Are small cottages the next big thing in housing?
Five new cottages in West Seattle are unlike just about any other new houses on the market in the city.
Each has a compact main floor that fits a living and dining area, a U-shaped kitchen, a cozy bedroom and a powder room, with the main bedroom and a full bath in a loft above. The five cottages and an existing old house on the site have small, private yards that border on a shared central courtyard. A row of six parking stalls along the side of the site replaces private garages.
And they're all on the market for around $300,000, with the larger, older house listed for just under $400,000.
The Brandon Street cottages owe their existence to the slowing market and glut of available townhouses – which usually would be built on the site, given its zoning, said developer Bryan Coniglio of Sojourn Investments.
"You have to have something unique," he said. "Otherwise, nobody's going to look at it."
While this project is unique in the city of Seattle, the area is a national leader in such cottage developments. In fact, projects by area developer The Cottage Company, which has built in Redmond, Kirkland, Bainbridge Island and Shoreline, and on Whidbey Island, were featured in a Wall Street Journal story in July about cottages.
The goal of cottages in general is to provide the feel of a single-family, detached house while taking up less land and reversing the decades-long trend of bigger and bigger homes, Cottage Company owner Linda Pruitt said.
"Sixty percent of the households are just one or two people, and yet in our single-family housing, new construction efforts we continue to build McMansions," Pruitt said.
Smaller options tend to be condominiums or townhouses, she said. "But the truth is most folks prefer to live in a single-family environment."
Pruitt hears from people who want such an option in Seattle all the time. So why not build in the city?
The quick answer is that Seattle doesn't allow cottages in single-family zones, and other zones generally have denser and therefore more profitable options.
The irony is that Seattle was out in front of the cottage movement.
The 1991 restoration of the Pine Street Cottages, which were built in 1916, caused a stir and, when people realized zoning wouldn't allow such new homes, led Seattle to create cottage zoning provisions that other cities have copied, Pruitt said.
"But then when they got into the implementation phase of that, the neighborhood groups in particular were quite vehemently opposed to introducing this type of housing choice into our already built single-family neighborhoods because of the fear of more traffic, more cars, denigration of property values, all those things," she said. "And the city of Seattle never actually applied the new cottage housing codes to any of its single-family zones."
Seattle actually has about seven acres of cottage-zoned property on Capitol Hill, between East Olive and East Pine streets and between 20th and 24th avenues, according to Bryan Stevens, spokesman for the city Department of Planning and Development. The zoning allows developments of four to 12 cottages, with smaller lots than single-family zones, arranged around a common space.
The city's only step to increase density in single-family zones in recent years was to allow separate backyard homes on single-family lots in Southeast Seattle. But that move brought a popular backlash, and elected officials have expressed reluctance to propose more moves that would increase density in single-family zones.
In March 2007, the Planning Commission recommended cottages in single-family zones as one of several steps to increase the city's supply of affordable housing.
"Staff has begun to look at options for cottage housing in single family zones, but the proposal is still under development," Stevens said. "No recommendations on the proposal have been given to the mayor at this time."
Allowing cottages in single-family zones would leave another big hurdle to their development in Seattle. The city has very little undeveloped single-family land, unlike suburban cities, so creating a cottage development probably would require assembling lots with houses and then tearing those homes down.
"If those homes are at all habitable, they're going to be sold at a premium that then perhaps puts an economic burden on a project that would not make it feasible," Pruitt said.
One possibility would be to allow cottages in single-family areas abutting commercial zones because cottages would fit in better next to both the commercial and low-density residential uses than the two uses do next to each other, she said. These single-family areas also have existing houses developers would have to buy to build cottages, but many of these are in poorer shape because the adjacent commercial uses have made them less appealing, she said.
It might be more practical to prioritize allowing backyard homes citywide, Pruitt said. "That's something that could happen on almost every single-family lot in the city."


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This isn’t the problem they are trying to address?
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What is a voter asks any favor or money from the candidate or people campaigning for the candidate?


TL;DR: Two of the most popular agile methodologies are Scrum and Kanban. They mainly differ in the handling of prioritization (once per sprint vs. continuous) and deadlines (yes vs. no). Yet, independent of the approach, the key to success is to ensure focus and continuous delivery by: 1) creating small enough, manageable tasks, 2) prioritizing based on impact, and 3) finding a good trade-off between technical and business goals.
Many teams in software development and beyond are using agile processes to manage their tasks. However, working in an agile environment raises a variety of questions. Sometimes this is due to inexperienced team members, sometimes due to management deciding to use agile methods without having understood them.
Today, I have the pleasure to discuss agile development and two of the most popular agile methodologies—Scrum and Kanban—with Dr. Andreas Both, the Head of Architecture, Web Technologies, and IT Research at DATEV. Before, Andreas and I worked together at Unister, Germany’s biggest E-commerce company at that time, where he supervised my Ph.D. thesis. In this series of articles, our goal is to make agile development processes more understandable to people new to the topic and to dive a little deeper into the specifics of each methodology.
Max: To kick off the interview, we are going to start with one of the questions that is posed most often when people get started with agile methodologies and that I had to answer on way more than one occasion: What is the difference between Scrum and Kanban?
Andreas: In my honest opinion the core difference is the time taken for prioritization and iterations. While in Scrum the team is prioritizing once in an iteration, and during the sprint mostly only pull tasks, in Kanban the tasks are re-prioritized continuously. Hence, a task might be the next to be pulled from the backlog even though it has been raised by the product owner just seconds ago. Based on my experience, Scrum teams are feeling more freedom and less pressure due to the fact that in most companies the sprint is a protected area where external disruptions are minimized. Hence, development teams have more options to organize and plan their work, which might lead to higher happiness.
Max: Are there also differences in handling deadlines between Scrum and Kanban?
Andreas: A Scrum team delivers at the end of the sprint the latest. Kanban teams do not need an actual deadline, but if it takes very long to finish a task this might indicate a problem with slicing the task at hand into small enough, manageable subtasks. However, this problem also appears in Scrum teams. So, the differences with respect to deadlines are not significant if the process lead takes care. I think the core capability is to maintain a continuous delivery process.
Max: What is the best way or process to prioritize tasks?
Andreas: Based on my experience I’d say an impact-driven approach has the best chances of resulting in a successful project. It provides the opportunity for failing fast if the project is not executable. However, a mature team is needed in most cases to ensure success following this approach. For instance, the capability of slicing large tasks into smaller ones is required, so that manageable tasks are created and can be prioritized. Within inexperienced teams, you often hear statements like “We can’t slice it into smaller tasks,” which frequently leads to saving-the-world huge meta-tasks. Of course, there is no best process for task prioritization—just suitable ones for the current team’s or product owner’s maturity level and the product context. For instance, a simple approach might also help to establish a good acceptance of the product by the users. Finally, to live a methodology is crucial. A product owner should never be in the situation to not provide a justification or methodology for his prioritizations.
Max: So, from this, I conclude the process is not crucial in your opinion as long as the prioritization ensures focus. A different issue is that while establishing a backlog many teams struggle to prioritize requests of different kinds. How do you handle the conflicts between business goals and technical goals?
Andreas: I think there is no short answer to this question. When starting a project I suggest to favor the business needs over the long-term maintainability. This is due to a typical observation that requirements are unclear at this point in time. Early ideas about useful architecture etc. often do not hold and lead to wasted investments. At the same time, you have to communicate permanently to the (product) management that these early results and the velocity at which they have been created cannot be considered as regular and long-term. After some time teams tend to claim a certain amount of time to work on reducing technical debt. It is a question of maturity of the organization whether the development team can actually invest time to achieve technical goals or not. Unfortunately, we had to fight hard for this and lost many times.
Max: Isn’t there a risk that this leads to unsatisfied developers?
Andreas: Yes, there is a risk for sure. Unfortunately, reality shows that it is really hard to argue against killer arguments from strategic product management like “If we are not finishing this feature first, then the competitors will win.” Therefore, the Scrum master and the product owner have to work seriously on communicating the global priorities of feature completeness, maintainability, adaptability, etc.
Max: Very true. But what is your suggestion for a fresh product owner for prioritizing also non-business goals, such as the elimination of technical debt?
Andreas: In my experience, the key to success is to transform technical goals into business goals by finding related business KPIs. Let’s assume that the development team is annoyed because there is no time to refactor the source code and implementing unit tests for a certain component. While doing some analytics one might discover that the same component often contains bugs which need to be fixed in the sprint instantly. Hence, the missing tests are a reason for missing the deadlines for completing new features—leading to the business goal effectively encapsulating the technical goal. If the process lead and the product owner work closely together, then these justifications might be easy to find. However, if you do not find a reason, you should also talk frankly to the development team that it will not happen … and sometimes you just need to show courage and frankly inform your product management about the plan of aiming for a technical goal and just do it without justification.
Max: What are typical examples of features that should be realized using Scrum on the one hand and Kanban on the other?
Andreas: In my opinion, Scrum is more suitable for development teams targeting product goals where they can predict the requirements of the business domain (at least a little bit). If this is not the matter, then blockers within the Scrum sprint are more likely, which reduces the predictability of results at the end of a sprint. On the other hand, Kanban can be applied more easily with teams working in less predictable fields (e.g., research teams) or which are triggered by external interrupts (e.g, IT operations teams). For larger teams, there are results from different domains that Scrum is doing better. However, if you have such a large project that several teams are required, then your teams really should be experienced in agile methodology anyways.
This concludes the first part of Andreas’s and my little introduction to agile development, where we mainly addressed general issues such as deadlines, prioritization, communication, and the differences between business and technical goals. Also, we’ve had a closer look at Kanban and how it is different from Scrum. In the next part of the interview, we will be paying more attention to the specifics of the latter. Stay tuned!


In writing my review for Google Search yesterday, I realized the new Voice Search features are quite a bit faster than Siri. Google Search (free) has been on iOS for some time, with well-known search capabilities, access to Google apps, Google Goggles for identifying products, and Voice Search. But an update to the app yesterday enhanced Voice Search with spoken answers, and it quickly became clear Google Search had an edge on Siri -- especially when it comes to speed. Siri has a distinct advantage in most cases because it's integrated with the iOS. This means you can have Siri "Call Rebecca," for example, and Siri accesses your contact list along with your phone app to make the call. Ask Siri where to get pizza and you'll automatically get a result on a background tailored to match Yelp listings. Similarly, you can launch an app using your voice because Siri knows what apps you have and has the access to launch apps for you. Google Search doesn't have this kind of access.
AT&T and T-Mobile customers will be able to place calls just as they do normally, But the calls will be carried over whichever network is up and running in their area, The roaming will be seamless to customers of both wireless companies, There will be no roaming charges or fees associated with these apple - iphone xs leather folio - peony pink calls, And subscribers' current service agreements will stay in place, This temporary roaming arrangement is possible because T-Mobile and AT&T both use the same network technology based on GSM and UMTS standards, which allows for this sharing of voice and data traffic, But keep in mind that AT&T 4G LTE services will not be able to roam onto T-Mobile since T-Mobile does not yet support LTE technology..
This should help some AT&T customers in places such as New York City, where power has been out below 39th Street in Manhattan since Monday evening. Parts of Brooklyn and Queens have also been affected by power outages and poor cell phone coverage. While T-Mobile customers have also experienced spotty services in lower Manhattan, the bulk of the complaints seem to be coming from AT&T customers. AT&T's traditional 3G wireless network had a spotty record in parts of New York City prior to the big storm. AT&T iPhone and other smartphone users have complained for years about slow data service and dropped calls throughout New York City. The company has been working to improve its network there. And recently it launched its 4G LTE service, which has started to alleviate some congestion. Still, with the storm knocking out some AT&T cell sites, it has only increased the strain on an already overtaxed network.
So, let's look at each one, starting with the newest, Pros: A sweet-spot size; Kindle-like portability; full compatibility with all iPad and iPhone apps; good battery life; and a price that's pretty low (for Apple), Cons: This is the only new iOS device without a Retina Display; it's not as fast as the newer, larger iPad, Who should buy it? Anyone who wants to save money, obviously, since it costs less than the fourth-gen iPad, If you apple - iphone xs leather folio - peony pink don't mind not having a Retina Display, or are considering a second iPad..or if you have kids..or if you're a heavy public transit commuter..the iPad Mini is a very tempting pick..
Recommended storage: 16GB should be fine for many, unless you plan on storing lots of games, graphic novels/textbooks, or videos. Read the review. Pros: Blazing speeds; a beautiful Retina Display; impressive gaming graphics. Cons: Heavier; bigger (relatively speaking); not that much different from the last iPad. Who should buy it? If you've never owned an iPad before, the fourth-gen is a perfecting of the third-gen version from March. It's an excellent portable computing device, reading/viewing tablet, game player, and all-purpose tool. However, if you own a third-gen iPad, it's not worth the upgrade unless you're made of cash.


How have Scottish clubs fared against English opposition?
Unfortunately for those of an Aberdeen persuasion, the recent history of club matches between English and Scottish teams makes grim reading for devotees north of the border. Scotland's representatives are without a win in their last 13 encounters with English clubs (D7 L6) since Shunsuke Nakamura's goal at Parkhead earned Celtic a 1-0 victory against Manchester United in the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League group stage.
However, the overall statistics in the 49 UEFA games between the neighbours' clubs are not quite so dispiriting. The English sides have had the better of them (W18 D18 L13) but it is only in the last decade that a gulf in class has opened up. Had history stopped on the night of Nakamura's goal, the Scots would have had the better record: 13 wins to England's 12.
That recent English streak has also tilted the balance in terms of Scottish clubs' home record against English counterparts: in 25 matches, the Scots' home record is now W8 D8 L9, with Scottish sides on a seven-game winless streak on their own patch – the worst-ever run.
Scottish supporters may tie that trend to the rise of the English Premier League and the number of top-class foreign players drawn to clubs south of the border, but – perhaps ironically – all the Scottish clubs' goals in their three most recent successes against English teams came from foreigners (two Englishmen, a Welshman, a Swede and a Japanese in Nakamura).
The last Scotsman to score in a victory against English opposition in UEFA competition was Ally McCoist, author of Rangers' second in their 2-1 triumph against Leeds United in the 1992/93 UEFA Champions League second round.
While Burnley have never faced Scottish opposition in European competition, Aberdeen have met English sides on six previous occasions: following the first leg against Burnley, the Pittodrie club's record reads W1 D3 L3, that sole victory a 3-1 triumph against Ipswich Town in the 1981/82 UEFA Cup first round when a certain Sir Alex Ferguson was in charge of the Scottish side.


Dough Press roller machine is used to press the dough to get good strength, which can keep the traditional manual taste. You can control the rolling times by yourself.
1) Kneading dough by hand or auto ---users may set for 1-99 times.
2) Users can adjust the thickness of sheeting wheel from 0.8cm to 1.8cm.
3) Auto flour duster system---users can set up how much flour that users want to dust.
4) Set up when to turn machine on .(0-30 seconds).
5) Machine owns safety railings and emergency button,which can prevent users from hurting themselves.
6) It can go with various transportation machine.
1) S-type continuously kneading ,increase expansion of dough .
2) Increase the gluten of dough.
3) Suitable for flour whose water percent is 40% to 60%.
Industrial bread baking: steam bun, bread, mooncake, toast, hamburger,pizza, tortilla and any bread with strong flour.
10. The mixing roller is spiral and stainless steel, which will not rust and sticky to dough.


Question 1: He was the biographer of ________, a New York City Police officer who testified against police corruption.
Question 2: He was born in New York City and attended ________.
Question 3: Peter Maas (June 27, 1929 – August 23, 2001) was an American journalist and ________.
Question 4: The Valachi Papers, which told the story of ________ turncoat Joseph Valachi, is widely considered to be a seminal work, as it spawned an entire genre of books written by or about former Mafiosi.
Question 5: His other notable bestsellers include The Valachi Papers, Manhunt, and In a Child's Name, recipient of the 1991 ________ for Best Fact Crime book.


China May Not Intervene To Keep NSA Leaker In Hong Kong Edward Snowden, who says he revealed information about the National Security Agency's secret program to gather telephone and Internet data, has checked out of his Hong Kong hotel. He has suggested he will seek asylum in the semi-autonomous Chinese city, but many analysts believe the Chinese government won't grant him refuge, given its desire to improve Chinese-American relations. However, a problem with Hong Kong's asylum law might make it possible for Snowden to stay there for a while.
Edward Snowden, who says he revealed information about the National Security Agency's secret program to gather telephone and Internet data, has checked out of his Hong Kong hotel. He has suggested he will seek asylum in the semi-autonomous Chinese city, but many analysts believe the Chinese government won't grant him refuge, given its desire to improve Chinese-American relations. However, a problem with Hong Kong's asylum law might make it possible for Snowden to stay there for a while.
Edward Snowden, the man who says he leaked National Security Agency secrets, is on the move - at least he's checked out of his Hong Kong hotel, according to staff there. He flew to Hong Kong last month and this weekend revealed that he was behind the recent leaks. Snowden said he chose Hong Kong because of its tradition of free speech. But Hong Kong may not provide the protection that he's seeking, as NPR's Frank Langfitt reports.
FRANK LANGFITT, BYLINE: In the last couple of months, Washington has criticized Beijing for allegedly using its military to mine business secrets from American companies. Now, a man who has exposed some of America's spying secrets is seeking refuge in the Chinese territory of Hong Kong. Opportunity for some Chinese payback? Most political observers here don't think so.
DR. DAVID ZWEIG: I don't think they want to ruin the relationship that they've just spent so much time and energy trying to improve.
LANGFITT: David Zweig follows Chinese politics as a professor at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Chinese President Xi Jinping just wrapped up an informal two-day summit with President Obama in California. The meeting was designed to promote a more trusting and respectful relationship between the world's two top powers. Zweig says dragging Snowden, a 29-year-old former CIA technical assistant, into the mix doesn't make sense given the larger stakes.
ZWEIG: Not to knock him for what he's done. I think what he's done, in many ways, is quite valiant, but he's not a key issue in U.S.-China relations. We're talking about, you know, two states that are trying to figure out how to get along over the next 10 years and not go to a global war because China is rising and challenging the U.S.
LANGFITT: Snowden hasn't been charged with a crime. Hong Kong has an extradition treaty with the U.S. So the American government could request his return if he's indicted. The territory is semiautonomous, but ultimately answerable to Beijing. Zweig doesn't think China's leaders would try to intervene to keep Snowden.
ZWEIG: If the relationship was bad or if people wanted to make it into a political issue, they probably could. But I don't think - I can't imagine that the foreign ministry will be advising anything but to let this guy go if the courts decide that he is extraditable.
LANGFITT: Snowden checked out of Hong Kong's Mira Hotel today, according to staff there. It's a stylish venue where rooms go for more than $500 a night, according to the website. It wasn't clear where Snowden went from there. With no warrant for his arrest, he's free to leave Hong Kong. But if he wants to stay, legal scholars say a recent wrinkle in the territory's asylum law might buy him time.
SIMON YOUNG: Right now for Hong Kong, there's a bit of a legal limbo.
LANGFITT: Simon Young is a law professor at the University of Hong Kong. In March, Hong Kong's top court found its asylum law defective. Judges said the territory could no longer outsource its asylum screening to the United Nations. Now, the law must be rewritten. Until that happens, Young says, asylum applicants can stay in Hong Kong.
YOUNG: Until it is implemented, anyone making a claim for asylum simply can't be returned to their place where they claim persecution.
LANGFITT: Young says it could be months before the law is redrafted. He has no way of knowing if the asylum law figured in Snowden's choice of Hong Kong. But Young says it wouldn't have been hard to learn about it on the Internet.
YOUNG: You just have to be able to search those two words, Hong Kong asylum, and I'm sure you - with a little bit of digging you'd find it.
LANGFITT: Snowden told the newspaper The Guardian that he was interested in seeking asylum in Iceland, which has been particularly supportive of Internet freedom. The country's ambassador to China said an application could only be made in Iceland, not from overseas. Reporters spent the day in Hong Kong looking for Snowden in hopes of figuring out his next move. Frank Langfitt, NPR News, Shanghai.


Many people know that Don McLean's song American Pie is a tribute to Buddy Holly and to the two musicians who died with him in that fatal plane crash, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper. The entire song is riddled with references to them, and to the musical scene at that time, in the late 50s - McLean felt that pop music had lost its simplicity, purity and ``danceability'' since then, and the song doubles as a lament for the lost Rock 'n' Roll.
What's not so widely appreciated is that ABBA's Knowing Me, Knowing You is also an appreciation of Holly and a lament for the loss of the work he never produced. What follows is a line-by-line exposition of the true meaning of this 70s classic.
Mostly self-explanatory, this verse simply expresses ABBA's sadness at the loss of Buddy Holly.
So far as the Swedish songsters are concerned, ``this is goodbye''; the ``story'' of classic pop music ``ends'', leaving behind only the ``empty house'' of 60s psychedelia and 70s prog-rock, where the ``tears'' of unnecessarily complex time signatures and non-functional harmony cascade down the ``cheeks'' of the decaying music scene.
The irony here, of course, is that it was ABBA themselves who in the late 70s were largely responsible for restoring pop music to its former glories.
To ABBA, knowing both themselves and Buddy Holly as they do, the reflection is a source of profound anguish - the phrase usually translated as ``Ah-ha'' would be better rendered as ``Aaaaarrrrrrrgh!!'', which is the connotation it carries in the original Swedish.
... the loss of Holly is irrevocable; and yet, despite claiming that there is nothing they can do, in the the very act of creating ``Knowing Me, Knowing You'', ABBA did more than they could have dreamed towards commemorating his life and work.
The subtle use of incremental repetition augments the sense of anguish.
Indeed, in the face of this anguish, can there be any point in continuing to perform? ABBA seem here to be questioning the validity and significance of their own art.
In this passage, incremental repetition is pushed to and beyond its logical extreme, frankly rather spoiling the effect.
Oh, I can't go on with this charade.
It's just a song already!


Build regression model from a set of candidate predictor variables by entering predictors based on p values, in a stepwise manner until there is no variable left to enter any more.
An object of class ols_step_forward_p.
ols_step_forward() has been deprecated. Instead use ols_step_forward_p().


If you speak another language, please consider assisting with the translation of the 17's Buddies database language files. The language files are simple text files which allow you to display our site in whatever language you want.
Which languages are there language files for?
Which language files still need to be translated?
It is not a huge task. It should take you an afternoon or less to complete if you have a good knowledge of the source language you use.
The file you will download contains all the language files that you will have to translate. Download and unzip it to your hard disk drive. We give you two links: one for the french source files (fr.zip), and the other one for the english source files (en.zip). Preferably work form the “fr_” files as these are the originals.
The files are just text files with 'key => value' format. You 'just' have to translate the value.
For special chars to display correctly, you have to save them in UTF-8, without BOM format.
'Without BOM' is important. UTF-8 is not sufficient therefore in order to display special chars.
Notepad windows may not be suitable so use Notepad++ (free) to edit and save files. Before saving, select Format -> Convert to UTF-8 (without BOM) and make sure that Format -> Encode in UTF-8 (without BOM) is selected.
Be carefull with 'time_format' and 'date_format' keys: They must correspond to those listed here.
If you have a doubt for a value translation, look at the key name: perhaps it will help you finding a translation.
If you do read and write one of the languages mentioned above please give this careful consideration. We cannot do this without your help.
After you make a full language pack please post it as a zip file attachment on the Message Board as this board does support it.
How Do I get the files to translate?
After we have installed your language pack on the site, you just have to select your language in the field box at the top right of each of your pages. That's it.
If you have any questions, please feel free to post them here and we will do our best to answer you.
Mais non je m'en suis aperçu que aujourd'hui.
P.S. Par exemple je pense le mot sélection la sélection mais je voudrais une confirmation, car il y en a pas mal de ces sujets.
Si tu as des caractère accentués où spéciaux, il est impératif de les remplacer par ces équivalents.
Files (en and fr) updated today.
OK ! I am translating now.
Some translates is wrong, I have fixed it.
And about other files , I'm not much time online . the work may be slow. but I'll do my best.
I use '%s' symbols to insert variable datas in the value string.
For each 'stats1' and 'stats2', I have four (4) '%s'.
In stats 1, it seems that you have a % sign here: "17Buddies提供了%网站"
Is this Ok, or can I delete it (because I think it could causes strange behavior) ?
Nobody here to translate one of these files in Russian, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil) or Polish ?
xx_downs files where modified today (but only in french and english).
- Dans 2 minutes ??
Pour le keywords, il s'agit juste d'un lexique des mots à ne pas utiliser pour sélectionner dans les phrases et donc limiter le nombre de tags.
Juste histoire que dans la phrase "Le mapper a fait un remake de de_dust avec ça" seuls soient sélectionnés les mots mapper, fait, remake et de_dust.
Ce fichier n'est donc pas à traduire tel quel mais à adapter à la langue (articles, adverbes, etc...).
Pour le "ça" dans le sens de ta phrase se serai "com isso"
Perhaps, it takes some time, but it is not a hard work and you can make it file by file, when you have time.


The derivative of y with respect to x is written as \frac[[dy]][[dx]] .
Try to find the following derivatives.
A tangent is an equation of a straight line that defines the slope of a graph in a specific point. The tangent of a function f(x) for point p is defined by the function that goes through point p and as slope the gradient of the function f(x) at point p . Remember: the gradient of a function in a specific point, is the value for that point of the derivative of the function.


Article /Taxes: What Happens if I Make a Mistake?
Let’s say you make a mistake on your annual tax return. Don't panic! You may be able to refile. Tyler Dolan, CFP®, walks you through the process.
Taxes are hard. They can be a pain. That's why some people hire a CPA if their situation is complicated. It can be pretty stressful if do your own taxes. What if you mess up or miss something?
I have good news and bad news. The good news first: If you mess up, it can be fixed. The bad news: You may not be happy with the results.
Consider Scenario A: Grownup Joe had a rough year last year. His company laid off almost half of their staff in February. He collected unemployment for a few months until he found a new job, where he's been working ever since. He did his taxes himself with TurboTax, and got a nice refund.
After Joe filed, however, he received a letter in the mail saying "Important Tax Information Enclosed". It's the form reporting his unemployment compensation for last year (Form 1099-G). He already filed his taxes, but didn't enter that info into TurboTax. Cue freakout.
Fast forward two years later. I started working at a small financial planning firm helping their tax professional prep for tax season. As I was scanning prior year's tax returns into our system for our clients (while listening to the newest Taylor Swift album), something caught my eye. Someone received a $400 credit in 2009 for something called "Making Work Pay". So I immediately logged into TurboTax to see if I received that credit on my 2009 tax return. I didn't even know if I was eligible for it, I just figured it was worth a look.
I went to the IRS website, and found if you received wages or self-employment income during 2009 or 2010, you probably qualify for the Making Work Pay tax credit. I did earn wages in 2009. I considered myself the best exterior painter in the area, and I also had a summer internship in Boston. So earned income: check. I also learned that the Making Work Pay Credit provides a refundable tax credit of up to $400 for individuals and up to $800 for married taxpayers filing joint returns. I wasn't married yet, nor could I find any reason why I wasn't eligible for the credit. (My income was unfortunately not $95,000, at which point the credit is disallowed.) So I did more research. This time I asked the tax professional at my office for some help.
He confirmed I was eligible for the credit, and should have received it. I'm still not sure why TurboTax didn't catch it. He didn't help me any further, though. And it turned out to be a great learning experience.
Fixing a prior year's tax return is called filing an amended tax return. In order to amend my previous tax return, I had to file a form called the 1040-X. (If you think you might need to amend a prior year tax return, the option should be pretty easy to find by logging into your tax servicer's website. With TurboTax, there's a section right on the homepage that says "Looking for prior year returns?" By clicking that, you can see the past few years that you've filed taxes with the program. Under 2015, for example, you should see the option "Amend (change) 2015 return".) That's what I did for my 2009 return.
With TurboTax's help, I filed my form 1040-X. The form itself is (shockingly) pretty simple. It has three columns, creatively called A, B, and C. Column A is for your original numbers. Column B is for the amount you'd like to change. And Column C is for the new, correct amount. So I filled out Column A according to the numbers right from the 2009 return I filed. I included the additional $400 Making Work Pay credit in Column B, and then calculated the correct amounts for Column C. I also had to attach another form specifically for the Making Work Pay credit, but fortunately TurboTax took care of that for me.
All in all, the process was pretty painless. Two months later, I got another letter from the Department of Revenue with a check for $400. So I cashed it and paid off some of my student loans. (What else would I have done with it?) Some situations are more complicated, which can make it difficult to fill out the 1040-X form. (In this case, I recommend consulting with a CPA.) It turns out that my example was pretty easy, but it worked out great!


Sydney, Australia -- Dharma The Cat is a philosophical and humorous, yet poignant collection of cartoons that address the basic philosophical questions of life and existence. The main idea behind Dharma The Cat is not in the comic itself, but the commentaries which accompany each cartoon.
This week's cartoon and topic for discussion features the artwork of Australian cartoonist Nik Scott, with the openning commentary provided by David Lourie, author of Dharma The Cat, who has added his own voice to the growing chorus of dismay over the subject of political agendas within the Sangha.
First Myanmar, now Beijing - when Buddhist monks participate in violent political protests, that is a very controversial event. This is especially true for Buddhist practitioners, and even more so for Buddhist monks, who have taken strict vows to honour and practice the dharma (the Buddha's teachings), and to obey official the rules of conduct laid down for all ordained monks, for them to remain members of the order.
At the core of the Buddha's teachings is the notion that in order to realise spiritual enlightenment, one must forsake all worldly attachments, including any attachment to personal and political issues.
In doing this, one has to let go of one's concern for all problems arising from this ever-changing and often cruel life we're born into, which is generally imbued with unsatisfactoriness ("dukkha").
Many people outside Buddhist circles have long queried, "Why don't Buddhist monks take a more pro-active role in championing human rights?"
The answer is that the official precepts for Buddhist monks, strictly interpreted, don't allow this sort of conduct.
A fundamental principle of Buddhist conduct is to "not be attached to any outcome" of one's worldly activities, regardless of what's at stake. The Buddhist principle of Right Conduct requires monks to never violate the highly valued spiritual states of equanimity and non-violence.
So in difficult times like these, the equanimity and tolerance of any Buddhist monk is severely tested.
Therefore, what would the protesting monks' ideal solution be, for these conflicting objectives - to improve worldly conditions vs. realizing one's own spiritual enlightenment?
My own view on this is that if the worldly issues are pulling on a monk so hard that he can't resist participating in worldly actions like violent protests, which go against the dharma for monks, then he should first remove his orange robe, and engage in those mundane activities as a non-Buddhist.
But that's just my opinion, and I know that opinions differ greatly on this subject.
Living on Sydney's idyllic northern peninsula, David Lourie is a multi-award winning editor of TV documentaries, including an Emmy Award for "War Child" produced by National Geographic in 1999. Since 1997, his comic strip "Dharma The Cat - Philosophy With Fur" has run in magazines in 28 countries and has been translated into 18 languages.
Nik Scott's comic strips and illustrations have published in the Sydney Morning Herald, the Bulletin, The Canberra Times, The Green Left Weekly, The Jewish News, Rolling Stone, Prospect, National Lampoon, and the New York Times, as well as illustrations in more than 100 books for publishers, including Simon and Schuster, Allen and Unwin, and Macmillan Education.


Summary: Luis Fuentes has always been sheltered from the gang violence that nearly destroyed his brothers’ lives. But that didn’t stop him from taking risks—whether he’s scaling a mountain in the Rockies or dreaming of a future as an astronaut, Luis can’t stop looking for the next thrill.
Nikki Cruz lives her life by three rules—boys lie to get their way, don’t trust a boy who says “I love you,” and never date a boy from the south side of Fairfield. Her parents may be from Mexico, but as a doctor’s daughter, she has more in common with her north-side neighbors than the Latino Blood at her school. Then she meets Luis at Alex’s wedding, and suddenly, she’s tempted to break all her rules.
Getting Nikki to take a chance on a southsider is Luis’s biggest challenge, until he finds himself targeted by Chuy Soto, the new head of the Latino Blood. When Chuy reveals a disturbing secret about Luis’s family, the youngest Fuentes finds himself questioning everything he’s ever believed to be true. Will his feelings for Nikki be enough to stop Luis from entering a dark and violent world and permanently living on the edge?
My review: As sad as I was to say bid adieu to the Fuentes brothers, the final novel of the trilogy didn't fare as well as the first two did for me. I can't put my finger on but baby brother Luis's story didn't share the same qualities which made Perfect Chemistry and Rules of Attraction such addictive reads and it lacked that magical moment--the intense scene depicted on the covers which make this readers' heart (still) race simply thinking about them. Carlos and Kiara kissing in the rain? There go the goosebumps! Luis and Nikki in the chemistry classroom shower? Nada.
This is not to say I didn't like the story. I did. Luis is incredibly likable with his appealing combination of charm, wit and 'tude. He's a good guy with a slightly tough exterior, accustomed to getting the girls with a sweep of his long lashes. Nikki was also a good girl but her heart had been crushed by her first love, Marco, who not only scarred her heart but also her body. Life "AM" (after Marco) has her erecting stone walls to any prospects of love. While her best friend enjoys the ups and downs of a relationship, Nikki is the voice of negative reasoning. Until Luis. She meets him at Alex and Brittany's wedding and there's an unspeakable connection--an instant chemistry--between them. But she slams her blinders down and instead knees him in the privates on a packed dance floor.
Love at first kick? I'd say Louis was gone at first glance but it takes a while for both to succumb to fate. Their story is complex and touching and spans over three years. Louis and his mother leave Colorado to return home as does Alex and Brittany (she had the best line in their wedding scene!). I loved seeing Alex and Carlos back in the Fuentes household in their hometown of Chicago. Their familial alliance has always been one of their most admirable traits. They back Luis, even when he becomes a LB. The story held some surprising twists (even though I still wonder what went down with Luis' mom, but I won't spoil it) and it was so cute to see Luis interact with his nephew, Paco. Nikki was an interesting character, born to Mexican parents but raised in an affluent American town lacking a foundation in her heritage. After Marco, she refuses to get hurt. Seeing Louis in her high school years later quickly causes her memories to resurface of her immediate attraction to him. Bad boys are not for her until a certain transfer student changes her mind.
Well written and emotional, Chain Reaction concludes the Fuentes brothers saga and after numerous trials and tribulations, all three settle down with their soulmates to live happily ever after. Is there anything else to ask for?
Favorite excerpt: ""What happened to the boy who said he loved me?" I ask.
"He died," he says dryly.
"I wanted to push you away," I tell him. "It's my defense mechanism."
"Congratulations, Nikki," he says. "You win."
He jerks his head away from me, but I make him face me while I clean off his chin and a nasty cut on his cheek. When I move to clean the wound on his bicep, the angry letters gouged out of his skin that'll leave permanent scars stare back at me.
He holds my wrist with his strong fingers and stills my hand, which is about to wipe off blood still oozing from the wound. "Don't help me," he says. "I need you to go.""
Cover comment: Like the other two covers, this one is great.
I just thought the first two books were alright, wasn't gaga over them. If this is the worst in the bunch then I probably won't pick it up for awhile, if ever.
I loved book one and book two was good but I just don't think that anything can stand up to Alex in Perfect Chemistry. I can't wait to read this one though so I can finish off the series.
I've been on the fence about this one, and having read this review, I'm leaning towards not finishing it. I was so in love with Carlos and Kiara's story that I don't think Luis' could live up to the rest.
I have not read any of these, but your review has me curious.


Having your own hardwood floors is wonderful. But you should know how to deal with the problem of paint spilling on your floor. Even if this has never happened to you before, you should still be aware of the steps you can take if this accident should befall you.
The thought of having to clean up a hardwood floor can be very intimidating, but it is really easy to refinish and strip the paint from the hardwood floors on your own with some simple and affordable equipment that can be bought in nearby local hardware stores.
You should also consider the type of paint on the hardwood because there are some paints that can be easily removed. Another factor that matters is the period of time that the paint is on the floor.
Assess: Assess first the type of paint spilled on the floor because this will determine which method you should use to get your floor back to a clean, usable state . If the paint is water based, this is very easy to remove especially if it was just spilled a short while ago.
Thinner: If the paint is still wet, apply the appropriate thinner and clean it right away so that it can be easily removed. This should be used for oil based paint. For latex or water based paint, a wet rag soaked with water should be used.
Hot water: Plenty of hot water for dried water based paint can be used to clean the floor. The towel should be soaked in the hottest water that you can tolerate. The towel should be pressed down over the paint because the water based paint can be melted by a hot water especially if it is less than a month old. With the hot towel over it, the paint is soften and just remove the towel if it is starting to cool already and the rub the paint with force. Just repeat these steps if necessary.
Scrub sponge: A scrub sponge can be used for the older and hardened water based paint after rubbing it with a hot towel. Use furniture on the oil to avoid scratches from the hardwood floors but if you do not have this kind of oil, cooking oil can be used too.
Latex paint remover: A latex paint remover can be bought in local hardware stores nearby your house if the steps above are not that effective on your floor. However, if some of these removers are not that effective then the traditional hot water and scrub sponge should be used on the floor.
Razor knife: The leftover hardened oil-based paint can be scratched off with a razor knife. However, this technique should only be used if the paint has formed in thick drips. You can go back to touching your floor afterwards.
Do not panic when paint is spilled on your hardwood floor. Instead of prolonging the agony by berating yourself, you should immediately choose one of the techniques mentioned above and get to work on clearing up the floor. You should take immediate action once you see the paint on your hardwood floor. The tips presented here are faster, cheaper, and produces healthier and better results.


Why Shahrukh Khan [SRK] helped Pakistan?
Rumors to help Pakistan spread against Shahrukh Khan [SRK], Fan came to the rescue of the actor.
Shahrukh Khan, one of Bollywood's biggest superstars, is often trolled on social media in the name of many Fake News. Many Fake News are viral against them. Recently a fever video of Shahrukh became viral on the internet. Claiming that the actor donated Rs 45 crore to the gas tragedy victims of Pakistan.
According to reports, Shah Rukh Khan donated Rs 45 crore to Pakistan in a gas tanker tragedy. But the Pulwama did not come forward to help the martyr's family in the attack. As soon as this news spread to social media platforms Then the fans of Shah Rukh got into the rescue without losing time without losing time. He strongly criticized those who were spreading rumors about Shahrukh.
Fans said that Shahrukh has made India proud only. He started hashtag named StopFakeNewsAgainstSRK. Not only this, filmmaker Hansal Mehta who has made films like 'Shahid' and 'Citylights' has also come in support of Shahrukh. He has defended Shahrukh on his twitter account.
Actor Rahul Dev also came in support of Shahrukh He wrote on Twitter that he was motivating people through his work for the past three decades. He is the real global ambassador of the country. Can you really spoil the image of Shahrukh in this way? Close the spread of false news. Not only that, the fans who came in defense of Shahrukh are telling him about the help made on many occasions in the country.


Cynthia Coffman: Use marijuana and possibly lose a job in her office.
Under the Colorado Constitution, marijuana is legal for both medical and recreational purposes. But its use is prohibited for employees of the office of Colorado's attorney general, according to a policy revision issued right before 4/20, and workers who violate that policy either on or off the job may be fired as a result. And this approach is widespread.
"Our updated policy is consistent with the Universal State Personnel System Policy for Drug and Alcohol for State Employees," notes Annie Skinner, spokeswoman for the AG's office, in an email. "Our office has both classified and non-classified staff and the update to our policy ensures that all employees are being held to the same standards that the Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration are holding all state classified staff to."
The revision, titled "Colorado Attorney General's Office Policy," is accessible below along with the state employees' policy. The AG version was originated by Shelley Oxenreider, human resources director for the Colorado Department of Law, reviewed by Chief Deputy Attorney General Melanie Snyder and approved by Attorney General Cynthia Coffman, a gubernatorial candidate until this past weekend, when she failed to make the ballot at the Colorado Republican Party state assembly. The revision's effective date is April 16. A source tells Westword it was distributed to staffers on April 19, one day before the 4/20 activities around town.
The first mention of marijuana appears under a section headed "Prohibited Conduct." The passage in question reads: "The term 'prescription drugs' does not include a recommendation or 'prescription' for use of medical marijuana, as the use of marijuana by covered workers is prohibited. All covered workers are prohibited from testing positive for metabolites of substances that are listed in the schedules of the Federal Controlled Substances Act and the State of Colorado Controlled Substances Act, with the exception of prescription drugs."
Although Colorado allows adults in the state to use and possess limited quantities of marijuana for medicinal and/or recreational purposes, the substance remains illegal at the federal level. And the next paragraph of the policy makes it clear that the Colorado Attorney General's Office is giving precedence to federal rather than state policy.
The section begins: "Although the Colorado Constitution decriminalizes certain activities related to the possession and use of marijuana, Colo. Const. art. XVIII, §§ 14, 16, such activities remain illegal under federal law and are thus considered unlawful and in violation of this policy. See Coats v. Dish Network, LLC, 350 P.3d 849 (Colo. 2015) (holding marijuana use is unlawful under federal law and employee may be terminated for medical marijuana use consistent with the Colorado Constitution)."
Colorado MMJ patient Brandon Coats (with attorney Mike Evans) outside DISH Network, which fired him after a positive drug test.
The case referenced involves Brandon Coats, a paralyzed medical marijuana patient working for DISH Network. Coats, who never used cannabis at work and consistently received exemplary job-performance reports, sued in 2012 after being fired for a positive marijuana test. Three years later, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled against him. The key part of its opinion reads: "The statute protects only 'lawful' activities. However, the statute does not define the term 'lawful.' Coats contends that the term should be read as limited to activities lawful under state statute. We disagree. We find nothing to indicate that the General Assembly intended to extend section 24-34-402.5’s protection for lawful activities to activities that are unlawful under federal law."
According to the AG's policy revision, "covered workers are prohibited from manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, possessing, transporting, using, selling, transferring, or being under the influence of marijuana at all times. The prohibition of using marijuana applies to all covered employees at all times, meaning both work time and off-duty personal time."
Potential punishment is covered in a segment dubbed "Consequences of Violations of This Policy." An excerpt: "Failure to timely report any alcohol or drug related charge or arrest, confirmed positive tests for alcohol impairment or drug use, refusal to submit to a drug or alcohol test, or any other violation of this policy or the procedures set forth herein, may result in corrective and/or disciplinary action up to and including termination. Such action will be handled in accordance with Department of Law policy, and for classified employees, applicable State Personnel Board Rules."
In 2014, when Mitch Morrissey was Denver's district attorney, his office pushed a similar policy prohibiting employees from consuming marijuana, and also warned against any family ties to the marijuana business. "Notwithstanding Colorado Constitutional Amendments 20 and 64, marijuana remains illegal under federal laws," it noted. "The use, possession, cultivation or sale of marijuana by employees, on or off duty, is strictly prohibited."
Click to read the April 2018 revision of the Colorado Attorney General's Office Policy and the Universal State Personnel System Policy for Drug and Alcohol for State Employees.
Update: This story was updated at 5:32 a.m. on April 20 to include a comment from the Colorado Attorney General's office and a link to the Universal State Personnel System Policy for Drug and Alcohol for State Employees.


The Wall Street Journal has a new editorial discussing the need for monetary reform. There is much in the article that I agree with, including the claim that President Trump’s call for lower rates might backfire by making the Fed want to look more independent, and that there is no obvious current need for monetary stimulus.
This list of possible reformers mixes together economists who have argued for a gold standard, a fixed exchange rate regime, and floating exchange rate regimes, with and without explicit rules for setting the interest rate target. I do believe that some sort of rules based approach is desirable, but much of the editorial’s discussion focuses on the alleged problem of foreign exchange rate instability, which is actually a feature, not a bug, of sound monetary policy.
History is littered with examples where rigid exchange rates contributed to economic slumps, including much of the world in the early 1930s, Argentina from 1998 to 2001, and southern Europe after 2008. In the first two cases, depressions were wrongly attributed to laissez-faire capitalism, which led to the adoption of exactly the sort of interventionist policies that the Journal rightly opposes.
Monetary stability, however, is a seductive concept that can be defined in a wide variety of ways, some of which are consistent with broader economic stability and some of which are not. Ninety years ago, monetary stability meant a stable price of gold. During the Bretton Woods era (after WWII), many thought of monetary stability in terms of a fixed exchange rate against the US dollar. More recently, a stable inflation rate of roughly two percent has become widely used as a metric of stability, although there is increasing interest in stabilizing the growth rate of nominal GDP (NGDP) at roughly four percent per year.
Consider the Swiss franc, which has recently been pretty stable in terms of purchasing power (near zero inflation) and NGDP growth, but somewhat unstable in terms of exchange rates and wildly unstable in terms of gold prices. Which stability should count? I would argue for the most useful measure of monetary stability, which might be stabilizing growth in the product of the money supply (the total amount of money currently in circulation) and velocity (the rate at which money moves through the economy).
A steady growth rate of four percent in NGDP will lead to more stable labor markets (low unemployment) and more stable financial markets (fewer financial crises). In this system, the central bank adjusts the money supply to offset movements in the velocity of circulation. In contrast, Argentina suffered a depression and financial crisis at the turn of the millennium, despite stabilizing their currency against the dollar. The US experienced depression and financial crisis in 1930-32, despite the dollar having a stable value against gold. Greece’s recent problems were almost inevitable given their reckless spending, but the resulting unemployment and depression was far worse than necessary, as they no longer had a drachma to devalue once they had adopted the Euro.
These previous economic crises were not solely due to fixed exchange rate regimes, but there is evidence that the lack of exchange rate flexibility made it more difficult to stabilize the economies that did get into trouble, and this led to other counterproductive interventions in the economy.
By all means, let’s have stable money, but let’s also be careful to define monetary stability in a way that is most likely to allow the free market system to be effective---and that means stable growth nominal GDP. This sort of regime is also more politically feasible, as it has support among both liberal and conservative economists. The Journal’s proposed approach is likely to only draw support from more conservative economists, and thus be very difficult to implement.


Depends on what a program is doing.
Have to break the program down into smaller parts and decide what each part is trying to accomplish. Is it displaying information to a user? and what is the best way to convey that information?
In win32 programming (assuming you are going to link with microsoft win32 api functions) there are many controls that are available, and each control has different functions, messages and notifications that can be used.
If your setting some text of a label, you might use SetWindowText or use the WM_SETTEXT message as an example.
Using modern compilers and development enviroments to build your program, the functions that link to the appropriate dll's will be included automatically in most cases. In other development enviroments (masm32 for example) you might have to specify the include files (.inc) and the library files (.lib) that need to be present when linking your program, for it to successfully include the links to the appropriate dll files.
Other languages might wrap up these libraries and functions in their own particular way.
So could be worth deciding what your program/tool/utility is going to do. If its a small project to start learning, then a small simple idea is better. Then you can research and search and ask questions to help narrow down what functions and controls and libraries and even languages might be required.
If you have a specific example or idea, that might help for others to offer suggestions - as to what to look at and what might be required.
I got a program from some place and i was mostly wondering about the platform it was programmed , because of the amount of functions in it .
Can someone show me an example of including a DLL or function in a program ?
Here is a simple assembler (masm32) example, called stringlength. It is a console mode program, and outputs the length of the text string defined in the assembler file: 'This is a string',0 - which is 16 characters long, so the console will output a '16'. Very basic program.
And to use these functions , one has to include \masm32\include\masm32rt.in right ?
Is this the case in the C programs too ?
I mean if we need to call the Dll and the functions in a C program , which path do we try to include ?
the linker also needs to know which lib to use..
Dynamic link library files are the windows 32 API files with functions ?
they're just dll's (essentially compiled libraries) that contain functions (exported in their export table) that you can use, forget the "32", as there's 64 bit too and it'll just get confusing, 64 bit has the same exports, so the same api names carry over mostly.
And to use these functions , one has to include \masm32\include\masm32rt.inc right ?
That masm runtime file (masm32rt.inc) with all those includes and includelibs covers the most commonly used libraries likely to be used. The include files are header files that contain definitions for the functions that might be used and constants/enumerations used with the appropriate functions. The linker with look for functions in those lib files and if found will link them into the program when compiling. The functions that are used, will redirect to the appropriate dll's and its functions when the program is executed.
Think of the dll's as a big storage of possible functions a program may use, grouped together for ease of use and usually related. So functions related to drawing and graphics are found in the gdi32 library, common dialogs (save as, open, browse) functions are stored in the comdlg32 library etc.
The lib files are just a collection of function pointers, that point to the real function stored in the dll. A placeholder for the real functions.
At link time, the linker sees a function, finds the reference in the lib files (searching all the specified lib files to find it) then knows that the function is actually stored in the dll file and marks it as such. When the program loads up, the operating system will see the functions and dlls to be used and will load those dll's for the program, so it can succesfully call those functions.
Using Visual studio for example, will already have the paths to include already set, usually pointing to the directory where the sdk files (headers *.h and libraries *.lib) are stored. So in that case you dont have to worry about it as its all taken care of automatically. Of course you can override and specify additional libraries to look for (say if you downloaded a third party sdk, like openssl or zlib or whatever) to look for new additional functions provided by the additional libraries.
I was mostly wondering about the console based program i was trying to disassemble , It had lots of functions in it .
Could this be developed in Visual studio or something else ?
well it has 'simplecppcrackme.exe' so possibly, and uses the msvcrt.dll to do things, but thats not a 100% guarantee it was written in c/c++..
inter connected sub routines ? you mean classes or ?
Is there any easy way to make sense of those 1427 of it in this particular program ?
Should i try to research more on those black colored functions in the wingraph32 ?
To be fair, at this point, everybody's just confusing you with their somewhat incorrect statements here and there.
It is pretty obvious that a call in start to 0x401000 (as opposed to what @evlncrn8 said) is not an SEH stack cleanup or stack-check (which only happens in debug builds btw). The fact that the call happens at an address of 0x401000 would (to any experienced reverse engineer) signal that it is user-defined code at the beginning of the .text (code) section of the executable (or library).
As seen here, start is either the main function defined above or an entry-point defined by the compiler which calls 0x401000 (which is then actually the main function). I don't really have time to go over most of the other comments right now, but there's so much misinformation in this thread, that I'd probably just disregard most of it if I were you.


By law, any person who causes dangerous goods to be transported by a public carrier must follow specific regulations and must have proof of training. In a laboratory environment, "sendout staff," those who transport dangerous goods, and those who receive dangerous goods are among the individuals who require training. Upon completion of this course, participants will be eligible to take an online self-assessment quiz to obtain a "Dangerous Goods Shipping" training-completion certificate.
Describe the regulations imposed on most laboratories and the importance of following them.
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If I work in a hospital laboratory sendout area and a courier picks up our specimens, do I need Dangerous Goods training? Yes. Hospital staff involved in classifying or packaging of specimens that will be transported on a public highway or on an airplane are required to be trained, per 49CFR, 172.700.
Is the Dangerous Goods training course different from the online packing and shipping information that you offer? Yes. By law, any person who causes dangerous goods to be transported by a public carrier must follow specific regulations and must have proof of training. The online Dangerous Goods Training is intended to assist hospital employees; courier drivers; and others who may classify, package, or transport medical specimens to comply with U.S. DOT and ICAO/IATA rules and regulations.
Why not simply classify all medical specimens as Category A, to avoid underclassifying shipments? The packaging and documentation requirements for Category A Infectious Substance Affecting Humans are much more detailed and stringent than the requirements for Category B Biological Substances. The certified containers that are used to transport Category A specimens are more expensive as well. Category B Biological Substances can be safely transported when packaged in compliance with IATA Packing Instruction 650.
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My first reaction is that it is a bit of a 'trick' question. The correct response is to say that 'A is at least B, C and D' can never be an adequate definition of A because in order to have a definition you need necessary *and* sufficient conditions. That would be my first sentence.
Now the question splits into two parts. Are truth and justification each necessary for knowledge? (discussed in our previous exchange); and are the conditions put forward jointly sufficient as well as severally necessary?
However, as you go on to show with your exhaustive survey of responses to Gettier, we are in fact very much concerned with different notions of 'justification', if not of 'truth'.
However, after the initial response, 'this looks interesting', my next thought (following very close behind) about the compositional theory was that it can't work. You can dispose of the 'lazy' Gettier examples which rely on disjunction, but as you yourself appear to note it doesn't stop there. Each new 'reduced' claim is open to new counter-examples and you are pushed back and back until the only things that you can claim are things which you have infallible knowledge of.
The question your theory raises is this. Forget about the explicit logical structure of language, what are the real 'atoms' of knowledge? For example, if I say that the mug is on the table, would an 'atomic' knowledge claim be the precise position of the mug? (but how can one tell just by looking?) or the position within margins of error allowed for in the absence of a ruler? or...?
The compositional theory is still a very good point to make, even if turns out that the objections are insuperable. Just say, 'One might be tempted to think... but...'. There's always a way to turn things around.
Judgement involves a leap. When we judge correctly, and circumstances are appropriate (plug in your favourite theory) then we have knowledge. However, the very fact that there is a leap there is the thing that causes the problems.
My own feeling is that the crucial step is deciding what use we have for a concept of 'knowledge' (cf my previous email). Of course we can claim that Fred has knowledge but be wrong, not because the thing Fred believes is false but because circumstances are such that it would be wrong to describe this as knowledge. If we can never be sure whether Fred has 'knowledge' (or something else, less than knowledge) then the concept of 'knowledge' has no utility. You might as well get rid of it. So any theory must give us a reasonable shot at being able to tell whether Fred 'knows' what he claims to know or not. This is the admittedly pragmatist perspective, I would argue, from which the various proffered alternatives may be judged.
I sympathise with your objections to 'ridiculous complexities'. But I don't think that the allusion to our practice of 'attributing knowledge to animals and pre-intellectual children' is adequate to justify your claim. For me, it would be an open question whether exercises of this kind are ultimately valuable or not. It is really a matter of how one conceives of the point of the activity of 'philosophy'.


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Open Question: Name these babies?
-- first + middle names -- -- no spelling changes -- (girl): Felicity, Veronica, Pearl, Olive, Ramona, Grace (girl): Genevieve, Madeleine, Juno, Anastasia, Annie, Elizabeth (girl): Caroline, Charlotte, Calla, Willette, Julia, Simone (girl): Theodora, Carys, Celestine, Claire, Lilah, Jane (boy): August, Zeus, Judah, Derek, Peter, Dylan (girl): Cecily, Violet, Camille, Sylvie, Clara, Dorothy (girl): Sabina, Astrid, Fiona, Everleigh, Sarah, Bristol (girl): Lucille, Dahlia, Dolly, Gretchen, Giselle, Flora (boy): Grant, Gilbert, Everett, William, Griffin, Oliver (boy): James, Henry, Pearson, Cooper, Mac, Benedict (boy): Conrad, Rupert, Leopold, Arthur, Wendall, Owen (girl): Louise, Mae, Ingrid, Constance, Ainsley, Rose (girl): Moira, Morgan, Mary, Therese, Marguerite, Elise (girl): Estelle, Winnie, Matilda, Beverly, Rhiannon, Lorelei (girl): Keira, Susan, Thea, Renee, India, Josephine (boy): Bennett, Spencer, Adam, Ezra, Wolf, River (boy): Frederick, Marcus, Jacoby, Alexander, Jacob, Rome (boy): Jasper, Neil, Kai, Lewis, Martin, Lucas (girl): Eva, Maeve, Opal, Katherine, Alba, Amelia (girl): Annabelle, Joy, Mia, Isabelle, Rosemary, Indira (girl): April, Coral, Linda, Helen, Darcy, Kimmy (boy): Joseph, Theodore, Jared, Kevin, Cormac, Thomas . Felicity Grace Genevieve Madeleine Caroline Calla "Carley" Lilah Carys "Lily" Judah Dylan Clara Camille "Claire" Bristol Everleigh Giselle Lucille William Grant "Liam" James Cooper Owen Conrad Ainsley Mae "Annie" Marguerite Elise "Margo" Lorelei Estelle Josephine Renee "Josie" Spencer Adam Marcus Rome Lucas Neil "Luke" Maeve Amelia Mia Annabelle Kimmy Helen Joseph Theodore "Joey"
I love reading so much and i so it everyday but i'm sick to death of love stories. I can only name a handful of books that dont have any in them. I like my action and adventure books and teen fiction and fantasy but im bored to death of them all with love stories and triangles. I find myself rolling my eyes all the time and snorting. If anybody can suggest good books with zero love stories or interests that would be great, thank you!
You know how some sites might have website archives. Okay, an website archive is a archive of a homepage from when it was launched in 1993, in the golden years, in the new millennium and today, including betas and alphas from let's say March 30, 1990 or April 6, 1992. Okay, I was looking at Microsoft.com Homepage History but it only showed screenshots of the archives on Internet Explorer 4 or 5. According to Microsoft.com, the website said that it might have been launched in 1993. Does Microsoft.com have a homepage archive or you get special permission by Microsoft over the phone to Redmond, Washington. I want to view it now. Can't radically wait. Oh, here is a link which is: http://www.microsoft.com/misc/features/features_flshbk_hp1.htm which will show you the archives. PLEASE HELP ME. GIVE ME A GOOD AND SUPER-ACCURATE ANSWER. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE. I'M BEGGING YOU. TELL ME THE JUICY TUBULAR SECRET. Wait, a few more things. Do you think the launch will work well on my computer, will it have the Mount St Helens background for Windows 98 (featured in QUE Publishing's Using Windows 98 Second Edition by Ed Bott and Ron Pearson in a screenshot of the Windows 98 Display) and/or will it have 1993 Microsoft Web Browsers or just Mosaic. The Mount St Helens wallpaper has the details that prove it might be from either from 1993 or 1998: Dimensions: 640x480 Any Color: Yes, normal color Included in: Windows 98 SE File Type: Windows BMP Image Status: Rare PLEASE HELP ME AND GOOD ANSWER.
Resolved Question: Any good fIction books?
I have read all of these series Eragon, Red Pyramid alex rider percy jackson beyonders fable havean The heroes of Olympus Harry potter the power of five. So none of these books plz.


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Anne Dorval net worth: Anne Dorval is a Canadian actress who has net worth of Anne Dorval of $500 thousand dollars. Anne Dorval was born November 8, 1960 in Noranda Quebec. One of her major roles was for the movie "I Killed My Mother" (2009), and "Heartbeats" (2010), and "Lecoeur a ses raisons" (2005). She is also known from the series "Quebec", "Chambres en Ville", "Virginie", and "Paparazzi and Rumeurs". One of her more popular roles behind the scene is for that of the French Canadian voice for Sharon Stone and Lucy Liu. She has been awarded the "FIPRESCI Award for Best Actress Award" for her role in "J'ai tue ma mere". She was married to Marc-Andre Collier from 1992 until 1995. After that they were separated. They have two children together.


Currently I'm working in a small company (3 developers).
What do you think about it? What do you prefer?
The major problem I've seen with smaller businesses is stability over the long term (3+ years) and ongoing financial stability. I've had more than one smaller company I worked at go out of business or be sold off and shut down. A friend of mine works at a small company for years and he's had his paycheck bounce frequently. In the US, where health care benefits are typically tied to employment, the quality of these benefits is very important.
In many cases, you will have a bigger impact on the direction of development at a smaller company. The exception is if the founder is a programmer and they set and control the agenda. In that case, your input may not be wanted or appreciated.
At larger (ie Fortune 1000 companies) the overall stability is rarely an issue although the dreaded "reduction in force" has become very common as mid-upper managers strive to meet Wall Street investor dictated metrics by reducing headcount. It is sometimes possible to get a small company feel type job at a large company. This is great when it happens but those evil metrics will raise their head sooner or later. Surprisingly, benefits vary a good bit. Companies that have a large union workforce tend to have very good ones since salaried and hourly employees share the same negotiated plans (most of the time). Companies that don't tend to have below average benefits. The downside of a union heavy big corporation is that personnel cuts are easier when it comes to firing salaried employees. Contribution-wise, you're just a replaceable cog in the wheel and rarely held in much regard by management above your level. And don't get me started on the bureaucracy.
Mid-sized companies ($50M+ revenue, 200+ employees) that are well funded and have good income streams are the best to work at in my experience. They typically have good benefits and your contribution is usually felt and appreciated by all. They'll tend to be more responsive to requests with fewer hoops to jump through. The downside is that companies like this often get sold to investment groups who'll devastate things as they bring in their management team. Another risk is when the company has one or two big clients and they lose one. Then the layoffs start.
Thanks for your answer. What do you exactly mean hard to scale in seniority? Hard to achieve seniority or hard to change between subjects/projects?
Hard to achieve seniority. You need more than good soft and technical skills like impact of your project, visibility of your work, friendships.
Jr to software engineer (easy).
Looking back I think I was most happy working for companies of around 10-15 people. All the pros you mention of working for a small company but none of the cons.
Maybe I was too general. These pros and cons are my experience but it's good to hear that you can avoid the cons and keep the pros :).


Summary (from the inside flap of the book): Carson Smith isn't thrilled to be spending the summer with his estranged dad in Billings, Montana. But then he meets Aisha Stinson, the most beautiful girl he's ever seen. And the smartest. And the funniest. They connect like he never has with anyone... Also she's a lesbian. So there's that.
Carson's dad is still bitter about the disappearance of his dad more than thirty years earlier. When Carson and Aisha discover a box full of cards from his grandfather, some of them recent, they realize the old man is still out there somewhere. What are two bored teenagers in the middle of nowhere to do?
So Carson and Aisha begin a journey with no destination, to find a man who wanted to be lost, in an unreliable Dodge Neo, with one very prickly mascot. And what comes next is an extraordinary, enlightening, hilarious, inspiring, complete and utter mindblower of a road trip that will transform both their lives.
Review: This book won the Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Award this year for YA LGBTQ literature. I read Out of the Pocket by Bill Konigsberg years ago and liked it so I definitely headed into this one with a positive attitude. And I so did not see where it was going!
The first half or so of this book is a great story about friendship and acceptance. Aisha and Carson need each other, are good for each other, and really help one another discover that they really are okay. They both have heavy stuff that they are dealing with (Aisha has been kicked out of her house and Carson's estranged dad is dying) and the issues are dealt with in an important and earnest way in this book. However, it's once Carson and Aisha hit the road that things start to pick up. Actually, not true. At first I wasn't sure where the road trip was going to take us (literally and figuratively), but it is so good and so important.
I totally see why this book won the Stonewall Award. It is funny, sensitive, interesting, and yes, of course, made me cry. I think I need a cry rating on these YA books. Seriously. A good cry while reading? It's the best. Tiring, but the best. So, go check this book out from your local library; it is so worth it!


Let's assume for a moment that there is a particular variant of Science Fiction writing out there that deals with "green" ideas about sustainability and the environment. Let's assume that this variant operates in a Marxian "middle landscape" somewhere between the techno-fetishist tropes of "hard" science fiction and the character-driven socio-environmental concerns of "soft" science fiction. Let's call this variant "Pastoral Science Fiction."
What, then, would fall under this variant? Certainly those novels, like Frank Herbert's Dune, or even Ursula K. LeGuin's The Left Hand of Darkness, that have a significant landscape component. I would even hazard that the origins of this type of science fiction lie somewhere in the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Harry Harrison, or H.P. Lovecraft (perhaps something like the latter's At the Mountains of Madness or The Whisperer in The Darkness).
For the sake of argument, let me offer a corrective to this and other visions of a sylvanic future. For the greatest critic of Science Fiction Pastoralia may not be a writer, but a band. And that band is none other than the Canadian prog-rock power trio, Rush.
The second track of Rush's most famous and popular album, 1981's Moving Pictures, is "Red Barchetta". This song is, in many ways, standard Rush fare. A near-perfect, Voltron-like assembly of musical prowess and technical sophistication (or in prog-rock parlance, "chops"), Rush's music is best listened while staring at laser beams in a room full of smoke, or marveling at day-glo images of Jimi Hendrix, marijuana leaves, or spacecraft under repeated exposure to black light. Red Barchetta begins with guitarist Alex Lifeson gently picking out major-key harmonics in his guitar's upper registers. Geddy Lee's fuzzed-out Rickenbacker bass follows, only to be accompanied by drummer Neil Peart's acrobatic percussion. The song alternates in a soft-to-loud progression that anticipates Pixies' and Nirvana's dynamic noodlings by, like, almost 10 years. Red Barchetta even features one of the most aggressive uses of roto-toms in a song: their tuneful, machine-gun progression follows in what is a swirling, manic pas-deux between Alex Lifeson's bridge solo and Geddy Lee's bass wranglings.
And then ... the voice. I remind you of slack-rockers Pavement, and their thoughtful invocation of Rush's must underappreciated and misunderstood element: Geddy Lee's voice. (In 1996's "Stereo", Stephen Malkmus thus sings, "What about Geddy Lee? / How did it get so high? / I wonder if he speaks like an ordinary guy?"). So, what exactly does Lee sing about?
It was a fine morning in March 1982. The warm weather and clear sky gave promise of an early spring. Buzz had arisen early that morning, impatiently eaten breakfast and gone to the garage. Opening the door, he saw the sunshine bounce off the gleaming hood of his 15-year-old MGB roadster. After carefully checking the fluid levels, tire pressures and ignition wires, Buzz slid behind the wheel and cranked the engine, which immediately fired to life. He thought happily of the next few hours he would spend with the car, but his happiness was clouded - it was not as easy as it used to be.
A dozen years ago things had begun changing. First there were a few modest safety and emission improvements required on new cars; gradually these became more comprehensive. The governmental requirements reached an adequate level, but they didn't stop; they continued and became more and more stringent. Now there were very few of the older models left, through natural deterioration and . . . other reasons.
The MG was warmed up now and Buzz left the garage, hoping that this early in the morning there would be no trouble. He kept an eye on the instruments as he made his way down into the valley. The valley roads were no longer used very much: the small farms were all owned by doctors and the roads were somewhat narrow for the MSVs (Modern Safety Vehicles).
The safety crusade had been well done at first. The few harebrained schemes were quickly ruled out and a sense of rationality developed. But in the late Seventies, with no major wars, cancer cured and social welfare straightened out, the politicians needed a new cause and once again they turned toward the automobile. The regulations concerning safety became tougher. Cars became larger, heavier, less efficient. They consumed gasoline so voraciously that the United States had had to become a major ally with the Arabian countries. The new cars were hard to stop or maneuver quickly, but they would save your life (usually) in a 50-mph crash. With 200 million cars on the road, however, few people ever drove that fast anymore.
The story continues, ending with an account of the narrator going head-to-head against gleaming MSV's (Modern Safety Vehicles). In a tale of obdurant technology winning over new-fangled hard science, the narrator's MG roadster is able to elude the MSV's, so much so that these high-tech vehicles end up as piles of crumpled-up aluminum thanks to an engineered head-on collision.
The image to the Road & Track story is consistent with the idea of Sci-Fi Pastorals. Here, an MG is seen cradled in a technicolor thicket of deciduous leafiness. In the background, two MSV's, strangely rendered as 30s-era gangster cars, collide amidst a wall of evergreens and a plume of noxious smoke.
Though Geddy Lee would certainly not rank up there in the highest echelons of speculative fiction, "Red Barchetta" nevertheless paints an urgent image -- an image that anticipates the machine's reentry into the garden.
How about digging into Bytor and the Snowdog next?