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Believe it or not, Kim Kardashian's 72-day sham of a marriage actually lasted longer than some other ill-fated celebrity marriages. I know I feel more personally slighted by Kim's divorce than I do, say, by Pam Anderson's, but that's only because I rotted my brain for four hours and watched with wide, believing eyes as Kim and her family prepared and carried out her $10 million wedding. I know I'm fully responsible for buying into that crap, and I only have myself to blame for feeling so gypped by Kim and Kris, but still. Seventy-two days? Really?
Maybe looking at a list of the shortest celeb marriages will cheer us up. If we've already forgotten about these ill-fated couples, maybe we'll soon forget about Kim and Kris, too. Because the sooner, the better. Let the healing begin as we reminisce about these five, un-blessedly short celebrity unions.
- Britney Spears and Jason Alexander, 55 hours: I remember sitting on my parents' couch over winter break in 2004 when the news came in that Brit got married to a childhood friend in Vegas. It was when she was at the top of her game and getting married in a trucker hat and midriff-baring top just seemed ... unsettling. Perhaps it was the beginning of the end for her. But this marriage? Distant memory.
- Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman, 9 days: This odd couple tied the knot in Vegas back in 1998, but decided to annul the union nine days later. Guess it just took them that long to sober up.
- Mario Lopez and Ali Landry, 2 weeks: The sexy couple had a beautiful ceremony in April 2004, but trouble was a brewin'. Ali soon found out that Mario had been cheating throughout their six-year relationship. The icing on the cake was he may or may not have slept with another woman during his bachelor party. Ouch. That AC Slater, whatta dog.
- Lisa Marie Presley and Nicolas Cage, 107 days: Hey! They beat Kim and Kris! The pair were wed in August 2002 but called it quits soon after. Presley admitted later that the whole thing was "a big mistake."
- Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock, 122 days: In August 2006, these two crazy 30-somethings got wasted on a yacht in St. Tropez and said "I do." Only about four months later they were saying "I don't" when they each filed for divorce.
These other couples certainly didn't have the wedding spectacle surrounding them like Kim and Kris, but, I don't know, maybe in two years we'll be like, Ohhhh yeah! Remember when Kim was married to that super tall guy that kinda looked like Taylor Lautner? God that feels like forever ago.
That day can't come soon enough.
Do you remember these short celeb marriages?
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Burst pipe KO's children's library
by Chris Pedler
Hampton Union, February 6, 2004[The following article is courtesy of the Hampton Union and Seacoast Online.]
HAMPTON - It is a dark time for Hampton's children. There is no story time at the Lane Library, 600 beloved books have been lost, and the lights have been off (figuratively speaking) in the Children's Room since a pipe burst on the morning of Jan. 15 and caused a damaging flood.
In response, the community has rallied in support of the library, pledging donations of books and cash to help refurbish the basement and get the Children's Room back in operation.
"We lost computers, books, a heating unit," Cindy Stosse, the children's librarian, said. A total of 600 books were destroyed in all, many of which cannot be replaced because they are out of print. All children's activities have been canceled.
The room has been repainted bright yellow, and a new carpet has been ordered. "We are waiting for things to come in," she said.
Stosse said the earliest she can foresee the room opening is in three weeks, though the library has no specific date in mind.
In the meantime, aid has arrived from all sides.
Bill Teschek, photo.
Kathie Street's first-grade class at the Centre School donated 100 books as a "random act of kindness." The library has also received anonymous donations of money, and many other community groups, the Brownies for example, have promised to replace books when the room reopens.
The public libraries in North Hampton, Hampton Falls, Seabrook, and Rye have made their children's rooms available to those who normally use the Lane.
Stosse said the response has been "fantastic."
Street had taken advantage of a special offer to teachers that allowed her to use accumulated credit to order 100 books from Scholastic Book Club. The big box of books sat around her room until one day, at a basketball game, she learned of the flooding in the Lane Children's Room.
"I said, 'There you go,'" she explained. "That is the reason why I never opened the box. They are not for me -- they are for the library."
The students presented the box, intact, to librarians who came to visit the class.
"We work on building community in the classroom," Street said. "This is community building in the town at large."
She said it was a "win-win" situation for the ilbrary, which gained 100 books, and the children, who learned something.
"The whole thing is to be able to give something to soemone else without expecting that you should get something in return," she said. "It was an unplanned, spontaneous thing, and that made it even better."
Street is looking forward to bringing the children on a field trip to the new Children's Room when it is reopened.
The North Hampton Library has had some 20 visitors from Hampton, and several come every day to read and join story time. The Rye library has welcomed about a half-dozen to a dozen visitors.
"We are glad to do anything we can to help," said Pam Jautaikis, a Rye librarian [who used to work in the Lane children's room herself, several years ago].

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Editor's note: In celebration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, today we're bringing you a great example of one of the many contributions indigenous peoples are making to address global problems like climate change.
If you've turned on a television or opened a newspaper in recent weeks, you have been confronted with stories and images of the ongoing drought gripping much of the United States. However, turn your glance further south — to the land from which several globally important foods originate (from the humble potato to the superfood quinoa) — and you will find places high in the Andean mountains of Peru that have successfully survived cyclical drought conditions for thousands of years.
Faced with climate change and dry season conditions that linger for over a month longer than they used to, indigenous peoples in Peru's Altiplano region are turning their back on the green revolution that began in the 1960s with the introduction of heavy pesticides, monocultures of a single species, and a dependence on purchased seeds. Instead, they are reviving and rediscovering traditional agricultural knowledge that served their Incan ancestors.
One of the agronomists leading this movement, Zenon Gomel Apaza, is one of CI's 2012 Indigenous and Traditional Peoples Conservation fellows. This fellowship was created, in partnership with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to provide opportunities for indigenous leaders to demonstrate the contribution of traditional knowledge in adapting to climate change and maintaining healthy ecosystem. These leaders are also showing how that knowledge can be integrated with science and new technologies to influence policy and action.
Selected for his grassroots approaches to encouraging crop diversity, increasing food security and adapting to climate change, Gomel Apaza has a wealth of knowledge and experience that could serve farmers currently suffering across most of the American Midwest.
By harvesting water in shallow, man- made basins and diverting water from small springs, these farmers are able to maintain a constant supply of water during the dry season, while recharging underground aquifers at the same time. This mutual respect for Mother Nature — receiving water while at the same time returning it to the earth — is an integral part of their system, and something that we could all benefit from.
Adrienne McKeehan is the program manager of CI's Social Policy and Practice team.


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Older Drug Users: A Life Course Study of Turning Points in Drug Use [in a large Southeastern Metropolitan Area], 2009-2010 (ICPSR 34296)
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The Older Drug Users study was a mixed method, retrospective longitudinal study that interviewed 92 respondents in a large southeastern metropolitan area from January 2009 to August 2010. The goal of the study was to provide in-depth life history on the drug use trajectories of older drug users, specific turning points in drug use patterns, and drug-related health risks over a person's life course.
Quantitiave and qualititative data was collected from each respondent. Two questionnaires were used to collect the quantitative data. The first questionnaire asked about the person's basic demographic information (gender, race, age, and education), health history (has the person been diagnosed with HIV, AIDS, or Hepatitis C), and drug use (route and frequency) and treatment in the past 30 days across ten different substances (tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, hallucinogens/LSD/Ecstasy/club drugs, prescription pills, cocaine, crack, heroin, amphetamines, and methamphetamine).
A second questionnaire was used to serve as a retrospective life history of the person. The questionnaire asked about the same drug use and treatment of the same ten drugs but this time looking at the entire year. Questions were also asked concerning the person's living arrangement, employment, family roles, drug roles, and sexual activity over the course of the year. The questions were repeated for every year of the person's life from birth up to the time the person was interviewed.
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An "active" user was defined as an individual who had used heroin, cocaine/crack, or methamphetamine during the previous year. A "former" user was defined as someone who had used at least one of these three drugs at some point in the prior ten years for at least six consecutive months.
In order to help ensure the confidentiality of the respondents information on several variables in the 30 day file (Part 1) were recoded, masked, or removed completely. For gender, the coding for one individual that identified himself as a transgender was recoded to male. For education status, the coding for one individual that had obtained an advanced college degree was grouped with those who had received a college degree. For race, the coding for individuals identified as being Hispanic/Latino, Asian, or Other were all grouped into the "Other" category. Lastly, the variables that asked for a specific year that an event took place (year diagnosed with HIV, AIDS, Hepatitis C, or when the person moved away from home for the first time) were removed from the data file and replaced with a variable providing the person's age of when the event took place using his or her year of birth. The person's year of birth was then removed from the file.
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Talk:Stacked Runlevels
I have 3 runlevels:
- default
- wired
- wireless
I've set up something like the following (I'll skip the install commands):
# rc-update add xdm default # rc-update add --stack default wired # rc-update add dhcpcd wired # rc-update add --stack wired wireless # rc-update add wpa_supplicant wireless
Yet, when booting into wireless, only dhcpcd and wpa_supplocant are started (no xdm).
It seems a stacked runlevel does not inherit the services of its grandparent.
Feature or bug? -Apple 22:42, 30 November 2010 (CET)
I would say it's a bug or limitation - maybe only one level of stacking is supported.


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O.R.C.A. Pioneers Adaptive Ski Equipment
Published: 02/28/2013 13:00:00
It's often difficult for people with disabilities to get out into the world and enjoy a lot of the activities that we seem to take for granted, fortunately there's a group called ORCA that specializes in doing just that, and they're developing new and innovative ways to help overcome some of the obstacles that stand in the way. We spoke with Megan Ahleman, the Ski Program Manager for ORCA, to learn more about the group.
VIDEO: O.R.C.A. is developing ways to help people with special needs learn to cross-country ski, and giving disability a possibility. (Image: Rik Pruett)
"ORCA is a division under SAIL, and SAIL is Southeast Alaska Independent Living and ORCA stands for Outdoor Recreation Community Access. So we get folks with disabilities out in the community and outside doing active things and participating in community events."
One of the ways they've developed to get people participating is a fairly simple contrivance, it's merely a walker mounted on skis; it may not seem like much to those who don't know what it can do, but true to SAIL's motto, it gives disability a possibility; Megan went on to explain where the idea came from.
"Well I think actually it came from the ice rink, at the ice rink they have walkers that beginner skaters can use and so why not try it on snow, if it works on ice, why not try it on snow."
And one of the participants who'd never skied before had a pretty positive attitude about trying it out.
"I think it's very quite interesting, I'm not much of a skier but I think it should be quite interesting."
Cheryl Adelmayer, an ORCA Volunteer, explained the significance of what they were trying to accomplish.
"As far as I know, I don't think there's anything in the lower 48 that actually teaches people with disabilities how to ski downhill or cross country, so to me it's a brand new program and I think they're doing a fantastic job. We're teaching much more than a skill, we're teaching lifelong abilities, we're teaching them positive aspects of themselves, we're teaching them confidence, and we're teaching them to go beyond what they think they can do."
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The Service Employees International Union, one of the country's leading backers of the Democratic party, this week announced with great fanfare that it's starting a political committee to appeal to Republicans in next year's California legislative elections.
In particular, SEIU wants to support moderate Republicans in heavily Republican areas of inland California that tend to election conservatives who refuse to compromise on tax and spending issues.
At first blush, the idea makes sense.
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SEIU is a Democratic union but with thousands of Republican members.
And the union, which represents state workers among others, has been hurt by the inability of the legislature to reach compromise.
Plus, the new top-two primary system -- under which candidates of all parties run in the primary, with the top two vote getters, regardless of party, advancing to the general election -- seems to offer an opportunity.
The problem is that the same opportunity SEIU seeks to exploit is open to Republicans.
Here's how this would work. In very Republican districts, SEIU won't support Democratic candidates, who don't have a chance of winning the seat.
In fact, the union likely will try to discourage Democrats from running in that district. Instead, the union will back a moderate Republican -- and ask Democratic voters to do the same -- in hopes that the moderate can advance to the general election and defeat whatever conservative Republican candidate emerges in a Republican district.
Its not hard to see how Republicans will respond to such tactics.
If the union can keep Democrats out, you could see the GOP work to put up its own Democratic candidate to draw Democratic votes. This is likely to work to stop the SEIU strategy, for two reasons.
For one, while California's districts tend to lean one way or the other in partisan battles, they are rarely so partisan as to produce two candidates of the same party.
The natural outcome of a top two primary, even in a Republican district, is to have one Democrat and one Republican as vote getters. (One should note that the reverse has proven true in the handful of elections in which top two has been used. In the recent 36th Congressional district race in a heavily Democratic area of Southern California, a Republican managed to advance to the general election along with one Democrat).
The second problem with the SEIU strategy; voters don't pay much attention to legislative elections. They rarely know the first thing about the people running.
They tend to vote for the party. So it would take an expensive and Herculean effort to convince enough Democrats not to vote for a Democratic candidate in an election.
SEIU's attempt to game the legislative election system is understandable. But it's almost certainly a waste of time and money.


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Fissler relies not just on precision instruments to control its products, but also on the sharp eyes of its engineers. This means comprehensive checks in every phase of the production process and continuous enhancement of the tools and methods.
Through state-of-the-art production Fissler therefore guarantees that all products will definitely satisfy the critical examination of our engineers with regard to precision, function and material in one of the many quality checks. All the procedures are monitored by our Quality Management System.
In a nutshell: all the processes in the company are certified by the DEKRA and comply with DIN EN ISO 9001. Tested quality at Fissler consequently also always means best quality. In this way the company ensures that all Fissler pots and pans which leave the factory satisfy the strictest requirements.
Fissler manufactures its high-quality products at locations in Idar-Oberstein and Hoppstädten-Weiersbach in the administrative district of Birkenfeld in the Rhineland-Palatinate.


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We will want to see Kylo Ren but who is seeing the long lines that some of the most famous princesses had? I hope there will be a fast pass.
Ehh, I don't think it will be that bad. Kylo Ren isn't super popular among fans of the movie. You can tell by how many of his toys are still sitting on the shelves...
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LOL...I hope your right! I didn't care for him that much but my son likes him.
In any case, lines were long for Chewbacca and Vader at first, but they are pretty low now, at least at Disneyland. Waits went from 90 min to 15 min within a few weeks.
Here is the full release from Disney:
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Jan. 15, 2016) Star Wars: The Force Awakens has quickly become the highest grossing film in American history, and soon guests at Disney Parks will be able to interact with one of the films most intriguing and chilling new characters, Kylo Ren.
Every day at Disney Parks, guests step into Star Wars experiences such as Star Tours: The Adventures Continue, Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple and Star Wars Launch Bay, where they come face to face with some of the greatest heroes and villains of the saga. Starting in February, a visit to Star Wars Launch Bay at either Disneyland Park in California or Disneys Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida will transport guests to the Star Wars galaxy for an encounter with Kylo Ren on the bridge of his First Order Star Destroyer.
As seen in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Kylo Ren is a dark warrior with a mysterious past. Kylo Ren is strong with the Force and serves as a leader of the First Order, seeking to destroy the New Republic, the Resistance and the legacy of the Jedi.
Star Wars Launch Bay is designed to showcase a variety of Star Wars characters over time. In addition to Kylo Ren, guests may also come across a garrison of First Order Stormtroopers or the heroic Wookiee, Chewbacca, holed up in a secret Resistance base.
The Force has awakened at Disney Parks with the addition of new and reimagined Star Wars experiences, just in time for fans of the blockbuster new movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, to step into the Star Wars saga every day.
The new experiences further expand the Star Wars presence ahead of the new Star Wars-themed lands coming to the Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort.
- See more at: http://wdwnews.com/releases/2016/01/....xOLdAbbL.dpuf
I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way.
What about Rey? Will WDW shun her too?
2017 WDW All Star Music/Universal RP
2016 :(
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Repeat: Start at the Library's Web Site
Focus your search
Web search engines are so enticing that you still may ignore the previous page and be tempted to use a search engine to find articles instead of using your library's online indexes. Resist the temptation.
When you use a web browser (like Google, Yahoo, or MSN,) you're searching millions of web sites that anyone and everyone can produce. The search will likely take you longer because you have to sort through web pages to try to find articles in credible publications. If you do find an article, you need to scrutinize it to make sure you have a credible article from a real publication and not a web page.
If you start with indexes on your library's web page, you can focus right in on finding articles.
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We've all seen the video: a biker, later identified by police as 28-year-old Christopher Cruz, brake-checks an SUV carrying newlyweds and their 2-month-old child.
After that, all hell breaks loose.
The SUV drivers runs over at least three bikes and/or riders — one of whom is in a medically-induced coma and may be paralyzed — resulting in a madcap chase through northern Manhattan and ending in the beating and slashing of the SUV driver, Alexian Lien.
That's crazy, but it's not even the actual crazy part.
According to a report in the New York Post, the bikers — at least 30 of them — were attempting to illegally close down an entire section of the West Side Highway to perform stunts.
Yeah, you read that right.
What were they even doing there in the first place?
Well, it turns out that the NYPD was aware of a ride organized by bikers outside of the city into Times Square, so they setup checkpoints to deter the bikers while looking for infractions.
55 bikes were impounded for various reasons. Many of the bikes in the videos don't even bear license plates. In fact, the cops got over 200 calls about the bikers causing all sorts of problems.
A user from LiveLeak.com managed to grab about an hour's worth of videos that were about to be deleted from YouTube of the antics prior to the SUV incident. It's wild stuff, bikers breaking innumerable traffic laws, riding on the sidewalks full of pedestrians, and behaving like complete jackasses (and I say this as a motorcyclist who just last week got a verbal warning from the NYPD for allegedly lane splitting on a city street).
The crazy thing is that this isn't even that uncommon; on the same day, about 30 miles north, I witnessed a pack of bikers speeding through a busy three-lane interstate doing wheelies on the freeway.
So what does the NYPD do about it? They can't actually do much.
Often, the bikers are generally inclined not to pull over and giving chase can lead to injuries or fatalities, according to the Post. There's a reason why some of these riders are derisively called "squids." They are short-lived, dart off at speed and maneuver unpredictably.
Prosecutors decided to drop the charges against the second biker who was arrested (for allegedly trying to break one of the windows in the SUV after it had been forced to a stop following the chase) and sources tell the Post that the case against Cruz is weak as well.
So basically, it's pretty much Mad Max out there.


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[quote="misterpleasant"]is yer album basically d-o-n-e? did you play everythang on it?
and finally...(you're probably done reading)
do you know a guy named billy from modesto? used to have a mohawk in high school. straight teeth. we just got off tour with stereolab and he was along for the ride. maybe you guys grew up togethies? whatevies.
yes....l.p. is done.
I did play and record everything on this one.....with the exception of a nice little background vocal
by a certain female guest.
yes I know Billy.
Billy and I have had a few fun and sketchy adventures.
Somewhere out there ,there is footage of me jumping a little girls bike off of a ramp and over
a campfire . I pulled it.....but I ran out of landing area ...and then ate shit.
This took place in Billys backyard.
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Combining the magic of a classic story book with Adobe technology, Made in Me, a U.K.-based educational multimedia publishing company, has created an interactive, digital learning experience for kids with the "The Land of Me" story book. Built with Adobe Flash Platform and Creative Suite technologies and a 2010 MAX Awards finalist, "The Land of Me" story book engages children and parents with an imaginative world filled with colorful creatures, exciting adventures and learning around every corner.
Adobe AIR was a key component in developing the story book as Made in Me didn't want it to be browser-based. With AIR, the creators marketed the story into downloadable parts, providing strong revenue to the company. As a result, Made in Me's sales have doubled month to month since its startup. AIR also allowed the creators to easily extend "The Land of Me" to other platforms, devices and screens while offering offline viewing functionality. Made in Me's story book has gained some buzz in the UK – from getting the attention of the BBC to having several local preschools launch pilot programs based on its educational value.
Check out the video below for a sneak peek of "The Land of Me." The first chapter is downloadable for free with additional chapters available for purchase on Made in Me's site. You can learn more about how Made in Me used Adobe technologies to develop the story book here.
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September, and spring alongside, is certainly in full swing and shaping up to be a busy one. My calendar is filled with quite a few engagements, including long overdue catch ups with friends and summer product launches for work. I am by no means complaining, but rather loving the buzz that spring seems to create every year. No doubt, warm weather and increasing sun light are making a busy schedule much more bearable as well.
I love having a few stand-by recipes in my kitchen repertoire for when I'm a little pressed with time. A favourite salad that can be thrown together at the last minute or quicker than quick home-made bread can save from a lot of unnecessary stress. Forward planning is of course the key, but I tend to rely on recipes that can either be made ahead or use basic ingredients that I am likely to have in my kitchen at all times.
These apple and oat muffins tick all those boxes and are perfect to bring along to a brunch with friends or serve with afternoon tea. Yoghurt gives them a sour edge that is balanced with sweet vanilla. Feel free to add a couple of teaspoons of ground cinnamon too, if you like.
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1. Preheat the oven to 180C and prepare a 12-cup muffin tin.
2. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, oats and sugar together.
3. Whisk yoghurt, eggs and oil in a separate bowl.
4. Add egg mixture to the dry ingredients and fold with a large spoon to combine. Add apple.
5. Spoon the batter in to the cups and sprinkle with left-over oats and vanilla sugar. Bake for about 25 minutes or until a tester inserted in the middle of a muffin comes out clean. Leave to cool on a wire rack before serving.


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SITEF: innovation and future technologies
The biannual International Fair of Innovation and Future Technologies SITEF will be held in Toulouse at the end of October. ESA will present ongoing and future space programmes and explain ESA initiatives to help European business.
ESA has organised several events with CNES, the French Space Agency, during the fair. These include:
- a round-table discussion on 'From Space Technology Transfer to start up' highlighting initiatives for entrepreneurs through the European Space Incubators' Network (ESINET)
- a full-scale demonstration of DELTASS, the Disaster Emergency Logistic Telemedicine Advanced Satellite System.
The ESA initiative for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) will be presented and there will also be a demonstration on how EGNOS, Europe's first venture into satellite navigation and the precursor of Galileo, Europe's global navigation system, can be used for all sorts of navigation, including managing fleets of buses.
SITEF 2002 will take place at the Parc des Expositions in Toulouse, France, from 23 to 26 October. Since its creation in 1981, SITEF has become the event at which to present leading-edge technologies. For example, high-resolution television was first shown here in 1983, electronic telephone cards in 1985, the double-decker TGV high-speed train in 1993, the electronic wallet in 1998, and in 2000, the internet connection onboard the Airbus A340.
The ESA stand A22 in Hall 3 will showcase all ESA programmes, highlighting Galileo, missions launched in 2002 - Envisat, Meteosat Second Generation (MSG), Integral – as well as Mars Express to be launched in 2003.
Another stand C24 in Hall 3 will present ESA's Technology Transfer Programme (TTP) with NODAL, the French TTP partner. Several applications of space technology now used in non-space fields will be on display such as space batteries for bikes, and space piezoelectric actuators which can be used in car injection to improve performance and reduce pollution.


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The US Department of Justice and the FBI have released a statement that they have identified over one million computers who have become part of a "botnet"—taken over by malicious software for the purpose of sending out spam and attacking other computers. The FBI has been working with industry partners such as Microsoft and the Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center at Carnegie Mellon University.
The FBI and the Justice Department aren't just interested in finding and informing victims, however; they are actively working to locate and dismantle the operators of the botnets, known as "botherders." To date, the task force has nabbed James C. Brewer of Arlington, TX, Jason Michael Downey of Covington, KY, and Robert Alan Soloway of Seattle, WA, charging all three of them with using botnets to send spam and disrupt other computers with Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDos) attacks. Brewer's case is particularly troubling as he is alleged to have disrupted computers in a Chicago-area hospital.
The botnet problem is difficult to quantify: exactly how many computers out there are part of a botnet? In January, TCP/IP pioneer Vint Cerf estimated that one-quarter of all computers could be part of a botnet. While this number seems high—much higher than the FBI's one million out of an estimated 600 million computers connected to the Internet—there are other figures that paint a disturbing picture of the level of malicious software out there. Google researchers recently said that they looked at 4.5 million web pages and found that over ten percent of them contained malware or code that attempted to install malware on a user's system.
Most of these computers are running older versions of Windows—specifically versions prior to XP SP2—but there are also botnetted machines running Linux and OS X, primarily servers running third-party server software such as PHP that has not been fully patched for security vulnerabilities. As new versions of Windows harden themselves against OS-level attacks, expect to see more attacks on third-party software, particularly as users are fairly lax at keeping it patched.
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BOTHELL, Wash. – The Entrepreneurship Center at the University of Washington Bothell will host its second annual Business Plan Competition on Friday, May 4. The public is invited to attend, and will be eligible to win a Kindle, an REI gift card and other prizes.
More than forty student teams are expected to submit comprehensive business plans in hopes of capturing $20,000 in cash and prizes. The competition includes several rounds of judging. The competition's final round provides four remaining teams the opportunity to present their plans to a panel of Washington CEOs and entrepreneurs serving as judges. "The business plan competition highlights the center's core mission, which is to build the economy by developing businesses and talented entrepreneurs," says Barry Weisband, Director.
The top four teams will compete in a live final event held at the University of Washington Bothell. Members of the public are invited to attend the competition. The event will be held in North Creek Event Center on the UW Bothell campus beginning at 4 p.m.
"The competition is more than academic. It's practical. We provide the tools to help these aspiring businesspeople enter the ranks of our next generation of entrepreneurs," says Weisband. "The students participating in this competition have spent months preparing in a rigorous academic program alongside our faculty, and have received mentoring and coaching from highly successful entrepreneurs."
Sponsors of the competition include the Herbert B. Jones Foundation, Banner Bank, Banyan Branch, Corum Group, Founder Institute, Palo Alto Software Seattle, Rock Paper Sketch, Seattle Children's Hospital, and Palo Alto Software.
About The Entrepreneurship Center at UW Bothell: The center was launched to build bridges between the regional business community and the faculty and students of UW Bothell's highly dynamic Business School. To learn more about TEC, visit www.uwb.edu/tec.
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"Remember that nurturing yourself is as important (if not more so) as nurturing others." –Mary Anne Radmacher
Guest post by Veronica Drake
Invite Simplicity Into Your Life and Your Relationship
Conference calls, carpools, drive-thru dinners and text-messaged I love you's make up the life many of us know today. We hurry to get from one destination to another while constantly juggling thoughts of tomorrow and beyond. We spend more time in our cars and with our co-workers than we do with our families. That means spending less time with our partners. We ignore the fact that we see less and less of our significant other and become more and more confused as to why "we don't communicate anymore".
What happens when we can't deny the disconnect any longer, and the effects of an overextended life have drained our relationship of all its life and vibrancy? We go to therapy, we take a pill, we have an affair, or we have a cocktail. As a relationship coach I have an alternative solution to the above.
If you are having difficulty getting back to the simplicity of your earlier days with each other think of a time when your relationship felt uncomplicated. Write down what you liked about that time. Was it your mental state, surroundings, responsibilities or physical stuff? Which feelings and situations would you like to recreate?
Before you can invite simplicity into your relationship you must first simplify yourself. What you are feeling/experiencing as your reality will manifest in your relationship. I suggest we focus on ourselves so that we can create deeper connection to those we love by providing a strong sense of purpose and self to our loved ones.
Some check points for you to acknowledge
1. Find Purposeful work. Do something you love
Do you drag yourself out of bed in the morning to another day of work? The sheer dread of lifting your head off the pillow is excruciating. To invite simplicity into your life, begin by examining your professional life. Find work that is fun and uses your natural gifts. Explore what you are naturally good at and then begin the process of finding a more suitable job. You may find the process alone creates serenity.
2. Give up the news
What you think about, you bring about. And what you focus on manifests in your life. Those can be scary thoughts when you apply them to what you are inviting into your life by reading or watching the daily news. Are you addicted to the drama? The violence and the tragedy do nothing to add to your inner peace. To simplify your life, spend the next seven days away from the news. Instead, read a book, make positive connections with family and friends or listen to soothing music.
3. Learn to say no
JUST SAY NO! Sounds simple, right? For a lot of people saying NO brings up a lot of stuff: Will I be liked? What if they talk about me, Will I go to hell?? Learning to focus on creating healthy boundaries makes our life easier, for example "When the head of the little league association asks you to work the concessions stand, tell her you can't. Just say no. Spend the time on yourself instead.
When you use good judgment and integrity you will always be about love and acceptance. Saying no from a loving place is much different than saying no from a hateful, spiteful place. Practice developing boundaries and self love. Saying NO could truly save your life!
4. Embrace the outdoors
Nature is therapeutic. It reminds us of what life is really about, and connects us to the simple gifts that we all too often overlook. If you are stuck at the office feeling stressed and frustrated, imagine taking a walk through the woods. Envision a flowing brook. Capture the smell of wildflowers and honeysuckle in your mind. Feel the warmth of the sun on your face. If you're home, consider the therapeutic benefits of gardening. Even the simplest of gardens can release the stress accumulated in your head, neck and shoulders after a long day of meetings.
5. LOL (Laugh out loud)
Are you too busy to laugh and too serious to smile? Are you caught up in your own sense of importance? Many of us have tucked away the inner child who longs for attention and laughter. Laughing releases a mountain of tension. It's a quick way to feel happy. When you let go and laugh, it's infectious. Everyone around you feels it. A good belly laugh makes your belly muscles contract. It causes a chain reaction that works out the shoulders, and leaves muscles more relaxed afterward. It even provides a good workout for the heart. Count how many opportunities you have to laugh today.
6. Be silent
Start a practice of sitting with your Higher Power and asking for a quiet mind. Start your day off with a ritual of reflection and praise. At the office, shut your door for 10 minutes, close your eyes and simply be still. It will be hard at first, but after a few days, you will find yourself feeling calmer and happier than you have felt in a long time. Take time to recharge during your day!
7. Experience Gratitude
Appreciate all the simple things in your life: the sunshine, the sky, the shoes on your feet and the heart beating in your chest. Being grateful creates an energy that flows through your body and shines through your eyes. It's what makes happy happen. Create a gratitude calendar that is full of simple reason you're grateful.
8. Create a simplicity statement
Write down your own personal declaration of what a simple life means to you.
A simple life means different things and is valued differently by each individual. For me, it means eliminating all the drama, all the unnecessary "stuff," choosing peace over chaos, and spending my time doing what's important to me.
For you it may mean spending quality time with people you love, and doing the things you love. It could mean getting rid of the clutter so you are left with only what really matters to you.
The Short List to Simplicity:
For those whose mantra is "I can't," here's your list:
1. Identify what's most important to you.
2. Eliminate everything else.
The key to anything in life is WILLINGNESS. Are you willing to incorporate some behavior and change some habits in your life? Are you willing to come out of the box and teach the world how to treat you simply? The good news is it all starts with you.
Achieving simplicity isn't always a simple process. It's a journey, not a destination, and the joy IS in the journey, so remember to embrace it. You will always have the conference calls, and technology will only become more prevalent in our lives. But the way you choose to manage it is the key to living simply!
I promise you once you find peace and simplicity within you your relationships will naturally follow course.
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She uses her witty, warm and sassy sense of humor to help clients relax, release and get in touch with what really matters to them.
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All undergraduate programs include a strong liberal arts component, including courses in art and design
history, theory, and criticism. These courses provide a context for studio practice. And because Parsons is part of a larger university with a tradition of cross-disciplinary inquiry, students can choose from a wide range of lecture courses and electives in the humanities, the social sciences, media studies, and business.
Parsons also offers a dual
BA/BFA pathway in which students earn a BFA from Parsons along with a BA from Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts.
Students at Parsons follow a number of different study paths — you can choose to explore new areas of study, focus on a combination of disciplines, or start preparing for a specific career trajectory. The first-year curriculum provides an introduction to the tools, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills fundamental to all areas of art and design. It also offers an array of course options so that you can determine the breadth and depth of your studies and follow your interests through course selection.
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Feeds and speeds for milling wax
This is one of the most common questions we get asked and it is very hard to give exact feeds for every tool. Tools with smaller angles and tips are more brittle and should be run slower. Another factor is the depth of plunge, if you are only cutting 1mm deep you can run at a much faster speed. When cutting 3mm or deeper try slowing your feed and plunge rate down. We also recommend that you use our cutting oil, even when milling wax. The oil will make cleaning your wax much easier and your tools will last longer.
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When engraving Stainless, Alum or Brass we recommend only engraving .004-.005 deep into the material per pass to prolong the life of the tool, Also always try to use a lubricant or air blower to help remove the chips while the cutter is engraving. One of the biggest problems is the chips will bind up and snap the tip of the tool off and the lubricant or air will really help with that!
Engraving plastic is much easier, we recommend never engraving more then .012-.015 deep into the material per pass on plastic to also prolong the tool life, and like metals a vacuum or air blower is also something we really recommend to help remove the chips.
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In our experience carbide tools are made from a harder material and will stay sharper longer, HSS tools are made from a softer material. Carbide tools will usually chip or break where as HSS will just dull, we would recommend using carbide for milling wax, but everybody has their preference and on certain jobs and materials HSS will work very well.


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The founders of the Sudbury Minutemen
Alfred Bonazzoli
Alberat Berberian
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"On May 21, 1963, according to one Publius, a Committee of Correspondence met in the Old Bar Room of the Wayside Inn. The gentlemen of the Committee were twelve, all told; their intent was to raises a Militia in Sudbury, renewing a centuries-old organization in the Town.
The Militia was to be organized in the fashion of the Minutemen of 1774. They drew inspiration from Colonel Ezekiel Howe, Innkeeper, who had led the men of Sudbury to Concord in the Defenses of Liberty on April 19, 1775.
On this, the Fiftieth Anniversary of that fateful meeting, the officers, enlisted men, and distaff of the Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minute present this plaque in honor of those twelve men. Their love of history, and for the citizens of Sudbury, has brought joy to many, and provided us with some of the brightest moments of our lives."
Dan Meenan, Colonel
May 21, 2013
When I saw this plaque in the historic Wayside Inn* in Sudbury, Massachusetts, I knew I had to take the photo, after all, I assumed it had the names of the original Minutemen from Sudbury. The sunlight was shining brightly (you can see me, the iPad and sunny window above) so a kind man offered to hold up his jacket so I could get my photo (first photo). It wasn't until I began typing this that I discovered, that wasn't the case. These are far more recent names. However, I decided to post this because these individuals probably have descendants, and I wanted to show the restaurant rooms.
"Longfellow's Wayside Inn—a nationally significant Massachusetts Historic Landmark—is the oldest Inn still operating in the United States and has been serving travelers along the old Boston Post Road for almost 300 years. What began as a two-room home in 1707, the Howe family ran a successful tavern and innkeeping business on this site from 1716 to 1861."
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Study on the Management Innovation of Enterprises in Knowledge Economy Era
In the 21st century, with the rapid development of science and technology, the relationship between technology and economy has become more and more close. Business management in the era of knowledge economy has brought new opportunities and challenges. Companies must continue to learn and grasp new ideas, new trends, new features and new ways in order to survive and develop in the fast-changing market development. Enterprise information technology, as a new concept of corporate governance, is respected by entrepreneurs. This paper aims to explore the advanced means of information management. Through building a main framework of information construction, the authors explore the current information management system. Finally some practical information means are introduced.
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I don't want to gloss over the important aspects of this rite. I'll take it slow and you may find interesting insights in the rite. These opening prayers certainly reveal something of the intent of the rite, the connection between penance and baptism, and the expectations and hopes for children who are celebrating.
After the entrance song, the priest has an option of one of two prayers. I presume that a ritual greeting (The Lord be with you, etc.) would not be out of place, but remember that the rubrics for RCIA 295 state the place for explanations or introductions is before the song, not after. This would be in keeping with the important liturgical principle of singing the Mass, not singing at the Mass, even when the music in question is a song or hymn.
My sense is that after the people have gathered, I would use the ritual greeting, offer very brief remarks if needed, sing the song, then offer the prayer. There are two choices in the ritual, but not "other words," as we've often seen.
Option A of RCIA 296 is brief and to the point:
God of pardon and mercy,
you reveal yourself in your readiness to forgive
and manifest your glory by making us holy.
Grant that we who repent
may be cleansed from sin
and restored to your life of grace.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Option B is even shorter:
grant us your pardon and peace,
so that, cleansed of our sins,
we may serve you with untroubled hearts.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
It's easy to skip over small prayers like this. But they serve a great instructional purpose for students of the liturgy. Notice the focus on God–that's obvious. Notice the definition of divine glory: God's agency in making people holy. Notice the presumption that people come to the penitential rite in a posture of repentance, and yet we still ask for sin to be cleansed. And in option B, notice the related qualities of peace and being "untroubled." These teach children some vital qualities of penance: that being truly contrite means an awareness of the inner brokenness of sin, and that we freely ask God to intercede, and to forgive and restore us. The Church's sacramental structure give a ritualization to our feelings of sorrow and our petition for God's agency. And it does so in direct language that teaches us a lot in just a few sentences.
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Hi Kumoricon Cosplay staff, First off 2011 cosplay contest was awesome. Now on to my question. The Cosplay that I am working on has a pack with metal looking equipment like air tank and a winch. I planned on hitting the junk yards to find items that I can put together to look like the pack. Does that break the rule for making everything if I find pre-existing parts and put them together? Cause I already plan on buying his gloves and shoes and a toy replica of his shotgun. But everything else I plan on making. Thanks
Wondering what is the policy on original characters? I'm working on a Steampunk outfit based on the Cheshire Cat and was thinking of entering it, but wondering if that's ok, and what would I have to do.Especially since some of my friends are thinking of joining me in the Steampunk Wonderland, so wondering if we could enter.
If we sent in the form already (by email) when should we be expecting a confirmation email that it was received? Or that we were accepted/declined?
Thanks, Jamiche So, to be clear... If someone's entering a skit with 2 other people, and they're also wanting their costume judged, do they have to enter a form separate from the skit's form? So 2 PDF's would be sent?
Oh okay But does this not apply if 1 out of the 3 wants their costume judged, and the other 2 don't qualify for the costumes to be judged? They're just in it for the skit.
So what's the deal with this new non-Japanese characters can't enter rule? Why was that set up?
If your costume originates from any other country, it does not qualify. (Please feel free to enter non-qualifying costumes in the Hall Cosplay Contest).
OH COME ON REALLY!!!???QuoteIf your costume originates from any other country, it does not qualify. (Please feel free to enter non-qualifying costumes in the Hall Cosplay Contest).One of my skit ideas involve the "Secret Service" and the "Secret Police"Secret Service= American OCSecret Police= oh you get the idea.QQbut still is it allowed? it's going to be a full head on skit.
>Japanese only Costumes allowedWelp have fun with that, Seems like a insult to anyone wishing to have their costumes judged aren't of Japanese origin. But It's your call, I guess.
^ Even though I don't know the rules this year I say you should ask yourself these questions first: "Do I want my costume to be judged?" If yes then ask, "Did I make at least %60 of this costume?" Last I checked for the costume contest you had to at least make half of it yourself. There hasn't been any rules about characters in skits. If you want to have a skit then you should be just fine. That is unless they change it this year.I have a question of my own, This year I am making two costumes I want to enter in the costume contest. I'll be wearing one and my friend will be wearing the other. Now since she most she is doing for the costume is buying the contacts, the fangs, and maybe the wig. Everything else will be made by me. Can I enter both costumes under my name?


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The 220th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) is in the books, and I've got to say its been an eventful week. It started off looking like it was going to be a disaster for evangelicals, supporters of traditional marriage, and supporters of Israel, but in the end the lemmings managed for once to step away from the edge of the cliff.
First, on traditional marriage: the good news is that the Assembly refused, by a 52%-48% margin, to change the way marriage is defined and practiced in the PCUSA. "One man and one woman" remains the standard. It continues to be the case that those who perform ceremonies that are represented as solemnizing marriages will be in violation of their ordination vows and subject to presbyterial discipline (though the latter is very much a hit-or-miss proposition).
The bad news is that for the next couple of years, the denomination will engage in a "season of study and prayer," which will essentially mean people continuing to shout at one another, the Louisville headquarters putting together propaganda for gay marriage, and more evangelicals leaving because they know the issue is going to come back at them relentlessly every other year. In addition, as more and more presbyteries decide that it goes against the local ideology, or because they can't afford it, or simply because it's too much trouble, there will be fewer and fewer judicatories that will take the prohibition on same-sex marriage rites seriously. That, in turn, will speed up the exit of evangelicals as they see the problem is no longer just with the national church, but with their next-town-over neighbors, and the refusal of their presbytery to do anything about it. I don't know whether the tipping point will come in the next Assembly (I thought it would be this one, and was obviously wrong), but it will come. For now, the lemmings stand at the edge and look over, and contemplate what it would be like to take that last step.
On another homosexuality-related matter, the Assembly revisited the subject of ordination of sexually active gays, and refused to send to the presbyteries a constitutional amendment that would have restored the status quo ante that existed before the "fidelity in marriage, chastity in singleness" requirement was deleted last year. In a discussion so ridiculous that one doesn't know whether to laugh or cry, a proposal to add the phrase "repentance of sin and diligent use of the means of grace" to the qualifications and manner of life expected of ordained persons turned out to be very controversial. James Berkley of the Layman Online reports on the discussion:
One teaching elder dramatically called the introduction of repentance "redundant, unnecessary, and possibly confusing."
To that, teaching elder Pat Thompson from Central Washington Presbytery asked questions he had asked in committee. "Why wouldn't we want the phrase 'repentance of sin' or the use of 'means of grace'?" he asked incredulously. "What is wrong with the repentance of sin? If you are against the repentance of sin, then vote against it. If you're against Jesus dying on the cross, then vote against it."
In the end only 46% of the commissioners thought calling for a life of repentance on the part of the ordained was "redundant, unnecessary, and possibly confusing." They did decide, however, to pass a resolution that declared, "We decline to take an action that would have the effect of imposing on the whole Presbyterian Church (USA) one interpretation of Scripture in this matter" of homosexual behavior. Berkley said that this amounted to "declar[ing] formally that Scripture is too confusing, too subject to varied interpretations to unite around to decide matters of same-sex sexual morality."
The other matter that was especially controversial had to do with Israel. The Israel Palestine Mission Network and its various non-Presbyterian, non-Christian, and far-left allies sought to enlist the PCUSA in their single-minded crusade to boycott and divest from companies doing business in Israel, as a way of indicating their belief that Israel is the focus of evil in the world. (No similar efforts were made with regard to Syria, Saudi Arabia, Cuba, China, Zimbabwe, North Korea, Iran, or any of the other murderous and totalitarian regimes that blight our planet. Israel alone is apparently worthy of being so condemned and treated.) After tortured debate that included a full-court press on the General Assembly Twitter feed (which got so bad that some pro-divestment commissioners were calling on the activists to knock it off), the Assembly finally decided by a 30 vote margin to not authorize divestment, but rather to support investment in the Palestinian territories. One commissioner memorably complained about "parliamentary sleight of hand," simply because her side lost. As it turned out, she was engaged in a whopping piece of projection.
She and her allies tried every parliamentary trick in the book to bring divestment back for another vote. They tried to amend other resolutions to tack it on, they tried to claim they'd been denied a fair vote, one even claimed that she'd voted the wrong way in order to get the divestment resolution reconsidered (there was no way for her to prove this claim, since individual votes aren't recorded, but the moderator allowed to to make the motion anyway–it lost, in part because of people getting frustrated with the tactics of the activists).
The activists also tried–again–to get the Assembly on record as believing that the Israeli occupation constitutes "apartheid." This is a claim that has no relationship to reality–one commissioner, who described himself as a "fifth generation South African," said so, not that it mattered to the True Believers–but is very important for those looking to demonize Israel, in the same way that certain segments of American society find that the most effective way to ostracize someone they don't like is to call them a racist. Despite the fact that the Israel Palestine Mission Network and at least some of its allies have no problem associating with Holocaust deniers and other anti-Semites, they are fanatical is trying to label Israel "racist." They failed, badly.
In the end, the anti-Israel forces had to settle for a meaningless boycott of Israeli companies using products made in the settlements or using resources found on Palestinian lands (even when willingly sold to those companies by Palestinians themselves). It's meaningless because 1) a year from now fewer than 1 in 100 Presbyterians will know anything about it; 2) many who do know will not participate; and 3) many don't even have access to the products in question. So what it amounts to is that the activists, who are already boycotting, will continue to do so, and a handful of others may join them. The practical effect: zero. But that's not what this is about, of course. It's being able to say, "see, even the PCUSA thinks the Israelis are evil, rotten, racist no-goodniks!" I'll let you judge whether they succeeded in that or not.
So there you have it: the PCUSA stays on the edge of the cliff, small pieces of it continuing to break off underneath its feet. It will have another opportunity, two years from now, to decide whether to step back from the crumbling precipice, or to boldly jump over the side. I know what my money will be on, even if I hope I'll be wrong again.


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O hai
So basically, I was working on my soduko-program when I got one of them "eureka-moments" and I thought I should share. I love the cafe so I'm posting it here but it's prolly missplaced so put it where you want it.
I'm basically using 81 labels which are clickable to make the 9x9 playing-field. Creating 81 labels is hell if you do it manually, not to speak of the fact that it looks like crap in your code when you have 81 listeners, adds and creations of labels. So basically I wanted a way of creating 81 labels in a simple for loop. The problem, obviously, is that if you just do JLabel label = new JLabel(); 81 times your 80 first ones get avaiable for garbage collection since they have no pointers anymore, and you cant do JLabel STRINGX = new JLabel() either (which sucks, gogo make this possible ploz Sun).
So I'm basically making a hashmap, giving the value of the first button's key the value (label + i ) and then using i++ in the for-loop, so button 1 becomes button1, button 2 becomes button2 etc.
Right now you're thinking "So why the hell are you here bragging about it?" and theres actually a good answer:
I've been scouring forums all over for a sollution for this issue and I haven't found jack on it, and from looking around on this forum I can tell many of you are in the same situation I'm in, having to create 50+ objects that just differ extremely little in state and name. Even if you want to create say 2 different kinds of buttons, you can store object names/states in string arrays and use the array elements to set those specific values like:
name[x] = "name x"; and value[x] = "value x"; ...you prolly get the idea.
Hope this helps someone as much as it helps me, and is this actually used by anyone except me or are there even better ways of going about this?
// Charlie


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Featuring Mayor Jim Cooper
Friday, March 30, 2012
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m
Valley Hi Country Club
9595 Franklin Boulevard
Elk Grove, California
Good afternoon. It's a pleasure to be here again to deliver the annual State of the City address – our opportunity to preview the year ahead, assess the past year and benchmark the progress of our time as a City.
I always enjoy talking about Elk Grove. I'm proud of what we've accomplished here, together as a community.
This is my twelfth year on the City Council, my third term as Mayor.
The first time I served as Mayor was our first year – we were a brand new City, getting our feet wet, learning as we went along. But we had accomplished our very first objective – independence.
The second time I served as Mayor was our seventh year – we were a little more established. We had (perhaps more than) our share of battles, but we accomplished our goal – finding our place.
This time around for me – now in our twelfth year – we've been through tragedy and triumph, recession and renewal, competition and consensus, we've come to an altogether new place:
We know who we are.
It shows in everything we have planned for 2012 and everything we've accomplished in 2011.
We know what a unique place Elk Grove is – our people, our location, our schools, our gathering places and our local businesses combine to create a quality of life that make us a sought after place to live and work. Combined with our "say yes" spirit that cuts red tape, we continue to attract job creators to our community each and every year.
When it comes to economic development, you just won't find another City that takes it as seriously as we do. Our ad campaigns are more than ad campaigns – they reflect lessons learned, real attitude and true commitment.
We have concierge service in our Economic Development shop. When we say "Rethink Your Priorities; We did." --- We really mean it.
Apparently, we got your attention. Because 2011 was a banner year. But it pales in comparison to the year 2012 is shaping up to be.
Our innovative state office incentive program has paid off. California Correctional Health Care Services will be soon moving to Elk Grove, bringing its 1,500 high-quality, high-paying jobs to the Laguna Springs Corporate Center. It's a move that will make a very tangible dent on our jobs-housing imbalance, with a good portion of those jobs already held by Elk Grove residents. Our commitment and resolve over this three-year process was most definitely worthwhile, and I'm convinced it will pave the way for more to come.
We continue to see tremendous success in our outreach to the health services sector, as more and more in the industry see the benefit of locating in Elk Grove.
Kaiser is now open for business – a $38 million investment in a 65,000 square foot facility on Promenade Parkway, serving more than 87,000 residents in Elk Grove and neighboring communities.
Sutter Health's $11 million surgery center near Laguna and Big Horn is scheduled to open this summer. Mercy is not far behind with its medical office building on Elk Grove Boulevard near the future Civic Center site. These projects add to a well-established health services base that have made Elk Grove a sought after destination for new industry investment.
With significant investments from Kaiser, Sutter Health and Mercy, we've been able to make a compelling case for medical education. This year, we will welcome a medical school, providing opportunity for our residents and a steady stream of well-trained healthcare professionals to the industry.
Car sales are up this year, and we're in a solid position to reap the rewards of the economic boost, with Subaru and Mazda adding dealerships at the Elk Grove Automall, the largest automall in the region.
Retail continues to grow with Leatherby's, Smashburger, Fresh and Easy, Chuck E Cheese, Dickey's Barbecue and The Childrens' Place on the way.
Now for the question that comes up whenever a podium, an audience and a City representative come together – the Promenade. I am pleased to report the developer is working closely with the City to get the project back into active development mode, and is actively marketing the mall to prospective retailers.
Many in our community have suffered the effects of a prolonged recession. And we know one of the single most impactful things we can do is create opportunity. With the signals of economic recovery finally coming through, I see ours as a very clear success story.
How are we doing it? We continue to focus on business retention and reaching out to key sectors – like healthcare and education, clean energy and technology.
We use our existing incentive programs like fee deferrals and timely plan reviews, personalized services and financial incentives to help tip the balance in our favor.
Recognizing business owners for success and giving back to the community is something we're doing now, too. A little appreciation goes a long way.
We held our first ever Business Walk two weeks ago, with more than 60 volunteers canvassing businesses throughout the City and learning about the business climate in Elk Grove from the business owners themselves. It reinforced an important operating model for us in recent years – listening to our customers at City Hall is a critical part of how we must do business.
I'd be remiss if I didn't recognize one of our newer hires, our Economic Development Director, Randy Starbuck. If your business isn't already based here in Elk Grove, please raise your hand so Randy can – well – get to know you better. We want you to be part of our success story too.
We're taking an aggressive approach to everything we do in 2012. As we continue our focus on job creation, we're making more investments in our infrastructure and our quality of life.
We're reducing congestion and improving safety on Grant Line Road from East Stockton to Waterman Road, widening that section from two to four lanes and building a bridge over the Union Pacific railroad tracks. When connected to the broader Capital Southeast Connector Project, we're doing our part to reduce congestion throughout the entire region.
The existing soundwall on East Stockton Boulevard adjacent to Elk Grove Regional Park has deteriorated to the point where the original sheet metal is being held together with a hodge podge of garage doors, wood and plywood fencing. It has become a magnet for vandals and a safety hazard during windstorms. This year, we'll replace it with a proper masonry wall, improving the quality of life for neighbors and reflecting better on our image at one of our most visited locations.
16 projects totaling $22 million dollars have already helped residents get where they need to go with more safety and more efficiency.
A new realignment and signal at Grant Line and Waterman is a reflection of that investment.
We've also continued to show visitors, future residents and future job creators that we're open for business. Our landscaping and monument sign projects at the Grant Line and Sheldon Road interchanges are perfect examples of where we're quite literally saying, "Welcome to Elk Grove."
And in the rural area, "Rural Elk Grove" signs celebrate our heritage, our rural area and encourage a sense of place.
We're investing in savings – as we've done with the installation of our award-winning, energy-efficient LED street lights on Laguna and Elk Grove Boulevard. It's a project that will reflect lower utility costs in the short-term and lower maintenance costs in the long-term.
Some projects serve as education, economic development and entertainment all wrapped-up in one – take the Rain Garden Plaza, for example. When complete, this project will recycle storm water while informing about rain gardens, biofiltration swales and pervious paving systems. And it'll be a nice meeting place, too.
This year, we're making major improvements to provide safer and more convenient travel for pedestrians and wheelchair users throughout the City.
And although it's difficult to remember in a season like this, it does rain here. So we're getting aggressive with our drainage system to prepare for the next rainy season. 13 projects are in design or construction to relieve flooding and do preventive maintenance on the system.
We'll construct our new Special Waste Collection Center this year, giving residents and business alike a more convenient opportunity to dispose of everyday household hazardous wastes that can't go in the curbside pickup –like batteries, fluorescent bulbs, oil, pesticides and old paints. This will support the local business community, providing more local and economical options for disposing hazardous waste.
After years of planning, this year we will break ground on our new Civic Center – a landmark center that promises economic development and tourism opportunities and a center that will someday be a hub for our City's cultural life. The City will work with an operating partner to design and construct a Sports Park just south of Civic Center Drive. The complex will host softball and baseball tournaments for local leagues to host events as well as the ability to attract teams and guests and families to visit and shop in Elk Grove.
We know that our quality of life is based on more than just a physical investment. Our people make a difference.
We are fortunate to have talented staff at the City of Elk Grove, some of whom you've already met today or you've interacted with in the past. We're also very fortunate to have an incredible corps of volunteers.
This year, we'll expand the role of volunteers in Elk Grove, helping us send a clear message about graffiti and vandalism. Volunteers will help code enforcement improve the time in which we're responding to calls of graffiti, getting it covered – even on private property.
Ours is a community of many cultures – and that's an important part of our community pride. Hundreds of our neighbors have taken the Diversity Pledge—a call to action that encourages the Elk Grove community to show support for acceptance of all cultures. Our new Multicultural Committee is busy making plans for a multicultural festival this summer and educating our community about our rich diversity.
There will be political change in Elk Grove this year as well. For the first time since incorporation, we will change the way we elect our Mayor. In November, the Mayor will be elected City-wide, by the voters, for a two-year term.
2011 was a busy year for us, too. I was flipping through a stack of press releases from last year, and here are just a few of the stories that stood out, marking a year of tremendous accomplishment and progress.
We did the things that help make us a community:
The Western Festival that celebrates our history.
National Night Out that brings neighbors together.
The Veterans Day parade that thanks those who've served.
Shop Elk Grove that reminds residents of the wide variety of shopping available without ever leaving the City limits – (and our opportunity to reinforce how sales taxes are distributed.)
We listened:
We distributed a satisfaction survey asking residents if customer service at City Hall was meeting their needs. We asked you where speed control devices should be placed. We held a forum for teens and asked them face to face about their concerns. We held budget town halls before we adopted a budget. We held workshops to gather input on the design of the civic center, the rain garden project and the sports complex – ensuring that everyone has the opportunity for their voice to be heard on significant projects.
We helped others and informed
We held a clothing drive for our sister city, collecting roughly 4,000 pounds of clothes and blankets to support our first sister city of Concepción de Ataco, El Salvador. We held our annual shoe drive during earth week, keeping more than 2 ½ tons of athletic shoes out of landfills. We started our Diversity Awareness Program and a Child Accident Prevention Program. We've tackled the ongoing problem with bullying making its way to new venues and held cyberbullying forums.
We recognized:
We gave awards to our teams of volunteers who do so much to make a difference in each and every thing we do in this community. We started a new program to recognize our champions in the business community – those who create jobs and make a difference in the life of our community.
And we were recognized:
Our anti-bullying resolution was adopted statewide. The Builders' Association named us the Local Government of the Year. Our Williamson Drive Sidewalk Project was named Project of the Year and our Finance Department earned an award – again – I believe that is 9 years running.
Charting our own course and plotting our own destiny has been our thing from our very first days as a City. As a frontier town, being a City that is open to business has always been at the core of who we are.
When we can make our process a little bit easier and not compromise public safety and public health, we're going to do it. When technology, innovation and creativity help us lead the way, we're going to embrace it. In 2011, throughout City Hall, that attitude and that spirit have never been more apparent.
We adopted some processing changes to reduce the review and approval time for some projects and increased the flexibility in sign regulations. We overhauled the development processing fees to provide more certainty for those who want to build, renovate or expand.
We kicked off planning for the southeast policy area and charged ahead quickly to get the Pharmacy College and new State buildings underway in record time.
We approved two multi-family projects that will increase affordable housing opportunities by nearly 300 units.
We now have a flat fee schedule for building permits, based more appropriately on labor rather than valuation.
Old Town saw 35 new certificates of occupancy issued last year through a partnership with CSD Fire. The Old Town Occupancy Project waived city fees while providing architectural drawings in coordination with students from CRC.
Our forethought in protecting habitat for the Swainson's Hawk in neighboring preserves has given us the ability to cut the mitigation fee by nearly 50%. Hawks are happier and we're able to create jobs cheaper.
Our Storm Drain Master Plan was an accomplishment for our City this year, guiding the future of flood protection, water quality and our water resources, to appropriately manage our stormwater system with both existing and future populations.
Planning ahead has always paid dividends for us, so we'll continue down that path. In the months ahead, we'll finalize the details of one our most ambitious projects to date – our General Plan, targeting climate and sustainability. We'll also take a look at our history, with a state grant that will help us benchmark our historic resources.
During these challenging economic times, the Elk Grove Police Department has not reduced its level of service. In fact, there are more police officers on the streets, being proactive and responding to calls for service than there were last year.
We've also continued our strong outreach, education and community connection programs in public safety. Our public forum last month offered a look back on the history of our safety program, a status report, plus presentations on prevention programs and services offered.
We partnered with the schools and CSD to bring Safety Town to life in Elk Grove this past year. This unique experience introduces pre-kindergarten-aged children to the basics of safety as a pedestrian, on a bicycle, a school bus or car, as well as personal safety, poison prevention, fire prevention, and water safety. With specially-trained teen volunteers earning public service credit to assist, this program is an incredible opportunity for youth of all ages.
Technology really is changing our world – and how we protect and serve is no exception. On-line reporting now gives residents the opportunity to make certain police reports at their convenience. With on-line reporting, when the individual responsible for the crime is not known, residents will no longer need to wait for an officer to respond or call them back – easing the burden of the resident while allowing patrol officers to more appropriately respond to issues as they arise.
While we're on the topic of success stories, I'd like to give you this year's update on e-tran and e-van – our fixed route, commuter, and paratransit services.Nearly 900,000 total riders used our fixed route and commuter service in 2011, providing access around the community, taking thousands of cars off our freeways, and offering mobility to riders through paratransit.
Our requirement from the Air Resources Board for e-tran is to reduce air emissions levels by 85%. Our results? 100% reduction.
We were just 2% shy of meeting our goal with e-van last year, but we're certain to exceed them this year with the upcoming addition of 6 new buses replacing our old diesel buses that have more wheelchair positions for greater capacity.
We're also placed in an exciting position for an outlying community this year – establishing reverse commuter service due to the relocation of the state agency.
Finally, we're going to be making life easier for riders with the addition of Google Trip Planning, actually integrating stops, routes and schedules on smart phones.
Who we are is a group of people connected more and more by technology – like smartphones – and we have embraced it. Just as any successful business does, we have evolved to meet the needs of our customers, our residents, businesses and visitors.
Ask Elk Grove is now a mobile app. Residents and businesses can get answers to many frequently asked questions, submit questions or submit calls for service 24 hours a day. It also provides a one-stop-shop for up-to-date City news, happenings and resources.
E-Plan Electronic Plan Checking is live as well. Building, Public Works and Planning can connect in a more streamlined manner, sharing documents in a more open process with a reduced carbon footprint. The CSD and other reviewing agencies have been trained and encouraged to join us online.
We redesigned and updated the website this past year, making it more user-friendly and offering far more tools and resources. We continue to embrace social media like Facebook and Twitter to connect with our community.
We also installed kiosks in City Hall to shorten lines and make access easy for those without a computer. As much as everyone wants to interact with our wonderful team at City Hall, it's not always necessary and not always the most efficient way to get the job done.
We're a City at 12.
Not a pre-teen-kind of 12. I like to think our growing pains are behind us. We've learned from the past. We have rethought our priorities.
We're comfortable now, but not complacent by a long shot.
We know where we're going. We're creating a City that is a hub for good jobs in growing sectors in a community where quality of life is something tangible.
We celebrate our diversity. Embrace it. Make a difference by celebrating it.
We don't need to compare our City to anyone else – just us.
Let's set a goal to outdo ourselves each year. To improve on what we've created here.
Today in Elk Grove, the State of the City is strong.
It is an honor to serve as Mayor, an honor to have served on this City Council since Cityhood.
It is an honor to be a Citizen of Elk Grove.
Thank you.
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