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Text of report by the website of heavyweight Russian newspaper
Nezavisimaya Gazeta on 14 July
[Interviews, under the rubric "Ideas and People," with Ismail Haniyah,
prime minister of the Palestinian National Autonomy; Khalil Al-Hayya,
HAMAS political bureau member; and Ashraf Dzhuma and Hussam At-Tawil,
deputies of the Palestinian National Autonomy parliament, conducted by
Nadezhda Kevorkova in Gaza; date not given: "The political will of the
Palestinians through the eyes of their leaders"]
How blockaded Gaza lives
It is difficult to get into Gaza and to leave it. The border has been
locked down for three years. In my presence a group of doctors and an
American lawyer were not let in. With high diplomatic intercession, I
got through on my second attempt and spent nine days there. During those
days Gaza was bombed from the air and shelled from the sea three times
and not one checkpoint allowed any freight through. But there are cars
and gasoline, burros, wagons, foodstuffs, and goods - all thanks to the
tunnels. The people are poor - the bombings have destroyed everything
where they might have worked. A million out of 1.5 million people live
without at times even a dollar a day per capita. There are no necessary
medicines. But no spirit of dejection is evident. People have learned to
fashion dishes, stoves, and entire homes from clay. The piles from the
bombings are looked through, sorted out, and used for new construction.
NGOs [nonstate organizations] and universities a! re operating. But
there are problems that are not being resolved so successfully - water,
cancer, complicated operations, and sewage.
Ismail Haniyah, the prime minister of the Palestinian Autonomy, and
Khalil Al-Hayya, one of the most influential members of the HAMAS
[Islamic Resistance Movement] political bureau, in exclusive interviews
told me about their understanding of the situation. They do not give
interviews and made an exception for the Russian press. Ashraf Dzhuma,
head of the military wing of Fatah [Movement for the National Liberation
of Palestine] and one of the six Fatah deputies living in Gaza, gave his
opinion on how to overcome the split among Palestinians. The Orthodox
[Christian] Hussam At-Tawil, an independent deputy of parliament, talks
about the role and place of Orthodox Palestinians.
Interview with Ismail Haniyah, prime minister of the Palestinian
National Autonomy: "National reconciliation - a condition for elections"
Ismail Haniyah: "I invite President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin to
visit Gaza."
[Kevorkova] What can you say about the blockade of Gaza?
[Haniyah] It is collective punishment of the people for their political
choice. It is violation of all human rights and international laws,
discrimination against Palestinians, and an attempt to eliminate the
Palestinian government and destroy the Palestinians. I believe that the
blockade will be terminated. After what happened with the Free Gaza
flotilla on the sea, the blockade is more of a factor of pressure on
Israel than on Gaza. Israel has now clashed with the position of the
entire world, which is demanding that the blockade be lifted. (He turns
off the light in his office.) That often happens here... Gaza has 50 per
cent of the electricity that it needs. We are dependent on generators.
They are very expensive and dangerous to people and fires happen because
of them.
[Kevorkova] Israel is saying that the blockade of Gaza is the result of
the shelling of their territory with Kassam rockets.
[Haniyah] Those rockets cannot do any significant damage. They are small
uncontrolled projectiles made in a primitive way. They cannot be
compared at all with the Israeli rockets or with Israeli artillery. The
Israeli propaganda represents these rockets as something much more
impressive than they actually are.
As you know, after the attack against Gaza by the Israeli army in
2008-2009, we got all the resistance groups to agree to stop launching
Kassam rockets, chiefly through agreements with the HAMAS and Islamic
Jihad military detachments. But even since then Israel has been mounting
operations and shelling Palestinians from the air and from the sea. A
few days ago, they fired on people on the shore and killed six
[Kevorkova] Can you explain what happened a year ago with the small
group that was called "al-Qaida in Gaza" in the mass media?
[Han iyah] These people were certainly not al-Qaida. They were a small
group that wanted to preach the ideas of al-Qaida, but were in no way
associated with it. We knew of them and we tried to enter into
negotiations with them. We began a discussion of the problems of
resistance with them from the standpoint of Islam and from the
standpoint of general strategy. They abandoned the talks and their
leader blew himself up. There were 22 people who died, including six
policemen. I can say that this group no longer exists.
[Kevorkova] How do you evaluate Fatah's role?
[Haniyah] It is an important political part of our society and
Palestinian politics. The problems of the Palestinian people cannot be
resolved by Fatah or HAMAS separately. We must find ways of national
reconciliation. We believe that outside pressure is being exerted on
Fatah, and that prevents agreements from being reached. Fatah will have
to overcome this pressure.
[Kevorkova] What kind of relations do you have with Iran? Is it exerting
pressure on you?
[Haniyah] Iran is an Islamic country, and it supports the Palestinian
people and defends the rights of Palestinians. Our relations with Iran
are the same as with other Islamic countries and with Arab neighbours.
Iran is not involved in internal relations. It provides support for us,
but it does not set any conditions for us. Not one of the countries that
supports us dictates conditions to us.
[Kevorkova] What do you think of Barack Obama's new strategy and the
prospects of the plan for the new Near East?
[Haniyah] After Obama's election we had definite expectations regarding
the US president's policy, especially after his speech in Cairo a year
ago. We expected US influence on Israel's policy and the termination of
the blockade. A year and a half has passed since his election, and we
can see that his declarations remain just words. They do not influence
anything. Now people are not especially expecting any help from him. All
the same he has the time and the potential to change the situation.
[Kevorkova] What do you think of Russia's role? After all, the Russian
president also is merely meeting with the member of the political bureau
Khaled Mashal. Are those also only words?
[Haniyah] Russia is a great country of the world. Russia's relations in
the Near East are ancient and strong. Russia defends the rights of the
Palestinian people. We have good relations with Russia's leadership. The
HAMAS political leadership has gone to Russia several times now and met
with the Russian leadership.
President Medvedev's meeting with Khaled Mashal is great support of the
Palestinians. What the president of Russia said to Khaled Mashal was
important. He emphasized that HAMAS is part of the Palestinian
liberation movement and an important part of the political system and
that political talks on the Palestinian future are impossible to hold
without the participation of HAMAS or Fatah. He emphasized the
importance of achieving national unity and the fact that external
pressure does not promote such reconciliation.
Of course, it is very important that Russia emphasizes that it does not
consider HAMAS a terrorist organization and appreciates the trust that
HAMAS has gained among the Palestinian people. Russia recognized the
results of the Palestinian elections and expressed its respect for the
Palestinian people's choice.
We consider this meeting of President Medvedev as a bold step on his
part that shows Russia's real position on this issue.
Russia's position draws attention to the US position, which is not an
honest one. We hope that we will strengthen relations with Russia and
that Russia will continue to support the Palestinians' right to their
state with the capital in Jerusalem and will insist on stopping the
blockade of the Gaza Strip and promote national reconciliation. Needless
to say, we welcome all Russian initiatives in achieving these goals.
I invite President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin to visit Gaza as a
practical realization of their efforts to stop the blockade of Gaza.
[Kevorkova] The question of recognition by Israel is an inevitable
question for HAMAS. What can you say about that?
[Haniyah] We will not abandon the right to establish the Palestinian
state with the capital in Jerusalem and the right of refugees to return.
The process of achieving this will require a long time, more than 10
years, perhaps.
[Kevorkova] Elections have been postponed many times, and now the
question of them has once again not been resolved. Will there be
elections in the Palestinian National Autonomy?
[Haniyah] Undoubtedly we support elections and want to hold them. It is
a civilized and contemporary method of expressing the democratic
aspirations of the Palestinian people. But first national reconciliation
must be achieved and we must go into the elections with that. It is
impossible to hold elections in conditions of a split.
The continuation of the subject: "The Palestinians do not want to go
anywhere" [different interviews follow first].
Interview with Khalil Al-Hayya, Palestinian National Autonomy Parliament
deputy from HAMAS: "The problem is the American veto"
Khalil Al-Hayya, Palestinian National Autonomy Parliament deputy from
HAMAS: "We are not a state, we are under occupation."
[Kevorkova] Everyone is talking about the tragedy of the division of the
Palestinians. Why can't it be overcome?
[Al-Hayya] The division of the Palestinian forces is a long-standing
phenomenon. Now it is being intensified from the outside. The Americans
and the Ramallah administration have prevented the government from
working in normal conditions. The blockade and the efforts of certain
regional governments are promoting the division. We have made a lot of
effort to carry out reconciliation, but the Americans are not allowing
the administration in Ramallah to make agreements. The Fatah delegation
refused to go to Gaza after long negotiations - it is impossible to
understand what prevents them. The problem is that the American veto is
in effect. It is clear to all politicians in the world. It is not
difficult to reach agreement with Fatah, and Egypt is willing to
continue the negotiations, but the American administration insists that
they hold negotiations with Israel rather than a Palestinian dialogue.
[Kevorkova] There is no such political force that could overcome the US
veto, and consequently there will be no unity of the Palestinians, true?
[Al-Hayya] The United States is pursuing two objectives: the political
curtailment of HAMAS and Fatah peace talks with Israel. Abbas is doing
what they are demanding of him.
[Kevorkova] Does HAMAS like the idea that elections cannot be held?
[Al-Hayya] No, that is not true. Elections are impossible with the
division. We understand the danger of division.
[Kevorkova] Lieberman invited his foreign colleagues to Gaza - which of
them came?
[Al-Hayya] This man is a great master of falsifications. The only thing
is that Israel did not permit the German foreign affairs minister to
visit Gaza.
[Kevorkova] Why, do you think?
[Al-Hayya] Because Israel is afraid that he would see the ruined
infrastructure, the dozens of ruined factories, and the ruined energy
system and would learn how people are living when there is electricity
for just a few hours a day. That he would understand why most people in
Gaza do not have money for generators and for groceries. He would
understand that the Europeans are transferring money to Ramallah, and
this money does not get to Gaza. Perhaps he would become aware that the
Europeans need to pay the electric companies directly rather than
Ramallah if they want to improve the situation.
[Kevorkova] Does HAMAS intend to build a Sharia state?
[Al-Hayya] We believe in th e freedom of reason and of religion. Most of
our population are Muslims, and they are conservative without someone
else's instructions. We are not a state. We are under occupation. When
people are able to choose freely, it is unlikely that people would
choose something far from Islam. We need to think about the freedom of
the people rather than about secondary issues.
Continuation of the subject: "The Palestinians do not want to go
Interview with Ashraf Dzhuma, deputy of the Palestinian National
Autonomy [PNA] parliament from Fatah in Gaza: "Finding a Strategy of
Common Action"
Ashraf Dzhuma, deputy of the PNA parliament from Fatah in Gaza: "Russia
can play the role of peacemaker. The USSR would have already done that
long ago."
[Kevorkova] Like the five deputies from Fatah, you remained in Gaza
after the internal clashes of 2007. Have you left Fatah?
[At-Tawil] My life is bound up with Fatah. I was head of the combat wing
of Fatah. I have a master's degree in explosives work. I knew Arafat, he
was my leader. I was close to him after he returned to Palestine. Six
Fatah deputies remained in Gaza, while the other six left for the West
Bank after the 2007 clashes.
[Kevorkova] The terms in office of the president and the parliament have
expired. Why are the elections being postponed?
[At-Tawil] Elections are impossible in such a situation - what would the
sense of them be? Elections must be democratic, that is the path of
peaceful action. HAMAS would not be allowed to participate in elections
on the West Bank. In such a situation, elections would just deepen the
split. We must be certain that the elections would be open and honest.
Rapprochement between Fatah and HAMAS appears, and then it falls apart.
Everything was moving towards reconciliation in the last few months, but
recently everything fell apart.
[Kevorkova] Is it possible to achieve the reconciliation of Fatah and
[At-Tawil] We do not have a strategy of common action - that is the
problem. We are too focused on resuming a dialogue. In the process HAMAS
feels comfortable in Gaza. And they feel comfortable on the West Bank
too. But political and economic pressure is being exerted on the parties
from the outside. Just who isn't pressuring them? The United States,
Iran, Turkey. Russia must return, it supports the Palestinians, and it
has good relations with all the parties as does no other country. Russia
can play the role of peacemaker and invite the Fatah and HAMAS
delegations - let them discuss paths of reconciliation with the
Russians. Russia is not interested in a division between Palestinians.
That would be a great step. The USSR would have already done that long
[Kevorkova] Is it dangerous for you to remain in the Gaza Strip?
[At-Tawil] I was attacked in the past - 40 people in masks came to my
office in 2007. Now everything is normal. There were 56 Fatah members in
prisons in Gaza. HAMAS stopped the arrests, and now they can be resumed
because their people are being arrested on the West Bank. The deputies
are speaking out against the arrests because that divides us.
[Kevorkova] Who benefits from the division of Palestinian forces?
[At-Tawil] The chief beneficiary is Israel. Independent and not too
prominent people, not from parties but people who control the tunnels,
are in second roles. The outside pressure is focused on politically
dividing Gaza and the West Bank. HAMAS is not permitted to travel to
Jerusalem and not permitted to travel to Gaza from the West Bank.
[Kevorkova] Is there a way to stop that?
[At-Tawil] I met with the HAMAS leaders and we talked about unification.
They are good speeches. But later the speakers from both parties speak
and it gets worse. After the destruction of the flotilla, HAMAS refused
to meet with Fatah. People in HAMAS who understand believe that wh en
the blockade falls, they will insist on unity.
[Kevorkova] To listen to the Palestinians, the situation is getting
worse and worse as it is. Was it better before Oslo?
[At-Tawil] No, it is better now. We are standing on the land. Oslo
stopped the military operations. I was against Oslo. Yasir Arafat
considered Oslo a concession, and he also understood that Oslo was not
the optimal solution.
[Kevorkova] Can you define the platform on which unity can be achieved?
[At-Tawil] We have a common enemy and we have Aa common goal - freedom.
We need to sit down together and work out a common strategy. Gaza now is
a symbol of resistance.
A truce between the parties is the main thing, the differences are not
important. Everyone has made mistakes, and we must concentrate on the
positive rather than on the differences. Fatah has a long history, while
the young generation supports HAMAS and they have everything to win. We
must not reject any forms of struggle and diplomacy. Vietnam also held
talks with the Americans while continuing the war of liberation.
A very important trait of people from Fatah is their outlook. We have
read Tolstoy and Chekov, and we know Victor Hugo's Les Miserables. We
have studied in literature and in life. We have seen the big world.
HAMAS has many young, fresh forces. Our alliance and unity is the main
thing that the Palestinians need now.
The continuation of the subject: "The Palestinians do not want to go
Interview with Hussam At-Tawil, Orthodox Christian deputy of the PNA
parliament: "The Palestinians do not want to go anywhere"
Hussam At-Tawil, Orthodox Christian deputy of the PNA parliament: "We
are at the centre of the Arab majority from the standpoint of our
participation in politics."
[Kevorkova] What is the status of the Christian minority in Gaza?
[At-Tawil] We do not believe in minorities. Orthodox Christians are an
important part of the Arab majority from the standpoint of our
participation in politics. We consider ourselves in the centre of a
community. The Orthodox Christians have excellent relations with
everyone, and they are built on a political rather than a religious
basis. We have Christian associations that work for everyone - on
educational programmes and social ones. There are 2,000 Christians in
Gaza, and a large number of them are Orthodox. They are educated and
active people, and they work for the common cause.
[Kevorkova] What kind of an effect does the pressure of the HAMAS
Islamic government have?
[At-Tawil] HAMAS clearly answered that it would not build an Islamic
society and would not establish Islamic morals for all Palestinians.
Islam is a rule of life, but Islam does not burden others with their
rules. The Palestinian community is under a blockade, and it applies to
everyone - to the leftists, the Muslims, and the Christians. Everyone
has problems, but HAMAS is not the source of them. They are problems of
the occupation rather than of the Islamic movement.
[Kevorkova] Some people think that only those who have sold out to HAMAS
do not condemn it. Did you sell out to HAMAS?
[At-Tawil] Yes, many Europeans have said that to me too. I have noticed
that the serious press distorts the picture of life in the Gaza Strip
and the picture of life of Christians based on the laws of the yellow
press. I am an independent deputy. I received votes from both Muslims
and Christians, and I am supported by the People's Front, and the
Democratic Front, and former Communists, and Mustaf Barguti (the founder
of the Palestinian National Initiative - N. K.), and leftists, and
rightists. That reflects the Christians' relations with Palestinian
society that people in the West refuse to see.
[Kevorkova] So as an Orthodox Christian, can you go to Jerusalem for
[At-Tawil] I can go to Jerusalem as a member of parliament , but not as
a Christian. Once every six months, I receive such authorization from
Ramallah. But I will not go to the West Bank until the division is
overcome. I am conducting a vigorous dialogue with our deputies on unity
- we have opportunities for electronic communication.
Going to the West Bank as a Christian is a special topic. The Israeli
side prevents all Palestinians from going to the West Bank. But they are
thinking of improving the picture somewhat by issuing authorizations for
Easter to some Christians. They want to send us a kind of message: as
Christians you can have some privileges. But let us watch to see to whom
and how these authorizations are issued. They may be given to
one-year-old children in one family, but not given to their parents. Or
to an old lady who will be unable to go alone. Or be given to the wife
but not given to her husband. Every year they announce that 500 or 600
authorizations have been issued, but in reality there is nothing like
that. It is deception.
[Kevorkova] How would you line up the hierarchy of Palestinian problems
as of today?
[At-Tawil] The blockade, Israel's policy towards Palestinians, and the
political division of the Palestinian forces. It hurts us to see the
division, one political language is needed.
[Kevorkova] What about security in Gaza? The world mass media describe a
picture of legal chaos.
[At-Tawil] If you are speaking of people on the street - everything is
normal with their security. Look at how many people are at the sea and
on the streets at night. But there is neither political nor military
security in Gaza. We expect attacks from Israel every minute. We are in
a state of occupation and a blockade.
[Kevorkova] Israel explains that it imposed the blockade for the sake of
its own security.
[At-Tawil] The blockade has nothing to do with Israeli security - that
is a lie. It is a crime against humanity and collective punishment, and
the reasons for it are political. That wave of solidarity with the
Palestinians that the Free Gaza flotilla raised will stop it. We can see
the difference well: politicians can earn points for themselves, but
people are for us.
[Kevorkova] If the blockade is lifted, will hundreds of thousands of
people flee Gaza?
[At-Tawil] When the wall with Egypt was being built, even before the
bombings, it was expected that the Palestinians would flee. During the
bombings it was once again expected that the Palestinians would flee.
How many of them were in Rafah? The entire world became convinced that
the Palestinians do not want to leave their land to go anywhere.
The Palestinians have the right to freedom of movement, to a family, to
build their home, and to travel throughout the world and return to their
homes, just like other free people. No one has the right to decide for
me where I should live.
I am not a bird in a cage for the entire world to watch what I am going
to do when the cage is opened. It hurts to hear the discussions of
different governments on whether they should open our borders or not. We
are not beasts that we should be kept in a cage. This is our land, and
we have the right to build our lives, get married, and give an education
to our children the way we want to without others' instructions.
[Kevorkova] People say that the Palestinians are anti-Semites, Nazis,
and nationalists, just as all who support them are.
[At-Tawil] We ourselves are Semites, Arab Muslims and Christians. We
cannot be against ourselves. We respect all religions and the right to
profess them. We never, like the Nazis, considered the Jews as second
class people or as animals. The shame of Zionists is that as victims of
Nazis, they came to our land to vent their feelings on the Palestinians
- on innocent people.
Source: Nezavisimaya Gazeta website, Moscow, in Russian 14 Jul 10
BBC Mon FS1 FsuPol ME1 MEPol 210710 em/osc
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Breakfast Topic: Does WoW help you learn a foreign language? {WoW}
Jul 6th 2009 11:47AM YES!
My little brother learned his English through WoW. We are from Denmark and play on English EU Servers. He is turning 12 soon, and about 1,5 years ago he got his first subscription for Christmas.
At first he could not understand a thing, so I had to sit with him while he played to translate everything (that's how I got hooked on WoW), then I made him a small list with common words etc. Now 1,5 years later he can play and communicate without a problem - and he likes to speak English IRL just for fun. (I myself learned a lot of new words)
Who said that you don't learn anything through games? =)
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Jan 14th 2009 8:45AM Hahahaha, this is great! LOL! I can just see it
Forum post of the day: No more newbies? {WoW}
Aug 30th 2008 6:43AM I myself is somewhat a WoW-newbie, I started playing over 6 month ago (comparing to ages of playing like my friends did). I did not see much of a problem with being a WoW n00b in the leveling, but after hitting level 70 I find it quite hard to stand up against/together with people who have played for ages and know the game in and out.
I always am being bullied for my crappy gear. Well, I am sorry for not having good gear since its hard to get when its your 1st lvl 70 and its hard for you to get a group for kara/instances and find time to grind everything in the world.
Its also impossible to get into a good pve guild because they expect you are imba, but really, its hard to get imba with random groups who just screw you over in the middle of Kara (and you are left with 5 days save).
I also am scared of Heroic, cause well, I am too weak and don't always know what to do. Which makes me feel like a n00b, and it sucks.
*For all those ppl thinking "OMG, L2P!" - My answer to you is - STFU, I spent all those month learning to be a mage, reading wowinsider, talking to friends, reading tactics and bla bla bla. You can't just have skill with knowing what to do, u need opportunity to use it.
So, no, its hard to find a space for a newbie in the WoW.
Forum post of the day: Rogues are unhappy {WoW}
Jul 16th 2008 7:34AM lolz! heheheheheheheh
this makes me happy... rogues are quite annoying. My druid friend was very happy too, right after logging in today he went to do some BGs, just to gank some rogues. ^^
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Reviewed Swordfish with Tomatoes and Capers
May 7, 2011 in Food Network Community Toolbox on FoodNetwork.com
"This was a wonderful recipe! Instructions were easy to follow. I didn't change a thing. Restaurant quality. Serving it to company next weekend. Can't wait, he is a gourmet chef and he will be envious of this dish.""


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30 And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters. | 30 Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains, for he was afraid to stay in Zoar. He and his two daughters lived in a cave. |
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Boston College Athletics Department is using a Broadcast Pix Granite 2000 Video Control Center to produce live inhouse video scoreboard presentations for Eagles basketball, hockey, and football home games. When hockey and basketball games are not broadcast, Boston College streams its productions live to the Web.
Housed in Conte Forum, the indoor arena for hockey and men's and women's basketball, the control room is connected to Alumni Stadium via fiber for football coverage. The Athletics Department purchased its Granite last summer through Access AV in Concord, N.H., and installed it in time for its first home hockey game of the season last October.
According to Eric Girard, associate director of interactive media for the Boston College Athletics Department, the control room had been equipped with a Broadcast Pix Slate 1000 for three years. Originally, the Slate was used for advertising clips and graphics playback, while the video scoreboard presentation was switched using a Ross switcher. For the past two years, however, the Slate was used exclusively during the production.
When it was time to update the control room, Boston College upgraded to the Granite 2000 because it offered more versatility, including increased I/O and a larger control panel. "The ability to see more on those panels is a huge plus," he says.
A typical football production uses up to four cameras, a combination of tripod and handheld units, while basketball and hockey can have as many as five cameras for game coverage and replays. Girard says they sometimes use video feeds from production trucks that are producing the game for broadcast for additional coverage.
During hockey and basketball, Fluent Rapid CG 2 is used to update scores. An option of Granite and Mica systems, it streamlines data-intensive CG graphics creation by integrating databases, RSS feeds, and custom actions like scorekeeping into graphics automatically, which produces customized graphics significantly less manual effort. (Fluent Rapid CG 2 is not used in football, because the stadium's videoboards are positioned on top of separate scoreboards.)
The department uses the Fluent Watch-Folders feature almost daily, according to Girard. Production graphics are created in Avid and Adobe After Effects, then dragged into Watch-Folders via the network for instant access during productions. The built-in Harris Inscriber CG, part of the Fluent workflow tools included with each Broadcast Pix system, was another selling point. "It's convenient and the compatibility with the program is nice," he says. "For moderate budgets, you couldn't ask for much more.
With no full-time TD on staff, Boston College relies on Fluent Macros to provide a consistent look for replays, sponsorship bugs, score tickers, and other onscreen graphics and transitions. Girard estimated there are almost 800 stored macros, and up to 100 macros are used during each game. "It's a very easy way to get things done," he explained. "They are extremely beneficial."
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Publications and preprints
- Manifolds, K-theory and the calculus of functors, (joint with Greg Arone), submitted, arxiv:1410.1809.
The Taylor tower of a functor from based spaces to spectra can be classified according to the action of a certain comonad on the collection of derivatives of the functor. We describe various equivalent conditions under which this action can be lifted to the structure of a module over the Koszul dual of the little L-discs operad. In particular, we show that this is the case when the functor is a left Kan extension from a certain category of `pointed framed L-manifolds' and pointed framed embeddings. As an application we prove that the Taylor tower of Waldhausen's algebraic K-theory of spaces functor is classified by an action of the Koszul dual of the little 3-discs operad.
- Cross-effects and the classification of Taylor towers, (joint with Greg Arone), submitted, arxiv:1404.1417.
We show that the partially-stabilized cross-effects of a functor from either based spaces of spectra, to spectra, admit the structure of a module over a certain operad: the Koszul dual of the little discs operad in the first case, and a desuspension of the commutative operad in the second case. The derivatives inherit a limiting structure as a module over a 'pro-operad'. We show that the Taylor tower of the functor can be recovered from this structure.
- Higher homotopy excision and Blakers-Massey theorems for structured ring spectra, (joint with John E. Harper), submitted, arXiv:1402.4775.
Working in the context of symmetric spectra, we prove higher homotopy excision and higher Blakers–Massey theorems, and their duals, for algebras and left modules over operads in the category of modules over a commutative ring spectrum (e.g., structured ring spectra). We also prove analogous results for algebras and left modules over operads in unbounded chain complexes.
- A classification of Taylor towers for functors of spaces and spectra, (joint with Greg Arone), Advances in Mathematics 272 (2015), 471-552.
We describe new structure on the Goodwillie derivatives of a functor, and we show how the full Taylor tower of the functor can be recovered from this structure. This new structure takes the form of a coalgebra over a certain comonad which we construct, and whose precise nature depends on the source and target categories of the functor in question. The Taylor tower can be recovered from standard cosimplicial cobar constructions on the coalgebra formed by the derivatives. We get from this an equivalence between the homotopy category of polynomial functors and that of bounded coalgebras over this comonad. For functors with values in the category of spectra, we give a rather explicit description of the associated comonads and their coalgebras. In particular, for functors from based spaces to spectra we interpret this new structure as that of a divided power right module over the operad formed by the derivatives of the identity on based spaces.
- Coalgebraic models for combinatorial model categories, (joint with Emily Riehl), Homology, Homotopy and Applications 16(2) (2014), 171-184.
We show that the category of algebraically cofibrant objects in a combinatorial and simplicial model category A has a model structure that is left-induced from that on A. In particular it follows that any presentable model category is Quillen equivalent (via a single Quillen equivalence) to one in which all objects are cofibrant.
- Apollonian circle packings of the half-plane, (joint with John Doyle), Journal of Combinatorics 3 (2012), 1-49.
We classify Apollonian circle packings of a half-plane up to Euclidean similarity and describe the relationship between such packings and continued fractions.
- A note on the composition product of symmetric sequences, Journal of Homotopy and Related Structure 7 (2012), 237-254.
We consider the composition product of symmetric sequences in the case where the underlying symmetric monoidal structure does not commute with coproducts. Even though this composition product is not a monoidal structure on symmetric sequences, it has enough structure, namely that of a `normal oplax' monoidal product, to be able to define monoids (which are then operads on the underlying category) and make a bar construction. The main benefit of this work is in the dual setting, where it allows us to define a cobar construction for cooperads.
- Bar-cobar duality for operads in stable homotopy theory, Journal of Topology 5 (2012), 39-80.
We describe a bar-cobar duality for operads of spectra. In particular, we construct a Quillen equivalence between the projective model structure on the category of operads, and a new model for the homotopy theory of cooperads of spectra.
- Operads and chain rules for calculus of functors, (joint with Greg Arone), Astérisque 338 (2011), 158 pages.
We study the structure possessed by the Goodwillie derivatives of a pointed homotopy functor of based topological spaces. These derivatives naturally form a bimodule over the operad consisting of the derivatives of the identity functor. We then use these bimodule structures to give a chain rule for higher derivatives in the calculus of functors, extending that of Klein and Rognes. This chain rule expresses the derivatives of FG as a derived composition product of the derivatives of F and G over the derivatives of the identity. There are two main ingredients in our proofs. Firstly, we construct new models for the Goodwillie derivatives of functors of spectra. These models allow for natural composition maps that yield operad and module structures. Then, we use a cosimplicial cobar construction to transfer this structure to functors of topological spaces. A form of Koszul duality for operads of spectra plays a key role in this.
- A chain rule for Goodwillie derivatives of functors from spectra to spectra, Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 362 (2010), 399-426.
We prove a chain rule for the Goodwillie calculus of functors from spectra to spectra. We show that the (higher) derivatives of a composite functor FG at a base object X are given by taking the composition product (in the sense of symmetric sequences) of the derivatives of F at G(X) with the derivatives of G at X. We also consider the question of finding Pn(FG), and give an explicit formula for this when F is homogeneous.
- Bar constructions for topological operads and the Goodwillie derivatives of the identity, Geom. Topol. 9 (2005), 833-933.
We describe a cooperad structure on the simplicial bar construction on a reduced operad of based spaces or spectra and, dually, an operad structure on the cobar construction on a cooperad. We also show that if the homology of the original operad (respectively, cooperad) is Koszul, then the homology of the bar (respectively, cobar) construction is the Koszul dual. We use our results to construct an operad structure on the partition poset models for the Goodwillie derivatives of the identity functor on based spaces and show that this induces the 'Lie' operad structure on the homology groups of these derivatives. We also extend the bar construction to modules over operads (and, dually, to comodules over cooperads) and show that a based space naturally gives rise to a left module over the operad formed by the derivatives of the identity.
Current Projects
- Koszul duality for modules and comodules over operads of spectra
There are two versions of Koszul duality between modules over an operad of spectra and comodules over the Koszul dual operad. In one version, we have a Quillen equivalence between the category of P-modules and KP-comodules where the left adjoint is a model for the derived indecomposables of a P-module, and the right adjoint is a model for the derived primitives of a KP-comodule. In the second version, we have a Quillen adjunction (but not typically an equivalence) in which the left adjoint models the derived indecomposables of a KP-comodule and the right adjoint the derived primitives of a P-module. The monad and comonad associated to this adjunction encode structures which we think of as those of a divided power KP-comodule and divided power P-module, respectively.
- Algebras over the Taylor tower of the identity
The goal of this project is to construct monad models for the terms in the Taylor tower of the identity functor (on based spaces) and to compare algebras for these monads with coalgebras over the terms in the Taylor tower of the functor Sigma^infty Omega^infty.
- Localized Taylor towers (joint with Greg Arone)
This project is to extend Kuhn's results on the splitting of Taylor towers of functors of K(n)-local spectra to the unstable case. We do not expect split Taylor towers in this case, but we do expect the Taylor towers to be determined by the Goodwillie derivatives together with the appropriate bimodule structure. The idea is to apply Kuhn's theorem on vanishing Tate cohomology to the best approximation to a functor determined by the derivatives.
- Completion of operadic algebras with respect to Quillen homology (joint with John E. Harper)
The goal of this project is to give connectivity conditions under which an algebra A over an operad P (in spectra or chain complexes) can be recovered from its Quillen homology. This is part of the foundation of a Koszul duality for relating algebras over P to coalgebras over the bar construction BP.
- The Taylor tower and Goodwillie derivatives of algebraic K-theory (joint with Andrew Blumberg)
This is an attempt to calculate some parts of the Taylor tower and Goodwillie derivatives of algebraic K-theory viewed as a functor from associative (or commutative) S-algebras to spectra. We use the framework developed in my work with Greg Arone and use results of Basterra-Mandell on the stabilization of categories of S-algebras, and of Lindenstrauss-McCarthy on Taylor towers of other algebraic K-theory functors.
- Geometric self-duality for the little discs operads (joint with Benoit Fresse and Paolo Salvatore)
Getzler and Jones showed that the homology of the little n-discs operad is self-Koszul dual, up to suspension. This project is an attempt to realize that duality geometrically using my work on bar-cobar duality for operads of spectra.
- Calculus of functors and configuration spaces
This is a summary of a talk given at the Conference on Pure and Applied Topology on the Isle of Skye in June 2005. We describe a relationship between right modules over the operad formed by the Goodwillie derivatives of the identity functor, and configuration spaces on manifolds. The missing step in turning this project into a paper is a proper understanding of the self-Koszul-duality of the Fulton-MacPherson operads of compactified configuration spaces.
- Cross-effects of homotopy functors and spaces of trees
This paper describes models for the cross-effects of homotopy functors given in terms of spaces of trees. These link closely to the methods of the paper "Bar constructions for topological operads and the Goodwillie derivatives of the identity", but I do not have any useful applications for these models.
- Homotopy operations on simplicial algebras over an operad
This was my first attempt as a graduate student to understand what operations exist on the homotopy groups of a simplicial algebra over an operad, in a sense generalizing the Cartan-Bousfield-Dwyer operations on simplicial commutative algebras. It contains some partial results, but not a full description.
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Classic Gaming! 4 people made a 30MB game, and it's one of the best I've played this year!
Darwinia is a virtual world populated by sentient programs, which you have to save from an invading virus. The whole world looks like Tron, which makes sense, as it takes place inside a computer. Everything has a very retro feel to it, but not at all in a bad way. Normally, pixelization or obvious geometry would be a downside, but this game justifies it and revels in it, which gives it a wonderfully distinctive feel.
The gameplay is RTS based, but doesn't play like a lot of other RTS games. There are no compilcated research trees, building types required to build more buildings and units, etc. Instead, there are simple research fields to choose from, a few structures around the map that can be captured for spawn points and transportation, and only one resource - souls. The Darwinians, as intelligent creatures, have souls. Killing viruses releases souls which can then be gathered by non-combatant engineers and returned to buildings which will spawn darwinians. They, in turn, are needed to complete various objectives, usually involving restoring various systems. The Darwinians, however, cannot fight at all at first, and even when upgraded, are relatively weak. Fortunately, Squads have some firepower available. Squads are the basic fighting unit you will use, and are armed with lasers and either grenades, rockets, or airstrike beacons, once these become available. Later, armoured transports become available, and they can convert into turrets, which must be manned by darwinians (and can be captured by the enemy. argh.) Only two fighting units in a RTS game is unusual, but not at all a problem. The different strategies required for the different squad weapons, and the handling of turrets, which auto-fire at any enemy in range and will mow down any friendlies in the way (stupid little darwinians), combined with the varied challenges and terrain, give plenty of variety. Speaking of terrain, it plays a much more substantial role than many games. Often, the illusion of height is given just for visual interest. Here, if you take a hill you can almost double your grenade range; if you're firing rockets over uneven ground, they make hit too close and hurt you, etc. Essentially, take the high ground. The only issue I had with gameplay (and it's minor) was that the AI was not very good. Squads give only minimal firepower when not directly controlled, engineers completely ignore enemies and tend to put themselves in harm's way, and these I don't mind, b/c it makes you fight tactically. However, the armor acted up a bit. Sometimes it would loop 330 degrees around one way instead of 30 the other when going somewhere, and sometimes it would ignore directions. Still, very minor complaint
The graphics are siple but very effective. The retro look is well thought out and completely appropriate for the game. Enemies wil shatter into many 2D shards when killed and everything is made of simple, obvious polygons, and it complements the setting perfectly. The sound was pretty well done, if a little limited. There are combat effects and basic screams when things die, but it does get a bit repetitive. I would have liked speech instead of subtitles from the Darwinians' creator, Dr. Sepulveda, as well as a bit more variety in the effects, but it was still well done.
Darwinia is an excellent value for the money. I think it was $19.95, and I got lots of playing time out of it trying different strategies. There is also a map editor, although I haven't gotten to it yet. Plenty of bang for your buck...
Tilt is where this game shines, though. Introversion Software is a tiny company (4 people) and this is one of the finest game sI've played this year. It is original, addictive (you've been warned. seriously.) and simply a lot of fun. I doubt I'll see anything else like it, and it's a damn shame. Long story short, whether you like it for the strategy, the combat, the novelty, or just have had your computer infected before and like the idea of targeting viruses with airstrikes, PLAY THIS GAME.


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I have a 1984 Lawn Chief 5hp B&S tiller made by General Power Equipment for True Value Hardware stores. I am trying to find the owner's manual (or a copy of) for this tiller. Any of the following model numbers will do: 5C-8, 5 CA, or 5 GTD. Thanks for any help. |
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Here ya go. They show parts lists available, dunno if the whole manual is there. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Oscar Wilson Manuals
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I've got an Atlas 5CA Rototiller illustrated parts list, but it's hard to help you when you don't enable the email feature on Garden Web. |
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Fri, Sep 2, 11 at 20:18
I did tell my best friends husband about the 1 year affair his wife was having. I couldn't take the lies and deception anymore...I do miss my best friend so much and she does hate me now, but I still think she should have never put me in that position to begin with....I miss her but feel so much better and have changed myself even more because of what has happened. I did betray her but I just wanted her to stop, but in the end I realized that I am not responsible for anyone else's cheating ways....just responsible for my own actions....it didn't change anything and he forgave her right away and me and my husband do not have cook outs, trips or anything anymore with them....it is just sad you can't be honest about things and be adults and work things out the right way! It may make you feel better as a person that you told him, but in the long run you will regret it because of the way people will treat you for telling her husband....I am praying that things work out for you and your friend! |
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?? In the title you ask IF you should... then you post that you already DID. |
Maybe she works for the counseling agency thats doing all the spamming that makes no sense. |
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NFL Football 2013: 5 Things We Learned From Week 17
The 2013 NFL regular season ended with many exciting games which helped to finalize the first-round playoff match-ups. Here are five things we learned on Sunday:
The 2013 NFL regular season ended with many exciting games which helped to finalize the first-round playoff match-ups. Here are five things we learned on Sunday:
Another win sure would end the season on a high note. It won't be easy as New England has dominated the The Buffalo Bills for more than a decade. The Bills have lost 12 consecutive games when visiting New England, and for the most part, these games have not even been close.
It's the final week of the 2013 regular season in the NFL. By Sunday night, we'll know which teams are moving on to the post-season, and which are not. Here are five storylines we'll be watching:
Well, there's at least one Dallas Cowboys quarterback who we can all agree to love.
Colin Kaepernick threw for one score and ran for another and NaVorro Bowman returned an interception 89 yards for a touchdown with 1:10 to play, as the 49ers beat the Atlanta Falcons, 34-24, in the last regular season game at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
Week 16 of the 2013 NFL season saw three more teams clinch playoff spots. Here are five things we learned on Sunday:
It was nice to see The Buffalo Bills pull out a victory last week against Jackosnville, but that might be the final victory of the season. Quarterback EJ Manuel is out for Sunday's game due to his knee. He may return in the final week against New England. QB Thad Lewis is starting against The Miami Dolphins on Sunday.
College bowl season kicks-off with a matchup of ranked teams. Here's what to watch this weekend:
Both the AFC and NFC have several playoff spots to fill as the 2013 NFL season heads into its next-to-last weekend. Here are five storylines we'll be watching:
Just when fans thought The Buffalo Bills would not be another 6 and 10 team, they showed us that they can be even worse. Unless some players really come up strong in the final games, they could end up with a record of 5 and 11 or even 4 and 12.
Josh McCown passed for 348 yards and four touchdowns, and the Bears routed the Dallas Cowboys, 45-28, in frigid Chicago on Monday night.
The unlikely matchup of Florida State and Auburn in the BCS National Championship highlights this year's slate of college bowl games. Here is the complete viewing schedule.


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Key Speakers
• Sophie Crousse, Director - Government Affairs, Europe, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare
• Prof Onno Van Schayck, Scientific Director - CAPHRI (Care and Public Health Research Institute), University Maastricht – Netherlands
• Dr Raafat Fahim, President and CEO, Nabi Biopharmaceuticals
• Alison Cox, Project Director, Framework Convention Alliance (Action on Smoking & Health)
• Florence Berteletti Kemp, Director, Smoke Free Partnership
• Dan Tickle, Chief Executive, No Smoking Day
• Ashok Narasimhan, President, Zenara Pharma
• Jean King, Director of Tobacco Control, Cancer Research UK
• Tim Roberts, Stop-Smoking Manager, NHS
• Dr Mira V Doig, Laboratory & QA Manager, ABS Laboratories
Smoking cessation is among the most dynamic markets within the pharma, biotech and healthcare sector, and expected to grow despite the current economic times. According to 'Smoking Cessation 2009-2024 report', the evolution of NRTs - including neuroreceptor modulators, enzyme inhibitors and therapeutic vaccines - will push worldwide sales of smoking cessation drugs to $1.5 billion by 2010, with majority of revenues coming from the NRTs.
Recently, the current marketed drugs have come under strict FDA regulations highlighting low safety and efficacy of existing smoking cessation products. These restraints will further strengthen the scope for robust drug pipeline and newer opportunities that will revolutionise the global smoking cessation landscape.
Following the success of our series of conferences in the UK and US, the 4th Annual Smoking Cessation conference, will discuss current challenges, unmet medical needs, scope and future treatments in the smoking cessation market. With an impressive line-up of speakers and topical themes, you will gain an international perspective on the future tobacco control activities and treatments to reduce the impact of smoking globally.
Why Attend?
By attending this conference you will gain knowledge on:
• Awareness of NRT and government/NGO efforts to tackle the tobacco use in BRIC countries
• EU perspective on price and tax measures: New proposal for the Tobacco Tax Directive
• Accurate measurements to support the assessment of nicotine addiction
• Therapeutic vaccines – revolutionising the face of anti-smoking market
• Combination therapies of smoking cessation
• Effective use of mobile technology towards a 'Smokefree' UK
• Monitoring smoking cessation programmes
Who should attend?
VPs, Directors, Heads and Managers of:
• Smoking Cessation
• Anti-smoking Products
• NRTs
• Tobacco Risk/Control
• Tobacco Research
• Clinical Trials
• Clinical Pharmacology
• Pharmacotherapy
• Drug Delivery
• Research & Development
• Scientific Affairs
• Primary Care
• Respiratory
• Therapeutics
• Drug Addiction
• Health Improvement
• Epidemiology
• Consumer Insights
• Outcomes Research
• Product Development
• Pricing
• Marketing/Sales
• Public Affairs/Branding/Advertising
• Regulatory Affairs
Members of:
• Pharma, Biotech & Healthcare Organisations
• Government - Department of Health, NHS PCTs
• Non-profit Organisations/Associations
• Advertising/Public Relations Bodies
• Hospitals
Day 1
Day 1, Monday 25th January 2010
09:30 Registration and refreshments
10:00 Opening address from the chair
10:10 WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Present & future
• WHO Framework Convention: what it is and how it can be used
• Civil society and the treaty: The Framework Convention Alliance
• Development of guidelines on cessation under the treaty
Alison Cox
Project Director
Framework Convention Alliance (Action on Smoking & Health)
10:50 Expanding the global market for NRTs and making them affordable for developing countries
• Awareness of NRT and government/NGO efforts to tackle the tobacco use in developing countries
• Adapting NRT products to address the consumption of smokeless tobacco, a serious issue in the Indian subcontinent
• Significance of costs - the need to make it affordable
• BRIC market - the biggest block of tobacco users in the world
Ashok Narasimhan
Zenara Pharma
11:30 Morning refreshments
11:50 Smoking Cessation: An EU perspective
• How can community's present and future tobacco control activities reduce demand and increase motivation to quit?
• Price and tax measures: New proposal for the Tobacco Tax Directive
• Protection from exposure to tobacco smoke: New proposal for a recommendation on smoke free
• Packaging and labelling: Revision of the Tobacco Product Directive
Florence Berteletti Kemp
Smoke Free Partnership
12.30 Accurate measurements to support the assessment of nicotine addiction
• 20 years of looking at smoking and smoking cessation
• Smoking cessation when using smokeless tobacco
• How accurate measurements can aid in smoking cessation and the development of cessation therapeutics
Dr Mira V Doig
Laboratory & QA Manager
ABS Laboratories
13.10 Monitoring smoking cessation programmes
Representative to be announced
Bedfont Scientific
13:30 Networking lunch
14.30 Nicotine vaccination: A new promising target
• Do we need new smoking cessation treatments?
• What is the additive value of nicotine vaccination?
• What could be the place of nicotine vaccination?
• Do we need combination therapies of smoking cessation?
Prof Onno Van Schayck
Scientific Director - CAPHRI (Care and Public Health Research Institute)
University Maastricht - Netherlands
15:10 Afternoon refreshments
15:30 Therapeutic vaccines – revolutionising the face of anti-smoking market
• Advantages over existing treatment therapies
• Safety & efficacy to induce irreversible addiction
• NicVax progress and next steps
Dr Raafat Fahim
President and CEO
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals
16:10 NHS evidence on smoking cessation
• Evidence for smoking cessation
• Specialist collections available to the NHS
Dr Maj Thorn
Associate Director – Sources & Head of Information, NHS Evidence
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
16:50 Closing remarks from the chair
17:00 Networking Drinks
Take your discussions further and build new relationships in a relaxed and informal setting
Day 2
Day 2, Tuesday 26th January 2010,
09:30 Registration and refreshments
10:00 Opening address from the chair
Dan Tickle
Chief Executive
No Smoking Day
10:10 A comprehensive 'National Tobacco Control' strategy for England
• Reducing smoking rates and health inequalities caused by smoking
• Protecting children from smoking and from secondhand smoke
• Tobacco product regulation (affordability, accessibility and appeal)
• Supporting international measures and minimising industry's influence on policy and research
Jean King
Director of Tobacco Control
Cancer Research UK
Elspeth Lee
Head of Tobacco Control
Cancer Research UK
10:50 Systems based approach to interventions in primary care
• Supporting smokers to quit as a QOF incentivised activity
• What advice do smokers need to hear?
• The importance of systems for quality stop smoking support
Alex Higgins
Smokefree Consultant
Smokefree Solutions
11:30 Morning refreshments
11:50 No Smoking Day effectiveness and smoking action programme
• Rolling out one of the biggest UK's public health campaigns
• Understanding the smoker using social marketing techniques
• How to increase quit attempts
Dan Tickle
Chief Executive
No Smoking Day
Vishnee Sauntoo
Marketing Director
No Smoking Day
12:30 Effective use of mobile technology towards a 'smokefree' UK
• GP-led Campaigns
• Mobile for social Marketing Campaigns
• Supporting smokers in the process of becoming 'Smokefree'
Sheena Macpherson
Business Development Manager
iPLATO Healthcare
Tim Roberts
Stop-Smoking Manager
NHS Hammersmith & Fulham
13:10 Networking lunch
14:10 Pharma approach: Supporting tobacco control policies with smoking cessation
• Comprehensive tobacco control policies: Prevention, protection, cessation
• Pharma outlook: The central role of smoking cessation
• How to achieve this : a partnership approach
Sophie Crousse
Director - Government Affairs, Europe
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare
14:50 Accessibility & affordability of smoking cessation aids
Panelists from various segments of industry will discuss their views, exchange ideas on the recent developments in smoking cessation and share their experience while working on it)
Panel members will be drawn from the speakers who take part on day one or day two. If you would like to submit a question to the panel, please email it to: firstname.lastname@example.com
15:30 Afternoon refreshments
15:50 Smoking cessation for children
• Strategies for smoking prevention and intervention amongst children
• Video Showcase: YA LUNG- "Lung: Your Atmospher, Your life"
Dr. Marcos Nascimento*
Corporate Health Strategist - Tobacco Risk Advisor, PULMAO SA
Professor - Respiratory Care, PUCPR
16:30 Presentation to be announced
17:00 Chair's closing remarks
17:10 End of Conference


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I haven't been on this site for a while ... still in much discomfort in the chest area. (poking feeling and fluid build-up) Have started physical therapy again!!! My PT is really knowledgeable about side effects of breast surgery and implants. I trust her so much. My original double mastectomy doctor thinks it is related to scar tissue, 4 surgeries in one year, and possibly the removal of a few lymph nodes. She told me my implants feel and look fine. : - ) Like other professionals, she said to "give it time". They ALL say I do NOT have lymphedema, so I have to believe them. Roberta, please let me know how YOU are feeling after your latest implant surgery. What does it FEEL like in the chest region? Any more problems with the implants? Maria, my deepest thoughts are with you regarding your father and your breast surgery complications. Try to communicate with us when you are able. You are going through very stressful times and I want you to know that you are not alone. You have plenty of support here. Try to take it one day at a time ... and realize that you WILL get through this ... with time. Am hoping the NEW Year, 2012, brings us all closer to healing, less pain, a more normal day-to-day life, and peace/happiness within ourselves. Keep in touch everyone ...
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Am glad Mary was able to travel to Washington and enjoy the holiday week. Like you, I set up and decorated the Christmas dining table ... we had 11 relatives for dinner. My husband helped with the cooking. : - ) I think we are ALL ready to say "adios" to 2011! Somehow, though, we manage to gain strength through diversity. It seems that the more I talk and listen to people, the more they tell me about their health challenges. Am hoping/praying that the new year will bring us better health. Mary (and others here) ... you have been through a lot ... am wishing you (and everyone here) peace, strength and a great sense of humor to handle the pink roller coaster ride.
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Just want you all to know how much I appreciate your advice, thoughts and prayers. Only YOU can truly understand a person who has been treated for breast cancer. Like Roberta,I pray for each of you every night. I think we all think about or pray for one another at different times. Am hoping that 2012 brings us peace and healing. * * * * * * * * * *
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Thanks for the positive thoughts. We ARE a very strong group of women ... some of you may not think so ... because of the daily struggles associated with breast cancer. It appears to me that we have our differences but overall we share the "journey". This journey sure has been an education ... never thought I would be on this site, but here I am!! Am "hanging in there" and trying to get back to my "normal" life ... not a perfect life, but one that I have grown to cherish. My doctors all recommend physical therapy/exercise (again). ... that will be my direction to start the new year. Still want to play golf in the spring. : - ) CHEERS to all!!
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I loved what you wrote ... especially about courage and a great appreciation for every day in our lives. You were very considerate to give your appointment time to the woman needing a bi-lateral mastectomy. I always believe "what comes around goes around", so something positive is waiting to happen to you. This has been a very difficult year for me ... but I hold on to hope that my discomfort will not be as bad in 2012. Am returning to physical therapy the week after Christmas ... will try to swim more often too. (with my 87 year old mother-in-law) I like your picture ... will try to post mine with the help of my husband ... he's the nerd in our household!! I wish everyone on this site peace in the new year ... peace within ourselves, that we are doing the best we can. Merry Christmas.
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I love your "lemons without the tequila" analogy! So true. Many of us are drinking the lemonade made by the lemons ... our way of adjusting to life's diversity. You are certainly a very strong person ... and know how to be assertive. Am proud of you. What does your doctor say about your tumor markers and swollen lymph nodes in your neck? Am assuming that is why tests were ordered. Hope all is well for you and wish you a time to heal without hassles. : - ) Today, I placed a call to the lymph node specialist's office and talked again to his nurse. Told her that I had to take off my wedding ring today because of swollen fingers. She said to call next week if my fingers (and other areas) are swollen because of extra fluid. She also said to raise my arms above my head when I am sitting down. This may help to move the fluid in another direction. I really need to see my physical therapist again.
Maybe I didn't do enough upper body exercises. : - (
On another note Sandy ... back to golf!! That is my #1 goal for next Spring. I'll golf even if it hurts ... that's how bad I want to play. Michigan has some beautiful courses. Should be interesting given my implants were sewed in a pocket to my pec muscles (underneath) during surgery ... using alloderm. (skin processed from a human cadaver!! )
My thoughts are with you and anyone else on this site who is trying to cope with breast cancer side effects. Everyone is different, but we share the journey together.
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I wondered what happened to my "golf" friend. Sorry you are battling pneumonia. We all have colds at our house right now. Regarding implants ... my breasts also seem far apart ... but my size "B" bras still fit. Have not scheduled breast "tattoos" yet. Am waiting to feel better ... am still struggling with issues of pain and discomfort. For details, go back a week or 2 on this site. Have tried to explain what I'm going through to the best of my ability. Have finally reached the conclusion that my situation is very unique! The doctors tell me to "wait it out". I bet you are looking forward to getting your new "nipples". Keep in touch ....
SusanView Thread
Mary Beth .... on another note.... am sorry about the recurrence. How are you doing? I might have missed some of your previous posts. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Keep in touch ....
Love, SusanView Thread
Have been catching up on this site recently and saw you. Am proud of you and DH. Before you know it, radiation will be done and you hopefully can relax for awhile. I did not have to undergo radiation therapy .... but did experience chemo. Your bra looks comfortable and cute. After my breast implant surgery, the doc/nurses put me in a "straight jacket" kind of bra. : - ( Had to wear it for several days .... torture .... can't remember. (chemo brain!) After that, bought a few sports bras ... zipped up the front ... 2 of them were labelled, "Moving Comfort" ... the other was the "Under Armour" brand. Don't wear them much now because they squeeze me too much and hurt. I prefer my original, comfortable, white camisole. Received it as a gift from the hospital after my mastectomy. Even purchased 2 more from the hospital gift shop. I wear them night and day and as you would expect, they are now a dingy, stained, yellowish color! I put on regular bras for special occasions only! Well Michelle, keep in touch with all of us throughout the rest of you radiation treatments. Glad you have the "new" type of radiation .... less complications later on. At least the long "ride" gives you and DH a chance to share a conversation ... something that is lacking these days in so many marriages. Take care ......
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I have an unheated garage workshop on the San Francisco peninsula. In the winter it is often around 50F, in the summer, especially near the ceiling where my lighting is installed, it can get quite warm. I gather from information at the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute website, the smaller the diameter of a fluorescent tube, the narrower its performance profile as a function of temperature. See: http://www.lrc.rpi.edu/programs/nlpip/lightingAnswers/lat5/pc10.asp At 50F, a T8 bulb is down to 75% output and a T5 is down to 40%. The optimum temperature for a T8 is ~75F and for a T5 it is 95F. See the thumbnail below from ImageShack: [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/404/lrct5t8vstempgraph.jpg/][IMG]http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/2729/lrct5t8vstempgraph.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Uploaded with [URL=http://imageshack.us]ImageShack.us[/URL] I did not find a similar graph for T12 bulbs, but suspect that it is shifted slightly to lower temperatures and is even less steep in its falloff. I am accustomed to the light output of two ancient 4 bulb 40W fixtures equipped with magnetic ballasts that require starters. I am ready to scrap these. One ballast overheated recently and I've not replaced it. I understand that the government has mandated the elimination of magnetic ballasts. See: https://www.google.com/search?complete=0&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1024&bih=587&q=%22magnetic+ballast%22+phase+out&btnG=Google+Search&gbv=2 There seems to be a move to eliminate the T12 bulb in favor of the T8, but I doubt this will be important in my working lifetime (~10 years at best.) Much of the attention seems to be focused on lumens/watt efficiency and not total lumens per fixture, especially over a range of ambient temperatures. I have several 40W T12 fixtures, two 2-bulb units with electronic ballasts and many single lamp strip lights with magnetic ballasts. I understand that with T8 electronic ballasts installed, these fixtures would allow the use of T8 bulbs. Does it make sense to move from T12 to T8 by changing out all of my ballasts? Does it make sense for me to replace the T12 magnetic ballasts in my strip lights, or should I leave well enough alone and just install them as needed? I do not want to go to unneeded expense only to find that I am getting less light for my aging eyes than I now have. Opinions? Thanks, baumgrenze |
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I apologize. It was not intentional. If the duplicate can be removed easily, please do so. I had house guests Tuesday through this morning and was trying to fit in what work and research I could without being impolite to them. I am trying to understand what I might have done. I am confused by the time stamps on this thread. As it stands, my post is stamped "Sat, Nov 26, 11 at 1:47" and your observation that I posted a duplicate post is stamped "Sat, Nov 26, 11 at 10:13. My history shows that I visited the forum last night at 10:47 PM. I had an early morning scheduled and it was already late. I quickly checked the responses I found and decided I would wait until today to say thanks for what I found. I have a project to complete with an early Monday morning deadline, so I will be 'offline' until that is complete. Thanks for your input. baumgrenze |
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