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The appropriate diet for a breastfeeding mom is similar to that during pregnancy. One particular food group to monitor is your seafood consumption. You can eat up to 12 ounces of most kinds of fish per week. However, four specific types of fish should be avoided because of their high mercury levels: shark, swordfish, king mackerel, and tilefish. In addition, when eating canned tuna, choose light tuna rather than solid white which has higher mercury levels. Alcohol consumption should be kept to a minimum. If your baby consumes alcohol through your breast milk, she may initially fall asleep, but will be restless and sleep a shorter period of time. If you do choose to have an occasional cocktail, time the drink right after a nursing session or plan to give your baby formula until all alcohol is cleared from your system.
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During pregnancy, hormonal changes lead to a weakened immune system. A common infection such as a bladder infection or the flu can lead to serious complications and even be life-threatening to an otherwise healthy person. Take your prenatal vitamin each day, wash your hands liberally, and eat a balanced diet full of fruits, vegetables and protein-rich foods. In addition, ALL pregnant women should get a flu shot. This is safe during any time of your pregnancy and also provides protection for your newborn who cannot receive a flu shot until he or she is six months old.
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Your child is susceptible to any airborne diseases such as the flu or common cold. However, if you are breastfeeding your baby will be getting your antibodies which will help him/her combat the illness. Additionally, many infections take a few days to weeks after exposure to produce symptoms so your child will likely be exposed by the time you realize that you are sick. Remember to wash your hands frequently and feel free to ask your guests to do the same.
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For the most part, the physiological changes of pregnancy return to the pre-pregnancy state by about six weeks postpartum. Pre-pregnancy exercise routines can be resumed gradually for women that undergo an uncomplicated vaginal delivery. In general, the goal should be to obtain twenty minutes on five days of the week; this may take several months to achieve. Exercise is also a great way to decrease any stress and anxiety.
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Many gyms offer prenatal exercise classes, particularly prenatal yoga. In general, pre-pregnancy exercise routines can be continued throughout your pregnancy as long as the activities you choose are noncontact and do not propose a fall risk. Exercising throughout pregnancy decreases postpartum depression and excessive weight gain. Once baby arrives, start out with short strolls outdoors if weather is permitting or videos that you can do at home. Alternatively, many areas offer stroller stride classes, which eliminate the need to find a babysitter and are geared toward new moms. Centennial Medical Center offers a baby boot camp class for women on the Centennial campus; for more information on the class visit Centennial's website at www.babybootcamp.com.


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Polins, meaning a Pole for Strategic Innovation, is a multi-purpose building designed by Marco Acerbis and recently gracing Eastgate Park, an mixed logistic, industrial and artisan estate at Portogruaro in the province of Venice. This new building stems from collaboration by the Portogruaro town hall and the Portogruaro Campus authority (Ca' Foscari University, Venice). The Polins brief is to develop new business models by liaison among the university, consultancy and entrepreneurial worlds. Shut in on three sides, Polins opens southwards with a mainly glazed façade which is designed to maximize passive sunlight in winter-time. Brise soleil units fitted with photovoltaic panels play down the glare in summer.
On the east and west elevations the building blends perfectly into the natural setting by its great structural arches in laminar deal by Holzbau, seemingly emerging from the grassy hillside and spanning to the opposite side. The elevations are framed within these wood beam profiles, timber textures mingling with a metal roof and the black ventilated façade provided by Marazzi Engineering. The lining of this last is in Marazzi Tecnica SystemA crystallised stoneware slabs which protect the perimeter walls from the elements whilst enabling air to circulate and thus increase the thermal performance of the whole structure.
Inside is a 150-seater lecture hall, a meeting room and offices various. The spatial layout builds in versatility of purpose to the main rooms. The lecture hall was also carefully designed to maximize wall and ceiling absorption of sound. This is helped by a central false ceiling of pierced anodized aluminium panelling, hollow inside to absorb the sound waves. The panels are arranged so as both to hide the technical ducts and let in light from the skylights in the roof.
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Luis Días: Lo Mejor del Terror. Produced by Roldán Mármol. Santo Domingo, 2010. Spanish. 76 minutes.
This 16-track CD released shortly after Luis Dias's death is a collection of some of the best work by this irreverent Dominican avant-garde musician whose politically charged music – a fusion of afro-Dominican music, jazz, rock and Nueva Canción – continues to delight the public and influence artists in the Dominican Republic and beyond.
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Denys Baptiste: Let Freedom Ring! (2005)
With jazz becoming such a broad landscape that labels are increasingly difficult to apply, it's difficult, if not impossible, to identify specific new movements like the ones that appeared in the middle decades of the 20th Century. While there have been all kinds of innovations to be sure, there hasn't been anything quite so sweeping as the emergence of bebop, free jazz, cool jazz, or fusion. Artists continue to expand many of these artificial boundaries (and more), but it's safe to say there hasn't been anything so all-encompassing that it's completely altered the way we look at jazz as a wholesmaller increments, say, rather than big steps.
One end result of this change in the way jazz is evolving is that it is rare to find an album of such monumental influence or scope that it literally redefines the collective zeitgeist. While there's no lack of strong recordings being released, this shiftnot to mention the marginalization of jazz as a wholehas meant that one would be hard-pressed to find a modern Kind of Blue or A Love Supreme. But it isn't that albums with the same kind of potential aren't being released; it's simply that the whole landscape of music, and art in general, has changed.
One might wonder how Let Freedom Ring! would have been viewed had it been released in the '60s. One can't help but think that if this tribute, in music and spoken word, to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King's famous "I Have a Dream speech had come out forty years ago, it might have been considered an album of major significance. By creating a sprawling work of four interconnected pieces that incorporate elements of a more mainstream jazz tradition with Afro-Cuban concerns and a hint of European impressionism, saxophonist Denys Baptiste has created an album with the clear potential to become a classic.
With an ensemble combining a four-piece frontline of tenor and alto saxophones, trumpet and trombone with a cello/violin string section and a more traditional rhythm section of piano, guitar, bass, drums, and percussion, Baptiste has a large palette at his disposal, and he uses it to great effect throughout the suite. Each part is in itself almost a miniature suite with plenty of shifts. And while there is an overall structure to each piece, there's also plenty of room for the soloists to explore.
There are elements of Mingus in "With This Faith, with its raucous handclapping, shouts, and gospel inflection recalling tunes like "Better Git It Within Your Soul, while the title track combines rich counterpoint and a Third Stream sensibility with a chaotically free middle section. Overall there's a feeling of evolution from innocence to protest to final resolution and celebration that makes the entire suite come together as a unified narrative.
Will Let Freedom Ring! have the overall impact as, say, Kind of Blue? Probably not, but it's not because the album doesn't have the makings of a classic; and there's no doubt this recording will bring Baptiste's name into greater profile.
Visit Denys Baptiste on the web.
Track Listing: I Have a Dream; With This Faith; Let Freedom Ring!; Free at Last!
Personnel: Denys Baptiste: (tenor sax), Nathaniel Facey: (alto sax), Abram Wilson: (trumpet), Trevor Mires: (trombone), Omar Puente: (violin), Jenny Adejayan: (cello), Andrew McCormack: (piano), Robin Banerjee: (guitar on �With This Faith,� �Free at Last!�), Adam Goldsmith: (guitar on �I Have a Dream,� �Let Freedom Ring!�), Gary Crosby: (double bass), Satin Singh: (percussion), Rod Youngs: (drums), Ben Okri: (poetry), Singing, clapping, shouts by Ensemble and producer Jason Yarde
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Eeeeek! Comic Con has strirred up a whole hornets nest of excitement about the movies, in particular the Marvel Comic, movies that are going to be coming our way over the next eighteen months.
And here at FemaleFirst we are particularly excited about the release of Iron Man 2 next summer, Robert Downey Jr what a total legend!
So we have some new images from the movie for you all to take a sneak peak at, roll on next summer.
Samuel L.Jackson as Nick Fury.
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The Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation and the local Lions will provide vision and hearing screenings to approximately 25,000 students in District 36-O this fall.
We are in need of about 30 volunteers per day to help us make these screenings successful! This is a great way to engage with kids in their natural school settings, work with other volunteers, and have the opportunity to detect possible vision and hearing problems in kids so they can succeed better in school and in life!
Volunteers will be managed by OLSHF staff and will work directly with children assisting with distance visual acuity, stereo vision and hearing screenings.
DATES: Sept. through Oct. 2013; Volunteer for one or more days!
LOCATIONS: Please contact Mara Steen for details or Click here for the calendar with specific dates and maps of the locations.
Please contact Mara Steen, Mobile Health Screening Program Coordinator, at (503) 413-7329 to sign-up to volunteer or to RSVP for the training.
The Oregon Lions Mobile Health Screening Program, (MHSP), travels Oregon roads over 300 days of the year bringing health screenings to those who need them. This includes partnering with local schools to provide quality vision and hearing screenings for thousands of students each year by working with the Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation (OLSHF) to provide programs that positively impact quality of life.
MHSP is the only free screening program of its kind in Oregon. Last year we had a record breaking year of screening over 37,000 people throughout the state. And we are setting our sights even higher this year with the addition of the Beaverton School District set to be screened this fall!
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Seeking a dynamic college student or recent graduate interested in jump-starting their post college job search or considering a career in the non-profit, medical or direct service fields. An internship is the perfect opportunity to increase the leverage on your resume by offering you the real-work experience employers are seeking, plus obtain a letter of recommendation and employment reference upon completion of internship.
The Administrative Intern at the Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation has an opportunity to explore career options at a direct service, non-profit organization that provides life changing health assistance to low-income individuals while developing public speaking, writing, graphic arts and computer skills.
Since 1959, the Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation, in partnership with Lions Clubs across Oregon, has been a leader in meeting urgent sight, hearing and health assistance needs. Through sight and hearing saving surgeries and treatments, preventative health screenings, hearing aid and eyeglass referrals, the Foundation's programs provide critical health solutions to uninsured or under insured Oregonians.
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Professional college Junior, Senior, graduate student or graduate who has completed coursework in Marketing/Communications, Creative Writing, English, Journalism or Social Studies; excellent creative writing skills; able to effectively communicate both orally and in writing; experience with social media; proficient in MS Office a plus; strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines; attention to detail; positive attitude; willing to work irregular schedule, be flexible, and adjust to changing work conditions; individuals interested in the non-profit sector and/or direct service profession are highly desirable. Successful applicants will be those who demonstrate a sincere passion for our mission and have the ability to work independently on projects.
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Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) is a spectrum of symptoms that results from abrupt cessation of alcohol in a dependent patient. Symptoms can begin within 5 hours of the last drink and persist for 5–10 days, ranging in severity.
Each year, 8.2 million Americans meet diagnostic criteria for alcohol dependence. It is more prevalent among men, whites, Native Americans, younger and unmarried adults, and those with lower socioeconomic status; only 24% of those with dependence are ever treated. <5% of US adults will experience withdrawal.
Risk Factors
- Older age
- High tolerance, prolonged use, high quantities
- Previous alcohol withdrawal episodes, detoxifications, alcohol withdrawal seizures, and delirium tremens (DTs)
- Serious medical problems
- Concomitant benzodiazepine dependence
Geriatric Considerations
Geriatric populations dependent on alcohol are more susceptible to symptoms of alcohol withdrawal, and chronic comorbid conditions place them at higher risk of complications from withdrawal.
Pregnancy Considerations
Hospitalization or inpatient detoxification is usually required for treatment of acute alcohol withdrawal.
There is some evidence for a genetic basis of alcohol dependence.
General Prevention
- Routinely screen all adults for alcohol misuse (1)[B].
- Screen with the CAGE or similar questionnaire:
- Feeling the need to Cut down
- Annoyed by criticism about alcohol use
- Guilt about drinking/behaviors while intoxicated
- "Eye opener" to quell withdrawal symptoms
- Useful to detect problematic alcohol use, positive screen is ≥2 "yes" responses
- 10-question AUDIT screening test is also useful to identify problem drinking.
- The "5 A's" is a screening tool used in primary care settings (Assess, Advise, Agree, Assist, Arrange).
- Consumption of alcohol potentiates the effect of the inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). With chronic alcohol ingestion, this repeated stimulation down-regulates the inhibitory effects of GABA.
- Concurrently, alcohol ingestion inhibits the stimulatory effect of glutamate on the CNS, with chronic alcohol use up-regulating excitatory NMDA glutamate receptors.
- When alcohol is abruptly stopped, the combined effect of a down-regulated inhibitory neurotransmitter system (GABA-modulated) and up-regulated excitatory neurotransmitter system (glutamate-modulated) results in brain hyperexcitability when no longer suppressed by alcohol; clinically seen as AWS.
Commonly Associated Conditions
- General: Poor nutrition, electrolyte abnormalities (hyponatremia, hypomagnesemia, hypophosphatemia), thiamine deficiency, and dehydration
- GI: Hepatitis, cirrhosis, varices, GI bleed
- Heme: Splenomegaly, thrombocytopenia, macrocytic anemia
- Cardiovascular: Cardiomyopathy, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, other arrhythmias
- CNS: Trauma, seizure disorder, generalized atrophy, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
- Peripheral nervous system (PNS): Neuropathy, myopathy
- Pulmonary: Aspiration pneumonitis or pneumonia; increased risk of anaerobic infections
- Psychiatric: Depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, bipolar disease, polysubstance abuse
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders AWS criteria are diagnosed when ≥2 of the following present within a few hours to several days after the cessation or reduction of heavy and prolonged alcohol ingestion:
- Autonomic hyperactivity (sweating, tachycardia)
- Increased hand tremor
- Insomnia
- Psychomotor agitation
- Anxiety
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Grand mal seizures
- Transient (visual, auditory, or tactile) hallucinations or illusions
- These should cause clinically significant distress or impair functioning and not be secondary to an underlying medical condition or mental disorder.
- There are 3 stages to AWS:
- Stage 1 (minor withdrawal; onset 5–8 hours after cessation):
- Mild anxiety, restlessness, and agitation
- Mild nausea/GI upset and decreased appetite
- Sleep disturbance
- Sweating
- Mild tremulousness
- Fluctuating tachycardia and hypertension
- Stage 2 (major withdrawal; onset 24–72 hours after cessation):
- Marked restlessness and agitation
- Moderate tremulousness with constant eye movements
- Diaphoresis
- Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia
- Marked tachycardia and hypertension
- Alcoholic hallucinosis (auditory, tactile, or visual); may have mild confusion but can be reoriented
- Stage 3 (DTs; onset 72–96 hours after cessation):
- Fever
- Severe hypertension, tachycardia
- Delirium
- Drenching sweats
- Marked tremors
- Persistent hallucinations
- Stage 1 (minor withdrawal; onset 5–8 hours after cessation):
- Alcohol withdrawal–associated seizures are often brief, generalized tonic-clonic seizures and can occur 6–48 hours after last drink.
Essential historical information should be:
- Duration and quantity of alcohol intake, time since last drink
- Previous episodes/symptoms of alcohol withdrawal, prior detox admissions
- Concurrent substance use
- Pre-existing medical and psychiatric conditions, prior seizure activity
- Social history: Living situation, social support, stressors, triggers, etc.
Physical Exam
Should include assessment of conditions likely to complicate or that are exacerbated by AWS:
- Cardiovascular: Arrhythmias, heart failure, coronary artery disease
- GI: GI bleed, liver disease, pancreatitis
- Neuro: Oculomotor dysfunction, gait ataxia, neuropathy
- Psych: Orientation, memory
- General: Hand tremor, infections
Diagnostic Tests and Interpretation
Initial Labs
- Blood alcohol level, urine drug screen
- CBC; comprehensive metabolic panel
Initial Imaging Approach
CNS imaging if acute mental status changes
- The goal is to prevent and treat withdrawal symptoms (i.e., seizures, DTs, cardiovascular events). This is done primarily with benzodiazepines (BZDs), which reduce the duration of symptoms and raise the seizure threshold:
- Exclude other medical and psychiatric causes.
- Provide a quiet, protective environment.
- The Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol Scale (CIWA) is useful for determining medication dosing and frequency of evaluation for AWS. The CIWA scale rates the severity of 10 symptoms on a scale from 1–7, with 1 being without symptoms and 7 being the max score:
- Nausea and vomiting
- Tremor
- Paroxysmal sweats
- Anxiety
- Agitation
- Tactile disturbances
- Auditory disturbances
- Visual disturbances
- Headache or fullness in head
- Orientation and clouding of sensorium
- Frequent re-evaluation with CIWA score is crucial.
Medication (Drugs)
First Line
- BZD monotherapy remains the treatment of choice (3)[A]; it is associated with fewer complications compared with neuroleptics (4)[A].
- BZD should be chosen by the following considerations:
- Agents with rapid onset control agitation more quickly (e.g., IV or PO diazepam [Valium]).
- Long-acting BZDs (diazepam, chlordiazepoxide [Librium]) are more effective at preventing breakthrough seizures and delirium management.
- Short-acting BZDs (lorazepam [Ativan], oxazepam [Serax]) are preferable when prolonged sedation is a concern (e.g., elderly patients or other serious concomitant medical illness) and preferable when severe hepatic insufficiency may impair metabolism (4)[A].
- BZD dosages will vary by patients. Given as symptom-triggered or fixed-schedule regimens. Symptom-triggered regimens have been found to require less BZD amounts and reduce hospitalization time (2)[A].
- Symptom-triggered regimen: Start with chlordiazepoxide 50–100 mg PO, repeat CIWA hourly and if score is ≥8, give additional dose of chlordiazepoxide 50 mg PO. Continue to re-evaluate with CIWA hourly until adequate sedation achieved (score <8). May substitute chlordiazepoxide with respective doses of diazepam, lorazepam, or oxazepam (2)[C].
- β-blockers (e.g., atenolol[Tenormin]) and α2 agonists (e.g., clonidine [Catapres]) help to control hypertension and tachycardia and can be used with BZDs (2)[C]. Not used as monotherapy, due to their inability to prevent DTs and seizures.
- Carbamazepine: Not recommended as first-line therapy; associated with reduced incidence of seizures but more studies are needed (5,3)[C].
- Thiamine: 100 mg daily IV or IM for at least 3 days (4)[C]:
- Note that IV glucose administered before treatment with thiamine may precipitate Wernicke encephalopathy and Korsakoff psychosis.
- If the patient exhibits significant agitation and alcoholic hallucinosis, an antipsychotic (haloperidol [Haldol]) can be used, but this requires close observation as it lowers the seizure threshold (2)[C].
Additional Treatment
Additional Therapies
Peripheral neuropathy and cerebellar dysfunction merit physical therapy evaluation.
In-Patient Considerations
Patients in withdrawal stages 1 and 2 can be treated as outpatients unless medical comorbidities require inpatient care. A reliable and supportive social environment should be in place with frequent follow-up.
Admission Criteria- CIWA score >15, or severe withdrawal
- Concurrent acute illness requiring in patient care
- Poor ability to follow-up or no reliable social support
- Pregnancy
- Seizure disorder or history of severe alcohol-related seizures
- Suicide risk
- Concurrent BZD dependence
- Age >40 years old
- Prolonged heavy drinking >8 years
- Consumes >1 pint of alcohol or 12 beers per day
- Random blood alcohol level >200 mg/dL
- Elevated MCV, BUN
- Cirrhosis, liver failure
Discharge Criteria
CIWA scores of <10 on 3 consecutive determinations
Ongoing Care
Follow-Up Recommendations
- Discharge arrangements include transfer to a treatment facility (i.e., sober house or residential program), outpatient substance abuse counseling, peer support groups (Alcoholics Anonymous), and the use of adjuvant treatment such as disulfiram (Antabuse), acamprosate (Campral), or naltrexone (ReVia, Vivitrol).
- Disulfiram: Irreversibly inhibits aldehyde dehydrogenase, blocking alcohol metabolism, leading to an accumulation of acetaldehyde; therefore, it reinforces the individual's desires to stop drinking by providing a disincentive associated with increase acetaldehyde:
- 250–500 mg/d PO × 1–2 weeks; maintenance 250 mg/d PO
- Contraindications: Concomitant use of metronidazole and ethanol-containing products, psychosis, severe myocardial disease, and coronary occlusion
- Acamprosate (666 mg PO t.i.d.): Glutamate and GABA modulator indicated to reduce cravings:
- Contraindications: Renal impairment (CrCl <30 mL/min)
- Naltrexone (50 mg/d PO; 380 mg IM every 4 weeks): Opiate receptor antagonist, theorized to attenuate pleasurable effects of alcohol and reduce craving. Initiate therapy after patient is opioid-free for at least 7 days:
- Contraindications: Acute hepatitis/liver failure, concomitant opioid therapy
Patient Monitoring
Frequent follow-up to monitor for relapse
Patient Education
- Alcoholics Anonymous at http://www.aa.org
- SMART Recovery (Self-Management and Recovery Training) at http://www.smartrecovery.org (not spiritually based)
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism at http://www.niaaa.nih.gov
- FamilyDoctor.Org: Alcoholism (Spanish resources available)
Mortality from severe withdrawal (DTs) is 1–5%.
Occurs more frequently in individuals who have prior episodes of withdrawal or concomitant illnesses.
- 291.0 Alcohol withdrawal delirium
- 291.81 Alcohol withdrawal
- 303.90 Other and unspecified alcohol dependence, unspecified drinking behavior
- F10.239 Alcohol dependence with withdrawal, unspecified
- F10.230 Alcohol dependence with withdrawal, uncomplicated
- F10.231 Alcohol dependence with withdrawal delirium
- 191480000 Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (disorder)
- 8635005 alcohol withdrawal delirium (disorder)
- 66590003 Alcohol dependence (disorder)
Clinical Pearls
- The kindling phenomenon has postulated that long-term exposure to alcohol affects neurons, resulting in increased alcohol craving and progressively worse withdrawal episodes.
- The CIWA is a useful tool for managing the symptoms and treatment of alcohol withdrawal.
- Any BZD dose should be patient-specific, sufficient to achieve and maintain a "light somnolence" (e.g., sleeping but easily arousable), and should be tapered off carefully even after AWS resolves.
- Administer thiamine before patient receives glucose, so as not to precipitate Wernicke encephalopathy.
- There should be frequent outpatient follow-up to monitor for relapse.
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Candidate criteria is simple: women over 18, who will pay dues, but who — surprisingly — don't necessarily need to know how to skate.
"We can teach you how to do that stuff," said "HellZ NellZ," the team recruiter, who is also a 42-year-old mother, grandmother and real estate manager.
But athleticism must help, somewhat. Eventually players must be able to skate 25 laps, jump, and give and take hits, she said.
Currently, Tri-Valley Roller Girls, which celebrated its in June, boasts a 25-plus membership from 18 to 50 years old, with such diverse backgrounds as office workers, financial professionals, teachers and stay-at-home moms.
And forget "birth names." These gals skate under "derby names" — like "Mandaryn Crush," "Chellshock," "Honey BasHer"and "Pretty 'N Pinkles."
The team practices Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings at the rink at Pleasanton's Val Vista Park, on Johnson Drive near
The league's goal, "NellZ" said, is to grow membership and visibility in the East Bay.
"Essentially, our goal is we want to host our own bouts in Pleasanton," she said.
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Rapid Application Development with Python and Glade
Writing GUI programs involves two basic steps. First, you need to write the code to create the interface, with elements, such as menus, and widgets, such as buttons, labels and entry fields. You then need to write the code that executes when events occur, such as when a button is pressed or a menu item is selected. When the program runs, it enters an event loop that repeatedly waits for an event and then calls the event handler, also known as a callback function, that was defined for that event. For example, you write a function to be called when a button is pressed. Writing code to display the widgets, defining the functions to be called when events occur and connecting each event to the specific function is a tedious process to do by hand.
For many widget sets, programs exist to lay out the GUI visually. Damon Chaplin wrote the Glade program to allow users to create an interface visually using the GTK/GNOME widgets and also to specify which functions to call when events occur. Glade stores the layout of the widgets and the callbacks as an XML file. Glade also generates a C or C++ program that contains all the calls to create the widgets in the specified layout, connect the callbacks and define empty functions for each callback. However, Glade does not create Python code. The GladeGen program I wrote generates Python code based on the Glade XML file.
If you change your GUI using Glade, you need Glade to output the new C/C++ code to create the GUI. This can be annoying, especially if you have modified the code that creates the GUI. James Henstridge wrote libglade to alleviate the need to hard code the GUI-generating code in your program. James also started and helps maintain the GTK/GNOME Python bindings, a Python module that provides access to GTK/GNOME C functions. With libglade, your program does not contain code to create the interface. Instead, libglade parses the XML file when your program is run and creates the interface on the fly at runtime. Thus, whenever you change your GUI using Glade, you do not need to change the code that creates the interface.
I prefer using Python except in cases of code containing a lot of computation where speed is crucial. Python's high-level data structures and interpretative environment make it quick to develop, modify and maintain code. The September 2003 issue of Linux Journal contains an introductory article on PyGTK and Glade (see the on-line Resources section) that readers unfamiliar with Gtk and Glade will find helpful.
The motivation for GladeGen was a patient database/accounting system I was writing for the optometric/optical offices where my wife works. Before my wife started working with them, they were using a Microsoft Access database system someone had written. That person had moved out of state, and the office wanted a new system. They talked to other optical offices around town to find out what software was being used. People at each office complained about the software; the systems were buggy and expensive. I convinced the owner of my wife's office that I could write a custom system during the summer for about the same cost as other new software, and that it would do exactly what they needed it to do. But, he had to let me use Linux.
The end result is a Python/GTK program that uses PostgreSQL as the back-end database to store all of the data. This allows all of the searching and tabulating to be done by SQL commands. The Python code provides the layer of code that communicates between the PostgreSQL database and GTK interface. Both GTK and PostgreSQL are written in C, so they run fast. The Python code is more than fast enough on modern processors for handling the communication between GTK and PostgreSQL. The PyGTK front end and PostgreSQL database allow the client front end to access any database server so they can run the front-end GUI on multiple computers and access the database server. The client/server setup allows them to run the front-end GUI and access the PostgreSQL server at other locations over the Internet through an SSH-encrypted connection. It also allows me to have remote access from home when users have questions about the system.
The program has more than 40 windows, including those for entering patient information, frame/lens purchases, contacts, reconciling insurance payments and entering and tracking the frame inventory. I decided to use Glade to create each window, and because I wanted to use Python, I needed to write my own software to automate code creation for each window. The result is GladeGen.
The code I have written automates the task of creating Python code to create the interface, connect the callback functions, provide access to the widgets and create empty callback functions based on the Glade XML file. Using this software, the steps for creating a GUI program are 1) use Glade to make the interface visually and save the XML file, 2) run GladeGen to generate the code and 3) write the code for the callbacks.
The code GladeGen creates contains all the code to run the application and display your interface, along with empty callback functions. It also allows you to use Glade to modify the interface. When you rerun GladeGen, it regenerates the application code with any additional callbacks and new widgets, without changing or modifying any of the existing code.
Here, I demonstrate how to use GladeGen by creating a math quiz program. The complete program is available from the Linux Journal FTP site (see Resources). GladeGen works with the GTK 2.x widget set and the corresponding version of Glade, which on Red Hat systems is named glade-2. If you are familiar with the GTK widgets, Glade is fairly intuitive to use. If not, you should familiarize yourself with the various container widgets, including table and horizontal/vertical box.
Using glade-2, I created the first version of the interface. I started with a GtkWindow and added a GtkVBox. I placed two GtkFrame widgets in the vertical box and a GtkTable in each frame. All the other widgets are placed in the two table widgets. I used GtkSpinButton widgets to allow the user to select the number of digits and operators in the problem. GtkCheckButton widgets are used to indicate which operators should be included in the problem. GtkEntry widgets are used for the problem, the answer and information on the number of correct/incorrect problems answered. The other widgets are GtkLabel and GtkButton widgets.
I saved the Glade file as mathflash.glade. Glade does not ask if you want to save your file, so you need to remember to save it before quitting if you make any changes to your interface. See Figure 1 for a screenshot of the interface and Glade. It shows the reset_button is configured to call the function on_reset_button_clicked when the button is clicked.
Glade allows you to give each widget a name or provides a default name. For the widgets we need to interact with, such as buttons and data entry widgets, I provided names that match their intended uses. With Glade, you also specify the signals you want to connect to callback functions. As mentioned above, using Glade, I specified that on_reset_button should be called when the reset_button is clicked.
Next, I used GladeGen to produce template code for the application using the command GladeGen.py mathflash.glade MathFlash MathFlash. The command-line arguments are the name of the Glade XML file, the name of the Python file/module to create and the name of the class to create in that file/module. The resulting MathFlash.py file can be found in Listing 1. The MathFlash class subclasses a GladeWindow class, the class that uses libglade to connect all the callbacks listed in the handlers variable. It also creates a dictionary, self.widgets, that maps each widget name in the widget_list variable to the corresponding GtkWidget instance. The GladeWindow subclass provides default show and hide methods so that the template code can be run immediately to view the interface before you start writing the callbacks.
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Re: Rapid Application Development with Python and Glade
What about signal names which includes '-'
Here's my solution
"""GWidget - Making use of glade files easier.
import sys
import gtk
from gtk import glade
import gobject
class GWidget(object):
"""Wrapper for widgets in glade file.
Each toplevel widget in a glade file can be associated with a GWidget
class. Methods of that class if has prefix `on_`, are treated as
signal handlers for widgets under the tree of toplevel widget in
glade file. Signal handlers are of the form::
``signalname`` if contains hyphens should be replaced with
underscores. If signal handler method name additionally ends with
double underscore (__), then ``connect_after`` is used to connect
that method.
``on_quit`` method if defined will be connected to ``delete-event``
event of the toplevel widget.
Any widget in the glade file (comming under toplevel widget) can be
accessed as if there is an instance variable named by that widget name.
Toplevel widget is always accessible through the ``widget`` instance
- `GLADE_FILE`: Path of the glade file to use.
- `TOPLEVEL_NAME`: Name of the toplevel widget.
# Path of glade file
GLADE_FILE = None
# Toplevel widget name
TOPLEVEL_NAME = None
# Properties
gladexml = property(lambda self: self._gladexml, doc='GladeXML object')
widget = property(lambda self: self._widget, doc='Toplevel widget')
def __init__(self, autoconnect_now=True):
- `autoconnect_now`: If False, doesn't autoconnect signals
self._gladexml = glade.XML(self.GLADE_FILE, self.TOPLEVEL_NAME)
self._widget = self.gladexml.get_widget(self.TOPLEVEL_NAME)
if hasattr(self, 'on_quit'):
self._widget.connect('delete-event', self.on_quit)
self._widgets_cache = {} # Widgets are stored in cache for
# quicker future retrieval
if autoconnect_now:
def autoconnect_signals(self, prefix='on_'):
"""Autoconnect methods with unique format with widget actions.
See the class documentation string for more info.
conn_func = gobject.GObject.connect
conn_after_func = gobject.GObject.connect_after
wid_in = len(prefix)
for key in self.__class__.__dict__:
hdl = getattr(self, key)
if callable(hdl) and key.startswith(prefix):
# Assumption: signal names doesn't contain double-underscores
if key.endswith('__'):
key = key[:-2]
connect_func = conn_after_func
connect_func = conn_func
sig_in = key.rfind('__')
if sig_in >sys.stderr, 'Unknown callback method %s' % key
wid_name = key[wid_in:sig_in]
sig_name = key[sig_in+2:]
sig_name.replace('_', '-')
new_widget = self._gladexml.get_widget(wid_name) or getattr(self, wid_name)
if new_widget is not None:
connect_func(new_widget, sig_name, hdl)
print >>sys.stderr, 'Handler error for [%s]. No such widget [%s]' % (key, wid_name)
def __getattr__(self, attr):
# Return the Gtk widget if cached
return self._widgets_cache[attr]
except KeyError:
# Return widget from gladexml
new_widget = self._gladexml.get_widget(attr)
if new_widget is not None:
self._widgets_cache[attr] = new_widget
return new_widget
# AttributeError
GladeGenConfig.py file is not python
The GladeGenConfig.py file is a gzip file according
to the "file" command.
When renamed with a gz suffix and unzipped the
resulting file is a tar file which contains...
-rwxrwxr-- jill/ljedit 10867 2004-04-21 10:27:26 GladeGen.py
-rwxrwxr-- jill/ljedit 4992 2004-04-21 10:27:26 GladeWindow.py
-rw-rw-r-- jill/ljedit 2438 2004-04-21 10:27:39 MathFlash-create.py
-rw-rw-r-- jill/ljedit 2170 2004-04-21 10:27:39 MathFlash-create-short-lines.py
-rw-rw-r-- jill/ljedit 25161 2004-04-21 10:27:52 mathflash.glade
-rw-rw-r-- jill/ljedit 279 2004-04-21 10:27:52 mathflash.gladep
-rwxrwxr-x jill/ljedit 4752 2004-04-21 10:27:39 MathFlash.py
-rwxrwxr-x jill/ljedit 4752 2004-04-21 10:27:39 MathFlash.py-latest
But still no GladeGenConfig.py file....
GladeGenConfig.py problem
Appears to be a binary file in the .tgz
Re: GladeGenConfig.py problem
It appears to have been fixed.
The author should have posted that here.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Partially carbonized vegetable matter, usually mosses, found in bogs and used as fertilizer and fuel.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Partly decomposed vegetable matter, produced under various conditions of climate and topography, and of considerable importance in certain regions as fuel. Peat occurs in many countries and in different latitudes, but always either in swampy localities or in damp and foggy regions. It is formed of vegetable matter undergoing decay, and in some respects it is the modern representative of the coal of the earlier geological epochs, and its formation illustrates the conditions under which coal has originated. Peat is abundant in northern Europe, and particularly so in Ireland, where it is perhaps of greater importance as fuel than in any other country. It occurs in India, especially in the Neilgherry hills and in Bengal; also in various parts of the United States, and there are in the latter country regions (especially in New England) where it is occasionally used as fuel. The vegetation of which peat is made up in the various countries where it occurs is quite different, and occasionally the number of species which have taken part in its formation is large. The genus sphagnum is an important element in much of the European peat. The peat of Bengal, on the other hand, is said to be formed almost exclusively from one plant, the wild rice, Oryza sylvestris. The peat of New England is made up of a considerable variety of aquatic plants. Peat is very spongy, and contains a large amount of water near the surface; the deeper down it is taken, the more compact it is. A great variety of processes for compressing and hot-drying it have been invented and put in use in different parts of the world.
- n. A small block of peat-bog or -moss, resembling an ordinary brick in shape, cut and dried for fuel.
- An obsolete variant of pet.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. obsolete A small person; a pet; -- sometimes used contemptuously.
- n. A substance of vegetable origin, consisting of roots and fibers, moss, etc., in various stages of decomposition, and found, as a kind of turf or bog, usually in low situations, where it is always more or less saturated with water. It is often dried and used for fuel.
WordNet 3.0
- n. partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried
- Origin unknown; perhaps a borrowing from an unattested Pictish or Brythonic source. (Wiktionary)
- Middle English pete, perhaps from Medieval Latin peta. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
"A line about the distinctive smell of Irish peat is used twice."
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"Also on hand, the rosemary, in peat pots, popped back into the shade because of the ferocious heat today."
"The river is dark with peat from the fell, curlews are calling with nothing to tell."
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"The word peat has its roots in the Old Celtic root word pett - meaning piece in reference to a piece of peat that had been cut from a bog."
"-- By mere convention, we call the peat which accumulated in the"
"Others probably come more properly under the common name peat, as the mixed earthy matter is too small to be cultivated without the addition of earthy matter, and have remained in situ, and undisturbed since their seeds took root."
"She fed the pigs, herded the cattle, assisted in planting potatoes and digging peat from the bog, and was undisputed mistress of the poultry-yard."
"Pine-apples are sometimes grown without pots, in peat soil, through which pipes of hot water are carried so as to heat the earth to 95°, while the atmosphere is kept moist, and decayed leaves are laid on the surface and drawn up round the plants."
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"The peat is scattered on the spill and absorbs the oil, and, because it doesn't absorb water, it can then simply be scooped out — taking the toxic oil with it."
"And with that, doesn't it seem like the long lines become a little more rough hewn, like sea bleached beams, and have also something of the dark things preserved in peat bogs?"
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Lake Ogemaw Guest House
Just a short drive from most major cities, this cozy cabin is located just off of all sports private Lake Ogemaw and the Rifle River. As a part of the Lake Ogemaw Summer Resort Association, the Guest House is with in walking distance of a private beach and is perfect for the family vacation, a weekend away, or golf getaway. Lake access at the many parks around the lake. Bring your boat with access at the association boat ramp.
Lake Ogemaw has great fishing for bass, pike, walleye, and panfish. The afternoons are open for jet skiing and power boat sports. No wake hours give those wishing to fish mornings and evenings of calm and quiet waters. While the power boat enthusiasts can reeve it up in the afternoon. Access to the Rifle River is right across the road with canoe and tube rental places in the area. Located with in a short drive of many northern Michigan golf courses. Lots of shopping just 15 minutes away in the beautiful downtown West Branch, the Tanger Outlet Mall or 30 minutes to Tawas and Lake Huron.
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CPL sees revenue soar to €290m
Recruitment company CPL today announced record revenues of €290 million for the year to the end of June, a 23 per cent increase on the previous year.
The firm also saw its operating profit increase by 39 per cent to nearly €10 million with its earnings per share rising 33 per cent to 25.6 cent.
The company said total dividend per share was 6.5 cent, compared with 5 cent in 2011, representing a return of €20 million to shareholders
Chairman John Hennessy said: "The group has responded positively to difficult trading conditions, identified opportunities presented by the changed environments in the markets in which we operate, and has consequently been able to deliver growth and improved profitability across the business.
Chief executive Anne Heraty added: "2012 was a year of significant progress for CPL. Our revenue was the highest in the company's 22 year history and we have again demonstrated resilience in difficult market conditions."
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With Tuesday's win, the Wolves are now tied for second with Northwest High. And guess who the Wolves meet Friday for their last district game -- the Raiders.
Of the Wolves and Raiders, the winner of Friday's contest will determine who will enter the state playoffs as the runner-up of district 5-3A, with the other having to wait and see if they will have enough power points to enter as a wildcard team.
"We have to control our own destiny," states long-time Rayne High Head Coach Louis Handy.
Handy continues, "We have to do what we have to do, that means get the win and we don;t have to depend on someone else to determine if we continue playing."
He concludes, "We played some good teams and have attained points, but he just have to take care of our own business."
In the first round of district play, the Raiders claimed the win over the Wolves; so, Rayne High has their work cut out for them.
In a tight contest knotted at 18-all, the Wolves turned on the defense limiting the Bobcats in the second half to take the 50-44 district win.
Leading the Wolves Tuesday with the Eunice win was Lacy Granger putting up 21 points. Also helping in the cause were Michael Henry with a dozen, Dannie Harmon with eight, Ian Papillion at four, and a bucket each by Frank Leopaul and Robert Butler.
During action last Friday, the Wolves slammed the Church Point Bears in a 78-32 district contest.
Right out the chute, the Wolves claimed a 39-17 haldtime lead and kept things rolling to the overpowering win.
Granger dumped in a game high 31 points during the win, assisted by Dannie Harmon with 12 and Michael Henry with nine.
Lady Wolves
The Rayne High Lady Wolves also hosted Eunice Tuesday evening, claiming a 54-40 win over the Lady Bobcats.
The win places the Lady Wolves in good position with a 6-3 district tally as they eye post-season play.
Trailing early on during Tuesday's game, Brandy Gibson popped the bottom of the net with a three-pointer just before the half to bring the Lady Wolves ahead, where they remained for the win.
Gibson finished the win with 21 points. Also helping with the tally were Naosha Leopaul with a dozen, Ziera Gabriel with nine, Triston Mouton at five, a trey for Tanner Wilson, and a bucket by Nia Taylor and Ciera Harmon.
The Lady Wolves also claimed a district win last Friday as they hosted Church Point.
Naosha Leopaul lead the Lady Wolves with 21 points towards the 48-37 win. Also helping were Ziera Gabriel with nine, Tanner Wilson at six, four points by Tori Carrier and Triston Mouton, and a bucket for Brandy Gibson and Nia Taylor.
The Lady Wolves chipped in seven free throws compared to Port Barre's 25 points in the action-packed contest.
Friday Action
The Wolves and Lady Wolves will complete their regular district slate Friday when they will host Northwest High. Both the boys and girls will try to avenge first-round losses earlier in the season. Boy's junior varsity action begins at 5:15 p.m., followed by varsity girls and varsity boys.


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Frisco Police Chief Todd Renshaw has been named to a newly created position in the city where he will oversee both the police and fire departments.
The new position, director of public safety, was created by City Manager George Purefoy to streamline the oversight of public safety in the city. In his new role, Renshaw will meet with the new police and fire chiefs on a scheduled basis and as important incidents arise.
"The city manager and I have been talking about me possibly serving in this new role off-and-on for a couple of months," Renshaw said. "With [Fire Chief] Mack Borchardt retiring, he thought it'd be a good time to implement this new format."
"We're going to find our way as we go, so some things may change over time, such as after I select new police and fire chiefs early next year," he said. "There are a lot of business-related tasks like citizen concerns that I'll be addressing in my new role."
Previously, the police and fire chiefs reported to an assistant city manager. Those positions will now report to Renshaw, who will in turn report directly to Purefoy.
Assistant Police Chief John Bruce will serve as interim police chief until a new police chief is named. Bruce will also be considered for the position of police chief if he desires, Renshaw said.
In addition to Renshaw's move, Borchardt will soon assume the new role of fire programs consultant. Borchardt's new position was decided upon earlier this year when he announced his retirement. An interim fire chief has yet to be named.
Both Renshaw and Borchardt will begin their new positions on Oct. 1, although they won't be working directly together.
"It's a transition program at the moment, but I'm definitely looking forward to it," Renshaw said.
Renshaw was named Frisco's police chief in February 1994 after coming from the Coppell Police Department, where he was police captain from 1991 until his move to Frisco. He began his law enforcement career in 1983 in Allen, where he served as a police officer and later as a sergeant.
Under Borchardt's guidance, the Frisco Fire Department transitioned from a volunteer department to a department employing full-time firefighters. Borchardt was named a city administrator and chief of the Volunteer Frisco Fire Department in 1981; in 1987 he became the city's first full-time fire chief.
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You know what, why dont we drag the Saudi King over here and ask him to explain to us why Saudis treat their women they way they do.
I'm so sick of us kissing Islamic ass. We should have sent them a diplomatic middle finger - knowing Saudi Arabia they'd probably try to cut it off with a sword.


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Assalaam Alaykum Brothers and Sisters,
I am new to Sunni Forum and also I am a somewhat new Muslim. Alhamdulliuah. I wasn't sure where to post, but this area seemed most fitting. I would hope to get to know the brothers and sisters at Sunni Forum as well as obtain knowledge of Islam. I don't really know what to say, I have kind of a shy personality and yeah. =P
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"The Lady Risks All" by Stephanie Laurens (Avon, 461 pgs., $7.99)
Stephanie Laurens' fans will savor "The Lady Risks All."
Those who are not necessarily enamored of the veteran author can enjoy the book, with a bit of patience — or even better, with a willingness to skip through the unnecessary scenes and verbose descriptions that tend to bog down an otherwise engaging story.
This story focuses on how Roscoe, the second son of a duke, becomes the gambling king of London, a man who demands awe and respect from underworld criminals as well as aristocrats. He sheds his identity as a member of the duke's family to spare his sisters, mother, nephew and sister-in-law from financial ruin, and keeps his true identity secret to spare them social ruin.
Undertaking that responsibility, Roscoe thinks he forfeits any chance he has at marrying and having his own family one day. Silly man. Of course he discovers that love does conquer all.
Miranda teaches him that lesson.
Miranda has spent her life thinking that respectability is the most important thing. Silly woman. Of course she discovers that love is the most important thing.
Roscoe teaches her that lesson.
The two become partners when Miranda's brother is mysteriously kidnapped. It takes way too long to rescue him, and even longer to solve the mystery as to who wanted him killed and why.
But if you're patient, and can muddle through pages of description and lingering scenes, you'll be rewarded with a good story and even better happily-ever-after.