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Looking Forward: The Dubai initiative's Mehrangiz Kar (left) and Djavad Salehi-Isfahani moderate a discussion on "Generation in revolt: What do Middle East Youth Want?"
"Conference Probes Revolution, Reform in the Middle East"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
May 10, 2011
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: Dubai Initiative
More than 250 people joined experts from around the world in April for Revolution & Reform: The Historic Transition in the Middle East, a conference sponsored by the Belfer Centers Dubai Initiative (DI). Leading scholars assessed the political, economic, and legal aspects of the turmoil engulfing the region this spring.
In his keynote presentation, Tarek Masoud, assistant professor of public policy at Harvard Kennedy School and Center affiliate, declared his faith in the future of elections and democracy in Egypt despite the splits among the political parties vying for power.
The Dubai Initiatives Mehrangiz Kar and Djavad Salehi-Isfahani moderated a lively discussion of Generation in Revolt: What do Middle East Youth Want? Panelists agreed that a key ingredient to youth disillusion is unemployment, which is tied closely to education, marriage, and social mobility. Young people want the ability to compete for existing jobs, an education system that offers global skills, a youth-friendly economic system, and the ability to be productive and creative. Panelist Eshan Moghaddasi, a Boston University student activist in the Iranian diaspora, noted that the youth movement needs time and support to change the current situation. Salehi-Isfahani asked whether the uprisings will bring to power those who can respond to youth demands.
David Mednicoff, professor of public policy at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, moderated a discussion of the rule of law in the Arab world while Diana Buttu, former Palestinian Liberation Organization spokesperson, asked her panel: Whats next for the Arab world? Panelist Stephen Walt of the Harvard Kennedy School drew from the revolutions of 1848 for parallels to these unprecedented events and recognized the need for vast economic and infrastructure development in transitional democracies.
Karam Dana, professor of history at Tufts University, discussed political transformation in the Arab world. Panelist Tamim Al-Barghouti of Georgetown University argued that the United States and other world powers must be prepared to reckon with democracy and socialism, and not just the official state structures that used to monopolize political capital in the Arab world.
The emerging field of study of urbanization, within the context of revolution, was discussed by scholars of architecture, urban planning, and political science. Convened by Dubai Initiative fellow Hussam Salama, the panel weighed the role of cities in shaping the future of the Middle East and their capacity to deal with the new regional and global order.
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Hi, my name is heather smith & I am a national level figure competitor in the NPC. Looking forward to being a part of the community!!
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Hi, my name is heather smith & I am a national level figure competitor in the NPC. Looking forward to being a part of the community!!
hey Heather....Heather is a good friend of mine..she will be going for her pro card this summer...he has a lot of experience in bikini and figure and will be a great asset to IMF and any of the ladies looking for help either with just regular diet recomps or show prep...btw she is a mother of 5 kids...so any excuses anyone has for not looking like her are bad excuses:):)
Welcome!! Wow great, im looking for help with my gf workouts. So ill be visiting here often.
Wow, you look fantastic!
Welcome to IMF Heather!
Welcome aboard!
(Thanks for bumping this Heavy)
Thank you all!! I am ready to help in anyway I can. I love fitness, it has become not only my lifestyle but a passion of mine. I look forward to helping as many people as I can!
Hello Heather...
any friend of s2h is a friend of mine!
Thank you!! Nice to meet you!
Thanks for joining us, Heather. We all have a love for fitness and this lifestyle, so we all have something in common.
And a mother of 5, you say?
Yes that's corewc
Yes!! Mother of 5, including triplet girls. Their ages are 15,12, & 7,7,7...they are my world!!!
Great addition. I have a lot of respect for fit moms
Watch out for S2H. He's pretty smooth
Welcome Heather =)!
just a fyi for all the females on IMF...Heather is a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner Specializing in Hormone and Weight Management...I'm really excited she was wanting to join the IMF community as she will be a great asset to many of the female members who are either involved in competitive physique competitions or aspiring to work towards new fitness goals...
It's not often you have a member who is not only a high level competitor but has a educational background that address's the many questions and concerns females may have when working towards there physique goals..and is willing to share that knowledge and experience with a great community like here at IMF...
And she thinks i'm cool:)
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oh yeah and welcome!!!
thank you very much!! and i will keep that in mind:) S2H is a good friend of mine
that is so true S2H :) YOU ROCK!!

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A Lake Ariel man has been sent to the Wayne County Jail after assaulting a woman he had been ordered to stay away from. 22-year-old John Jose Figueroa reportedly had a verbal altercation with a 19-year old woman, which then turned physical. Pennsylvania State Police say Figueroa choked the woman and struck her repeatedly. He also smashed the windshield of her vehicle.
He was taken into custody and charged with assault, criminal mischief and also charged for violating the order of protection.
Figueroa was also wanted on two outstanding warrant in Wayne County for burglary and criminal contempt.


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Lucas Jackson sends a message to a friend using his MySpace account. Jackson has nearly 46,000 "friends" connected to him through the site and he belongs to 72 groups, including a fan club he created for himself as a joke. (Staff photo: Kevin Wilson)
By Kevin Wilson: Freedom Newspapers
On the surface, it's meant as a networking tool via the Internet. For others, it's anything from a storage medium to a daily addiction to a running joke.
The thing in question is MySpace, an online site that allows people to create an account and display other accounts that connect to them. The site is celebrating its second birthday tonight with a concert at Dodger Stadium.
Nearly 1,000 miles away, people across Clovis and Portales are using the site to connect with old friends, find new ones and do a multitude of other activities as diverse as the millions who have posted a profile in the last 24 months.
"It's a novelty, but it's grown in such a capacity," said Tod Work, who moderates a group called the Portales and Clovis Crew on MySpace. "Every time I go into the computer lab, somebody's writing a message. I've seen people who write constantly, (who are) consistently on the thing."
Not so long ago, Work was part of a much different crew in the Seattle area. He decided to attend college at Eastern New Mexico University in January.
"I came down here with a friend of mine," said Work, who also attends classes at Clovis Community College. "We didn't know anybody here. It took a couple months because you have to get used to the pace of life. You go through a little cultural shock."
The shock was lessened because back in December, a friend badgered him into creating a MySpace account to stay in touch.
"Prior to coming down here, I signed up for an account," Work said. "Once I got down here and went into the computer lab, people started talking about their MySpace accounts."
The campus of ENMU isn't the only one with MySpace members. When a member signs up, they can enter schools they have attended and companies they've worked for. At New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, the site has helped freshman Adrianna Stratton stay in touch with her classmates at Portales High School.
Stratton said she checks her site at least once a day, and usually uses the site to send comments to her friends instead of using minutes on her cell phone.
"It's really easier to get online and leave a little comment," said Stratton, who has nearly 100 friends on her account. First-time users start with one friend, the MySpace creator known as "Tom." From there, they can request people add them as friends, and vice versa.
Some have a few friends, some have a lot and some treat it as a popularity contest with friend lists in the thousands. Work has 70 friends, an average-sized number, and he's fine with that.
"It's just one avenue for me to keep in contact with people I want to keep in contact with," Work said. "Since I am in school, people come and go constantly. Typically, the girls have more friends than the guys. Whatever suits you is fine with me."
To help people network locally, Work created the group for people in the Clovis-Portales area because he knew of so many people in the area with accounts and no common forum. Work started the group at the beginning of March, and it now boasts more than 330 members simply through word of mouth.
Later on, he applied and was approved as the moderator for Eastern New Mexico University. A moderator is responsible for making sure members follow the site's terms and conditions, but Work said it hasn't required any extra effort on his part.
Work's not the only group moderator in the area. ENMU junior Lucas Jackson, who belongs to 72 groups and moderates three — including a running joke called the Lucas Jackson Fan Club.
"One day I was bored and decided to have a fan club," Jackson said of the group with 97 members. "I didn't think anybody was going to join it, so that was funny."
Some would accuse Jackson's friend list of being a joke because of its sheer size. Jackson has nearly 46,000 online friends. Some would insist that he's in some juvenile popularity contest, but he said it's all about the networking.
"You never know where you're going to go, or when you're going to be there," Jackson said. "When you go somewhere, you already know people and you can call them up."
The ways to network via the Internet may add new folds all the time, and some other site may come along with different features than MySpace. In any case, MySpace and similar sites probably aren't going anywhere.
"People are fairly computer literate, and it's become a cornerstone of their networking ability," Work said. "It's becoming so embedded and popular that even in a small community such as this, it's going to keep growing for a while."
Other networking sites available via the Internet. Different sites have free and paid features.
• Friendster: People organized by names, schools and hometowns. Friendster boasts more than 21 million members.
• Facebook: Mainly for colleges, but is now adding high schools to its directory as well.
• Blogger.com: Also known as Blogspot. Owned by Google.
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Career Clinic: the art of resigning well
A couple of months ago, resigning was trending everywhere on social and mainstream after Marina Shifrin posted her resignation dance video on YouTube.
In her dramatic and public finger-in-the-air to the Taiwanese animation firm at which she worked — set to Kanye West's Gone — she declared her disdain for both her boss and her former company's culture.
In a bizarre twist that could have been penned by Richard Curtis, Marina was rescued from her self-inflicted joblessness by a celebrity fan of her video!
Resigning is something that most of us will only do a couple of times in our lives, so it's understandable that when the time comes it's difficult not to fantasise about flouncing out leaving some sort of (proverbial, not literal) dirty protest.
However, given that Queen Latifah probably isn't a prolific employer of bankers, it stands to reason that handing in one's notice in financial services should probably go down a little differently to Marina's admirable effort.
Whether you're racked with nerves or a bit overexcited about resigning, hopefully the following tips will help:
Be sure you want to leave! Once you've told your company that you have accepted an offer from another firm, they will no longer trust you. Even if they convince you to stay, the resignation could come back to haunt you. If it's a pay-rise or promotion you're after, there are other, better ways to get there.
Play by the rules. Getting out unscathed depends on you following the correct procedure – resigning to the wrong person could result in a longer notice period, which your future employer won't be keen on. Stealing confidential information or company property (even by accident) will toast your reputation. Check your company intranet or employment contract for guidelines.
Have some empathy for your boss. You've been planning this conversation for weeks or months, but this will be the first your boss has heard of it. Their reaction is impossible to predict given that it will be influenced not just by your news but by whatever else is going on at the time, so don't take anything (anger, resentment, apathy…) personally!
Less is more. While it's tempting to launch into a diatribe about the ineptitude of your line manager, the laziness of your peers etc, there's really no point. Focusing on the positives of your experience with your current firm and the plus points of the role you're moving to will help maintain the relationship with the firm you're leaving and enable them to understand and respect your reasons. You never know when you'll come across people again (as a colleague or client!). "It's not you, it's me" is a pretty useful phrase in many areas of life: now is the time to dust it off!
Don't get sloppy! OK, so the dream scenario is that your key card and Blackberry are confiscated and you're marched out of the door to enjoy three months gardening leave. Out of necessity (or spite) you may be kept in the office. The temptation is clearly to kick back and do the bare minimum, but this can make you a figure of resentment, so don't give in!
--Kathryn Pride is a director at City of London headhunters Dartmouth Partners
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A native of Vietnam, Nhi Vo '13 MS '14 understands the value of quality healthcare: "Having been born in a developing country and experiencing health limitations because of underserved medical care, I always knew I wanted to do something to change that." She had that chance while on a medical mission trip to Honduras and Nicaragua with Global Medical Training (GMT) during winter break in 2012.
GMT's mission to provide medical and dental care to remote Central American communities appealed to Vo after she first heard about the program from previous participants. Although she and fellow Bradley undergraduate Allen Ghareeb '14 could not treat patients directly while on the trip, they were guided by and assisted physicians in evaluations and exams. "We were actively engaged in the diagnostic reasoning process," she noted. "I also gained exposure to drug dosing regimens and common drug groups."
Vo, a biology major, said the trip also gave her "a much deeper appreciation for public health, culture, and religion — factors that all shape the health of a region."
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Today I was in a store and was buying something with my DS and the sales girl said she has a daughter the same age as my son (3mo). She asked me "can you believe the price of formula?!" to which I very politely (I didn't want to sound snotty, of course) "I'm nursing my son" and she gave me "The Look"... anyone gotten that one? It's funny! Like you have 3 heads? She said "Oh, I tried that" and looked away like I was a weirdo hippie or something for continuing to nurse for this long. (like 3 months is long?! ha!)
I was glad to be able to say I'm nursing and didn't feel put down, but I was just wondering if anyone else has gotten "that look" too? I kind of laugh to myself and think that I'm doing great by my DS for breastfeeding.


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#125868 - 03/22/04 01:15 PM imprimatur
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Subject: A.Word.A.Day--imprimatur
im.pri.ma.tur n [NL, let it be printed, fr. imprimere to print, fr. L, to imprint, impress--more at impress] (1640) 1 a: a license to print or publish esp. by Roman Catholic episcopal authority b: approval of a publication under circumstances of official censorship 2 a: sanction approval b: imprint c: a mark of approval or distinction
#125869 - 03/22/04 11:35 PM Re: imprimatur
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And don't forget imprimatur's kissing cousin: nihil obstat.
#125870 - 03/23/04 04:38 AM Re: imprimatur
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Thanks for that uncle - for those who, like me, have never heard it before:
nihil obstat:
NOUN: 1. Roman Catholic Church ~ An attestation by a church censor that a book contains nothing damaging to faith or morals. 2. Official approval, especially of an artistic work.
ETYMOLOGY: Latin, nothing hinders : nihil, nothing + obstat, third person sing. present tense of obst re, to hinder.
#125871 - 03/23/04 09:06 AM Re: imprimatur
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You're welcome, dxb. I remember the first time I heard the phrase nihil obstat it was pronounced by the priest as nickel obstat. It's been a long while since I've seen a book with both these ecclesiastical okays in 'em.
#125872 - 03/23/04 09:15 AM Re: imprimatur
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Sometimes words with Hs in them were spelled with CH in medieval Latin, e.g., MICHI for MIHI or NICHIL for NIHIL. My own WDI is that the orthography was to explicitly indicate a pronounced H rather than a silent one.
NIHIL OBSTAT is also the motto of the National Registry of Armigers, the second amendment rights organization that believes the purpose of the second amendment to the US Constitution is to give individuals the right to have what are loosely known as coats of arms.
#125873 - 03/23/04 09:52 AM Re: Hastivibrans
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Sometimes words with Hs in them were spelled with CH in medieval Latin, e.g., MICHI for MIHI or NICHIL for NIHIL. My own WDI is that the orthography was to explicitly indicate a pronounced H rather than a silent one.
The {h} in Classical Latin was probably not pronounced (e.g., (h)arena 'sand'). Medieval Europe is another thing. I always assumed the spelling michi / nichil were pronounced with voiced palatal or velar fricatives, rather than stops.
So, armigers bear heraldic arms and heralds bear messages. And who arms the bears? Arma ursorum cano.
#125874 - 03/23/04 11:02 AM Re: Hastivibrans
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Arma ursorum cano
Or, as Agricola sang in Grunt: Pigorian Chant from Snouto Domoinko De Silo
Porcos cibumque cano.
#217583 - 07/09/14 09:44 PM Re: imprimatur [Re: dxb]
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Let me be the devil's advocate here. Does that mean that if it did
not get the approval of the church then an imprimatur or nihil obstat
did not eventuate? I'm assuming this would be the case._________________________
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#217598 - 07/10/14 06:20 AM Re: imprimatur [Re: Bazr]
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Originally Posted By: BazrLet me be the devil's advocate here. Does that mean that if it did
not get the approval of the church then an imprimatur or nihil obstat
did not eventuate? I'm assuming this would be the case.
I'm trying to parse this question.
OK, parsed. Yes. If I understand these things correctly.
Edited by Faldage (07/10/14 06:21 AM)
#217609 - 07/10/14 11:08 AM Re: imprimatur [Re: Bazr]
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A nihil obstat (nothing hinders) is issued by the censor (usually a bishop) and means that he does not find anything doctrinelly objectionable in the book under review. The imprimatur (let it be printed) is the final OK (also issued by a bishop)._________________________
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Chocolate birthday cake
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- Un-iced
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal432
- fat18g
- saturates10g
- carbs65g
- sugars51g
- fibre3g
- protein6g
- salt0.41g
- 140g butter, plus extra for the tin
Butter is made when lactic-acid producing bacteria are added to cream and churned to make an…
- 175g golden caster sugar
- 2 egg
The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition, packed with protein and a…
- 225g self-raising wholemeal flour
- 50g cocoa powder
- ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
Bicarbonate of soda
Bicarbonate of soda, or baking soda, is an alkali which is used to raise soda breads and full-…
- 250g natural yogurt
To decorate
Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter and line the base of a 18 x 28cm cake tin or tray. Put the butter and sugar into a bowl; beat together with electric hand beaters until light and fluffy. add the eggs a little at a time, beating well between each addition.
Sieve the flour, cocoa and bicarbonate of soda into the bowl, then tip in any bran left in the sieve. Pour in the natural yogurt. Stir everything to a smooth mixture and spoon into the prepared tin. Bake for 20-25 mins until just firm and shrinking away from the sides of the tin. Cool in the tin for 5 mins, then turn onto a wire rack to cool completely.
For the icing, sieve the icing sugar and cocoa into a bowl, then pour in the butter and 2 tbsp just-boiled water. Stir together to a smooth, spreadable consistency. if it's too stiff, very carefully add a little more boiling water, drop by drop.
Spread the icing over the top of the cake, using a palette knife dipped in hot water. Will keep in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
Melt the chocolates in three different bowls in the microwave on High for 1 min or over a pan of simmering water. Spoon the melted chocolates into three plastic disposable piping bags. Snip the ends off and pipe 12 simple shapes on top of the cake. Leave to set. Just before serving, cut the cake into 12 squares and push in the candles.
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This is really as good as others have said. I made it for my sons birthday cake, some kids took home extra slices and one kid wanted the recipe for his mother! My daughter wants me to make it for her birthday too albeit with pink icing. I made two cakes and sandwiched them together with a traditional buttercream, very wholesome and chocolatey cake, easy to make.
I made this cake for my housemate's birthday yesterday and it went down a treat! It wasn't sickly-sweet but still really chocolatey, and the yoghurt kept it beautifully moist. I used white SR flour instead of wholemeal (as it was all I had), and I had to add a splash of milk as the batter was slightly too thick, but otherwise the recipe worked well and was pretty idiot-proof!
Seeing others' comments about the icing I opted for a classic chocolate buttercream to decorate so can't give an opinion on the icing recipe given, but the cake was a hit and I'll definitely be making it again in future!
Made this today for my son's 10th birthday party to slice, wrap and give out for kids to take home. Thought it worked well as it was easy to slice and not all sticky and squedgy like shop party traybakes.
I made it with 50/50 wholemeal and white SR flour and used Green and Blacks cocoa powder as I find this more chocolatey than cheaper brands. Decided to swap topping for a choc fudge topping using melted butter, cocoa, milk and icing sugar. Decorated with grated Cadburys Dairy Milk and 3 tubes of smarties. Cooked in 9' square silicone tin and it needed an extra 10 mins.
It looked the business and would make again. Simple and easy. Tastes very moist and not too sweet. If you dislike the super sweet death by chocolate style cakes then try this recipe. A nice balanced cake for adults and children.
I used white self raising flour and an old recipe of Katie Stewart's for chocolate fudge frosting (having read the comments about the icing I thought I'd stick to my tried and tested recipe). I made the cake for a colleague's birthday - everyone really liked it and I thought it was lovely too. I give this recipe four stars, but with my amendments it would be a five star cake.
a fab cake especially for kids parties as cuts into 12 squares, its not too sweet and the yogurt makes it so moist, it cuts nicely and is not too crumbly. keeps for a couple of days but best eaten fresh. I was not too optimistic the first time I made it, the batter looks a bit unappetising, but persevere! I would recommend you use the cake tin size as directed, I tried to be clever and make a loaf shape and was a complete disaster, I find a silicone 'tin' perfect for this. I haven't deviated from the ingredients listed, but have made it 6 or 7 times in the right tin and always had great results. I didn't get on with the topping either, I melt a couple of bars of chocolate and decorate with dolly mixtures and popping candy ( at the last minute) looks fab with candles and a sparkler or 2!
This is a firm favourite in our house. I have been using it as the basis for my children's and niece's birthday cakes for the last 6 years. Doubling quantities when necessary and baking in a deep round or square tin, then filling with buttercream and decorating. I use white SRF as I never think ahead to buy wholemeal. It has a lovely taste, not too sweet and is lovely and moist. It is light, yet a good density for carving if you are making a novelty cake.
This is a lovely cake, but I changed it a bit: use half wholemeal and half white self raising flour. Because I couldn't find self raising wholemeal, I added one big teaspoon of baking powder too. The mix was very thick at the end so I added lots of milk until it was smooth and more mixable. Then I put it in the oven, very sceptical about its likely success. But it was delicious!
All I can say is that if you make this for someones birthday, it's not going to be a very happy birthday for them.
I swapped the wholemeal flour for regular self-raising, added melted chocolate to the batter and it still did not turn out as well as I had hoped. Definitely not sweet enough and fairly dry.
Although, when fresh from the oven it does go down a treat with vanilla ice-cream!
wonderful however i dont use golden caster sugar or wholemeal flour but i did a bakeoff at school using this recipe and i came 2nd and got 10 out of 10 for taste cant get better than that i think its the yogurt which makes it so delicious now going to be making it for my teacher as its last day of term
Not chocolately enough for us! I agree that as quite plain cake it would be suitable for young children. Made in a 7"x7" square tin so it was deep and I had to cook it for twice the amount of time. I found the icing needed a fair bit more water than specified. Overall a pleasant, easy to make cake but nothing spectacular.


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Smart phones help breast cancer patients
Gadgets can track symptoms, give advice
A new program helps breast cancer patients use their cell phones to get better treatment, according to a news release from the Ohio State University.
A pilot program gave patients devices loaded with step-by-step guides to managing their care. It can also help track their treatments and symptoms.
"If a patient is having problems with fatigue, a video pops up on the device and the patient is asked to watch the video on how to talk to their doctor about fatigue," said Doug Post, who helped develop the program.
People who had the devices while going through chemotherapy had less pain than those in a control group, researchers said.
Post said that it helps because even people in treatment often go weeks between seeing a doctor, and that can lead to forgetting or downplaying certain symptoms.
"If symptoms aren't discussed, they're likely not going to be treated, and if they're not treated, they're going to get worse," Post said.
The researchers said the study was so successful they want to expand their efforts. They want to test the devices in more rural areas.
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Gundersen Health System and Boscobel Area Health Care announced Wednesday they have entered into an affiliation.
The affiliation will allow patients to continue to receive health care close to home, according to a release.
The new health care entity, Gunderson Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics, will be effective Oct. 1, according to the release.
Officials said Boscobel Area Health Care entered into a management agreement with Gundersen in June 2012 and the formal affiliation is the next step in the process of developing the new health care delivery system for patients in the Boscobel region.
"We are pleased to be taking our relationship with Gundersen to the next level," David Hartberg, CEO of Boscobel Area Health Care, said in the release. "Gundersen is a nationally recognized leader in healthcare who also understands rural healthcare and the needs of rural hospitals and clinics."
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President Obama tops Republican Mitt Romney in a head-to-head match-up, according to the latest Fox News poll, which finds American voters feeling more positive about the economy.
Obama would have an advantage of 46 percent to 39 percent over Romney, if the election were held today. Three weeks ago the candidates were tied at 46 percent each.
The national poll, released Wednesday, shows the president's lead is just outside the poll's margin of sampling error.


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BELTON, Texas - The Mississippi College men's tennis team swept through doubles and then kept it up in singles as the Choctaws rolled to a 5-0 victory over Hardin-Simmons in the opening round of the American Southwest Conference Men's Tennis Championship Tournament. The two teams started nearly five hours after the originally scheduled start time of 2:00 because of persistent rain in Central Texas.
Mississippi College posted 8-5 wins at #1 and #2 doubles and took #3 doubles by an 8-4 count. Dudley Lampton then rolled to a 6-0, 6-1 win at #5 singles and Jacob Womack closed it out for MC with a 6-4, 6-2 win at #3 singles. The Choctaws were also leading in three of the other four matches when the victory was clinched.
The Choctaws improve to 8-8 on the season and move into a 2:00 PM Semifinal match against U.T.-Tyler on Saturday. The loss ends Cowboys season at 5-14 overall.
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Haha great thread!
Especially the last bit on Chandler is funny as hell man!
Didn't know T-Mac is their point guard now. Reminds me of Penny somehow, a 6-7 PG.
Should be a good matchup with our backcourt though, Fields defending McGrady and Felton versus Gordon.
If Amar'e doesn't play we're doomed imo. Not because he's been unstoppable lately (which he sadly hasn't been in January), but because of the simple fact that apart from STAT, Turiaf and S. Williams all of our PFs and Cs are garbage.
Randolph and Mozgov belong into the D-League and Pat Ewing Jr was cut for the benchwarming guards Mason / Rautins
Donnie Walsh is a good M, but how he could sign Mozgov for that much money is beyond me...we could have had Earl Barron who is a proven NBA center for a third of that Mozgov contract....
My prediction for this game: If Amar'e does play: Narrow NYK win
without STAT: Detroit win, dismal game by Randolph, Monroe eating Mozgov alive.


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I'm getting ready to be away from DD for three days for a business trip. First time away overnight since DD was 9 months old. I'm no longer pumping regularly and DD (almost 16 mo. old) only nurses briefly 3-4 times a day (AM/right after work/PM before bed plus sometimes in the middle of the night). She doesn't take a bottle anymore so I'm wondering...will she self-wean if she goes almost 3 full days without "ninny". I only ask because DH and I were talking about the trip and he said "maybe she'll just decide she doesn't need it anymore after you return". Just got me thinking.
[Side note-DH is not forcing this. Always has been SO supportive of both co-sleeping and letting DD nurse as long as she needs to. He just mentioned it as an idea].
The whole nursing thing is really "out of sight, out of mind" with her. As long as I'm not around, she's ok and doesn't ask for it, but the minute she sees me (after I come home from work, etc) she demands ninny no matter what. I plan to handpump while on the trip just to relieve the pressure and keep my supply "activated" (just in case) but I'm just wondering if anyone has had similar experiences.


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We know the statistics. Kids are spending eight hours or more in front of screens each day. The number of children in the U.S. who are obese has doubled in the last decade. Children are declining in creativity, concentration, and social skills. But, as park professionals, we know that by working together we can make a change in each of our communities by getting more kids spending more time outdoors in our parks and park programs.
Created by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) with NRPA as the lead partner, the 10 Million Kids Outdoors campaign is bringing resources to park and recreation agencies to get more kids outdoors. Park and recreation agencies are uniquely equipped with expertise, access, programs, and resources to make a significant change in the lives of children. Working together we can reach this ambitious goal and show the combined impact of public parks and recreation.
How does my agency get involved?
First, you need to register your park and recreation agency at www.NRPA.org/10millionkidsoutdoors/.It will take less than 5 minutes to register. Once you are registered you can access best practices, activities, and program opportunities with both NWF and NRPA. Also, there will be exclusive grant funding opportunities to expand and create additional environmental education opportunities.
In return, we ask for you to report how many children you're getting outdoors. We have a simple reporting device we will ask you to fill out every 6 months, which will help track progress toward the 10 million goal.
Why should my agency get involved?
Above all, you'll be helping to reverse staggering trends and create a generation of happier, healthier children with more awareness and connection to the natural world, but here are three other good reasons:
Show the impact of parks and recreation. Working together, we can cultivate a connection with nature for this generation which will impact parks and recreation and the environment for years to come.
What are some ways you think parks and recreation can help get 10 million more children outdoors over the next three years? How have you had success getting children connected to nature? What resources or tools would you need to get more kids outside?
Written by: Shelley O'Brien, CAE, CFRE, Senior Manager for Fundraising.
I really love that this has become such an importance to people. It makes me happy to see that instead of settling in a world full of bitter flavors that we are looking for the sweetness in healthy and fun lifestyles!
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This is a great campaign to get kids outdoors. The National Wildlife Federations decision to partner with NRPA is an ideal partnership opportunity for both organizations. Park Districts provide many resources that can aide in getting kids outside. Park Districts can benefit from this campaign as well as Park Districts consistently look for new program ideas to get residents involved, outdoor programs seem like an obvious and great program idea. Outdoor programs are also very cost efficient for park districts and serve a community and national need of getting kids off the couch and outside. This campaign should also make people more aware of the NWF and its mission to protect wildlife for our children's future.
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It is a good feeling to see an association like the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) taking action on this issue of our youth. It is not the same now as it was when we were children 30 years ago. Because of technology, it has made growing up too easy for our youth. Thirty years ago, we looked for ways to get outside and have fun. Nowadays, the fun children look to have is sitting in front of a computer or TV playing video games, watching more shows, and movies. Because of this, children are losing out on their youth and becoming obese in some circumstances due to no outdoor activity. I like how NRPA is taking an active role in getting communities to spend more time getting outdoor activities to their children. By registering and becoming a member, NRPA is providing the tools to make kids getting outdoors a reality. All this site asks for return is some statistics. I say that is a great deal. Instead of just relying on youth sports for outdoor activities, now we can concentrate on getting everyone out and about, and getting our youth healthier and stronger as once before. To the question asked on this article on if we can get 10 million kids outdoors, I would say that NRPA's leadership in taking steps to make this a reality is a positive move to reach this objective.
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A federal jury on Monday found a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty of obstructing the investigation into the 2013 attack.
The jury found Azamat Tazhayakov guilty of obstructing justice and conspiring to obstruct justice relating to the removal of a backpack from Tsarnaev's dorm room after the bombings.
But the jury also found Tazhayakov not guilty on two charges relating to allegations that he removed a laptop from the same room.
The verdict came in the first trial related to the April 15, 2013, bombings that killed three people and injured more than 200 others.


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Togiola to Citizenship plaintiffs: "Ask first"
Gov. Togiola Tulafono has a message for the plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit at federal court in Washington D.C. challenging the constitutionality of federal laws that deny U.S. citizenship to persons born in American Samoa: "First, ask the opinion of the people of American Samoa".
The lawsuit, described by the governor in Samoan as "fa'alealofa", or action without love, surfaced on the governor's weekend radio program after a female caller asked for Togiola's opinion on this issue.
The governor's response is reminiscent of Congressman Faleomavaega's response, who has said that he believes it is an issue that should be settled by the territory's people, and not in a federal court.
The caller noted her husband had served in the Iraq war and taken the U.S. citizenship test, yet the lawsuit, as reported by the news media, has military veterans as plaintiffs.
The lawsuit identifies three plaintiffs — Fanuatanu Mamea, Emy Afalava and Va'aleama Fosi — as military veterans and alleges in the complaint that they have been denied recognition as U.S. citizens while residing in the U.S. and in the military because they were born in American Samoa and consequently were the denied rights of a citizen, including the right to vote in federal and state elections.
Mamea and Afalava currently reside in the territory while Fosi is a resident of Hawai'i.
At the core of the lawsuit, filed by local attorney Charles Alailima, along with a Washington based law firm and a think tank group, Constitutional Accountability Office, also based in the nation's capital is, the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The plaintiffs believe this clause applies throughout the United States, including American Samoa.
According to the suit, the Citizenship Clause says: "All persons born… in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States..."
The plaintiffs were born in American Samoa, "Therefore, they are U.S. citizens by virtue of the Citizenship Clause."
On his radio program the governor said he respects the plaintiffs citing this clause; and before continuing, apologized to those who will be affected by what he had to say about the lawsuit.
For those serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, the governor said, there is nothing stopping any of them from becoming a citizen, adding that being in the military expedites the citizenship process and this has been in place for some time now.
And then he said this entire issue of citizenship is being pushed by attorneys and others — who are keen on being automatic citizens if they are born in American Samoa — and they want everyone to follow along.
He says any American Samoan who wants to become a citizen can do so and provisions of the federal laws remain available to U.S. nationals wanting citizenship. However, he says American Samoans in the territory cannot vote in the U.S. presidential race even if they are citizens.
For example, he pointed to residents born and living in the territories of Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico., who are U.S. citizens, but cannot vote for the U.S. President.
(This has to do with whatrights U.S. territorial born residents are entitled. Dating back to the late 1800s, the U.S. Supreme Court decided a series of cases — collectively referred to as the "Insular Cases" — where the Court decided which rights were "fundamental" and, therefore, applied by the force of the Constitution such as: freedom of religion, freedom of speech and freedom of the press. In Downes v. Bidwell (1901), the court decided that the right to vote was not "fundamental," so pursuant to the Territorial Clause, Congress could withhold the right to vote in federal elections.)
Togiola says American Samoans in the territory are able to participate in federal elections through the local congressional race and voters do not need to be U.S. citizens for those races. The governor claims that residents of the territory are being misled that being a U.S. citizen would allow them to vote in U.S. elections — especially in the presidential race.
To the plaintiffs, the governor said, "don't drag all of us along because you want to be citizens. Why force all of us along in your cause of wanting to be a citizen?"
For those who want automatic U.S. citizenship for being born on the U.S. soil of American Samoa the governor said, "you should have asked first what the rest of the community wants" and described the lawsuit in Samoan as "fa'alealofa", or an action without love.
He said there is only a handful of those wanting citizenship, and this lawsuit should never have been filed until the plaintiffs sought out the wishes of the rest of the community.
The governor went on to say he wants to maintain his status as a U.S. national, adding it's important to him to maintain his Samoan ancestry, maintain his national status linking him to the U.S. family, while his personal rights remain within American Samoa — his home of birth.
Togiola says he wants to hear people's opinion on this issue, and perhaps this lawsuit has expedited the need for more discussions on citizenship. "Let's talk," he said and reiterated that the plaintiffs should have first sought the opinion of the people of American Samoa on this matter.
The 2007 report by the American Samoa Future Political Status Study Commission includes this same issue of whether or not people born in American Samoa should become U.S. citizens. The Commission recommended in the report that "American Samoa not seek U.S. citizenship for its people at this time".
The report notes a number of proposals were introduced in the U.S. Congress to grant citizenship to American Samoans and the last serious effort was through a bill (H.R. 4500) sponsored by the U.S. Interior Department in 1948 as it was preparing to assume the administration of the territory. The bill was later withdrawn after a DOI officer conducted a survey of local leaders, who objected at the time to the measure.
See Samoa News edition on July 12 for details of the lawsuit and Samoa News July 16 edition for Alailima's reaction to concerns over the lawsuit.


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Steven Tyler and those lips! Steven talked about his love for Scotty and Lauren...
They were so so humble... Scotty and Lauren were truly kind and gracious
Me being a complete dork... I just wanted to stand in front of the FOX backdrop to look important..HA!
There she goes! As the press asked her questions..she wrote them on her notepad and Scotty read her answers! Too cute!
Lauren and Scotty! Scotty was a pure gentlemen..since Lauren can't talk (she is on vocal chord rest) he translated ALL she had to say via her little notebook she wrote on!
Lauren and Scotty! Lauren writing away...the questions stayed easy for her, since she couldn't write quick enough!
Didn't they both look great! Hmmm? Who will be your next American Idol?
Steven Tyler answering the presses questions! Steven said that BOTH the remaining Idols are winners in his eyes!
Lauren's smile is contagious! She had her notepad in hand..ready to answer the questions by writing down her answers!
Lauren and Scotty...being generous to the press! Even after the performance...they were all smiles!
Lauren is smiling away! Even though she had to rest her voice..she was still ALL smiles!
Steven Tyler looked GREAT! Wait till you see his shoes!
Steven was SUPER nice! Loved all his jewelry..he seriously may wear more than a woman does!
Steven addressing the crowd! It is true..I whistled for him and he was SHOCKED I could whistle so loudly..he even asked me.."Girl..how did you do that?"
Steven..still looks amazing! Close up of Tyler atthe press conference..
He is TOO cool for the room! Even though he is like STEVEN TYLER..hello!? He was super down to earth!
Close up of Steven! Look at those lips! Ha!
There they are! Bedazzled and blinged out NIKE tennis shoes...LOVE it!
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Today's software development is unthinkable without automated testing; e.g., writing unit tests using the JUnit framework. But there still are some aspects that cannot be tested automatically. An example is the appearance of user interface components:
Interactive tests are indispensable when a software developer wants to answer these questions.
This article will introduce the JDemo framework and its techniques for writing code for interactive testing. It will also show the benefits that can be gained from writing demo code.
Let's have a look at a simple example component. Figure 1 shows the API of
a Swing component for showing a die having a specified or random value.
Figure 1.
MyDice example class for showing a die as a Swing component
Instead of only looking at the API, we are much more interested in what the die actually looks like
on the screen. A very popular approach for this is to add a simple
main method to the
component class:
public static void main(String[] args) {
JComponent diceComponent = new MyDice();
JFrame frame = new JFrame("MyDice");
Container contentPane = frame.getContentPane();
contentPane.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
contentPane.add(diceComponent, BorderLayout.CENTER);
Running this class will open a frame showing a die on the screen. The die will have a random value,
since the default constructor from the
MyDice class is being used.
A screenshot of the frame is shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2. Screenshot of a
MyDice component
main method solution in the previous section has some serious drawbacks. Having snippets of this
kind of demonstration code spread all over our production code gives a bad-code smell. The snippets contain
lots of duplication, sometimes add unnecessary dependencies, and are likely to break.
A better approach is to move the demo code to separate classes. Recently, Jonathan Simon described a technique called simulators. Simulators are special classes, written for graphically testing, or simulating, a component in various conditions. Usually, simulator classes are written from scratch and there is no assistance by frameworks or tools. Here and now we want to go a step further. First, let's write down a list of what we would like to have:
Removing anything non-essential from the demo code above leaves two simple lines of code, looking somewhat like this:
JComponent diceComponent = new MyDice();
We want to create a dice component and then show it. Anything else does not matter much, and so we should not have to care about it. Using the JDemo framework, writing demos is just that easy.
Among others, JDemo provides an abstract base class
SwingDemoCase, which contains many
convenience methods for Swing-based demos. One of these methods is for displaying a
JComponent object on the screen. So we can implement a demo class for the
component this way:
package de.jdemo.examples.dice.demo;
import de.jdemo.extensions.SwingDemoCase;
public class MyDiceDemo extends SwingDemoCase {
public void demo6Dice() {
JComponent diceComponent = new MyDice(6);
public void demoRandomDice() {
JComponent diceComponent = new MyDice();
There are two different ways to instantiate
MyDice objects, so I have added two
demos to the
MyDiceDemo class:
6Dice and
As can be seen in our little example, JDemo demo cases must be no-argument
methods with a
void return type. Their names start with
demo...() and they are implemented in subclasses of one of the abstract demo case
implementations, which are provided by the framework. Since we want to demonstrate a Swing-based
component, I have chosen
SwingDemoCase as the superclass for the demo implementation.
Later in this article, we will have a look at the other JDemo base classes that are available.
The JDemo framework provides a Swing-based DemoRunner application for loading and executing demos. It can be started from the command line by specifying the name of the demo class as argument:
java de.jdemo.swingui.DemoRunner de.jdemo.examples.dice.demo.MyDiceDemo
Of course, we have to make sure that jdemo.jar and the
MyDice example
(contained in the examples folder of the JDemo distribution) are in the
Figure 3 shows the DemoRunner when launched with our
MyDiceDemo class.
Figure 3. JDemo DemoRunner running the
MyDice demo
All available demos are listed as tree view in the upper half of the application. They can be
run by double-clicking on the tree items or by choosing one of the various actions
available in the context menu of each entry. The execution list in the lower half
shows the state of executed demos. In Figure 3,
you can see that the
Random Dice demo is running. Figure 4 shows the frame JDemo has
opened on the screen in order to show the component.
Figure 4. Output of the
Random Dice demo executed in JDemo
Having a look back to the wish list from the previous section, we can see that our demo implementation meets all of the requirements.
You already might have realized that JDemo DemoCases are similar to JUnit TestCase implementations. The reason for this is that the framework is based on the concepts, simplicity, and source code of JUnit. Developers familiar with unit testing will only have to learn a few things in order to use JDemo. Here is a list of the main aspects and differences of which one has to be aware:
demo...() rather than with
assert...() statements. Each demo method must instead contain a call to a
show...() method.
setUp() and
tearDown() methods, which (just as in JUnit) will be executed before or after the demo method, respectively.
It has often has been claimed that unit tests are good example code. But in my opinion, in most cases this just isn't true. In unit tests, I almost never saw suitable examples for how to use the provided API. This is because unit tests usually do not implement practical examples. Demos, on the other hand, are practical examples, so it is much more likely that good example code will be found there. In fact, practice has shown that combining test-driven development with writing demos is a great combination, with JUnit and JDemo complementing each other.
Just like JUnit test cases, JDemo demo cases can be arranged in suites. Demo suites use the composite pattern in order to create a new demo containing multiple demo classes. A demo suite can then be passed to the DemoRunner in order to have more than one demo class available for execution.
Here is a simple example:
package de.jdemo.examples.dice.demo;
import de.jdemo.framework.DemoSuite;
import de.jdemo.framework.IDemo;
public class AllDemos {
public static IDemo suite() {
DemoSuite suite = new DemoSuite(
"All Demos for MyDice");
suite.addDemo(new DemoSuite(MyDiceDemo.class));
return suite;
This example creates a demo suite only containing our
MyDiceDemo demo class.
Of course, demo suites themselves can then be added to other suites, and so on. A well-maintained
set of demos will then form a tree hierarchy. Figure 5 shows a demo tree for a more
complex example application.
Figure 5. A well-structured tree of demos for a more realistic software example
Let's have another look at the demos in Figure 5. Such a complete set of demos can also be very valuable when you have to work on existing code libraries. You do not need to start the complete application, log in to a database, and load example data, all in order to have a look at the export dialog. Instead you just start the demos and select the relevant component from the DemoRunner.
You also will not have to crawl the source code to find the relevant code; with JDemo,
you can link the demo source code to the DemoRunner application. Let's try this for our
MyDice example
by specifying the path to the source code as
sourcepath when starting the
DemoRunner application:
java de.jdemo.swingui.DemoRunner -sourcepath . de.jdemo.examples.dice.demo.MyDiceDemo
Similar to the
CLASSPATH, the
sourcepath is a list of directories
or .zip or .jar files. Here we have specified the current directory to contain the source code.
Now we have a context menu item, Show source code, at each demo in the DemoRunner (see Figure 6).
Figure 6. A menu item for showing the source code from within the DemoRunner
By default, the JDemo DemoRunner shows the source-code syntax highlighted (using the Java2Html library) in a separate window (see Figure 7). Note that when you are using the JDemo plugin available for the Eclipse IDE, the source code will be shown directly in the development environment.
Figure 7. Syntax highlighted source code as shown by the DemoRunner
The JDemo framework provides many options and advanced techniques that cannot all be covered in this article. However I want to give a quick introduction to one of the most interesting techniques: capturing demo output automatically.
As each demo shows its object for demonstration using a
show...() method from the
framework, it is not very hard to capture this output automatically. For GUI-based demos,
the captured output is a screenshot taken by using the
java.awt.Robot class.
The following Ant build script shows how we can take
a screenshot from our
MyDice demo:
<project default="screenshot">
<taskdef name="demoGuiCapture"
<target name="screenshot">
First a new Ant task,
demoGuiCapture, is defined. Again, we have to make sure
that jdemo.jar is on the specified
screenshot target uses the
demoGuiCapture task for taking a screenshot
from the
6Dice demo. Also note that by setting the
includeTitle option to
false, we only capture the
MyDice component, not the complete frame.
Figure 8 shows the captured image.
Figure 8. Screenshot automatically taken of the
6Dice demo
As a matter of fact, all of the screenshots in this article were taken automagically by using JDemo (even Figure 6, which actually is a composition of two demos).
JDemo is not limited to Swing-based demos. The framework comes with four base classes for different kinds of demos:
|JDemo base class
|Demos showing text (
java.lang.CharSequence) or
File objects.
|Demos based on components from the Java AWT (Abstract Windowing Toolkit).
|Swing-based demos--as described in this article. Since Swing is based on AWT,
SwingDemoCase subclasses
|Demos based on the Eclipse SWT (Standard Widget Toolkit).
In practice, when writing demos, you will probably subclass one of the provided classes directly. Usage examples can be found in the examples folder of the JDemo download package. Their API is described in detail in the JavaDoc API documentation and the JDemo online documentation.
In this article we have learned how the JDemo framework can be used to organize demonstration and example code by writing demo case classes. Like JUnit test cases, JDemo demo cases can be organized in suites and run from the provided DemoRunner application.
We also have seen that demos are not only useful during the development of a software component, but can also be very valuable later. Demos can be used to directly access all of the software components in a large library. They also provide example code for how to use the API properly. As an additional benefit, GUI demos can be used for automatically taking screenshots; e.g., for documentation purposes.
This article could only show a few aspects of the framework. In order to learn more about it and its capabilities, I recommend reading the detailed online documentation or just checking JDemo out on your next software project.
Markus Gebhard works as software engineer at disy Informationssysteme GmbH, in Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Neighbors described rushing to rescue their elderly neighbor out of his burning home.
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KITV4 viewer video of the house fire shows flames engulfing the three-bedroom home on Waipono Place in Waipio Acres.
Jonathan Bell lives right behind the house that caught fire. At around 8:45 last night, he saw the enormous blaze.
"I never seen flames that big. When I first noticed the fire, it looked like the whole half of his wall was engulfed in flames," described Bell.
A neighbor said the fire was spreading rapidly. He said within minutes, the tree on his property caught on fire. But, the flames weren't their biggest concern. They were terrified for their elderly neighbors, believing they were trapped inside.
Neighbor Zuri Aki yelled out, but there was no response.
"It was evening and usually they are asleep. I was pounding on the door, eventually I had to kick the door in," said Aki.
Once inside, Aki didn't see anyone. Finally, a neighbor across the street spotted the 60-year-old man trying to get out the side door.
"He was barely coming out the door so then we grabbed him and he couldn't walk, he couldn't talk, he wasn't talking. We tried to talk to him but he didn't say anything," said neighbor Chris Helenihi.
And once outside, they saw the burns all over his body.
"He had some burns on his legs, hands and his hair was singed," said Helenihi.
The man was taken to the hospital in serious condition. Neighbors said he lives with his brother, who was not at home at the time.
What started the fire is still under investigation.
Fire investigators say the damage is estimated at $250,000. The house is a total loss.


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October 1, 2012 —
The New York State Police at Highland announce the arrest of Terence N. Toback, 22, of 14 Church St., Marlboro, NY for Criminal Sexual Act in the first degree. The arrest stems from an investigation into allegations that Toback had sexual contact with a minor. Following his arrest, Toback was arraigned at the Town of Marlborough court and remanded to the Ulster County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail.


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This diagram shows the orbit of the exoplanet Fomalhaut b as calculated from recent Hubble Space Telescope observations. The planet follows a highly elliptical orbit that carries it across a wide belt of debris encircling the bright star Fomalhaut. The planet swings as close to its star as 4.6 billion miles, and the outermost point of its orbit is 27 billion miles away from the star. The orbital period is approximately 2,000 years.
Image Type: Illustration
Illustration Credit: NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI)
Science Credit: NASA, ESA, and P. Kalas (University of California, Berkeley)
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A second look
Watchdog group looks into incident first reported in the Weekly
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So, this disorganized woman was incapable of finding her ticket in the amount of time allotted by the SDJBs. Next, they take her off the rail car and ... search her? You mean, failure to show a legitimate ticket is "criminal" enough to incite a SDJB feeldown?
And if the alleged perp has the chutzpa to actually complain about the molestation, well, it is apparently Sheriffs Department policy to slam that unappreciative, punitive-tax-revenue source's head into a steel beam!
Even so, the Sheriffs Department yet guilelessly wonders why there are so many people out in civilian-land who actually enjoy reading about brown-shirts getting capped (or otherwise ground down)?
Just like what's happening with BarryHO's transglobal assassination list as it is imposed upon Islam's brown-man's-land, while "accidently" also slaughtering (many more) babies, school children, expectant mothers, and grandparents ... just trying to wipe out a few extra-judicially condemned (alleged) "bad guys," and another ZOG day folds over the horizon as we continue winning those hearts and minds ~
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It came upon the midnight clear, that glorious song of old, from angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold: "Peace on the earth, good will to men, from heaven's all-gracious King." The world in solemn stillness lay, to hear the angels sing. Still through the cloven skies they come with peaceful wings unfurled, and still their heavenly music floats o'er all the weary world; above its sad and lowly plains, they bend on hovering wing, and ever o'er its Babel sounds the blessed angels sing. And ye, beneath life's crushing load, whose forms are bending low, who toil along the climbing way with painful steps and slow, look now! for glad and golden hours come swiftly on the wing. O rest beside the weary road, and hear the angels sing! For lo! the days are hastening on, by prophet seen of old, when with the ever-circling years shall come the time foretold when peace shall over all the earth its ancient splendors fling, and the whole world send back the song which now the angels sing.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
O Christmas Caroling and Blogging We Will Go--Following our footnoteMaven afar
It is my pleasure to join footnoteMaven's Annual Christmas Caroling blogging event. A beautiful Victorian Santa and being in such good company, how could I resist. It Came Upon The Midnight Clear is my favorite,probably because I grew up in southern Oregon's high desert where winter nights are cold, crisp, and clear --- and the stars so bright it seems like you can reach up and touch them --- well, that is so unless it is snowing.
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We're coming up on that time of year when looking over the past and making an appraisal of performance is a regular undertaking.
From a business point of view, we do this so we can find the deficiencies, errors or shortfalls and correct or improve them. Most of the things we look at are measurable and external. We ask "how many?", "how much?" and "how efficiently?" We chart a course based on the information at hand, and we set our goals for the next year, the next five years or more. What we wouldn't want to do is base our course on partial information, bad information or insufficient information.
Recovery requires a regular process of self-appraisal, and the same neat, objective set of rules would appear to apply. But there's a big difference between performance appraisal and self-appraisal. Performance appraisal is largely an external process while self-appraisal is internal. By definition, many of the items on the personal inventory list are obscured from our own view by rationalization, justification and other forms of denial.
Shame and fear are two very powerful filters through which a view of our own behavior can be heavily distorted. One of the biggest dangers in doing a personal inventory is thinking we're objective about ourselves. Science has known for centuries that observers have a bias, so double blind studies are used so the experimenter cannot influence the outcome of the study.
So what would be the elements of an accurate self-appraisal? The first and most important requirement is the admission that your self-appraisal might be distorted, inaccurate or simply wrong.
Next, a self-appraisal should be followed by sharing that appraisal with someone who knows you well enough and can be honest enough to tell you if your appraisal is inaccurate. Both of these steps require humility – a commodity that can be collected slowly throughout the recovery process.
The next element is the awareness that your mind is not your master and that a regular regimen of quiet reflection will be far more powerful a tool to self-discovery than a structured process of goals and objectives.
A final ingredient is loving detachment from your character problems. All of us have them, and to begin the process of looking at them as lessons to be learned rather than black marks on the cosmic slate or something to be ashamed of will go a long way toward objectivity.
• Rick Atwater is a licensed clinical professional counselor.


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The Fitzwilliam Museum
From Egyptian coffins to Impressionist masterpieces – the Fitzwilliam Museum's world-class collections of art and antiquities span centuries and civilizations.
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The Fitzwilliam Museum has magnificent permanent collections of international importance. The entire collection is a Designated Collection of national importance.
Holdings include antiquities from Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome; English and European pottery and glass; furniture, clocks, fans and armour, coins, medals, illuminated, literary and music manuscripts and rare printed books; paintings, including masterpieces by Simone Martini, Domenico Veneziano, Veronese, Titian, Rubens, Hals, Van Dyck, Canaletto, Hogarth, Gainsborough, Constable, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne, Monet and Picasso, portrait miniatures and 20th century art, and changing displays of drawings, watercolours and prints. The collections also include artefacts from Sudan and Cyprus, and Chinese, Japanese and Korean art, rugs and samplers.
Founded in 1816, the Museum is housed in splendid buildings, the first of which, designed by George Basevi opened in 1848.
Items from this collection
Collection details
Weapons and War, Music, Fine Art, Decorative and Applied Art, Costume and Textiles, Coins and Medals, Archaeology
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- Ancient Egypt, Sudan
- Greece and Rome
- Roman and Romano-Egyptian Art
- Western Asiatic displays and Cypriot Art
- English and European pottery and glass, furniture, clocks, fans, armour
- Chinese, Japanese and Korean art
- Simone Martini, Domenico Veneziano, Titian, Veronese, Rubens, Van Dyck, Hals, Canaletto, Hogarth, Gainsborough, Constable, Monet, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne and Picasso
- Designated Collection
Henry Moore's Hill Arches (1973)
- 1 February 2016 — 30 November 2017 *on now
For the next two years a monumental bronze sculpture by Henry Moore, titled Hill Arches, will be on loan to the Fitzwilliam Museum from the Henry Moore Foundation in Hertfordshire.
Moore is best known for sculptures of the human figure sited in architectural or natural settings, but here he has created a landscape in its own right - perhaps, as the title suggests, an echo of the rolling hills of his native Yorkshire.
This enormous, four piece sculpture will be sited in front of the Museum, visible to all visitors and those walking down Trumpington Street.
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Celebrating the First 200 Years: The Fitzwilliam Museum 1816 - 2016
- 4 February — 30 December 2016 *on now
Running throughout 2016, this exhibition will explore the Fitzwilliam's past, present and future. A timeline of the first 200 years will introduce key themes and characters, while displays of objects will show how the collections have developed over two centuries.
The exhibition runs alongside a new book The Fitzwilliam Museum: A History. For the very first time, this will tell the full 200 year story of the Museum. The triumphs and challenges of successive Directors, the changing nature of the Museum's relationship with its parent University, and its dogged survival through the two World Wars. It will also shed light on the colourful, but previously little-known, personal life of Viscount Fitzwilliam himself.
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Being Modern: Kettle's Yard at the Fitzwilliam Museum
- 8 April 2016 — 31 March 2017 *on now
Works by artists who sought to make a new art responding to the modern world are brought together in this second display from Kettle's Yard. The display re-unites for the first time, paintings and sculptures by pioneering modern artists who are represented in both collections.
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COLOUR: The Art and Science of Illuminated Manuscripts
- 30 July — 30 December 2016 *on now
This exhibition celebrates the Fitzwilliam's 2016 bicentenary with a stunning display of 150 illuminated manuscripts from its rich collections. They range from the prayerbooks of European royalty and merchants to local treasures like the Macclesfield Psalter, from an alchemical scroll and a duchess' wedding gift to the ABC of a five-year old princess.
Manuscripts were at the heart of Viscount Fitzwilliam's collection with which the Museum was established in 1816. Many of them are displayed here for the first time. They can only be seen at the Museum due to a clause in Fitzwilliam's bequest which prevents them from leaving the building and reveals the anxieties of the Founder who had assembled his treasures in the aftermath of the French Revolution.
The hundreds of images sheltered in volumes that were cherished in princely and religious libraries for centuries constitute the largest and best preserved repositories of medieval and Renaissance painting. With most panel and wall paintings destroyed by war, greed, puritanical zeal or time, illuminated manuscripts are the richest resources for the study of European painting between the sixth and the sixteenth century - the main focus of this exhibition. Highlights of Byzantine, Armenian, Persian and Sanskrit manuscripts are also included. Travel from eighth-century Northumbria to seventeenth-century Nepal via Oxford, Paris, Bruges, Cologne, Florence, Venice, Constantinople, Jerusalem and Kashmir.
Discover the secrets of original masterpieces and modern forgeries. Find out what cutting-edge technologies reveal about their painting materials, and the images' meaning and value to their owners.
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An Amateur's Passion: Lord Fitzwilliam's print collection
- 9 August 2016 — 29 January 2017 *on now
The Museum's founder, Lord Fitzwilliam, was an enthusiastic collector of prints. In his lifetime he amassed around 40,000 loose impressions and devoted significant time and energy arranging them into albums of varying sizes to keep on the shelves of his library. His collection reflects his broad taste, ranging from etchings by Rembrandt to works by other highly skilled but less fashionable printmakers.
This exhibition looks at what interested Fitzwilliam most in acquiring and ordering his print collection and will feature examples of his albums, rarely seen in public but offering a fascinating insight into the mind of a late 18th century collector.
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Lyn - I find it helps to actually remind DS to "bite" and "chew chew chew swallow" and demonstrate those things by doing them. And we remind him that he may not put more food in his mouth until he's swallowed.
ETA: we also "coach" DS to ask me or DH to cut his food if it's bigger than what he feels he can eat by himself.


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I'll admit it: I'm a child of the 80s. I've got fond memories of Expo 88, and I can still sing the theme songs of She-Ra, Inspector Gadget, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Smurfs.
Punky Brewster was my hero. I owned a hypercolor t-shirt, and I wore it tucked into my "happy pants"—think everything you've ever seen of MC Hammer, but on a five-year-old.
It's funny how the 80s legacy lives on, for better or worse. I got more than a little bit excited when Cold Chisel announced their comeback tour this year, and I'll always be fascinated by Rubik's Cubes.
And it seems my mum was right when she told me that fashions always go in cycles—although I just can't bring myself to embrace high-waisted jeans a second time. But it's not just clothes that seem to have cycled around again.
One of the defining characteristics of the 80s was the "greed is good" mantra that infiltrated consumer psyches across the Western world. It's no coincidence that one of the most significant events of the decade was the stock market crash of 1987, which devastated households, companies and economies around the world—or that this episode in our history was shortly followed by the infamous recession "we had to have" of the early 1990s. And yet, it seems we still haven't learnt the lesson.
Greed, say observers including former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, the Archbishop Canterbury and the head of the Reserve Bank of Australia, was at the core of the Global Financial Crisis that hit in 2008 and is still reverberating now.
Despite human experience ranging from King David all the way through to Gordon Gekko proving that it would be better relegated to the pages of history (along with shoulder pads), greed came back in fashion this decade, and we are all living with the consequences.
The most disturbing return to the 80s is without doubt the horrifying stories of African mothers walking for days through the desert to beg a handful of grain; of tinder-dry crops and emaciated cattle shriveling under a merciless sun; of children dying for want of food as the world looks on through their big screen TVs.
Again, consecutive seasons of drought in East Africa have laid bare a region mired in poverty, neglect, instability and conflict, leaving 12.4 million people—more than half the Australian population—at the brink of survival.
The television images of Ethiopian children with withered, ancient faces that I remember seeing as a kid in 1984 are back, and just like before, they play second fiddle in our media to news about the latest politician faux pas and celebrity wedding.
How—in a world where junk food, alcohol and cigarettes are among the leading causes of death—are we here again? Have 30 years not been enough to learn how to prevent catastrophes like this?
The fact is, there is enough food produced to feed everyone living right now on Planet Earth—but one in seven people in the world do not have enough to eat.
The reasons why 12.4 million East Africans are facing starvation are complex, but while the drought is the result of not enough rain, experts tell us the famine is man-made.
Self-interest—of local authorities, of inefficient governments, of the architects of an unjust world trade system, and of all of us who have passively accepted it—is again at the core.
Yet, 30 years on, some things have changed. I was a child in the 80s, but now I have a child of my own—though thankfully, she is not old enough to insist on wearing high-waisted jeans. I want her to grow up in a world that has learnt its lesson; that understands that greed is not good. And I am not alone.
The Australian Government pledged $60 million in emergency relief, then boosted it to $80 million. Everyday Australians have added another $10 million of their own. Blog sites like this one have done their bit to get people talking and reaching into their pockets.
Tens of thousands of Australians have chosen to sponsor a child in East Africa, helping to reduce the vulnerability and build the resilience of no less than 32,932 children through year-round nutrition, health, education and income generation support.
This is our time to do things differently than we have in the past; to make sure this is one part of our era that won't cycle around again. What will you do?
This post originally appeared on compassion.com.au as Child of the 80s. Sponsor a child through Compassion Australia.
The 1980s graphic is courtesy of Kenny Dodge.


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Chris Resop on His Former Teammates
Chris Resop
The Angels acquired reliever Chris Resop last winter from the Florida Marlins in exchange for Kevin Gregg. Just as Chris reached the major leagues this year with Anaheim, a sore elbow shut him down. He underwent surgery to have chips removed from his elbow. At season's end, the Angels tried to move him through waivers from the 40-man roster to the Triple-A Salt Lake roster, and he was claimed by the Atlanta Braves.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel reporter Juan C. Rodriguez caught up with Chris and asked him his opinion of his former teammates mentioned as potential targets in a Florida Marlins trade. It's an interesting read.
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Based on Resop's comments it sounds like all these guys need to go. OK, so he's not a scout but his analysis sounded pretty close to the target.
I wonder if the Marlins might accept Napoli instead of Mathis. Now that I've seen him catch for an extended stretch I've come to understand all the hoopla about Mathis. This guy is incredible behind the plate and showed, in stretches, the ability to hit a little.
I'd hate to lose Kendrick or Wood, though, as well as *two* pitchers. I still want to say no to a trade that would drain so much manpower.
To give up Kendrick or Wood along with other prospects is WAY too high a price for a 30 hr and 120 rbi guy. Kendrick alone is very capable of 20 to 25 hrs and 90 to 100 rbi's, barring injuries. When you add the production and potential of the other players being mentioned, it can't possibly be a good exchange for the Angels. All this for a player with a questionable work ethic?
I think the Dodgers were right to drop out of the bidding at this point.
I would much rather have Tejada and Kendrick in the lineup than Cabrera and Figgins. And Tejada and Kendrick with Figgins at DH is even better.
Lyle Spencer over at the Angels MLB site in their mailbag segment, suggests the Angels go for Khalil Greene. Probably a better fit and less expensive than Cabrera.
I still like to see the Angels use their outfielders and pitchers to get Johan Santana.
"OK, since you asked, I do have a dream deal: Aybar, Willits, Haynes and either Ervin Santana or Joe Saunders to the Padres for shortstop Khalil Greene and reliever Cla Meredith. (Rivera could be substituted for Willits if the Padres crave some power). I don't know if they're willing to part with Greene, who is two years removed from free agency, but I'm convinced this swap would benefit both teams — and all six players.
Greene, at 28, is one of the game's most underrated performers. He's a breathtaking shortstop and a run-producer (97 RBIs, 27 homers in 2007) who has killed the ball on the road (.849 career OPS) and suffered at home (.659 OPS).
PETCO Park's vast dimensions are made to order for the wheels and skills of Aybar, Willits and Haynes, and Padres manager Buddy Black — familiar with Santana and Saunders from his days in Anaheim as Mike Scioscia's pitching coach — would know which buttons to push to bring out the best in them.
Greene and Kendrick would be superb together, with Chone Figgins at third and Wood in the wings. The deal also would open a roster spot for one David Eckstein, whose return as an all-purpose role player would be a plus in every respect. Meredith's side-winding, sinkerball style would be a great fit in the bullpen.
Orlando Cabrera will be a tough act to follow. But Khalil Greene would be a huge hit with Angels fans, just as he was with Padres partisans."
I'm still against trading Kendrick in a deal for Cabrera. I agree with the thought of using the prospects for Johan Santana, I think we have the power within.
Khalil Greene sounds great, but at 22/23 I think you'd get more out of keeping Brandon Wood at shortstop for a lot longer and less money.
Eck would be cool in a utility roll but I think he's priced too high for that and proven he's an everyday player.
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Though we've already seen quite a bit of winter weather this year, the first official day of winter is this Saturday! With the change of season, Pure Michigan has launched this year's winter advertising campaign. Television, radio and billboard ads will begin running December 30th. We wanted to give you a sneak peek at some of the images you'll be seeing on billboards across the state (and beyond)!
Take a look at the images below and let us know what you think! We also included links to the locations featured in the photography if you're interested in learning more or making a first-hand visit.
Empire Bluff at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Empire, MI
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Which Pure Michigan winter billboard is your favorite?
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Among the crowd of 27,000 runners, there were 57 athletes from Hawaii who qualified for the Boston Marathon.
"Everyone wants to run in the Boston Marathon, if you are a runner," said Michael Kasamoto.
Kasamoto finished his eighth Boston Marathon about 20 minutes before the blasts.
"It sounded like two cannons, like the Honolulu Marathon cannons," said Kasamoto.
While finishers heard the explosions and saw smoke, many didn't exactly know what was happening.
"There were some of our friends still on the course. We didn't know whether they were affected. We didn't know what was going on," said Kasamoto.
"When they said it was in the spectator area, it was scary," said Carole Higa. "At that point I started to panic. My husband was in that area waiting for me."
"It's shocking. I kind of in shock, actually," said Angela Sy.
While the blasts happened in Boston, the shock of that event also rattled runners here.
Click here to see pictures from the scene of the blasts.
At Runner's Room, Mallory Heller, a marathoner herself, constantly watched for updates on the television as she worked.
"It just made me think of all of my friends, and if any of them were running and it was really scary," said Heller.
Hawaii runners in Boston said they didn't think these blasts would stop them from running this marathon in the future. Other athletes said this event may give them one more thing to worry about on race day.
"After seeing something like this, it makes you more nervous. It's really scary," said marathoner Jessica.
Hawaii runners in Boston are waiting to hear from their friends to find out if everyone from the islands are OK.


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