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A Tale of Two Rejection Letters
Two rejection letters I recently received, with identifying information removed:
Dear Ms. Goetz,
The [name of fellowship] selection committee has carefully reviewed all of the applications for appointment beginning in the fall of 2005. I regret to inform you that yours was not among those chosen to receive funding.
Letters such as this regularly claim that the applicant ppol was large and that many deserving candidates had to be rejected. Let me assure you that, in this case, these are not empty words. We had a rich pool of [number] excellent applications from candidates at [number] universities in the United State, Canada, and Europe, and we could only make nine awards. It was disheartening to have to turn down so many promising young scholars whose work is worthy of support.
While I am sorry not to be able to convey better news, on behalf of the committee I want to thank you for applying for the fellowship and for giving us the chance to learn about your work. I wish you every success in your future endeavors.
Now that was a rejection letter that left me beaming. Yes, I was very disappointed not to be offered a fellowship, but this letter let me down easy. Now try this one:
Dear Ms. Goetz,
I am writing to inform you that you have not been awarded a [name of fellowship here] in this year's competition. On behalf of the Department, I wish you continued success as you complete your dissertation.
Eh? Now that is an example of how NOT to write a rejection letter. It isn't polite or kind. Let all those who read this blog who have to periodically write reject letters model theirs after the first example. Give the grad students some reason to keep trying!


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Kenny Metro February 09, 2013Nice photo,Michelle.Cool town too... #1513725
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Dear Photo Friend: I feel that something has changed at Better Photo but cannot tell you just what has happened. I have been here since 2003 and most every month I have written to all the winners telling them how their work touches me. I have witnessed photographs that bring tears to my eyes and colors that are unbelievable, now I am worried that like all good things that it will not be here the next time I look.
But the feeling of not being able to congratulate all the winners for the hard work, and sharing their talent with all of us makes me so sad.
However it turns out and even if this is the last time I have this privilege, to let you know how exceptional your work has been, please know that I will never forget.
CONGRATULATIONS to all of you for the month of February, 2013, I send my very best to you always, Merna Nobile
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1. Internet post office protocol: a protocol which brings e-mail to and from a mail server
2. Environment persistent organic pollutant
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To obtain information from the top of a stack and then reset a pointer to the next item in the stack.
(mining engineering)
A drill hole blasted to reduce larger pieces of rock or to trim a working face. Also known as pop hole; pop shot.
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Post Office Protocol.
See also pop, PoP.
See also pop, PoP.
To remove something from the top of a stack.
Opposite of push.
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(2) (Post Office Protocol) See POP3.
(3) Retrieve an item from a stack. See push/pop.
(4) (Package for Online Programming) See POP-1.
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I rode Massachusetts down the hill to 21st street, as I had implied I would in some previous post. Forget you, 23rd street. The reason I hadn't formerly ridden to 21st was because I would normally get stopped at the light at 23rd and it was easier to turn right than to wait. But 21st is a much better riding experience. And the street is one way and wide. I'm not sure if it's two lanes wide, but it's definitely more than one lane wide. I would suggest it as a good place for a two-way cycle track, at least until New Hampshire. I saw a lot of people heading north while riding on the sidewalks.
Speaking of sidewalks, that's where I rode from M to L. It's a very wide sidewalk, but I was still wrong for doing it. I should've waited in car traffic because these are the RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES that I must share for some reason in order to be taken seriously as an upstanding and sufficiently rightful road user or something. Because, as we all know, great strides in human progress have been made when people just toed the line and conformed to the status quo. Why yes, I am engaged in some preposterous self-justification. You noticed? Laid it on a bit thick, I guess. In any case, the block went quickly and I don't think I ruined anyone's life by doing it.
Here is how someone is going to get very hurt while riding the L Street Cycle Track:
At the intersections where there are left turns, there is a mixing zone and this puts left turning car traffic to the left of the cyclists and leaves straight-ahead car traffic to the right of the cyclist. There is a three foot painted bike lane between the left turn lane and the go straight lane and on the right said of this painted lane, there are flext posts. To the left, there is a white painted line. This three foot lane facilitates the cyclist getting around the turning cars. This is normally ok. However, left turning drivers have developed a certain proclivity to curve their left turns, drifting a bit to the right before making the turn. A bicyclist, seeing this, will drift to the right to avoid the curving turn. Maybe too far to the right. And a driver proceeding straight will rear end end the cyclist. This is how someone is going to get very hurt on the L Street Cycle Track.I have a few suggestions:
- Cyclists could not use the painted bike lane part and just wait behind the turning car traffic, obviating the need for the painted patch and slowing up bike traffic. This is the least good idea I have and that's good, because this idea stinks.
- DDOT could add a flex post between the left turn lane and the painted bike lane. This flex post would serve to push turning cars closer to the curb and prevent drivers from drifting right to make curving turns. This might work, but wouldn't stop curving turns from taking place after the end of the bike lane (in the intersection itself).
- DDOT could paint some lines across the intersection. There could be turning lines, which suggest a path for the turning drivers, and there could be dashed lines, which show how the cyclist should proceed. Maybe some extra paint could provide some extra clarity.
Those are pretty much my only ideas about this. Just be careful at intersections. And especially at this one at Connecticut Avenue:
|L Street at Connecticut Avenue, 2013.
The median provides a refuge for pedestrians, but an additional object for left-turning drivers to avoid, causing them to drift even further into the desire lines of cycle track users. If you're stuck at the red at this intersection, get a good jump because you'll want to get across the intersection first. And if you get there on a green light, just be careful and get back to the left as soon as you can.
11th, Pennsylvania and no real problems on either. A bit of a bike traffic jam at Pennsylvania where it intersects with Constitution. There were four of us. My bar for bike traffic is low.
Rode up the hill and to the grocery store and I walked around the grocery store with a flashing red light attached to my bag and I am embarrassed about this because I'm fucking bike commuter Rudolph and Santa didn't need me to guide him to the soup ingredients. I realized the light was on while I waited in the checkout line and turned it off. I like to pretend that you can bike around the city, even wearing bikey clothes, and still look relatively inconspicuous, but this really didn't help my cause. After I checked out, I saw in a line a few over, Gina from WABA. "Hi Gina!" is what I said to her and we briefly talked groceries and we both carried on our respective ways. Outside the store, before going in, I saw this brand-new Surly Crosscheck.
|A new bike
This bike reeked of newness. It sparkled. Must have been a holiday present. My advice to any owner of a new Surly: beat it up a little. That's what this bike is all about. Don't kill it; just don't baby it. It's not that kind of bike.
Blog over. Now it is time to watch the big game and by that I mean the big game of upper class soapy intrigue that is Downton Abbey. I bet Bates will cover the spread.


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1. This order and any allowance in respect of a used motor car offered by the Purchaser are subject to acceptance and confirmation in writing by the Seller.
2. a. The Seller will endeavour to secure delivery of the goods by the estimated delivery date (if any) but does not guarantee the time of delivery and shall not be liable for any damages or claims of any kind in respect of delay in delivery (The Seller shall not be obliged to fulfil orders in the sequence in which they are placed).
b. If the Seller shall fail to deliver the goods within 21 days of the estimated date of delivery stated in this contract the Purchaser may by notice in writing to the Seller require delivery of the goods within 7 days of receipt of such notice. If the goods shall not be delivered to the Purchaser within the said 7 days the contract may be cancelled.
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Esquire Network is due in April
The Esquire Network, a partnership of NBCUniversal and Hearst Magazines, has unveiled a couple of originals in advance of the network launch next month. Frankly, these titles sound as narrow as the programming on the old G4, which focused on games and gadgets. But Esquire is aiming for a more upscale male audience.
"How I Rock It" (working title), from Ryan Seacrest Productions and Citizen Jones, is described as six half-hours about men's style with host and NBA player Baron Davis profiling athletes, musicians, celebrities, designers and others. And "Risky Listing" (working title) is a six-part, one-hour reality series from Zodiak New York about high-end nightclub real estate agents.
When it takes over from G4, Esquire Network– which bills itself as "the definitive network for the modern man"– will launch in 62 million households nationwide. Esquire will air G4′s "American Ninja Warrior" this summer plus reruns of network series including NBC's "Parks And Recreation" and Starz's late, lamented "Party Down." Cooking, travel and other themed "reality" series are also in development. (Locally, G4 is on Comcast channel 136.)


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quote:"It had to be a bad dream, Ben sitting there in that overgrown bramble, swaddled in thorn-studded vines, his skin flaking away in purple scales, his eyes burning with a pain-mad gleam. Luke had to be imagining this. Not even Jacen would use the Embrace on his own cousin.
"You'll have to do better than that, Ben." Still facing Ben, Jacen laughed and threw his hands up in mock terror. " 'Look! Behind you!' That ruse was old when the stars were young."
Ben shrugged. "It's your funeral."
"It might be, if I were naive enough to let you summon that."
Jacen pointed at a vibrodagger lying on the deck, about two meters in front of Ben. Luke didn't know what it was doing there-whether Ben had attacked Jacen with it, or whether Jacen had been using it on Ben-but he started to accept that the horrible scene was real. He was, in fact, standing in the doorway of a secret cabin filled with Yuu-zhan Vong torture devices, watching his twisted nephew taunt his captive son.
Luke didn't give Jacen a chance to surrender. He just sprang.
Ben's jaw dropped, and Jacen started to spin, snatching his lightsaber from his belt and igniting it in the same motion, bringing the emerald blade around high to protect his heart and head.
But Luke was attacking low, striking for the kidney to disable in the most painful way possible. Jacen's eyes widened. He flipped his lightsaber down in the same moment Luke's met flesh.
The tip sank a few centimeters, drawing a pained hiss as it touched a kidney, then Jacen's blade made contact and knocked it aside. Even that small wound would have left most humans paralyzed with agony. But Jacen thrived on pain, fed on it to make himself stronger and faster. He simply completed his pivot and landed a rib-crunching roundhouse.
Luke stumbled back, his chest filled with fire. Jacen had caught him on the barely healed scar from his first fight with Lumiya, and now his breath was coming in short painful gasps.
Good, Luke thought. This was supposed to hurt.
Jacen followed the kick with a high slash. Luke blocked and spun inside, landing an elbow smash to the temple that dropped Jacen to his knees. He brought his own knee up under Jacen's chin, hearing teeth crack-and relishing it. He parried a weak slash at his thighs, then drew his blade up diagonally where his nephew's chest should have been.
Except Jacen was sliding backward, one hand extended behind him, using the Force to pull himself toward a tendril-draped rack in the far corner of the torture chamber. Luke leapt after him, bringing his lightsaber around in a low, clearing sweep.
Jacen stopped pulling and started to swing his free hand around. Luke was ready, had been expecting this since the fight started. Still flying through the air, he raised his own hand, palm outward, and pushed the Force out through his arm to form a protective shield.
The lightning never came. Instead, Luke was blindsided by something heavy and spiky, and his body exploded into pain as he slammed into a durasteel wall. He found himself pinned in place, trapped by a bed of thorns Jacen had hurled across the cabin. He felt the hot sting of the thorns pumping their venom into him. His hearing faded and his head began to spin, and he saw Jacen, one hand still raised to keep Luke pinned, sneering and taking his time rising.
Bad mistake.
Luke raised his lightsaber, slashing through the thorn bed as he sprang. Jacen scrambled to his feet, barely bringing his weapon up in time to block a vicious downstroke. Luke landed a snap-kick to the stomach that lifted Jacen a meter off the deck, then followed it with a slash to the neck-
-which Jacen ducked. He came up under Luke's guard, holding his weapon with one hand and driving a Force-enhanced punch into Luke's ribs with the other, striking for the same place he had kicked earlier. Luke's chest exploded into pain, and he found himself croaking instead of breathing.
Luke struck again with his lightsaber, using both hands and putting all his strength into the attack, beating his nephew's guard down so far that Jacen's emerald blade bit into his own shoulder. Jacen kicked at Luke's legs, catching the side of a knee. Something popped and Luke felt himself going down. On the way, he swept his blade horizontally.
Jacen screamed, and the smell of scorched bone and singed hair filled the air. Knowing Jacen would strike despite the wound, Luke rolled over his throbbing knee and spun back to his feet with a clearing sweep.
His blade met Jacen's in a shower of brilliant sparks. Luke freed one hand and drove a finger-strike at Jacen's eyes.
Jacen turned his head, but Luke's little finger scratched across something soft and bulbous. Jacen roared and stumbled away, shaking his head. Luke feinted a dash toward his nephew's blind side, then-as Jacen pivoted to protect his injured eye-Luke hit him with a Force wave.
Jacen went flying, and it required only a soft nudge to steer him into a tendril-draped rack in the far corner. He hit with so much cracking and crashing that Luke worried the rack had broken, but the thin tendrils quickly entwined Jacen in a net of pulsing green.
Luke started forward, his injured knee buckling each time he put weight on it. The rack's slender tendrils were tightening around Jacen, cutting into his flesh and oozing a yellowish irritant that made skin puff up and split. Jacen began to slash his lightsaber up and down, cutting the vines away two and three at a time. If Luke wanted to finish this-and it seemed like a good idea, given how battered he was himself-he had only a few seconds.
Luke closed to within two meters without saying a word. What point would there have been? Jacen wasn't going to surrender, and Luke wouldn't have believed him if he offered. It was better to attack quickly, while he still had the advantage. He brought his lightsaber up to strike.
"Wait!" Ben cried from behind him. "Let me do it!"
quote:"Astonished and appalled, Luke put a little too much weight on his injured knee-and fell as it buckled. He rolled beyond the reach of Jacen's lightsaber and looked back across the chamber. Ben was still strapped in the Embrace, but he had summoned the vibrodagger off the floor and was battling to cut himself free of the chair's lashing tentacles.
Luke shook his head. "I don't think so, Ben."
"You have to!" Ben insisted. "I deserve it!"
"Deserve it?" Luke returned to his feet, far angrier with Jacen than he had been just a moment earlier. "To kill someone?"
"You don't understand, "Ben insisted. "It was my fault. If I don't do this..."
"I said no, "Luke interrupted. How could Ben believe that he had a right to kill someone? "You're very confused, Ben. We'll talk about this later."
Giving his son no further chance to argue, Luke turned back to Jacen, who by now was almost free. Only one leg remained caught, though it was still entwined in a half a dozen places. Luke limped forward, circling toward Jacen's trapped side.
Jacen stopped cutting at the tendrils and flung a hand toward the ceiling.
"Dad, look � "
Luke was already throwing himself to the deck. A tremendous crash sounded from the illumination panel, and the chamber fell instantly dark. He rolled opposite the direction he had just been moving, but wasn't quick enough. The fixture smashed into his head and shoulders, slamming his face into the deck. He heard something crunch in his nose and was instantly choking on his own thick blood.
Jacen's lightsaber droned twice, filling that corner of the torture chamber with flickering green light. Luke Force-hurled the light fixture off his back, then hobbled to his feet.
Jacen launched himself over Luke in a high Force flip. They exchanged perfunctory attacks as he tumbled past, then Luke was alone in the corner, watching the green column of his nephew's lightsaber move toward the door.
Jacen was running.
Luke spat out a mouthful of blood and Force-leapt after his nephew, at the same time reaching out to drag him back. They came together in a blinding flurry of sparks, their blades colliding faster than the eye could follow, filling the dark chamber with flashing fans of color. Blows came out of nowhere. Luke caught another kick in his knee and found himself calling on the Force to keep his balance. He landed an elbow and felt a bone in Jacen's face shatter.
Jacen stumbled back, groaning, the green light of his lightsaber briefly illuminating Ben's face as the boy struggled to cut himself free. Luke pressed forward, angling toward the Embrace to keep Jacen away from Ben. Jacen fought his way over anyway, placing himself squarely between Luke and the chair, then gave ground and vanished behind the green ribbons his lightsaber was weaving through the darkness.
Luke Force-leapt after him, knowing that this Jacen- the Jacen he had caught torturing his son-would not hesitate to take Ben hostage... or to kill him. Luke landed half a meter in front of Jacen's lightsaber and quickly beat down his nephew's guard-too quickly. When he did not glimpse a face in the light of his own blade, Luke knew something was wrong and stopped.
Which was exactly what Jacen was waiting for, of course.
Luke had barely started to turn before a loop of thin tendril slipped over his head and tightened around his throat, oozing toxin and cutting deep into the flesh. The wound swelled and burned as if it were on fire. Luke whipped his lightsaber around, trying to cut Jacen off his back, but Jacen was already spinning away, tightening his garrote and placing Luke's body between himself and the deadly blade.
"Should have let me go when you had the chance, "Jacen snarled. "Now you're done."
Luke slammed an elbow into Jacen's ribs, but it was like hitting a permacrete wall. Instead of continuing to fight, he accelerated into the spin, using the Force to hurl them both into the nearest wall.
Jacen hit first, his skull clunking hard into the durasteel. The garrote loosened a little. Luke dropped his lightsaber, bracing one hand against the other so he could use the strength of both arms to hammer his elbow up under Jacen's chin.
The garrote went completely slack. Luke followed up with a palm-heel to the same target, using the impact to drive himself away from his attacker and buy some maneuvering room.
Then Jacen let out a bloodcurdling scream and stumbled away, a black silhouette vanishing into the darkness of the torture chamber.
Luke stepped back in shock and confusion, summoning his lightsaber to hand, but knowing by the surprise in Jacen's scream that this was not another trick.
"It's okay, Dad, "Ben said from beside him. "It's just me."
Ben took the glow rod from Luke's belt and activated it. Jacen was crawling across the torture chamber, the hilt of a vibrodagger protruding from between his shoulder blades. His face was inflamed and misshapen, his clothes were smoking and tattered, a hand-sized rectangle of scorched skull showed through his scalp, and still he was stretching a hand toward his lightsaber.
Luke re-ignited his own lightsaber, then pointed out the door. "Artoo is in the hangar prepping a skiff for launch, "he said. "Go help him while I finish up here."
"No way." Ben extended his free hand and summoned Jacen's still-ignited lightsaber. "This kill is mine."
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Who make it in your top fifteen most powerful Jedi in history?
Personally, here's mine:
1. Luke Skywalker
2. Yoda
3. Jacen Solo
4. Hero of Tython
5. Anakin Skywalker
6. Revan
7. Mace Windu
8. Satele Shan
9. Cade Skywalker
10. Barsen'thor
11. Obi-Wan Kenobi
12. Ulic Qel-Droma
13. Galen Marek
14. Kyp Durron
15. Jaina Solo
Also, checkout the recently made Satele Shan Repsect Thread by ShootingNova:
quote:Mace is too high....
quote:Galen shouldint even be on top ****ing ten...
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He's not. He's 13th.
quote:1.yes...mace shouldint be top 10...his feats are justt average....
quote:2.way to ****ING high....Galen couldint even beat Parataus in a saber duel and got his ass wooped by Shaak Ti...
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What has Nomi ever done to get her on the Top Ten?
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What has Nomi ever done to get her on the Top Ten?
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Directors Tom Tykwer and the Wachowski brothers have released the first trailer for "Cloud Atlas," an upcoming film based on David Mitchell's 2004 novel.
The teaser is more than six minutes long, showcasing cast members like Tom Hanks and Halley Berry in assorted settings.
The book told six different stories, jumping time between the South Pacific of the 19th century, Belgium in the 1930s, California in the 1970s, England in the present day, a dystopian near future and a post-apocalyptic distant future.
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Mitchell's third book won its share of awards and was on the short list for the Man Booker Prize.
The directing team, whose combined credits include "The Matrix" trilogy (the Wachowskis) and "Run Lola Run" (Tykwer), also adapted "Cloud Atlas" for the big screen.
The cast also includes Jim Broadbent, Hugh Grant, Jim Surgess, Hugo Weaving, Susan Sarandon and many more.
Not much can be said about what the extended teaser teases, beyond a series of interconnected stories from different periods of time — like the book.
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In a bit of a shameless plug, i'd like to point out that my book on Managed DirectX is available now.
As i'm sure everyone is already aware, the documentation for the Managed DirectX API left a little to be desired. My book covers every component of the Managed DirectX API, including DirectInput, DirectSound, DirectPlay, DirectDraw, but focuses the majority of the content on Direct3D.
While the other components are discussed briefly, the Direct3D API is discussed in much detail. The book takes you step by step from drawing a simple triangle on the screen all the way through character animation, and even the high level shader language.
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In December, JRuby a language that brings Ruby's easy syntax to the JVM turned ten years old. Over the course of those years, numerous companies have embraced it as their primary language implementation of choice. From the refueling systems at the Oslo airport in Norway, to the industrial laundries at some of the biggest hospitals in Minnesota, to software consultancies and Internet companies such as LinkedIn, JRuby delivers products for regular use.
This article doesn't aim to be an introduction to the Ruby world. Instead, I want to explain why the marriage of an expressive language like Ruby and the JVM is so convenient, and how developers can take advantage of it.
Where JRuby Improves on Ruby
When Ruby was ported to the JVM, its developers needed to make a controversial decision: whether to mimic the primary Ruby implementation piece by piece, or adapt the language to the platform, and thus make the language a "better" Ruby. They chose the latter.
The most notable adaptation was the introduction of a compiler. Other Ruby implementations run the code directly, executing the generated abstract syntax trees (AST) as the program is running. Although this approach works fine most of the time, it's not the most optimized way to run an application. Every time the program steps through the AST, it has to make decisions and perform the same actions repeatedly.
JRuby introduced a compiler with two strategies: ahead-of-time compilation (AOT) and just-in-time compilation (JIT). The first strategy compiles the Ruby code to Java bytecode as would happen with any a program written in a compiled language like Java or C. The second strategy compiles the code while the program is running. The JIT optimizes performance over time, especially when the same code is called frequently.
Another adaptation is the approach to threading. The primary Ruby implementation uses what are called "green threads" in its 1.8 branch; they are just swapped around every 10ms or so. The 1.9 branch uses real native threads, but the interpreter uses a Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) to keep them from running concurrently. In its early days, JRuby removed those limitations. Every thread is treated as an independent runner by the JVM without any lock between the interpreter and the operative system. This adaptation allows JRuby to take full advantage of multicore systems.
Consistent with these design choices, JRuby has been carefully adapted to run on the JVM. It provides several options to tune its performance from enabling experimental features, such as Java 7's
invokedynamic support, to modifying the behavior of the JVM internals. The same flags that we can use to modify the memory allocation or the behavior of the garbage collector for Java can be used to modify the same parameters for JRuby.
Deep Integrating Between Java and Ruby
JRuby integrates both Java and Ruby, allowing them to interact with their original platforms. It takes the Java language and adapts it with Ruby idioms, but also allows it to run Ruby programs inside a scriptlet container from Java code. In this section though, I examine on how Java can be integrated with existing Ruby code.
ruby require 'java'
Everything starts with the simple command above. Before calling that instruction, JRuby communicates only with the Ruby world. The line of code loads the Java interoperability classes required to integrate both languages. The Ruby Kernel module is overloaded with new methods that will help us to work with Java classes.
With this code, we can instantiate any Java class using its fully qualified name (package and class name) and its constructor. As the example below shows, we use the same idiom that we already used to create an instance of a Ruby class.
ruby list = java.util.ArrayList.new
If we want to create several instances of the same class, we don't always need to use the full name of the class. JRuby adds two convenience methods to the Kernel to simplify this task and allow us to use just the class name. We can use
java_import to include a Java class; after that, we no longer need to use the full name:
ruby java_import 'java.util.ArrayList' list = ArrayList.new
JRuby also provides a method called
include_package, which we can use when we want to load any class that belongs to a Java package. It works only in Ruby modules, but it will help us to define common and less complex namespaces:
ruby module Util include_package 'java.util' end list = Util::ArrayList.new
There are other convenience additions beyond constructors and loading methods. For instance, the getters and setters into our Java classes are also aliased as Ruby attributes:
java public class Person { private String name; public String getName() { return name; } public void setName(String name) { this.name = name; } } ruby person = Java::Person.new person.name = 'John' puts person.name
The integration is so deep that we can use Ruby metaprogramming techniques with any Java object. One fundamental aspect of Ruby is the concept of "open classes." This means that we can redefine any class at any moment in our code and add and remove behaviors. Java classes also allow this when run from JRuby. In this example, I show how to add the method map to a Java
ruby java_import 'java.util.ArrayList' class ArrayList def map new_array = [] it = iterator while it.has_next? new_array << yield(it.next) end new_array end end al = ArrayList.new([1, 2, 3]) new_al = al.map do |el| el + 1 end
Fortunately, we don't need to add
Map to
ArrayList because JRuby already includes the module
Enumerable between the ancestors of the
ArrayList, and it brings the method map along others to this class, as show here:
jruby-1.6.5 :001 > java.util.ArrayList.ancestors => [Java::JavaUtil::ArrayList, Java::JavaUtil::RandomAccess, Java::JavaLang::Cloneable, Java::JavaIo::Serializable, Java::JavaUtil::AbstractList, Java::JavaUtil::List, Java::JavaUtil::AbstractCollection, Java::JavaUtil::Collection, Java::JavaLang::Iterable, Enumerable, Java::JavaLang::Object, ConcreteJavaProxy, JavaProxy, JavaProxyMethods, Object, Kernel]
As you can see with these examples, even when we're working with Java classes, the code is fairly similar to Ruby code. I've only just scratched the surface of the Java interoperability. With this capability, JRuby opens the door to integration with other JVM languages. Scala, Clojure and any other language that compile to Java bytecode can be used with JRuby.


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1 1/2 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 bunch Vidalia onion (with greens) chopped*
1/2 cup diced pickled beets
1/4 cup mayonaise
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon yellow mustard seed
Poach the chicken breasts. Allow them to cool until easily handled and diced the meat. Add to a large bowl. Add the onions, their greens and the beets. Set aside. In a small bowl, whisk together the mayo, vinegar, spices and mustard seed. Drizzle over the chicken mixture and stir to combine.
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The Election and the Future
by Jon Harrison | Posted November 08, 2012
It's not that conservatism isn't a governing philosophy, it's that lunacy isn't a governing philosophy.
— Joe Scarborough
The election of 2012 is over and Obama and the Democrats have given Romney and the Republicans a sound thrashing. After the Republican sweep in the 2010 Congressional elections, this analyst wondered whether 2012 would be a repeat of 1980 (when the challenger swept out a weak incumbent) or 2004 (when a weak incumbent fended off a weak challenger). Once the Republican field took shape, I felt certain we would witness a repeat of 2004.
I was wrong. Despite a weak economy and the shadow of Benghazi hanging over his administration, Obama won handily. He won an absolute majority of the popular vote, and garnered almost 3 million more votes than Romney. His electoral vote count will probably reach 332, a decline from 2008 to be sure, but still impressive. Democratic gains in the Senate were equally impressive. With Democrats in 23 of the 33 Senate seats up for grabs, there was every expectation that the Republicans would gain at least four seats, giving them control of the Senate. Instead Republicans lost ground, and were defeated in senatorial contests in the red states of Indiana, Missouri, and Montana.
The Republicans have no one but themselves to blame. Mitt Romney ran possibly the worst presidential campaign in our history. He tried to pander and lie his way to the White House, and the electorate called him on it. All politicians pander and lie. Mitt was the first to do nothing but. The better Romney came through in his concession speech — the first and only honorable act of his campaign. The man clearly lacks an inner core of character and belief, and the nation is well off without him in the top job.
Voters were also wise enough to reject Republican loonies such as Todd Aiken (the "legitimate rape" candidate) and Richard Mourdock (who maintained that a pregnancy resulting from rape is God's will). One Republican shibboleth after another went down in disgrace on Tuesday. There was no voter fraud — indeed, the only electoral fraud perpetrated during this cycle consisted of Republican legislative moves to suppress voter turnout. The voters didn't buy the contention that 47% of their fellow citizens — including veterans and serving soldiers, sailors, and airmen — are parasites. Gay marriage was endorsed by voters in Maine, Maryland, and Washington, and yet the sky did not fall. It is now clear that full equality for gays and lesbians can only be delayed, not denied.
It is difficult to see how the far right of the party can reconcile itself to moderation. Pragmatists win elections, but fanatics prefer to go down in flames.
Even on Tuesday night there were rumblings from Tea Partiers that the defeat was caused by the Republican establishment's determination to foist a moderate upon them. This is an illusion that the far right of the party will continue to cling to, perhaps to its dying breath. It is quite clear that had Mike Huckabee run in 2012, he would've won the nomination. It is equally clear that Obama would have beaten him, and by an even wider margin. The fact is, despite mass unemployment and huge budget deficits, only a truly moderate Republican — fiscally conservative, socially liberal — could have beaten Obama. The real Mitt Romney — the Massachusetts moderate of ten years ago — could've won this election. But that Romney would never have gotten the nomination. This is the dilemma the Republican Party must solve if it is to remain a force nationally.
The country has changed. Whites of European descent no longer dominate our politics, at least when it comes to electing presidents. Romney got 60% of the white vote and still lost. Had Romney been able to garner the same percentage of the Hispanic vote as McCain in 2008, he would've been elected. Yet he failed to clear even that low bar. Hispanics, young people, and women are trending not so much for the Democrats, but rather against the far right that now dominates the Republican Party. The not-so-subtle playing of the race card (Sarah Palin's "shuck and jive" comment; John Sununu's "learn to be an American" diatribe) fell flat with an increasingly nonwhite, female, and tolerant electorate. White males no longer constitute a big enough bloc to win national elections. The Republican Party must recognize this, or die.
Prospects for 2013
Obama's victory and the hard blows suffered by the Tea Party ensure that a budget deal will be struck in 2013, probably along the lines proposed by Obama in the summer of 2011. That is, tax increases as well as spending cuts will be enacted. The Republicans are desperate to prevent sequestration, as the defense cuts will hurt their home base in the South disproportionately. The Tea Party caucus will not be able to exercise a veto on the House Republicans as a whole, given that the 2012 election results represent a repudiation of its ideology. A compromise will be reached, unless Obama doubles down yet again on revenues. The need on both sides for a deal is so great that something will almost certainly get done. Whether it will be the best deal for the nation or a band-aid solution remains, of course, to be seen.
In terms of foreign policy, Obama's reelection causes the prospect of war with Iran to recede somewhat. Time is in fact on the side of the US and Israel, rather than Iran. Should Iran persist in its present course, its economy will collapse before it can obtain a nuclear delivery system capable of striking its neighbors. The Obama administration realizes this. The John Boltons of the world, who would've been empowered by a Romney victory, don't.
This is not to say that Obama's victory represents morning in America. The US faces almost insurmountable problems — economic, fiscal (any likely budget deal aside), and in terms of foreign policy (we seem to be addicted to a world policy that we can no longer afford to carry on). The $2 trillion American businesses have been keeping on the sidelines will be put in play over the next few years, albeit with less enthusiasm than would have been the case had Romney prevailed. But even this will not guarantee that an economy buffeted by debt, globalization, and structural problems in education and healthcare will recover its place as the dynamo of the world.
Prospects for 2016
The Republican Party must become more moderate if it is to have a chance of recapturing the White House in 2016. It is difficult to see, however, how the far right of the party can reconcile itself to such a move. Pragmatists win elections, but fanatics prefer to go down in flames. The problem is complicated by the fact that the far right is itself divided between libertarians and social conservatives. Presidential contenders from the right wing of the party in 2016 will probably include Rick Santorum (who finished second to Romney in the primaries), Paul Ryan, and Rand Paul (whose libertarianism makes him the most interesting of the three). Each of these men is capable of winning the Republican nomination, but none of them is likely to win a national election. New Jersey governor Chris Christie and Florida senator Marco Rubio both possess a more broad-based appeal, but neither will be seasoned enough for a successful presidential run in 2016. Christie, of course, would find the primaries hard going after his embrace of President Obama during Hurricane Sandy. The possibility exists that an intramural brawl could wreck the Republican Party for 2016 and beyond.
The one candidate who could unite the Republicans in 2016 is Jeb Bush. The nomination is probably his for the taking, if he wants it. A Bush-Rubio or Bush-Christie ticket would be a formidable one, particularly as the George W. Bush administration fades from the national consciousness. A battle of the titans, Jeb versus Hillary, would be a spectacle beyond even the 2008 campaign. If the Democrats succeed in muddling through the next four years, it's hard to see how Hillary could be beaten; the gender gap would be just too much for Jeb to overcome. That these two might be contesting for the right to preside over a nation and empire in decline probably would not deter them. The cheers of the crowd will drown out the sound of creaking floodgates.
Jon Harrison, a former Liberty contributing editor (2008–2014), is a freelance writer and editor.
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Jim Henshaw
re this: "The problem is complicated by the fact that the far right is itself divided between libertarians and social conservatives."
Have you never seen a Nolan chart? Since when is favoring legalizing all drugs and prostitution "far right"? Since when is being in favor of marriage equality "far right"? Being against the bailouts of big businesses? In favor of ending endless foreign wars?
Jon, do you even know what a libertarian is?
Sat, 2012-11-10 23:33
Jon Harrison
It occurs to me that I have to add to my reply, lest I receive another indignant comment from you disparaging my knowledge of libertarianism. Perhaps you're not aware that many people on the far right are indeed against "endless foreign wars" and "bailouts of big businesses". Perhaps you don't know that many self-described libertarians do not favor legalizing drugs or prostitution.
There are different stripes of libertarians, just as there are differences among believers in any social system. There are Catholics and Protestants and Copts, but all of them are Christians. You get the idea, right?
Or are libertarians only libertarians if Mr. Jim Henshaw (Nolan chart in hand) agrees to admit them to his tree house?
Mon, 2012-11-12 08:56
Jon Harrison
Sigh. It's quite true that there are libertarians on both the left and the right. One of my favorite libertarians is Carl Oglesby, who died last year. Carl started out as a leader of SDS, a leftist organization.
You have to take my words in the context of the article. I was discussing the far right of the Republican Party. Part of that faction consists of self-proclaimed libertarians. Rand Paul is a Tea-Party supported right wing Republican. He's also a libertarian. That doesn't mean all libertarians are in lockstep with Rand, and I never said so.
I'm sorry that my ability to communicate falls short in your case. I forget that a few of our readers require hand-holding by the author as they proceed through an article, one logical step at a time. Unfortunately, my pieces would become altogether too long if I spelled out every qualification that readers like you apparently require.
Sun, 2012-11-11 12:40
Charles Barr
". . . only a truly moderate Republican — fiscally conservative, socially liberal — could have beaten Obama."
"Fiscally conservative, socially liberal" describes a libertarian, not a moderate. "Moderate Republican" is mainstream media code for "liberal Republican," one who can be counted on to compromise with Democrats on most of the issues that matter.
Sat, 2012-11-10 04:41
Jon Harrison
Fine. But "moderate Republican" was my term with my meaning, and not something I took from the media. Liberal Republicans are an extinct species, as dead as the Dodo. They mutated into Democrats long ago.
I agree that fiscally conservative and socially liberal describes the best kind of libertarian. (It describes me.) But the libertarian label doesn't win elections; rather the contrary, in fact. I'm interested in practical results in the real world, not group identification or endless theorizing.
Sat, 2012-11-10 19:41
Fred Mora
Jon, what you think about Romney is largely a media-created perception -- and said media showed their very liberal bias time and again. Keep in mind that your perception of the subject might therefore be tainted.
You complain that the GOP isn't centrist (sorry, "moderate") enough. However, seeing the numbers, you can make the case that thoroughly disgusted conservative voters stayed home rather than vote for a white version of Obama. Heck, I know quite a few myself.
If the GOP wants to win elections, it shouldn't become more "moderate". It should walk resolutely away from its Big Government and Nanny State positions. There is no point in voting for a GOP that tries to outleft the Dems. Remember, voters will always favor the original against the copy.
Fortunately for the Dems, the GOP is just stupid enough to listen to "image consultants" that will give them the same recommendations as you, thus dooming them to failure.
Fri, 2012-11-09 16:23
Jon Harrison
Fred, thanks as always for your comment. I have to say that I'm capable of seeing beyond the media's take on people and issues. In addition, I lived in Massachusetts for many years, including during the time Mitt was governor there. And I worked briefly at Bain. I stand by my view of the Mittster.
I of course disagree with your view that a more resolutely conservative GOP would win more elections. You're confusing your own desires with political realities, I'm afraid. I've been right on the money with my political analysis and predictions since I started contributing here more than six years ago. I feel the views expressed in this article reflect political reality. How that makes libertarians and conservatives feel is beside the point.
Sat, 2012-11-10 19:33
Robert K. Stock
Unless Jeb Bush moves away from Florida there can be no Bush-Rubio ticket. The President and Vice-President must reside in different states.
I think the Republican party has been infected with the same ideologically purist desease that guarantees failure of the various 3rd parties. If the mostly white Religious Right and Tea Party folks remain the power base of the GOP it will go extinct.
Forty years ago my 9th grade Government teacher stated that, "No matter what party a candidate belongs to, the actual American political philosophy is PRAGMATISM". I did not believe him then, but I do now.
Fri, 2012-11-09 11:49
Jon Harrison
"Unless Jeb Bush moves away from Florida . . ." . I had forgotten that important constitutional point. Civics class was so long go. And thanks for adding your views on politics, which I find compelling.
Sat, 2012-11-10 19:45
In Montana the governorship and US senators seat went to Democrats but would have gone to Republicans if the Republicans had gotten slightly more than 50% of the votes that went to the Libertatian candidates.
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Topic Overview
What is trichomoniasis?
Trichomoniasis is an infection with a tiny parasite spread by sexual contact ( sexually transmitted infection (STI) ). It is sometimes called a Trichomonas infection or trich (say "trick").
Both men and women can get a trich infection, but it is more commonly detected in women. Trich in pregnant women can cause problems with the pregnancy.
What causes trich?
Trich is caused by a one-cell parasite .
- In women, the parasite usually infects the vagina and cervix , urethra and bladder , and glands in the genital area.
- In men, the parasite infects the urethra or under the foreskin of the penis if it isn't circumcised.
What are the symptoms?
Many women and most men do not have any symptoms of trich. But when you do have symptoms, they usually start within 1 week after you were infected.
In women, symptoms include:
- Changes in your vaginal discharge. You may notice a color or odor that isn't normal.
- Vaginal itching.
- Pain during urination or sex.
In men, symptoms include:
- An abnormal discharge from the penis.
- Irritation of the tip of the penis.
- A burning feeling when you urinate.
The time from contact with the trich parasite until you get symptoms can range from 5 to 28 days. footnote 1 This is called the incubation period. You can spread trich to others during this time and until you finish the prescribed medicine. You should avoid all sexual contact until you finish taking your medicine and the symptoms are gone.
How is trich diagnosed?
Your doctor can tell if you have trich by asking about your past health and doing a physical exam. He or she may order lab tests to find the parasite that causes trich. In women, the parasite may sometimes be found during a routine Pap test . This test is done as part of a pelvic exam.
How is it treated?
Your doctor will prescribe medicine called metronidazole or tinidazole to treat trich. These kill the parasite that causes the infection. The medicine is usually taken by mouth as pills, tablets, or capsules. Medicine given in the vagina will not cure trich.
It is important to treat trich. Treatment can:
- Kill the parasite and get rid of the infection and the symptoms.
- Prevent you from spreading trich to others. Make sure that your sex partner(s) will be treated at the same time that you get treatment so that you don't get infected again. Avoid all sexual contact until you finish taking the medicine and until your symptoms are gone.
- Reduce the risk of pelvic infections. These may lead to women not being able to get pregnant (infertility). Trich can also lead to infertility in men.
- Reduce the risk of infection after any pelvic surgery.
- Reduce the risk of getting other STIs, especially HIV .
How is trich spread, and how can it be prevented?
Trich is spread when a person has unprotected sex with an infected partner. Some people carry the parasite that causes trich, but they do not have symptoms. So it is important to practice safer sex to prevent getting trich. Using a condom each time you have sex may reduce your chance of getting an STI.
In rare cases, it may be possible to get trich from contact with personal items, such as a wet towel, that a person with trich has just used. The trich parasite cannot live on objects for long, so it isn't usually spread this way.
Trich may be spread from a mother to her baby during a vaginal delivery, but this is also rare.
Symptoms of a trich infection in young children may be a sign of sexual abuse. They need to be checked by a doctor.
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Trichomoniasis (trich) is caused by a tiny parasite (a one-celled protozoan) that most commonly is sexually transmitted from an infected person.
In women, trich organisms usually infect the vagina and cervix , urethra , bladder , and glands in the genital area, such as the Bartholin's and Skene's glands.
In men, infections develop in the urethra or under the foreskin of an uncircumcised penis.
Many women and men infected with trichomoniasis (trich) do not have symptoms. If symptoms develop, they usually appear within 1 week after a person is infected. But symptoms can develop months later.
In women
Symptoms may be worse during pregnancy or right before or after a menstrual period. Symptoms in women may include:
- Large amounts of pale yellow or gray-green, sometimes foamy discharge from the vagina.
- Vaginal itching or irritation.
- Abnormal musty or fishy odor.
- Pain with sexual intercourse even if you use a lubricant such as K-Y Jelly or Astroglide.
- Patchy red areas on the genitals or on the cervix (strawberry cervix).
- Painful urination (dysuria) or frequent urination.
- Discomfort in the lower abdomen. This isn't a common symptom of trich, and it may mean another problem is present.
In men
Men rarely have symptoms but still need treatment. If symptoms are present, they may include:
- Abnormal discharge from the penis.
- A burning feeling after urination.
- Irritation and redness of the tip of the penis.
Trich can have symptoms similar to those of other sexually transmitted infections such as gonorrhea or chlamydia .
What Happens
Trichomoniasis (trich) infection is spread when you have unprotected sex with an infected partner. Many women and most men do not have any symptoms of trich. If symptoms appear, they usually start within 1 week after a person is infected. But it may take up to a month for symptoms to appear. In most cases, trich should be treated to prevent transmitting this sexually transmitted infection (STI) to others and to prevent some problems that can happen if you are pregnant. You and your sex partner(s) should be treated for trich at the same time, to avoid reinfecting each other.
Trich during pregnancy raises the risk of premature rupture of membranes (PROM) and premature delivery. Treating the infection may not always reduce this risk, but it can relieve symptoms and prevent infection in the newborn. If you are pregnant and have trich, talk to your doctor about the pros and cons of treatment.
Trich may be transmitted from a mother to her baby during a vaginal delivery, but this is rare.
What Increases Your Risk
Behaviors that will increase your risk of getting trichomoniasis (trich) include:
- Not using condoms when having sex with a new partner or a partner who may have been exposed to a sexually transmitted infection (STI) . It is possible for a partner to transmit the trich parasite without having any symptoms of the infection.
- Having many sex partners, which increases your risk of being exposed to someone who has trich. Teenagers and young adults are at higher risk for getting trich and other STIs, because their sex partners often have had other recent partners who may carry an STI.
You can get other STIs, such as gonorrhea , chlamydia , HIV , and syphilis , at the same time you get a trich infection. If one STI is diagnosed, testing for other STIs should be done so that all infections can be treated at the same time.
Some infections that can be spread through sexual contact, such as the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, are life-threatening. Studies show that trich infection may increase the risk of transmitting HIV infection. footnote 1 Health professionals around the world are concerned about the increased risk of trichomoniasis and HIV.
Women who have trich may also be at risk for other vaginal infections such as yeast infections or bacterial vaginosis .
When To Call a Doctor
Call your doctor immediately if you:
- Have lower belly pain and a fever higher than 101°F (38.3°C) along with an abnormal vaginal discharge.
- Are pregnant and have symptoms of a vaginal infection or a urinary tract infection (UTI) , such as abnormal discharge from the vagina or pain or burning during urination.
Call your doctor for an appointment within 1 week if you:
- Have an abnormal vaginal discharge.
- Have unusual vaginal itching.
- Have pain during sex or urination.
- Find out that your sex partner has been diagnosed with or treated for trichomoniasis (trich).
Watchful waiting
Watchful waiting is a period of time during which you and your doctor observe your symptoms or condition without using medical treatment. Watchful waiting isn't appropriate if you think you have trichomoniasis (trich). In most cases, trich should be treated to prevent transmitting this sexually transmitted infection to others and to prevent some problems that can happen if you are pregnant.
Note: Trich during pregnancy raises the risk of premature rupture of membranes (PROM) and premature delivery. Treating the infection may not always reduce this risk, but it can relieve symptoms and prevent infection in the newborn. If you are pregnant and have trich, talk to your doctor about the pros and cons of treatment.
Who to see
Health professionals who can diagnose and treat a trichomoniasis (trich) infection include:
To prepare for your appointment, see the topic Making the Most of Your Appointment .
Exams and Tests
Trichomoniasis (trich) is diagnosed by using:
- Your medical history, which will include questions about your sexual history and practices.
- A physical exam.
- For women, this will include a visual exam of the genitals, vagina, or cervix to detect patchy red spots that are caused by trich. Any vaginal discharge will be assessed for color, odor, and texture. A sample of discharge is taken for a wet mount test.
- For men, this will include a visual exam of the penis and a sample of discharge from the urethra or a urine sample.
- Tests to identify the trich organism.
People can get other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as gonorrhea or syphilis, at the same time they get a trich infection. If one STI is diagnosed, you will likely be tested for other STIs so that all infections can be treated at the same time.
In women, the trich parasite may also be identified by a routine Pap test done as part of a regular gynecologic exam. Expert opinions vary on the accuracy of a Pap test for diagnosing trich. But if a Pap test shows trich, your doctor will probably talk to you about treatment or maybe other tests.
Treatment Overview
Trichomoniasis (trich) is treated with an oral antiprotozoal medicine, such as metronidazole or tinidazole. The medicine is taken either as a single dose or as multiple doses.
Your sex partner(s) should be treated at the same time you are being treated. This increases the cure rate and reduces the possibility of further transmission or reinfection. Sexual intercourse should be avoided during treatment until symptoms are gone and until partners have been treated. It is best to avoid sex for 1 week after treatment with a single dose of metronidazole. Male partners may not have symptoms but still need treatment.
People who are infected with HIV receive the same treatment for trich as those who are HIV-negative.
Trichomoniasis in pregnant women
Trichomoniasis during pregnancy raises the risk of premature rupture of membranes (PROM) and premature delivery. Treating the infection may not always reduce this risk, but it can relieve symptoms and prevent infection in the newborn. If you are pregnant and have trichomoniasis, talk to your doctor about the pros and cons of treatment.
Vaginal suppositories and creams aren't effective in curing trich, but they may reduce discomfort and swelling in the genital area.
- No follow-up is needed if symptoms go away. It is possible to get trich again, so it is important to take measures to reduce your risk for trich and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
- If symptoms do not go away, you may need to take the medicine again.
- If treatment fails after this and you have not been reinfected, further testing may be done to find out the cause of your symptoms. It is possible to have a strain of trich that is resistant to antiprotozoal medicines. High-dose tinidazole may be used for metronidazole-resistant trich organisms and is as effective as metronidazole in curing trich. footnote 1
If trich goes untreated or isn't properly treated, complications can develop, such as pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in women or conditions that contribute to infertility in men. footnote 2
Take measures to reduce your risk of becoming infected with trichomoniasis (trich) or other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as gonorrhea , chlamydia , HIV , or syphilis . You can also reduce the risk of transmitting an STI to your sex partner(s).
Practice safer sex
Preventing an STI is easier than treating an infection after it occurs.
- Talk with your partner about STIs before beginning a sexual relationship. Find out if he or she is at risk for an STI. Remember that it is quite possible to be infected with an STI without knowing it. It can take up to 6 months before some STIs, such as HIV, are detected in the blood.
- Be responsible.
- Avoid sexual contact if you have symptoms of an STI or are being treated for an STI.
- Avoid all intimate sexual contact with anyone who has symptoms of an STI.
- Don't have more than one sex partner at a time. Your risk of getting an STI increases if you have several sex partners at the same time.
Male condom use
Using condoms may reduce the risk of becoming infected with an STI. Condoms must be put on before beginning any sexual contact. Use condoms with a new partner until you are certain he or she does not have an STI. It is important that you use a condom properly to prevent the risk of trich infection.
Female condom use
Even if you are using a birth control method to prevent pregnancy, you may wish to use female condoms to reduce your risk of getting an STI.
Home Treatment
There is no home treatment for trichomoniasis (trich). But you can lower your chances of getting trich or other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) by making careful choices about sex. For example, you can make sure to always use condoms during sex. For more information, see the topic Safer Sex .
Trich is not usually transmitted by contact with objects. But avoid using objects such as washcloths or wet towels that a person with trich may have used.
It is safe for a woman to use tampons while she has a trich infection, but it may be uncomfortable.
Avoid douching. It does not help relieve symptoms, and it can even make them worse.
Trichomoniasis (trich) is usually treated with a medicine called metronidazole. Tinidazole has been shown to be useful too.
Medicine choices
Antiprotozoals, such as metronidazole or tinidazole, are medicines that kill the tiny parasite that causes trich.
What to think about
Metronidazole vaginal medicines aren't recommended, because oral metronidazole works better.
Other Places To Get Help
Related Information
- American Academy of Pediatrics (2015). Trichomonas vaginalis infections. In DW Kimberlin et al., eds., Red Book: 2015 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 30th ed., pp. 798-800. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.
- Hobbs MM, et al. (2008). Trichomonas vaginalis and trichomoniasis. In KK Holmes et al., eds., Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 4th ed., pp. 771-793. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Other Works Consulted
- McCormack WM, Augenbraun MH (2015). Vulvovaginitis and cervicitis. In JE Bennett et al., eds., Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 8th ed., vol. 1, pp. 1358-1371. Philadelphia: Saunders.
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I appreciate the initiative on the thread. I can agree on what are Indie type games, but honestly minus a few larger companies the majority of publishers fall within the role of Indie. Even certain 'big name' games of the past have been acquired by smaller and much less known companies. Look at Ars Magica, Shadowrun and Battletech. They are all great games with larger then average followings, but a vast majority of players either think the game is currently out of print or stopped buying the system years ago.
Then there are those smaller companies that although they have been around for quite some time, have had to adapt to a changing and mutable market. R. Talisorian games springing to mind.
I'm certain there might be some disagreement on what exactly qualifies as an Indie RPG, but I think having a place that we can focus upon games that recieve little attention otherwise and usually are played by very small troupes is in essence what this is about.
Many of the recent younger players I have met at gaming shops or conventions have little to no exposure to smaller systems and with a bit of assisitance might be willing to look them over for what made them stand out originally and why/how they do differ.
I am glad that this forum group was placed here and am looking forward to seeing some things I might not have given a chance.