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Reviews: Six Feet Under
Good, but uneven
There is no doubt that there is a LOT to love about this series. It was generally well-written, and very consistently well-acted. The series finale is definitely one of the top ten finales of all time, IMO. However, two things made the series good, instead of great. First is the "main" character of Nate. I know it's an ensemble cast, but there's no doubt that his story is what defines the arc of the series. It begins with the start of his story and ends with the end of his story. Unfortunately, it's one of the weakest stories in the series. Nate nevers really changes as a character. He's as clueless as to who he is and what he wants at the end as he is in the beginning. The second factor is one that's a risk with any long-running ensemble-based drama series. Eventually, you start going "Really? How much crap can happen to one family? Really?" Much like with soap operas, you look at everything that happens to these people and starting to wonder how much the universe must hate them, because nothing good ever happens to them. You know that if it seems good, just wait. It will turn to crap. But if those two issues aren't deal breakers for you, this series does earn all of the accolades it gets.

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I deliver a lot of agile training courses and I give a lot of talks about agile. It sometimes surprises me that there are still people out there who haven't heard of agile or who only vaguely understand what it is. I guess that just demonstrates the size of the software development world.
There are some questions that come up again and again that are the result of myths people have come to believe about agile. Consequently, I spend my time debunking these myths again and again.
I've been keeping a little list and there are a dozen reoccurring myths that seem to underlie various questions. I say "myths" because they all seem to come from either a partial understanding of agile or a complete misunderstanding of the methodology. Of course, if you've worked agile, knocked around the agile community for a while, or been to a conference or two some of these might come as a surprise. But these are the misunderstandings I hear again and again.
1. Agile is new.
No, agile is not new. The Agile Manifesto was published in 2001; the Scrum Pattern language was presented in 1995 during the Object Oriented Programming, Systems, and Languages (OOPSLA) conference; the Episodes pattern language (the forerunner of Extreme Programming—XP) was described in PLoP 1995, Tom Gilb's Evo method dates back to 1976, and there are some who trace agile's roots back further still.
In fact, a close look at the report from the 1968 NATO conference on software engineering reveals some familiar ideas. Professor Alan Perlis closed one debate saying:
"Through successive repetitions of this process of interlaced testing and design the model ultimately becomes the software system itself. I think that it is the key of the approach that has been suggested, that there is no such question as testing things after the fact"
That sounds like a pretty good description of much of agile to me, thirty-three years before the Agile Manifesto.
2. Agile means having no documentation.
While some people believe that being agile means one doesn't need any documentation, that's hardly the truth; you can have as much documentation as you like in agile. Documentation is just another deliverable; if it brings you value then schedule it and produce it like anything else.
This myth may have started with Kent Beck, the originator of Extreme Programming, who is reported to have said "Documentation may be only necessary before I die and can't explain it personally."
However, there is both unnecessary documentation and valuable documentation; the trick is to decide which is which.
Still, lets not hide it: Agile probably does mean less documentation. In his 2008 book, Applied Software Measurement, Capers Jones says "For large software projects, the cost of producing paper documents is more expensive than the code itself."
Unfortunately, documentation is not just a cost, it is sometimes a block to communication as people might hide behind documents when a conversation or an example might be much more informative.
If someone is willing to pay for a document, then it has value and should be scheduled and developed the same way code is.
3. Agile means "no design."
No, being agile does not mean that there should be "no design." I think for one to practice agile, one probably needs more design. Design is inherent all the way through development, at every planning meeting, and more. In regards to this myth, however, agile does mean that you don't need a big up-front design that is invalidated five minutes after someone starts coding.
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Very well said about three major factors of Agile.
I fully agree with you.
I used Agile methodology scrum in both development and maintenance projects. Also we did a design and documentation where ever it is required.
Myth #13: Agile is faster. Actually, Agile is BETTER, but not necessarily faster. Properly done, iteration planning, story writing, backlog grooming, retrospectives and standups can take considerable time. I think that this results in an improved product over the course of a number of iterations. It may be faster or slower than another development method. But our goal is creating good software, not meeting a deadline.
@Dave Maschek
Agile is faster. If it is not, then something is going wrong with how it is being done. We had a 320% increase in productivity by our 2nd Sprint of implementation (compared to the previous method), so it was much faster. Perhaps TDD is not happening or meetings are not as efficient as they need to be or codework is not shown to the QA role soon enough and often enough. Cannot diagnose why without being there, but something is off.


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> As far a I can tell none of the experts have responded on this so let me
> word my question another way. If you match the total of 464a-d , you
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TAMPA (AP) South Florida's B.J. Daniels (FSY) gave West Virginia fits with his arm and his feet.
The entertaining redshirt freshman quarterback threw for 232 yards and rushed for 104 more to account for more offense than the 20th-ranked Mountaineers managed as a team in the Bulls' 30-19 victory Friday night.
GAME REPORT: South Florida 30, West Virginia 19
Daniels threw for three touchdowns and the Bulls rebounded from two subpar defensive performances to frustrate West Virginia running back Noel Devine (FSY) and beat their Big East rival for the third time in four years.
The Bulls (6-2, 2-2 Big East) allowed 75 points and 887 yards in conference losses to Cincinnati and Pittsburgh the previous two weeks, yet they found a way to hold Devine to his lowest rushing total of the season.
In stopping their two-game slide, the Bulls hope they have pulled out of a funk that contributed to midseason swoons that also followed promising starts that lifted them into the Top 25 in 2007 and 2008.
"I guess a lot of people doubted us and thought we were going to go down the same patch we did the last two years," said Daniels, who had 336 yards of offense to West Virginia's 323. "That was a lot of garbage that our team didn't listen to."
West Virginia (6-2, 2-1) drove 80 yards after the opening kickoff to take a 7-0 lead, but the Mountaineers never really got into a rhythm on offense.
"There's some young hurting guys in there, both physically and mentally. And they should be," West Virginia coach Bill Stewart said. "That was a hard-fought game. I cannot fault our effort."
Daniels threw TD passes of 49 yards to Carlton Mitchell, 11 yards to A.J. Love (FSY) and 6 yards to Sterling Griffin. Eric Schwartz's third field goal, a 44-yarder that came 3 minutes into the fourth quarter, put the Bulls up 30-19.
Jarrett Brown (FSY) scored on runs of 3 and 11 yards. However, West Virginia's senior quarterback had sporadic success throwing against a defense geared to stop the run.
Devine, who grew up 2 hours south of Tampa, was limited to 42 yards on 17 carries in what was a homecoming of sorts for him and a number of other Mountaineers players from Florida, including Brown and leading receiver Jock Sanders (FSY).
Devine entered averaging 130.3 rushing yards a game — third in the nation — and 89 shy of topping 1,000 for the second season in a row.
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Down two scores in the fourth quarter, the Mountaineers were forced to throw on virtually every down. Brown finished 19-for-32 for 205 yards and one interception, and Devine carried the ball twice in the fourth quarter.
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Daniels improved to 3-2 since replacing Big East career total offense leader Matt Grothe (FSY), who suffered a season-ending knee injury in the third week of the season. He kept West Virginia off-balance with his mobility and made some of his biggest throws while scrambling to buy time.
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"We haven't seen a guy like that (this year), but at the same time that's no excuse for our defense," West Virginia safety Robert Sands said. "We've still got to go out there and make plays. He broke contain too many times, and he burned us."
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Mr Abbott on Thursday said his government had ''deep concerns about the illegality, about rorts, rackets and ripoffs inside a number of unions''.
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Fanny A. Garcia
Fanny Abalos Garcia(born 1949) is a Filipino Teacher, Fictionist, Essayist, Scriptwriter, Editor, Researcher, Translator and a full time mother to a special child. She is a recipient of the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature and other prestigious literary awards such as the annual short story contests by Asia-Philippines Leader and Weekly Graphic.
Fanny Abalos Garcia was born in Malabon, Rizal (Malabon City) at February 26, 1949. She graduated Bachelor of Science in Education in the University of the Philippines. She also finished Master of Arts and Doctorate Studies in Filipino Creative Writing at also the said university. She is said to be the first to finish masters and doctorate studies in the said field of study. Due to her diligence and dedication to her studies, she was awarded Gawad Chancellor Awardee as a Ph.D. student in UP. She is among the list of writers that were included in the CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art, Volume IX, Literature in 1994. She is currently a faculty member of the Filipino department of the De La Salle University, Taft, Manila.
Palanca Winning Works
She is a distinguished Palanca awardee winning in several categories, namely, short stories, essays, scriptwriting and children stories. In 1972, she won a palanca for "Sandaang Damit". In 1976, she won the palanca for "Alamat ng Sapang Bato". In 1982, she won 3 Palancas for Arrividerci in the short story division, "Isang Liham sa Baul ng Isang Manunulat" and "Italia, Italia" for the essay division.In the succeeding year, she won yet another Palanca for "Tayong mga Mariang Magdalena". After 12 years, in 1994, she won a Palanca for a different category, Teleplay, for her work, "Hello…Paalam". In the following year, she wrote "Sapagkat ang Special Children ay Bahagi rin ng Lipunan at Mundo" winning another Palanca for the category short story for children. She is also a winner in the annual short story contests of Asia-Philippines Leader and Weekly Graphic. In the movie industry, she was also nominated for best story and screenplay for the film, "Saan Darating ang Umaga" (Viva Films).
Published Books
She was able to publish 6 books namely, Sandaang Damit at Iba Pang Maikling Kuwento (1994); Apartment 3-A Mariposa St. (1994); Pitong Teleplay (1995), co-editor; Apat na Screenplay (1997), co-editor; Erik Slumbook Paglalakbay Kasama Ang Anak Kong Austistic (2004), Family Album (2005).
Literary Works
Erick Slumbook (Paglalakbay Kasama Ang Anak Kong Autistic) (Anvil Publishing)
A loving gift from a mother to her child, Erick Slumbook vividly describes the journey of Fanny Garcia and her son, Erick, as they face the challenges of Autism. From the moment when Fanny is having difficulties nurturing Erick in her womb until Erick learns to type his name in the computer, Fanny Garcia describes in a narrative manner the joys and hardships of guiding Erick who is diagnosed with Autism.
As Bienvenido Lumbera Ph. D commented, it can be considered as a humanitarian document since it serves as an account of how Fanny brought up a Special Child. It also gives scientific facts about Autism. Fanny Garcia was able to research on different scientific views about Autism and how she tried and used these methods for the betterment of Erick. It also talks about how she contacted Cecile Sicam, former president of the Autism Society of the Philippines, in dealing with her son's sickness. It talks about how Fanny and Cecile teamed up in finding ways in conquering Autism.
1st Chapter: "Name" This chapter tackles the period where Fanny and her family isn't aware of the sickness beholding Erick. It tackles the the moment where Fanny vividly remembers how she conceived Erick up until she felt hurt and fazed that Erick is an autistic child.
2nd chapter "Describe Yourself" This chapter deals on how Fanny contacted professionals and experts especially Cecile Sicam with regards to Autism. This is the period where she actually confirmed that Erick is autistic. In this chapter, Fanny can be seen as the hardworking mom as she struggles in finding solutions for her child especially since by that time, Autism was still new in the Philippine context.
3rd Chapter "Unforgettable Experiences I: 1991-1993) In this chapter, Fanny talks about the early years of Erick as he was finally diagnosed with Autism. It is a very detailed daily account on how Erick slowly progress with his sickness.
4th chapter: Ambition: To be a Writer Erick is confirmed to be non-verbal. In this period, Fanny describes her mission in teaching Erick to write so that he could "speak". In this chapter, Fanny also emphasizes on how she was able to help Erick speak through using the computer.
5th chapter: Erick the Writer
In this chapter, Fanny showcases the original writing works done by Erick. In this chapter, Fanny narrates her hardships as she tries to teach her son in expressing himself in hand writing and through the computer. Erick writes everything that he observes especially things that he sees especially the advertisements shown on T.V.
6th chapter: Unforgettable Experiences II: Hanggang 2004
As Erick grows up, there were many changes that happened especially since he matured to be a young adolescent. In this chapter, Fanny narrates on how Erick helps in household chores, how he was able to express sore throat and other amazing feats that he can now do.
7th chapter: Unforgettable Experiences III: Photos
In this chapter, Fanny proudly shows some pictures of how Erick developed as a kid to up until as a young adolescent.
8th chapter: Define Love
Every person needs love. Even special people need love from the community and the world around them. In this chapter, Fanny incorporates the different laws and human rights to Erick's own individual rights.
9th chapter: Dedication
Fanny shares her letter of love and appreciation for his son, Erick.
Narrative: Isang Liham sa Baul ng Isang Manunulat
Another of Garcia's masterpiece, Isang Liham sa Baul ng Isang Manunulat gave her a first prize. This work of art used a letter to show the life of a simple teacher and how a student has affected her greatly. This narrative has a touch of realistic truths that makes it easy to understand. Upon finishing Isang Liham for the first time, you will encounter a lot of lessons in life. After reading it the second time, a new set of lessons will occur to you. Every time you read this selection, it will give you a different experience.
Isang Liham sa Baul ng Isang Manunulat is narrated through a letter of a retired teacher to her student who had a big impact on her. She opens with three happenings that surprised her. First, the piece of paper with a note by Andrei telling her that he read some of her stories. Second, is the letter of gratitude Andrei gave to her when she was bidding goodbye to everyone that she was about to leave. Third, was Andrei's story. After these surprises, Simone narrates her hardships as a writer. She tells her struggles financially and socially. She would tell how she was deprived of her ability to give her mother a gift that she wanted. She had to put so much effort just to be able to save money for that gift. In the end, she says that she has already started her story. Her main characters were named after her and her student Andrei. She tells that Andrei and her loved ones are her treasures and source of happiness. Simone concludes her letter with a message to Andrei telling the purpose of the letter. She says that she does not want to forget Andrei and that the letter would serve as a chain binding them together.
Short Story: Alamat ng Sapang Bato
The story "Alamat ng Sapang Bato" is not one of your typical short stories that a typical writer would make. First, the story was narrated in a very unusual manner. While reading the story, you would notice that the narrator is like talking to the reader directly. Minda, the Home for the Aged "tourist guide", is like touring the reader inside the place. This unusual way of narration contributed to the eccentric beauty of the story. Second, the story would actually shake the reader with its mind boggling imagery of the reality of poverty. Because of the unusual way of narration, the reader would feel that he/she is actually part of the story and is actually seeing how the old lady and her family in the story were forcefully evicted from their own land. Finally, the story was written in manner that the story wouldn't drag you to death. The words used were easy to understand making the story easier to comprehend. Though this is the case, "Alamat ng Sapang Bato" still has a mystery element in it that would leave the readers thinking and wondering what those mysteries mean. In summary, "Alamat ng Sapang Bato" is undeniably one of the best works of art by Fanny Garcia.
The story starts with a brief introduction of who the main character is. Minda, a Home for the Aged staff, narrates her job in the institution. She considers herself as the tour guide of the institution and the institution itself is the tourist spot. She tells brief stories about different experiences inside the institution. Then the story shifts when she starts to tell the story of her experience with Lola Victoria , a beggar who was caught in the streets and brought to the Home for the Aged. At first, Lola Victoria was quite aggressive on the issue pertaining to her stay inside the institution. Then, when she was already comfortable with Minda, Lola Victoria starts to narrate her painful past. Through that narration, Minda starts to learn why Lola Victoria acts as such. Also, Minda learns how Lola Victoria and her loved ones were forcefully evicted from Sapang Bato and relocated to another place. The story ends with Minda's desire to be able to write about Lola Victoria's bitter and painful life.
Short Story: Arrividerci
Arrividerci is a a very complex story. The narration followed a stream of consciousness that gave complexity to the story. This story shows the painful and bitter life of an overseas Filipino worker in Italy. It shows how hard it is to live in a place away from the Philippines. The story portrays how OFW's would treat their everyday lives in general. In this story characters such as Vicky, Nelly, Evelyn, Cynthia, Loida, Jimmy and others portray different characteristics of Filipinos abroad. In this story, readers will meet Nelly and Vicenta and their struggles as OFW's.
The narrative starts with an outing by overseas migrant workers who are about to go to a cave in the mountains. Then each character is described in a very peculiar manner noticing even the smallest details. Different activities are also happening inside the two big busses. Conversations between the characters are full of laughter and happy jokes. Then some characters are given a brief background on their lives in the Philippines and the transition from their homeland to Italy. Then the story focuses on the conversation of two people, namely Vicky and Nelly. Then Vicky starts to introduce herself while Nelly every once in a while buts in to crack a joke or give insights on the raised issue. Then Vicky tells Nelly how she got into Italy. On the other hand, after Vicky's sharing, Nelly starts to narrate her own story to Vicky. Vicky is disturbed by some of Nelly's sharing. When they are already comfortable talking to each other, they now talk about the hardships that they have undergone. The story ends with Vicky's tragic death; one that has a reason yet to be known.
Narrative: Italia! Italia!
Italia! Italia! is somehow connected to Arrividerci. Italia however is an essay about Italy and its migrant Filipino workers. some characters such as Vicenta (Vicky) from Arividerci were also included in Italia! Italia! According to Fanny A. Garcia, she wrote both Italia! Italia! and Arividerci when she was in Europe. That is the reason why those two works of art are closely related to each other.
The essay starts with an orientation of how similar Italy and the Philippines are. The story would mention the climate and certain attitudes that the citizens of each country share. It would also claim the feeling of "home" is present in Italy because quite a number of the populace there are Filipinos. The essay would explain why there are a lot of Filipinos in Italy. Because migrant Filipino workers have already been in Italy for quite a long time, the essay would inform you of a certain culture formed by these workers. The essay ends with a question "Quo vadis, Pilipinas?"
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Bronchial hyperresponsiveness testing in athletes of the Swiss Paralympic team
The aim of this study was to assess airway hyperresponsiveness to eucapnic voluntary hyperventilation and dry powder mannitol challenge in athletes aiming to participate at the Paralympic Games 2008 in Beijing, especially in athletes with spinal cord injury.
Forty-four athletes with a disability (27 with paraplegia (group 1), 3 with tetraplegia (group 2) and 14 with other disabilities such as blindness or single limb amputations (group 3) performed spirometry, skin prick testing, measurement of exhaled nitric oxide, eucapnic voluntary hyperventilation challenge test (EVH) and mannitol challenge test (MCT). A fall in FEV1 of ≥10% in either challenge test was deemed positive for exercise-induced bronchoconstriction.
Fourteen (32%) athletes were atopic and 7 (16%) had a history of physician-diagnosed asthma. Absolute lung function values were significantly lower in patients of group 1 and 2 compared to group 3. Nine (20%) athletes were positive to EVH (8 paraplegics, 1 tetraplegic), and 8 (18%) athletes were positive to MCT (7 paraplegics, 1 tetraplegic). Fourteen (22.7%) subjects were positive to at least one challenge; only three athletes were positive to both tests. None of the athletes in group 3 had a positive test. Both challenge tests showed a significant association with physician-diagnosed asthma status (p = 0.0001). The positive and negative predictive value to diagnose physician-diagnosed asthma was 89% and 91% for EHV, and 75% and 86% for MCT, respectively.
EVH and MCT can be used to identify, but especially exclude asthma in Paralympic athletes.
Athletes participating at the Paralympic Games 2008 in Beijing had to apply for a therapeutic use exemption if they wished to use inhaled beta agonists as these were prohibited substances according to the World Anti-Doping Code Prohibited List
As exercise challenge tests are quite insensitive to identify exercise induced bronchoconstriction in elite athletes
Whether these tests can be used to assess athletes with a disability, however, is unknown. We therefore set out to test and compare EVH and MCT and their utility to diagnose exercise-induced asthma in elite athletes with a disability, in particular in athletes with spinal cord injury.
Athletes with a disability from the Swiss national team who were planning to participate in the Paralympic Games 2008 in Beijing were asked to take part in the study. The athletes answered questions about asthma, underwent skin prick testing, spirometry, and exhaled nitric oxide (NO) measurement and were subsequently challenged with EVH and MCT on two separate occasions. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Canton Lucerne, Switzerland. All participants gave written informed consent and the study was carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki
Forty-four athletes with a disability were studied. Twenty-seven (61.4%) were paraplegic (Group 1), 3 (6.8%) tetraplegic (group 2), and 14 (31.8%) with other disabilities such as blindness or single limb amputation (group 3). All athletes were non-smokers. The diagnosis of asthma was based on previous physician-diagnosed asthma (a positive answer to the following two questions: "Have you ever had asthma?" and "Was this confirmed by a doctor?" and on current symptoms)
Skin-prick test
Each athlete underwent skin-prick testing to common aeroallergens according to the SAPALDIA protocol
Lung function testing
Baseline lung function was performed in each athlete in the sitting position using a nose clip according to standardized guidelines
Exhaled nitric oxide
Orally exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) measurements were performed prior to lung function and bronchial challenge testing according to published guidelines
Bronchoprovocation challenge tests
Each athlete underwent an EVH challenge test and a MCT on separate days. Athletes with previous physician-diagnosed asthma were asked to abstain from their regular medication one week prior to lung function testing. Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction was defined as a fall in FEV1 of ≥10% in either EVH challenge test and/or MCT
1. Eucapnic voluntary hyperventilation
Before each test FEV1 was measured three times and the highest value was taken as the baseline value for determining maximal voluntary volume (MVV). MVV was calculated as 35 × FEV1. Athletes were then instructed to hyperventilate at minimum level of 65% of their MVV for six minutes breathing a gas mixture containing 5% CO2 and 21% O2. The inhaled gas mixture was kept constant using the Eucap Sys™ (SMTEC SA, Nyon, Switzerland). Immediately following the challenge, FEV1 was measured twice and the highest value was taken. Measurements were repeated after 5, 10, 15 and 20 minutes. A fall of 10% or greater to baseline in one time point was considered as positive
2. Mannitol challenge
MCT was performed by administering dry mannitol powder (Aridol™ Pharmaxis Ltd, Sydney, Australia), inhaled from a dry powder device (Osmohaler, Pharmaxis Ltd, Frenchs Forest, NSW, Australia) as described previously by Anderson et al.
Figure 1
Bronchoprovocation challenge tests
Bronchoprovocation challenge tests. MVV = maximal voluntary volume; FEV 1 = forced expiratory volume in one second.
Statistical analysis
Differences in subjects' characteristics were analysed using one way ANOVA, the Χ2 test or Fisher's exact test where appropriate. Interrater reliability (Kappa) was used to examine the agreement between EVH and MCT. A p-value of 0.05 or less was defined as statistically significant. Geometric means were calculated using the log transformed values of PD10 and RDRs. Responses to EVH and MCT were compared using Spearman correlation coefficients. Statistical analyses were performed using GraphPad Prism Version 5.01 for Windows.
Of the forty-four participating athletes twenty-seven (61.4%) were paraplegic (group 1), 3 (6.8%) tetraplegic (group 2) and 14 (31.8%) had other disabilities such as blindness or single limb amputation (group 3). Fourteen (31.8%) athletes were found to be atopic and seven (15.9%) subjects had a history of physician diagnosed asthma; eleven athletes (25%) were diagnosed with asthma after assessment. The three groups did not show any statistically significant differences in the mean age, weight, height or gender distribution. Individual patient characteristics are given in Table
Baseline lung function
Results of baseline lung function testing are shown in Table
Exhaled NO
Exhaled NO did not differ significantly between the three neurologically defined groups (Table
EVH challenge
Forty-one athletes completed the EVH challenge with a mean ventilation of 82% MVV. Two athletes failed to reach the proposed 65% MVV for an adequate test, but ventilated not less than 63% of MVV. One athlete did not complete the test. Nine subjects (21%) had a positive EVH challenge. Of these, eight were paraplegics with a mean fall in FEV1 of 15.74% (SD 5.4%) and one was tetraplegic with an 11.6% fall in FEV1. None of the athletes in group 3 had a positive test. Those with a negative test had a mean fall in FEV1 of 4.3% (SD 2.6%).
Seven of the paraglegic athletes and the tetraplegic athlete had a diagnosis of asthma. A positive EVH challenge was significantly more common in athletes with asthma than without: eight athletes of eleven with a positive history of asthma had a positive EVH challenge compared to only one without a history of asthma (p < 0.001) (Table
MCT challenge
All subjects completed the challenge. Eight athletes (18.2%) showed a fall in FEV1 > 10% after inhaling a maximal cumulative dose of 635 mg of Mannitol, with a mean fall of 13% (SD 4.0%) (Table
Six of eleven athletes with a positive history of asthma had a positive test result in MCT compared to two athletes without asthma (p = 0.001). The positive and negative predictive values of MCT to identify physician diagnosed asthma were 75% and 86%, respectively.
Comparison between MCT and EVH challenge
Nine participants had a positive response to EVH and eight had a positive response to the MCT. Ten of the eleven athletes diagnosed with asthma had at least one positive test for EVH or mannitol challenge. However, only three athletes had a positive response to both challenges resulting in a kappa of 0.19. Neither log-transformed RDR for mannitol and fall in FEV1 after exercise showed any correlation (r = -0.26; 95% CI: -0.53 to 0.043) nor log- transformed values of PD10 mannitol challenge and percentage of fall in FEV1 after EVH (r = -0.39; 95% CI: -0.86 to 0.44) (Figure
Figure 2
Comparison of EVH challenge to mannitol challenge
Comparison of EVH challenge to mannitol challenge. PD10 = provoking dose 10: cumulative dose in mg of Mannitol to cause a 10% fall in FEV1 (forced expiratory volume in one second); EVH = eucapnic voluntary hyperventilation; results of athletes with positive tests on both challenges are circled.
Figure 3
Comparison of EVH challenge to mannitol challenge
Comparison of EVH challenge to mannitol challenge. FEV1 = forced expiratory volume in one second; RDR = response dose ratio.
This is the first study reporting the feasibility of bronchial challenge testing with EVH and MCT in athletes with disabilities investigating for the existence of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction or asthma. Ten of the eleven athletes diagnosed by a physician with asthma had at least one positive test for EVH or MCT challenge whereas three athletes with asthma had a positive response to both challenges. EVH and MCT had a high negative predictive value and thus a negative challenge test would allow to exclude asthma in this population.
Baseline lung function testing showed significant differences in VC, ERV, FVC and FEV1 between the groups with spinal cord injury and the group of athletes with other disabilities but no spinal cord injury. Athletes with tetraplegia had lower lung function values compared to athletes with paraplegia. Previous research reports that injury to the cervical and upper thoracic spinal cord decreases the function of inspiratory and expiratory respiratory muscles while the expiration is more impaired in individuals with tetraplegia or paraplegia and high spinal cord lesion
The measured exhaled NO did not differ significantly between athletes with spinal cord injury and athletes without spinal cord injury, nor did it differ between subjects with or without physician diagnosed asthma. However the group of tetraplegic individuals tended to have higher NO levels compared to those with lesions leading to paraplegia. This is in concordance with another study reporting elevated levels of exhaled NO in tetraplegic individuals that were in the range of NO levels expected for individuals with mild asthma
In the 2012 version of the world anti-doping agency prohibited list the use of all beta-2 agonists with the exceptions of salbutamol, formoterol and salmeterol are prohibited and athletes that use these substances must apply for exemption and provide objective criteria for the existence of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction or exercise induced asthma
To our knowledge, this is the first study to evaluate exercise-induced bronchoconstriction by EVH or mannitol in athletes with spinal cord injury. As exercise challenge testing is especially difficult to standardize in this group of elite athletes, EVH and inhalation of dry powdered mannitol are two options to diagnose exercise-induced bronchoconstriction and allow the therapeutic use of inhaled beta agonists during competition. Both challenge tests showed a significant association with physician diagnosed asthma. Both EVH and MCT were shown to have a high negative predictive value which suggests that a negative test can reliably exclude asthma in this population of athletes with disabilities. The diagnostic validity of MCT in our study is similar to those previously reported in able-bodied athletes
In our group, 21% of all participants were identified as having exercise-induced bronchoconstriction by eucapnic hyperventilation. In other studies testing able-bodied elite athletes exercise-induced bronchoconstriction was identified in 31% to 50%
In the past, it was shown that the majority of patients with tetraplegia demonstrate airway hyperresponsiveness to methacholine
When testing 50 elite able-bodied athletes, Holzer et al. demonstrated a strong association between the response to MCT and to the EVH
A significant relationship between the reactivity to mannitol, defined by the response–dose-ratio (RDR), and the fall in FEV1 after EVH could not be demonstrated in our study. While Kersten and co-workers
In conclusion, we present results of bronchial hyperresponsiveness testing in a population of elite athletes with a disability. EVH and MCT were found to be feasible and safe in diagnosing exercise-induced asthma in athletes with spinal cord injury. A combination of both challenge tests is recommended in this group of subjects. Eucapnic voluntary hyperventilation and inhalation of dry powder mannitol can be used to identify, but especially exclude asthma in Paralympic athletes due to their relative high negative predictive value for the diagnosis of physician-diagnosed asthma.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
FM, MS, JDL and CP contributed substantially to conception and design, FM, MS and CP to acquisition of data, MO, FM, MS, DM, ABT and JDL to analysis and interpretation of data; MO, DM and ABT to drafting the article and all authors to revising it critically for intellectual content.
We would like to thank Pharmaxis Ltd. for their kind support by providing mannitol test kits.
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Sunlight and Shadow by Albert Bierstadt. Form the collection of the De Young Museum, on Google Art Project. (Use zoom control at lower right.)
Sunday, May 27, 2012
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Wow! Impressive and a surprise. Have never seen any of his paintings other than landscapes.
Google Art Project is great.
Thanks, Charley
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Incredible. So real. At first I was confused and thought, "Is this a photograph?!" Love the light and shadow, depth and richness, and the stillness.


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Your mother is as ignorant of the propinquity as Greta herself.
The birds had now nothing to fear from the propinquity of the hut.
Now as regards the question of jealousy as cause of Avoidance, residence and propinquity will evidently have a powerful effect.
It did not appear to him to be a matter of a dark night and a propinquity and so on.
It's propinquity and home ties which make marriage a success; the life of an actor precludes domesticity.
That same chord within him thrilled to her voice, her propinquity.
He did not wish her to fancy that he was desirous of having a subtle influence of propinquity as an ally.
That is the penalty of prairie life; there is no escape from propinquity.
Just that I was wrong; and I admit freely that I was wrong in scoffing at the propinquity.
propinquity was not doing all that Mrs. Rathburn had anticipated.
late 14c., "nearness in relation, kinship," later also "physical nearness" (early 15c.), from Old French propinquite (13c.) and directly from Latin propinquitatem (nominative propinquitas) "nearness, vicinity; relationship, affinity," from propinquus "near, neighboring," from prope "near" (enlarged from PIE *pro "before;" see pro-) + suffix -inquus.
Nothing propinks like propinquity [Ian Fleming, chapter heading, "Diamonds are Forever," 1956; phrase popularized 1960s by U.S. diplomat George Ball]


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She calls her new post "a red-eye job, given our time difference and the predilection for crisis."
But if you can get past the predilection for alliteration and the teehee!
He has a predilection for qualifiers ("very," "totally," "really"), and tends to skew positive on anything.
In this, he revealed—and not for the first time—his predilection for political control of the economy.
Readers who might feel shame about their predilection for tawdry paperbacks can now enjoy them discreetly.
You have a predilection for heroics; it will not be without interest to bring things to the point.
Nobody ever got any clue to the reason, if there was one, for this predilection of hers.
Still more probably, one architect may have had a predilection for timber, while another may have preferred clay vaults.
I made some success, and the students had a predilection for me.
I was, perhaps, too scrupulous about seeming officious or jealous of the predilection shown to the Duchess.


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Junk food can make mealtime easy. And I admit it's often tasty.
But an expanding waistline and a decline in general health are often the consequences of relying too much on processed foods and snacks - and that can cost a lot more than springing for kale every week.
The average family of four spends about $150 a week on groceries, according to a 2012 Gallup poll.
Nearly a fourth of that money is spent buying processed foods and sweets, says NPR's Planet Money. That's followed by meat at nearly 22 percent and produce, which takes about 15 percent of the grocery bill.
There are ways to get healthy food without breaking the bank.
Good deals on healthy food can be found at farmers markets, discount stores and through food rescue programs.
Shopping with friends to buy in bulk splits the bill to save money.
"It's wonderful that there are so many options for people," said Janice Smith, co-owner of Sunizona Family Farms. Whether you get your food through a food rescue program or local farm, "it's way better to put fresh food into your body than just to eat packaged processed food," she said.
Here are a few ways to get healthy food on a budget:
Community Food Bank Farmers Markets
The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona operates four farmers markets in the Tucson area, two of which are like small farm stands.
The produce is from the Food Bank's garden or its urban farm and from the Community Foods Consignment program, which allows gardeners or small farmers to sell their extra produce on consignment.
All the produce in the program is naturally grown without chemical pesticides or fertilizers, said Marie Kessler, the Food Bank's farmers market manager.
Combine in-season produce with other things like beans to stretch your dollar, Kessler suggests.
The Food Bank's farmers markets accept SNAP benefits, as well as farmers market nutrition vouchers that go to low-income seniors and moms receiving WIC benefits.
At the food bank's larger farmers markets, other local vendors sell their products as well. "We really want to support getting locally grown food out to people," Kessler said.
For farmers market locations and information about the Food Bank's programs, see communityfoodbank.com
Zaycon Foods Drive-Thru Market
Zaycon Foods is a Washington based, family-run market that brings fresh food in bulk to various locations in the U.S.
Customers shop and prepay online, then pick up their food at the specified location, without having to get out of their cars.
One of Zaycon's signature products is farm-fresh boneless skinless chicken breasts, which sell for $1.79 per pound - about a dollar less per pound than in the grocery stores. It's a good price, but you have to buy a 40-pound case.
That's a lot of chicken, and a lot of cash up front.
Tucson resident Carol Herbin has a good way to deal with that. "I nearly always split the order with a friend or family member - it's a lot of product," she said. "I believe it's a great way to eat well and save money … but the quality of the meat has been the factor that makes me return," Herbin said.
Zaycon customers can work at one of the company's sales events to earn credit toward their food purchase, said Mike Conrad, the company's president.
Consumers are notified via email when a sales event is coming to town, so they can shop on the company's website, and prepay.
The next local event will be held at 5 p.m. Feb. 26. Register for a Zaycon account at www.zayconfoods.com Registration is free.
Market on the Move
Market on the Move is a project of the 3000 Club, which is a nonprofit organization dedicated to food rescue and distribution.
For a $10 donation, you can get up to 60 pounds of fresh produce.
The hope of the organizers is that people who can afford the $10 and have the time to get the produce can pick it up and share with friends or family.
I went to last weekend's event, and I have to say, I was impressed.
There were huge eggplants, acorn and summer squash, cucumbers, yellow bell peppers and a few types of tomatoes.
It was organized, the produce was great and the volunteers were knowledgeable and helpful.
Getting that much produce really makes you experiment more in the kitchen.
Market on the Move events are held Saturdays at various locations. For information go to the3000club.org
Sunizona produce box
Sunizona Family Farms offers FarmBox, a weekly subscription service of certified organic produce, for shoppers set on buying organic produce from local farms.
Those who sign up can go shopping online and choose produce. It's like shopping on Amazon, says Janice Smith, co-owner of the farm.
"You just fill up your shopping cart and we fill up the box with what you ordered," she said.
There are no sign-up fees or up-front costs. Consumers are only charged once they pick up their produce.
"It's a convenient way to get local food," Smith said.
FarmBox produce costs about 5 to 10 percent less than it would at a higher end store. Prices start at $22 for a box of various produce.
Sunizona prices aren't the cheapest, Smith said, but the value for shoppers is getting certified organic produce within 24 hours of it being picked, as well as convenient delivery. For information about FarmBox or Sunizona Family Farms, see www.sunizonafamilyfarms.com
Eating Healthy on the Cheap
• Free up dollars for healthier food by cutting processed food.
• Stretch meat and poultry out by using fillers like beans, tofu or grains.
• Only buy in-season produce. Get extra and freeze, can or dry it.
• Get food directly from growers at farmers markets.
• 99 Cents Only Stores sell fresh produce.
• Experiment with vegetarian sources of protein like beans.
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Manchester Metropolitan University is the partner for delivery of this programme in this region, one of 6 regional 'spokes', the others being universities of Bath, Bradford, Southampton, Swansea and lead by the University of Birmingham acting as the programme 'hub'. The delivery model is designed to foster a collaborative approach, and to ensure that activities build upon, and do not duplicate, already existing initiatives and activities from strong and diverse delivery base.
It aims to enable the transfer of good practice across the HE STEM sector, facilitate its wider adoption, and encourage innovation. The programme is not seeking to undertake short term interventions, but is focusing on sustainable activities with the potential to achieve long term impact within the HE sector.
The programme will take forward activities in the following related strands:
The National HE STEM Programme is pleased to present an opportunity for Higher Education Institutions to add value to their current range of activities by offering funding to support the implementation of ready to use resources.
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Srinidhi, Neela and Chandra, Satish (1989) Equation solvers in 'C'. Technical Report. National Aeronautical Laboratory, Bangalore, India.Full text available as:
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A set of equation solvers in 'C' is presented in this report. The use of these routines in finite element analysis of physical phenomena is very common . Hence it is believed that these modules can be readily implemented in any finite element system being developed.13; The commonly used methods that are chosen are13; 1 . Inversion .13; 2 . Gaussian elimination.13; 3 . Banded solver.13; 4 . Cholesky.
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Put Yourself in the Game with Kinect
With a Kinect 2 camera and Mixamo it is easier than ever to put your likeness into a game or film project.
Body Labs to Fuse Workflow
With this workflow you can use the Body Snap app (from Body Labs) to create a 3D model right from your Kinect 2 scan and import into Mixamo's Fuse to get a customizable character to use in your project. The imported character will be as customizable as any other Fuse character and automatically rigged by Mixamo. The workflow requires Kinect for Windows v2 and only works with Windows 8 or 8.1 (64bit).
Download and install the Kinect SDK, then connect your Kinect Sensor to your PC (SDK Browser 2.0 is installed and can help you verify the sensor is properly running).
Scan Yo'self!
With a single Kinect camera, take 4 shots of your subject's body in a static pose and 2 shots of the face. No need for a turntable or an operator to wave a sensor around.
Retrieve Your Model from Body Hub
After scanning is complete, click "get model" to upload it to Body Hub, the body model web app from Body Labs. Wait a bit and your 3D model will be ready for download into .obj file format, already ready for import to Fuse!
Upload 3D Model to Fuse
Open Fuse and select File > Import > Import Characters. Find your .obj file and use the model for import. View details on the Fuse character import process.
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5117 Dupont Avenue N, Minneapolis, MN 55430
Active with contingency
About the Listing
Home has a lot to offer with original character inside with hardwood floors throughout main level. Open kitchen area with sitting, dining area with gas fireplace. Lots of storage space throughout upstairs bedroom and basement. Fenced backyard with over-sized garage. Well maintained inside.
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Property Details for 5117 Dupont Avenue N, Minneapolis, MN 55430
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 1 Full
Lot Size: 0.14 Acres
Lot Dimensions: 46x128
Year Built: 1950
Garage Dimensions: 2 car
Garage: Detached Garage, Driveway - Concrete, Garage Door Opener
Style: (SF) One 1/2 Stories
Neighborhood: Lind - Bohanon / Lind-Bohanon
Water: City Water/Connected
Sewer: City Sewer/Connected
Square Feet: 1592
Above Ground Sq Ft: 1232
Below Ground Sq Ft: 360 (approx)
Room Information for 5117 Dupont Avenue N, Minneapolis, MN 55430
Main Floor
Living Room: 17x12
Dining Room: 15x12
Kitchen: 15x09
Bedroom 1: 12x11
Bedroom 2: 10x09
Lower Floor
Family Room: 28x11
Upper Floor
Bedroom 3: 18x12
Dining Room Description: Informal Dining Room, Kitchen/Dining Room
Family Room Characteristics: Lower Level
School Information for 5117 Dupont Avenue N, Minneapolis, MN 55430
School District: Minneapolis
School District Phone: 612-668-0000
Interior Features for 5117 Dupont Avenue N, Minneapolis, MN 55430
Appliances: Range, Dishwasher, Washer, Dryer, Furnace Humidifier
Air Cond: Central
Heating: Forced Air
Fireplaces: Yes
Basement: (360 sq Finished) Full, Finished (Livable), Day/Lookout Windows
Exterior Features for 5117 Dupont Avenue N, Minneapolis, MN 55430
Lot Description: City Bus (w/in 6 blks)
Lot Dimensions: 46x128
Roof: Asphalt Shingles
Zoning: Residential-Single
Financial Considerations for 5117 Dupont Avenue N, Minneapolis, MN 55430
Tax Amount: $1,693
Taxes w/Assessments: $1,693
Tax/Property ID: 1211821220022
Tax Year: 2017
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Pirates' Walker scratched with tightness in lower back
Neil Walker was a late scratch from the lineup Monday because of tightness in his lower back. Josh Harrison, who was slated to start at shortstop, moved to second, and Clint Barmes took his usual spot at short.
Hurdle wanted to leave Barmes out against Cardinals starter Kyle Lohse because of his .111 batting average (1 for 9) against the right-hander.
"It's a matchup with the bat," manager Clint Hurdle said before Walker's status changed. "Hopefully, finding different ways to add some offense against a pitcher who's been very tough this month, had a very good track record this month."
• Jeff Karstens sounded optimistic that he'd be OK for his next start in Milwaukee Friday. Karstens came out of Saturday's game with a sore groin.
• Starling Marte (right oblique strain) is playing catch but not swinging the bat yet. He is eligible to come off the disabled list Sept. 3.
• Gaby Sanchez got some early work in at third base before batting practice. He's never played the position in the majors, but Hurdle said he had experience there in the past and they wanted to revisit it. "You get reports and you read them, but you don't want to box people in; you want to move them around, actually put your eyes on them and work with them a little bit and see if you can stretch them in some areas a little bit," Hurdle said.
• OF Alex Dickerson was named High-A Florida State League player of the year. In 124 games with Bradenton, Dickerson hit .299 (eighth best in the league) with 12 homers, 88 RBI (second in the league) and 12 steals. He also ranks second in the league with 214 total bases.
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Northcraft Promoted to Associate Dean of Faculty
Professor Gregory Northcraft has accepted the position of Associate Dean of Faculty for the College of Business, pending Board of Trustees approval.
Northcraft was named the Harry J. Gray Professor of Executive Leadership in the Department of Business Administration in 1999 and he holds an appointment in the School of Labor and Employment Relations. Northcraft's renowned research in management and organizational behavior, his 14 years on the College faculty, and his service to the College Executive Committee bring valued experience to his responsibility as Associate Dean of Faculty and the Director of the Office of Research.
While serving as interim associate dean for the past year, Northcraft demonstrated tremendous commitment to the faculty and to the College, and a considerable ability to move initiatives forward. He continues to bring distinction to the College through his work in the academic community, and he provides valued leadership to the faculty.


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Not unlike the Oscars, the Razzies ceremony is a rickety mix of sharp wit, amateur dramatics, and musical pastiche.
We were staying in this cool, rickety, haunted hotel on Lake Michigan and just had an amazing time.
To get here, some have had to undertake long journeys on rickety buses or hitchhike on roads made unsafe at night by bandits.
There were taxis, called "hackneys," which were rickety stagecoaches cast off by the rich and repurposed as transport for hire.
Two days later, a rickety wooden shack was attacked in a residential neighborhood.
Going up the passage I have mentioned above, and climbing a rickety stair, I found myself in a room containing a couple of clerks.
The steward crossed the place to examine under the rickety stairs.
The devil take the rags, the rickety huts, the straw litters and the black bread!
I—I—I—how dare you, sir, give me such a rickety eggshell and call it a boat?'
The furniture consisted of a few bent-hardwood chairs and a rickety table covered with a gaudy cloth.


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Monthly Forum Celebrates The Arts In Northern Vermont
06/14/12 4:30PM By Neal Charnoff
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There are countless arts performances tucked away in the nooks and crannies in Vermont.
This week we turn our attention to Montgomery Center, and the monthly Celebration of Expressive Arts.
The CEA is a monthly gathering which features performers from the world of music, art, literature and poetry.
The performances rotate between Montgomery, Montgomery Center and Enosburg Falls.
For our Weekly Conversation On The Arts, VPR's Neal Charnoff speaks with CEA co-founder, Rebecca Cummins.
This month's performance is Friday, 6/15, 7:30, at the Grange/Town Hall in Montgomery Center.
For more suggestions on events statewide, visit the Vermont Arts Council website.
Original music for our weekly conversation and for Art Hounds written and performed by Dave Keller.


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Have Relationship Questions? Ask a Counselor for Answers ASAP
Dr. L,
please don't think i am trying to find an excuse to stay in the relationship. I am just sad and feel like talking... I start remembering things and asking why i fell for it. I was so scared to accept his first invitation that i didn't sleep at all the night before. One thing that convinced me was that on a weekend we were in the same mall when he called... He looked for me to introduce me to his daughter. He was alone with the girl and a couple of friends that were visiting him. We were still not together at that time. Sorry i jump from one subject to the other but i also thought that a reason to dissapear right now could be that the weekend is approaching and i already questioned why last weekend he didn't plan to be with me. It's just a thought... Maybe he is punishing me... Who knows... Either way, he knows i worry, and it bothers me that it almost seems like that is what he wants. Is this his way of making me totally dependant on him? Why else would he dissapear for 2 days? I didn't say anything out of this world! I don't get it! Do you think he will come back?
It is almost 7pm and he hasn't called or texted.
After all the excitement and desperation, why does he choose to be so cruel?
Was it really because I asked about what he was going to tell my new boss?
Why is he treating me this way?
I am breaking up with him, but why do I have to feel confused! Why does he act like this?
Does he act like this on purpose or is it just that he doesn't care?
I can't believe that after a month of constant calling and texting he suddenly doesn't think about me in all day long.
If he is angry about my questioning, I think it is out of proportion!
You know what bothers me?
After I break up with him, I know that it won't be easy to go to work and think he is right there.
I know that I will grieve, no matter how much I try to convince myself that this time it will be easier.
What will happen to him? Probably nothing... right?
If he is happily married, his life goes on without a scar...
He may be bothered that he lost his toy AGAIN but it won't make him cry or feel down... right?
8:16pm and he has not called or texted.
I want to think about something else... I have prayed, I have felt better for a little bit, but I still wait... and I wonder why is he not calling?
I know it is an easy trick, and that it always works to make someone desperate... in a way I am acting the same way but not calling myself... but ask myself why did he choose to do this now? What is he hoping to get?
He thinks he has me... is it to pressure me to look for a job for him?
I already told him that everything was frozen until mid year, why pressure now?
Or could it be that he is not thinking about me?
We've only been 4 times together in the period of a month...
Do you think I can get out of this a little easier than before?
In the past, after our huge fight, he made me wait 6 days before calling me. That's when I broke up with him.
Hi, I am a moderator for this topic. I sent your requested Professional, Dr. L., a message to follow up with you here, when they are back online. If I can help further, please let me know. Thank you for your continued patience.Angela
Can we chat?
It is almost the end of the day and this guy has not called.
Every time I want to end things he disappears and I have to suffer for days before I can speak to him!


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Well, now this exists and I am responsible. Not sure how I feel about it. This is a ponified version of the Vault Boy from Bethesda's Fallout series. I opted to use the Vault Tec jumpsuit color scheme as his coat and cutie mark color scheme and skipped the clothing entirely.
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ALGIERS (Reuters) - When thousands of young Algerians rioted earlier this year over price rises and living conditions, the government asked state-employed Muslim clerics to preach sermons in the mosques appealing for calm.
Now, two months later, the clerics themselves are protesting.
"We are very angry, and our daily living conditions are bad," said Hajaj El Hadj, an imam at a mosque near the capital for over 20 years. "We demand a significant pay rise."
Algeria's 100,000 imams have joined municipal police, students, doctors, legal clerks, chauffeurs and oil workers who are demanding better pay and conditions and are threatening strikes or protests if they do not get what they want.
This phenomenon has come about, in part, because many Algerians realise there has never been a better time to have their grievances resolved.
The government, anxious to stop a wave of popular revolts in the Arab world spreading to Algeria, has been paying out huge sums in subsidies, wage increases and interest-free loans to placate discontent.
But it is not without risks. The protests and strikes -- which have so far been small, orderly and localised -- could develop into something more unpredictable.
"There is a risk different sectors demanding a pay rise may unify their position and behave as one sector. If that happens it will add more pressure on the government," said Mohamed Lagab, teacher of political sciences at Algiers university.
Many analysts have predicted Algeria could be the next North African country, after Egypt, Libya and Tunisia, to witness a revolt. If it does, it could have far-reaching consequences because Algeria supplies a large share of Europe's natural gas.
So far, most protests have not voiced any political demands, and those that did quickly ran out of steam. But the uprising that toppled Tunisia's ruler also began as a small local protest about living conditions.
As one of four imams at a mosque in the town of Staoueli, 50 km (30 miles) west of Algiers, it is El Hadj's duty to lead prayers five times a day, give a sermon at the mosque every Friday and carry out pastoral care in the community.
He, like all Algeria's officially-registered imams, is employed by the state. He and his colleagues decided to act after seeing the pay rises other public employees were receiving.
"The police got a 50 percent pay rise but the government forgot to include us in the list," El Hadj said. "After 20 years serving as imam, my salary is 23,500 Algerian dinars per month ($317). This is unacceptable."
He recalled the riots in January, when the government asked Muslim clerics to help restore calm. "We did the maximum to convince the young people to stop the riots, but the government has done nothing to reward us. This is not fair," El Hadj said.
The demands for better pay and conditions appear to be spreading like wildfire from one sector to another, fuelled by a government which in many cases has bowed to protesters demands.
Last week, 2,000 officers with the municipal guards, a sort of auxiliary police force which helped fight an Islamist insurgency in the 1990s, staged a protest in front of parliament to demand better pensions.
"They have used us to combat terrorism, and now that it has been defeated they have decided to abandon us," one of the protesters said.
A day later, about 50 blind people protested outside the capital's main post office seeking improved welfare payments.
In the same week, the head of the state energy company, Sonatrach, flew down to a gas field in the Sahara desert to address workers' demands for more pay.
Newspapers reported that legal clerks were given a 120 percent pay rise after going on strike. Even chauffeurs from the presidential car pool are on strike, according to a government official.
Political scientist Lagab said that, faced with these kind of demands, the authorities have little room for manoeuvre. "The government has no choice but to say yes. If it says no, the citizens may make politically-oriented demands," he said.
Algeria's authorities can afford the payouts. The state has about $150 billion (93 billion pounds) in foreign currency reserves - one of the largest reserves in the world and roughly equivalent to the country's gross domestic product.
Still, some economists worry about the long term impact of loosening fiscal policy.
"This is a dangerous strategy for the mid- and long-term. We all know that Algeria produces no wealth and relies on oil revenues," Abdelwahab Boukrouh, a senior economic journalist, told Reuters.
"I understand that politicians are under pressure and will do everything to prevent an Egypt scenario from happening here, but raising salaries without raising production is a nonsense," said Boukrouh, who works for the Echorouk newspaper.
With violence in Libya pushing oil prices over $100 per barrel, Algeria's revenues from energy exports are rising, giving the government even more scope to spend its way out of trouble.
Yet even some of the citizens who stand to benefit see that as short-sighted. "Oil money is available now, but for how long?" asked Farid Ferrahi, an Algiers resident.
Editing by Ralph Boulton


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Jesse James and Kat Von D Are Probably Engaged
While attending the 2011 Art of Elysium gala Saturday night, Kat Von D was spotted with what looks like a diamond engagement ring on that put the following public Twitter exchange with Jesse James in perspective:
- Gettin pretty excited about tonights "Heaven" event for @TheArtofElysium! Got me a hot date too…
– @thekatvond Baby? You make it so easy to do everything I can to show you how Amazing you are. I see it as clear as a bell. My other half.
– @FreeJesseJames Thank you always supporting me and believing in everything I do. But most of all, thanks for being my best friend.
Of course, the epic dumb of these two getting married pales in comparison to Jesse James' latest tweet from today which is probably the best example of what it's like inside a celebrity's head:
"The people who have really made history are the martyrs." Aleister Crowley
Aww, Jesse James is a martyr now. I had no idea that entails banging whoever you want behind Sandra Bullock's back, essentially making America's Sweetheart look like an idiot. Here I thought you actually had to suffer and die for a cause, not get blown by a tattooed Nazi in your comfy motorcycle shop. Someone should probably update Webster's.
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"I will contribute five entries on online resources on Asia in an Asian knowledge sharing portal but only if 100 other Asians will do the same."
— Jason Banico, guide to Asia on the web
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The web is getting more and more cluttered, and there is a need for a more personal guide to finding relevant Asian sites than through search engines.
Asiarati is a knowledge sharing website that serves as a guide to anything Asian.
The site needs volunteers to populate content to help users who are looking for specific information on Asia. For example, as an avid water sportsperson, I contributed a guide to pages/sites on surfing spots in the Philippines.
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No.2. Reports of Brig. Gen. John G. Barnard, U. S. Army, Chief Engineer of operations from May 23, 1861, to August 15, 1862.
[p.120: 30th JUNE (Battle of Glendale/ Frayser's Farm/ White Oak Swamp)]
On the morning of the 30th General Woodbury made a reconnaissance between the Charles City and Long Bridge roads, assisting Generals Kearny and McCall in posting their troops, and I went out on all the different roads, arriving at 12 or 1 p. m. at Malvern Hill. At this time the danger seemed to me that the Quaker road, over which our trains were passing, would be taken in flank by the cross roads which I had observed to exist from near Bulten's or Warriner's, striking the Quaker road near Malvern Hill (See Campaign Map No. 3.) 1 did not know what the general arrangement of troops was, nor could I see the commanding general, who was not on the field, but I mentioned the circumstance to General Porter, whose troops held the hill. Later in the day you directed me to post some of the reserve artillery, and I took it to the right and front of Dr. Mellert's house, facing the débouché from the woods of the dangerous roads of which I speak and through which I had previously penetrated to within a half or three-quarters of a mile of the New Castle road. While I was posting these batteries General Porter joined me and established Morell's brigade on this line. About this time (perhaps 4 p. m.) the action commenced on the New Castle road. So near to us was it, that a shell (whether from friend or foe could not be known) struck near where we were.
Shortly after the enemy opened upon us with his artillery from the woods which skirted the bottom lands to the left or west of Malvern Hill. A brisk cannonade took place, in which we had the better. The gunboats took part in this, and though there seemed to be indications of force on the Richmond road, our position was found too strong to be assailed from this quarter.
Official Records of the Rebellion: Volume Eleven, Chapter 23, Part 1: Peninsular Campaign: Reports, pp.120
web page Rickard, J (20 June 2006), http://www.historyofwar.org/sources/acw/officialrecords/vol011chap023part1/00002_16.html


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From the Publisher
Voyage to Romance tells a story about a young French girl working in a café, catering to American GI's. Renee had dreamed of college and a career, but that was financially impossible for her. She decided that marriage was her next-best option. After knowing Rob for several months, she felt that she had met her own true love. A golden opportunity to know him better came when he said how much he missed home and family, so she invited him to her home for dinner. However, she hadn't considered a potential problem by doing so. Ria., her pretty older sister, nearer Rob's age, was down over a recent breakup with her long-time boyfriend and ready to play the field. And Rob was there to play with her. Renee was heartbroken. Would she ever find anyone like Rob? Would her wish come true that he would fall in love with her, after all? Or, was she to lose the man she loved and, perhaps, her sister too?
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The former Disney star cries onstage when she performs a cover of Floyd's 'favorite song,' Fleetwood Mac's 'Landslide'.
Miley Cyrus got emotional when she took the stage in Boston a day after the death of her beloved pooch Floyd. During soundcheck before her concert at TD Garden on Wednesday, April 2, the 21-year-old starlet broke down in tears as she performed a song dedicated to the late dog.
"I'm sure you guys already know, but the reason that I'm so upset is my dog, I shouldn't say he was my favorite but he was my favorite, he passed away," Cyrus told the crowd. "We used to always listen to Fleetwood Mac together, it's his favorite song...so I wanna do this song for Floyd. This song is 'Landslide'."
The former Disney star was seen wiping away tears from her face several times during the performance. Her younger sister Noah Cyrus eventually came to the stage to comfort the singer with a hug.
On Tuesday, Cyrus took to Twitter to announce her dog's passing. "I don't wanna say it because I don't want it to be real... But my precious baby Floyd has passed away," she said. "I know I don't mean it but I wish he would've taken me with him... this is unbearable. What am I gonna do without him?"
She additionally apologized to fans who already had tickets to her Boston show. "I'm sorry in advance if I am not myself tomorrow Boston. I will try my best to be my best," she continued.