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Cystoscopy is a test that allows your doctor to look at the inside
of the
bladder and the
urethra using a thin, lighted instrument called a
The cystoscope is inserted
into your urethra and slowly advanced into the
bladder. Cystoscopy allows your doctor to look at
areas of your bladder and urethra that usually do not show up well on X-rays.
Tiny surgical instruments can be inserted through the cystoscope that allow
your doctor to remove samples of tissue (biopsy) or
samples of urine.
bladder stones and some small growths can be removed during cystoscopy. This may
eliminate the need for more extensive surgery.
Cystoscopy may
be done to:
Tell your doctor if you:
Cystoscopy can be performed with
local, spinal, or general anesthesia. Discuss with
your doctor which method is best for you and whether you should plan on staying
overnight in the hospital. If you will not be staying in the hospital, arrange
for someone to drive you home after the test.
Follow the instructions exactly
about when to stop eating and drinking, or your surgery may be canceled. If
your doctor has instructed you to take your medicines on the day of surgery,
please do so using only a sip of water.
You should empty your bladder just before the test. You
may be given medicine to prevent a urinary tract infection that could be caused
by the test.
You will be asked to sign a consent form that says you understand the risks of the test and agree to have it done.
Talk to your doctor about any concerns you have regarding the need for the
test, its risks, how it will be done, or what the results may mean. To help you
understand the importance of this test, fill out the
medical test information form(What is a PDF document?).
Cystoscopy is performed by a
urologist, with one or more assistants. The test is
done in a special testing room in a hospital or the doctor's office.
You will need to take off all or most of your clothes, and you will be
given a cloth or paper covering to use during the test.
About an
hour before the test, you may be given a
sedative to help you relax. An intravenous (IV) needle may be placed in a vein in your arm to give
you other medicines and fluids. You will lie on your back on a special table
with your knees bent, legs apart, and your feet or thighs may be supported by
stirrups. Your genital area is cleaned with an antiseptic solution, and your
abdomen and thighs are covered with sterile cloths.
If a
local anesthetic is used, the anesthetic solution or
jelly is inserted in your urethra.
If a
general anesthetic is used, you will be put to sleep
either with a medicine given through an IV or by inhaling gases through a mask,
or both methods may be used.
If a
spinal anesthetic is used, the area on the back where
the needle will be inserted is first numbed with a local anesthetic, then the
needle is guided into the spinal canal and the anesthetic is injected. A spinal
anesthetic may prevent movement of the legs until the anesthetic wears off.
After the anesthetic takes effect, a well-lubricated cystoscope
is inserted into your urethra and slowly moved into your bladder. If your
urethra has a spot that is too narrow to allow the scope to pass, other smaller
instruments are inserted first to gradually enlarge the opening.
After the cystoscope is inside your bladder, either sterile water or
saline is injected through the scope to help expand your bladder and to create
a clear view. A medicine may also be injected through the scope to reduce
chances of infection. Tiny instruments may be inserted through the scope to
collect tissue samples for biopsy; the tissue samples then are sent to the
laboratory for analysis.
The cystoscope is usually in your bladder
for only 2 to 10 minutes. But the entire test may take up to 45 minutes or
longer if other X-ray tests are done at the same time.
If a local
anesthetic is used, you may be able to get up immediately after the test. If a
general anesthetic is used, you will stay in the recovery room until you are
awake and able to walk (usually an hour or less). You can eat and drink as soon
as you are fully awake and can swallow without choking. If a spinal anesthetic
was used, you will stay in the recovery room until sensation and movement below
your chest returns (usually about an hour).
Most people report that this test is not
nearly as uncomfortable as they had expected.
If a general
anesthetic is used, you will feel nothing during the test, but after the
anesthetic wears off your muscles may feel tired and achy. Some people
experience nausea after receiving a general anesthetic.
If a local
anesthetic is used, you may feel a burning sensation or an urge to urinate when
the instrument is inserted and removed. Also, when your bladder is irrigated
with sterile water or saline, you may feel a cool sensation, an uncomfortable
fullness, and an urgent need to urinate. Try to relax during the test by taking
slow, deep breaths. Also, if the test is lengthy, lying on the table can become
tiring and uncomfortable.
If a spinal anesthetic is used, you may
find it uncomfortable to lie curled up on your side while the anesthetic is
injected. You will probably feel a brief stinging sensation when the anesthetic
is injected. You may feel tired and have a slight backache the day after the
Cystoscopy generally is a very safe test. If a
general anesthetic is used, there are some
risks of general anesthesia. There is no risk of loss
of sexual function.
The most common side effect is a temporary
swelling of the urethra, which may make it hard to urinate. A catheter
inserted in your bladder can help drain the urine until the swelling goes away.
Bleeding sometimes occurs, but it usually stops on its own.
may have a mild infection in the urinary tract after cystoscopy. This can
usually be prevented or treated by taking medicine before and after the test.
In rare cases, the infection can spread through the body, and in very rare
circumstances, usually with seriously ill people, the infection can be
Another rare complication is a puncture of the
urethra or bladder by one of the instruments, which requires surgery to
After the test, you may need to
urinate frequently, with some burning during and after urination for a day or
two. Drink lots of fluids to help minimize the burning and to prevent a urinary
tract infection.
A pinkish tinge to the urine is common for
several days after cystoscopy, particularly if a biopsy was performed. But call
your doctor immediately if:
Cystoscopy is a test that allows the
doctor to look at the inside of the
bladder and the
urethra. Your doctor may be able to talk to you about
some of the results right after the cystoscopy. The results of a
biopsy usually take several days to be
The urethra, bladder, and
ureters are normal.
There are no
polyps or other abnormal tissues, swelling, bleeding,
narrow areas (strictures), or structural abnormalities.
There is swelling or narrowing of the urethra because of
previous infections or an enlarged
prostate gland.
There are bladder tumors (cancerous or benign), polyps,
urinary stones, or inflammation of the bladder walls.
Abnormalities in the structure of the
urinary tract present since birth (congenital) are
In a woman, pelvic organ prolapse is present.
A cystoscopy is usually not done
if you have an infection of the bladder, prostate gland, or urethra.
X-ray tests, such as retrograde pyelography or
cystourethrography, may also be done during cystoscopy.
To learn more, see:
Other Works ConsultedChernecky CC, Berger BJ (2008). Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures, 5th ed. St. Louis:
Saunders.Fischbach FT, Dunning MB III, eds. (2009).
Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 8th ed.
Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.Pagana KD, Pagana TJ (2010). Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier.
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Call captioning provides speech-to-text translation onto the screens of University Park telephones to assist hearing impaired staff members with phone communications. The service is available free to eligible telephone users through Penn State's Affirmative Action Office.
July 18, 2014
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Cheri Banks considers herself technologically savvy. She likes the latest gizmos and is always dabbling in communications technology and downloading stories and articles onto her eBook. So when Bill Ritzman, Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator in Penn State's Affirmative Action Office, called to tell her about a new Internet-based call captioning service available on the University's phone system, Banks, who is hearing impaired, was one of the first to get the service.
Banks has worn hearing aids since the second grade and recently underwent a cochlear implant. Over the years, she has been using different technologies to help her communicate better over the phone. "I've tried just about every hearing assisted device there is — from computers that type out phone messages to a specialty telephone that displays every word the caller says on the phone's display — and they worked well, but they were always stand-alone systems that weren't integrated into the office phone system, and they didn't have voice mail capability, " said Banks. "So when I heard about a call captioning feature I could get on my regular University phone, I was thrilled because now I could be a part of the office and transfer calls and have voice mail."
For more than 12 years, Banks has served as a full-time budget assistant for Sue Kellerman, head of the Libraries' Digitization and Preservation Department. But Banks remembers a time when she had trouble getting a job or being promoted because of her hearing impairment. "I studied hard in college and graduated from Penn State with a bachelor of science degree in business administration for marketing — receiving a perfect 4.0 GPA (grade-point average) in all of my marketing classes — and later took post-graduate accounting classes at three separate universities," said Banks. "I was very honest in job interviews about not being able to use the telephone," she recalled, her eyes welling up with tears. "But marketing is very communication-oriented and being a Certified Public Accountant requires one to talk to clients on a daily basis, so I had trouble finding work or advancing in my careers."
Because of this, Banks felt isolated and disconnected from the working world until she got her current job at the Libraries, where she now feels like part of the team. "Sue (Kellerman) has always been very accommodating in getting the tools I need to do my job," said Banks. "When I started, I was her staff assistant and was responsible for answering calls and taking phone messages, but eventually we worked out an arrangement where I could delegate phone tasks to somebody else."
But the new service is helping Banks feel, and stay, connected. Through the service, captions of her phone conversations are generated by a captioner — someone who hears the caller and repeats the conversation to a voice recognition system trained to his or her voice. The voice recognition system transfers the sound to text captions that are accurate and in near real-time.
The captions are spelled out on Banks' telephone display, and she doesn't have any qualms about security because she knows the service's call captioning agents are working in regulated call centers that have been bonded and are under full non-disclosure agreements. Agents on the production floor are not permitted to have pens, paper or cellphones.
However, because the call captioning agents transcribe every cough, sneeze or gurgle they hear, Banks recalled a funny instance on one call during which the text read "flush" in brackets. "I thought to myself, 'Are they really conducting this call in the bathroom?'" She laughed, remembering the transcription that came across her display.
Banks says the call captioning feature is intuitive and easy to use, and she uses it to caption all of her incoming calls.
"Since I got my University phone set and the call captioning service it's been fantastic; I've been really happy every time I've used it. I feel free now, not blocked," she said. "And I will come full circle when I start answering my department head's calls for her."
For more information about the call captioning service, visithttp://www.tns.its.psu.edu/ServiceCatalog/VoiceServices/CallCaptioning.html.

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Volvo Polestar Racing and driver Robert Dahlgren bagged points in Shanghai, China, at the WTCC (World Touring Car Championship) despite treacherous weather conditions in qualifying that played a big part in the overall results of the weekend.
"We were fast all weekend, but qualifying was a lottery that unfortunately had a decisive impact on the rest of the weekend for us," said Dahlgren.
Dahlgren was in the very top of the practice sessions, but a drying track in qualifying meant that the fastest times were set in the final seconds of the session.
"We came close, but we went out a bit too early which meant that our tyres were too worn at the very end of the session. It was unfortunate, but that is racing sometimes," said Dahlgren.
The Volvo driver had a tough job for the races with 13th on the grid. However Dahlgren showed promising pace and climbed four places to finish ninth in both races, scoring valuable points on a track that is notoriously difficult to pass on.
"The track is really difficult to pass on with short braking areas, but I had two good races. I held a stronger pace than most of the drivers in front of me and I was able to make some ground to finish in the points," said Dahlgren.
Next up for Dahlgren and Volvo Polestar Racing is the WTCC season final at legendary street circuit Macau in two weeks.
"Macau is going to be the toughest challenge of the year, it is a track that all drivers have to race on once in their lifetime. I am very much looking forward to the race and our firm goal is to end the season on a high," said Dahlgren.
WTCC - Race 1 - Shanghai, China
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2 Colin Turkington BMW 320 TC
3 Rob Huff Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T
4 Yvan Muller Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T
5 Tom Coronel BMW 320 TC
9 Robert Dahlgren Volvo C30
WTCC - Race 2 - Shanghai, China
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2 Gabriele Tarquini SEAT León 1.6T
3 Rob Huff Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T
4 Colin Turkington BMW 320 TC
5 Tom Coronel BMW 320 TC
9 Robert Dahlgren Volvo C30
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Still upset about Apple tracking your every move? Maybe you should sue the tech giant in a Korean court.
One user did and won 1 million won -- the currency of South Korea. But before you rush to book that plane ticket, which will easily cost you at least $1,020, and file that suit, realize that 1 million won is only about $946.
You haven't really won anything, even if you could file suit in a foreign land.
Regardless, last May Apple Korea was ordered to pay Kim Hyung-suk, who works as an attorney, the amount.
Hyung-suk's law firm told Reuters it has already received payment from Apple and now it plans to file a class action lawsuit on behalf of other customers upset about the iPhone's ability to track its users whereabouts.
In May, Apple came under fire when it was revealed that Apple's iOS platform was able to track and collect user data.
Apple said it had a fix to stop the "bug" but others have accused the company, and some of its counterparts, of using the data for marketing purposes.
Man Sues Apple for IOS-Tracking, Wins
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One of the key drivers to IT security investment is compliance. Several industries are bound by various mandates that require certain transparencies and security features. They are designed to mitigate aspects of risk including maintaining the sacrosanctity of customer information, financial data and other proprietary information.
One such affected vertical is retail. No matter if you're Wal-Mart or Nana's Knitted Kittens, if you store customer information; if you process payments using customer's credit cards, you are required by law to comply with a variety of security standards. Although there are several auditing agencies and mandating bodies, today we will concentrate on the one compliance agency that is typically applicable to every retailer-PCI.
PCI (Payment Card Industry) enforces Data Security Standards that looks to ensure that ALL companies that process, store or transmit credit card information maintain a secure environment. Now of course, not all merchants are created equal. Nana obviously doesn't process the volume or the dollar amount of a national or even a high traffic regional retailer. However, this doesn't let Nana off the hook. Her online shopping cart still needs to be Payment Application DSS validated (PCI compliant). She still is required to pass security audits of her network…just not as often.
But for the sake of this blog, let's assume you are a retailer who processes more than 20,000 transactions a year and the administrative burden of PCI is a real concern. In fact, it is a business necessity to maintain merchant accounts with VISA, American Express and MasterCard. And it is hugely important to keep the confidence of your customers. Fines for non-compliance aside, a breach of your network could cost millions of dollars. And that doesn't begin to calculate the cost of customer defection through loss of trust.
Most, if not all, retailers have some sort of PCI monitoring in place. However, they are often cumbersome, expensive and resource heavy. Additionally, too many retail organizations don't employ a compliance officer, much less a dedicated security person. This doesn't mean these functions aren't part of someone's job description. Typically, they are yet another line item in a plethora of competing priorities and mission critical initiatives. In that security can be considered a cost center, the move to simply do the bare minimum to meet compliance is often an attractive alternative. Until now. Until the cloud. More specifically, a holistic enterprise security initiative deployed and managed from the cloud.
So how does cloud-based security/security-as-a-service meet the requirements of PCI while driving down costs, freeing up personnel resources and providing an easy-yet-comprehensive suite of capabilities and functions?
The easiest way to illustrate the potential is to look at the individual PCI requirements and how they are addressed from the cloud:
1. Protect Data: A cloud-based SIEM offering can accomplish the most important feature of this requirement: the ability to instantly recognize any change, intrusion or activity to your firewall IN REAL TIME. That's the key. There isn't the lag of looking at all the logs a week later when the damage has been done, or not being able to tell a suspicious action from a white noise false positive. Whereas many SIEM products can do just this, ones from the cloud provide the additional benefit of 7/24/365 monitoring across the entire enterprise. And, you get a scope of visibility of Fortune 500 class protection for literally pennies on the dollar.
2. No vendor-supplied defaults for system passwords and other security parameters: This process is typically enforced by an identity management protocol. The system includes a password management and synchronization feature. The overarching benefit here is SIEM and identity management are two separate functions from two separate applications. However, applying a holistic solution from the cloud gives you the additional flexibility to recognize new accounts, check device configurations and know when and where configurations have deviated from your standards including the entry of too many incorrect passwords
3. Protect cardholder data: Not only are you required to protect and store data, but ensure encryption of any transmission of that data across public networks. The application of situational awareness is an effective means of capturing, encrypting and storing (and destroying) certain pieces of information and then providing the auditing regulatory agency with proof that your best practices are in line with internal and external policies. This is the heart of your security and should be treated as such. For instance an immediate alert can be escalated if anyone pings the server in which your data is stored and you can instantly move to block them out or allow access depending on their internally designed permissions.
4. Maintain a Vulnerability Management Program: This includes securing SaaS applications and regularly updating anti-virus software. Again the answer is in the clouds. Single sign on and web authentication can tie together all the permissible applications and provide user provisioning. What makes this especially valuable in the cloud is the speed in which connectors can be created and distributed to only those who require the application. For instance, shipping doesn't need to see the HR applications and marketing doesn't require access to inventory programs.
5. Implement strong access control methods: As PCI specifically says access to personal and sensitive data is on a "Business need to know," cloud-based identity managementprovides control and creates specific provisioning on who can see what and have access to which data. It gives you the visibility and the audit reports to show who accessed what, when and from what device. Again, the cloud version of this solution ties it together with all the other security solutions giving it true enterprise context.
6. Collect logs and applications impacted by PCI: Log management is one of the most time intensive aspects of security. Not only do the logs need to be collected, but they also need to be studied for traffic patterns, suspicious anomalies, improper or failed access and create an audit trail for card processing systems. An automated system can only do so much and most organizations don't spend a great deal of man hours scouring millions of lines of machine code. That's where log management from the cloud is a huge time and asset saver. Not only does it have the automation to review and categorize this code, but security-as-a-service provides the additional human expertise to piece together the situational awareness from multiple silos to give a true report of the security of the enterprise. It's like having an expert analyst on staff without the associated costs. And of course, those logs can be archived in accordance with PCI requirements for 1 year.
PCI is just one agency with its strict set of requirements. Now imagine the cost and personnel savings when having to comply with multiple agencies. A VP of Ops from a nationally recognized retail company told me he deals with six agencies on a regular basis. Without a holistic and centralized security approach, he would waste endless hours through redundant reporting. With the application of security centralization, 75 hours per month becomes 10. And more importantly, the degree of accuracy of the reporting is significantly better.
So if compliance is one of your banes of business, maybe it's time you took a deeper look at the cloud.
Kevin Nikkhoo
Always PCI compliant! (HIPAA compliant too. And CIP, and SOX, GLBA and many, many others!)
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Orchid Socks and Upcoming Blog Contest for Grapefruit Socks
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The good: Orchid Socks are knitting up beautifully and I really love this colorway from Woolarina.
The bad: Studying for final exams and finishing up a directed readings paper is really chewing up my knitting time this week.
The ugly: OK, so some of you don't think the Grapefruit Socks are all that ugly but I do. The last straw came when Aaron referred to them as my Ronald McDonald socks. I've decided that these socks and my wardrobe will never coexist peacefully so I've decided to have a blog contest and give them away. I'll finish the length to the winner's foot measurements (provided your feet aren't bigger than a women's US 10 so I don't run out of yarn). I'll post contest details in the next two weeks, when I'm closer to finishing the pair. Stay tuned.


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Rising Son: Tanaka separate from the pack
In 2008 Sports Illustrated published an in-depth article on the life on Yankee starter Chien-Ming Wang, appropriately entitled, Chien-Ming Wang has a secret. In his native country of Taiwan, the former sinker-baller was a celebrity. He couldn't get out of his car in Taiwan without getting mobbed by worshipping fans. Yet when he walked down the streets in New York City, he was barely bothered; no one hounded him or even recognized him. The piece delved into his personal life, as well as how he developed his signature pitch.
It was an interesting story on the foreign pitcher. One a reader could thoroughly enjoy.
Yesterday the Yanks landed 25-year-old Japanese right-hander Masahiro Tanaka, luring him to the Bronx with a pact worth $155 million over seven years; thus snagging the hurler from the Rakuten Eagles. Tanaka has put up staggering numbers in Japan since his debut in Nippon Pro Baseball in 2007, winning several awards and attaining superstardom along the way.
This writer does not in fact know whether or not Tanaka can walk down the streets of Tokyo without being mobbed. Only time will tell if he will be able to take a stroll in Times Square without the hassle of adoring fans and media. But over the next seven years, rest assured, we'll learn a lot about this newcomer.
What we do know now is that he was 24-0 in NPB last year with a microscopic earned run average of 1.27. Over the last three seasons alone he piled up 53 wins and only lost three games, posting an ERA of 1.44. For the sake of getting too analytical, most folks are predicting his WAR to have impressive range, meaning he will be worth a heck of a lot of victories throughout his Yankee tenure.
His total WAR is going to be 16.8 after seven years.
No! It's got to be 6.8 per season.
Thanks for your input, Twitter.
Notwithstanding the ever-glorious, overanalyzed "wins above replacement" stat, his regular numbers from the Far East are unheard of here in the United States – and even in Japan, those numbers leap out at you, giving a lot of pundits and writers the impression he is separated from the pack of aces.
Take for example Daisuke Matsuzaka, who was a well-sought-after pitcher during the 2006-07 offseason. His best season in Japan (pitching for the Seibu Lions) was the year right before he signed with Boston, being 2006.
Dice-K's numbers that season: 17-5, 2.13 ERA, 186.1 innings pitched, and 200 strikeouts. His transition to Major League Baseball wasn't anything special, going 15-12 with an ERA of 4.40 his first season in Beantown with the Red Sox, which was of course '07. His workload got a bit heavier that year (204.2 IP) but the number of Ks was consistent; in fact, one more than his previous season at 201 strikeouts.
His claim to fame was his 2008 season in Boston when he went 18-3 with a 2.90 ERA, which could be attributed to a lighter amount of innings – 167.2. His K total also fell to 154 strikeouts. From there, the "Dice Man" became nothing to write home to Japan about.
Point being Dice-K is not exactly comparable to Tanaka. Neither is Kei Igawa (a teammate of Matsuzaka's from the Seibu Lions) who the Yanks acquired prior to 2007. Igawa's best year in Japan came in 2003 when he was 20-5 with a 2.80 ERA; 206 IP, amassing 179 strikeouts. It's also worth mentioning he never won more than 14 games in a single season for the Lions after '03.
That being said, Igawa never made a difference in New York. Before he was let go he finished with a 2-4 record in pinstripes, a 6.66 earned run average, and he struck out just 53 batters.
In other words, he was a bad investment. Igawa's ERA describes his time in New York perfectly, being the mark of the devil, and for the record, there's no chance he was mobbed by fans. Frankly, if Yankee fans were to have seen Igawa in the street (that is if they would have even recognized him to begin with) they probably would have thrown eggs and tomatoes at him.
And no, he cannot be compared to Tanaka.
Even the great Yu Darvish cannot truly be compared to Tanaka. His best season for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters was 2011, the year before he came to the states and joined the Texas Rangers. In '11, Darvish went 18-6 with a 1.44 ERA; 232 innings pitched and a mind-blowing 276 strikeouts.
While 18 is a strong number in terms of win total, it's not quite on par with Tanaka's 24 from last season, although Darvish's first two seasons in MLB weren't bad:
2012: 16-9, 3.90 ERA, 232 IP, 221 Ks.
2013: 13-9, 2.83 ERA, 209.2 IP, 277 Ks.
And while we won't know what Tanaka's numbers will be over the course of his first two seasons in pinstripes for another couple years, we do know his numbers were better than Darvish's were overseas.
Hisashi Iwakuma, a Japanese starter who joined the Seattle Mariners in 2012, only mustered up 29 wins over his last three seasons in Japan (2009-11, for the Golden Eagles) – a far cry from the 53 Tanaka has racked up over his last three seasons pitching in the land of the rising sun.
It's quite possible Tanaka is the best Japanese-born starting pitcher we've ever seen – at least that's what the numbers suggest. Better in his native Japan than Matsuzaka; better than Igawa, better than Darvish, better than Iwakuma – and maybe even better than Hideo Nomo.
Nomo was MLB's first notable Japanese import, and he pitched for the Kintetsu Buffaloes from 1990-94. The most wins he notched in a single season in the Far East: like Darvish, 18. Again, not as many as Tanaka's 24.
The truth is we won't know how well his stuff will translate from NPB to MLB until we receive a sample size, which could be a year or two. Yet if his numbers, compared to the other Japanese-born starters, are any indication, he will surely succeed. He could potentially go soaring above and beyond the realm of accomplishments of the other Japanese pitchers.
And if Tanaka does indeed dominate, there's a good chance he won't be as lucky walking down the streets of New York as Wang once was. The man from Japan might just become a little too popular to go unrecognized in the city that never sleeps.
But that all depends on how he does. And you can bet your life Yankee Universe will be watching.


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Half Of A Yellow Sun is a brave book; brave because of its heartfelt, honest writing; brave because it highlights truthfully the colossal loss of everyday life during war; brave because it is clear in the political points it wants to make.
The novel written by Chimamanda Adichie is a story of three individuals-Ugwu, Olanna and Richard- caught in the three year Biafran war in the 1960s. But you may ask what is new
about novels written about war-there are gazillion of them out there and this is just one needle in a large haystack? True though that is, Adichie's novel is not the average run of the mill book about the war because what stands out in the story is her heartbreaking, close portrayal of the all the main characters so that you are immersed in their lives and war's turmoil as they are thrown into it and face it everyday. She gives a remarkable, intimate portrait of them and of other marginal characters too who provide multiple viewpoints of the ravages and the sufferings of war. And that's the power of this story-to make the reader feel the suffering, sense the shattering of relationships and the immense tests they go through. And isn't that in a more broader perspective-the power of literature? To proffer a humane perspective to any crisis, to portray the human element of it and not just as a drab and dry report. In a way it is similar to what Manto did for the Partition of India-his stories depicted its horrifying consequences on the individuals and did not treat them as merely a statistic. To read my review on Manto's stories, click here. Every individual has a story to tell and Adichie's novel shines through with the ordinariness of her characters and how they deal with that falling apart during the Biafran war. She doesn't make the story into a sob story to garner attention but emphasises on the everyday emotions and how they go on despite the crisis raging on.
Ugwu is a poor village boy who is brought by his aunt to Nsukka to work as a houseboy in her master, Odenigbo's house. Olanna, a smart intelligent woman, has had a life of privilege in Lagos but still sets to live with her lover, Odenigbo who is a professor in Nsukka University. Richard is the Englishman staying in Nigeria and slowly as he gets caught up in his love for Kainene and the war, he drifts apart from the stereotypical, white colonial view of Nigeria and comes to love the country. Their lives intersect as tensions simmers between the Hausa and Igbo tribes. The story is very well structured with each chapter focusing on one of the three character's point of views. Each chapter plunges us thoroughly into their lives as we are allowed to take a peak into their thoughts and apprehensions and feelings. Adichie doesn't use the omnipresent narrator and leaves a lot for the reader to interpret. We therefore see a bunch of characters with all their imperfections and doubts and emotions as most human beings actually are. We see them as introspecting themselves; searching for who they are; negotiating their selves, their identity, their relationships to other people and the world and the war. The story is also open ended with a hopeful ending but that which is tainted by heartache and hurt along with a tragedy and loss that comes in the wake of any war.
Half Of A Yellow Sun has an interesting feature-Adichie has incorporated snippets of book written by one of the characters and the revelation of who that character actually is makes quite a strong and brave point as to who should actually be writings stories about Africa and that brings into consideration the whole idea of a white, colonial, racist appropriation of history. In writing Half Of A Yellow Sun Adichie takes a bold step of depicting the Biafran war through the eyes of the people actually being affected by it. In using the feature of a book within a book she subtly makes a scathing comment on the Western idea of war, of Africa and its people and how they created and used the tensions among the tribes for their own vested interest.
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The first time I made these No-Bake Protein Bars they were amazing! I have adjusted and tweaked the recipe every time I've made them to experiment with flavors and texture. I like to have a more solid, slightly drier bar so that they will hold up better on the trail. The original recipe was very soft (and yummy) and would essentially melt once it started to warm up.
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- 1 cup Peanut Butter
- 1 1/2 cup organic local honey
- 2 cups of protein powder
- 1 cup of rolled oats
- 1/4 cup chia seeds
- 1/4 cup flax seeds
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder (optional)
Then start mixing…
If you are not a big fan of chocolate, you can use plain or vanilla flavored protein powder and skip the cocoa powder. The natural peanut butter and honey flavor is awesome so the chocolate is just a bonus. These make a great post-workout snack with a good ratio of natural sugar, carbs, fat and protein.
I tend to do a lot of fasted-state workouts if I run or lift in the mornings so this is a nice snack to have directly following the workout…followed by a real meal about 30-45 minutes after the workout.


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Cutting copays may increase women's cancer screening
Last Updated: 2013-03-27 16:59:17 -0400 (Reuters Health)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More women may get screened for breast and cervical cancers if they don't have to pay for the tests, according to a new study from Japan.
A year after the Japanese government started picking up the tab for Pap smears and mammograms for certain groups of women, the percentage of eligible women who got screened nearly doubled compared to a few years earlier when most women had to pay for screenings.
"This is consistent with prior research. We know that imposing out-of-pocket costs for screenings - including cancer screening services - deter their use," said Dr. Amal Trivedi, who was not involved with the new research but has studied cancer screening use.
The new study may also suggest that more U.S. women will get screened for cancer now that many of those services are covered under the 2010 Affordable Care Act, said Trivedi, from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
But he added that it's hard to know exactly how the results of the program in Japan would apply to the U.S. because the two healthcare systems are different from each other.
To encourage women to be screened for breast and cervical cancers, and to target specific socioeconomic and age groups who were not generally going in for screening, the Japanese government in 2009 began giving women vouchers to get free Pap smears and mammograms every five years.
Younger women were invited to get Pap smears when they turned 20 years old and every five years after that. Women were also invited to get mammograms every five years starting when they turned 40.
In contrast, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a government-backed advisory group, recommends screening for cervical cancer in women ages 21 to 65 years every three years. Or, a Pap smear and human papillomavirus (HPV) test every five years. The USPSTF also recommends women get mammograms every other year from age 50 to 74 years, but they may choose to get screened earlier.
To see whether eliminating the cost of screenings increased their use, the researchers, led by Takahiro Tabuchi of the Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, analyzed data from a survey that collects health information on Japanese citizens every three years.
Overall, they had information for more than 34,000 women.
In 2007, when women had to pay for screenings, about 22 percent of eligible women were screened for cervical cancer and about 27 percent were screened for breast cancer.
In 2010, the year after the government began picking up the cost of the screenings, about 43 percent of women were screened for both cervical and breast cancers.
Meanwhile, there was only a small increase in screenings among the women who were not eligible for the free tests.
Trivedi called the increase in screening with the vouchers "striking," but said more research is needed to know whether those women will continue to get screened in such large numbers.
The study's authors, who were not available for comment, write in the International Journal of Cancer that about 472,000 women were screened for breast cancer through the program, which prevented an estimated 461 deaths.
That is about 4 percent of the number of breast cancer deaths that are expected annually in Japan, they say.
But raising rates of screening did come at a cost of over $100 per additional screening, the report adds.
"It's not surprising that there are extra costs associated with these services. The bottom line is that we think they improve public health," Trivedi said.
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Under and by virtue of the power of sale and in accordance with the terms of a certain Deed to Secure Debt from RHONDA R. CREECH, Grantor, to First National Bank n/k/a FNB SOUTH, Grantee, dated May 29, 2003; recorded in Deed Book 375, Page 278-284, APPLING County, Georgia records; there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry, during the legal hours of sale, before the Courthouse door in APPLING County, Georgia, on the first Tuesday in September, 2011, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property:
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot No. 293 of the Second Land District, Appling County, Georgia, being in the City of Baxley, consisting of 1.14 acres, more or less, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at the intersection of the easterly right of way of Holmesville Ave. (40' ROW) with the northerly right of way of Walnut Street (40' ROW), thence continuing along said Walnut Street right of way North 75 degrees 45 minutes 00 seconds East 287.19 feet to a point; thence South 13 degrees 42 minutes 28 seconds East 103.48 feet to a point; thence South 75 degrees 36 minutes 00 seconds West 48.32 feet to a point; thence South 13 degrees 09 minutes 09 seconds East 100.00 feet to a point; thence south 76 degrees 10 minutes 30 seconds West 88.87 feet to a point; thence North 11 degrees 43 minutes 09 seconds West 26.03 feet to a point; thence South 75 degrees 16 minutes 01 seconds West 150.91 feet to a point located on the Easterly right of way of Holmesville Ave; thence along and with said Holmesville Ave. right of way North 13 degrees 23 minutes 51 seconds West 178.21 feet to the Point of Beginning.
For a more particular description reference is hereby made to a survey and plat thereof prepared by Merlin J. Tomberlin & Associates, certified by Merlin J. Tomberlin, GRLS No. 2477, dated March 20, 1998, recorded in Plat Book 14, page 420, in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Appling County, Georgia, incorporated herein for all purposes.
The debt secured by said Deed to Secure Debt and any renewal thereof has been and is hereby declared due and payable in full because of default pursuant to the terms of said debt and the Deed to Secure Debt securing same. Notice has been given of intention to enforce collection of attorney's fees and foreclosure in accordance with the terms of the debt, the Deed to Secure Debt, and as provided by law.
The person that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all the terms of the Deed to Secure Debt with the Debtor is Darnell Stone, FNB South, 198 W Parker St, Baxley, GA 31513, 912-367-0200. Please understand that the secured creditor is not required by law to negotiate, amend, or modify the terms of the Deed to Secure Debt or Note.
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- Jetpack engineer Eddy Bruel gave a talk recently at Amsterdam JS on his work on Spidermonkey and how the guts of the JS engine work.
- Eddy also recently blogged about his experiences as a C++ developer writing his first Firefox add-on with the Add-on SDK
- In the next couple of weeks members of the Jetpack team will be descending upon Singapore for Mozcamp Asia 2012! Erik & Matteo will be giving a talk on Nov 15th about developing add-ons for Mobile Firefox using the SDK, and Irakli will be giving a talk at Mozcamp on how to develop Firefox features using the SDK.
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The Times Higher Education reports on two new initiatives in the Netherlands to bolster scientific standards. Here, I want to talk about one of these initiatives I was involved in: A fund for replication research. The board of the Dutch science funder NWO still has to officially approve the final call for proposals, but the draft text is basically done.
Now I'm very proud of the Dutch NWO for taking such a bold step, and fund replication research. I'm also proud of the small role I played in this process. And because I think it's a nice story of how you can sometimes instigate some change as a single individual, I thought I'd share it.
In 2012, Sander Koole and I published a paper on the importance of rewarding replication research. We decided we would not just write about this topic, but act. And thus we wrote to the Dutch science funder NWO. We explained how performing replication research is like eating your veggies (Brussels sprouts, to be precise): Very few people get enthusiastic about vegetables, but if you don't eat them you'll never grow big and strong. Because researchers have spent all their money on sweets, science now has cavities. We need to stimulate healthier behavior. And thus NWO should fund replication research. I love how we recommend that NWO should also included money for an open access publication, which 'is currently the only place where replication studies are published'. How long ago can 2012 feel?
The response of NWO was classic. They write: "As long as a proposal contains innovative elements, and the results can contribute to the development of science, it fits within NWO calls. If the test of earlier results would for example be done through a new method, the proposal can successfully take part in the NWO competition." (Our piece, and the reply by NWO, is available below, if you read Dutch).
We can see they did not yet get the point (indeed, the replication grants that are now introduced are not available for conceptual replications, only for replication studies that use the same method).
I was a bit annoyed, to say it politely. And here's an important life lesson I took away from this: When you are truly frustrated, don't hold it in. I sent NWO an email. Let me quote myself: "Replication is the very foundation of a robust science. The current NWO policy undermines the foundation of science. If this is not dealt with, NWO will be doing more bad than good for science. There is no other solution then to adjust the current policy."
Now I had just completed my PhD two years earlier, and I fully expected NWO to ignore my opinion. But remarkably, they didn't. Instead, they invited me over for a talk. A very nice talk. I explained the problems, and reminded NWO they legally had two tasks: Stimulate novel research, and improve the quality of research. This second task, I argued, could use some more attention. I proposed a possible solution (the current grants will be much larger than what I initially suggested), and everyone became enthusiastic about the idea to fund replication research.
Change takes time, but here we are, some four years later, with €3.000.000 for replication research (to be spread out over three years). Many people at NWO have worked very hard on making this possible, and I'm grateful for all their work. It's been fun to be at the start of something as exciting as this bold step the Dutch science funder NWO is taking. I look forward to the cool projects researchers will do with these grants.


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Following a delay in production due to the tragic death of actor Paul Walker, a new release date has been set for "Fast & Furious 7."
On Sunday, star Vin Diesel announced the date via his Facebook page. Originally scheduled for a July 11, 2014 release date, the James Wan-directed movie will now hit theaters on April 10, 2015. In his message to fans, Diesel wrote that "[Walker would] want you to know first..."
Along with an image of the two stars on the set of the upcoming film, Diesel added: "The last scene we filmed together.... There was a unique sense of completion, of pride we shared... in the film we were now completing... the magic captured... and, in just how far we've come."
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"Fast & Furious 7" began filming in September and the cast and crew were scheduled to resume Dec. 2 in Atlanta. Walker, 40, was killed in a car accident Nov. 30 while on break from shooting. Universal announced Dec. 4 that production on the movie would be halted "so we can assess all options available to move forward with the franchise."
The film's new release date puts it at the beginning of one of the most jam-packed movie blockbuster seasons. "Fast & Furious 7" will bow mere weeks ahead of other highly-anticipated sequels including "The Avengers: Age of Ultron," "Batman vs. Superman" and "Jurassic World.


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Some animals run for their lives when they sense danger, but others do the opposite: they stand still.
Some animals run for their lives when they sense danger, but others do the opposite: they stand still. These animals blend in so well with their backgrounds they are safer if they freeze in the presence of danger. Meanwhile, on the top of the food web, predators are camouflaged, too, sneaking up on unsuspecting prey who don't see them until it's too late.
Now You See It, Now You Don't
Camouflage takes many guises in the animal world. There are numerous species that have cryptic coloring that enables them to blend in with their environment. Pocket gophers, for example, tend to have fur the same shade of brown as their local soil, no matter what species they are. There are salamanders with a color pattern that resembles lichens, fish shaped like sea grasses and others that match gravelly or sandy bottoms, insects that look like sticks or leaves, moths in the various colors and patterns of tree bark, and snakes that blend in with the desert sand.
The Granite Lizard is patterned to match the rock in the areas in which in lives. In fact, this lizard comes in two forms, one with a bold granite-like pattern that lives among granite outcrops and one with a subdued sandstone coloration that lives in sandstone. The black-and-white granite subspecies would stick out like a sore thumb in some environments, but on a speckled granite backdrop it blends right in.
A few kinds of animals, including some reptiles and fish, can change their color or pattern when they move from one environment to another. Small lizards called Green Anoles don't always match their name -- especially when they turn brown to blend in with the background. These chameleon relatives can change color in seconds, matching green leaves and brown branches alike.
Some animals are camouflaged to look like something else entirely. The Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar has a blotchy dark brown and white pattern that makes it look like a large bird dropping. Most predators aren't interested in droppings and will pass it by. The leaf-like katydid and the walkingstick are other insects that look so much like parts of their environment they can be almost impossible to see until a movement gives them away.
Heard but Not Seen
Many people who have heard a Whip-poor-will have never seen one. These birds and their relatives such as the Common Poorwill and Chuck-will's-widow are named for their distinctive calls. Lucky for them they weren't named for their looks, because they resemble nothing so much as a pile of dead leaves and old twigs. These birds are active at night, gobbling insects in their wide-gaping mouths. During the day they rest, usually on the ground, where they so effectively blend in with the leaf litter they essentially disappear from sight.
Treefrogs, similarly, make a racket with their calling, but when was the last time you actually spotted one? These little creatures are often the bright green of spring leaves and dozens of them can disappear on a single tree. The gray treefrog can look for all the world like the bark of a tree. You could pass right by it without ever noticing, which is the whole point, for there are those in the world who consider this little frog a very tasty morsel.
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Camouflage serves both predator and prey--and in some cases both at once. Animals that are food for other animals employ camouflage so that predators, from sharp-eyed owls and hawks to sharks, bears, weasels, and snakes, don't see them. If they can look enough like a bunch of old leaves, a patch of lichens, or a nice green leaf, that hungry owl or badger just might pass on by.
Likewise, predators are sometimes cryptically colored so that they can sneak up on prey without being seen. Think of the Polar Bear, top of the Arctic food chain, colored to match its snowy background. The Great White Shark is dark on top and light below. This pattern, called countershading, helps it blend in with the dark depths when seen from above and with the brightness from the sky when viewed from below.
The Goosefish lies in wait on the ocean floor, looking like a sandy lump and wiggling a little appendage that serves to lure unsuspecting fishes near. Once a fish goes for the lure, the Goosefish rises up and swallows it. When the dust clears, this voracious predator has again settled into the sand, stock-still, except for its gently waving lure.
The diminutive Long-tailed Weasel is one of many creatures that plays both roles, predator and prey. Its changing coloration (snow-white in winter, brown in summer) helps it hide from foxes, cats, and birds of prey, while stalking a shrew, mole, or bird for its own meal. It's a predator-eat-prey world out there -- and sometimes a predator-eat-predator world -- and every survival tactic helps. Sometimes the smartest thing to do is stand still, and blend for your life.
To learn more about some of these masters of camouflage, click on the pictures at the botton of this page.
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I had my HTC 4F LTE for 3 weeks then fell into my pool with phone in my pocket. Yes, I was totally sober, just lost my balance. Service center said it was a goner and I ordered a replacement 3 days ago - still no phone. Out of boredom and frustration, I plugged the old phone into the charger several times but only got a red blinking light. Today, I plugged it into the charger and eventually came up with a green light. That got me excited, so I tried to turn it on, and it started humming very loudly and won't stop. How do you remove the battery from one of these phones? I don't care if it self destructs, but I don't want to cause any damage to me or my surroundings.
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non removable battery.
I think there are a couple of youtube videos of it being done.
For the average cosnumer its a non removable battery. But if your a little tech savvy and have the right tools its removable.
Since its wet the warranty is void anyway.
Thanks to all who responded. The simulated battery pull worked and it is now silent. It was only 3 weeks old, and the insurance on these new phones is $150 deductible, not $100 as indicated in the original paperwork. Tech store said they just haven't updated the wording to reflect the change. So I'm out another $150 to replace a phone I wasn't that impressed with anyway.
even worse the repair stores arent even able to get into the phones yet..so for the time being if the battery goes even if still under manufacturer warranty you'll still end up dishing out the deductible for a refurb...same deal if the external speaker goes wonky...
Yeah, it's gonna be probably a few months before the Repair centers are sent documentation regarding how to do battery swaps on these devices. Luckily, the battery life on these devices has been very respectable with users exceeding 24+ hours easily. So the need for the battery swap doesn't seem to be as necessary at this time as previous devices.
Whether we get similar battery life a year from now will still need to be investigated at that time.
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Libvirt Client Access Control
The libvirt client allows for the setting of permission rules which can be applied to all managed objects and API operations, thus allowing for all client connections to be limited to a minimal set of rules and privileges. There are three levels of access which can be assigned:
- Unauthenticated - used for all connections, this state allows all API operations that are required to complete authentication. Following a successful authentication, two more levels can be assigned:
- Unrestricted - full access to all API operations
- Restricted - read only access
System administrators can set permission rules for authenticated connections. Every API call in libvirt has a set of permissions that are validated against the object that is being used. For example, User A wants to change a parameter in the domain object. When the user tries to save the change, virDomainSetSchedulerParametersFlags method will check whether the client write permission on the domain object. Additional checks and permission settings can be processed as well. Filtering can also be done to see which clients have permissions on which objects to allow for smother administration of permissions. The libvirtd.conf configuration file is responsible for setting the access permissions. It uses the access_drivers parameter to enable this operation. Note that if more than one access driver is requested, all must succeed in order for permission to be granted. More information can be found here:
Virt-manager Snapshots
Virtual Machine Manager (virt-manager) allows for easy management and monitoring of KVM guest virtual machine snapshots. Note that virt-manager will pause the guest virtual machine for a few seconds while taking the snapshot. More information is available here:
- https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Virt_Manager_Snapshots
- http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Virt_Live_Snapshots
- http://libvirt.org/formatsnapshot.html
- Snapshot section here: http://linux.die.net/man/1/virsh
- https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Testcase_Virt_Snapshot_UI
ARM emulation on x86 Host Physical Machines
Changes have been made to have smoother emulation of ARM guest virtual machines running on x86 hosts using standard libvirt tools, including virsh, virt-manager and virt-install. qemu has an ARM emulator that works well and is actively used in the Fedora ARM effort. However libvirt and virt-manager currently have issues launching qemu-system-arm VMs, mostly by encoding x86 assumptions in the generated command line that cause qemu-system-arm to fail to start. Changes have been made to fix this issue. More information can be found here: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Virt_ARM_on_x86


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| The Dawnflower
The Cleansing Light
The Everlight
The Healing Light
The Healing Flame
|Sarenrae's Realm, Nirvana
|Neutral good
|Areas of Concern
| Sun
|Healers, farmers, redeemed evil-doers
|Cleric Alignments
|Fire, Glory, Good, Healing, Sun
|Agathion, Day, Heroism, Light, (Redemption), Restoration, Resurrection, (Revelation)
|Favored Weapon
|Angelic ankh
|Sacred Animal
|Sacred Colors
|Blue, gold
|Images of Sarenrae
Source: Inner Sea Gods, pg(s). 132–139
Known to her faithful as the Dawnflower, the Healing Flame, and the Everlight, Sarenrae (pronounced SAER-en-ray[1]) is a goddess who teaches temperance and patience in all things. Compassion and peace are her greatest virtues, and if enemies of the faith can be redeemed, they should be.[2]
Yet there are those who have no interest in redemption, who glory in slaughter and death. From the remorseless evil of the undead and fiends, to the cruelties born in the hearts of mortals, Sarenrae's doctrines preach swift justice delivered by the scimitar's edge. To this end, she expects her faithful to be skilled at swordplay, both as a form of martial art promoting centering of mind and body, and so that when they do enter battle, their foes do not suffer any longer than necessary.[2]
According to the teachings of the followers of Asmodeus (whose motives should always be questioned), Sarenrae is one of the oldest gods in existence, having been created by Ihys, one of the two primordial deities in the time before time. She comforted Ihys when his brother Asmodeus castigated him for giving free will to mortals. Sarenrae served as Ihys's right hand in the first war between the gods, when the gods of chaos (led by Ihys) clashed with the gods of law (led by Asmodeus). In a rage, Sarenrae confronted Asmodeus when the Prince of Darkness slew Ihys and was nearly killed, but Asmodeus realized that he could never quench her resolution and that his battle was hopeless. He then abandoned the war and retreated to Hell.[3]
Sarenrae is known to be among the early gods that battled Rovagug in defending creation. During this magnificent war of prehistory, the Dawnflower cast down Rovagug to the center of the world. It is believed that after Asmodeus bound the Rough Beast there, Sarenrae placed therein the raging flames of the sun as an eternal torment.[4] Sarenrae repaired the gash in the earth and commanded her followers to avoid the smooth scar that remained.[5]
During the Age of Anguish, her faithful living in nearby Ninshabur misinterpreted her instructions, however, and instead flocked to the area, eventually founding the settlement of Gormuz there. Believing Gormuz to be a holy city of Sarenrae, people from all over Casmaron flocked there for millennia, but were slowly corrupted by the imprisoned god Rovagug's dreams. Sarenrae continued sending portents and visions to her faithful in Gormuz during this period, but they were ignored or misinterpreted. She finally sent her herald Kohal to the people of Gormuz in -3923 AR, but they had been so corrupted that they destroyed him instead. In great wrath, Sarenrae smote Gormuz with her scimitar, destroying it completely, and created an enormous rent in the earth that eventually became known as the Pit of Gormuz.[5]
Sarenrae counts all non-evil gods as her companions, and even communicates with evil deities in the hopes of converting them from their dark ways. She has some distrust for Asmodeus due to arguing over the souls of the dead.[6] Her only true enemy is Rovagug,[7] although Torag and his followers distrust the Dawnflower and her flock, seeing their willingness to forgive is a weakness.[8]
Sarenrae manifests as a bronze angelic beauty with golden hair composed of flowing flame. She emits a holy light which trickles down like liquid luminescence from one hand, while the other holds a scimitar emblazoned with radiant fire. Her holy light provides healing and sustenance, while the scimitar creates gusts of winds that remove disease and fear.[6]
Sarenrae shows her approval by sending doves, or the unusual appearance of ankhs. She indicates her disfavor through unexplained sunburns or blindness that can last from minutes for minor transgressions to an entire lifetime for the worst offenses.[9]
Sarenrae has numerous angelic servants. Among these are her divine servitors, the yhohm, who are said to be born from a portion of phoenixes' souls every time they are reborn in fire.[10]
Unique servants
- Charlabu
- Charlabu is a gold-colored hound archon that often appears in a canine form.[6]
- Mystmorning
- This servant of the Dawnflower is an intelligent animated blade and possesses the same powers as that of a celestial unicorn.[6]
- Sunlord Thalachos
- Her herald is a platinum-skinned angelic minion that is escorted by 11 divine doves.[6]
Church of Sarenrae
The church of Sarenrae is mostly composed of altruistic priests who are also ready to be stern should it be warranted. The church is known for blessing crops, healing the sick, and reforming criminals and evil doers. They are often consulted to solve feuds and disputes among neighbors and families.[6] The Empire of Kelesh holds her as their patron deity and is responsible for spreading her faith throughout the Inner Sea region.[11] Here she is worshiped primarily in Absalom, Katapesh, Osirion, Taldor, Thuvia, and of course Qadira,[9] and among Garundi,[12] Keleshites,[13] Taldans,[14] Varisians,[15] halflings,[16] and half-elves throughout the Inner Sea region.[17]
The Cult of the Dawnflower is a militant sect of the church that is popular and influential in Osirion and Qadira.[18]
Kind and caring halflings often worship Sarenrae, tending to the sick and elderly. Rarely, a halfling may be born with red hair and, as this is seen by halflings as a sign from the goddess, these halflings are expected to become part of Sarenrae's clergy.[19] Sarenrae is also one of the most popular deities worshipped by the strange planar race known as duskwalkers.[20]
Knights of Sarenrae identify themselves by wearing white scarves around their helms and wielding the scimitar. They are willing to offer mercy to those enemies who seek absolution and renounce evil.[21]
- See also: Dawnflower dissident
A large portion of Sarenrae's priests are composed of clerics, but within their ranks are also paladins and rangers, as well as a few druids and bards. Some priests work as personal retainers or healers for the wealthy, while others survive on assistance from congregational worshipers. A common form of worship by priests is to awaken with the dawn and give thanks and praise to the rising sun. The scimitar is a favored weapon and its use is held in high regard,[6] and it is often decorated with sunburst images in red and gold.[9] In battle, Sarenrae's clerics become dervishes, ready to destroy irredeemable corruption.[7] Formal raiments include a long white chasuble and tunic with red and gold decorations depicting the sun. Worship leaders often wear a golden crown topped by a red-gold sunburst.[9]
Temples and shrines
The main temples of the Dawnflower are open-air buildings, although side buildings have ceilings. Many have brass or gold mirrors that refocus the sunlight on the main altar.[9] Priests often travel from one temple to the next. The Everlight Oasis in Kelesh is a popular site of pilgrimage for followers of the goddess.[11] Church services are held outdoors and are joyous affairs that feature singing, dancing, and music.[6]
Holy texts
The Birth of Light and Truth is the principal holy book of Sarenrae.[6] It is customary for every owner of this book to inscribe her own uplifting stories in the last few blank pages, so that they can be recounted to others later.[9]
Church history
The peoples of the Inner Sea region did not always worship Sarenrae. Her faith spread along the Keleshite trade routes during the early years of the Age of Enthronement, touching off much instability in Garund.[22]
The most commonly celebrated holidays celebrated by the followers of Sarenrae are Burning Blades on the 10th of Sarenith, and the Sunwrought Festival, held on the summer solstice.[23] The month of Sarenith is named in her honor.[24]
Dawnflower anchorites
The Dawnflower anchorite travels throughout the wilderness, fighting evil and offering redemption, while devoting herself to the greatest of Sarenrae's blessings: the sun.[25]
Anchorites focus their studies on a personal credence through which they develop and express their faith, whether it takes the form of generating magical light or flaming weapons.[25]
Favored animals
Gods are often associated with certain animals, either because they possess a quality favored by the god, or because the god's faithful feel a special kinship to them. Sarenrae's favored animals include doves, falcons, and basking lizards.[26]
The Dawn Vigil is a small band of Sarenite paladins who guard the Katapeshi town of Solku from gnoll attacks.[27]
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- ↑ Erik Mona et al. (2008). Campaign Setting, p. 247. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-112-1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 James Jacobs. (July 30, 2007). Meet the Iconics: Kyra, Paizo Blog.
- ↑ F. Wesley Schneider. (2009). Princes of Darkness, p. 62-63. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-189-3
- ↑ Sean K Reynolds. (2008). Gods and Magic, p. 32. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-139-8
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Benjamin Bruck, Jason Bulmahn, Amanda Hamon, et al. (2013). Mythic Realms, p. 28. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-567-9
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 Sean K Reynolds. (2008). Gods and Magic, p. 34-35. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-139-8
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Erik Mona et al. (2008). Campaign Setting, p. 167. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-112-1
- ↑ James Jacobs et al. (2011). The Inner Sea World Guide, p. 226. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-269-2
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 James Jacobs et al. (2011). The Inner Sea World Guide, p. 225. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-269-2
- ↑ Sean K Reynolds et al. (2014). Inner Sea Gods, p. 307. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-597-6
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Erik Mona et al. (2008). Campaign Setting, p. 153. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-112-1
- ↑ James Jacobs et al. (2011). The Inner Sea World Guide, Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-269-2
- ↑ James Jacobs et al. (2011). The Inner Sea World Guide, p. 15. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-269-2
- ↑ James Jacobs et al. (2011). The Inner Sea World Guide, p. 19. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-269-2
- ↑ James Jacobs et al. (2011). The Inner Sea World Guide, p. 22. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-269-2
- ↑ James Jacobs et al. (2011). The Inner Sea World Guide, p. 27. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-269-2
- ↑ James Jacobs et al. (2011). The Inner Sea World Guide, p. 28. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-269-2
- ↑ James Jacobs et al. (2011). The Inner Sea World Guide, p. 147, 151. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-269-2
- ↑ Hal Maclean and Amber E. Scott. (2010). Halflings of Golarion, p. 17. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-278-4
- ↑ Robert Brookes et al. (2018). Planar Adventures, p. 230-231. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-64078-044-6
- ↑ Gareth Hanrahan, Steve Kenson, Patrick Renie, Tork Shaw, and Jerome Virnich. (2012). Knights of the Inner Sea, p. 18. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-460-3
- ↑ James Jacobs et al. (2011). The Inner Sea World Guide, p. 205. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-269-2
- ↑ Erik Mona et al. (2008). Campaign Setting, p. 238. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-112-1
- ↑ James Jacobs et al. (2011). The Inner Sea World Guide, p. 248. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-269-2
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Alexander Augunas, John Compton, Jenny Jarzabski, et al. (2016). Paths of the Righteous, p. 12-13. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-910-3
- ↑ Amanda Hamon, Philip Minchin, Jason Nelson, et al. (2013). Animal Archive, p. inside back cover. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-487-7
- ↑ James Jacobs et al. (2011). The Inner Sea World Guide, p. 93. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-269-2


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Australia can't afford to ignore gaming: Simon Crean
FEDERAL Arts Minister Simon Crean readily admits he was "dismissive" when the idea of putting up federal funding for Australia's gaming industry was first raised with him.
But there was one figure which made the veteran politician sit up and take notice.
Gaming is one of the fastest growing sectors of the world economy and is tipped to become a $90 billion a year industry by 2015. In Australia it is already a $1.5 billion industry.
It's a number Mr Crean says Australia cannot afford to ignore.
"Now Australia ... has to get a slice of the action, and Australia has some of the world's best in this space," Mr Crean said on Melbourne radio.
He was speaking after revealing at the Screen Producers Association of Australian national conference that the Federal Government would establish a $20 million Australian Interactive Games Fund.
Screen Australian will administer the fund, with the $20 million spread over three years. It was hoped the fund would be operating by March, with $5 million available in the first two years jumping to $10 million in the third year.
Mr Crean used the film Happy Feet to explain the concept of interactive gaming to radio host Neil Mitchell, who asked if the fund was "welfare for nerds".
"Now I started with the same position as you Neil until I went to George Miller's studios in Sydney," he said.
"He did Happy Feet and he had all these people working on the animation not just for the film, but the animation for the extension of the film - the interactive game."
The fund will also help people develop game ideas for a number of platforms including apps for iPhones and tablets.
He cited the example of Queensland company Halfbrick Studios - maker of the popular app Fruit Ninja - to show the work being done in Australia.
The Fruit Ninja app for iPhones and iPads has been downloaded hundreds of millions of times around the world.
"Australian games studios are recognised internationally for their skill and originality in developing interactive games played all over the world but the local industry is coming under increased pressure in the midst of a major market shift," he said.
"This fund will assist the sector to reclaim their competitive advantage and support the development of games in Australia, investing in the intellectual property of our creative businesses to give them a stronger position internationally."
Game developers and start-up companies will be invited to apply for funding, with Screen Australia to develop guidelines over the coming months following consultation with the gaming industry.
The money will be drawn from funding allocated in the May budget for the National Cultural Policy.
Game Developers' Association of Australia CEO Tony Reed said the fund was "fantastic news" for the gaming industry.
"The games industry has gone beyond the entertainment space with games now used in education, healthcare and training. We look forward to working with the Federal Government to create a program that supports growth and stability, secures jobs, encourages innovation and creativity, and promotes investment in Australian talent and capability globally," Mr Reed said.


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Florida's latest effort to purge noncitizens from the voting rolls comes to Sarasota today.
Secretary of State Ken Detzner will meet with area elections supervisors and local citizens to talk about "Project Integrity," which is aimed at identifying and removing ineligible voters from the rolls. The two-hour meeting will be hosted by Sarasota Elections Supervisor Kathy Dent.
Project Integrity follows a controversial effort by Gov. Rick Scott's administration to purge noncitizens from the voter rolls before the 2012 elections. But that move was widely condemned and proved highly ineffective.
In hearings in Panama City and Jacksonville last week, Detzner pledged the new purge effort will be more methodical, with the state providing documentation on each voter whose status is in doubt. But ultimately it will be up to the local elections supervisors to decide whether to remove the voters from the rolls.
"Through transparency and the statutory due process protection afforded to every voter, we can ensure the continued integrity of our voter rolls while protecting the voting rights of eligible voters from those who may cast an illegal vote," Detzner said last month in announcing the hearings in five cities, which will conclude Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale.
In the 2012 purge, state officials initially used driver's license information from the state Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to come up with a list of some 180,000 noncitizens on the voting rolls. But the information turned out to be highly inaccurate, in part, because the records did not reflect voters who had become naturalized citizens.
That list was eventually reduced to 2,600 and then sent to the local supervisors of elections, who generally shunned it because of more inaccuracies. An analysis by the Miami Herald showed nearly six of every 10 voters on the list were Hispanics.
Using federal data, the state sent a final list of some 200 ineligible voters, although the purge was halted after voting rights groups filed a lawsuit.
This time the state, through an agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will use the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database to look for noncitizens on the voting rolls. The SAVE database is normally used to verify the immigration status of people applying for federal or state aid.
But questions about the accuracy of the citizenship information on SAVE database, as well as issues about the cost of documenting noncitizens for the local supervisors of elections, have been raised in the initial hearings on Project Integrity.
And the new purge is drawing sharp criticism from Democrats, who say there is no evidence of any widespread numbers of ineligible voters in the state. They allege that there is a political motivation behind the purge from Scott, who is seeking re-election next year.
Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz said Scott's 2012 purge was "an unmitigated disaster."
"Now, unbelievably, Rick Scott is at it again," the South Florida congresswoman said last week. "With his re-election on the horizon, the governor is asking voters to take his word for it that this time there's no political motivation behind his attempt to purge voters."
Detzner defended the renewed effort to remove noncitizens from the voting rolls in the first hearing in Panama City.
"I have not run across a single Floridian who is eligible to vote who thinks we should keep people on the rolls who are ineligible, to dilute their votes," Detzner said.
Voter list purge gets a new push SARASOTA: Latest effort
Florida's latest effort to purge noncitizens from the voting rolls comes to Sarasota today.


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Salaam and Greetings of Peace:
God's grace does not come specially to the pious, it does not come necessarily to the people who are very good, nor does it come readily to the people who are very occult or mystical.
It comes as love comes from friend to friend.
When love comes it comes without a conception of right and wrong. It is an emotion, it is the rising of the wave, it is a divine feeling that comes.
It rises as a stream, and it falls upon the person in the form of a thousand gifts.
It may be as inspiration, it may be as comfort, it may be as health, it may be as peace, it may be as rest, it may show itself in a thousand different forms.
It is the friendship of God. It is the friendly emotion of God. It is not the judging quality of God.
When God's grace comes, it does not come by saying, 'Are you worthy, are you unworthy, do you deserve it, do you not deserve it?'
It comes as emotion, love, devotion, admiration comes from friend to friend.
There are no limits to it. It is all right for someone to say that because in the past incarnation he has done so much evil, in this life he has a bad time with much suffering; or that in the past incarnation he has done so much good, that this time he has become rich. And it is all right for others to say that when they go to hell for their sins they will be whipped and thrashed and put into the fire. But when you look at the grace of God, you forget all these things; no rules, no laws, no deserving or undeserving can be distinguished any more. There is only one thing, and that is love; love that stands above law.
– Hazrart Inayat Khan, on Friendship – from Wahiduddin's Web
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Peruvian dish ideal for snacking
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One of the joys of being a foodie is the opportunity to use food as an avenue to learn about other cultures. Food can be a valuable tool when learning about different cultures and countries, shedding light on foreign customs and, in some instances, foreign economies.
Celebrating the cultures of other countries or regions of the world is something those who enjoy ethnic cuisine do all the time, even if they do it unintentionally. For instance, the following recipe for "Peruvian Quinoa Shrimp Chicharrones With Green Aji Sauce" from Robin Asbell's "The New Whole Grains Cookbook" is a great way to celebrate Hispanic culture.
Peruvian Quinoa Shrimp Chicharrones With Green Aji Sauce
Serves 4
1 large jalapeno chile
2 cloves garlic
1 bunch cilantro, cleaned and stemmed (2 cups leaves)
2 tablespoons lime juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup red quinoa
16 jumbo shrimp or prawns, tails on, deveined
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon cayenne1/2 cup unbleached white flour
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
Make the sauce first. In a food processor or blender, finely mince the jalapeno, garlic and cilantro. Add the lime juice and salt, and puree. Drizzle in the olive oil to make a smooth sauce. Reserve.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. After rinsing the quinoa, add it to the boiling water and cook for 10 minutes, then drain. Spread the quinoa out on a baking sheet lined with paper towels to dry. It should be quite dry to the touch; pat it with towels if necessary.
Pat the shrimp dry, if damp, and put it in a medium bowl. Mix the oregano, cumin and cayenne and sprinkle over the shrimp; toss to coat.
Preheat the oven to 425 F. Prepare 2 pie pans, one with the flour, one with the beaten eggs. Dip the shrimp in the flour, then the egg, then the quinoa. Place 2 heavy baking pans in the hot oven for 5 minutes. Take each out, spray liberally with oil, then quickly place the shrimp on the hot pans, keeping them from touching. Flip the shrimp with tongs, then bake for 5 minutes more. Cut one through the thickest part to make sure they are cooked through. The baking time will vary with the size of the shrimp.
Serve the shrimp hot with the aji sauce.


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Balancing Application Performance with Rapid Deployment
Balancing Application Performance with Rapid Deployment
Many development teams worry that comprehensive performance testing could extend the development lifecycle. Does performance and speed of development have to be an either/or scenario?
This expert e-guide doesn't think so – read to explore how your organization can connect the goals of the business side and the development team to improve mobile and cloud application performance. Inside, get answers to FAQs about load testing software and application performance management (APM), and tips for investing in smart APM tools.