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Q: Can I get TComboBoxEx to be the same Height as TComboBox? In Delphi, all the TEdit and TComboBox controls are 21 pixels high by default. In the case of TComboBox, this size is absolute and trying to stretch it to something bigger doesn't work. In the case of TComboBoxEx though, the default height is 22 pixels, which makes it stand out a little on any form where you use it. Now according to the Microsoft docs, ComboBoxEx is essentially a ComboBox with owner-drawn functionality being handled to allow images and indentation.
So is it possible to make my TComboBoxEx controls 21 pixels high? What does this depend on?
Update: I added a Quality Central report on the issue, as suggested by Roddy. Also, I found a fix. Apparently, the size depends on the size of item -1 in the combobox. So you set that size to 15 (or one pixel less than the default size) and the box shrinks to the more familiar 21 pixels.

A: I found a fix. Delphi seems to have a couple of bugs relating to this:

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*The value of the published ItemHeight property is forced to be 16, because the TComboBoxEx class overrides the GetItemHt function to be a hard-coded 16. No regard whatsoever for the actual size of the item - strange, as this works perfectly on TComboBox. I don't know why they decided to go with this strategy. Probably to ensure the images will always fit.

*Delphi doesn't actually call the CB_SETITEMHEIGHT message, so even if you override this function nothing changes.

Update:
As pointed out by mghie, my initial idea of using a hard-coded value of 15 in calling the message doesn't work well at different DPI settings. So I am now using a calll to GetTextMetrics to determine the height. Added to the height of the font is the value of GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYBORDER).
This is based on the way the VCL determines the size of a TEdit. I don't think it is quite right, but since the goal is to have the ComboBoxEx the same size as TEdit it is probably as close as we'll get. And it works at DPI settings of 96, 120, 144 and 192.
The height of the ComboBoxEx is determined by the height of item -1. So items 0 to count-1 are the actual list items, but item -1 is the height used for the editor. If you set that height to 15, the height of the control is corrected to be 21 pixels (see update above for scaling issues). I think Mason may be right that the font size plays a part here (probably resizes the item), butyou can make it work just fine by adjusting the item size.
It does seem to introduce a new (in my view, smaller) problem in that at 96 DPI 16-pixel high images loose the bottom-most line when shown in the editor portion, but that's hardly noticeable.
So the fix then, is to call this code:
GetTextMetrics(Canvas.Handle, TM);
SendMessage(Handle, CB_SETITEMHEIGHT, -1,
  GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYBORDER) * 2 + TM.tmHeight);

A: The height of a TComboBox isn't absolute; it's tied to the height of the font you use.  TComboBoxEx works the same way, but it seems to have one extra pixel of "overhead", as you've noted, and there doesn't seem to be any simple way to change that.  If this is a wrapper for a built-in Windows control, there may not be any way to change it at the Delphi level, period.

A: Two ways to change the height of TComboBoxEx, unfortunately neither are probably what you want.

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*Set the font.size property smaller - the box will shrink. (however, your text is smaller)

*Set the StyleEx.csExNoSizeLimit := false, then set Height := 21 as desired. Unfortunately, this just causes your box to be clipped, so the bottom bezel disappears.
I'd probably replace all TComboBoxes with TComboBoxEx - GExperts has a brilliant 'replace components' wizard for doing this.
This looks like a Delphi bug. Have you reported it via QC?

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What contribution did Saint Francis make to the reform?
-His efforts among the poor and sickly rejuvenated the compassionate idealism of early Christianity and of Jesus himself
-Legends written after his death credit him with numerous miracles and cures
-Strengthened the faith of Christianity once more
Why did urban communities grow in population during the middle ages?
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How did the mystery play, miracle play and morality play reinforce Christian theology?
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-Miracle plays enacted stories from the Life of Christ, the Virgin Mary, or the saints
-Morality plays dealt with the struggle between good and evil, and the destiny of the soul in the hereafter
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How does Dante's Divine comedy reflect again the idea of life as a journey where one examines the self?
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-It is the quintessential expression of the medieval mind in that it gives dramatic form to the fundamental precepts of the Christian way of life and death
-The structure of the poem reflects the medieval view of nature as the mirror of God's plan, while the content of the poem provides an invaluable picture of the ethical, political, and theological concerns of Dante's own time
-The elaborate numerology of the Commedia is matched by multivalent symbolism that draws into synthesis the theological, scientific, and historical information based in ancient and medieval sources
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-Exams for the bachelor of arts degree, usually taken upon completion of a three- to five-year course of study, were oral
-Universities such as Bologna in northern Italy were run by students who hired professors to teach courses in law and other fields and were considered student-run universities
Define the purpose and content of Scholasticism
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-The scholastics engaged in an effort to reconcile the two primary modes of knowledge: faith and reason, the first as defended by theology, the second as exalted in Greek philosophy
-In Peter Abelards treatise Sic et Non(Yes and No), written several years before the high tide of Aristotelian influence, Abelard put into practice one of the principal devices of the scholastic method-that of balancing opposing points of view
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-Greatest of the scholastics and most influential teacher of his time was the Dominican theologian Thomas Aquinas
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-The scholastics aimed at producing a synthesis of Christian and Classical learning, but the motivation for and the substance of their efforts were still largely religious
-Scholars believed that human reason was the servant of faith, and that reason-though incapable of transcending revelation-was essential to the understanding of God's divine plan
How did Aquinas in Summa Theologica attempt to reconcile faith and reason?
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What are the basic characteristics of the Romanesque church? How did they teach Christian principles?
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-Romaneque architects employed round arches and a uniform system of stone valuts in the upper zones of the nave and side-aisles. While the floor plan of the typical Romanesque church followed the Latin cross design of early Christian and Carolingian churches, the new system of stone vaulting allowed medieval architects to build on a grander scale than ever before
-The entrance portal, normally located at the west end of the church, marked the dividing point between the earthly city and the City of God. Passage through the portal marked the beginning of the symbolic journey from sin(darkness/west) to salvation(light/east)
-At the church of Saint Lazaus at Autun in France, medieval Christians were powerfully reminded of the inevitability of sin, death and judgment. The forbidding image of Christ as Judge greeted them from the center of the tympanum just above their heads as they entered at the west end of the building. Framed by an almond-shaped halo, Jesus displays the wounds of his crucifixion and points to the realms of the afterlife: heaven(on his right) and hell(on the left). Surrounding Christ, flame-like saints and angels and devils await the souls of the resurrected
-Like a medieval morality play, the tympanum at Autun served as a memento mori("remember death"), reminding Christians of their mortality
What are the basic characteristics of the Gothic cathedral?
-The Gothic cathedral was the administrative seat of a bishop, the site of ecclesiastical authority, and an educational center-a fount of theological doctrine and divine precept
-Typical Gothic cathedral honored one or more saints, including and especially the Virgin Mary-the principal intercessor between God and the Christian believer
-In the cathedral, the various types of religious expression converged: Sculpture appeared in its portals, capitals, and choir screens; stained glass diffused divine light through its windows; painted altarpieces embellished its chapels; medieval plays were enacted both within its walls and outside its doors; liturgical music filled its choirs.
-The Gothic cathedral, often large enough to hold the entire population of a town, was the municipal center. While the Romanesque church usually constituted a rural retreat for monastics and pilgrims, the Gothic cathedral, the seat of a bishop, served as the focal point for an urban community
How did Abbot Suger contribute to the Gothic design?
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-Suger exalted stained glass as a medium that filtered the light of divine truth. To the medieval mind, light was a symbol of Jesus
-Drawing on this mystical bond between Jesus and light, Suger identified the lux nova("new light") of the Gothic church as the symbolic equivalent of God and the windows as mediators of God's love
-But for Suger, light-especially as it passed through the stained glass windows of the church-also signified the sublime knowledge that accompanied the progressive purification of the ascending human spirit
-Suger's mystical interpretation of light, inspired by his reading of neoplatonic treatises, sustained his belief that contemplation of the "many-colored gems" of church glass could transport the Christian from "the slime of this earth" to "the purity of heaven."
What did the author mean when he wrote a cathedral was designed to be "read"?
-While clerics, who were familiar with the vocabulary of Christian symbolism, took from the facade a profound didactic message, less educated Christians saw in the stones the story of their faith and a mirror of daily experience. Designed to be "read", Chartres was both a "bible in stone" and an encyclopedia of religious and secular life.
What are the characteristics of medieval painting?
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-Elevated above and behind the altar itself, the altarpiece might display scenes from the life of Jesus, the life of the Virgin, or depict a favorite saint or martyr
-Typical Gothic altarpiece consisted of a wodden panel or panels smoothed and covered with gesso(a chalky white plaster), on which images were painted in tempera(powdered pigment made with egg yolk). The dry, flat surface colors provided a rich contrast with motifs such as halos and backgrounds that were brightly embellished with gold leaf that reflected the light of alter candles.
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Роден е около 1823 година в малешевската паланка Берово, тогава в Османската империя. Преселва се в игуменската махала Гега около 1850 година. Селото издържа учението му в Цариград и Одрин и при завръщането в Гега около 1856 - 1857 година, Гълъбов открива килийно училище. Към 1860 година става свещеник и е сред учредителите на българска църковна община. Участва в борбата за българска църковна независимост, въвежда българския език в богослужението, организира построяването на църквата "Успение Богородично" в Гега, подписва прошението на български първенци от Петрич и Петричко за присъединяване към Българската екзархия.

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Manchester United's 13 Premier League titles – in order of achievement
Sir Alex Ferguson has picked up 13 titles at Old Trafford, some of them easier than others but only one of them relatively unmemorable
Manchester United's Steve Bruce, left, and Bryan Robson celebrate with the club's first Premier League trophy in May 1993. Photograph: Getty Images
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1st 1992-93
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Won by 10 points from Aston Villa on 2 May (two games to spare)
It is easy to forget the pressure United were under as they sought their first title in 26 years. They were eighth when Alex Ferguson signed Eric Cantona in November. The Frenchman revitalised United and they eventually pipped Aston Villa and Norwich with a run of seven successive wins, including Steve Bruce's legendary 96th-minute winner against Sheffield Wednesday
2nd 1995-96
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Won by four points from Newcastle on 5 May (no games to spare)
The most romantic of Ferguson's titles. Alan Hansen infamously said United could not win anything with kids – but they had Eric Cantona and Peter Schmeichel in the form of their lives: the pair combined in a series of 1-0 wins in the run-in as United obliterated Newcastle's 12-point lead and drove Kevin Keegan to a public meltdown
3rd 2006-07
Won by six points from Chelsea on 6 May (two games to spare)
Ferguson had gone three years without a title and José Mourinho's Chelsea were apparently omnipotent. Then United hit the ground sprinting, with four goals against Fulham in the first 19 minutes of the season. With Cristiano Ronaldo moving from good to great, Ferguson's team swaggered to the title
4th 1998-99
Won by one point from Arsenal on 16 May (no games to spare)
The first part of a historic Treble came after a magnificent, unyielding race with an outstanding Arsenal team – still probably the toughest opponents Ferguson has overcome. The instant chemistry of Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole was crucial as United's irresistible force finally shifted Arsenal's immovable object on the final day
Won by five points from Arsenal on 4 May (one game to spare)
Arsenal were superior for much of the campaign, with United hanging on through mental strength and a stream of late winners. Then they hit form. Ruud van Nistelrooy smashed 13 goals in eight games and United gobbled up Arsenal's eight-point lead with some blistering football, never more so than in a startling 6-2 win at Newcastle
Won on 22 April with four games to spare
Obliterating a superior Manchester City with four games to spare is a stunning achievement probably beyond any other manager in the world. Purely in terms of turning resources into points, this has been Ferguson's greatest triumph at Old Trafford, but at times United's football has stunk.. To some, the relative poverty of that football will reduce the achievement; to others it will enhance it. And City, though good, do not compare to the great domestic rivals United have had in Ferguson's time. Had the two halves of the season been reversed – with United romping to the title after a series of thrilling games, outrageous comebacks and with victories at Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City, rather than wheezing over the line with a series of scruffy 1-0s and 2-0s – it would probably be judged even more favourably
Won by nine points from Chelsea on 14 May (one game to spare)
The fact that this was arguably the weakest of Ferguson's title sides makes this one of his worthier achievements – especially as it was United's record-breaking 19th title. The squad was a peculiar mix of youth and experience, humility and arrogance, flair and diligence. It's hard to imagine anyone but Ferguson getting so much out of them
Won by two points from Chelsea on 11 May (no games to spare)
The season was ultimately defined by victory in Europe, although United were pushed all the way domestically by first Arsenal and then Chelsea. This was a squad triumph, the first season in which Ferguson did not really have a best XI. Cristiano Ronaldo hammered 31 league goals, and United scored four or more in nine of their 38 games
Won by four points from Liverpool on 16 May (one game to spare)
A slightly colourless triumph built more on defence than attack, with United keeping a record 14 consecutive clean sheets. Attacking flourishes were fairly infrequent, although there were two comebacks for the ages against Aston Villa and Spurs in April. The fact they overcame Liverpool, and after Rafael Benítez's clumsy, prepared speech, made victory all the sweeter
10th 1993-94
Won by eight points from Blackburn on 2 May (two games to spare)
Ferguson's first great side were an intoxicating fusion of testosterone, tempo and technique, with a scarily strong spine. Although Blackburn cut a 14-point lead to just three at the start of April, it would have been a major shock had United failed to retain their title. The 5-0 demolition of a good Sheffield Wednesday side was an exhilarating highlight
Won by seven points from Newcastle, Arsenal and Liverpool on 6 May (two games to spare)
The challengers were weak, and no English champions have had a lower points total in the era of three for a win. But still no mean feat given that United concentrated on the European Cup. Lost 5-0 and 6-3 in consecutive games at Newcastle and Southampton in October, before upping their game after Christmas in familiar style
12th 1999-2000
Won by 18 points from Arsenal on 22 April (four games to spare)
A title that was partly won on the beaches of Brazil. When United went to Brazil for the World Club Championship and some mid-season sun, their rivals caught a cold: Arsenal, Liverpool and Leeds all queued up to drop points. United, scoring goals in industrial quantities, won the title at a canter
Won by 10 points from Arsenal on 14 April (five games to spare)
The easiest of the lot. United were so superior that they won a third consecutive championship on autopilot, effectively by New Year's Day and actually on Easter Saturday. A regal Teddy Sheringham was player of the year but a 6-1 demolition of Arsenal aside, this was relatively unmemorable


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The drive recorder market is a crowded and fast-evolving sector. Keeping ahead of the latest trends in a dynamic and changing segment can be a challenge, which is why making the right hardware choices can be vital to delivering value to an enterprise over an extended deployment period. Let's consider each of the technologies in a little detail, starting with cameras.
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The increasing implementation of Driver Monitoring Systems means that dual cameras are rapidly becoming an industry standard, especially now that AI is maturing to include more driver-centric warnings and alert capabilities.
Cameras are only one part of an important array of sensors found within a modern drive recorder. GPS is obviously essential in providing location data, but another crucial and often overlooked device is the 3-axis G-sensor. This is used to detect sudden vehicle movements associated with collisions and emergency breaking. In such circumstances, specific actions can be triggered to ensure that footage is preserved, uploaded to the network, and even locked to ensure footage is not erased or tampered with.
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namespace BlockCypher\Test\Client;

use BlockCypher\Client\PaymentForwardClient;
use BlockCypher\Rest\ApiContext;
use BlockCypher\Test\Api\PaymentForwardTest;
use BlockCypher\Transport\BlockCypherRestCall;
use PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject;

/**
 * Class PaymentForwardClientTest
 *
 * @package BlockCypher\Test\Client
 */
class PaymentForwardClientTest extends ClientTestCase
{
    /**
     * @return PaymentForwardClient
     */
    public static function getObject()
    {
        return new PaymentForwardClient();
    }

    /**
     * @dataProvider mockProvider
     * @param PaymentForwardClient $obj
     * @param PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject|ApiContext $mockApiContext
     * @param PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject|BlockCypherRestCall $mockBlockCypherRestCall
     */
    public function testCreateForwardingAddress($obj, $mockApiContext, $mockBlockCypherRestCall)
    {
        $mockBlockCypherRestCall->expects($this->any())
            ->method('execute')
            ->will($this->returnValue(
                PaymentForwardTest::getJson()
            ));

        $options = PaymentForwardTest::getObject()->toArray();

        unset($options['error']);
        unset($options['errors']);

        $result = $obj->createForwardingAddress(PaymentForwardTest::getObject()->getDestination(), $options, $mockApiContext, $mockBlockCypherRestCall);
        $this->assertNotNull($result);
    }

    /**
     * @dataProvider mockProvider
     * @param PaymentForwardClient $obj
     * @param PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject|ApiContext $mockApiContext
     * @param PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject|BlockCypherRestCall $mockBlockCypherRestCall
     */
    public function testGetForwardingAddress($obj, $mockApiContext, $mockBlockCypherRestCall)
    {
        $mockBlockCypherRestCall->expects($this->any())
            ->method('execute')
            ->will($this->returnValue(
                PaymentForwardTest::getJson()
            ));

        $result = $obj->getForwardingAddress(PaymentForwardTest::getObject()->getId(), array(), $mockApiContext, $mockBlockCypherRestCall);
        $this->assertNotNull($result);
    }

    /**
     * @dataProvider mockProvider
     * @param PaymentForwardClient $obj
     * @param PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject|ApiContext $mockApiContext
     * @param PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject|BlockCypherRestCall $mockBlockCypherRestCall
     */
    public function testDeleteForwardingAddress($obj, $mockApiContext, $mockBlockCypherRestCall)
    {
        $mockBlockCypherRestCall->expects($this->any())
            ->method('execute')
            ->will($this->returnValue(
                PaymentForwardTest::getJson()
            ));

        $result = $obj->deleteForwardingAddress(PaymentForwardTest::getObject()->getId(), $mockApiContext, $mockBlockCypherRestCall);
        $this->assertNotNull($result);
    }

    /**
     * @dataProvider mockProvider
     * @param PaymentForwardClient $obj
     * @param PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject|ApiContext $mockApiContext
     * @param PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject|BlockCypherRestCall $mockBlockCypherRestCall
     */
    public function testListForwardingAddresses($obj, $mockApiContext, $mockBlockCypherRestCall)
    {
        $mockBlockCypherRestCall->expects($this->any())
            ->method('execute')
            ->will($this->returnValue(
                '[' . PaymentForwardTest::getJson() . ']'
            ));

        $result = $obj->listForwardingAddresses(array(), $mockApiContext, $mockBlockCypherRestCall);
        $this->assertNotNull($result);
    }

    /**
     * @dataProvider mockProvider
     * @param PaymentForwardClient $obj
     * @param PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject|ApiContext $mockApiContext
     * @param PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject|BlockCypherRestCall $mockBlockCypherRestCall
     */
    public function testCreate($obj, $mockApiContext, $mockBlockCypherRestCall)
    {
        $mockBlockCypherRestCall->expects($this->any())
            ->method('execute')
            ->will($this->returnValue(
                PaymentForwardTest::getJson()
            ));

        $result = $obj->create(PaymentForwardTest::getObject(), $mockApiContext, $mockBlockCypherRestCall);
        $this->assertNotNull($result);
    }

    /**
     * @dataProvider mockProvider
     * @param PaymentForwardClient $obj
     * @param PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject|ApiContext $mockApiContext
     * @param PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject|BlockCypherRestCall $mockBlockCypherRestCall
     */
    public function testGet($obj, $mockApiContext, $mockBlockCypherRestCall)
    {
        $mockBlockCypherRestCall->expects($this->any())
            ->method('execute')
            ->will($this->returnValue(
                PaymentForwardTest::getJson()
            ));

        $result = $obj->get(PaymentForwardTest::getObject()->getId(), array(), $mockApiContext, $mockBlockCypherRestCall);
        $this->assertNotNull($result);
    }

    /**
     * @dataProvider mockProviderGetParamsValidation
     * @param PaymentForwardClient $obj
     * @param PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject|ApiContext $mockApiContext
     * @param PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject|BlockCypherRestCall $mockBlockCypherRestCall
     * @param $params
     */
    public function testGetParamsValidationForParams($obj, $mockApiContext, $mockBlockCypherRestCall, $params)
    {
        $this->expectException('\InvalidArgumentException');
        $mockBlockCypherRestCall->expects($this->any())
            ->method('execute')
            ->will($this->returnValue(
                PaymentForwardTest::getJson()
            ));

        $obj->get(PaymentForwardTest::getObject()->getId(), $params, $mockApiContext, $mockBlockCypherRestCall);
    }

    /**
     * @dataProvider mockProvider
     * @param PaymentForwardClient $obj
     * @param PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject|ApiContext $mockApiContext
     * @param PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject|BlockCypherRestCall $mockBlockCypherRestCall
     */
    public function testGetMultiple($obj, $mockApiContext, $mockBlockCypherRestCall)
    {
        $mockBlockCypherRestCall->expects($this->any())
            ->method('execute')
            ->will($this->returnValue(
                '[' . PaymentForwardTest::getJson() . ']'
            ));

        $paymentForwardList = array(PaymentForwardTest::getObject()->getId());

        $result = $obj->getMultiple($paymentForwardList, array(), $mockApiContext, $mockBlockCypherRestCall);
        $this->assertNotNull($result);
        $this->assertEquals($result[0], PaymentForwardTest::getObject());
    }

    /**
     * @dataProvider mockProviderGetParamsValidation
     * @param PaymentForwardClient $obj
     * @param PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject|ApiContext $mockApiContext
     * @param PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject|BlockCypherRestCall $mockBlockCypherRestCall
     * @param $params
     */
    public function testGetMultipleParamsValidationForParams($obj, $mockApiContext, $mockBlockCypherRestCall, $params)
    {
        $this->expectException('\InvalidArgumentException');
        $mockBlockCypherRestCall->expects($this->any())
            ->method('execute')
            ->will($this->returnValue(
                '[' . PaymentForwardTest::getJson() . ']'
            ));

        $paymentForwardList = array(PaymentForwardTest::getObject()->getId());

        $obj->get($paymentForwardList, $params, $mockApiContext, $mockBlockCypherRestCall);
    }

    /**
     * @dataProvider mockProvider
     * @param PaymentForwardClient $obj
     * @param PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject|ApiContext $mockApiContext
     * @param PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject|BlockCypherRestCall $mockBlockCypherRestCall
     */
    public function testGetAll($obj, $mockApiContext, $mockBlockCypherRestCall)
    {
        $mockBlockCypherRestCall->expects($this->any())
            ->method('execute')
            ->will($this->returnValue(
                '[' . PaymentForwardTest::getJson() . ']'
            ));

        $result = $obj->getAll(array(), $mockApiContext, $mockBlockCypherRestCall);
        $this->assertNotNull($result);
        $this->assertNotNull($result);
        $this->assertEquals($result[0], PaymentForwardTest::getObject());
    }

    /**
     * @dataProvider mockProvider
     * @param PaymentForwardClient $obj
     * @param PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject|ApiContext $mockApiContext
     * @param PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject|BlockCypherRestCall $mockBlockCypherRestCall
     */
    public function testDelete($obj, $mockApiContext, $mockBlockCypherRestCall)
    {
        $mockBlockCypherRestCall->expects($this->any())
            ->method('execute')
            ->will($this->returnValue(
                true
            ));

        $result = $obj->delete(PaymentForwardTest::getObject()->getId(), $mockApiContext, $mockBlockCypherRestCall);
        $this->assertNotNull($result);
    }
}

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During my recent trip to Hawaii, I ran into a giant amphibian. He's not native to the Islands, of course. He's from Rubbersville, WY! Who'd have ever expected to see an abnormally large frog standing in their hotel lobby?!
I have to blame my good friend Bruce and his crew at Hawaii-Aloha. If it weren't for their generosity in bringing me here to Hawaii for the [re]Think Hawaii conference, I wouldn't have seen a frog that just may give me nightmares!!!


Should white supremacists be protected?
In response to the photos circulating of Charlottesville neo-Nazis, a number of my friends have asked whether it is ok for them to be fired from their jobs for attending the rally. I am curious what you think. Comments are open; please post your ideas below. Hate speech will of course not be tolerated.
Here's why I think employers have a perfect right to know who was there and to take action at their discretion. First of all, if an adult shows up in a public space and takes violent (physical or non-physical, and yes, violence can be non-physical) action against Black lives, should they not expect to be held accountable for those actions? "But what if the union can prove that it does not affect their ability to do their job?" I cannot think of a line of work, even tech jobs in which one is mostly in front of a computer all day, that involves no human interaction. Interacting with other humans in an effective way involves the ability to communicate non-violently and to interact respectfully with POC and Jews.
If an employer can fire someone only because of something the person did while on the job, that seems to put the onus on the employer's customer to report the employee's racism and to advocate for themselves, when really it should be the employer's responsibility to hire people who will be respectful and who at least meet a moral baseline of "tolerance" in the first place (a problematic term itself, I know). Posting photos of the people at the Charlottesville rally does not mean the neo-Nazis didn't have the legal right to free speech (though the question of whether hate speech should be legally protected is another issue to debate), but means simply that employers and people in their social sphere have the right to know with whom they're dealing.
A friend wondered how would I feel in the reverse, if, for example, I was fired from my job for attending a rally in support of Mike Brown? When I attend public demonstrations, I expect people who see me there (or see photographs taken of me there) to think something about me because of it. My presence makes a public statement that I stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter. I realize there may be people who will decide to not employ me or associate with me because of the social justice work I have done. I am privileged enough to be comfortable taking that risk, and can comfortably say I have no interest in being friends with or working for racists. I should think those who show up at a white supremacy rally can also expect to be judged for the public stand they've taken and face the consequences, some of which may be the termination of jobs and friendships.
Though there are debates about whether an employee can ethically be terminated for off-the-job activity, this particular action feels different. If I were convicted of vehicular manslaughter after a bad car accident, it would not necessarily impact my ability to teach kindergarten. It might indicate that I should not be trusted with school vehicles, but if that weren't part of my job description in the first place, it's irrelevant. It would not say anything about me as a human being. It would not indicate how I am likely to behave and the choices I am likely to make in the future, the way attending a white supremacy rally does. As far as I know (and correct me if I'm wrong), though public displays of hate are legal in the USA, it is just as legal to fire someone because of those displays. In employment law, white supremacists are not a protected class.
What are we telling our children?
What do we want our children to learn from this election?
Now. To anyone who thinks staying home for this election is a sign of protest against a corrupt system or a showing of solidarity with a third party candidate, please realize: Staying home on November 8th is an act of complicity. For anyone who believes abstaining from voting would send a message, you're right. But it may not be the message you want to send. Not electing Hillary Clinton would be a message to politicians, to our children, and to the rest of the world that the majority of adult United States citizens are willing to give the most powerful position in our government to a publicly racist man who is proud of sexual assault. It would be telling our kids that as much as we say social justice, human rights, bodily autonomy, respect, and basic human decency are important values, what really matters is being a wealthy, white cis-het man who is comfortable doing whatever it takes to get himself ahead. It would be teaching our kids that the things he has said and done claiming women's bodies as his playthings and endorsing public violence are somehow excusable. Handing this man the presidency would be telling the world that the basic rights and safety of women, people of colour, Muslims, immigrants, and children mean nothing us. His most recent comments are alarming, but not surprising. As others have said again and again, his most recent comments are exactly consistent with whom he has shown himself to be for years.
Every time there is an election with a particularly onerous candidate getting a lot of press, I get upset and discouraged, but something about this candidate, as Hillary Clinton said clearly in the last debate, is different. We do not just disagree on certain issues; he is injecting so much bigotry and fear into the public sphere that I have not been able to find the words to express myself, and as a writer at heart, that terrifies me. That said, I've been silent on this blog for too long as some sort of act of self-preservation, because it's all too painful to think about for long enough to put words down, and that is not okay. If with all my cis White American privilege, I can't even bring myself to make a public statement, then I feel like I'm just rolling over for him. We need everyone in our country shouting from the rooftops that this man does not represent us. We are not complicit.
Unfortunately, we do not have the choice of whether or not to give this man power. He already has taken it. We do have the choice of how much more power to give him. Please ask yourself what you want to tell your children, your siblings' children, and your friends' children when they ask you what you did to stop this man from becoming president. We are not complicit. Please vote. Please vote. Please vote. Please vote. Please vote. Please vote. I don't know how else to plead. A missed vote for Hillary is a vote for her Republican opponent. Please vote.


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Crimson chosen as school color in 1894.
Era Rentfrow graduated from the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1919 and began working on staff, eventually becoming the college registrar. While in school, she was engaged to fellow student Joe Quesenberry, the first Aggie to be killed in combat during World War I. Perhaps motivated by his loss, she tracked and chronicled the Aggies that served during World War II. Recognizing the need to secure their place in history, she gathered their photographs and biographical information. The photos are displayed today in Aggie Memorial Tower.
Donald C. Roush joined the NMSU faculty in 1959 as dean of the College of Education, and he later became the university's academic vice president. Today, the annual Roush awards presented to faculty members are named in recognition of his 35 years of teaching improvement in New Mexico.
In the late 1970s, work began to combine the Department of Nursing with the Department of Social Work, which was in the College of Arts and Sciences, along with health services, which was part of the College of Education. The College of Health and Community Services was founded in 1979. The NMSU community college system and the School of Continuing Education were originally part of the college as well. In the mid 1990s, the name was changed to the College of Health and Social Services.
NMSU was officially designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution in 1989, where, at the time, at least 25 percent of undergraduate full-time students were Hispanic. Now, as of fall 2018, 56 percent of the undergraduate full-time students at the Las Cruces campus are Hispanic.
Era Rentfrow
Donald C. Roush


Henry Herz was kind enough to take on hosting duties this month, giving us more insight into both the children's book markets and indie (adult) publishing.
My notes from the meeting are below. Thanks again to Mysterious Galaxy for the space, and to Henry for hosting a lively and informative meeting!
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TUESDAY's OTHER MLB GAMES
April 18, 2018 at 12:00a.m.
Tigers 4, Orioles 2
Victor Martinez homered for the first time since August, and the Detroit Tigers snapped a five-game losing streak with a victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Martinez hit a two-run shot in the second, and Jeimer Candelario hit a tiebreaking triple in the fifth for Detroit. Francisco Liriano (2-1) allowed two runs and five hits in five innings. He struck out seven and walked three. Baltimore managed only one hit off four Detroit relievers. Shane Greene pitched a perfect ninth for his third save. Trey Mancini hit a solo homer for the Orioles, who lost their fourth straight. Andrew Cashner (1-2) allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings.
Blue Jays 11, Royals 3
Blue Jays 5, Royals 4, 10 innings
Luke Maile singled down the right-field line with the bases loaded in the 10th inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays walked off with a victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night to sweep a rare doubleheader at Rogers Centre. Toronto won the opener and has swept all three doubleheaders at its retractable-roof stadium, which opened in 1989. The Blue Jays loaded the bases with one out in the tenth. Kevin Pillar singled off Brian Flynn (0-1) before Aledmys Diaz walked and Randal Grichuk was hit by a pitch. Maile then drove the second pitch he saw from Flynn down the right-field line, driving in his third run of the game and handing the Royals their seventh straight loss. Tyler Clippard (2-0) worked a scoreless 10th for his 50th career victory. Danny Duffy allowed two hits in six scoreless innings, striking out eight in his longest outing of the season, before Toronto rallied off Kansas City's bullpen.
Rangers 7, Rays 2
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.
Matt Moore allowed an unearned run over seven innings in his first start against his former team and the Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays. Moore (1-3) struck out six with five hits and two walks. The Rangers acquired the left-hander from the Giants in December. Daniel Robertson had the lone run off Moore, scoring on shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa's throwing error in the third. Adrian Beltre, Ronald Guzman and Shin-Soo Choo had two RBIs each for the Rangers. Kiner-Falefa had four hits, including a double. Beltre hit his second sacrifice fly of the game and Guzman had a two-run double off Yonny Chirinos (0-1) as the Rangers went ahead 5-1 in the fifth. Guzman has hit safely in his first four big league games since being recalled Friday from Triple-A Round Rock.
Nationals 5, Mets 2
Gio Gonzalez improved to 11-1 at Citi Field, Trea Turner kept Washington in gear all game and the Nationals beat the New York Mets. A day after topping the Mets with an eighth-inning rally from a five-run deficit, the Nationals never trailed. Bryce Harper put them ahead early with a sacrifice fly and slumping Ryan Zimmerman hit a late RBI single for insurance. The Mets, whose 12-3 start had matched the best in team history, lost back-to-back games for the first time under new manager Mickey Callaway. Turner doubled twice, singled and walked, scoring two runs and stealing his major league-leading eighth base.
Brewers 2, Reds 0
Eric Thames hit a two-run homer to back a three-hitter from Junior Guerra and three relievers, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers over the Cincinnati Reds. Reds starter Sal Romano (0-2) had a two-hit shutout going before Lorenzo Cain walked and Thames sent the first pitch he saw over the wall in right for his team-leading sixth home run. Thames was back in the lineup after leaving Sunday's game with a left groin strain and sitting Monday. Guerra limited Cincinnati to a single and three walks over 52/3 innings, striking out seven. Dan Jennings (2-0) finished up the sixth, Jeremy Jeffress retired three straight in the seventh and Josh Hader pitched the final two innings for his second save despite allowing a two-out double in the ninth to Tucker Barnhart.
Phillies 5, Braves 1, 10 innings
The Philadelphia Phillies finally came through in the clutch, getting a two-out, two-run double from Rhys Hoskins in the 10th inning and beating the Atlanta Braves. Hoskins had struck out three times when he faced Jose Ramirez (0-2) with two runners aboard. On a 2-2 pitch, the Phillies cleanup hitter lined a slicing drive against the wall in the right-field corner, clearing the bases. Maikel Franco added another two-run double before the inning was done. Hector Neris (1-1) pitched a scoreless ninth for the win.
Cardinals 5, Cubs 3
Adam Wainwright outpitched Tyler Chatwood in frigid conditions at Wrigley Field, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs for their fifth consecutive victory. Matt Carpenter had two hits and three RBIs for St. Louis in the first meeting of the season between the longtime rivals. Each starting pitcher struggled with control, but Wainwright (1-2) deftly navigated his way through five effective innings. The 6-foot-7 right-hander allowed an unearned run and four hits, struck out five and walked four.
Marlins 9, Yankees 1
J.T. Realmuto homered and drove in four runs in his season debut after coming off the disabled list, leading Jarlin Garcia and the Miami Marlins to a blowout of the sloppy New York Yankees.
Garcia (1-0) gave up one hit in five shutout innings, overcoming five early walks to win for the first time as a starter. Miguel Andujar doubled off the base of the left-center wall with one out in the fifth off Garcia.
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In 149 pages, a federal grand jury accused former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora of bamboozling taxpayers by running a criminal enterprise out of the county Administration Building. The indictment relies on the federal RICO law, which has become the cornerstone of attempts by federal prosecutors' to wipe down the halls of government. Read the full indictment below.


The left in America, and I'm sure worldwide, is not pleased that Trump has tapped attorney David Friedman to be the next Ambassador to Israel. It is said that Friedman does NOT support an Israeli-Palestinian "two-State" solution. This only adds to the status-quo thinkers' angst over Trump, as he has also promised to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to its rightful place in Jerusalem. The loony left contends that this will only serve to anger Muslims.
And we wouldn't want to anger the Muslims. If we make them mad, they might begin to lob rockets into Israel and attack its citizens. Oh wait…they're already doing that.
The left is pointing to Trump buddy and fellow billionaire Sheldon Adelson for this reversal of longstanding and utterly dimwitted American policy. Adelson "is passionately opposed to the formation of a Palestinian state, which he has compared to playing 'Russian roulette' with Israel's existence." His is 100% correct.
But some claim this change in policy is not all due to Adelson and Friedman. Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner, who comes from an orthodox Jewish background, is gaining prominence in Trump's inner circle. It is unknown whether Kushner supports the "two State solution," but those on the left doubt it.
Still, all the supposed experts think the two-State solution is the only option to Israeli and Middle Eastern success. Everyone agrees – Republican, Democrat, left, right, liberal, conservative. It doesn't matter. They all think the same thing. In fact, they don't just think it – they know it.
Americans have been hearing and reading this for years, yet not once have I personally seen or heard why this is the ONLY solution.
I read on, thinking they will explain why, but they never do. They just reiterate the same point using different words. Forward just writes of long-term security and "stability in the region," which is what they just said in the previous paragraph. The reason neither they nor anyone else can explain why is that there is no "why." The only "why" is that the narrative has been repeated so many times that it has morphed from flawed theory into immutable fact – a fact that is unattainable.
The Palestinian leadership certainly understands that there is no peaceful solution. But by constantly claiming they want something that is unattainable, they will always have something to complain about and blame Israel for, thus securing a constant source of free money in the form of international aid.
There actually is only one solution to this problem. It's called Victory.
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Club Quotations
Club Quotes from:
Jim Tracy
Tony Russa
Gordon Strachan
David Eckstein
Frank Robinson
George Burley
Mike Scioscia
Gus Cooper
Jon Daniels
Kevin Towers
Mark Shapiro
Pat Gillick
Phil Garner
Ask Quotes
Manchester United and Liverpool have been bought with huge leverage, and we've got Roman Abramovich at Chelsea who can turn his loans into shares. It is really important for the Premier League to ask itself: if a club is being bought on such a mountain of debt, isn't that a possible recipe for disaster for the future?
Gordon Taylor
Buy Quotes
I pray Cardiff get back to the Premier League. If I sell Cardiff, I will buy another club in the U.K. I have a club in Sarajevo. The fans are fantastic. The people who run the club are incredible. They really motivate me. I'm looking at another club in Europe and then the MLS.
English Athlete Quotes
Don't forget this club nearly went out of extinction last year.
Built Quotes
It was so weird that I would end up directing 'The Greatest Game Ever Played,' because, y'know, I'm not a big golfer myself. But I grew up around the game. My mom and dad kind of built their dream house off the 11th fairway of Shady Oaks Country Club in Fort Worth.
American Athlete Quotes
I'm just a ballplayer with one ambition, and that is to give all I've got to help my ball club win. I've never played any other way.
Anyone Quotes
Anyone could be in the orchestra, or sports team, or arts club at my school. It was precisely the kind of inclusivity that now meets with a sort of scorn and derision as a prizes-for-all culture that generates only mediocrity. There's something so insulting about the idea that including lots of people means mediocrity.
Elizabeth Price
Festival Quotes
If we get a few solid festival shows then I will have no problem booking the lads for as many quality club shows around them to make a nice tour come together.
Pat Garrett
'Game of Thrones' isn't all about magic - it's way more about political scheming and family tensions - but to be a part of this exclusive magic club is actually really cool.
Among Quotes
Among golfers the putter is usually known as the payoff club and how right that is! Putting is in fact a game in itself.
Bobby Locke
Anytime Quotes
Anytime I'm at a club or a party, I'm dancing from beginning to end.
Agnes Bruckner
I do not remember exactly when I became interested in astronomy, but I know it was at a very young age. I did organize an astronomy club for my friends at the age of 11. We would meet once a week to learn about the constellations.
American Businessman Quotes
The Church has never changed its teaching on the sanctity of human life - it didn't make up a rule for the convenience of a particular time like a rule at a country club as the Governor would have us believe.
Wellington Mara
Comment Quotes
Being a club pro and all, a guy trying to keep up with golf's modern technology, I hadn't found much time for Internet dating, but then one day I knew I'd met the girl of my dreams when she replied to a comment I'd made on You-and-Me.com. She said, 'I love it when you talk equipment to me.'
Dan Jenkins
Active Quotes
We humans are not born alone; joining and being active in a club whose members share your passion for ideas and get your jokes is one of the great joys of life.
Richard Lederer
Exists Quotes
A lot of kids do not know my club exists yet. I did not do any big advertising, and that's what I might do in the next two or three weeks, put something in the paper.
Thomas Dooley
Backup Quotes
I had never dreamed about the NBA like some guys did. I was a non-scholarship player at an NAIA college. I played on the Boys and Girls Club team in my freshman and sophomore years of high school before I made the high school team. I was our backup center in college.
Terry Porter
Agreement Quotes
That was like my safe place with great teachers where everyone could let down their guard and not feel judged. As soon as we walk outside, it was like, 'Look at these weird drama club kids.' But we all had our own agreement that we were cool in our own way.
Keith Stanfield
Concept Quotes
Our aim is to establish El Cartel as not just another tequila but part of the club and party lifestyle. There are several songs where I mention the brand name, and a lot of these party songs go hand in hand with the concept of Cartel Tequila.
American Soldier Quotes
I've got a good mind to join a club and beat you over the head with it!
Bert Kalmar
Barcelona Quotes
Right now I'm living my boyhood dream, which was to play for a European club. The fact that it's a huge club like Barcelona makes it a tremendous honour. I like everything about the city: the climate, the people. It's quite similar to Brazil, which helps a lot. There's even a beach!
Avoid Quotes
Because of the grass and open face, I take one more club for shots from the rough, unless the ball is sitting on top of dry grass. Then, I use more loft and swing softer, trying to hit it about 70 percent to avoid a flyer over the green.
Biggest Quotes
Some of the fans here were not too sure about their club signing a player from their biggest rivals. Fortunately, we had a great season and won the League title for the first time in four years. Now, I think, everyone can say it was good business.
Came Quotes
I was so intimidated by the thought of improvising back in the '80s when I was in Chicago. I think the opportunity only even came up once that I can recall, and I turned down the offer. It was to go improvise in some club in the suburbs or something. Good God, I couldn't think of anything more frightening than to get up there without a plan.
Neil Flynn
Ball Quotes
You can't swing with hesitation; you can't try to steer the ball to the flag; you can't worry about that water hazard as you take the club back. You have to pick the right club, visualize the shot you want to hit, and then focus on that shot until the ball is gone.
Keegan Bradley
S Club 7, in some ways, was a continuation of some of the things I'd have liked to have done with the Spice Girls. It was also a shift in tone. S Club was this equality of boys and girls, very positive, very uplifting, didn't have the edge of the Spice Girls. I didn't want to repeat it.
Simon Fuller
Acting Quotes
I worked in theater my whole life. My mom was a drama teacher at my middle school. In high school, I was Drama Club President every year, and then I auditioned for conservatory acting programs.
Jenn Proske
Bounce Quotes
Any club is important. All Latin music movements are born in clubs. There is no better research than going to a club. If your music works, it will bounce up.
Count Quotes
Upsetting the dope is a favorite pastime in baseball. Past performances count for but little in the national pastime. Reputations don't get you anywhere. A club is judged solely on results, and to get results, you must win ball games.
Billy Evans
Avid Quotes
I'm an avid bridge player. I usually go to the local bridge club three or four times a week. I've always been a game-player, and I think bridge is one of the greatest games ever invented. It's too bad that not many young people play it any more.
The only way I'd have gone was if it would better my career, I would not have gone just for the money. The point was to go to a club that could win trophies.
The only thing I won't watch is darts. And I don't watch cricket. How can you like a game that requires you to take four days off work to follow a Test? And I don't really like golf. I know a lot of English footballers play, but I know that if I go with the club to play, sooner or later I will end up trying to smash the ball with my foot.
I started in the club route. I did the alternative scene later on. When I lived in New York, I did the Luna Lounge and stuff, where Janeane Garofalo and David Cross and all those guys worked out of, but I came from a comedy club background. I'm proud of that background. I'm one of the people that really crossed over and did both.
Nick Swardson
Competent Quotes
Whether somebody is really competent - whether he has a good hockey mind, whether he's a good person to lead a hockey club - is something determined over a long period of time, not one tournament.
You've got to make sure every decision you make is right for you as a person. If you think you can go to a better club than the one you're at, then, regardless of what anyone says, you should go.
Afternoon Quotes
There's a great club in London called The Secret Sundays, and it's on a Sunday afternoon and it's outdoors, and it's mainly Italians that go, and they all look great, and they're dancing on the tables, and life's a party, and they're totally into the music, going mental, and that's when dance music is really fantastic, I think.
Chris Lowe
Became Quotes
My family had a membership to the Riverside Yacht Club where my brother, Sandy, learned to sail, and I competed in local swim races. My sister, Marcia, became a competitive springboard diver, and my brother excelled in water polo.
Black Quotes
Like I went out to a predominantly black club last night and nobody said anything and I was wishing somebody would so that someone would dance with me.
After a month or so in St. Louis, we were looking around desperately for a way to draw a few people into the ball park, it being perfectly clear by that time that the ball club wasn't going to do it unaided.
Bill Veeck
Bread Quotes
There are these girls who live in Maryland: they're the Patrick Super Fan Club Association of America. They've sent me videotapes of themselves just eating and talking about Hanson, and a loaf of bread that was really moldy by the time it got here.
Patrick Fugit
Forget Quotes
I will never forget how I have been treated here by the fans, the club and the owners, and nothing would give me greater pleasure than to finish my career as a Manchester City player.
Asked Quotes
I've been asked a lot why didn't 'Ruined' go to Broadway. It was the most successful play that Manhattan Theatre Club has ever had in that particular space, and yet we couldn't find a home on Broadway.
Lynn Nottage
I didn't learn how to swing a golf club until late in my career. And even though I won all those tournaments, I still struggled with consistency, and I relied on my strengths, which were hitting the ball long and high, and I could chip and putt with the best of 'em.
Dealing Quotes
Facebook is not very good at dealing with named groups; they're not very good at saying, 'We've got this book club and I'm a member and you're not.' But membership is one of the precursors to a lot of social action.
Bow Quotes
I was the guy literally in the chess club who decided to wear a bow tie for the last two years of high school, so I obviously wasn't trying to get the ladies.
The Boys and Girls Club taught me a lot about sportsmanship, humility, self-respect.
Junior Seau
Daydream Quotes
I went to high school with girls that would daydream about what strip club they wanted to work at. That's one of the sad things about Vegas.
Care Quotes
From a tourist's point of view, you finally have time to travel, but you need to spend your time looking after your child. Club Med takes care of the entire family.
Guo Guangchang
Fan Quotes
I'm a Rangers fan and I love the club but this will be a difficult game.
Graham Roberts
Do you believe in Madonna? Because Lady Gaga has got something to say about 'Express Yourself,' and she's turned Madonna's fourth-best single of 1989 into her own instant-classic club anthem, 'Born This Way.'
Afford Quotes
When I reached adulthood, even now, I could afford to belong to a country club. But I could never belong to a private club because of my experience as a child, because it would isolate me from the whole of humanity.
Cinema Quotes
The difference that a drama group or a cinema club can make to a small village or a town. It opens people up to ideas, potential about themselves that really, in a way, education often fails to. It's a way of drawing a community together.
Fans Quotes
I love football now. I have a club in Sarajevo, and I love that. The fans are fantastic. The people who run the club are incredible, honest people, and they really motivate me.
Affair Quotes
He comes to London and gets a job in a nightclub, a gay club, where he's known as Straight Dave by the bar staff - and no one believes he's as straight as he claims to be. He meets the daughter of the club manager, and he has an affair with her.
Neil Tennant
Committing Quotes
It's fantastic for Arsenal, and for English football as well. You've got an English club with a lot of young English talent committing themselves to a club.
Sports Quotes
I'm not a huge soccer fan, but I follow the sport. I played in high school, a little bit in college, played on various club teams most of my life, and all three of my sons are competitive soccer players and far better than I ever was.
Baggy Quotes
My biggest style inspirations come from the '90s. I'm really inspired by TLC, Janet Jackson, and designers like Jeremy Scott. I'm hugely inspired by Club Kids from New York back in the '90s. I'm inspired by the drag queen scene. Combat boots and the torn off jeans and a baggy shirt - I love that look.
Hour Quotes
We used to play in a theater club in London called The King's Head. When the theater let nut, around 10:00 P.M., we'd be ready to go and really get it on for about an hour or so.
Again Quotes
With the club now in administration and concern about where the money for land sale has gone, I know there are huge commercial difficulties to be resolved, but I hope that football will once again become the most important issue.
Fast Quotes
Strangely enough, I wasn't into fast guitarists. I preferred Peter Green's subtle touch. I saw him with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers at the Marquee Club in London and was very impressed. He was the only guitarist I've ever seen to turn the volume control on his guitar down during a solo.
Celebrate Quotes
When I do a festival, I want everyone to have a party, I think it is kind of similar to a club where everyone is there to have a good time and celebrate not being at work or just being able to have fun. I love people dancing to my music as well; if I can make them dance I feel happy.
Centre Quotes
My favourite Friday treat is to drive out of the centre of Cambridge, where we live, and go for a swim at the health club I've just joined out in the countryside at Quy. It's a lovely pool, inside a converted barn. Usually it's just me and a couple of other swimmers there.
My first proper kitchen was this funny little club that we set up in Mercer Street in Covent Garden. It got shut down. Then I worked at a club in Notting Hill.
Liverpool is a massive club in reputation, but as soon as I came here, it felt like Atletico to me. It is a working city, an honest city. The people work all week, and on Saturday they want to go to Anfield and watch the best team in the world.
When you're in a club or a theater or even an arena, yeah, you want visuals, you want a good light show. But Slayer has always been about the sound. We have to sound good. It has to be tight.
There are days when I still wake up angry, and no one handles it perfectly all the time, but honestly, I feel lucky to have diabetes because of the people I get to meet. The families, the kids, the parents, the other athletes. If I could pick a club to be in, this would definitely be it.
Charlie Kimball
Comedy Quotes
I very rarely laugh. I remember I used to have a joy at comedy. I remember going to see Sean Lock for the first time live, just in some comedy club when I was 18, and again, just guttural, pure laughter. I didn't know what he was doing; I couldn't see the tricks.
Stephen Merchant
If I was involved with the NFL, I'd seriously consider adopting some of the rules used in Canada. I've heard, unofficially, of course, some NFL club owners have talked about adding a feature or two. The NFL went for the two-point conversion. Professional sport is entertainment, and the CFL, I believe, is ahead of the NFL in that regard.
As a boy, I was a member of a club run by the famous reptile showman Ross Allen, and the club sent its members pseudoscientific papers mimeographed on construction paper with a three-hole punch.
Padgett Powell
The summer before my third year of law school, I worked at a law firm in Washington, D.C. I turned 25 that July, and on my birthday, my father happened to be playing in a local jazz club called Pigfoot and invited me to join him. I hadn't spent a birthday with him since I was 3, but I agreed.
Both Quotes
I've done my coaching badges, I've got my Pro Licence, but I enjoy what I'm doing now. I'm also the elite performance director of the Welsh FA. The main thing for me was always Liverpool Football Club and my country, Wales - and I'm lucky enough to still be involved with both of them.
Determined Quotes
I've got to the point where I just get on with it and the content of what I put on the records is determined from what I learn from the audience, from what works live, from what I want to hear when I go to a club or what I'd like to play when I get home.
I still enjoy doing the things I've always done, like going to a monthly dance party at a club downtown.
Tamara Tunie
Bore Quotes
When I'm writing, what I pretend subconsciously is that we're cavemen, we're sitting around the fire, and I'm telling you stories. If I bore you, you're probably going to pick up a big club and hit me over the head.
Crowd Quotes
Some nightlife places, people aren't there for the music, and it's depressing. I'm not just a club DJ; I am a producer, and I'll only DJ when the crowd is there to enjoy the music.
Brother Colm is one of the best coaches who's ever been here in Kenya. He's been, of course, my coach since I started running. He saw me in high school when I was still doing 400, and 200 meters. He decided for me to join his club and we'd been training for one month. That is when he saw me and he thought I could do a good 800.
David Rudisha
Along Quotes
There was no real fringe theatre in London until way after the war, so either a play was done secretly with a club licence or it was done openly and had to be assessed along with everything else.
Timothy West
American Entertainer Quotes
The development of the comedy club industry destroyed the uniqueness and intimacy of the profession but it also created jobs for comics and bred some great performers.
Stuff like Buena Vista Social Club and Fela Kuti were quite a main thing to my childhood. As soon as I reached an age where I realized that Fela was singing in English, when I got past his accent, I loved the rawness of it, and the funk and the rhythm and the melody.
Arms Quotes
When I'm swinging the club at my best, it's because I'm not thinking about mechanics at all. I feel like my body is loose. My arms are soft in front of me when I'm setting up, and my chest and shoulders feel as if they can move and turn easily.
Home Quotes
Some players are criticised for having no loyalty. Well, I wanted to go back home and play for the club I supported. I don't think that's a crime.
If the public can't see justice being done, or afford the costs of justice, then the entire system becomes little more than a cozy club solely for the benefit of judges, lawyers and their lackeys, a sort of care in the community for the upper middle classes.
Heather Brooke
Noisy Quotes
I can tell you that I can always recognize a Boston song, even if it's in a noisy place. I can hear that it's Boston even before I know what song it is. If a Boston song comes on in a club or somewhere, I notice that it's Boston, and the second thing I notice is what song it is.
Tom Scholz
American Journalist Quotes
You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.
George Herman
Headlines Quotes
You won't see a picture of me rolling around in a gutter, but I sometimes have a photo taken when I'm leaving a club looking tired, and there'll be headlines saying, 'She's out of control'. You can't prepare yourself for those things; you just have to shrug them off.
The way I look at myself, the biggest achievement in my eyes - forget winning trophies or scoring in World Cups - is that I'm still at a top club playing at a really high standard having been almost two different players.
Act Quotes
I'd love to have a 19th Century Russian book club where all the members had to act like the pretentious minor noblemen they were reading about.
Buying Quotes
When I graduated college, I had a fairly successful weekly club gig and was buying more studio equipment and writing my own music. I realized I didn't want to work.
Exclusive Quotes
I find that the 'moms club' is a very, very exclusive club! It's the club of mothers who wear skinny jeans and white button-down shirts and wash their hair twice a day! I do not, and mothers who do make me feel really bad. You know who I am talking about!
Marissa Jaret Winokur
Cares Quotes
Club culture is about leaving your cares behind, and I am trying to create that environment.
Against Quotes
I walk into a health club locker room and feel an immediate impulse toward scrutiny, the kneejerk measuring of self against other: 'That one has great thighs, this one's gained weight, who's thin, who's fat, how do I compare?'
British Musician Quotes
I think anyone would want to see their favorite band in a small club over a large stadium.
Article Quotes
If it's lawful to have a rifle club to kill pheasants, it should be just as lawful to have one to kill wolves or dogs that are being sicked on little black babies. In fact, it's constitutional. Article Number Two of the constitution guarantees the right of every citizen to own a rifle or a shot gun.
I feel very honored to have been asked to sign for Rovers, and being able to help both the club and the amazing charity Bluebell Wood is what it's all about.
American Author Quotes
This whole phenomenon of the diversion of organizations from their purposes and ideals does not seem very serious when the scum rise to the top in the bridge club or the offices of a small magazine publisher.
Robert Shea
We readily go to the health club when our doctor suggests we need more exercise, but we regularly neglect the 'mental health club' that our well-being more truly requires.
Pico Iyer
Odd Quotes
I'm the captain of the Variety Club over in England, and so I'm playing golf for them once a week but doing odd bits.
Djs Quotes
Holland is a really small country, but with a very strong club and festival scene. Dance music has been huge in Holland since the late eighties. So there were a lot of opportunities for producers and DJs to release records and play live.
Basically Quotes
I got kicked out of a club for sticking up for my sister. And I got into a fight that was basically hair pulling and rolling around on the gym floor. The fights make me sound like a hell-raiser, but I'm not proud of them.
Nadine Velazquez
Captains Quotes
Myself, Eric Wareheim, and Jason Woliner decided to start a Food Club where the three of us go to restaurants with a couple of other people. The three of us are the captains of the Food Club, so we have to wear the captains' hats.
American Comedian Quotes
Please accept my resignation. I don't care to belong to any club that will have me as a member.


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What Is Collagen?
Collagen is made of amino acids (proteins) and accounts for 30% of total protein in the human body.1
It is a fibrous, structural protein that comprises of three rope-like helices, that are made up of many small fibres called microfibrils. Macrofibrils are made up of even smaller, thinner fibres called microfibrils. Similar to rope, collagen has a tensile strength, that allows it to be pulled and stretched without breaking.
Why is collagen important?
Collagen is essential for joints, bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, cartilage, skin, hair and nails.
It is one of the primary structural proteins of connective tissue and plays a crucial role in the body by cushioning, strengthening, hydrating, binding, and connecting tissues together. Connective tissues are able to provide physical and mechanical support through the collagen, elastic and reticular fibres that it is made up of.
Connective tissue can be classified into five different categories:
Loose connective tissue. This tissue is found between our organs and works to absorb shock from movement and helps to bind tissue together.
Dense connective tissue. This tissue contains more collagen fibres than loose connective tissue, thus making it stronger and more resistant to stretching. Dense connective tissues can be classified as being regular or irregular; the fibres in regular connective tissues run parallel to each other while the fibres in irregular connective tissues run in random directions. Ligaments and tendons are an example of dense regular connective tissue. The dermis of the skin is an example of dense irregular connective tissue.
Cartilage. This tissue contains a large amount of short and dispersed collagen fibres making it strong, ridged and elastic.
Bone. Bone is the hardest connective tissue and is made up of mineralised (hardened) collagen fibres known as calcium phosphate. Bone provides protection to internal organs and supports the body.
Blood. Blood is a fluid connective tissue. It helps to transport nutrients and oxygen around the body.
What are the different types of collagen?
There are multiple types of collagen in the human body, each of which works in unique ways to aid the body's processes and functions.
Type I Collagen
This accounts for 90% of the collagen in the human body. It is found in the skin, bones, blood vessel walls, connective tissue, and fibrous (tough) cartilage. This collagen is also found in scar tissue and aids in wound healing and blood clotting.
Amongst the many types of collagen, type I collagen is known for its anti-ageing properties. The fibrous nature of this collagen is thought to decrease wrinkles and improve skin's health and hydration.
This collagen is made of more loosely packed fibres and is found in the elastic cartilage, which cushions joints. Type II collagen is known for promoting joint health and can treat joint pain, such as that present in rheumatoid arthritis, quite effectively.
In comparison to other types, type II collagen, taken orally, has been shown to live through the digestive system, more so than the other types of collagen. The majority of supplements that target skin health are made from a combination of type I and type III collagen.
Type III Collagen
This collagen is integral in the structure of muscles, organs, and blood vessels. It is known to facilitate in the synthesis of blood platelets and is vital to the process of blood clotting. Type III collagen is found predominantly in the muscles, thus, is the type of collagen that would be most beneficial for building muscle mass.
Sources of type I, II and III collagens
What type of collagen is most important in the context of skin health?
Type I is the most important in the context of skin health because it is the most abundant collagen found naturally in the body. It is the major component of connective tissues that make up several body parts, including tendons, ligaments, skin, and muscles. Furthermore, it functions to provide the skin with structure and tensile strength, meaning it can be stretched without being broken.
What nutrients are involved in the synthesis of collagen?
Type I, II and III collagens are made up of three chains, called alpha chains, that each contain approximately 1000 amino acids resides. Of these amino acids, glycine is the most prevalent, making up one-third of these chains. Accordingly, it is required for the synthesis of collagen. Proline, is another other amino acid that is important for collagen production too.
The table below outlines the approximate amino acid composition of type I and III collagens in humans. This is the type of collagen that is most abundant in the skin. Results are displayed per 1000 amino acid residues.
Amino Acid Composition of Type I and III Collagen
These amino acids act as 'collagen builders' that join together to form collagen in the body. There are also a number of other nutrients that play a key role in the synthesis of collagen, and whose deficiency may impair collagen production. They include:
Vitamin C is needed for the body to continually manufacture collagen to maintain and repair connective tissues due to daily wear and tear. If vitamin C is not present in sufficient amounts, collagen formation is disrupted which causes problems throughout the body, such as scurvy.
Copper activates the enzymes that help to produce collagen.
Zinc is an essential trace mineral required for bone formation — largely due to its role as a cofactor for collagen synthesis. Some research indicate zinc slows the breakdown rate of collagen; it has even been shown to increase the rate of wound healing.
Manganese is an essential trace mineral required for the activation of prolidase, an enzyme that provides the amino acid, proline, which is a principle component of collagen.
Can collagen be vegan?
Technically, vegan collagen can be made by using genetically modified yeast and bacteria; however, this is difficult to come by. Instead, the amino acids required to produce collagen in the body, particularly glycine and proline which are most abundant in type I and III collagens, can be acquired through the diet in order to support the synthesis of collagen in the body. By doing so, you are essentially providing the body with the building blocks needed to produce collagen naturally.
Finding vegan collagen might be hard but finding vegan protein sources that include the full suite of amino acids required to build collagen doesn't have to be. Clean Lean Protein contains all of the essential and non-essential amino acids required to synthesise collagen in the body. One serve provides 795mg glycine and 872mg proline. For a detailed breakdown on the amino acid composition of Clean Lean Protein, check out the product page on our website.
Does collagen supplementation help improve skin health?
Considerable amounts of research have been conducted, mainly on type I collagen, to determine the impact of collagen supplementation on skin health. Studies have identified many positive outcomes of collagen supplementation for skin including:
Reduced wrinkles
Improved hydration
Improved elasticity
Improved wound healing and scar tissue formation
Reduction in cellulite and stretch marks
A major benefit of collagen is reducing wrinkles. Studies have shown that collagen supplementation can reduce wrinkles, improve wrinkle depth and increase skin hydration and elasticity.
One study, women who took between 2.5 and 5 grams of collagen hydrolysate (type I) for 4–8 weeks showed significant improvements in skin elasticity and moisture with a reduced wrinkle volume of 20%.
In comparison, another study of 72 women ages 35 year or older, taking 2.5 grams of hydrolysed collagen (type I and II), daily for 12 weeks reduced wrinkle depth by 27% and increased skin hydration by 28%. A further study showed that collagen improved skin smoothness and the appearance of wrinkles.
Interestingly, one study also showed that women between the age of 24 and 50 who took collagen were able to significantly reduce the degree of cellulite.
What other dietary and lifestyle factors need to be considered in the context of skin health?
Collagen on its own is beneficial for various skin health outcomes, however other dietary and lifestyle factors need to be considered.
Adjusting the diet can change the way skin functions. Essential fatty acid deficiency or accumulation of abnormal fatty acids results in so-called skin scaling (dry skin) and poor barrier function. Adding omega-3 and omega-6-rich oils to the diet has been shown to help to decrease skin roughness and dryness.
Additionally, refined carbs and sugars have been shown to have a negative impact on skin health by disrupting the regular structure of collagen fibres and making them unable to be repaired through normal processes.
Lifestyle factors such as exposure to sun (UV) shifts the extracellular matrix reducing the components that make up the skin collagen and elastin; smoking has been shown to decrease the synthesis rates of two types I and III of collagen by 18–22%; and
alcohol, stress, and a lack of sleep can lead to the formation of wrinkles, appearance of brown spots and thickening of the skin.
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Q: Think Pad T410 vs W510 for development I am looking to get a new laptop for work.  I will be mostly programming in Visual Studio 2010 and have 2 options:

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*ThinkPad W510 with i7-720QM processor

*ThinkPad T410 i7-620M (2.66GHz, 4MB L3, 1066MHz FSB)

Any suggestions on which one is better to go with?  It will usually be hooked into a docking station in my office, and I don't do much travelling, though I sometimes work from home directly on the laptop.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

A: I'd suggest W510 if you don't move too much. The T series is a business grade travel notebook, so it's more like mobile and YET have enough power to do all the work.
Also, you don't have to worry about the performance. The only bottleneck in the TPs are the HDD. If you install an SSD (Lets say Intel X25M) and put the HDD into the ultrabay, you are ready to code your ass off. (Lightning fast, that is.)
(I'm a ThinkPad T500 owner.)


I am just now reflecting on my holidays…most of the month of December I had the flu that wanted to hang out with me for quite a while. I did not get my tree up until right before Christmas…highly unusual. But it was what it was. For Christmas Day, I felt fine. Many family and friends for Christmas lunch…grandbabies and grand puppies everywhere. By 5 pm that evening, everyone was gone, or down for a holiday nap. I had gone ahead and cleaned up the holiday dishes and left overs. I walked back into the living area and felt I needed to build a fire in the fireplace. There was a hush…so very quiet and still. I felt it deep to the core of me—a 'lightness' surrounded me. I lit candles, took off my shoes, pulled up my quilt around me as I settled into my comfy sofa. I was at that place of deep gratitude that all was well in that moment. It was a beautiful feeling of awe and humility as if Grace had just spread Her lovely wings over me and whispered, "Merry Christmas, dear One. You have done well. Rest now." And, so I did…not without appreciating the fire, the holly cut that morning along with the magnolia, pine and spruce for the mantel…and such love for my family. A very nice nap slid in. If anyone had passed by me, I am certain they would have found me asleep smiling. For it had been some time since I felt the magnificence of such a moment.