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Look what comes standard in your Pavilion g6 Notebook.Value starts here! Features, performance and all the essentials you need for everyday activities like getting organized, browsing and shopping online, doing office projects or homework, keeping in touch, playing music, viewing photos, streaming videos, watching movies and more. Take it all with you in colorful style, with famed HP reliability. For work, play, school and social: the HP Pavilion g6 series Notebook.
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Setting the Mahmud
RSBS Special Correspondent and 10-time Tebowing champion, Mr. Johanna Mahmud reports:
For the Love of the Game/Slaying the Dragon
I don't know tidily snot.
For as much as I don't know about stats, player history, and some of the marquee moments, I do have the love. Even with my rampant stupidity of baseball knowledge, I have the love.
When I'm not sitting with my friend Jeffy at a game or on his couch, him schooling me, I have the love.
It's been said many times here at Setting the Mahmud that the NBA is my true sport, but even I admit: there is nothing like baseball. I reminded myself of this the other night while watching For the Love of the Game. The pain of Kevin Costner's character is so real and true to life it's uncanny. The pain of ending a career. The pain of romance gone bad. Pain of failed goals. But despite all that, you might still have a friend who believes in you, which summons the strength to get your mojo back.
These are trying times in Chicago. Both ball clubs will probably be bad this year. It's January. It's cold. Sometimes, like a ballplayer, you wish you could just be traded to another team, in another (warmer) city. But that's not how life works. You have to take what you have and make it great. Baseball life can be like a swinging bass line or a blistering hot trumpet solo. We swing high and we swing low. Players leave, lovers leave, and sometimes you'll get your heart broken. Being a fan can be turmoil.
And sometimes just maybe you'll play life well enough to win it all. It's a noble game. A pureness that wraps around you like a warm embrace holding you tight, one that doesn't let go. It's a timeless art that makes you feel like you're wearing wings.
Beware of the darkness that lies in the cave of your life. Slay the dragon. It can make you feel weak. It can break you if you let it. It can make you feel like a sucker. Accept that pain is part of the process of baseball, part of LIFE.
And let's heal together. The Cubs will be great someday. The White Sox will be great again too. It will be cathartic and it will be grand.
–Johanna Mahmud
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Trailer for The Wrestler, directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Mickey Rourke.
Back in the late '80s, Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) was a headlining professional wrestler. Now, twenty years later, he ekes out a living performing for handfuls of diehard wrestling fans in high school gyms and community centers around New Jersey. Estranged from his daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) and unable to sustain any real relationships, Randy lives for the thrill of the show and the adoration of his fans.
Rourke looks great in this and Aronofsky appears back on form. I'm not saying that The Fountain was bad…but it probably was. (thx, kabir)


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Applying the Standards: STEM for fourth grade offers 64 pages of highly engaging STEM tasks. It includes a problem-solving rubric and guided pages that walk students through completing each step of the STEM process. Fourth graders will complete tasks in areas such as water filtration, bridge engineering, simple machines, catapult physics, and light. The Applying the Standards: STEM series emphasizes creativity and innovation in science, technology, engineering, and math. This is a series of six 64-page books for students in kindergarten through grade 5. A variety of topics are covered with 30 engaging tasks, and a culminating reflection question for each task encourages students to think about and apply their newfound learning and knowledge.
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All reviewed by parents and teachers. Feed your childs curiosity and expand on their interests in a fun, engaging, and safe online environment with KidZui, the Internet for kids. KidZui is a free web browser that is stuffed with millions of kid-friendly games, websites and videos. Real parents and teachers approve content for KidZui so your kids can surf safely and independently. Parents receive weekly emails to keep in-touch with your kids online activities and searches. This is a great way to stay in touch with your childs evolving interests on the web. What's New: The new KidZui K2 browser is easier to navigate with a greatly simplified layout and design. Plus, kids will enjoy faster speeds and full-screen viewing of websites, games, and videos. In addition, the KidZui K2 browser is completely free, giving all kids access to all kid-friendly content. Finally, registration and activation are recommended but not required upon download so kids can explore the web as soon as K2 is downloaded.


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How much do you trust strangers?
These people trust strangers. A lot.
Popular New York tattoo artist Scott Campbell is giving people tattoos for free. All they have to do is stick their arm through a hole and have no input as to what tattoo he will give them.
This is all part of Whole Glory, a one-man installation and performance taking place this week in NYC. The lucky few selected through a lottery get a 1-hour session where Campbell gives them a tattoo somewhere on their arm.
His creations are pretty cool, so for a very trusting person this might be a fun exercise.
Here are some of the surprise creations from Instagram...


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Wolfram is a modern remake of Wolfenstein 3D, game created by id Software in 1992. It features modern graphics including per-pixel lighting and shadows, ragdoll physics, real 3D environment, gameplay enchancements, achievement system and many other original innovations. Plunge into a total flashback!
Also doing a wolfenstein remake. Need some advice. Like if its free to play, can the original creators sue me?
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Fresh from its run at the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival, When Comedy Went to School, is a funny documentary about many of Jewish comics that we know and love - Jerry Lewis, Mort Sahl, Jackie Mason Jerry Stiller, Sid Caesar, Larry King, Robert Klein and others -- who got their start up in the Catskills resorts of New York State.
In a 1970's survey, it was found that although Jews represented only 3% of the population, they accounted for 80% of the professional comedians. Is there a common denominator that produced dozens of comic legends? With Robert Klein as our guide, the film, which was directed by Robert Kosch, answers these questions, and many others as the comics tell stories of their start - some as bell boys and waiters and others as tummlers (A Yiddish term meaning to create noise or tumult and get laughs) and how they transformed into the stars that they became. Their histories are fascinating. Irving Kniberg (later taking the name of Alan King) and Joseph Levitch (Jerry Lewis) roomed together, working in the mountains as teens.
Directed by Ron Frank and Mevlut Akkaya, the film is written by Lawrence Richards, and answers entertaining questions about the country's greatest comedians. Starting in the Borscht Belt, aka the Catskill Mountains, back in the 30's and 40's, as vaudeville expired, the Jewish immigrants transformed the lush farmlands into 20th century largest resort complex, (numbering 900 at its height.) It was the place to be if you wanted to succeed in comedy.
Others featured in the show are Mickey Freeman, Dick Gregory, Hugh Hefner, Dick Capri, Amy Stiller, Wendy Liebman, Corey Kahaney, Marc Maron, Daryl Lenox, Sandy Hackett, Joe Franklin, Joe Rapp, Arnold Graham, Helen Kutsher, Mark Kutsher, Tania Grossinger, Esta Salzman Lubin, Paul Krohn (Krazy Tyrone), Prof. Joseph Dorinson, Dr. Lawrence J. Epstein, Dr. Robert Schain, Henry Foner, Pat Cooper, Mal Z. Lawrence, Stewie Stone, and Tony Camin. When Comedy Went To School also pays homage to greats like Red Buttons, Danny Kaye, Buddy Hackett, Lenny Bruce, Henny Youngman, Don Rickles, Totie Fields, Rodney Dangerfield, Mel Brooks, as well as Billy Crystal, Joan Rivers, Woody Allen and ayoung Jerry Steinfield.
The enjoyable, but longish film, gives a history that few know about and even fewer remember. It was the glorious days of comedy.
The movie opens in NYC on Wednesday, July 31, 2013; Long Island on Friday, August 2, 2013; and in Los Angeles on Friday, August 16,2013. For more information write Sasha Berman at Shotwell Media at [email protected]


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It was just after Clara Dawson's first birthday when her family noticed something different about her little legs. One leg seemed to be longer than the other.
Her parents took her to her pediatrician, who recommended Clara visit an orthopedic specialist at St. Louis Children's Hospital.
That's where the Dawsons learned Clara had fibular hemimelia, a congenital defect that causes disproportionate leg growth.
Washington University physicians at St. Louis Children's Hospital calculated that Clara's left leg would be as much as 5 inches shorter than her right leg by the time she finished growing.
Leg length discrepancies are a fairly common orthopedic problem. Treatments vary depending on severity, ranging from using devices like shoe lifts, to prosthetic limbs or even amputation.
"Clara's defect was not severe enough for amputation, but too severe to consider making her other leg shorter to compensate. A leg lengthening procedure was her best option," said Dr. Eric Gordon, orthopedic surgeon at St. Louis Children's Hospital.
Under the care of Dr. Gordon, Clara underwent leg-lengthening surgery when she was 8 years old.
During the procedure, Dr. Gordon put pins in the tibia and fibula of Clara's left leg, from below the knee to her ankle. The pins were connected to a cage surrounding her leg. Each week, Clara's parents twisted six knobs or struts on that cage which incrementally lengthened her bones to an acceptable level.
It was a painful recovery. Clara spent four days in the hospital. At home, she used a wheelchair, walker and eventually crutches to move around.
It was an even more painful rehabilitation. Clara needed physical therapy three times a week to correct the positioning of her foot and visited St. Louis Children's once a week for additional therapy.
At the hospital, she rode bikes and climbed a rock wall. "It's probably been the most painful thing, trying to get her to do daily physical therapy" explained her father, Curt.
Clara had a difficult first year. She missed her friends at Woodland Elementary School, but she made the most out of her situation. For Halloween, she used her brace to create a half human and half robot costume.
Six months following her surgery, doctors removed the brace. Eighteen months after that, Clara completed her therapy. But Clara's journey is far from over.
Clara will continue to visit St. Louis Children's Hospital until she is twelve to monitor her leg growth. Then she will undergo another surgery and more therapy, this time for her left femur, the bone in her thigh.
"I think it will be easier for us, but I don't know about her," said Curt "I think she will be apprehensive when she remembers the pain of the first surgery."
But the Dawsons feel comfortable with Clara's care at St. Louis Children's Hospital, and Dr. Gordon.
"This is the best place ever. Everyone here is just amazing," told her mother, Cassie "Dr. Gordon takes time to answer your questions, and the staff is superb."
Even Clara's brothers chant "We love Children's!" as they approach the familiar building.
Clara's care has become a family affair. And St. Louis Children's Hospital has become a regular part of the Dawson family.


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By Jenny Lace, Education Specialist, Texas Deafblind Project
Abstract: Several southeastern states annually collaborate to host an event for youth with deafblindness and their families. Teens participate in workshops, learning self-determination, leadership, career, and adult life planning skills, all while developing community with other young people who are deafblind.
Keywords: deafblind, teens, young adult, self-determination, leadership
I recently had the opportunity to take an inspiring trip as an education specialist in the Texas Deaf-blind Project. It was my second Annual Southeast Regional Teen/Young Adult Deaf-Blind Retreat and Parent Event. In 2009 the Georgia Sensory Assistance Project hosted the retreat, and this year the Florida Outreach Project was the host. Presenters and mentors with deafblindness addressed topics related to transition, self-determination, leadership skills, social skills and self-advocacy. Separate sessions featuring transition planning issues were offered to the parents, with opportunities to share experiences. Many stayed an additional day for a group trip to Busch Gardens, where the roller coasters and water rides were the favorite activities.
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Deafblind Outreach (TSBVI), Texas Deafblind Project, and the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Division of Blind Services (DARS-DBS) sponsored one teen from Tyler, Texas and her parent to attend this retreat. Attending the event were 20 deafblind youth, six of whom were mentors and presenters; nine parents; 19 staff; and 47 interpreters and support service providers. There was sponsorship from Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. Representation also included the National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB), Helen Keller National Center (HKNC), and The American Association for the Deaf-Blind (AADB). The retreat was held at a Rotary Club camp in Brandon, Florida on Martin Luther King weekend, January 15-17, 2010. Perfect timing for deafblind teens and young adults to articulate: "I have a dream…"
Florida and Georgia participated in annual retreats alternating hosting the event in the prior deafblind projects grant cycle (2003-2008). In the current grant cycle (2008-2013) additional state projects in the southeast area are participating and exploring hosting the annual retreat in their respective states. In the event that AADB has a conference during the current grant cycle, projects will sponsor deafblind youth to the American Association for the Deaf-Blind national conference pending funding.
Many of the presenters/mentors with deafblindness taking the lead at the retreat in Florida have attended this annual event in the past as younger participants. Several have expanded their leadership skills by becoming involved in other projects and programs, including:
- Deaf-Blind Young Adults in Action (DBYAA), participating in the Policy Process in Washington, DC., meeting congressmen and senators culminating in an invitation to the oval office to meet with President Obama, June 2009. For more information about future DBYAA opportunities, contact Amy Parker at Texas Tech University.
- Participation at the 9th Annual Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Conference in Uganda, Africa in Oct. 2009, including visiting schools for the deafblind in Africa.
- Participation in Global Explorers.
- People to People Student Ambassadors.
- Enrolling in institutes of higher education, graduating from college, and securing employment (Visit Jason's Journal Blog).
It was amazing to see students change in confidence and self-awareness in just a couple of days! Feedback from participants included the following comments:
- Keep going and never give up. Try harder.
- …not letting anything big or small get in my way to achieve my goals.
- I can easily help other people.
- I will advocate for myself and be my own person.
- I learned more about Braille, cane use and tactile sign.
- I need to take responsibility for myself to become successful.
- …cool, convenient, helpful technology…
- What a wonderful world it really is! And that there are wonderful people in this world who really care.
This annual retreat is a wonderful opportunity for deafblind youth to develop friendships and deafblind community, plan for their future, and practice self-advocacy and leadership skills. It is great to see lasting connections develop through emails, Facebook, and repeat attendance at the annual retreat. I also have made lasting connections in the deafblind community and appreciate this experience.
Youth 15 years of age through 22 years of age with both vision and hearing loss and who have a formal communication system, who are on a career path to work, technical school, or college are invited to apply to attend future retreats. If you are interested in applying, nominating and/or sponsoring a student for this opportunity in the future, please contact me.
Web And Contact Information
American Association for the Deaf-Blind – www.aadb.org
Deaf-Blind Young Adults in Action – www.educ.ttu.edu/africablogor www.aadb.org/advocacy/2009/db_young_adult_in_action.html
Amy Parker – www.educ.ttu.edu/edsp/Faculty/amy_parker.php
Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Division of Blind Services – www.dars.state.tx.us/dbs/deafblind.shtml
Global Explorers – www.globalexplorers.org/
Helen Keller National Center – www.hknc.org/index.html
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Deafblind Outreach (Texas Deafblind Project) – www.tsbvi.edu/outreach/deafblind/index.htm
Jenny Lace, Texas Deafblind Project – 512-206-9389 or
National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness – www.nationaldb.org/index.php
People to People Student Ambassadors – www.peopletopeople.com/OurPrograms/SAP/Pages/default.aspx
Jason's Journal blog – http://jacorning.blogspot.com


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Daniel Logan has not been officially added to the cast but LucasFilm has authorized him to appear as the bounty hunter.
LucasFilm have apparently decided to allow young New Zealand star Daniel Logan to be pictured in Boba Fett's armor in a series of photographs.
The pictures of Logan in the fan-made suit are making waves on the internet and rumors have surfaced that he either will appear in Episode III as Boba Fett once again or that he was allowed to take these photographs to just have material to sign at conventions for Star Wars fans.
The truth is not completely known yet but this could mean Daniel Logan will appear in Episode III.
According to one fan who apparently spoke with producer Rick McCallum on this topic... "Well, remember what Obi-Wan learned on Kamino. Jango didn't want Boba to be artificially aged like the other clones, but whose to say that Boba wouldn't do it himself, in order to become strong enough to seek his revenge." McCallum concluded, "Well, I'd say that he's in enough to be considered influential and important to the story, but he doesn't have the same kind of role that Jango had, being a direct agent of Dooku," and ended with "I probably shouldn't say much more, but you'll find that he bears a sort of resentment to him."
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Grails UI
compile "org.grails.plugins:grails-ui:1.2.3"Custom repositories:
mavenRepo "http://localhost:8081/artifactory/plugins-releases-local/"
Provides a standard UI tag library for ajaxy widgets using YUI.
This plugin is deprecated and no longer maintained. It will see no further development. It is recommended that you use the native API of each widget toolkit to make the most out of them whether it be jQuery-UI, Dojo etc.GUI depends on the installation of the YUI Plugin (version 2.6.0) and the Bubbling Plugin (version 1.5.0). For Grails 1.1:
For Grails 1.0.X:
grails install-plugin grails-ui
grails install-plugin yui grails install-plugin bubbling grails install-plugin grails-ui
GrailsUIGrailsUI (GUI) is a plugin that provides an extensive tag library of rich ajax components based on the Yahoo! UI (YUI) JavaScript library and a YUI extension called the Bubbling Library. It has been designed for ease-of-use as well as configurability.
Quick StartJust want some working code to get a quick start on using GUI? There is a GUI demo project on Google Code that shows working examples of every tag in the library. To check it out:
This example project does not have the necessary plugins installed, so you'll have to follow the simple instructions in the "Installation" section below to install the GUI plugin and its dependencies.
svn checkout http://guidemo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ guidemo-read-only
ScreencastsA series of screencasts is under construction:
- Part 1 - GrailsUI Basics
- Part 2 - AutoComplete Basics
- Part 3 - Advanced AutoComplete
- Part 4 - DataTable (coming soon)
- Part 5 - Advanced Concepts (coming soon)
Key Concepts
Configuration Pass-ThroughMost YUI widgets accept a configuration object during creation that helps to set up the widget, and most GUI tags map directly to a YUI component. Any attributes passed into a GUI tag that the tag library doesn't consume are assumed to be configuration settings for the underlying YUI widget. This allows the user to specify YUI config options directly within the tag description as attributes. For example, the YUI Dialog component accepts a config option called 'modal'. If modal="true", the dialog will not allow interaction with any other component until it is dismissed. Because of GUI's configuration pass-through, the user can specify an attribute of 'modal' when defining the <gui:dialog/> tag:
Both the 'title' and 'modal' attributes values are passed directly into the YUI Dialog config upon construction. The 'triggers' attributed is processed and consumed by the tag library, and will be explained below in the Dialog component section. All attributes specified that are not recognized by the GUI tag processing logic are assumed to be YUI config values and will be passed along to the underlying YUI component. If the YUI component is constructed with config values it doesn't understand, this will not affect the component's behavior.
<gui:dialog title="Modal Dialog" triggers="[show:[type:'link', text:'Click for dialog', on:'click']]" modal="true" > This message will appear in a modal dialog. </gui:dialog>
Component AccessibilityEach YUI component that is created can be referenced via JavaScript in other areas of the page. This allows users to create event listeners to trigger custom actions. If an 'id' attribute is passed along to the component tag, this can be used to access the YUI component. Here is an example of attaching a custom select handler to a GUI datePicker component:
Because an id attribute was specified on the datePicker component, the YUI Calendar object that was created by GUI is accessible through the GRAILSUI namespace.
<gui:datePicker id="myDatePicker" />
YAHOO.util.Event.onDOMReady(function() {
function selectHandler(){
alert('date selected on myDatePicker!');
UsageThere are two steps to using a GUI component. First, users must specify what components will be used within a GSP in the Resources tag in the HEAD of the page. Users can then declare the tags anywhere else within the page.
Resources tagEach GSP page that uses any GUI component must declare what components are used on the page within the HEAD tag. This is done with the <gui:resources/> tag. Very simply, the components uses on the page must be declared within a 'components' attribute in order for GUI to know what YUI and Bubbling Library files to include with the page. For example, for a page that will use a richEditor and a dialog:
<gui:resources components="['richEditor','dialog']"/>
Either array or comma-separated lists will work within the components attribute. With most YUI JavaScript source files, there are different modes of file, like 'debug' or 'minimal'. The 'minimal' mode is a compressed (unreadable) version of the source code, while 'debug' is handy for stepping through JavaScript in a debugging tool. To include the debug versions of component JavaScript source files:
<gui:resources components="richEditor, dialog"/>
The 'minimal' mode has the smallest footprint and is the default mode.
<gui:resources components="richEditor, dialog" mode="debug"/>
Component tagsComponent tags provide UI widgets for users. Each tag, if not specifically given an 'id' attribute, will have a unique id generated for it. As noted in the section on Configuration Pass-Through above, any attributes not consumed by the tag library will be passed on as configuration options to the YUI component that is created. Some components, like the dataTable, also allow specific attributes that will pass on configuration to additional supporting YUI components that are created to support it (see the section below on DataTable Paginator Configuration).
Styling ComponentsAll GUI component styles can be overridden with local CSS. For more information on skinning YUI, see here.If you want to use the built-in skin of the components, then you need to attach the class "yui-skin-sam" to the HTML element that contains the GrailsUI components (such as a "div" container). For instance, if you want to use the skin on all components in the entire application, then you can modify the "body" element in the "grails-app/views/layouts/main.gsp" as follows:

List of Component tags
DialogProvides a dialog and an optional trigger to show the dialog. This component wraps the YUI Dialog object, and all configuration properties of the dialog can be passed through as attributes to this tag.
Attribute definitions
Dialog attribute: triggersAllows user to define how the dialog will be triggered to show or hide. This can be used to declare existing components as triggers, or to have GUI create new triggers (currently only links or buttons). If there is already a component with id on the page, it can be specified by id as a trigger. Here is a code example of using the triggers attribute to create a new button to trigger the dialog to show:
The 'triggers' attribute is a map, with each key representing a method that will be called on the dialog, and each value representing a trigger definition. In this case, we want a button with the text 'Press for Dialog', that will be a trigger when it is clicked. Valid values for type are currently 'link' and 'button'. Valid trigger keys are any public methods of the YUI Dialog object, but mainly 'show' and 'hide'. Valid 'on' values include 'click' and 'mouseover'.To use an existing HTML element within the page as the dialog trigger, use the triggers attribute in this manner:
triggers="[show:[type:'button', text:'Press for Dialog', on:'click']]"
Only the id of the triggering element is required, as well as the 'on' trigger. If there is no element with the specified id in the trigger, the trigger will not exist.
show:[id:'show4', on:'click'],
hide:[id:'hide4', on:'click']
Dialog attribute: formIf the form attribute is true, the dialog will set itself up to contain a form. Default buttons are created with the proper event handling to remotely submit any form data that is contained within the form. If form="true", there should be enough information within the rest of the attributes to create a URL (either controller and action, or url attribute). The attributes are sent into createLink to resolve to a URL. There should also be an 'update' attribute set if there is data passed back from the asynchronous call to the form's URL.
Dialog attributes: controller, action, params, urlIf form="true", there must be enough data within the remaining attributes to resolve to a URL if sent to the createLink Grails method.
Dialog attribute: updateThis should be the id of an element to update with response text from the server. This element should contain HTML, as its innerHTML value is set. If any  <gui:dialog title="Modal Confirm Dialog" draggable="false" modal="true" buttons="[ [text:'Yes', handler: 'yesHandler', isDefault: true], [text:'No', handler: 'function() {this.cancel();}', isDefault: false] ]" triggers="[show:[type:'link', text:'Confirm', on:'click']]" > Are you sure? </gui:dialog>
Modal confirm dialog (remote)Here is an example of a confirm dialog that calls a URL when the 'Submit' button is clicked.
This dialog doesn't bother passing control back to the page, but rather creates itself as a form, with the submit button calling a URL. On cancel, the dialog dismisses itself.
<gui:dialog form="true" controller="demo" action="confirmSomething" update="thingBeingUpdatedByResponse" triggers="[show:[type:'link', text:'Confirm', on:'click']]" > Are you sure? </gui:dialog>
Remote form dialogAny form elements can be placed inside the dialog tag without defining a form. When form="true", the dialog creates its own form.
<gui:dialog title="Dialog with Form" form="true" controller="demo" action="acceptForm" update="replaceMe" triggers="[show:[type:'link', text:'click me for a form', on:'click']]" > <input type="text" id="input1" name="input1"/> </gui:dialog>
Other Useful Dialog Configuration Pass-Throughs
- buttons: Allows user to create their own buttons and event handling.
Tab ViewProvides a tabbed view. This component wraps the YUI TabView object. Tab content is defined within <gui:tab/> elements.The tabView component only accepts one possible attribute, which is optional: id.
Defining tabsTabs can be defined either by declaring static content within a tab element, or by defining enough attributes in the tab to resolve to a URL that will load the tab. A tab has only one required attribute, a 'label' that will define what is displayed on the tab marker. Setting the 'active' attribute to true will render the tab open initially. You may also specify a CSS class attribute for tabs that will be applied to the underlying 'li' element.
TabView Usage Examples
Static TabsAny HTML, JavaScript, or GUI tags can be placed inside a tabView tab. Here is an example of several different components being rendered in a tabView.
<gui:tabView> <gui:tab label="Tab 1" active="true">
Inside Tab 1

You can put whatever markup you want here. </gui:tab> <gui:tab label="Tab 2">
Inside Tab 2
 <gui:richEditor id='editor' value="You can use gui components within tabs, too!"/> </gui:tab> </gui:tabView>
Dynamic TabsIf enough data is provided within the tab attributes to create a URL, the tab will be loaded by the URL.If the dataSrc attribute is set, it will be used explicitly to render the tab content
Or a controller and action can be passed.
<gui:tab label="Loaded with dataSrc" dataSrc="/path/to/my/page.gsp" active="true"/>
<gui:tab label="Loaded from controller" controller="demo" action="tabLoader"/>
TabView Resources
AutoCompleteThe autoComplete component wraps the YUI autoComplete widget. This tag can be used with local or remote data, and can depend on the value of another input element in the DOM. It can also be arranged to send along extra data to the server to be used for additional filtering.
Setting up your controllerProper controller setup is essential to use the autoComplete effectively. The autoComplete will send along a query string attached to the HTTP request that defines what the user has input into the text box.Currently, the GUI autoComplete is only configured to use JSON data format. This means that your controller must use the Grails JSON translation to convert autoComplete data into a usable format. Following is an example of a dummy controller action that provides data for an autoComplete.
The list must contain an id as well as a label value, because the GUI autoComplete renders hidden input elements that contain the id. This allows the selection label and id to be passed along with form data on submission.
import grails.converters.JSON
def autoCompleteJSON = {
def list = DummyDomain.list(params.query)
def jsonList = list.collect { [ id: it.id, name: it.name ] }
def jsonResult = [
result: jsonList
render jsonResult as JSON
Local AutoCompleteAn autoComplete can be setup using only local data.
<gui:autoComplete id="localData" options="['red','blue','yellow','orange','purple']" />
Remote AutoCompleteOnce an autoComplete is setup to use a server to provide the data, the configuration gets more complex.
The 'resultName' attribute refers to the root node of the JSON data that will contain the autoComplete list to render to the view. This value defaults to 'result', so if the controller is set up like the one above, this attribute is not necessary to override.The autoComplete expects an array of maps containing one key for an id, and one for a label. The default map keys for these are 'id' and 'name', but they can be changed as shown above by the 'labelField' and 'idField' attributes.
<gui:autoComplete id="remoteData" resultName="TestData" labelField="description" idField="id" controller="demo" action="testFruitDataAsJSON" />
Filtering AutoCompleteThere are some cases where the autoComplete data may need additional filtering at the server. This filtering data must be used by the controller to filter the data. Following are two examples of ways to specify additional filtering data for the server.
<gui:autoComplete id="restrictedControl1" resultName="TestData" labelField="description" idField="id" controller="demo" action="testDataAsJSON" filterBy="link" filter="1" />
<gui:autoComplete id="restrictedControl2" resultName="TestData" labelField="description" idField="id" controller="demo" action="testDataAsJSON" queryAppend="link=3" />
AutoComplete DependencyThere are many cases where the value from another form input element needs to be send along with the autoComplete request. In this manner, an autoComplete can be dependent on the value of another form input.
The value of the 'dependedOn' text input will be retrieved and sent along with the autoComplete request as the 'dependedValue'. The controller that populates the autoComplete can now use this data as part of its process to filter the results.
<input id="dependedOn" type="text" value="my value"/> <gui:autoComplete id="dependsOn" controller="demo" action="testDataAsJSON" dependsOn="dependedOn" />
AutoComplete Common ConfigurationsYou probably don't want your autoComplete querying the server every few milliseconds (queryDelay), or maybe you want to restrict it from querying until a certain number of keys have been typed (minQueryLength). Use these attributes to control this:
<gui:autoComplete minQueryLength='3' queryDelay='1.5' … </gui:autoComplete>
AccordionThe accordion widget creates markup that is used by the Bubbling Library to transform into expandable panels.Initially the accordion will expand to take 100% width available, so it must be bound by a containing element.
Accordion attributes
- multiple: allows multiple panels open at once
- bounce: provides a bounce effect on open and close
- persistent: panels stay open
- slow: slows down the open/close animation
- fade: provides a fade effect on open and close
Standard Accordion
<gui:accordion> <gui:accordionElement title="Accordion element 1"> Accordion element 1 content </gui:accordionElement> <gui:accordionElement title="Accordion element 2">
Markup is fine in here
 </gui:accordionElement> </gui:accordion>
Accordion with Options
<gui:accordion bounce="true" slow="true" multiple="true"> <gui:accordionElement title="Accordion element 1"> Accordion element 1 content </gui:accordionElement> <gui:accordionElement title="Accordion element 2"> <g:each var="i" in="(1..10)">Hello ${i}
</g:each> </gui:accordionElement> </gui:accordion>
Expandable PanelThe expandablePanel component is very similar to the accordion, and uses the same Bubbling Library source files. But the expandablePanel allows the user to define one panel that can be retracted into a title bar anywhere on the page, unattached to any other components.
Expandable Panel Examples
To allow a close action and icon, specify closable="true". By default, this is false.
<gui:expandablePanel title="This panel is already expanded" expanded="true"> I am expanded. Close me. </gui:expandablePanel>

<gui:expandablePanel bounce="false" title="Expand me for a fun surprise!" expanded="false"> I was not expanded at first, but if you are reading this, I must be expanded now. </gui:expandablePanel>
Data TableThe GUI dataTable is build by creating a YUI DataTable object. The YUI dataTable is a very rich component that can be configured in many different ways. There are many configuration attributes available for users to modify the YUI table upon creation.By default, GUI currently always uses server-side pagination and sorting. There is a JIRA to provide an option for client paging and sorting.
Column DefinitionsTo create a dataTable, GUI needs to know what the columns are going to look like, so it needs a map of data for each column. This list of maps representing the columns to be displayed is the column definitions. You can see a table of all the possible values of column definitions here in the instantiating section. Here is example of what a columnDefs attribute on a dataTable might look like:
NOTE: The 'type' value is currently not being used, but a JIRA issue is logged to enable type formatting for GrailsUI 1.1.It is essential that these column definition keys match the JSON data returned by the controller supplying the DataTable with data. See the section below on setting up the controller.
[key:'id', sortable:true, resizeable: true, label:'ID'],
[key:'name', sortable:true, resizeable: true, label:'Name'],
[key:'birthDate', type:'date', sortable:true, resizeable: true, label: 'Birth Date'],
[key:'age', type:'number', sortable:true, resizeable: true, label: 'Age'],
[key:'netWorth', type:'currency', sortable:true, resizeable: true, label: 'Net Worth']
Paginator ConfigurationA default Paginator is created, so no paginator config is necessary, but users may specify the config object for a custom Paginator. More information on Paginator configuration attributes can be found here. Following is an example of a custom Paginator configuration:
This specifies a template the Paginator to use, and also adds total records.
template:'{PreviousPageLink} {PageLinks} {NextPageLink} {CurrentPageReport}',
pageReportTemplate:'{totalRecords} total records'
Setting up the ControllerFollowing is an example of a controller action that prepares data for a dataTable:
In order for the dataTable's Paginator to know how many pages there are, the totalRecords must be passed back within the JSON data for the table to consume.
import grails.converters.JSON def dataTableDataAsJSON = { def list = [] response.setHeader("Cache-Control", "no-store") def data = [ totalRecords: Demo.count(), results: Demo.list(params) ] render data as JSON }
Row Click NavigationIf you want your dataTable to navigate to a certain URL when a row is clicked, you need to ensure a 'dataUrl' field is included in your JSON data that defines the URL. Then you just need to add rowClickNavigation='true' to your dataTable attributes, and each row click will navigate to the dataUrl specified in the row.
Row ExpansionThe dataTable provides a row expansion feature. When configured properly, each row will expand on screen to provide more data about the row. This is done by inspecting the data for the clicked row and looking for a dataUrl.If the JSON data received by the dataTable contains a row value called 'dataUrl', it assumes that this URL should be called and rendered on row click. Row expansion is turned off by default, so the rowExpansion attribute must be set to true as well.Following is an example of how a controller might attach this dataUrl within the JSON return value:
Here, instead of transforming domain objects into JSON, each object is manually broken down into a map, including the proper URL to use for the dataUrl value.If rowExpansion="true", and the JSON data loaded into the table provides a dataUrl for each row, every row click will expand and populate a new panel just below the clicked row. One second click, pagination, or resort, the expanded row is contracted.
import grails.converters.JSON def dataTableDataAsJSON = { def list = [] def demoList = Demo.list(params) response.setHeader("Cache-Control", "no-store") demoList.each { list << [ id: it.id, name: it.name, birthDate: it.birthDate.toString(), age: it.age, netWorth: it.netWorth, dataUrl: g.createLink(action: 'dataDrillDown') + "/$it.id" ] } def data = [ totalRecords: Demo.count(), results: list ] render data as JSON }
DataTable ExampleThe following markup defines a dataTable and expects the controller to provide dataUrl values for row expansion. It also sends an additional parameter to the controller to use for filtering (maxAge=52).
<gui:dataTable id="dt_2" draggableColumns="true" columnDefs="[ [key:'id', sortable:true, resizeable: true, label:'ID'], [key:'name', sortable:true, resizeable: true, label:'Name'], [key:'birthDate', type:'date', sortable:true, resizeable: true, label: 'Birth Date'], [key:'age', type:'number', sortable:true, resizeable: true, label: 'Age'], [key:'netWorth', type:'currency', sortable:true, resizeable: true, label: 'Net Worth'] ]" paginatorConfig="[ template:'{PreviousPageLink} {PageLinks} {NextPageLink} {CurrentPageReport}', pageReportTemplate:'{totalRecords} total records' ]" controller="demo" action="nonStandardDataTableDataAsJSON" params="[maxAge:52]" resultsList="myResults" rowExpansion="true" rowsPerPage="3" />
Other Useful Dialog Configuration Pass-Throughs
Other DataTable Resources
Rich EditorThe richEditor tag is one of the most useful and easy to use tags in the library. It is used very much like a textarea input component. The id it is passed will be the id of the textarea it actually uses, and is treated as such within a form.
The richEditor uses a YUI SimpleEditor, which has a wealth of config options.
<gui:richEditor id='myEditor' value='initial value of the editor'/>
Draggable ListDraggable lists have items that can be dragged within each list to reorder the list, or dragged into other draggable lists to trade items between them.Draggable lists must be declared within a draggableListWorkArea in order to allow dragging between lists.
When formReady="true", hidden input elements will be rendered that represent the orders of the draggableLists, so if the lists are within a form, this data will be submitted with the form.
<gui:draggableListWorkArea formReady="true"> <gui:draggableList id="myList1" class="list1" prepend="list_">
A:1

A:2

A:3

A:4
 </gui:draggableList> <gui:draggableList id="myList2" class="list2">
B:1

B:2

B:3

B:4
 </gui:draggableList> </gui:draggableListWorkArea>
TooltipYou will need the JS resources refered as "toolTip". Do this by adding inside the HEAD part of your gsp (or layout):
For simple tooltips, it is only necessary to wrap the content that deservers a tooltip within the <gui:toolTip/> tags, providing a 'text' attribute, like this:
<gui:resources components="['toolTip']"/>
This works well for tool tips that contain a small amount of plain text. For more complex, dynamic tool tips, the toolTip tag can refer to a controller to populate the tool tip text:
<gui:toolTip text="This text shows in a tool tip.">  </gui:toolTip>
The controller can be set up to pitch HTML directly into the tool tip:
<gui:toolTip controller="demo" action="toolTipLoader" params="[message:'worked']" >
 Hover over this box for a server rendred tooltip.
 </gui:toolTip>
def toolTipLoader = { render """
Tool tip markup from the server!

Here are my params: ${params}. """ }
Date PickerThe GUI datePicker creates a YUI Calendar object along with an input element for its selection data. It is simple to create, and allows many configuration options. For a simple datePicker:
This will allow form access to the selected date by the id passed into it. A date value can also be passed into the date picker, in the form of a Date or Calendar object:
<gui:datePicker id='simpleDatePicker' />
The format string takes the same format as the Java SimpleDateFormat. If time input is needed, inputs will be added to the bottom of the datePicker with the 'includeTime' attribute:
<gui:datePicker id='withDateValue' value="${new Date()}" /> <gui:datePicker id='withCalendar' value="${new GregorianCalendar(2008, 9, 31)}" formatString="yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss" />
<gui:datePicker id='withCalendarAndTime' value="${new GregorianCalendar(1978,6,11,21,45,15)}" includeTime="true"/>


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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
Revision as of 18:50, 29 May 2020
|Muse member
|Dominic James Howard
|7th December 1977 (Age 42)
|Stockport, England
|Drums, percussion, human bones
|Band members
|Matthew Bellamy and Christopher Wolstenholme
|Associated acts
|Carnage Mayhem, Gothic Plague, Rocket Baby Dolls, Vicky Cryer and Muse
Howard was born 7th December 1977 in Stockport, and moved to Devon at 8 years old. He and his family had no interest in music until he went to high school where he became interested in a jazz band, and as a result started playing drums.
One of Dom's earliest memories is of catching a fish and hitting its head on the ground until its eye popped out, an event about which he feels no little shame. (Mark Beaumont, Out of This World: The Story of Muse)
Dom's first memory was sitting on a dingy (a sort of inflatable boat) on a beach in Spain. The dingy was ashore and, without any noticeable cause, popped and deflated with Dom still seated within.
He became friends with Matt through sharing his Amiga computer with him.
Previous jobs
- School canteen assistant
- Factory worker (Packing Spice Girls t-shirts)
Anecdote for Dominic Howard's singing
Recalling Re:Covered where Muse performed Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Matthew Bellamy explained how Howard wanted to do this song because he could sing the "Ba DA" bits. After doing so, Howard didn't sing live again until Supermassive Black Hole became part of the band's set. He is also doing vocals during the heavy part of The Globalist.
Whilst recording Absolution, he demonstrated his inability to sing in tune when the whole band had to perform vocals in Blackout together (Thomas Kirk could have been singing too). The sound techs pointed out that someone was out of tune. After a couple of attempts the results were the same. To find out and solve who was singing out of tune, one person was taken out at a time and the recording was tested again, resulting in Howard not being used for vocals.
These are song that Dom sing as backing vocal in live performance:
Break it To Me is the first track where Dom made the backing vocals in-studio.
- In 2004, his father, William Howard, came to watch Muse's performance at Glastonbury 2004; a concert which Matthew Bellamy described as "the best gig of our lives". Just after their performance finished, William died from a heart attack. Through support from his family and fellow band members Dominic recovered, and Muse managed to continue their tour.
- Around the time that Absolution was released, he was on several occasions seen wearing a black shirt with ruffles down the front. Wearing said shirt, he famously stated, when questioned by Zane Lowe on MTV2's Gonzo, that his favourite type of cheese was Brie, quashing internet rumours that he likes Roulé.
- According to Howard, the song which he would like played at his funeral is 'Don't Stop me Now' by Queen, mainly due to him being a big fan of Queen.
- He would like to have a drink with Jimi Hendrix - "He was just such a cool guy; the way he played, how he seemed to be in his personal life or whenever he was being interviewed, he just seemed like a really cool cat", and the first thing he wanted to say to Hendrix is - "Good riff, man!"[1]
- At the band's 14th November 2006 arena show at the Birmingham NEC, Howard told a fan that he disliked playing Knights of Cydonia at the end of the set because it leaves him "knackered". However he did state that the riff at the end is chilling.
- In the 2nd disc of the Hullabaloo DVD, he can be seen in a Slipknot mask making Bellamy laugh uncontrollably by repeatedly yelling, in a mock Slipknot 'vocal' fashion, "Sit the fuck down!". Contrary to popular belief, Howard did not steal the mask, but was given it by a female fan when Muse played with Slipknot at Metalfest in Spain some years ago. He says that he still has the mask and thinks it is probably in a box hidden underneath his bed somewhere. He chuckles: "I'll dig it out one of these days and put it on again."
- He downloads music through the internet, presumably using peer to peer software.[2]
- Bellamy once filmed Howard having sex with someone. Bellamy managed to catch the money shot during climax, and joked that he should upload it some day.
- Bellamy said in an interview that he and Christopher Wolstenholme were messy people but that Dom was a very clean person. Bellamy also applauded Howard's cooking skills, as well as his driving and snowboarding skills. "Great snowboarder. I wish I could snowboard. I can't snowboard at all. I'm trying to learn but I keep falling over."
- He often keeps fans up to date on everything using sites like MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter.
- He is left handed.
- He lives in Nice, France.
- He was the last member of the band to create a twitter account. The reason for finally signing up probably has something to do with his tweet: "Hello. Tom [Kirk] decided to sign me up to Twitsville.."
- He passed his driving test the first time, though he thought he'd failed because he "nearly ran over someone on a bike".[source?]
- His favourite car is the 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 from the movie Back to the Future. (even if Dom says it's the 1984 DeLorean, this car was manufactured from 1981)
- For the Drones tour, Dom dyed his hair black, however now has started to return to its original blonde.
- He likes vintage Volkswagen Golf GTIs
- Drums
- Cheers
- Brie
- Dom's love of pink
- Dom's baldness
- Dom's faff bag
- Dom fishing
- Dom's perfect girlfriend
- Dom's injuries
- Dom's fashion sense
- Dom likes Spiderman
- The Buke of Dom's Cockminster Is Sacked
- ↑ musedrums.co.uk Dom
- ↑ We feel sorry for bands being hyped (2003-10-02). Laut. Retrieved 2007-05-01 from laut.de. [verify]


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My name is Barry. Not too long ago I was on here after having suffered a crushing blow at an SBC church as a former associate pastor. I actually came across this site looking for people who had been scorned by the church in their past. My scorn was in regards to child safety. There were serious safety issues in the children's program run by a very prominent family in that church and when I went to address them under the direction of the senior pastor, I was quickly threatened and intimidated to keep my mouth shut if I valued my job. They also tried to force me to make my children part of their program even though I was not confident in it at all. This left me with a choice: either tow the church political line and act as if nothing happened, or stand up for children whose safety and well-being was put at risk. The experience left me so emotionally bruised that I wound up resigning in disgust of the church - especially since the senior pastor quickly betrayed me and sold me down the river the moment things got to politically hot for him. His famous last words to me were "Barry, this church is dysfunctional; it's not going to change." This was my cue to exit.
Any way, what I wanted to ask was for a few good atheists to give me their take on the institution we all know as church. If you have roots specifically in the SBC, that is a plus. The reason why I am asking for you to do this is that I intend to start writing about it. There are many problems within the church - starting with the fact that it is an aging, irrelevant, and corrupt institution that is more concerned with power and control than it is with providing freedom, salvation, and enlightenment to humanity.
Oh, and if you are wondering as to whether or not I am a theist? The answer is yes - just not the same one I was several months ago or even years ago, and I am not a pastor anymore. I am not here to debate whether there is a God or not; nor do I wish to convert anyone - the reason why this site exists is because many of you on here have already made up your mind definitively and I would rather respect your position than attack it. You are welcome to ask any question you may have of me if you are skeptical.
Views: 767
Your example is the norm.
To an Atheist, hypocrisy in all religions and the offshoots of those religions is routine. The catholic church, which is one of the biggest and wealthiest, only survive because of the way they treat the average person, which they, and we, call sheep. Even catholics pick and choose what they follow, and justify it in their minds.
All theists of every persuasion, cherry pick, and if they don't like something, 'let's call it a metaphor'.
The deaths that followers of these books cause, is in the millions.
The likes of Danny Hinns, Ted Hagart, do some very basic research, and you will find a myriad of names. The pedophiles in the Jehova Witness lot.
Who knows how rife it is, 'cause a bunch of old men, who love their power, cover it up.
Read about ex theists, and what and why, happened to them. It is all on the internet, a really good guide to a lot of information.
That is not to say, there are good theists around, just not enough. Of those good theists, why aren't they jumping up and down, not just one lone voice, but the virtual 'multiitudes' calling out the hypocrites in their own group. Why aren't catholics screaming how their 'holy leaders' are covering up crimes against humanity. Why aren't theists screaming about the murder and bashings of gays.
Atheists are, why not theists.
Find out about the hypocrisy of the Exclusive Brethren, how they were not allowed modern devices, TV, radio, computers, the reading of newspapers, fax, anything where they will collect knowledge, other than from their preacher.
The following is an insight into, 'We are better than all these common heathens".
Their leader, Bruce Hale, in downtown Sydney, not only uses every new technology, but also sells them, and at a huge profit, from his own followers.
It is all about the money, power, control, misogyny. No such thing as a 'good book'. Judaism, Christianity, Islam, all evil.
Hypocrisy in every church and religion.
I think that some of the most interesting people on this site is the young'uns, who have analysed their situation, and the bible, and come to the conclusion that they are in fact, an Atheist, and the repercussions of their decision, either they come out of the closet, and the wrath of their loving xian family, to the disownment of same loving xian family.
This takes incredible guts, as these are still considered children by their parents, and should not be thinking for themselves, and how dare these children go against the word of god, and they will end up in hell.
Just one example, http://www.atheistrev.com/2011/05/damon-fowler-kicked-out-of-parent...
and there are also many examples of these smart and brave 'kids' on this site.
I did something similar at my graduation, just mentioning the church/state issue was enough to make me just a little more not in the 'in group'. Oh well, Over the years it became obvious that I was not even invited to our class reunions. To think that I was significantly more wishy washy then, than now.
Okay. So now that I have a few good answers, I have more questions? If church (as in Christian) were to exist in a different form, what would you expect/demand of it? What would be your ideal. Suspend the idea/philosophy of theology in your response for a moment, and instead think of what something, like the church, should embody. I am looking for how you would interpret it in action since, as with all human beings, action reveals belief/belief systems of others. Anyone can say: "I believe in Jesus" as most Christians say; however, this is a mere intellectual ascent to the "collective" or "hive" mentality of the group - which is found in almost any group of people regardless of belief or non-belief because, ultimately, it revolves around a person's desire to be accepted by others. If you think something like the church should not exist at all - go for it and tell me! Explain your answer as to why because I am interested in knowing why. If ultimately the desire of every human being is to be accepted by his/her fellow human beings, what can be done to propel this forward?
No church should exist.
Why you ask? Church is a place of worship to god[christian god], then we don't need any since there is no evidence for any such god.
As I said, suspend theology for a moment in your response. When I say church, I am actually concerned with an organization/association/assembly of human being. Take God out of the equation, and think in humanistic terms.
@Barry Adamson,
You are being duplicitous, if you wish to ask a question about:
...an organization/association/assembly of human being...
then loading your post with references to "Church" "Christian" "Jesus" and then instructing the respondent to suspend theology in their response is disingenuous.
BTW your own post contains it's own answer:
...ultimately, it revolves around a person's desire to be accepted by others...
I only speak using those terms because I am familiar with them. I should have explained that I am familiar with the Greek terms often translated into English as "church." To clarify, I am referencing church as in ekklesia (association, assembly) and not kuriakos (things concerning the lord) in regards to the Christian scriptures.
Ekklesia referred to many things when Greek was the common tongue of commerce in the first century. It could be used in reference to a "guild" such as a "merchant's guild," and early Christians used this term to describe their association/assembly. I, personally, see many forms of "churches" in this sense (good and bad). They do not have to have a building to exist because the ekklesia is simply composed of people. Thus, I use this term in a way that is familiar to me in my vocabulary. I apologize for any misunderstanding.
"Suspending theology" means to remove it from the current concept of church as you understand it and replace it with something you find more appealing, worthwhile, and ultimately desire from your own heart.
As for my own post containing my own answer - that's just it! I don't want my own answer since I know it already. I want other people's answers, perspectives, and specifics - not just mine.
Then if we remove theology from the concept, then we can have many churches where we can have beer, discuss philosophy and listen to operas
Or tend 'the garden' in peace?
Yes, these are good starting points. Another example is my Wing Chun School I am a part of. We do not have a formal building except for a garage in the back of the instructor's house. We train year round without heat or air conditioning, we have cookouts together, and we just share our love for the martial arts. Many are from different belief systems. Some believe in God, some don't but we all have one thing in common and that is our love for Wing Chun - and that unites us as human beings, without the nasty politics and business of church.
What's more, the instructor does not teach Wing Chun with an interest in making money at it. He teaches for the love of the art. Dues are only $50/month for up keep of the place, and he has a day job as a chiropractor and functional movement specialist. Thus, we are not seen to him as "clients" or "customers" we are seen family members and accepted despite our differences.
This is an example of what I call "church without Church," and when I am there, I feel most alive.
I am stating this to spur the conversation on.
Barry, does this help?


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Investing can mean short-term pain for long-term gain
Another year is almost over, and as always, it's useful to reflect on what has gone by, what lessons we can learn from that, and what we should do differently in the coming year.
It has certainly been a challenging year. We started with world markets performing strongly, albeit briefly, and there was hope, at least in some quarters, that President Trump would quieten down, and start to produce some worthwhile results.
Unfortunately, it was not to be, and the resignation of Jim Mattis this week could well be a turning point in the Trump phenomenon. I have the strongest admiration for Mattis and felt that as long as he was a strong voice in cabinet, things would work out. Now even Mattis is gone — leaving who knows what behind.
Things are no better in Europe. There is massive angst over Brexit, Italy is on the verge of bankruptcy, and in Paris they are rioting in the streets over fuel price increases while their politicians busy themselves with passing laws to ban spanking children.
The result of all this uncertainty is markets tumbling across the globe — with many investors confused, bewildered, and scared of what 2019 might bring. Many are asking whether they should move to the perceived safety of cash until a recovery comes.
An email I received this week is typical: "In July I moved my super of $300,000 to the Hostplus Balanced Fund as I heard they were a consistent performer over a significant period. I am shocked to find my balance has dropped to $283,000".
I reminded this correspondent that it's normal for share markets to have four negative years every decade — which means there are six positive ones. But all share-based investments fluctuate, sometimes wildly.
The important things to keep in mind are: first, that you do not make a loss until you sell; second, that nobody can consistently and accurately forecast when to enter and leave the market; and third, that when markets rebound, the biggest gain is usually just after the rebound.
When you invest in shares you own a tiny portion of a business. And the long-term success of your investment will depend on the progress of that business. The Catch-22 is that the price on any given day may not necessarily reflect what the company is doing.
For example, I own a parcel of shares in a company with a very small market capitalisation. The shares are tightly held, so only a tiny minority are traded on the market. In the last eight months the listed value of those shares have dropped 50 per cent, even though the company is doing well and there is no reason to get out.
Another good example is Zillow, which is the American equivalent of www.realestate.com.au. It's the dominant player in the American real estate market and is going better than ever, but in the last six months its shares have fallen from around $70 to $28. As I have an investment in a fund with a big interest in Zillow, my investment has tumbled in line with the Zillow share price. But I have faith in the long-term future of Zillow, so I'm prepared to hang in there.
This is the attitude we investors have to take. When you own shares in a company you are an investor in that business. As long as you have faith in the future of that business there is no point in cashing out and converting a paper loss to a real one.
In any event, if you own shares in a good business the dividends should continue even if the price bounces around.
Here's to a healthy and prosperous 2019. May your faith in the market be well rewarded.
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Today millions of American children grow up in homes where they don't learn the skills they need to succeed in life. Their vocabularies are tiny. They can't regulate their emotions. When they get to kindergarten they've never been read a book, so they don't know the difference between the front cover and the back cover.
But, starting a few decades ago, we learned that preschool intervention programs could help. The efforts were small and expensive, but early childhood programs like the Perry and Abecedarian projects made big differences in kids' lives. The success of these programs set off a lot of rhapsodic writing, including by me, about the importance of early childhood education. If government could step in and provide quality preschool, then we could reduce poverty and increase social mobility.
But this problem, like most social problems, is hard. The big federal early childhood program, Head Start, has been chugging along since 1965, and the outcomes are dismal. Russ Whitehurst of the Brookings Institution summarizes the findings of the most rigorous research: "There is no measurable advantage to children in elementary school of having participated in Head Start. Further, children attending Head Start remain far behind academically once they are in elementary school. Head Start does not improve the school readiness of children from low-income families."
Fortunately, that is not the end of the story. Over the past several years, there's been a flurry of activity, as states and private groups put together better early childhood programs. In these programs, the teachers are better trained. There are more rigorous performance standards. The curriculum is better matched to the one the children will find when they enter kindergarten.
These state programs, in places like Oklahoma, Georgia and New Jersey, have not been studied as rigorously as Head Start. There are huge quality differences between different facilities in the same state or the same town. The best experts avoid sweeping conclusions. Nonetheless, there's a lot of evidence to suggest that these state programs can make at least an incremental difference in preparing children for school and in getting parents to be more engaged in their kids' education.
These programs do not perform miracles, but incremental improvements add up year by year and produce significantly better lives.
Enter President Obama. This week he announced the most ambitious early childhood education expansion in decades. Early Thursday morning, early education advocates were sending each other ecstatic e-mails. They were stunned by the scope of what Obama is proposing.
But, on this subject, it's best to be hardheaded. So I spent Wednesday and Thursday talking with experts and administration officials, trying to be skeptical. Does the president's plan merely expand the failing federal effort or does it focus on quality and reform? Is the president trying to organize a bloated centralized program or is he trying to be a catalyst for local experimentation?
So far the news is very good. Obama is trying to significantly increase the number of kids with access to early education. The White House will come up with a dedicated revenue stream that will fund early education projects without adding to the deficit. These federal dollars will be used to match state spending, giving states, many of whom want to move aggressively, further incentive to expand and create programs.
But Washington's main role will be to measure outcomes, not determine the way states design their operations. Washington will insist that states establish good assessment tools. They will insist that pre-K efforts align with the K-12 system. But beyond that, states will have a lot of latitude.
Should early education centers be integrated with K-12 school buildings or not? Should the early childhood teachers be unionized or certified? Obama officials say they want to leave those sorts of questions up to state experimentation. "I'm just about building quality," Education Secretary Arne Duncan told me. The goal is to make the federal oversight as simple as possible.
That's crucial. There's still a lot we don't know about how to educate children that young. The essential thing is to build systems that can measure progress, learn and adapt to local circumstances. Over time, many children will migrate from Head Start into state programs.
This is rude to say, but here's what this is about: Millions of parents don't have the means, the skill or, in some cases, the interest in building their children's future. Early childhood education is about building structures so both parents and children learn practical life skills. It's about getting kids from disorganized homes into rooms with kids from organized homes so good habits will rub off. It's about instilling achievement values where they are absent.
President Obama has taken on a big challenge in a realistic and ambitious way. If Republicans really believe in opportunity and local control, they will get on board.


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State wants Alamo to have director
The state agency that is assuming oversight at the Alamo says it wants to put the shrine's staff back under the supervision of a paid executive director.
Under a law that takes effect today, the General Land Office has just four months to negotiate a contract with the Daughters of the Republic of Texas that could run up to 10 years for day-to-day operations at the state shrine. If a contract isn't signed by Jan. 1, control of the Alamo and the site's equipment and property acquired with state funds must be transferred to the Land Office.
Many questions linger as the DRT remains the subject of a Texas attorney general's investigation. But many believe the new law will improve conditions at the state's 4.2-acre complex, which has up to 3 million visitors annually.
"I can't help but believe any organizational structure birthed by the Land Office has got to be better than what currently exists," said Rudi Rodriguez, founder of the Hispanic Heritage Center of Texas.
One idea the Land Office is exploring is restoring an Alamo director's position to oversee staff. The Daughters have had direct oversight of the Alamo's roughly 100 employees since David Stewart retired as director in 2009.
"The subject of an executive director has been discussed and will continue to be discussed," said Mark Loeffler, Land Office communications director.
Rumors have swirled about financial operations at the Alamo and the fiscal viability of the DRT's statewide organization. In a throwback to the DRT's early 1900s roots, some say its Alamo Mission Chapter, rather than the state organization, could manage the Alamo under contract with the Land Office.
"Regarding the DRT's main association, as with any large nonprofit organization in light of this economy, contributions vary," DRT President General Karen Thompson, the only Daughter authorized to speak for the group, said in a statement.
She denied rumors of a hiring freeze affecting nonessential staff at the Alamo.
Although Thompson said gift shop sales that support the Alamo's $6 million operating budget have been stable, capital fundraising has been a concern of the state.
The law signed in June by Gov. Rick Perry allows the Land Office to hire a nonprofit to raise funds, and gives the DRT an option to charge admission.
Critics say the Alamo, site of a Spanish mission and an 1836 siege and battle, has fallen behind other restored sites.
Local restorations include a $21 million upgrade of San Fernando Cathedral in 2003; a new $2.2 million project at Mission San José; a $775,000 renovation last year at the Spanish Governor's Palace; and 1990s restorations of more than $3 million at City Hall, and of $10 million at the Majestic and Empire theaters.
The Alamo also has been troubled with unrest in the DRT, state-appointed custodians since 1905. But sources within the Daughters said the AG's office may release a report on its nearly 15-month investigation this month, letting dust settle as the DRT and Land Office confer on terms of a contract.
Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, who is leading the negotiations, seems pleased with the DRT's stewardship of the grounds, Loeffler said.
"If you're asking whether he's happy with the financial management, that answer probably is no," Loeffler said. "The agency's primary concern relates to ensuring that any money raised on behalf of the Alamo ... is used solely for the benefit of the Alamo."
After failing to raise $400,000 for a 175th anniversary Alamo concert in March and falling behind on payroll at its Austin headquarters, the DRT has entered a $491,000 roof repair contract at the Alamo and spent many thousands of dollars in legal fees.
On May 31, two days after the bill passed the Legislature, the DRT was charged $23,000 in legal fees that were paid out of Alamo funds for consultations, responses to media inquiries and conference calls with lawyers and legislators.
An Alamo employee, speaking anonymously, said the DRT and staff managers "are not taking care of the Alamo," and have told employees not to talk to the media.
"They're good people trying to do the right thing, but they're not qualified," said the employee, one of many required since last year to sign a two-page nondisclosure agreement at the Alamo.
Daughters with the Alamo Mission Chapter and DRT Library Committee recently began taking inventory of furniture, books and materials belonging to the lineage group in case a contract with the Land Office is not signed by the deadline.
Under the law, the Land Office "may" create a nine-member Alamo preservation advisory board, with the city of San Antonio and Bexar County each having an appointee.
Rodriguez, of the Hispanic Heritage Center, said he supports having a "mixed group of people that will bring different perspectives" on the Alamo.
But Loeffler said Patterson can move faster without the board "to establish the kind of infrastructure that the Alamo and Daughters need." A board might later be seated, he said.
This summer, the DRT has had contractors study and repair leaks in the Alamo chapel's roof, replace old mortar on its exterior walls, clean its interior walls and reseal its ceiling. But the Aug. 4 filming by the Bravo network of Pee-wee Herman for a "Top Chef" segment raised legitimate questions about the Alamo's portrayal by the media, Loeffler said.
After the filming, Daughters with the Mission chapter found Alamo Hall, a structure on the grounds that the DRT renovated in 2009, in disarray, with damage from broken glass, curtains on the floor and a portrait of Clara Driscoll, the "savior of the Alamo," moved from its place.
The well-funded chapter already had begun a process in June of forming its own nonprofit corporation, fueling speculation that it could assume the role of Alamo manager if the statewide organization loses the tax-exempt status the new law requires it to maintain.
Meanwhile, a lawsuit filed against the DRT by former Alamo Ranger Roberto Sustaita has put a spotlight on the shrine's security force. Sustaita claimed the Daughters ignored complaints from staff about sexual harassment and discrimination.
"We do believe they turned a blind eye. Absolutely," said Ali Hakeem, Sustaita's lawyer.
The rangers have guarded the shrine for more than 40 years. But the force has been dogged at times with personnel issues, including reports of rangers dating other employees or DRT members, and alleged theft of petty cash — even quarters scooped from the Alamo's concrete fish canal.
A slander suit filed against the DRT in 2003 by former Ranger Tomas Padilla ended with an undisclosed settlement. Last month, Rangers Glenn McGuinness and Elizabeth Arce, the first woman ever promoted to sergeant on the force, resigned.
Even C.C., a 15-year-old cat touted as the Alamo's mouse catcher, hasn't lived up to her legendary status. The DRT recently hired Home Team Pest Defense to catch rats in the DRT Library and basement below the Sales Museum.
One rat chewed a utility line in May, interrupting the Alamo's Internet service, employees said. The Land Office didn't know of the rodents but wasn't concerned, since rats are common in basements.
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Cat Skin Cancer
Veterinarian Reviewed on April 1, 2014 by Dr. Janice Huntingford
Cat Skin Cancer
The skin is the outermost layer of the body of a cat. It consists of several layers of tissue, and its main function is to protect the cat's muscles and organs that lie underneath it from any harm. Sadly, skin tumors are quite commonly found on cats and present themselves in several different forms. They can be malignant or benign, and the most common forms are responsible for about 75% of all tumors found on the skin. These tumors are not always primary, meaning they may form as a result of another cancer in the body, such as Cat Lung Cancer.
Most Common Skin Tumors in Cats
Making up approximately 20% of all skin tumor cases in cats, the basal cell tumor is the most common of this animal. Other top tumors include the Cat Mast Cell Tumor, Cat Skin Fibrosarcoma, Cat Squamous Cell Carcinoma, and Sebaceous hyperplasia/adenoma.
Signs and Symptoms
Skin tumors are generally first noticed by the owners of the cats. These may be found while grooming or inspecting their cat's body for Cat Fleas and ticks or through general petting and grooming. Tumors that are benign grow slowly, some taking years before they are of substantial size to worry about. Many vets that see benign tumors do so because of the cat licking or injuring the area where the tumor is located. Malignant tumors grow much faster and have poorly defined boundaries compared to those that are harmless and pain free.
Diagnosis of Skin Cancer in Cats
The skin tumor's size, location, and degree that it is moveable are the first things a veterinarian will look at to determine a diagnosis. Cytology is beneficial, as it can tell if the mass is really a tumor or if it is something less worrisome. Histopathologic analysis will also be performed, as that is the only way to truly know the type of tumor, how serious the situation is, and the method of treatment to use. Biopsies will be performed, and may remove a piece or the entire tumor, depending on its size and location. Blood tests and x-rays may also be necessary to check for other cancers in the body.
Treatment Options
The actual treatment the cat receives will be dependent on what the exams have shown regarding the tumor. The majority of smaller tumors are treated right away, being completely removed during the biopsy. Surgical removal may be performed on larger tumors once the results of the biopsy are known. For those that cannot be completely removed, radiation and chemotherapy may be necessary. If a tumor is located on an appendage, the body part may need to be removed to prevent the spread of cancer cells.
The prognosis of skin cancer in cats depends heavily on several factors. These include the size, location, aggressiveness, and type of tumor that the cat is suffering from.
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From One Island to Another: Dominican Immigration to New York, 1892-1924
More than 5,000 Dominicans came to New York City through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924, and many of them came with the idea of staying permanently. How do these Dominicans differ from those who followed them in the 1960s? How do Dominicans who came through Ellis Island resemble other Caribbean Hispanics who lived in New York City at the dawn of the 20th century? Using Ellis Island documents and other institutional archival records, Ramona Hernández paints a compelling portrait of Dominicans who wanted to make New York their
permanent home. Hernández is director of the Dominican Studies Institute of the City University of New York, CUNY, and professor of sociology at City College and the CUNY Graduate Center. She is the author of several works on migration and labor, including The Mobility of Workers Under Advanced Capitalism: Dominican Migration to the United States.
This event is sponsored by the Forum on Migration and Columbia's Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race as part of the Migration, Race, and Ethnicity lecture series.


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My family recipe for tuna salad includes peanut butter. My daughters in law refuse to use it, saying it is bizarre, but tuna salad just doesn't get any better than when you add a couple of spoons of peanut butter along with the mayo and relish.
(We also make peanut butter sandwiches with bannanas or with cucumbers, which makes some people raise eyebrows.)


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I'm historically mediocre at filling out March Madness brackets. But I do it ever year, just as I've become programed to do over the past three decades. For most sports fans it adds a little more flare to the wild and unpredictable opening rounds of the tournament.
This time I waited until the last minute to fill one out. I wasn't tempted to wager a single penny on it either, for the first time in years. And then I started to wonder what could have been after watching as my Final Four, and seven of my Elite Eight selections, remained intact entering Thursday and Friday's Sweet 16.


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About Connected Tennessee
As a public-private partnership, Connected Tennessee partners with technology-minded businesses, government entities and universities to accelerate technology in the state.
In 2007, there was a widening divide in our state between those who had access to broadband and related technology and those who did not, especially in Tennessee's rural communities. Since then, Connected Tennessee has set out to reverse this trend and change the technological landscape of the state and has been met with much success. While there is still work to be done, today, Tennessee is recognized as a leader in technology expansion, with more Tennesseans connected to the rest of the world than ever before. Now, Tennessee is continuing to set the standard and stay ahead of the curve in broadband education, adoption, and deployment.


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In one of the best and explosive Youssef and his team opened fire on Morsi, the prosecutor general , the Muslim brotherhood and Qatar. Yes Qatar and it was like no other criticism ever made to the Small yet powerful and rich ambitious Gulf state. Let's just say Qatar unfortunately tasted the Egyptian bitter criticism with my all respect to the Qatari people.
Here is the full episode. Unfortunately it is not translated.
Here is the song alone about Qatar. It is the special "The Show" cover of the 1960s Nasser's Pan Arabism immortal anthem "My beloved Arab Homeland" by Mohamed Abdel Wahab and a group of icons in music during that time. "My beloved Qatar , whose money and investment getting bigger and bigger" the Show's writers nailed it for real.
Watch after the break.
كلمة حق لازم تتقال. باسم يوسف هو اللي بادر و كلمنا بنفسه و طلب أسماء الشباب المعتقلين و المهددين بالسجن عشان يتكلم عنهم @drbassemyoussefTrivial fact : Hamdeen Sabbhi attended the episode.
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Quick dinner etiquette:
Napkins in the lap once everyone is seated.
Don't touch your silverware until everyone at your table is served.
Drinks on the right, bread on the left.
Consume small, bite-size pieces.
Be aware of your silverware's resting and finished position.
Never, ever, push away your plate and stack your dishes.
Are the rules above ingrained in your mind and simply second nature? GOOD! Or, do you have no clue what proper etiquette is – and even less of a clue what a fork's resting position is? PERFECT! Then this is the blog post you need to read!
For us Fisher Graduate students, the Etiquette Dinner this past Monday at The Blackwell was a great way to brush-up, and learn, proper etiquette and table manners.
Hosted by At Ease Inc., our dinner was was a 4-course meal with soup, salad, entree, dessert and the trickiest food of all…BREAD.
Our wonderful host taught us the true intention of business meals (to enjoy the company of those around you), and how to properly eat soup, bread, pasta, meat and more. I had a basic understanding of proper etiquette (thanks, mom!), but it was so great to have a refresher course.
These simply tips are great to know how to act when out to lunch/dinner/drinks with coworkers, leaders or clients. In a professional job setting, you are always being observed and slurping your soup is not the way to impress your boss!
For more tips and tricks of etiquette, please check out the book, One Minute Manners by Ann Marie Sabath, president of At Ease, Inc.
This website also gives a great demonstration for the proper "resting" and "finished" position of silverware.
One of my favorite things about the Fisher MBA Program is the HUGE variety of activities offered. If you would told me four months ago I would be having the time of my life in my program and learning how to eat temperamental pasta without embarrassing myself, I would have thought you were crazy! Fisher gives numerous opportunities to step away from classes and enjoy time with your fellow students, while still learning more about the business world. Where else can you get these fun experiences?
My favorite tip that I learned? When at a happy hour or networking event, keep your drink in your LEFT hand. This way when you are going to introduce yourself to someone, you are not awkwardly shifting your drink around and have a cold, wet hand
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Topic of the Moment – the northern lights and the solar wind
The aurora borealis – more commonly known as the northern lights – became visible from parts of southern England at the end of February.
The phenomenon, which most commonly manifests as a fluorescent green glow in the sky, is usually seen at higher latitudes, closer to the magnetic poles, since it's caused by high-energy charged particles from the Sun colliding with molecules in the Earth's atmosphere.
The Earth's magnetic field traps parts of the solar wind as it passes the planet, and the electrons and ions that make up that wind travel towards the Earth's magnetic poles. Molecules and atoms in the Earth's upper atmosphere are left ionized or excited by collisions with the particles from the solar wind, and in either regaining an electron or returning to their ground state, they emit light – the glow of the aurora.
Planets with weak magnetic fields – or with none at all – experience the full force of the solar wind, and their atmospheres can be severely thinned or stripped away entirely, leaving the ground without protection from sunlight and making conditions there most hostile to life.
Periods of high solar activity can also damage satellites, particularly those in geosynchronous orbit, since they're typically higher above the surface.
The astronomer Richard Carrington had first predicted the existence of the solar wind in 1859, and observed the first solar flare the same year. The Voyager 1 space probe found in 2010 that the solar wind extends to nearly 11 billion miles from the Sun – one definition of the edge of our solar system.


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