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Pineapple liqueur bottle (made in Tahiti I think). Yes, that's a glass pineapple *inside* the bottle.
Also posted at lj:photographers.
By the way.... For anyone who doesn't have a Blogger account, you are no longer required to sign up just to post a comment. You can now enter a name and URL much the same as any other blog app. Hurrah!
Also, for the sake of repetition: comments on the LiveJournal feed of this blog are only ever read via sheer dumb luck. I do not get notifications due to limitations in the way lj handles feeds (essentially nobody can 'own' a feed, which does make a kind of sense). So if you reply to something more than a day or two old (basically once it drops off the first page or two of my friends list), there's basically zero chance that I'll see it. If you want to comment on a post, ideally follow the link through to blogger and post there. I realise you may not have the time or inclination to do so, but I'm just telling it like it is :) I submitted a feature suggestion to LiveJournal a long time ago, but realistically they're never going to implement it.
Trafficker would kill Corby: witness - World - www.smh.com.au: Schapelle Corby's would-be saviour says they would both be killed if he named one of the traffickers he blames for the marijuana stash that has left her at risk of the death penalty for drug smuggling in Bali. He certainly looked like he believed what he was saying. I didn't really think this could get any nastier, but apparently I was wrong. I can't help thinking if Corby isn't acquitted it would destroy already-shaky relations between Australia and Indonesia, if not amongst politicians then definitely amongst the Australian public. Unless Corby is a) an extraordinary actress, and b) the world's most inept drug mule... I just cannot believe she is guilty. No drug smuggler in their right mind would hide drugs in such a pathetic manner nor risk their life for such a small amount of drugs (in dealer terms).
US to free 38 Guantanamo detainees. 30/03/2005. ABC News Online: The Pentagon has decided that 38 detainees held at its prison camp in Guantanamo Bay are not 'enemy combatants' and will set them free without charge. After how many years?? Leaving how many?? Why isn't the UN stepping in here? It's a nation openly flouting the Geneva Convention - if it was another nation, America would be leading the (military) charge to intervene. Assume there's oil involved of course.
Memo shows US general approved interrogations. 30/03/2005. ABC News Online: The former top US military chief in Iraq authorised the use of dogs and other illegal techniques during interrogations, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
The Australian: Hunt goes on for escaped killer [March 30, 2005]. The question of course is how this guy was ever allowed to transfer into a minimum security facility. State governments always insist that escapes won't happen, dangerous crims are always kept in high security, etc etc. It's all bullshit.
Exposed: drugs price scandal - Health - www.smh.com.au: Generic medicines are costing Australian taxpayers up to 19 times what New Zealand taxpayers pay for the same drugs ... The Federal Government has [released] a three-country price comparison for nine generic drugs, which reveals that Australia pays significantly more that New Zealand and Britain in most cases and could be missing out on $100 million in savings for the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Remember those smarmy TV ads about the PBS, where we were basically told it's our fault for daring to use PBS medication? Apparently the real problem is out of our hands. Imagine that.
It's snakes and ladder as Locky tops Joey - League - www.smh.com.au: Time for a reality check - and we might as well start at the top: Andrew Johns will never again be regarded as the world's best player. Darren Lockyer was already just about level-pegging with Johns before the Newcastle halfback was hurt, and Lockyer has only improved since then. GASP! This is published in the SYDNEY Morning Herald... never thought I'd see the day they had anything nice to say about Lockyer or anything less than glowing to say about Johns.
Clubbers to get into the silent groove - Music - www.smh.com.au: For those seeking tranquillity at Glastonbury Festival, a dance tent packed with clubbers is not an obvious sanctuary. But this will be the silent disco - 3000 festivalgoers are to be issued with headphones this year so they can turn up the volume without waking the neighbours. Damn cool idea, particularly if they will have volume control (some people like it louder/softer than others you know). We tossed a similar idea around for clubs... everyone gets a set of headphones and tunes in to a broadcast. One event could have multiple DJs and people could pick the tunes that get them going. Ambient music could be put through the PA at low volume so people can take off the 'phones and chill out or - gasp - be able to talk to other people without screaming.
Comments pages should look much better now; plus the archive index matches the rest of the site (wow!). Changed to monthly archives too, it was getting out of hand with the weekly archives.
You know, one day I'll remember to remove the stats counter before I hammer away at the page for an entire evening. Oh look, a traffic spike! Doofus.
Nothing like some good goa to really get into this sort of stuff :) [Man With No Name's Earth Moving the Sun, to be precise... need to get hold of his other albums too...]
tinker, tinker
I finally got around to fixing up the design of this blog (exceptionally keen readers might remember it went to hell a while back when blogger added the little toolbar thing up the top). A few little CSS quirks still to figure out, but overall it seems reasonably stable. Then I might finally get around to fixing the archive page design ;)
Update: IE6 users... I'll hack the CSS for you later. Until then, a) links will look ugly, and b) you should go get a better browser anyway ;)
The Real Reason Microsoft Won't Support CSS2 in IE7: Microsoft won't support CSS2 in IE7 because they can't. Not with that "summer release date" anyway. Blunt but probably true. It's unlikely MS had any serious plans to work on IE until Firefox started gaining marketshare faster than any other browser for several years.
CorporatePR: Ten Ideas for Corporate RSS Feeds. As with all technology, you should be able to show a clear benefit to your business before you buy into it. XML news feeds (RSS, Atom, whatever) have some clear benefits over other existing distribution methods.
Colorization Using Optimization. Assuming these images were actually colourised using the described methodology.... WOW. Knowing a modest amount about how images work, it certain seems feasible to use this method.
errr.... holy fucking shit
Talk about longevity. A guestbook created in 1998 is still online and responding, despite being unattended basically ever since! martin college 98 guestbook (umm, probably not worth looking if you weren't there at the time*). wonders will never cease.
Perhaps just as surprising... I've talked to two of these people in the last month or so.
* You know the phrase 'you had to be there'? That applies to basically two entire years of my life :) Ahh it was grand. Apart from a lot of the food.
urban_decay: berkeley sidewalking. international sticker art appreciation.
urban_decay: Whittier, AK
cityscapes: Mytischi, Moscow region
cityscapes: Hong Kong Island from Kowloon. very cyberpunk.
cityscapes: 9/11 - Second Impact. Apparently a photo of the second impact taken by a guy who was airborne in a Cessna at the time of the 2001.09.11 terrorist attack.
cityscapes: brisbane, australia
urban_decay: ruins of old escalator
photographers: seriously shaggy dog
One of the many problems with blogging: Mac Hall Comics | "Blogger (2)"
According to the law of averages, even managers will occasionally (probably accidentally) say something absolutely true: Dilbert - 2005.03.21: I don't know how to say this...
You can never completely predict how people will use a system: Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | I've got freedom of information. Now I'd like a man in a uniform. An unusual Freedom of Information request: she asked to be told of "eligible bachelors within Hampshire constabulary between the ages of 35 and 49 and details of their email addresses, salary details and pension values".
axl rose - tortured artist?
The New York Times > Arts > Music > The Most Expensive Album Never Made: [Axl] Rose began work on the album in 1994, recording in fits and starts with an ever-changing roster of musicians, marching through at least three recording studios, four producers and a decade of music business turmoil. ... Along the way, he has racked up more than $13 million in production costs, according to Geffen documents, ranking his unfinished masterpiece as probably the most expensive recording never released.
This is actually a fascinating read, whether you like Guns'n'Roses or not.
The Australian: US can't go it alone: Annan [March 23, 2005]: A DAY after releasing his blueprint for comprehensive UN reform, Kofi Annan has appealed for US backing, saying no country, however powerful, can face the future alone. Realistically the US only needs the UN to create a thin veneer of legitimacy for its military actions. Even that need is lessening now that the US (or the Bush administration at any rate) seems quite happy to act as world bully and simply brazen out the backlash. Annan is just trying to keep the UN ship afloat and not end up like the UN's predecessor, the League of Nations (which arguably failed because the US never joined).
Gunman drove police car to school. 23/03/2005. ABC News Online: Reports described Weise as a loner who wore a dark trench coat to school every day and who had used the names 'Todesengel' - German for 'Angel of Death' - and 'NativeNazi' when signing on to extreme right-wing Internet sites. The media is already working on a 'trenchcoat' aspect to this. What the kid used to wear was not the problem. The problem was that he was an extremist racist with access to guns (at least based on the reports coming through at the moment).
Australian IT - Hackers loose worms on Apple (Chris Jenkins, MARCH 22, 2005): Symantec, says it discovered 37 high-severity vulnerabilities in the Mac OS during 2004. They also found vulnerabilities in Mozilla based browsers, although there's a grey area surrounding how to compare their severity with bugs in IE (IE bugs are often much nastier since they're intertwined with the operating system).
The Australian: It's all over for Hopoate, says Manly [March 23, 2005]: The Manly winger was suspended for 17 games by the judiciary ... but the Sea Eagles board had already decided by that stage he was too much of a liability and had terminated his one-year contract. From the reactions described in this article it sounds like Hopoate knew he'd screwed up one too many times to save his career.
Roaming alarm clock keeps snoozers on their toes. 23/03/2005. ABC News Online: The clock ... is equipped with a set of wheels and after the snooze button is pressed, it rolls off the bedside table to another part of the room.
XXXX brewery, Milton, as seen from under the rail line.
Also posted at lj:photographers & lj:aussie_photos.
The Australian: American dreams and nightmares [March 21, 2005]. The standout link of the day... an Australian's perspective on America.
glassdog: "Glassdog Terms of Use Update": Finally, by simply by reading this agreement, you are in volition of its terms. Our lawyers will be in touch.
HoustonChronicle.com - Live munitions showing up in homeowners' driveways
Detainees who find Christ may be allowed to stay - National - www.smh.com.au: Thirty of Australia's longest-term immigration detainees are having their cases reviewed and could be freed because they have converted to Christianity since arriving. ... It follows strong lobbying efforts by several Government backbenchers, churches and the powerful Family First party. This is stunning on just so many levels.
Annan rewrites the UN rule book - World - www.smh.com.au: The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, is today expected to propose establishing new rules for the use of military force ... A 63-page draft report represents Mr Annan's most ambitious effort to restore international confidence in the organisation.
Bye bye, Hoppa - League - www.smh.com.au. He's got to be gone this time. If the league doesn't ban him, his club will probably sack him. Ehh, who knows - maybe some UK team will take him on despite his problems.
Google sued over copyright 'infringement' - Technology - www.smh.com.au: Agence France-Presse has sued Google Inc for copyright infringement, alleging that the internet search engine included AFP headlines, news summaries and photographs published without permission. No details but this would have to relate to Google News and probably the image search as well. It will be interesting to see how the courts handle this - Google doesn't publish anything itself, but it does collate and present information with its own branding.
NEWS.com.au | Beattie chastises parents (21-03-2005): QUEENSLAND Premier Peter Beattie has told parents at an Ipswich community meeting to give their kids 'some bloody discipline', in response to criticism over juvenile crime rates. Priceless! :)
destinvarrier: a school bus with car engines loaded where seats and children ordinarily would be. sounds odd, but the photos are quite good.
urban_decay: boston -- view from a window at massgeneral hospital
urban_decay: GANZ-3
cityscapes: Up and Down
deviantART: ink spiral by *coxi
Meta-quoting! Heh. Yeah. - Ever met a person ike this? : A tremendous quote lifted from the Know your Enemy:Tracking Botnets report into botnet activity on the internet: Script kiddies apparently consider DDoS an appropriate solution to every social problem.
coolant chokers. stylish AND practical! or something :)
Sam's Archive | How to destroy the Earth: This is not a guide for wusses whose aim is merely to wipe out humanity. ... This is a guide for those who do not want the Earth to be there anymore.
http://craphound.com/etech2005-lifehacks.txt | Life Hacks Live, 17 March 2005 (Impressionistic transcript by Cory Doctorow)
warrenelliscom: Joss Whedon Begins The Long, Difficult Task Of Casting WONDER WOMAN. Umm. Err. Wrong. And worse still, it's in my brain now.
Some Trojans are creatively evil fuckers: Symantec Security Response - Trojan.ByteVerify: 5. Several pornographic links are added into the favorites.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 Details Begin to Leak. Speculation really.
boing:
Boing Boing: Hollywood stars look like crap in high-def, act like crap either way.
Boing Boing: T-shirt: Chairman Mao sez RTFM. I say ROFL.
Boing Boing: Don't say 'blogger' to US Immigration, you'll get stripsearched.
Boing Boing: Fans beg Sony to sell them lost Fiona Apple album that's on P2P. Remember kids, P2P will kill the music industry and send artists broke.
Boing Boing: Neuromancer radio play preservation effort in the teeth of bureacracy, sadly the boingboing attention led to the play being taken down. shit.
one in fifty, do you like those odds?
I discovered yesterday that Australia Post feels it's just fine to fail to deliver one parcel out of every fifty it handles. Well, specifically they said "98% success rate". They also told me that since the parcel in question wasn't sent by registered post, in short I could stick it up my arse.
Apparently it doesn't matter that the parcel was addressed correctly and had sufficient postage. It didn't arrive, yet it got returned to sender as "unclaimed" and the sender was charged a fee for that privilege. They will have to pay again to resend the parcel, even though they did everything right the first time.
I actually went in after about two weeks and asked if they could check out the back in case the parcel was there but the card hadn't been placed in my PO Box (you know, because people are human and shit happens). They refused point blank to walk the three metres and check. I made the tactical error of mentioning Ebay and after that the already-sour expression went to sucking-ten-lemons-all-out-bitch-stare. I hate the new staff member at my Post Office, she's a slack bitch who shouldn't be in a customer service job. But I digress.
In essence, Australia Post don't care about Parcel Post. If they lose your parcel they won't even try to find it (that's their official policy). If you want AP to actually make any guarantees, let's say you think perhaps they might deliver it, you have to pay quite a bit more and send everything by Registered Post. Express Post *might* be better, but they were pretty cagey about whether the tracking number can actually be used to track anything.
No matter what you do, never admit that the parcel has anything to do with Ebay. Apparently if you have ever so much as looked at Ebay, AP will immediately refuse to help you. Probably not an official policy, but the staff attitude is pretty clear since I got that from the manager as well (lemon-face did an immediate flick pass to the manager when I came in to discuss the problem). Doesn't matter that the origin of the parcel makes no difference to whether it can make it through the post - to them Ebay = all bets are off.
So... all up, I'm not really surprised. I think it's stupid but not surprising that AP actively promotes the risks of its cheap service. Why stupid? Well, they're saying 'our service is so unreliable, you better pay for insurance for when we fuck up...'. Why then should I trust the same people to get things right, just because the satchel is a different colour? But it's not surprising - they want you to pay more to send stuff.
Ahh well. I guess I shouldn't expect people to do their jobs any more. I am inconveniencing them, after all. They should just get paid for turning up.
Now I wait and see if the parcel arrives the second time around, since the Ebay seller was a bit too enthusiastic and has already resent the parcel. Would have preferred to get it sent by Express Post but hey.
Update (2005.04.17): On the second attempt, the parcel turned up almost immediately. Parcel Post, addressed the same way, same everything just a different day. My gut feeling: the bloody thing DID sit out the back of the Post Office, mislabelled or something; but they didn't want to admit to it.
the inevitable: student unionism to become voluntary
The Australian: Unis to face big fines on union 'fees' [March 16, 2005]: "UNIVERSITIES could face multi-million-dollar fines if they attempt to circumvent a government ban on charging compulsory student union fees, under tough legislation to be unveiled by Education Minister Brendan Nelson. The Howard Government's plan to end compulsory student unionism in Australia will also force universities to cover any shortfall in the cost of student services, presently funded by the $160 million-a-year collected in union fees.
Labor slams uni change as ideology gone mad. 16/03/2005. ABC News Online
Students rally against VSU. 16/03/2005. ABC News Online
Scrapping student union fees 'heavy handed' - National - www.smh.com.au
With all the wailing and gnashing of teeth, a key point is being lost: the proposal is for union fees to become voluntary, they are not being abolished. The objections all make the assumption that no student will voluntarily cough up the money. Think on that.
If nobody is willing to pay, does that suggest that nobody feels like they're getting their money's worth? Most students don't know where the money goes and those that do know are generally pissed off about it. For example, when I was at uni 2/3 of my fees went on sporting facilities which I never used. Two bloody thirds! Sport is not a critical service and should never be grouped with health services and child care.
Elsewhere student unions have been caught blowing million dollar budgets and being unable to produce any documentation as to where the money went. Frankly the unions brought this down on themselves.
None of this makes the government's approach valid, though. It's too much to make fees voluntary AND prevent universities pitching in the money (or charge the fee and administrate themselves). I've always thought it would be much better to leave fees as mandatory, but let students choose where the money goes (or a portion of it). Have the health services, counselling, food outlets etc funded by a set fee; then let students choose whether the rest of their cash goes to sport, clubs, etc.
There's a certain level of enforcement required to make students pay up for non-glamourous services. During O-week, no student is going to agree to pay a large amount of money for a health service. Ask them again when they're sick and broke during exams, it'll be a different matter.
I'm surprised that the government would do something so hard on student unions though, since they serve as a breeding ground for politicians. Most student union groups have a political affiliation, whether overt or not. Take away student politics and pollies will have to cut their teeth in 'real' politics. Don't be fooled for a second into thinking that only left-wing groups take part in student politics... that's crap.
Anyway, if the students really give a shit about "having a voice" then I guess we'll see them turn out in record numbers to protest... or we'll see them all pay the fees, right? Right.
apple: fast, responsive, modern.
AppleInsider | Sources: Apple developing updated AirPorts, two-button mouse: In other news, Hell has not frozen over yet, but it very well may. According to sources who have so far filed accurate reports on Apple's future hardware plans, the company is feverishly working on a two-button wireless optical mouse that it intends to release. ... Insiders warned that anticipation may continue to build for months as the company perfects the product. ... 'Jaws will drop,' said one insider.
It's going to take them months to "perfect" a two button mouse? It's a mouse. It has two buttons. Every other company has been making them for years...!
gmail = non accessible crippleware with workarounds and neat features
a few days ago i logged into Gmail using Opera 8 beta2, expecting the full features as usual... after a moment i started wondering 'where the fuck did all the features go??' where indeed. Google even knew that's what I'd be thinking when I followed the link to use a fully supported browser, more info here... - the page heading is "Where have all the features gone?". Now, they could have scored serious points if they'd said "But... why are the features gone??" (capnjacksparrow@gmail? :)).
Gmail/Google have rolled out an HTML version of the service, which is a seriously cut-down interface. You can check, send and label email and that's about it. At least you can use it though, previously you were screwed if your browser didn't support XMLHttpRequest and JavaScript (realistically not that many browsers are excluded). Good thing? Well, sorta.
Some earlier info posted around the traps by Gmail developers cited an HTML version of Gmail as the solution to accessibility problems with the default version. I sincerely hope this isn't it, as it's a mess of tables and font tags (publishing that sort of thing in 2005 is the web equivalent of entering a stock Trabi into the Le Mans 24 hour endurance race). At this stage Google is only saying that it's for times when you can't use your own computer.
So anyway... I'm sitting here with Opera 8 beta 2, which I know handles Gmail with no real hassles (a few rendering bugs, but no show stoppers). Thankfully, unlike Blogger, there is a way to log in anyway: http://gmail.google.com/gmail?nocheckbrowser is your friend.
So... My thoughts on Gmail as it stands today?
+ excellent features for sighted users with supported browsers
+/- cut down HTML version is better than nothing as an alternative
- rotten accessibility in either version
+ HTML version does at least work without JavaScript, the way it handles dropdown menus actually complies with a key accessibility requirement (no automatic submission, you click 'go' when you're ready). So, while it wouldn't pass any validation checks, it may be usable in a screen reader.
The key thing to watch now is whether they update either version to be accessible, or if they claim the HTML version is their 'accessible alternative' - despite the fact you can't use most of the neat features.
Overall... It's disappointing that Google/Gmail would build a font/table "HTML" version in 2005. But it's not surprising given that Google's search tool is still a font/table piece of crud. Google could have been a flagship for good web development, but instead they're yet another example of 'great features, crap accessibility'.
large old chain, kangaroo point.
crossposted: aussie_photos and photographers.
Jeffrey Zeldman Presents The Daily Report | Protect your site from Google's new toolbar. Google turning into Microsoft? Sad but true. Between Google, Blogger and Gmail we're seeing an increasing amount of drift away from 'make the world better' and more 'make the world better for some'. We have to remember, they ARE here to make money.
Boing Boing: Eating without seeing: Switzerland's 'Blind Cow Diner'
Boing Boing: Space psychiatrist: 'Most anybody can get along with any body for a week or two,' Kanas observes. But longer stays in cramped conditions with no real opportunity for escape are different. Kanas used questionnaires completed on board to discern issues of tension, cohesion and "displacement," the tendency to redirect anger at others. For the cosmonauts and astronauts that was often the ground control.
Mike Davidson: How to Snatch an Expiring Domain. Hmm. *eyes off some sods sitting on cool domains*
Slacker Manager: The unspoken language of... "get the fuck out of my cubicle". I'm not sure I can be as blunt as this. I am far too fucking nice for my own good, contrary to certain opinions.
Boing Boing: HOWTO build a Bluetooth 'sniper rifle': One of the security assumptions in Bluetooth is that attackers need to be quite close-by if they want to gain access to your phone or other device. Here's simple instructions for building a handsome, effective Bluetooth 'sniper rifle' whose high-gain antenna will give you access to devices from miles away.
LOTUS ADVISOR: The Architecture of Lotus Notes. I've tried to read this. Really I have. But I just can't do it. Plus the diagrams reinforce an overall sense that 'simplicity' is NOT in the Lotus vocabulary.
this month in What Browser?
Netscape Browser: Download The Netscape Browser, v8.0 BETA . WTF are these people playing at? Last we heard, Netscape was not going to be developed any further. Now we're getting a rebadged Firefox being rolled out as 'Netscape Navigator 8'. It's pretty pointless, but the annoying thing is that various lazy-arse large application vendors will now have an excuse to trickle on for a few more years supporting the 'big two'; instead of doing any real work on cross-browser compatibility. Yeesh!
Meanwhile, we see the end of Mozilla... Future of the Mozilla Application Suite: No Official Mozilla 1.8, Community Transition Plan Unveiled - MozillaZine Talkback: The announcement confirms that there will be no official Mozilla 1.8 release ... However, the Mozilla Foundation will offer infrastructure support to a community effort to continue development of the Mozilla Application Suite, probably under a different name. So what does that mean? Well, instead of splitting things up, the Mozilla foundation is concentrating on just one browser. If the Mozilla user community feels strongly enough about it, they are welcome to take up management of the product themselves (it's open source, after all). Good thing? Well, hardcore open source types shun Firefox for the much more geek-l33t Mozilla. Plus there are some grumblings that the Firefox project isn't going so well. The flip side of course is that Firefox has reignited browser wars - something most people didn't really expect to see again.
Some more on Mozilla - adot's notblog*: mozilla product futures: Firefox and Thunderbird are the Mozilla Foundation's premier applications. ... There is little doubt that these applications have achieved more in terms of industry acceptance and user adoption than anything in Mozilla's history. They are where our future lies -- and so our focus.
Netcraft: Firefox, Opera Updates Address IDN Spoofing. Opera and Firefox have to issue updates, just like anyone else. They just don't have to do it quite so often. So anyway, if you use Opera or FF, go download the latest.
Finally, an odd one... hacking Firefox to look like IE. The things people do! I can imagine a few people disguising FF to fool adamant IE users into browsing with something better...
i've had this phone call
UserFriendly 2005.03.12... in fact, I've had similar experiences many times. Yet people think I'm odd for just sending the fucking email.
It's monday and my eyes and brain hurt from being at work instead of asleep (you think i'm joking). So, what else could I do?
You are Foamy.
Congratulations, you are a rage filled squirrel who spouts his views at any given moment. You know what you like, (bagels with cream cheese) and what you don't. (everything else) Chill out before you give yourself an ulcer.
Which Neurotically Yours (Foamy) Character are you?
...as if I was going to be any other character :)
As an aside, Quizilla really needs to make spell checks a mandatory part of the quiz creation process.
oh and...
it's footy season again. yay!
good to see the broncos start with a win. must have been brutal playing in the heat today...
linkfrenzy: StopPress - Ex-Marine Says Public Version of Saddam Capture Fiction
Boing Boing: Mexico City cops must read books
Ynetnews - News - Army frowns on Dungeons and Dragons
Boing Boing: Lame history revision - Sartre sans cigarette... that's not Sartre. Full marks for this headline though: Telegraph | News | Hell is other people removing your cigarette.
Boing Boing: History of candy bar wrappers
urban_decay: Killingdal Flotation Plant
projectsen: [ .on Wednesday, things that happened on a Tuesday ]
urban_decay: Unfinished Aquadrome [Moscow, Russia]
urban_decay: wellington, new zealand
projectsen: [ .Saint Sen Patrick's Day is Coming ], they'll dye the chicago river green!
Speaking of photography, this looks rather nice: Canon EOS 350D, although probably prefer the black version.
Boing Boing: North Korea promotes vacations with wacky Flash movie, but the real topper is how they lost their shit when BoingBoing linked to it. How dare they kill the web by sending wads of traffic to their site?
Roulette Chocolate. Eleven chocolates contain praline. One chocolate contains a chilli. Do you like those odds? :)
NYPL Digital Gallery: NYPL Digital Gallery provides access to over 275,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more.
RE. Design News Reluct.com design and architecture news: Next soft rotor fan
Clientcopia: Coping with stupid clients. Linked before, linked again - lots of new stories.
EALA Designer Heads to Blizzard: Gamespy is reporting that Battle for Middle Earth game designer Dustin Browder is leaving EALA to work at Blizzard on a secret project (cough, StarCraft 2, cough).
Starcraft 2!!! Yeah!!! Only years away. *sigh*
because i didn't feel like i'd conformed enough today
No use trying to fight it, you're an eight-sided die, a d8. A fine example of simple elegance, the d8 is one of the least appreciated types of dice, and is often neglected. You are known to be quiet and shy, outward traits that conceal viscous sarcasm and mean wit. You are very smart, yet wise enough to hide your intelligence the quicker they found out how smart you are, the sooner they'll put you to work, which is something you can do without. People call you dark and pessimistic, or moody and cynical. You find little point in arguing.
Take the quiz at dicepool.com
There we go, my quiz quota is all taken care of - I'm allowed to keep my blog now ;)
silly quiz time
Calvin and Hobbes Character Quiz
English Genius
You scored 93% Beginner, 93% Intermediate, 93% Advanced, and 77% Expert!
You did so extremely well, even I can't find a word to describe your excellence! You have the uncommon intelligence necessary to understand things that most people don't. You have an extensive vocabulary, and you're not afraid to use it properly! Way to go!
[The Commonly Confused Words Test]
...cool, although I'm kicking myself because I think I know which beginner question I answered incorrectly. typical for me though, all through high school i'd get tests where i would get things wrong in the simpler areas, most likely because i'd rip through the questions too fast.
HOW-TO: Use your Gmail account as a personal file server - Engadget - www.engadget.com
stickers circa 1992-1995. hmm. some good ones, but i think overall i prefer many of the stickers i photographed today.
Boing Boing: Tim Burton's garage sale. Now that's not your average garage sale. I wonder how they worked out the prices??
Grit My Teeth | 'post no bills' graffiti. Very funny :)
Boing Boing: Study: Used hard-drives full of juicy blackmail material. Reformat with sledge hammer - it's the only sure way.
sticker art above milton train station pedestrian subway.
urban_decay: knowledge is power
photographers: colours on water
urban_decay: North Philadelphia
urban_decay: The Midland Grand Hotel, Morecambe, England. decaying art deco building with curved stairs... wraps up several of my photographic kinks :) more here: Midland Grand Hotel.
random observations while on holiday
heaping shit on nin fans and/or Trent Reznor is, like, sooooo 1999.
you can still heap shit on manson/nu-metal kiddies though, since they still wear full-length leather coats at midday in a brisbane summer. twats. stinky, sweaty twats.
Coppermine Photo Gallery claims to have IPTC support, but enabling that option appears to do nothing. the FAQ gives out an 'untested hack' which also appears to do nothing. it's this kind of shit that holds open source back.
similarly, Thunderbird's online support doesn't work - links from the client go to broken links in a Wiki. when you do find support material, it is often inaccurate.
cinnamon is good. cinnamon tictacs are good. cinnamon mentos are good. penguin reds are good. big red gum is good (when you can find it). the shop in the city with ten different cinnamon gums and mints is goooood :) having to pay $3.50 for a pack of tictacs, not so good. why the hell don't they stock cinnamon tictacs in normal shops?? they stock those weird-arse orange ones that nobody buys, why not the cinnamons? australia must stop fearing the cinnamon.
why has apple nobbled the iPod Shuffle by dropping the price of the mini?? $50 more for 3 more gigs and full interface... you'd have to be keen to get a shuffle at these prices. unless you're really specifically buying it for jogging.
lots of new music. damn you jb hifi, i am powerless to resist your 'buy me now, i'm cheap!' stickers. but good! new music. well actually quite a bit of back catalogue too. you see, if i like it i will go buy it when i can; even if i have a burned copy.


Located in West Camel just a short drive from Yeovil and within a mile or so of the Haynes International Motor Museum. The hotel boasts an AA Rosette award-winning restaurant.
In a gorgeous, secluded location just a half mile from from the A303, this elegant family-run hotel has earned something of a reputation for it's first-class, quality food and lavishly decorated bedrooms. Although only a short drive from Sherborne, Yeovil and Wincanton, The Walnut Tree enjoys a private, rural setting in a gentle, serene environment.
Full of traditional character and charm, with beautiful original features inside and out, the Walnut Tree hotel has 13 en suite rooms, each uniquely decorated with their own individual decor and character. Wireless broadband is available in all the guest rooms FREE of charge to guests.
Diners can choose to eat in the bar area or in the à la carte restaurant, with its stunning wood-panelled walls and soft, romantic candlelight. For the last 3 years, the restaurant has received an AA Rosette award for the outstanding preparation of its food and the good quality of the fresh, local ingredients it uses.


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I have to copy opencv matrix to m_streamBitmap.
pImage is a color image with 3 channels.
m_streamBitmap->CopyFromMemory(NULL, reinterpret_cast<BYTE*>(pImage.data),pImage.cols()*3);

This gives distorted image as result.
Can anyone guide me with this.
Thanks in advance ..

A: Your CopyFromMemory call is copying a three byte color bitmap into a four byte color bitmap. CopyFromMemory does not do format conversion, meaning the format of the source and destination bitmaps must match exactly. In addition, DXGI does not support a three byte color format, so the source bitmap must be modified to four bytes per pixel, even if the fourth is not used. If you cannot change the format of the source bitmap to match the Direct2D bitmap, then you will need to write a conversion function that will expand the bitmap elements to four bytes.

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Ahh Scotland, or in this instance, Glencoe. Less Specifically, it seems you can point your camera in pretty much any direction wherever you are in Scotland and produce something that gives the impression that you're a decent photographer. This was taken after yomping through some very mushy ground to get various angles with my new best friend, Ms. Foreground Tree. There are many, many photos to sort through and many, many landscapes to oogle at. Expect more of this kind of thing over the coming days, weeks and potentially months. Interestingly, this was taken with a lens I didn't originally intend on bringing due to it's weight; the 70-200 f2.8L IS. More interestingly, that lens stayed on the camera for about 80% of the trip. Glad I brought it.


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Virgin Atlantic has announced it intends to establish a business class carrier aimed at serving New York and other US cities.
Services would start within the next 18 months. Initially they would depart mainland European cities like Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Milan, Paris and Zurich. But Virgin indicates it also plans flights from the UK at a later date but possibly from airports other than Heathrow to avoid competing with its existing services.
Further details remain sketchy and Virgin can say nothing more. But Sir Richard Branson's airline is reportedly in talks with the plane manufacturers with a view to acquiring a number of narrow-bodied craft.
Details of business class seating haven't been made available. But narrow-bodied planes like the Airbus A319 and B737 cannot accommodate today's heavy fully-flat seats because of space and weight constraints.
As a result Swiss carrier Privatair (which operates business class only transatlantic flights with these craft on behalf of Lufthansa, Swiss and KLM) has developed a lightweight angled lie-flat seat instead. This special seat offers 60 inches of legroom with a 172 degree angle of recline.
• Virgin doesn't have the brand identity or reputation which it enjoys in its home market.
• Paris excepted, Business class prices out of mainland European hubs are lower than from Heathrow (see below) so Virgin will have to work harder to make a profit.
• Air France, Lufthansa and Swiss have a far greater dominance of their main hubs than does British Airways at Heathrow. Says a spokesman for Frankfurt airport, "Lufthansa is our biggest customer by far. It accounts for 56 per cent of all flight movements at Frankfurt and carries 59% of all passengers here." It is inconceivable that heavyweights like Air France and Lufthansa would stand idly by and let Virgin poach their prime customers.
• Unlike Virgin Atlantic these carriers and their alliance partners like United, Delta and Northwest all offer their customers powerful global loyalty programmes.
Existing all business class US flights from mainland Europe are operated by Lufthansa to New York and Chicago from Dusseldorf and Munich, by Swiss to New York from Zurich and by KLM to Houston from Amsterdam. French carrier L'Avion recently started a service from Paris Orly to New York.


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Autozamm are carving a niche as one of this fine country's best live acts . . . supporting Powderfinger, Siverchair, INXS, Shihad, The Exponents, Opshop and in April The Black Crowes.
The boys have paid their dues and are now searching Rock n Roll's pockets for the key to the gate with release of their sophmore album Drama Queen in March. Drama Queen features 10 riff dunking, drama infused melody-dripping tunes of Love, Death and Threesomes.
Rumoured to be from Taihape Autozamm's on-stage shenanigans have got to the point "where I don't think Ill ever be able to look my mother in the eye again," confesses Nick.
Drama Queen the album is being release on the back of their top 20 airplay hit "Killer Shoes" last year and their brand new and 6th New Zealand single "Disco" which has been instantly picked up by The Rock Network. Like Killer Shoes the video for Disco was once Put together by guitarist Mikee Carpinter and features footage from the bands 3-year history.
Recorded at York Street Studio's in Auckland and Produced by Clint Murphy Drama Queen is a diverse selection of tracks.
"This is the first time we have written as a whole bringing everyone's idea's to the table and having Steven Small (Keys, Piano) now playing with us has really opened up our sound, more dynamics and space." Beams singer Nick Major.
Not only are the boys familiar to the radio airwaves with five hit singles, they've also had a spate of exceptional videos, including You Don't Know Me, where the boys punched and kicked their way to Best Video at the 2004 Kodak Video Awards.
Autozamm are: Nick Major, Mikee Carpinter, Ollie Gordon, Stephen Small and Jasper De Roos.

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GoDaddy Files for IPO — Again
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By Seth Fiegerman 2014-06-09 21:47:03 UTC
GoDaddy filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to raise $100 million in a public offering.
The domain registration service previously filed to go public in 2006, but later scrapped those plans and was eventually acquired by K.K.R. and Silver Lake for about $2.25 billion in 2011. GoDaddy second IPO attempt had been rumored for months. The company has yet to pick a stock ticker or exchange, but it has hired Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and J.P. Morgan as underwriters for the IPO.
See also: 8 Tech Companies That May Go Public in 2014
GoDaddy posted a net loss of $200 million on revenue of $1 billion in 2013, according to the filing, compared to a net loss of $279 million on revenue of $979 million in 2012. For the first three months of this year, GoDaddy had a net loss of $51 million on revenue of $320 million.
The company was founded in 1997 and helped make a name for itself through a series of sexy, and sometimes controversial commercials. In recent months, the company has ditched this strategy somewhat in favor of adopting a more mature persona.
Under CEO Blake Irving, who took over at the beginning of 2013, GoDaddy has acquired a number of startups to expand its services beyond registering and hosting domains.
GoDaddy had 57 million domains under management as of the end of last year, according to the filing.
Topics: Business, GoDaddy


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"First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth" (1 Timothy 2:1-4).
There are many obvious reasons to pray for people in positions of authority. At the core of authority is the ability to influence. Anyone with influence has authority and anyone with authority has influence. Governmental authority can influence entire cultures, and beyond. The Old Testament reveals that when a king turned to the Lord, the entire nation was influenced toward God. This was true with all of the godly kings in Judah, and it was true in Nineveh when its king led in national repentance. In fact, Judah never experienced a national revival without that revival being stimulated by the heart of the king.
He Can Do It Again!
As I write this, a huge naval exercise by the US military and its allies is bringing a massive concentration of American naval, air and marine might to the Persian Gulf. American officials said the exercise, which will occur in late October, will practice interdicting ships carrying weapons of mass destruction and missiles. Facing these units in the Persian Gulf are the naval, air and marine units of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, together with the Iranian armed forces, all of which are on full war preparedness.
US naval, air and marine forces, as well as other NATO warships and troops, are also massing in the eastern Mediterranean opposite Lebanon and Syria. The stage appears to be set for what could erupt into serious conflict. (Preceding information has been adapted from various news sources, including the Debkafile).
During seasons of prayer, when congregations unite for intercession or groups meet in homes to appeal to God, it is important we stay united in Spirit, supportive and passionate with the goal of touching the heart of God. Even though we pray differently or come together with different styles or burdens, our unity plays an important dynamic in obtaining spiritual success.
For instance, when my wife and I pray together, I like to pack all the meaning I can into a couple sentences. I might pray a simple prayer, "Lord bless and fill my kids," What I mean, is Lord touch them, forgive them, provide for them, guide them, use them and protect them. My prayer is like a "zip file." It's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. It appears small, but when God opens it up, there's a lot of meaning in my prayer.


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ITVS Community Organizing Workshop and Film Screening
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 3:00pm - 8:00pm
WHYY 150 N. 6th Street
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Join ITVS in an afternoon and evening that creatively examines community organizing, domestically and internationally. Co-sponsored by WHYY, in partnership with Greater Philadelphia Cares, Neighborhood Interfaith Movement and Training for Change.
Nonviolent Action Community Organizing Workshop, 3 PM - 5 PM
In this highly interactive workshop - sponsored by Trainings for Change - participants will explore how and why strategic nonviolence works and how to apply the lessons from the Liberian movement for peace into citizens' work right at home.
Film Screening: Pray the Devil Back to Hell, 6 PM - 8 PM
A film by Abigail E. Disney and Gini Reticker, Pray the Devil Back to Hell chronicles the remarkable story of the courageous Liberian women who came together to end a bloody civil war and bring peace to their shattered country.
Thousands of women — ordinary mothers, grandmothers, aunts and daughters, both Christian and Muslim — came together to pray for peace and then staged a silent protest outside of the Presidential Palace. Armed only with white T-shirts and the courage of their convictions, they demanded a resolution to the country's civil war. Their actions were a critical element in bringing about a agreement during the stalled peace talks. A story of sacrifice, unity and transcendence, Pray the Devil Back to Hell honors the strength and perseverance of the women of Liberia. Inspiring, uplifting, and most of all motivating, it is a compelling testimony of how grassroots activism can alter the history of nations.
Leymah Gbowee, one of the founders and leaders of the Liberian Mass Action for Peace, who is also featured in Pray the Devil Back to Hell, will be a guest on WHYY's Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane on Thursday, September 15th at 11:00 a.m.
Pray The Devil Back to Hell is part of the PBS series Women, War and Peace that will air on WHYY-TV this fall. Check listings for more information.
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Share this Story: Golden Bears rebound with blowout win over Northwest University
Golden Bears rebound with blowout win over Northwest University
Andre Kelly scored seven of his 11 points in a 16-0 first-half flurry that helped California rebound from a season-opening loss with an 86-61 thrashing of Northwest University of Washington in a nonconference game in Corvallis Ore., on Thursday afternoon.
Ryan Betley bombed in three 3-pointers en route to a game-high 14 points for the Golden Bears (1-1), who lost their opener Wednesday to host Oregon State.
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Dejwan Walker paced Northwest (0-1), an NAIA school that was making its season debut, with 12 points.
The Eagles hung within 13-7 in the sixth minute of the game after a jumper by J.R. Delgado before Cal took command with its big run.
Kelly buried a pair of jumpers and three free throws in the burst, while Betley connected on one of his 3-pointers, as the Golden Bears built a 29-7 lead with 6:53 left in the half.
With Kelly scoring nine points, Cal led 41-21 at halftime and was never seriously threatened in the second period.
Matt Bradley added 11 points, while Joel Brown and Makale Foreman had 10 apiece for the Golden Bears, who shot 50.8 percent from the field one day after struggling to 39.7 percent in their 71-63 loss to Oregon State.
Betley also all rebounders with nine, while Foreman accumulated a game-high six assists.
Cacoa Chatman and Pa'Treon Lee went for 10 points apiece for Northwest, which was playing a Pac-12 Conference team for the first time in its history.
Northwest shot just 37.9 percent for the game, but did manage to outscore the Golden Bears from beyond the 3-point arc with seven. Cal made six.
Walker was Northwest's leading rebounder with six.
The Eagles will get a second shot at a first-ever win over a Pac-12 team when they complete the three-team, three-day event with a matchup against Oregon State on Friday.


Our huge steer, Sparky, had a bit of diarrhoea, with blood in his stool. I decreed that he should have no fruit (he'd been having a few feijoas) and no fresh grass for a day while his pooh firmed up. (Yup, this is the stuff you have to talk about when you run an animal sanctuary!) However, Sparky had his own ideas. He smashed straight through our 4-rail wooden corral fence, and demolished the grasses and plants in the garden. It's now just a 1 rail fence. Sigh. Sparky is in stable lockdown on hay and water until tomorrow,, when we can get the wood to repair it. Lesson learned about telling a 1 tonne steer what to do!
I love getting photos and stories from people who've adopted from us. Kathy R sent us this photo, with the comment "Happy little rescue hens and their new friends, plus Russell the Rooster keeping an eye on everything." Isn't it wonderful to see them in their new home, enjoying the sun and the good life? I've been told that alpacas love hens. Looks like it's true! Thanks Kathy.
Snuggles was rescued from a battery farm where the tip of her beak was cut off, so she is now unable to pick up food normally. Because battery hens are in such confined conditions, they can attack and cannibalize each other from fear, stress and frustration, and some feel that this harsh treatment is the only solution. But once the hens are free to roam and express their natural behaviour, they are never violent, and are actually quite gentle and loving.
Like her name suggests, Snuggles loves attention, and is the first hen to greet you for the evening feed. In the mornings she gets chicken mash, mixed with grit and water. Because she will lay protein-rich eggs, she also gets dark, leafy organic greens added to her diet, such as silver beet, full of vitamins, minerals and iron.
My Little Friend also had her beak trimmed, and therefore can't pick up scattered chicken pellets. The uneven top and bottom beak means that she can't grasp anything that is not at the back of her mouth. Both Snuggles and My Little Friend get fed from a special bowl that is deep enough so that they can eat, and it is quite cute to watch them both sharing their meal in the barn.
You can see that My Little Friend wears a blue leg band, and Snuggles pink. This is so that we can find our special girls quickly in the flock, and feed them separately. But over the years they have learned pretty quickly, and now they walk right over to their bowl and wait for their meal while the other hens are busy with their food.
Grandma is our oldest hen, and despite her age, she still runs around throughout the day, digging up worms and scratching in the grass for seeds. Hens live up to 8-10 years of age, but in battery farms they are slaughtered at 18 months because their egg production temporarily decreases. Thankfully Grandma has had a chance to live well into her twilight years here at the Sanctuary!
Tofu is not a chicken, but she certainly thinks she is. Everyday you can find our turkey sitting in the nesting box on some hen's eggs, hoping they will hatch. When she first came to the sanctuary, she was so little the other hens bullied her, but she quickly outgrew them and now has earned top billing in the pecking order.
Other than sitting on eggs, Tofu enjoys living the life of a free range turkey that includes scratching, wandering around the sanctuary and just spending time with her hen friends.


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Result['UserCreation']={"Test1"=>"Rajagopalan"}

So it created the hash like this
{"UserCreation"=>{"Test1"=>"Rajagopalan"}}

Now, I don't know how to assign another result for Test2. When I tend to assign result like this
Result['UserCreation']={"Test2"=>"Kali"}

It's replacing the existing result, and it's correctly doing it's Job, but I want to create result hash like given below when I assign the Result of Test2
{"UserCreation"=>{"Test1"=>"Rajagopalan","Test2"=>"Kali"}}

How can I achieve this?
Let us assume in this order I receive parameters
'UserCreation',{"Test1"=>"Rajagopalan"},
'UserCreation',{"Test2"=>"Kali"}
'contactcreate',{"Test2"=>"Kali"}

Result
{"UserCreation"=>{"Test1"=>"Rajagopalan","Test2"=>"Kali"},'contactcreate'=>{"Test2"=>"Kali"}}

All these values are the parameter to the functions.

A: You should use Hash#merge! method:
Result['UserCreation'].merge!({"Test2"=>"Kali"})

Here's a brief explanation:
When you use the assignment (Result['UserCreation']={"Test2"=>"Kali"}) you completely replace the value for the particular hash key. If you want to add (merge) something inside the existing hash you should use merge! method.
Notice that you can use Hash#merge! method because you know that the value of Result['UserCreation'] is a hash itself.
Also notice that there's merge method without bang (!). The difference that bang-version will mutate (change) your object. Consider this:
hash = {}
hash.merge({'one' => 1})

# hash variable will hold its initial value
# because `merge` method will not change it.
p hash # => {}

hash.merge!('one' => 1)
# This time we use bang-version, so hash variable
# will be updated.
p hash # => {"one"=>1}

One more thing about Ruby, notice how in the bang-version we omit curly braces. It's possible to do it if the last argument you passing to the method is a Hash.
Also, by convention in Ruby snake-case is using for variable and method naming, i.e.
result = {}
result['user_creation'] = {'test_1' => 'Rajagopalan'}
result['user_creation'].merge!('test_2' => 'Kali')

Of course, there's a field to play. For example, you can set the initial value like this:
result = {'user_creation' => {}}
result['user_creation'].merge!('test_1' => 'Rajagopalan')
result['user_creation'].merge!('test_2' => 'Kali')

or event update several pairs:
result = {'user_creation' => {}}
result['user_creation'].merge!(
  'test_1' => 'Rajagopalan',
  'test_2' => 'Kali'
)

UPDATE
For your case if you receive these parameters:
'UserCreation',{"Test1"=>"Rajagopalan"},
'UserCreation',{"Test2"=>"Kali"}
'contactcreate',{"Test2"=>"Kali"}

suppose that the first parameter named kind and the last one named value:
# kind = 'UserCreation' and value = '{"Test1"=>"Rajagopalan"}'.
result = {}
# Here we check `result[kind]` if there's no key, a new hash will
# be assigned, otherwise the existing value will be used.
result[kind] ||= {}
result[kind].merge!(value)

A: Maybe you want to use Hash#store:
result = {}
result['UserCreation'] = {"Test1"=>"Rajagopalan"}

result['UserCreation'].store("Test2", "Kali")
result #=> {"UserCreation"=>{"Test1"=>"Rajagopalan", "Test2"=>"Kali"}}


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Q: Does Enum have any downsides to using Recently I found out that there is such a thing as enumerations in C and C ++.
It immediately seemed to me that it is very visually convenient.
But, please tell me, does the enum have any negative aspects?
If I use them extensively in my code - will this not lead to some kind of problem in the future?

A:
Here are the drawbacks of the classical enumerations:

*

*The enumerators have no scope (C)

*The enumerators implicitly convert to implicitly to int

*The enumerators pollute the global namespace

*The type of the enumerator is not defined. It just has to be big enough to hold the enumerator.

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CSS can be complex, and as each new browser version is released, you may well find yourself struggling to keep up with the latest tips and hacks. But those tips and hacks will save your sanity! Here, I've put together the ten tips that I find most helpful, to save you the hassle of scrounging around the Web for solutions when time is tight.
He also wrote CSS and Round Corners: Build Accessible Menu Tabs which is a really good article as well, he shows how to get those cute file tab menu items, sort of like the Amazon site.
This CSS stuff gets better and better.


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Bilciurești is een gemeente in Dâmbovița. Bilciurești ligt in de regio Muntenië, in het zuiden van Roemenië.

Gemeente in Dâmbovița

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i got a few outdoor shots of my hypo img in the sunshine the other night, shes really iridescent in the sun, her circular saddles are fading fast now as she gets darker .
Very impressive animals Rich. You've helped put boas on my short list of potential new snakes.
I'm glad to hear that Medusa is calming down.
That IMG is spectacular Rich! I'd LOVE to have one of those beauties but the prices need to come down a bit yet.
Holy cow Batman that is one awesome morph...I'll take two please.


Despite being 3,000 miles away, the president loomed larger in the Dolby Theatre than the Academy itself.
President Donald Trump was 3,000 miles away from the Academy Awards on Sunday night, but his presence loomed larger in the Dolby Theatre than anyone else in the room. From Jimmy Kimmel's opening monologue to acceptance speeches to the ads punctuating the ceremony, it felt at times like the Oscars were more focused on delivering an extremely public rebuke to Trump than they were on celebrating the art of filmmaking.
The question is how effective such forms of protest are, in a media environment in which more than half of Americans think the press is too critical of the current president. Kimmel was one of the few personalities in the room who mentioned Trump; others largely chose to subtweet, without saying his name. While jabs about the president and his Twitter fixation made for easy punchlines, the most cutting and memorable moments of the night were the ones that elected to show, not tell—to reveal how Trump's policies stand in direct opposition to the spirit of art in general and film in particular.
Trump was an irresistible target for Kimmel, who laid into the one-time Oscar presenter right from the start. "This broadcast is being watched live by millions of Americans," he quipped, "and around the world in more than 225 countries that now hate us." He was briefly earnest, compelling everyone watching to reach out to one person they disagree with and have "a positive, considerate conversation, not as liberals or conservatives"—something that, he affirmed, could truly make America great again. But then it was back to business as usual: thanking Homeland Security for letting the French actress Isabelle Huppert into the country, pointing to Andrew Garfield's drastic weight loss for a role as proof that Hollywood discriminates not against nationality, but against age and weight. An extended gag lampooning Meryl Streep's "uninspiring and overrated performances" seemed directly ripped from Trump's own critique of the actress after the Golden Globes.
This was trolling on an expert level, with its purpose solely to belittle Trump, and to remind him that he's more in disrepute in Hollywood than ever before. It's cathartic, perhaps, but it comes from a place of power—there's not much the president can do that directly threatens the film industry. But he can, for instance, defund the NEA, which has a long history of helping projects (such as the 2012 drama Beasts of the Southern Wild) and artists who later ascend to Academy glory. Pointing out the president's personal failings will almost certainly lead to viral tweets, but pinpointing how his policies damage the arts and entertainment industries might have a more profound impact in the long run.
It's this kind of message that seems poised to have the most impact over the next four years. For one thing, President Trump—for once—seemed remarkably resistant to all the trolling happening onstage. "Some of you will get to come up here on this stage tonight and give a speech that the president of the United States will tweet about in all caps during his 5 a.m. bowel movement tomorrow," Kimmel said at one point. As yet, though, there's been no such response.


"Himno Nacional de Costa Rica (National Anthem of Costa Rica)" is the national anthem of Costa Rica.
The song was adopted as national anthem of Costa Rica in 1853. The lyrics was written by José María Zeledón Brenes. The music was written by Manuel María Gutiérrez.


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Celeb in 5: Tuesday's best entertainment and gossip news.
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1. "Not if we were the last people on earth." Megan Marx's scathing comment about ex Tiffany Scanlon.
Well, it looks like we won't be seeing Megan Marx back with her ex-girlfriend Tiffany Scanlon anytime soon…
Just days on from splitting with her Bachelor in Paradise boyfriend Jake Ellis, a fan questioned whether the 29-year-old would ever get back together with the woman she met on The Bachelor.
And boy, was her response blunt.
"Not if we were the last people on earth," Megan responded.
So far the only times you've hurt me, is when you've made me laugh too hard. @tiffany_janes
A post shared by Megan Marx (@megan.leto.marx) on Sep 13, 2016 at 6:12pm PDT
Megan and Tiffany made their relationship public on Instagram shortly after Richie Strahan's season of The Bachelor aired in 2016.
They dated for nine months before announcing their split back in March last year.
In January this year, Daily Mail asked Tiffany how she felt about Megan's new relationship with 31-year-old Jake.
"I wish them luck," she said at the time.
2. Tom Gleeson has revealed the most baffling guest he's ever had on Hard Chat.
How Ben Affleck And Ana De Armas' Romance Ended In A Bin
The Spill
Host of Hard Chat, Tom Gleeson, has perfected the art of the painfully awkward, but funny, interview, with some of his victims guests including Karl Stefanovic, Sophie Monk and even our very own Mia Freedman.
But, there was one guest who turned the tables on the comedian and this was none other than the legendary, former SBS newsreader, Lee Lin Chin.
"I think that chat went for 45 minutes, it just kept going and going and going," he told the Studio 10 panel on Tuesday.
"And I reckon half an hour of it was not usable, it was just on another planet.
"By the end of it, I feel like she had rearranged my whole psychology. And then we had to somehow assemble it into something entertaining."
We'd expect nothing less from the eccentric Aussie personality.
Watch a snippet of the baffling Hard Chat right here:
Video by The Weekly
Going back to the 2015 archives, while the Hard Chat is a bit… erm… stiff, we personally wouldn't mind if a network gave the two of them a talk show of their own.
Someone make it happen please.
3. 22-year-old Playboy model linked to Ben Affleck has shared her side of the story.
Since it was rumoured that Playboy model, Shauna Sexton, was dating actor Ben Affleck, the 22-year-old has found herself a victim of the ye old Instagram troll.
Because people suck.
While Affleck is now attending rehab – after estranged wife, Jennifer Garner reportedly staged an intervention – Sexton is currently fending off nasty Instagram comments by debunking the rumours of any connection with the father-of-two.
Replying to a particularly nasty comment on Instagram, the model wrote: "It's so bizarre to me that you follow me and have the energy to come to the comments section strictly to comment something negative?"
"Never drank around or with him for the record. Don't pollute your brain with tabloid and media bullsh*t. Form an educated opinion on things if you do decide to."
Image: Instagram.
Sexton also responded to another account who accused her of being behind Affleck's lapse in sobriety and commented about her two previous convictions for public intoxication.
"Do these mistakes mean I would disrespect someone's hard earned sobriety by drinking with them or in front of them? Hell no. I have limitless respect people who have the humility and maturity to admit when they need to fix something in their life. I have even more respect for those who take action and actually do something about it," she wrote.
"With that being said, Ben is a grown ass man, baby. He makes his own decisions. Blaming a 22 year old for someone's 3rd time in rehab is just ridiculous. He is human. I am human. You are human. We all are going to f**k up it's just a matter of learning from it. Don't be so quick to throw shade on people. Take a step back, accept that we are all on our own journey, and be a little less critical."
And you know what? She's 100 per cent right.
4. Joel Creasey says he no longer speaks to former I'm a Celebrity co-host, Heather Maltman.
Apparently Joel Creasey has it in for Bachelor contestants... including those he's actually worked with.
The host of Channel Seven's new dating series, Take Me Out Australia, has slammed stars of The Bachelor in an interview with Daily Mail, admitting he teases reality stars to 'keep their egos in check', and that he knows they only want to go on the show for 'free stuff'.
Reow.
'They think that we believe that they're there for love. Whereas we all know, we're sitting at home in our lounge room being like, 'Mate you're just on here for Instagram followers'," the comedian said.
After a really intense week in Montreal I've popped down to New York to drink as much alcohol as humanly possible. Oh and see some friends, watch some shows etc. Here I am on the Highline wearing an outfit that most people think are pajamas. They aren't. At least I'm fairly certain they aren't. Oh and I'm seeing Bette Midler in Hello Dolly tomorrow night - I'm already counting down the minutes!!
A post shared by Joel Creasey (@joelcreasey) on Jul 30, 2018 at 2:39pm PDT
"I always think that all these people suddenly get all this fame and start to get all this free stuff so I'm there to provide the balance to that and call them out for what they are."
When asked about his former I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here NOW! co-host Heather Maltman, who was the loveable friend-zoned Bachelor contestant vying for Sam Wood's heart in 2015, Joel said he hasn't kept in touch.
"We were colleagues so you know, we haven't really spoken," Joel said.
"I've bumped into her once or twice but she's up in Northern Territory or Queensland or something doing radio. Very different worlds."
We wonder what he thinks about the Take Me Out contestants...
5. The Bachelor's Romy has detailed what we didn't see happen when she hopped in Nick's swag.
By now it's pretty clear that Romy doesn't mind stirring up bit of drama in this season of The Bachelor.
And that includes sneaking into Nick's swag on a group camping trip for a bit of extra one-on-one time with all the other bachelorettes just metres away.
The pair were heard giggling by Cass which made her a lot little uncomfortable.
"What. Happened. In. The. Swag. Nick."
Speaking to TV Week, Romy insisted the swag visit was all the Honey Badger's idea.
"It was time for bed and Nick motioned for me to come into his swag," she said.
"He wanted a snuggle. It was really harmless, we just had a cuddle and a giggle and looked at the stars. It was really cute. He gave me a kiss goodnight as I was leaving, but it wasn't a full-on pash or anything."
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Yeah, no one believes for a second that Nick called Romy into his swag. He ends up with Brittany so if he was going to call anyone into his swag it would have been her.


How to get cheap bus tickets from Detroit to Blytheville?
Greyhound offer a total of 4 bus schedules from Detroit to Blytheville.
Bus booking in advance is the best way to find Blytheville cheap tickets.
How much is bus ticket from Detroit to Blytheville?
As mentioned before, you will find on Greyhound to Blytheville low-cost tickets for only USD 109.00.
On the contrary, the bus leaving at 19:00 have the most expensive ticket to Blytheville for about USD 129.00.
How to get to Blytheville from Detroit?
On average you find 4 daily schedules to Blytheville from Detroit.
Greyhound bus lines operate the largest daily fleet to Blytheville.
Where are Detroit and Blytheville bus stations?
For this trip to Blytheville, you can get on board at DETROIT.
Moreover, get off the bus at BLYTHEVILLE.
When is the first and last bus to Blytheville?
The first bus time to Blytheville is at 07:50.
How far apart is Blytheville from Detroit?
The bus traveling length from Detroit to Blytheville is around 18h 37m.
Selecting this company, you probably arrive in about 14h 30m in Blytheville.
Reserve your bus seat to Blytheville in advance and have a nice trip.


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DEFINITIVE PROGRAM BBW 2017
BBW publishes "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Canción a canción"
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BARCELONA BEATLES WEEKEND 2017
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THE BEATBOYS
Difficulties surmounted for offering a free concert to all the Beatle community, the definitive program is: 12.00 – ONE FRIENDS COUNTRY 17.00 – ELS ESCARABATS 18.30 – HEY BULLDOGS 20.00 – LOS PASANTES with SANTI CARULLA 22.00 – THE BEATBOYS 00.00 – LOS ESCARABAJOS from SEVILLA and END OF THE PARTY Continue reading DEFINITIVE PROGRAM BBW 2017
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Six words that, on June 1, 1967, not 20 but 50 years ago, transformed the music scene as nothing had done until then. That was the date on which, in the United Kingdom -in the USA it would be a day later- the eighth LP by The Beatles was published. When were recorded each of the 13 cuts thataaa Continue reading BBW publishes "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Canción a canción"
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The project was born in producer, writer and collector Enrique Sánchez's mind (guitar, keyboards, vocals), and has had twenty-seven national and international musicians throughout twenty-two promotions and five different periods. José Luis Blanco (left-handed bass, vocals), José Vaquerizo (guitar, keyboards, vocals) and José Manuel Bueno (drums, percussion, vocals) are added to the band's current line-up. Since its conception in the autumn of 1993, Los Escarabajos have been reapingaaa Continue reading LOS ESCARABAJOS
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A new edition of the Barcelona Beatles Weekend is on its way, a way that will end on July 1 at Parc de la Bederrida compound, Pasqual i Vila, 2, in the area of Les Corts, Barcelona, where we will again insufflate Beatle spirit with five tribute bands from all over Spain. The following bands are already confirmed: ELS ESCARABATS HEY BULLDOGS LOS PASANTES, with SANTI CARULLA THE BEATBOYS LOS ESCARABAJOS Many surprisesaaa Continue reading BARCELONA BEATLES WEEKEND 2017
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THE BEATBOYS is a group from Sabadell formed by Raúl Maldonado and Jordi Llongueras on guitars, Jonathan Gimeno on bass and Héctor García on drums. Jordi Llongueras is from Sabadell. He is a most mysterious boy. No one knows where he was born. The legend says that he saw an ad in which the Beatboys were looking for a guitarist. This ad in fact never existed, but heaaa Continue reading THE BEATBOYS
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ELS ESCARABATS
Great band from Sant Cugat del Vallès (Barcelona9, with excellent vocal harmonies and an amazing sound. Their musical and artistic proposal is to perform The Beatles in a classical and respectful way, living music inside-out, and highlighting the vocals (as the band members come from the lyric world). They claim The Beatles, after 50 years, have already become classical music. Consequently, Els Escarabats have started the project of remembering, during this decade, in a consecutive and chronological way, the 50 years of each event, concert,aaa Continue reading ELS ESCARABATS
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Los Pasantes
Los Pasantes are an experienced band from Barcelona, with hundreds of gigs on their back. Their repertoire includes the best of international pop and rock, embracing the 60's, 70's and 80's and playing The Beatles, but also The Beach Boys, The Who, The Kinks and Spanish bands such as Los Brincos, Los Bravos, Sirex… always with passion and great energy. They have played several times at the Beatle Festivalaaa Continue reading Los Pasantes
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Santi Carulla
The leader of Mustang, Santi Carulla, will also participate at BBW on Saturday July 2 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the song "Yellow Submarine". The story of Mustang is closely related to the story of The Beatles. The Catalan band received, before anyone else in Spain, the new singles of the British band, as they were one of the few who were authorised to record their own cover in Spanish language. Continue reading Santi Carulla
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"La manzana envenenada" Summarizes the Story of Apple Corps
Quarentena Ediciones publishes journalist Tomás Crespo's editorial debut, a detailed description of The Beatles business venture On all the re-launches of The Beatles records, you can find the image of a big and magnificent nearly-round apple: the symbol of Apple Corps. But… what was Apple in fact? "It's a company we're setting up which involves records, films, electronics, which make records and films work, andaaa Continue reading "La manzana envenenada" Summarizes the Story of Apple Corps
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Country-beatles matinee
If you are a country dancing fan, you should come and discover this musical fusion. Country dancing with beatle music. You will enjoy your dance with the most country and western and folk-rock songs written by the Beatles. It will be a great innovative experience: Act Naturally, Another Girl, Don't Bother Me, For You Blue, I Call Your Name, I Wanna Be Your Man, I'll Cry Instead, I'm a Loser, I've Justaaa Continue reading Country-beatles matinee


Title: Approving Redevelopment Project H of the Tower Properties Downtown Redevelopment Tax Increment Financing Plan as a Redevelopment Project and adopting Tax Increment Financing therein.
Approving Redevelopment Project H of the Tower Properties Downtown Redevelopment Tax Increment Financing Plan as a Redevelopment Project and adopting Tax Increment Financing therein.
The north one-half of Lot 59, and all of Lots 60, 61, and 62, Swope's Addition to the City of Kansas, now Kansas City, Missouri, according to the recorded plat of said addition, excepting only such portion of said property as may have been taken and condemned by the City of Kansas City, Missouri, in the widening of Walnut Street, also known as 911 Walnut.
is approved and designated as the Tower Properties Downtown Redevelopment Tax Increment Financing Plan Redevelopment Project H ("Redevelopment Project H'").
property which is attributable to the initial equalized assessed value of each such taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property in the area selected for Redevelopment Project H will be allocated to and, when collected, will be paid by the Jackson County Collector and the City Treasurer to the respective affected taxing districts in the manner required by law in the absence of the adoption of tax increment allocation financing.
assessed valuation of each taxable lot, block, tract, or parcel of real property in the area selected for Redevelopment Project H over and above the initial equalized assessed value of each such unit of property in the area selected for Redevelopment Project H will be allocated to and, when collected, will be paid to the City Treasurer, who must deposit such payments in lieu of taxes into the Tower Properties Downtown Redevelopment Special Allocation Fund of the City for the purpose of paying Redevelopment Costs and obligations incurred in the payment thereof. Any payments in lieu of taxes which are not paid within 60 days of the due date are deemed delinquent and will be assessed a penalty of 1% per month.


Cryptocurrency and blockchain is spreading everywhere with the help of entrepreneurs and developers. There are a large number of cryptocurrency and blockchain development companies emerging in every country. Many South American countries are producing large number of crypto enthusiasts. Venezuela is one among those countries, which has a growing number of crypto developers.
These developers are stimulating the blockchain revolution across the globe. The development of blockchain is happening with a very faster pace now. All the developers and entrepreneurs have a major role in achieving this. The world will be a much better place once blockchain and cryptocurrency make themselves widespread. It will lower the rate of corruption which is happening everywhere at the top level.
Practice of blockchain can constitute a system which is free of monopoly, which ultimately gives rise to illegitimate methods. Because of the absolute control of individuals over the business, such practices come into existence. Blockchains will put an end to this, it is a technology that puts us all on a single platform without any risk to information and data.
Cryptocurrency and blockchain developers are laying the foundation for a stronger future that secures our benefits and augments the business capabilities at the same time. It is a pathfinder which is on its way to forge a system that makes everyone a rightful owner of his/her money. Corporate and entrepreneurs are buckling up to exterminate centralized authority from our system with the help of blockchain.
And the development companies are helping them achieve this by providing them blockchain and crypto coins. This chain of demand and supply is strengthening the developers and companies both. Apart from contributing to the blockchain growth, the service providers are also producing generous revenues. ICO projects and companies are getting technology at a very cheaper price.
Companies all around the world are eager to adapt this technology as it enhances the growth by leaps and bounds. It compounds the growth with distribution of information while making it secure. It is a single mechanism which has multiple benefits and the benefits grow bigger as the blockchain expands. It is the most awe-inspiring technology invented in 21st century, this technology has the power to take trade & economy to next level.
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