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'; } $checked = ''; if($ping == 1) $checked = 'checked="checked"'; echo '

URIs to Ping

The following services will automatically be pinged/notified when you publish posts. Not when you edit previously published posts, as WordPress does by default.

NB: this list is synchronized with the original update services list.

Separate multiple service URIs with line breaks:

Ping log

These are the lastest actions performed by the plugin.

'.SUP_get_last_log_entries(20).'

'; } # telling WordPress to ping if the post is new, but not if it's just been edited function SUP_ping_if_new($id) { global $wpdb, $post_title; if(get_option('SUP_ping') == 1 and get_option('ping_sites') != "") { # fetches data directly from database; the function "get_post" is cached, # and using it here will get the post as is was before the last save $row = mysql_fetch_array(mysql_query( "SELECT post_date,post_modified FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE id=$id")); # if time when created equals time when modified it is a new post, # otherwise the author has edited/modified it if($row["post_date"] == $row["post_modified"]) { if($post_title) SUP_log("Pinging services (new post: “".$post_title."”) ..."); else SUP_log("Pinging services (new post) ..."); SUP_ping_services(); # Try commenting the line above, and uncommenting this line below # if pinging seems to be out of order. Please notify the author if it helps! # generic_ping(); } else { if($post_title) SUP_log("NOT pinging services (“".$post_title."” was edited)"); else SUP_log("NOT pinging services (a post was edited)"); } } else SUP_log("NOT pinging services (disabled by administrator)"); } # More or less a copy of WP's "generic_ping" from functions.php, # but uses another function to send the actual XML-RPC messages. function SUP_ping_services() { $services = get_settings('ping_sites'); $services = preg_replace("|(\s)+|", '$1', $services); // Kill dupe lines $services = trim($services); if ( '' != $services ) { $services = explode("\n", $services); foreach ($services as $service) SUP_send_xmlrpc($service); } } # A slightly modified version of the WordPress built-in ping functionality ("weblog_ping" in functions.php). # This one uses correct extendedPing format (WP does not), and logs response from service. function SUP_send_xmlrpc($server = '', $path = '') { global $wp_version; include_once (ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-IXR.php'); // using a timeout of 3 seconds should be enough to cover slow servers $client = new IXR_Client($server, ((!strlen(trim($path)) || ('/' == $path)) ? false : $path)); $client->timeout = 3; $client->useragent .= ' -- WordPress/'.$wp_version; // when set to true, this outputs debug messages by itself $client->debug = false; $home = trailingslashit( get_option('home') ); # the extendedPing format should be "blog name", "blog url", "check url" (whatever that is), and "feed url", # but it would seem as if the standard has been mixed up. it's therefore best to repeat the feed url. if($client->query('weblogUpdates.extendedPing', get_settings('blogname'), $home, get_bloginfo('rss2_url'), get_bloginfo('rss2_url'))) { SUP_log("- ".$server." was successfully pinged (extended format)"); } else { # pinging was unsuccessful, trying regular ping format if($client->query('weblogUpdates.ping', get_settings('blogname'), $home)) { SUP_log("- ".$server." was successfully pinged"); } else { SUP_log("- ".$server." could not be pinged. Error message: “".$client->error->message."”"); } } } $post_title = ""; # Receives the title of the post from a filter below function SUP_post_title($title) { global $post_title; $post_title = $title; return $title; } # ----- # Log stuff $logfile = ABSPATH."wp-content/smart-update-pinger.log"; # for debugging function SUP_log($line) { global $logfile; $fh = @fopen($logfile, "a"); @fwrite($fh, strftime("%D %T")."\t$line\n"); @fclose($fh); } function SUP_get_last_log_entries($num) { global $logfile; $lines = @file($logfile); if($lines === false) return "Error reading log file (".$logfile."). This could mean that the wp-content directory is write-protected and no log data can be saved, that you have manually removed the log file, or that you have recently upgraded the plugin."; else { $lines = array_slice($lines, count($lines) - $num); $msg = ""; foreach($lines as $line) $msg .= trim($line)."
"; return $msg; } } # ----- # adds a filter to receive the title of the post before publishing add_filter("title_save_pre", "SUP_post_title"); # adds some hooks # shows the options in the administration panel add_action("admin_menu", "SUP_add_options_page"); # calls SUP_ping whenever a post is published add_action("publish_post", "SUP_ping_if_new"); # calls SUP_ping_draft when changing the status from private/draft to published # add_action("private_to_published', 'SUP_ping_draft'); # removes the "WordPress official" pinging hook remove_action("publish_post", "generic_ping"); # activates pinging if setting doesn't exist in database yet # (before the user has changed the settings the first time) if(get_option("SUP_ping") === false) { update_option("SUP_ping", 1); } ?> Soffe and Cheer Ltd. - Press Release | Soffe Blog

Soffe and Cheer Ltd. - Press Release

  • Posted by Soffe
  • September 17, 2007

SOFFE AND CHEER LTD. ANNOUNCE

LAUNCH OF CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Soffe Open - logoFAYETTEVILLE–M.J. Soffe has purchased title sponsorship of the new Open Cheerleading and Dance Championship series designed and produced by Cheer Ltd. Inc.

The strong market potential of the launch of the Soffe Spirit Open Championship Series is driven by the fact there is no precedent for a non-production company titled event in the cheer industry at this level, according to Soffe officials.

M.J. Soffe is an apparel marketing company located in Fayetteville, N.C. where the company was founded in 1946. The company has been supplying practice apparel to cheerleaders and dance squads since 1982.

The Authentic Soffe Short has become synonymous with cheerleading and dance because of the fit, performance and versatility of the product. Soffe understands the team business and offers an array of colors to accommodate all teams.

“The opportunity to partner with a world class event company such as Cheer Ltd. Inc. gives us the vehicle for reaching out to our consumers, allowing us to better understand their needs in the cheer/dance market. We are especially excited to be able to make this happen in our own hometown,” says Jim Soffe.

Cheer Ltd. Inc., one of the top five cheerleading event producers in the world, was founded in 1988 by Gwen Pheagin Holtsclaw, then the coach of Cheerleading and Dance at Methodist University in Fayetteville, N.C.

Gwen Holtsclaw believes that modern cheerleading is athletic and that cheerleaders are athletes. This belief has fueled her coaching career and now fuels her business. It is the premise upon which all business decisions at Cheer Ltd. Inc. are made.

“We believe in the value of athletics for young people. Sports can often teach life lessons that cannot be learned in the classroom; i.e., that you can work hard enough to win and still lose – that you can finish what you start, despite the obstacles,” says Holtsclaw. “Cheerleading squads face the same challenges as other athletic teams – physical conditioning, teamwork, maximizing strengths and minimizing weaknesses.”

Cheer Ltd., Inc. currently produces over 40 events annually including the prestigious five-star Cheer Ltd. Nationals Cheer and Dance Championships at CANAM, Cheer Ltd. Regional Competitions, Cheer Ltd. Summer Camps, and the National Cheer Conference.

“The relationship between M.J. Soffe and Cheer Ltd. Inc. is long-standing and based on mutual respect between colleagues and corporate neighbors. Cheer Ltd. Inc. is thrilled to take this relationship public in a huge way with the launch of the Soffe Spirit Open Championships Series,” says Holtsclaw. “Soffe is the single most recognizable brand in cheerleading apparel. We are honored to partner with Soffe in this exciting new endeavor.”

The Soffe Spirit Open Championship Series 2007-2008 Schedule is as follows:
November 2007

TBA - Soffe Spirit Georgia Open - Columbus State University - Columbus, GA

December 2007

Dec 1 - Soffe Spirit Holiday Classic Open - Methodist University - Fayetteville, NC

Dec 1 - Soffe Spirit Southern All-Star Open - Lakeland Center - Lakeland, FL

Dec 1 - Soffe Spirit Southern Scholastic Open - Lakeland Center - Lakeland, FL

Dec 1 - Soffe Spirit Steel City Open - Robert Morris Univ. - Pittsburgh, PA

Dec 15 - Soffe Spirit Charleston Holiday Open - Charleston Convention - Charleston, SC

Dec 16 - Soffe Spirit Northern Open - Show Place Arena - Baltimore, MD

January 2008

Jan 27 - Soffe Spirit Tennessee Open - Knoxville Coliseum - Knoxville, TN

TBA - Soffe Spirit Virginia Open - TBA - Richmond, VA

February 2008

TBA - Soffe Spirit Mid-Atlantic Open - Sovereign Bank Arena - Trenton, NJ

Cheer Ltd. website http://cheerltd.com/comps/opens/

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