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Golden Oldie Music
The realm of golden oldie music does not always have the streets paved with gold; some lanes are unimproved dirt roads on which unaware dirtbag D.J.s nevertheless travel. The station I occasionally listen to, WMTY-FM out of Sweetwater (TN), has a few which really rock, and numerous ones which could be removed by Ko-ko, the Lord Chief Executioner, and they never shall be missed.
Okay, here's a few that can be listened to with pleasure: "For What It's Worth," "Honky Tonk Women," "Barbara Ann," "Third Rate Romance" and the great ones from the turn of the millennium: "Please Remember Me," "Kiss Me," ""Baby One More Time," and so on. Those in the latter category do not make the era WMTY covers.
But maybe there should be a statute of limitations on some music. Let's face it: the 1950's stuff has a lot with inane lyrics and backup singers making strange sounds, like shadoop, shadoop. and so forth. And name the goddamn horse (from the 1970's)! And stop complaining about American women. Those refer to songs whose lyrics immediately prompt me to change the station!
There's a noticeable cut-off at around 1975. Why leave out ABBA, Fleetwood Mac, and so forth? Why is the hippie stuff enshrined but not 1970's pop or disco?
However, in all fairness, music does get entwined with personal, often happy or bittersweet memories and that results in the personal appeal that some songs have, and why people listen to golden oldie music. And some of it does wear well, even after 50 years.
The problem is that old stuff becomes too easily canonized by virtue of being old. Are there any oldie songs that you think should be sent to oldie limbo? Tell it all, podners! Cleanse the soul and musical palate.
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Selecting a Boyfriend: A Teen's Guide
Being a teenaged girl can often result in one clashing against the status system, and its various ramifications. Yes, it can be a jungle out there, despite the best efforts of nice parents and the somewhat benign school systems. Yes, as the movies Mean Girls and Bring It On depicts, there are winners and losers; and while some lucky girls in this derby get to wear a collar of roses and brandish a gold cup in the winner's circle, there are numerous others out of the money.
Despite the wishes of most feminists, having a status boyfriend is part of the equation. Now this status is operationally defined in terms of him being really movie star handsome, having money, being a great athlete, and having charm and coolness comes into this multifaceted trait. Ideally, the Platonic ideal would be a heartthrob boyfriend who is also wealthy, has real style, and is the quarterback for the football team.
Faced with this teen-perceived fact of life, some may opt out and look for other rewards; maybe by being nonconformists, skater gurls, latter-day beats, or schoolyard religious. For many of them, they might be unattached; or go in for guys with different but less conventional selling points.
So, for those who choose not to play with the conventional rules, here are a few types of guys to consider.
1. The Band Nerd - Members of the high school band usually are fun, have musical tastes beyond what the band plays in concerts and at games, and are not whipped out tired after high school games so you and he can do something afterwards with him until the curfew hour.
2. Member of the Track Team - While some football players run track in the Spring, most are participants in track only. Since few people see track as a status sport, there's not as much competition. Track guys are accessible; but often tired from practice.
3. The Bad Boy - The subject of several 1960's classic oldie songs (Leader of the Pack, etc.), some may be strategically housebroken. A bonus: Some reflected glory adheres to you, especially if you're seen as taming him. A disadvantage is that they think so strongly in terms of sex.
4. The Student Government Type - They are typically ambitious, with adulthood future goals in mind. Are you sure you want to pair off with someone who has a design to be a lawyer or a member of the legislature someday?
5. The Sk8r Bio (Skater Boy) - He is feasible of you want to be a sk8r gurl. He is daring, a nonconformist, athletic in his odd way, and a member of a sort of cult. A disadvantage is that many tend not to spend much time with you. (For some, that might be seen as an advantage.) A disadvantage is that Sk8r bois are inclined to have gross tattoos.
6. The Very Religious Guy - These belong to a mixed category. Some might be seen as nonconformists; especially if they differentiate themselves in dress. Some might provoke the school authorities, whether by leading an overt group prayer around the flagpole or injecting religion into a valedictory speech. If he is Catholic, there may be an outside chance that he might be thinking of the priesthood in his future.
7. Chess Nerd - Highly intelligent and focused. The disadvantage is that the only move he will make on you is Pawn - King Four.
8. Drama Club Member - He's highly ambitious, with designs on moving to The Big Apple someday and making it there. He's high maintenance, as he likes having an audience. And you're it!
9. The Geek - If you can get past the unusual interests, they can be a lot of fun. Be a gamer girl!
10. The Frat - Has status and ostentatious style. Has lots of guy friends that might encourage him into excesses. Be careful: you might become another mark on his scorecard and get the reputation to go with it.
11. Any Guy Not Easily Categorized - The two of you are seen as not playing in the status game, and therefore both of you are seen as more mature.
Now you know. Each have his strengths and weaknesses. Choose wisely, mes amis!
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Making Our Politicians More Palatable
At long last; after many months of making the least trusted designation on the Gallup Poll, the elected Representatives and Senators started getting their heads together to win hearts and minds of the Electorate again. But in Washington fashion, they hire out a public relations firm to advise them on which path to pursue. And in really true Washington style, they give it to several companies as part of a network of political favors.
Using this approach, how did these hired flacks propose to put some lipstick on a pig? And toenail polish as well? When Congress goes whole hog, it does it Cadillac style!
Well, one company suggested that they do a Congress Swimsuit Issue. Now this idea worked both for Sports Illustrated and for various organizations; why not depict their nations' lawmakers in very human, relaxed poses? As a matter of fact, nearly 400 of our reprehensives offered to pose.
But the photographers found this task to be intolerable, even when the Congresspersons posed seductively. Especially then. They remarked that The Annual Roadkill Swimsuit Issue would draw more of an audience.
Another company proposed "Dancing with the Politicians." But the Republicans and Democrats could dance only around issues only; except Ted Cruz, who would not dance with anyone. And then someone proposed Donald Trump dancing the tango with Nancy Pelosi to puncture that bubble.
The old-style politico trick of kissing babies might have worked in a more innocent time; but nowadays this could be twisted into a rumor of pedophile tendencies. Likewise, they must refrain from kissing blonde homecoming queens! Poll makers have not thus far discerned whether it's okay to kiss gothic lolitas; but it might help with the millennial vote. (Think Abby on NCIS.)
But somehow our vaunted election primary process has managed to come up with two presumptive candidates who both have more than half of the people distrust them. Will this result in a Clinton win by default; or the ascendancy of a new, third party? And that's only the "very unfavorable" ratings, folks!
Some possible candidates develop a strategy of running as an outsider from Washington; but that doesn't play too well when the same candidate runs for reelection. The temptation of recycling candidates does have an intuitive appeal. Let them run for a different office.
Legislation to Ban Video Games
Rep. Dewaynus Holm (R - Bogalusa) was known in the Louisiana House as being a bit of a lazy and retrograde thinker; however one time he manfully jumped into the breech and came to the aid of lonely teen girls. Kind of like a blind hog finding an acorn in the forest.
It started when he overheard his daughter Mitzi and her friends lamented their lack of dates on Friday night; and he was an old-fashioned father, yessiree!
He further eavesdropped, and thought that he got to the root of the problem. They boys spent all their time playing video games on their X-Boxes, and not courting* teen girls like they should. And presto! We have the emergence of a falling birth rate which would result in fewer grandchildren to grace parents' old age!
Zounds! And holy cow! (Dewaynus had a rich vocabulary from having read a lot of pre-Victorian literature.)
So being a selective governmental interventionist, he decided to get to the root of the problem in a manner typical of a legislator. Yes, he would sponsor a bill to ban devices that play video games. It was a long time since he had played Frogger!
So he wrote a bill, and after politicking behind the scenes, he put it before the Louisiana House.
"Fellow members of the House, I offer this bill to ban video games as a means to redress a possible threat to the well-being of our daughters and the good of the state. Fewer girls are being courted After all, if teenaged girls are unhappy, their grades suffer, they spend a lot of time moping, and some might turn to non-Biblical sex to fill in the gap! I ask for your support for H-29."
Rep. Horace Watson (D - Bunkie) countered with a comment, "I am surprised that my esteemed colleague from Bogalusa would move to curtail a harmless pastime and thus circumscribe personal liberty. Where is your Libertarianism now? And in the process increase the possibility of teens engaging in s- * - x outside of lawful marriage."
Rep. Henri Arnaud (R - Thibodaux) raised a possible problem: would banning X - Boxes stimulate bootlegging from nearby Texas and Mississippi? Nothing pisses the Louisiana legislature more than outsiders contributing to crime that they can't get kickbacks from.
But Rep. Sylvia Avery (R - Bossier City) commented, "In my opinion, a bigger problem comes from football and basketball. Boys get so involved with practicing for those sports that they're too tired to do schoolwork or to date. We should consider limiting high school football!"
A shiver of horror, like a blast of arctic air, went through the Louisiana House like Marley's ghost had paid a visit.
"We can't do that! Think of the trickle-down effect on L.S.U. football!"
"That would make Baton Rouge even duller than it is now!"
Clearly, the legislators were in session too long. This in-House debate made the news on major state news channels like WBRZ-TV and WWL-TV. And WDSU-TV made a special editorial asking for help with the problem by requiring teen boys to date at least one girl a month. LGBT people objected.
Anyway, raising the specter of cutting back on football did result in a watered-down version of the bill that made playing video games legal only from Sunday to Thursday. Even the Louisiana House knows how to compromise.
*Dewaynus Holm was rather retro in his vocabulary.
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"Bob Wills Is Still the King" BOTB Results
At last! All of the votes from the outlying precincts are in, and America awaits the final tally. Who won this version of Battle of the Bands? Was it the artist who performed the original, Waylon Jennings; or was it those upstarts from England, The Rolling Stones?
The envelope, please......
The final tally has it with:
The Rolling Stones, with 14 votes,
Waylon Jennings, with 9 votes,
and a special write-in vote for Merle Haggard.
Take a bow, Sir Mick!
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"Seig Heil" Dog
A little item appeared in Metro, a British "news" source, recently which related that a man was arrested for 'causing offence' for having taught his girlfriend's pug dog Buddha to give a Nazi salute when commanded "Seig heil." This was posted on You Tube, and got over a million views. Admittedly, the guy doing it was a douche move; but is that really something to arrest him for?
I think a better case could be made for his gross tats and piercings 'causing offence'; but I'm not English. Indeed, I wonder how rarified is the social environment there so that that sort of thing causes offense? Are there other traps an unsuspected tourist or local might fall into? It's not like teaching him to pee on the sofa.
Anyway, it was a pretty lame way to annoy his girlfriend.Here's Donald Duck, also seig heiling all over the place:
Are some people possibly getting a wee bit too thin-skinned nowadays; or is this just another opportunity for some people to wax indignant!
Over there in Merrie England, would I cause offence for spelling it offense?
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Vacation Breasts
As bizarre as the idea might seem, Dr, Norman Rowe, a plastic surgeon, is proposing the idea of "vacation breasts" for women who might want temporarily to upgrade their profile. Specifically, these are temporary breast enlargements that result from saline injections in the bosoms that are projected to last about two weeks or so before the saline solution is absorbed away. The procedure at the present time doesn't last that long; but the doctor claims that tweaking the procedure will result in positive results for the full two weeks.
The cost? About $2500 per time; and the procedure takes only about 20 minutes to complete. For most of us, this is a vacation luxury that we cannot afford. After all, why not adopt permanent ones for $6000? (I may buy a new swimsuit and sun blocker to prepare for summer; but that's about it with my limited budget.)
Anyway, the absorption process does begin eventually; and there's no guarantee that absorption will occur with both at the same rate. Imagine having unbalanced boobs!
But while vacation breasts might be an expensive self-indulgence for some ladies, perhaps job interview breasts might be a strategically financial strategy! However, if you're wearing a power suit to an interview, strategically employing bra inserts would work just as well with a fraction of the costs!
"Bob Wills Is Still the King" - BOTB
For this Battle of the Bands I'd like to use a tribute song: "Bob Wills Is Still the King." Bob Wills, active during the 1940's and 1950's, developed a music style called Western Swing, combining country with jazz renditions. He did represent a departure from the music of his time.
Anyway, Waylon Jennings did the original version of "Bob Wills Is Still the King" back in 1975. Jennings was part of the Outlaw Country music style, along with Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter, Tompall Glaser, and others. Here's the Jennings rendition:
Who would dare to cover this almost legendary song? None other than those singing grandfathers, the Rolling Stones, during a musical tour that appeared in Austin:
There you have it. If you're in the mood, listen to both and vote which one better rings your chimes:
Waylon Jennings ________
The Rolling Stones ________
And over the next few days, visit and vote on other BOTB participants. You will hear some great songs! You betcha!
My apologies if I left anyone out!
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Politely Naming Sports Teams
One of the hot-button political correctness issues nowadays is whether certain sports teams have socially or ethnically team names. Thus, the Cleveland Indians and the Washington Redskins have generated a lot of ire; less so the Kansas City Chiefs. And there's inconsistency: the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the University of Louisiana - Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns, and the Maryville College Fighting Scots evoke nary a quibble. Maybe Hibernians and Acadians have thicker skin?
For the record, there was once an Atlanta professional baseball team called the Atlanta Crackers. And the old Negro League had a team called the Atlanta Black Crackers. Presumably, neither had to do with Saltines.
Anyway, the focus has largely on professional and university sports; though the Pekin (Ill.) High School Chinks have been criticized, rightly so. But the most wild and wooly sports teams names are found in ladies' amateur softball team names.
For your edification, here are a few of them:
The Pussy Cat Dolls
Ball Busters
Salsa Girls
Farmers' Daughters
Dead Bunnies
Ponytail Express
Underwear with Special Powers
The Spandex Squad
The Other White Meat
Tomboyz
Masterbatters
Runs Not Buns
Here for Beer
Fast Girls
7th Inning Kegels
Honeymoon's Over
Hit Squad
Nasty Girls
Saddle Soars
The Overeasies
The Tight Ends
Beer Goggles
Very clearly, having two X chromosomes is no impediment to having a sports sense of humor!
Well-Developed Fronts From the East
Apparently, a handsome weatherperson got into an unexpected adventure while down in Miami. While in a bar, he claimed that he was approached by two ladies that looked like girls from next door, partied with them, and eventually spent the next few days drugged.
His American Express card was charged to the tune of $43,000 dollars.
However, he was instrumental in helping the FBI by giving testimony that broke up a Bar Girls scam that netted 17 arrests.
Here's a cartoonist's take on the escapade:
I think you can guess.
They apparently slipped him some drug.
http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-06-01/news/31965867_1_drinks-girls-next-door-women
Nicknaming the Administrators
Doctor Dawson Winters was a Vice-President for Student Affairs at Western New York State University, a progressive university in the Empire State. In recent times, students at the University appeared restive; and he wanted to head off any possible friction or disorder on campus by minimizing the various since divisive elements. Unfortunately, since campuses were as heterogeneous as the larger society that they draw students from, this was not an easy task.
Still, thank God there was no large numbers of protest songs played on the contemporary FM station; those from the 1970's were largely buried on the golden oldie station that played a lot of bubblegum music also.
But Dawson, bless his heart, fancied himself to be a proactive guy; despite being in his 50's, he saw himself as hip and cool and with it to the core! Now it was incumbent of him to persuade the students that he was to better relate to him. He conferred with his assistant, Dean of Students Chauncey Harfield, on how this should be accomplished. Actually, he more or less told poor Harfield what to do, and Harfield slavishly took notes and tried to accomplish this great Meeting of the Minds with the typical undergraduates of New York.
One idea they had was to host a Meet the Veep session; but only SGA types showed up and in small numbers.
Then Dean Harfield proposed that they advertise the next one as a pizza and cold soda session with the Veep; and had the cheerleaders serve as hostesses! Now attendance was better; it was just a matter of finding the right motivation. Damn, as a sociologist specializing in Community Organization, he should have realized that.
While the students were interacting with them and mostly eating pizza and swilling soda (as they call it in upstate NY), they held a free-wheeling rap session. Yes, they referred to it that way.
("Oh," VP Dawson thought, "This is going to work. Now let's see what kind of rapport we can make to better deal with student body problems.")
A student complained that the food service in the Student Union offered very bland choices. VP Dawson saw this as a concrete entry into the realm of student problems. If he could just earn good will by taking action promptly.
"Mister....your name, please? What sort of specific changes would you wish to see?"
"Hey Veep, my name's Bart. How about some tacos and Taylor ham as choices?"
"Okay, sounds good. Any other ideas? And please give your name so I can properly address you."
"My name is Tyler; and I think that we're too formal around WNYSU. We get addressed as 'Mister' or 'Miz' by profs; and we call them 'Doctor' or 'Professor.' Us Millennials are more informal than that. We need to get with the times around here.
"Okay, Tyler. That sounds good. Why don't you call me Dawson from now on. And everyone else is invited to call me Dawson. And you can also call the Dean 'Chauncey,' if you'd like."
Another student, definitely in the spirit of things, asked, "Why not give ole Chauncey the nickname 'Izzle?' 'Cause he is definitely the man!"
The Veep was, 'My God! Somehow Chauncey made a larger hit with them than I did. Did I come on too strong, somehow?"
But then the student added, "And you can have the nickname 'Pizzle,' because you're definitely the one!" The other students applauded wildly!
So Vice-President Winters acquired the nickname Pizzle. He thought, "Won't my colleagues be envious of my newly-acquired rapport with students as signaled by my being granted a nickname through acclamation!"
Research on Breast Size Preferences
It is well-known that men (and teen boys) have this fascination with female breasts, as can be seen with the popularity of Playboy-type magazines, breastaurants, and television programs. Undeniably, this is a factor in mate selection; but it's no simple equation: larger = better! Fortunately, psychologists in institutions with research funds to burn and permissive human subjects committees have attempted to discern some major truths in this matter.
There are practical considerations to go with this interest: (1) the average bra size of an adult woman has dramatically increased from 34B to 34DD in the past 20 years or so; (2) more than 250,000 women per year receive breast augmentation procedures. Clearly, there is a significant trend going on.
So what do we know about men who prefer them large, as opposed to those who have more modest preferences? Lots of things:
(1) Hungry men prefer larger breasts, according to Malaysian researchers Swami and Tovée. This may relate to food supply insecurity. They are most strongly fixated on bigger hooters before meals, and less so later. (This could be exploited by television programming.)
(2) Sexist men prefer larger breasted women. This translates into traits as preferring traditional femininity, hostility towards women, and benevolent sexism. We can infer, therefore, that less well-endowed women might draw fewer jerks!
(3) Men who more strongly want to become fathers prefer larger breasts on women; men who are not as inclined prefer smaller breasts on their ladies.
(4) Financially more secure men tend to prefer smaller breasts on women, while those less secure tend to prefer them bigger. Is this a form of compensation?
Interestingly, a woman's breast size had no effect on the amount of time males' eyes tracked her chest. In other words: whether you're large or small, the eyes of Texas are upon (your boobs)!
Ladies, the fact that you have breasts that might be stared at by guys might confer certain health benefits to them. Therefore, you might consider yourself a gratis health care provider!
Here is another health care provider taking advantage of this technique of alternative medicine:
Finally, research on breast implant size chosen for augmentation surgery indicated that size chosen was affected by current breast volume, goals, body habits, and possible breast sagging. In the warmer states like Texas, Florida, and California, average implant size ranges from 300 cc. to 425 cc. In the Midwest and Northeast, breast implant size ranges from 250 cc. to 350 cc. In Europe and Asia, the average breast implant size ranges from 200 cc. to 300 cc.
In the United States, most women who choose breast augmentation surgery aspire to C-cup breasts.
Cowgirl Melinda Muses on Politics, 2016 Style
Sometimes on the prairie a gal gets time to think away from the blare of media coverage of election politics up to one's wazoo. Holy cow; don't they make whiskey or at least chill pills do deal with such excesses! Anyway, some lonesome cowboys came to the chuckwagon with notions, both about good chuck and making a play for Melinda. But . . . . they are no showers on the prairie and everyone smells like cows.
So they told lies and talked about politics. Or lied about politics, which is par for 2016.
This got Melinda into some talking.
"Ya know, Shorty, those tame Eastern politicians have some crazy notions."
"How so, Sweet Buns?"
After throwing a biscuit at Shorty, Melinda discoursed.
"Well, first of all, what's this about building an 1800-mile wall across the desert to keep people out? Why not build a barbed wire fence between South Dakota and Wyoming to keep the eastern varmints out?"
Pecos Larry said, "Now that's a good notion to chew on. And how about those people confused as to where they want to pee?"
"Now that's a strange question. Pee where you want; just don't go behind a bush occupied by someone else."
"Now this Bernie Sanders fella wants to send everyone to college. What you think of that?"
"We gotta think more about that wild notion. After all, these people running for office went to such places as Princeton, Yale, Chicago, and Wharton, wherever the hell that is. How come they keep such strange notions? Next thing, they're thinking like crazy Coloradans after smoking that legal locoweed. Where's all the money coming from?" They're going to tax us more till we squeal! And then tax the squeal!"
Shorty said he couldn't make out those superdelegates, What super powers did they have?
"Shoot . . . . ponder! Their superpower is not having to listen to the common lot like us, never mind what the voters say. Think of them as big mules 'cause they're plumb stubborn."
One of the cowpokes said he could never keep straight why some people get fewer convention votes despite getting more votes at the polls.
Melinda interpreted it thusly, "Politics is like playing poker with a rigged deck. And I don't play no strip poker; just penny ante hands. People who play politics should always remember it's like playing poker in a crooked house."
Shorty just had an idea he couldn't get out of his craw. "What about all the newspaper and television reporters reporting so much on the candidates, Melinda?"
"Listen up, Bucko. No one can resist being paid to watch a train wreck or a strip show."
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Cohesity Website Redesign, Clarifying a Complex Offering
The Cohesity platform leads a highly specialized industry: hyperconverged secondary storage at web scale. It's both a complicated technical story and a straightforward benefit story which made their web presence critical to clarifying and positioning them for the future.
Cohesity helps businesses not only protect their most important data but make it productive too, by consolidating and simplifying data center and cloud management. But the company needed a little help defining their vision. They came to WebEnertia to get a jump on the competition and help visitors easily understand what their solution does and the benefits it delivers.
Design with purpose
The first step was designing the information architecture to show visitors the detail they want, generate leads, and demonstrate Cohesity's focus as a software company versus their hardware roots. Designer Valerie Ouano says, "We wanted to design it to make it clear to users right away what it is they do, which is very technical." This includes the tech gurus who speak hyperconverged secondary data storage lingo, and the operations folks who are focused on driving business efficiency. We started by creating a sitemap to account for all the pages and decide where they should live.
The Cohesity site is hosted on Pantheon, and our team used WordPress CMS with Marketo integration to implement changes. We got to work on the homepage first, redesigning it to to build credibility by displaying the many awards and accolades Cohesity has won. We added similar blades throughout to share Fortune 500 customer testimonials, analyst rankings, and other resources that speak to the impact they have. We also added new pages, including the Vision and Why Cohesity pages, which entice new leads by defining who they are, what they do, and why you should use them. And to help people see how their solutions actually work, we included lots of screenshots throughout the site showing their software in action. This gives users an immediate sense of what the solution looks like—clean, clear, and precise.
Branding and style
To make Cohesity feel bigger (and edgier) we needed to revamp the site's aesthetics. They didn't have a lot of brand elements in place, so we started by taking the interlocking "s" from their logo and translating it into a lines and dots wave pattern that we showcased throughout the site. This ties into the consolidated insight and metrics the Cohesity platform provides for customers, and gives it an expansive, modern feel. Throughout the website we maintained the established iconography style, integrating it into it the sleek new design.
Rolling it out
Doing a redesign like this that's really aimed at redefining not just your image but also your message can be tricky, because it forces the client to think about what story they want to tell. To support Cohesity throughout this process we took a phased approach, launching the homepage first with the original header and footer. This enabled Cohesity to get a jump on the relevance factor while maintaining familiarity. Next we launched the new pages and the updated header and footer. We're continuing to tweak the navigation and roll out new pages, and we're excited to begin work on the final phase, which will involve rebranding the About Us section.
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OLIT (OPEN LOOK Intrinsics Toolkit
) is a widget toolkit from Sun Microsystems introduced in 1988, providing an OPEN LOOK user interface for X Window System applications. It provides an Xt application programming interface for the C programming language, providing an easy way for those familiar with Xt programming to implement the OPEN LOOK look and feel.

OLIT became obsolete when Sun abandoned OPEN LOOK as part of the UNIX industry's COSE initiative, in favor of Motif (the basis of CDE), which in turn was later superseded by GTK (the basis of GNOME).

See also
 XView
 MoOLIT
 OpenWindows

References

External links
 OLIT Reference Manual, 1994 Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Widget toolkits
Sun Microsystems software
X-based libraries

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Had a little wipe out bike works fine but my lights, dash etc dont light up or show on the lcd.... could it be just bulbs??? anyone know how to change these or had any problems like mine ????
Check your fuse's,then look for a short.
If the fuses are okay then go after those dinky little bulbs for in a prang they are a weak point on any m/c & especially bikes from mid-90s & on.


Grieve Corp.'s No. 876 is a 500°F gas-heated belt conveyor oven designed for drying brass and aluminum parts. Workspace dimensions measure 22 × 126 × 15 inches, and the workload rides through an 18-inch open-belt loading zone, 126-inch insulated heat zone with recirculated airflow, 6-inch open zone, 72-inch cooling zone and a 12-inch open unloading zone. The workspace is heated by 350,000-Btu/hr installed in a modulating natural gas burner, while a 3,000-cfm, 2-hp recirculating blower furnishes vertical downward airflow to the workload. The oven features an aluminized steel interior and exterior, 4-inch-thick insulated walls and two 12-inch diameter tubeaxial fans. A side oven door provides access to the heat chamber.
The No. 876 oven includes a 16-inch B36-24-14 conveyor belt with 3-inch-high flex plate edges driven by a 1/3-hp motor with variable speed from 1.3 to 26 ft/min. It also features a 325-cfm, 1/3-hp powered forced exhauster.


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Tree Campus USA
Tree Campus USA®
Cazenovia College has been recognized as a Tree Campus USA® by the National Arbor Day Foundation since 2008. This recognition is given to colleges and universities that make a commitment to be stewards for campus trees and to the surrounding community. Colleges and universities are recognized as a Tree Campus USA® by meeting the five standards established by the National Arbor Day Foundation. These standards include maintaining a campus tree advisory committee, a care plan and inventory, a tree program with dedicated annual expenditures, as well as holding an annual Arbor Day observance and establishing an annual service-learning project.
In 2018, Cazenovia College celebrated its tenth year as a Tree Campus USA®. In recognition Andréa Nieves, environmental education assistant for the Division of Lands & Forests, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), presented Cazenovia College with an honorary "10 Years" flag. The flag was accepted by three students from Cazenovia's environmental biology and biology programs.
Ajla Porcic, Olivia Vosburg '19, Meghan Hansen
Cazenovia is one of three colleges and universities in New York state that have maintained Tree Campus USA® status for ten years. The village of Cazenovia, home to the Cazenovia College campus, is also recognized by the National Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City USA®. The village has been a Tree City USA® since 2011.
Andréa Nieves, environmental education assistant for the DEC, Meghan Hansen, Ajla Porcic, Olivia Vosburg'19
VIDEO: Annual Community Planting Project Highlight
Cazenovia College Takes Part in the Village of Cazenovia's Annual Community Planting
Arbor Day Foundation Honors Cazenovia College with 2018 Tree Campus USA® Recognition
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Day Aggregates provides joint infill, laying course and sub-base aggregates for use in Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems throughout London, the South East and the UK.
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Night School Shares 'July,' an Empowerment Anthem for Singer's Daughter: Premiere
By Jun Chen On 7 March 2019
Night School has gone via some main modifications for Disappear Here, its second full-length album — as evidenced by the primary single, "July," premiering completely under.
While the California trio mined doo-wop and '60s pop influences on its earlier EP, 2014's Heartbeat, and 2016's Blush album, Disappear Here has a lusher atmosphere and extra pronounced, and at instances muscular and even psychedelic, indie rock really feel.
"I made a acutely aware choice to not have that very same sort of sound we did earlier than," singer-guitarist Alexandra Morte, a seventh grade English trainer by day, tells Billboard. "I needed to get into one thing that was simply extra my very own private fashion. I attempted NOT to have influences with this report, to be trustworthy with you. I attempted to write down from what I used to be feeling on the time and simply attempt to create that approach."
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Morte and bassist Cheyenne Avant spent almost two years engaged on materials for Disappear Here, recording the nine-song set with producer Nick Bassett in Oakland. Sonically, Morte needed to particularly "transfer away from having a lot distortion on all of the songs and discover a cleaner sound." "July," in the meantime, is a monitor Morte wrote for her personal 12-year-old daughter as a well timed message of empowerment.
"I simply needed to write down a tune that inspired her to talk her voice and specific to her that she has a voice and that issues she has to say actually matter," Morte explains. "It's essential for younger girls to listen to that message, particularly now. They want to talk out and be heard. So in a way it's not just for her; It's for any younger lady that seems like they don't have the braveness to talk out."
Night School went via a significant change throughout the course of of creating Disappear Here. Drummer Baylie Arin, who co-founded the group with Morte, left principally attributable to life-style points, changed by Cara Millar. "It was a tough transition at first," Morte notes, "however Cheyenne and I are nonetheless nice pals with (Arin). We completely respect her alternative. It's not out of the query for her to rejoin the band in some unspecified time in the future afterward. She performs guitar as properly, so we've talked about her possibly rejoining the band on guitar in some unspecified time in the future."
Meanwhile, the present Night School trio is gearing up for Disappear Here's April 5 launch, after which for West Coast dates, with hopes for broader touring later within the 12 months — and sure at venue's Morte's college students received't be capable to get into. "(The band) will not be one thing that I share with college students, simply because I believe it takes them away from viewing me as a trainer," Morte notes. "But, after all, Google exists now. They wish to Google their trainer's title, so they're discovering out I'm in a band. Numerous them discover it fascinating and wish to ask me questions on it, however I attempt not to enter an excessive amount of element with the children."
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Ampersand welcome Brandon Malone
Ampersand is delighted to welcome Brandon Malone to the stable, following his calling to the Bar today.
On Brandon's arrival, Stable Director Euan Mackenzie KC, said: "I am delighted to welcome Brandon to Ampersand. He is a renowned lawyer with an impressive CV and accomplishments before coming to the Bar. He will be an asset to the Stable. I wish him all the best in his career as an Advocate". Ampersand's Practice Manager, Alan Moffat added "I am delighted to welcome our newest member of Ampersand. Brandon's arrival brings the membership to 61 and the experience which he brings is a fantastic fit for Ampersand's core areas of practice, including our increasing range of ADR offering. He will be a real asset to those looking to instruct counsel. I am sure that joining Ampersand will offer rewarding opportunities and collaborative support".
Brandon calls to the Bar following thirty years' experience as a commercial litigation solicitor, twenty of those years as a solicitor advocate.
Brandon is also Barrister authorised to practice in England and Wales, and has rights of audience before the DIFC Court, Dubai, UAE.
As a solicitor, Brandon specialised in construction and engineering law and international arbitration. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and an eminent Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. He has wide ranging experience of construction, engineering, infrastructure and energy disputes.
Brandon has a particular interest in alternative dispute resolution. He regularly sits as an arbitrator in domestic, UK and international cases, and is recommended as a global leader in arbitration by Who's Who Legal. He also sits as an adjudicator and expert determiner. He is a FIDIC Certified Adjudicator (dispute board member) and a mediator registered with RICS, IMI and CMC.
Brandon also has significant experience of energy and technology disputes, and has dealt with a number of blockchain and cryptocurrency cases. He Chairs the ICCA – New York City Bar – CPR Institute Working Group on Cybersecurity in International Arbitration.
For further information about Brandon's practice view his profile here:
Brandon Malone
To instruct Brandon, please contact our Ampersand Clerking Team: ampersandclerks@advocates.org.uk.
Brandon Malone called to the Bar in 2022 following thirty years' experience as a commercial litigation solicitor, twenty of those years as a solicitor advocate.
He has appeared in numerous substantive hearings in the Sheriff Court, the Outer and Inner House, and before a variety of tribunals.
Susanne Tanner KC appointed as UK delegate on ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
Susanne Tanner KC is proud to have been appointed as a UK delegate on the new, adept and diverse group of expert members of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, ICC's leading think tank and rule-making body for international dispute resolution.
Susanne said: "I look forward to working with the other UK national committee members and the Commission's Steering Committee in the interests of efficient and cost-effective #disputeresolution worldwide."
Scott Clair
Scott Clair called to the Bar in 2022 as a Lord Hope Scholar.
He has experience in a wide range of commercial, private and public law litigation. In the course of devilling, Scott was involved in a variety of complex and high-value cases including commercial disputes, clinical and professional negligence claims, regulatory, human rights and constitutional law cases. Scott has a particular interest in the latter and, whilst devilling, worked on a number of high-profile judicial review cases including a legislative competence challenge to an Act of the Scottish Parliament, a challenge to Scotland's Census 2022 and the first removal of a judicial office holder under the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.
He has appeared before the Sheriff Courts, the Sheriff Appeal Court, the Court of Session (both Outer House and Inner House), and assisted with the preparation of cases before the UK Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights.
Before calling to the Bar, as a solicitor and then associate with a well-known litigation firm in Edinburgh, he gained substantial experience of appearing in court and regularly conducted proofs, debates and complex opposed motions including for interdict. Scott also gained experience in fatal accident inquiries and various forms of alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration, adjudication and mediation.
Scott has particular interests in contract law, clinical and professional negligence, media law, private client litigation and judicial review.
Scott also has an interest in legal education. Since 2021, he has tutored in Commercial Law, Public Law and Individual Rights, and Evidence at the University of Edinburgh.
Ampersand Advocates welcomes Ian Forrester QC back to practice
Ampersand Advocates is delighted to welcome back to practice Ian Forrester QC.
Mr Forrester is a renowned lawyer in European and Competition law and returns to practice following his appointment as the UK nominated Judge to the General Court of the European Union ending due to Brexit. He brings an unrivalled wealth of knowledge and experience for any instructions, and expects to concentrate on advisory and Arbitration work, including appointment as an Arbitrator.
On his return to Practice, Mr Forrester said: "It is fun to return to practice. When in Luxembourg, I discovered that my colleagues were well acquainted with the special status and history of Scots law. They were supportive and generous during the turbulent steps leading to Brexit, a political act which leaves unsettled dozens of important legal questions of great significance for many people in different walks of life. I look forward to re-entering the community of senior practitioners, assisted by my judicial experience."
Stable Director Euan Mackenzie added: "Ian has had an illustrious career, including having spent five years as a Judge of the European Court of Justice. We are delighted to welcome a lawyer of Ian's standing back to legal practice and have no doubt that his expertise in all matters relating to European law will be in high demand as the UK forges a new relationship with the EU."
You can view more details of Mr Forrester's practice here: https://ampersandadvocates.com/people/ian-forrester/
Ampersand's Susanne Tanner QC appointed as arbitrator for Motor Insurers' Bureau cases for untraced and uninsured drivers
Susanne Tanner QC
Susanne Tanner QC has been appointed by the Lord President as an arbitrator for Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) cases where the driver at fault cannot be traced or is uninsured, under the Untraced Drivers' Agreement and the Uninsured Drivers' Agreement, between the Secretary of State for Transport and the MIB. A claimant disputing a decision by the MIB on whether to make an award, or the amount of compensation, or any other dispute between MIB and the applicant arising out of a decision, determination or requirement made by MIB, or the approval of claims from minors and protected parties, can have the matter referred to arbitration. Susanne said: "I am very pleased to have been appointed to the MIB arbitration panel, as I continue to expand my alternative dispute resolution work as both an arbitrator and mediator, alongside my practice at the Bar."


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Report questions credibility of nutrition association
By Eric Schroeder
The credibility of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) has been called into question as part of a new report from Eat Drink Politics, a private consulting firm.
The 50-page report, "And now a word from our sponsors: Are America's nutrition professionals in the pocket of big food?", details how corporate sponsorship from such companies as Coca-Cola Co., Kraft Foods Group, Nestle S.A., and PepsiCo, Inc. may be "undermining the integrity" of the nutrition professionals responsible for educating Americans about healthy eating. Michele Simon, a public health attorney, wrote the report.
According to the report, several "disturbing findings" stood out in an examination of AND's 74,000 member trade group. Among them, the fact that in 2011 AND's annual report listed 38 food industry sponsors, up from 10 sponsors in 2001.
Companies on AND's list of approved continuing education providers include Coca-Cola, Kraft Foods, Nestle and PepsiCo. Specific to continuing education, the report noted Coca-Cola's sponsored courses include one that suggests sugar is not harmful to children; aspartame is completely safe, including for children over one year; and the Institute of Medicine is too restrictive in its school nutrition standards.
The report pointed out approximately 23% of AND's annual meeting speakers had industry ties, although most of the conflicts of interest were not disclosed in the program session description. The Corn Refiners Association, which lobbies for high-fructose corn syrup, sponsored three "expo impact" sessions at the AND 2012 annual meeting, according to the report.
Citing an independent survey, the report noted 80% of registered dietitians said sponsorship implies AND endorsement of that company and its products. A majority of the dietitians surveyed also thought AND should verify that a sponsor's corporate mission is consistent with that of the Academy prior to accepting them.
The report identified five recommendations for AND to consider:
Greater transparency: "AND should make more details available to the public (or at least to members) regarding corporate sponsorships — far beyond what it currently provides in its annual reports."
Request input from membership: "Trade group policies should reflect the desires of its members. Many R.D.s object to corporate sponsorship but don't know how to make their voices heard."
Meaningful sponsorship guidelines: "AND should implement much stronger and more meaningful sponsorship guidelines, possibly looking to the Hunger and Environmental Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group's stricter guidelines as a model."
Reject corporate-sponsored education: "AND should reject outright corporate-sponsored continuing education, as well as corporate-sponsored education sessions at its annual meeting. AND should also consider placing more distance between its credentialing arm and the main organization."
Increased leadership on nutrition policy: "In recent years, AND's leadership has taken important steps to improve its policy agenda and create a positive presence in Washington. However, while the staff in the D.C. office is lobbying on behalf of AND's membership, 'education sessions' are being taught to R.D.s by Coke and Hershey's. This disconnect will continue to undermine AND's credibility on critical policy issues until the conflicts are resolved."
Responding to the report, Ryan O'Malley, media relations manager for AND, says the facts in the report were obtained mostly from publicly accessible pages on AND's web site.
"This illustrates the academy's commitment to transparency in candor in all of our actions, including corporate sponsorship," O'Malley says. "Of the 67 references, at least 24 are information from the academy and its foundation's web sites; the Commission on Dietetic Registration's web site and research articles published by academy members."
O'Malley says each year AND uses Performance Research, a research company, to examine a random selection of members in a statistically sound survey of the academy's membership as a whole.
"The results from these representative surveys have shown an increased awareness and continued support of the sponsorship program among academy members," O'Malley says. "In its relations with corporate organizations, the academy is mindful of the need to avoid a perception of conflict of interest and to act at all times in ways that will only enhance the credibility and professional recognition of the academy and its members. The continuing value of the academy's name depends on its reputation for integrity, which has been earned by generations of academy members over the course of many decades."
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Our love for Target goes way back. Remember when they launched that epic collab with Lilly Pulitzer? Insane. And don't even get us started on the amazing beauty products. Just when we thought we couldn't fall more in love with the retailer, the company dropped some major news on us.
Earlier this year, Target released a couple of new, exclusive brands. And in a press release the retailer announced that this holiday season, eight brands will be available for the first time. Hearth & Hand with Magnolia will drop on November 5. That's the highly-anticipated home decor collection co-designed by Chip and Joanna Gaines, and most of the items are priced at less than $30.
We have even more savings to look forward to. Target is about to unveil thousands of exclusive gifts that are under $15. Plus new Weekend Deals will start dropping in November and continue throughout December. So you'll be able to check everyone off of your shopping list without blowing through your savings.
And no need to worry if your friends and family members will like your present or not. Target is launching a new function on its website, which is called GiftNow. After you choose your item, it will send a digital gift box to the lucky person. And they get the option to customize the order by picking their favorite color, changing the size, or swapping it for something completely different. So we can finally say goodbye to annoying returns or exchanges.
Another way that Target is making ordering online easier than ever is by increasing the amount of stores that will ship items directly to your house. That way you can get your hands on your new merch faster than ever. And the best part: Starting November 1, everyone can enjoy free shipping on every-single order! Seriously, no minimum purchase required.
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Russell Hogg was in a thermal spa in Aukland, New Zealand when a 2kg flounder fell out of the sky and slapped him across the face.
"I was sitting in a hot adult spa pool in Parnell swimming baths. Suddenly I had a smack in the face, followed by a big splash and a loud slap on the water. I was quite confused, so I reached down into the water to see what it was and see what I thought had been thrown at me. I pulled out the flounder and straight away realised that it must have been dropped by a bird in the sky."
Apparently, after being slapped across the face by the falling fish, Russell grabbed it and walked around the spa showing everyone and posing for photos - because why wouldn't you? He threw the fish back to the birds and probably went out to buy a lottery ticket because he was having a serious one in a million day.


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Best Games Like Summertime Saga To Play In 2022!
by pooja kashyap | Nov 26, 2022 | Game
The vast majority of you would probably agree that Summertime Saga is one of the most emotionally engaging and authentic dating simulators available. Aside from its more apparent draws, Summertime Saga also has engrossing storylines, multi-faceted and engaging people, and enthralling settings to work through.
In addition, since there are several conclusions, you may play through Summertime Saga as many times as you want without your interest waning any time soon.
Top 6 games to play in 2022
The Summertime Saga does not have infinite possible endings, though. And considering that you are searching for games like Summertime Saga, we have decided to compile a list for you!
1. Snow Daze
The Music of Winter, which was created by Outbreak Games and released by Critical Bliss, has an intriguing idea that centers on a family of five and were developed by Outbreak Games. The player assumes the role of Jason, a scrawny adolescent lad who has a strong interest in music and is very skilled in audio engineering.
A snowstorm interrupts Jason's preparations to leave the home permanently just as he is getting ready to depart. Now he has no choice but to spend his time at home with his stepmother and his three stepsisters.
After being victimized by his stepfamily on several occasions, Jason now has the opportunity to exact his vengeance on them. But do you think it's a good plan? Will this get Jason the respect he so desperately needs, or will it make things even more difficult?
Just like in Summertime Saga, the conclusion will be determined by the decisions you make during the game, and there are a lot of them. This is one of the best games like Summertime Saga!
2. Ladykiller In A Bind
If you are a gay or lesbian woman looking for an alternative to the Summertime Saga, Ladykiller in a Bind is the book for you. This fantasy game, which was developed by Christine Love, who is also a lesbian, allows you to represent even your most outrageous desires in a way that is safe for work.
The combination of a gripping narrative with witty banter elevates the overall quality of the encounter to a whole new level. The player takes control of an 18-year-old girl who, under the influence of her identical twin brother, decides to dress in drag and go on a weeklong cruise with her high school to compete in a popularity contest.
After that, the sister, who goes by the moniker Beast, endeavors to woo and sleep her way to the top so that she may earn $5 million. Throughout the whole of the game, there is nudity that is both provocative and excessive. However, players have the option to turn to censor on or off entirely, giving them the freedom to completely bypass any sexually explicit content.
The game received significant criticism for one of its closing sequences, which depicted the Beast engaging in sexual activity without his knowledge or consent. As a result, the creator rewrote the scenario entirely.
Read Here: Best Marvel Games To Play Right Away In 2022
3. Sisterly Lust
Do take a look at this intriguing game before passing judgment on a book only based on its appearance; if you do, you'll find an incredible game similar to Summertime Saga. It is easy to be misled by the title of this game, but you should know that it is nothing like what it claims to be.
Players are treated to an emotionally charged narrative in Sisterly Lust. Because of all of its illogical twists and turns, it has become highly popular among ladies everywhere. The history of the game is rather tragic, even though its name can give the impression of anything other.
This version of The Summertime Saga begins with your father losing a custody fight, which immediately removes you from your mother and sisters and puts you in a new family unit with your stepmother. Your father starts to treat you cruelly after you go through the difficult period that you have been going through.
After that, your mother comes to the rescue and brings you back to the house where your sisters are waiting for you. On the other hand, you find out that your sisters have matured into quite gorgeous people throughout the course of your lifetime. Because of this, you will almost certainly develop a sense of inferiority.
The issue that arises now is whether or not you are going to allow this sensation to go on indefinitely. Which course of action do you intend to pursue next? Your path forward in the game will be determined by the decisions you make at this point.
4. Waifu Academy
The animations and gameplay in Waifu Academy make it one of the top games similar to Summertime Saga which can be found on the internet. There is also a thematic connection between the two stories in that the protagonist of Waifu Academy is likewise attempting to graduate high school while searching for the person who killed his father.
But Waifu Academy has a far wider scope than that. This game features close to thirty different characters, the vast majority of whom are students at the Sazaki Academy. In addition, the vast majority of the game's scenes take place in this area.
Waifu Academy compels you to second-guess every choice you make thanks to its stunning 3D graphics and a plot that, as the game advances, uncovers disturbing truths about the protagonist's closest pals.
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5. Tame It!
Tame It! introduces something fresh to the world of graphic novels. Emojis are the only kind of communication allowed during the whole game. Emojis are required for you to complete all of the activities and communicate with the NPCs in this game. The artwork seems like it was created by hand and is very lovely.
Tame It may be played on personal computers running Windows, Linux, macOS, or Android.
Because you are marooned on a remote island, you will need to scavenge for food and other supplies to keep yourself alive. You will be presented with several different difficulty levels, the selection of which will determine the nature of your entire experience.
6. A Town Uncovered
Have you ever wondered what it might be like to start your life over again from scratch? New people to talk to, a new place to live, and everything else unknown? The good news is that A Town Uncovered provides you with the opportunity to make your dreams come true. new friends, a new life, and a great deal more than that.
Your in-game character, a high school student, will arrive in a different city each time you start a new game in the Town Uncovered series. Your character will eventually realize that the city is teeming with individuals who are honest and forthright about the horrible things they do. what are you going to do?
This semi-erotic game is somewhat comparable to Summertime Saga in terms of its sexual content. The path you take in the game will be determined in large part by the actions and choices you make. The fact that A Town Uncovered might conclude in several different ways keeps the player wondering throughout the whole game.


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So if any one have idea for this solution then please update me.
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Q: LyX document compiled in OSX? LyX is a wysiwyg LaTeX editor that I find useful to write exercises fast instead of TextMate that I use for long-term projects. So the below shows an exercise that I would like to print as PDF: however I am getting the following errors Undefined control sequence that are very vague. I cannot see any \begin{document} or other LaTeX commands in LyX in the view which makes debugging harder than in text-based editors. So
How can I compile a document in LyX?

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Document > Settings > LaTeX Preamble

and add your preamble such as \usepackage{amsmath,amsfonts,amssymb,amsthm}
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and CMD+R to get the document compiled like in TextMate -- it works without writing any \begin{document}.

Document > Settings > Math Options

More graphical method as pointed out by the comment is to tongle the settings in Math Options like the below and in this case you don't need to add the mathematical packages to LaTeX Preamble.


Summer's over. Dipper's about to leave the Falls. Wendy and Pacifica team up to make sure he has an unforgettable last day.
A woman has needs, especially when her husband's away on a work trip and won't be back for another week. When Peg finds out her normal go-to isn't available, she makes do with the next best thing.
You'd think Mama, cook extraordinaire, would have Papa's dinner ready for when he comes home from work. Unfortunately for Papa, their relationship doesn't work like that, especially since Mama's been busy all day getting drilled by some random guy.
A simple game of Truth and Dare quickly devolves into who can do the most ridiculous thing. Featuring Mabel, Dipper, Wendy, Robbie, and about 12,000 fetishes.
A (very gay) story of self-exploration and acceptance, featuring Dipper and about 9000 giant sweaty manotaur dongs.


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We might expect a book called The Dialogues to be fairly text-heavy and we certainly have much conversation here, but some of the more surprising moments come on pages which have little or no dialogue. What role does silence play in your exchanges?
Oh, I love silence in comics! I love the whole business of leaving the reader alone with their thoughts, just providing fragments of a narrative through images that they can embellish in their way. I really wanted this book to breathe, with lots of space for the reader to reflect, or perhaps to prepare for the next set of ideas after finishing the last. I designed every element to facilitate this. This includes pauses in the conversation. Sometimes you need to stop talking and think about the points being made, or just back off from an approach and try another. I wanted to show that aspect of a conversation, for sure. Generally, my publisher (MIT Press) was very generous in allowing me control of every aspect of the design, right down to the cover, even though they were doubtful about one choice. Once a chapter/conversation ends, there's the notes, and then there's a double page spread separating chapters that's a blank page on the left, and then just a simple number (with a window to the next chapter) on the right. A number of editors questioned that blankness, and suggested either skipping it or putting a splash of colour on it. But I resisted. I wanted this as a palette cleanser. A bit of silence before diving into the next chapter. And then in some cases, even after you start the chapter there's a lot of visuals before you get to the conversation, so you ease in gently, perhaps wondering what concept you're going to be thinking about next. Actually, since a lot of those opening visuals involve drawing what felt like thousands of windowpanes in skyscrapers, I did find myself cursing my love of architectural detail, telling myself that people are just going to flip through those pages until they find speech bubbles anyway. I briefly considered having a narrator help move the reader through some of it, and maybe act as a connector between stories too, but I did not want to break the silence, and then the narrator risks being seen as me, and there's the whole voice of authority coming back in. Everyone is so rushed these days but I do hope some people take the time to linger through the silences, and glance at some of the details. I actually went out there into the world and measured the heights of those parking meters! And in some cases completely (after lots of research) constructed the interiors of certain spaces so that I could use them as settings.
I was amused by your opening segment which depicts a conversation between a man and a woman both dressed as superheroes. This seems to be a wink and a nod towards the expectations many have about the kinds of content appropriate for comics. Yet you soon shift towards other comics genres and keep changing ground across the book. In what ways did you play here with audience expectations about comics as a medium?
Yes! You saw that, great! That was exactly the joke. I find myself frustrated, still, that in 2017 people are still mixing up comics with genre. So you see it all through the culture. It is something that affects this very book, since it really belongs with non-fiction science books, but I'm going to have to fight for it to be on those shelves. Instead it's just going to be lumped with comics and graphic novels. It'll be alongside (if if I'm lucky enough to get shelf space at all!) wonderful comics about history or graphic memoirs, etc., and that's great, but those books should be in the history and memoir sections of the bookstore. But anyway, I could rant about this a lot more. In any case, I thought I would at least amuse myself (if nobody else) by having the book open with everyone in superhero costumes (since that's what most people are expecting form a comic)… but then you look closer and see that the costumes fit badly, and it becomes clear that it's just regular people in costume at a party. And they are at a museum, and they start talking about science because of the superhero context. I started that story a long time ago in the process, before the ubiquity in people's consciousness of cosplay at conventions and so forth. If I were starting to write it now, I consider just setting it as a conversation in a line at some ComicCon, with costumed people everywhere. Or maybe I wouldn't, since I've learned from bitter experience to try to avoid crowd scenes, along with lots of skyscrapers and their endless rows of windows.
This was not your first experience working with superheroes, since you provided technical advice to Agent Carter's producers. How did you become a technical advisor for this superhero series and what motivated you to participate in this process?
Oh, yes. I worked on Agent Carter, season two. Actually, I've worked on a lot of other superhero things you might recognise, like Agents of Shield, The upcoming Avengers movies and Thor: Ragnarok which is coming out around now. I think I started getting involved in Science advising for movies and TV well over a decade ago because I'd talk about science and film on my blog, and word got around. Also, I got a reputation as a good explainer from my work as a guest expert on various TV documentaries like PBS's Nova, The History Channel's The Universe and so forth. People from the industry started getting in touch. Motivation? I really think that it would be a massive mistake to not use the most powerful and pervasive storytelling tools ever invented - TV/Film - in getting people interested in, or at least familiar with, science and scientist characters. And it shouldn't just be in documentary. Science is (or should be) part of our general culture, so you should see it everywhere. But anyway, the connection to Marvel in particular really began in earnest because a few years ago the Science and Entertainment Exchange (a nonprofit set up by the National Academy of Sciences to help connect scientists to entertainment people) started to suggest my name to some of Marvel's producers as someone who can help with big physics stuff like space, time, energy, and so forth. Just what gets played with a lot in the Marvel Universe. The collaboration with the Agent Carter people was particularly successful because they called me in very early, before they wrote much. This is unfortunately still unusual - science advisors are wrongly mostly thought of as fact-checkers to be brought in near the end. I was able to help give them a lot of physics ideas (or fanciful ideas inspired by real physics) underpinning for a lot of the universe they were trying to create, and from that comes not just good visuals and buzzwords, but entire story ideas, character ideas, and so forth, that have the science embedded in them. It was a true collaboration that made that season really strong, in my opinion, because you might recall that her agency was the Strategic Science Initiative, so it made sense that the science needed to be up front.


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Bomber Girls prepare for final big match
Nicholas Beaumont
A local roller derby team will take on players from Glasgow at an event at Newark Showground on September 24.
The event, 28 Wheels Later, will see the Lincolnshire Bombers hoping to roll to victory against the Glasgow Roller Girls in their last open bout of 2011.
Roller derby is a full contact sport, played primarily by women on quad skates, and involves a combination of speed skating and formation skating.
Bomber Anna-Marie Thomas explained: "Simply put, each team has 4 blockers and a jammer.
"The blockers of both teams skate together in a pack, and the jammers score points by skating through the pack without incurring penalties.
"There are lots of complicated rules, but it is fun to watch even for people who don't know them."
Despite Roller Derby's famed roughness, Thomas stressed it isn't as bad as the hype. "It can be really rough on track and it is physically demanding, but no more than other sports such as rugby or hockey.
"I personally have only suffered one injury in the 2 and half years I have skated with the Bombers. I hurt my knee but it was only a pulled muscle."
Final bout
Thomas explained that the team have not played Glasgow before but are quite excited to be up against them.
"Their team includes members from Team Scotland, the Scottish entrant to the Roller Derby World Cup in December, so we expect it to be a tough match."
The girls are keen to encourage families to come along, with free entry for children under 12 and half time games for the audience to get involved with.
There will also be stalls set up selling clothes, merchandise, jewellery and roller-girl-made cupcakes.
The Lincolnshire Bombers were founded in March 2008 by their captain, She'za Payne.
The team recently became an apprentice to the WFTDA — the international governing body for female roller derby.
As an apprentice league, they will be mentored by an experienced team, and so can easily gain expertise in such areas as coaching and training.
"After a period as an apprentice league we will have the opportunity to become full members, and that will allow us to be involved in the WFTDA run tournaments it currently holds annually in America," Thomas explained.
The match against Glasgow will start at 2pm. To buy tickets or find out more about the Bombers, visit their website.
City church robbed of 400yr-old silverware
County Council stocks up with salt for winter


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Home St Georges Day 2017
The Buntings were out at the Slough Masonic Centre on Sunday 23rd April to celebrate St Georges Day.
It was a great afternoon celebrating the many traditions associated with England's Patron Saint. Red and white bunting, flags, serviettes and a traditional English roast Sirloin of Beef which received its own salutation regarding the legend behind how a certain loin of beef was 'Knighted' in 1617 by King James 1st.
Guests enjoyed a feast fit for a King after which a short tribute to St George led into the highpoint of the event – a medley of patriotic songs ranging from 'There'll always be an England' to the football favourite 'Three Lions on a Shirt.'
The afternoon was brilliant and the atmosphere buzzed with pride, fun and lots of happy faces.


Invisalign Provides a Reason to Smile | Mehdi Fotovat, D.D.S.
For many people, the idea of wearing braces is daunting. They have the reputation of being unsightly, uncomfortable, and generally a hassle. The good news is that advancements in technology give patients a reason to smile with an innovative orthodontic treatment called Invisalign.
Invisalign is a series of clear plastic aligners that painlessly move your teeth into the correct position. The aligners are custom-made for each patient by taking a mouth mold. Each aligner is worn for about two weeks, and then the patient changes to a different aligner. The series of aligners slowly moves the teeth until they are exactly where they should be. The length of treatment is usually only about one year, a shorter period of time than most patients were traditional braces.
Of course the timeframe and success of Invisalign depends on the amount of correction needed and how consistently the patient wears the aligners. This is because, unlike regular braces, Invisalign aligners can be removed to eat, drink, and perform oral hygiene tasks. For the best results, patients should wear the aligners 22 hours a day. The more a patient wears the aligners, the faster treatment progresses.
Another great advantage of Invisalign is that patients can continue eating the foods they enjoy. Since the aligners are removable, there are no diet restrictions that keep certain foods off limits. Also, it is easier to keep the teeth clean because brushing and flossing are done without the aligners.
During treatment, patients visit the dentist once a month for checkups. Traditional braces patients dread these types of appointments because that means a painful adjustment, but Invisalign checkups are merely for monitoring progress. In the end, patients obtain a great smile without the pain or embarrassment associated with braces.


He eats jam and toast while sitting in his gorgeous Tehran apartment awaiting the results of his appeal. A camera is strategically stationed to record his life, including his phone calls, his latest movie idea and the huge but playful iguana that crawls up to his neck for a hug.
Jafar Panahi, like great artists, cannot suppress his creative drive. Every moment on tape has multiple meanings. Indeed, like Shakespeare's "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players," he lives in front of the camera the circumstance of his life.
In telling his latest idea for a film, forbidden by authorities in Iran, we see the reflection of his own life predicament.
There is a girl who has been accepted to an arts college. The honor was written up in the newspapers where her parents read about it. They locked her up in the house so she can't make the registration deadline. In her bedroom the phone rings and it is her parents. She gets so mad at their words (to which we are not privy) that she slams the phone down on the floor and it shatters to pieces. It rings again. Startled she tries to put it back together, but she can neither answer nor reassemble it. Communication is irretrievably blocked.
A long sturdy rope dangles to the floor from the center ceiling of the room. Her family put it there for her.
Just like her future has been cut short, so has Panahi's. He has been under house arrest since Dec. 2010 pending his appeal. He has been sentenced to 6 years in prison with a 20-year quarantine on filmmaking and interviews and lifetime ban from leaving Iran. The charge? "Assembly and colluding with the intention to commit crimes against the country's national security and propaganda against the Islamic Republic" (Wikipedia).
Even though Panahi is 52 years old, he has made only six feature films. His first two starred children and did not catch the eye of the strict Iranian censors. But since then, as all his works reflect the environment around him, he has inescapably found that his films reflect humanitarian issues for children and women in his country. Every film, though banned in Iran, has won critical acclaim and prestigious awards including three high honors from the Cannes Film Festival.
In December 2012, he and an Iranian human rights lawyer were given the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. Like several other award events, he was unable to attend the ceremony.
How did this prohibited non-film make it out of Iran? It was smuggled out on a thumb drive hidden in a cake 10 days ahead of the Cannes Film Festival as a surprise entry.
In December, "This Is Not a Film" was nominated as one of 15 Oscar contenders in the Best Documentary Film category for the 85th Academy Awards. With such luminaries as Sean Penn, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Harvey Weinstein, Barak Obama, Ang Lee and Robert Redfern already campaigning against his censorship and sentence, this little non-film may get the Oscar nod to make a worldwide political statement. For sure it will end up as one of the top 5 Oscar contenders, not because it is so brilliantly executed, but because its message for artistic freedom is the centerpiece of cultural progress and social justice.
Your review intrigues and frustrates me. I definitely want to see this "video essay." I abhor the censorship it portrays. Jafar Panahi needs to be known throughout the world, then maybe, a very big maybe, he would be allowed more freedom in his own country!


Home>New Songs>Future Songs> Future Contemplates The Irony Of Addiction On "Hate The Real Me"
Future parks himself in the confessional booth on "Hate The Real Me."
Beast Mode 2 arrived just as planned. Zaytoven and Future's relationship hearkens to a period where both men were on divergent paths. With each other's help, Zay was able to prolong his career, and conversely help Future take the next step in his development. It's almost as if Zaytoven makes his most concerted effort under the pressure to perform or please his esteemed collaborator.
Credit is due where credit is deserved. In the case of Zay and Future, it's matter of whittling down a combination of symphonic arrangements, to the preferred 10 song grouping. In the spirit of their assiduous efforts, I present to you album closer "Hate The Real Me," a record that makes full use of the senses.
On "Hate The Real Me," Future admits to his faults. His drudgery so intense, he has no way of knowing if his sober self is worthy of acceptance or a further commitment. When you look past cliche for a moment, you begin to perceive a real Dickensian conflict of interest. In this hedonistic realm set to music, we confuse the significance of wordplay, the nuances of language, we even suspend any call for intervention. The danger of immersion is real, "Hate The Real Me" has the power to upset whatever resolve you have in your character.
SONGS Future Contemplates The Irony Of Addiction On "Hate The Real Me"


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package org.spongepowered.common.mixin.core.block;

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
import net.minecraft.block.BlockLog;
import net.minecraft.block.BlockNewLog;
import net.minecraft.block.BlockOldLog;
import net.minecraft.block.BlockPlanks;
import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState;
import org.spongepowered.api.block.BlockState;
import org.spongepowered.api.data.key.Key;
import org.spongepowered.api.data.key.Keys;
import org.spongepowered.api.data.manipulator.ImmutableDataManipulator;
import org.spongepowered.api.data.manipulator.immutable.block.ImmutableLogAxisData;
import org.spongepowered.api.data.manipulator.immutable.block.ImmutableTreeData;
import org.spongepowered.api.data.type.LogAxis;
import org.spongepowered.api.data.type.TreeType;
import org.spongepowered.api.data.type.TreeTypes;
import org.spongepowered.api.data.value.BaseValue;
import org.spongepowered.api.util.annotation.NonnullByDefault;
import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
import org.spongepowered.common.data.ImmutableDataCachingUtil;
import org.spongepowered.common.data.manipulator.immutable.block.ImmutableSpongeLogAxisData;
import org.spongepowered.common.data.manipulator.immutable.block.ImmutableSpongeTreeData;
import org.spongepowered.common.data.util.TreeTypeResolver;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Optional;

@NonnullByDefault
@Mixin(BlockLog.class)
public abstract class MixinBlockLog extends MixinBlock {

    protected ImmutableTreeData getTreeData(IBlockState blockState) {
        BlockPlanks.EnumType type;
        if(blockState.getBlock() instanceof BlockOldLog) {
            type = blockState.getValue(BlockOldLog.VARIANT);
        } else if(blockState.getBlock() instanceof BlockNewLog) {
            type = blockState.getValue(BlockNewLog.VARIANT);
        } else {
            type = BlockPlanks.EnumType.OAK;
        }

        final TreeType treeType = TreeTypeResolver.getFor(type);

        return ImmutableDataCachingUtil.getManipulator(ImmutableSpongeTreeData.class, treeType);
    }

    protected ImmutableLogAxisData getLogAxisData(IBlockState blockState) {
        final LogAxis logAxis = (LogAxis) (Object) blockState.getValue(BlockLog.LOG_AXIS);
        return ImmutableDataCachingUtil.getManipulator(ImmutableSpongeLogAxisData.class, logAxis);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean supports(Class<? extends ImmutableDataManipulator<?, ?>> immutable) {
        return ImmutableTreeData.class.isAssignableFrom(immutable) || ImmutableLogAxisData.class.isAssignableFrom(immutable);
    }

    @Override
    public Optional<BlockState> getStateWithData(IBlockState blockState, ImmutableDataManipulator<?, ?> manipulator) {
        if (manipulator instanceof ImmutableTreeData) {
            final TreeType treeType = ((ImmutableTreeData) manipulator).type().get();
            final BlockPlanks.EnumType type = TreeTypeResolver.getFor(treeType);
            if (blockState.getBlock() instanceof BlockOldLog) {
                if (treeType.equals(TreeTypes.OAK) ||
                    treeType.equals(TreeTypes.BIRCH) ||
                    treeType.equals(TreeTypes.SPRUCE) ||
                    treeType.equals(TreeTypes.JUNGLE)) {
                    return Optional.of((BlockState) blockState.withProperty(BlockOldLog.VARIANT, type));
                }
            } else if (blockState.getBlock() instanceof BlockNewLog) {
                if (treeType.equals(TreeTypes.ACACIA) || treeType.equals(TreeTypes.DARK_OAK)) {
                    return Optional.of((BlockState) blockState.withProperty(BlockNewLog.VARIANT, type));
                }
            }
            return Optional.empty();
        } else if (manipulator instanceof ImmutableLogAxisData) {
            final LogAxis logAxis = ((ImmutableLogAxisData) manipulator).type().get();
            return Optional.of((BlockState) blockState.withProperty(BlockLog.LOG_AXIS, (BlockLog.EnumAxis) (Object) logAxis));
        }
        return super.getStateWithData(blockState, manipulator);
    }

    @Override
    public <E> Optional<BlockState> getStateWithValue(IBlockState blockState, Key<? extends BaseValue<E>> key, E value) {
        if (key.equals(Keys.TREE_TYPE)) {
            final TreeType treeType = (TreeType) value;
            final BlockPlanks.EnumType type = TreeTypeResolver.getFor(treeType);
            if (blockState.getBlock() instanceof BlockOldLog) {
                if (treeType.equals(TreeTypes.OAK) ||
                    treeType.equals(TreeTypes.BIRCH) ||
                    treeType.equals(TreeTypes.SPRUCE) ||
                    treeType.equals(TreeTypes.JUNGLE)) {
                    return Optional.of((BlockState) blockState.withProperty(BlockOldLog.VARIANT, type));
                }
            } else if (blockState.getBlock() instanceof BlockNewLog) {
                if (treeType.equals(TreeTypes.ACACIA) || treeType.equals(TreeTypes.DARK_OAK)) {
                    return Optional.of((BlockState) blockState.withProperty(BlockNewLog.VARIANT, type));
                }
            }
            return Optional.empty();
        } else if (key.equals(Keys.LOG_AXIS)) {
            return Optional.of((BlockState) blockState.withProperty(BlockLog.LOG_AXIS, (BlockLog.EnumAxis) value));
        }
        return super.getStateWithValue(blockState, key, value);
    }

    @Override
    public List<ImmutableDataManipulator<?, ?>> getManipulators(IBlockState blockState) {
        return ImmutableList.<ImmutableDataManipulator<?, ?>>of(getTreeData(blockState),
                                                                getLogAxisData(blockState));
    }
}

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With the change of seasons comes a change in our daily routine too. It is time again to re-structure, re-order and re-arrange our wardrobes. And it is not about whether we do this with pleasure or boredom; it is about us being prepared for the seasonal temperate changes outside.
What is the best timing to execute this time-consuming procedure – naturally the week-end. So instead of spending some time engaged into much more pleasurable activities we indulge ourselves into the unexplored depths of our wardrobes. What can be definitely frustrating are all those occasions when we would come across a piece of clothing that we would simply no longer want or be able to wear outside.
In most cases that would be old sweaters, waistcoats or pullovers, which are either out of fashion or simply should no longer be worn in public. The really sad moments, though, are when we dig out some kid's clothes that have been left behind, because of a few holes or stains or simply because they have fallen victims to our limited knowledge of the washing machine and its one million washing programs.
No matter what the cause is, the result is pretty much always one and the same – a stack of old, soft clothes that no one will ever put on. And the reasons for us keeping those would be either because we think it is cruel to simply throw them away or because they have so many memories in them – just think of your graduation dress, the shirt you wore on your first date or the outfit that your kid had on during its first day in the kindergarten!
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Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
*Psst* Click the picture to find a copy
I think Mindy Kaling is so funny! I love her show, I love her style and I love, love, loved her first book. When I found out that she was writing her sophomore book I jumped online and preordered it months ago. Then when it was released, it showed up in my mailbox and I had no idea what it was, but when I ripped open the packaging I immediately started reading!
If you've seen The Mindy Project, you'll know that Mindy is the expert of the (not-so) humble brag and this book is no different. It did turn me off a bit because I remember her first book being a lot more about the punch line and less about the successes that she's experienced. That's also most likely because she's in a totally different place in her life and so that's what she had to write about. I also know that when she talks about being "a little bit famous," it's meant to be tongue-in-cheek, I get the sarcasm, I just got bored with it after a while.
I think my favorite section was the one about body image and how Mindy sees herself. It was a great mix of the honest truth and some great jokes. Just because she's not a size two a lot of media outlets and fans put a spotlight on her because she's a "normal person." I don't think that's necessarily fair and this chapter shows that Mindy might not think so either. She talks about wanting to be confident with her size and be a positive role model for women and young girls, but she's very honest about having some of the same confidence issues we all do, which is really refreshing! And I don't want to spoil anything, but the section on Juicing was probably my favorite.
At the end of the day, I still love Mindy! And this book will happily sit next to its predecessor, but like most movies I think I still love the original more.
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