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A new way to break some old ground.
As a FPS fanatic, it always perturbs me to see a perfectly good shooter ported
over to a console (which means…a joypad), to be ruined and mocked by the gaming
community. While I loved Goldeneye and
even sorta liked TWINE,
after I played the first Quake with a keyboard and mouse,
I knew console games would never
be able to compete on the same level.
Which is why I'm sooo glad this game came to the PC, because otherwise
I never would've gotten a chance to play what is one of the most entertaining
FPS's to date. While it is somewhat derivative, it does manage to make a name
for itself via its Geo-Mod technology and its heavy focus on dynamic combat
The story is pretty ho-hum, all about some pseudo-socialist uprising by overexploited
miners. No, socialism isn't a theme you encounter in every FPS, but it might
as well not be a theme in this game either, as the revolt and the circumstances
around it lead to basically you doing all the work, you killing
everybody. You'd think a game called Red Faction would depend less on
the efforts of the individual and more on the unified toil of the proletariat,
but I guess that's the difference between a gimmick and a story line.
The story unfolds as your friend on the inside, Hendrix, and your rebel friend,
Eos, tell you what to do and who to kill and why they're bad. Half of the game
is spent hunting this evil scientist, and then the other half is spent hunting
this team of evil mercenaries who have no motive other than destruction and
mayhem. Hell, after wiping out an entire corporation you'd think they'd wanna
hire you, but no, they just keep throwin' themselves in front of your bullets.
Deadly, but stupid.
The gameplay is absolutely straightforward FPS fare. You have a hazard suit
which is straight out of Half-Life, and you get
a bunch of guns which mainly come out of a bunch of other games. However, the
guns are still cool and a lot of fun to use until they become obsolete. As the
game advances the enemies get a lot tougher, rendering most of the guns you
used earlier in the game completely useless. You wind up using only about four
guns at any one time, which definitely gets repetitive.
On the other hand, the kickass Geo-Mod technology does not. Basically, Geo-Mod
allows you to actually carve into the environments using certain weapons. See
that wall? Want it to go away? Then shoot it. There's this big, killer APC on
a bridge early on in the game and you have to blow a couple holes in the bridge
to make the sucker fall through. I played that part of the game at least ten
The ability to destroy the environment with some of the weapons adds a cool
new twist to fragging. Geo-Mod is a hoot and is very tastefully implemented.
I wish there were more opportunities to use it, but it is still an extremely
entertaining feature.
The regular combat gets better as the game wears on. I've never encountered
enemies who were so apt at kicking my ass before. Even on normal difficulty,
the mercs toting railguns can kill you with one shot, and they can see through
walls (although apparently they don't look very often). The intensity of the
combat can be attributed more to the circumstances surrounding it than to the
AI itself, though. While the enemies duck behind walls and talk smack, they're
very simple to outsmart, even if their aim is dead on.
There are also a couple stealth missions which serve as a nice change of pace
and mood. In these missions, you get to walk around in a disguise and try to
avoid cameras and the watchful eyes of guards while you proceed to kill everyone
and drag their bodies into office cubicles. Sadly, the guards in these levels
are boringly stupid and the setups don't display much creativity (a hostage
situation would have been cool). Still, the levels are short and offer a nice
break from the up-tempo action of the rest of the game.
Then there
are the vehicle missions, which are fun and provide another good diversion,
but are ultimately too straightforward. Most of the levels involve cruising
down a canyon or underwater tunnel and blasting slow moving enemies with heat
seeking torpedoes/rockets. The vehicles you get to choose from include a jeep,
an APC, a submarine, an Aesir jet fighter and a big driller thing. While the
vehicles afford you the opportunity to exact a little payback from otherwise
troublesome enemies, you never get to do much more than that. How about some
daring escapes or amazing maneuvers?
The graphics suffice but don't really push any limits. The levels are very
drab with lots of caves in the beginning, and too much boring sci-fi corridor
crap during the middle and end. The character models are also pretty plain,
with the coolest looking enemy being the giant personnel suppression robot that
you only get to fight once, and whose death comes by being burned in an incinerator.
Why couldn't I have shot some rubble down on his head? I want Red Faction,
not Half-life
The audio is mixed. The music is terrific and helps establish the right mood;
I really enjoy the creepy techno music that accompanies the really stressful
moments in the game. On the other hand, the voices are weak and the weapon noises
are pretty standard.
In addition to the single player campaign (which is pretty short; takes about
10 hours to beat), Red Faction comes with a multiplayer mode and a level
editor. The multiplayer mode only contains the most generic scenarios (Deathmatch,
Capture the Flag) and are a little too chaotic to be fun for long. The Geo-Mod
concept sounds great on paper but gets really wily when you get a match going
with a bunch of guys.
Ultimately, Red Faction for the PC is a fine FPS with plenty of action
and intense gameplay, even if it is derivative, too short and a tad uninspired.
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Detroit, MI – Damien Brunner scored at 15:10 of overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks in Game 4 of this Western Conference quarterfinal series.
Gustav Nyquist had split the defense up the middle and tried to get a shot on net, but Jonas Hiller poked the puck away before he could get a stick on it. The puck, though, came out and there were no defenders to clear the puck and Brunner slammed it home to help the Red Wings even this best-of-seven series at 2-2.
"We knew this was a big game because we didn't want to go down 3-1 in this series," said Brunner. "You know, our first game here we couldn't get a goal and we didn't want to disappoint the fans that way again."
Pavel Datsyuk tied the game in regulation while Brendan Smith added a goal and an assist for the Red Wings, who have taken both wins in the series in overtime. Jimmy Howard made 31 stops in the win.
"The game is important, but more important it's a best-of-three right now," said Detroit head coach Mike Babcock. "The longer you can put this off, the better I like our chances."
David Steckel and Matt Beleskey scored for the Ducks, who got 46 stops from Hiller in the contest.
"Everyone knows they're a puck-possession team," said Beleskey. "So the more time you give them the better they're going to play. We had the lead twice tonight and they came back. It was our game to win tonight and we gave it back to them."
This series heads back to Anaheim where Game 5 will be played on Wednesday night.
The only goal of the first period came from Anaheim as a mix-up by the Detroit defense to the left of Howard saw Andrew Cogliano get it to Beleskey, whose first shot was stopped, but he lifted in the rebound from the right side for his second of the playoffs at 5:07.
Hiller, who turned away 13 shots in the first period, made 14 stops in the second to keep Detroit off the board, while Howard turned aside seven to keep it a one-goal deficit.
It took just 78 seconds into the third period for the Red Wings to tie the game as Smith's slap shot from the right point was going high, but it hit off a Duck and went in.
Howard preserved the lead about two minutes later when he stopped Ryan Getzlaf on a breakaway, but the Ducks took a 2-1 lead at the 10:40 mark.
On the play, a turnaround shot from Kyle Palmieri from the left circle was stopped by Howard, but Steckel was at the right side to push home the rebound.
Datsyuk, though, tied the game three minutes later as his heavy wrister went just under the crossbar for his first of the playoffs.
Game Notes
Neither side scored on the power play as Detroit failed on its one chances while Anaheim came up empty in three opportunities ... This is the sixth playoff meeting between the Red Wings and Ducks, who met five times in the postseason from 1997-2009 ... Joakim Andersson had two assists for the Red Wings ... Detroit took two of three from Anaheim in the regular season.


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Even before TicketsNow.com went live, Bob Kopsell made sure the Woodstock, Illinois, vendor of event tickets had posted its privacy policy. "Because the Internet has the capability of gathering so much information about people, it was necessary to let them know what information we were gathering, why, and what we were going to do with it," says Kopsell, chief information officer of the start-up.
Privacy policies make good business sense. Two of three shoppers worry about privacy when online, according to a 1999 study by Forrester Research. Web users with serious concerns about privacy usually don't shop online at all, and those with moderate concerns spend 21 percent less than shoppers who don't worry about privacy, Forrester found.
The issue affects the vast majority of online shoppers and e-businesses, according to Christopher Kelley, associate analyst in Forrester's Technographics Data & Analysis division. "Nearly 90 percent of consumers want the right to control how their personal information is used," he says. The key to reassuring those consumers is simple: Have a good privacy policy.
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A good privacy policy should cover questions anybody visiting your site might have. Tell people what's being gathered, by whom and for what purpose. Visitors should also be told their options for participating in your information-gathering. Your privacy policy will need to address the following:
Reveal what personally identifiable information is being collected through your Web site, including that which is automatically collected when users log on. TicketsNow's policy, for instance, states that it collects information on visitors' Internet addresses and browser types to help with site maintenance.
Identify the particular business collecting the information. TicketsNow provides its name and address and lists Kopsell's personal e-mail address and phone number.
Tell your visitors how the information will be used. TicketsNow's policy explains that it collects addresses and other information for shipping and billing purposes, in addition to the Internet address and browser information. Let visitors know whom you may share the information with, if anyone. TicketsNow promises not to reveal customer data to anyone else. Inform visitors about choices they have concerning the collection, use and sharing of that information. TicketsNow informs customers that they don't have to register and provide personal information in order to use the site. It also lets them register while opting not to receive newsletters or other e-mail.
Describe security procedures used to protect visitor data from loss, misuse or alteration. TicketsNow describes its industry-standard secure server and encryption methods.
Let them know how they can view the information you have collected on them and correct any inaccuracies.
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TicketsNow's policy is just one of many approaches to privacy. Be ready to adapt standards to your business and your customers. Privacy is obviously a bigger concern with certain kinds of companies, such as financial- services providers.
Some companies' customer information is more valuable as well. For instance, TicketsNow could easily sell member e-mail addresses to vendors hoping to e-mail special offers to customers. Kopsell opts not to. He points out, however, that his policy allows him to send e-mail to customers about companies hawking T-shirts, CDs, restaurant certificates and other related items-if members give their permission. "I left room for growth in our policy because I don't want to have to change it later," he explains.
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Like other kids growing up in Pittsburgh, Patrick Donahoe enjoyed playing baseball, football and basketball. He doesn't profess to have been a star athlete, but he did get the job done.
"I never had any glory positions," he recalled. "I was a workhorse type of person in those games."
Despite his high-sounding title of postmaster general, Donahoe's job also isn't a glory position. The U.S. Postal Service is neck deep in debt, it has defaulted on Treasury payments, and its business is in a free fall.
All this red ink has led Donahoe to sing the blues for a long time. With a regularity that approaches a rote performance, he has begged Congress to give USPS more flexibility in an attempt to stem losses that reached $15.9 billion last fiscal year. There has been a 37 percent drop in first-class mail since 2007, largely because people pay bills online.
"The biggest issue we face is whether we can adapt to these changes in the marketplace," he said at a news conference Wednesday. "Unfortunately, our business model and the laws that govern us do not provide a lot of flexibility to adapt."
But like a quarterback eyeing a hole in the defensive line, Donahoe and eagle-eyed USPS attorneys have found an opening in the law binding the service to six-day mail delivery. When a temporary funding measure expires March 27, there will be no congressionally imposed six-day requirement — a provision that has been in place since 1983. Donahoe hopes to break through that breach and implement five-day mail delivery starting in August. Saturday delivery of packages and mail to post office boxes would continue, as would Saturday post office hours. Most staffing cuts would come through reduced overtime and attrition, he said.
"Reading the law . . . we think that we are on firm ground," Donahoe said during an interview. Not everyone on Capitol Hill agrees. "Even if we aren't," he added, "I would say to Congress, 'Hey, let's take the opportunity in the next couple of weeks to amend the law and just get this behind us and get on our way.' "
But Donahoe knows that Congress isn't likely to move quickly enough to stop his move in the seven weeks before the temporary budget measure expires. Congress could stop him anytime after that, too, but Donahoe apparently is betting that it won't.
It's a bold move. Risky, too.
Some in Congress, including members with key committee assignments, such as Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and Reps. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Blake Farenthold (R-Texas), support Donahoe's plan. Others, also well placed, including Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), don't like the move.
Rep. Elijah Cummings (Md.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said, "The issue of service delivery frequency should be addressed in that legislation rather than through arbitrary action by the Postal Service."
When Donahoe started as a postal clerk in his home town 38 years ago, it's unlikely that he could have imagined letter carriers, who once delivered mail twice a day, not going door-to-door on Saturdays.
But now this soft-spoken USPS lifer is risking the ire of some in Congress, as well as the fury of postal unions, for a strategy that is going to make only a dent in the debt.
"This plan saves $2 billion annually, but we have a $20 billion gap to close," he said.
In 2011, USPS estimated that five-day delivery would save $3.1 billion. Last year, the estimate was revised to $2.7 billion. Today's $2 billion figure is based on the added costs of continuing to deliver packages on Saturday, which was not part of the original plan.
"Our new approach is based on a great deal of customer input. It reflects strong demand for package delivery on Saturdays," Donahoe said.
But before his plan saves even a penny, it has cost him on the labor-relations front. At least two postal unions have called for his ouster. Donahoe will need their cooperation on, among other things, his plan to develop a new health insurance system for postal employees.
"Though Congressional inaction has left the Postal Service drowning in red ink, today's announcement by the Postmaster General is essentially a declaration that the Postal Service does not believe that it is subject to existing law or the Congressional budget process," National Rural Letter Carriers Association President Jeanette P. Dwyer said in a statement. "To act unilaterally and without reasoned legal justification puts the entire Postal Service at risk and is ample reason for the Postmaster General's immediate removal."
National Association of Letter Carriers President Fredric Roland said that if Donahoe "arrogantly thinks he is above the law or has the right to decide policy matters that should be left to Congress, it is time for him to step down."
Donahoe isn't going anywhere, except to Capitol Hill to defend his plan, which he'll have to do Wednesday during a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which is led by Carper.
Although the $2 billion is just 10 percent of what USPS needs, "it's simply too big of cost savings to ignore," Donahoe said.
"In fact, I would strongly argue that it would be irresponsible for the Postal Service not to pursue this course."


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Cook the Book: Gondi, Chicken and Chickpea Dumplings in a Broth
Janna Gur's The Book of New Israeli Food includes a chapter devoted to foods that are traditionally eaten on the sabbath in Israel. Some are familiar (chopped liver and chicken noodle soup) while others are a bit more exotic. Gondi, an Iranian-Jewish take on matzo ball soup, falls somewhere in between. Chicken soup with big, fluffy matzo meal dumplings is a Passover classic that has potential for greatness but also a tendency to be a little bland depending on your seasoning strategy. Gondi, on the other hand, is all about big, bold flavors.
The chicken broth is beefed up with chunks of zucchini, onions, chickpeas, and a spoonful of turmeric for a burst of aromatic brightness. Ground chicken and chickpea flour works as the base for the dumplings. Similarly to matzo balls, these chickpea dumplings plump while they cook in the broth, nearly doubling in size by the time they're cooked through.
Matzo ball soup is all about comfort and familiarity but after testing out this Middle Eastern version I have to say that I'm going to have to consider replacing my Passover go-to with this Semetic interpretation.
As always with our Cook the Book feature, we have five (5) copies of The Book of New Israeli Food to give away this week.
Reprinted with permission from The Book of New Israeli Food by Janna Gur. Copyright © 2007. Published by Schocken Books, a division of Random House, Inc. Available wherever books are sold. All Rights Reserved.
- Yield:serves 6 to 8
- Active time: 30 minutes
- Total time:2 hours 30 minutes
- The Broth:
- 2 chicken legs
- 1 cup chickpeas soaked in water overnight
- 2 onions, peeled
- 2 zucchinis cut into large chunks
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- Salt
- The Gondi:
- 2 onions, grated and squeezed
- 1 pound 2 ounces (500 g) ground chicken, preferably deboned chicken thighs
- 1 cup dry powdered chickpeas (available in healthfood and spice shops)
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- Salt and white pepper
- 1/4 cup oil
Place the chicken legs, zucchini and chickpeas in a large pot. Season with turmeric and salt, add 1 1/2 quarts (1 1/2 liters) water and bring to a boil. Skim the foam and cook over a low flame for about one hour.
Mix all the ingredients for the dumplings with 1/3 cup water. Wet your hands and form dumplings the size of an apricot (the dumplings will swell considerably during the cooking).
Add the dumplings to the boiling soup and bring again to a boil. Lower the heat and cook for about an hour and a half with the pot half covered.
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If you are trying to establish a virtual network between machines located in disparate networks, you can either use VPN, Virtual Network or Azure Connect. If you want to establish a connection between machines located in Windows Azure, you should consider using the Virtual Network service. If you want to establish a connection between local machines and Virtual Machines in Windows Azure, you may be able to use your existing VPN device (assuming you have one), as long as the device is supported by Microsoft. If the VPN device you are using isn't supported, or if you are trying to create a virtual network between machines from disparate networks (such as machines located in another cloud provider), you can use Azure Connect. This blog post explains how Azure Connect can help you create virtual networks between multiple servers in the cloud, various servers in different cloud environments, and on-premise.
Note: Azure Connect is currently in Technical Preview.
Let's do a quick review of Azure Connect. This technology implements an IPSec tunnel from machines to to a relay service located in the Microsoft cloud (Azure). So in essence, Azure Connect doesn't provide a point-to-point connection between machines; the network communication is tunneled through the relay service. The relay service in turn offers a mechanism to enforce basic communication rules that you define through Groups. We will review this later. You could network two or more VMs in the Azure cloud (although you should consider using a Virtual Network if you go this route), or servers in the Azure cloud and other machines in the Amazon cloud for example, or even two or more on-premise servers located in different locations for which a direct network connection is not an option. You can place any number of machines in your topology. Azure Connect gives you great flexibility on how you want to build your virtual network across various environments. So Azure Connect makes sense when you want to:
The diagram below shows you a high level network topology that involves machines in the Windows Azure cloud, other cloud providers and on-premise. You should note that the only required component in this diagram is the Relay itself. The other machines are optional (although your network is useful only if you have two or more machines involved). Relay agents are currently available in three geographic areas: US, Europe and Asia. You can change which region you want to use in the Windows Azure management portal.
High Level Network Topology With Azure Connect
Azure Connect establishes a virtual network and creates virtual adapters on your machines; these virtual adapters communicate through the Relay using IPSec. This is achieved by installing an agent (the Azure Connect Agent) on all the machines you want in your network topology. However, you do not need to install the agent on Worker Roles and Web Roles; that's because the agent is already installed for you. Any other machine, including Virtual Machines in Windows Azure, needs the agent installed. To install the agent, simply go to your Windows Azure portal (http://windows.azure.com) and click on Networks on the bottom left panel. You will see a list of subscriptions under Connect. If you select a subscription, you will be able to click on the Install Local Endpoint icon on top. Clicking on this icon will begin the download and installation process for the agent.
As previously mentioned, you do not need to install the Azure Connect Agent on Worker Roles and Web Roles because it is already loaded. However, you do need to activate them if you want the roles to participate in your network topology. To do this, you will need to click on the Get Activation Token icon. The activation token must then be copied and placed in the configuration file of your roles. For more information on how to perform this step, visit MSDN at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/gg432964.aspx.
Note that specific firewall rules must exist to allow the agent to communicate through the Relay. You will need to allow TCP 443 and ICMPv6. For additional information, please visit MSDN at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/gg433061.aspx.
You can optionally require agents to sign their activation request with the Relay using a trusted certificate issued by a Certificate Authority (CA). Click on Activation Options to learn more.
To create your network topology you must first create a group. A group represents a logical container of endpoints (or machines) that can communicate through the Relay. You can create multiple groups allowing you to manage network communication differently. For example you could create a DEVELOPMENT group and a PRODUCTION group. To add an endpoint you must first install an agent that will create a virtual adapter on the machine on which it is installed (as discussed in the previous section). Once you have created a group and installed the agents, the machines will appear in the Windows Azure management portal and you can start assigning machines to groups. The next figure shows you that I created a group called LocalGroup and assigned two machines (both on-premise) to that group.
Groups and Computers in Azure Connect
As I mentioned previously you can allow these machines to establish a network connection. To do this, you must enable the Interconnected option in the group. The following diagram shows you the definition of the group. In this topology I chose to include local machines only, but I could also add worker roles and web roles in the Azure Roles section (you must first activate your roles, as discussed previously). You could also add other Groups, allowing you to manage inter-group communication.
Defining a Group in Azure Connect
Now that my agents have been installed on my two machines, the group defined and the Interconnected option checked, I can test the connection between my machines. The next screenshot shows you that I sent a PING request to DEVLAP02 from DEVDSK02. The PING request was successful. Note however that the time is in the hundreds of milliseconds on average. That is to be expected because the machines are connecting through the Relay located in the cloud. Going through the Relay introduces an extra hop in the communication chain, so if your systems rely on high performance, you may want to conduct some basic performance tests.
Sending a PING Request Through The Relay
As you can see, creating a network topology between machines using the Azure Connect service is simple. It took me less than five minutes to create the above configuration, including the time it took to install the Azure Connect agents on the two machines. The flexibility of Azure Connect allows you to create a virtual network between disparate environments, as long as your operating systems are supported by the agent. For more information on Azure Connect, visit the MSDN website at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/gg432997.aspx.
Herve Roggero, Windows Azure MVP, is the founder of Blue Syntax Consulting, a company specialized in cloud computing products and services. Herve's experience includes software development, architecture, database administration and senior management with both global corporations and startup companies. Herve holds multiple certifications, including an MCDBA, MCSE, MCSD. He also holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from Indiana University. Herve is the co-author of "PRO SQL Azure" from Apress and runs the Azure Florida Association (on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4177626). For more information on Blue Syntax Consulting, visit www.bluesyntax.net.
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Most days start with a bike ride down the hill to the British Museum, on the collective of metal and rubber that is,probably, at a guess, three times heavier than your average 'I can cycle wearing lycra with a gut' bike. It was bought a year ago on the basis that it is totally indestructible, even if I am not (a big thanks to the British Museum for that employee loan!), and it really is quite the pal now. After a perfected struggle from the top floor I feel pretty happy about the idea of not shelling out over a ton for a monthly TFL travel card, and a bit smug on my way in!
After a quick dash over to the Department of Prehistory and Europe, we looked through all the items that the FLOs had sent in. Most of the items that are reported to the Portable Antiquities Scheme are found by metal detectorists, and todays collection of items was quite indicative of the type and range of post-medieval artefacts of potential Treasure that are handed in; from thimbles and cufflinks to a toilet implement set found by Woolwich John on the Thames Foreshore.
The rest of the day was mostly occupied being at the meeting preparing the items for viewing by the committee members. By about 4 o'clock the Treasure Team is wiped out (and hot- we couldn't find the air con), but we 'struggle' onto 5, dreaming of a pint, bed or both, possibly at the same time.


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Chuck, I'm a full-blown sugar-aholic. Do you have any advice for conquering the cravings and trimming down the sweet tooth? – "Chronic for the Confection"
In Part 1, I began to explain the pros and cons of sugars and the effects of too little or too much glucose in the body. I then proceeded to define some of the most common sugars you'll find hiding in foods and drinks, starting with table sugar, "natural" sugars (raw, brown, etc.) and evaporated cane juice.
In Part 2, I discussed fructose and high-fructose corn syrup, which are pervading the market and processed foods on nearly every shelf in the grocery. (Even some of the "natural sweeteners" below, such as agave nectar, are nothing more than lots of fructose — up to 97 percent!)
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In Part 3, I discussed sugar substitutes and artificial sweeteners.
This week, I will discuss which sugar substitute that my wife, Gena, and I prefer, as well as give you my top 10 tips for overcoming the sugar cravings and reducing their control over your diet and life.
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First, if our bodies crave a little sweetness, Gena and I prefer stevia, which is a natural sweetener that is derived from an herb native to South America. But as we discussed last week, there are downsides to nearly every substitute sweetener. So everyone's goal should be to curb sugar intake in any form and reduce the body's cravings for it.
Most Americans eat what they want and do so until their taste buds or stomach is satiated. But that is a consumption practice that neither most cultures in the world nor we should practice.
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For example, the French diet focuses on a few basic European eating habits: Eat for nutrition (not just to be full); learn to enjoy good foods (not just sweets and fatty foods); learn to taste longer (not just chew more); and slow down your pace of eating.
So victory over sugar starts with the mind. We must believe that we can retrain our palate and taste buds to enjoy healthier foods. Believe it or not, fruits can satisfy any sweet tooth. Their natural sugars can become more pronounced and make your taste buds dance as you whittle refined sugar out of your diet.
Here's a battle plan of 10 excellent ways (from the Mayo Clinic and me) to lessen your cravings and limit the added sugars in your and your family's diet.
1. Master labels and ingredients for any type of covert sugar. Look in particular for any ingredients ending in "ose"; that's the chemical name for many types of sugar, such as glucose, fructose, maltose and dextrose. Of course, there are the other cloaked-in-language sweeteners that I mentioned in past articles, such as evaporated cane juice, corn sweeteners, fruit juice concentrate, malt and cane syrup.
2. Be wise with breakfast cereals. Most now contain added sugar in some form. Go with no-sugar-added granola, natural cereals or oatmeal (preferably steel-cut) with some blueberries, banana slices or other fruit and nuts.
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3. Opt for reduced-sugar varieties of syrups, jams, jellies and preserves. And limit other condiments; salads dressings and ketchup have added sugar, too.
4. Snack on vegetables, low-fat cheese, whole-grain crackers and low-fat, low-calorie yogurt instead of candy, pastries and cookies.
5. Drink water or other calorie-free drinks instead of sugary sodas, sports drinks and blended coffee drinks.
6. When you drink fruit juice, make sure it's 100 percent fruit juice – and not just "from concentrate," which can be a covert way to load it with sugar. Better yet, buy a juicer, and juice your own.
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7. Choose fresh fruit for dessert instead of cakes, cookies, pies, ice cream and other sweets. Dr. David Ludwig, an obesity and weight-loss specialist at Harvard-affiliated Boston Children's Hospital, said: "Sugar-containing foods in their natural form, whole fruit, for example, tend to be highly nutritious – nutrient-dense, high in fiber and low in glycemic load. On the other hand, refined, concentrated sugar consumed in large amounts rapidly increases blood glucose and insulin levels, increases triglycerides, inflammatory mediators and oxygen radicals, and with them, the risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other chronic illnesses."
8. Buy canned fruit packed in water or juice. Never get fruit that's packed in syrup.
9. As I mentioned, if you must go sweet, go with natural alternatives to sugar. Drink a protein smoothie, or eat a piece of fruit. You also might try raw coconut nectar, which is only about 10 percent fructose but high in minerals and amino acids. Or simply use a little dash of stevia (some brands taste better than others), which has minimal effects on blood sugar levels.
10. Be patient. Keep fighting, and don't give up!
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Dr. David Katz, an internationally renowned authority on nutrition, weight management and the prevention of chronic disease and the director and founder of Yale University's Prevention Research Center, wrote: "As any 5-year-old or picky eater can attest, familiarity is a powerful driver of dietary preference. But taste buds are malleable and can be taught to appreciate new and subtler flavors. When you swap processed, high-fat, sodium-packed, and oversweetened food for healthier fare, it can take one to two weeks before your taste buds acclimate. Don't expect to love new flavors right away (and certainly don't expect your kids to). Just keep serving the new dishes, and soon neither you nor your palate will recall what all the fuss was about."
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Fall 2010 online classes: registration for non-program students for the fall 2010 online classes starts 07/01/2010 and is open until the end of add/drop period 09/02/2010. The first day of the semester is 08/23/2010. The last day of the semester is 12/10/2010.
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Cook the Book: Grilled Hanger Steak with Korean Flavors and Spicy Potato Pancakes
A simple steak frites is that kind of meal that has the ability to please just about everyone, vegetarians aside, of course. For this Grilled Hanger Steak with Korean Flavors and Spicy Potato Pancakes, Anita Lo has taken the steak-fries-and-salad combo on a trip east, accenting the plate with a selection of Korean elements that elevate the dish while retaining its simple integrity.
The steak here, a beefy hanger, is marinated in sesame, scallion, garlic, and soy, both deepening the flavors and coating in a sauce that caramelizes and glazes the steak beautifully when grilled. Fries come in the form of potato pancakes, a nod to the Korean panjun, flavored with a scattering of thin sliced scallions and a bit of chile powder. And the salad? Instead of a classic mustard vinaigrette, Lo has dressed her greens with soy, sesame, and a touch of sugar, an understated dressing that lets the bitterness of the greens shine through.
In many ways this is a dish that really exemplifies some of Lo's greatest strengths, puitting her own stamp on classic French techniques with a palette of expertly applied Asian elements resulting in plates that are at once familiar and entirely new and even exotic.
As always with our Cook the Book feature, we have five (5) copies of Cooking Without Borders to give away this week.
Adapted from Cooking Without Borders by Anita Lo. Copyright © 2011. Published by Stewart, Tabori & Chang. Available wherever books are sold. All Rights Reserved
- Yield:4
- For the steak and marinade:
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped scallion white
- ½ teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
- Black pepper to taste
- 4 (6-ounce) trimmed hanger steaks
- For the potato pancakes:
- 3 large Idaho potatoes, peeled
- 1 teaspoon Korean ground chile (gochu garu) or any mild ground chile
- 2 tablespoons thinly sliced (on a bias) scallion greens
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- ½ cup neutral-flavored vegetable oil
- For the salad:
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
- Pinch of sugar
- 1 tablespoon neutral-flavored vegetable oil
- A few drops of sesame oil
- A large handful of mixed greens, preferably an Asian mesclun
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- For the sauce (optional):
- 2 tablespoons gochujang (Korean chile paste)
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 scant tablespoon sugar
- To serve:
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- Neutral-flavored vegetable oil
Make the steak and marinade: Combine the soy sauce, sugar, garlic, scallion, sesame seeds, and pepper and pour over the steaks. Cover and put in the refrigerator to marinate for at least 4 hours, turning once halfway through, or overnight.
Make the potato pancakes: Working quickly to prevent oxidation, grate the potatoes on the largest holes of a box grater or in a food processor. Put in a clean kitchen towel and squeeze to extract as much liquid as possible. Place in a bowl and combine with the Korean ground chile and scallion. Season with salt and pepper. Heat a 12-inch saute pan over high heat. Add half of the oil and when lightly smoking, add the potatoes, divided into 4 even balls. Press down to form round cakes about 1/2 inch thick. Lower the heat to medium-high and cook until the cakes are deep golden brown. Turn and add the remaining oil if necessary (the potatoes will absorb some oil) and brown the other side. Drain on paper towels.
Make the salad: Combine the soy sauce, vinegar, and sugar in a bowl and whisk in the oils. Dress the greens with the vinaigrette and season with salt and pepper.
Make the sauce, if desired: In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients.
To serve: Remove the steaks from the marinade and scrape off any excess marinade. Season with pepper and a little bit of salt. Rub both sides with a little oil and grill to desired doneness. Reheat the potato pancakes, if necessary, in a 375°F oven. Place one in the center of each large serving plate and ring with 1 tablespoon of the sauce (if using). Slice the steaks against the grain and arrange over the top of the pancake. Garnish the top with the salad and serve.
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The study of a foreign language increases understanding of the interaction between language, culture and thought. Through language study, students broaden their perspective as well as their knowledge base, allowing them to read and understand material that would otherwise be available only in translation. Foreign Language students not only overcome language barriers, but understand and enjoy other cultures. As a result, they are personally enriched.
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Belmont University provides a very special combination of small-campus atmosphere and large-campus ideas. The potential for close rapport between teacher and student in Belmont's foreign language classes is remarkable. Language classes come alive as teachers utilize innovative, interactive and collaborative teaching methods to provide a thorough foundation for language study. Students find themselves engaged and enjoying the material while preparing themselves for future career opportunities.
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Have a travel problem? Tweet it out!
By Katia Hetter, CNN • Updated 27th June 2013
"Fly by the tips of your fingers."
That was the slogan on cocktail napkins that doubled as toilet paper on a recent United Airlines international flight, according to a post on
, a popular online message forum.
"Apparently, they ran out in one (lavatory) half-way home and couldn't bother to transfer a roll from another," wrote the original poster, who included a photo of the napkins found inside a makeshift container.
The thread has generated at least 10 pages of comments poking fun at United's toilet paper supply and other business practices.
"You guys are doing it wrong," wrote one person, tongue in cheek. "I purchased a yearly TP subscription on united.com. I do not have this problem."
Wrote another: "a great new benefit to card members at boarding."
Complaining via Twitter
In the days before online travel forms and social media, airlines had more control over the process by which customers complained and commented on their services. It usually involved a typed letter sent to corporate headquarters with some distant hope that the company might respond.
Now customers can tweet out their complaints -- along with pictures and video -- right from their airline gate, flight or hotel room, and they expect companies to respond within minutes.
This picture of United Airlines substitute toilet paper made it to FlyerTalk.
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It's a brave new world in the travel industry, where customers can sometimes control the conversation about the travel providers they use. And it's up to the often anonymous members of an online forum or the wider community of Twitter and other social media to decide if the complaint is legitimate.
An airline's social media team
Airlines, cruise lines and hotels are among the many travel companies hiring social media teams to establish a presence online and quickly respond to online complaints and comments.
JetBlue Airways has a team of about 30 employees to respond quickly to customers who follow JetBlue on Twitter, "like" the airline on Facebook and simply mention the airline on any social media outlets.
"If someone tweets that they're at an (airport) gate in Chicago and not getting a lot of information about their flight, we will let them know the status of the flight," said Morgan Johnston, JetBlue's corporate communications manager and social media strategist. "If one person is tweeting, there's probably another 149 people who have the same concerns."
The social media teams don't have much time to sort out the facts from the fiction, but they do what they can.
"If there's a direct question, we try to respond within 15 minutes, and more often, it's under five minutes," Johnston said. "This is real-time media. If I'm a customer, I can get out four tweets in five minutes."
Airlines that are honest and transparent in their daily operations will generate a reservoir of goodwill and be forgiven more quickly when they make mistakes, said Johnston. That is, of course, if their employees move to fix those mistakes quickly.
The danger of not participating? "If you're not part of the conversation, you don't have any ability to change the direction of it," Johnston said.
Don't want the boss to be surprised
Many companies also dedicate social media staffers to monitor forum conversations.
At least 185 companies have representatives participating in various conversations on FlyerTalk, where the United Airlines toilet paper photo was posted.
"They all read the site because they don't want their bosses to see it on FlyerTalk (first)," said Brent Conver, FlyerTalk's general manager.
"They're also managing customer service," he said. "If I had a bad flight and it shows up on FlyerTalk, they can get a handle on it. They don't want to look or be unresponsive."
It's important, Conver said, that the travel companies have employees that can engage in the conversation.
"I see a lot of reps think it's an ad campaign, who post and don't come back," he said. "If you don't take a conversational tone, people don't relate to you. You have to be active, watching and paying attention and making a concerted approach to solve a problem."
The power of consumers online
The travel industry is becoming more aware of the power of their customers' online communication.
The Internet gives a platform "for anyone who snaps a photo of a moment in time," said Josiah Mackenzie, director of business development at ReviewPro, which helps hotels manage their online presence. "Sometimes it's a tweet that has no basis in reality. But when it goes viral, the potential audience is enormous."
People will often complain first on Twitter, even while they're still staying at a hotel, Mackenzie said. That's an opportunity for the hotel to address their complaints before it's too late.
"You can catch an item before days go by and they check out and leave a review on TripAdvisor that stays forever," he said.
And it's not limited to airlines and hotels.
Cruise lines know that customers have a hard time understanding the different layouts, room sizes and locations, amenities, on-shore excursions and fees of any cruise line or particular ship they haven't sailed before. That's why passengers turn to forums such as Cruise Critic to plan their trips and vent when things go wrong.
"Almost every cruise line I know has someone dedicated to reading forums and responding to them," said Carolyn Spencer Brown, editor-in-chief of
. "I can't think of anything more important than communicating to your customers."
Even cruise line executives, such as Oceania Cruises chief executive Frank Del Rio, have been known to respond to questions posted by Cruise Critic members.
"If people don't feel valued, they're going to let others know about it," Spencer Brown said. "The danger of not responding is pushing forward the perception that you're not interested in the perspective of your customer."
Companies monitoring the forums can see whether ships are operating well or whether there are systematic problems aboard particular ships that need to be fixed, she said.
Crucial when things go wrong
When things go wrong -- as it did in May with a fire aboard Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas cruise ship -- it's crucial for companies to be upfront on social media. Brown credits Royal Caribbean for tweeting out news of the fire and sending pictures of its CEO examining the fire damage after the ship docked in the Bahamas.
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about how they transferred people home, what compensation those customers would receive and what future cruises would be canceled.
"It was gutsy, and it was brilliant," Spencer Brown said.
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While the medium is relatively new, most customers are just demanding online what they've always demanded: good customer service. They want explanations when companies screw up or there are delays, and they want solid solutions to address any mistakes that are made.
"The emergence of digital media has put a special emphasis on customer service," said Mackenzie. "It's all about service, keeping our guests delighted. It's not a complex subject. It's just the way people communicate is different."
Toilet paper issues aside, United Airlines has a social media staff of 20 employees working from the airline's Chicago office, United spokesman Charles Hobart said.
That includes a presence at FlyerTalk, engaging with forum members and asking them for opinions on new products and existing products. "We know that it's important to be involved with FlyerTalk," Hobart said.
Leaving the potty humor to others, United also apologized for the toilet paper shortfall in a company statement.
"We apologize to our customers on this flight for the inconvenience and would like the opportunity to welcome them back."
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Maryland continues to get a passing grade for preparing its youngest learners for kindergarten, but a new report finds a slight decline.
The Maryland State Department of Education report represents an in-house progress report, of sorts, that tracks what school districts across the state are doing to make sure more students are ready to learn.
Experts have said the earlier children are exposed to learning, the better chance they'll have in doing well by the time they reach kindergarten.
A report to the state Board of Education shows a slight decrease in the number of students who are considered ready for kindergarten -- a number that has dropped from 83 percent to 82 percent.
School officials said the numbers declined because more students showed up for kindergarten, but the state is clear about what it needs to do to bring those numbers back up.
"We still have a fairly large number of children that we need to work with, and most of these children either have immigrant background or they have learning needs. They may have a disability that needs to be addressed early on," said Rolf Grafwallner, assistant state superintendent of early childhood development.
The school readiness numbers stacked up across the Baltimore area as follows.
- Anne Arundel County: 86 percent
- Baltimore City: 78 percent
- Baltimore County: 87 percent
- Carroll County: 96 percent
- Harford County: 87 percent
- Howard County: 89 percent
Lisa Norton, a Harford County mother, took a learning break with her daughter, which has become a part of their daily routine.
"In the morning, we read a book. During lunch time, we read another book. We are also now working with our letter recognition, color recognition. She has a blackboard, so she's practicing writing and drawing on her blackboard as well," Norton said.
State educators said this is just one example of how starting early can pay off.
"All of this really adds up the first years. It enriches their vocabulary, their understanding of things and when they come to school, they, in general, have some of the foundational (stet) skills to do well," Grafwallner said.
Children are deemed kindergarten-ready based on a review of their work samples and what teachers pick up in a classroom setting.


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The Battlefield 3 beta is now live for players who have preordered the game via Origin or have bought Medal of Honor on the PC. Codes have been sent, the servers are getting slammed, and those of us with access have 48 hours to play the game before the beta opens to all comers.
Judging by the reaction on Twitter, there are swarms of gamers descending upon EA's servers, and they've already begun to strain under the load. During my first few minutes with the game, I had an error message, but I was able to join a game on my second attempt. Others are having similar experiences, indicating that, so far at least, Origin seems to be up to the challenge. We'll see how much worse it gets as gamers get home from work and begin to attack the servers en masse.
We have our PC beta installed and running fine, and my job for the next 12 hours or so is to play the living heck out of the game. It's a rough job, but someone's got to do it. If you have early access, on what system will you be playing the game? I'll be sharing my thoughts on the beta gameplay tomorrow, and we'll be running a second post with reactions from the community, so if you have a chance to put some time into the game be sure to share your impressions in the game's thread in our gaming forum.
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Attacks by army defectors are transforming the Syrian uprising into an armed insurgency that threatens to spiral into civil war. The Free Syrian Army holds no territory, appears largely disorganized and is up against a fiercely loyal and cohesive military that will stop at nothing to protect the regime.
Still, without foreign military intervention or significant cracks in President Bashar Assad's iron rule, the rebel group has emerged as the best hope for a growing number of protesters who have all but given up on peaceful resistance.
"They are the real heroes of this revolution," said one anti-regime protester in the central city of Hama, the site of a massacre by Assad's father and predecessor in 1982 and a hotbed of resistance to the regime. "Everyone else has abandoned us."
Like most Assad opponents who spoke to The Associated Press, he asked that his name not be used for fear the regime will retaliate against him or his family.
There are concerns the presence of an organized armed rebel group has given authorities a pretext to crack down even harder on dissent, pushing the country toward civil war. The sectarian divide in Syria, where members of Assad's minority Alawite sect rule over a Sunni Muslim majority and others, means an insurgency could escalate quickly.
The leader of the Free Syrian Army, breakaway air force colonel Riad al-Asaad, acknowledges nearly all the defectors under his command — some 15,000 — are low-level Sunni conscripts. The men are armed with rocket-propelled grenades, rifles and guns they took with them when they deserted, as well as light weapons they acquired on the black market, he says.
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The FSA holds no territory in Syria and al-Asaad himself is based in Turkey, where thousands of Syrian refugees have taken shelter since the uprising began. Communications with defectors on the ground is one of the biggest challenges to the group's growth.
Still, the FSA is a credible threat to the Assad regime, said Riad Kahwaji, CEO of the Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis in Beirut.
"We're talking about troops who know the enemy very well, because they were members of these forces," Kahwaji told The Associated Press. "They know them by name, their culture, their habits. They know all the secrets. They are a serious threat to the regime."
The standing army in Syria is estimated to be about 250,000, but that figure is closer to 700,000 if one includes the reserves, Kahwaji said. The top brass and many members of the standing army belong to Assad's Alawite sect, but the reserves are mainly Sunni.
"If (the conflict) continues at this rate, you're going to have pure Alawite troops fighting Sunni troops," he said in a telephone interview.
FSA attacks have grown increasingly sophisticated in recent weeks, prompting worldwide alarm that the situation in Syria is spiraling out of control.
Russia's foreign minister compared an FSA attack last week on an air force intelligence compound outside Damascus to the beginning of a civil war, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the Syrian defectors could fuel a civil war.
UK: Remain peacful
Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague, who met with opposition members Monday, stressed that the uprising should remain peaceful.
"I've ... emphasized to them the importance of non-violent protest and the importance of retaining international support in this situation through non-violent protest," he said.
Although it remains unclear exactly how powerful the FSA is, the attacks appear to have grown in the past few weeks as its members carried out ambushes that have killed dozens of soldiers and security personnel.
Syria severely restricts the work of journalists but amateur videos posted online showed damaged and burned security vehicles in several areas of Syria.
"Win or Die," proclaims the slogan on the group's Facebook page, through which it disseminates information and claims responsibility for attacks.
In an interview with the AP last month, al-Asaad, who defected in July, called on more Syrians to join his ranks.
"We encourage our Alawite and Christian brothers to defect so we can liberate Syria and build our future together," he said in a telephone interview from his base in Turkey.
In heavily anti-regime areas of Syria, many Syrians have been sheltering defectors, protecting them from raiding security forces.
'Serious danger'
"The situation is in serious danger of spiraling beyond the regime's control," said David Hartwell, senior Middle East and North Africa analyst at IHS Jane's in London. He cited attacks by the defectors coupled with more weapons reportedly being smuggled into Syria.
But in an example of disorganization that could prove damaging to the group, al-Asaad on Monday retracted earlier claims that his followers had launched an unprecedented attack on Assad's Baath party headquarters inside the capital, Damascus — an embarrassing turnaround for the movement.
Al-Asaad said in a video posted on the group's Facebook page Sunday evening that Assad's government was trying to tarnish the image of the revolution.
"We did not target the party building in Damascus and we will not target any civilian installation," said the FSA commander, who was wearing his military uniform.
Still, he did not address why his group had claimed responsibility for such an attack after Damascus residents reported hearing two loud blasts before dawn Sunday. In a Facebook posting — which had been removed by Monday morning — the FSA said it fired rocket-propelled grenades at the ruling party headquarters.
The group disseminates information through its Twitter and Facebook page, which includes a bank account number in Turkey for those wishing to support the revolution.
Al-Asaad, a soft spoken, mustachioed man, brands his group as "the voice of the Syrian people." But he acknowledges it is up against a major challenge.
Unlike the armies of Tunisia and Egypt, Syria's military has stood fiercely by the country's leader as Assad faces down an extraordinary protest movement.
Assad, and his father before him, stacked key military posts with members of their minority Alawite sect over the past 40 years, ensuring the loyalty of the armed forces by melding the fate of the army and the regime.
International intervention, such as the NATO action in Libya that helped topple Moammar Gadhafi, is all but out of the question in Syria. There also is real concern that Assad's ouster would spread chaos around the region.
Without external help, the group will find it extremely hard to claim a slice of Syrian territory like the anti-Gadhafi fighters in their de facto capital Benghazi.
In an interview with Al-Jazeera this week, Al-Asaad said his goal is to have the Syrian army crumble from within.
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McGill researchers discover gene that increases susceptibility to Crohn's disease
(9 January 2009: VIDYYA MEDICAL NEWS SERVICE) -- Researchers at McGill University, the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI MUHC) and the McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre, along with colleagues at other Canadian and Belgian institutions, have discovered DNA variations in a gene that increases susceptibility to developing Crohn's disease. Their study was published in the January issue of the journal Nature Genetics.
The study was led by McGill PhD candidate Alexandra-Chloé Villani under the supervision of Dr. Denis Franchimont and Dr. Thomas Hudson. Dr. Franchimont, now with the Erasme Hospital in Brussels, Belgium, was a Canada Research Chair formerly affiliated with the Gastroenterology Dept. of the MUHC. Dr. Hudson, former Director of the McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre, is now the President and Scientific Director of the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), located in Toronto.
The researchers pinpointed DNA sequence variants in a gene region called NLRP3 that are associated with increased susceptibility to Crohn's disease. Crohn's is a chronic relapsing inflammatory disease of the digestive system that can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract. Patients can suffer from a number of different symptoms in various combinations, including abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea, fever, vomiting and weight loss. Rarer complications include skin manifestations, arthritis and eye inflammation.
"Although the exact cause of Crohn's disease is still unknown, both environmental and genetic factors are known to play a critical role in the pathogenesis of the disease," Dr. Franchimont said.
Crohn's disease is found throughout the world. However, it appears to be most common in North America and northern Europe, and Canada has one of the highest incidence rates in the world. Crohn's affects between 400,000 and 600,000 people in North America.
The 400 square metres of the intestinal absorptive area is the largest single surface in or on the human body, and it is covered by billions of bacteria of the intestinal microflora living in the gastrointestinal tract.
"The single layer of cells lining your intestinal digestive tract is thus constantly exposed to high levels of bacteria and pathogens," Villani explained. "These cells must recognize and respond appropriately to the harmful bacteria while maintaining tolerance to the non-pathogenic 'good' bacteria that make up your intestinal microbial flora. This is the central challenge of the digestive immune system, which needs to balance defence versus tolerance."
"The protein encoded by the Crohn's disease susceptibility gene NLRP3, cryopyrin, is an intracellular bacteria sensor that plays a key role in initiating immune response," explained Villani. Based on their results, researchers theorize the bacterial sensor cryopyrin is probably defective in some patients, and doesn't correctly recognize the presence of harmful bacteria.
"When the digestive immune system's counter-attack is insufficient to clear the threat," Ms. Villani continued, "there is a bacterial infiltration in the intestinal wall through the first line of defence mechanisms. The digestive immune system will again try to repel the threat, but the effort may not be sufficient, and this usually leads to a vicious cycle that results in chronic inflammation in the intestinal wall. And that is Crohn's disease."
"This gene also plays a central role in the regulation of fever, which is one of the most primitive defence mechanisms that exists in humans to fight the surrounding pathogenic bacteria," Dr. Hudson added. "DNA sequence variations in the NLRP3 gene are also known to be responsible for hereditary periodic fever syndromes."
"Previously published genome-wide association studies have already detected more than 30 distinct Crohn's genetic factors, but these only explain about one-fifth of Crohn's disease heritability", said Dr. Franchimont.
Though these results will not lead to any new short-term treatments for Crohn's, Dr. Franchimont is confident that in the longer term it will benefit patient care. "Studies like this one give us a better understanding of key pathways and pathogenic mechanisms involved in Crohn's disease," he said. "Now that we are aware of the role of bacterial sensors in the disease, steps can be taken to develop a new treatment strategy."
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If there's one thing the nerd community hates, it's locked bootloaders. They make installing custom ROMs or second operating systems impossible, and that's just not cool. But when it comes to phones, we have carriers to thank for restrictions, not just OEMs.
Over at Droid Life, a reader has submitted a letter they received from Verizon (below) in response to a complaint outlining that the company wasn't allowed to lock the bootloaders of phones. OK, so that complaint may not be entirely correct—private companies are kinda within their rights to do this kind of thing—but the response is interesting.
The general message is that Verizon openly demand that OEMs lock bootloaders, they claim in an attempt to reach a "standard of excellence in customer service" that they have set. Through some interesting logic, they feel that being able to unlock phones could simultaneously worsen the Verizon experience for both those who do and do not choose to unlock. Hmmm.
While they admit to not wanting unofficial software using their network, they never once suggest it's down to security concerns, which seems a little weird. Essentially, they want to provide an optimal solution for "for as many customers as possible". While that makes perfect business sense, it does leave a large group of disgruntled nerds in the cold—something they don't seem too concerned about.
None of this is surprising. But there's nothing like seeing things formally written down to crystalize the fact that, when it comes to bootloader locking, we're entirely at the mercy of large corporations. [Droid Life]