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Professional RelationshipsVeterinarians must interact with colleagues honestly, with respect and in a way that fosters good relationships and communication
Understanding the Guiding Principle
An adverse event is considered to have occurred if any one (or more) of the following takes place after the administration of a veterinary medicine:
An adverse event is considered to have occurred if any one (or more) of the following takes
place after the administration of a veterinary medicine:
To publicise to the community or to any section of the community using any words,
whether written, printed, spoken, or in any electronic form, or of any pictorial
representation or design or device used to promote the sale of any agricultural
compound; and 'to advertise' has a corresponding meaning (ref: section 2 ACVM Act).
Advertising does not include general information transfer about animal health,
animal welfare, or food safety status or management.
Attending a veterinary emergency means to physically assess the animal(s)
and as a minimum provide relief from unreasonable or unnecessary pain or distress.
Certification is the action of providing a written assurance or
notification to any person about any animal or animal product.
(In this context 'written' includes using electronic means).
A client of a veterinarian is a person (or organisation)
that uses or has used the professional services of that veterinarian.
Clinical practice means the professional examination, diagnosis,
prophylactic, medical and/or surgical services veterinarians provide.
A record documenting a clinical examination or client discussion,
which should include the date of examination/discussion, name of
animal examined, history, clinical signs, diagnosis/provisional diagnosis,
treatments and advice given, and medication or tests undertaken. The date
of the medication authorised and any tests undertaken should be included.
The record should include the signalment (a description) of the animal(s).
It should be completed and maintained in accordance with the professional
standards and practices as outlined in this Code.
Competency is the application of knowledge, skills, attitudes,
communication and judgement to the delivery of appropriate
veterinary services in any particular field of veterinary
practice. Competence is demonstrated through performing the tasks
required to an acceptable standard and doing this on a consistent basis.
A preparation prepared by a veterinarian or by a person on behalf
of a veterinarian for use or sale as a veterinary medicine without
regulatory assessment or approval.
Combining ingredients (some of which may be generic chemicals
or biological compounds and others may be trade name products) to
prepare a medication to be supplied to a person to treat an animal.
To prepare means not only the process of combining ingredients in an
appropriate manner for the intended purpose but also placing the
medication into appropriate packaging with appropriate labelling to
allow it to be supplied to and used by a person other than the
veterinarian who compounded it.
Controlled drug means any substance, preparation, mixture, or
article specified or described in Schedule 1, Schedule 2, or
Schedule 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975.
General Veterinary Practitioner is the predominant veterinarian
who a client chooses to provide the continuing and comprehensive
primary veterinary care requirements for an animal or group of animals.
A substance that is offered for sale without any veterinary medicine claims being made by the manufacturer, proprietor or seller.
A substance that is offered for sale without any veterinary medicine
claims being made by the manufacturer, proprietor or seller.
Human medicine refers to any medicine, prescription medicine or
pharmacy-only medicine as defined in the Medicines Act 1981.
Ill treatment of an animal means causing an animal to suffer
pain or distress which is unreasonable or unnecessary.
Immediate means taking place without delay.
Inducements are gifts or rewards offered to individual
veterinarians or their staff which provide a significant personal
benefit and therefore have the potential to influence treatment
decisions (including the choice of restricted veterinary medicine)
or incentivise sales.
Examples might include but are not limited to cash, attendance at
entertainment or sporting events, travel, hospitality, loans,
personal items and consumables.
MPI: Ministry for Primary Industries.
NZVA: New Zealand Veterinary Association.
Off label use: Using a registered veterinary medicine
(over the counter or restricted) product for a purpose not
assessed by MPI ACVM Group.
Any aspect of veterinary endeavour. The practice of veterinary science includes:
Any aspect of veterinary endeavour.
The practice of veterinary science includes:
The act of handing over a matter/clinical case to a person, who has
particular skills, or who is a registered specialist in the
appropriate discipline.
Retricted veterinary medicine.
Veterinarian means a person who is registered with the
Veterinary Council of New Zealand and who holds a current
practising certificate.
An instruction, in an appropriate documented form, from a
veterinarian authorising:
same meaning and may be used interchangeably.
A veterinary consultation must include the veterinarian:
A veterinary consultation must include the veterinarian:
veterinarian at the time of the consultation. If not, they will have been seen
recently or often enough for the veterinarian to have sufficient personal knowledge
of the condition/health status of the animal(s). This consultation is required in
order for the veterinarian to be able to propose the particular course of action/treatment.
Veterinary Council of New Zealand
Any sudden, unforeseen injury, illness or complication in an
animal demanding immediate or early veterinary treatment to save
life or to provide timely relief from unreasonable or unnecessary
pain or distress.
A set of instructions from an authorising veterinarian (AV) to a
non-veterinarian to hold restricted veterinary medicines (RVM) in
anticipation of their use, and to use RVMs only in accordance
with the AV's instructions in circumstances in which the AV will
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Bertha Welch (1883-1903) died 12 February 1903 from the complications of childbirth. A wooden tombstone for her was created and placed in historic Valley Brook Cemetery in Breckenridge, Colorado.
This was the last legible wooden tombstone still standing in the historic Colorado cemetery, where it had been placed over 110 years ago.
Then suddenly the wooden grave marker was missing, dismaying genealogists and historians. But there's good news, and a happy ending to this tombstone mystery! It turns out that a great-granddaughter removed Welch's wooden tombstone to have some repairs done to it. Read the full story about the recovery of the old wooden headstone on the CBSDenver.com website: http://cbsloc.al/1cHOhcO

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See also: Triumph
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old French triumphe, from Latin triumphus ("triumphal procession"), ultimately from Ancient Greek θρίαμβος (thríambos, "thriambus"). Doublet of thriambus.
triumph (countable and uncountable, plural triumphs)
- A conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest.
- the triumph of knowledge
- A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a victor.
- (obsolete) Any triumphal procession; a pompous exhibition; a stately show or pageant.
- (Can we date this quote?) William Shakespeare
- Our daughter, / In honour of whose birth these triumphs are, / Sits here, like beauty's child.
- (Can we date this quote?) William Shakespeare
- A state of joy or exultation at success.
- (Can we date this quote?) John Milton
- Great triumph and rejoicing was in heaven.
- (Can we date this quote?) Dryden
- Hercules from Spain / Arrived in triumph, from Geryon slain.
- (Can we date this quote?) John Milton
- (obsolete) A trump card.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)
- A card game, also called trump.
- (historical, Ancient Rome) a ceremony held to publicly celebrate and sanctify the military achievement of an army commander.
- A work of art, cuisine, etc. of very high quality.
- Scorsese's latest film is a triumph.
- This wedding cake is a triumph.
conclusive success; victory; conquest
ceremony performed in honour of a victory
any triumphal procession; pompous exhibition etc
a state of joy or exultation at success
trump card — see trump
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Etymology 2[edit]
triumph (third-person singular simple present triumphs, present participle triumphing, simple past and past participle triumphed)
- To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation.
- Bible, Psalms xciv. 3
- How long shall the wicked triumph?
- Shakespeare
- Sorrow on thee and all the pack of you / That triumph thus upon my misery!
- Bible, Psalms xciv. 3
- To prevail over rivals, challenges, or difficulties.
- To succeed, win, or attain ascendancy.
- Macaulay
- On this occasion, however, genius triumphed.
- 2016, David Thomson, Biggest lesson of the 2016 Oscars? The Academy should be scrapped (in The Guardian, 3 March 2016)[1]
- No one reckoned in advance that he had anything but a very testing job as host. He had to be tough, brave, witty, engaging – and decent. He triumphed on every count, thanks to sheer ability.
- Macaulay
- To be prosperous; to flourish.
- Trumbull
- where commerce triumphed on the favouring gales
- Trumbull
- To play a trump in a card game.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)
to prevail over rivals
to succeed
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This table could accommodate larger numbers of people around it by swinging out elaborately turned "gate legs" to hold up two hinged drop leaves. To save space, the owner could lower the leaves when not in use. Making a table like this required the tools and skills of at least two craftspeople: a turner to "turn" the legs on a lathe, and a joiner to make the remainder of the pieces and "join" all of them together.
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Florida Remains Tough Sell to End
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Florida is proving to be an expensive and frustrating state for President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney, right down to the campaign's final minutes.
Its voters resist arguments that play well in Ohio and other places. Both nominees are making stops in Florida in the campaign's final 40 hours.
Florida is a tough sell for Obama's national message of steady economic recovery. Its unemployment and foreclosure rates remain above the national average.
And auto industry ads airing in Ohio would make no sense in Florida. But a well-organized Democratic ground game and a population that's increasingly non-white have given the president hope of winning Florida narrowly.
Romney had hoped to lock up Florida long ago.
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Fact Friday from CDTA- Aside from work, the majority of our riders are using the bus to go shopping!🛍
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Anyone catching the bus this morning be careful there is a high speed chase with a white Jeep and Troy police, I almost got clipped while trying to cross the street on Tibbits and Brunswick
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Share your story at the exhibit or online at empirestateplaza.ny.gov/people-new-york and become part of the #PeopleofNewYork!This portrait of Ariaantje Coeymans Verplanck, an early Dutch settler here in the Capital Region, is believed to be the first life-size, full-length likeness of a woman in colonial America. Find out more about her story at the NEW #PeopleofNewYork exhibit at the #NYSCapitol. #WomensHistoryMonth
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"I've found that if you give people what they want, they'll buy...they'll use.I really don't care if you're a transit system, a corner drug store or a restaurant.If you're not in tune with what your customer is desiring or wanting, you're not likely to be all that successful." -Carm Basile, CEO Capital District Transportation Authority ... See MoreSee Less
High Expectations for Capital Region Transportation Authority. | Upstate Issues | News Radio 810 & 103.1 WGYServing the transportation needs of the Capital Region is a big task, and that's just the beginning of the many important functions CDTA fills in our region.
Cdta you are not even close to giving people what they want. You changed everything to make it easier for CDTA not your riders!
Mayor Sheehan said in her State of the City address to the Hudson-Park neighborhood association last night that 787 has perhaps 30 more years of useful life. Downtown Albany is full of parking garages. This region is very car-dependent. It's time we built a metro. For decades regional population stagnated a little over 800,000, and now it is grown over 1 million. Last year we put in a bid for Amazon headquarters 2. Growth is great, but that proposal was impractical because putting something that large in downtown Albany would work much better if we had a metro. We have RPI and Poly right here, so our metro system could be a laboratory for developing new transit technology. Let's do it. Cost is only an excuse.
Area of concern: sadly many times The WI-FI is not on on the #905 buses, Specially "Rush Hour" times and it should have it on buslines like THE 522, 531
BlusPlus needs to be expanded, Montgomery County maybe brought into the fold and if ridership warrants, replace the current 905 route with an LRT in the future.
And an intermodal hub in Colonie serving Amtrak, CDTA, intercity buses with a people mover between the Harriman campus, UAlbany and the intermodal center.
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A Blue Note album finally reissued on CD in early 2004, Grant Green's Goin' West -- like Feelin' the Spirit -- includes Herbie Hancock on piano, Reggie Workman on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums. Includes tunes like (can you believe?) "On Top of Old Smokey" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds." Only Green could carry this off, but he is the man when it comes to standards. ~ Michael Erlewine


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The mild winter seemed too good to be true. And it was. The downright tolerable temperatures allowed an unprecedented number of ticks to survive and, according to the news, they're out in force this year.
If you're the kind of person — like me — who lives in a constant state of unease, believing that bugs exist primarily to crawl on you, summer is already a nerve-wracking time of itchy paranoia. Now there's a bumper crop of critters that want to bury themselves in your skin, suck your blood and spread disease.
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The Point Reyes National Seashore has more than 140 miles of hiking trails to explore the coastal wilderness and backcountry. Trail closings are possible; go to a visitor center and ask before you leave (while you're there, pick up a free map of the park's trails).
Earthquake Trail
The popular Earthquake Trail is a short 35-minute walk past exhibits describing the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco, the San Andreas Fault Zone, and the geology of the area. The museum archives located in the nearby Bear Valley Visitor Center include 20,000 photographs, some of which depict the great earthquake.
Mount Wittenberg
Mount Wittenberg is ideal for hikers in search of adventure and challenge. The 5-mile hike, up a steep 1300-foot climb to the highest point in the park, takes about three hours. When you reach the top, you'll understand why it was worth the investment of sweat and tears -- the panoramic views of the National Seashore and Olema Valley at its peak are amazing.
Point Reyes offers a variety of mountain biking paths traversing diverse habitats and terrains. You can explore trails through evergreen forests, coastal scrub, or along estuaries and beach bluffs.
Please note: The National Seashore permits biking only along emergency access/dirt fire roads, paved roads, and a few single-track trails. Please don't use any of the wilderness trails for biking.
Wildlife Watching
The odds are with you: With 40 species of land mammals (another 12 in the water), roughly half the bird species of North America, and half of the land designated as wilderness, you should encounter wildlife during your visit. Along the coast look for whales, seals, and sea lions and look closely at the tide line for an abundance of birds. In the forest you might see a bobcat, coyote, elk, deer, raccoon, or skunk.
Seasonal Events
Elephant Seal Breeding: December - March
Gray Whale Migration: Mid-January - Mid-March
Harbor Seal Pupping: March - June
Peak Wildflower Blooms: April - May
Tule Elk Rut Season: July - November
Bird Migration: August - May
Bird Watching
More than 45 percent of the bird species in North America have been sighted in Point Reyes National Seashore, one of the reasons the area is considered a top birding site. The American Bird Conservancy has named the park a globally important bird area -- one of only 100 such sites worldwide.
Abbots Lagoon
Abbots Lagoon is a top birding site in fall and winter. While you're there, walk around and lose yourself in the dramatic views of the lagoon shoreline, the Pacific Ocean, and Great Beach -- three very different water sources that sustain the area's diverse wildlife and habitat. Birds: Shorebirds, waterfowl, sparrows, hawks, and osprey. A few fortunate souls spot a golden eagle or a peregrine falcon.
Drakes Estero
Drakes Estero offers the best birding opportunities during the fall migration and winter layover. If you tire of the birds, Drakes Estero is home to 20 percent of California's mainland harbor seal population, and the largest harbor seal breeding colony in the National Seashore. Birds: Egrets and herons, many species of shorebirds, as well as hawks and osprey.
Olema Marsh
Olema Marsh is one of the largest freshwater marsh areas in Marin County and is a peaceful bird watching spot. In autumn, migratory water birds rest in the marsh. It's a good spot for migratory water birds in winter. Birds: Kingfishers and red-winged blackbirds (near the cattails), and egrets and herons (during high tides).
Point Reyes Lighthouse
There are 25 miles and 300 stairs in your way, but a visit to the Point Reyes National Seashore should include a stop at the lighthouse. The lighthouse is a breathtaking sight to see, resting on the tip of the 12-mile-long Point Reyes peninsula, the longest in California. Its historic light contains the original first-order Fresnel lens and still-operational clockworks.
After taking the 300 stairs that lead down to the lighthouse, you'll find an excellent location to observe marine life (harbor seals and sea lions are often sunning themselves on the rocks) and see exhibits on whales, wildflowers, and lighthouses. The lighthouse is also the best spot in the San Francisco Bay Area to view gray whales during the northern migration season (most sightings happen mid-January to mid-March). Bring an extra layer (or two) because weather conditions are unpredictable on the peninsula.
Bear Valley Visitor Center
The Bear Valley Visitor Center features excellent exhibits about the plant and animal communities found in Point Reyes National Seashore, and gives a good overview of the park's ecological and historical significance. If the seismograph and weather station on display trigger distant memories of elementary science, head to the auditorium to watch a short movie or slide show about the Point Reyes Lighthouse and other park features.
The staff members are friendly and knowledgeable (and much more animated than the displays) -- they're a primary reason to begin your National Seashore visit at "The Barn." There's also a bookstore and gift shop for the souvenir hunter.
Ken Patrick Visitor Center
The exhibits at the Ken Patrick Visitor Center near Drakes Beach focus on 16th century maritime exploration, marine fossils, and environments. The key word is "marine," including that full-sized minke whale skeleton suspended from the ceiling.
Kule Loklo
Get a taste of life in California before the Europeans arrived. Located about a half-mile from the Bear Valley Visitor Center, Kule Loklo is a replica of a village built by the early Coast Miwok. Exhibits scattered along the trail hint at the life and culture of the Coast Miwok, the first inhabitants of the Point Reyes peninsula.


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Ausmed needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 90 designs submitted by 24 freelance designers.
Ausmed is an Australian provider of education. We need a trendy, logo for a new part of our business which will focus on business and corporate education. We own the domain EducateMyStaff.com and want to design the logo around these words. The logo needs to be clean and not fussy and look VERY professional.
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Let me know what you're interested in for our weekly layout challenges. If you have any ideas leave them below in the comments and I will add them to the poll.
You are hereForums › Digital Scrapbooking Challenges › Layout Challenges › What layout challenge interests you?
What layout challenge interests you?
How about using one of your tutorials a step in a layout challenge....
LOL I wanted to choose all, but was only allowed to 4 choices
I like Sarah´s idea!
@Sarah: I added it to the list
changed my vote...
love the idea of a tutorial in a challenge.
I would find it challenging to do a layout without any photos. I'm not sure whether that's challenging for others as well.
@Janet: I added it to the poll.
I like hexagons patterns, but I have difficulty to use. Maybe it can be a challenge.
What about art journalling? Have we got any art journalling gurus here? Every art journal page I have managed and am proud of, started with a challenge.
It would be fun to see some sort of "time lapse" or "before & after" ....i.e. a page about "then and now" of "US" the scrapbooker...how we changed over the years.. what we looked like at 10, 20, 30 or 60, 70 or older (if you are)
...am I making sense?
I appreciate the idea of creating in Art Journaling
I might be a little late but I like all of the ideas but just picked four of them to vote on.
I like hexagon patterns too. I agree that they can be a little challenging to work with.
I like absolutely any challenge
What about a challenge that includes stitching/embroidery?
your idea Janet!
What is "Corner it"? Sorry this is still very new to me.
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a. - See Lento. 2
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- Premier League
Rodgers issues Suarez warning
Brendan Rodgers has suggested Liverpool could sell Luis Suarez for biting Branislav Ivanovic on the forearm by saying the values of the club are more important than any individual and players have to accept the consequences of their actions.
The Liverpool manager insisted he did not witness the 66th-minute incident in Sunday's 2-2 draw with Chelsea at Anfield and ignored a freeze frame of it when a reporter tried to show it to him but promised to launch an internal inquiry which could involve owners Fenway Sports Group.
Referee Kevin Friend missed the flashpoint and the FA are expected to take further action against Suarez, who went on to score Liverpool's equaliser in the seventh minute of stoppage time.
And Rodgers, who had always said that he is keen for Suarez to stay, insisted Liverpool's image is more important than anyone.
"I will make an honest appraisal of it. I will review and we will review it as a club," Rodgers said. "There is certainly no one bigger than this football club, as a player or a manager. As football managers, staff and players we're representing this great football club off the field and in particular on the field.
"It's just not the time to comment realistically on it now. If you ever lose a player you can't replace, the next one comes along. The standards at this football club have been met for many years and that's why it is the worldwide institution that it is.
"The history of this club is about respect and how people are treated. And that is something that will always be maintained here and will always be long after I am gone."
Suarez's Ajax career ended after he was given a seven-match ban for biting PSV Eindhoven midfielder Otman Bakkal in 2010 and, during his time at Liverpool, he has served an eight-game suspension after he was found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra.
Rodgers added: "I will always defend people if I think they are right and if I think they are wrong, I will tell them as I has already happened this season with Luis. And we move on from it.
"People have to accept it when they do wrong if that's what the case is. They have to accept the consequences accordingly."


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Cinnamon Sugar Scones
Clever folds in the dough hide pockets of cinnamon and sugar in these simple, lightly sweet scones from One Bowl Baking. Top with your favorite jam, clotted cream, or nothing at all.
Excerpted from One Bowl Baking by Yvonne Ruperti. Copyright © 2013.
Read more: Bake the Book: Cinnamon Sugar Scones
- Yield:makes 6 4-inch scones
- Active time: 15 minutes
- Total time:40 minutes
- Rated:
- Scone Batter
- 1 3/4 cups (8 3/4 ounces or 235 grams) all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons (4 ounces or 115 grams) unsalted butter, cold, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) half-and-half, cold
- 1 large egg
- Filling
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar to sprinkle on top
Place an oven rack in the middle position. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
To make the batter: In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
Cut the butter into the dry mixture until it resembles coarse cornmeal, but is not clumping up. Stir in the half-and-half and egg until combined.
To make the filling: Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to a 10 x 6-inch rectangle. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon over half of the rectangle, then fold it in half. Roll the dough out again into an 8 x 6-inch rectangle. Sprinkle the remaining tablespoon of sugar and teaspoon of cinnamon over half of the rectangle, then fold in half.
Pat the dough into a 6-inch circle and cut into 6 wedges.
Evenly space the wedges on the pan, sprinkle with sugar, and bake until golden and just firm, 15 to 17 minutes.
Let the scones cool on the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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by Tom Utescher
Freshman Bridget Lipp is one of the talented young runners that helped Springside Chestnut Hill Academy finish third behind much larger teams at the Girls Inter-Ac track championships last weekend. (Photo by Tom Utescher)
The battle for the 2012 Girls Inter-Ac League track and field championship came down to a pair of Main Line schools last Saturday, with the Academy of Notre Dame successfully defending its 2011 team title by outscoring Episcopal Academy, 125-115.
With only 15 girls on its roster, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy stayed in the hunt most of the day, as its young sprinters and jumpers, along with a rising distance star, piled up 97 points for the third-place Lions. Field events were the forte of meet host Germantown Academy, which finished fourth with 71 points, while Penn Charter, rebuilding after winning the meet in 2010 and coming in second last year, wound up fifth with 31 points.
Agnes Irwin was sixth with 26 points and Baldwin School, represented by just six athletes, did not score.
Sophomore speedster Katelyn Jackson of Springside Chestnut Hill won the 100 and 200 meter dash and was third in the 100 high hurdles, netting 26 points in those three events while also anchoring the Lions' victorious 4 x 100 meter relay team. Freshman Jamie Costarino came in second in both the 1600 and 3200 meters, and the Lions drew upon the middle school ranks to receive a great effort from eighth-grader Julia Reeves, who won the triple jump, placed third in the long jump, and participated in the 4 x 400 relay.
"The whole thing with our team is that it's a group of real young kids who are learning the ropes," noted SCH coach Bob Shoudt. "There's one senior on the team, a few juniors and sophomores, and a bunch of freshmen.
"And of course our eighth-grader [Reeves] had a real good day today," he continued. "The girls came ready to compete and they competed well. They kept their composure, which is good, and I think that the future looks very bright for them."
One of the most impressive performances of the day occurred early in the program of events, as GA sophomore Megan McCloskey set a personal record (PR) of 5'9" to defend her league title in the high jump. Her closest competitor, with a leap of five feet even, was her sister Kiernan, a junior best known for her basketball talents.
Since she came to GA as a freshman, there's really been no one in the area to challenge the younger McCloskey in the high jump pit.
"I don't think about who the competition is; I know personally what I need to do and I set goals for myself for the meet," she explained. "Today the weather was perfect to go for my top mark and it worked out."
She won the event at the 2011 Inter-Ac meet with a leap of 5'8", and this past winter she soared 5'8.25" in indoors competition.
Training with her mother, Mimi, and occasionally with former U.S. National Team member Mike Pascuzzo, McCloskey said, "The focus has mostly been on my approach this year, not so much on the over-the-bar aspect. I've been working to make my last three steps really fast. Today I got my steps down and it all came together."
With McCloskey placing second in the long jump and sister Kiernan second in the triple jump, the Patriots emerged from the field events with 45 points, more than half of their day's total and more than Notre Dame (29) or Episcopal (28).
SCH freshman Olivia Byron came in right behind the McCloskey sisters to finish third in the high jump, and with the young Reeves making her mark the Lions came away from the jumping and throwing sectors with 25 points. Penn Charter senior Saagarika Thanvi placed second in the shot put to lead three Quaker scorers in that event, and her classmate Marisa Shepard won the pole vault. At the end of the field events, PC had accumulated 25 of its total of 31 points for the day.
Notre Dame had not scored in the pole vault, but that was the only event at the meet where the Irish came up empty. Their top distance runner, Maria Seykora, defended her three 2011 Inter-Ac championships in the 800, 1600, and 3200 meters, setting new meet records in the 1600 (4:57.30) and the 3200 (11:34.48). Also part of Notre Dame's winning 4 x 400 relay combo, the Princeton-bound harrier was named the outstanding athlete of the meet by a vote of the league coaches.
While Seykora quickly built unassailable leads in the 1600 and 3200, SCH's Costarino ran most of both races with a small group of rivals that included PC junior Catie Skinner and a pair of seniors, Episcopal's Kristen Greenwood and Notre Dame's Caroline Powers. In the late stages of each contest the young Lion took over sole control of second place, winning the 1600 by three seconds and the 3200 by six. Skinner was fifth in both events.
The Penn Charter program is not used to being in rebuilding mode, but that's where the Quakers have been this spring.
"We graduated a lot from last year, so I was looking to come in here today and just get experience for our young team," commented PC mentor Liz Flemming. "Our shot-putters have been good all year and they did well today, and we had some new girls in the triple jump who scored. Our 4 x 400 relay didn't place high but they took three seconds off their time."
Nevertheless, the coach remarked, "It's been a hard year. Penn Charter's been first or second in the league for a long time, so fighting for fifth is a new position for us. It's been a learning experience for both me and the girls."
In the 100 and the 200, SCH's Jackson won out over another speedy sophomore, Notre Dame's Moira Putsch, while Lions freshman Bridget Lipp finished third in each race. In the 4 x 100, Jackson was preceded by Reeves, senior Jamie McGinn, and her younger sister Kyra Jackson, a freshman. The elder sibling had to make up some ground on her concluding leg to eke out a win over Putsch, who was the Notre Dame anchor.
Going into the 4 x 400 relay that wrapped up the meet, the point totals were such that neither third-place SCH nor number four GA could move up or down in the final rankings. Below them, Penn Charter and Agnes Irwin were still close, but neither of them really had the horses in the four-by-four to alter their respective fates.
The EA Churchwomen could have captured the championship only if they won the relay and Notre Dame finished last out of the six entries. That didn't happen, but after Seykora gave the Irish a strong lead-off leg, Episcopal climbed back in it and contributed to an exciting finish. Notre Dame won in 4:05.55, with Episcopal a fraction of a second behind in 4:05.76.
Winners & Area Scorers
* = meet record
100 meters
1. SCH Katelyn Jackson 12.22
3. SCH Bridget Lipp 13.23
200 meters
1. SCH Katelyn Jackson 25.04
3. SCH Bridget Lipp 26.71
5. GA Kiernan McCloskey 27.08
400 meters
1. EA Keri Boyce 1:00.22
4. SCH Drew Davis 1:00.64
5. GA Anna Hallahan 1:01.56
800 meters
1. ND Maria Seykora 2:17.62
2. GA Kerry Lawlor 2:21.24
1600 meters
1. ND Maria Seykora 4:57.30 *
2. SCH Jamie Costarino 5:12.44
4. GA Madeline Stambaugh 5:16.88
5. PC Catie Skinner 5:21.50
3200 meters
1. ND Maria Seykora 11:34.48 *
2. SCH Jamie Costarino 11:44.36
5. PC Catie Skinner 11:55.59
100 high hurdles
1. ND Katie Nappi 16.47
3. SCH Katelyn Jackson 16.95
5. GA Fran Sweeney 17.60
300 intermediate hurdles
1. ND Katie Nappi 45.19 *
High jump
1. GA Megan McCloskey 5'9" *
2. GA Kiernan McCloskey 5'0"
3. SCH Olivia Byron 4'10"
Long jump
1. ND Moira Putsch 17'2.5"
2. GA Megan McCloskey 16'9.75"
3. SCH Julia Reeves 16'8.5"
4. GA Kiernan McCloskey 16'2.5"
Pole vault
1. PC Marisa Shepard 7'9"
3. GA Riley Yankowich 7'6"
6. GA Sarah Armato 7'0"
Shot put
1. EA Gianna Pileggi 30'8.75"
2. PC Saagarika Thanvi 28'5"
4. PC Caroline Jones 27'0.25"
6. PC Ashleigh Brown 24'4.25"
Triple jump
1. SCH Julia Reeves 33'6"
2. GA Kiernan McCloskey 33'5.5"
5. PC Holly Webb 32'4"
6. SCH Jamie McGinn 31'6.75"


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Bill Shadrach necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 827 diseños de 130 diseñadores freelance.
Free Business School
Free Business School (FBS) is a new, technology driven, global, educational endeavor that will revolutionize traditional business education for people everywhere, especially people who would normally not be able to attend a business school.
Using teachers who are the graduates of some of the world's elite graduate business schools, the FBS will deploy social network technology to link "students" with volunteer Fellows who are graduates of the elite MBA schools from around the globe. The FBS will enable anyone, anywhere, to take courses and improve their understanding and knowledge of business principles, strategies and tactics. FBS will bring together the world's top business schools, their elite graduates, the employers of those graduates, other interested and caring entities and "students" from around the globe to create a new era of global, commercial literacy.
Free Business School is open to anyone in the world! In order to attend, all a student must do is access the Internet, speak English proficiently, be educated to a secondary school level and finally, complete an on-line registration...there are no entry requirements, applications or payments required!
People around the world, who are interested in improving their business skills, have Internet access, speak English proficiently, are educated to a secondary school level and finally, are willing to complete an on-line registration. That's it...if you want to learn about business, you can go to FBS, for free!
Free Business School (FBS) is a serious provider of business education available to those for whom a business education is normally unavailable. Its affiliation with premier graduate business schools from around the globe ensures "students" that the principles, strategies and tactics taught at FBS will assist them in the building of their commercial literacy and businesses. Managers of the school believe that the new FBS logo should be strong, (possibly in a web 2.0 way see attachment), clean and vibrant. The brand should in no way be soft, frilly or flowery. The managers see the brand name "Free Business School" as being used in conjunction with an icon or shape (not a badge or shield) to support the understanding and recognition of the brand.
Please explore both positive and negative space. Color choices should fall into the typical "University" colors ranging from black to dark blue and medium blues or dark reds to crimson. Fonts should be sans-serif only. Lastly, we would like to explore multiple aspect ratios from roughly 2:1 (two widths to one height) to a 1:1 (one width to one height).
At the end of the contest, we will require the winning designer to provide the following files in the handover phase:
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|Dev: Traveller's Tales
|1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid
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|Pub: Disney Interactive
|2.0 - 2.4 = Poor
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|Release: May 23, 2008
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|Players: 1-2
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I always had trouble reading the Chronicles of Narnia -- it might have been something about C.S. Lewis -- but that didn't stop me from enjoying the first two movies, both released by Disney. The obligatory video game tag-along for The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian has arrived, and for the most part, it's standard movie-turned-video-game fare; it's repetitive, boring, and generally, just not worth buying.
Prince Caspian essentially takes the role of a beat-em-up adventure game, and it's pretty bare-bones. There are a variety of different characters you can control from the Narnia world, from centaurs to dwarves to minotaurs and plenty of others. However, this isn't that great of a mechanic, simply because all the characters are oh-so-similar. The A and B buttons take care of attacks, and attacks don't vary that greatly from character to character. Some, like the dwarf, admittedly suck at fighting, but it's balanced out by the fact that others, like the centaur, can mow foes down with laughable ease.
Additionally, there's a bit of motion control, but it really doesn't help the game all that much. Instead of hitting the A button, you can opt to shake the Remote around to attack. Also, when you grab a lever or a treasure chest you go through this little charade of having to struggle with it to get it to move/open -- this is done with quick taps of the B button, but again waggling the Wii remote can also work. Honestly, this motion control is pretty lackluster and boring, and you likely won't use it. That said, it seldom "gets in the way", although sometimes you'll see your character randomly execute an attack because you accidentally moved the Wii remote a little too quickly for the game's liking.
Prince Caspian actually takes place between the events of the movies The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and Prince Caspian, and it sets the scene for the latter movie. Plot-wise, however, there's really no character development, so the story is going to be fairly unimpressive to all but the biggest enthusiasts of this series. There are some short clips from the movie (necessary in every movie game, I'm sure), but aside from that, the extent of this game's storytelling is just setting up the next objective.
Where Prince Caspian really fails to impress, though, is its gameplay. The game is divided up into three main areas, each with tons of objectives to fulfill. For example, in the first area, you'll trigger missions by exploring the castle and opening up new areas. Additionally, some missions will be unlocked after a certain amount of time has passed.
Once you've got these objectives, the real meat of the game is its combat. And sadly, it's a really underdeveloped, boring combat system. I've already talked about the simple, disappointing controls. In addition there's the fact that combat just isn't designed all that well, and as a result it feels clunky and awkward. Maneuvering your character works fine, but the lack of a targeting system actually presents a problem. Especially when you've got a slow character, you're left to just mash the A button and hope you hit whomever it is you're trying to kill. It's a really hit-or-miss system in a very literal sense, and it's just not a lot of fun.
The camera does very little to help these problems; part of what's so annoying is the camera is completely unpredictable. In some instances, it's a nonissue; it'll follow you around nicely and presents a good view of the battlefield. But at other times, the camera won't move at all as your character moves. The result is that rather than looking at your character's back, you're looking at him head-on as he moves. This presents some obvious problems, as you'll often find yourself running into enemies that were previously impossible to see.


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Food & Beverage: Background
The food and beverage industry includes restaurants, bars, caterers, soft drink and juice companies, and candy manufacturers. Well-known companies such as McDonalds, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo all belong to this industry. Food and beverage companies have been under attack lately regarding the nutritional content of their offerings. First Lady Michelle Obama's campaign against childhood obesity further highlighted the issue.
Individuals and political action committees associated with the industry contributed nearly $16.9 million during the 2014 campaign cycle, with 68 percent going to Republicans. The industry has been a steady supporter of the GOP for the last two decades, regularly giving 70 percent or more of its contributions to Republicans. Democrats have never received more than 40 percent of the interest group's contributions.
Since the 1990 election cycle, the food and beverage industry has contributed nearly $169.1 million at the federal level, with 69 percent going to Republicans.
The top industry contributors to candidates and parties during the 2014 election cycle were the National Restaurant Association (over $1.1 million), McDonald's Corp. (nearly that amount) and Coca-Cola Co. (almost $957,000).
Lobbying expenditures crested $32.2 million in 2014, with the top lobbying entities being Coca-Cola (more than $9.3 million), PepsiCo Inc. (above $3.5 million) and the National Restaurant Association (over $2.5 million).
The industry has been fighting Congress in recent years over nutritional requirements, labeling information and advertising. Fast food restaurants in particular have faced pressure due to their aggressive marketing aimed at children.
-- Alex Lazar
Updated September 2015
Feel free to distribute or cite this material, but please credit the Center for Responsive Politics.


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WebN needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 267 designs submitted by 54 freelance designers.
Will be shown on TV! Design the logo for a Innovative web solution provider. We are using state of the art technology enabling people to do business online easier than ever before.
We want a web 2.0 logo that gives the impression of a serious innovative company and makes people curious to visit our site.
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- The slogan that should be placed under the logo we think: "alt-i-ett løsningen for suksess på nett"
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McCoy Creek Laser Design – Laser Etched Designs on Glass & Wood
McCoy Creek Laser Designs hand crafts very precise laser engraved products. Scott and Laura started crafting quality products with their laser engraver in 2013. They custom laser etched designs on glass, wood, acrylic and much more, specializing in Michigan designs. All items are available in single or multiple quantities with custom engraving.
All glassware are dishwasher safe and because the design is etched into the glass it will last the life time of the glass, creating a beautiful frosty effect. McCoy Creek Laser Designs create specialty items such as wine glasses, beer glasses, water/iced tea glasses, salt & pepper shakers, soap dispensers and candy and cookie jars. They also make items out of wood, such as wooden candle boxes and wooden key chain holders. McCoy Creek Laser Designs can customize any of the products – just contact us and let us know what you'd like.


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The triple cork Games: Sochi 2014 men's Olympic slopestyle outlook
In our guide to Vancouver 2010 we dubbed those Olympics the double-cork Games. For any truly competitive pipe rider back then, going twice around upside-down was a must for a shot at a medal. Four years later as we head into the Sochi Olympics, doubles have become so standard in both pipe and slopestyle that throwing a few into your run just means you're keeping up with the pack, not really going for gold.
When slopestyle makes its Olympic debut with qualifications on February 6, Sochi will be the triple-cork Games. Triple corks have been around since Torstein Horgmo landed the first frontside triple in 2010, followed by Mark McMorris who landed the first backside triple in 2011. But it took a while for riders to consistently add those tricks to their contest runs. The biggest leap forward in slopestyle progression emerged last year at the 2013 Winter X Games where Mark McMorris, Max Parrot, and Seppe Smits all threw triples in their runs for the first time. And then Mark really set the bar by adding a Cab 1260 to his line. At the 2014 X Games, the last major contest before Sochi, we saw that trend continue with more riders throwing triple corks and Max stomping the piss out back-to-back triples for the first time.
Mark's 2013 X Games winning run
Max's 2014 X Games winning run
With Max winning the 2014 X Games and Mark coming in second after hanging up on a rail and breaking his rib, it's looking like the most heated slopestyle battle in Sochi will be Mark versus Max, not the whole Mark versus Shaun White thing that was played up in the mainstream media before the season started. As the favorite to win, Mark is now heading to Sochi with a nagging injury to overcome while Max is riding the stoke of his ground-breaking X Games runs. In a recent email Mark told the Associated Press that he is feeling "pretty good." When asked if he thought his injury might hold him back he replied, "I can't predict it until I get out there and try."
The bail Mark broke his ribs on
But while Mark and Max both have a legitimate chance of standing on the podium there are a gang of other global slopestyle threats heading to Sochi. Joining Mark and Max are fellow Canadians Seb Toutant and Charles Reid. The US has Shaun White, Sage Kotsenburg, and Chas Guldemond. Norway's got Torstein Horgmo, Stale Sandbech, Gjermund Braaten, and Emil Andre Usletten. Sweden's bringing Sven Throgren, while Japan's Yuki Kadono is their best hope for a medal. With a crew like this and rumors coming out of Sochi that the slope course looks good and the jumps are big, things are going to get crazy.
That the course is reportedly solid will come as relief to most riders. The subtropical climate in Sochi has been a constant topic of conversation heading into the Olympics after the slopestyle test event was cancelled last year. But a good dump of natural snow just hit the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park where slopestyle will be held and there is literally tons of manmade backup snow on hand. However, Accuweather.com is calling for sunny, slightly warmer temperatures starting February 7.
Update: The slopestyle course design has drawn criticism from riders after Torstein Horgmo fell on a rail at the top of the course and broke his collar bone. When asked about the course design, Finnish rider Roope Tonteri said "It looks pretty sketchy, the rail are sticky." Some riders were also concerned that the jumps were too steep prompting course builder Anders Forsell and his crew to trim the tops of the jumps and smooth out the transitions. Sage Kotsenburg at least seemed postitive, saying that "It's what we should be jumping at this level. It's the Olympics. They need a little bit of work. That's how it happens. We ride, and after the first day the riders give feedback on the course. Then they work on it."
Ultimately, what everyone hopes to see is the highest level of snowboarding from the best riders in the world when slope finals go down on February 8. Looking at past Games, the level is always elevated the moment someone drops into an Olympic course and riders at Sochi will no doubt be pushing for that next spin or tweak as the world watches.
TWSNOW lands in Sochi on February 4. Stay tuned for full coverage of the slopestyle and halfpipe events, plus daily blogs.
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Tom Stynes necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 231 diseños de 72 diseñadores freelance.
StynesGroup Real Estate Services
We are an established real estate broker in the Silicon Valley (San Jose, California, USA). We're also affiliated with Keller Williams Realty based in Austin, Texas. We're looking to update our logo to bring it more current in an electronic world. We're also currently working a redesign our website to leverage the major social media portals.
What we like in our existing logo. It's clean, it projects professionalism. What we don't like it's dull and it's not flexible for advertising. We need two version of the new logo. One being stacked image and tag line for use in Facebook pages for example and one in the traditional horizontal design for letterhead, business cards etc.
As we're affiliated with Keller Williams we need colors which compliment Keller Williams's guidelines. (The Keller Williams Luxury Color is Pantone 1817). You do not have to use this color; we just don't want to see colors which will work against the KW Red.
Ideally, we'd like to convey we sell real estate, but this is not mandatory. The bottom-line we need something that's fresh and unique.
We sell only residential real estate so the he target audience is consumers. We're in the Silicon Valley so market is very tech savvy, young and mobile.
See above.
For addtional information, I've attached samples of our existing logo, Keller Williams Luxury Home logo and a mock-up of the new website. The new logo will be used in the header of the new site.
For reference our website is http://www.stynesgroup.com.
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Emm Gryner: Bass
Dayna Manning: Guitar/Banjo
Lindsay Schindler: Fiddle
Trent Severn's trademark vocal blend and stripped down approach to modern life in Canada has landed hundreds of festival and series appearances, a feature article in MacLean's Magazine (2012), a feature in Harrowsmith Almanac (2016), national television performances, a CBC radio live recording (2014) and the honour of singing an original arrangement of 'O Canada!' on Parliament Hill for the Canada Day flag-raising (2013).
They have collaborated beyond musicians, with the RCAF Snowbirds demonstration team (2015) inventor William Lishman (2015) and The Rheostatics (2016) to name a few. They are lucky enough to count Astronaut Chris Hadfiled and legendary Guess Who frontman Burton Cummings as fans.
Trent Severn are the first band to receive a call to a show from outer space when Commander Chris Hadflied called in a song request from the International Space Station to their live show in Goderich, Ontario (2013). They were also the first to back up Col. Hadfield on his hit cover of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" in space, on earth.
Trent Severn are a two time Canadian Folk Music Award nominated group, and members have four Juno nominations between them.


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Bug reporting guidelines
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- 1 Introduction
- 2 Before Reporting
- 3 Opening a Bug
- 4 Following up on Bugs
- 5 Bug Hunting
- 6 External Links
Opening (and closing) bug reports on Arch's Bug Tracking System is one of the possible ways to help the community. However, if this is done badly it can turn out being a pain instead of being useful - when too many bugs are badly reported the community and the developers lose a lot of time asking for questions and closing invalid bug reports.
This document will guide anyone wanting to help the community efficiently by reporting or hunting bugs.
Before Reporting
The work done before reporting is probably the most useful part of the job. Unfortunately few people take the time to do this work, they prefer others to do it for them...
However, preparing a good bug report is not difficult and can be achieved by anyone (beginner or developer). The following steps will help you in preparing your bug report or feature request. They should be followed in the order they come in.
- Upstream : Upstream is usually referred to as the community which developed a piece of software packaged by Arch Linux. It is the team which is responsible for creating, publishing and documenting that software. Arch Linux can be referred to as upstream for all the projects specific to Arch Linux : pacman, AUR, initscripts, etc ...
Looking for duplicates
If you encounter a problem or would like a new feature, there is a high probability that someone else already had this problem or idea. If so he/she might have already opened a bug report. In this case you do not have much to do and see the How to help section.
Here are a list of places to search for duplicates:
- Arch's forum: most of the time you will find your bug and the related solution here.
- Arch's Bug Tracking System: It sounds obvious, but the "Reject as duplicate" feature in a bug tracker would not exist if people looked for duplicates before reporting bugs ... Some bugs may have already been reported to the software developers, and even some bugs may have been already fixed recently. That is why it is important to look for recently closed bugs as well as new bugs.
- Google or your favorite search engine: Search using your software name, version and a relevant part of the error message that you got, if any.
- Upstream Forum, Mailing List and Bug Tracker: Look directly at the source of your problem! Some bugs may have already been reported to the software developers, and even some bugs may have been already fixed in the development version. That is why it is important to look for closed bugs as well as new bugs in upstream 's bug tracker.
- Other distro forums: The Free Software community is wide, and people other than archers may have a good idea too! You might have a look at Gentoo's forums, Fedora forums and Ubuntu forums. If you know some other sources of useful information feel free to add them here.
Bug or Feature?
Once you know nobody reported the bug either at Arch or Upstream, you have to ask yourself whether your problem is a bug or a feature :
- A bug is something that should work but does not work as intended by the developer.
- A feature is something a software does or would do if somebody coded it.
Upstream or Arch?
This is an important question. If Arch is not responsible for a bug, the problem will not get solved by reporting the bug to Arch.
By reporting bugs upstream not only you will help archers and Arch developers, but you will also help other people in the Free Software Community.
Once you have reported a bug upstream or have found other relevant information from upstream, it might be helpful to post them in Arch bug tracker so that both Arch developers and users get aware of it.
So what is Arch Linux responsible for?
- Arch Linux Projects : Pacman, AUR, Initscripts, Arch Websites. If you have a doubt about if the project belongs to Arch or not, display the package information (pacman -Qi foobar_package or using the website) and look at the URL.
- Packaging : Packaging basically consists of fetching the source code from upstream, compiling it with relevant options, making sure that the package will be installed correctly on an Arch system and the main functionality of a package works. Packaging at Arch does not consist of adding new functionality or patches for existing bugs. This is the job of the upstream developer.
If a bug/feature is not under Arch's responsibility report it upstream. See also Reasons for not being a bug.
Reasons for not being a bug
- Something you would like a piece of software to do, which is not implemented by the upstream developers. In short : a new feature.
- A bug already reported upstream.
- A bug already fixed upstream but not in Arch because the package is not up-to-date.
- A package which is not-up-to-date. Use the Flag Package Out-of-Date feature on Arch's packages website.
- A package which does not use Fedora, Ubuntu or some other community patch. Patches should be submitted upstream.
- A package where non essential function X or function Y is not activated. This is a feature request.
- A package which does not include a .desktop file or icons or other freedesktop stuff. This is not a bug if such files are not included in the source tarball, and this must be requested as a feature request upstream. If such files are provided by upstream but not used in the package then this is a bug.
Reasons for not being a feature
- When it is a bug ...
- When it is not under Arch responsibility to implement the feature, ie an upstream feature.
- A package is not up-to-date. Use the Flag Package Out-of-Date feature on Arch's packages website.
- A package which does not use Fedora, Ubuntu or some other community patch. Patches should be submitted upstream.
Gather useful information
Here is a list of useful information that should be mentioned in your bug report :
- Version of the package being used.
- Version of the main libraries used by the package (available in the depends variable in the PKGBUILD), when they are involved in the problem. If you do not know exactly what information to provide then wait for a bug hunter to ask you for it ...
- Version of the kernel used if you are having hardware related problems.
- Indicate whether or not the functionality worked at one time or not. If so indicate since when it stopped working.
- Indicate your hardware brand when you are having hardware related problems
- Add relevant log information when any is available. This can be obtained in the following places depending on the problem :
- /var/log/messages for kernel and hardware related issues.
- /var/log/Xorg.0.log or /var/log/Xorg.2.log or any Xorg like log files if video related problems (nvidia, ati, xorg ...)
- Run your program in a console and use verbose and/or debug mode if available (see your program documentation), and copy the output in a file. When running an application in a terminal make sure relevant information will be displayed in english so that many people can understand it. This can be done by using export LC_ALL="c". Example with a software named foobar from which you would like to have relevant information at runtime and provided that foobar has a --verbose option :
someone@somecomputer # export LC_ALL="C" someone@somecomputer # foobar --verbose
This will affect only the current terminal and will stop taking effect when the terminal is closed.
If you use a pastebin to paste any relevant information, it is preferable not to use rafb.net as pastes there last only for 24 hours.
- Indicate how to reproduce the bug. This is very important, it will help people test the bug and potential patches on their own computer.
- The stack trace. It is a list of calls made by program during its execution, and helps in finding part of program where the bug is located, especially if bug involves the program crashing. You can obtain a stack trace using gdb (The GNU Debugger) by running the program with "gdb name_of_program" and then typing "run" at the gdb prompt. When the program crashes, type "bt" at the gdb prompt to obtain the stack trace and then "quit" to exit gdb.
Opening a Bug
When you are sure it is a bug or a feature and you gathered all useful information, then you are ready to open a bug report or feature request.
Creating an account
You have to create an account on Arch's bug tracker system. This is as easy as creating an account on a wiki or a forum and there is nothing particular to mention here. Do not be afraid of giving the email address you currently use : it will be hidden and you will receive mails only for bugs you follow.
Projects and Categories
Once you have determined your feature or bug is related to Arch and not an upstream issue, you will need to file your problem in the correct place (watch the project name in the drop down list to the left of 'Switch' button in top left corner of bug report creation page.):
- Arch Linux - for packages in testing, core, or extra. It is also a place for documentation, websites (except AUR), and security issues.
- Arch User Repository (AUR) - for the website and the tools used to manage packages in unsupported. It is not a place for software in unsupported.
- Community Packages - for packages in community. It is not a place for packages in unsupported.
- Pacman - for pacman and the official scripts and tools associated with it. This includes things like makepkg and abs; it does not include community-developed packages such as yaourt.
- Release Engineering - intended for all release related issues (isos, installer, etc)
There is no place for reporting problems with packages in unsupported. AUR provides a way to add comments to a package in unsupported. You should use this to report bugs to the package maintainer.
Please write a concise and descriptive Summary.
Here is a list of recommendations:
- Do not name your report "pkgname is broken after the last update" - it is non-descriptive and "after last update" has no meaning in Arch.
- Start the Summary with package name enclosed in square brackets, e.g. "[pkgname] 3.0.5-1 breaks copy-paste feature". By naming reports this way you make it much easier for developers to sort reports by package names.
- Do not write too much text in the Summary. Excessive text will not be visible in reports list.
Choosing a critical severity will not help to solve the bug faster. It will only make truely critical problems less visible and probably make the developer assigned to your bug a bit less open to fixing it.
Here is a general usage of severities :
- Critical- System crash, severe boot failure that is likely to affect more than just you, or an exploitable security issue in either a core or outward-facing service package.
- High- The main functionality of the application does not work, less critical security issues, etc.
- Medium- A non-essential functionality does not work, UNIX standards not respected, etc.
- Low- An optional functionality (plugin or compilation activated) does not work.
- Very Low- Translation or documentation mistake. Something that really does not matter much but should be noticed for a future release.
Including Relevant Information
This is maybe one of the most difficult parts of bug reporting. You have to choose from the chapter Gather useful information which information you will add to your bug report. This will depend on which your problem is. If you do not know what the relevant pieces of information are, do not be shy : it is better to give more information than needed than not enough.
A good tutorial on reporting bugs can be found at [1]
However, developers or bug hunters will ask you for more information if needed. Fortunately after a few bug reports you will know what information should be given.
Short information can be inlined in your bug report, whereas long information (logs, screenshots ...) should be attached.
Following up on Bugs
Do not think the work is done once you have reported a bug!
Developers or other users will probably ask you for more details and give you some potential fixes to try. Without continued feedback, bugs cannot be closed and the end result is both angry users and developers.
Voting and Watching
You can vote for your favorite bugs. The number of votes indicates to the developers how many people are impacted by the bug. However, this is not a very effective way of getting the bug solved. Much more important would be posting any additional information you know about the bug if you were not the original reporter.
Watching a bug is important- you will receive an email when new comments are added or the bug status has changed. If you opened a bug verify that the "Notify me whenever this task changes" checkbox is activated in order to receive such emails.
Answering additional information requests
People will take the time to look at your bug report and will try to help you. You need to continue to help them resolve your bug. Not answering to their questions will keep your bug unresolved and likely hamper enthusiasm to fix it.
Please take the time to give people more information if requested and try the solutions proposed.
Developers or bug hunters will close your bug if you do not answer questions after a few weeks or a month.
Sometimes a bug is related to a given package version and is fixed in a new version. If this is the case then indicate it in the bug report comments and request a closure.
Closing when solved
Sometimes people report a bug but do not notify when they have solved it on their own, leaving people searching for a solution that has already been found. Please request a closure if you found a solution and give the solution in the bug report comments.
More about bug status
During its life a bug goes through several states :
- Unconfirmed : This is the default state. You have just reported it and nobody managed to reproduce the problem or confirmed that it is actually a bug.
- New : The bug is confirmed but it has not been assigned to the developer responsible for the related software. It is usually the case when more investigation is needed to determine which software is responsible for the bug.
- Assigned : The bug has been assigned to a developer responsible for the software involved in the bug. It does not mean that the developer will be the one who will fix the bug. It does not even mean that the developer will work on a solution. It just mean that the developer will take care of the life cycle of the bug, including reviewing patches if any, releasing a fix and closing the bug when required. There is no point at contacting a developer directly to have a bug fixed more quickly, he/she will certainly not like it ...
- Researching : Somebody is looking for a solution. This status is rarely used at Arch and it is better this way. The researching status could make people believe they do not need to get interested in the bug report. But usually we need more than one person to fix a bug : having several experienced people on a bug help a lot.
- Waiting on customer and Requires testing : The one who reported a bug is asked to provide more information or to try a proposed solution, but he/she did not give a feedback yet. Those status are rarely used at Arch and should be used more often. However this is important that you watch the bug (see the voting and watching section) as developers or bug hunters usually ask questions in the comments.
- A task closure has been requested : this is not exactly a status, but you may found some bug reports with such a notification. This indicates that somebody requested a closure for the bug. A reason is added to the request most of the time. It is upon the assignee developer to decided whether he/she will accept the closure or not.
- Closed : Either this is not a valid bug (see Reasons for not being a bug) or a solution has been found and released.
Some people (developers, TUs ...) are responsible for dispatching the bugs and change their status.


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I seem to be unable to resist at the moment. Here is another haul:
Gimp (pure matte black) and Fatal (deep matte purple):
I was concerned about how so many of the shadows from Illamasqua are matte. I asked Leena, who is a senior artist on Illamasqua in Manchester and she said the creator, Alex Box wanted to create a range that was suitable for all age ranges. Older people or anyone with overly crepey eyes can struggle with shimmers so the idea is that anyone can use the mattes and add shimmer on top if necessary.
There are shimmers in the eyeshadows and the pigments are shimmery too.
Matte shadows really help to create quite a sophisticated, understated look methinks. Not that I'm rejecting the shimmer – I am practically made of shimmer!
Victory Nail Polish:
Illamasqua nail polishes are HOT. They are quite thick though and I quite like this as it makes it easier to control. They have some neon shades on the counter I have my eye on.
Cream Blush in Lies:
This was a little too sheer for me and was more of a pinkish highlight. May work better as a blush on people with lighter skins.
Matte Powder Blush in Mischief:
I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE this powder. It is the most perfect face-warming-bronzing-contour shade for my skintone (MAC NC30-35 – I dunno why I use MAC foundation shades as a guide as I don't even use them but I have been matched up in the past!). Anyway, Michief is matte, so you won't overdose in shimmer, its the perfect shade for adding some shape to the face, warms the complexion and adds some cheekbones. I believe there are various tones of brown to suit lighter and darker complexions – mine just happens to be this one.
Lip Gloss in Drag:
I have 2 of the Intense lipglosses now. Drag is really nice, a very bold, bright red. You could sheer it out – it is only gloss at the end of the day but I like it. Apply with some lipliner though and a lip brush, its so pigmented.
Brushes – Lip Brush and Highlighter
I am really liking Illamasqua brushes – I have SO MANY make up brushes that I have sworn to not buy any more unless they offer something different to what I already have.
I love their powder, highlight and blush brushes – they are quite firm and rounded rather than the usually huge fluffy brush so you can do a controlled application. I didn't have anything else like this – and the lip brush is also quite firm and I like the shape of the tip which makes it easy to do corners.
Lipstick in Sonnet:
Like I mentioned before, I really like Illamasqua lipsticks – they are largely matte, very soft and pigmented. Sonnet is a light nude peach – just my cup of tea and as you will see from the photos, very nudey but not on a horrid liver lips way. I do recommend getting your favourite shades in the lipstick form. I have a lip palette, its lovely but as it's quite bit, inconvenient for reapplication and a little harder to break into.
FOTD, using all of the products above, and Illamasqua Satin Primer, Cream foundation:
Previous Illamasqua reviews:
Illamasqua Giveaway, Haulage, Counter visit, another haul and another and another.
Oh and one more posterity.


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The Smurfs are enjoying a renaissance in our household.
You're familiar with the Smurfs, aren't you? Those little blue men — and one blue woman, (the "Smurfette") — who inhabit little mushroom-like cottages in a clearing somewhere in the midst of a deep, dark forest.
The Smurfs were introduced to the world in 1958 by Peyo, a Belgian cartoonist. In French they originally were called "Les Schtroumpfs" — an essentially untranslatable term. The name was later rendered as "Smurf" in Dutch, and shortly thereafter entered the American vernacular.
In 1981, Hanna-Barbera Productions introduced the cute cerulean gnomes to America. "The Smurfs" ran on NBC on Saturday mornings from 1981 through 1989.
IGN Entertainment has honored Hanna-Barbera's creation as the 97th best all-time animated series ever produced. In the 1980s, two cereals were named for them, Smurf Berries and Smurf Magic Stars.
They became iconic.
My daughters, who were 10, 6 and 3 at the time the Smurfs debuted on American TV, became instant Smurfs devotees. Bright and early each Saturday they'd be stationed in front of the television, watching their little blue buddies. I observed from across the room as I read my morning newspaper.
We became a smurfalicious family — hopelessly addicted to the cobalt munchkins.
You may be unaware that the Smurfs communicate in their own strange language, in which nouns and verbs are replaced with the word "smurf." For instance, one may be greeted with "happy smurfday," or something will be described as "just smurfy."
The Smurf community, if you take time to examine it, is a cooperative culture based upon the principle that each Smurf has a valuable skill to contribute. Money in the economy is verboten; rather, Smurfs trade hard work for goods and services.
Some critics have labeled the azure lads and lass communists (the leader of the group, after all, wears red). That's a rank oversimplification, I believe, but their Smurfy culture does bear a striking resemblance to a 1960s commune.
Papa Smurf leads the peppy band. Others seem to be named for personality traits or dispositions (such as Brainy, Scaredy and Lazy), or profession (like Poet, Handy or Farmer).
My youngest daughter — perhaps due to her tender age at the time — became the biggest Smurfafficianado in our family. She thought them smurftastic! Early on, she began referring to me as Papa Smurf. That annoying practice continued for several years.
During adolescence, thankfully, she dropped the "Smurf" part of my honorific. To this day she still calls me Papa, the only one of my three daughters to do so. Now, her daughter calls her father Papa.
If you watch an episode or two, you'll quickly note that many classical music masterpieces were appropriated by Hanna-Barbera as background music for the show, including Grieg's "Peer Gynt Suite," Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" and Schubert's Unfinished Symphony. No doubt Messrs. Grieg, Mussorgsky and Schubert would all be greatly relieved to know that their music has been kept alive by a gaggle of cobalt elves.
Recently, a sales rack in a big-box retail outlet grabbed my wife's attention. It contained DVDs of old television series. She was drawn to a particular DVD, titled "True Blue Friends." There, on the cover, was a benevolent Papa Smurf surrounded by his subjects.
She couldn't resist. Perhaps thinking it delicious revenge, she bought the DVD for our grandchildren.
We took the DVD with us on a recent trip to North Carolina to see four of our six grandkids. We told them that their mother had been a huge Smurf fan as a child, and we produced the DVD from our luggage. Voila!
The two older grandkids were less than impressed with the primitive 1980s production values, but our 7- and 5-year-old granddaughters were duly captivated — just as their mother had been. They watched and rewatched the DVD multiple times during our two-week stay.
Sadly, the 5-year-old has taken to calling me "Papa Smurf."
What was it that the philosopher George Santayana said about being condemned to relive the past?
JIM CARNETT lives in Costa Mesa. His column runs Wednesdays.


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Sheldon McClellan scored all 10 of Texas' points in the second overtime and the Longhorns welcomed back point guard Myck Kabongo from a 23-game suspension with an 89-86 win over Iowa State on Wednesday night.
McClellan also had a key steal which led to his two free throws in the final seconds for Texas (11-13, 3-8 Big 12). Iowa State had a chance to tie but Chris Babb's 3-pointer with 5 seconds left missed and Texas' Connor Lammert took the ball from Babb in a scramble for the long rebound.
McClellan scored 18 points. Kabongo had 13 points, five assists and seven rebounds in his first game of the season, but fouled out in the first overtime.
Melvin Ejim had 20 points and 16 rebounds for Iowa State (16-8, 6-5).
(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


text: Hello, I switched from courier to dovecot, removing all courier packages from Debian 6 and updating ispconfig. Everything seems to be ok, dovecot is detected and configured, but when I add a filter to an email account, it adds a maildrop filter instead a sieve filter. I've deleted the maildrop plugin from plugins-enabled, but I still have the same problem. What should i do to make ispconfig use sieve filters? Thank you, Adrian