July 2011

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CookBookNewFormsDynamicFields – Django

https://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/CookBookNewFormsDynamicFields
But what if you're allowing your users to create their own survey questions, so that you don't know ahead of time how many answers you'll need? Luckily, you can add fields to the form as you're constructing it, in addition to specifying them as class attributes. If you have all your survey questions in a list (let's call it questions just to be confusing), you could create a Survey class that looks like this:

Water Saving Shower Heads

http://hezmatt.org/~mpalmer/blog/2011/06/28/water-saving-shower-heads.html
Stupid water-saving shower heads. If I had my way, I would shower in the dead center of an array of pressure washers spewing scalding water held in the liquid state only by massive, crushing atmospheric pressure.

Spicy Garlic Cashew Chicken Recipe | Simply Recipes

http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/spicy_garlic_cashew_chicken
My father first found this recipe in the New York Times in 2007. We thought the combination of cashews, garlic, cilantro and jalapenos intriguing and worth a try. When my 9-year old visiting nephew proclaimed, "Hey, this chicken is good!," we knew we had a keeper. I've since made this recipe several times, with great results. Note the reader comments. People have subbed almonds and walnuts for the cashews, and parsley for the cilantro. Great for a summer cookout!

Boston.com

http://mobile.boston.com/art/24/ae/books/articles/2011/07/17/with_e_books_on_the_rise_how_far_will_transition_to_digital_go?single=1

The fruits of immigration

http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2011/07/the-fruits-of-immigration.html
In short, we have turned good workers into criminals and turned criminals into bad workers, losing on both ends of the deal. Incredible.

Writing and Publishing an E-book

http://www.mikeshea.net/Writing_and_Publishing_an.html
Over the past three months or so, I wrote an ebook on Dungeons and Dragons Dungeon Master Tips. I wanted to do nearly all of it myself, save artwork and editing, so I ended up doing the writing, conversion, publishing, financial transactions, and marketing all myself. The following are my experiences and instructions on writing and publishing your very own beloved ebook. Let's dig right in.