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South African Journal of Science
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versão impressa ISSN 0038-2353
S. Afr. j. sci. vol.104 no.7-8 Pretoria Set./Ago. 2008
Sterols and sterolins in Hypoxis hemerocallidea (African potato)
Division of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
Commercially available health supplements and herbal remedies containing sterols and sterolins, either from African potato (Hypoxis hemerocallidea) alone, or whether enriched with sterols and sterolins, are claimed to be efficacious in the treatment of a variety of ailments. Sterols and sterolins in African potato are purported to be the relevant constituents that are required for the therapeutic claims of such products. A patent describing the extraction of sterolins from African potato plant material has claimed that approximately 9 mg sterolins can be isolated from 100 g of an enriched aqueous African potato extract. Our analysis of African potato plant material and its sterol and sterolin content, when similarly prepared, shows that the measureable content of sterols and sterolins in African potato is far less than the amounts of these compounds that have been claimed to be necessary for therapeutic benefit. We conclude that therapeutic claims relating to sterol and sterolin content in African potato are unsubstantiated, in view of the extremely low content of such compounds that we have isolated from our plant material, and in products containing African potato, or extracts thereof.
African potato (AP), Hypoxis hemerocallidea, apart from its perceived nutritional value, is of active medical interest, and is purported by many South Africans as possibly being the best-known medicinal plant. Although African potato is the common name, its underground growth is not a tuber, but a corm. Furthermore, the term African potato is also, and confusingly, attributed to another plant, Plectrantus esculentus. The name Hypoxis will therefore be used throughout this text when referring to the AP. Extracts of the corms have been ingested by man as a dietary supplement and for a diversity of ailments.16 In recent years, the increasing interest in functional foods and the use of phytosterols, their glycosides (sterolins) and steryl esters (>2 g/day) for reducing serum cholesterol and increasing immunity has resulted in these compounds regaining considerable attention.1 There are many herbal formulations containing sterols for this reason, most of which have been fortified with additional amounts of free sterols, stanols and sterolins. Commercially available health supplements and herbal remedies containing sterols and sterolins as well as Hypoxis, alone or enriched with sterols and sterolins, are claimed to be efficacious for a variety of ailments. In particular, purported sterol and sterolin content in products containing Hypoxis is identified to be the important feature for the therapeutic claims of these products.
Sterols and stanols are claimed to play an important role in the realm of health supplements, with extensive scientific argument for their prophylactic and therapeutic use for various medical conditions and ailments, such as atherosclerosis,2,3 benign prostatic cancer4 and colon cancer.5, 6 However, many reports on the medicinal properties of sterols are largely based on in vitro analyses or unrealistic high in vivo dosages, making the therapeutic claims for these compounds disputable.
The average daily human dietary consumption of phytosterols is approximately 250 mg, mostly derived from vegetable oils, cereals, fruits and vegetables.7 Dietary phytosterols have been estimated to be almost twice this intake in the case of vegetarians. Phytostanols are much less abundant in nature than phytosterols and are consequently consumed in relatively lower amounts (c. 25 mg/day) in human diets.1 Phytosterols have also been used since the mid-1990s in strategies for lowering cholesterol, and for reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The advent of the 'statin' compounds has resulted in a rapidly diminished use of phytosterol products. Lipophilic extracts of Hypoxis corms have been used in Europe for the treatment of prostate problems.8 These extracts are claimed to have antiinflammatory activity, and to relieve the symptoms of prostate adenoma. The components claimed to be responsible for this effect are mixtures of phytosterols, and it is claimed that β-sitosterol (Fig. 1) is the main active compound. A commercial product, Harzol®, was launched in 1974, and consists of a combination of b-sitosterol and its glucoside, BSSG (Fig. 2) and has gained wide acceptance in Germany. The glycosides (including BSSG) were purported to be obtained from Hypoxis, and their action in the treatment of benign prostate hypertrophy was attributed to inhibition of 5α-reductase, or to diminished binding of dihydrotestosterone within the prostate gland.9 Various other commercial preparations were subsequently launched, and were claimed to contain Hypoxis extracts, or other plant material, specifically for their sterol/sterolin content. One such formulation, initially purported to contain Hypoxis, was stated to contain sterols-to-sterolins in the mass ratio of 100:1. This specific ratio has been claimed to enhance the in vitro proliferative response of human T cells, more so than individual sterols at the same concentration, and this claim was used to market and promote sales of this particular product.510 The Hypoxis component, however, was subsequently removed from this product, and the included phytosterols have been subsequently claimed to be sourced from elsewhere.
With the absence of convincing ethnomedical information relating to the efficacy of the 100:1 ratio of sterols-to-sterolin, coupled with the non-availability of data from other sterol and sterolin ratios, the situation raises doubt regarding the validity of the efficacy and therapeutic claims for such products. Claims of phytosterol content in Hypoxis nevertheless continue to be made, such as a recent advertisement for Santjie Marx Products, which includes the statement: 'The plant sterols and sterolins that are essential to proper immune system function, are highly concentrated in the Africa Potato plant' (http://www.smarxprodukte.com/).
Early claims relating to the medicinal properties of β-sitosterol and its glycoside in Hypoxis have been reported in the literature.11 Although not substantiated by definitive pharmacological data, several patents have been filed on the usage and medicinal claims of sterolin-enriched extracts of Hypoxis for various therapeutic purposes.1217 In particular, a patent filed by Pegel and Liebenberg in 197318 claimed that the potency of an extract from Hypoxis species in the treatment of prostate hypertrophy was correlated with chemically non-defined phytosterol glycosides (sterolins such as BSSG).
It should be noted that due to poor aqueous solubility and limited bioavailability of free phytosterols, their purported serum cholesterol-lowering effects were not always found to be consistent, and very high oral doses (up to 2550 g/day) appear to be required for efficacy. The problems of solubility and bioavailability have led to many contradictory results in early clinical studies.1
The highest yield recorded in the US patent entitled 'Extraction of sterolins from plant material', was about 9 mg sterolin from 100 g of an enriched aqueous extract of Hypoxis.1720 The extractive value of the above aqueous isolate, defined as the content of extractable matter in milligrams per gram of plant material, was not given in the patent. Repeated experiments with the extraction of Hypoxis, conducted in our laboratories, has consistently yielded about 30% w/w dried aqueous extract from fresh corms of Hypoxis. From our data, the patent's claimed 9 mg of sterolin (BSSG) in 100 g of aqueous extract of Hypoxis can be estimated to have originated from about 300 g of fresh Hypoxis plant material.
Sterolins are deglycosylated to their corresponding sterols in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of humans, following ingestion, and the resulting sterol is claimed to be responsible for the purported therapeutic effect.7 Comparing the molecular weight ratio of BSSG (molecular weight, 552.89) with BSS (molecular weight, 414.65), 9 mg will stoichiometrically convert to about 6.8 mg β-sitosterol, which is far lower than the reported therapeutic dose required for efficacy.7 To date, except for the claims made in the aforementioned patent, to our knowledge there have been no research publications describing the isolation and analysis of sterols or sterolins from Hypoxis. Nor are there any scientific data to substantiate the amount of these phytoconstituents that is claimed to be required for therapeutic efficacy. Their presence in adequate therapeutic concentration in any species of the genus Hypoxis deserves scrutiny. The issue has been raised by Nicoletti et al.24 and Hostetmann et al.8
Based on our argument, we propose that any nutritional or therapeutic value of Hypoxis is unlikely to be due to the presence of sterolins in Hypoxis or extracts therefrom, as final extractive recovery of these compounds is <0.01% w/w of enriched extract.
Content of sterols and sterolins in Hypoxis
A Hypoxis extract was prepared from Hypoxis plant material, in accordance with the example procedure recorded in the patent.16 We measured the content of sterols (β-sitosterol and stigmasterol) and BSSG recovered. Extractive procedure is similar to the Hypoxis decoctions prepared according to the common recipe used by traditional healers (sangomas)inthe Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Analysis involved a validated HPLC procedure, coupled with evaporative light-scattering detection for the qualitative and quantitative determination of sterols and BSSG.25 The aqueous extract did not show any detectable quantities of BSSG or BSS and this was confirmed by spiking the sample solutions with known concentrations of BSS and BSSG standards.
The content of sterols (stigmasterol, β-sitosterol and stigmastanol) and sterolins in the preparation outlined above is less than our analytical detection limit of 0.002%w/w. This equates to an amount of less than about 6 mg BSSG/100 g of aqueous extract, in contrast to the content of 9.01 mg/100 g aqueous extract, as given in the patent information. Notwithstanding the patent claims, we confirm a lower sterolin content of Hypoxis, and we show that this so-called enriched extract of Hypoxis contains less than 0.002% sterolins.
We conclude that because the daily consumption by consumers of Hypoxis is about 200500 ml of such an aqueous decoction (typically containing about 37 mg fresh Hypoxis per ml, or c.18.5 g of Hypoxis plant material),26 the daily intake of BSS and BSSG, if present in the decoction, will be negligible (about a milligram) and will be inadequate for any therapeutic efficacy (Table 1).
Health-product preparations of Hypoxis hemerocallidea are readily available from retail outlets, and more recently via the internet, and the suppliers and manufacturers of these products continue to make a variety of claims regarding the efficacy of such products. It is the purpose of this communication to present a scientific appraisal of these claims, and to afford evidence that they are suspect.
We thank C. Albrecht for the supply of BSSG and the Medical Research Council of South Africa for financial support.
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Received 23 December 2007. Accepted 5 June 2008.
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She was always scared of surgery so you can imagine our shock at the announcement she decided to have gastric bypass surgery. I went with her to the surgeon's office expecting some nutritional and psychological evaluation process. Instead, we got a brief PowerPoint presentation. Chrissy was otherwise a very healthy young lady. (no serious medical conditions) The Surgeon had her surgery approved by her insurance company and a date set very quickly. Regardless of my feelings, as her mother. You see the 100 lbs. overweight was enough for him to perform the surgery. Chrissy regretted it from the moment she woke up.
The pain never ended. She went back to the surgeon who said her pain was all in her head. We took her to another surgeon, who said her gall bladder was diseased and he removed it. This did not relieve her pain. She was given pain pills to try to ease her pain, vitamins, B12 shots, iron infusions, you name it Chrissy had it. We went to Dr. after Dr. all either reluctant to treat or just baffled with all the complications occurring. Chrissy had a stroke (some said stroke, some said complex migraine, some simply did not know) She went through rehab and returned to work. First day back she fell and sprained her ankle. The ankle never healed and we knew something was wrong. This is when they discovered not only the normal B12 and Iron deficiencies, but everything was deficient. Vitamin D, Vitamin A, Beta Carotene, you name it.
Now of course vitamins were increased to huge doses. We already knew at this point Chrissy could not absorb pill forms of vitamins, as well as, many medications. Everything was tried from liquid, injections of A, infusions of Vitamin D and Iron Infusions. Chrissy was just not absorbing anything and the numbers just kept going down. She was diagnosed with Osteomalacia and hyperparathryroid. Not for one minute can you tell me these were not caused by WLS.
The cruel joke was she looked great two years out of the surgery, but never felt great or even good. 5 – 5 ½ years out Chrissy started losing her teeth, was completely deficient, in a wheelchair, under pain management and could barely eat and our one saving factor was that she was not losing weight, so we thought we stood a chance. Everything was deteriorating, she was in constant unbearable pain, her muscles had begun to atrophy, and emotionally and physically she was drained. She was losing her eye sight and even her memory. On December 3, 2008 our last monthly visit to the endocrinologist she lost 50 lbs. I said at this time, as I said to every Dr., on every visit, I was having trouble keeping her comfortable. Even under pain management they could not keep her comfortable, because they refused to give her higher doses to allow for the malabsorbtion. The Dr. said go home enjoy Christmas and we will talk in January. We never had that Christmas, Chrissy died on December 21, 2008.
You see the cruel part of this whole story is that Drs. Do not know how to treat WLS patients with these types of medical issues and emergency rooms are a complete waste of time a because they don't know what to do. What this means for the patient suffering theses very serious medical issues is no treatment, no pain relief, and no answers.
To date I am still fighting for this surgeons records which he refused to give to Chrissy . Imagine my daughter is dying, I am begging for records and this Dr. refuses for 6 ½ years.
My opinion is when you agree to bypass surgery you do not know how much absorbable intestine will be bypassed. These Surgeons are simply guessing as to how much a patient will absorb after surgery. TALK ABOUT A LOSE/LOSE SITUATION…..
I watched Chrissy die the most debilitating, deteriorating, and humiliating death possible for a 26 year old to have to face. She did it with dignity, strength, and courage. She even tried to prepare us for what was ahead.
Knowing and living, and dying as she did, she said even if she had medical conditions she would never have done this surgery had she known this was possible.
When Chrissy passed we already knew others had suffered and died the same awful way. I would like people to understand this may be a "death sentence", not the "NEW LIFE", described by surgeons. You may survive this surgery and live for many years, but your old medical issues will be replaced with other medical issues that are not as treatable. They simply cannot make your body absorb once the chemistry of your system is changed.
Since Chrissy's death, I am being called and told of numerous stories of people suffering and dying trying to get help….
Sunday, July 05, 2009
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QUITE SIMPLY NOTHING IN LIFE IS AN EASY FIX ESPECIALLY WLS SURGERY. Believe it or not I have only given a brief description of Chrissy's 6 ½ year struggle. God knows there is so much more. I just want everyone to know how this surgery can completely ruin lives forever.

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Members of the House of Representatives leave the U.S. Capitol, adjourning after their final vote of the day on Friday.
In a deal expected to end long delays for fliers soon, Congress speedily approved a bill to revoke the furlough of federal air-traffic controllers, tackling a short-term political problem but creating longer-term complications for the White House.
The White House said President Barack Obama would sign the measure that passed the House on Friday and the Senate on Thursday night. Doing so marked a setback for his strategy for revoking the full set of across-the-board federal budget cuts, known as the sequester, that for months he had argued would do the public and the economy harm.
Congress passes a bill to ease travel delays caused by the sequester cuts to the FAA that have impacted travel at the nations busiest airports. Aaron Zitner discusses on Lunch Break. Photo: AP Images.
Lawmakers said that funding would allow the Federal Aviation Administration to stop the furloughs of air-traffic controllers and also prevent the scheduled closure of 149 control towers staffed by contracted employees at small airports.
A spokesman for the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, which represents the FAA's 15,000 civilian controllers, said it wasn't yet clear how quickly the FAA could reset its controller schedules to full staffing. The FAA and Department of Transportation didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.
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If public ire over long flight delays is now resolved, Republican lawmakers will be less likely to compromise on replacing all the sequester cuts, they said. Other than in air travel, anger over the budget cuts has been slow to materialize, and many agencies have furloughed fewer federal workers than expected.
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A passenger sits in the international terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson airport in Atlanta on Friday.
Congress's action on Friday "begins to chip away at the ability to get a broader budget deal done," said Rep. Rick Larsen (D., Wash.), who nonetheless voted for the bill. "If you start nickel and diming our way out of the sequester, then at some point it begins to get in the way of doing something bigger to replace the whole thing."
A Republican House member, Tom Cole of Oklahoma, said the FAA fix "lowers the pressure considerably" on Congress to roll back the sequester.
Republicans said the outcome was a victory that illustrated how federal spending could be cut in a way that minimizes pain. They have rejected Mr. Obama's call for new tax revenues to help replace the across-the-board cuts, which resulted from a 2011 deal between the parties to raise the federal borrowing limit.
The House measure, which passed on a 361-41 vote, would give the Department of Transportation the ability to reduce furloughs that began Sunday and effectively meant a 10% daily cut to the FAA's workforce of air-traffic controllers. Under the bill, the FAA would be able to redirect as much as $253 million from other areas of its budget to shore up staffing and operations. Similar legislation, crafted by lawmakers in both parties, had unanimously passed the Senate late Thursday.
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Rather than targeting the FAA, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) had urged members of his party to coalesce around a plan to repeal all of the cuts to federal agencies, which total $85 billion through the end of this fiscal year, and replace them with money saved from winding down the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a source of funds some consider a budget gimmick.
House Democratic leaders also sought a broad bill. "We ought not to be mitigating the sequester's effect on just one segment, when children, the sick, our military and many other groups who will be impacted by this irresponsible policy are left unhelped," said House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D., Md.), in a speech on the House floor that talked of cuts to the Head Start early-education program and nutrition programs for senior citizens and families, among others.
The public outcry over the flight delays, however, prompted many other Democrats to join Republicans in giving budget flexibility to the FAA. Although weather across the U.S. was relatively mild this past week, United estimated that every day since the controller furloughs began on Sunday, about 20,000 of its customers were affected by delays directly attributable to the staffing shortages, and 48 flights a day were canceled on average. The company, including its commuter affiliates, carries between 300,000 and 400,000 fliers a day and operates about 5,800 flights.
Republicans welcomed the bipartisan agreement as proof that the sequester's effects were forcing Democrats to change tack.
"By last night, Senate Democrats were adopting our targeted 'cut this, not that' approach," House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R., Va.) said in a letter Friday. "This victory is in large part a result of our standing together."
Some in Mr. Obama's political base and in social-service programs saw a double standard at work. They said Washington moved quickly to ease the pain for air travelers while letting the cuts remain for other constituencies hurt by the sequester.
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For this mechanism, the SAML token is included as part of the message signature as an authorization token and is sent only to the recipient. The message payload needs to be signed and encrypted. The requestor is vouching for the credentials (present in the SAML assertion) of the entity on behalf of which the requestor is acting.
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Gems, Diamonds, Crystal, Gold, Silver and all other valuable metals are made beneath the great weight of mother earth over millions of years. Though there are some that differ from this, like pearls which are forged in shells. This made me think, in what other ways(fantasy ways mind you), could precious metals be made?
Thrar Stones
There is a certain kind of trees named Silver Fir's in the common tounge. Of old they are called Shelegran`s. These trees can grow to be up to a 100 meters long and have thick trunks. The wood is black and hard as stone. The needles are of a slight silver color(as the name suggests). No one has yet seen the natural death of a Silver Fir, at least there are no records of it, but the oldest one recorded is six thousands years(roughly). When these trees are at a young stage in their life, different objects can be melded into their trunks as they grow. Over thousands of years being polished and gnawed upon under a tremendous amount of pressure by this hard rock like wood, they are slowly forged into gems.
These gems are of a deep brown color with a hint of a slight glow from within. Their size may wary but none has been seen one bigger than a hand. Usually they are the size of a thumb. They are perfectly round and smooth.
They are so rare, as are the trees that many consider them only a legend or mythic. It is said that the tree slowly work the stones out of the trunks, this also helps in the process of their making, constantly being moved slightly out of the tree. When they have made their long yourney towards the light(lasting three thousand years or so), they fall from the tree like ripe fruit.
Though other say that there is a tool made of old to cut the wood of the Silver Fir. But the secret of these tools are lost and new gems will never appear. The Thar Stones are are subject to many stories and theories like these. But nontheless, there are people that claim to own them. Some even suggests the idea of a secret underground marked that trade in these stones and sell them to rich collector. If you are ever offered to buy one of a simple merchant on the street it is guaranteed to be a fake.
There are also many stories concerning the different magical properties of this gem, great powers, strenght and so forth. But none of these are true, it is true however that the owner of one is slightly more lucky than what normal folks are.
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text: More hudl notes 27 January 2014 david Blog So, after fiddling with my Tesco hudl for a reasonable amount of time, here are some more of my thoughts... In fairness I should state that the other tablet I've used a lot is an iPad mini, so that tends to be what I'll naturally compare it to. So here goes: standby mode on the hudl uses much more battery than I'm used to with the iPad mini. You're much better off shutting down the hudl when you're not using it for a while. It will make a big difference if you shut your hudl down at night, for example. the software feels a little more flaky than the iPad ... the hudl has frozen up a couple of times and needed a reboot. it doesn't always reconnect to wifi automatically if you have been out of range. I've had to manually reconnect to my home wifi a few times. you can hide most of the Tesco stuff quite easily, so you don't need to have Tesco in your face if you don't want it (which is what I've done). some people say the touchscreen is not as responsive as an iPad ... but I've not noticed too much. Although gestures, like swiping across the screen seem slightly more difficult to achieve than on an iOS device. But it hasn't caused me any problems. the on-screen keyboard / predictive text can be annoying sometimes. But maybe I just need to get used to it. the hudl always seems to make a startup sound... even when you've silenced everything else. If you boot up your hudl then be prepared to advertise it :-( overall, I have no major complaints considering the price, I think the hudl is a good value little tablet. When I have a choice I tend to revert back to the iPad mini, but I am much happier dragging the hudl around Cambridge in my bag. So far, the hudl is doing exactly what I wanted... so I'm generally impressed.


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The first thing I noted about Android content providers that they support synchronization. This fact has huge implications and shows, how well the Android mobile platform is designed. Synchronization is a key enabler in mobile applications but is often "engineered in" later into the platforms. This approach is about as realistic as "adding security later" to a non security-aware platform.
It is not surprising for an Android-hardened developer that synchronization does not work in the m3-rc37a release and the example program presented here is not able to accomplish any real synchronization. This statement would discourage lesser programmers but not the ones dealing with the Android platform! Decyphering the Android synchronization framework is an interesting exercise in itself even though that framework may change in the future. Key elements are already there and there are some interesting findings regarding synchronization as a service.
You can download the example program from here.
The naive observation that led me to deal with the Android synchronization framework is that the log clearly indicates a running synchronization service. The synchronization service (actually called android.content.ContentService) listens to data connection/disconnection events and logs these state changes. In order to actually activate the sync part of the service (other part of the service deals with the XMPP connection), the following steps should be taken.
- The sync part of the service must be enabled by manipulating the sync_enabled property in the settings table. This is done by calling android.provider.Settings.Gservices.putString( cr,"sync_enabled","true" ). You noticed it well: the G in Gservices refers to Google. Clearly, Android sync framework programmers considered synchronization a Google service. In order for this call to succeed, the application must have android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS permission (check the manifest of the example program).
- Account information must be provided. Interestingly again, the service handling this logic is called GoogleLoginService. ContentService obtains account information from GoogleLoginService and if there are no accounts specified, synchronization stops. This is a bit frightening but in m3-rc37a release the account information is stored in a local SQLite table. Do the following:
adb shell
cd data/data/com.google.android.providers.googleapps/databases
sqlite3 accounts.db
INSERT INTO "accounts" VALUES(1,'user','password',1);
- The sync engine stores its settings, history and stats in a content provider under the content://sync/ tree. Strangely, this content provider is not implemented at all. The example program provides a naive implementation which is good enough to make the sync service work.
The steps necessary to make a content provider synchronizable are the following:
- The content provider must be marked as synchronizable in the manifest (again, the XML fragment is mangled because of the limitations of the blog engine):
[provider class=".SimpleStringDataProvider" android:authorities="aexp.syncexample.SimpleString"
- The content provider must be able to provide a temporary version of itself. The method signature is the following:
public ContentProvider getTemporaryInstance()
The synchronization engine manipulates the temporary instance of the content provider and changes done on the temporary content provider are merged by another method the content provider must implement:
public MergeResult merge(SyncContext context, ContentProvider diffs, boolean readOnly)
This latter method gets the temporary content provider instance after one synchronization step is finished on it and merges it with the main content provider. Meanwhile, collisions may be detected (data changed incompatibly on both sides since the last synchronization) and as a result, synchronization may even be interrupted by the user.
- And last, but not least, the synchronizable content provider must be able to return the SyncAdapter that is able to synchronize the provider.
public SyncAdapter getSyncAdapter(Context context)
The SyncAdapter instance abstracts the entire synchronization engine. The example program provides a dummy implementation.
The interaction between the sync engine and the sync adapter can be followed on the the log below:
D/SyncExample( 614): syncDB
D/SyncExample( 614): After syncDB
D/Sync ( 467): running sync operation type: 1 url: content://aexp.syncexample.SimpleString
D/ActivityThread( 467): Installing external provider aexp.syncexample.SimpleString: aexp.syncexample.SimpleStringDataProvider
D/ActivityThread( 467): Installing external provider sync: aexp.syncexample.SyncSettingsProvider
I/Sync ( 467): Starting sync for aexp.syncexample.SimpleString
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D/SyncAdapterStub( 614): getServerDiffs, contentProvider: aexp.syncexample.SimpleStringDataProvider@40014470
D/SIMPLESTRINGDATAPROVIDER( 614): merge, diffs: aexp.syncexample.SimpleStringDataProvider@40014470
D/SIMPLESTRINGDATAPROVIDER( 614): merge, tempContentProvider: android.content.ContentProvider$Transport@400144a0 D/SyncAdapterStub( 614): writeSyncData: aexp.syncexample.SimpleString
D/SIMPLESTRINGDATAPROVIDER( 614): merge, diffs: null
D/SyncAdapterStub( 614): syncEnding
I/Sync ( 467): Ending sync for aexp.syncexample.SimpleString
D/Sync ( 467): finished sync operation type: 1 url: content://aexp.syncexample.SimpleString
- In the first step, getServerDiffs is called on the SyncAdapter, using the temporary provider as input. In case of the timestamp-based adapter, the client-server communication must establish the timestamp at which this client and server synchronized last, send client changes after that timestamp and obtain changes from the server into the temporary provider.
- In the second step, the provider's merge method is called with the temporary provider as parameter. At this point the content provider must reconcile the client-side database with the temporary database. During the merging, collisions may be detected when the client and the server both changed a data item since the last synchronization in non-compatible way. Eventually collisions may need to be escalated to the user who may even interrupt the synchronization process.
- After this step, we have the reconciled database on the client side. The client now needs to notify the server about collision resolution and sends the client diffs one more time using the SyncAdapter's sendClientDiffs method. This step is not present in the log because our primitive synchronization example did not produce collisions.
After all this suffering, I guess, you would like to see a real synchronization session. I have to disappoint you: beside some scattered SyncML DS-related classes, I was not able to find any real sync adapter. Implementing a real synchronization engine takes a lot of time but I happen to have a SyncML-based engine implemented and I intend to put it under Android's sync framework. So stay tuned. :-)


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A study of active Seventh-day Adventist youth in Europe offers a snapshot of what factors could be associated with young Adventists who foresee themselves in the church in 20 years.
Key preliminary indicators include a congregation that offers a "thinking climate." The study suggests that youth who felt they could develop an original position in their faith by asking questions and challenging church leaders said they are more likely to remain in church compared to youth in congregations that just emphasize conformity.
Other preliminary results from the research involving 6,000 respondents suggest that personal sharing and interaction with a father on issues of faith greatly increases the possibility of young people foreseeing themselves as Adventists in adulthood.
The Valuegenesis Europe study is the first of its kind for the Adventist Church on the continent. Researchers hope the new data can serve as a tool for church leaders shaping management of Adventist ministry in Europe.
Researchers used a 335-question survey in 17 languages to study Adventists between the ages of 14 to 25. About 42 percent of respondents said they were unsure about their future in the church, while another 6 percent said were against the idea of being in church in 20 years.
Results from the 2006-2007 study are now being analyzed by a team of Adventist scholars from Newbold College in England, Friedensau Adventist University in Germany, and Saleve Adventist University in France.
Conclusions are due out in a book this autumn.
Manuela Casti, the study's chief researcher, said high exit rates among youth in Europe motivated her involvement in the study. "Where I was raised in Italy, probably 70 percent have left the church," said Casti, who also lectures at the church's Newbold College in Berkshire, England.
The new data could highlight a need for increased administrative support for the church's Family ministries, said Corrado Cozzi, Youth director for the church's Euro-Africa region, who also serves on the study's research committee. He said a young person's decision to become an Adventist was found to be more influenced in the long run by family, a church pastor and other adults at church than by a youth pastor or peers.
And while researchers said that mothers are usually the "bedrock" of faith in the home, it's fathers who might actually determine a positive decision for church. Survey respondents who discussed faith issues with their father were 70 percent more likely to foresee themselves remaining in the church than those who said their father didn't discuss religion with them.
Research committee member Paul Tompkins, who serves as Youth director for the church's Trans-European region, said data "showed very clearly that as men, some of us are not so good at talking about our faith to our kids. We can talk about cars or sport, but even if we discuss religion, it's often with other men."
The European study builds on studies of Adventist youth in the United States. Two studies, in 1990 and in 2000, also named Valuegenesis, lead to an increased support for youth ministry, said Bailey Gillespie, chief researcher of the U.S. studies. A third Valuegenesis study in the U.S. is scheduled to launch in October.
"Churches are going to need to step it up a bit and recognize the importance of this ministry for church growth," said Gillespie, director of the John Hancock Center for Youth and Family Ministry at the church's La Sierra University in Riverside, California, United States.
In one longitudinal study over 10 years, nearly 50 percent of Adventist youth surveyed had left the church or were inactive members by their mid-20s.
"It became increasingly evident that the congregational climate was a big factor, not what leaders do at the [Adventist Church world headquarters]" said Roger Dudley, author of the book Why Our Teenagers Leave the Church, based on the 10-year study.
"Many people said they loved their church," Dudley said. "Their congregation accepted them, gave them important jobs, they made it feel like a wonderful, safe place. On the other hand many people didn't like [their particular congregation] because they didn't feel part of it. It was easy for them to drop out and stop going."
European researchers said they hope the new study will offer insight on a specifically European viewpoint of a young person's faith. Respondents were older than those in the U.S. and were surveyed at churches, unlike in the U.S., where surveys were mainly conducted at schools. There are far fewer Adventist schools in Europe than in the United States.
Casti, the chief researcher for Valuegenesis Europe, said new data pointed to a need for intergenerational contact both at home and at church. Interactions with peers in person or through social media aren't enough to keep young people in the church, she said.
"When we give responsibility to a young person, it's usually in the youth department, or music," she said. "But an involvement in other areas would allow for more contact with older generations."
Not that youth ministry involvement is a bad thing, Casti said. It can help young people mature and contribute to generational diversity; however, when youth lead other youth, a pattern of generational segregation might emerge. The trend is seen in the Adventist Church and in other denominations, she said.
Many times a young person graduates from youth ministry and ends up also graduating from church, Casti said.
In addition to the importance of family and other adults, researchers found relevance in church programming itself. Respondents who heard preaching that was "helpful to their daily lives" at church were 450 times more likely to want to remain active in their faith than those who didn't identify with weekly sermons.
Whether a young person has supportive parents or church congregation, the key is to provide an environment of "frank, open and transparent exchanges," Casti said. She said she is grateful to adults who allowed her to grow up in such an environment.
"That's why I'm still here."
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Television shows take audiences to some exciting places, and one of the best places to be these days is HBO's "The Newsroom." This hot new show starring Jeff Daniels was created by screenwriter, producer and playwright Aaron Sorkin, whose Academy and Emmy award-winning work includes "The Social Network," "A Few Good Men," "The West Wing" and "Moneyball."
The show artfully blends reports of real life news events with the fictional lives of its characters. And while big names dominate the on-screen ensemble, behind the scenes some of Hollywood's top experts have been hard at work setting the stage for that late breaking news.
Among them is graphic designer Martin T. Charles. With more than 50 feature films to his name, including recent hits such as "Public Enemies," "Love and Other Drugs," "Miami Vice," "Leatherheads" and "Larry Crowne," Charles has spent his career working with top Hollywood directors, producers, production designers and movie stars, from Ron Howard, Tom Hanks and Michael Mann to Julia Roberts and Johnny Depp. His job? Creating the graphic elements, from props to backdrops and scenery, that together transport the viewer into a world of his making – in this case, an elaborate newsroom where most of the show's story lines unfold.
"Projects such as this require me to work around the clock, using the industry's best and most reliable equipment," said Charles, who operates as 64-inch Roland VersaCAMM VS inkjet printer/cutter, a sophisticated, high-speed printer designed to produce the bigger-than-life images Hollywood requires.
"This printer features specialized, durable inks in a variety of colors, including metallic and white, for the quality imaging and unique visual effects demanded on the set," he said. "Plus it cuts graphics into virtually any organic shape. It's quite a machine."
Charles was brought on board about six weeks before shooting began to support production designer Richard Hoover. As the set's centerpiece, Hoover envisioned a dramatic two-story wall mural accented by a modern spiral staircase.
"The idea was to create a very large, translucent two-story newsroom set, visually designed so that from every room and every angle, you saw large, imposing graphics – yet were left with a sense of ease," Charles said. "It was a great concept."
To reflect this creative vision, Charles used his Roland to print dozens of graphics, covering every glass wall, window and door of the newsroom, many featuring metallic designs. Using etched glass vinyl, he created a dramatic bluish backdrop that became one of the main color palettes for the show. In all, the main two-story wall wrap measured 115 feet long by 18 feet high and required more than 2,000 square feet of printed media. Other graphics included hundreds of decorative elements, from wallpaper to signage and other props.
"It was difficult to produce all the elements needed in the tight time frame provided, but then that's Hollywood," said Charles. "In the end, the results were fantastic. The producers were impressed with all the images and the overall effect, and I can thank my Roland for that."


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6-16-10 PNC Park : Pedro Alvarez debut
The Pirates #1 prospect finally arrived in the major leagues. He didn't hit too many home runs in batting practice, but did hit one that cleared everything and sailed over section 139 in dead center on its way to the river.
As for my day, it got off to a good start.
I found ball #1 laying in the front row in left field when I ran in.
A few minutes later I got ball #2 from assistant pitching coach Ray Searage in left field.
He did a no look toss that fell about two rows short to me, but no one else was in the vicinity, so I had to to recover and get the ball.
My third ball of the day was a Lastings Milledge home run caught on the fly in this area:
This made toss ups difficult, and the closest I came was probably five feet from a McCutchen toss up in the 5th inning, but it didn't happen.
By the way, here's video of Pedro's first major league at bat:
Here are today's baseballs:
Sweet spots:
Game: 9 balls (4 hit, 3 thrown, 2 found)
Season: 215 balls (114 hit, 56 thrown, 19 device, 26 found)
Games: 34 games
Average: 6.32 balls per game
2010 Game Balls: 3
Career: 793 balls
Streak: 130 consecutive games attended with at least 1 ball snagged.
Attendance: 15,218


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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - A ghost bike was put up in the spot on Anastasia Boulevard in St. Augustine where Christian Schroom was hit and killed by a car last week.
The ghost bike will act as a somber memorial for Schroom. The bicycle is painted white and will serve as a reminder of the tragedy that occurred on Anastasia Boulevard last week.
Schroom's death still haunts those who loved him the most in St. Augustine.
The cyclist was hit by one car, then run over by a second, riding home from work early in the morning hours of November 18. No one stopped to help Schroom and police still don't know who the drivers are who hit the 49-year-old man.
"The disregard for human life is just unbelievable, I can hardly believe it and at this time of year," said Open Road Bicycles owner, Scott Summey.
Schroom's friends didn't want to go on camera, but one posted their feelings and disgust for the drivers responsible for Schroom's death in a Craigslist ad on Saturday.
The ad reads: "I, for the love of God, cannot understand how a human being can run over a fellow human being and not even stop their vehicle. What kind of person are you? How in the hell could you enjoy this past Thanksgiving, knowing that you killed somebody? Christmas is around the corner, when you wrap gifts try to picture the medics wrapping Chris up in a body bag. If you have a soul you will remember these words until justice is done."
The St. Augustine Police department told Channel 4 they are still working on the case and trying to find the drivers responsible for Schroom's death. Fellow cycler, Scott Summey, said deaths like Schroom's are happening all too often.
"I think it's happening more and more often and I think part of it, we're so distracted when we drive, with cars and texting," said Summey.
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Arm wrestlers are quite imposing. Generally, they're very big guys, with big arms and big necks, and they do a lot of grunting and screaming. I learned all this last week while photographing professional arm wrestling for the first time, during Vendetta in Vegas. In this shot, Andrey Pushkar of Ukraine was pumping himself up for his match against Canadian great Devon Larratt with some good, old-fashioned yelling backstage. Though Pushkar lost to the Canadian in the six-round match, his pre-bout screams made him the true winner in my book.


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When an automobile engine is running, it uses energy generated through the combustion of a mixture of air and fuel. Depending on whether a car is driven fast or slowly or whether the engine is cold or hot, some of the fuel (hydrocarbons) may not be burned completely, but may be discharged into the engine crankcase or exhaust system. Additonal hydrocarbons may enter the atmosphere through evaporation of fuel from the fuel tank. These hydrocarbons (HC), when released into the air, contribute to undesirable pollution.
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Okaloosa County Superintendent of Schools Mary Beth Jackson has begun the next phase of changes.
Okaloosa County Superintendent of Schools Mary Beth Jackson has begun the next phase of changes.
With her district-level team in place, Jackson has started to evaluate school principals to determine if they should stay in their current position or not.
While the bulk will remain where they are next fall, Jackson said the one-year contracts all principals are under have allowed her to make some changes for the 2013-14 school year.
�Some schools were struggling and they didn�t have the best leadership they could have,� Jackson said. �I just wanted the right principal in the right school � that�s all I care about.�
Jackson and her staff looked to teachers and their own observations to determine the fit of a principal with a school. If they didn�t align, changes were recommended, she said.
�Our thing is, I promised no one a job,� Jackson said.
Right now, Jackson expects two principals not to return in any capacity. The rest either will be assigned to a new school or another position in the district.
Nothing will happen until after school ends on June 6.
Jackson denied any personal sentiment in the changes, and said an interviewing committee has been used to select where each principal goes.
The committee is made up of Deputy Superintendent Kaye McKinley, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Marcus Chambers, Assistant Deputy Superintendent of Operations Nick Kootsouradis, the director of the grade level for the open position and a parent or teacher from the school in question.
That group recommends to Jackson who to hire for an open slot, and she takes it to the School Board.
�It was a very open and honest process,� McKinley said.
The district initially looked in-house to fill any openings, and only after finding no correct fits did Jackson authorize the committee to start looking around the country for qualified applicants.
Jackson and McKinley said the changes will be announced in June and transitions will take place over the summer. They began notifying principals of the changes shortly after the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Tests wrapped up to avoid any morale issues for teachers or students, Jackson said.
During a recent School Board meeting, Jackson recommended moving an elementary school principal to a middle school and two out-of-state principals to open spots at elementary schools.
Cheree Davis, principal at Edwins Fine & Performing Arts School, will move to Shoal River Middle School. Tammy Matz, principal at a Pennsylvania school, will take over at Riverside Elementary School and Donna Lynn Goode, a principal in Alabama, will take over at Northwood Elementary School.
At an earlier meeting, the board approved moving Shoal River Principal Paul Whiddon to Ruckel Middle School.
�We have anguished over these,� Jackson said. �I just hope and pray that we have made good decisions.�
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It's hot. You're thirsty and not so keen on breaking a sweat while waiting for a refill from your waiter. So what's your next move? Order cocktails-by-the pitcher at one of the many NYC bars and restaurants super-sizing their alcoholic offerings this summer. Pour (and pour some more) at the following jug-serving spots.
The Standard Plaza: 848 Washington St.
Jug It Up: This temporary Spanish cafe in front of the Standard Hotel, which opened in June, served 934 cocktail pitchers just last week! Thankfully, they offer six different jug options ($20 for a small; $28 for large), which run the thirst-quenching, warm weather gamut: There's a take on sangria that's filled with fruity slices of citrus and stone fruits, a grapefruit-tinged version of the Pimm's Cup and sherry- and tequila-based concoctions, too.
"We wanted the whole plaza area to be a group effort; where you share things," says beverage director Rainlove Lampariello. "The food is shared plates; the wine is in carafes. You add in the pitchers and it's like you are hanging out with your friends in your backyard."
Gulp! A small pitcher holds about five glasses of liquid, while a large holds 8-to-10, making it an economical and practical choice for those dining in large parties.
"They're definitely paying for less," admits Lampariello. "A large pitcher is worth $60 or so; one and a half rounds for a large table. So customers are getting more for their money."
A Voce: 41 Madison Ave.
Jug It Up: The four available pitchers at A Voce include a Margarita in Fuoco, made with house-infused, peppered tequila; the Capri, a citrusy mix of mandarin vodka, Limonata, and grapefruit bitters; the Costa D'Oro, a twist on a Manhattan; and the most popular, the Spa Limonata, filled with organic cucumber vodka and lemonade.
"It's a late afternoon, early evening thing," says head sommelier Erica Parker of the restaurant's new offering. "Diners have one as an aperitivo to start the meal. It's festive."
Gulp! At $79 for each 8-glass carafe, you get the equivalent of one free drink.
The Dream Downtown: 355 W. 16th St.
Jug It Up: William Ward, beverage director at the Dream Downtown hotel, makes his containers of cocktails for boozehounds at the pool, customers eating at Marble Lane restaurant and those looking for a little "do not disturb" guest-room action.
Of their pitcher options, his most popular is the Sweet Peach ($95), made from peaches macerated in Riesling and peach liqueur, then topped with soda water and slices of fresh fruit.
Gulp! "The ideal [pitcher] is for 4-5 people," says Ward, who claims guests aren't worried about their drinks getting watered down.
In fact, because of the "large format drink," he adds, "you're in more of a party atmosphere, and maybe you get a little more tipsy."
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Today's guest post is by Debra L. Martin, AAA Secretary and Chair, Nominations Committee.
Greetings to all,
We have continued to streamline the online nomination process for the AAA positions that will be open. As with last year, we are working hard to develop a culture of "nominate yourself". I know that this goes against some who feel that they would rather be nominated by a colleague. The truth is, you still are, since there needs to be two colleagues who weigh in and provide an online letter of recommendation.
Remember that we no longer use the roll-over of candidates from year to year. We really want people to think about the positions available for each year and to nominate themselves for those that play to their strengths. Since our organization continues to grow, it is certain that most of the candidates will be people you do not know – that is why the short bio, the platform statement and the photo are so important once the slate of candidates is set by the Executive Board. None of those materials are due until after the AAA meetings when candidates are named, two for each open position.
The AAA Nominations Committee is now seeking nominations for the open positions on the 2013 AAA ballot. AAA members should nominate themselves. This year there will be elections for 19 AAA board and committee positions including a AAA President-Elect/Vice President. (For a complete list of the open positions, click here; for a description of AAA leadership positions, click here.) All nominations must be completed by Monday, October 1, 2012.
I encourage you to look carefully at all of the vacancies, and to nominate yourself for one or more of the open positions. The Nominations Committee always seeks to bring in governance members who have not previously participated, and the AAA committees (other than the Executive Board and the Nominations Committee) provide good opportunities for this.
I am very aware that some people feel disappointed when they are not used in a given year to formulate a slate. I want to urge people to not take this personally! It simply means that the Nominations Committee had a large pool of candidates to work with and was not able to include all candidates. Every year a significant proportion of the nominations committee cycles off, and new members cycle on, representing all of the subdisciplines and varied backgrounds. In reviewing candidates, the Committee members draw on their diverse experience and the materials submitted by each potential candidate to determine the slates.
Among scientific and scholarly associations, the AAA is unusual in having such an extensive system of elected committees and offices. For this degree of participatory self-governance to work well, it requires that AAA members be willing to stand as candidates and give generously of their time and energies. Please check out the vacancies, and if you feel moved to do so, please nominate yourself or write a letter of recommendation for someone you think would be terrific for the spot.
If you have questions or need assistance with the nominations process please contact Kim Baker, the AAA staff professional who supports the Nominations Committee.
All the best,
Debra L. Martin
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