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In the last few years several academic works have tested different simulation tools in order to understand the cause behind the rupture of aneurysms. However, these tools have limited or no impact on patients' treatment. Due to this, the present work aims at developing a rule-based virtual automated process to aid Abdominal Aorta Aneurysm (AAA) diagnosis, which is useful in consequent treatment.
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is the main tool employed to support the decision making process and the final therapy. So, CFD modeling is the main part of the entire workflow, which starts from medical images (DICOM) and ends with the 3D visualization of AAA rupture risk. For CFD simulations, CAD anatomy reconstruction of the AAA is required. To the purpose, the DICOM data is read, properly segmented and exported to obtain the CFD-ready CAD model. The entire process employs knowledge-based rules.
Concerning the next step of CFD simulation, the latter are necessary to implement a correct physics and numerical setup, too. In particular, the mesh study considers a simplified geometric model of arteries and the aneurysm, and analyses are done to study the effects of 2D and 3D grid topology, the influence of grid refinement, the presence of prismatic boundary layer and finally the fluid viscosity. Moreover, the influence of fully developed boundary conditions can be considered.
In addition to the analyses parameters mentioned above, the influence of the time step size, the number of inner iterations per time step, typology of numerical schemes and fluid rheology are also considered. The post-processing and its visualization make numerical data presentable in a portable format, which is easily understandable, since it allows an immediate visual analysis of the velocity gradients, pressure and WSS, as well as characteristic variables which indicate possible development of local vortices and helical flows. An automated procedure is able to perform the time integration of transient CFD data, compute hemodynamic indices and generate relative the 3D render visualization.
An overview and further development of this workflow in HPC and cloud computing environment are presented. Findings, application and validation on a real patient specific case show the feasibility of the entire workflow in an embedded mode. Rules extracted from the research activity are at the base of the embedded algorithms that drive the entire workflow from DICOM PACS to 3D visualization.

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Thousands of animals have perished because of drought in Somalia. Credit: IRIN/Mohamed Gaarane
housands of animals have perished because of drought in Somalia. Credit: IRIN/Mohamed Gaarane
The dark clouds of the seasonal gu rains may be on the horizon earlier than expected, but for many people in the village of Docol it's already too late.
Like other pastoralists in Somalia, Nadifa's life has changed beyond recognition over the past few months.
"Life was beautiful, we had good livestock and good rains, but gradually the rainfall situation deteriorated and our living conditions therefore also deteriorated," she said.
Nadifa's family lived a nomadic life, moving to where the pasture was good for their livestock. They had a thriving business, selling milk and meat from goat herds. But the drought had a devastating effect and the animals started to die. The camels died first, so the family could no longer move to find better grazing. Then the herds themselves started to shrink.
"We could not continue living in the rural areas with so few livestock, and the pack camels we were using as transport died, so that's why we came to this settlement," Nadifa explained. They came to Docol, a village in the Mudug region of Central Somalia.
"Only God knows how life is here. My sons have no jobs, I can't work, my husband can't work and we have only 10 goats left."
But at least here they have found help in the form of distributions by the World Food Programme (WFP), supported by the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF).
Each month they receive enough to feed their family of eight, and for that they are grateful. Nadifa says she does not know what the future will hold. But she gazes towards the dark clouds and wonders if they may provide the answer.
Relief arrives to Central and South Somalia
CERF is a humanitarian fund established by the United Nations to provide timely and reliable humanitarian assistance to those affected by natural disasters and armed conflict.
In 2011, the fund has provided more than US$52 million to six United Nations agencies in Somalia to support urgent humanitarian interventions, $16 million of which has been given to WFP this year.
On 20 July, a famine was declared in southern parts of Somalia, which has been further exacerbated by years of armed conflict and recent rains. CERF, together with United Nations agencies and NGO partners, reacted quickly to the crisis.
"The situation in Somalia is one of the worst humanitarian crises the world has had to deal with in recent years," said Stefano Porretti, WFP Representative for Somalia.
"It is through the contributions from the CERF and our other donors that WFP has been able to react swiftly by scaling up and adding to our existing programmes that help the most needy people, especially children, and save many lives."
Through WFP and CERF assistance, more than 1.3 million people are being reached with life-saving food assistance.
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The "Forum feedback" sub-forum description isn't perfect. It should say that it serves for forum feedback as _well_ as forum anouncements. Also, still mentions "this site".
The "It's not working sub-forum" title and description is very bad. First, the description goes something like "problems with your XO". What kind of problems? Hardware? Software? both? but doesn't software overlap the "Activities" sub-forum? "XO Hardware, Linux OX and Sugar user interface" or something on these lines.
The title. Jeesh, you really want to deal with the most smallest and most immediate stumps a user may automatically have, not giving him a chance to work it out himself? Ok, but you take the repeated support calls
Tips, tricks and Tutorials. The description is not very good, as shown by the support questions inside. It should also begin with clarity: "Post here your tips, tricks and tutorials of ..." or something.
Activities. Somewhere in there should mention Sugar activities, perhaps.
What is the G1G1 sub-forum for? Again it is not clear: is it to talk about specifics of the G1G1 process? Is it a lobby for G1G1 users? If so, the description should tell something like "G1G1 users say hello or something" (I don't know, I'm not good at this), otherwise you get what happens: support questions in there and in the general "doesn't work" sub-forum.


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By Romeo Agresti
Netherlands international Jordy Clasie has attracted the interest of Juventus with his good performances for Feyenoord, Goal.com can reveal.
The Serie A champions are continually looking to strengthen their squad, and they see the 21-year-old as a valuable addition to their midfield on the long term.
Clasie is a product of the Feyenoord youth academy, and has developed into a key player at the Rotterdam giants since his return from a one-year loan spell at Excelsior in the summer of 2011.
The midfielder, who has been likened to Barcelona star Xavi because of his tender physique and playing style, has previously been linked with clubs such as AC Milan, Roma and Tottenham, and Juventus have now added him to their wishlist as well after scouting him on a number of occasions.
Nevertheless, Clasie will not be available on the cheap as he has a contract with Feyenoord until the summer of 2015, and his current club have no intention to sell him anytime soon.
A transfer in the January window therefore seems out of the question, but Juventus will continue to monitor Clasie's development, and could make their move at the end of the 2012-13 campaign.


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Clarkson University Researchers Discover New Tooth Cavity Protection
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Clarkson University Center for Advanced Materials Processing (CAMP) Professor Igor Sokolov and graduate student Ravi M. Gaikwad have discovered a new method of protecting teeth from cavities by ultrafine polishing with silica nanoparticles.
The researchers adopted polishing technology used in the semiconductor industry (chemical mechanical planarization) to polish the surface of human teeth down to nanoscale roughness. Roughness left on the tooth after the polishing is just a few nanometers, which is one-billionth of a meter or about 100,000 times smaller than a grain of sand.
Sokolov and Gaikwad showed that teeth polished in this way become too "slippery" for the "bad" bacteria that is responsible for the destruction of dental enamel. As a result the bacteria can be removed fairly easily before they cause damage to the enamel.
Although silica particles have been used before for tooth polishing, polishing with nanosized particles has not been reported. The researchers hypothesized that such polishing may protect tooth surfaces against the damage caused by cariogenic bacteria, because the bacteria can be removed easily from such polished surfaces.
The Clarkson researchers' findings were published in the October issue of the Journal of Dental Research, the dentistry journal with the top worldwide scientific impact index.
Sokolov is a professor of physics, professor of chemical and biomolecular science, and director of Clarkson's Nanoengineering and Biotechnology Laboratories Center (NABLAB). This is one of the first research projects performed in the recently established NABLAB.
Gaikwad is a graduate student in physics.
Read more at http://jdr.iadrjournals.org/cgi/content/short/87/10/980.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in six alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. The 2007 Faculty Scholarly Productivity (FSP) Index ranks Clarkson seventh in the nation among small research universities. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
Photo caption: On the left, bacteria and roughness are clearly seen on the human tooth surface before nanoparticle polishing. On the right, the tooth surface after polishing.


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Sandy's devastation requires Congress to approve aid
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's request for $30 billion in federal disaster aid to help the New York City region recover from Superstorm Sandy should be met with a quick and resounding yes.
The more than $50 billion in damage makes Sandy the second-most-expensive storm in U.S. history, right behind 2005's Hurricane Katrina.
This epic event swept through several states, most notably New Jersey, but also Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina. But there is a legitimate argument to be made that because the nation's largest city and its financial center suffered some of the worst damage, it requires particular attention.
Cuomo's request exceeds the $12 billion in available FEMA disaster aid. Politically, this is not a good time to be asking for federal money. The lame-duck session of Congress will be busy dealing with the fiscal cliff. But a disaster like Sandy is beyond the ability of the states to handle and becomes a federal responsibility.
The White House had no immediate comment on Cuomo's request, saying only that the administration was still waiting to see the details. Now it is up to Cuomo to make the strongest possible case for the aid, which should not be difficult.
Just a few of the big-ticket items include, according to the New York Times:
• $3.5 billion to repair the region's bridges, tunnels and subway and commuter rail lines.
• $1.65 billion to rebuild homes and apartment buildings.
• $1 billion to reimburse local governments for the overtime costs of police, fire and other emergency personnel.
• Several billion dollars in grants to assist affected businesses.
The federal government set the precedent in disaster relief following Hurricane Katrina, which caused an estimated $145 billion in damage along the Gulf Coast. The feds provided about $110 billion in relief in that case, according to Cuomo officials.
President Obama toured the area Thursday and vowed to stick with New Yorkers "until the rebuilding is complete." Obama named Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, former head of New York's Department of Housing, to be his point person to oversee long-term rebuilding in the region. "We're reminded that we are bound together and we have to look out for each other," Obama told New Yorkers.
Cuomo's financial request will give Obama plenty of opportunities to follow through on that promise.
The governor deserves much credit for his leadership in this crisis. Cuomo, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and other officials managed to get New York City back in business despite the enormous damage. Devastated stretches of Staten Island and Long Island are still suffering, and will take years and billions of dollars in federal aid to restore. More leadership will be needed to make sure that happens.
Cuomo is also looking ahead, and says the region must rebuild smarter, to counter the effects of increasingly violent storms resulting from climate change.
It is the responsibility of the nation, through Congress, to respond.


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Behavioral Health EMRs: A Small Sampling
Anne Zieger is veteran healthcare consultant and analyst with 20 years of industry experience. Zieger formerly served as editor-in-chief of FierceHealthcare.com and her commentaries have appeared in dozens of international business publications, including Forbes, Business Week and Information Week. She has also contributed content to hundreds of healthcare and health IT organizations, including several Fortune 500 companies. Contact her at @ziegerhealth on Twitter or visit her site at Zieger Healthcare.
In theory, any medical practice-friendly EMR could be adapted for use in a behavioral health setting. (That's my theory, at least.) But as with other specialties, there's a growing list of vendors who are offering EMRs focused on behavioral health.
Since we're not finding any comprehensive sources of such vendors out there, we thought we'd share a very small sampling of those we could find and see if you have any feedback. Yes, there's probably of hundreds of vendors who claim to support psych, but we hope these few help to start a discussion.
If our quick look is any indication, there's no single model or feature set that's won over the psych marketplace. Here's hoping it matures soon; right now my guess is that these would be a nightmare to integrate into a shared HIE.
Are any of you using an EMR specific to behavioral health? How is it working out? Have we left any important vendors out (including non-specialized platforms which seem to work well in psych settings)?
We look forward to your feedback!
* Acrendo (http://www.acrendo.com/psychiatry-emr) Tablet PC-based EMR. Features include mental health templates, appointment setting, Dragon-based dictation and e-prescribing.
* ICANotes (http://www.icanotes.com/) Web-based EMR focused on psychiatry/psychology practice. Supports sub-specialities, including child/adolescent, substance abuse, eating disorders and geropsychiatry.
* OmniMD Psychiatric EMR (http://www.omnimd.com/html/SpecialtyPsychiatry.html) Includes mental health intake and depression/anxiety exam.
* Psychnotes EMR (http://www.psychnotesemr.com/) Available as hosted or installed solution. Company specializes in psychiatric products. Supports speech and handwriting recognition.
* Psytech Solutions (http://www.psytechsolutions.com) Offers Epitomax, a hosted EMR whose features include scheduling and billing.
* Sigmund Software (http://www.sigmundsoftware.com) Described as "an enterprise management software application for human service agencies." Features include target behavior tracking.
* Valant Psychiatric EMR (http://info.valantmed.com/) Hosted EMR also featuring billing and e-prescribing.
* Qualifacts (http://www.qualifacts.com/)


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TLC doing film on letters to Jackie Kennedy
April 4, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — The TLC network is making a movie about some of the 800,000 condolence letters that were sent to the widow of former President John F. Kennedy after his 1963 assassination.
"Letters to Jackie" will air this fall, as the 50th anniversary of Kennedy's killing approaches on Nov. 22.
The film revisits the aftermath of the assassination to examine the former first lady's role in helping the nation through its grief as she suffered through her own.
Twenty celebrities will read the letters, including Zooey Deschanel, Kirsten Dunst, Anne Hathaway, Mark Ruffalo, Betty White and Michelle Williams.


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ALL OUR ANCESTORS KILLED COLONISTS - communique re: 10/6 & 10/7

Compared to the millions in the world at this moment, on their feet fighting and dying daily to decentralize power and uproot imperialism in their communities, struggles in the US are slow or behind the curve even. Comrades in Athens, Cairo, Kabul, Tripoli, South Africa, Mexico, the Congo, and in the Foxcon factories in China are showing us daily that the line of demarcation that separates the tools of genocide from the tools of freedom, the passive spectator with no moral conviction from the person who takes action (unable to shake the responsibility beating in their chest), that line in the sand is drawn with the blood of the guerilla and the blood of the fascist.
San Francisco 2:00pm Saturday October 6th
Approximately 130 anti-colonialists met at Justin Herman Plaza to shatter the illusions of capitalist consumerism and its required tools of war, using the Columbus Day weekend's largest influx of people in SF's recent history. From sports games to music festivals to fleet week, thousands flooded SF that day. A banner was unfurled atop a staircase reading "Fight Genocide, Destroy What Is Civilized" shortly after the first wave of pigs appeared. The speaker's voice echoed in the plaza as they described the genocide of their people on the continent, periodically interrupted by the roar of military jets overhead.
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The march moved through the plaza onto the side streets off of Market St., a vital vein for he blood flow of capital. Snaking through the narrow streets passing boutique shops full of the evidence of other's misery, the pigs followed suite on the sidewalk between the militants and their desired targets. Marchers, sensing the impending doom, lit fireworks, threw paint bombs at cops, and took hammers to windows in a last ditch effort to meet the expectations of the day. One block away from Market Street, angry police clumsily attacked the back of the march. A melee followed: pigs swinging clubs, comrades getting slammed against street signs. The head of the march stopped not wanting to leave their loved ones behind, one protester hurled their black flag at the enemy. Wreckless motorcycle pigs forced the remainder of the militants to run or face arrest, dumping everything into the streets behind them to slow the cops down. Many got away and regrouped later to assess the assault on their comrades. 20 arrests were made, with charges including resisting arrest, unlawful assembly, obstructing an officer, and conspiracy to incite a riot.
The events of saturday were unique in their political framing: militant decolonization coupled with anti-capitalist struggles pointing to a new trajectory for the Bay Area. The old caricature of the white male anarchist participant withered away as mostly people of color and women stood at the head of the march and diversity revealed itself amongst the mug shots of those arrested. The legacy of US colonialism has left in its wake our disillusioned and displaced populations in its cities. Struggling alongside militant comrades in Oakland's uprisings, from the Oscar Grant riots to the Occupy street battles, we've been finding one another. From these roots the militant analysis of decolonization and race has just recently begun to bear fruit through practice. And as the following day revealed, that fruit can ripen to taste so sweet on our lips.
Lessons were learned regarding planning and infrastructure. There was a misguided assumption that the police force in SF would be spread thin due to the many events taking place that day. The expediency and efficiency of police movements and arrests reveal the opposite of what many had taken for granted, that it was because of these events that police needed to contain any and all disruptive activities quickly. The threat of escalation to a point of uncontrollability by reaching the wider and more densely populated streets was real and thus crushed mercilessly as to protect the capitalist spectacles of the day. March attendance was also lower than anticipated, signaling the need for even more safe inclusion and conversation. Credit must be given to the many legal volunteers who spent sleepless nights maintaining the infrastructure working to ensure the safe return of our stolen comrades.
The fight for freedom must be along material lines over space and land to eliminate borders, prisons, prisons and wars of aggression. The third world is rising and freedom dreams spread like wildfire. We live in a gilded cage but a cage nonetheless. As the struggle here gains momentum through consistency of action and diversity of tactics we find ourselves more and more in step with the third world. As Afghans continue their age-old fight against colonialism, here the people's target has moved beyond reformist politics to set its crosshairs upon the local vestiges of the international war machine.
Oakland 6:00pm Sunday October 7th
200 dressed in black hoodies and hijabs met at Oscar Grant Plaza for an anti-imperialist march with the memory of the previous day's battle fresh in their minds, and with loved ones still behind bars. As the speakers began, the direction of their rage gained clarity, toward the systemic destruction of communities here and abroad exemplified in this case by both the repression of the day before and the 11 year occupation of Afghanistan. Toward the forces that ensure the stability of the metropolis at home, making war abroad an inevitable fact of life. Most of the speakers were radicals from the Muslim community who had been disillusioned by non-profit and liberal organizations. One woman pointed out the spinelessness of liberals when she commented that thousands had shown opposition to the war when Bush was in office, but were nowhere to be found once the political pendulum had swung in their direction. She stated, "the anti-war movement was really an anti-Bush movement." Others articulated the need to expose the mechanisms of genocide that hide in the city: the banks that provide investment capital for the acquisition of more resources, to in turn create more capital, and the university system that directs publicly funded research toward the tools of genocide.
The march moved quickly out of the plaza and onto 14th Street, and with only one unmarked police car sighted, the rebels quickly got to work. Targets hit included:
Chase Bank - war profiteers
Berkeley Livermore Labs - research and development for the tools of war
AT&T - handed over information to intelligence agencies looking to surveil Muslims and suspected activists
Oakland Tribune - a cog of the propaganda machine that articulates the narrative maintaining the status quo
Hoodies and hijabs moved seamlessly in the streets, coalescing different identities...and the lines between anarchist, Muslim, person of color, and white blurred however temporarily into naked aggression toward the oppressor. It was truly generalized antagonism, where solidarity for particular struggle became agency of those struggles in and of themselves. The multiplying potential of mostly people of color initiated and organized action demonstrated its teeth. And as a result Oakland's bourgeoise woke up on Columbus day to reap what they had sewn so long ago.
They thought they could take everything from us and leave us to die. But we're alive in the cities, we're finding each other, and we're coming for everything.
- a few Oakland rebels
Anonymous (not verified)
Wed, 10/10/2012 - 03:26
This is excellent. Only two
This is excellent. Only two edits, for the authors:
*Wreckless = Reckless
*sewn = sown (you sow seeds, you sew clothes)
Or pioneer new spellings as you like, but it doesn't look like you were trying to subvert conventional spelling norms from the rest of the text.
This is meant supportively--hope it's taken that way. Thanks for all your hard work and courage in the face of so much hostility and hatred.
Anonymous (not verified)
Wed, 10/10/2012 - 11:43
Does anyone have any updates
Does anyone have any updates on the 20 folks arrested? Is everyone still in? What does bail look like? Is there a place to find regular updates?
Anonymous (not verified)
Wed, 10/10/2012 - 17:08
11 comrades still inside.
Anonymous (not verified)
Wed, 10/10/2012 - 22:29
could you leave an update for
could you leave an update for the non-FBers
Anonymous (not verified)
Thu, 10/11/2012 - 15:02
You have conveniently
You have conveniently forgotten to mention the other large banner at the beginning of your march, which said, "AFGHANISTAN WILL WIN."
Also, I was at Justin Herman Plaza at the beginning of your march, and to me it looked more like a few dozen people rather than the 150 that you estimate.


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Cigarette smoking and multiple sclerosis — scary stuff February 12, 2012Posted by Rebecca Hoover in Smoking - why it is important to quit to avoid MS and disability.
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Unfortunately, cigarette smoking seems to be part of the multiple sclerosis (MS) picture for some patients. Studies have shown that cigarette smoking increases the chances of getting MS and seems to make MS worse. If you smoke, it is important to quit.
The amount by which cigarette smoking increases the likelihood of getting multiple sclerosis is not small. One study showed that smoking increases by the chances of getting multiple sclerosis by 27 percent. A related issue is found in another study showing that it is more difficult for doctors to diagnose MS in smokers so a delayed diagnosis leads to unnecessary delays in treatment. Most frightening, even children who are exposed to second hand smoke are more likely to develop MS.
For those who already have MS, smoking is also scary. The studies show that smoking increases the amount of disability in MS and seems to encourage the onset of progressive multiple sclerosis from which there is no relapses.
The increases in disability for smokers with MS vary with the amount smoked. Those who smoke less than one pack a day become more disabled than nonsmokers and heavy smokers of two or more packs per day become the most disabled of all. An earlier study showed that, in addition to the general increase in disability among smokers with MS, smoking even causes a temporary decrease in motor functions after a cigarette is smoked.
When it comes to MS, smoking is scary. If you do smoke, this is the time to promise yourself you will free yourself from this expensive and unhealthy habit. You owe it to yourself and your family, especially the children in your family, to protect yourself and others from harmful effects of smoking. Also, please remember that if you do not smoke, it is important to avoid second hand smoke.
For an excellent study summarizing some of the research on smoking and MS, see "Smoking: effects on multiple sclerosis susceptibility and disease progression" by Dean M. Wingerchuk. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3251901/?tool=pubmed
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Everyday Digitals - After multiple half-hearted attempts to gain control of the narrative, Microsoft finally released a page on their website with all of the new licensing changes. They aren't as bad as some feared initially but they do tighten up control publishers have with regards to who gets to play the game and how compared to prior consoles. With that said lets go over what Microsoft can do to bring some excitement back to the XBox One.
They need to show us the positive sides to all the seemingly negative changes they've made , as well as the capabilities of their machine. If it really is a 'next-generation gaming machine' they need to show us that their console will be able to keep up in the long run.
They need to get rid of:
- 24-hr connect
- Kinect being on 24-hr
- used game fiasco
- (for me personally) bigger hdd since all games are required to install
Basically, what people have been saying all along, stop being so anti-consumerist. THEN people might start caring about Xbone.
BTW, has anyone else noticed all the sudden Xbots on this site recently? And they all just created their accounts? and every comment is about how good Xbone is. Just saying.
What they need to do is take back mostly everything they said... Although i like the possibility of sharing my games with 10 people (meaning they don't have to buy) i DON'T like the 24 hr check-in... Since i'm now a casual gamer I rarely turn on my 360 everyday, so the thought of being "forced" to check in especially when i don't feel like it concerns me a lot. What if i go away on vacation?
Granted, it's not seen as a big deal because everything will work once you establish a connection but if i don't connect for several days then will i have several days of download updates to contend with each time?... That is a major deterrent for playing a game for a few minutes. It annoys me now with the 360 with games i haven't played in a while they usually have a title update and i have to wait...and considering my internet speed, that tends to be a few minutes as it is, which will be a lot longer for these blu-ray games.
Not to mention what happens 8 yrs from now when they announce the next xbox? Will i simply be stuck with a blu-ray player since none of the games will work when they shut down the servers?
As of right now, for my money there isn't a single game they can show that will win the public over (or at least me).
I expect that the MS show will be the usual staged presentation and any staged responses they think they can get away with. Really doubt they'll directly address the online and used game issues, because the general consumer doesn't know about it and they wont want to draw attention to it.


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Londonderry man indicted for possessing child pornographyBy JAMES A. KIMBLE
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July 23. 2013 3:07PM
BRENTWOOD — A Londonderry man who police say kept images of underage girls exposing themselves on his iPad was indicted for possessing child pornography.
Jeffrey Velliquette, 42, of Heritage Lane, was indicted earlier this month in Rockingham County Superior Court on six counts of possession of child sexual abuse images.
Police said they received a tip that Velliquette had the illegal images on his iPad and went to his home to interview him.
That interview prompted investigators to get a search warrant for Velliquette's home, which turned up the images that led to his arrest on Dec. 14.
Indictments made public Friday said that Velliquette had possession of at least a half-dozen images since June 20, 2012.
Prosecutors say the photos show the girls exposing themselves in various poses.
Velliquette, who remains free on $5,000 bail, faces up to 7 ½ to 15 years in state prison on each of the charges.
He is scheduled to appear Aug. 1 in superior court for arraignment.


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Okay, so I hope you like the changes I've made so far. If you are new here, take a look around. I just started filing away the recipes I've used and featured on this site in a neat page I like to call the "recipes" page. It can be found at the top of this one. I have just slightly changed the look or "theme" of the pages to be more readable. I am also going to have shorter posts, and the recipes will be after the "jump" (just click on the little " read more" link.) As previously mentioned, you'll also be able to find the recipes on the new page.
So here is today's post: peanut butter-peanut brittle and chocolate pudding
I wanted to try out (or really, use) the Silpat (a silicone non-stick mat used on cookie sheets or jelly-roll pans or any other flat surface to create a non-stick surface that is reusable and easy to clean) and the ramekins I/my mother bought me for my birthday. What better way to try these new kitchen items than to make brittle and chocolate pudding? I couldn't think of anything either. (Yet.)
Both recipes were actually quite similar in method, and both things are easy to make. Quite simply, add things to a heavy-bottomed pot, wait a bit, add some more things, stir them around, and pour them out. Almost sounds like the hokey-pokey. (Just put your right hand in, etc. You don't hear the similarities? Hmm…maybe that's just my inner child poking it's way out. Get it? POKING? Hokey-POKEy? Huh?) Anyway, if you are still interested in finding out about how to make brittle and/or chocolate pudding, just click away, and I'll see you after the jump. (Just put your whole-self in…)
Glad you stayed with me, after all of that rambling on…
First, the peanut butter-peanut brittle. Of course, you can make any sort of substitutions you want for this.
Peanut butter – peanut brittle:
vegetable oil (for greasing the surface you are working on. but if you are like me, and own a Silpat, you don't need it. ;))
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup (don't ask me what the difference is between light and dark corn syrup, because I don't know. My guess is that like brown sugar, it usually doesn't make much difference, light or dark.)
1/2 cup water
1 cup chopped lightly salted dry roasted peanuts
1 teaspoon creamy (smooth) natural peanut butter (made with only peanuts and salt)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Line rimmed baking sheets (also known as jelly-roll pan) with foil; brush with oil/lay out Silpat on pan.
Bring sugar, corn syrup and 1/4 cup of water to a boil in heavy medium sauce pan over medium high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Boil without stirring until syrup is deep amber, swirling occasionally, about 10 minutes. Immediately stir in peanuts and all remaining ingredients. Scrape out mixture onto prepared pan.
Spread out into 13×9 – inch rectangle. Be sure to work quickly, before it starts to set up.
Cool completely. Break or chop up as desired. That's it. Pretty easy, huh?
Next up, chocolate pudding:
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 cups whole milk
1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Whisk 1/4 cup sugar, and cornstarch in heavy medium sauce pot. Gradually whisk in milk. Whisk over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Whisk in chocolate chips, butter, and vanilla extract until smooth. Cover and chill pudding until cold, about 2 hours.
Again, so simple! Just go to your kitchen now and in no time you'll have these tasty treats! Enjoy!
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Kerry presses Myanmar on democratic reform
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — To improve relations with the United States, Myanmar must make progress in its democratic transition and halt what Washington sees as backsliding on commitments to improve human rights, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told the country's leaders.
The U.S. praised Myanmar's decision to end decades of direct military rule that resulted in the easing of some U.S. sanctions and a 2012 visit by President Barack Obama. But since then, his administration has become alarmed at worsening conditions in Myanmar, including anti-Muslim discrimination, violence and infringements on press freedom.
U.S. officials said Kerry raised those issues in meetings with Myanmar President Thein Sein and leading lawmakers. Kerry also urged them to proceed with constitutional changes to ensure that elections set for next year are free, fair and credible.
Obama is due to return to Myanmar in November for a summit of Asian leaders and the officials said Kerry had made clear to Thein Sein and members of parliament that the U.S. would look favorably on tangible measures taken to address the concerns before that visit.
The officials said Obama planned to attend the East Asia Summit regardless, but they said that until improvements are seen, it is unlikely that Washington will move to further ease sanctions enacted over the course of 40 years of military government. In addition, it will take reforms and the creation of a business-friendly climate to attract foreign investment from the West.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss Kerry's closed-door meetings.
Kerry, in remarks to the foreign ministers of the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, did not raise the concerns but said the U.S. wanted to work with Myanmar to help it overcome difficulties in the transition.
"As Myanmar tackles the challenges ahead, I want the people of Myanmar to know that they have the support and friendship of the United States," Kerry said, noting that Obama looked forward to returning to the country.
Last week, more than 70 U.S. lawmakers called on the Obama administration to impose sanctions on Myanmar's officials and others complicit in rights abuses and atrocities. And, they said they would oppose further concessions to the reformist government unless major progress is achieved.
Secular violence is perhaps worst in Rakhine state, where Buddhist mobs are accused of attacking Rohingya Muslims, a phenomenon that has spread to other parts of the country, sparking fears that nascent democratic reforms in the predominantly Buddhist nation of 60 million people that emerged from a half-century of dictatorship and military rule with a 2010 election, could be undermined by growing religious intolerance.
In addition, U.S. officials have accused Myanmar authorities of falling short on commitments to protect freedom of speech, including the recent sentencing of five journalists to 10 years at hard labor for a disputed story about a weapons factory.
Kerry is in Naypyitaw for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum, an annual security dialogue. He will finish at the forum on Sunday and travel to Myanmar's largest city of Yangon for talks with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi before heading to Australia for strategic talks with U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.


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Pregnancy will cause a number of changes to the body, some expected while others may be not-so expected. One of the most common and annoying changes is acne breakouts that often resemble those of the bygone era of your teens. The higher levels of androgen hormones can stimulate oil production and contribute to more blackheads and breakouts.
But reaching for whatever zit cream or wash worked then should not be used at all while carrying and breastfeeding your baby. Here is what research tells us what your best options are.
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AHA's (Alpha Hydroxy Acids) are safe to use during pregnancy despite their ability to be absorbed by different layers of skin. AHA's are used in cosmetic products such as exfoliates, moisturizers, and emollients. They are used to treat ichthyosis, acne, photoaging, and other hyperkeratotic conditions. Because they increase cell turnover they are popular in regenerative and anti-aging serums as well. Look for Glycolic Acid, usually in the percentage of 8% and up.
Safe Acne Treatments
Sonic cleansing systems – These systems are used to vibrate your dead skin cells and loosen them semi-naturally from the skin, reducing clogged pores and, in turn, breakouts.
Non-invasive spa and at home facials – It is important to check the ingredients of any products used during your facial against the list below.
For the safety of yourself and your baby, we recommend you avoid the following:
Differin (adapelene)
Retin-A, Renova (tretinoin)
Retinol (acid, linoleate, palmitate)
Tazorac and Avage (Tazarotene)
Salicylic acid (Closely related to aspirin)
(BHA) Beta hydroxy acid
Tetracycline-based antibiotics
*Note: Studies have shown that high doses of vitamin A during pregnancy can be harmful to an unborn child. Oral retinoids, such as isotretinoin (a.k.a. Accutane, an acne treatment), are known to cause birth defects.
What to Avoid: Other
Avoid toners and harsh cleansers if they seem to irritate the skin – Pregnancy makes skin more sensitive
Heavy moisturizing creams with fragrances – Light, fragrance-free, moisturizers are fine for daily use.
Benzoyl Peroxide and Laser treatments – These harsh treatments are dangerous to your unborn child.
To be safe, use mild over-the-counter cleansers only. These are less likely to have harsh chemicals and are generally easier on your skin.
Moderate Risk
Soy* – This ingredient has estrogenic effects, which can possibly make those dark patches, also known as melasma or cholasma, worse.
*If you have dark skin or melasma, avoid these ingredients, or choose 'active soy' products instead.
Drug-Free Treatment: Ingredients
Lactic acid
Lemon peel oil or lemon juice – Natural anti-bacterial and skin brightener
Green tea extract and cucumber
Tea Tree oil – Natural anti-bacterial
Honey – Natural healing properties
Drug-Free Treatment: Other
Limit washing to two times per day and after heavy sweating.
When you do wash, use a gentle, oil-free, alcohol-free, and non-abrasive cleanser.
Use your fingertips instead of a washcloth or sponge. Washcloths and sponges can irritate sensitive skin and lead to breakouts.
After washing, rinse your skin with lukewarm water. Then gently pat dry and apply moisturizer.
Avoid over-cleansing. It can over stimulate the skin's oil glands.
Shampoo regularly. If you have oily skin, it's best to shampoo daily.
For spot treatment: take a tiny amount of baking soda mixed with water and dab it directly onto individual spots.
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1 scoop of Hemp protein
½ cup fresh blueberries (frozen if not in season)
½ bunch dandelion greens (without stems)
12 oz. of coconut water
¼ avocado
1 Tablespoon raw cocoa powder
Pour coconut water into blender
Add and blend all ingredients together until smooth and creamy.
Pour into large glass and enjoy!
Hemp protein contains omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. These are awesome skin boosters, helping fight acne and also minimizing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
Blueberries are rich in fiber and contain Vitamins A and C. They are also loaded with antioxidants and can help repair damaged skin (acne, scarring, broken capillaries, blotchy skin, etc).
Dandelion greens improve liver function, working to detox your skin and body.
Avocado and raw cocoa powder are packed with antioxidants and will leave the skin glowing after unclogging your pores and leaving it crystal clear.
Finally, coconut water has a high level of potassium and will keep your skin hydrated and moisturized.
Rest assured a small minority may be enjoying the "glow" the vast majority of women are hiding out under the raincloud of persistent, discouraging pimples. Just remember, this is completely temporary and 100% manageable.
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When you don't see someone for years, it can take time to acclimate to who they are now. We change over time, and our friends, significant others and favorite bands may not grow with us.
I'm not the same person I was 10 years ago when I discovered Fall Out Boy's endlessly listenable full-length debut, "Take This To Your Grave." I didn't expect that on "Save Rock and Roll," the hook-heavy Chicago band's first album since 2008's underrated "Folie A Deux," the FOB guys would be the same, either.
Despite my non-existent singing ability, I have been propelled for years by Patrick Stump's incredible, soulful pipes to belt out the songs while driving. My voice seems to become transcendent as those catchy, electric songs about love and loyalty become cathartic. Maybe you do something similar.
On first listen to the new album, I felt surprised/disappointed by some of the tracks that don't immediately invite such treatment, at least not in the same way. Then I listened again, and again, and the record kept getting better.
Frequently fantastic and clearly personal, "Save Rock and Roll" is arguably the band's least traditionally "rock and roll" album, incorporating dance elements that recall Stump's unjustly maligned solo album "Soul Punk" more than much of FOB's previous work. Off the bat, that's jarring—as are guest appearances ranging from Courtney Love to Elton John. The album also lacks the standout moments provided on earlier records by excellent guitarist Joe Trohman and muscular drummer Andy Hurley.
Opener "The Phoenix" offers aggressive strings and an echoing dance beat that finds the band unafraid to stray from anything resembling a comfort zone. Later, the progressively appealing "Just One Yesterday" (which features Foxes and oddly bites its opening from Adele's "Rolling in the Deep") attempts a female vocal-backed piano pop track, and "The Mighty Fall" (featuring Big Sean) represents the record's biggest misstep, a rock/rap hybrid that fails where a previous collaboration with Lil Wayne ("Tiffany Blews") worked.
Pete Wentz's lyrics have grown up nicely. The moving "Miss Missing You" provides one particular favorite: "The person that you take a bullet for is behind the trigger."
Much of "Save Rock and Roll" plays like the soundtrack to an awesome party where everybody's cooking a complicated stew of happiness, fear, confidence and reflection. "When Rome's in ruins, we are the lions, free of the Coliseum," Stump sings on the acoustic "Young Volcanoes," which could be a clap-along, sing-along hit on the level of Fun's much, much more pandering "We Are Young."
He croons, "I am here to collect your heart—it's the only reason that I sing," on "Where Did the Party Go?," one of the best examples of FOB's developing, keyboard-enhanced danceability. (Don't bother trying to avoid shimmying during this song; you will fail.) And his incredible falsetto single-handedly elevates "Death Valley," while it's impossible not feel a sense of unity and bellow, "We're all fighting growing old," as Stump howls that refrain on the thunderous "Rat a Tat."
For years, FOB has given reason to shout out loud and dance away sadness and regret. Those powerful, relatable feelings remain; only the way of dealing with them has changed.
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Aldermen seek answers on Manchester refugee numbersBy TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
April 02. 2013 11:48PM
MANCHESTER - Aldermen are seeking answers from the International Institute of New England concerning its plans to settle 50 additional refugees in Nashua, rather than reroute some of the newcomers destined for Manchester.
At their meeting Tuesday, the aldermen voted to send a letter requesting a meeting with representatives of both the institute and the U.S. State Department, which oversees refugee resettlement.
Ward 3 Alderman Pat Long, who chairs the city's refugee task force, said based on a conversation he and Mayor Ted Gatsas had with the organization, he expected the 50 refugees approved for Nashua would reduce the number set to arrive in Manchester.
"In that conversation, we asked them if they could settle in other communities within 50 miles," Long said. "Then we found out a couple weeks ago that instead of 200, they're getting 250. That's not the understanding we had."
Gatsas said, "We were waiting an awfully long time for the International Institute (to get back to us), because they told us they were going to settle refugees in Nashua."
Gatsas speculated that the organization had not been in communication over the past couple months because the sequestration debate in Washington affected the federal agencies with which it worked.
The group has been approved to settle 200 refugees in Manchester through October. It was approved for the same number last year, but slightly fewer than 120 came.
So far this year, 86 refugees have arrived, 53 adults and 33 children. Gatsas suggested that he would propose the group limit the number of refugees arriving over the next four months, with the expectation that some of the 200 refugees would be routed to Nashua.
Many of the refugees are from Bhutan, in central Asia, and Iraq.
Gatsas has had a frosty relationship with the institute, which is headquartered in Boston, charging that the group has been incommunicative and unresponsive to concerns that it was disproportionately settling refugees in Manchester and disregarding the struggles they are facing in the city.
Over the past decade, the organization has settled several thousand refugees in Manchester, far more than it has in any other community in the state.
Officials in Nashua also appear to have been caught off guard by the news, reported in the New Hampshire Union Leader on Monday, that the State Department had given the green light for 50 refugees to be settled there.
"No one has any answers," Nashua Mayor Donnalee Lozeau told the paper. "The concerns I raised were real ones, and I feel like they weren't addressed at all."
Coincidently, the aldermen on Tuesday also voted to approve a below-market rate lease for the Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success in the city's newly renovated Odd Fellows Hall building, at 434 Lake Ave.
Alderman at-large Joe Kelly Levasseur questioned why the city was giving the group the deal.
"We're basically saying we don't want more (refugees), but now we're saying we're going to rent out space to this group," he said. "It's a mixed message."
Long said he's worked with the Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success for several years and that it was very different from the International Institute.
"The institute brings the refugees here and operates with them for a six-month period. This organization picks up after that to expedite English learning and job training. This organization does a service to Manchester," he said.
Gatsas also spoke in support of the group's work.
"These are refugees that are already here. We're trying to get them in space that is more affordable, to help them get jobs. MCRC is downstairs," he said, referring to the Manchester Community Resource Center.
The Odd Fellows renovation project was completed a couple weeks ago. The four-story building will be rented to several social service organizations, and will be known as the Lake Avenue Community Resource Center.
The Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success will be renting space in the building for $1,100 a month.


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My son is 4 weeks today and I have been pumping (medela hand pump) and BF and giving him formula since day 1. He had severe jaundice in the hospital and I was advised by the doctor to supplement with formula.
My milk supply has not been regular probably due to the fact that I have been supplementing with formula but now i'm in a predicament. My son might be allergic and I want to increase my milk production and get him solely on breast milk. I have been putting him at breast every feed and pumping whenever I get the chance, but I know I need a more regular routine. I am able to pump 1-1.5 oz every 3 hours and my son has been eating about 3 oz every 3 hours. My question is: What is the best and fastest way to double my supply and ween my son off of formula? Thanks.


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Hagel orders review of sex-abuse prevention
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify every person involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgement that assaults have escalated beyond the Pentagon's control.
He said this step is one among many that will be taken to fix the problem of sexual abuse and sexual harassment within every branch of the military.
At a news conference with Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Hagel said he believes alcohol use is "a very big factor" in many sexual assault and sexual harassment cases, but there are many pieces to the problem.
Hagel said it has become clear to him since taking office in February that holding people accountable for their actions is important, but simply firing people is not a solution.
"Who are you going to fire?" he asked.
A catalyst for congressional outrage has been the disclosure in recent days of at least two cases in which a military member with responsibility for sexual assault prevention programs has himself been accused of sexual misconduct.
Earlier Friday, the Air Force's top general said that sexual assaults in his branch of the military typically involve alcohol use and can be traced to a lack of respect for women.
"We have a problem with respect for women that leads to many of the situations that result in sexual assault in our Air Force," Gen. Mark Welsh told reporters in a lengthy interview in his Pentagon offices.
He spoke one day after he and other military leaders were summoned to the White House to discuss the sexual assault problem with President Obama, who has expressed impatience with the Pentagon's failure to solve it.
Welsh said combatting the problem, which he characterized as a crisis, is his No. 1 priority as the Air Force chief of staff. He said he reviews every reported case of sexual assault; last year there were 792 in the Air Force.
Welsh addressed criticism about his comment last week, in response to questions at a congressional hearing, that the problem can be explained in part by a "hook-up mentality" in the wider society. Some said his remark implied that the blame rests mainly with victims.
"If I had this to do over again, I would take more time to answer the question and not try to compress it," he said, adding that his point was that every person who enters the Air Force needs to be instructed in "this idea of respect, inclusion, diversity and value of every individual."
"Now, I didn't say it that way in the hearing, and I wish I had because I think it gave, especially victims, the opportunity for someone to interpret what I said as blaming the victims," he said, adding that as a result, "I am sorry about that because there is nothing that is farther from the truth."
Obama said after Thursday's meeting with the military leaders that he is determined to eliminate the "scourge" of sexual assault in the military, while cautioning that it will take a long and sustained effort by all military members.
"There is no silver bullet to solving this problem," Obama said.
"We will not stop until we've seen this scourge, from what is the greatest military in the world, eliminated," he told reporters.
Senior military officers are speaking about the problem with increasing bluntness and expressions of regret. Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Wednesday called it a "crisis" in the ranks, and on Thursday the Army chief of staff, Gen. Ray Odierno, publicly acknowledged his service's efforts are "failing."
"They care about this and they are angry about it," Obama said.
"Not only is it a crime, not only is it shameful and disgraceful, but it also is going to make and has made the military less effective than it can be," the president said.
Those summoned to the White House by Obama included not just Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Dempsey and the chiefs of each military service but also the civilian heads of each service and senior enlisted advisers.
"I heard directly from all of them that they are ashamed by some of what's happened," Obama said.
The president added that because assault victims may be more likely now to come forward with complaints, the number of reported assaults may increase in the short run.
"I then want those trend lines to start going down because that indicates that we're also starting to fix the problem and we've highlighted it, and people who are engaged in despicable behavior, they get fully punished for it," Obama said.
The problem, which has plagued the military for decades, has been thrust to the fore by recent cases, including that of an Air Force officer who headed a sexual assault prevention office but was himself arrested for sexual battery.
On Thursday, Army officials said the manager of the sexual assault response program at Fort Campbell, Ky., had been relieved of his post after his arrest in a domestic dispute with his ex-wife. The program he managed was meant to prevent sexual harassment and assault and encourage equal opportunity.
Hagel has said resolving the problem of sexual assault in the military is one of his top priorities, as did his predecessor, Leon Panetta. Hagel is expected to make public in coming days a written directive that spells out steps the Pentagon will take to retrain, rescreen and recertify those who lead the military's sexual assault prevention and response programs.
Earlier Thursday, Odierno, the Army chief, issued a public message to all soldiers in which he said the "bedrock of trust" between soldiers and their leaders has been violated by a recent string of misconduct cases.
He said the Army demonstrated competence and courage through nearly 12 years of war.
"Today, however, the Army is failing in its efforts to combat sexual assault and sexual harassment," he wrote.
"It is time we take on the fight against sexual assault and sexual harassment as our primary mission," Odierno said.
Allegations of sexual assault in the military have triggered outrage from local commanders to Capitol Hill and the Oval Office. Yet there seem to be few clear solutions beyond improved training and possible adjustments in how the military prosecutes such crimes.
The Pentagon had scheduled a briefing for journalists Thursday with Hagel and Dempsey, but after the White House meeting was announced, the Pentagon news conference was postponed until Friday.
A Pentagon report last week estimated that as many as 26,000 military members may have been sexually assaulted last year, based on survey results, out of 1.4 million in the services.
That report, and a recent series of arrests and other sexual assault problems across the military, have triggered a rush of initiatives from the Pentagon and proposed legislation on Capitol Hill.


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If you have poor lighting in your "gallery" you can to some extent make your prints look better by printing them "up" a bit.
Oh, get some pushpins! Have seen at least a few hoidy-toity gallery shows with very pricey prints attached to the wall with thumb tacks and pushpins. Or if you can convince your prints to flatten out, a simple moulding ledge along the length of a wall creates a good temporary support for prints with a little weight as when matted or mounted. The deluxe version calls for a piece of moulding top and bottom spaced to glomp onto your favored print size. Or hang up a piece of 4 x 8 x 1/2" foam core on the wall supported by two nails at the upper corners and sink your pushpins into that.
Any special lighting?
I had about 25 16x20 inch photos displayed around my place until my wife started to replace them with things she liked.
As was written above, putting works close to windows or existing overhead light fixtures makes for good locations. If there is track lighting nearby, its easy and inexpensive to add lights. I just did this for a show at a restaurant. It cost about $20 per fixture, including the bulb, and the results are excellent. For places where track light wasnt an option, I got some clip-on light fixtures from the Home Despot for about $10 each. These come with a 20 watt clear bulb, connects to a wall outlet, and clips on the picture frame. For wider works, I use 2 of these.


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Adele's double delight
SIX-TIME Grammy winner Adele is set to scoop another glittering prize – an engagement ring.
She's the biggest star in the world right now.
Boyfriend Simon Konecki, 37, is hatching plans to propose to the Tottenham-born soul star on her 24th birthday in May.
And we can exclusively reveal it will not be the only ring on the singer's mind over the coming months as she is being lined up to perform at the London Olympics in August.
Our Olympic source revealed: "She's the biggest star in the world right now.
"She would undoubtedly add something special to the event.
"It would be really great to see her perform at the Games."
Last Sunday, the Rolling In The Deep singer equalled Beyoncé's record when she added six Grammys to her ever-growing collection of 46 music awards.
But pals say her biggest smiles were for Simon.
Speaking before the awards the singer, whose albums 19 and 21 have detailed her agony over love splits with previous boyfriends, declared: "I'm madly in love."
The pair only announced they were dating in January after meeting a few months earlier.
But pals say Old Etonian Simon, who has a five-year-old daughter from a previous marriage, is now talking about making a new start with the singer.
One said: "The couple have even spoken about having kids and are so serious. They've spoken about their future plans, how they want to buy a huge house in the country and have two or three kids.
"Simon is so smitten that he's also talked about popping the question as soon as her birthday in May.
"It falls over the bank holiday weekend so he may plan a trip away and do it then.
"He knows she's the one and Simon's pals have never seen him so happy. He's like a different person."
Adele has just moved into a £15,000-a-month mansion in West Sussex to be close to Simon, who is chief executive of Brighton-based water charity Drop4Drop.
And she joked to pals at the Grammys that her new album would be all about the remarkable turnaround in her love life.
A source revealed: "She was introducing him as her 'soulmate'. She said how she felt like she was 'living a dream'.
"And she just kept gushing about this being the best relationship she had ever been in.
"She even said her next album would be about falling in love and hopefully settling down after all the heartbreak.
"She joked that it would probably be a flop as everyone would stick their fingers down their throat but she can't wait to write new tracks about how happy and loved-up she is feeling right now."
Adele looks a safe bet to add more gongs to her collection at the Brit Awards on Tuesday.
She is odds-on favourite for Best Female and Best Album and is also up for Best Single for Someone Like You.


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Can you make the world a better place by playing games? GOSUB 60 thinks so. The company has just released Sudoku Deluxe Green Edition for iPhone (iTunes link) where on-screen actions can turn into real-world benefits.
As you play Sudoku, you can accumulate up to three tree codes. Enter them into the game's Web page, and the game developer will make a donation to Trees for the Future for one tree each. The goal is to plant 100,000 trees. As of this writing, players have entered 63 codes, so get playing.
The iPhone game sells for $2.99. And Sprint customers will find it preloaded on the Samsung Reclaim, the cell phone made from bio-plastic materials.


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Found a real gem of an IDE from a link on Martin Fowler's refactoring site.
The name of the IDE is IDEA from IntelliJ.
The competition in this market is very strong with such well established players as JBuilder, Forte/J and VisualAge.
So why IDEA? Because it knows everything about your code. While its editor is rudimentary, IntelliJ claims they will have emacs emulation soon. But that doesn't matter because the tool does everything for you. It has a complete parse tree in memory so as you write your code, it immediately shows you errors by underlining them in red. That's just the start, then comes the fun part. Because it has a complete parse tree you can do:
1) Refactorings such as rename variables and methods. IDEA tracks down all the references, shows you what it found and with a single button does the work.
2) Very fast cross referencing allows you to find all the places that reference a class, method, attribute or variable. This is precise because it knows context information such as scope and method signatures. Quickly jump to the declaration for any class, method, attribute or variable.
3) Automatically create get/set methods and constructors for a class based on its knowledge of a class's attributes.
4) Code completion. Object browsing in a tree-like browser.
5) Automatically insert the right import statements into the code based on its knowledge of all class libraries.
The list goes on for a while but you can see the rest on the web site. The list above is what I find most useful.
In addition, the tool has a well thought-out IDE with side-menus which open panels from the left, bottom and right sides of the main window. Given that this IDE is in its infancy - Version 1.1 is still just early access - you can expect a lot more in the future. It has become my preferred IDE over Forte/J as soon as it was discovered.
More later...
Refactorings in IDEA 1.1
As for refactorings, here is what's already there:
- Rename package/class/method/field/method parameter/local variable. These refactorings will rename the correspoding element and will also rename all usages of the element everywhere in the project. The two-step refactoring procedure will allow you to control which usages are to be finally modified and which are not. It also may search for usages in string constants and comments as well as in the code itself.
- Move package/class. Allows to move a package or a class to another package and will correct all references as in the previous refactoring.
- Introduce Variable. A very useful and frequently used refactoring. Select any expression in the editor and IDEA will make a declaration of the variable right before the statement and replace the expression with the newly created variable.
IDEA will analyze the expression itself and suggest you a few names for a new variable. The rules of name suggestion are mainly derived from Sun's Java style guidelines. And sure you can always enter your own variable name.
- Extract Method. Select any code fragment and IDEA will turn it into a method. The old block will be replaced with a call to the new method. As you execute the refactoring IDEA will determine the input and output parameters right from the code and will suggest the new method signature.
- Change signature. This is a refactoring combining a few different tasks that can be done with a method signature. The possible tasks are:
- Add parameter
- Remove parameter
- Reorder parameters
- Change return type
- Change name (does the same as Rename Method)
Together with changing the signature itself, IDEA will search for all usages of the method and will change all calls, implementations and overridings of the method to reflect the change. In case of an added parameter, a default value of a parameter should be supplied and it will be used for those calls.
There are a few more refactorings to come in the upcoming version such as Move Method and others.
IDEA 1.1 Early Access Version may be freely downloaded at IntelliJ Early Access Program.
Eugene Belyaev
IntelliJ Software - http://www.intellij.com/
some feature suggestions
Here are some new feature suggestions that have come to mind while actively using IDEA for development:
+insert package statements - allow IDEA to insert the package statement for a file based on the current directory and knowledge of the root of the package hierarchy for the project
+move method to superclass - move a method to a class's superclass
+save stack trace to file - while debugging, save the stack trace to a text file for later reference to see how a program reached a certain point during execution
+set intelligent bookmarks (method, class) - allow unlimitted bookmarks to be specified to allow a developer to quickly get back to a location in the source code. By allowing the bookmarks to be by method rather than line in a file, the bookmark will remain relevant when new code is added to a file, thus altering the line numbers
+better history list for forward and backward navigation - keep a full history (similar to linux bash) of all the files that were visited for easy navigation backwards and forwards during a session. Also allow keeping the history of navigation to methods from the structure toolbar if so desired along with file navigation.
+add new method in client code, underlined in red, jump to provider class and define the method with the same signature - this allows a developer to first think about what method she needs in a class from the client of the class and then have IDEA jump to the source for the class and add the method. Some UML tools allow a similar approach: when designing sequence diagrams the tool allows you to create a new message for a class and then define the method in the class.
+find unused constructors, methods, attributes - have IDEA find unused constructs (dead code) and prompt the user for deletion of the code.
+insert code for a pattern [GOF] into a package - allow IDEA to insert the classes needed for well known patterns from the GOF book. The classes could all be initially put into one package.
+show statistics for referenced code - allow the creation of utilization statistics to see how many times a method or attribute is referenced. This allows a developer to determine the complexity of a program. This feature could leverage the strong cross-referencing in IDEA
These are already implemented:
+ save stack trace to file
+ set intelligent bookmarks (method, class)
"add new method in client code, underlined in red, jump to provider class and define the method with the same signature"
This one has an experimental implementation here at IntelliJ, and we are using it a lot but not going to include into 1.1 yet.
All the others are to come in IDEA 1.2.
Eugene Belyaev
IntelliJ Software - http://www.intellij.com/
cool features in latest EAP version 1.1
Tried the new intelligent bookmarks feature and it works great.
When the line number in the file of the bookmark changes because of other changes in the file, the bookmark automatically adjusts to the new location.
Very slick and very useful.
Some other very cool features:
You can highlight any expression, even one which includes method calls, and select Run:Evaluate Expression and it will show you the result. This is very useful for method calls which return results which are not assigned to a temporary variable.
The Structure panel now shows the list of methods for a class grouped by superclass to show which superclass methods are overidden.
Better yet, the left hand column of the editor window has a little up arrow next to methods which override methods in a superclass or implement methods in an interface. By hovering the mouse over this up arrow, a tool tip will appear to show which superclass or interface is involved and by clicking on the up arrow it will take you right there.
IntelliJ continues to demonstrate innovation and creativity as well as a good understanding of how to make object-oriented programmers productive.
automatic javadoc headers
A really cool feature would be the automatic insertion of a javadoc style header for a method.
This could be based on the signature of a method - method name, parameter names and types, and return type.
This feature would save a lot of typing. IDEA already knows all this information so the user could click on the method name and then ask IDEA to create the javadoc information automatically. After insertion, the user could add more details.
Yep, it's a good thing and is already planned for one of the next versions.
Eugene Belyaev
IntelliJ Software - http://www.intellij.com/
more features...
Over time as you use IDEA you discover some wonderful and powerful features.
Some of the recently discovered features:
remote debugging
IDEA fully supports the Java Debug Wire Protocol (JDWP) to allow you to remotely debug a server process. This feature allowed me to easily debug a servlet running in WebLogic.
The only glitch I found here is that when I tried to examine an exception stack trace, it caused the connection with the server to be terminated.
code insertion
If while you are coding you realize you need a try/catch block, highlight the code and select Code:Surround with..., and select try/catch.
This works so well that it takes care of all the indenting and automatically figures out which exceptions to catch, making a separate catch expression for each!
code formatting
The tool supports a powerful code formatting feature with a nice array of customization options. But what is cool about this feature is that you may apply formatting to all files in a directory subtree.
I did notice memory limitations when dealing with a large subtree. This is easily solved by performing the task on smaller subtrees.
brace matching
If you put the cursor on the closing curly brace for a large conditional block, IDEA will display at the top of the window the conditional expression that began the block. This makes it easy to match braces and to navigate within the code.
change signature
Started using the refactoring change signature and I am finding it very useful and powerful.
This refactoring allows you to add or delete parameters for a method and even change the order of parameters. When a new parameter is introduced, you pick a default such as true/false, null or a String constant. This allows IDEA to add the parameters to existing method calls without breaking anything. Of course, your method needs to be updated to handle the defaults.
Prior to performing the refactoring, IDEA shows you a list of the locations found in a window. You have the option of excluding any of these instances from the refactoring.
Another, related feature that I started using a lot is Show Parameter Info (Ctrl+P) which provides a synopsis of the parameter names and types for an existing method invocation. Use this when you are not sure which parameters are which and they have the same type, such as boolean.
find/remove dead code
In the midst of doing a bunch of refactoring, a new, useful refactoring for IDEA came to mind.
The ability to find dead code, as in methods or constructors which are not in use anywhere in a project.
IDEA could allow you to search for dead code by path and present with you the list of methods or constructors, allowing you to delete or keep those that you select.
For instance, I am in the process of removing a whole bunch of obsolete constructors and currently have to search one-by-one for usages to make sure that they are not in use. Then I have to manually delete the lines of code.
extract method
Just started using the refactoring Extract Method and it works! This feature worked more smoothly than I would have thought. To use the feature you highlight code within an existing method that should be separated into its own method and then just run the refactoring. The code is placed in its own method, which IDEA lets you name, and the original method has the code replaced by a method invocation. IDEA even figured out how to preserve the result by assigning it to a variable. Not bad for intelligence!
optimize imports
Another new feature I'm using now is Optimize Imports. This feature is accessible from the Code -> Layout Code menu. My main intent is to cleanup imports that are no longer needed. Since IDEA will specify just the imports you need (down to the class level), I assume that this feature also helps at load time, so that the JVM has less searching to do for external classes.
finding imports
Another slick feature of IDEA is its ability to automatically find and then suggest the import statement required when a class/method is used for the first time. As an example, say you want to create a JButton within your class; when you enter the statement 'new JButton...', IDEA will suggest that you include an import statement for JButton. All you do is enter 'Alt-Enter' and IDEA will insert the import statement at the top of the file and allow you to continue editing.
Ant Integration
Who says open source isn't cool??
And who says that closed source can't leverage open source software??
IDEA version 2.0 is out and it has a very nifty integration with Ant. For the unitiated, Ant is a replacement for the make utility found in Unix systems. Since Ant is written in Java and uses XML as its file format, it is a truly portable piece of software.
IDEA has created a stunning integration with Ant by creating a graphical, tree representation of the build tasks in an Ant file. You may click on a task and either run it or view it in an XML viewer. After Ant has run, IDEA shows you the results in a similar, graphical tree representation of the results.
If you haven't worked with Ant yet, here's your chance!
CVS integration
Tried the CVS integration finally.
Like the Ant integration, CVS works very smoothly. This shows how powerful the open-source paradigm can be: sophisticated, reliable make and source-code control systems are key components of any development environment and IDEA shows how well they can be integrated. Integration reduces the total number of different applications a developer needs to install and run.
The CVS integration is similar to WinCVS with a button which allows only modified files to be visible and another to filter out non-CVS files. When you right click on a file you get a typical menu allowing update, commit, diff, status, log, etc.
One limitation we found compared to WinCVS is the lack of macros, such as find all modified files.
One feature lacking polish is the version number and date/time of the files. They follow right after the file name instead of being in separate columns.
A feature which excels over WinCVS is the diff command: it brings up a new window with side by side comparisons of the two versions with highlighting for the differences.
I expect that subsequent versions will improve over this initial version, making the tool truly integrated and powerful.
live templates
Live templates are cool.
It took a little bit of investigation (inquiry to intellij) to figure out how templates work but it was worth it.
If you type in CTL-J you get a list of the available live templates. By selecting one you get automatic insertion of the code for the template. Then you just fill in the missing pieces. Some of the templates:
+ iterations for arrays and collections
+ main() method declaration
+ print to System.out, System.err
+ code block { }
The cool part is that they have made abbreviations for the templates. The way it works: you type the abbreviation and then the TAB key for expansion of the abbreviation into the code for the template. You can find out the abbreviations by using CTL-J.
Other, related cool features are the Code->Implement Methods menu option which allows you to pick from the list of unimplemented methods for an interface and the Code->Override Methods menu option which allows you to override ancestor class methods. In both cases, IDEA fills in the template for the method being implemented/overriden.
These features are not just cool. They really help improve productivity and the pleasure of programming.
CTRL-W, select unit
The advantage that fully syntax-aware program editors have over other editors becomes very clear when using IDEA.
A new feature that I just discovered is the CTRL-W keyboard command. This command selects and highlights a program unit, whose size depends on the number of times CTRL-W is entered consecutively. Starting from my cursor location, here is the order I encountered: variable, expression, statement, statement block, method, class.
The utility of this feature is high. If you need to move code around using cut and paste, this feature will enable you to rapidly select the program unit you want, without fiddling around with a mouse to select it. You have to try it out to see how truly powerful this command is.
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