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Let's face it. Residents and businesses in San Francisco march to a different beat.
After all, the City — as locals call it — has an ordinance that prohibits elephants from strolling down Market Street unless they're on a leash.
So it really didn't surprise me that little hairball dogs are given all the rights of shoppers in San Francisco grocery stores.
At the same time, this flies in the face of food safety rules that retailers have put on suppliers prohibiting animals around produce.
The first time I saw shoppers with dogs on leashes in a San Francisco Safeway produce department, I found an employee in a white shirt who I presumed was a manager and asked him about state health regulations barring dogs except for service animals from grocery stores.
He said I was correct but that management had told them not to ask if the dogs were service animals — they were to assume so.
The only time they could ask an owner to remove his or her dog was if it was acting aggressive or relieving itself in the store.
Another white-shirted employee next to him said she had previously worked in Sacramento, and that wasn't the case there. They only allowed dogs in grocery stores that were truly service animals.
Based on personal observation, this "don't ask, don't tell" policy isn't limited to one retailer, either. I was in a Whole Foods later and saw someone with two hairballs on leashes strolling unfettered through the produce department.
A friend who used to live in the City told me that walking your dog through a produce department is just part of grocery shopping.
Yet these same retailers have strict food safety requirements of their suppliers.
One of the tenets of good agricultural practices is to keep animals — including dogs — out of fields and orchards.
In fact, some buyers' rules are so strict that even signs that an animal has visited a field — such as droppings or flattened plants used for bedding — prevent harvest of that area.
In San Francisco, most people don't have yards and instead walk their dogs on the streets. If the dog does its duty, the owner or dog walker grabs a bag and picks up the pile.
In all the times I've seen people clean up after their dogs, I've never seen one whip out a bottle of hand sanitizer afterward.
How many of these people have to stop and do a clean-up in route to grocery shopping is unknown.
But I can just picture the person picking up the dog poop, then minutes later fingering peaches, leafy greens, apples or squash in the grocery store — hands still unwashed.
If growers, shippers and other handlers have to preclude animals from their facilities to enhance food safety, then shouldn't retailers have to follow similar rules to continue food safety through the distribution chain?
If not, then food safety has just gone to the dogs.
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Suspect in NYC bomb plots arrested, sources say
NEW YORK (AP) - A person close to a New York City police investigation says a Manhattan resident suspected of plotting to bomb various targets, including police cars, has been arrested.
The person told The Associated Press that the 27-year-old man was acting as a lone wolf and was taken into custody Saturday. He allegedly was inspired by al-Qaida, although his citizenship was not immediately known.
A news conference by the mayor, police commissioner, and Manhattan district attorney was scheduled for Sunday evening.
The person requested anonymity because the arrest and details of the investigation had not yet been made public.
The New York Police Department's Intelligence Division was involved in the arrest.

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A Plague and a Blessing in My Empty Nest
September 25, 2017,
Compression fractures of the back are broken vertebrae. Vertabrae are the bones of the spine.
Vertebral compression fractures
Compression fractures of the vertebrae can be caused by:
Having many fractures of the vertabrae can lead to kyphosis. This is a hump-like curvature of the spine.
Compression fractures can occur suddenly. This can cause severe back pain that is:
Compression fractures due to osteoporosis may cause no symptoms at first and may only be discovered when x-rays of the spine are done for other reasons. Over time, the following symptoms may occur:
Pressure on the spinal cord from hunched over posture can in rare cases cause:
Most compression fractures are seen in older people with osteoporosis. These fractures often do not cause injury to the spinal cord. The condition is usually treated with medicines and calcium supplements to prevent further fractures.
Pain may be treated with:
Other treatments may include:
Surgery may be done if you have severe and disabling pain for more than 2 months that does not get better with other treatments. Surgery can include:
Other surgery may be done to remove bone if the fracture is due to a tumor.
After surgery you may need:
Most compression fractures due to injury heal in 8 - 10 weeks with rest, wearing a brace, and pain medicines. However, recovery can take much longer if you had surgery.
Fractures due to osteoporosis often become less painful with rest and pain medicines. Some fractures, though, can lead to long-term (chronic) pain and disability.
Medicines to treat osteoporosis can help prevent future fractures. But they cannot reverse damage that has already occurred.
For compression fractures caused by tumors, the outcome depends on the type of tumor involved. Tumors that involve the spine include:
Complications may include:
Call your health care provider if:
Treating and preventing osteoporosis is the most effective way to prevent these fractures.
Cornell CN, Sculco TP. Orthopedic disorders. In: Duthie EH, Katz PR, Malone ML, eds. Practice of Geriatrics. 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2007:chap 37.
Klazen CA, Lohle PN, de Vries J, et al. Vertebroplasty versus conservative treatment in acute osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (Vertos II): an open-label randomised trial. Lancet . 2010 Sep 25;376(9746):1085-92.
Wardlaw D, Cummings SR, Van Meirhaeghe J, et al. Efficacy and safety of balloon kyphoplasty compared with non-surgical care for vertebral compression fracture (FREE): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet . 2009;373(9668):1016-24.


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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — The Craftsman brand spent Father's Day weekend in Philadelphia with hard core golf fans and putt-putt enthusiasts at the Craftsman Father's Day Miniature Golf Classic.
Attendees were invited to play a free round on the one-of-a-kind miniature golf course specially built by the Craftsman brand and designed by former professional golfer and analyst Gary McCord, featuring Craftsman tools at every hole.
For every hole-in-one, the Craftsman brand pledged to donate $100, up to $10,000 total, to nonprofit Rebuilding Together through Sears Heroes at Home, a program to support military service members and their families.
Throughout two days, attendees putted enough hole-in-ones to reach the $10,000 goal. The Craftsman Father's Day Miniature Golf Classic was one stop along the route of the Craftsman Make a Difference Tour — a cross-country journey of a 36-ft. truck to help rebuild American communities and restore homes of military veterans.


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Theres been a rumor going around that says the Senate has now gone about 1,000 days since passing a budget resolution.
Originally published May 7 on the Bulletin's website; reprinted as a response to the often-heard complaint -- Congress hasn't even passed a budget in recent years.
Frankly I actually do not think the Budget Control Act is a particularly sound law outside of the spending caps it enforces. The law was created under duress by House Republican leadership in order to get their members support for an increase in the debt ceiling. Regardless of my distaste for a great deal of the law, the spending caps it includes are positive and serve effectively as a budget resolution.
Budget Control Act
In addition to setting a decades worth of spending caps, the Budget Control Act required a vote on the Balanced Budget Amendment I sponsored with my colleague Mark Udall of Colorado.
It increased the debt ceiling and set up the so-called Super Committee. The Super Committee was charged to find $1.2 trillion in additional savings or else that amount of savings will occur automatically through whats called a sequester. The Super Committee did not come to agreement and a sequester of more than $100 billion is set to occur in 2013.
Regardless of the weaknesses of the Budget Control Act, it does, indisputably, set Congresss spending limits for 10 years.
Many of the Members who want to use the budget resolution process as a wedge issue know they are being intellectually dishonest, but that isnt a huge shock in this environment.
There are many, many serious problems Congress has to think about in order to address the debt imbalance. Should entitlements be fundamentally reformed? Should we overhaul the tax code? How should we pay for wars in the future? How should we pay for natural disaster reconstruction in the future?
There are plenty of difficult questions to answer and any number of failings in Congress that people can legitimately point to. But the fact is that we do have a budget and I hope my colleagues will see fit to get serious in this time when there is no more room for the type of partisanship that stirs up this type of false argument in the first place.
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Do you feel as if you can't get your work done because emergencies are always popping up? Does your boss always have an emergency or there is constant churn about a work-related matter?
In some organizations, this happens all the time. The red explanation point next to the email, the voicemail, text, or instant message saying, "drop everything. I need this pronto." Our natural reaction is to comply, but is the apparent urgency more of a fire drill or a true emergency?
Someone thinks the request is urgent, regardless of whether you do, so consider carefully the consequences for yourself and the company before determining how to respond. Understanding the ramifications for the organization will help you truly assess the urgency of the situation. Think about the consequences in terms of your own career, as well. Being responsive and respectful is an important trait in an employee.
Yet, when your boss, colleague, or organization treats every task as an emergency, it can zap your energy, morale, and productivity. If this sounds familiar, then it's time to identify whether the situation is urgent before determining how to respond, if only for your own sanity.
Here are some questions to ask to determine whether it is truly a crisis:
Your actions should reflect the answers to these questions. A truly urgent situation requires a timely response. A less critical scenario may mean a quick response saying, "I have several other critical projects; I'll get this to you by Friday."
Another tactic is to ask your boss the question ""I understand that this task is urgent, but you've given me a number of priorities … A, B, and C. How would you suggest I reprioritize?" This response reinforces your value as an employee and that you are actually working on items of importance.
How Your Own Behavior Weighs In
Do you secretly get pleasure from the fire drill? Some people thrive on the excitement of being important and a crisis. Make sure your own behavior doesn't create fire drills. Be respectful of people's time, plan ahead, and give clear direction regarding timeframes and deliverables. Let the true importance of the matter drive the urgency and you'll gain respect in the organization for not "crying wolf."
Enough is Enough
At some point, you may decide you've answered enough fire drills and you need to take action. If you have an effective and open relationship with your boss, have a careful conversation about priorities and the unnecessary stress of fire drills. If you don't have a good relationship with your boss, you may not want to broach this subject. It might just be time to look for a new position.


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NAVISTAR® THERMOCOOL® Catheter for the Radiofrequency Ablation of Symptomatic Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (Afib IDE)
This study has been completed.
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First received: June 29, 2005
Last updated: December 3, 2013
Last verified: December 2013
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This trial compares the safety and effectiveness of catheter ablation for PAF with antiarrhythmic drug therapy. The investigational catheter being studied is the NAVISTAR® THERMOCOOL® irrigated-tip catheter. At the time of this study, the NAVISTAR® THERMOCOOL® catheter was FDA-approved for commercial distribution in the U.S. for treating patients with Type I atrial flutter and drug refractory monomorphic ventricular tachycardia post myocardial infarction. The catheter was approved for use in Europe for endocardial ablation for treating cardiac arrhythmias.
|Heart Diseases Arrhythmia Atrial Fibrillation
|Device: NAVISTAR® THERMOCOOL® Catheter Drug: Antiarrhythmic drug
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|NAVISTAR® THERMOCOOL® Catheter for the Radiofrequency Ablation of Symptomatic Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
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Genetics Home Reference related topics: familial atrial fibrillation
MedlinePlus related topics: Atrial FibrillationU.S. FDA Resources
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- The Percentage of Chronic Success of the NAVISTAR THERMOCOOL Catheter for the Treatment of Symptomatic Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (PAF) [ Time Frame: The evaluation time frame for the THERMOCOOL catheter subjects is 91-361 days (12 months) post procedure; for Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy subjects the time frame is 15-285 days (9 months) post procedure. ]Chronic success was defined as freedom of documented symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation episodes based on electrocardiographic data and no changes in antiarrhythmic drugs (AAD) regimen during comparable evaluation periods for the THERMOCOOL and AAD (Control) groups through 12 and 9 months of follow-up, respectively.
- The Percentage of Subjects Who Experienced Incidences of Early Onset (Within 7 Days of Ablation Procedure) Serious Catheter-related Adverse Events [ Time Frame: Within 7 Days of Ablation Procedure ]Catheter-related adverse events include death, myocardial infarction, pulmonary vein stenosis,diaphragmatic paralysis, atrio-esophageal fistula,transient ischemic attack,stroke,cerebrovascular accident, thromboembolism, pericarditis, cardiac tamponade,pericardial effusion,pneumothorax,atrial perforation,vascular access complications,pulmonary edema,hospitalization (initial and prolonged), and heart block.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- The Percentage of Subjects Who Achieved Acute Success. [ Time Frame: 90 days post study procedure ]Acute success was defined as confirmation of entrance block in all targeted pulmonary veins. The study protocol considered subjects that had more than 2 AF ablation procedures within the 90 day blanking period immediately following their index study procedure or subjects that had additional ablation procedures greater than 80 days following their original study ablation procedure as acute failures.
- Percentage of Subjects Who Experienced Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence During the Two-year Follow up. [ Time Frame: During the two years of post procedure ]At the 2 year follow-up visit, Atrial Fibrillation recurrence was assessed by subject interview without documentation.
- Percentage of Subjects Responded to Each of the Four Health Status Categories. [ Time Frame: During the two years of post procedure ]At the 2 year follow-up visit, Atrial Fibrillation recurrence was assessed by subject interview without documentation.
|Study Start Date:
|October 2004
|Study Completion Date:
|March 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: NAVISTAR® THERMOCOOL® Catheter
Device: NAVISTAR® THERMOCOOL® Catheter
The Biosense Webster NAVISTAR® THERMOCOOL® Diagnostic/Ablation Deflectable Tip Catheter is a luminal catheter with a deflectable tip designed to facilitate electrophysiological mapping of the heart and to transmit radiofrequency current to the catheter tip electrode for ablation purposes.
|Active Comparator: Antiarrhythmic drug
Drug: Antiarrhythmic drug
Subjects randomized to the antiarrhythmic drug (control) arm will be prescribed to a not previously administered class I or class III antiarrhythmic drug that is currently approved in the U.S. for treating atrial fibrillation.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
You may be eligible to participate in this study if you: Have failed to respond to drug treatment for your AFib, or find the side effects of your medication intolerable.
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients with symptomatic PAF who have had three (3) AF episodes in the six (6) months prior to randomization, one of which must be documented. Documentation may include electrocardiogram (ECG), transtelephonic monitor (TTM), Holter monitor (HM), or telemetry strip.
- Failure of at least one AAD for PAF [class I or III or AV nodal blocking agents such as beta blockers (BB) and calcium channel blockers (CCB)] as evidenced by recurrent symptomatic PAF, or intolerable side effects due to AAD.
- Signed Patient Informed Consent Form.
- Age 18 years or older.
- Able and willing to comply with all pre-, post- and follow-up testing and requirements.
Exclusion Criteria
- Atrial fibrillation secondary to electrolyte imbalance, thyroid disease, or reversible or non-cardiac cause.
- Previous ablation for atrial fibrillation.
- Patients on amiodarone therapy at any time during the previous six (6) months.
- AF episodes that last longer than 30 days and are terminated via cardioversion.
- Any valvular cardiac surgical procedure.
- CABG procedure within the last 180 days (six months).
- Awaiting cardiac transplantation or other cardiac surgery within the next 360 days (12 months).
- Documented left atrial thrombus on imaging (e.g. TEE).
- History of a documented thromboembolic event within the past one (1) year.
- Diagnosed atrial myxoma.
- Presence of implanted ICD.
- Significant pulmonary disease, (e.g. restrictive pulmonary disease, constrictive or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) or any other disease or malfunction of the lungs or respiratory system that produces chronic symptoms.
- Significant congenital anomaly or medical problem that in the opinion of the investigator would preclude enrollment in this study.
- Women who are pregnant (by history of menstrual period or pregnancy test if the history is considered unreliable).
- Acute illness or active systemic infection or sepsis.
- Unstable angina.
- Myocardial infarction within the previous 60 days (two months).
- History of blood clotting or bleeding abnormalities.
- Contraindication to anticoagulation (i.e. heparin or warfarin).
- Contraindication to CT/MRA procedure.
- Life expectancy less than 360 days (12 months).
- Enrollment in an investigational study evaluating another device or drug.
- Uncontrolled heart failure or NYHA class III or IV heart failure.
- Presence of intramural thrombus, tumor or other abnormality that precludes catheter introduction or manipulation.
- Presence of a condition that precludes vascular access.
- Left atrial size ≥ 50 mm
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00116428
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00116428
|United States, California
|Marin General Hospital
|Greenbrae, California, United States, 94904
|United States, Florida
|Florida Hospital
|Orlando, Florida, United States, 32803
|United States, Illinois
|Loyola University Medical Center
|Maywood, Illinois, United States, 60153
|United States, Maryland
|Johns Hopkins Hospital
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
|United States, Massachusetts
|Lahey Clinic Medical Center
|Burlington, Massachusetts, United States, 01805
|United States, New York
|St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital
|New York, New York, United States, 10025
|University of Rochester Medical Center
|Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
|United States, Ohio
|Ohio State University Medical Center
|Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
|Riverside Methodist Hospital
|Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43241
|United States, Pennsylvania
|University of Pennsylvania
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
|United States, South Carolina
|Medical University of South Carolina
|Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29403
|United States, Texas
|The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano Baylor Research Institute
|Plano, Texas, United States, 75093
|United States, Virginia
|Inova Fairfax Hospital
|Falls Church, Virginia, United States, 22042
|Hospital Sao Paulo
|Sao Paulo, Brazil, 04024-002
|Canada, Quebec
|Montreal Heart Institute
|Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H1T-iC8
|Czech Republic
|Na Homolce Hospital
|Praha 5, Motol, Czech Republic, 150 30
|Hospital San Raffaele
|Milan, Italy, 20132
Sponsors and Collaborators
Biosense Webster, Inc.
|Principal Investigator:
|David Wilber, MD
|Loyola University
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Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Keywords provided by Biosense Webster, Inc.:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
Wilber DJ, Pappone C, Neuzil P, De Paola A, Marchlinski F, Natale A, Macle L, Daoud EG, Calkins H, Hall B, Reddy V, Augello G, Reynolds MR, Vinekar C, Liu CY, Berry SM, Berry DA; ThermoCool AF Trial Investigators. Comparison of antiarrhythmic drug therapy and radiofrequency catheter ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2010 Jan 27;303(4):333-40. doi: 10.1001/jama.2009.2029.
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Reynolds MR, Walczak J, White SA, Cohen DJ, Wilber DJ. Improvements in symptoms and quality of life in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation treated with radiofrequency catheter ablation versus antiarrhythmic drugs. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2010 Nov;3(6):615-23. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.110.957563. Epub 2010 Oct 12.
|Responsible Party:
|Biosense Webster, Inc.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00116428 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|June 29, 2005
|Results First Received:
|February 11, 2013
|Last Updated:
|December 3, 2013
Keywords provided by Biosense Webster, Inc.:
Atrial Fibrillation
Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Atrial Fibrillation
Heart Diseases
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Cardiovascular Diseases
Pathologic Processes
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
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For documentarian Reed Cowan, a gay man raised Mormon, taking on the LDS church became a different kind of mission
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Proposition 8: Only a marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.
Getting a movie into the Sundance Film Festival is an honor in itself, but unexpected consequences always follow. For some, it's fame and fortune.
For Reed Cowan, director of 8: The Mormon Proposition, it was death threats — a result that was especially surprising since the movie he ended up making was not the one he set out to film.
"I was raised in Utah in the Mormon church and to know that other young Mormon kids were being kicked out of their homes after coming out really pained me," says Cowan on a recent trip to Dallas. "Ninety percent of the kids on the street in Salt Lake City in the dead of winter are gay kids. I thought, I have a camera and I can shine the light on that. So we started out to do a film about that.
"Then Proposition 8 began to bubble."
Cowan planned his movie to touch on the initiative though he never anticipated Prop 8 would pass. Then the vote happened.
"So many of us woke up the next morning just feeling like, are you kidding? If we can't win California, we can't win anywhere. So many of us — gay or lesbian or people sympathetic to LGBT causes — were sickened by it," he says. "In a figurative sense, if we were in a battle, I felt like I was sucker-punched and I looked around at my feet to see what stones I had to throw."
As a response to the vote, Broadway singer-actor Sam Harris recorded a video blog that caught Cowan's attention.
"He was so incensed because he'd just gotten married and was working to adopt a child and he did this vlog that was so eloquent and so beautiful," says Cowan. "My God, here's an artist who's taking his resources, his music, his talent, his voice and he's doing something about it the very next morning! What do I have at my arm's length? I have a camera. I have friends who can edit. So that's what I began to do.
It's been an incredible journey."
The film began sending shockwaves through the church before it was even completed. But perhaps the most amazing development for Cowan was the amount of information that was dropped in his lap — literally, as the box of documents that is one of the movie's smokingest guns.
"A young man who worked in the LDS church archives came out of the woodwork and approached me directly. [His] father is very high up in the Mormon church and he was allowed access to things that most people aren't."
Cowan's informant learned that high-ranking Mormons put together an internal study about gay and lesbian issues.
"It was 1,500 pages he copied and took off with. I have every one of them," Cowan says. Those documents have since been submitted as evidence in the trial challenging Prop 8, which began closing arguments this week.
Cowan's own life has faced destruction on multiple occasions, many directly attributable to his Mormon upbringing. When Cowan was doing his missionary work (which brought him to North Texas), he genuinely believed what he was preaching and he believes even now that many people within the church aren't motivated by hate.
"Prop 8 wasn't done with malice. Bigotry isn't often done with malice. As one of the people who was in my film said to me, 'But we do it with a smile,'" he laughs. "We do it with a smile! You don't have to have malice and desire to go slash somebody's throat to actually do things to destroy their lives."
After getting married and having a son, Cowan's wife left him and he finally came out. Today, he has adopted two children with a partner, Greg Abplanalp, whom he's known since elementary school.
"In high school we had a relationship and one night in our small Utah town I was beaten almost to death, almost Matthew Shepard-style, where they stood over me in disgust, where they had taken me to finish me off. I lived, but my dad was so afraid that he sent me on a mission and told me I was never to talk to that boy again," Cowan says. "And I didn't for 13 years."
Cowan even was counseled by a church leader to write a letter to Abplanalp condemning him, which he reluctantly did.
After reparative therapy, aversion therapy, visualization therapy and other approaches to "cure" him failed, Cowan approached another leader for guidance. That's when he was told to marry a woman; it didn't last long.
"I had been divorced a year, had my first relationship, got my heart broken," he says. "I believe in karma and the person who'd broken my heart kind of just dumped and ran. I thought I was obviously experiencing the pain I caused somebody else."
He learned that Abplanalp lived two blocks from him while he was married. Cowan wrote him an apology and they decided to meet. The two reunited and began raising Wesley, the boy born from Cowan's marriage. Two years later, Wesley died in an accident.
"Greg saved my life after the death of my son. He's the reason we built 25 schools in Africa for AIDS orphans in my son's name. That's why I fight," he says of his decision to make the movie.
"Life taught us we're braver and stronger and smarter than we ever thought we were," he says. "But our little boys deserve to know that we're a family and that the U.S. government sees us as a family and that if they're going to define families by marriage, which I have my issues with, and give benefits to families that are married, then by damn, my kids deserve that. My kids deserve the same thing."
It's a fight he's willing to pursue even though some want to stop him. Which is where the death threats come in.
"You wouldn't believe the letters I've gotten from religious people," Cowan says. "Three days ago, a guy calling himself 'Christian4life' wrote, 'God took your son away from you because you're a faggot. And your son would've had a horrible life and that's why he died.'"
So many people bring his son's death into their hate-filled letters that he's made the agonizing decision to move his son's body to a private grave.
But the film has generated positive feedback, too.
"I've had letters from gay people in their 70s that say, 'Finally you lanced the wound, thank you.'" he recalls. "I've had gay kids as young as 12 and 13 contact me. I've had religious people say, 'Thank you, you helped me see things differently.'"
His goal for the film is simple: A complete and total separation of church and state in our country.
"This movie is ultimately for the voter. Look at what happened with your sacred vote. Look at how the blurring of lines between church and state resulted in your sacred vote being used to achieve the objectives of a religion. And look at the danger of becoming a theocracy in history. Do we want a democracy or theocracy?" Cowan asks.
Ultimately, though, he hopes his film brings about change.
"Gay people are tough. We're resilient. We learned to be from the time we're in school. Most of us survive, God rest the ones who don't," he says. "We lay our own lives down and give our days in the service of kids who are growing up gay to make it better for them."
Infuriating brilliance
Reed Cowan's emotionally charged and ultimately enraging documentary 8: The Mormon Proposition opens today at the Angelika Film Center, almost two years to the day after the first legal gay marriages occurred in California. It's a fitting release date for a film that so candidly and energetically explores the LDS church's role in reversing the decision to recognize same-sex marriages.
His 80-minute film delves into the bowels of the church to uncover a history of bigotry and exclusion. Cowan, who was raised Mormon and persecuted for being gay, frequently sought for the Mormon church to tell its side of the story, though he was mostly refused.
Cowan's connections gained him access to hundreds of pages of private documents as revolting as they are incriminating. 8 is powerfully inspirational and should prompt every LGBT viewer to action, no matter where they previously fell on the subject of gay marriage. Even when it's at its hardest to watch during scenes of overt condemnation and reenactments of the covert torture of homosexuals within the Mormon church, the revelation of such raw hatred and destruction is impossible to shake.
4 stars
Opens today at Angelika Mockingbird Station.
This article appeared in the National Pride edition in the Dallas Voice print edition June 18, 2010.


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This is my first blog, so I hope it goes well. After watching Undertaker and Kane join forces at Raw 1000 there was a little part of me that wanted to see Kane turn on his brother. Maybe leading to a WM29 match Kane vs Taker, brother vs streak. This got me thinking, who is left in WWE for Undertaker to face at WM29?
Sure there is Brock and Rock, but they only have one year contracts and Cena/Rock


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Congenital diseases of the dog and cat (Proceedings)
Congenital Disease
Congenital cardiac defects are those present at birth, and are most often from a genetic cause. In addition to genetic causes, they can also be from infectious, environmental, pharmaceutical, or a variety of causes. Most congenital murmurs present as a mid to high range murmur ausculted on physical exam, but others can be harder to detect. Evaluating these congenital defects is important, as some can be corrected or treated, giving the patient a longer lifespan.
The prevalence of congenital cardiac disease in dogs is thought to be about 0.68%. In cats, this number is about 0.2%.The most common congenital defect in dogs is patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). PDA is detected by ausculting a loud continuous murmur in the left axilla. This murmur is frequently loud enough to be felt as a palpable thrill. The examiner must listen far forward on the thorax to auscult the murmur, as the location of the murmur can be quite focal. Occasionally, the continuous nature of the murmur is missed and only a systolic mitral murmur is detected until chest radiographs or an echocardiogram is performed. Hyperkinetic, or "water-hammer," pulses are another feature of PDA. A variety of breeds, including Border Collies, Shetland Sheepdogs, German Shepherd Dogs, Chihuahuas, Yorkshire Terriers, etc, are reportedly affected.
PDA is a failure of the ductus arteriosus to close after birth. During fetal circulation, oxygenated blood in the pulmonary artery is shunted to the descending aorta to the body, bypassing the lungs. At birth, several factors work to close the ductus, and separate pulmonary from systemic circulation. If the ductus remains open, or patent, blood continually shunts from the higher pressure systemic circulation to the lower pressure pulmonary circulation. The result is an overload of the pulmonary arteries and veins, and subsequent overload of the left side of the heart. Congestive heart failure and occasionally arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation and ventricular premature contractions, will result if left untreated.
Radiographs and echocardiography are required to evaluate the patient for correction. Typical radiographic features of PDA are a "ductal bump", as well as evidence of left ventricular and left atrial enlargement. Pulmonary overcirculation is often evident on radiographs, as well. Echocardiography generally reveals similar left atrial and ventricular enlargement. The diagnosis of PDA, however, is based on continuous turbulent flow within the pulmonary artery. If electrocardiography is utilized, the most common change is an increase in R-wave amplitude, indicating left ventricular enlargement.
The treatment of PDA involves occluding or ligating the patent ductus. Historically, this has involved open chest surgery to ligate the vessel. Recent advancements in catheter procedures in dogs have allowed veterinary cardiologists to treat PDA more easily and with less peri-operative risk and pain. These include a variety of different devices, including transcatheter embolic coils and nitinol devices. The Amplatz Canine Ductal Occluder, designed by AGA and tested at the University of Minnesota, has become the standard of therapy for PDA. This involves passing a catheter through the femoral artery to the level of the ductus. Angiography allows for visualization of the ductus, and it can be measured to determine appropriate ACDO device size. The device is then delivered at the site of the patent ductus, also through a catheter. ACDO placement has been reported to be more successful at fully occluding the ductus than ligation and coil placement. Patients as small as 3 kg have been treated with the ACDO.


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Haha, if I were Saban...trust me...I wouldn't be here.
In all honesty, I just wanted the facts to get straight, and to help all of you out. In case anyone is interested, auditions are almost done, and we should be getting some information on the NEW season this August or September. Samurai's, sword slicing, multi-colored spandex, large robots (Zords)...what more can one ask for?! LOL
Heh, if it really matters to anyone...here is the official cast for the new season:
Alex Heartman (Reese, the Red Samurai Ranger):
Najee-De-Tiege (Baron, the Blue Samurai Ranger):
Hector David Jr. (Parry, the Green Samurai Ranger):
Erika Fong (Sadie, the Pink Samurai Ranger):
Brittany Pirtle (Ava, the Yellow Samurai Ranger):
Steven Skyler (Wesley, the Gold Samurai Ranger):
My friend was up against some good competition. Kind of surprised he didn't get the role, but I can not remember which ranger he went out for
Well, I have a long list of names of auditioners that went out for the show. If you can tell me his name, I might be able to tell you which Ranger.
He went out for the green ranger.
I will not be surprised if he gets some kind of stunt work, as he was a gymnast and cheerleader at our university.
Regardless, congrats to everyone who made it.
This just makes me miss working in and around film so much more. Getting called back for final call backs and getting the phone call this past week must have been really exciting for all these young guys and gals
Maybe they screwed up and that was supposed to be the Green Ranger's visor.
Ha ha ha!
There goes any hope I had for this being any good.
The designs on the helmets are Chinese characters that are used in modern Japanese writing system, known as Kanji.
Forgot to post who Green is:
The cast landed in a New Zealand a couple of days ago, and production will begin soon.
I think I was right at the edge of it being cool. PR was cool for one year (when I was in 6th grade), but then in 7th grade, it was kiddy. I kind of still watched because of my little brother, but never really followed it after the first season.
The fact that it's STILL GOING is crazy.
For those who watched this version of the Power Rangers Jason David Frank (Green/White Ranger) is now fighting in professional MMA. He won his first fight. If you don't know who I'm talking about, it's this guy and the video ....
He should have come out to this theme:
That's funny, I actually saw him fight in a MMA event several years ago in my hometown of Richmond, IN. He and Buster Douglas were the headliners. Douglas weighed about 450 pounds and could barely breath, so obviously he didn't fight, but Tommy the green ranger fought and got beat pretty handily.
I was trying to make a joke. I am a little familiar with Asian culture.


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Rumors abound that NBC has found its replacement for Jillian Michaels on The Biggest Loser: Tennis bombshell Anna Kournikova?
X17 was first to report that Kournikova, 29, will replace tough-love trainer Michaels, who left the show last year to pursue other projects (including adopting a child).
NBC welcomed new trainers Cara Castronuova and Brett Hoebel to the cast at the start of the season -- but declined to confirm or deny the current Kournikova talk.
"We will make a big announcement tonight at the finale for next season," an NBC rep told Us Weekly simply of the rumor.
Where has Kournikova been lately, anyway? Although once ranked no. 8 in singles and no. 1 in doubles, the sexy athlete -- and longtime love to Enrique Iglesias -- has only competed once in the past eight years.
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Workshop Theatre Presents JOHN AND JEN
Workshop Theatre is returning in the New Year with a musical about family ties as John and Jen takes the stage. The curtain rises on John and Jen at 8:00pm on Friday, January 13th and runs through Saturday, January 28th.
When Workshop Theatre decided to produce John and Jen in 2012, they offered the show to critically acclaimed director Chad Henderson, known for his recent productions of Spring Awakening and Assassins at Trustus. He gladly accepted. "It certainly is an honor to get to work at other theatres in Columbia this year," said Henderson. "The Workshop production of John and Jen is an exciting and artistic project on their line-up this season, and this process has been challenging in a satiating way."
John and Jen introduces the audience to a brother and sister who live in an abusive home in the 1950's. After Jen discovers marks on her brother's neck she vows to be his protector until the end of time, and they make a pact to leave home at the first opportunity. Time passes and Jen moves to New York after high school to become part of the non-violent hippie movement, while her brother Jon joins the Navy to fight for his country in Vietnam. When the two re-convene over the Holidays a fight breaks out leaving their relationship sour. John ships out overseas to become a casualty of the war. Losing her brother leaves Jen devastated – however when she has a son, she realizes she has a new opportunity to honor the promise she made her brother years ago. She names her child after her brother and even makes him wear his old clothes – what follows is an examination of family ties and learning that sometimes part of love is letting go.
Director Chad Henderson knew his cast would need to be "extraordinary" for this show. "This show is a two person vehicle – so you've got to have actors who can take on the challenging material that spans decades," said Henderson. "They've also got to be able to meet the vocal demands of this piece – which is a challenging score to say the least." Popular local actors Kevin Bush (The Producers) and Linda Posey (Urinetown) were cast as the title characters. Workshop patrons will be enthralled by their nuanced and moving performances as they take the stage.
John and Jen opens Friday, January 13th at 8:00pm and runs through Saturday, January 28th. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Workshop Theatre Box Office at (803) 799-6551 or they can be purchased online at www.workshoptheatre.com.


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That's it. After seeing what today's amazing guest blogger Shanna Vineyard has created with today's steal, the Echo Park Hello Summer collection, I am officially boycotting turning on the heater, wearing jackets and folding socks. The happy rainbow of hues in Hello Summer make me actually long to hear the tinkling of the ice cream man making his rounds. At least the for the first time. ;)
Just wait until you see what Shanna has created and you'll be longing itching for summer too!
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I am so excited to be a guest blogger today! I have to admit I was even more excited when I ripped into my package of goodies and saw what line I was lucky enough to be working with.
I'm a huge Echo Park fan like so many others of you out there. But their "Hello Summer" line is for sure in my top three favorites! I'm a sucker for the color palette they used and all the happy and bright images that can't help but make your projects fun!
For my main project I chose to create a fun summer banner that I cut out of ¼" wood then altered. The sweet little banner border sticker in this set was what inspired me! Once I cut five banners from wood using my scroll saw, I drilled the holes to thread the twine through and painted them white. Next I covered the fronts with some of the fabulous papers from "Hello Summer" and then went to work adding all the fun embellishments. Last I threaded the dark brown hemp/jute through the banners to pull it together and make it hang. This was a super fun and easy project. Be sure to check out my blog for further details on the banner.
I'm a big fan of cardmaking too! I couldn't help but create a few sweet summery greetings with this line as well. Hope these make you smile!
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Shanna! I love your projects. They definitely make me want the summer weather here to stay and be done with this jacket wearing hooey.
One last reminder to join in tonight for our online crop. We will be chatting via ustream beginning around 6PM MST. You can check our Facebook fan page for the link this evening. Our video portion will be happening around 8PM MST.
Good luck with your National Scrapbook Day online crop challenges and have a wonderful National Scrapbook Day! On behalf of everyone at ScrapbookSteals.com I want to personally thank you for being a part of our happy family. Now go get scrappy!


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26 January 2012
Channeler: Pleiadian Renegades
Here we are at the anniversary of a year ago, when the whole of a year lay between where you were and the beginning of the end, to many. How many and before which events are to take place before the extraterrestrial unveiling, how long until "soon" becomes "now"? You want to know. We are in your world now, unseen to many, and are amassing the thousands upon thousands of final details into a diamond-point fineness in infinite expressions of Hello. How long is not relevant. It simply is a matter of when the iron is hot to strike it. That time is afore ye now, and even though those who wield the hammer of power now are in the game of wiring for destruction, we are busy too. You understand that to give away the whole plan would not negate the outcome in favor of humanity's eventual rise in realizing the truth of who they are? It would not thwart the eventual end of story insofar as your ability to tell your descendants that once you were merely human without access to divine memory and interaction, but it would thwart the optimal working of world tracks in creating a better reality sooner for more people. In the interest of you telling your cosmic tale sooner rather than later, in the interest of the most benefit not only to the individuals reading this but as well to the incalculably multitudinous affairs of which there can be no early dismissal but there can be the most opportune timing, for these reasons we share with you this framework of how to come to terms with the reality you are entering and not be out of balance without the presence of extraterrestrial intervention in front of your noses. It's just a matter of time before the iron is red-hot. That is the moment of transformation for the world's iron giant into a new bauble for the human consciousness to adore as a hard-won jewel of love's inevitable triumph. Not before.
Great transitions have been sliding into place in the background of what you see in your world. It will not go without saying that there are mysteries coming to light, sounds coming from the distance, and long-held secrets seeping out from dark locked prisons of intelligence. You are just at the point of having at your disposal the international web of intrigue to unravel for yourselves, but even this is nothing compared to the truth in the bigger picture, where we are drawn in at the edges of the page. You have centralized the power to a point at which choice biological upgrading will make your abilities such that defeat for those who play the game of conquest is beyond question. There are some things you should know about the disadvantages you have been put at, and these are the things that are coming into your sphere of awareness to varying degrees, as you are able to understand them. Indeed, there are also advantages that you have up your sleeve, so to say, that are likewise going to be apparent not only to you but to the thugs and puppets in the centralized system of control. They too are undergoing transformation from within, and it is the love that you inherently harbor for the darkness within your hearts, the secret vindictiveness you hold for your own pain, that will let loose the victims of hatred's education in the art of fear. You are in the position where you will be launched into the reality of another kind of love, another kind of understanding of human, and another experience of fearless integration with I AM. You don't have anything to fear, and in a short span of interval-based understanding of time, you will be in the know about the kinds of things that the storybooks haven't yet told you.
You have never yet realized the full potential of your own greatness, but that is something that you can experience. In truth, there is nothing holding you from it save your own belief that there is no hope. Hope is yours if the belief in it exists. Nothing can alter that without your consent. You have hope as soon as it becomes part of your life-generated obedient imagination. Does that mean that you should fool yourself into thinking things are okay and getting better, if the obvious observed reality is that everything makes the deepest part of you wrench in disgust? If you are seeing the world in front of you as a culmination of eons of manufactured hopeless divisions piling up on one another, crunching into the end of ages to become the end of the line for the human race, listen please: it's not the way it seems, behind the scenes. There are factions at war for the human soul, it is true; for the truth is, this is the gold of empire. You are the bearers of the wealth of nations, worlds, and inner universal lineages of life. It is up to you to tell the trolls of the world to take their turn and be done, for the game is over and there are fun times ahead once they leave the field. How best to do such a daring thing? First, convince yourself that it is the truth for you, and share your truth with your soul. It is out of the regular lines of communication for many of you, but it is soon to be realized as the most reliable means of mass communication around. Practice now and get used to the higher-frequency, high-fidelity sound of soul ringing and the totally reliable network of interfaced nodes of inner light reflected into the reaches of space. Inner or outer, the end of space is the same. It's there that the message comes through the clearest, and the receiver becomes the broadcaster in the harmonic matrix of I AM OM. Just dial "one" on your calling card for the soul and you'll be instantly hooked up with your welcome committee and in the network of human communication's next evolution. It is on the frequency network beyond the reaches of astral interference and demonic deception, outside of the realm of intrigue and the taint of power-hungry interlopers. It is the high-wire act that is out of this world, and it's free, unlimited, available, and in touch with your reality. It's the next best thing to being there, where your heart is, home.
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The Library Advisory Commission reports and makes recommendations to the Oakland City Council on Oakland Public Library policies; provides citizen oversight of Measure Q tax funds; and advocates on behalf of OPL programs and services.
The Commission consists of 15 seats, appointed by the Mayor and Council.
The public is welcome to attend the Commission's meeting which are held on the last Monday of the month at 5:15 p.m. in the Brad Walters Community Room at the Main Library, 125 14th St.
Call the Director's office, 238-3281, to confirm meetings in case of cancellation or change-of-venue. Please note that meetings are rescheduled when observing a holiday.
Library Advisory Commission Members:
- Victoria A. Barbero, Chairperson
- Andrew Racle, Vice-Chairperson
- Ain Bailey
- Reginald Constant
- Kerrick Goodman-Lucker
- Nidhi Khosla
- Dr. A. Aurea Lewis
- Laura Liang
- Ken Lupoff
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Director Ishiro Honda and friend on the set of Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964).
Here's a great collection of behind the scenes stills from such films as 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Alien and numerous others. This is a really stunning set of stills, kicking off with some extremely rare stills from the set of Fritz Lang's science fiction classic, Metropolis.
Click here, or on the link above, to take the tour, and enjoy!


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Installing OSG on Windows with MinGW and Eclipse (including COLLADA)
This tutorial describes how to set up OpenSceneGraph (optionally including the COLLADA plugin) with the Eclipse IDE and the MinGW compiler on Windows XP. The goal is to be able to develop projects using OpenSceneGraph rather than modifying the OpenSceneGraph source code. As always, unfortunately, free software and source code - at least on Windows - is a mess and some things just take forever to figure out. Hence this tutorial. The following is a list of packages used in this tutorial. Keep in mind that if you're using different versions or setups than these, the steps described here may change. Go ahead and install these packages (or unzip if required). You may use different installation directories. In the tutorial, simply replace the suggested directories with the ones you used.
Packages Used in This Tutorial
- MinGW 5.1.4
- This includes the GCC compiler, linker, and everything else you need to build your software.
- Link: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2435
- Download: Automated MinGW Installer
- Target directory: C:\MinGW
- Note: Add C:\MinGW\bin to your PATH environment variable. See here on how to do that.
- This is a basic Linux-like shell needed to compile the COLLADA DOM. You don't need this if you're not going to install the COLLADA plugin.
- Link: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2435
- Download: MSYS Base System > Current release: msys-1.0.10 > MSYS-1.0.10.exe
- Target directory: C:\MSYS
- MSYS coreutils 3.81
- This is an add-on to MSYS which contains the fmt command needed to make the COLLADA DOM. You don't need this unless you're going to install the COLLADA plugin.
- Link: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2435
- Download: MSYS Base System > Technology Preview: MSYS-1.0.11 > coreutils-5.97-MSYS-1.0.11-snapshot.tar.bz2
- Target directory: Save in C:\MSYS
- CMake 2.6.0
- OpenSceneGraph uses CMake to set up the sources and makefiles for your platform and environment.
- Link: http://www.cmake.org/HTML/index.html
- Download: Windows (Win32 Installer)
- Target directory: C:\CMake
- Eclipse 3.3.2
- This is your IDE. If you already have Eclipse installed, you may instead add the CDT plugin for C/C++ development but the steps described in this tutorial are based on this specific download.
- Link: http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/
- Download: Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers
- Target directory: C:\Eclipse
- Doxygen 1.5.6
- Doxygen creates documentation from your source code (and from the OpenSceneGraph source code). This one is optional.
- Link: http://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/download.html#latestsrc
- Download: A binary distribution for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista
- Target directory: C:\Doxygen
- GraphViz 2.18
- GraphViz will generate the class inheritance tree graphics in your documentation. You don't need it if you don't generate the Doxygen documentation. And even then, you don't necessarily have to generate the inheritance trees.
- Link: http://www.graphviz.org/Download_windows.php
- Download: Windows > graphviz-2.18.exe
- Target directory: C:\GraphViz
- Note: If you're prompted with something about a previously installed version, simply press "Yes".
- OpenSceneGraph 2.6.1
- This contains most sources you'll need.
- Link: http://www.openscenegraph.org/projects/osg/wiki/Downloads/DeveloperReleases
- Download: source package: OpenSceneGraph-2.6.1.zip
- Target directory: C:\OpenSceneGraph
- This is needed in order to import/export COLLADA files. This one is optional. Note that this is not the current version!
- Link: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=157838
- Download: Collada DOM > colladadom.zip
- Target directory: C:\colladadom
- iconv 1.9.2
- The COLLADA plugin apparently needs this character encoding converter library. You don't need this unless you intend to install the COLLADA plugin.
- Link: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/libiconv.htm
- Download: Complete package, except sources
- Target directory: C:\libiconv
Setting up the COLLADA DOM (optional step)
(See also http://collada.org/mediawiki/index.php/DOM_guide:_Setting_up)
Launch MSYS. (You should have it in your start menu.)
Install fmt.exe:
bunzip2 coreutils-5.97-MSYS-1.0.11-snapshot.tar.bz2 tar xf coreutils-5.97-MSYS-1.0.11-snapshot.tar coreutils-5.97/bin/fmt.exe mv coreutils-5.97/bin/fmt.exe bin
Go to the COLLADA DOM directory and run make:
cd /c/colladadom/dom mingw32-make
Setting up OpenSceneGraph
Launch cmake-gui(beta). (You should have it in your start menu.)
Set both source code path and build path to C:\OpenSceneGraph:
Press "Configure". When prompted for the generator, choose "MinGW Makefiles". After the configuration has finished, there should be a list of variables on red background. Keep everything as is except the following:
- BUILD_OSG_APPLICATIONS: These are utilities around OpenSceneGraph. You don't always need them but you may at some point so keep the box checked.
- BUILD_OSG_EXAMPLES: If you want to compile the examples, check this box. I'll leave it unchecked.
- BUILD_REF_DOCS: If you installed doxygen, check this box.
- CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX: Set to C:\OpenSceneGraph
- COLLADA_INCLUDE_DIR: If you installed the COLLADA DOM, set this to C:\colladadom\dom\include
- COLLADA_LIBRARY: If you installed the COLLADA DOM, set this to C:\colladadom\dom\build\mingw-1.4\libcollada14dom21.dll
Press "Configure" once more. There will be new variables on red background:
- BUILD_REF_DOCS_SEARCHENGINE: If you have a web server with PHP installed, you can check this box to enable search.
- BUILD_REF_DOCS_TAGFILE: You probably won't need this for now. Leave unchecked.
- COLLADA_USE_STATIC: Leave unchecked.
Press "Configure" even once more. There should be no more variables on red background and the "Generate" button should be activated. Hit this "Generate" button (ignore the developer warning). When the generator is done, close the CMake GUI application.
Open a DOS command shell, go to the OpenSceneGraph directory, and run make (twice):
cd c:\OpenSceneGraph mingw32-make mingw32-make install
This may take a while. When it's done, the OpenSceneGraph sources will be compiled. Now let's generate the documentation:
cd c:\OpenSceneGraph\doc doxygen -u doxygen
You may see messages such as "Problems running dot". That's because you don't have GraphViz installed which is used by doxygen to generate the class hierarchy images. Unless you insist on these graphs, you can simply ignore those messages. (Note also that doxygen doesn't seem to be able to handle Windows directory names which contain spaces. If you're using such directories, you may have to edit the Doxyfile and replace those directory names with their DOS counterpart such as "SETTING~1".) Your documentation is now here:
Creating a new project in Eclipse which uses OpenSceneGraph
Run Eclipse. Select File > New > C++ Project. Enter a project name. Select Executable > Hello World C++ Project. Hit Finish.
Select Project > Properties. Select C/C++ General > Paths and symbols. The "Include" tab should be selected. Click on "Add", then on "File system..." and select the C:\OpenSceneGraph\include directory. Check "Add to all configurations" and "Add to all languages".
The OpenSceneGraph include files will now be found but the linker will not find the libraries you compiled. So, in the same fashion, add C:\OpenSceneGraph\lib in the "Library paths" tab. In the tree view on the left, select C/C++ Build > Settings. In the "Tool settings" tab, scroll down to MinGW C++ Linker > Libraries and select it. In the "Libraries (-l)" window, click on the "+" icon for each library you need. For example, for the "Basic Geometry" tutorial (http://www.openscenegraph.org/projects/osg/wiki/Support/Tutorials/BasicGeometry), you'll need "libosg" and "libosgViewer".
Now you should be able to completely build your project. Try to build and run it by clicking on the "run" button. You'll notice, however, that nothing will happen. That's because the dynamic link libraries cannot be found. Select Run > Open Run Dialog... Make sure your application is selected (it was created when you tried to run it for the first time). Select the "Environment" tab. Click on "Select..." and select the "Path" variable. Hit "Ok".
Select the newly added "Path" variable and click on "Edit...". In the variable field, append ";C:\OpenSceneGraph\lib" (without the quotes). If you're using the COLLADA plugin, also append ";C:\colladadom\dom\build\mingw-1.4". Your project should now run properly.
Well done. If something didn't work out for you, please figure it out and post the corrections and notes here.
Small rant: Unfortunately, days went into figuring out all these steps. The main problem was getting COLLADA to compile into OSG. The old COLLADA version 1.4 is virtually impossible to compile using MinGW on Windows. At the time of writing, the newer versions 2.x weren't supported in the official OSG release (2.4.0), only in the developer release 2.5.0. But even there, the documentation also wasn't updated. In general, OSG could use a thorough installation document where every option is explained and all the requirements are listed.
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This is a Coro brooch, I purchased this from a local store several years ago. I just love this one, its one of my favorites. It does have several missing stones, however, I can at some point get these replaced. It has pearl, red, and clear stones. It has a real good sharp color. Several discoloration spots on the back of this brooch. It is signed, Coro in script. It is one of my lovely pieces. Thought I would share this one as well. Let me know what you think. If you have any information on this one, please let me know.


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Defending a state-board action has far-reaching costs
Are you facing a state-board inquiry? Think you can handle it alone?
Think again.
Then get yourself a good lawyer.That's the advice of Linda H. Wyner, a California attorney and co-editor of the American Veterinary Medical Law Association (AVMLA) Newsletter.
She should know.
Wyner has defended DVMs in board hearings in 14 states, coast to coast.
"Even those veterinarians who have gone to law school are likely to find they aren't fully prepared to navigate the shoals of litigation when it comes to state boards," she says.
Wyner has noticed an uptick in the number of state-board cases in the last few years — to the point that it's become a busy niche for her law firm, LHW Law Group in Walnut Creek, Calif. Many cases come to her through her consulting work for a large national chain of veterinary hospitals. For cases outside her home state, she retains and advises local counsel for DVMs and in some cases obtains temporary admission to practice in those states, allowing her to be present to assist the defense at board hearings.
To what does she attribute the increase in state-board actions?
"It seems to go hand-in-hand with an upsurge in malpractice suits," Wyner says. "News of that, plus media attention given to what animal-rights and welfare activists are doing, makes consumers more aware of the standard of care they think veterinarians should be held to. Also, state boards, because they're usually underfunded and overtaxed, know they can't investigate every complaint, so they might cherry-pick the more high-profile cases — not to besmirch the profession or make it harder for veterinarians to practice, but to make it more obvious that they're doing their job of policing the profession."
Why should DVMs hire a good attorney as soon as they are notified that a complaint was filed against them?
"Veterinarians are honest, trusting people, many of whom seem to believe that, 'If I simply tell board investigators the truth, answer all their questions and tell them everything I know, everything will be all right and they'll leave me alone.' That's unwise and naïve," Wyner says.
"Many doctors get charged with secondary violations not even related to the original one because they didn't properly focus on the main complaint, gave too much information or, worse, allowed an unqualified staff member to speak to investigators."
Is a state-board action of greater concern than a malpractice suit?
Some veterinarians seem more afraid of malpractice suits, "but I consider the state-board hearing to be of much greater concern, with potentially much stiffer costs and penalties," says Christopher J. Allen, DVM, JD, a DVM Magazine contributing author who provides legal and consulting services to veterinarians.
DVMs called to appear before state boards to respond to charges face "serious and substantial" costs, Allen says. Both he and Wyner agree that these costs fall into three principal categories:
They offer the following theoretical and actual-case examples of each:
The career costs
An unfavorable verdict in a malpractice case may end in money damages, generally covered by insurance, Allen says. But an unfavorable verdict in a state-board hearing can carry much stiffer penalties. According to Allen, these include:


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Another little item on my current advertising theme is this 'twin set'. I think that is the term for them: a set of half size playing cards produced by the tobacco company WD & HO Wills in their original box with Games booklet, dated 1933. The booklet itself was written by Lawrence Hawkins Dawson. It's a sixty three page miniature book containing 26 versions of patience. I just adore the illustrations and the coloured diagrams!
I really like the illustrations on this set entitled "Old Japan" on each card. I've seen a great variety of designs for them on the net. They have a great contemporary Deco look and are examples of the design and printing techniques used to sell tobacco products. I suppose this was an extension of the 'cigarette card' advertising concept that had worked so well for the tobacco companies in the nineteenth century and well into the early twentieth......
...... and then came the Depression!
But people can normally find enough for their dependent habits; I certainly could and did for years until I finally gave up. In the case of the tobacco companies they began another huge campaign to promote their products during the economic down-turn of the Thirties. Wills came up with a marketing ploy called "The Wills Gift Scheme".
"At the same time the General Strike and the depression exacerbated the Company's condition. During the early 1930s De la Rue helped out by making cards for Waddingtons during the Wills gift scheme, where miniature cards were tucked into every packet of ten Goldflake or Capstan cigarettes which could be exchanged for full-sized packs, and the firm's playing card profits began to pick up."
Wills owned not only factories to produce the cigarettes but also packaging plants and printing companies as well. In England the city of Bristol The Imperial Tobacco Company owned Mardon Son & Hall (1823-1987). They had huge premises at a variety of locations in Bristol. But not only this printing firm, they used another called Waddingtons : "A division of Imperial Tobacco, they appear to have made cards almost exclusively for the cigarette token market, which flourished during the 1930s."
Check out these photos on Flickr:
From what I can make out, however, this promotional set was created by yet another firm called "De la Rue & Co". They had taken over another company in the twenties with a long history called "Chas Goodall & Son". This latter company had produced a series of "Boudoir" playing cards and sets of Patience cards. They were luxury items in 1906. But by the 1930's they were pared down into this form for the general market and now produced by De la Rue.
But little 'luxury' touches remain: the gilt edging of the cards, the interior of the box is gilded too! This gilding is reminiscent of the interiors of silver cigarette cases of the Edwardian period. It was later used within cigarette boxes in Wills packaging, the gold foil that surrounded the cigarettes and the pull away part when you opened the "flip top box".
Memories of nicotine!
The gestures of nicotine!
The gold you threw away!
And then there is the luxury of the "feel" of the cards themselves. They feel different because of a paper embossing technique called "Linette":
"In 1906 linen grained cards were introduced under the trade name "Linette". They soon became popular for their good shuffling and dealing qualities." www.wopc.co.uk/goodall/
I really like the illustrations on this set with the Oriental theme. They have a great Deco look and are great examples of the design and printing technique used to sell tobacco products. They are an exercise in how to link entertainment, leisure, spare-time and depression too (in its various forms) to tobacco.
Small half sized cards measuring approx. 7cm x 4.2cm.


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The "Fire Alarm" Statements That Make Men Panic
Ever try to give your husband directions from the passenger seat? This may seem like nothing—after all, you're just trying to be helpful!—but it can have a damaging effect on your sex life. "Men hate being told what to do, especially in the car," says Fran Walfish, Psy.D., a psychotherapist in Beverly Hills, CA. It can also bring your guy down if you RSVP to a party without asking his thoughts or mock his abilities, even if you're joking. "When your partner is angry, he's likely to either snap at you or become silent," adds Walfish. "And when communication goes south, sex is a natural follower."
Be honest: When's the last time you slipped on that lacy lingerie your husband loves? Chances are it's at the bottom of your drawer, underneath more comfy options like cotton sweats and tank tops. That makes sense—you're exhausted when you finally get to your bedroom, and you may not feel as sexy as you once did in a negligee. But more so than women, men are turned on by sight—regardless of whether you weigh five pounds more than you did five years ago, says John Wilder, a marriage, relationship, and sexual coach in Jacksonville, FL. If you aren't at home in some overly skimpy—and often pricey—lingerie, simply wearing your favorite T-shirt and nothing but nice underwear on the bottom will show off your legs and get your guy excited.
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A few days ago, I watched Cornered (1945) by Edward Dmytryk again — I've seen it many times — and while it isn't one of Dmytryk's best films, it still has an honesty and a sincerity of purpose sadly missing from too many contemporary films designed simply to make a buck. The film's plot is simple: at the end of World War II, Laurence Gerard (Dick Powell), a Canadian pilot who had served in the Royal Canadian Air Force with distinction until he was shot down and confined to a German prisoner of war camp, is discharged from the service with a large sum of back pay and reparations.
But Gerard has only one thing on his mind; finding the Vichy hoodlum who ordered the execution of his French wife of only 20 days, before Gerard was called up for service. The name of the person responsible is easily discovered; one Marcel Jarnac. But Jarnac is supposed to be dead, and there seems to be no evidence of his existence; no photos, no dossier, nothing at all. Gerard immediately, and reasonably, assumes that Jarnac has simply gone into hiding, and by following his widow, tracks him to Buenos Aires.
Falling in, much against his better judgment, with a sleazy "tour guide," the rotund and loquacious Melchior Incza (Walter Slezak), who seems to have connections everywhere, Gerard goes on a no holds barred vendetta to track down Jarnac, despite the pleas of exiled members of the French Resistance to lighten up on his heavy-handed methods. Completely obsessed with his mission, Gerard ignores their advice, and plunges headlong into a whirlpool of double-crosses and deception, until, in the film's final minutes, he comes to face with Jarnac — alive, well, and ready to start the Third Reich all over again, in ten or twenty years time.
An openly anti-fascist tract, Cornered sadly featured four men who only a few years later would become victims of the Hollywood blacklist; producer Adrian Scott, director Edward Dmytryk, and actors Morris Carnovsky and Luther Adler, who played the role of Jarnac. In an interesting bit of legerdemain, Adler is not listed in the film's opening credits, and when he finally does appear in the film's final minutes, he is seen only in the shadows, stepping into the light only for a few minutes before Cornered's violent conclusion. He is, as he says in the film, "a man you have never seen, a man you don't know," and his actor's credit is shown only at the end of the film.
Cornered is far from perfect, and for some viewers it hasn't aged well — too complex, say some, though to me it seems absolutely direct and simplicity itself — but for me, the film's sincerity, sense of purpose, and its resolute moral compass more than redeems the film. It's a message picture, and Dmytryk made many such films; it would be nice if more such films were made today, with the same skill and concision.


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Sophisticated Bite-Sized Banana Bread
Normally when I watch Top Chef, I imagine eating the dishes, but never think about making them. Maybe it's because I consider myself more of a Padma than a top chef, or maybe it's because the dishes always seem so complicated. Either way, it came as a surprise last week when — for the first time — I thought, OMG I have to make that.
The dish that I'm dying to make is Stephanie's banana bread. She said it was her mom's recipe, but she must have jazzed it up for the competition. I love how the bite-sized treat is garnished with a pretty banana slice. I'm planning on experimenting with the recipe — wouldn't these be amazing served at a brunch? — and thought maybe some of you would be interested in checking it out as well. Get the recipe, just
Banana Bread
From Stephanie Izard
- Cake:
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 3 ripe bananas
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 cups flour
- Caramel Sauce:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 T corn syrup
- 4 egg whites, room temperature
- Caramel Meringue:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 T corn syrup
- 2 T water
- 1 T salt (approximately)
- 1 T butter
- 1/4 cup cream
- Make the cake: heat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a mixer, cream together butter and sugar. Add in bananas and vanilla.
- In another bowl, combine dry ingredients. Add slowly to batter. Mix to combine.
- Butter or pan spray a 9x9 inch pan. Bake for approximately 25-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
- Make the caramel meringue: put egg whites in mixer with whisk attachment.
- In a stainless steel pot, put sugar, water and corn syrup. Simultaneously put mixer on medium high and put pot on high on stove. Continue with both until sugar is boiling and the bubbles begin to look thicker. Turn mixer to medium and in a steady and continuous slow stream add sugar to whites. Turn mixer back up and whisk until cool and very stiff.
- Make the caramel sauce: put sugar, corn syrup and water in a stainless steel pot. Turn on high heat. Heat until caramel colored.
- Remove from heat and whisk in butter, then cream sauce will fizz a little.
- Let cool a bit then add salt. Season until salt stands up to the sweetness.
- To serve, top the cake with caramel, then meringue. Torch the meringue to brown and garnish with banana slices, if desired. If you do not have a torch, broil quickly in the oven.
Makes 1 cake.
- Category
- Breads, Desserts
- Cuisine
- North American


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Lee pleased with outing despite allowing homer
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- It's said often at this time of year that Spring Training results should be taken with a grain of salt, perhaps less than that, but it's especially true on a chilly Florida day when the wind is blowing straight out.
But those were the conditions in which Cliff Lee made his second Grapefruit League start Saturday, and his final line reflected the hitter-friendly environment more so than it did his pitching: three runs on five hits, including two doubles and a homer, with three strikeouts in three innings.
"I feel good. I feel like I'm locating very well," Lee said. "I just missed up a little bit. It's just a matter of getting repetitions and getting comfortable with your delivery and repeating. ... I feel good. I feel like I'm right where I need to be. Physically, I feel great."
Lee threw every pitch in his arsenal in the Phillies' 11-6 loss to the Blue Jays and was pleased with how he's progressing this spring. He admittedly left a few too many pitches up in the strike zone, and the Blue Jays sent them into the wind for extra-base hits. But the lefty also effectively pounded the strike zone, tossing 32 of his 43 pitches for strikes.
You could tell it would be an unusual day for Lee right away. Jose Reyes and Melky Cabrera each laced a double in the first inning, and Edwin Encarnacion added an RBI single later on. With two outs in the second, light-hitting second baseman Emilio Bonifacio crushed a home run to left field that likely would've been a routine fly ball out had the wind not been pushing it out.
"Still hit it. Still a homer," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "That's baseball. You've gotta hit it."
Lee bounced back with a perfect third inning and got J.P. Arencibia, the last batter he faced, to stare at a called third strike. While the results may not have meant much, Lee was mostly happy that all he has left to do is refine his pitches and continue to build up strength.
"It's just more about getting your reps in and getting your body ready to throw more pitches and more innings and preparing for the 162-game regular season, plus hopefully another month there at the end. That's where the focus is," Lee said. "You want to have success every time you take the mound, but at this point in spring, it's more about just making sure you feel right and building up your pitch count."


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