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June 11, 2011, 10:16 a.m.
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Hack the Project and Solution Files
Discover the format of these two Visual Studio files and learn about a tool to convert these files between versions of Visual Studio.
Solution and project files are an essential part of working with Visual Studio. You will almost always work with the solution and project files through the IDE, whether adding projects to your solution or configuring your project. The purpose of this hack is to describe the format of these files for two reasons. If your project or solution files become corrupted, knowing the structure of these files might help you fix the file without having to re-create the entire project or solution. Also, knowing the structure of these files will help you if you want to convert these files or write a tool that works directly with these files.
Solution Files
Visual Studio creates two separate files when you create a new solution in Visual Studio. The first file is the .suo (solution user options) file, which stores user settings such as the location of your breakpoints. This file is stored in binary format, which does not lend itself to easy editing. Since there are no compelling reasons to edit this file, I am not going to document the format of it here. If you think that this file is preventing your solution from opening, you can actually delete the file and Visual Studio will create a new one when you open the solution and save it when you close the IDE. By deleting the file, you will lose any of your user-specific settings like breakpoints, but this is a small price to pay for saving your solution. The .suo file is a hidden file, so you will need to make sure Windows Explorer is configured to show hidden files (this can be set through Tools Folder Options View in any Explorer window).
The second file that Visual Studio creates is the .sln file. This file stores information about the projects that make up this solution, source control settings, and other global settings that apply to all of the projects in the solution.
The first line of the solution file contains a declaration including the version of Visual Studio that this solution is built for:
Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 8.0
The version number used in the solution file is a little different than the version number you are used to seeing in the Visual Studio product name. Visual Studio .NET 2002 solution files have a version number of 7.0. Visual Studio .NET 2003 solution files have a version number of 8.0 (as opposed to the 7.1 number you are used to), and Visual Studio 2005 solutions files have a version number of 9.0. Visual Studio 2005 Beta 1 contains an additional line under this first line, which contains just the following:
# Visual Studio 2005
This line causes the icon of the file to be changed to a Visual Studio 2005-specific icon, and if removed, will prevent Visual Studio from opening this file when you double-click on it.
The next portion of the solution file contains a section for each of the projects that are contained in this solution:
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "HacksWinApp", "HacksWinApp\HacksWinApp.csproj", "{75B7D1AE-1896-409D-B717-64D9AFCF0F59}" ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject {89EE0E8E-C5C6-4772-A5EE-D347E40FB0E4} = {89EE0E8E-C5C6-4772-A5EE-D347E40FB0E4} EndProjectSection EndProject Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "HacksLib", "HacksLib\HacksLib.csproj", "{89EE0E8E-C5C6-4772-A5EE-D347E40FB0E4}" ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject EndProjectSection EndProject
You can see that the syntax of the file is somewhat similar to Visual Basic. Each project has a Project and EndProject tag as well as a ProjectSection tag to track the dependencies for the project. The first GUID in the project tag is used to identify what type of project this is. In this instance, the GUIDs for both a C# Windows Forms project and a C# library project are the same, since these project types are really the same except for the output type setting. The strings on the right side of the equals sign include the name of the project, its path relative to the solution root, and the unique GUID for this project. This GUID is used for a number of things including tracking dependencies.
In Visual Studio .NET 2003 and Visual Studio 2005, project dependencies are also tracked here. These are not the implicit dependences that are created by project references. When Project A references Project B, there is an implicit dependency. Project B must be built before Project A since it references the other project's output. Since this type of dependency is project-specific information, it is stored in the project file. (In this example, it would be stored in Project A's project file since it is referencing Project B, rather than the solution file we are looking at here.) Project files and dependencies are described in the next section.
The dependences stored in the ProjectSection tag are configured at the solution level. They define when a project must be built before another project, but they may not directly reference each other. This is stored in the ProjectSection tag of the project that is dependent on the other project. In this example, the HacksWinApp project is dependent on the HacksLib project and thus includes a reference to the GUID of the other project. This dependency is normally configured by right-clicking on the solution file, selecting Properties from the context menu, and navigating to Project Dependencies in the property page that appears.
Visual Studio .NET 2003 includes a ProjectSection tag even if there is no dependency (you can see this in the HacksLib project tag). Visual Studio 2005 completely omits the ProjectSection tag if there are no dependencies for the project. Visual Studio .NET 2002 stores the dependency information in a completely different section of the solution file, which we will cover next.
The next section in the solution file is the Global section, which begins with a Global tag and ends with an EndGlobal tag. Inside these tags are a number of GlobalSection tags that store an array of different pieces of information, including the configuration settings for various projects as well as source control information. Here is a look at the Global section of this example solution file from Visual Studio .NET 2003:
Global GlobalSection(SolutionConfiguration) = preSolution Debug = Debug Release = Release EndGlobalSection GlobalSection(ProjectConfiguration) = postSolution {75B7D1AE-1896-409D-B717-64D9AFCF0F59}.Debug.ActiveCfg = Debug|.NET {75B7D1AE-1896-409D-B717-64D9AFCF0F59}.Debug.Build.0 = Debug|.NET {75B7D1AE-1896-409D-B717-64D9AFCF0F59}.Release.ActiveCfg = Release|.NET {75B7D1AE-1896-409D-B717-64D9AFCF0F59}.Release.Build.0 = Release|.NET {89EE0E8E-C5C6-4772-A5EE-D347E40FB0E4}.Debug.ActiveCfg = Debug|.NET {89EE0E8E-C5C6-4772-A5EE-D347E40FB0E4}.Debug.Build.0 = Debug|.NET {89EE0E8E-C5C6-4772-A5EE-D347E40FB0E4}.Release.ActiveCfg = Release|.NET {89EE0E8E-C5C6-4772-A5EE-D347E40FB0E4}.Release.Build.0 = Release|.NET EndGlobalSection GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution EndGlobalSection GlobalSection(ExtensibilityAddIns) = postSolution EndGlobalSection EndGlobal
The SolutionConfiguration and ProjectConfiguration sections contain the build configuration settings for the solution and its projects. The ExtensibilityGlobals and ExtensibilityAddIns sections are included for the benefit of add-in authors. The ExtensibilityGlobals section can be used to store global information about the solution, and the ExtensibilityAddIns section lists all the add-ins that are used in this solution.
Visual Studio .NET 2002 also uses the Global section to store information about project dependences. Here is an example of that configuration section:
GlobalSection(ProjectDependencies) = postSolution {1C19F285-69AF-409E-8D5B-A354B68B41FF}.0 = {CBBAD9B0-CB56-44CA-8312-A9258F2061E2} EndGlobalSection
This section simply specifies that the project identified by its GUID on the left of the equals sign depends on the project identified by its GUID on the right side of the equals sign.
Visual Studio 2005 includes an additional section that is not present in any of the older versions of Visual Studio; it's shown here:
GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution HideSolutionNode = FALSE EndGlobalSection
If the FALSE is switched to TRUE, then the solution node is hidden in the IDE.
Project Files
Each project creates a number of files to store information about itself. This includes a project file and a user settings file. The extension for the project file is based on the language type; for example, a C# Project is saved with the extension .csproj and a VB.NET Project is stored with the extension .vbproj. Thankfully, the internal formats of these various files are based on the same XML schema. The beginning of each project file includes some basic information about the project, including the version of Visual Studio that it was created for as well as the GUID for this project. Here is an example of this section:
<VisualStudioProject> <CSHARP ProjectType = "Local" ProductVersion = "7.10.3077" SchemaVersion = "2.0" ProjectGuid = "{89EE0E8E-C5C6-4772-A5EE-D347E40FB0E4}" >
This is from a Visual Studio .NET 2003 project file, which is why the ProductVersion is set to 7.1 and the SchemaVersion is set to 2.0. In Visual Studio .NET 2002, the ProductVersion would be 7.0 and the SchemaVersion would be 1.0. These settings are no longer relevant in Visual Studio 2005 as project files are now MSBuild files.
The next section of the project file is the Build section, which includes build settings and configuration settings as well as references information. Here is the Build settings section:
<Build> <Settings ApplicationIcon = "" AssemblyKeyContainerName = "" AssemblyName = "HacksLib" AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile = "" DefaultClientScript = "JScript" DefaultHTMLPageLayout = "Grid" DefaultTargetSchema = "IE50" DelaySign = "false" OutputType = "Library" PreBuildEvent = "" PostBuildEvent = "" RootNamespace = "HacksLib" RunPostBuildEvent = "OnBuildSuccess" StartupObject = "">
As you can see, this section includes information like the AssemblyName and OutputType of the project. The next part of the Build section is for the various build configurations:
<Config Name = "Debug" AllowUnsafeBlocks = "false" BaseAddress = "285212672" CheckForOverflowUnderflow = "false" ConfigurationOverrideFile = "" DefineConstants = "DEBUG;TRACE" DocumentationFile = "" DebugSymbols = "true" FileAlignment = "4096" IncrementalBuild = "false" NoStdLib = "false" NoWarn = "" Optimize = "false" OutputPath = "bin\Debug\" RegisterForComInterop = "false" RemoveIntegerChecks = "false" TreatWarningsAsErrors = "false" WarningLevel = "4"/>
This section includes configuration-specific build settings. The project file will usually contain at least a Debug and Release section. The next part of the Build section contains all of the references for this project. Here is an abbreviated example of this section:
<References> <Reference Name = "System" AssemblyName = "System" HintPath = "..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\ Framework\v1.1.4322\System.dll" </References></Build>
The References section contains a reference tag for each assembly referenced by the project. Starting with Visual Studio 2005, you can create a reference to either an assembly or an executable, which comes in very handy when you are trying to unit-test a Windows application, since this lets you directly reference your application. To get this same functionality in Visual Studio .NET 2003, you can actually hack the project file to create a reference to an executable—you simply need to manually enter a reference tag in the references element pointing to your executable. Your new reference tag would look exactly like this example, except it would be pointed to an .exe file instead of a .dll file.
After the Build section is the Files section of the project file, which can be seen here:
<Files> <Include> <File RelPath = "AssemblyInfo.cs" SubType = "Code" BuildAction = "Compile" /> <File RelPath = "Class1.cs" SubType = "Code" BuildAction = "Compile" /> </Include> </Files> </CSHARP> </VisualStudioProject>
This section simply tracks all of the files that are included in this project. The schema of the project file is pretty straightforward in case you need to edit it directly.
Visual Studio also creates a user-specific project file much like the .suo file created for the solution file except with an extension of <projectextension>.user, so if you were using VB.NET, it would be vbproj.user. Similarly, this user-specific file does not contain anything pertinent enough to cover here, and is also hidden by default, so you will need configure Windows Explorer to show hidden files through Tools Folder Options View.
Visual Studio 2005 has not been mentioned up until this point because the project files in Visual Studio 2005 are completely different than the project files in Visual Studio .NET 2002 and 2003. The project files in Visual Studio 2005 are MSBuild XML files. MSBuild is the new build tool used in Visual Studio 2005 and is a completely different, complex topic that is not going to be covered here. It is similar to NAnt in that is uses XML files to describe how the project should be built.
Project and Solution File Conversion
Visual Studio does an excellent job of converting files from older versions to newer versions. For instance, if you open a Visual Studio .NET 2002 solution in Visual Studio .NET 2003, it will first ask if you want to convert the solution. After you say yes, it will convert all of your solution and project files to the new version of Visual Studio .NET. Now what if you accidentally converted those files and didn't have a backup? Or perhaps you are writing a solution in Visual Studio .NET 2003 and find out that your client has only Visual Studio .NET 2002? One method would be to create a new solution in the old version, create an identical project structure, and then copy all the files over and add them to their respective projects. Thankfully, there is a better solution. There is a tool available that will automatically convert the project and solution files for you as well as the .resx files if you are using Windows Forms.
The tool is called Visual Studio Converter 2.0 and can be downloaded from http://www.codeproject.com/macro/vsconvert.asp.
This tool is simple to use. Figure shows an example of this conversion tool's user interface.
Visual Studio Converter 2.0
To convert files, you first need to click the Add Files button and select all the solution, projects, and .resx files for your solution. For a simple, one-form C# Windows Forms application, you would need to include the .sln, .csproj, .csproj.user, and Form1.resx. You will have an additional .resx file for each form in your application. Next, you need to click one of the two conversion buttons to convert the files to either Visual Studio 7.0 (2002) or Visual Studio 7.1 (2003). When initially converting a 2002 project to the 2003 format, it is best to use the Visual Studio conversion process. After this initial process, this tool is a great way to convert the files back and forth as needed.
Currently, it converts only between Visual Studio .NET 2002 and Visual Studio .NET 2003.


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Prospects Weekly: Leading indicators point to slower growth in the third quarter
|Leading indicators point to slower growth in the third quarter. Retail sales volumes have begun to moderate in a number of countries, undermined by a jobless recovery in high-income countries and the gradual withdrawal of stimulus measures that have spurred household consumption. On the production side, developing countries have surpassed pre-crisis output levels, but the United States and Europe do not appear to be on track to regain pre-crisis growth paths. Although consumer confidence and purchasing manager readings point to slower growth in June, the outlook remains positive. Short-term funding pressures appear to still be an issue in European banking markets, but bank-to-bank counterparty risk assessments may have eased, even as other financial markets remain concerned about the solvency of European bank debt.
|Global retail sales volumes slowed in April, stagnating in high-income countries but still rising a robust 8.2 percent in developing countries. High-income retail sales were undermined by weak job creation and the expiry of fiscal stimulus measures. Compared with a year ago consumer demand fell 0.4 percent in Japan, following the scaling back of the government's "eco-points" system that led consumers to buy eco-friendly durable goods. Real consumer spending increased only 0.3 percent in the United States from a year ago, partly because weak labor market conditions saw personal income grow only 0.4 percent. A 10 point plunge in the Conference Board's consumer confidence index to a still positive 52.9 suggests that consumer demand growth in the U.S. may weaken further in June.
|The recovery in industrial production continued through April / May with developing countries having regained precrisis output levels. The recovery in Europe and the United States continues to lag and does not appear to be on track to close with pre-crisis growth trends. In contrast, Japanese activity continues to expand rapidly. Recent purchasing manager surveys and weak employment data in the U.S.A. suggest a slowing in growth rates may be in store. While worrisome, especially in the context of the debt situation in Europe – which has yet to show up in IP data – such a slowing has been expected as bounce back factors that have driven growth fade. Indeed, PMI indicators remain in positive territory – suggesting continued growth – and are higher than the average levels observed during the past two recoveries (2002-03 and 2004-07).
|Euro interbank offer rates (Euribor) continue to rise even after last week's repayment of €442bn of ECB loans. Although the immediate challenge of paying the initial 1-year loans has passed, funding pressures remain high–perhaps because banks continue to seek private-sector financing to repay the €110bn in 6-day ECB debt that was taken on. Indeed, higher Euribor rates do not seem to reflect increased counter-party risk assessments as the spread between the 3-month Euribor and overnight (Eonia) rates has been stable since May. Nonbank investors remain skittish however. Credit default swaps on the debt of European banks have risen by 100 basis points since April and continued to rise in recent weeks.
Download the Prospects Weekly as PDF here [1].
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- retail sales [2]
- Industrial Production [3]
- Euribor [4]
- consumer confidence index [5]
- Europe [6]

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1) This Sugar Free Orange Cake Bites recipe looks delicious. I'm a huge fan of cake pops, and these look just as good but without the caloric overload. Actually, this whole website is great if you're looking to get healthy; it's full of motivation and recipe ideas!
2) Super easy, super cute Knot Your Average Pony hairstyle. I want to wear it every day!
|photo courtesy of The Beauty Department
4) Sweaters from Urban Outfitters are to die for! Adorable. I really want one!
|I love the color of this one - photo courtesy of Urban Outfitters
This may be a little bit short, but with time my Link Lists will get better, I promise! Does any of you enjoy these websites too?
Love, Val


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do i understand correctly that the LCD plugs into the backpack, and that only 2 wires (plus vdd & grd) connect the backpack to the m.c. ? if so, will an attiny (8 pin) do the trick and allow me to output text to the LCD ?
// Wiring for a 74LS164// ---------------------// 4.7k// +--------[ Resistor ]--------+---(LCD Enable)// | |// | 74LS164 (VCC) |// | +----u----+ | _V_ diode 1N4148// (data pin)---+---+--1-|A VCC|-14-+ |// | | | |// +--2-|B Q7|-13------+// 3-|Q0 Q6|-12--(LCD D7)// (BL circuit)--------4-|Q1 Q5|-11--(LCD D6)// (LCD RS)------------5-|Q2 Q4|-10--(LCD D5)// (LCD D4)------------6-|Q3 /MR|--9--(VCC)// +-7-|GND CP|--8--(clock pin)// | +---------+ // | 0.1uf// (gnd)-----||----(vcc)// // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------//// Wiring for a 4094//-------------------// // NOTE: pin 1 is not connected to pin 2// // 4.7k// +----[ Resistor ]----------------+---(LCD Enable)// | |// | 74HC4094 |// (data pin)------+ HEF4094 (VCC) |// | +----u----+ | |// (clock pin)+----|---1-|STR VCC|-16-+ |// | | | | | |// | +---2-|D OE|-15-+ _V_ diode 1N4148// | | | |// +--------3-|CP QP4|-14--(LCD D5) |// 4-|QP0 QP5|-13--(LCD D6) |// (BL circuit)--------5-|QP1 QP6|-12--(LCD D7) |// (LCD RS)------------6-|QP2 QP7|-11-------------+// (LCD D4)------------7-|QP3 QS2|-10// +-8-|GND QS1|--9// | +---------+// | 0.1uf// (gnd)-----||----(vcc)// // // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------// // Wiring for a 74HC595// --------------------// NOTE: the 74HC595 is a latching shift register. In order to get it to operate// in a "non latching" mode, RCLK and SCLK are tied together. The side effect of this// is that the latched output is one clock behind behind the internal shift register bits.// To compensate for this the wiring is offset by one bit position lower.// For example, while the backlight is hooked to Q0 it is still using bit 1 of// of the shift register because the outputs are 1 clock behind the real internal shift// register.// // 74HC595 (VCC)// +----u----+ | +-----------------------(BL circuit)// (LCD RS)------------1-|Q1 VCC|-16-+ | +--------------------(data pin)// (LCD D4)------------2-|Q2 Q0|-15----+ | 4.7k// (LCD D5)------------3-|Q3 SER|-14-------+---[ Resistor ]--+--(LCD Enable)// (LCD D6)------------4-|Q4 /OE|-13--(gnd) |// (LCD D7)------------5-|Q5 RCLK|-12-------+ |// | | | |// +------6-|Q6 SCLK|-11-------+--(clock pin) |// | 7-|Q7 /MR|-10--(VCC) |// | +-8-|GND Q6'|--9 |// | | +---------+ diode _V_ 1N4148// | | 0.1uf |// | (gnd)-----||----(vcc) |// +-----------------------------------------------+// //// Backlight Control circuit// -------------------------// Because the shift resiter is not latching the outputs, the backlight circuitry// will "see" the output bits as they are shifted into the shift register which// can cause the backlight to flicker rather than remain constantly on/off.// The circuit below slows down the transitions to the transistor to remove// the visible flicker. When the BL input is HIGH the LCD backlight will turn on.//// (value depends on LCD, 100ohm is usually safe)// (LCD BL anode)---[ resistor ]---(vcc)//// (LCD BL cathode)-------------------------------+// |// D// |// (BL input)----[ 4.7k Resistor ]----+-------G-|-< (2N7000 FET)// | |// (0.1uf) = S// | |// (gnd) (gnd)
some fancy, very timing precise code,
Quotesome fancy, very timing precise code,I don't think they are fancy at all - you can take a regular driver and change it quickly for this purpose.Timing sensitive? yes.
But you definitely can't take a "regular driver" and change it quickly for this.
The beauty of this is that the final implementationusing 1 wire is actually faster than the LiquidCrystal library using 4 bit mode.
QuoteBut you definitely can't take a "regular driver" and change it quickly for this.Show me a typical 3-wire hc164 solution and I can make limited changes to get to run on 2 wires and then 1wire.
QuoteThe beauty of this is that the final implementationusing 1 wire is actually faster than the LiquidCrystal library using 4 bit mode.That will depend on how many wires you want to reduce. The growth in duration is exponential with the number of pins to be reduced, and it is actually quite difficult to implement in applications where other interrupts are going on.
But putting aside LiquidCrystal, I can update a 16-char line on a less than 2ms, using a shift register and on a 1MIPS avr.
Keep in mind that I'm talking a "portable" implementation that self adjusts depending on the processorand processor speed (AVR and pic32 so far) so it can be used as an "end user" Arduino library.
The code does have to block interrupts during 1 time critical piece of code but that is only for 5us.
QuoteThe code does have to block interrupts during 1 time critical piece of code but that is only for 5us.It can be much longer than that. In a 2-wire implementation, you will need to protect the transmission of a '1' bit - time to perform a test, branching and then flipping pins if necessary. In a 1-wire implementation, each transmission has to pass through two rc filters' time constants so that you can affect changes on the mosi pin without any impact on the sck / rs pin. It is going to be long.


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Hey Everybody,
I work for a home for abused and neglected children in Texas, and a few days ago a donor, whom shall remain nameless, gave us 8 XO's. This is plenty for the number of kids who are of the proper age to use them in our facility, and having heard about the OLPC program for a couple of years already I was pretty psyched to see if we could do some educational activities with them.
Has anyone else used XO's to educate American kids yet? What are some things you've been able to accomplish? They seem perfect to help very young kids learn about computers, but what about capacities for doing some basic office work? Can you write a resume on these machines and then e-mail it to perspective employers?
It would be really nice to be able to give some of our older clients capacities such as these, as limited as they might be, when they "age out" of the system and have to fend for themselves in the big bad world (assuming we can get more donations).
Also where can I get books that work on an XO? I tried loading a 45mb pdf file on one of the machines I have at home to experiment on, and it has cause all kinds of problems when I tried to open it.
Anyways, if I get feedback I'll keep posting. Lets experiment together!


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DATE, TIME, AND PLACE: Wednesday, Oct. 3, 3-5pm, at the Cornell Cooperative Extension, 249 Highland Ave.
WHAT: A graduation for young moms who completed three successful years in the Building Healthy Children program. The ceremony includes one participant speaking about how BHC helped her and her family. At the conclusion of the ceremony, the graduates' children will present their mothers with a surprise gift.
BACKGROUND: Building Healthy Children is an innovative community collaboration between the University of Rochester's Mt. Hope Family Center, Strong Pediatrics and the Society for the Protection and Care of Children (SPCC) addressing the needs of low-income, high-risk young mothers and their children.
Monroe County has one of the highest rates of teen pregnancy in New York State and teen families face increased risks for child abuse, neglect, emotional difficulties, behavioral problems, and ultimately foster care placements.
The Building Healthy Children program seeks to stop these problems before they start. The program brings together Strong Pediatrics' medical talent and the Society for Protection and Care of Children's expertise in social work with Mt. Hope Family Center's evidence-based clinical therapy. Through a comprehensive approach, physicians, social workers and psychologists reach out to young mothers with evidence-based support. They provide parenting education, parent-child attachment and maternal depression therapy, along with food, housing and transportation for three years.
The Monroe County Department of Human Services and The United Way of Greater Rochester fund BHC.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Sarah Smith, email@example.com, 585.275-2991 x 238 (office); 585.410.1481 (cell)


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A Parsippany-based health care research company is projecting global spending on medicines will surpass $1 trillion in 2014, a trend driven by a growing middle class worldwide and a rising number of specialty drugs.
IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics says drug spending, estimated at $965 billion in 2012, is forecast to grow 3 to 6 percent annually over the next five years. IMS projects that total will surpass $1.2 trillion by 2017.
The report also shows a divergence between developed nations and the so-called "pharmegring markets," or emerging markets targeted by pharmaceutical companies, typically led by countries such as China and India with rising population and incomes.
Spending is projected to grow 10 to 13 percent in emerging countries, IMS said, a trend reflecting economic expansion, demographic growth, and increases in government and privately funded insurance.
But spending in North America, Europe and Japan are projected to grow 1 to 4 percent. IMS says the modest growth reflects government austerity programs and increased availability of generics. Each of these regions faces distinct challenges as well, said Murray Aitken, executive director of the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics.
Japan is mandating more off-patent drugs be dispensed as generics to ease burdens on its aging population; Europe continues to experience economic stagnation and the United States faces uncertainty with implementation of the Affordable Care Act, Aitken said.
"In the United States, no one really knows how things are going to unfold in the next 24 to 36 months and what impact that will have on the health system," Aitken said.
The report said specialty medicines, particularly those focusing on cancer treatment, will drive increases to brand drug spending in the coming years. The rise in specialty drugs coincides with the decline in blockbuster sales as more big-selling drugs come off patent.
"The overall portfolio is becoming more skewed toward specialty medicines," Aitken said. "That's definitely where the growth is coming from."
IMS projects spending on specialty medicines will reach $230 billion to $240 billion in 2017, up 38 percent from the $171 billion in 2012. About 35 new medicines are forecast to be launched annually in the next five years.
IMS says most launches will address unmet needs, including orphan diseases that focus on small patient populations, and medicines that could transform treatments in rheumatoid arthritis, cystic fibrosis and several tumor types. Most specialty drugs are expected to be consumed in high-income countries.
The full report, titled "The Global Use of Medicines: Outlook through 2017," is available at theimsinstitute.org.


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Read comments on this car
Last updated Mar 6, 2011
I got her in 93 and was used for a daily driver for a few years then in 98 she was stolen in front of my work and was driven to california which they were about to sell it off but got pulled over by an officer and found out it was stolen. She was then towed back to oregon which i found out they stripped the car's floor mats, stereo, tires, and some other random stuff and they also stole a good 5k of personal items in the car.
She was gone for a 3 month period so I was forced to buy another car as I exepted to never see it again, so when i got the camaro back i used the other car as a DD and the camaro was kept in the garage for several yrs rarely started let alone driven. then back in around 05 I moved and was forced to keep the camaro outside which she was again never started so in mid-09 I got enough money to get her running which cost me $1500 because of injectors needed cleaning, fuel tank needed cleaning, all fuels flushed and filled, and some other small stuff.
well now i have my girl back and running strong and hoping sometime to get enough money for tags, reg., and some other requirements so she can be driven again!
she will not be left stock for to much longer as I have BIG plans for her when I can afford to get parts. Also this is the car I learned my mechanical experience on.
Iv since got the car fixed up Iv competly restored the paint to near as perfect as i can get it but I still try to get it nicer!
Also while this sound strange, Everytime I drive her even if its just down the street I feel like me and my car are an million bucks and she sure does get plenty attention, exepecially with no muffler lol.
I cant wait for the day to get her street legal and a few mods in her to go crusin down the freeway on a nice warm summer night with the t-tops off (which dont leak btw) listening to boston going 80+mph without an care in the world. Now thats the life! dam I cant wait!
Stock 305tpi with 700r4 tranny with 3.23 rear. puts out 200hp 300tq. 0-60 is probaly somewhere in the 7's and quarter in low-mid 15's with top speed of 130
fully loaded excluding leather and 350tpi
5.0 tuned port injection, 700r4 auto, 3.23 posi rear end, sapphire metallic paint, grey deluxe cloth interior, bose sound system w/ equalizer, a/c, rear defroster, tinted glass, t-tops, power seats, power locks, power windows, power mirrors, power hatch release, folding rear seats, quite sound group, grey floormats f/r, luggage compartment trim, rear locking storage compartment, f/r disk brakes, cruise control, engine oil cooler, tilt steering column, heavy duty battery, gage package, IROC-Z package 3. You could expect to pay 20k atleast for this new, base msrp was around 15k
aperance mods: leBra, dual polished exhuast tips, chrome liscence plate frames, polished valve stem caps, dark grey sheepskin seat covers, blue steering wheel cover, silver instrumental benzel/silver ashtray/antenna/lugs/calipers.
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Interesting attractions at Mae Ta-Krai National Park you should consider paying a visit include Mae Ta-khrai Check Dam, Tat Moei and Mae Ta-Khrai waterfalls, Doi Langka (Phu Langka Luang), which is the fifth tallest peak in Thailand at 2,030 meters above sea level, and , last but not least, the viewpoints that get you unparalleled views of Chiang Mai Town and Doi Suthep located nearby. Camping spaces are also provided.
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Contact: Mae Ta-khrai National Park, Tambon Tha Nuea, Amphoe Mae On, Chiang Mai 50130, or the National Park Centre, Chiang Mai Forest Office 50000, tel. 0 5381 8348.
Getting there: From Chiang Mai Town, take Highway 1006 to King Amphoe Mae-on. At the intersection in front of Pao Sam Kha School, turn right to Highway 1229 and continue for 10 kilometres to turn right to Ban Huai Kaew. The office of the national park is 800 meters away.


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Broomfield will soon get 15 minutes of fame.
Well, maybe not quite 15 minutes, but the city later this year will make an appearance in an independent film producers hope will be shown at the Telluride Film Festival and the Venice International Film Festival, which are both in late August.
Broomfield — or more specifically the front yard of Kim Jones' house, her front room and the views of the Flatirons from the Eagle Trace neighborhood — is part of "Searching for Fortune," an independent film being produced by Distant Thunder Films.
Joseph Mattarese is directing the movie written by Brian Smolensky, who also has the lead role. The story is set in Colorado and follows the life of an oil rig worker whose happy small-town life is upset when the widow of a brother he never knew he had arrives at his door.
The story is set in Colorado, so it was only fitting it was filmed here, said Phillip Mattarese, a producer of "Searching for Fortune" and director Joseph's twin brother. Smolensky attended the Air Force Academy and was shaped by his time there and in the Denver area, and he "obviously loved Colorado," Phillip Mattarese said.
It was the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs that brought cameras and actors to Broomfield on Friday. Smolensky and Jones' son, Ned, attended the Academy and graduated together in 2002, Jones said. It was Ned's connections across the state that helped secure filming locations, including her Broomfield home, she said.
(We're) just happy to help Brian out," she said, adding that it's pretty cool Broomfield is the location for a movie, even if the city and her home only have a bit part and only hosted the crew for a day.
The house, Phillip Mattarese said, is exactly what he pictured when he read the description of lead female character Emily's house — "a beautiful community with lawns and nice houses, picturesque."
In addition to Smolensky, the cast includes John Heard, who has appeared in numerous television shows and movies and might be best known for his role as Macaulay Culkin's dad in the "Home Alone" movies and more recently as George in "Sharknado;" and Tom Costello and Christina Moore, who both have had appearances on a slew of television shows such as "Grey's Anatomy," "Modern Family" and "True Blood."
Cast and crew have been visiting all corners of the state. Jones said they filmed at an oil rig in Weld County and the "Searching for Fortune" Facebook page (facebook.com/SearchingForFortune) features photos of filming taking place in Arapaho National Forest and at the West Winds Tavern in Idaho Springs.
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Title: Dead Run
Series: Dangerous Ground, #4
Author: Josh Lanyon
Genre: Romantic Suspense, M/M Romance
Sensuality Rating: Erotic
Source: review copy from author
Published: September 2011
The boys are back in town -- and Paris is burning!
For Special Agents of the Department of Diplomatic Security, Taylor MacAllister and Will Brandt, the strain of a long distance relationship is beginning to tell after eleven months of separation. A romantic holiday could be just the thing to bridge the ever-growing distance, but when Taylor spots a terrorist from the 70s, long believed dead but very much alive, it's c'est la vie.
Now instead of sipping wine and seeing the sights, the boys are chasing a wily and deadly foe through the graveyards and catacombs of Paris.
Of course, it could always be worse -- and soon it is.
Reviewed By: J9
In a Nutshell: Will broke my heart along with Taylor's in this novella. Sniff, sniff.
The Set Up: Will is excited Taylor is visiting Paris after they've been separated nearly a year. But while the men just want to reestablish their relationship, bomb threats plague Paris and Will gets injured in one.
Why I Read this Book: I've enjoyed this romance and series greatly.
What I Liked: I adore the realism of this novella. Unlike a lot of romances, this book captures the awkwardness of long-distance relationships and the disconnection it can cause. This made the moments when Will and Taylor are quietly talking in bed post-coital all the sweeter. Even the sex in this book is gentler and matches the tentative tone of Will and Taylor's romance. This is so well written.
The terrorist plot, while a tad convoluted, is fast paced and had good twists and turns. I didn't know how the suspense would be resolved but liked how it did.
What I Didn't Like: Will breaks Taylor's heart and in doing so mine a little too. I can't say too much about it because it would be a huge spoiler but Will's ex-boyfriend, now friend, plays a big role in this book. Taylor is so emotionally vulnerable to Will and can't hold anything back that it was heart-wrenching to read his pain. I know most of this is resolved by novella's end but it wasn't enough for me. Taylor may have forgiven Will, especially since it wasn't really Will's fault, but as a reader I didn't forgive Will. There wasn't enough emotional vulnerability on Will's part and what there was felt rushed.
IMO: I don't know where this romance or series is going but I'll continue to read it, if just to watch out for Taylor's heart.
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Choosing the best tests to diagnose feline hyperthyroidism
In this article, I describe the most common clinical signs and physical examination findings in hyperthyroid cats. I also review the available diagnostic methods, including their advantages and disadvantages.
In a study of 202 cats with hyperthyroidism at the Animal Medical Center in New York City, the clinical sign most commonly reported by owners was weight loss.1 Polyphagia, vomiting, polyuria and polydipsia, increased activity, a decreased appetite or anorexia, diarrhea, weakness, dyspnea, panting, and a large fecal volume were also common owner complaints. Hyperthyroidism has been reported in cats ranging in age from 4 to 22 years, but 95% of cases occur in cats older than 10 years.1On physical examination, a palpable enlargement of one or both thyroid glands is likely. Enlargement of the glands may precede a rise in T4 concentrations, emphasizing the importance of a thorough physical examination.2 A cat with advanced hyperthyroidism often has a low body condition score with muscle atrophy. A host of other physical examination findings may also be present, such as an unkempt coat, a heart murmur, tachycardia, a gallop rhythm, restlessness, or aggression. Some cats with pronounced cardiac effects may be in congestive heart failure.
The clinical signs associated with hyperthyroidism have been declining in severity over the years.1 In one review, the authors compared the electrocardiographic and radiographic changes seen in two populations of cats confirmed to have hyperthyroidism—one from 1979 to 1982 and one from 1992 to 1993.3 Sinus tachycardia, which is the most commonly recognized cardiac manifestation of feline thyrotoxicosis, was not as prevalent in the 1993 group as it was in the 1982 group. That was also true of an increased R-wave amplitude on lead II electrocardiography. Both groups had similar low incidences of atrial and ventricular dysrhythmias, but the 1993 group had a significantly higher occurrence of right bundle branch block. Thoracic radiographs were deemed necessary in a larger proportion of the 1982 group than in the 1993 group. Although no significant differences in cardiac size were noted on radiographs between the two groups, a larger number of cats in the 1982 group had evidence of congestive heart failure. These findings suggest that feline hyperthyroidism is being diagnosed earlier today and that newly diagnosed cats have less severe cardiovascular clinical signs than a decade ago.
Hyperthyroidism can be definitively diagnosed by measuring increased serum thyroid hormone concentrations or by performing scintigraphy. Both tests have advantages and disadvantages.
Serum tests
The advantages of using serum tests to diagnose hyperthyroidism include their low cost, ease (no need for anesthesia), and availability (standard laboratory tests). The main disadvantage of serum testing is that the results may not be easy to interpret if a cat has other illnesses or if you are trying to diagnose hyperthyroidism in its early stages. Other tests (e.g. T3 suppression, thyroid-stimulating hormone and thyrotropin-releasing hormone stimulation testing, scintigraphy) are available if the suspicion is high for hyperthyroidism in cats with appropriate clinical signs but normal thyroid hormone concentrations.


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bedwere wrote:There is also the Gradus ad Parnassum. One of these days I'm going to upload either the Wagner or the Gradus onto Lulu and print a dictionary for me.
Gonzalo wrote:I am about to buy this Thesaurus (for 40 €). I am not familiar to Thesaurus nor Latin-Latin dictionaries but when I'm writing Latin and I don't find the exact word or a synonym, it could be useful: http://www.iberlibro.com/servlet/BookDe ... D0%26y%3D0
By the way, is Lulu expensive?
bedwere wrote:Gonzalo wrote:I am about to buy this Thesaurus (for 40 €). I am not familiar to Thesaurus nor Latin-Latin dictionaries but when I'm writing Latin and I don't find the exact word or a synonym, it could be useful: http://www.iberlibro.com/servlet/BookDe ... D0%26y%3D0
By the way, is Lulu expensive?
A 500-page, A5, black and white, perfect-bound, paperback costs €11.65 per unit.
cb wrote:hi, i agree totally about monoling dictionaries.
i finally found and bought a (massive) copy of stephanus' thesaurus linguae latinae recently: here are some pics if anyone else likes these kinds of books (remove spaces from the links, textkit is still blocking links to my site):
www . freewebs . com / mhninaeide / latindict1 . jpg
www . freewebs . com / mhninaeide / latindict2 . jpg
the caesar entry as an e.g.:
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thesaurus wrote:The Lexicon Mediae et Infimae Latinitatis by Charles Ducagne is available online...
cantator wrote:thesaurus wrote:The Lexicon Mediae et Infimae Latinitatis by Charles Ducagne is available online...
A link, please ? I checked Google and Google Books, the SULAIR site has some problem finding its own listed pages, and I couldn't find it anywhere else.
thesaurus wrote:... here is a downloadable site of all seven:
http://standish.stanford.edu/bin/search ... ped(catKey)=612209&sort=title
My mistake, it is the "Glossarium mediae et infimae latinitatis". And the definitions do seem to be entirely in Laitn.
KramerKram wrote:I'm doing some reconnaissance at my local library for Stephanus (they have it). Would a photographed edition (high quality) be of any interest to anyone, because I have no place to store it online? Would I be able to Lulu one?
Sidenote: I haven't decided to do it yet... Just checking out the books.
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Use a tripod.
Use a Bembo trekker tripod to come in over the books, if you can. (Obviously a copy stand is nice but I have a Kaiser Pro copy stand and actually prefer to use the Bembo.)
Make sure the plane of the camera body is parallel to the book or table surface (using a camera spirit level usually, or else by eyeballing it)
Try to avoid shadows cast on the page by the tripod or by anything else (including you).
Use diffuse or even lighting, to prevent uneven distribution of light across the pages.
Make sure the lighting of the pages is good to ensure best detail contrast. So use some reading lamps if you haven't got shadow boxes, but avoid lighting hotspots by positioning the lamps too close to the pages.
JPEG capture will be fine, as long as you keep it fine or good and not low resolution.
Best to photo double spreads, rather than single pages, for speed, and this requires you checking the detail capture. I've captured double-spreads of A3 dimensions and held resolution on 6-point fonts with a 5 megapixel camera in the past, as long as you are follow these guidelines, but obviously higher megapixel capture is better, although for the Stephanus books 7 to 10 megapixel capture is better.
Use a remote trigger on the camera to prevent shake.
With the camera relatively close to the book, don't underestimate the depth of field required to ensure all points of the page surface are in focus (pages bow).
Keep a high resolution to ensure accurate capture of small point sizes (fonts).
Follow a system of visually and mentally noting each page number to ensure you don't skip a page in a long run (you needn't write it down of course, just keep an eye out for skipping pages, which can often happen).
Remember to photograph the outer covers and spine (it's nice to do so) and even the seemingly unimportant pages (no pages are unimportant).
Try not to damage the spine keeping the book flat, and increase depth of field if you need to, in preference to forcing the book flat.
You need to devise your own method of ensuring pages stay flat when you photograph them and if you suspect they may have moved during the shot, take a second shot —much harder to return to this if you hand the books back to the library and then discover some pages have motion blurring.
Photograph at a fine or high resolution and as high as possible colour depth. DO NOT use a low image-capture resolution or or low colour depth (--bit resolution should be at least 8 bit and 24-bit is great). You can always sample down using batch processing in PhotoShop if the total file size is much too high.
If the book has much detail, photograph in colour in preference to grayscale, even if your book is B&W. You will hold a broader tonal range for illustration detail and, importantly, for very fine print (plus it's a more faithful image, anyway).
And I would certainly love to be able to get the copy.
In linguam latinam has res non verto. Nimium est. Me excusas.
Not at all. My recommendations are how to get maximum quality. Be happy with any quality at all, and learn from your mistakes.KramerKram wrote:Hmm... This may be a bigger task than I am able to take on
metrodorus wrote:Corpus glossariorum Latinorum a Gustavo Loewe
This is google books as full view, but even with privoxy I cannot download it in the UK.


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Today's Scripture readings are challenging, to say the least. The first recounts God's demand that Abraham sacrifice Isaac to him as a holocaust. Abraham takes the unsuspecting Isaac on a three-day journey and then ties him up. In the instant before Abraham is about to kill his son, his hand is stayed by an angel, who declares God's pleasure: "I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that because you acted as you did in not withholding from me your beloved son, I will bless you abundantly...."
Making sense of all this has taxed both Jewish and Christian traditions. Several interpretations seem less than fruitful. One poses God as an ultimate tester: "I wonder how far I can push Abraham?" Another sees in the story a contrast between Israel and her neighbors, who practiced child sacrifice. The philosopher Søren Kierkegaard offers a third view: Faith is absurd from a mere ethical stance. All three interpretations are unsatisfying. The first seems to depict God as one who tests to the level of torture. And the story does not suggest any contrasts at all. Finally, I urge the reader not to consider Christian faith as ethically absurd. (If you think God has ordered you to kill an innocent person, call 911. That isn't God.)
What do we make of this confounding story? Consider the Jewish practice of referring to the episode not as the sacrifice of Abraham, but as the binding (or submission) of Isaac, as Abraham radically binds his progeny to God and his promises. This approach does not solve everything, but it leads in a more promising direction. We can also remember that as we bind and submit ourselves to God, God also binds and submits himself to us in covenantal fidelity.
Paul's message in the second reading reflects this dual binding. Paul begins, "If God is for us, who can be against us?" He then leads us through a wonderful medley of rhetorical questions and possible tribulations. He ends his meditation—not part of Sunday's Lectionary passage—with the words: "For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities…nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Rom 8:38-39).
The Gospel takes us to the transfiguration of Jesus. Here Peter, James and John discover Jesus radiantly transformed and conversing with Moses and Elijah, who represent, as the Preface of today's Mass suggests, the law and the prophets respectively. There are certainly associations. For instance, it is illuminating to recall that both Moses and Elijah directly encountered the Lord on Mount Sinai (Ex 24; 1 Kgs 19), and both were linked with the coming of the messiah. Elijah was specifically prophesied to usher in the messiah (Mal 4:5). In Jesus' day, there was also a tradition that, like Elijah, Moses had been assumed into heaven awaiting the messiah. Thus, what we have now is an eschatological moment and a revelation that eclipses Sinai on this mountain of transfiguration.
The message the disciples receive from the Father in an enveloping cloud is: "This is my beloved Son. Listen to him." Those heroes and guides of the past from Abraham on, those whose lives anticipated the fulfillment of God's blessings, now fade into the background. There is no one but Jesus. Our submission of faith is to him alone. We bind ourselves to him even as that means going to Jerusalem and witnessing his passion. Moreover, as Paul reminds us, we bind ourselves to him in the midst of our own tribulations. And we do so knowing that he has also irrevocably bound himself to us.
The Transfiguration offers striking insight into Christ's authority, mission and nature. The journey begins and ends with Jesus.


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The controversy over Barack Obama's decision not to visit U.S. troops at a military hospital in Germany has not died down. It's easy to see why. Obama's decision and the subsequent flap raise questions about his judgment, his honesty, and arguably the extent of his commitment to our wounded troops. In this lengthy post, I present my understanding of the campaign's evolving explanations for Obama's decision and, at the end, attempt to infer from the chronology what Obama's real reason likely was.
At the outset, it should be noted that (as far as I can tell, though I may be wrong) Obama provided no explanation for his abrupt cancellation to officials at the military base. The military spokesperson who announced that Obama would not be visiting, stated: "Barack Obama will not be coming to us; I don't know why."
Common courtesy should have caused the campaign to provide an explanation for the cancellation. And beyond considerations of courtesy, political calculation would seem to dictate that, if you have a good reason for cancelling a visit, you provide it so as not to appear disrespectful. On the other hand, if you just don't feel like it's in your interest to come, you probably don't explain.
The press, though, needed an explanation and, early on, campaign aide Robert Gibbs provided one. According to Gibbs, Obama decided out of respect for the hospitalized servicemen and women at Landstuhl that it would be inappropriate to visit troops at a U.S. military facility as part of a trip funded by the campaign. (ABC News, Jake Tapper's blog, 7/24) Gibbs also claimed that the Pentagon had advised the campaign that the visit would be perceived as campaigning. (Fox News, 7/25) Along the same lines, Retired Air Force General Scott Gration, another Obama adviser, said that the campaign had decided not to make the visit after the Pentagon said the visit would be viewed as a campaign event. (USA Today, "On Politics" blog, 7/24)
This explanation, without more, makes little sense. Everything Obama did on his trip, including his visit to troops at a medical facility in Baghdad was viewed in part as a campaign event. Accordingly, top strategist David Axelrod offered a different story, claiming that the Pentagon told the campaign that Obama should not make the visit. (Chicago Sun Times, "Sweet" blog, 7/25) This would represent sufficient reason to cancel, but only if Axelrod's statement were true. And here there were problems. For example, Gibbs did not back Axelrod up. He told reporters that the Pentagon had approved the visit, that it was "unclear" that the approval had ever been revoked, but that the Pentagon said, under military regulations, the visit would be considered "campaign related." (The Washington Post, "The Trail," 7/25) As discussed below, the Pentagon would later confirm that it had never advised Obama not to visit. In addition, it would contradict Gibbs' more nuanced account.
Caught between two unsatisfactory explanations – one insufficient and the other false – the campaign attempted to shift the blame to John McCain. Thus, Andrea Mitchell reported that, according to the Obama campaign, McCain foreign policy advisers with connections to the Pentagon have "had something to do with this." (MSNBC, "Morning Joe," 7/25)
The Obama campaign also introduced an additional wrinkle. It said that the Pentagon had prohibited Obama from bringing a campaign aide (Retired Gen. Gration) with him. Obama was welcome, though, to bring along his Senate staffers who apparently had accompanied him to the hospital in Iraq. (MSNBC, "Morning Joe," 7/25) [note-the Senate staff apparently had gone home, as the Senate business portion of the trip had been completed] This story, corroborated by the Pentagon, is preferable to the vague "the Pentagon thinks I'm campaigning" and the concrete but untrue "the Pentagon says I shouldn't come." In this account, the Pentagon had no problem with Obama visiting as long as he didn't bring a campaign aide.
But this explanation has an obvious problem: why didn't Obama visit our wounded warriors without Gration? Andrea Mitchell reported that the Obama campaign was upset with the Pentagon for imposing this condition which it speculated might not have been applied to "others." (MSNBC, "Morning Joe," 7/25) While it's not difficult to believe that Obama and his campaign objected to the Pentagon "crimping their style," this subjective unhappiness does not seem like a plausible explanation for cancelling a visit to troops in a military hospital.
Next Obama himself got into the excuse act. In London, he reverted back to the borderline nonsensical "they'll think it's political" narrative. Obama stated:
I was going to be accompanied by one of my advisers, former military officer, and we got notice that he would be treated as a campaign person, and it would therefore be perceived as political, because he had endorsed my candidacy, but he wasn't on the senate staff. That triggered, then, a concern that maybe our visit was going to be perceived as political. And the last thing that I want to do is have injured soldiers and the staff at these wonderful institutions having to sort through whether this is political or not, or get caught in the cross fire between campaigns. So, rather than go forward and potentially get caught up in what might have been considered a political controversy of some sort, what we decided was that we would not make a visit, and instead I would call some of the troops who were there. So that's essentially the extent of the story.
Obama persisted with this line in an interview with Fox News, saying "the last thing I want to do is to in any way distract the terrific work that's being done in terms of treating our troops by getting it fouled up with a bunch of politics." (Fox News "Live," 7/26)
By now the campaign had dropped its pretense that the Pentagon had prevented Obama's visit. Thus, Gibbs told Joe Scarborough: "We never said that the Pentagon prevented us from going. What we did say was that the Pentagon considered the trip to be a campaign trip." (MSNBC, "Morning Joe," 7/28)
But, as noted, to the extent the Pentagon considered the visit "campaigning" it was because of the folks Obama was bringing along. So the question remained, why didn't Obama simply visit the troops without the campaign adviser? To this, Gibbs replied: "Even him going alone would likely be characterized by some as a political event." (New York Times, 7/29)
Thus, the Obama campaign ultimately would have us believe that Obama stiffed our wounded troops out of fear that "some" (but not the Pentagon) would say he was engaged in campaigning. But the notion that Obama would be so easily deterred defies belief. Moreover, the candidate and the campaign must have understood that it defies belief; otherwise they would have asserted this explanation right away instead of blaming the Pentagon and the McCain campaign while groping for a credible narrative.
Moreover, Obama's story is not consistent with statements by the Pentagon. Gibbs claimed that the Pentagon did not cite its rule regarding "campaign visits" until shortly before the scheduled event. However, the Pentagon said it informed the Obama campaign several days earlier than the date cited by Gibbs that he and his Senate staff could visit the hospital, but that no press would be allowed. (LA Times "Top of the Ticket" blog, 7/25) According to the Pentagon, the press and Obama's campaign staff would be accommodated at the passenger terminal of a nearby air base. (same source) Chief Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell added that, while the Pentagon made the ground rules of the visit clear to the campaign – no press and no campaign aides – it "didn't make any judgment whether it was or was not campaigning." (The Politico, 7/25) In short, Obama was merely asked to follow basic rules. As long as he did, the Pentagon would have no problem with the visit and certainly would not (and did not) declare the visit "campaigning."
So why didn't Obama make the scheduled visit to our wounded troops? If one believes the Pentagon, the answer is not that the Pentagon was going to label the visit campaigning. And it's almost impossible to believe that, if the Pentagon wasn't going to make that claim, Obama would be concerned that "others" with no particular authority might do so. Obama has no history of permitting his critics to dictate his schedule.
The more logical explanation for Obama's decision is that he objected to one or both of the two conditions the Pentagon laid down – leaving his campaign adviser behind and/or leaving the press behind. As noted, there's no reason why the exclusion of his campaign aide would have been a deal breaker. Obama is certainly capable of talking to troops without a campaign aide. More likely, Obama was put off by not having the press along. For the absence of the press would deprive Obama of what he seemed to crave most throughout the entire trip – media attention and, above all, great pictures. [note-according to Dan Balz of the Washington Post, there was never any question of staging a large-scale photo opportunity with Obama and the troops; as to the possibility of having a pool of reporters accompany Obama to the hospital entrance, as has been done during similar visits in the past, Balz says the campaign has provided somewhat conflicting accounts]
Other things being equal, Obama presumably would have been willing to visit our wounded troops even without the media. But other things are never equal when a candidate's valuable time is being parceled out. For me, then, the best explanation for why Obama cancelled isn't some high-minded desire not to appear "political." Rather the best explanation is that he weighed the potential value of a visit against the opportunity costs (including rest time or time in the gym foregone) and concluded that the trip wasn't worth it. And given that the Pentagon had recently informed the Obama campaign that the press could not come along, it seems plausible that this information factored into the candidate's revised cost-benefit analysis.
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WASHINGTON, DC, December 18, 2008 (ENS) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should examine whether combined exposures to chemicals known as phthalates could cause adverse health effects in humans, particularly to the male reproductive system, says a new report from the National Research Council.
This analysis, called a cumulative risk assessment, is warranted, said the committee of scientists that wrote the report, if humans are exposed to multiple phthalates at any given time, and if sufficient evidence exists linking exposures to similar adverse health effects.
The committee established that recent studies have shown widespread human exposure to multiple phthalates, including in utero exposure.
Phthalates are esters of phthalic acid and are added to plastics such as polyvinyl chloride, PVC, to increase their flexibility.
Phthalates are used in a wide variety of consumer products, such as cosmetics and personal care products, medical devices such as blood IV bags and tubing, children's toys, and building materials.
In view of public concerns, the European Union and the United States have passed legislation that restricts the concentrations of several phthalates in children's toys, and the European Union also has banned several phthalates from cosmetics.
The National Research Council report came in answer to an EPA request for a recommendation on whether the agency should conduct a cumulative risk assessment for phthalates, and if so, how it should be framed. The National Research Council report is only a recommendation in favor of an assessment, not a comprehensive profile on the health effects of phthalates.
The committee recommends that the cumulative risk assessment should consider other chemicals that could potentially cause the same health effects as phthalates, instead of focusing on chemicals that are similar in physical structure, which is EPA's current practice.
Furthermore, wrote the committee, EPA should consider using the recommended approach for future cumulative risk assessments on other kinds of chemicals.
For instance, EPA could evaluate the risk of combined exposures to lead, methylmercury, and polychlorinated biphenyls because all contribute to cognitive deficits consistent with IQ reduction in children.
Chaired by Deborah Cory-Slechta, a professor in the Department of Environmental Medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine, the committee found that recent animal studies have increased understanding of the potential risks from phthalates, although few human studies on the health effects of phthalates are available.
The committee reviewed animal research and found that exposure of male lab rats to various phthalates produced infertility, undescended testes, malformation of the penis, and other reproductive tract malformations.
The severity of effects differs among phthalates - some exhibit less severe or no effects. The age of the animals at the time of exposure is critical to the severity of the effects. The fetus is most sensitive.
The animal studies also indicated that some phthalates reduce testosterone concentrations. Depending on when this drop occurs, it can cause a variety of effects in animals that are critical for male reproductive development.
Other chemicals known as antiandrogens, which prevent or inhibit male hormones from working, can produce similar effects in lab animals.
The committee recommended that phthalates and other chemicals that affect male reproductive development in animals, including antiandrogens, be considered in the cumulative risk assessment.
"A focus solely on phthalates to the exclusion of other chemicals would be artificial and could seriously underestimate risk," the committee emphasized.
Given that multiple human exposures to phthalates occur and that research shows exposure to different phthalates leads to similar outcomes in lab animals, the committee recommended a cumulative risk assessment.
Chris Bryant, managing director of the Chemical Products & Technology Division of the American Chemistry Council, an industry association, said of the report, "Congress has asked the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to conduct a cumulative risk assessment on phthalates and there is a question as to whether a simultaneous EPA study would be redundant."
Some hospitals, consumer product companies, and government purchasers have taken the first steps to replace PVC plastics containing phthalates with safer alternatives. The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics says Revlon, L'Oreal and other cosmetic companies are phasing out phthalates in nail polish, and 300 cosmetic companies have pledged to eliminate phthalates in their products in response to consumer demands.
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27% of consumers in a Cowen survey said they used Netflix most often to watch video, more than cable, broadcast or YouTube
U.S. consumers are using Netflix to watch video content more than any other platform, according to a survey of 2,500 people by financial firm Cowen Co.
In the survey, Cowen Co. asked respondents, "Which platforms do you use most often to view video content on TV?" Netflix NFLX, -1.92% came in first with 27% of respondents saying they used the streaming giant most often. Next in line was basic cable with 20%, and broadcast came in third, with 18.1%.
Netflix is an especial favorite with younger viewers, analysts at Cowen Co. said. Almost 40% of respondents aged 18 to 24 years old said they used Netflix most often to view video content, 23% more than Alphabet-owned GOOGL, -2.26% YouTube, which was second among young respondents.
Even when Cowen Co. excluded people who had never used cable and those who had dropped their cable subscriptions, Netflix still came in second with 24%, just under basic cable with 26%.
The survey "highlights the importance of Netflix in the home, particularly among millennials," wrote Cowen Co. senior research analyst John Blackledge.
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Every third Thursday of each month, Idaho Director of Athletics Dr. Rob Spear will post a new blog entry directed towards Vandal fans. Dr. Spear will use these monthly communiqués to set the record straight and talk to you – Vandal to Vandal..
An archive of previous blog entries can be accessed here.
March 2012
Other than the graduation of our student-athletes, one of the things that I am most proud of is our consistent competitive improvement as a member of the Western Athletic Conference.
Propelled by our conference championships in women's cross country and men's indoor track and field, the University of Idaho currently is third in the WAC Commissioner's Cup race. The WAC awards its Commissioner's Cup to the school that performs the best in each of the conference's 19 men's and women's championships. Points are awarded in order of finish, equal to the number of teams that participate in each sport, and are averaged between a team's regular-season finish (if applicable) and its WAC championship finish. With high expectations for all of our spring sports – men's and women's golf, men's and women's outdoor track and field, and men's and women's tennis, we are on target for our best finish as a member of the WAC.
Given the recent success our men's and women's track and field teams during the WAC Indoor Championships, we are thrilled to host our first WAC track championship May 8-10 at the Dan O'Brien Track and Field Complex. I know our student-athletes are excited to perform on their own track and in front of their hometown fans. It should be an action-packed four days!
Speaking of Dan O'Brien, he will be on campus May 7 to help us re-dedicate our newly refurbished track and field complex. The re-dedication is at 11 a.m. at the track and field complex and will celebrate the complete renovation that was accomplished over the last year. By investing $2.5 million into this track, we have created one of the best outdoor track and field complexes in the Northwest.
While we are proud of our competitive improvement and facility upgrades, our continued improvement is predicated on our ability to continue to improve facilities and to support our student-athletes as they represent the Vandal Silver and Gold.
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Jackie Chan Pummeled on Chinese Social Media
Aug 7, 2013 3:49 PM PT
Movie star Jackie Chan, the Chinese kung fu aficionado who has appeared in more than 150 films, is taking loads of flak for posts on Chinese social media.
Chan first riled Chinese netizens when he posted a photo of a picturesque Beijing skyline with the caption, "I took the picture myself. Who says Beijing doesn't have blue sky? Look how blue the sky is and how green the land is."
Beijing, you may recall, set records for air pollution earlier this year, so it rubbed some people the wrong way that Chan lauded the city's crystal-clear air. The post inspired more than 5,000 comments, including one that read, "You happily kiss Beijing's ass under the watch of all Chinese people!" Another: "Beijing only gets more polluted with you there."
Chan later posted a message asking how he should be identified on his Weibo account. His own suggestions included "stunt man, kung fu practitioner, actor ... philanthropist, international celebrity" and many more. The 34,000 people who shared that post, however, weren't so hospitable, suggesting instead things like "model ass-kisser of the Chinese Communist Party," "loyal dog," and "5 mao," a term used to described people hired by the government to laud China online.
Chan has a history of irking China's social media masses. In March, he called for stricter law enforcement despite the common perception that Chinese officials are too heavy-handed.
[Source: OffBeatChina.com]
Apple to Start Collecting 3rd-Party Chargers
Apple has announced a worldwide campaign to collect and replace third-party and counterfeit USB adapters.
The program, running from Aug. 16 to Oct. 18, will allow people to swap third-party adapters for an Apple replacement for a fee of US$10 (or whatever $10 equals in the local currency). That is a bit of a discount on what it would cost to purchase a USB adapter straight-up.
The move comes after reports of people being electrocuted -- and even killed -- by iPhones in China.
Some reports suggest that the electrocutions, which appear to have happened while the devices were charging, could have perhaps been caused by non-Apple products.
Apple did not specifically cite the Chinese incidents as the impetus for the move, but did mention safety concerns.
Pakistani Rapper to Challenge Country's YouTube Ban
Pakistani rapper and songwriter Adil Omar will go to court to challenge the government's ban on YouTube, which was implemented following the "Innocence of Muslims" debacle last year.
Omar used YouTube to launch his career and, despite not having a record label, has collaborated with U.S. artists like Cypress Hill and Guns 'N Roses guitarist Slash. However, his record sales plummeted following the YouTube ban, he said.
YouTube stats corroborate that claim: His final pre-ban YouTube video had 320,000 views, while his first post-ban single had but 30,000.
[Source: CNN]
Australian State Bans IBM From Gov't Work
Queensland, a state in northeast Australia, will prohibit IBM from working with the government until the company "improves its governance and contracting practices."
IBM irked the government for supposedly not following ethical guidelines related to its bid for a payroll system for Queensland's health department. An official statement says that IBM "took the state of Queensland for a ride."
Queensland shares in the blame, however, having flubbed its briefings on the project, which will end up costing north of AU$1 billion.
[Sources: Queensland Government; The Register]


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It's been four years since Donovan McNabb suited up for the Eagles, but Philadelphia native boxer Bernard Hopkins still isn't done with him.
After speaking on age, motivation, and ego, in an interview with FOX 29, the 48-year-old boxer and Eagles fan landed on his favorite topic: Donovan McNabb.
McNabb's attempt to give advice to Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III was not welcome news for Hopkins, who responded with disbelief.
"A fool can give you advice to not be a fool," he replied. "...[anyone] can give you advice, but is it the right advice?"
Hopkins then said McNabb "conned" his way through the NFL, and complimented his Chunky Soup commercial, saying McNabb "became Chunky Soup" and "blew it."
Having long harbored issues with McNabb's suburban upbringing, Hopkins blames McNabb's lack of "heart" for the Eagles missing a Super Bowl during the quarterback's tenure. Hopkins has in the past claimed McNabb "got a suntan, that's all."


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Charlize Theron Debuts Shaved Head in Namibia
Charlize Theron debuts her new shaved head as she carries her adorable son Jackson on Sunday (June 24) in Namibia.
The 36-year-old actress cut off her blonde locks earlier this month for her upcoming film Mad Max: Fury Road.
Charlize recently commented that she will never do live theater.
"I'm just not made for that kind of live audience where you don't create a fourth wall. I take my hat off to those guys. It's not disconnected enough for me. Some people are good at performing in front of people like that, but I'm uncomfortable with it," Charlize said.
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Defendant: $29,150.00 In United States Currency, Georgina Palomo, Jose Luis Palomo and Pedro Palomo
Claimant: Georgina Palomo, Jose Luis Palomo and Pedro Palomo
Case Number: 2:2009cv00105
Filed: January 20, 2009
Court: Alabama Northern District Court
Office: Drug Related Seizure of Property Office
County: Jefferson
Referring Judge: Virginia Emerson Hopkins
Presiding Judge: Unassigned
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The hidden skeleton of a woman who had been missing for 28 years came to light when a contractor cleaned out a vacant home in the Town of Poughkeepsie, New York.
The gruesome find was uncovered behind a 'false wall' in the basement of the home the woman had shared with her late husband, police said.
Joann Nichols' remains were found inside a large plastic bin, inside a plastic bag and wrapped in a sheet, said Dr. Kari Reiber, the Dutchess County Medical Examiner.
"The body was skeletonized and the hands were tied with rope. ... A large area of the right side of the skull was also missing," Reiber said.
Sealing the body in the plastic bin behind a false wall might have been enough to mask the smell as the body decomposed, she said.
Members of the medical examiner's office removed the body after it was found Friday and were able to identify Nichols through dental records. An autopsy showed the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head, according to Reiber.
Nichols, a 55-year-old former first-grade teacher at Gayhead Elementary School in Hopewell Junction New York, was reported missing on December 21, 1985, by her husband, James Nichols.
Police said he called in the report after his wife didn't show up for a hair appointment at a beauty parlor earlier that day. The next day the couple's vehicle was discovered in the parking lot of a shopping center in the town.
Police Chief Thomas Mauro said an intensive investigation followed, but the woman was never located. The case had remained open since 1985 and was reviewed annually by police, he said.
James Nichols was found dead in the home on December 27 after concerned neighbors called police because they had not seen him in several days. He was 82 and died of natural causes, police said.
Officers said they found the house filled with personal items, debris and garbage.
No one in Nichols' family came forward to claim his body or take control of his estate, so Dutchess County Commissioner of Finance Pamela Barrack was appointed as temporary administrator, according to Barrack's attorney, Kelly Traver.
"We were only able to locate two family members of Mr. Nichols, but they were not able to claim his body," Traver said.
Nichols was buried by the Dutchess County Department of Community and Family Services in an unknown location, Traver said.
The Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department said it has not closed the case and will continue to examine the new forensic evidence.
"It's now safe to say James Nichols is a suspect in this case," said police Capt. Paul LeComte.
The Town of Poughkeepsie surrounds the City of Poughkeepsie in southeastern New York State, about 70 miles north of New York City.
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NEW DELHI (AP) — India's chief film censor was arrested Tuesday on accusations he solicited bribes to speed a film through the strict, laborious process of keeping profanity, violence and hints of sexuality from Indian cinemas.
The norms of Bollywood film content are prudish in comparison to Hollywood. The Central Board of Film Certification is legally empowered to protect audiences from content deemed overly stimulating, so open-mouthed kissing is mostly taboo, and films with graphic content can be barred completely. The approval process can be slow, with multiple rounds of cuts sometimes demanded.
Police said certification board CEO Rakesh Kumar was charged by a Mumbai court with soliciting payments in return for speeding up the approval for a regional film from the central India state of Chhattisgarh. Investigators arrested two other men last week in a sting operation in which the suspects allegedly sought 70,000 rupees, or about $1050, on Kumar's behalf.
The Bollywood film industry is worth more than $3 billion a year, and with some certification cases lasting more than a year, it's widely assumed that bribes occasionally speed things along.
"Some films get passed very quickly because they oil the wheels, but some get stuck," said Anand Patwardhan, a documentary filmmaker who has fought repeated court cases with the censors.
Filmmakers and critics said the board had become more liberal and efficient in recent years, and that Kumar's appointment in January ushered in a return to the board's more conservative attitude. Kumar told the Mumbai Mirror newspaper that month that local media directors were "pushing the envelope too far."
Formerly a senior state railway official, Kumar had no previous experience with cinema, and some on the board of directors opposed Kumar's appointment.
"I said from the beginning he was not appropriate for the job," board chairman Leela Samson said. "Why should (the film industry) put up with a man who has no empathy for the industry?"
Samson said she wouldn't be surprised if others paid to speed their film's certification, but said she doubted many would to get more adventurous material approved.
"There's no need to bribe anybody," Samson said. "If they want out-of-turn special treatment, that's where the corruption comes in."
The board recently launched an online application system in an attempt to eliminate opportunities for bribery.
Many in India's vibrant movie industry see the censorship board as an outdated, restrictive and bureaucratic irritation and regularly push for censors to allow more.
Patwardhan, the documentary filmmaker, complained that the board charges a fee even to consider a film. "We shouldn't have to pay our own hangmen," he said.