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Huge homestand awaits Fisher CatsBy ROGER BROWN
New Hampshire Union Leader
July 21. 2013 5:50PM
Two potential Eastern League playoff teams are scheduled to meet tonight when the New Hampshire Fisher Cats kick off a seven-game homestand by opening a three-game series against the Harrisburg Senators.
The Fisher Cats (51-48) have won (10 of their last 12 games) and are in second place in the Eastern League's Eastern Division. Harrisburg (55-46) is in first place in the league's Western Division. The top two teams from each division will advance to the postseason.
Each of the three games against Harrisburg is scheduled to begin at 7:05 p.m.
Right-handed starting pitcher Taylor Hill, Washington's sixth-round pick in 2011, is among the top prospects on the Harrisburg roster. Hill, who is scheduled to start tonight, played college baseball at Vanderbilt and was promoted to Harrisburg from Class A Potomac on June 25.
Hill, 24, is 2-3 in five starts with Harrisburg, but has a 1.64 ERA. He's allowed six earned runs in 33 innings.
Shortstop Jason Martinson, 24, is another prospect in Washington's organization who is playing well at the Double-A level.
Martinson, a fifth-round pick in 2010 out of Texas State, led Potomac in home runs (12) and RBIs (53) when he was called up to Harrisburg on June 27. He was hitting .288 with two home runs and nine RBIs through his first 21 games with the Senators.
Baseball America ranked center fielder Brian Goodwin, a first-round pick in 2011, as Washington's No. 1 prospect when the 2013 season began, but Goodwin is batting .253 with seven home runs and 28 RBIs in 96 games with Harrisburg this season. He leads the team with 18 steals and has a league-leading eight triples.
Following the series with Harrisburg, the Fisher Cats will play a four-game series against Altoona. That series begins Thursday night. The first three games of that series are also scheduled to begin at 7:05 p.m. Sunday's game is set for 1:05 p.m.
It's uncertain if the Fisher Cats will have to face Altoona starting pitcher Jameson Taillon, a 6-foot-6 right-hander who Pittsburgh chose with the second overall selection in the 2010 draft. Taillon is scheduled to start Tuesday at Trenton, but he has been bothered by a stiff neck and his turn in the rotation could be pushed back.
Taillon, 21, was also bothered by a stiff neck in spring training, and had to miss a start in June with a similar injury.
Taillon is 4-7 with a 3.76 ERA, and opponents are batting .259 against him. He ranks fourth in the Eastern League in strikeouts with 100 in 105 1/3 innings.
Prior to the 2013 season, MLB.com ranked Taillon as the No. 15 prospect in minor league baseball. He threw a 19-strikeout no-hitter during his senior season at The Woodlands (Texas) High School.
Taillon signed a national letter of intent with Rice, but passed on college to sign with the Pirates.


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LODI - Parents' pleas to keep the Camp Hutchins day care and preschool open at Hutchins Street Square have prompted Lodi Health and the city of Lodi to resume negotiations, city leaders said Wednesday.
LODI - Parents' pleas to keep the Camp Hutchins day care and preschool open at Hutchins Street Square have prompted Lodi Health and the city of Lodi to resume negotiations, city leaders said Wednesday.
The longtime day care facility, which has been operated by Lodi Memorial Hospital and subsidized by the city with a $1-a-year lease for 15 years, was slated to close in July after Lodi Health balked at the city's request to charge market-value rent for the 3,000-square-foot class space.
Parents were stunned by the news and have asked both parties to reconsider their stances.
At the Lodi City Council meeting Wednesday night, City Manager Rad Bartlam told parents that hospital CEO Joe Harrington has informed the city he will reconsider the day care closure.
"I'm happy about that, but we still need more transparency," parent Christina Short said. "From what we've been told, the city won't give the hospital a number they want for rent. It's negotiation politics. We need numbers to work with."
Short said she and other parents are willing to work with the hospital on increased fees that make sense.
City leaders said they cannot continue to subsidize the program when budget cuts are being made in all city departments.
"We have cut programs and services, and we can't maintain our parks like we used to; ... these are all tough decisions," Councilman Larry Hansen said. "Should we continue subsidizing this program? I don't think so."
Bartlam said the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department has received interest from one other day care operator willing to pay market rate.
Camp Hutchins is not inexpensive. Parents are charged up to $142 a week to drop off their children during work hours.
Lodi resident and taxpayer advocate Jane Lea told the council she supported its stance. She said the city should not subsidize child care. Lea also questioned how Camp Hutchins is unable to be financially stable when it charges parents competitive rates and receives a $1-a-year lease.
"Where does the money go?" she asked.
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September 28, 2012: Ford's 2013 Fusion undergoes its most extensive re-do since its launch, and merges with the European Mondeo sedan. Engineered in America, is it ready to take on the best Europe has to offer, or is it just a pretty face? Speaking of pretty faces, Jaguar introduced the production F-Type convertible at the Paris Motor Show, and it's a beauty. With three levels and two engines, it promises performance, but is heavier than its closest competition. McLaren's P1 concept doesn't have to worry about its weight, the hypercar is made mostly of carbon fiber, and produces Le Mans racer levels of downforce. It's aimed directly at Ferrari's Enzo replacement. Meanwhile, Porsche introduced a concept that makes its Panamera both practical and beautiful. It's a sneak peek at what we can expect from Porsche's super sedan. On the two-wheeled front, The Virtual Rider, Scott Bowles, is back with his review of the Harley Seventy-Two. Badass bike or throwback? You decide. In the Lifestyle section, we have a first look at Bilstein's Clubsport suspension system. Designed for drivers who want more performance without the pain, it can handle both street and road course. Speaking of pain, Al Vinikour returns to vent some steam about vent windows, those marvels of yestertech.
September 21, 2012: It's been a long week for the staff, punctuated by lots of time in the air, and little time in front of the computer. Despite this, we found the time to do what we could between boarding calls. First up is a look at the Concept Active Tourer from BMW. It's the first front-drive car to wear the blue and white Bavarian badge. Should that thought depress you, we have something that might cheer you up. GoJo has introduced a new line of professional technician's gloves just perfect for working on your collector car. Even better , they're machine washable. Finally, our flying partner and airport "gate date" Al Vinikour spent a long time—okay, it was about 15 minutes, including editing—to write his latest column. It's about things once common that are no more. For the Internet generation, some of these items may seem like things a Neanderthal might have used. However, those of a certain age will remember when cars took a commitment on the part of the owner, and we had better things to do with our fingers—like set points—than play with out smartphones.
September 14, 2012: In an unusual twist of events, this week Editor Sawyer was asked to drive at speed toward a pedestrian. It wasn't as easy as it sounded, but it proved the effectiveness of the next generation of automotive safety systems. Al Vinikour wishes he had that option, but was instead stuck in traffic behind a left lane bandit. As you might expect, he was NOT amused. When launched, VW sold its small SUV as a GTI in sensible clothes. We see whether this still holds true, and if it's enough in the ultra-competitive small SUV market. Now that the new CAFE standards are law, is this the end of the muscle car era? Not by a long shot. As if to prove just how much we have to look forward, even if the cylinder count drops, BMW pulls the covers of its new family of small engines. From a tasty triple to a stout inline six, they promise plenty of power, whether fueled by diesel or gasoline.
September 7, 2012: It's been a busy week, so let's get right to it. Grand Am and the ALMS "merged" this week, but it's IndyCar that had better watch out. Ford announced a number of new global vehicles and its plans for One Ford in Europe, including the first-ever right-hand drive Mustang from the factory. Audi takes us behind the scenes of developing the new R8. Honda launches the 2013 Accord, the ninth generation of this perennial best seller. We take a look. Al Vinikour gets behind the wheel of the 2013 Dodge Ram, and trades his cowboy fantasies for the lap of luxury. We'll let him explain. VW launches the seventh generation of the Golf, and the highest volume vehicle to be built off its new MQB modular architecture. We have pictures. Finally, Al Vinikour looks into the future of audio systems, and wishes for the past.


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Steelers looked surprisingly sharp tonight... Pre-season is pre-season, but still I was happy with what I was witnessing for most of the night.
Who the heck was playing? I didn't recognize anyone outside of a few rooks. First few weeks of preseason are annoying.
Quote from: JediJman on August 6, 2007, 11:24 AMWho the heck was playing? I didn't recognize anyone outside of a few rooks. First few weeks of preseason are annoying.The Saints..on their backs for much of the game....dare I say it...their veterans played like the *gasp* 'AINTS' of old.DS
On the game last night...Saw 5 impressive plays from the Colt Offense versus none from the 'Aints'. After they(Indy) built up a 14 point lead, I finally yielded to the kids to play Guitar Hero (80's) with them for an Hour.DS
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Quote from: Darth Slothus on September 11, 2007, 02:08 AMAlright Niners..way to gut one out The DSWow, how could anyone be a Niners fan after that game last night. That was brutally U-G-L-I.
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Happy Friday! We wanted to share with you this playful take on our Rutherford suite. This customization comes from the lovely ladies of Byrd & Bleecker. We think the frame is the perfect match for this flirty and floral design, while the Papaya ink adds a pop of color and compliments the Parchment ink.
The script font keeps the suite feeling fresh and sweet, and the lattice pattern on the belly band adds a nice graphic touch that works well with the border. We really enjoyed seeing this design come together and can't wait to see what custom creation is next.
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has chosen Elisse Walter, one of five members of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to head the agency. Chairman Mary Schapiro will leave next month after a tumultuous tenure in which she helped lead the government's regulatory response to the financial crisis.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has chosen Elisse Walter, one of five members of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to head the agency. Chairman Mary Schapiro will leave next month after a tumultuous tenure in which she helped lead the government's regulatory response to the financial crisis.
Walter will take over at a critical time for the SEC, which is finalizing new rules in response to the 2008 crisis. She can serve through 2013 without Senate approval because she's already been confirmed to the commission.
Obama will need to nominate a permanent successor before Walter's term ends in December 2013. News reports have suggested that Mary John Miller, a top Treasury Department official, might be a potential candidate.
Walter, 62, a Democrat, was appointed to the SEC in 2008 by President George W. Bush. Earlier, she was a senior official at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the securities industry's self-policing organization. She served under Schapiro at FINRA, who led that group before becoming SEC chairman in January 2009.
Walter is likely to follow the path Schapiro established at the SEC, experts suggested.
At FINRA, Walter was Schapiro's "right-hand person," said James Cox, a Duke University law professor and expert on securities law. And as an SEC commissioner, Walter consistently voted with Schapiro on rule makings and initiatives.
Cox said he wasn't surprised that both of Obama's choices to lead the SEC have come from an industry self-regulatory organization.
The Obama administration "is not an eager regulator of the securities markets," he said.
Still, Schapiro's challenges have probably been the most difficult any SEC chairman has faced, said John Coffee, a professor of securities law at Columbia University.
Schapiro took office after the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme and the financial crisis had eroded public and congressional confidence in the SEC. Since then, the agency has struggled with budgetary shortfalls.
"The Madoff scandal made Congress reluctant to fully fund the agency," Coffee said.
Schapiro "has to be commended for working incredibly hard and against high odds" to maintain the agency's budget, Coffee added. Still, the agency is "underfunded and overworked, and that's not about to change."
Schapiro, 57, is credited with helping reshape the SEC after it was accused of failing to detect reckless investments by many of Wall Street's largest financial institutions before the crisis. And she led an agency that brought civil charges against the nation's largest banks.
In a statement Monday, Obama said, "The SEC is stronger and our financial system is safer and better able to serve the American people — thanks in large part to Mary's hard work."
But critics argued that Schapiro failed to act aggressively to charge leading individuals at those banks who may have contributed to the crisis. Consumer advocates questioned Schapiro's appointment because she had led FINRA.
Under Schapiro, the SEC reached its largest settlement ever with a financial institution. Goldman Sachs & Co. agreed in July 2010 to pay $550 million to settle civil fraud charges that it misled investors about mortgage securities before the housing market collapsed in 2007. Similar settlements followed with Citigroup Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and others.
The Goldman case came to symbolize a lingering critique of Schapiro's tenure: No senior executives were singled out. The penalty amounted to roughly two weeks of earnings at Goldman. And Goldman was allowed to settle the charges without admitting or denying any wrongdoing, as were other large banks that faced similar charges.
Among the leading critics was U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff, who questioned how the SEC could allow an institution to settle serious securities fraud without any admission or denial of guilt. Rakoff later threw out a $285 million deal with Citigroup because of that aspect of the deal.


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It's 11 days until the election, and local bloggers are getting revved up.
At the Springfield Intruder, Bill Dusty has a Q&A with Mike Franco, the man who will lose to Mike Albano in the race for the 8th District Governor's Council seat. Franco talks about the importance of that usually overlooked position, criticizes the body for acting historically as a "rubber stamp" for the governor, and tells Dusty what he would bring to the seat.
I'm not a particular fan of Franco's positions—he's too Tea Party for my taste—but he certainly deserves credit for being forthright with voters about what he stands for. And it's a crying shame that Albano—who left Springfield in a fiscal and ethical mess—will walk back into office, with the backing of organized labor (who, frankly, should demand more than a candidate who opportunistically shows up at a few pickets as Election Day nears).
Meanwhile, at Western Mass. Politics and Insights, Matt Szafranski offers an endorsement of Elizabeth Warren, citing her economic policies and her support of working people and of women's rights. "[I]n her we see the concern for and dedication to our fellow man and woman, a humanity we greatly need in our politics today," Szafranksi writes. (He also has plenty of things to say about Scott Brown, none of them flattering.)
WMPI also has a new election guide, which lists all the contested races in the region along with some background about the candidates. (Did you know that Ben Swan has a competitor in the 11th Hampden state rep, district? Me neither, although I guess I shouldn't be surprised; Swan always has competition. Some years, they put up real campaigns (think Bud Williams, Chelan Brown); some years they don't bother. And every time, Swan handily wins re-election.)
I'm still waiting for Tom Devine to post his endorsements on his Valleyist blog. In the meantime, I'll have to content myself with his primary coverage, which includes such morsels as this, about Albano's victory that day: "Apparently Mike Albano got bored spending his pension money in local bars and pretending to run his false-front 'consulting' firm, so he wants to relieve his boredom by going to Governor's Council meetings in Boston. He got his biggest vote totals in the city he trashed, proving once again that Springfield still has the stupidest electorate in the Valley."


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HP OpenVMS SystemsC Programming Language
This chapter describes the screen management routines available with HP C for OpenVMS Systems.
The OpenVMS Curses screen management package is supported on all OpenVMS systems.
On OpenVMS Alpha systems, two screen management packages are supported: OpenVMS Curses and a more UNIX compatible package based on the Berkeley Standard Distribution (BSD) Curses software.1 Section 6.1 for more information.
Furthermore, the HP C RTL offers a Curses package based on the 4.4BSD Berkeley Software Distribution. Documentation on the 4.4BSD Curses package can be found in Screen Updating and Cursor Movement Optimization: A Library Package, by Kenneth C.R.C. Arnold.
The functions and macros in the OpenVMS and BSD-based Curses packages are nearly the same. Most differences between them are called out in this chapter. Otherwise, this chapter makes no distinction between the two Curses packages, and refers to "Curses" or the "Curses functions and macros."
1 Copyright (c) 1981 Regents of the University of California.
6.1 Using the BSD-Based Curses Package (ALPHA ONLY)
The <curses.h> header file required to use the BSD-based Curses implementation is provided with the HP C compiler on OpenVMS Alpha systems.
Existing programs are not affected by the BSD-based Curses functions because the OpenVMS Curses functions are still available as the default Curses package. (Note that is a change from previous versions of HP C, where BSD-based Curses was the default.)
To get the the 4.4BSD Curses implementation, you must compile modules that include <curses.h> with the following qualifier:
The BSD-based Curses functions do not provide the support required to call the OpenVMS SMG$ routines with the pasteboard and keyboard allocated by the Curses functions. Consequently, Curses programs that rely on calling SMG$ entry points, as well as Curses functions, must continue to use the OpenVMS Curses implementation.
The BSD-based Curses implementation is not interoperable with the old
implementation. Attempts to mix calls to the new functions and the old
functions will result in incorrect output displayed on the screen and
could result in an exception from an SMG$ routine.
6.2 Curses Overview
Curses, the HP C Screen Management Package, is composed of HP C RTL functions and macros that create and modify defined sections of the terminal screen and optimize cursor movement. Using the screen management package, you can develop a user interface that is both visually attractive and user-friendly. Curses is terminal-independent and provides simplified terminal screen formatting and efficient cursor movement.
Most Curses functions and macros are listed in pairs where the first routine is a macro and the second is a function beginning with the prefix "w," for "window." These prefixes are delimited by brackets ([ ]). For example, [w]addstr designates the addstr macro and the waddstr function. The macros default to the window stdscr ; the functions accept a specified window as an argument.
To access the Curses functions and macros, include the <curses.h> header file.
The terminal-independent Screen Management Software, which is part of the OpenVMS RTL, is used to implement Curses. For portability purposes, most functions and macros are designed to perform in a manner similar to other C implementations. However, the Curses routines depend on the OpenVMS system and its Screen Management Software, so performance of some functions and macros could differ slightly from those of other implementations.
Some functions and macros available on other systems are not available with the HP C RTL Curses package.
Some functions, such as [w]clrattr , [w]insstr , mv[w]insstr , and [w]setattr are specific to HP C for OpenVMS Systems and are not portable.
Table 6-1 lists all of the Curses functions and macros found in the HP C RTL. For more detailed information on each function and macro, see the Reference Section.
|Function or Macro
|Adds a character to the window at the current position of the cursor.
|Adds a string to the window at the current position of the cursor.
|Draws a box around the window.
|Erases the contents of the specified window and resets the cursor to coordinates (0,0).
|Sets the clear flag for the window.
|Deactivates the video display attribute within the window.
|Erases the contents of the window from the current position of the cursor to the bottom of the window.
|Erases the contents of the window from the current cursor position to the end of the line on the specified window.
|Sets and unsets the terminal from cbreak mode.
|Deletes the character on the specified window at the current position of the cursor.
|Deletes the line at the current position of the cursor.
|Deletes the specified window from memory.
|Sets the terminal so that characters may or may not be echoed on the terminal screen.
|Clears the terminal screen and frees any virtual memory allocated to Curses data structures.
|Erases the window by painting it with blanks.
|Gets a character from the terminal screen and echoes it on the specified window.
|Gets a string from the terminal screen, stores it in a character variable, and echoes it on the specified window.
|Puts the (y,x) coordinates of the current cursor position on the window in the variables y and x.
|Returns the character at the current cursor position on the specified window without making changes to the window.
|Initializes the terminal-type data and all screen functions.
|Inserts a character at the current cursor position in the specified window.
|Inserts a line above the line containing the current cursor position.
|Inserts a string at the current cursor position on the specified window.
|Leaves the cursor at the current coordinates after an update to the window.
|Assigns the full terminal name to a character name that must be large enough to hold the character string.
|Changes the current cursor position on the specified window.
|Moves the cursor and adds a character to the specified window.
|Moves the cursor and adds a string to the specified window.
|Moves the terminal's cursor.
|Moves the cursor and deletes a character on the specified window.
|Moves the cursor, gets a character from the terminal screen, and echoes it on the specified window.
|Moves the cursor, gets a string from the terminal screen, stores it in a variable, and echoes it on the specified window.
|Moves the cursor and returns the character on the specified window without making changes to the window.
|Moves the cursor and inserts a character in the specified window.
|Moves the cursor and inserts a string in the specified window.
|Moves the starting position of the window to the specified coordinates.
|Creates a new window with lines and columns starting at the coordinates on the terminal screen.
|Provided only for UNIX software compatibility and has no functionality in the OpenVMS environment.
|Writes the contents of one window that will fit over the contents of another window, beginning at the starting coordinates of both windows.
|Writes the contents of one window, insofar as it will fit, over the contents of another window beginning at the starting coordinates of both windows.
|Performs a printf on the window starting at the current position of the cursor.
|Provided only for UNIX software compatibility and has no functionality in the OpenVMS environment.
|Repaints the specified window on the terminal screen.
|Performs a scanf on the window.
|Moves all the lines on the window up one line.
|Sets the scroll flag for the specified window.
|Activates the video display attribute within the window.
|Deactivates the boldface attribute for the specified window.
|Activates the boldface attribute of the specified window.
|Creates a new subwindow with lines and columns starting at the coordinates on the terminal screen.
|Places the most recently edited version of the specified window on the terminal screen.
|OpenVMS Curses only. Allows the wrapping of a word from the right border of the window to the beginning of the next line.
This section explains some of the Curses terminology and shows you how Curses looks on the terminal screen.
Consider a Curses application as being a series of overlapping windows.
Window overlapping is called occlusion. To distinguish the
boundaries of these occluding windows, you can outline the rectangular
windows with specified characters, or you can turn on the reverse video
option (make the window a light background with dark writing).
6.3.1 Predefined Windows (stdscr and curscr)
Initially, two windows the size of the terminal screen are predefined by Curses. These windows are called stdscr and curscr . The stdscr window is defined for your use. Many Curses macros default to this window. For example, if you draw a box around stdscr , move the cursor to the left-corner area of the screen, write a string to stdscr , and then display stdscr on the terminal screen, your display will look like that in Figure 6-1.
Figure 6-1 An Example of the stdscr Window
The second predefined window,
, is designed for internal Curses work; it is an image of what is
currently displayed on the terminal screen. The only HP C for OpenVMS
Curses function that will accept this window as an argument is
. Do not write to or read from
. Use
and user-defined windows for all your Curses applications.
6.3.2 User-Defined Windows
You can occlude stdscr with your own windows. The size and location of each window is given in terms of the number of lines, the number of columns, and the starting position.
The lines and columns of the terminal screen form a coordinate system, or grid, on which the windows are formed. You specify the starting position of a window with the (y,x) coordinates on the terminal screen where the upper left corner of the window is located. The coordinates (0,0) on the terminal screen, for example, are the upper left corner of the screen.
The entire area of the window must be within the terminal screen borders; windows can be as small as a single character or as large as the entire terminal screen. You can create as many windows as memory allows.
When writing to or deleting from windows, changes do not appear on the terminal screen until the window is refreshed. When refreshing a window, you place the updated window onto the terminal screen, which leaves the rest of the screen unaltered.
All user-defined windows, by default, occlude stdscr . You can create two or more windows that occlude each other as well as stdscr . When writing data to one occluding window, the data is not written to the underlying window.
You can create overlapping windows (called subwindows). A declared window must contain the entire area of its subwindow. When writing data to a subwindow or to the portion of the window overlapped by the subwindow, both windows contain the new data. For instance, if you write data to a subwindow and then delete that subwindow, the data is still present on the underlying window.
If you create a window that occludes stdscr and a subwindow of stdscr , your terminal screen will look like Figure 6-2.
Figure 6-2 Displaying Windows and Subwindows
If you delete both the user-defined window and the subwindow, and then update the terminal screen with the new image, your terminal screen will look like Figure 6-3.
Figure 6-3 Updating the Terminal Screen
The string written on the window is deleted, but the string written on
the subwindow remains on
6.4 Getting Started with Curses
There are commands that you must use to initialize and restore the terminal screen when using Curses Screen Management functions and macros. Also, there are predefined variables and constants on which Curses depends. Example 6-1 shows how to set up a program using Curses.
|Example 6-1 A Curses Program
(1)#include <curses.h> (2)WINDOW *win1, *win2, *win3; main() { (3) initscr(); . . . endwin(); }
Key to Example 6-1:
Most Curses users wish to define and modify windows. Example 6-2 shows you how to define and write to a single window.
|Example 6-2 Manipulating Windows
#include <curses.h> WINDOW *win1, *win2, *win3; main() { initscr(); (1) win1 = newwin(24, 80, 0, 0); (2) mvwaddstr(win1, 2, 2, "HELLO"); . . . endwin(); }
Key to Example 6-2:
Most Curses macros update stdscr by default. Curses functions that update other windows have the same name as the macros but with the added prefix "w". For example, the addstr macro adds a given string to stdscr at the current cursor position. The waddstr function adds a given string to a specified window at the current cursor position.
When updating a window, specify the cursor position relative to the origin of the window, not the origin of the terminal screen. For example, if a window has a starting position of (10,10) and you want to add a character to the window at its starting position, specify the coordinates (0,0), not (10,10).
The string HELLO in Example 6-2 does not appear on the terminal screen until you refresh the screen. You accomplish this by using the wrefresh function. Example 6-3 shows how to display the contents of win1 on the terminal screen.
|Example 6-3 Refreshing the Terminal Screen
#include <curses.h> WINDOW *win1, *win2, *win3; main() { initscr(); win1 = newwin(22, 60, 0, 0); mvwaddstr(win1, 2, 2, "HELLO"); wrefresh(win1); . . . endwin(); }
The wrefresh function updates just the region of the specified window on the terminal screen. When the program is executed, the string HELLO appears on the terminal screen until the program executes the endwin function. The wrefresh function only refreshes the part of the window on the terminal screen that is not overlapped by another window. If win1 was overlapped by another window and you want all of win1 to be displayed on the terminal screen, call the touchwin function.


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Discover colourful Casablanca, Rabat , Fes, Chefchaouen and Marrakech
Immerse yourself in the exotic colours and cultures that define Morocco. From the imperial cities of Meknes and Rabat to the whitewashed town of Chefchaouen, the rich history and traditions of this ancient land await. Discover the medieval city of Fes, explore the spice markets of Marrakech and travel to the Roman ruins of Volubilis - this northbound tour lets you soak up the extravagant sights and revel in the hidden delights.
Widely regarded as Morocco's holiest place, overnight visits to Moulay Idriss were prohibited to non-Muslims until 2005. Experience a homestay with a charming local family; if you're lucky, you might even get an invite to a cooking demonstration by the ladies of the house
Enjoy plenty of time to practise your photography among the vivid blue houses of Chefchaouen
Relive a glorious medieval past in Fes city. While many tourists get lost in the labyrinthine streets of the medina, you'll have a local guide to show you the way
Literally translated, Morocco's grand capital of Rabat means 'fortified palace'. The botanical gardens are a lovely place to relax and sip a mint tea
Need a break from your wanders around the narrow streets of Meknes? Replenish your energy with the ideal hump-day treat: a camel burger cooked right in front of you at a restaurant in the medina
Where else would you find drummers, dancers, fortune tellers, jugglers and old medicine men in one place? Marrakech is the perfect place to share a final group meal and stock up on treasures in the city's colourful souqs
In 2018, Ramadan will take place from 15 May to 14 June. This is the holiest month of the year for Muslims around the world. Many festivals are marked as Islamic Holidays, which may cause some disturbance to your travels around this time. Some regular services may not be available or open during the daytime, such as restaurants or coffee bars. Please consider your travel arrangements carefully.
On the seventh day of the trip, a three-hour journey by public bus to Tangier is windy in places so it's not for the feint hearted. Although the backdrop of the stunning Rif Mountains makes this a truly scenic journey.
There's an overnight train on Day 7 of the trip. The train has four-berth couchette compartments with upper and lower bunks on each side, so you may be sharing a confined space with people outside of your travel group. Overnight trains are a great way to meet the locals and other travellers, as well as ensuring you get maximum time in various destinations.
The train from Rabat to Meknes on Day 2 can get pretty busy at peak periods, so we'd recommend packing lightly in a rucksack to make sure you can get on and off the train easily.
There are some steep steps up to the guesthouse in Moulay Idriss on Day 2, which can be quite difficult to negotiate if you've packed heavily. If you need assistance to carry your luggage from the taxi to the accommodation, mules can be provided.
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Great trip! Try to pack light as there are lots of stairs at the train stations. Only pack what you can carry up a few flights of stairs.
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Some of the biggest bond exchange-traded funds have posted lackluster returns in 2012, even as they've become more popular.
Treasury bonds of all maturities have returned about 1.9% in 2012, according to an index compiled by Barclays.
The Barclays U.S. Aggregate index, a benchmark for many bond funds, returned 4.1% this year. The firm\'s U.S. credit index is up 9.3% year-to-date.
However, the $17.8 billion Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF gained just 0.5%.
The $15.4 billion iShares Core Total U.S. Bond Market ETF advanced 0.8%.
However, the $25.4 billion iShares iBoxx $ InvesTop Investment Grade Bond Fund L managed to return 6.6% so far this year.
All those bigger ETFs have been beaten by the newer but quickly-growing Pimco Total Return ETF . It's gained 9.1% since it started trading in March and has grown to about $3.9 billion in that time.
ETF traders betting against the Treasury market lost big this year. The ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury ETF dropped almost 13%. The leveraged fund bets against long-term Treasury debt.
On the other hand, the iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF rose 0.6%.
Both have about $3 billion in assets.
As for speculative-grade bond ETFs, the $12.5 billion SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF returned 5.9% year-to-date.
The $16.2 billion iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund is up 4.3%.
Barclays\' index of U.S. corporate high-yield bonds returned 15.7% for the year.
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BEIRUT (AP) -- Lebanon's prime minister says a group of Lebanese Shiites who were kidnapped in Syria have been released.
Prime Minister Najib Mikati says the group was released Friday and is heading back to Beirut. He says the men are in unharmed.
Lebanese and Syrian officials have said armed gunmen in Syria kidnapped 11 Lebanese Shiite pilgrims on Tuesday. The kidnapping set off protests in Beirut's Shiite-dominated southern suburbs where residents burned tires and blocked roads.


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On Sept. 25, 1993, Robert O'Dubaine was gunned down in the garage of the Bucktown condo he shared with his girlfriend, Catherine Suh.
Investigation Discovery's "FBI: Criminal Pursuit" takes a looks at the infamous Chicago murder case at 9 p.m. April 8 in an episode titled "The Black Widow."
The series presents the case rather cheesily at times through dramatic reenactments of key moments and interviews with real people who were involved at the time. It wastes no time rightfully demonizing Catherine, explaining how she sought to live and maintain a lavish lifestyle even as she was being pursued by law enforcement officials.
"Some people are cajoled into murders. Some people are almost forced into murders," says retired Chicago Police Det. Bill Johnston, who worked the case. "I think she's a born murderer."
"Criminal Pusuit" begins with the O'Dubaine investigation, which led police to reexamine the brutal 1987 stabbing murder of Suh's mother in Evanston, who was found dead of 35 stab wounds in her Evanston dry-cleaning store. Although a suspect in that case, Catherine was never charged because O'Dubaine told police that he was with Suh the morning her mother was slain. After her mother's death, Catherine inherited about $800,000.
The episode details how "the ultimate manipulator," as retired FBI Agent John Pikus calls Catherine, talked her younger brother, Andrew, into killing O'Dubaine so she could collect on his $250,000 life-insurance policy. Suh was first charged in the O'Dubaine case in 1993, and after making bail moved into Lake Point Tower where she met and dated David Knoerr. Knoerr, interviewed for the show, said he believed her when she said she was a real estate consultant named Kasia Kane.
The story gets even more sensational when Catherine disappeared two days before she and her brother were to go on trial. Andrew was found guilty of killing O'Dubaine in a bench trial before Cook County Circuit Court Judge John Morrissey. Catherine was convicted in absentia for ordering her brother to kill O'Dubaine and given a sentence of life in prison.
After being featured on the TV show "America's Most Wanted" in January 1996, Catherine turned herself in to FBI agents on March 8, 1996, in Hawaii, where she had been living under the assumed name Tiffani Escada and with Kelmer "Kelly" Beck in an expensive Honolulu condo.
Catherine and Andrew Suh currently are serving prison sentences--hers for life without a chance of parole and his for 100 years.
Also interviewed in the episode:
- Maria Aguilar, a friend of Robert O'Dubaine
- Pat McCarthy, FBI Task Force / Chicago Police Dept., retired
- Richard Alvarado, FBI Task Force / Cook County Sheriff's Office
- Robert Berlin, DuPage County State's Attorney
- Carol A. Hogan, Attorney
Read a 1996 story from the Chicago Tribune written as Catherine Suh began her prison sentence by clicking the link in the "related items" field on the left of the page, or clicking here.
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General Electric Co. is reporting that net income rose 8 percent in the fourth quarter as earnings at all of the conglomerate's industrial segments improved due to growth in developing economies.
GE, based in Fairfield, Conn., reported net income of $4 billion on revenue of $39.3 billion for the quarter. Last year during the same period the company earned $3.7 billion on sales of $38 billion. Per share earnings rose to 38 cents from 35 cents last year.
The company's operating profit per share was 44 cents, a penny higher than analysts polled by FactSet expected. GE's revenue also beat analyst expectations of $38.8 billion.
The company cited strong growth in emerging markets and in regions that are exploiting natural resources, including Russia, Australia, Latin America, China and Sub-Saharan Africa.


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I wasn't against the Brandon League signing, even when everyone else seemingly was. I've stated that on multiple occurrences. I've never said he's better than Kenley Jansen, just that I was for his signing. Now, I'm not so sure.
League came into a 5-1 game on Sunday. All he had to do is get three outs in a non-save situation, yet he proceeded to allow two runs, making the game much closer than it should have been. Side note: Chris Capuano was fantastic in this game. That's encouraging to see.
But back to League. I noted his ineffectiveness just a little more than a couple weeks ago. His velocity was down from 2012 (still is) and he's just not getting the job done.
League finished play Sunday with a 6.28 ERA. I know ERA isn't the best determiner of value -- especially for a reliever -- but the number and just watching League doesn't inspire confidence. He's allowed three home runs and 16 hits in 14 1/3 innings. His home run-to-fly-ball ratio is 21.4 percent, meaning for every five fly balls he allows, one is a homer. The league-average is 10.6 percent. Oy. And he isn't striking guys out. He has just seven on the season (4.4 K/9). That's no good.
League has only had three 1-2-3 innings in his 14 appearances. For comparisons sake, Orioles' closer Jim Johnson has 10 1-2-3 innings in his 19 appearances. Jansen has just three 1-2-3 innings, but he also has three additional outings in which he faced the minimum number of batters.
It isn't all about 1-2-3 innings, but League's propensity to allow baserunners, coupled with subpar stuff in 2013, should worry the Dodgers.
And the most important thing: Jansen is a better pitcher. There's no denying that fact. This will limit his availability to the ninth inning (and sometimes the eighth), but there aren't six more Kenley Jansen's in the Dodger bullpen. But keep an eye on Paco Rodriguez. He's pitching well and it seems Mattingly is trusting him a bit more these days.
This will be the second year in a row Jansen will have supplanted the team's opening day closer. It's kinda his thing.
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Proctor to defend world title
Grand Coulee's Shane Proctor will defend his world championship bull riding title Dec. 6-15, at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas.
This year's rodeo will feature 10 nights of the best of the best as bull riders and others compete for some $6 million in prize money.
Competitors will face off in bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, women's barrel racing and bull riding.
Proctor got off to a slower start this year after breaking his arm in the final night of competition last year. But he still won the world championship on points.
He enters this year's competition 10th in national standings with earnings of $76,376. To compete in the WNFR you have to be in the top 15 in your category.
Each competitor will participate in 10 rides with a purse of $18,257. On Dec. 15, their total scores will be added together for an average placing and a prize of $46,820, and the winner's saddle.
The world championship is determined by adding the contestant's WNFR and regular season earnings together. Those champions have the honor of wearing the traditional gold buckle that signifies that they are the world's best in their category.
Proctor and his wife Jessi now live in Troutman, N.C.


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I majored in waiting tables (film), and minored in quasi-intellectual dinner party conversation (psychology). And it cost my family a fortune. So when you really break it down, my parents worked themselves silly so I'd know how to have an interesting discussion with a stranger, and bus the table afterwards.
There's no one to blame for this but me. I was the second person in my family to go to college (my older brother was the first), and despite attending a "college preparatory" school, I was not mature nor intelligent enough to spearhead this highly important and costly decision myself. (Did the school administrators not notice that I scored a 660 on the PSAT?) So I chose a school—Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas—that a friend liked. He sent me a hat with the school's acronym stitched in blue and red. I was sold. My college counselor was a Kappa Alpha who loved football tailgates and Jerry Jeff Walker.
Don't get me wrong. SMU was great. The campus was stunning: Buildings adorned with Doric columns, a maze of walkways lined with huge oaks and cedar elms. Laura Bush's name was on the library. Gerald Ford's was on the football stadium. I made a bunch of friends whose vacation photos I would later like on Facebook. It's just a shame I didn't learn anything. And I went to class.
Now I have two sons who will begin their own college search in the next decade or so. Hopefully, during the interim, we'll see some major changes. Because right now, higher education is a total rip-off.
As family income and jobs disappear, as the value of our homes violently fluctuate, as our retirement savings, stock portfolios and 401(k)s evaporate with no recourse, the cost of college has only risen and risen and risen. According to the College Board, Americans spent $461 billion on post-secondary education in 2009, a 42 percent increase from 2000. This year, California, which enrolls 10 percent of the nation's full-time public four-year college students, increased its in-state tuition and fees 21 percent. Arizona and Washington increased in-state tuition and fees at public four-year institutions by 17 percent and 16 percent, respectively. Keep in mind no one had bought a single Bic pen or textbook yet. (For more eye-opening info on this topic, check out the Center for College Affordability and Productivity.)
Why are we not putting colleges alongside banks, gas prices, and airline baggage fees for being the opportunist gougers that they are? Because education wears a halo and wings. Criticizing education is like criticizing babies or daffodils. For as long as I can remember, college education has conjured the same glowing images: A group of multi-cultural students sitting on a big green lawn, grinning into their steno pads, or a pair of goggle-wearing, laser-focused students hovering over a beaker or scientific specimen. Pure, joyous, rapturous learning. Can't you just envision those vignettes in stained glass?
At what point will we admit the obvious: The majority of teens go to college because that's what our culture expects them to do. No B.A., no job. So four years later, the young adult comes home with a college sweatshirt smelling of patchouli (wait, is that patchouli?) and a degree in marketing (real estate agent), history (English teacher), English (history teacher), horticulture (Home Depot lawn center technician), and criminology (Gap manager). If you don't believe me, ask the Bureau of Labor Statistics: 30 percent of flight attendants and 25 percent of retail professionals have a bachelor's degree or higher.
And these kids are coming home deep in the red: College seniors now graduate with an average of $24,000 in debt. Thanks to the endless, unwarranted annual tuition hikes, student debt now tops $1 trillion (that's a T, people). According to the Federal Reserve, that's more than all U.S. credit card debt. Again, why isn't the University of Whereverville mentioned alongside Exxon-Mobil and Bank of America?
Let's be honest about college: It's not about the education. It's about the socialization. Kids become adults during that two- or four-year stint. For most students, the college experience is about leaving home, feeding yourself, doing your own laundry, getting a part-time job, paying your own bills, seeing the country, getting to places on time, meeting new people, dating new people, finding your future spouse, and sharpening your social skills. It's a four-year crash course in the rest of your life. It's not really about learning. Ask almost any history major who negotiated the Louisiana Purchase, and 90 percent will get it wrong. Ask that same person to plan a party with two hours notice, and they'll coolly reply: 70s or 80s theme?
The illuminati are right: A college degree is a prerequisite in our job market. It's just sad that what we spend comes down to a small row of text near the top of our resumes. That's it: A thin line that includes your college, your major, your GPA, and any activities-clubs you participated in. It's a line that lets the interviewer say "My niece went there" or "How was the Solar Energy Awareness Club?" Again, it simply comes back to socialization. To connecting to people. No one who ever interviewed me asked what I thought of Fritz Lang's use of mise-en-scene in Metropolis.
It makes me wonder if we should rethink the real value of higher education. I wonder if they'll ever come a time when a sharp, entrepreneurial candidate can apply for a job and know he's being judged on his personality, intellect, potential, and career accomplishments, and not be disqualified because he's missing two capital letters punctuated by periods. I wonder if we can rethink college as an option, not a cultural necessity. Sure, it's easy for the president to say, "Win the future." Ten years from now, he'll be speaking at your alma mater for his standard fee of $300,000, which will be paid for by the student loans you'll still be paying off.
When I was applying to college, my dad had his own ideas. He considered allotting that college tuition money to my brother and I to start an entrepreneurial venture. While we were in college, there was a mantra he'd repeat ad nauseum: "Take some business classes." My brother and I would scoff. No way, Dad. But he knew. He saw the geology class—a science requirement—on my report card. He knew my brother was taking ultimate Frisbee for his physical education credit. My dad didn't have a college degree, but he knew something wasn't right. But how could something so expensive be so…cheap? It couldn't be, could it? After all, my school had Doric columns.
Now I'm the dad of two brothers. My wife and I are saving for their college funds. They will probably go to college. They will probably take geology and ultimate Frisbee. And we will smile and suffer the toll. While the colleges, universities and endowment funds win the future, we'll be busy losing the present.


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October 23. 2013 1:52PM
MANCHESTER - A masked gunman robbed Shawn's Corner Market on Somerville Street Tuesday evening, police said.
The gunman entered the 912 Somerville St. store about 8:30 p.m., pointed a black handgun at the 24-year-old clerk and demanded money and a carton of cigarettes.
He then fled the store with an undisclosed amount of cash and the cigarettes.
The robber is described as a white man, 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-11 with a medium build. He was wearing a black mask, a black jacket with a hood, a dark baseball cap, dark jeans and dark tennis shoes with white trim on the soles.
Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call police at 668-8711. Anonymous tips for cash rewards may be made through manchestercrimeline at 624-4040 or online at manchestercrimeline.org.


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If your native or first language is not English, you must submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), academic version.
Minimum acceptable TOEFL scores for admission to the Graduate College at the University of Vermont - Internet based = 80, Computer based = 213, and Paper based = 550. Minimum acceptable scores for a student to qualify for receiving funding at the University of Vermont - Internet based = 100, Computer based = 250, and Paper based = 600. Institution Code for test scores for UVM is 3920. Questions about the TOEFL examination may be directed to TOEFL/TSE Services, ETS, Box 6154, Princeton, NJ 08541-6154; telephone, 609-771-7100.
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- Champions League
Neville: England desperate to welcome Mourinho back
Gary Neville says that Jose Mourinho would be welcomed back to English football with open arms when he leaves his current job as Real Madrid coach.
The Madrid boss' future has been of huge debate lately, with the Portuguese widely believed to be departing from Spain in the summer.
And on the eve of Madrid's Champions League last-16 second leg against Manchester United, former United right-back-turned-pundit Neville told Monday's AS that Mourinho's charismatic personality and winning record give him a special aura that means he will be able to succeed wherever he ends up.
"If you combine a strong personality with success and a handsome face, it is a very good cocktail," Neville said. "I fail in two of these three categories. Mourinho is always achieving his objectives. He can seem a bit eccentric, but he has very clear ideas and he explains them very well.
"He has a special aura, I have no doubt about that. But without success, he would not be received as he is. He has won everything."
Neville predicted that the former Chelsea manager would return to England soon.
"People say here that United want him for the day when Ferguson leaves," he said. "City too, Chelsea. You get the feeling that he is on the point of leaving Madrid, so the speculation has started. England wants him back. The media misses him, there is an undoubted love affair with the public and the media. We like our football to be full of these type of guys who add atmosphere and passion to sport.
"He will always be seen well, what he did at Chelsea will always be remembered. He connected with the English public immediately and still does. His fighting spirit, his direct way of saying things. In England they liked him, and having become Madrid manager, and winning La Liga against the best Barcelona team in history, has just increased his reputation. Nothing damages him and he has not changed since he left the Premier League. He is still a successful, ambitious manager."
Mourinho's famous celebration of Porto's shock Champions League win in the last-16 of the 2003-04 Champions League was not remembered badly at Old Trafford, according to Neville.
"I remember when we met when Porto played at Old Trafford, the day he celebrated the goal which qualified them by throwing himself to the ground with his arms in the air," he said. "At the end of the game, I went up to him to shake his hand and congratulate him. We like that attitude, that people celebrate however they want.
"We like that a manager does not hide that personality, that enthusiasm, above all if, like Mourinho, you also show respect for your opponent, at least in England."
The ex-England international said there were many similarities between Mourinho and United boss Sir Alex Ferguson.
"Two of the greatest managers in history are going to meet (in the Champions League on Tuesday)," he said. "They have an enormous respect for each other. They are very similar: their love for their work, their enthusiasm, dedication, that big personality, their honesty and the force of their message."
Tuesday's Champions League tie between United and Madrid was too tight to call, Neville said, with the Spanish side's poor domestic league performance both a motivation for them and an extra source of pressure.
"I have been asked hundreds of times and, after going back and forward on it, I believe that it is 50-50," he said. "Both teams depend a lot on their forward lines. I can see already that all [Madrid's] season depends on the Champions League. That can be a positive, it will help them to concentrate their efforts. But it also adds some extra pressure.
"If you add up the strengths and weaknesses of both sides it is very balanced. Not even the second leg being played at Old Trafford helps me to pick a winner. I am not hiding anything, but I see it very closely balanced."


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Week Forty: The Geneabloggers' Picnic
OK, I lied when I hinted that I might post another prompt mid-week. Truth is, there's been so many carnivals lately, it was overwhelming to think of coming up with more ideas...and then finding time to write about them, too! (What's a carnival? It's a little like these writing prompts, but on a much larger scale. Go here to see the latest edition of the Carnival of Genealogy to get an idea. There are about a half-dozen more that I participate in!).
I thought I would share with you an idea by Bill West who blogs at West in New England. A while ago, he featured the Geneabloggers' Parade, with genealogy bloggers writing about what things they would enter in a genealogy parade. Now Bill invites one and all to the Geneabloggers' Picnic.
*What food does your family serve at picnics?
*Are there traditional foods or family recipes?
*Is there one particular relative's specialty you wish you could taste again or one perfect picnic day you wish you could go back and relive?
Here's more ideas I came up with:
*You could expand to write about family reunions, past and present, and what kinds of foods were/are brought to them.
*You could add what dish everyone loved to eat, and which one people were sneaking off to scrap into the garbage so they wouldn't hurt the cook's feelings!
*Is there a picnic basket, old ice chest, a BBQ grill or camp stove, a special dish (physical, not recipe) or picnic cloth that's been handed down in the family and used for decades at picnics, potlucks, or reunions?
*Is there a favorite campground, park, home, or meeting place where picnics or reunions regularly occurred?
*What about unwelcome guests like ants, mosquitoes, and yellow jackets? Raccoons, anyone?
*What favorite picnic or reunion photos do you have, especially ancestral?
*Beverages served, games and activities played, stories told...all contain memories that future generations will someday treasure, if they're left for posterity!
The deadline is Friday, August 1st. If you have a genealogy blog, write your memories there, then contact Bill at lunacy2ATmindspringDOTcom. You don't have to have a genealogy blog to participate, of course. You can choose to write your memories offline in a journal, or your choice of media. If you would like to publish your memories online, but don't have (or don't want to have) a genealogy blog, e-mail your writing to me at kidmiffATgmailDOTcom by August 1st, and I will post it here on this blog and send Bill notification so he can link to it.
Next week: Get out your hammer, paint, and wallpaper...we're remodeling!
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Labels: cooking, family times, journaling, picnics, summer activities
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- Thomas MacEntee said...
Hi Miriam - here is my post which I will also send to Bill West:
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Apple Is Still King of US Smartphone Market, but Globally, Microsoft Is a Threat
In the 3rd quarter, Apple grew its US smartphone market share to 40.6%.
According to a new report from ComScore, 129.2 million people owned smartphones in America during the quarter ending in October 2013, representing a 4.1% increase from July. In unsurprising news, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is still the undisputed champ of the market. The company's iPhones held 40.6% of the market in Q3, up only 0.2%. Samsung (OTCMKTS:SSNLF) continues to hold its strong second place with 25.4% of the market. It's also growing faster than Apple; its market share is up 1.3% since July. Thanks in part to the new Moto X smartphone, Motorola holds third place with 7% of the market, up 0.1% from Q2.
As Apple and Samsung continue to grow and become the two primary options for smartphone consumers, smaller players like HTC (OTCMKTS:HTCXF) and LG (OTCMKTS:LGEAF) are being further edged out. Following a drop of 1.3% from the second to third quarter, HTC's market share was 6.7%. LG saw less of a dip, from 6.8% to 6.6%.
The iPhone may be the king of smartphones, but when it comes to mobile operating systems, Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android still reigns supreme. Android held 52.2% of mobile OS market share in Q3, up 0.4%. Apple, meanwhile, held 40.4%, up 0.2%. In the mobile OS field, the discrepancy between the top two and the third-ranked systems is far larger: BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY) took third place in Q3 with 3.6% of US mobile OS market share, down 4.3%. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) claimed fourth place with 3.2%, up 0.2%.
Forbes blogs contributor Mark Fidelman made a very bold claim in a post today regarding Microsoft's market share, and it's competition with Apple: According to Fidelman, Microsoft will overtake Apple's share of the global mobile OS market in three years. He argues that the momentum of Windows Phone's global market share growth makes this inevitable. Though Apple dominates the US market, its OS global market share for Q3 was 12.9%, down from 14.4% the year before. Windows Phone's share of the market, however, was 3.6%, up from 2% in Q3 2012.
Fidelman also argued that Microsoft's new efforts to integrate its mobile OS, desktop OS, and Xbox gaming system will be a real draw for mobile consumers. "As Microsoft rolls out its integration capabilities to business people across the enterprise through Office 365 and Windows 8.1, and to consumers through the Xbox, Microsoft will pick up a lot of new users that are looking for seamless app integration across their business and home lives," he wrote. And, let's not forget Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia (NYSE:NOK) this year, which Fidelman argues will help the company target emerging markets as well, because a "low-cost, integrated smartphone will be too good an option to pass up for users in emerging countries."
Fidelman is a director at the marketing company Evolve!, and Nokia is one of the company's clients. Still, Microsoft does look well-positioned for growth in cross-device integration and emerging markets. Android will likely retain its first place in global mobile OS market share for years to come (it held a huge 81% in Q3), but Apple may have to keep a close eye on Microsoft.
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Starchaser: The Legend Of Orin (US - DVD R1)
Scott McKenzie takes a look at another one of his childhood sci-fi favourites...
In the distant future, the human race living on the planet Trinnia has been enslaved for 1200 years and must mine for crystals to appease their God, Zygon. Orin is a young member of the slave tribes, who discovers a mysterious object buried in the rock. He uncovers a sword that talks to him, telling him to seek freedom for his people. The blade then disappears and Orin must go on a quest for the blade, which will allow him to free the slaves.
He decides to escape and discovers that the world outside the mines is not the hell he was led to believe in. After his girlfriend is killed by the evil Zygon, Orin is assumed dead after a cave collapses on top of him. He swears vengeance and ignores the rule to never dig up (for up is hell) and meets up with crystal smuggler Dagg who helps him to free his people and they manage to foil a plan to take over the universe along the way.
I watched Starchaser: The Legend of Orin on video countless times when I was about ten years old and I knew then that it owed more than a little to George Lucas' original trilogy, but watching the movie now it's blindingly obvious where it gets its inspiration. The setup should be instantly familiar: a young plucky kid from the ass-end of the universe teams up with a wise-cracking smuggler and a pair of bickering robots to defeat a mechanical bad guy who is trying to take over the universe. Throw in a beautiful princess and a super-cool spaceship and you could be forgiven for thinking I watched A New Hope.
But what if one of those bickering robots is a foxy fembot who gets together with the smuggler, women and old people are beaten and killed on-screen within the first few minutes, and the screenplay contains profanity that would make Han Solo blush? Even though it takes huge bites out of Star Wars with its storyline, characters and even contains some identical shots, Starchaser has a lot going for it. It has an edge to it, which is the reason why it has a PG rating rather than the 'suitable for all' rating of its older half-brother. There are sexual undertones, including the love between a man and a fembot and even a throwaway line implying paedophilia.
The original parts of the story are well-written, with plenty of one-liners and the inspiration even comes full circle, the final battle showing similarities with Darth Maul's demise in The Phantom Menace. The universe created by the ambitious writers is huge and the worlds different visited by our heroes are detailed and interesting. Zygon, voiced by the actor who played Blade in Masters of the Universe, is a great bad guy with just the right balance of menace and camp (check out that outfit!). My only problem with Zygon is the fact that he is revealed to be a robot. I think the story would have had more impact if he had been human because it begs the question—who made him?
Starchaser was the first animated feature produced in 3-D and received a limited 3-D release in the United States. There are several moments that I imagine would have looked really good on the big screen with a pair of blue and red specs, especially the battle scenes with the spaceships constructed in 3-D then painted by hand. The quality of the animation varies from scene to scene. While the spaceships look very convincing, the animation of the characters can by wobbly and in some action scenes they even look like they're standing in front of a blue screen, which is certainly unique in an animated movie. Obviously the standard is significantly lower than any animated film released nowadays, twenty-one years later so I don't sign up to the opinion that the animation is not good—I'd say it's of its time, which should be borne in mind before watching Starchaser if you're a newcomer.
I'm very happy to say that revisiting Starchaser with the unfortunate addition of specks of grey hair has not changed my opinion of the movie. Yes, it liberally rips off Star Wars but it filled a gap in the 80s left behind after Return of the Jedi and now if you can get past the occasionally dodgy animation, it still stands as an entertaining movie that you probably shouldn't let your youngest kids watch.
Fans of Starchaser have been waiting for this release since the arrival of DVD and very few thought it would ever see the light of day. However, they say if something seems too good to be true then it usually is. Here we run into the problems with releasing a twenty-year-old animation when the print probably hasn't been well looked after down the years. There are quite a lot of scratches and patches of dirt on the picture and the tone can change suddenly from one frame to another, particularly the skin colours. The picture appears to be interlaced as well, which is apparent from the fuzzy outlines of the characters. A plus point is that this is the first home release ever to present Starchaser in widescreen and we get the full 2.35:1 theatrical print.
More bad news I'm afraid, but not quite as bad as the video quality. The 2.0 Surround track is adequate and not much better than could be expected from this bare-bones release. The dialogue can sound fuzzy and the characters sometimes sound like they've got a slight lisp, although there are some nice touches with echo in Zygon's voice at appropriate times. The music fares better, sounding more powerful than the dialogue, which is very welcome because Starchaser has a really rather good space epic soundtrack.
Nothing to see here. I have to say that the menu is horrible as well.
Although it's difficult to see how Starchaser: The Legend of Orin will garner many new admirers based on this DVD release, it's good to see it on DVD at all and for the fans to expect anything other than a vanilla disc would be setting sights too high. We can live in hope though.
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rebel-scum wrote: Tranformers The Movie, from around the same time, still holds up today).
Really? Even as a kid I thought that was pretty cheap for feature film animation. I mean, it works, but the animators cut some major corners. I can't compare it to this flick though, I haven't seen it.
Really? Even as a kid I thought that was pretty cheap for feature film animation. I mean, it works, but the animators cut some major corners. I can't compare it to this flick though, I haven't seen it.
I love this movie.
It was alot of fun and it was in 3-D!
Nothin' wrong with that!
There are 3-D systems available on ebay that use the LCD shutter-glasses system, and they work really well. One or two vendors even sell "Starchaser" in 3-D. The transfer is 2.35:1 and in stereo and looks very nice! The 3-D effects are very good.
The only drawback to this shutter sysyem is you can't watch it on a projection TV because of the interlacing used for the 3-D, any TV with a tube seems to work just fine. 3-D lives!
One quick note: About 18 months ago, the ill-fated VOOM satellite service, ran this movie in Hi-Def on one of their own channels. It had been reformatted to 1.85:1 and was not nuch better looking than this DVD transfer. The intro claimed it was a true 1080i transfer, but I doubt it.
It was alot of fun and it was in 3-D!
Nothin' wrong with that!
There are 3-D systems available on ebay that use the LCD shutter-glasses system, and they work really well. One or two vendors even sell "Starchaser" in 3-D. The transfer is 2.35:1 and in stereo and looks very nice! The 3-D effects are very good.
The only drawback to this shutter sysyem is you can't watch it on a projection TV because of the interlacing used for the 3-D, any TV with a tube seems to work just fine. 3-D lives!
One quick note: About 18 months ago, the ill-fated VOOM satellite service, ran this movie in Hi-Def on one of their own channels. It had been reformatted to 1.85:1 and was not nuch better looking than this DVD transfer. The intro claimed it was a true 1080i transfer, but I doubt it.
I loved this as a kid, but ultimately, it was just another ruined memory. While it was as pleasantly dark as I remember, the animation didn't stand up,(can argue about the era it was made in, but Tranformers The Movie, from around the same time, still holds up today). Neither did the synthesized score. While the film IS presented in a widescreen format, I believe having seen it, and having read others reviews, that this film is not framed correctly. Either that, ot it was made in an even wider aspect ratio. At various points in the film, information is lost at the side of the screen, whether it be an entire character, or half of someone's face. It's quite noticable in certain scenes. Ah well, another memory ruined, I'm off to watch Thundercats...
Shame it the DVD wasn't 3-D, but oh well...I loved this growing up and thought that it wasn't going to be as good as I remembered when I got the DVD a while back, but for the most part it has held up surprisingly well. The bad guy still reminds me of Geoff Tate though...
I'm putting it on the ol' netflix que right now.
I really enjoyed this when I got the DVD a while back. It's actually aged pretty well, and the material is quite adult anyway. It's shocking, but this DVD is actually technically better than the upcoming Star Wars DVDs...
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Release Date: 21st June 2005
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, single layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Extras: None
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Steven Hahn
Cast: Joe Colligan, Carmen Argenziano, Anthony De Longis, Tyke Caravelli
Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation and Sci-Fi
Length: 100 minutes
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Tooth Sensitivity Remains After Gum Graft
I had a gum graft procedure done around my bottom front teeth. Two weeks after procedure I was told they were healing properly. I had no problems until now (6 months later).
I am having increased sensitivity on those same teeth where I had the procedure done. The graft looks ok, there is no bleeding or redness around gum area, but my teeth are hurting especially when I simply drink or rinse with cold water.
Is this normal? I am so scared I will need surgery again. Thank you for your time.
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