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Since Python 2.6 and 3.0 were released, there has been a lot of demand for prepackaged MySQLdb for those versions. MySQLdb-1.2.2 seems to throw some warnings on Python 2.6, due to a new Python set type (and the old Set module being deprecated), and some old-style exception usage. These problems should be fixed in the SVN version (MySQLdb-1.2 branch). MySQLdb was originally developed for Python 1.5 so some old crufty stuff is still hiding out in there. There are also some build fixes for Mac and Windows.
MySQL-1.2.3 is not too far off. There are probably a couple more fixes that need to go into the 1.2 branch. This will almost certainly be the last release in the 1.2 series. One outstanding question is what versions of Python should be supported in 1.2.3? I've settled on no longer supporting Python 2.3, but I won't go out of my way to break it yet (i.e. decorators, generator expressions). Python 2.4 seems reasonable to support. My current development platform (Ubuntu) has Python 2.5.2 so that's what I'm going to test against. I also plan to test against Python 2.6.
Python 3.0 is a different beast. I'm not sure if it will be possible to have a single version of MySQLdb that works on both Python 2.x and 3.x yet. I'm assuming not. I don't think I'll have Python 3.x support until Python 3.1 at least, though that seems to be not too far off. Guido van Rossum has indicated that Python 3.x will have a faster release cycle than Python 2.x; see PEP-3000. We might even see some early 3.1 releases by PyCon 2009.
MySQLdb-1.3, the precursor to 2.0 and the SVN trunk, is on hold for right now. Some of the fixes that are in the 1.2 branch need to be backported. Currently it does not do any type conversion; this has been removed from the C module and will be done in Python. I don't expect this to adversely affect performance. A lot more will be done using generators and more modern Python-isms. The question here is do I support Python 2.x or only Python 3.x. I'm inclined to say I'll develop it now for Python 3.x, and save backporting for later.
MySQL-5.1 was finally released. There are no big C API changes that I've seen (maybe no small ones either), so you should be able to build against it. For that matter, if you have MySQLdb built against the 5.0 client, I expect it to work fine with a 5.1 server, so save yourself some trouble and don't upgrade if you don't have to.
Similarly, if your OS vendor supplies packages for MySQLdb, use them. MySQLdb is known to be in a lot of Linux distributions, including Fedora, RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Gentoo, and others. It's also in the various *BSD distributions.
If you are running Windows or Mac OS X, I still don't use those platforms so I won't be building my own packages for them. If you want to contribute your own packages, I'll host them on SourceForge. Make sure you specify what version of Python and what version of MySQL it is built against.
I am planning a short sprint at PyCon 2009; it will not go any longer than Tuesday, unless there is a lot of unanticipated demand. In light of this, this is the approximate release schedule:
Late February 2009: MySQLdb-1.2.3 beta 1
Late March 2009: Sprint
Early April 2009: MySQLdb-1.2.3 release candidate 1
Mid-April 2009: MySQLdb-1.2.3 final
In order for a sprint to be effective, it can't be just me. I need people to help find, report, test, and fix bugs. I don't think we need more than two days to do this. I suspect we can get a lot done before the official sprint starts. We can probably make the trunk usable. If I could get one or two committed people at the sprint (not counting myself), I'd be happy.
Lastly, MySQLdb development is entirely funded by donations. Nobody pays me to work on it. I've been working on it for the past 10 years, 8 years on SourceForge. I have to plan development around my work schedule to avoid any conflict of interest or intellectual property issues. For the same reason, I am attending PyCon out of my own pocket. Donations are appreciated, though I could also use some interested developers. One or two have come forward lately; the important thing is that you submit patches through the bug/patch tracker. If your patches are good quality, I'll probably give you write access to SVN.
Feedback is solicited and welcomed.


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Alabama Counties: Lawrence County
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Lawrence County was created by an act of the Alabama Territorial General Assembly on 6 Feb. 1818. It was formed from former Cherokee Indian land. It currently encompasses 693 square miles. The county is located in the northwestern part of the state and is bounded on the north by the Tennessee River.
The county is named for Capt. James Lawrence (Vermont), a naval hero of the War of 1812. The county seat was established in Moulton in 1820. Other towns of note include Courtland and Town Creek.
Owen, Thomas McAdory. History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1921.
Return to Alabama Counties
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Conclusions from a broad investigation by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) presented to Ft. Bragg military officials and families today, found no evidence either of problem drywall or environmental factors linked to the deaths of three infants. This investigation confirms the results of previous analysis of Ft. Bragg homes by others, which also found no link to problem drywall.
Studies conducted by the nationally recognized firm Environmental Health and Engineering, Inc. (EH&E), under contract with CPSC, looked at the drywall to see if it met the criteria established by CPSC and other federal agencies for identifying "problem" drywall. EH&E also studied the indoor environment and the heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning system to determine if possible environmental factors may have contributed to the infant deaths.
The EH&E report presents data from samples taken from two homes at Ft. Bragg where three infants died.
All chemical and physical testing and evaluation established that the drywall in the two homes studied did not contain the factors that identify problem drywall other than the time period of construction.
EH&E's environmental testing included nearly 400 different tests conducted for fungi, metals, pesticides, PCB's, organic compounds, aldehydes, and volatile organic compounds in the water, air, and dust. From all this testing, only the levels of two pesticides, permetherin and cypermetherin, were found to be in the high, normal range. All other pesticides were either not detectable or in the low range.
CPSC recommended to Ft. Bragg that additional pesticide testing be conducted of dust samples previously collected, to better estimate the concentrations of pesticides that could have been present in the homes at the time of the deaths. Ft. Bragg is currently working with EH&E on detailed testing of these pesticides.
CPSC is in the final stages of completing its scientific investigation into problem drywall. For additional findings from the Interagency Drywall Task Force's investigation, visit www.DrywallResponse.gov
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to help ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals -– contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC's Hotline at 800-638-2772 or teletypewriter at 301-595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers can obtain news release and recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on Twitter @USCPSC or by subscribing to CPSC's free e-mail newsletters.
Please use the below phone number for all media requests.
Phone: (301) 504-7908
Spanish: (301) 504-7800


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The Oct 2012 show was a great success! Check back soon for the next show date
The Park Expo & Conference Center
(formerly The Merchandise Mart)
800 Briar Creek Road, Freedom Hall
Charlotte, NC 28205
The Senior Showcase from Crown Alley Films on Vimeo.
The Senior Showcase will have easy access, food, entertainment, contest & plenty of prizes. This event will certainly be a celebration of life. Bring your family and friends and join us at The Park Expo and Conference Center on Thursday, October 25, 2012 from 9am- 2pm!
FREE ADMISSION & PARKING as well as bus accommodations!
We would like to thank our Sponsors- The Senior Living Guide, Walgreens, New York Life, Peak Resources, Sharon Village Apartments & White Oak Manor, Chair and Equipment Rental and Emeritus!
Since January 2001, Carolina Weddings & Events has produced The Bridal Showcase, the largest bridal event in the southeast. Held twice a year at the Charlotte Convention Center. Our goal has been to create a positive impact in the bridal community by creating a unique environment where brides and grooms can network with wedding industry professionals. In January 2011, Carolina Weddings & Events introduced a new event to our repertoire of show production… The Carolina Baby Showcase. This show will mimic the concept of The Bridal Showcase and allow us to continue our journey with our newlyweds, meet and inform new families and /or expanding families. We will provide a comprehensive resource for "mothers to be" and families in the Charlotte metro area. It is with great excitement & enthusiasm that we have decided to expand our event production once again to include the surrounding area Senior Demographic. Our newest show will be named The Senior Showcase. In conjunction with The Senior Living Guide Magazine, this show will provide a resource base for the baby boomer & the silent generations including but not limited to:
- Retirement/Assisted Living Facilities
- Home Healthcare Providers
- Active Adult Communities
- Active Adult Activities
- Heath/Fitness
- Physical Therapy
- Nursing Rehabilitation Services
- Senior Services
- Lifestyle Presentations
- Physicians
- Health/Wellness Screenings
- Travel
- Retirement/Securities
- Insurance and many more!
Come out and enjoy:
Mallard Creek Sassy Seniors line dancing, listen to Still Standing Barber Shop Quartet and Memory Lane Cafe with Guitarists David Hoag, ACT Senior Theatre Presents "Living, Loving, Laughing Out Loud" and Simmons Shine Tappers from Simmons YMCA.
Come out and learn:
"What to do for a heart attack and stroke" from Anne Holt of The American Red Cross. "Best Phone Apps" and technology questions from Tech Me Back Computer Consulting by Eddy Nivens.
For more information on attending or presenting at this event please contact us at 704-347-2900! We will have a photographer (Jim Trice Photography) taking pictures and Videographer taking video (Crown Alley Films) for marketing purposes for Carolina Weddings and Events at the show.


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4/7/20 Update on COVID-19 Learn more
To Our Customers,
Thank you for visiting russellathletic.com. As we all continue to adapt to our ever changing environment during these unprecedented times, we are committed to providing the most up-to-date information regarding our site. In accordance with the Kentucky Governor's Executive Order to close all non-life sustaining businesses, one of our online shipping facilities has temporarily closed with the hope to be back open on April 13. This closure will affect some of the products available on russellathletic.com. Although these products can still be ordered, they will not be shipped until the shipping facility opens. The products impacted are identified on site. Please know, we will continue to monitor the situation and keep you updated here on russellathletic.com.
Thank you for being a valued russellathletic.com customer - please stay well.


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Mom is Baby's First House. Is Your Body Kid-Safe?
Mom is Baby's First House. Is Your Body Kid-Safe?Couples hoping to start a family or have a new baby often start planning well into the future. Moving into a new place that has room for the baby, is in a safe, family environment, decor, clothing, even what school the kids will go to are sometimes decided years in advance. Prospective parents who are in-the-know would also be searching for the best organic crib mattress and other non-toxic furniture. But sometimes we forget to make sure the baby's very first house - Mom - is up to par.
Many recent studies have shown that kids whose Moms' bodies contain chemicals are born with those chemicals in their body. One study found 287 chemicals in newborns' umbilical cords.
Many experts believe this is a real health hazard because children's under-developed bodies are especially susceptible to toxins. Even the President's Cancer Panel suggests that both parents should avoid exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and known or suspected carcinogens prior to conception, during pregnancy and throughout a child's early life.
How can you safeguard your baby?
The first order of business would be, of course, to eliminate chemicals from your environment as much as possible. You can do a lot with just a few changes in:
- Personal care products and cosmetics
- Household cleaning products and laundry items
- Food that contains chemical additives or was grown (like chicken and beef) with added hormones, antibiotics, and so forth.
But it is also a good idea to see a health practitioner and get tested for the chemicals in your body and, if needed, do a detox. There are many different types of detox programs - your health care specialist can recommend one that's best for you.
A chemical-free environment for your baby to come home to is important - everything from clothing to crib mattresses. But a good detox for Mom and Dad gives your baby an excellent start right from conception.


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These are the people most wanted by police forces in the UK in relation to alleged sexual offences.
They appear on the Crimestoppers Most Wanted page - a 160-strong list of men and women wanted in connection with crimes across Britain.
Crimestoppers is a registered charity helping law enforcement to solve crimes. Crimestoppers pay cash rewards of up to £1,000 for information and, since its formation in 1988, nearly 134,000 arrests have been made as a result of tip-offs to the charity.
Unlike some countries, the UK doesn't rank its most wanted list - crimes are not ranked by their severity and there is no 'most wanted individual'. But, according to Crimestoppers: "The nature of the crime or the investigation will influence whether an appeal is featured."
Police forces across the UK are responsible for the appeals that appear on the Crimestoppers Most Wanted page, uploading and removing entries and ensuring accuracy of any information provided.
Forces have strict controls to ensure that information provided is accurate. However, if you feel that an appeal is incorrect, contact Crimestoppers to let them know and they will pass this information to the relevant police force.


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This will be the very first post I do here. My son was born with sever RCDH. He was born with hardly any lung tissue. He was placed on ECMO for two weeks. It was the most horrible thing that i had to see my only child go through right after birth. He had his repair surgery while one ECMO and every thing came out good. During his stay at the hospital he was having his good days and extremely bad days. Every day it would be a different thing. Unfortunately do to his sever RCDH he developed Pulmonary
Hi. First time here. I am 22 weeks and 5 days. And I just found out that my son has CDH. It's my first child. I am a little scared. 😯😕
So its been a while since ive gotten on here. I lost a daughter at 26 weeks. (Stillborn) but im happy to say i had a son on 7-6-2018 he also has had cdh. We were lucky he was born at 29 weeks had his first surgery at 3 days old. Happy to say we are finally out of the NICU!!! Side note i also had cdh when i was a baby!
Hi all,
We recently found out at the 20 week ultrasound that we are expecting a boy with CDH. This is our second child and our first boy is healthy. It has been a very hard time as I am a neonatologist and have taken care of infants with this difference and seen good and bad outcomes. I started a blog and am really looking for other parents for support as well.
Left sided, edge of liver up, LHR 1.3-1.4. Will be delivering at UCSF. Due date 8/20/18.
Me and my wife were expecting our second child. We were very excited since we have a 5 year old daughter that has been begging us for a sibling. We had a gender reveal party with family and friends. I cut into the cake and whem i saw the blue feeling I was overcome with joy and the room bursted out into celebration it was one of the most memorable days in my entire life I was going to have a son. 3 months into pregnancy we went for a 3d ultra sound where we discovered our son was diagnosed with


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Click below to watch a great gem of an extra located on the Blu-ray Trick 'r Treat release.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Trick 'r Treat Feature
8 comments:
- FoolishCop said...
AWESOME! This is one of my favorite movies of all time and it's becoming a gift that keeps on giving. Thanks for the link!
- September 19, 2010 at 9:45 PM
- Aron said...
You posted this wrong - all you had to say was "Narrated by Brian Cox" and post a link. JK - but Brian Cox is the man!!!
- September 19, 2010 at 9:50 PM
- Rev. Dr. said...
Thanks for that. I made the mistake of buying just the regular DVD, so I never got to see any of the extras until now. But... I also decided to buy the movie again on BluRay and donate the other to a deserving soul. I have a strict rule against TV and/or movies at parties, but this Halloween Trick 'r Treat will be played at some point.
- September 19, 2010 at 10:10 PM
- Necropolis said...
This is great because I have the standard DVD and there isn't any bonus stuff on there besides the original animation.
- September 19, 2010 at 10:36 PM
- Sarah E. Jahier said...
Wow, that was awesome!
I'll definitely be re-posting! :)
- September 20, 2010 at 12:30 AM
- screaminscott said...
Omfg. I need this!
I saw Dylan Baker on an episode of Law And Order last night an immediately thought of him in this movie.
I'm buyin it!
- September 20, 2010 at 2:37 PM
- amy said...
Was there a part two to this??
- September 20, 2010 at 7:40 PM
- Rot said...
- September 20, 2010 at 7:48 PM


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Responsible Researcher, Marine Research and Education Fund of Andenes
Amid spectacular scenery, study the behaviors and needs of arctic whales and dolphins.
Earthwatch researcher Iva Kovacic leads expeditions to investigate human impacts on whales and dolphins in the waters of northern Norway.
"I really hope, with such a big project, that we're going to get through to the whale-watching companies, that we're going to have an effect on conservation that's not only research. We really do like publishing, and of course every scientist wants to get new results, but in this project, the really practical part of it, the conservation part, is going to be the most exciting thing."
"The thing with sperm whales is that most of the time they're not really interested in what we're doing. So whenever they do get interested in the course of what we're doing, we all get really crazy. There was one whale that came really, really close to the boat and did a nose lift, lifting his head out of the water to see what we were doing. And deciding to come to us, and then deciding to see what we were up to was really fantastic. With other species, like the killer whales and the dolphins, you get this sort of thing all the time. But the most fantastic thing was when a sperm whale decided to do something like this."
Participate in a marine conservation project by joining Iva in Norway.


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Tree Sun Metal Art
All items are made of chiseled iron covered with multi-use or metal varnish and decorative paint. For indoors and outdoors usage. Care: If used outdoors, -let's say in a garden- it may need refreshing the layer of varnish after a couple of years, in order to avoid rusting. All provided with hook for wall fixture.
- This is a unique handcrafted piece. Colors may vary slightly.
- Diam 23 inches
- Every piece is crafted on demand. Please expect 5-6 days production delay.
- Comes with artisan story card
The artisan behind ...
My name is Angelo Dautel. I am Haitian. I live in Port-au-Prince. I was born in 1991. I've started doing crafts when I was 15, from my godfather who used to run a mahogany workshop.
Since this age, I started paying my school tuitions with my crafts... read more


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The state has sued a veterans' charity and its professional fundraisers for allegedly using deceptive tactics to raise money.
The Massachusetts attorney general's office said Thursday that Dynamic Marketing Solutions Inc. working on behalf of Bay State Vietnam Veterans Inc. called potential donors and told them that 100 percent of their donation would benefit veterans. Officials said only 15 percent went to veterans while Dynamic kept 85 percent.
The complaint filed in Suffolk Superior Court also alleges that Dynamic's paid fundraisers falsely stated they were volunteers for the charity and, in some cases, falsely said they were veterans.
Neither Somerset-based Bay State Vietnam Veterans nor Rhode Island-based Dynamic Marketing Solutions had a comment on the suit, which seeks $5,000 in civil penalties for each deceptive act found by a court.


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4-Star Hotel rue de Rivoli
Services & Equipments
At your service at the Hotel Mayfair Paris
Continental & Buffet Breakfast are served from 7:00 am to 10:30 am.
Continental breakfast can be served on request in your room.
Service availability: from 7:00 am to 11:00 am.
The Bar is delighted to welcome you from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm.
Room Service:
Our Menu is elaborated with our partner; the Restaurant L'Imperial, located 10 meters (33 feet) from the hotel & available at extended hours.
Room-Service availability: from 12 am to 10.45 pm.
In-Room Spa:
You will make you choice among a broad selection of face & body treatment & enjoy a genuine spa treatment in the privacy of your room.
Service availability: from 8 am to 10 pm.
Business Corner:
To stay connected, a Business Corner is at your service.
Service availability: 24/24.


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Transition-Related Legal Issues
A person with disabilities can sometimes run into legal issues or need legal assistance to protect their rights and assure their needs are being met. When youth with special health care needs transition to adulthood it is very important for them and their family to know about their legal rights and responsibilities. Some of the issues that may be important to youth in transition are:
- Guardianship
- Special Needs Trusts
- Estate Planning
- Laws related to disability
The Medical Home Portal offers information to help better understand the law and prepare for transition to adulthood in the Legal Issues section.


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Data Avenue services are accessible via direct web service calls as well. The WSDL of the Data Avenue web service can be found here: https://data-avenue.eu/blacktop2/ws/dataavenue?wsdl. If using Java, it is probably more convenient to use the Java API provided as a single jar file data-avenue.core.wsclient-2.0.2.jar or use it as a maven dependency (see later).
After creating a web service client, you can already use functions that Data Avenue provides by invoking operations such as copy, list, mkdir, delete, etc. In order to use the Data Avenue API first you need to request for a "ticket" (also known as API key) by filling out the ticket request form.
The code of a directory listing below illustrates how simple is to use Data Avenue web services:
import hu.sztaki.lpds.dataavenue.ws.*; public class List { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { String wsdlURL = "https://data-avenue.eu/blacktop2/ws/dataavenue?wsdl"; // WSDL URL DataAvenueService ws = DataAvenueClient.getUnsecureClient(wsdlURL); // create client String ticket = "YOURTICKET"; // insert your ticket here String directoryURI = "http://xenia.sote.hu/ftp/mirrors/www.apache.org/tomcat/"; for (DirEntry item : ws.list(ticket, directoryURI, null)) System.out.println(item.getName()); // print directory entry name } }
Running the application:
$ java -cp .:data-avenue.core.wsclient-2.0.2.jar List
Creating a Client
Typically, the web service client is simply created by invoking DataBridgeClient.getClient(wsdlUrl), where wsdlUrl is the URL of Data Avenue web services' WSDL file.
As Data Avenue is accessible over secure HTTP, first, you have to register the certificate of RapidSSL CA as trusted (if not yet done) by downloading its certificate (https://knowledge.rapidssl.com/library/VERISIGN/ALL_OTHER/RapidSSL%20Intermediate/RapidSSL_CA_bundle.pem) and importing it into your Java's local certificates repository:
$ keytool -importcert -trustcacerts -alias rapidsslcabundle -file RapidSSL_CA_bundle.pem -keystore <JAVA_HOME>/jre/lib/security/cacerts -storepass changeit
NOTE: If using Java6, in spite of the above certificate import, host key verification must be turned off, which is done if creating client via DataBridgeClient.getUsecureClient(wsdlUrl). It is due to the missing SNI functionality in Java6, but the communication will still be secured.
To test connectivity use the command:
$ java -cp data-avenue.core.wsclient.jar hu.sztaki.lpds.dataavenue.ws.DataAvenueClient <ticket> https://data-avenue.eu/blacktop2/ws/dataavenue?wsdl
Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs)
All entities that Data Avenue can handle are identified by uniform resource identifiers (URIs) of the form: protocol://host[:port]/path, where path contains (ends with) either a file or a directory name. In the case of directories, paths should end with a slash symbol: '/'. If omitted, port is the protocol default (e.g., defaults to 80 in the case of HTTP). Available protocols can be obtained dynamically by invoking client's getSuppotedProtocols method (see later), which are: http, https, sftp, gsiftp, srm and s3, at the time of writing this document.
Accessing different storage resources may require authentication data, called credentials, which must be provided for Data Avenue, which will behaves as a mediator. Depending on the selected protocol, you can choose among different authentication types, which require different authentication data, called credential attributes to be specified. For example, a site may require HTTP Basic Authentication, so you choose "UserPass" authentication type, and set "UserID" and "UserPass" attributes. The list of protocols, authentication types and credential attributes are available here. All credential attributes must be specified as strings, so credential data available in files locally (e.g., x509up proxy file) must be read up and set as string in credentials.
We use "Globus" authentication to create a new directory in a storage element accessible via gsiftp in the example below:
import java.io.*; import java.util.*; public class Mkdir { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { String wsdlURL = "https://data-avenue.eu/blacktop2/ws/dataavenue?wsdl"; // WSDL URL DataAvenueService ws = DataAvenueClient.getUnsecureClient(wsdlURL); // create ws client String ticket = "YOURTICKET"; // insert yours here CredentialAttributes credentials = new CredentialAttributes(); // create credentials object credentials.setType("Globus"); // set authentication type to "Globus" credentials.setUserProxy(contentOf("./x509up")); // set x509up file content as UserProxy String newDirectory = "gsiftp://gsiftp.host.eu:2811/tmp/test/"; // create new subdir 'test' in '/tmp' ws.mkdir(ticket, newDirectory, credentials); // create the new directory } private static String contentOf(String fileName) throws FileNotFoundException { Scanner scanner = new Scanner(new File(fileName)); scanner.useDelimiter("\\Z"); StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(); while (scanner.hasNext()) sb.append(scanner.next()); return sb.toString(); } }
At accessing a specific storage, tickets and credentials data need to be passedat the very first call only, which are then maintained in your web service "session" by Data Avenue. This way you may omit these parameters in subsequent calls (null values can be passed) as long as your session is alive. After a specific time (5 minutes) of inactivity, your session will expire (you get SessionExpiredException), when you have to set ticket and credentials data again.
NOTE: There are two exceptions when credentials have to be passed: copy/move operation and alias creation. Copy tasks create new, individual session as well as aliases (download/upload), since their lifetime may exceed user session (may take several hours to complete).
There are a number of functions, operations provided by Data Avenue, all available as client methods for API users. These functions consist of four groups: meta-information retrieval, synchronous- and asynchronous operations (commands), and "alias-related" functions.
Meta-information retrieval
These methods return meta-information about Data Avenue protocols, possible authentication types, and supported operations (per protocol).
- List<String> getSupportedProtocols(String ticket);
Returns the list of protocols that Data Avenue can handle. Using a protocol prefix in a URI other than provided by the returned list, you will get NotSupportedProtocolException.
- List<String> getSupportedAuthenticationTypes(String ticket, String protocol);
Returns the list of supported authentication types that can be used for the given protocol. (Using an unsupported authentication type for a given protocol, you will get CredentialException.)
- List<OperationTypesEnum> getSupportedOperations(String ticket, String protocol);
Returns the list of operations supported by Data Avenue for the given protocol. This is a subset of possible operations: LIST, MKDIR, RMDIR, DELETE, and RENAME. These operations a detailed below.
NOTE: Not all protocols necessarily offer all the possible operations (e.g., it is not possible to create directory on an HTTP site, and only LIST is available for HTTP.)
Synchronous commands
Except copy and move operations, these commands are called synchronous, as they are done at the time of client method invocation (when the control returns).
- List<DirEntry> list(String ticket, String uri, CredentialAttributes creds);
Returns the list of directory contents (file and subdirectory entries). Details about files and subdirectories (such as type, last modification date, size) can be queried using the appropriate DirEntry methods.
- void mkdir(String ticket, String uri, CredentialAttributes creds);
Creates a new directory at the specified location.
- void rmdir(String ticket, String uri, CredentialAttributes creds);
Deletes the specified directory.
- void delete(String ticket, String uri, CredentialAttributes creds);
Deletes the specified file.
- void rename(String ticket, String uri, String newName, CredentialAttributes creds);
Renames the specified file or directory to the given new name.
Asynchronous commands
These are called asynchronous operations, as these tasks, data transfers may take a longer time to complete (possibly hours or days), so these methods calls returns transfer identifiers ("handles") associated with background tasks initiated by the call. These ids can be used to poll transfer state or cancel the task later.
- String copy(String ticket, String srcUri, CredentialAttributes srcCreds, String destUriString, CredentialAttributes destCreds, boolean overwrite);
Copies the specified source file to the destination location. The method returns the identifier of the transfer, which can be used in getState or cancel operations (see below). overwrite flag indicates to replace the previous file with the same name at the destination location. destUri may be a directory; in this case, the name of the source file will be used as file name on the destination location. Note source- (srcCreds) and destination credentials (destCreds) are specified to authenticate on different source and destination resources, respectively.
- String move(String ticket, String srcUri, CredentialAttributes srcCreds, String destUri, CredentialAttributes destCreds, boolean overwrite);
Moves the specified source file to the destination location (source will be deleted after copy). The method returns the identifier of the transfer (task).
The following methods are not "asynchronous", but they are related to managing asynchronous tasks.
- TransferDetails getState(String ticket, String id);
Returns state details about the transfer having the specified identifier. TransferDetails record returned contains status (CREATED, SCHEDULED, TRANSFERRING, DONE, FAILED, CANCELED), time (created, started, ended), size and progress information (size, bytes transferred), failure message (if the task has failed for some reason) information.
- void cancel (String ticket, String id);
Stops an active transfer, and set its state to CANCELED.
The aliasing-technique implemented by Data Avenue provides HTTP tunneling possibility to access (read or write) files on different storage elements. When creating an "alias", you specify the file on a storage –accessible with a specific protocol – along with the appropriate credentials, and you will get an ID back, from which an HTTP URL can be constructed, available on the blacktop: https://data-avenue.eu/blacktop2/<ID>. Reading this URL (by HTTP GET), or writing this URL (by HTTP PUT or POST), respectively, will read or write the resource, mediated by Data Avenue – without the need of the client (wget, curl, HTTP form) to be aware of the specific protocol.
NOTE: you may use aliases for a longer period of time (days, weeks). Therefore it is very important to provide credentials that are still valid at the time of their latest potential use (creation time + lifetime)!
- String createAlias(String ticket, String uriString, CredentialAttributes creds, boolean read, int lifetime, boolean archive);
Creates an HTTP alias for the specified resource. read flag specifies whether this file will be read (HTTP GET) or written (HTTP PUT/POST). The method returns an ID; appended to blacktop URL gives the full HTTP URL, i.e. the alias of the resource. The alias will be accessible for lifetime seconds. (archive option is reserved for future development, use
false value.)
The example below creates an HTTP alias for a file "myfile" accessible on an SFTP server and then downloads its content into a local file "downloaded":
import java.io.*; import java.net.*; import hu.sztaki.lpds.dataavenue.ws.*; public class Download { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { String wsdlURL = "https://data-avenue.eu/blacktop2/ws/dataavenue?wsdl"; // WSDL URL DataAvenueService ws = DataAvenueClient.getUnsecureClient(wsdlURL); // create ws client String ticket = "YOURTICKET"; // insert yours here CredentialAttributes credentials = new CredentialAttributes(); // create credentials object credentials.setType("UserPass"); // set authentication type to "UserPass" credentials.setUserID("username"); // username credentials.setUserPass("password"); // password String file = "sftp://sftp.host.eu/tmp/myfile"; String id = ws.createAlias(ticket, file, credentials, true, 60, false); // create alias for reading for 1 min saveHTTPUrlContent("https://data-avenue.eu/blacktop2/" + id, "downloaded");
} private static void saveHTTPUrlContent(String url, String file) throws Exception { URLConnection urlConnection = new URL(url).openConnection(); InputStream in = urlConnection.getInputStream(); OutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(file); int data; while ((data = in.read()) > 0) out.write(data); in.close(); out.close(); } }
To use Data Avenue web services in your Java application use the following repository and dependecy entries shown below:
<repositories> ... <repository> <id>sztaki</id> <name>MTA SZTAKI LPDS Maven repository</name> <url>https://guse.sztaki.hu/nexus/content/repositories/releases/</url> <snapshots> <enabled>true</enabled> </snapshots> </repository> ... </repositories>
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Open for Change brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
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Open for Change
We are looking for a great, cool & clean logo design for this new platform!
Open for Change is a network/platform for exchanging knowledge about development (happening on the web) in order to support new and existing projects in the philanthropic or Development Aid sector. It is all about open data, sharing knowledge and developing standards to do so.
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Internet is a daily source of information for more than 2 billion people worldwide and has caused a lot of political, social, cultural and economic changes. The world of philantrophy or development or aid has also changed because of the internet.
The trend is towards more transparency, more networking and partnering across the globe. For example, many organizations use the web to create awareness, attract volunteers, receive donations, connect micro garantees and show the impact of their work.
The other major trend is using the internet to increase access to information, education, health care and income generation.
Wouldn't it be great if all these initiatives could be linked to share information, methods and technologies?
Our objective is to stimulate the creation of open data and standardization of internet applications in the Dutch Philanthropy sector. We would like to connect with international initiatives to contribute to the development of an open system.
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Professionals and activists in the philanthropic and development aid sectors; to join the network.
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We would like the logo/identity to express that:
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- it is a transparent, honest platform/network and open for everyone
- it is a platform/network that focuses on the use of internet technology within in the development aid sector.
- it is a platform that pleads for innovation, change, renewing.
- it is a platform that stimulates sharing experiences, information, knowledge and technology.
- we would appreciate it if we could use the logo (or part of it) as a stamp, like Apple has.
- please be aware that we don't want a traditional look and feel that has been used in the development aid sector.
- maybe you could try to work with some elements from the Partos logo (see attachment)
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Welcome to Zeitgeist
Grundtvig Learning Partnership - Zeitgeist
EXARC and a number of its members applied in 2010 for a Grundtvig Learning Partnership. Grundtvig is a part of the Lifelong Learning Programme (LLLP) of the European Union which among others involves Leonardo and Erasmus. It is focussed on adult education and in our case involves several museums, open air museums, universities and high schools. We work with our partners from across Europe to share practice, discuss problems and compare solutions on our particular topics. Obviously our project will be about non-formal learning in different aspects, the plans were developed between the partners. While writing an application two projects have been formed: Didarchtik and Zeitgeist. This is the website about the latter. See also Meetings, which we are going to hold and read about the Members of Zeitgeist.
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Over the past few years, many social observers have noted that young adults are dating less. Instead, dating is being replaced by "hanging out" with members of the opposite sex. Dating and hanging out are two completely different things.
Hanging out consists of people getting together in groups and doing stuff together. It could be going to a club, a restaurant, or just staying home and playing Wii. The atmosphere is relaxed and relations among opposite sexes never rises above the level of friendship (or friendship with benefits). There is nothing wrong with hanging out, but it is not a replacement for dating.
Dating consists of pairing off with someone in a temporary commitment so you can get to know the person better and perhaps start a long term relationship with them.
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Why the decline in dating?
There are probably lots of factors that have contributed to the decline of dating amongst young adults. Here are few possible ones:
1. Young adults don't like to commit. It seems like people in my generation aren't big on making commitments to people or to organizations. Generation Y is too busy trying to "find themselves" in order to commit to anybody or anything. Companies have complained about the turn over rate of Generation Y. Companies invest lots of money training new employees only to have them leave after two years so they can find a new job. This reluctance to commit has carried over to the interaction between the sexes. Young adults don't want to be tied down to someone just in case they get an itch to go on a backpacking trip to Europe.
2. The internet has hindered Generation Y's social skills. Instead of telling a person directly that they're interested in them by asking them on a date, Generation Y sends Crush alerts on Facebook. While the internet has made connecting with people easier, it has also made us lazier at establishing meaningful relationships. If you're over 18 and you're still using Facebook applications to let someone know you're interested in them, you need to be punched in the face.
3. Feminism. Before I receive the wrath of all the feminists telling me it's a typical man thing to blame women for the decline in dating, I ask that you hear me out. I think feminism is great. It's great that women can choose to have a career, be a stay-at-home mom, or do both.
But it does make things confusing for men. Navigating relations among the sexes is a bit more tricky today. Men have all these questions go through their head: Who asks? If I ask, will she think I'm too forward? Who pays for the date? Do we split the bill? All these uncertainties cause men to avoid dating altogether and opt for hanging out with women instead.
4. Men today are wussies. Men today aren't very resilient. They don't know how to handle rejection or failure, so they avoid rejection or failure by not asking women out on dates.
Why date?
A lot of men today don't seem to believe it, but getting hitched to the right woman is a very desirable thing.
So while there is nothing wrong with hanging out, it's not a replacement for dating. Dating is the pathway to finding your true love and eventually settling down and getting married. Marriage is a one on one relationship, so you need to start getting to know women on a one on one basis. You might be hanging out with her and your friends right now, but if you don't take her on date, she'll forever be just your friend. So, start dating and stop hanging out. It really is not that hard to get a date with a woman. Here are some guidelines to remember as you take hanging out up a level to dating.
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So, you're ready to start dating and stop hanging out. You're wondering how to ask her out. It really is not that hard to get a date with a woman. Here are some guidelines to remember as you take hanging out up a level to dating.
1. She wants you to ask. Despite the rhetoric you hear about the liberated woman, women still appreciate it when a guy asks her out on a date. They like when men take the initiative. I've heard lots of successful young professional women lament the fact that men don't ask them out. They're beautiful, smart, and charming, but don't have a man. Be a man and ask these women out.
2. Asking is easy. Asking a woman out on a date isn't rocket science. When you ask, though, do it in person or over the phone. If you're poking a woman you're interested in on Facebook, you lose any credibility as a man.
3. Keep dates simple. Dates don't have to be huge, expensive affairs. Keep it simple. If you want to keep things informal, ask her out for lunch or coffee. If you want a more romantic date, invite her over to your place and make dinner for her. She'll be impressed that you know how to cook. The whole point of dating is to get some one on one interaction with a person to find out if she is someone you'd like to start a long term relationship with. Simple and frequent dates will assist you in this.
4. Prepare for rejection. Face it. Not every woman you ask out is going to say yes. Prepare for that. It's no big deal if she says no. Think about it. You're no worse off getting rejected than you were before you asked. You didn't have a date with her before, you don't have a date with her now. Your situation has not changed.
5. Just do it, damn it. So what are you waiting for? Quit reading this post right now and pick up your cell phone. Call a woman and ask her on a date. Stop hanging out and start dating. Stop being scared of commitment. Commitment is liberating, not confining.
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Like getting married, having a baby, or starting a business, there's never a right time to ask a girl out on a date. If you're not sure, if she's interested, learn how to know if a girl likes you. So just go ahead and ask her out if you're interested. Will she say "no?" Possibly, but you won't know until you ask.
And even if she says no, you're no better off than you were before you asked.
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Though rare, certain types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma may be treated with surgery. This may be the case when the cancer is localized to an organ and has not spread, or if other treatment methods fail. Examples include:
- Removing tumors from the stomach in those with gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma.
- Splenectomy in those with splenic marginal zone lymphoma. It is possible to live without a spleen, but it increases the risk of certain bacterial infections such as pneumonia. Extra protection against some infections can be attained with vaccines and lifestyle changes.
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1999 Lincoln Prize Awarded to Douglas L. Wilson
The prestigious Lincoln Prize was awarded to Douglas Wilson, founding director of the International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello, for his book, Honor's Voice: The Transformation of Abraham Lincoln (Alfred A. Knopf), a study of Lincoln's life from age 22 to 33.
The prize (a bronze bust of Lincoln and $35,000) is awarded each year by the Lincoln and Soldiers Institute of Gettysburg College to honor outstanding scholarship in Lincoln and Civil War studies. A jury of historians (chaired by Elizabeth Fox-Genovese) considered 82 entries before making its recommendations.
Wilson, a former professor of English and American literature at Knox College, previously published Lincoln before Washington: New Perspectives on Lincoln's Illinois Years (University of Illinois Press).
J. Tracy Power, a historian with the State Historic Preservation Office of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, received the second place for his book, Lee's Miserables: Life in the Army of Northern Virginia from the Wilderness to Appomattox (University of North Carolina Press), a social history of Lee's army during its final year.
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Suicide attack at Pak checkpost leaves 24 dead
Suicide bombers attacked a military checkpost in Pakistan's troubled northwest on Saturday, killing 13 soldiers and 11 civilians, officials said, in an assault claimed by the Taliban.world Updated: Feb 02, 2013 20:24 IST
Suicide bombers attacked a military checkpost in Pakistan's troubled northwest on Saturday, killing 13 soldiers and 11 civilians, officials said, in an assault claimed by the Taliban.
"Thirteen security personnel and 11 civilians were killed in the attack," a security official said of the raid which happened around 240 kilometres (150 miles) south of Peshawar, the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
Another official said that the civilians were killed when one of the suicide bombers ran into a house as security forces attempted to repel the attackers from the checkpost.
"A suicide bomber entered a nearby house in a residential colony of the irrigation department and blew himself up. Four children, three women and four men were killed there," Nisar Ahmed, a senior government official, told AFP.
He said four houses were also damaged in the attack.
"The explosion damaged four houses in the colony. Civilians who were killed in the attack were residents of these houses," he said.
The security official said that 8 soldiers were injured also.
The attack was on a joint checkpost of the Pakistan army and a paramilitary force in the Sarai Norang area of Lakki Marwat district, close to the semi-autonomous tribal belt infested with Taliban and al-Qaeda-linked militants.
Another security official in Peshawar said security forces killed 12 militants. The Taliban claimed the attack but disputed 12 militants were killed, saying they had sent only 4 suicide bombers.
"We sent only four suicide bombers to attack this checkpost. We attacked it to avenge the killing of two of our friends in a recent drone strike," Ehsanullah Ehsan, a spokesman for Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), told AFP by phone.
"The Pakistan army and security forces provide assistance to the US for drone strikes. So, we are taking revenge for their cooperation with the US."
Taliban and al-Qaeda-linked militants are accused of plotting attacks from the tribal belt on Pakistani, Afghan and Western targets.
Pakistan came under huge US pressure to do more to destroy militant sanctuaries after US Navy SEALs found and killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in the Pakistani military town of Abbottabad on May 2, 2011.
Pakistan says more than 35,000 people have been killed as a result of terrorism in the country since the 9/11 attacks on the United States.


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Terry Jones, the so-called reverend in Florida who is currently holding the Koran hostage, is by all accounts an absolute moron…and a dangerous one at that. Supposedly a "man of the cloth", he is dangling the holy book of another religion over the flames of his own righteousness and demanding a ransom of conformity to his way of thinking with no care or thought whatsoever to the worldwide consequences or effects. Mr. Jones, come down off your
soapbox pulpit…your fifteen minutes of fame have passed and you are now going down in history on the side of "infamy". I don't think that was what you were really aiming for was it?


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'Pushed hard enough, the sad truth is that any girl with a brain will eventually put it towards calorie mathematics' – this sentence may not of been being totally serious but it offends me as an intelligent woman. I have never counted calories, I just eat when I'm hungry and stop when I'm full. Your story is touching and sad – and the woman at the counter sounds like a total bitch -, but the average female size in the UK is a 16. Yes many girls feel pressured and some become anorexic (I know 3 personally) but there is an obesity endemic in this country not an anorexia one! And that is what should be focused on.
To the person posting above this: Seriously. No. Just, no. Not the time, or the place.
This post has shocked and saddened me and will stick with me for various reasons. I think I had a similar school background to you and I can testify to your description of the conditions. High achievers breed this competition (and from your excellent grades I'd guess you're a high achiever too). And while I didn't succumb to anorexia, I did self-harm and I massively regret that too. Permanent damage to your body in pursuit of perfection, social acceptance, or in my case a release for pain is upsettingly rife; crash diets that tread the fine line between eating disorder levels of required control (and yes, I do know how simplistic that view is). I don't count calories, BUT I've long associated certain foods with guilt and justify every meal I eat, even now, with either some form of exercise or a mentality of hatred towards my body. It's a long, bitter battle for acceptance. I don't call myself an obsessive calorie counter, only because I know full well if I ever started, I doubt I'd be able to stop.
Sorry, I've made this about me. You have my support, sympathy, and appreciation for writing this story, and delivering the final few paragraphs with such force after the tough telling that came before.
Thanks for this post. I'm in recovery from anorexia at the moment and can really identify with the sentence 'several botched blood tests' (this is my blogpost about the time it took eight attempts to get my blood during inpatient hospital treatment http://lifebeyondanorexia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/tuesday-6th-march.html) and the bit about all girl high schools. Oh and the bizarre advice from some healthcare professionals!
I think it's also good to point out that the media isn't entirely the cause of anorexia nervosa (although it is horrendous and has a big part to play in making both anorexics and non-anorexics miserable). Firstly because not all anorexics think they're fat; a lot know they're underweight and look terrible but the anorexic rules that have been made are too strong to break. Secondly, genetics has a big part to play – see Carrie Arnold's blog for more details.
Yes there is an 'obesity epidemic' but that doesn't mean anorexia is any less prevalent or destructive to both individual health and society as a whole.
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'I have never counted calories, I just eat when I'm hungry and stop when I'm full.'
Well done. This is totally the right forum to congratulate yourself on your exemplary eating habits.
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You may consider yourself to be an "intelligent woman," but you are also exceedingly wrong.
It's a fallacy that there is an "obesity epidemic" in either the UK or the US. There has only been a modest increase of about 14lbs to the average population weight, which is easily explained by a higher ageing population, a decrease in smoking, and an average increase in height. But for argument's sake, let's assume that there is still an unexplained increase in weight. Believe it or not, this would not nullify an increase in eating disorders.
I'd actually argue that there WAS, in fact, an anorexia epidemic (not endemic, as you put it), but it was being masked by the flawed inclusion of the BMI as a necessary symptom for diagnosis, according to the DSM-IV-TR (look it up). It makes two VERY faulty assumptions: 1) It assumes that you can only be anorexic or have an eating disorder if you are below a certain weight, even though this is categorically untrue. Hell, that was half the point of the author's story; she clearly had an eating disorder but was denied a diagnosis and treatment because she was still a "healthy weight." 2) It assumes that the BMI is an accurate measure of healthy weight, despite the reams of research proving otherwise. The BMI system was never designed to be used as a definitive marker of weight. And yet, this incredibly flawed measure was used as a reason to exclude the author from treatment. I would bet good money that, if the DSM dropped the BMI criteria, you WOULD see a "sudden" increase in eating disorders.
So no, just because the average female size in the UK is a 16 does NOT mean many of them are not either dieting or struggling with an ED. In fact, many dieticians and GPs ENCOURAGE eating habits that would be considered "disordered" in a thin person. Like eating only ~1000 calories a day or less and exercising 1+hours/day. This is unhealthy and dangerous, but DOCTORS prescribe and encourage it. Let me repeat: Doctors encourage eating disorders.
Congratulations on apparently having a healthy relationship with food, but that does not make you better or more intelligent than those who do not. I'd wager that you are relatively thin, and thus assume that if everyone ate as you did, they would be thin as well. If nothing else, I imagine that you have not been in the critical eye of the public every time you dared to put a bite of food in your mouth.
Society screeches in protest at anyone who dares to be over a UK size 10, particularly women, whose value is STILL equated primarily to their looks. It doesn't matter if she worked her way through school, earned a PhD, is happily in a relationship and volunteers on weekends. She's not considered to be accomplished and have her life together unless she is also thin. Now THAT is a problem. And that is what should be focused on.
Don't you think that if there was less focus on appearance and weight in general people wouldn't develop complexes about it? These complexes can affect people in different ways, causing them to under-eat or over-eat. I would say that is a big contributing factor to both problems.
It makes me so angry when people try and dismiss eating disorders as something that silly, vain girls do to lose weight – Hannah's right, it's much, much more complicated than that. I also went to an all-girls school and looking back a lot of us (myself included) had, if not full-blown eating disorders, then a badly distorted attitude towards food and towards themselves. It was as if self-hatred was contagious.
Anorexia kills more people than any other mental illness out there and deserves to be taken seriously. We need better, more consistent help for people with mental illnesses in general, but for disorders like anorexia it's so important to catch it early because as your story demonstrates, the longer it continues, the harder it is to recover and the more health problems it causes in the interim time. I wish you all the best for the future, I hope that you do recover and can find support from more knowledgeable and understanding sources.
I have nothing really to add but to say thank you for sharing this.
Thank you.
I wish I were half as brave as you.
I also relate to this hugely, so thank you.
I'm interested that both the author and Hannah above mentioned the blood test thing. I passed out many times when having my blood taken in hospital, waking up disoriented and screaming/crying. They'd then immediately try again, I'd pass out immediately, wake up crying, rinse, repeat until I stumbled off to my room asking why they were trying to torture me. I'm surprised there's no real warning to the nurses or the patient that this is likely to happen when you try to take blood from people's whose blood pressure is, as my psychiatrist described it 'that of a snail'.
I also had the same experience with being turned away for treatment originally because I wasn't thin enough. When I came back a while later quite dramatically below their mysterious threshold, I was given a leaflet and told about a self help group. By which point my organs were failing and I could barely see or walk. Thanks, doctors! So much more needs to be done to help people earlier on in eating disorders. It's just baffling how bad some of the treatment is.
I wish you the best of luck in recovery. It might feel like you'll never feel normal again, but you can. There are too many articles saying that anorexia is something you'll have to live with, that it's like alcoholism or another addiction and it will always be there. That's just not true. I can honestly say I don't think about food or weight anymore, apart from a bit before each meal when I'm deciding what to eat. It's possible to get to a place where you don't have to worry or count or plan or anything. I really hope you reach a point where you can look back at how you feel now and just feel baffled by how strange it all was.
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'pushed hard enough' was the operative part of the sentence here, non???
I'm very happy for you that you don't suffer an eating disorder, and I hope you never will, but the point was that it COULD happen to anyone, yes, even an intelligent woman such as yourself. What exactly offends you?
Thank you. I can't explain how much this means to me, or why, but thank you.
Thank you. I feel like you've told my story.
I'm so glad that you've said it's possible to recover entirely from anorexia; I agree that it seems like all the articles I ever read say that it's just something that'll always be there.
It's worrying to think that there's such a lack of knowledge in the healthcare profession – it doesn't bear well for wider society as demonstrated by the first comment. I wonder if it's something eating disorder charities are addressing?
I realised I forgot to add my best wishes to the author too. Thinking of you!
AIDS and HIV are a huge issue throughout the world, should we stop caring about the measles problems that have come up since people stopped getting the MMR jab?
Seriously, the world can have more than one problem at a time and more than one epidemic at a time. Some people face a problem with obesity, should we ignore the people who suffer from anorexia then until we're all skinny?
This one story focuses on the problem of anorexia, nowhere does it say "we should ignore obesity as an issue and we should all aim to become obese." so why are you acting as though anorexia should be ignored?
Calling myself intelligent wasn't meant to sound arrogant, patronising or 'above' those with eating disorders, I meant I am educated to degree level and therefore consider myself fairly intelligent (NB: why is it that in this country if anyone gives themselves the slightest bit of praise it's considered arrogant, I didn't say I was Einstein). Statistics predict that if current eating trends continue in the UK, half the population will be overweight by 2030 (I read that in the Guardian not the Daily Mail, but didn't research the statistics or anything), and I consider this estimate to be a bigger problem than anorexia statistics.
I didn't insinuate that people should stop focusing on anorexia/EDs just because obesity is a larger problem. I do not believe anorexia COULD happen to anyone, it is a mental disorder. I also didn't mean to 'boast' about my eating habits by stating that I never calorie count – that's just how I eat.
This probably was an inappropriate article to post my comment on – but it'd just be embarrassing if I deleted my first comment now – this story is very sad and I know many women relate to it. This issue just frustrates me because I find it so hard to understand and I personally – and a lot of my close friends – do not feel pressure to be skinny. To the poster who asked about my weight I'm about 5,3/5,4 ft and wear a size 6-10 depending on what shop I'm in (I can't tell you my weight because I don't know it). I agree society focuses on the weight/appearance of women, what I don't understand is why women pander to these beliefs. I am sure I will now get criticised for not understanding as I've always been a slim size, I went through my own insecurities as a teenager and tried fad diets but just grew out of them. I wish other woman could do the same, ignore what society calls them on and congratulate themselves for other achievements that have nothing to do with appearances.
Also to the 'Confessions of a…' poster, don't try and offend me by telling me to look up what the DSM is, I studied Psychology for a year, including a module on Anorexia.
obesity IS an issue, and we kid ourselves if we think that most women of UK 16+ are healthy. Some are, yes, and genetics/slow metabolism does not allow them to be any thinner, but have you people even seen the SHIT people eat? Processes unhealthy chemical-ridden "food." Not to say that there aren't skinny people who eat unhealthily (because we all know there are tons). The point is, our society not only idealizes only a few body shapes, but promotes a very unhealthy lifestyle of either attaining (fad diets, restrictive eating, etc) that body type or "eating your feelings" as they say…
My heart goes out to you, it really does. This bit:
"At the clinic, I had a two-hour 'assessment' session that required me to tell the entire story of my problem in razor-sharp detail until I couldn't breathe through my tears. They then informed me that I wasn't yet 'thin' enough – 0.4 points over the threshold for BMI – to actually qualify for treatment, so I would have to be put on a lonnnnngggg waiting list. I went to see my university counsellor, a lovely mum-like lady who told me that a big salad with nothing but lemon juice for dressing was a completely acceptable meal, and not to worry about being fat because 'lots of boys love a Ruben-esque figure' (seriously). I carefully asked my mother if I could see a private person which involved another two-hour 'assessment' with the same process of reliving my agony, except with the added bonus of the psychiatrist telling me off for being a silly girl and damaging my own body and then charging me 95 precious quid for that pleasure."
…really resonated with me. I suffer from depression, but I've had very similar problems – not being suicidal enough, not being taken seriously, being messed around in a REALLY UPSETTING way.
Beat wishes. I hope you get better soon.
You didn't sound arrogant for saying you were smart; that's exactly the kind og thing you SHOULD be patting yourself on the back for. The problem was implying that your smarts insulate you from eating disorders. That's exactly the attitude that the author admits to having had previously, and being proven wrong on.
If someone says "There are lots of cats that have tails, but here's some empirical evidence that not all do" the reply "well I have a cat that has a tail and I'm offended at the suggestion that it might not" is both bizarre, and a bit rude.
This is a brilliant, brave article, with some seriously important truths in it.
Best of luck with your ongoing recovery. Hopefully it helps to know that at least this portion of the internet/society think that you're wonderful, with no idea of what you look like, and just your insight and courage to go on.
Thank you for this post – it is an incredibly painful subject for many, but it *needs* to be written in my opinion.
Anorexia nearly destroyed me; an illness that weakened my once strong and healthy body, isolated me from my friends, and had me trapped within an asphyxiating chokehold of self-loathing. Although in the past year I have managed to bring my BMI back up to 18.5 from 13, and narrowly escaped sectioning – it remains as a facet of my past that is very difficult to discuss. So many health services will condemn the anorexic, retaliating to remarks such as 'Why can't you be like everyone else and just eat a McDonalds Burger?' (true story O.o) – but the point is that so often the illness is reduced to its physical manifestation, whereas the dire psychological battle that many anorexics will experience is sometimes overlooked. Every ED is different,but often it is not about a desire to be thin, rather a way of taking 'control' over one's body – a coping mechanism that smothers the underlying nucleus of the problem…. just like someone with a compulsive eating disorder may turn to food for comfort, or as a means of surpressing emotion – equally for the anorexic food (or the denial of) arguably plays a similarly symbolic role…. that said, the idealised air-brushed images of the young, thin women that pollute every cityscape, internet site and newsagent stand do not help to spread a body positive image. As other comments have mentioned they are incredibly damaging (both women and men, people young and old)… I wish for a society that promotes honesty and intellegence, creativity and acceptance – NOT spidery limbs that cannot open the heavy doors at a library, or spines so weak that one cannot sit down in a seminar…how can we learn if society constantly teaches us to be sick?
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thevelvetribbon, I've seen your postings on other articles and you seem to have the same issue with all of them: if you don't succumb to the issue being discussed, you are incapable of understanding why anybody else does.
It's fantastic that, for you, influences of the media and societal expectations are like water off a duck's back. I applaud you for your sensible and considered approach towards not only eating but self-image; clearly you focus on the important aspects, and that's wonderful. But just because you are able to do that does NOT mean that everybody else is too. I'm intrigued: if you look at Jessica Ennis doing an epic long-jump, do you think "well if she can do it, I can too"? As human beings, we are different, and our strengths and weaknesses vary widely. What I think you are struggling to understand is that you are not the norm: you are extremely unusual – in a good way, please don't get me wrong – but you are the exception to the rule. The majority of women DO suffer, and DO have a fucked-up relationship with food and their bodies (whether it leads to obesity or anorexia; and the two are, I believe, linked at their core), and regardless of your personal experiences, that is a fact. You need to appreciate that the more people who say "but this is bullshit, I'm exposed to the same external influences and I'm totally fine", the more advertisers, booking agencies, fashion houses, magazine editors, etc will use this argument to bolster their own. Strange as it may seem, you need to accept that your psychological standpoint is more advanced than everybody else's and work out how you can help the rest of us to achieve this impressive armour-plating, rather than denouncing us as weak, or unintelligent.
I too have a degree, I too studied psychology for a year (random, but true), and I believe that my emotional standpoint (messed-up relationship with food, periodic self-loathing) is far more common than yours. I envy you and your friends; I wish I were as unaffected as you. But please, don't undermine your enviably superior position by devaluing the struggles endured by everybody else.
I really don't mean to undermine woman (or men) with eating disorders, or make them seem weak/less intelligent than myself and apologies if that was how my comment came across. Blogs are making me realise that I'm not the norm in my food attitude! I think it's because my mum was never interested in dieting or appearances so it never made a huge impression on me.
I also was not taken seriously, as I was, and am, doing pretty well at university, and was also 0.5 points above the BMI for being regarded as anorexic (I still menstruated although they were becoming lighter and lighter as my weight decreased). I was not severely emaciated and just looked pale and sickly, but inside my body was deteriorating . Luckily I have been in recovery for a year and am weight restored, but I am not sure if my recovery will keep on going well or if I will relapse, because I have had to do all of the recovering alone, bar the support of brilliant friends and family, and for most of the time, a wonderful partner (although we are not together anymore). Because I was never offered the professional support that I needed, I have always felt that I was not "sick enough" and this doubt still plagues me and sometimes tempts me to turn back on my recovery and "prove myself" to the health system, and to my eating disorder, that I CAN be sick enough to get the treatment that I deserve.
Hm. What's with the 'pseudo-Thatcherite' comment? If we're going to "prize our intellectual and powerful women like true heroes," wouldn't an Oxford-trained chemist who became the first woman prime minister be quite a good place to start? Why are excessively skinny modern celebs a symptom of Thatcher?
An excellent article: bravely and beautifully written. Thank you.
Just with regard ot a comment above – that doctors actively encourage eating disorders – you may have come across some who do promote 1000 calorie a day diets but I can assure you that that is certainly not what is promoted at medical school, nor anywhere else on the medical curriculum as something applicable to the general publication. There are some exceptional cases in which this might be advisable, but such a regime would be entered into under supervision. If anything, the medical profession suffers from a lack of emphasis on dietary aspects of health, purely as a result of the wealth of other concerns that present more acutely. However, when faced with the fundamental lack of knowledge of good nutrition and activity levels that is often seen in general practice, I cannot help but feel that our society is becoming increasingly distanced from a 'normal' way of eating, and is constantly pressured by ideals of the perfect body on one hand, and constant promotion of cheap, processed and low-nutrient food on the other. Certainly some leeway on behalf of the government – perhaps subsidy of fruit and vegetables and promotion of locally grown produce – might help to remedy these issues, although I fear that this problem is too deep-roots to be easily solved.
Thanks for the great article and for being brave enough to share.
I wonder what experience people have of girls school v mixed school for body confidence/eating disorders? I ask coz my sister in law is thinking of sending my niece to a girls' school, and if it's a massively pronounced difference it will add to my reasons why she should attend a mixed one instead!
Personally I was mates with loads of boys at school/college and remember a discussion where they talked about what they liked in girls, only one guy said he particularly loved skinny girls – to everyone else's surprise, and the other comments were stuff like 'likes video games', 'nice feet', 'doesn't send long texts', 'good taste in music' and a load of other random crap that made me realise there is no such thing as an ideal woman!
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I completely beat my anorexia after it almost killed me. Now I want to help others to also beat their anorexia. Please publicise my site. Recovery is possible with the early intervention and the right kind of treatment. Simply refeeding sufferers is not the answer. Anorexia is primarily a mental illness and needs to be treated as such.
If the incidence of anorexia in the UK has reached epidemic levels then this is due to a combination of factors. The NHS will not fund appropriate levels of funding. There is a tidal wave of ignorance about the causes of anorexia. It's more convenient to blame it on images of super models rather than address the real causes. Until the focus of treatment moves away from weight gain to the psychological issues around anorexia then the incidence will grow as will the cost to the NHS. But as we are tied down to short term planning and outdated models of treatment then the future looks bleak in the UK for the treatment of all eating disorder.
I live in an area that does not have any specialist eating disorders counsellors apart from myself and still the NHS will not accept any help from myself. The eating disorder service here in Derbyshire will not treat anyone who has a BMI over 15.!
I have failed to access anorexics in my county simply because the system will not let me offer my services to them.
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Hell is this hitting me where I lived for so long… thanks for sharing and love to you Anon.
i read more about eating disorders here on Anorexia Treatment
it gives me better idea to understand the eating disorder symptoms and its treatment.
From a purely scientifical point of view BMI is not a good statistical tool, it is not reliable because it does NOT detect women who do sport and have a high muscle mass. Those girls even if they weight normal according to charts might be undernourished. If a woman is not menstruating because she diets too much on her own and not for a disease… well she is anorexic, she fully qualifies. Lack of menses equates lack of nutrition/body fat which is not measurable on the scale.
Thank you so much for this article. I was recently diagnosed with osteoporosis at 19 years old, due to anorexia starting at 11.
This perfectly describes how I feel: "Every day, I am furious at myself for having given myself this cruddy skeleton by succumbing to something as 'vacuous' as an eating disorder."
Again, thank you for this article and I wish you the best in recovery.
You're an intelligent woman? Implying that those that suffer from body image issues/anorexia lack mental capacity? I don't think so. It's a mental disease. That's like telling some one that they're stupid because they have depression. Also, over eating is an eating disorder as well. So I would say that there is an epidemic.
Your reply was brilliant – very well put. I clap to you.


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