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UPDATE: Tickets to this event are now sold out. People without tickets may wait on line outside Richardson Auditorium before the event on Friday afternoon for seating in any unfilled seats. Seating for people on the wait line is not guaranteed.
Princeton University President Shirley M. Tilghman and Anne-Marie Slaughter, Princeton's Bert G. Kerstetter '66 University Professor of Politics and International Affairs, will discuss ideas related to women and leadership at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, in Alexander Hall, Richardson Auditorium, on the Princeton University campus. The event is free, though tickets are required for admission.
Tilghman will talk with Slaughter about Slaughter's widely read article in The Atlantic "Why Women Still Can't Have It All." The event is sponsored by the Princeton Women's Mentoring Program, a group dedicated to strengthening bonds between undergraduate women and developing leadership skills that will help women to succeed on the Princeton campus and beyond.
The lecture also will be simulcast in McCosh Hall, Room 50, as well as webcast live and archived for later viewing on Princeton's WebMedia.
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Do you ever wonder what it would cost to create a bathroom you look forward to seeing in the morning?
Nationwide, the average cost of a bathroom remodel or addition, according to Houzz.com survey data from over the past five years, is $11,300. The majority of home purchases in the U.S. are for existing homes, and bathroom renovation is high on the list of projects for new homebuyers and existing homeowners alike.
While bathrooms are a focus, homeowners in the nine major regions of the U.S. are investing at different levels to get the upgrades they want and can afford. Homeowners in the Pacific region are spending the most — $14,200. Close behind are Mid-Atlantic and New England residents at $13,800 and $13,200 respectively. Homeowner spend on bathroom remodeling in the South Atlantic region, at $10,700, falls short of the national average. Those surveyed in the Mountain region spent an average $8,400, the lowest of all.
The study found even higher budgets for bathroom upgrades in many metropolitan areas. Orange County, Calif., homeowners invested an average of $17,100, even higher than New Yorkers' $16,000 but not as high as San Franciscans' $18,600 for new bathroom plumbing fixtures, vanities, stone, tile and lighting. Renovated kitchens cost significantly less for homeowners in Oklahoma City, Okla., and Dallas, who paid an average of $6,100 and $9,100 to renovate in their respective cities.
How popular are bathroom remodels?
Bathrooms are the second-most popular remodeling project among U.S. homeowners surveyed, behind kitchen renovation. Thirty-seven percent of Houzz homeowners surveyed remodeled their kitchen in the past five years, and another 48% are planning to remodel their kitchen in the next two years. Interestingly, bathroom remodels are the No. 1 project among homeowners in Los Angeles and Miami, where kitchens falling to second position. Houzz also calculates which remodeling projects are most popular among a community of 10 million monthly users by looking at the number and type of images homeowners are saving to their ideabooks. These data also show that bathrooms have the second-largest volume of images saved, just 14% less than kitchen images.
Who's doing the work?
A full three-quarters of all homeowners who renovated a bathroom in the past five years hired a professional to do some or all of the work. From plumbing to electrical to constructing a new footprint, bathroom remodels are significant investments that typically require the help of a licensed professional. Fifty-seven percent of homeowners on Houzz are planning to hire a general contractor; about a third plan to hire a bathroom designer; and another third will be working with an architect.
Many homeowners like to leave all the work on a bathroom to a professional, with 41% reporting that they hired a professional to take on every aspect of their bathroom project. East Coast and California homeowners reported the highest rates of outsourcing kitchen renovations in their entirety to a professional: 51% in Boston, 53% in Los Angeles, 54% in San Francisco, 55% in Washington, D.C., and 60% in New York. Meanwhile, Mountain and Midwestern homeowners are more likely to do at least some of the work themselves, as are Seattle and Detroit homeowners.
What do Americans want in a bathroom?
Popular bathroom details saved to ideabooks create a spa-like feel. Freestanding and architectural deep soaking tubs are a favorite indulgence, as are luxurious plumbing fixtures for the bathtub and shower. Coveted color schemes in remodeled bathrooms are neutral in modern and traditional spaces alike, from a palette of browns, to shades of gray, to white on white. People are mixing tiles and creating a focal point with unusual tiles in contrasting colors, tiles with sparkle, and in a different shape or scale than the primary tile choice.
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Doom 4 Announced
"Doom is part of the id Software DNA and demands the greatest talent and brightest minds in the industry to bring the next installment of our flagship franchise to Earth," said id Software CEO Todd Hollenshead in a release.
"It's critical for id Software to have the best creative minds in-house to develop games that meet the standards synonymous with our titles."
The company is currently accepting applications to fill job openings covering roles such as producer, lead designer, and lead animator, among others.
The job listings page indicates that applicable platforms for the positions are PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Though no further details on the game were released, the studio will likely make use of its new id Tech 5 engine for the project.
id Software lead artist Kevin Cloud recently told Shacknews that one of the strengths of the company's new engine is its cross-platform performance.
"You don't even have to worry about how it's going to look on PS3 or 360. Right now we've got it running cross-platform running 60 hertz, and it looks really good," said Cloud. "In terms of what artists are available to achieve--it's something you have to see for yourself. I can say this, but you still won't get it until you see it."
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Judge shakes her head at Lohan
Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner shook her head when she saw Lohan seated with her attorney, just months after the judge had warned the "Liz and Dick" star to grow up and stay out of trouble.
The actress was required to attend the pretrial hearing involving three misdemeanor counts filed after a car crash last summer. Lohan has pleaded not guilty to lying to police, reckless driving and obstructing officers from performing their duties.
Sautner previously sent her to jail, placed her under house arrest and forced her to perform morgue cleanup duty in another case.
Sautner warned Lohan on Wednesday that she could face jail time for a possible probation violation, even if she is acquitted of the counts filed after her sports car crashed into a dump truck.
The Hollywood star was on probation at the time of the wreck and could be sentenced to 245 days in jail if a judge determines her actions in the crash were a violation of her sentence in a theft case.
The judge, however, won't be handling Lohan's upcoming case. The judge said she is retiring before the next court hearing on March 1. Lohan will not be required to attend that hearing. Lohan's new trial date is March 18. Lohan was accompanied to court by her new attorney, Mark Heller, who said he wanted to get the case resolved as quickly as possible.
Sautner quipped that it would only solve her legal trouble "on this coast'' - a reference to her two arrests in New York since being released from supervised probation in Los Angeles in March. No charges have been filed in those cases.
Heller, a New York attorney, was granted permission to handle Lohan's California cases. He said he was meeting with prosecutors to determine how to proceed.
Sautner gave him more time by delaying the trial but said, "This is not the most complex case we've ever seen.''
Lohan appeared in court in a black dress. She spoke only briefly to confirm that she was switching attorneys. AP


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Thursday, December 6, 2007
They're PENCILS!
Once in the office, Clay heads over to the cup of pencils that sits on an end table in the waiting area. This is his routine. Whenever we set foot in the office, he grabs the pencils and plays with them. When it's time to leave, he puts the pencils back and we go. So, today, he headed over to the pencils and picked them up at which point the secretary told him, in a very snotty way, "Put those down! You can't touch them. They're not for children!"
Seriously? A cup of PENCILS sitting on a low table in a SCHOOL isn't for children?! Who are they for? Do they pass them out to adults? Are they only for visiting dignitaries? Are they reserved for teachers? Are they just a priceless decoration to be admired and never touched? They're PENCILS, for crying out loud and my son was just holding them. Not stealing them. Not throwing them. Not sticking them up his nose.
I was already flustered because we'd all overslept and I was trying to get four kids ready in five minutes and my ADHD son was out of control and belligerent this morning, so when she went off on Clay for no reason, it really ticked me off. I mean, that kid gets himself into enough trouble on his own and didn't deserve to be reprimanded for touching some pencils!
Upon leaving, I looked at the principal and stated, in an out-of-control sort of way,"You know what would be really nice? If VISITOR spots were left open for VISITORS instead of being taken by staff every day!" This has bothered me for a long time, but since I know the secretary parks in a visitor spot every day and she'd just ticked me off, I retaliated in a burst of anger.
I'm mad at myself for losing it like that. I should have stopped and thought that maybe the secretary had had a bad morning herself. Maybe she'd just had to deal with a kid who wasn't behaving in class. Maybe she'd gotten a phone call with bad news before she left for school. Who knows. Anyway, I should have been the bigger person and instead, I was just as nasty as she'd been.
See? When someone is nasty to you, it's easy to turn around and act the same way to someone else. I didn't need to chew out the principal. It's much harder to turn around and be nice to someone despite the way we were treated. On the flip side, (like those Coke commercials I like) when you do something nice/good for someone else, it's pretty easy for that person to pass the kindness on to someone else.
You guys have passed a lot of kindness on to Julian and his family. I want to thank everyone for checking out Michelle's auction to benefit Julian. After I posted it on my blog, the hits on the auction jumped up by leaps and bounds. You guys are great!
I have really bad news though. I just got an email from Mimi. The results of Julian's tests today were awful. The cancer has spread through his brain and his spine. He only has weeks to live. They'll be meeting with hospice tomorrow. :*(
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I cannot stop crying for Julian. I'm so very sad. I feel like a big baby and it's probably nothing like what Mimi is going through. How I wish it could all be better for Julian. My family has come to love Juju and his sweet family. I'm so glad that they had one more trip together. We must beat cancer. It cannot be allowed to claim one more child. Sweet, young Julian. My heart breaks again and again.
- December 6, 2007 at 11:57 PM
- Tammy said...
I am so sad to hear about Julian's test results. I cannot imagine watching a child suffer and then lose the child. My heart and prayers go out to Julian's family.
- December 7, 2007 at 12:10 AM
Sorry to hear about Julian's results. Sorry to hear about your bad day.
- December 7, 2007 at 12:16 AM
- Becky said...
Continued prayers for little Julian and his family.
- December 7, 2007 at 12:31 AM
- A Moment in the Life of a Mother said...
I am so saddened by the news of Julian. I will be praying for this precious little boy. About the pencils and the visitor parking, don't be too hard on yourself. Sometimes we just can't help it and we say things that we would gladly retract. What's done, is done. Don't beat yourself up too badly. Maybe you could send this "nice" secretary and the priciple a bar of chocolate for repentance...lol. God bless.
- December 7, 2007 at 12:36 AM
My heart aches for Julian and his family. I pray that the auction and the donations take flight, allowing the family to have as nice a Christmas as possible with this devistating news. As a new Mom, I can not imagine what they must be going through. I am a firm believer that the little ones that have trials like this, are such strong little spirits that they had passed their earthly test before they had even arrived. The moments that we have with them are for us to learn, grow, and revel in the few moments we have.
I pray that the lord will watch extra closely to Mimi and her family in the coming weeks. - December 7, 2007 at 12:42 AM
- Jillie Bean (AKA Bubba's Sis) said...
How very, very heartbreaking. Julian and his family are in my prayers.
- December 7, 2007 at 12:42 AM
- My Two Army Brats said...
Thank you for making your blog so meaningful. To add bits and pieces to help other people is so great.
Julians story breaks my heart and makes me so angry with myself for things I may have said or done to with my own children throughout the day that weren't always nice. I should have picked them up when they cried over the little scratch and I could have put my homework aside to read one more book with them. I can't imagine if I had to live knowing my days with them are numbered. And to think about all the time their daddy misses because of the Army. I'll kiss my boys and pull their blankets up tight and then pray with everything I have in me for Julian and his family. - December 7, 2007 at 12:52 AM
- manda said...
I can never find the right words when I want them - Julian and his family will be in my thoughts and prayers. Such a sweet looking wee man. There must be big plans for him somewhere else.
- December 7, 2007 at 12:53 AM
- Lindsey said...
I am so sorry for Julian and his family, I will keep them in my thoughts and prayers. There just are no words...
Don't feel bad about the principal, next time yell at the secretary directly! I like "Excuse me, the only person allowed to talk to my children like that is me!" - December 7, 2007 at 1:21 AM
I'm so sorry to hear the news about Julian. My heart goes out to his family...it will be hardest for them. A child is a precious gift and this serves as a reminder that we should cherish ours because you never know what tomorrow will bring. May God Bless.
Sweetie, don't beat yourself up over a bad response or a bad day. We all have them and sometimes we slip. We are only human, after all. - December 7, 2007 at 1:27 AM
- Kristine said...
You could have fun, and the next time you see the secretary, actually apologize and be nice to her. She won't know what hit her.
That is so sad for Julian and his family. There are no words to express it. May he be relatively free from pain, and find joy in the short time he has left. - December 7, 2007 at 2:06 AM
- Rick said...
Very sorry to read about Julian. I am breathing a prayer for the whole family. There are four people in my family that have been hit with cancer in the last few years - including my wife. It is a very ugly thing.
Now regarding said School Secretary: I think all of us should be big - give us a name and number and we'll all be "big" all over her.
Don't mess with Clay. - December 7, 2007 at 2:24 AM
- Unknown said...
... but since I know the secretary parks in a visitor spot every day...
I disagree that you should feel bad about saying something. After all, you didn't have a go at her directly, did you? You just pointed out a deficiency in their system, and if the cap fits, ..... - December 7, 2007 at 3:03 AM
- River said...
This is why my daughter changed her mind about becoming a doctor. She didn't want to EVER be the one breaking bad news to families.
- December 7, 2007 at 3:53 AM
As I sit here I cry. Through blinding tears I ty+pe this. That poor poor little boy. I can not imagine having to deal with the reality that my chilkd wilkl be leaving me. Several years ago my mother was diagnosed with an inoperable cancerous brain tumor. So I have somewhat of an understanding of what they are going through. I was with my dear sweet mother when the angels came to take her home. I am praying that when the time comes for baby Julian that my mother is one of the angels who comes for him. She will be gentle and kind and loving. God Bless that family and keep them strong. May they savour and enjoy every minute with their son. and may the Lord be with them and comfort them. I pray that Julian is pain free . May the Lord Bless and keep you close to HIS side. Elisabeth
- December 7, 2007 at 4:46 AM
- Laura ~Peach~ said...
Thoughts and prayers for Julian and his family. Ditto to what everyone has said, Our lives are enriched by knowing about this young man.
as for pencils, you were much politer than me some smart remark would have popped out as soon as my jaw came up off the floor.
~peach~ - December 7, 2007 at 5:55 AM
- Loth said...
Just awful to hear about Julian. I am not religious but he and his family are in my thoughts. I've left a donation and will be hugging my own boys a bit tighter tonight.
- December 7, 2007 at 6:51 AM
At the school where I teach, if a staff member parks in the designated visitor section one of the pricipals will actually come GET YOU out of class to move your vehicle! How do they know it's a staff vehicle? We are all required to have bright orange tags hanging from our mirrors, so that our vehicles are easily identified. And woe befall you if you do get pulled out to move your vehicle because you are in for a major butt chewing along the way!
As for the secretary, after 10+ years working in public school systems I am nearly convinced that school office secretaries are required to take courses in how to be mean to everyone who walks into the office except the principals!
Prayers for Julian and his family. - December 7, 2007 at 7:50 AM
- Robin said...
I hope your day got better. Don't be too hard on yourself for losing your cool...you ARE only human after all. So sorry to hear about Julian's test results. I'm fairly new to your blog but I've read a few things about him. It's very sad. I can't even imagine the pain that family is going through. My prayers will be for his family.
I'll also pray that you don't shove one of those pencils up the school secretary's nose! ; ) - December 7, 2007 at 7:50 AM
- kimikki said...
I feel so bag for Julian's family. Parents aren't supposed to out-live their kids. How heartbreaking!
As for the nasty secretary, she should have left her personal issues outside the door. Don't give her chocolate, keep that for yourself. Give her a pack of pencils, unsharpened, unopened, pristine, so she may keep them all for herself and not be so nasty about the ones on the table. - December 7, 2007 at 8:01 AM
- TSintheC said...
Prayers for Julian.
- December 7, 2007 at 8:18 AM
- MaBunny said...
Yeah Dawn,like my father always said, load brain before firing mouth:)) but I know how you feel, it happens to all of us.
I'm really sorry to hear of Juliens' test results and will keep him in my prayers.
Marcy - December 7, 2007 at 8:34 AM
- little.birdy said...
A) I'm kind of glad you said something to the principle, actually. Having the secretary park in a visitor's place on a routine basis would make the school look pretty bad to any actual visitors who come along.
B) I'm glad that Julian is getting hospice care. I've talked to people who have gotten it for loved ones and they said that hospice was a real blessing and make their loved ones last days comfortable for everyone. It is always tragic when a little one spirals downwards to a drawn-out end. Cancer is hell. God will be with him. - December 7, 2007 at 8:39 AM
I have only been a reader for a very short while, however, I have prayed for Jullian since the first visit to this site and will continue to do so for him and his family.
My heart goes out to his mother and father and everyone (including all the readers) that this little guy has touched.
Never give up hope, stranger things have happened. I will still believe he can pull through, and won't give up on that hope. - December 7, 2007 at 8:44 AM
I often wonder as adults why we treat children the way we do and why we worry about the things we do. They ARE just pencils and he is a little boy who was doing nothing wrong.
I am so sorry about Julian. I just watched my girlfriend lose her daughter to leukemia and it is something that just should not happen - but it does. I know that the Savior held them all and that is what I wish for your friend. - December 7, 2007 at 8:52 AM
- AutoSysGene said...
Sorry you had an icky day! And I'm really sorry to hear the news of Julian.
- December 7, 2007 at 9:01 AM
- Suburban Correspondent said...
Well, I'll be shallow and go back to the pencil incident. Don't feel too bad - maybe the secretary really hates children and had it coming to her. Though I hate myself when I stoop to someone else's level also. Maybe you should have said, in a really concerned voice, "Oh, are the pencils okay? We didn't mean to hurt them." Nah - that's passive aggressive. How about, "Yo! Lady! It's pencils, not the Hope diamond! Get a grip!" That would have been more honest.
- December 7, 2007 at 9:08 AM
I am so sorry to hear this news about Julian, I will pray for strength for this whole family!
It's too bad the secretary had to be a bag to your son, but she truly had no right to chew out your son that way she could have nicely told him to please not touch! I have the same problem you do with school parking and the staff! Oh well soon they will be on vacation YES! - December 7, 2007 at 9:19 AM
- Candi said...
As a mother who has had to bury one of her children, my heart goes out to Julian and his family. They will be in my prayers continually.
As a mom who has had to fight the system now and then - Bravo, Dawn! I see your response to the principal as a moment of truth, not weakness. You went to the policy maker instead of the peon who simply takes advantage of what's allowed. Again - Bravo! - December 7, 2007 at 9:36 AM
- Michelle said...
Oh Dawn, I am so very sorry.
Having watched as a loved one died of cancer, I cannot bear the thought that this is happening to a little boy.
Please pass on to Mimi that Julian and her whole family are in our prayers. - December 7, 2007 at 9:52 AM
First I must say that I agree that maybe you should not have reacted the way you did because of that secretary --- but what surprises me, or pisses me off is the people that choose to work with children and shouldn't. I have the most respect for teachers, I think it is the hardest job in the world, but some people just should not be doing it!
I am so sorry to hear about Julian, He and his family are in my prayers. - December 7, 2007 at 9:53 AM
- Lizzy in the Burbs said...
That poor little boy, having to go through so much in such a short time span. It's really heartbreaking, can't even fathem what his family is going through. Our prayers are with them all, especially Julian.
Don't be so hard on yourself, Dawn. We all have bad days like that, you're human! Besides, while it may have been inconvenient for you to trudge through the snow with four little ones, imagine what it would be like for someone who is handicapped? Those parking spots are there for a reason, and it's inconsiderate for school employees to park there just because it's easier for them. You may have said that in a moment of anger, but it needed to be said anyhow. Good for you for having the courage to do so. - December 7, 2007 at 10:23 AM
Perhaps the secretary and principle will both chalk up your outburst to a very rough morning, too. They deal with parents all day long, and I'm sure more than one of them is irate about something and lets that ire flow freely.
Poor Julian. Poor Mimi. My heart aches for them. Love and light to them,and hopes for a miracle. Smaller wonders have happened. Every time I lose my temper with my son, I remind him (and myself)that, even when I am angry with what he's done, I still love him. Every day I tell him "I'll never stop loving you, not matter what you do or where I am. That's what mommies do."
Words fail. - December 7, 2007 at 10:43 AM
I feel terrible for Julian and his family. It's got to be horrible to deal with that kind of illness. They are in our prayers. God can heal so there is hope...doctors don't know everything.
As for the pencils, I understand...kind of. I've worked in a school for six years. As a teacher, I keep a stash of pencils for me and a stash for the kids. They are different brands so they don't mix. Basically, I use my own to avoid their germs because kids are known to put their fingers in there nose and who knows where else. I bleach their pencils at lunch and after school every day to cut down on germs, but I just feel more comfortable with my own. I allow the kids to use their own as well if they don't want to use the shared ones. With MRSA and whatever else is out there, people are scared. - December 7, 2007 at 10:56 AM
Hi Dawn, I am feeling so bad for that sweet little boy and his family. I can't imagine what they are going through. In these last few months I have lost 4 people close to me. My Grandfather passed away, My dear male friend died of pancreotic cancer, My other dear male friend died in a motorcycle accident and I had to put my 13 year old Dalmation to rest. I am still grieving and will for along time I suppose. My prayers are with Everyone! Kristine in Michigan
- December 7, 2007 at 11:22 AM
:( That's devastating news about little Julian. I'm so sory for him and his family. My thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family. I don't know what else to say.
And I don't blame you for speaking up about the parking spaces. Someone needed to say something eventually. - December 7, 2007 at 11:48 AM
- Celticspirit said...
While I read your blog regularly I have never commented before. I do want to say I've been following the Julian story. I have a 5 yr. old grandson named Julian and just want you to know I'll be praying for *your* Julian and his family.
- December 7, 2007 at 11:59 AM
How sad about Julian! I am in tears at work. Hugs to Mimi and the whole family. I wish I could make it better. Cancer sucks and we need to find a cure.
- December 7, 2007 at 12:15 PM
- Techie said...
Hell, I am so sorry to hear about Julian.
Every time you wrote about him I was hoping that he'd be able to pull through this.
It is always tragic to hear about situations like these and I hope that your friends are able to pull through this with grace and dignity and that the time they have left together are filled with good memories.
My thoughts and condolences are with you and Mimi. - December 7, 2007 at 12:47 PM
I have been following your blog for quite some time and you always have something that helps me get through my days! You are wonderful. I have to share that when my 3 year old daughter and myself were visiting my son's school, my daughter pushed on the handicapped button on the door that automatically opens the door for her.. She loves doing this. well, as the same time, a school personnel walked out the same time and said..those are not for kids..dont touch them... Excuse me, she is 3, she cannot open the door by herself, she finds enjoyment in the door "magically opening" Is it really hurting anything or anyone by doing this? unlike you, i bit my tongue that day and held my anger in but now wished i would have said something..
My prayers to Julian and his family. - December 7, 2007 at 12:59 PM
- Rayven said...
I'm so sorry about Julian.
And as far as your outburst, you're a better person than me. I would have caused a scene with she yelled at my kid about the pencils to begin with.
I made a choice (bad, I know) about 5 yrs ago that I was sick of being the "better person" when confronted with rudeness. Now my motto is "tit for tat". - December 7, 2007 at 1:05 PM
If that secretary said what she did IN FRONT of a parent, then tell me...What might she be saying to children in those parents' absence? I shudder to think!
We teach our kids to be respectful to everyone by our own example. Then these HORRIBLE examples present themselves in authoritative roles...mixed messages...confusion...especially for ADHD kids. (I'm second out of three generations dx'd in our family, so I KNOW of which I speak!)
After things have calmed down a bit, it might be a good idea to meet with the principal and report Miss Thing's disrespectful attitude, setting out "tempting" items around small children, AND either show him date-stamped photos or ask him to follow you to the parking lot to SHOW him her car illegally parked...perhaps adding that, if nothing changes, you will continue to photograph her car and forward those pics to the Board of Education.
During both my daughters' public school days, I never ran into a bad school secretary...always helpful, courteous, and nice to the kids! This secretary needs to be working in a PRISON, not a school setting!
The principal cannot effectively supervise his staff without DIRECT information.
Julian has certainly fought a good fight! If not a miracle cure, may God grant him (and his family) a peaceful passing into heaven where there is no more heartache, pain and suffering!
Nancy Binky - December 7, 2007 at 1:05 PM
Miss Dawn,
God given, are the feelings you express whether with the Secretary or about poor little Julian. Even the best of the best of us have given vent to outrage (moneychangers?). The best of the best of us also show compassion.
As you have done both recently, you are amongst good enough company, I think.
Please, try to feel no embarrassment for the tiff with the Principle. Bring him a small note and a big cookie next time. Bring a stash of #2 pencils and see that the Secretary gets to deliver both.
Prayers go out to Julian's family.
How are their funds doing? - December 7, 2007 at 1:08 PM
- Tracy said...
I am very truly sorry to hear the devastating news about Julian. Cancer is awful, but cancer in children is just utterly wrong.
My neice is also suffering from a brain tumor. My heart breaks every day. Prayers ti Mimi, Julian, and their family. - December 7, 2007 at 1:18 PM
- Grandmother Goddess of the Garden said...
I doubt the school secretary was as reflective about her outburst as you were. I work at our local library and am in charge of Children's Programming...when I know my bad attitude can affect others, I call in "sick". I learned several years ago that I can choose my attitude...and I can choose to make it a good one. It's become my daily mantra.
As for Julian and his family...they've taught us all more, through you, how to live and love, and for that I am grateful. Hospice is a wonderful thing. I worked for the San Diego Hospice many years ago and it was one of the most incredible experiences of my life. Julian is at the end of his journey called life and this team of caregivers will help both Julian and his family at this most difficult time. I will continue to send peaceful thoughts and prayers their way. - December 7, 2007 at 1:19 PM
So sorry to hear about Julian's test results. My heart is breaking for him and his family. I will keep them close in thought and prayer. Hospice will be of great comfort to them (they were for us). Hugs.
Jen - December 7, 2007 at 1:38 PM
It was a year ago Wednesday that I lost my best friend to Melanoma cancer. And she was only 22.
I know what it feels like, and there isn't any greater pain.
I'm going to pray for Julian and his family.
God can do amazing things! - December 7, 2007 at 1:39 PM
- Elisabet said...
First off, they are the professionals. They need to run the office professionally. Period. And that includes parking spots out front.
And so sorry to hear about Julian. I am a total stranger, but I am a Mom and it breaks my heart to hear this. I will say a prayer for him and his family. - December 7, 2007 at 1:40 PM
- Angie @ KEEP BELIEVING said...
We have cancer in our lives. My husband has a serious brain tumor and we have two young boys. My sister-in-law has beaten two bouts of breast cancer and my father in law has beaten Melanoma. Cancer tries to suck you dry and often times it works. I will pray for Julian's family - my worst fear.
About your episode in the principal's office. Cancer has changed our perspective in so many ways, but I still get ticked at the "little things" every so often. For instance, when cars cut ahead in the left lane even though the signs are clearly marking LEFT LANE CLOSED AHEAD, it used to bug me to no end. One day, my brother-in-law who was simultaneously going through what we were going through with his wife's cancer said about this topic. "I don't get mad at that stuff. I just think, 'give them the benefit of the doubt. Maybe they have a medical emergency or a child emergency.'" I let them in because if I had an emergency with Cheryl, I would hope someone would be as gracious and non-condemning with me." WOW! Now when that happens and STREAMS of cars are passing on the left when I am patiently waiting in the right lane that doesn't move and the sign says LEFT LANE ENDS, I think, "wow, there sure are a lot of emergencies today." Sometimes I think it VERY SARCASTICALLY, though!
KEEP BELIEVING - December 7, 2007 at 1:46 PM
I've been reading your blog daily since someone sent me the ebay auction over the summer. I am a queer activist mama of three and I babysit 4 other kids full time. We are not so different, which is why I read your blog. We have many of the same ideas about parenting and life and I look forward to reading your book (which I will have to get from the library because I can't afford to buy books!). I felt compelled to write because the Golden Compass book (and the entire trilogy) by Phillip Pullman is one of my all time favorites and I strongly feel that you should read it before suggesting an all out ban on it. Or the movie, or whatever. It's weird to be so in sync with a total stranger for so long and then have this glaring somewhat shocking reminder that maybe we are, in fact, too different after all. If your opinions on the film are any indication you probably think I'm some crazy homo sinner anyways so maybe it's for the best. So I guess we're breaking up. Sad, but thanks for the laughs.
- December 7, 2007 at 2:16 PM
- Barbara said...
I'm so sorry for Julian and his family.
As for the "pencil incident", the secretary is lucky it wasn't me she made that comment near. I'd have given her a thing or two to think about. And she probably would have been wearing a pencil or two when I was done!
So, in retrospect, it was a good thing you were there and I wasn't! - December 7, 2007 at 2:19 PM
- Stephanie said...
I'm really sorry that secretary was snotty. She sounds like the attendance clerk at the school where I teach. When she found out that I'm expecting my 3rd, she actually looked at me and said, "You do know they make stuff to prevent that!" She was being serious. If I would have been on my toes I would have said something like, "I'm Catholic, I have a long way to go to reach a dozen!" She only has one, maybe being a mom isn't her thing.
About the parking...at our school, there are strict rules to leave the street open to the parents and our lots often get full with all the eager-beaver student teachers and interns. It frustrates me since I'm 8 1/2 months pregnant, the faculty lot if for FACULTY!
And I'm sorry for Julian. A friend just got the same news about her 10 year old cousin. It's heart-wrenching. - December 7, 2007 at 2:49 PM
- Angeline said...
you never know! Julian's family should keep the faith.
That was what the doc said to my mom when she had cancer for the first time.
guess what? she was cured and had relapse and got cured again and had relapse again for 3 times in total.
yes, she has passed away, but completely not related to the cancer at all. She fell and had head concusion.
so again, I'll be praying for miracles, yes, I believe they do happen! - December 7, 2007 at 3:27 PM
- Kit said...
I've been following your blog for some time now. You always bring a smile to my day, reminding me that I'm not alone in this adventurous job of raising kids. You can get to know me better by reading my blog at proud-mama.blogspot.com. I'm a christian mother of two boys and one grown man :) my loving husband. thank you for putting the time into your blog. I'm blessed by your stories everyday. thank you for your compassion for julian and for spreading the word to pray. i've told the "prayer warriors" in my life about his situation, believing that God is the Comforter. Bless you and your family!!! ~Kit
- December 7, 2007 at 3:30 PM
- Nicki said...
It takes a big person to admit when they are in the wrong. Good for you! I have to admit that I may have very well done the same thing. Thank you for a reminder of kindness. I am really sorry to hear about Julian.
- December 7, 2007 at 3:52 PM
- LHD said...
Hi Dawn - Im a social worker for Hospice. I wish Julian's family had been with Hospice long before now only because they help even children who arent terminal...but Im so sad that he has to go to Hospice for a terminal condition. I love my job. I love the precious children and adults. I love meeting them. I just hate saying goodbye but hopefully during the darkest days, Hospice will provide some hope for Julian and his family and make this next journey as peaceful as possible. Julian is my prayers as well as his family. Peace, Lauren
- December 7, 2007 at 3:57 PM
- Susie said...
I'm praying for Julian and Mimi-that is devasting news. May God be with them and the rest of their family this Christmas. Thank you Dawn for sharing.
Good job speaking up to the principal. As a former teacher, I know first hand how nasty some secretaries can be--and she must really be having a bad day if she had to pick on your little son to make herself feel better.
Wouldn't it be funny to donate cases of pencils to the school? - December 7, 2007 at 5:08 PM
- Brenda said...
I am so sorry to hear about Julian. I hope they can keep him comfortable and find some way to cherish these last days. As for your day, we all have moments we are not proud of. We have never met you but can tell that that is not who you normally are. The principal has met you so I am sure she realizes that even more. If you are feeling bad, buy some donuts for the breakroom and wish them a Merry Christmas. Write the principal a note and tell her you are sorry for the way you delivered your message but that you do really feel it is a problem. There free advice from someone who is clueless most of the time ; )
- December 7, 2007 at 6:16 PM
I am so sorry for Julian and his family. I have lost a child myself at 13 months of age so I know what she is going through. My thoughts and prayers are with them.
If I were you I would have told that secretary off!! What you said I consider nice. - December 7, 2007 at 6:41 PM
i am so sorry for julian. my heart and prayers go out to him and his family.
- December 7, 2007 at 8:34 PM
God bless you and Julian and his family. I will keep you all in prayer.
I would probably follow up with a phone call to the Principal explaining what set you off that day (about the rude secretary with the pencils within reach of children, her constant parking where she ought not to park, and an apology for taking it all out on him -- tell him about Julian too, that may help him to understand your frame of mind and tardiness.) Hopefully he's a praying man and will join in on the prayers.
I also think it was very kind of you to give that secretary such a big benefit of the doubt about what her frame of mind may have been that day, but...taking it out on a child is really ridiclous and mean. It's a good thing she'll soon be getting a Christmas break, sounds like she needs one!! - December 7, 2007 at 9:21 PM
- momteachread said...
I will pray for strength for Julian and his family. What terrible news for them or any family.
As a teacher who has worked in 6 schools in the past 20 years, I can tell you that school secretaries come in only 2 "flavors"- super sweet and extremely bitter. I am lucky to work with 5 of the sweet variety at my school, but my daughters' school has an extra bitter one. She also acts differently when the principals walk in to the room. I think we, as parents, need to alert the principals to their behaviors when they are directed toward children. So often children don't have an adult with them when they go into the office on an errand, and they shouldn't have to fear the treatment they will receive. (just my little soap box issue) - December 7, 2007 at 9:25 PM
- Debbie @ Three Weddings said...
My day was starting off emotional anyway when I read about julian and his family. It broke my heart to hear their news. Tonight I had to go to church because it is a Holy Day of Obligation. I didn't want to go and truly went out of guilt. But the moment I got there I felt peace and was so glad I went. I dedicated my Mass to Julian and his family and hope it will bring some small amount of peace to them during this difficult time.
As for the pencils: A couple weeks ago we came home from somewhere and I had my hands full. I was kicking on the door to get my daughter to open it. I was frustrated for some reason, can't remember why now, but I get mad because they all disperse when you need them. Anyway, I kicked the door so hard that I rattled the wall and knocked one of my Willow Angels off a shelf busting off her head. Guess which one it was. My serenity angel. SERENITY NOW! SERENITY NOW! At least you didn't knock the secretary's head off. I'm sure you wanted to. Hope this helps. Gotta get myself another angel. Obviously, I need it. - December 7, 2007 at 9:32 PM
We entered this world of childhood cancer almost one year ago with our 19 month old, and it breaks my heart to see a brave warrior close to the end of his battle. He is such a strong little boy. My heart breaks for Julian and his family, I had to read the CB entry twice before I really believed what I read. Prayers and cyberhugs to JuJu and his family.
- December 7, 2007 at 9:36 PM
- Cheryl said...
Well, sure, you could have been the bigger person and repayed the secretary's snippy attitude with kindness. But hey, you can't be perfect all the time! I'm sure if it had been me, I wouldn't have been able to resist the urge to tell her what she could do with her precious pencils!
Hugs and prayers to Julian and his family. I'm so sorry that little children have to suffer with cancer or any other serious illness. It just seems so unfair. I'm praying for a miracle. - December 7, 2007 at 9:38 PM
- PaperSunshine said...
I read about Julian since I now get updates, I have cried, prayed, donated money and just feel so overwhelmed but faith that God's heart is always in the right place.
As for your snapping at the principal, yes it was not the best way to handle everything but you are human and God's grace isn't! Even Christian Moms have those moments, I know that for sure! - December 7, 2007 at 10:18 PM
- cheripiez67 said...
my heart goes out to julian's family
- December 7, 2007 at 11:00 PM
Dear Dawn,
Thank you so much for telling us about Julian and his family! It's just so unfair and I am so sorry to hear this news.
Thank you for caring about him and his family.
I will be praying for him and his family and friends.
God bless,
Elaine - December 8, 2007 at 12:04 AM
- Lisa-Anne said...
Ya just know that someone is going to *tell* on you to the secretary for writing about this, don't you? Praying you don't get called into the Principals office! :)I agree that you shouldn't beat yourself up, I think under the circumstances you likely showed more grace than you felt at the moment, but I'll pray that God goes ahead of you and smooths the way for you to be on good terms with that secretary (and she with you!) in the future.
You're awesome, Dawn, you're doing a great job, and your Father is delighted with you! :) - December 8, 2007 at 1:12 AM
- Daun Ann said...
I am torn at hearing about Julian's results. Am SO GLAD that he got to go to Disney (after the short stay in hospital) and enjoy being a kid.
May the Goddess watch over him and keep him comfortable until it is time for her to wrap her arms around him and gently take him home so he can do what he needs to do.
Dawn, thank you for bringing his story to MILLION'S of people. - December 8, 2007 at 4:19 AM
- Melissa said...
I'm so sorry to hear about Julian. My friend just heard days ago that her son's cancer has returned. His bone marrow transplant was their last hope. What an awful disease. My thoughts and prayers are with Mimi, Julian, and their family.
- December 8, 2007 at 7:06 AM
- Hoffman Family said...
So sorry to hear about Julian's test results. We will keep them all in our prayers. Thanks for keeping us updated.
- December 8, 2007 at 8:33 AM
- Just-Me-Jen said...
My heart goes out to Julian and his family. I cannot even begin to imagine what that must be like.
As for the secretary, don't knock yourself - it was your "mama bear" coming out, because she snapped at your baby without cause. I have been a secretary at a school (now I'm the computer operator), and I can tell you that no matter how bad a day I'd had, I never ever would have taken it out on a child. And the principal does need to be aware that his staff is taking up the visitor spots - we have the same issue at my school... - December 8, 2007 at 8:38 AM
I just want to say how much I enjoy reading your blog. I never miss a day. I do have a question, I have more then one child who enjoys computer time. How do you make the time fair for each child? From the time my boys get up to the time they go to bed they fight over the laptop. My younger one is home more since hes only in preschool and is on it more. I just want less fighting over the time they are on it and could use some ideas. Thankyou.
- December 8, 2007 at 9:45 AM
I feel like you wrote this story for me. I'm the crazy mom who went off on Grandpa Grumpy Pants at the groucery store last week. Are you trying to send me a message?? If so I hear you lound n clear. Roger that Capt. Boy, the Lord works in mysterious ways sometimes!!
Still praying for lil Jullian and his family. Sending them comfort and peace durring this very hard time.
Thanks Again for your thoughts...I enjoy your "company" :)
Isabel - December 8, 2007 at 10:28 AM
My prayers go out to Julian and his family. Our small rural town has a little guy (3yrs old) who has been battling cancer over the last year. It is wonderful how our community rallies around the family. Cummunity, friend and family support is so important. But it just breaks my heart that a child should ever suffer!! I was diagnosed with breast cancer 5 years ago and people always commented on my positive outlook and I would tell them,"I'm happy because it could have been one of my children and it is not so I have a lot of joy and thankfulness regardless of my condition" When my little friend received his diagnosis, I cried harder than ever (as I did when I learned of Julian and his fight). I just do not understand how a child so young can have aggressive cancer cells. Adults I understand, we have had longer exposer to the enviroment/products and all of the toxins. I am told that God has a plan for all of us, and I have faith, but will never understand why a child suffers. My prayers go out to all the children. We have to cherish our children and thank God for each and every day we are blessed with their presence.
Julian, I pray for your recovery and that God comforts you and your family. You are loved the world around!! Keep up the great fight!
Dawn, I thank God for your blog and your wisdom for using it for the better good by reaching our to the world and connecting us together for the wonderful causes that need our support. And thank you for the laughter we all need so badly, you really lighten and enlighten my day. :o) - December 8, 2007 at 10:54 AM
- Kathy said...
I'm so sorry for Julian and his family! My thoughts and prayers go out to them.
www.kathy-iamwhoiam.blogspot.com - December 8, 2007 at 1:05 PM
I am in tears after reading about Julian. I cannot believe it. I am so sorry.
- December 8, 2007 at 1:43 PM
I have been reading your blog for a few months now and have never left a comment, for i know that you are extremely plowed by them. But I wanted to say how sad I am for Julian and his family, I hope that Hospice is able to keep him as comfortable as they can, and I will continue to pray for him.
- December 8, 2007 at 4:16 PM
Prayers for Juilian's family. My very wise cousin told me last year ( when her daughter passed away) that prayers hold our head up when we are unable to do it ourselves.
In the other note-I would like to tell that secretary where to put those pencils. I have 3 kids under 4 in car seats and I appreciate being able to use visitors and parents stalls. I too voice my opinion to those who misuse those stalls without thinking of others who could really use them- I dont feel bad for saying so and neither should you. - December 8, 2007 at 6:15 PM
My heart is breaking for Julian and his family. I pray that his last weeks can be as comfortable as possible and he has some special time with his family during the holidays.
Thank you for keeping us updated. - December 8, 2007 at 7:02 PM
- ShellyQ said...
I received this in an email; I don't know where it originated from wanted to share. I hope it's ok. I know it's pretty long.
My heart goes out to Julian & his family my thoughts & prayers are w/you, Julian & his family.
Recently I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure.
Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said, "I love you and I wish you enough".
The daughter replied, "Mom, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mom".
They kissed and the daughter left. The mother walked over to the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see she wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on her privacy but she welcomed me in by asking, "Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?".
Yes, I have," I replied. "Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?".
"I am old and she lives so far away. I have challenges ahead and the reality is - the next trip back will be for my funeral," she said.
"When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, 'I wish you enough'. May I ask what that means?".
She began to smile. "That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone". She paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail and she smiled even more. "When we said, 'I wish you enough', we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them". Then turning toward me, she shared the following as if she were reciting it from memory.
I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.
I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.
She then began to cry and walked away.
They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them but then an entire life to forget them.
I WISH YOU ENOUGH - December 8, 2007 at 10:25 PM
- Mamapumpkin said...
I'm so sorry to hear about Julian. Prayers for his whole family and him and may a miracle dawn upon him to pull through.
www.mamapumpkin.com - December 9, 2007 at 7:47 AM
So sad about Julian. I was curious if they had contacted the non-profit "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep" They provide beautiful photography for the family to cherish forever free of charge. Their website is www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org There is also The American Child Photographers Charity Guild www.acpcg.com that provides the same services to families going through a loss like this.
I'll be praying for them.
Heather N. - December 9, 2007 at 11:22 PM
there is a lump in my throat and i am letting my four year old little guy hop up and down on the couch all he wants to right now. I don't think I could stop him if I wanted to. I wish Mimi could watch Julian jump up and down on the couch, so i'll let john do it for him. I just spent the last three hours reading all 221 of her posts on his page and looking at all the pics. My heart is aching, and my prayers are for her and the family. I can see she has the peace that suprpasses all understanding, praise the lord, and that will bring her and her family thru it. Hugs, hugs, hugs, and prayers, prayers, prayers to the Averys.
- December 10, 2007 at 1:32 AM
Heartfelt prayers to Julian and his family. I hope the angels sing around him and comfort him.
On the pencil issue.. it could have been your father-in-law yelling at your normal functioning 7year old daughter that she needed to put the pencil away because he didn't want her coloring on the walls with it. All she wanted was a piece of paper to draw her invalid grandma a picture and she has never colored on walls, even when she was younger.
School secretaries may be human too, but if they are going to start your child's day off like that, something needs to counteract it and we are our children's biggest advocates. We know what they are like when they get home from one of those days. - December 10, 2007 at 9:56 AM


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This test is done by measuring blood pressure at the ankle and in the arm while a person is at rest. Some people also do an exercise test. In this case, the blood pressure measurements are repeated at both sites after a few minutes of walking on a treadmill.
The ankle-brachial index (ABI) result is used to predict the severity of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). A slight drop in your ABI with exercise means that you probably have PAD. This drop may be important, because PAD can be linked to a higher risk of heart attack or stroke.
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This test is done to check for peripheral arterial disease of the legs.footnote 1 It is also used to see how well a treatment is working (such as medical treatment, an exercise program, angioplasty, or surgery).
This test might be done to check your risk of heart attack and stroke. The results can help you and your doctor make decisions about how to lower your risk.
The ABI result can help diagnose peripheral arterial disease (PAD). A lower ABI means you might have PAD. A slight drop in the ABI with exercise, even if you have a normal ABI at rest, means that you probably have PAD.
A normal resting ankle-brachial index is 1.0 to 1.4. This means that your blood pressure at your ankle is the same or greater than the pressure at your arm, and suggests that you do not have significant narrowing or blockage of blood flow.footnote 2
Abnormal values for the resting ankle-brachial index are 0.9 or lower and 1.40 or higher. If the ABI is 0.91 to 1.00, it is considered borderline abnormal.footnote 2
Abnormal values might mean you have a higher chance of having narrowed arteries in other parts of your body. This can increase your risk of a heart attack or stroke.
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- Aboyans V, et al. (2012). Measurement and interpretation of the ankle-brachial index: A scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation, 126(24): 2890–2909.
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I have a special love for baked goods with Dates.After all,my first bake was this Eggless dates cake which I must have baked like a hundred times.It is one of my amma's fave cakes and I make sure I pack some for her whenever I am going to my hometown.I have been planning to bake a Sticky Dates Pudding Cake with Caramel sauce and that is soon gonna feature here!!
I had some super soft,melt in the mouth Dates in my fridge for a while and the effort I put in to pit the whole batch made me a bit careful of what I did with them.Sometimes,when there's nothing sweet to have after lunch/dinner,I keep a few dates in a MW safe plate and MW for a minute or so.I close my eyes and relish the taste from the first bite to last..YUM!!
After reading Aparna's description about this Dates Cake from the famous bakery in Goa,I felt it was time to take out my Dates box.Since I am in a show off mode,I baked it in my Bundt pan.It takes me a while to photograph and slice the cake coz I am so immersed in enjoying the beauty of the cake when baked in a Bundt pan!!!
I used Almonds instead of Walnuts,but otherwise,did not make any changes.
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China exports ghost cities to Africa – 'The place is eerily quiet'
July, 2012
By Mamta Badkar
3 July 2012
There's been a lot written about ghost cities in China.
Just outside Angola's capital city of Luanda is Nova Cidade de Kilamba a residential development of 750 eight-story apartment buildings, a dozen schools, and more than 100 retail units, reports the BBC's Louise Redvers.
The $3.5 billion development covers 12,355 acres and was built to house about 500,000 people, and this is one of "several satellite cities being constructed by Chinese firms around Angola," writes Redvers.
Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos has touted the 'Kilamba social housing project' as an example of his social policy, and he has brought international policymakers including Chinese vice-president Xi Jingping to the site.
But the apartments in the complex cost somewhere between $120,000 and $200,000 according to online advertisements cited by BBC. Other anecdotal reports put the price of 3-bedroom apartment at about $250,000.
None of which helps the average Angolan given the country's per capita GDP of $5,144 per year, according to the World Bank.
And let's not forget, Angola serves as China's largest source of oil in Africa. Some like energy expert @pcdunham speculate this could be in preparation for oil money that is expected once the country begins developing new oil discoveries.
We pooled together some images we found of this ghost town from news reports and from this non-profit's Facebook page to give you a look at the Kilamba housing project.


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Rule #1 - Be Patient - Rule #2 - Don't ask when, if you don't contribute - Rule #3 - You have coding skills - LinuxMCE's small brother is available: http://www.agocontrol.com
Anyone agree?
Quote from: Matthew on December 04, 2007, 06:57:00 amCan you summarize the good reasons for using Xine for playback of non-HD video, when MPlayer could do it instead (or maybe it can't)?Because Xine is doing it already? Why fix it if it's not broken?My thoughts on the whole appliance/package separation effort is that right now I'd be happier to see development effort going into fixing all the annoying bugs and terrible GUI problems which make even simple operations almost impossible - e.g. girlfriend wants to find episode of Heroes called "5 years ago", or wants to watch an in progress recording - both of these things are actually quite difficult. The fact that under the hood a peice of code has been changed to be distro agnostic is at this stage in time wholly unimportant to me. I appreciate that is the goal, but surely that is the FINAL goal. In between we actually need to get the think to play TV/movies and do HA reliably and intuiively, which right now it doesn't really do.Anyone agree?
Can you summarize the good reasons for using Xine for playback of non-HD video, when MPlayer could do it instead (or maybe it can't)?
because it's not that simple, different media players need to be used depending on both the type of media and the destination. In a properly designed system, the media players expose their capabilities, and the system makes the appropriate choice. This should not be deviated from, and would only cause reliability issues long term should such a feature be exposed.-Thom
these issues will be resolved, even if we have to refactor the external media identifier system to do it.-Thom
Why don't you spend some time, actually looking through the code... and seeing how the system, for example, routes messages for media.
but again, you're missing the point... The customer only cares if it does what it's supposed to do, the customer is NOT going to be selecting the media player, the software is!


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LOCATION: Los Angeles (Bel Air), CA
SIZE: 8,500 square feet (approx.), 4 bedrooms, 6.5 bathrooms
YOUR MAMAS NOTES: It seems sit com queen and rom com royal Jennifer Aniston is moving on up to a twenty-some million dollar mid-century modern in the hoity toity Los Angeles, CA community of Bel Air. Before we address the newest real estate rumors swirling around Miz Aniston's latest (and alleged) acquisition let's quickly recap some of the notoriously real estate fickle celeb's most recent real estate activities.
In 2006 Miz Aniston dropped $13,500,000 for a Hal Leavitt-designed mansion in Beverly Hills then spent five years and many more millions on an extensive overhaul spearheaded by talented star-friendly architect and designer Stephen Shadley. Just as soon as the paint was dry Miz Aniston had a real estate change of heart and flipped the house on the market in early 2011with an oh-no-she-di'int asking price of $42,000,000.
Earlier in the year she'd told the people at People that she'd been on the hunt for a little place in New York so she could spend more time on the east coast. She also explained to the People peeps that she'd woke up in a London hotel room one night in the not so distant past and just at that moment came to the realization her life "felt really cluttered" and decided she needed to "simplify" her life, a process that included selling her big house in Beverly Hills which was "just too much" for the then single actress.
Of course, celebrities sometimes have a funny way of simplifying their lives.
The Bev Hills house quickly sold the house to an Orange County-based mutual fund magnate in June (2011) for $35,000,000 but not before Miz Aniston had already dropped more than seven million clams on two apartments in a low key but swankety-swank pre-war building in the West Village, one a puny 1-bedroom penthouse wrapped in planted terraces she bought from hairstyling honcho Sally Hershberger and the other a 1-bedroom apartment directly below. If the work has not already been done (or begun) the two adjacent but unconnected apartments will require extensive work to cohesively combine. That doesn't really sound very simple but then again who are we to know from simple?
Anyoo, it looked then like the long-time L.A. resident did indeed plan to high tail it back to New York City where she grew up and lived until she landed her defining (and exceedingly lucrative) role on Friends. But, not so fast said the little green man in the purple pants. It wasn't long after Miz Aniston sold her house in Beverly Hills that she and her new New York-based man-beau Justin Theroux—who left his live-in gal pal of 14 years to get with Miz Aniston—settled into unmarried (and leased) bliss in a high-priced love nest in the Bird Street neighborhood high above Los Angeles' Sunset Strip and it wasn't long after that bit of bizness hit the property gossip blogs Your Mama began to get wind of Miz Aniston house hunting in the Platinum Triangle, interested primarily we were told in architecturally significant homes with lots of privacy and seven figure asking prices.
Next up came all the hoo-ha and hullabaloo about Miz Aniston ditching her plans to combine her newly acquired West Village apartments in favor of a much more contemporary condo crib listed at $8,700,000 and located in same high-brow boo-teek building in Gramercy Park where Chanel's exceptionally prolific German-born fashion goddess Karl Lagerfeld owns a pied a terre he's had on and off the market in the last year. Miz Aniston quickly shot down the rumor, admitting she did tour the place but had not made an effort to purchase.
Back on the west coast the rumors of Miz Aniston's desire for a permanent residence began to heat up and about two weeks ago we heard from Hermione Hightower, a trusted informant who sometimes has very accurate intel on Miz Aniston's real estate doings, who passed along the scuttlebutt that Miz Aniston was in the process of acquiring a clean-lined A. Quincey Jones contemporary in Bel Air on and off the market since 2008 an last listed with an asking price of $24,900,000.
We (stoopidly) sat on the tip. Naturally we asked around and received some "I hear that too" responses but nothing concrete enough we felt we wanted to move forward with the information. Alas. We snoozed and we losed. Today gossip juggernaut TMZ reported Miz Aniston has indeed snatched up the very same A. Quincey Jones-designed mansion in Bel Air that Hermione Hightower told us the superstar was buying weeks ago.
Another valued source told us earlier today that word on the Platinum Triangle real estate street is that Miz Aniston will pay around $22,000,000 for the approximately 8,500 square foot residence perched on a 3.25(ish) acre promontory high above the Bel Air Country Club.
A uniform grid of trees shade the gated, plaza-like gravel motor court and directly reference the rigorous geometry A. Quincey Jones applied to the architectural elements of the property that include a U-shaped main house with 4 bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms plus a separate guest house tucked into a quiet corner of the estate and a brightly colored poolside pavilion with outdoor dining and lounging area with fireplace.
Interior spaces have gleaming honey-colored hardwood floors, vast planes of gallery white walls, long banks of full-height windows and sliding doors, and purposeful pops of bright colors that include a cobalt blue wall that surrounds a courtyard outside the formal dining room, lipstick red fireplace column that separates the front entry from the formal living room, and cobalt blue chimney breast in the master bedroom.
The back of the house opens up balconies and terraces with canyon and city views. A wide lawn stretches back the swimming pool (with spa and poolside pavilion) that sits on a lower terrace between the house and the small hillside vineyard that undulates along the lowest slope of the terraces estate. Certainly she'll pay someone to grow her grapes, mow the lawns, trim the trees, and skim the pool, but employing a small army of horticulturalists and botanists, a shirtless pool man, and a part time viticulturist doesn't sound like the simple life to Your Mama but then again....
listing photos: Everett Fenton Gidley for Westside Estate Agency


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Recession Leaves Many Children Uninsured
CBS News reports on the many families losing health insurance as part of the series "Children of the Recession." Shaunna Terry, a single mom in Austin, Texas, is a realtor who once had a "six-figure annual income." Now, health insurance "has become a luxury they've decided to do without." When her daughter became ill with an ear infection, she sought treatment but "balked" at the recommended follow-up visit. When her daughter became sicker, "the school nurse told Shaunna about the Children's Health Express Van, a pediatrician's office on wheels, with no insurance forms and no fees."
The van is one of 38 mobile medical clinics "in 15 states across the country." "Originally intended to serve low-income, under-privileged children, the mobile medical units are seeing more parents like Shaunna come in every day, who've lost their insurance, lost their job, or both."
Irwin Redlener, a pediatrician and Columbia University professor who co-founded the organization that provides the "medi-vans," told CBS, ""When we have a situation like this recession, where we have a mounting up of barriers for families, it really increases the chances that children will fall through the cracks." He went on to say that "One safety net is supposed to be the federally funded CHIP program, recently reauthorized by President Obama. But CHIP is estimated to cover only half of the "estimated 8 million children currently uninsured." Redlener added that "for children, a temporary loss of access to health care can have lifelong consequences." "In that absence," he said "we may miss something very critical to a developing child" (Cobiella, 5/28).
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NWChem:Current events
From NWChem
EMSL Arrows - An Easier Way to Use NWChem
Are you just learning NWChem and would like to have an easy way to generate input decks, check your output decks against a large database of calculations, perform simple thermochemistry calculations, calculate the NMR and IR spectra of modest size molecule, or just try out NWChem before installing it? EMSL Arrows scientific service can help. A Web API to EMSL Arrows is now available for Alpha testing. Click on this link. For more information contact Eric Bylaska (email@example.com).
Besides using the Web API you can also use EMSL Arrows by just sending a simple email. Try it out by clicking here to send an email to email@example.com.
EMSL arrows is a scientific service that uses NWChem and chemical computational databases to make materials and chemical modeling accessible via a broad spectrum of digital communications including posts to web APIs, social networks, and traditional email. Molecular modeling software has previously been extremely complex, making it prohibitive to all but experts in the field, yet even experts can struggle to perform calculations. This service is designed to be used by experts and non-experts alike. Experts will be able carry out and keep track of large numbers of complex calculations with diverse levels of theories present in their workflows. Additionally, due to a streamlined and easy-to-use input, non-experts will be able to carry out a wide variety of molecular modeling calculations previously not accessible to them.
You do not need to be a molecular modeling expert to use EMSL Arrows. It is very easy to use. You simply email chemical reactions to email@example.com and then an email is sent back to you with thermodynamic, reaction pathway (kinetic), spectroscopy, and other results. There are currently 42,000+ calculations in the EMSL Arrows database and it is growing every day. If an EMSL Arrows request requires a calculation not already in the database, then it will automatically start the calculation on a small number of freely available computers and send back the results when finished. More information can be found at "EMSL Arrows". We would like thank the DOD SERDP program and the DOE OS OBER EMSL project for their support.
Tutorial on YouTube (mobile devices)
NWChem 6.6 has been released
NWChem team is pleased to announce the 6.6 release. We would like to express our sincere thanks to all the authors and contributors who made this release possible. This release includes several new capabilities and bug fixes. The key features of NWChem 6.6 include:
- New qmd module AIMD (NVT, NVE) for molecular and finite systems. It can be used with all Gaussian basis set ground and excited-state methods in NWChem that can provide an energy/gradient (analytic or numerical). It can also be combined with COSMO. A qmd_analysis standalone code is also provided to analyze the trajectory data.
- York-Karplus approach in COSMO (keywords to invoke the Klamt-Schuurmann approach is included in the documentation). With the extensive changes that were made in the COSMO module, the Klamt-Schuurman approach is not perfectly backward compatible with the previous 6.5 release. Some cases show small differences in the energies. We are working on a patch for backward compatibility.
- Improvements in the NWXC module (experimental)
- Integration of FEFF6 library into AIMD (FEFF is an automated program for ab initio multiple scattering calculations of X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS), X-ray Absorption Near-Edge Structure (XANES) and various other spectra for clusters of atoms developed at the University of Washington (John Rehr's group) http://feffproject.org/ ).
- New implementation of the PAW method into PSPW. Simple to use, just include PAW potential library in the PSPW simulation.
- Grimme2, and Grimme3 potentials added to NWPW
- MGGA-MVS Exchange functional added to gaussian DFT module
- Initial convergence of NWPW wavefunctions now done using finer grids in successive stages.
- Reading and writing of NWPW wavefunctions in ASCII format. To use just append .ascii to the NWPW vectors filename
- Metropolis NVT and NPT added to PSPW
- Equation parser for defining collective variables in Metadynamics and TAMD
- New NEB solver based on Full Approximation Scheme (FAS) solver. Currently only available on Bitbucket (https://bitbucket.org/ebylaska/python-neb.git). Integrated version will be available soon in the development tree.
- Parallel in time integrator for use with NWChem. Python programs available at ftp://ftp.aip.org/epaps/journ_chem_phys/E-JCPSA6-139-011332/
- Trajectories from the NWChem molecular dynamics module can be exported in the xyz format
- Intel Xeon Phi port for MR-CCSD(T)
- The supported version of the Global Arrays library is now 5-4
- New ARMCI_NETWORK=MPI-PR (MPI progress ranks). It is the recommended option (performance-wise) when no other native ports are available.
- Streamlined installation (automated detection of MPI variables)
- Improved ScaLapack and ELPA integration. The current ELPA interface is compatible with the 2015.05 release.
- Improved parallelization in DFT Charge-Density fitting (removed semi-direct option)
- Improved parallel scalability of Semi-direct MP2
- Improved stability of in-core installation (e.g. USE_NOIO=y) of Semi-direct MP2
- Improvements in Xeon Phi offloading for single reference [Intel Xeon Phi port for MR-CCSD(T) CCSD(T)]
- New LINUX64 architecture available: ppc64le
- Bug fix for CDFT (same as http://www.nwchem-sw.org/images/Cdft.patch.gz)
- Bug fix for anisotropic part of the DFT polarizabilities
- Bug fix in PSPW implementation of Electron Transfer calculation (i.e. periodic version of ET module)
Dr. Jakowski named an EMSL visiting scientist
Dr. Jacek Jakowski will work with Drs. Edo Apra and Niri Govind to develop a pilot implementation of DFTB in NWChem. This collaboration with Dr. Jakowski will result in a unique computational capability and position NWChem for mesoscale simulations in chemistry. http://www.emsl.pnnl.gov/emslweb/news/jakowski-named-emsl-visiting-scientist
NWChem among 13 science projects selected to run on the 300-petaFLOPS Summit
In preparation for next-generation supercomputer Summit, the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF) selected 13 partnership projects into its Center for Accelerated Application Readiness (CAAR) program. A collaborative effort of application development teams and staff from the OLCF Scientific Computing group, CAAR is focused on redesigning, porting, and optimizing application codes for Summit's hybrid CPU–GPU architecture. Researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and IBM Almaden Research Center aim to scale the NWChem application to utilize GPU accelerators to provide benchmark energies to allow for accurate parameterization of force fields for glycans as well as develop and disseminate an open-source database of accurate glycan conformational energies. New implementations of high-accuracy methods capable of taking advantage of Summit computational resources will significantly shift the system-size limit tractable by very accurate yet expensive methods accounting for the inter-electron correlation effects. https://www.olcf.ornl.gov/caar/
NWChem Tutorial at NSCCS
Two day workshop (April 21st-22nd 2015) will introduce researchers in the field of computational chemistry to the NWChem software package. NWChem aims to provide its users with computational chemistry tools that can handle (bio)molecules, nanostructures, and solid-state from quantum to classical, and all combinations thereof. http://www.nsccs.ac.uk/NWChem2015.php
EMSL Named an Intel Parallel Computing Center
Intel has named EMSL, located at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, as an Intel Parallel Computing Center. As an Intel PCC, EMSL's scientific computing team will work with Intel to modernize the codes of NWChem to take advantage of technological advancements in computers. NWChem is one of the Department of Energy's premier open-source computational chemistry software suites and has been developed at EMSL. The modernized codes will be applicable to several science drivers including studies of aerosol particles, soil chemistry, biosystems, hormone-cofactor functionality in proteins, ionic liquids in cells, spectroscopies, new materials and large-scale reaction mechanisms. http://www.emsl.pnl.gov/emslweb/news/emsl-named-intel%C2%AE-parallel-computing-center.
NWChem SC2014 paper
This paper presents the implementation and performance of the highly accurate CCSD(T) quantum chemistry method on the Intel Xeon Phi coprocessor within the context of the NWChem computational chemistry package. The widespread use of highly correlated methods in electronic structure calculations is contingent upon the interplay between advances in theory and the possibility of utilizing the ever-growing computer power of emerging heterogeneous architectures. We discuss the design decisions of our implementation as well as the optimizations applied to the compute kernels and data transfers between host and coprocessor. We show the feasibility of adopting the Intel Many Integrated Core Architecture and the Intel Xeon Phi coprocessor for developing efficient computational chemistry modeling tools. Remarkable scalability is demonstrated by benchmarks. Our solution scales up to a total of 62560 cores with the concurrent utilization of Intel Xeon processors and Intel Xeon Phi coprocessors. New CCSD(T) implementation is available in the 6.5 release of NWchem http://sc14.supercomputing.org/schedule/event_detail?evid=pap217
NWChem 6.5 has been released
NWChem team is pleased to announce the 6.5 release. We would like to express our sincere thanks to all the authors and contributors who made this release possible. This release includes several new powerful capabilities.
- Analytical TDDFT gradients. Developers: Niri Govind, Huub van Dam, Daniel Silverstein (Jensen Group, Penn State University). D.W. Silverstein, N. Govind, H.J.J. van Dam, L. Jensen, "Simulating One-Photon Absorption and Resonance Raman Scattering Spectra Using Analytical Excited State Energy Gradients within Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory," J. Chem. Theory Comput. 9, 5490 (2013). http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ct4007772
- Analytical COSMO gradients. Developers: Huub van Dam.
- Enhanced handling of COSMO parameters. Developers: Marat Valiev.
- SMD (Solvation Model Based on Density) Model. Developers: Alek Marenich (Truhlar/Cramer Group, University of Minnesota), Niri Govind
- VEM (Vertical Excitation or Emission) Model. Developers: Alek Marenich (Truhlar/Cramer Group, University of Minnesota), Niri Govind
- Analytical 2nd derivatives for Becke97 style XC functionals. Developers: Tobias Risthaus (University of Bonn).
- Open and closed-shell polarizabilities. Developers: Fredy Aquino (Schatz Group, Northwestern University), Jochen Autschbach (SUNY, Buffalo). F.W. Aquino, G.C. Schatz, "Time-Dependent Density Functional Methods for Raman Spectra in Open-Shell Systems", J. Phys. Chem. A, 2014, 118 (2), pp 517–525. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jp411039m
- Exchange-hole dipole moment method (XDM). Developers: Alberto Otero de la Roza (National Institute for Nanotechnology, NRC), Edoardo Apra.
- Calculation of transition densities for excited-states. Developers: Niri Govind.
- Complete list of exchange-correlation functionals within planewave DFT. Developers: Huub van Dam, Eric Bylaska.
- SCS method for MP2/CCSD. Developers: Massimo Malagoli (Penguin Computing).
- Improved stability of in-core (a.k.a no I/O) MP2. Developers: Edoardo Apra.
- Accurate calculation of Electron Affinities (EA) and Ionization Potentials (IP) with equation-of-motion coupled-cluster theory (IP/EA-EOMCCSD). Developers: Kiran Bhaskaran Nair (Mark Jarrell, Juana Moreno, William Shelton Groups, LSU), Karol Kowalski. Kiran Bhaskaran-Nair, K. Kowalski, J. Moreno, M. Jarrell, W.A. Shelton, "Equation of motion coupled cluster methods for electron attachment and ionization potential in fullerenes C60 and C70," J. Chem. Phys. 141, 074304 (2014). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4891934
- Enabling non-iterative CCSD(T) and CR-EOMCCSD(T) calculations with large tiles (new parallel algorithm based on the sliced representation of multi-dimensional tensors). Developers: Karol Kowalski.
- new TCE 4-index transformation for RHF/ROHF references. Developers: Karol Kowalski.
- Intel MIC port for the TCE CCSD(T) module. Developers: Edoardo Apra, Michael Klemm (Intel), Karol Kowalski.
- Reducing memory requirements in beta-hyperpolarizability linear response CCSD method. Developers: Karol Kowalski
- Performance optimizaton of spin-adapted CCSD implementation for closed-shell systems. Developers: Victor Anisimov (National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Edoardo Apra.
- Temperature accelerated molecular dynamics (TAMD). Developers: Ying Chen (Weare Group, UCSD), Eric Bylaska.
- Added equation input to TAMD and Metadynamics. This allows the user the freedom to define unique collective variables in free energy simulations. Developers: Eric Bylaska.
- Frozen Phonon in BAND. Developers: Eric Bylaska
- 2d surface geometry optimizations. Developers: Eric Bylaska
- Interface to FEFF6L. Developers: Eric Bylaska
- FMM implementation of ion-electron interactions in AIMD/MM. Developers: Eric Bylaska
- Constant temperature and pressure Metropolis Monte-Carlo (beta) added to PSPW.
- Ability to assign different basis sets based on on atom name in QM/MM calculations. Developers: Marat Valiev.
- Complete handling of space groups. Developers: Eric Bylaska.
- Mingw32 port for Windows 32-bit environments. Developer: Edoardo Apra.
NWChem 6.5 soon to be released
We have now entered the NWChem code freeze for release 6.5. Please refrain from checking in new development code and limit checkins to bug fixes. As of yet we have not branched the release. The plan is to stabilize the current development and branch the release later (end of August/beginning of September). This avoids duplication of work and checking fixes in in two places (the development branch and the release branch) as well as weird inconsistencies that may arise from forgotten checkins.
NWChem 6.3 release now available
On May 17, 2013 NWChem version 6.3 was released. An overview of the changes, added functionality, and bug fixes in this latest version can be found here.
NWChem highlighted in DOE Pulse
NWChem's efforts to solve chemistry challenges with high performance computing were highlighted in DOE Pulse.
NWChem 6.1.1 bug fix release now available
On June 26, 2012 NWChem version 6.1.1 was released. This version is solely a bug fix release with the same functionality as NWChem 6.1. A list of bug fixes in this latest version can be found here.
NWChem Schedules Tutorials and Hands-On Training
Centers or sites interested in hosting a workshop or tutorial with or without hands-on training, please contact Karol Kowalski.
The NWChem developers will be holding:
- Tutorials are being planned in the US, India, and Italy. Updates will be provided soon.
- A three-day tutorial and hands-on training at A*STAR in Singapore on October 23-25, 2012
- A three-day tutorial and hands-on training at the National Supercomputer Center in Beijing on October 17-19, 2012
Past tutorial/training sessions:
- A two-day tutorial and hands-on training at the LONI Institute on the Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA) campus June 8-9, 2012
- A two-day tutorial and hands-on training at EPCC in Edinburgh, UK on June 13-14, 2011
- A two-day tutorial and hands-on training at LRZ in Garching, Germany on June 9-10, 2011
- A three-day tutorial and hands-on training at the National Supercomputer Center in Beijing on December 11-13, 2010
- A two-day tutorial and hands-on training at NCSA in Urbana on December 1-2, 2010
- A 2-hour tutorial at the Pacific Northwest AVS meeting held at PNNL on September 15, 2010
NWChem 6.1 has been released
On January 27, 2012 NWChem version 6.1 was released. An overview of the changes, added functionality, and bug fixes in this latest version can be found here.
PCCP Perspective Published
Developers of NWChem at EMSL were the lead authors on a perspective article in the highly ranked PCCP journal on utilizing high performance computing for chemistry and parallel computational chemistry. The article and cover were published in Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 12, 6896 (2010).
NWChem released as open-source
On September 30, 2010 NWChem version 6.0 was released. This version marks a transition of NWChem to an open-source software package. The software is being released under the [Educational Community License 2.0] (ECL 2.0). Users can download the source code and a select set of binaries from this site.
New functionality, improvements, and bug fixes include:
- Greatly improved memory management for TCE four-index transformation, CCSD(T), CR-EOMCCSD(T), and solver for EOMCCSD
- Performance and scalability improvments for TCE CCSD(T), CR-EOMCCSD(T), and EOMCCSD
- TCE based static CCSD hyperpolarizabilities
- New exchange-correlation functionals available in the Gaussian DFT module
- Range-separated functionals: CAM-B3LYP, LC-BLYP, LC-PBE, LC-PBE0, BNL. These functionals can also be used to perform TDDFT excited-state calculations
- SSB-D functional
- Double hybrid functionals (Semi-empirical hybrid DFT combined with perturbative MP2)
- DFT response calculations are now available for order 1 (linear response), single frequency, electric field and mixed electric-magnetic field perturbations.
- Spin-orbit now works with direct and distributed data approaches
- Greatly improved documentation for QM/MM simulations
- Bug fix for DISP: Empirical long-range vdW contribution
- Bug fix for Hartree-Fock Exchange contributions in NMR
- Plane-wave BAND module now has parallelization over k-points, AIMD, and Spin-Orbit pseudopotentials
- Plane-wave modules have improved minimizers for metallic systems and metadynamics capabilities