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Ocean City Council member Doug Cymek recently expressed concern about leaks coming out of discussions that took place during the council's secret meetings. According to the councilman, "there are some people on this council who believe that the public should know everything that is going on at all times."
My response to Councilman Cymek's concern is that the council should follow the Supreme Court's ruling that found "sunshine is the best disinfectant. Ocean City taxpayers have a right to know all factors, not just vague summary statements that the council uses in making its decisions. In my view, many secret meetings are held to keep the public from learning information that, if it was made public, could be embarrassing to the council.
For example, when an agenda item is pulled from the council's public meeting, it could mean the council has discussed the item in a secret session and is trying to figure out how to disclose the matter in a way that does not make it look like the council failed to carry out its duties.
According to Councilman Cymek, he would like to see any council member that leaks information from a secret council meeting to be given a hearing before the ethics board for possible impeachment. Councilman Cymek's concern would be more creditable if he also believed that a council member who voted for a secret meeting would be subject to impeachment by the ethics board if the State of Maryland Open Meetings Committee finds, as it has done in the past, that a secret meeting violated Maryland's Open Meeting Law.
After all, the council members' oath does contain requirements for the council members to uphold the laws of the State of Maryland and the town of Ocean City.
Margaret Yockum
Ocean City
Worcester County Health Department and County Animal Control concluded the Fall 2009 Rabies Clinics this week at Stockton and Showell Fire Departments with large turnouts at each of these clinics. We are very pleased that a number of our citizens are taking the steps necessary to protect their pets from contracting this deadly disease, as we continue to experience high numbers of confirmed and probable rabid animals in the County with large numbers of pet contact. Including the special August clinic held on August 5 and the Spring Clinics in Snow Hill and Bishopville, we vaccinated a total of 983 animals this year. Although not intended to replace comprehensive veterinary care, these low-cost clinics can assist citizens in keeping their pets currently immunized against rabies, as required by law.
A successful clinic requires significant advance planning along with tremendous cooperation and hard work among all involved. I would like to recognize and thank our partners in making these clinics successful. First, I want to thank the Fire Companies of Bishopville, Stockton and Showell for allowing the use of their facilities and hosting the clinics. Their cooperation in providing this community service is greatly appreciated. Additionally, I want to thank Dr. William Schultz, veterinarian, and the staffs of the Worcester County Sheriff's Office, Animal Control, and the Health Department Environmental Health staff for facilitating these clinics.
Debbie Goeller, R.N., M.S.
Snow Hill
(The writer is the health officer for the county.)
It appears that Berlin resident Elizabeth Fisher is being harassed for housing two hens and three ducks on her residential property in an enclosed dwelling close to her house. Although Ms. Fisher has been keeping these birds quietly and responsibly for the past two years, she now faces a legal judgment that could force her to have to move or surrender her birds.
This is a shame because Ms. Fisher's birds are her pets. They are not "poultry" or "livestock," as she is neither breeding them nor making any money off them. On the contrary, she is providing permanently for their care and well-being.
I feel strongly about this in part because my organization, United Poultry Concerns, deals constantly with people giving up their animals, adding to the burden of animal control, shelters and sanctuaries, and contributing greatly to the suffering of animals. It is heartening to meet a conscientious person like Ms. Fisher, who is not contributing to animal suffering, pet overpopulation, or the burden of animal shelters. I hope the community and its law enforcement will see fit to allow her to keep her two hens and three ducks at home. There are far too many homeless and dispossessed creatures in the world already. Why add more?
Karen Davis
Machipongo, Va.
(The writer is the president of the United Poultry Concerns.)
I want to take a minute to thank so many people who were so kind to me and my family during the loss of my husband, Bob Uhl, on Sept. 29.
God bless the medical team from Atlantic General and the staff in the hospital. Bob worked as the Atlantis Condo's security guard and loved the owners and staff. They really spoiled him.
He loved St. Luke's Church in Ocean City, loved the choir, loved being an usher and he was a bull in a china shop type. God bless Father Smith and staff. Jim Mathias, I did see your face in church even though the funeral was a blur. God bless our caring neighbors and God bless all the red knights. Thank you all for your kind words and prayers.
Marlene Uhl and family
(The following is a brief letter I sent to Michael Franklin, President and CEO of Atlantic General Hospital, in response to a column he wrote. I would like to share this with readers of The Dispatch.
I'm writing in response to your column in the Summer 09 On Call.
First, let me congratulate Atlantic General Hospital on the kinds of improvements you cite. Those are helpful steps in addressing the needs of people in our area for high quality, affordable care.
But I don't understand why those kinds of steps are reasons "government" (by which I assume you mean our democratically elected representatives) shouldn't undertake meaningful national health care reform.
No one denies that individual hospitals and practitioners often deliver excellent care (although there are of course some problems in poorly delivered care which lead to too much unnecessary illness).
But overall, as you must know and as repeated objective studies indicate, US health care falls down when compared to other industrialized nations, by delivering relatively mediocre care at the highest costs in the world.
You must know that:
— over 40 million Americans have no insurance, leading to both bad health outcomes and expensive cost shifting.
— even those with insurance repeatedly run into outrageous limits based on "preexisting conditions" and insurance company resistance to pay.
— those with insurance could easily lose if they change jobs or their employer changes policies.
— health problems are the leading cause of bankruptcy, which is growing in our country.
We can do better, which is why I salute our elected officials for addressing these real issues. Now is not the time to be defensive or ignore challenges, but to work together to solve them.
Terry Grogan
Ocean City
There have been some harsh and cruel things written about me in the last few weeks, some undeniably true, some undeniably wrong.
I do have an extensive record. I do have an issue with aggression, which I am addressing. I do have an issue with drugs and alcohol, which I am addressing. I've also been certified as a personal trainer and fitness instructor for the past 23 years. I've enhanced and advanced thousands of lives. I've won three bodybuilding competitions and I've boxed for Baltimore Boxing.
I've won chess tournaments from Alabama to Albany. I've sold my poetry to stores in Virginia Beach. I was also in the Who's Who of American High School Basketball in 1982-1983. I've had superior successes and death-defying failures.
It's because of the unconditional love of my Lord and savior and the woman who has stood by my side through my trials and errors that I have the strength and stamina to move forward into a more positive and reformed future. I'm okay with that, because I'm okay with me.
Leroy Poole
The 1st Annual Rev. Dr. Charles Albert Tindley Fest on September 19 was a huge success.
The day was filled with Rev. Tindley's music and other gospel songs as many area gospel groups, praise dancers and other performed. The Rev. Dr. Charles Albert Tindley Fest Committee proudly thanks the following businesses and individuals who helped make this event a success: Chief Arnold Downing, the town of Berlin, Cannon-Chandler LLC, Cattail LLC, Donaway Service Company, Calvin B. Taylor Bank, PNC Bank, Bank of Ocean City, Berlin Shoebox, Purnell Moving and Hauling. Thanks to everyone who participated in the festival.
Gabriel Purnell
President, The Rev. Dr. Charles Albert Tindley Fest Committee
Barbara Purnell, president Germantown School Community Heritage Center
(The following is a letter to the people of the Diocese of Wilmington, which includes the Catholic parishes of Worcester County, from the Most Rev. W Francis Malooly, Bishop of Wilmington)
I am today announcing that the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 reorganization under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. This is a painful decision, one that I had hoped and prayed I would never have to make. However, after careful consideration and after consultation with my close advisors and counselors, I believe we have no other choice, and that filing for Chapter 11 offers the best opportunity, given finite resources, to provide the fairest possible treatment of all victims of sexual abuse by priests of our Diocese.
Our hope is that Chapter 11 proceedings will enable us to fairly compensate all victims through a single process established by the Bankruptcy Court.It has always been my and my predecessor, Bishop Saltarelli's, highest hope and fervent desire to settle all claims against the Diocese of Wilmington through a mediation process. Our past record as detailed in my May 7, 2009, letter outlines the number of past cases we have settled and the aggregate amount of money the Diocese has paid in settlements.
Some months ago, we petitioned the Superior Court to order an Alternative Dispute Resolution process so that a global, equitable settlement for all 142 claimants would be negotiated with the assistance of a court-appointed mediator. On October 6 the court ordered such an ADR process for all cases without long-standing trial dates. Thirty of the 131cases filed against the Diocese have been scheduled for trial, with a set of eight cases to begin trial on Monday, October 19.
As has been our policy, we were engaged in negotiations, with the assistance of a mediator, to settle these eight cases. These negotiations continued until today, but we were unable to achieve a settlement. Our concern throughout the negotiations was that too large a settlement with these eight victims would leave us with inadequate resources to fairly compensate the other 133 claimants, and continue our ministry. It is our obligation to ensure that all victims of abuse by our priests are fairly compensated, not just those fortunate enough to secure earlier trial dates.
The Chapter 11 filing is in no way intended to dodge responsibility for past criminal misconduct by clergy – or for mistakes made by Diocesan authorities. Nor does the bankruptcy process enable the Diocese to avoid or minimize its responsibility to victims of abuse. Instead, the Chapter 11 filing will enable the Diocese to meet its obligations head-on and fulfill its responsibility to all victims.
The Diocese of Wilmington is committed to pursuing the truth because truth heals. Three years ago Bishop Saltarelli, whom we buried here last week, released the names of 18 Diocesan priests who had admitted, corroborated or otherwise substantiated allegations of abuse of minors. It was one of the most detailed voluntary disclosures of its kind in the United States. In all of those cases, the Diocese shared information about abuse allegations with law-enforcement authorities. All eight of the priests who were living at the time of Bishop Saltarelli's announcement previously had been removed from any ministerial duties, and for all eight priests, the Diocese has initiated or completed the process of laicization, or removal from the priesthood – the harshest punishment that the Church can impose on a priest, short of excommunication.
Moreover, the Diocese has never sought to seal depositions of priests accused of sexual abuse, and it consistently has supported the unsealing of such records. The Diocese also has never sought to seal the priest files it has produced in discovery in the lawsuits. The Diocese itself has publicly corroborated many of the incidents of abuse, and has provided more details about what actions were taken – or, sometimes tragically, not taken – by our officials. All such information is in the court records of the cases scheduled for trial on October 19, and we believe that no significant new facts would have emerged at trial.
My decision to file for Chapter 11 reorganization also was agonizing because it meant that, apart from the psychological and spiritual toll on the abuse victims, there will be significant financial losses for creditors who have faithfully supported us for years. The possibility of such losses has been present from the time that the scope of the claims against us first became clear, but the filing unfortunately makes it a certainty.
As regards the parishes and other institutions of the Diocese: It is only the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington Inc. that is seeking reorganization under Chapter 11, not parishes, schools or related church entities which have their own corporate identities. Parishes in the Diocese of Wilmington are set up civilly and by state statute as separate corporations.
It is our moral obligation to make reparations and otherwise see to the healing of legitimate abuse victims and to try to restore the faith that in many cases has tragically been lost. But our moral obligations do not end there. We also are obliged to continue our charitable, educational and spiritual missions and the ministries associated with them. In order to do that, this Diocese must survive. Some see a tension between the claims of those victims who have suffered so greatly at the hands of people in whom they had placed their trust and the need of the Diocese to continue its other necessary works. We believe not only that both goals are compatible but that, with God's help and yours, they will be achieved.
Most Rev. W. Francis Malooly
Bishop of Wilmington


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Pick It Up | Transporter FX | Sweet Dreams, all 2013 | 2 mins. 20 sec.
Preston Link, director
Unscripted, unedited, and using only ambient sound, these cell phone videos are documentation of fleeting moments in the artist's life. Together, they form a video journal. When viewed separately, or interspersed amongst other films, they are transformed into surreal "commercials."
Wasteland, 2012 | 4 mins. 21 sec.
Kate McFadden, director
Set in an urban, post-apoctalyptic world, a yound refugee woman struggles to survive and protect herself in the dangerous and desolate wasteland.
Suffering Heroes, 2013 | 15 mins.
Kara Crombie, director
A musically gifted slave named Alphabet Soup struggles to make sense of his own internal suffering as he waits to perform for thousands of union soldiers. Following Job in the Old Testament, Alphabet seeks an explanation for suffering that is relevant to his time and culture.
Countdown, 2013 | 5 mins. 39 sec.
Roxane Permar & Susan Timmins, directors
Countdown explores the former Royal Air Force operations block and bunker at Saxa Vord in Shetland, Scotland, once part of NATO's Early Warning Radar System. The title is a play on the much-derided "Four Minute Warning," a public alert system conceived by the British Government during the Cold War.
Unavoidable Spectacles or The End of Time, 2013 | 27 mins.
Joshua Martin, director
Two women contemplate the end of time
Tacos Don Memo | authentic Mexican street food
Little Baby's Ice Cream | gourmet ice cream
Lil' Pop Shop | gourmet popsicles
Film al Fresco has been funded in part by a grant from The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

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Everyone To The Anderson sound like an ignored shadow of another era. That group of bands that never broke through but inspired their more successful peers. These bands always exist and often they're the greater talent. A Brighton three-piece, Everyone To The Anderson initially sound as though they're flitting between the rush of Shellac's power and the intricate guitar touch or Don Caballero. They sound like this because people who like their guitars demented and graceful will at some point have heard those names in the air. But with Ben Gregory's vocals ringing out as well-pronounced pleas of despair and teenage whimsy, bands like Jets To Brazil and early The Promise Ring come screaming out. Undoubtedly American, undoubtedly miserable and beautiful for it. The Man Born From Inside A Horse is the sound of the underdog, intense, inspired and casual in its graceful artistry.
From the opening of 'High Brow, Low Brow, No Brow' the pairing of detonated chugging and pronounced screaming is laid out, proudly. Side-sticks add triplets of percussive patter into bass notes that solely plunge down and chords counter upwards. Ben exalts "He talks fine, he talks a fine game" with pure spite. In 'So You're Saying There's A Chance' lyrics such as "Kiss the earth with dry lips/Never leave these shores again" feel coddled but lonely, like Blur's 'End Of A Century' ("We kiss with dry lips/When we say goodnight") and sound like the pure angst in Jets To Brazil's 'I Typed For Miles' ("They're playing love songs on the radio tonight/I can't relate to that right now… You're playing love songs on your radio tonight/I don't get those songs on mine/You keep fucking up my life"). It's overt, unabashed, pain. The lyrics would like to be happy and are certainly striking, but they'll never defy their nature enough to rise from depression.
Everyone To The Anderson punch so deftly because in their graceful sludge and tight delivery, the music matches the sentiment. Ben's voice is most definitely English and living as an alien in its abode. He shares a tone with Metronomy's vocalist. Just as Joseph Mount puts a flicker of eccentricity into his loving Hall & Oates neck-bob dance, so Gregory's voice has an interesting timbre, further pronounced by the fact that it's smashed into an American guitar sound. Art Brut do this, but without irony. No 'rock' to rock out to, just low-end thrash and balletic guitar lines as Gregory shouts loudly. This is neck-bob music too, but to spikes of noise and rumbling bass power, not slick indie-pop hooks.
In fairness, there's nothing here musically that hasn't actually been done. It's three guys playing music extremely well with lots to say. This is the first time this sort of thing has been done with an English bent that didn't feel forced and doesn't sound ill fitting. It's nice to hear people unravel once and have their fears played out within the extremis of noise. It's a an album that flies by and its brash melodies are matched with explosive arrangement, providing a supremely strong first offering.
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MariusGangeskar necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 107 diseños de 23 diseñadores freelance.
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'Hawaii Five-0′ Is Just Straight-Up Remaking Episodes Now
By now, the world audience understands the rules of a reboot. One can pay gentle homage to past iterations, while crafting a new and unique vision of the source material. You certainly never remake something shot for shot in the vein of Gus Van Sant's take on 'Psycho,' but it seems CBS' 'Hawaii Five-0' reboot hasn't quite gotten that memo. The updated series will next tackle the task of remaking classic episodes, but what will be different this time around?
For those upset that CBS modern remake of the classic 'Hawaii Five-0' wasn't enough like the original, your day has come. Entertainment Weekly reports that the modern series will remake classic episode "Hookman," a fan-favorite episode that won the 1974 Emmy for Best Music Competition.
'Robocop' star Peter Weller will direct and star in the updated episode, taking the titular role formerly played by double amputee Jay J. Armes. Not all details of the episode will be as viewers remember, however, as the series will naturally update several aspects to reflect modern tone and pacing. Additionally, the modern version will see McGarrett's father sharing a past with the villain, whereas it was McGarrett himself who had ties to Hookman in the original.
"It was a stand-out and a fan-favorite," says executive producer Peter Lenkov of his reasons for choosing the episode to remake from a list of other potentials. "It sort of came to everyone's mind — everyone remembered 'Hookman.'"
The episode will likely air in early 2013, but what say you? Can 'Hawaii Five-0' bring freshness to an old episode, or have they run out of ideas?


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While C# has a set of capabilities similar to Java, it has added several new and interesting features. Delegation is the ability to treat a method as a first-class object. A C# delegate is used where Java developers would use an interface with a single method. In this article, the use of delegates in C# is discussed, and code is presented for a Java
Delegate object that can perform a similar function.
C#, pronounced C Sharp, is a language developed by Microsoft as a part of its .NET initiative. The language is extremely similar to Java. Were it not for legal difficulties between Microsoft and Sun, there is little question that Microsoft would have chosen Java to fill the role in its plans that is currently held by C#. The major features C# has in common with Java include garbage collection, a virtual machine, single inheritance, interfaces, packages (called namespaces), and the fact that all code is encapsulated within objects.
There are also a few significant differences between the two languages. Because the developers of C# had the advantage of carefully examining Java while developing their language, it is not surprising that some of the differences attempt to address significant problems that are difficult to deal with in Java. This article focuses on one item that Microsoft added to C#, why it was added, and how similar functionality could be implemented in Java.
Delegates in C#
C# introduces the concept of delegates, which represent methods that are callable without knowledge of the target object. Consider these situations:
Java Code
public class Class1 {
public void show(String s) { .. }
public class Class2 {
public void show(String s) { .. }
Here, two classes share a common method,
show, performing a similar function, display of data. We would like to be able to call that method in the same way for
Class1 and
Class2. If the two classes share a common interface, we can simply treat instances of either class as instances of that interface. Unfortunately, if the classes do not share an interface, as in the above example, there is no easy way to make a uniform call. If the developer controls the code for both classes, it is possible to retrofit a common interface. When one or both classes are in library code, there is no easy fix.
A more complex situation is illustrated in the example below:
Java Code
public class Class1 {
public void show(String s) { .. }
public class Class2 {
public void display(String s) { .. }
These two classes have the methods
show and
display, which perform a similar function and have a similar signature. That is, they take similar arguments, return similar data, and could be used in a loop doing conceptually similar things. However, because the names of the two methods are different, no interface will recognize the two as performing the same action.
Java developers may address these issues through reflection (by generating an interface and implementing it with inner wrapper classes) or by constructing a dynamic proxy. All of these solutions are somewhat clumsy and require non-trivial amounts of code.
Consider how C# would address this issue. In the sample below, we define three classes that implement similar methods, two with different names and a third with a static implementing method:
C# Code
// define three classes with similar methods
// two instances with differing names, one static.
public class Class1 {
public void show(String s) { Console.WriteLine(s); }
public class Class2 {
public void display(String s) { Console.WriteLine(s); }
// allows static method as well
public class Class3 {
public static void staticDisplay(String s) { Console.WriteLine(s); }
We will now define a new data type,
doShow, which abstracts the common features of the methods in all three classes. That is, they all take a single string as an argument and return
void. This is done using the C#
C# Code
public delegate void doShow(String s);
Think of a delegate as an interface declaring exactly one method. An instantiation of a delegate is similar to an anonymous inner class that implements the interface through a one-line call to a single method (static or instance) with a compatible signature.
With this new data type in hand, we may now arrange to invoke all three methods via a common abstraction:
C# Code
public class TestDelegate
// define a datatype as a method taking a string returning void
public delegate void doShow(String s);
public static void Main(string[] args)
// make an array of these methods
doShow[] items = new doShow[3];
items[0] = new doShow(new Class1().show);
items[1] = new doShow(new Class2().display);
items[2] = new doShow(Class3.staticDisplay);
// call all items the same way
for(int i = 0; i < items.Length; i++) {
items[i]("Hello World");
The main function creates an array populated with newly instantiated
doShow objects. These refer to the various instance and class methods defined above. Let's take a closer look at the instantiation of a delegate:
C# Code
items[1] = new doShow(new Class2().display);
In C#, a method is a first-class object in the same way a
Class like
String.class is a first-class object in Java. In C#, if we reference a method on an object (omitting the parentheses that would normally signal a method call), C# instead treats the method name like a field, returning the object representing that method. The constructor of a C# delegate expects to be called with just such a method object.
In Java terms, C# is dynamically creating an interface that declares a single method. When one considers how many interfaces (especially listeners and other event handlers) fit this description, the utility of this approach is apparent. C# uses delegates rather than
Listener interfaces to implement most of its event handling. Threads in C# are constructed with delegates (
System.Threading.ThreadStart), unlike Java, which uses the
Runnable interface.
When an instance of a delegate is constructed, the actions the compiler takes are similar to the Java equivalent of building a wrapper class. This wrapper class exposes the interface defined by the declaration of the delegate, implementing the interface by calling the method that was passed to the delegate constructor.
The C# approach requires hooks into the compiler not available in Java. These hooks allow methods to be accessed at compile time via a convenient syntax in much the same way we would write
String.class to access a known class at compile time. This approach allows the C# compiler to perform type checking on the arguments to a delegate invocation when compiling it, rather than throwing a type error at runtime.
Implementing Delegates in Java
The code presented in this article implements a significant portion of the functionality of C# delegates in Java. Two ways of accomplishing this will be presented. In the first case, the developer describes the method to be delegated by providing a list of the parameter and return classes. In the second case, the parameters are deduced by examining a suitable interface that declares a single method. The code presents a factory class,
Delegator, capable of handling either case. The factory method,
build, returns an object implementing the
Delegate interface. Where the
Delegator has been constructed with an interface, the return is a
Proxy implementing that interface.
Delegator Class
Two methods may be considered comparable if the argument lists of each method are assignable the same common list of classes and if the return types are assignable to a common type. As an example, if
Foo is a superclass of
Bar, the two methods
public String m1(Foo p1);
public Object m2(Bar p1);
both match a signature taking
Bar and returning
Object. We may express this signature in code by providing a
Class object that represents the return type and an array of
Class to represent the parameter types. We may also express this signature by providing an interface with a single method to be used as an exemplar.
A method may match the signature described by a
Delegator in the weak sense that all arguments are assignable to the declared types rather than the stronger test required by a Java interface that the arguments be identical. Also note that methods are considered comparable even it they throw different exceptions. Delegation will convert all exceptions into a runtime
DelegateInvokeException emulating C# behavior (all C# exceptions act like
Delegator provides a factory method,
build, which associates the method template with a specific implementation. The implementation is a combination of either an instance method and a target instance or a static method. In either case, the method must be compatible with the requested signature. The object returned by the
build method will satisfy the
Delegate interface, which contains the method:
public Object invoke(Object[] args);
The returned object is a thin wrapper that invokes the method on the supplied object, converting any checked exceptions returned by the wrapped object into a runtime
DelegateInvokeException. The code in Scenario 1 shows use of this basic type of
Delegate object.
Scenario 1. Using a generic
Delegate object
Java Code
class Class1 {
public void show(String s) { System.out.println(s); }
class Class2 {
public void display(String s) { System.out.println(s); }
// allows static method as well
class Class3 {
public static void staticDisplay(String s) { System.out.println(s); }
public class TestDelegate {
public static final Class[] OUTPUT_ARGS = { String.class };
public final Delegator DO_SHOW = new Delegator(OUTPUT_ARGS,Void.TYPE);
public void main(String[] args) {
Delegate[] items = new Delegate[3];
items[0] = DO_SHOW .build(new Class1(),"show,);
items[1] = DO_SHOW.build (new Class2(),"display");
items[2] = DO_SHOW.build(Class3.class, "staticDisplay");
for(int i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
items[i].invoke("Hello World");
The code described above offers many of the advantages of C# delegates. Methods, either static or dynamic, can be treated in a uniform manner. The complexity in calling methods through reflection is reduced and the code is reusable, in the sense of requiring no additional classes in the user code. Note we are calling an alternate convenience version of
invoke, where a method with one parameter can be called without creating an object array.
Scenario 2. Delegating via an interface
One advantage of C# delegates that is still missing is static type checking enforced by the compiler. In the example above, it is possible to call
invoke on a returned
Delegate with a
Date object, and the error will not be discovered until run time. In order to get the full benefits of compiler support, it is necessary to construct the
Delegator with an interface. The interface may be well-known or special-purpose, but should declare a single method. The signature of that method becomes the template used by the
Delegator. In addition, the returned object will be a proxy that implements the requested interface.
Java Code
// interface to implement
public static interface IStringDisplay {
public void doDisplay(String s);
public final Delegator ST_DEL = new Delegator(IStringDisplay.class);
public void testDelegate()
IStringDisplay[] items = new IStringDisplay[3];
// build the delegates
items[0] = (IStringDisplay) ST_DEL.build(new Class1(),"show");
items[1] = (IStringDisplay) ST_DEL.build(new Class1()2,"display");
items[2] = (IStringDisplay) ST_DEL.build(Class3.class,"staticDisplay");
// call the delegates
for(int i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
Note that while a cast is required to convert the value returned from the
build method into an instance of the desired interface, invocations of the delegated method are now made through the interface with full static type checking.
Thread Delegates
One major use of delegates in C# is in threading. Rather than constructing a thread with an instance of
Runnable, threads in C# are constructed by using a delegate,
Thread.ThreadStart, with the appropriate signature. In Java, a similar problem exists where a developer wants to call a no-argument method as the active portion of a
Runnable. While this may be accomplished with an anonymous inner class, the construct is clumsy and reduces the readability of the code.
This important usage pattern is supported by the
Delegator class, which implements convenience methods to create delegates implementing
Runnable. This is done by providing a static, final instance variable holding a
Delegator constructed using the well-known interface
Runnable, implementing two static methods that build delegates using this
Delegator and cast the returned object to the underlying interface. Similar code could be used any time it is necessary to build many delegates that all implement a particular interface.
Java Code
static final Delegator RUNNABLE_DELEGATE = new Delegator(Runnable.class);
public static Runnable buildRunnable(Object o,String methodName) {
public static Runnable buildRunnable(Class c,String methodName) {
The above code can be called with a line such as:
Runnable r = Delegator. buildRunnable(this,methodName);
Note that because a special-purpose method has been used, there is no need to cast the return value from
buildRunnable. The cast is performed in the method implementation.
How It Works
The critical code is in the method
build. This method constructs a
DelegateProxy, exposed through an
Delegateinterface that is a wrapper around the method named in the call to
build. If the
Delegator was constructed by specifying an interface, the returned object is wrapped in a dynamic
Proxy so that it will appear to the Java runtime as an instance of the requested interface.
Java Code
* @param target non-null target with a bindable method
* @param MethodName name of the method
* @return non-null IDelegate. If getInterface() is non-null the returned
* Delegate will be a dynamic proxy implementing that interface
public Delegate build(Object target,String methodName)
Class myInterface = getInterface();
DelegateProxy theDelegate = new DelegateProxy(target,methodName,this);
// build a dynamic proxy
if(myInterface != null) {
Class[] interfaces = { myInterface,Delegate.class };
Delegate ret = (Delegate)java.lang.reflect.Proxy.newProxyInstance(
interfaces, theDelegate);
return theDelegate;
The constructor
DelegateProxy(target,methodName,this) uses reflection to find the best method in the target class matching the signature contained in the
Delegator. When an interface has been specified, the
DelegateProxycan be used as an
InvocationHandler to construct a
Proxy implementing the specified interface. The returned object may then be called using the
invoke method or, if an interface is specified in the
Delegator, cast to that interface and used as an instance of that interface.
Sufficient information to build delegates is present once classes are loaded. Binding a delegate is a non-trivial operation requiring identification of an appropriate method in the target class. When a delegate is constructed with an instance method, the
build call can occur any time after the target instance has been created. Delegates invoking static methods can be constructed at load time. It is usually a good idea to build delegatees as early as possible, caching them for later use. Actually performing method calls through delegates is relatively cheap.
Timing and Performance Costs
The most logical use of delegates involves messaging and event handling where the code is infrequently executed; i.e., not in a tight loop. In these situations, executing the code contained in the target method usually takes significantly longer than the process of finding and invoking the method. In addition, Hotspot and JDK 1.4 have significantly reduced the cost of method calls. I found that executing the loop in
TestDelegate (three calls) for 10,000,000 iterations took 43 seconds on a 1.5GHz Athlon processor running JDK 1.4 under Windows 2000. This averages slightly more than one microsecond per call. This cost can be ignored in all but the tightest loops.
This approach represents an implementation of the Adapter pattern (Gamma et al, Design Patterns). It differs from a Proxy in that an Adapter maps a number of different methods into identical calls, allowing multiple objects implementing methods with different names but compatible signatures to be used interchangeably. It will also work with or without a target interface to implement. The
Delegator class simplifies and generalizes the steps in creating an Adapter. Delegates are simple to use, and a single delegate instance may be reused multiple times.
Where an interface is known or can be constructed, use of delegates provides a simple, readable way to coerce a method into implementing the actions in that interface. Common interfaces, such as
Runnable and many event listeners, may easily be mapped to any matching public method. In these cases, the Java code is almost as simple as the code that could be written using C#'s built-in delegate construct.
In my own development, I find that delegates implementing interfaces are more useful than those using
invoke. The
buildRunnable method is especially useful. In Swing programming, where large numbers of
Runnables are needed to pass control to the swing thread, the ability to turn methods into
Runnables is particularly useful. Delegates allow me to largely eliminate the need for anonymous inner classes, improving the readability of my code.
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, and John Vlissides. Addison Wesley Professional Computing Series, 1994.


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LinkedIn reported its earnings for Q3 2012, with revenue increasing to $252 million, up more than 80% year-over-year. Its net income increased to $2.3 million, compared to a loss of $1.6 million last year, despite it continuing to expand rapidly across geographies.
Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn, said:
"LinkedIn had a strong third quarter with all of our key operating and financial metrics showing solid growth. The last few months mark the most significant period of product development in the company's history. This accelerated pace of innovation is fundamental to our goal of driving greater engagement on the LinkedIn platform."
Talent solutions accounted for most of its revenue, with sales increasing to $138.4 million, up 95% year-over-year. Marketing solutions accounted for $64 million in revenue, up 60% year-over-year. Premium LinkedIn subscriptions accounted for $49.6 million in sales, up 74% year-over-year.
Revenue from the US added up to $162.4 million, while international revenue was $89.7 million.
LinkedIn made quite a few improvements in Q3; it redesigned its homepage to make it more social, it also added notifications and launched Endorsements, an easier type of recommendations.
It also upgraded Company Pages to enable companies to engage with professional audiences.
LinkedIn's cash reserves (and short term investments) increased to $675 million by the end of Q3 2012.


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Take action right now to stop new nuclear power plants from being built in America.
Lessons from Fukushima, a report on February 28th, 2012 shows that the Fukushima nuclear disaster was caused by the failures of the Japanese government to protect its citizens from nuclear risks and not by the natural disasters of an earthquake and tsunami as the nuclear industry would like us to believe.
Is the Fukushima plant still leaking radioactive material?
Yes. Efforts to decontaminate highly radioactive water used to cool the reactors and spent nuclear fuel at Fukushima have been fraught with difficulty. Currently, over 280,000 tons of contaminated water are being stored at the plant. An additional 100,000 tons are believed to be flooding the basements of the No. 1 to No. 4 reactor buildings as well as the turbine buildings. TEPCO destroyed an entire nearby forest in order to make room for tanks that will eventually store 700,000 tons of water. TEPCO plans to dump contaminated water into the ocean after reducing its radioactivity. The efficiency of this method for 'cleaning' the water is unproven, and its operation has been delayed.
About 400 tons of groundwater flow into the reactor buildings on a daily basis and mixes with the radioactive water. 300 tons of water is believed to be leaking into the ocean every day, enough to fill an Olympic swimming pool in about a week.
Experts warned for ongoing leaks from the plant earlier – based on what?
Large amounts of contaminated water are stored in temporary storage tanks, while the basements of the reactors are flooded with contaminated water as well. Even though TEPCO claimed that all water was contained, it was hard to believe that the reactor basement structures were water tight especially after the large earthquakes. With hundreds of tons of groundwater flowing into the site every day, it was impossible to contain the radioactivity.
At the same time, radioactive cesium levels in most kinds of fish caught off the coast of Fukushima haven't declined in the year following Japan's nuclear disaster, a signal that the seafloor or leakage from the damaged reactors must be continuing to contaminate the waters. Japanese government data shows that 40 percent of bottom-dwelling fish such as cod, flounder and halibut were found to be above the limit for radioactivity in food.
What are the potential consequences of these leaks for the ocean environment?
Large amounts of radioactivity have leaked into the ocean since the start of the accident, which caused spreading of contamination over a wide area. Radioactively contaminated fish and other marine life have been caught even at large distances from the Fukushima nuclear plant.
The ongoing leakages from the Fukushima plant will further contaminate the ocean environment, a catastrophe for the Japanese local fisheries. Some radionuclides accumulate in certain species (e.g. seaweed) or organs from fish, occasionally causing dangerously high levels of radiation in sea products.
Marine sediments are also collecting radioactive contaminants, especially exposing bottom-dwelling fish, shellfish and other organisms on the sea floor to higher levels of contaminants. More monitoring needs to be done to determine the level of contamination on the seafloor. Some of the radionuclides have a long lifetime, and will continue to pose a danger to ocean life for many decades to come.
Greenpeace is still regularly testing fish samples from supermarkets. Testing of oceanic samples gathered by Greenpeace in 2011 showed excessive levels of radioactive cesium in seaweed and fish. TEPCO reported as recently as January 2013, fish caught off the coast of the Fukushima plant measured 254,000 Bq/kg of radioactive cesium, 2,540 times the legal limit for human consumption.
The occurrence of contaminated ocean products will persist, and continued monitoring of seafood especially from the Fukushima area but also at larger distances will remain necessary. Further research needs to be done to map the long-term impacts of the Fukushima leaks into the ocean.
How do the radioactive leaks affect the Japanese fisheries?
The occurrence of contaminated ocean products will persist, and continued monitoring of seafood especially from the Fukushima area but also at larger distances will remain necessary. Japan's government banned commercial fishing in the Fukushima area, and fishermen in the Fukushima area will not be able to restart their business in the near future. Local fishermen are facing an unknown future.
The total cost of damage to the fishing industry is estimated at around 1.26 trillion yen ($12.49 billion).
The uncertainty and stress have become problems. Many former fishermen live in temporary homes next to people they barely know after losing not only their jobs, but also family members. The fishermen of Hisanohama, forced out of work by the disaster, have had no choice but to take the only job available – catching fish for checking of contamination levels in fish just offshore from the destroyed nuclear reactor buildings.
Currently, the fishermen and TEPCO are in dispute over the utility's plans to dump diverted groundwater and later the 'cleaned' water from the storage tanks into the sea. The fishermen's opposition to TEPCO's plans underlines deep distrust across radiation-contaminated areas towards TEPCO and the government after their uncertain response to the disaster, and a lack of clear information about radiation risks since.
What are the potential risks for Japanese and worldwide consumers of Japanese fish products?
The occurrence of contaminated ocean products will persist, and continued monitoring of seafood especially from the Fukushima area but also at larger distances will remain necessary. Further research needs to be done to map the long-term impacts of the Fukushima leaks into the ocean.
Risks for consumers depend on how effective the food monitoring system in Japan is. And this is not as widespread and detailed as it should be. Greenpeace calls upon supermarkets and the government to establish stricter food testing and a system for traceability for fish products.
From April to September 2012, the government tested 114,000 food samples. Of these, 1,394 samples (about one percent) contained more radioactive material than allowed under those standards. Most samples showing excessive contamination are food sourced from forests, rivers and lakes in the Tohoku and northern Kanto regions and from the Pacific Ocean. This includes mushrooms, mountain vegetables, wild game, freshwater fish and bottom fish.
Four nuclear power plants located on the eastern coastline close to the epicenter were affected: Onagawa (3 reactors), Fukushima-Daiichi (6 reactors), Fukushima-Daini (4 reactors) and Tokai (1 reactor). These reactors are all using boiling water technology, and enter services in the 1970s and 1980s.
The next nearest nuclear power plant is Kashiwazaki-Kariwa (7 reactors) that sits on the opposite site of Honshu island (the main Japanese island, where Tokyo is), on its western coast.
Fukushima-Daiichi (operated by TEPCO):
Fukushima-Daini (operated by TEPCO):
Onagawa (operated by Tohoku):
Tokai 2 (operated by Japco):
PRIS review of Japanese reactors has more details re operational history etc: http://www.iaea.org/cgi-bin/db.page.pl/pris.powrea.htm?country=JP&sort=&sortlong=
Interactive map by US DOE where you can click through to get lots of technological details:http://www.insc.anl.gov/pwrmaps/map/japan.php
Japan has 54 rectors in total at 18 power plants, with 47,000 MW of installed capacity. They generated 29 percent of the country's electricity supply in 2010.
David Pomerantz (San Francisco)


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Women's Elizabethan Heart Shaped Attifet, Headdress, Renaissance - Custom Made to Order
Ships to: UK, Canada. Please provide your postal code and I will estimate shipping.
© 2020 Designs From Time. All rights reserved. Duplication or reproduction of any kind for personal or commercial purposes is strictly prohibited.
EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE through Designs From Time.
This gorgeous heart-shaped attifet headdress, inspired by several infamous portraits of Queen Elizabeth I, is a unique, hand drafted pattern. Fashioned from 100% silk and embellished with custom passementerie (trims), freshwater pearls, faux pearls, and gold-toned filigree findings. Over 36 hours of labor was dedicated to this piece. It is 100% handmade and hand sewn from the base to the covering. Each is a one-of-kind creation, truly fit for a Queen! No two headdresses are ever exactly alike. *Trims used are limited to available stock. Those used in the sample may not be available as many times I purchase vintage or limited stock. PLEASE READ MY CANCELLATION POLICIES BELOW.
24 10-mm round faux pearls: 6.00
1/2 yard silk: 7.50
1/2 yard Pellon (base): 9.00
1.5 yards Millinery wire: 3.00
3 mm freshwater pearls: 5.76
3 yard decorative gold trim: 27.00
18 to 24 Brass Filigree findings: 12.00
Materials & Supplies: $70.26
36 hours Labor: $180
PLEASE ALLOW 6 to 8 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY - However, ORDERS ARE FILLED ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS. Please be advised that there may be orders ahead of you and this turn around may be longer. Please contact me to check with my availability; especially if you are hoping for your headdress to arrive by a specific date.
*** Hand-made items will have slight imperfections.
*** No Returns or Exchanges on clothing items, hats, or headdresses.
CANCELLATION POLICIES: 99% of my clients are a dream to work with; however, there is always that ONE client out of 100 that makes you question why you are in the retail business. PLEASE understand that the item you purchased is CUSTOM, and HAND MADE to your exact measurement specifications. You will need to have a tape measure at your disposal, or the ability to have your measurements taken. If you have made a purchase in my store, I am operating under the assumption that you have READ the entire description and made note that you need to contact me about MY availability prior to your purchase. If you have not done so, and you are informed that the item will not arrive before your event due to my current workload, this is not considered grounds for cancellation. Therefore, PLEASE consider your purchase carefully before making a commitment. I do not accept cancellations after a 12 hour period, and reserve the right to refuse future service to anyone who abuses my cancellation policies. This is not selective, nor an effort to be purposefully punitive, but is simply a measure to weed out those rare clients among the 1% that buy on impulse and then cancel; i.e., such as, disputing the charge to PayPal as a fraudulent purchase in order to have their money returned because they found someone to loan them a similar item, or become frustrated and demanding the order be canceled because they are required to supply their dress size and measurements. I am always available to answer any and all questions and I welcome the interaction, but please be considerate that in doing so does take many hours away from current orders in production. When an order is canceled I have usually invested half a days wages, or more, due to the time spent in consultation. Please present any questions regarding taking your measurements - which will be necessary for ALL items in my store, sizing, or shipping and delivery times, BEFORE ordering. Please be aware that should you cancel your order, there is a restocking fee of $10. If supplies have been ordered or purchased, the cost of all supplies will be deducted from your reimbursement. Also, those who use my Lay Away program will lose their 40% deposit. All of these policies are the unfortunate result of abuses by the 1%. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION.
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Please contact me to find out when this item will be ready to ship.
I'll do my best to meet these shipping estimates, but can't guarantee them. Actual delivery time will depend on the shipping method you choose.
Buyers are responsible for any customs and import taxes that may apply. I'm not responsible for delays due to customs.
But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
ALL of our GOWNS and accessories are one-of-a-kind couture, and custom drafted to fit your personal measures! Most vendors on Etsy offer pieces in multiples; however, we do not repeat the same gowns over and over. Rather, we will take a style you like and customize it for your personal tastes. All of the samples you see listed in our store can be personalized. You dream it; we'll create it!
With a 20% non-refundable deposit, you can reserve a slot on our calendar. The remaining balance can be parceled out into six (6) automated monthly payments via PayPal on any item valued at $800 or more. We've lowered our deposit from 40% to 20% to make it more affordable for our clients. Details are included in a contract for your protection.
We are blessed to stay busy! Our calendar is filled at least 8 to 10 months - or more - in advance. It's best to give us NO LESS than 6 months advance notice, but optimally longer! - especially for bridal gowns and highly detailed ensembles. Depending on the intricacy of your gown commission it can take up to 12 to 14 weeks just for construction. Because our pieces are highly detailed with custom embroidered fabrics and beading, we need every second! We squeeze accessories and corsets into our gown commission schedule and usually need no less than 3 months advance. It is best to inquire before ordering. We will make every effort possible to assist in your deadline.
We will ship outside the USA - However, because our clothing is customized there will be added shipping expenses. We work off a "body cast" created from Painters Tape and Cellophane wrap which must be created in your era appropriate corset (for women). This cast is shipped to us at the customer's expense. Any customs fees or taxes are the responsibility of the client, as well as any insurance.
All of our gowns are priced in the listing. The listing you see is for the labor involved to create the SAMPLE pictured. Unless specified in the listing details (please make sure you read them) all listings are priced for LABOR ONLY. Fashion fabrics are provided by the client. We offer a cost breakdown in most of our listings. It is worth noting that our gowns are of the highest quality, worth three times the amount shown, if we were to price them at an hourly wage. We make every effort to work within your budget, but many times we are earning less than $7.50 an HOUR! The average seamstress asks $20 per hour. We are passionate about costuming and want to share our talent with as many clients as possible, but our prices stand as is.
YES! YES! YES! We are well versed in the construction and fitting for other eras, namely 18th Century! Our niche has been 16th Century, but we ABSOLUTELY can create men's and women's ensembles for other eras, to include 1940s Vintage. In fact, we appreciate the divergence as we stay so booked in the 16th Century we don't' have the opportunity to "play" with samples.
We have carved out a niche for highly detailed, custom fit/drafted bridal gowns (historical themed). Because this gown is the highlight of your wedding and there are too many HORROR STORIES we hear from our clients who have used other, less reputable (but cheaper) vendors here on Etsy, we offer live, personal fittings anywhere in the United States or Canada. If you wish to avail yourself of this service, we will attach the cost of our flight and hotel to come to YOU! No more guess work. No more disappointments or risk of ordering your gown on line. We will shop for the best flight prices - flying coach - to help keep your costs at a minimum.
It sickens us, but even among those who are viewed as scions in the historical costume community have, unfortunately, been less than honest in their commissions: i.e., accepting a client's money and fabrics, only to ghost on them, or failure to meet your deadline. Unfortunately, this happens all too often. At Designs From Time, we have built our reputation on Customer Service, Excellent Communication, Quality Construction, and INTEGRITY. We invite you to seek references from our past clients! There is absolutely NO EXCUSE for these disreputable vendors. NONE. We WILL NOT take your commission (and money) unless we can GUARANTEE delivery by your needed deadline. We would rather lose a commission than risk your disappointment.
The majority of our listing prices are for Labor Fees ONLY and requires the client to purchase their fashion fabrics and ship it to us at their expense. We DO all the legwork for you during the consult process - sourcing quality fabrics and trims. Unless the listing specifically states "Retail" or "Fabrics Included" the client should be prepared to add the cost of fabrics to their budget.
Embroidery Labor is separate from Construction Labor. We charge the industry standard for embroidery, which is $1.00 per 1000 stitches. Embroidery patterns vary in their intricacy, color changes, and stitch counts. Patterns that are dense, or have multiple colors, will have higher stitch counts.
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Fear: The Great MotivatorNovember 1st, 2010 by Dave
The Punisher is hunting me.
Let me clarify a bit. This weekend, I went down to Long Beach ComiCon with Jamiel & Ladon to spread the word about NPC Comics in the Southland. I was just there for Friday and the first hour of Saturday, since I had to fly back up to the Bay Area for the Gorillaz concert in the Coliseum Saturday night. But that Friday night….
Friday night I went to the Hero Initiative get-together and got to hang out with Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Tim Bradstreet, Dave Johnson, and…Thomas Jane.
Yes, Thomas Jane of 'The Punisher' and now 'Hung' as well as a slew of other great movie and comic projects. So I got up the nerve to ask him and Tim Bradstreet for an interview the next morning, figuring I'd be able to get it in before I had to go catch my flight.
Now, I'd done my homework on Thomas Jane, the actor, but I was sorely lacking info on Thomas Jane, comic-book writer. That was all my fault and you'll read my mea culpa later. But we got a great interview with Messers Jane and Bradstreet about Raw Studios, Dark Country 3D, and their upcoming projects that will be included in the podcast or put up on the blog as soon as possible.
So, a bit shamed faced, I picked up the 'Bad Planet' collected edition and promised Mr. Jane that I'd read it and give it a review as soon as possible. I read through it on the flight back to Oakland and was planning on posting the review on Tuesday to go with this weeks podcast. Saturday night was Gorillaz at the Coliseum, Sunday was recovering from travel and hearing loss as well as work in the evening. Then I called Jamiel Sunday evening on my way home from work to see how the rest of Saturday and Sunday went at the con. And he uttered the words: 'Yeah, Thomas Jane stopped by and was looking for you.'
When The Punisher starts looking for you, time to get things taken care of, pronto.
So, without further delay, here's my review of 'Bad Planet'.
Overall, I liked it: it's well written by Thomas Jane & Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) and has excellent artwork by James Daly, Lewis LaRosa, & Dave Kendal. At the core you have an invasion of Earth by a seemingly unstoppable alien horde, with only an escaped alien convict able to stop them. The Convict (the closest thing to a name he/she/it has) has personal reasons for wanting to stop the onslaught, warrior's pride that eventual changes into the desire to prevent Earth from earning the designation of 'Bad Planet', basically turning it into a no contact planet for Galactic civilization at large for the rest of time.
The artwork from the assembled team, under the art direction of Tim Bradstreet, is a nice change of pace from the usual fare from the Big Two. Bradstreet's stylistic use of light and shadows is very clear throughout much of the series, but the artist pool also brings their own individual styles to the panels, producing a nice mix like when you have a master cinematographer working with a master director.
Story is always my big draw for a comic, and 'Bad Planet' certainly does have a solid story and good pacing. When I interviewed him, Thomas Jane proudly proclaimed that this was the only 'true science-fiction comic' out on the market, and I can agree with him to some extent. It's definitely an homage to the days of EC Comics and 50's sci-fi popcorn flicks, which isn't really a bad thing. 'Bad Planet' brings back a different kind of sci-fi storytelling that's been missing recently even from the text scene: simple, direct, and genuinely fun. It's not social application of science/tech gone amok like Corey Doctorow, and it's not military fiction with a garnish of sci-fi like Dan Abnett. It's not the pseudo-science of Reed Richards or Star Trek, instead, it's got enough moderately advanced science in there to help frame and shape the story, but not totally define it.
As further proof that 'Bad Planet' falls into the 'science fiction can be fun and not serious commentary' category, quite a few sections are done in 3D full color art, which, kitch factor aside, does look awesome. It really is a modern version of a 50's 'Terror From Beyond the Stars' movie done as a comic. And just like 'Machete' shows just how fun camp films can be when made with real talent, 'Bad Planet' shows just how great the style of those 50's comics and films can be today.
So, a sincere thanks to Thomas Jane, Tim Bradstreet, and everyone at Raw Studios for showing me patience and turning me on to 'Bad Planet'. And an even bigger thanks to you guys for doing something that I've long been complaining about: putting fun back into comics.
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In This Issue:
- Why Developers Should Demand Effective IT Governance
- Book Review: Thinking From A To Z
- Hot Links
Why Developers Should Demand Effective IT Governance (Yet Have Little Hope of Getting It)
IT governance, also referred to as systems engineering governance, establishes chains of responsibility, authority, and communication in support of the overall enterprise goals and strategy. It also establishes measurements, policies, standards and control mechanisms to enable people to carry out their roles and responsibilities effectively. Your governance effort should balance risk versus return on investment (ROI), setting in place effective processes and practices, defining the direction and goals for the department, and defining the roles that people play with and within your IT department.
It is important to recognize that governance and management are two different things. Governance looks at an organization from the outside, treating it as a system that needs to have the appropriate structure and processes in place to provide a stream of value. Management, on the other hand, is inside the organization and ensures that the structure and processes are implemented effectively.
Still awake? IT governance isn't exactly the sexiest topic in the world, but it's absolutely critical to our success as IT professionals and it's unfortunately something that we struggle with as an industry. My experience is that many IT governance efforts suffer from too much overhead, an unfortunate aspect of governance is that it attracts people who mistakenly believe that bureaucracy is rigor, and who as a result very often take a command-and-control approach. The former reduces the effectiveness of your organization and the latter proves to be the least effective approach to organizing intellectual work such as software development. But at least the bureaucrats among us feel good about themselves.
Is it any wonder that developers show little interest in governance? Although traditional approaches to governance are based on noble goals, they are just not getting the job done. We need to rethink our governance strategy: instead of basing it on what the bureaucrats want to do we instead adopt an approach which reflects the actual behavior patterns of developers. In the companies where I've seen good IT governance, it has focused on organic concepts such as enablement, making it as easy as possible for people to do the right things, and difficult to do the wrong things. It's also focused on motivation, making people aware of what the right things are, what the wrong things are, and the implications of their actions. Finally, good IT governance is based on self organization, the pushing of decision rights and authorities, including planning, into the hands of the people doing the work.
Governance should be based on trust and respect, but that doesn't mean that you should be nave: you still need to verify that the right things are happening by monitoring people's activities. Effective governance can only occur when you have honest and accurate status reporting, something that is difficult to achieve in traditional IT environments. Few status reports include the "juicy bits" that indicate what is really happening on projects, and even if they initial reports do that detail is typically lost as the status information "green shifts" up your reporting chain. The challenge is that traditional/waterfall projects are opaque to management, the primary strategy for updating management is through status reporting, and status reports rarely include the juicy bits of information about projects. A better approach, taken by agile projects, is to produce working software on a regular basis and thereby provide concrete evidence of progress. You can take this one step further by generating status information based on the actual activities of the people on the team. These automated metrics, generated by integrated toolsets, provide accurate real-time status which enables management to make fact-based decisions.
A live example of such reporting can be found online at www.jazz.net for the IBM Rational Team Concert (RTC) product, an Eclipse-based development tool for distributed agile teams. Headed up by Erich Gamma, of design patterns fame, the team is taking a commercial open source approach to development and as a result their current status is publicly available for all to see. RTC's project dashboard technology is used to display the current status of the team, including their work item stack (product backlog), burn down charts, build history, and much more. With key information such as this, on top of demos of the current version of the software, management knows exactly what is going on. You're certainly not going to get information of this quality from manually written status reports, at least not easily, and you'll still run the risk that the team doesn't convey the complete picture.
Effective IT governance is important for everyone involved with IT. First, it is important for developers because it can enable you to focus on the important activities which add true value and to avoid activities which do not. Second, it is important to operations and support professionals because it motivates development teams to focus on quality, something that disciplined agile teams already do, and because it increases the chance that development teams will leverage the existing infrastructure and not create yet another silo application. Third, it is important for management because it enables them to accurately identify which teams are doing good work and which are struggling. This puts them in a position where they can share lessons learned from successful teams and provide coherent leadership for the teams that need it. Fourth, effective IT governance enables senior IT management to actually lead their organizations effectively.
Most IT governance efforts are sadly doomed to failure. Most governance efforts are driven by bureaucrats who are overly focused on paperwork instead of practitioners who are focused on value, resulting in overly complex strategies with too much manual effort. They also have a tendency to adopt command-and-control strategies, they're in charge after all, instead of the organic strategies which reflect the realities of intellectual work. Furthermore, IT governance efforts will likely run into trouble if you treat them like a program because you implicitly tell the people being governed that it's an add-on effort which could easily be ignored by them given the right reasons. Considering that Dr. Dobb's 2006 Data Management Survey found that it was practice for close to two-thirds of development teams to ignore their internal data groups, it is clearly a very real danger that they will also ignore their internal IT governance efforts too. A better strategy is to embed good governance practices into your culture through education, leadership, and automation.
Given the opportunity, the knowledge, and the proper tools, my experience is that developers will adopt disciplined strategies which achieve the actual goals of your organization. This is particularly true when you show them respect and allow them to self organize within a decision rights framework which reflect the realities of your situation. Self organization doesn't mean anarchy, it means that authority is pushed down your organizational hierarchy into the hands of the people with the skills and knowledge to make the right decisions. Many managers are threatened by this concept, believing that their staff doesn't have the ability to plan their own work. But if they have the skills to do the work, surely it must be a rather straightforward task to help them gain basic planning skills? Management still needs to monitor the work and provide leadership -- in other word they should trust but verify.
Book Review
Thinking from A to Z Third Edition
Nigel Warburton
Routledge 2007
At Dr. Dobb's Architecture and Design World conference in Chicago this summer, I sat in on an architecture skills presentation by Rebecca Wirfs-Brock. During the presentation she highly recommended Nigel Warburton's Thinking from A to ZThird Edition as a great source of information about critical thinking skills, one that she had been using for years. So I bought it, read it, and have come to the same conclusion: It's a valuable resource for software developers.
The book is small and short, 164 pages in pocket-book format, making it a quick read. Better yet it's written as a reference book, organized as a collection of ideas each of which are usually described in a few short paragraphs. Some ideas are concise descriptions of concepts, such as what is empirical thinking or a rhetorical question. Other ideas, such as drawing a line and knock-down argument are closer to patterns. Just as important are concepts that are similar to anti-patterns such as democratic fallacy and inappropriate precision. I found the book to be perfect airplane reading and definitely gained some insights which I have already put into practice.
Critical thinking is an important part of the job for IT professionals, particularly anyone involved with modeling, so this book will prove to be a valuable edition to your bookshelf.
Hot Links
The IBM whitepaper Lean Development Governance by myself and Per Kroll overviews a collection of practice for effective governance of development projects
Operational IT Governance by Cantor, M. and Sanders, J.D. (2007). Rational Edge May 2007.
The Green Shift Anti-PatternDr. Dobb's Agile Newsletter, July 2006
My November 2006 Dr. Dobb's column Whence Data Management?, I summarize the results of Dr. Dobb's 2006 Data Management Survey where we explored the effectiveness of internal data management efforts
The Enterprise Unified Process (EUP) describes how to extend the software development lifecycle to address the full lifecycle of a system and how to apply agile strategies to enterprise-level issues.
My September 2008 Dr. Dobb's column Iteration Negative One describes the portfolio management efforts which occur before the "start" of a software development project to select the right projects and get initial funding for them.
My [email protected] blog discusses strategies for adopting and applying agile strategies in the complex environments.


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Principal Proposed Uses
Supplements made from white kidney beans ( Phaseolus vulgaris ) are sold as starch blockers, supplements said to interfere with the digestion of carbohydrates and thereby promote weight loss.
Therapeutic Uses
Technically, starch blockers are amylase inhibitors . Amylase is one of the main enzymes the body uses to digest starch. In theory, when amylase is blocked, starch can pass through the body undigested. If the body is unable to digest a part of the meal the calorie intake will be lower which can aid in weight loss.
However, theory is one thing, reality another and clinical studies of amylase inhibitors have not established definitive benefits. 1-3 For example, one published study failed to find that use of a phaseolus product reduced the usual blood sugar rise that follows a meal. 7 Several possible reasons for this discrepancy have been proposed, such as that the amylase inhibitor may be broken down and made ineffective in the stomach, the product may supply enough of its own amylase to counteract any benefit, and that another enzyme, glucoamylase, may be able to take over when amylase can't do the job. However, according to the manufacturer of a current product, more concentrated extracts of Phaseolus vulgaris, taken in higher doses, do work. 4-6 Follow up research conducted primarily by the manufacturer have had mixed results.
A randomized trial of 39 obese participants compared phaseolus vulgaris extract supplement vs. placebo before 2 meals everyday. Participants were instructed to concentrate their carbohydrates to the two meals associated with the supplement. There was no significant difference in weight loss at 8 weeks. 11 However, a second randomized trial with 25 overweight participants took phaseolus vulgaris extract supplement vs. placebo as part of comprehensive weight loss program that included behavioral change, nutritional counseling, calorie restriction plan, and provided meals.12 After 4 weeks, the supplement group had a weight loss of 6 lbs (2.7 kg) vs 4.7 lbs (2.1 kg) with placebo which was statistically different. Those that had the highest carbohydrate intake in the supplement group had largest weight loss. A third randomized trial of 101 participants compared phaseolus vulgaris extract supplement vs. placebo.13 After 60 days the average weight loss with supplement was 4.1 lbs (1.9 kg) vs 0.88 lbs (0.4 kg) with placebo which was also statistically different.
Additional trials were completed with supplement mixes that included a phaseolus extract and at least one other ingredient. A double-blind, placebo-controlled study with 60 slightly overweight people were given either placebo or a phaseolus extract once daily 30 minutes prior to a main meal rich in carbohydrates. Over the thirty days of the study, the results indicated that the supplement was associated with a significantly greater reduction of body weight and and improvement of lean/fat ratio as compared to placebo.8 Two additional trials also showed higher weight loss in supplement group but the results were not statistically compared so it is unclear if the mixed supplement was significantly effective.9,10 In addition to statistical shortcomings these 3 trials only compared the mixed supplement to placebo so it is unclear what specific element or combination of elements were actually responsible for weight loss.
A systematic review and meta-analysis including the above randomized trials that was published in 2011 could not draw firm conclusions about the benefits of phaseolus vulgaris for weight loss.16 The conclusions of the review found that all of the trials had serious flaws in trial design or interpretation and the meta-analysis found no statistically significant difference in weight loss between the supplements and placebo. However, the supplement was associated with a statistically significant reduction in body fat compared to placebo. There were limits with both meta-analysis because of heterogeneity of results included. A randomized trial completed after the systematic review included 124 participants who were randomized to phaseolus vulgaris supplement or placebo for 12 weeks in addition to lower calorie diet plan. At the end of 12 weeks, there was an average weight loss of 6.41 lbs (2.91 kg) for those with the supplement compared to an average of 2 lbs (0.92 kg) for those in placebo. There were no adverse events reported.17
Independent confirmation from larger rigorously designed trials will be necessary before phaseolus can be considered a proven weight-loss product and who it is most beneficial for.
Safety Issues
On the basis of their widespread presence in commonly consumed foods (beans), amylase inhibitors are believed to be quite safe. One side effect, however, is to be expected: flatulence. It is the amylase inhibitors in beans that are responsible for their notorious gassiness.
Maximum safe doses in pregnant or nursing women, young children, or individuals with severe hepatic or renal disease have not been established.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: EBSCO CAM Review Board
- Review Date: 12/2015 -
- Update Date: 06/06/2016 -


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Lt. Governor Tim Murray will not run for Massachusetts governor
Murray cites demands of campaign, family
Saying he wants to spend more time with his young children, Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray has decided against running for governor in 2014.
Murray made the announcement to skip the race in an email sent to supporters on Friday.
Murray said the decision was a personal one, and not an about-face from comments he has made in the past.
"I think what I said at the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce is, like a lot people, I'd like to be governor but it's a decision that is weighed upon what you think you can contribute with the impact on your family," Murray said. "I made it clear I was going to be deliberating and thinking about this and taking counsel from people.
The Democrat said he wanted to spend more time with his wife and two daughters.
"I have a 7- and 6-year-old and going through that last campaign when they were 4 and 5, it's just not a commitment I am willing to make," he said at an event in Worcester Friday.
Murray did not directly address questions about whether his 2011 crash in a state vehicle or his relationship with former Chelsea Housing Authority chief Michael McLaughlin played a role in the call.
"This is a personal decision, it is family decision -- first and foremost. That is what I laid out in the letter that I wrote today to supporters. I was a family decision pure and simple," Murray said.
McLaughlin, who resigned his post in 2011 after deliberately concealing his inflated $360,000 salary from state regulators, is accused of illegally soliciting funds for Murray.
The extent of Murray's relationship with McLaughlin came to light after the Sterling crash.
Testifying under oath, Murray forcefully denied knowledge of McLaughlin's illegal fundraising activities.
The decision could dramatically alter the landscape for the next gubernatorial election. Gov. Deval Patrick has ruled out running for a third term.
Democratic State Treasurer Steve Grossman has said he is leaning strongly toward running.
Murray had collected nearly $447,000 in contributions through the end of December, according to an Associated Press review of state campaign finance records, the most of the state's constitutional officers.


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Former Enron exec indicted in fraud case linked to his bankruptcy
A federal grand jury indicted a former Enron executive on charges of fraud and concealing assets connected to his 2008 bankruptcy.
The indictment against Jeffrey Adam Shankman was returned Monday, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magdison's office said.
Federal officials said Shankman, 46, orchestrated a scheme to conceal assets from his creditors and the trustee appointed to oversee his case, officials said.
Shankman could not be reached for comment.
Shankman was the president and chief operating officer of Enron Corp's global markets. He left before the company's 2001 failure.
In 2008, he filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy and was the subject of a lawsuit by a New York art gallery.
In 2003 Shankman had opened an art gallery in the Montrose area.
In the lawsuit, the New York gallery said Shankman purchased three works of art in November 1997 for almost $50,000. In 2008, Shankman claimed one of the paintings was a fake and demanded $150,000 from the gallery, according to court documents which don't indicate the outcome of the lawsuit.
Federal officials said Shankman shuffled and concealed several pieces of expensive assets totalling more than $950,000 without the knowledge of the bankruptcy court.


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The risk of rip currents at St. Johns County's beaches was expected to be moderate today, said National Weather Service meteorologist Sara Chase.
The rip current threat has increased along Florida's Atlantic Coast from Nassau through Martin counties because of swells from Hurricane Leslie, according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management.
Leslie was upgraded from a tropical storm to a hurricane on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
Other parts of the state are also experiencing a high risk of rip currents as well as rough surf and large waves from a low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico.
"Ocean swells from distant [Hurricane] Leslie as well as an area of low pressure in the northern Gulf of Mexico bring a moderate to high rip current risk to some of Florida beaches, which will likely persist through the upcoming weekend," said Michelle Palmer, deputy state meteorologist for the state division of emergency management. "Beachgoers should remember to review the rip current outlook for their area, check the warning flag signs before entering the water and swim within sight of a lifeguard."
As of Wednesday afternoon, Hurricane Leslie was located well off the coast of Florida, around 46 miles south, southeast of Bermuda, and was moving north at 2 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
Hurricane Leslie had sustained winds of 75 mph and was not expected to make landfall in the U.S.
Safety tips
� Check the latest forecast before you leave for the beach.
� Listen to lifeguards.
� Know how to read the flags. Typically, a double red flag means the beach is closed to the public; a single red flag means there is a high hazard, such as strong surf or rip currents; a yellow flag means there is a medium hazard; a green flag means conditions are calm; and a purple flag flown with either a red or yellow flag means dangerous marine life could be present.
� Stay at least 100 feet away from piers and jetties, where the danger of rip currents tends to be higher.
� Closely monitor children and older adults, even when they are in shallow water.
� If you are caught in a rip current, don't panic but stay calm to save energy. Don't swim against the current, but swim parallel to the shore until you are released from the current. If you cannot get out of the current, try to float and tread water.Yell for help and wave your arms to draw attention to yourself. If you notice someone in the water who is in trouble, get help from a lifeguard or call 911 if a lifeguard is not available. Throw something that floats to the person who is in trouble or yell instructions on how to escape.
- Florida Division of Emergency Management


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