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Time trend analysis of the prevalence and incidence of diagnosed type 2 diabetes among adults in Taiwan from 2000 to 2007: a population-based study
Disease epidemiology - chronic
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes has rapidly increased in the Taiwanese population with the increasing prevalence of a sedentary lifestyle and high-calorie dietary intake. This study aims to determine the annual trends of the prevalence and incidence of diagnosed type 2 diabetes among adults in Taiwan from 2000 to 2007.
A population-based study of all residents aged 20 years and over (12,191,076 in 2000 and 18,772,180 in 2007) enrolled in the National Health Insurance (NHI) program, the database of which was used to identify patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. The annual prevalence and incidence of diagnosed type 2 diabetes were estimated using the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification diagnostic codes based on age, gender, insurance premium, and urbanization degree. Logistic regression was used to estimate the odds ratios (OR) of risk factors, as well as to examine the trend in the annual prevalence or incidence of diagnosed type 2 diabetes from 2000 to 2007.
The crude annual prevalence of diagnosed type 2 diabetes increased significantly from 5.79% in 2000 to 8.30% in 2007. The increase was highest in 2007, among men, individuals aged ≥ 80 years, and individuals residing in aging society areas [OR (95% CI): 1.416 (1.412–1.420), 1.033 (1.032–1.034), 31.810 (31.690–31.931), and 1.090 (1.085–1.094), respectively]. The crude incidence fluctuated throughout the study period, ranging from 7.72 per 1,000 in 2006 to 8.98 per 1,000 in 2000. The decrease was highest in 2006, among individuals with an insurance premium ≥ median value [0.933 (0.925–0.942) and 0.810 (0.805–0.815), respectively]. The greatest increase was among men, individuals aged 60 to 79 years, and individuals residing in aging society areas [1.150 (1.145–1.155), 15.452 (15.329–15.576), and 1.127 (1.113–1.142), respectively].
This study demonstrated the substantial increase in annual prevalence of diagnosed type 2 diabetes among adults in Taiwan from 2000 to 2007. The incidence fluctuated between 2000 and 2007.
Type 2 diabetes has rapidly increased in prevalence in Asian populations along with the increasing prevalence of a sedentary lifestyle and high-calorie dietary intake
Previous studies estimating the incidence of type 2 diabetes in Taiwan are few. Recent studies have estimated that the overall five-year incidence among men and women in Taiwan was 187.1 and 218.4, respectively, per 100,000 people from 1992 to 1996
Most prevalence estimates in Taiwan are based on relatively small populations with limited nationwide representativeness. The estimates reflect conditions at least 10 years ago or originate from studies using various methods to ascertain type 2 diabetes. Although the estimates of incidence in Taiwan are based on large samples, new data are needed to obtain information on existing conditions. In addition, time trend analyses of the annual prevalence and incidence of type 2 diabetes for a longer period using standardized methods have never been reported. The present study aims to conduct time trend analyses of the prevalence and incidence of type 2 diabetes in Taiwan from 2000 to 2007 in the population aged ≥ 20 years and enrolled in the Taiwan NHI program.
Data sources
The Taiwanese government launched the NHI program in March 1995, and 22.60 million out of the 22.96 million total population were enrolled in this program in 2007
Ascertainment of diagnosed, and incident and prevalent cases
The population of patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes was identified from diabetes datasets that contain original claims data for outpatient visits and inpatient admissions. Claims datasets from 2000 to 2007 were searched to identify any outpatient visit or inpatient admission with diabetes as one of the diagnoses (International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification, ICD-9-CM code 250). Patients were classified as having type 2 diabetes and were thus included in the analysis if they had at least three ambulatory claims with a diagnosis of ICD-9-CM code 250 or A-code A181, or at least one inpatient claim with diabetes as one of the discharge diagnoses (ICD-9-CM code 250) during the specific year period. Patients who were type 2 diabetic but younger than 20 years, who were in gestation (ICD-9 code 6480), or who were type 1 diabetic (ICD code 250.×1, 250.×3) were excluded from this study.
An incident case was ascertained after confirming that the patient did not meet the criteria of type 2 diabetes in the claims datasets of the specific calendar year prior to his/her diabetes diagnosis. The claims datasets contained all types of health care services since 1996. Thus, the incident cases identified after 1 January 2000 had at least a four-year diabetes-free observation period. Incident cases were ascertained until 31 December 2007. The hospital admission date or the date of the first outpatient visit that met the definition for diabetes, whichever came first, was used as the date of incident event. Patients remained as prevalent cases regardless of whether or not they had diabetes diagnosis claims in the subsequent calendar year, as long as they remained in the datasets.
Socio-demographic and urbanization levels of residential area
The socio-demographic factors studied included age, gender, and insurance premium. Age was categorized into four levels: 20–39, 40–59, 60–79, and ≥ 80 (in years). Insurance premiums were categorized into three levels: dependent population based on insurance premium, insurance premium less than its median value, and insurance premium greater than or equal to its median value. The dependent population consisted of individuals not in the labor force, such as students, housewives, and retirees. The insurance premium of an individual was determined by his/her work salary. The median values of the insurance premium were 19,400, 19,200, 16,500, and 21,000 Taiwan dollars in 2000, 2001, and 2003–2006, 2002, and 2007, respectively.
The residential areas of the study subjects, which covered 365 Taiwan townships, were classified into seven levels of urbanization according to the method developed by Liu et al.
Statistical analysis
The prevalence and incidence rates of patients clinically diagnosed with type 2 diabetes from 2000 to 2007 were estimated. The estimates of the annual prevalence rates according to age, gender, insurance premium, and urbanization level were obtained by dividing the number of prevalent cases of diagnosed type 2 diabetes identified in the NHI datasets by the total number of residents enrolled in the NHI program in a given year. The annual incidence rates of clinically diagnosed type 2 diabetes were estimated according to socio-demographic category by dividing the number of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes cases by the total number of insured individuals who did not have type 2 diabetes at the beginning of the year in the NHI program. Annual incidence was expressed as per 1,000 residents of the source population in a given year.
The prevalence and incidence rates of diagnosed type 2 diabetes were adjusted using a direct standardization method that employs the age- and gender-specific rates of each year and age and gender distributions of the study population for the year 2000. The weights for the 20–39, 40–59, 60–79, and ≥ 80 age groups were 20.93%, 19.44%, 8.84%, and 1.17%, respectively, for men and 21.43%, 19.32%, 7.65%, and 1.21%, respectively, for women.
Multivariate logistic regression models were used to analyze the trends in prevalence and incidence over time while controlling the changes in the underlying age, sex, insurance premium, and urbanization level distributions. The dependent variable was diagnosed diabetes prevalence/incidence (diabetes = 1; non-diabetes = 0), and the categorical predictor variables were entered for the year (2000 as the reference), age group (20–39 years as the reference), gender (female as the reference), insurance premium (dependent population as the reference), and urbanization level (high-density urban area as the reference). If a time trend was observed, the rates of change in prevalence were analyzed by replacing the set of categorical variables for the calendar year with a continuous variable defined as time (in years). The terms of the age group variable multiplied by the time variable were added as covariates to examine the effects of the interaction between age group and time, as well as to investigate whether the rates of change over time in prevalence or incidence differed across age groups. A statistically significant interaction between time and a given age group indicated that the rate of change in prevalence/incidence differed over time compared with the reference age group (60 to 69 years).
A total of 1,557,494 patients in the NHIRD were identified as prevalent diagnosed cases from 2000 to 2007. The mean age of the prevalent diagnosed cases was 62.6, with a standard deviation (SD) of 13.3. The source population for which the prevalence was estimated was 12,191,076 in 2000 and 18,772,180 in 2007.
A 43.4% increase (from 5.8% to 8.3%) in the crude annual prevalence of diagnosed type 2 diabetes occurred from 2000 to 2007 (Table
Significant interactions in the annual prevalence rates were observed between time and age groups for both genders (p < 0.05; Figures
Figure 1
Time trends in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes stratified by age in females
Time trends in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes stratified by age in females.
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Time trends in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes stratified by age in males
Time trends in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes stratified by age in males.
The number of annual incident cases of diagnosed type 2 diabetes increased from 94,895 to 136,914 from 2000 to 2007, as well (Table
After multivariate adjustment, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes was found to be significantly associated with age [OR (95% CI): 10.0 (10.0–10.0), 30.2 (31.7–31.9), and 31.8 (31.7–31.9) for the age groups 40–59, 60–79, and ≥ 80 years, respectively; Table
The current study used the nationwide NHI claims data to estimate the annual prevalence and incidence of type 2 diabetes diagnosed from 2000 to 2007. Increases in the prevalence rate were observed in both crude age- and gender-standardized annual prevalence rates from 2000 to 2007. The annual standardized incidence rates fluctuated throughout the period.
The results showed that the annual prevalence of type 2 diabetes continued to rise throughout the study period. The World Health Organization (WHO) predicted that a 39% increase in the global prevalence of diabetes would occur between 2000 and 2030. However, a 43.35% increase in prevalence has already occurred over an eight-year period in Taiwan. During the same period, the crude incidence rate did not exhibit a linear growth trend. Instead, it decreased slightly since 2005. Thus, the increase in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes may be partly explained by better diabetes care and longer survival.
The cross-sectional studies in various areas of Taiwan included the Ann-Lo district in northern Taiwan in 1988–1990
Previous studies have shown that there is an increasing trend in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes globally; specifically, prevalence increased by 28.3% among men and 25.9% among women in Sweden from 1972 to 2001
The initial higher prevalence rates among females before 2002 and the subsequent decrease were supported by a previous study, which compared two nutrition and health surveys from 1993–1996 and 2005–2008
Of note, a decline in type 2 diabetes prevalence among individuals with an insurance premium greater than or equal to a median value over the period of observation was observed, which is consistent with the data reported by the International Diabetes Federation
Increasing levels of obesity in the general population in the past two decades are believed to be one of the principal factors contributing to the rising incidence of type 2 diabetes in Asia
The present study has four strengths. First, nationwide data with a large sample size was used, which emphasized the prevalence and incidence trends with a standardized method to define type 2 diabetes. Second, the NHI program in Taiwan provides continuing universal coverage for the entire population, which avoids selection bias. Third, NHI datasets were used, which eliminated the need to minimize the numbers of subjects in the cohorts lost to follow-up. In addition, a large sample of geographically dispersed patients was easily obtained. Finally, a large number of study subjects facilitated the age- and sex-stratified analyses with an ample sample size to satisfy requirements.
Nevertheless, the current study also has several limitations. First, some cases of type 1 diabetes may have been falsely classified as type 2 diabetes. Diabetic patients aged 20 years and over were included, and individuals with type 1 diabetes, as defined by the ICD-9 code, were excluded to minimize the misclassification. Second, the study depended exclusively on claims data, which may have resulted in potential intentional or unintentional disease misclassification bias. Patients with at least three ambulatory claims or at least one inpatient claim with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes were included during the specific year period to minimize potential misclassification. Thus, the estimates of prevalence and incidence may be underestimated. Finally, the body mass index, waist circumference, blood pressure, smoking history, family history of diseases, and laboratory test results were not available in the claims database. Thus, combining this information with the discussion on the prevalence and incidence of type 2 diabetes was beyond the scope of this study.
Diabetes is associated with an increased risk of co-morbidity, such as cancer
The NHI claims data used in this study showed that the annual prevalence of type 2 diabetes increased in Taiwan from 2000 to 2007, whereas the annual standardized incidence fluctuated throughout the study period. Public health professionals are recommended to plan appropriate health promotion programs, such as exercise and a healthy diet, for men, individuals aged 40 years and over, and residents of areas with lower levels of urbanization.
Competing interests
The authors declared that they have no competing interest.
Authors' contributions
TCL and CCLin contributed equally to the design of the study and the direction of its implementation, including supervision of the field activities, quality assurance and control. CIL, CSL, and CCLee supervised the field activities. CSL, CCLin and CIL helped conduct the literature review and prepare the Methods and the Discussion sections of the text. CYH, CIL, TCL and SYY designed the study's analytic strategy and conducted the data analysis. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
This study was supported by grants from the Bureau of National Health Insurance (DOH94-NH-1007, DOH101-HP-1102 & DOH102-HP-1102) and the Taiwan Department of Health Clinical Trial and Research Center for Excellence (DOH102-TD-B-111-004).
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On Mon, Apr 28, 2003 at 03:16:34PM +0100, Jeremy Quinn wrote: > Hi All > > Welcome to my first RT! > > Sorry to start on a negative note, but IMHO, the current scheme for > LinkRewriting just does not make sense for dynamic sites. > > What the current scheme allows is for authors to use a simple set of > declarators for defining links, which are then translated into actual > URLs, (and in the samples) mapped directly to filespace (etc.). Yes. <link href="site:foo">, where 'foo' is your declarator, and the link is translated into the actual URL . So LinkRewriterTransformer does the mapping: declarator -> *.html, *.pdf etc (URL) However, that was only half of the original Linkmap vision :) I think you're asking for the other half, which is declarator -> SystemID (*.xml). See the original linkmap RT: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=forrest-dev&m=103444028129281&w=2 The declarator -> SystemID mapping in that RT was declared in a site.xml file: <site dir="./content/xdocs"> <index file="index.xml"/> <dreams file="dreams.xml"/> <faq file="faq.xml"> <how_can_I_help xpath="/faqs/faq/question[@id='how_can_I_help']"> <building_own_website xpath="/faqs/faq/question[@id='own_website']"/> .... </site> That is functionally equivalent to the XML in your post quoted below. In the linkmap RT, I envisioned a Source that accepts a 'declarator' as a @src, and emits XML from that declarator's SystemID. Your idea of using input modules with dynamic inputs, {site:{1}}, is a nicer implementation than what I had in mind. > What I believe a LinkRewriting infrastructure should offer is rather > different. > > A URL is a CONTRACT. > > Cocoon's sitemap is excellent at disconnecting any direct relationship > between URL and resource ID/Path (SystemID). Allowing the > re-implementation of storage schema independently of URL contract. > > What I feel makes more sense is this: > > URL == permanent contract == authoring link != SystemID > > What this means is, authors should write links using a static absolute > URL, the same one as the public contract for that particular piece of > information. > > When that URL is accessed, it should be mapped to a SystemID, allowing > independent re-implementation of the storage layer. So we have URLs everywhere, and in the sitemap we do a lookup on a linkmap to determine the actual source? This kind of thing: <map:match pattern="*.html"> <map:generate src="content/xdocs/{linkmap:{1}}"/> ... </map:match> > If this is to be handled by an input module accessing a linkmap (before > Generation, rather than during Transformation), but requires that > dynamic sitemap URL fragments can be passed to input modules (as they > cannot currently). > > see: <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=xml-cocoon-dev&m=104895916400307> > > The transformation stage is then merely one of relativising author's > URLs. But that isn't the only use of link rewriting :) The original idea was that <link href="site:index"> could be translated into: -  if linked to from a *.html file -  if linked to from a *.pdf file -  if linked to from an aggregate HTML - <fo:basic-link internal-destination="index"> if linked to from an aggregate PDF - .... This is the value of the descriptor -> URL mapping. Actually, Forrest doesn't yet support this neat stuff yet, but that was the original idea and it will be implemented as soon as enough users complain about broken 'site:' links in their PDFs :o) Anyway, point is, there's two sites to 'linkmapping', and both are valuable. > Most of what I have described here, is how most people use Cocoon. > What is new here is the use of a LinkMap at the Generation stage to > de-couple URL from SystemID in a totally arbitrary way. A version of > the LinkMap idea that makes sense for Dynamic sites. This is what > requires changes to the way we are able to use input modules, as input > modules would provide a much cleaner path to handle this rather than > Transforming a generated LinkMap into CInclude tags to get the content. > > > Does this make any sense to anybody? Perfectly :) Now let me play devils advocate.. If we assume the user knows how to edit the sitemap, is there any real benefit in this extra level of declarator -> *.xml indirection? What's the difference between editing a sitemap.xmap, and editing a linkmap.xml file? Both just map declarators to SystemIds. In CVS Forrest, we've organized the sitemap into functional layers: LAYER 1 | (each format or subdir handler in its own sub-sitemap) *.xml | various | docv11 faq howto docbook community/* .... xml types | \ | | | / ------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOCUMENT-V11 INTERMEDIATE FORMAT ------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAYER 2 | / | \ Intermediate | **body-*.xml **menu-*.xml **tab-*.xml HTML formats | \ | / ------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAYER 3 | \|/ \|/ Output | *.html *.pdf formats | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The lowest layer (in forrest.xmap) is a bunch of *.xml matchers, which provides the raw doc-v11 XML source. For example, the faq.xml matcher reads content/xdocs/faq.xml, transforms it with faq2document.xsl and serves the content. In effect, this defines a virtual filesystem of XML sources, completely abstracted from the real filesystem. For instance, to integrate RSS into a Forrest site, one need define a single *.xml matcher that reads RSS from somewhere and does a rss2document.xsl transformation. The upper layers don't care where they get their XML from, so you magically get a HTML and PDF from the RSS: http://xml.apache.org/forrest/forrest-issues.html So what I'm suggesting is that if your users are sufficiently sitemap-savvy, and your sitemap is sufficiently modular, one can have all the benefits of your proposed declarator -> XML linkmapping system. In fact it's much more powerful; how could a linkmap file handle a RSS file, for example? You'd need to tweak the sitemap to do the rss2document.xsl conversion. --Jeff > > regards Jeremy >
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Height: 6'1"
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Affiliation: Independent
Prototype Mobile Suit: GGF-001 Phoenix Gundam
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~ He has respect for the law, but prefers to be out by himself and not under the rule of anyone for any longer than he has to be.
~ His blessing and his curse is that he possesses an utterly flawless memory.
His first memories were of light and shadow. His first thoughts were of the robbing of warmth and a desire to return to simplicity. When asked of his childhood, Garr could always be counted on to be able to recite in detail anything that had happened to him. At school, he learned and learned; even the most trivial of things were a treasure to his young mind. He learned of girls and emotions; of the cruel twists of Fate and the smell of blood.
When he was eight, the first major change in Garr's life happened. At school one day, a guest speaker from the Vermillion Sovereignty had come to speak with the class on the importance of diversity and respect for other people. Little did anyone suspect that the school would come under fire; or more precisely mortar attack; from Eden's Genesis. The attack left many people wounded, bleeding, and dying; yet another strike against non-Oldtypes by the terrorist group. Garr had been sitting in the middle of the classroom and by a twist of fate had managed to be in precisely the right part of the room to keep from getting hit by debris or the explosions. He had sat there until the barrage had ended before getting up and calmly helping people; for some reason he found himself an island of calm in that raging swirl of emotions.
It wasn't until he'd reached sixteen that the calm shell he'd found himself in shattered. People had all praised him for his skills and demeanor and everything of that sort but it had all just slid off him like oil and water. He hadn't told anyone but since that mortar attack he'd been able to gauge the emotional state of other people better, as if he could see into their heads on an un-natural level. Trying out for school sports required him to have a physical and having a few classmates who were Newtypes and had mentioned having similar feelings about people around them, Garr asked the physicians to run some of the standard tests that had been developed for identifying Newtypes. The tests came back solidly in the positive.
For some reason, Garr snapped. To this day and even with his flawless memory he doesn't know why he lost control, but he did. It wasn't that he hated Newtypes. He didn't have any hard feelings or bad memories about any of the so-called 'races'. Regardless, he went into self-imposed seclusion for a week as he sorted this new information through his mind. As he curled up in a corner at his home, Garr's parents worried that the news had harmed him somehow. He managed to reconcile the news and return to society where his new insight allowed him to make sense of the feelings he'd been having for years. It was an eye-opening experience, and one he'd be sure to keep foremost in his mind.
Upon graduation, he'd managed to avoid military service by working at a scrap yard where old military hardware came to die. The work was tough but satisfying; and it gave Garr a chance to work in an old first-generation Zaku II that the yard's owners kept around for some of the heavy lifting. Piloting seemed to come naturally to Garr so he quickly became the primary operator and was praised for his efficiency. One day, as he was clearing some of the older scrap during a slow day he came across something that made him stop in his tracks. It lay there among the rubble and refuse; a fallen titan that eclipsed the poor Zaku he was in by magnitudes. Going through the old records, Garr discovered it was a discarded prototype that had failed to meet the high military standards due to its utter lack of beam weaponry or exotic control systems.
He decided to restore it to its former glory, and maybe work as an armed escort or in civil defense. It tore through ammunition like nothing he'd ever heard of; but he had to admit he felt at peace in the cockpit. The roar of the gatlings soothed him. Since it was a readily discarded prototype, the Vermillion Sovereignty authorities had little problem with a civilian owning such a weapon since he registered it as a privateer. He wasn't the best out there, but he could search for a higher purpose with his newfound power.
This power, however, was insufficient for the tasks he set himself to. After a disastrous attempt to destroy the Alliance of Artemis' Mars Haven base, Garr was driven off into a situation where he would have died had he not discovered the buried Phoenix Gundam in the Martian wastes. A time later, he ended up on Earth just in time for the events with the Divinidad on Earth. Trapped below the ion storms, Garr has spent the past few months doing what he had to in order to survive. He searches now for clues to the history of the Phoenix and the other fifth-generation Mobile Suits, a heightening of his Newtype powers, and a way off of Earth.


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The Lobo Growers' Market was originally developed as a SUST-334 student project and was held for the first time in the Fall of 2007. Students brought numerous growers and value-added producers on campus to promote local farming and small business - and ultimately, to educate campus members about sustainable agriculture and healthy food choices. The market has subsequently been held more than 10 times in conjunction with special events, such as the UNM Sustainability Expo and Parents' Weekend. Currently, the Lobo Growers' Market is organized and managed by students in the SUST-364 Lobo Growers' Market Practicum course.
The Education is Power Campaign was launched in December 2010 by students in the SUST-334 class. The program is aimed at reducing electricity use on campus by 10% to free up approximately $600,000 to help mitigate budget cuts that threaten the UNM academic mission. The campus community is encouraged to adopt four key energy-saving habits:
SUST-334 students tested the effectiveness of the campaign's message by interviewing various professors and students, putting stickers on light-switch panels reminding people to turn off the lights after leaving a room, and tacking up posters emphasizing energy-saving behaviors. In addition, students created humorous educational videos about cutting energy use on UNM campus. Watch the James Bond and Monopoly Game videos on YouTube!
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Manually downloading howl-logger-0.1.8-SNAPSHOT.jar from http://www.openejb.org/maven/howl/jars using my browser permitted Maven to get past the problem. It continued to report that it failed to download the file but that it exists locally. Then I ran into a similar problem with commons-discovery-SNAPSHOT.jar, which doesn't exist at openejb.org but does exist at ibiblio.org. I noticed that it took a VERY long time to get at the file with my browser -- perhaps maven times out trying to get these files. Unfortunately, with commons-discovery-SNAPSHOT.jar, after it failed to download, it did not recognize that there was a manually downloaded version already in my .maven repository. Tried a couple of times and it failed the same way both times. Probably, I would be running into the same problems if I were building checked out source from Subversion, which is what I really ought to be doing instead of messing with this src jar. I did this primarily out of curiosity just to see if it would work. I think we can see there are several problems, though I'm not sure exactly what they are -- just guessing, maybe: a.) maven times out when download takes too long -- maybe this is a setting we can tweak somewhere; b.) maven fails to try the second respository (e.g., ibiblio) when the first (openejb) times out, and/or fails to notice that it already has the jar in its local repository; c.) using SNAPSHOT jars when a specific version may be more stable or more reliably available in one of the repositories. It seems to me that a release should not depend on SNAPSHOT jars, unless I misunderstand what a SNAPSHOT jar is. These can be untested or very lightly tested code. Does anyone agree? I think this is what Aaron was saying when he said "We need to improve this somehow for future milestone releases, though so long as so many things we depend on are SNAPSHOTs, it's going to be tough." Its worth mentioning that numerous jar files did download OK from either the openejb or ibiblio repositories. +---------------------------------------- | Executing default Geronimo :: Assembly | Memory: 23M/39M +---------------------------------------- Attempting to download commons-jelly-tags-velocity-SNAPSHOT.jar. Attempting to download howl-logger-0.1.8-SNAPSHOT.jar. Artifact /howl/jars/howl-logger-0.1.8-SNAPSHOT.jar doesn't exists in remote repository, but it exists locally Attempting to download org.mortbay.jetty-5.1-SNAPSHOT.jar. Attempting to download commons-discovery-SNAPSHOT.jar. WARNING: Failed to download commons-discovery-SNAPSHOT.jar. BUILD FAILED File...... /home/craigj/.maven/cache/maven-multiproject-plugin-1.3.1/plugin.jelly Element... maven:reactor Line...... 217 Column.... 9 The build cannot continue because of the following unsatisfied dependency: commons-discovery-SNAPSHOT.jar ======================================================= Jeremy Boynes wrote: > Craig Johannsen wrote: > >> Seems to be using "maven.repo.remote=http://www.openejb.org/maven, >> http://www.ibiblio.org/maven" and not finding >> "howl-logger-0.1.8-SNAPSHOT.jar". Maybe "0.1.7-SNAPSHOT" would work >> better. >> > > http://www.openejb.org/maven/howl/jars/howl-logger-0.1.8-SNAPSHOT.jar > is there so the first repo should work (it is for me now). There are > known bugs in 0.1.7 that stop Geronimo working so I would not use that > one. > > -- > Jeremy > >
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The Wright Ground Water Contamination Site is located in Wright, Kansas. The site was initially identified in July 1988 when a private well was tested. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrates were detected at elevated levels in the groundwater sample. A number of additional groundwater sampling investigations were conducted at the site between 1988 and 1994. Groundwater sampling investigations during these investigations indicated approximately 45 of 70 water supply wells were contaminated at concentrations exceeding several state and federal drinking water standards. Contaminants identified in groundwater samples included VOCs, herbicides, and nitrogen compounds. The site was listed on the National Priorities List (NPL) in 1996. During this time frame, an Engineering Evaluation/Cost Assessment (EE/CA) was completed in 1995 which evaluated options for provisions of an alternative water supply to the community of Wright. The public water supply system was completed in 1997.


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'"If anybody knew this kid, this young man, to know what he went through mentally and physically for two summers trying to find out what the heck was wrong with him — of course they dealt with his issues more than anybody else in the organization because he was injured and they couldn't figure out what was wrong with him.'
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With the announcement that Garmin plans to certify a G5000 flight deck in the Beechjet 400A and Hawker 400XP, Elliott Aviation is demonstrating the system in a mockup at its NBAA booth (No. C8143). Elliott Aviation has already completed 100 King Air G1000 retrofits and sees the G5000 program as a way to allow Beechjet operators to keep flying their jets indefinitely.
Garmin expects to receive the Beechjet G5000 supplemental type certificate (STC) in 2015, and the base package (without options) should sell for about $450,000 to $500,000, according to Garmin.
The G5000 retrofit will replace the Beechjet's original Rockwell Collins Pro Line 4 system. According to Mark Wilken, Elliott director of avionics sales, "it really does clean up the panel." The weight savings removes 200 to 250 pounds from the nose of the Beechjet, he added. "This airplane has always been a little nose heavy. Pilots would always keep some fuel in the fuselage [tank] to offset that." The weight savings amounts to being able to carry an extra passenger. And Elliott is looking into a modification to turn the nose area into baggage space, according to Wilken.
In the cockpit, the most dramatic change is replacing the Rockwell Collins flight management systems with two Garmin touch-screen controllers, mounted in the same spot in the pedestal. Three 12-inch Garmin displays in landscape orientation deliver a lot more information compared to the Pro Line 4 portrait displays, and pilots can set up multiple panes and select what is displayed in each pane. Engine instrumentation is incorporated into the G5000 displays, cleaning up the panel considerably. Some instruments are retained, however, including the fuel quantity, hydraulic pressure and pressurization system gauges. Under the center MFD is a Mid-Continent Instruments standby attitude module.
The base G5000 retrofit will include Garmin's fully digital, dual-channel, fail-passive automatic flight control system, which provides coupled WAAS/SBAS approaches, vertical navigation and flight-level change capability. Taws-B, Doppler weather radar and geo-referenced Garmin FliteCharts and SafeTaxi charts are also included. Options include synthetic vision, ADS-B and Garmin traffic advisory system or Tcas I/II traffic solutions. RVSM is supported by the upgrade, too.
The G5000 for the Beechjet will be Garmin's first retrofit package for the system, which is flying now in several jets that are due to be certified shortly, including the Learjet 70/75 and the new versions of the Cessna Sovereign and Citation X.
"As a Beechjet authorized service center, we're thrilled to be able to offer solutions for aging Beechjets," said Wilken. "We've seen the success of the G1000 program and what it can do for an airframe with older avionics."


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Turns out, they're not alone, CBS News correspondent Kelly Wallace reports. For the first time, more women in America are unmarried than married. Women like 29-year-old Jessica Cohen of New York. "We don't need men anymore," she says. "I mean, we want men, we want someone to share everything with, but I don't think we need to rush."
According to a New York Times analysis of census results, 35 percent of women in the "Ozzie and Harriet" days of the 1950s were single. That number jumped to 49 percent in 2000 and to 51 percent in 2005.
Why the trend in saying "I don't?" Younger women are marrying later or just living with someone instead, while older women are living longer than their husbands and are choosing not to take another walk down the aisle.
"I've been through two marriages, and single is better for me," one woman explained.
Another reason: More women are working and supporting themselves.
"If they didn't find that guy that just clicked with them at a certain point in time, they didn't give up. They decided, 'I'll just do a little bit more of my career. I'll look a little longer,'" says William Frey, of the Brookings Institution.
And culturally, it's more acceptable to be single. Think of Angelina, living with Brad and the kids without a ring.
It's not just Hollywood stars. It's real women everywhere.
As one Dallas woman explains, "I'm single right now and I feel actually happy about it."
A Miami woman says the best part of being single is "you can flirt a little bit."
And in downtown Los Angeles, Jessica says, "I want to get married so I can have kids, make my Mom happy, my Dad too."
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At 11 years old, Maxine Sanders already has a career in the making that any daredevil would die for.
Sanders, an accomplished gymnast at Fantastic Gymnastics who started at the age of four, is working on her third film as a stunt double. She has worked on two An American Girl films and is now doubling in an upcoming biopic about American Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas, presently titled The Gabby Douglas Story, which is being filmed in Winnipeg.
"I think it's fun," said Maxine shyly.
Her mom, Janet, expanded on that thought, saying it's a chance for Maxine, who is in Grade 6 at Chancellor School in Waverley Heights, to use her gymnastics skills for something.
"You train 20 hours a week," said Janet. "You do competitions, but now she's got to do something else with it too."
The Sanders family was told about the audition by another gymnastics club in the city. Maxine and a couple of other girls from her club attended auditions for the part in late August.
"I was kind of nervous in the beginning because I didn't know what they were looking for," said Maxine. "Then after a few times we knew what they were looking for."
Janet said she never directly spoke with the filmmakers, but was told they liked Maxine's physical similarities to the actresses after every callback audition.
"Finally, it was only a few days before the movie was starting that they said yes, come in for a fitting, sign a contract," said Janet. "It is all very secretive. It's not really out there I guess."
In addition to fittings, Maxine had to cut and dye her naturally dark brown hair black to match Sydney Mikayla, the actress portraying a young Douglas in the film.
"Now we're struggling with a ponytail," said Janet. "She had lots of hair and they really had to thin it out and made it black."
Maxine's friends at Fantastic Gymnastics are also very encouraging.
"They think it's pretty cool," said Maxine. "They also tried out for it but they aren't sure if they made it. We only know one other girl who made it."
Janet said Maxine should only have to be on the set for about six days, though she had been on for a couple of days by the time she spoke with The Sou'wester last week, and Maxine said they had been fun experiences.
"They do the makeup and hair, then we wait until we're called and they bring us over to the place where we have to do things," said Maxine, who up to that point hadn't had to do anything exciting quite yet. "But in a little while I'll be asked to do gymnastics."
Janet said Maxine did a rehearsal for a scene where she was asked to cartwheel into a bush, but the actress was able to do it on her own.
Despite a lot of sitting around, Maxine is paid for her time on the set. If she gets enough, Maxine is hoping for a new bed.
"She'll get a little of it to go shopping," said Janet. "But most of it will go into an RESP."
Maxine thinks it's a little weird to be doubling for an Olympian, but she hopes Douglas says hello when she is here for filming in October.
"She's doing some of the Olympic scenes," said Janet. "All the kids were talking how they really hope to meet her."
Beyond working in show business, Maxine has big dreams for herself.
"To go to college and do gymnastics," said Maxine of her future plans.
In the meantime, she's enjoying herself and is looking forward to seeing the finished project.
"Just to be able to do my gymnastics stuff," said Maxine of her favourite part of filming. "And knowing that it will be on a movie, and people will see it but they won't know it is me."


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The Bears hit the road Thursday night, traveling to Mount Prospect to conduct a "Varsity Bears" practice before an enthusiastic crowd of 4,713 at Prospect High School.
Running back Tarik Cohen's impressive performance in the Bears' preseason opener empowered the rookie fourth-round pick with confidence as he returned to the practice field this week.
Even after an impressive debut performance that has created a lot of buzz, Bears rookie quarterback Mitch Trubisky has remained humble and hungry and continued to focus on improving every day.
Bears running back Jeremy Langford was thrilled to be back on the practice field Wednesday for the first time since spraining his ankle on the first day of training camp.
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BEIJING (AP) -- Rafael Nadal kept alive his hopes of wresting the top ranking from Novak Djokovic by rallying for a 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 win over Fabio Fognini of Italy in the quarterfinals of the China Open on Friday.
Nadal, who needs to reach the final here to have a chance of displacing Djokovic, was down a set and a break but changed the tempo of the match with a timely service break.
The Spaniard seemed to struggle at times with a niggling left knee injury, but wore down Fognini after that hard-fought service break in the seventh game of the second set.
Fognini started well as he broke in the second game and then held to lead 3-0. He was soon leading 5-1 but failed to hold serve despite holding two set points as he hit wide on one occasion and found the net on another.
The Italian recovered quickly in the next game to clinch the set with a superb cross-court return when Nadal was serving at 30-40.
Fognini again ran up a 3-0 lead in the second set and was serving with a lead of 4-2 before Nadal seized control of the match.
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It was a momentous moment for each Indian to see the Indian Tricolour flying high in the sky in National Institute of Technology Srinagar campus. This Indian city is mostly in news for all the wrong reasons. Pakistan sponsored terrorists find a safe haven here, extremists in the valley carry ISIS flag or Pakistani flag and shout slogans to incite violence. This time too few of the handful students in the college campus celebrated India's loss to West Indies in the cricket match, the purpose was to antagonize those students who love their motherland. Although the nationalist students were miffed and got into an argument with the anti-nationals but instead of indulging in any form of violence they did something remarkable. Hundreds of students carrying Indian flag marched in the college campus and enthusiastically chanted the slogans "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" and "Vande Mataram". It was a befitting reply to those who speak against India.
It is a well-known fact that to unfurl the Indian flag in Srinagar is a herculean task. But the patriotic students in NIT Srinagar showed remarkable courage and fearlessness making all of us proud. The students in the campus are from different parts of India, belonging to different caste, creed and religion but they all stood united against the anti Indians. They risked their life, their career for their country. Let us not forget that there are sleeper cells of terrorists in the Kashmir valley and many of their sympathizers roam freely in the city.
However the most appalling role was that of the college administration and police personnel. The college administration is guilty of allowing the police to enter the campus. The police did not just use brute force against the students who had not indulged in any sort of unlawful activities but also took away their pride – the Indian flag. I presume that carrying the national flag and chanting "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" and "Vande Mataram" is still not unlawful in India because the left liberals have openly expressed their dislike for the Tricolour and the slogans.
The students who braved all situations and circumstances to fight for India narrated many heart -rending incidents of threat and violence. The anti-nationals have warned the students that they could be killed anytime and girls have been told that they would be raped. Those who follow the ideology of ISIS can resort to any sort of brutality and so all the students need to be provided with ample security. But amongst all this cacophony the most shocking thing was to hear the college administration threatening the students that their career would be spoiled if they protest against the anti-nationals. Hope the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) team which is investigating the issue take stringent action against such staff and faculty members. The students have joined the college to study for their bright future and in such a negative atmosphere it is difficult to focus on studies and so they are demanding that the college be shifted from Srinagar.
It's not that the anti-nationals were not present in some of the college campuses earlier. It is not that this was the first time that in JNU anti -India slogans were raised and the terrorists were eulogized. But what is new is that today the anti-nationals are not being allowed to go scot free. They are being exposed. The so called secular leaders such as Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, many communist leaders had immediately rushed to JNU to show their solidarity with those students who were accused of indulging in anti-India sloganeering. But none of them found time to express their solidarity with the students of NIT Srinagar. In fact some of the so called secular news channels are not giving much importance to this incident and some are trying to portray that the students were unruly and it was wrong on their part to chant "Bharat Mata Ki Jai".
What we see today in India is that the forces who had been inimical to India's interest are now seething with anger because the ease with which they were propagating their ideology is suddenly being challenged and their hidden anti India and anti Hindu agenda is being exposed.
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor while speaking in JNU mentioned the name of Mahatma Gandhi and Bal Gangadhar Tilak while taking the name of freedom fighters. A girl reminded him about Bhagat Singh. And when Shashi Tharoor took the name of Bhagat Singh then the students belonging to leftist ideology laughed. Sensing the mood of the audience Shashi Tharoor immediately said Kanhaiya Kumar is the Bhagat Singh of today and the fawning audience clapped. Will it not have been better that when Shashi Tharoor took the name of Bhagat Singh then everyone would have clapped and when he compared Kanhaiya Kumar with Bhagat Singh then everyone would have laughed? Kanhaiya Kumar is not Bhagat Singh because Bhagat Singh would have never sided with those who chant anti India slogans.
Today's "Bhagat Singh" are the hundreds of fearless fighters of NIT Srinagar who fearlessly marched with the Tricolour in Srinagar chanting "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" and "Vande Mataram" without caring for their life. Let us salute them. We all Indians should unite against the handful of anti -Indians who in the garb of secularism and freedom of expression indulge in anti- India activities. In NIT, "N" stands for national and so those who are anti-nationals should not be allowed to study in a National college. In fact those who chant anti India slogans should be given a one way ticket to leave this country and settle wherever they want. They need not be nurtured in college campuses. And I think many of us would gladly agree to sponsor the one way ticket for the anti- nationals.
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Hi, Everyone, I am using CFX4.1 and solving gas-liquid mixing in a reactor. I want to solve the gas velocity based on liquid results( so I do not need to solve the gas velocity equations), However, I need to apply gas velocity results to calculate the gas volume fraction, so how can i avoid solving the gas velocity equations and which subroutine can I use to calculate the gas velocity and I can use these results to calcuate the gas volume fraction for the further iterations?
Thanks in advance. Tiger
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CFX4.1 ?, that was an old one. Look at the physics, if the flow is separated or the same flowfield exist for both phases, then you can directly use the homogenous model, where only one flowfield is solved for both phases.
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Sky Academy Sports Scholars: Jack Bateson paired with Johnny Nelson
Sky Academy Sports Scholar Jack Bateson wants to be the best in the world with the help of his new mentor Johnny Nelson.
Last Updated: 03/03/14 10:01am
Former world champion and Sky Sports boxing presenter Nelson will be mentoring both Bateson and Irish boxer Jason Quigley as part of the new scheme, and he hopes to pass on all his experience to the youngsters.
Nelson explained that his role as a mentor to Bateson is to offer a helping hand and the benefit of his experience as he hopefully goes on to become a boxing great.
"He's the one that's doing the work, it's just basically having somebody else there that can explain the pitfalls of what could happen, what should happen, and I think it's most important," Nelson told Sky Sports News.
"Sometimes you've got sportsmen out there who you think you just need someone to talk to him to let him know how to present himself on screen and it might just give him that extra mileage in doing his sport.
"I admire Jack, as an amateur I didn't do very well but through determination I got to where I wanted to go - now I see that focus in Jack.
"He's done it as an amateur, to do it as a professional it's a completely different game but he has that experience behind him. I'm just telling him if I can do it, and my amateur background was nowhere near as successful as yours, can you imagine what you can achieve as a professional - and it's just getting that in his head.
"He'll get to the point where he'll think, yeah, you know what, I'm a lot better than you!"
Bateson was thrilled to have Nelson as a mentor, and planned to lean on him to help him through good times and bad.
"It's amazing to have Johnny as my mentor," said Bateson. "For how much he's achieved in boxing, he's been a professional, he's been an amateur, he achieved his goal of becoming a world champion.
"And it's great for me to have someone like Johnny to help me in my times of need whether it's in highs or lows, which everyone gets in sport. Johnny can help me and hopefully he can share his experiences with me and help me come through.
"This year I've got the national ABA's and for me to win them I'd then be selected to go to the Commonwealth Games, which is massive for me, but my main aim is the Olympics in Rio in 2016
"Hopefully working with Johnny, working with Sky and having that backing I can put my all in and with Johnny's help I can have a good go at that.
"I just want to keep on improving year on year, keep on training hard and prove I'm the best in Britain and then the best in the world, never mind Britain."


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Newton's Three Law's
An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force. An object in motion continues in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
This law is often called
"the law of inertia".
An object that stays still will remain staying steal with unbalanced force.And an object that is in motion with there same speed and the same direction unless upon unbalanced force.
You can demonstrate when a car has stopped and stays there unless unbalanced force acts on it and it starts moving.
the win mill will stay at rest unless the wind blows and it will start moving.
Acceleration is produced when a force acts on a mass. The greater the mass (of the object being accelerated) the greater the amount of force needed (to accelerate the object).
Acceleration is made when force acts with mass.
By taking a ball and it does not have that much mass and pushing it and it will go faster or taking a heavy ball and pushing it will not go as fast.
the cars are moving fast in the picture looks like it is just lines moving by
For every action there is an equal and opposite re-action
For every action there is another reaction.
By taking something and it is going slow and then it goes faster when someone push it.
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This one shot written by Phoenixbender is set after the Hundred Year War and delves into Iroh's memories of Lu Ten as well as the adventure that awaits him.
At the Jasmine Dragon
Iroh lay down on his bed in the Jasmine Dragon.
You know how to throw a great party... for the Avatar and the new Fire Lord!
Iroh was in a state of torpor. He quickly started snoring, drool was coming out. But his sleep was disturbed. He started rolling around.
"Lu Ten."
"Lu Ten..."
"Lu Ten my son!"
"Lu Ten!"
Lu Ten!
Yes dad!""
Sir, we've breached the Outer Wall!
Sir, we've destroyed the Agrarian Zone!
Sir, your son has been killed
Abandon the siege!
You have failed Iroh, my son...
The last image in his dream was the portrait of Azulon, a Fire Nation insignia in the back. Iroh woke up from the nightmare in shock. Without Zuko, there was no replacement for Lu Ten.
I should not disturb the Fire Lord
Even though I have mentored him, it is time to let go of him
I guess a short visit won't hurt
Fire Nation Forest
Iroh made his way to the Royal Palace: on foot. Meanwhile, Azula had other plans. Azula had broken out of the mental hospital a few days earlier. She wished to seek revenge on: Aang, Katara, Sokka, Zuko, Ty Lee, Mai, and Iroh. Iroh was the oldest and more fragile than the rest and was therefore her first target.
"Leaves from the vine, falling so slow. Like fragile, tiny shells, drifting in the foam. Little soldier boy, come marching home. Brave soldier boy, comes marching home."
"Uncle. Still singing your little kindergarten lyrics I see!"
"Azula! You were sent to the hospital for your own good! Now return there! You belong there!"
"Mom told you to say that!"
Azula shot a blast of lightning at Iroh who quickly redirected it to a tree.
"Azula you must understand!"
"You don't understand! You and mother always loved Zuko. Now even father hates me! No one loves me!"
"Azula! Stop this before you burn down this whole forest!"
"I will burn down this entire world if I need to!"
A Fire Nation battalion came marching. It was led by Fire Lord Zuko.
"Brother! Always interfering in my plans!"
Azula sent a wide burst of fire with the malicious intent of causing destruction. She then escaped in the smoke.
"Uncle! Are you okay?"
"Yes, but just a little bit hurt..."
"Do I need to get Katara?"
"No, my pain is internal."
"I am sorry to hear that Uncle and I hope that rest at the palace will help you get better."
Fire Nation Royal Palace
"Ever since I lost Lu Ten, you and Azula have been like son and daughter to me."
"I understand Uncle."
"Seeing Azula like this breaks my heart."
"It breaks mine as well."
"I am going to find her and straighten her out once and for all because I cannot lose another child."
"Wait Uncle."
"I will be patient."
"At least play a game of Pai Sho with me before you leave."
Pai Sho
Iroh used the White Lotus opening while Zuko used the aggressive Dragon opening. They quickly commenced with the game. Zuko aggressively pushed in, getting closer to Iroh's lotus. Iroh's defensive setup allowed him to stall for a while but he was still being pushed back.
Eventually, Zuko was able to surround Iroh's lotus from afar. Iroh's defensive setup involved a wall of three pieces around the Lotus. They were called the three Lotus children.
Zuko's pieces were advancing. Iroh did no offensive moves because he treasured the three Lotus children. He suddenly realized that to win he must sacrifice them.
He sent his Earth piece, one of the Lotus children, out to attack one of Zuko's Air piece and defend the lotus. The Earth piece was in turn destroyed by Zuko's Fire piece.
Lu Ten...
After hesitation, Iroh sent his Water piece, another one of the Lotus children and destroyed the Fire piece. Zuko reacted by destroying the Water piece with an Air piece, the last piece on the offensive
Iroh sent out his last Lotus child, an Earth piece, and destroyed the last offensive piece with it.
Zuko's pieces were now scrambled all over the board, a disadvantage of the Dragon Style.
Iroh used his last Lotus child to protect his Lotus and guide it to the center and win.
"During this Pai Sho game I realized what I must do."
"Yes, Uncle?"
"I must return to the Jasmine Dragon and let my children decide their own destiny.
- In this chapter, it is Zuko who teaches Iroh.
- In this chapter, a game of Pai Sho is explained in detail.
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I am a new cake maker having trouble with cake tiers. I just made this three tiered cake. After I layed fondant on the bottom two tiers they looked great, but after I mounted the tiers the cakes looked like they were falling. I have attached the picture of the cake. I am especially baffled by the middle tier. The top tier was a disaster from the beginning![img][/img][img][/img]
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I don't see a picture?
I took a look at the photo in your gallery. Did you allow the cakes to settle after filling them and before covering them with fondant?
they sat in the fridge for a few hours. Should have I let them settle at room temperature?
Unless the cake has a filling that requires refrigeration, I never put cakes in the fridge because it may dry out the cake. However, regardless of whether or not the cake is in the fridge, there needs to be ample time for it to settle. Without having something on top of the cake weighing it down, I would let the cake settle overnight. Otherwise, if you're pressed for time you can place something on top of the cake (some people use a ceramic tile, heavy book, etc) and let it sit for 2-3 hours.
Cakes have to settle at room temp. And it's a ceramic tile, not a granite tile (Big difference in weight.)
It's possible the cake was supported correctly or that there was too much icing underneath and when it came to room temp, it softened and slid.
Oops, sorry about noting the wrong type of tile. I'll fix that now. Thanks for correcting me Leah_s!
I let my cakes settle overnight. The next day, after they have been torted and filled, I place a ceramic tile on top of the cake. That evening, I crumb coat and cover with fondant. This schedule has worked well for me.
I know it's not relevant to your question at all, but I just wanted to pop in and say that the roses on your cake look really pretty
the cake seems to be leaning to the front, are you sure your support system in the cake is absolutely level? ie dowls or whatever you used cut to the same lenght?
the dowls werent the same size, a little off. I tried leveling it off with buttercream. obviously whatever i did didnt work so well!
thanks all for the help. I will try it with my next cake!
I think uneven supports are at the root of your problem. Buttercream is not going to be any help make them level


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A classic Bible story comes to life in this beautifully illustrated book!
As her family eagerly awaits the birth of their baby girl, God helps Angelina prepare for her life on Earth. Never forget that I am with you
 on this journey, precious one.
 Through your eyes I will see the first light
 of each new day.
 And I will be with you
 as you close your eyes each night.
 Together we will climb the highest mountains
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 We will watch rainstorms and sunsets
 and hummingbirds drinking from the flowers.
 We will touch the tallest trees
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Follow the animals, two by two, as they board Noah's ark. Young readers will be captivated by the classic Bible story and delightful illustrations.
Snuggle close with your little one and read along with this soft, classic prayer when lying down to sleep. Young readers will ask the Lord for protection through the nights and for guidance through the days as they flip through these adorably-illustrated pages.
Thank God for all that He does with this preciously-illustrated book. Young readers will be reminded that it's important to appreciate the little things that God provides like teddy bears, clothes and books!
Discover all of the wonderful things that God made, including YOU! This adorably- illustrated, easy-to-read book will remind young readers about how God miraculously created all things living on earth.
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The breeder in Steve Vardy was disappointed when Voilier was sent back to him after attracting a bid of $32,000 at the Magic Millions. Now the breeder-owner is thinking about a late entry for the Golden Slipper after a convincing debut at Rosehill on Saturday.
The confidence levels around the Beneteau gelding are high, with jockey Tye Angland jumping off and mentioning him in the same breath as Golden Slipper $8 favourite Furnaces and Breeders Plate winner Vancouver.
"Furnaces has been the best I have ridden this year but he is not that far behind him with Vancouver," Angland said of Voilier. "He is just professional and when I asked him to go, he just went away from them which was impressive.
"But what he did early in the race was very good. He got a little squeeze early when I came out of that speed battle. When that happens babies can lose the plot but he just came back under me, dropped his head and relaxed. I was going to win on the turn, it is just how well he was going let go."
Voilier ($3.90) scored by a widening 3-1/2 lengths from Zoutenant ($2.60 favourite), with another 1-3/4 lengths back to Skyclad ($12) in third.
It was such a professional win that Vardy gave the nod to trainer Gary Nickson. "I have always liked him as a horse, so when the bloke gave him back to me I wasn't too worried. I gave him to Gary and he let me know that he was a little special," Vardy said.
"I said to him, let's see what he does in this race and then we will decide and that decided it, the Golden Slipper it is. I'll pay the late entry [fee]."
It proved the right way for Nickson to go last year when Alpha Miss won her way to the Golden Slipper and she has proven the benchmark for the son of Beneteau.
"It is the same as last year, I might not worry about putting them in the Slipper from now on because it seems a way to get a good one," Nickson said. "He has shown it all the way along from the time I first galloped him. He was just lengths better than the other two-year-olds.
"He is probably better than Alpha Miss. Mark my words, he is better than that because he is ready for a spell. He has got some quality about him and can go for a spell and be aimed at the Slipper. I have no doubt he is up to it."
Voilier's win only further highlighted the loss of Beneteau to the breeding industry. He is from the sire's first of only two crops, with the stallion having died during his second season.
"They are just good, strong horses," Nickson said. "Everyone you talk to about them says they have a good one. I'm lucky, I have five of them and they are all all right. He is clearly the best of them but I have a filly called Laura's Magic that I thought could win the Gimcrack Stakes but she just went off and we waited."
Glyn Schofield gave Zoutenant the thumbs up despite being beaten fairly comprehensively. "He came right back underneath me on the corner, which is a good sign. He's obviously knocked up but there's definite improvement there and he'll strip a lot fitter next time," he said.


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Ferdinand defends Capello
England captain Rio Ferdinand has defended under-fire manager Fabio Capello.
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Last Updated: 26/08/10 8:26am
England captain Rio Ferdinand has defended under-fire manager Fabio Capello.
Italian coach Capello has come in for criticism following the Three Lions' poor showing at the 2010 World Cup.
Furthermore, his latest decision not to call upon Jack Wilshere and Andy Carroll for September's European qualifiers has ignited further vitriol, despite the pair being 21 or younger.
England qualified for the World Cup in emphatic fashion, and Ferdinand has pointed to those performances as evidence of Capello's quality.
The Manchester United centre-back told Sky Sports News: "You don't become a bad player overnight and I don't think all of a sudden our manager became a bad manager overnight.
"Before the tournament he was the best thing since sliced bread, we qualified in great style.
"All of these so-called people in the know were saying he is the Godfather, Don Fabio and what-not.
"And now they have changed course. Yes, we didn't play well at the tournament, no-one is getting away from that.
"But that doesn't make him a bad manager overnight, and I think a lot of people are probably jumping the gun."
Ferdinand is also happy to accept any decision Capello chooses to make, especially regarding team selection.
He continued: "It is up to him who he picks and who he feels is right for the squad.
"If he sees it right to make changes, who are we to argue as players? We are just out there to go and do a job.
"It all about England winning, it is not about individuals. And if that means some people have to be disappointed by being dropped, so be it."


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Ok so the guy I like and am currently dating is 18. When I first met him, he told me he was 20. But I found out he was 18 when he met my mom. He's like fresh out of high school and like graduated in June. I feel sick to my stomach because I'm like 5 years older than him and I've never dated anyone younger than me more than 3 years. It's weird...so weird and I hate being called a cougar because I'm not even 40 lol. But my mom's like don't date him because he's younger than you and he doesn't have much going on for himself and neither do you besides school. She's making me feel bad because it's like "oh you can't date him because he just graduated from high school and he just turned 18 this year". This is all new to me but I really like this guy. He loves to travel, he's creative, he's a hardworker, he's kinda weird. The only thing I'm kind of iffy about is that he wants to be a fashion designer. I don't really like fashion that much and I'd rather wear the same clothes over and over again or just wear yoga pants all day. But I want to support him and if he can make me some sweatpants to wear all day, I'd gladly support his dream of being a fashion designer. He wants to do sportswear and menswear like Adidas and Nike but instead of shoes, he wants to make the actual clothes. And it's weird because he goes shopping more so than I do but he shops for inspiration on what to sew. But Idk. Is it weird for me to date an 18 year old guy?
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Kido Expert: It is revealed in Kubo's cliff notes on the sides of omake chapters that just like Momo Hinamori, Nanao is also a Kido expert. She is shown at least skilled enough to perform mid-level spells without incantation.
Shunpo Expert: Nanao is proficient enough in Shunpo to keep up with most lieutenant-level Shinigami.
High Spiritual Pressure: Being a lieutenant of the Gotei 13, Nanao boasts a high spiritual energy.
Nanao's Zanpakutō takes the form of what appears to be either a wakizashi or tantō, with a rectangular tsuba decorated with diamond shapes on its corners and question-mark shapes on its broad sides. She keeps it concealed within her sleeve. This is shown just before Shunsui Kyōraku and Jūshirō Ukitake fight with Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, when she reaches in her sleeve only to be overwhelmed by Yamamoto's Reiatsu.


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I'm speaking at a couple of games/virtual worlds events in London this week, which may (or may not) be of interest to readers of this blog. The first is Science in Virtual Worlds, happening tomorrow night, organised by the Royal Institute and taking place at the Apple Store on Regent Street:
Online worlds are social spaces too, and that makes them attractive to social scientists. How do we develop meaningful relationships with people we've never seen or heard? How do those with autism or schizophrenia fare? Do gender roles or moral codes alter? How does information travel and how can there be economies, uprisings and fads? What are the ethics of studying the denizens of these worlds -- are they different from real world citizens? Join us at the Apple Store on Regent Street for a free event on how science is expanding into virtual life.
Continuing with the online theme, I'm also speaking at the Science Museum and the Dana Centre's Web 2.0 evening on Wednesday, where I'll be the solo games representative on an esteemed panel of social media types:
Users now have the power to create, change and influence not only the web but the world. Will the likes of MySpace, Wikipedia and Secondlife change the way we live, have fun and do business? Is it really a whole new edition of the World Wide Web or just marketing hype? Talk about the future with experts.
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Hollywood veteran and all around badass dude Raw Leiba (yeah, you'd better look like this if you're going to walk around with that name) has been named to the lead role of the upcoming film 10 Kills. Check it out.
Formerly appearing in Conan the Barbarian, Leiba will play the part of Maddox in 10 Kills. The film has a plot that channels Schwarzenegger classic The Running Man, and principal photography will begin in March. No formal release date has yet been set.
From the Press Release
Actor/producer Raw Leiba (The Ascension, Fable: Teeth of Beast, Conan the Barbarian), who is being heavily courted by Marvel to play the antagonistic role of Erik Killmonger in the upcoming Black Panther movie, has finally signed to play the lead in the BG Films feature film 10 Kills, which is directed by Bobby Guions (Dinner with an Assassin, Blood and Love). Leiba will play Maddox, a convicted murderer sentenced to death by lethal injection. Instead of dying, however, he wakes up in a deadly arena.
Maddox wakes up in the secure lair of a deranged killer dubbed Reaper because of his unusual methods. Reaper forces Maddox to play a dangerous game wherein he must kill or be killed in mortal combat. If he reaches number 10, he will be freed.
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i spent alot of time drawing this picture of her its acutally from the cover volume 13 of the manga i didnt draw her outfit quite like the picture but ohh well i spent alot of time on it! hope you like it!!! XD