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|A Stimulus Regulation Model of Trichotillomania (Why people pull)
A Stimulus Regulation Model of Trichotillomania
by Fred Penzel, Ph.D.
Recently, I looked back over the article I wrote on CBT for TTM a decade ago (The Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Trichotillomania) in the Spring 1992 issue of In Touch. As I looked it over, I couldn't help notice how much my understanding of the disorder has changed since then. I realize now how much more complicated it has turned out to be, and at the same time how much more we need to learn. The good news, however, is that we do have more insight into the behavioral aspects of TTM, and have more sophisticated medications, so there is also a lot more we can do in terms of treatment. Back in 1992 when I wrote my article, the only real behavioral approach we had for TTM was Habit Reversal Training (also known as HRT), and the only medications we had were Anafranil and Prozac. While HRT is still considered a very useful tool in treating TTM, it is by no means the only one we have.
Over the last ten years, I have gained two very important understandings about TTM. One is that TTM is a complicated problem with many inputs and triggers, and that if it is to be treated successfully, they must all be identified and dealt with. I have Dr. Charles Mansueto, an expert clinical psychologist and noted TTM theorist to thank for this perspective. His "Comprehensive Model" of TTM, which he has been evolving over the years, caused me to take a fresh look at the disorder. In the early 1990's, while many of us were initially trying to get a handle on the phenomenon that is TTM, Dr. Mansueto focused on the complexity of the disorder as an explanation of why attempts to come up with effective treatments had generally been unsuccessful. He concluded that hair pullers have many individual differences, and that no one model truly explains TTM. Instead, he believed that we would be able to deliver treatments that are more effective by identifying and accounting for all the various inputs that fed into TTM. By doing this, we could then tailor treatment packages that would meet the needs of each individual patient. According to Dr. Mansueto, there are both internal and external factors that affect hair pulling. Dr. Mansueto identifies five modalities that act as both cues and sources of feedback that work together to maintain pulling. The first four of these modalities are said to be internal to the sufferer. They are Cognitive (the individual's thoughts and beliefs), Affective (the individual's emotional state), Motoric (physical actions), Sensory (sight, touch, etc.), and External (environmental). To fully understand TTM, Dr. Mansueto believes that all of these modalities must be considered in the various ways in which they interact with each other.
I have found Dr. Mansueto's insights to be true, and vital to delivering proper treatment to my TTM patients. However, I also tend to believe that they may actually be a part of a much larger picture. To truly understand hair pulling (along with such things as skin picking and nail biting), we need to move up to the next level to come up with an overall theory that plausibly explains why TTM exists at all, and at the same time, accounts for what all of the various other explanations of the disorder are telling us. This leads to my second understanding.
After years of observation, clinical treatment of TTM, and discussion with colleagues, I have evolved my own theory of how hair pulling and related behaviors are done for a particular and important underlying reason. Remember, this is only a theory and remains to be tested. It is my belief that in those who suffer from TTM and similar behaviors, the mechanisms that are supposed to balance internal levels of stress within the nervous system do not appear to be working properly. This is most likely the result of an underlying genetic predisposition, and one that acts through the serotonin and sometimes the dopamine systems of the brain. It has always been my observation that people pull when they are either overstimulated (due to stress or either positive or negative excitement) or understimulated (due to being bored or physically inactive). It would appear that pulling might therefore be an external attempt on the part of a genetically prone individual to regulate an internal state of sensory imbalance. It is truly ironic that something like TTM could satisfy a biological need and yet be so destructive at the same time. I call this the Stimulus Regulation (SR) Model of TTM.
In order to be able to function normally, the human body must maintain a number of different systems in states of balance that exist within certain limits. These systems must remain balanced within themselves, and also relative to each other. This happens via a dynamic, ongoing internal process that is known as homeostasis. This process stabilizes our internal states in many ways in response to constantly changing conditions, and without our being aware of them. Homeostasis is utilized by body systems that regulate such basic things as body temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, respiration, etc. The mechanism I am theorizing about is another form of homeostasis; one that normally maintains internal levels of stimulation without our being aware of it. All human beings are constantly receiving stimulation to their nervous systems from a constantly changing environment. If this stimulation is too great, it results in stress. If it is too low, the individual falls into a state of sensory deprivation. There is scientific evidence suggesting that in order to function at an optimum level, we all need a certain level of stimulation that is neither too high nor too low. As I have said, I believe that certain people experience difficulty with the way their nervous systems regulate these levels of stimulation. That is to say, they are exposed to the same levels of stimulation from the environment that others are, but their nervous systems seem unable to easily manage these levels. In disorders such as TTM, while this mechanism may not be working properly, the individual is forced to try to find a way to manage it externally. It is as if the person is standing in the center of a seesaw, or on a high-wire, with overstimulation on one side, and understimulation on the other, and must lean in either direction (by pulling) at different times, to remain balanced.
In seeking sensory stimulation, people tend to go to the sites where the nerve endings are. Grooming-type behaviors would seem to be a likely choice when it comes to reducing or producing stimulation. Any one of a number of different grooming-like behaviors could be pressed into service to perform this balancing function externally. Hair pulling, skin picking, nail biting, blemish squeezing, cheek biting, nose picking, etc., are only a few of a whole group of behaviors that already exist in the repertoires of all human beings that can be put to this use. Although I would agree with the part of Drs. Judith Rapoport and Susan Swedo's well-known theory that these behaviors are perhaps parts of ancient grooming programs present in the brain, I would tend to disagree that they have been inappropriately released (as this theory also states). Grooming behaviors are something all human beings already engage in on a daily basis. The difference is that those people, whose behaviors have become extreme versus those who are doing them at a low level, are having difficulty regulating their internal levels of stimulation, and are putting the behaviors to another use.
The behaviors seen in TTM would seem to provide a number of different types of stimulation to tactile, visual, and oral processing areas of the brain. The types of activities that can provide stimulation include:
Tactile Stimulation
Visual Stimulation
Oral stimulation
The question is, why would people resort to these particular behaviors to accomplish this task, and why hair pulling in particular? There are, I believe, several good reasons:
These behaviors can be performed when the person is alone, and also can be done discreetly, without attracting attention and social disapproval (usually), even when others happen to be present.
Some people might ask how hair pulling can satisfy both over- and understimulation as part of the SR Model. Wouldn't they represent two entirely different phenomena? I believe that each type represents the opposite pole on a continuum of sensory stimulation levels. Obviously, when an individual is understimulated, pulling out a hair can provide immediate tactile stimulation to nerves in the surrounding skin. Depending upon where hair is pulled from, the sensation can be quite intense, and extremely pleasurable for some. As mentioned previously, visual and oral stimulation are also generated by this activity. The reason a hair puller would experience pleasure from something that would cause the average person pain, is because the intensity of the sensation is also able to provide an intense level of relief when the sufferer is understimulated. On the other hand, if an individual is overstimulated, the act of pulling and the intensity of the sensation that it provides can be so absorbing and distracting that it enables them to focus upon it very tightly, shutting everything else out, and bringing on the almost trancelike and self-absorbed state associated with automatic pulling.
Another factor in favor of the SR Model is that it does not fall into the trap of oversimplifying TTM by reducing it to a single factor, nor does it indicate that that a single type of treatment can remedy it. There are certainly many possible inputs that can lead to over- or understimulation. Dr. Mansueto has rightly pointed out that TTM is a very complex problem with many components.
The SR Model not only provides an explanation as to the causes of TTM, it also has implications for treatment. It must be understood that even if this model is correct, we still have no cure at the present time. Because the problem is complex, it would appear to require a combination of approaches. I believe that this interfaces nicely with Dr. Mansueto's comprehensive approach. Therefore, we must work with the various biological, behavioral, and cognitive tools are available to us to help sufferers to make recoveries that they can maintain. If we are seeking to quell hair pulling and its self-destructive results, it would make sense to recognize that we need to find better ways for an individual to regulate him or herself. This means both finding other equally satisfying and less destructive sources of stimulation when understimulated, as well as effective ways of reducing overstimulation through lifestyle, environmental, and psychological changes. In addition, we cannot also ignore the part habit plays in TTM. This means also finding ways to anticipate, block, and replace behaviors that have become strongly learned by sufferers. Further, because TTM appears to have biological components, we need to make more effective use of current psychiatric medications and other compounds, and consider new developments and what they may be able to contribute.
I hope this can all explain why I have moved beyond the simple use of Habit Reversal in treating TTM. It was a place to start in years past, but by itself, does not now seem adequate. Only when we begin to see TTM in all its complexity, and move beyond single treatment approaches, will we start to see an increase in the type of recoveries that practitioners and sufferers hope for.
If you would like to read more of Dr. Penzel's writings on Trichotillomania, take a look at his self-help book, "The Hair-Pulling Problem: A Complete Guide to Trichotillomania," ) Oxford University Press, 2003. You can find out more about it at
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After years of speculation and a two-week post-announcement wait, the iPad mini is finally shipping. But, similar to its big brother, it comes to market with a limitation.
There are barely any cases for it yet.
The Dodo Case starts shipping today, but this isn't the first time they've beaten bigger players to market. When the original iPad was announced back in April of 2010, accessory makers eagerly awaited specifications — especially the big players who create precisely fitted gadget protection. While those companies were scrambling to get their factories tooled up in China, Dodo Case's founder, MIT-educated engineer Patrick Buckley, got sewing in San Francisco. His first case hit the market just weeks after the first iPad and within a few months had sold tens of thousands of cases and earned over a million dollars in revenue.
This flexibility and speed to market is the result of choices Buckley made when starting his company. He says, "We design and build all Dodo Cases under one roof in our San Francisco workshop and this gives us the ability to respond quickly during an Apple launch. Housing all the skills and tooling to go from idea concept to production under one roof gives us the ability to launch high-quality products faster than overseas manufacturers."
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In order to satiate increasing demand for iGadgets, Dodo Case has incorporated 3-D printers and CNC mills into their workflow. Buckley calls this "Digital Tooling" and says, "This strategy has the added benefit of being able to use tools that are highly reconfigurable so we can get our products to market quickly. As the original book-bound iPad case manufacturer, our team has amassed more hours of experience than any other team in making book bound iPad cases. We are able to go from concept to scaled manufacturing within three to four weeks."
Dodo Case consistently gets products to market before competitors, but gets no special help from Apple. Buckley says "Dodo Case has a great relationship with Apple but we do not work with them directly when it comes to our design. Getting our products onto the market prior to Apple's device on-sale date is something we prioritize as we realize there is a strong consumer demand." Impressively, Dodo Case had four cases ready to order back on Oct. 25, a full week before the iPad mini arrived at stores.
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George Campbell
- Birthdate
- 1870/11/27
- Birthplace
- Hastings, MN, USA
- Death date
- 1954/11/10
- Associated organizations
- Fields of study
- Telephony
- Awards
- IRE Medal of Honor, AIEE Edison Medal
George Ashley Campbell was born on 27 November 1870, in Hastings, Minnesota. He was one of the pioneers in developing and applying quantitative mathematical methods to the problems of long-distance telegraphy and telephony. His many contributions became essential tools of the communication engineering in daily use in ever-widening fields of application.
After graduating from M.I.T. in 1891, and receiving a master´s degree from Harvard in 1893, Campbell spent three years doing graduate study in Europe at Göttingen, Vienna, and Paris. In 1897, he joined the American Telephone and Telegraph company (AT&T). At that time the art of telephone transmission was still in its infancy, one of the main problems being that the signal quickly became distorted as the distance between points increased. Following the theoretical groundwork laid by Oliver Heaviside in 1887, Campbell began developing the loading coils that would keep the signal clear as it traveled. Campbell succeeded in the last months of the nineteenth century. Unfortunately, so had another inventor, Michael Pupin. Hoping to avoid a costly legal battle, AT&T paid Pupin $435,000 for his patents.
Campbell´s career was extremely productive with discoveries, inventions, and patents. He recognized the importance of Maxwell's capacity coefficients early on, and designed his well-known shielded balance to measure direct capacities. He also invented an electric filter to avoid "singing" in repeater circuits. He authored numerous and influential papers, among them "Loaded lines in telephonic transmission" (1903), "Cisoidal oscillations" (1911), and the classic 1922 paper on the "Physical theory of the electric wave-filter."
Campbell was awarded the IRE Medal of Honor in 1936, "For his contributions to the theory of electrical network." In 1940, he was awarded the AIEE's Edison Medal for "In recognition of his distinction as scientist and inventor and for his outstanding original contributions to the theory and application of electric circuits and apparatus."
He was married to Caroline Sayer and had one child. He died on 10 November 1954.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Thad Matta is happy with his team. He is just not happy with how it is playing right now.
``Coming off of Saturday's game, their awareness better be heightened,'' he said of his players.
The Buckeyes are 11-0 against unranked teams but now stand 0-3 against Associated Press Top 25 teams after sustaining a 74-55 beating at No. 12 Illinois on Saturday.
The inability to beat elite teams has dropped the Buckeyes from No. 4 in the preseason to No. 15 in the latest media balloting.
But they say they can fix things and turn it around before Tuesday night's game at Purdue.
``We've just got to take a better approach to it,'' backup point guard Shannon Scott said. ``Before the (Illinois) game, our minds weren't really there. We were all like, laughing around, not focused. If we come to Purdue more focused, we'll be fine.''
The common denominator in all three losses was poor shooting by the Buckeyes. They shot under 34 percent in each defeat.
Compounding their misery in the loss to the Illini, they also were unfocused on defense and played sloppy with the ball. But Matta said that defeat was different.
``I have to be honest, I have to throw Saturday out,'' he said. ``We did things that were so uncharacteristic. As I told them, `Look, I'm not sure who was in your jerseys in this game.'''
Some Ohio State fans - a small segment, mind you - have been exceedingly critical of the team's play so far. Naysayers to the end, they don't think the shooting will come around. They don't believe any of the big men - Amir Williams, Evan Ravenel or Trey McDonald - will be able to hold their own. They look at the lack of offense from point guards Aaron Craft and Scott and worry about the lack of production.
In the rough-and-tumble Big Ten, they're afraid that other teams will prey on the Buckeyes' weakness.
Deshaun Thomas, the leading scorer in the conference, remains confident that things will turn around.
``I just stay positive. We were in this situation last year, when we lost at Illinois,'' he said of the team that went on to a 31-8 record, a share of the Big Ten title and a trip to the Final Four. ``I don't think this team is falling apart. There's some things we need to work on. We're going to get there. We know now what it's going to take and what we have to do to play hard and win ballgames.''
The Buckeyes (11-3, 1-1 Big Ten) had 16 turnovers against Illinois, many of them unforced. Even though they average only around 10 a game, they opened against Illinois with two turnovers and had 11 by halftime.
Matta is toying with the idea of making lineup changes. With his team trailing by 20 or so most of the second half in Champaign, Ill., he tinkered with different combinations. At one point, he didn't play a true center, instead going with Thomas underneath the basket, with thin shooting guard LaQuinton Ross at power forward and Scott at the point.
Don't be surprised if he doesn't continue to mix and match players.
``The motivation is I want to attempt to get off to a good start'' at Purdue, Matta said. ``Finding those five guys who have a flow to them is what I'm still looking at.''
The Boilermakers (7-7, 1-1) shocked Illinois in their Big Ten opener before losing at Michigan State.
Ohio State is in dire need of some good news before it hosts No. 2 Michigan on Sunday.
``We know we can't play like we did last week,'' Scott said. ``We know the way the rest of the Big Ten is going to play. We have to have a better approach. I think we're going to play a lot better.''
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Chelsea down Liverpool to lift FA Cup
Didier Drogba and John Terry made history as Chelsea withstood a late Liverpool onslaught to seal their fourth FA Cup final victory in six seasons on Saturday with a 2-1 win at Wembley.
A goal in each half from Brazilian midfielder Ramires and veteran striker Drogba clinched a narrowly deserved win for Chelsea, with substitute Andy Carroll scoring for Liverpool.
The win saw Chelsea skipper Terry enter the record books as the first man to captain one side to four victories in the competition, having already lifted the famous trophy in 2007, 2009 and 2010.
"It's fantastic, it's what we live for," a jubilant Terry told the BBC.
"We spoke about winning yesterday and we've had a tough competition in the FA Cup this season and we've won. It was a great performance.
"At times people have slated us as too old, past it or not together but as a team we come together and unite when our backs are against the wall and we've done that superbly in the last 16 or 17 games."
Terry's landmark was also matched by another milestone for Drogba, whose second-half effort made him the first man to score in four FA Cup finals.
The defeat denied Liverpool the opportunity to end a largely disappointing season with a second piece of silverware following their League Cup triumph over Cardiff City in February.
However, after controlling much of the game, Champions League finalists Chelsea were made to work hard for their win, and Carroll was denied what would have been a dramatic 82nd-minute equaliser when his close-range header was parried onto the underside of the crossbar by Petr Cech.
Carroll wheeled away to celebrate, thinking the ball, had crossed the line but referee Phil Dowd and his assistants remained unmoved.
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish was pleased with his side's second-half fightback but admitted his team had paid for defensive naivety.
"We were excellent in the last half hour but a game of football lasts for 90 minutes," Dalglish said.
"We left ourselves too much to do. You can't lose two goals in the fashion that we lost them and expect to win."
Dalglish said he initially believed Carroll had equalised but did not dwell on the issue afterwards.
"I thought it went in but if it hasn't then give the officials the credit they deserve," he said.
Chelsea dominated a poor Liverpool side throughout a poor first half that saw the Merseysiders struggle to get into the game.
Liverpool midfielders Jay Spearing and Jordan Henderson were largely anonymous, all too often leaving captain Steven Gerrard overwhelmed.
Chelsea, meanwhile, looked comfortable for most of the match, with Frank Lampard and Jon Obi Mikel screening the back four against an impotent Liverpool attack.


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Jitter objects use an object model which is somewhat different than the one traditionally used for developing Max external objects. The first big difference between Jitter objects and traditional Max external objects is that Jitter objects don't have any notion of the patcher themselves. This allows for the flexible instantiation and use of Jitter objects from C, Java, JavaScript, as well as in the Max patcher. The use of these Jitter objects is exposed to the patcher with a Max "wrapper" object, which will be discussed in the following chapter.
In this chapter we'll restrict our discussion to the fundamentals of defining the Jitter object which can be used in any of these languages. While Jitter's primary focus is matrix processing and real-time graphics, these tasks are unrelated to the object model, and will be covered in later chapters on developing Matrix Operator (MOP) and OB3D objects. Like Max objects, Jitter objects are typically written in C. While C++ can be used to develop Jitter objects, none of the object oriented language features will be used to define your object as far as Jitter is concerned. Similar to C++ or Java objects, Jitter objects are defined by a class with methods and member variables - we will refer to the member variables as "attributes". Unlike C++ or Java, there are no language facilities that manage class definition, class inheritance, or making use of class instances. In Jitter this must all be managed with sets of standard C function calls that will define your class, exercise methods, and get and set object attributes.
Max and Jitter implement their object models by maintaining a registry of ordinary C functions and struct members that map to methods and attributes associated with names. When some other code wishes to make use of these methods or attributes, it asks the Jitter object to look up the method or attribute in its registry based on a name. This is called dynamic binding, and is similar to Smalltalk or Objective C's object model. C++ and Java typically make use of static binding — i.e. methods and member variables are resolved at compile time rather than being dynamically looked up at run time.
A Jitter class is typically defined in a C function named something like your_object_name_init(). Class definition begins with a call to jit_class_new(), which creates a new class associated with a specified name, constructor, destructor, and size in bytes of the object as stored in a C structure. This is followed by calls to jit_class_addmethod() and jit_class_addattr(), which register methods and attributes with their corresponding names in the class. The class is finally registered with a call to jit_class_register(). A minimal example class definition is shown below:
typedef struct _jit_foo { t_jit_object ob; float myval; } t_jit_foo; static t_jit_class *_jit_foo_class=NULL; t_jit_err jit_foo_init(void) { long attrflags=0; t_jit_object *attr; // create new class named "jit_foo" with constructor + destructor _jit_foo_class = jit_class_new("jit_foo",(method)jit_foo_new, (method)jit_foo_free, sizeof(t_jit_foo), 0L); // add method to class jit_class_addmethod(jit_foo_scream, "scream", A_DEFLONG, 0L); // define attribute attr = jit_object_new( // instantiate an object _jit_sym_jit_attr_offset, // of class jit_attr_offset "myval", // with name "myval" _jit_sym_float32, // type float32 attrflags, // default flags (method)0L, // default getter accessor (method)0L, // default setter accessor calcoffset(t_jit_foo,myval)); // byte offset to struct member // add attribute object to class jit_class_addattr(_jit_foo_class, attr); // register class jit_class_register(_jit_foo_class); return JIT_ERR_NONE; } // constructor t_jit_foo *jit_foo_new(void) { t_jit_foo *x; // allocate object if (x=jit_object_alloc(_jit_foo_class)) { // if successful, perform any initialization x->myval = 0; } return x; } // destructor void jit_foo_free(t_jit_foo *x) { // would free any necessary resources here } // scream method void jit_foo_scream(t_jit_foo *x, long i) { post("MY VALUE IS %f! AND MY ARGUMENT IS %d", x->myval, i); }
The above example has a constructor, jit_foo_new(); a destructor, jit_foo_free(); one 32 bit floating point attribute, myval, a member of the object struct accessed with default accessor methods; and a method jit_foo_scream(), which posts the current value of myval to the Max window.
Each instance of an object occupies some region of organized memory. The C structure that defines this organization of memory is typically referred to as the "object struct". It is important that the object struct always begin with an entry of type t_jit_object. It is within the t_jit_object where special information about the class is kept. The C structure can contain additional information, either exposed as attributes or not, but it is important that the size of the object struct does not exceed 16384 bytes. This means that it is not safe to define a large array as a struct entry if it will cause the size of the object struct to be larger than this limit. If additional memory is required, the object struct should contain a pointer to memory allocated from within the constructor, and freed within the destructor.
The class registration in the above code makes use of the object struct both to record in the class how large each object instance should be—i.e. sizeof(t_jit_foo) ; and at what byte offset in the object struct an attribute is located—i.e. calcoffset(t_jit_foo, myval) . When methods of an object are called, the instance of the object struct is passed as the first argument to the C functions which define the object methods. This instance may be thought of as similar to the "this" keyword used in C++ and Java - actually the C++ and Java underlying implementation works quite similarly to what has been implemented here in pure C. Object struct entries may be thought of as similar to object member variables, but methods must be called via functions rather than simply dereferencing instances of the class as you might do in C++ or Java. The list of object methods and other class information is referenced by your object's t_jit_object entry.
The two most important methods that are required for all objects are the constructor and the destructor. These are typically named your_object_name_new(), and your_object_name_free(), respectively. It is the constructor's responsibility to allocate and initialize the object struct and any additional resources the object instance requires. The object struct is allocated via jit_object_alloc(), which also initializes the t_jit_object struct entry to point at your relevant class information. The class information resides in your global class variable, e.g. _jit_foo_class, which you pass as an argument to jit_object_alloc(). This allocation does not, however initialize the other struct entries, such as "myval", which you must explicitly initialize if your allocation is successful. Note that because the constructor allocates the object instance, no object instance is passed as the first argument to the function which defines the constructor, unlike other object methods.
The constructor also has the option of having a typed argument signature with the same types as defined in the Writing Max Externals documentation—i.e. A_LONG, A_FLOAT, A_SYM, A_GIMME, etc. Typically, Jitter object constructors either have no arguments or use the A_GIMME typed argument signature.
In earlier versions of Jitter, the constructors were often specified as private and "untyped" using the A_CANT type signature. While this obsolete style of an untyped constructor will work for the exposure of a Jitter class to the patcher and C, it is now discouraged, as there must be a valid type signature for exposure of a class to Javascript or Java, though that signature may be the empty list.
It is the destructor's responsibility to free any resources allocated, with the exception of the object struct itself. The object struct is freed for you after your destructor exits.
You can define additional methods using the jit_class_addmethod() function. This example defines the scream method associated with the function jit_foo_scream(), with no additional arguments aside from the standard first argument of a pointer to the object struct. Just like methods for ordinary Max objects, these methods could have a typed argument signature with the same types as defined in the Writing Max Externals documentation — i.e. A_LONG, A_FLOAT, A_SYM, A_GIMME. Typically in Jitter objects, public methods are specified either without arguments, or use A_GIMME, or the low priority variants, A_DEFER_LOW, or A_USURP_LOW, which will be discussed in following chapters. Private methods, just like their Max equivalent should be defined as untyped, using the A_CANT type signature. Object methods can be called from C either by calling the C function directly, or by using jit_object_method() or jit_object_method_typed(). For example, the following calls that relate to the above jit_foo example are equivalent:
// call scream method directly jit_foo_scream(x, 74); // dynamically resolve and call scream method jit_object_method(x, gensym("scream"), 74); // dynamically resolve and call scream method with typed atom arguments t_atom a[1]; jit_atom_setlong(a, 74); jit_object_method_typed(x, gensym("scream"), 1, a, NULL);
You can add attributes to the class with jit_class_addattr(). Attributes themselves are Jitter objects which share a common interface for getting and setting values. While any class which conforms to the attribute interface could be used to define attributes of a given class, there are a few common classes which are currently used: jit_attr_offset(), which specifies a scalar attribute of a specific type (char, long, float32, float64, symbol, or atom) at some byte offset in the object struct; jit_attr_offset_array() which specifies an array (vector) attribute of a specific type (char, long, float32, float64, symbol, or atom) at some byte offset in the object struct; and jit_attribute, which is a more generic attribute object that can be instantiated on a per object basis. We will not document the usage of jit_attribute at this time. The constructor for the class jit_attr_offset() has the following prototype:
t_jit_object *jit_attr_offset_new(char *name, t_symbol *type, long flags, method mget, method mset, long offset);
When this constructor is called via jit_object_new(), additionally the class name, _jit_sym_jit_attr_offset (a global variable equivalent to gensym("jit_attr_offset") ) must be passed as the first parameter, followed by the above arguments, which are passed on to the constructor. The name argument specifies the attribute name as a null terminated C string. The type argument specifies the attribute type, which may be one of the following symbols: _jit_sym_char, _jit_sym_long, _jit_sym_float32, _jit_sym_float64, _jit_sym_symbol, _jit_sym_atom, _jit_sym_object, or _jit_sym_pointer. The latter two are only useful for private attributes as these types are not exposed to, or converted from Max message atom values.
The flags argument specifies the attribute flags, which may be a bitwise combination of the following constants:
#define JIT_ATTR_GET_OPAQUE 0x00000001 // cannot query #define JIT_ATTR_SET_OPAQUE 0x00000002 // cannot set #define JIT_ATTR_GET_OPAQUE_USER 0x00000100 // user cannot query #define JIT_ATTR_SET_OPAQUE_USER 0x00000200 // user cannot set #define JIT_ATTR_GET_DEFER 0x00010000 // (deprecated) #define JIT_ATTR_GET_USURP 0x00020000 // (deprecated) #define JIT_ATTR_GET_DEFER_LOW 0x00040000 // query in low priority #define JIT_ATTR_GET_USURP_LOW 0x00080000 // query in low, usurping #define JIT_ATTR_SET_DEFER 0x01000000 // (deprecated) #define JIT_ATTR_SET_USURP 0x02000000 // (deprecated) #define JIT_ATTR_SET_DEFER_LOW 0x04000000 // set at low priority #define JIT_ATTR_SET_USURP_LOW 0x08000000 // set at low, usurping
Typically attributes in Jitter are defined with flags JIT_ATTR_GET_DEFER_LOW, and JIT_ATTR_SET_USURP_LOW. This means that multiple queries from the patcher will generate a response for each query, and that multiple attempts to set the value at high priority will collapse into a single call with the last received value. For more information on defer and usurp, see the chapter on Jitter scheduling issues.
The mget argument specifies the attribute "getter" accessor method, used to query the attribute value. If this argument is zero (NULL), then the default getter accessor will be used. If you need to define a custom accessor, it should have a prototype and form comparable to the following custom getter:
t_jit_err jit_foo_myval_get(t_jit_foo *x, void *attr, long *ac, t_atom **av) { if ((*ac)&&(*av)) { //memory passed in, use it } else { //otherwise allocate memory *ac = 1; if (!(*av = jit_getbytes(sizeof(t_atom)*(*ac)))) { *ac = 0; return JIT_ERR_OUT_OF_MEM; } } jit_atom_setfloat(*av,x->myval); return JIT_ERR_NONE; }
Note that getters require memory to be allocated, if there is not memory passed into the getter. Also the attr argument is the class' attribute object and can be queried using jit_object_method() for things like the attribute flags, names, filters, etc.. The mset argument specifies the attribute "setter" accessor method, used to set the attribute value. If this argument is zero (NULL), then the default setter accessor will be used. If we need to define a custom accessor, it should have a prototype and form comparable to the following custom setter:
t_jit_err jit_foo_myval_set(t_jit_foo *x, void *attr, long ac, t_atom *av) { if (ac&&av) { x->myval = jit_atom_getfloat(av); } else { // no args, set to zero x->myval = 0; } return JIT_ERR_NONE; }
The offset argument specifies the attribute's byte offset in the object struct, used by default getters and setters to automatically query and set the attribute's value. If you have both custom accessors, this value is ignored. This can be a useful strategy to employ if you wish to have an object attribute that does not correspond to any actual entry in your object struct. For example, this is how we implement the time attribute of jit.qt.movie — i.e. it uses a custom getter and setter which make QuickTime API calls to query and set the current movie time, rather than manipulating the object struct itself, where no information about movie time is actually stored. In such an instance, you should set this offset to zero.
After creating the attribute, it must be added to the Jitter class using the jit_class_addattr() function:
t_jit_err jit_class_addattr(void *c, t_jit_object *attr);
To put it all together: to define a jit_attribute_offset() with the custom getter and setter functions defined above, you'd make the following call:
long attrflags = JIT_ATTR_GET_DEFER_LOW | JIT_ATTR_SET_USURP_LOW; t_jit_object *attr = jit_object_new(_jit_sym_jit_attr_offset, "myval", _jit_sym_float32, attrflags, (method)jit_foo_myval_get, (method)jit_foo_myval_set, NULL); jit_class_addattr(_jit_foo_class, attr);
And to define a completely standard jit_attribute_offset(), using the default getter and setter methods:
long attrflags = JIT_ATTR_GET_DEFER_LOW | JIT_ATTR_SET_USURP_LOW; t_jit_object *attr = jit_object_new(_jit_sym_jit_attr_offset, "myval", _jit_sym_float32, attrflags, (method)NULL, (method)NULL, calcoffset(t_jit_foo, myval)); jit_class_addattr(_jit_foo_class, attr);
Attributes can, in addition to referencing single values, also refer to arrays of data. The class jit_attribute_offset_array is used in this instance. The constructor for the class jit_attr_offset_array() has the following prototype:
t_jit_object *jit_attr_offset_array_new(char *name, t_symbol *type, long size, long flags, method mget, method mset, long offsetcount, long offset);
When this constructor is called via jit_object_new(), additionally the class name, _jit_sym_jit_attr_offset_array() (a global variable equivalent to gensym("jit_attr_offset_array") ) must be passed as the first parameter, followed by the above arguments, which are passed on to the constructor.
The name, type, flags, mget, mset and offset arguments are identical to those specified above.
The size argument specifies the maximum length of the array (the allocated size of the array in the Jitter object struct). The offsetcount specifies the byte offset in the object struct, where the actual length of the array can be queried/set. This value should be specified as a long. This value is used by default getters and setters when querying and setting the attribute's value. As with the jit_attr_offset object, if you have both custom accessors, this value is ignored.
The following sample listing demonstrates the creation of a simple instance of the jit_attr_offset_array() class for an object defined as:
typedef struct _jit_foo { t_jit_object ob; long myarray[10]; // max of 10 entries in this array long myarraycount; // actual number being used } t_jit_foo; long attrflags = JIT_ATTR_GET_DEFER_LOW | JIT_ATTR_SET_USURP_LOW; t_jit_object *attr = jit_object_new(_jit_sym_jit_attr_offset_array, "myarray", _jit_sym_long, 10, attrflags, (method)0L, (method)0L, calcoffset(t_jit_foo, myarraycount), calcoffset(t_jit_foo, myarray)); jit_class_addattr(_jit_foo_class, attr);
Although the subject of object registration and notification will be covered in greater depth in a forthcoming chapter, it bears noting that attributes of all types (e.g. jit_attr_offset, jit_attr_offset_array and jit_attribute) will, if registered, automatically send notifications to all attached client objects, each time the attribute's value is set.


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With the introduction of its latest vPro microprocessors on Monday, Intel contends it is injecting a heavy dose of new security capabilities for the benefit of business customers and third-party technology providers alike.
By wrapping a set of expanded security features around the vPro Core 2 Duo chips, the chip giant maintains it can help IT departments more easily protect and support their desktop systems, in large part by offering additional hooks for other vendors' PC defense and management tools.
With the addition of features that extend malware behavior-detection further onto the CPU level and wall off virtualized software systems from attack, Intel says it can greatly enhance the chips' interaction with complementary security technologies.
By adding new capability for desktops to communicate directly with so-called network access control (NAC) systems, Intel contends it can offer full-fledged security management opportunities that circumvent the need for device-OS interaction.
"The time [available] to respond to vulnerabilities is down and the sophistication of malicious attacks is increasing," said Gregory Bryant, general manger of Intel's Digital Office Platform Division. "We're trying to make security more proactive by driving it into the platform itself."
Intel is also touting other systems management and power-efficiency features in the chips, formerly known by the code-name Weybridge, but its sales pitch for the new vPros is centered on its security tools.
Bryant acknowledges that it may take years for the processors to find their way onto a large share of enterprise desktops. However, the vPros' technologies are aimed at other emerging IT phenomena such as virtualization and NAC, he said, which will help the processors fall in line with those trends.
The vPros' augmented Time-based Systems Defense Filters promise to scan every outbound packet traveling over the processor and maintain logs of suspicious behavior to identify unwanted network activity.
The chips address security concerns with virtualized software systems -- including integration issues with traditional anti-malware technologies and the opportunity for data theft via external attack -- with the addition of a pair of features.
Intel's Trusted Execution Technology -- which was developed under the code-name LaGrande -- promises to wipe out any residual data that may be left available when a virtual system is improperly shut down and to detect any attempts to modify the software it is running on. When combined with the chips' Intel Virtualization for Directed I/O technology, the processors will specifically be able to detect and ward off emerging attacks that seek to inject themselves between hardware and software systems by isolating virtual machines and cutting off outside access to their memory, Bryant said.
Through added support for the 802.1x standard for NAC and interoperability with Cisco's Admission Control guideline via its Intel Embedded Trust Agent, the chip maker claims that it can allow network security systems to garner device authentication information directly from desktops -- thereby eliminating the need for a PC to launch its operating system to interact with the tools.
"The inherent limits of security technologies are driving IT to make suboptimal buying decisions. Many of these decisions are driven by vulnerabilities in the security agents and operating systems," said Bryant. "Yesterday's processors are not capable of fostering security today."
Along with Cisco, Intel shared its launch with representatives from high-profile partners including Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Symantec, all of whom echoed the chip maker's assertion that its new security features will benefit the functionality and protection of their own products.
Representatives from massive government contractor General Dynamics said the virtualization protection tools in particular would drive sales of vPro-powered systems into the public sector and help agencies move to adopt the software approach more rapidly.
Industry experts observed that Intel's move to promote new security capabilities and interactivity in its products is both predictable and savvy, as nearly every other major IT platform provider has moved to increase their own interests in the area, including Cisco, EMC, Google, Oracle, and Microsoft.
"It's almost funny that security hasn't played a higher priority in PCs in the past. The potential is huge for loss and there are great opportunities to facilitate software technologies and their interaction with hardware, which is obviously critical," said James McGregor, analyst with Scottsdale, Ariz.-based research firm In-Stat.
"There's only so much that you can do in hardware, and no matter what you do someone can always find a way around it. The best way to protect yourself is to have a combination of hardware and software defenses," McGregor said. "But the areas that Intel gets into with the vPro aren't going to be adopted overnight; things like virtualization and NAC are being built into hardware and software adoption plans over time."
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"Intel typically takes a strategy through which it creates or aligns itself with a platform and invites all the applications vendors to come in and build on top of that. They want to be the host of these industry standards, and they've been waiting for the right moment to introduce these security features," said Kay. "They're doing what they should and creating a platform for everyone else to play on, which should make the security software and PC makers happy and displace some existing hardware-level security providers whose technologies have been considered incomplete."


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Blister beetles do not have a toxic bite or sting, but if you crush one of these pests you can wind up with small blisters on your skin several hours after contact due to the secretion of cantharidin (a toxic compound in their bodies).
Grey blister beetle (top left), Black bister beetle (top right)-photos United Agri Products
Blister beetles have very long thin cylinder-shaped bodies with large heads. They are about 2 cm long (from ½ to 1 inch in length) and relatively easy to identify because of the distinct "neck-like" section between the body and the head. They usually fly around in groups and there are many types of them. They are grey, black and striped with some species shiny black-blue, or black-green.
Blister beetles are found in most parts of the US and most parts of Canada. It is the adults that cause most of the damage. Fortunately however they don't stay around an area too long so the best control is to let them run their course unless infestation is severe. They overwinter as semi-pupae in the soil and emerge in the spring and molt. Adult blister beetles emerge in the summer months.
Life cycle of blister beetle-NC State University
Diet & Damage
Blister beetles eat the leaves and flowers of most plants… peas, beans, potatoes, turnips, tomatoes, many other veggies and flowers. They can defoliate plants in no time. The larva have been known to eat grasshopper eggs so they are somewhat beneficial. In some cases where these beetles are severe on alfafa, farmers must take caution when cutting as their livestock can die from ingesting dead blister beetles. The condition that affects livestock after eating grains infested with these beetles is called Cantharidiasis
How to Control Blister Beetles Naturally
- Hand Pick – Be sure to wear gloves or use tweezers as they can release a substance that causes blisters on the skin. Drop them in hot soapy water. Be sure not to touch them even when they are dead as they can still cause painful blisters on your skin.
- Keep Weeds Low – Weed around edges of your garden attract blister beetles because of grasshopper eggs. Eliminating the weed problem will help control infestation.
* A word of warning, killing them is not a good option unless you dispose of the bodies. Their poison stays in their bodies long after they are dead.


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Today we have a guest post by Emily, a long-time member of Women Who Hack. Emily has graciously allowed us to repost her original entry from her awesome website:
I took advantage of last Sunday afternoon to squeeze in my monthly quota of socializing at Women Who Hack. It's laid back and comfortable enough that it's probably the one event each month I actually make sure not to miss, and I've gotten to a place where I can often bookend the time there with friends if I try.
I've been thinking about why this particular tech get-together appeals to me. It's hard to say. I like the informality, I think. There isn't even the whole "hackathon" pretense going on. You show up with a computer, and you're golden. I don't think I've ever written a line of code at any of these things. I'd get too distracted, anyway.
What's the value-add, then? Probably the people I've met. I'm pretty lousy at meeting new people, and the framework of this kind of thing gives just enough meaning to the interaction to make it work. There isn't just the tech grab-bag of people one usually sees, but women who dig tech in some form or another, so there's a consistent set of narratives we can share and issues we address. It's sort of wild, the number of conversations I've been able to take part in or people I can chat with when I see them out in the world doing their thing.
Are you around in Portland? Come hang out with us sometime. The rest of you, why not start up something like this? Make sure to leave room for talking and get everyone to introduce themselves! And free snacks never hurt.


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Thrifty Stop Sign Table Revamp
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Sweet! Way to go Shelley. I can't wait to see the big reveal of the her room!ReplyDelete
so cute! Actually you should really just make a stop sign...that would be so cute in a play room...or a boys room...someday!ReplyDelete
I love it, you really did a fab job!ReplyDelete
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LOVE It! Want one. Your rule you know that?ReplyDelete
Shelley that's gorgeous!ReplyDelete
shelley i am LOVING house of smith's DIY! girl you are INSPIRING & super thrifty i might add. i LOVE it! i've got an old table that needs fixing up & this tutorial was the PERFECT inspiration to get me motivated do just that!!ReplyDelete
Super Super CUTE!ReplyDelete
Hey - looks good! Did you not think the hexagon shape would look good, even after it was painted? I guess not.ReplyDelete
I sent you an email last night. Just checking that it's not in your spam folder!
Thanks, and SO pretty!
Yes, I LOVE it! LOL, I thought that table was huge too!! Good job!ReplyDelete
This turned out great! I'm still new to your blog and just realized your daughter's name was the same as mine. I love how you spell Aubrie.ReplyDelete
Hmmm, I must say that I'm quite suprised at the color choice?? ;)ReplyDelete
It looks great!
Btw, do you get the Glidden paint @ HD? Just wondering..Think I may need to do the Autmun haze color in my entry way (that is the color, right?)..it is like the black hole..lol.. and I want to lighten it up..
OMG Perfect!!!! I love it!ReplyDelete
I knew you would do something cute with it. The top looks so much better, more in proportion. It is darling for a girls room. So girly with the curves on the base. Your the best!ReplyDelete
That is so funny. I actually have a table just like that. After the revamp. I found it in a old house that was getting ready to be burned. I love it. Mine is a cream that is distressed. My dad thinks it looks like it is an upside down bird bath. He is crazy. I was loving the stand part of it. So I had to take it.ReplyDelete
I love the table and the frame. I can't wait to make a cute table like yours.ReplyDelete
Very nice! I love it.ReplyDelete
What an adorable little table. Great re-do!ReplyDelete
Stopping by from A Little Craft Therapy, you did a great job! I love seeing what people come up with for furniture. It looks awesome, and that isn't very expensive for such a great table.ReplyDelete
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What a transformation! I love it the way it is now. So jealous of your great find! :)ReplyDelete
Looks like something you would spend a pretty penny on at a "new furniture" store. Love it.ReplyDelete
Score!! It looks so good! Ya know, we just got a Lowes in town a few months ago. I know my way around Home Depot well but have only ventured to Lowes once. I'm going to have to stop there now. Thanks for answering me about the paint question. Your finishes always look great. What poly do you use? Thanks girl!!ReplyDelete
That turned out great! The base is awesome and the round top is so much better! Great job!ReplyDelete
That was such a good idea to change out the top. Amazing what a difference it made! Just beautiful!ReplyDelete
What an awesome THRIFTY table and makeover...bring her over to my NIFTY THRIFTY TUESDAYS PARTY next week and show her off...hope to see you there:)ReplyDelete
I'm having a GIVEAWAY…come by and check it out…I think you will like it!
It turned out fantastic! I totally thought it was a huge table too...like seats 4-6 type of huge! I must be hitting the wrong D.I.'s - the ones I go to stink (figuratively and literally.)ReplyDelete
You go girl! That looks so much better than before! Love the round top!ReplyDelete
Very nice! It was cute to begin with but you have good vision, it turned out beautiful!ReplyDelete
Very pretty re-do! Its amazing how just some white paint can transform a piece so much (oh, and a new top, and lots of elbow grease...but mainly the paint ;0) hehe)ReplyDelete
LOVE it!! I seriously want to start looking for a piece just like that! LOVE the frame too!! You have the best decorating style!ReplyDelete
What a transformation! I love how sometimes all it takes is some time and love and a little bit of paint to make something ordinary into something extraordinary! Great job!ReplyDelete
Wow, it looks awesome! You did such a great job.ReplyDelete
Oops! I totally pasted the wrong thin in my last comment. How embarressing! I meant to say "Thank you for linking this to A Little Creative Therapy, with Life in the Pitts."ReplyDelete
This turned out so beautiful. I love the new top.ReplyDelete
I'm hosting "Saturday is Crafty Day" on April 24th and I'd love it if you stopped by!
Very chic and very PB worthy--I want one now. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
I'll admit, I was a little nervous for you when I first saw this table ;) (My creativity is not that far along yet. I lacked the vistion). I am so impressed! I wouldn't have thought to change the top out completely! Love it!!! Now I can see!! I love the stand and the base detail!!!ReplyDelete
I love it! I love how you decorated the table too. Thank you for linking to my link party!ReplyDelete
This turned out fabulous! That is a gorgeous chunky base - I love it! Great thinking with the round top! Would love to have you stop by the Sunday Showcase Party. Hope you are enjoying your weekend! You've done a great job - amazing transformation!ReplyDelete
I followed you over from the Life As Lori link party. I am now a follower of yours. I would really love it if you stopped by and visited me too. Be sure to enter the drawing if you do. Keep up the good work. Rory http://toolsareforwomentoo.blogspot.com/
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Have a nice day!
nice work! the table looks great. i was just thinking i need to find one like that.ReplyDelete
I really have to ask.. Where did you get your daughters and your bedrooms bedding?? I honestly love it! please please tell me where I can find something like that? Thank you!ReplyDelete
I just bought a table almost identical to this one for (insert drumroll) $1.50 at a thrift store sale =) I was so excited because I have been looking for one on my budget (even new) and could not find what I was looking for! I'm so excited to paint and update my little table!! Thank you for your inspiration!ReplyDelete
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I was reading an old thread regarding the Qlipoth, but I failed to understand how their number is 11 and not 10.
If I understand correctly, each one of the Qlipoth belongs to a Sephirah (or stands against it). And the only way to get 11 Sephiroth is to include Daath in the Tree of Life. So if one works with the regular Qabalistic Tree of Life (that is, with 10 Sephiroth), shouldn't there be only 10 Qlipoth as well?
Please correct me if I'm wrong.
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oysters granita
I'm wary of eponymously-named restaurants: unless the person is terribly well-known, I'm left wondering what kind of cuisine is served. Take for instance this restaurant called Jestine's that opened along Jupiter Street in Makati. It's been in business a few months and all I know from driving past it several times a week is that it's open 24 hours a day and they deliver. There's no indication whatsoever of what kind of food they serve; heck, it could be a vegetarian restaurant for all I know.
So you can imagine my consternation when my extended family decides to celebrate my nephew's first birthday at a place called Myron's. Who or what is Myron?
Taking over the spot that used to be Delifrance, Myron's has the words "steak, ribs, seafood" under its signage. At least it's an indication of what to expect. Eating is also an adventure, no? and let it never be said that I'm a coward when it comes to food. As if.
Turns out Myron is named after the owner Mon Eugenio's father-in-law. With the million-peso question out of the way, I turn my energy towards the food. I scan the menu and my jaw drops. While no dish in particular pops out at me, I'm astonished at how reasonable the prices are. An order of oysters granita (P225) and oysters Rockefeller (P295) are quickly ordered and dispatched. The former are fresh oysters on which a granita (also granité) of citrus is topped. Along with the fresh lime and the sparkly flavor, I detect pineapple juice in the mixture. The Rockefeller is classic, served on a bed of rock salt.
grape juice
They're not on the menu because of a printing oversight but Mon says that the soups are all worth trying: French onion, cream of pumpkin, and cappuccino of mushroom. I also spot a server carrying a piping hot bowl of clam soup to some lucky patron. Do quench your thirst with one of the fresh fruit shakes at Myron's, like the frosty grape juice pictured here. Mon says his personal favorite is the black plum drink, which sounds deliciously mysterious.
At Myron's, the steaks are certified US Angus beef, grilled and served with sautéed vegetables, and a potato cooked your way (baked, mashed, or fries). Steaks come in specified ounces "" 5 (P495), 8 (P750), or 14 (P1,350). I pull out all the stops and announce that I'm having Myron's Choice (P1,650), a 14-ounce steak topped with foie gras. Request it sliced (see photo) for sharing, although I prefer it unsliced and all to myself. (oink, oink). Lush with beefy goodness, the juices ooze onto my plate, delighting me. I prefer my steak cooked to medium rare. The sight of the vibrant pink makes my Bin queasy; he prefers his steak well-done, an outrage, if you ask me.
When my steak is served to me, the first thing I do is look for the foie gras that's supposed to be resting atop the meat. It's not under the steak or the potatoes. I'm starting to get this silly idea that perhaps the foie gras has been cooked into the steak (???), when a server rushes up and hands me a saucer with the loneliest looking foie gras I've ever seen. It kills the thrill factor of having steak with foie gras, so if the server forgets to serve the liver, ask him/her to take it back into the kitchen and put it on your steak for you. Presentation counts a lot.
baby back ribs
The baby back ribs (P425) are impressive. Always a pricier cut because it's fabricated from the loin section, baby-back ribs are perfect for grilling along with steaks because they can be cooked over direct heat. Other types of ribs are best when slow cooked. Served with a mustard-bourbon sauce, the ribs are meaty and satisfying enough for one person.
the hero of all roast beef sandwiches
If I had it my way, I would've stolen my dad's dish: a he-man of a deeply smoky roast beef sandwich. Practically bursting with caramelized onions, it drips with gravy and melted cheese, garnished with eye-poppingly large rings of tomato and raw onion. It's the kind of dish that I imagine someone eats with the juices running down their arms. Slurp.
Since Myron's is just over a month old, there are no desserts just yet. (Awww). If I remember correctly, Mon tells me that his wife will take care of the desserts once she's back from maternity leave. And as we take our leave from the restaurant, I'm in awe at how reasonable the prices are here at Myron's. These days, it's not possible to get this quality of food at these prices. Perhaps there's something to be said about eponymously-named restaurants.
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Firedoglake.com (FDL) is a leading progressive news site, online community, and action organization consistently ranked as one of the most influential political websites. We think of FDL as like the New York Times, if the Times had a heart, a soul, was written on a street corner, and edited in your living room. The New York Times, in turn, has described FDL as a "yeasty mix of commentary, invective and inside jokes."
FDL's work and contributors are frequently featured by CNN, MSNBC, FOX News, ABC, CBS, and countless print and online publications. We identify both as a media company and advocacy group; we regularly engage in reporting and political action around a wide range of issues, from financial transparency and health care reform, to marijuana legalization and foreclosure fraud.
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On May 2, the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word mark a milestone: the 25th anniversary of their founding.
"There is significance that Mother Angelica started EWTN to defend Jesus Christ, and we were founded on the feast of St. Athanasius, a doctor of the Church, defender of the divinity of Jesus Christ and the 'Father of Orthodoxy,'" said Father Joseph Wolfe.
Today, Father Joseph serves as chaplain to EWTN's 350 employees. He entered the fledgling community as a founding member in May 2, 1987, eventually becoming the first priest ordained for this new Public Clerical Association of the Faithful in 1993. The name of the friary is Annunciation Friary. It was dedicated on the EWTN grounds appropriately on March 25, 1994. Like St. Gabriel the Archangel, the patron of communications, the friars are also called to announce the Good News of the Eternal Word.
"Mother Angelica wanted us to be a spiritual support for the television network," explained Father Joseph. He uses the analogy that the cloistered nuns are to be the heart of the mission and the friars and EWTN are to be the voice of the mission.
"You need both of them," he said. "That is why the Church has two patrons for her missionary activity. One is St. Francis Xavier, who many claim is the greatest missionary after St. Paul. The other is St. Thérèse of Lisieux, who was a cloistered nun who never left the monastery."
"With the heart of the nuns' monastery and shrine and the voice of the friars and EWTN, we work together to bring the Gospel more fruitfully to many," Father Joseph said.
The friars provide for the spiritual needs of the nuns as well as of the pilgrims who visit EWTN in Irondale, Ala., and the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Ala. They hear confessions seven days a week and give spiritual talks.
"We spend a lot of hours hearing a lot of confessions for people who come to EWTN and the shrine," said Father Anthony Mary, the friars' community servant, the title for the superior.
He's amazed by how many come to confession who have been away from church a very long time or who want to live their faith more fully.
The friars also operate TV cameras, direct live shows and give tours. Father Mark Mary co-hosts the popular weekly show Life on the Rock, while Brother Leo produces the children's Hey, Brother Leo.
Today, there are 17 Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word (MFVA) friars who are priests or brothers. Twelve are in perpetual profession. On June 2, two men will be ordained to the transitional deaconate and two to the priesthood, increasing MFVA priests' numbers to seven.
Father Joseph, who also hosted Faith in the Heartland, begins the day with intercom prayers for employees and sends them spiritual messages via email, per his chaplain duties.
The friars are most often the celebrants for the daily televised Mass on EWTN. The Mass has been one of the most-watched offerings on the Catholic network since its debut in 1991. The decision was made that year to televise the Mass because it was wartime — the Gulf War had begun.
What many viewers might not fully realize is how often the EWTN friars not only look after the faithful sheep, but fulfill their motto: "The lost I will seek out; the strays I will bring back" (Ezekiel 34:16).
"The thing that encourages me the most in our apostolate," Father Joseph said, "is receiving emails and letters from all over the world from people who have returned to the faith or converted to the faith because of EWTN." He also hears from people personally at EWTN and the Hanceville shrine.
Among countless examples: A woman in prison wrote to say she had learned so much through the network that she wanted to enter the Catholic faith. A young man wrote from England to say he was strongly influenced by secular society, then began watching EWTN; he is now studying for the priesthood. A former prisoner came to visit and said that when the warden planned to remove EWTN from the TV lineup, he and other prisoners insisted EWTN stay. He said EWTN changed his life.
Then there's the time when Father Joseph was a young priest and a young mother and her child came to the friary. The mother explained that she lived near the shortwave radio facility, and when she picked up her telephone, she heard EWTN. He told the woman the engineers could fix that problem. She said, "No." She hadn't come to fix it, but to say,
"I've been listening to your programs, and I want to become Catholic."
Peter Gagnon, EWTN's director of programming and productions, finds their spiritual guidance and friendship an important part of his life.
"I see the way they interact with people who come on pilgrimage and those touched by EWTN and the friars, especially knowing them through daily Mass," he said.
Personally, during his own extended sickness, he said, "the friars were an incredible asset in my life and my family's life as well." They brought Communion to the hospital and his home. They supported his wife, Sharon, and their six young children.
"Father Mark would come every Sunday evening to our house and bring Communion and hang out, too," Gagnon said.
Even at work, amid the daily grind, "they were always there for me."
The friars also pray for EWTN's benefactors and the intentions viewers send in on a daily basis.
"Mother really did want us to do that," Father Anthony said. "That's a necessary component of EWTN. As priests and brothers, we can take those to God and intercede on behalf of these viewers."
Looking back, Father Joseph said, "EWTN has had and continues to have a tremendous role in rebuilding the Church, through catechesis, preaching the Gospel and inspiring people to live lives of greater charity."
Joseph Pronechen writes from Trumbull, Connecticut.
Father Anthony invites any young man considering a call to Franciscan life and work with this apostolate to visit FranciscanMissionaries.com and contact the friars.


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What is the relation between dg-categories and stable $\infty$-categories?
Given a dg-category one can form its dg-nerve and get a $\infty$-category (which will be stable if the dg-category is?). Can one turn a stable $\infty$-category into a dg-category or $A_\infty$-category somehow?
I have heard the statement that at least over a field of characteristic zero the theories of stable $\infty$-categories and dg-categories are "equivalent".
What would be a precise formulation of this statement and what would be a reference?


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Sailing Performance- Two Perspectives
SAILING WORLD Magazine
The evolution of boat design works on a cross fertilization of ideas between the worlds of racing and cruising, monohulls and multihills, planing hulls and displacement hulls, ancient and modern. New ideas are rare, but new combinations of proven ideas are common. Even so, once in a while a boat exhibits a combination of proven ideas in such a way that it deserves to be called unique. The J/105 is such a boat - it's a return to the notion that a simple sailplan, clean deck layout, practical interior, and high performance are the best ingredients for both racing and cruising. It's a return also to the idea that a boat's looks can be as tangibly important as its interior volume.
During the 1980s this particular idea mix was more or less forgotten. Elements of the mix appeared once in a while, like Carl Schumacher's Express 34, which stemmed the rising tide of plush, C-shaped settees with a spare interior trimmed nicely in light wood; and his Alerion Express, which flatly rejected volume in favor of beauty. Bill Lee's Santa Cruz boats were similarly basic down below. The "high speed for the whole family" element was addressed by Ian Farrier's F-27 design for Corsair Marine. And envelope-pushing boats like the International 14, the Ultimate 30, and the BOC and IACC racers, as well as so many multihulls over the years, have proven the effectiveness of asymmetrical spinnakers and bow-launching poles. But all these ideas are brought together forcefully in one package by the J/105.
SAIL Magazine
The J/105 is a two person one-design sport cruiser that will keep up with a fully crewed racing boat. In the J/105 (10.5 meters LOA) designer Rod Johnstone has gone for high end power and an interior that is as simple as possible to provide the maximum speed-to-cost ratio.
The boat has low freeboard for minimal wind resistance, a low center of gravity, and the look of speed that Johnstone likes. Although the overall beam is not extreme, there is a lot of flare in the topsides, and the waterline is quite narrow. There is also very little below the waterline, so wetted surface is minimal. The keel is a bulb to enhance stability. And with a very simple and light interior, the 105's displacement is a lean and hungry 8,500 pounds. Most striking of all the J/105's features, though, is the retractable bowsprit and the big asymmetric spinnaker it sets. A crew of two can manage it, and one can gybe it.
I sailed the 105 in light conditions and found the asymmetric sail fun to set and trim. It was more docile than a conventional chute and got us up to wind speed at 90 degrees apparent-faster when we turned farther downwind.


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Margaret M. Chin
Margaret M. Chin joined the Sociology Department of Hunter College in September of 2001 and in 2006 became a member of the faculty of the Graduate Center.
Margaret M. Chin was born and raised in New York City and is herself a child of Chinese immigrant parents. She is currently an Associate Professor of Sociology at Hunter College and the Graduate Center. Margaret received her BA from Harvard University and her PhD from Columbia University. Her publications include: Sewing Women: Immigrants and the NYC Garment Industry, an illuminating ethnography on the Chinese and Korean garment sectors. She is currently a Faculty Associate of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute, and a member of the CUNY Mapping Asian American New York group, and the CUNY Asian American / Asian Research Institute.
Margaret's honors include an American Sociological Association's Minority Fellows Award, a NSF Dissertation Grant, a Social Science Research Councils Post Doctoral Fellowship in International Migration, and a Woodrow Wilson Foundation Fellowship for junior faculty. She is currently the Vice President of the Eastern Sociological Society (2015-2016). Her specialties include immigration, family, work, Asian Americans, and children of immigrants. She authored Sewing Women: Immigrants and the NYC Garment Industry, an illuminating ethnography on the Chinese and Korean garment sectors, which received an Honorable Mention from the Thomas and Znaniecki Annual Book Award for best book on Immigration from the ASA International Migration Section.
Email: email@example.com Twitter: @margaretmchin Phone: 212-772-4842
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- The class web site of Spring 2008's Honors College seminar – The Peopling of New York
- Interviews of myself and other GEP fellows on the importance of women in research careers
- New York Times article on ethnic differences in plastic surgery
- A Chinese news spot
Her publications include, Sewing Women: Immigrants in the New York City Garment Industry (Columbia University Press 2005) which received an honorable mention from the Thomas and Znaniecki Book Award committee of the International Migration Section of the ASA. She published "Moving On: Chinese Garment Workers after 9/11" in Wounded City, edited by Nancy Foner (Russell Sage 2005) and, "From the Field: Asian and Latino Immigrants in the New York City Garment Industry," a chapter in Researching Migration: Stories from the Field (SSRC 2007). For her publications on garment workers, she was honored by the Chinese section of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW). Prof Chin has also published articles with Katherine Newman, "High Stakes, Hard Choices," in the The American Prospect, Summer 2002, and "High Stakes: Time Poverty, Testing and the Children of the Working Poor," in the Journal of Qualitative Sociology, Spring 2003.
Recent Publications:
Min Zhou, Margaret M. Chin, and Rebecca Y Kim. The Transformation of Chinese American Communities: New York vs. Los Angeles. In New York and Los Angeles: The Uncertain Future edited by Halle and Beveridge. Oxford University Press. 2013.
"Changing Expectations: Economic Downturns and Immigrant Chinese Women in New York City" a chapter in Immigrant Women Workers in the Neoliberal Age edited by Guevarra, Florez-Gonzalez, Chang, and Toro-Morn. University of Illinois Press. 2013.
"In the Factories and on the Streets: Studying Asian and Latino Garment Workers in NYC." A chapter in The Handbook of Research Methods in Migration. Edited by Carlos Vargas-Silva. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2012.
"The Right Hand and the Left hand: Contradictory Social Policies in the Lives of the Working Poor." By Katherine Newman and Margaret M. Chin. A chapter in American Democracy and the Pursuit of Equality edited by Merlin Chowkwanyun and Randa Serhan. Boulder, CO: Paradigm Publishers 2011.
Latest Media Coverage:
March 3, 2014
Prof Chin discusses parenting and high achieving children on Sinovision. Prof Chin on at 17:57; 18:35; and 19:50 http://video.sinovision.net/?id=18408
Fall 2013
Prof Chin was featured on JustPublics@365 http://justpublics365.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/10/21/margaret-m-chin-garment-workers/
Nov 28, 2012
An article about the NAACP filing a complaint against NYC Public specialized high schools quotes Prof Chin
Aug 20, 2012
Newspaper in Barcelona quotes Prof Chin on the importance of Asian American political participation.
Aug 13, 2012
Chinese Television (SinoVision) spot discussing Chinese History, 1882 exclusion and US House apology for the exclusion. Prof Chin on at 1:39 and 3:47;
May 29, 2012
Chinese Television (SinoVision) spot where Prof Chin comments on the suicide of Pvt Danny Chen starting at 3:40.
Feb 27, 2012
Prof Chin is quoted in the World Journal, a Chinese Language Newspaper on Jeremy Lin's fame and influence on Chinese American parenting
Sept 2011
Prof Chin is interviewed in a special feature on Chinatown, Ten Years after 9/11
Feb 2011
Prof Chin discusses family structures among immigrant families and the prevalence of adult children living with their families.
Feb. 19, 2011
A New York Times article on plastic surgery quotes Prof Chin on the prevalence of plastic surgery in the Asian community


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