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Treatment News
Three New Drugs Approved by FDA
November/December 2003
A note from TheBody.com: The field of medicine is constantly evolving. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information!
Three new drugs have been approved by the FDA for the treatment of HIV, which makes a total of 24 medications now available.
Fuzeon -- A New Class of DrugsEnfuvirtide, also called Fuzeon or T-20, is the first new class of drug to be introduced since Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NNRTIs) were introduced in the mid-1990s. Fuzeon is manufactured by Roche and Trimeris, Inc. This new class of drug is called a "fusion inhibitor." According to the New Mexico AIDS InfoNet, "When HIV infects a cell, it attaches to the outside of the cell. Then it 'fuses' or joins itself with the cell. Enfuvirtide stops this process of fusion. This means that HIV cannot infect that cell."
They also state, "The HIV virus is sloppy when it makes copies of its genetic code (RNA). Many new copies of HIV are mutations: they are slightly different from the original virus. Some mutations can continue to multiply even when you are taking an antiviral drug. When this happens, the drug will stop working. This is called 'developing resistance' to the drug."
If taken alone, resistance to Fuzeon can develop quickly. In the 2003 Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1 Infected Adults and Adolescents (Department of Health and Human Services, June 2003), monotherapy is not recommended under the current standard of care. On page 22 of these guidelines it states, "All single-drug regimens are considered contraindicated because none have demonstrated potent and sustained antiviral activity."
With combination therapy, we know that HIV mutates much more slowly. Therefore, resistance is slower in developing. As with any antiviral medication, Fuzeon should be taken according to the directions, on schedule and without skipping doses or altering the dose taken. Fuzeon does not have cross-resistance with any other antiviral drug.
Fuzeon is injected subcutaneously twice daily. It is especially useful for folks who have exhausted other antiviral medication options. In the Spring-Summer Pull-Out Drug Adherence Chart published by Numedx.com, daily dosing for adults is 90 mg subcutaneously, twice daily. In children ages six to sixteen, 2 mg per kg of body weight (maximum 90 mg), twice daily.
Side effects include diarrhea, nausea and fatigue. The most common side effect of Fuzeon is skin reactions at the sites where the drug is injected. These vary from a very mild redness, which might include minor itching, to a swelling, hardening of the skin and lump, which can last up to a week.
In a conversation with Dr. Jean Robinson, P.H.M.D., pharmacist and patient educator at Pride Medical, Inc., here in Atlanta, she stated, "Most of these bumps can be prevented by massaging the site for five to fifteen minutes after injected the drug." Dr. Robinson will join a panel of patients and medical professionals for a Lunch & Learn on Wednesday, November 12 at AIDS Survival Project from 12 noon to 2:00 p.m. This forum, sponsored by Roche, is designed as a question and answer panel for those patients who are either on Fuzeon or considering using the drug in the near future. Community advocates and health care professionals are also invited to attend. This Lunch & Learn is another free program of ASP. Please RSVP by Monday, November 10 at (404) 874-7926 so we can have an accurate count for lunch.
For patient support, visit www.fuzeon.com or call toll-free (877) 438-9366.
ReyatazAtazanavir or Reyataz (formerly known as BMS-232632) is manufactured by Bristol-Myers Squibb. As with other protease inhibitors, Reyataz prevents the protease enzyme from working. Again quoting from the New Mexico AIDS InfoNet (Fact Sheet Number 447), "HIV protease acts like a chemical scissor. It cuts the raw material for HIV into specific pieces needed to build a new virus. Protease inhibitors 'gum up' these scissors."
Recommended dosing is 400 mg by mouth once per day, taken with food. Reyataz is available in capsules of 100 mg, 150 mg and 200 mg. As with other protease inhibitors, Reyataz should be taken in combination with other antivirals to avoid cross-resistance. Reyataz provides blood levels that are high enough to control HIV that has already developed some resistance to other protease inhibitors. Again, follow label instructions as well as the recommendation of your health care provider.
This fact sheet continues by stating, "The side effects reported in clinical trials include high levels of bilirubin on over 30% of patients who took the drug. The liver produces bilirubin when old red blood cells are broken down. High levels of bilirubin can cause yellow skin or eyes (jaundice). This occurred in about 10% of patients.
"High bilirubin can be a sign of liver damage. However, this is not the case for people taking Reyataz. The drug blocks normal removal of bilirubin. Less than 1% of patients stopped taking atazanavir due to high bilirubin levels."
Because Reyataz is processed in the liver, it can interact with other drugs broken down via the liver. Drugs to be aware of which may contraindicate with Reyataz include Viagra, several antihistamines, sedatives and drugs to lower cholesterol and antifungal drugs. Remember to inform your health care providers about all medication you are taking.
Other precautions when combining Reyataz with other drugs include:
For patient information, contact www.reyataz.com, or for their Patient Assistance Program, call toll-free (877) 758-7877.
EmtrivaEmtricitabine, also known as Emtriva and formerly known as FTC, is manufactured by Gilead Sciences and is a nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor, or "nuke." These drugs block the reverse transcriptase enzyme, which changes HIV's genetic material (RNA) into the form of DNA. This has to occur before this code gets inserted into a cell's own genetic code. The drug is approved for persons with HIV over age 18. Emtriva has not been approved for use in younger people or people co-infected with HBV (hepatitis B), and there have been reports of those with HIV/HBV co-infection whose hepatitis B worsened after discontinuing Emtriva.
Cross-resistance has been shown with 3TC. As mentioned above, follow directions and notify your health care provider of all medications you are taking.
Emtriva is available in 200 mg tablets. The normal dose is 200 mg daily: one tablet once a day, taken either with food or between meals. Notify your health care provider about any history of kidney problems, as this may indicate a lowering of the prescribed dose.
Side effects reported include headaches, high blood pressure or general malaise. These usually subside or disappear in time. Some reports of nausea and rash as well as increased levels of lactic acid in the blood (lactic acidosis). Liver problems including "fatty liver" may also occur. All of the information above can be found on Fact Sheet Number 420 from the New Mexico AIDS InfoNet (www.aidsinfonet.org). There are no significant interactions reported when combining this drug with other antivirals.
For further information, you may contact Gilead Sciences, Inc., at www.emtriva.com.
For more information about these and other treatments, remember that our Treatment Resource Center is open Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Or, you may call either George Burgess at ext. 19 or me at ext. 13 to access information.
Finally, a note about our last Treatment Forum on Thursday, November 20 here at ASP from 12:00 noon until 2:00 p.m. about smoking cessation and the effects of tobacco on those living with HIV. This is the "Great American Smoke-Out." We promise no guilt -- just the facts and some alternatives to "cold turkey," just in time for Thanksgiving!! Please RSVP by Tuesday, November 18 so we may have an accurate count for lunch.
A note from TheBody.com: The field of medicine is constantly evolving. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information!
This article was provided by AIDS Survival Project. It is a part of the publication Survival News.


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- V. Stiviano is being sued by the wife of Clippers owner Donald Sterling
- Stiviano's attorney says she didn't release the tape that had racist comments
- Sterling's wife filed a suit against her, claiming she received lavish gifts
She calls herself an artist, writer, chef, poet, stylist and philanthropist.
The wife of her 80-year-old boyfriend (or ex-boyfriend) calls her a mistress and a gold digger.
And now V. Stiviano, the woman who was a regular courtside presence at Los Angeles Clippers games next to owner Donald Sterling, is attracting more attention than the players.
Audio recordings that surfaced over the weekend purportedly depict an argument between Stiviano and Sterling. If authentic, the recordings seem to reflect Sterling's embarrassment and frustration with Stiviano over her associating with African-Americans at Clippers games and posting such pictures on her Instagram account.
Here's what we know about Stiviano.
1. She's the target of a lawsuit
Just last month, Sterling's wife filed a lawsuit against Stiviano, accusing her having an affair with the billionaire team owner.
In the complaint, Rochelle Sterling accuses Stiviano of targeting extremely wealthy older men. The suit claims that Donald Sterling used the couple's money to buy Stiviano a Ferrari, two Bentleys and a Range Rover.
Stiviano also took over a $1.8 million duplex through fraud and received about $250,000 in cash from Sterling, the court document claims.
Stiviano fought back, saying in another court document that there was nothing wrong with Donald Sterling giving her gifts. She also said she never took advantage of the Clippers owner, who made much of his fortune in real estate.
2. Stiviano herself is of mixed race
In the audio recording on TMZ, the woman reminds the man that she is of "mixed" race and part black.
In another part of the recording she says she is "black and Mexican."
3. She says she's not the one who leaked the tape
Stiviano's lawyer, Mac E. Nehoray, said Stiviano was not the one who publicized the conversation.
"This office understands that the currently released audio tape of approximately 15 minutes is a portion of approximately one (1) hour of overall audio recording of Mr. Donald T. Sterling and Ms. Stiviano, and is in fact legitimate," Nehoray said in a news release. "Ms. Stiviano did not release the tape(s) to any news media."
4. She's staying mum
Stiviano, whose first name is Vivian, has just two words posted on her door for reporters: "No comment," CNN affiliate KCBS said.
KCBS reporter Greg Mills saw Stiviano walk down a staircase from her duplex in Beverly Grove, California, but she darted back up the stairs when she saw him.
5. Stiviano loves photos of herself
Just take a look at her Instagram account.
By Monday morning, the number of Stiviano's Instagram followers had skyrocketed to 137,000.
Many of Stiviano's photos feature her posing in front of Clippers banners or wearing a bikini. She also has several photos of men wearing baseball caps that read "V. Stiviano."
"One day I will look back at Instagram & say, 'I've been there & I've done that.' I do it all. Artist, Lover, Writer, Chef, Poet, Stylist, Philanthropist," Stiviano's Instagram bio says.
The man alleged to be Sterling in the conversation takes particular exception to one photo he says the woman posted on Instagram. It was a photo of her and basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson.
"In your lousy f**ing Instagrams, you don't have to have yourself with -- walking with black people," the man says.
"If it's white people, it's OK?" she responds. "If it was Larry Bird, would it make a difference?"
The website TMZ said the conversation reportedly took place on April 9.
One day later, Stiviano posted a photo of a wedding gown on Instagram.
"I THINK IM READY?" she wrote, adding hashtags such as "#beautiful #amazing #grace #lover #modern #day #marriage to #myself #weddingdress #justforfun."
"IM PATIENTLY WAITING," she added.


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by Andrew Gruen, Prajwal Ciryam, Mary O'Hara and Shira Toeplitz
How much does ideology matter for online journalists and news sites? People talk about a fractured web of ideological bubbles where liberals go to Daily Kos and conservatives to The Daily Caller. But do more traditional media outlets use ideology as a way to make their brands stand out online? Does taking an ideological position on the Web damage a reporter's credibility? Is selling your ideology a good way to make a living on the internet?This panel assembles an all-star cast of reporters from the BBC, The Guardian, Politico, and even Ohmynews.com in Korea to debate that question. Between them they have written for some of the top online news sites on three continents and have appeared on ABC, CBS, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, and FOX. Representing a range of political attitudes and journalistic creeds, the panel will seek to answer: What is the role of ideological journalism in online news? This Future of Journalism Track is sponsored by The Knight Foundation.
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OAK BROOK, Ill. January 25, 2008 A recent study from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shows that hospitalizations for disorders caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD rose 103 percent between 1998 and 2005. Also, hospitalizations for patients who had milder forms of GERD (in addition to the condition for which they were admitted), rose by 216 percent during the same time period. The numbers underscore the importance of seeing a physician if symptoms suggestive of GERD are present.
Gastroesophageal reflux is a normal physiologic event, which occurs in all individuals. When this occurs frequently, however, and an individual develops recurrent symptoms and/or complications, then this is considered gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). It is estimated that GERD affects up to 30 million people in the U.S., with 10 percent of those individuals experiencing symptoms on a daily basis.
If you suspect you or a loved one may have GERD, the first step is to consult your healthcare provider or a gastrointestinal specialist to obtain an accurate diagnosis, said Grace H. Elta, MD, FASGE, president of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). GERD is very common. Classic symptoms include heartburn and regurgitation. Work in partnership with your physician to initiate the best available treatment plan and avoid emergency trips to the hospital.
The study suggests that one of the factors leading to the increase in GERD hospitalizations may be the obesity epidemic, since obesity has been linked to GERD. The study also notes that across age groups, the elderly accounted for roughly 30 percent of hospitalizations with a primary GERD diagnosis, and 50 percent of all GERD diagnoses in both 1998 and 2005. The largest increase in discharges with any primary or secondary GERD diagnosis between 1998 and 2005 was for patients age 18 to 34, increasing at a rate of 273 percent. This age group, however, also had the steepest decline in primary GERD diagnosis, down 16 percent. GERD hospital stays occurred more among women than men.
The most typical symptoms of GERD are heartburn and regurgitation. Contents of the stomach, including acid, reflux (move back up) into the esophagus, which may result in uncomfortable symptoms as well as damage to the lining of the esophagus. Individuals with these symptoms are straightforward in their diagnosis. Symptoms, however, may be varied, including, but not limited to: chest discomfort (often difficult to discern from cardiac-related pain), asthma, cough, nausea, bad breath and loss of tooth enamel.
Complications of acid reflux can include dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), regurgitation, and an increased risk of esophageal cancer. This is due to progressive damage to the esophagus, resulting in inflammation, ulceration and possible scarring with narrowing. In addition, these symptoms may be indicative of esophageal cancer. All of these symptoms merit seeing a doctor for further care. At that time, the physician may perform an upper endoscopy to evaluate the source of the problem.
In some cases, individuals can alter their diet and take over-the-counter antacids to reduce symptoms. Dietary changes include avoiding acidic foods, fat-laden foods and overeating. Specific foods, such as chocolate, peppermints and tomato products, can exacerbate symptoms. Other lifestyle measures, such as losing weight, reducing or eliminating smoking and alcohol consumption, not eating late at night and elevating the head of the bed, may be helpful as well. Obesity is strongly associated with both GERD and its complications.
Some individuals may be on medications that promote acid reflux, such as calcium channel blockers and nitrates. These medications, however, should not be stopped by the patient without consultation from their doctor.
For individuals who do not have adequate symptom improvement with lifestyle alterations, medications may be necessary. These include histamine2-receptor antagonists (H2RAs), proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and prokinetic agents. Although H2RAs and PPIs are available over the counter, patients who have frequent GERD symptoms or use these OTC medications regularly should see a physician.
Surgical therapy is available for those who do not respond to lifestyle and medication therapy or who do not wish to remain on medications. Surgery consists of wrapping the top of the stomach to reform the natural acid barrier and fixing the defect in the diaphragm and hiatal hernia if present. Surgical therapy is --at least over the short term -- equivalent to medical therapy. The decision of medical versus surgical therapy depends on how well the patient would tolerate surgery, their response to medical therapy and the underlying causes of the GERD. In addition, there are several endoscopic treatments for GERD. However, these are still relatively new and, for the most part, unproven or still investigational.
Do you have GERD?
If you can answer "yes" to two or more of the following questions, you may have GERD.
Do you frequently have one or more of the following?
Seek diagnosis and treatment if symptoms occur on a regular basis. Your GI specialist can help you enjoy every day by defining your discomfort and providing treatment designed for you. To find a gastrointestinal endoscopist in your area who can diagnose and treat you or a loved one, visit www.asge.org
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Submission + - Senate Passes PRO-IP Act (arstechnica.com)
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes: "The Senate has passed the PRO-IP Act. While they stripped out the provision to have the DoJ act as copyright cops, it still contains increased penalties for infringement, civil forfeiture provisions, and creates an 'IP czar' to coordinate enforcement. Even though the civil forfeiture provisions are ostensibly intended for use against commercial piracy outfits, history indicates that they will probably get used against individuals at some point. Worse, because they left out the only part of the bill that Bush threatened to veto, it is expected to pass. It is going back to the House where they're expected to pass it on Saturday, after which the President will probably sign it. So if you want to contact your representative, hurry."


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McCarron is a 5-7th round pick.
My first ever mock. Cool story brah
Jets trade Revis for a second and a third round pick in the 2013 Draft and a first round pick in 2014not sure of the suitor, hoping Idzik figures that out . Love Revis the player, hate Revis the business man. I dont begrudge him getting every penny he can, I just dont have to like it. Will go down IMHO as the most detested great all-time Jet ever (edging our Keyshawn who was one of my favorites until forcing his way out).
Dont want 2 number ones this year from SF (or anyone), dont even want ONE number this year if I cant get a one next yearthis is such a deep draft through the middle rounds that getting 1 or 2 extra first rounders doesnt get you that much more value than a 2 and a 3 this year and a number 1 next year.
My picks:
1Chance WarmackIf hes there, this is a no-brainer. I want a massive dominating OLine so that the next QB of the Jets will have the luxury of a consistently clean pocket and a strong complimentary running game. Build the offense from the trenches. This guy steps in Day 1 and immediately improves the passing game and the run game.
2(a)Giovani BernardPerfect all-around back for the WCO, 3 down runner, pass catcher and good blocker, paired with Powell and McKnight will result in a solid running game. Over the next 2-3 years well become a passing team with Mornhinweg, but that needs to be complimented with a solid run gamejust like the Ravens and the 49ers.
2(b)Alex Okafor Edge pass rusher that can also defend the run, prototypical size and skillset for a 3-4 OLB. All the top edge rushers are gone, but Im not sold on the lot of them.
3(a) Larry WarfordStick him in between Brick and Mangold (even though hes played mostly RG) and this line is impenetrable. Can play center too. Build from the trenches.
3(b)Robert Alfordsmall school CB with decent size and great speed to play opposite Cro. Honestly never heard of him before the Combinebut we need to keep Kyle Wilson out of the starting lineup.
4Shamarko Thomassaw him play a lot this yearfast heat seeking missile that lays the wood at every opportunity. Insurance if Landry leaves. Combine time may move him up, face plant may move him down .
5- Nico Johnsoncan never have enough SEC/Alabama linebackers. Big and strong interior run-stuffer--nice ILB prospect. Have seen him go anywhere from round 4 to round 6. Likened to a young Bart Scott. Still dont get some of the hate here for the Mad Backer, brought some nastiness and toughness to the team that got to the AFC Champ games based on a stout defense. He got hurt and old in a hurryno reason to hate him.
6Denard RobinsonJets take a flyer on a potential playmaker and an option behind Kerley to run the Wildcat. This guy wont quit on his teammates and refuse the call. Jets still like getting a "name" player.
7Braden Browndevelopmental OT from BYU. Worth a shot, could provide immediate depth at RT. Gotta love big dudes from BYU.
Honestly not sold on the edge rushers that might be available at 9either too small or maybe a projectno sure fire stud IMHO. Thats why I take the safeyes, safety is what we need, we cant afford to gamble on potential superstardom in hopes of landing the next LTwith Warmack. Also, hate the QBs this year--drafting a mistake just because you NEED a QB is still a m mistake--there is so much talent in this draft--let's restock all over the field rather than force something.
And heres where we start moving forward:
2014 NFL Draft Round 1
1(a)A. J. McCarronI dont think were going to be picking 1 or 2 or even top 5, so Teddy Bridgewater and Clowney wont be there for us. But I look at McCarron as the next Matt Ryan or maybe an Eli Manning type. 6-4, needs to add some bulk, above-average arm strength, perfect mechanics, very accurate, tall pocket passer, smart andso important-- doesnt turn the ball over. Some look at him as a game manager with an all-star supporting cast, and he doesbut hes also got the talent IMHO to be a top tier NFL QB. Not sure, however, how hed translate to the WCO because while not a statue, hes not a supremely mobile QB. Love Johnny Football, and as a little guy myself, Id be a huge fan, but I dont want a small guy back therenotwithstanding what Russell Wilson has done.
1(b)Marquise Lee--WR out of USC and say goodbye to Santonio Holmes.
I was happy we drafted Sanchez, was happy with his rookie season and was absolutely looking forward to a bright future after 2010. But after the Baltimore game in 2011, I started to get a little queasy and tried to rationalize in my mind that the end of 2011 was due to his Oline play and him getting blasted. 2012 was, quite frankly, brutal in every respect for him and even the most ardent Sanchez supporterwhich I am/wascant imagine this ending well. Maybe Marty can do miracles, but hope is not a strategy. And quite honestly, I dont need a Kapernick or a Newton or a physical freakI want a solid dropback QB that can hit open guys 10-15-20 yards down the field like hes handing off to them. Give me A.J.
McCarron is a 5-7th round pick.
Nice job there Stokes. This would be a very nice haul.
I am not too crazy about Warford. I think he has a bad body. Plus there is the Kentucky/D-Rob factor. Check out the guy with a similar last name, Earl Watford.
Like you I am not sold on the pass rushers in this draft. Bunch of Aaron Maybins.
I think your draft is a bit too dreamy in terms of draft picks received for Revis and also the players you expect to be around when the Jets pick.
Because of the injury no team will trade a farm of draft picks for Revis unless he's 100% healthy and it's an area of need at the CB spot. Getting a 1st round next year is plausible because teams will feel like they're get to keep the picks this year and that they will be a much better team next year. But teams won't additionally trade their 2nd and 3rd this year for Revis. I think the most the Jets will get depending on their timing of trade can expect a market of a 1st rounder and a conditional 3rd if he's healthy throughout the season.
Warmack is a great choice at #9.
Bernard may be a solid choice in the 2nd round, I would rather go WR but he's a good choice.
Okafor is a decent pick at that slot, but I don't think he has the agility to play TE's in space - he's too stiff.
Warford will not be on the board in the third round. He will be long gone by then.
Alford is a nice pick for our 3rd rounder, but again the Jets need OL,WR's & TE's and I would've picked up a OL or TE's at this spot. Even if we drafted Warmack we would need a player to come in if one of our players get hurt this year, we have very little depth...let's hope Ducasse picks it up this year.
The rest of the picks are ok, but you gotta think at some point the Jets also address the Safety spot, Landry will be gone via FA and while we will sign some lessor known player to fill his spot, we need playmakers especially if the Jets plan on trading Revis.
So my opinion is that it's a fair draft but your smoking some really good stuff if you think we good that boatload of picks while he's injured.
Nice. Quick question. If you took Warmack in the first. Then why the other guard in the third, and why is he starting at LG over warmack?
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If the qb from Clemson comes out he will be a first round pick too. Id take him ove Mccaron.
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nice job bra.. I really hope idzik picks warmack (hopefully hes still there) Would be best pick for jets.. After that you really have to wait and see whos available, who is best at position we are in need of, ect. I hope our gm takes the 2 year approach rebuilding this team. I dont really care about next year, Sanchez blows we have to wait his exit out.. Just pick good value each round, dont go chasing a certain postion this year.. qb 1st round hopefully next year..
If we draft a QB next year, it better be either Teddy Bridgewater or Logan Thomas
I've been more in favor of olb than Guard at 9 but overall I like what you have done in the draft. If we take two guards I'm not sure we need to go OT later on. I'm also not high on Denard top be honest. However you covered some key spots with okafor and bernard. Pretty good job overall and I also like any possible trade of Revis netting us a 1 next year.
We get Katherine Webb
Warford will need some help, that's why I've put him between Brick and Mangold.
We're not going to be drafting 1 or 2 next year so we're not getting Bridgewater and as much as I love us little guys like Manziel, I don't think you can count on such a small guy.
You may think McCarron is mediocre, but by next draft he's going to be a sure-fire first rounder. Super accurate and doesn't throw interceptions.
Johnny football will not be a.pro qb.
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A US senator has warned China to back off in the growing confrontation over a mural painted on a brick wall in Corvallis, Oregon, that advocates independence for Taiwan and Tibet.
"The mural will remain so long as the Americans who painted and host it wish it to remain," Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon wrote in a letter to Chinese Ambassador to the US Zhang Yesui (張業遂) lecturing China on the freedom of speech.
The letter, sent on Thursday, follows a statement about the mural made on the floor of the US House of Representatives earlier this week by Representative Peter DeFazio.
"I'm shocked, and appalled, that apparently Chinese professional diplomats have failed to read the Constitution of the US before travelling here to represent their country," DeFazio said.
"This represents the basis of our representative democracy, our freedom of speech, and our rights — and it will not be bullied by China or any other overseas interest," he added.
Taiwan-born businessman David Lin (林銘新) had a 3m by 30m mural painted on the wall of a building he owns in downtown Corvallis. The mural shows Chinese police beating Tibetan protesters and it supports independence for both Taiwan and Tibet.
No sooner had the paint on the murald dried, than the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco wrote to Corvallis Mayor Julie Manning saying that "to avoid our precious friendship from being tainted," the mural should be removed.
When Manning replied that Lin had a constitutional right to display the mural and that there was nothing that she could, or would, do to remove it, the consulate general sent two of its diplomats to help persuade her in person.
Again, she backed Lin's right to display the mural and the right of Taiwan-born artist Chao Tsung-song (趙宗宋) to paint it.
A local newspaper published a story about the pressure from Beijing and the situation attracted national attention with large numbers of US citizens — including many Taiwanese Americans — offering their support to Manning and Lin.
This in turn led the Washington-based Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA) to ask Congress to intervene.
"It has come to my attention that members of your diplomatic staff are trying to restrict free speech rights in Oregon," Wyden said in his letter to Zhang.
"I am writing to express my deep displeasure and concern with these actions," Wyden wrote.
He said limitations on speech and expression are incompatible with fundamental human rights anywhere in the world and that China's efforts to have the mural removed are "a grave affront."
"While these rights might not be respected in China, they are values that all Americans hold dear. Any attempt by your government to suppress these rights is unacceptable and must not be repeated," Wyden wrote, adding: "I trust there will be no further attempt to try and influence any other form of legal, artistic expression in Oregon, or any other US state or territory."
FAPA president Mark Kao (高龍榮) said: "We are pleased that Senator Wyden has responded to our concerns and applaud him for coming down forcefully on the side of freedom and democracy. The action by the consulate general of the PRC [People's Republic of China] in San Francisco was a flagrant interference in the internal affairs of the US and a blatant attempt to silence people with different views. This may work in China itself, but should have no place in the US."


text: Iconic Woodstock performance. LONDON (AP) — British rock guitarist Alvin Lee, founder of the band Ten Years After, has died. He was 68.A statement posted on Lee's official website said he died Wednesday unexpectedly from complications following a routine surgical procedure. Former bandmate Leo Lyons also confirmed Lee's death. It was not immediately clear where Lee died. The Nottingham, England-born guitarist founded Ten Years After in 1967, and the band's popularity exploded following Lee's rousing performance of the song "I'm Going Home" at Woodstock in 1969. He left the band in 1975, going on to a successful solo career and recording with the likes of George Harrison and Steve Winwood. Lee released more than 20 albums over a 45-year career. His most recent, "Still On the Road to Freedom," was released in August 2012. [video=youtube;bW5M5xljdCI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW5M5xljdCI[/video]


text: Children enjoyed the program Rockin' Real Live Reptiles on Thursday afternoon in the Friends Auditorium at the Royal Oak Public Library. They met live animals that dig, crawl, climb, swim and slither, and learned about their habits and habitats from Dan Briere of the Little Creatures Company. For information on future events at the library, 222 E. 11 Mile Road, click www.ropl.org.


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Not since the Flames – Blackhawks game have I ever seen such a monumental meltdown. The kicker is the Flames actually were leading 2-0 in the first period. No two-goal lead has ever been blown so hard, with seven unanswered goals, including two goals in 12 seconds by Ovechkin, and Cory Sarich scoring into his own net.
Not like it matters at all, but the officiating in this game was horrendous. Iginla gets tripped in front of the net and it's called goaltender interference. Tanguay gets called for hooking while attempting a one-handed stick check. Once the game was out of hand the refs wouldn't call anything against the Flames – which is when they deserved the penalties the most. I guess the refs felt sorry for them by that point.
And I know that I say this after every late-night CBC game, but Kevin Weeks is THE WORST colour guy I've ever had the misfortune of listening too. The ONLY thing worse than listening to his comments (which must be describing another game because they aren't even close to relevant to what's going on in front of him) is the brutal play-by-play call of Mark Lee. These two make Peter Loubardias (Sportsnet) sound melodic and Glenn Healy (TSN/CBC/unemployed) seem nothing short of genius.


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Along with most, I was rather sad to hear that Steve Jobs passed away the other day. He was truly a brilliant and driven individual following his own path. Coincidently, the news reached me on the same day that I finished writing about the innovative spirit at Apple as part of our cover story for November. The timing was truly uncanny. I am very pleased to pay tribute to Jobs' life, work and contributions to technology while celebrating the accomplishments of our own industry. Here is a look at the editorial content ahead.
November – Control Components
Being our passive and control components issue, November is the month we typically focus on devices such as couplers, filters, dividers/combiners, switches, attenuators, and passive elements such as inductors, capacitors, etc. To mix things up this year, we decided to write about ten different technologies that are in various stages of development and may redefine the performance or physical attributes of tomorrow's passive devices. Doing so, we start with a little back story of innovators from the past (i.e. Steve Jobs and Apple) who were willing to "Think Different". The article then examines ten different technologies in advanced materials, structure, manufacturing, etc. that have been presented at technical conferences or as published research. Hopefully, we will provide a helpful state of development trajectory for your favorite new up and coming technology. Speaking of materials – look for an article from Rogers on improved thermal management using advanced circuit materials. IC-based passives are also covered in a little more depth with a look at high resolution spiral inductors from University of Alabama as well as a perspective on RF Integrated Passive devices from Valpey Fisher. Filters and Diplexers are also represented this month with several design articles on each.
November Supplement – Mobile Communications
The Mobile World Congress may be a few months away, but we like to start thinking about the world's largest mobile industry event and its host city, Barcelona a little bit early. Our RF and Mobile Communications supplement is very much geared toward this show, where it will get a bonus distribution. Of all the magazines that end up in the pub bins at MWC, I think Microwave Journal stands apart for its' in-depth coverage of the technology behind the mobility. Perhaps that is why it seems to disappear faster than most of the other trade magazines that are there. For people who need to understand topics such as PA optimization for LTE, designing MIMO antennas with metamaterials, channel and power distribution in 3G networks or LTE advanced carrier aggregation – we have got the book.
December – ISM Applications
In December we take our annual look at microwave technology applied to the diverse markets represented by industrial, scientific and medical applications. In this issue, we welcome back author Dr. Simon Cotton from Queens University of Belfast. Dr. Cotton wrote our well-received cover story for the August 2010 supplement on ad-hoc communication networks for covert operations. In this issue, Cotton discusses how the availability of body-to-body networks could bring great social benefits, including significant healthcare improvements through the use of body worn sensors for the widespread, routine monitoring and treatment of illness away from medical centers. This could greatly reduce the current strain on health budgets and help make the government's vision of healthcare at home for the elderly a reality. Cotton will discuss how engineers from Queen's renowned Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT), are working on a new project based on the rapidly developing science of body centric communications. His team is investigating how small sensors carried by members of the public, in items such as next generation smartphones, could communicate with each other to create potentially vast body-to-body networks (BBN). The new sensors would interact to transmit data, providing 'anytime, anywhere' mobile network connectivity.


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1. Prospect Park doesn't have the money yet.
In a nutshell, every episode will continue to cost $160,000, whether on TV or on TOLN, leading to the need for $80 million to produce both soaps for a year. Kwatinetz wants $65 million in hand to start off. He doesn't have it. We can probably infer from this point, by itself, that we won't be seeing any new episodes in January 2012 after all. After that, what is PP's game plan?
2. PP projects that only 250,000 web views will make an episode profitable.
For the sake of argument, say ONE LIFE TO LIVE and ALL MY CHILDREN were both capturing 2.5 million viewers each for an average episode in 2011. According to Kafka, Kwatinetz thinks if just a tenth of those fans will watch on the web, he'll be set. In a sense, that's great news--after all, some of the posts on our little site can get over 60,000 views. Surely a new episode of AMC can triple that?
However, the article says it's hard to escape the fact that the whole premise of transferring an audience from one medium to another is almost entirely untested (there were similar rumblings in the late 1940s and early 1950s when shows moved from radio to television). We're actually not sure that 10% will continue to the web (especially when they can wait a week and see it on cable) and we're also skeptical about being able to break even with the same costs, but one-tenth of the first-run audience. Magical thinking?
3. Thankfully, when we see the revenue projections, it all seems possible once again.
The key, we surmise, is that PP is planning to establish many discreet revenue streams. Let's start with the first "airing": online, streaming at TOLN. Apparently, Hulu can charge $40 for every thousand people that view an ad (during programming of similar appeal). If TOLN charges advertisers the same rates as Hulu (in other words, market rates), then (bear with us here!) the math actually works out fine: 250 thousand viewers x $40 per thousand views = $10,000 per ad per episode.
Going back to the original cost of $160,000, looks like more than half of that could easily be generated from web viewers. Maybe even more, let's be realistic. It's possible to cram 16 commercials into an episode of AMC or OLTL, even on the web. In which case, TOLN breaks even on that first "airing" and all the other revenue streams, such as cable, pay per view, on-demand, iTunes, DVDs, and so on would be, as they say, pure gravy.
As it turns out, We Love Soaps started out skeptical, but we actually think TOLN is a good investment. So does Kafka: "Still, compared to some pitches we've seen win funding in the last couple years, this one seems almost conservative," he concludes. So what's the hold-up with investors?
"While we feel that it's obvious that convergence is here, we've met with an unusual amount of skepticism," according to Kwatinetz. "So now we're going out to Silicon Valley, and they seem to get it."
Here's the rest of the Magid research, as presented to Kafka by Prospect Park.
What do you think of Prospect Park's investors' pitch for TOLN? Would you invest? Tell us in the Comment section, below.
- Prospect Park's Jeff Kwatinetz: ALL MY CHILDREN, ONE LIFE TO LIVE To Be Streamed On Web (TOLN), Then On-Demand, Then Cable Channel
- The Online Network & Universal Music Group Team Up To Bring "Music, Ecommerce & Artist Participation" to ALL MY CHILDREN & ONE LIFE TO LIVE
- ABC Confirms AMC/OLTL Licensed to Prospect Park
- Prospect Park, ALL MY CHILDREN & ONE LIFE TO LIVE: Five Things Every Soap Fan Should Know about Daytime's New Powerhouse
- PRESS RELEASE: Prospect Park Names Technology Pioneer Stratton Sclavos as Partner & Member of Executive Team in Company's Online TV Venture
- REPORT: Susan Lucci Turns Down AMC Offer; Will AMC Continue Online After All?
- THE Online Network: Ron Carlivati Stays With ONE LIFE TO LIVE; Archer, Missal, Trishcitta, VerDorn Sign On
- Peter Kafka's post at "All Things D."


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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) – A transit bus hit a pedestrian and then slammed into a suburban New York City house, killing a 6-year-old boy who was inside the home.
Police say the Nassau Inter County Express bus plowed into the multi-family home in Hempstead, on Long Island around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. Six-year-old David Granados was pronounced dead at a hospital, and police say his 7-year-old brother suffered minor injuries. The boys had been in the home's front bedroom.
Police say eight of 11 bus passengers suffered minor injuries.
The unidentified pedestrian suffered several broken bones.
Police say a preliminary investigation indicates no apparent criminality. Inspector Kenneth Lack, a department spokesman, says it appears the pedestrian disregarded several attempts by the bus driver to alert him, including honking his horn before the accident.
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Florida City Considers A Ban On Anything Made In China
Palm Bay, Florida is irritated with China. They're considering a ban that would prevent the city from buying anything made in China…. with a few exceptions:
The ordinance would prevent the city from buying any items costing more than $50 that are manufactured or assembled in China or that contain more than 50 percent components from China. Exceptions are for emergency purchases, if the item is not available otherwise or if the cost is more than 150 percent higher.
The ordinance was proposed by Mayor John Mazziotti. "We are losing jobs left and right to them," Mazziotti said.
The ordinance explains that Chinese products hurt the American economy and "there is a complete lack of environmental, health and safety standards in product manufacturing in China."
Palm City, Florida must be a lovely place to live with no real problems for the mayor to solve. We should all move there.
Palm Bay considers ban on China goods [Florida Today via Fark]
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With Oliver likely gone, Cecil ready to step up
After struggling as starter, southpaw could shine as a left-handed specialist
By Chris Toman / 01/07/13 1:22 PM ET
TORONTO -- It has become increasingly likely that 19-year veteran Darren Oliver has played his last game for the Blue Jays, a scenario that would leave Toronto without its top left-handed late-inning relief option.
Fellow southpaw Brett Cecil, who will be entering Spring Training as a reliever for the first time in his career, is one player who figures to benefit if Oliver is out of the mix.
"Obviously it would help me out a little bit if he did retire, but I would rather him back on the team, to be honest," Cecil said at the Blue Jays Winter Tour, presented by TD, stop at Rogers Centre on Saturday.
Oliver was an important fixture in Toronto's bullpen last season, tying for the team lead in appearances with 62, while his 10 1/3 innings pitched in high-leverage situations was second most among Blue Jays relievers, according to FanGraphs.com. The 42-year-old was leaned on heavily in a year he posted a career-best 2.06 ERA.
Replacing Oliver's production won't be easy, but Cecil has been equally effective against lefties over the last three seasons, holding left-handed hitters to a .208/.270/.300 batting line, while Oliver has posted a .220/.272/.314 mark. Cecil's numbers against lefties during that span, over a smaller sample than league qualifiers, is among the best in baseball.
The 26-year-old Cecil has been homer-prone throughout his career, but he has a good chance to minimize the long ball by not having to go through lineups multiple times. He didn't allow a home run over his 11 innings of relief work last season and has surrendered just four to left-handers over 337 at-bats since 2010.
After struggling in past stints as a starter, particularly against righties, Cecil could shine as a left-handed specialist, with theoretically more zip on his stuff.
Cecil enjoyed an uptick in velocity following his switch to the bullpen, with his average four-seam fastball spiking from less than 90 mph as a starter to 92 mph over his 12 appearances as a reliever, according to brooksbaseball.net.
"Right now, I feel like the bullpen is that place for me where I can succeed," said Cecil, whose past experiences as a reliever include closing at the University of Maryland. "In college, I had that mentality of going out and blowing it out for one inning, two hitters, one hitter.
"It seems like a better suit for me right now."
Cecil doesn't want to turn the page on starting, but he understands a move to the bullpen could have a positive impact on his career, especially on a Blue Jays team without any vacant rotation spots.
"I would prefer to be in the starting rotation, but in the end, I want to do whatever makes the team successful and whatever makes me successful," Cecil said.
Cecil appears to be a lock to break camp with Toronto based on his track record versus left-handers and the fact he's out of options, which means he would have to clear waivers in order to be sent to the Minors.
Lefty Aaron Loup, who will be competing with Cecil after an impressive rookie campaign, may begin the season at Triple-A Buffalo, but he also stands to benefit in the event Oliver does not return.
Loup held left-handed hitters to a .207/.220/.241 batting line, while holding righties to a .638 OPS.
"It's definitely going to help me out being here last year," said Loup, who posted a 2.64 ERA over 30 2/3 innings. "You kind of know going in that's what I'm going to be doing, is facing lefties. That doesn't mean I can't get right-handers out."
The Blue Jays will have one more lefty in the bullpen in J.A. Happ, who is likely to serve as a long reliever. Right-handers Casey Janssen, Steve Delabar, Brad Lincoln, Esmil Rogers and Sergio Santos, who appeared in just six games last season and is coming off shoulder surgery, are the leading candidates to fill out the remaining spots.
Hard-throwing righty Jeremy Jeffress, who's also out of options, has the potential to emerge in the event of an injury or something performance related.
An Oliver departure would make some decisions easier for Toronto -- especially with Cecil and Rogers being out of options -- but it doesn't settle every job for a Blue Jays bullpen that will look entirely different from the one assembled in Dunedin, Fla., last Spring Training.


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Endowment Corner: November 30, 2011
What if you bought a new car and never cleaned it or repaired it? What if you never landscaped your yard or repainted your house? You would own a car or a house that looked like a lot of people's wills.
Having any kind of a will is better than no will at all, but updating your will gives maximum protection to you, your family, and the organizations you support. As you add to your estate, as your marital and family situation changes, if you move to another state, if tax laws change, if your preferences and charitable interests change that's when you need to update your will.
If you would like more information about this or other ways to make a charitable gift, please contact John Howk. You can reach him at 918-293-7572 or contact the Scout Service center to arrange an appointment.
Please note: The information in this communication is not legal or tax advice. The BSA Cherokee Area Council # 469 is pleased to offer complimentary gift and estate planning assistance, however, we urge you to seek the advice of a competent professional before implementing any ideas we suggest to you.
Endowment Recognition Awards
The Boy Scouts of America offers three distinct recognition awards.
The James E. West Fellowship Program
James E. West was the first Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America, and he served in that position for more than three decades. The West Fellowship award is available for gifts of $1,000 and up in cash or marketable securities to a council endowment fund. The gift must be in addition to – and not replace or diminish – the donor's annual Friends of Scouting support. Many individuals and corporations make these gifts either on behalf of someone else – such as in honor of an Eagle Scout, Silver Beaver recipient, a retirement, a special accomplishment, or anniversary – or in memory of a special individual.
The 1910 Society
Founded in 1910, the Boy Scouts of America has grown into something larger and more significant than anyone anticipated. We honor that special date by presenting the 1910 Society award to donors who make gifts of $25,000 or more to their council endowments. These gifts can be in the form of cash, securities, land, five-year pledges, or other property suitable for a council endowment fund or easily converted to cash.
There are four levels of recognition in the 1910 Society that honor four very special individuals who shaped modern-day Scouting:
1) Ernest Thompson Seton, nationally known artist and naturalist, author of the first official American Scout handbook and many other books important to Scouting:
Seton Level membership: $25,000 minimum gift
2) Daniel Carter Beard, first chairman of the National Court of Honor; national Scout commissioner, and author of many well-known books and stories for youth;
Beard Level membership: $100,000 minimum gift
3) Theodore Roosevelt, first Chief Scout Citizen, first vice president of the BSA, and president of the United States,
Roosevelt Level membership: $500,000 minimum gift
4) Waite Phillips, one of the BSA's first benefactors, and donor to the BSA of almost 130,000 acres of land in New Mexico which became Philmont Scout Ranch;
Phillips Level membership: $1,000,000 and up
Phillips Silver Level: $5,000,000 minimum gift
Phillips Gold Level: $10,000,000 minimum gift
The Founders Circle
The Founders Circle, is intended to recognize deferred gifts designated for council endowment funds. Donors are recognized for gift commitments with a minimum value of $100,000. Unlike the other endowment recognition awards, a donor may qualify for membership with gifts made through:
As with the 1910 Society, there are four levels of membership within the Founders Circle. They are:
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Imagine it's Election Day and you walk into your local polling station. Before you can get a ballot, a poll worker demands a photo ID. Luckily, you have one and remembered to bring it. You hand over a state ID, but the poll worker looks confused. The poll worker says the photo and stated gender on the ID does not match your appearance. Suddenly, a complete stranger is asking you questions about very personal aspects of your life.
Perhaps you are asked to sign an affidavit and only given a provisional ballot, or worse - you are turned away or become frustrated and leave without voting at all. This is what advocates fear could happen to thousands of transgender and gender non-conforming voters in states across the country due to controversial voter ID laws.
Under the guise of curbing the already rare occurrence of voter fraud, Republican lawmakers in several states have passed new laws requiring voters to produce a form of photo or government identification in order to vote. Many observers, including the Justice Department, say the laws do little to prevent fraud and would simply disenfranchise poor and minority voters.
In April, the Williams Institute estimated that 25,000 transgender voters living in states with strict voter ID laws would be unable to vote in upcoming elections. This number is a bit out of date because legal challenges have since postponed or overturned voter ID laws in states such as South Carolina and Pennsylvania, but thousands of trans and gender non-conforming citizens are still at risk.
"New voter ID laws have created costly barriers to voting for many trans people. And much worse, the debate about voter ID laws has made even the idea of voting harder, so many of us may feel discouraged from even trying to vote on election day," said Mara Keisling, director of the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE).
Obtaining a photo ID can by costly and time consuming, and many trans people are already struggling to obtain updated ID's that reflect their true identity. This is nothing new, but voter ID laws bring discrimination to the ballot booth. According to the NCTE, voter ID laws erect barriers for anyone who has trouble obtaining an ID.
"Voter ID laws are dangerous. State legislatures have enacted them attempting to solve a fake problem," said Keisling. "And as a result, transgender people - like students, veterans, low-income people of color, and older Americans - risk being denied ballots this year."
Voter ID laws also increase the likelihood that trans and gender non-conforming voters will encounter bias, confusion and discrimination as poll workers scrutinize their ID's, according to the NCTE.
In several states, ID's are requested but not required, which could also lead to confusion and discrimination.
"Our message is, don't let them scare you into giving up your vote," Keisling said.
If you are trans or gender-nonconforming, it's important to know your voting rights. The NCTE warns that, even if you have never had a problem voting in the past, you may encounter problems this year. If you are a poll worker or an ally who supports trans peoples' rights, it's important to know how to support your fellow voters. The NCTE has launched a video campaign to spread the word. The entire series and additional information is available at www.votingwhiletrans.org.
The NCTE recommends getting a photo ID if you don't already have one. If possible and necessary, update the gender status on your photo ID. Also, remember to register to vote and verify registration information such as your address. If you have questions, call your local election office.
If for any reason you are told that you cannot vote on Election Day, call the Nationwide Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE for help.


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Kate in the Middle, Bruno at Stella & Sofia Stilettos
Bruno Strikes Again: Sacha Baron Cohen's flamboyant TV host character targets Fashion Week again, this time disrupting Stella McCartney's runway presentation [The Cut]
Drumming Up Cash: Artist Peter Good's meditation on energy dependence and economic crisis is both stylist and painfully obvious. [Men's Vogue]
The Manner Born: Kate Middleton weathers the Royal storm while staying in Prince William's favor. But can she get the ring? [Vanity Fair]
Lost In Merchandising: Sofia Coppola tapped to collaborate on shoes and handbags for Louis Vuitton [WWD]


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I have seen Brandon sets his max for a 1.1 single layer at 200. Does anyone in the 225 range use a 1.1 single?
I have seen Brandon sets his max for a 1.1 single layer at 200. Does anyone in the 225 range use a 1.1 single?
I believe that Brandon's recommended weights are generous. Even so - the higher you go, the more stretch you will experience. could be a plus or minus.
The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering. - St. Augustine
Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.
- Bob Marley
I've heard that the actual weight for 1.1 oz. is about 220 but that just what I've heard. I did stretch out on some myself and I exceed 220 by a stone or two. It stretched but didn't break. I didn't stick around long enough to make sure it did break though.
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I'd just go with the 1.7 single. It's only 3oz more than the 1.1.
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In downtown York, community becomes part of business model
Part of fostering community comes from building an identity. Gavin Advertising came up with a 1960s-style logo for WeCo, or "West of Codorus," a downtown York neighborhood.
The company's involvement makes sense: Gavin Advertising moved to 328 W. Market St. this week. The company is also donating about $15,000 in in-kind service to help build the WeCo brand, created by a group of business owners and residents in the four-square-block neighborhood and backed by Downtown Inc.
But Gavin President Mandy Arnold and her husband, Sean, are being more proactive. They have been hosting parties for potential developers, investors, merchants and homeowners at their office and home, made up of two buildings on the site totaling about 24,000 square feet.
In the coming months, they'll be hosting "meet the neighbors" parties at the property, for area real estate agents and potential homebuyers, as well as a collaborative business recruitment event with Downtown Inc.
The goal is to make WeCo (pronounced WEE-koh) the newest cool community in York.
"We know that half the battle is getting the word out and getting people to visit WeCo," Mandy Arnold said. "The excitement and energy is capturing a lot of attention for the area."
The WeCo branding is meant to designate the neighborhood, much like the Market District or Royal Square in York, said Doug Knight, Downtown Inc marketing director.
"It's going to start coming into the vernacular," he said. "The neighborhood has always been in the (business improvement district) and the businesses have participated in Downtown Inc events like First Friday.
"But this is a way to build a brand."
Business model
Founded in 2011, Gavin has a dozen employees and has operated on the third floor of 110 N. George St., part of what Downtown Inc considers the Market District inside the 26-block business improvement district.
Arnold and her husband are "city people," having grown up in Baltimore and lived in New York.
"We saw first-hand how collaborative efforts and business improvement districts fostered thriving urban communities and even created investment opportunities for small businesses such as ourselves," she said.
That sense of community, coupled with the natural synergy of urban neighborhoods, became part of Gavin's business model.
"As a creative business that is growing quickly and servicing clients locally and across the U.S., we are focused on attracting the best of the best talent from all over, which means we need to support fostering a thriving place that our employees, and future employees, want to be part of, even call home," Arnold said.
The company wants to build on its success as it moves to the new location this year. Companywide, 2013 revenue was about $600,000, according to Business Journal records. That's a nearly 67 percent jump over 2012.
So when Gavin agreed to donate resources, including an internship program with the sole task of marketing WeCo, Downtown Inc and the dozen members of the neighborhood group welcomed the gesture.
"It's great for us having a partner in Gavin," Knight said. "(Mandy) sees the larger community as a function of how she does business."
Verbal advertising
Getting the word out is key, said Josh Hankey, a developer behind the Royal Square neighborhood.
Hankey, who said the idea for the name "Royal Square" was born out of a conversation he had with Mandy Arnold over a beer one day, said he and his business partners bought up contiguous properties, first in the 100 block of East King Street, and renovated them starting in 2008.
Since then, the neighborhood bounded by King, Queen, Princess and Duke streets has attracted artists and like-minded individuals so well that people are knocking on his door to move in, Hankey said.
"A lot of the reason we've been able to fill the spaces is, there's really ... a community where everyone has the culture of helping each other and working with each other on things to ensure each other's success."
Internship program
As part of its donation of $15,000 in services, Gavin Advertising is dedicating an intern to handle marketing of the WeCo, or West of Codorus, neighborhood.
An intern is lined up to start this fall, said Gavin President Mandy Arnold.
"Each internship lasts a semester, but interns may stay on longer than a single semester or term on a case-by-case basis," Arnold said. "The goal is to have at least one intern each semester who will be managed by a senior team with specific goals for the marketing of the business district each term."
WeCo on the map
This map of downtown York shows the total business improvement district, in gray, as defined by Downtown Inc.
The area in red is the WeCo, or West of Codorus, neighborhood, which generally includes the area bounded by West Market, Penn and West Philadelphia streets and the Codorus Creek.
The area in purple is the Market District, the section of downtown considered home to many retail operations generally along Market, Philadelphia and North George streets.
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All the results from the second round of NSWRL's NSW Cup and Bundaberg Red Cup competitions.
NSW Cup Round 2
Cronulla Sharks 21 (n Stapleton 2, R Leutele, T Maori Tries; N Stapleton 2 Goals; T Smith Field Goal) Def. Central Coast Centurions 20 (k Naiqama 3, K Lulia Tries; P Matautia 2 Goals).
Auckland Vulcans 26 (P Godinet, W Heta, S Metcalf, N Taka, J Aranga tries; W Heta 3 goals) def. Manly Sea Eagles 14 (B Shorter 2, B Davies tries; S Blanch goal).
Newtown Jets 18 (R Pritchard, W Mataka, B Fruean, S Taka tries; M Kheirallah goal) def. Western Suburbs Magpies 16 (J Davis, D Harris, R Millard tries; R Lenarduzzi 2 goals).
Windsor Wolves 8 (M Worrincy try; A Taumata 2 goals) def. Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers 6 (J Mullaney try; J Mullaney goal).
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 28 (M Lett 3, B Roberts, T Cutler, R Jack tries; T Cutler 2 goals) def. North Sydney Bears 0
Wentworthville Magpies had the BYE
To view the NSW Cup ladder at the completion of RD 2 click here.
Bundaberg Red Cup Round 2
Wentworthville Magpies 22 def. Sydney Bulls 10
Cabramatta Two Blues 16 def. Entrance Tigers 12
Windsor Wolves 34 def. Bankstown Sports 10
Mounties 56 def. Kingsgrove Colts 16
To view the Bundaberg Red Cup ladder at the completion of RD 2 click here.
Don't forget to check out NSW Cup and Bundy Red Cup teams this Tuesday for all the Round 3 lineups.


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By Sam Mamudi
Facebook Inc. (FB), for many months the poster-child of how Wall Street gets things wrong — surfing along at half its launch price — is enjoying something of a rebound. The stock is up about 7.5% today, as analysts raised their target prices and ratings for the company.
As my colleague Teresa Rivas explains over at the Tech Trader blog, a Bernstein analyst raised Facebook's rating to Outperform because he sees higher revenues ahead.
[It's] based on the idea that the Street is underestimating Facebook's ability to beat revenue expectations in the coming years…Much of this growth, he believes, will come from the firm's ability to monetize mobile, a big concern for investors, as well as further monetization of the News Feed feature for PC users.
Meanwhile, at Topeka Capital, which raised the stock's target price, the view is that lock-up expirations and the ability to make money from mobile are receding concerns. It's also worth noting that analysts at BTIG Research raised their Facebook rating to neutral. Again, the better outlook was based on rising revenues.


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PHOENIX — A Republican state lawmaker and Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne are behind a bill that would allow teachers to have a gun in their classrooms.
Rep. David Stevens said his bill is voluntary for school districts and allows them to designate any employee to receive weapons training and keep a gun in a classroom lockbox or other secured spot on campus.
State Democratic lawmaker Chad Campbell said this will do nothing to protect children.
"This is a bad idea. What happens the first time they accidentally shoot a kid? What happens when a teacher is accidentally shot? What happens when the gun is stolen by a student and the gun is used in a criminal activity? The liability issues alone make this idea illogical."
Campbell wants stepped-up funding to put more school resource officers on campus.


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Quote from: Dragons 8 Cactus on April 20, 2012, 12:23:03 AMOhhh Many Thanks Hijack over. I got so desperate tonight I dipped plain old sandwich bread in it...I needed my vinegar fix!
Odd. In the area that I live, I've NEVER seen vinegar with the oil & herb combo for the bread.
Oil and vinegar on a plate, bread in a basket (typical American restaurant fare). Dip bread in oil and vinegar, make sure to get both. Enjoy!Fancy looking:http://www.igourmet.com/shoppe/oil_and_vinegar.asp
Once you combine the olive oil & vinegar, you can add to it to enhance it. Minced roasted garlic is fabulous. Freshly ground black pepper. Shredded fresh basil or other herbs. Freshly grated parmesan cheese. And yes, the bread needs to be something crusty and substantial. And fresh and hot out of the oven is preferable. There are many restaurants who serve that around here. It sort of became the new garlic bread. Although my favorite Italian restaurant actually still serves a wonderful garlic bread before your meal.
Balsamic vinegar is a lot like wine - you can get a decent bottle for a reasonable price, but at the high/old end, it gets exponentially more expensive. The $1000 a bottle stuff isn't something you'll see at a normal retailer - I think you need private appointments to get near the stuff. Balsamic is great in salad dressings too, when used in moderation. I've had a great balsamic-soy dressing with a spinach salad, for example.
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After the Warriors beat the Celtics on Saturday night in the final game of 2012, Head Coach Mark Jackson reflected a bit on the year that was.
"Bottom line is, it's been a great year for us – 2012 has been really good to us," he said. "We will put it behind us and look forward to doing great things in 2013. I'm extremely proud of this group. I know it sounds like a broken record, but I really believe that bigger things lie ahead than what we just accomplished."
With that, we take a look at some of the things Dub Nation can look forward to in 2013 …
Nobody is looking past the next three and a half months, but it's hard to make a counter argument to the Warriors playing postseason basketball this coming spring. The Bay Area is passionate about all of their sports teams, but there's nothing quite like a Warriors playoff run to bring everyone together. If you were around the Bay Area in 2007, you know the drill. And if not, get ready for an even more rocking atmosphere at Oracle Arena. As well as the Warriors have played this season – their 21-10 record is their best start to a season since the 1991-92 campaign and their 12 wins in December marks the highest win total in a single month since March or 1976 (13) – they are still just in fifth place in the Western Conference. So if the season ended today (one of the most used phrases in sports writing), the Warriors would open the playoffs on the road against the Memphis Grizzlies. Lots can happen over the next 51 games and there's no question that remaining healthy in 2013 will be a key factor for success in 2013. However, this Warriors team has shown the grit and determination to win close games and against quality opponents. The last-second victory in Miami on December 12 points to that, and their 9-1 record against teams with winning records indicates that the Dubs have plenty of ingredients commonly found in a playoff team.
Stephen Curry won the Taco Bell Skills Challenge at NBA All-Star Weekend in 2011 and fans can help send him to the All-Star Game this year by doing their part to #DubTheVote. (photo: NBAE/Getty Images)
Don't be surprised if the Warriors have representation in Houston this February for NBA All-Star Weekend. David Lee and Stephen Curry are the team's leading candidates to play in the league's annual showcase of the best and brightest, and their numbers, in addition to the team's success, do nothing but back up their credentials. Lee is the only player in the NBA who averages at least 20 points and 10 rebounds, and his 3.6 assists per game are more than any other Western Conference power forward. Curry, the NBA's 10th-leading scorer (Lee is ninth), is also worthy of your All-Star vote. Curry has NBA All-Star Weekend experience. He has participated in the 3-Point Shootout and he won the 2011 Taco Bell Skills Challenge, though he was unable to defend his crown last year due to injury. Nevertheless, Curry is one of three players in the league to average at least 20 points, six assists and three rebounds – probable All-Stars LeBron James and Russell Westbrook are the others – and he's in the top five of both 3-point percentage (.444) and 3-pointers made (92). Speaking of 3-point shooting, Klay Thompson definitely has a legitimate case to be in the league's 3-point shootout on NBA All-Star Saturday. He's third in the NBA with 83 made treys and he's a near lock to participate in the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge, an exhibition game featuring the NBA's top rookies and second-year players. Arguments can be made that Harrison Barnes, Draymond Green, Festus Ezeli and Charles Jenkins deserve the opportunity to play in that game as well. Remember, fans can help send the Warriors to the All-Star Game. #DubTheVote, spread the word and vote early and often.
It wasn't that long ago that the Warriors and Clippers were afterthoughts in the Pacific Division. The Lakers have been the longstanding dominant force and both the Kings and Suns have had their reigns as well, but the tides seem to be changing. The Clippers have taken the NBA by storm with their 17-game winning streak and the Warriors are responsible for one of the six losses their Southern California neighbors have suffered this season. The two teams will meet three times in January, including this Wednesday at the first-ever Warriors Whiteout. Could this be a possible playoff preview? Time will tell. The Warriors earned a hard-fought victory over the Clippers in Los Angeles in November, and the basketball world would certainly be satisfied if the remaining matchups resemble anything close to that nail-biter.
Warriors fans have a well-earned reputation as being the best fans in the NBA. The team has sold out each of their five games since completing a 6-1 road trip in December and there's no reason that streak will end any time soon. With the team playing as well as it has in decades and upcoming matchups against marquee opponents – five of the next six home games are against the Clippers (twice), Grizzlies, Heat and Thunder – Oracle Arena figures to be abuzz in excitement for quite a long period of time. Throw in a playoff push with 16 of the final 22 regular season games being played at home and there's no telling how crazy Dub Nation might get in 2013.
This season's first matchup with Miami ended in dramatic fashion. What's in store for the next meeting on January 16 at Oracle Arena? (photo: McClatchy-Tribune)
Before Jarrett Jack found Draymond Green cutting backdoor for a game-winning basket, there was an overtime victory that capped a 17-point second half comeback. Yes, the Warriors have won their last two meetings with the Miami Heat, and they have done so in dramatic fashion. The two teams meet again on January 16 and tickets are still available, though they won't be for long. There's no question that LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh would like to make a statement and avenge that December defeat, but if the rest of this season has been any indication, the Warriors will be ready.
Perhaps more surprising than the level of Warriors success this season is that they've done it for the most part without Andrew Bogut or Brandon Rush. Coach Jackson has said that both players are top-five talents on the team, and while Rush is out for the season with a torn ACL and MCL in his left knee, Bogut continues to rehab his surgically-repaired left ankle for his eventual return. When healthy, the 7-foot center figures to be a welcome addition to the high level of play and on-court chemistry the team has displayed so far. An unselfish player who could protect the paint, Bogut is known to be one of the best passing big men in the game today. He'll become an immediate threat in the post and his mere presence should be able to create open looks for the likes of Curry, Thompson and Lee.
Youth movement and winning rarely go together, but the Warriors are achieving both this season. Golden State is one of two teams – Charlotte being the other – to start two rookies (Harrison Barnes and Festus Ezeli) in a majority of its games this season, and several youngins play meaningful minutes off the bench. The Warriors are the eighth youngest team in the NBA (average age 25.2) and considering that last year's rookies played a shortened season, big-game experience is at a premium for this club. Despite the inevitable growing pains, the rookies are showing improvement. Ezeli is a legitimate protector of the paint, Barnes has demonstrated an ability to take over games in stretches and Draymond Green has worked his way into the rotation with his all-around skillset. They're already contributing, and they are only going to get better.


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Apple Makes Major .Mac Improvements
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Internet, PC / Laptop, Software,
Late last night Apple unleashed a slew of new features and improvements to their .Mac subscription service, including:
.Mac Groups: .Mac members can now easily create private, ad-free online communities that make it easy for family, friends and private groups to communicate, coordinate and share digital media. With .Mac Groups, members can send emails to the entire group using a single address; post files, pictures and movies with a common group iDisk; publish group web pages and post links to other sites; and keep up-to-date with the latest group events with a shared iCal calendar.
Backup 3: .Mac Backup has been redesigned from the ground up resulting in easier setup, quicker backups and the ability to seamlessly automate the process so users don't have to remember to run a backup. New features include the ability to automatically back up iLife content, Home folder, iTunes purchased music, and other Mac essentials. Built-in Mac OS X "Tiger" Spotlight search capabilities make it easy to select specific files to backup, while incremental backups help to save time and media costs.
Increased Online Storage: .Mac members now have four times more online storage space than before to host their email messages, documents and digital media files. Storage for individual members has increased to 1GB of combined email and iDisk space, .Mac Family Pack customers now receive 2GB of combined storage. Members can utilize their storage any way they choose dedicating more or less storage space to email or their iDisk. Individuals or Family Pack members can optionally purchase an additional 1GB of storage for US$49.95 annually.
French and German Localization: In addition to English and Japanese, localized versions of the .Mac website are now available in French and German.
I will be diving into the .Mac groups later today, but I must say that for now, I am most excited about the storage increase to 1 GB from a measly 250 MB. Good job, Apple.
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Channel 9 Shows Off Microsoft Office 12
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: PC / Laptop, Software,
I just finished checking out a video done by Robert Scoble with Julie Larson-Green, where Larson shows off some of the new features of Microsoft Office 12. One of the main "features" is the completely redesigned interface, featuring "The Ribbon" in place of the old pulldown menu's. Old Office types might be a bit scared of the change, but we think it is for the better. The video shows how just about everything you might want to do will be at your fingertips in Office 12, instead of buried in some hidden sub-menu like in previous iterations. Go take a look for yourself.
Read More | Channel 9 on MSDN
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Tasty Reviews for Delicious Library
Posted by Kristin Wenzel Categories: Product Reviews, Software,
I was skeptical at first, but I need to get organized - I'm moving soon. The biggest task is tackling my immense personal media library, from books to games to music. I'd heard some good stuff, and I was ready to pull my hair out, so I finally heeded the advice I'd gotten from some of my colleagues and checked out Delicious Monster to read about their award winning program, Delicious Library.
Get your Mac, a webcam, and Delicious Library and rediscover your home library. Just point any FireWire digital video camera, like an Apple iSight®, at the barcode on the back of any book, movie, music, or video game. Delicious Library does the rest. The barcode is scanned and within seconds the item's cover appears on your digital shelves filled with tons of in-depth information downloaded from one of six different web sources from around the world.
This claim of user-friendliness and siren's call of a more organized life were enough to draw me to Delicious Library, a one-stop media cataloguing program for Mac OS X.
I am anal about organization. However, being the flaky artist that I am, I get a little too distracted and the mess just piles up and then I get too frustrated to organize, and then become frustrated with the lack of organization, and it becomes a vicious circle. However, with the help of Delicious Libary, I may become one. Strong words? Maybe. But I've never had so much fun and been so productive at the same time. This brilliant, seamless piece of software may well turn my organizational life around – and that's no small feat.
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Windows Vista Netflix Management Application
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Home Entertainment, Movies, Software,
If applications like these are what's in store with Windows Vista, then it makes me just a little more excited for the release of the next Microsoft OS. The screenshot is a Netflix management tool built on Avalon which works off of the Netflix RSS feeds. It looks slick, optimizing itself depending on what type of PC and screen resolution you are using.
Today at the Microsoft PDC keynote in Los Angeles, during the Jim Allchin keynote, Darryn Dieken, group program manager for Avalon demo'd an experimental Netflix application built on Avalon using Netflix's pre-existing RSS feeds. The application was built by the design firm Rezn8 with design direction from two of us on the Media Center team.
Unfortunately, I am more of a Blockbuster Online kind of guy.
Read More | Matt's Media Center Weblog
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Proof That Apple Is Definitely Planning A Video Store
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Portable Audio / Video, Rumors, Software,
So, the icons pictured above have been found within iTunes 5. Note the ones labeled "Gift Video," "Buy Video," and "Add Video." In addition, the phrase "Protected MPEG-4 video file" has been found within various text strings within the iTunes 5. Now, can we all agree that Apple has just a bit more up its sleeve in regards to what they want to do with their online media store? After all, Steve did say that this is supposed to be the year of HD.
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eBay to Acquire (Ruin) Skype for $4.1 Billion
Posted by Chris Cardinal Categories: Corporate News, Misc. Tech, Software,
eBay has announced (or rather, confirmed) that they are indeed planning to acquire VOIP provider Skype in a deal worth up to $4.1 billion when all is said and done. eBay CEO and President Meg Whitman comments, "Communication is at the heart of community and e-commerce, making Skype a natural fit for eBay," but I'm more inclined to believe it's something of a power play made to keep Google or Yahoo from getting there first. Regardless, I'm pretty confident eBay won't mess with a good thing, and hopefully we'll see some enhancements and additional features brought into the mix as a result.
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Microsoft To Replace BSOD With Game Of Solitaire?
Posted by Devin Categories: Corporate News, PC / Laptop, Software,
According to an article at BBSpot, it seems Windows XP will be the last OS to display the infamous Blue Screen of Death upon crashing. Instead, Windows Vista users will be treated to a game of solitaire from the Solitaire of Death Screen while waiting for IT support help. The cards backs will be none other than blue in color and will appear when "Windows reverts to less ideal operation for reasons unknown." This new screen is ideal for those whose computers crash while at work, because, as Bill Gates puts it, "Let's face it, these users were probably playing solitaire before their PC crashed so falling back to the SOD will not inconvenience them."
Edit: I was wondering how long it would take before a reader figured out it was a satire article. Gareth, contact us for your prize!
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Massachusetts Puts the Brake on Proprietary Formats
Posted by Kristin Wenzel Categories: Corporate News, Software,
Reversing a decision made in January that allowed Microsoft's Office 2003 XML format to be used within the State government, the State of Massachusetts has given Microsoft's proprietary formats the "thumbs-down."
According to the revised plan, only the OpenDocument file format, which is supported by Open Office, and Adobe's PDF format are to be acceptable for document exchange. According to Eric Kriss, Secretary of Administration & Finance for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "Desktop software that supports OpenDocument and PDF in the future is acceptable; Microsoft's proprietary XML formats are not." The state plans to develop phased migration plans from Microsoft Office to Open Office, with a target date for implementation of January 1, 2007.
However, there has been criticism over the definition of Adobe proprietary formats (protected by several patents) as being acceptable while Microsoft's proprietary formats were unacceptable. The "powers that be" in Massachusetts, however, seem to have made their decision - and leave an uneasy feeling about just how great their "commitment to open source" really is.
Read More | ArsTechnica
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iTunes 5.0 Available Later Today
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Music, Portable Audio / Video, Software,
Steve keeps the goods coming with the announcement of an iTunes update that will be available later today. iTunes 5.0 includes a host of updates, some major, others subtle. One change within the Music Store is the addition of album reviews. There are already at least 1000 album reviews in version 5.0, so it shouldn't be too hard to see what they look like once the download becomes available. On the Windows side of things, iTunes will now be able to sync Outlook contact and calendar data to the iPod (iTunes Mac has been doing this with Address Book and iCal). There are also improvements to how iTunes handles shuffled music, adding in a Smart Shuffle feature, allowing you to tweak just how random you want the music to be.
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Dashboard Discoveries: Top Widget Picks
Posted by Kristin Wenzel Categories: PC / Laptop, Software,
I love Mac OS X's Dashboard feature. Consequently, I'm always searching for new, useful, fun, or just plain awesome widgets to install to make my life easier (or more entertaining). Even some that aren't useful to me personally have made it onto the list because they're just solid, awesome little widgets. So here are my top picks for widgets that need to be downloaded.
DashBlog is an incredibly user-friendly widget that lets you write and publish to your Blogger account through Dashboard, without having to open an application like MacBlog or login through Blogger's web-interface. All you have to do is open Dashboard, write an entry, and post it to your blog. It's a perfect example of a great, must-have widget that I had to include even though I've no use for it, since I prefer to publish my website entirely by hand. However, if you use Blogger, this one is a must.
Read More | DashBlog
Proxify Anonymous Surfing
If you're a little on the "paranoid" side and don't want people to know who you are as you visit their website or what have you, Proxify's Anonymous Surfing widget is for you. All you do is type in the address you're going to, and Proxify hides your IP address and prevents monitoring of your network traffic, allowing you to surf confident that nobody's watchin- unless they're actually in your room looking at your computer. That would be creepy.
Read More | Proxify Anonymous Surfing
Mini CPU Heat and Mini CPU Usage
I can't even begin to describe how unbelievably useful this one has been. I use a PowerBook G4, which are known to run very hot. This widget helps me keep an eye on my CPU temp with no muss and fuss - pop open Dashboard, glance, and go back to what I was doing. An absolute must-have. Additionally, if you're like me and always want to keep a watchful eye on your Mac, the mini CPU Usage widget will keep you informed with a touch of a button and goes hand in hand with mini CPU heat. It can read as a numeric value, or as a progress bar, whichever works best for you.
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Many people have stories about how they never need to shut down their Mac, as they leave it running 24-7 with no problems. Well, now you have a way to track your uptime right on Dashboard. So if you're looking for a way to show off your uptime for bragging rights, or just for your own curiousity, this widget needs to be on your dashboard.
Read More | miniUptime
Let us know which widgets you find most useful in the comments area.
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The development of FreeMind is coordinated using FreeMind's project page at SourceForge, and also using this wiki. At wiki, we have requests for enhancements page; there is also requests for enhancements (RFEs) page at SourceForge (not preferred). You can browse our new GIT repository.
We also use SourceForge for bugs, and open discussion forum. We do not use the documentation part there as we use this wiki instead.
Contributing to FreeMind
See Contributing.
Getting started as a developer
See Getting started as a developer.
Getting started as a tester
See Getting started as a tester.
Reporting bugs
See Reporting bugs.
Organization of FreeMind development
Initially, every active developer of the core team works on his own GIT branch. Our intermediate results are published as our "alpha versions". We use forum Open Discussion to communicate them.
Further details about the FreeMind release process are described on the FreeMind Release process page.
Experimental versions
Currently, there are no experimental versions available. The latest release candidate can be downloaded from Files section.
Obtaining focus for selected node in reliable manner
Requesting focus for NodeView using requestFocus() method is unreliable. A reliable way of doing that has been implemented in the method
Requesting focus using
More development pagesTo see all development pages, have a look at the category Development, by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page.