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April 4, 2013 Viking Danube Waltz Current events -- the Dow is at record highs, currently 14500. + Cyprus's financial troubles has had some effects recently -- fear that it will fail and with that, bring markets down severely. ... Read More
April 4, 2013 Viking Danube Waltz Current events -- the Dow is at record highs, currently 14500. + Cyprus's financial troubles has had some effects recently -- fear that it will fail and with that, bring markets down severely. Banks have been closed, limits on ATM withdrawals and large depositors may have to experience losses to cover the Gov't debt. Other news -- North Korea threatening nuclear war against So. Korea and US -- moving missiles to their east coast... only time will tell if this is real or rhetoric from their new young leader. Check in at British air went smoothly, however, security did want to open my roll-on to see the small bag of PC accessories. Getting to the airport early helped to avoid the long lines later. The flight was comfortable, a Boeing 777 -- we had opposite isles, 23C and D Service was excellent, a meal (pasta) was very nice, wine, beer and mixed drinks were complimentary. Before landing in London, we were served a muffin and coffee, tea etc. The connection in Heathrow was another story... We had to get from terminal 5 to terminal 3 -- We thought that 90 minutes between flights would be a breeze... not so. Getting to terminal 3 took about 30 minutes -- then going through security was one of the worst experiences we've had in our many years of travel. Our luggage had to be hand inspected -- as did many others. The process was painfully slow. After about another 30 minutes and much frustration with how everything in our carry on was taken out for a closer look, we raced to the gate (another 7 minute walk)-- the flight was "closing" as we ran towards the desk and bus waiting to depart. Another unexpected challenge was having to carry our bags up and down steps to and from two planes that did not have jet ways. The flight to Prague was 1hr. 30 minutes and uneventful. A sandwich and soft drink then a brief nap... we arrived on time -- finally in Prague. Collecting our luggage and Passport control took another 30 minutes, then we exited to meet our Viking contact -- we waited briefly for 2 other couples who were also going to the Hilton (they were from Arizona). It's 30 degrees and overcast, but NO snow! The ride to the hotel took about 35 minutes. Road and residential construction in the heart of the city is beyond belief. Traffic as a result moves slowly. Patience was tested once again. Check in began with meeting Blanco -- she is our Viking contact at the hotel. We spent about 30 minutes with her, learned the schedule of tours, options and events. She's there from 8 AM to 7PM should we need assistance. Check in at the reception desk was easy. Martin had already seen from the record that Lucie Balazova (emailed her from US with power questions) had taken care of our preferences. Our room 2003 is just as we asked. Near the "lift" -- and king bed. The hotel and room are first class. Quiet, every amenity we could expect, plenty of 220 V outlets (only one 110V in the bathroom) a large safe, big enough for the largest laptop possible...we unpacked, (my pillow arrived fine in the vacuum travel bag) we then freshened up and decided to split a salad and sandwich (about $50.00) before collapsing -- so very tired from the full day of travel. Tomorrow -- breakfast then a city tour -- the evening at the opera... ------------------------------------------- April 5, 2013 Prague We awakened (several times) and then finally at 6AM -- dressed appropriately for the morning tour of the city with Viking. It's 30 degrees with slight wind and overcast. It's turns out to be exactly the same temperature in NJ! The "included" breakfast in the Hilton was excellent in every way! From immediate seating and wait staff attention, to the wide selection of meats, fish, breads, juices and such. The dining area was immaculate and everything on the buffet beautifully presented. Omelets and other egg choices were prepared to your order. We joined the Viking group of about 18 to tour with Renatta and her driver for the next 3 hours. The bus was clean and comfortable. Vaux hearing units were provided for the walking portions. As we passed through the city "the lesser" old and new, Jewish quarters etc. Renatta did an excellent job describing in detail ... and answered any questions we had. Our first stop was about 20 minutes from the hotel at the Prague Castle -- we walked over cobble stone and other rough surfaces. One gentleman in a wheelchair did have difficulties with some of the surfaces. We had cursory tours of the St. Vitus Cathedral and of the gardens and museum areas. More in depth tours were available for purchase if anyone wanted to leave the group. A brief stop at the stables -- where we enjoyed tea and hot chocolate. The cost was about 4.00 per cup!! But good! We were reminded by the waiter to tip ONLY if service if deserving. Leave nothing otherwise. After a couple of bus moves, at noon, we walked across the Charles Bridge, rubbed the St. John plaque (The Saint, not the dog) on the statue to assure our return to Prague, then walked into the old town square to see the "Astronomical clock". We arrived exactly at 2 minutes to 12, just in time to see (and video) the fascinating display of the 12 apostles and sound of the bells. Following that, Renatta suggested a local nearby restaurant -- We and another couple (Stan and Barb Foster from north of Pittsburgh) easily found the place (The address of the restaurant-street name-Michalsk 25,Prague 1-Old Town, located in Richter house, restaurant name V cÃpu) and enjoyed a delicious breaded schnitzel lunch with potatoes, 2 large pieces of meat, I had wine, Diane a beer, the total for the meal was about 11 dollars! Great service, fabulous value and nice atmosphere... Highly recommend it! We walked another ½ mile to the bus, then to the hotel. Traffic much more than we recalled from our visit in 2001. We tipped the driver equivalent of US $2.00 and guide $5.00 (100 crowns). Noticed that most of the guests did tip. Stopped at the Albert supermarket opposite the hotel and purchased ham, cheese, rolls and wine to have for a light lunch... delicious rolls make the sandwiches perfect. We also purchased Palatka (something we in the US reserve for holidays, they eat everyday). Note: We had difficulty using the Mileage Plus Visa card. The cashier could not find a way to process the charge. A long line of angry customers grew even more impatient as she continued to every trick she knew ... we ended up having to use cash for this purchase. Our room had not yet been cleaned so, wanting a nap we called to ask housekeeping to return at 6 while we were out for the evening. Don Giovanni at Estates theatre, we had ordered the tickets on the internet and had them mailed to NJ. A taxi arranged at the Viking desk (200 koruna -- 10.00 plus tip) Great performance (R) rated by our standards... 3 hours, tough seats to sit on for that long. Coats were required to be checked (tips were expected). The cab ride back to the hotel was "negotiated" at 250 korunas... + tip. The ride back took less than half the time there, the result of one way streets. A nightcap then to bed. Tomorrow is an easy day.... nothing planned except the Madam Butterfly at the State Opera Theater. Saturday, April 6, 2013 Another gray day, still in the low 30's, ... after breakfast we did a bit of shopping (for snacks) just at the other supermarket (behind albert's) -- more bread, cold cuts and soft drinks. Total about 10.00 US. We later arranged for car service for the opera, (thru the Hilton) at 6PM. caught up on some emails, did some reading and took a nap. The ride to the theater was another near disaster... We clearly told the Viking rep and the driver to please note the address of the opera... (we had been warned in the letter that came with the tickets to do so as the National Theater logo often leads to venue confusion) -- well, no matter how careful we thought we were ... we were dropped off at the wrong place. Fortunately, a young man working in the box office at the National theater called the Hilton for us, the car was sent back immediately for us... we made it to the State Opera Theater with enough time to leisurely check coats and be seated in the third row, center!! The 3 hour Madam Butterfly opera was beautifully done as was the opera house. The performance, the voices, the sets, the ambiance, the 65 pc orchestra all made for a delightful last evening in Prague. (Butterfly was about 250lbs. and about 40, as was Pinkerton.) The car was waiting, the ride back to the hotel was 5 minutes or less -- at a 200 crowns. We made & split a sandwich, did some packing, Diane ironed a few items, tomorrow we leave for Passau and the Viking Prestige. ------------------------------------------------------------- April 7, 2013 Lovely breakfast, checked out at 12, identified our luggage, then boarded the bus for the 4 hr. ride to Passau and the Prestige. Helga was our guide, Martin the driver. The temperature as we climbed the Bohemian mountains dropped to -2 C. The rolling hills and evergreen scenes thru the Forrest were beautiful even with the gray sky. The grassy areas were snow covered, the many homes along the way and small villages added to the charm of the country. We stopped briefly about half way at a lovely gas station for a snack and rest facilities. The pastries were delicious, tea and coffee available -- reasonably priced and very accommodating. As we reached Passau, the light snow had changed to rain. We quickly boarded, then checked in at reception and found cabin 304. The ship is immaculate, the decor beautiful, the public areas appear very attractive and comfortable. (except for the rough toilet paper which we complained about they were aware of the issue). Viking DOES LISTEN and respond to guest issues!! In no time, our luggage was delivered, we unpacked, had plenty of drawer and hanging space for the modest amount of clothing we brought. Freshened up, then did a bit of ship browsing to get some idea of what was where, then joined Sue, Tom, & Mary from Ohio in the lounge for wine and a presentation by staff of events and tours planned for the week. Standing room only -- not enough seating to accommodate all that came to hear the talk. Off to the dining room for dinner. Wine, Beer and soft drinks flowed freely (thanks to Viking Marketing and my suggestion a year or so ago) -- Diane and I each had the shrimp appetizer, then I the roasted salmon, she the veal, both were delicious, excellently prepared and nicely presented. Desert was fruit (tangerine) for me, coffee and a small pastry for Diane. Entre portion sizes were small, but adequate. Larger portions or additional servings were available for the asking. Back to the cabin to get some well needed rest! Tomorrow we start touring. April 8, 2013 Breakfast on board was another delightful experience. The buffet was filled with everything one might expect for the meal. Meats, fish, eggs, veggies, cereals, breads, coffee, juices and omelets made to order. A brief life jacket exercise, (a waste of time and no instructions) then a very interesting presentation on the EU. At 10:30 we met our group and guide (Sonya) for a 1.5hr walking tour of Passau. Old cobblestone streets easy to keep pace, Sonya who had been a geography teacher in her former life, did an excellent job keeping us together. At 12 we finished the tour at the cathedral, then walked back to the ship for lunch. We had two options -- buffet in the lounge -- or table service in the dining room. Lunch was soup, pasta, a Ruben, salads -- on the buffet tables there were all sorts of other selections and sides to go with anything one might decide on. Wine was available with the meal (complimentary). Nap time -- A delicious dinner (Chateau Briand) , was followed by a presentation on Mozart -- his life and music. Nicely done by program director, Wesley Peeman. -------------------------------------------------------- April 9th Salzburg (from Linz Dock) After a leisurely and delicious breakfast, (Tibor was our fabulous waiter) I was ready ...Diane was running late. Cloudy, but promising to warm to about 50, we could see the busses just steps from the ship. Checked our keys out, then boarded bus 5B (of 4 busses) with Veronica, our guide - for our 2 hour ride to Salzburg Austria, the birth home of Mozart. We will make a stop for snacks and rest rooms. The scenes from the road and the stop we made were absolutely gorgeous. Pictures do tell the story. From the road, as we approached Salzburg, (Salt Castle) Veronica pointed out locations where scenes in The Sound Of Music were filmed. (some were re-created in studios or elsewhere). All made to look like the actual sites. As we arrived in the town, the sun was bright, the temperature in the sun perfect! Great walking conditions. The streets paved with small granite cobblestone made for an easy and comfortable walking tour. We started in the new town, at the Mirabella Gardens, a gift from the bishop to his lover -- (he was denied permission from the church to marry) He ended up having 15 children with her, later, he ended up in prison for political reasons, where he died. She and the children asked for but were denied permission to visit him while incarcerated. from web site: The baroque Mirabell Gardens were used as a movie location for "The Sound of Music." What is not so well known though, is that the palace on the far end of the gardens has another romantic story: the original palace was commissioned by Salzburg's Prince Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau in 1606, as a token of his love for Salome Alt, who was his lover and partner for over 22 years and gave him 15 (!) children. The tour took us to many historical homes of the famous -- the most important here is Mozart. Where he was born, the home he briefly lived in and so on. Sights that the Van Trap family stopped and scenes in the movie had been filmed. We walked over the chrome bridge with padlocks attached to it's chain link fencing...signifying lasting love, each lock had the names of the loving couple who placed it here. Views of the Danube from the bridge were spectacular! The pedestrian streets were very busy with tourists, locals and shoppers. Crowded at the historical sites, narrow meandering walks with high end shops and specialty restaurants, all kept immaculately clean. It was a perfect day. Veronica did a great job telling us of the history and the suggesting where we try the food... (at the square) we had lunch at Zipth Lager -- delicious and great service. Cost about 35.00 for two of us. Diane had the red sausage, I the wiener schnitzel. Beer and wine. Free use of the WC for patrons. Back to do some shopping -- famous chocolate Mozart Balls -- a pastry, some pins for the kids. More sightseeing then back to the Mozart birthplace for the walk to the ship. We must have walked 5-7 miles. The ride back (no stop) then cocktails with the captain for returning Viking guests -- then dinner. I had the salmon, Diane had the braised beef... excellent!!. Awa tried again to get the sound working on the TV -- This time she was successful. Found that the ship TV offers an excellent and wide variety of on demand movies (no charge). All the best and the latest releases. The entertainment system too, is state of the art. Music, TV, Movies, Voyage info,. and a connection for an ipod. The cabin too has more than enough AC connections -- both 220 and 110 and outlets on both sides of the cabin -- that's a first. The safe is large, the air conditioning very effective, plenty of drawer, cabinet and hanging space. Refrigerator, lighting in cabin and bath good, (a magnifying mirror in bath) beds comfortable entire ship kept immaculate. Larger than most shower tubes, plenty of hot water and hand held shower head is perfect. Tomorrow, Melk and the Abbey tour. After breakfast we boarded the Viking Busses (new and beautiful) for the short ride to the 900 year old Melk Abbey. It's raining this morning...Our tour guide Anita took us through the 3 hour excursion -- a huge facility of baroque architecture, not our taste, but incredibly detailed works of artistry and talent -- impossible to replicate today. Once the residence of the ruling family (Babenberg) it became a Benedictine monastery in 1089. Monks are active today, the school has 750 pupils today. Rooms in the Abbey are set up as you would find in most museums. Dramatic lighting, exhibits placed strategically and descriptions of items on display well written and positioned. (photos will tell the story). The tour was well worth the chill, rain and many steps it included. As the tour ended so did the rain... Anita did a superb job -- her English excellent, her knowledge enthusiastically shared. Everything about the tour was A+.. We returned to the bus and then the Prestige for lunch -- it too was as usual, delicious. Tomorrow, Vienna. April 11, 2013 Vienna -- tour guide Caroline Sailing thru the night, we arrived in Vienna at about 6AM. It's another great walking tour day. Broken clouds, promising to reach mid 50's -- perfect! At 8:30, we boarded the beautiful and comfortable (and CLEAN) Viking bus for the included city tour.. windows are kept especially clean -- great for photos! A short ride to the Ringstrasse (ring around the city) and it's many beautiful, interesting sights. We got to see the Opera House, St. Stephan's Cathedral... We were able to take photos in the cathedral -- a most impressive display of artistry, religious opulence and architectural design ... As for food, Vienna is well known for it's Wiener Schnitzel, Tafelspitz and Apple strudel... Coffee shops abundant, 100 art museums and other historical sights make Vienna a popular tourist destination. The food and pastries here are to die for (and from). At noon, it was back to the Prestige for lunch at 12:30 in the dining room (or optional Cafe lunch) served in the lounge. We rested after lunch so that we could stay awake later this evening when attending the optional concert at the stock exchange building, featuring 10 musicians, dancers and singers. After an early dinner for those attending the concert, we boarded busses for the 25 minute ride into the city for the event. Wow -- what a treat it was. There must have been about 200 guests -- all there from the 2 Viking ships (Prestige and Vienna). The acoustics in the large room we were seated seemed unimpressive ... that is until the music began, then WOW... these 10 players 4 women and 6 men knocked our socks off. Flute, piccolo, clarinet, first violin, second violin, viola, cello, concert master (violin) bass and piano -- sounded as if they were an orchestra of 65. Selections included waltz's, opera, and ballet. A copy of the program will follow in the photos. The program was beyond expectation, all we spoke with enjoyed the performance and felt it was well worth the price paid. (64 euros each) Returning to the ship, we opted for the goulash (soup) treat served in the lounge. Tomorrow, Bratislava Friday, April 12, 2013 Another cool morning 50's -- some drizzle, but no heavy rain. At 8:30 we boarded the bus for the city tour and the optional tour to the home of a resident. This was a really fun visit!! The ride from the ship to the home was about 30 minutes -- then as we were about 30 persons, the group was split into 2. We decided to go with the second group. As we approached, the lady (about age 70) was eagerly awaiting our arrival. This was the first time our guide visited here. We soon were cordially greeted and led into a small garden where the history of the family was briefly explained, our guide doing the translations. She was widowed at age 44 with the sudden death of her husband. The older of the two home sections (a one room house) was that of her husband's family. When first married, she and her husband (and her in-laws) all lived and slept in the one room. (When asked how she became pregnant, she said they had heavy blankets -- as did her in-laws) The larger part of the house, included a small kitchen, bath (no toilet) living room and some storage closets . Her daughter lived on the second level of the home, with her 2 granddaughters. She had prepared home made wine (from her backyard vineyard) cookies and a cheese pastry for us to taste. She had much to say about how her daughter and son lived... nothing good... Neither is married, both have children -- something she was obviously unhappy about...neither helps her with chores, nor the maintenance of the property. She has the vineyards, chickens, a dog, a cat and an outhouse. (Never connected to the sewage system). She was delightful -- shared many photos of the family, provided an opportunity for us to purchase souvenirs ... out guide seemed to also enjoy the candid look into this lady's life... much of which she openly shared with us. Back to the bus ... Busy night -- Farewell Dinner with Captain. Did some photos, emails etc., then readied for dinner -- What a surprise -- we are invited to Dine with the Captain!! Set for 8, each with a place card setting, we at with Captain Istvan Fekete, Artur Carvalheiro and 4 ship guests. (one couple, one young lady Donna and her step sister.) Dinner was outstanding -- Saved the menu -- Salmon Caviar & Crisp Potato Cake, Garden Green Lettuce & Caramelized Pear Salad, soup (lobster bisque) the entre we selected was the surf and turf -- Grilled Filet Mignon and Poached Jumbo Prawns .. Appetizer, delicious... Wine flowed, desert choices White Chocolate & Cherry Pudding or Fresh Fruits Cheese Plate ...any and all, deliciously outrageous. We learned that this was the captains 6th year with Viking, Awa (Head housekeeper) is his wife -- and that she has relatives in Brick NJ -- Small world. Tomorrow .... Budapest Saturday, April 13 After Breakfast, it's 8:30 and time for the Budapest City Tour... with our guide, Nora Three cities, merged in 1873 -- Buda and Obuda and Pest -- we will see Buda & Pest as they span both sides of the Danube. A short bus ride took us to where we passed through the city streets, making our way to the first stop at Heroes' Square. Monuments and historic buildings face the square. Great place and beautiful day for the photos that will help tell the story. Views from Buda Castle were especially great. Really the best images were those that we captured last night as we entred Budapest. The buildings all theatrically lit stood out as we had been told to expect. Time to return to the ship for our last lunch and final dinner on board the Prestige. This evening after dinner, we enjoyed local singers and dancers (Hungarian folkloric show)... another tastefully done treat by Viking. Said our goodbyes to the many aquaintences we made while on this trip. Tomorrow we are off to the airport at 11:30 for our BA flight from Budapest to Heathrow then Heathrow to Newark. Sunday -- April 14th Had breakfast, paid the bill, then sat quietly in the lounge waiting for the van to take 4 of us to the airport. (about 30 minute ride) Hardly any traffic. We were met by anothe Viking rep. (Richard) who took our luggage and accompanied us to the BA check in -- held our hand until we had to pass thru security. Passed that, then boarded the flight. Again, we had opposite isles --13C&D The connection in Heathrow was another story -- we had to go from Terminal 5 to 3... first a train, then a bus and on the bus the driver was speeding when all of a sudden he turned sharply and I went flying across the vehicle landing on my right knee and bumping foreheads with a lady who tried to stop me from falling. It was exactly 4:55PM -- just in case I need further medical atention. So far, I'm ok., not sure about the woman who tried to help, she may have a black right eye tomorrow. The flight from Heatrow was a financial loss for BA.. Only about 25% occupied, we were able to move to make ourselves more comfortable (stretch-out). Good mel, good audio/video selections wine and beer with meal -- no extra fees. Arriving in Newark, we thought to try out the GOES (Global Entry System) Kiosk program. What a pleasure! While lines of other arriving passengers waited for US Customs agents, we breezed thru, scanning our passports and fingerprints then presented the automatically printed pass to the officer as we departed the area. Must have saved at least ½ hour. Our driver was elsewhere at the airport, he promptly met us at door 7. The ride home was uneventful. Love to travel but always "no place like home" Read Less
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Disease outbreaks
A disease outbreak is the occurrence of cases of disease in excess of what would normally be expected in a defined community, geographical area or season. An outbreak may occur in a restricted geographical area, or may extend over several countries. It may last for a few days or weeks, or for several years.
A single case of a communicable disease long absent from a population, or caused by an agent (e.g. bacterium or virus) not previously recognized in that community or area, or the emergence of a previously unknown disease, may also constitute an outbreak and should be reported and investigated.

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My husband and I have had our old iPhones, a 3G and a 3GS, sitting around the house for a long time. We knew we needed to do something responsible with them, but we hadn't gotten around to doing it yet. Then a friend on Twitter said she had just gotten a check from a place called Gazelle for her old iPhone, so I checked it out.
Gazelle is a company that buys old, but still marketable, devices and resells them either on eBay or Amazon or to wholesale partners that resell them. The company only purchases devices that they believe they can resell. They do not purchase items for the sole purpose of recycling.
I received $20 for the 8 GB 3GS and $15 for 8 GB 3G, and I opted to get an extra 5 percent by choosing an Amazon gift card instead of a straight monetary payment. The extra 5 percent isn't much, but with the holidays I know I'll be ordering from Amazon, so I'm not going to turn down an extra $1.75.
Could I have gotten more if I had chosen to resell the items myself on eBay or Amazon? Most likely. But, I haven't sold anything on eBay in years, and I've never sold anything on Amazon. The likelihood of me taking the time to list the items, field any email questions about them, and package and ship them was slim. They had both been sitting around the house for over a year going to waste.
Gazelle makes it easy to send in your items. You use the easy-to-navigate website to find the specific Apple product or other maker cellphone you have and what condition it is in. They will give you a quote immediately or tell you they don't accept what you're offering. If you choose to accept the Gazelle quote, the company will send you a postage paid box that will fit your item(s). That's my box with my items pictured above.
My box arrived in the mail a few days after I requested it, sat on my desk for over a week before I actually shipped the items, and went back in the mail a week ago. Last night, I received an email saying my items had been approved (they agreed they were in the condition I stated they were in), and my Amazon gift card was on its way.
I'm glad that our old iPhones will get reused. Because Gazelle was so easy to use, they now are going to be put to good use instead of sitting on a shelf gathering dust only to be sent to recycling long after their usefulness had faded. And, I get a little cash to spend just in time for holiday shopping.
Related recycling story on MNN: U.S. Postal Service expands electronics recycling program


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Technical Blog Post
How to successfully index your documents
Paula Muir is a Software Developer with IBM Content Manager OnDemand for Multiplatforms in Boulder, Colorado. She has 20 years of experience with Content Manager OnDemand and 15 years of experience in the data indexing field. Her areas of expertise include indexing and loading data, and AFP and PDF architecture.
I just finished writing the indexing chapter for the new IBM Redbooks publication, IBM Content Manager OnDemand Guide. It is 14 pages long, and I can write a whole book about indexing.
I've worked on several indexers of Content Manager OnDemand (CMOD) for over 10 years, and have seen many indexing problems. Often they are user errors, and they come down to users not understanding the format of the data, or users not understanding the correct format for loading into CMOD. So here, I'll briefly discuss these two topics.
1. Understand the format of your data
It is critical to have a good understanding of the format of your data before indexing them. Let's use line data as an example. It sounds simple but line data is really complex. You must understand the following characteristic of line data:
- Carriage controls?
- Type of carriage control
- Line delimiter?
- Type of line delimiter
- TRC ( Table Reference Character ) ?
- Code page
- Record length
- Variable or fixed record length
And I don't want to begin to discuss PRMODE!
Many customers have no idea if their line data has any of these qualities. The above checklist give you a good start as to what you should look for.
Think of the different kinds of line data like the different types of wine...but although I think we're living in a golden age of wine, we're past the golden age of line data. But I still see many problems with it.
Speaking of the golden age of wine, what I mean is, there are more countries making more good wine than there have ever been. If you only drink, say, California Chardonnay, it's time to expand your horizons! Try a Spanish Albarino, an Italian Verdicchio, or a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. You will be surprised!
OK, back to line data and indexing.
2. Understand the correct format for loading into CMOD
Another critical factor in successfully indexing data is to have a good understanding of the correct format for loading the data into CMOD.
What is the correct format for loading line data into CMOD? Aside from the other characteristics, the ideal line data would contain either ANSI or machine carriage controls. This is so important that CMOD provides an indexing exit just to insert carriage controls into the data. When there are no carriage controls, bad things happen. I've seen CMOD attempt to load 100 MB documents as one page. Surprise - the system runs out of memory.
The line data characteristics are specified on the View Information tab in the Application:
Next, what is the correct format for loading AFP into CMOD? The following is a text dump of the correct format.
1 BDT Begin Document
2 BNG Begin Named Page Group 00000001
3 TLE Tag Logical Element
4 TLE Tag Logical Element
5 TLE Tag Logical Element
6 BPG Begin Page 00000001
7 BAG Begin Active Environment Group
8 MCF2 Map Coded Font2
9 NOP No Operation
0 PGD Page Descriptor
1 PTD2 Presentation Text Desc2
2 EAG End Active Environment Group
3 BCT Begin Composed-Text Block
4 PTX Presentation Text Data
5 ECT End Composed-Text Block
6 EPG End Page
< next page and so on... >
72 ENG End Named Group
< next BNG - ENG section >
385 EDT End Document
The essential characteristics are the following:
- The file must contain BNG - ENG pairs.
- The TLEs must be between the BNG and BPG for each document.
If the file does not have these, then you must work with your AFP producer to get it in the correct format. I have encountered many problems where our Services department have to fix badly formed AFP files.
Next time: red wine, or why I love Italy.
Additional references
For Content Manager OnDemand related blog posts, see:
- 5 Things To Know about IBM Content Manager OnDemand
Enha nced Ret enti on M anag emen t fe atur e in IBM Con tent Man ager OnD eman d
to s ucce ssfu lly inde x yo ur d ocum ent s
- PDF Floating Triggers – If you just have 5 minutes to learn it – Here it is
- How indexing is misused and Italian wine
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- Need to do tracing? How to turn on the Content Manager OnDemand trace facility
- The CMOD adoption process and why people love it
For more information on Content Manager OnDemand, see IBM Redbooks publications:
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text: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 APTA Summary on Exchange Rules Now Available APTA's summary on the rules governing the establishment of health insurance exchanges and qualified health plans (QHP) highlights provisions pertinent to physical therapists, such as the QHP network adequacy standards that require issuers to maintain sufficient amounts and types of providers to ensure that all services will be accessible without unreasonable delay. The summary covers provisions related to initial and annual open enrollment periods, the eligibility determination process for the Small Business Health Options Program, consumer assistance tools and programs, privacy and security of information, and more. Several provisions in this final rule were published as interim final and are open for public comment until May 11. Association members can access the summary on APTA's Summaries of Health Care Reform Rules & Regulations Web page under the heading "Additional Summaries."


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British army Col. Adam Griffiths on Monday said claims that British troops abused the bodies of dead Iraqis are "baseless."
Griffiths' comments came during the al-Sweady Inquiry in London, The Telegraph reported. The inquiry was ordered in 2009 to look into claims that 20 or more Iraqis were unlawfully killed and then mutilated at Camp Abu Naji in Iraq on May 14 and 15, 2004, and that inmates at the camp were mistreated.
Griffiths was the commanding officer of a company that was ambushed by Iraqi insurgents in May 2004. The ambush then sparked a three-hour battle known as the Battle of Danny Boy.
The colonel testified that after the battle, bodies were cleared from the field and taken back to CAN, adding that although it was "highly unusual" to bring bodies to the camp, the order to do so was most likely given for good reason.
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Although the last release is somewhat dated, the project is still under active development. Most activity happens on its mailing list. The canonical repository seems to be on Github.
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In his article for The Royal Ballet's programme book, Professor Tim Scholl explores the history of the Don Quixote ballet, and discusses the circulation of this enduringly popular work.
In staging Don Quixote, originally for the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow in 1869, then in a grander St Petersburg production two years later, Petipa followed in a long tradition of Don Quixote productions staged in leading theatres across Europe, the first of which dates to 1740. None of these earlier works survives. And like many ballets from the 19th-century European repertory (Giselle, Le Corsaire and Esmeralda, to name only a few), the spirit, if not the substance, of these Western European Don Quixote ballets remained alive in Russia long after earlier versions disappeared from the stage elsewhere. Even in Russia, three productions proceeded Petipa's own. Choreographers commonly copied or adapted the works of other dance-makers, and popular plots circulated widely.
Ironically, the ballet we speak of as 'Petipa's' Don Quixote is not quite his. Much as Petipa repurposed the ballets of other choreographers, budding ballet master Aleksandr Gorsky staged his revision of the Petipa work in Moscow in 1900. Influenced by the naturalist acting style that Konstantin Stanislavsky was developing in Moscow, Gorsky encouraged his dancers, including the corps de ballet, to examine their characters' motivations. In his enthusiasm to break with 'old' ballet convention, Gorsky sought to integrate the Petipa divertissements into the fabric of the drama. Though shocking for their time, Gorsky's innovations and interpolations now seem very much in keeping with the style and structure of the 'old' Petipa ballet. The ballet still follows the main lines of a Petipa work, with its deployment of the plot in the first act, the vision scene for the female corps de ballet and soloists – where men trespass only in their dreams – and, finally, a marriage celebration. Faithful to Petipa's desire to create spectacles, not just ballets, Gorsky even maintained the scene with a marionette theatre in the second act. Yet Gorsky's most famous revision to the ballet must be Kitri's final-act solo with the fan, created for Kshesinskaya. Ubiquitous on gala programmes around the world, the Don Quixote pas de deux and the solo still function as an introduction to the ballet for many audience members.
Don Quixote's entrance into the Western ballet canon has been relatively recent despite its status as a staple of the Soviet and Russian ballet repertories. Ninette de Valois produced her version for The Royal Ballet in 1950, but with new choreography. George Balanchine even jettisoned the Minkus score for his own 1965 meditation on the theme of Dulcinea for New York City Ballet. Major Western ballet troupes began to produce the complete work only in the 1960s, when Don Quixote quickly established itself as a repertory standard, enjoying the acclaim of Petipa's own Imperial Ballet stagings.
This extract is taken from Tim Scholl's article 'The Ballet's Carmen'. The full article can be found in the Don Quixote programme book, available in the theatre at performance times and from the ROH Shop.
The Royal Ballet's production of Don Quixote runs from 5 October–6 November 2013, with the production relayed live into cinemas around the world on 16 October. The production is staged with generous philanthropic support from Mrs Susan A Olde OBE, Lindsay and Sarah Tomlinson and the Royal Opera House Endowment Fund.


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The choreographer behind some of the greatest ballets of the 20th century, Sir Kenneth MacMillan (1929-1992) is an illustrious figure in the world of dance.
Kenneth MacMillan was the first British choreographer to be produced entirely by the Sadler's Wells Ballet, now The Royal Ballet. His works remain at the heart of the repertory of The Royal Ballet and his full-length ballets Romeo and Juliet, Manon and Mayerling are danced by companies around the world.
Edward Watson as Crown Prince Rudolf and Iohna Loots as Princess Stephanie in Mayerling © ROH / Bill Cooper 2009
MacMillan discovered ballet in 1940, at the age of 11, when he was evacuated from his home-town, Great Yarmouth, to Retford, Nottinghamshire. Although he had already learnt tap and Scottish country dancing, taking part in entertainments for soldiers at American air force bases, it was ballet that became his passion. On his return to Great Yarmouth, he began lessons with dance teacher Phyllis Adams. MacMillan came from a poor background and could not afford classes so Adams, recognising his talent, taught him for free and encouraged his dance ambitions. For MacMillan, whose mother died when he was just 12, she became a hugely important figure in his life.
At the age of 15 MacMillan wrote to Ninette de Valois pretending to be his father "my son, who is nearly 15, wants to be a ballet dancer and many people think he is very talented" asking for an audition for the Sadler's Wells Ballet School (now the Royal Ballet School). MacMillan arrived late and De Valois had him join a Company class and dance alongside Margot Fonteyn and Beryl Grey. She was impressed by what she saw and he was awarded a scholarship. MacMillan was a founder member of Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet in 1946 and over the next ten years appeared with both the Sadler's Wells Companies, dancing the role of Florestan in The Sleeping Beauty during the company's first tour of America in 1949. A talented classical dancer, he also appeared in romantic roles such as the poet in Les Sylphides. His first created role was as The Great Admirer of Mademoiselle Piquant in John Cranko's ballet Children's Corner in 1948 and other created roles include Moondog in John Cranko's The Lady and The Fool and the title role in Margaret Dale's The Great Detective. Although he enjoyed great success as a dancer, MacMillan found himself becoming increasingly interested in choreography.
MacMillan created his first choreographic work, Somnambulism, a ballet set to jazz music by Stan Kenton but based on classical technique, for the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet's First Choreographic Evening in 1953. He prepared it in just a week, in a room at Sadler's Wells Theatre so cluttered with skips and wardrobe baskets that there was barely enough floor space to move. It was apparent to everyone present that here was a new and highly individual talent. In 1954 De Valois commissioned his first stage work for Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet Danses concertantes, which was very well received. By this time, MacMillan was suffering from increasingly crippling stage-fright and panic attacks, so De Valois offered him work as a choreographer and in time he became resident choreographer. He explained in an interview for BBC Omnibus:
"I stopped dancing when I was about 23 mainly because I had just terrible stage-fright and I hated performing. I turned to choreography as a release from dancing and I was lucky enough that the first thing I did everyone liked."
MacMillan began to create for The Royal Ballet what would become a huge body of work, and his early ground breaking one-act ballets include The Burrow (1958), The Invitation (1960) and The Rite of Spring (1962). Over the following years, he cemented his reputation as a choreographer of the first rank. From the oppressive setting of The Burrow, a work that reminded many of The Diaries of Anne Frank, to the graphic depiction of rape in The Invitation much of MacMillan's work focused on the theme of the outsider, the rebel and the downtrodden.
Jann Parry, author of the biography of Different Drummer: The Life of Kenneth MacMillan explains that MacMillan was the first choreographer to express the feelings and anxiety of the post-war generation:
"He was rebelling against the conventional idea that ballet was light entertainment… and using ballet to express things that are inexpressible in words."
In 1965, he created his first full-length ballet, Romeo and Juliet, on Royal Ballet Principals Lynn Seymour and Christopher Gable. It is based on the Shakespeare tragedy and like Shakespeare's play the ballet is an earthy treatment of the story. MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet are recognisably two teenagers discovering love and sex for the first time. It includes wonderful dancing for the corps de ballet whether it's the two Montague and Capulet gangs street fighting or the stylised court dancing of the Capulet's ball. It received an unprecedented number of ovations at its first performance when the title roles were danced by Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn and is widely regarded as his masterpiece. Find out more about the excitement surrounding the build-up to the premiere.
MacMillan created over forty ballets during his career, winning the respect and admiration of dancers worldwide. Lynn Seymour, on whom he created many leading roles, explained that, "he had the gift of revealing each individual's talents and had won their respect and belief in his work. To be in one of his ballets, even at the humblest level, was seen as a special bestowal of regard and made you one of a select, elite chosen few." Read more of Lynn Seymour's thoughts about MacMillan.
MacMillan worked extensively with The Royal Ballet until 1966. In 1963 Las Hermanas was commissioned by choreographer John Cranko for Stuttgart Ballet. MacMillan and Cranko had become friends and collaborators first at Sadler's Wells Ballet School and then at Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet. When Cranko became Director of Stuttgart Ballet he invited MacMillan to create works for the company including one of his greatest ballets Song of the Earth in 1966. From 1966 MacMillan spent four years as Director of the Deutsch Oper Ballet in West Berlin creating Concerto for them during that period.
Kenneth MacMillan as The Great Admirer of Mademoiselle Piquant in Children's Corner © 1948 Royal Opera House/Roger Wood
Kenneth MacMillan, Beryl Grey and John Field in Ballet Imperial, 1950 © 1950 Royal Opera House/Roger Wood
MacMillan returned to London in 1970, to take up the post of Director of The Royal Ballet, which he held for seven years before retiring to focus on his choreography. He continued to work with The Royal Ballet becoming Principal Choreographer of The Royal Ballet as well as working as Associate Director of American Ballet Theatre (1984 – 1989) and Artistic Associate of the Houston Ballet (1989 – 1992). Later works created for The Royal Ballet include the one-act ballets Elite Syncopations (1974), The Valley of Shadows (1983), Different Drummer (1984), Winter Dreams (1991) and The Judas Tree (1992) and the three full-length ballets Manon (1974) and Mayerling (1978). MacMillan died unexpectedly on 29 October 1992 backstage at the Royal Opera House during a performance of his ballet Mayerling.
A choreographer who changed the nature of classical ballet, he has left a powerful legacy in the dance world. Watch this interview to find out more.
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Michael@Oz wrote:The hex file with the build limit change commands, ie what they did for the big Z mod, is all I'm after.
I've got longer rods and want a larger Z to start.
I've also got a 8" heated bed so I can expand X & Y too, but that doesn't need the firmware.
Also considering a double deep Y with two beds.
Yeh that was why I kept hassling re an 'official' version and didn't want to fiddle. As it was I went thru 4 itterations with Laine until he got the configs right.drawcut wrote:Glad to see people are still working on the firmware. I was going to try compiling Laine's limitsaving source but I wasn't so sure when I looked at one of the source files it had the board type set for something other than the Printrboard.
Probably, Laine compiled it. I've been trying to get the config files he used...drawcut wrote:Michael@oz: does your .hex file have the board type set for Printrboard or does that even matter?
That was how I assumed it worked. Haven't done it yet (when I stuck my 60cm rods on the Z I discovered how out of vertical the bases were - V shaped LOL - so went back to stock rods to contemplate for a bit).drawcut wrote:
And to be clear: in Laine's limitsaving firmware: M210 sets the minimum axis values and M211 set the maximum axis values in the same format as M208 in standard (non-Marlin) G-code works? Right? http://reprap.org/wiki/G-code#M208:_set_axis_max_travel I've never seen that directly stated but I think that's how it works from looking a Laine's source code.
FherraZ wrote:Hi there guys, I did a self made Z tall mod and loaded this firmware, but Z does not go beyond it's original limit and now my X does not work right, it does not home or goes left, it only goes right.
Any advice?
Michael@Oz wrote:FherraZ wrote:Hi there guys, I did a self made Z tall mod and loaded this firmware, but Z does not go beyond it's original limit and now my X does not work right, it does not home or goes left, it only goes right.
Any advice?
Note the firmware is for Printrbot Original/LC/Plus, not Jr (or I imaging Simple). What bot do you have?
If you have the right bot, (I have yet to do this) you need to enter the M210/M211 codes with the new settings, and save to EEPROM.
Michael@Oz wrote:Note the firmware is for Printrbot Original/LC/Plus, not Jr (or I imaging Simple). What bot do you have?
Hi Laine & David,
There are some Jr owners wanting firmware with the g-codes (M210/211) allowing for longer Z-axis.
Any chance of cutting a hex file with the Jr config and the new G-codes?
Alternatively, are the configuration.h (& _adv if needed) and pins.h for the Jr available somewhere? I can try building it if the info is available. Ditto for the Simple, some are expanding it too, I wonder of it has different settings?
I'll ask again whether the above files for the Original/LC/Plus build that Laine did for me a while back can be made available (as I believe that is the same as what you are shipping for Super-Z), then the community can do builds from a consistent starting position.
David, it would help Printrbot's Open Source creds to be complying with the GPL licence (see *) to attribute and publish derivatives.
"Does the GPL require that source code of modified versions be posted to the public? (#GPLRequireSourcePostedPublic)
The GPL does not require you to release your modified version, or any part of it. You are free to make modifications and use them privately, without ever releasing them. This applies to organizations (including companies), too; an organization can make a modified version and use it internally without ever releasing it outside the organization.
But if you release the modified version to the public in some way, the GPL requires you to make the modified source code available to the program's users, under the GPL.
Thus, the GPL gives permission to release the modified program in certain ways, and not in other ways; but the decision of whether to release it is up to you." gnu.org
From: lwalkera
Subject: Re: hex file with new commands ie Super-Z
We're in the process of making a unified firmware for all bots that includes all my changes and has support for both the LCD and Extrudrboard.
You can see the progress on my github. We were working out a major bug over the past week or so, but it appears to be fixed. Expect something soon.
Hey, I did mention "apart from the printrboard" above which was generally aimed at printrbot...lwalkera wrote:Posts like the previous make me want to revisit that decision.
That was why I was after a clean set of the config files, so that the community can help. I can build firmware, but I can't invent the right configs without a whole lot of trial and error (and as I don't have a Jr/Simple I couldn't do that for those bots)lwalkera wrote:Those of us who mainly work on the firmware (myself, PxT, and Caleb) all have day jobs or school to contend with. We don't work for PB full time, and would appreciate a little understanding before bringing out the pitch-forks and torches.
From: lwalkera
You can see the progress on my github.
Printrbot firmware is available to download for all models including LCD with multiple extrudrs.
lwalkera wrote:Here's a draft of the unified firmware that I've been working on. It should have support for the LCD, Extrudrboard, and EEPROM limit saving. Let me know if there are any issues and I'll try to fix them before I push them up to Github. The hex is at: https://www.dropbox.com/s/i49obd1d99ka7 ... ied-v1.hex The files used for this hex are here: https://github.com/Printrbot/Marlin
rswarner wrote:Well, I am unable to make the new LCD-Extrudr f/w work. ... but the Y and Z axes are unresponsive. Once I try to home either Y or Z, the commands stack up in Repetier, and then Repetier becomes unresponsive. ... with a Plus V1 kit, Printrboard Rev D, only one extruder installed.
Marco L wrote:Why is it that in every firmware out there I see the "DISABLE_Z = true" is there a specific reason?
Not that I can recall, but others may be better to comment. Everything has bugs, I haven't found a place to report them...(like the PITA thing where if you pause a print, mostly on resume it crawls for a looong time then speeds up (I imagine acceleration is lost??) ... pet hate - but not enough for me to allocate time to look at it ;/ )Marco L wrote:And did i read correctly that you said there is a mayor problem in the printrboard firmware? Can you please tell me what the problem is, maybe i can help...
I am quite experienced in trouble shooting i work on embedded hard-realtime systems (i'm not trying to imply i can fix anything .
but if I looked...Github IssuesMichael@Oz wrote: I haven't found a place to report them...
"Over the past two to three weeks, I've probably exchanged 20 or 30 e-mails between Brook and Caleb
trying to get the firmware situation situated. It may not look like anything is happening, but it is.The hex files I've been sending out have been a courtesy to get some
of the less technical people printing with their bots.
I would think that is partially organising stuff, and arranging the incorporation of the new LCD panel, dual struder and its Extruderboard rather than major issues. But they can shout-out if they need help I imagine."Over the past two to three weeks, I've probably exchanged 20 or 30 e-mails between Brook and Caleb trying to get the firmware situation situated.
PxT wrote:I have posted the firmware for the PB Jr which Brook provided to me.
I am working on getting the corresponding source branch as well and I will post it when I have it.
bjao1 wrote:hello elkniwt
thank you
i loaded your mod hex file into my printrboard and it works
JonS wrote:Basic question: how to I derive the values for the M208 command (convert from mm, or whatever)?
PxT wrote:There are lots of different firmwares floating around. The latest official Printrbot-supported one can always be found at https://github.com/Printrbot/Marlin/releases/latest
The firmware is primarily in C/C++. You can find the source at https://github.com/Printrbot/Marlin
Flashing the firmware is pretty safe, I've done it a bunch of times and have yet to have a problem. The flash software does some verifications to prevent writing a bad image. If for some strange reason it does get corrupted, it's still possible to recover with an ISP programming cable which you can buy for a few dollars.
I don't use an SD card for printing so I don't know for sure but from a quick glance at the source it looks like long file names are supported. Did you format your card as FAT32?
daewootech wrote:I did everything successful, firmware update with unified V3, sent the code "M211 X130 Y219 Z200" to my printrbot LCv2 and X works, Y works but Z is capped out at 150, anyone get around this?
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Campaign Name – Choose a more specific identifier for your campaign, e.g. twitter outreach.
Click on Generate URL and copy and paste the resulting text instead of your usual URL.
You can find your campaign report in Google Analytics under 'Traffic Sources' and 'Campaigns'
This even works when the URL with tracking code is minified.
Creating an advanced segment for social media traffic
Login to Google Analytics and navigate to your dashboard report.
Find and click on the Advanced Segments drop-down button at the top right hand side of the report.
Choose the 'Create a new advanced segment' option in the drop-down menu
Advanced segments in Google Analytics are constructed from blocks which allow or disallow certain segments of traffic; in this case we need just one block.
Open the traffic sources drop-down categorised beneath the dimensions filters. Find the Source box and drag it up in to the empty dimension or metric box.
Change the condition to read matches regular expression
Under value input the following regular expression:
facebook.com|twitter.com|linkedin|del\.icio\.us|delicious\.com|technorati|digg.com|hootsuite|stumbleupon|netvibes|bloglines|faves.com|aim.com|friendfeed|blinklist|fark|furl|newsgator|prweb|msplinks|myspace|bit.ly|tr.im|cli.gs|zi.ma|poprl|tinyurl|ow\.ly| reddit
This should cover most of the social sites you might receive referring traffic from. If you promote yourself on any other social sites you can add them on to the end of the list using the pipe character | to separate each entry.
Finally give the segment a nice name and create the segment. You can check that the segment works properly by visiting your traffic sources report with the segment enabled.
Filtering Social Media Traffic
Navigate to the Analytics Settings screen where you should see your existing profiles.
Create a new profile with the Add new profile button.
Warning – if you do not create a new profile you may irretrievably lose data.
Add a profile for an existing domain and choose the domain you want to filter in the select domain dropdown. Give the new profile a nice name such as Social Media Filter and click finish.
Once you have created the new profile return to the Analytics Settings screen and find the edit button by the new profile:
Scroll down to the filters box and click the add new filter link.
Referring Traffic Filter
First set up a filter which only tracks referring traffic (We don't want to miss any potential new social referrers!)
On the filter setup screen:
Select Add new Filter for Profile
Filter Name – Referrer Traffic Only
Filter Type – Choose Custom Filter – Exclude
Filter field – Choose Campaign Medium
Filter Pattern – Enter organic|(none)|direct|cpc|image
Case Sensitive – Select No
Social Media Medium Filter
Next we will group all of our known social media channels into a new medium named Social Media.
Click the add new filter link again and on the filter setup screen enter the following details:
Filter Name – Referrer Traffic Only
Filter Type – Choose Custom Filter – Advanced
Field A -> Extract A – choose Campaign Source and add our social networks regular expression as the value:
Field B -> Extract B – leave these blank
Output To -> Constructor – Choose Campaign Medium and name it Social Media
Field A Required – Yes
Field B Required – No
Override Output Field – Yes
Case Sensitive – No
Please note that our regular expression above has been truncated as we are allowed at most 255 characters in our field extract value.
Full Referral Path Filter
Finally we create a filter which will provide the full path of our referrers so that we can identify traffic from various campaigns even if they from the same social channel. This data is crucial if you are trying to compare the traffic arriving from two distinct profiles on Twitter.
This filter provides this data in the user defined report under visitors.
Filter Name – Full Referral Path
Filter Type – custom filter – advanced
Field A -> Extract A – choose referral and enter the value (.*)
Field B -> Extract B – none
Output To -> Constructor – choose user defined and enter the value $A1
Field A Required – yes
Field B Required – no
Override Output Field – yes
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ADD & Mastering It!
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From the team of comedians behind the ground breaking documentary ADD & Loving It!?! comes a new, entertaining and empowering film. Patrick McKenna and Rick Green make it clear that there is much that can be done to not just manage this disorder, but turn it to your advantage. The program goes through 36 practical tips for managing one's ADD or ADHD.
The program is fast and funny. As adults with ADHD Patrick and Rick keep it light. The 36 Tips are specifically chosen to be ADHD/ADD-friendly. What works for most people is often counter-productive for ADDers. For example, meditation is challenging enough for the average person; for the ADDer it's daunting. But experts explain "the walking meditation," and Rick shows how to seize small moments throughout the day to recover and relax. Some of the tips are simple tricks that help focus and motivation: Choose Your Distraction, Chunk It Up, Keep Stuff Together.
Backing up Patrick and Rick are many experts, who explain the neurology and psychology of this condition. The list of experts is a who's who of psychiatrists, psychologists and authors. From the opening moments of the film the viewer will be laughing and engaged - because that's how ADHD/ADD folks learn best.


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With all the debate surrounding whether rape jokes are appropriate, we're kind of amazed this made it to air. Here's a segment from last night's WWE Raw in which Abraham Washington—manager to Titus O'Neil—lauds the strength of his wrestler by claiming "He's like Kobe Bryant in a hotel in Colorado. He's unstoppable!"
The Raw announcers immediately apologized following the next commercial break, which is kind of weird from a kayfabe standpoint, and WWE claims they are taking "appropriate action." So wrestling isn't scripted? We're mostly confused why they think a Kobe rape joke plays in an arena full of people who were infants when the assault charges were brought. [USA]
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Martin Truex Jr. out of No. 56 as MWR downsizes
- Martin Truex Jr. has been given permission to seek employment elsewhere by MWR
- Clint Bowyer and Brian Vickers will reman with MWR%2C along with sponsors 5-Hour Energy and Aaron%27s
- NAPA announced last month that it was ending its sponsorship deal with MWR after this season
Michael Waltrip Racing is taking the next step in what continues to be a painful recovery from fallout after a team orders scandal at Richmond left them without a major sponsor.
The team will downsize from three to two full-time Sprint Cup teams next season after big-ticket sponsor NAPA left last month.
The organization will field the Toyotas that have been driven by Clint Bowyer and Brian Vickers, shuttering the No. 56 Toyota of Martin Truex Jr. that was sponsored by NAPA. A third car will run in select races, starting with co-owner Michael Waltrip at the 2014 Daytona 500.
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Though the team is losing roughly a third of its sponsor revenue with NAPA's departure, 85% of MWR's employees will be retained.
"That shows we are very serious about R&D and providing drivers with the best product possible on the track," Waltrip told USA TODAY Sports on Monday. "I think it's a situation where we're going to be better going from three cars to two. There's more tools to work on the cars and the engineering structure and the way we support the cars. We feel it's going to enable us to get ideas from paper to steel to the racetrack sooner.
"NASCAR is all about improving as fast you can: A race to see who can get faster the fastest. We think this is a great chance to take the challenges faced and come out the other side of it with a better race car."
MWR informed employees Monday morning of the move, which will result in laying off 15% from the current staff of 265. Truex and crew chief Chad Johnson have been given permission to negotiate with other teams, but the 2014 driver lineup is somewhat in flux with the team learning Monday morning that Vickers would miss the rest of the season with a blood clot in his right leg.
"It's premature to speculate," team co-owner Rob Kauffman said. "That was the curveball out of the gates this morning. As soon as we have the facts, we'll let people know. We'll see how things develop."
Truex is the favorite to fill in at Furniture Row Racing next season when Kurt Busch leaves to become the fourth driver at Stewart-Haas Racing. It's not known if NAPA would join Truex Jr. in such a move.
Truex has been with MWR since 2010, notching one victory and 17 top fives. His triumph came this season at Sonoma Raceway on June 23.
NAPA announced last month it would leave the team after the season despite having multiple years on its deal with Truex's Camry, which was tossed from the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
PHOTOS: Martin Truex Jr. through the years
MWR started its 2007 rookie season in NASCAR's premier series as a three-car team but cut back to two cars the next year after poor results resulted in the departure of sponsors. The organization expanded to a third car again last year by adding Bowyer and sponsor 5-Hour Energy, scoring its first Chase berths with Truex and Bowyer (who had three wins).
But Kauffman noted that the past two championships were won by two-car teams (Stewart-Haas Racing in 2011 and Penske Racing last year), and MWR is hoping that contraction won't curtail performance.
"This is never something you like to do having to reorganize the company," Kauffman told USA TODAY Sports. "One of the essential elements we looked at in the plan was to try to make the best of the situation and reorganize in such a way that we could come out not just status quo but potentially stronger and even more competitive. It's certainly been demonstrated you can be competitive."
The team isn't certain how many races it'll field a third car, but Kauffman was optimistic it could land some additional sponsorship. The billionaire veteran of investment banking won't be funding it out of his pocket, though, as he has done to help fill gaps on Bowyer's car this year (via sponsorship by his RK Motors restoration business).
FIX IS IN:NASCAR fines MWR for team orders scandal at Richmond
"Funding a third car out of your pocket, it doesn't take very long to figure out the math on that," Kauffman said. "We looked at all the different options and tried to evaluate what prospects of other third parties that might be out there that are interested, but we felt given where we are in the season and the preparations for '14 are starting to ramp up sharply, there isn't the time or process to dilly-dally.
"We needed to get a plan in place and deal with the situation as we had it. We have a lot of people and needed to do the right thing by people and their lives and careers, so we didn't want to rush the decision, but we wanted to make the decision in short order, which is what I think we've done. We retained the core strengths inside the company. If it made sense to go back to three cars, we have the potential to do that, but we've right-sized for a two-car operation, with a third car in select races, and we'll be just fine."
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The team has received commitments from 5-Hour Energy and Aaron's to stay despite the taint left from receiving the biggest penalty in NASCAR history — a $300,000 fine, 50-point penalties to Bowyer, Truex and Vickers and an indefinite suspension to general manager Ty Norris.
NASCAR ruled MWR had manipulated the finish of the Chase cutoff race at Richmond International Raceway by ordering Vickers to slow his pace. A late pit stop by Vickers, plus a suspicious spin by Bowyer that caused a late caution, helped put Truex in the Chase as a wild card.
NAPA, which had renewed a multiyear extension last August that was estimated at $16 million annually, announced in a Sept. 19 statement that "After thorough consideration, NAPA has made the difficult decision to end its sponsorship arrangement with Michael Waltrip Racing effective December 31, 2013. NAPA believes in fair play and does not condone actions such as those that led to the penalties assessed by NASCAR. We remain supportive of the millions of NASCAR fans and will evaluate our future position in motorsports."
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For the past few weeks, Twitter and Instagram have been trading blows in a battle over how photos are – or aren't – displayed on their respective platforms. Instagram wants users to spend more time on its new website, and has been steadily removing its inter-connections with Twitter.
Earlier this month, Instagram disabled its support for Twitter Cards, the interface Twitter uses to display images and video on its site and mobile apps. That resulted in Instagram images having a cropped look. Then, on Monday, Instagram pulled the ability to view its images on Twitter at all. Now, you have to go to Instagram's recently unveiled Web display of images – all Twitter users see are links to photos, rather than the pictures themselves.
The reason? Twitter has been working on its own version of the feature that makes Instagram so appealing to so many – running photos through filters that alter their appearance. For some, this is big fun. But if you want to see how a scene really looks in its pure form, without effects that make it look like it was snapped by a cheap camera from the mid-1960s, the feature is really, really annoying.
Nevertheless, on Monday Twitter announced it had indeed added filters to its iOS and Android apps. The former is still awaiting Apple's approval process, but the Android version is ready for you now.
Once you've snapped a photo on your Android or iOS device, tap the Edit Photo button and swipe through nine different filters. You can also tap the middle, tri-color icon to see thumbnails of all the filters at once.
The filters, provided by Aviary, are fairly basic, but Twitter likely will add more over time.
Meanwhile, also Monday, Instagram updated its own app to add a new filter and some new features for the iOS version.
While Twitter is a force in its own right, Instagram rules the roost when it comes to filtered-image sharing. But one of the reasons Instagram became so popular is because it was so easy to share its photos via Twitter. Without the ability to run a lunchtime burger through a Lomo filter, will use of Instagram for visual oversharing decline?
Possibly, but it would only be short-term. That's because Facebook – which now owns Instagram – is working on integrating the service into its own offerings. With more than a billion users, many of whom primarily use Facebook via mobile apps, you can count on Instagram's footprint to grow.
But in the meantime, those who want to share life through rose-colored filters must fall back on Twitter's lesser offering. As is often the case when platforms go to war with each other, their users end up as collateral damage.
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How quickly things change!
One minute Grandpa Gene's here, the next there's a baby living in his room. One minute you think you might be moving to London, the next you find you're not. One minute you think your husband's about to be a chief resident, the next you find he'll never be a surgeon. One minute you think you're running a glamorous New York office — the next you're howling over a bloody, shredded appendage.
Last night's episode began with Sally voicing her fear of the dark. Or, as she put it: "I'm afraid of what's going to happen when you turn the lights out." It's not that she's afraid of the unknown: She's afraid of her worst fears lurking there, in her own house.
When Betty was cuddling with the new baby, Bobby asked, "Can I pet him?" Sally, on the other hand, stayed far away. Later, Betty told Don, "She won't even go in his room." Change is not always easy.
At Sterling Cooper, we learn it's soon to be Joan's — Mrs. Harris' — last day. But when her husband comes home late — and drunk — Joan finds out that he didn't make chief resident. "You're not going to be able to leave your job," he says, but she replies, "that's done." Things have changed: Joan thought she was leaving the job behind and starting a whole new life, but now she realizes she'll have to alter her plans. Her face before turning out the light was amazing: Sadness, anger, weariness yet strength and resolve, all in that one moment, one expression.
The arrival of The Brits at Sterling Cooper was also a sign of change. Sometimes change comes in a neatly wrapped gift. But just as inside Layne Price's "gift" box was a snake and the message "We're sending you to Bombay," not all change is welcome. Earlier, Bert Cooper - who seems to be woefully out of touch - hinted that Don might be transferred to London, but at a meeting, dashing newcomer Guy McKendrick informed the department heads that things will, for the most part, stay the same. Or, as Pete explained it to Harry: "They reorganized us and you're the only one in the room who got a promotion." Sometimes change sucks!
Meanwhile, Betty was trying to change Sally's mind about the baby, using "fairies" and a Barbie doll. Sally, an astute realist, declared: "Baby Gene can't write." The doll seemed to know that she was also a snake in a box, so to speak, and couldn't even look Sally in the eye. (Related: Could Sally's disinterest in the Barbie be evidence of a growing disinterest in all things "girly"?)
One thing that was odd — when dashing Guy McKendrick addressed "Mrs. Harris"…
…Joan — who always keeps it together — broke down and cried. For a change.
Thinking that it was Joan's last day, Peggy made the effort to tell her that she appreciated Joan's efforts, although, "It's just we can't all be you." But Peggy's heartfelt expression of gratitude was interrupted by the creatives getting splattered with blood. The dashing Guy McKendrick's foot! Mangled by a riding mower! Peggy fainted — in Pete's arms — but Joan! Joan was grace under pressure, quickly making a tourniquet (perhaps she would make a good doctor!). Surely having her hubs fail at the hospital while she managed her keep her composure while covered in blood was no accident on the part of the writers. In any case, the foot-mangling: How can something so horrible be so hilarious? One of the best lines in this episode was actually Roger Sterling, later saying, "Somewhere in this business, this has happened before." (Plus! the title of this episode is basically a joke: "Guy Walks into an Advertising Agency.")
While the Brit was on the verge of bleeding to death, Don was taking a meeting with Conrad Hilton, the famed hotelier whose first wife, Mary Adelaide Barron, had a son named William Barron Hilton — Paris Hilton's grandfather. (Conrad's second wife? Zsa Zsa Gabor.) Conrad — Connie — and Don had met previously; and when Connie asked the loaded question, "So what do you want?" he was disappointed by Don's answer. Connie scolded: "The next time someone like me asks you a question like that, you need to think bigger." Don, who'd gotten his hopes up about a job in London only to be quietly let down, had a comeback for that, and it involved more snake imagery and the moral: "One opportunity at a time."
But change really was the theme of the episode, and Joan had a great little speech at the hospital: "One minute you're on top of the world, the next some secretary's running you over with a lawn mower." She was referring to the dashed hopes of the dashing Brit, but also to her own dreams of quitting her job, which she would now have to abandon.
Sally's Barbie ended up in the bushes, where she meant for it to be: Out of the house.
Don returning it to her room made her scream, and Sally finally explained her fear about the baby and her dead grandfather: "He's called Gene, he sleeps in his room, he looks just like him…" Valid points! But instead of talk of "fairies" — like she got from her mom — Sally got a declarative "there's no such thing as ghosts" from her father, as well as some actual physical contact.
Don finally gave Sally what she really needed: Some reassurance, some parenting, the hand-holding that a child requires when going through a big change (without the bribery of dolls, or "fairy" talk). And maybe we all need someone to gently walk us through change? 1963 was full of change — in this episode there were references to Iwo Jima and the draft — and it's only July. In August, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech — marking a huge, public moment of a wave of change.
Earlier: Mad Men: Blood, Sweat, And Tears
Mad Men: "It's A Dead Man's Hat. Take It Off."
Mad Men: "I'm Peggy Olson, And I Want To Smoke Some Marijuana"
Mad Men: "Just Don't Get Pregnant."
Mad Men: Ann-Margret Gives Master Class In Womanly Arts
"His Name Is Dick - After A Wish His Mother Should Have Lived To See"


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A challenge from the Pamunkey leads to heartache for the Sharrows and tests Yeardley's ability to defuse the conflict. Maria's behavior comes under scrutiny by Temperance, while Christopher joins in the town's political games to impress Jocelyn.
Aired: 12/03/18
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Did "Tebow" commericial bother you?
This commercial by Focus on the Family first aired during the Broncos game against the Patriots in an AFC divisional game Saturday. Here's the story behind it.
Focus president and CEO Jim Daly said the ad was in response to millions of people searching the Internet for John 3:16 after Tim Tebow and the Broncos beat the Steelers in overtime during the playoffs. He said it took 2.5 days to make and the children in the ad are children of FOF employees.
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Many people think of the Florida Land Boom and the bust that followed in the 1920s as something that happened mostly on the Atlantic coast. Tales of land being sold "by the gallon" on the edges of the Everglades or lots changing hands three times in a single day tend to be associated with Miami or Palm Beach more often than they are with Tampa or Fort Myers. The story of the unfinished John Ringling Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Sarasota's Longboat Key is a reminder that the Florida land bubble had a much wider reach.
By the 1920s, Sarasota had become a major center of resort development on the Gulf Coast of Florida. New railroads, paved roads, and automobiles made it easier than ever for visitors to reach the southern tip of the peninsula from anywhere in the United States, and promoters beckoned them southward with promises of luxurious vacations, greater health, and easy living. For investors, they promised unrivaled profits.
John Ringling, who along with his brothers had made a fortune in the traveling circus industry, became a resident of Sarasota in 1912, and very soon he became closely involved with developing the resort city and the barrier islands just offshore. Along with developer Owen Burns, Ringling ventured into the hotel business, buying up the southern tip of Longboat Key with plans to erect a hotel to become part of the Ritz-Carlton franchise.
Construction began in 1926 with great interest from locals and Florida enthusiasts farther north, but trouble was in the offing from the start. The feverish boom in land speculation and development that had fueled South Florida for years was beginning to wane. Sarasota continued as a resort city, but a large new hotel such as Burns and Ringling's Ritz-Carlton proved too tall an order to fulfill. Construction stalled on the project, and the arrival of the Great Depression signaled its final doom. Ringling promised to finish it, but was never able to do so. Following a dispute with his business partner Burns, he settled for purchasing Burns' lavish El Vernona Hotel in Sarasota and renaming it the John Ringling Hotel.
Meanwhile, the imposing skeleton of the hotel at the tip of Longboat Key continued to deteriorate under the hot Sarasota sun. Before long, trees and shrubs began reclaiming the site of the building, while bats and owls made their homes in its unfinished rooms. Vandals and curious trespassers prowled around the property at night, and at least one person died after falling from one of the upper floors.
The property eventually entered the holdings of the Arvida Corporation, which began making plans for building the Longboat Key Club that exists there today. Having no use for the crumbling hotel building, the company decided to tear it down in 1964. Joseph Steinmetz, a world-renowned commercial photographer whose work documented a wide variety of scenes from American life at all social levels, captured several shots of the hotel as it was being destroyed.
The legacy of John Ringling remains strong in Sarasota, which features the John Ringling Causeway linking Lido Key with the mainland, as well as the imposing John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.
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