Dot to Dot London showcased its Spring Summer 2018 offering this weekend at The Vinyl Factory in Soho. The intimate show offers childrenswear brands a relaxed alternative to the large-scale trade events, bringing brands closer to buyers and press. Championed for their carefully curated range of exhibitors, this season they welcomed big names such as The Bonnie Mob, alongside new offerings like Mamavélo and Stay & Bird.
Trendstop attended Dot to Dot to bring you our top picks of upcoming brands, alongside exclusive trend snippets for the Spring Summer 2018 season.
Images left to right: OTTI, Claude & Co, Nibbling, courtesy of Trendstop.
Dot to Dot is the place to be for the most exciting, upcoming names in the kidswear market. Online retailer Claude & Co showcased its debut clothing line, providing on-trend unisex baby clothing. A firm favourite of many attendees, their collection combined comfy jersey one-pieces with varsity inspired graphic sweats. Another emerging brand working with the concept of gender neutral childrenswear was OTTI. Designed and manufactured in London, OTTI creates stylish denim pieces which display a refreshingly modern take on wardrobe staples. On the accessories side, Nibbling came through as a top brand to watch. Their range of teething accessories are designed for both mother and baby, borrowing inspiration from geometric shapes and marbled textures for a timeless aesthetic.
Images left to right: Papu, Bla, courtesy of Trendstop.
Childrenswear graphics move in an illustrative direction for the Spring Summer 2018 season. These naïve linears are simplistic in their applications, creating statements through delicately abstracted motifs. One line drawings work within a tonal palette to soften the overall effect of the placements, teaming forecasted colours such as Coral Red and Soft Focus Orange.
Images left to right: Alba of Denmark, OTTI, courtesy of Trendstop.
First spotted in our Fall Winter 2017-18 Kidswear Trade Show Overview, denim continues to make a huge impact on the kidswear market as we move into the spring summer season. We have begun to see more experimental shapes emerge from this staple material, as designers play with contrasting washes and panelling techniques.
Images left to right: Mini Stitches,Popupshop, courtesy of Trendstop.
Jumpsuits and rompers receive an organic update with help from dense, woven fabrics. Untreated calico holds the structure of straight cut silhouettes, off-setting the colouring of prints with a sepia hue. Validating key shades such as Liquid Teal and Clay from our Seasonal Colour Forecast, two-tone stripes and mermaid repeats nod to a retro inspired, nautical theme.
For the full coverage of Dot to Dot, head to Trendstop's Trade Show Gallery.


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Physical Therapist Wins Pay It Forward Award
Pay It Forward is sponsored by America First Credit Union and Super Star Car Wash
Elizabeth not only brings joy to her patients, but has her staff's respect. Pay It Forward is sponsored by America First Credit Union and Super Star Car Wash.
By Paul Horton
Published: Aug. 11, 2022 at 6:02 PM MST
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - We're Paying It Forward to Elizabeth Moore, a physical therapist at the Swan Rehab Center in Phoenix.
Christine Halowell, who nominated Elizabeth, said, "She is the best Physical Therapist that we have ever had, she is kind, caring, and compassionate, and she is passionate about her work."
Albert Halowell said, "I was about ready to give up. My wife Kris talked me into it and to just try it once, and I could tell the difference.
Al has been confined to a wheelchair for over a year and a half, they had been to four other rehab centers and had no success. Because of Elizabeth's hard work and kindness, he is standing again.
We walked up to Elizabeth at work and said, "You are so wonderful, you are the best physical therapist I have ever seen. You are so kind and caring, I am going to tear up. You are so good to the staff, so we thought this was deserving. On behalf of the patients, Paul Horton, and Arizona's Family, this $500 is for you. Thank you - I am so happy for you, Thank you."
Elizabeth not only brings joy and laughter to her patients, but she also has the respect of her entire staff. She was touched and appreciated the recognition and said she loves all her patients.
Elizabeth said, "The human connection is so wonderful It's worth the sweat and tears and heartache we go thru with our patients, very happy to do it. "
If you would like to nominate someone for our Pay It Forward Award, click here to fill out the nomination form.

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Catholics' ties to church tested by crisis
I've been saying this for years! It is time for the church to go on the offensive in trying to answer its critics. Failure to do so is counted not in convictions or cases but in souls lost to God. At least the latest set of attacks have brought some Bishops into the public square to defend the faith and its leaders. Still not enough though. Bishops Collins (Toronto), Smith (Edmonton) and Henry (Calgary) have set the example that their brother priests need to follow. PLEASE PRAY that more Canadian Bishops will find the courage to do the same. Fr. Tim Catholics' ties to church tested by crisis
Maureen Dowd (NYT) hurls more insult and abuse at the Pope and the Catholic Church... read only if you don't suffer from hypertension!
Op-Ed Columnist - Should There Be an Inquisition for the Pope? - NYTimes.com
Check, recheck and triple check » GetReligion
Catholic Culture : Latest Headlines : Pope has Canadian bishops' 'absolute support and confidence'
Here's a new website that is devoting itself to providing the facts regarding the sex abuse scandals and Pope B16 - well worth a vist!
MercatorNet : Just B16
The Catholic Register - D&P, LifeSite rev up their online war
One of those 'inspirational messages' that float around the ethers of the internet - but at least it has a great message for Holy Week
This one really makes you stop and think. God's grace is truly unmerited. God's Grace It is a shame but this message is very true. Hope you are all as blessed as I was by this story. I wonder how many people will delete this without reading it because of the title. There once was a man named George Thomas, pastor in a small New England town. One Easter Sunday morning he came to the Church carrying a rusty, bent, old bird cage, and set it by the pulpit. Eyebrows were raised and, as if in response, Pastor Thomas began to speak.... "I was walking through town yesterday when I saw a young boy coming toward me swinging this bird cage. On the bottom of the cage were three little wild birds, shivering with cold and fright. I stopped the lad and asked, "What do you have there, son?" "Just some old birds," came the reply. "What are you going to do with them?" I asked. "Take 'em home and have fun with 'em," he answered. &qu
It's time to call in help to clean up the mess!
Rotterdam Bishop Ad van Luyn has called for an independent investigation into the sexual exploitation of children by priests, after 200 alleged victims contacted help services. His call follows the publication of the Dublin Inquiry into the Irish Church scandals, and the revelation of allegations of misconduct in Germany and even within the ranks of the Vatican itself. Catholics in North America are all too familiar with these scandals. Repeated media reports that clerics have violated their religious obligation to celibacy and chastity have sorely tested the belief of many. Even the Bishops have not withstood the scrutiny of inquiry for they have been found culpable in the victimization of the Church's most precious gifts - the trust of its members and the welfare of its members; actions which have brought untold suffering and confusion into the hearts and minds of many. The United States Bishops have taken one crucial step that, to date, has not been implemented by their nor
George Weigel & Jay Scott Newman add more evidence of war
March 29, 2010 12:00 P.M. Spreading the Big Lie: Why did the Washington Post choose Palm Sunday to publish an ignorant and malicious piece by Sinead O'Connor on abuse in the Catholic Church? I f Irish singer Sinead O'Connor wishes to denounce her mother publicly as an abusive parent, that is her privilege. If Ms. O'Connor wishes to shred a photograph of Pope John Paul II on stage, as she did almost two decades ago, she is, one supposes, within the boundaries of "performance art." If Ms. O'Connor wishes to "separate" the God she believes in from the Catholic Church in which she was raised, as she put it in a March 28 article in the "Outlook" section of the Washington Post , she is free to do so. What Sinead O'Connor is not free to do is to misrepresent the teaching and law of the Catholic Church in the Post in order to buttress her claim that the Church is an "abusive organization" and that the Church threatens with e
Frank Bruni puts scandals in perpective - We have Sinned... and we must do penance... but being defensive may be self-defeating strategy. Whay do you think?
At the Vatican, Up Against the World By FRANK BRUNI Of the many heartbreaking details in the latest round of outrage over child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, one stands out as particularly emblematic: a tidy window into Church leaders' mindsets; a bracing glimpse of what went wrong. It traces back to 1975, when the Rev. Sean Brady, now a cardinal at the head of the Catholic Church in Ireland, was tending to two boys who had been molested by a priest. By Cardinal Brady's own admission, he did not report what had happened to the authorities. It was his understanding, he said, that the church would not want that. Instead, the boys one 14, one just 10, both surely reeling were forced to sign an oath that such notification would never be made. It is doubtful that pledge helped them heal, or that he or anyone else in the church thought it might. It certainly did not safeguard other children, many of whom the priest went on to molest. But it served a purpose and illustrated
Scoundrel Times: George Weigel addresses the damage done for this 5th column of pervert priests and morally compromised Bishops in First Things
The sexual and physical abuse of children and young people is a global plague; its manifestations run the gamut from fondling by teachers to rape by uncles to kidnapping-and-sex-trafficking. In the United States alone, there are reportedly some 39 million victims of childhood sexual abuse. Forty to sixty percent were abused by family members, including stepfathers and live-in boyfriends of a child's mother—thus suggesting that abused children are the principal victims of the sexual revolution, the breakdown of marriage, and the hook-up culture. Hofstra University professor Charol Shakeshaft reports that 6-10 percent of public school students have been molested in recent years—some 290,000 between 1991 and 2000. According to other recent studies, 2 percent of sex abuse offenders were Catholic priests—a phenomenon that spiked between the mid-1960s and the mid-1980s but seems to have virtually disappeared ( six credible cases of clerical sexual abuse in 2009 were reported i
This is a 'major' demonstration?
Various bloggers and online news sites have made reference today to the 'wave of rage and indignation' that is prompting spontaneous 'demonstrations' demonizing the Church. Here's a photo of the 'mob' that gathered in front of Westminster Cathedral in London that appears in the This Is Lancashire. One hopes that citizens were able to navigate their way through the gridlocked traffic caused by such a MASSIVE demonstration. Want to know what's really humorous? Among this MASSIVE mob of demonstrators in included Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell. So the biggest crowd that a professional campaign could put together to tap into the overwhelming rage among the millions who are turning against the church (according to the article) hardly filled a frame of a close camera shot. Hooey! the church must be trembling in its boots through the world if this is the best the anti-church forces can do. Yet.... This small and pathetic display was enough
The Catholic Revolution... Thanks Cristina!
IRREFUTABLE PROOF!! With great appreciation to Fr. Raymond deSouza I offer the proof that there has been a coordinated attack upon the Church!
A Response to the New York Times [Father Raymond J. de Souza] The New York Times on March 25 accused Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, of intervening to prevent a priest, Father Lawrence Murphy, from facing penalties for cases of sexual abuse of minors. The story is false. It is unsupported by its own documentation. Indeed, it gives every indication of being part of a coordinated campaign against Pope Benedict, rather than responsible journalism. Before addressing the false substance of the story, the following circumstances are worthy of note.... ---------------------- Thank you Fr. Raymond. It's good to know the truth. Fr. Tim
Fr. Dwight Longenecker offers wisdom in dealing with these scandals
One of the best Catholic blogs in Canada today is written by Michael Brandon of London, Ontario. If you click here you can read a cross post from Fr. Dwight Longenecker on how to address the sex abuse scandals that have erupted around the church. If you are not a regular reader of Michael's "freedom through truth" blog... you should be! I consider it to be an EXCEPTIONAL blog on Catholic matters written from the perspective of a faithful, married lay member of the RC Church. Keep up the great work Michael!!
New York Times tries to turn up the heat on the Church
AMAZING!!! Today the NYT has published seven different articles attacking the Church. I guess it's clear whose side they're one!!
What's with the sleeping dog you ask?
I thought it was time to introduce Mateo , my canine companion to the blog... so now he (sleepily) greets everyone who visits the site. He is a retired show dog from a breeder in the USA. Perhaps next month I'll post a picture of my feline friend ( Abraham ) as well. Life is better with friends!
Need more proof that War has indeed begun in earnest against the Church? Visit CNN International Edition today and check out the 'Editors Choices'
If the evidence is not yet enough to convince you good reader that the War has indeed begun in earnest... I suggest a visit to the CNN (International News version) and scroll down to the the 'editor's choices'. There you will find 17 consecutive articles and video files all based upon the sex abuse scandals in Europe, the majority of which are trying to link the scandal directly to the Holy Father. If that isn't enough, check out the articles posted on the New York Times today and yesterday, including the letters to the editor and the comments that accompany these articles. Again, they all attempt to connect various scandals directly to the Pontiff. Then, take up the spiritual weapons at your disposal (prayer, fasting, charity) as well as the searching for every (NON-VIOLENT!!!) means at your disposal to mount a vigorous defense of the Church. To make use of that old typing lesson phrase: "Now is the time for all good men (and women) to come to the aid of th
Spaghetti Carbonara... a favorite of mine!
The Pope and the Wisconsin sex abuse scandal: I smell a stitch-up
The Pope and the Wisconsin sex abuse scandal: I smell a stitch-up More evidence of a fifth column within the Church.
A Response to Christopher Hitchens' The Great Catholic Coverup (full version with references)
Temporal Weapons that we should use in promotion of the faith
The NTY carries in today's web edition a story about how social media have become the conduit for bringing hundreds of people together almost instantaneously for "snowball fights, "pillow fights" and just plain old "fights". We also know that the dissidents in Iran and other movements have been using Twitter and Facebook to spread the news of various events about to take place. What I propose in my Call to Arms is that people of faith should make use of these same instruments in the furtherance of evangelical mission. For example, imagine the comments that could be generated within the threads of these types of news stories if any number of apologists and Christian activists could be immediately informed so as to be able to mount a defense of our beliefs. We know that every story that touches upon the subject of the Roman Catholic Church is going to generate a large response from our opponents. Why not join the battle in attempting to argue our case as
Further evidence that the War is on in earnest!
The CCCB (Canadian Bishops Conference) has issued a press release decrying the recent media coverage in Canada attempting to link the Pontiff with the current abuse revelations in Germany and around the world. The evidence is mounting that we MUST take up arms in defense of the Church: the spiritual arms of prayer, mortification and love as well as using our temporal arms of argument and persuasion wherever and whenever we have the opportunity. Click here to read the story Here is an editorial taken from today's NY Times belittling the efforts of the Pope in the wake of the European scandals. Click here. Here's a third story of a University in the USA which is permitting and even promoting Catholic hate-speech in the form of a blasphemous and anti-Catholic play where Christ is presented as an active homosexual!! If your stomach can handle it, click here to read the report.
A CALL TO ARMS: War must be engaged with energy and faith!
The forces of darkness in this world have declared war—a war that attempts to extinguish the light of faith within the Roman Catholic Church. This is not a war of our choosing. Nevertheless, it is a war in which the Church must rally every facet and weapon at her disposal. It may be the start of the famed battle foretold in Revelations, or it may be another attack from the forces of evil in the world designed to wound the faith. But it is a war. And it must be fought, and it will be won. Commentators throughout the blogosphere have been crying out a warning since the creation of the virtual world—but it has been a warning that has been too long ignored. Most decision and opinion makers within the Church have thought these cries to be the clucking of nothing more than modern manifestation of Chicken Little. Sadly, just as the forces of liberty and faith were taken by surprise by at Pearl Harbor and in Jerusalem in 1967, so too have the leaders of the Church failed to heed the warnin
Over on the NP Holy Post blog, "robertbj" understood and accepted the Pope's letter and apology, but he still questioned whether celibacy can be successfully lived. I post our exchange here.
If you take a bunch of men and women at the peak of their sexual powers, tell them they must remain celibate, and then tell them they talk to God or are married to God you're going to end up with some bent individuals. What else would you expect? It's in defiance of nature, and to paraphrase Francis Bacon, 'nature is more forceful in the return...', however it may find expression. Immaturity finds many ways of expression, and believing a child is a playmate, and forgetting you're an adult is just one of them. ----------------------------------- robertbj: I think you are selling we celibates short (grin). Have you considered that a man does not take vows of celibacy until he hits 25 yrs of age (the normative age for ordination to the priesthood according to Church law)? If he has been through any of the normal experiences of life (with all its stages of psycho/sexual development), by the time he comes to makes this commitment he should be solid in his cap
Support the Pontiff with more than prayer
Fr. Tim Finnigan writes on 'The hermeneutic of continuity' : Now might be a good time to send a supportive and encouraging email. Obviously he is not going to read them all himself but it is possible that an official might let him know that there has been a number of loyal and kind messages incoming. And do remember to pray for him. One way of reminding yourself to do this is to try to gain plenary indulgences as often as possible, fulfilling the condition of praying for the intentions of the Holy Father. The email address of Pope Benedict is benedictxvi@vatican.va
TRUTH : Papal writings to the Irish Church - To priests and religious who have abused children
To priests and religious who have abused children You betrayed the trust that was placed in you by innocent young people and their parents, and you must answer for it before Almighty God and before properly constituted tribunals. You have forfeited the esteem of the people of Ireland and brought shame and dishonour upon your confreres. Those of you who are priests violated the sanctity of the sacrament of Holy Orders in which Christ makes himself present in us and in our actions. Together with the immense harm done to victims, great damage has been done to the Church and to the public perception of the priesthood and religious life. I urge you to examine your conscience, take responsibility for the sins you have committed, and humbly express your sorrow. Sincere repentance opens the door to God's forgiveness and the grace of true amendment. By offering prayers and penances for those you have wronged, you should seek to atone personally for your actions. Christ's redeeming sacrifice
TRUTH : Papal writings to the Irish Church - To the victims of abuse and their families
To the victims of abuse and their families You have suffered grievously and I am truly sorry. I know that nothing can undo the wrong you have endured. Your trust has been betrayed and your dignity has been violated. Many of you found that, when you were courageous enough to speak of what happened to you, no one would listen. Those of you who were abused in residential institutions must have felt that there was no escape from your sufferings. It is understandable that you find it hard to forgive or be reconciled with the Church. In her name, I openly express the shame and remorse that we all feel. At the same time, I ask you not to lose hope. It is in the communion of the Church that we encounter the person of Jesus Christ, who was himself a victim of injustice and sin. Like you, he still bears the wounds of his own unjust suffering. He understands the depths of your pain and its enduring effect upon your lives and your relationships, including your relationship with the Church. I kno
More evidence of media bias against the Pope - Times of London condemns pastoral letter BEFORE it is even published
This morning, before the Pope's pastoral letter on Irish child abuse was published, and apparently before reporters from The Times had read a single word of it, the paper ran a story by Richard Owen and David Sharrock which began as follows: The Pope's letter to the Irish faithful will be released today and read at Sunday Mass in an attempt to defuse the spiralling scandal over clerical sex abuse. However, the pastoral letter has already been judged a failure (italics added) by many after a week in which the Primate of All Ireland, Cardinal Sean Brady, apologised for his role in covering up the activities of a notorious paedophile priest. The report makes clear that the Times journalists did not know at the time of writing whether the letter would include an apology (which of course it did). Therefore it's fair to assume that they knew nothing important about its contents. Yet they were already reporting the "failure" of its reception. Did they jump into a Tardis? I'm sorry if
Pope Benedict's Letter to the Irish Church - put into perspective (which the media sure won't do!)
There will be much comment in the media this weekend concerning the Pastoral Letter of the Holy Father Pope Benedict to the Catholics of Ireland. The Holy Father apologizes to victims of abuse who have suffered the "grave betrayal" of these "egregious crimes". Pope Benedict also refers to "grave errors of judgment and failure of leadership" on the part of some Bishops. May I encourage you to read the letter itself: the text is available at the Vatican website. Please remember in your prayers all those who have been victims of abuse. The Holy Father encourages the Irish Catholics to offer up their Friday penances for the coming year to Easter 2011 to beg for God's mercy, healing and for the renewal of the Church. It would be fitting for us to join in solidarity with this spiritual proposal and to respond to his request to give particular attention to regular Eucharistic Adoration and the Sacrament of Penance. This evening I have spent a little time on the unpleasant
A reposting of what it means to be an "evangelical catholic"
In my profile, I describe myself as being an "evangelical" Catholic priest. "Evangelical" is not a word normally ascribed to Catholic clergy as it has been, for better or worse, appropriated by those of the Pentecostal sects of the Christian family. I would like to claim ownership of this term, but the credit belongs to Fr. Jay Scott Newman, the pastor of St. Mary's Church in Greenville, South Carolina (Diocese of Charleston). I have included at the end of this post a link to Fr. Scott's excellent webpage, but I include the eight principles of what he describes as Evangelical Catholicism - with great appreciation to him for encapsulating in them the essence of what I have always held to be my model of Catholicism and priesthood. "During the nearly twenty-seven years of his pontificate, Pope John Paul the Great called the Church to the urgent mission of fulfilling the Great Commission in our time, a project he called the New Evangelization. This ev
Model for Canada to follow in addressing sex abuse issue
Speaking to the German parliament, Chancellor Angelo Merkel called for "truth and clarity" in an investigation into sexual abuse of children. Although the scandal sweeping Germany has focused on the Catholic Church, Merkel argued that a candid inquiry should not be limited to the Church but should extend to all of society's institutions. This is an example for our Canadian Bishops to suggest to civil authorities. It would provide an opportunity and forum through which the truth of the sexual abuse scandals (both the initial offenses by offending clergy and the attached scandals of cover-up in various Chancery Offices) could be brought to light. Further by promoting such an approach, the Bishops would be seen as being proactive in an area which has been marked with far too many examples of episcopal protective reactions. It is time for the Bishops to step up and confront this issue directly and cooperatively with civil authorities. Chancellor Merkel may have pointed th
Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!
A German Catholic asks: "If you get divorced and remarry you can't take communion, but someone convicted of molesting children can hold mass for the rest of his life" ? Good question
The NYT is carrying a piece about a priest who (then) Archbishop Ratzinger "permitted to work" within his Diocese. The Catholic blogosphere is replete with responses, but you won't find any in this article. Nevertheless, it is an interesting question for Church authorities to consider. The degradation of public opinion of priests is sadly evident when the question is preceded with... "she also said it was time that the church stopped hiding abuse cases and questioned why priests seemed to be held to a less strict standard of morality than ordinary parishioners (emphasis added). The 'Year of the Priest' indeed. To think that the common consensus (at least as expressed in the NYT story) is that we as priests should be expected to produce fruits of lesser quality than what is expected of others, is a tragic stain upon the entire body of the priesthood. A great deal of penance and suffering is being visited upon the Church and her priests that will be mea
The Human Experience: Narrated in part by Fr. Richard Neuhaus - coming soon to a theatre near you!
Not entirely theologically sound... but wise none the less!
New addition to the Cafeteria vending machine offerings? School sure has changed since I was a in High School!
The Vatican has responded to the installation of a condom machine in a Roman High School. Read about it here. I wonder if the folks who were shouted down as extremists when they predicted this day would happen when the State would circumvent all parental rights as regards to the regulation of the sexual behavior of their children are still around to see the accuracy of their forecasts. You know the people I mean... the folks from HLI and other organizations who opposed the rights of Public Health professionals to hand out condoms without parental consent in high school. HLI claimed that eventually such items would be offered without any form of adult supervision if parent committees started down this path - and they were ridiculed as being little more than religious fanatics. They were shouted down in many a meeting I attended back in the 70's and 80's when I was a social worker in the public school system. I was among those who were SHOUTING!! Now I PRAY that those who
A little 'artistic' fun
I found this picture on the Crescat blog. The poster was asking for suggested caption lines to accompany it. I posted some of the best along the bottom. My favorite comment was the person who didn't question the presence of the bear - or even the fact that like Jesus, he can walk on water! "No what's really disturbing about the picture" he said "is the 'zipper' on the robe, and the 'hoodie' thrown over the shoulder!!" YIKES Throw in your two cents - what else can ya do with your money in a 'bear' market (sorry). "... and where you only see one set of footprints, it was then that I let the bear eat you." Smoky says "Jesus wants you to prevent forest fires... or is it "Jesus want you to prevent florist friars"? He 'bears' all our sins for us " Just 'Bear' with me for a while. I'll be back in a few years"
Friends, I ask for your prayers today. The priests of the Pembroke Diocese meet today with our Bishop, +Michael Mulhall to discuss the recent spate of sex abuse cases that have erupted in our Diocese. The event is called in large part as a result of priests calling the Diocese with concerns that the victims who brought these charges, might be re-victimized again as they process through the various criminal and civil legal actions. +Mulhall, concerned for the welfare both of these innocents and his priests, has called this day-long meeting so that the entire body of the presbytery might be able to share their thoughts and concerns with each other, and to him. He has also arranged for the presence of the legal firm that represents the Diocese in these matters so that they also might hear these same concerns. Clearly +Mulhall wishes that he (and by extension his priests) and the lawyers will speak with one, moral & just voice in response to this crisis. Please pray too that the
Sympathectomy of the Soul: From Joe Carter (First Things)
Sympathectomy of the Soul : " For centuries, the Hippocratic Oath, including the admonition against abortion, assisted suicide, and euthanasia, formed the core of Western medical ethics. While the Hippocratic ideal has been eroding for decades, the most direct challenge has emerged in the Netherlands, with the cultural and legal acceptance of the right to die. The medical community and broader citizenry have so embraced the right to choose death for oneself that the Dutch parliament is currently considering legislation that would allow assisted suicide for anyone who has reached the age of seventy and has merely grown tired of living. In any other country, such a proposal might be considered radical and shocking. But in the Netherlands—the country that first legalized euthanasia—the change in the law will merely decriminalize a practice that has been occurring for decades. An examination of how this formerly conservative, tradition-bound culture could adopt what the modern Hippo
Live Abortion on Social Media - Catholic Online
In anticipation of St. Patrick's Day....
'Top of the morning to you"... "and the rest of the day to yourself" is oft heard exchanged between the descendants of the Irish immigrants that cleared and settled the Upper Ottawa Valley where my cottage is located. My own ancestors from my entire patriarchal line hail from such hardy peasant stock as settled and developed the Quebec side of the river, carving out along the way a small corner of 'la belle province' where English has remained the overwhelmingly dominate language and culture. As St. Paddy's Day draws closer, in church halls from one end of the Valley to the other, the sounds of fiddle and step dancing rehearsals fill the air. The 17th of March is a touchstone day for many - a day marked by sitting with family and friends in crowded bars, drinking green beer and listening to traditional Irish jigs, ballads and reels. As Fred Meilleur, local legend and hotelier from Chapeau onces said: there will always be 'spiritual' services ce
For all those who claim that JPII and B16 have killed the ecumenical movement
Zenit.org published a report of an interview with Cardinal Levada, Cardinal Prefect and the 'dogmatic watchdog' of this pontificate in which he spoke extensively of the true nature of ecumenism. The interpretation he offers of Est Unum Sint is startling in its implications. His reasoning is as follows: the 'barque of Peter' (thx M.L.) began its journey as one community of faith in Jesus as the promised Messiah. It must be so again when Christ returns. To authentically recreate that nascent community of belief, all who profess salvation through one baptism into the paschal event of Christ as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all creation must be united in one "Catholic" Church, brought together in faith under the guidance/leadership of the petrine office. Sounds pretty closed-minded to me... which is why I continued reading with some trepidation to happily find that there is another authentic interpretation this papal encyclical. The Roman Catholic C
Canada's hockey Olympic glory... told to the tune of Stompin' Tom Connors' "The Hockey Song"
Sex Abuse Scandal touches Vatican itself
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A moment of your time please for a personal request
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Q: Getting map coordinate using mouse click I am new to Java programming. I want to get the  coordinates of map in Java when the user click on map. How I can get these coordinates in Java?
package com.example.java;

import org.jxmapviewer.JXMapViewer;
import org.jxmapviewer.OSMTileFactoryInfo;
import org.jxmapviewer.input.CenterMapListener;
import org.jxmapviewer.input.PanKeyListener;
import org.jxmapviewer.input.PanMouseInputListener;
import org.jxmapviewer.input.ZoomMouseWheelListenerCenter;
import org.jxmapviewer.painter.CompoundPainter;
import org.jxmapviewer.viewer.*;
import sample7_swingwaypoints.SwingWaypoint;

import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.MouseInputListener;
import java.util.*;

/**
 * Created by Suleman on 6/5/2016.
 */
public class MapPanel {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        JXMapViewer mapViewer = new JXMapViewer();

        // Create a TileFactoryInfo for OpenStreetMap
        TileFactoryInfo info = new OSMTileFactoryInfo();
        DefaultTileFactory tileFactory = new DefaultTileFactory(info);
        mapViewer.setTileFactory(tileFactory);

        // Use 8 threads in parallel to load the tiles
        tileFactory.setThreadPoolSize(8);

        //Initializing first and last position (program to get the coordinate from mouse click here)
        GeoPosition firstPoint = new GeoPosition(50.834722, 12.921389);
        GeoPosition lastPoint = new GeoPosition(50.839167, 12.9275);

        // Create a track from the geo-positions
        List<GeoPosition> track = Arrays.asList(firstPoint, lastPoint);
        RoutePainter routePainter = new RoutePainter(track);

        // Set the Default Location
        GeoPosition chemnitz = new GeoPosition(50.833333, 12.916667);

        //Set the focus
        mapViewer.setZoom(7);
        mapViewer.setAddressLocation(chemnitz);

        // Add interactions
        MouseInputListener mia = new PanMouseInputListener(mapViewer);
        mapViewer.addMouseListener(mia);
        mapViewer.addMouseMotionListener(mia);
        mapViewer.addMouseListener(new CenterMapListener(mapViewer));
        mapViewer.addMouseWheelListener(new ZoomMouseWheelListenerCenter(mapViewer));
        mapViewer.addKeyListener(new PanKeyListener(mapViewer));

        // Create waypoints from the geo-positions
        Set<SwingWaypoint> waypoints = new HashSet<SwingWaypoint>(Arrays.asList(
            new SwingWaypoint("Zentrum", firstPoint),
            new SwingWaypoint("TU", lastPoint)));

        // Create a waypoint painter that takes all the waypoints
        WaypointPainter<Waypoint> waypointPainter = new WaypointPainter<Waypoint>();
        waypointPainter.setWaypoints(waypoints);

        // Create a compound painter that uses both the route-painter and the waypoint-painter
        List<org.jxmapviewer.painter.Painter<JXMapViewer>> painters = new ArrayList<org.jxmapviewer.painter.Painter<JXMapViewer>>();
        painters.add(routePainter);
        painters.add(waypointPainter);

        CompoundPainter<JXMapViewer> painter = new CompoundPainter<JXMapViewer>(painters);
        mapViewer.setOverlayPainter(painter);

        // Display the viewer in a JFrame
        JFrame frame = new JFrame("FRAMEWORK");
        frame.getContentPane().add(mapViewer);
        frame.setSize(800, 600);
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }
}

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Q: Get the SUM of file sizes within in an EXCEL Worksheet from a Dynamic Column using VBScript I have a VBScript which counts all the MSI's I have in a folder, and outputs the information to an excel sheet which displays 4 columns A = MSI NAME, B = Filesize, C = Created Date, D = Path. At the very end in the last empty row, after the iteration there are two more pieces of information outputted. 1st Total Packages which I just used a simple counter for this works for what I need, 2nd Total File Size which is what I'm trying to accomplish here. I need the script to start from B2 until the second to last row because the last row will contain that 2nd outputted piece of information "Total File Size:123gb". The rows are dynamic so as more MSI's are created this list will grow. Here's the code I've gotten so far. No matter what I do Total File Size is always 0. Thanks in advance!
Excel.VBS
Option Explicit 'force all variables to be declared
Dim msiName, msiSize, msiCreated, msiPath, msiCount, Suffix
Dim objFSO
Dim objWorksheet
Dim objExcel
Dim objWorkbook
Dim intRow
Dim ch

Const ForWriting = 2
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
objExcel.Visible = true
Set objWorkbook = objExcel.Workbooks.Add()
Set objWorksheet = objWorkbook.Worksheets(1)

Recurse objFSO.GetFolder("Z:\")

Dim lastRowB, fileSizeTotal, objFileSizeSum
objFileSizeSum = objWorksheet.Range("B2:B744")
fileSizeTotal = objExcel.WorksheetFunction.Sum(objFileSizeSum)
lastRowB = objWorksheet.Range("B65536").End(-4162).Row + 1
objExcel.Cells(lastRowB, 2) = "Total File Size: " & fileSizeTotal

objExcel.Cells.EntireColumn.AutoFit

MsgBox ("Complete")

intRow = 2
msiCount = 0

Sub Recurse(objFolder)
    Dim objFile, objSubFolder
    For Each objFile In objFolder.Files
        If LCase(objFSO.GetExtensionName(objFile.Name)) = "msi" Then
            objExcel.Cells(1,1) = "MSI Name"
            objExcel.Cells(1,2) = "MSI Size"
            objExcel.Cells(1,3) = "Created Date"
            objExcel.Cells(1,4) = "File Path"

            msiName = objFile.Name
            msiSize = ConvertSize(objFile.Size)
            msiCreated = objFile.DateCreated
            msiPath = objFile.ParentFolder

            intRow = intRow + 1
            objExcel.Cells(intRow, 1).Value = msiName
            objExcel.Cells(intRow, 2).Value = msiSize
            objExcel.Cells(intRow, 3).Value = msiCreated
            objExcel.Cells(intRow, 4).Value = msiPath

            msiCount = msiCount + 1

            Dim lastRowA
            lastRowA = objWorksheet.Range("A65536").End(-4162).Row + 1
            objExcel.Cells(lastRowA, 1) = "Total Packages: " & msiCount - 1

            objExcel.Cells.EntireColumn.AutoFit

        End If
    Next

    For Each objSubFolder In objFolder.SubFolders
        Recurse objSubFolder
    Next
End Sub

Function ConvertSize(Size)
Do While InStr(Size,",") 'Remove commas from size
    CommaLocate = InStr(Size,",")
    Size = Mid(Size,1,CommaLocate - 1) & _
        Mid(Size,CommaLocate + 1,Len(Size) - CommaLocate)
Loop

Suffix = " Bytes"
If Size >= 1024 Then suffix = " KB"
If Size >= 1048576 Then suffix = " MB"
If Size >= 1073741824 Then suffix = " GB"
If Size >= 1099511627776 Then suffix = " TB"

Select Case Suffix
    Case " KB" Size = Round(Size / 1024, 1)
    Case " MB" Size = Round(Size / 1048576, 1)
    Case " GB" Size = Round(Size / 1073741824, 1)
    Case " TB" Size = Round(Size / 1099511627776, 1)
End Select

ConvertSize = Size & Suffix
End Function

Sample Output
MSI_2_02_002.msi    24.8 MB 10/7/2019    11:23  Z:\Xyz
MSI_1_1.msi         439 KB  11/6/2019    13:10  Z:\Xyz
MSI_S_1_1.msi       439 KB  11/18/2019   12:12  Z:\Xyz
Total Packages: 743 Total File Size: 0

A: Because you have already designed your codes in two different procedures, I think the easiest way is using a Public Variable.
You can create a Public variable at the top of your mode, something like this:
Public TotalSize
Then, in your procedure Sub Recurse(objFolder), inside your For..Next I would add:
TotalSize=TotalSize+objFile.Size
So at the end of the loop, variable TotalSize will be your grand total.
Second step will be calling that grand total into your main sub, with a line like:
objExcel.Cells(lastRowB, 2)=ConvertSize(TotalSize).
The reason your first approach was not working, it's because your output is a string, according to your code. You were getting:
24.8 MB
439 KB
439 KB

Because there is text in these cells, you can't sum them (as far as I know, you can sum only numbers).


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Peter, whatever happened with Eric P. Dollard?
Just watched the "Tesla transverse and longitudinal electric waves" video again, and remembered that I should ask you, since you were part of the "gang" there...
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Don't tell me you have never seen it before?
How about the second one, "Tesla's longitudinal electricity" which is basically a practical lab and field test of the longitudinal waves, which supplements the theoretical stuff from the first one.
As far as I am concerned they are timeless classics and guys from Borderland Sciences were on the forefront of things 20 years ago. Watching these videos and reading some of the notes should be mandatory for everyone wanting to learn about transverse and longitudinal waves.
Borderlands Videos
Hi Amigo,
Yes, I've seen both. I bought the VCR tapes from Borderlands around the time when Peter came out with Free Energy Secrets of Cold Electricity. 7-8 years ago or so?
I have recommended them ever since.
TESLA'S LONGITUDINAL ELECTRICITY
A laboratory demonstration video with Eric P. Dollard & Peter Lindemann
If you've ever wondered if there is more to a Tesla coil than just making big sparks then watch this video. Borderland presents a series of experiments providing you with factual data on the reality of Tesla's theories. You will see experiments on: The One-Wire Electrical Transmission System; The Wireless Power Transmission System; Transmission of Direct Current Through Space; and, a novel form of electric light which attracts material objects but repels a human hand! Also presented is a longitudinal broadcast from Borderland Labs to a nearby beach, using the ocean as an antenna. These experiments can be reproduced by any competent researcher, there are no secrets here! Today's conceptions of a Tesla Coil provide the researcher with little practical material. Eric Dollard reintroduces the "pancake" Tesla Coils in a series of experiments taken directly from Tesla's work. No modern interpretations needed, we went to the source — and it worked! Construction details are given. If you want to do some exciting, exploratory work into Tesla's theories then this video will certainly give you a good start.
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TRANSVERSE & LONGITUDINAL ELECTRIC WAVES
A laboratory demonstration with Eric P. Dollard
Eric demonstrates the reality of longitudinal waves and their application to the natural transmission of electricity. Analog computers (networks of coils and capacitors) are presented opening up an entire new field of electrical researches into the wave forms discovered and used by Tesla in his wireless power transmissions. You will experience the physical functions of the various waves via direct measurement inside the computer network. The Longitudinal Magneto-Dielectric wave is shown to have a propagating velocity greater than the speed of light! The transverse electromagnetic wave, (in present use) is shown to be a retarded, unnatural form of energy transmission. A Multi-Pactor Orgone Detector is demonstrated indicating a relationship between dielectricity and orgone. A competent researcher can duplicate the experiments on this video from the information given. Amaze your science teacher!
Peter Lindemann
Borderland Labs
Amigo,
Those films are classics. Both of them were produced by Borderland Labs. Eric Dollard, Tom Brown and I were all present for both films. I did a number of the explanation sequences in the first film, but stayed behind the camera on the second film. We actually produced three other films. The very first one was titled "Free Energy Research" where we show an amazing array of experimental test set-ups, including my Parametric Transformer generator operating at 120% efficiency, and a variation of Bruce DePalma's N-Machine, producing AC with two brushes on the shaft.
The other two films were never released for sale, but captured some of the most astonishing demonstrations I have ever seen. I had access to the video camera, so I was the cameraman on all the films. One of the events that was filmed was an "open house" where we show many of the other local engineers and physicists in the Santa Barbara area some of Eric's demonstrations. That meeting included Eric Dollard, Bruce DePalma, Tom Brown, Myself, Ed Delvers, Mike Knox, Roger Modjeski, Geoff Cook, and others. When there are that many geniuses in the room, the conversation gets very interesting. The highlight of the afternoon was the demonstration of Eric's "flame speaker" were we played Bach Concertos from the RF discharge of one of his small Tesla Coils. The high fidelity music actually came from the RF spark. No physical speaker mechanisms we involved. When the music was off, the RF discharge made a slight hissing sound. But this was quickly overpowered by the extremely high fidelity music that filled the room when the RF signal was modulated by the audio. Eric's knowledge of Tesla and Radio systems was simply unsurpassed!! All of the equipment demonstrated that day was built by Eric with support from Borderland Labs.
As for the current where-abouts of Eric Dollard, I do not know. I have not seen him since 1992. He has done a few speaking engagements at the San Fransisco Tesla Society in the last few years, so I know he is out there somewhere.
Thanks for asking. It's fun to reminisce about the "good ol' days".
Peter Lindemann, D.Sc.
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Thanks Peter for this trip down the memory lane, the rest of us who were not there can only imagine how it was being part of it all.
So the singing Tesla coil was Eric's original idea then, because I have seen some YouTube videos recently of someone doing the same thing, though that person taped their performance in 2007 not 1988.
What about those two other unreleased films, who has the rights to them now and would they consider releasing them into public domain so the World can see them?
Todays "singing Tesla coils" don't use AM modulated RF but rather PWM modulated fixed frequency. In that regard Dollard's coil is significantly different.
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Originally posted by amigo View Post
I have a copy of Free Energy Research from 1987 and a few other classics from that vintage. The other films of Eric's work are lost in the Borderlands archive somewhere.
I filmed a series of tests at John Bedini's shop in 1986, with engineer Roger Modjeski. I also have a complete set of the speakers presentations at the Borderlands Conference in the summer of 1990. Most notably, the presentation of Bruce DePalma.
Just another note about the two films of Eric's work. Those films were "one-take wonders". What you see are a series of "first takes" with no editing. We didn't have any video editing capability back then. We just shot the film, and sold copies. The credits were generated by the camera. Also, there was no script. We ad-libbed everything.
At some point, I may try to make these other films available. Right now, its not a priority.
Last edited by Peter Lindemann; 02-05-2008, 06:34 AM.
I think that's what would make these movies even more interesting - the fact that they were not scripted and all shot in first take.
Maybe someday in the future you could find time to make them available to us...or let someone else digitize them? Then again I presume you would put them into Public Domain, which might not be your intent, please forgive me for that.
Originally posted by lighty View Post
Would that make Eric's coil more interesting or just simply different than what's done today (sorry I did not look deeper into today's singing coils)?
@Amigo
Sound-wise PWM modulated Tesla coils should sound better, have more precise scale reproduction and wouldn't exhibit any hissing when no signal is present (since it would be turned on). Simply said one has much tighter control over it's sound parameters.
I heard only PWM modulated Tesla coils first-handedly so I cannot rightly compare it's sound quality to Dollard's RF AM modulated coil since I only heard latter on the low quality BSRF video. However, none of these coils are high fidelity devices or at least none that I heard. Peter might disagree on that one but he heard Dollard's coils in person and I didn't so I might be wrong.
This thread reminded me- what happened to the parametric transformer generator concept? It was an interesting concept.
Last edited by lighty; 02-06-2008, 03:30 AM.
Lighty,
First of all, I don't know if Eric's audio modulation was AM or PWM. He always drove his large Tesla Coils with vacuum triodes in a "push-pull" PWM mode. He certainly had the knowledge to do it either way. The RF carrier frequency was the resonant frequency of the coil, which usually fell just outside of the AM band, in this case just above 1.6mhz. You could easily pick up the music on a short-wave radio in the room, which we did, but the music sounded better coming directly from the flame. The fidelity of the sound above 5khz was as good as the finest tweeter speaker system ever made. The clarity was stunning.
The hiss of the discharge was probably below 3 db. It wasn't much. There were no visible changes to the electronic flame when the music was made louder or softer. The flame was about two inches tall and about one inch wide at the top.
We are definitely stretching the limits of my memory, here!
You say you have seen a BSRF video of this! Where? To the best of my knowledge, this film was never released.
Last edited by Peter Lindemann; 02-06-2008, 04:41 PM.
Dollard himself states that it is an AM modulated TC. I'm talking about coil he used to burn various forms in pieces of wood. You probably remember what I'm talking about.
AFAIK- you're correct. That film was never published publicly.
just found some new video of Eric Dollard talking about Tesla Longitudinal wave Energy SBARC Ham Radio with Chris Carson.
YouTube - Part 1 of 6: Eric Dollard Tesla Longitudinal wave Energy SBARC Ham Radio with Chris Carson
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Eric Speeking..
Hi, Thanks for that link, I will check it out!
Also, I believe that Eric Dollard is giving a presentation in early November (the 8th i think) at the San Francisco Tesla Society..
San Francisco Tesla Society Home Page
He is still out there and kicking..!
I hope it is being recorded, and If I lived in the USA i would fly from any state just to go along! =P
Eric Fan...
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Place cashews in a medium bowl with filtered water and vanilla. Let soak at least 1 hour.
Place cashews and vanilla water in blender and blend until smooth.
Pour cashew mixture into an air-tight container and refrigerate until needed.
Whisk together flour blend, baking soda, baking powder, pumpkin spice, and salt in a bowl and set aside.
In a mixing bowl, combine brown sugar and melted butter. Beat on medium speed until creamy. Add pumpkin puree, milk, flax egg, and vanilla. Beat until well combined.
Add in flour mixture and beat at a low speed until well mixed.
Using a large spoon, drop batter by tablespoonful onto prepared cookie sheets.
Place in oven and bake for 9 to 10 minutes or until cookies are springy to the touch.
While cookies are cooling, remove cashew cream from refrigerator and place in a large bowl.
Add in vegan butter, maple syrup, and then sift powder sugar into the mixture to keep from creating lumps.
Using a hand mixer, blend until creamy and smooth.
Spread the filing on the flat side of the cookies. Using about 2 Tablespoons per cookie. Top with another cookie.
Keep in air-tight container in refrigerator until ready to serve.
*Flax Egg – In a small bowl, combine 1 TBSP of Flax Seed Meal with 3 TBSP of water. Whisk gently and allow to sit for a few minutes to thicken.
Once I figured out what it takes to make gluten-free and dairy-free foods, I started having fun again in the kitchen. Making tasty, healthy, allergy friendly foods for my family was so much fun.
I know.. I know… You're thinking… are these healthy?
To be honest, probably not. There is A LOT of powdered sugar and vegan butter in these things. Yet, even with that, part of being 'happy in healthy' is knowing when it's OK to treat yourself.
I definitely wouldn't suggest eating these or making these every day, but when Fall comes around and you just want something festive to eat, these are a delicious, allergy friendly treat everyone will love.
This recipe is a lot of fun to make. It takes a little bit of prep when it comes to soaking the cashews, but once you have that, it all comes together easily.
Soaking the cashews with the vanilla allows the nuts to soak up the vanilla flavoring. It allows the vanilla to stand out more and blend with the maple syrup flavor nicely.
The batter for the cookies alone is amazing. If you weren't able to make the filling, you could easily make a glaze or even just shake some powdered sugar on these sandwich goodies and they would be fine on their own.
But, I do suggest making the filling..
it's what makes the Whoopie in the Whoopie Pie.
I love getting comments and messages from readers who have tried my recipes and enjoyed them. So, if you decided to try these out… or have any questions… please come back and leave me a comment and let me know.
Thanks Deborah. They are definitely packed with flavor for sure.
OMG! I can't WAIT to make these! PINNED!
Thanks so much Nicole. Let me know what you think of them if you make them.
Looks like a fun recipe to make. I have never worked with cashews this way but may have to give it a try.
Thanks Michelle. I'm learning more and more of how I can use cashews. They are such a great substitute for a dairy cream or cheese type thing.
These look yummy. I'll have to make them!
Thanks Rachel. If you try them out, come back and let me know what you think.
Thanks Emily. Be sure to come back by and let me know if you try them out.
Yum! These look so light and airy! I'm glad it hear it's normal to get rocks when perfecting a recipe though – gluten-free is hard! I'm so thankful for this yummy idea!
Ha ha. I know. I usually stand and say a prayer over any kind of gluten free batter I'm making because they can flop so easily.
Thanks Rebecca. They are really easy to make a quite simple to make with regular ingredients too.
Yep, 1000x yep. I'm totally making these for the next party.
Thanks Christina! Let me know how they turn out!!
These look so cozy and fun! I love a good whoopie pie!
Thanks Julie. There are a very comfy treat!


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Q: Controlling window placement in unity with twinview I am running a system running Ubuntu Oneric where i have a DVI monitor and an HDTV as my screens.
They are set up using nVidia TwinView. The monitor and TV are not side by side and the intent is to drag movies to the TV and then full screen it. The problem is that windows often open on the TV which I cannot normally view while sitting at the computer. What is the simplest way to tell unity to open windows on a specific monitor exclusively?
Note that I have only 1 HDMI connector so swapping the cables for the TV and the monitor is not an option.
Note: It is not always opening in this way but eg. when a website open up a confirmation dialog it always opens on the TV.

A: Have you tried disabling the "Place windows" plugin in the Compiz configuration? This plugin was responsible for a similar issue in my two-monitor configuration.
See also this question.