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Automatic post summaries, Auto read me, Blogger Hacks

2009-07-05T06:40:00.000-07:00

Automatic post summaries, Auto read me, Blogger Hacks

There are plenty of ‘Read More’ hacks for Blogger on the web; however, not all of them create automatic post summaries with thumbnails for each post. This type of hacks I used in some of my blogspot website. Since the template has had quite a good reception for its simplicity, usability, customizability and the automatic ‘Read More’ hack, (actually you can change read more to any word you like) I thought it would be a good idea to explain the script used: how to install it and customize it.

Installation and Customization

There are two main HTML codes we need to add in our templates, so the hack can work properly. These should be added from ‘Edit HTML,’ in our Blogger Dashboards, with the widget templates expanded.

— The first code we need to insert is the script itself, and it should be located before </head>.

(I’ve uploaded the script file to my own server; you can, though, download it and upload it to your own, then replace URLs.)

<script src='http://myinternetninja.com/js/summary-posts.js' type='text/javascript'/>
<script type='text/javascript'>
var thumbnail_mode = "float" ;
summary_noimg = 250;
summary_img = 250;
img_thumb_height = 120;
img_thumb_width = 120;
</script>

We can use the variables that are highlighted in the code above. Here’s the explanation:

var thumbnail_mode = "float" ; — With this you can decide if you want the thumbnail to float to the left (float), or just display it unformatted (no-float).

summary_noimg = 250; — Defines how many characters will be displayed in posts with no images/thumbnail.

summary_img = 250; — Defines how many characters will be displayed in posts with images/thumbnail.

img_thumb_height = 120; — Thumbnails’ height in pixels.

img_thumb_width = 120; — Thumbnails’ width in pixels.

— The second code we will add, will replace the ‘default’ post body for the post summary and thumbnail, in pages different than individual posts.

Simply look for this tag:

<data:post.body/>

and change it for this:

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != "item"'>
<div expr:id='"summary-" + data:post.id'><data:post.body/></div>
<script type='text/javascript'>createSummaryAndThumb("summary-<data:post.id/>");</script>
<a class='readmore' expr:href='data:post.url'>Read more »</a>
</b:if>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'><data:post.body/></b:if>

The highlighted text in red is the one appearing in the link next to the summaries.

‘Read More’ is the most common, but we can always change it for ‘View full post,’ ‘More,’ or any other text. We can even use images, instead of text!

- If we’d like to style these ‘Read More’ links, all we need to do is add the CSS properties to the following element:

a.readmore {
/* CSS properties go here */
}

(All of this, of course, before </b:skin>.)

And that’s it, i hope that helps!

Desk Space

2009-06-30T23:08:00.000-07:00

Desktop real estate can become a problem if you use windows a lot. Deskspace is a slick, flashy tool that gives you six desktops you can flick between with a beautiful 3D cube interface.

This 14 day trial version doesn't have all the features - you can't set particular programs to specific desktops in this demo - but it gives you a good idea of the benefits of multiple desktops. The 3D cube, activated with a hot key, and rotated with the mouse gives Deskspace its 'wow factor'. It's fast, smooth, great to look at and is sure to impress people!

With Deskspace you can open programs and files on different desktops (or deskspaces), meaning you'll feel less cluttered. The developers suggest assigning different desktops different tasks, and you could also set different wallpapers up on your desktops and change depending on your mood.

When inactive, Deskspace is surprisingly light on resources, but if you are using a lot of applications, activating the cube could push your processor a bit. Having six deskspaces will not solve performance issues - if your machine struggles with multitasking hungry applications, this won't help!

It is the desk clutter that's the clincher with Deskspace. Once you're used to having more than one desktop it really is hard to go back, and coupled with the sexy 3D interface this makes Deskspace a really attractive package.

Deskspace combines functionality and almost hypnotic beauty rarely seen in Windows. Check it out!

Languages:

English

Recent changes in Deskspace:
Bug fixes
Limitations:
14 day Trial Period
OS requirements for Deskspace:
OS: WinXP/Vista
Minimum requirements:
Processor: 800 MHzMemory: 256 MBVideo: 16 MBDirectX 9.0

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Nursing NCLEX Review - Students Study/Practice for the NCLEX

2009-06-30T22:30:00.000-07:00

Nursing NCLEX Review - Students Study/Practice for the NCLEX

Book Description

For over 20 years this comprehensive book has covered everything the student needs to know about entrance examinations for nursing and
allied health programs. The book includes over 1,300 practice questions and reviews of verbal and mathematical skills, general science,
physical sciences, chemistry, and health. It arms the prospective student with test-taking strategies as well as useful information on nursing schools and financial aid. Dr. Gooding has updated this edition to include the latest information for the following:

Psychological Corporation exams, National League for Nursing (NLN) exams, Psychological Services Bureau exams, Nurse Entrance Test (NET), and Allied Health Professions Admission Test (AHPAT). These updates feature revised mathematics and allied health sections and additional critical-thinking questions. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Book Info

(Thompson. Arco) North Carolina Central Univ. Durham. Exam review
is designed for those preparing for nursing/allied health entrance
examinations. All-in-one guide to nationwide entrance exams provides
more than 1,300 practice questions and subject reviews. Includes facts
about RN, LPN, and allied health training programs. Previous edition:
c2000. Softcover. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable
edition of this title.

# Paperback: 500 pages
# Publisher: Arco; 17 edition (March 25, 2005)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0768918391
# ISBN-13: 978-0768918397
# Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 1.3 inches

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The Illuminati (enlightened)

2009-06-23T02:06:00.000-07:00

The Illuminati (enlightened) is a name that refers to several groups, both historical and modern, and both real and fictitious. Historically, it refers specifically to the Bavarian Illuminati, an Enlightenment- era secret society founded on May 1, 1776. In modern times it is also used to refer to a purported conspiratorial organization which acts as a shadowy "power behind the throne", allegedly controlling world affairs through present day governments and corporations, usually as a modern incarnation or continuation of the Bavarian Illuminati. In this context, Illuminati is often used in reference to a New World Order (NWO). Many conspiracy theorists believe the Illuminati are the masterminds behind events that will lead to the establishment of such a New World Order. Confusing the issue further is the fact that there are also several modern fraternal groups which include the word "Illuminati" in their names.

Shawshank Redemption

2009-06-22T08:56:00.000-07:00

Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

2009-06-22T08:53:00.001-07:00

Short Summary

The novel begins with the handsome young sailor Edmond Dantes. He has just returned from a journey aboard the Pharaon. The Pharaon's shipowner, M. Morrel, rushes out to meet the ship. He finds that the captain has died en route, and Dantes has assumed the post with admirable skill. He thus plans to make Dantes officially the next captain of the ship.

Dantes future is thus promising. His father's financial situation as well as his own will be greatly ameliorated. In addition, Dantes has plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes who has awaited his return from sea with great anxiety and love.

Dantes will not get the chance to realize his bright future, however. His success has earned him three conspiring enemies. They write a letter falsely incriminating him in a Bonapartist plot (the royalists are currently in power). These three enemies are Danglars, Fernand Mondego, and Caderousse. Danglars will become captain of the Pharaon once Dantes is removed, Fernand aspires to win Mercedes' love, and Caderousse is a jealous neighbor of Dantes.

Perhaps the conspiracy would not have been so successful had not the denunciation fallen into the hands of the public prosecutor, Monsieur de Villefort. This man has nothing personal against Dantes, however, he has Dantes incarcerated as a most dangerous criminal. His policy against Bonapartists must be extremely vigilant in order to counter the reputation of his father. His father is a known Bonapartist, and Villefort is paranoid that this fact shall hurt his career among the ruling royalists. Thus, he throws Dantes, an innocent man, into the Chateau D'If.

Political regimes change, yet Dantes is forgotten. M. Morrel attempts to have him freed, yet to no avail. In prison, Dantes loses hope and decides to starve himself to death. Thankfully, the prisoner in the next cell was building a tunnel to escape. Miscalculations bring the Abbe Faria, to Dantes cell instead of freedom. The two become friends, and the learned Abbe teaches Dantes all his vast knowledge of literature, the sciences and languages. The Abbe also reveals to Dantes the location of an immense treasure on the Isle of Monte Cristo. He hopes Dantes will retrieve this treasure should he escape. When the Abbe dies, Dantes replaces his body with the Abbe's. The Abbe's body bag is thrown into the sea. Dantes is free at last, after fourteen years of imprisonment. Dantes is saved from the sea by Italian smugglers.

Dantes' only reason for living now is to have vengeance upon those who threw his life away. He becomes a smuggler for a time, and finally has the opportunity to retrieve the treasure spoken of by Abbe Faria. He shall use this treasure to calculate the downfall of the four men who imprisoned him. Dantes', now the Count of Monte Cristo, shall calculate his revenge over the next10 years. He has already waited fourteen years, thus he has learned the virtue of patience. These men deserve to suffer. Their downfall shall be all the more destructive if his revenge is not brash, but calculated. Over the next ten years, Monte Cristo conditions himself, and learns of all the details of his enemies past. He also amasses a circle of servants who are forever indebted to him. Using his immense fortune he buys back freedom of men such as Peppino. Luigi Vampa, the great Italian bandit is also indebted to the Count. These men owe the Count their lives, and will prove indispensable to the Count's plans for revenge.

Before exacting revenge, however, the Count rewards the one family that remained true to him. He saves the Morrel firm from financial disaster by providing a diamond and a new ship to the family anonymously.

The count is now ready to exact revenge. He understands his duty to act as divine justice. When the Count is ready to enter Parisien society, and to destroy his enemies, he does so through contact with Albert de Morcerf. This is the son of Count de Morcerf, a new title given to the very same Fernand Mondego who conspired against Dantes. By winning Albert's trust he is introduced to all his former enemies, including Danglars, Count de Morcerf, and Monsieur de Villefort. These men are at the center of social and political life in Paris and are very rich. Monte Cristo's arrival in Paris causes a great stir, for his fortune is immense. None of his enemies recognize him however. In fact, they are all eager to associate with this great man. Mercedes, now the Countess de Morcerf, recognizes him, yet she does not reveal his identity to anyone.

The Count of Monte Cristo also disguises himself as an Abbe and returns to find Caderousse still a poor man. He gives Caderousse a diamond, yet he knows this shall not bring Caderousse happiness. Caderousse's greed is far too great. The diamond is part of Caderousse's slow punishment. First, Caderousse kills a jeweler, his wife, and is then thrown into prison. The Count, disguised as a Lord Wilmore, later helps Caderousse escape from prison. Caderousse then attempts to rob the count, still not knowing that it is Dantes. During this robbery attempt, Caderousse is murdered by his accomplice, Benedetto. As Caderousse is dying, the Count whispers his identity in Caderousse's ear. Caderousse then cries out to God.

Fernand Mondego became a military hero and had married Mercedes who had given up hope to ever see Dantes again. Mercedes was unaware of the treachery of her husband. They have a fortune, and exist in Parisien society as the Count and Countess de Morcerf. The Count destroys Morcerf by revealing his military treachery to all of Parisien society. Monte Cristo had bought Haydee as a slave. This girl was once the daughter of Ali Pasha who was betrayed by Morcerf. She testifies that the Count sold her into slavery. Her father had been the Count de Morcerf's benefactor. Morcerf had killed her father, surrendered her father's Greek City to the Turks, and sold his wife and daughter into slavery. When this news is revealed to Paris, the Count de Morcerf is thus ruined. His wife and son flee, and he shoots himself.

Monsieur de Villefort had married twice. He has one daughter by his first wife and a son by his second wife. Valentine is his daughter. The Count destroys de Villefort by introducing Andrea Calvacanti into society. Benedetto, alias Calvacanti, is the son of Monsieur de Villefort and Madame Danglars. Long ago, Villefort had attempted to bury the newborn baby alive, but Bertuccio, now Monte Cristo's servant had dug the baby up and saved it. Villefort's crime is revealed in a court of law, since Calvacanti is on trial as an escaped convict. Villefort is thus destroyed. His wife as treacherous as he had also poisoned his entire family. Her motive was to gain a fortune for her son. The Count however, had saved Valentine, since Maximilien Morrel, the son of M. Morrel was in love with her. Villefort goes insane.

Danglars had become a rich banker. He has a wife and daughter. His wife is of noble birth, yet when Danglars married her, her repute as a woman was suspect. The Count destroys Danglars by opening credit with him for six million francs. Right when Danglars needs this money, the Count also takes a receipt for five million francs from him to cash. Danglars can no longer uphold his firm. He follows Danglars to Italy, once Danglars flees Paris. (Danglars has been alienated from his wife for years, and his daughter runs off, as a result of a failed marriage contract to Andrea Calvacanti. Monte Cristo had also arranged this failed enterprise. Danglars thus had no reason to stay in Paris.) Danglars tries to redeem his five million francs from Monte Cristo's firm in Italy. Once he does this, Monte Cristo's bandits follow him, and they destroy him financially by holding him captive and requiring him to pay vast sums of money to survive on a little food. Danglars is left with nothing and his hair turns white during his brief captivity with the Monte Cristo's bandits. Monte Cristo does not fail to inform Danglars his true identity.

Thus, the Count's revenge is now complete. He has succeeded in his quest for slow revenge. His enemies have suffered for their sins. He has one last meeting with Mercedes. Mercedes shall lead a life of prayer in a convent, for her son has gone to rebuild his future in the army.

The Count of Monte Cristo had assumed the role of Providence by destroying all that had been built by his enemies during his long years of imprisonment. He must now leave. After leaving much of his belongings to Maximilien Morrel and Valentine, to whom he wishes eternal love and happiness, he leaves aboard a ship with Haydee his own new love

Source: http://gradesaver.com/the-count-of-monte-cristo/study-guide/short-summary/

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2009-06-07T04:22:00.000-07:00

If you turn out to be one of those people who gets offended or upset, or if you find yourself violently disagreeing with other points of view, just remember what an athletically minded friend of mine once told me: “No pain, no gain.” That was in reference to muscle building, but the principle applies intellectually as well as
physically. If someone only listens to people he agrees with, he will never grow and he’ll never succeed beyond his little circle of yes-men. On the other hand, a person who listens to different ideas at the risk of offense, and who at least considers that he might be wrong, cannot but gain from it. So if you are offended by something in this book, please be critical—both of the book and of yourself and don’t fall into a rut and let someone else tell you how to think.

Three dimensional Icons

2009-05-21T21:47:00.000-07:00

Icon design is an effective tool where you can establish your business in the market with a zeal and gain new opportunities and prospects for your services. With branding becoming a trend in the industry, majority of the companies are focusing on the appearance of their identity so that they can leave a powerful mark of their services in their customers mind. During the promotional campaign, most of the companies pay more attention to their other advertising objects like brochures, stationeries, business cards, banners and website.

A well appealing Icon design immediately catches the attention of the audience, hence it is very important to see that it portrayed in a outstanding manner to your target audience. In the competitive industry, your business needs a captivating identity so that they you can set your business apart from the crowd.

Three dimensional Icons 2

2009-05-20T22:24:00.000-07:00

Little Informative

Automatic post summaries, Auto read me, Blogger Hacks

Automatic post summaries, Auto read me, Blogger Hacks

Installation and Customization

Desk Space

Nursing NCLEX Review - Students Study/Practice for the NCLEX

Nursing NCLEX Review - Students Study/Practice for the NCLEX

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The Illuminati (enlightened)

Shawshank Redemption

Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

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