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The San Juan Mountains are some of the most incredible sights to see and areas to explore. They offer countless outdoor activities that will leave you wanting more and more exploration. The main destinations to access this beautiful high and rugged mountain range are Silverton, Ouray, and Telluride. These three towns are dedicated to the mountains giving so many options to explore. Read on for six great things to do in the San Juans!
The best way to discover one of Colorado's most preserved mining site is through a jeep tour in the mountains above Silverton. Explore the vibrant wildflowers, the unique wildlife and astonishing views. This tour will bring you high into the wilderness and away from the stresses of our busy lives, and is great for the whole family.
If passing through Ouray, you may want to stop and check out Box Canyon Waterfall for some unreal scenery. It is known for its beautiful views and cascading waterfall. Hike through canyon walls and overlooking views of the town while enjoying the enchanting wilderness this area has to offer. There are three hikes in the park including the Falls Trail that takes you 500 feet to the canyon, the High Bridge Trail which is a half a mile hike, and the Native Plant Loop for a short easy walk.
Switch up your adventure with an exhilarating raft trip on Telluride's San Miguel river. This is one of Colorado's hidden gems that is truly spectacular. Experience a day on the rushing water that brings you through red canyon walls and twisting bends on the San Juan Skyway. Because of this fast-paced river, you could potentially cover 20 miles in one day which makes it the most efficient way to see the beauty of the area. Trip options range from half day floats to three-day excursions. So, hop on a boat to experience a great scenic trip that will give you lifelong memories!
Looking for something fun, challenging and of high adventure level? The Via Ferrata in Telluride is an incredibly unique activity that has you climbing the cliffs of the town. It allows you to be fully exposed while being clipped in by cables and iron rungs, as you move across the rock overhanging Telluride. This experience is like none other with spectacular views of the surrounding mountains and Bridal Veil Falls, that you wouldn't be able to get from anywhere else. So challenge yourself with this intense and unforgettable experience.
Get a taste of Ancestral Puebloans heritage as you explore Mesa Verde National Park. Discover ancient cliff dwellings, archeological sites and amazing views of southwest Colorado. There are several options of how to experience this area including a discovery tour that guides you through the cliff dwellings, the history and heritage tour, or you can go the self-guided route and explore whatever you want within the park. Mesa Verde is a welcoming and beautiful area that provides an optimal educational experience.
Just miles outside of Telluride you'll find amazing off-roading at Ophir Pass. This dirt road extends for just about 10 miles and reaches close to 13,000 feet, offering amazing views. Here, you get truly picturesque views of the San Juans that you won't find anywhere else. Make sure to have an all-terrain vehicle to pass through this area but it is well worth it.


So this is my niece. Her name is Yahli. She is nine months old. Her mum is a doctor, and her dad is a lawyer. By the time Yahli goes to college, the jobs her parents do are going to look dramatically different.
In 2013, researchers at Oxford University did a study on the future of work. They concluded that almost one in every two jobs have a high risk of being automated by machines. Machine learning is the technology that's responsible for most of this disruption. It's the most powerful branch of artificial intelligence. It allows machines to learn from data and mimic some of the things that humans can do.
My company, Kaggle, operates on the cutting edge of machine learning. We bring together hundreds of thousands of experts to solve important problems for industry and academia. This gives us a unique perspective on what machines can do, what they can't do and what jobs they might automate or threaten.
Machine learning started making its way into industry in the early '90s. It started with relatively simple tasks. It started with things like assessing credit risk from loan applications, sorting the mail by reading handwritten characters from zip codes.
Over the past few years, we have made dramatic breakthroughs. Machine learning is now capable of far, far more complex tasks. In 2012, Kaggle challenged its community to build an algorithm that could grade high-school essays. The winning algorithms were able to match the grades given by human teachers. Last year, we issued an even more difficult challenge. Can you take images of the eye and diagnose an eye disease called diabetic retinopathy? Again, the winning algorithms were able to match the diagnoses given by human ophthalmologists.
Now, given the right data, machines are going to outperform humans at tasks like this. A teacher might read 10,000 essays over a 40-year career. An ophthalmologist might see 50,000 eyes. A machine can read millions of essays or see millions of eyes within minutes. We have no chance of competing against machines on frequent, high-volume tasks.
But there are things we can do that machines can't do. Where machines have made very little progress is in tackling novel situations. They can't handle things they haven't seen many times before. The fundamental limitations of machine learning is that it needs to learn from large volumes of past data. Now, humans don't.
We have the ability to connect seemingly disparate threads to solve problems we've never seen before. Percy Spencer was a physicist working on radar during World War II, when he noticed the magnetron was melting his chocolate bar. He was able to connect his understanding of electromagnetic radiation with his knowledge of cooking in order to invent — any guesses? — the microwave oven. Now, this is a particularly remarkable example of creativity. But this sort of cross-pollination happens for each of us in small ways thousands of times per day.
Machines cannot compete with us when it comes to tackling novel situations, and this puts a fundamental limit on the human tasks that machines will automate. So what does this mean for the future of work? The future state of any single job lies in the answer to a single question: To what extent is that job reducible to frequent, high-volume tasks, and to what extent does it involve tackling novel situations?
On frequent, high-volume tasks, machines are getting smarter and smarter. Today they grade essays. They diagnose certain diseases. Over coming years, they're going to conduct our audits, and they're going to read boilerplate from legal contracts.
Accountants and lawyers are still needed. They're going to be needed for complex tax structuring, for pathbreaking litigation. But machines will shrink their ranks and make these jobs harder to come by. Now, as mentioned, machines are not making progress on novel situations. The copy behind a marketing campaign needs to grab consumers' attention. It has to stand out from the crowd.
Business strategy means finding gaps in the market, things that nobody else is doing. It will be humans that are creating the copy behind our marketing campaigns, and it will be humans that are developing our business strategy.
So Yahli, whatever you decide to do, let every day bring you a new challenge. If it does, then you will stay ahead of the machines.


The more mobile technology continues to grow, the more popular it becomes. These days, software developers and tech designers have found themselves enmeshed in an industry that has turned out to be aggressively competitive in a relatively short period of time.
They are so many new mobile casinos around now that each one has to stand out in a particular way in order to maintain player retention and acquisition.
Just why have mobile casinos become so popular? For one thing, gambling always has been, and probably will continue to be, a popular pastime with many.
For another, almost everyone we know now owns a mobile device through which they can enjoy their usual hobbies and games on-the-go. It's no different with online gaming.
Mobile casinos offer something that their land-bound or desktop counterparts can't – geographical independence.
Whether you're on the bus, waiting in line at the supermarket or simply having a break at work, it's so easy just to whip out your smartphone or tablet to have a look at the latest odds, and, if you're feeling lucky, place a bet.
Nowadays, most mobile casinos come with 24/7 customer service, with many offering a live-chat service as well as email and phone.
Good casinos will have staff that are fully trained and informed about the world of iGaming and will do their best to answer their customers' queries to the best of their knowledge.
Many online casinos now offer certain rewards and promotions that are available only via app or mobile casino. These bonuses usually take the form of extra-value points which, when accumulated, can be used for extra spins or exchanged for free bets.
Alternatively, increased percentages are often offered to match casino bonuses that come with welcome packages and first-time users.
Unlike land-bound casinos, mobile casinos remove the need for physical space. With a device that contains good storage and memory, there's simply no limit on how many slots and games you can play online.
The most popular games tend to be blackjack and roulette, with many variations of both games available. Thanks to new technology from providers such as html5 casino games, it has become easier than ever for developers to design smooth-functioning, clear graphics and brilliant display across a number of screens.
Live-dealer table games, scratch cards and bingo are all widely available too.
Most mobile casinos are more streamlined in appearance and function than their desktop counterparts, with their features manufactured to be much more accessible and responsive. They're also usually subject to frequent updates, resulting in better visuals and a more enjoyable experience for their players. With online payments becoming more secure and reliable, and with the increase of licensed and safe eWallets, deposits, withdrawals and other transfers can be made at any time with just a single tap.
In order to protect their players, including both their personal and financial information, many casinos will ask for verification. This might mean sending visual proof (very often a photo) of an identification document such as an ID card or driver's license. Certain companies may also ask for proof of address, which could mean a utility bill or a recent bank statement. Check if the mobile site has encryption software; this is highly important as it contains tools which will protect, across the web, data sent from your phone.
Thanks to internet banking and the multitude of online payment methods within our reach, there's no need to carry around large amounts of money everywhere you go if you want to play while travelling. Online wallets like Skrill, Neteller, PayPal and Trustly are safe and reliable middlemen between your user profile and your bank account, so it's as though you're carrying around a separate purse for some extra cash to use for slots and betting.
Popular video slots, such as Starburst, Jack Hammer 2 and Mega Moolah, can be enjoyed to the fullest on a mobile format. Thanks to game developers such as NetEnt, these slots now come with crisp graphics, slick gameplay and little or no glitches, offering a first-rate gaming experience and auto-play functions that can be activated with a single tap of the screen.
Recent research has revealed that, by the end of this year, roughly 168 million people will be betting at mobile casinos via their tablets or phones. With the rise of 4G technology, players don't even need a Wi-Fi connection to connect to websites, making mobile casinos even easier to access. In the next few years, it is estimated that about 80% of internet activity will come from mobile devices.
Well-established gaming companies, such as Betfair, 888 and bet365, have taken notice of these statistics, and many have done their utmost to adapt to modern gaming patterns by offering an online environment that guarantees a fair gaming environment for all.
Suppliers and game-developers are now being called on to design slots or website features in which a mobile format is one of the most important factors, if not the most important. For developers, users and pretty much everyone involved in gaming, one thing is definitely clear – the future is bright!


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Blue Yodel #48 – Blue and Grey States
Posted on October 8, 2012 December 13, 2016 by Chris Stuart
We're two years into the sesquicentennial of the Civil War and, I don't know about you, but it seems to me there hasn't been a whole lot said about it. The anniversary of Antietam—the bloodiest day in American history—passed on 9/17 without much of a mention.
Maybe it's the not-often-celebrated nature of a 150th anniversary, or that people are tired of our current blue vs. red state struggle (compared with the 1860s—or even the 1960s—it's more of a spat). Or maybe we're just waiting for Spielberg's Lincoln to come out on November 16.
Whatever the reason, I'm bothered by the national amnesia about a war that took 600,000 lives. As a percentage of today's population, that would be 6 million dead. The figure is from a PBS American Experience special Death and the Civil War based on a fascinating book by Drew Gilpin-Faust, This Republic of Suffering.
You can make an argument that although bluegrass dates from the 1940s, most of the sensibility of its lyrics comes directly from a late 19th century culture deeply affected by the constant presence of death.
Even the bluegrass fascination with mother songs can be traced back to the Civil War—songs like Be My Mother Till I Die and Just Before the Battle, Mother. In fact, according to Gilpin-Faust, there were so many mother songs that people began to write satires of them. One answer song to Mother Would Comfort Me was called Mother Would Wallop Me. You can look it up.
Songs sung during the Civil War are still some of the most beautiful melodies ever created: Aura Lee, Battle Cry of Freedom, and anything by Stephen Foster. A lot of these sings were written during the war, but a few come from just before it.
One of the most beautiful is Lorena, written in 1856 by Henry Webster and put to music the next year by Joseph Webster. It was taken up by both sides during the war as a song about a missed loved one. My favorite version is by John Hartford.
And, of course, songs about the Civil War continue to be written. Like the Bible, it's a deep well of topics and characters. Mark Simos and IBMA Songwriter of the Year Jon Weisberger co-wrote Three Days in July, recorded by the Infamous Stringdusters.
Songwriter and producer Thomm Jutz has recently released a beautifully done two-volume collection of songs about the war called The 1861 Project, which is well worth checking out.
Tim O'Brien has a great song on his Traveler album called Restless Spirit Wandering about a union soldier wandering the earth. And the Gibson Brothers have touched on the war with Sam Smith and Safe Passage.
Perhaps the most well-known bluegrass jam song written about the Civil War is Rebel Soldier, recorded by the Country Gentlemen and sung by Charlie Waller.
The first song about the Civil War I remember hearing by a bluegrass band was Claire Lynch's version of Don Oja-Dunaway's beautiful Kennesaw Line, which I've always thought of as a template for a well written song.
I better not start listing songs here (see list below) because I'm sure to forget a lot of them.
I wrote a song called 13 Steps about Mary Surratt, who was hanged for her role—a dubious one—in the Lincoln assassination conspiracy. Bluegrass content: Mary is a distant relative of Ben Surratt, bluegrass recording engineer extraordinaire.
And Bobby Osborne recorded my song Shenandoah Wind, originally recorded by Eric Uglum (with Alison Krauss singing harmony) on his album of the same name, about the last thoughts of a confederate soldier. Eric also has a beautiful instrumental solo guitar version of Battle Cry of Freedom on the album. He generously agreed to make both available, so if you click on these links you can stream them in full:
I—like many of you, I'm guessing—want to know more songs from or about the Civil War, so I asked my closest Facebook friends for their favorites. I got a big response and have listed the songs below along with a modest attempt at artist or songwriter.
If you know of any that are not listed here (or if I need to correct something), please feel free to add yours in the comment section.
If there's one thing all these songs show, it's that we have a common heritage and a common humanity that transcend our differences. It's a lesson we apparently have to learn over and over again.
Luckily, we have the songs to help us.
Songs from or about the Civil War:
Andersonville – Billy Ed Wheeler
Ashokan Farewell – Jay Ungar
Atlanta is Burning – Boys From Indiana
Battle Cry of Freedom – Eric Uglum
Blue-Eyed Boston Boy
Centreville – Dave Goldman
Dear Sister – Claire Lynch & Louisa Branscomb (to be released in 2013)
Dodworth's Drum – Keith Howard
Graycoat Soldier – Gary Brewer and the Kentucky Ramblers
Johnson Boys
Kennesaw Line – Claire Lynch (written by Don Oja-Dunaway)
Last Letter Home – Sam Bush
The Last Time You'll See Jenny – McPeak Brothers
Lorena (1857) – written by Henry Webster (lyrics) and Joseph Webster (music)
Lost Soldier's Son – Chris Brashear
Mountaineers Are Always Free – Scott Holstein
My Brother Paul And Me – New River Line
My Sitting Window – Blue Moon Rising
Not a Word of That Be Said
Play Dixie For Me
The Rebel and the Rose – Becky Buller & Tony Rackley
Rebel's Last Request – Bluegrass Cardinals
Legend of the Rebel Soldier – Charlie Waller
Reflections of Love – Paul Adkins
Restless Spirit Wandering – Tim O'Brien
Rose of Alabama – Craig Smith
Shadow of the Grave – Dennis Walters
Shenandoah – Charlie McCoy
Shenandoah Wind – Chris Stuart
Soldier's Answer – Dennis Walters
Someone Play Dixie – Dry Branch Fire Squad
Sticks That Made Thunder – Steeldrivers
Stranger – Dave Rowe
Thirteen Steps – Chris Stuart
Three Days in July – Infamous Stringdusters (Jon Weisberger & Mark Simos)
Two Little Boys
Vacant Chair – Kathy Mattea
The 1861 Project, Vols. 1 and 2
Cold Mountain Soundtrack
Songs of the Civil War, Columbia Records, 1991
Songs of the Civil War (Leroy Troy, Johnny Gimble, and others)
White Mansions (Paul Kennerly)
Chris Stuart
Chris Stuart is a writer and songwriter living in San Diego. He was the 2008 recipient of the IBMA Print Media Person of the Year award, co-writer of the 2009 IBMA Song of the Year, and past winner of the Merlefest Chris Austin Songwriting contest in bluegrass and gospel categories. You can follow him on Twitter @cvstuart, on Facebook, and at www.chrisstuart.com. On Tuesdays you can find him having fish tacos at Roberto's in Del Mar.
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Stupid Chess
There's something to be said about polishing your game a bit before making it accessible to millions of people online. I'm a fan of indie developers who try out new engines to build their first projects, but Stupid Chess justifies its name. It's more of a showcase than a game, as it's little more than a render of a chess board in Unity engine, with 3D models of figurines in questionable quality. The game's AI is rudimentary, knowing only enough to avoid the most direct traps, and the interface needs more polish as well, selecting a figure you want to move can be a bit frustrating since you have to click on the field under the figure to select it, not the figure itself. The fact that the entire back row of the figures breaks through the ground plane clipping through. It's a bare-bone start of a Unity game, but needs a lot more work to start looking attractive.
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Q: Separating code and content in JQuery - organizing a JQuery app I started using JQuery a while ago to do small stuff, but increasingly JQuery has become part of the overall workflow and it's starting to get messy:
UI messages spread all over the code, hover image buttons found in different places, and a few other code smells. Things like this:
$("#button").hover(function(){
        $(this).attr("src",ROOT_PATH + "images/button_01b.png");
        $(this).css("margin", "-4px 0 0 0");
    }, function(){
        $(this).attr("src",ROOT_PATH + "images/button_01.png");
        $(this).css("margin", "0 0 0 0");
    });

Of course, when I want, say, to test different buttons, I have to search every instance of the button's path and replace it. Similar problem for the messages.
I also have a problem with keeping some configuration variables synched with the server code: I use a configuration file in PHP to set a few site-wide settings like the path to the root folder and the visitor's language.
In PHP, I simply call a configuration file which figures out the right paths and languages, but the JQuery files have no access to these variables.
I can think of a few solutions, like outputting the variables in PHP to HTML hidden divs and then reading the content of these divs with JQuery, but it feels like a bad hack and besides, I imagine this problem has been solved many times over.
What is the standard solution to deal with this?

A: After reviewing your code, I have adapted and restructured my answer. I tried to custom-fit it to your needs while keeping it as generic as possible so also other viewers could use it in future.
Site-wide server configurations
Easy things first. For my site-wide, server-shared configurations, I usually use something like this:

This of course is useful only for simple configurations that do not require frequent updates.
A more elegant approach to retrieving site-wide configurations that even allows for more complex values - for example such that contain double quotes - would be to json_encode them and let jQuery decode the JSON again. This would also allow you to easily update these configurations. To avoid enclosing your JSON string in further double quotes resulting in possible breaks, why not make use of the fact that browsers generally do not parse whatever is in between

Is totally valid as it will not be interpreted by the JavaScript engine and is generally ignored by the browser. Your script can then access it like this:
var config = $.parseJSON($('#config').html());

I learned this little trick while learning to work with WebGL. Although it is generally recommended to wrap script content in CDATA, in this case it would be more difficult to extract the contents and I consider it to be rather old-fashioned, tbh.
Use jQuery the right way
You clearly don't know the true power of jQuery. Calls like these
$('#status').html("
Thanks! We will get back to you as soon as possible.
")
.css('margin', '-300px 0 0 250px')
.css('background', '#C9DDFC')
.css('width', '500px')
.css('border', '2px solid black')
.css('position', 'relative')
.css('z-index', '100')
;

function userNameOk( userName ) {
    var queryType   = "checkUsrName";
    var usrName     = userName;
    var usrNameOk   = false;
    $.ajax
    ({
        async: false,
        url: ROOT_PATH +'handlers/buyer_data_handler.php',
        type: 'POST',
        data: 'usrName=' + usrName + '&queryType=' + queryType,

        success: function(result)
        {
            var obj = jQuery.parseJSON(result);
            if (obj.usrNameOk == "yes")
            {
                usrNameOk = true;
            }
            else
            {
                usrNameOk = false;
                alert(obj.msg);
            }
        }
    });
    return usrNameOk;
}

Can be done simply like this:
$('#status').html("Bla").css({
    margin : '-300px 0 0 250px',
    background : '#c9ddfc',
    width : 500, // jQuery doesn't even need 'px' for some styles! But don't stringify them...
    border : '2px solid black',
    position : 'relative',
    zIndex : 100 // Camel case for attributes with dashes.
});

function userNameOk( userName ) {
    var usrNameOk;
    $.ajax({
        async : false,
        url : ROOT_PATH + 'handlers/buyer_data_handler.php',
        type : 'POST',
        data : {
            usrName : userName,
            queryType : 'checkUsrName'
        },
        dataType : 'json',

        success : function ( result ) {
            usrNameOk = result.usrNameOk == 'yes'; // !! makes sure you get a boolean value.
            if( !usrNameOk ) {
                alert(result.msg);
            }
        }
    });
}

Note that jQuery.ajax accepts a plain JS object as data parameter and also allows you to specify the expected server response type. If you tell jQuery that you expect JSON, it will automatically parse it into an object - unless it is malformed, but in that case, your approach would error, too.
If I don't state this, the community would. But it is generally discouraged to use synchronous AJAX requests - the A stands for Asynchronous in the first place - for the simple fact that it will block the website from performing any other operation until it has completed. Your audience will not approve if your server can't keep up with all the requests or if their own connection is very slow. In fact, at first they probably won't even realize it's a request that causing the trouble since the standard user has no idea what's going on behind the scenes.
It is better to use a "loading image" - I think synchronous requests would even block that animation - together with that callback of yours. That's what it is primarily intended for.
These are just very few examples of what jQuery enables you to do. Investing time in learning how to work with jQuery really is worth it.
Structure your code
Shift repetitive algorithms such as popping up a modal box or a defined sequence of animations to some additional functions. This is especially helpful if you have a single, very long function.
Even though parts of that function may only be needed once, it still helps a great bit to split it up into several sub-functions. Several small functions are easier to understand when called in a larger function than one huge function of dozens of lines of code.
It might even be a good idea to have modular development code - i.e. load multiple JS files on your test site but when deploying, merge them and use a minifier.
A last great tip for structuring your code: Generalize it!
While this is the beginning of your function:
$("#regError").html(""); // reset error message
var referer = $("#referer").val();
var clientIP = $("#clientIP").val();
var lastName = $("#lastName").val();
var firstName = $("#firstName").val();
var username =  $("#newUsrName").val();
var password =  $("#usrPass").val();
var confirmPass = $("#confirmUsrPass").val();
var email = $("#usrEmail").val();
var website = $("#usrWebsite").val();

var errors = "";
var error_msg = "";

if (userNameOk(username))
{
    $("#newUsrName").css("border", "2px solid green");
    $("#available").html(" OK");
}
else
{
    $("#newUsrName").css("border", "2px solid red");
    $("#newUsrName").focus();
}
if (lastName.length <3)
{
    $("#lastName").css("border", "2px solid red");
    errors++;
}
else
{
    $("#lastName").css("border", "2px solid green");
}
if (firstName.length <3)
{
    $("#firstName").css("border", "2px solid red");
    errors++;
}
else
{
    $("#firstName").css("border", "2px solid green");
}
if (password.length <6)
{
    $("#usrPass").css("border", "2px solid red");
    $("#confirmUsrPass").css("border", "2px solid red");
    error_msg += "The password must be at least 6 characters long
";
    errors++;
}
else if (confirmPass != password)
{
    $("#usrPass").css("border", "2px solid red");
    $("#confirmUsrPass").css("border", "2px solid red");
    error_msg += "The confirmation password doesn't match the password.
";
    errors++;
}
else
{
    $("#usrPass").css("border", "2px solid green");
    $("#confirmUsrPass").css("border", "2px solid green");
}
if (!isValidEmail(email))
{
    $("#usrEmail").css("border", "2px solid red");
    error_msg += "A valid email is needed to validate your registration.
";
    errors++;
}
else
{
    $("#usrEmail").css("border", "2px solid green");
}

if (errors > 0)
{
    $("#regError").html(error_msg).css("color", "red");
    return false;
}

it doesn't only qualify for other structuring tips, but also for generalization. This clearly is a validation algorithm. First of all, I thought I should let you know that HTML5 specs define a browser native validation implementation. Thus by using HTML5 attributes, in many cases you could spare almost all of these lines of code...
Have a look at Form Attributes over at W3Schools!
However, not every browser already implements this feature. So it would indeed make sense to use Modernizr to detect browser support and if necessary lazy-load a plugin or so.
Then, your code could look like this instead:
function validate( form ) {
    var valid = true;

    $('input[required][name], textarea[required][name]', form).each(function( index, elem ) {
        var $elem = $(elem),
            val = $elem.val(),
            pattern = $elem.attr('pattern').
            regex = null;

        // Validation pattern provided?
        if( typeof pattern !== 'undefined' && pattern !== false ) {
            regex = new RegExp(pattern);
        }

        // Validation through pattern
        // For minimum length, see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10281962/is-it-minlength-in-html5
        if( regex ) {
            if( !regex.match(val) ) {
                valid = false;
            }
        }
        else {
            if( val.trim().length === 0 ) {
                valid = false;
            }
        }

        if( !valid ) {
            notifyRequired(elem);
        }
    });

    return valid;
}

This is only a simple example, but could be used at different places - i.e. all of your forms. This little script makes use of few HTML5 attributes even though they may not be supported yet. Oh, while I'm at it, have a look at SO this question.
As a matter of fact, generic code like this could be used in some sort of core library that you share among all your website projects and thus spares you repetitive work.
Edit: Since you asked, it actually is fairly easy to adapt support for custom treatment by, for example, using an event listener. I have written a simple jsFiddle for demonstration.
Every event object accepts a return value, including native events. jQuery's Event object provides the result property which is automatically the returned value of the last event listener. If undefined, simply do the standard testing. Otherwise somehow use the result. My example simply sets valid to false if necessary.
The most relevant part included in the above validate function looks like this:
var jqEvt = $.Event('validate');

$(this).trigger(jqEvt);
if( typeof jqEvt.result !== 'undefined' ) {
    if( !jqEvt.result ) {
        valid = false;
    }
}
else {
    // All the other stuff...
}

We must explicitly use the factory or constructor in order to be able to use the result value of our handler(s).
At the beginning of a function, declare all your variables. This not only helps in debugging your code. Due to the nature of JS, when not in strict mode, all undeclared variables will be used regardless. However, when you then later in your code "re-declare" them, they will be re-initialized to the value undefined. If you don't already know, read some about undefined - it is quite special.
This is especially useful when pausing development of your code or collaborating as it shows you which variables not to use further down the code.
It is not required to declare each and every variable with var. You can separate declarations with ,.
// Change all this...

var title = $('#select_title').val();
var lastName = $('#lastName').val();
var firstName = $('#firstName').val();
var company = $('#company').val();
var email = $('#email').val();
var phone = $('#phone').val();
var fullName = $('#fullName').val();
var instructions = $("#comments").val();
var QuoteData = "SourceLang=" + source_lang +
                "&TargetLangs=" + target_langs +
                "&Wordcount=" + wordcount +
                "&FilesToTranslate=" + filesToTranslate +
                "&title=" + title +
                "&lastName=" + lastName +
                "&firstName=" + firstName +
                "&Company=" + company +
                "&Email=" + email +
                "&Phone=" + phone +
                "&fullName=" + fullName +
                "&instructions=" + instructions;

// to that:

var title = $('#select_title').val(),
    lastName = $('#lastName').val(),
    firstName = $('#firstName').val(),
    company = $('#company').val(),
    email = $('#email').val(),
    phone = $('#phone').val(),
    fullName = $('#fullName').val(),
    instructions = $("#comments").val(),

    QuoteData = "SourceLang=" + source_lang +
                "&TargetLangs=" + target_langs +
                "&Wordcount=" + wordcount +
                "&FilesToTranslate=" + filesToTranslate +
                "&title=" + title +
                "&lastName=" + lastName +
                "&firstName=" + firstName +
                "&Company=" + company +
                "&Email=" + email +
                "&Phone=" + phone +
                "&fullName=" + fullName +
                "&instructions=" + instructions;

I find that even removing those few additional vars makes the code slightly cleaner. Also this is subject to the tip above. Since this is all a set-up for the data sent via a request to the server, you could also simply do this:
$.ajax({
    url : 'foo.bar',
    data : {
        SourceLang : source_lang,
        TargetLangs : target_langs,
        Wordcount : wordcount,
        FilesToTranslate : filesToTranslate,
        // ... and so forth
    }
});

As a matter of fact, you could even write another function that generates a name : value map of all input elements of your form. Something like this, which again could be used in different forms.
function getFields( form ) {
    var result = {};
    // Short hand for $(form).find('input textarea')
    $('input[name] textarea[name]', form).each(function(index, elem) {
        var name = $(elem).attr('name'),
            val = $(elem).val(),
            tmp;
        if( name.indexOf('[]') > -1 ) {
            name = name.substring(0, name.indexOf('[]'));
            if( name in result ) {
                result[name].push(val);
            }
            else {
                result[name] = [val];
            }
        }
        else {
            result[name] = val;
        }
    });
    return result;
}

Group lines of codes that relate to each other with blank lines and comment them. Spares you to first understand what your code does before you can move on - again. Comments aren't only useful when collaborating, but also for yourself.
Also pay attention not to use unnecessary variables like in your first two functions. The less code that needs understanding, the better.
function login( userName, password ) {
    var usrName = userName; // <-- totally
    var pass    = password; // <-- redundant
}

On a side note, always remember: As global as necessary, as local as possible. Though this is more important for other programming languages such as Java and C++, it would explain why a lot of JS developers, including me, like to enclose their entire code in an anonymous function like this:
(function(w, d, $){
    // ... your code
})(window, document, jQuery);

I've heard some particular benefits from using w and d instead of window and document like this, but I can't quite recall. However, using jQuery like this does have a notable advantage: should you happen to use another library overwriting $, you can still make use of it referring to jQuery without interfering with other code. For example, this is very useful when developing Joomla frontend, which ships with Mootools.

The following tips are biased and meant to assist in the maintenance of large projects.
The Google Closure Compiler
In my opinion, a rather professional tool is the Google Closure Compiler, though I do suspect the abbreviation to be an immtiation of the GNU Compiler Compilation. It has rather less to do with cleaning up your code, but can help to keep a clear overview over large projects.
The Closure Compiler allows you to not only compress JavaScript, but also to compile different JavaScript files into a single one. There are three different modes in which you can operate the Closure Compiler. If not running in advanced mode, I'd use it only for automatically minifying multiple source files into one.
I'll briefly explain why I like to use the Closure Compiler in advanced mode for larger projects.

*

*If your IDE doesn't do so, it tells you when there are faults in your source files.

*It minifies scripts smartly: Unused code is automatically ignored in the minified version.

*It uses annotations! These annotations can be used to further define the behavior of the compiler.

Regarding the annotations, the Closure Compiler allows tagging an object as enum if the values are primitives or strings. Variables tagged const won't be variables in the minified code. Every reference to that particular constant will be replaced with the actual value for efficiency. It offers many, many more useful annotations, like the @protected annotation which will only grant access to this particular variable or method to other variables and methods within the same file, comparable to 'package accessibility' in Java.
Now using the Google Closure Compiler really isn't an easy thing and I really don't recommend it for smaller projects as there are way better solutions. It can be quite tedious to go about, especially trying to get it to do what exactly you want it to do. But once you configured it right, it really comes in handy.
SCSS/SASS/LESS
These three languages are all variations of the CSS language and allow you to write a clear and tidy CSS dialect which will be compiled into (hopefully) valid CSS. While SCSS and LESS are quite similar, SASS is an alternative dialect of SCSS. However, I use LESS because SCSS and SASS require Ruby to be installed - and I simply don't want that. Another nice feature of LESS is that it automatically compiles the stylesheets if any change is detected and outputs the result to a specified file.
All these dialects allow some nifty "programming". They allow different additional programmatic elements to a certain degree. These elements though will be calculated and statically included in the document. Something like 90% - 5px will (maybe, haven't tried) only work if one of the parent elements has a static width set. But as far as I've understood, the units must match. 5em - 5px thus is not possible.
However, the reason why I really recommend these 'dialects' is because of selector nesting. Something that would look like this in CSS
#content .buttons .button {
    background: green;
}
#content .buttons .button.active {
    background: pink;
}
#content .buttons .button.active:hover {
    background: purple;
}

Can be written as
#content .buttons .button {
    background: green;

    &.active {
        background: pink;
    }
    &.active:hover {
        background: purple;
    }
}

Where & references the selector you are currently inside of. Not only does this possibly shorten down your CSS - or rather SCSS/SASS/LESS - but also makes it easier to understand and maintain.
Done!
Well, not quite. This is just a portion of what you could really do not only to write cleaner but also more efficient code. If I were to write all that down, I could actually hold a seminar and demand money for that. And since I'm not paid and already spent more than two hours for all this, I think I definitely should put this to an end. I have to take care of my own stuff nonetheless.

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Nick Jonas says Adam Levine was first to text him about spinach in his teeth at the Grammys
Andrew Lipovsky/NBC
Last month, Nick Jonas performed at the Grammys and the whole internet was quick to point out he had a piece of spinach in his teeth. But Nick revealed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Tuesday night that the first text he got about his toothy mishap was from none other than former The Voice coach Adam Levine.
Nick explained that after getting off stage, "I went to my phone, and the first message on my phone was from Adam Levine. He's like, 'Nice performance, you had a little schmutz in your teeth.'"
Nick said he was left wondering why no one — not even his brothers Joe and Kevin — clued him in beforehand.
"Here's the thing that's really frustrating about this," Nick told Fallon. "First of all, there was spinach in my teeth from my breakfast. In the entire day, no one thought to be like, 'Hey man, there's something back there?'"
Nick also revealed the Jonas Brothers are pretty much done with their new album and preparing for their Las Vegas residency in April. Nick is currently serving as a coach on The Voice, following Adam's departure.
Later in the show, Nick and Jimmy played a game of "Slay It, Don't Spray It," where they had to finish the lyrics of a popular song in order for their opponent to get sprayed in the face with water.
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package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.fail;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Optional;
import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseClassTestRule;
import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseTestingUtility;
import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HColumnDescriptor;
import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HTableDescriptor;
import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.MetaTableAccessor;
import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.coprocessor.CoprocessorHost;
import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.coprocessor.MasterCoprocessor;
import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.coprocessor.MasterCoprocessorEnvironment;
import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.coprocessor.MasterObserver;
import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.coprocessor.ObserverContext;
import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.testclassification.MasterTests;
import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.testclassification.MediumTests;
import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.Bytes;
import org.junit.After;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.ClassRule;
import org.junit.Rule;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.experimental.categories.Category;
import org.junit.rules.TestName;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

@Category({ MasterTests.class, MediumTests.class })
public class TestEnableTable {

  @ClassRule
  public static final HBaseClassTestRule CLASS_RULE =
      HBaseClassTestRule.forClass(TestEnableTable.class);

  private static final HBaseTestingUtility TEST_UTIL = new HBaseTestingUtility();
  private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(TestEnableTable.class);
  private static final byte[] FAMILYNAME = Bytes.toBytes("fam");

  @Rule
  public TestName name = new TestName();

  @Before
  public void setUp() throws Exception {
    TEST_UTIL.getConfiguration().set(CoprocessorHost.MASTER_COPROCESSOR_CONF_KEY,
      MasterSyncObserver.class.getName());
    TEST_UTIL.startMiniCluster(1);
  }

  @After
  public void tearDown() throws Exception {
    TEST_UTIL.shutdownMiniCluster();
  }

  /**
   * We were only clearing rows that had a hregioninfo column in hbase:meta.  Mangled rows that
   * were missing the hregioninfo because of error were being left behind messing up any
   * subsequent table made with the same name. HBASE-12980
   * @throws IOException
   * @throws InterruptedException
   */
  @Test
  public void testDeleteForSureClearsAllTableRowsFromMeta()
  throws IOException, InterruptedException {
    final TableName tableName = TableName.valueOf(name.getMethodName());
    final Admin admin = TEST_UTIL.getAdmin();
    final HTableDescriptor desc = new HTableDescriptor(tableName);
    desc.addFamily(new HColumnDescriptor(FAMILYNAME));
    try {
      createTable(TEST_UTIL, desc, HBaseTestingUtility.KEYS_FOR_HBA_CREATE_TABLE);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
      fail("Got an exception while creating " + tableName);
    }
    // Now I have a nice table, mangle it by removing the HConstants.REGIONINFO_QUALIFIER_STR
    // content from a few of the rows.
    try (Table metaTable = TEST_UTIL.getConnection().getTable(TableName.META_TABLE_NAME)) {
      try (ResultScanner scanner = metaTable.getScanner(
        MetaTableAccessor.getScanForTableName(TEST_UTIL.getConnection(), tableName))) {
        for (Result result : scanner) {
          // Just delete one row.
          Delete d = new Delete(result.getRow());
          d.addColumn(HConstants.CATALOG_FAMILY, HConstants.REGIONINFO_QUALIFIER);
          LOG.info("Mangled: " + d);
          metaTable.delete(d);
          break;
        }
      }
      admin.disableTable(tableName);
      TEST_UTIL.waitTableDisabled(tableName.getName());
      // Rely on the coprocessor based latch to make the operation synchronous.
      try {
        deleteTable(TEST_UTIL, tableName);
      } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
        fail("Got an exception while deleting " + tableName);
      }
      int rowCount = 0;
      try (ResultScanner scanner = metaTable
        .getScanner(MetaTableAccessor.getScanForTableName(TEST_UTIL.getConnection(), tableName))) {
        for (Result result : scanner) {
          LOG.info("Found when none expected: " + result);
          rowCount++;
        }
      }
      assertEquals(0, rowCount);
    }
  }

  public  static class MasterSyncObserver implements MasterCoprocessor, MasterObserver {
    volatile CountDownLatch tableCreationLatch = null;
    volatile CountDownLatch tableDeletionLatch = null;

    @Override
    public Optional<MasterObserver> getMasterObserver() {
      return Optional.of(this);
    }

    @Override
    public void postCompletedCreateTableAction(
        final ObserverContext<MasterCoprocessorEnvironment> ctx,
        final TableDescriptor desc,
        final RegionInfo[] regions) throws IOException {
      // the AccessController test, some times calls only and directly the
      // postCompletedCreateTableAction()
      if (tableCreationLatch != null) {
        tableCreationLatch.countDown();
      }
    }

    @Override
    public void postCompletedDeleteTableAction(
        final ObserverContext<MasterCoprocessorEnvironment> ctx,
        final TableName tableName)
    throws IOException {
      // the AccessController test, some times calls only and directly the postDeleteTableHandler()
      if (tableDeletionLatch != null) {
        tableDeletionLatch.countDown();
      }
    }
  }

  public static void createTable(HBaseTestingUtility testUtil,
    HTableDescriptor htd, byte [][] splitKeys)
  throws Exception {
    // NOTE: We need a latch because admin is not sync,
    // so the postOp coprocessor method may be called after the admin operation returned.
    MasterSyncObserver observer = testUtil.getHBaseCluster().getMaster()
      .getMasterCoprocessorHost().findCoprocessor(MasterSyncObserver.class);
    observer.tableCreationLatch = new CountDownLatch(1);
    Admin admin = testUtil.getAdmin();
    if (splitKeys != null) {
      admin.createTable(htd, splitKeys);
    } else {
      admin.createTable(htd);
    }
    observer.tableCreationLatch.await();
    observer.tableCreationLatch = null;
    testUtil.waitUntilAllRegionsAssigned(htd.getTableName());
  }

  public static void deleteTable(HBaseTestingUtility testUtil, TableName tableName)
  throws Exception {
    // NOTE: We need a latch because admin is not sync,
    // so the postOp coprocessor method may be called after the admin operation returned.
    MasterSyncObserver observer = testUtil.getHBaseCluster().getMaster()
      .getMasterCoprocessorHost().findCoprocessor(MasterSyncObserver.class);
    observer.tableDeletionLatch = new CountDownLatch(1);
    Admin admin = testUtil.getAdmin();
    try {
      admin.disableTable(tableName);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      LOG.debug("Table: " + tableName + " already disabled, so just deleting it.");
    }
    admin.deleteTable(tableName);
    observer.tableDeletionLatch.await();
    observer.tableDeletionLatch = null;
  }
}

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If you're looking to take your culinary skills to the next level, the great cooking classes of Washington State will transform you into a master chef in no time. Whether you've always wanted to be a better baker or you're dabbling in international cuisine from across the globe, you'll find a class to suit your taste and style in Washington. Here are the 10 best in the state.
If the idea of learning the culinary arts in a successful restaurant in downtown Seattle interests you, then the Art Institute of Seattle is the place to be. The Portfolio Restaurant is the working lab for students enrolled in the school, and gives hands on experience for education during the week and is open to the public on the weekends. Students learn how to use the equipment and techniques, then get to put them into practice as a team. Scholarship and other tuition aid information is available upon request.
For over 45 years, Sur La Table has been Seattle's leading home for cooks with all things related to the knowledge and passion behind cooking. With more than 100 locations across the country and a cooking program that is second to none, you can take your passion for fine food and ignite it into a culinary career or improve your art of entertaining. Cooking classes are offered in the store, online, or as a private event.
Do you want to learn to cook? At Bon Vivant School of Cooking, you learn more than the basics of fine food preparation. You'll meet new friends, build your confidence in the kitchen, and become an innovative cook. Bon Vivant offers classes that will expose you to French cuisine and techniques, like the four-class series, "Insider Secrets to the French Patisserie," where you'll learn to make mousses, meringues, tarts, custards, creams, and Dacquoise. Private cooking classes are also available and you can volunteer to use your own kitchen and attend free.
Students of all ages can learn about cooking styles and flavors from the Pacific Northwest and around the world at Bayview School of Cooking in Olympia, Washington. Hands-on classes are the best way to learn new techniques and practice the basics about equipment used in the kitchen and safety. Kids aged five and up are encouraged to participate in the Kids in the Kitchen program where they can learn age-appropriate skills and try new foods. There's a free class open to the pubic the first Thursday of each month, so check the website for times.
Offering classes that focus on a variety of cooking-related events like traditional foods and technique, family-style dinners, power lunches, and cooking for kids, the Pantry in Seattle, Washington, is a true community kitchen. Opened in 2011, the Pantry brings together people with a passion for cooking and sharing their expertise with others. There are over 45 classes available for would-be chefs, foodies, food writers and photographers, and anyone who just enjoys cooking and wants to learn more. And the best part is that you get to eat what you make.
Did you ever think of cooking as a team sport? That's the idea behind the success of Sizzleworks. Located in Bellevue, Washington, the school has earned the title of "Best Small Business" and "Best Group Activity" from 425 Magazine, has been ranked in the top 35 best culinary blogs on the Internet by Feedspot, and is has been rated in the "Top 19 Cooking Teachers" in the Seattle Metro Area by Expertise.com. If you prefer, you can schedule a private event, but all classes are hands-on and lots of fun.
Founded by Renee Press in 2011, Fire and Earth Kitchen brings a love of vegan and gluten-free cooking to groups in conference rooms or private homes. Using original recipes of her own creation, Renee isn't afraid of a challenge, but loves sharing nutrition facts and her knowledge of plant-based cooking to audiences of all kinds. Her classes have been enjoyed by companies like Pier 1 Imports, NOAA, and many more.
If you love cooking and baking but have a passion for sweet things, Dawn's Candy and Cake offers great classes on how to make and decorate your own delicious treats. Located in Lynnwood, Washington, classes are offered by appointment every day from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. except Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. All supplies are included in the class fee, and all you have to do to register is stop by the store or call.
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Enthralled by the cast of Angela's Ashes
Last night we visited the Grand Opera House to see the World Premiere of Angela's Ashes The Musical, it was opening night in Belfast and the Theatre was literally packed to the rafters.
As a child I regrettably never read the book, I did see pieces of the movie though my memory was slightly lacking, recently I have spoken to friends who are avid fans of both and with the knowledge that I was attending tonight I spoke to people who watched the Musical in Dublin last week therefore I was gearing myself up for some major blurting and came well prepared with tissues in tow.
Firstly i'll say that there is no need to be familiar with the story as the Musical abduction is so easy to follow, David Wray the MD done what can only be described as a beautiful job, so many heart felt numbers with a great mix of comedic tunes.
About the Cast
West End star Jacinta Whyte returned home to take on the role of Angela. Dublin born Jacinta Whyte has made her mark on the international stage performing in some of the biggest musicals of all time including, Les Miserables, Blood Brothers and Miss Saigon. From the moment Jacinta walked onto the stage as a child in the title role of Annie in the original production in London's West End, it was clear that a musical star had been born.
The role of Frank was played by Eoin Cannon whose career has included The Woman In White (Palace Theatre, London – alongside Michael Crawford and Michael Ball), The Wizard Of Oz, Jerry Springer – The Opera, Michael Collins – A Musical Drama, Grease and the European tour of Beauty And The Beast as well as performing as a featured lead singer in Riverdance. Television work includes Fair City (RTE) and The Bloody Irish (PBS).
The main cast also included: Clare Barrett as Grandma, Karen Ardiff as Mrs Finucane, Marty Maguire as Malachy, Bryan Burroughs as Quasimodo, Emmet Byrne as Malachy Jnr., Elaine Hearty as Nora, Shane McDaid as Billy Heffernan, David O'Meara as Uncle Pat, Mark O'Regan as Mr Griffin, Brigid Shine as Theresa Carmody and Doireann Mac Mahon & Cait Moloney as Ensemble
The Story in a Nut Shell
Franks parents struggle to provide for him and his brothers in 1940's Ireland, we follow young Frank's escapades and experiences in a Dickensian landscape peopled by a drunken father, a helpless mother, pompous priests, bullying schoolmasters, money-lenders and dancing-teachers, culminating in his defiant escape to a new life in America. Along the way there is sadness, excitement and so much more.
Those with appreciation for the arts should take the time to see this production, the acting, movement, singing and staging worked seamlessly together, from what I initially thought would be doom and gloom actually was surprisingly funny.
The show runs in the Grand Opera House until Saturday (5th August) performances each evening at 7.30pm and Matinees on Thursday & Saturday at 2.30pm
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INDIA – Majestic Research Services and Solutions (MRSS) has opened an office in northeastern India's Shillong and appointed a chief financial officer.
The regional office will support a longitudinal ageing study in India (LASI) covering the Meghalaya and Sikkim states, commissioned by the Indian government's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. MRSS said it will also look to cover the northeastern region's remaining markets in the coming years.
Srikant Patel, head of the company's social research practice, said: "LASI will provide a longitudinal data set for designing programme and policies for older population in the country. LASI would also collect an extensive range of biomarkers which can be useful for studying a variety of social behaviours and environments, health risks and chronic disease conditions."
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Raj Sharma, chairman of MRSS India, said: "To have [Bhansali] onboard fills an important void and will make our financial management engine more robust. We recognised that this is required and we have now reached the size to have a CFO of this stature and so we have timed this appointment appropriately."


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OBSCURITY >> General Discussion >> why has all the AU/NZ obs servers gone to s---?
wtf happened to the new SoS server? that was great! the ping was stable and GOOD, for just about everyone, it was at least stable for everyone.
Yeah, something weird going on with the HEAT server there. I will try get Superroach to fix it next time he is about.
I'll consider running obs on the HitLoc server if SoS and HEAT can't fix their problems.
talked to roach, should be fixed by the morning.
as for the laggy SoS server, a move to snake's server sounds great.
We simply could not afford the new SoS server.
It's not easy to pay for the servers that we have in SWAT 4, CoD4, L4D and L4D2. Literally nobody donates to keep any of the servers alive, even when we provide servers for people to play on.
Don't get s---ty that we didn't provide you with a new server to play on for free, when we have to use our own real world, hard earned money to keep you guys playing.
As for our current server, its all we can afford. We are speaking to our GSP to try and get the lag sorted out, but for the time being its all we can provide for you to play on.
Chapo is right, a few donations here and there goes a long way to keeping you guys happy as well as making us feel appreciated. Thanks so far to those who have donated to our modding cause, but also to those whose servers are running our mods.
Speaking of LoG, how are you liking HitLoc?
i wasnt getting s---ty.... i tried to make that post sound as uns---ty as posible.
Arma 2 is good stuff, except online fails over here in Aus. Was just a lag fest when Falcar and myself played on servers other then self hosted ones. Scripting for it was fun though, while it lasted.
There are currently a lot of lag spikes on the SOS server, for some unknown reason, which is most likely the culprit of the SCO dropouts.


Shillong, 20 May, (Asiantribune.com): The Indian Air Force (IAF) is gearing up for long-range engagements in air, while considering India's long term security needs, said the Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi.
The Chief of Air Staff, who was here on a two-day visit to the Eastern Command (EAC) Headquarters and addressed the annual EAC Station Commanders' Conference, which started on Thursday, revealed that steps have been taken like procuring mid-air re-fuellers and trying to increasing the endurance level of our pilots.
"Our objective is now to build a strong defence with the mechanism so that the hostile forces keep away from us", the Chief of Air Staff said in an interaction with newsmen here at EAC headquarters here on Friday.
With the country economic growth at robust 8 per cent, the Chief of Air Staff said the IAF power to safe guard and address larger issues which include energy security, strategic and trade security of the country to have a longer reach.
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The Chief of Air Staff, who reviewed the EAC Station Commanders' Conference with senior officials including EAC's Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Air Marshal F H Major said operational capability of the Eastern Air Command have improved manifold even with strategic security and threat perception looming large from hostile neighbors.
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Re: Query: Eliot in Pop Culture
"Rickard A. Parker" <[log in to unmask]>
Sat, 29 Sep 2007 20:16:12 -0400
Peter Montgomery wrote:
> Did P.A. actually think that Eliot was trying to be funny in TWL?
> I know there are a million different ways to read the poem, but as
> funny?????
I got the snippet of the Ackroyd review of Rowson's "The Waste Land"
from a blurb. I have just stopped trying to find a full review on the
web. This review is good though:
http://missingdustjacket.blogspot.com/2007/05/he-do-police-in-different-voices.html
Also, in my failed search, I found a page that has some Rowson and
Ackroyd in it. The web page is at URL
http://www.english.ufl.edu/imagetext/archives/v1_2/wolfreys/
It is part of a website that describes itself as:
ImageTexT is a peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to the
interdisciplinary study of comics and related media. We are published
by the English Department at the University of Florida with support
from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
It appears that the site makes heavy use of CSS style markup so hope that
it is displayed properly.
On the ImageTexT webpage seek out Figure 3 and the surrounding
captions/epigraphs and the main text just following the illustration
(by Rowson). See also footnote 6 and its accompanying drawing, figure
11 for Rowson's portrait of Ackroyd.
And off topic is a bit of Dante's Inferno as translated by Tony Kline.
The translation is at his website at URL:
http://www.tonykline.co.uk/PITBR/Italian/DantInf29to34.htm#_Toc64099414
Compare the description with the picture of the town of Monteriggioni at
Wikipedia's page of the town at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monteriggioni
The Giants that guard the central pit (a portion of Canto 31)
I had kept my head turned for a while in that direction, when I seemed
to make out many high towers, at which I said: "Master, tell me what
city this is?" And he to me: "Because your eyes traverse the darkness
from too far away, it follows that you imagine wrongly. You will see,
quite plainly, when you reach there, how much the sense is deceived by
distance, so press on more strongly." Then he took me, lovingly, by
the hand, and said: "Before we go further, so that the reality might
seem less strange to you, know that they are Giants, not towers, and
are in the pit, from the navel downwards, all of them, around its
bank."
As the eye, when a mist is disappearing, gradually recreates
what was hidden by the vapour thickening the air, so, while
approaching closer and closer to the brink, piercing through that
gross, dark atmosphere, error left me, and my fear increased. As
Montereggione crowns its round wall with towers, so the terrible
giants, whom Jupiter still threatens from the heavens, when he
thunders, turreted with half their bodies the bank that circles the
Rick Parker


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NRB Shines Light on Online Censorship of Christian, Conservative Speech
WASHINGTON (NRB) – National Religious Broadcasters is drawing attention to the censorship of Christian and conservative speech online by tech companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google and Apple by launching a new initiative, Internet Freedom Watch, the association of Christian communicators announced today (Dec. 7).
In a move applauded by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and a former Federal Communications Commission commissioner, NRB announced a new website – InternetFreedomWatch.org – to document cases of internet censorship, including Twitter's takedown of an ad by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) in October and Facebook removing Gov. Mike Huckabee's post supporting Chick-fil-A in 2012. NRB has published a chart with more than 30 instances of internet censorship to illustrate the problem.
NRB also sent letters to the tech giants, urging constructive conversation and a resolution to the threats against religious freedom, and is calling on Congress to hold hearings on the "severe problem of viewpoint censorship on the internet."
Dr. Jerry A. Johnson, NRB's president & CEO, said the vast association of Christian communicators is not yet calling for new laws or regulations but does want the growing problem to receive appropriate scrutiny.
"It is unacceptable for these titans to discriminate against users just because their viewpoints are not congruent with ideas popular in Silicon Valley," Johnson said Thursday at an NRB press conference at the National Press Club in Washington.
Dr. Jerry A. Johnson, President & CEO of National Religious Broadcasters, announced a new initiative — Internet Freedom Watch — to track and counter online censorship of Christian and conservative viewpoint during a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Dec. 7.
Johnson led a panel discussion with addresses by Cruz; former FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell; Craig Strazzeri, chief marketing officer for PragerU, a victim of internet censorship; and evangelical leader Ralph Reed, Chairman and CEO of Century Strategies.
NRB was founded in 1944, Johnson noted, in response to corporate censorship of evangelical radio ministries, and the group is rising now to address "those who desire to expunge opposing viewpoints from the marketplace of ideas by recklessly using nebulous terms like 'hate speech.'"
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai recently acknowledged edge providers "routinely block or discriminate against content they don't like," Johnson said.
"We call on these platforms to afford their users nothing less than the free speech and free exercise of religion rights embodied in the First Amendment as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court," Johnson said.
Congress must address the issue with hearings, Johnson said, because many Americans now view tech platforms "to be nearly as vital to their communications as the telephone was in the 20th century."
Cruz said every day more Americans are "getting their political news not from pieces of paper, not from their televisions, but online from social media."
"One of the biggest shifts that has occurred in recent years is the locus of power in media is no longer New York City. It's Silicon Valley," Cruz said. "And Silicon Valley has the ability to put a thumb on the scale in a far more subtle and insidious way."
The New York Times can write stories that are liberally biased, but they don't hide who they are, Cruz said. "But on the Internet and social media it's far simpler because views that are unfavored simply disappear. They simply don't exist."
In a Google search, for instance, Cruz said conservative views can be suppressed while views the tech companies like "magically bubble to the top."
Though the companies are private, Cruz said because they're the new media powerhouses they have a moral obligation to defend free and open communication, "and I think we have a right to call them out for that moral obligation."
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) speaks at a press conference held by National Religious Broadcasters at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Dec. 7. Cruz commended NRB's new initiative, Internet Freedom Watch.
Reed, Founder of the Faith & Freedom Coalition, cited the printing press, television and the internet as the three most important technological developments for advancing the Gospel worldwide -- but the internet is set to eclipse the first two.
If that is true, Reed said, "it is critical for Christians and others of faith to be able to share their faith in an unfettered way without fear of persecution, harassment, blocking or discrimination."
PragerU's mission is to explain what makes America great in five-minute videos, "conservative sound bites that clarify profoundly significant and uniquely American concepts," according to their website. Strazzeri said at the NRB press conference that one in four Americans have viewed a PragerU video, and the organization is in a legal battle with YouTube for censoring about 40 of their 250 videos.
YouTube, which is owned by Google, deemed the videos inappropriate for young audiences and restricted access using a method meant for violent, sexual or pornographic content, Strazzeri said, adding that millions of similar left-leaning videos are not restricted.
"We are fighting this for all Americans and for freedom of speech. Fighting back against Google was not an easy decision for PragerU, but someone has to take on Goliath," Strazzeri said.
McDowell, who served with the FCC from 2006 to 2013, said he is delighted NRB is launching the initiative.
"I think there needs to be more attention brought to it, and I think at the end of the day merely the fact you're shining a spotlight here has a curative effect. This is good for freedom. This is good to get some of these companies to think more about it," McDowell said.
Cruz also commended NRB for the initiative, and urged the association to continue defending free speech.
For more information, including video of the event and a timeline of viewpoint discrimination on the internet over the past seven years, visit InternetFreedomWatch.org.
By Erin Roach
About NRB
The National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) is a nonpartisan, international association of Christian communicators whose member organizations represent millions of listeners, viewers, and readers. Our mission is to advance biblical truth, promote media excellence, and defend free speech. In addition to promoting standards of excellence, integrity, and accountability, NRB provides networking, educational, ministry, and fellowship opportunities for its members. Learn more at www.nrb.org.
About the NRB Convention
The annual NRB International Christian Media Convention is the largest nationally and internationally recognized event dedicated solely to assist those in the field of Christian communications. The dynamic Exposition consists of around 200 companies and is an active marketplace for those seeking tools and services to expand their organizations. The next Convention, Proclaim 18, will be held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, February 27-March 2, 2018. For more information, go to www.nrbconvention.org.
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