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parenting

2011-09-26T15:14:25Z

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This article is for information about [[parenting]], the delicate art of raising children.{{seed}}
==Articles==
* [[ADHD camps]]
* [[childcare]]:
** [[childcare (United States)|United States]]
*** [[childcare (Athens, GA)|Athens, GA]]
* [[computing for kids]]
* [[home schooling]]

==Links==
===Reference===
* {{wikipedia|Parenting}}
===News===
* '''2008-05''' [http://www.paulgraham.com/lies.html Lies We Tell Kids] by [[Paul Graham]]
* '''2008-04-16''' : "Do young people and their parents really disagree about the qualities of a suitable [http://www.thepiggybackrider.com/ kid carrier] mate? ... A study involving Dutch, American and Kurdish students ... found that the cliche is, in fact, true. Young Americans told the researchers that qualities they would find unappealing in a potential mate included low intelligence and physical unattractiveness. But they said their parents would object to a mate who was of a different ethnicity, was poor or lacked a good family background."
* '''2007-11-19''' [http://news.independent.co.uk/sci_tech/article3172307.ece Are the family clich&eacute;s true?] "The middle one's always difficult, the eldest is a bossy boots and the youngest is a tearaway. But are the family clich&eacute;s true? Finally, scientists have the answer."
* '''2006-02-19''' [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-02/nu-otm021706.php Online time may foster youngster's social involvement] ([http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8748 related])
* '''2006-02-07''' [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-02/fsu-dmb020706.php Depression may be lifelong parent trap, FSU study says]: parents are more depressed than non-parents
* '''2006-01-31''' [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-01/vt-vts013106.php research on millennial generation] (kids born 1992-2006)
* '''2005-12-21''' [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-12/asa-fth122105.php Sociological study finds parenthood does not make people happier]
* '''2005-12-20''' [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-12/bpl-mad122005.php Mom and dad are key to how we handle stress]
* '''2005-12-19''' [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-12/plos-nti121405.php Neuroscientist takes issue with antidepressants for children]
* '''2005-12-13''' [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-12/uoa-mho121305.php Mental health of children most harmed before divorce]
* '''2005-11-13''' [http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/11/051114110820.htm Spanking Leads To Child Aggression And Anxiety, Regardless Of Cultural Norm]
* '''2005-11-16''' [http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/11/051116174754.htm ...Connection Between Early-life Stress And Teenage Mental Health Problems]
* '''2005-11-21'''
** [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-11/uow-pgb111705.php Psychologists glimpse biological imprint of childhood neglect]
** [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-11/slu-sro112105.php research on teen moms refutes conventional wisdom: Early motherhood may not ruin their lives]

===People===
* [[wikipedia:Alice Miller (psychologist)|Alice Miller]] (1923-), psychologist with theories about child abuse
===Perspectives===
* '''2007-06-17''' [http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/leonard_pitts/story/141138.html Dads: Could these letters be about you?] by [[Leonard Pitts Jr.]]
* '''2007-05-09 video''' [[youtube:VlY8STkhopc|Here's some Total Momsense]]: words of Momly wisdom by [[Anita Renfroe]], sung to the tune of the William Tell Overture
* '''2007 jan/feb''' [http://www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/rethinkinghomework.htm Rethinking Homework] by Alfie Kohn
* '''2007-01-07''' [http://www.ornery.org/essays/warwatch/2007-01-07-1.html What Do We Do For Our Kids?] by [[Orson Scott Card]]: gets a bit moralistic on the subject of divorce, but makes some good points about parenting fads
* '''2006-11-12''' [http://www.ornery.org/essays/warwatch/2006-11-12-1.html Building Better Children] by [[Orson Scott Card]]
* '''2006-09-17''' Homework, [http://ornery.org/essays/warwatch/2006-09-17-1.html Part I] and [http://www.ornery.org/essays/warwatch/2006-09-24-1.html Part II] by [[Orson Scott Card]]
* '''2003-02''' [http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html Why Nerds are Unpopular] by [[Paul Graham]]: long and very on-target essay about some of the problems with school from a non-conformist perspective
* [http://www.heinleinsociety.org/rah/works/articles/Parenting.html Robert A. Heinlein's take on parenting], as analyzed by Rafeeq O. McGiveron, University of Texas at Brownsville (note: page possibly subject to removal after June, 2007)
* [http://nymag.com/news/features/27840/ How Not to Talk to Your Kids]: The Inverse Power of Praise. by Po Bronson

===Projects===
* [http://www.cafemom.com/ CafeMom]: "a place for moms" (looks like blogging/social site)
* [http://www.mothertalkers.com/ Mother Talkers]: "Rants and Raves on Modern Motherhood" (collaborative site)
* [http://www.naturalchild.org/ The Natural Child Project]: essays by parenting professionals (mostly?)

===Resources===
* [http://www.kiddierecords.com/ Kiddie Records Weekly] "Classics from the Golden Age": freely downloadable MP3s of children's records from the mid-1940s to early 1950s
===Topics===
* [[homeschooling]]

==Wanted Articles==
* Different types of problem behavior, and techniques which have been tried (whether or not they have worked)
* Early identification of mental/processing issues such as [[ADHD]], Asperger's, [[autism]] (especially "high-functioning" varieties), [[dyslexia]], [[gender dysphoria]], Tourette's
==Quotes==
* "[E]verybody who has ever had to do with children knows that a suitable diet does more to make them virtuous than the most eloquent preaching in the world." &ndash; Bertrand Russell [http://atheistempire.com/reference/news/opinion/Bertrand%20Russell%20-%20Religion%20Useful.txt]

2006-04-18 Herald-Sun: community church

2011-09-26T15:13:58Z

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==Disclaimer==
{{copyrtarchive|http://www.heraldsun.com/durham/4-725779.html}}
==Article==
==='Community' the word for outreach church===
* By DAWN BAUMGARTNER VAUGHAN : The Herald-Sun
* {{email|dvaughan|heraldsun|com}}
* Apr 18, 2006 : 8:06 pm ET

[[Durham, NC|DURHAM]] -- No denomination is attached to the name of this Lincoln Street church.

What follows the words "First Chronicles" is not "Baptist" or "AME" nor united anything. The word instead is "community."

First Chronicles Community Church reaches out beyond its sanctuary doors to help neighboring men and women of all ages.

One way the church leadership -- married pastors -- does that is through an afterschool youth program. Joining the pastors a few days a week are other members of the community from an institution only a few blocks away: [http://nccu.edu N.C. Central University].

First Chronicles is one field site option for NCCU seniors in the university's social work program. The afterschool program is held weekdays from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The NCCU students help out as tutors and mentors on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

For the kids, it is a time to learn and have fun.

For their parents, it is knowledge that their children are in a safe, positive environment.

For the college students, it is practical application of what they've spent the past three years learning about in a classroom.

Single parent Jerry Erwin takes his three sons -- ages 12, 14 and 16 -- to the afterschool program and another church program for youth called Another Way Ministries.

Erwin said the programs help the children feel better about themselves and he has noticed a positive change in their attitudes.

About 15 children and youths -- from kindergarten through high school -- attend the afterschool program, which is open to all neighborhood kids whose parents register them. Transportation is provided from adjoining housing complexes.

L.J. Ramseur, 11, a sixth-grader at Shepard Middle School, has attended First Chronicles afterschool for two years.

"It's fun here," he said, "because after we get our homework done, we get to play games and talk to each other."

Social work student Robin McColler said she liked the program so much that she now takes four of her own children on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.

"They really love it," she said. "They're like, 'Mommy, we got to go, we got to go.' They love coming. It's really helpful to a parent."

McColler said she decided to study social work because, as a single mother, she wants to be an advocate for other single mothers.

"I looked for services and resources to help me while I was in school, and found barriers and problems in the system," she [http://www.thepiggybackrider.com/ child carrier] said. "I wanted to go in and make a change. A lot of single mothers think they can't go to school. I want to advocate for them, advocate for the elderly, for everyone who needs help. I want to let them know what programs are out there."

The NCCU students work with First Chronicles' co-pastor, the Rev. Pebbles Lindsay-Lucas, for more than just the afterschool program.

In the morning, they work with Durham families in need. Lindsay-Lucas also is the faith community coordinator for the Families First program, which helps families move toward self-sufficiency.

NCCU student Erica Jiles said she was nervous before her first visit to a local family. All the families are part of the statewide Work First program, and Lindsay-Lucas filled them in on what the students would be doing -- assessing needs and helping with goals of employment, education and hobbies.

Jiles said the mother and child she has been working with were inviting and excited. She helped the mom work on obtaining her GED, child day care and transportation.

Shannon Henderson helped a 5-year-old girl get ready for kindergarten. Aveeda Lindsay helped one man adjust to single parenthood and another man learn to read. McColler worked with a woman who is interested in attending NCCU, too.

Isaac Robinson is chairman of the university's social work department. He said that, like Jiles, students are nervous at first until they acquire experience in the field.

"Instruction and theoretical practice are quite different," he said. "We have to make sure we have some idea of their practice skills before they graduate."

The program is part of students' senior seminar class. There are 35 students in the class working with five agencies.

The seminar is sort of an initiation into the profession, Robinson said. Two dozen graduates of the program now work in Durham social service agencies, he said.

First Chronicles became a field site soon after Lindsay-Lucas earned her bachelor's degree in social work from NCCU in 2004. She also has another bachelor's degree from NCCU and her master's degree from Duke Divinity School.

She and her husband, the Rev. William Lucas, started the church at their kitchen table in 1999. They moved into their current building in 2003.

Lucas says all the church's programs benefit from partnerships with others.

"Without Central and partners like that, we wouldn't be able to do this. Our budget is $12,000 a year, tops. The city of Durham is a big part of this," he said.

The city received a "Weed and Seed" grant that paid for the ping pong table, television and other equipment in the youth recreation area. Having an area like that has helped a lot with the afterschool program, Lucas said.

"We use this as an incentive," he said. "If they don't do their homework, they can't come here. If they're not doing well in school, we limit their time here."

There also is a computer room with equipment donated by the United Way. Lucas still hopes for printers and Internet access for each computer.

First Chronicles has a lot going on.

Another Way Ministries, led by Lucas, focuses on the mind, body and soul of youths ages 11 through 16. Those youths spend some of their program time with youth in a Durham Police Department at-risk youth program that also meets at the church. The parsonage area of the church is home to a few people in need. On Friday nights, there is a youth talent show.

"Even though this is a small church, none of this would be possible without a congregation of about 60 folks, too. You thank God first, but so many others are helping," he said.

Lyon Park

2011-09-26T15:13:52Z

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==Overview==
[[category:US.NC.Durham]][[Lyon Park]] refers to two adjacent areas in [[Durham, NC]]: a city park, and the community center on the hill above (to the east of) the park.{{seedling}}

==Community Center==
The community center's official address is either or {{zipcode|27707}}, though searches often turn up 1103 Cornell [http://www.thepiggybackrider.com/ child carrier] St.; the building's main entrance is on the south side of Halley Street, between Fairview Street and Kent Street.

Phone: 919-560-4288
===building uses===
* [http://communityhealth.mc.duke.edu/clinical/?/lyonparkclinic Lyon Park Clinic] (Suite 137)
* [http://www.ci.durham.nc.us/departments/parks/after_school.cfm After-school programs]
* Many of [http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/parks/summer_camp.cfm Durham Parks & Recreation's summer camps] are held there
===map inaccuracies===
This area of Durham appears to be poorly mapped:
* Both Google Maps and Yahoo Maps show Halley Street as connecting with Carroll Street to the west; it actually dead-ends just below Fairview, and there is a paved bike/foot path through the woods to Carroll.
* Google Maps also shows that the eastern end of Halley is named Cobb; I'm not sure if there is any truth to this.
* [http://www.pubpol.duke.edu/centers/child/MAD06/Directions.html Directions to Duke University's Center for Child and Family Policy] state that the parking lot is to the left of the building; the parking lot is actually across Halley Street from the building.

==News==
* '''2003-05-07''':
** [http://www.dukemednews.org/news/article.php?id=6555 New Health Clinic at Durham's Lyon Park]
** [http://dukenews.duke.edu/2003/05/lyonpark0507.html New Health Clinic at Durham's Lyon Park]
* '''2002-10-25''': [http://dukenews.duke.edu/2002/10/lyon0402.html New Community Center Welcomes Lyon Park Families]
==Links==
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20050210165121/curs.unc.edu/lyon/lyonpark.html archive] of the Lyon Park Neighborhood Association web site

One Laptop Per Child

2011-09-26T15:13:44Z

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==Overview==
[] is a project dedicated to the design and production of [http://www.thepiggybackrider.com/ child carrier] laptop computers designed specifically for children and with a low-enough price point that it could be widely distributed to children in even the poorest countries.

The project has created the [[OLPC XO-1]] and is working on the [[OLPC XO-2]] (as of 2008).
==Links==
===Official===
* [http://laptop.org/ OLPC] ([http://wiki.laptop.org/ wiki]): the One Laptop Per Child project, otherwise known as the "$100 laptop"
===News & Views===
* '''2008-05-20''' [http://blog.laptopmag.com/first-look-olpc-xo-generation-20 First Look: OLPC XO-2]: no physical keyboard, dual touchscreen
* '''2006-12-11''' [http://blog.pentagram.com/archives/2006/12/new_work_one_laptop_per_child.php the interface] is designed specifically for kids, but not in a "dumbed-down" way; the article includes screen shots (probably the XO-1)

Perl reference

2011-09-26T15:13:38Z

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Reference for various things in [[Perl]]. See also [[Perl built-in functions]].
==Escape Sequences==
{|
|-
| '''\a''' || bell (ctrl-G, 007 decimal)
|-
| '''\b''' || backspace (ctrl-H, 008 decimal)
|-
| '''\c'''n || ctrl-n (e.g. \cj = CTRL-J, i.e. Line Feed)
|-
| '''\e''' || ESC (027 decimal, 033 octal)
|-
| '''\f''' || FF
|-
| '''\l''' || converts next letter to lowercase
|-
| '''\n''' || newline - system-dependent (CRLF on DOS/Win)
|-
| '''\r''' || CR (013 decimal)
|-
| '''\t''' || TAB (ctrl-I, 009 decimal)
|-
| '''\u''' || converts next letter to uppercase
|-
| '''\L''' || converts all characters to lowercase, from here to next \E
|-
| '''\U''' || converts all characters to uppercase, from here to next \E
|-
| '''\E''' || ends case conversion started by \L or \U
|-
| '''\<nowiki>'</nowiki>''' || prints a literal single-quote
|-
| '''\"''' || prints a literal double-quote
|-
| '''\$''' || prints a literal dollar sign
|-
| '''\\''' || prints a literal backslash (not doubled)
|-
| '''\0'''''nnn'' || prints the ASCII character numbered ''nnn'' in octal
|-
| '''\x'''''nn'' || prints the ASCII character numbered ''nn'' in hexadecimal
|}

==Operators==
===Arithmetic===
{|
|-
| '''+''' || add || $x'''+'''$y
|-
| '''-''' || subtract || $x'''-'''$y
|-
| '''*''' || multiply || $x'''*'''$y
|-
| '''/''' || divide || $x'''/'''$y
|-
| '''%''' || modulo (remainder) || $x'''%'''$y -&gt; remainder of x/y
|-
| '''**''' || exponent || $x'''**'''$y -&gt; xy
|-
| '''++''' || incrememt || $x++ or ++$x -&gt; x is incremented by 1
|-
| '''--''' || decrement || $x-- or --$x -&gt; x is decremented by 1
|-
| colspan=3 |
===Comparisons===
|-
| '''==''' || is equal || $x'''=='''$y returns true [[iff]] x equals y
|-
| '''!=''' || is different || $x'''!='''$y returns true iff x does not equal y
|-
| '''&lt;''' || is less than || $x'''&lt;'''$y returns true iff x is smaller than y
|-
| '''&gt;''' || is more than || $x'''&gt;'''$y returns true iff x is larger than y
|-
| colspan=3 |
===Strings===
|-
| '''.''' || concatenate || $x'''.'''$y combines the strings in x and y
|-
| '''eq''' || strings are equal || $x'''eq'''$y returns true iff the two strings are identical
|-
| '''ne''' || strings are different || $x'''ne'''$y returns true iff the two strings are different
|-
| colspan=3 |
===Other===
|-
| '''?:''' || conditional result || $a'''?'''$b''':'''$c returns $b if $a is true, otherwise returns $c
|}
==File Test Operators==
All operators are used like this:
-''x'' $filename
{|
|-
| '''-r''' || Is the file readable?
|-
| '''-w''' || Is the file writable?
|-
| '''-x''' || Is the file executable?
|-
| '''-e''' || Does the file exist?
|-
| '''-z''' || Is the file empty? (i.e. zero bytes)
|-
| '''-s''' || File length in bytes
|-
| '''-f''' || Is the file an ordinary file?
|-
| '''-d''' || Is the file a directory?
|-
| '''-l''' || Is the file a [[symbolic link]]? (UNIX/[[Linux]] only)
|-
| '''-p''' || Is file a [[named pipe]]?
|-
| '''-S''' || Is the file a [[socket (programming)|socket]]?
|-
| '''-T''' || Is the file a text file?
|-
| '''-B''' || Is the file a binary file? (!-T)
|-
| '''-M''' || Number of days since file was last modified
|-
| '''-A''' || Number of days since file was last accessed
|}

==Special Variables==
{|
|-
| '''@ARGV''' || array of command-line arguments with which Perl was invoked
|-
| '''%ENV''' || hash of all environment variables (see http://vbz.net/cgi-bin/env for a sample listing)
|-
| '''$0''' || name of Perl program file (the outermost one; may or may not include path, depending on system (in Linux, it does not))
|-
| '''$^A''' || current value of the accumulator used by the [[write (Perl)|write]]() function
|-
| '''$^D''' || current value of Perl's debugging flags
|-
| '''$^F''' || maximum system file descriptor (typically 2) ''not sure what this means''
|-
| '''$^L''' || what characters are printed to accomplish a [[form feed]]
|-
| '''$^T''' || time at which the script began running, in seconds since 00:00:00 GMT January 1, 1970
|-
| '''$^W''' || is true if warnings have been turned on (by running Perl with the -w command option)
|-
| '''$^X''' || [[filespec]] of the Perl interpreter
|-
| '''$_''' || The default input and pattern-searching space; default argument for many functions.
|-
| '''@_''' || list of arguments passed to subroutine (usually in parentheses)
|-
| '''$)''' || effective group ID of the current process (UNIX/Linux)
|-
| '''$(''' || real group ID of the current process (UNIX/Linux)
|-
| '''$]''' || version number of the Perl interpreter
|-
| '''$[''' || The index of the first element in an array, and of the first character in a substring.
|-
| '''$&lt;''' || <s>username of user running the Perl script</s> real user ID of the current process (UNIX/Linux) (may not be very useful for CGI because Apache always executes as the same user)
|-
| '''$&gt;''' || effective user ID of the current process (UNIX/Linux)
|-
| '''$/''' || string to be used as input record separator; default = newline
|-
| '''$\''' || string to be used as output record separator in [[print (Perl)|print]]()
|-
| '''$:''' || "soft-hyphen" characters, i.e. the set of characters after which a line may be broken to fill continuation fields (starting with ^) in a format. Default is space, newline, hyphen.
|-
| '''$;''' || The subscript separator for multi-dimensional array emulation.
|-
| '''$.''' || The current input line number (or record number) of the last filehandle that was read.
|-
| '''$,''' || output field separator for [[print (Perl)|print]]() function, i.e. the separator for printing arrays
|-
| '''$"''' || This is similar to "'''$,'''" except that it applies to array values interpolated into a double-quoted string (or similar interpreted string)
|-
| '''$#''' || The output format for numbers display via [[print (Perl)|print]]()
|-
| '''$$''' || The process number of the Perl running this script
|-
| '''$?''' || The status returned by the last child process, i.e. pipe close, backtick(``) command or system operator.
|-
| '''$!''' || If used in a numeric context, yields the current value [http://www.thepiggybackrider.com/ child carrier] of errno, with all the usual caveats. (This means that you shouldn't depend on the value of $! to be anything in particular unless you've gotten a specific error return indicating a system error.) If used in a string context, yields the corresponding sysem error string.
|-
| '''$@''' || The Perl syntax error or routine error message from the last eval, do-FILE, or require command. If set, either the compilation failed, or the die function was executed within the code of the eval.
|-
| colspan=2 |
===Output Flags===
|-
| '''$|''' || If set to nonzero, forces a flush after every write or print
|-
| '''$*''' || If set to zero, pattern-matching assumes that strings contain a single line (for optimization purposes). Default = 0
|-
| colspan=2 |
===Reporting===
These refer to the currently selected filehandle; each filehandle maintains its own set of variables.
|-
| '''$%''' || Current page number
|-
| '''$=''' || Current page length
|-
| '''$-''' || Number of lines remaining on the page
|-
| '''$~''' || Name of the current report format (default is the filenandle's name)
|-
| '''$^''' || Name of the current top-of-page format (default is the filehandle's name plus "_TOP")
|-
| colspan=2 |
===Pattern Matching (regex)===
These are associated with the last successful pattern match.
|-
| '''$n''' || in the replacement section, indicate that the nth matched section in parentheses should be used here (first matched parentheses becomes $1, second becomes $2, etc., up through $9)
|-
| '''$&''' || Contains the string matched by the last pattern match. ''Introduces CPU/memory overhead for all regex operations in the script; avoid.''
|-
| '''$`''' || The string preceding whatever was matched by the last pattern match, not counting patterns matched in nested blocks that have been exited already. ''Introduces CPU/memory overhead for all regex operations in the script; avoid.''
|-
| '''$'''' || The string following whatever was matched by the last pattern match, not counting patterns matched in nested blockes that have been exited already. ''Introduces CPU/memory overhead for all regex operations in the script; avoid.''
|-
| '''$+''' || The last bracket matched by the last search pattern. This is useful if you don't know which of a set of alternative patterns matched.
|-
| '''$*''' || When set to 1, string searching is done for multiple lines within the string (i.e. if the string contains newline characters); otherwise, presumably the search stops at the first newline.
|-
|
|}
Portions of this were shamelessly copied from [http://www.kichwa.com/quik_ref/spec_variables.html here], at least until more information can be found. Other portions were copied from ''Discover Perl 5'' by Naba Barkakati, ISBN 0-7645-3076-3

United States

2011-09-26T15:13:19Z

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{| align=right
|-
|
==States==
*AL - [[Alabama]]
*AK - [[Alaska]]
*AR - [[Arkansas]]
*AZ - [[Arizona]]
*CA - [[California]]
*CO - [[Colorado]]
*CT - [[Connecticut]]
*DC - [[District of Columbia]]
*DE - [[Delaware]]
*FL - [[Florida]]
*GA - [[Georgia (US)|Georgia]]
*HI - [[Hawaii]]
*IA - [[Iowa]]
*ID - [[Idaho]]
*IL - [[Illinois]]
*IN - [[Indiana]]
*KS - [[Kansas]]
*KY - [[Kentucky]]
*LA - [[Louisiana]]
*MA - [[Massachusetts]]
*MD - [[Maryland]]
*ME - [[Maine]]
*MI - [[Michigan]]
*MN - [[Minnesota]]
*MO - [[Missouri]]
*MS - [[Mississippi]]
*MT - [[Montana]]
*NC - [[North Carolina]]
*ND - [[North Dakota]]
*NE - [[Nebraska]]
*NH - [[New Hampshire]]
*NJ - [[New Jersey]]
*NM - [[New Mexico]]
*NV - [[Nevada]]
*NY - [[New York]]
*OH - [[Ohio]]
*OK - [[Oklahoma]]
*OR - [[Oregon]]
*PA - [[Pennsylvania]]
*RI - [[Rhode Island]]
*SC - [[South Carolina]]
*SD - [[South Dakota]]
*TN - [[Tennessee]]
*TX - [[Texas]]
*UT - [[Utah]]
*VA - [[Virginia]]
*VT - [[Vermont]]
*WA - [[Washington]]
*WI - [[Wisconsin]]
*WV - [[West Virginia]]
*WY - [[Wyoming]]
==Territories==
* [[Guam]]
* [[Puerto Rico]]
* [[U.S. Virgin Islands]]
|}
==Navigation==
[[category:places]][[category:countries]]<section begin=navbar />{{#lst:Earth|navbar}}: [[United States]]<section end=navbar />

==Local Pages==
* [[getting a US passport]]
* [[sustainable living in the US]]
* [[personal air travel]] seems to be mostly/completely travel in the US and US-based companies (so far)

==Reference==
* {{wikipedia|United States}}
* Contact information lookup:
** [http://www.addresses.com/ Addresses.com]
==Images==
* [http://lostamerica.com/ Lost America]: "night photography of the abandoned West"

==Directory==
===Activism===
''see also [[#Unions]]''
* [http://www.buyblue.org/ BuyBlue.org]
* [http://defconamerica.org/ DefConAmerica: Campaign to Defend the Constitution] "because the religious right is wrong"
* [http://www.freepress.net/ Free Press]: "working to involve the public in media policymaking and to craft policies for more democratic media"
* [[Issuepedia:The United States of America|Issuepedia]] wiki section
* [http://www.publicknowledge.org/ Public Knowledge]: digital rights advocacy
* [http://www.sunlightfoundation.com/ Sunlight Foundation]
* '''Environment'''
** ''see also [[technology]]: Energy
** [[sustainable living in the US]]
** [http://coopamerica.org/ Co-op America]: social justice and environmental sustainability
** [http://www.environmentalpaper.org/ Environmental Paper Network]: sustainability in the paper industry
===Alternative Medicine===
====Anthroposophy====
* [http://waldorfbooks.com/ Bob &amp; Nancy's Bookshop] (a.k.a. waldorfbooks.com)
* [http://steinerbooks.com/ Steiner Books &ndash; Anthroposophic Press]
* [http://steinerstorehouse.com/ Steiner Storehouse]
===Apparel===
* [http://nosweatapparel.com/ No Sweat Apparel]: 100% union-made, sweatshop-free apparel; "open source"
==={{faint|Banking}}===
''see [[#Microloans]]''
===Broadcasting===
* '''Radio Shows'''
** [[Opie and Anthony]]

===Camping===
* '''Children's Summer Camps'''
** [http://allensguide.com/ Allen's Guide]: "Summer Camps & Summer Study Programs"
** [http://acacamps.org/ American Camp Association]
*** [http://www.campparents.org/ CampParents]: "a comprehensive camp resource for families &ndash; offering expert advice from camp professionals on camp selection, readiness, child and youth development, and issues of importance to families."
** [http://campdepot.com CampDepot.com]: "your one-stop Web site for extracurricular activities. We can help you find summer camps and after-school programs for your children or for you."
** [http://camppage.com CampPage Summer Camp Directory]: "Residential Camps and Wilderness Programs"
** [http://campresource.com CampResource.com] "online summer camp directory"
** [http://campsearch.com CampSearch.com] "The Search Engine for Camps"
** [http://daycamps.net DayCamps.net] "Summer Day Camps in the United States and Canada"
** [http://kidscamps.com Kids' Camps]
** [http://gocamps.com goCamps.com]: "the official website of Frost's Summer Camp Guide"
** [http://summercamps.com SummerCamps.com]: "the site synonymous with summer camps since 1995"
** [http://campchannel.com The Camp Channel]: "Bringing Summer Camps to the Internet"
** '''[[North Carolina]]''':
*** [http://greenriverpreserve.org Green River Preserve]: [[Cedar Mountain, NC]], near {{instate|Asheville|NC}}, {{instate|Brevard|NC}}, and {{instate|Hendersonville|NC}}; also near [[Greenville, SC]]
*** [http://campthunderbird.org/ YMCA Camp Thunderbird]: [[Lake Wylie]], [[South Carolina|SC]]/[[North Carolina|NC]] (near [[Charlotte, NC]])
** '''Special Needs'''
*** ''see also [[ADHD camps]]''
*** [http://nichcy.org National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities] "a wealth of information on disabilities"
*** [http://disabilityresources.org Disability Resources, Inc.] "Disability Resources on the Internet"

===Collaborative Projects===
* [http://www.prosper.com/ Prosper]: peer-to-peer lending marketplace; features include "lending groups" (US only?) {{Wikipedia|Prosper (web site)}}

===Dentistry===
* [http://doctoroogle.com/ Dr. Oogle]: "The Good Dentist Guide - By Patients for Patients"
===Employment===
* [http://jobfox.com JobFox]: currently only in a handful of major metro areas
* [http://www.jobserve.us/ JobServe]
* [http://monster.com Monster]
* [http://www.nowhiring.com/ NowHiring.com]
* [http://smuz.com/ Smuz.com]: free for both job seekers and employers
* [http://virtualvocations.com/ Virtual Vocations]: [[telecommute]] jobs (or at least that seems to be the focus)
* '''Information Technology''' (IT)
** [http://computerjobs.com ComputerJobs.com]: "Tech Jobs for IT Pros"
** [http://computerwork.com/ ComputerWork] is merging with Jobserve; still has a separate site as of 2007-07-17
** [http://dice.com Dice.com]: "Job search for IT Professionals"
** [http://hiddennetwork.com/ HiddenNetwork.com]: still in beta as of 2006-10-06, no listings; launch expected next week
** [http://justtechjobs.com/ JustTechJobs.com]: will sell your email address to [[spam]]mers if you sign up as talent; beware.
*** [http://justaccessjobs.com/ JustAccessJobs.com]
*** [http://justcjobs.com/ JustCJobs.com]
*** [http://justoraclejobs.com/ JustOracleJobs.com]
*** [http://justvbjobs.com/ JustVBJobs.com]
*** ...and no doubt many others.
** '''by-the-job contract bidding''' (usually for offsite work, i.e. [[telecommuting]]):
*** [http://guru.com Guru.com]: somewhat inflexible bidding system; only paid members have full access to communications facilities
*** [http://rentacoder.com/ RentACoder]
*** [http://www.joomlancers.com/ JoomLancers]: like guru.com, but for [[Joomla]] projects only
** '''Contract Agencies'''
*** [http://aerotek.com/ Aerotek]
*** [http://www.apexsystemsinc.com/ Apex Systems, Inc.]

===Freight===
* [http://actionexpediting.net/ Action Expediting] (HQ: [[Madison, GA]]) "provides companies with nationwide turnkey transportation and dedicated delivery services."
* [http://www.freightrailworks.org/ Freight Rail Works]

===Graphic Design===
* '''freelancers'''
** [http://www.graphixgirldesign.com/ GraphixGirl Design]: Heather Bell
===Health Care===
''see also [[#Alternative Medicine]], [[#Dentistry]]''
*[http://adams.mgh.harvard.edu/hospitalwebusa.html HospitalWeb]: listing of U.S. hospitals
===History===
* '''Popular Culture'''
** [http://www.authentichistory.com/ The Authentic History Center]
===Internet Service Providers===
====Nationwide====
* [http://aol.com America Online]: rather dumbed-down interface with lots of advertising; good for novices
* [[EarthLink]]: dialup and cable
====Regional====
* [http://embarq.com/ Embarq]: formerly Sprint; provides broadband service in a few states on the east coast
* [[Verizon]]: dial-up and DSL
===Manufacturers===
* [http://www.newwaveenviro.com/ New Wave Enviro Products]: consumer products for water purification & storage
===Microloans===
* [http://www.prosper.com/ Prosper]: [[peer-to-peer microloan]]s

===Packing & Shipping===
====Supplies & Equipment====
* [http://www.freundcontainer.com/ Freund Container]
* [http://uline.com Uline] "shipping supply specialists"
===Railroads===
''see also [[#Freight]]''
* [http://amtrak.com Amtrak]
** '''2007-11-17''' by Alexander Lew: discusses [http://www.thepiggybackrider.com/ child carrier] the unnecessary slowness of various Amtrak routes in , including to

===Real Estate===
* [http://www.landauction.com/ LandAuction.com]: "America's liquidator of affordable land"
===Religion===
* [http://www.nmbca.com/ National Missionary Baptist Convention of America]
** [http://www.nmbca.com/churches.htm list of churches]
===Travel===
* '''comparison shopping / booking'''
** [http://expedia.com Expedia]
** [http://sweetrate.com SweetRate]
*** shows map of available locations using Google API
*** seems to have better prices than Travelocity
*** claims to be searching multiple sites (such as Travelocity) for best rates
** [http://travelocity.com Travelocity]
==={{faint|Transportation}}===
''see [[#Freight]]''
===Unions===
* [http://afscme.org/ American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees] (AFSCME)

Gambas

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==Navigation==
<section begin=navbar />{{#lst:programming languages|navbar}}: [[Gambas]]<section end=navbar />
==Overview==
[[Gambas]] is a [[programming language]] and [[IDE (programming)|IDE]].
==Overview==
* intended to fill the same niche as [[Visual Basic|VB]], though not intended to be code-compatible
* currently only available for [[Linux]] and other Unix-derivatives (there is a partially-functioning Windows version)
* [[open-source]]
==Articles==
* [[Gambas reference]]
==Reference==
* [http://gambas.sourceforge.net/ Gambas homepage]
** [http://gambasdoc.org/help Gambas wiki] is apparently written ''in'' Gambas, but requires an account in order to edit, which in turn requires an email to the author.
*** Gambas wiki now has a page history; not sure how it stacks up as a general-purpose [[wiki]]
*** Gambas wiki's search function uses [[Google]], rather than being an internal search feature
* [[Wikipedia:Gambas|Wikipedia]]
* [[wikibooks:Gambas|Wikibooks]]
* [http://www.laclavedefa.org/codigo_abierto/gambas_tutorial/ tutorials] (English, Spanish)
* [http://www.linuxbasic.net/ Linux Basic] forum: ostensibly for "the new breed of Basics coming out for the Linux operating system", but the focus seems to be mostly (or entirely) on Gambas
===resources===
* [irc://irc.freenode.net/#gambas Gambas] IRC channel

==How To==
* '''Responding to right-clicks''': the standard Click event also responds to right-clicks
* '''Showing a pop-up menu''': ''still looking into this...''
==Stumbling Blocks==
===Unanswered===
* '''Q''': How do you access files shared via [[Samba]]? (One way would be to make use of the smb [[kioslave]]; how is that done in Gambas?)
* '''Q''': Is it possible to do [[continuous forms]] as in [[MS Access]]? It seems likely that it can be done with some coding...
* '''Q''': Is there any equivalent to the line-continuation syntax (space + underscore) in VB?
* '''Q''': Is there a general language syntax tutorial or reference anywhere?
* '''Q''': What do you do when an attempt to get Mouse information (e.g. Mouse.Right, to find out if the right button is being clicked) inside a Click event causes the error message "No mouse event data"? (The message box does not display an error number.)

===Solved===
* The "'''Not an object'''" error can mean that you tried to refer to a property as if it were a function, i.e. followed it with empty parentheses.
* Syntax for calling parameterless functions is deceptive. You can sometimes get away without using the parentheses, but other times you will get ''the function itself'' (presumably a pointer of some kind) as the return value instead of executing the funtion. When in doubt, always use parentheses.
** Where the function returns an object, '''function.method''' seems to be ok (as long as "method" is not also a function)
* One of the more confusing aspects of Gambas (for a Visual Basic user, anyway) is that Gambas's events do not pass parameters; instead, you have to know where to fetch them from:
** '''Form resize''': the size is easily available as a form property ("ME.")
** '''Mouse clicks''': use the [[Mouse object (Gambas)|Mouse object]]
** '''Key presses''': use the [[Key object (Gambas)|Key object]]
** '''Controls in a group''': use the [[LAST (Gambas)|LAST]] keyword
*** The most obvious solution would have been for the event to pass the control as a parameter; Gambas events don't seem [http://www.thepiggybackrider.com/ kid carrier] to use parameters. Another intuitive solution would have been for the group itself to appear on the form's list of controls/methods, as an alias for the currently active/effective control. Finally, if the form had an ActiveControl property, I could pull the .Tag value from there, although I would expect to run into problems using this technique under some circumstances. '''Answer''': The LAST keyword refers to the control which generated the current event.
* Another minor thing to remember is that calls to Gambas subroutines always put parentheses around the parameter list (VB subroutines do not, unless the subroutine is a function or property and the return value is being retrieved).
* '''Q''': How do you open a file-browsing dialog that uses KDE's [[kioslave]] feature? ([http://gambasdoc.org/help/comp/gb.form/dirchooser DirChooser] in gb.form lets you choose a local folder only.)
** '''A''': [http://gambasdoc.org/help/comp/gb.qt.kde/dialog/selectdirectory Dialog.SelectDirectory] in [http://gambasdoc.org/help/comp/gb.qt.kde gb.qt.kde] provides this.
* An "invalid assignment" error can be caused by an undeclared variable, e.g. "A = B" if A has not been declared.
* Properties cannot accept additional arguments (other than the value being processed or retrieved). Workaround: instead of '''property Value''', have '''function GetValue''' and '''sub PutValue(iVal)'''. Not elegant, but functionally equivalent. Another option may be to have the passed data be a hash, but that is probably only efficient in certain rare circumstances; otherwise it involves extra coding to put the data in the hash and get it back out again.
* This may be a '''compiler bug''' or at least an undocumented feature: a class with no member variables seems to be automatically classified as "[[static class (Gambas)|static]]", and therefore cannot be used with the NEW operator. To get around the problem, declare a dummy member variable (e.g. "private strDummy as string").

==Flaws==
* (Major) Apparently there is no way to instantiate [[virtual classes within Gambas]]; a descendant class must be written using C++. This means that you cannot effectively use any component (or other class), such as ListView, which returns data using virtual classes, without writing C++ code. '''Update''': there is an INHERITS keyword which makes it sound like you actually can write a child class in Gambas; see [[inheritance (Gambas)|inheritance]] for ongoing documentation.
* (Major, may be a problem for debugging) No "view stack" window
* (Major but livable) Hovering over variables at runtime does not display their current value, as in [[Visual Basic|VB]], nor does there seem to be any other way of inspecting values at runtime other than inserting debug code to display values.
* (Major but livable) Help is not context-sensitive
* (Major but livable) There is no equivalent to the VB right-click "Go to definition" menu command
* (Annoying; bad for writing good code) Constants cannot be defined using other constants (e.g. A = "something" & B, where A and B are both constants)
* (Puzzling) The error "[http://gambasdoc.org/help/error/neparam Not enough arguments (#4)]":
** can appear at the point where a call to a subroutine has a problem ''inside the called subroutine'', rather than at the point highlighted. (Use "RETURN" within the called subroutine to isolate the problem line, as Gambas will not let you step inside a subroutine when this problem happens.)
** can be a sign of a property being called as a function
* (Minor) SHIFT-TAB does not reliably unindent (seems to work better when multiple rows are highlighted)
* (Minor) Although the syntax for accessing field data is nominally similar to VB's syntax, a variant which works under VB does not work in Gambas:
{|
|-
| valign=top |
<center>'''works in VB'''</center>
'''with''' objData
intID = !ID
strName = !Name
'''end with'''
| valign=top |
<center>'''required form in Gambas'''</center>
intID = objData!ID
strName = objData!Name
|}
* (Minor) Identifiers are not automatically capitalized to match their declaration, as in VB; fortunately, identifiers are not case-sensitive for compilation, so this doesn't make things ugly the way it does in C/C++. (The pop-up list of methods/properties/events ''sometimes'' won't show up, however, unless the object's name is properly capitalized.)
* The field-list popup isn't smart in certain circumstances:
*# Type me.controlname.field (use a real control name and a real field name)
*# Move cursor somewhere else
*# go back to same line, and highlight the "." between "controlname" and "field"
*# type "."
*#* (minor) The list doesn't automatically select the field which was there already
*#* (annoying) When you select the field you want, it is inserted between "." and the fieldname that was there before. This follows logically from the editing rules, but is not what we want to happen; the selected fieldname should replace the old fieldname.

==Notes==
* The Help system appears to be wiki-based, possibly feeding directly off the Gambas wiki -- so any errors found can be corrected by anyone, in theory. Not sure how easy this is in practice. (Edit buttons do not appear in the Help app, so you would have to find the correct page on the wiki, and get editing permission from the webmaster.)

2006-04-17 Herald-Sun: cross-fliers link

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==Disclaimer==
{{copyrtarchive|http://www.heraldsun.com/durham/4-725381.html}}

==Text==
===Police eye link in flier, cross burnings===
* By Ray Gronberg : The Herald-Sun
* {{email|gronberg|heraldsun|com}}
* Apr 17, 2006 : 10:47 pm ET

[[Durham, NC|DURHAM]] -- Police are looking into whether the Easter-morning discovery that someone had scattered white-supremacist literature in several Durham neighborhoods is related to cross burnings and vandalism that occurred last year, City Manager Patrick Baker said.

In a report to the City Council on Monday, Baker added that the leaflets that appeared in , , and other "appeared to be syndicated" rather than [http://www.thepiggybackrider.com/ child carrier] being the production of someone commenting specifically on allegations that white members of 's lacrosse team had raped a black exotic dancer.

The "documents weren't specific to Durham, or the recent issues," Baker said.

Complaints about the leaflets reached the [[Durham Police Department]] early Sunday morning, and dominated neighborhood e-mail lists in the afternoon.

Police Sgt. Dale Gunter, who works with Partners Against Crime District 2, e-mailed activists Sunday to say that while the message of the leaflets is protected by the First Amendment's free-speech guarantees, authorities would check with lawyers on whether the distribution amounted to littering.

The leaflets frequently came rolled up in packets of 11, and expressed a variety of anti-Semitic, anti-black and anti-Hispanic messages.

The presentation of the packet -- usually looking to homeowners like it was a missing-child bulletin -- and at least two of the fliers duplicated the particulars of a 2005 case in [[Annapolis, MD]].

Authorities in Annapolis blamed the 2005 leaflet distribution on a neo-Nazi group called the [[Wikipedia:National Alliance|National Alliance]] that the [[wikipedia:Anti-Defamation League|Anti-Defamation League]] once termed "the single most dangerous organized hate group in the United States."

Several of the leaflets picked up Sunday in Durham and last year in Annapolis referred to an organization called "Separatist Action." Authorities in Annapolis told a publication called Washington Jewish Week that Separatist Action is one of the aliases the National Alliance uses in its literature.

The National Alliance's founder and longtime leader was William Pierce, a former physics professor who authored a book called "The Turner Diaries" that's credited with inspiring Timothy McVeigh to blow up a federal office building in [[Oklahoma City, OK|Oklahoma City]], Okla., in 1995.

Pierce died of [[cancer]] in 2002, and the Anti-Defamation League says the National Alliance has since fallen on hard times. As of last year, its nationwide organization supposedly was barely functioning, although local units continued to operate.

Another organization that monitors hate groups, the Southern Poverty Law Center, says that as of 2004, the National Alliance had groups operating in six [[North Carolina]] communities, specifically [[Benson, NC|Benson]], [[Charlotte, NC|Charlotte]], [[Laurinburg, NC|Laurinburg]], [[Raleigh, NC|Raleigh]], [[Siler City, NC|Siler City]] and [[Wilmington, NC|Wilmington]].

The Southern Poverty Law Center's Web site, http://www.splcenter.org, reported that there was a 2003 leafleting incident in Wilmington that featured National Alliance literature.

A Partners Against Crime activist, Bill Anderson, noticed the similarity between the Durham and Annapolis cases after running Google searches on the wording of some of the fliers.

Anderson said he was angry that someone from another city may have come in and used the fliers "to paint Durham any worse than it gets painted" by the recent controversy involving the Duke lacrosse team.