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Cross-sectional Characterization of Idiopathic Bronchiectasis
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01264055
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : December 21, 2010
Last Update Posted : August 12, 2020
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- Bronchiectasis is a type of lung condition in which the lungs airways are abnormally stretched and widened. This stretching and widening makes it difficult for mucus and other substances to move out of the lungs, encouraging the growth of bacteria and leading to breathing problems or infection. Bronchiectasis can be caused by genetic disorders or diseases such as tuberculosis or rheumatoid arthritis. Researchers are interested in developing better ways to diagnose and treat a lung problem called idiopathic or unexplained bronchiectasis.
- To better describe the physical characteristics, radiographic patterns, and airway microbiology of unexplained bronchiectasis and to look for possible genetic links or risk factors.
- Individuals at least 18 years of age who have a chronic cough and who have had a CT scan that has revealed signs of bronchiectasis.
- Current smokers or those who have smoked for at least 10 years, as well as individuals who have known causes of bronchiectasis or who have had organ transplants, are not eligible to participate.
- Participants will have one outpatient clinic visit for evaluation with a physical examination including detailed body size measurements and medical history and for collection of blood samples for routine lab tests and genetic analyses and a chest x-ray if no recent one is available.
- Participants will also have tests of lung function, and measurement of a gas called nitric oxide in the nose. Participants whose initial tests show abnormal results may also be asked to have a nasal scrape to collect cell samples and/or a skin sweat test to measure salt concentrations.
- Participants will also have a sputum specimen collected during the visit and will be asked to collect two additional early morning sputum samples and a mouth rinse at home within 2 weeks of the clinic visit, and mail the sample collection materials to the research team....
|Condition or disease
|Infection Bronchial Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases
The Genetic Disorders of Mucociliary Clearance Consortium (GDMCC) is comprised of 6 geographically-dispersed clinical research sites designed to study chronic disorders of the conducting airways associated with bronchiectasis. The first Clinical Center protocol (06-I-0217) focused on airway diseases with a known genetic etiology: primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), variant cystic fibrosis (vCF), and pseudohypoaldosteronism (PHA). This second GDMCC protocol will study adult patients with non-CF, idiopathic bronchiectasis, whose genetic etiologies are not known. Patients will receive the same level of rigorous testing that has allowed proper diagnosis of patients with PCD, vCF, and PHA.
Idiopathic bronchiectasis is reportedly more common in females with certain asthenic morphotypes and associated with environmental organisms, such as nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM). Gender predilection due to referral bias is unclear. Other susceptibility factors predisposing to bronchiectasis or acquisition of NTM are also unclear.
The study will attempt to broaden the understanding of this disease by comparing gender-associated factors and NTM status. A relatively equal number of both females/males and NTM/non-NTM infected subjects will be accrued. Patients will be stratified by gender and by the presence/absence of respiratory infection with NTM. Approximately 300 people may be screened to find 260 eligible subjects since a small number (e.g., 40 patients) may be diagnosed with PCD, vCF, or other known etiology as an explanation for the bronchiectasis.
This single-visit protocol will use a systematic approach to characterize the clinical, morphological, radiological, and microbiological phenotypes of idiopathic bronchiectasis. Physical features, radiographic patterns, and associated lower airway microbial flora will be assessed. There is no natural history of disease course follow-up component to this protocol. The standard evaluation includes a quantitative assessment of body morphometrics, functional assessments of pulmonary physiology, nasal nitric oxide measurement with subsequent detailed assessment of ciliary structure and motility in selected patients, quantitative immunoglobulins levels to screen for humoral immune defects, and selected genetic analysis of candidate alleles, such as CFTR and A1AT.
Genotype/phenotype correlations will be researched and possibly defined. Careful evaluation and characterization of these phenotypes will guide the genetic characterization of idiopathic bronchiectasis, and likely lead to an improved diagnostic approach. Identification of disease causing genes may provide new therapeutic targets.
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|Actual Enrollment :
|275 participants
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|Official Title:
|Cross-Sectional Characterization of Idiopathic Bronchiectasis
|Study Start Date :
|December 18, 2010
Adults with idiopathic bronchiectasis
- Clinical characteristics by gender and NTM [ Time Frame: 30 years ]Clinical characteristics by gender and NTM status including body morphotypes, radiographic patterns, and respiratory flora
- Seek to define Genotype /phenotype [ Time Frame: 30 years ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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|Probability Sample
The criteria for participants to enter the study mandates that each patient have received a standard (current clinical practice) diagnostic evaluation that includes a CT scan of the chest to document bronchiectasis, prior to enrolling in the Consortium study. To enter this protocol, adults must have bronchiectasis and meet the following criteria:
- Males or females, age greater than or equal to18 years
- Chronic cough
- An available CT of the chest (on a CD) that shows evidence of dilated airways fulfilling radiographic criteria for bronchiectasis in more than one lobe
- Ability to provide informed consent, including HIPAA consent
A participant should not be in the study if they have not had a standard clinical evaluation to rule out other potential causes of chronic sino-pulmonary disease.
- Known diagnosis of cystic fibrosis with classic clinical presentation and elevated sweat chloride levels and/or two known disease-causing CFTR mutations
- History of tuberculosis or other known explanation for bronchiectasis, such as alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency (ZZ or ZS), confirmed or probable PCD, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren s syndrome, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, or documented primary or acquired immunodeficiency
- Current smoker or > 10 pack-year history of tobacco use
- Prior solid organ transplant
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01264055
|United States, California
|Stanford Medical Center
|Stanford, California, United States, 94305
|United States, Colorado
|National Jewish Health
|Denver, Colorado, United States
|United States, Maryland
|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
|United States, Missouri
|Washington University, St. Louis
|Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
|United States, North Carolina
|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
|Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
|St. Michael's Hospital
|Toronto, Canada
|Principal Investigator:
|Kenneth N Olivier, M.D.
|National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
|Responsible Party:
|National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
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|First Posted:
|December 21, 2010 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|August 12, 2020
|Last Verified:
|April 9, 2020
Rare Diseases of Airways
Chronic Cough
Nontuberculous Mycobacteriam Infection
Idiopathic Bronchiectasis
Bronchial Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases


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As SoxWorld Turns…
Rejoice White Sox fans, we're back at .500 and seemingly on a roll after a nice, efficient 3-1 victory last night against the Red Sox.
Suddenly, things seem a lot bright brighter than they did a few days ago. Whether it's the series victory over the Tigers, the emotional impact of the Edwin Jackson trade, the continued outstanding pitching, the callup of Alejandro De Aza and benching of Alex Rios or all the above, much more optimism is evident throughout White Sox Nation.
Certainly one of the biggest recent boosts has been the resurgence of Gavin Floyd, who lately has been lights out. In seven innings of work against Boston last evening he gave up a lone run (a homer to Jarrod Saltalamacchia) on three hits with five strikeouts and in the process evened his record to 9-9. The offense, which is still not where it should be, provided just enough, highlighted by A.J. Pierzynski's two-run, seventh inning home run.
Three games back of Detroit and just a half-game behind second place Cleveland, it seems the Sox are going to make a serious run. But before I get too crazy, we still have two more games against the Red Sox, four vs. the Yankees and three in Minnesota. And who knows what trades are going to be made in the next two days that will impact the club.
I guess all that will take care itself. But, for now, like the Sox I'm back in the game.

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Long ago, there was a thriving civilization of small humanoid bears called Gummi Bears. Possessing powerful magic and advanced technology, this race coexisted with humans until the growing rivalry forced the Gummis to flee across the sea, leaving only a small caretaker colony to prepare for a possible return. However, generations passed and the colony forgot their purpose even as human knowledge of the race faded into mere legend. All that changes when the colony meets a boy with a Gummi Bear medallion which unlocks the Great Book of Gummi which reveals lost knowledge of their past. Now the colony has dedicated themselves to the new goal to rediscover their heritage with the help of a few trusted humans while preventing new enemies like Duke Igthorn from exploiting that heritage to their own ends. Gummi Bears was part of what many consider Disney's "Golden Age" what that actually means is that is was when Disney had quality writers, characters, theme songs ect ect. Some other shows that were part of this time were The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Talespin, Ducktales, and Darkwing Duck The Gummi Bears had many secrets. All were built by the Ancient Gummis and a few by the present Gummis. Some of their many inventions and creations were Gummiberry Juice, Great Book of Gummi, Gummi Medallion, Quick Tunnels, Quick Cars, Mole Machine, Magical Gummi Statue, Ursalia Aqueduct, Long Range Quick Cars, Gumarine, Air Ship, Ursalia Horn, Gummi Scope, Wind Turbines, Great Quilt, Black Knight, Flying Machine, Gummi Dummy, The Oracle, Gummi Necklace, Changing Hat, and much much more! Disney is now releasing the animated programs to DVD with the first being Gargoyles (Last December) and then on November, 8, 2005 Disney will release a 3 DVD boxset of Duckales and Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers. Rumor is Gummi Bears will be paired up with a DVD box set of The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. Both sets will have a suggested retail price will be $34.99, so knock 30% off that at the register.moreless
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It has been a LONG week! It started with me pulling my back last Sunday putting my daughter into her car seat on our way to the grocery store. Unfortunately, the "I've got to get this stuff done" part of me kicked in and off I trekked to Stop & Shop. Tsk Tsk Tsk Needless to say, in mid-turn to weigh my mangos, my back completely went out and I was lucky to get out of the store without flopping to the floor. The past few days have been rough, but my amazing husband and family came to the rescue taking care of the house and kids while I rested. Happy to say my back is sore but no longer painful so I'm soooo happy!!!
Amidst the resting of my back, I managed to ice my heart out every night and get all our orders out. Super happy how they all turned out too 🙂
Stars for a Dana Farber work party…the group is called the SARC stars 🙂
Flower Favors for an Annual Ladies Luncheon
Stars for a Medway High School graduation party
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former Penn State President Graham Spanier has asked a county judge to throw out charges accusing him of helping cover up abuse allegations against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.
Spanier's lawyers filed the motion last week, citing his allegation that the university's former top lawyer, Cynthia Baldwin, violated attorney-client confidentiality when she gave prosecutors information about him. He also argued that some of the charges were filed after the statute of limitations had run out.
His attorney, Elizabeth Ainslie, said Wednesday the criminal case remains on hold while Spanier's co-defendants, Tim Curley and Gary Schultz, ask the state Supreme Court to review a recent decision by the grand jury judge that he did not have jurisdiction to throw out their charges.
"We're waiting for the Supreme Court to decide the issues that are very similar to our issues," she said.
Spanier, she said, also has raised "legal issues relating to statutory interpretation. For instance, whether Dr. Spanier could conceivably be considered a supervisor of any of the children who were victims of Mr. Sandusky."
Sandusky, 69, is serving a 30- to 60-year state prison sentence after being convicted last year of 45 counts for the sexual abuse of 10 boys. He maintains his innocence and is pursuing appeals.
Spanier was forced out as president after Sandusky's arrest but remains a faculty member while fighting the accusations that he and other administrators committed crimes as they responded to complaints about the former defensive coach.
Spanier was charged in November along with Curley, the school's former athletic director, and Schultz, a retired vice president.
The three men face charges of perjury, obstruction, endangering the welfare of children, failure to properly report suspected abuse and conspiracy.
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Rafael Nadal's coach, Toni Nadal, has criticised the Melbourne crowd for what he felt was a disrespectful reaction to his nephew's medical timeout on Sunday night.
The world No.1 left Rod Laver Arena for six minutes, early in the second set. A physiotherapist was attending to his locked back - a break within the rules. Yet he was booed by many fans when he returned to the court.
This has been a mildly controversial tournament for Nadal, whose intermittent grunting and slow play attracted the criticism of Roger Federer after their semi-final on Friday.
So when he took that extended break during the final, some spectators must have felt that Nadal was engaging in gamesmanship after Stan Wawrinka had dominated the first set. "I don't think the crowd should be doing this," Toni Nadal said. "Rafael has always given his best at this tournament, all tournaments. He knows that people have paid money for tickets to be here for the match, the grand slam final. He does not want them to have, how do I say, the stopped show.
"The crowd did not know what was happening. I see this. But I think if you do not know something for sure, why say anything? Rafael enjoys this tournament, he enjoys this crowd, he loves Rod Laver court. There are good memories here. But I wish people knew what Rafael was trying to do. Sometimes the crowd don't think, maybe."
Nadal himself had made light of the incident. "I can understand very well the reaction," he said. "They understand later that I was bad. I was trying all what I can try."
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
That's The Way It Is
13 comments:
- Lipstick said...
That is one of the funniest things I have seen in a long time!!! Of course, being a pharmacist, my fave part is the list of allergies! Hysterical! You know what's crazy...we actually had a lady come in with three PAGES of allergies a few weeks ago. Some of the meds were things that were taken off the market forty years ago.
- November 18, 2009 at 9:53 PM
- student dr. blaze said...
- November 18, 2009 at 10:26 PM
That was hilarious!
- November 18, 2009 at 10:27 PM
Sad but true!! It's funny...then it's just sad because some version of this happens daily in pharmacies and ER's around the country! I really like when she says she is allergic to employment and all non-narcotics!
- November 18, 2009 at 10:42 PM
- Kimbra Kasch said...
He should have said, "How 'bout some cheese with that whine?"
Don't tell me you ER docs have become judges for dancing with the stars - I mean sickies? I mean you really have to watch and judge (or assess)those feeble dance moves - I mean seizures?
- November 19, 2009 at 2:11 AM
- GB, RN said...
I've heard this song so many times, I almost could sing along.
- November 19, 2009 at 5:01 AM
- Bamboo said...
Oh man Dr. Grumpy that had me cracking up! Very funny!
- November 19, 2009 at 7:49 AM
- The Good Cook said...
LOL.. I'm allergic to nonfat food too!!! Can I have some valium for that?
My word verification is vinni - that rhymes with skinny - can I have that valium now?
- November 19, 2009 at 9:16 AM
- The Mother said...
Must be tough to be allergic to "east."
Hard to get home from work. Wait, she's allergic to work, too.
- November 19, 2009 at 9:21 AM
Ahahahahaha that was awesome! I think that woman is a customer of my pharmacy for sure.
I am allergic to wind. . . and employment.
- November 19, 2009 at 9:23 AM
- OMDG said...
- November 19, 2009 at 10:33 AM
- Red Robyn said...
I'm having flashbacks from so many pharmacy moments that it just gave me a seizure.
- November 20, 2009 at 12:33 PM
- Kristyn, RN said...
YES! She has CP -- reminds me of my days on the cardiac floor! Especially the phenergan and meal tray request. Perfect. Our ER needs this doc.
- November 21, 2009 at 9:37 AM


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Even in the Lows
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Psalms 13 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me...
the blog.
From the sound of it, David is really in the pits as he writes Psalm 13. I could so identify with him because I've been there plenty of times. But even as dark as David feels his situation is, he doesn't lose sight of God's goodness and his need to praise God and be in relationship with Him. I love that because it lets me know that no matter my situation, but especially when I'm in the valley, I can still have joy and peace as a result of my relationship with God.
So what did you take in from Psalm 13 today? Did it prepare you for your next valley? Encourage you? Reveal something to you about God? Tami
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When it comes to social media, most CEOs keep a low profile. The chief executives of really big companies are rarely seen frolicking among the hoi polloi, trading barbs with the masses. For the most part, if they tweet, post on Facebook or check in on Foursquare, it's done through several layers of proxies: PR honchos, lawyers and other highly paid handlers.
Except, interestingly, for Michael Dell, who apparently has gotten the social network religion in a big way.
Last week, when HP was casting off its Personal Systems Group and deep-sixing its Palm acquisition, Dell took to Twitter to offer up some snark.
Dell wasn't done, and later took another shot at HP.
He then wound up in a mano-a-mano with whoever handles HP's official Twitter stream.
That appeared to only whet Dell's appetite. On Sunday, he took to Google+ and launched a fascinating discussion of the relevance of his company's main product – the personal computer – in the so-called "Post-PC Era". He begins asking when the post-PC era started?
Links below suggest is started in the late 1990s when close to 100 million personal computers were sold per year. This year there will be about 440 million personal computers of all types(laptops, desktops, workstations) and OSs sold according to Gartner. So many more devices including PCs have been sold in the post PC era than whatever came before it.
After offering a forecast of PC sales growth, he then asks some questions:
Think about this…
If you got a smartphone, did you get rid of your personal computer? Or did you just have 2 devices
If you got a tablet, did you get rid of your smartphone or your personal computer? Or did you just have 3 devices
If post pc era means there are smartphones and tablets in addition to PCs… I agree with that part!
Of course, given that Dell's job is to get people to buy PCs, he's got an obvious bias. But, an excellent discussion followed in the comments below. At this writing, there are well over 100 comments.
I chimed in myself:
Dwight Silverman – "Post-PC era" doesn't mean the PC goes away, but rather that it is no longer the cutting edge of personal technology. It becomes a ubiquitous tool.
Yeah, like a hammer. We've long been in the post-hammer era, but we still use them – they're everywhere.
Although there's always a chance that Dell's posts are being ghost-written, I doubt it. They seem upfront and unpolished. If it is indeed him, though, I suspect his PR people and legal types are sweating bullets.
It's great to see someone like Dell out front, talking directly to people, even if he sometimes puts his foot in his mouth in epic fashion. The company sometimes lags behind Internet trends – just ask Jeff Jarvis – but when it decides to catch up, it does so with a vengeance.
Looks like Michael Dell's decided it's time to ride the social media train himself. Good for you, Michael!
Update: Dell employee @BillAtDell says Michael Dell does indeed do his own posts to social media:
Update 2.0: Michael Dell direct messaged me on Twitter, wondering why I didn't include his response to the HP tweet. I was basically more interested in getting to the Google+ post, but here's how Dell responded:


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Selection recognizes major developments in the creation of new business opportunities in the green technology industries
MIOX Corp. recently announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the GoingGreen Top 100 winners. Inclusion in the GoingGreen 100 signifies major developments in the creation of new business opportunities in the green technology industries. MIOX was selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and other industry experts spanning the globe, based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value and media buzz.
MIOX and the GoingGreen Top 100 companies will be honored at GoingGreen 2008, scheduled for Sept. 15 to 17, 2008, at Cavallo Point in Sausalito, Calif. This two-and-a-half-day executive event features CEO presentations and high-level debates on the most promising emerging green technologies and new entrepreneurial opportunities.
"The GoingGreen Top 100 winners have excelled in key strategic areas in the global clean energy technology markets," said Tony Perkins, founder and CEO of AlwaysOn. "We congratulate them for their success in introducing new tools, services and systems that are driving the next phase of greentech innovation and transforming the biggest industries on earth."
MIOX's technology converts a brine solution electrolytically on site and on demand, eliminating the hazards associated with traditional technologies, reducing energy outputs and inactivating waterborne pathogens immune to chlorine disinfection. Transporting salt—a harmless, renewable green chemical resource—rather than bulk liquid bleach reduces the addition of carbon to the atmosphere while offering significant chemical benefits.
According to Carlos Perea, CEO, MIOX Corp., "MIOX's ability to use nonhazardous chemicals in conjunction with our technology allows us to provide green solutions to a wide range of customers in municipal, industrial and institutional applications. In addition to minimizing safety concerns, MIOX systems provide cost and operational efficiencies that make us a valued partner in the disinfection of water."
A full list of all the GoingGreen Top 100 Winners is available on the AlwaysOn website at http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/28868.


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State Rep. John P. Fresolo, D-Worcester, while not acknowledging directly that he is a target of an ongoing Statehouse ethics investigation, repeated to reporters today that he will not resign his post.
House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo, D-Winthrop, on Thursday confirmed that he has directed the House Ethics Committee to undertake a full investigation into "serious allegations" of misconduct by a House member that were brought to his attention by a member of the Statehouse legislative staff.
Mr. DeLeo's office released a statement Thursday night detailing the investigation process, but did not identify the lawmaker involved or disclose the nature of the allegations.
Since last week, however, there has been widespread talk in political circles that the investigation centered on Mr. Fresolo, who is in his eighth term representing the 16th Worcester District.
Shortly after Mr. DeLeo's statement was released, Mr. Fresolo said he would not discuss whether he was the legislator under investigation and that his lawyer had advised him not to say anything. He told a reporter who went to his home in Worcester Thursday night, "I am not resigning".
That comment came after several local Worcester news outlets reported that he was on the verge of resigning his seat in the face of the investigation.
Today, Mr. Fresolo repeated similar comments to Boston television reporters who descended on his home on Dolly Drive in Worcester, insisting that he would not resign his office.
The lack of available specifics has given rise to speculation over the misconduct in question in the investigation, but the speaker's office said that as required by rules governing Ethics Committee investigations, he would have no further statement on the case.
In the statement the speaker said the allegations were made against the lawmaker by a House employee two weeks ago and that he directed House counsel at that time to undertake a preliminary investigation to determine if the allegations had merit.
That preliminary review concluded last Friday that there was sufficient cause to warrant a full investigation by the Ethics Committee and Mr. DeLeo has directed the Committee to conduct a full investigation.
The 11-member Ethics Committee operates largely outside of public view, under specific rules that require that all proceedings, including the filing of an initial complaint, be treated as "confidential information."
The rules require that allegations be filed with the committee in the form of sworn written complaints and that the committee must notify any person named and the nature of the alleged ethical violations, provide them with a list of prospective witnesses and afford the target of the investigation an opportunity to appear before the committee represented by a lawyer.
If the allegations are deemed to have merit by a majority vote of the committee, the committee must file a report with the Clerk of the House. At that point the report becomes a public document. If allegations are deemed unfounded or without merit, the committee is prohibited from disclosing the nature of the allegations and no conclusive reports are filed.
In cases where the committee finds violations of House Ethics rules, they can recommend a reprimand, censure, removal from leadership positions or even expulsion from the House, for consideration by the full 160-member House of Representatives.
Several lawmakers expressed frustration with the investigation Thursday, complaining that until the target of the allegations is named publicly, all members could be under a cloud of suspicion.
Meanwhile House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr., R-North Reading, said in a statement that he had been apprised of the referral to the Ethics Commission last week.
"I support the speaker's decision and recommendation in this matter," Mr. Jones said. "It is my hope and expectation that the committee will fully, fairly and expeditiously investigate these allegations."


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HTTP's Best-Kept Secret: Caching
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HTTP's Best-Kept Secret_ Caching Presentation [ZIP]
Did you know that nearly one-third of the HTTP specification, RFC 2616, is dedicated to caching? Or that the Cache constraint is so fundamental to the REST architectural style that it's fully defined before "Resources", "Hypertext", or "The Uniform Interface" are even mentioned? This talk will show how you can start taking advantage of HTTP's best-kept secret: caching.
We'll start by tearing down all of the worst practices that have accumulated over the years and caused caching in HTTP to be perceived as a form of Voodoo. Once deprogrammed, you'll learn how HTTP's basic caching mechanisms really work, see how to take advantage of them in Rails, and learn about advanced techniques like "efficient validation". From there, we'll talk a bit about the different types of caches (client, shared, gateway) as well as specific cache implementations, like Varnish, Squid, and Rack::Cache. Finally, we'll show how to think about cacheability as a fundamental aspect of resource design and why it's beneficial to do so.
Ryan Tomayko
Ryan Tomayko has been writing about web architecture since 2003 and contributed to Rails core as early as 2005. He created Rack::Cache, is one of the core Sinatra hackers, and is a member of the Rack core team. Ryan works at Heroku in San Francisco helping to build the greatest web platform ever.
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Huge thanks to everyone that attended. I agree that I under delivered a bit and wish I had focused on more advanced stuff. Luckily, the questions at the end were excellent and let us dig in a bit more deeply.
Ryan knows http caching inside and out. Really great talk.
Good clear talk. I agree with the others that it might have been good to go more quickly through the intro, though I know this is often a really tough call for the presenter. The last part of the talk and the Q&A that followed were excellent.
A bit too much on the remedial of HTTP and the caching description could have been covered faster. The bits that described the behavior of request/response headers and the interaction of the gateway cache was quite useful.
Good job. A little heavy on history. Would have appreciated more "best practices" stuff.
Very useful. This stuff should be a 101-level course in our industry… but very few people are aware of it.


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If someone finds a wayward license plate, please contact Jeff Burton – he's looking for one from the truck that hit him.
If someone finds a wayward license plate, please contact Jeff Burton – he's looking for one from the truck that hit him. How else can you explain the way Burton has struggled through the 10-race Chase for the Nextel Cup? The South Boston, Va., native went through much of the first 26 races prior to the start of the Chase in the top five of the Cup standings. And even though he started 11th of the 12 drivers who qualified for the Chase when the points were reset, Burton still figured to be a prominent player in NASCAR's 10-race championship playoffs. Unfortunately, the reality became something entirely different. And while he's finished in the top five in two of the past three races, with just three more races left in the season, it's a matter of too little, too late for Burton. "We haven't run as well over the last three or four months as we'd like to run, for sure," Burton acknowledged. "So as the year winds down, the intensity of wanting to have some good runs and running in the front just continues to build." Burton is ranked eighth in the standings heading into Sunday's Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway – where he won at earlier this spring, making him the first Cup driver to ever win two races at the very fast 1.5-mile track since it opened 10 years ago. But instead of coming back to Texas in the thick of the Chase battle as he would have hoped, Burton is simply playing out a string, hoping to maybe get back to fifth place in the standings by season's end. "Obviously we're pretty much out of the championship hunt, but fifth is better than ninth, and 10th is better than 12," Burton said. "So we're going to go get all we can and try to get back on track." Looking back on the first seven races of the Chase, three finishes stand out – and not in a good way. He began the Chase at New Hampshire with a mediocre 18th-place finish. Two races later at Kansas, his No. 31 Chevrolet suffered a broken fuel pump, leading to a 36th-place finish and his championship hopes suddenly hanging by a thread. That thread promptly snapped in the following race at Talladega, when his engine expired halfway through, resulting in a last-place finish among the 43 drivers in the event. As a result, just four races into the Chase, and Burton's title hopes were over before they even had a chance to get going. "We've had some things go for us and we've had some things go against us," Burton said. "At the end of the day, the thing we're not happy about is the way we've run." About the only thing Burton has left to cheer about is teammate Clint Bowyer, who is ranked third and still has a mathematical chance of winning the championship – that is, if frontrunners Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson falter in the last three races. "All we can do is try to be good teammates in every definition of a good teammate," Burton said. "We have to be sure that we are working together in an effort to give (Bowyer's team) every bit of support that we can give them. "If (Gordon and Johnson) have any problems at all in the next three races we've got a whole 'nother ball game." As for Burton, he may be out of the ball game, but he'll keep on swinging until the final out is recorded. "We're still fighting, and we're going to go get all we can get." Jerry Bonkowski is National NASCAR Columnist for Yahoo! Sports and a featured contributor for Gatehouse News Service. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Wouldn't it better to use the same naming convention for hugin, like suggesting to create a build.hugin instead of hugin-build?
Wouldn't it better to use the same naming convention for hugin, like suggesting to create a build.hugin instead of hugin-build?
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[[User:Esby|esby]] 22:31, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
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enblend build
I just added the -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX... to the enblend build instructions. This to make it easier to find how to change it if you don't want the default. -- Rew 15:42, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
older stuff
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In ubuntu 7.10 AMD64, replace lib64z1 and lib64z1-dev with zlib1g and zlib1g-dev in the above command. COULD SOMEBODY PLEASE DOUBLE-CHECK? You probably meant "In 32bit ubuntu 7.10 systems, ..." And yes, I this works. Heikki 12:10, 4 February 2008 (CET)
This page being about the bleeding edge versioning system installation, it would be useful to note that enfuse adds one more dependency to hugin: exiftools. You need to run
sudo apt-get install libimage-exiftool-perl before running it. Personally, I think exiftools is not a good choice for this. Use something that is smaller and more focused to just copying the EXIF data over. Why not use jhead that is already part of hugin distribution? Heikki 12:18, 4 February 2008 (CET)
Folder naming convention to build
I noticed libpano now uses cmake. cd build.libpano was missing. Fixed it. Wouldn't it better to use the same naming convention for hugin, like suggesting to create a build.hugin instead of hugin-build? esby 22:31, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
Looking through the steps today, I noticed the same sort of thing - in the libpano and enblend steps, the folder structure is libpano.hg and libpano.build (etc.) whereas for hugin we have hugin.hg and hugin.hg-build. Is it okay to rename our build directory for hugin to hugin.build? --Onomou 18:31, 2 May 2011 (UTC)
Error executing hugin
I'm using ubuntu 9.10, and after compiling and installing hugin, when I try executing it I get:
$ hugin
hugin: error while loading shared libraries: libhuginbase.so.0.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
$ which hugin
The deb package installs everything in /usr/local, and libhuginbase.so.0.0 is in /usr/local/lib/.
What am I wrong in? donPaolo 22:01, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
Try to do this:
$ sudo ldconfig
worked for me, and maybe it could be interesting to add that to the wiki --Lepuma 23:25, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
If autotools is not being used anymore, could we drop it from the compile list?


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ANALYSIS: Microsoft's restructuring signals urgency
- Divisional hierarchy devised by Bill Gates gets tossed
- Company desperate to gain ground in Internet services and mobile devices
Will reshuffling home-grown executives bring cohesiveness to Microsoft's corporate strategy?
Stay tuned. That's the big unanswered question following CEO Steve Ballmer's widely anticipated announcement today overhauling senior management at the world's largest software company.
"We are rallying behind a single strategy as one company — not a collection of divisional strategies," Ballmer wrote in a companywide memo. "Although we will deliver multiple devices and services to execute and monetize the strategy, the single core strategy will drive us to set shared goals for everything we do. We will see our product line holistically, not as a set of islands."
That message is not new — but the urgency has intensified. Ballmer has been trying to reposition Microsoft as a "devices and services" company, not just a software business.
That's because Microsoft continues to rake in huge profits from software licenses sold to businesses for its Windows PC and server operating system, and Office software suite. But it is losing ground in cool alternatives centered around Internet cloud services and mobile devices, where Amazon, Google and Apple dominate.
"Microsoft is sweating its lost market share," says Karl Volkman, CTO at consultancy SRV Network. "Microsoft does own the business computing environment. However, since personal computers are no longer the gadget of choice for the consumer market, Microsoft is floundering there."
Ballmer today in effect jettisoned the longstanding divisional hierarchy that took shape under his mentor, company co-founder Bill Gates. Certain business functions, including finance, marketing and business development, will move out of separate divisions and into their own company wide groups with overarching senior execs.
Terry Myerson, who now heads up Windows Phone, will be the executive vice president for operating system engineering, overseeing Windows, Windows Phone and the Xbox operating system.
Satya Nadella, chief of Microsoft's server and tools group, has been named executive vice president for cloud and enterprise engineering, adding oversight of the company's data center network, known as Global Foundation Services, to his responsibilities.
Julie Larson-Green, head of Windows engineering, will rise to executive vice president of devices and studio engineering, including the Microsoft Surface tablet, the Xbox hardware and mice and keyboards.
And Qi Lu, chief of Bing and online services, will become executive vice president of apps and services engineering, adding most of Microsoft Office plus Skype, the Lync communications service and the Yammer business social network.
Notably, Kurt DelBene, president of the Microsoft Office Division, will be retiring, and Rick Rashid, the longtime Microsoft Research chief, will "move into a new role driving core OS innovation in our operating systems group," according to Ballmer's memo.
And last week, Xbox chief, Don Mattrick, announced his departure to become CEO of game maker Zynga.
Bill Smead, CEO of Smead Capital Management, notes that the company's share price in the early 2000s was around, $53. In trading today it rose about 1% to the $35 range following Ballmer's announcement. Last year, Smead Capital divested a large block of Microsoft shares, which it had held for years.
"Vision has been missing and no amount of reshuffling can make up for a lack of vision," says Smead. "Without a vision and a cause, reshuffling just buys time."
Rob Helm, managing vice president of research at independent tech research firm Directions on Microsoft, says the key to overhaul is whether Ballmer also modifies executive compensation to match the emphasis on delivering cohesive products.
Despite good technical reviews for Windows Phone 8 and the Surface Pro tablet, Microsoft's key new products haven't caught fire like hardware and apps from Apple and Google. One reason is that it remains difficult for a consumer or company technician to actually network those devices together with other Microsoft's services.
"Basically, they're turning the company's top leaders loose of everything except their technical responsibilities so they presumably will be a lot more focused on getting ahead of the competition, and making the company's software services work better together," says Helm. "Microsoft really does want to deliver an Apple-like end-to-end experience, but they're still a long way from it."
Al Hilwa, a software industry analyst at IDC, says Ballmer is striving to reduce internal friction. On paper, at least, Microsoft will move ahead with a single operating system division, meaning engineers and product managers for Xbox, Windows Phone and the Surface Pro will collaborate more effectively.
"This is about facing threats from competitors who have fewer internal divisions and more focused efforts," Hilwa says. "We saw minor reorganizations in Apple and Google in recent months, but Microsoft has more divisions and moving parts and has not reorganized significantly for many years."


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Erykah Badu, Bun B, Meek Mill To Headline 2Pac's 40th Birthday Concert
Tupac's memory lives on and in celebration of his 40th birthday, rappers, singers and comedians are coming together to honor him. Headlined by Erykah Badu and hosted by Afeni Shakur and Mike Epps, the concert for the slain rap legend will take place on June 16th at the Atlanta Symphony Hall, with proceeds benefitting the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation for the Arts.
DJ Drama will be spinning and performing acts include Bun B, Meek Mill, Too Short, Roy Ayers, 8 Ball & MJG, and others that have yet to be named.
Erykah Badu spoke about the honor of being chosen to perform on the day declared as "Tupac Day" in Georgia's DeKalb County at last year's event.
"I am greatly honored to have been invited by Afeni Shakur to celebrate her son's 40th birthday," said Badu in a statement. "I do not take this honor for granted."


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A washed-up private security agent has to escort a valuable Chinese antique out of Shanghai but is ambushed en route.
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What we read while boldly enriching our uranium…
- The highlight magazine story of the week is a no-brainer, with J.R. Moehringer's GQ glimpse into LeBron James in and around The Decision earned headlines across media platforms. Here's Moehringer answering questions about his story, here's GQ compiling some reactions, and here's Buzz Bissinger angrying up the blood at the magazine (justifiably so, it seems). We, of course, psychoanalyzed LeBron's Decision weeks ago, when Tim defended it before it happened, John S defended it after it happened, and Tim took issue with one thing LeBron said. (The GQ issue, on the whole, is very good by the way.)
- GQ wasn't the only magazine bringing its A-game this week. We also enjoyed Sports Illustrated's look at the transformation of the running back position from Tim Layden and Joe Posnanski's profile of all-around good guy, Tony Richardson.
- Speaking of Joe Posnanski, he wondered who is the more valuable Yankee: Jeter or Rivera? NPI has made arguments on behalf of both.
- Color pictures where you wouldn't expect them: Russia in the early 20th century and Ancient Greek Statues.
- Speaking of the early 20th century, Tyler Cowen directs us to the person who predicted the iPhone then.
- Farhad Manjoo at Slate took some heat for investigating how black people use Twitter, something Choire Sicha at The Awl brought to our attention months ago.
- Speaking of, another one of those "Man, I'm trying real hard to stay off Twitter in order to remain literate" stories, this time from NBA blogger Ryan Corazza. (We don't mean to be sarcastic; we like these stories.)
- The New Yorker features a great excerpt from Sean Wilentz's upcoming book about Bob Dylan, as well as an interview with Wilentz himself. Meanwhile, John S resumed his look at Dylan's career this weekend.


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O say can you sing that again?
Grammy-winner Christina Aguilera has reportedly fielded an offer to sing the National Anthem at a minor league baseball game, two days after her much-publicized Super Bowl blooper.
The Brooklyn Cyclones invited Aguilera to sing The Star-Spangled Banner at one of their home games this summer, The Associated Press reported on Tuesday.
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News from around the country and around the globe
"We've all made mistakes," Cyclones General Manager Steve Cohen said in a press release on the team's web site. "But when most of us make mistakes, it's not in front of 100 million people watching in every corner of the world. When a player makes a mistake, they usually don't get a shot at redemption, but with a singer, that's a different story."
Aguilera -- the latest in a long line of performers to screw up the Francis Scott Key-penned anthem -- has continued to take heat since mangling the fourth line of the song on Sunday.
Instead of singing: "Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming," Aguilera belted out: "Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, what so proudly we watched at the twilight's last reaming."
Aguilera said in a statement after the performance that she could "only hope that everyone could feel my love for this country and that the true spirit of its anthem still came through."
Don't bet on the native Staten Islander to take up the Cyclones' offer, especially when the organization pledged to provide Aguilera with a sheet of lyrics "to prevent another mishap from occurring."


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#Euro 2012
# euro-2012 - Sunday 4 August, 2019
'The best players in the world get criticised, and if you took it to heart you wouldn't be in this game'
Former Irish international Paul Green speaks to The42 about dealing with criticism, Euro 2012 and his ongoing club career.
# euro-2012 - Saturday 19 August, 2017
"People say: 'Bloody hell, what happened you after that? It ruined you'"
Ex-Ireland international and current Billericay Town star Kevin Foley on Euro 2012 heartache and a career full of highs and lows.
# euro-2012 - Tuesday 21 June, 2016
'I'm always stuck between the two sides': Manuela on Ireland v Italy and life after Trap
Giovanni Trapattoni's right-hand woman at Euro 2012, Manuela Spinelli is torn ahead of tomorrow's big match in Lille.
# euro-2012 - Wednesday 8 June, 2016
Quiz: How well do you remember Euro 2012?
Take a trip back to 2012 and see how well you remember the action.
# euro-2012 - Monday 18 January, 2016
Ireland tickets among the most in-demand as 3.5 million requests made for Euro 2016
Uefa have revealed that supporters of the Boys in Green are planning to travel to France in their droves.
# euro-2012 - Sunday 28 December, 2014
Familiarity with Trap methods bred, if not contempt, maybe boredom -- Stephen Hunt
The international winger also gave an entertaining insight into his rivalry with James McClean (and Bobby Convey).
# euro-2012 - Sunday 7 December, 2014
Joe Brolly on Stephen Hunt: 'His head is so far up his arse'
The pundit's latest column is full of his usual sardonic and sarcastic wit.
# euro-2012 - Thursday 31 July, 2014
24 of the most memorable pics from Richard Dunne's Ireland career
The Dubliner is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders to ever wear the green shirt.
Twitter reacts as Richard Dunne retires from international football
The site was full of praise for the Irish defender, and particularly his famous Moscow display.
# euro-2012 - Tuesday 19 November, 2013
Robbie refuses to dwell on Ireland's Euro 2012 nightmare
Remember Poznan? How could we forget it?
# euro-2012 - Sunday 17 November, 2013
30 signs you're a hardcore Republic of Ireland football fan
Featuring Trigger, Thierry Henry, THAT Schillaci t-shirt and much more.
# euro-2012 - Friday 18 October, 2013
November friendly hands Ireland fans chance to revisit Poznan
The Boys in Green will play Poland in a friendly next month, the FAI confirmed this afternoon.
# euro-2012 - Saturday 14 September, 2013
41 mistakes Giovanni Trapattoni made as Ireland manager
Plus, 12 things he did well during his time as national coach.
# euro-2012 - Wednesday 11 September, 2013
Cats, sacks and handballs: The 8 games that defined Trap's Ireland reign
The Italian's eventful reign in charge of the Boys in Green is over.
# euro-2012 - Wednesday 7 August, 2013
Richard Dunne makes his competitive comeback after a year on the sidelines
The Ireland defender came through 90 minutes for the first time since May 2012 in QPR's Capital One Cup win.
# euro-2012 - Monday 15 July, 2013
This city is selling itself as 'the most Irish-friendly in Europe'
Why? Because it's so GREEN.
# euro-2012 - Wednesday 12 June, 2013
Euro '88 revisited: behind the scenes at Ireland's major tournament debut
Miguel Delaney talks to the players, the fans and other figures involved to provide the ultimate oral history of the tournament.
# euro-2012 - Thursday 21 March, 2013
9 ways to live your life just like the RTÉ football panel
Our four favourite life coaches: Dunphy, Giles, Chippy and Bill.
# euro-2012 - Sunday 17 March, 2013
Thanks Poznan! Polish town goes green in unofficial Patrick's Day tribute
We haven't forgotten you either.
# euro-2012 - Tuesday 5 February, 2013
15 reasons why tomorrow night's match won't be as much craic as Poznan
Ireland play Poland at Lansdowne Road but we're not expecting the removal of any footwear for the Boys in Green.
# euro-2012 - Friday 11 January, 2013
Toys, sport and Love/Hate top the 20 most watched list for 2012
The Toy Show topped the list with Mrs Brown's Boys, GAA and RTE news also ranking highly.
# euro-2012 - Monday 31 December, 2012
Lance, London, Katie and Poznan: here's what our writers thought of 2012
And what we reckon we'll be saying this time next year…
# euro-2012 - Sunday 30 December, 2012
They said what? Here are 38 of our favourite sporting tweets of the year
Take a glance back at the year in 140 characters or less.
Open thread: how was 2012 for you, sports fans?
A sing-song in Gdansk? A goal in five-a-side? Or a winning Ryder Cup bet? What was your stand-out sporting memory then?
Camouflage cars and denim jackets? It's the sporting year in 5 objects
Suits you sir. Suits you.
# euro-2012 - Saturday 29 December, 2012
Remember these? The 17 iconic moments that defined Euro 2012
It seems like a lifetime ago now.. but relive the madness with this collection of images.
Here are the top 10 most read articles on TheJournal.ie in 2012
Stabbings at the Swedish House Mafia gig, Ireland's copyright laws under threat, and topless Kate Middleton – these are the stories you read this year.
Turkey shoot: the 6 biggest flops of 2012
Gobble, gobble — here's half a dozen teams and sports stars who can chalk 2012 down to experience.
# euro-2012 - Friday 28 December, 2012
I was there: Ireland 1 Croatia 3, Euro 2012
We arrived in Poland with so much hope.
Trap's Army: an oral history of how Ireland's fans stole European hearts
Euro 2012 was a disappointment for Ireland on the pitch, but off it, the fans were one of the tournament's big hits. Ten of them take TheScore.ie behind the scenes of the trip of a lifetime.
# euro-2012 - Thursday 27 December, 2012
Ireland's sporting year in half a dozen YouTube comments
'As consistent as vomit?' — that's not very nice, The Internet.
# euro-2012 - Wednesday 26 December, 2012
Here are our top 10 most tweeted articles in 2012
From Maeve Binchy to the fatal Swedish House Mafia concert, these are TheJournal.ie stories which were shared the most on Twitter this year.
# euro-2012 - Tuesday 25 December, 2012
Ireland's soccer year told through 10 Giovanni Trapattoni facial expressions
There was a range of emotions; from very frustrated to incredibly annoyed.
# euro-2012 - Monday 24 December, 2012
Irish soccer in 2012: All you need to know in eight videos
Shane Long, Kevin Kilbane and Sligo Rovers all made an impact for various reasons.
I was there… for Ireland's brutal tour of New Zealand
Patrick McCarry was our man embedded with Declan Kidney's squad as they came so close yet so far away last summer.
# euro-2012 - Saturday 22 December, 2012
You owned it, baby! 6 unlikely people who deserve a slap on the back after 2012
From Timmy 'Downtown' McCarthy to the quiet man in Katie's corner.
# euro-2012 - Saturday 15 December, 2012
Bad news, Trap! Dunne undergoes third hip operation in America
The defender faces a race to be fit in time for Ireland's crucial World Cup qualifier against Sweden in March.
# euro-2012 - Tuesday 11 December, 2012
Your 'Oh, you're at Dublin Airport too' pic of the day
Fionnuala looks delighted to see the Sports Minister.
# euro-2012 - Wednesday 5 December, 2012
Platini and UEFA leaning towards multi-city Euro 2020
A decision on the 2020 tournament will be taken on Thursday.


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Smokey Robinson opened the service reading condolence letters from Diana Ross and Nelson Mandela. Watching the Michael Jackson memorial I was struck by Mariah Carey's "I'll Be There." And then Queen Latifah read a poem "We Had Him" written about Michael Jackson by the famed poet Maya Angelou. Lionel Richie performed "Jesus Is Love." Berry Gordy of Motown Records gave a stirring memorial detailing how little Michael Jackson blew him away in Detroit as part of the Jackson 5 and then blew him away again with the moonwalk at the 25th anniversary of Motown Records when Michael broke off on his own and went solo with "Billie Jean (Single Version)." Gordy called him "simply the greatest entertainer that ever lived." Following Gordy, Stevie Wonder made his way to the piano to thunderous applause and performed "Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer."
Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson addressed the crowd. Magic Johnson recalled his experience starring in the "Remember The Time" video and sharing a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken with Michael Jackson. Magic thanked Jackson for "opening doors" for African Americans across the world. Jennifer Hudson then performed "Will You Be There." Al Sharpton spoke of the working-class Jackson family with nine children coming up and out of Gary, Indiana and Michael Jackson's ability to breakdown racial barriers. "There's nothing strange about your Daddy" Sharpton told the children of Michael Jackson, and then he thanked Michael Jackson for never stopping.
John Mayer performed "Human Nature" letting his guitar lead the song. After the weeping guitar solo Brooke Shields spoke of her friendship and bond with Michael Jackson. Shields claimed Michael Jackson's favorite song was "Smile" written by Charlie Chaplin. Jermaine Jackson then performed a heartfelt soulful rendition of "Smile." Bernice King and Martin Luther King III, the children of Martin Luther King, Jr, remembered Michael Jackson and spoke of loss and of the way that Michael Jackson reached out to Coretta Scott King. United States Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston, Texas spoke of the healing power of music making me proud once again to be a TEXAN. She talked about the message in Michael's music. "Beat It (Single Version)" was about beating the violence and "Man In The Mirror" asked men and women to really take a look in the mirror at themselves. Congresswoman Lee reminded us that Michael Jackson visited wounded troops at Walter Reed Hospital.
An emotional Usher performed "Gone Too Soon." Smokey Robinson recalled Michael Jackson singing the hit "Who's Loving You" written by Smokey, but sung so wonderfully by Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 that it became a huge Motown hit and many assumed it was Michael's song. The child singer Shaheen Jafargholi then performed "Who's Loving You." The performers from the upcoming tour sang "Heal The World" and "We Are The World" with the memorial guests.
I've been listening to Michael Jackson and Jackson 5 albums this week. The guy could sing. And when you see the videos the man could dance. Can't believe MC Hammer ever challenged Jackson to a dance contest. Jackson would have slaughtered Hammer on the dancefloor. I've also been listening to remixes and different versions of his hits. Tarrus Riley's version of "Human Nature" is one of the best reggae covers of a Michael Jackson song that I have heard.


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Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) provides a single, connected solution for automated, flexible, personalized customer experience management. But managing AEM and maintaining platform health can be complex.
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Grin & Bear It
Weight-bearing exercises require the bones to support your body's weight, which can help to bolster your bone health. Common weight-bearing exercises include walking, hiking, dancing, climbing stairs and elliptical training, but let's take a closer look at a couple of these:
Dancing: You may not perform this weight-bearing exercise "with the stars," but it sure is one fun way to keep yourself and your bones healthy. Whether it's aerobic dancing, line dancing, ballroom dancing, swing, salsa, Zumba® or jazzercise, there's sure to be a bone-strengthening dance that's right for you.
Hiking: Here's an ideal way to take in the great outdoors and perform a fun weight-bearing exercise: hiking. It's a fundamental outdoor activity that usually involves a fair amount of walking over a variety of terrains. It's walking at its finest, so go take a hike!
Weight-bearing exercises aren't the only forms of exercise good for your bones, however. Resistance training exercises are forms of strength training for developing the size and strength of your musculoskeletal system. In fact, regular resistance training can strengthen and tone muscles, while supporting healthy bone mass. Weights, water exercises, resistance bands and medicine balls all fit into this category, but let's look at resistance bands. There's no resisting what these bands have to offer!
Resistance bands: They're compact, inexpensive, portable and can add variety to your resistance-training exercises. By their very nature, resistance bands create tension for specific muscle groups throughout your workout, resulting in strength for your muscles and your bones.
What are you waiting for? These are great weight-bearing and resistance exercises, so grin and bear it!
In order to avoid risk of injury, please seek advice directly from your physician, especially if you have existing medical issues, before beginning any exercise or nutritional program. Also, be sure to stretch after exercise to avoid muscle and joint tightness.
This information is intended for educational and informational purposes only. It should not be used in place of an individual consultation or examination or replace the advice of your health care professional and should not be relied upon to determine diagnosis or course of treatment.


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- Černý MSS 1
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- 1918 to 1970
Parte deJaroslav Černý Collection
867 groups of documentation, mainly for ostraca with hieratic inscriptions, as well as a small number of ostraca with demotic or Coptic inscriptions, or ostraca with figures.
Writing boards with hieratic inscriptions are also included.
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A live televised concert to benefit victims of Hurricane Sandy brought in nearly $23 million, the American Red Cross and NBCUniversal said Saturday.
The Red Cross said website and phone traffic exceeded that of telethons supporting the charity over the previous five years.
"We are incredibly grateful and humbled by this outpouring of support for those who are suffering as a result of Superstorm Sandy," American Red Cross Chief Marketing Officer Peggy Dyer said in a statement.
The one-hour, commercial-free telecast organized by NBCUniversal, "Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together," included appearances by Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Jimmy Fallon, Steven Tyler, Mary J. Blige, Tina Fey, Jon Stewart, Whoopi Goldberg, Danny DeVito and NBC News' Brian Williams. TODAY co-anchor Matt Lauer was host.
"We haven't seen a storm like this in 100 years," said Lauer.
The show also featured Bon Jovi surveying the devastation in New Jersey. He then performed an unplugged version of "Living on a Prayer." Images of the destruction caused by Superstorm Sandy were also interspersed throughout the show, along with victims pleading for aid, reminding viewers just how immense the damage was.
"New Jersey was hit really hard. Some beaches were destroyed. Boardwalks were torn apart. But they will be rebuilt," said late-night host Fallon. "This song is dedicated to all the good times ahead." He then joined Tyler, Joel and Springsteen for an upbeat cover of "Under the Boardwalk."
The stars reminded those affected by the storm that people care.
"My prayers go out to everyone who was affected by the hurricane," Mary J. Blige said. "Things are gonna get better, so please hang in there, be strong and have faith. And please, everybody watching tonight, give something, anything. Every penny counts." She performed "The Living Proof," a song she wrote about surviving difficult times and the brighter days ahead.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band closed the show on a message of hope with a rousing rendition of their tune "Land of Hope and Dreams."
Money collected during the concert will be donated to the American Red Cross relief efforts. The Red Cross is providing shelter, food, emotional support and other assistance to those impacted by disasters such as Hurricane Sandy.
To donate, visit RedCross.org, call 1-800-HELPNOW or text the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation.
This article includes reporting by Reuters.
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Despite what seems to be our 'normal' sickness, we had a really great weekend.
Colin is starting baseball--tomorrow!--and,
in honor of his team,
we got some new CUBS gear!
{Side note--I love you, Kohl's cash. Amen.}
Cameron and Ethan couldn't wait to put their new shirts on. It was the first sentence out of Cam's mouth this morning. (Truth be told, he wanted to wear his shirt to bed last night....)
Dear Baseball season: My boys are ready for you.
Speaking of Cameron--this child has come into a 'questioning everything' stage. If I tell him the sky is blue, he'll say, "No it's not Mommy....it's blue with white clouds in it." He's not necessarily being disrespectful--more like he is just trying to figure everything out for himself. Colin has always been the child that will take his parents' words for gospel; Cameron, apparently, is an 'experience it for myself to know right from wrong' kind of kid. It terrifies me a bit....I don't know how to parent a child like this without ending up majorly frustrated (both at him, and my inability to know how to teach him)! Any tips?
Ethan is becoming so funny lately. Cam's always been the clown around the house, but E's had a few zingers this week:
~"Mom, you're such a funny kid."
~"Mom, you're such a funny kid."
~(Coming outside when it's pitch dark and looking into the sky) "Mom!! I can't see God!"
~"Mom, do you know how old God is? He's a-fin-i-ty." (infinity)
Smart kid.
Lo and I had such fun opening our box from Amanda.
I'll do a post on it later, but here's a sneak peak at a couple of things that were inside:
(shoes--fascinating to baby)
(boutique hat--fascinating to Mommy)
Speaking of Lola....I officially have a toddler.
As in, toddling around upright on her feet....


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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio State Bar Association, the state's largest professional organization of lawyers, usually stays above the fray of election politics.
The group, which represents more than 26,000 lawyers and judges, generally keeps to such political activities as reviewing the qualifications of the latest batch of judicial candidates or urging decency when nasty political advertising maligns the legal profession.
But this year was different.
For the first time in 25 years, the association waded into a politically heated ballot battle, this time over legislative and congressional redistricting. It had paid $236,000 to a political consultant and $5,000 to a research and communications firm as of late October, state filings showed.
The association's decision to urge opposition to Issue 2 outraged many members, sparking about 200 complaint emails and what amounted to protest votes by some local bar associations.
Critics tie the unusual move in part to the fact OSBA's new president, Hamilton County Appellate Judge Patrick F. Fischer, is also an active politician.
Fischer, a Harvard Law School graduate from Cincinnati, successfully ran for re-election this fall, on the same ballot with the redistricting measure. He also applied Friday for the Ohio Supreme Court seat being vacated by Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton.
That vacancy will be filled by Republican Gov. John Kasich, whose party currently controls the map-making process that Issue 2 sought to overhaul.
"It's an erosion of the moral authority, the high ground I thought the Ohio State Bar was on," said past OSBA president Gary Leppla. "It diminishes the organization, and I regret this has all happened so suddenly this year, that the leadership has been susceptible to political influences possibly."
Issue 2 was a voluminous proposal that was criticized widely. Its wording was seen as ungainly, its steps for setting up a 12-member citizen map-drawing commission considered cumbersome, and the legal loopholes it left open many. OSBA was far from the only group that opposed it, and voters roundly defeated it this month.
The association cited its primary concern with Issue 2 as the proposal that appellate judges would have a role in winnowing down the list of commission nominees, a job they thought would place judges under undue political pressure. The board also viewed the Ohio Supreme Court's role in settling map disputes as blurring the line between the legislative and judiciary branches of government.
OSBA Assistant Executive Director Bill Weisenberg, who ran the campaign against Issue 2, said the bar association's opposition was consistent with its mission of defending the legal profession and the independence of the judiciary. The last time the organization got involved in a ballot campaign was the 1987 fight over the merit selection of judges.
"I don't think it ever became a Republican-or-Democrat issue within the association at all," Weisenberg said. "I've never sat down and put an R or a D or an I (for independent) next to our board members, but there are 25 and it's a very diverse group of people. They voted unanimously to oppose this."
A bar committee could not recommend one of the Ohio Republican Party's justice candidates, Sharon Kennedy, this fall. It also blasted a GOP-backed political ad accusing Democratic justice candidate Bill O'Neill of sympathy for rapists. Both Kennedy and O'Neill won.
Leppla said the bar has worked hard to establish a diversity of voices on its board, and taking a position on Issue 2 — strongly supported by Democrats and unions, strongly opposed by Republicans — jeopardized that.
"It's just a colossal setback because it's exclusive rather than inclusive," he said.
Fischer said he placed his name in the running for Stratton's Supreme Court seat on Friday. But he said any aspirations he might have for a court appointment had nothing to do with the bar association's
"There's no connection," he said. "The state bar's been involved in politics since its beginnings, in the '20s, in the '50s, in the '80s. This is nothing unusual."


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RELIGST 86: Exploring the New Testament (CLASSICS 43, JEWISHST 86)
To explore the historical context of the earliest Christians, students will read most of the New Testament as well as many documents that didn't make the final cut. Non-Christian texts, Roman art, and surviving archeological remains will better situate Christianity within the ancient world. Students will read from the Dead Sea Scrolls, explore Gnostic gospels, hear of a five-year-old Jesus throwing divine temper tantrums while killing (and later resurrecting) his classmates, peruse an ancient marriage guide, and engage with recent scholarship in archeology, literary criticism, and history.
Last offered: Winter 2019 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, WAY-SI
RELIGST 105: Religion and War in America (AMSTUD 105R, CSRE 105, HISTORY 254D, HISTORY 354D)
Scholars have devoted much attention to wars in American history, but have not agreed as to whether religion was a major cause or simply a cover for political, economic, and other motives. We will compare interpretations that leave religion out, with those that take it into account. We will also look at the impact of war on the religious lives of ordinary Americans. We will examine both secondary as well as primary sources, beginning with King Philip's War in the 17th century, and ending with the "War on Terror" in the present day.
Last offered: Spring 2017 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
RELIGST 113: The Religious Life of Things
Temples, prayer beads, icons, robes, books, relics, candles and incense, scarves and hats, sacred food and holy water; objects of all sorts play a prominent role in all religions, evoking a wide range of emotional responses, from reverence, solace and even ecstasy, to fear, hostility and violence. What is it about these things that makes them so powerful? Is it beliefs and doctrines that inspire particular attitudes towards certain objects, or is it the other way around? Many see a tension or even contradiction between religion and material pursuits and argue that the true religious life is a life without things. But is such a life even possible? This course adopts a comparative approach, drawing on a variety of traditions to examine the place of images, food, clothing, ritual objects, architecture and relics in religious thought and practice. Materials for the course include scholarship, scripture, images and at least one museum visit.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, WAY-ED
RELIGST 114: Yoga: Ancient and Modern
In both Western popular culture and the Indian political arena, Yoga has become emblematic of the cultural heritage of India. But how did the phenomenon that is global postural yoga, with its secular wellness ethos and athleticism, come into existence? And how does it relate to the contemplative and ascetic disciplines that were practiced in the premodern Indian past? This course explores the early history of yoga through its philosophy and esoteric practices, concluding with a look at the ramifications of yoga in contemporary culture and politics. Participating in a yoga class is recommended. 2 units of independent study (S-NC) are offered for those who participate in a weekly yoga class and write short reflections on the experience.
Terms: Win | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, WAY-ED
2019-2020 Winter
4 units |
UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, WAY-ED |
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit |
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Notes: Instructor: Jason Schwartz. This class section has been cancelled!
RELIGST 116: Buddhist Philosophy
What do Buddhists mean when they argue that there is "no self?" What about their claim that everything is "empty?" Is their theory of karma a type of "fatalism" (that everything is just a matter of predetermined fate)? Does Buddhism really teach that we are all connected with one another? This course aims to answer these questions, and many others related to Buddhist philosophy. We will begin by exploring the central philosophical arguments attributed to the historical Buddha, and study the major philosophical traditions of Buddhism and the debates between them over the issues of metaphysics (what is really real?), ethics (what should we do?), and epistemology (what and how do we know?). We will also learn about the problems and significance of the modern interpretations of Buddhist philosophy. Through these discussions, we will attempt to critically appreciate both the universality and the particularity of the Buddhist ways of thinking.
Terms: Spr | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
Instructors: Lee, S. (PI)
2019-2020 Spring
4 units |
UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II |
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Section 01 |
Grading: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Exception |
| Students enrolled: 12 / 20
03/30/2020 - 06/03/2020 Tue, Thu 3:00 PM - 4:20 PM at 160-321 with Lee, S. (PI)
Instructors: Lee, S. (PI)
RELIGST 117: Christianity in 21st-century America (AMSTUD 117R)
As the largest religion practiced in the United States, Christianity not only shapes the lives of a large number of its citizens but also impinges on public discourse, policies, and debates. This course investigates the ways in which Christianity in America is changing and what these changes bode for its role in the public and private spheres. Issues include shifting demographics lead to declining numbers in 'mainline' denominations; the polarization of Christian conservatives and religious 'nones'; interfaith toleration and cooperation alongside interreligious conflict; the rise of 'spiritual, not religious' young adults; the effects of immigration; religion and science.
Last offered: Spring 2017 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-A-II, WAY-ED
RELIGST 119: Religion and Conflict
What is the relationship between religion and conflict? Can religious movements, ideologies, and actors cause conflicts or make them better or worse? This course looks at theories of religion and conflict, religious approaches to conflict resolution or peacebuilding, and examines case studies of conflicts involving religion.
Terms: Win | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-A-II, WAY-ER
Instructors: Bigelow, A. (PI)
2019-2020 Winter
4 units |
UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-A-II, WAY-ER |
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Section 01 |
Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit |
| Students enrolled: 16
01/06/2020 - 03/13/2020 Mon, Wed 10:30 AM - 11:50 AM at 90-92Q with Bigelow, A. (PI)
Instructors: Bigelow, A. (PI)
RELIGST 124: Sufi Islam
The complex of Islamic intellectual and social perspectives subsumed under the term Sufism. Sufi mystical philosophies and historical and social evolution. Major examples include: Qushayrî, Râbi'a, Junayd, Hallâj, Sulamî, Ibn al-'Arabî, Rûmî, Nizâm al-Dîn Awliyâ'. Social and political roles of Sufi saints and communities. Readings include original prose and poetry in translation, secondary discussions, and ethnography.
Last offered: Autumn 2015 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, WAY-ED
RELIGST 125: The Bible and its Interpreters
Introduction to major stories, figures, and themes of the Christian Bible and their retellings in theological writing, art, literature, film, and music throughout the ages.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
RELIGST 126: Protestant Reformation (HISTORY 126B)
The emergence of Protestant Christianity in 16th-century Europe. Analysis of writings by evangelical reformers (Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, Sattler, Hubmeier, Müntzer) and study of reform movements (Lutheran, Reformed, Anabaptist, Spiritualist) in their medieval context and as expressions of new and influential visions of Christian belief, life, social order.
Last offered: Autumn 2017 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
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