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Erectile dysfunction (ED) is especially common in men with major depressive disorder (MDD). This study examined the extent to which risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and vascular dysfunction were associated with ED severity in a series of MDD patients.
The sample included 46 middle-aged [M (SD) age = 53 (7)], sedentary men diagnosed with MDD. ED severity was assessed by the Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale (ASEX), item 3. Depression severity was measured by the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). CVD risk factors were quantitated by the Framingham Cardiovascular Disease Risk Profile score. Vascular function was measured by flow-mediated dilation (FMD) of the brachial artery.
The average ASEX score for this sample was 3.2 (SD = 1.2). Regression analysis revealed that ASEX scores were predicted by greater CVD risk factors (p = .008, β = .41) and lower FMD (p = .03, β = −.33). When FMD was included in the regression model, the relationship between CVD risk factors and ASEX scores was partially attenuated (p = .08, β = .28).
ED was associated with CVD risk and impaired vascular function, although it appears that CVD risk factors may affect ED through impairment of vascular functioning.
It is estimated that 34 million American men have some degree of erectile dysfunction (ED) (1). The most common pathophysiological factor related to ED appears to be subclinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) associated with aging, as well as CVD risk factors such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes mellitus (2–7), and ED is increasingly being viewed as a marker for possible underlying cardiovascular disease (CVD) (8;9). The prevalence of ED appears to be higher among patients with multiple CVD risk factors (10) or significant CVD (11), as compared to healthy controls (e.g., 65% vs 22%) (11). Furthermore, ED in otherwise health men has been observed to be a potent predictor of incident CVD in large, observational studies (12). For example, among 25 000 without CVD who were customers of a managed care organization, ED at baseline was associated with a two-fold increase in the risk for a first myocardial infarction, after adjusting for confounds (13). Among 4200 men without CVD or ED who were followed for up to 7 years, incident ED was associated with any cardiovascular event (Hazard Ratio = 1.27), with an effect size comparable to family history of MI (HR = 1.36), smoking (HR = 1.56), or use of antihypertensives at baseline (HR = 1.29) (14). Given these data, is it not surprising that medical providers have been encouraged to evaluate patients with ED for cardiovascular risk factors (14).
ED and CVD appear to share pathogenic mechanisms by which traditional CVD risk factors, such as cigarette smoking, diabetes, and obesity, result in a reduction in nitric oxide (NO) activity (15;16). NO availability is critical both for erectile function (17;18) and for endothelial function (15;19), and any impairment in NO activity can result in endothelial dysfunction and CVD (19). In small scale studies, endothelial dysfunction, as measured by flow-mediated dilation, has been observed to correlate with ED severity (20), and also to differentiate patients with ED from controls (21;22).
Erectile dysfunction also can be affected by psychological co-morbidities, especially the presence of clinical depression (5;10;23;24). Decreased interest in sex and other pleasurable activities has long been recognized as a classic depressive symptom (25), and epidemiologic studies have observed positive correlations between ED and depression (23). For example, among 1709 men from the Massachusetts Male Aging Study (MMAS), depression (CES-D ≥ 16) was associated with 1.82 times greater risk for moderate or severe ED, after controlling for potential confounds (24). To date, the relationship between CVD risk factors and ED has not been studied among clinically depressed patients.
We examined the relationship between CVD risk factors and vascular function in adult men with MDD. Data were obtained from baseline assessments of men enrolled in a clinical trial of exercise and depression that has been previously reported (26). We hypothesized that, among this sample of clinically depressed, sedentary, middle-aged and older men, depression severity would be related to ED severity, that traditional CVD risk factors would be related to ED severity, independent of the effects of depression, and that the relationship between CVD risk factors and ED would be explained by vascular dysfunction assessed by flow mediated dilation (FMD).
The sample consisted of 46 male participants of the SMILE Study, a randomized clinical trial of exercise and depression (26). Briefly, participants were recruited between October 2000 and November 2005. The Declaration of Helsinki protocols were followed and all study participants gave their written, informed consent. Participants included adults with scores of 12 or greater on the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI) (27) who met diagnostic criteria for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) (28) using the Structured Clinical Interview for Depression (SCID) (29). Exclusion criteria included poorly-controlled diabetes mellitus, inability to participate in regular exercise, medical exclusion to taking antidepressant medication, current participation in exercise, current use of antidepressant medication, or diagnosis of bipolar disorder or psychotic depression. Psychological assessments were performed by clinicians blind to group assignment. Variables were measured as follows:
Erectile Dysfunction (ED) was measured by response to a single item on the 5-item Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale (ASEX) (30), in which each item corresponds to a core element of sexual functioning (i.e., sex drive, arousal, erection, orgasm, and satisfaction). For the purposes of this study, participants responded to the question "can you easily get and keep an erection?" Response options rage from 1 = "Extremely" to 6 = "Never." In the original validation study, the ASEX was examined both as a series of single-time instruments, and also as an overall measure of global sexual functioning (31). Similar single item measures of ED have been shown to be reliable, valid, and sensitive to change (12).
All patients were diagnosed with MDD based upon a clinical interview administered by a trained clinical psychologist (29). Depression severity was measured with the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI), a self-report scale consisting of 21 items, each corresponding to a specific category of symptoms and attitudes (27). The severity of each symptom is rated on a 4-point scale, and the total score is determined by adding the sum of the individual items. The BDI has been widely used as a measure of depression severity in studies of healthy adults as well as adults with CVD (27).
CVD Risk was indexed with the Framingham CVD Risk Profile (CVD-RP) (32) and body mass index. The CVD-RP uses Cox proportional-hazards regression coefficients to calculate the estimated 10-year risk for any CVD event (i.e., coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular events, peripheral artery disease, or heart failure) from sex (m/f), smoking (yes/no), diabetes (yes/no), and the natural logarithm of age, total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein (HDL), and systolic blood pressure (SBP; different coefficients are used depending on whether a patient is taking antihypertensive medication). The CVD-RP algorithm was developed from a data set consisting of nearly 8500 Framingham study participants who were followed for 12 years. Body mass index (BMI) also was included as a measure of CVD risk because, although it is not part of the CVD-RP algorithm, it is associated with CVD events, and it is also associated with ED. Data for CVD-RP and BMI calculations (i.e., height, weight, SBP, diabetes diagnosis, current use of any medications, and current smoking) were gathered from each participant by a study Physician Assistant. Lipid values were derived from fasting blood work, drawn and analyzed in an on sight, dedicated research laboratory.
Endothelial function was measured by flow-mediated dilation (FMD) of the brachial artery, using standard procedures (33). Longitudinal B-mode ultrasound images of the brachial artery, 4–6 cm proximal to the antecubital crease, were obtained using an Acuson Aspen (Mountain View, California) ultrasound platform with an 11 MHz linear array transducer. All images were obtained by the same sonographer (blinded to treatment), who had extensive experience with the FMD technique, and held the transducer manually. Images were obtained under the following conditions: (i) after 10 min of supine relaxation; (ii) during reactive hyperemia, induced following inflation for 5-minutes to supra-systolic pressure (~200 mmHg) of a pneumatic occlusion cuff placed around the forearm, and (iii) after administration of 400 µg sublingual glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) spray. End-diastolic images were stored to a magnetic-optical disk and arterial diameters were measured as the distance between the proximal and distal arterial wall intima-media interfaces using PC-based software (Brachial Analyzer Version 4.0, Medical Imaging Applications LLC, Iowa City, Iowa).
Peak hyperemic flow was assessed by Doppler velocity measurement during the first 10 seconds post-deflation of the occlusion cuff, and hyperemic flow response was defined as percent change in flow relative to resting baseline. Peak FMD response was assessed from 10 –120 seconds post-deflation of the cuff, with peak arterial diameter quantified using polynomial curve fitting, and FMD was defined as the maximum percent change in arterial diameter relative to resting baseline.
FMD has been shown to correlate with CVD risk factors (34) and is predictive of future CVD events (35).
A bivariate correlation matrix was generated to examine relationships between depression severity, CVD risk, endothelial function, and erectile function. The relationship between ED and CVD risk was modeled with a regression analysis in which ASEX Item 3 score served as the independent variable and CVD-RP served as the predictor. The primary analysis consisted of a step-wise multiple-regression analysis in which the dependent variable was ASEX and the predictors were BDI, BMI, CVD-RP, and FMD, entered in that order. Because age is a component of CVD-RP, age was not included as a separate predictor in our primary analyses. All analyses were performed with SAS v 9.1 (36).
The sample consisted of 46 middle-aged (53.4 years old), moderately depressed (BDI = 27.8) men, who generally were Caucasian (73.9%), overweight (BMI = 29.8), and married (60%) (see Table 1). The average ASEX score (on the 1–6 scale) was 3.2, which falls in between "somewhat easily" and "somewhat difficult." A total of 35% of the sample had been diagnosed with hypertension, 11% were diabetic, and 13% were smokers; 30% were taking a medication that is known to possibly interfere with erectile function (typically a beta-blocker). Half of the men in this study were non-smokers, non-diabetics, non-hypertensives, and were not taking medications with ED as a known side effect. None were taking antidepressants or Viagra. The average CVD-RP score was 14.0, which corresponds to an estimated 14% chance of having a CVD event in the next 10 years.
A bivariate correlation matrix was constructed to examine the two-way relationships between all key variables. ED was not associated with depression severity (r = .00, p = .99). Also, the association between ED and BMI was small, and nonsignificant (r = .19, p = .20). However, greater ED was associated with higher CVD risk (r = .42, p = .004) and worse FMD (r = −.49, p = .0006). Age was strongly associated with CVD-RP (r = .60, p < .0001); however, greater ED also was associated with older age (r = .43, p = .003).
The relationship between erectile function and CVD risk was modeled with a regression analysis in which ED served as the independent variable and CVD-RP served as the predictor. Self-reported ED predicted CVD risk (t = 3.1; p = .004, β = .42); a 1-point increase in self-reported ED was associated with a 3.2% increase in calculated CVD risk over the next decade.
The contributions of depression severity, BMI, CVD-RP, and FMD were examined with a step-wise multiple-regression analysis in which the dependent variable was ED and the predictors were BDI, BMI, CVD-RP, and FMD, entered in that order. Depression severity did not predict self-reported ED (t = 0.0, p = .997). When BMI was added to the model, it also did not predict ED (t = 1.28; p = 21, β = .19). However, when calculated CVD risk was added to the model, it was a significant and independent predictor of ED (t = 2.76, p = .008, β = .41). Furthermore, when FMD was added to the model, it was a significant predictor of ED (t = −2.23, p = .03, β = −.33), and the effect of CVD risk on ED was partially attenuated (t = 1.81, p = .08, β = .28). Taken together, these results indicate that CVD risk was a significant contributor to self-reported ED, and that this relationship was partially mediated by endothelial function.
The final model of the multiple regression analysis was repeated several times in order to examine the impact of baseline brachial artery diameter, as well as the relative impact of endothelial-dependent and endothelial-independent vasodilatation. When baseline brachial artery diameter was included in the model, it was not a significant predictor of ED (t = .51, p = .60, β = .08), and it had little impact on the contribution of CVD-RP (t = 1.82, p = .08, β = .28) or FMD (t = −2.33, p = .03, β = −.35) to ED. The contribution of FMD to ED remained essentially unchanged when the analyses were repeated excluding diabetes (n = 41, p = .02, β = −.39), and when excluding men who were taking anti-hypertensive medication (n = 32, p = .04, β = −.41).
In order to further examine the unique effects of endothelial-mediated vasodilatation, the primary regression analysis was repeated, but with nitroclycerine-mediated vasodilation (NGT, an index of endothelial-independent vasodilation) serving as the final variable, instead of FMD. When NGT was included in the final model instead of FMD, NGT contributed relatively little to ED (t = −1.95, p = .06, β = −.30), and the inclusion of NGT did not attenuate the relationship between CVD-RP and ED (t = 2.75, p = .009, β = .39). When both NGT and FMD were included in the model, FMD trended towards contributing to ED (t = −2.0, p = .05, β = −.31), whereas NGT did not (t = −1.19, p = .24, β = −.19).
The presence of CVD risk factors were associated with greater self-reported ED severity. In addition, impaired endothelial function also was associated with greater self-reported ED, and accounted for a significant proportion of the effects of CVD risk on ED. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that ED is a marker of CVD risk, and they add further evidence to the body of data suggesting that endothelial dysfunction may underlie the relationship between ED and CVD risk. These results also extend these findings to a population of clinically depressed men.
In secondary analyses, the effect of FMD on ED was similar, regardless of whether patients with hypertension or diabetes were included in the analyses. Also, whereas the inclusion of FMD in the model attenuated the relationship between cardiovascular risk and ED, the inclusion of NGT did not. Taken together, these secondary analyses reinforce the robustness of the primary findings, and lend additional support to the hypothesis that cardiovascular risk and ED are linked at the level of the endothelium.
Neither depression severity nor BMI contributed to self-reported ED in this study. This stands in contrast to our hypotheses, as well as previous studies of patients with ED (3;5). The lack of association between depression severity and ED in this sample of clinically depressed men may indicate that it is the categorical presence of depression, and not the severity of depression, that contributes to ED. If this is true, then the correlation between depression and ED should only be observable among samples that include both depressed and non-depressed men [e.g., (3;10)], and it should not be observable in studies such as ours, which did not include non-depressed controls. Although the association between BMI and ED did not reach statistical significance, the effect sizes associated with the relationship between BMI and ED (r = .19 in the correlation analyses, and β = .19 in the regression analyses) suggest that our sample size may simply have been too small to detect the impact of BMI on ED.
In addition to the small sample size and the absence of a non-depressed control group, these findings are limited by the use of a single-item measure of self-reported erectile function. Also, the current findings may not generalize to a men who are younger than 40, non-obese, and/ or physically active.
Overall, these findings suggest that, even among clinically depressed adults, ED may be a sentinel for the heart and for cardiovascular disease in general. These findings should encourage medical and mental health providers to avoid attributing ED to clinical depression simply because a patient is clinically depressed. Rather, providers should consider CVD risk in all of their patients with ED.
This study was supported by grant MH 49679 from the National Institutes of Health and grant M01-RR-30 from the General Clinical Research Center Program, National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health.
Conflicts of Interest
Dr. Doraiswamy has received grants and honoraria from several pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Blumenthal previously received an investigator initiated research grant from Pfizer/Eisai for an unrelated study.
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The growing importance of game design for virtual and real-world contexts raises the question of structure and design of rules for game, play, art, technology and urban culture. The conference on "Gamez & ruleZ" at "Kunstraum Walcheturm" in Zurich, Switzerland, intends to explore and discuss these relationships from october 2 - 4, 2015.
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Program: Friday, 2. October
|Opening of Conference
|Keynote 1 – Carlo Fabricatore (United Kingdom): What are Game Mechanics?
|(Input) René Bauer: Zurich Game Mechanics Manifesto Glimpse
|Staffan Björk (Sweden): Overview of Game Design Patterns
|Wolfgang Walk (Grumpy Old Men): From MDA to DDE - necessary enhancements on a comandable Design Framework
|Renzo Thönen (Giants): Game Mechanics of the Farming Simulator
|Mischa Geiser (Koboldgames): Guidance Systems for Journey of a Roach
|Opening of exhibition "ruleZ for the magic circle"
|[gameZFestival combined] Don Schmocker: FAR
|[gameZFestival combined] Florian Faller, Adrian Stutz (Bits & Beasts): Feist
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Program: Saturday, 3. October
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|Input & Panel: Reward and Punishment in Cities or what Game Designers think of Cities as Games
|Annika Waern (Sweden): Game Mechanics of Pervasive Games
|Guided Tour of exhibition with curators and game designers
|Keynote 2 – Jesper Juul (Denmark): The Art of Failure in Games.
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|[gameZfestival combined] Tabea Iseli, Jeremy Spillmann (Blindflug): Cloud Chasers
|[gameZfestival combined] Luke Whittaker, Katherine Bidwell (State of Play Games, UK): Lumino City
|[gameZfestival combined] Phillip Weber (CD Project Red, Poland): Quest Design for The Witcher
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Games are control systems that are exceptionally motivating. From simple motivational techniques such as clearing or aligning game designers develop cybernetic control systems (such as Tetris) that are gradually getting more complex. The simplest and most complete control system in game mechanics is the continual challenge for the player and his avatar. The game provides the player with a specific challenge: In Tetris falling blocks and overflowing containers. And it offers opportunities for action to tackle the problem. In Tetris you can move and rotate the blocks. In a next step the game evaluates the player's decision. The game rewards correct decisions. In Tetris a line disappears, you get positive sound, points and more playtime. However the game punishes wrong decisions. In Tetris you get an obstructed situation, gloomy sounds, and game over. As a player, if you are perfectly challenged, conservatively punished and well rewarded you may feel like floating through the game (Flow, Csíkszentmihályi/Scheurer).
But games not only differentiate short-term game mechanics (micro mechanics), they also define a long-term game mechanism (macro mechanics). This macro game mechanics motivates for hours, if not for days or weeks. This is where progression strategy or narrative strategies are often used. It can be in form of new (visual) worlds as in games like Tearaway, LSD Logic Dream Simulator or Lumino City; in form of new challenges (new elements in Chips Challenge, further level development in Ikaruga or Feist and change in game mechanics); in form of superior comparison (high score); and/or story as in The Witcher, Lumino City and The Last of Us.
By accepting and processing these rules on the computer and via commitment and interaction of the player, the game and its world become a magical reality. This new reality forms a magic circle where only the rules of the game apply (Huizinga). In this circle it is possible to fly (REZ), to save your cities from nuclear missiles (Missile Command), to destroy worlds (Ikaruga), or to color worlds (Wizball) – and you can even rise from the dead (Golden Axe).
It remains uncertain though if the player acquires the rules that were designed for him. The question remains: Does the player encounter the intended game experience or does he awaken entirely different mechanisms to life as in games like FAR and LSD Logic Dream Simulator?
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Presidents Dinner
This prestigious event is held annually. Each full delegate registration includes 1 Dinner Ticket. The evening commences with the President's Reception, followed by a mini reception. Evening dress is business attire. This event gives the OBOA President and committee an opportunity to recognize and congratulate people who have made contributions to OBOA and AMTS.
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At this years 2016 AMTS in Ottawa we are very pleased to have the opportunity to support two deserving charities. Annually, the AMTS supports the Breast Cancer Society of Canada. The second charity selected by this years host committee is Youth Mental Health at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO). Ottawa and the Golden Triangle Chapter have been working hard to build events throughout the year, in addition to the AMTS, to contribute towards these causes.
Join us for the 2016 Ride for Mental Health. A motorcycle ride looping from Arnprior to Wilno being held Saturday, September 17th, 2016. Cost is $20 per bike. A buffet lunch will be available at the Wilno Tavern for an additional $17.99.
All proceeds will be split equally to The CHEO Mental Health Unit and the Breast Cancer Society of Canada.
The 2016 AMTS is continuing the "Pink it up Campaign" please ensure you wear your best Pink on Wednesday!
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WSFederationHttpSecurityMode Enumeration
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Specifies the different security modes for WsFederationHttpBinding. Namespace: System.ServiceModel
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Assembly: System.ServiceModel (in system.servicemodel.dll)
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|Integrity, confidentiality, server authentication and client authentication are provided using SOAP message security. By default, the body is encrypted and signed. The service must be configured with a certificate. Client authentication is based on the token issued to the client by a security token service.
|The SOAP message is not secure during transfer. No Security Token Service is contacted. This mode is equivalent to using the wsHttpBinding binding with SecurityMode.None.
|Integrity, confidentiality and server authentication are provided by HTTPS. The service must be configured with a certificate. Client authentication is provided by means of SOAP message security and is based on the token issued to the client by a security token service.
The following code shows how to set Mode to a member of this enumeration.
// This method creates a WSFederationHttpBinding. public static WSFederationHttpBinding CreateWSFederationHttpBinding(bool isClient) { // Create an instance of the WSFederationHttpBinding. WSFederationHttpBinding b = new WSFederationHttpBinding(); // Set the security mode to Message. b.Security.Mode = WSFederationHttpSecurityMode.Message;
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Sharing resources in a conversation
Learn about programmatically sharing a computer monitor, desktop, or running program with another Microsoft Lync 2013 user in a conversation window by using classes in Microsoft Lync 2013 SDK.
Last modified: April 16, 2013
Applies to: Lync 2013 | Lync Server 2013
Microsoft Lync 2013 SDK lets you start system resource sharing and manage user control of a shared resource on the sharing stage of a Microsoft Lync 2013 conversation window. The only way for a user to see shared resources in a conversation is to open a Lync 2013 conversation window on the desktop. The Lync 2013 API does not provide a control that you can drop into your application UI. However, you can use the API to build programmatic control over the sharing stage of the conversation window.
The Microsoft.Lync.Model.Conversation.Sharing namespace contains the classes and enumerations that you use in resource sharing. Figure 1 shows a running process shared on the Lync 2013 sharing stage and visible to all conversation participants.
A shared resource is visible on the sharing stage for all conversation participants to view. A user must be aware that sensitive information can be seen by other participants when a resource such as a desktop, running process, or display is shared. When another user is granted control of a locally shared resource, the controlling user has the same access to the content within the resource that the owner does.
In general, you program by using the following kinds of Lync 2013 API objects:
Shareable resource objects such as a running process or desktop.
Sharing conversation modality objects.
Conversation participant objects.
Each of these objects expose methods, events, and properties that you use to manage the resource sharing process. Most of the code that you write for resource sharing handles events on the sharing modalities.
The Lync 2013 API does not support resource sharing when Lync 2013 is running in UI suppression mode.
A shareable resource can be the local desktop, any display attached to the local workstation, or a running process such as Notepad.exe. Although a computer can have any number of shareable resources, only one of these resources can be shared in a conversation at a time. In addition, only one conversation participant can share a resource at a time. A shared resource that is under the control of the resource owner is not considered controlled. It is only when the control of the resource is given to another user that the resource is considered controlled. The shared conversation resource can be controlled by one user at a time. Resource control amounts to giving the controlling user access to the local mouse and keyboard in the context of the shared resource. For example, if a running process has a UI with a Close button, the controlling user can click the button with the controlled mouse and close the process.
A resource sharer is a conversation presenter who is sharing a local resource with other conversation participants. A resource viewer is a presenter or attender who is viewing a resource shared by a different conversation participant.
Maintaining a list of locally shareable resources
A locally shareable collection of resources includes the desktop, monitors, and any UI-based processes that are running when a conversation is started and the conversation application sharing modality is connected. You are not notified when new processes are started after the application sharing modality is connected. To refresh a shareable resource list, you must read the ShareableResources property.
When a resource control action is available, the methods that you invoke to take an available action are exposed on the ApplicationSharingModality object. The conversation and each conversation participant own an application sharing modality. There are restrictions on which actions you can invoke on a given application sharing modality. Similarly, application sharing modality events are exposed on the conversation and participant application sharing modalities but not all modality events are raised on all of these modalities. In addition, not all application sharing modality operations are valid for all of the application sharing modality objects in a conversation.
This section tells you which modality events you should register for on which application sharing modality objects in the conversation and which operations are valid for each application sharing modality object.
This modality event handling code is invoked for the following kinds of modality state changes:
The availability of a resource control action is changed.
The user who controls a shared resource is changed.
A user is requesting control of a resource that is shared locally.
The locally shared resource is swapped for a different local shareable resource or a local resource is no longer shared.
The sharing modality connection state changes as a conversation starts or ends.
The local user shares, grants, or revokes control of a locally shared resource.
Application sharing modality methods
The following tables show all of the methods that can be called on the Microsoft.Lync.Model.Conversation.Sharing.ApplicationSharingModality object. The first table shows methods that start resource sharing. The second and third tables show methods that are related to controlling a shared resource.
Pay attention to the third column of the following tables. You must invoke the methods on the correct ApplicationSharingModality object.
The methods in the following table let you share resources. Control of locally shared resources can be managed by using the control-related application sharing methods.
Valid for which modality?
Shares the user's desktop and replaces the currently shared resource on the shared content stage regardless of the intent of the owner of the current resource.
Conversation modality
Shares a display and replaces the currently shared resource on the shared content stage regardless of the intent of the owner of the current resource.
Conversation modality
Shares a resource and replaces the currently shared resource on the shared content stage regardless of the intent of the owner of the current resource.
Conversation modality
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A friend and teammate of mine just posted on Facebook that she signed up for her first Ironman-distance triathlon, Ironman Coeur d'Alene. Along with the Active.com registration link, she included an appropriate first-timer reaction of "Oh. My. God. What have I done!?" and warned another teammate of ours that she better not let her down because our teammate was planning to sign up for Coeur d'Alene, too. This, my friends, is the classic Ironman Suicide Pact. I'm a big supporter of the Ironman Suicide Pact. In 2009, when I drove up to Penticton to spectate Ironman Canada and nervously sign up for next year's race, I took solace in the fact that my friend was planning to sign up with me so we could suffer through the next year together. Unfortunately, after she saw one of our teammates stumble across the finish line directly into the medical tent, she got nervous and backed out of the Suicide Pact until the following year. I was left standing in line next to Jason with my credit card in one hand and my heart in my throat, wondering who the hell I would train with for this ridiculous athletic feat. Of course, I had plenty of teammates to train with and survived my first Ironman, but still, there's some weird comfort in taking the plunge with a buddy by your side, someone who you feel is equally crazy as you are and willing to chalk up the decision to fork over several hundred dollars to propel your body 140.6 miles to temporary insanity. You form a special bond with the folks you sign up with and train with over several months. In 2011, I made another Ironman Suicide Pact with some of my teammates and finished my second Ironman a year later, scrapes, contusions, concussions, and all. I've sat on the sidelines this season and will watch 2013 pass by without having pulled on my wetsuit or gotten to the start line of a triathlon all year. It's a weird feeling, but I'm happy for the time off — I needed to get my work life in order and focus on restoring a happy work/exercise/personal life balance that would recharge my mental health....Read More


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New energy transitions: Tipping point for self-organized criticality?
Electric vehicles – It's not just about the car - "One of the key characteristics of complex systems, such as the world's energy and transport sectors, is that when they change it tends not to be a linear process. They flip from one state to another in a way strongly analogous to a phase change in material science... A second important characteristic of this type of economic phase change is that when one major sector flips, the results rip through the whole economy and can have impacts on the societal scale." (via) [more inside]
road trip to the American past
motor life blog is Charlie Beesly's fun collection of (mostly) found photos celebrating cars and their owners. Don't miss the winsome training wheels post and the early Kodacolor collection. We've seen some of Charlie's other themed found photos here previously.
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In 2007, City officials convened a group of stakeholders, including representatives of taxi drivers, owner and passengers, to create a set of goals for the next New York City taxi cab, a project called the Taxi of Tomorrow.
Lee press-on car
The Tata Nano (pic) is a car that costs less new than the amount I've spent on gas during single car trips, recently announced to the auto market in India. The Chery QQ ^, successful , widely exported, and recognized as the Hostage Taker's Vehicle of Choice by China Car Times, is the runner-up for the world's cheapest car but is still approximately twice as expensive. Yes indeed, the price of gas is not going to come back down. So much for my coast-to-coast road trips. [more inside]
Do cars force us to give up the outdoors?
Do Cars force us to give up the outdoors? In jail, prisoners are stuck indoors and aren't allowed to go outside except for an hour at most. But are the car-driving residents of the average American suburb consigned to the same fate? "You go from the box garage in the house to the box car, driving down the street, not touching anything or being part of your environment" says Jessica Denevan. [More Inside]
Microcars, bubble cars & the Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum
The Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum ia an automotive jewel of a site. Post WW II, a war ravaged Europe became mobilized in part due to the efficient and affordable design of micro or bubble cars. Today, fans still pay loving tribute to brands like the BMW Isetta and the Messerschmitt Tiger. Interested in learning more? Join a club or register to attend upcoming meets. (via gordon.coale) - more -
The Unimog, a converted German military vehicle manufactured by Daimler-Chrysler will be sold as a luxury vehicle in the US later this year. (This ten-foot-tall, six-ton beast dwarfs the Hummer.) According to Unimog marketing manager Bruce Barnes, "even in Scottsdale, Arizona, moms will want to take it to the grocery store. It's a head-turning vehicle." It seems to me this thing pretty much condemns itself, but here's a tree-hugging press release to chew on.
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West Philadelphia charter school chief executive Masai Skief has agreed to turn himself over to federal authorities this week while he waits sentencing on embezzlement charges.
Skief, 32, CEO of the Harambee Institute of Science Technology Charter School, said in court papers filed Monday that he would not dispute federal prosecutors' allegations he had used a debit card to steal money from Harambee after he pleaded guilty to embezzlement charges in August.
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ADDicted, Coming to a Virtual Theatre Near You
We have some exciting news!
We've continued our hot streak of winning awards. Back in the spring, we told you about the Audience Choice Award from the Kansas City... Read more
Awards, Trailers and Film Fest Round #2
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Hope you're all doing well this summer. It was a whirlwind of traveling to festivals in the spring, but that included winning "Audience Choice Award" at the Kansas... Read more
Film Fest Season Is Here!
Greetings ADDicted Fam!
We've waited a long time to announce this but ADDicted will be making its world-premiere, as well as other screenings, throughout April! It's finally time show off... Read more
ADDicted to Premiere at the Palm Beach International Film Festival
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Remember that donation you made on Kickstarter about three years ago? Well, guess what?! Not only are we finished with making the movie but we're about to... Read more
First Teaser for ADDicted
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Coloring and graphics have been completed so all that's left now is sound design and music, both of which are being worked on full-force. With that said, we... Read more
Re-doing of the movie poster
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We apologize for another email but we had to tweak some things on the movie poster. Some of you had asked about sharing it so we wanted to... Read more
We are picture-locked!
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I hope everyone has had a great holiday season so far and that 2014 was everything you all individually hoped for at this time a year ago. I... Read more
And, that's a wrap.
To all the believers out there,
Yesterday, at approximately 3:00 PM CST in St. Louis, MO, the very last bit of footage was filmed and "ADDicted" WRAPPED principal photography! We... Read more
Greetings, Live from Mizzou
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It's been over 4 months since we last updated you so what better time than now, now that the script is DONE! Maybe some of you thought... Read more
ADDicted progress
Hello to all of our supporters!
Its been a minute since I posted an update so I figured I'd reach out to you all. ADDicted is coming along nicely in... Read more
Another film festival!
The good news keeps coming in for the "ADDicted" franchise. In addition to the short film being accepted into the Newport Beach Film Festival, we were also accepted into the... Read more
Interview on Mizzou.com
As you all know, my dream is to shoot ADDicted at the University of Missouri-Columbia. I did an interview with Mizzou.com, the website for alumni, about trying to bring this... Read more
CCHR Interview
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Great start to our campaign
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PKN Prague Celebrates Vol. 20
We'd like to congratulate the organizers of PechaKucha Night in Prague for reaching the momentous -- in PKN numerology at least -- Vol. 20! The event happens tomorrow night (November 24) at Aero Cinema, and we truly hope that it's the best one yet. Expect to see some photos from the event here within a week or so.
The last PechaKucha Night in Prague for 2009 was held just over a month ago (Vol. 15), and in this post we take a look at a few of the presenters, highlighted by PKN Prague organizer Jana Kostelecka, and including a few comments. The next edition (Vol. 16) is already set to happen on February 17.
We always get very interesting reports from Prague, and the latest one, for PechaKucha Night Vol. 12, certainly follows that trend. That city's organizer Jana Kostelecka sent us the following, written by Adam Gebrian.
April 16th 2009, PechaKucha Night in Prague, volume 12, overcrowded as usual -- I would have never believed you could regularly fit more than 370 people inside a cinema with a maximum capacity of 336 (don't tell the authorities, especially the fire-brigade control). As usual, we have seen 14 presentations, every single one very funny -- a bit too much for my own taste, but that could have been influenced by the fact that I came to see PKNP directly from a funeral of a friend. But a few questions have been omnipresent: What is more important, content or form? Could you be boring but good? Should you try to be funny, especially when the others are, and the audience is having good time? How hard is it not to please the public? Should you try to react to your colleague's presentations which precede you? (My personal advice: No!)
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For a look at the previous PechaKucha Night in Prague (Vol. 11), we try something a bit different, starting with a bit of a dialogue, written by organizer Jana Kostelecka. Take note that PKN Prague Vol. 12 will be held on April 16.
A: Eleventh, it feels like going home from the first one was only yesterday.
B: Yes, but yesterday wasn't a summer's eve.
A: Hmm... but the amazement is exactly the same.
B: Which was your favourite then?
A: I loved Čestmír Suška's ability of seeing the most fragile beauty in the steel industrial waste, it was like multi-tonne easter eggs.
B: When you look at the Zdeněk Ziegler posters where the fonts were hand-painted and collaged, one regrets that globalization moved on and that posters always come in one package with the films these days. You can hardly make an exhibition of the posters to one film these days. CTRL-C CTRL-V.
A: I dreamed of fantasy worlds. Jakub Dvorský (Amanita Design). You live in a universe of the stub floating in the timeless space, inhabited with curious creatures and rockets made of cans of Kostelecke parky (sausages). Have you ever tried their game?
…and the other chronicler of the insubstantial senses -- Alžběta Skálová. I wish I was a kid again, I remember my favourite illustrations were in the book Alice in Wonderland, but it was nothing like this. When we were small, there were too little books of unreal worlds and its inhabitants…
…they came alive in the wicked pupetery of Martina Černá and Anna Issa Šotolová (Imagery). The rabbit-chicken teddy bear was kind of scary-funny. Moving down the rabbit hole.
B: Then you have the too dark painters, the dark horor of gypsy folk songs in Ladislava Gažiová paintings and Vladimír Skrepl, the first AEROnaut.
A: I fancied the book by Magdalena Kalistová on the green home. Only, the form does not correspond with the sense, so can there ever be beauty in green? And what about the architects?
B: I am excited when I see people care about the landscape and public spaces, and restrain their greed for more in the means of expanding, in lieu of the quality of space. In this light, the A.LT work in Poznan is excellent. Jan Jehlík put his ideas on urbanism clear -- and it's not every day that you see a hand-painted presentation.
A: I liked the simple garden resturant in the ZOO by FAM Architekti.
B: Did you notice that the product designers at PechaKucha do toys? Are you seeing any connection between Jana's Zacharias or are they simply adorable. Adorable. HuberoKororo does a Dino Rocking Horse which reminded me of my blow-up buffalo of old.
A: If I had studied hard, I would have been as knowledgeable as Jan H. Vitvar, and possibly would get the track of what Richard Loskot was doing with all the wiring.
B: When is the next one?
Čestmír Suška (sculptor)
Čestmír Suška is working with steel and iron industrial waste, transforming its weighty substance into something airy, cutting out the borders of the space and letting the light in. He creates a possibility of meeting Richard Serra and Daniel Pirsc.
Alžběta Skálová (illustrator and graphic designer)
Alžběta Skálová is creating ethereal records of her feelings in dapples of pure colour which are comming alive. She is keyholing the soul and candidly letting it out. From the illustrations, you can smell the sea and hear the giggle of the creatures from the kitchen drawer, who wake up in the middle of the night. Alžběta is tightly collaborating with the children book publisher Baobab.
Zdeněk Ziegler (graphic designer and typographer)
Zdeněk Ziegler is best known for his film posters, of which he has created 274 between 1963 and 1989. It was the golden age of collage and hand-painted fonts. Imagine creating a poster to, say, Hitchcock's Birds, and having one smuggled in, magazine and a pencil in your hand. We are deep in the communist times, and the censorship is almighty. And still, you create super-temporal works. It can be thanks to the lack of readymade culture, and the almighty promotion of the film industry.
Jakub Dvorský of Amanita Design (flash games, website, and vision designer)
Amanita Design creates games from some kind of past universe, where you come accross the remains of a human civilisation grown back in nature. It creates a kind and snuggy world, floating in peace. You wake up into a dream with eyes wide open, and you can even meddle with its goings. It works in the most unpredictable and radiant way.


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Can we talk a bit about one of my favorite parts of the wedding day?!
I love documenting couples as they get ready for their big day! There's so much excitement and anticipation and all the emotion and details really set the stage for the entire day. Hopefully, you've already read this post about planning your wedding day timeline, and you're excited for these photographs too!
I recommend 60-90 minutes for getting ready photography. We'll spend about 20 minutes capturing details shots (the dress, the shoes, the jewelry, the invitation suite, hand written vows, cufflinks, the bouquets if they're there, anything and everything!), and the remainder of the time capturing candids. It's my job to style everything to perfection and find the perfect angles and lighting while I document the preparations, but there's lots of things you can do to help. Let's break it down:
1. Choose the perfect location
Obviously, you put a lot of thought into your ceremony and reception venues; give a bit of thought about the getting ready locations as well! The church basement may be convenient, but the drawings by pre-schoolers adorning the walls don't make the best backdrop for once-in-a-lifetime photos. Clean and modern hotels are often a safe bet, or for even more personal meaning, a private home. Bright, light/white, airy spaces are your friend, and the more natural light the better! If you choose a hotel, and you can spring for a suite, go for it- larger spaces give us much more room to work with. I understand convenience plays a big factor, and I do my best to make any space look beautiful, but these are things to think about as you plan where you'll step into that gorgeous gown on your wedding day.
2. Keep it clutter free
I know this is tough. A flurry of 8 bridesmaids arrive and all of the sudden there's hairspray, clutches, Starbucks cups, and Hollywood Fashion Tape everywhere. If possible, politely ask your girls to keep all of their belongings in one consolidated area. If it's a hotel, perhaps by the TV (which most likely won't be the backdrop of our photos), the wall furthest from the windows, the bathroom, or a closet. The first things we do when we arrive on the wedding day is determine the best spot for the bride to get dressed and I'll have my assistant clean up and move clutter with your permission, if needed. If things are already organized, we can get started with capturing your photos right away, saving time.
3. Organize all of your accessories/details
After assessing the situation and straightening up, if necessary, the next thing we'll do is ask you where your accessories are. You'll most likely have a box for your shoes, so as you're packing for your hotel stay, consider adding your wedding day jewelry, a copy of your invitation suite including the outer envelopes and any stamps/calligraphy, and any other details you'd like photographed on your wedding morning. If not in your shoe box, it's helpful if things are together or laid out on a dresser so we don't have to track things down. As far as the rings, we understand that sometimes the best man will have the wedding rings, while the bride will be wearing her engagement ring. If this is the case, no big deal; we'll captured those precious rings later in the day.
4. Think about what you're wearing before the dress
I know yoga pants and neon gym wear is comfortable, but it doesn't make for the best photos. It may feel a bit bridezilla-esque to dictate what your ladies will wear in the morning, but it will affect your photos, as we want to capture lots of candid shots of hair and makeup and hanging out. Lately, we've seen lots of pretty robes which makes for more uniform photos. I love the elegant options found here and here. At the very least consider requesting your girls wear solid, natural colors (i.e.- no fluorescent Lululemon). If necessary, I'll choose black & white film for a classic look that minimizes distractions.
5. Plan to have anyone who is helping you dress, dress before you.
Even though bridesmaids and mothers will likely start photos after the bride, I still recommend having them dress first. It makes for much prettier photos if the other ladies are dressed before you slip into your gown.
Sarah got dressed on a large balcony at her venue. There's nothing better than natural light all around us for lots of perfect film photos!
Lauren prepped for her wedding day at her parents' home in St Paul. In fact, she stepped into her dress in her childhood bedroom which has a huge picture window! I love the classic and timeless look of black and white film.
Sophie dressed at her home near Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis. Her and her husband had actually just purchased the house weeks before their wedding, so I utilized an empty bedroom for a bright, clean space:
Nancy and her husband eloped on the beautiful island of Capri in Italy. They stayed in a huge, gorgeous suite at the best hotel on the island, so Nancy had the perfect spot to get dressed. She managed to dress alone (with a bit of help from me!); meanwhile, we relegated the groom to my hotel room!
Andrew prepped at his hotel in downtown Chicago with a little help from his best man:
Bridget and Mike both got ready in separate rooms of her parent's colonial home in Edina, MN. I chose the brightest rooms in the house for photographs and made sure the bride and groom didn't cross paths.
Jenna & Chris were married at the Enchanted Barn in Hillsdale, WI. While Jenna prepped in the bridal suite, the lower level of the barn was a bit dark, so I asked Chris to step outside to tie his tie and shoes:
Bright hotel suites make for perfect getting ready spots. Kirsten kept it simple and had her sister/maid of honor help with the final touches:
Ana prepped at her hotel suite in New Rochelle, NY. Again, I love the classic look of black & white film:
The Pierre on the Upper East Side of Manhattan was the perfect spot for Susan & Jon. They had a huge multi-room suite with a enormous balcony (quite a rarity in NYC!). There were endless rooms and backdrops for pretty photos:
Ladies, if you're going to wear a tank, please consider the appropriate undergarments. Bright or dark bra straps are quite a distraction, but Susan looked flawless:
Annie prepped for her big day at the gorgeous Semple Mansion in Minneapolis. My assistant had cleaned out a walk-in closet with a window for a shot of the dress, so I also asked Annie to step in the already-cleaned space so I could get a few photographs of her practicing her vows:
Annie and her bridesmaids wore coordinating floral robes. Though the bridal suite at the mansion has lots of gorgeous light, it's a small space, so my team had to move quite a bit of clutter to get this shot. I think the end result was worth it!


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Burma observers have questioned the nature of this week's visit by high ranking US defense officials to Naypyidaw. Vikram Singh, deputy assistant secretary of defense for South and Southeast Asia, is currently in Burma for a series of meetings.
The trip has no doubt alarmed human rights activists and ethnic leaders who think an active resumption of military cooperation between the two countries would be premature. However, according to US officials, these defense personnel were simply attending the first US-Burma Human Rights Dialogue to be held in the new capital.
State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland told The Irrawaddy, "This first Human Rights Dialogue in Burma reflects the administration's whole-of-government approach to the promotion of human rights and the rule of law.
"The Human Rights Dialogue will cover a range of human rights-related issues including the rule of law; protection of civilian populations in conflict areas; business, labor and economic development; freedom of expression; religious freedom; criminal justice and political prisoners; and human rights and the military," she added.
Other prominent Department of Defense personnel attending the event include Lt-Gen Francis Wiercinski, the head of the US Army's Pacific Command. Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and President's Office Minister Aung Min, Naypyidaw's chief negotiator with ethnic armed groups, were also present.
"This dialogue would promote mutual trust and bilateral ties between Myanmar and United States of America," Burmese Deputy Foreign Minister Zin Yaw was quoted by The New Light of Myanmar on Thursday.
Deputy Minister for Defense Cdre Aung Thaw led the discussion session in which the two sides held talks on Burmese defense operations, future dialogue and bilateral cooperation, the effectiveness of the new Labor Law, the protection of civilians in conflict areas, provision of humanitarian assistance to regions, the criminal judicial system, matters related to prisoners and the role of civil society groups, reported the state-run newspaper.
However, US Defense Department officials insisted that the presence of US military officials should in no way be considered as a revival of military cooperation between the two countries. They attended the dialogue at the invitation of the State Department, Pentagon officials said.
"The Defense Department is participating in the US-Burma Human Rights Dialogue to discuss our support for human rights and respect for civilian authority. The official US government's policy regarding defense activities with Burma remains one of disengagement, except in limited humanitarian and diplomatic instances," Maj Cathy Wilkinson, the Defense Department press officer for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, told The Irrawaddy.
The delegation, led by the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Michael Posner, includes senior representatives from the White House National Security Staff, the Office of the Vice President, the Department of Homeland Security, the US Agency for International Development and the Department of Defense, the State Department official insisted.
This increasingly high-level engagement comes after Burmese President Thein Sein visited the US last month and addressed the UN General Assembly. His speech completely departed from the official rhetoric of the past regime despite his previous leading position in the repressive military dictatorship.
"Within a short time, the people of Myanmar have been able to bring about amazing changes," said Thein Sein in New York. "They have been taking tangible, irreversible steps in the democratic reform process. Myanmar is now ushering in a new era."
He then publicly acknowledged democracy icon Suu Kyi in his address. "As a Myanmar citizen, I would like to congratulate her for the honors she has received in this country in recognition of her efforts for democracy."
Undoubtedly, Thein Sein's administration has demonstrated a sophisticated ability to softly win the hearts and minds of enemies and critics. In any case, this is no time to back out but instead to make full use of the new momentum in Burma.
Indeed, to increase diplomatic engagement with global powers is key. But one must do so cautiously. Thus, Washington made sure that the visit was framed around the issue of human rights even though the presence of high-ranking defense officials no doubt demonstrates a desire to re-establish contact between Burma's military and the US armed forces.
As in the past, Burmese generals are keen to reestablish military ties with the US. Commander-in-Chief Gen Min Aung Hlaing even expressed a desire for Burma to be an observer at the annual Cobra Gold exercise between the US military and regional armed forces. It will not be surprising if Burmese military officials are allowed to attend such collaborations in the near future.
However, Washington should stick to its guns since engagement will undoubtedly entail some give and take. So far, the US is still widely considered to have the upper hand.
Burma first needs to prove that it is committed to better its abysmal human rights records and release all remaining political prisoners—Thein Sein has freed several thousand criminals since coming to power but hundreds of political detainees remain.
The Burmese military has been accused of burning homes, raping women as well as torturing and killing civilians in ethnic areas. The fighting in Kachin State continues and ceasefire agreements with several rebel groups remain fragile. The Burmese government and ethnic minorities suffer from a severe lack of mutual trust.
The armed forces and its intelligence apparatus have committed numerous crimes against humanity in the past including the torture and massacre of peaceful protestors, monks, students and activists. All sides must acknowledge that these crimes were committed in order to have genuine national reconciliation.
The US, which formulated a principled engagement policy under the Obama administration, should continue to play a key role in Burma's reform process.
In April, Kurt Campbell, the US assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs who has been the chief architect of the White House's current approach to Burma, made a number of key points in his comments to the House Committee.
These included that the nascent reforms were "real and significant," while also highlighting continued human rights violations in Arakan and Kachin states as well as acknowledging the need for further political, social and legal development. US officials insisted engagement was a "step-by-step process" and should continue as such until Burma shows concrete reform.
In this engagement process between the US and Burma, Beijing is also anxiously watching developments.
Burma has long been seen as satellite state of China, but this status will likely fade away in the future if the former reclusive nation continues to engage more actively with its neighbors and the West.
In the past, India was always the main counterbalance to Beijing's growing clout in Burma. Now Burma wants to instead restore normal relations with Washington—receiving aid, military training and assistance—to perhaps forge closer strategic ties. The key is Burma's direct access to the Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean.
Located between rising China and India, who boast nearly half the world's population between them, resource-rich Burma is more attractive than ever. There are several reasons why the US sent high-level delegations to show that they want to move closer.
Washington's strategic refocusing on the Asia-Pacific region is one of the driving forces behind embracing military-dominated Burma in order to advance its foreign policy goals—thus becoming the US's pivot toward Asia.
Indeed, it is tempting to see changes and a new political opening in Burma. However, it is also vital to steadfastly stick to core values and a policy of principled engagement.
What's in it for the people of Burma? Nothing is more important than to know the answers to what's in it for the nation of Burma. The situation has changed; no longer stalemate time between Burma and any other countries any more. It is quite irritating to reads this critics of US-Burma relationship where the stand of the article sounds like I hate you US, but don't leave me. US, all you care about is the natural resources of Burma, but wait, I strongly believe that you are the most responsible person to work with and care about Burma reform process to its wealth distribution to its people and democratization. What is the point? Be assertive! Give us a clear point of view.
Constant nagging in this article will not serve Burma and lead the readers to their confusion with full of negative attitude. That is the last thing the development of Burma needs in finding its business partners. Encouragement through engaging with the architects of newly born reform process is a key in building trust before asserting one value in support of development of Burma. Burmese people need millions of jobs to support their family.
There is no doubt that making friends with the United States of America can help a great deal of fulfilling what Burma needs. There will always be two ways in any relationship to be fair and last longer. Current development of US-Burma relationship is really encouraging for the people of Burma, and it will certainly bridge the gap of a need to each other as to what's in it for both sides in having what type of relationship, a process that give a chance of win-win situation to a burning desire of all the citizen of Burma: security, stability, development, and prosperity.
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If we ask any of the MPs in our parliament, where they would like to send their children or relatives for their education, the number one destination would be the USA, but they do not have the courage to admit it. People who wear the armed focres uniform should be proud of their duties and responsibilities; not stamp on the less fortunate to better their lives; these same peolpe in uniform or out of uniform including their children and relatives are the same human beings that call themselves " Buddhists" and then go about their daily business of looting the wealth of our nation. How can they look themselves in the mirror every day; their pride and dignity is all a sham. How can we restore the pride of our Armed Forces? Are they strong only against their own civilians?


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