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Friday, August 5, 2011
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- AnonymousAugust 5, 2011 at 8:48 AM
Happy Birthday!! It looks like you hit the jackpot on presents. Have a great day :DReplyDelete
Happy Birthday! Hope the rest of your day is just as great!ReplyDelete
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Yay indian cookbook! I've been meaning to buy one recently too. Also, Percy is a good name, my dog agrees too.ReplyDelete
have a good day!! C:C:C:
Happy Birthday!ReplyDelete
Happy birthday! What a wonderful guy you have! Indian food is fantastic--butter chicken? YUM.ReplyDelete
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! ^_^ReplyDelete
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!! looks liek your guys got some good taste.. those shoes look so cute!ReplyDelete
<3 steffy
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Happy birthday! He really did an amazing job with the presents, those shoes are fantastic!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday! :DReplyDelete
Happy birthday :DReplyDelete
I hope you have a superr day ♥
Happy birthday!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to see you in your shoes!!!!!! I hope you have an amazing birthday weekend!!!!ReplyDelete
Oh my word! You lucky thing!! Those shoes are amazing!!!ReplyDelete
Happy belated birthday lovely :)
xx Aliya
happy birthday pretty lady!!!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday! Wow! What great gifts!ReplyDelete
Happy birthday! Looks like you've got quite the haul :) Indian food is awesome, I'm lucky enough to have grown up having it everyday!ReplyDelete
<3 Linda
Happiest of birthdays to you! Eeek! I'm jealous! Your curling iron, shoes, and Indian cookbook look absolutely awesome! <3ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday!!! If I ever end up with a little boy dog, I'm naming him Sir Percival Blakeney (after the Scarlet Pimpernel). He'll be Percy, for short. Yes, I have put too much thought into it!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday, you lucky lady! :) I agree, Indian food is the bomb diggity. I would eat it every day if I could. Hope you're having the most fabulous birthday ever!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday!! :) I love that your boy spoiled you so! Hope you have a Wonderful day!!ReplyDelete
Much Aloha,
Aww, happy birthday! I hope you have a lovely day! And it looks like you got lots of wonderful gifts! Those shoes are beautiful ♥ReplyDelete
Ohh Happy birthday!!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday!! What a wonderful suprise!ReplyDelete
These pictures are so cute ! :)ReplyDelete
Happy birthday to you!! Enjoy all the attention and being spoiled ;)ReplyDelete
i looked through your blog and absolutely love what you're doing with your hair and make-up (also the outfits off course :) ) that dark red lipstick is so pretty on you, makes we wanna try it out too
Happy belated birthday for yesterday! May there be an awesome year ahead full of good Indian and even better shoes!ReplyDelete
Lots of love from Sydney,
x Kel
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Happy birthday! x hivennReplyDelete
Hope you had a great birthday!ReplyDelete
Let me tell you your blog is amazing!
Happy Birthday! Have a wonderful time with your loved ones! Zoë xReplyDelete
Happy birthday! What lovely presents, I can't get over all those shoes!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday! yo're obe lucky lady, hold on to him! Enjoy the rest of the day...By the way, I tried your half moon manicure tutorial, and they came out great so thanks for sharing!!ReplyDelete
Steph Xx
Happy Birthday Emma! It seems as though it was a wonderful day! What a sweet fella you have! hope your birthday weekend is splendid! =)ReplyDelete
Happy Belated Birthday! Sounds like you had a lovely day! xoxo Mrs L...ReplyDelete
eek a indian cookbook!!! tell me how you like it and if you can please share recipes! i am a HUGE fan of indian food!!!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 8, 2011 at 8:05 AM
Happy belated birthday! xReplyDelete
So sweet! Happy Birthday to you! Great boyfriend!ReplyDelete
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FROM newsarama.com:
Beginning in May, Ame-Comi Girls, based on the popular manga-inspired collectibles DC has been selling the past few years, will be released as a weekly series every Monday. That release schedule breaks the traditional release schedule of American superhero comics, which normally come out monthly on Wednesdays.
All stories are written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, with Wonder Woman art by Amanda Conner and Tony Akins, Batgirl art by Sanford Greene, Duela Dent art by Ted Naifeh, Power Girl art by Mike Bowden and Supergirl art by Santi Casas.
Read more here...
DC's New Ame-Comi Girls Comics!
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Over the last few months the charity volunteers have been receiving an increase in calls and social media messages reporting cruelty to dogs in their area. We will always help in any way we can to support you but please contact your Animal Welfare office in the first instance.
The below link is to the animal welfare office in your council area, which you can also report to your local dog warden, and to your local PSNI on the non-emergency number 101.
If you wish to inform us of the incident or ask for support, or just as an update to a potential cruelty case, please email us on email@example.com, or telephone anytime as a member of the team will help in any way possible.
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Use the following template for a nicely presented post:
{{Forum post|Write your message here!|~~~~}}
The adventures are a series of hour long adventure sessions... sort of like if you took Hoard of the Dragon Queen and made each chapter into one adventure... they have numbers like DDEX03-01 Harried in Hillsfar... you have to have a password to play them and they are all pdfs... these are official Wizards of the Coast games played at conventions: http://dndadventurersleague.org/storyline-seasons/rage-of-demons/rage-of-demons-adventures/... hope this helps :)
Technically, I believe only specific users can view these pdfs (a la passwords)... http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/events/adventurers-league-resources... It IS canon... Robert Adducci is the AL Manager at Wizards of the Coast...
I've been adding a few of the pdf so far and made an earlier forum post about using the {{Cite digital book}} template as compromise. I think more pdf materials will emerge over time and it would be good to have way of referencing them properly (especially when we are getting 30-60 page adventures).
{{Cite DDAL | url = http://media.wizards.com/2015/downloads/dnd/ALPGv3.pdf | title = Adventurers League Player's Guide | version = 3.0 | storyline = Rage of Demons | date = 2015-07-23 | author = Greg Bilsland, Chris Lindsay, Shelly Mazzanoble, Chris Tulach | accessdate = 2016-11-26 | format = PDF | publisher = [[Wizards of the Coast]] | pages = {{{1|1-24}}} }}
which would render something like
- Greg Bilsland, Chris Lindsay, Shelly Mazzanoble, Chris Tulach (2015-07-23). Adventurers League Player's Guide v3.0, pp. 1–24 (PDF). Rage of Demons, Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved on 2016-11-26.
Also, if hash is correct, should we be citing these at all until the "certain amount of time has passed" and the information is officially released?
But as far as canon goes, how are other adventures handled. If an NPC is a PC encounter, we cannot say such things as "Throg the orc was killed by a party of adventurers," can we? Because some players may well have captured or bribed or whatever him instead. Something like that deserves a {{Speculation}} tag of some sort, yes?
{{Cite adventurers league | url = http://www.dmsguild.com/product/177570/DDEX0315-Szith-Morcane-Unbound-5e%7Clink | title = Szith Morcane Unbound | code = DDEX3-15 | designer = [[Robert Adducci]] | released = 2016-03-01 | accessdate = 2016-11-20 | storyline = Rage of Demons | pages = 1-25 ← Just a guess at how many pages are in this PDF }}
which would be called like so:
- See the References list below for how this will look.[1]
Is this a good format? Should the templates be organized alphabetically by title, or by the Adventurers League code? Should the citation templates be subpages under the code (similar to the way we have organized Dragon citation templates) or perhaps the storyline? I doubt making subpages is necessary because we can have the template sorted by code if that is desirable, but it's a choice we need to make.
For those interested in what's under the hood, this is the template so far.
- ↑ Robert Adducci (2016-03-01). Szith Morcane Unbound (DDEX3-15) (PDF). D&D Adventurers League: Rage of Demons (Wizards of the Coast), p. 5.


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The #AquaDome update will hit the waters of Rocket League October 4th and will bring free redesigns, new achievements and a new series crate!
It seems that the amount of content that Rocket League is pumping into this game is getting bigger and bigger! Not only will this update bring a new map, new cars and new trophies, it will go even further with new content.
A new series crate will make it's appearance in the update. The Breakout Type S looks like it's going to win a lot of hearts within the community. Not only will it feature a new Battle Car, expect new trails, wheels and decals also!
Rocket League is also expanding it's achievements by adding seven new ones. Here's a list of them:
- GG – Win the MVP award in a game that goes to overtime (PS4 – Bronze, XB1 – 25pts)
- Trifecta – Score a Goal, Save a shot, and Assist a teammate in a single game (PS4 – Bronze, XB1 – 25pts)
- Infinite Power! – Activate every power-up in Rocket League Rumble (PS4 – Bronze, XB1 – 25pts)
- Stopped Cold – Freeze an opponent's shot before it can score (PS4 – Bronze, XB1 – 25pts)
- Sea Turtle – Head to AquaDome and score a goal while flipped on your back (PS4 – Bronze, XB1 – 25pts)
- Get Up, Mr. Bubbles! – Equip the Bubbles Rocket Trail and Score an Aerial goal, while playing in AquaDome (PS4 – Silver, XB1 – 50pts)
- Rocket Genocider – Make 535 Shots on Goal (PS4 – Gold, XB1 – 75pts)
This is only a fraction of the news. If you want the full rundown. Be sure to check their Aquadome information page at RocketLeagueGame.com


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Today I have went blank on what to blog about. I usually have all kinds of things floating around in my noggin to be opinionated about, but not today. Today I am focused on one thing. Sadness.
This past weekend, my oldest child, turned 16. And NO, the sadness does not generate from the fact he is aging me …Though now that I think about it…..
Eight years ago, I signed custody over to my sons father, out of fear, due to threats from my sons father and his attorney. Unfortunately I have been known to be too gullible at times. This was one of those times. His attorney took advantage of the fact I myself could not afford an attorney. I had decided to not worry about that, and go in and plead my case with the judge. Sure I did not have a place to live, a job, a vehicle, because the ex had taken it all. ( everything was in his name) But I was a good mother. At least I had that going for me.
This attorney, his attorney, took me into an enclosed area, and shared some information with me. He said today we are prepared to bring light to a few things…Even though I believe he knew those few things were lies, he was willing to do whatever it took to win this case for HIS client.
He began to tell me what those things were. One was that I was a physically abusive person. Another was, I was bipolar, and the last was true, and what he had made me fear the most from, I had an affair. I would try and sugar coat that fact, and say that we were not in fact married, divorced previously, and what relationship we did have was a living nightmare,but that does not justify my actions. I was in fact living with this man, therefore, I should have left long before this affair ever had taken place.
The attorney went on to explain to me that no judge in his right mind would allow a mother with no home, transportation, job, that was physically abusive, mentally unstable, and slept around, to gain full custody, the best I would get would be a few hours every other week, and there was a slight possibility it would be every week, yet supervised.
I can not even put into words the way that made me feel. I was so terrified of only seeing my child every other week. Sure I had made poor choices. Sure I was not perfect. But no way did I, did my son, deserve to spend such minimal time together, and that minimal time be supervised at the local McDonalds.
The attorney then advised that I take a deal. The deal being my sons father with full custody and me every weekend visitation, with normal visitation on holidays, summer ,etc. At that time, with fear in my mind, and also the knowledge that my son was wanting to live with his father, I caved. I allowed this person to trick me into signing these papers. I knew the only reason he wanted custody of our son was because he did not want to be responsible to pay child support. Everything was fine with me keeping custody, until I threatened him with it. My son wanted to live with his father because he stated that his dad had no one else. I had my other children, but his dad was alone. I would bet my life on it that his father had a little something to do with that.
Less than a year later my sons father was being investigated for child abuse against his then, girlfriends child. Because of this incident, a temporary custody plan had to be enforced. Instead of me, the paternal grandmother was chosen, by the father. Within a few weeks of this decision, she had filed for custody.
I was so surprised by this. I thought, not again. I finally had my son in my reach, because once his father was found guilty of this action he was being accused of, then my son could return home to me. I had a place to live, by this time, and income, so things were better. Still not perfect, but better.
No way was I going to be railroaded this time, so I went and spoke to an attorney.
Sadly, I put all my faith in this man and I knew that there was no way a court of law would give my son to his grandmother, when I was capable of caring for him………………..
In court that day, both sides said their arguments, and we went home. I checked my mail every day waiting for the letter from my attorney. Checked my phone every few minutes, waiting for the call from my attorney. It seemed as though it took forever. I knew any day I was going to get the "go ahead" to pick my son up. Why was it taking so long? Then the letter came.
Not only was I denied custody, I lost my visitation. I no longer got to have my son every weekend now, but every first and third Saturday from 8am to 8pm..( no over night visits) A few hours on his birthday, a few hours on Christmas, and a few hours on Mothers Day. I asked to Appeal this, and the attorney said he would appeal it for $7000 on top of the $2500 that he had charged me to do the case to begin with. But warned me that the only way another judge will trump this judges order is if he can not hear the transcripts. So I needed $7000 more to take a chance that the tapes were messed up and a Montgomery judge could not hear what was being said on the tapes, and I could get another day in court……..$7000 that had to be paid up front, and I still owed $2000 of the $2500.
The reasoning behind this decision was based on what my sons father had threatened me with a year prior to this. I was unstable, I suffered with mental disease, I could not afford to care for son, I was abusive, etc. Sadly none of these facts had to be proven to this judge. It was a hear say case, and her say won. The only thing that was ever stated in any of those papers that was true was I had an affair. I had never been diagnosed with bipolar, though I have suffered with depression from time to time, it is far from being bipolar. Only once was I abusive to my sons father and I recall throwing a jar toward ( didn't strike) him out of anger. That was the only thing abusive that I done in the whole 10 years of our relationship. There were occasions where he would hold me down to keep me from leaving the house, to avoid an argument, and I am sure I may have hurt him then, but it was not intentional. No one enjoys being held against their will. And yes, the abuse was suppose to have happened toward him, not my son. Though the grandmother did make one accusation that I grabbed my sons arm too hard once when I was getting on to him for something.
So for eight long years I have had minimal time with my now grown child. On his birthday he had a game to march in, ( he plays sax) therefore I could not get him for our schedule 3 hour birthday visitation. I have missed out on our visitation times on more than one occasion because of his extra curricular activity. I would not HAVE to, because my visitation is court ordered and trumps any kind of practice or game, concert, exhibition, competition, yet I choose to not take that from my son. I know those things are important to him. Too bad his paternal family can not see the things that are important. Or do they, and just do not care. Selfishness seems to be the way of our world.
So Sadness has consumed me for the past few days. I am in a complete funk. I try not to let these people steal the happy that has taken me so long to gain back after they destroyed my life,but at times, it is harder than others. It consumes me. I just want to wake up one morning and my son be in his bed, in my home, his home, with the rest of his family…..


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Lectures on Quaternions
"Time is said to have only one dimension, and space to have three dimensions. ... The mathematical quaternion partakes of both these elements; in technical language it may be said to be 'time plus space', or 'space plus time': and in this sense it has, or at least involves a reference to, four dimensions. And how the One of Time, of Space the Three, Might in the Chain of Symbols girdled be." — William Hamilton
FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL CLOTH of Hamilton's magnum opus. Hamilton's invention of quaternions marked "a turning point in the development of mathematics" that "made possible the creation of the general theory of relativity" (Pickering; PMM).
"The achievement in pure mathematics for which [Hamilton] is best remembered now is the invention of quaternions, a linear algebra of rotations in space of three dimensions. Quaternions were the first non-commutative number system system to be investigated in detail, and Hamilton's discovery that a consistent and useful system of algebra could be constructed without obeisanse to the commutative law of multiplication was comparable in importance to the invention of non-Euclidian geometry. Quaternions led to vector analysis, and were eventually superceded by the later, which has become of the greatest importance in mathematical physics and was developed by Ritman and Christoffel into tensor analysis. This made possible the creation of the general theory of relativity" (Printing and the Mind of Man 334).
Hamilton's invention "was the first example of a coherent, significant mathematical system that preserved all of the laws of ordinary arithmetic, with the exception of commutativity... [His] ideas had an enormous influence on the gradual introduction and use of vectors in physics. Hamilton used the name scalar for the real part a of the quaternion, and the term vector for the imaginary part bi + cj + dk, and defined what are now known as the scalar (or dot) and vector (or cross) products. It was through successive work in the 19th century of the Britons Peter Guthrie Tait, James Clerk Maxwell, and Oliver Heaviside and the American Josiah Willard Gibbs that an autonomous theory of vectors was first established while developing on Hamilton's initial ideas" (Britannica). Recently, quaternions have found new life in the modeling of the three-dimensional rotations involved in modern computer graphics.
"Hamilton's achievement in constructing quaternions is of considerable historical interest. It marked a turning point in the development of mathematics, involving as it did the introduction of noncommuting quantities into the subject matter of the field as well as an exemplary set of new entities and operations, the quaternion systerial agency, harnessing and directing that agency--domesticating it" (Andrew Pickering, "Concepts and the Mangle of Practice: Constructing Quaternions").
Although Hamilton had previously published several articles on quaternions, it wasn't until the appearance of his book, Lectures on Quaternions, that his invention was given full expression. PMM 334.
Provenance: Light pencil ownership signature on half-title (dated 1858) of A.H. Buchanan, almost certainly Andrew Hays Buchanan, professor of mathematics at Cumberland University (1853-1911) and considered "Cumberland's greatest mathematician" (A History of Cumberland University 1842-1935).
Dublin: Hodges and Smith, 1853. Octavo, original cloth; custom cloth box. Scattered foxing (as usual); fading to spine and general light wear to cloth. RARE.
Price: $5,600 .


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(Pocket-lint) - Canon's latest IXUS model, the Canon IXUS 210 brings with it a 14.1-megapixel sensor and a range of new in-camera features, but can the new compact camera impress? We got hands-on with the new model at the London press launch.
The Canon IXUS 210 is controlled via a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen that dominates the back of the camera. It dominates it so much in fact that there is no space for any other buttons.
That doesn't mean the camera is devoid of all buttons of course. There are plenty on the top of the camera, but gone are most of the shortcut hard buttons that you are used to like flash and macro mode settings. Like Olympus, Canon has also introduced the ability to tap the camera to browse through their images.
What buttons are left are, as we've said, have been moved to the top of the camera. Here you get a zoom toggle, shutter button, power switch, and instant playback. There is also an auto mode, still and video slider switch.
Aside from the battery compartment that also houses the SD card, the IXUS 210 also features an integrated HDMI port so you can plug straight into a HD-Ready television and share your images or video.
Back around the front you get a 24mm ultra-wide angle image stabilized lens with 5x optical zoom. Inside and it's a 14.1-megapixel CMOS sensor that also supports 720p video recording.
While 14 megapixels is a lot, and certainly more than most would need for the average point and shoot camera, that isn't really the focus here. What is, is the number of scene modes and in camera "art" features the IXUS 210 sports.
There is miniature mode for example that allows you to do tilt-shift photography. Tilt-shift is a photography technique that blurs the top and bottom of the picture leaving a band in focus in the middle. The resulting effect makes it look like you've shot model village rather than real life. It's not something that you are likely to use at a wedding mind you, but none the less quite good fun.
Other modes include replicating a fish-eye lens to blow the image out of proportion and the HDR effect that again helps to deliver more dramatic pictures. There is of course the usual array of colour swap out modes, landscape modes and a setting to let you shoot your pets and kids (photographically).
If the mode options are all a bit too much for you the camera can be set to bypass the whole lot with auto that really does just turn it into a point and shoot. All of this is controlled by you tapping and swiping your way through the on-screen menu system. It's well laid out, responsive and overall very easy to use.
Icon's are simply pressed to access things like ISO and even after a quick play we forgot that the camera lacked all the traditional buttons.
Better still the touchscreen interface is used to make things like focus a lot easier. Following in the path of other camera makers like Nikon, Canon's Touch AF system allows the user to focus on their subject by simply "touching" it on the screen. If the subject is moving, the camera's integrated Servo AF/AE will automatically track it, maintaining both focus and exposure. Handy for kids.
It is worth pointing out that we weren't able to test how much the screen takes out of the battery and/or its performance in sunlight - the launch was in the evening.
Failing the screen you can in fact operate the camera with your face, or more precisely with actions with your face thanks to an advanced face detection feature. While the The Face Detection technology can identify up to 35 faces in a single frame and adjust focus, exposure, flash and white balance, it can also be set-up to recognise when you wink or smile at it. In the right mode this can be the trigger to take a picture.
In our brief go it seemed to work fairly well although we did find with the wink mode that it could snap us still winking - you've got to be quick. A more helpful one is the Face Self-Timer that also triggers the shutter two seconds after a new face joins the frame - you've just got to be quick.
The IXUS 210 looks on the surface to be a good little snapper, but we'll hold out on a score till we've had a longer play.
We weren't able to take away test shots for further analysis and the shots we did take to look at on the back of the camera weren't in the best lighting conditions anyway. A verdict on the performance front is still very much out.
However with a wrath of innovative and fun features we expect good things from this camera when it eventually hits the shops in March.
We will let you know how we get on, when we get one in the office for a full review.


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Christmas Carol Singing..
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Our first activity will be the Annual Carol Singing and Christmas Party on Friday, December 14, 2007 from 7:00 p.m. at Dr. Claudette Harry's residence, 219 Cedar Court, Lamaha Gardens. (Directions: East along Duncan Street, turn right at Dr. Surujbally's corner, the first corner right, first house on the left.)
As usual, the BHSOSA steelband will entertain us and accompany the carol singers. Everyone attending is asked to contribute a sweet or savory item and to bring along at least one other Old Student. The Association will be providing the cups, plates, forks, ice, etc. Monetary contributions can also be made.
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So, you want version control? Smart choice. We support the unix CVS server software and the unix and windows CVS client software in the CS department. Herein, you shall find an explanation of setting up and using CVS on departmental machines. Much of what you read will be applicable to working from clients off of our network as well.
In addition we have some simple instructions for setting up an SVN server if you know you need one and are savvy enough to figure out the client side and debug issues with the server yourself.
To use CVS in the CS department, you *must* have a CS account. We do not support anonymous CVS, pserver, or any other authentication method that is not tied to having a CS account. As stated in our account policies, account sharing is not allowed. If you need to collaborate with someone off site, they will need to be sponsored for a guest account by a faculty member (send mail to firstname.lastname@example.com for more information), or you'll need to come up with an alternative access method such as creating snapshots of your code (or changes) and making them available on the web or via email.
This document specifically does not cover all of the fundamentals of CVS (such as file deletion, or past version recovery) or advanced aspects of CVS such as branching or tagging. You will need to figure out those aspects of the system yourself, or with the help of your instructor or TA. Please refer to the documentation below for more information.
First you'll need to pick a location to store your repository. Please note that your CVS repository, if stored in your home directory, will be subject to your disk quota. You will likely need to host your repository elsewhere per your instructor's direction if you are working with particularly large repositories or binary data such as graphics files. For purposes of this example, we'll use /tmp/cvs, which is not a sensible place to store your repository because it is routinely erased and not backed up. You can replace /tmp/cvs with whatever directory you end up using. We will also call the module (your source code) project1. You can name it whatever you like, of course, or have more than one within your repository.
You can set up a repository manually on the unix side, or more automagically from MS windows.
Unix repository creation
These commands can be run on any CS unix host.
- make your cvsroot directory: mkdir /tmp/cvs
- make the directories that cvs requires, and a directory for your module: mkdir /tmp/cvs/CVSROOT /tmp/cvs/project1
- initialize the repository: cd /tmp/cvs ; cvs init
Your repository is now ready to use from any CVS client--windows or linux. see Working with groups below if you need to share access to your repository securely with other users.
MS Windows repository creation
This document explains the usage of the the Tortoise CVS software in the UTCS environment. It is specifically tailored to the department installation of TortoiseCVS interfacing with our UNIX system setup. We do not provide support for other configurations, although you may find success in using Tortoise against a different CVS server, or even a subversion server. Please do not ask us for help with such configurations, though.
Please do the following steps in the order specified to create and use your CVS repository. To get started you will need to create a new module. There are two steps to this process:
- Log into a CS UNIX machine and navigate to the directory in which you wish to store your project. Within that directory, make a subdirectory called CVSROOT. It must be fully capitalized.
- Log in to a machine in the microlab and create a folder to work in. Open the folder in windows explorer and right click in the empty folder window, and choose "CVS->Make New Module" and then fill the following values into the settings fields:
- CVSROOT: (will be filled in as you fill out the other fields)
- Protocol: Secure shell (:ext:)
- Protocol parameters: (leave blank)
- Server: (any public CS UNIX machine)
- Port: (leave blank)
- Repository Folder: The same directory you made a CVSROOT directory in in step 1. (/tmp/cvs in our examples.) note that this directory name should NOT include the CVSROOT portion of the path.
- User name: The CS UNIX login of the person who made the CVSROOT folder (during creation, one person should do all of the steps listed here. later we will add others to the access list.)
- Module: Whatever you wish to call your project. This name should be only one word (no spaces or metacharacters), for example project1. You should not use the Fetch List button as there are no modules created yet.
Finally click OK and enter the password for your CS UNIX account. Your module has now been created and is ready to begin populating!
Sharing your CVS repository with other users
All of the above instructions have assumed a single-user repository. However, creating a multi-user repository is not hard. First you must send mail to firstname.lastname@example.com from your CS email address requesting that a new UNIX group be made. Please include a list of the CS UNIX login names of everyone in the group (including yourself!), the course # that you are working on (for example CS 101), and someone will reply with a group name for you. This will take up to 24 hours to create!
So you will need to be sure to do this in advance of your need to collaborate. Note that the person who creates the repository can use it instantly, but that other users will not necessarily be able to check out and will definitely not be able to check in any files until this is completed. Once you have a group name, login to a CS UNIX machine, and change to your repository directory (this is the one containing the CVSROOT, called /tmp/cvs in our examples). Execute the following commands, replacing yourgroup with the actual group name that you received in response to your request.
chgrp -R yourgroup .
chmod -R g+rwxs .
Using TortoiseCVS as a client from MS Windows
To use your CVS repository, you must first check out your module, even if it is still empty. unless you have already used it in the current session (for example you just created the module, or already checked something out successfully), you will need to reenter the settings as specified above. To initiate a check out, simply right click in a folder (or on the desktop) and choose CVS checkout. You may need to refill the values as above. Once you have checked out your module, you can edit files, add files, and don't forget to commit once you wish to add new versions to the repository.
Unix client usage
To perform most operations with the unix clients, you'll want to set the $CVSROOT environment variable to the path of your CVS repository,
for example:
- bash: export CVSROOT=/tmp/cvs
- tcsh: setenv CVSROOT /tmp/cvs
The equivalent setting of the CVSROOT environment variable value for remote unix clients using a CS login is:
username@hostname:/path/to/repository for example, firstname.lastname@example.com:/tmp/cvs
You'll also want to set the environment variable $CVS_RSH to ssh. Note, you only need to do make these settings if you are working from a non-cs remote host!
To check out files, change to some workspace (somewhere outside of your repository, like /tmp or your home directory) and simply run: cvs co project1
To import an existing directory (with files) into the repository:
- Go to the directory that contains any directories/files that you want to import into CVS. This should be a subdirectory containing only the files or directories you want to ch eck in. Do not do this from your home directory, unless you want to import your mailbox and your mozilla profile, and...and anyway it's a bad idea.
- run cvs import -m 'Initial checkin' project1 VENDOR_TAG RELEASE_TAG This will import (recursively) any directories/files in the current directory into the project1 repository. VENDOR_TAG and RELEASE_TAG can be anything you like, but typically release flag indicates the version of the code you are working with, with underscores (_) instead of periods (.) Also don't forget to replace project1 with the real name of your module!
Otherwise, files can be added to the repository via:
- cvs add file_name
- cvs commit
SVN server setup unix
- Ask email@example.com to make you a member of group svn.
- Once a member, make yourself a repository:
$ umask 2 # so everything is group writeable by "svn"
$ mkdir /u/svn/repos/username
$ svnadmin create /u/svn/repos/username You'll need to replace "username" in the above commands with your username.
- Create passwords for yourself and other users you wish to share it with.
$ cd /u/svn/etc/
$ /usr/bin/htpasswd -m ./users username # or whoever you want to add
- Edit the SVN access file to create your access list. This is a shared file. Please do NOT change other folks' access lists!
$ cd /u/svn/etc
$ vi access
- Import your stuff (assumed in directory ".")
$ umask 2 # so everything is group writeable by "svn"
$ svn import .
- If you receive an error when importing stating that the database is read-only, you need to check the group write permissions on your files. Use the following command to find which of your files need group write enabled:
$ find /u/svn/repos/username ! -perm /g+w
The following links were used as reference materials in the creation of this document:
- official CVS documentation: http://ximbiot.com/cvs/cvshome/docs/
- TortoiseCVS home page: http://www.tortoisecvs.org
- the Subversion book, online: http://svnbook.red-bean.com/


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SOMETHING MISSING: The Korean edition
My South Korean editor contacted me last night to inform me that my first novel, SOMETHING MISSING, was published in Korea a couple weeks ago and has been receiving very positive reviews in the press.
It's so odd and so thrilling to think that my story, which published in the US in 2009, is now being read by people on the other side of the world.
SOMETHING MISSING was sold to half a dozen foreign publishers, but the only translation that I have seen thus far is the German version, which is on my bookshelf. My Korean editor informs me that a copy should arrive at my home soon, but until then, she sent along an image of the cover art.
It's quite interesting. Nothing like anything I would have expected.


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Firstly, we need to understand the main causes of hair fall. Deficiency of B-complex vitamins causes hair to fall. Major sources of B-complex vitamin are whole grains, pulses, yeast, meat and other non-vegetarian sources, green leafy vegetables as well as nuts. So these sources of Vitamin B helps in hair strengthening, new hair growth, reduces hair fall and prevents premature greying of hair.
Egg yolk and milk are also a good source of Vitamin B. Biotin(Vitamin B) is essential for the metabolism of folic acid, Vitamin B12 and pantothenic acid, all these are involved in the process of cell regeneration and in production of newer hair strands. Other good sources of biotin are sweet potatoes, peanuts, yoghurt, soybeans and almond.
Vitamin-A is required for the production of sebum. Good sources of Vitamin A beta carotene are fish, liver oil, spinach, carrots, peaches and broccoli.
Vitamin C helps in increasing the rate of new hair growth and acts as an antioxidant. Vitamin C is also involved in the synthesis of collagen. Strawberries, dark green vegetables, bell peppers, tomatoes, pineapple, cantaloupe and kiwi are good sources of Vitamin C.
Vitamin E is helpful in keeping the scalp nourished and prevents damage from free radicals. Important sources of Vitamin E are wheat germ oil, pecan nuts, walnuts, dried beans, soybeans and green leafy vegetables.
So eat healthily and stay fit that will automatically reduce hair fall and hair damage.


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Award-winning Irish novelist Colum McCann was attacked in a New Haven, Connecticut hotel, reports The Associated Press. The writer, now a resident of New York City, was in Connecticut to speak at literary even on June 29, the assault happened on June 28.
Here's what you need to know:
1. McCann Was Attacked on Saturday Night
The assault happened on the night of June 28 when it's believed that McCann was trying to help a woman who was in a dispute with her companion. Cops think her companion may be the culprit. The hotel was The Study, located close to Yale University. Paramedics were called to the boutique hotel at around 10:15 p.m. on June 28, reports The Hartford Courant.
2. The Writer Has Required Significant Dental Work
McCann's wife, Allison Hawke, told reporters that McCann had significant dental work done and was unavailable for comment. He has been released from hospital. The Hartford Courant reported that McCann was treated at the Yale-New Haven Hospital for "significan" facial injuries.
3. No Arrests Have Been Made
The writer has been co-operating with police and cops in New Haven say that have "significant leads" in the case. The New Haven Register reports that McCann was in town to speak at Southern Connecticut State University, an event he missed due to his injuries.
4. A Native of Ireland, McCann Lives in NYC
McCann is originally from Ireland but has been living in New York City for many years. He along with his wife, Allison moved to NYC in 1994, the live on the Upper East Side of the city with their three kids, Isabella, Jun Mikel and Christian. In addition to his writing, McCann lectures in Hunter College in Creative Writing. Watch McCann talk about his life lecturing in NYC above.
5. McCann Is a Previous Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction
His most famous work is arguably Let the Great World Spin, the novel won the 2009 U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. The book is an allegory for the 9/11 attacks.


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Celebrating 30 years at the house of Moschino, Creative Director Rosella Jardini begins her collection, showing off a few pieces representing her years at the house of Moschino. Then switching into a Beautiful collection, with none other than a Good Girl vs Bad Girl Theme.
"The Good Girls" showed off Beautiful Chiffon, Silk, and tweed ensembles. Many of which were in a tutu style. Sweet colors of Pink, Red, Black, Cream, and White were seen a lot. With many flirty Floral print dresses, really bringing such a Glamour and Romance. A vibe seen throughout all the cities so far at Fashion Week. Like many designers including feminine accents, Jardini includes her edgy and Punk accents with "The Bad Girls." Showing off leather jackets, chains, and ripped up denim. The Moschino Girl is definately ready to look edgy for Spring.
Representing the 30 years of Moschino, Jardini sends out some of our old favorite Supermodels, (aka Alek Wek, Jodie Kidd, and Erin O'Connor), amongst a few. In some of Moschino's most memorable pieces. And the finale, with live singing.
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Teachers and staff who are fully engaged in providing a nurturing environment
When entrusting the care of your youngest children to a childcare center, it can be a stressful experience. At Children's Promise Center, we offer state of the art childcare to even the smallest of children, ages 6 weeks to 12 months. Our loving teachers and staff are concerned with nothing but the well being of each child, and are fully engaged in providing a nurturing environment all while fostering social, emotional, physical and spiritual development. This is achieved by adhering to a personalized baby care schedule, tailored to each infant's needs. The infants all eat, sleep and play when their bodies signal that particular need, rather than eat, sleep and play on a structured schedule for the whole group. This allows our teachers and staff to really get to know your infant and engage with them in a quality way.
Just like our other programs, our Infant program is focused on a Christ- centered, love-motivated and well-structured environment. Some of the features you will find in our childcare center include a low teacher to child ratio, well educated and caring teachers, a safe and secure facility located in a quiet neighborhood, a nurturing environment, and developmentally appropriate areas for each age group.


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If you'd like to purchase my Halloween Mask designs, follow these links:
Halloween Masks & Cuffs 1
Halloween Masks & Cuffs 2
I used the same color thread for the whole project. Each element of the design is a different color in your file though. The reason for this is so there are tie offs on each element. That will prevent it from raveling out. After you trim around your fabric you can sew out the rest of the design, only stopping to clip threads if you just want to use one color thread. You can also use different colors of thread for each area if you like.
I got the fabric and foam used in this project at Wal-Mart
Hoop 2 sheets of heavy tear away stabilizer without any material. If you only have light weight stabilizer use 3 sheets with some adhesive between them.
Spray the top side of the stabilizer with adhesive and place a sheet of smartfoam on top. I get smartfoam at Wal-Mart in the craft department. It comes in many colors to match your fabric. I usually get multi packs, so I always have the colors I need.
Sew out your applique` position. Clip jump threads as you go so they won't show through the fabric.
Spray adhesive onto the foam and place the lower half of the material. If you are using slinky material you may want to trim just above the crown outline so this material won't show under the crown material and leave outlines.
Place the material for the crown on top. Make sure the material does not cover the eye holes.
Turn over the hoop and spray adhesive on the back of your stabilizer, then place your back material on.
Sew out your applique material. This will hold your material and show you where to trim. Trim around the material on front and clip any threads in the way. Don't forget the eye holes.
Trim around the fabric on the back of the hoop.
Sew the next step which is the applique`, it will hold your fabric in place for the thick satin stitch.
Sew out your heavy satin stitch.
When you have finished sewing your design out you will be able to pop your mask right out of the stabilizer and foam. If you have any stabilizer threads sticking through carefully trim them, but be careful not to cut your satin stitch.
After I have popped out the mask and trimmed any threads I like to take a nontoxic kids marker the same color as my thread and color in any stabilizer fuzz on the edges. This gives it a really finished look. As you will see on the product page, I glued stones I found at Wal-Mart on to make these masks look really cute for Molly.
Punch out your eyelets and use stretchy lace or string to hold the masks on. I like to use a cutting board under these designs when I punch out the holes.
If you'd like to purchase my Halloween Mask designs, follow these links:
Halloween Masks & Cuffs 1
Halloween Masks & Cuffs 2
All photos and instructions are the property of DigiDoodlez Embroidery Designs.


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It's been more than a decade since Green Party Leader Elizabeth May ran as a candidate in Central Nova against the then incumbent Conservative Cabinet Minister Peter MacKay, but it appears she hasn't been forgotten.
A large crowd packed the Northumberland Fisheries Museum in Pictou on Saturday, Feb. 16 filling all available seats and standing room, to see May and talk with her about issues ranging from the high cost of college tuition to the ongoing concerns of those from Pictou Landing First Nation and the fishing community about Northern Pulp's plan to put an effluent treatment pipe into the Northumberland Strait. She hugged and greeted many who had helped on her 2008 campaign.
Prior to the meet and greet at the Northumberland Fisheries Museum, May met with Liberal MP Sean Fraser and members of the fishing community as well as Pictou Landing Chief Andrea Paul to talk about that issue specifically.
May said it's clear that 2020 is the legislated date and she said she would be prepared in solidarity with Chief Andrea should the province change that. She said she believes based on her conversation with Fraser, that the province does plan to honour the deadline.
"The Nova Scotia Department of Environment should just shut down Boat Harbour at 2020 no matter what and if we're looking for meaningful ethical work, there's a lot of opportunities across this province that don't involve logging and putting chipped forest into ships leaving for overseas," May said. "We should be bringing back a saw log industry. We should be bringing back processed finished wood. Value added."
May has had her own history fighting against the pulp mill under previous owners. In the 70s and 80s she fought against pulp mills use of insecticide and pesticide – including Agent Orange – on forests in Nova Scotia.
Repeating the words of Chief Andrea Paul from their meeting prior, she said: "Enough is enough. Boat Habour has to close."
When Scott Paper first opened, she said that the forests in Nova Scotia were converted from saw log forests to pulp mill forests which she said "impoverished our biodiversity" for the benefit of foreign owners.
"When that monstrosity opened in the 1960s, how many businesses went out of business that were running beautiful little tourism cottages along the Northumberland Strait? How much did we lose?"
May said she would like for the mill to close and support be given to the workers there.
"Forget the mill, let's give some money to the workers and see what they can do on their own to start a new business or whatever they want to do. For my point of view, close the mill."
2019 Election
With an anticipated five or six federal parties for Canadians to choose from for the next federal election in October 2019, May is predicting a minority government, which she believes will be good for both her own party and the country as a whole.
"I'm going to be going into the next federal election campaign with a very strong, confident expectation of going back to Ottawa with lots of Green MPs who will be able to speak their minds, vote their conscience and do what the people who elected them want them to do."
She said the problem with the current state of affairs is that MPs are told how to vote by their party leaders. She believes a minority government would create greater cross-party collaboration.
"Cooperation is in our DNA as Greens. We want to be able to work across party lines."
During the Second World War, Winston Churchill and MacKenzie King had war cabinets which included opposition members and May believes that model would be a positive approach for the next government to use to help address issues affecting Canadians.
"We need to find a way within the structure and strictures of Westminster Parliamentary Democracy to look for lessons of the past that actually transformed societies and marshalled everyone's efforts and let everyone know they were involved," she said.
Some key platform issues for the Green Party heading into the election are universal pharmacare and free post-secondary education


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The Coalition of the Radical Left, or SYRIZA, is favored to win parliamentary elections on January 25, giving it a strong chance to form a new government that could confront the catastrophic austerity agenda that has plunged Greece into severe economic and social crisis. Lee Sustar answers your questions about the rise of SYRIZA and what a victory for it on January 25 would mean.
Read it: Why the whole world is watching Greece | SocialistWorker.org.


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It's taken almost two decades to finally get a Goosebumps movie from page to screen, and producer Neal Moritz is here to explain what the heck took so long.
Way back in the late 1990s, film legend Tim Burton was briefly attached to direct a potential film based on R.L. Stine's beloved book series. That obviously went nowhere, and the franchise drifted around development hell for years, until it was resurrected with Moritz attached to direct and Jack Black signed on to star as Stine himself in a story where the classic preteen terror tales come to life.
According to Mortiz, the biggest challenge was actually finding a story worth telling within the framework of the world Stine has built. The obvious move would be to adapt a specific story, but that would obviously just tap into a tiny bit of the series' mythos. So they finally nailed down the current pitch to bring the books to life, which will hopefully serve as a jumping-off point for a fresh story that still brings back all the characters and pieces fans know and love.
A tall order, to be sure. But at least they're giving it a shot. Here's Moritz breakdown from a recent interview with HitFix:
"We did two other versions of a screenplay. They were good but they didn't warrant making a movie. In fact, I almost lost the enthusiasm to make a Goosebumps movie because I just didn't think we were doing it justice. But then when I read this version I thought, 'Now we've got a movie!' … We never wanted to make it campy. We wanted it to be fun and to have humor, but we wanted to play it as real as we could within the circumstance that we've set up in the movie. Beyond that – I mean the feeling was is 'Let's play it real but let's go for laughs.'
We really tried to do was make a movie that harkened to the past. Amblin movies. Things like Goonies or Gremlins or even movies like Stand by Me, where there's a great dynamic between kids. In our case it's a movie that has scares, but it's a lot of fun at the same time. That was the biggest challenge for us. Just making a movie that had the right combination of scares and fun."
The first trailers at least look like a fun story, and Black seems right at home in the kid-friendly horror setting. The film opens Oct. 16, so we'll know a whole lot more this fall.
What do you think? Are they telling the right story?
(Via HitFix)


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Beef Cannelloni
Cooking Time
Prep: 45 mins
Cook: 1 hr, 20 mins
Skill level: Easy
Servings: Serves 12
- 1kg lean minced beef
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 x 660g jars passata with basil
- large pinch caster sugar
- 400g dried cannelloni tubes
For the topping
- 50g butter
- 50g plain flour
- 600ml whole milk
- 140g soft cheese with garlic and herbs
- 140g parmesan, grated
- For the filling, dry-fry the beef in a non-stick pan on a medium-high heat, breaking up with a wooden spoon until browned – about 10 mins. Remove and set aside. Add the oil and cook the onion for 5 mins, until soft. Add the garlic for 1 min more, then tip in the beef and 1½ jars of the passata sauce and the sugar. Simmer for 20 mins while you make the white sauce.
- Heat the butter in a small pan. When foaming, stir in the flour for 1 min. Add the milk gradually, stirring all the time to achieve a lump-free sauce, then bubble for 2 mins while stirring. Remove from the heat and stir in the soft cheese with seasoning until dissolved. Set aside, covered with cling film to stop a skin forming.
- To assemble, pour the remaining tomato sauce into the base of 2-3 large baking dishes or 12 individual ovenproof dishes or foil containers. Spoon the beef into the cannelloni tubes using a teaspoon and lay on top of the sauce. Pour on the white sauce, then sprinkle with Parmesan. If freezing, allow to cool, then freeze wrapped well in cling film. To eat straight away, heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and cook for 40-45 mins until the pasta is tender and topping golden. Defrost frozen cannelloni thoroughly, then cook as above for 50 mins-55 mins (or see tip).
Cook from frozen
Cover with foil and cook at 180C/160C fan/gas 4 for 1 hr 15 mins (at this stage it should be defrosted). Then remove foil, increase oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and cook for 30 mins more until piping hot. If you froze single portions, check 15 mins before the end of each stage – they may cook quicker.


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I had a little puppy dog That loved to chase his tail. He was especially quick, And he chased it very well.
Although he never caught that tail He kept it on the run And got a lot of exercise From dawn 'til setting sun.
But there was nothing he could chew on When
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