2D Download page!
This is mainly a maintenance release, I found and fixed all the bugs that had been reported, including some nasty linker issues that occurred with a preference on Snow Leopard. Kobold2D is now thoroughly tested with Xcode 4.0.2, 4.1 and 4.2 under Snow Leopard and Xcode 4.2 under Lion.
Of course the latest updates of cocos2d-iphone-extensions 0.2 and cocos3d 0.6.3 are also included.
And I can't say it often enough: Kobold2D supports ARC (automatic reference counting) out of the box! There's nothing you need to do! Just have Xcode 4.2 installed and start writing code without retain, release and autorelease ever again.
Forward Looking Statement
The motto for the next updates is still "Get Connected!". I want to add more online features and update the KKGameKitHelper class with remote config support provided by AppMynx. I will evaluate ShareKit and hopefully be able to implement that with (if necessary) a reasonably simple interface for Cocos2D apps.
I also have a commercial product for iOS in development that will make sending data over the network a lot simpler. The basic idea being that if, for example, you want to synchronize a sprite's position and rotation properties with all other devices, you simply write something like this:
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[KKConnect addSharedObject:self
It works with any properties (except id/pointers). Whenever one of the property values changes, its value is sent to all connected devices and assigned to the property of the local object with the corresponding "Player1" identifier. Dead simple. And coming soon.
Learn Cocos2D Game Development with iOS 5
It's also no coincidence that the print and PDF versions of the Learn Cocos2D Game Development book (2nd Edition) are available since a few days.
The book uses Cocos2D v1.0.1, the chapters have been significantly improved, Chapter 3 is almost a complete rewrite. There are also two new chapters discussing integration of UIKit views in a Cocos2D app, as well as adding Cocos2D to an existing UIKit app. The other new chapter is about Kobold2D and introduces Lua and Cocos3D.
Readers keep asking me when the Kindle or iBooks versions of the new edition will be out. To be honest: I don't know. But I'm confident that there will be a Kindle version and one for iBook eventually, and I expect these to be available soon. After all the first Edition is also available through these channels, and so are most (if not all) Apress books. Plus Xmas is coming, just like most companies book publishers are eager to get their best products out the door in time for Xmas.


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Peter Carter, a former Trustee of the Library, has recently offered his vast collection of trade union emblems, certificates and posters as a donation split between the People's History Museum and ourselves. To mark this generous gift, the Object of the Month comes from his collection.
This poster joins the many hundreds of other items already in our collections which relate to the boilermakers' union. On the wall opposite the display case in the hall, for instance, is a framed item showing the membership cards of four generations of boilermakers from the Oxley family.
The poster was designed by HJ Davis, a union member from Devonport No 1 Branch who won the first prize in the Society's design competition according the July 1959 issue of their Monthly Report, which is held in the Library.
The Boilermakers' rules of 1834 forebade the following behaviour, enforced by fines or as a last resort expulsion from the society:
- Introducing political discourse
- Seditious sentiments
- Indecent songs
- Cursing or swearing
- Betting or promotion of gaming.
'Should any member challenge another to fight or strike another in the club-room he shall be fined 2s6d [12.5pence in today's money] for the former and 5s [25p] for the latter'.
Peter Carter's donation has brought many new items of great interest into our collections. One such is a hand-coloured emblem from the National Union of Railway Women's Guild.
In the summer of 1900 Mrs Mary MacPherson of London organised a conference of wives of members of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants (ASRS) for the purpose of forming a Railway Women's Guild. The aim of the new organisation was to co-operate with local branches of the ASRS in their efforts to further the welfare of railwaymen and their families.
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What's the radical way to parent your tween or teen? Being unconditionally loving and accepting, says Dr. John Duffy, author of The Available Parent: Radical Optimism for Raising Teens and Tweens. That means no lectures, criticizing or getting emotional. Can you do it?
Dr. Duffy follows his own advice in raising his 16-year-old son, whom he describes as admirable. It's all about building a relationship out of optimism rather than fear, he says. Learn more about his approach to raising teens and tweens below.
What inspired you to write about being an available parent?
Dr. John Duffy: I was inspired to write a book by some of the teenagers that I worked with. They suggested that their lack of emotional availability to their parents is due, at least in part, to their parents' lack of emotional availability to them. I heard this frequently, and from enough different teenagers, to believe it. Once I found myself repeating the same themes over and over again to different parents, the book became all but inevitable.
In your book, The Available Parent, you write that a parent's top priority should be staying in touch with their kids. How do you do that with moody and distant tweens and teens?
Dr. Duffy: I encourage parents to take advantage of any opportunity they might have to connect with their children, as moody as they might be. Most teenagers I work with typically have a time of day when they're most vulnerable, or regressive. Take advantage of those times to connect. The worst time to connect is in the midst of conflict.
I use the word "availability" very deliberately. Though your kids may choose not to communicate with you too frequently, you need to let them know that you're available to connect with them.
Can you explain how "availability" is the ability to understand your child's need to pull away?
Dr. Duffy: I define "availability" as parenting free of judgment, fear, and especially ego. If we're free of these negative influences, we can recognize that an important part of parenting is the ability to let go and allow our children to explore their world. However, if our parental fear, judgment and ego take center stage, we tend to rob our children of their ability to prove themselves smart, capable and competent to themselves.
What do you think parents today need to work on when it comes to relating with their kids?
Dr. Duffy: Too often today, parents focus on the negatives with their children. They focus on the wrong crowd their child is hanging out with, the grade they disapprove of, the style of dress they frown upon, and so on. Though this is all part of parenting, it can't be the primary part of parenting. Parenting, especially parenting teenagers, requires a strong, positive connection. This means more positive interaction with your children than negative.
Enjoying our kids, having fun with them, fosters the most effective parenting. If we're available to our children in this way, they're more likely to listen to us. As available parents, we're not the unwitting, ineffectual enemies. We're always there for our kids as guides and consultants.
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Vote of confidenceby Staff Writer / Montréal Canadiens
BROSSARD – Trade deadline day came and went for the Canadiens on Wednesday, and that suited general manager Marc Bergevin just fine.
Confident in a group that sits atop the northeast division and second in the Eastern Conference heading into Wednesday night's game against the Flyers, the Habs elected to move forward with a group that has hit remarkable heights through 35 games this season despite long-term injuries to mainstays Rene Bourque and Raphael Diaz and other medical setbacks along the way.
"We're always trying to improve the Montreal Canadiens. With a record of 23-7, I think we can all agree that we're satisfied," explained Bergevin, who capped his regular season transactions with the acquisition of depth defenseman Davis Drewiske from the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. "[The trading period] started two months ago. It's not a period that is about having two days to make a trade.
"We added a few pieces over the last couple of months. We were always looking," he added. "Today, we looked. There was a lot of conversation, but at the end of the day, we're proud of what we have. Our goal is to make the playoffs, and we're in a great position to do that."
Drewiske was the final piece of the puzzle for Bergevin, who envisioned the 6-foot-2, 220-pound. rearguard serving as a role player on a Canadiens team that values puck possession and relentless team defense.
"I honestly believe that you can never have too many defensemen. Regardless of the kids that we've brought up, my intention was, if there was something available and I felt the price was right, I was going to do that," said Bergevin. "He's a stay-at-home defenseman. He's a decent size, he's got a great stick, he kills penalties, he blocks shots, and he could take up a good chunk of ice time. He's a player we've been watching for a little bit now."
Bergevin, who wasn't prepared to deviate from a well-established long-term vision for the Canadiens at the risk of paying a steep price and losing valuable assets, was adamant that the Habs' current mix of youth and experience has the ingredients he believes are capable of moving the franchise forward both down the stretch and into the foreseeable future.
"Our strategy has not changed. We have a plan to make the Montreal Canadiens better for years to come," indicated Bergevin, whose acquisitions of veterans Michael Ryder and Jeff Halpern earlier this season paid immediate dividends for the Habs. "We have a good core. We've got a good group of veteran and young players. We have guys coming through the system that we'll develop and make better, so overall I'm pretty satisfied with the direction the hockey club is taking.
"I value draft choices a lot. I believe that they're essential for years to come," continued Bergevin. "We've got six picks amongst the first 90 selections in the next draft. These are important selections to build the Canadiens not only for one season, but for years to come. We didn't lose a single pick."
Looking to the future, Bergevin inked North Dakota University standout Danny Kristo to a two-year contract on Wednesday that will see the 22-year-old report to the AHL's Hamilton Bulldogs. The Edina, MN native, selected in the second round, 56th overall by the Canadiens at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, finished tied for second in the NCAA in goals and points this past year.
"He had great season with his university," praised Bergevin. "He's a player with great offensive talent. It's hard to go out and find a talent like him. He'll have to work hard to get to the next level, but he's ready to get started. He's a prospect, a young player with talent and we'll develop him and see what it brings. I feel that he's on the right track. We're going to surround him with good people [and] a good environment."
That positive environment is one Bergevin and his staff have worked tirelessly to build since his tenure began back in May 2012, one that the nearly 1,200-game NHL veteran is proud to be in charge of.
"For me, the dressing room is just as important as what happens on the ice," indicated Bergevin. "I know that at the moment we've got great chemistry on this team."
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Water damage. drains battery. used to take pictures but lcd wouldn't show, then stopped working at all. could you please, also let me know where to buy parts for my camera. Thanks
Try http://www.fixya.com/support/r3771170-phone_water_damage \015\012\015\012kind regards . ... Canon PowerShot A590 IS Digital Camera
We went to a water theme park and my camera fell into the water (immersed completely). After that I tried to turn it on to check it works or not but it was showing some problems. Then I opened the battery and left it for a day like around 24 hours. Now when I try to turn on the camera. It says Lens Error. What could be done in this situation. Camera Model : Canon IXUS 80IS. Need some assistance in this regard.
Turning on a camera with water inside is risky. You can fry the circuits. I'm amazed yours worked although for how long is anyone's guess. It should have been buried in a bowl of dry rice for a week. Even so, water will have seeped between the lens e ... Canon Digital Cameras
My camera is eating up batteries. I'll use it very little. Let's say I have a 2 hour photo shoot a week and the batteries are going soon after. I upload photos to computer so it is on for another 20 minutes for that. But that's it. It's never done this before.
\015\012I have one of these Camera too. They are great.\015\012\015\012Are you using rechargeable batteries? If so ... Fuji FinePix S5700 Digital Camera
Water Damaged I accidently dropped my camera in the water but got it out right away, it took 2 pics then went to a white screen, I got everything out battery memory card and let it dry but now it has no picture it does turn on, but no screen just blue specks! please help!!
Ok there is one fix that i used with my canon sd700again, it dropped it in the water and it stopped workingi took of the screen and changed the batterey wattage to 65w instead of 45w using a zxd breakerthen the "hotfix"i pit i ... Pentax Optio S50 Digital Camera
I think the camera got some liquid damage. 4 brand new batteries only last about 1 hour, tops. then, the camera screen kinda "freezes" as you try to take pictures. The flash is also not really working. not happy, help!
If water HAS got into the system then expect all sorts of problems. Take it to a camjera store for a checkup. If it is expensive to repair, try an insurance claim ... Fuji FinePix S7000 Digital Camera
The camera motor vibrates and shakes when in live mode? When I take a picture, the image is blurry and the battery is fully charged. No water damage has been done and it hasn't been dropped.
On Sony T100 and similar, its the vibration canceling unit, i had the same problem.if you have good hads you can fix it.( on your oun risk)1) disasamble the camera, ... Sony DSC-T70 Digital Camera
Water damage My Canon Powershot A620 was submerged for a few moments. It powered on afterwards, but I still took the batteries and memory stick out and let it dry. Now it will not power on.... Is there anything I can do?
PROBABLY NOT, BUT WHAT YOU MIGHT DO IS SEE IF A REPAIR SHOP WOULD AT LEAST TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND SEE IF IT IS AT ALL REPAIRABLE AND GIVE YOU A QUOTE. CHANCES ARE THE REPAIR WILL BE SO COSTLY, IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO REPLACE THE CAMERA. SORRY, BUT THIS ... Canon PowerShot A620 Digital Camera
When you turn the camera a message comes on and says "please turn the camera off and then back on again" which i have done several times...i also took the battery out and let it sit and reinserted and same thing...any help would be great...email me [email protected]
HelloThe problem is that the lens has become stuck in the barrel. There are some DIY solutions you could try, but the \012probability is that ... Panasonic Lumix® DMC-FS3 Digital Camera
Hi I my new(3 months old ) PowerShot SD1300 IS camera has a problem. Initially worked fine ,but suddenly it is not working. Issue is it will power up only once after many (5 to 6 hrs) put idle.When powerd on , lens will come up and the camera will go of,lens will remain out.It wont respond(power led also goes off).Again if we put idle for some hours when we press first lens go in ,comes out and again goes off. Please let me know what could be the problem.I checked it is not problem with battery
Hi. I\015\012 note that you have checked the lens and Canon service has said the PCB \015\012needs to be replaced, but the cost is too high. However you have asked \015\012if there is anything else you can do. ... Canon Digital Cameras
Dropped camera in water. Retrieved camera. Turned it on. Didn't work. Let it dry at room temp for ten days. Appears dry now. Put in new battery and memory card but it still does not turn on [green light does not go on] when I push the switch. What can be done?
When you turned it on the first time while it was still wet, you fried the circuits. Sorry. ... Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5 Digital Camera
Camera exposed to rain. Battery immediately removed and camera dried but it won't power up now. No obvious sign of water damage inside.
You have two ways to handle that.First: (Just saying- if there is a water ''damage'' YOU CAN'T SEE IT.) So if you think you are professional in theese stuff you can take a screwdriver, open the camera and clean its parts.Secon ... Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-W7 Digital Camera
The camera was dropped in water for a few seconds. I managed to take the battery and memory card out after I retrieved it from the water. The camera was then dried and I was able to take a few pictures after the mishap. It's been a few weeks now and the camera does not work. I tried to charge the battery, thinking it was a bad battery, but the battery charger would continuously blink a red flash for hours! Can this camera be saved?
... Casio Exilim EX-Z77 Digital Camera
My Sony Cybershot Camera was dropped in water accidentally the other day. I have let it dry out as much as possible for 2 days. When I tried to use it, the camera still takes pics as it did before but it keeps saying "insert memory card" Anything more I can do? Is it worth trying it on with Sony as it's only 4 months old. Only thing is that I know that water damage is not normally covered. If they see water damage, will they bill me for the repair?
Try this and rate me if useful :\015\012This works on most mini electronic devices like cellular phones and degital cameras etc . \015\012\015\012it sounds crazy .Remove the back (or Cover ) of the phone( or Camera ... Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-W220/B Digital Camera
Sony Cybershot DSC W-50. All works except later part of zoom. (Zooms to x3, then no more.) Makes a noise like it's simply run out of battery power, but rechargeable battery is fine. Have assumed there is also an internal battery, but can't find where it is (to replace it?) Have also tried the (thin) instructions for what to do in this case ("Charge the rechargeable, leave for half an hour") but it doesn't help. Any suggestions (including for example where best to send it if no DIY so
Hi Simon,\015\012\015\012The Sony DSC-W50 Camera is coming with only 3X Zoom and the rest 2X zoom is the Sony's precision 2X Digital Zoom which provides an additional 2X magnification. It also have a Smart Zo ... Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W50 Digital Camera
Accidentally left in water, won't turn on. Is it done for?
I agree with Turbo76 but if water damaged, you may have fried a chip. The reason the lens crawls is because of water in the gears. If you have patience, you can probably take it apart. There are a few screws on the outside and the front just pops off ... Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N1 Digital Camera
My casio ex s880 won't turn on. when i put it on the charger cradle the red light flashes (it normally doesn't flash). Also when its on the charger it'll let me view my pictures on my memory card it just won't let me take pictures and it displays that the battery is fully charged. I tried taking the battery out and putting it back in but it still won't work.
As above batttery shows full how can I turn it on? ... Casio Exilim EX-S880 Digital Camera
My camera won't let me take any pics,it says internal is full,how do i get the pics off the camera to use sd card,also i don't have the cord to plug into pc,also battery's won't last a day,an i bought a new battery? help
The cam to pc USB cables are cheap and available at Best Buy or Wal-Mart. Just count the number of pins in the cam side of the cable to get the right one. Choose DELETE AFTER DOWNLOADING in Windows. ... Digital Cameras
Water damage? A little bit of water got on my camera. Once I noticed, I wiped it off and tried to turn the camera on and it wouldn't. Once I got home, I charged the battery, thinking maybe that would help. I put the battery back in and now there is an orange/red light on the front of the camera that won't go away, and it still won't turn on.
Http://www.fixya.com/support/r3771170-phone_water_damage ... Canon PowerShot SD630 Digital ELPH / IXUS 65 Digital Camera
I went snorkeling with my olympus 780sw camera last weekend and was taking photos just fine. It was nearing the end of the battery life I believe and when i went to try to turn it on, nothing happened so I thought it had died(battery) I went to try and charge it, and the red light comes on, but it only flashes and does not stay solid, even after letting the battery sit in the charger for >5 hours. Is there a problem with my battery then? the charger? the camera and battery combined? any assistan
That happened to me, then i put the battery in the same kind of charger and it started charging fine. ... Olympus Stylus 790SW Digital Camera
I just purchased a new battery and new charger off ebay. The battery died and now I cannot get it to charge. I am not sure if it is the battery or the charger that has the issue but the camera will not turn on at all. Also, I am not sure how long to charge the battery for? an hour or two?
If its a new battery charge it overnight. If its an overseas or aftermarket charger make surethe battery terminals line up with the battery properly. I never recommend these aftermarketchargers because the lifespan is very short. What ... Digital Cameras
My Camera. I was wondering if best buy in portland oregan has a 7.2 mega pixel charger for an exilim casio. My battery went out a couple months ago and now when i plug in the battery in the charger the red light will go on then it will go off and it wont get a full charge i dont know if its my battery or the charger. i also need to know if they will let me test the charger out to see if its the charger or he battery! Thanks!
Hi sloth18,\015\012 \015\012Typically, most parts specific to a particular model are not carried in the Best Buy™ retail locations. Best Buy™ fulfills parts needs through our Partsearch ... Casio Exilim EX-Z750 Digital Camera
My Canon S2IS has served me perfectly for over five years. All of a sudden it is going through a set of new batteries in half an hour. A few pictures and short video clips after installing brand new Duracells I was getting the low battery warning and then a few more minutes of same it was dead, showing the change batteries message. Any ideas or is it time to retire this baby? Also, when I power up the camera, the lens makes a grinding noise while it is extending. What's up with that? Could it
Are you new batteries are NI-MH ones?\015\012Canon canon's low vote detection setting is low, and you'd better use Li-ion Canon Camera batteries. ... Canon PowerShot S2 IS Digital Camera
Water damage I dropped my camera in a small puddle of water. When I try to take pictures in the light, I get a white picture on the LCD screen. However, when I try taking pictures indoors or in dark places, the pictures work. Please advise how I can fix this problem. I have a Canon Ixus 25. Whilst in a bag,a water bottle burst and the camera got wet. On returning home I removed the battery and memory card and left it to dry in the soft sun. I then found some silica gel sacs and placed one in th
Let me suggest you don't leave a high tech piece of equipment in a bag with a water bottle (even if it isn't open). ... Canon Powershot SD450 / IXUS 55 Digital Camera
Olympus FE-140 I keep having to install new batteries. The batteries die after a short usage time and I always shut my camera off when not in use. The batteries are not 'dead' because I test them but a lot of their juice is used up (about 1/2). Is this normal for this type of camera. They also die if the camera is not used for lets say a couple of weeks. Thanks!
My opinion, it is not because of your battery. But it is happen because of some of your camera component is damage. I think it is 'Power IC'. I've got this experienced through repairing my customer digital camera. The posible cause of this damage is ... Olympus FE-140 Digital Camera


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How about this?
At its best, love should be...
Can anyone say if this is an idiomatic expression, and if so, is there a way to rephrase it to make it more understandable, or at least tell me where it comes from?
Love at its highest should be the origin of every perfection.
How about this?
At its best, love should be...
Perfection originally derives from Christian perfection, meaning smth like having a heart so all-flaming with the love of God. Your body is perfect because it is modelled after 'the life of the incarnate word of God', as they say. There is no higher or no other perfect love than the love of God. Should you rise above this and love someone or smth else more, the wrath of God will strike you no end. True, 'blind' love between people hurts and can even be disastruous at times - it is because you've ventured (transgressed) beyong the point of no return...
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"The lady without taking her eyes off the blushing Tomassov said with a dreamy gravity quite unusual to her:
"'I should like to know that your generosity can be supreme?without a flaw. Love at its highest should be the origin of every perfection.'
"Tomassov opened his eyes wide with admiration at this, as though her lips had been dropping real pearls. The sentiment, however, was not uttered for the primitive Russian youth but for the exquisitely accomplished man of the world, De Castel.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post8029324185969882190..comments2014-07-06T19:04:39.657-05:00Comments on Sutured for a Living: Women in Surgeryrlbateshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-11322684682746286802008-08-31T22:59:00.000-05:002008-08-31T22:59:00.000-05:00One of my medical school classmates, Julie Freisch...One of my medical school classmates, Julie Freischlag, is a vascular surgeon and chair of Surgery at Johns Hopkins. She is a great person, a terrific surgeon, a natural teacher, editor of the Archives of Surgery, a leader in the American College of Surgeons, and a role model for all surgeons, both male and female. She will certainly raise the profile of women in surgical fields.Brucehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-19916671014238033362008-08-21T14:12:00.000-05:002008-08-21T14:12:00.000-05:00Around here there are female surgeons as follows:O...Around here there are female surgeons as follows:
Orthopaedics, one
ENT, two
Plastics, one
Neuro, one
Cardiac, zero
Trauma, one (also general)
Gynecology, six (that I can think of, there may actually be more. It's a service I, fortunately, am not involved in!)
Vascular, one
General, five
Thoracic, one (also general)
Urology, one

That's out of appx. 150 not counting eyes.make mine traumahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-53197100939675338492008-08-21T14:08:00.000-05:002008-08-21T14:08:00.000-05:00It is tough, to be female in the OR setting. I lov...It is tough, to be female in the OR setting. I love the OR, was probably my second choice for type of practice but there is a definite something against females operating. And it is hard to put my finger on exactly what it is.

Everything from the lowest table level to being too high (and many of us STILL needing a step even with the table all the way down) to many of the gadgets are not user friendly to smaller hands (I'm thinking of you, Ligasure and endo-GIA). We also have to adapt techniques due to size - for example, when I do laparoscopy, I never do direct insertions - my upper arm strength isn't enough to penetrate the fascia. I do Hassan's technique every time since I know that between my short stature and lack of UE force the direct insertions are far more difficult for me.

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RE: Apple is premium and hence expensive PERIOD
by NeoX on Fri 17th Sep 2010 02:36 UTC in reply to "Apple is premium and hence expensive PERIOD"
There are no cheap i5 laptops from apple. If you just want to surf the web on a 15 inch laptop you have to buy a MacBook Pro. Dell will give you a fairly nice and cheap Studio.
Cheap being the right word.
Apple will always give you the bare minimum. How long had Macbooks CD burners instead of DVD burners? How long did they have only 1 GB Ram when all Vista Machines had (needed) 2 or 4.
Not to be picky, but I have a First Generation MacBook, which was the first MacBook intel model. It came with a "SuperDrive" to burn CDs and DVDs. My previous model PowerBook from 3 years earlier (2003) also came with a DVD burner standard.
As to RAM I would never want to run Vista with 1GB RAM, it is a disaster. But the fact that MacBooks were sold with 1GB RAM when 10.4 and 10.5 were out is a testament to the OS. You could get along with 1GB RAM just fine for many tasks. My MacBook is maxed at 2GB, it is a Core Duo and I am running the latest 10.6 snow leopard without a glitch. It is plenty fast for most things, except games, and I use it daily to help me remove malware from my Client's Windows PC's.


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Father sues son over classic cars
A classic car collector is suing his estranged son after he allegedly failed to return four rare exotics that were lent to him.
The action, which is valued at £2.5million, has been brought against Christian Hrabalek, after he borrowed four of is father's Lancia Stratos rally cars and failed to return them, according to court documents.
Mr Hrabalek, 36, who is considered one of the world's leading Stratos collectors, owned nine examples of the Italian two-seater.
His father alleges that he was lent four vehicles for display at a classic car museum in Berlin, from his own collection, and that the cars were never returned.
As a result, the pair's relationship deteriorated, with the London Evening Standard reporting that Hrabalek sent his father a text saying the cars would be returned "providing they never saw each other again".
However, the cars were not returned and his father has now resorted to litigation to ensure that he gets either the cars back or damages totaling three million euros.
Lancia Stratos rally cars are highly sought after due to their iconic design and competition pedigree, having won the World Rally Championship in 1974, 1975 and 1976.
Christian Hrabalek has had a long career in the car design industry and has experience as an automotive strategy consultant, beginning at Porsche in 1997, before stints at Audi, Volkswagen, Lancia, BMW and Skoda.
He founded automotive design consultancy Fenomenon Holistic Design in 2002 – a venture that subsequently went under in 2011.


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the Pike Productions, Inc. (Pink Sheets: MIKP) announces today that
it will sell ServeNation
to a private company which sees strong potential in the program and
looks to expedite the program to market quickly.
MIKP will receive $350,000 cash purchase for the program in addition to
27.5% ownership in ServeNation. ServeNation executives feel the
innovative prepaid program can achieve $100m+ sales within the first 3
years. MIKP execs feel that revenue potential here could provide
sustainable income to the company for its overall operations and film
ServeNation is a program based in the rapidly growing prepaid card
industry. It has a unique niche market with a 'sticky factor' that
includes micro-donations to the card-user's non-profit of choice with
each swipe.
A leading industry research and advisory firm, Mercator Advisory Group,
stated in their Seventh Annual Prepaid Card Forecast that 'The total
dollars loaded onto prepaid cards will climb to $672 billion over the
next three years, which is more than double the $330.03 billion loaded
onto these cards in 2009. They forecast the market will grow to $549.7
billion by 2012.'
Newbauer concludes, "This allows us to maintain participation in the
lucrative prepaid realm while maximizing focus on the feature films and
graphic novels as, with White
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entertainment industry are stronger than ever."
The Purchasing Company also sees potential in MIKP's feature films
division and is currently in discussions to provide funding for the
company's projects and accelerated growth in a mutually beneficial
with MIKP CEO
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I am making a test for a geocache where if the user gets all the answers correct it outputs coordinates. I am trying to figure out how to make a little window where the question is displayed and there is a place to write your answer, nothing fancy. Here is the test:
This works fine, but I need to make GUI so I can make it usable. Help?Code:
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.util.Scanner;
public class test extends JFrame{
public static void main(String[] args){
Scanner ian = new Scanner(System.in);
String aone;
String atwo;
String athree;
String afour;
String afive;
String asix;
String aseven;
int bacon;
int cheese;
int lettuce;
int blargh;
int mayo;
int george;
int idk;
int answer;
System.out.println("The Computer Test");
System.out.println("Type the answer in the space provided.");
System.out.println("Question 1- What does RAM stand for?");
aone = ian.nextLine();
if (aone.equalsIgnoreCase("random access memory"))
bacon = 1;
bacon = 0;
System.out.println("Question 2- What type of keyboard layout is used in Albania?");
atwo = ian.nextLine();
cheese = 1;
cheese = 0;
System.out.println("Question 3- What was the first company to make a mouse?");
athree = ian.nextLine();
lettuce = 1;
lettuce = 0;
System.out.println("Question 4- How do you write \"I want the cache coordinates!\"in binary?");
afour = ian.nextLine();
blargh = 1;
blargh = 0;
System.out.println("Question 5- What is the name of what is known to be the first search engine?");
afive = ian.nextLine();
mayo = 1;
mayo = 0;
System.out.println("Question 6- Which company invented Java?");
asix = ian.nextLine();
if(asix.equalsIgnoreCase("Sun Microsystems"))
george = 1;
george = 0;
System.out.println("Question 8-(Hardest question--- What type of file does the extension \".EWL\" usually refer to?");
aseven = ian.nextLine();
if(aseven.equalsIgnoreCase("MS Encarta Document"))
idk = 1;
idk = 0;
answer = bacon + cheese + lettuce + blargh + mayo + george + idk;
if(answer < 7){
System.out.println("I'm sorry, you did not get all the questions correct.");
if(answer == 7){
System.out.println("Here are the coordinates.");


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Our classrooms
All of our classrooms adhere to the Montessori Method. Our classrooms are lead by our lead teacher, Jeannene Schnell. Jeannene is assisted by our co-founders, Lis and Tiff.
Infant/Toddler room (6 months - 2.5 yrs)
Children's House (2.5 yrs - 5 yrs)
Infant/Toddler room (4 months- 2.5 yrs)
Even in their first days, infants begin to exercise their will and crave freedom of movement.
Cause and effect. We strive to create an environment where the child is no more dependent on the adult than necessary. We want them to know that they have the power to create an effect even at a very early age. For example, instead of having mobiles that require an adult to turn them on electronically or spin them, we use simple mobiles that will respond to a child's kicking or reaching. A single bell on the end of a ribbon shows the child that a sound is created when he/she touches it.
Gross motor skills. Children are encouraged to exercise their freedom of movement by moving towards objects placed near them, but just out of reach. As they begin to crawl, they can move about the space in any way they want. There are also ample opportunities to practice standing by pulling up on low, sturdy shelves, or on a bar attached to the wall. Infants are never placed in bouncy seats, swings, or any other implement that will constrain their movement.
Social interaction. Much of our time in the infant room is spent responding to the facial expressions and sounds of the infants. We also place mirrors on the walls so they can interact with their own reflections.
As children learn to walk and move through their environment, our young toddlers benefit from the following components of the infant/toddler room.
Sensorial. Toddlers spend much of their mental energy organizing their sensory input. Sensorial activities help toddlers make sense of sights, smells, textures, colors, and sounds. Toddlers practice distinguishing colors with the color tablet box. Activities such as the knobbed cylinders and shape-sorting puzzles develop the ability to distinguish dimension. Smelling bottles with different stimulating essential oils help them to discriminate between different smells. Musical instruments open up the world of sound creation.
Language and math. The toddler environment is full of language and opportunities to develop number sense. Toddlers are encouraged to express themselves. Storytelling and reading aloud expose toddlers to new words and gives them opportunities to empathize with characters. Through engaging with matching games, such as matching the silhouette e of an animal to a full color picture of the same animal, pre-reading skills are stimulated. Sorting stones develops a sense of quantity.
Physical activity. Toddlers are very active and will develop a natural rhythm of rest and activity if given the opportunity. Toddlers at Nido are encouraged to move about the space freely. Outdoor play time happens twice per day, except in the case of severe weather. Gardening activities and nature walks give toddlers much-needed contact with nature and is beneficial for regulating their energy and attention throughout the day.
Children's House (2.5 - 5 yrs)
As toddlers get ready for more advanced learning, especially in the areas of math, language, and culture, they will be transitioned into our Children's House.
All of the skills from the Infant/toddler room will continue to be practiced in the Children's House. Here are some additional areas of learning that will be incorporated for our 2.5-5 year olds.
Practical life. The cornerstone of the Children's House program is the development of practical life skills. Focus is placed on the process of learning each skill, not the particular outcome. Young children practice the skills of getting dressed by exploring frames equipped with various types of latches and closures. They develop hand-eye coordination and graceful movement by learning how to pour water from a pitcher and wash their hands. Polishing metal and dusting surfaces gives these children a chance to take pride in their environment and speaks to their desire for order in a space.
Math. Children in this group begin develop a refined sense of quantity and spatial awareness. They practice ordering rods of different lengths from shortest to longest. They use constructive triangles to understand how different shapes can occupy the same space. They are introduced to equilateral, isosceles, and scalene triangles. They practice with sandpaper numerals to learn how to write each number and the quantities associated with it.
Language. Circle time at the beginning of each day is a time for checking in with each student and practicing the social norms of holding a discussion. Children are encouraged to use descriptive language to speak about their world. After practicing tracing the shapes of sandpaper letters, they being forming the shapes on their own in sand trays. A moveable alphabet introduces them to putting letters together on their own.
Geography, science, and art. At this age, children become interested in the world around them. We introduce them to maps, globes, and different land and water forms. We discuss the parts of plants and animals through botany and zoology puzzles, and children have hands-on experience with planting and tending a garden. Part of their introduction to science includes caring for the classroom fish. We also do daily art activities and teach children basic color theory.