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In extortion case, what constitutes 'property?'
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Chicago Bears cornerback Kyle Fuller has missed the first 14 games of the season for the team, and on Wednesday his fate for the rest of the year was finally decided upon.
Fuller will miss the rest of the season, as the Bears have opted not to activate him from the injured reserve list.
Fuller, who was the Bears' first round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, played in all 16 games in each of his first two years in the league, but a knee surgery has cost him the entire season thus far. The injury originally was only expected to keep him out through the beginning of the year, but continued health issues caused the timeline to get stretched out further.
According to Bears defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, Fuller has been cleared medically by the team to return to the field, but until Tuesday the cornerback did not feel comfortable with making the cuts and moves that come with playing the position at the NFL level.

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iPhone 8 or iPhone X?
Which iPhone should you get?
The hot tech debate of end 2017 is about which Apple device to upgrade to – the iPhone 8 or iPhone X? We all know the iPhone X retails at a substantially higher price than its counterpart, but there are more factors to consider before you make your decision. So how are they different?
Let's first look at some of iPhone X's features:
OLED Display
There's no doubt about it. The new display is incredibly sexy and pleasing to the eye. Images have an improved sharpness and vibrancy due to its 458 pixel per inch count. Its display screen is larger than the iPhone 8 Plus, though its form is smaller overall.
Face ID
Currently marketed by Apple as its most secure biometrics system; even the great Craig Federighi couldn't tap into it.
Previous statistics indicated that the odds of a stranger being able to unlock your iPhone with Touch ID was 1 in 50,000. The iPhone X's Face ID however, hits home run with 1 in 1,000,000 (which typically translates to "never"). You'll be quite surprised when you test out how versatile the Face ID works with your non-features whereas you couldn't quite unlock your iPhone with Touch ID if your hands were wet.
You just know that this feature will be all the rage for a couple of months. It's a gimmick for sure, but you can't act like you won't enjoy it. Who wouldn't?!
Now, what do the iPhone 8 and iPhone X have in common?
A11 Bionic Chip
Both iPhones run on it, allowing its CPU to run up to 70% faster than older models.
Qi Wireless Charging
Both iPhones run on iOS11, so you can ditch the clumsy wires for hassle-free charging.
Camera Quality
Both iPhones boast the same 12 megapixel wide-angle camera with a f/1.8 aperture. There is an added feature of a telephoto lens in the iPhone 8 Plus and the iPhone X for optical zoom and Apple's spanking new Portrait Lighting. As for dual optical image stabilisation; that's only available with the iPhone X.
Listen to your wallet; what does it say? Both iPhones share a lot of the same key features and functions that matter. If it lifts your mood to have something aesthetically beautiful in your hand, then go for the iPhone X. If you're practical, just go for the iPhone 8 since it does whatever it's supposed to do and looks fantastic in its own right.
Can't afford them at retail price? You could always go for Digi's Postpaid Plan and snag one. We did, and it's so worth it 😀
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B.B.Baghor wrote:Ortho's remark inspires me to reply, in an investigative way, feeling my way through it. What is it that I and ortho find difficulty with, when going into the Thuban material? When I honestly focus on what it is that I myself have a
problem with and what kind of feelings rise up, when pondering the Thuban material, is that much of that is presented
here in a style of colorful and dramatic shine and glamor. It's so much in volume and vibrations, that I can't "get it"
proplerly. All the time a question pops up, while going through it. And that question is "What's the point of this?"
It may be my 4 past lives :bleh: in this one lifetime, having set me on distance of this style and vibrations. No arrogance
is meant here, I'm doing the best I can, although something like that easily slips through. Says Mother Superior ;)
I've gone through a similar kind of vibes in the '70's, with pleasurable suspense in giggles and chicken skin, in the company
of booz and drugs, mainly present inside the veins of those around me, artists, dealers and musicians, birds of paradise,
travelers and seekers, in big halls with black paint on the walls, walking on blue suede shoes in leather pants, purple Indian
skirts with mirrors in it, or sweet fluffy nothings of a tiny dress, exploring the underground world of that time.
How we "celebrated" that. Most of it was artificially made up, like fantasy games played in grouprooms, in sort of virtual
astral groupsex sessions. Those dark hours of mirages, in those years, died/dyed out with the dawn of the next day,
never to be remembered. This wasn't a loss of time, I just try to paint the scene of how life made me into who I am now.
To me, it's fun to enjoy that kind of vibes in works of art, in daydreaming, astral traveling and moments of indulgence,
in parties, on the dance floor with a magical display of lights and images, flashing stroboscopes, sort of intentionally overwhelming,
for a moment. Allowing those, present on the floor, a loss of awareness or something of that nature. Nothing wrong with that.
For sure, it's a matter of personal taste and a similar preference for which world you choose, to be and live in, or start to work
from. To me, experienced in daydreaming and much use of imagination, it's very welcome to see expressions of someone's
truth in the world, be it from the past, present or future, presented in a form that is clear and simple. Which doe'sn't mean
that the content is simple, for I consider the Thuban material as possibly multi layered and thus.... a multitude of times ready
for exploring, on new levels. To me and maybe others too, this Thuban material may not be a road to follow, I have no problem
with that.
To me, the Thuban material, with all my respect for it being in existence and lived by or tried out, to see if it works for you,
is a representative of a time that is and has been so far in our past, resonating with the life circumstances of that same past,
when human consciousness was ruled and guided by beings in command, capable of holding the consciousness of large groups
of people (or other beings) under their reign. The Sumerian culture used a title for their ruler, which means "shepherd" as well
as "king".
In my view, in those days of long long ago, that ruling was not yet, or at least not that much, infiltrated by dark agendas and their
masters, when the planetary grid and human conditions in life were still sort of...... intact. If ever we can truly determine that,
while living within the consciousness grid of this enchanted world called planet Earth, pretty much enchanted already, when we
are born. With the help of a veil and our past life-stories imprinted in our system, more or less conscious of them.
A flawed integrity in the present ruling of society and its people is common nowadays, or at least, our life-circumstances have
become immensely complex, in general. And much controlled. In their form and expression they have gone way over our heads,
bypassing often the awareness of our hearts. In this way, to me personally, does this Thuban material show up for me, and this
may be the reason why the history of how the Thuban material is treated. is as it is, having gone over many heads, like it seems
to be the case in Project Avalon Forum years.
I may be mistaken, or in need of more information to make up my mind on this, in clarity. I haven't followed this at that time, so I
don't know the real reason, why it was banned from there. And how that's been done. As I said before, I don't mean to see it banned
from here, to be clear. I'm an eternal explorer ;) To me and maybe others, the presentation of this material may be the obstacle in
making it understood. Unless this style of presentation is inherent to the nature of it, in what is expressed in that famous statement
"for eyes able to see and for ears able to hear". Maybe I'm trying too much to make it be understood by others, without a need for it
present in them and thus..... an unsuccesful attempt of mine?
Know that I love dragons, not sure if I love Draconean creatures. I think that, not being used to things, specially beings and creatures
that are far removed from our paradigms, creates fear, without any legitimate reason for it, when confronted with them. And before we
know it, when identifying with it, becoming it as it were, we may find that our fear materializes in front of our eyes, creating a tough
situation, of our own making. I hope we humans will be supported in this process of becoming aquainted to such otherness, when
that happens. For myself, I've made sure, as far as I've come to know them, that I acknowledge my inner dragons.
I'm prepared to be half-understanding or too complicated in my view on and approach of this. Or too..... Sirius? I'm well aware of my
style in writing and use of words, probably more effective when less in numbers. Does this make sense to you?
The problem with the 'Thuban material' is its nature and origin.
It is not addressed towards the human mindedness, except in its peripheral topicity and subject matter addressed.
It is however addressed towards the subconscious and the superconscious parts of the human soul, free from their cultural and environmentally conditioned encumberments.
It is from this premise that a certain mystique and attraction is found by the perusers encountering such 'difficult' material.
How much work has to be invested to understand all this science and the scripture quotations thrown into the mix?
To criticize the 'Words of the Dragons' on their content, rather than their presentation or human mind digestability is often a task too hard and cumbersome for the reader who prefers 'lovey dovey' feel-good words from nabsers, quasi-scientists and basic fraudsters and intellectual pretenders towards the naïve and the gullible.
So instead of checking on some basic science or mathematics it is rather an easier task to question the motives and agenda of the messengers; whose messages are often too hard to understand and mentally too challenging and so are conveniently ignored as irrelevant or as alien to ones semantic perceptions.
And so another trouble with 'readers' like orthodoxymoron and the Triple Bee becomes their unwillingness to recall or learn the vocabulary and semantical lexicon required for a meaningful and pertinent analysis and evaluation of the Dragon Information presented.
When will the orthodoxymorons and the triple bees of the human world succeed in catching it?
TripleBee wrote:Anyway, the story unfolds later in our lives, when my cat, called Tobias, came home one day with the tip of
his tail in sticky tar. Before I had had the time to find a way to remove it, he had bitten off the fur of that part!
I went to the animal doctor with him, who advised me to let him be operated on, in order to take off the few
bones at the end of his tail, that were bare now.
I hesitated but decided that this was for the best. The doctor warned me that when this wasn't treated well,
chances were that my cat would have an infected tail and had to loose it entirely. I simply couldn't see that
happening to my cat, this fierce guardian who always held this part of his body high, parading outside in my garden.
Had I known the after math of that operation in advance, I wouldn't have had him operated on, for when I had
brought him home with me, bandages and all and a plastic cap around his neck, so that he couldn't remove the
bandages, he came out of the cage and immediately began to jump against the walls, rejecting that cap.
Mad with fury, with such strength!
I removed the cap and within seconds he had taken off the bandages and had laid bare the skin of his tail.
Uggghhhh! Now, he was furious from being in huge pain! I had to rush back to the animal doctor and
let him operated on again.... what money I have spent on that catfriend! The doctor was helpful and
offered me a plane cage of metal, to put Tobias in, with his plastic cap in place and subdued on a low dose
of tranquilisers and a painkiller. This doctor was truly impressed by the fierceness, my cat showed him.
And happy with the money I paid him
This solution with the cage worked well, I had to take care of Tobias for weeks, until the wound on his tail
was healed. Now, the difficult part of this tailstory, was a connection with that etheric grid around the planet.
When I had experienced for the second time, that Tobias hurt his tail, now by a neighbor cat attacking it,
panting in the bathroom with blood all over the place, a whole night long, I was at the end of my tether.
Again, the cage had to be placed in my living room and Tobias had to be in it, with his attributes in place.
I stroke him often, to calm him and when I stroke his eyes, he almost went in a trance. Very endearing.
I decided to call a friend who was experienced in reading energy of animals and issues troubling them.
Or their owners She asked me to send a picture of the beast and chose a phone consultation, to see
what could be done with this recurring tail hurting. As soon as she made contact with Tobias, she asked
him to show her the core picture of this issue. She described to me, that by fleeing and freeing his tail,
in huge shock, he had left behind the etheric bodypart of his tail in the mouth of the dog.
From that moment, he was in denial of his tail, in survival mode and couldn't "relate" to it anymore.
For the fact that he couldn't "own" his tail, he lost "ownership" over it and energetically caused an opportunity,
for an intruding energy, in this case the attack of his neighborcat. Where a space is empty, nature/life chooses
to fill that space, like it or not. All the time, Tobias was sitting in his cage, very altert, with his ears in listening
mode, when I was on the phone with my friend.
She told me that she was going to show Tobias the catgrid - energy, with the cat-characteristics, in this case, the tail.
As soon as Tobias had a good look at this, he began to lick his tail in the astral version of his body, she reported to me.
This was a good sign, for now he was aware of his tail, again. My friend reminded me of his position, his role towards me.
She explained that by his being the man in the house, guarding me, he had suffered a deep shame, for having lost
the fight with the neighbor cat. He felt that I lost my respect for him and that needed to be restored also.
I was very moved by that, for he and I were such good friends!
After a while, the session was over, my friend advised me to leave Tobias in the cage for a while, for the healing
could cause some emotional upheaval, remains of the trauma, surfacing as a result of it. That night, I chose to
leave Tobias alone for a while and went to the library. What astonishment, when I came home, finding Tobias
in his cage, with the plastic cap removed, lying next to him! He had bitten through all the knots of the cord around
his neck. He could have done that earlier, but this was meant to be this way. He looked at me with such pride
and triumph, that I felt his macho nature had had a great boost." Good for you" I said. We were so happy!
What a miracle to find him in that state, while opening the door of the cage, letting him free and seeing him
in complete calm with himself and his friend who loved him so very much. That night he was on my lap for
the first time after long weeks of living in concern, with great patience.
Tobias with his proudly owned short tail 12 years old
Tobias, 3 years old with his tail complete
'Toby Tobias Schnucklputz"
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MagSafe 1 connector attached to MacBook Pro
|Computer power connector
|Production history
|Apple Inc.
|Apple Power Connector
|Superseded by
|General specifications
|Hot pluggable
|Pin out
|Male connector, front view
|Pin 1
|Pin 2
|Pin 3
|Charge control pin
|Pin 4
|Pin 5
|Gray area indicates magnetic connector shroud
MagSafe is a series of proprietary magnetically attached power connectors, originally introduced by Apple Inc. on January 10, 2006, in conjunction with the MacBook Pro at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco, California, United States. The connector is held in place magnetically so that if it is tugged — for example, by someone tripping over the cord — it will pull out of the socket without damaging the connector or the computer power socket, and without pulling the computer off the surface on which it is located.[1] Despite its popularity amongst users, it has been discontinued across all product lines and replaced with USB-C.
The basic concept of MagSafe is copied from the magnetic power connectors that are part of many deep fryers and Japanese countertop cooking appliances since the early 2000s in order to avoid spilling their dangerously hot contents.[2][3][4] Apple was granted US Patent No. 7311526 on MagSafe ("Magnetic connector for electronic device", issued in 2007) as MagSafe was deemed to be a sufficient improvement due to the connector being symmetrical and reversible, and the fact that magnets within a connector are arranged in opposing polarities for improved coupling strength.
Apple phased out MagSafe with the release of the MacBook and 2016 MacBook Pro that replaced it with USB-C for charging and data sync.[5][6] The last product with MagSafe, the 2017 MacBook Air, was discontinued on July 9, 2019.[7]
MagSafe has connector pins that are designed so the rectangular connector can be inserted in either orientation (however, the L-shaped version of the connector can only be fitted in one orientation without blocking neighboring ports, such as USB). LEDs on both the top and bottom of the connector show green if the computer battery is fully charged and amber or red if the battery is charging. MagSafe can be found on the MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air notebook computers, as well as the Apple LED Cinema Display and Thunderbolt Display.[8]
The MacBook and the 13-inch MacBook Pro use a 60 W MagSafe charger, whereas the 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pro use an 85 W MagSafe charger. The MacBook Air has a lower-powered 45 W version of the MagSafe adapter. The power brick is smaller, but the MagSafe connector is the same as on the 60 W and 85 W chargers. According to Apple, an adapter with a higher wattage than that originally provided may be used without problems.[9]
Apple formerly offered a "MagSafe Airline Adapter" for use on certain compatible airplanes. It had a DC input (instead of AC like the original MagSafe chargers) and would power the computer, but would not charge the battery.[10]
MagSafe 2[edit]
MagSafe 2 was introduced on the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro with Retina Display at the 2012 Worldwide Developers Conference on July 11, 2012. It is incompatible with the older MagSafe connectors without an adapter, and returns to the T-shaped design that points straight out, rather than the L-shape that runs along the side of the machine. The connector was made thinner and wider to fit the thinner laptops.[11]
The MagSafe connector pins allow for the adapter to be inserted in either orientation. The first and second pins on each side of the tiny central pin have continuity with their mirror pins.
- The inner large pins are V+ (14.5 / 16.5 / 18.5 / 20 V DC). Measuring with no load will give 6.86 V DC for MagSafe and about 3 V DC for MagSafe 2; the full voltage is provided after a ~40 kOhm load is applied for one second.[12]
- The outer large pins are ground.
- The tiny center pin is a data pin using the 1-Wire protocol. The computer uses this pin to change the LED's color and retrieve the serial number and wattage of the power supply.[12]
- Only two wires – power and ground – go to the charger unit. There is no data communication via the adapter sense pin with the charger unit itself.[12]
- The maximum voltage supplied is as follows:
- 14.5 V DC for the 45 W units supplied with MacBook Air
- 16.5 V DC for the 60 W units supplied with MacBook and 13" MacBook Pro
- 18.5 V DC for the 85 W units supplied with 15" and 17" MacBook Pro
- 20 V DC for the 85 W units supplied with 15" MacBook Pro Retina
The rectangular metal shroud surrounding the pins acts as shielding for the electrical pins and a ferrous attractor for the magnet in the laptop.
Third-party products[edit]
Although Apple does not license the MagSafe connector for use in third-party products, manufacturers have devised a workaround: their MagSafe items use the actual connector from Apple's AC adapter, grafted onto their own product. Since this uses an actual Apple product, purchased legally, manufacturers believe that no licensing agreements are needed (a principle referred to as the first sale doctrine) and the patents are not violated.[13] However, in 2010 Apple still sued one such manufacturer, Sanho Corporation for selling its very popular HyperMac battery extension products which Apple claimed violated their patents.[14] Sanho has since ceased to sell their connector cable for the HyperMac series of external batteries.[15]
Some fake MagSafe 2 chargers have appeared on sites such as Amazon. These chargers are often unsafe, have spelling mistakes on the charger itself, and/or have inconsistencies that the official product does not contain, e.g. the LEDs on the connector do not follow the correct colour code, or the charger is referred to as a MagSafe 1 charger rather than the second generation charger.
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Many users have reported (as of 30 October 2011[update]) problems with the quality of the construction of the MagSafe cords, giving the product low marks on the Apple Store's website.[16] Common complaints include plug separating from the cord, transformer shorting, and pin springs losing elasticity.[16]
Several methods have been devised to protect the MagSafe from failure, including wrapping the cable with tape or sliding protective plastic around the cable.[17]
In 2008, Apple posted an official response acknowledging problems with MagSafe adapters, which include incomplete circuit connection and adapter's white insulation separating from the magnetic end of the MagSafe connector.[18] Following the release of a Knowledge Base article, a class-action lawsuit was filed on May 1, 2009, in the US District Court for the Northern District of California's San Jose office, alleging that the MagSafe power adapter is prone to frayed wires and overheating, and as such represents a fire hazard.[19]
Apple released a firmware update in October 2010 that it claims resolves this issue.[20] However, the installer for the firmware update will not run on certain older MacBooks, which means that the firmware can not be updated. This, in turn, means that it is not possible to use the new MagSafe power adapter with these MacBooks. However, as of 2017, Apple still sells the older MagSafe power adapter.[21]
In 2011, Apple posted a support document about the strain-relief problems with the MPM-1 ("T")-style MagSafe power cables, and issued settlement offer for buyers of Apple 60 W or 85 W MagSafe MPM-1 adapter within the first three years of purchase.[22]
Earlier power systems[edit]
|Close-up view of the brick plug on the left, and the puck plug on the right, with tip ring sleeve plugs and a metal ring around the plug. The puck charger simply had a dark gray shroud, while the brick added the clear plastic charge indicator ring.
Before MagSafe, Apple laptop computers used a shell and socket/pin arrangement, or coaxial power connector. The iBook series introduced a charger that resembled a mini-stereo plug with an additional metal ring. The first puck-shaped iBook chargers simply had a silver plug body, but the square white chargers introduced a color-changing illuminated ring that indicated charging status.
Tripping on an iBook cord or yanking the cord out at an angle could bend the spring contacts inside the connector or break the solder pads under the connector, resulting in a laptop that would fail to charge when connected to the cord, or would only charge if the inserted plug were propped up or pushed down at an angle. An especially forceful yank could flare the outer flange or even break the tip of the power plug.
Replacing a damaged "DC-In Board" in an early 12 inch G3 iBook typically involved an expensive 50-step disassembly of the laptop.[23]
The first generation MagSafe Power Adapter that shipped with original MacBook and MacBook Pro
The second generation MagSafe Power Adapter that shipped with 2012-onwards MacBook Pro and post-2012 MacBook Air models.
MagSafe with both frayed wires and melted casing, as alleged in the 2009 class action lawsuit
- ^ "Apple Unveils New MacBook with Intel Core 2 Duo Processors" (press release). Apple Inc. November 8, 2006.
- ^ Vallese, Julie (July 4, 2001). "'Break-Away' Cord Aims To Make Deep Fryers Safer". CNN. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ^ "Break Away Power Cords, Durez 152". www.dowell.com.hk. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ Prior art for Apple's Magsafe – Patents Stack Exchange
- ^ Fleishman, Glenn (12 March 2015). "Will your new MacBook crash to the ground without MagSafe? (Yes.)". Macworld. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ Kastrenakes, Jacob (27 October 2016). "Apple is killing off MagSafe, one of the MacBook's best features". The Verge. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ July 9, Phillip Tracy |; Am, 2019 09:23. "Apple Just Killed the MacBook Air with Good Keyboard and 12-inch MacBook". www.laptopmag.com. Retrieved 2019-07-13.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- ^ "MacBook". Apple Inc.
- ^ "Intel-Based Apple Portables: Identifying the Right Power Adapter and Power Cord – US". Apple Inc.
- ^ "Apple MagSafe Airline Adapter". Apple Inc. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14.
- ^ "One of Apple's Best Ideas Ever — Made Worse", The New York Times, July 30, 2012
- ^ a b c Shirriff, Ken. "Teardown and exploration of Apple's Magsafe connector". Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ Frakes, Dan (June 15, 2007). "A Third-Party MagSafe Solution?". Mobile Mac (blog of Macworld). Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ^ "US District Court for the District of Northern California, Apple Inc. v Sanho Corporation" (PDF format).
- ^ Cheng, Jacqui (October 18, 2010). "HyperMac To Halt MagSafe Sales, Hopes To Appease Apple – Sanho Corporation, Which Owns the Ever-popular HyperMac, Has Decided To Give …". Ars Technica. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ^ a b "MA538LL/B". Apple Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-02-19.
- ^ Frakes, Dan (August 29, 2008). "Mac MagSaver Protects Your MagSafe Connector". Mobile Me (blog of Macworld). Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ^ Smykil, Jeff (August 20, 2008). "Some MagSafe Adapters Being Replaced by Apple – Apple Is Replacing Certain MagSafe Adapters That Have Proven Not To Be All …". Ars Technica. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ^ Foresman, Chris (May 5, 2009). "Apple Sued over Reputed Fire Hazard of MagSafe Power Adapter – A Class Action Lawsuit Filed Last Week Claims Apple Has Been Negligent in …". Ars Technica. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ^ "MacBook SMC Firmware Update 1.4". Knowledge Base. Apple Inc.
- ^ "Power & Cables - Mac Accessories". Apple. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ Cheng, Jacqui (November 8, 2011). "Frayed MagSafe Power Connector? There's Now a Settlement for That – If You're an Owner of a T-Style MagSafe Connector That Has Frayed Through no …". Ars Technica. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ^ "Installing iBook G3 12-Inch DC in Board" (repair guide). iFixIt.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to MagSafe.
- "The Power of Magnets". Ars Technica (review). MacBook Pro., part of the Ars Technica review of the MacBook Pro dedicated to the MagSafe connector.
- "Where Are the MagSafe Adapters for Cars and Airplanes?". ZDNet.
- "MagSafe" (patent). Apple Inc.


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Finally got the text I could pick up from this incredibly powerful piece by Joshau Bennet.
I watch / read it every time I slip and forget my worth… Enjoy
1. I wish I could put yourvoice in a jar. Wait for those lonely winter nights when I forget what God soundslike, run to the nearest maximum security prison and open it. Watch thenotes bounce off the walls like ricochet bullets etching keyholes into thesternums of every brother in the room. Skeletons opening, rose blossombeautiful to remind you that the way to a black man's heart is not through hisstomach, it is through the heaven in your hello, the echo of my unborn galaxythat pounces forth through your vocal chords, and melts ice grills into oceans,baptising our lips, until harsh words fade from our memories, and we forget whywe stopped calling you divine in the first place.
2. When I was born, my mothers' smile was sobright it knocked the air form my lungs. And i haven't been able to breatheright since. it's something about the way light dances off of your teeth. theway the moon gets jealous when you mock her crescent figure with the shape ofyour mouth, queen. you make the sky insecure. Self-conscious for being forced staresat your face every morning, and realise that the blues of her skin was paintedby that symphony doing cartwheels on your tongue.
3. Who else can make kings out of bastards? Turn afatherless Christmas into a floor full of gifts and a kitchen that smells likethe lord is coming tomorrow. We must eat well tonight. I used to think mysister was a blacksmith. The way she put fire and metal and made kitchenmiracles at 14. Making enough foodto feed a little boy who didn't have the words to say how much she meant to himback then, or didn't have backbone to say so the day he turned 20.
4. Your skin reminds me of everything beautiful Ihave ever known. The colour of ink on a page, the earth we walk on, and thecross that held my Saviour
5. I've seen you crucified too. Spread out onbillboards to be spiritually impaled by millions of men with eyes like nails, whomake martyrs of your daughters. So I'm sorry for the music videos, for JustinTimberlake at the Superbowl, and the young man on the corner this morning. Madeyou just want to shed your flesh and become invisible. Never doubt, they onlyinsults you because… men are confused. We're trained to destroy or conquereverything we see from birth.
6. If I ever see Don Imus in public I'll punch himin the face, one time, for every member of the Rutgers and Tennessee women'sbasketball teams. Then i'll show him a picture of Phylicia Rashad, AssataShakur, Eartha Kitt, my mother, my grandmother, and my 7 year old niece who'sgot eyes like fire bombs, and then dare him to tell me that Black women areonly beautiful in one shade of skin.
7. You are like a sunrise in a nation at war. Youremind people that there is always something worth waking up to.
8. When we are married I will cook. Do the dishes,and whatever else it takes to let you know that traditional gender roles haveno place in the home we build. So my last name is an option. Babysitting thekids a treat we split equally, and our bed will be an ancient temple, where Iconstruct altars of wax on the small of your back. We make love like the sky isfalling; Moving to the rhythm of bed springs and Bel Biv Devoe, angels applaudingin unison, saying this is the way it was meant to be.
9. My daughter will know her fathers' face fromthe day she is born. And I can only pray that this superman complex lasts longenough, for me to deflect the pain this world will aim at her from the momentshe's old enough to realise that the colour brown is still not considered humanmost places. But my daughter will have a smile like a wheelchair, and so evenwhen I am at my worst, when the kryptonite of this putrid planet threatens torender me grounded, the light dancing off of her teeth, will transform theshards of my broken body into heart-shaped blackbirds, taking flight on thewind that reminds me of my saviours hands, of my daughters' smile, of mymothers' laugh when I was in her womb.
10. Never stop pushing. This world needs you nowmore than ever.


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One of the people I follow on Flickr recently posted a photo (click here to view it) of the interior of the former Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church of Duquesne PA in its ruined state. It's hard to believe that anybody would abandon such a grand building and let it deteriorate. This is the story of what happened.
Holy Trinity didn't always look this way of course. The buff brick church building was built on South First Street in 1907 by Slovak immigrants with hopes that the building would grace the neighborhood for many years.
Only 48 years after construction things took a turn for the worse architecturally. According to the website Abandoned.net the church's steeples were removed in 1955 due to "safety concerns".
Then, shortly thereafter it was determined that:
… remodeling was not sufficient for the ongoing maintenance problems plaguing the church. Planning for a new church structure began in the late-1960's and an architect for the new facility, Joseph J. Balobeck and Associates of Pittsburgh, was selected.
According to this version of events it seems that after only 48 years the church was so worn out that it wasn't feasible to repair it. This is only part of the story however. What the Abandoned.net article doesn't tell you is that there were other factors which entered into the decision to vacate the old church building.
Foremost was Vatican II which introduced major changes to the liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church. According to the Diocese Of Pittsburgh:
This church [Holy Trinity] served the congregation until the 1960's. By that time, the church building needed major repairs. In addition, the reforms of Vatican II made it necessary to make major renovations to the building.
Vatican II encouraged greater lay participation in the liturgy and this had ramifications for the layout of new churches as well as the redesign of old ones. According to this article the altar was to be "… relocated and moved as far forward as possible often to the center of the church so the priest is part of the assembly. This also improves sight lines. Items such as altar rails and pulpits are removed as they inhibit the sense of participation. Worshipers should be arranged around the altar so they can see each other."
With changes to the liturgy and the resulting edicts regarding church design (found in "Environment and Art in Catholic Worship") it is easy to see why the decision was made to abandon instead of remodel the pre-Vatican II style church. Plans were made to build a new church 1.5 miles away in West Mifflin Borough.
Ground was broken for the new church on April 7th, 1968 and the dedication ceremony was held April 25, 1970.
As with many other steel towns in Mon-Valley, Duquesne residents abandoned the city (and its horrible air quality) for life the suburbs. The new church with ample parking, located on top of the hill in West Mifflin served the congregation well in this regard.
Today it is sad to see the old yellow brick building on South First Street in such a state of disrepair. Some say the new church is not as beautiful as the old one. (click here and read the comments). But looking back I think the move was a wise decision for the parish.
Only 14 years after the move to the new church, the Duquesne Works (right across the street from the old church building) closed for good and the city of Duquesne entered a death spiral. The population declined from a high of 21,396 in 1930 to 11,410 in 1970 to 5,565 in 2010. The city lost 24% of its population from 2000 to 2010. Median household income at $20,418 is now less than half that of the rest of Pennsylvania.
With the town collapsing all around them, imagine how difficult it would have been to maintain a building with such elaborate stonework, water damaged plaster walls due to crumbling mortar, eroding window tracery, corroded copper saddles and gutters along with a complicated steep roof and two aging steeples. (the cost of scaffolding alone to repair the steeples could easily amount to $100,000.) The new church on the other hand looks practical, non-intimidating, easy to maintain with easy access for older or handicapped members. I can understand the sentimental feelings former parishoners feel when viewing photos like this but I think in retrospect things worked out for the best.
So why am I posting this on Lost Monongahela? Well, first I want to thank the Monongahela resident whose photography brought this to my attention and second, the 1953 photo above came from the archives of Yohe Roofing, Inc., a family owned company which has been doing business in the Monongahela area for generations. I am 99% certain that the steeplejacks pictured below are Marcus Yohe and Paul Gavlak (co-owners of the firm in 1953).
p.s. It looks like population decline slowed considerably between 2010 and 2012, hopefully this marks a turning point for Duquesne.


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Blimey he looks a cuddly little chap, a bit like Fran (TAL).ReplyDelete
Yes, I remember telling American soldiers about drop bears and toggle snakes when they were down here for training, got some funny reactions. :)ReplyDelete
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If they were real, why the hell isn't the Auzzies training these things to be killer kommandos you can drop behind the enemy lines?ReplyDelete
Don't forget the bird eating spiders.ReplyDelete
And the stomach tearing roos, once they get there hind legs up ...your history !ReplyDelete
That's it!! I am not going back over to Oz again!!ReplyDelete
The one creature in Australia that *can't* kill you, but Australians are so terrorized by their natural world and expecting death from every angle can't imagine that these cute creatures aren't also out to eat them.ReplyDelete
One more thing to add to the list of "crazies" to watch out for the next time I visit Australia... :-)ReplyDelete
Oz is just too dangerous for human existence: dunny spiders, box jellies, great whites...you name it Oz has the worst example.ReplyDelete
PS. I hope Her Maj. has a suitable hat protection.ReplyDelete
Another man just got eaten yesterday by a Great White Shark off my local beaches. 2nd kill in two weeks.ReplyDelete
Almost as scary as the Alberta Albino Snow Snakes we have in this part of Canada.ReplyDelete
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Your posture on your horse is key to how you ride and how your horse responds to your cues. In our last blog, we discussed the importance of a good seat. This blog and several of the following blogs will look at each element of good posture.
Your Head
The average adult head weighs about 10 to 11 pounds. The average child's head would then weigh about 5 or 6 pounds. You may think this is not a significant amount of weight, but, when you think about balance, a shift of a few ounces can cause an off-balance situation.
When we ride, we are told to look ahead – look where you want your horse to go. The horse can feel your head move as well as the direction you are looking. Here's why…
Looking down
Take a moment now and look down. What do you feel? You should feel the muscles on the back of your neck stretching. You may also feel movement in your shoulders and possibly down your back. That's a lot of movement!
When you are riding and you are looking down at your hands, at the path, at the horse's feet, you are moving all those muscles and more. And the horse feels it. Some horses are more sensitive to the rider's position and will react to this movement by breaking trot, slowing down, or drifting to the right or left depending on where the rider is looking.
Looking up
Looking up can change your balance by shifting your shoulders behind your hips and causing you to lean back – even if it is ever so slightly. This shift affects your seat and your horse's movement. Some horses may take this as a driving cue and speed up!
Right or Left
Yes, we want to look to the right or left when we want our horse to go in that direction. Turning the head also turns the shoulders, torso, hips, and legs. This tells the horse to move in that direction. We see our horses drift with our riders when they are looking at their parents – who are taking pictures, or are watching the other riders – especially when we are playing games. When asked "why did your horse go there?" the response is usually "because she wanted to" but rarely, "because I was looking that way."
Once our riders have learned that the horse will follow the movement of their head as well as their seat and reins, their riding improves dramatically.
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It seems like rich men often get a lot of attention from women. There are numerous dating sites, social hangouts, and some resources dedicated to helping man find a perfect partner. However, there are also many rich women seeking men. Some are looking for men for relationship, while others just want to have a cute guy around.
What Do Rich Women Search for?
Rich women looking for men actually search for every different type of relationships. Some are seeking for men to date and fill what's missing in their lives. There are also others who just want to have fun and go out with younger men. Some rich women may also be searching for casual dating as well as the activities that come along with it.
Rich Women – Who Are They?
Usually, rich women are always over 40 or over 50 singles. These women had an opportunity to establish themselves in the business industry and have inherited money from their family members and ex-husbands. If they have kids, they are often out of the house and grown up. More often than not, these women do not feel confident with their looks. They may be older as well as think that they're not as attractive as some of younger women out there.
These women have been in their homes for too long and want to have some fun. To get the attention of men, they use their money and spend a lot just for men to stay.
Where to Look for Rich Women?
Rich women might not be hanging out at a local bar. Some rich women haven't dated in a long time and most are cautious of meeting men in shady places. Fortunately, with the presence of internet, rich women can quickly find men to date. There are numerous websites that rich women may join. There are several sites that are also designed specifically for rich women
seeking for men to take care of.
Rich women may contact the man they prefer or a man may contact the women. They must also be honest and open about what they're looking for. They can state if they are searching for dating, relationship or jus someone who wants to have fun. With these sites, women can also find men that they think will be attractive and fun and ready for a date.
The Advantages of Dating Rich Women
There are several advantages that go along with dating rich women. Men aren't expected to pay for the things because rich women have the money that will take care of the bills. Often, rich women are established and have their car and home. That is the reason why they don't expect men to pay for this. Rich women can with men because they like him and not because of what they could get from her.
Dating rich women can be fun. There are numerous rich women seeking for men to have a good time with and date. If you want to experience dating a rich woman, start searching now.


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Monday, March 01, 2010
Out in the yard, helplessly moving plant pots around like blank chess pieces, I overheard Radio One.
It's being listened to by the adjacent builders.
How can this be?
Sarah Cox, standing in for Fearne Cotton, teases the (male) listeners with constant references to breasts, as though she is a man herself, and a misogynist one at that.
She must be utterly desperate to be one of the lads: I have never heard such pleading to not be a woman in my life.
She interviews someone called Davina (could it be McCall? I hope not! Surely she has more sense!). Davina is riding a bicycle for Sports Relief and, over and over again, tells us how sweaty she is in her lycra gear. This seems infinitely more important to her than raising money for a charity; did she work out this priority for herself or did the producers of the show persuade her to demean herself in this way?
And the BBC is axing BBC 6, the station that plays proper music to proper listeners.
That's what happens in a recession, isn't it? The tw*ts return from the wings, triumphantly brushing aside any sort of social progress, and if you don't go with their flow you get stuck in a backwater and labelled boring and worst of all, 'a feminist'.
Well, a 'Sarah Cox' is not a good thing to be, is it?
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I really don't want to know about Davina (probably) McCall being sweaty in lycra - but Malcolm might .....


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I've written a few times about what seems to be an exploding tech scene in NYC. This is sometimes interpreted as arguing that NYC is a better place to start a company than the Valley. Most recently, Matt Mireles seems to be addressing people like me with his critique of the NYC startup scene (he makes some good points as does Caterina Fake in her response).I've never meant my arguments to be about where it is better to start a company. California is a phenomenal place to start a tech company. NYC is a great place as well. (Note to Matt – it's hard for first time founders everywhere). To me, the important question isn't which place is better, but rather how we import the things that make the Valley great into NYC. As I said last year:
New York City has many of the same strengths as Silicon Valley – merit-driven capitalism, the embrace of newcomers and particularly immigrants, and a consistent willingness to reinvent itself. Silicon Valley will always be the mecca of technology, but now that people here are getting back to, as Obama says, making things, New York City has a shot at becoming relevant again in the tech world.
I spent the past week in California and had the honour of meeting some legendary venture investors. I was deeply impressed: they are legends for a reason. Of course, they are incredibly smart and hard working and all of that, but most impressively, it was clear that they truly believe in making big bets on ambitious, seemingly wacky ideas to try to change the world. Every VC has this rhetoric on their website, but – at least in my experience – most just want to make incremental money on incremental technologies.
(Side note: I noticed that the more powerful the VC, the more likely they were to pay close attention, show up on time, and not bring phones/computers into meetings. I guess when you are changing the world, emails can wait an hour for a response).
California should be NYC's role model and ally. The enemy should be people and institutions who make money but don't actually create anything useful. In NYC, this mostly means Wall Street, along with the Wall Street mindset that sometimes infects East Coast VC's (emphasis on financial engineering, needing to see metrics & "traction" vs betting on people and ideas, etc).
Matt should do what's best for his company. God knows it's hard enough doing a startup – you don't need to carry the weight of reinvigorating a region on your back as well. That might mean moving to California. Meanwhile, forward-thinking investors and founders in NYC will continue trying to make things that change the world – in other words, trying to make NYC more like the Valley.
Chris Dixon is Cofounder of Hunch. He's also an investor in early-stage technology companies, including Skype (acquired by eBay), Postini (acquired by Google), Flarion (acquired by Qualcomm), Gracenote (acquired by Sony), P.A. Semi (acquired by Apple), Celtel (IPO), BladeLogic (acquired by BMC), TrialPay, Gerson Lehrman Group, ScanScout, OMGPOP, BillShrink, Oddcast, Panjiva, Knewton, and a handful of other startups that are still in stealth mode.
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Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris
Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris Review
- Exotic items look nicer this time around
- Unbalanced gameplayPlayers from the base game are locked outside contentRepetitiveLack of a story
Bottom LineThe Curse of Osiris was Bungie's first journey into delivering a larger end game experience for Destiny 2. That journey has not gone well.
I couldn't believe that by the time I finished Curse of Osiris, my love for Destiny 2 started to diminish.
The more I play, the less I want to see things through on the surface of Mercury and that's saying something considering the entire game world is beautifully done but ultimately barren.
I have nothing but admiration for the Bungie camp and the general opinion from the player base who have been loyal to them coming from the days of Halo, I say that they really do need to get their act together or risk losing a player base that's had quite enough.
Before I get into that, let's talk about the good things that they have done with this expansion.
The expansion brings a lot of things from Destiny 1 and even a bit of lore that players who jumped on the second game can explore and learn about. The level cap has been increased to 25 and power ratings have now gone to 330. There's some cool new weapons albeit that will face the nerf hammer and this goes without saying that the best items are in the Eververse. A fair number of ships, shaders, ghost shells, sparrows and emotes are locked away as you grind to get more bright engrams, or you could just buy them if you don't feel the grind.
Now onto the bad, the story is almost entirely irrelevant and that's because you keep doing the same things, over and over again. You'll finish the entire game in one sitting under 2 hours and over the course of six missions that most of the time unfolds in Mercury where the expansion is based and it takes you on a few off world missions to keep things fresh but when you find that there's one Lost Sector, one public event and not much else to keep you engaged, things become quickly stale.


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Cindy Anthony Explains "Hairbrush-gate". Denies Deliberately Misleading The FBI.
Heck, it sounds reasonable to me, so let's just let this crap go and focus on putting Larry Garrison behind bars somewhere:
Heck, it sounds reasonable to me, so let's just let this crap go and focus on putting Larry Garrison behind bars somewhere:
Hmmm…let's see.
We have the Anthonys' former publicist, Larry Garrison, who pocketed money from their interviews, coming forth with an incriminating email from Cindy Anthony about deliberately not giving the FBI a correct hair sample of little Caylee's.
Wait. Hold on a minute, while I put on my hip boots, so that I can wade through this field of bull poo.
If Larry Garrison felt that Cindy did something wrong, why did he wait until now to supply this information? I've never heard of "publicist-client privilege", so why didn't he report this as soon as he found out? Is it more of a crime now, after he no longer works for the Anthonys, than then?
Why are people so quick to accept the word of a proven crook? Is the hate for Casey Anthony so out of control, until people are willing to burn everybody associated with her – especially her parents?
Has anybody pointed out to Mr. Garrison that, by knowingly withholding such, allegedly, vital information, he can be charged as an accomplice? No, I didn't think so.
This is obviously an attempt by Garrison to keep the crook spotlight off of himself.
A judge has denied a controversial motion to put a gag order on Casey Anthony's attorney Jose Baez.
On Tuesday, prosecutors argued in court for the gag order, which would prevent Anthony's attorney Jose Baez from speaking out about the case. They said Baez's frequent statements to the media are tainting the possible jury pool when Anthony goes on trial next year for the murder of her 3-year-old Caylee Anthony.
However, Baez said prosecutors and investigators have done that by leaking information over the last several months.
The state's motion also included a gag order on Casey's parents George and Cindy Anthony. However, the judge told them in court any order he issued would not apply to them.
After all has been said and done by the media and others to try and make Jose Baez look incompetent, he still always comes through in the courtroom like a true pro:


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Tue 1/28/14:
Freezing cold here in Mississippi…it is sleeting right now and supposed to snow. That being said, people will get crazy here. All the schools will shut down, a lot of businesses will close, people won't show up for appointments, there will be more wrecks than usually.
It will be a crazy day. I love living in Mississippi and really wouldn't live anywhere else. I love the short winters, early springs and long hot summers. You can play golf almost year round…and be outside mostly year round. The hotter…the better for me.
Luckily, we don't have a lot of days like today. Yes, it will be somewhat chaotic. I will have to slow down and be watchful all around today because of the weather conditions. I will manage… All I can do is adjust and be prepared for a slow day. I don't know how many times to day I will say come on March 1st! March 1st in my mind means SRINGTIME! It may be cold on March 1st, but to me spring will be here.
Fixing to shower and get a quickie workout here at the house. Do some FT exercises and work on my 30 min squat challenge. Eat a good breakfast and off I go down the icy interstate. Nothing really changes for me even in bad weather conditions…
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Monday, September 18th, 2006
Mitch Kapor Hiring
Web UI Developer-Open Source Applications Foundation
OSAF is looking for a Web UI Developer to join our team building a world class Web application for calendaring and personal information management. An ideal candidate would have deep skills in JavaScript, DOM, and CSS, and a background in Software Engineering. We're looking for someone with a passion for building great Web applications!
* Design and develop UI elements and behaviors, services, and application logic using JavaScript/DOM/CSS.
* Push the limits of existing Web technologies to create the best possible user experiences.
* Collaborate with the design team to define application design and architecture.
* Advocate Web-app development best practices, with a focus on consistency and reuse.
* Participate in the growth of a new open source community around OSAF's ecosystem of products.
* Bachelor's degree and at least five years' Web development experience or equivalent.
* Strong skills in Ajax technologies including JavaScript, XHTML, DOM, CSS, and XHR.
* Understanding of OOP and event-driven programming.
* Understanding of browser compatibility issues.
* Ability to understand and extend an existing application's architecture and design.
* Strong architecture / software engineering skills
* Willingness to work collaboratively.
* Willingness to spend part of your time facilitating the development of an open source community.
* Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
* Excellent project management skills — self-directed and capable of working effectively in an agile environment.
Experience in the following a plus:
* Knowledge of Ajax-related technologies such as JSON, XML, XSLT, Comet, etc.
* Experience with JavaScript/Ajax toolkits such as Dojo, Prototype, MochiKit, DWR, etc.
* Experience with desktop GUI toolkits (e.g. MFC, Cocoa, GTK)
* Experience with graphics applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator, or GIMP.
* Knowledge of W3C and IETF standards.
* Knowledge of HCI and UI-design principles.
* Strong interest in building and participating in open source communities.
* Experience with personal information management software.
Sr. Web UI Developer – Foxmarks
Foxmarks, LLC is developing a novel, user-driven approach to finding the information that matters on the Web. Founded by industry pioneer Mitch Kapor (Lotus, EFF, Mozilla, Open Source Applications Foundation, Second Life), it combines approaches from search engines, social bookmarking services, and Wikipedia-style content collaboration.
This is a chance to work on a project which is going to make a difference in the world. We have a stimulating work environment with smart, hard-working people and a commitment to treating people well. Our SOMA offices are sunny, casual and dog-friendly, and are easy to get to from BART, Caltrain and MUNI.
We are seeking a Software Engineer to architect and implement the user-facing components of the next generation Foxmarks system. In this role, you will be responsible for a variety of components, including the Foxmarks extension for Firefox, and an AJAX-y front-end for Foxmarks' next-generation web application.
You will play a central part in the Foxmarks product development, working with Product Management to define the product; working with the Interaction Designer to specify the details of the UI, working with other members of the Development staff to define API's, and working with Customer Service to respond to input from customers.
* 5+ years web development experience;
* 2+ years experience with Javascript;
* Deep experience with AJAX, XHTML, DOM, CSS;
* Experience implementing consumer-focused user interfaces;
* Collaborative working style;
* Experience with XUL/developing Mozilla-based extensions a plus;
* Experience developing extensions Microsoft Internet Explorer a plus;
* Visual design skills/familiarity with visual design tools (like Illustrator, Photoshop)a plus;
* Familiarity with frameworks such as Dojo, Prototype, and Rico a plus.
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Kapor Enterprises, Inc.
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|Alpha Release
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Declaring dependencies
To add a dependency on Paging, you must add the Google Maven repository to your project. Read Google's Maven repository for more information.
Add the dependencies for the artifacts you need in the
build.gradle file for
your app or module:
dependencies { def paging_version = "2.1.2" implementation "androidx.paging:paging-runtime:$paging_version" // For Kotlin use paging-runtime-ktx // alternatively - without Android dependencies for testing testImplementation "androidx.paging:paging-common:$paging_version" // For Kotlin use paging-common-ktx // optional - RxJava support implementation "androidx.paging:paging-rxjava2:$paging_version" // For Kotlin use paging-rxjava2-ktx }
For information on using Kotlin extensions, see ktx documentation.
For more information about dependencies, see Add Build Dependencies.
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Version 2.1.2
Version 2.1.2
March 18, 2020
androidx.paging:paging:2.1.2 is released. Version 2.1.2 contains these commits against 2.1.0.
Bug Fixes
- Fix for
IndexOutOfBoundsExceptionin rare cases when converting a position during invalidation.
Release issue
Paging version
2.1.1was released incorrectly from a misconfigured branch, exposing partially-implemented APIs and functionality upcoming in a future release.
2.1.2contains the load-centering fix originally released in 2.1.1, but this time correctly cherry-picked atop the 2.1.0 release. It is strongly recommended to upgrade to this release, if you are currently on 2.1.1.
Version 2.1.1
Version 2.1.1
December 18, 2019
androidx.paging:paging-*:2.1.1 is released. Version 2.1.1 contains these commits.
Bug fixes
- Contiguous initial loads from PositionalDataSources are now centered around last access when placeholders disabled
Version 2.1.0
Version 2.1.0
January 25, 2019
2.1.0 is released with no changes from
Version 2.1.0-rc01
December 6, 2018
2.1.0-rc01 is released with no changes from
Version 2.1.0-beta01
November 1, 2018
2.1.0-beta01 is released with no changes from
Version 2.1.0-alpha01
October 12, 2018
2.1.0-alpha01 has two major additions - page dropping, and KTX extension libraries for every artifact - as well as several other API changes and bugfixes.
API Changes
- Added
PagedList.Config.Builder.setMaxSize()for limiting the number of loaded items in memory.
- Added
androidx.paging.Config()as a Kotlin alternative for
- Added
androidx.paging.PagedList()as a Kotlin alternative for
- Added
DataSourceFactory.toLiveData()as a Kotlin alternative for
- Added
toFlowable()as Kotlin alternatives for
- Added
AsyncPagedListDiffer.addPagedListListener()for listening to when PagedList is swapped. b/111698609
- Added
PagedListAdapter.onCurrentListChanged()variant that passes old and new list, deprecated previous variant.
- Added
PagedListAdapter/AsyncPagedListDiffer.submitList()variants which take an additional callback that triggers if/when the pagedlist is displayed, after diffing. This allows you to synchronize a PagedList swap with other UI updates. b/73781068
PagedList.getLoadedCount()added to let you know how many items are in memory. Note that the return value is always equal to
.size()if placeholders are disabled.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a race condition when diffing if lists are reused b/111591017
PagedList.loadAround()now throws
IndexOutOfBoundsExceptionwhen index is invalid. Previously it could crash with an unclear other exception.
- Fixed a case where an extremely small initial load size together with unchanged data would result in no further loading b/113122599
Version 2.0.0
Version 2.0.0
October 1, 2018
2.0.0 is released with a single bugfix.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a crash that could occur with very fast scrolling using
PositionalDataSourceand placeholders b/114635383.
Version 2.0.0-beta01
July 2, 2018
Bug Fixes
- Fixed content disappearing in some prepend cases (placeholders disabled, PositionalDataSource) b/80149146
- (Already released in
1.0.1) Fixed crashes where
AsyncPagedListDifferwould fail to signal move events. b/110711937
Pre-AndroidX Dependencies
For the pre-AndroidX versions of Paging that follow, include these dependencies:
dependencies {
def paging_version = "1.0.0"
implementation "android.arch.paging:runtime:$paging_version"
// alternatively - without Android dependencies for testing
testImplementation "android.arch.paging:common:$paging_version"
// optional - RxJava support
implementation "android.arch.paging:rxjava2:$paging_version"
Version 1.0.1
Version 1.0.1
June 26, 2018
1.0.1 is released with a single bugfix in
runtime. We highly recommend using
1.0.1 for stability. Paging RxJava2
1.0.1 is also released, and is identical to
Bug Fixes
- Fixed crashes where
AsyncPagedListDifferwould fail to signal move events. b/110711937
RxJava2 Version 1.0.0
RxJava2 Version 1.0.0-rc1
May 16, 2018
Paging RxJava2
1.0.0-rc1 is moving to release candidate with no changes from the initial
Version 1.0.0
Version 1.0.0-rc1
April 19, 2018 Paging Release Candidate
We do not have any more known issues or new features scheduled for the
1.0.0 release. Please upgrade your projects to use
1.0.0-rc1 and
help us battle test it so that we can ship a rock solid
There are no changes in this release, it is the same as
Version 1.0.0-beta1
April 5, 2018
Paging will be in beta for a short time before progressing to release candidate.
We are not planning further API changes for
Paging 1.0, and the bar for any API changes is very high.
Alpha RxJava2 support for Paging is released as a separate optional module (
and will temporarily be versioned separately until it stabilizes.
This new library provides an RxJava2 alternative to
LivePagedListBuilder, capable of constructing
Observables and
Flowables, taking
Schedulers instead of
val pagedItems = RxPagedListBuilder(myDataSource, /* page size */ 50) .setFetchScheduler(myNetworkScheduler) .buildObservable()
Observable<PagedList<Item>> pagedItems = RxPagedListBuilder(myDataSource, /* page size */ 50) .setFetchScheduler(myNetworkScheduler) .buildObservable();
New Features
RxPagedListBuilderis added via the new
API Changes
API changes to clarify the role of executors in builders:
PagedList.mCallbacksmember to be private.
Bug Fixes
LivePagedListBuildertriggers initial
PagedListload on the specified executor, instead of the Arch Components IO thread pool.
Fixed invalidate behavior in internal
DataSourcewrappers (used to implement
DataSource.map, as well as placeholder-disabled
PositionalDataSourceloading) b/77237534
Version 1.0.0-alpha7
March 21, 2018
1.0.0-alpha7 is released alongside Lifecycles
1.1.1. As Paging alpha7 depends on the move of the
Function class mentioned above, you will need to update your
lifecycle:runtime dependency to
alpha7 is planned to be the final release before Paging hits beta.
API Changes
DataSource.LoadParamsobjects now have a public constructor and
DataSource.LoadCallbackobjects are now abstract. This enables wrapping a
DataSourceor directly testing a
DataSourcewith a mock callback. b/72600421
- Mappers for DataSource and DataSource.Factory
map(Function<IN,OUT>)allows you to transform, wrap, or decorate results loaded by a
mapByPage(<List<IN>,List<OUT>>)enables the same for batch processing (e.g. if items loaded from SQL need to additionally query a separate database, that can be done as a batch.)
PagedList#getDataSource()is added as a convenience method b/72611341
- All deprecated classes have been removed from the API, including the remains of
recyclerview.extensionspackage, and the
DataSource.Factoryis changed from an interface to an abstract class to enable map functionality.
Bug Fixes
- Changed Builders to be final. b/70848565
- Room
DataSourceimplementation is now fixed to handle multi-table queries - this fix is contained within Room 1.1.0-beta1, see above.
- Fixed a bug where
BoundaryCallback.onItemAtEndLoadedwould not be invoked for
PositionalDataSourceif placeholders are enabled and the total size is an exact multiple of the page size.
Version 1.0.0-alpha5
January 22, 2018
Bug Fixes
- Fix page loading when placeholders are disabled b/70573345
- Additional logging for tracking down IllegalArgumentException bug b/70360195 (and speculative Room-side fix)
- Javadoc sample code fixes b/70411933, b/71467637


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In late August Karimu submitted yet another grant request to the St. Luke's Foundation, Salisbury NC. for $21,942.00 for food for the students at Msalato Theological College. Word came today that we were granted that amount! You cannot imagine what a fortune that is in Africa and how thrilled Jessie and I are. This generous and amazing foundation has now granted almost $120,000.00 to aid the people in this drought prone region of Tanzania. It is hard not to say: "w00-hoo," but what we really say is: "Thanks be to God." YOU, Yahweh, have given them their daily bread.
We also learned that because of the drought the cost of a bag of maize (their staple food) has doubled in price, and Dec. 2015 and January 2016 the situation is expected to worsen. This affects the students who must find food for their families as well as money for their food-fee to pay to the college. Most simply cannot do both.
It is almost impossible for those of us in such an abundant land to come close to understanding the poverty and the hunger in developing countries. Today I noticed a loaf of beautiful whole grain bread in my refrigerator that had mold on it. Having been to Tanzania five times and witnessing the poverty, I still find myself being wasteful.
What does this picture have to do with bread and the grant you might ask ~ not much really. It just shows how they dry their cups after tea time.


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Years ago, I used a pantograph to enlarge (or reduce) images for relief carving. It was a wonderful tool in that I can't draw worth a darn and I was able to reproduce a drawing with near perfect proportion for carving. I am not sure what happened to my pantograph but somewhere along the line, it dropped off the planet. I have wished I had it on many occasions as its capabilities go well beyond that of a copy machine for size… not to mention, it eliminates the need for carbon paper.
Not long ago I received my April 2011 Newsletter from Highland Woodworking and lo and behold there was a great article titled Using a Pantograph. The article was written by Kevin McGuire of Playful Plans. Kevin designs innovative, vintage-inspired playthings for young people. Be sure to explore the Playful Plans site… it's a lot of fun and I am sure you will enjoy it. Both Highland Hardware and Kevin have graciously given permission to me to re-print the article here in the White Eagle Studios' Web Log. As an aside, let me mention that Highland Woodworking is a great tool source with impeccable customer service. Enjoy the article:
Using the Pantograph
by Kevin McGuire
Asheville, NC
The invention of this ingenious tool for copying and resizing images dates to at least the 1600's. While seeming primitive it has peculiar advantages over modern digital imaging for resizing, as we will see.
I purchased my vintage K & E Model 1144 21″ pantograph for a song at auction, and it has been an essential part of my tool kit ever since. You'll find links for more information about purchasing- and making your own- pantographs at the end of this article.
The basic elements of the pantograph are four scaled bars (or if you like, two pairs of hinged bars) fabricated from hardwood, composite, or even cardboard, with the pairs flipped into opposition and held together by pinned or threaded connectors (screw-eyes on my pantograph) which allow variable enlargements (and reductions) to be transferred from your original image onto a blank sheet.
Properly assembled, the fulcrum, tracer and pencil point will be in a straight line with one another, and the interior of the pantograph will resemble a parallelogram in shape:
In this example I want to enlarge the 1/4″-scaled Fred Flounder Project (Plan FF1) to the correct 1/2″ scale (or full scale) for tracing the body outline onto my wood stock.
Referring to the above and detailed photos below, the critical mechanical parts of the pantograph are: the fulcrum fastened to your work surface, typically by a clamp or tacks such as push pins. I use a pair of brads inserted through the fulcrum into a pair of pre-drilled holes on my laminate top. Think of the fulcrum as a small vise securing and locating the otherwise moveable parts of the pantograph:
The pivot or sliding support which balances the pantograph in use:
The tracer with the needle tip which follows the original's lines during use:
And the pencil point which transfers the image's lines to the blank. Note that this is the only part of the pantograph that you will touch while making your transfer. Your eyes will be on the original, moving the tracer's point along the lines to be copied, while your fingertips will maintain slight pressure onto the pencil point as you make the copy.
How to use a pantograph
While the downloaded Fred Flounder plan's background grid measures 1/4″ x 1/4″ per grid square, the actual size per square is listed as 1/2″ x 1/2″- so a 200% enlargement of the original is required. (You can certainly just enlarge it on your copier, but this article is about using the pantograph!). Always measure to confirm the grid size of your original with a rule before adjusting the pantograph.
The heart of the pantograph is a set of adjustable scaled bars which feature those strange-looking number patterns and through-holes for the connectors. Various increments for adjustment are marked on the paired bars depending on the pantograph you're using.
Because of the physical limitations of the typical pantograph, intermediate adjustment options are always more limited as the scaling increases. On my unit, for smaller scaling (x2 or x3 for example), 1/8 increments are offered; at the unit's largest scaling limit, you move from x7 to a single x8 adjustment with no intermediaries – take it or leave it! And that's one whopping enlargement, so I hope you have a great big work surface…and a great big piece of paper.
This photo illustrates the pair of "2's" which will be connected by the screw-eye, corresponding to our project's x2 (or 200%) enlargement. Don't over-tighten the connection – it should be just slightly loose so the bars move without friction:
Repeat the same connection on the opposing pair of bars.
With the pantograph adjusted and secured by the fulcrum, place the original image in position on your work surface so that the tracer's tip aligns with the line you wish to copy. Cellophane tape secures the original to your work surface.
Now, using a blank paper at least twice the size of the original, position it parallel to the original and beneath the pencil point – but keep the point raised slightly while you adjust the paper's location until you convince yourself that as you trace the original, the pencil point's tip will be confined to the blank paper! No use enlarging the original if some of it wanders onto your work surface…secure the blank with tape, and you're ready to go.
Keeping your eye on the original's line you wish to copy, follow it with the tracer needle by moving the pencil point maintaining light fingertip pressure. Here is the pencil point:
It takes very little pressure on the point to create your copy. I use my little fingertip to balance it as I carefully follow the line on the original with the tracer. You will experiment and find your own way.
Yes, it's about precision, but more about keeping a bit of speed up and continuing your movement until you complete each outline you wish to copy. As with everything it requires practice but is very easy to master.
With the mechanism set up, this outline took under two minutes to complete.That's nearly as fast as making a digital enlargement on your copier, and a whole lot less expensive in the long run. Rather than using copy paper I use thick card stock or thin cardboard as blanks for my enlarged patterns so they can be trimmed, saved and used as patterns many times. Both are impossible to run through my own copier.
Again, exactitude as to the line is secondary to getting the enlargement to correct scale. After all, you will be reworking your traced enlargement onto your wood stock when you get to your bench.
A simple homemade pantograph, but looks like it would work! This couple's site rocks:
Vintage design notes for pantographs.
Also includes a commercial link for Alvin's 18″ model currently available online.
Thank you for reading and thank you to Kevin McGuire and Highland Woodworking for allowing the re-print of this valuable article.
Stay sharp and Happy Carving!
Please visit my web site at www.WhiteEagleStudios.com.


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Whether you are sipping tea alone or as part of a savory or sweet course, there are many ways to enhance its flavor that would appeal to even someone who claims to dislike every variety of tea. My personal favorites are Earl Grey, peppermint, and oolong. My least favorite is chamomile. When faced by a strong and often bitter tea like black tea, my solution is a lot of cream and sweetener. Of course, if you're looking for a sweet, non-alcoholic beverage, the answer may be chai…which provides a blend of spices that overcomes a multitude of errors that can occur in the brewing process.
Sun brewed tea is the beverage I most frequently cite in the Natalie Seachrist Hawaiian mysteries. This may bring images of a large bottle filled with water and a few tea bags set out in the sun. And that is indeed how most people prepare it. But because of health issues, you may want to follow the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and the National Tea Association, which I offer below.
Prior to making any tea, you need to determine the type of tea and the volume you wish to make. I have found most recipes use a ratio of 4 tea bags [or 5 teaspoons of tea leaves] per quart of water. Your next consideration is the container you will use for the steeping process. Teapot or bottle, make sure the container is clean. If making a large quantity of tea, use a large glass bottle or jug with a secure cap.
The following guidelines for making sun tea are suggested by the Centers for Disease Control and the National Tea Association.
~ Brew tea bags at 195° Fahrenheit [91° Celsius ] for three to five minutes
I believe they mean for one to use a small amount of water for this step in the process
~ Brew only enough tea to be consumed within a few hours
~ Tea bags can be placed in a refrigerator for overnight brewing
For all brewing methods, remember that the longer tea is steeped, the more bitter it becomes
~ Never maintain brewed tea more than eight hours at room temperature
~ Discard unused tea after eight hours
If you choose to place your container with water and tea in the sun, you need to determine the warmth of sunshine in your area that day. I found that many recipes suggest that the optimal environment for brewing sun tea is placing the container in full sun in a temperature of about 100° degrees F [38° C] for three to five hours. Whether on the counter, in the sun, or the refrigerator, the longer you leave the tea in the water, the more bitter the taste will become. That is why traditional steeping in a teapot is for about five minutes.
If you are making the tea for your personal consumption, you probably already know how you like your beverage. But if you are in the mood to experiment, or are preparing a beverage for an event, there are some additives you might want to consider, keeping in mind that you want to appeal to the majority of any guests partaking of your brew.
~ You may want to leave your batch of tea unsweetened, if you are using it for a gathering of people whose dietary needs are unknown
~ If you choose to add a sweetener, you have several choices
Be aware that while sugar dissolves quickly in warm liquids, it does not in cold beverages
Honey comes from many sources, and can be very specific in flavor
I find Agave syrup [in varied color and depth of flavor] fairly neutral
~ Fruits and juices, such as lemon, peach, and mango are quite popular
~ Spices such as allspice, cinnamon or clove add a depth of flavor
~ Herbs, such as mint are a classic touch; you can experiment with ones that complement the rest of your menu
~ For those seeking an alcoholic kick, there are many cocktails from which to choose, but we'll save that topic for another day
~ I often mention using pineapple cores as a decorative as well as flavorful stir stick [This has been a popular feature in Island restaurants for a very long time, as it utilizes a product otherwise ignored and tossed out]
~ Sprigs of fresh mint or other herbs add a final touch of elegance to a tall glass of tea
~ You might even consider making ice cubes with just a few pieces of crushed fresh herbs
I have not specified which herbs you might want to include in your tea making. As mentioned with other recipes, it's entirely a matter of personal taste. While I enjoy Earl Grey tea, I don't particularly care for the scent of lavender, so that's not an herb I put in my tea. Classic herbs for tea include mint, lemon verbena, thyme, and jasmine. Be daring, try something new, in small measure, until you determine your preference!
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Oh my goodness, I said I'd start posting on this blog at the beginning of October and now it's nearly mid-November! Sorry, guys… but hey, I'm here now.
So, about Teen Fiction Girl.
I literally only removed one letter from the name, so it might be somewhat easy to guess that this blog is going to be about the same kind of thing as Tween Fiction Girl. That is, I'll be doing the same kind of book reviews (I read a book, give a basic story outline, talk about the ups and downs, and then give the book a final rating), movie reviews (the same as book reviews, except with movies instead), gaming tips and stories (just me rambling about the things I learn as a gamer), writing/fiction tips and stories (because it wouldn't be Teen Fiction Girl without the fiction, right?), fiction stories (which I like to call Fiction Fridays, as they're posted on Fridays), and a plethora of other random, assorted nerdy awesomeness.
This is just a warning for those of you who may have showed up for the gaming half of the blog: this is November, which means most of my sooner posts will be about NaNoWriMo, the awesomest writing gimmick to ever hit the Interwebs. For those of you that don't know, it's like a month-long writing race to complete an entire novel (or at least your word count goal) in one month. NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month, which is pretty descriptive. It's amazingly fun to do, and if you like writing, you should certainly at least try.
Well, anyway, that's it for this post, folks! Thanks so much for visiting my new blog!
~ Summer


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India's most innovative and disruptive startups are attending Techcircle Startup 2012 to learn from and share notes with the country's top entrepreneurs, like-minded peers, and angel & early-stage investors. The event will be held on Dec 11 at Le Méridien in Delhi.
Speakers from highly innovative and disruptive tech companies across hot segments like e-commerce, software, mobile, cloud and consumer services will join the startup summit for meaningful conversations based on hands-onexperience, instead of run-of-the-mill company presentations. In addition, there will be angel and venture capital investors who are looking to spot the next big thing in the Indian startup ecosystem.
Live Funding
If you are a startup with a highly innovative technology or a beta product, have some market traction (such as a big customer or two) and have a small team, you can apply for Live Funding. We will shortlist 15 companies from the applications we receive and during the event, they can make a pitch to India's most prominent investors and receive instant funding commitment.
Five out of the 15 presenting companies have an opportunity to receive live funding to the tune of Rs 5-25 lakh from India's most prominent angel investors. What's more, those investors will transfer the funds in a week, after completing the necessary documentation and formalities. Once shortlisted, the Techcircle team will work closely with the startup team to refine the pitch to be made to the investors at Startup 2012.
So rush your applications before Nov 30. Click to download the Live Funding application form.
Co-Founder Dating
Here, we will connect like-minded entrepreneurs who are seeking other co-founders for their businesses. You can meet a co-founder with a tech background or from verticals like marketing, finance or operations.
To apply for Co-Founder Dating, please click .
In addition, we have a full-day programme featuring insightful fireside chats to discover startup challenges and opportunities; five mistakes startups make & how to avoid them; how internet entrepreneurship has evolved from the 1990s till date; parallel entrepreneurship in India – what gets an entrepreneur going and the pitfalls to avoid; building world class tech and sales teams; raising capital for your startup; making most of the Indian accelerator ecosystem building a global vision for your company and many other relevant topics.
Some of the prominent speakers joining the startup event include:
Aloke Bajpai – CEO, iXiGO
Amar Goel – Founder & Chairman, Komli Media India
Anupama Arya – Co-founder, The Hatch
Harish Bahl – Founder & CEO, Smile Interactive
Mukund Mohan – CEO, Microsoft Accelerator & active angel investor
Vijay Anand – Founder & CEO, The Startup Centre
Vijay Shekhar Sharma – CMD, One97 Communications Ltd
Vishwanath Alluri – Founder & Chairman, IMImobile
Sanjeev Bikhchandani – Founder & Vice-Chairman, Info Edge Ltd
Watch this space for more updates on new entrepreneur-speakers joining the summit.
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"If any of the utterances of this Servant may not be comprehended, or may lead to perturbation, the same must be inquired of again, that no doubt may linger, and the meaning be clear as the face of the Beloved One shining from the Glorious Station.", The Seven Valleys
Please write and share your thoughts, or point out a mistake that you've found. Friends around the world will be grateful if you know of additional translations to include on the Languages page. Thanks! —Michael Micheletti


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Favorite Destination
Kuta is a favorite destination from travelers and visitors around the world because it is complete with anything you needs from culinary, cafes, malls, beaches or any other activities for your whole family. We have a suggestion for your next special getaway with friends or whole family, Waterbom Bali. Waterbom Bali is the third best waterparks in the world so this is a must visit place for you on your holiday in Bali.
Waterbom Bali has many choices of game challenge to test your adrenaline, such as funtastic, pipeline, phyton, green vipers, fast n fierce, twin racers, constrictor, lazy river, superbowl, climax, double twist, smash down, boomerang and the newest one is Flow Rider. They also provide choice of restaurants, swim-up bar, spa and many more. Located on Jalan Kartika Plaza, Kuta or less than 15 minutes from Berry Glee Hotel.
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