Communication is essential in life, so my tip for today when sending a message is to think of it as a text message (but using proper grammar!). You only have a limited amount of characters to use, so use them wisely and reduce the fluff. This can be applied to both verbal and written messages.
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Every so often there is a tiny problem that has you scratching your head until you RTFM. I love JSON, it’s totally awesome and the fact that you can not convert CF objects natively is even better! I ran into a small issue where I was using serializeJSON on a structure that contained a query object (don’t ask!). The problem was when the serialized string was deserialized using deserializeJSON the query was no longer a query, it was not a structure! It turns out that the serializeJSON function takes two parameters!
SerializeJSON(var[, serializeQueryByColumns])
The second optional parameter serializeQueryByColumns tells CF to handle queries in a special way. Now the trick is to remember to use the second parameter of the DeserializeJSON function which performs the reverse operation. The second parameter must be set to false for the query object to be recreated during deserialization.
Here are links to the serializeJSON and deserializeJSON in LiveDocs.
It’s 12 days into 2010 and I’ve finally decided to get this section started. The walking section will be a video blog on weight loss. Yes, it’s been done before but this is going to be my motivation to do more. I’ve been reading a lot about passion and motivation and what drives people to accomplish amazing goals and I’ve decided to do this. The two reasons are:
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Chivalry, it’s not dead…
Yes ladies, you heard me right, it is not dead, it’s just under cover. Like Jack Bauer infiltrating a Columbian drug cartel, Chivalry has assumed a new identity and trying to fit in or die. Men blame their lack of chivalrous behaviour on women (as we do with most things) and to be honest we are a bit confused with what should be done and what should not be done. I believe that most men would like to open doors, help little old ladies cross the street and help neighbours with their groceries, but, how many times has this backfired on the average man? In today’s world of sexual innuendo it seems that every gesture is framed as a possible attempt to hit on the person on the receiving end of the gesture. Just recently, I saw two ladies moving a table down a flight of stairs. They seemed to be struggling a bit, so I asked (I’ve learned from experience that you just don’t rush in to help anymore!), “Would you like some help?”. To which the response was, “I don’t need a man to do anything!”. Now, it was clearly said as a joke but with undertones of determination. Like most things in life, men aren’t necessary to women, but we are nice to have . The statement really took me by surprise. It’s not that I was being macho, but more that I was genuinely willing to help, if it were two men doing the same job I would ask the same question. To be clear, there are jerks out there, men who have no regard for anyone in the rush of getting through their day. However, there are some diamonds in the rough.
So today ladies, take a step back, look around you and see the hints of days gone by where men still do the little knightly things that make us nice to have around……sometimes.